Harley looked as the axe sprang up and sighed, dropping to her back completely as a gunshot suddenly rang out and a bullet whipped right over Harley's head! Her eyes went wide as she shook in her place then froze up from fear. Quickly her body rolled to the side and she pulled herself up to her feet. "Why is everyone shooting at my head!?" She shouted and started to run down the hall the bullet came from. He's fast for a fat man... Mashyuu thought as he twisted in the tunnel only for a bullet to strike in the corner in front of him before the bullet exploded, the force of the blast threw Mashyuu to the ground as bits of rubble hit him hard, pelting the man in the back of his head and shoulders. His ears rang and body trembled for a moment as he started to push himself up. Harley ran past him and motioned for the winged man to get up.

It was hard to see in the darkened room but at the moment there was only one way to go. Behind her Mashyuu had pushed himself into a three point running stance while his wings started to twitch. He was faster when running than he was while flying just due to not flying a lot as a child. "Alright, fuck this guy." He muttered and pulled the gun he had grabbed off the guards he and Harley had jumped when they arrived on the manor grounds. With gun in left hand and chain in right, Mashyuu rocketed into his fastest speed, moving past Harley and two the doors. "Harley go right!" Mashyuu shouted as the three doors came into view. While he wasn't sure what way to go, Mashyuu fired off five shots, his entire clip down the middle hall randomly then took off into the left hand hall while Harley followed up by moving down the left hall, her eyes scanning for traps and Gogo.

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GoGo had a wicked smile as he heard the gunshots being wasted down a different corridor. He trudged through the water, making each step all the harder. That's when he saw the pipes leaking ahead. "tch, that's gonna be a bummer ta fix"! He trudged through the stream of water and came to a set of stairs on the other side. He fire two more shots into nearby pipes, causing them to explode and ring through the tunnel again. " Have fun getting flooded fuckers"!

GoGo dashed through to see the light at the other end of the tunnel. He smashed through one of his portraits, which were actually covering an entrance to his central sector of the mansion. Here there were a bunch of goons all licking their wounds and wondering if GoGo and Alpha were okay. There were 10 in total and GoGo was going to use them for all they were worth, " Hey fucks get going. The two intruders are over here"! The portly man was breathing hard,but he continued to run toward the central stair case as his men rushed to the tunnel with the sound of rushing water.

Upon arriving there two men crouched and held guns pointed out at the dark while one tried to see what was down the tunnel. It was already filled with 4 feet of water by the time they arrived. " HAHHA alright boys time for a raise. Keep sharp and wait for these fuck heads to come thorough that stream of water", he said.

Soft, heel covered feet clapped in the water as Harley rushed as best as she could manage through the water in the tunnel she was in. Her dark red eyes scrunched up from the smell of murky and dirty water in a damp hall. "Ughh who wouldn't notice this? Why is this even in here?" She grumbled while trudging through the water, more worried that the insane man would have a small seaking in the water than she was afraid of his gun.

Suddenly two shots rang out and Harley stopped in her tracks and listened for a moment as the sound of rushing water started to fill her ears. "Oh hell..." She swore and turned to try and run. Try as she might, Harley wasn't tall enough or fast enough to power through the water and a big rush hit her in her back throwing Harley face first into the water only to wash her back the way she came. As she washed up back into the bathroom she simply laid there, grumbling something under her breath between coughs while water continued to run into the bathroom and Gogo's bedroom. After she pushed herself up, Harley looked at the other two doors and frowned. "Well Captain, it looks like it's up to you." She whispered and slipped up to her feet. On shaky legs, Harley walked over to the bed and started to examine the hinges carefully to try and figure out how to move the bed.


Mashyuu ran through the water as best as he could, even though it was waist deep, his wings rose up to stay dry and his face scrunched in annoyance. With a heavy jump, he pulled his legs up against his chest and started to fly in an awkward fashion down the hall when a series of shots rang out. Instead of flying away, Mashyuu flew faster, racing to try and meet the sound of gunfire until he saw a wave of water that filled the hall rushing at him. Mashyuu drew a deep breath of air and held it, flying straight into the water he began to swim for the exit.

It took everything he had but he managed to break out of the hall and exploded from the rushing water past the doorway and into the room. Blam! Blam! Two gunshots rang out and caught Mashyuu. One ripped through his left wing, the other in his right arm. Mashyuu hit the ground hard and stifled a terrible moan of pain while he used his left arm to push himself up to his feet. With his left wing hurt, he folded both wings against his back and winced as blood flowed down his back and arm to drip on the floor. In his right arm, a bullet was lodged, keeping him from making any hard movements. The Pirate snarled and unclasped his morning star with his left hand only to glare at everyone in the room. "When these guys don't kill me, you gonna shot them in the backs too Gogo? I have to admit, I'm sure your nephew wouldn't have even done that." Mashyuu snapped, hoping to god his words would make the guards hesitate or even train their weapons on Gogo.

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The guards trembled at the sight of the winged man's conviction, with the exception of the one leading them. " Hey screw this guy! Get em boys", however as he pointed toward winged man, there was no firing of their guns. He looked around him to find his men tossing their guns down and running. The lone guy looked around frantically and yelled, " HEY HEY GET BACK HER---never mind you fucks". He grimaced and reached for one of their rifles. A lone gunshot could be heard throughout the central part of the mansion, but whether or not it hit Mashyu has yet to be seen.

GoGo on the other hand watched in horror as his men ran away. He fired a couple of pot shots, doing just as Mash said he would. " putrid cowards", he said while catched his breath. The sound of bullets clanging against his shattered marble tiles could be heard in the stark empty chamber. He kept trying to catch his breath, but he was too frazzled to think straight and calm down. He reached into his coat pocket looking for his inhaler. His eyes would widened as his lungs burned. He was struggling not to gasp for breath and called out to the only one that didn't run. " Eyy jerry you gottem right? Get me my inhaler! I dropped it at the tunnel exit probably"!

A wry smile started to cross Mashyuu's lips while the goons... well most of them, tossed their guns aside to let them clatter to the floor and turned their backs on not only the leader of the gang but Gogo as well, saving Mashyuu from what was surely a firing squad. Mashyuu's jaw set firmly and his teeth started to grind to try and drown out some of the pain in his wing and arm along with the burning in his lungs. He was hurt, and tired and almost none of it was Gogo's fault, it was mostly his loyal goons who the winged man had seen killed in cold blood and from behind. His shaky eyes watched as a single remaining man reached down and picked up a riffle. "..Really man? You don't want to do this. Everyone else is leaving, nobody else has to die." Mashyuu pleased until he realized the goon was loyal to a fault.

The winged man hurled his morning star up at the man's chest just before the man shot. The bullet from the rifle lodged itself into Mashyuu's flesh, luckily the toss of his morning star threw his own left arm in front of his chest, catching the bullet in his forearm. Drained of energy Mashyuu fell onto his right side and smashed his wound. "Gahh.... I guess this is good luck." He whimpered in pain. If his morning star didn't hit its mark, or take down his opponent he would look the man in the eye and nudge his head towards the sounds of the gunshots. "See... these men who just want to live and be happy, who thought they had what they wanted with Gogo... He just shot at them, trying to kill them and again, from behind and a safe distance away. He waited till their guards were down. Sure, you can kill me and be the next head of his forces but remember. Gogo killed the guy who was personally guarding him only a few minutes ago."


Harley looked at the hinges on the bed and and followed the metal to see where they would lead to when swung open. Carefully she walked to the end of the bed and grabbed the corners, yanking the bed aside to reveal a hidden tunnel. "Of course... a coward would have an escape route in bed and the crapper. Okay, I see what you're doing." Harley quipped and made her way through the tunnel.

Just a few moments after she entered the tunnel and started to run, she heard a loud gun shot, then a minute or so later, a few more shots that had Harley pushing herself faster. "Fuck, fuck, fuck!" She swore while moving towards the exit where she could hear Gogo shouting about dropping something. With luck, Harley could get out of the tunnel and save her new captain and deal with Gogo!

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The man was slightly dazed and confused. Try as he might, his body just wouldn't react when he told it to get up. There was a ringing in his head from striking the ground hard without any cushion or positioning. He looked down to see a grisly morning star, although he didn't know it was personally, lodged in his chest. It had split him open and caused his entrails to start to drooped out. His hands trembled as they caressed his blood soaked uniform. That's when it hit him, the winged man standing before him had bested him. He looked up at Mash and said, " haha..hahaha we're all nothing in the grand scheme of things. We set sail from our family and friends to come to the grand line kiddo...and it ate us alive. GoGo gave us security,  and certainty. A gunshot to the head is certainly not the worse fate one can face on the grand line....". He tried to lean up, but he was broken. He covered his eyes with his arm, waiting for the sweet embrace of death. Blood clogging his neck, talking, nay breathing became a chore.

GoGo, unaware of Harley started to make his way toward Mash. " Are you fucking serious? Do I have to do everything myself you worthless fucks"? He was slower, perhaps moving at sub NP speeds with T perception at this point. He breathed hard just trying to climb the stair case leading up to his initial escape tunnel. With one last explosive round in his chamber.

Mashyuu couldn't bring himself up anymore, he couldn't believe that his morning star had hit and more than that he was sad that he had taken another life. The way he spoke about going to the grand line and coming back to a home given by Gogo... that was true loyalty and to someone that didn't deserve it. "You're a good man and will be rewarded in the afterlife. I'm sorry we had to meet as enemies. Maybe in the next life we can be friends..." Mashyuu replied to the downed man. Mashyuu started to chuckle under his breath but stopped to listen as uncle Gogo started to draw upon the two down men. Mashyuu slowly reached back for his dagger, knowing it would only go a few feet at most with it and his current condition. Slowly his gaze fell on the man when something amazing happened...

Harley raced as fast as she could, pushing her body beyond it's normal limits up until the moment she saw the light. Her body tightened up and she sprang out of the tunnel she was in, coming out under a set of steps that Gogo was trying to climb, somehow he had slowed and it seemed like he was only truly skilled when he had goons to order around. Harley pulled her doctors bag off her shoulder and ran around to climb the steps. "Gogo! I quit!" Harley shouted and hurled her medical bag at Gogo from behind to try and knock the large man off balance. If she could get close enough she would shoulder block Gogo right off the stairs that he was currently climbing!

The sight of Harley suddenly making the save, (or so it seemed) had Mashyuu drawing a deep breath of air while reaching out to try and call to Harley but his breath never came. The man simply laid there and watched, figuring he was a dead man if Harley didn't get the drop on Gogo at that very moment.

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GoGo coughed and though he breathed quicker and quicker, his lungs didn't feel better. His gaze started to spin and his lips started to turn blue. He was under so much anxiety with a quickened heart beat, that he couldn't even think straight. By the time he comprehended Harley's voice, he was smacked in the head by her bag. He growled looked toward the speeding little girl, who was now thrusting herself into GoGo. He hit the wall hard, but didn't go down. Quickly he swung his arm, intending to hit her head with the butt of his gun. "YOU CHEAP HARLOT....", he roared while wheezing uncontrollably. His gun now trained on the girl, completely forgetting about Mash. " You get a little Boyfriend and now you think yer hot shit.....ehh"? His voice was fading and his vision tunneling on the little girl.

Now it was up to Mash to ensure his little girlfriend didn't perish. GoGo was on a warpath, ready to shoot her point blank if it meant taking her with him too.

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Harley wasn't the strongest woman in the world and Gogo was just big enough to not get knocked over from the strike. She gasped with shock that melded into a cry of pain when Gogo turned around and smacked her in the head with the butt of his gun. Her head snapped to the right, and while seeing stars she hit the ground and fell a few steps down. After already taking a good head shot from a bullet that grazed her a while ago, Harley held her forehead and moaned almost cutely due to the throbbing in her head. "You're sick... I won't let you hurt anyone else.." Harley groaned all while she slowly looked back and went wide eyed when she found herself looking down the barrel of his gun.

While Harley was running up the steps, Mashyuu pushed past his limits and his body flashed an metallic black color for the briefest of moments. He pulled his arms in front of him and pushed with his legs, pulling with his arms and started to drag himself towards Gogo. Weakly his left arm grabbed a pistol and lifted it as best as he could. (Witch wasn't very high.) With a pained grunt he rolled to his back and steadied his aim with his right hand, blood slowly flowed down each arm while he lifted the barrel to aim over the rail of the steps so he could aim at Gogo's back. "A swordsman's greatest shame is a cut on the back... But you're not a swordsman and Karma's a bitch." He grumbled, (once being told every hero gets a quip before beating the leader of the bad guys). Mashyuu pulled the trigger of the gun, once, twice, five times, until the clip was empty. Each shot after the first was less aimed and moved down to Gogo's waist then spread wide due to the hard time Mashyuu was having even lifting the gun but he was sure that the first would at least make contact with Gogo.

Gogo was about to finish off Harley when the bullets fired by Mashyuu ripped into his back, out his chest, and into his spine, drawing blood and a silent gasp of shock. He kept a firm grasp on his gun while stumbling backwards and looking at the blood pouring from his wounds. Slowly he turned his head to look at his killer and he started to swear until his world spun. He flipped over the banister of the steps and crashed into the floor, next to his inhaler, dead.

Harley was stunned for a moment, unsure of how she was actually saved but she was and she was thankful for it. Quickly Harley snatched up her bag and raced back down the steps towards Mashyuu. Seeing the scene she stopped to keep herself from puking. "The guy with the mace in his chest is dead right?" Harley asked while she began to look over Mashyuu's wounds. "...Sadly, seemed like a good guy." Harley shook her head side to side and patted the man in the chest. "Well Captain, you will fly again and your arms will work just fine. Once we get back to my office we can pull these bullets out and patch you up." Harley assured Mashyuu but the man wouldn't be flying for a little bit.

Together the two collected themselves and their things, including the hand cannon Gogo carried, just to be sure that nobody else on the island could wield such a powerful weapon. The pair walked out of the house and towards the front gate. "A deal is a deal. Since you have been calling me Captain, all the money here will go to Mock Town. But for the love of god, get these things out of me."...

The next morning Harley waited outside the building, explaining to the local Marines that Gogo ran a gang, that she and Mashyuu took him down and that the money he had been taking should go to the town to help everyone he had hurt. When she arrived back at her office she pulled a seat up next to Mashyuu who was laying in a recovery bed and she tilted her head at the dark haired pirate. "So.. what's the next course of action? "Now I know you pumped me with a lot of drugs, but it sounds like you're joining the crew." "We had a deal, you lived up to your end and I'm a woman of my word. If we don't have that then we can't even trust each other.... But there is a condition. If at any point your being a pirate harms my freedom, and someone I care about gets hurt... Well I'll have to kill you. And with how reckless you are, all it will take is me not pulling something out of you or fixing a wound." Mashyuu started to chuckle but stopped when it hurt. "Alright Harley Ashes.... Welcome to the Phantom Raiders. The crew of Two." "Two huh? Well well I'm sure you will keep me plenty busy."

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