Day Two

[Guu]

Guu stood there, mild disbelief on what had just transpired. She couldn’t believe what her rage had just driven her to do. She watched the bloodied corpse of the person lying in the next room for the longest time, hoping from every ounce of her being that the person in front of her would show any sign of life. He didn’t.

The regret from her actions growing, she tried to refocus. She looked over at Desco again, who was holding a disembodied hand against her head like an ice pack. She started to feel rage again for what just happened to her, but tried to put a cap on it, knowing all too well what that lead to already.

Water was still dripping down her face, the alarm system still assaulting her ears. Wanting to the constant bombardment to stop, she scanned the room carefully. She saw what looked like a pipeline going against the wall. She remembered the schools back at her universe would run power cables through pipes like that. Taking a gamble, she threw her shield at it.

The pipe dented almost 45 degrees, which was enough to break a wire or two. With the power cut off, the alarms abruptly go silent and the sprinkler system drips to a stop. The only light was from the windows, which poured in a neutral glow from the overcast sky. It was enough for the group to see where they were going, just barely.

Next order of business, she needed to check the body for items. She wasn’t looking forward to it. She’d long expressed how disgusting the innards of humans were and the fact that this was her fresh kill didn’t make it much better. She slowly approached the body. As the man’s dead face came into view, she suddenly recognized whom he was.

‘It’s that kid!’ She thought. She once discovered him, injured in the woods and carried him to safety. The guilt weighed heavily over her head; she only added to the man’s misfortune in the end.

She reluctantly pilfered through the man’s stuff, grabbing his bag, his hammer, and a strange parcel with an odd item inside. She bagged the odd item and held the hammer and the victim’s backpack to bring back to the group. She noticed that there was now blood on her palms.

‘Subtle…’ She thought, being reminded of Shakespeare.

She first approached Gildarts, she plopped the bag in front of him.

”Please see what he had. Hope he had survival gear on him.”

”Are you gonna be alright, ma’am?” He asked, solemnly but respectfully.

”I’m already alright.” She lied. She already knew he could easily see through her bluff. She didn’t care.

She made her way to Strawhat, she gruffly held out a blood stained hand.

“The laser sword, please.”

Luffy, processing her request, slowly handed over the lightsaber he possessed. Her other hand plopped the hammer into his palm.

“Wow! Thanks Bubblegum. He said, not sure what he could say about what had just happened.

She walked over to Desco.

“How are you doing?” She asked.

”That hurt Desco a lot but Desco will be fine!” She said. “A little dizzy though!”

Guu gave her a little smile. She admired the demon child’s strength. She dug into Desco’s bag, pulling out the other half of the lightsaber. She re-attached them by the hilt and placed the whole thing in her bag.

“You’ve got your whole laser sword back.” She said plainly. “I left it your bag.”

”Yay ow!” She clasps her head in pain.

”Mind if I got in with you and Yogsothoth?” Guu asked candidly.

Okay!

Desco shaped the monster behind her into a chair. Guu climbed into it and cuddled up besides her, wrapping a single arm around her while nuzzling her shoulder. The demon child smiled at the pink haired girl’s affection and returned the nuzzle with the uninjured side of her head.


Time passes as the morning continues. Luffy was practicing using his brand new hammer, swinging it around in a lonely part of the area, seeing what he could do with it in tandem with his stretchiness. Guu never left Desco’s side. Eventually, she started to look intently at her own blood stained palm. Gildarts was sitting not far from the couple. He was watching the pink princess with much concern.

”My princess, there is plenty of water around here, you could wash the blood off.” He asked, hoping removing the stain would calm her mind. She just continued to look at her palm.

”No.” She said, sighing heavily, clinging closer to Desco. “I can’t.”