Leroy rolled to a stop in front of the Crew, Kirk dropping to his knees in distress
"Leroy!" His hands hovered over his captain, Dezzi coming up next to their Captain. Leroys face was swollen to hell. "How the heck did this happen?! Isn't he made out of rubber? Physical stuff shouldn't do this to him!" Dezzi questioned.
"Maybe that Leery guy was too strong…" Noir added. "Zachary Leery is one of the Strongest Agents the World Government has in terms of Covert Ops…" Raven said, sweat beating down her face
"Ah fuck! You tellin' me theres stronger people than him!?" Calliope groaned.
"It's certainly possible, the world government could have many more secret sects to their Agencies and branches…Marines would certainly be stronger- But-" An explosion wracked through the air! Heat washing over the crew causing them to spin around
The station at the end of the Bridge had totally annihilated! Erupting in a cloud of flame! "Oh shit!" Jeanne shouted.
"Thats not good…" Kale muttered beneath his breath as he stood to his feet.
"What's the plan now?!" Kirk said in a frantic tone! The Buster Call picked up pace as the entire citadel began to crumble! Floor after floor! Gigantic dozens of meters long pieces of Cement crashed and tumbled into the sea spraying the water into the air! The entire structure collapsing in on itself in an enormous plume of smoke!
"Lets- Lets not keep her waiting!" Leroy said as he limply stood, and leaned forward, allowing himself to fall off the edge!
Then Kirk, Jeanne, Kale, Noir, Dezzi, Raven and finally Cali leapt off the edge! All hurtling towards and slamming into the deck! Jeanne specifically bursting to steam safely as the other superhumans landed without issue
"Alright!" Kirk started "You all know what to do!" He ran up and into the Galley, Noir manning the rigging, as Kale kept a lookout, Jeanne hopping to the Crows Nest.
"Go Go Go!" In a flurry of motion built from dozens and dozens of times of Habitual routine, the crew that was able to move got to position and thrust the Horizon Palm into motion!
"Vice Admiral!" A Marine shouted "We've got a Ship attempting to leave!" Vice Admiral Agate looked to the Ship attempting to leave "No one is allowed to leave this island that isn't of the World Government! All thousand millimeter cannons on that Ship! Blow it out of the water!" She said in a voice with a vocal fry
"Oh crap! Those cannons are locking onto us guys!" Jeanne said, Noir and Kale running up to the back of the ship. "Lets do this!"
With a cacophony of explosions, a dozen rounds shot from the gigantic cannons! Zipping through the air straight for The Palm! But before they could even make it anywhere near, Kale and Noir smacked the giant round that utterly dwarfed their bodied, wrapping and crushing around Noirs leg as Kale sliced on in half!
"Keep going!" Jeanne yelled
"I'm trying! We're getting closer to the edge!" Kirks eyes were focused on the water, taking just the right currents to flow them out of the water! But as they did, more and more cannon rounds splashed into the water, with other Ships beginning to lock on!
A Dozen more rounds fired! Kale sliced, Noir kicked, and even Raven attempted to do what they could- but with a resounding smash one of the giant rounds shot straight through the crow's nest! Throwing Jeanne into the air before shearing the entire roof of the Galley off! Spraying Kirk in wooden splinters while Jeanne harmlessly slammed into the deck in a cloud of steam!
"Shit!" The Navigator screamed with grit teeth 'almost there, freak out later!' he commanded his nerves.
Finally! The wall of mist slammed into the Ship causing them to disappear into the ocean! The final volley of the Buster Call slamming into the water!
"Haff…Haff…" Kirk heaved, leaning on the whipstaff. The light of twilight illuminating the sky.
"We- We all alive?" The Chef asked. "Just about-" Dezzo said, bandaging Leroy "Yeah…I'll be fine…" The Captain confirmed with a light smile on his face.
"So this is what you guys sailed on through the grand line?" Cali asked. "This is a dump."
Her eyes shifted around to all the destruction "It wasn't always this bad." Jeanne confirmed. But there wasn't much time to talk. All of them had been pushed to their Limits that all any of them could do was lie in wait to sail back to Water 9.
However- Over an Hour after leaving the Citadel of justice, being kilometers away from the Island, a new ship was over the Horizon. It was a large Clipper! The Sails with the logo of the Nuff Wright company across the front, with none other than Winslow at the bow, head bandaged and arms crossed!
"Look out!" Kirk shouted! "Pyracantha!" Raven overtook Kirk's shout, arms sprouting from the ground in a wall! The dust impacting and dispersing around the barrier!
"Leroy!" Jeanned looked down to her Captain. But Leroys ears were ringing, barely able to hear the words of his Crew. "What do we do now Captain?!"
"We could try and take over one of those warships!" Kale yelled, only for the closest Marine Battleship to have a large numbers of HQ Lieutenants jump and Land on the Bridge!
One had a huge Bulbous hat with a wide visor set of, hands and stomach glowing! Quickly Kale jumped to his feet with a grown, and unsheathed Sukihiki and Kikumori and Leaping into action!
Kale attempted to stab the tip of the blade straight into the stomach of Lieutenant Boyl! But- His sword was swallowed by the mans stomach causing him to retract the blade only to see that Sujihiki was melting away! All the way down to the hilt and then melting that away! Causing Kale to drop it!
"Shit!" He hopped backwards "Issen-Ho!" He sent a gust of wind backwards as a Noir bounced off of a large broad shouldered marine with a handlebar mustache "We're surrounded, guys!"
The two protectors of the crew fended off the Marines, but Leroy continued to have a daze in his mind only for something to break through
"Here…Here…" The voice was feminine. But didn't sound anything like any of the crew, Leroys eyes opened slightly looking around, eyes shifting up to the Dusk sky.
"Come- Here. I'm here." The voice was clearer now, Kirk whipped around with frantic eyes "What was that?!"
"I'm here!" The Voice screamed now, loud enough that all of the crew could hear, but it was as if no one else around could
Leroy struggled to stand to his feet. He could feel it! He knew what this was! "Down Here!"
Leroy staggered and limped over to the edge of the bridge, Ravens hands now occupied with the Marines from behind, falling to a knee he looked over the edge only for his eyes to widen in surprise!
It was-
The Horizons Palm!
She was bouncings against the waves below, a strange hazy figure could be seen on the main deck, he couldn't make it out exactly, but it was as if the figure was made of mist!
"No way…" Calliope said, leaning over the edge as well, utterly surprised that such a ship with such visible damage was here, and alone at that!
"She's here! The Palm! She's here!" Leroy shouted, causing the others to look with a strange look, and run up to the edge "I'll be damned!" Kirk said, a faint smile on his face
"Lets- Lets not keep her waiting!" Leroy said as he limply stood, and leaned forward, allowing himself to fall off the edge!
Then Kirk, Jeanne, Kale, Noir, Dezzi, Raven and finally Cali leapt off the edge! All hurtling towards and slamming into the deck! Jeanne specifically bursting to steam safely as the other superhumans landed without issue
"Alright!" Kirk started "You all know what to do!" He ran up and into the Galley, Noir manning the rigging, as Kale kept a lookout, Jeanne hopping to the Crows Nest.
"Go Go Go!" In a flurry of motion built from dozens and dozens of times of Habitual routine, the crew that was able to move got to position and thrust the Horizon Palm into motion!
"Vice Admiral!" A Marine shouted "We've got a Ship attempting to leave!" Vice Admiral Agate looked to the Ship attempting to leave "No one is allowed to leave this island that isn't of the World Government! All thousand millimeter cannons on that Ship! Blow it out of the water!" She said in a voice with a vocal fry
"Oh crap! Those cannons are locking onto us guys!" Jeanne said, Noir and Kale running up to the back of the ship. "Lets do this!"
With a cacophony of explosions, a dozen rounds shot from the gigantic cannons! Zipping through the air straight for The Palm! But before they could even make it anywhere near, Kale and Noir smacked the giant round that utterly dwarfed their bodied, wrapping and crushing around Noirs leg as Kale sliced on in half!
"Keep going!" Jeanne yelled
"I'm trying! We're getting closer to the edge!" Kirks eyes were focused on the water, taking just the right currents to flow them out of the water! But as they did, more and more cannon rounds splashed into the water, with other Ships beginning to lock on!
A Dozen more rounds fired! Kale sliced, Noir kicked, and even Raven attempted to do what they could- but with a resounding smash one of the giant rounds shot straight through the crow's nest! Throwing Jeanne into the air before shearing the entire roof of the Galley off! Spraying Kirk in wooden splinters while Jeanne harmlessly slammed into the deck in a cloud of steam!
"Shit!" The Navigator screamed with grit teeth 'almost there, freak out later!' he commanded his nerves.
Finally! The wall of mist slammed into the Ship causing them to disappear into the ocean! The final volley of the Buster Call slamming into the water!
"Haff…Haff…" Kirk heaved, leaning on the whipstaff. The light of twilight illuminating the sky.
"We- We all alive?" The Chef asked. "Just about-" Dezzo said, bandaging Leroy "Yeah…I'll be fine…" The Captain confirmed with a light smile on his face.
"So this is what you guys sailed on through the grand line?" Cali asked. "This is a dump."
Her eyes shifted around to all the destruction "It wasn't always this bad." Jeanne confirmed. But there wasn't much time to talk. All of them had been pushed to their Limits that all any of them could do was lie in wait to sail back to Water 9.
However- Over an Hour after leaving the Citadel of justice, being kilometers away from the Island, a new ship was over the Horizon. It was a large Clipper! The Sails with the logo of the Nuff Wright company across the front, with none other than Winslow at the bow, head bandaged and arms crossed!