Previously on Saving Crescent Village: Liam and Riley were victorious in their fights. We learn that Riley has developed a Gear Second type for his devil fruit which combines the powers of the Kōseki Kōseki no Mi with the powers of the Mera Mera no Mi. That's why he's Crystal Flame. Bad luck against Liam, Genji. Ah well, at least you got to fight. Violet and Riley have finally realised that they like each other in a romantic sense. And Ace knew this all along since he's been secretly keeping an eye on his son! Even in death, he still looks out for Riley. As well as mess with Luffy. Now to the story!
I am not the owner of One Piece and its content such as the epicness that is Portagus D. Ace, that is Oda-sensei. I am the mastermind behind Riley, the Kōseki Kōseki no Mi, Violet, Liam, Marion, Jessica, Kyoko, Kagome, Crescent Village and Callum. Allan Maxwell, Misty Rove and Callum's devil fruit, the Hone Hone no Mi belongs to my friend, Death General. His brother, king okami is the brains behind the genius that is Genji Mori.
Riley leaned against the mast, his father's hat sat proudly on his head."I wonder what Mom would say if I came back wearing Dad's hat. I already know what he would say, he'd say I look just like him" he said to himself. He then grinned. "Yep,that's what dad would say" he laughed.
Violet looked over at Riley from her spot with her map, log pose, pencil and compass at the table. I wonder what your dad was like, Riley. I bet he's exactly like you. Headstrong, funny, kind, brave, stubborn, protective, loyal and completely the son of a pirate. She wondered.
Riley turned to see Violet was staring into space, instead of navigating. Which was very odd to him. "I wonder" Riley mused, a hint of curiosity was in his voice. He walked over to Violet. He took off his hat then placed it on Violet's head. "Yeah, it definitely suits her" he laughed when he saw the way his hat sat on her head.
Violet suddenly looked up and glared at Riley when she heard his trademark, ridiculous laughter. "Riley, that's not funny!" she yelled, standing up. She plucked Ace's hat off her head and then threw it at Riley's face, which he quickly caught before the skull ornament could poke his eye out.
"That wasn't why I was laughing, Violet" Riley told her, placing his father's hat back on his head.
"Then why?" she asked, looking pissed off.
"You looked cute" he remarked as he touched the rim of the hat. On his face was the type of grin that made it obvious he was Ace's son to any Whitebeard Pirate he could possibly run into.
Violet blinked, turning away to hide her blush. Now I get what Nami meant when she said I'd learn to love Riley's idiocy, like she's learnt to love Luffy's. Despite the fact he's headstrong and a bit of an idiot, Riley always does what it takes to make me smile and he risks his life for us. He has no dark side, not that I know of. He always puts others' needs before his own. He came out here in the first place to find a cure that could save his village. He takes good care of the ship because he know how much it means to me. He's a lot like his uncle. In a way, it's frightening. Riley, you've never done anything just to be selfish, have you? She thought.
Riley blinked. "Ok, now you're the one acting weird. You ok, Vi? Do you need to go see Allan?" he asked.
Allan leaned against the doorway of his office, watching them with a smile. He had a hard time figuring them out. It was obvious they didn't see each other as friends or siblings. The gang were like a family in some ways. He was the father figure and Liam was a brother figure, since Riley didn't have a father or a brother. But Riley already had a older sister and a mother. The only question was what was Violet to Riley? It didn't help at all that Allan's ability to talk to people on an emotional level was still undeveloped. But the skill had gotten better since he met them because he knew Violet wasn't getting a fever. "Kids" he chuckled. He then glanced over at the sleeping Liam. He shook his head with a smile and continued his reading.
There was a rumble coming from the water. Allan, Violet and Riley ran to the centre of the deck. An enormous creature resembling a sea-horse with sharp teeth rose from the East Blue ocean waters. It glared at the ship's occupants and snarled.
"Holy crap, a sea-king!" Violet gasped.
Riley got into a fighting stance. "Allan, give me a boost" he said.
"Ok, Riley" Allan remarked as he cupped his hands together where Riley put his foot in. He then threw Riley up so the boy was level to the sea-king's face.
"Kōseki Kōseki no Bullet!" Riley yelled as he punched the sea-king with a crystallised fist.
"Yeah! Not bad, Riley!" a familiar voice shouted.
Riley landed on his feet and turned to see the Thousand Sunny sailing calmly beside them. "Uncle Luffy!" he greeted with a grin when he saw his uncle.
Luffy, who was dressed in his usual red and yellow pirate attire and straw hat, grinned back at his nephew. "You've started to get the hang of Ace's instincts already. But they're not good enough yet" he remarked, turning to the sea-king. "Gomu Gomu no Pistol!" Luffy yelled, delivering a upward punch to the creature's face and sending it far away.
"You've got to watch out for them in future" Nami warned, in her usual green bikini, jeans and sandals. Luffy walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"What brings you here, Auntie Nami?" Riley asked her.
Nami smiled the moment Riley called her 'Auntie Nami'. In a way, she was his aunt. "The Grand Line happens to be beyond where your village is, Riley. Only we, as well as the Whitebeard Pirates, know where you were born and brought up since we all respect your father" she told her nephew.
"SUPER!" Franky cheered, striking a pose.
"YOHOHO! SKULL JOKE!" Brook joined in.
"Shut up, Franky, Brook. You'll wake Kagome if you don't. Kyoko-chan and I just put her to bed" Sanji groaned, taking a long drag of his cigarette and wrapping an arm around his wife. Kyoko shook her head, smiling.
Liam laughed. "Same as always when it comes to Kagome, Sanji-sensei" he said.
"You'll understand when you have a beautiful daughter of your own, Liam" Sanji replied.
Robin smiled and chuckled. "Hello again, Allan-san" she greeted Allan.
"Nice to meet you again, Robin-san" Allan replied with a nod. Violet sighed, feeling very fatigued. Allan turned to Violet. "Violet, is something wrong?" he asked her.
"I'm fine, I'm just a little tired so I'm going to sleep for a few hours. Wake me if you need me" Violet replied, going to her room.
"What's wrong with Violet-san?" Robin asked.
"There's nothing wrong with Vi!" Riley defended.
"No, what I meant was: is she ok?" Robin rephrased her question.
"Oh, she's just been under a lot of stress lately and she needs to sleep it off" Riley explained.
"But you got defensive about Violet-san when you thought I was implying there was something wrong with her appearance" Robin pointed out in an intelligent way, smiling wider at Luffy's nephew.
Nami smiled knowingly at her nephew. "You love her, don't you?" she asked Riley.
Liam's eye twitched. "That's ridiculous. Even at my age, Riley would never..." he began to protest. He hoped it wasn't true because Violet was the reason he was helping Riley.
"Yeah, I do, Auntie Nami" Riley answered.
"I knew it. I saw the way you look at her" Nami remarked.
"The only other time I've seen fondness in anyone's eyes like that, it was your father when he talked about your mother" Luffy told Riley, actually sounding serious for once.
Sanji saw the depressed look on Liam's face. "Liam, are you alright?" he asked.
"I was kinda hoping Riley didn't love Violet in the same sense you and Kyoko-sama love each other" Liam admitted.
"Liam, there are times when we feel when something or someone is right. Your feelings for Violet just isn't one of those times. Then again, if she isn't in love with Riley, then it makes things a little bit easier for you. Kyoko-chan and I took a while to get together, then marry and be blessed with a beautiful baby girl. You just have to trust your gut feeling to decide whether it's right or not" Sanji remarked.
"Daddy, what's going on?" A familiar child-like voice asked.
Sanji looked down to see Kagome hugging his leg. The little girl, clad in a blue jumper and shorts, was rubbing her eyes sleepily. He let go of his wife to pick up his daughter then he kicked Franky and Brook into an upwards motion. "You both woke Kagome up" he remarked. He then looked at Kagome. "Nothing's going on, Kagome" he assured her.
"Daddy, you're lying" Kagome accused him.
Sanji chuckled. "Yeah, there's no point lying to you. Kagome, you remember Liam" he replied, turning his daughter to see Liam.
"Liam-Nii!" Kagome declared cutely.
Liam smiled at her. "Kagome-chan, it's been a while" he remarked.
"Well, Liam's friend Riley happens to like the girl Liam likes too" Sanji explained to Kagome.
Kagome looked over at Riley. "He looks a lot like uncle Luffy!" she giggled.
Kyoko smiled and walked over to her husband and her daughter. "Well, Luffy is also Riley's uncle. You know how we once told you about his big brother, Ace?" she said. Kagome nodded. "Well, Ace actually had a son; a son called Riley" Kyoko explained.
Sanji glanced at his daughter. "Let's get you back to bed, sleepyhead" he chuckled.
Kagome looked at Allan and waved a cute little arm. Allan smiled, waving back at her. She then looked back at Riley. "Bye, bye Cousin" she cooed. Riley waved a goodbye to her.
Everyone watched Sanji and Kyoko go inside to put their daughter to bed. "It's so super that Sanji and Kyoko still stick with us even though they have a baby" Franky remarked.
"Yeah, but Sanji gets to see his wife's panties. YO HO HO! Skull joke!" Brook laughed.
Usopp rolled his eyes. "If you ask me, Riley, you and Violet go well together" he admitted.
"Don't lie, Usopp!" Liam half-yelled.
"For once, I'm actually not lying. Violet and Riley go well together. Like Luffy and Nami or Sanji and Kyoko or even Ace and Marion" he remarked.
"We'll be leaving shortly so farewell" Robin declared.
"Bye, Uncle Luffy and Auntie Nami" Riley called as the Thousand Sunny sailed away. The Straw Hats waved back then they disappeared from Riley's vision. Riley then walked over to Violet's room. He quietly walked in and sat on the bed beside the sleeping Violet. "You really are cute when you're asleep" he muttered to himself, stroking her hair.
So that concludes this chapter. That sea-king got more than what he bargained for when it got it's butt kicked by both Riley and his uncle. Luffy made another appearance. Franky didn't shut up so as a result he woke up a very insightful Kagome. Next time, Riley decides whether or not he's going to confess and Allan starts to worry about Misty Rove. Don't forget to review.