Marco & Espio go on a mission in Trabia

[fierybluebird]

Characters: Marco & Espio
Location: Trabia
Rating: PG-13 for Pirate language and violence
Open/Closed/Finished: Closed
Summary: Trabia Cater Mission at the Center



"Quit whining," Marco chided the chameleon, even though he was the one who'd convinced Espio to take him on the mission on the Instructor's pay grade. In the snow. Despite knowing full well how badly the winter weather affected the chameleon. "You're warm-blooded with the potion now, might as well use it." And he was even more bundled than a fire breathing dragon hanging out in Wano Island. "Besides it'll be fun, eh."

Marco's idea of fun was so rarely shared with anyone else.

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[fierybluebird]

"Shit! You shrunk already?!"

Welp, definitely time to finish this fast. "Get back into those clothes, my flames can only heat you so much. I'm going to knock these out, think your spells can hold the one?"

Marco suddenly stopped in his tracks right as a few Lapahn came running up to him and he flared a little bit of haki, completely cheating, as he held up a hand of blue flames, regarding the Lapahn coolly. "I won't hurt you, you're just protecting your nakama, but I've got to do the same for mine, understand? You can either all come with me and protect your friend, or I'll take the one and separate you. And we both know you can't stop me. Choice is yours, decide quickly."

[espio]

"Shrunk?!" Espio protested. No matter how true it was, he didn't much appreciate Marco's choice of word. "If I hide in that pile of fabric, I won't be able to move!" Besides, it wouldn't keep him warm for very long.

It would be better than right now, though, he had to admit to himself. With freezing air on the outside and with every breath of it taken in, he didn't think he could handle it for much longer. It somehow seemed colder than he remembered, and he was already feeling overwhelmed. He didn't think he could get back over there in a hurry.

"Last time... I used elemental defense so I could fight in the cold..." he recalled. He hadn't thought of it, this time.

[fierybluebird]

"Do you have that with you?" Marco forced his voice to remain calm. Inside he was already inclined toward panicking. It had been all his stupid idea to bring the chameleon out here, to egg him into this, calling him a scaredy-cat until he caved, and now Espio had to pay for it? Definitely not fair. But it would be no good lamenting it. What was done, was done, he just had to start making it better from here on out.

He doesn't wait long to see if the Lapahn decide to come with him, he just runs back to grab Espio and stick him in his shirt. "Don't fight me on this, I can wrap you in my feathers until we get somewhere warm, it'll just be... difficult." Stupid stupid stupid. Horsing around with his brothers was fine when he had 1600 because they were also enough to keep him in check and remind him when he's going overboard and plan ahead for eventualities like this. Damn it.

Marco grabs the sleeping Lapahn, and now checks on the others. And holds Espio out enough just to see them. "Got anymore sleep spells? I promised I'd take them all back. It's not fair to split up family, eh." Never underestimate the absurd morals only a Whitebeard pirate could have.

[espio]

"No - well, I have Elem-Def, but not enough Blizzards to have any effect..." Espio began to explain, before suddenly he found himself in Marco's shirt and up against his chest. Holy shit. What was he, a kitten?

Naturally, he struggled for a moment, but it was a brief one considering what the other option was.

"I always have a lot of sleep spells," he answered, obliging by casting another pair. Sleep being a spell found on the Training Centre monsters, there was always a ready supply.

[fierybluebird]

"Cast it on them and I'll carry them out of here. We'll have to get more rope or something when we can though, eh?"

Marco rubbed his chin. "I wonder if the training center's even big enough to accommodate them all."

[espio]

"Can we figure that out later?" Espio asked, firing off more sleep spells. "You know, when I'm not freezing my tail off?"

[fierybluebird]

"Aye aye, thanks for the spells, eh? Let's get you all out of here." He grabbed he could and got moving.

"If nothing else, I'm sure they can gang up on the T-Rexaurs."