School has started, but my ideas haven't stopped popping up like pirates on the Grand Line.
Disclaimer: I don't own either One Piece or Gurren Lagann, and I wouldn't be able to do them justice if I did.
Enjoy!
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For about a minute, no one said anything to answer Kamina's question. Then finally, someone spoke up.
Luffy: You're on our pirate ship. You fell out of the sky several hours ago, and Chopper here has been taking care of you since.
Chopper (nodding his head): Uh huh.
Kamina closed his eyes for a moment, trying to remember everything Yoko had taught him about the surface world. When Kamina opened his eyes again, he asked a question that would have startled everyone in the entire sea, and even the people in Skypia.
Kamina: What the hell's a pirate ship? Is it some kind of Ganmen?
Every single one of the Strawhats' jaws hit the floor, except for Robin, who just merely gasped, for although she wasn't an easy woman to surprise, even this had to be one of the most ridiculous things she had ever heard.
Nami: You're smack-dab right in the middle of the Grand Line, ("The greatest sea in the world!" Luffy piped in.) and you don't even know what a pirate ship is? Where have you been living all your life? Under a rock?!?
Kamina merely smirked at this.
Kamina: Almost literally. For most of my life, I lived in an underground village called Jeha, where everyone except me and my dad believed the surface was a myth.
Usopp: If that's the case, then how did you end up here?
Kamina: That's a good question. How about we go outside and I'll tell you? It'll be easier for me that way.
Nobody could understand why that was, but seeing as how it was probably the best chance they had at getting some answers, they agreed. Once outside on the deck, Kamina looked up at the sky and noticed that it was sunset.
Perfect, thought Kamina. This will definitely help the mood.
Kamina: All right, you guys! Before we start, allow me to introduce myself! I'm Kamina, and when people talk of the DaiGurren Brigade's badass leader, they're talking about me! So clean the wax out of your ears and listen well, people!
With just this comment, Nami, Sanji, and Zoro each came to the same conclusion: this man was like a combination of Usopp and Luffy, for he possessed Usopp's love for dramatic speeches and stories, and had the energy, craziness, obliviousness, and stupidity of Luffy.
While Kamina told his unbelievable tale, Nami, Sanji, and Zoro all thought that this man must have escaped from an insane asylum on a nearby island, stuffed himself in a cannon, and then launched himself, while Robin merely listened with an expressionless face. The remaining Strawhats had completely different reactions. Luffy, Chopper, and Brook were in awe, Franky was in tears at the thought of how this man overcame so many difficulties through brotherly bonds and fighting spirit, and Usopp had decided that this man should come with to Elbaf and meet the giants, for Kamina would definitely make them proud. But even Zoro, Sanji, and Robin, though each for different reasons: Zoro thought that with this guy's attitude, maybe he could turn out to be a good addition to the crew, Sanji was completely sympathetic when Kamina's recounted his experience at the hot springs, and Robin realized that the way this man protected his friends was no different from what happened to her at Enies Lobby. It wasn't until the end, however, that Nami slightly stopped doubting Kamina's sincerity.
Nami: Wait. Just to make sure I understand that part, you had just won a battle against a beastman general in an attempt to take his battleship-Ganmen-thing, blacked out, woke up floating a black room, ate a weird, horrible tasting fruit with swirls on it, your hand turned into a drill, and then you started falling out of the sky.
Kamina: Yeah, that's right!
Nami then proceeded to clobber him in a slightly similar fashion to the way Yoko might have, leaving several bumps on top of Kamina's head.
Nami: You idiot! You ate a Devil Fruit, and now you're a hammer for the rest of your life! Or apparently your second life, for if what you said is true, you managed to die and come back to life, just like Brook here did.
Kamina: Hold on. Back up. You sure I died?
Nami: Let's see: you got stabbed by a giant lance, lost an incredible amount of blood, began to lose your vision, used your remaining energy to pull of this amazing combination attack, and then lost consciousness, yet woke up in the middle of some place full of darkness. Let's face it: I'm not sure even Luffy could have survived that, and that's saying something.
Kamina suddenly began to get sad for the first time that he could remember.
Kamina: No way…I…died? But…I promised…I would…after I returned…Yoko…What I have done?!?
Luffy: Huh?
Kamina: I made her a promise I'd come back alive and give her something 10 times better, but now I died. I know they can win this war without me, but even if I could return, all I'd feel is shame. I called myself a man, but a real man would have kept that promise, no matter what. Now she'll never forgive me.
Kamina then walked over to the railing and stared out at sea.
Kamina: Some man I turned out to be.
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Will Kamina ever forgive himself? Will he end up joining the Strawhat Pirates? What kind of adventures will they have?
I have a feeling that the answer to at least the first two is obvious. To find out more, subscribe. And also, feel free to review, for I'd like to get some more opinions and maybe some help and advice with ideas.
