Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or any of the books or shows that'll be mentioned in this fan fiction. I wish I did, but I don't. All I own is my OC and I want to cuddle her to death... but she'll push me away... :'(
~ Chapter 10 ~
"Looks like I'm a bit famous." Smoker said, looking at me, his teeth clenched over two cigars which were still lit despite the rain. Doesn't cancer bother these people? "Who might you be?"
"She's Lyra." Luffy stated in a deadpan.
"I could've said that myself." I muttered. "I'm just a traveler, passing through." I said to Smoker, trying to keep on my poker face.
"Why is a passer-by helping a pirate?" He asked, genuinely confused too, I think, but it didn't show in his face. I grinned and repeated my answer, "Can't exactly let the future Pirate King get caught!" I knew I was coming off as slightly cocky to him, but I was honestly enjoying myself.
"But you've only just known him."
"Au contraire…" I stated out loud. He waited a few moments, expecting me to explain, but I didn't bother and simply smirked.
"It doesn't matter I guess," Smoker said, "You're a criminal now for aiding pirates. And I won't allow you to leave this island!" He bellowed as white wispy smoke shot from his hands, the left taking hold of Luffy, and the right making its way to me. "Why you FREAK OF NATURE!" Sanji yelled as he ran towards Smoker and kicked him in the face, distracting him enough so that I could make my escape. "What is this?" Luffy yelled, as he struggled to escape from his enemy's grip.
"White Blow!" Smoker yelled as he threw Sanji into a building. "Why you…" I took out HP5 again and yelled "Confringo!" at which an orange, fire-like curse flew out of the book at him, which he easily dodged by turning into smoke. My hand sagged at the sudden drain of energy but I managed to maintain my defensive stance. The curse hit a shop behind him, which immediately exploded and caught on fire. Smoker's expression as the light danced across his face was that of utter surprise and something else I just couldn't place as he stared at my levitating book.
"It's so cool, riiiight?!" Luffy yelled with his eyes sparkling despite his predicament, having also noticed Smoker's stare. "You…" Smoker began.
"Devil's Fruit User." I said, somehow feeling the need to explain at seeing Smoker's confounded expression.
"You ate the Book Book no Mi, also known as the Koden Koden no Mi." Smoker said, as if in some trance.
"Also? It has two names? COOL!" My head was bombarded by the multiple meanings of koden: legend, tradition, myth, tale, fable, story. "And it looks like I'm a bit famous too." I shot back cheekily.
"I cannot let you escape!" Smoker declared suddenly, taking hold of me and he threw me to the nearest building. "Argh!" I hit the wall with my back and I crumpled on the floor. As I struggled to catch my breath, I heard Luffy scream, "Lyra! You… Gomu Gomu no… PISTOL!" I couldn't see anything but I knew that the attack couldn't have worked. I heard Luffy try a range of attacks but to no avail. Smoker was simply too strong.
"Looks like your luck just ran out." Smoker said. I raised my head to see Smoker sitting on Luffy (whose head was smashed into the ground) and place his hand on the two-shafted weapon slung on his back. The fire from my curse had died out and the downpour so hard that I couldn't see clearly, but there was no mistaking the presence of a large cloaked man standing behind him, who'd stopped Smoker from taking up his weapon.
"Or perhaps not…?" a deep voice rumbled from under the cloak.
"You're…!"
A sudden flash of lightening illuminated the face under the cloak, and though I couldn't catch his face in the brief light, it was hard to miss the fact that the left side of his face was adorned by some sort of tribal tattoo, or that he was grinning challengingly.
"What is it? Who is it? Who is it?" Luffy started demanding from beneath Smoker's crushing palm.
I couldn't catch what Smoker was saying due to the downpour. But as I got up, aching everywhere, I somehow caught the other man's words, his deep tone managing to drown even the din of the rain, "The world is awaiting our answer."
Then I heard something from a distance. It sounded huge and it sounded fast. It was audible even over the downpour. 'Something's coming,' I thought. As I tore my eyes from the trio to the general direction of the 'something', I saw a figure running towards us, crowned by the color green visible even at that distance. Behind him was chaos, and it was approaching fast.
"IT'S A GUST!" yelled Zoro as he ran towards us. But it was too late. It hit us hard and we, Sanji had also gotten up by then, were knocked off our feet again. But on the upside, Luffy was able to escape from Smoker.
"We've got to haul ass! This storm is frikking HUGE!" Zoro yelled as he caught Luffy by the collar and started running, and I, following his example, grabbed Sanji who was yelling in a lovey-dovey voice, "So this is what Nami-san was talking about?" There were literally hearts flying out of him.
Though I didn't turn back, I heard one word that Smoker bellowed, which I somehow knew to be the identity of our mysterious savior.
"DRAGON!"
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In ten seconds flat we reached the harbor. But the ship was nowhere in sight.
"LUFFY!" We heard Nami and Usopp yell. We looked out at the sea and saw that the ship had been pulled into the sea due to the storm. "We have to do something fast or she'll drift out too far."
A spell came to my mind and I pulled out HP5 again. Praying that the spell had been used in the Battle of The Department of Mysteries at least once, I yelled at the trio, "I'm sorry, but there is a slight chance that this'll hurt." They turned to look at me just in time as I opened the book and cast the spell.
"Depulso!"
The trio shot out into the sea. "WHA…!" They yelled as they were propelled backwards, in the direction of the ship. "I can't believe that freaking worked!" I thought out loud. 'Too bad I couldn't explore Going Merry' I thought sadly, as watched them land on the sail of the ship with a little help from Luffy. I waved at them, grinning sheepishly, and turned, glad for this adventure that I'd had. I was about to walk back, thinking of doing some snooping around about this 'Dragon' character and then head on home, when I heard Luffy's yell over the uproar of the storm.
"LYRA!"
I turned around. Does he have the voice box of a frikking giant or what?!
"LYRA!"
"WHAT?" I yelled back, uncertain as to whether he would hear me or not.
"WE'LL MEET AGAIN!"
Huh?
"PROMISE ME WE WILL…"
His voice was out of earshot now. But I got the gist. It practically hurt that I couldn't give what he had asked for. I told you before, right, my fear of storylines? I just couldn't. The fact that I couldn't remember the events that I was pretty sure I'd known until a few minutes ago, that in itself irked me. What if I'd somehow messed with the storyline and that was why I couldn't remember things, because I'd created new events. I can't jus…
"PROMISE ME!"
His voice, again audible, dared me to say no. It tempted me to say yes. Hell, it tempted me to get aboard that ship somehow right then. My mind was working at the speed of light. I can't do that! I can't get aboard that ship. One Piece does not have a person name Lyra in it! I shouldn't even be here. I'll fuck up the entire story. I have already fucked up the entire story! I can't do this, I should not do this. Don't do this!
Oh, crap.
"I PROMISE!"
This is gonna be a disaster. I can't wait!
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A\N: *phew* 10 chapters feels like an accomplishment... should it?
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I love Smoker... I said it before and I'll say it again... I simply adore him AND Tashigi! It's a shame they aren't given a lotta screen time... *sniff sniff*
I'd take a moment of silence for my departed soul... WHO IS DANCING HAPPILY IN HEAVEN AND SINGING HER (barely existing) VOCAL CORDS OFF! Thank you to everyone whose followed, faved and reviewed for this fic... Yes, I'm talking to you too guest reviewers! You guys make my day...
Now for the less fun part...
The below mentioned books (listed in the order they were mentioned or paraphrased) are mentioned in this fan fiction and does not belong to me but to their rightful owners.
Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix - J. K. Rowling mentioned as HP5
I'm out!
P. S. should I use 'frikking' or 'freaking'?