One Piece: Journey of a Black Cat
A large crowd of people from all over the world stood before the gallows of Rogue Town where Gold Roger, also known as Gol D. Roger, was to be executed. Gold Roger was King of the pirates. He had fame, power and wealth beyond anyone's wildest dreams.
The King of the pirates was forced to kneel in front of two swords crossed in front of him. He looked up and spotted a woman with short black hair carrying a two-year old boy, his son.
"Any last words, Pirate King?" asked the guards.
These were the final words he said. "My fortune is yours for the taking, but you'll have to find it first. I left everything I own in one piece."
The men lifted their swords and ended the King of the pirates' life. The crowd roared. The woman cried softly and looked at the boy in her arms. She knew the Marines would come looking for her now. She couldn't let them kill her son… Gold Roger's son.
She ran from the crowd. She knew the great age of piracy was beginning. Her son could have another chance at life, as a great pirate like his father. He would go to the Grand Line and search for the One Piece, her husband's treasure, and make his dreams come true.
She reached an Inn and rented a room. After leaving her son in a friend's care, she left for the gallows. Upon reaching them, she located her husband's body and took his jacket. She would give it to her son when he came of age to be a pirate and look for One Piece.
The Marines saw her and began to shoot. She ran for it, managing to lose them in the winding back alleys of Rogue Town. When she reached the Inn, she gave the jacket to her friend and told her to take care of her son. She didn't tell them that the jacket belonged to her husband, though her friend already knew.
The woman went back to the gallows, desperate to see her husband again. The crowd parted for her upon seeing the trademark cloak of the Pirate Queen. She was arrested and given a chance to say her last words.
She saw her friend and son, and said, "My fortune? It's right where I left it. It's yours if you can find it, but you'll have to search the whole world!"
The men ended her life also. Her friend cried and looked at the son of the Pirate King and Queen. The little boy looked up, golden eyes glittering against the black of his hair. She smiled and said, "Don't worry, little one. You'll soon become a pirate and look for One Piece. Then maybe join your parents in heaven… Won't you, Kuro Neko?"
The little boy opened his mouth and said, "Pirate?"
"Yes," she said, turning and leaving the gallows. She'd seen enough death. "Someday, Kuro Neko. Someday."
She knew that the boy would never remember his parents. Never know that he has royal pirate blood in his veins. Never know he is the heir of the Pirate King, Gold Roger, and Pirate Queen, Willow Roger.
But one day he'd find out. One day, long from today… The day of death, blood and tears for the Roger family. No one knew about their son, but soon they would. Soon, everyone will know the Pirate King and Queen's son, Kuro Neko. Soon…
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So… how do you like it? This is my second One Piece story. What both Gold Roger and Willow Roger said were direct quotes from the anime and manga adaptations of Gold Roger's death. I'm thinking of doing an SBS column in this story so I need questions, at least four per chapter if possible, please! I hope you all like it. The next chapter is when little Kuro Neko eats the Cat Cat Fruit: Panther Model.