Hey there people! Enjoying your day. That's great! Here's a chapter of this. If you've noticed I changed the title to Jou's Adventures instead of OC Adventures. It seemed more fitting and I have my reasons but anyway please enjoy the chapter.
By the way, I put a little something I've always wanted to show off about Jou. It's just a little baby bio on him with his SBS.
Disclaimer, JayH120 does not One Piece.
If he did Jou would exist but he doesn't own One Piece so Eiichiro Oda owns it.
I don't think he'd do the story justice he'd probably just butcher it and plus he can't draw to save his life.
JayH120: HEY! Though that is true I really can't draw. I can draw an awesome stick figure but I can't draw for real.
This will rap up the Syrup Village Arc. Once again, enjoy please
One Piece Jou's Adventures: East Blue Saga Pt.6
Usopp after getting slashed by Kuro falls on Kaya. Kaya rolled out from under Usopp and became worried about her friend.
"No Usopp, are you okay?" Kaya asked, worried.
"Kaya..." Usopp said, weakly. "What're you doing here?"
"Oh Usopp..." She said. "I'm so sorry. I don't know how you'll ever forgive me. I just couldn't believe it. That Klahadore is a scheming, murdering pirate."
"Never mind that!" Usopp said. "Why're you here?" Usopp asked as tears began to form in Kaya's eyes. "Kaya your life is in danger. I told you to run somewhere safe."
"I won't! Kaya yelled. "You're still here fighting! I won't run!"
Usopp was surprised by Kaya's words.
"You fought for me after I treated you so badly." Kaya said. "Look at you, you're barely alive but your still so brave. I just..."
"This is no place for a lady." Kuro said. "Madam, please leave."
Kuro's words just made Kaya's expression turn to one of anger.
"Please stop." Kaya said, gritting her teeth. "Don't do this." She then looked towards Kuro. "STOP! STOP THIS RIGHT NOW KLAHADORE!" Kaya stands up. "I know what your up to. Merry already told me about everything."
What Kaya said made Zoro turn his head slightly to her. It also catches Jou and Nami's attention to her.
"Hmm...?" Jango turned around. "What's the girl from the mansion doing down here?"
"The reason that we're here is to murder that little rich girl." A pirate said.
"If she's here then we don't have to go to the village." Another said.
"All we gotta do is kill her, right?" A third said.
"Klahadore please!" Kaya pleaded. "If you want my fortune you can have it! Take it all and leave this village right now! I'm begging you!"
"I will gladly accept your fortune, Miss Kaya." Kuro said. "Thank you." He then raised his hand up to push up his glasses. "But I want more. You see, simply acquiring wealth isn't enough. More than anything else. What I want is peace."
"You want peace?" Kaya said.
"Yes just peace. Peace of mind." Kuro said. "It's simple really. I have spent the last three years earning the trust of the entire village and to be honest I find this new peace and tranquility quite comforting. When my plan comes to fruition I will live with this sublime peace of mind."
Kaya steps back from Kuro and began reaching into her coat.
"Yes..." Kuro raised his arms up. "The glorious comfort of a peaceful life will be mine for forever and ever. In short, these pirates are coming! And you..." Kuro points his blades at Kaya. "Will leave your fortune to me and die. Miss Kaya these things will happen."
"No you can't..." Kaya said with fright in her eyes and began pulling out the object in her coat.
"Run away, Kaya!" Usopp yelled, grabbing Kaya's leg. "There's no use talking to him! Please!" Usopp became surprised as Kaya began pulling out her pistol.
"You're not Klahadore." Kaya said and then aimed her pistol. "No! You're not!"
"Kaya..." Usopp said.
"Leave here, right now!" Kaya yelled. "Never come back!"
"Oh..." Kuro said, casually." You'd point a gun at me."
"Stop it! Just leave!" Kaya yelled, shaking while holding her gun. "Go!"
"Yes I see." Kuro said. "Your all grown up now. So much has happened in the last three years. Miss Kaya..."
Kaya seemed to relax a little.
"Don't you remember the things we went through." Kuro said, taking off his glove. "We spent so much time together. Even before your dear sweet parents passed away. You were more than my master, you were my best friend." He pushes his glasses up. "So much time."
It looks as if Kaya is on the verge of tears.
"So many memories." Kuro said. "Together we suffered and together we rejoiced. Like family." Kuro smiled.
"Klahadore..." Kaya said with tears welling up in her eyes.
"I took you on shopping trips to the city, I looked after you so diligently when you were ill and we used to talk for hours and hours." Kuro said.
Kaya now had tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Kaya, listen to me..." Kuro smiled. " I was devoted to you." He reached for her gun and grabbed hold of it." For so long. For so very long I endured it." Kuro said with his voice now having a vemon to it. "I quietly suffered so that today I could end your life and take everything that I deserve!"
He takes the gun from Kaya's hands. Kaya bites her lip still crying.
"I who was the feared and respected Captain Kuro." Kuro said. "And to bow and humble myself before some snot-nosed little girl." He then dropped the gun. "It went against every fiber of my being!"
The gun dropped to the ground.
"Damn you." Usopp said, through gritted teeth.
"Do you understand the depth of these daily insults?" Kuro said. "CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THE RAGE CREATED BY THOSE TRANSGRESSIONS AGAINST MY PRIDE!"
Hearing Kuro talk made Luffy's eye twitch a little. All of a sudden Usopp springs up and also grabs the gun on the ground.
"KURO!" He yelled, aiming and firing a shot at Kuro. Kuro used his Pussy Foot technique and easily dodged Usopp shot and slipped on his glove.
"Thank you for reminding me." Kuro now has his blades around Usopp's head. "Usopp, I owe you for hitting me. Let's get even."
"Oh no, Usopp..." Kaya said, holding her mouth.
"If I recall you hit me as hard as you could." Kuro said taking his bandage off his face with his blade. "Right?"
All of a sudden a there was a very fast-moving object that was a fist hitting Kuro straight in the face. It was Luffy's fist that connected to Kuro's face, with the Black Cat Pirates Captain getting laid out on the ground. Luffy's arm began snapping back to him with him grinning wildly.
"If he hates getting hit that much..." Luffy said. "He's about to have a really bad day!"
Kuro falls to the ground flat on his back after getting punched in the face by Luffy. All the Black Cat Pirates are surprised by Luffy's arm stretching and also him knocking down their captain.
"Nice shot, Captain." Jou said, smirking.
"I'll just leave this to you." Nami said to Luffy and winched from her wounded shoulder. "I've got treasure to find!"
Jou watches Nami run off and then looks back at the others. Luffy and Zoro are strong they can probably handle it so he decides to follow her.
"Hold on a second!" Jou yelled to her which she looks behind herself. "You really think you're gonna find treasure on their ship?"
"Well yeah." Nami said. "They are pirates they gotta have some treasure on that ship."
"Well, Luffy and Zoro seem to have it covered over there." Jou said. "So I'll go with you to get the treasure on that ship."
"Don't think you can get your hands on my treasure, buddy." Nami said, placing her hands on her hips. "What do you want with treasure, you don't seem interested in it anyway."
"Well, I thought we could make a game out of this." Jou suggested.
"A game?" Nami asked.
"That's right." Jou said. "Here's what I was thinking: We get onto the ship, the first one to find all the treasure they have keeps it."
"This is ridiculous." Nami said.
"Really?" Jou asked with a smirk. "You're not afraid to lose are you?"
"Lose?" Nami said, with a short laugh. "Please, I've stolen from numerous pirates in East Blue so not I'm afraid to lose to you."
"Here's the catch..." Jou said. "If I win and find the treasure; you take off the fee you put on me."
"Okay, and if instead I find it and you lose?" Nami asked.
"You get to raise the money I you by 400,000." Jou said.
"Hmm?" Nami hummed. "500,000 then you have a deal."
"This girl play's hard." Jou thought. "To be honest I like a girl who play's hard."
"500,000 it is then." Jou said and then put his hand out. "Deal?"
"Deal." Nami said, taking Jou's hand and shaking it. "I'm so going to win." Nami said, lightly tapping Jou's face in a playful way.
"We'll see about that." Jou said. The two ran off toward the Black Cat Pirates ship.
[With Luffy]
Luffy throws a punch toward Kuro to distract him from stopping Zoro walking off holding Usopp to find and stop Jango.
"Usopp, Zoro! Get going!" Luffy yelled. Kuro dodged his punch. Luffy stretched toward Kuro. "Have another!" Luffy yelled flying toward Kuro to punch him but Kuro dodges it. Luffy landed on the ground trying to catch his balance. Kuro appears behind Luffy ready to behead Luffy but the Straw Hat dodges just in time and does a handstand.
"Gum-Gum...Spear!" Luffy put his feet together to attack Kuro. Kuro disappears from sight.
"Man, he disappeared again." Luffy said, and then got back on his feet. "The others got away that's the most important thing really."
"Before I kill you..." Kuro said to Luffy. "I feel compelled to ask? What is an outsider like you budding into this villages business for?" Luffy smirks at him.
"Because there's a man in this village that I don't wanna let die." Luffy said.
"Heh, simple enough." Kuro said. "Are you okay with that being the reason that you die?"
"Sure am!" Luffy grinned. "But I'm not gonna die."
"We'll see about that." Kuro said. Kuro began running forward, Luffy stretches his arms to Kuro and grabbed his shoulders and went to kick to him in the face. Kuro however slams Luffy to ground by moving his shoulders. Luffy get's back up and and readies another attack.
"Gum-Gum...Whip!" Luffy said, swinging his leg toward Kuro. Kuro jumped into the air to dodge the attack. As Kuro began falling back to ground Luffy goes for another attack.
"And Pistol!" Luffy threw a punch at Kuro but he actually dodged Luffy's punch. Kuro was now standing on Luffy's stretched out arm.
"This is quite boring." Kuro said, grinning.
"You cocky jerk!" Luffy said. Kuro ran across Luffy's arm and kicked Luffy right across the face with him falling to the ground.
"Oww..." Luffy said, kneeling back up. "He knicked me."
All the pirates watched their captain fight Luffy.
"Kuro layed him out flat." A pirate said. "Alot good that Devil Fruit did him."
"Yeah." Another pirate said. "That's Captain Kuro for ya."
All the of the pirates began cheering for their captain.
"Shut up." Kuro muttered. "DON'T CALL ME THAT!" He yelled at his crew who stopped cheering altogether.
"You still don't get it." Kuro said to them. "You fools. This whole plan was devised so that I may be rid of that name once and for all!" He yelled. "I'm tired of it. Concocting everyday for a bunch of barbarians who care only about havoc and mayhem. Relentlessly attacked by government dogs and bounty hunters. I'm sick of it. I'M AM SICK AND TIRED OF THAT ENTIRE CURSED LIFE!" He yelled. "And when my plan succeeds today, after three years of planning, revising and waiting my goal will be achieved in it's entirety. Wealth and peace of mind will finally be mine. Do you understand now, boy?" He said to Luffy. "I will not allow this perfect plan years in the making to fail! My plan will not be disrupted by an urchin like you!"
Kuro ran full speed at Luffy. Luffy reaches behind himself and grabs a boulder with Kuro stabbing the boulder.
"It would seem that you could do a lot more than just stretch." Kuro said.
"That's right!" Luffy said. "I've been toughening myself up to be a pirate!" Luffy said, breaking the rock and moved and caused one glove of Kuro's cat claws to break. "You know what, don't wanna reputation..." Luffy took his rock and hit's Kuro in the face. "THEN DON'T BE A PIRATE!" Luffy smirks. "Your just greedy, Kuro but I have ambition!"
[With Jou and Nami]
Jou and Nami made their to the ship with both of them looking around from the side of it.
"So, there's no one on board, right?" Jou asked.
"No. The only ones that were onboard were those two brothers Zoro defeated and that one other guy you defeated." Nami said. "So no I don't think anyone is on the ship."
"Right." Jou said and climbed his way onboard and extended his hand to her. "C'mon, gimme your hand." Nami takes Jou's hand and she climbed aboard. "Now as you can see this is a pretty big ship so the treasure could be anywhere." Jou looks next to him and see's that Nami is gone.
"Uh... Nami?" Jou said and then saw her running off inside the ship.
"C'mon! Hurry up!" Nami yelled. "If you wanna get your fee gone you gotta find it before I do!" She giggled and kept running off.
"A Head start, huh?" Jou shook his head, smirking. " Heh, dirty trick." Jou then ran into the ship after Nami.
Jou and Nami ran from room to room. Nami ran her way into the kitchen and dining area of the pirate ship. She had to admit she loved the look of it but she had no time to admire how nice the kitchen looked she had to find the treasure before Jou could.
Jou ran his way into some kind of storage room with weapons. An Armory maybe? Weapons ranging from swords, cannonballs, pistols, rifles and even a decent of ammo. He had to admit they had quite the stockpile in weapons but he had no time to look at all of that. He just has to find this treasure before Nami can so he can finally be rid of her debt.
Nami ran inside what looked like the captain's quarters. There's just about what you'd expect from in there. A bed, a drawer, a mirror and of course a closet. The treasure had to be in there. Could it? She opened it up and she just found clothes. But Jango's clothes which is exactly the same outfit he was wearing while on the slope. How could he walk around wearing that? But still, she had to keep looking.
Jou walked and found stairs that led down. To where? Maybe a below deck? Jou decided to walk down and find out if it could be down there. He walked down and down the hallway there was a door. A single wooden door. He walked up to it slowly. He turned the nob but it was locked or was it stuck. He kept trying to open the door until he rolled his eyes and sighed. What the hell is he doing? He whipped his red chain off his wrist and and slashed the door open destroying it. He walked his way slowly inside and what he saw made him open his eyes wide but then he smirked.
"Bingo." He said.
Nami heard the noise earlier. Is Jou that irritated that he's destoying things that he can't find the treasure. She smirked believing that's the case. She ran where she heard the noised. The first thing she noticed was the the door was busted down as she looked down at it. She then brought up her head to see Jou smirking while sitting next to a big bag of gold.
"I...Wha..." Nami seemed at a loss for words.
"Well, would you look at that?" Jou said. "Looks like I found the gold so I win."
"So you do..." Nami said, sounding disappointed. "What're your gonna do with it?"
"Don't sound so disappointed." Jou said. "I'm gonna give it to you."
This brought Nami's head to look up at Jou. "What?" She said. "But you said 'whoever found it first get's to keep it.' Remember?"
"You're right." Jou said, with his arms behind his head. "I did say that. However, you're also right about the fact that I'm not interested in treasure. So..." Jou stands up and gestures to the treasure. "Now, two things: I give you all of this and in exchange you take the fee I owe you off..."
"And what's the second thing...?" Nami asked, placing a hand on her hip.
"The second thing is..." Jou sighed. "I can't believe I'm saying this. You like to shop, right? So I was thinking that I can be your personal pack mule for one day. How's that sound?"
Nami opened her eyes wide in surprised.
"So..." Jou said. "Do we have a deal?" Jou said, putting his hand out. All of a sudden, Nami just ran up to Jou and placed her arms around his neck in a hug. This surprised Jou a lot. He didn't count on this happening.
"We have a deal and thank you, Jou!" Nami thanked. "You're so nice!"
"Yeah, my charm." Jou said, not really knowing what to do with his hands right now. They stayed like that for a while until Nami pushed Jou away abruptly. Nami had a blush on her face because she was hugging him for quite a long time.
She had to admit, he did have a nice body, she felt how lean and toned he was. Which just let her know that the guy obviously worked out. He could make a nice body pillow. What was she thinking? She decided to get rid of those thoughts. Jou leaned in to look at her face.
"Are you blushing?" Jou asked with a cheeky smile.
Nami stepped away from him looking away. Was she really blushing? Just how much was she?
"No, of course I'm not!" Nami said, turning her head.
"Don't be embarrassed." Jou smirked, crossing his arms. "I think it's cute."
Her face had to had flushed even more. She couldn't lie to herself. She was cute but Jou's teasing just had to stop.
"Hey Jou..." Nami said. "Keep talking and your gonna go back to owing me money and I'll make it triple to what it was before."
Jou decided to cut it out. He didn't want to owe her money anymore.
"Okay, okay..." Jou said. "Just teasing."
"Good." Nami said. "Now let's get this gold up there. You carry the bag."
"Fine." Jou said. "Not a problem."
[With Luffy]
"Wait, he just...!" A pirate said.
"He just broke Captain Kuro's cat claw." Another said.
"That leaves only five more of those weird swords." Luffy said still holding the rock and drops it down.
"Don't worry guys!" A pirate said. "He can still fight plenty!"
"Yeah he still has that other claw!" Another pirate said.
"You can do it!" A pirate said. "Rip that guy to shreds, Captain Kuro!"
All the pirates began cheering for Kuro. Kuro began began getting up.
"Shut your mouths..." Kuro muttered getting back up. "All of you!"
All the pirates shut up all at once.
"Soon enough I'll deal with you in the only appropriate manner." Kuro said. "Extermination! I'll also kill that fool Jango!"
All the pirates began asking why would he kill them.
"It's still not too late to attack the village, right?" A pirate said.
"Yeah." Another said. "And if Captain Jango get's her to write that will them plan will still work perfectly."
"This plan is not of your concern." Kuro said. "When all of you are dead this village will know who to blame for this atrocity. I never intended to let any of you mongrels leave this village alive. No one. No one who knows my true identity can be aloud to live to tell about it."
"You have already planned to kill every last one of us from the very beginning?" A pirate said.
"That's right." Kuro said. "Three years ago I planned to erase Captain Kuro and every last person who ever knew him. It's all part of my plan." He laughed.
"You guys are dumb." Luffy said to the Black Cat Pirates. "The most uncool pirates I know."
"We're uncool, huh?" Kuro said, pushing up his glasses. "Pirates are nothing more than savages incapable of rising above their animal nature. Without my plans what could they possibly accomplish. A crew is nothing to me. They are simply a means to an end. Crew members are just pawns in the captain's game. Whether my men live or die is up to me and me alone. If I tell them to fight they will fight and If I order them to die they'd better do it. They know the punishment for disobedience."
Luffy just stares at Kuro with a blank face. However, Kuro just get's irritated with it.
"THIS IS HOW PIRATES ARE!" Kuro yelled. "DON'T YOU DARE TALK DOWN TO ME, BOY!"
"You know, no matter hundreds or how many thousands of men follow as their, captain." Luffy said. "You will never be as good as Usopp." Luffy smiled.
"You fool." Kuro said. "Are you saying that I am inferior to a kid pretending to be a pirate!?"
"That's right." Luffy smiled.
"Don't get all cocky with me just because you snapped off one of my cat claws!" Kuro laughed. "How exactly is he better than me!? Let's hear it!" Kuro began his Pussy-Foot technique.
"Because he's got heart." Luffy smiled.
"He's got what...?" Kuro said, surprised. Luffy stretched his arm and turned around and spin himself to Kuro who was behind him.
"A guy like you doesn't know what a true pirate is!" Luffy said, punching Kuro and knocking him into the side of a cliff. As Luffy's arm snapped back, he back-flipped through the air and landed on his feet.
"How insulting." Kuro muttered. "It would appear that you need a lesson in what real pirates are like." Kuro grinned. "It's not pleasant. You're first lesson will be about terror. A lesson I learned well as I stared down death."
Kuro began walking around like as if he was a zombie. His crew began freaking out as if they knew what was gonna happen.
"What's the big deal?" Luffy wondered. "He's just wobbling back and forth." Luffy then saw now that Kuro's eyes had no pupils and were fully white. Kuro disappeared from Luffy's sight.
[Back with Jou and Nami]
Jou and Nami walking up the stairs onto the deck of the ship with Jou carrying the bag of gold over his shoulder.
"If I'm being honest this bag isn't really all that heavy." Jou said. "I mean, for such a large group of pirates they didn't have a lot of treasure."
"I know right." Nami said. "I really thought they'd have more treasure than this. Let's see if the boys have finished this fight yet." What Nami saw got her surprised.
"What's up?" Jou asked, walking his way next to her. "Huh? They all look frozen?"
"Is it over?" Nami said.
"No clue?" Jou shrugged.
All of a sudden a pirate is then slashed in the chest with marks across his body.
"Huh? What's he doing over there!?" Luffy said, surprised.
Another pirate was then slashed and even the side of the cliff next to Luffy.
"That guy is everywhere!?" Luffy said.
More pirates are slashed to the ground. As they freaked out over the captain's technique called "Side-Step".
"What's happening out there!?" Nami said as she was hiding behind Jou holding onto the back of his shirt tightly with a frightened look on her face. "People are just getting cut to ribbons!"
"I have no idea." Jou said. "My question is: Why the hell is he cutting down his men like they don't even matter to him at all?"
Luffy watched all the pirates get cut by the invisible Kuro. Luffy also get's cut across his chest and across his forehead.
"Show yourself, Butler." Luffy thought, gritting his teeth. More of the pirates were cut down. Luffy was cut in his stomach and then there was a slash next to his foot. After seeing all that Luffy just got very angry.
"DON'T YOU HAVE ANY HONOR!?" Luffy yelled. "THOSE MEN ARE YOUR FRIENDS!"
"Luffy..." Nami said, concerned
"Luffy's right." Jou said, Nami looked at Jou. "Pirate captains are supposed to treat their crew with respect and trust their crew not just to cut the crew down like their nothing to the captain." Jou said, clenching his fist and narrowing his eyes.
"Jou..." Nami said, looking at Jou this time with the same concerned look.
Luffy is then cut in his body and then just in time he found out where Kuro was and grabbed him and slammed him down with a roar.
"I found you." Luffy smiled.
"You bastard..." Kuro said. "You should've accepted your fate like a good boy. Now look what you've done. Thanks to you my little pawns are still alive and in misery. It would've been better just to let them die in the attack." Kuro stands back up. "So now what? Do you have something to say?"
"Yeah." Luffy said. "No matter what happens to me. I will never be like you."
"Not will." Kuro said, pointing his cat claws in Luffy's face. "Someone like you can't be like me. You see, you are going to die here today as you writhe in agony as I hack you up like a fish. I'm going to carve you up and I'm going to enjoy it."
Kuro began his Side-Step technique. Luffy seeing what he's doing runs straight to him.
"No you won't!" Luffy yelled.
"OUT OF THE BACK ATTACK!" Kuro yelled and then vanished out of thin air. Luffy looked around for him eyes wide. Kuro went back to slicing all of his men down. Kuro appears in front of Luffy and goes to slash him but the dark-haired boy just leaned his back to dodge the claw that was coming his way. Kuro then appeared behind Luffy.
"Aren't you tired?" Luffy asked, turning around. "I bet you are after all that dancing around you've been doing."
"Don't get cocky." Kuro said, pushing up his glasses. "That was simply a warm up. The real fight begins now. Soon I will be feasting on your fear complimented on the sweet wine of your agony. Now..." He began doing his Side-Step movement. "Out of the back attack!"
As Kuro ran around like a blur that you can't even see him at all. However, Luffy was able to spot him running around and went to grab him. Luffy missed the first time but got him the second time by his ankle. A cloud of dust enveloped around Luffy and Kuro. As the dust cleared Luffy was holding onto Kuro restraining his limbs.
"Nice try." Luffy smiled. "You jerk."
"Damn you! Get away from me!" Kuro yelled, struggling.
"Well butler man, right now your life your really sucks your plan of three years is a complete and total failure." Luffy said.
"Let go!" Kuro yelled, still struggling in Luffy's grip.
"Hey look!" A pirate said. "That weird kid caught Captain Kuro!"
"If that goofy kid manages to beat Captain Kuro then that means Kuro won't be able to slaughter us, right?" Another said.
"Yeah get him you crazy rubber guy!" A third said.
"You're going down you mean bastard!" A fourth said.
"Get off me!" Kuro yelled, Luffy then headbutted Kuro.
"Shut up!" Luffy yelled stretching his neck back to look at the pirates. "You have no right to cheer me on!"
"Let go of me!" Kuro yelled, still struggling.
"Gum-Gum Bell!" Luffy's head goes flying back towards Kuro and gives the Black Cat Pirates Captain a headbutt right square in the forehead. As they both fell to the ground, Luffy landed on his feet while Kuro went falling on his face with his entire body hitting the ground with him completely unconscious.
"He beat, Captain Kuro!" A pirate said.
"Just who are you!?" Another asked.
"I'm Monkey D. Luffy." Luffy said. "The only time a pirate should abandon his name is when he dies. I would never lose to a coward who ditches his name, betrays his friends and runs from life on the sea."
Jou still with Nami on top of the ship has his arms crossed with a smile.
"This kid is something else." Jou thought and then jumped off the ship.
"Luffy?" A pirate said. "I've never heard that name before?"
"You should remember my name for the rest of your lives." Luffy then smiled. "Because one of these days I'm gonna be King Of The Pirates!"
This surprised all the pirates when he said that. Luffy then picked up the unconscious body of Kuro.
"NOW GET OUTTA HERE!" Luffy yelled tossing Kuro to the pirates with his body falling next to pirates. "AND NEVER COME BACK!" The pirates ran off taking Kuro's body with them and ran back to their ship.
Jou walked his way to Luffy walking past the pirates all screaming for their lives. Jou stopped in front of Luffy with Nami following after him and stopping next to Jou. Luffy began falling down from exhaustion.
"Woah, careful." Jou said, catching Luffy. "I gotcha, Captain."
"You did good, Luffy." Nami said.
Jou then layed Luffy down on the ground gently since he must tired after the fight he just went through. Jou smiled down at Luffy.
"You beat him." Jou said. "I'm impressed. Guys' gonna have one hell of a bad headache when he wakes up." Jou chuckled.
"I'd expect even you to collapse after what you just went through." Nami said and then sat down. "Say, tell me. Why were you so mad earlier?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Jou said. "Kuro isn't a true pirate captain. True pirate captain's don't try to kill their friends and crewmates."
"That's right." Luffy said. "I truly hate people like them. They're so wrong. That is not how friends should act."
"Took the words right outta my mouth, Luffy." Jou nodded.
"What're you two talking about?" Nami said, picking up Luffy's hat. "Of course it isn't. Most pirates aren't the brave, honorable people you always make them out to be. I'd say Captain Kuro is pretty standard."
"You're wrong, Nami." Jou said.
"Oh yeah, how?" Nami said. "Do you know any brave, honorable pirates, Jou?"
"I did, a long time ago." Jou said. "Um... let's just say she was very special to me." Jou looked to the side adverting away from Nami's gaze. Before Nami can ask Jou about that 'special person'...
"I want some meat." Luffy said. Nami then shoved Luffy's hat in his face and began shoving it in his face with Luffy struggling for air.
"You're unbelievable!" Nami said.
Jou just laughed hysterically at them wiping a tear from his eye.
Some time later Usopp showed up at the slope. Jou and Nami were still sitting at their spot next to Luffy. Zoro sat down leaning on the hill side.
"Thanks guys." Usopp laughed. "I wouldn't have been able to protect the village without you."
"Give credit where credit's due." Zoro smiled. "If you just stood by and done nothing I wouldn't have done anything either."
"Yeah same here." Luffy said, smiling.
"Honestly, me too." Jou said, smiling. "But we all did do something. You're village is safe and that's all that matters and not to mention your girlfriend is safe too."
"Hey!" Usopp blushed. "Kaya is not my girlfriend!"
Luffy, Zoro and Jou laugh at Usopp. But Usopp just joins in with them.
"Who cares about that I got my hands on this sweet, sweet treasure now and I couldn't be happier." Nami said, hugging the treasure.
Usopp just laughed but then stopped and then looked out at the sea with a serious expression.
"Everything that happened here today helped me." Usopp said. "I've just came to a very difficult decision."
Luffy looked up at Usopp puzzled.
After resting for a little bit the four pirates were now sitting in the little restaurant that Usopp took them to after they met him for the first time.
"Now that we've eaten we should probably start get going." Zoro said.
"Yeah, you're right." Luffy said.
"Should be fun." Jou said, smiling and resting his arms behind his head. "Can't wait to start sailing the seas with you guys."
The door to the restaurant opened.
"There you are!" Kaya said, who entered.
"Hello there, miss." Luffy waved.
"Are you alright being out of bed?" Nami asked with a smile.
Kaya made her way over the the four.
"You look like your feeling better." Jou smiled. "That's good."
"Yes." Kaya said. "I think now I can truly start recovering. You see the reason I was sick this last year was caused by the mental shock of losing both my parents and being Usopp's friend helped me start getting better. I can't stay in bed forever, you know."
Jou, Nami and Zoro smiled at the girl.
"You've all done so much for me, I can't thank you enough." Kaya said. "I've prepared a present for you to show my appreciation from the bottom of my heart to show you how grateful I am for everything you've done here." Kaya smiled. "I'd be honored if you'd accept it."
Sometime later the four pirates followed Kaya to the shore and spot another one of Kaya's caretaker's Merry and behind him was a ship that had a ram figurehead. This caused the four to grow smiles on their faces.
"A real caravel!" Nami said, smiling.
"Nice." Jou smiled with his shoulder-strapped backpack wrapped around his body.
"You're actually giving this to us!?" Luffy said.
"Hmhm." Kaya nodded. "As a token of my appreciation."
"It's a slightly older model but I personally designed her and she sails like a dream." Merry said. "She is a carvel-make caravel with lateen sails and a central stern rudder. She's a fine ship and her name is the Going Merry! Allow me to explain the rigging..."
Hold on!" Nami yelled. "You'd be better off to just explain the technical stuff to me!"
Luffy walked to his way up to the ship.
"What a cool ship." Luffy said. "Have you guys seen the front? It's totally awesome."
"We've loaded it with all the provisions you might need on a long voyage." Kaya said.
"Thanks." Luffy said. "It leaves nothing to beat tired."
Jou couldn't help but snicker a little that Luffy said the saying wrong.
"That's leaves nothing to be desired, idiot." Zoro corrected.
Coming down the slope screaming was Usopp with an impossibly large backpack. As he was coming down he looked like a giant pinball with him rolling around.
"Oh no, Usopp!" Kaya said, worried.
Usopp continued rolling down in the most comedic way possible screaming as he rolled down.
"Hey, what's he doing?" Luffy said. "Looks fun."
"Well, we better stop him." Zoro said. "That weirdo is on a collision course with our boat."
"I got it." Jou said, walking up in front of Usopp who was still rolling down screaming. Jou put his hand out and stopped Usopp by grabbing his face with his hand with Usopp's nose being placed in between Jou's fingers.
"Slow down there, speed demon." Jou said.
"Thanks." Usopp said, muffled into Jou's gloved hand.
"No problem, bud." Jou said.
Jou let go of Usopp with him falling and getting back up quickly with his giant backpack.
"Usopp, you're leaving?" Kaya asked.
"Yeah." Usopp said. "It's something I gotta do."
You're really doing it." Kaya said to him. "You're gonna take to ocean."
"Yeah, I decided to get going before I have any time to change my mind." Usopp said. "Please don't stop me."
"I won't." Kaya said. "I know it's time for you to go."
"Kaya don't be sad about it." Usopp smiled. "Just think the next time I come here, I'll tell you about adventures that'll sound more like lies than my old lies."
"Good." Kaya said, nodding. "I'll look forward to it."
"So, is the part where you guys start making out?" Jou said, smirking. "If you want we gotta room if you guys wanna be more private."
This joke made everyone laugh. Usopp and Kaya ended up blushing. Nami smiles and playfully punches Jou in the shoulder. With Jou smiling back at her rubbing his shoulder.
"C'mon, I can't be the only one who supports it?" Jou said. "Even he supports it." Jou pointed at Merry who just began whistling to himself.
"You guys take care!" Usopp said to the four on their ship. "I hope we meet again some time!"
"How come?" Luffy asked.
"Are you anti-social or something?" Usopp said. "I'm taking for life on the high seas and I hope that we'll eventually meet again that's all."
"What're you talking?" Zoro asked. "Get on already."
"Huh?" Usopp said.
"We're friends right so get on." Luffy said.
"Yeah." Jou smiled, sitting on the railing of the Going Merry. "So hurry up and get your ass up here."
Usopp then jumped up in the air with his fist in the air.
"I'M REALLY A PIRATE CAPTAIN NOW!" He yelled.
"DON'T BE STUPID USOPP I'M THE CAPTAIN!" Luffy yelled. Jou, Nami and Zoro all laughed at them with Luffy and Usopp joining them.
They set sail on the Going Merry for the first time with them leaving the island. On top of a cliff was Onion, Pepper and Carrot watching the ship.
"There goes the captain." Onion said.
"He fell in with some pretty awesome people so I'm not too worried." Pepper said.
"Yeah, he'll be safe with them." Carrot said. "I've never seen anybody as strong as they are. He's always talked about being a pirate and now he's off to live his dreams."
"You know the villager's are gonna be saddened when we break the news to them." Pepper said.
Our captain was the only who can liven things up around here." Onion said. "And now he's gone."
"Hey! I just had a great idea!" Pepper said.
Kaya and Merry watched the ship sail off.
"They certainly were a pleasant bunch." Merry said.
"Merry?" Kaya said.
"Yes." He said.
"Lying hurts a lot." Kaya said.
"Are you referring to Klahadore?" Merry said.
"No." Kaya said.
"You must be talking about Usopp?" Merry asked. "You really wanted him to stay, didn't you?"
Kaya who was leaning on a tree rested her head in her knees.
"Miss Kaya..." Merry said. "Years ago one of the villagers told me a story about your good friend Usopp's childhood. Only a short time after his father left the village to become a pirate his mother whom he was very close to passed away."
Merry told Kaya the story of how Usopp lost his mother from being very sick.
"Perhaps, out of loneliness he continued to shout it after his mother passed away in the hopes that one day his fathers' pirate ship would be at the shore." Merry said. "Ready to spirit him away to the sea and give him a family that he never had. The villagers say that his outlandish lies contain his most heartfelt wish."
Kaya had tears forming in her eyes with a smile.
"As someone else who lost both parents he saw you as a kindred spirit and he couldn't sit by and ignore your suffering." Merry said. "Now it's time for you two to rise from the ashes of tragedy and live up to the example that Usopp set so hard to set."
Kaya wiped her tears and smiled thoughtfully.
"Yes." She said. "They said they were fighting to live not to die. Usopp's wild stories and outlandish lies always spoke of the joy of being alive they helped me through my grief by cheering me up and telling me to live."
"Indeed." Merry agreed.
Onion, Pepper and Carrot decide to follow in their great captain's footsteps.
"Pirates! Pirates are coming! The three boys yelled.
On the Going Merry was all the now five pirates now had mugs filled with a drink and were celebrating.
"Alright..." Luffy said. "I'd like to propose a toast to our two new crewmates. I'd like to welcome our new friends Jou and Usopp and a toast to our ship the Going Merry! So here's to our new ship and our new crewmates!"
"Yeah!" The five cheered and laughed smashing their mugs together.
Do you wonder what kind of adventures these five will be getting into and what friends they'll meet along the way? Only time will tell.
And we are done! *Stretches out almost hitting Jou*
Jou: Hey watch it, jackass!
Shut up, idiot! Anyway we have finally finished an arc in my story. One arc down and several more to go. Gee, I just realized on how long One Piece is. It'll be twenty years from now until I finish this story. But I'm not complaining I love One Piece it's one of my favorite anime's and the manga is amazing too. Anyway, on to reviews...
Guest: Thank you. Don't be upset. It would feel rushed if they got together at this point. At least that's what I think. At this point in the East Blue Saga they're gonna have slight attraction and throughout the story they're attraction will grow so never fear. So, you're saying that the fight was lame because it was short? I'll make up for that by making Jou's future fights a little more longer and thank you.
Also, thanks for the suggestion he actually did help her by giving her that treasure. So thanks again, he needs a lot professional help.
Jou: Screw you, author!
You know you love me, Jou.
I'm glad you are. Thanks a lot.
Chance Green G King: Oooh or how about he stumbles on her getting ready to take a shower that can also be funny and just think of the outcome.
Jou: What kind of dumb scenarios are you coming up with me!?
Ones to make your life worse my son
Jou: :|
Uh forget I said that, Jou!
That is actually really cool. I've never thought of that. That may become a move of his later. Thanks for reviewing.
Guest: A self insert, huh? I might do one one of these days. Thanks for reviewing.
pokemonking0924: Oh thanks. I love Vash The Stampede he's a favorite anime character of mine. Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it and the fight too. Thanks and yes his fighting style is similar to using a whip then again how else would he use them.
Oh yeah, just wait until the timeskip... Oh lord.
Jou: How strong am I gonna be during that time?
You'll see. *winks*
Jou and Nami are similar to Ranma and Akane. You know what, they actually are like them. I don't really want them be like that forever with eachother but hey maybe they will have their moments like that to keep the conflict going a little. Thank you.
Sani: Yes. Jou will feel somewhat jealous when that dumb blond cook (I'm kidding, I love Sanji) flirts with her. At first he'll be that way like he's not sure why but when he realizes his feelings for her he will get a little PO'ed. Thanks for the review.
Guest: Yes he will be around to listen to the story. Because Jou had a little bit of a similar ordeal in his past similar to that which will be a backstory later on. Yeah Jou will not pull a Luffy and just flat out leave.
Oh come on don't beat up Luffy. He's awesome! Thanks for reviewing.
Guest: Yep they'll change. They'll act like your everyday couple. It shouldn't be out of character you should see how people make Nami in stories when she's paired with someone.
Yes there will be those. It's just making out. It's not like I'm gonna write a lemon for them...unless...
Anyway, thanks for reviewing.
Haihaihai: Have Vivi fall in love with Jou? That's a pretty crazy idea. You're correct I don't plan this on being harem. But yeah, I can imagine the drama in that with Nami feeling jealous about that.
It shouldn't hurt if I did do something like that. I just hope not if I did do this idea people won't think of Jou as a Gary/Marty Stu but don't worry this idea is still fresh in my mind we'll just have to see what happens if I go with it or not when we get around to Vivi. Thanks for your suggestion and for your review.
Jorotusuke: All good questions which I will answer...
1. Yes in some arcs not all. Like for example, I do have an OC planned when we reach the Sky Island Arc who is a Shandorian warrior who might be paired with Laki. So yeah maybe. Oh and I also have an OC who is a marine and an old friend of Jou's she'll appear in Loguetown. Watch out for her.
2. I didn't watch that filler arc I skipped it. Didn't really interest me. I could still do it since that filler arc takes place after the Alabasta Arc(My all time favorite One Piece Arc). We'll see when I get there.
3. Ding ding ding! You are are correct! Jou will get his own story arc along with a villian that was apart of his past. Yep, it will be one of those things where Luffy saves his life and he will be grateful to him and realize that he really has made good friends. I actually plan for that to happen after Sky Island though.
4. If you're asking if he'll be one of smart ones of the crew. Yes, he will be one of the smart ones. And yes he will.
Thanks for the questions and for reviewing.
Alright people! How's how this is going to go. Here are some announcements! Since we got this show on the road or sea if you will. Hahaha!
Jou: Your terrible.
Your terrible. Shut up.
And finished the Syrup Village arc. I've been planning this for a while now. I've got plans for Jou. Plans for his relationship Nami and moments for the two, for his fights and opponents and arcs and not only arcs, movies too.
Certain movies like one's that would fit even though movies are non-canon. Like, I'm trying decide if I want to do Movie 2 which I might do since I love that one and to me it somewhat fits in the canon we'll see.
I'd like to say that Strong World and Film Z have been confirmed I will be doing those (Cheering audience: YEAAAAAAH!) quiet down folks!
But hey, you know what let's have fun with this. I know I am. How about you?
Jou: Yeah. I am having fun.
I wasn't talking to you but okay sure.
Jou: I hate you.
Oh yeah before I leave I want to give you guys a little bio on Jou along with his SBS so you can know his likes and dislikes, what kind of animal I think he is, and what month and day was he born in, you know stuff like that. Please look...
Jou's Bio and SBS:
Name: Kusari Jou
Age: 19
Date of Birth: January 10th
Height: 5'10"
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Abilities: Dual-Chain Style, Strength, Acrobatic
Dream: To find the All Scope
Specific Animal: Coyote
Specific Number: 4; 29 (Why 29? 2 is for Dual since he carries two chains and 9 is for Ku the first two letters of his name)
Specific Color: Dark Blue
Specific Smell: Smells like steel and soap (Smells like steel due to his chains and soap, he likes to clean his hat alot.)
Favorite Season: Spring on an Autumn Island
Favorite: Food: Sweet and sour chicken with white rice. He also likes sweets and food that goes with lemonade. Hates food that too salty or bitter.
In the family: Second son, pushing Sanji down as the third
Line if gender swapped: "My chains are heavy and they hurt my wrists."
Nationality: Mexican (If Jou existed in the real world he'd come from Mexico)
Inner Brain: Chains, All Scope, All Scope, All Scope, Chains
Specific Flower: Orchid
Blood Type: XF, AB
Bathing: Every once a week, Every Wednesday
Suited Japanese Prefecture: Saitama
Sea of Origin: East Blue
Least Favorite Food: Pimento Olives (Taste too salty and bitter)
Typical hours of sleep: 7 hours
Suitable career choices: A Rock Star (That's what he'd be to me)
Cooking Specialties: Chicken Sandwiches
If Jou was Joy(Do you like Jou's Mary Sue female name) these would be her measurements(Pre-timeskip): B93-W64-H89
For voice actor choices these two are who I would pick:
Jou's English Voice Actor: Johnny Yong Bosch (To me he'd sound like Ichigo from Bleach and he'd sound like Yu Narukami from Persona 4 The Animation)
Jou's Japanese Voice Actor: Noriaki Sugiyama (Sasuke's VA from Naruto)
And there you have it. Hope to see you guys next time for the next chapter. Later! XD
Jou: See ya!