One Piece: Blackbeard's Plan.

"Amazing,"Hartley ogled. "If I didn't prefer destruction-style fighting, that would be a perfect power to have,"

Ool Brin nodded. "Destructive suits you well."

"Ladies, gentlemen and thingamajigs! It's time for Round 2 of the Davy Back fight!"

The crowds all went wild from their newly built stands, sellers with Popcorn moving up and down the length along with a choice of drinks. The hustle and bustle of a happy festival crowd echoed across the area. The Taiki Tiki pirates were in the changing room, Max the first one to put on his official team 'jacket' with a number 5 on the front and back. "Alright guys. Who is our best skater here besides me?" enquired Mthe journalist, looking around the room. The changing room door opened as he finished talking, revealing Itsuki with runny egg dripping off his forehead. "I guess you lost the bet, then. Good thing I bet against you, Captain!"

Foxy gathered around the members of his crew taking part in the Round Ring Roller Race, turning to chiqicheetah first. "You're first up. We'll score a nice easy win to begin with, and cap it off with an easy finish" ordered Foxy, lining out a strategy on a map of the track.

Inspirational quote against powerful image of nature.

"I'm the best one out of three of us," Alexander stated now wearing a jacket like Max, but with a 3 on it. "But where did you get these jackets from anyway?" Turning to the others, "I should go first with my ability my race should end in a draw. The rest is up to you guys," Alexander stated before heading to field.

The Reaper Games starts anew.

"They were 'generously' supplied by the Foxy pirates, apparantly. I've checked them out, there's nothing wrong with them, just meant to point out what team you belong to I guess" said Max, finishing just as Alexander left. "That guy... anyway. I guess I'll have Koya run interference against this Chiqicheetah guy, I need someone to keep an eye on Foxy in case he tries to ruin things, and I need some defenders for the first round two. Just to make sure Alex doesn't fail."

Inspirational quote against powerful image of nature.

Levi shook his head. "I can't skate, eh?" Jathibiyya added, "I know I usually do this event, but I need to rest. It would take a miracle for me to recover from that race THAT fast."

So I'm a writer...

Chiqicheetah looked at Max and his cat, before letting out a guttural growl. He walked away arrogantly.

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Hartley grinned at Ool Brin. "I suppose it does,"he chuckled.

Henry grumbled his way up and snatched the skates. "Give me them. I'm getting this shit out of the way soon."

He had a deadly serious expression that hadn't risen since his fight against the milk devil fruit user. He was pissed.

Wiping off the egg with what was left of his shirt, he dropped the remains in a nearby bin.

"If I had cared, I would have bet against myself too, since the outcome was inevitable" he muttered, as he retrieved a jacket. It had the number 8 on it.

"I've gotten pretty comfortable with my skates" he said, putting on the jacket.

Sae wheeled towards in jerky motions, full of effort. Her eyes a deep frown, as she stood before the racers.

"I wish i could go in my wheelchair. But I'd be more of a load than anything. Be careful, seeing as how it is, it seems they're picking games they do have a distinct edge against our crew. And they've picked one of the strong and unwounded crewmates."

She gulped.

"I'll doubt i'll recover anytime soon, but if it goes badly, i probably can sap their ship using the distraction."

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"Soo, the opponents are strong?" Vanilla chided, as she sat and ordered a cocktail from a distraught crewmember. "And cute? It's a pity Xander and dad aren't here then, they like tac-tics a lot more!"

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"Without further ado let's get the Round Ring Roller Race to a start! Up first as the point getters are two auspicious pirates. First, we have Chiqicheetah, a favourite among our crew's bookies for winning this. And his opponent is the pirate Alexander, who seems to be outmatched thanks to Chigicheetah's very nature. However!" he said, and paused for dramatic effect, the crowd pausing as well.

"This is the Grand Line! Who knows what secret power the challengers are facing? Defenders are consisting of their Captain Itsuki and Henry, another mysterious fruit user. On defence are, as always, Mashikaku the wall and Porsche!"

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"Five hundred ants make a marginal threat. One ant is nothing. I think we'll have to destroy both their ships and then bombard the island itself with everything we got and destroy them all!" he exclaimed grandly, excitement in his eyes. "The Captains are Devil Fruit users, they will not be able to swim, and it'll be checkmate for them" added Akauma, ignoring the fact it was a government sanctioned protected monument.

Inspirational quote against powerful image of nature.

Chiqi skated up to the front and took a running preparation. He scoffed at Alexander as he walked up.

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Hartley and Ool Brin were spectating on the games. After a brief conversation, they decided to focus on the games. Hartley noticed Chiqi sneering at Alex and rolled his eyes. "What an asshole,"the comet man snickered.

Chiqi is a cheetah...Well that just not fair. Alexander thought to himself as he move closer to the animal. At least my powers will work better in this situation than with a human. Time to out cheat a cheetah.

The Reaper Games starts anew.

"Remember, you have to get as many laps as possible in the time limit. Defenders, get ready!" yelled the announcer, his bird setting down on it's special perch. A moment later the gun went off,

Inspirational quote against powerful image of nature.

"You heard him Henry" Itsuki said, tensing as the gun went off. A fucking cheetah? We are so underprepared for these things he thought grumpily. Cheetahs do have a weakness - they can only use their full speed in short bursts, before their bodies involuntarily slow down. Still, that's a couple of hundred metres for a normal cheetah - this guy can probably go beyond even that... I guess that weakness won't come into play here he thought. Well, that wasn't any help.

Chiqi dashed ahead, merrily rushing at the finish line. He sniffed. An easy victory, and more members for the Foxy Pirates.

OOC: I forgot about this thread again. Sorry.

Alexander wasn't surprise that the cheetah race a head of him. He took off his speed only half that of the cheetah. "Itsuki give a push I need to get closer. Henry slow down the cat and tell me if anybody gets close," Alexander yelled out not knowing if they started.

The Reaper Games starts anew.

Itsuki exhaled, his breath giving Alex the boost he needed. Hopefully, my boost combined with Henry's interference will bring Alex close enough to use his own ability he thought.

"And we're off! Surprising no one, Chiqicheetah is in the led with as astonishing grace. Can the North Wind pirates come back and win this round? Its time for the defender, and yes, we see Foxy there going out into the centre of the ring. What devilishly cunning plan could he be thinking of?" yelled the announcer as Foxy started getting involved finally. He was takinge no chances.

In the meantime, Max's pet panther Koya followed Chiqicheetah with her eyes, both of them cats after all. She judged where he would go next and shot globs of ink onto the track in front of the sham cheetah. She ran along the inside of the track to keep up with Chiqicheetah, giving a feline growl as a warning. "Let me show you how a real feline does things."

The gigantic wall that was Mashikaku suddenly approached Itsuki and Henry, falling forwards in an effort to crush their captain. Capote, his injuries healed, dashed into play as well blocking Henry's route. "I owe you some payback, human."

Inspirational quote against powerful image of nature.

"Why is everyone trying to squash me?!" Itsuki complained. The man was too big for him to go around, and though he could easily use his breath to blow himself backwards he'd lose ground. I can't afford to do that when that cheetah fellow got ahead of us already he though. The only choice left was to attack. He could just set the man on fire, but that wouldn't stop him from falling on him. What he needed was something with punch.

Exhaling, Itsuki unleashed his laser breath, hoping the ball of energy would knock the man away from him and possibly do some damage.

Ziiro narrowed his eyes at his superior officer. "Are you talking about a Buster Call? If I recall correctly, only three have been done in living memory, Admiral-wuixia. Are you sure you want to use your Admiral powers so quickly?"

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"I told you to call me Akauma. And no, of course not. I hadn't even realised I could call a buster call now" commented the Admiral, smiling a smile which only belonged on a shark Fishman who'd gone berser. "Anyway... I would be too obvious to do that, and a waste of manpower. I am an Admiral now. If I can't destroy an island by myself, I don't deserve this position. That is, less than I do now" explained Akauma, drumming his fingers on the side of the ship.

"I've done it before, after all. Have you never seen my mentor make full use of his meteor fist barrage?"

Inspirational quote against powerful image of nature.

Chiqi dodged the first few, but not without difficulty. His foot slid right into the final ink splotch, and he fell flat on his kitty rear. He growled as he got up, and contemplated cutting open Alex, but the feline decided to keep moving, and jettisoned himself forward. Alex was much closer to him now, though.

Ziiro shuddered. He'd heard of the destructive power of the Admirals' Logias. "I've never had the privilege, Akauma-wuixia. Tell me, now that you are an Admiral, do you think the government will give you a Devil Fruit? Something like the others have, I mean."

So I'm a writer...

Closer...closer...now!Now within two meter from cheetah, Alexander actives his power. Alexander decided now was the time to test his new ability instead of making the cheetah copy his whole body. He took control of the cheetah left leg and pulled it in front of the cat. Not watching to see if the cat trip, Alexander only focus was putting so distance between him and the cat.

The Reaper Games starts anew.