Post by Notaka on Jan 29, 2020 21:25:50 GMT
"Roger...had a son?" Rayleigh was surprised to hear that. "If that's the case...I'll be joining you in your quest." Rayleigh said. "So the crazy bastard did, huh. I didn't actually think he'd make a son, heh."
"Great! Saving Ace sounds far easier now!" Johanna smiled. Rayleigh would look at Matthew, and he stroked his chin. "My dear boy, I sense potential within you," Rayleigh told him. "I'm guessing you're going to go to either Impel Down or Marineford, but as you are now, I honestly doubt you would be able to save Ace."
"What does that mean?!" Matthew went. "What I'm saying is...If you let me, I'll make you stronger. Strong enough to protect your friends. We don't have much time, but, I can teach you a good trick or two."
Matthew closed his eyes. "Yes, anything to help," He told Rayleigh, "I'll be glad to train under you, Rayleigh!"
"Then let's get started," He said.
"Oh ho, I see." The man replied. Tom would come at him, swinging his sword, but the man was easily able to parry his strikes using a simple dagger. "W-Who the hell are you?! How are you this strong?!"
"So you grew interested in me, huh," The man said, as he leapt back. "I am Pierre Oronais," He said. "I've been looking for someone strong to challenge me, and take my life in a great battle." Pierre said. "However, I'm not one who can deny the call of Mother sea, I can hear her begging me to go on an adventure. You," He pointed his dagger towards Tom. "I can sense you're not fighting to the best of your abilities."
"..." Tom was silent, Pierre was right. "Yes, I haven't had time to properly recover, yet."
"Hahahaha! I knew it!" Pierre laughed. "Hey, I'll join your crew. But beware...I might make your life harder or easier."
"Captain, I think we should refuse this guy." Tom bluntly told him.
Meanwhile, at Impel Down, The rocket pirates were moving, they had convinced Buggy to aid them. "Don't you dare lie about the treasure you morons told me!" Buggy shouted. "Yes, yes," Axel went, "Just help us free Ace and we'll give you what you want."
Eventually, they would break out of Level 1 and head to Level 2. There were many, many cells, along with inhumane sounds of screaming, laughing, sobbing or a mix of the three.
"This is a scary place!!" Brook went. "Let's ask some of the guys where Ace could be," Axel went over to a jail cell. "Hello, anyone here?"
"Oh...What a familiar sounding voice," A voice echoed from the darkness, a voice that Axel recognized. "Y-You can't be..."
"Yes, it's me."
"TEGGAR!!" Axel yelled. "T-Teggar?! Where?!" Buggy panicked, he knew who Teggar was as well. "Shut up!" Teggar went, making himself appear to the group. The man who used to have the largest bounty in East Blue. "I heard you wanted to save someone named Ace...He wouldn't happen to be the one who beat me?"
"That's right," Axel went. "I think I'd rather have you stay here, I still haven't forgotten what you did to the island where I lived."
"Hmm..." Teggar went. "Are you sure? I know where he is. After all, he defeated me, it's only logical I'd keep tabs on him. And besides, I don't care about your puny island anymore," Teggar said. "I will do what I always wanted to do, and set sail for the grand line. But...I won't tell you anything until you free me."
"Great! Saving Ace sounds far easier now!" Johanna smiled. Rayleigh would look at Matthew, and he stroked his chin. "My dear boy, I sense potential within you," Rayleigh told him. "I'm guessing you're going to go to either Impel Down or Marineford, but as you are now, I honestly doubt you would be able to save Ace."
"What does that mean?!" Matthew went. "What I'm saying is...If you let me, I'll make you stronger. Strong enough to protect your friends. We don't have much time, but, I can teach you a good trick or two."
Matthew closed his eyes. "Yes, anything to help," He told Rayleigh, "I'll be glad to train under you, Rayleigh!"
"Then let's get started," He said.
"Oh ho, I see." The man replied. Tom would come at him, swinging his sword, but the man was easily able to parry his strikes using a simple dagger. "W-Who the hell are you?! How are you this strong?!"
"So you grew interested in me, huh," The man said, as he leapt back. "I am Pierre Oronais," He said. "I've been looking for someone strong to challenge me, and take my life in a great battle." Pierre said. "However, I'm not one who can deny the call of Mother sea, I can hear her begging me to go on an adventure. You," He pointed his dagger towards Tom. "I can sense you're not fighting to the best of your abilities."
"..." Tom was silent, Pierre was right. "Yes, I haven't had time to properly recover, yet."
"Hahahaha! I knew it!" Pierre laughed. "Hey, I'll join your crew. But beware...I might make your life harder or easier."
"Captain, I think we should refuse this guy." Tom bluntly told him.
Meanwhile, at Impel Down, The rocket pirates were moving, they had convinced Buggy to aid them. "Don't you dare lie about the treasure you morons told me!" Buggy shouted. "Yes, yes," Axel went, "Just help us free Ace and we'll give you what you want."
Eventually, they would break out of Level 1 and head to Level 2. There were many, many cells, along with inhumane sounds of screaming, laughing, sobbing or a mix of the three.
"This is a scary place!!" Brook went. "Let's ask some of the guys where Ace could be," Axel went over to a jail cell. "Hello, anyone here?"
"Oh...What a familiar sounding voice," A voice echoed from the darkness, a voice that Axel recognized. "Y-You can't be..."
"Yes, it's me."
"TEGGAR!!" Axel yelled. "T-Teggar?! Where?!" Buggy panicked, he knew who Teggar was as well. "Shut up!" Teggar went, making himself appear to the group. The man who used to have the largest bounty in East Blue. "I heard you wanted to save someone named Ace...He wouldn't happen to be the one who beat me?"
"That's right," Axel went. "I think I'd rather have you stay here, I still haven't forgotten what you did to the island where I lived."
"Hmm..." Teggar went. "Are you sure? I know where he is. After all, he defeated me, it's only logical I'd keep tabs on him. And besides, I don't care about your puny island anymore," Teggar said. "I will do what I always wanted to do, and set sail for the grand line. But...I won't tell you anything until you free me."