Part 1

Lina skulked around the capital city using the slums and poorer parts to avoid the law. She kept her head down and hood over her head to conceal her face as best as she could. She pinched her nose with her thumb and her index finger while moving through the chaotic zone. Every which way one would look there were dried up whores licking their lips while showing off their saggy tits. Other times one would see a skeezy fellow skulking in the shadows, trying to your attention with whispers of freedom. Other times it was a promise of a good time. But for every whore and drug dealer was a hobo lying in the shade with a 40 in its hand or a couple having a domestic dispute. Lina kept her head down as she passed these folk as sometimes it ended in gunfire.

The tiny girl finally found a tavern which went by the name: Tahm's eatery and board. The man wasn't known for his wonderful naming convention, but he was one of the only legit business owners on the east side of the city. "Ey Sallec wha'cha doing sittin 'round fer? Lanna move yer ass and handle table four! Dresden van teetilmeir, get those dishes from table 5"! His children all looked like they were shocked and moved into action. Lina shook her head and pulled up to a stool at the counter with her news paper in hand. " Don'cha think yer being a bit too harsh now Tahmmy boy"? His hands still at his hip, he turned to her and glared for a second. " If anything I'm too soft on those youngins. Lying around while there's customers. Anyways I'm assuming the usual order"?

Lina nodded and as she began to open her newspaper.

Spoiler:

Part 2

Lina's eyes began to scan the paper as the sound of a plate and a cup shortly after hit the counter. She reached into her pocket and slid a 5 beli bill over to the bartender. He grinned and barked orders at his children once more as she delved into her reading. The first headline she read was concerning the overall news she supposed, with happenings on sandy isle and water 7. " pirate uprising? snow on water 7...santa? nah but oh look ewwww", she said while pulling out a marker. She circled Melly's face and put an X on it. " Dog...mutt, gross". Tahm chuckled out loud so she could hear as he nonchalantly breathed on his shot glasses. " She seems like a cute lil thang, why do you hate that one in particular"?

Lina squinted at him for a moment, before exhaling. " C'mon now don't forget to breathe little one". She grabbed a fry and took a deep breath. " Dog of the government now? I dunno", she said with less enthusiasm. Lina lifted the paper up once more and began to dive back in, scanning the rest of it. A few faces she recognized such as Jackal and bazil's, while others she had no idea. " heh the world government would put a pedo in charge? And an okama? Gross".

Her eyes still scanning the paper for a few more minutes, " Prison yada yada marines this marine that, kill yourselves. Hmm jaya huh? Maybe I'll check that out next", she said as she chewed her fry.

Part 3

"heh I'm in the papers too, but man all these others really shot up fast", she said with a grin. Tahm shook his head and Lina paused for a moment. "You're worth a pretty penny, don't be so brazen lil one". As he said this he gestured to a bunch of tense and gruff looking fellows who were staring daggers in their direction. " I'm a small fry. If they think I'm worth alot, then they really are just a bunch of losers". Lina started to head toward the door to begin her final preparations before leaving the island when the gang watching her began to move as well.

" Tch whatever you wierdo. Just not in my. DAMN. BAR.", he said with a low growl. Lina began to head out toward the main town due to that being where she would find camels and weaponry. Although as she moved forth her eyes shift one side of the street to the other. There were a bunch of small fry who without subtlety, looked up at the lone girl strolling through the streets. Under normal circumstances that wasn't surprising because any pretty girl would be stopped by these gooks in search of a good time, but these fellows were cautious. Much akin to a pack of jackals looking onto a Lion, they kept tabs without making a move. Lina mocked them with an occasional wink and a genuine smile. They would always get wide-eyed and avert their gaze immediately. " small. fry.", she said as the tips of her fingers danced along the chin of a scraggily looking grunt.

Part 4

To her surprise the Jackals were actually a bit more organized than she had expected. Within the next minute she started to notice a trend which didn't bode well for her in general, that being the lack of people in the streets. The chaos had died down and the wind blowing a tumble weed in sounded like it was making a racket. She whistled and shaded her eyes as she looked about saying, " Wow a lot of people out today ehhhh". In the distance a coin flipping business man stepped out of the shadows, with a think curly mustache and balding head. The contrast was quite stark, as it shined in the sun. " Did yer hair transfer to your face fella"?

The man was flabbergasted, dropping his coin and fumbling about for a step or two. " Cheeky little bitch, I outta take care of you right here, right now". Picking up his coin with sweat trickling down his head again as a collective sigh let out around them. " So who do I have the pleasure of meeting on this fine day? Perhaps you wanted an autograph"? The businessman in his indigo suit didn't lose focus this time, but instead caught the coin in mid air. Windows slammed open simultaneously accompanied by the sound of guns being cocked. She grinned with her hands moving up slowly. " S'mthing funny small fry? You've been caught fair and square".

Lina shook her head as he began to flip his coin once more, flashing his yellowed rotting teeth. Several grunts moved in on her, keeping their barrels trained on her. "Good just come quietly so we can turn you in for the full price girl".

Part 5

A grunt pulled her by the hood and yanked her back with exceptional force, making her kick up sand as she tried to resist. With equal swiftness the grunt turned her about face and rammed his knee into her gut, causing Lina to spit up a bit of her food in the process. With spittle dripping from her mouth she fell to her knees fought to caught her breath on all fours. Her hands rubbed dug into the sand below her letting out a low hum
[*]. The others began to stomp her into the dirt, firmly planting their boots into the arrogant little girl. "Now now that's enough, she can't help being a little bitch with that bounty of hers. Just tie her up boys". A wry smile formed across his face as his grunts swiftly moved to grab her wrist.

He yanked her arm rather roughly, with enough force to pull a person's arm out of its socket if it were a normal person. He slammed her face first into the sandy below her.  Lina coughed up a storm and tried to keep her face from being smothered by sand. "Eyy boss, are you sure this little girl is really her? She's rather easy to kill if you know what I mean"? The business man paused and pondered it for a moment, rubbing his chin and kneeling down to get a closer look at her. Before bugging out and standing up and putting distance between her and himself. " Shut it idiot! Yer gonna get in'mah head. Take her away boy---hmm"...He paused as  he examined Lina's demeanor. " You are her right"?

Spoiler:

Part 6

Lina suddenly stopped struggling and her head stopped trembling. The grunt holding her down pushed down with all his might, with a veracuse vein sticking out as he tried to bring her down. " I was a bit careless, sorry mister". Her arm arched as she began to rise, causing the earth to tremble for a moment. "What are you o---SHOOT HER"! His voice full of hesistation made his guards question his judgement for just a moment. Although it was too late as massive spikes rose from the earth. They shot out like a wave consisting of 4-5 rings that sent several grunts flying in a storm of blood and sand. The boss was quicker than his gooks as he with one leap avoided the spikes by trailing back. He slid in the sand as it was kicked up by the force of his retreat.

He paused and growled, " Devil fruit? No...yes what the heck isn't she supposed to be flying? What is this"!? Lina on the other hand had grabbed one of his grunt's flintlock rifles as her eyes flickered with a blue glow[*Turning on haki]. Through the sand she could sense the whereabouts of their leader who was scrambling about amidst the chaos.

The citizens who were quiet up until then screamed in panic and began to run from the scene. The nearest apartment building nearest to her epicenter was skewered like a kabob. The shacks in the vacinity were thrashed and fell over like dominos. Lina though, ignored her surroundings and took aim upon the man, drowning out the others who were fleeing from the scene. Though she couldn't see him with pinpoint accuracy, his mixture of killing intent and fear was a contrast to the sheer terror of those around him. The scruffy man reaching for his gun allowed her to take a deep breath and in that instant, fire toward him.

Part 7

The man as if moving on instinct darted to the left, with sweat beading down his neck and a blood trickling from a cut on his cheek. "Wa--wa--was'int she s'posed to be-a swordsman". The business man scrambled to his feet and began to dart off, leaving Lina no choice but to turn off her haki. She could no longer tell him apart from the sea of panic gathering at the scene of the crime.  Before leaving he turned around, cupped his hands and shouted out toward her, "HEY. YOU. FAKER PHONEY! DON'T THINK THIS'OVER! The boss'll take CARE. OF. YOU"! A business card flew threw the sandy viel aimed straight for her head. Lina caught it between her fingers and paused for a moment. "The head-hunters"?

Before she could ponder it further the sound of boots hitting the ground began to sound in the distance. Lina leapt into the air and used a building to kick off of as she darted up toward the roof of a 4 story building. Although she didn't have to do this, she thought it made her look cool. With each step she leapt upward from one window ceil to another as the marines in the area scrambled to open fire upon her. Though by the time they arrived she was already at the roof and out of sight. The girl used her speed to and elevation to head toward the main city using the buildings as cover.

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Part 8

It took a few hours for the hub bub to settle down. Although by this point there were marines posted at every other street corner. Lina peered down at the sight with a look of exasperation. She leaned against a small wall of an boarding house, thinking about what she was gonna do for the next few days. So under the cover of night she skulked about in the shadows, gliding past hobos that smelled of urine and unsuspecting marines when need be. By 2 am that night she found herself behind a gun shop and darkened streets. Visibility was dependent on whale oil lamps for normal people, so it allowed Lina to navigate through the city the later it got.

She came across a door that she kicked in with a single boot to its body. The door slammed against the wall it was attached it, causing the alarm den den to begin to screech. Lina glared at it and with the back of her hand, she slammed her fist into it. It left a combination of yellow slimy guts and mechanical sparks behind. Its voice dying down with a blip, as if a speaker was being shut off. Lina flailed her hands about with a grimace, " yuck sick gross".

She tip toed in and looked around, finding a gorgeous gallery of weapons all waiting to be taken. She began to salivate at the idea of using each and every one of them. "oh. mah. lawrd. Look at that long sleek barrel. Ooh this one has a scope! Oh this one has a 6 bullet chamber! goodie goodie"! Just as she was about to pulled the sniper rifle off the rack, another snail started to screech. This time several were screeching.

Lina hesitated when the sound of boots could be heard in the distance. The rifle was bolted down practically. Nothing she couldn't take care of with time, but the shadows of marines were cast upon the store front.

Part 9

" Stop where you are, we have the building surrounded", said a low monotone voice being projected by a den den mushi. It was a captain who was accompanied by a skittish radio boy who carried a giant den den mushi strapped to his back. She sighed and grabbed the first rifle not bolted down and thrust the face of her palm onto the ground. "Come now, don't make this more. difficult...than...it...has..to...be...."? The windows of nearby buildings started to tremble and the ground started to rumble as he spoke. The small shop soon broke from the earth after the sound of earth being ripped from its foundation echoed through the air.

It quickly rose to around 30 feet in the air before she peeked her head off the front door. She grinned and waved at the captain whose jaw dropped. "GRAHHHHH FIRRRREEEEEEE"! His name was Captain Higgins, because he was known for being like an old uptight butler who kept his cool no matter what. But in this instance as he witnessed her playful smile, he felt nothing but rage for the little girl. His rage made even his own unit hide, before they caught themselves slipping up. The sound of futile gunfire could be heard for a few minutes as the captain demanded they pelt her flying fortress of earth and brick. She rose into the night sky, hundreds of feet above the action, peering down at the city she was about to abandon.

" Well I didn't get as much done as I would have liked,but farewell Alubarna. It's been ehhh", she said while making her flattened hand wobbled rapidly.

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Part 10

The next morning Lina came floating down from the sky in "Lou's Gunshop". In the distance the crowd around the seatrain station looked up exclaiming a bunch of random cliches, " It's a bird! No it's plane! Wait what is that word? No it's Lou's Gunshop"? The flying shop slowly descended in front of the station, causing its shadow to be cast upon everyone. Most fled from the scene while others stopped to take den den photos of the scene. The shop slowed to a halt, before hitting the ground with an abrupt thud that caused a veil of sand to rise around it.

Lina on the other hand was nearby, controlling the building like a puppeteer. She used her index finger to make it slowly float from the sky and land in front of the joint. Marines flooded onto the scene as she expected. Likely the whole island was on alert for Lina,but they never would have thought she would arrive in plain sight. Or so they thought as the girl dashed through the shadows and over the main building of the station. Lina dashed across the roof and landed on the roof of the train. Using her ability to float she made her way to the back car which was mostly for luggage.

Its interior was roughly 12 meters long and 3 meters high. Filled almost to the brim with luggage, she rushed inside and used the luggage to hide. A few employees noticed the door was tampered with, but most everything was accounted for at an eye's glance. The conductor was frustrated because he was being yelled at for delaying the train for nothing. No Lina meant he wasted everyone's time, so luckily they didn't evacuate it and make sure everything was accounted for.

" Great, 10 hours in luggage"... she said under her breath as the whistle of the seatrain sounded off.