One Piece Chronicles: "Jolly" Roger Zephyr
By Aniperve
Summary: When a young man with a very powerful dream decides to see it through all the way to the end, you'd best not get in his way. Especially when he's got the power of the Devil Fruit and his nakama backing him up! A completely OC story
Disclaimer: I do not own a lot in this story. Some places as well as some characters belong to Eichiro Oda.
A/N: You read the summary right? Well, that will be in another chapter later on.
Base 107 Arc Chapter 1: A New Pirate Emerges! His Name is Roger Zephyr!
Soft waves crashed against the side of a small, wooden dinghy in habited by a very tired, hungry pirate.
The young man wore an olive green bandana with a cream colored, short-sleeved shirt. He also had an olive green sash tied around the waist of his black pants. Unfortunately, for him, it appeared as though footwear was a luxury for him as he seemed to wear no shoes or sandals or anything of the like. A tuft of his blonde hair poked out of the front of the bandana and out of the bandana, reaching about halfway down his neck. His wrists were adorned with metal wristbands and his blue eyes were covered by a pair of black, oval sunglasses.
He sighed heavily as his boat moved slowly through the ocean. He looked over the side into the deep blueness of the water below. "Maybe it would go faster if I paddled a little…" he queried. With another sigh, he sat up in the boat and grabbed hold of the oars. He grunted with each stroke, but he was glad to see that the boat was starting to move.
"I can't even rely on the ocean anymore…" He shook his head. Suddenly, there was a loud gurgling sounds coming from the young man. "Maybe I'll hit a sea-going restaurant and I can get something to eat and drink… Oh! And maybe dessert and coffee! All those great things!" As his mind wandered, he didn't notice that his arms were moving faster to the thought of food and eating.
"I've been out here for three days and I deserve that much at least!" He didn't notice that the ocean's current was starting to push against him.
"I'm so hungry!"
He didn't even notice that there was a much larger ship heading in his direction.
Although the sound of deckhands yelling at him did catch his attention for a bit, it was still too late. There was a collision and the young man was flung from his dinghy, which was destroyed in the crash.
The young man dropped into the ocean, in which he struggled. "Help!" he yelled. "I… I can't sw-" and with that, gravity put in it's final word and pulled him towards the bottom of the ocean.
Everything around him was blue and he felt himself getting weaker and weaker. And all of a sudden, he lost his consciousness to the warm ocean water.
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His blue eyes opened slowly, trying to take in his surroundings.
"Sir, he's awake!"
He started to recognize basic shapes. He saw a door, a lamp and a chair.
"Don't just stand there, moron! Get him some food, yup?"
The young mans lips open wide for a sudden gasp of air as he sat up quickly at the mention of food. He looked around the room and saw probably three people in the room besides himself. One of them was a very attractive woman, perhaps twenty or twenty-one years of age with deep brown hair. Beside her was a muscular black man with a pair of big, square, reflective sunglasses and a big, black afro on top of his head. The third person was at the door. He was bald, except for the prominent goatee he had on his face, which was red. He was also quite short, if that helps with the visualization.
"Are you alright?" asked the female. "You were out for about two, maybe three hours."
The young man nodded slowly looking around the room again. "I'm fine… I think…" He looked to the female. "Where am I and how did I get here?"
The short man stepped in. "You, my friend, are at Marine Base 107, yup!"
The young man's eyes widened. "I'm… At a Marine's base?"
The man nodded. "Yes you are. And as for how you got here, that would be because of Private Koe here." He looked towards the other man.
He nodded, causing his afro to shift a little. "Well, when you fell into the ocean and saw you couldn't swim, I just jumped in without thinking to save you!" He bowed a little. "I hope that's alright."
The young man blinked. After a few seconds he started to chuckle. "Well, of course it's alright." He looked at him with a large smile. "I'm in debt to you!"
"Actually…" Cut in the short man. "It was my ship that passed by and he was working on my ship when he saved you, so therefore, you really owe me!"
"My name is Roger, nice to meet you!" The young man said to Private Koe.
"Hey! Listen when you're being spoken to!" The short man exclaimed. He cleared his throat and regained his composure. "Anyway, I am Captain Redding of the Marines. I will allow you to rest here with Private Koe and Sergeant Ai…"
A loud grumbling noise came from Roger's stomach.
Captain Redding chuckled. "We'll of course prepare a meal for you while you rest."
Roger smiled. "That's great! Thank you!"
Redding smirked and turned around. "No problem, now you owe me that much more." He started to walk away. "Koe, Ai, you're both dismissed for now."
"Yes sir!" They both replied. They waited until he was out of earshot to start relaxing.
"He's finally gone…" Sighed the female, obviously Sergeant Ai.
"What a relief!" Exclaimed Private Koe.
Roger looked at them. "Do you not like him?"
The female shook her head. "It's not so much that we don't like him…" she started. "It's just… He run things a bit differently then we would like."
"Yeah, plus, he's an asshole!" Private Koe snorted as he crossed his arms.
The female looked at him. "Desi, what's wrong with you?"
Roger clapped. "Yeah! Yeah! He is an asshole!"
Ai looked at him. "Don't encourage this!" She exclaimed.
"Look, fact of the matter is, he managed to save me from some pirates, so I joined the Marines to pay him back!" Desi stated.
Roger blinked. "Were you really that grateful?"
"Not at all!" He replied. "He made me feel guilty that there was nothing I could do to pay him back, so I joined the Marines!"
Ai chuckled. "He does seem to like to work through guilt. He's really good at it too! He probably ate the Devil Fruit!"
Desi chuckled as well. "Yeah, the Zaika Zaika no Mi, or the Hikui Hikui no Mi! (A/N: Guilt Guilt Fruit and Short Short Fruit)"
Roger chuckled. "Wow, if he heard you guys talking like that, you'd all be discharged."
Desi smiled. "If that's the case, then where do I sign up! All we do here is work, work, and work. I wouldn't mind though if this was my dream…"
Roger blinked. "What is your dream?"
Ai sighed. "Oh boy, here it comes…"
Desi twirled and took his pose, one arm up and one arm down, both index fingers extended. "My dream, is a dream of the stars! I want to be the greatest dancer alive by bringing back the lost art of disco!"
"… Disco?" Roger asked in reply.
"You bet!" Desi exclaimed. "One day, I'm gonna hear people cant my name, and they're gonna say 'Desi Koe, the Disco King'!"
"Wow!" Roger exclaimed with a wide-open mouth. "That's so cool!"
"No it's not!" Argued Ai.
"Huh?" He turned to Ai. "If you don't think that's cool, then tell me what your dream is Sergeant Ai!"
She smiled. "This is my dream Roger." she said. "Unlike Private Dancer here, I actually signed up to join the Marines." She sighed a happy sigh. It's always been my dream keep the justice of the world. Defeating those deserving to be defeated instead of just stereotyping all groups of people and giving them a chance or not."
Roger blinked. "You're talking about pirates, aren't you…"
"Well, believe it or not…" Desi started. "It seems as though there are people in the Marines who still believe in True Justice…"
Roger tilted his head. "True Justice?"
"Oh, let me explain." Ai said. "Nowadays, there are two types of justice rankings in the marines; True Justice and Complete Justice. Complete Justice is the unquestioned takedown of anyone the World Government would deem a criminal, whereas the idea of True Justice is where everyone is judged fairly based on their actions and reasoning and not just their profession."
Suddenly a voice came on the base's loudspeaker. "Sergeant Ai, you're needed in the kitchen. Please report immediately."
Ai sighed. "Well, looks like I'm needed." She looked to the two men. "I'll be back soon if I'm done before we eat."
And with that she exited the room, leaving Desi and Roger.
There was a long silence between the two. Desi then clapped his hands. "So, Roger, do you want to tell me what your dream is?"
Roger smiled and laid back in the bed he was sitting on. "My dream? It's to become much like my father… A proud and courageous man who accepts his fate no matter what!"
Desi blinked and the quickly bopped Roger's head with his fist. "That doesn't tell me anything!"
"Ow…" Roger rubbed his head. "You're pretty mean… Fine, I'll be more specific. My dream is to become a great pirate like my father, or my name isn't Roger Zephyr!"
"Huh… So you want to become a… Wait…" Desi blinked. "Did you say Zephyr?" He started to tremble. "As in Solomon Zephyr?"
Roger blinked. "Oh, so you know my father?"
"Know him?! Everyone knows him!" Desi exclaimed. "He's a man with a 350 million Beli bounty on his head! He's the man the marines have searched for but never came back alive!"
Roger started to stroke his chin. "You know… That does kind of sound like dad to me…" he shook his head. "But I don't want people to think of him whenever they hear my name. I want to be a pirate that even surpasses him!" He pumped his fist into the air. "I will become the Pirate King, because that is my dream!"
A hushed silence fell over the room as Roger stood up and took in a deep breath.
"I am the man who will become the Pirate King, or die trying!"
To Be Continued
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Desi: I… I can't stand this place any longer… Roger! Take me please!
Roger: What?!
Desi: You are a much more admirable man than Captain Redding! Let me be your nakama please!
Roger: Alright, but I don't think he's gonna give up without a fight…
Next Time on One Piece Chronicles: Mutiny at Base 107! True Justice VS Complete Justice
Roger: I'm going to be the Pirate King!
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A/N: Well, I hope you enjoyed that, review please, it makes me feel so good!