Hey everyone! Welcome to my sorta first story, and yes I know that on my profile it says that I'm working on an A:TLA fic, buuuuuut I put that on hold. I'm in a One Piece writing mood :3
Eventual ZoroxOC story
Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece, sadly :( But I do own my character! (:
You all know what seastone is right? The stuff on the tip of Smoker's stick that neutralizes a devil fruit user's abilities? You do know? Good. ^_^
"Land sighted!"
The captain looked out into the sea. A faint outline of an island could be seen over the blue surf. He smiled. By the end of the day this island, along with all the others, would be behind them on their way to Marineford.
Marineford. The name wasn't foreign to any admiral or officer in the marines, but it still struck a jolt of curiosity in their minds. He had never been to marineford in his years in the service, but that would change in a few months. As soon as he turned in this fugitive he would get the biggest raise and rise up in the ranks.
"Captain."
He looked to the left and saw a young officer standing in a salute. He nodded and the young man continued his speech.
"In three hours we will be docking at Mock Town, sir."
The captain's face turned sour in a disgusted grimace. "Mock Town, from the rumors I've heard that place should be crawling with pirate scum. We will only stay as long as it takes to reset the log-pose, no more. Tell the helmsman."
The young man bowed and rushed off across the deck. The captain turned back to the sea. He was trying to make this trip as short as possible. With a dangerous criminal in their possession, he didn't want to danger the crew and himself any longer then was necessary. She had given them enough trouble already.
He wondered how long her shackles were going to last before she was able to break though them like she did the last ones. He smirked, a girl like that shouldn't even be worth the bounty she has on her head. It seemed impossible for someone of her size and statue. Yet he got the wanted posters and captured her on the same day. It wasn't that hard after all; just capture her little friend and the female was willing to do anything he asked.
He narrowed his eyes. It was bad enough luck that he let that friend of hers escape. That means that the money he was going to get would be cut some, but it didn't matter! She was tied down with an impressive amount of sea stone. He made sure the ship's doctor carved it in her back so she couldn't remove it. That little brat had no chance of trying an escape again. Not while she was on his ship.
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"Didn't you hear the crew? We'll be docking at Mock Town soon."
Ayume raised her head and tuned in to what the cabin boys were saying. They had just come down the stairs and started to mop the floor in the cell hall. She had been ignoring their conversation as they mopped the floor and scrubbed the windows, but now they were talking about something that could be of use to her.
"Isn't that place practically a pirate town?" one asked, ringing out a mop.
"Yeah it is! Meaning we should get to see some action, right? It's been boring out here after Ghost got grounded." The other added with a side look to the girl in the cell. She met his gaze and his eyes widened and he quickly turned back to his friend. "Anyways, we better get up and swab the deck, lunch will be served soon and I want to get there before all the good stuff is taken!"
They both exited the cell hall, leaving Ayume by herself. She laughed quietly. Cabin boys were so stupid sometimes. Thanks to them she now knew the time of the day and where they were located: it was sometime around noon and they were in the Grand Line. She had been in the same cell for three months so far, but it could have been longer than that.
They had shut her off from the outside after she attempted her big escape. No one was allowed to tell her where they were or what time it was, anything that she could be used to plan another escape again, basically.
Ayume stretched her arms out and winced. She had weakened during her stay in this cell. It was mostly cause by the seastone indented in her back, but some of it was physical to. She was thinner and had lost a lot of muscle. Bruises covered her body and she knew that some bones were broken, maybe a rib or two, for every time she stood up her stomach was met with a searing pain, but she never showed weakness to anybody on the ship. They were the ones responsible to her current state after all.
'Soon Ava, soon I'll be out of here, just like I promised.'
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"Sir, the log-pose is set; we're ready to set sail."
"Very well, pull up the anchor, it's time to leave."
"Yes sir!" The man saluted and walked off.
The sea breeze struck the captain in the face as he turned back around to the sea.
'That place was a nightmare.' He thought. Pirates at every turn and lousy service at the bars had set the captain in a bad mood. Right now he just wanted to eat dinner and go to bed.
"SHE'S GONE!" A voice suddenly yelled from under deck.
The captain froze. No. There was no way that this could happen to him. Not now after all the work they did to keep the little bitch in her place. She shouldn't even have the strength to stand up, let alone make her way out of the jail cell.
A head popped out from the wooden door.
"Captain, Ghost is gone!"
"WHAT!" He stormed down to where the man was standing halfway in the ship and grabbed him by his shirt, pulling him up. "How could you let this happen! Didn't you notice that our only prisoner is missing?" He screamed at the man, who flinched at his furious face.
"S-sorry sir, she stuffed her bed, I thought she was sleeping!"
The captain screamed in frustration and threw the man to the side. "Turn this ship around! We need to go back and capture her again!"
"We can't sir, the log-pose is already set and we lost sight of the island ten minutes ago."
The captain turned around to the person who spoke. "I don't care. We need to get that girl back under our control. We've already alerted Marineford that she has been captured, if we tell them now that we let her escape they won't believe anything we say ever again and I may lose my job!" He looked around. "Turn this ship around; we're heading back to Jaya!" He ordered.
"SIR, YES, SIR!" His men answered.
The captain gripped the rail of the ship. She wouldn't escape from his grasp, not this time. He would get her back and get his money and fame; after all he did deserve it.
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Ayume stared out at the marine ship that was leaving the island. It was only a matter of time before they would notice that she wasn't in the cell, but hopefully it would be when the island was long behind them and they couldn't turn back and find her.
She started walking down the boardwalk. Her stomach roared and she knew her first priority was to get some food, but she didn't have any money.
'How am I going to get some food?'
Looking around, it seemed that this really was a pirate town. All the people looked scruffy and distrustful, meaning that she probably wouldn't get much from begging, but it was the only thing she could do. She didn't have the strength to get a job or work for food.
She looked up and saw a middle aged woman leaving a bar.
"Might as well give it a try.' Ayume thought as she walked up to the lady.
Well how was it? I hope it was good ._. If not than tough nuts!
And sorry about the short first chapter 0.o but hey, it's a prologue! Most prologues are short right? Anyways, I'll get chapter one up when I write it... which will be when I have free time. Pshhhhh that might be a while, cause I'm just soooo swamped with... important things...
