《One Piece: And The Original》 Chapter 1 - Reincarnated. I was walking home late in the night. My arms still hurt from all the work I have done in the last few hours. Work has been piling up and I haven''t had time to get something to eat all day, food is life, I learned that the hard way. Now a moment without food is a moment not lived. That was the last thought I had before it hit me. And when I say hit me, you know what hit me. I''ve read it in a lot of manga, but till now I didn''t believe it was real. The almighty Truck-kun. How dumb, someone like me tripping and falling right when ''he'' came by. My co-workers will laugh when they find out in what way I died. Now I''m in a black space. "Why did it have to hit me when I haven''t eaten yet. Life is so cruel, just for once can I live a life without trash or unfairness in it"Just when I was about the find out if I could still cry in this form, a sphere of light appears. [Welcome soul #23980978791, I am system #7753271. You have died and are in the proces of reincarnation] A ball of light appears out of nowhere and starts talking? the more I look, the more I want to touch it. what is it made of? [Soul #23980978791 choose the world you will be reincarnated to. To choose a world spin the wheel, the same is with your race and powers, good luck] A white wheel appears before me and shows a lot of worlds. I even see Malcom in the middle in the list of names. Let''s hope for the best and spin. I give it a big swing and cross my fingers. Im still such a kid *sigh* ...->....->Spongebob -> Naruto -> Bleach -> Malcom in the middle -> Winx -> Avatar ->... The pin of the wheel stoped at one of the anime shows I have watched till the current end. One Piece. I hope I''ll member it all correctly. Next thing I know another wheel appears. [Soul #23980978791 has chosen One Piece as world. Next is the race] I give another spin at the wheel. I see a lot of strong powers, such as Madara''s Uchiha, and the race of a Saiyan. Then it stops. I''m a bit disappointed since there where such great powers, but I have to survive with what I got. [Soul #23980978791 has chosen the race of an Original from the show of the Originals. Next and last is the powers soul #23980978791 will receive] I give the wheel one more spin and close my eyes. (Please don''t be a trash power) The wheel stops and I open my eyes. Changeable Kagune from Tokyo ghoul. F**ck! [Soul #23980978791 has chosen changeable Kagune from Tokyo ghoul, as a basic power soul #23980978791 will receive: "status, endles inventory and analyse". Soul #23980978791 will be reincarnated. Has soul #23980978791 any questions before departure?] Surprised that I can ask questions I furrow my brows and think. "Does the White Oak tree exist in One Piece? And from what age does my immortality start and do I retain my memories from my previous life?" [To answer soul #23980978791''s questions. The White Oak tree does not exist in One Piece. And the Immortality will start at the age of 14. This is the age that the system sees as m?tur?. Soul #23980978791''s vampire strength will be present a birth. Lastly Yes, soul #23980978791 will retain its memories from its previous life. Any other questions before departure {yes} {no}] "No, I am ready to go" [Initiating departure for reincarnation. Soul #23980978791 good luck and have a nice new life] Next thing I know its all black again, but this time I can feel my arms and legs. I feel like I''m floating. To test my powers I use status. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Jess D. Foxtail. Title: none (Reincarnated from another world) Occupation: none Race: Original Vampire (immortality unawakened) Age: 0 (about to be born) (+29) Power: Changeable Kagune (tokyo Ghoul) Kinds of Kagune: 10 Ukaku: 0 (14) Rikaku: 0 (14) Bikaku: 0 (14) pseudo-electrokinesis: 0 (?) pseudo-pyrokinesis: 0 (?) healing: 0 (?) shapeshifting: 0 (?) Kakuja: 0 (1st = 3 kagune''s combined, 2nd = 6 kagune combined. 3rd = 9 kagune combined) Chimera: 0 (?) Devil fruit: none ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I worry a bit about my title, but who knows the skill analyse? Can people even read my status? Well let''s not worry about that. The next thing what peaks my interest is heightened senses. Since I don''t have anything to do, let''s in the mean time listen to the surroundings outside my mothers w?mb and pass the time. I try to focus my hearing. I can hear the blood flow to and from the w?mb. And I can her my mothers breathing and heartbeat. But that''s not what I want to hear. I try to focus at the sound from beside me. It''s hard to focus with all the different sounds around me, but after some time I finally succeed. The first thing I can hear is a voice that reverberates through my surroundings, the voice is warm and soft. this should be my mother. The next thing I can hear is her chatting with a woman, from the sound of her voice she sounds young. The surroundings are very loud and full of laughter. I wonder where I am and who she is talking too. Maybe she is some important figure form the show. I really want to hear more and try to hear a name, but the more I try, the more tired I get.. let''s try again when I wake up. Chapter 2 - Birth. As I open my eyes, pain gushes through my body. A pulling force is pulling my down as I feel like my head is splitting apart from the pressure. light comes into view, and crying is heard in the room. I feel cold ground beneath me and hear my mother breathing roughly. she sounds in pain. I feel cold hand rap around me as I get wrapped in a cloth. I hear the same warm voice from my mother as last time, except this time she is crying and sounds sad. Don''t cry, be quiet. don''t let them hear you my darling Jess. Mother is with you so don''t cry." She tells me not to cry or make a sound as her voice is getting softer and softer. I can feel her strength leaving her as she speaks softly in my ears. "I''m sorry you have to enter this world alone. Mother wished she could be with you, I''m sorry. You have to grow up strong and healthy. I''m going to your father so don''t be sad. You have to survive, so don''t come to us until you''re old and had a great life. I lo...ve you...Je...ss..." She utters those last word as the hands she has around me lose their strength. I try to open my eyes. as I am still a newborn it is hard and I can not see much. At least I want to see my mothers face. I open my eyes slightly and see a beautiful woman in her 20''s. Her black hair goes from her shoulders to her back. her eyes are red filled with rears but with a slight curve. her skin is white as jade, but her lips are smiling slightly as she sees her daughter look at her before she leaves this world. She told me not to cry, so I won''t. Though it is a bit painful I will once again lose my family at young age. First in my old world when I was 4, now in this world right when I am born. It seems like even a world in anime can be cruel at birth. I hope to see the people that killed her, so that when I am older, I can kill them myself. As I was thinking a plan to kill those that killed my mother, a door is slowly opening. I try not to move as I can feel the person coming closer to me every step. I am still weak and can''t protect myself. Why is life so cruel, will I die while not even able to protect myself? A tear slowly forms at my eyes as I ready myself for my next reincarnation as I feel someone picking me up. I get ready to die and close my eyes, but nothing happens. Instead I hear a rough voice coming form the person who picked me up. "Poor Victoria, why didn''t she stay with Makino when they came. Haaa... well one more rascal to raise isn''t so bad." The man sounds aggrieved, he couldn''t possibly be the killer, and why do I feel like I know this voice? I slowly open my eyes as I look at the man who is holding me. The man Is tall and has black and grey hair and a black beard and moustache. On his shoulders is a white cape with red and yellow pads. underneath it is a white suit. My eyes open in shock as I recognize the man. The man is looking down as he feels movement in his arms. "Well still alive and kickin, one strong little lady you are. You will be a fine marine in the future hahaha!" The man laughs as he says his signature lines. He holds me in one hand as he searches in his coat with his free hand. In his hand he holds a slug with a mic on his back. He says some words as shortly after some soldiers come in with a stretcher. They walk to my mother and shake their heads at the man. "Vice-admiral Garp, it seems she has died from extreme blood loss, she had multiple stab- and sword wounds on her back, this caused her to die after labor. What will you do with the baby sir?" The soldier looked at me and has a weird look on his face as he then looks ad Garp. Is it that strange he is holding a baby? I look at Garp then at myself and lastly at the soldier who is watching me. "A smart one at such a young age. One fine marine for sure. I have decided. One more grandchild isn''t so bad. Who knows maybe they will look after me when I retire!" He proclaims while laughing loudly. And that''s how I lost my family, and gained another. As the soldier lifts up my mother and takes her away, I look at her lifeless body that is carried away on a stretcher. Garp looks at me who looks at the scene with no emotion or sound. A though forms in his mind as he decides to take a close eye on the child in his arms for the next few years. "Don''t worry little one, I will take good care of you. I will make you strong so you don''t have to lose someone again. I look up and try to smile. Grabbing his finger, as his hand is too big for my small hands. I try to shake his finger but as I do that Garp facial expression changes. He looks at me weirdly and then at my hand. "What power for a baby. One fine marine for sure. Maybe I should warn Sengoku about her, she will for sure take the role of an admiral when the gets older. Maybe she can change Luffy so he will follow in had grandpa''s footsteps." He says hopefully as he grabs another slug from his pocket. This slug has a braided beard and a bird hat. Garp dials a few numbers and waits for it to pick up. Gatcha! "GARRRPPPP!!!! WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW!" A angry male voice sounds on the other side of the slug. That should be Sengoku. What did he do now? I looked up full of wonder. "BWAHAHAHA nothing much, just visiting my grandson. Senkogu, we need to talk about something I found at Foosha Village" He said with a serious voice. I try to follow what they are saying, but well, I am a baby.. Baby''s need a lot of sleep, even while trying hard to listen what they are saying, my eyes closed before they got to the important part. Chapter 3 - 5 years Old (Time skip) 5 years has passes since then. I started to live with Garp as he told me to call him grandpa. In the beginning it was hard to call him grandpa, but after some time I got used to it. It seems my memories about the anime are a bit blurry. Out of experience it seems like it need some kind of trigger to wake them up en recall them. like seeing a persons face or hearing about the name of said person. I really was a bother. Like Garp for example, I recall a few things, but not all of them, I think. So I''ll have to wait and see what memories will resurface with each passing moment. Even with the memories I got, I though I knew what kind of man Garp was, but now after 5 years of living with him, I still can''t say I really know him. Especially after this ''special training'' he gives Luffy and me. I don''t know how many times I almost died, not to mention Luffy. At the moment Luffy is two year older than me. And he tries to act like a big brother, but I still only see an idiot. I don''t really mind the training he gives us, as it is a lot easier than the training I got in my previous life. I really don''t want to remember those years as they still give me goosebumps. I was silently reminiscing about my awful past as Luffy came running to me. "Jess grandpa says we have to come! Do you think we are having a feast?!" Luffy asked me as i see stars in his eyes and he is already drooling at the thought of food. If I look back at the time line from One Piece as I recall from the memories, right now should be the time he''s going to drop Luffy at Dadans place. I look at Luffy as we walk and give a slight smile as I don''t want to shatter his daydream. On our way to the house, Luffy is telling me again about his hat and Shanks. Nothing new, but the ending always ends with a bang, literally. "Luffy don''t you think it''s better to shut up now?'' "Why? I will become a greater pirate than Shanks! I will become the pirate king!" I sigh as I take a few steps back, idiot. Behind Luffy appears a big man with his fist raised. "LUFFY! DIDNT I TELL YOU! YOU WILL BECOME A MARINE!!! And don''t you speak that mans name!" Garp yells as his fist comes down with speed and accuracy. "It hurst!!!.... it hurts!!!....grandpa''s fist .... grandpa''s fist always hurts! How can it hurt when I''m made of rubber!" Luffy cry''s as a big bump appears on his head. "Baka! You can''t avoid a fist of love! Now you two come with me, where going to visit someone" Garp explains as he drags Luffy by his neck. Luffy is sparteling as he doesn''t want to go. "No! I don''t wanna be thrown into the forest. I wanna stay with grandpa!" I can''t say I don''t understand where Luffy is coming from, but this is something he can''t avoid. After all, Garp is dragging him with him. I sigh as I follow the screaming. Let''s hope he will be quieter when we get there. On the way up the mountain, Luffy''s screams became quiet half way up. Now he''s chasing bugs. I must say, pretending to be a 5 year old is hard. Most of the time I don''t say anything so they don''t find me weird and I don''t really feel like talking. Well most kids run away the moment they see my eyes, so that helps a lot. My eyes are just like my mothers, bright red. My hair is straight and flows to the end of my back. I have a bright red spot on my lower back, but as I mostly wear a high skirt, most people will not notice it. the only problem is that every time I use my Kagune, my clothes get ripped, so I don''t try to use it when I can. As we arrive at the house, or cabin, Garp knocks on the door. The door sings open with a bang as a big and red haired woman steps out the door. "BE QUIET, DO YOU WANNA DIE!!!" She screams. "It''s me" Garp raises a hand and gives a slight smile, but with threatening eyes he looks at the woman. "Ga...Ga...Garp-san!...why are you here?! Please have mercy on me. Ace is 10 years now." "You''re looking good" He says while standing calmly with his hands in his pockets. "Give me a break! please, you got ta have mercy on me! ace is already 10 years old now!" The woman screams, trying to convince Garp while Luffy is chasing bugs again. "Oh yeah, already? How is he?" Garp asks. I wonder if these guys are really bandits as the anime describes. While Garp and the woman talk, two more men come out of the cabin. A big man with a head like aan rooster and the smaller one looking annoyed as he says " It''s not funny. We want handle him anymore. You have to take him!" "Putting that aside, take care of these two as well. Luffy, Jess say hello" as Garp says that he grabs Luffy by the collar and pushes me a bit to the front with his free hand. While I walk up, I give an absentminded hello as my head seems like spitting apart from the new or old memories I recall. Especially at the mentioning of the name Ace. "I''ll be in your care" I replied, while Luffy just says "Yo!" With his hand raised. After that Garp releases Luffy as he continues to talk to the bunch. "Who are those kids?" She asks with wide eyes and a face full displeasure. "My grandchildren" He replies with a finger up his nose. "WHAT!!!" The woman screams. "We can''t take them" The say in union. "Well I''ll give you a choice. Do you wanna spend all your life in prison or raise them? There are many crimes you committed that I''ve overlooked. Pick one." Garp says as he folds his arms. While he talks I walk with Luffy to look around. I can see two streams of spit flying our way as I dodge. However Luffy isn''t so lucky as the spit hits him right in the face. "What is this? spit?! Gross!! Hey you say you''re sorry!" Luffy screams as he flings his hands angry in the air. I look at the direction the spit came flying from and see a boy sitting on a big dead bear, ignoring everything Luffy says. As Garp hears the commotion he comes our way. " Luffy, Jess, this is Ace. he is 3 years older than Luffy. You''re gonna live here with them from today" I can hear the trio scream in the background and Garp giving them a look. While Luffy is still staring at Ace. "Now introduce yourselves" Garp says wile giving Luffy a hit on the head. "I don''t wanna" Luffy says as he is still angry. While I bow my head a little and say "I''m Jess, nice to meet you" As I raise my head, my blood red eyes look him straight in the eye while having no expression on my face. Ace looks a bit stiff as he didn''t see me until right now. Well being a child that doesn''t speak much and is unsocial is helping a lot with making people not notice me. As Grap leaves and says he''s coming again when he has time, ace jumps off the bear and leaves as well. When we walk inside, dinner is read. Everyone is eating meat like starved wolves. As Luffy and I are having a glass of water and a bowl of rice. We didn''t get any meat as ace was the one who caught it. Might as well get it ourselves. I walk out while saying "Wait here Luffy, I''ll be right back". Not even 20 minutes later I come back with four wolves and a shirt full of blood. "Jess, are we going to eat those" Luffy jells as the drool is streaming from his open mouth. "Yes, let''s eat.. And don''t you guys dare take even one piece" I look at them with my dead face and red eyes as I prepare a meal for me and Luffy. Chapter 4 - Training. After day one I would get food for me and Luffy everyday as Dadan, Dogra, Magra and the other bandits are eating the food of Ace and what they gathered themselves. Since their great introduction went so well, Luffy has been chasing Ace around the forest. At first I would follow him, but as I see him surviving the stunts ace pulls every time I slowly let them be while I stayed behind. Since most people where scared when I looked at them with my eyes and used my Kagune, I found this the perfect time to see what kind of Kagune I could use. As I see Ace and Luffy leaving again, I went into the forrest the opposite way. Most of the time I would fight a few wolves and take them with me for dinner, but today I will focus on my speed and accuracy. My body on its own is already fast because of my vampire genes, but I can''t really control it well in in combination with my Kagune. "Status" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Jess D. foxtail Title: none (Reincarnated from another world) Occupation: none Race: Original Vampire (immortality unawakened) (ghoul powers affects eyes when hungry) Age: 5 (+29) Power: Changeable Kagune (Tokyo Ghoul) Kinds of Kagune: 10 Ukaku: 1 (14) koukaku: 0 (15) Rikaku: 1 (14) Pseudo-electrokinesis: 0 (?) Pseudo-pyrokinesis: 0 (?) Healing: 0 (?) Shapeshifting: 0 (?) Kakuja: 0 (1st = 3 kagune''s combined, 2nd = 6 kagune combined. 3rd = 9 kagune combined) Chimera: 0 (?) Learnd Kagune: Kaneki, Touka. Devil fruit: None Skills: analyse, status, endless inventory, super strength, super speed, heightened senses, ghoul eyes. After I practiced I noticed I don''t have problems with recalling memories of Tokyo Ghoul. Though why the problems only occur with One Piece is a mystery to me. I activate the first and basic Kagune I know. The kagune type called Rinkaku. This one looks a lot like the type Kaneki uses. The downside is that it takes a lot of space to use. The most tentacles I can form at the moment are 4. But I know it is possible to at least form 8 tentacles if you have mastered the transformation of the Rinkaku. The next kagune I''m trying to learn is Ukaku. This one looks like the one from Touka. It specializes in high speed attacks and grows from the shoulder. As they crystallize it is harder to move, so I''m trying to combine 2 Rinkaku from my lower back and Ukaku from my shoulder. That way I can defend and attack at the same time. The formation of both Kagune is easy, except the crystallization while I''m using Rinkaku is hard. I can move easily because of my genes, but I should still learn to use them both for when I get trapped. After trying to shoot crystals while defending from the broken branches I slowly get more hungry. I''ve notices that the older I get, the more my thirst for blood increases. I''m getting enough blood from animals I hunt, before cooking them, but I don''t want anyone to see me when i''m drinking. As I get hungry and drink, the sclera of my eyes changes to black, and red lines form beneath my eyes like the vampires. As I''m slowly draining a rabbit I''ve caught I hear slight movement in the bushes. I focus my eyes as I see a black hat with blue glasses. I charge at the person hiding and grab him by the collar as I get closer. He tries to break free, but with my super human strength it''s impossible. "Who are you?" I ask while looking at him like he is dead meat. Though the eye contact answered that question for me. A splitting headache forms as images and anime scenes start to form in my head all at once. I keep staring at him with dead eyes, not letting him see the confusion and pain I''m experiencing. "..." The boy stays silent as he stares at my face with wide eyes. I notice my eyes are still black and lined with red streaks. But strangely enough he doesn''t seem scared. I look at him while tilting my head. "...Not afraid?" How is this possible. Even grown ?du?ts find my eyes repulsive. "... Not really?... Oh I''m Sabo, who are you? And why are your eyes black and red?" He looks at me while his eyes are like stars as he stares at me. Maybe he won''t run like the others? I slowly let him go as I still look at him as if he is a strange creature. "... I''m Jess, and that... I can''t tell you" I answer as I''m still getting used to him not running at the sight of me covered in blood with black and red eyes. Maybe we can be friends? I never had a friend, not even in my past life, and he will join the revolutionary army later on, that means more connections. So I''ll have a ''friend'' and intel at the same time. "... you really aren''t afraid of me, not even a little?" I ask as I still find it strange. "not really. I mean, you''re not going to eat me right? and you''re still a little girl. Why are you even in the forrest?" he asks while it was his turn to look at me strangely. "I live here, why are you here?" "me? well I just want to live alone I guess... or maybe with my friend. but as long as I am here I''m free I sort of." he says while giving a smile, that doesn''t look like a smile. Maybe he can live with us and leave. "... can ask something?" I ask while looking down at my feet. "sure" "can we be friends?" He will probably reject me. who else wants to be friends with a freak. as I wait for his answer I remains still. why isn''t he talking? I look up, only to see him look at me with eyes that look like he is about the laugh. I can''t help but look at him with a bit of an angry face. when he looks at my reaction he can''t hold it in any more and falls to the ground laughing. "hahahahaha... was... that... your serious question" he says while wiping the tears away. I look stunned at his face and turn around and walk away. I was stupid to have asked. I however didn''t know he would follow me. "sure why not, but why only me.. let me introduce you to my friend" he says while he pulls my hand and smiles. Chapter 5 - Meeting my second Friend. As we walk to I think a trash dump I see a lot of people walking around. They seem to be living in the trash, Though I wouldn''t say that is very hygienic and causes a lot of disease to form. "Sabo? Why are there people living in the trash?" is say while looking at Sabo with questioning eyes and tilting my head. Though I already know the answer, asking makes him think I know nothing about nobles and the situation at hand. "Well.... its because they don''t have enough money and status to live in the city. The nobles won''t allow it. Also they call it the Grey Terminal" He says with a slightly pained look. "But why are they living in the trash when they can live in a village, and what are the nobles doing, what is their job or purpose?" I continue, making me genuinely more interested. What do nobles even do in this world. I know they are mostly corrupt and useless, but do they have further functions making them even a bit, well, not useless. "Nobles are scum. They do anything to make their life the best they can while making the common people suffer. That what isn''t beautiful is thrown out in the trash. All that is ugly is outside the city. They see people that they can''t use as trash as they look down on them, that is what nobles are and why these people live like they are now." Sabo looks angry at the mountains of trash that surrounds the city as we walk towards the trees at the edge of the grey terminal. There we see huge trees as I hear someone screaming. Why is that voice so familiar? As I look at the direction the voice is coming from I see Luffy as he is looking for Ace. As Luffy disappears again in the forest I see Ace coming from atop of a tree. "Sabo, I stashed everything away, what took you so lo....." He stops mid-sentence as he feels something cold, and sees red eyes appear behind Sabo. "Sabo...what is she doing with you?" He says stiffly as he looks my way. "What you already know each other? That makes it easier. Ace let Jess join us, she is super strong you know." He says with pleading eyes as he looks at Ace. "Why should we let a girl join. And is she really strong? look at those arms, they are as thin as wigs, how can she be strong?" Ace scoffs as he looks at me. I give him a death stare back as I can''t wait to beat him up. "I am at least stronger than you! look at you, you can''t even outrun Luffy" I scoff as I look with mocking eyes back at him. "Haaa!! you are 5 years younger, how can you be stronger than me, you little baby" I grit my teeth as I am about to rush at him and punch him in the face. What can I do. I was born with this body and babyface. He doesn''t have to rub it in. Even I know I''m not growing that fast, now I really want to break his nose. I take a step forward, ready to take a swing at Ace, but at that moment Luffy comes out of the bushes. "Oi, Ace I found you, so you where here" He jells with a big smile. "F*ck" he rushes up to Luffy and tries to make hun shut up. While they bicker I reflect on my thoughts. It seems like this body of a child influences my thoughts and actions. I need to keep calm and logical. "So this is that Luffy you talked about, he really is an idiot" Sabo says while rubbing his head. Breaking me away from my thoughts. "Sabo we have to move ''it''. They know where it is now, we can''t keep it here. They definitely can''t keep a secret" As he looks at us, but mostly Luffy. "I can keep a secret!" Luffy jells. "Sabo let''s get rid of him" He looks at Luffy with a dark expression. "Don''t kill me!!! Don''t throw me in the water!!!" He screams while crying. My brother really is an idiot. "Josh let''s throw him in the water" They say while pulling up their sleeves. "Just leave him here tied up and replace your treasure. You can pick him up later, so don''t kill my brother, idiot number 2" I sigh while cursing at Ace. Garp will kill him if he kills Luffy. "Who are you calling an idiot! You... You are the Idiot!, Idiot!" Ace jells back. "And that proves my point" I say while I shake my head at his remark. As we bicker we can hear voices coming closer. "Hey boss, did you hear that..." "Now look who is the idiot, let''s go, quickly!" I try to free Luffy from the ropes as the voices are getting closer. But the ropes are tied up to tight. "Why couldn''t you tie him up looser you idiot" I curse at Ace while I struggle with the ropes. I can''t get I to loosen up without hurting Luffy in the process. As I look at the approaching people I look at Luffy. "Luffy I will come back, so don''t tell them anything if you want to be friends with them" I whisper as I hide in the bushes. There are too many people, I can''t take them on alone. I look around to see no sign of Ace and Sabo. Big word but no action. I look up as I see a big guy with a sword approach Luffy. He grabs him by his shirt as he lifts him up. "ACE, Sis, save me!!!" he cries out. My hand touches my head. You idiot. I look at the bushes a few meters away from Luffy and the gang of I think pirates. Ace and Sabo their faces are filled with black lines as they curse inwardly. As the guy is interrogating Luffy he asks about the treasurer we saw earlier. I know what kind of pokerface Luffy has as I hit my head. He''s dead. Luffy his face gets filled with sweat, his eyebrows raised, eyes are looking away and his mouth is pulled in a sideway pout. "I don''t know" he says with his terrible pokerface, making even de group of pirates amazed. A grin appears on the leaders face as he takes Luffy with him as he walks away.. It doesn''t take long for the gang of pirates have disappeared, and Luffy with them. Chapter 6 - Porchemy. As the gang of pirates disappear from our view, Ace and Sabo appear from the bushes. They jump up the tree and grab a few bags. While they are filling it with treasure and being panicked about Luffy telling about their stash, I look disappointed at the duo. "I don''t need a friend who abandons others" Thinking about how they abandon my brother I shake my head and run after Luffy. Connections might be good, but they can''t even judge the situation. He may be able to take a hit, and isn''t scared of them, but the is a coward. "Ace, don''t you think we should help him?" Sabo asks worried. "He will spill the beans the moment they hurt him, we should replace this as fast as possible" Ace says while not stopping the movements of his hands as he fills the bags. As Sabo and Ace are only thinking about where they are going to hide their treasure. I am making up a plan to save Luffy. Let''s put my training to use. I search the grey terminal for any clues there are about where Luffy might be. Most people don''t care about what happens and who is killed. But I overheard a few who where talking about a child screaming in a hut not far from here. I took a long time finding clues and searching. The sky is already turning orange. I have to hurry up. As I come closer to the said hut is see people running from the hut as the talk. "Porchemy is crazy. That poor kid can''t even cry anymore, how can he talk" My face turns dark as the kagune at my back begins to grow. It has been a while since I killed someone. Lets see how effective my body and this kagune are against people from this world. As I prepare my kagune in the combined state of Ukaku and Rinkaku a sinister smile appears on my normally apathetic face. Will I kill him slowly or fast, so many choices. If my old coworkers saw my face they would immediately scream {It''s the Bloody berserker rabbit!} I really don''t understand how I got that name... Well let''s continue. I have trained in many ways in my passes life, I know where to hit to kill a man. Now this body will learn what it is like to kill. I can''t escape my past, so why not use it and become stronger? I walk in the hut as I see porchemy raise a sword. Before the sword could make contact I hit his side with my Rinkaku. The hit was too strong for his body as the blasts of and lands on the ground far outside the hut. The moment he lands is the moment a hole appears on the other side of the hut. In the opening stand Sabo and Ace. They look at me and freeze. Haaah* I sigh it has been a while since people looked at me like that. "You two idiots look after Luffy. If I see you abandon him again I will kill you" I look at them with killing intent as a make sure to empathize the killing part. I walk out of the hut to the meat bag I had just thrown out. He is coughing up blood as he looks at me with an angry look in his eyes. "Do you know what you did wrong?~" I ask with a slight smile on my face as I look at him. "Don''t...cough* screw with me. Do you... cough*cough*...Really think... I am.... cough* scared of you. Hahaha...cough*cough*....don''t make me laugh." He says while laughing and coughing. He has a big ego doesn''t he. Let''s aim for his weak spots without killing him. Let''s break his ego. Should I cripple him? Or should I kill him? Either way is fine. Let''s make sure to make it painful. With that thought in mind I give him a big smile as I aim at his leg with a crystalized shard. "There goes the tibia on his right" As the shard penetrates the tibia on his right leg. "Next is the the talus on his left" As the second shard penetrates in his ankle and shatters the talus. With that his left leg is crippled. As I shoot the shards I crack my right middle finger with my thumb, while my smile widens. "What next... How about his left hand?" As my voice falls the third shard is send to his ulna. Crippling his left arm. By now Porchemy is breathing roughly and throwing curses. "What kind of &^^%^$*# freak are you?!" I can see the fear in his eyes as I laugh. "Well how about we leave it at that, I''ll give you one more. For your sake, Let''s hope I can aim" As the last shard is pointed at his abdomen. The shard penetrates his body, but I made sure it didn''t hit any vitals. Just enough to make it hurt like hell. Just like he made my brother taste pain. As I calm down it feels like a switch has been switched as I let go of the killing intent. During the ''fight''(torture), I made sure those three didn''t see a thing with the use of my Ukaku. I turn around and walk back to see how Luffy is doing. Ace and Sabo are looking at me strangely as they know I did something to porchemy. I passed them by and ruffle Luffy''s head. "Big brother are you okay?". He sees me standing in front of him as he cries "sniff* sniff*...Jess... Sniff* I .. I...was so scared!... It hurt so much!" As he bawls his eyes out I give him a hug. "How about we go back? Maybe Ace and Sabo will come with us too?" I say while looking back with a threatening look in my eyes. You better do what I say or else. As they feel the threat the nod their head and stutter "Ye..ah, L-let''s go back" They both say in union. As we walk back Luffy starts to cry again. "Ah stop with the crying. I really hate weaklings and Crybabys! And why didn''t you tell them? They would kill woman and children without even blinking" Ace says with a touch of guild and blame in his voice. "B-But then... you wouldn''t.. be friends with me..." "That''s better than dying, right? Why do you even want to be friends with me?" Ace says while pointing a finger at Luffy. "Because.... because... because there is nobody else. I can''t return to windmill village, Jess is always training and I hate those bandits. If I didn''t chase you I would be all alone. Being alone is worse than being in pain!" "What about your parents?" "I don''t have anyone besides sis and grandpa" "It isn''t so bad when I''m around?" Luffy nods his head. "And it would be bad if I weren''t around?" He nods his head again. "Right" "You want me to live?" "Of course!" Luffy yells. As Ace turns around he begins again that he hates weaklings and crybaby''s. And like that they continued to bicker al the way back home.. As I smile at the new friends we have made. Chapter 7 - Scamming and siblinghood. After that fateful night we where inseparable. We would go scamming the people in the city, steal money from pirates, hunt for food and train in the forrest. The look on Dadans face when she saw Sabo with us when we came back. It was priceless. We even shared a cup of sake that Ace stole from Dadan. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (flashback) Three of them are sitting around a round block of wood. On top of that wood are 4 round red sake cups. As they are waiting Ace walks up with a bottle of sake in his hands. "We''ll leave each leave when the time comes, we might set sail independently" "Oh you stole that from Dadan" Luffy says as he sees Ace come up with a bottle of sake that Dadan keeps in a hidden drawer. "Did you guys know" Ace continues, ignoring Luffy''s comment. " We can become brothers and sisters if we exchange this cup of sake!" Ace says as he slowly fills all the cups with sake. "Brothers and sisters!?! Really?" Luffy asks. "When we set sail we might not be on the same ship, but we will always be siblings! Where ever we are, and what ever you do, we will always be bonded together! From now on we''ll always be brothers and sister!" Ace yells as all four of us toast before we drink the whole cup. "YEAH!!" (end of flashback) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After toasting we are always together, right now we where on our way to the city. Luffy, Ace and Sabo dressed as a tall man, and I as their daughter. People would give us strange looks, I don''t know if it was my eyes or the trio in their strange get up. Even though we look strange, after showing the man at the entrance something they would let us in with a smile on their faces. After eating our fill we would leave trough the window and run away, I try to write an apology every time we do this, but Sabo picks it up each and every time. I get that he hates the nobles, but do we have to do this even to the other restaurants? I asked Ace and Sabo this question as Luffy doesn''t understand. All that matters to him is food. "If we only do it to the nobles they would think we have it out for them, well we do, but every now and then we should switch targets." Ace and Sabo replied as they laughed it off. For the restaurants who have it worse off, I would leave some hunted animals at their back door with an apology and with a anonymous note to not tell anyone she left it there. We didn''t go to the city at days it would rain, on those days we would hunt our own food and eat it with Dadan and the bandits. At times that we don''t look for food we would train and spar amongst ourselves. First Luffy against Ace. Then Ace against Sabo and last the winner against me. After our (my) little battle with Porchemy we decided who was strongest. Ace still grumbles that a girl is stronger than him, and that girl is even 5 years younger. After every spar we would write up the wins and losses, Sabo, Ace and Luffy even decided that the winner at the end of the year gets to battle the bear king of the forest. Would the meat of the bear king taste different than a normal bear? I wonder what it tastes likes. While I was cooking our meal for the evening I can hear Luffy, Ace and Sabo bickering who will become the greatest pirate. I could already hear Garp coming up the mountain when I started to cook, so now that I''m almost done I know the trio will have a hard time before dinner. As I open the door from the kitchen I smile at Garp who just silently came in, he looked at me and than at the three boys who are talking about their dreams. "HOHOHO you two are still going on about that? I''m telling you, you''re gonna become marines! Why is it so hard to understand!?" Garp yells as two fists of love come down at two of the three idiots. At the same time he switches target. "Dadan" "Yes Garp-san" She responds as another fist comes down at Dadans head. "Why''d you hit me too?" She cries while lying on the floor. "Because I''m not happy at the way you''re raising the kids." He says. "That old guy is their grandpa Garp?" Sabo says as he looks horrified at the man who KO''ed Luffy and Ace. "Kid, you where talking about going out to sea too, right?" Garp says while looking at Sabo with threatening eyes. Please don''t say anything Luffy. He will die. I pray, but in vain as I see Luffy springing up. "Not kid, he is Sabo, we shared a toast of brotherhood and swore to become pirates. All four of us have become siblings" As Luffy says that even my face paled. You damn idiot, you''re not enough so you have to drag me and Sabo with you?!? Garp laughs as the turns to Sabo and me. Chapter 8 - Beating and living independent "Oh? So in other words there are four little idiots now who want me to give them a workout? Jess I expected this from Luffy and Ace, but I didn''t expect this from you!" I sigh as I shake my head and surrender to the upcoming beating. While I just stay still and wait for the verdict, the other three idiots scream and run away. "You''re not getting away!" Garp yells as he chases them into the forest with a fist raised high above his head. I slowly follow them, watching the carnage happen. "I said wait!" Garp yells as he punches Luffy in the face. as Luffy is launched he grabs Ace by the arm and swings him at a nearby three. "This old man is a monster!" Sabo mutters as he tries to hide in vain as Garp hears his words. "Don''t you think about getting away idiot number 3!" Garp grins as he grabs Sabo in a headclam with his big hands. After that''s was a heavy beating, leaving Sabo, Ace and Luffy dead on the ground. "That''s all for today. Tomorrow I''m going to give an even harder workout! So don''t die on me now! BWAHAHAH!" Garp laughs as he walks towards me. I give a slight smile as we both walk towards an open plain. "Now Jess, show me what you have learned over these 6 months" Garp says as he looks at me while urging me to make a stance. I take a deep breath as I activate my Rinkaku and Ukaku. At the moment I can activate 2 Rinkaku while crystalizing my Ukaku. Garp looks a bit surprised. "So you can combine them, but how strong are they when combined. Now show me what they can do! Come at me!" He yells as I launch myself toward him. While coming closer I shoot multiple shards at his legs. Immobilizing the enemy is a key point to defeat them when they are stronger than you. Garp punches a shard with his hands and feels a slight sting. A little scratch appears on his hand where the shard made contact before shattering. "Interesting" Garp mutters as his hand now turns a slightly darker color. I try to shoot again, but this time there is no visible damage. Seeing the same plan won''t word I retract my Ukaku and switch to 5 Rinkaku. While training daily with different bandits and pirates I learned how to use an extra Rinkaku, however the time I can use is is limited as it drains my energy. I may have a body that recovers vastly, but if I don''t drink the recovery rate will go down. I swing my 5 arms at Garp as he punches back at high speed. For a few minutes we are at stalemate, but this is broken when he grabs one of my kagune arms. Launching me against a big sturdy tree. "...That hurts" I rub my head where I slight split had formed and blood oozed out. Garp walks up to me and wonders why I doesn''t heal as fast as it normally does. "Jess, you''re not slacking off when looking after your health are you?" He asks me as his eyes pierce my conscience. "...No" i mutter softly as I look at the trees behind him. But no matter how good my pokerface is, Garp can still read me like no other. "You haven''t told them yet have you?" Garp looks at me while knowing the answer. "I will when I find the right time, but not now" I say the latter softly, hoping Garp wouldn''t hear. They may be idiots, but they are my first friends in this world. Sabo may already know, but Luffy and Ace don''t. What did that player from my old life call me again? I think it was kudere and someone else called me a tsundere, though I didn''t like it, I couldn''t disagree. Seeing me lost in thought, Garp sighs and ruffles my hair. After that he gives me a little package. "Happy birthday, now go and get those idiot three brothers and rest. We will talk again tomorrow" With those last lines Garp disappears inside the hut. I look at the package and slowly tear the paper. Inside is a black bunny backpack. No matter how much older I get, bunnies are still my favorite. I smile as I walk towards the now conscious Ace and Sabo as Luffy just fell asleep. "At this rate grabs is gonna kill us tomorrow" Ace wispers. "Well probably just you three" I say while a yawn escapes my mouth. "Even if we three survive, he will come after us again and again as long as we want to be pirates" Sabo says in a slight panic. "I don''t wanna die!" Luffy yells. But Ace and Sabo where quick enough to cover his mouth before waking up the sleeping ''guest'' downstairs. "There is only one solution, Jess are you in or out?" Ace asks while looking at me hopefully. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The next morning Dadan wakes up and finds a little note hanging at the door: Note: Where moving out (ASLJ) "Well nothing you can do. And Jess is with them, she will keep them in check" Garp yawns. "Well see you next time, good luck on raising them. I''m expecting fine marines when I come back BWAHAHAHA!" Garp laughs as he walk down the mountain, leaving Dadan and the rest of the bandits in a bit of a pinch. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The four of us walk up the mountain as Luffy walks in front while happily singing a strange song about a goat. "We successfully escaped" Luffy grins Sabo looks back and says "Dadan and her gang didn''t chase us" "They''re probably glad to be rid of us" Ace says while a sad look appears on his face, unbeknown to him. "I think you might be surprised at the unexpected" I whisper while looking at the three with a slight smile on my face. Knowing Dadan has a sweet side she doesn''t show when they where around. As we walk further rain drops begin the fall down the sky. We run to a hole in a big tree and wait for the rain to pass. I can hear a lot of the bandits in the distance searching for us, but let''s not tell them, this is a learning moment for them. I look one more time at those three idiots faces as I close my eyes and try to get some sleep. The next morning Sabo comes up to us saying he has found ''the perfect place''.. Don''t know what ''perfect place'' means, but let''s see for myself what he did this time. Chapter 9 - Hideout As Sabo drags us from our ''beds'' he shows us a big tree. I look at it but still question his remark of ''the perfect place''. Sabo feels my eyes piercing him as he quickly begins to explain himself "It''s a treehouse! Our secret base. If we build this we won''t have to sleep in the rain in a cave or bush anymore!" I must say that the idea sounds appealing. I slowly nod my head and make up a plan. "Lets get some supplies from the terminal" Luffy and Ace begin to grin as I confirmed it as a good plan. Over the next few days four kids could be seen coming and going from the grey terminal dragging materials with them. Sometimes they would even drag a sofa with them. Over time it has become a normal occurrence. The tree that is about 10-15 meters tall is now filled with wooden planks and nails sticking out. A boy with long arms is seen loading board at higher places while the other three are making a foundation. "Luffy, why not become a construction worker?" I ask with a slight grin on my face. this however made Luffy angry and go on strike, refusing to lift any more materials. "You''re still such a kid, how come you''re more childish than me while you''re older? well I think you can make your own food tonight. For those who do not work, shall not eat" I smile as I lift up the wooden planks that Luffy dropped on the floor. It takes Luffy a few minute to process what my words meant before he springs into acting screaming. "NO! Don''t take my food! I''ll work! So don''t take my food!" As he grabs more wood than before and starts to lift it up to the top of the tree. With Luffy working faster, our house was done in 3 days. And while we where building our house I could still hear the bandits searching. They really don''t know how to quit do they? I smile as I see Magra and Dogra showing up in the bushes and turning around to inform Dadan they have found us. They took longer than I thought they would. But then again, we do the hunting most of the time, so they probably don''t come out that much. As night came I can hear someone approaching, duding from the sound it must be Dadan who came to check up on us. She slowly comes up the tree and waits at the entrance of the house. "At least their sleeping faces are no different from ''normal'' kids their age" Dadan whispers afraid to wake us. But who am I kidding, you think I can sleep when a giant woman comes up a tree, no way. I watch as is she her looking at Luffy. He just kicked off his blanket as Dadan reacts to move closer. "You''ll get a cold like that" She inches closer with a strange motherly sweet smile on her face. A small smile starts to form at my face as I see her walking up to the string. As the force of her leg pulls the sting, a mechanism starts to work. Why is she waiting and watching what is does? She really is not that smart. A click goes off as a giant hammer appears. It hits her in the stomach and sees her flying out of the house. I can hear a few painful grunts as I see her falling down the tree she fell into. "Sh*t, I''m never going to worry about them again!" She yells as she walks away as she drags her painful leg behind her. "What was that noice?" Ace asks while rubbing his eyes. "I think it was Dadan" I answer totally honest. "No way" Luffy and Ace say in union. While Sabo just shakes his head as denying the possibility of Dadan caring about them. I just shrug my shoulders as I don''t really care what they do and don''t believe. I just never knew she could have that face while looking at those three little devils. With how many times they make her angry. Well the world isn''t out of wonders yet. Who knows what it''s got to offer me. As I shake my head I return to bed. Only to feel Luffy not only kicking off his blanket, but also mine. Sigh. Like that half a year passes and it''s winter right now. In the morning we start as usual with fishing or hunting for breakfast and training and/or stealing money in the day. As we return from a fruitful day we encounter a black and white bear. We make up a plan and start to corner it in a mountain range. As Luffy waits above the edge of the cliff, we make sure the bear is in the right place. Well I say we, but it''s mostly Ace and Sabo as I am the back-up with my Ukaku ready. The bear stops at the bottom of the cliff as Luffy jumps down. He hits it full force at the head and knocks it out. Luffy screams and laughs at his success with his hands raised in the air. But he cheered to early as a giant tiger creeps up atop off the cliff. It jumps on the bear and looks at Luffy. Chapter 10 - Strange old man. As Luffy want his prey back, Ace and Sabo dragg him back by his arms. Ace and Sabo grabbed Luffy and started walking away, I give up the idea of fighting. it''s a shame, it looked strong. Well, the stronger they are the tastier they are. I still have to find that bear king. I hope it tasted delicious, or should I try the tiger? As I''m pondering over what to eat, Ace and Sabo decide to go for a boar. Well, easy catch is also fine I guess? It wasn''t that hard to catch let alone kill. We walk home as Ace and Sabo carry the boar, its my task to keep Luffy in check. "It''s a shame we couldn''t get that one" Sabo says as he looks at the boar they are carrying, as it has a lot less meat on it. "Give up, that was the tiger king, nothing we can do" Ace says, as there was nothing they could do. "But that one was mine! Why does it have to take my catch!" Luffy screams as he starts to jump up and down in frustration. With every jump the bridge sways side ways. A grin appears on his face as the speed increases. Ace and Sabo scream at him to stop jumping. Creaking noice appears and cracks start to form in the wooden planks under luffs feet. I grab him by the scruff before he starts to fall. "Luffy, you idiot! We almost didn''t have dinner thanks to you! What if you fell, we would have to drop the boar to save you" I sigh as I pull him up. "Hahaha sorry" He says with a smile that shows he didn''t learn at all. The night falls and I start to cook. With a few herbs I picked along the way home I made a meal Makino has taught me. As dinner was ready, another battle began. After dinner we all fell down on our backs. It wasn''t nearly enough but it will do for tonight. As I am about to close my eyes Luffy jumps up. He was the first to sleep, what does he want this time? "How about everyone joins my pirate crew?! That would be fun right?" He says while smiling from ear to ear. "What brought this up? We would decide when we are older" Ace says not caring about the stupid ideas of his idiot little brother. "...But, I will let you join my crew any time" He says contradicting his earlier words with a grin on his face. "It will be my crew!" Luffy and Sabo scream at once in union. "You won''t join me? Sabo, Ace?" Luffy asks while tilting his head to the side. "I don''t want to be under anyone, not even you, definitely not you" Sabo says while laughing at Luffy. Who would want a dumb brother as a captain. "And you Jess? Will you join me" Luffy tries once more with a begging look in his eyes at which I can only sigh. "I don''t even know if I''ll become a pirate, maybe I''ll become a marine? Someone has to take care of grandpa. Can''t let you guys be beaten..." "Why would you become a marine, we can take a beating. Just join my crew" Luffy says while laughing loudly. "Well I think I''ll still become a marine. If you guy need some information I will pass it on. How about that?" I say while smirking and looking at Ace and Sabo. Yes I don''t look at Luffy. I know what kind of captain he will become, so no thanks. "Okay, so it''s just Ace, Sabo and me...How about the one who beats the tiger king gets to be the captain" Luffy says as he has given up on convincing me, I think? "But then your chances to beat him will be low, right?" Sabo says as Luffy is the weakest of them. "At the moment neither of us can beat it, so how about it?" Luffy says while still confident he will win. "Sounds like fun" They say while smiling. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The next day three idiots with prey on their back are searching for the tiger as I stay nearby, but train by myself. If they need help I''ll step in, but they are strong enough to at least escape. With that thought in mind I start my training. In the middle of my training I can hear them screaming as they run from what seems like a big bear with a scar on its eye. That must be the king of the bears. I run to them and activate my Rinkaku, only to see an old man stepping in. I stop and take my time to watch the results. The man looks strong, not as strong as grandpa, but still stronger than us. Once again some memories surface as I can put a name with the face and how strong he is. He will be strong enough to protect them. The mans hammer hits the bear in the stomach and sends him flying backward. The bear isn''t finished as it gets up again. It runs at the man, but the man stays still. He raises his hand while snow flies up, it feels like time stopped for a minute. The next moment the bear stops right in front of the old man. It turns around slowly and walks away with small sweat droplets on it''s face. "Was that what I think it was" I mutter as that seemed a lot like conquers haki. "Shall I come out or watch over them in silence?" I whisper to myself. Chapter 11 - Teacher. While they sit around the fire baking a fish sabo and Luffy are starting to ask questions as Ace is staring at him suspisiously. The old man introduces himself as Naguri, he was a Captain of a pirate crew when he was younger. As Luffy continues to talk with Naguri, Sabo whispers at Ace that the old man is a weird guy who collects junk all day at the grey terminal. He apparently creates devises from the metal he finds while other people laugh at him. As Luffy picks a fight with sabo on what a pirate is, Ace devoured the fish and says his thanks too Naguri for saving them, that while Naguri looks at me sitting in the tree. As Naguri tells the trio about his fight with the pirate king Gol D. Roger, Luffy is getting more and more stars in his eyes. He even asks him to train him to get stronger. He really is an idiot. Ace seems to have lost interest, or more like he seems too angry to stay and listen to them talking. I watch him walk off back to the camp, as the other two continue for some time until they realize someone is missing. "Huh? Where dit Ace go?" Luffy looks around him since he doesn''t see him. "Well, about that, Ace his father was the pirate King. Gold Roger. Keep it a secret, and don''t say a word about it to Ace, if you do, he''ll kill you" Sabo says softly as he looks at where ace has walk off to. "Why?" "I don''t know the details, but he hates Roger." "But he is his father" Luffy says softly with question marks across his face. Seeing they will come home after this I start to go home. Sabo is with Luffy so it''ll be fine. I softly walk in as I see him staring at the forest in the dark. Not long after Sabo and Luffy come in. "Oh Ace, you went home before us?" Sabo says with a smile on his face. "Oh Ace! So Roger was your dad" The moment I hear Luffy talk I face palm. Why did sabo even tell him. Doesn''t he know Luffy longer than today. I shake my head as I look at how Ace is going to react. As I expected he looks furious. I look at the scene play out before me as I sit in the corner of the room. Sabo grabs Luffy by the shirt and grumbles any at him "I kept telling you not to bring it up! "Who told you that?" Ace asks as he doesn''t turn around. "Sabo did!" As sabo tries to make Luffy shut up, Luffy continues to ask questions about Roger. I see ace walk up to them ready to hit them on the head. But he is a step too late. Two fists come down. One at Sabo''s hard and one at Luffy''s. While Sabo wh?n?s that it hurts Luffy is still fine. Seeing that my fist wasn''t enough I activate my rinkaku and hang him upside down at the opening of the door. Seeing the ground 15 meters below him Luffy starts to scream. "Sis let me go!" Ace looks up to me and wonders why I did his work. I give him a blank look and reprimand the two idiots. "Luffy, secrets are there to be kept, so don''t tell. And Sabo the same goes for you, so don''t break his trust in you, you idiots" While Ace looks at me strangely I still let Luffy hang while looking at Ace for an explination. "The cats already out of the bag, you might as well continue to make them understand." "Yeah brothers don''t keep secrets from each other, right!" Sabo yells as he grabs his head in pain, while Luffy nods as he is still hanging upside down. While he is hanging it doesn''t keep him silent. "Yeah tell us, you meanie!" He screams. I facepalm once again as they only make it worse. For the rest of the night those three kept fighting as I sat at the side. The more fights you survive, the stronger you''ll get. The next morning a newspaper drops from the sky as a news Coo flies by. An important guest is arriving in Goa kingdom? Oh god, is it that time already. I look at my idiot brothers who fell asleep in the middle of their fight while ending it with. "From now on we aren''t brothers anymore!". Such kids. They said not to keep secrets between them, so now they split up because of a secret how stupid is that. As they wake up Luffy heads out first, he laughs at me and says "I''m going to get a lot stronger" And heads out in search of Naguri. A short while later Sabo and Ace wake up, Ace is still mad at him for telling his secret, but he talks. He gives me a complicated look and head out with Sabo, not asking a thing about Luffy. I shake my head and go looking for that old man, he better train him seriously. Can''t look after my brother forever. As I arrive at an open space at the edge of the grey terminal is see Luffy talking with the old man. He throws a axe at Luffy and point at the forest. Next thing I know he looks at me. "Finally coming out?" He grins as he sees me coming towards him. "How did you do it?" I ask as I look at him in the eye. "Do what?" "make that bear leave in fear" I lie as I want to learn the method to learn. Whatever kind of haki he used, I already know. "Want me to teach you?" He asks with his eyebrows raised and eyes that look at me with interest. Chapter 12 - Haki. A few weeks have passed as Ace and Luffy still haven''t talked. He is so stubborn. But I don''t have time to worry about them. Luffy is getting stronger and the same goes for me. That old man really is interesting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Flashback) "How did you do it?" I ask as I look at him in the eye. " Do what?" "Make that bear leave in fear" "Want me to teach you?" He asks with his eyebrows raised and eyes that look at me with interest. I nod. "What did you do? And how can I do it too" The old man laughs as the sits down again. "What I used that day is called conquers Haki. Beside conquers Haki there are two more. Observational Haki and Armament Haki. Every kind of Haki has stages to be mastered. While the latter two can be learned, the first you have to be born with. The Haki that makes you a ruler. What would you like to start with? Armament Haki or Observational Haki?" I think thoroughly as this is a hard question. My physique is good and so are my senses. But if I look at Luffy, I can''t hurt logic devil fruit users. But on the other hand, my immortality only awakens when I''m 14. So till then I can be killed. Observational Haki would be the wisest choice when I look at the short term and safety. While I think hard I can hear Naguri laughing. "How about I teach you the basics in both so that you can continue your training when you are not here. While I can still give you pointers on how to better understand the principles of the training?" As he says that, I nod. That would be the best option. (End of flashback) And like that is train Observational Haki when I train with Naguri, and train Armament Haki when we''re back at the house. As Luffy and Ace still aren''t talking and Luffy doesn''t really have time to hunt while he is training, I do the cooking and hunting for us two. If those two idiots want to eat my cooking they better come ask it themselves while I''m at Naguri''s. Because when I go back I won''t cook, even if they beg, so they better man up. While I do hunt for Luffy, I also see it as a kind of training. As I put on a blindfold and earplugs I go hunt. The earplugs don''t help much, but they still mute the sound a little. I try not to use my Kagune and only my superhuman strength as that would kind of be cheating and it wouldn''t be called training. I sit crosslegged on the ground. I''m starting easy as there are only small animals here. Most of them are rabbits, rats, birds and snakes. As I want to train I obviously are sitting near a cave filled with snakes. Though I do have my supernatural healing, it isn''t on the level of being undying. The poison will probably hurt for a few hours till it has been completely cleansed from my body. Lets hope the training pays of. Otherwise Luffy has to cook, and I really don''t want to eat his cooking. As I can hear the first snake crawling up towards me I try to sense it with my Haki. It must be close, otherwise I wouldn''t have heard it with my earplugs in. As I can only see darkness it feels like it will strike on my left. As the feeling gives me the signal I dodge backwards. I can feel air go past me on the front as the snake misses. I smile as I keep dodging it. I''m starting to get the hang of this. Shall I increase the numbers? As this idea pops up I grab a stone nearby and throw it in the direction where the cave is. As I keep dodging snake #1, snake #2 and 3 show up. let''s keep up the pace. I still have about an hour before I have to get back to prepare dinner. As I walk back with a bunch of snakes on my shoulder and a bear in my free hand I can see Luffy jumping up and down back at the camp. It looks like he is ready to eat dinner, I can only sigh at my misfortune for tonight. As I got a bit overconfident while training I threw the rock a bit too far in the cave. having a snake break-out as a result. I didn''t want to give up my training, but 50 snakes are still too much for me. Eventually I still got bitten. Big movements aren''t that bad, but my muscles and joints are stiff when I try to use fine movements. So using a knife and bottles is a bit too difficult. I cried inwardly as I know that I would definitely die after the meal of tonight. But every bad side has a good side, as I can see Ace and Sabo coming up to us. Ace his pride must have been broken by Sabo. I''m just glad I don''t have to eat gallows meal on my own. As Luffy is cooking us dinner I can see Ace talking with the old man. At which he takes Ace and Sabo towards the ship he has been building. I smile as I see Ace has a better looking expression on his face. "Old man, can you train them too?" I can''t let Luffy win the bet. Ace must become a part of the White beard pirates. Ace seemed a bit reluctant, but still agreed to go with it. Sabo joining in as well. If he trains a bit of observation haki he may be able to avoid the gunshot.. Well no use thinking about what will en may not happen, for now let''s eat and die together. Chapter 13 - The Tiger king. The training paid off as Ace and Sabo started gaining a better foundation. As they where building up their foundation, I started to grasp the fundamentals of armament Haki. At the moment I am at the beginners level of observation Haki and seeing movements coming my way, though I still can''t look into the future. But armament is a bit more difficult to learn. As I grasped the basics of the first I asked the old man for a manual so I could learn further in the future. Putting it away in my inventory for future use. For now I want to use the time I spend on observation Haki to learn a new kagune. I was thinking of learning a amor type kagune. With that thought In mind I started learning Oomori''s Kagune. Partial mode and full berserker mode. The full mode really hurts to use it, I mean my mind when I say hurt. Why do I have to put a part of my kagune down my throat to make it work. I don''t know why but every time I try to use it while leaving my mouth out of the way, it doesn''t work. We''ll if this is the price I have to pay, so be it. "Status" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Jess D. foxtail Title: none (Reincarnated from another world) Occupation: none Race: Original Vampire (immortality unawakened) (ghoul powers affects eyes when hungry) Age: 6 (+29) Power: Changeable Kagune (tokyo Ghoul) kinds of Kagune: 10 Ukaku: 1 (14) koukaku: 0 (15) Rikaku: 2 (14) Bikaku: 0 (14) pseudo-pyrokinesis: 0 (?) healing: 0 (?) shapeshifting: 0 (?) Kakuja: 0 (1st = 3 kagune''s combined, 2nd = 6 kagune combined. 3rd = 9 kagune combined) Chimera: 0 (?) Learnd Kagune: Kaneki, Touka, Oomori. Devil fruit: none Haki: 2 (3) Observational Haki: 1 (1 = beginner, 5 = grandmaster) Skills: analyse, status, endless inventory, super strength, super speed, heightened senses, ghoul eyes. high regeneration. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As I continue with my training I can hear three boys cursing as they walk back home, the tiger defeated them again. Seems like they''ll need more training. Like that the days of trying continue. As sping arrives Naguri finally finished his ship, but before he leaves he says "We''ll have to see things through. Let''s go on a tiger hunt" Earlier that day he tried to learn them that strength isn''t all, but they still didn''t get it. Not that I really care if they learn or not. I activate my Haki as I search the forrest for the tiger. "Oy, are we going? Let''s see how much stronger you guys became" As I start to walk in the direction I sensed the tiger. "Yeah!" Luffy yells as he follows me. It didn''t take long to find as it is mostly in the same spot as always, lazying around. As the tiger approaches I jump on top of an branch an lay down. Can they really beat him? If it gets dangerous I will step in. Though I know they''ll be find once they cooperate. Ace takes the initiative and runs up to the tiger king. The tiger lashes out with his left claw as it tries to cut him up. "I saw that coming" He yells as Ace jumps up its arm and runs up to its face. He swings the lead pipe at its face as the tiger grimaces in pain. Before Ace can land another hit, he is send flying away with a swing of the tigers tail. "My turn" Sabo walks up and he wraps a line of a fishing rod around the tigers neck, preventing it from going after Ace. Sabo tries to pull the tiger towards him, but his foundation isn''t strong enough as the tiger is stronger. I gives a big swing with it''s neck an launches Sabo in the air while hitting him against the ground with it''s claw. The tiger sees he has taken out two of the three as it runs up to Luffy. While terrified Luffy swings his arm and launches a punch "Gomu gomu no.... pistol!" His fist flies at a fast speed toward its face, but unfortunately it bounces off with contact. I smile as I see Sabo and Ace look in Luffy''s direction while nodding at each other. They must have figured it out. I jump down a go towards Naguri. "Seems like you''ve taught them well." I smile as I can see Sabo, Luffy and Ace joining forces ad battling the tiger together. "Where will you be going next?" "Who knows, where ever my crew is and where ever the sea will take me" He says as he looks at the horizon. He pants my shoulder as the turns around and walks away. "So who will be the captain now!" I yell at the exhausted trio as I give them a wide smile. "I guess we lost, Ace beat the tiger so he will be captain" Sabo sighs as he looks at Ace with a smile. "Aww and I was so close!" Luffy screams. "I won''t be the captain, we beat I together. So we''ll decide next time.. When were able to defeat it on our one, but I''ll let you join anytime" He grins. Chapter 14 - Sabo and grey terminal. After a big storm passed by last night we are going to the grey terminal to get some new supplies. It takes a long time as Luffy is searching for a telescope. "Ace, Luffy, Sabo, a big group of people are coming our way!" Ace looks up and sees a noble coming this way with a group of military man and pirates. "Sabo hide, it''s your dad!" Sabo tries to take Luffy and hide in a DIY cabin. Well there is one face I recognize. As the group comes closer I can see the leader of that idiot Porchemy, Bluejam. I snort while giving him a smile "Well what brings the trash to the trash bin today?" A big vain pops up on his forehead as he tries to hit me, too bad I saw it coming. I grab him by the arm and swing him back to his group of lackeys. "Cat got your tongue?!" "Jess, take Sabo and Luffy away from here, that man is bad news" Ace warns me. "Why, they aren''t that strong, sure there are many, but still" "That noble... he is coming for Sabo" Sigh "Fine, but you better come with me after you''re done." I grab Sabo and Luffy by the arm and jump up high as we run towards the edge of the grey terminal. As we run I can feel a threat to the back of my head, I activate my Rinkaku and block a butler aiming for my head. "Seems like someone wants to die "I smile as I spawn 3 more Rinkaku arms and also activate my Ukaku. I wrap 2 arms around Sabo and Luffy and hide them between my Ukaku wings. I walk back toward the group as my smile turns creepy "So... Who tried to shoot me and my two cute brothers?" Trying to act cute I tilt my head to the left with my hand touching my cheek, only to make the men shiver more than before. (A/N: try imagining Toga of boku no hero smiling at you) "Well someone needs a lesson, don''t you know it''s rude not to answer a question?" As the last words come out of my mouth my Ukaku slowly crystalizes as the first shots are send towards the goons of Bluejam. As I tried to hide and regulate my blood intake the last few months, my eyes still turn black. Seems like a few rabbits aren''t enough anymore. I control one of my Rinkaku to cover my eyes as I don''t want Ace and Luffy to see my eyes. I activate my observation Haki and focus where to hit next. I slowly thin the numbers of the goons and the military until there are only three left. one noble and two guards. "Sabo do you really think I haven''t thought up a plan if you refused. That red headed bandit might not survive if you continue" The man grins as our faces turn grim. They have Dadan? I try to spread out my Haki, but it''s to far away to sense, damn it. They must be on that idiot his ship. "Sabo, go with him, I''ll get you out later. Where do you live in that shit hole?" "Upper district on the left side of the circle. A house with this crest on it" Sabo stuffs a medal in my pocket as I slowly let him down. We look in each others eyes as I nod at him. "Jess! what are you doing!" Ace and Luffy yell "It''s fine, I''m counting on you guys, after all we''re brothers right?!" Sabo says as he turns at us with a sad smile on his face and pleading eyes. "You better release them now" the man smiles and pick up a denden Mushi from his pocket. "Release them and come back. We''re done here" He hangs up and grabs Sabo by the arm as they walk away. "Jess, why did you do that!" "Yeah, I can''t believe you gave up Sabo!" Both Luffy and Ace yell at the same time and in the process are giving me a headache. "Shut up, you''re making my ears bleed." As I calm my eyes and retract my kagune I whisper the plan in their ears. They laugh as they see the emblem on the medal. "When do we start?" Luffy says while smiling. "Not you, me. and Ace you look for Dadan and the bunch, search for Bluejam his ship." Ace nods as he know to they can''t be caught again. We''ll let''s start the plan; ''Free the chicken.'' We all split up as Ace and Luffy are searching for Dadan and the bandits. I on the other hand am looking for Sabo his house. But to make sure nobody notices me I observe some nobles and their kids. After enough notes I walk into a clothing shop and show them my emblem. Well Sabo''s emblem. I find a cute white skirt, blouse and a hat. While my bunny backpack is still on my back. It seems young kids are still allowed to act a bit childish. When the cashier isn''t looking I dash out of the store and disappear in the mass of people on the street. A guard walks up to me and lays his hand on my shoulder. "Little miss, where are your parents?" I try to look as scared but noble as I can and look at his hand with a tinge of disgust. the guard sees my eyes pointed to his hand as he releases his hand and apologizes while bowing deeply. I snort and walk away. The guard sighs as he almost lost his head.. "Can''t touch a noble. Even if they are young" Chapter 15 - Operation: Free the chicken. As the guard left me alone and I hear his muttering in the distance I know my disguise is good enough. Let''s start the infiltration. I show the guards at the entrance of the noble district my emblem. They look at my face with question marks across their faces. "If you take any longer I will ask my father to make your life worse than those at that garbage dump you call the grey terminal." The face of the guard twists in fear as he lowers his head and lets me pass. "Did that family have a daughter?" Guard 1 "I don''t know, but the young prince in the west is looking for a wife, so maybe they adopted another one" Guard 2 "Who knows" Guard 1. I laugh at their arguments. that family really is garbage. Maybe they should live at the grey terminal, it must feel like home to them. After all trash belongs in the trash bin. as it''s still light outside I walk around collecting information. Who know maybe I can impersonate another family''s daughter and get some free tarts. A bit further on the street a commotion is going on. Guards appear as they drag someone away. "What was that?" They even arrest someone off the nobles? "That was a boy who ran from home" An old man explains as he stands next to me. "Why would he run away from home?" I ask with an inquiring look. "Sigh, that boy went to live with trash for a few months, now that they are going to burn down the trash tonight he panics. He even yells it around the street. Such a disgrace of a noble. But it''s getting late, little girls should go home an go to bed" The man smiles as if he never told about a massacre. "Sure, I bet mother and father missing me. They must be waiting for me!" I give an innocent smile as I run in the direction Sabo was taken away to. I stop at the house with the same emblem on its fence as it has on my medal. "This must be it" I look around me if I see anyone. As there are less people on the streets I activate my Haki and Rinkaku as i jump over the fence. I stay in the shadows avoiding the guards patrolling the house. There are a lot of them as they survey in groups of three. Why did that idiot have to escape. I promised that I would get him. I can see the sky lighting up in red as they must have started the fire already. As I wait for the hour when the attention is lowest I jump toward Sabo''s window. I look trough the window if there are other people besides Sabo and then knock on the window. There is no response. How can that idiot sleep when I told him I would get him. As I activate my Ukaku and slice open the lock and the steel bars. I jump inside and look for Sabo. As I see him lying on bed with a tear stained pillow I grab him by the scruff and jump out of the window. It didn''t take long before he wakes up and looks down. We''re flying about 5 meters above ground. He startles and grabs my arm. "Jess! you came!" He tries to yell. But as soon as he opens his mouth, I place my hands over his mouth to not wake anyone up. "For now we must hurry up, Ace and Luffy are waiting. We approach the gate, but as there are too many guards it''s too hard to get through. I dash into the alley and walk besides the wall. I activate my Rinkaku and see if the wall can hold me if I poke holes in it while climbing. Seeing they will hold I turn to Sabo. He is crying out at a man covered in a cloak. The man listens, but while he does that he looks in my direction. He must have seen me trying to climb. Looking at the mans face, I recognize Dragon, Luffy''s father as well as the leader of the revolutionary army. "Why are you so eager to go over? Why are you willing to risk your life?" He asks while his face is firm and serious. "My idiot brothers are in there, but is that any of your business?" I ask him back as he starts to laugh. "No it is not. But to make sure you''re okay, go towards the sea when to try to escape." He smiles as he slowly disappears into the shadows. "Sabo, we don''t have all day, let''s go" I grab Sabo with one arm and plunge 4 Kagune arms into the walls. The progress is slow as I don''t want to fall down if the wall crumbles. As we get higher and higher more smoke starts to surround us. As my hands are filled, Sabo binds a handkerchief around our faces. When we arrive on top of the wall I search the area with with my heightened sense of hearing to listen if I can find Ace and Luffy. Did they find Dadan? As I''m searching I''m getting a small reaction of one of the bandits. They are far away, but i can still make it. At least, that is if I don''t carry anyone. I go toward the edge of the grey terminal "Sabo, you wait here, I can''t get there fast enough if I carry you" Sabo nods as he understands, not is still frustrated that he can''t help. As I see him nod I turn around. Rinkaku 1 isn''t fast enough. As I make my arms grow I bind them around my body. They surround me like an armor, but the kagune in the mouth put off the idea slightly. I activate the Ukaku on my back for an extra speed boost and push off.. let''s hope I''m on time. Chapter 16 - Saving Dadan. As I rush toward the site where I felt one of the bandits, I see people burning alive and running away. The smell of burning flesh and the screams of agony is filling the area. It reminds me of my past and the things I have done when ordered. I notice people trying to escape the fire. Shall I help them a bit? For good old times, and since I don''t have anything better to do than running, I might as well make a path. It won''t slow me down that much as I would just shoot some crystalize shards at the obstacles. Like that a path is created trough which the people can escape. As the signal is getting stronger I speed up my pace. In the distance I can see one of the bandits holding a spear as he swings it at a pirate. Didn''t they release Dadan, why are they still here! Next thing I know a strong wind catches up as I see people fainting on the spot. This feeling... it''s the same as Naguri. I run up to the bandit that collapsed and see him surrounded by bandits and pirates that all fainted. In the middle I see Dadan holding Luffy who is injured in his face. In front of Luffy and Dadan is Bluejam holding Ace by his scruff. His arm is in bandages as is a the right side of his face. They must have kept them on his ship after they got their beating. Really, you can never trust a noble. "Aren''t so though now aren''t ya" He sneers as he throws Ace on the ground and lifts his feet. "You have to pay for what you and that little freak did to my crew" His foot goes down fast as the aims it for Ace his face. Before it comes down I shoot a shard right on his injured side of his face. He stumbles backward and starts cursing. "What son of a mother F*cking B*tch did that! I''ll kill you with my b?r? hands!" He screams as the bandages starts to dampen with red blood. "Ready for round two aren''t we Bluejam" I smile as I walk up to the group. "Who are you!?" Ace jells as I''m still in Oomori armor. Let''s leave it on, don''t want them to see my face right now. "Get out!" I yell as I walk up to Bluejam. Dadan grabs Ace and Luffy while Dogra and Magra grab the remaining bandits. "ITS YOU!!" he yells as he grabs his injured face and backs away. "I''m running a bit dry, so how about we play a little game? If you surv... mmm if you hold on, I''ll let you go. If not well... let say you better hope you hold on" I smile as one of my Rinkaku disappears into his right palm. While he is struglling to break free and screaming, I can only reflect once again. "Did I perhaps develop some kind of switch? Mwa, Who cares" I mutter as I continue our little game. "Before.. I would just cut a little piece until there would be nothing left, but lets change it a bit. I''ve never used this one before. So, what''s 1000 minus seven?" "W...Wha...t t-t-h...e f*ck let go!" He screams as he pulls on my Rinkaku trying to get his hand free. "Wrong answer" I aim my second arm at his left leg. "So once more. What is 1000 minus seven" I smile as the blood splashes on my face. My eyes where black to begin with, but with the red lines appearing I''m starting to look more and more like a devil with the minute. "9...9...993, ...9...900...and...86" He sniffs. "Now you better hold on and make it till zero, and if you even stop for a moment... Well let''s combine old practices." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As people are running from the fire, trying to survive, they see a little girl humming a song while walking in the flames. "Well that didn''t take long. I wonder if blood tastes better if the person is stronger? Wait, would it taste better if they have a devil fruit? What would an ice devil fruit user taste like, maybe like ice cream?" The girl hums while a mangled corpse is slowly burning back at Bluejams ship. "Hey, don''t just stand there, come with me it''s not save here!" A man screams as he pulls me up into his arms and starts running toward the sea. What just happened? I look at the man holding me as he runs as hard as he can. Well, Ace, Luffy and the bunch are save, so why not keep him save. He did want to save me after all, not that I need it. As we close in on the sea, a gush of wind blows out the fire and makes a path. A ship is in view as I see a man that looks familiar. "AH! IT"S YOU AGAIN!" I yell as the mans eyes fall on me and the man carrying me. "We meet again! though you look a lot more different now. I bit more innocent..." He smiles as he looks at the man that is carrying me. I sigh as I shake my head and raise my arms in surrender. Can''t help it that I look so young. "Let''s get back to the subject at hand..." He walks up and raises his fist in the air. "Those who are willing to fight beside me in a battle for freedom... Come aboard my ship!" With that the people smile and scream in ecstasy "Yeah!" As the climb aboard. "Little girl, do you want to come with us" The man asks as he sees the man that''s holding me look at me. Seems like he want to go, but I can''t not right now. "Well, maybe next time, if we meet again. For now I''m going to see how much I can change from the inside of the marines. But if you''ll need info... one more person to pass information to isn''t so bad" I smile as I know they mean it well and fight for the innocent, but they will need someone on the inside, and I need someone on the outside as well. The man smiles as he gives something to a bigheaded... Something. A man, a woman, I don''t know and I don''t really care. That thing jumps down as it hands something to me. "Vyou can contact us vwith this number. Vi hope to hear vfrom vyou again" It smiles as it hands me a piece of paper with a number on it. Ah now I remember, that is that weird Okama queen, Iva. I look at the paper and him/her once more. "Yeah, till next time. And good luck." I look at the man as I smile. Lets give my benefactor a little help. Well, might as well do that thing too. I activate my Rinkaku and lift the man that carried me up to the ship. He is startled the moment they wrap around him, but smile as he realizes. That little girl he helped, didn''t need his help. Sigh. That other ''thing called Iva'' I lifted, seems as startled as the man, but quickly collects its composure. "Vyou are vfull of surprises" It smiles as I put it on the ship. "Well, till next time" I wave as I walk away. Now let''s see how Luffy and the gang is doing. Chapter 17 - Sabos death. As I walk through the forest I can see that some soldiers still remain patrolling on the sides of the grey terminal. Hopefully Ace and Luffy made is back safely past the patrol. While hiding from the soldiers I head towards our home. Where did they take them, the tree house? Or the cabin? Let''s make a quick stop by the cabin, if they aren''t there well, then the tree house is the only option. I slowly make my way back while hiding from soldiers and hunting some dinner. Even though we''re hiding, dinner must still be prepared. I walk into the cabin and see Ace yelling at Dadan, while Luffy I being bandaged around his face and arms. Dadan seems injured more badly than the rest of the bandits, as they only have some scratches while she is bandaged up around her head and legs. "Jess hasn''t come back yet, and I haven''t seen Sabo either! We should look for them, I should look for them!" "No! can''t you see you''re injured, you first need to heal!" Dadan yells as she grabs Ace by the arm, trying to stop him from moving. But she didn''t hold on long, as Ace is far stronger. "Let go!" Ace yells as he jerks his arm free and tries to storm out of the cabin, only to crash into me. "Watch it!" I say as I give him a fist to his head. "Calm down and let them bandage you. I already got Sabo out. If he isn''t here, he should be at the tree house. We''ll look when you get pathed up." I sit down at the door opening, not letting Ace pass until he got his wounds looked after. "What happened to Bluejam?" Ace says as he waits for Dadan to finish wrapping. "Hmmm... let''s say he is off of the island and won''t be coming back" I say as I slowly tilt my head as my thumb and index finger support my chin. "Now let''s go get Sabo, he must be waiting" Ace stands up the moment Dadan ties the last knot. I sigh but nod. We both walk out of the door, leaving Luffy in Dadan''s care. Ace is going to the tree house and into the forest to look for Sabo, while I look for him in the city. Those soldiers weren''t only patrolling the grey terminal after all. On my way down I can still see the soldier patrolling the forest and apprehending people who have escaped the fire. "Not a lot a scum have escaped, only a few. Most of them where beggars, but have you heard about the boy they found last night?" A guard says while the duo drag a man with them. "What is so special about a boy, there where a lot of them, how was this one different?" The guard replies with al little laugh. "Well, this boy is different, the boy they found was a noble" "What! you must be kidding, what would they have to do in the terminal! It must be just a tall tale, don''t believe everything you hear!" The guard replies as he waves his hand in disbelief. What an idiot, I broke him out but he still got caught. Sigh. Well I did it once, twice wouldn''t be that hard. As I think that I walk down toward the city. I ''borrowed'' another set of clothes and made my way down to the noble district. Only to find an empty room at my arrival. Seems like he''s learning while making me work harder. I stroll down town as Sabo must be making his way toward the forest by now. The streets are packed with people as they make it hard to pass the crowd. "What is happening?" I say as I tilt my head at the confusion of the situation. Sabo knew I would get them right. He wouldn''t be that stupid right? Feeling that Sabo might be stupid, I try to make my way through the crowd. " A celestial dragon is coming to our city. The people are welcoming him as we speak. wait.." The man picks me up before I could get further and lifts me above the crowd. "See that ship, that is a celestial dragons ship" The man laughs as he puts me down again. But that little view made something clear. A flag with Sabo''s initials on it. "That damn fool" I make my way through the crowd toward the sea, only to see the ship getting shot down. The moment the blast hits my heart aches. Tears begin to well as my eyes slowly turn black. My blood is rushing to my head as I can feel heat rise. My head starts to hurt as I grab my head. It feels like my head is splitting in half over and over again. My vision blurres as I can feel consciousness slowly fade away. I knew this happened in the anime, nothing changed at all. The tiles of the street are closing in as I can feel my body tilting forward. "F*ck..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Girl are you okay?... little girl?...." A man nearby tries to reach out toward a girl that seems to have passes out. The moment his hand reaches for her shoulder something blood red appears on her back. As crystals appear on her back, big wings start to form. What once was human is swallowed by a bloody red/black mass. Eight arms or legs form on the side of the wings as pinches form at the front. The mass keeps increasing in size. One it reaches 15 feet in hight it stops growing. What remains now is a being that looks like a terrifying spider with razor sharp spikes and wings. The being starts to move as the wings open up. One moment it stood on the shore, the next moment it is flying in the sky toward a huge ship in the harbor. As it lands people begin to scream and blood begins to flow. In the first moments you could see the limbs and blood fly into the sky as the screams increased, but not long after the ship starts to collapse and the sea is dyed red. A sea serpent appears at the place where once was a ship with a dragon on it. Now it is just feasting on what remains. Screams fill the shore as people are terrified at the tough that a dragon died in their kingdom. While they look at the scene that has unfolded a huge spider dyed in blood appears in the noble district. While the people are watching the ''show'' at the harbor, the nobles and the royals of Goa kingdom are losing their home. When night falls a man dressed in white finds a girl passed out in a destroyed part of the forest.. "Well, what fine specimen have we found here" The man whispers as a smile forms at his face. Chapter 18 - Aokiji. How long has it been since I ended up here? The first thing I saw when I woke up was as room that looked like an operation room from my previous life. For a moment I thought I had gone back in time. While that wasn''t true the experience was the same. Though now they are keeping me sedated as much as possible. Making the moments of which I was consciousness rather short. The man that found me was a disapproved scientist who had studied under someone named Vegapunk. He can''t stop talking about two people. one: Vegapunk, two: Ceasar. While he cuts of my skin and cuts of my fingers he keeps cursing that he is better than them, that he will make the world tremble at his feet. Just one more guy who has been screwed up by something called life. In the morning he cuts pieces of my body and in the afternoon he pumps me up with drugs and poison. While every evening he comes to see the results while cursing all over again about his life. Regeneration has kept me alive as he keeps my unfed and under sedation all the time to keep me from using my Kagune and strength. If one day he cuts my head off I might really die. I can''t compel him to let me go as he found my eyes creepy and blindfolded them the moment he saw them. I would have killed him the moment I saw him, but sadly the side effects of the kakuja made me paralyzed for a day, enough time for that man to constrain me. "Status" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Jess D. foxtail Title: none (Reincarnated from another world) Occupation: none Race: Original Vampire (immortality unawakened) (ghoul powers affects eyes when hungry) Power: Changeable Kagune (tokyo Ghoul) kinds of Kagune: 10 Ukaku: 1 (14) koukaku: 0 (15) Rikaku: 2 (14) Bikaku: 0 (14) pseudo-electrokinesis: 0 (?) pseudo-pyrokinesis: 0 (?) healing: 0 (?) Kakuja: 1 (1st = 3 kagune''s combined, 2nd = 6 kagune combined. 3rd = 9 kagune combined) Chimera: 0 (?) Learnd Kagune: Kaneki, Touka, Oomori. Kakuja (spider morph). Devil fruit: none Skills: analyse, status, endless inventory, super strength, super speed, heightened senses, ghoul eyes. High regeneration. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How sad, another birthday while stuck in the dark. How is it that nobody has found me since I disappeared. I mean my grandpa is literally a hero, how didn''t he find me in almost 3 years? Sabo hopefully survived and joined the revolutionary army, I disappeared and 3 years passed while they did nothing. How can they be so incompetent. Let''s hope today he cuts my face, then I can at least get some blood with a little bite. Might kill him this time. Last time he cut off my limbs, what will he do this time if I fail. Well I won''t die. Today is the day I will kill him. As the clock approaches my 9th birthday the mad guy whom I call bald bu?? face still hasn''t appeared. I look at the timer in my status as he is 1 hour late. Did he oversleep again? Dinners coming late today. As I daydream about my upcoming plan I can hear the door creaking. Here he comes. I look at the direction of the door as my eyes go wide in surprise. The smell wafts in as I don''t recognize this one. I can''t see as my eyes are blindfolded. Who is that? Where is bald bu?? face? "Arara... What is a little kid doing here?" The voice sounds like a man. I''ve heard this voice before in the anime. What was his name? aoji? Kaji? Wait.... Aokiji I think. The sound of footsteps closes in as I can feel him coming near me. A hand touches my head as he starts to pet it. Do I look that helpless. *GRUMBLRRR* After that it was silent once again. I turn my face away I can feel someones eyes poking holes in my face. "Let''s get you out and something to eat after" A hand goes for the iron shackles around my neck, hands, waist and legs. "Still why would they need to tie a little girl up like this" I rub the sore places from where I was tied up. As I turn toward the place where the sound of his voice is coming from. "Oh right" His hands touch my head as the takes off the mechanical blindfold. As the light pains my eyes I close them half so I can let them adjust. I open my eyes and look at the man to confirm my suspicions. Time passes by as the man starts to rub the back of his head, not knowing what to do. "Thank you mister black sheep" I say as I think this would be a fitting nickname. "Oi oi, is that how you thank someone, I do have a name, not ''mister black sheep''" I tilt my head and act confused. "You can call me Aokiji" As my head was first tilted toward the right, now it tilts toward the left. "But mister black sheep is mister black sheep?" "Haaaa... Would you like it if I called you red eyes, just call me Aokiji" "Okay Aokiji-san, but why are you here?" "Well some bad man was doing some bad things so I came to look. Do you know where that bad man is hiding little girl?" "Mmm..." I close my eyes as I listen for any kind of sound, as I listen I can hear someone running in a corridor far behind us. I open my eyes again, but this time they turn red around the pupils. I still haven''t gotten dinner jet. I smile as I start to walk away. "Arara those are some surprising eyes, Little girl, what might you be?" Chapter 19 - Karma. As I go after the sound of running, my pace of walking speeds up. The man called Aokiji is following me as he seems interested in what I''m doing. As we walk down different hallways we can see mister bald bu?? face running in and from different rooms, gathering his research. "Hey mister Bald Butt Face!" I call him while smiling and waiving my hand in the air. The man turns his head and starts to scream. "Ad-Ad-Admiral Aokiji!!! It- it isn''t what it seems" The man tries to explain himself while stuttering and sweating profoundly. "Arara then, why is she here?" Aokiji says while he gestures I my direction. "Admiral, don''t be deceived, that girl is a monster. She can''t die and needs blood to survive. I almost died several times during the experimentations" Mister Bald bu?? face says while pointing his finger at me. "Well that is just rude" I say while shrugging my shoulders. "If you had just given me food than I wouldn''t have bitten you so many times. "See what I''m talking about, that thing is a monster! No an abomination!" "First monster, now abomination, it keeps getting better and better" I say while my smile deepens, but my eyes turn colder and colder with the minute. "Haaaa yare yare... Well no matter what she is, the experiments weren''t approved by the world government and you stole research wen you where fired from Vegapunks laboratory. I have orders to take you to impel down." Aokiji says while signing all the time. "Do you need all of him, I still want to give him some kind of payback...And I''m quiet hungry, though he might not taste that good" "Haaa fine, but keep him in one piece and alive" "Well that''s no fun" I pout as I approach Bald Butt Face. "D-d-d-don''t come near me!!" He yells as he tries to run away, but as I haven''t eaten anything in a while and I don''t have to fear his experiments anymore, I can hunt until I''m satisfied. I take a bite from my own arm as I need more strength to activate my kagune. And I must say, I taste rather delicious. After some light snack I while my mouth to erase the excess of blood and activate my Ukaku and shoot him in his left leg. "You don''t need those legs anymore do you~?" I smile as he limps away on his right leg. Why don''t we play a little game. As I say that I take a dice from the floor he has just been. The researchers quit love to gamble. "All the numbers above four are in your favor. Everything below is one shot for me. Lets play the game you so love too! Lets gamble~." I throw the dice in the air and let it fall on the floor. "That''s a two, too bad for you~" I smile as I shoot a shard in his right shoulder, making sure he can still limp away. I throw the dice once again as I falls on the number five. "Awww~ fine you get two minutes head start." "After you''re done, what do you want to do?" Aokiji asks while I wait for the two minutes to pass. "Well~ I''ve gotta reach my gramps, maybe you know him" I say as I tilt my head and support my chin with my fingers. "Oh, a child of a man I know... and who might that be" "That''s grandpa Garp. Monkey D. Garp he''s a marine" I say while smiling. As the words leave my mouth Aokiji freezes, literally. The girl he just found while taking a stroll with his bike, is the grandchild of the marine hero. The girl they have been searching for, for three years. ''That'' Garp that even threatened to invade Mary Geoise to find her, thinking the surviving Celestial Dragons took her during their visit. That little girl is this little monster before him? But isn''t it three years when she disappeared. She was six then, isn''t she a little to small? he looks at Jess as the measures her with his eyes. She would be around 4 feet tall. That girl is nine years old? "Haaa.... I forgot to ask, but what is your name little girl?" Aokiji sighs as the surrender himself at the situation. "Jess, Monkey D. Jess. But my birth name is D. Foxtail." I smile as I can see that his eyes have given up. Finding me must mean a lot of desk work. "Oh time is up, let''s continue~" And like that I continued my little game till the man was unconscious from the pain and I got my dinner. Though he didn''t taste that good. Well what would I expect from an old and fat little guy like him. As we walk outside a marine ship is docked at the edge of the island. The sun stings my eyes, as well as my skin. After feeling pain for some time the feeling of the sun isn''t so bad. At most annoying since my skin is starting to turn slightly red. Since I''m getting older, more vampire traits awaken. I look around as I don''t recognize where I am, must be far away from Goa Kingdom. "Well you just have to board the ship and it will take you to Marines HQ" Aokiji says. "But that''s boring~" I look at his bike and jump on the back. "Let''s go together the long way! I haven''t ridden a bike before~" I half lie as I haven''t in this world. "Haaa Yare Yare. Fine but don''t complain if it''s boring. You can still go with the ship" He sighs as he really doesn''t want to go to HQ. "It will be fine, let''s go~" I smile as I urge him to start to ride. "Haaa I just wanted to take a little break" He sighs and cries invisible tears as the starts to ride on the frozen sea. Chapter 20 - Baratie. "Haaa" "You''re sighing an awful lot aren''t you~" I smile as I stand at the back of the bike while unsuccessfully looking over his shoulder. Why is he so tall!!! No wait... Why am I son tiny!?! I silently cry as i realize my height. "Who''s fault would that be... Aren''t you hot? Your face is all red..." He says as sighs again. "Nah, I''m just not that good with the sun. Maybe I should get a devil fruit for that? Say do you know if witches exist? And... Where are we, and how much longer till we reach HQ?" I ask, as the past couple of days I''ve only seen ice on which we ride and ice that fell from the sky. "The island where I found you was called Sixis, right now we are not that close to any island, all the same distance away... I think. And what are witches? And what do they have to do with the sun." As he asks that question I turn my face away. No witches eh. This requires some testing and some research. Different Kagune or devil fruit? Well I have enough time to figure it out, the pain isn''t so bad. But more importantly... "Aww~ can''t we stop somewhere? Even if it''s far away, can we eat something different than fish?" "Don''t evade the question" "Maybe I''ll tell you some time in the future, or maybe not~" I smile as I really want to do something different than look at ice and the sea. Eating fish all the time is really boring, they also don''t really have blood so I''m still hungry. "Arara you have a lot of secrets don''t you... Well anyway, wouldn''t you rather have joined the ship?... Mmm well something different than fish sounds good... There is a ship with a restaurant a bit up ahead, let''s go there" As he says the last part I can''t help but jump from joy, while almost falling off the bike in the process. I try to see if I can spot the restaurant on the horizon as we ride, but Aokiji is just too tall. "Oi Oi, stop hitting my back" He says as he looks behind him, only to see an angry squirrel looking at him with puffed cheeks. "Arara, what made our little pet angry" He says as he pats my head. "I''m not little!... and I''m not a pet" I yell as I jump off the bike and start to run beside it. Stupid old man, stupid black sheep, why is he so tall. Just you wait, when we arrive I will be average. And like that I run beside the bike till I can see the restaurant appear on the horizon. As we ride up to the restaurant ice starts to form around the restaurant. We step off the bike as Aokiji parks it against a wall, making sure it won''t be in the way for passing people. Some people come out of the restaurant only to scream when they see their boat frozen solid with the ice. "Ah! don''t worry it will melt in 3 hours" He replies at the screams. The men turn around to see a almost 3 meter tall man standing in front of them, making them feel like ants in the process of straining their necks. "We''ll wait..." The man says slowly as he walks toward his ship. While dealing with the first, the second scream follows, however this time the man is clothed in chef attire. The man turns around and grabs Aokiji by the shoulder. "Dear customer, you are disturbing our business and our customers, would you be so kind as to take away your ice?" The man asks with a smile that isn''t smile as I can see a vein popping on his forehead. "Arara, well there is nothing much I can do at the moment as I explained before. The ice will melt in 3 hours. We will make sure to leave before then to not disturb your business more than we already have" Aokiji replies as he puts on his lazy smile and pats the mans shoulder as we walk inside the restaurant, leaving an angry chef behind. "Why did you lie?" I whisper as we walk inside. He could have melted it with ease. "Too lazy" Akoiji says as a yawn escapes his mouth. He walks up a table that is still unoccupied as I can see the chef from outside running into the kitchen. Is this really alright? This might get him more trouble than if he melts it. Well its his business, not mine. I sigh as I sit down and look at the menu. I''ve almost read half of the menu as a young man in a black suit walks up to us. "What would you like to order?" He asks as he smokes his cigaret. "We would like some curry" Aokiji recipes while ordering for me at the same time. I look up from behind the menu and throw an angry look at Aokiji, there is so much more to chose from, why curry? That stupid old man. "Very well, I''ll be back in a moment" The young man turns around and walks back to the kitchen. A few minutes later he comes back with a plate of curry and a plate with a burger on it. "Curry for the gentleman, and a burger for the little lady" He says as he winks at me. He must have seen me look at the burger on the plate of our neighbor for a while. What good observation. "Yare, Yare" Aokiji sighs as he begins to eat his curry. I smile back at the young boy and give my thanks. I must warn him of Luffy when I get the time. I smile as I look at the direction behind Sanji.. At the opening of the kitchen a braided mustache that sticked out behind the corner quickly disappeared as Sanji turns around and makes his way back to the kitchen. Chapter 21 - Hiatus School strayed for me again so I don''t have as much time to write as before. The story will as of today be in a break for indefinite time. Once I have more time, the story will be picked up again. Thank you for having read my story thus far and I hope you will continue to read as soon as I continue writing. Chapter 22 - Problems at sea. While I enjoy my burger a commotion is happening in the kitchen. I knew they fought a lot, but to even hear them in the dining area. I look up at Aokiji but he seems to be ignoring the sound as he pulls his sleeping mask down. *Sigh and he is supposed to be an ?du?t? I slowly get up from my chair and as I walk up the stairs, the sound of yelling increases. Is it because of my hearing? Nobody seems to hear the noise there making? How strange... Let''s just hope I won''t develop that troublesome hero countenance. I really don''t want to be in the spotlight and fight bad guys without even getting paid! Sure Luffy does it for the meat, but a girls gonna need an army to feed, just one bag won''t be enough. And I don''t have Nami''s negotiation skills. I''ll take what I need, when I need it. I cross my fingers as I slowly approach the kitchen. I just want to eat quietly, what does I girl need to do to get them to shut up? Oh... never mind. Let''s try something new. If it works it works, if not... Well I''m a little girl now, what can they do. I walk up to the door and look inside from behind the wall next to the opening. There sure are a lot of them. One, two, three, four, eight, twelve, fourteen, seventeen. The group stands close to each other as they are cheering on a big, stupid looking fella. Seemingly the loudmouth from before as he gives Sanji a hit on the head. Just when Sanji is raising his leg, the yelling dies down. Patting is standing at the side as Zeff walks up to Sanji and starts scolding him. They seem to be talking about his womanizing ways... As the scolding starts to escalate to a beating, I take a good look at the staff. I think the loudmouth and stupid looking fella was called Patty. The shortest one must be Carne. I look at the time as the fighting continues. This takes too long "Let''s pull a prank while we''re at it, can''t let go of such an opportunity". I smile as i walk straight into the kitchen without minding the strange looks I''m getting. I grab a chair from the side of the wall and place it in the middle of the group of men that where shouting just a minute ago. "This is no place for you, little customer. Please go back to the dining room" Patty says while giving his seemingly suppressed angry/polite smile and ruby his hands together. I smile back at him while saying. "But I still haven''t gotten any good food and... and don''t think about touching me with those dirt hands, so step away... right now" I look him into the eyes as his eyes turn slightly dull for a second as backs away a few steps, while getting wide eyes from the surroundings. I climb up the chair and face Zeff and stare right into the eyes. "Give me your fines bowl of blood please" I smile as I look at him. My pupils slowly dilating and contracting. He seems to have frozen stiff for a second as his feet slowly begin to move. He grumbles and gets to work while saying "For a little brat you sure are annoying. Leave when you''re done eating". As I put Zeff to work and let him prepare my food, I turn to face the staff. A smile creeps up my face as my lips move and their eyes turn dull. This will be useful and maybe a little bit fun! ¡ª------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As we make our way towards the exit I stop and smile at Sanji. He looks up to me and smiles back while giving a bow, not remembering a thing I did. "I do hope you''ll take good care of my brother in the future. I know he will be a pain in the ?ss, but that''s your pain and not mine. So good luck with that" He looks at me with confused and inquiring eyes. "You''ll know it when you know it, trust me. And until then good luck" leaving those words I walk up to Aokiji, my favorite thing to pass the time as well as my next test subject. He yawns as we walk towards his bike. "You still didn''t sleep enough? How much sleep do you need?". "As long as I don''t have to work" He says sleepily as he slowly gets on his bike and motions me to hop on. I look one more time at the restaurant while smiling. I hope Sanji will have enough blackmailing material on Patty once we''re gone. As our shadows slowly disappear on the horizon the clock hits four o''clock PM. The bell sounds and the eyes of the staff begin to follow a certain movement. Standing in the hallway stands a tall and muscular Patty in a pink tutu and a pink shirt filled with frills and laces. He walks up to the dining area and makes a spin. All the while with his eyes closed. The movements he makes are graceful and looks practiced. How else can such a big man dance so effortlessly between the tables filled with customers, without crashing into something? One of the staff members was smart enough to order someone to film it with a den den mushi. Who else but our dear cursed chef with poor luck could have gotten the den den mushi. Almost as if he knew where to find it and when to grab it. This will be some good material indeed.. As Patty won''t be hitting him for some time until he regains his honor and pride as a chef once again. Chapter 23 - Testing and training. Once the idea came up I have to try it out. But how to start...? The only one precent with me is Aokiji. I don''t think it will work on him.... While contemplating on the next course of action, a few flying fish spring up from the water, as well as an intriguing idea. Do my powers work on animals as well? Itching to find out, I clasps my legs on the back of the bicycle and leans in on the water. The moment a fish reaches the surface of the water, a hand grabs it by its wing, fin, thingy. Gasping for air and freedom, the fish struggles with all its might, only to get exhausted in the end. For the little demon that caught it isn''t letting go. Its face only inches closer to it, if it could cry it would. Why didn''t god make me with eyelids or a neck? Why did it have to look at those terrifying red eyes? The moment she let''s it go, is the moment it will flee with all its might. "When I release you, you will swim next to us and follow us" I smile as I lower the fish back into the water. A few seconds pass as the fish disappears in the distance. So fish are no good then? I''m feeling a bit disappointed there, let''s search the sky for my next prey. I look up only too notice they fly far too high in the sky, i''m still too short to catch it. I could shoot it down, but what if the shard kills it? There aren''t a lot of birds in the sky, and I''m not sure even one of them might survive a crystalized shot of my kagune. Releasing a sigh, I sit back down on the back of the bike while feeling the sun burn my skin. Next time we enter a city, the first thing I''ll buy is an umbrella. Though it might heal, it the stinging is annoying. It''s like an itch that won''t go away. Feeling the trip might take a while, taking out a small Rinkaku, I try to move it around. At the moment I have 4 kagune, one of them I an''t use unless I wants to be a berserker. Each one has its own traits, but can these traits combine or grow? I can make it smaller and bigger in size, but can it change its shape? For the next few hours, I struggled to try to change the shape of the small Rinkaku before me. Making it slim, broad, sharp and long. Though stretching and sharpening where getting easier with time, Making it hollow seemed to be a bit difficult. Feeling dejected, I lean back agains Aokiji''s back and stare at the infinite blue sea and sky. Looking left there is blue, looking right there is blue and looking forward there is blue and a black dot.... Wait black dot? "Hey lazy black sheep, what''s that?" I point at the small dot in the distance that is slowly getting clearer as time passes. "Yare Yare, can''t even relax while I''m not working" Aokiji sighs as he could see trouble in the near future. Why does work always come with paperwork? Feeling the excitement behind his back rising, he knows he won''t be able to fool the little devil. Seems like they would hunt some small fry pirates for an afternoon exercise. * Dusting off the dirt that has gotten on my hands, I scan the bunch of haggard men tied up in ropes before her. Their teamwork was good, but they are still weak. Maybe at the same level as the beggars on the grey terminal. Even Luffy would be able to take care of them. Well, fish didn''t work, Birds where out of reach, but what about some free labor? I smile and look at each of the men one by one while slowly pronouncing every syllable of the words I tell them. "You will give it your all to take us to the next island, while working with every fiber of your being. Now get to work" I clap my hands as Finish the last sentence, making the group of men stand up all at once as the ropes are loosened. Seeing that the devil has taken care of the work, Aokiji makes a comfortable beach chair and lies down with his eye mask on. "Wake me up when we reach the next island" Aokiji softly murmurs as his breathing grows calm and steady. "What am I, your maid? Wake up by yourself." I scowl as I go into the kitchen to make myself some lunch and tea. For who would dare to eat something those dirty slav...*cough labor forces make. Who knows where those hands may have been. Chapter 24 - Water 7. While laying in the shade and trying to enjoy the sun without getting burned, I enjoys a cup of tea. Though the quality was rather bad since it was taken from the slav.... free labor force''s ship. They had a few books, but most of them where about jewels and treasures. Not finding it interesting, I use one of the men on the ship to tell me about the next island we''re approaching. "The island has many waterways that people use to travel around with, the city is known to have great shipwrights, but most of them are already contracted. What about the merchants and popular places to visit?" I summarized what the man told me and continue the information gathering. "There are shopping districts in the eastern part of the island. Each area has a different use. Most of the districts are living area''s for civilians, some are for people with a short stay. The closer you get to the centre the more nobles you''ll meet. Close to the shipwright island there is a district for auctioning and buying traveling Yagara Bulls. They are some kind of swimming beast that most people use to get from one place to another. Long ago, the shipwright island builders made a new invention, they caused a lot of future trouble with that. I heard someone even died. Now it''s used for transportation. There it goes, the sea train" The man says while pointing at a train that is riding on top of the water. Looking at the direction the train is going, the shadow of a island slowly starts to form in the distance. * Stepping off the ship while stretching, I look around with interest. I''ve seen Water 7 before in the anime, but seeing it in person still gives a different feeling. "I''m going to take a look around! I''ll be back before dinner!" I yells at Aokiji as I run toward the direction of the rental station. I notice the stables look quit small as I enter the shop. One man stands at the counter while looking up and down at the young girl who seemingly has no money on her. "Go away kid, I''ve got a business to run" The man grumbles as he pushes Jess out of the store. Looking at the Yagara waiting at the side of the water bank, my face turns odd. Those weird things are the Yagara? I''d rather walk than get that thing to drive me around. Though leaving without saying a word would feel weak as well. Feeling the urge to pull a prank and put my experiment to the test, I walk up to the edge of the water and sit down. Seemingly enjoying the water while I dip my feet in. A thin blackish stand covered with red veins creeps into the water down my skirt. Making it''s way into the stables, it jabs the first Yagara it finds, making it run wild while the man of before tries to ret it to a customer. Affecting the other Yagara, they slam into the door as they try to break free. One wasn''t enough as the other Yagara start to slam against the door as well, breaking the door in half. Seeing the Yagara escaping into the city, a smile creeps up on my lips as I make my way toward the shopping district. The man fall to the ground as he yells "Nooo! my Yagara!!" Now why does this sentence feel so familiar? * After buying multiple clothes and changing my torn clothes for a new white dress, I take out my bunny backpack I got for my birthday. Making sure I look presentable I walk towards the next stall that meets my expectations and needs. "Excuse me sir, I would like to buy a Den Den Mushi, would you be so kind as to get me one?" I smile as I asks the man at the counter. "Why of course little girl, what kind would you like? We have one with a video function, great to use on vacations. We have one that you can only use with communication, for calling friends far away. The bigger ones might be a bit to expensive for a small lass like you" The man smiles as he shows me multiple different Den Den Mushi. "Now why would a lass like something like that?" The man asks suspiciously. "You will give me the thing I asked for without questions" I slowly state as I look the man in the eye. The man seems to freeze for a second as he begins to smile. "Why of course! Here you go! anything else?" He says as he waits for me to take the Den Den Mushi. "Yes, you will listen to all orders that come from this number without question" I whisper as some people walk into the store. "I will listen to all that the lass will ask of me. Would that be all?" "Yes, that would be all. Thank you and have a nice day" I wave as I leave the store, ready to build up my information network. Though it might be too much work to operate the information on my own. An ?ssistant would be nice, but until then, the work needs to be done. Might as well get someone from the inside to help. I smirk as I see the woman who has been tailing me for some time now. A woman with a cowboy hat, blue eyes and hair that reaches till her shoulders. Let''s make sure my big bro will stay safe in the future. I walk into an alley as I wait till the woman approaches Me. "Well what business do you have with me?..... Nico Robin" Chapter 25 - Black and blue. Looking the blue eyed teenager in the eyes, I smile as i point at the bag I had bought at a stall earlier this day. "It''s not nice to listen to someones conversation without permission". A little girl might look innocent, but the smile I was currently giving could make an ?du?t man dash away. Somehow the air reeks of blood-thirst as I give a smile that doesn''t match my dead eyes that are looking at the person before me. Though I was cheerful the past couple of days, that doesn''t mean I haven''t forgotten the ugly side of the world. Only people I think are trustworthy and a friend are able to see me smile genuinely. The smile I gave make different thoughts rise in Nico Robins mind. ''How could she smile like that? At the stall she gave an innocent smile, but having worked in the kind of business I have done gives me a good idea what kind of person she is''. ''She wasn''t as normal like most passerby''s thought. This 9 year old looking girl has killed before. Not only that, she enjoyed it.'' The thoughts on Nico Robins mind showed on her face as I could see immediately what she was thinking. "Well...." Robin says as she clears her throat. "You don''t seem like a person to have a ''normal'' conversation either". Robin stated as she looks at the girl before her. Silence befalls the alley they are currently standing as I look at Robin, feeling some kind of funny feeling rising up. "True. But what would Nico Robin need with a not so normal person like me?". I act shocked and gape in disbelief as I continues my little play. "No way! You aren''t trying to sell me are you, I hear some people like them young!" Acting hurt, a playful fire develops. ''how nice, a person who likes to play along, unlike a lazy black sheep I know''. "Well why ever not! But not you in person. What I want is your information." Robin smiles as she sees my smile increase as well as well as the creepy feeling she had before, just what is she? "All things in life have a price! Now what can you possibly offer me in return for my knowledge Nico Robin!" I give one more laugh as the smile I gave her moments ago disappears like snow. "What can you give me, what I can''t get myself? I could just order you, but I think you already know that. So what could be more of value to me than a faithful dog in the underworld?" "I know you have to ask, not compel the person to do something for you. But the way how is important. You don''t want someone who can''t think for themselves, but you also need someone loyal. Who know what might undermine your powers? I have information of the underworld and I can give whatever you want purely in freedom and loyalty. Without you compelling me. But I need something in return" Robin carefully explains as she tries to see any sort of change in expression on my face. "What do you d?s?r? Nico Robin?" I ask neither admitting or denying the claims. "I need intelligent about the poneglyph and the marines, especially Aokiji. I need to know when he leaves the base and where he is going" "Sure" I dryly say as it was in my expectations. Robin saw me leave the docks with Aokiji and shortly after use my powers. She would have come for me sooner or later anyway. "But one more thing. I want you to help a boy with a straw hat if you ever run into him. He might be a bit dumb and goofy, but the hat is a clear give away." I smile as my eyes give some emotion for the first time, though still too little to notice. "I hope you will find the family you are looking for, Nico Robin! Oh! Burn that when you memorize the number will ya" Tossing a bit of paper with a number on it, I walk away. Leaving a stupefied black haired woman behind, in the dark alley where we just had a lovely conversation. * Arriving back at the marine base when the sky starts to turn red, I see the still sleeping Black sheep at the entrance. "How can you sleep all day? Don''t you have something better to do?" I state as I give a few kicks against his chair. Getting a raised eyebrow and a yawn in response, I walk towards the empty chair beside him. "Yare Yare, Who could a little girl with no money possibly meet?" Aokiji laughs as he takes off his eye mask and looks at me with questioning eyes. Seeing the playfulness on the dead eyed face of hers, she must have seen someone interesting. Opening my mouth to spell the name out loud, the sound of boots is heard just around the corner. A man with a black suit, a white dove and curly black hair approaches. A few others follow behind as one man has ridiculous hair, another man with a square and long nose, One man looks like a blown up skippy ball. One s?ut and two bikers, one who looks like a bull and the other that looks like an ''wannabe leader'' vibe. "Ara ara, CP9, you guys are blocking the sun" Aokiji complains as the group that arrived blocks the sun he was just enjoying a minute ago. "I thought the admiral would like to know that there have been rumors of a certain ''devil'' that has been staying in Water 7. You know, the one you let escape" The man with the dove snorted as he waits for some kind of reaction that will never come. "Say say, black sheep!" I yells as I pull on Aokiji''s jacket. "Why are there some wannabe bikers disrupting our evening? One looks like a samurai Okama, another like an old baba and a skippy ball. Don''t even mention the rest... Can''t we eat already?!" Seeing the playful and taunting look in my eyes, Aokiji feels a headache coming up. Wanting to go back to sleep, Aokiji tries to reply. The sooner they leave, the earlier he can go back to sleep. He opens his mouth to intervene, but someone was faster. "Who did you call an old lady!?" The s?ut replies as steam could be seen coming from her ears. ''Sigh* There goes my sleep'' Aokiji sighs as he can see how this is going to end. "Oh was that rude, I''m so sorry" I act shocked as I slowly bow down, tears forming in my eyes as I wipe them. Acting as if i''m crying I look up at the old hag and give another jab. "Did you see that, poor girl." Marine soldier #1 "She probably had a bad day, but to take it out on her, how cruel." marine soldier #2 "You are from the marines aren''t you! How can you watch that play out?! Do something!" Old man "Hush! Can''t you see how big that group is, how can to foot soldier handle that many ruffians?" Old woman "Ah ah, now she is crying. Why is she always that poisonous. Probably needs a man in her life to calm her down, but who would ever want to marry someone like that?" Adult male merchant. Hearing the whispers floating around, the woman gets infuriated.. Never I her life has she been treated this cruel. How is that girl innocent, look at those eyes, how could anyone possibly thing that is a little girl?! Chapter 26 - Galley-La Company Seeing the woman gasping and cursing while her head turns red as a tomato, I put up a more distressed face. Lighting up the anger and sympathy of both the woman and the public. "Kalifa calm down" The afro man coldly states as he grabs the woman called Kalifa by the shoulder. While he calms her down, my eyes fall on the dove. "Your bird is cute" I say as I look at the birds face. "I wish I had a bird, I would train them really well. They will listen to everything I say and maybe become an intel bird" I smile as I turn my face towards the afro man as soon as I finish my sentence. "Lucci, don''t listen to her! Who knows what that little devil is planning!" Kalifa yells as she curses under her breath. Though people might not hear what she is saying, her expression is enough. Feeling the situation getting worse, Lucci decides it''s time to leave before their impression with the public gets any worse. "My apologies for my coworker, she is new to the job. We do have to get back to work, till next time little miss" Lucci says as he walks into the shipwright workshop. "Sure, let me play with the birdie next time!" I watch them walk away as my smile slowly fades when the group gets out of sight. "Black sheep... What''s up with those guys, they all have a stick up their ?sses. Who will ever believe they work as shipwrights or whatever they should look like..." I turn towards Aokiji as I asks the question I already know. But I might as well make their opinion worse in the group before they leave. It just happens a blue haired man walked by while I said my question out loud. Making the man frown while he heads back inside. "*Yawn* Don''t really care... Go do something... I''m going to enjoy the last sun rays, come back... by... eight PM" Those where his last words as he fell back to sleep while laying back down in his chair. "Lazy bum" I grumbled as I peek inside the workshop, only seeing unfinished boats and ships in the making. "Well... this is boring". * The next morning, I wake up before Akoiji, as usual. I walk down the shore as I was thinking about restarting my routine. Eating and touring are fine, but some stamina might be a good idea. I''m not immortal yet, so a bullet could still kill me. As well as all other lethal wounds. I still have 5 years till then to make up my defense. Putting on some weights I ''borrowed'' from the storage, I start jogging down the shoreline as the sun slowly starts to rise. The salt air in my nose, as well as the wind makes me feel refreshed and awake. I could run for hours and not get tired of the scenery, if only some half n?k?d guy wouldn''t stand at the end of the shore. Yes, that could only be one guy. Not one I would like to encounter... So like all health young children her age... I climbs up a building and watch them blow themselves up with their new inventions. They make some interesting stuff. Guns, robots, ships? and some other stuff. They can be heard telling about the new train, but that is still doesn''t work. "Who would have guessed it would work? They blow every invention of theirs up every ten minutes. How many times does the train have to explode before it works. Well they do push through... Idiots need to have though skin to make their dreams come true" I feel a headache coming up again as I see the half n?k?d guy again. "Seems he has brought materials to build with..." I sigh as his work is good, if only he didn''t clothe like a pervert every minute of the day. The image alone burns my eyes. Anime might be in some scenes and cases pictured as ''kid friendly'' with s?xu?? related stuff, but the details in real life and what is visible is really different. It hurt just to look at it. Why does it have to be such tight und?rw??r! It doesn''t hide anything! The situations is torture, as well as the inner turmoil and conflict. "Stay or leave?" "Their experiments are fun to watch... But the spedo burns my eyes." "I''ts boring with Aokiji and they tell some interesting stuff...But the spedo burns my eyes." Such difficult moments in life. What to chose. I weigh the pros and cons some more while not noticing a shadow behind me as I was to engrossed in the pros. The arms of the shadow grab me by the waist as I get thrown over the shoulder. "Yare yare, never knew Garp had a pervert granddaughter in the family... This is not meant for the eyes of children. Time to go" Aokiji says as I give him multiple pushes in the back, not slowing him down at all. "I don''t wanna go yet, the bike is boring!" I yell as I''m dragged away by Aokiji. While receiving stares all the way back to the bike.. Sometimes it''s unfair being light, small and looking like a child. Chapter 27 - Crossing the calm belt. "I see, I see, what you can''t see and it is blue" A boring voice says as the owner pokes at the back of the other companion. Making the man sigh in defeat. "Might it be the sea" A anemic voice replies. "And we have a winner, okay next one. I see, I see, what you can''t see and it is blue" I ask once more. "Can''t we stop this little game? You have asked the same object for more than fifty times. Do something else" The man sighs as he really wants to stop hearing the voice of the girl. "Black sheep, I will stop if we stop. On an island. Don''t you dare stop on a piece of ice again. I will continue is you do" I grumble as I get ready to ask the next question. "Yare yare, Fine by me. Though the next one might be a bit hard. Don''t go too far." Akoiji sighs in defeat as even he got tired of the endless blue and the exercise. "Sure sure, you worry too much" I reply and the excitement takes over. I have only seen blue, blue and more blue for the past few days. No wind, burning sun and no waves. I knows black sheep called it ''the calm belt'' for a reason, but to see and feel it in person still feels strange. Even the little fish I would often see swimming by are gone. What kind of island would it be to lie in the calm belt? Seeing the island up ahead, I know I''ll break my agreement. But what did he expect. An unknown island, it lies in the calm belt, how do people even travel to and from it? It only took a few minutes to arrive, though for some reason they stopped at the smallest piece of land that the island had to offer. ''He is keeping something from me, if he doesn''t tell in the next few minutes, I will explore the island on my own''. I thought as I wait for his reaction. Only to see him put up a lying chair and put on this sleeping mask. ''Stupid black sheep'' Making sure he wouldn''t notice, I take back a few steps every ten minutes. After an hour, I reached the edge of the beach and the beginning of the forest. "Jess, come back. Didn''t we agree not to wander off." A lazy voice says as he looks my way from underneath his sleeping mask. "Yeah, well, we didn''t agree what would be too far, so... bye" I wink as I dash into the forest. Looking back I only hears a sigh and that he isn''t following me. * What is even stranger is that the city only seem to have females. Young children could be seen running around, but they are only girls. "Don''t they ever give birth to boys? Or do they? What actions will they take when a boy is born?" "What is a boy?" A energetic voice says as a pair of green eyes looks me right in the eyes. "Hmmm.... well... Boys are humans who have a lot of hair, and no meat on their ?h?st. They are flat ?h?sted humans, though some, no, most of them can be quite rude" I respond after some thinking. ''Better off not let them know. Who knows how they would act if the find out I told her. "Oh, okay. Do you wanna play, we''re playing hide and seek, care to join us?" The girl says. Taking another look at the girl, she seems to be at the age of seven. She has strangely enough, pink hair and green eyes. Her hair is like a sheep as it stands in different ways all around her head. She is wearing a leopard patterned cloth only around her waist as she hasn''t developed around her ?h?st yet. The smile the girl is showing almost reaches her eyes. "Come on let''s play!" She cries as she pulls me by the arm to join her friends. Most of them are also between the ages of seven to ten, and of course they are all girls. "Sure, let''s play" I smile wryly as the girl is just to exited and energetic to turn down. She was sure she won''t take no for an answer. "Bibi, it seems Naga has caught another one..." A short red headed girl mutters as she pulls the girl beside her at the skirt. The girl seems to be around seven years old and, wears a green skirt/cloth and seems a bit shy as she hides behind the girl called Bibi. Her hair is a bit short and makes her look like a little boy. But her face is feminine enough to be sure she is a girl. "Maya, don''t hide behind me, if Naga sees you hide she will give you more work than before" The taller girl that stands before Maya is a blond haired girl, who seems to be around nine years old. Her eyes are the same color at those of Maya, blue. Her hair reaches her back and she also wears a green cloth/skirt. "Hey, I''m Jess, nice to meet you girls. Now, where will we play hide and seek?" I smile as I try to make the girl named Maya more comfortable. Maya seems to be a bit hesitant, but still takes a step forward. "h-h-hi... I''m Maya... a-a p???sur? to-to.. meet you" She stutters as she gives a small smile. Seeing that even the most tepid of the group has taken the initiative. Bibi and Naga smile as they pull me by the arm and lead me towards the forest. "I''ll be it first" Naga smiles as she turns away and starts to count to thirty. Chapter 28 - Bathing with the warriors. Falling down exhausted, the four girls start to talk about their life in the tribe. From what the girls had told me the island was ruled by one person, The snake Empress, Boa Hancock. Most of the tribesmen would use their snakes as some kind of bow. They start training when they turn ten years old in the arts of using some kind of force that strengthens their hits. Hits off the arrows they show, as well as physical attacks using their bodies. Though the girls don''t seem to know the principals of Haki yet, they seem to begin learning it at the age of ten. Men don''t live at the tribe, most people don''t even know what a men is. Only that they/it aren''t allowed on the island. People who break their laws will be tried in the arena by the Snake Empress. She seems to have some kind of power to turn people into stone. By fighting some kind of gorgon? The last thing the girls warned about, was to avoid looking at the backs of the three woman. The Empress as well as her two sisters. While listening I also answer the questions of the girls as much as I can. How I got on the island, what a bike is, what men are en how I have lived up till now. The girls seemed amazed about the outside world and how different the people think. They even seem to have taken a liking to the clothes that was wearing, as well as the cute, black bunny backpack. Children in the tribe would often wear cloths or skirts made out of animal skin until they came off age. At that time they could wear the clothes that the leaders brought back of their voyages. Children would grow a lot, buying clothes for children their age would be a waste. But it seemed people outside of the island would even wear nice clothes when they are young. The eyes filled with envy are piercing me as I look away. My white and purple dress is a simple one piece. It''s not a dress you could call luxurious or expensive. Though they covered a lot more than most of the people living in the tribe. *GHRRRROWLLL Silence takes over for a few seconds as the sound of hungry stomachs fills the area. Not long after laughing could be heard as I and the girls get on my feet. "Though you may have nicer clothes, we have more delicious food!" Naga yells as she starts to drag me by the arm once again. For a girl so little, she has a lot of strength. Not that I couldn''t break free, I was a bit worried that I would hurt the girl physical as well as emotional. The only option left was to let her drag me into the city. What better way to learn than to follow a tribesmen. * "MOM! MOM! IS DINNER READY!?!?!" Naga screams as she walks into a rather well build house made out of stone. Feeling ominous, I take a few steps back, relieved that Naga let me go the moment we went into the house. A shadow looms over the pink haired girl as a fist slams down on her head. Hearing the sound of a something hard breaking a rock, I was relieved I had heard the woman approach. This gave me time enough to avoid trouble. "What the gorgons are you yelling about! First you come home late and now you dare about demanding for food! Have you even seen the state of yourself! Covered in mud and dung. A bath, NOW! No buts, don''t you dare come back with even a little smudge or I''ll drown you till your clean." The woman sternly preaches as she pushes Naga towards a pair of smiling woman in the opening of the door. "A new face, well we can''t have you walking around looking like a nest of dung beetles. Now clean yourself up, we''ll talk later." Looking at my hair and hands covered in mud, I nod as I feel the mud in every nook and cranny of my body. A nice long soak in the water isn''t a bad idea. Smiling back at the woman, I walk up to the two elder woman in the door opening that have a hold of Naga. Following the towards the public hot spring. In the dressing room of the highest building in the city, a beautiful woman with long black hair and a voluptuous body is dressing herself after a long bath. A knock is heard on the door as a warrior seems to want to make a report. "What is it?" The woman states as she further dries her hair. "Snake Empress, an unknown girl has been sighted in the city. She is being handled by Natasha. Her daughter seems to have found her at the breeding place of the snakes. They are taking her towards the hot springs as we speak. According to the girls that where with Natasha''s daughter, she seems to have been tortured. What do you want me to do with her Snake Empress?" The warrior asks as she waits at the door. "Bring her to me once they are done bathing" The empress replies as she slowly puts on her cape. * Not long after I entered the bath, a pair of warriors come up to me and ask me to get dressed. Getting another dress out of my inventory, I dresses myself as I then followed the warriors into what seems to be the palace. ''Not even a day has passed and I''m already being interrogated, they sure took long enough to notice'' I thought as I and the girls played all over the city and it took the warriors a whole day to act upon it. Looking around the hallways, I see what looks a bit like the novels of ancient Chinese houses. Though the uses of color differ greatly. The palace seems to use yellow for the walls, pink and purple drapes for the walls and pillars and red for the pillars and ceiling. A bit humble but full of color. I haven''t even spotted one piece of valuable metal or artifacts in the halls or rooms they have passed. Stopping in front of giant doors with some kind of snake motif, the warrior knock on the door. "I have brought you the girl, Snake Empress." "Good, now leave us" The Snake Empress stated as she waves her hand at the warrior, making her leave the room and close the doors. "Little girl, it seems we have a lot to talk about" The Snake Empress says as the looks me the eyes.. While I was just spacing out after the memories flowed into my mind. Did I just find my little brothers spouse?!? Chapter 29 - Ice in hot waters. ''It seems the Snake Empress wasn''t that bad. She was a bit irked that I ignored her at the beginning, but what do you expect when you get somewhere new. How can I not look. And meeting my future sister in law is important too'' I smile a bit as I look at the piece of paper in my hand. ''Just talking for an hour about my past and she gave me her contact information. Seems like I got another source, I might be able to give her some advice how to get on Luffy''s good side with love and maybe marriage as goal.'' While I was lost in thought, a warrior comes into the room. "Snake Empress, we have caught a strange person on the edge of the island! She is really tall, but seems a bit strange... She doesn''t seem to have meat at the right places. What do you want me to do Snake Empress?" The warrior salutes as she waits for Boa Hancock to give out her orders. "Take him to the arena. No men are allowed on this island!" Hancock states as she slowly gets up and walks out of the room. "Jess, you can stay as long as you''d like. Why don''t you come watch as we pass the sentence" Sonja whispers as she seems to have taken a liking to me. "Yes, sister won''t mind if you stay a bit longer, it''s like we have a little sister joining us" Marie smiles, her hands fidgeting as she seems to want to pick me up and put me on her shoulder. ''Though that sister part might become a reality in the future'' ''I know I''m small, but not that small right'' I thought dejectedly as I look up at the tall woman before me. My eyes especially fall on their ?h?sts. ''I''m still young, I won''t be flat ?h?sted and small once again'' Making a pumping motion with my fist as I try to think positive. Walking down the corridor, I think about the report of the warrior. Why does it bother me so much?... ''Why does it feel like something bad is going to happen'' While I''m thinking about the issue at hand, Marie smiles brightly as she has an excuse to lift me up. ''Its dangerous to walk and think at the same time. The hallway has a lot of walls and obstacles you can run into'' As they reach the opening of the hallway, something clicks as cold sweat starts to form at my back. ''I''m so dead, I''m running as soon as I see him, yup, at least it will give me a head start'' "Marie can I watch while standing on my own feet?" I look at Marie as it really is inconvenient to sit on someones shoulder when you try to run. Looking a bit reluctant, Marie puts me down on the ground, making Sonja laugh in the process. For Marie always wanted to dote on their sister, but Hancock wouldn''t let her. Walking slowly at the centre of the arena, I gulp some dry air as I knows I''m dead for sure. Tied up with ropes in the middle of the arena sits a tall man with black curled hair. A sleeping mask rests on his forehead, while he is dressed in a white with purple suit. The man looks up at the girl up at the platform, seemingly hiding her presence as she back away. "Sigh... That''s why I told you not to go of too far" Aokiji sighs as he keeps sitting cross-legged on the stage. "Are you coming down yourself, or do you need me to get you. Pick one" Seeing Jess turn still, but a second later dashing towards the forest, Aokiji sighs once more. Slowly standing up and freezing the ropes. He breaks his restraints as he dashed forward, leaving afterimages in the process. I hadn''t gone far as I just reached the edge of the forest, when I felt my feet leave the ground. "What do you want to tell me, Jess" Aokiji holds me by the scruff of my neck like a kitten caught by its mother. The kitten seems to stay silent as it looks away and avoids the eyes of it ''mother''. "It seems like Garp-san hasn''t taught you enough manners yet. Wait until we get back, we''re not done yet" Aokiji turns his head back as he is now surrounded by multiple arrows. "Stand down!" A demanding voice echos around the place as the bows are lowered. "What business does a marine admiral have on an island that is forbidden to enter?!" Hancock walks up to Aokiji as some kind of aura envelops her. The aura isn''t armament haki, it''s something stronger, definitely conquers haki. After Aokiji and Hancock talked it out, Hancock and the warriors guided us back towards our docking point. "Jess, if you ever feel tired by those men, you''re always welcome. You might be from the outside, but Marie would miss your company." Sonja says as she pats me on the head. ''After all who would let someone braid their hair for more than an hour without complaining''. "Even if you''ll become a marine, you''re still my little sister" Marie states as she kneels down and hugs me, making me almost spill my dinner in the progress. "Jess, don''t forget to contact us. Report us daily about your wellbeing. If they hurt you come back and we''ll protect you. You can join the Kuja tribe anytime" Hancock states, though it sounded more like an order. Taking off on their bike, I waved once more as I''m now confined to the bike for the rest of the journey. Not allowed one meter away from the lazy bum.. Yes, he would make sure I would stay with him, for the next few destinations wouldn''t be pleasant. Chapter 30 - Changed information (Not new chapter) Hey everyone, As I mentioned in the last chapters I have changed a little bit of the story. What changed: - MC has watched all the anime episodes that are out up till now (02-01-2020) - Memories of the anime are not available to MC until she has seen the faces of people who are involved with certain occasions or if she hears of reads the name of said person. - Memories of Tokyo Ghoul aren''t affected. - She hasn''t shown Aokiji her inventory powers. He only knows she needs to feed on blood and that she has 2 kagune at her disposal. As far as Aokiji knows she is only good at manipulating people to work for her, het doesn''t know about the compelling powers she has. - She knows Sabo is alive and with the revolutionary army. Chapter 31 - Impel down. Along the way, Aokiji explained that we would be passing the triangle of the three gates of justice. There we would rest for the night and continue onwards towards marine ford. The journey was once again boring as hell. Though this time I had to stay quiet or else Aokiji would freezings me into an ice cube and let me float behind the bike. Not liking the idea of becoming a popsicle, I chose to keep my mouth shut. At least, until we reached the next destination. Impel down. Having promised to stay close and not wander away, meaning 1m. Since I told him last time he didn''t tell how far was too far, he made sure to make it crystal clear before we arrived, leaving no room for arguments. We reached the place in the afternoon. Passing the gate was a hassle as it took an eternity to open. Not surprising as the gates are huge and must weigh a lot. Standing on the deck where a few marines to welcome our arrival. One giant that looked a bit like Dracula. And another whom is just weird. The man is half n?k?d, has pointy eyebrows and a pharaoh like head, colored yellow and green. Somehow he seems a bit weak and perverted. Everything he says sounds like he is kissing up to the warden called Magellan. It couldn''t be could it?!? I walk behind afkijk who seems curious as to why I went to hide behind his back. "Well well, this is new? What happened, cat got your tongue?" Aokiji joked as he looks at me with a strange look. "he.. ay.." I softly mutter. "Well..." Aokiji seems to have heard what I said, but the strange man didn''t as he walks up to me and kneels down, making me back away a bit further. "Little girl, can you repeat that once more, I didn''t quite hear you" The man called Hannyaball asked. "You sure you want to hear?" I ask as he will surely be mad. "Yeah, I can take it!" Hanyaball states as he stands up tall. "Okay... " I softly mutter. stepping forward and making it look like I gathered my courage, I open my mouth once again. "Jess, you rather n-!" Aokiji tries to stop me once again as he looks like I''ll cause some trouble once again. "You look kinda gay" I promptly state, making sure they all heard it. Magellan looks disgusted at Hannyaball as the guy did seem to be a bit of a heel licker the past few years. Hannyaball didn''t seem to notice the reaction as he himself seems to have turned to stone. "I''m not against people loving the one they love, but can you be moderate in showing?" I ask as I pull at the edge of the poor mans pants, looking like I was trying to gather his attention with utter failure. "Black sheep? I''m hungry... Can we eat?" Changing the topic, Aokiji sighs as one I still didn''t change the nickname and second at the precent situation. Feeling it was too bothersome, he nods and makes his way towards Magellan. "Well, let''s head inside" Aokiji says as he looks behind him once more as Hanyaball still seems to be frozen in place. "Yeah, leave him there, he will follow eventually" Magellan retorts as he rather go inside than be at his coworkers side. * "Yare yare, Sure, but make sure you don''t kill anyone" Aokiji lazily says, while the others give him some strange looks. How can a cute little girl who doesn''t look older than six kill someone? "Can this big sister guide me? She looks just my type of person" I ask making even more people shocked. As the person I chose was one of the most sadistic personnel at the prison. The woman before me whore reveling pink clothes that showed a part of her b??bs and stomach, the sleeves of her jacked have many frills. Her hair seems to have explodes in golden orange waves that reach till her lower back. On the top of her head rest two pink horns and in her hand she holds a devils trident. Though I must say, those b??bs are just unfair... ''I''m still growing, I''m still growing'' I mutter inside my head. This time I won''t be a twenty year old loli, for sure! As I daydream about a future that will surely never come, the woman walks up to me with a smile. "Well shall we start the tour, I would love to show you my pets! oh! You can call me Sadi, nice to meet you!" Sadi says as she gives me a hug. She lifts me up as she walks towards the first floor. Like that we passed every level of Impel Down. While I was having fun with Sadi, the pets and the ''residents'' I made a mental map of the interior and the blind spots in the security. Making sure that I would have a way out if and when I would ever get locked up in here. * Walking into our room, Black sheep was already out like a light. They gave us a room together as they thought a six year old couldn''t take care of herself. The only one that seemed to take me serious was Sadi, well we did have a wonderful day together. We even exchanged numbers and ''agreements''.. Laying down I closed my eyes to take some well deserved rest. Chapter 32 - Autor notice Some of you might have noticed that I changed the status of the book to ''paused''. I''m having a real hard time to continue writing as I''m having a writers block and I''m not quite satisfied with where I''m at not. So I''ve decided that I will rewrite the story somewhere in the near future. I thank everyone that has stayed and waited for new updates until now and I''d love to read more of your comments and view when the rewritten story is updated. With love the author.