Padrino Part 5

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Rinji marvelled in his brand new Captain's Jacket. It was a bright red with the golden shoulder pieces. The laces on the front were also gold, and it was fitted to his size perfectly. He wondered how he got along as Captain without such a beautiful piece of clothing. He wore it much like the traditional pirate captains, over his shoulders without his arms in the sleeves. He wasn't entirely sure when he was going to wear it, it would be somewhat tacky to wear around the crew, he felt kind of like an asshole when he did, the only time he ever thought it would come in handy was in official pirate captain business. Or maybe he would wear it when he needed to show his aggressiveness or something along those li--

Chio: [Burst through the door] Rinji!!!

Rinji: GAH!!! [Disappeared!!!]

Chio: ...Oh come on, this is no time to use your freakish powers! [Looked around] Where did you--

Rinji: I'm not using my powers, you maniacal moron! [Up on the ceiling, his claws sticking into it after he jumped from the start] What do you want?! [Came down from the ceiling and dusted off his paws]

Chio: Snowbeard! [Closed the door behind him]

Rinji: Snowbeard...

Chio: Yes! Snowbeard!

Rinji: Snowbeard?!?! Where?

Chio: On this island! In this city! It's all over town, he just destroyed the marine force on the island!

Rinji: Holy Underwear! Did you see him?

Chio: Yeah, I've never seen such power come from pure fighting style in all my life! This guy lives up to his name and then some. I saw him take down marine soldiers like they were made of paper! Rinji, we need to get off this island before anything else happens! There is going to be a gigantic storm and we are going to get caught in the middle of it, I just know it!

Rinji: You could be right... Damnit, why in the hell would Snowbeard cause such a ruckus in the middle of a crowd, in broad daylight, no less. What is his endgame?

Chio: I don't know why, exactly, but his trigger was rather clear. Some kid with a blond ponytail challenged him openly, and pissed off one of his subordinates. He kicked the hell out of all of the Marines that tried to stop their fight.

Rinji: Hmmmm... This sounds rotten... I don't know if we'll be able to leave quite yet.

Chio: What? Why not?

Rinji: Well, think about it. What do Marines do when you completely wipe out one of their lines? You know this better than most...

Chio stopped for a moment, yes, it was true. His entire base was demolished by an attack, back when he was a Lieutenant at a Naval base. He took down the attackers, but for some reason he was framed for the whole thing, all thanks to a Marine Captain that seemingly had nothing to do with that base, and all thanks to some stupid event known only as "Project Prologue." After the whole base was demolished, that's when they bolstered their forces with a much larger fleet, all sent out to find Chio and bring him in. If it weren't for Rinji, he would have never escaped.

Rinji: I have a feeling it's going to be much harder to get out of here than you think. Get all hands on deck, we need to find a hiding spot.

Chio: Aye, Cap'n.

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Rise: And you're sure, sir? I can stay until you're ready to go home.

Polatsu: No, you need your rest, your injuries are not yet healed, and I still have more transfer papers to fill out before I am ready to retire to my room. Report back at 1100.

Rise: [Saluted] Yessir!

Polatsu: Dismissed.

Rise walked out the door of their head command's office. This base was all but deserted, with what little crew members as they had out patrolling the city, there were not many other than a few guards sitting at the sign-in desk, and walking the base's premises on ridiculous shifts at a time. They were tired, just like she was. It was a very long ship-ride, especially after they found her on the Red-line, beaten and battered because of that damned Catman. She was sure he would be here on the island, there was seldom any other island to go to, especially around these parts of the New World.

Rise: Stay awake [She said, walking by the sign-in desk] Our relief will be arriving anytime now.

Private: Yes, ma'am [Stood at attention and saluted.] Good night.

Rise: Thank you [Walked out of the building.]