Crew of the Axe: Midnight Riot

Disclaimer: Don't own One Piece, and some of the OC's featured in this fanfic.

Kilnorc: Well, it's that time of year again, ya'll! September's nearly over, the weather's gettin' colder, and next month is October, which means one thing...HALLOWEEN TIME! I thought, since I do specials for other occasions, why not do a special One Piece, Crew of the Axe Halloween Special fanfic? WOOT! Halloween rules! Anyhoo, with costumes thought of, events and other things planned, let the random Halloween fun begin!

NOTE: MAJOR WARNING HERE. FOURTH WALL IS NOT PRESENT HERE! That means I will make references to other shows, animes, movies, whatever I feel like and the crews will know it, alright? Thought I'd get that outta the way now.

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Prologue

"GET BACK HERE, DUSTY!"

"HELP! CRAZY-NIRI'S BACK!"

"STOP CALLING ME CRAZY!"

"HELP! PSYCHO-NIRI'S TRYING TO KILL ME!"

Axe growled in annoyance as he tore off a chunk of meat from the rack he had in his hand. He loved his nakama with all his heart, he really did, but sometimes, he could do without the constant survival trips they usually put one another through.

"Looks like Dusty either messed with Niri's gunpowder or her money stash again," Herman sighed from his place at the stove.

The captain grinned a little, "Either that or she tried to use Pingu as fishing bait, or as practice ammo for the cannons,"

"Practice ammo?"

"Yeah, just stick a helmet on the bird, stick him in a cannon and fire the damn thing...watch him fly a good distance,"

Herman laughed, "I'd pay to see that,"

"Maybe, but Niri would probably kill you if Pingu got shot out of a cannon," Devon, his First Mate offered as he cut his steak, "Then again, she's close with you, Herman, maybe she'll just cut back on your allowance,"

Axe chuckled, "Wouldn't be the first time,"

The sound of the galley door opening and closing made the three of them turn to see Dusty leaning against the door, panting, her hair a mess.

"Don't...tell...her...," she held a finger to her lips, "Just...be quiet...please...,"

Devon and Axe glanced at one another.

"Don't worry, Dusty,"

"Yeah, we won't say a thing, kitsune,"

"Thanks you guys,"

Her captain and his first mate glanced at each other again, small grins crossing their faces.

"NIRI, DUSTY'S HIDING HERE IN THE GALLEY!" they yelled at the top of their lungs at the same time.

Dusty yelped and scrambled over the table, jumped over the counter, slid open the freezer door and crawled into the cold space, closing it shut behind her. Moments later, Niri came rushing into the galley, holding both her father's pistol and the pistol that formerly belonged to Mr 5 of Baroque Works.

"Where is she?!" she seethed, looking around, her right eye twitching, "That baka fox...she...she...,"

"Look, just calm down," Axe pulled the chair next to him out, "Herman's making lunch, so just calm down and get something in your belly, okay? There'll be another time to hunt that fox down,"

"You mean...she's not here?"

Axe shook his head, "No. But, we did hear you guys going at it again...figured you could use a break,"

Niri sighed, holstered her guns and slid down into the chair, "Herman, I'll have whatever they're having,"

"Coming up!" the merman chef gave a thumbs up as he slapped another steak on the skillet in front of him.

Meanwhile, inside the freezer...

Dusty rocked back and forth, her hands going up and down as she tried to keep warm.

"I w-w-wonder...w-w-when she'll l-l-leave?" she whispered through chattering teeth, "I-I-It's f-f-f-friggin' c-c-c-c-c-c-cold in here!"

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Knock knock knock

"Come in,"

The door opened and Chizuru looked up from her book to see DJ sticking his head in, eyes darting from side to side.

"Ah, DJ-kun," she greeted with a smile, "What can I help you with?"

DJ entered the room and rubbed the back of his head, "I heard Dusty-chan screaming, but when I looked around the ship, I couldn't find her. Maybe I was imagining it?"

Chizuru nodded slowly, "That does tend to happen. Don't worry about her, DJ, she can handle herself,"

"I know...," the musician grinned, "I can't help it though...just the kinda guy I am,"

The navigator of the Axe-Heads smiled and went back to her reading, "Indeed,"

"What are you reading, if you don't mind me asking, Chiz-chan?"

"I don't mind at all," Chizuru held the book up and showed DJ the title, "Just looking up some legends and stories...I found out there's an island nearby and we're heading right for it. Turns out, the legends and stuff in this book are centered around this island,"

"Ooh," DJ squinted at the title, "Tales of Samhain?"

"Mhm, Samhain Island," Chizuru nodded and looked through her book again, "Fascinating really...the inhabitants of Samhain Island have many interesting customs. By the way, it's an Autumn Island,"

"How did-?" DJ stopped himself, smiling a little, "That's right...I forgot you can do that. It's kinda scary when you do that,"

"Then I'll fit right in when we get to Samhain," Chizuru thought aloud, "We should be there in an hour or so,"

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"Remind me...why the hell are we here, Rayo?"

The black haired transporter looked over his shoulder to see Shidyk leaning against the wall of a nearby building, looking somewhat bored.

"Because, Shidyk, I read that this place has a very interesting history, and tonight, they're gonna have some fun traditions. I thought we could all use a break and do it,"

Shidyk rolled his eyes, "I take it none of these things involve fighting?"

"Not that I'm aware of,"

"Thank you and goodbye," Shidyk pushed himself off the wall and started to walk down the path towards the dock, "I'll be sleeping if you need me,"

As the World's Greatest Assassin left, Jinko of the Dancing Blade came around a corner on the other side of the street, carrying boxes in her arms. Behind her, Nick Olas was carrying his own load of packages, looking almost as bored as Shidyk.

"What's all this, Jinko-chan?" Rayo asked, taking some of the boxes from her...then putting them with Nick's own load, making him fall to the street in the process, "I didn't think assassins were much for clothes,"

Jinko giggled, "The stuff in the boxes are clothes, Rayo-kun...costumes, to be correct. I heard around the island that every year, the inhabitants dress up in costumes, go around and do all sortsa cool stuff,"

Rayo snapped his fingers, "Yeah...I remember something like that. So, I take it we're dressing up, huh?"

"Of course," Jinko slugged him in the shoulder, "I got costumes for you, myself, Shidyk, and Nick. I have a feeling this is gonna be real fun!"

"Well, if you want to get Shidyk to participate," Rayo jerked a thumb down the roard where Shidyk was last seen, "He said he was bored and gonna nap...if you go now, you can catch him before he dozes off,"

Without another word, Jinko walked over Nick's buried form and ran down the road. When she left Rayo's line of sight, he took out a piece of pocky and began chewing on it, looking down at Nick.

"What's wrong with you?"

Nick only glared at him from under his bucky hat.

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"Chizuru, are you sure this is the next island?"

"Of course, Captain...do you doubt my navigating skills?"

"You know I don't. Just makin' sure,"

"Good," Chizuru donned her hat and adjusted her vest, "I volunteer to go scout the town with some of the others," she looked at Devon, "Will you go with me?"

"Why not, I got nothing better to do right now. Herman, Niri?"

"Sure,"

"Of course,"

Axe waved to his nakama as they left the ship. He started to walk to his cabin when he stopped in his tracks.

"Why do I get the feeling I'm forgetting something?"

Shrugging, he entered his cabin as Pingu waddled by. The penguin entered the galley, grabbed himself a glass, poured some juice in it, then made his way to the freezer. After putting it on a nearby counter, Pingu opened the freezer door, and the first thing he saw was the shivering body of Dusty, her teeth chattering like crazy and icicles hanging off her nose, her ears and her tail.

"H-H-Hi, P-P-P-Pingu...," she hissed, "L-L-L-L-Little help?"

Pingu looked at her for a few moments, grabbed a couple of ice cubes, then shut the freezer down, leaving Dusty inside while he finished making his drink.

Dusty let out a quiet scream as she was left inside the freezer, "D-D-Damn you, P-P-P-P-Pingu...,"

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Kilnorc: Alrighty, first chapter of CotA OP Halloween Special is done! I had some other stuff planned for this chapter, but I figured it can wait. As I said before, 4th wall is gone, so expect some interesting costumes for the gangs coming soon. Yes, the Straw Hats are here, just not yet...plus, some other characters...bwahaha. Later ya'll!

P.S. if ya'll are wondering how I came up with Samhain as the islands name, look it up on Wiki...I'm too lazy to explain it myself, nyuk nyuk nyuk.