Red Fish

"Hey..." Hamon thought aloud, putting a webbed hand to his jaw. "Do we still have that? Bring it out."

Two of his lackeys nodded with enthusiastic smiles, and quickly ran off to fetch the item in question. Meanwhile Nami remained dangling above the plaza as more and more spectators gathered below. In her capture she had somehow managed to keep all of her clothes, though her bra was thoroughly soaked through along with her jeans. Strung up like a piece of meat, there was little she could do to protect herself as a cold draft caressed over her exposed skin.

Soon the henchmen returned, carting between them what could only be described as a large aquarium. The box of water was large enough to be a miniature pool, at least four feet deep and twice as long. And inside, swam a handful of angry red fish.

"Electric Nibblers." Hamon explained, looking up with a grin at the human girl's confused face. "They're no threat to Fishmen, but to inferior humans, well..." On his signal the female pirate was swung over the open top of the tank. "Let's just say they have a thing for more tender flesh."

Before she could even utter a breath of retort, Nami was then suddenly dropped. With a dramatic splash, she found herself abruptly submerged. Underwater, streams of bubbles escaped from her closed lips as what little air she had managed to save quickly dwindled. Her eyes widened in horror as she then caught movement in blurred streaks of red. There had to be at least a score of those mentioned Nibblers, and though they weren't frighteningly large, only about the size of her hand, what the fishman had said about their preference in flesh was reason enough for panic.

In haste she kicked herself upwards, gasping for breath as her head broke the water's surface. "Hey!" she cried out, frantically looking back down as the carnivorous fish circled closer. "This isn't funny! Let me out!!"

"Hamo hamo hamo," laughed the pike fishman. The sight of the scared girl was more than enough to get him off. "Don't worry, they won't kill you. The teeth of these Nibblers aren't sharp enough to break even your delicate skin."

As if to demonstrate, the first fish found its jaw onto her left heel. Like the fishman said, its teeth didn't pierce through, however it still bit down hard enough for a painful pinch. And promptly following that pinch...

"Ah.... AAAAAAAAAH?!!!" Nami cried out as a current of electricity ripped through the nerves of her foot. Her leg briefly paralyzed, she sunk underwater once more. From the corner of her eye there was a blur, and next she was doubled over as a Nibbler rammed itself into her gut. Another slammed into the middle of her back, and one more bit into her shoulder, sending another shock through her. "....!!" Her mouth opened in a gurgled scream, her voice unable to travel through the filled tank. Realizing the danger, she quickly slapped a hand over her open mouth. One eye winced open as she tried to count her options.

The Nibblers however weren't so patient. While she was thinking, some of the biters had started to shred at her jeans, tearing at the tight fabric and revealing the soft skin underneath.

She needed air, and fast. But could she afford to divert her attention from the peril at hand? What else could she do?