AN: before you go any further I want to mention something. This is my story, whatever I write goes. If you don't like it stop RIGHT HERE!

PART 1: THE GATHERING

CHAPTER 1: THE WHITE HAIRED BOY

Syrup village, Gecko Islands, East Blue

The local pub was packed with people from across the village. Everyone was in a joyous mood as they toasted and made merry. They lifted their beer and sake mugs and saluted the day. There was much course for celebration. The local hero's daughter had just turned one.

As the locals mingled and laughed, unaware of a fifteen year old boy sitting in a corner, observing them. By noting his white hair and emerald green eyes anyone could tell that he was not from their island. His indifferent face alerted everyone in the pub about him being potentially dangerous and made them steer clear of him.

The boy watched the doors of the pub for a long time, expecting a certain man to enter. When his waiting proved fruitless he gave a frustrated sigh and stood up, revealing his tall and slim form. Then he made his way for the doors. There was no more point in waiting if the person he was expecting was not going to come. There was a saying among marines, "if the pirate won't come to Garp, Garp will go to the pirate" and that was exactly what he was going to do.

As he exited the pub he found three boys who appeared to be a year younger than him. If they had not been eyeing him wearily he probably would not have noticed them. Their uneasy expressions told him that they knew what he was doing on the island and knew where to find. He approached them cautiously, careful not to alarm them.

When the three boys saw the young figure in a black hoari approach they panicked and almost turned tail. However, logical thinking on their part told them that it was not a wise choice.

"W-w-what do you want from us?" the bespectacled boy asked.

"Who are you?" asked another with green hair and a beanie that resembled an apple.

The third boy gave the white haired boy a frown. He wore a red bandana with a pirate sign and had green hair that covered his eyes. In his hand rested a cigarette.

"Piiman, Tamanegi," he calmly addressed the other two. "Keep your mouths shut."

The white haired boy took another step towards them, causing them each to take a step backwards.

"My name is Will," he revealed. "As for why I am here you already know. The rumours in this town spread incredibly fast."

"So it's true that you're looking for Usopp?" the bespectacled boy, Tamanegi, asked.

Will looked at him expectantly, waiting for him to reveal the location of the legendary Straw-Hat Pirates' sniper. When none of the three boys said anything he decided to get the information out of them using other means. He pulled back his cloak and revealed a katana.

"Now you can tell me the easy way or the hard way," he said threateningly.

The three boys did not react, telling Will all he needed to know. He closed his eyes and gave them a silent nod to show them he understood their decision. He let go of his katana and raised his fist. These boys were not worth using such a blade against.

The boys, knowing what was about to happen, decided to stand and fight. They surrounded him and each drew a weapon. Tamanegi pulled a slingshot out of his pocket, Piiman, the apple-beanie wearing boy, drew a short sword and the last boy, Ninjin drew a dagger.

Will looked at them and gave them a cold smile. The fact that they pulled weapons on him amused him. They had fighting spirit, but the way they stood told him that they had almost no fighting skill. They would be lucky to survive ten seconds with him.

"I'm guessing you aren't going to back down," he said.

When they remained silent he sighed. He was not one to fight opponents who could barely defend themselves but the kids gave him no choice. He performed a helicopter kick, sending them all to the ground. The three boys landed a few yards from him. For a moment they were immobile and Will feared he had put too much force in his kick. He turned to leave them, but quickly changed his mind when he saw Ninjin stagger back to his feet.

"Where on this island can I find the King of Snipers Usopp?" he asked.

Ninjin smirked at him condescendingly. "Go to Hell! I won't tell you anything!"

"Very well," Will said.

He took a step towards the boy, ready to deliver the blow that will put him down. He raised his fist and was about to punch the boy when out of the corner of his eye he a pebble approach him at an unimaginable speed.

"Exploding star!" he heard Tamanegi shout before the pebble made contact with will and exploded.

The explosion was small but noisy. Everyone in the pub ran out to see what was happening.

As the dust cleared the three boys of the long disbanded Usopp Pirates stood together and watched for any movements coming from the inside the dust.

"Did I get him?" Tamanegi asked while adjusting his glasses to get a better look.

"I think so," Piiman answered.

"Think again," Ninjin said. He pointed a finger at a dark figure in the dust.

It eventually cleared and revealed an unharmed Will standing there. He had an annoyed look on his face and his hand rested on his sword. He drew it and took a step closer to them, ready to end them for irritating him.

"Get away from the children!" one of the Pub goers snapped.

He threw his beer mug at Will but due to his tipsiness his aim was way off. Will didn't get time to react as the rest of the locals threw whatever they were holding at him. Initially they had been weary of him, maybe even feared him. That fear disappeared when he decided to attack their children.

"Get out of here you bully!" women shouted as they came out their homes with pottery and threw it at him.

They were surprised when none of the items they threw touched him.

"Who the hell are you?" one of them asked as they all took a step back.

Instead of answering he responded with, "if you all value your lives you will me where I can find Usopp or you are all going to die."

"Usopp lives in the house up there," a man said, pointing at the mansion on the hill.

It was by far the biggest and most impressive house in the entire village. Will kicked himself mentally. Of course! A crew member of the infamous Straw-Hats would live in such a house.

"Thank you," he told the man.

He turned to leave but something stopped him dead in his footsteps. The man's posture, his frown and his curly blondish brown hair, he would recognise them anywhere from a wanted picture. His name was Yasopp, the famed sniper of the Red-Haired Pirates. What was he doing here?

"I heard you've been looking for my son Usopp," He said, his frown turning to a quick smirk. "If you want to get to him you have to go through me first."

Will considered this for a moment. When he saw no other options he drew his sword and charged. By the time he took his second step the gunslinger had already put a few holes in him. To everyone's surprise the bullets had no effect on him. He reached Yasopp and swung his sword at him, but the sniper managed to dodge him.

"You have a Devil Fruit power," Yasopp declared. "You are a Logia type I figure."

Will gave him a secretive smile. This man had no idea. All the pirates on Blue seas would tremble if they knew which devil fruit he had eaten.

Yasopp frowned and sent a shower of bullets towards him. This time Will was prepared. He sliced up all the bullets sent his way and charged his opponent again. He swung his sword again but Yasopp blocked it. To his surprise the barrel of the gun fell to the ground. Careful not to let his opponent recover from his shock, he jumped forward and tried to drive the blade into his heart. Before any of that could happen there was a gun shot. At the same time the sword's thrust was redirected when a bullet smashed against its blade, missing Yasopp by an inch.

"My, my, my," came a voice from behind him. "It seems I arrived just in time."

Will's attention was caught by a man who wore what appeared to be pilot goggles. He had reddish pink lips like Yasopp and the longest nose he had ever seen. There was no doubt about his identity. It was Usopp the Liar, who had a five hundred million beri bounty on his head.

When Will mouthed this Usopp smiled.

"Are you a bounty hunter?" the second generation sniper asked.

"I'm no hunter," he replied. "I just came to ask you a question. If you answer truthfully I will be on my way and you will never see me again."

"Is that so?" Usopp asked. "What do you want to know?"

"Where can I find Monkey D. Luffy?"

Everyone was caught off guard by the young man's question. What would this boy want with the world's top pirate?

"If you expect me to sell out my captain then you are naïve," Usopp replied. "Now get out of here before I bring the wrath of my eight thousand followers down on you for I am the great, CAPTAIN USOPP!"

Eight thousand followers? The Straw-Hat pirate might have a legendary reputation but as far as rumours go he was also famous for being a liar.

"Cut the crap and tell me where I can find him before I cut you down and destroy this entire village," Will said calmly, but there was evidence of snapping in his voice.

Usopp sighed and his hands went to the twin revolvers strapped on his hips. Will understood what was coming next. He moved out of the way just in time to witness a volley of bullets hit the spot he had been standing on. The ground had frosted where he had been standing. Those were not normal bullets the gunslinger was using. He charged Usopp again but had to jump out of the way again as the sniper sent another round of freezing bullets his way.

The long-nosed freak was smart to use those bullets. They were effective against almost every Logia type Devil Fruit user. Whether by luck or something else, he was using bullets that could weaken him more than anything in this world.

He kept dodging the bullets, sometimes slicing the ones he could not avoid. Usopp's aim was accurate so the only thing that saved Will from being frozen over was the superhuman speed he had acquired from very brutal training and sheer luck.

After a minute of shooting and dodging Usopp stopped and retreated. He opened his guns and was about to reload them when Will attacked again. The white haired teen was not going to let him fire another round of those cursed bullets. He charged Usopp again and swung his sword. The sniper moved out of the way. His right hand went into the bag he always seemed to be carrying and came out with a green ball. Before his white haired opponent could strike again he threw it on the ground, causing it to explode and emit a thick smoke in the air.

The entire crowd of locals moved back to avoid the smoke. No one could see what was happening and they didn't want to get in the middle of a cross-fire.

While stuck in the smoke Will heard gunshots and felt bullets zap passed him. He made an effort to dodge them all but this time he was not so lucky. A bullet hit him in his arm. He felt its stinging pain for a second before his skin retracted and all evidence of the wound disappeared. Will smiled when he realised what had just happened. The sniper was out of frost bullets. He was using normal bullets now. He raised his sword and charged Usopp with his sword raised, ready to cut him down.

He should have realised that the Straw-Hat pirate was up to something when he didn't retreat. A bullet hit him in the gut. The force of the bullet took him by surprise. He was sent back and fell on his back, groaning.

"Sea-Prism stone," Usopp muttered as he approached the white haired youth. "I use it in some bullets to fight Devil Fr. I figured you would dodge all my frost bullets so I changed tactics. I loaded the guns with normal bullets, with the exception of the one I just hit you with. The aim was for you to lower your guard until you believed nothing I fired could hurt you. When your reckless charging assured me of this I knew it was time to use it."

"You bastard," Will managed to say. He clutched his stomach, trying to stop the blood.

Usopp ignored him and continued. "I will let you leave this island alive on the promise that you never come back again."

"Go to Hell!" Will said through gritted teeth.

Usopp frowned and levelled his gun to the white haired teen's head. "Then you leave me no other choice."

In that half second before Usopp pulled the trigger he got the time to think straight. If he died he would be unable to avenge his father's death. It would hurt his pride to be shown mercy by a Straw-Hat, but he had no other choice.

"Okay," he said weakly. "But before I go I need you to convey a message to Straw-Hat Luffy."

"What do you want me to tell him?" Usopp asked.

"Tell him that wherever he is I will find him. Then I will kill him and take the One Piece from him."

Both Usopp and Yasopp laughed at this declaration.

"You? Kill Luffy?" Usopp joked. "No chance. You couldn't beat me and you think you stand a chance against the King of the Pirates? Luffy will mop the floor with you."

Will ignored what he had said and continued. "Tell Straw-Hat that when I find him I will kill him. If I don't my name is not Marshall D. Will."

-TO BE CONTINUED-