Mugiwara no Kazoku
Chapter 8
Father: Cyborg Franky
Like Sanji, his hands were his most precious quality. Hands that could not only destroy, but also create. Like the roaring flame tearing away dying trees to make way for a new generation of forestry. They were the hands of a strong fighter, but also a careful engineer. They could cut the strongest wood, and engrave the most intricate of designs. Dangerous, yet delicate. His hands were what created the home in which his family was living, the gently floating ship of his dreams, the Thousand Sunny.
On this particular day upon the ship, Franky was with Usopp, as he often was, and the two were as usual busy finishing up some insane project beyond belief. Usopp's imagination, combined with Franky's building skills proved to be quite a lethal combination. The project in question was, conveniently, completed and ready for testing in the calm waters around them, though was hidden beneath a large tan cloth.
"Oi, everyone!" Franky shouted, "Get out here! We've got a Super invention to show ya!" when the crew assembled, he looked to Usopp, giving the younger boy a nod, and Usopp took hold of the blanket covering their invention and tore it away.
"Introducing the latest UsoFran invention!" Usopp said triumphantly, "The Fishing Fish!"
It was some sort of large, fish-shaped device. It was rather cartoon looking, with large uneven eyes, over sized clamped teeth, an enormous body with fins far too small and an over sized tail fin. Luffy's, Brook's and Chopper's reactions were simultaneous and instantaneous – their eyes widened, shining with excitement, and immediately, they shouted, "AWESOME!!!!!"
Robin smiled slightly at the sight, "It's definitely interesting looking," she said reassuringly.
"Looks dangerous if you ask me," Nami said wearing, looking at the razor sharp teeth. "What does it do?"
"Well, they called it a 'Fishing Fish'," Zoro said, "So I'm guessing it fishes,"
"But how?" Sanji asked. It was obvious that the escalating conversation had made this strange invention all the more intriguing to each of the Strawhats (Though it wasn't possible for it to be any more interesting to Luffy, Chopper, and Brook).
"Allow us to demonstrate!" Usopp said as Franky reached behind his back and pulled out a rather bulky, rectangular remote control (where he pulled it from, no one knew, and no one really wanted to know). He handed the device to Usopp, who turned it on, then Franky turned on the fish itself before lifting it up and lowering it into the ocean, where it floated beside the boat. The crew quickly accumulated beside it on deck, with Franky and Usopp in the center.
"It's a remote controlled device," Franky said, "The eyes have Video Transponder Snails, which channel the picture into this screen here," Usopp showed the front of the remote, which had a large screen accommodating most of its size, as well as two control sticks, and several buttons, "You control the camera with this red stick here, and the Fishing Fish itself with the blue stick,"
Usopp continued the explanation, "The green button opens the fish's mouth, and the yellow button closes it again," he said, "By adjusting the throttle here on the side," he showed them a rolling device on the side of the remote, "We can control it speed. Watch!"
He turned on the throttle and pushed up the control stick, and the crew watched as the fish submerged and disappeared below the surface of the ocean. "If you'll look at the remote control's screen, you'll see what they see!" he said proudly.
They watched as Usopp steered the fish rather expertly through the water, following schools of fish that he spotted on camera, then swallowing them. Luffy, Brook, and Chopper were in complete shock, and the others were obviously impressed by the useful mechanism.
"It's a Super fish catcher with a no-fail guarantee!" Franky said. "And we wouldn't have it if Usopp hadn't come up with the idea!"
The long nosed marksman blushed slightly, then grinned, "It was nothing for a brilliant mind such as my own," he insisted.
It was obvious to Franky especially that Usopp was an engineer at heart, just like himself. And it was his job as a father to teach his son everything he knew.
A/N: Franky and Usopp are really the essence of father and son if you ask me – they both like the same thing and Usopp relies on Franky's expertise to make him better, just like a little boy relies on his father to teach him how to fix cars, or carve wood or something. That's why I used them. Sorry if it's a little OOC... but for the purposes of this chapter, it worked. And this is the final installment of Mugiwara no Kazoku (at last!).
Until of course Oda inevitably introduces yet another crew member, in which case I'll have to write about them too. But to those of you who've read and fav'd, thank you so much! Though... I strangely have more favs and alerts then reviews.... (52 and 41 respectively) Not that I'm complaining! But it'd be nice to have some more feedback. Thanks to those who HAVE reviewed though!
Well, I think that's about it (For now). Until a new Mugiwara is added, so long!
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