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Cold Steel.
Chapter 4. Pirate Blood.
"What was that?"Tani said stopping and looking back in the direction of the workshop.
"I'm not sure but come on, its over here."Trent said running around to the cavern's mouth. Trent looked over a rock and saw Krere sitting by the cave holding the Den Den Mushi. Trent mentally kicked himself for forgeting about him, He couldnt get to the door without alerting the captain, he'd have to think of a plan.
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CLANG!! Phillip slammed into the plate feet first and to his suprise, gave way and he fell down onto a hard concrete floor. Using pure reflexic instinct, Phillip then rolled out of the way before a pillar of fire shot out of the tube. Slowly sitting up he looked around, the fire would soon die out so he had to find a piece of wood or something. Thinking quickly he pulled of his shirt and wrapped it around the pistol's nozzle. He then dipped it in the flame and created a torch. He looked around and saw that he was in a cave, but it was obviously touched by human hands, probably his grandpa's. The floor was paved with concrete but there was random pieces of equipment scattered. He slowly began his trek through the dark cave, making sure never to lose sight of the puppy who was following. After a few minutes of walking the puppy suddenly stopped and whimpered. Phillip turned around as he continued to walk and said "What is it puppEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHH!!SPLASH!" Phillip was cut off by suddenly walking into a huge pool of water, extuinguishing the flame. Quickly swimming back up and clambering out he looked at the pool. Even in the darkness, he could see what was floating in the pool. A ship...a big ship. It was dark blue with metal plates covering the backside and left and right. He quickly ran around the pool in amazement and looked at the ship at it's side.
"Could this be my Grandpa's?"he thought as he spotted a rope ladder hanging off the side. Grabbing the puppy he jumped in the water and swam to the ladder. He quickly climbed up and set the puppy down. Looking around on the deck he spotted two large black cylinders on the back of the ship and some sort of wheel/paddle. He walked down towards a door and slowly opened it. He walked inside what looked like a storage room with boxes piled high and they had all sorts of stuff in them. He quickly ran over to the nearest box and looked inside. There was Belli, pieces of scrap metal, tools, and some sort of flyers on the bottom. He reached down to the bottom and pulled out the papers. They were wanted posters of pirates! On the bottom he found pictures of men and woman with wrenchs, guns, swords and friends. Their bountys were sizeable and some were dead or alive. Thoughts and ideas of his grandpa being related to pirates quickly filled his head but he shook them off. He then tossed the flyers back in the box and walked over to another one. This one had a some sort of black blanket folded up in it, Phillip was cold and wet so he pulled it out. To his shock when he un-folded it, that it was actually a pirate flag! But instead of the useal skull in cross bones, instead of a skull there was a cog with crossbones behind it. He dropped the flag and dug into the box pulling out gold and all sorts of treasure untill he got to something wrapped in paper. Carefully unwrapping the paper he pulled out some strange metal device with a red button on it. "What's this?" he thought as he set the paper down and looked at the device. Turning it over, he found a piece of paper taped to the bag that read "Push."
"What the hell does that mean?"he asked turning it over and looking at the button.
At first he just set the device down, this could do anything. But the person who did that probably had a reason, he continued to think when he noticed that something was printed on the paper. He picked it up and read it over, feeling his heart jump. The person was young about his thirties but he recogonized his face instantly. 'Grandpa Cecil." He thought looking at the man in the picture send him a knowing smirk. "Steel Heart Cecil, Wanted Dead or Alive, 16,000,000 belli, Captain of the GearHead Pirates." he read silently. Grandpa had a grease stain on his face and was holding a red wrench. Phillip looked at his wrench and frowned. He then looked back to the device, if pirates left this then it might be trouble but his grandpa wrote that then it couldnt be bad. But after the self-destruct he wasnt so confident. He cautiously grabbed the device and took a deep breath.
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Outside Tani and Trent were discussing a way to get rid of Krere.
"We have to get the Den Den Mushi away from him, that's the only way."Tani whispered
"Yeah but most imporatanly, he cant I repeat CANNOT hear us."Trent said just as the red light above the lock turned green and there was a loud groan of metal. Krere quickly stood up and backed away from the cavern. He slowly pulled out the Den Den Mushi and said "Captain, somethings happening."
Knowing that as his cue, Trent ran for Krere and tackled him to the ground. The Den Den Mushi landed in the sand a a few steps away and started to talk "What was that Krere, I didnt here you?" Recognizing his captain's voice Krere backhanded Trent and scrambled for the Den Den Mushi, only to get tripped by Trent who grabbed his leg. He then jumped on Krere's back and tried to subdue him. Tani watched in amazement as the rocks on the cavern face began to fall off revealing steel. Krere was pinned down by Trent and struggled to get free. he quickly rolled over and got his arms free. He then punched Trent back and ran to the snail. he quickly lifted it up and talked into it. "Captain, those kids are back and I think the cavern is opening!" Just then Trent tackled him making him drop the snail again. On the other side of the island the pirates were going crazy after hearing the news. Now al the rocks had crumbled leaving a huge steel vault door which was slowly opening. Tani looked closer and could see water dripping out from the crack of door that was open.
"Trent get over here!"she screamed to her brother on top of a big rock.
Trent had also noticed the water and didnt have to be told twice. He quickly dropped Krere and ran to the boulder.
Krere glared at Trent and yelled "What's the matter...afraid of me!?"he jeered
Trent returned the glare and said "You no, drowning yes."
Krere got a look of confusion untill he turned to the door which was now opening very quickly releasing gallons and gallons of water.
Trent quickly ran on the deck to see the front of the cave gone and the ship being carried away by the rushing water. He was amazed at the design of the escape mechanism as the boat slid towards the ocean. He then looked down and saw his friends on a rock avoiding the water. "Hey guys!"he called out to them and throwing out the ladder. Trent caught the ladder and helped Tani get a grip before they were pulled away. They quickly climbed up onto the boat and ran up to Phillip.
"Phillip where'd you get this ship, how'd you escape, what's happening!?"Trent asked Phillip as the boat floated into the ocean.
"I'm not sure, why are you guys here?"he asked
Trent quickly remembered about Krere and said "Oh yeah, the pirates wanted what was in the cave which I guess was the ship, so they'll be here in a few minutes!"
"Then we got to get out of here! Let's get the sails up!"Phillip said pointing at the mast.
"Okay I'll handle that."Trent said before runnig over the mast.
"I'll get the steering wheel."Phillip said before running up the stairs and to the wheel which had a few strange levers next to it.
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It had been a few hours since that girl had called to Bellemere and it was dusk. Nojiko was sound asleep but Nami was having trouble. "Mhmm, Dillip mhmmm uwahh waaaaahh!" Nami sniffled a few times before crying lightly. Bellemere looked down at the little girl and smiled sympathetically before picking her up and rocking her gently on her shoulder. "There there, dont cry."Bellemere said as Nami began to calm down and soon returned to her calm state. Bellemere despite having wounds felt very at peace as she rocked the little girl whom she'd only known for a day. She couldnt help but wonder what kind of family she had came from. Bellemere knew from what Nojiko had told her that her relative had been crushed but Bellemere didnt quite believe that was possible. After all, how could a baby have a family one moment and be a orphan another. "Teehee!"Nami giggled as she slept, Bellemere gave a quite laugh and thought "I wonder what she's dreaming about."
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Flashback.
Phillip sat in his bedroom late one night and peacefully read his book about pirate adventures. His mom and dad were sleeping in their room across the house and Nami was in her crib across the room. He was so engrossed in his story he didnt notice the big amber eyes look at him longingly from across the room. Nami had woken up a few miutes ago after having a nightmare and was trying to get Phillip's attention. She had tried throwing her pacifier but it didnt get his attention. She had heard what they used to do all the time, when they moved their mouths and strange sounds came out. She tried to do what they did but it always came out in a loud yell which only got their attention but never told them what she wanted. She tried to remember what her mom and dad always said to get his attention."Lllp LilliplippDllpphillip Phillip!" she opened her mouth and tried to do it "Lipllliplip Dillip Dillp Dillip!"Phillip startled by the new voice dropped the book and looked around suprised. Nami giggled at his silly behavior and said "Dillip."
"Nami, was that you?"he asked standing up and walking over.
Nami responded by nodding. Phillip smiled knowingly and picked her up. "Did you have a nightmare?"
"Mmhmm."she nodded again as he walked over to the rocking chair and sat back down. He then slowly used his foot to rock the chair back and forth as Nami rested her head on Phillip's shoulder.
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Phillip shook the memory from his head and watched watched as the final sail fell and he felt the push of the air pull them out to sea. Trent checked the ocean but there as no sign of Krere, he assumed the worst had befallen him. Tani sighed and relaxed on the railing when she suddenly noticed the little figure by Phillip's legs, a little puppy who's paw was broken. It was in need of medical attention so she went and walked over. "Phillip, where'd you get the puppy?"she asked looking down at the dog.
"I found him awhile ago, you think you could fix his leg?"he asked as he steered the ship.
"Yes, that's what I was planning on."she said before reaching for the puppy "Come with me, I'll help you."
She then carried the puppy away and looked for some sort of bedroom. Trent then walked up to Phillip and said "So what now?"
"Were gonna get out of here and find a place to lay low untill I figure that out."Phillip said as the sun finally fell.
The pirate captain arrived at the cavern a hour later and glared at the opening. "We were too late."he hissed before turning to a pirate ad saying "Have the boy's bring the ship around, we're following them, make sure they don't escape."
Sorry for ending it so abruptly, like always I hope this is to your guys and girls liking. I'm probably gonna start updating on Sunday's from now on because I'm busy thanks to school.
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And now it's time to thank all my fans!! (Cricket chirps in the background)
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First of all I seem to have recieved alot (as far as my standerds go) of reviews for the last chapter!
First of all I will handle the hits, yes the hits the thing that lets a author know if people are even moderatly interested in the story. And I have a total of... 328 hits!
Then the reviews, a sort of award that says you did a good enough job that people are willing to congratulate you.
CherryBlossom1110 for the kind review.
LuffyxRuby for the terrified review.
Chocolvr69 for the question/review.
Bladzesword for the support review.
And FoCuSyOuRmInD (still dont know if I spelled that right ;o.o) for the support.
Now for the two awards that top the rest, the FAVS AND ALERTS!! These tell the author that someone likes the story and wants to know when it's updated.
As far as favs go...we have Cherry Blossom1110
LuffyxRuby
and a newcomer luffylova12!!
And for Alerts we have...AUGH!! Writers cramp!! dgucgyiugualuvahvlavhadlvlagalhasddaadaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Just kidding, it's Bladzesword
LuffyxRuby
FoCuSyOuRmInD
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And now I have a special question that will change the direction of the story, DEPENDING ON YOUR DECISION!!
I can either continue the story from this and work my way up to the inevtible meeting which will take a LOOONG time to do or we can have a time skip about to the point about when Nami first recieves her bounty after the Water Seven arc which will give him some direction as to find her. And dont worry Ill provide plenty of flashback for anything you miss.
If you vote on the long way then I'll probably do a split story that jumps from Nami to Phillip. I'll finish the prologue which will show you everything you really need to know and then I'll jump to when Nami was first enslaved. If you vote on this then your asking for a story which will focus on Phillip and Nami being apart more then them being togethor
If you vote on the timeskip then I'll finish the prologue arc like the long way decision but instead I'll time jump ALL THE WAY untill she first gets her bounty. I'll provide detailed flashbacks for how he meets the crew members he has and the various changes he'll have. Also now that I think about it, we dont have to jump that far ahead, just at the begining of any arc when she's in Luffy's crew. Just leave me a review on what arc or type of story you want (it's easier then a poll) and I'll tally the votes.
And by the way, not that I'm favoring the LONG way but that will be the default if no one votes.
And I'll be guest starring in a future chapter, dont worry I'm not gonna hog the starlight from Phillip, I'll have a minor role and then you'll probably never see me again..