I don't own One Piece's…thou I think this story may need to be rated M soon because of language…what do you guys and gals think?



Chapter 7: What's up Doc?

The second day was passing very quickly, plus Siamon managed to track down both Endo and Penny……wasn't really that hard to miss a young blonde girl dressed in camo dragging a unconscious blonde man wearing tights and a cape.

Well everything was going fine Kazuya, Razz, and Mars were all passed out on the floor's. I didn't know where Si and Endo went, Penny was laughing at something Meku told her and Elsa went back to the ship to confront Mac….

Well now you know what they where doing…..

---X---

Shan counted the money she had, and placed it in her pocket. It seemed she was running very low on medical supplies because she never had the chance to restock during everything that happened in Pompeii, from the numerous bite wounds Mac had, to Mars who was nearly drilled in half.

She glanced at Meku and Penny who were both laughed "What's so funny?"

Penny was laughing to hard to speak so the blind man had to answer "Endo and Siamon lost a bet to us…"

Shan sweat-dropped not liking where this was going "What did you make them do?"

Meku pointed and Shan turned around and nearly broke out laughing, but managed to hold it back because there standing near the door where Siamon and Endo, the two leaders of Death Root, wearing pink wigs, bright sequin dresses, high heals, and make-up.

"What happened guys?"

"We were playing poker….but the baka here thought we were playing Go Fish…." Siamon growled.

"Si we lost get over it, it's not my fault they didn't have any twos."

"We-Were-Playing-POKER!"

"Your just jealous that I look better than you."

"Shut….up."

Shan couldn't take anymore and ran out of the room and started to laugh in the hallway. She hoped someone took a picture of that.

Yeah that would be a great picture to show to show my kids one day. But right as she thought that her laughing stopped and her mind went to a different subject and how to tell her boyfriend.

Shaking her head Shan to a deep breath and walked out of the hotel.

---X---

Shan shifted threw different ingredients, pills, vitamins, and other items she needed to heal and fix up the members of Death Root. She also had memorized what medicine and ingredients worked or someone on the crew was allergic to, she also examined everyone and talked to them to learn there medical history.

She smiled to herself, she's only had the chance to talk with two other ship doctors and as far as she knew she's the only one that did full check up's and asked for medical history…she hope others did that but when Shan talked to the other doctors they never got that deep into how the other works.

Out of the corner of her eye Shan noticed a woman who look slightly younger than Shan herself approach. The violet haired doctor smiled to herself.

This is very similar to how I first met Kirsty.

The woman tapped Shan on the shoulder and Shan finally got a good look t her. She had silver hair yet the tips were red. She was a thin woman around five' four with blue eyes and a slight tan. The woman was dressed in mostly black, from her trench coat, tank top, and boots. The silver haired woman's ear rings were in the shape of bones, a silver skull medallion around her neck and carried a medical kit with her.

"Your also a doctor right?" the woman asked.

Shan gave a small gentle smile "Why do you ask?"

"I just wanted to talk to a fellow doctor…." she held out her hand "….Kardra."

"Call me….Heart."

---X---

Ebion one of the newest recruits for the little group Era Madro was putting together, in the shadows of the buildings in Water 7, Ku , Era's Monster, followed not being noticed by the people of the city….which was surprising due to his size and appearance.

Ebion was walking threw the streets dressed in dark boots, long plaid painters pants, a matching plaid hat and not shirt showing off his oddly designed tattoo's. Ebion held a thick, beat-up, hard back book under one of his arms.

Era gave him the order to keep taps on her grandson and his team. The green haired plaid wearing man was glad to except the job, and asked his he could bring Ku along, Mrs. Madro wasn't to keen on the idea until Ebion used some of his….abilities to slightly camouflage the big red monster.

At the moment Ebion and Ku were following the most important person in Era's grandson's life, his sexy doctor girlfriend. The green haired man licked his lips, if Ebion had his way he would be having a little fun with the girl…Ku gave a low growl at him from the shadows somehow guessing what Ebion was thinking.

"Shut it Red I know the Mistress doesn't want us to do anything….yet." the red monster growled from the shadows again. Ebion and Ku followed the violet haired doctor to a small story and she was just now walking out…and in a cheerful conversation with a young woman dressed in black.

Ebion flipped threw his book then held it up in front of him "Hmmmm….Interesting, this goth woman may be of use to us…lets go Ku!"

----X----

"So your immune to all poisons?" Shan asked surprised looking at Kardra.

"As far as I know…yes."

"That's amazing…yet you never ate a devil fruit?"

"Not a bite…..I tested on my self when I was little so I could find a cure to poisons and diseases."

Shan gave Kardra a smile as the walked down the streets of Water 7 "Wow that was brave of you."

The silver haired woman's cheeks turned slightly red, yet she shook her head "No….I don't think it wasn't."

"So are you with a marine ship, pirates, or are you just a traveling doctor?"

"Ummm…Pirate crew…" Kardra said with a little hesitation in her voice. Shan understood where she was coming from.

"Don't worry I'm not a pirate or a bounty hunter or anything. You can just call me a doctor….for higher."

"What does that-" Kardra was cut off she noticed glowing circles filled with strange symbols.

Kardra has seen these symbols before, her eyebrows raised surprised "Shit! Heart move!"

"What?" but before either Kardra or Shan could do anything they both disappeared.

Ebion grinned to himself and tucked his book under his arm "Lets find a nice quit place Ku so you can….interrogate the nice experiment girl. She might shed some light on what exactly you are Ku."

With a grunt Ku wrapped a giant hand around Ebion and launch over the buildings of the city to a run down building near the coast.

----X----

Shan stumbled a bit, her vision blurry, the last thing she remembered was Kardra yelling something at her then darkness. Shan looked around trying to see where she was, all she knew was that it wasn't the market anymore.

Kardra laid on the ground next to her and Shan shook the woman awake "Hey Kardra? You okay?"

The black clothed woman jerked awake and looked at Shan for a moment then nodded "Uh…yeah…I am…"

"What did you try to warn me about?"

"Those circles under are feet where what are call 'enchantments' I saw it in a book once…and they can only be learn my someone who studied in the 'arts'…a mage or warlock to be precise."

"Well aren't you just a treasure trove of information woman." mocked a voice in the dark. Kardra, Shan noticed, seemed to squint her eyes at the dull darkness that surrounded them looked for where the voice came from, Yet it seemed she didn't see anything.

"Who are you looking for?" the same voice whispered right in there ears. They both spun around Shan getting in her fighting stance and Kardra suddenly had a staff in her hands.

"Nice to meet you lady's….names Mr. Ebion." he pointed at Kardra.

"And I'm going to need to pick your brain for information, and you…" Ebion said smiling at Shan "…well my mistress is…interested in your leader."

Ebion turned his attention back to Kardra just as she started to attack him " Shuuha-Whura! "

The tattooed man grinned and raised his hand slightly before chanting a small phrase as Kardra hit him over and over again with her staff…yet he didn't seem to move…then he grinned.

"Gravity!" Ebion yelled, Kardra slammed into the ground a dark pool of energy surrounding her.

"Now be a good little girl….Hey I got an idea why not I let you two meet my friend Ku."

The big red monster moved out of the darkness, no longer under the invisible spell of Ebion. Shan was surprised at the creatures appearance…but when your boyfriends insane and you live in a would full of Devil Fruits not that much is surprising anymore.

But Kardra seemed surprised at the creature "How? I don't….remember him being one of the experiments…."

Ebion laughed "That's because girly he was made after that….incident where you where. Ku here's the WG's thirteenth try in recreating what was made in that lab…..Now girl…tell me what you know! Thundaga!"

A giant thunderbolt shot out of Ebion's hands striking Kardra in the chest. She flew into the wall, a bad burn in the middle of her chest, and her jacket chard a little bit.

Shan even thou she was missing her Grieve Edge's went to assist her new friend.

"Ku get ride of the trash while I….interrogate experiment 626 for a little longer…unless she wants to tell me everything right now."

"Fuck…you…" Kardra mumbled standing up.

"Kardra don't push yourself-" Shan didn't get to finish in time before she saw Ku's massive fist coming right at her, knowing she wouldn't be able to dodge in time jumping a little in the air and curled into a ball to protect her stomach.

She felt Ku's fist connect before she slammed threw a wall into the streets outside and threw another building.

----X----

"Melcom I'm pissed off at you for avoiding me for two weeks…" growled Elsa, with her arms crossed under her chest and a vein mark bulging on her forehead.

"But Elsa…what about-"

"We both have needs Mel…haven't you heard of angry sex?" Elsa said, Mac just shook his head earlier that day Elsa showed up at the ship, she yelled at him, he yelled back and it went like that for a few minutes till one thing lead to another and they were both naked laying next to each other in bed.

Mac knew his avoidance of her for the past weeks has been hard on both of them…but he just wasn't good at hiding things from her, other people yeah….but she can somehow tell when he hide thing or lied form her.

Elsa spun around suddenly and gave him the glare that could make any grown man weep and ask for forgiveness.

"I do want to know why you've been avoiding me…So?"

"I….ah…um…." Mac didn't know what to say, but luck or him…something crashed threw the building down the street and at amazing speed slammed into Mac's chest….knocking the big zoan male to the ground holding whatever hit him.

"Oh my…Shan!" scream Elsa noticing it was a curled up, semi-conscious Shan laying on Mac's chest. The back of her head was bloody and she was covered in dust and rumble from the buildings she crashed threw.

"El-Elsa?" Shan said groggily her eyes half open.

"Hey Shan…"Elsa said gently helping Shan off of Mac "…what happened?"

"N-not now…have to make sure Kardra's okay…" Shan said standing before she stumbled and fell, Elsa caught her while Mac stood up.

Even thou Elsa had only basic medical knowledge, she did not like the way Shan was acting. Picking the older yet short girl but and placing her on her back, Elsa looked at Mac.

"I think Shan may have a concussion…Mel you go find this Kardra person she was worried about."

The bear zoan just nodded his head and took off threw the path of destroyed walls that Shan made.

"Hey Shan talk to me and try to stay awake got me?"

"Y-yeah…thank you Elsa."

A half an hour later Mac showed up at the hotel rooms holding a silver haired woman in his arms. She was bloody from nearly head to toe, with a few burn marks. By that time Shan was fine and resting, Meku and Elsa looked over Kardra and keep her stable until Shan would be able to check her over.

Endo once he saw the condition Shan was in stayed by her side until she was fine, then stormed out of the hotel looking for who could have done this and maybe see if he could find Kirsty and she if she could help.

----X----

Ku looked at Ebion as he just stood on there ships deck. That Kardra put up a fight and did some actually damage which surprised Ebion a little.

The plaid wearing man hand a few hundred needles poking out of his body, and his head was twisted all the way around.

"You know Ku that girl is a feisty one." Ebion said as he placed his hands on the sides and with a sickening crack turned his head back around.

"But at least she told us who the original person that started the experiments was." Ebion mumbled as he winced each time he pulled a needle out of his body.

"Even with my magic this thinks still hurt like hell!"

----(The Cross Family Fortress/ Prison Floor Level 8)----

Jeremiah and Duke after leaving Tall and Road back on there boat, walked threw the halls of the Cross Prison's most dangerous level, where they kept family members that where to…unstable and/or wild even for the Crosses.

Jeremiah held three regular sized boxes under his arm, while Duke carried a large bag that seemed to be hold what looked like very…sharp objects.

Duke gave Jeremiah a sideways glance "Are you sure about this Jeremiah?"

The light caught Cross's glasses as he smirked "Yes Duke I am…and now that we know Melanie's location we can get her back under are control. It's hard not to pass up this chance…and Duke when have you ever know me not want more piece's to this game."

The large…man…thing…chuckled " I see since Melanie was the only one able to keep all of them stable am I correct?"

"Yes…" Jeremiah 's voice trailed off as they stopped at the deepest part of the hall. Taking out a set of keys he opened on of the cell doors.

"Hey it's Jere-kun!" two voice's chanted from the darkness. Jeremiah just smiled and tossed two of the boxes he held into the dark.

"Inu, Neko here's your old clothes…I decided to put Melanie's old squad back together."

"Oh that's nice!" the voices chanted again as two men stepped out from the darkness.

They both looked exactly alike, long limbed, thin, and standing at 6'4 in height. The only different between the two were the clothes and hair.

The first one, Neko, had blood red short spiked hair. He wore a tight black leather long sleeved shirt that stopped just above his stomach, and tight low cut long dark green leather pants. He also wore hard toed pointed leather shoes.

Duke reached his hand inside the sack he was holding and pulled out a large Ring Blade and tossed it to Neko.

The red head laughed, grabbed the blade out of the air and spun it around his body.

Now Inu was a near opposite to Neko in the clothing department. His hair was shaggy and fell in front of his eyes, it was stripped black and greed. He was bare foot, and wore something similar to what martial artist wear. His shirt was a dark green with black lining and a black belt, his long baggy pants were also black.

Duke also tossed Inu his two weapon's, which wear called Dearhorn Knifes he held one in each hand.

"Welcome back to the family Inu and Neko the Killer Cross Twins."

The two laughed in perfect unison and smiled "When do we get to see Melanie-chan?" they asked.

"Hopefully soon…now lets get the others."

Jeremiah walked out of the room followed by the Twins and Duke. Unlocking that door Jeremiah walked to the middle of the cell and looked around.

There was a hiss and something jumped at him from the ceiling, Cross just spun out of the way and watched as the thing that attacked him slide along the floor on all fours.

What was most noticeable was even thou it was on all fours it's chest was facing up. It as it stood was actually a man around 6'1, he was shirtless and lean muscled, no fat on his body.

He had long shoulder length black hair and the pale eyes of a blind man. He had a small goatee on his chin, he wore long jeans, one leg black and the other white.

"Hello X…" the blind, very flexible man hissed at Jeremiah before he smirked "Been a while J…final deemed me sane enough to live among the family again?"

"No I'm just putting Melanie's squad back together."

X hissed to himself "Does that mean Melanie finally left that Samuel scum?"

"Again no…I just found a way to get her working for the family again."

"Really now?" X gave off another low his, then turned his head slightly "Well Inu and Neko so glad to hear you two again."

"Hi Xee don't you think this is going to be fuuuuuuunnnnnn?" the Twin's chanted.

"Yes…" X hissed "Now J were are my claws?"

Jeremiah smirked and tossed the blind man the box "There in there along with your eye band."

X opened the box and you'll out a long piece of black silk cloth lined with white and tied it around his head, over his eyes. On the cloth positioned right between the eyes was a white cross and inside of that a smaller black one.

He then pulled out what looked like gauntlets that went to the shoulder. They were well armored and it seemed kept in good condition also, the only difference that these gauntlets had was there fingers. At the tip of each finger was a six inch curved blade, hence why X called them his 'Claws'.

X flexed his hands a few times before walking out of his cell, he then nodded at Duke with a hiss and then stood near the Twins.

Jeremiah walked out of the cell and to the final door in the hallway. This door was at the very back, and more heavily locked than the others. Using his key then unlatching a few heavy locks.

Finally Jeremiah typed in a small code onto a panel right next to the door, taking it's handle the Cross leader flung that door open to show a heavily chained man close to his fifties.

The man looked up from where he was chained to the floor and frowned "Jeremiah…"

"Mic…"


---X----

There ya go that chapter is done and to answer a few questions, yes Ebion is a mage…and all of his attacks are going to be from Final Fantasy…until I think of some original attacks.

I tried my best Mal but this is what I came up with for this…sorry I didn't use that much of Kardra's attacks but I did leave it open enough so you can have a killer fight scene between Ebion and Kardra when you get there.

Now the Cross thing that's something me and kilnorc came up with. I own Inu, Neko, and X and Kilnorc owns Mic…who if you want described better wait till kilnorc uses him in his story's or just look at his DA page Mic profile is there.

Now if you want to know what Inu and Neko's weapons look like…well look it up on google. (HA). And X is very flexible and his fighting style is going to be like Voldo's from the Soulcaliber games.

Now enough about the charters I have to say I am leaning towards making this fic M just because you can get away with more violence and cussing.

I want to explain how I am and going to write my Death Root story's. There going to have the same fun and humor as One Piece…but I'm going to make some scenes dark…and maybe sometimes at the end of one of my story's not everything is going to be alright….charters ARE going to be injured every badly in EACH story. If you've noticed I basically killed them in my first story and in the second Penny had a concussion and Mars had a hole drill in him.

Now I would like to take a little pole…which do you think the Death Root Merc's are 1)Hero's or 2) Anti-Hero's….cause I'm aiming for anti :P

Well read and review everyone…and man! I haven't written a chap this long in and LONG time.

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