When Octavius came up on deck, he would see that they had already docked at the next island. Four sailors were now gone, as well as Ceres herself. Though as soon as a sailor spotted Octavius he walked towards him. "Captain! The woman told me to inform you. She's on shore, going after someone she wants on her crew or something. Somewhere in the South-West side of town apparently. That and...ah...several sailors just up and left. They heard rumours of this ship heading for the Grand Line...is that true?" Being pirates was one thing. Being pirates on the sea where even the weakest of sailors were probably stronger than them was another.
In the mean time, Ceres had just arrived at the building she was looking for. It was the hideout for a certain pirate crew. This island was a 'free' one. So pirates and marines could both come and go as they pleased. Though pirates generally still kept a low profile in the wealthier parts of the city, as to not catch the eye of said marines. This particular pirate crew, though, was widely known on the island. They had sailed the grand line and lived, or so the story went. And they held a Mafia-like control over part of the poor area. Even more, it was the pirate crew Ceres had previously been in for 10 years.
Ceres went over the wall surrounding the small courtyard the building had though. As there, imprisoned in a pillory, stood a
man. In fact, he had been standing there for three full days now, getting nothing to eat and barely anything to drink. She jumped down, grinning slightly. "We finally get to talk for once, Ace Keighley. I see you're a bit occupied at the moment, but I can make you a deal~" The man didn't even look up and just grunted softly. "Leave this island, Join the shotgun preacher's crew, and come with us to the Grand Line." The man now looked up, if only because he heard a familiar name. "That's impossible. He was caught by the navy--" But before either could say anything more, several men burst through the door, together with their captain. "Ceres Morrigan, I knew you'd return sooner than later! Kill that woman!" The captain shouted. And immediately two of the 5 men opened fire, while the others kept on running with their swords in hand. Apparently someone had spotted her when she climbed over the wall, or something to that extend.
Of course the bullets missed though, so Ceres decided to ignore them. She had no business with her former captain, and they couldn't exactly harm her either. "Look, do you want to get out of here or not?" Ceres asked calmly while Ace stared at her in surprise. He had a very close-up look of how bullets just passed right through her after all, and hadn't met that many people with devil fruit powers. Let alone of the Logia type.
(Changed Ceres' picture to be less cartoonish, go and check it out :P)
