Author's Notes
Sorry for the late update, but I've been a bit slow on inspiration these days, since I have to study for tests and complete assignments, so it is the reason this chapter was a bit late.
Just for clarification on some reviews that some people posted, Mahou Island was where Devil Fruit was grown, the Mana Tree in the middle of the town the primary source, and the Devil Fruit was quite common and various people ate them, gaining power. But several thousands of years ago the Kami finally decided that enough was enough when people started to abuse it. They cursed the fruit to make people who ate it unable to swim and casted the Devil Fruit away far and wide to make sure not anyone can get to them.
Some of the people on Mahou Island do have Devil Fruit abilities, but they don't really stand out as much and won't be really mentioned as much. Hope I didn't confuse you too much with that in the previous chapter scratches head in embarrassment.
I've decided to add an opening and ending song, just for that something extra. If you can find the song and listen to it, all the better. I didn't add lyrics yet, but I'll add them the next chapter though when I get them. Openings and endings will be alternated.
Disclaimer: One Piece and all other anime, manga, game and maybe real life references do not belong to me. If they did, I'll be making millions. And this would have been canon instead. But Satoshi and any other OC characters that appear are mine, even if they share the names of certain other characters.
"Talking"
'Thinking'
/Mental Communication/
Sound effects
--Scene Change—
Opening song: Versusby Misono
(From the game Tales of the Tempest for Nintendo DS)
MAHOU MAHOU NO SUTOORI
(MAGIC MAGIC STORY)
An One Piece Fan Fiction with elements of different anime, manga and games
Chapter 3
Mazoku Pirates Attack!
The Mana Tree, The Spirit and The Devil Fruit (And one guy thrown in the mix
Part 1
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After dinner, everyone decided to go their own way, exploring the island and seeing the different sights. Me, Reiko, a blue twin tailed fox that came up to me at the restaurant and sitting on my shoulder, Luffy, Usopp and Chopper were busy walking through the streets of Mahou Island, looking at the various stalls and performances that were on show. Currently we were looking at a fire breathing act and I was trying to restrain Luffy from trying to do it himself.
"SUGEE!" Luffy shouted out excitedly, clapping loudly. "I wanna try it! I wanna try it!"
"Dame, Luffy," I said with an irritated tone. "You know you can't. And besides, you had to train to be able to do that properly."
"But I wanna try it too!" He pouted like a little kid. I just sighed, a slight migraine coming up.
"Hey guys! Here's some cotton candy!" Chopper shouted excitedly some distance away from another stall. Luffy was up like a shot, running super fast, shouting excitedly. Sweatdropping, I followed him before I lose sight of him. Hearing Reiko yipping next to me, I patted her gently, making sure I don't run too fast to throw her off. I sweatdropped as I just saw Luffy got tangled up in the cotton candy machine and the angry stall owner trying to pull him out with Usopp and Chopper.
'This crew is going to be the death of me soon.' I sighed as I set to help pull Luffy out with the others.
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'What an interesting group,' Reiko thought as she looked on. 'That straw hatted boy and that reindeer both ate Devil Fruits,' She looks at Satoshis' profile, thoughts going through her head. 'And this blue haired boy… He is more than he seems… And I'm sure I saw someone like him… But what can it be?'
After straining for several minutes, Luffy finally popped out of the cotton candy machine. He was covered from head to toe in cotton candy, looking very much like a cloud. The stall owner was really angry and did shout at him a lot for nearly breaking his machine. Grinning like his usual self, Luffy apologized, although he didn't look sorry at all.
"Baka!" Usopp and Chopper shouted, knocking the captain over the head, Chopper having transformed into his human mode to do the task. "You're supposed to not get into trouble! You know Nami would make you pay."
"Wari, wari!" Luffy laughed as he patted his straw hat and the marksman just sighed, knowing that the captain didn't really feel sorry at what he did. Satoshi just tried to keep in his laughter at the scene and Reiko just shook her head in amusement.
After Luffy quickly cleaned himself up, twisting his tongue all around him and licking up the cotton candy, he spotted something else that interested him. Walking over to Satoshi, he peered at the pendant around Satoshi's neck.
"Nanda?" the captain of the Straw Hats asked curiously.
The blue haired boy held the skull-and-crossbones pendant in his hand. "This is just to confirm what I'm right now and who I joined, Luffy," he grinned slighly. "It's just something I thought would be appropriate," He frowned a bit. "Even if it is one as generic as this one. I should've asked if they did modifications before I bought it."
"I could modify it for you later, if you want. Make it more into our sign," Usopp replied,
Satoshi smiled. "Arigato. That would be great, Usopp."
As the four talked some more while they walked around, little did Satoshi know that someone was watching him from the shadows of an alleyway. Red gleaming eyes could be seen in the darkness it surveyed the boy, or rather the fox, in front of him.
'So there you are, Spirit. I wonder why you are with this boy and with the Straw Hats? We'll find out soon, won't we? Heeheehee!' and then the red eyes disappeared into the darkness.
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A sudden feeling of goosebumps overcame me and I shivered. I wondered if something was going to happen. My fears were confirmed when we suddenly heard frantic shouting and loud war cries coming from several directions.
"What-what's going on!?" Chopper and Usopp shouted, fear in their voices. In the distance, we could see a man run towards us, panic in his eyes.
"Everyone, run away!" He shouted, out of breath. "We're being attacked!" Instantly, there was a mass panic, as various people ran past us, intending on getting to safety, pushing and shoving their way in the narrow streets. In the chaos I tried to stay as close as possible to Luffy and the rest, but it was a difficult task. Finally I lost the battle and got sweeped away by the crowd, Reiko falling off my shoulder and disappearing in the crowd.
"Luffy!" I shouted frantically, trying to get back to them. "Chopper! Usopp! Reiko!" A sudden shove and I was pushed down into an alleyway, away from the frenzied crowds, where I stumbled and fell on the ground. Before I could stand up, something hit me over the head, sending me into darkness.
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After most of the panic stricken people finally dispersed to safety, Luffy was looking for the rest of his crew as he roamed the now silent streets. Having found Chopper and Usopp, who were hiding behind a stall, he went on looking for Satoshi. He was worried that Satoshi couldn't take care of himself yet.
"Not here," he thought out loud as he looked in a trashcan located on the side of the road, and then he looked under a rock. "Not here, either. Where could he be?"
Usopp and Chopper looked on worriedly.
"Ne, Usopp," Chopper whined. "Do you think Satoshi's gonna be okay?"
The marksman flashed a smile. "I'm sure he's fine, Chopper!" Looking at the tearful eyes of the little reindeer, Usopp replied, "He's probably just with the citizens of the town."
Suddenly a group of the Mazoku pirates jumped in front of him, guns in their hands and swords strapped on their belts. Chopper and Usopp quickly jumped into an alleyway, their cowardice kicking in, while the pirates jeered at Luffy, thinking he was a weak guy.
"Look guys, there's an idiot in the middle of the road," one of the pirates said, sending the rest in a laughing fit. Luffy looked on blankly, not even listening to the insult. One of the pirates then took a closer look at the boy standing in front of them.
"Uh, isn't this that Straw Hat guy?" he asked stupidly and the rest looked closer at Luffy. Murmers going through the crowd. Placing his straw hat on his head and grinning, Luffy then prepared an attack, pulling his arms back. The pirates looked on stupefied as he looked them straight in the eyes.
"Gomu Gomu no… Gatling Gun!" He shouted out, raining punches on the unsuspecting pirates and knocking most of them out. Turning around, Luffy didn't notice two pirated that tried to sneak up on him. They were quickly shot by Usopp with a quick "Hissatsu Kayaku Boshi!", exploding on contact and knocking them down.
"Take that, for I am the fearless Captain USOPP!" the marksman crowed and laughed. Luffy just laughed together and Chopper looked on with amazement.
"Come on! We need to find the rest of our nakama!" Luffy stated cheerfully and rushed off, Usopp and Chopper fast in his stead. The Mazoku pirates just groaned in pain, being left behind, thinking it was a bad day to raid the town.
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Waking up with a headache was never fun, especially if your head have been knocked hard before waking up. With a groan, I shook my head, trying to clear the slight pain that dulled through my head and blinking my eyes to try and regain my focus. My head was still pounding for some time, but after a while the pain subsided into a soft throb. Rope was bounded tightly around me, so I couldn't move anything except my head.
"Finally awake, I see," A voice spoke out and I looked up sharply. A tall man stood in front of me, decked out all in black. His face was creepy and his nose was all crooked, though the creepiest thing about him seemed to be his eyes. They were an unnatural glowing red. Looking down at me from his standing position, he scrutinized me from all different angles. It was making me nervous. "I wonder what she wanted with you. You're nothing special, even if you were seen with Monkey D Luffy."
I stayed silent, wanting to look away. This guy felt dangerous, unstable even.
The man tilted his head in mock confusion, his eyes flickering. "Staying… silent?" Suddenly, I was smacked hard across the face, sending my glasses flying to the ground. I winced as my head burst into pain, a feeling of nausea going through my entire body. Grabbing me by my shirt, he pulled me face to face, a sneer on his face. "Worthless gaki, aren't you?" Throwing me back into the chair with a thud, he grabbed the pendant around my neck.
"I'll just bait them out here!" and he yanked off my pendant, breaking the chain into pieces. "Two birds with one stone, heeheehee! Master will be pleased." and he walked off, leaving me in the chair, pain throbbing throughout my head.
'What the hell is going on?!' was the last thought I had before I slipped into unconsciousness again.
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In a deserted street in the town, two men stood back to back, ready to attack the mob of pirates that was about to descend on them. One a swordsman, the other a cook. Both were pirates of the Straw Hat crew.
"Tatsumaki!" A whirlwind blowed out as Zoro sliced through the air with his katanas. A large group of pirates were blown high into the air and they hit the floor, hard.
Sanji latched on to one pirate, and with a "Party Table Kick Course!", he spinned round and fast, kicking pirates left and right, sending them flying into each other and against walls.
"Fifteen!" They said in unison, and glared at each other. "Dammit, shitty bastard! Next time!"
Sanji spitted out the cigarette he was smoking. "Let's finish this quickly so I can go help the ladies!"
"Stupid ero-cook," Zoro muttered, and then he and Sanji got into their respective stances, ready to attack the various pirates surrounding them at the moment.
"Gomu Gomu no Rocket!" A shout called out and suddenly a blur passed them by, knocking into the remaining pirates while destroying a house in the process. An eerie silence passed and then Luffy pulled himself out of the rubble. Usopp and Chopper weren't far behind, panting as they ran. "Ah! There you guys are!" Luffy grinned as he walked over to the duo.
"AHO!" Usopp shouted out irritated. "You're not supposed to be destroying buildings! Do you want the town against us?!" While the long nosed marksman was berating their idiotic captain, who just grinned, Chopper walked up to Zoro and Sanji.
"Have any of you perhaps seen Satoshi?" The reindeer asked them and Sanji and Zoro looked at each other and shrugged.
"Wasn't he supposed to be with you guys?" Zoro rubbed his head in irritation. "Che."
"The shitty-kid got himself lost, it seems," Sanji muttered irritated, putting another cigarette in his mouth.
"OI, MINNA!" Looking down the street, they noticed Nami and Robin coming up towards them, Nami with her Clima-tact in her hand.
"NAMI-SWAAAN, ROBIN-SWAAAN!!" Sanji shouted out, reacting to the girls presence. Twirling over to them, he asked if they were ok.
"Hai, hai," Nami waved him off dismissively, and then she turned to the rest of the crew. "Anyway, it seems like most of us are here."
"It seems like we're missing Another-san, Navigator-san," Robin pointed out. Nami turned to Luffy.
"Wasn't he supposed to be with you guys?" The navigator asked him. Luffy looked on, then he hit his open palm.
"Oh, yeah! He was with us, but we gotten separated when the crowd went crazy!" He exclaimed grinning.
"Heeheehee," a voice cackled, making the Straw Hats jump slightly, sending Usopp and Chopper hiding behind Zoro and Sanji, and they looked around, ready just in case it was someone set on attacking them. "Looking for your friend?" Out of a dark alleyway in front of them, a black cloaked stranger appeared, all that was visible was his red glowing eyes.
"Dare da?" Luffy asked.
The stranger bowed mockingly and exaggeratedly. "Yokoshima, Mazoku Pirate Captain, at your service… Monkey D Luffy."
"So you're the shitty bastard whose pirates are attacking this town?" Sanji asked.
"The prestige Mazoku Pirates… but I digress," Yokoshima replied. He throws something in front of Luffy's feet. Quickly rushing forward and picking it up, before rushing behind Zoro's back, Usopp looked it over and gasped.
"Hey, this is Satoshis' pendant!" he pointed out.
"NANI!?" Luffy looked up angrily at the Mazoku Pirate captain, his fist clenched tightly.
"Where is he?" he demanded in an angry voice.
"At the highest point of the Mana Tree, Monkey D Luffy. Come now, before it's too late," and with that, he disappeared into the dark alleyway before anyone could follow him.
"Mazoku…" Robin muttered. "Omoshiroi."
"What's interesting, Robin?" Nami asked and Robin shook her head.
"I will tell you later. We have a more pressing matter, don't we Captain-san?"
Luffy turned to his crew members and putting his straw hat over his head, he got a determined look in his eyes.
"Let's go save our Nakama!!"
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To be continued in Chapter 3 Part 2
Ending Song: Reason by Nami Tamaki
(From the anime Gundam Seed Destiny)
Translation Notes:
Sugee: Awesome
Dame: No way
Baka: Idiot
Wari: Sorry (I think it's an informal way of saying it, not quite sure though)
Nanda: What's that
Arigato: Thanks
Gomu Gomu: Gum Gum (But I won't be using the English ever again, Gomu Gomu sounds so much better)
Hissatsu Kayaku Boshi: Sure-Kill Gunpowder Star
Gaki: Brat
Tatsumaki: Dragon Twister
Aho: Same as Baka, also meaning idiot
Minna: Everybody
Omoshiroi: Interesting
Nakama: Comrade
End Author's Notes
Well, this was a difficult chapter to write, since ideas didn't want to flow as it should. Finally, I just decided to take this route, since I felt it's the best way to go about it. Hope it wasn't too bad. At least the plot's picking up a bit. But anyway, please review. Your reviews really motivate me to write some more every day, even if it's just a little bit.
Till next time!