192ALCOHOL
Pursuit XIV: Lovestruck Queen
Previously ALCOHOL...
After a disastrous battle against Shichibukai Love Rafael, Wake was on the brink of death. However, he was somehow healed by the mysterious Nine.
In the meanwhile, Love has broke into the house of airships, in order to find a way to escape.
The others finally managed to reunite only to be interrupted by the Hachiningen, and are being sent back to Queen Mitsu so she can pick her groom.
Captain Hadley has decided to use her own officer as bait to draw them out from outside the Fairy Ring.
(Chapter 15: Surprised Warlord)
A familiar buzz filled the air. The Hachiningen guards' hummed angrily as they filled the ceiling, holding bags full of sleeping powder over the remaining contestants. Along with them was one of the Ministers himself.
"Congratulations, there has never been this much chaos since sixty years ago-zuzu," the Minister said. "But your fun is over. You are all to do as you are told, or be all put in a permanent sleep."
The bees were pissed.
If one was to put it bluntly.
They had gathered all the marriage candidates into the original hall, with guards swarming across the sky, their beating wings creating an ominous fill in the tense atmosphere.
Brandy and his comrades were scattered about in the crowd, but close enough so he could all see them from where he stood. He craned his neck over several heads, seeing Seth and Anne being cautiously apprehended by a few guards near the edge of the hall.
No pirate, sailor or common man had the stupidity to cause a riot.
The Hachiningen had snapped a few times too many and were carrying deadly sleeping powder- not enough to kill someone but includesdfoaming at the mouth and a lot of screaming. A dramatic demonstration was made onto one unfortunate soul.
The double doors in front of them thundered open.
A guard cleared his throat.
"Presenting Queen Mitsu the Ninth-zuzu! Ruler of the Hachiningen-zuzu! Child of the Honey Goddess-zuzu! Wing of the East Blue-zuzu! Bow down to your Mistress, men-zuzu!"
A young girl stepped in. She was wearing a standard fluffy yellow and black striped clothes, bore wings and antennas- but what set her apart from the others was the long red cape draped over her shoulders and the gold-gilted sliding fan.
Some of the men began to awkwardly lower their heads at her, soon masses followed.
Brandy tightened his jaw. Just a few hours running around the trials and nearly everyone was scared for their lives.
"Raise your heads-zuzu! The Queen has watched you all in the trails and has finally come to a decision-zuzu!"
Four guards circled round Mitsu as she carefully studied every human face in front of her. Her honey eyes were blank, giving nothing away, despite she looked no older than Brandy himself she walked in an impressively regal manner.
Now... who are you going to pick, your Majesty?
Quickly his mind went to work. He had to think like a girl- like a crazy girl. Afterall, no normal shy teenage girl would kidnap over a hundred men and put them to contest to see which one was 'worthy' of her just because she had the power to do so.
...or would they?
Green eyes flicked across the room.
Vermouth was standing closest to him, he was what Uncle Gin would describe as 'well groomed.' Apparently, being good at business meant being good in appearances was highly appropriate. On the other hand, big bro Vermouth was at least ten years older than the queen, so he probably wouldn't get picked.
Near his foot was Orso.
...um, probably not.
Tesler was behind him.
If the creepy smile won't send her running for it, his crap personality will.
Then there was Bruno, not exactly ugly but just a bit tough looking. He was the most pirate-ish out of their bunch which worried Brandy immensely, it would do him no good at all if he lost his chef on the day of recruiting him.
His train of thought was ruined by a loud yawn.
Oh hell no.
He had forgotten all about Wake. The lazy swordsman who seemed to be sleeping on his feet.
Forget the fact the Sleeping Curse has a strange attachment to his hat and suffers from some form of short-term memory, he had a pretty face. A pretty face which was busy drooling.
If Brandy lost the opportunity to find Rum on Honeymoon island, Wake's knowledge of the New World would have to be his second option- only it wouldn't be much of an option if his guide was obliviously stuck to the side of an insane queen bee.
Mitsu was strolling closer towards them, big black eyes skimming past them hurriedly.
Sweat prickled at the back of Brandy's neck.
I need to hide Wake.
Her pace slowed down when she reached Brandy.
Need to-
She frowned.
"That's strange-zuzu," she said out loud. "We were sure that..."
A bizarre thought sparked across Brandy's mind that she was going to pick him. Luckily, she spared him a few seconds before scanning the crowd again. It was her way of saying 'aw, hell no.'
Then a wide smile flooded her face. Her Majesty merrily skipped past the dozing Wake right to the end of the line. All eyes trailed after her in curiosity. She shooed a few guards away who were crowding round a person. A pair of human hands were clasped together with Mitsu's.
"We pick you-zuzu!" she announced cheerfully.
Brandy's jaw hit the floor.
Many more joined him.
The rest of the lot simply fell over.
She picked Seth.
"M-M-Monroe?" Brandy spluttered. "You're picking Monroe?"
Seth eyed her hands which was being held delicately by the rosy-cheeked stranger.
"Umm... hello?"
"Hello-zuzu! And don't you have the sweetest voice-zuzu?" Mitsu cooed, reaching out to pat Seth on her freckled cheek. "Yes, it's decided-zuzu. We would like to marry you-zuzu."
The shocked Hachiningen security watched the scene with stunned silence. However, the Ministers jumped into action. They flocked round Mitsu with wide black eyes and words laced in horror.
"Y-Your Majesty cannot be serious-zuzu!"
"You must understand this event was soley created for your Majesty's need for an heiress-zuzu!"
"Does none of these men interest your Majesty at all-zuzu?"
The tallest one pushed through the crowd. "Your Majesty-zuzu! We were all so sure you were going to pick one of these men-zuzu!" He jabbed a finger at a random direction.
Mitsu simply sniffed. "Fools-zuzu."
Her sour expression changed to a pretty smile as she brought her attention back to Seth. She absently adjusted the flower tucked behind the doctor's ear.
"We were looking at Our beloved who was battling the guards in a magnificent manner-zuzu," she tweeted.
When Tesler began to chuckle to himself, he received a murderous glare from both Brandy and Bruno.
"Uh lad... are you going to do something about this?" Orso asked quietly. "She is your team doctor. Doctors I find, are quite valuable."
Brandy snorted. "What do you think I should do? Shove my way to the front and tell her to back off?"
"That would be very interesting," Tesler said in between his sniggers. "I'm personally a fan of love triangles."
"...that was a terrible joke, Tesler."
Bruno pinched the bridge of his nose. "Fine, if you're all too scared to do it. I'll go." He pushed past the few people standing in front of him, not sparing to apologize to the frowning bystanders.
The word 'scared' poked Brandy viciously. "Scared? Scared of just some talking bees?"
The dark-haired archaeologist gave him a reassuring pat on the back. "No worries, dear Captain. We all know how stage fright can-"
Overwhelmed with a surge of competitiveness, Brandy slapped Tesler's hand away and charged past Bruno.
"Oi, lady!" he jabbed an accusing finger at Mitsu's direction. "Get your honeyed mitts off my doctor!"
Silence thundered across the hall.
The Queen's soft-honey eyes flared into burning suns.
"Your doctor-zuzu?" she repeated shrilly.
Brandy spared a second to turn round to give a smug smile and a peace-out sign to his chef- who merely responded by gaping at him. Brandy also caught Vermouth staring him as if he had told the queen she should burn her kingdom down, and behind him, Tesler was two jokes away from screaming with laughter.
Mitsu pointed her fan at the teal-haired teen. "GUARDS-ZUZU! DETAIN HIM-ZUZU!"
Panic swelled across the crowd of pirates. As the Hachingen swooped down to get closer to their target, some of the taller and bolder men reached out for their ankles and yanked them to the ground. Confusion arose as the security attempted to calm down the humans, grab Brandy, take the Queen to safety at the same time.
As a last resort, the hovering guards reached into their bags of poisonous dust.
KER-RASH!
Suddenly, an airship tore through the ceiling. It was more streamlined than ordinary ships, giving it a more sleek and feminine touch. The original owner was quite obvious as the bowsprit had a large golden bee with elaborate silver wings tied to it. It glowed vibrantly at the explosion of sunlight which poured in from behind.
The airship floored many surprised Hachiningen, further injuring dozens more with pieces of the ceiling crumbling off from the hole. The craft made a clumsy turn, as if trying to leave the great hall, but only cause more pieces of the ceiling and wall to break off.
The Ministers frantically flocked to shelter.
"Wh-Who dares to steal Her Majesty's favourite ship-zuzu?" one of them screeched.
In the cockpit, sat a very confused Shichibukai, pushing random buttons and occasionally spinning the wheel. The ship was making a variety of grumbles as its way of marking the lack of progress.
"I'm one of the seven Warlords of the military seas. Navigating a little ship should be nothing compared to whatever evil things I've supposedly done in my life" Love deadpanned.
A pained groan from what was probably the engine room rumbled loud enough for his chair to tremble.
"That sounded convincing."
The airship jerked about in its hole, continuously causing a rain of rubble to attack the humans and Hachiningen below. It was slowly tipping inside, getting closer to the floor.
Anne saw an opportunity to escape.
A couple of guards snuck up on her from behind, but she had already bitten her finger. The trickle of blood from the wound snapped with a sharp crack cutting into the air.
"Doki Doki no Muchi!" (Bloody Bloody Whip)
Whilst she stung a few more of the fuzzy-coated security, she searched for the rest of her group.
"Brandy-kun!" she shouted over the chaos. "Tesler! Wake Waltz! Doctor!"
"Miss Anne!" Tesler called back. "Follow the bear!"
Anne wondered if all the fighting and rowdiness was making her deaf.
"...follow the what?"
Soon enough, she saw a teddy bear being tossed into the air above the crowd. As it fell down it began thrashing its arms and legs in a bizarrely realistic manner. The bear disappeared from sight, but went shooting back up again just seconds later, who was looking more angry at every throw.
After watching the soft toy fly a couple of times, Anne came back to her senses and finally began to chase after it.
Meanwhilst, Brandy tore through the sea of bodies and grabbed Seth by the wrist.
"Come on!" he bellowed into her ear and tugged her towards Orso's direction.
They regrouped underneath the tilted airship, however, they were not the only ones sporting the idea. Men began to shove at eachother wildly as they formed small herds under the ship.
Tesler drew out a dagger.
"Kuroboshi!" (Black Spot)
He swerved round a huddle of startled pirates, leaving behind a spurt of blood erupting from each man's chest. They collapsed onto the floor and Tesler waved his armed hand.
"This way! I'll teleport us into the ship from here!"
A Hachiningen tore through the crowd. "Not so fast, human!"
Just as Tesler turned round to stab the soldier, a spray of sleeping powder clouded over his face. He hacked violently and collapsed into the floor, but managed to successfully plunge the knife into a fluffy black and yellow chest. Victory was short-lived as he lost consciousness before the group finally reunited.
Matters became worse when the airship start to lift itself out of the hole. It was getting ready to fly away.
"OII! DON'T YOU DARE SLEEP ON ME!" Brandy hauled Tesler's lifeless body up. "WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN? WHY IS IT ALWAYS SLEEPING? WHY DO I EVEN HAVE YOU GUYS AROUND?"
Patience running thin, he resorted to slapping the limp victim to blow off steam. He was stopped by a disapproving Anne and a despairing Vermouth.
"We're going to die... we're going to die stuck in this honey-scented hell-hole..." the older One-Shot groaned.
"Shut up Vermouth," Brandy and Bruno muttered simultaneously.
They first blinked at eachother in surprise, their mirrored expressions quickly wrinkled into a glare. Seth however, merely found it all amusing.
"Haha! Captain, looks like you've found your long-lost brother instead of your sister!" she giggled, patting the chef on the back. "Welcome to the family, brother! I like your apron, by the way."
Orso let out a deep cough. "Boys and girls, it's not time yet to be chit-chatting." He undrew his zipper mouth which stretched from one side of his head to the other. "If you aren't going to do anything productive, then just leave it to the adults."
Despite he was only a two-foot teddy bear, Brandy felt a chill from his words, compelling him to rely on the stuffed animal.
Anticipation rose as the group watched him slowly unzipped his mouth. They almost heard each metal tooth grate against the zipper over the chaos of fighting humans and Hachiningen.
"Hokan Hokan no Mi:..." (Storage Storage Fruit)
The attention grew more focused.
"Nom."
He shoved his paw deep down his throat.
"Eew!"
"Urgh, why? You sounded so cool up to then!"
A mixed response of fascination and disgust overcame Orso's audience as he pulled out a long coil of rope from his mouth. He handed one end to Brandy and tied the other to his stomach.
"Hold onto your Captain, lads."
Orso shifted into a stance where his back paws were planted firmly on the ground, as if waiting for something to slam at him.
"Kumo Hochou!"
A gust of air exploded from his feet in a furious huff. He was sprung into the air once more, but before he went down, air exploded from his back paws again, sending him higher and higher.
"Oh, I get it. He's going t-AHH!"
The rope in Brandy's hands snapped tight and yanked him into the air by the force of Orso's take-off.
Hastily, Anne latched on, followed by Vermouth and Nine who both found it appropriate to scream, Bruno joined next, then Wake who was also carrying Tesler and finally Seth.
Although Orso seemed to be nothing but a small doll, his body was able to lug the entire group with him onto the side of the airship. He hauled them on deck with a graceful swoop, landing softly on his velvet paws.
His companions peeled their faces off the floor with dignity.
"Okay, that was less violent than I expected," Brandy announced, pushing himself to his feet.
Just before he began to walk, he almost tripped over a familiar figure which was crouched on the ground. "Sorry, sorry, my ba- aait a second... y-you are..."
Seth helped up the golden-eyed girl easily with one arm.
"Are you okay? I hope I didn't hurt you when we were getting pulled up," Seth said.
"No, not at all-zuzu! We were perfectly safe in your arms-zuzu."
Brandy's eye twitched.
"Monroe, why did you bring her psycho Majesty along?"
The doctor glanced at Mitsu in confusion. "But Captain, it was dangerous to leave a girl on her own down there. She could've easily been knocked down!"
"HAVE YOU NOT FIGURED OUT THAT SHE KIDNAPPED ALL OF US JUST TO PICK A HUSBAND?"
That was when Mitsu finally snapped as well.
"WHAT DO YOU HAVE AGAINST OUR TRADITION-ZUZU?" she challenges.
"I SAY YOUR TRADITION IS MESSED UP! WHY CAN'T YOU DO THE NORMAL THING AND JUST DATE?"
Mitsu smirked arrogantly. "Normal-zuzu? Why should We partake in the normal, when We clearly deserve so much more-zuzu?" She flicked her hair off her shoulders. "Besides, it was a perfect opportunity to test the competence of Our servants-zuzu! You see-"
As she went full spring into her anecdote, Anne tapped Brandy on the shoulder and pointed the door leading to the heart of the airship. They crept inside, checking for anything to jump at them like the many traps back on the island.
Deciding the fresh air was too much, Vermouth scrambled inside as well.
"-hundreds of years ago the ruling Queen was overthrown by her traitorous people-"
Orso nervously tried to edge away from the gang as Seth gave him the most peculiar stare.
"-so the Queen in her rage cursed her country and prayed that nothing but ill deeds will fall upon them and-"
Before he could even break into a run, Seth scooped him up in her arms and squidged him into a bear-crushing hug. He nearly disappeared under her limbs with his stuffing bursting at the seams. The girl happily ignored his screams, she was just overexposed with cuteness.
"-the Hachiningen learnt their lesson and thus never disobeyed their Queen again knowing what terror will befall-"
Wake prodded Tesler's unconcious body with his boot. He then went to catch the doctor's attention.
"-but of course, there was the incident with the Royal Coat pirates some years ago-"
Realizing there was work to be done, Seth dropped Orso carelessly on the floor like a forgotten toy and rushed to Tesler's aid.
Wake watched her fuss over him for a while before studying the recovering bear. He wondered if the teddy got hurt, were they meant to take him to the doctor still? Then again, he sort of recalled a time when a doctor stitched him up when he was bleeding.
Suddenly, the ship drooped to the side, almost throwing the remaining people overboard. Seth barely had anything to hold onto with Tesler tucked under her arms, but managed to crash into the mast which stopped her from rolling off the deck.
Wake glanced over the railings at the island which was shrinking quickly in his sight. Orso tumbled by and landed on Wake's head, causing his hat to pull over his eyes.
"Just what the heck are the others doing inside there?" Orso muttered.
[Corridor. Airship]
The long corridors inside the vessel were creaky and dimly-lit, if it wasn't for the glossy furnishing Brandy would've likened the situation in being on a ghost ship. The uneven groan of footsteps carried across the lonely passage, with nothing but black rooms to greet the guests.
"I don't get it. If a crew raided this place, why aren't any of them around?" Brandy murmured.
Anne peeked inside one of the empty rooms. "Not enough manpower?"
"So what, you're saying one person snatched this whole ship?"
Before Anne replied, the other One-Shot male butted in. "It's more likely that way, a whole gang of humans is easier to spot wandering around than a single person."
"Vermouth, who the hell invited you here?"
"Really Brandy, you need to mind y-"
It was Anne's turn to cut him off. She clamped her hand over Vermouth' mouth firmly, despite that the grooves of her scarred fingers making him cringe. To Brandy, she pointed forwards where they finally saw a light source, glowing by a door at the end of the corridor.
He nodded and darted forward, his footsteps getting lighter and squeakier. He rested his hand on the doorknob for a moment, mustering his strength again for whatever was to come next.
"Go for it," Anne mouthed at him.
Brandy tore through the door-
-and saw Love staring at him from the cockpit seat.
"YOU?"
"Me."
"What?" Anne followed suite, a blood whip circling her arm.
Her brown eyes fell upon the strange man sitting before her, and all the colour began to drain from her face.
The blood snake scurried back inside her cut.
"Brandy-kun... you know this man?" she asked softly.
"Sure I do, this is the bastard who messed up Wake," Brandy replied bitterly. Though, he quickly picked up that Anne wasn't acting curious, but cautious. "Why, you know him too?"
Know him? Know him?
About then, Vermouth couldn't stand hiding in the dark any longer and peeked over Anne's shoulder to see who they were staring at. A cold sensation swept through him the instant he saw the pink hair, the dark eyes, the vandalised Marine coat.
"I-I-It's him!" Vermouth stammered. "H-He's the one who wrecked m-my ship! And took out a-all my guards!"
Anne's face set in a grim smile.
"Dear One-Shots," she said shakily. "Perhaps I should introduce you to one of the seven sea's greatest nightmares. Meet "Ghost Knight" Love Rafael. A Shichibukai."
A dramatic pause thundered on cue after Anne's words.
All of a sudden, the ship titled under their feet. Brandy and Anne lost their footing for a second but kept their ground, whilst Vermouth slammed against a wall.
Love flapped a hand at them and used the other to steady the wheel.
"That was my fault. Not much of a navigator," he mumbled.
Brandy raised an eyebrow at Anne, though he didn't say anything she got the message quite clearly. Are you really sure he's one of them?
The airship shuddered vigorously, tossing Vermouth again off his feet.
"Damn it, how sensitive are the controls?" Brandy grumbled to himself.
"Oh no, that wasn't me," Love interjected. "I think I've been hit."
"By what?"
[Outer Fairy Ring. Gold Sea]
There was only one explanation for the entire case- according to Hadley.
"Abbott, ever heard of aliens?"
The pink-eyed man glanced at her warily. "Excuse me, Captain?"
She grinned back. "Aliens! They're mythical beasts who set sail across the sky, and kidnap humans at night as if they were fish. It all makes sense, why didn't I think of this earlier?"
If he could, Chorley would've face-palmed, but being tied to a mast restricted a lot of movement.
"I guess I should shoot it down," Hadley continued absently. "Since that's where all the kidnapped men are probably are." She flashed a few hand signals at the awaiting sailors, who all saluted and began to load the cannons.
"Captain, if they really were 'aliens,' why are they out here in broad daylight?" Chorley inquired. "Also, aren't you at least a bit suspicious that their ship appeared from absolutely nowhere?"
His captain smiled sweetly at him.
"Now honey, you know me well enough to know how I'll answer that!" she chirped.
She hopped on top of the butt of largest cannon standing on forecastle deck, her weight sending the nozzle up into the sky.
Chorley's eye twitched. "You'll improvise?"
"And you guessed right, toots!" Hadley exclaimed proudly. She lit the cannon and took aim at the flying vessel. "FIIIRE!"
[Main Deck. Airship]
Nine's eyes widened in sheer horror at what he saw over the railings.
"M-M-MARINES!" he screamed. "Th-The Marines are here to c-capture us!"
Bruno cursed out loud and clambered onto a ropeladder which was attached to the main sail. He pushed his head through the weaves of rope and yelled at the standstill people.
"Come on! We need to set the sails! Give us some speed!"
Nine was the only one who moved to climb the ropes too on the opposite side. Orso was unfortunately too short to reach even the first rung, Wake simply yawned and ignored the chef, Mitsu scoffed at the idea of obeying a human and Seth was still acting as doctor for Tesler.
"You guys make terrible pirates!" Bruno concluded.
His comment only confused Seth. "Pirates? Whoever said we were pirates? We're a rescue team!"
"... a what?"
[Cockpit. Airship]
"We're hit. We're hit," Love proclaimed in monotone. "Oh no, whatever should I do? I'm going to drown with a bunch of third-rate pirates."
"I'm not a pirate!" Brandy argued.
"Neither am I!" Vermouth piped up in the background.
Anne shot daggers at them. "I said he's a Shichibukai! Don't try to pick a fight with him!" she hissed quietly for only the two to hear.
"For such a famous guy, he sucks at flying!" Brandy exasperated, but matched Anne's quiet tone.
The pink-haired warlord nodded nevertheless. "True that." He abruptly got out of his seat. "Take the wheel, the ship's all yours."
The instant he got to his feet, the wheel began to spin randomly, causing it to lurch madly left and right. Anne lunged for control and tried to steady the floating airship.
"Wait, what are you going to do?" Brandy spluttered.
He received a nonchalant gaze from Love. "I don't care for broken things. I'm boarding the Marines' rift."
Just as the shichibukai mentioned 'Marines' Anne had peered out of one of the large glass panels which gave a generous view of the sea below. There, she saw the dread ship bearing white sails with a familiar blue logo.
"Brandy-kun, I need you to get back on deck and tell everyone to release the sails," she instructed. "We're going to have to move away from the enemy fire."
Vermouth interjected. "Shouldn't we simply surrender like the Warlord? We'll tell them we've been kidnapped and they'll let us go!"
His younger brother simply elbowed him roughly. "Idiot! Don't forget Wake Waltz is with us! If I lose him to the Marines, I could lose Rum's trail!"
"You're the idiot for making business with a pirate!"
Anne flicked a blood bullet at Brandy's prosthetic leg. "Move it!"
[Outer Fairy Ring. Gold Sea]
The female Marine sailors were scrambling across the deck, passing extra round shots or firing their cannons. Chorley watched the hectic scene silently for a few minutes. He then finally spotted his partner, Blanca Ross helping load a muzzle.
"Blanca!" he roared over the explosions of cannon-fire.
The young brunette stopped what she was doing and looked up. "Sir," she addressed him. "What can I do for you?"
"What can you do for me?" he echoed slowly, feeling heat boiling over his head. "I'M STILL TIED TO THIS MAST! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DO FOR ME?"
"Oh, right."
She pulled out a long knife from her belt and began to saw through the rope. She was jogged and almost stabbed Chorley in the arm by a sailor who was screaming for her captain.
"Captain Hadley!" she squawked. "There's a shichibukai on board of the airship! I just saw him on the deck!"
Hadley blinked dumbly. "Wait. Really? Isn't that peculiar..."
To add to the turmoil, her Den Den Mushi began to ring with a report from the Crow's Nest.
"C-C-Captain!" the snail stammered. "A dozen more airships have suddenly appeared!"
Whilst the majority of the officers began to panic. Hadley only wrinkled her eyebrows and scratched the back of her orange hair.
"This is either a lot of trouble over just a handful of men..." Hadley deduced. "...or we're attacking the wrong ship. Looks like we bit off more than we could-"
Without warning, Love Rafael plummeted next to them, his body fell through the deck as if it was water, and slowly he floated back up again onto his feet.
Spectators gasped and took subconscious steps back away from the pirate. Whispers of "Ghost Knight" drifted across the air which Love seemed not at all bothered with.
"You came here just in time," he said. "Now, can we leave?"
Hadley jerked a thumb over her shoulder at the ship he descended from. "You had company on that ship, Ghost Knight?"
"Not really, just a rag-tag group of pirates," he replied casually. "Though I did catch a glimpse of this royalty girl, nothing for you to spurt your dear justice over, since those flying ships look as if they're going to take her back."
One sailor sighed in relief. "So they're not here to attack us..."
"So if you don't mind, can we leave?"
What can I say? I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO WAIT FOREVER FOR THIS.
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PS Break Mimosa! I've sent a PM but it's been quite a while so I'm assuming it got deleted with the rest of the new PM move. I just wanted to check if you were still interested in reading and willing to let me use your OC.
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BRANDY'S CREW:-
Swordsman- taken by Artemst- Wake Waltz
Navigator- taken by HowCouldThisHappenToMe- Anne
Sniper- taken by Break Mimosa
Chef- taken by Bearded Zeus Bruno von Zeppeli
Doctor- taken by Cocoasit- Seth Monroe
Archaeologist-taken by shadowjohn 101- John Tesler
Shipwright- taken by Dthehalfdragon - Orso McGee
Musician/Entertainer- taken by LollyPopStar
OTHER:-
Marines-
-Admiral Gin One-Shot
-Vice Admiral Sabar Green- Smoltwire
-Rear Admiral Sherry One-Shot
-Captain Boulevia Earlhart- Artemst
-Captain Pheonix Hadley- SilverFish101
-Lieutenant Commander Abbott Chorley
-? Blanca Ross - flyingwhirlwinds
Enemy Crew-
-Lightning Pirates- Captain Zarem Astaro "the Great Flash", "Blood Mistress" Alexa Kuruvin (first mate), "Abominatin" Turgo Asator - shadowjohn 101
-Royal Coat Pirates- Captain "Royal Coat" Himitsu
Ally Crew-
-Rum's crew- (Captain) Rum One-Shot, (Sniper) "Frigidus Caecus" Arron- Psychotic Tendency, Noah Alcott (Shipwright)
-Golden Blood Pirates- Captain Marie Foster- Alan DeLan Writer, (Swordsman) "Red Demon" Tassels- A Thinking Man's Radish, (Entertainer) "Guardian" Azura Jones- Aurora Nightz, (Navigator) "Thousand Lights" Shiro
-Hero DeMont (one-man pirate) KatMeister
Shichibukai- all taken
- taken by Happy2Bme- "Clockwork" Tock
-taken by Lururi- "Captain Oleander" Nikki Murcott
-taken by Threedimensional- Belladonna Shocks "The Bedlam
-taken by Q Bone- Dakota J. August
-taken by Professor Featherbrain- "Ghost Knight" Love Rafael
-taken by IndigoWinter- Miro "Silent" Silverlock
-taken by Daisy Alligator- "Lightning" Chance Redcliffe