Pirates

As dusk arrived, Hiroto, Gin, and Katsura were at the docks, spying on a large ship that had people with weapons patrolling around the area. Looking at their uniform, one could tell they were a part of a space pirate group.

Hiroto whispered to the other, "So, how are we going to go about this? Are we charging straight in, or going the sneaky approach?"

Gin responded, "How are we going to go charge in against all of them? There's probably over a hundred."

Hiroto raised an eyebrow and said, "So? Has that ever stopped us?"

Katsura shook his head and said, "If we charge in we would make too much of a ruckus, it would alert the police as well which would be bad for us."

"You mean bad for you?" Gin said.

Katsura continued on, ignoring Gin, "The best way to go about this is to be as quiet as possible."

"And how are we going to do that?" Hiroto asked.

Katsura then took out three pirate uniforms as well as some props to use. "We can just dress up like them."

"You think that's going to work?" Hiroto asked.

"Of course, my disguises are all flawless. No one would be able to see through them." Katsura said, wearing the uniform with an eyepatch on his left eye, alongside a scar on his face.

"Let's hope your plan works then, Zura," Hiroto said, putting on his uniform alongside Gin.

"It's not Zura. It's captain Katsura." Captain Katsura replied, as the other two finished.

Hiroto then came to a realization and said, "That's right, I almost forgot one thing."

"What? Did you forget to lock up the place?" Gin asked.

"No, not that. Sadaharu should be coming here soon." Hiroto said.

Gin quickly said, "Wait, you didn't deny that you forgot to lock our place up. Oi. Are you ignoring me?"

"Ah, there he is!" Hiroto said, pointing to Sadaharu running over.

"You want to bring him along?" Captain Katsura asked.

"Yup, you know that a pirate should always have a pet with them," Hiroto said, scratching Sadaharu's neck and applying an eyepatch onto him.

"Yeah, but they're usually parrots, not dogs." Gin replied.

"Hey, that's racist." Hiroto said, "Just because he's a dog, doesn't mean he can't be a pirate's companion.

"Wow, I can't believe you said that, Gintoki." Captain Katsura shook his head.

Gin ignored the two and said, "Alright, let's just get a move on then."

The three nodded, following Gin and walking towards the side ramp that led into the ship. Guarding the entrance was a pink looking Amanto that stopped them.

"Stop right there. This is a restricted area, so you better leave if you know what's good for you." The pirate Amanto said.

"But you see, we're all here to come join you guys. We heard that you were recruiting and wanted to sign up for your crew. I can guarantee that we're the best pirates this planet has ever seen." Hiroto answered.

"Well, we don't need any more recruits. Besides, you guys don't seem to be that capable of pirates to me." The Amanto said, refusing to budge.

Hiroto replied, "How can you say that. I can guarantee you that we're the best pirate crew you'll ever find around these parts."

The Amanto still refused and said, "I'm telling you again, we don't need any of your crap!"

"Aw c'mon." Gin spoke up, "We want to become pirates, too. Take us with you. Ain't that right, Zura." Gin said, waving his right hand which was replaced with a hook.

"It's not Zura. It's captain Katsura." Captain Katsura said.

Gin continued and said, "Ever since we were all little punk kids, we've dreamed of becoming pirates. We wanna search for the lost treasure: "One Park". Right, Zura?"

"It's not Zura. It's captain Katsura." Captain Katsura replied.

"Never heard of it. Go find it yourselves." The Amanto replied blatantly.

Hiroto then spoke up, adding, "Well you see, we've been trying to find this pirate actually, named Captain Jack Scarecrow. It's said that he knows the location of the treasure, buried somewhere in the solar system. So we wanna find him and the treasure."

"Never heard of him, or the treasure. Just leave already." The Amanto replied, then looking at Sadaharu and saying, "And what the hell is that supposed to be?"

"What? You never seen a pirate companion before?" Hiroto said.

"Aren't those usually parrots?" The Amanto asked.

"Parrots are so last period, oversized dogs are the new thing now." Hiroto said, "Here, look, he can even perform tricks."

Hiroto said," Sadaharu, talk."

"Woof." Sadaharu barked.

"See? Try it yourself, just ask him for a paw." Hiroto told the Amanto.

"Hmm, alright." The Amanto walked towards Sadaharu and reached his hand out, saying, "Paw."

*chomp*

"Uwoh." The Amanto's voice echoed, as his head was currently inside Sadaharu's mouth.

"See? A lot better than parrots." Hiroto said as captain Katsura knocked the Amanto out by punching his stomach.

"Alright, time to go." Gin said as they dragged the knocked out Amanto to a corner and dumped him.

"Hmm, where should we start?" Hiroto asked.

"If my information is right, pirates usually make their prisoners walk on a wooden board and make them fall into the water below." Captain Katsura said, rubbing his chin.

Hiroto responded, "You've been watching too many pirate movies."

"Alright, we'll start from the top then." Gin replied instantly after. "I don't see anyone down here so far, so they should all be up top."

"Hm, good thinking. Just like a pirate." Captain Katsura said, nodding his head.

"Shut up and move, Zura," Hiroto said, kicking captain Katsura's back.

"It's not Zura, It's captain Katsura!" Captain Katsura shouted back, as the three-plus Sadaharu continued towards the deck of the ship.

On the deck of the ship, a large group of Amanto surrounded an unconscious Shinpachi. One of them moved forward and splashed water onto his face, waking him up.

"Hey, are you awake, kid?" The Amanto said.

"Sleepy time's over!" Another Amanto chimed in, seeing Shinpachi slowly wake up. "You're so young. Such a shame you got captured by pirates!"

Still groggy, Shinpachi muttered, "Oh, that's right… I've been captured by pirates."

*rustle*

Some loud noises to his left drew Shinpachi's attention, causing him to turn and look. What he saw was a green looking Amanto wearing a neat pirate uniform, with his sword gripping onto Kagura's clothes as he dangled her over the water with her hands tied behind her back.

"Kagura!" Shinpachi shouted out.

The Amanto holding Kagura with his sword said, "I hate filthy scum who interfere with my business. So now I want to clean out you pesky rats. Tell me where your nest is. If you try to hold out, she dies."

"What're you talking about?!" Shinpachi shouted out.

"Don't play dumb. We know you're a rebel." The Amanto said, glancing down at the tied up Shinpachi.

An Amanto then walked forward and gripped Shinpachi's hair, rocking his head around as he shouted, "Tell us where your secret base of operations is!"

*thud*

He threw Shinpachi to the side, as Shinpachi shouted back, "What're you guys talking about?! We're not exclusionist rebels, nor do we know where Katsura is! Let Kagura go! This is the land of the samurai!"

The Amanto holding Kagura scoffed and said, "Samurai, you say? There's no such thing in this country."

Kagura turned her body slightly and smiled, lifting her body around and launching a kick towards the Amanto's face, knocking him away and her loose.

"Kagura!" Shinpachi shouted as Kagura started to fall towards the water.