Deep within Leroy's unconsciousness, He dreamt of a Memory.
A young Leroy sat on a cliff, his small legs tucked to his chest as he sniffled. Tears egging to flow down his cheeks yet again after Hours of Crying. The once rambunctious and lively Leroy relegated to this for one simple, yet tragic reason
Sara was Dead.
And he blamed himself. He felt that if he had tried to do something. If he'd been stronger. That he could've done something to prevent it. But in truth, there was nothing that young Leroy could've done. After all, he was only 10 years old. He was in just much danger as Sara was.
All three of them had gone to explore Copper Way. A scrap yard where all the unwanted and discarded metal that went unused from the Main Kingdom of Goa fell. Many of those less fortunate than the Rich inside the walls scavenged there and would attempt to Sell them on the Streets after polishing them up. And half the time it worked.
Leroy, Azar, and Sara had decided it'd be fun if they went adventuring in the Scrap Yard. Maybe they could find some swords! Or some treasure! And they certainly had found some cool stuff. Azar found a cool-looking staff, intricate and detailed, Sara gushed over the Cool looking fire poker she found, pretending that it was a sword, And Leroy had wandered off deeper into the scrap yard. He didn't fear a thing! He was made of rubber after all!
But he wasn't as lucky as the others. A group of men had found him and at first. He'd not paid them any attention, focusing on digging through a particularly intriguing pile. The men had said "Hey kid! That's our Pile! Scram!"
Leroy being Leroy simply told them. "Nuh Uh!" He'd never seen them before. And He was out here all the time! Besides, all of this trash wasn't just one persons. You had to dig to get what you wanted! But the lie they told didn't even last a minute as Leroy felt a grip on his shirt before violently being pulled away from the Pile! "Hey you fuckin' asshole!"
The Three were very vulgar children. But it merely amused the Group of men, Leroy instinctively threw a fist at the man that held him, but it did nothing yet continue to Amuse the ugly-looking man "Alright then you little shit! You asked for this!" The Man gripped Leroy by the neck and tossed him to the ground.
Leroy let out a yell as he harshly hit the ground, his Red Sash getting dirty in the process. But Being rubber there was no physical injury, but it sure did hurt. But before Leroy had a chance to get up, a sturdy boot came down onto his shoulder from one of the other men, a more lanky fellow, this hurt even more as it Caused Leroy to Let out a scream!
"A Devil Fruit user Huh?" The man cocked his head in surprise from how stretchy Leroy's punch had been. "This is gonna be even more fun than I thought!" The Man dropped to a knee, he was so close to Leroy's face he could smell the stench on his breath as he heard the Distinct sound of a Belt coming undone. And a hand touching him, right at his Zipper. It made Leroy's stomach churn. "The Fuck are you doin'! Get off you dick!"
Tears began to well in his eyes as the Man licked his lips when suddenly the Mans head recoiled to the Side violently! "HYAH!" It was Sara! She'd used that fire poker and caused a Nasty gash into the man's face!
The Boot came off his Shoulder Next as Azar smacked the man in the Stomach with the Staff. "Get off our Brother!" They said in unison.
Leroy Scrambled to his feet with Tears in his Eyes as he needed to pull his pants up, they hadn't been pulled completely down, his siblings were to thank for that! Suddenly a scream sounded out! It was Sara! She'd been grabbed by the man she'd hit and thrown into a pile of scrap!
Blood rushed down her face as a deep gashes ran across the poor child's face from impacting the pile face first! "GO GET MAMTHA!" Sara pleaded with tears as Leroy shot his fist out at his Assaulter. But Azar pulled on his Collar to get them both to go. "Lets go Leroy! We gotta Hurry!"
The Two Ran as Fast as they could! Their tiny legs couldn't move any faster despite the fact they were running faster than any normal person! Within minutes they reached the Cabin they called home and burst in the door!
The Cabin was massive, almost like a small hamlet. Many of their Family and Friends by both blood and bond sat around. They all wore a variety of clothes. To the children. They all looked like bandits! But the a childs mind was never able to really comprehend what the adults around them were...
The family sat around and Chatted, eating and suddenly they all stopped and looked at Leroy and Azar standing in the Doorway with tears in their eyes. They'd never seen them all move so fast. Nor had they ever seen Mamtha with such a look in Her remaining good eye before. She'd never swiped her Bat from its designated spot so quickly!
The Entire Family of the Mountain were ready and out the door in under a minute tops!
But by the time they all reached Copper Way, it was too late…The entire thing seemed to be engulfed in flame. The two kids immediately fell to their knees and just sobbed. Tears streamed down their faces as they surely thought that their Sister was gone…Mamtha Barked Orders to the Family Members and got the entire pack of over 150 into the Valley of Scrap to look for Sara and to put out the fire.
And yet…Even in the Place where Azar and Leroy last saw their sister. There was nothing. She was just. Gone.