A voice spoke from behind Leroy. "Hey. Mamtha's been lookin' for ya…" It was Azar. He leaned on a long copper pipe, his eyes were just as Red as Leroy's were. Leroy had Run off after the small funeral they had for Sara. 'It's only been a week! She might still be out there!' He pleaded with his Adoptive mother. But she'd merely embraced him and told him 'Sometimes we lose people. And Eventually, we have to say goodbye.' and he just…Couldn't. So he ran.
Azar sat next to his brother and stared out into the Ocean in front of him "She always said she wanted to go out there and write a book about what she saw." Leroy smiled a bit. "Yeah. Wanted it to be Bigger than Braggards Tale heheh."
"Just means we'll have to carry on that Dream for her right!" Azar Nudges Leroy playfully with a Smile, but the Smile faded whenever he saw that Leroy was deep in thought "What if Grandpa's next…Or You? Or Mamtha…" He said sulking and hiding his head into his knees, lips curled into a frown "What if I'm next?" He then Questioned.
Azar was stumped. "I don't know…" Azar then turned to the Ocean and Listened as the Waves lapped at the cliff beneath them. "Could make it easy ya know…Just jump off now…" Leroy said. "What?! Don't be crazy!" Azar said with a wild look on his face
It hadn't ever been the first time he thought about that. But that was a long time ago.
With a sigh and a pout Leroy stood to his feet and slammed his fist against his Hips and bared his teeth before holding fist at his side and screamed! "YAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!"
Azar looked at his brother with a cocked eyebrow "Now you've really lost it…"
"I'm tired of being sad! I've still got you! I've got Mamaw! And Papaw!!" He declared. He was trying his best not to be sad "We're gonna get off this island! And become Pirates! Just Like we Promised!"
Azar Grinned. Leroy had a wild look in his eye, and a crazy grin as he stared out into the ocean. His Red Sash flowing wildly in the wind as he did. "Heh! Yeah!" Azar got to his feet and stood next to his brother before letting out his own scream "YEAHHHH!!!!!"
They never really got over it. It was a while longer for the young boys to really come to terms with it. But being so young, and the gift of ignorance as a child. It came quick enough.
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Leroy's eyes opened slowly. Everything was quiet for a moment before his ears woke up like his eyes were, and the vague sound of action in the distance filled in. "Oh yeah…I was busy dyin'..."
He'd been unconscious for almost an hour. It looked like it was nighttime with how much smog was in the air. An ache came over his body, and his hand shot to his stomach. He felt the strange feeling of Bandages around his stomach. "What the…?"
'Where'd these bandages come from?' He scoured his memory for a second before realizing "That Woman! She must've helped me!"
The Captain Surried to his feet, hands digging and messing through the coarse sand as he stood up and patted himself off. Knocking the sand from his body and making sure everything was in place before looking at Aluba. "I've got to get to the City…And Quick!"
His hand rubbed against his Bandages again for a moment before ripping them off! The Bloodstained fabric flapped through the wind and flew off into the desert! His wounds were still in the process of healing but right now he needed to get going!
His feet hit the sand slowly as he began to walk, and then a run, and before he knew it he was in a frantic sprint before suddenly- KA-THOOM!
Leroy took a small hop and kicked off the ground with such force that it caused sand to shoot up high into the sky over a dozen feet in a giant cloud! Sound Cracking around him as he leapt! He was soaring through the air from the sheer force of his legs! The City was still over a kilometer away but with another propulsion of his Legs with another massive amount of strength! He was on a dead course right for Aluba! Shooting through the air like a Red Blur faster than a Missile! His Red Sash around his neck flopped like a cape as he soared!
With his keen vision and reactions he was able to process everything he saw at such dizzying speeds! Usually, he wouldn't do something like this, every bit of Energy counts! But he couldn't risk it! His eyes suddenly Caught exactly what he was looking for!
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Hornigold was in a frenzy. He'd made it back to the Mausoleum in no time. But the war in the Streets raged on. He was busy barking orders to the Men to Strengthen certain areas of the city where huge amounts of Chaos were unfolding. Reports were finally coming in that the Red Sash Pirates were in heated combat with his Top Agents! Some even came in that Princess Kiki was in the Capital as well causing her own havoc and rallying the troops to keep on fighting!
The Ex-Warlord was currently on the Rooftop of the Mausoleum, looking into City square where all of his agents were in the middle of fighting against the Revolting Force of Arabasta. He could waste his time and get down there himself, but his attention was focused on the Tomb Of The Kings. Picking up his Den Den Mushi he spoke into it spitting venom "Ms. Violet, where the Fuck are you!"
The Voice of the Woman before Responded "I'm almost there!"
"Hurry Up! I need you here NOW!" He spat in a commanding tone! But before he could get another word in a voice filled the air! It was loud! Piercing! And filled with a rage that was almost palpable!
"HORNIGOLD!" His eyes shot up in the nick of time allowing the fist that was aimed right for him to pass right through him! The Man flying through him and colliding with the wall behind the Marshal violently enough that it cracked and collapsed! But it didn't stop the attacker one bit! Tossing the Debris off of himself, Hornigold Was able to see just who his attacker was.
It was Leroy!