The Visitors on the Sanguine Rose

"Finally, I thought Tem's ship was stolen or maybe docked someplace far, but in the end it just turns around that it was placed to a different spot behind the mountain. Finally, I can get Tem's clothes and then we'll be ready to stop Muro..."

Yumiko, on the other hand, suddenly got concerned during her joyous speech and remembered her parents. "What am I saying? Just because I'll bring her some clothes, there's no way that Tem would help me out. She's a pirate, and even if I adore her popularity, that doesn't mean she's the person I actually think would help me, but I just wish to accompany her on the journey, it would be so awesome, but, like, whatever. I should muscle up and grab her some clothes, yeah!"

Yumiko gripped her own muscles after rising her right arm and leaped on board as soon as she noticed the ship's fence had been affixed with planks. "I guess the ship took some beating, huh? Oh, I just wonder how awesome it is to travel the ocean and make new friends. Now, let's see, where would her clothes be, hmm...?"

She looked around the deck of the Sanguine Rose, admiring it a little, before preparing to enter the cabin. But as she got closer to the cabin, she began to hear loud chuckles coming from inside, and Yumiko turned serious very quickly. "Somebody's here... Could it be Tem's friends?"

She entered, cautiously and slowly.

The moment she opened the door, she detected a loud jazz music that continued to reverberate through the room. She spotted three people sitting on the floor and eating food. Two of them boys and one of them being a girl, who had been trying on some of the clothes, which on the eye seemed to not be hers.

"Oh, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, who would've thought that this ship had all of this amazing food! Hell yeah, when I'm fueled up with this delicious food, I'm gonna crush that girl's skull for what she did to us! Ain't that right, Laura, Dimmy?!"

Dimmy had sticks in between his nose as while being undressed to reveal his legs and torso. "That's right, Tony! We'll show 'er who's the boss in these parts!"

"Hey, boysss? What do you think about these lovely clothes? They are so cute, and so fun to wear! Although, the chest part is a bit too big for me. The girl must have some big bonkers, if y'know what I mean?! I wonder, could it be that the girl is an alien?!"

"Dunno, but it doesn't matter! Whatever size she has, it's not important! The only girl that I'm looking for is that white-hair!"

Laughed Tony while stuffing his food with bread, meat and greens, while sneezing in response and played with a orange he had held. "Yeah, sure, whatever you say boss! But lemme try more of these cute clothes!"

Everyone turned toward the entrance in an instant, and hush descended upon the room. They were trapped in their pose, each clutching their own desired object and meal, and the music had entirely stopped.

Yumiko appeared to be holding the door open with a blank expression on her face and sweat streaming down her brow. They glanced at each other once, twice, three times, and four times, which caused the three of them to scream out loud and drop their jaws on the floor. "Eeeeeeeeeekk!!!"

Yumiko stepped out the door, shut it behind her, and inhaled deeply while blinking several times. "I think I got the wrong ship... Wait, no! What am I thinking?! Those must be Tem's friends! I should approach them carefully and friendly. Yeah, that's the stuff!"

Yumiko immediately opened the door and raised her arm high in the air, with her face sparkling. "Hey, everyone! I'm Yumiko, and you must be Tem's friends! Sorry to make such a terrible introduction, but I have come here to bring back Tem some of her clothes!"

The three of them quickly crawled together with their eyes prepared to pop out of their sockets. "Who the hell's Tem?"

"Huh? Oh, right, I forgot you don't know! It's your captain, the 'White Haired Pirate' Tim! You see, he became a girl so if it's not too much to ask, would you mind showing me where his clothes are?"

Laura whispered quietly. "I think she's a bit crazy in the head? Who the hell's Tem and who the hell's Tim? Am I the only one who doesn't know who she's talking about, huh, boss?"

Tony grabbed his chin and began to think. "Hmm, I'm not sure, but just thinking about it, makes my beard grow."

"What beard? You don't have a damn beard."

"Imagine I have one... Anyway, we should probably stay quiet about who we are. She thinks we're that girl's or boy's allies, so it should be more believable if we act like we know who she is. We can show her where the clothes are and then quickly buzz off outta here."

"Um, boss... That girl is one of the 'Sun Soldiers'. I don't think we should be worried about her. Maybe she's just here for one of the 'Sun Soldiers' members, you know..."

"Hmm, Dimmy... Good thinking. That tattoo on her shoulder sure does represent the 'Sun Order'. Follow my moves, ahem..." The music started to play again. "Very well, young one! We shall provide you the help and bring you to the legendary clothes that our captain loves to wear!"

"Now, where the hell are the clothes, Laura?"

"Behind the kitchen. That's where I found these..."

"She won't know what hit her. Let's play her out and bring her down to the basement. We can lie and tell her that the clothes are in the room, while in reality, the room's pretty clear and has no clothes. That should keep her busy."

In silence, and after whispers, Tony, Laura, and Dimmy rose to their feet and soon got serious when Yumiko's eyes flared on fire, startling them. "You will?! Heck yeah! I can't believe I am talking to somebody so popular as you! You're like one of the most-known pirates in the world right now! Come on, I'm ready to party, just show me the way to Tem's clothes!"

"I think she's a bit crazy..." They whispered.

"Come on, come on, where do I go to get some clothes! I'd love to stay longer, but I really need to bring them to Tem! Hurry uppp!"

"Okay, okay, chill, chill, geez! Right down there in the basement! That's where the clothes should be!" Yumiko's eyes flared with bright sparkles of excitement as she instantly followed the three down into the basement where they brought her to a room with a lock.

"The clothes should be straight in that room. Worry not, young Yumiko. We'll wait for you outside here." Without hesitation, Yumiko made her first step in the room and started to look for Tem's clothes. "Huh, where? I don't see any clothes."

Yumiko was taken aback when Tony, Laura, and Dimmy smirked creepily and shut the door behind her, which astonished her after she whirled around and shouted at them. "Hey! What the heck?! You could at least leave me some light to look for the clothes! Come on, this is not what I wanted! Please, let me out, I know you're pirates and all, but Tem really needs clothes!"

"Sorry, chick, but there's no way we're letting you get out. Of course, unless you find a way out of the room, which we definitely locked, there's no way for you to get out."

"Man, she's so stupid to fell for our trap! Now we don't need to worry about her causing us problems!"

"Good thinking, boss!"

The three of them laughed out loud, but in the seconds later, they heard Yumiko's voice being quite close. "So, where do I look next, guys?"

Tony, Laura, and Dimmy coughed as they turned around with closed eyelids and huge smiles. "Oh, the clothes are actually up the stairs, through the door behind the kitchen." Yumiko thanked them as she rushed by them up the stairs with a smile on her face.

"Thank you! You were very helpful!"

"No problem, beauty!" The three of them turned around, their eyes bulging out of their sockets, and tongue sweeping out of their mouths, where they yelled out loud in surprise in between. "What in the actual 'Sun's Order'?! How did you get out of the room?!"

Yumiko swung around with a neutral expression on her face and raised her hand to reveal a key. "Well, you see, sillies. You forgot to lock the door, so I just walked on outta of there. Pretty simple, huh?"

Their body hair shook as they shivered at the same time and stared at each other, displeased.

"Good job, boss..."

"Yeah... Good job..."

"Hey, come on, Laura, Dimmy! Ahem, worry not, that was planned! Please forgive us, young Yumiko. We were actually just playing a trick on you and test your intelligence. Now you can actually join our crew, you know."

Both, Dimmy and Laura screamed out loud, with their tongue outside of their mouth. "WHAT?!"

"Oh, don't worry, I already made plans for the future. You see, now that I know that you're not actually Tem's allies, I think it's time to show you some lesson on how to treat someone with respect."

Yumiko punched her own palm with a fired up personality and smiled at them with a flinching eye, where the three of them immediately froze and became white as ghosts. "We're screwed..."

"I hope you don't mind getting wet, because your next destination is the ocean!"

Yumiko drew her leg behind her while Tony, Laura, and Dimmy screamed in terror. The next thing they knew, they were rocketing through the ship's deck and into the air, screaming loudly.

"I DON'T SEE ANY RESPECT IN THAT KIND OF A MOVE!!!"

"She showed no mercy!"

"That woman is cruel!!!"

Yumiko moaned and headed up the steps, dissatisfied and upset, as they vanished in a sun flare. "Boy, and I thought they were actually Tem's allies. Well, whatever, it's time to get Tem's clothes and return to the cave."

She looked in the room behind the kitchen and found blue and white garments, that she recognized as Tem's in a matter of seconds.

"Ah, there they are!"

She took them from the dresser and flushed pink in the cheeks as she inhaled Tem's scent. "I can't believe it! I'm holding Tem's clothes! Oh, she's gonna be so happy! Here I come, Tem!"

She grabbed some food after gathering up the clothing and raced outside to the deck, where she leaped over the fence. "Hyup! Wait up, Tem, I'm coming!"

To be continued...