Guns and Roses

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"Oh... oh it looks pretty bad," Momiji said, inspecting the cut on Nitori's forehead. "It's all red and swollen."

"Ahh, come on! What the fuck!" Nitori groaned as she turned around to face their new 'visitor'. "You think you can get away doing that shit to me? You'll get worse, ten times, no, twenty times worse!"

"This man... his name is Shunsuke Murata from Osaka." Joon said as she examined his driver's license. In front of her was the man's head, separated from his body thanks to Yukari's ability but still very much alive. His mouth was also forcibly shut with her 'gap' ability, being sealed by a piece of red ribbon. Nearby, Nitori was giving his body a good kicking as Momiji and Eiki joined in giving it a good kick.

"Hey there Shun-kun, looks like you got a piece of seaweed there on your face from the ocean spray," Yacchie said, pointing out a small piece of seaweed or kelp that seemed to have found its way onto the man's face. He merely mumbled, obviously not being able to speak.

"Just say the word and I'll take it off?" Yacchie mocked the man as he squirmed. The legs of on his body began to thrash around as his tormentors laughed.

Up ahead, Ooshima Island was coming into view. Specifically, the Port of Motomachi. It was a small area intended for mooring small boats and the occasional tour group.

"I don't see anything... but the enemy could very well be waiting to ambush us," Joon said, putting down her binoculars. "What do you  all think?"

"I'm inclined to be cautious. Our guest here clearly has someone else helping him." Yukari said looking out towards the island. "If he knew to attack our boat he definitely had help."

"You hear that, Shun-kun? You've got a partner, right? Where are they right now?" Yacchie said, pulling out a duffel bag and producing a pair of rimmed glasses and a fishing line. "So are you gonna talk? Or are we going to have to do this the hard way?"

"Mmmmmph!" Shunsuke tried to cry out in distress but the ability of Yukari's Standmaku was preventing him from opening his mouth. It was sealed tight.

"Not going to say anything? Fine! The hard way it is." Yacchie said, hooking the fishing through one of his eyelids and suspending the twitching head on part of the lower mast. Placing the glasses onto the man's head, she turned him to face the midday sun. With a click, Nitori's stereo blared to life as a catchy tune played. It was the latest hit from an up and coming idol group. Without any hesitation, Nitori broke out into dance, imitating to the best of her abilities the choreography of the song. She knew the dance moves well from the anime where the song made its debut. Even Momiji was swayed to Nitori's alongside Nitori. All 3 of them began to dance in perfect synchronization as Shunsuke's muffled groaning began to intensify as a concentrated beam of light hit his eyeball, burning it. There was a sizzling sound as the ray of light began to burn through the soft surface of his eyeball.

"Come oooon Shunsuke-kun. Just tell us about your partner's name and Standmaku ability and we'll let you off the hook! Literally!" 

"Are you three done yet?" Eiki said, coming up from below the deck. "Using my Standmaku, I discovered he had radioed to his partner on the island. They know we're coming and they planned to split the money. Other than that, I didn't find out a whole lot."

"Damn, this shithead's been radio silent for a good hour or so. His partner's got to be on alert." Momiji said as the trio regrouped in front of Eiki.

"It's too risky. I volunteer to head onshore first and take care of the enemy before the boat docks at Motomachi." Joon said, picking up a floating raft.

"You got water on the brain, newbie?" Nitori said, eyeing the floating ring in Joon's hand.

"My ability can give life to inanimate objects. I can turn this life ring into a fish that can pull me to the shore faster than this boat." Joon said, the ring morphing into a massive oarfish in her hands. 

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