Saving an Old Friend Pt. 2
After the huge party that we all had last night, me and the girls got absolutely wasted that we couldn't honestly find ourselves a hotel to stay at, or even remember where are ship was at.
So for the night me and the girls stayed up in the loft above Toms workshop to sleep off our hangovers.
I was the first of us to wake up the next morning roughly around 9 AM, the time Tom opens his shop for the day.
I honestly wanted to keep sleeping but something was keeping me up.
Tom was having a conversation with a customer down below, but it was sounding like an argument as time went on, a very loud and annoying one so I decided to head down and see what's going on.
"I know you have those blueprints you old piece of shit now under orders of CP5 of the World Government I demand that you hand those blueprints right now!" A man with the worst voice in the world was shouting at old Tom about something.
"And like I said I have no idea what your talking about, even if I did know what your talking about why would you assume that I would have these blueprints your ordering me to hand over!?" Tom was shouting back at the asshat that wanted to take something that no one should have.
"You are the best in all of Water 7's shipwrights of course you would be the only one with enough prestige to hold onto something like that!"
"Ahh? Are you sure about that brown nose? Because if what you say does exist wouldnt they have someone you'd never guess to hold onto these blueprints if they wanted to hide it?" I say as I come down the stairs while cracking my neck as I look down on this pink haired dumbass trying to screw with my friend.
"Firebrand….. this has nothing to do with you! This is strictly business between CP5 and this old fuck here!"
"Oh it is business to me, you see this old fuck here is a friend of mine, and if your trying to screw him over like it sounds like you are then well… your not gonna live very long if you try to piss me off."
"Is that a threat?!"
"No, it's a fact that if you try to do anything to him I'm gonna make you lose some weight… by removing your head from your shoulders." I say as I produce Dandelga and point the top right at his neck, his cronies take aim at me with there guns but they are visibly sweating because they know they'll die if Firebrand gets serious and goes for the kill.
*Gulp* Spandam was genuinely terrified deep inside but he was barely hiding his fear because the gains of getting the blueprints out weighed the cons in his head, so he and his cronies backed out of the building slowly.
"…. This isn't over old man, one way or another I will get those blueprints and he can't protect you forever!" He says as they finally leave old Tom's shop.
"… thanks kid I really appreciate it.." he says as he sighs and rubs his head in exhaustion.
"So what's this all about a blueprint that brown nose wanted?"
"…. I shouldn't really tell you since you technically work for the government too kid…"
"Hey I help them if I feel like it, and they know it's better to stay on my good side because if they truly ever piss me off I could easily break everyone out of Impel Down if I wanted too since sea stone is useless against me and water isn't that strong against me anymore since I can basically heat my body up to such heat it evaporates all the water around me."
*sigh* I begins to rap his fingers over his desk for a bit before he looks up at me.
"… have you heard of the 3 ancient weapons that the WG want you to forget about?"
"Yeah that they could destroy the world in the wrong hands."
"Right and….. I have the blueprints for one of them…. Pluton an ancient ship of mass destruction that's blueprints have been passed down for generations to the head shipwrights of Water 7 since all the way back before and during the Void Century."
"And that fuckhead wants to take them for the government… no he gives off the vibe of a guy if given a chance would use those blueprints to take over the world for himself."
"You got that feeling from him too? Then I was right to deny any knowledge of whatever the hell he was talking about…" he says as he slumps over tired before rubbing his head, "What should I do? After all this time am I just gonna be screwed over by some government prick who wants to take over the world…"
"… don't worry if push comes to shove and the shit hits the fan I have a favor to call in that can fix this problem permanently…" I say as I rub my chin thinking about a possible plan that I can put into affect.
"But I got to do something about the blueprints I have to get rid of them or hide them somewhere they'll not be found."
"Hmmmmm….. I know I shouldn't ask but I have to see what's all the big deal about these blueprints that the big bad government is so afraid of."
"Why? You barely know anything about ships and how there made, it would be like looking at a completely different language to you."
"Then that should be a plus to you because I'd only understand what it looks like at most, and I'd never be able to build it if even if I wanted to just from seeing it once and I'd definitely not remember the exact scaling or what is needed to build such a ship after all."
"...….. *sigh* alright… after all you did help us get the train finished even sooner than what it would have taken if you never helped us." He then stood up flipped a hidden switch that made a hidden compartment appear that he opened to reveal a wooden box that he opened gently before revealing a document that had the word 'Pluton' on the front of it and slowly began to unravel it to show us what it truly looked like.
The design of it was nothing I had ever seen before but as I was trying to ponder what it was an old friend who doesn't like to leave the frontier chimed to me in my head.
*Isn't that an SK class Continent Cracker Warship?* (Larissa)
*Larissa you know this thing?*
*Yeah these are similar to ships from my world and I can say that Pluton is one of the strongest things in the world with a fleet of these, you would control the world but..*
*but?*
*They are made from extremely rare materials that would make the cost astronomical to produce, not to mention you'd need the best of the best of shipwrights to even think of producing one, even if Tom wanted to make one he'd need around 3 to 5 others just as skilled as him to build one properly.*
*sigh* "I don't get this at all but all I know is it's extremely dangerous and most likely extremely hard and costly just to make…"
Tom just nods as he puts it back in its place bringing the room back to its original state.
"That it is and I can tell that I'd need several as skilled as me or possibly all the shipwrights on both sides of the Grand Line just to build one, not to mention the cost of all the materials to make it that I doubt it would ever be made in my life time…"
"But that fuck shouldn't get his grubby hands all over it… you might want to hand it off to Franky and Iceburg giving copies before you burn the original."
"*sigh* that might be for the best, luckily I made those copies long ago as just in case situations like this ever happening…" he says flipping another hidden switch to show another hidden compartment with the copies stored inside.
"Can I trust you to pass these onto Franky and Iceburg for safe keeping?" He says as he hands the box with the copies over to me.
Don't worry Tom even if those dumbasses suspect anything they'll never find it I say as I wave my hand over it and make it disappear.
"... your just full of tricks aren't you kid?"
"It's one of the many things that people like about me." I say with a grin.
"Watch over the girls for me I'll go find Iceburg and Franky and deliver them the copies." I say as I get up and head out the door.
"….. Good luck kid."
Even though CP5 was watching the store like a hawk they gave me a wide breath when I got close to them because they honestly didn't want to piss off a Warlord who could kill them with our batting an eye even if there are consequences if he did kill them.
So with a grin and giving brown nose the bird I left to go find Franky and Iceburg, which wasn't too hard since they were staying in the same place from the party last night.
After knocking loudly for a bit Franky finally got up to answer who I quickly pushed him back inside and told him and Iceburg the situation.
Realizing the severity of the situation they sobered up real quick and started to hear what I had to say as I handed them both the copies of the Pluton Blueprints.
"So you think this CP5 fuck head is gonna do something to screw over Tom just so he could get his hands on these blueprints and if not possibly get his death sentence reinstated just cause he couldn't get what he wanted!!?!!?!!" Franky said extremely pissed off at what was gonna be done to old Tom. "But if we want this to work we have to let him think he has screwed us over, whatever he does we need to follow through with his plans just so a favor I'll call in will be able to take them all out while leaving our hands clean."
"So what's the plan?"
"Alright listen up I'll only explain this once alright so….
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You guys got that?"
"…. That might work… but what if things go wrong and one of us dies?"
"I have my expert Doctor to save any of you guys should the need arise."
"Alright we have the plan all set now all we have to do is wait and see what he-" suddenly we could hear cry's of help and cannon shots in the distance.
"SHIT! That fuck already started!" We then go out to see what's happening.
"ARE THOSE MY FUCKING SHIPS?!???!!!!" It was the ships that Franky had built recently to fight sea kings that were attacking Water 7.
"Go and stop them, I'll make a call and make sure that fuck is away from Tom!" I say as I rush off toward Toms place, but by the time I get there it's already surrounded not only by CP5 but all the Marines in Water 7 had it surrounded, brown nose was talking to 2 familiar faces about how this whole attack on Water 7 was because of ships built by Tom himself and that the blame lays all on him.
While he was going on a Tirade I told the girls over my portable mini Den Den Mushi to stay out of this and that I have a plan, we just have to let them go about this in there favor and I'll be able to do my job properly. It seems it didn't take that long for Franky and Iceburg to stop the ships as they were being automated with no crew on board so it was easy to take them all down. But the destruction fell onto Toms head and they began to arrest him and start taking him towards the Puffing Tom to head to Enies Lobby to proceed with his execution, but I cut them off at the platform to the train.
"I can't let you take him, he will be coming with me, whether you like it or not, oh and I'm taking his head for just breathing my air and existing in my world." I say as I point my blade to them.
"Firebrand… this is now official marine business step aside!" Says Vice admiral Bastille who over the years seems to grown out his hair and got himself a brand new mask to wear and standing besides him the new Vice admiral to the marines Gion.
"Well your gonna have to make me if you think I'll let you marine fucks kill my friend!" I say as I rush towards Spadam who was holding Tom hostage at the moment, but before I could reach they both blocked my way.
"It's time I got some payback for that loss I got from you all those years ago!" She says as she attacks me at break neck speeds her nick name of 'pink rabbit' is no joke if we're talking speed.
"DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT IVE BEEN LAZING AROUND ALL THIS TIME?!?!!?! I've gotten even stronger than before!!!!!!" I say as I pull out all the stops and go full on Holy Flame mode on there asses.
But while I'm fighting them Spadam is able to get on with Tom and start sending the Train full speed towards Enies Lobby, and in a shocking turn of events that wasn't apart of the plan Franky jumped in front of the train trying to stop it like an idiot!
Of course the end result is that it runs him over smashing him apart and sending careening into a few walls before he falls down unknown if he's dead or alive.
*SHIT!!! This wasn't a part of the plan!!!!* I think to myself as I force summon Theo to my location as I launch Bastille and Gion off me.
"THEO! Save Franky!!!" I say as I point him to the fallen Franky, seeing how dire the situation truly is he goes over to him and see what the damage is and hopefully save his life.
*DAMMIT THIS IS SO FUCKED….* I think to myself as I start to make a mad dash for the ally's where they try to follow after me but I'm nowhere to be found.
"ARRRGGGGHHHH!" She screams as she begins to stomp the ground into fine powder in frustration that Firebrand got away.
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"PFFFFFTTTHAHAHAHA! Look at that little shit fly! What do you think you can honestly stop a fucking train with your body?! DUMBASS!!" Spadam shouts in glee and laughter at the misfortune of Franky and his possible demise.
"Ahhh, and none of this would have happened had you just gave me the fucking blueprints!" He says as he starts to kick the shit out of old Tom.
But Tom just spit his blood onto his stupid face which enraged him even more to keep kicking the shit out of him.
But without him even realizing the train came to a slow stop and nothing could be heard but silence from the further cars ahead of the one in front of his.
"… Hey is it just me or has the train stopped?" He says to himself and goes to open the next train car door only to see…
"N-no w-way it c-can't be y-you" he was shaking in fear of see the man standing before him and the mangled corpses of his other CP5 members lay strewn about with faces of absolute terror that they couldn't even scream before they died.
Sick and tired of hearing his voice he unleashed his own personal twist of his new move.
"Judgement Cut: Blood Eagle Mix" he said as he flashed behind Spadam before clicking his blade in place causing Spadams head to separate from his body and for his body to become a true blood eagle on full display with his arms tied up into a cross pose.
After he was done marveling his handy work he turned to look at the unconscious Tom, and hefting him on one shoulder, slowly made his way to the driver seat of the train and sent it slowly forward to Enies lobby, while it was slowly picking up speed he blew his horn to summon his sea beast near the train so that he and Tom could hop on and make there escape into the sunset.
Secret Quest complete: Save Old Tom!