“alright, so that's one apple,” His boots thumped on the ground after hopping from the apple tree, his bag almost spilling all the fruits and goodies out, “whoopsiee!” Ace fixed the flimsy thing and did his best to stuff the apple into the VERY tiny opening his bag allowed. It was gonna be a problem if he couldn’t carry more things, maybe he can unload them onto his boat. BUT it was good to keep his load light cause then he can travel more efficiently and a lot faster too, although he would be eating the stuff too. He shrugged then itched his head, “alright, I’ll just unload this onto my boat”
The smell of salt in the air, the nice calming vibes of the waves hitting the shore, the white sand, it was like paradise. Too bad he was leaving soon, he kind of didn’t mind if he had to stay for a few more days. The tiny boat was still there, right where he left it, “heyloo baby~” Yes. he talked to his boat sometimes, Ace was a lonely guy. “got some supplies” Gently, he unloaded his ‘groceries’ into one of the storage compartments on his boat, “perfectly fit hehe. time to get some more~” The pirate happily looked up and over the horizon, his gaze drifting across the shoreline.
There was another boat on the island. Boat?? More like a ship! with a mast and sails, it had it all! “shit.” Definitely didn’t look like a friendly type, they had the mermaid at the mast and their jolly roger practically screamed plunder and kill. “fucking hell.” Ace muttered to himself, his exterior was calm but he needed to know where Carson was. He had to get to her before they did and by the looks of it they’ve already wandered into the forest. The pirate didn’t waste anymore time. Dropping his bag and everything else, his fire was all he needed.
Like a tiger stalking his prey, the man’s eyes widened as he ran at a speed that only his adrenaline can keep up with. There they were gathered in a noisy bunch, carrying a wiggling sack on their shoulders. How dare they, trying to steal the poor mermaid, something so innocent and free. His whole attitude changed and right now his actions had to speak for himself. Not even stopping to think, he formed a gun with his hands and shot a bullet of fire at one of their shoes to distract them. The pirates quirked an eyebrow, suspicious at the sudden fire as the victim squirmed on the ground from the burning pain in his shoe. “we aren’t alone lads....” Ace tried to keep low as they searched the bushes, “COME OUT PUPPET.” The captain called out to him, still holding Carson on his shoulders.
He was getting tired of this, he can’t hide anymore. Ace stood up surrounded by burning flames, his rage personified into fire, powering him even more as the pirates froze in place. Suddenly the captain dropped Carson. Ace was blind to everything but the pirates, his priority was to get them off this island they weren’t allowed to touch anything else. His mouth formed a smirk, “you asked me to come out so,,,,,,here I am,” Forming a fist, Ace punched at one of the Captain’s lackeys that swung at him with a dull sword. “OH you’re gonna have to hit harder than that,” The pirate fell back, being knocked away by the powerful punch, it practically burnt through his clothes. This was a battle they wished they could surrender to. They didn’t expect the infamous fire fist to be on this island.
The captain was furious at Ace, his teeth gritting but it slowly became a smile. This flaming man was a devil fruit user. and they were close to a pool of water, he laughed. He KNEW how to beat this annoying boy. they’ll fight fire with the help of the sea.