Pocket Thief [Katakuri x Reader]

12. Preparations

Katakuri woke up in the middle of the night, hearing his personalized den den mushi ringing on his nightstand.

"Yes?" he groggily spoke to the snail.

"Commander Katakuri! The territorial sea slugs detected activity from the masked moonlight thieves, all nearby islands are ordered to detain them immediately!" an officer informed from the snail.

Katakuri stood from his bed, any remains of sleep gone from his body. "Where are they located now?" he asked with urgency in his voice.

"A tart spotted them east from Nuts Island an hour ago, we haven't received any notifications yet but the should pass by either Wheat Island or Potato Island. We are ordered to keep a lookout."

The sweet commander listened carefully while he dressed at the same time. "I'll scout the vicinity around wheat island, stay on line if I report back." he ordered, hanging up the den den mushi with a click.

After the mess with his siblings bothering his former baker, this was the perfect time for Katakuri to let off some steam.

"Did he take the bait?" you asked curiously, crossing your arms over your chest, looking down at the knocked out guards from the tart battle ship.

"I'd say he did." Val placed away the den den mushi he just used, disconnecting the technology from the snail so no one else could use it.

"Excellent. We should get going, that man is just as obsessive with arriving on time as you are." you snicker, opening a portal to the deck of your ship.

"All right crew, everyone gather up!" you spoke to your own crew. "Our preparations in the past year will finally gain fruit, all the materials we stole and the information we gained has lead up to this moment. Just another step in accomplishing our goal." you raise the morale of your crew with your speech, lifting your fist in the air.

"We've infiltrated Big Mom's territory without being caught once, our time is now!"

Soon your words were followed by the cheers of your crew mates and subordinates. They believe in you, you are their pillar, their hope. Men, woman, fishman. They are all different from one another but there is one thing that connects each and everyone of them, a terrible past of shackles belonging to the mark branded on their skin.

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Katakuri's vessel navigated through the dark waters of early dawn. It's noticeable the sweet commander is becoming agitated, he hasn't received a a call from anyone besides that one tart nor has he met the ship of one of his siblings.

Has she escaped once more from his grasp?

Katakuri tightly gripped the railing of his ship, causing the wood to splinter.

It was then that he heard it again, the ring of his den den mushi.

"Pururururur-kacha"

"Any reports?" he eagerly spoke inside the snail. The line was quite until a characteristic laugh broke through the speaker.

"Hello Jellybean~" you say in a sing song voice.

"You." Katakuri's voice lowered, a somber shadow casting over his eyes.

"Yeup! It's me. But let me cut to the chase since I know you're a busy man and all." you said with a pause. "I have an invitation for you, Charlotte Katakuri."

"For what?"

"That's a surprise, and concerning the location, you're a smart man. I know you'll figure it out eventually."

"Eventually? That's that supposed to mean!?" Katakuri yelled at the caller, but you hanged up before giving an actual explanation.

The ship started to rumble, Katakuri had to hold on the ship railing to see a knock up stream rise from the ocean floor, extending all the way to the sky. "What the..." the sweet commander mutters to himself.

He hurriedly strolled his way to the edge of the ship. "Head straight for the knock up stream!" he ordered his crew "And contact my sister Brulee to bring back up, I have a thief to finally catch."  

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A/N: His den den mushi is so cute, i just had to add it!

This is just a quick short chapter to tie things in, I know a lot of you are eager for the fight so... Enjoy two chapter updates in a day! Next one is quite lengthy with visuals and optional battle music.

Hope you like rock~ 🎶