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It was quiet, unusually quiet. The bar was empty and the streets were bare. The only sound that could be heard was from Makino's running footsteps and panting breaths. It was as if she were running for her life, she actually kind of was if you think about it, the only difference was it wasn't for her, because not too far from here, Luffy was being beaten by the leader of the group of mountain bandits from the previous day. Not soon after, Makino burst through the Mayor's front door, and mere seconds later, they're running through the town trying to get to Luffy. As Makino and the Mayor were running, she remembered what happened to get themselves into this situation. The bandits had come back to the bar the following morning after the incident that happened with Shanks and the bandits starting talking bad about Shanks and his crew, and Luffy absolutely lost it, and what does she do? She insulted them! And that's how Makino and the Mayor ended up running like hell to save a hot-headed girl. They then soon arrived at the water spigot where they are beating Luffy.
" You should really learn how to keep the blabbering gum of yours quiet. No one has ever made me mad without living to tell the horrifying tale," said the leader while keeping his foot on Luffy's face. Luffy's gasped and eyes bulged at this comment. The leader was about to draw his sword.
" Please," cried the Mayor. " Let the girl go," the mayor got on his hands and knees. " I beg of you, please spare the girl, I will even pay money to make this end." The leader smirked.
" While the old know this world better than us all, I'm sorry, this little brat has really pissed me off, nothing can save her now," said the leader. He then drew his sword.
" No," cried Makino. Then a familiar shade of red hair came into the picture.
" I was wondering why the bar was closed on such a fine day," said Shanks in his usual happy voice standing behind Makino and the Mayor with the rest of his crew. " So, it's the mountain bandits again.
" Shanks," yelled Luffy trying to get out from under the bandits foot. Then there was a silence, one so thick you could cut it with a knife.
" Tsk, it's you pirates again. You here to scrub the entire village?" Shanks stepped forward totally ignoring the leader's comment.
" Luffy, didn't you say your punches were as strong as pistols," asked Shanks.
" Shut your mouth," said Luffy.
" I don't know what you're up to here, but you'd better stop unless you want something bad to happen, and I've got just the guy to deliver the message." A bandit then held a gun to Shanks' head.
" I'll blow your head off if I have to, but that's up to you my friend." All the bandits snickered. Shanks smiled.
" Would you risk your life," asked Shanks.
" Huh?" was the only response out of the bandit.
" Now that you have drawn your pistol, are you willing to use it?'
" What the hell are you talking about?"
" I'm saying Guns aren't for threats there for actions." Then there was a gun fire and the bandit fell the the ground with Lucky Roo standing behind him with his pistol and ate a chunk of meat as if nothing ever happened.
" You," yelled one of the bandits. " You're a dead man! These guys fight dirty!"
" Dirty," questioned Yasopp. " Who'd you think you were dealing with.
" We didn't claim to be saints or anything," replied Ben.
" You're staring down at a crew of pirates," said Shanks.
" Shut up," claimed on of the bandits. " We just want the girl, not you." Shanks stepped forward.
" Listen up bandits, whether I'm sprayed with alcohol or dowsed with food, hell, even if I'm spit on, most of the time I'll just laugh that stuff off, but if you hurt a friend of mine. You'll pay for it regardless of your reason." The lead bandit laughed.
" We're going to pay? Kill em all men!" The all charged at the pirate crew.
"I'll take care of this," said been grabbing his rifle. " Shouldn't be a big deal." Ben then drew this rifle and within a few swings, the all were defeated. The leader then looked at all of them in horror.
" If you were going to really fight us, a battleship would have been more useful." Than the leader started freaking out.
" Wait! Hold on a minute!"
"Aren't you a wanted man," asked Shanks, and as soon as he had said that, the leader threw down a smoke bomb and he and Luffy were gone.
" Oh no," cried Shanks putting his hands on his head. " I Let that guy take her, what are we going to do?!"
" Boss, calm down. Quite freaking out," said Lucky Roo trying to calm a very angry/freaked out Shanks. " We'll find her in no time." Ben smirked.
" Hm, what a guy," said Ben.
Meanwhile, out a sea with Luffy and the leader...
" Hahaha! Looks like I made a clean get-away, they'd never look for a mountain bandit escaping at sea," said the leader holding Luffy by her shirt over the water.
" Damn-it! Let go of me you dumbass idiot," screamed Luffy struggling to get free of the bandits grasp. " I really hope you die!" The leader chuckled.
" Yes, I know that's what you want, but you're the one who'll be dying today, remember what I said about making me angry?" Then the leader threw Luffy out into the ocean.
Luffy then began flailing her arms, trying to keep her head above the water, while the bandit only laughed. Then, something began to rise from the water behind the bandit, and what it was, was a vicious sea king, and it had found its prey. The bandit screamed then was swallowed whole by the monster, and now, its eye was set on Luffy. The creature then dove under water and swam a lightning speed towards Luffy. It opened its mouth, ready to swallow her as it had done to the bandit. Luffy then realised a ear-piercing scream, and right when she thought she would be eaten, she found herself in the arms, of red-haired Shanks. Shanks then gave a death glare to the sea king.
" Get lost," said Shanks in an unusual strict tone, and just like that, the sea king coward in fear and swam away. Shanks then looked down sincerely to Luffy.
" I'm in your debt Luffy, Makino told us everything about how you stood up for us, how you were willing to fight, and put yourself on the line." Luffy was now clinging to his shirt and crying. " You can't cry, you're a strong young woman now, and maybe even a man." Luffy continued to cry.
" But Shanks, your arm, your arm!" Shanks then put his remaining hand on her head and she cried even harder.
" Luffy, it's just an arm, I've got another one, I'm just glad you're alright." And after what felt like hours, Ben came with a boat to pick them up. Shanks handed him a sleeping Luffy and ordered him to check her to see if she was hurt, but Ben was more concerned with his captains missing limb. Ben then set her down to help Shanks out of the water. He pulled him aboard and checked his arm. After he was done, he picked up Luffy and set her down on Shanks' lap. Shanks had no protests, he then rapped his remaining arm around Luffy and fell asleep instantly. Ben smiled. It was just like his captain to put others above himself, especially if it was for someone as close to his own daughter.
" Hm, what a guy." Then Ben took them back to shore.
Not so soon after the sea king incident, Shanks' crew were loading up the ship.
" So you're really leaving," asked Luffy to Shanks.
" Yeah, it was a nice extended vacation but we have to part ways now, I'll bet you'll miss me right," said Shanks
" Yeah, but this time is different, I won't beg you to take me with you, because I'm going to become a pirate all on my own." Shanks then turned around and stuck out his tongue in a childlike manner.
"Nah, I wouldn't take you with me anyway, you'll never make it as a pirate."
" No! I will make it as a pirate," protested Luffy with the rest of his crew staring at her. "And I'll recruit a crew thats even better than yours!" Luffy pointed a Yasopp. " I'm going to recruit your son and he'll be an even better sniper then you!" Yasopp smirked, she obviously remembered him telling her about then pointed at Lucky Roo. " I'll have an even better cook than you, he'll be the best cook in the world!" Lucky Roo just shrugged that off and continued eating his meat. Luffy then pointed at Ben. " And I'll have a first mate that's even stronger than you!" Ben just chuckled. Luffy then finally pointed at Shanks. " And I'll be a better captain than you, I'll find the greatest treasure in the world, and I'll become King of the Pirates! I'll show you!"
" Really, you think you can surpass us," asked Shanks. Luffy still held her ground. Shanks then took off his treasured straw hat and put it on her head. " In that case, I'll leave this hat to you, it means more to me than anything in the world so you better take good care of it, you hear me?" Luffy then began to cry then the ship was off with the villagers waving to them. As the ship was leaving Luffy looked up at her hero remembered his exact words.
" I want you to bring this hat back to me someday in good condition, and only once you have become a great pirate. That's our promise, Luffy."
Hello readers, hope you haven't lost interest me yet. Yay! I've finished up Shanks! But I'm also kind of sad because he is one of my favorite characters. So, what I am planning on doing is Ace and Sabo in the next 2-4 chapters then we get to the Grand Line I promise. I just really need the past events for my plot to make sense. I am going to do an overprotective Ace and Sabo so I have to do their past for the older brother complex to make sense. So, see you all at the next update. Bye!
- Viviny