Thank you klbubblepop and Yayaya1234 for helping me write this chapter. I hope reading the story to this long hasn't been such a drag for all of you. It's always a privilege to be alive another day and write chapters for all of you.
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"On behalf of my code I would like to show you something my teacher showed me I once thought was peculiar."
"Uh sure" Fiischa said
Alfie took her to his room. Fiischa could see the closet full of weapons he stole from bad pirates and a desk for his writing.
"We just met and you're already taking me to your room" Fiischa said with a blush
Alfie had no idea why that would make a girl blush.
"So what do you want to show me?" Fiischa asked.
Being a pirate Alfie couldn't give his nakama jewelry or anything expensive because those were the things pirates steal. What he was giving her was simply something to wear on her head. He didn't have any straw hats or bandanas in his room so he looked around his room until her round what he was looking for under his bed.
This thing was a hat that looked like a butterfly.
"Ah here it is" Alfie said has he grabbed the butterfly hat and placed it on Fiischa's head.
"I think my sensei gave this to me because someone gave it to him and he didn't want it. I think it looks better on you because it shows how pretty you look."
"Thank you Captain I wish I had something to give you too" said Fiischa.
"Well it's okay for my crewmates to never give me gifts. Odaga is my first crewmate and he never gives me presents sometimes when it's my birthday."
"What the hell are you two doing back here" Pamela said as she came walking in
She didn't sound like she was in the mood to hear Alfie say he was just giving Fiischa a new hat, but considering she had the butterfly hat on her head it was unlikely she wouldn't believe him.
"Well whatever you're doing dinner is ready" Pamela said as she left
Those words use to made Alfie drop whatever he was doing to run into the dining room to eat. Alfie just know though that with two more girls on the crew Odaga would work less for his captain and Dante and more for the pretty girls. He was such a Sanji in Alfie's eyes.
"This food is great!" Lai said as she stuffed food into her mouth
Odaga smiled with pink hearts popping up in his eyes.
"Thank you Lai~Swan!" Odaga said while twirling around
Lai was too busy eating to see the way Odaga stared at her.
"Is it really that good" Fiischa said as she took a bite.
It didn't take long for the taste to reach Fiischa's taste buds.
"Yummmmmmm!" Fiischa said excitedly.
Fiischa was different than Lai but Odaga liked her too. He only wished Alfie would stop glaring at him for gazing at her.
"Psst Pamela I think Alfie as a thing for her" Lai whispered a little louder than she meant to
" My captain has a thing for a girl?" Odaga tried not to laugh.
"Hey! Alfie! Lai here tells me you like Fiischa" Pamela shouted for all to hear.
This wasn't just embarrassing for Alfie to hear but for Fiischa as well.
"Well we all know Pamela can't keep a secret" Dante said.
Even Dante too was trying to make Alfie so embarrassed he wanted to kill himself.
"Is that true Alfie?" Fiischa asked.
Alfie was stunned and speechless.
"I think I hear my mom calling" Odaga said as he hurried out the room.
"Lamest excuse to leave the table I ever heard," Dante said. " All he had to say was he needed us to leave the table."
"Hey Lai wanna help me with that thing" Pamela asked with a smile. "What thing" Lai said confused. "You know the thing with the majiger" said Pamela." Oh yeah! sure I'll help you with the thingy majiger" said Lai as she and Pamela quickly left the kitchen
Dante made a sign asking if it was okay for him to stay and Cooro gave him a silent "no it's not okay" sign with his hands.
Dante promptly left. He took his bow and his arrows. If Alfie wasn't nervous as hell before no he was twice as nervous. He was consumed by uncertain thoughts of whether he liked Fiischa or not.
"If it is I'm flattered however I'm already promised to another my grandfather set me up for an arranged marriage" Fiischa said.
"M-Marriage?"
"Yep the truth is I'm a runaway noble from a country near the end of the grand-line but not quite in the new world yet" said Fiischa
Alfie was quiet now.
"Well if it becomes a problem I can promise that as long as you remain my friend I shall protect you" said Alfie as he stood up on the table.
She was happy to hear Alfie tell her that.
"Move it I can't here came a voice from outside the door".
Alfie was embarrassed for them because he could hear them watching him and Fiischa.
"They sure are a lively bunch" said Fiischa with a giggle
Alfie had another word for them but he didn't want to tell Fiischa what it was.
"Yo! If you guys are done in there there's an island up ahead!" Lai shouted.
"Sssshhhh!" Everyone behind the door tried shushing Lai.
"Sorry" Lai said
Alfie walked to the door his crew were peeping through.
He opened it and they came tumbling in.
It was so expected, Alfie thought still holding the door open with his hand.
" So you idiots know what the island is called?" Alfie asked is crewmates who were all sprawled on the floor
"It's called Cheery Song Island," said Fiischa.
"Let's go explore!" Alfie said excitedly
"And hopefully find something that isn't a sorceress, assassin, or a crazy guild of bandits," Odaga said.
"I take offence to that," Dante said.
"Wait a Sorceress?" Lai asked confused
"Her name is Carmella. We met her after I almost died against a pirate named Malcolm," Alfie said.
"You two sure been through a lot" Dante said after taking a sip of Sake.
"I never said you could drink alcohol," Alfie said sternly.
"Shut up" Dante said while finishing it off.
After drinking Dante walked out of the room.
"I'm gonna go into town I need to get some supplies. Anyone wanna come with?" Odaga said
No one raised their hands or told Odaga they would join him.
"Aw come on guys" Odaga said with a frown
"Yeah, be nice to Odaga," Lai said.
"So does that mean you're coming?" Odaga asked with a grin
Lai walked closer to Odaga until she was standing next to him.
"Is that a yes" Odaga asked confused
Lai nodded her head. To hear being near Odaga was a definite yes.
She felt as timid as Fiischa being near Odaga.
"Well then let's go. We'll see you guys later" Odaga said as he and Lai left.
Lai waved good-bye to everyone even though Odaga never looked back to say good-bye to his own friends.
"I hope something exciting Happens" Pamela said with a sigh.
That wasn't up to her to decide though...
Meanwhile in town...
Dante was exploring all alone. He made it into town before Odaga and Lai. He walked passed an Alley where he saw a few Shady characters. He had to walk past them because standing still at an alley was just asking for death. It was then he heard them talking about killing Alfie who these people where or how Alfie knew them he didn't know but he had to find out.
'Is it because Alfie betrayed these people or are they just assassin?' Dante asked himself in thought.
"So Are we gonna kill the kid or not" Dante heard a man who had an Eye patch over his right eye and his left eye looked milky as if he was blind he was bald and had a giant scar across his chest he looked to be around 7 feet tall (Think Sagat from Street fighter)
If any of them said 'yes' Dante would up have to use his archer skills to kill all of them or at least knock them out.
"We gotta wait till the boss gives the order"
Dante now knew what he had to do. He had to wait for their boss to show up.
Just then a girl came over to them Dante had no idea who she was but Alfie and Odaga knows exactly who the women was it was Kimmy!
Dante wasn't sure if she was the boss but there was something about her that wasn't human. Her eyes seemed empty of any emotion whatsoever.
"Big Brother says to snap the birdies neck was all," she said before she and the three men disappeared.
Kimmy knew their group was being watched.
"Oscar make sure we aren't being followed" Kimmy said to a green haired man who smelt like a dumpster thanks to his devil fruit the stink stink fruit.
" Sure thing, Kimmy," the dumpster smelling pirate said.
"Anybody following me?" Oscar asked.
Oscar was sure there was someone watching very close by. Dante quickly hid behind the wall. The closer Oscar walked to him he could smell his ranched odor.
Oh god! This guy reeks!
Dante thought this smell couldn't get much worse until he yelled something out loud.
"Stink Gas!"
Oscar released gas from his hands instead of his butt. Dante quickly held his breath the last thing he wanted was to be done in by funk. The bad smell was getting worse. The smell was so strong birds started to fall out the sky. On the bright side Dante was still able to not pass out.
Dante hurried out of there he had to warn the others. Not to mention getting away from Oscar helped him breathe again.
" Guys!" Dante yelled as he ran to the boat to find his friends.
The first person he wanted to tell was his captain Alfie. But first he had to find the idiot.
' Please be on your stupid ship,' Dante begged in his thoughts.
"Alfie! You here! We got an emergency!" Dante called as he ran onto the ship.
There was no reply in the ship.
"Damn where is everyone?" Dante shouted to himself as he ran back into town.
A little help would have been more than appreciated. He ran and he ran until he spotted Pamela walking towards him. Dante had never been so happy to see her again.
"Pamela! We got trouble!"
" I know!" Pamela shouted. " Someone is after me!"
"What! Come on we gotta find the others!" Dante shouted
" If only you were shorter. You could have got on my back and my strength would have let me jump to wherever they are." Pamela said.
"Why can't you carry me when you jump?" Dante asked.
"You're not my bride."
"There she is!" yelled a couple men in suits
"Oh shit!" Dante cursed.
"I don't even know what I did to them" Pamela shouted.
The men wearing suits were going to fight Dante and Pamela only using their fists.
"Come on girly put your dukes up" one of the men taunted
Pamela only raised one fist to the taunting men.
"Brave little girl ain't cha" one of the men said as he took a swing at her.
Pamela met his swing with a punch to his knuckles.
"Argh!" The man screamed as he felt his hand break.
A man who was known for having a body like bricks swing his fist at Pamela next. She ducked in fist then kicked him in the abdomen. Her feet were strong like her fists.
"How strong are you?" the man asked as he coughed up some blood.
"If I wanted to I could raise an entire house off the ground," Pamela said.
"She's to strong runts like us can't beat her" the other man said as he started backing off.
If Pamela's strength wasn't scary enough Dante took out his bow with his quiver and pointed it at the men.
"Tell us why you guys want our captain who are you!" Dante shouted as he had his arrow aimed right at the man's eye.
"Okay, okay, okay, okay...we'll tell you everything." One of the men said giving up too easily.
Bang! Bang! As a shot rang out and the man was shot dead in the head. Whoever killed him did it so he couldn't tell Pamela anything.
"What the hell!" Pamela shouted.
Dante knew where that person was and changed his arrows direction.
He fired his arrow but the person shot his arrows apart with deadly accuracy.
This man was a sniper like Dante.
The man was wearing a white shirt with a black trench coat some black Cargo pants and black boots he had short white hair and green eyes.
"This is Alton reporting in I've spotted two of the eternal pirates one as spotted me do I take them out or return to base". Alton said into his den den mushi.
"Interesting...I will say return to base. No two people can get past our defenses at base." The person on the other den den mushy said.
"Roger I'm on my way" and with that he used Soru to disappear from the building.
He escaped just in time from Dante and Pamela.
"Damn he's gone!" Pamela shouted. As she and Dante got to the roof he was on
Dante was just as mad as Pamela about this.
"This isn't just a few punks it seems it's a whole organization after Alfie but the question is why." Dante pondered.
" Maybe they're going to use him to get the Straw Hats here. I think pirates know Alfie was once a member of their crew."
"Perhaps but it seems reckless."