CHAPTER 2! Finally. I have absolutely no update schedule, I'll update whenever I can. But I will be busy for the next few weeks, (about 5 weeks) cuz I got exams coming up, and then before that is tests. Darn school. Anyway chapter 2!
Last time:
We didn't notice the rustling in the bushes, and we carried on talking. Then, suddenly out of nowhere, a wolf pounced on Ace, scratching his back.
The only thought that came to mind was: Well, shit. The second thought was: There is no way that is not gonna leave a mark. The third thought was: Why am I still thinking!? I gotta help him! But my body was already on it. Before the first thought even said hello, I had already started running to kick it. I didn't mind dogs normally, but he hurt my friend. So I would have to do this. I managed to kick the wolf's muzzle, which was followed by a satisfying whine, to which I managed to see it scurry away. I quickly bandaged/covered Ace's wound and I found the nearest tree with fruit. I shimmied (I've always wanted to use that in a sentence) up and I found a fruit that looked like, well, it was hard to explain. Like a melon that had been painted by a 3 year old. The fact that there was a very high possibility that it was a devil fruit actually didn't cross my mind. I slid back down, jumping the last few metres and rolling to end up by Ace's side.
"Eat this" I shoved it in his face, millimeters away from his nose
"Dude tha-mmhm!" I took the chance and put it in his mouth, forcing him to chew. His face went blue, and he grimaced. I don't even wanna know what was the fruit after that because a loud "BRRRR!" came from a place, that smelled like Satan himself. Ace didn't get up, instead he laid there on the ground, so I hoisted him up onto my shoulder, bearing in mind that he was 19 and I was only 15. I managed to get him to the village's doctor before sitting on a bench and sleeping.
I woke up and rolled off the bench. I got up slowly, rubbing my aching neck. I had slept weirdly. I walked off, wiping my eyes. It was early hours of the morning, the sun barely looking down at the earth, the sky a dark pink blush, almost purple. I walked to where Ace slept, making sure to look at the rising sun now and then. The sunrise always made me want to paint it, but I was better at sketching than painting. I even drew a self portrait, with my spiky hair, (like Gohan when he was younger but with two spikes instead of three) the ordinary shirt with a denim jacket over that and jeans with black sneakers. I also drew Ace with his messy hair and the black waistcoat, never buttoned at the front, showing off an eight-pack. The dark grey shorts with shoes that looked like they could stop a bus. Metal soles, I tried them on once, actually quite comfortable. I reached his place, knocking the secret knock. He opened, grinning widely. D grins.
"What's with the happy face?" I asked walking inside
"I found out the devil fruit that you forced me to eat was the atom-atom fruit" he closed the door and flopped on the couch. The house wasn't luxuriously furnished, just a kitchen next to the lounge, and the lounge had a bookshelf with a few books, down the passage there were two bedrooms and a bathroom opposite. A store room was the very last room, being dusty, also there because there was no attic.
"So what can you do?" I asked while raiding the fridge
"I create stuff with my mind, to be more precise I change the atoms in anywhere to become the thing that I want it to be"
"So, you make things become different things?" I was hoping that's what he meant, otherwise there'd be a lecture, and I don't do lectures.
"Yeah pretty much"
I walked over to him and asked him for a demonstration. There was a solid block of gold in front of me one second, then gone the next. And then a flower, then it changed to a stuffed puppy, and lastly a block of cheese. Which I ate cuz there was nothing else in the fridge. Except for some bread that went mouldy and old milk. Or should I say a failed cheese experiment. Either way you wouldn't find me eating that. Either way, we went outside and Ace told me that Luffy was going to be at the Sabaody Archipelago in two years time, so we would have to train to be able to join his crew, and that's what we did. We trained like we were gonna fight Galactus in two years, not joining a pirate crew. It worked, Ace had a few moves mastered, and I had practically mastered the art of the bo-staff. I was training with the nunchucks as well.
One day after one year of training Ace said that we should spar, but we should use everything that we knew(What?), and he assured me that he couldn't change the atoms in humans, so there would be no way that I would end up as a ball of mush, or worse, pure and actual crap. So I agreed, but only if the winner gets a foot massage from the loser. Obviously he accepted.
Then the day came when we fought.
"You know I'm not gonna lose right?" Ace taunted
"Oh sure, prove it. You may have a devil fruit power on your side, but, yeah I don't have anything to say" I slid my staff out of its pocket thing on my back and got into a stance. We had sparred before, but only to test out some things and to build up our stamina, but not like this, where we could potentially kill each other. Ace got into his stance, and a whistle was blown from somewhere. Immediately Ace ran at me, and diving at my stomach, which I narrowly dodged and he rolled a bit before jumping back up.
*3rd person POV*
Raiden (that's me) lunged at Ace, spinning his staff and aiming it at the latter's cranium. (Damn I feel smart) Ace caught it and spun it around, him having the advantage being older. Raiden was still holding on, and had a weird counter attack. He jumped onto the staff, and leaped over Ace's head, the staff was not used to the sudden loss of weight and snapped back, hitting Ace in the schnoz. He staggered backwards, getting a kick to the back of his knee from the opposition.
"Hey you've gotten better, but not enough" Ace said regaining his balance
"You've been wrong before bro" Raiden said smirking, taking out his nunchaku
I decided to end the chapter here, and then next chapter we'll see how Ace comes back. Also there is an alternative ending to this chapter.
I didn't know what to do, Ace was losing too much blood, and there were more wolves. They all pounced on me and I let out a blood curdling scream, and 39 minutes later, all that remained was our clothes, torn and soaked in blood. The end.
Obviously that won't be the way the story goes. That just came to me for some reason.
Ace: HEY! WHY'D YOU STOP THE CHAPTER! I WAS GONNA BEAT RAIDENS SORRY ASS!
Me: Whoa, Ace, calm down, next chapter, ok?
Raiden: *sneaks up behind Ace with a bucket of ice* BADAAH! *Dumps bucket*
Ace: OK, NOW I'M REALLY GONNA KICK YOUR ASS!
Me: GUYS! STOP BEING BITCHY!
Both: Aw alright
Me: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD BYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
