As she collapsed on the ground under the pirate and jaguar Zypha knew she would be done for unless someone intervened.  The Jaguar ripped out the throat of the man on top of her, making blood fly all over the place, a good portion of the red liquid splattered on her front and face.  Zypha glared back as the beast readied itself to bite into her tender neck, wondering if perhaps this would be how she died but that was not the case.

Just as the Jaguar started to strike the body of one of the enemy pirates smashed into the jaguar right in the head, instantly knocking out the large feline.  With the beast out of the way Zypha managed to push the dead pirate's corpse off her with some difficulty, as she had been knocked down pretty hard and was still recovering from being slammed on the hard ground.  Because of this she did not noticed who had sent the pirate flying her way but that was of little consequence as the ex-prisoner inside the cave sauntered over to her after giving out a obnoxiously loud laugh.

Zypha looked up at his larger than life figure, she had noticed he was a huge man but by the Grand Line he was like an over-sized grizzly, but a lot less furry and without claws of course.  She nearly stared at his gigantic hand but quickly looked up at his large, green eyes as she decided to take up his offer and tried to grasp his hand but due to its size she only managed some of his fingers.

[color=92278f]"Appreciated."[/color]  She managed to say as Alan helped her to his feet and then he bellowed out,

[color=gold]"OH, I DO APPRECIATE A CREW WHO HAS GOOD FUN! LET'S BAND TOGETHER, UNTIL THE GOLD FADES FROM OUR EYES!"[/color]

Now that she was standing in front of him, his enormity really just overshadowed her and she was not a diminutive woman by any means, in fact she was probably a bit larger than average due to her well-toned frame but this man made her seem like a child or even a doll by comparison.  She could not help but feel a little awe for how well-built the man was and his voice certainly matched his appearance, loud and overbearing.

[color=92278f]"If there was any gold in our eyes I would have plucked them out by now."[/color]  Zypha replied sarcastically to the large fellow.  He certainly seemed like a capable man and for now they needed all the help they could get.  Also, the man was obviously an enemy of the people in control of the island so at least their interests most likely aligned for now.  She noticed her hand was still on his, her attention taken away by trying to fit all of him into her vision she had stayed her hand for longer than she had intended and could feel the man's great strength.  She removed her hand as casually as possible and took in the situation, noticing who had lived and who had died.

[color=92278f]"The pirate I first took down should still be alive, let's see what we can get out of him.  As for you,"[/color] she looked back at Alan again, realized her face was a bloody mess and used the sleeve of her jacket to wipe away most of the blood, though a few spots remained.  [color=92278f]"Well you're certainly large so I'm sure you'll prove useful."[/color]

She was about to continue as she tried to appear in complete control, and hide her little mistake, when she noticed the headline on the newspaper on the ground.  It was about the island they had been on before and could have useful information, or at least see what the newspapers thought about the Twin Lotus Pirates, if they were mentioned at all in the article.  She snatched up the article, finally able to bring herself to terms with the enormity of Alan and read over the article as quickly as she could.

[@Whimsley]