One Piece

The next few days were uneventful, giving Mag time to think about her first night with her brother's crew mates. 'I don't want them to know. They may toss me over board. Zoro would never want to be near me. Why me?'

"Mag?"

Mag jumped and jerked around, but relaxed seeing Usopp. "oh, hey Usopp. What's up?"

"I came to give you back your batons. You ok?"

"I'm fine. First time I can think sense being at sea. Just a lot on my mind."

"I know Zoro is willing to listen, and he can when he trains. You seen his scar yet."

"not sure I want to. He never got a cut when he defended me back home."

"he's your role model, I get it. Hey, you work out like him at all?"

"you mean with weights? Yeah, why?"

"I wonder about his strength."

"what about it?"

Usopp squeaked and jumped away as Zoro stood behind him. "don't do that." Mag lightly giggled at the scene.

Zoro shrugged, "you were standing where I want to nap. What about my strength?"

Usopp stiffened, "well…can she do things like you can. Lift things most people can't?"

Zoro settled down, head resting on his hands locked behind his head on the rail, near Mag. "maybe. Never saw her do anything like that. She can do anything she puts her mind to."

"yeah", Usopp finally remembered why he came over, "here, your batons. I would make boots for you to have them on hand, but I'm not sure if your done growing in the feet/leg area. I-I'm not implying anything Zoro!"

Zoro glanced at Mag, "she doesn't look much bigger then when I left two years ago. My guess, she's done."

Mag took a baton in one hand, and smoothly spun and swung it in the air. "yeah. Senie said the same thing before I left, when I asked that is. I may grow in height, but not much elsewhere. May I suggest getting an old pair of boots, and rig them for it. Save some time."

Usopp blinked, mouth wide, "that's…a really good idea. How…"

Zoro snorted, "she's always been like this. Barely a glanced and she can see strong points, weak points, and where to hit and take a man down. Seen her do it three times, last guy was three times her height."

Mag rolled her eyes, "he was not! You were just annoyed I took him down without your help."

"yeah, but you blacked out from the event, and I carried you back. Now let me nap." Zoro sneered before closing his eyes.

Usopp gladly walked away not earning Zoro's wrath.

Mag went back to looking at the sea, 'wish I could take a nap, and all this crazy go away.'

"you can talk to me about anything Mag." Zoro stated, his eyes still closed.

Mag clenched her baton for a second, but relaxed hopping Zoro hadn't seen.

He had, one eye had opened just enough. Zoro focused on Mag as he asked, "what's wrong? You were happy earlier."

Mag wanted to tell him, but feared his reaction. "first I want to know how you would react to, rhetorical questions."

"ok."

"what if I had eaten a devil fruit?"

"I'd ask what the power was."

"you wouldn't hate me because of it?"

"what! Why would I hate you for anything!? Now you have me worried."

Mag sighed heavily, "a year after you left, I found I had powers. Not devil fruit though, cause I can swim like a fish almost. I really left after I trained my powers for a year. I didn't want senie finding out. I still don't understand it."

Zoro waited a few moments before asking, "that's it. You found you have a power?"

Mag nodded, tears starting to collect.

"what can you do with the power so far?"

Mag stared at Zoro, mouth wide, "you don't sound mad."

Zoro hummed, "more disappointed you didn't trust me to understand, and help you. Now, as I had asked."

"well…I can make a kind of shield in mid air, and some kind of filter thing too. Oh, and that was me last night, when Luffy's hand snapped back on him. Sense I've joined I have been getting weird energy coming off of Luffy."

"haha. Do that snapping one more often. Luffy ate a devil fruit. It may have something to do with that."

"maybe. I haven't done much else with my powers, didn't want the island to know or any pirates I was sailing with."

"senie would have understood, and good idea with other pirates. don't be afraid around the others, they wouldn't judge you."

"I'm just scared. What if they want me off the ship!"

"your no where near as odd as Luffy, so don't worry there. I'll stand by you."

"thanks Zoro. Mind if I join you for a nap?"

Zoro chuckled as he moved one hand from his head.

Mag settled next to him, head on his shoulder, and closed her eyes as his arm laid over her protectively.

Luffy peered down at the two. "you're a good bro Zoro, and first mate."

At lunch Mag sat with Zoro, no one expected her to sit anywhere else. Luffy refrained from grabbing others food for half the time, then stretched for Nami's plate. Before Sanji could kick Luffy back, Mag snapped his fingers under the table again.

Luffy's hand snapped back, "hey!"

Everyone snickered into their food so Luffy wouldn't get too mad.

Sanji asked, "that trick is quite useful. Where every it came from."

Mag kept her head down, hopping no one would look at her. Zoro gently took Mag's hand in his hand. 'it's fine.'

Mag looked at Zoro, a little unsure, but saw him ready to help. She calmed herself and said, "I have something I want to tell you all."

Everyone gave Mag their full attention, even Luffy.

Mag felt Zoro give her hand a comfort squeeze before she continued. "I have these powers. Not like Luffy's, sense he got his from a devil fruit. I guess I was born with them. I have been the one snapping Luffy's hand back."

Usopp rested his elbow on the table, his chin on his hand, "how?"

"I just snap my fingers."

Sanji smiled, "thank you. Saves me having to kick him."

Luffy grinned, "cool. What else can you do?"

Mag sat up straighter, hearing they were ok with it. She explained what she could, Zoro offering his support.

That night Mag fell onto her bed with a smile on her face. "didn't think it would go over that well."

Nami giggled, "we've all heard and seen stranger over the years. By the way. How much can you lift?"

Mag laughed out loud, not able to hold the happy in.