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"That's like the tenth time I've destroyed your cannonballs, just stop shooting!" I yelled at Wyper.
"If that won't work, why don't I try this?" he said, ejecting his Dial and putting in a different one. A slight breeze blew past me, and the air began to smell.
"It smells like gas! What did you do?!" I yelled at the man.
"This is a Breath Dial filled with natural gas. If I combine it with a Flame Dial, I get to wield the disintegrating power of the Burn Bazooka!"
Oh boy. This is bad.
A huge beam of fire shot toward me, and I dove out of the way, barely avoiding the laser. "Holy crap! What the hell, man?! You almost burned my hair!"
"Guess you don't like fire, huh?" Wyper taunted, coming from behind to kick at my head.
I ducked under the attack before jumping into the air. "Buzz-saw Slicer!" The attack hit his skates and had no effect.
What are those things made out of? They blocked my attack!
I did a series of slashes at the man, but his skates gave him so much maneuverability that he was able to dodge every one. Wyper came in with another jet-fast kick, and I put my foot up to try and block it.
"Blade Heel!" A dagger came out of my boot and blocked the metal of his skate.
"How many of those things are hidden on your body?" he asked, impressed.
"More than you can count!" I said, pushing him back.
He got ready to fire another laser, and I ran at him. I have to stop that cannon.
"Sickle Claw!"
"Burn Bazooka!"
I slid under his bazooka and did an uppercut slash. He kicked my hand away and tried to stomp my face. I rolled away and came in for another slash, but he blocked it with his skate.
We were in a stalemate; we sat there staring each other down.
"We're getting nowhere," I said, catching my breath.
"What gave it away?" he asked, changing something on his bazooka and putting a cigarette in his mouth. "Neither of us has even landed a blow."
We separated and jumped back. "I have more important things to do than fight with you, Blue Sea dweller."
"Like what?" I asked.
"I came here today to kill Enel and take back my people's land," he explained.
"You're going after Enel?" I said, intrigued.
"What's it matter to you?" he said.
"He tried to kill me and my friends; I'm a little pissed off."
"I see," Wyper said. "Enel has men all over the Upper Yard. It's unusual for him to give the priests free roam of the yard. Something big is going to happen."
"Do you know where I can find this guy, Enel that is?"
"In God's Shrine. That's where I'm headed."
Sorry, Nami, but I need to get back at this guy. You guys will just have to wait.
"If you're going up to God's Shrine, can I come with you?" I asked.
"I plan on going alone, but there is strength in numbers, I suppose," he said. "Any enemy of Enel is a friend of mine. But you wouldn't be able to keep up with me. I'm on these things," he gestured to his skates, "and you're on normal boots."
I walked over to one of the fallen goat men and salvaged his skates.
"I'll learn on the way," I said, strapping them onto my feet. "Give me the tutorial."
"You know how to skate?" I nodded my head. "Then push in this pedal and then skate."
I did as he said, and I glided forward. After a few seconds, I had gotten the hang of it.
"Which way to God's Shrine?" I said, sliding next to him.
Wyper skated off, and I followed him into the jungle.
"So you really are from the Blue Sea?" he asked.
"Yeah."
"What's it like down there?" he asked. "I've heard it's full of strong people and weapons."
"I guess it is," I laughed. This guy's pretty curious. I've never seen a person from the sky before, I guess it makes sense they'd be as curious about us as we are about them.
Steve's POV
After wandering through the jungle for a while, Robin and I emerged into some ruins.
"The outside has been swallowed up," Robin remarked. "I hope the inside is still intact."
"This place peaked your interest quickly," I remarked. Meh.
A goat-like man crashed down onto one of the ruined buildings, crushing a corner.
"This path leads to God's Shrine. Turn back now!" he yelled.
"Get down from there!" Robin yelled back. "Do you have any idea how valuable those buildings are?"
"I suggest you do as the woman says," I told the man, reaching for my whip.
The man refused, saying he had orders from Enel to kill us.
"Seis Fleur: Twist!"
Robin cracked the man's neck, and he fell to the floor in a heap.
That was so cool!
"You're so amazing," I told her.
"That fool deserved it," she said, looking around the city. "He had no respect."
We came across a large stone slab in the center of the city. Robin examined it and said this place was home to a race called the Shandorians. She suggested we head to the center of the city to find a map of some kind to further explore the ruins.
I heard that.
"I know you're there. Come out!" I yelled.
A large man in a toga waddled out.
"Aren't you cute," he said, giving Robin a creepy look.
Look at this fat slob, leering at Robin.
"Whip Crush!" I slammed my whips into the man, but they practically bounced off his large body.
"Haha, that tickles!" he laughed. "AXE!" The man thrust his fist forward, and my arm got cut as if a sword had slashed it.
Crap.
"Steve!" I saw Robin make some arms on the man, but he was too big to wrap up quickly. He ran up and hit Robin just like he did to me.
The man went to belly flop on Robin. I ran forward and picked her up off the ground, running away from the man as he slammed into the ground.
"I gotcha," I said, putting the older woman down.
"Thank you," she said.
I saw we had made it deeper into the ruins, and there were a ton of ancient tablets and texts around us.
Great, now if he comes in here, I'll have to protect this stuff, too.
The man tried to body slam us again, and Robin got up to protect the ruins. "Venite Fleur: Calendula!"
Robin's arms caught the man, but she still got thrown back.
"Stop protecting this dead city!" he yelled. "I, Yama, commander of God's army, will destroy it!"
"Why do you seek to destroy our ancestors' history?" Robin asked the man.
"I don't care about the past."
"Fools always say that," I smirked.
"Axe punch!"
I dodged the punch and started backing up.
I have to get this guy out of here before he destroys the whole city. I can't let Robin down.
I wrapped my whips around the man and attempted to lift him up and slam him into the ground. After a long struggle, I managed to get him off his feet.
"RAAHH!" I grunted. My back is gonna break trying to move this fatass!
Robin began rolling the man towards the nearby cliff. I followed the man as he approached the cliff.
"This is the end," Robin told him as he teetered on the edge.
"Wait, please!" the large man begged.
"It's too late to beg," I told him.
I wrapped my whip around his lower back as Robin rolled him over the edge.
"Clutch!"
"Whip Bungee Cord!"
We dropped the man off the side and fell back to the center of the city. Robin said that the layout didn't fit that of a city at all.
"Maybe it got knocked around when the place got launched into the sky," I proposed.
"I suppose that may be a possibility," she said.
Robin took a walk around the city with me following her closely until, finally, she revealed her conclusion.
"If this is truly the golden city, the layout is all wrong… Unless!" Robin ran off into one of the temples.
"Hey, wait for me!"
When I caught up to Robin, she was on the floor, cutting her way through the Island Cloud with a small knife.
"Care to explain?" I asked, trying to catch my breath.
"Just wait. You'll see."
Robin dug a large hole downward until she reached the bottom, and light began shining through.
"There it is," she said. She peeled back the fluffy substance and hopped down the hole.
I jumped down after her and saw that there was another level to the ruins. I followed the archeologist until we made it to an alcove that had a view of the ruins.
"This is it," she remarked. "The City of Gold, Shandora."
"Only one problem," I started, looking around. "Where's the gold?"