Ace's Bizarre Adventure (Private)

[New Castillan Empire]

Bianca put her hands up and shook her head. "That's not what I meant, but okay." She'd clutch her arm in an almost sheepish manner. "Whatever. Hurry up with the details, old man."

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"Thirty. Hmm...Ace has ten shots. So would it be best, then, to divide you each into three groups of ten? Yeah. Alright, Farhaan, you..."

Dreyse ended up dividing them up like he said, and appointed squad leaders.

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"Alright... Assuming you won't shill my share of the score down, it all sounds good..." Kenji shrugged. "Claude here and I... should be able to deal with that, just fine. Isn't that right?"

Claude spoke for the first time. His voice was highly monotonous and deep. "Yes." was his simple answer.

"Right. Sorry for bein' so round the dinghy. Now, what ye'll do is stand by like the rest of us around those cargo crates near the cell where our hostage is and wait 'til they arrive, along wit' me an the rest of me crew." The captain explained.
"An' when the bastards come through an' try to free him, we takes him on in an ambush as we surrounds 'em, wit' me shoutin' somethin' epic like 'AVAST YE, LANDLUBBERS!'" The captain yelled as he drew his hand mortar and raised it up high. "There, ye'll gets behind that barnacle-scrubbing country boy Ace and hold him at the back wit' that gun of yers to make sure he isn't going to pull us a ruse, and if any one of them act, don't hold back the thought of blowing the men down... by which I mean killin' him, of course."

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Meanwhile, aboard the ship, about 30 minutes later...

"So you're telling me, this would be where our Katáskopos was taken in? This is a dangerous place, amigo..." Guido said.

"Si. He's being left in the cargo hold in a cell, deep within the hold of the Viperfish. Just be careful where we tread... I have a feeling we're not exactly alone." Goldenheart said.

[Planet Illysia]

Albert activated his combat aura and formed a barrier in front of the group as they walked. "This ship provides to he at our disadvantage. There could be an ambush at every corner." He warned.

Ace shrugged. "You think the rescue target could be a trap?" Ace asked. "That seems like a pretty obvious thing ta do."

[New Castillan Empire]

Albert activated his combat aura and formed a barrier in front of the group as they walked. "This ship provides to he at our disadvantage. There could be an ambush at every corner." He warned.

Ace shrugged. "You think the rescue target could be a trap?" Ace asked. "That seems like a pretty obvious thing ta do."

"The mage guy ain't wrong, amigo. My biggest bet is they're using him as some sort of bait, or maybe a bartering tool. Who knows; Captain Diablo ain't the most merciful nor the most honest guy in the world, but if he has to barter to get what he wants, and he knows it, he'll do it." Zorro would advise as they kept on guard, until they arrived near the bow of the ship, opening a hatch that leads to the cargo hold.

Inside would be a muscular, tan-skinned man with a short, black beard clad in nothing but some tighty-whitey underwear and plenty of scars and bruises all over his body, being chained by his ankles to the bottom of the cage. The man would look up at them with a smile of relief, and a number of tears flowing down his face.

"Oh, thank Apollo, you're finally here! I never thought I'd see you again..." The man said in a thick Greek accent has he looked upon the crew. "Now, quick, get me out of here while you can!"

[Planet Illysia]

Ace approached. "Well...."

"...Nice try!" He shouted to no one in particular. The outlaw suddenly pointed his gun into the darkness.

"...You thought wrong~." cooed a seductive voice. A voluptuous figure appeared from the darkness, her shotgun pointed at Ace's back. "I'm sure you've already heard the whole 'capture you' angle a million times. Personally...I'd rather kill you, but...let's have a little fun first, shall we?"

Albert raised his hands to launch lightning at her, but stopped and recoiled back when the girl noticed him with remarkable speed. "Tch!" He groaned.

[New Castillan Empire]

Ace approached. "Well...."

"...Nice try!" He shouted to no one in particular. The outlaw suddenly pointed his gun into the darkness.

"...You thought wrong~." cooed a seductive voice. A voluptuous figure appeared from the darkness, her shotgun pointed at Ace's back. "I'm sure you've already heard the whole 'capture you' angle a million times. Personally...I'd rather kill you, but...let's have a little fun first, shall we?"

Albert raised his hands to launch lightning at her, but stopped and recoiled back when the girl noticed him with remarkable speed. "Tch!" He groaned.

"Yarr, ya scatterbrained wench, I was meant to leap at 'em first!" the Captain said as he came forward with a hand mortar in his hand, as well as the rest of the crew armed with axes, swords, farming tools and a few guns. "Anyways... where was I? Oh, yes! AVAST, YE LANDLUBBERS, AND WELCOME ABOARD THE VIPERFISH!" The Captain announced and he and his crew laughed and cheered.

"Now, it be a while before they expect me rudder to be back at base, so let's gives ye the lowdown. The cowboy's 'sposed to be stashed away for the big surprise, so let's just get that out of the way first, hm? Drop the blaster, now, John Marston, an' get in the cage." The pirate would say as two crewmates opened the cage and another two would point a lightsaber and a gun at Ace.

[Planet Illysia]

Ace laughed hysterically and his shoulders bounced. "This ain't work the first nine-hunnid times y'all tried it. Ain't gon' be no different now!" He boasted, twirling his revolver as he did so.

Albert sighed, knowing he would have to be the one to get them out of this situation again. He knew, unfortunately, that it was likely these enemies had analyzed their predecessors's mistakes. For now, he'd do nothing, except for collecting energy. I'll have to go out on a limb if I'm going to get this idiot out of here alive, he thought.

[New Castillan Empire]

Ace laughed hysterically and his shoulders bounced. "This ain't work the first nine-hunnid times y'all tried it. Ain't gon' be no different now!" He boasted, twirling his revolver as he did so.

Albert sighed, knowing he would have to be the one to get them out of this situation again. He knew, unfortunately, that it was likely these enemies had analyzed their predecessors's mistakes. For now, he'd do nothing, except for collecting energy. I'll have to go out on a limb if I'm going to get this idiot out of here alive, he thought.

"You think so, matey?" The Captain boasted as he laughed loudly and looked to Bianca. "Blow 'im over till he can't stand up, lass!"

The rest of the crewmates laughed at this command, as well as Zorro, Augila, Guido and Goldenheart. "I meant for the girl ta' incapacitate 'im, ya filthy-headed barnacles! Now, git to it!"

[Planet Illysia]

Bianca sighed.

Suddenly...

"I'm sick of all of you! I'm sick of this!" Albert cried out. "I'm going to....I'm...going to..."

Albert's aura began to flare with ever-increasing power. He cried out at the top of his lungs

"...Send you all to HELL!" A mighty tremor shook the ship as Albert's aura took on an explosive angle and powerful glow. The ceiling began to crack and crumble, but it flew off above instead of falling down. Albert took off, and a bright light from something as small as the tip of a pin needle radiated from high above.

"What the hell?!" Ace cried out.

Bianca's eyes were wide. Her gun was still trained on Ace, but her hands were shaking now in anticipation.

[New Castillan Empire]

Bianca sighed.

Suddenly...

"I'm sick of all of you! I'm sick of this!" Albert cried out. "I'm going to....I'm...going to..."

Albert's aura began to flare with ever-increasing power. He cried out at the top of his lungs

"...Send you all to HELL!" A mighty tremor shook the ship as Albert's aura took on an explosive angle and powerful glow. The ceiling began to crack and crumble, but it flew off above instead of falling down. Albert took off, and a bright light from something as small as the tip of a pin needle radiated from high above.

"What the hell?!" Ace cried out.

Bianca's eyes were wide. Her gun was still trained on Ace, but her hands were shaking now in anticipation.

"What 'n' the sacred name of Davy Jones is this revoltin' development!?" The Captain yelled out in confusion.

"Okay... er... so, I'm thinking... and this is just a little forethought..." One of the crewmen, holding a sword to Zorro's throat, went to say. "This might just be the part where we all die."

"Well, isn't that comforting!" He yelled at the crewman, before turning to Goldenheart. "Got a plan to resurrect us all when we die?"

"Sorry, I can only resurrect one human being at a time! Even then, it takes a shit-long process to recharge, so..." Goldenheart commented.

"Shit. Well, it's been nice knowing you amigos." Guido said as he made a cross gesture over his heart, and Zorro went over to Klawguttah and embraced him.

"Come on, you pendejos! It's not going to be like that, we ain't gonna die... are we?" Aguila said with optimism.


"...Well? AT LEAST ONE OF YE SCALLYWAGS TRY 'N' STOP THE LAD!" The captain said, as one of the pirates fired at Albert.

[Planet Illysia]

The bullet found itself harmlessly rebounded off of Albert's physic barrier, perhaps made incredible strong by his surging energy. The point of light began to grow.

"What the fuck does he think he's doin'?" Ace exclaimed.

Albert performed a bunch of rapid handsigns. The point of light inflated into a gigantic fireball hovering over his head.

"SOMEONE REASON WITH HIM!" Ace exclaimed.

Bianca put her gun down and jumped to the edge of the whole in the ceiling. She bounded off of it in an instant and landed on the ship's tallest point. "Listen, you, what the hell do you think you're doing?!" Bianca called out.

"I'm sick of this damn planet! A little money for protecting my planet's greatest damn plague is hardly WORTH MY SANITY!" Albert replied.

"Then give up, and let us have him!" Bianca replied.

"I hate all of you so damn much too! I'll erase you, wench!" Albert hissed, almost drowned out by the sounds his giant ball of energy made. The water was rash and wavy. Bianca sighed and got down on her knees.

[New Castillan Empire]

The bullet found itself harmlessly rebounded off of Albert's physic barrier, perhaps made incredible strong by his surging energy. The point of light began to grow.

"What the fuck does he think he's doin'?" Ace exclaimed.

Albert performed a bunch of rapid handsigns. The point of light inflated into a gigantic fireball hovering over his head.

"SOMEONE REASON WITH HIM!" Ace exclaimed.

Bianca put her gun down and jumped to the edge of the whole in the ceiling. She bounded off of it in an instant and landed on the ship's tallest point. "Listen, you, what the hell do you think you're doing?!" Bianca called out.

"I'm sick of this damn planet! A little money for protecting my planet's greatest damn plague is hardly WORTH MY SANITY!" Albert replied.

"Then give up, and let us have him!" Bianca replied.

"I hate all of you so damn much too! I'll erase you, wench!" Albert hissed, almost drowned out by the sounds his giant ball of energy made. The water was rash and wavy. Bianca sighed and got down on her knees.

As the Captain looked on in fear, in a sense of panic, he grabbed his hand cannon and blasted a large hole in the wall, perparing to jump out of it into the water, with many of his crew following. "Twas nice knowin' ye, lads! But gettin' turned ta' calamari wasn't exactly on my to do list! Don't worry, when I find ye's again, I'll have ye all keelhauled, and the lasses raped beforehand!" He said, jumping off, leaving the heroes and a few crewmen left under the ship.

"What are we all doing!? LET'S GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE BEFORE HE FRIES US!" Guido said as the crew went to jump into the water, Zorro activating his sword and cutting the Greek man free before dragging him with him as he went to jump out the hole, and Klawguttah grabbing a lifesaver's ring from the area as he went to jump in due to lack of ability to swim in such armour.

[Planet Illysia]

"CASTLE....BRAVO!" He called out. He put his hands together in a gesture of prayer, clapping. Ace divebombed into the water.

Suddenly, the fireball detonated. Tongues of flame lashed out. The sky was lit up in a piercing red. Ace never felt himself hit the water, for Albert caught him darted off, taking cover behind a building.

"Tch..." Albert replied to feeling Ace's glare upon his back.

[New Castillan Empire]

"CASTLE....BRAVO!" He called out. He put his hands together in a gesture of prayer, clapping. Ace divebombed into the water.

Suddenly, the fireball detonated. Tongues of flame lashed out. The sky was lit up in a piercing red. Ace never felt himself hit the water, for Albert caught him darted off, taking cover behind a building.

"Tch..." Albert replied to feeling Ace's glare upon his back.

Moments later...

The rest of the team, exhausted after having to swim back to land, made mixed responses, most of annoyance and shock from the explosion. The captain himself, however, had already made it to land, crying maniacally as he saw his ship blown to pieces.

"Me ship... me crewmates... ME LOOT, ALL OF IT!" The pirate captain sobbed, as he pointed to the crew with a furious expression, one of utter hatred.

"YOU DAMN BOTTOM-FEEDING SEA SLUGS ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS!" The captain said as he pulled out his sword and charged at them, only to be met with a swift knockout dropkick by Quickfist as she backflipped and stared at him, knocked down to the floor and incapacitated.

She then looked to the flickering, giant orb of light in the distance.

"...Hey, amigos... I don't mean to freak anyone out... but... where's Ace?" Zorro mentioned as everyone else's eyes widened.

"No... is he... he... didn't make it..." Quickfist said, her eyes tearing up as she cried on Guido's shoulder.

"Well, dat's da end uv dat bullshit wit' da kowboy git. We gunna go back ta stomp'n' vibaros now or wot?" Klawguttah said in a cold and somewhat bored tone.

[Planet Illysia]

They heard the clicking of heeled boots.

"My, my..." Bianca began. "Lost your huckleberry?" She cooed, bending down to press her chin against her uprighted shotgun's grip.

[New Castillan Empire]

They heard the clicking of heeled boots.

"My, my..." Bianca began. "Lost your huckleberry?" She cooed, bending down to press her chin against her uprighted shotgun's grip.

The group immediately had grabbed their weapons out and readied themselves for any attack, even though Guido, Goldenheart and Klawguttah hadn't aimed their ranged weapons.

"Wait... you?" Zorro asked in both confusion and anger. "How the fuck did you survive that blast? Last time I remembered, you climbed atop of the damn ship and yelled at him to stop!"

[Planet Illysia]

"I'd have to have been pretty fragile to have died," chuckled the merc. She stood tall oncemore and swung her shotgun over her shoulder. "Well, I didn't seem him die, so I can guarantee he's still somewhere out there. Ace Vega isn't the kind of guy to die without an audience..." She'd start slowly approaching. "So. I'll be seeing you again...real soon~."

[New Castillan Empire]

"I'd have to have been pretty fragile to have died," chuckled the merc. She stood tall oncemore and swung her shotgun over her shoulder. "Well, I didn't seem him die, so I can guarantee he's still somewhere out there. Ace Vega isn't the kind of guy to die without an audience..." She'd start slowly approaching. "So. I'll be seeing you again...real soon~."

"Where is he, puta!?" Quickfist said as she stomped up to her and got in her face, a furious expression running over her. "TELL US NOW BEFORE I MASH YOUR MUSKY-SCENTED FACE TO A RED-PINK-AND-WHITE PAELLA, YOU SLUT!"

[Planet Illysia]

She'd giggle. "...What's the rush~? Why would you cling to him?" She'd shrug, turning sideways and patting her own shoulder with her shotgun. "I can't help you with that. My bad~, but all I saw was a loooot of fire, and a loooot of water."

[New Castillan Empire]

She'd giggle. "...What's the rush~? Why would you cling to him?" She'd shrug, turning sideways and patting her own shoulder with her shotgun. "I can't help you with that. My bad~, but all I saw was a loooot of fire, and a loooot of water."

As her heart was pounding and her face turned redder with angery, fury and hatred, the Fillipino girl suddenly screamed as she picked her up by the collar and shook her.
"I GUARANTEE YOU'LL BE SEEING ALOT MORE THEN IF YOU DON'T TELL US MORE!" The girl screamed as she cocked her fist, before the captain coughed as he looked up.

"Yarr... *cough, cough, hack* I.... I know where yer' matey went..." Diablo coughed up as the girl threw down Bianca and stomped over to the Captain, but not before looking to Bianca.

"Consider yourself lucky, you emo bitch." She said as she walked over to the Captain and pushed him over onto his stomach with his foot, then squatted down next to his face.

"Alright, Captain Crunch, you think you know something about him, do you?" Quickfist said angrily as she held up an armoured fist. "Okay then... what'd you see!?"

"It was but a wee spark... er' actually a shootin' star... It- *cough cough cough* I-I-IIII saw that electric lad fly down right when the thing hit... an' outs he probably came with yer lad when the cannon struck... I don't know exactly where the thing landed, b-b-but it was somewhere down in the coastal hotels, where those splendored elite landlubbers live..." The Captain gasped out as he moaned in pain, Quickfist replying with a smirk as he picked the captain up and held him in his arms like a giant baby for a moment.

"Thanks, amigo. That's all we needed to know." Quickfist said with still some stress in her voice as she then looked at Bianca and threw the weakened pirate at her feet. "Here, pick up your friend and take him wherever your hearts desire." She said as she walked off to the buildings along with the rest of the group.

[Planet Illysia]

Bianca dusted off her clothes as if Quickfist' touch were incredibly filthy, and scoffed. She'd plant her heel on his chest and grind her heel again him. As the group began to walk away...

Bianca's confident smile began a scathing frown. "You're a weak man, Diablo...and yet you thought you were fit to flirt with me?" Bianca mocked. "Let me tell you something...there can't be so many people hunting Ace, or the payoff will... be spread a little sparse~." She'd take her shotgun off of her shoulder and hold it in both hands.

[New Castillan Empire]

Bianca dusted off her clothes as if Quickfist' touch were incredibly filthy, and scoffed. She'd plant her heel on his chest and grind her heel again him. As the group began to walk away...

Bianca's confident smile began a scathing frown. "You're a weak man, Diablo...and yet you thought you were fit to flirt with me?" Bianca mocked. "Let me tell you something...there can't be so many people hunting Ace, or the payoff will... be spread a little sparse~." She'd take her shotgun off of her shoulder and hold it in both hands.

"Yarr... a-a-an' what's ye mean by that, lass? I-i-i-if it weren't fer Sparky, me treasure would be compacted and the boss would have force me to split a quarter of it, 250 million's worth, among ye's... from ye or from him, I was gonna get barked over like a bar wrench anywho..." The captain said whilst unusually smiling a little

[Planet Illysia]

She pursed her lips. "You were going to, yes..." she replied. She gained a slight, sadistic smile. She'd pump her shotgun and a little, sadistic smile appeared on her face.

As the heroes walked away, the boom of a shotgun went off behind them.

[New Castillan Empire]

She pursed her lips. "You were going to, yes..." she replied. She gained a slight, sadistic smile. She'd pump her shotgun and a little, sadistic smile appeared on her face.

As the heroes walked away, the boom of a shotgun went off behind them.

The group quickly turned around and readied their weapons for Bianca as they thought she was going to come after them, still aiming for a moment before they realised she only went to kill the pirate.

"Holy shit..." Quickfist said, fists still up. "...you are one crazy bitch." She said as they slowly backed off while still staring and aiming her down.

[Planet Illysia]

Bianca jabbed her shotgun's bayonet through the chest of Diablo's corpse. The ground seemed to crack a little below Diablo. She tore the bayonet out and punted him into the water. She'd swing her shotgun back over her shoulder. "That's what it takes to survive where I'm from. What it takes to protect those you love. You'll get used to it~." She turned away with a flirtatious grin and began dramatically walking away with a prominent hip sway.

Yet that was not all. Bianca had an aura like that of Albert's, but weaker and of softer color.

[New Castillan Empire]

Bianca jabbed her shotgun's bayonet through the chest of Diablo's corpse. The ground seemed to crack a little below Diablo. She tore the bayonet out and punted him into the water. She'd swing her shotgun back over her shoulder. "That's what it takes to survive where I'm from. What it takes to protect those you love. You'll get used to it~." She turned away with a flirtatious grin and began dramatically walking away with a prominent hip sway.

Yet that was not all. Bianca had an aura like that of Albert's, but weaker and of softer color.

Astonished at this cold and sociopathic demeanour of casually murdering someone, the vigilante group then turned around as they soon walked over to the Hotel Paradise, one of the buildings where they assumed Ace and Albert would be.

"So, what do you think happened to those two?" Guido said to Quickfist.

"Well, they gotta be around here somewhere... they must be." Quickfist said with some haste and worry in her tone.

"Are you serious? You're trusting that loco puta?" Zorro said as Quickfist then turned around with an angry expression.

"We're not losing him, OK!? He made this mess, and now he's going to fix it, si?" Quickfist lashed at him.

"I mean, maybe it's a little something else, if you know what I mean..." Zorro muttered under his breath