Routing

They were not prepared. Not at all. The Crock pirates were being decimated before their dreams even began. Kimo stared as the majority of his crew were shot off his ship by an unknown ability by the male marine while the female just stood by and watched on. When another crewmember tried to sneak up behind her, she instinctively dodged to the side and thrust a dagger into his back.

[This is impossible] he thought as he noticed that over half his crew was already incapacitated and more were collapsing by the second. He was becoming more and more furious.

"Bitch!" he yelled as his hands started to crackle, "I'll show you the power bestowed upon me by God" he yelled and started to run after Orange.

The rear admiral looked at the flailing captain and inwardly snorted. She coated her arms with armament haki and punched her hands out the same time Kimo did. There was a large explosion as Kimo's devil fruit ability activated.

The captain smiled as he clearly felt the impact. He knew that his opponent would at least lose a couple fingers, maybe an arm.

[This would surely add to my reputation. Maybe put me over the 100 million belli mark] he thought to himself as the smoke cleared.

When there was no scream however, he was confused, then worried. He tried to move his hand, but it wouldn't budge.

"Huh?" he said as the smoke dissipated and the marine's arm was still attached to her body, but it was black.

"What is happening?" he said as struggled to break free from Orange's grip.

"Oh?" Orange smirked, "Umen never told you about haki?"

"Y-you know my brother?" Kimo stammered.

"Of course" she said in her most innocent and sarcastic voice, "why else do you think we're here?"

Kimo didn't understand the subtext and took it at face value. He started to get cocky,

"Then you should know that I am Umen's brother. If you don't let us go, Umen will find out. I doubt that you will be able to bear the consequences. He is the captain of the golden armada after all" Kimo bragged puffing out his chest.

Orange looked at her partner and raised her eyebrows as if saying 'check out this dumbass'. He just shook his head in exasperation and sighed.

"Look here kid" Good Price said as he kicked another pirate off the ship. At this time, the marine warships were on both sides of the pirate vessel and marines were boarding as he spoke. "We're here because Umen is your brother."

"Duh" Kimo said not taking the hint

"C-captain" one of the crewmates tried to explain, but their leader was not taking the hint.

"And your working for him right? Your intimidation tactic worked and we're r-e-a-l-l-y scared of you" Kimo rolled his eyes looking at Orange and Good Price. "Now get my crew out of the water and get our ship back in working order so you can escort us into the New world. The quicker the better" he said while clapping his hands and ordering the marines around.

Now everyone stopped and looked at him as if he was an idiot. No one said a word as he was lost in his own delusion. Even Slavk, his vice captain did not try to defend his own leader,

[Why did I follow this idiot] he thought to himself as he was surrounded by marines.

Orange didn't say a word and simply waved her hand in the general direction of Kimo. Instantly, the pirate captain collapsed on the ground writhing in pain.

"Rrraaaaagh, AAAAAArrrrrggggggghhhh!!!!!!" he shouted as he started to try scrape his own skin off his flesh.

"What did you do?" Good Price asked Orange

"Oh that?" she looked at the screaming man, "I made him feel the same amount of pain as if I snapped every tendon in his body at the same time. Then I froze half his nerve endings while setting the other on fire. It's an experiment I've been working on" she shrugged.

Good Price felt a shiver run through his back as he again stared at the captain try to cut open his flesh.

"Why is trying to cut himself?"

"Because his nerves are located under his flesh" Orange stated. "He thinks if he can reach them then he can ease the pain, but he can't. He's only making it worse."

"How can you do this?" Good Price said while looking at the man who was literally trying to kill himself at this point.

"It's because I touched him" Orange said while overseeing the cleanup of the battle. "Anyone I touch, I can mitigate the amount of pain in their body, for better or worse. I can make them feel better, or make them go through hell."

"Quite useful" Good Price said as he looked at his hands, "not like my ability".

"What did Kurosai tell you?" Orange said as she looked at her former subordinate as if she was teaching him again. "There are no bad abilities, only bad users. If he says it's true, then it must be."

"He is the admiral" Good Price said with some hesitation. "So now what?" he asked.

"I guess take him to Impel down" Orange shrugged, "admiral Rosati wasn't very clear on that".

"Impel down then" Good Price agreed and started handing out instructions.

*peroperopero peroperopero peroperopero* Orange's den den mushi rang.

*katcha* "Hello?" she said into the receiver.

"It's Percy" the voice on the other line said Kimo finally stopped convulsing.

"Admiral Kurosai!" Orange exclaimed. They agreed to only use his real name when they were in private because it was not as professional. "What can I help you with?"

"What's your status?" he wondered.

"We just finished up here" Orange said as she looked around the pirate ship deck, "we should be leaving in an hour or so. Why?"

"I need you and Good Price here in 5 days. Can you do that?" Percy asked from the other line.

Orange looked at her fellow officer who looked back. They turned to the navigator who shook his head.

"Unfortunately not. It will take us a little longer, perhaps 6 if we are lucky" Orange answered back.

There was silence on the other line before Percy said,

"What if you dropped of Kimo at a Marine base? Then can you be back here in 5 days?"

They again turned to the navigator. This time, he consulted a map and his crewmates before nodding his head and saying,

"Ma'am! We can make it, but it will be close. That is only if weather conditions are on our side as well and there are no hick ups on the way back to Marineford".

"I see" Percy said overhearing the conversation. "Okay, 6 days then. You have 6 days to get here. But drop off Kimo at the nearest base anyways. No sense bring him to Impel down. I need you and Good Price here at your earliest convenience. The faster you get here, the quicker we can set out again".

"Where are we headed?" Orange asked curiously.

"Not over the den den mushi" Percy said rejecting her advances. "Just get here as fast as possible".

"Yes sir!" they both saluted and hung up the transponder.

"I guess it won't be so boring after all" Orange said as she looked at Good Price.

"I hope it won't be too fun" Good Price said feeling a storm brewing on the horizon.