A promise to kill

Make them dance

    Kid handed me a long sword as we stepped onto land. A beautiful long sword with a red hilt and sheath.
    " Heard you like to use a sword. Might as well keep one with you in case you run out of ammo." I slide it into my behind my left gun holster and shake my body side to side to make sure it stays put.
    " Thank you." I say this without faulted and seems that the captain is still not used to the act of being thanked. He covers his embarrassment with a glare before shooing towards the rest of the group. Killer proceeds to adjust the mask on my face, tightening it as so it doesn't fall off.
" We sent one of the cabin boys to fetch the shipwrights to coat our ship, we just gotta hang around and maybe scout the competition until it's time for the auction." Killer explains as we all head into town. This island is nothing like I'd ever seen. There were all sorts of people here. Big, small, giant, even tiny. People with weapons, and capes and scars. It was as if it were the center of the universe. What surrounded us was even stranger. Tall tall trees with big bold numbers on them and bubbles. Big giant bubbles floated all around us as if we were underwater. We all walked into what looked like a dark tavern and Kid across the room from another group.
" Who the one with the stupid face?" Kid get a look on his face. " That'll be Sea Roar. "
" Who is that again?" I lean to ask Heat and he leans down. " That's Scrachman Apoo. Nothing to worry bout thou" but just as he says that, they're captain and our, they meet eyes. As if silent threats were thrown at one another, Kid Getty's up abruptly ready to start a fight.
" You'r that Kid Pirate, the rowdy one. Heard you picked up a little bird on your crew. Just barley one of us, the worst generation." Kid sets of an explosion sends the opposing pirate through and out the wall. one of the lower crew member warning our captain not to fight.
" If it's a fight you want, why not wait till we're on the other side yah? Or maybe You don't know how strong I am do you." He says cockily but I have a feeling he's in over his head.
" If you ain't wanna fight then stop your staring. Damn, your a creepy looking blaster aren't ya. I don't mind killing you to put you outa your misery." We all know Kid is just rearing for a fight, aching to get some action no matter how much we warned him not to make a commotion. None the less, in a field just ahead, Killer joins the fray as a loyal pirate to his Captain, going against who is known as the Mad monk, Urouge. I hear my name being called.
" He says your a little bird. Are you?" Captain mockingly asks me and I find myself grinning from ear to ear. Perhaps his habits are rubbing off onto me.
" even a little bird can have talons captain." My hands reach for the guns on my waist. Kid laughs out loud, a taunting kind of way and peer back at me with one of his nasty grins.
" Then make these fool dance." I knew what this means and faster than I thought, I drew my loaded guns and shot a couple rapid rounds towards the Apoo mans feet, resulting in him jumping around in a slight panic, trying to avoid each bullet, hence, he danced. Kid laughed in enjoyment, watching the fool suffer complete embarrassment. I glance towards the massacre soldier to find another man had joined the fight. This man I knew. X drake, a former naval officer
" It was just getting good. Tell me Drake-ya, how many people have you killed." A sort of raspy eerie voice asks from the sidelines and my eyes focused on a lanky pirate sitting with his crew.
" Lady pay attention!" Kid yells and me and I drew my blade just in time for one of Apoo's men to lunge at me. I swiftly spun on my heal and cut him from thigh to shoulder. He screamed out in pain before falling back, as you'd expect of a man in a comedic drama.
" Save it for the new world. None of us want a fleet to show up right now."  X drake continues to try to make his point and I look to Kid for confirmation. He seems to have slightly shook the blood lust out of his system, enough to know that this indeed wasn't a good idea right now. He clicks his tongue and motions for everyone to follow.
" head out." He growls out an order and we all gather our selves to follow him. I find myself in between Kid and Killer.
" Hey hey, kitten. If you ever get bored of being a Kid, come join our cre.." I interrupt him by shooting a round just past his ear, hopefully nicking it.
" No thanks. I quite enjoy being here. Better hope you don;t end up on the wrong side of my gun again, cause the next round is going right between your eyes." I spin back around and grab hold of Killers arm. I don't know what came over me, but I knew I needed to defend my place here and that's exactly what I did.
" I'm liking you more and more Lady." Kid pats my head roughly before stating something that made me laugh.
" You should of shot him anyways. Not like we can't handle em." I glance up at him.  "I have no doubt in you captain."

And finally we stood before the auction house, HUMAN plastered right at the top for all to see. I suddenly realized, all these people who are seemingly happy, they hide a dark truth. They ignore the dark truth, that they are, there is slavery going on, and they ignore it. I grip Killers arm and he shakes me off before wrapping his arm around my waist pulling me closer. I adjust my mask again to make sure that it's there.
" No one will catch you and no one will abandon you. We're here." He whispers ever so smoothly in my ear and pulls me forward inside where we find seats in the back and wait for the program to start. I notice another crew seated ahead of us, Kid notices them too and grumbles to himself.
" So how does this work Lady. Explain it to me." Kid goes on not caring for my possible trauma or PTSD but I answer him anyways as the first slave is brought up.
" They'll bring up slaves one by one and the auctioneer starts the bidding. Who every offers the most money gets to take the slave home. The rarer the slaves, the high the prices start. But they don't tell you the truth about each slave so you don't really know what your buying until you've already bought them." I explain looking down at the stage. After a few minutes go by, a mermaid is brought on stage The crowed cheered, many of them ready to lay waste to their fund to just attempt to buy the female fish man. The bidding started off at slightly higher than normal but out of know where, a whopping 500 million was yelled out and I knew who it was. No one dared to even attempt to outbid him. All was silent. I can hear Kid chuckling to himself. He stands and we do as well.
" This here is like a miniature version of the world we live it. What a pathetic farce, let's go." He seems to have lost interest as soon as the self proclaimed descendent of gods, made a bid.
" Wire, you asked about the celestials world nobles before. That right there, that disgusting piece of man, is one of them." I couldn't help but glare, unconsciously reaching up to where my brand should be but Killer's hand catches me.
" You don't have a brand anymore. No need to weary." but I can here the tension in his voice. I could hear it but I never saw it coming, there was an explosion behind us before I could even process what had happened. I didn't see it but everyone else surly did because Killer wrapped his arms around my shielding me from the debris. We looked back to notice a man had caused the disruption. Everyone stared at him.
" Isn't that straw hat?" Kid mumbles more to himself than anyone and I see him glance at me from the corner of his eyes. I can feel myself trembling. If I wasn't in Killer's arms, I'm sure my feet would be carrying me towards my brother. I don't have any time to process everything as all hell breaks loose. Apparently that little mermaid on stage is one of his friends and he, Luffy I mean, is angry. Everyone stood still as a fish man, another one of his friends is shot dead by the celestial dragon. I want to reach for my gun, I want to protect my brother. I would give my life for him, to save him from the wrath of the world, but Killer held me in his arms, not letting me move even an inch and I can only watch as my baby brother, punches the snot out of the noble and all that left me was a single gasp of air.

Hells wrath will be upon us.