Fandom Tales of the Bomba pirates, (a one piece rp)

[NeonFlow]

Gamba's first attack was a successful feat of strength and skill, his blades slice into Gordie's flesh leaving two bloody wounds before the fishman's momentum brought him behind the Big ape with some bloody swords in his hands.

A roar of agony escaped the ape mans mouth as he attempted to swat away Gamba, Lalo had let loose a arrow which exploded right under the big ape's chin.
Stunned again Lalo ran so he would be opposite the beach and readied another arrow with spit.
That arrow fired and struck Gordie in the nose rocking the giant gorilla towards the trees which he used for support...

Though In retaliation Gordie started ripping out said trees straight out of the ground to throw randomly at all infront of him.
Somewhat blinded by the explosions his aim and hearing was not the best, hoping to hit his targets by throwing large objects as opposed to accurate shots.
Not that throwing trees like one would a stick isn't a dangerous battle to find yourself in, Lalo had to desperately dodge two of them before having the nerve to attempt punching one head on.

While Gordie was making it easier to reach the beach, he's still throwing chunks of nature which is a hindrance to the plan of drowning him...
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Id like to say the post order is
"1 2 than you"
Meaning let two others post before you go again. But in situations like this where multiple people are fighting i will probably break post order to respond as the enemy. So don't count them as posts.

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[DapperCharmer2.0]

When The Howler pirates had come to Ricard with the request of a ship, Richard had been honoured. Though he had made a few other ships in his lifetime, this would be his first pirate ship. It had taken some time and serious work to put together, but it was the most rewarding work he'd ever done. The wood had spoken to him better than it had on years, guiding him into making the Howler's ship one of the most gorgeous ships he'd ever worked on; truly his magnum opus. It was also during this time that he had grown a friendship with Tom Bomba; to the point where Richard had been asked to be the Howlers shipwrite. Richard agreed, promising to make repairs whenever they were needed. It was the start of something grand.

But, that grandure had been crushed by one Captain Gordie. The ship that Richard had crafted, the crew he'd grown a friendship with, were both destroyed by the man fuelled with greed. A man that Richard could have seen himself become had he not suffered defeat all those years ago. So, when the opportunity came to join Tom, and several others, in a plan to bring justice to Gordie, Richard agreed to help. While Tom and others provided the head on assault, Richard stayed back in town to help with the distraction. Specifically, he stood by the entrance to the forest that led to Gordie's hideout. He was stopping any of Gordie's crew who might try and return to their captain. And it was going well. Richard fended off those who were not already intimidated by his size. That's when he heard the explosion.

Hearing that noise made Richard panic. He had not heard Lalo's plan, so was worried something had gone wrong. He was worried his friend might be hurt. Richard ran into the forest, heading for the sound of the explosion, though quickly changed direction when he heard the loud growl of an ape. No doubt Gordie had been angered. He ran fast and soon came to stand by the small team that had joined Lalo, or at least some of them. He quickly scanned for Tom, but didn't see him. At least he wasn't here....fighting Gordie. But now, that's exactly what Richafd was doing. He looked to Lalo, who he had briefly met before the distraction happened. "A man who plans to succeed, must always succeed to plan. So what is yours?" he asked.

 

[NeonFlow]

Lalo had just lept out the way of a tree and let loose a arrow that exploded on Gordie's face when a tall aged man approached the battle, asking what the plan was Lalo didn't take long to reply.

"defeat the ape, sail elsewhere to see bigger and better things in life!"
His wide smile could be seen even in the dark of night. Though there was no time to chat...
The man took another arrow to coat in saliva and aimed at the apes head once more.

Gordie was hurt but in no way ready to give up or lie down. Despite his ears ringing from the noise, his eyes blinded by the flashes an fire, the blood leaking from his wounds...
Patrick Ape man Gordie was the sort of pirate who would never surrender to those he considered weak.
BOOM

"Grah! When I get my hands on you I'll break your legs and arms!!"
Gordie cursed as another arrow struck him.

In his professional opinion that comes from being a successful pirate captain for more than thirty years, he could still turn this fight around if he could stop the damn explosions keeping him deaf and blind.
In a effort to bring that plan to reality Gordie stopped ripping out trees to throw, and instead began slamming the ground repeatedly with both fists as if violently playing the island like a drum.

It seemed like the whole world was shaking, Lalo couldn't even suck on a arrow without risk of stabbing himself.
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Patrick Gordie uses his Down B, despite being a powerful character he is somewhat low mid tier, easily beat out by ranged attacks Ariel attacks and ledgeguarding.

 

[Dextra]

Roselyn's realisation hit her like a tonne of bricks. The Mink had guessed that Goldie would know Lalo because of his open rebellion against Goldie, but the fact that Goldie knew Ackley, and not only that, but that the young girl used to work for Goldie, was news to Roselyn, and that news would be the plan's undoing. Roselyn knew Goldie wouldn't be an idiot, but his intelligence, even when drunk, astounded her; he had recognised this was a trap from the first glance much to her disappointment.

The Mink's mind raced as she tried to come up with a new plan or a way to salvage this one, but it seemed that Lalo had other plans, which Roselyn didn't mind because his plan was simple and straightforward, something that seemed to be the perfect solution to this predicament. Roselyn stayed out of the back and forth between Goldie and Lalo, instead waiting and watching for the perfect opportunity to attack, but she waited too long as Lalo made his first move. Lalo's hands held a boomerang similar to the one she'd seen before, no doubt covered in his explosive saliva; within seconds, it was thrown and struck its target, causing a massive explosion that threw herself and Ackley back.

Roselyn wasted no time, the explosion giving her the perfect head start, she quickly corrected herself midair landing on all fours and was heading for the exit before Lalo could even say anything. The plan had been thrown off course, but it was back on track, and Captain Goldie was following the trio as they fled. While getting to Goldie's hideout may have felt like an eternity, getting out was a breeze, with the three of them moving as quickly as they could, with a very angry Goldie bringing up the rear.

The exit of the lair came into view, and the Mink's ears picked up a loud click. It was the unmistakable sound of a rifle being fired, and while she thought she heard rocks being hit, the explosive trap went off, so she couldn't complain. The cave appeared to work, and the only sound heard was Lalo's laughter. Roselyn quickly looked at her companions before bursting out laughing as well; it appeared that the cave in had done in captain Goldie. That's when she stopped laughing, the sounds of rustling like something trying to escape Roselyn's eyes locked onto the rockpile and just as her ears could hear the rocks moving her eyes saw it moving. "We may w" Her sentence was cut short when a massive form of Goldie erupted from the rocks, but this was no ordinary Goldie; he was in ape form.

The group was thrown back by the aftershock of the huge ape's appearance, and Roselyn, like before, twisted herself in the air and found herself landing on all fours, like a cat falling out of a tree. Steps one through five of the plan had been completed, and while things had not gone as planned, they were still on track. It was time to wreak havoc and drag him to the beach. Roselyn was not like the rest of the team, who chose to attack head first. Roselyn had the blood of a hunter coursing through her veins, and having already been knocked back into the forest, she decided to lay low, using the trees as cover to stay out of Goldie's sight.

Roselyn finally decided it was time to strike after the group made some progress in attacking Goldie, with Lalo and Gamba being the main two attackers. She'd been stalking behind Goldie for the majority of the fight, hiding behind trees and keeping her body low to the ground, much like a hunter stalking its prey. Roselyn simply smiled as Goldie began to thrash the ground, causing everything to shake. Her combat posture lowered her centre of gravity closer to the floor, so while Goldie thrashing around creating an earthquake-like effect would throw most people off balance, it wouldn't affect Roselyn nearly as much, which she planned to exploit.

The wolf mink charged forward on all fours, using the thunderous sound of Goldie's fists to disguise her approach. Roselyn tried to get closer and closer until she was only ten feet away from Goldie's back. Roselyn jumped diagonally and took to the air, jumping higher than Goldie, pointing towards him head first before twisting like a corkscrew and attempting to dive towards Goldie's right shoulder and diagonally down his body.

"Feral Style: Electro-strike." Whether it was the influence of her companions or not, she couldn't stop herself from shouting out the name of the attack, which she named after a lightning strike because those who had seen it before said it looked like a bolt of lightning striking the target. Roselyn spins in the air, activating her innate ability to use Electro, enhancing the attack with electricity.

If the attack hits, Roselyn slams down across Goldie, starting at his right shoulder and diving diagonally down his body. While spinning, she spreads her arms wide to ensure she gets as many attacks in with her Electro-enhanced claws as possible. She'd stop spinning before hitting the ground and, despite being slightly dizzy, trying to jump away, not giving Goldie a chance to retaliate, preferring a hit-and-run attack style for this fight.

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[NeonFlow]

With the speed of a wild beast, the electric claws of Roselyn scratch slice and cut down the back of Gordie stopping his assault on the ground to instinctively swat at whatever was on his back with a surprised yelp.

The giant ape had more muscles than flexibility and could not reach the wolf mink who is able to safely retreat.

It had been years since he felt the fear of defeat. Gordie roars a primal scream, most die or flee his monster ape form but for these scrappy little pissants to not only hurt the great pirate but draw blood? To somehow shake the mighty ape-man's confidence?

Run away, there's no shame in survival. They caught me by surprise, had a cave drop on me twice, an that damn boy ate the bomb bomb fruit!
They have me outnumbered and I can't tell by how many!
run away, there's no shame in survival...
Patrick Gordie justified why it was fine for him to flee, he needed his men to even the odds.

Gordie raised a arm in defence as another arrow exploded and made his way to the beach, with long strides the giant ape is on sand in a matter of seconds.

Thanks to Tom and Gamba's efforts, a pool of salt water almost six feet deep trips the ape.
Patrick Gordie lands on his face momentarily weakened by the seawater that splashed up his leg...
Tom took this moment to run up and leap onto the downed Apes ugly face, plunging his sword into a large eye with a howl that even his dead crew could hear...
"FOR THE HOWLERS!!"
Blinded in one eye gordie snatched Tom with a scream and crushed him like a bug in his giant hairy fist before stumbling off in the direction of the city.

Tom fell on the sand a crippled bloody mess but still he laughed "ahaa.. i got him brother...'

 

[Venchi1986]

"I know that but that doesn't mean we should make it obvious." It seemed their plan to get Gordie to follow them outside went off without a hitch and Ackley was even able to him with her whip and stop one of attacks. While she knew it was coming the explosion was still loud enough that Ackley was disoriented by it and hoped that it killed the Apeman. That hope was quickly dashed when he raised from the rubble in his transformed form which she had never seen before.

Both Lalo and Gamba went straight on the offensive using a combo that seemed like they practiced it before, the Bombman knocking the giant ape down and the fishman cutting him before he could recover. Ackley briefly stared in awe at how strong those two were. As the ape retaliated Lalo hit him again followed by Roselyn slamming into him.

Knowing she couldn't just stand by and do nothing she decided to use the mink's attack as a distraction and snuck up to Gordie herself, using the trees he had thrown as cover whenever possible. The shaking didn't bother her too much as she had learned how to balance herself during her career as a dancer but it still slowed her down. Despite knowing she could use just her whip she had an idea on how to use her new powers even if that meant she had to get uncomfortably close to the group's giant opponent. Hoping he still hadn't noticed her she dashed towards him just as he ran away. She couldn't believe the timing on that. Luckily it seemed Lao wasn't as shocked as he launched another arrow.

The plan had been successful and Gordie fell into the pit but Ackley felt ashamed she didn't do during the actual fight and ruined part of it by not telling them the whole truth about her past. Still even after he was blinded in one eye the fight wasn't over yet so she resolved to make up for it. Abandoning stealth this time she walked up to the mostly immobilized gorilla and when she was close enough used her experience as a dancer and her Devil Fruit to kick much higher then should be possible intent on at least hurting the Apeman a little.

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[PlusUltra]

RAMSEY, THE IRON MAIDEN
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Across the large port of Soarsea, the once pristine boardwalk had become awash with damage, a thundering clanging of metal, cracks, and sounds of panic echoing around the docks. Most notably however was the ever-growing number of unconscious pirates embedded with the walls and ground to their waste like some sort of macabre art display.

*SMASH*

Another pirate could be seen flying across the waters this time, skipping several times off the surface before crashing into an explosive geyser much to the terrified faces of the attackers.

Slamming her foot down on the deck of what could easily be mistaken as a floating junk pile, a large horned woman wielding a hammer once "DUMBASSES! YOU SEEM LIKE YOU GOT YOUR PARTIES MUDDLED UP!, THIS MIGHT BE A PILE OF SCRAP NOW BUT ITS MINE...YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE HINT INSTEAD OF THINKING IT WAS JUST SOME RANDOM BLEATING"

Spinning the hammer she hops down onto the deck looking between those unfortunate enough to be gathered "Now let's be clear, your not, nor will you ever be looking at some monkeys minion, your looking at a maiden with a hammer" a wide grin spread across her face as she leaned back, laughter seeping into he voice "And what do you know I'm seeing a few more nails"

 

[EbonChevalier]

Gamba's spirits had risen at the sight of Gordie stuck in there trap! They had the big ape right where they wanted him! All they had to do was keep beating away at him! But seeing one off his allies crushed and tossed over the horizon brought him back to reality. Stuck in a pit or not Gordie still had some fight left in him and he was still a threat. A big part of him wanted to check on Tom to at least see if he'd survived the fall. But he kept himself here or else all they did would be for nothing.

He kept himself moving avoiding the blows of the half blinded and enraged monster. As Ackley lifted her leg to crush Gordies other eye he took the chance to land another attack. Reversing the grip on his blades he held them out horizontally while running at full speed towards Gordie. It wasn't fueled with the same rage he'd felt earlier but it was by no means weak.

ITADAKIMASU TWO SWORD STYLE! SUMPTUOUS SLICES!

Carried forward by the momentum of his speed Gamba had ran up Gordies chest. His hands were a blur of motion as he looked to leave long horizontal slices with his swords in his wake.

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[DapperCharmer2.0]

When Richard heard the plan, he had to admit that he was not too impressed; honestly because it was more focussed on the future than the present. Of course, Richard didn't normally mind people having a plan for their future. But in this moment, Richard had hoped that Lalo might have a more detail plan to complete that first step. But, at the very least, Richard could work with 'Defeat Gordie'.

Richard looked as the others began attacking and Richard was taken a back. This random mishmash of people, certainly seemed to have some skills. That's when Bomba showed up and Richard smiled. Richard had seen that pirate in action and knew that he could handle himself. At least, that's what he thought till Gordie threw his body to the ground.

"Tom!" Richard shouted in emotional pain. He quickly ran over and fell to his knees, holding Tom gently. "Tom. It's okay, you're okay. Just....just a scrape."

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[NeonFlow]

Tom Bomba had much more than a scrape, but he managed to speak anyway.
Coughing up blood he says inbetween gasps "hel... help them...Richie... they'll avenge... captain Herd, brother... bart, all of Soarsea."
His broken arms flop to his belt where the sack is tied. Despite his fingers being slick with blood he unties it letting the Oak oak fruit see the dark of night.
Richard would notice what looked like a watermelon only it was light brown with a grain pattern one could find planing down wood.
"live! Go... see the.. world"
Tom passed with a smile on his face. Glad to know in his final moments he would be remembered.

Gordie had stumbled fairly far whilst clutching his ruined eye, Ackley was not able to walk at the same pace a 20 foot tall gorilla could hobble on two legs and a arm so her dancing skills were sadly not effective at present moment.
Gamba who had ran up to jump at Gordie's exposed back was able to slice him fairly well before Gordie shrunk down to a hybrid form of man and gorilla. Loosing 10 feet in height so he could catch the fishman as he fell...
The ape man's fist swung hard and fast landing right in the stomach. Gamba would find himself flying back the way he came with the wind knocked out of him...

Lalo had started running after the ape as fast as he could manage. Unfortunately he was unable to catch up as a fishman was launched at him at high speeds via a gorilla smash, the two collide with the bomb man being knocked to the ground and Gamba landing a few feet behind him.
"dah!"
Making sure he hadn't be hit by a blade in the collision, Lalo sighed in relief before standing up again
"Ok i'm ok..."

Gordie had entered the treeline and was heading towards the city for reinforcements.
Many of whom were being disposed of. With the ape pirates ship dissapearing and many of their forces meeting the same fate or one more violent, Gordies right hand man Saruhah went to investigate. Unable to spot the BB the tall man saw something much more noticeable being a woman with goat like appearances knocking back his allies quite handily.

"Kukuku no need to make you a minion, Gordie sells rare indviduals like you as slaves! Kukuku always gets a good price!"
(Saruha, is about 7ft tall and wields a large metal staff. He's fast)
Saruhah spins his staff about in a impressive flourish stating "kukuku i won't kill you, we can have fun first"
The lanky man rushed fast at Ramsey landing a heavy blow on the right leg before passing the goat mink and striking her back as he moved.
Giggling in a creepy way the entire time.
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[PlusUltra]

Ramsey would keep her eye on the new arrival as soon as he spoke, tracking him as he moved behind her but slamming her hammer to embed in the ground in front of her as just after the first blow impacted her leg. Her strange eyes hardened somewhat as she keeps her attention on him, given she had a far wide range of vision than was typical it was one thing she was good at, helped to take in the bigger picture in addition to her attention to what was important. Tensing at the blow, the staff would impact against the muscle with some pain but what would have likely broken a normal leg instead seemed to more aggravate the goat, and right as the next attack was coming in she would choose her moment to strike in force. Using the handle of her weapon as leverage with one hand Ramsey would leap almost horizontally as the back strike whiffed underneath her, while at the same time both feet were bucking to slam into her attacker with force. At the same time, she moved her free hand to grasp the weapon that just passed her, wrapping the chain from her hammers hilt around it to either keep the man closer or remove his tool from play, ending with pinning it under her arm to lock down control firmly.

"You can get lost with that fancy crap, This Maiden doesn't dance"

 

[Venchi1986]

Ackley's assumption that the fight was over the instant Gordie fell into the trap with him throwing Tom being the finale quickly disappeared after the Ape-man got out. As she prepared to how find out how well she would handle getting squeezed or thrown it seemed that after everything they put him through Gordie choose the better valor, though at least that left his back open for the Fishman

She was surprised both by him running away and how fast he was, even with his injuries. Trusting the others to catch up after they were done processing what happened to Tom Ackley still chased after him despite the risk, as she felt responsible for the plan failing.

Desperate as she was not to let get him away or call for help she tried to think of anything to keep up. Not seeing how her powers could help directly that left the whip. Unfortunately Gordie himself was well out of reach. She considered using it swing from tree to tree but quickly rejected the idea, even though her body should handle the strain better she just wasn't good enough with the whip.

Ackley was just about to give up when she noticed Lalo due to Gambo crashing into him and got an idea. "Hey think you can aim an explosion so that I get launched at Gordie without too much damage?" She had no idea how powers would affect something like breaking bones due to landing too hard but she couldn't think of anything else.

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[NeonFlow]

Lalo shook and patted the sand from himself as Ackley approached with a idea, said idea sounded somewhat suicidal and the puzzled expression on Lalo's face may have shown what he was thinking before laughing in surprise...
"Baha that's funny, I was gonna ask Gamba to throw me at Gordie, I think throwing a bomb is better than using a bomb to throw a person."
Lalo spoke loud enough for both the dancer and the fishman to hear.
"We need to catch up before we try anything that will work."
Despite the wounds, Gordie was halfway to the city.
EbonChevalier Venchi1986


Meanwhile in the city of Soarsea...
A beginning of a fierce battle had started between first mate of the Ape pirates Saruhah and Ramsey the goat woman.
While Ramsey was tough and quicker then she would initially seem, Saruhah was much faster. As the goat mink avoided the second attack and attempted her own, the lanky man pulls back the staff with a giggle whilst twisting safely away from the feet launched at him.

"kukuku THREE STEP SWING!"
His counter combo was swift and unavoidable with two strikes landing on the right leg again and Ramsey's face before a spinning swat sent the goat girl flying into a burning house like a thrown stone.
She may have realised in that moment, that Saruhah was fast.

She could probably end this fight with one heavy blow from the hammer... But landing that blow would require more than swinging for the fences.
PlusUltra

Saruhah was walking towards said fire with a spinning display of his skill and that creepy laugh.

 

[PlusUltra]

Wincing slightly at the further leg strikes, the blow that came to her head would be blocked with a strike of her own, slamming her head into the weapon with a crack of steel leaving a heavy dent, though given her feet were still off the ground from the previous move it would give her little footing to resist its push. As Ramsey was launched away, the chain she had held would go taught before ripping the anchor free from the pier along with a good deal more of the ground and into the burning building. The area would go silent for several moments as she rested on her knee under the mass of wood feeling the heat, a nostalgic feeling much like going through the heavy workings of her home's engines only with far fewer moving parts, and of course, wood being lighter.

With a might swing however she would cast what has left of the house and its contents away from her, littering the area in front of her with the makeshift projectiles before charging through once more despite the weakening leg and swinging wildly with the hammer. Though likely as before, it was not going to hit the man with the speed so instead, each strike seemed to crash into the ground, spraying up more concrete as it shattered into unstable rocky craters. Many might look on this and just see wild destruction but contrary to popular belief the woman had a plan, one that extended beyond the shrapnel of stone, dust, and smoke that was filling the area.

"Stay still dammit! Ill Kukukave you head in if you keep this up....Grr fine, Something Something Structural Jackhammer.....Turbo.....God Dammit I hate fancy attack names!" A clear twitching of her eye before she just sped up her swings and destruction of the terrain.

The guy kept attacking her right leg and it might start to swell soon, but if he kept that up it would make him predictable and give her a shot at trapping the weapon between the calf and thigh, otherwise, though, her current plan should make the guys speed a liability by giving her the environmental advantage.

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[Dextra]

Roselyn's claws sunk deep and her attack went off without a hitch, and she jumped away narrowly dodging Goldie's attack, knowing that having speed over the huge ape man was a blessing if nothing else. It appeared that her attack had done some damage as captain Goldie let out a yelp that just made Roselyn laugh; it was a strange sensation seeing such a figure cry out in pain, but one that she'd no doubt hear a few more times by the end of this fight.

Disengaging Roselyn scampered back into the treeline and resumed her darting between trees, despite the fact that the same plan would not work twice. Being out of sight would undoubtedly aid her in landing a successful attack. Goldie's primal scream did little more than damage the Mink's ears, but her confidence was unaffected.

Following her attack, both Ackley and Lalo went on the offensive, and it was the combined effort of the entire team that forced Goldie to the beach. It was now time to see what Tom and Gamba had planned. Instead of gathering water, Tom and Gamba created a pitfall with a large pool of saltwater at the bottom, which Goldie fell right into. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Tom jumped into the fray as the weak Goldie collapsed on his face. Tom's attack struck a vital part right in Goldie's eye, eliciting a war cry equal to the ferocity of his attack. Everything seemed to be going well, and no one in the group had been hurt up until that point.

Roselyn was ready to charge, taking the chance Tom had provided, until her ears heard a sickening crunching noise. Looking at the scene, it appeared that the crunching noise was made by Tom, as Goldie had wrapped his fist around the pirate and crushed him like a bug. The sound sent goosebumps all over the Mink's body; the sound of one bone breaking was bad enough, but several was a sound she wished she'd never have to hear again. The sound of Tom laughing brought a slight smile to her face; he might be in a bad way, but he could still laugh; she felt bad for the old pirate; no one deserved to go out that way, but she knew she had to concentrate on Goldie.

Roselyn had been so focused on Tom that she hadn't noticed Goldie making a break for it, and while the others were close behind him, Roselyn had been left behind. Roselyn accelerated at full speed, dropping to all fours. She was faster than most people thanks to her running on all fours, but a 10 foot tall half-ape half-human wasn't most people.

Roselyn had one of two plans if she was able to catch up using her natural abilities: she'd dive towards Goldie's knee and latch on and bite down hard with her wolf jaws enchanced with Electro in an attempt to paralyse his leg or at the very least bring him to a halt by forcing his knee to buckle. Or if it became clear that she wouldn't be able to catch up to him, she decided to stay close to her companions in case Goldie managed to elude them and she could track him down.

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[DapperCharmer2.0]

Richard was glad to see that Tom was going out with a smile, though had hoped for more time to say goodbye. But, he could at least live by Tom's final request. And that started by eating the gift Tom had given Richard. Taking a bite, Richard winced at the taste. "It tastes worse than your cooking," he joked to Tom, some part of him hoping his spirit might hear one final joke before passing on. Finishing the fruit, Richard stood up. He knew it was a devil fruit, so all he had to do now was wait.

Looking up, he saw Lalo and some others. He approached, just hearing the last part of an actual plan being formed. "If you are looking for someone to throw you guys, I'm your guy," he offered without hesitation. "You'd be surprised how much strength it takes to put a ship together. More than enough to launch some pirates at the son of a bitch that killed my friend."

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[NeonFlow]

Saruha was dodging the swings of a hammer rather easily, with the speed of the staff spinning the lanky first mate was much like a fan pushing all the dust away from him. It occurred to him after the third or fourth swing that Ramsey might not be particularly aiming at him. Though he couldn't put a accurate guess as to why...
With nimble steps around the progressively destroyed battlefield Saruha continues to keep a relatively safe distance away while swinging his staff to make contact.
"One step swing!" The end of the staff swats at the woman's back, but the lanky man keeps moving.
"Three step swing!"
A combo of moves, two quick hits landing on the leg and then the ribs before the third swings hard like a baseball bat aiming at the goats head.
"Five step swing!"
Much like the previous combo... Saruha's strikes are as fast as his moving speed, but they end with strong predictable swings aimed at the head.
The sort of strong predictable swings one could avoid or maybe even counter...

( PlusUltra like It was said in the OOC no ones getting crippled but the mink could easily tank some hits)
( Sunhorse99 If you wanted to jump in I'd say do so here, maybe some concrete is smashed by Ramsey and Saruha knocks it away only to hit your character who decides to jump in)

Roselyn would notice Patrick Gordie already escaping into the trees. She could most likely catch up with her speed if it was racing in a straight line but whose to say what route a ape takes in the forrest?
It was no longer a matter of catching Gordie, now they had to find him.
"I bet he's gone to the city, thinking he can throw his pirates at us until we die. I say we follow as a group and slay the beast infront of his own men!"
Lalo gave his estimate on what the ape man was planning, his own plan was simply said but needed much more than a loud voice. With Richard joining the group to flex Lalo nodded with a smirk
"Right, anyone should feel free to throw me at the enemy, Now let's go Demoralize these bastards!!"
The young man ran after Gordie following him into the trees as fast as he could run.
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[Venchi1986]

It was surprising that Lao had had more or less the same idea, though Ackley had to admit being tossed did sound safer than being launched by an explosion. "Yeah, that does make more sense." As she waited for the fishman to catch up Ackley noticed Roselyn was still chasing Gordie and wondered if she should change her plans to help the mink out. She quickly decided against it though as the distance was too big.

It turned out to be a good thing she waited as before long some huge old guy and friend of Tom proved him willing to throw the both of them. "Best if I go first, I should have less risk of broken bones and might be able to break you fall if necessary Lao." Despite her offer Ackley was still nervous as she had no guarantee her devil Fruit worked the way she hoped it did.


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[EbonChevalier]

Feeling exhaustion creeping up on him Gamba got to his feet shaking the lightness from his head. "Shoulda been ready for that...." He heard the sound of something very big running away and looked toward it to see Gordie escaping. He felt and deep hatred rise from the pit of his gut and the sight of him running. "FUCKING COWARD!" He wanted to give chase but the still very rational part of his mind warned him about the potential danger of chasing an ape into the forest.

Then put his idea forward and something clicked in Gamba's head. He sheathed his swords.

"Why only have one of us throw you? Two of us could get the both of you a lot father than on."

NeonFlow TheForce Dextra

 

[NeonFlow]

Lalo had already started chasing Gordie and had reached the ede of the forest in a mad dash to find the ape man. Shouting out so the others could hear "I can see his trail! Just like a big beast is he is..."
Pointing to two large foot prints and some branches high in the trees that have been broken by the apes grip as he swings by. Drops of blood dot the ground in the direction of the city.

With Jack the gunner being squished by a tree and Tom Bomba meeting a similar fate the attack team lost some fighters but gained a new one in Tom's friend Richard. Hopefully the five of them are able to catch up to the ape before he rallies the ape pirates in the city...

Said pirates in the city were fighting a losing battle. Ace black with the help of the remaining Jackknife pirates, was able to seal Patrick Gordie's flagship in a card using his powers from the card card fruit.
A large number of pirates were on the ship during this moment and they to were sealed into a deck of cards that represented the ape pirates Big Banana. The ones left were caught in battle with the rioters and remnants of slain pirate crews seeking revenge on Gordie...

on the beach though
Lalo heard Gamba make a suggestion and figured Why the hell not? Worst case scenario is I'm thrown into the ocean or die on impact... If the Big man threw Gamba and me into the air and Gamba threw me at Gordie like a spear...

Lalo ran back towards the group shouting
"big man! You ate the fruit Tom was holding for me yea? that's the Oak Oak fruit Gordie treasures! He said it has the power to create and shape wood. Could you make something to fling me across the forest? Like a big spoon or a trèbuchet?"
DapperCharmer2.0 EbonChevalier Venchi1986 Dextra

 

[PlusUltra]

As each swing went wide the ground below them would continue to crumble creating an uneven surface of loose rock giving way to each step and slipping around requiring surefooted footsteps less one risk tripping and stumbling as they find a place to stand. As planned however this was not a real issue for Ramsey, the continued strikes, however, were another matter, being rag-dolled somewhat by the blitz of strikes with clear bruising and blood dripping from her forehead at this point. Anyone else would likely have some serious brain damage or concussion if they even remained conscious at this point, but the stubborn goat refused to back down.

She was no stranger to the beatings, however, her old auntie never did spare the rod herself, though she still ended up spoiled regardless apparently. The man was far more practiced as he moved than she originally inspected, each name being called showed the same movements with great speed that left little time to react. Regardless as she took attack after attack her eyes would begin to follow each strike, as it connected with one end of the staff and the other came around. The staff was a straight line so as the fight went on she realized she didn't need to really pay attention to the movements of the full weapon, she knew its lengths so as long as she kept locked on a single point she would know where the rest was, and where it was heading....and the attacks became more predictable as well as the fight went on...painful but predictable.

The ground had been set for her to start her counter attack regardless, his options on the ground were limited, she had the number on his style, so she didn't need to be faster if she knew what was coming and could start to move before he did...that should make up the difference she needed. Taking a deep somewhat ragged breath she followed the movements one final time she decided to finally push in earnest, spitting blood from her mouth towards the man, throwing the hammer high up into the air in a feinted uppercut, and then just as the man's strike came in she stepped forwards with a hard stomp shaking the ground to finally put her fists to use with an explosive strike towards his midsection once she was in his face, her fist twisting on impact. Limiting the options a person can take until the only ones left are those you want and those you know, sure it cost her a lot to set up, but no pain no gain.

There was one final aspect to her new tactic that she hoped would swing the odds, weapons like staffs, hammers, swords heck even quite a few unarmed styles needed room to be swing...but working in tight confines taught her how to move when space was at a premium. Staying within that uncomfortably close range she hoped she could finally get some hits on the man. Even if the first didn't connect she would follow up with her own, shoulder strikes, elbows, knees, her head, using every part of her body with the shame short-range explosive strikes. If she could lock a limb around him though, she would be able to take this to the ground where the speed would mean nothing.

"They say styles are built on solid foundations, but it's starting to look awfully rocky around here so let's see you keep up that speed if you have the stamina for it. Oh and not sure if you can hear it, but i think the barrel of monkeys that got dumped on this town is getting low...."

NeonFlow

 

[Dextra]

In this situation, speed was irrelevant. Sure, Roselyn was clearly faster than Goldie, but this wasn't just a race; it was a chase, complete with tons of obstacles slowing the mink down and trees speaking to the great ape. Roselyn quickly realised she wasn't going to catch Goldie, and even if she did, she didn't want to fight him alone. At this point, all she wanted to do was slow him down, but even that appeared to be out of the question. So she slowed down and fell back to rejoin the Goldie attack force, opting to track for them instead.

While she did a lot of aerial attacks, the idea of being thrown didn't appeal to the Mink; there's a big difference between her trusting herself and her trusting someone she had barely met. Fortunately, it didn't appear that her being thrown was part of the plan. The smell of blood filled her nose as they followed the trail; even an inexperienced tracker could follow Goldie's trail; he wasn't doing much to conceal the path he was on. The group pursued him, and the idea of being thrown evolved into being launched with some sort of contraption made from Richard's new power.

"Well, whatever you do, do it quickly because the longer we wait, the faster he flees." The group continued to follow Goldie's trail, but if they didn't stop him soon, he'd get away and regroup. "If you can put a stop to him Lalo, I'll get the rest of us to him as soon as possible; I'm a pretty good tracker, so finding him should be easy, and if you can't stop him, he won't get away from this nose." Roselyn was nothing if not confident.

Venchi1986 EbonChevalier NeonFlow DapperCharmer2.0

 

[DapperCharmer2.0]

When Lalo told Richard about the power of his Devil Fruit, he couldn't help but feel surprised that it correlated so well with what he'd chosen to do with his life. Richard nodded and took a few breaths as he began to concentrate on the woods around them. "Speak to me," he said as he held out his hand. After a moment he could....hear the wood speaking, more than he ever had before. "That's it," he said as his eyes closed, focussing on the wood, "let us work together." But it wasn't the trees that began to move, rather Richard could feel wood being created from his very being. Richard could hear the wood telling him how it fit together, and he listened. Soon the wood began forming itself into the firm of a large, but crude, trebuchet. And, after a few moments, it was done. Richard fell to the ground, out of breath. "One catapult ready."

 

[NeonFlow]

Lalo didn't hear the mink's plan as he was rather excited about the catapult being made. With no hesitation he jumped into position to be shot over or into the forrest, "i know he's heading to the city, so aim me more to the left a bit and let's hope I land right on the bastard"
Once the catapult was shifted slightly and Lalo was fired a maniacal laugh could be heard as the bomb man flails in the air before twisting into the shape of a human spear. The only problem was he flew over the top of many trees and couldn't see the ape man at all...
Beginning to fall made Lalo panic for a moment, then he remembered he had no reason to fear...
A grenade doesn't fear being thrown,
A cannonball doesn't fear impact,
A bomb doesn't fear death.
"Bomb bomb stomp!"
With a flip Lalo fell into the tree tops with his feet to absorb the impact.

A explosion much larger then any previous attack made by Lalo happened. The shockwave could be felt on the beach and even in the city of Soarsea. A good portion of the woods was destroyed and fires had started in a large ring, in the middle of the ashes and burnt earth was where Lalo laid in bewilderment.
To cause such destruction so easily was scary, but a feeling of power also surged through him. Standing up to take in just what had happened shocked the young man a fair bit. That guilt left rather quickly though as he wondered if the bastard ape was even in the blast radius... After a brief moment to figure out which direction he should be running in, Lalo made his way towards the city.

Around this time, Saruha had whiffed his seven hit step and paid a hefty price for it. As the Goat woman avoids the final swing and counters with a tremdous punch that sends the lanky man flying backwards with spit and blood shooting from his mouth. Landing on his feet with the help of his staff for balance Saruha slides to a stop and coughs before laughing...
"kukuku... Your strong... but you won't finish me with a few punches an kicks... Your not fast enough with that hammer to land a decisive blow,
kukuku...
I'm not gonna trip in any holes or rocks you've spread about...
I'm not gonna get distracted by any of the nobodies fighting and burning in the background..."
BOOM
A explosion could be heard and felt, then a flaming Patrick Gordie could be heard and then seen flailing into the city roaring in pain. The ape pirates still fighting gasp in horror, Saruha's eyes pop out of his head in shock as he sees his captain burning through the sky in the background. "....CAPTAIN!!"

The lanky first mate fled from the fight, catching up to his captain to spin his staff fast enough to fan the flames from his fur...That was when he saw the wounds his captain had sustained.
Missing his left eye, burnt all over, cut in the front and back.
"Ape pirates!!" Saruha shrieks and twenty men rushed towards the sound to check on their captain, ready to defend him.
"Who did this to the captain?!" "He's all burnt!" "Curse the bastards!!"
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Saruha and Gordie hide behind at least twenty pirates, the ape man builds strength for one last transformation.
PlusUltra Sunhorse99 your characters are in the immediate area.
My character is soon to arrive,
Dextra Venchi1986 EbonChevalier DapperCharmer2.0
Their characters would come soon after

 

[PlusUltra]

Ramsey's lips turn upwards at the lanky man's words "Heh, The hammers are just a tool for range and a bit leverage, those punches, and kicks? those are for when I need to open something up and do the real work" she raises a finger towards him for emphasis right as the thrown hammer comes down and is clasped in the other, going to rest across the shoulder as she catches her breath. The hits alone were a result, the coughing up blood confirmed she had hit something important at least, maybe a rib into the lung? would definitely drain the guy's stamina when he can't get a good breath to fuel that speed. Either way, she was readying for a second clash when the explosion went off and the guy turned his feet in the opposite direction.

"That and poking me with that little compensation stick is......HEY ASSHOLE GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE!"

The damage to her leg so far was going to hobble her movent meaning catching up wasn't going to be an option until he stopped, she could only hope he didn't create too much distance until then, it did also help that she had a clear sign of his destination with his little outburst. That didn't mean she wouldn't try though, and there were more ways to move that would help shorten the gap.

Spinning the hammer in hand she would allow it to build up speed as she moved, before with one mighty throw sent it shooting like a missile in the direction the man had run, the chain rapidly clinking before Ramsey jumped on her good leg and grabbed it to take her along for the ride soaring and giving her a solid view of the area to boot. Pulling herself to it in the air and grabbing the weapon firmly she would begin to descend around the same area the Captain had, though working to land with a mighty hammer blow to the ground. Ideally, she would have done so on that lanky mans head, but sadly she would find her distance coming up short and instead had to console herself with just a miniature shockwave instead.

"Something Something...Hammer Down!...." the impact would expload the ground as it made contact pelting a good deal of the twenty gathered men before she got back up to her feet with a bit of a strained effort "I didn't give you permission to leave...still got a good few payments to...." she stopped and paused with a furrowed brow in thought "....I mean...You could have at least invited me to the Barbeque...no,,, Gorilla Warfare?..Head becoming Bannana Split? Baboomed?" growling in frustration she hits the ground again with the hammer "Screw it, I'll just pound you all and then say I said something cool later when your too brain-damaged to remember!"