Aiight so my bad for not updating more today... I was working on an assignment and now that it is done, I can try updating more.

Try because I got some wedding I gots to go to tomorrow... I dont even know the person (I'm being dragged)

Syrup Village

The next day was spent sailing towards Gecko Island. The crew was recovering and Shanks was trying to get used to only having one arm, but it wasn't difficult for him. He favored his right arm, and that was the arm that wasn't cut so it was easy for him to do small tasks that required one arm. He used two hands for his swords, but favored his left hand when fighting because although the right arm was stronger, the left one was quicker which made it easy for him to strike.

Luffy and Makino were sitting on deck and Luffy was telling her about her adventures as a Whitebeard pirate. She never wanted the life of a pirate, but under the circumstances, she had to become one. She knew she needed to change and somehow she knew that Luffy would be apart of that change. Even he knew that Makino needed to get used to all the islands in East Blue before going to Paradise. So with his kind heart, he tried teaching Makino the life of piracy (the life he grew up in)

He noticed there wasn't much difference from Pops and the family and Shanks and his crew. Each was treated nice and well among each other although Shanks and his crew were the party type pirates They were good people who wanted to have fun while sailing the seas and that made them as dangerous as anyone. Luffy at a young age was told that the true life of a pirate isn't for evil but to be free of the chains that hold them back. Rules needed to be followed around others and there needs to be a form of a "head" that can lead and be an example to the rest of the crew mates.

However, the one difference between Shanks crew and Whitebeard's crew was that there were no division or division commanders. There was Shanks and then the rest of his main core (the 9 pirates on the wiki) had equal power, but Shanks makes the final decisions. They didn't have to do paperwork and other "formal" stuff like the Whitebeard pirates did so Luffy also found a difference in that. Life was fun on the Red Force.

Luffy was teaching Makino terms that they used when sailing and showed her around the ship. She too quite interest in what Luffy was saying because of course he was doing this innocently and out of the kindness of his heart. It was a funny sight to see. When Luffy was done, Shanks told him that they had arrived to the island and he said "Hey Jii-chan never took me here."

"Well maybe because he doesn't have connections here. But I do" says Yasopp proudly

"Don't you dare start up on your son Yasopp. We've heard more than enough about him ever since you joined my bloody crew." says Shanks who just sighs as Yasopp starts telling the crew about his son for the 2891st time.

*At the cliffs*

Shit pirates are coming. I have to warn the village. The boy runs through the village screaming "The Pirates are coming!" making the villagers angry at him and they start coming out their houses and start chasing the boy. They chase him until someone actually confirmed that pirates are here on the village to which they mayor of the village just says "Oh shit, you were right Usopp. Pirates are actually here." He gets angry at them not believing him when he said it but then it did hit him that every morning after his mother became sick had always said "pirates are coming"

However, one villager said "Usopp, I think you should take your 8 million men and go confront these pirates."

"YOSH LET'S GO MEN" as he walks alone to the cliffs and waits to make his move

When the pirates got out of the ship and had decided to make a short camp, they heard a boy yell "HEY YOU FILTHY PIRATES LEAVE THIS VILLAGE AND NEVER COME BACK! OTHERWISE MY 8 MILLION MILL WILL BEAT YOU GUYS TO BITS!"

"SOOOOOO COOOL. Shanks did you hear that, he has 8 million men." says Luffy as Shanks facepalms "Luffy, there's barely 8 million people in East Blue." and that got an instant reply of "Oh is that so?"

"HEY WHY"D YOU LIE AND SAY YOU HAVE 8 MILLION MEN"

Shit they saw through it. Without much thinking he aims his slingshot and shoots a small rock at Luffy and immediately got it blocked by a rock that was aimed for the rock that the boy shot. He was surprised that someone was able to block it until he realized just who threw that rock. He started to tear up and aims another rock at the man "Block this you bastard" and when he shot it, the man took the hit right to the chest. He moved about a foot back after it had hit him in the chest . Usopp shot again and again until the man fell down. Everyone was surprised to see Yasopp get hit but they never interfered, they knew what was going on (Makino and Luffy included).

When Yasopp finally fell, the boy comes down running towards the man and says "Where the hell were you? Where were you when mother died? Why did you leave when we needed you?" Usopp says crying. Yasopp finally gets up and gives his son a hug "I'm sorry I failed you Usopp. But the pirate life called me. I had to go and fulfill my dreams. And one day you will too."

"So your dreams are important than us?" That question made Yasopp silent and he frowned. Luffy stepped in and he took Usopp and said "Oi Usopp, your father did what he wanted to do. He acted selfish because he is a pirate. It doesn't mean he never cared about his family. The first thing he wanted to say to you when he saw you was to say he was sorry about his choices."

He looks at Luffy and says "How would you know how it feels?"

Luffy's reply was "Trust me I know. I never met my parents until recently. They let me go when I was born."

Usopp takes this and says "Sucks doesn't it"

"Yea." Luffy then looks at Shanks and Yasopp gives his son a tight hug. Usopp forgives his father and takes them to town. When they got to town, the villagers were in shock to see Yasopp after a few years and Shanks says "We are here with money and we won't cause any trouble. We just need to restock on some supplies and then we shall head out peacefully."

The pirates were allowed to stay for a few nights and resupply on a few things and for those two days, Luffy was with Usopp and they were talking about being in the seas. Luffy was telling Usopp about his adventures while Usopp was telling his stories (lies) and Luffy was enjoying them. The duo played for quite a bit on the first day and when Luffy asked "Oi Usopp, what's your dream?"

"Hm my dream? Well it's to be a brave man of the seas one day."

"Well, the pirate king needs brave men on his ship and crew so what do you say Usopp, want to join my crew?"

Usopp smiles and says yea. Yasopp heard his son wanting to become a brave man of the seas so he decided to train with Usopp for the day. Yasopp was a very skilled marksman and he wanted his son to also be a skilled marksman. Father and son spent time training with each other while Luffy went around town with Makino. They roamed town for quite a while and then they passed by a clothing store. Makino had the money and Luffy knew the look on Makino's face. He knew that look too well with Mika and Izo and was getting prepared for the very long shopping spree. About 2 and a half hours later, Makino was done shopping and she brought a lot of clothes because she knew that she would need as much as she can get.

When they were leaving, Luffy walked by a restaurant and Makino noticed that she was hungry and she could easily tell Luffy was hungry. They got into the nice restaurant and had a quick lunch before heading back to their camp. When they got back, the Red Hair Pirates were all prepared for their journey back to Paradise. Yasopp says goodbye to Usopp while Usopp says "He'll see his father at seas one day under Luffy and his flag" which gets a smile from everyone on the Red Force. Luffy was getting crew mates very fast and he said to Usopp "Keep training, I need you to be stronger when I come for the crew when I'm 17 ok."

"Oh don't worry Luffy. Brave captain Usopp will be strong. And I'll be the best sniper in the world." which gets a smile from Yasopp.

When they set sail, everyone was doing their own thing. Makino was helping around the ship and was treated kindly by the pirates, Shanks was training Luffy about his Haki and everything was nice. Their next destination was the Grand Line, they really needed to get out of the Blues and fast.

Hope yall enjoyed... This chapter was an ehh chapter for me to write