Chapter 9

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Hollow and Umbreon are in an alleyway in Loguetown, pressed against a wall. On Hollow's shoulder is the boy they were helping.

Hollow: The coast seems clear. They must have lost us.

Umbreon leans against the wall and puts his hands on the back of his head.

Umbreon: Of course they lost us, they're stupid too.

???: Um, sorry...

The two look at the boy who is still on Hollow's shoulder.

???: Thanks for saving me, but could you put me down?

Hollow lowers the boy and he leans against the wall and falls to the floor.

???: Thanks, I don't assume you have the key to those handcuffs, do you?

Umbreon: I have the key right here.

The boy seems happy before he sees Umbreon draw his sword. He raises his hands to stop him, but after a few slashes from Umbreon, the handcuffs just fall off.

???: Wow, thanks again.

Umbreon: No problem.

Hollow: So what's your name?

???: Oh natürlich entschuldigt vielmals. Mein Name lautet Atlas und ich bin Navigator.

He adjusts his glasses and smiles at the two

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He adjusts his glasses and smiles at the two.

Hollow: I'm Hollow and this is Umbreon.

Umbreon: Yo.

Hollow: We're part of the Stray Dogs Pirates.

Atlas: Stray Dog's pirates? I'm sorry I've never heard of you guys.

Hollow: Not surprisingly, our bounties are fairly new.

Atlas: Oh you have bounties? How much is exposed to you?

Umbreon: Both of us are worth 20,000,000.

At that moment, Atlas throws himself to the ground with a cloud of depression covering him. The other two panic a little and worry about him.

Hollow: Hey Atlas, are you okay?

Atlas: I'm only worth 5,000,000... Two pirates who've never been on the Grand Line are worth more than me... It's making me depressed.

Hollow and Umbreon scratch their heads, unsure of what to do.

Hollow: If I may ask, how did you get into this situation?

Atlas stops being depressed and looks up at Hollow.

Atlas: As I said, I'm a navigator, but I was also in a pirate gang, I've been on the Grand Line before. But I'll be honest, my gang was a bunch of assholes. No matter what I did, I was never good enough. Then one day we were attacked by other pirates called "Foxy Pirates". The Captain is an obnoxious sack who challenges other pirates to a Davy Back Fight. Do you know what that is?

Hollow and Umbreon shake their heads.

Atlas: It's a competition where you use your own crew as a stake. It certainly has happened to us, but Foxy has been known to cheat to get strong pirates into his gang. I warned my captain but, as always, he didn't listen to me. Let's make this story short, we lost I'm the only one not chosen and left alone on a ship with no sail or flag. Then the navy found me.

Umbreon: Wow that's fucked up.

Hollow: I'm really sorry about what happened to you.

Atlas: It's okay, I have to see what I'm going to do now. Maybe I'll just become a cartographer in some village...

Umbreon and Hollow look at Atlas, who looks sad. Umbreon approaches Atlas and throws him onto his shoulder.

Atlas: Ahhh what are you doing?!

Umbreon: We need a navigator and you can tell me a lot but you want to be a pirate again. I can tell. You will join our crew.

Atlas: Really?

Hollow: We have to ask Lincoln first, but he's pretty chilled when it comes to new members. We'll go back to the ship first and then-

The moment Hollow turns to leave the alley, he notices about 30 Marines standing at one end of the alley looking at them. Hollow looks at them too and nobody moves before Hollow turns and starts running away.

Hollow: RUUUUUUUNNNN!!!

Umbreon runs after Hollow with Atlas still on his shoulder.

Atlas: I'm having deja vu!

Marines: Get 'em!

To be continued.


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