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Dive had been a part of the Kid Pirates since shortly before they entered the New World. She'd marked them as easy targets and tried to steal Kid's food. Big mistake. She'd been chased down and yelled at until Killer had made him back off. The next thing Dive knew, she'd been on board their ship, watching as her island disappeared. She should've been more alarmed about basically being kidnapped, Kid literally having shoved her under his arm and walking off, but the Kid Pirates had taken care of her, something Dive wasn't used to. She was fed three times a day, given new clothes and a place to sleep. Very unusual in her humble opinion but she certainly wasn't complaining.
She liked the Kid Pirates, and not just because Kid had given her a real knife and taught her how to incapacitate people. She'd been presented to the Heart Pirates and given an exam, Law tossing around words like malnutrition and at a risk for scurvy. She didn't understand any of it but Killer had taken the initiative and made her a meal plan. She ate special food and quickly discovered that she was going to need new clothes, having shot up a few inches not long after joining.
Shanks was the Kid Pirates' biggest enemy. He'd maimed their Captain after all, and that was after abandoning him as a baby. Unforgivable. They much preferred Cora-San.
Anyways, Dive needed to stop reminiscing because Kaido was attacking their hideout, with the help of Scratchmen Apoo, one of the pirates Kid had been asking for help for when Cora-San took on Kaido. Basil Hawkins, the other pirate invited, had turned sides after Kaido told him to. Such a spineless coward!
Dive readied her knife, ready to join her Nakama in their battle, when she was plucked off the ground by Heat. "Put me down!" she shrieked in outrage.
"No can do," Heat told her, walking almost leisurely to the sea. "There is no winning this, all we can do is wait for Cora-San to attack Kaido, and try to stay alive until then. Someone will come along soon, I'm sure of it. We just need you to survive until then. The Captain would never forgive me if you died."
"Wha-" Dive could only stare at Heat. He'd been one of the Captain's Nakama since before there was a crew. If he thought they couldn't win-
"Stay safe, Dive. I hope Cora-San stops by soon."
Dive could only shriek as Heat tossed her into the sea. She would be safe against Kaido there, she knew that, since he had a Devil Fruit. She sank for a moment before struggling to swim upwards. She wasn't the best swimmer but Killer had been working on that with her so she at least wouldn't drown. She didn't know how long she'd been under, but when she emerged, Kaido was boarding Apoo's ship, dragging her Captain and Killer, the remainder of their Nakama boarding on their own power. She didn't blame them. They had to cooperate to keep the Captain safe. She wanted to go with them, but she would watch and wait. Someone needed to tell Cora-San what had happened.
To Dive's dismay and utter fury, Cora-San wasn't the one who showed up. It was that stupid Shanks, a few days later. He and his crew were sailing towards their hideout, but it looked like they were about to turn away, seeing that the Victoria Punk wasn't docked there. Dive gritted her teeth. This is for the Captain, she told herself before emerging from her hiding spot and waving her arms vigorously until they changed course to head her way. He was a Yonko too, maybe he could make Kaido give the Captain and the others back. If not, well then, Dive would just stab him.