Toy Soldiers
Chapter One Pilot
"Land ho, Cap'tin!" A young man with golden curly hair yelled across the deck of a huge, Silver and Gold Pirate ship. Many of the crew groaned as the man grinned like a little boy in a candy shop.
"Stop being so stereotypical, James." One of the crew, a short woman with long raven hair, said to James.
"Shut up, Ray. No one cares."
" On the contrary, James. I quite agree with Raven on this subject, you'll bring shame to this crew and MY bounty is you continue to be childish and unruly. This " Pirate Talk" gives us a bad name, as if we didn't have a bad enough one already. We all don't need you adding on to these rumors of our speech so why don't you grow up or go home?" The ship was coated in silence as a woman with short curly hair and a long captain's coat strode onto the deck of the ship. James grinned and leaned back casually against the side of the ship.
"Lighten up Captain! You're always too serious, too cryptic. Let loose, have a little fun for once. It's not gunna kill you!" The captain's gaze hardened as she glared at the blonde male. His gaze hardened enough to match hers, but not challenge the air of authority she held around her. The whole crew AND other pirates knew better then to challenge the captain of the Elemental Pirates Authority. It may end you up on the M.I.A list.
"Now James. Lets not take this petty fight too far." James sighed and his facial expression took one of boredom rather then the playful one he had held earlier.
"Alright Captain. Anyway, as I was saying earlier, I saw land. But, also I saw 2 pirate ships, Familiar pirate ships, and a whole bunch of marines and their base. Meaning stopping at this island may be more of a pain then a productive stop. But what am I to say what we should and shouldn't do? It's up to you, Captain." James reported, standing up from his leaning position and evenly meeting the Captain's gaze.
"Lani, estimation on how long it will take us to get to this marine island base?" The captain asked, turning on the heel of her boot to go meet the navigator of the ship.
"An hour and a half, Captain, If the sea is forgiving. But, the thing James said about the pirate ships. It bothers me, If I'm not out of line. What pirate would attempt to get to an island, get stopped by the military, and not try to escape?" Lani wondered out loud. The captain pinched the bridge of her nose in a sign of annoyance. Lani had a habit of speaking her thoughts before thinking things through.
"Well, Lani. There's the Straw Hats, The Red Hairs, The Kids, The Hearts, The-"
" OH! Yeah, sorry captain. Slipped my mind." Lani smiled like an idiot while the rest of the crew stared uncomfortably out at the sea.
"Right, anyway." The Captain turned around and stared at James.
"Any details about the ships that may lead us to believe they are a friend or foe?"
"Well one was a submarine," the Captains breath caught. "And one had a slight gothic theme. There are only 2 pirate groups I can think of that fall into that description." The captain looked out at the sea, eyes having a distant look in them.
" The Heart and Kid pirates. Meaning Law and Kid….. Haven't them seen them in a while." James smirked, looking at the back of the Captain's head.
" I remember how we left them. Stranded in the middle of a battle between them and… umm… Bart? Kane? What was his name.." James looked down at the deck, placing his hand under his chin in a mock thinking pose.
" Bartholomew Kuma." The distance in the Captains voice slightly concerned the crew, for she didn't often delve deep enough into memories or thought enough to become distance, but they didn't act on their concern. They knew that their captain would never forgive them if they pitied her, so they usually kept it to themselves.
" Oh yeah! That's right, Kuma. That was one nasty opponent, if I do say so myself. Those weird lasers, the turning all the way around of the head, now that's really creepy." The Captains head snapped up.
" Kuma's a warlord, right?" The crew did a double take at the sudden urgency in their captain's voice.
" Yeah, Kuma's a warlord. Why?" a girl identical to Raven, Alyx, stated, looking curious.
" If Kuma's a warlord then he could be on one of the ships. Wiether it be Eustass' or Trafalgar's doesn't matter to me, they're still my friends and I have to help them I wont let they're coffins rest on my conscious." The captain was talking more to herself then her crew by this point, but the words still made the same impact. She was worried about her fellow captains, no. They were more then that, they were her friends. She felt the pull of their bond, compelled to help her friends and avoid their untimely death no matter the cost, which is what made the Captain of the Elemental Pirates a excellent ally and friend. She would put her life on the line to save you from any threat, she would break her shell of icy coldness to make sure you stayed living, she would break the balance of light and dark, sacrifice all her hard work, and give up everything she had to make sure that you were safe, she was a protector and a fighter.
"Aright! Captain's order, Set course to save the Kid and Heart Pirates!" James yelled, smirk returning, but this time it held a slight sadistic touch to it.
' Eustass, Trafalgar. Wait for me to get there, stay alive. I wont forgive you if you die on me!' The Captain shouted in her mind, hands clutching the railing in front of her until her knuckles went bone white.