TWMP and Bounties

Jack was in his room sitting on his luxurious chair, Nojiko asleep on his lap. Thinking about everything that had happened after he made it away safely, he could only thank the stars that no one he cared for was injured.

After leaving the Holy City it had only taken them an hour to get to the island where Dragon was waiting personally with a fleet of ships of his own, which was very welcome. Thinking back to that moment when they got to the island, Jack smiled a little at the memory of how Dragon's jaw dropped comically to the ground.

Apparently the man didn't think the mission would be as much of a success as it was, which was why he had gathered a fleet to make a getaway if needed. The man wasn't one to dwell in the moment, so he quickly took charge of the situation, giving Jack a toothy smile and a nod of his head. After getting the freed people off the ships, Dragon had his people check them all for injuries, give them clothes and food then put them into makeshift homes for awhile.

After seeing that, Jack and the rest of Dark Phoenix made their way back to the Pearl to get some much needed sleep, which was how he ended up in his chair. He and Nojiko were both too tired to do anything, but they were also soaked in blood and grime so they didn't want to get in their bed, thus the leather chair was chosen.

Watching Nojiko sleep so soundly made him truly smile, knowing that she could do so because of him. If his actions let others sleep so soundly then he couldn't be all bad, regardless of how many of the scum of the earth he killed.

Hours later, Jack woke up as he felt Nojiko moving around. Cracking an eye open, Jack watched as she arched her back to stretch it out with both arms raised high in the air, letting out a cute muffled yawn.

"Good morning, beautiful." Jack said tiredly with a smile on his face. "Good morning, handsome. Bath and breakfast?" Nojiko asked, giving Jack a quick peck on the lips before she got up from his lap and started to strip her clothes off as she walked towards the bathroom. He didn't need to be asked twice before he pulled himself up from his chair and followed after her.

Unlike their usual bath times, there was no playing around, just her scrubbing him, and him doing the same to her. They showered first, then climbed into a piping hot bath where they both sat in each others embrace, half dozing back to sleep. The water was still hot when they climbed out and got dressed, then they made their way to the kitchen where only Smoker Robin were sitting, drinking cups of herbal tea as they talked.

Smoker even laughing every so often, which surprised both Nojiko and Jack. The man had mellowed out a lot after joining them, even smiling more often then not, but laughing was rare. "Did he hit his head?" Nojiko whispered to Jack, sounding genuinely concerned. "Doubtful. I was on guard 150 % more than usual, I would have noticed. Maybe he's sick." Jack whispered back.

Both of them gave their own idea's on the subject, but just left it for now as they poured their own tea before going to join them at the table. "Good morning!" Nojiko said happily as she sat down. "Good morning!" Both Smoker and Robin said at the same time, looking to each other and laughing softly. "What's for breakfast?" Smoker asked, looking to Jack as he waited for an answer.

"No, 'Good morning, Jack!' Just straight to, 'I'm hungry!! Give me food!' Lazy jerk!" Jack said in mock anger. "Good morning Jack! What's for breakfast?" Smoker said, rolling his eyes at Jack's antics. "That's better!" Jack said as he brought out some pancakes, eggs, bacon, fruit, and some glasses of milk.

"If Nojiko hadn't already claimed you, I'd marry you!" Smoker said as he started to devour the food. "I don't swing that way, but I don't blame you. I'm quite the catch!" Jack said arrogantly, getting an eye roll from Nojiko and a chuckle from Robin. Smoker didn't even blink, still eating his food.

As they all ate, a thought occurred to Jack and he grimaced. He had completely forgotten about Perona, and he didn't know if she needed to eat while she was in the dark space, which was what brought the thought to mind. Pulling the pink haired goth girl from the darkness, Jack noticed how she did look paler, but she didn't look too much worse. "Are you hungry?" Jack asked, not bothering to come up with an excuse as to why he had forgotten her.

Perona looked around, then without a word she sat at the table and began to dish herself some food, still holding her teddy bear that Luke had given her. "Where is Luke?" Perona finally asked after finishing her sixth pancake. "He's still sleeping, but if you want you can take some food to him and this package?" Jack said as he pushed a large tray of food towards her and a small box.

"What's in the box?" Nojiko asked with a raised brow. "Luke has been asking me to get him this for a long time now, and I finally got it. He will be so surprised, he might even forget he asked for it." Jack answerer mysteriously, getting even more confused looks from Smoker and Robin. "Where's his room?!" Perona excitedly asked, wanting to see Luke again. The man did save her life and gave her an adorable teddy bear, so she was anxious to see him.

After giving her directions, she took off with a cheerful smile, Jack mimicking her smile, but his looked far more evil. "What did you do?" Nojiko asked, narrowing her eyes at him. "One of my greatest joys in life is messing with Luke, and this was too good to pass up." Jack said, chuckling to himself as he spread his Haki out towards Luke's room. "What was in the box?" Smoker asked curiously.

Looking to Smoker, Jack's smile widened as he answered "An aphrodisiac!" There was a moment of silence before Smoker burst out laughing, while both Robin and Nojiko stared dumbly at him. "You're mean!" Nojiko shouted before she went to go and check up on Nami. "But he hates her... and... and why?" Robin said, sounding genuinely confused. "That's kind of the whole point." Smoker said after he managed to calm himself down.

"HAHAHA!! IT'S WORKING!!" Jack shouted triumphantly, fist pumping the air. "Anyway I'm gonna go before he eventually get's himself back under control. Bye!" Jack said, then disappeared from the room. Robin and Smoker sat in silence for a few moments, then shrugged their shoulders before they carried on with their previous conversations as if nothing ever happened.

After leaving Smoker and Robin, Jack made his way to Dragon's temporary base that was set up on the island. Dr. Kureha and Chopper were still attending to the many injured people, working all night and barely making a dent in the injuries. Walking through the make-shift town, Jack checked in on people, handed out extra food rations to people he thought needed it, gave some extra clothes to people here and there, just trying to help out in any way that he could.

As he walked around, he heard some shouting not too far away. Following the sound, Jack came upon two beast men, one a white wolf variant, while the other looked like a brown bear, no doubt members of the mink race, humanoids with animal features, everyone of them being born with fur.

Both of them were extremely tall, the wolf standing at 9 feet tall and the bear over 12 feet tall. They were both standing with their backs to many injured animal people, facing a small group of armed revolutionaries in a threatening manner. "We are trying to help you fleabag's, so stop making our job harder!" One of the revolutionaries shouted as he took a step towards the two mink defenders, only to get backhanded to the ground by the bear man.

"If you come near them again, I'll rip you apart!" The bear man snarled out in a deep gravelly voice, which suited his enormous frame quite well. Jack was confused as to why the two minks wouldn't let anyone get close and was about to step forward, but before he could make a move, a tall blonde man wearing a long black jacket with a buckle on the left sleeve, with a blue shirt and vest, a frilled cravat, and a simple belt holding a pair of loosen light-blue pants with black boots.

A top hat with goggles over the band caught Jack's eye, and he knew right away who the new comer was. 'Sabo... Dragon's right hand man, as well as the sworn brother to Luffy and Ace.' Jack thought internally, smiling towards the man. Sabo was one of his favorite characters in the series, mainly because he was overpowered as fuck, but also because he wasn't a complete moron like most people in the show. Jack decided to sit back and see how things played out, only planning to step in if things escalated.

"What's the problem here?" Sabo asked, looking to his downed subordinate then back to the towering figure of the bear man. "Your boys got too rough with our friends, saying that we are just animals so we don't need to be treated like you all, we didn't appreciate it!" The bear man said, not backing down from the much shorter blonde man.

Turning to the revolutionaries that were standing close by, Sabo asked, "Is what he said true?" He practically stared into their very souls, daring them to lie to him. "Y-yes sir..." One of them eventually squeaked out. Turning back to the bear man, Sabo bowed his head. "I am very sorry for the way my men treated you. Please forgive them. They will be punished later, you have my word." Sabo said, sounding apologetic.

The two demi humans were both stunned. Apparently neither of them thought that a human would ever bow to them before. "A-alright! We accept your apology, but we will still be keeping a close eye on our own!" The bear man said, getting a nod of agreement from the wolf man. "I understand! And thank you. Please let us help." Sabo said, then gestured for some people with medical kits to come forward, treating the badly injured minks.

"You can come out now!" Sabo shouted, getting confused looks from everyone around him, revolutionaries and mink alike. Their confusion ended a moment later when Jack appeared in the middle of all of them. "You got sharp senses! I like that. You also handled the situation perfectly, quite commendable. It's a good thing I showed up instead of my boy Luke, otherwise I fear the Revolutionaries would have been tortured or outright killed instead of just a small punishment." Jack said, shooting a warm smile towards Sabo, who smiled back in return, while everyone else around them took a few steps back and looked visibly frightened.

Jack and Sabo introduced themselves, then talked about some random things for awhile before Sabo took his leave. Once Sabo had left, Jack made his way over to where the Minks were, walking right up to the bear and wolf guardians. "Hello there!!" Jack shouted, getting their attention as well as everyone within seeing and hearing distance.

"H-hello..." The bear man said, stuttering for a moment. Mink's were a proud race, but in the face of Jack, they were like submissive pets. "My name is Jack. What's yours?" Jack said, extending a hand to the bear man. "Tedi, but everyone calls me Ted. This here is Lucian." Ted said, shaking Jack's hand while gesturing towards the wolf man with his other hand.

"You two are quite strong, and you stood up for your friends. How about you both join my crew?" Jack said, getting surprised looks from both of them. "You... want us to join you?" Ted asked skeptically. "Of course! The Mink tribe is known for their strong warriors and loyalty to their comrades, and to have two of them fighting by my side would be a honor!" Jack proclaimed, getting smiles of agreement from the nearby injured Mink's, and for Tedi and Lucian to puff their chests with pride.

"What would we be doing, if we agreed?" Lucian asked curiously. "That's easy. Travel the world to get rid of the filth, enjoy ourselves, get strong, protect our loved ones, and just make the world a better place!" Jack answered with a smile. The two mink guardians looked like they were considering it, but before they answered, Jack said "Don't decide right now, take some time to think it over and discuss it amongst yourselves. You can even wait until you take these other minks back to Zou, that way you won't be concerned about their well being."

Jack was so friendly, it made the minks around him all smiles, Tedi and Lucian too. "We thank you for the invitation, and would very much like the opportunity to think it over. If we do agree, how will we get in contact with you?" Lucian asked, giving Jack a warm smile. "I'll give you my Transponder Snail number, but don't worry about calling me. I'll be heading to Zou in a few months, so I'll find you when I get there." Jack answered, getting nods of confirmation from the two guardians.

Jack was just about to leave when he heard a shout. "What about me?!!" A tiny female voice called out, making Jack turn around. Hobbling over to his position was the familiar figure of the tiny cat girl that Luke had saved from the other slave. She had a small limp in her right leg, bruising on her arms, and looked incredibly underfed. "What about you?" Jack asked curiously, amused at the thought that was running through his mind.

"I wanna join you too!" The little cat girl shouted with no hesitation whatsoever. Jack stared at her, trying to read the little girl before him. Her dark blue ears flicked back and forth like a real cats would, but her cold yellow eyes had a look Jack had never seen in any being, but one. Himself. It was a desire for strength, carnage, acceptance, love, and blood.

'Maybe...' Jack thought, a smile slowly forming on his face. "I don't accept just anyone as one of my own, but... I'll give you a chance." Jack said, watching as the little girls eyes dropped at his first words, but lit up at the mention of a chance. "What do I have to do?!!" The little girl shouted excitedly, already thinking she was ready for the trial.

While they were talking, everyone around them listened intently, none wanting to miss a single word. Jack's answer left them all gobsmacked, thinking that there was no way the trial was possible. "You have to hit me." The whole world had seen how Jack fought, so it was understandable why everyone would think a crippled child would never be able to lay a hand on him.

The little girl, however did not look defeated, instead Jack could see a fire burning in her eyes. "Deal!" Was all the little girl said, then she jumped at Jack, who stood in place, letting the Childs hand pass right through him. "You will need to work on that." Jack said, then disappeared, leaving an annoyed little cat girl, and a group of smirking minks.

After making his way around to the other former slaves, Jack went and found Dragon. The Revolutionary commander was in a big command tent, looking flustered and panicked when Jack walked through the tent flap. "What's wrong?" Jack asked, knowing that Dragon wouldn't act like this if it wasn't something terrible.

"*Sigh* Well... After your little show last night, chaos enmewed. Criminals got confident, marines got scared, and without someone to keep them in check, criminals are taking over. The New World remains the same, it being under the Emperors control before this happened, and East Blue wasn't affected in the least, but the other three Blue's and Paradise are in an uproar."

Dragon went on to tell Jack about pirate outbreaks and bandits taking control of towns, how the Government officials in some countries weren't handling it very well, and how some countries weren't affected at all. "Well... fuck. Guess I need to hold off on going to the New World for awhile." Jack said, getting a raised brow from Dragon.

"So, what... You're just gonna go to all of the islands in the other three Blue's, then to all of the islands in Paradise, killing thousands of criminals by yourself, while also stabilizing the lands?" Dragon asked skeptically.

"Don't be ridiculous!! I'm gonna do that with most of them, then send out new trainees to the other ones." Jack said like it was the easiest thing in the world. "YOU!!" Dragon huffed in annoyance.

Ignoring Dragon, Jack walked over to look at a map that was placed next to one of the tent walls. Looking at the detailed map, anyone else would have been impressed, but Jack was disappointed. The map was of the first half of the Grand Line, showing almost all of the islands.

"Kind of outdated, wouldn't you say?" Jack said as he shot a glance at Dragon, then back to the map. "What are you talking about? That map was made a decade ago, and it is one of the more accurate maps." Dragon proclaimed, then became confused when Jack pulled out a much bigger map, which was extremely detailed, showing every island in the entirety of the Grand Line.

"I got another one like this in my ship, and it's waay better than this thing. This one was created before the void century by the fist Nobles. Not many people know this, but they did have the whole world mapped out, but their descendants were more focused on power and their own business to care about their history, thus most of it was lost to them. I could let you take this one off my hands, but you would need to do something for me..." Jack said with an evil smile on his face, snapping Dragon out of his reverie.

Not liking the look in Jack's eye, Dragon hesitantly asked, "What do you want for it?" Jack's smile widened, which made Dragon frown. "I want you to form The World Military Police." Jack said, getting a look of confusion from Dragon.

"If I keep going as I am, I'm just going to recreate the World Nobles all over again. So to stop that, an organization that serves the world how the marines are suppose to, will keep everyone in line. You keep the association in line, and we keep the guilds. You start branches in every country, getting a small tax, which will cover all your needs, while also not taking an abundance to let the people thrive. Basically like the marines, but better. You don't serve anyone, thus you can't be ordered to do any vile acts. Recruit from every country, every race, make it all about protecting the world. Plus you will have the backing of the Association, and we will do our best to cooperate with you. I just really don't want to do it." Jack said, getting a thoughtful expression from Dragon.

"Before you decline, I'll personally train... lets say 1000 people. I'll work with them for about a year or two, then send them your way to handle certain islands. A master of Haki and the Rokushiki will give even some of the strongest criminals out there a struggle, and we won't be alone." Jack said, adding the icing on cake.

Dragon looked like he would agree, but the man's smile grew into a mirror image of Jack's own, making Jack frown. "I could take this burden off your hands, but you're gonna need to give me a lot more than a map." Dragon said happily, which caused Jack's eye to start twitching.

"Greedy bastard!! I give you guns, food, the Rokushiki techniques, people willing to fight for your cause, what more could you want?!!" Jack asked, folding his arms as he stared Dragon in the eyes. "It's quite simple, something hardly worth mentioning really." Dragon said, his smile never wavering. "What is it?" Jack asked, his curiosity getting the better of him.

"I want you to help Luffy get stronger as well." Dragon finally said, getting a frown from Jack. "But he's an idiot..." Jack said, making it sound like it was all the excuse he needed to not train the rubber moron. "That's actually more my fathers fault, and he's more slow than stupid." Dragon said, not at all insulted about his son being insulted, cause it was true.

Jack pondered it over for a few minutes, then a lightbulb struck him. "You have a deal!!" Jack shouted, then grabbed Dragon's hand and shook it, not letting the man back out of his words. "Anyway, we'll talk more about it lat-" Jack was cut-off as Sabo burst through the tent flap. "We got a situation!' Sabo said seriously, then held up three WANTED posters.

WANTED

White Chase Smoker

$1,005,000,000 berries

Dead or Alive

Jack looked Smoker's bounty over with a smile on his face. He had no idea why they used his old marine name, but the bounty was quite substantial. The picture also looked badass. It was Smoker holding back 1 of the Five Elders and a member of CP-0, 2 cigars in his mouth and a wicked grin on his face. 'He's gonna get a kick out of this!' Jack thought happily as he looked to the next poster.

WANTED

The Lightning Demon (Luke Strous)

$2,000,000,000 berries

DEAD ONLY

"What bullshit is this?!! How come they got such a good picture of him?!!" Jack angrily shouted, grabbing Luke's WANTED poster and almost tearing it in half. The picture looked as though Luke posed for it. Luke was covered from head to toe in lightning, the only visible part of him were his gleaming dark eyes and manic smile, both swords drawn, coated with Haki, leaving a small wisp of lightning at the tips. "The fucker is never gonna stop talking about this!" Jack huffed as he grabbed the next one.

WANTED

The Shadow Wraith (Jack Sparrow)

$2,500,000,000 berries

DEAD ONLY

Jack's expression was neutral when he saw his poster. He expected the bounty to be higher after the show he put on, but it was still one of the highest bounties out there, rivaling the one he set for Garp. The name sucked though. "Shadow Wraith?!! Really?!! What moron came up with this shit?!!" Jack complained, not liking his new moniker

. He calmed when he looked at the picture. "I gotta say, whoever does their photography should get a raise. They did damn fine work on this one, not that they needed to try very hard!!" Jack shouted triumphantly. The image was taken when Jack was speaking to the world. His air was made of black fire, clearly visible even though it was pretty dark outside in the background. His sword was drawn, but it looked like he was holding a flaming sword instead of a real one, his gun was at his side, but it looked badass as fuck!! His eyes were a red fire, giving him an inhumane look, but it was still super cool. He wasn't smiling, but his teeth were bared for all the world, increasing his monstrous appearance.

"I'm gonna get this framed!! I'll bet Nojiko will get a kick out of it!" Jack exclaimed joyously. Dragon just rolled his eyes at Jack's behavior, knowing full well he wouldn't be upset about becoming a Wanted man. "Where are the other ones?!!" Jack asked, looking to Sabo for everyone elses WANTED posters.

"These were the only ones that came in the paper, but don't be too surprised. They kept out of view, not being seen or remembered by anyone. It's a good thing." Sabo reassured him. "Damn it! This is bad! She's gonna use this as an excuse to get pampered, I just know it! I'll bet she won't even care!"

Jack knew Nojiko better than anyone aside from Nami, and he knew she would actually rather not be WANTED, but she would never pass up the opportunity to get at him. Sabo looked to Dragon with a questioning gaze, but Dragon just waved it off, signifying that he should just drop it.

Jack stopped his rant and looked to Dragon. "How the hell did they already get these done up? We did this last night!" Jack asked, a little surprised at how quick the Government moved. "It's actually not too surprising. You did do something everyone thought was impossible, and made sure the whole world new about it, thus shutting down any false claims the Government could try and make. Burning down the Holy City and crippling almost all of the World nobles will do that kind of thing." Dragon said, a wide grin on his face.

"Be careful old man! Your letting your true colors show." Sabo said, dragging Dragon out of his musings. "Oh shut it, Brat!!" Dragon scolded, turning his attention back to Jack, leaving Sabo to laugh to himself. "So when are you gonna start the training?" Dragon asked curiously.

Jack rubbed his chin in thought, then said, "In about a month or two. We need to relax for a bit, get these people recovered a bit more, and find the ones that want to join us. I'll try and recruit members for both organizations, then I'll take everyone that wants to come with me back to East Blue. While I'm doing that, the others can do their own thing for awhile, give them a break from the constant killing." Jack said, getting a nod of understanding from Dragon.

"Just let me know when your done, and in the meantime I'll start setting up locations. Hell with the way you work, we could just take over the marine bases after you get to an island, change the flags and symbols, and we wouldn't have to waste any man power in the building process." Dragon said, letting out a small laugh at his idea. "That's fair. I also don't think Luke is gonna relax for a year, so he might clear out a few countries in advance. In fact, you should give me a list of all the places where bandits are trying to take over, that way he can start there!" Jack said, getting Dragon's agreement as well.

Jack discussed a bit more about the TWMP (The World Military Police) before he left to go back to his ship. Dr. Kureha and Chopper would be busy here for a few more days, and he could get everyone that wanted to join the fight later. Just as he got on the ship, he saw a bolt of lightning shoot off into the sky, the weird thing was he heard a girl screaming from it. 'Whatever.' Jack thought, then walked into the kitchen.

Nami and Tashigi were just finishing up their food, which he had started to leave in the refrigerator. There had been a few times where he and Nojiko were disturbed because the others were hungry, so he had left a few dozen pre-made meals in the fridge, drinks of all kinds, and just little things to snack on. "Where did Luke go?" Jack asked, getting different looks from everyone in the room.

"After your little stunt this morning, those two went at it for quite some time. When that drug finally wore off, Pinky claimed Luke as hers, then started to change his room around. He tried to tough it out, but gave up a few minutes ago and decided to take her to a different island. He was not very impressed by the way." Smoker answered from the couch with a grin, while Nami, Nojiko, Tashigi and Robin all stared blankly at him.

"Don't look at me like that!! The drug only works on males, but not enough that it would make them force themselves on someone. From the way she was acting, she was most likely the one that initiated it!!" Jack said, defending himself from their silent judgement.

"Whatcha got there?" Nami asked, changing the topic when she saw the papers in his hand. "Check it out, I'm badass!!" Jack shouted, holding up his WANTED poster with his right hand and Luke's and Smoker's with his left. A tendril of smoke grabbed Smoker's poster and took it over to him, while Nojiko grabbed Jack's. "Badass is right!" Nojiko said, smirking at the poster in her hands.

"Why the hell did they use my old title?!!" Smoker shouted in disgust, not approving of the name at all. "Where's mine?!!" Tashigi asked, expecting one for herself. "Well... you girls didn't get one, but I guess Robin could just use her old poster, so you three don't have one yet." Jack answered, getting a sigh from Tashigi, a smile from Nami, and a pout from Nojiko.

"I can't believe it! *Sniffle* I fought so hard and my efforts go unnoticed!" Nojiko said dejectedly. 'I knew it!' Jack thought internally, then went over beside her. "It's alright, babe! It's only a matter of time before they actually open their eyes and see how powerful you are." Jack said, trying to console her mock sadness. "It's just not fair!" Nojiko whined, then burred her face into his chest.

'She's playing you!! Don't believe she's actually sad!' Jack shouted to himself, making sure he didn't overdo it with his actions. Last time Nojiko did this, Jack ended up building a tangerine garden for her on deck, which he thought looked stupid as hell on a ship as beautiful as the Pearl. "How about we go out tonight, just the two of us? I got something special in mind!" Jack said enticingly. "What is it?" She asked, not looking at him. "It's a surprise, but it is something that you have never tried, and will just love!" He reaffirmed, getting a 180 change in Nojiko. "Okay!" She said happily, removing her face from his chest, all smiles.

After getting suckered by Nojiko, Jack sat down and explained what he had planned for the next year or two. Robin would be staying with him to train, as she was still quite far away from the others, but everyone else was free to do as they pleased. They discussed plans for a few minutes before the door shot open and Luke walked in, his eyes locking onto Jack immediately.

"You son of a bitch!" Luke shouted, ready to jump at Jack any second. "Calm down man! I thought you would enjoy it!!" Jack said, getting into a defensive stance. They stared at each other for a full minute before Luke finally relaxed, then sat at the table. "Even though she was fantastic in bed, she is still a lunatic. Also, I'm gonna get you for this." Luke said, getting a small chuckle from Jack. "

So you are just going to dump her just like that?!!" Tashigi asked, her disaprovement evident in her tone. "Yeah! She was hot and good in bed, but that's about all she had going for her." Luke answered, not caring about what anyone thought. Before anyone could say anything else, Jack slid Luke's WANTED poster in front of him.

"OH SHIT!! I look AWESOME!!" Luke exclaimed, derailing the previous conversation entirely. "Did you pose for this?" Jack asked, barely getting a side glance from Luke. "I knew the guy was there, but he looked like a kid, so yeah, I struck a pose when it looked like he was ready." Luke answered, not ashamed one bit. They talked about the three new Bounties and how the world might be reacting, but focused more on what they would be doing for the next year. To no one's surprise, Luke wanted to go to the other islands, while everyone else would be staying in East Blue until Jack was ready.

They were all chatting happily when Jack's Transponder Snail stared ringing. Answering the call, Jack heard the familiar deep voice of Whitebeard. "Hey Brat!!"