Hey there everyone, it's me. Yeah, I saw all these types of One Piece fics and felt like doing one myself, so here goes. So yeah, it's set 10 years after the start of One Piece, but it still hasn't been found yet. Will Luffy and his gang appear in it? Maybe...And they'll be new Admirals and Shichibukai, you can bet your bottom dollar on that one. As you all know, One Piece is owned by Eiichiro Oda, but most of the Characters are owned by me. Now then, we're off!
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The tiny ship closed in on the island. The island was known as Crocodile Rock, named so for it's landmark giant rock that had the distinct shape of the large reptile. The landmark was known all across the region of West Blue. But that's not the focus of this story. The real focus is one that small ship. As it pulled up into the harbor of the island, a man, about age 18 got out. He was wearing a white undershirt with blue pants, with bright blue eyes and had a blond, buzz cut hairdo. This man's name was James D. Shade.
He looked around a bit. "Now, where does one find a ship around here..." He thought to himself, as he began to look around the island.
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Meanwhile, something else was going on at another location on Crocodile Rock, at the "Beyond the Sea Tavern", the local tavern on the island. During the day, it's usually a pretty quiet place, but...
"Hey Bartender! Why don't you get me another?" Asked a drunk voice. A woman of about 20 with long, flowing, black hair and dark blue eyes with some heavy lipstick on was conversing with the bartender, the effects of alcohol starting to take some effect. She was also wearing an outfit that looked almost to be knight's armor. With a sword resembling that of a Claymore, though significantly smaller, being attached to her hip.
"O, oi" Asked the elderly Bartender "This is your sixth already. Do you even have any money to pay for all this?"
"Hey now, let's cross that bridge when we get there!" Answered the woman with a somewhat drunken smile. She then returned to her drink.
The bartender sighed. He'd had plenty of customers like this in the past, barge right, slowly drowning themselves in drink after drink. Plus he noticed this woman looked to be some sort of fighter. Maybe a thief, or a bounty hunter, or even a pirate...If she didn't want to pay, he'd have no way of convincing her to. His best hope now was for her to pass out and reduce the amount of beer he lost.
"So bartender, tell me...were you an attractive man in your youth?"
The elderly bartender's narrow eyes opened a bit wider for a moment. "W,well I don't know...maybe..."
"C'mon, it's a simple question." Said the woman with a dazed smile. "Did all the ladies love you, or were you rejected a lot?"
"W-what's the point of asking something like that?" Snapped the bartender suddenly. This woman was irritating him now.
Suddenly the door to the tavern opened again. A man walked in and sat down on a stool that was right next to the woman's.
"Oh, and what's your name?" Asked the woman, continuing to be in a daze.
The man looked at her somewhat blankly. "My name?" He asked. "My name's James D. Shade!" He announced, as if he was somewhat important. He then turned his head towards the bartender. "Let's see, I'll have...hmmm...got anything free?"
The Bartender, seeing an opportunity, leaned close towards Shade, and whispered in his ear. "Listen boy, you get this girl here to stop ordering drinks, and I'll give you whatever you want. On the house."
Shade seemed somewhat surprised by this. "Umm..how do I do that?" He whispered back.
"I dunno...make some small talk with her or something. She's pretty wasted already, so you can just come up with whatever and she won't mind. Got it?" The bartender replied.
"Um...got it, I guess." Responded Shade. With that, the whispered conversation act ended. Shade then turned towards the woman.
"Hey there." Said Iris. "What's your name, pretty boy?"
"Um...didn't I already say my name was Shade?" Replied Shade, getting slightly uncomfortable.
"Right right, Shade." Said the woman. "My name is Iris. Nice to meet you too."
"Er...Nice to meet you too." Said Shade back.
"So Shade, tell me, what brings you to this island?" Asked Iris.
"Hey, how'd you know I wasn't from here?" Said Shade, somewhat surprised that she had known that.
"Because," Responded Iris. "I'm not from here either. That makes us similar, I can always tell those kinds of things. So what brings you here?"
"Well, I was looking for a good ship...The one I have right now is no good, it's just made for one..." Said Shade.
"A ship?" Said Iris. She leaned closer. "It couldn't be...are you a pirate?"
"Yep!" Said Shade. "Though, I'm just starting out, I don't even really have a crew yet...or money...but maybe I could find some of those on this island too."
"Oho," Chuckled Iris to herself. So, this guy, he's a pirate, huh... She thought to herself. Hmmm... interesting...
Meanwhile, the bartender was beginning to relax a little. Finally. He thought. That boy finally stopped her. He deserves one on the house, like I promised... As he was reaching to grab a drink for the boy, the door suddenly burst open again.
This time it was another man. He was quite a large, bald man, standing about 6'5" and appearing to weigh over 220 pounds. On top of that, he was shirtless, revealing his hairy, flabby chest over his white pants.
"Oi, Bartender," He grunted. "Gimme the usual."
The bartender's eyes narrowed again, as his face slightly sickened. "Whatever you say, Iyaz."
"Huh? What was that?!" Said the man known as Iyaz angrily. "You tryin' ta backtalk me or somethin', ya worthless bartender?"
"Oh no, not at all." Said the bartender in a sarcastic tone. However Iyaz did apparently not notice the sarcasm and took a seat, far from Shade and Iris.
"Um, whose that?" Asked Shade.
"He is called Iyaz." Whispered the bartender to them so that Iyaz wouldn't hear. "He's a thief who constantly pillages and steals from other people, plus he owns a 5 Million Beli bounty. He also never pays me and drinks as much as he likes, because he knows I can't do anything."
"Not paying? That's not good." Said Iris, still acting dazed.
You weren't going to pay either...Thought the bartender.
"Hey! You gonna give me my drink or what?" Demanded Iyaz from the other end of the bartable.
"Coming, coming," Said the bartender as he prepared the drink for Iyaz.
Suddenly Iyaz noticed something. "Hey! What're you lookin' at punk?!" He said to Shade, who had been looking at him.
"Oh, n-nothing..." Said Shade. 'Please, continue drinking...."
"You tryin' to make me look foolish or something?!" Demanded Iyaz, getting out of his chair and slowly walking towards Shade.
Oh boy. He's in for it. Thought the bartender. Bad mistake, kid.
"H-hey, do we really have to fight?" Asked Shade. "I think it would be better for both of us if we talked this one out..."
"SHUT UP, KID!" Yelled Iyaz, as he fired a punch right at Shade. However as swift as the punch came just as swift a reaction from Shade, who dodged the attack easily. Iyaz looked stunned.
"Wha...how did you do that?!" Asked Iyaz. "My punches are the fastest around!"
Indeed. Thought Iris. This Iyaz guy is serious. I'm not sure if I could block that. Looks like there's more to this boy then meets the eye. This could get interesting...
"See?" Said Shade. "You can't even hit me anyway! Fighting won't do you any good in this sort of situation!"
"SHUT UP!!!" Yelled Iyaz as he tried to throw some more swift punches, but Shade kept dodging them easily.
"Hey, stop it now, you're going to knock something over if you keep punching like that!" Added Shade, starting to add a few taunts. "And what's with that breath? Did you eat some Nikuyaki or something before coming here?"
This caused Iyaz to stop punching for a moment. "Hey! How'd you know I had that?!"
Shade paused for a moment as well. "Well, you got me. I ate the Kan Kan Fruit. It increases all of my senses, I can see, hear, taste, smell, much better then the normal human you see."
I see. Thought Iris. A Devil Fruit. This is getting even better...
"Hmmm...A Devil Fruit?" Thought Iyaz. "Now I get why your able to dodge my attacks. But...." Suddenly He began throwing a barrage of punches right towards Shade. "Let's see you dodge all of these!"
"No choice then..." Said Shade. Suddenly he too began firing his own array of punches. "KAN KAN RUSH!" He declared as his fists began to collide with Iyaz's. However, soon it was easy to see how could fire faster. Shade's fists began to break through Iyaz's and then they made direct contact with his face, sending him flying. He collided with the wall, which somehow miraculously did not go down.
"Urgh..." Said Iyaz. "You...you're no ordinary man are you?"
"Of course not." Said Shade. "I am...the man you will become the Pirate King!"
Iyaz grumbled to himself. He knew he was currently unable to defeat the man in front of him, and it frustrated him. "Hmph. I accept defeat for today. But mark my words, this isn't over yet!" With that, Iyaz left the store in a huff.
"Well, now that he's done with.." Said Shade, turning back to the bartender. "Can I have that free drink now.
The bartender, still in awe of what of happened, pulled out a bottle of wine and gave it to Shade.
"Woah! A whole bottle! Thanks!" Said Shade.
"Well...you've earned it." Said the Bartender.
"I'll say." Said Iris. "You've impressed me a lot too."
"Really? Thanks, I guess." Said Shade. "Well, I guess I should be going now."
"Hold on there boy." Said Iris as Shade was beginning to walk out. "Didn't you say you were looking for some crew members?"
Shade looked back at Iris. "Yeah, so?" He asked. There was a moment of silence. Then Shade made the connection. "Are you saying that...you wanna join me?"
"That's what I'm sayin'." Said Iris.
Shade smiled. "Of course! Anyone is welcome to join the Renegade Pirates
"Renegade Pirates?"
"Yeah, it's a name I made up. Pretty cool, huh?" With that, Shade and his new nakama Iris began to walk out of the bar onto their next destination.
"Oh, and Shade-"
"Yeah"
"Can I have that bottle?"
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Well there you have it for Chapter 1. Please review and give comments or constructive criticism, or this will probably die. Anyways, see you next Chapter!