A/N: I AM BACK FROM THE DEAD! lol, actually, I fell off the face of the earth to bring you this, a rewritten version of Oh Captain, My Captain. I felt that changes needed to be made and things elaborated so I changed a lot of things. Rogue is now Mika and there is actually a plot. Canon events will be less descriptive because I have a problem writing those, but they will happen to a point. There will be canon divergance later on. Updates will be staggered because I am a stressed high school senior and I'm also planning on an oc story for Fullmetal Alchemist at the moment.
As always, comments, questions, and concerns are apprectiated and I will attempt to make the story better per suggextions but for now, I have this and the first two chapters written. So enjoy!
Disclaimer for entire story: If you think I, a struggling student, managed to write One Piece and then produce this piece of crap, you need your eyes checked.
Prologue
He was eight when they left their home island in the South Blue. Mika said goodbye to the island, tears galore. Before their mom had succumbed to the disease, she had contacted an old friend. The message had been delayed by weather, so by the time the friend got there, she was long gone. Of course, Mika didn't really understand most of what was going on. He was only eight after all.
Mac had been at his side for the entire trip, hardly ever dropping his hand. Or was it that Mika's grip was too tight? He didn't know. Before they'd left the island, they had a mini wake with the three of them; Mika, Mac, and the old friend. They'd had her body cremated, at least that's how Mac explained it. Mika didn't know what that meant but Mac had stopped him before getting on the ship with a silver locket.
The locket was sealed, Mac had said. It will never open. He made Mika promise never to lose it. It was his last connection to his mother beside his brother. As long as he wore it, she'd be with him. The necklace was long on him, stopping just above his belly. Mac said he'd grow into it.
The trip was a long one. On their way to the East Blue, they stopped five times. On one stop, they had rescued an old man and a boy Mika's age. The two had been on a rock and looked starved. Mika didn't talk to the boy much, didn't even learn his name. The boy, however, talked a lot. He talked about something called the All Blue, and a restaurant that the old man and he'd run. Once, he asked about Mika and what he was doing on the ship. Mac had answered, telling him about the disease and their mother.
They dropped the boy and the old man off at an island and then continued on. They bypassed a lot of islands after that. Soon, they arrived on Dawn Island, docking at Fusha Village. The two were brought up to a mountain, where Mac revealed that he wasn't staying. Mac was going to live with the old friend and Mika was going to stay here. Mika didn't say anything. He sat quietly as the old friend talked to a bandit. He kept sitting as Mac said goodbye and reminded him to wear the necklace at all times. Mika was still sitting when the sun had gone and so had his brother. He kept sitting, waiting for himself to finally wake up. No one talked to him. Until someone did.
"Shishishi, you're quiet. Wanna join my crew?"