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Trouble…

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Antoinette Shakespeare: "I discovered the sentence errors a while ago but since no one said anything, I left them alone. I have gone back and fixed the first 5 chapters though and will soon fix them all. As for the structure needing to be more refined…I've been told I write too verbosely, so I was trying to write simpler, but I guess I went too far in the opposite spectrum. Oops. As for the OOC-I can't agree with you there. I believe I have kept them in accordance with what we know as cannon as this point in time. And they are more than just gruesome, barbaric, violent baboons. Their personality's descriptions however are subtle in my story and I'm nowhere near done developing them. For example, Crusher is the goofiest, teasing others with dirty humor and innuendo. Killer is mature, steering his namaka to the most logical choice but can occasional let him prejudices interfere with his judgment. He has a lot of baggage which I will explore later. Heat is the perceptive and emotionally sensitive, figuring out other motives and knowing the best way to placate them. Wire likes to sing and cook; but I need to do more with him. The same applies to Skunk and Snake. But the two year time skip has barely started in my story so I'll get to them soon. I just wanted to focus on other things first. And yes, I was rushing last chapter. Finals and all. Your review and criticism is appreciated."

Vampire Revan: "He does need to be examined. Ooh peg leg! Does that make him a pirate? Lol."

Harlequin320: "Thanks for reviewing. :)"

Illlee123: "A few cute moments are necessary to salsify the fan-girl in me. :P Idiots tend to notice what others do not see. Like how Luffy can figure out how best to fight someone."

MangaMagic: "I figured he deserved it for what happened at Marineford…"

TheDML: "Lol. The silver lining to losing a leg."

Misz Laidback much: "I believe if someone flirted with Camille, he'd kill them."

Moonlight Calls: "Garp is hilarious; I made him a lot like Luffy because I figure that's where he got it from."

ilovekidd: "It does. I love Brook!"

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Singing

It had been two days, as they sailed without their captain. Killer had taken over and was heading for the next island, according to Kid's special magnet. The only sign of worry he gave was his constant foot tapping and the flurried movements of wiping his blades.

Camille healed Ed and the rest of the crew after they shot off in the distance. Kid's injuries were gone, but he was drained from such an exertion of power. A devil's fruit could really take it out of you.

The redhead lay in his bed, Camille keeping watch over him. She hadn't studied much on the fatigue a person may accumulate from the overuse of their power. But as he seemed fine, she concluded that all the man needed was rest.

He's going to be angry when he gets up…first we had to flee and then he's been unconscious for two days…

She thought about the battle. He called out my name. He always calls me wench or woman, but never by my actual name. Glancing down at the tall man, she gave him a soft kiss. There were passionate but not necessarily tender with one another. That small gesture made her feel closer to him. But perhaps I'm reading into his actions far more than I should. He's not exactly kind…

She climbed into bed and snuggled next to her captain nonetheless, deciding she wouldn't be near as interested in him if he were.

Three hours later, Kid's eyes shot open. Looking to his side, he found Camille curled up to his right, sleeping soundly. Images of their past battle played out in his mind. Gritting his teeth, his own ineptitude ate away at him. How the hell were we forced to run? God-dammit! Pale fingers closed, forming a fist as the man glared at the ceiling.

Felling a bit of shifting to her right, Camille groggily sat up. "Captain," the brunette whispered.

"Is Ed ok?" the man asked, only his eyes betraying his concern.

The young woman sat up, pivoting to face her captain. "Edward has been fine since a few hours after the attack. It is you who has been out for two days."

"NANI! TWO FUCKIGN DAYS!" And that was how the entire Kid pirate crew discovered their captain was alright.

The next morning, Kid met with his crew on the deck. One foot on the skull piece he spoke in a low, angry voice, the wind whipping at his already wild hair.

"At the next island, we're going to stay and train. That battled sucked balls. We barely got out alive!"

His crew nodded, agreeing with their captain's insight.

Wire spoke up, knowing his captain needed to be informed of their current problem. He's not going to like this. "Captain we didn't get to resupply at the last island. We are ok on basic supplies and wood for repairs, just in case, but food…" Wire explained. Damn, we didn't have time to get food.

"Che, fucking hell…" Kid griped as he used his magnetic ability to determine how far away they were from the next island. By their usual speed, it would take about 33 days.

They were screwed.

Wire had rationed out the food each day and the entire crew took turns fishing. Unfortunately, the fish weren't biting. In cold seething anger, their captain stormed about the ship each day, cursing the marines and chance and everything he could think of to hell. If the situation wasn't as bleak as it was, the crew would have found his antics funny.

As soon as the proud redhead woke up, he ignored Killer's warnings to take it easy and immediately used his power to propel his ship forward in short bursts of energy. I have to build up stamina and we need to dock soon.

He would do it till he fell over in exhaustion. The next morning when he awoke in his bed, he'd start again, determined to make it the whole day without passing out.

Heat and the guys trained a bit to prove their worth to their captain even though it was foolish to expend unnecessary energy without a good food supply.

Camille spent most of her time in the lab, working on something. If I can just get this to work, then I can help Kid…

The crew lay depleted of energy on the deck of their ship, staring up at the sky. It was too painful to move unnecessarily but that didn't stop their captain, who was using his power to attract the ship via magnetic field to the island. The ship was travelling rather fast but they could see the fatigue building up.

Another attract had rocketed them forward; it seemed as if he could hold it longer and send them a greater distance each time. Kid glared off into space, irritated that improvement was sluggish in his opinion. His crew watched in awe of the fierce determination he proud man displayed, despite his weariness.

A stomach growl interrupted the admiration. "Hey if a seagull flies by can we catch it and eat it?" Crusher asked hopefully, casing Skunk to perk up.

"Seagulls usually stay near islands so we won't see one all the way out here," Killer explained.

The two sighed dejectedly.

Heat glanced worriedly at his captain. He can't keep doing this to himself. It's too dangerous, even for Master Kid. But he knew that saying anything would only fuel the man's passion. The blue haired man sighed. Captain, I would follow you to the ends of the earth, but sometimes you're a stubborn mule.

A few minutes later, the pale man passed out, with his crew carrying him off to bed and Camille looking after him.

When the others left, the young woman gave herself a shot of some chemical and then inserted her hand into Kid's chest and focused. If I focus on his life-force, perhaps I can give him some of my energy. The new chemical I created should allow me to deconstruct my body's cells into its basic chemical elements and then use them to produce compounds to be broken down as into all the things necessary to replenish his energy stores.

She prayed this worked. She knew that if they didn't land soon, starvation would claim her namaka's lives. She would live but she couldn't imagine life without them anymore. These loud, gross, barbarians were her namaka now. I will not go back to being alone. Never again! She vowed.

She smiled when she felt him move. "Camille," he groaned.

"Relax captain. You'll be good as new shortly." Success!

Kid felt himself getting stronger but when he looked up he realized that she was becoming weaker. "What are you doing?" he demanded an answer.

"We need to reach land soon. You are the only one who can speed up the ship so I'm giving you my energy," she explained.

"I am not weak. I don't need your help!" he screamed. You interfered in our last battle. Stop protecting me! I can fight just fine on my own.

Camille shook her head and continued her task. "The more energy you have the faster we get there. Are you going you let your ego get in the way and consequently make your crew suffer longer and possibly die?" Stubborn baboon, we don't have room for your ego right now.

He huffed but allowed her to continue, recognizing they had little choice. Out of the corner of his narrowed red eyes he watched her fade. It made him angry. Fucking marines. Because of them we didn't get to restock. I should have been stronger! I got my ass handed to me by old men! God-dammit! In his mind he carried on his self loathe rant until Camille passed out.

Gingerly, Kid slid her under the covers and left to continue on with his mission. Her sacrifice would not be in vain.

And so they continued this cycle until the finally saw an island shining in the distance. The crew smiled, too tired to actually celebrate.

Two days later, the bedraggled and extremely hungry crew landed. Too proud to cheer and kiss the ground they slowly trudged through the town, in search of food. The townspeople hastily moved out of the way, scared by the dead looks the crew wore.

Finding a small tavern they quickly entered and acted like they were fine. Kid waved a server over and glared until the woman came forward.

"Y-Yes?" she stammered.

Kid ordered a round of drinks and the eight orders of the bar specialty. Wire warned his namaka to eat slowly and very little since overeating would result in throwing up. "Eat too fast, you dipshits and you'll puke your guts up."

The crew ate calmly, only their quiet chewing making any sound waiting only a small portion overall. Reintroducing their bodies to food was going to take some time. The patrons were astounded. These were the violent bastards who destroyed towns and ate children?

But there could be no mistake; they matched the bounty pictures perfectly. And what was even stranger was the small woman sitting in Kid's lap. They knew who she was but there was no way she was worth 66 million beri. In their eyes, the petite woman in the ruffley orange and black dress was helpless. Heavy bags lay under her eyes and she looked incredibly frail. But just in case the rumors were true, it was best to leave to leave them alone.

Regrettably a bounty hunter was sitting a few feet away. He knew the Kid pirates fled the last island and that by the log pose, this would be their next stop. They had arrived over a week earlier than expected, but that didn't mean he wasn't ready for them. He assessed the crew quietly for a moment. They were clearly exhausted and hungry. This will be easy money.

He was an average sized man with lithe muscles and long dark blue hair. Raising his sword and slashing in the direction the Pirates were eating, he hoped to make this clean and quick. His attack however was nullified by some type of barrier and before he could react, a single senbon needle shot out and struck him in the chest.

"You think this can hurt me," he laughed, pulling out the tiny weapon, with a satisfied smile. But then his body shook violently, blood gurgling from his throat. He staggered and felt white hot pain shoot course through his veins. What did she do to me?!

"Do not disturb the captains meal. It is most unsightly," a calm feminine voice commanded. We not have time for this.

The man clutched his heart and fell over on his knees. He dry heaved in pain, his eyes bulging out of his head as he struggled to glare at the woman before exploding into a blood stain on the wall.

Kid shook with sinister laughter. "Jesus woman. That was kickass!" He took a swig out of his tankard, grinning afterwards. Stupid bastard trying to challenge me! Who does he think he is?

The people in the tavern were silenced in fear. She was most definitely worth her bounty.

"Good one cupcake!" Crusher cheered happily, patting her on the back.

"When did you make that?" Skunk asked, glancing at the remains.

"While in the lab I accidentally discovered this while working on something else. It causes the cells to rupture in rapid succession after a brief period of excoriating pain," she replied, casually sipping her beer. Kid let out a dark chuckle. The wench was one hell of an evil bitch. It took a sick soul to come up with a concoction like that.

Immobilized by sheer terror, the tavern's patrons and employees prayed that the pirates didn't notice them. Not a word was uttered by anyone as the crew finished their meal. Kid chose to ignore the other customers as insects were not worth his time.

After eating they paid and left, setting out to gather up supplies.

A collective sigh of relief exuded from everyone present as excited whispers broke out over what they had just seen.

The crew split up in groups of two to get the supplies they were always put in charge of. Kid strode back to the ship, knowing that if there was one bounty hunter, there'd be more…

He advised his men to stay together for that reason. The only one on their own was Camille. He grinned manically, pitying the bastard fool enough to fuck with his woman. He felt a lot better after eating and was looking forward to dinner later. Knowing how tired his men must be he commended their strength to go on and get provisions. They were a hardy bunch and for that he was grateful.

He sat in his throne and mentally planned out how their stay here would go. They would stay until he was pleased with his and the crew's progress. Briefly he thought about the other supernovas. Got to keep an eye on those bugs...

According to the newspapers, Straw-hat had disappeared, Law was taking it easy on Sabaody for some reason, Hawkins traveled at a much slower and careful pace then he did, and nothing had been heard from Urouge, Capone, Bonney, and that bastard gorilla-face Apoo. That only left X. Drake to worry about.

According to the reports, he had taken on one of Kaido's subordinates in an effort to provoke the Yonkou. Dino-boy sure got some balls on him. Wonder what he's like in a fight?

The redhead continued with his musings, not bothering to glance up when his crewmembers returned.

So it's a bit short but it's all I do right now. I moved back home for the summer to find my room in shambles…damn family. And they got rid of the internet…so yeah it's gonna suck this summer. But please review and hopefully I can update soon by logging on at my bf's house.