Author's Note: Thanks to the internet, I am now able to watch the Funimation version of One Piece. So I'm using those terms now. Check the first chapter again, I changed all needed terms.
The Pirate and the Royal
Chapter 2: Mysterious Crew
Far away from both the Strawhat captain and the desert princess, a ship arrived at a high security marine prison. The ship docked at its harbor and a man in a tan, tattered trench coat, an old weathered hat, and oily black hair pulled into a pony tail stepped off.
"Halt! Who goes there?" A marine said.
"I'm a bounty hunter." The man said, "I have a bounty you guys might be interested in."
"Oh really?" the officer said.
"Yes. Tell me, have you ever heard of the infamous Captain Kuro?" The hunter said.
"Oh come on, everyone knows that Captain Kuro was executed how long ago." The officer said.
"Really, than who's that here?" The man said as a man with black and green hair and glasses is thrown off the ship.
"How do I know that's really him?" The officer asked, "People have turned in fakes before."
"I believe that you have a captain here by the name of Hina?" The man asked, "Bring her here with her recruits. That should test to see if he's real."
"Fine." The marine said. After a short call and a little wait, Captain Hina, along with Fullbody and Jango, come down to the docks.
"So what did you call me here for marine?" Hina asked.
"He said that you could clear up whether or not this was the real Captain Kuro." The officer said. Jango turned even whiter at the sound. The possible pirate captain looked up and Jango let out a scream like a little girl.
"Captain Kuro!" Jango yelled out.
"Jango. So you betrayed me and became a marine?" Kuro asked.
"Shut up you arrogant bastard." The hunter said knocking Kuro out with a single kick to his temple.
"Well, guess that proves he is the real Captain Kuro." Hina said, "Come along, we'll pay you his former bounty. Jango, Fullbody, take Kuro to a cell."
"Uh, are you sure about that?" Jango asked, "I would prefer not to."
"Yeah," Fullbody said, "I'm not to certain about handling Kuro either."
"Will you two morons just take care of it?" Hina asked sternly as she and the hunter walked away.
"Let's just do it quickly while he's still out." Jango said.
"Yeah, but I have to ask," Fullbody said, "How many of those stories about him are true?"
"All of them." Jango said. He and Fullbody gave each other scared looks than took off running to carry the unconscious Kuro to a cell.
Middle of the ocean…
The bounty hunter gave a quick look to make sure no one was watching. Once he was sure, he went below deck and began to untie a collection of sailors tied below deck.
"Listen, sorry about this, but I needed a ship to take me to that island." The hunter said.
"Why'd you have to tie us all up?" One of the sailors said angrily.
"Couldn't take the chance of one of you being thought of as a capture and being asked for war stories." The hunter said, "But you can't take the full bounty. What I'm after is worth far more."
"And what is that?" The sailor asked as the ropes fell away.
"Justice." The hunter said. The hunter then disappeared in a thin black smoke that burst from his location.
"What was that?" One of the sailors's asked.
"I think that man had Devil Fruit powers." Another said.
Somewhere else in the ocean…
A ship was floating with its anchor down, on its mast a jolly roger with an arc connecting each the edges of the two bones. On the deck, a man with in a large black coat was playing cards with a man in a black outfit, rice hat, and a black scarf around his face and off his back. A man in a red martial art uniform practiced several attacks, one man adjusted the sights on a gun looking item, another examined the contents of a vial, a female fishman resembling a squid with light blue skin, deep purple hair, but a normal human face, sat patiently reading a book with her top two arms while the other six rest in her lap, four pistols at her hips and four rapiers at her side, a male fishman resembling a hammerhead shark with a heavy chain wrapped around his chest and a heavy anchor on his back was moving large barrels from one area to another, and a man sharpened what looked like metal claws. At this point, a man in a weathered trench coat appeared with a flash of thin black smoke. The entire crew stopped what they were doing and looked his way.
"Connor! You succeeded in your mission?" The man in the large black coat asked.
"Yes Captain Jones." Connor said, "And if my intelligence in correct, all targets are now in the same prison. We can engage our plan now."
"About time." The guy working with the potions said before turning his attention to the one with the metal claws, "Pay up Travis, it took over 3 months, just like I thought."
"Well I'm a little light right now." Travis said.
"Maybe if you didn't make such risky bets all the time you'd be able to pay this one off." The female fishman said.
"Shut up Calamara!" Travis said, "Or we're having sushi for supper tonight!"
"Leave her alone Travis." The male fishman said putting down a barrel and reaching for the anchor on his back.
"I don't need you to fight my battles for me Tiann." Calamara responded, "I am more than capable of fighting claw boy myself."
"Calm down, all of you." The martial artist said, "We have came this far, fighting between us now would result in certain failure."
"Gong's right." The man with the gun said beginning to load it, "Especially since the marines will have us outnumbered how many to one."
"Very true." The guy with the potions said, "But let me ask you Vince, how long will that gun of yours last? Even in snipe mode it will need reloading sooner or later."
"That is when we get involved." The ninja said, "But we will need you as far back as possible Shawn, those potions need to last the whole operation."
"He's right." Jones said, "But let me ask you, if we do die here, what is your name? You kept saying you don't have one."
"I don't, just refer to me as Shadow, that's all I am." Shadow said.
"Fine." Jones said, "But get ready crew, it is about time we raid this prison. Connor, give us the coordinates."