'We can do this one of two ways, ' Captain John, formerly of the Rocks Pirates, proclaims in a haughty slur. 'You can just stand there lookin ' dumb and I can kill you quick and easy, or you can hightail it out of here and I 'll be forced to slice you six ways to Sunday with the promise to make it hurt. I don 't want to be doing any more work then a have to, and you 've already fucked that up by walking into my path. '

I blink slowly at him, purposefully keeping my eyes off the door Nami is behind so I don 't draw attention to it. For her sake, I 'm gonna keep this lunatic away from her. 'Can I have the secret third option? ' I ask.

He seems to consider it for a second. 'No. '

There 's no way in hell it 's midnight yet, so the fact that one of the zombie generals is up and about is a little worrisome. I guess I 'm just gonna have to hope I, A) don 't run into the rest, and B) that Moria isn 't awake yet.