Guess who's back with the newest addition to DGOP? If you guessed my mom, you're incorrect! It's me! AnimangaManiac20000! And I'm here to do what I love best! Write! I hope you like this chapter a bunch, and I'm looking forward to your review! Thank you all so much for your support, and-
Tsukino: This story's about me, not you, so quit wasting the reader's time!
Me: You want to go, cause, I could cause some bad things to happen to you, I am the writer, you know.
Tsukino: Never mind, continue.
Anyway, I don't own One Piece, no matter how much I want to. Eiichiro Oda is too cool for me, to write some epic stuff.
Luffy: Now then, on to what is important, Meat!
Me: Right! Without further ado, here's your next chapter!
Recap:
When I arrived here in One Piece, I gained memories of how I had lived up until now. It was the same as before. First, disowned when I was four. Then my parents died when I was seven, and the scientists tested on me in a new facility until I found an escape route for all of the children when I was eleven. It was during that time, when I was about nine, that I met Akane, and we became best friends before I died. Everything is the same except for the setting, people, and minor details. Because I had recent memories of all my past, though, I remember all the names and faces of everyone I met on the grandline, along with any new details. My train of thought was interrupted by a big blast of water from outside. Oh, Hawk Eye Mihawk is here.
Chapter 11: Honey colored eyed Mikawk, and a bad nose job.
(Tsukino's POV)
"I-it's him! The hawk eyes man!" Gin shouts, terror filling his eyes. I quickly glance to Zoro to see his state, and sure enough, fear, anticipation, and determination is apparent.
"Oi, Zoro!" He looks at me, "Don't be reckless, I don't want to stitch you back up." He blinks at me, "Just saying, you'll be punished if I have to stitch you up." I say to him with a menacing glare.
He shuddered a little then straightened up and walked to the railing. "I wonder how Nami and the ship are doing."
"Zoro-aniki! Tsukino-aneki!" Yosaku and Johnny yell, swimming towards us.
"What's wrong?" Luffy asks as he, Zoro and Usopp pulls them up.
"Nami ran off with your ship and treasure!" They informed.
"Nami took Merry?!" Usopp exclaimed.
"What do you mean by that" Zoro asked.
"She said…" I already knew what happened so I focused on other things, like Don Krieg's (Goldilocks) ship. I took my over shirt off and set it inside the Baratie, then came back out in my undershirt. It was a nice aqua color that clung to my skin and had a black butterfly on my back that spread across my shoulder blades. It was kinda like this world's version of under armour. Taking a deep breath and letting it out, I jumped into the ocean.
I swam towards the wreckage of Goldy's ship and I put my hands on the broken bow. I think of the ship's spirit's name, and I suddenly feel an overwhelming understanding of what I need to do. Before I could start, though, Mihawk's small ship appears behind me.
I glance at him, taking in his appearance. His black hat was covering his face, and he was wearing a long jacket, black, with red sleeves, completely unbuttoned. He had a necklace with a golden cross pendant hanging on it. His hands were calmly folded on his crossed legs, clad in light purple pants and black boots. There were two candles on his ship, bit lit with green fire, and he had his sword on his back, it was shaped like a cross. On it were blue and green gems and many intricate engravings. The ship itself was nice, greenish-black in color with gold designs.
After seeing him I turned back to the matter at hand, ignoring him. "You, girl. Who are you?" He asked.
I looked around, even though I knew there was no other girl in sight. "Me?" I point to myself, he nods. "I'm Tsukino, Fujimoto D. Tsukino, chronicler, singer, and pastry chef of the straw hat crew. You know, even though I already told you my name, it is still rude to inquire someone else's name without supplying them with your own first." I finish not bothering to look at him. I focused on the ship, thinking he had gotten bored of me and moved on to fight Zoro. (Not that he plans on it, it's just what ends up happening.) But he startled me.
"My name is Dracule Mihawk. Now then, why aren't you afraid of me?"
"Should I be? I know you won't hurt me, one, I have done nothing to you, two, I'm not an idiot like Goldilocks, I mean Don baka Krieg, and three, we're in the ocean, this is my home, the water. Besides, I have no time to be afraid of someone with honey colored eyes, I have to set this ship's soul free, it's my job as an ocean priestess, to at least do that much.
"Honey colored…?"
"Hmm? Oh yeah. They all said that your eyes were frightening, but they're more pretty than scary. I was so excited, too, I thought that there was someone who had scary eyes like me, but yours are really nice." I say turning to him so he could see my eyes.
"That's… an interesting notion. I've never been told that my eyes were honey colored before." He says with a thoughtful look on his face.
"Well, believe it!" I say, then I get an image of every time I watched Naruto say that to someone. "But," I say, "You came here for something, right? Don't let me get in the way of whatever it was, I still have to send this ship's spirit that way, Lady Luna can send it to its new life."
"Lady Luna?"
"I'm sure you've met her at least once… oh, but you're a shichibukai, so maybe not. She is the goddess of the oceans and patron of the Spirit of Delphi. But anyway, it was nice meeting you Dracule-san." I say. I probably would have bowed, but I was waist deep in water, so that would've been weird.
"You as well, Tsukino." He said before sailing on.
"OI!" I yell after him, thinking about Zoro. He looks back to me. "Don't go easy on him! He's more than serious, and he has a wonderful dream, so don't go taking it lightly!"
He looked confused, but continued on. This reminded me of what I was doing. I set both of my hands on the hull of the ship and took a deep breath, closing my eyes. Then, I snap them open and feel my eyes burn like a fire, warm dangerous, but oddly, not painful. I open my mouth and the words I speak come from nowhere.
"I am Fujimoto D. Tsukino, granddaughter of Lady Luna and chosen child of the Order of Will to protect and unite the ocean. I will be, and am, the guardian of seas, dreams, and ocean spirits. Acting from and by this duty, I, with proper responsibility, set you free from this life to go on to the next."
After speaking these words, I hear, "Thank you, Tsukino, my priestess, for setting me free from them. Thank you!" It was a small voice, filled with gratitude and kindness. It was the voice of a child, but it filled my heart with so much warmth. I blink, my eyes returning to normal, and finally I hear the voices of actual, real human beings.
"Zoro!"
"Zoro!"
"Big brother! Aniki!" Luffy, Usopp, then Johnny and Yosaku yell.
Knowing exactly what happened, I quickly climb to the top of Don Krieg's now shell of a ship, and I find a kit. There are needles, thread, and bandages. Also, I find some towels. Once I grabbed them, I jump down and swim to where I know Zoro will be laying. I climb up just as Luffy starts to rocket over.
I sit down and start to work on cleaning, but before I can pull the water from the towels and the kits, Luffy decides to drop in…to a wooden board.
"Are you that young swordsman's comrade?" Mihawk asks. "You also impressed me for watching to the very end without interrupting." As he finishes, Luffy manages to pull his head out from the wood, "Don't worry," he says, "I didn't kill that man."
"What?"
"Yosaku and Johnny swam after him. They'll bring him here," I state quickly, feeling Mihawk's eyes on me as I use my power to draw the water out of the supplies I brought.
"Zoro!" Luffy yells as the boat floats over to us. When it gets here, I jump cat-swift into it, holding my arms out straight and successfully pushing both Johnny and Yosaku into the water.
"Tsukino! What was that for?!" Usopp yells at me.
"They take up too much space; move out of the way or I'll push you out, too." I say dryly. I don't have time for idiots.
"H-hai." Usopp says, immediately sitting across from me in lotus position, Zoro lying on the bottom of the boat between us.
"It's too early for you to die! I'm Dracule Mihawk! Learn about yourself- Learn about the World! No matter how many years it takes, I will hold this seat of the strongest and wait for you. Surpass this sword! Try to surpass me! Roronoa Zoro!" He then turned around. "Kid, what's your goal!" He asks Luffy.
"King of the Pirates." He replies simply.
"It'll be even harder than surpassing me!"
"How would I know when I haven't done it, yet?!" Luffy, the idiotic, strong Luffy replies, then sticks his tongue out. By this time, the Pervert duo were up and sitting next to Usopp lotus-style.
"He's alive, just unconscious!" Usopp exclaims, and I swiftly jab him in the Adam's apple, making him fall backwards.
"Of course he is! Did you think I'd let him die! No, I have a score to settle with him! If he even thought about dying, I'd kill him myself so I could bring him back to life, just to kill him again. Don't be a baka!"
Then Zoro lifts his sword up. "Luffy, can you hear me?"
"Yeah!"
"Did I worry you? You need no less from the world's greatest swordsman, right?" He coughs, "I, I will not be defeated ever again! Until the day I defeat him and become a master swordsman, I'll never… be… defeated! Got any problems with that… King of the Pirates?!" He yells.
Luffy laughs and grins a D grin, then says sunnily, "Nope!"
"Oi, Zoro, you're awake, completely hyper-aware of this situation, right?" I ask, my anger-worry creating a thick, dark cloud of murderous intent hovering over my head. (Stupid anime effects!)
"Yeah, why?"
"Good." Then I promptly dig my three longest fingers deep in his wound, making everyone gasp. Even Mihawk looked startled.
"Tsukino!"
"Nee-san!"
"Gah! Woman, that hurt!" (We all know who said that.)
"Good, do you remember what I said to you earlier?" Zoro pales considerately more, even though everyone else looked confused.
"You said… something about me being punished considerably if…." He pales even more, "If you had to stitch me up."
"Bingo!" I say, an evil smile adorning my face. Both Zoro and Usopp know what it's like when I'm on punishment duty. I think a few dislocated arms were enough to get the message across. "So let's stitch you up, the sooner you get better, the sooner I can begin the tortur-, the punishment."
"You were about to say torture!" Usopp points out, backing away as much as he could in the small boat. Luffy decides to laugh here.
"Good, seems like everyone is back to normal."
"You're a good team. I want to see you guys again." Mihawk says, you could see the hint of a laugh on his face.
"You as well, Dracule-san." I reply, starting on Zoro's wound.
"Hey! Didn't you come to take my head?!" Goldilocks yells.
"Yeah. But I've had my share of fun today. I think I will go take a nap." Mihawk replied. What a dilemma for a swordsman, to sleep, or not to sleep.
"Well, before you leave…" Gold Pecs says, "Die first!" And he starts firing.
Mihawk sighs, saying, "He'll never learn."
"Nope. He won't." I say as the bullet connects with Mihawk's sword. "Goodbye Dracule-san. See you in the future!" I say after him in the smoke, then I turned back to Zoro. Looking at my progress, I counted 187 stitches, and almost done, I cleaned off the blood with a towel before continuing.
When I finished, there were 238 stitches, and I wrapped it with bandages and tied it in a tight knot at his back where he couldn't reach and untie it. "Usopp, Tsukino! I leave Nami to you! I'll catch up!" Luffy yelled to us, Usopp replied and we took off moving.
But then I saw a blur and felt a sharp pain in my head as the cold rush of water came over me. The last thing I heard as darkness took over was Usopp, Zoro, and Luffy yelling, "Tsukino!"
Hahahahaha! What did you think of Mihawk? Was he weird? I hope he wasn't OOC, I tried my best, but he is so intense I had a hard time with it. I hoped you liked, please review and tell me what you think! Thank you so much for reading and I'll see you in the next one! Hahahaha! JK! Continuing the story below, I'm not that evil.
(Normal POV)
When Tsukino woke up, she was on a small island near the Baratie, like, really near, you could still see the turmoil, it just looked like ants fighting instead of people. She sat up, and realized that what she was on wasn't really an island, but a reef, a very colorful one at that. Tsukino sat up, and realized, something felt off. Where are my tessen? They're not on my leg! She felt her other thigh for her throwing knives and noted that they were gone too. Looking over, Tsukino found that she wasn't alone.
"Mou, you took forever to wake up, I thought you were going to sleep forever. Ne, Tsu-ane-chan?" A girl said, she was sitting on her knees looking at Tsukino with wide, emerald eyes, and with the expectancy of a child.
"Who… Are you?" Tsukino asked tentatively. She felt like she know the small girl in front of her, but from where, it slipped her mind.
"Eh! You don't remember me?" The little girl said, tears sparkling in her large round emerald orbs. "But you made all of us promise to remember you? Tsuki-ane-san, do you really not remember me?" She asked softly.
(Tsukino's POV)
The girl in front of me, she couldn't be more than thirteen years of age, but there was no denying, I recognized her. She was in a white sundress, it flowed down to her knees, it was sleeveless, but not strapless. On her right shoulder was a number, it looked to be branded into her skin. 717. I could feel my eyes widen as a memory popped into my head.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Flashback (Tsukino's POV)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Test subject no. 037, you have a new roommate, treat her well, she's young, younger than you." The man said to me.
"Then why did you bring her here, if she's so young, do you think that she deserves any kind of treatment that you 'doctors' give. You're sick, if she's younger than me, you are a monster to consider testing on her!" I spat at him, anger building inside me. No one should be treated to such cruel unusual treatment, especially not someone younger than me. I'm only ten for heaven's sake.
The man looked down at me, a frown adorning his face, I knew that he was only doing this job to feed his family, a sick wife and a newborn baby, but it still made me mad that he didn't even try to help. "She is test subject no. 717, and she's six years old, she'll be sent in soon." He replied sadly before sending her in. He didn't look back as he left, closing the door on the two of us.
The girl was obviously malnourished, but that didn't change the fact that she was absolutely adorable. Her chestnut brown hair went to her collarbone, and was layered well. Her eyes, though quite dull now, were an apple green shade of emerald, making her round face light up. She had her right shoulder wrapped up in bandages, and I immediately knew what was underneath, and it made my blood boil. She looked scared, I could tell that in an instant. I liked her though, she had a great future ahead of her, I could feel it.
"What's your name?" I asked. She flinched as she heard my voice, probably expecting it to be loud, sharp, and scolding.
"I-I don't… I don't know." She stuttered. Her voice sounded small, but soft and adorable. Sort of like bells.
"Well then, let's see. Your number is 717, right?" I ask, she nods, "Well, if you turn the 7 upside down and backwards, it looks like an L. So how about, Lilly, or Lil, for short. You like it?"
She looked up at me and asked, "Really?"
"Yeah! I'll be your ane, all right, I'm Tsukino, by the way." I say in my ten year old voice.
"Tsu…ki…no… Tsukino. Arigato, Tsuki-ane!" She smiled at me, and my, did it light up her face. She looked so adorable.
"Yeah." And we sealed the deal with a firm, well, as firm as a 6 and ten year old can get, handshake.
(Tsukino's POV)
"Lil! What are you doing here, I thought you went back to your home, the one I helped you find. I thought I would never see you again, or anyone else," I pulled her into a hug, "I missed you."
"Ah! Tsuki-ane does remember me!" The girl now revealed as Lilly, smiles as she hugs back. I pulled back and frown.
"But. What are you doing here? I left for a reason, if I'm not with you, then no harm will come to you or anyone else. Why aren't you at home with your mother? Does she know where you are, she might be extremely worried." I say, probably as worried as her mother might be.
"When I came back to our island, mother asked me how I escaped, and when I told her, she asked me, and everyone else, if we had thanked you. A-At that time, we all realized that we didn't, and so we made a bet, the one who can thank you first wins first place, but since we are all over the world, in all of the new homes that you found for us, we decided that racing wouldn't be fair, so Sierra made a gem and put power fused with our energy in it, so that we could give it to you, that way, if you need us ever, you can wish on it, and we'll be there." She explained to be, her eyes shining with a light I knew I couldn't change.
"You guys didn't have to do that for me…"
"What are you talking about? 3,000 people, you save 3,000 people, and no one came back to thank you, you saved us all, you kept us alive for so many years, doing any type of favor for you, will never be enough for the kindness you showed all of us. Even after you snuck us all out of the testing lab, you didn't stop there, you found each of us a home, or reunited us with our families, how can you possibly not want anything in return." She was crying, but they weren't tears of sadness, no, she was smiling. "I'm so glad I met you, Tsuki-ane."
She grabbed the necklace around her neck, it was a simple rope with a pouch the size of a fist on it. "This is my gem, here, take it. Also, am I the first one to talk to you?"
"Thank you Lil, and yes, you are the first one I've talked to." I say, taking the pouch. I received a,
"Yahooooo! I am the winner, Lilly is a winner, hehe, haha, Lil wins, they lose!" In a sort of song, I thought it was quite adorable.
"Well then, Lil." I say, getting her attention.
"Yeah?"
"You sort of knocked me off my ship that was supposed to take me to my crewmates." I say in a motherly-like tone.
"Oh… hehe, oops? Wait, crewmate? Are you a Pirate now? Wow that's so cool! I'll sing a song just to commemorate this day! Tsu-ane, Tsu-ane, She's a pirate, wow so cool! Tsu-ane, Tsu-ane, aaaargh!" She sings, finishing with a typical pirate accent, making me burst into laughter.
"Cha, Chahahahahahahahaha!" How did I get drawn into her speed of things again? I swear I was just about to say I needed to get back to my crew. Ah whatever. Lil moves to her own beat, after all, she is Lil, and Lil will always be Lil. "Also, I had two fans and six throwing knives. Have you seen them?"
"No, I haven't seen them, I'm sorry. Oh wait, so I knocked you off. Does that mean that you are lost now? Kyaaaaaaaa! I'm sooo sorry, please forgive me, I'll do anything to make it up to you, just please, don't make me eat broccoli. Please." She says, bowing like crazy. If she hasn't seen them, they must've fallen into the ocean. Dang it! Those were something special I got from Tou-san!
"I won't make you eat any broccoli, Lil, but I'll need you to do something for me." I smile at her antics.
"What is it? I'll do anything to get out of eating broccoli." She looks up to me. I point over to the Baratie, where you could see that the fight was over, Luffy had won, but you couldn't tell whether or not He had left with Sanji.
"Can you fly me over to that big fish looking restaurant?" I ask.
"MmmmHmmm!" She hums, "Yep, is that all? I could do that in my sleep." I forgot for a while, but Lil is a fairy, only half actually, but a fairy, nonetheless. She is a sweet girl, but if you ever get her angry, I'd watch out. All fairies have dark sides, a dark fae, if you will, hers is of the element fire, if you aren't immune to fire like Ace, you'd better watch out. She can gain wings at any time, and hers are gorgeous, for the main part, they are clear, like ice, or running water, but they have gold, red, and, if she's angry, black, designs all over them. When I first met her, they were small, barely big enough to carry herself, but she's grown quite a bit from that time. It's strange how much seven years can change someone.
We arrived at the Baratie just after Luffy and Sanji left, so we could kinda see them in the distance, they weren't moving, so they were probably looking for me in the ocean. I said some quick goodbyes to Zeff and the other chefs before going around back. Gin was there, sitting, even though he had pretended he had left already.
Kneeling down, I sat next to him and smiled. "You have poison in your body, Gin."
"I know. I'll be dead in a couple of hours. I've really wasted my life, haven't I." He looked at me, and I almost wanted to cry. There was blood oozing from his mouth and every 30 seconds or so, he'd cough, but the saddest part. He was crying.
"Gin. Do you want to live?" I ask, knowing that I could heal him, with Luna"s help, but only if he wanted it.
"I do. I don't want to die."
"Say it louder, Gin, I need to hear it, as loud as you can say it." I tell him, and I catch Lil's eye, she knows what I'm doing.
"I DON'T WANT TO DIE!" Gin yelled, and so I did as his heart asked for, begged for, yearned for. I gave him another chance.
I close my eyes and then snap them open, the burning sensation there again, and I say, "I, Fujimoto D. Tsukino, ask the goddess of the sea Lady Luna, matron of water based poisons, to use any power she has, to press the poison out of Gin's system using me as a medium, so that it may turn back to its natural substance, the element that she has power over, water. I also give this man the blessing of a Priestess, to heal him, and erase any ailment that he may have." And then I moved over to Gin, and kissed him on his forehead, the seal of an ocean priestess blessing. As soon as I finished, I felt overwhelming power run through me. My eyes burned and my head rushed. Afterwards, I felt drained, but at peace. Thank you, Lady Luna. Thank you, grandma.
He stopped coughing, and he stood up, staring at me wide eyed. "How did you... I feel healthy, thank you!" He hugged me.
"Now don't go wasting your life Gin, live it up, you've only got this one life, you can't go back." I say, then turn around. "Lil, that boat over there, the one with the blonde in it. Can you take me to it?"
"Of course!" She smiled and we flew. Being afraid of heights didn't help, but I didn't complain. Not to Lil, anyway. She would probably drive herself crazy trying to find a way to make flying more comfortable for me. Sometimes I marvel at how big she became in such a short time. Sometimes I wish that she wouldn't grow up, so I could take care of her forever. But she was growing up, soon enough, she wouldn't need me anymore. It's been seven years since I first met her, that meant that she either is thirteen or she's twelve, turning thirteen. I really missed her, I wonder if she's got a crush on anyon-
"Tsukino!"
"Tsukino-chwaaaaaaan!" Luffy and Sanji both said at the same time, cutting off my train of thought.
"Luffy, Sanji!" I saw as we stop in the boat. Immediately, Luffy starts to check to see if I got hurt in any way, and Sanji begins his wiggle dance thing.
"Who's this gorgeous flower?" Sanji said, taking ahold of Lil's hand and kissing it, all while handing her a rose that he got from… where in the world did he get that?
"Ummm. I-I'm Lilly. B-but you can call me Lil, I g-guess." Lil stuttered, her face bright red. Oh Lil, what a shy doll. It's so adorable.
"Lil is my imoto-san. She needs to get back home though." I say, noticing her wings glowing, a tint of reddish gold, her mother was trying to contact her. She noticed too.
"Ah, it's true, I must go. Take care of Tsuki-ane please." She said to Luffy and Sanji before flying away.
"Of course, Lil-chaaaaaan!" Sanji says.
"Yeah, will do!" Luffy replies. Just then, Yosaku came flying on top of Mohmoo to tell us about Arlong Park. Mohmoo attacks, and Luffy looks at it as potential lunch. Together with Sanji, they fight the cow-like fish thing. After they defeat Mohmoo, we see a picture of Arlong, and there was only one thing I had in mind when I saw him.
That's one horribly bad nose job.
Woohoo! Bet I scared you there, ending it that early. So a few things first. A shout out to QuirkyFox/ QuirkyKit for the wonderful OC, Lil is not my character, but her's. Also, If you want to PM me an OC for the race that Lil mentioned, I'll totally use it, so thank you guys sooooo super much, please review, and I'll see you in the next one!
