Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece, but I do own Lich and Kishido.
"Kishido, come out, your dinner's getting cold." called Perona, searching around for her son. Lich was not helping, because "We won't find him if he doesn't want to be found".
Yes, Kishido was very good at concealing himself. Perona supposed he got it from Lich.
"Just leave him, he'll come back when he wants to." said Lich.
Perona glared at him. "And if he hurts himself, it'll all be your fault. There are a lot of dangers on this ship. Even though Moria-sama's given the zombies specific instructions not to harm him, what if he runs into Brook or another group of pirates who somehow managed to sneak in?"
Lich scoffed. "Brook's a good guy, he'd never hurt a kid."
"And what about the other pirates?"
Lich pretended not to hear her as he headed into the forest, looking for his son.
"Knowing him, he's probably broke Moria-sama's brain by now." muttered Perona.
Meanwhile, Kishido was wandering around the back of the mansion, until he entered a small room that had Moria himself sitting on a large chair in the middle of it. However, Kishido had no idea who he was.
"Who are you, mister?" asked Kishido.
Moria regarded the small boy for a moment before leaning forward.
"I'm Gecko Moria, owner of this ship, and King of the Depths. And you must be Lich and Perona's kid. Kishishsishi!"
"What's so funny, mister?" asked Kishido.
"Well, it's just you're a lot smaller than I thought you'd be."
"Small? Well, at least I'm a lot thinner than you."
Moria stared at him for a while before speaking up again.
"Kishishishishi! I like you, kid! Here, you can have this."
Moria reached down next to him and picked up a treasure chest, opened it, picked an odd-looking fruit with swirl patterns out of it, and handed it to Kishido.
Kishido stared at it blankly for a minute. "What's this?"
"Oh, right. You've never heard of them before. Kishishishishi! It's called a Devil Fruit, and if you eat it you get a special power, but in return you lose the ability to swim."
"Cooooool." said Kishido, looking at the Devil Fruit in awe. "Thanks, mister!" he said before running off again.
Kishido's parents, meanwhile, were having obviously no luck in finding him. They were just about to go and organise a search party when they heard their progeny's voice.
"Mom, dad! Look what I got!"
Lich and Perona turned to see Kishido running towards then….with a Devil Fruit.
"KISHIDO!" shouted Perona angrily. "Where have you been?! We've been looking all over for you!"
Lich, however, was staring at the Devil Fruit in Kishido's hand. "Where'd you get the Devil Fruit?" he asked curiously. After all, he was sure as hell Devil Fruit trees didn't grown on this ship.
"Um...I got it from a big man with sharp teeth. Am I going to get into trouble for that too?"
Lich grinned at Perona. "Guess he must have met Moria-sama."
Perona still looked angry. "Don't change the subject, you two." Perona knelt down in front of Kishido. "Listen, Kishido, you could have seriously hurt yourself. Now promise me you won't go out without telling us where you're going again."
Kishido looked sad. "I-I'm sorry, Mom….I…I just wanted to do what you two do, you know, go out and fight pirates and find treasure."
Perona sighed. "It's ok. Come on, it's getting cold out. I'll bring your dinner up to your room."
Kishido looked slightly happier at this. "Can I keep the Devil Fruit?"
"Of course you can." replied Lich.
They all walked back to the mansion. Lich and Perona sat down in the dining room while Kishido went up to his room with the Devil Fruit.
"That kid….." said Lich, watching Kishido go up the stairs.
"I know, I know, but that's just one of the trials of being a parent." replied Perona, snuggling into her lover.
Meanwhile, in his room, Kishido ate the Devil Fruit.
A/N: DUN DUN DUUNN! What power will Kishido get from the Devil Fruit? You'll find out if I get enough reviews.
Lich: Cheap-ass.
Me: Shut up.