(Third Person POV)
Samuel stepped back as some marines took aim at him, "Alright....." He said, "How should I play about this?"
Rhea looked at Ryoma, "And who is this supposed to be?"
One of the marines looked at her, "Maam, we just received word from Rear-Admiral Pinkpunk's crew." He said, "Apparently one of his ship's prisoners escaped and hid out in the island. He has made landfall and is currently on his way."
"What a twist of fate." Rhea said with a slight smirk, "Two Marine Officers lose their prisoners in this island due to a storm. Isn't that ironic. Anyways....open fire!"
The marines pulled the trigger and fired at both Ryoma and Samuel who jumped away to avoid the gunfire. The bullets hit the spot where they both stood respectfully as they had already landed somewhere else.
Rhea tilted her head, "Tch...." She said, "This is going to be a nuisance. If bullets don't work, get close to them. Do not let them get away."
"Yes!!" the marines said as they took aim again
"Klaw, was it?" Ryoma said as he assumed a stance, "Seems to me that they want the both of us."
Samuel scowled, "Samuel, actually." He said, "I don't know who Klaw is."
"Might I suggest a brief alliance?" Ryoma said, "You seem formidable, until we leave this island, we should work together and fight off these pests."
"Fine by me." Samuel said, "Just don't think about betraying me."
"I could say the same to you." Ryoma said seriously, "If you are what these pests claim you to be, then I will be on guard for backstabbing."
"You don't shit to worry about." Samuel said as he lunged at the nearest marine, "Cause that isn't true!!"
He punched the marine in the chest, sending him flying as the others took aim at him.
"Shit!" a marine said before firing his rifle at him
Samuel dodged the bullet and rushed him, hitting him several times in the torse with a flurry of punches, taking him down. He then jumped up into the air and flipped, driving down an axe kick to the next marine that had tried to rush him with a sword.
Captain Rhea was watching this with a slight smirk, "Seems he doesn't rely on sneak attacks, huh?" She said, "He's not bad.....but as for the other one..."
She looked over to Ryoma who was holding an Iai stance while he looked at the Marines in front of him. The marines stepped closer, their rifles cocked and aimed at him.
"Pull the triggers and you forfeit your lives." Ryoma said seriously
"Fire!" a Marine shouted
They pulled the triggers and opened fire, the bullets shooting straight at Ryoma who did not move an itch.
"Flaming-Fox Style: Barrier"
Suddenly, there were sparks all over the air in front of Ryoma, as if the bullets had ricocheted off the air itself.
"Huh?" Rhea said as she squinted, "Impossible....I could barely see those movements! He deflected all of those bullets with his sword?! What is this guy??"
Then, Ryoma disappeared from where he stood.
"Where did he go?!" a marine shouted
"Hm." Ryoma said as he was behind the group, "You've already been cut, it seems."
He slowly sheathed his blade, a low clicking sound was heard.
"What the-" a marine said before blood burst out of their chests and waist
Several of them collapsed to the ground, writhing in pain. Other marines looked at this with shock and pointed their weapons at him as he merely stood there, menacingly looking ahead of him.
"This guy is no joke either." Rhea said, "I think I got my work cut out for me.....oh well.....who should I....hm..."
She looked to the side and saw that Samuel was quickly punching marines down by rushing them before they could react in time. Samuel dodged bullets and blocked blades and other weapons, all while countering them with kicks and punches that were precise, enough to take them down.
"Hm..." She said as she reared her arm back, "Alright, let's try this...."
She swung her arm forwards, her hand disconnecting from her wrist as it was connected by a chain. The hand flew right at Samuel, grabbing his leg.
"What?!" Samuel said, taken by surprise, "That was fast!!"
He felt the hand grip on him tightly, not letting go as the chain snapped straight, keeping a firm hold on him.
"Hehe..." Rhea said with a smirk, "Fly!!"
She then turned around, swinging her arm to her left, pulling Samuel off the ground and sending him flinging towards where Ryoma stood.
Ryoma saw this, "What?" He said, "Hey...."
Samuel crashed against him, something that Ryoma did not bother to prevent. The two of them then hit a tree as Rhea's hand was still holding onto Samuel's leg.
"Aghh!" Samuel shouted
"What is your problem?!" Ryoma exclaimed with a scowl
"Me?! You could've dodged that!!" Samuel retorted as Ryoma pushed him off, "What's your deal?!"
"Get out of my way." Ryoma stood up and patted his kimono, "You are getting thrashed around like nothing, you should stand back and let me handle this."
"Oh really? I can handle myself, thank you very much." Samuel said with a scowl of his own, "Just you wa-"
He was interrupted by being pulled away by Rhea's hand in a quick manner.
"Just what?" Ryoma asked as he stared at the spot Samuel was in, "Hm...."
Samuel was dragged across the ground towards Rhea who let go of him and retracted her hand back to her arm, jumping up into the air and then swinging an axe-kick of her own right at Samuel's stomach.
The blow was hard enough to drive Samuel down into the soft ground, causing him to widen his eyes in pain.
"Aghh!" He shouted, "You fucking.....!!"
Rhea then reached her hand down and gripped his face, squeezing it tightly, "Ho?" She said, "You think you can talk back to me in this situation? I'll make sure you are a beaten pulp, Klaw!! For a former Cipher Pol operative, you're quite the pushover!!"
"Fuck off...." Samuel managed through her hand, "Get off me...."
Rhea stepped back and pulled him up, holding him by the face, "Or what?"
"Damn." Ryoma said as he stood a few meters away, "You're letting a Captain treat you that way, Sam?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Rhea asked with a scowl, "Men, shoot this idiot!"
"Name is Samuel...." Samuel managed, "By the way...."
The marines aimed at Ryoma and opened fire, only for Ryoma to jump away and quickly drawing his sword, rushing past a group and cutting them down with such speed that everyone who saw it could only help but widen their eyes.
"This guy...." Rhea said, "He's much more dangerous than you, Klaw...."
"Oh, is that so?" Samuel asked as he clutched her arm, "I'll show-Huh? What's with this arm?"
Rhea narrowed her eyes, "You...." She said, "Why don't you find out...?"
Ryoma then appeared next to Rhea and Samuel, crouching down and holding an Iai stance, "Hello."
He was about to perform an drawing slash when he was hit by a wave of white smoke, causing him to stagger and cough repeatedly.
"What?" Rhea said with surprise
"Ah, wha-" Ryoma coughed, "What the....."
He jumped away and out of the smoke as Rhea turned to see Captain Smoker a few dozen feet away, a group of Marines behind him, gathered around.
"Rhea." Smoker said as he had his cigars in his mouth, "What the hell are you doing? You're having trouble with these guys?"
"Smoker..." She said, "You're here...."
Suddenly, Samuel broke free of her grip and kicked her in the stomach, sending her reeling back a couple of feet.
"You stupid....fuck you, Klaw!!" Rhea scowled
Samuel rubbed his chin, "Man, that's some grip you have...." He said, "And YOU!!!!"
He glared at Smoker, who was looking at him with a serious expression.
"Huh?" Smoker said as he raised an eyebrow
"You burned my pants!!!!" Samuel said with anger in his voice, "I'll make you pay!!"
"You're still on that?" Smoker said dismissively, "Get over it. What? You're going to kill me for a pair of pants?"
"No, not kill you, you fucking moron." Samuel spat on the ground, "I'm literally going to make you pay me for those pants. They cost a good amount of money to replace, dammit!! You just up and left the shop and I had to replace them out of my own pocket!!!"
"Big deal." Smoker drew his jitte, "You're in no position to argue about pants."
"Oh is that so-" Samuel started before he was cut off by an explosion that hit him hard, "Aghh!!"
He was blown back by an explosion that detonated right next to him, a projectile had landed in that spot without him realizing it.
He staggered and looked up, seeing a figure in the distance atop a rocky cliff.
"What the..." He said before jumping away, avoiding another explosion, "A cannon?!"
He landed next to Ryoma who had a scowl on his face.
"Great." Ryoma said, "He's here."
"Who?" Samuel said
Suddenly, the entire area was swarmed by more marines that surrounded both Samuel and Ryoma. As this happened, Tashigi walked through Smoker's group.
"Captain!" She called out as she fixed her glasses, "The Rear-Admiral is here!"
"I can tell." Smoker said, "He made quite the entrance."
"Alright, maggots!!!" a booming voice bellowed
A man jumped from atop the hill, landing in front of where Rhea stood, causing the ground to shake slightly.
He was tall, burly, and had long pink hair that was tied in a pony tail. He had bright orange eyes that had a crazed look to them. He wore a dark maroon suit while having the marine officer overcoat on him while he held a massive handheld cannon in his left arm.
"Pinkpunk...." Rhea said
Rear-Admiral Pinkpunk straightened up and leaned the cannon on his shoulder, "Enough of this." He said, "It is time to bring you two criminals in. There is no escape, there is no hope for you. You might as well give up....because if you resist..."
"It won't end well for you."