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Macey: still no new crew mates...?
Give it time Mace, it's only been a day since i posted the form. i'm sure someone else will give us ideas for new crew members for you soon. just be patience, okay?
Macey: FINE!
let's get on with the chapter, that will make you happy!
Freedom Fighters: Kerennie doesn't owe One Piece or it's characters but does own this storyline and OCs. characters may appear OOC.
Chapter 4
Well Macey was right, those rules are easy to understand and simple to follow without really taking away anyone's freedom too much.
Rule 1- Have each other's backs no-one matter what. Whether they permanent or temporary members of the crew. The crew looks out for its own.
Rule 2- Treat each other with respect (pretty much treat each other as you wanted to be treated yourself).
Rule 3- All treasure is divided up between the crew equally.
Rule 4- Any devil fruits found are given to Macey to hold onto for a week or two to study then the finder of said fruit can decide what to do with the devil fruit after that. Whether they eat, sell it or give it to another crew member. It is up to the finder.
Rule 5- Freedom of speak (pretty much Macey means say whatever you want, voice up concerns or ideas and the like. But remember, just because you do doesn't mean that she is going to listen or use them).
Rule 6- Macey's word/ruling is final (she is Captain after all) but please remember, Macey is good at changing her mind.
Rule 7- Secrets are allowed and are perfect fine as long as they don't put the crew in danger. But Macey is always there to talk to or to tell the secrets too if needed since she won't tell anyone (and apparently hasn't).
Rule 8- Acceptance (pretty explanatory- means accept each other- faults and all. Nothing else matters other than they are a member of the crew. Blood, heritage or history doesn't matter. This is a crew, a place to belong, they were friends, and like a family and a place to be accepted for who they are, no-one more and no-one less.)
And that's about it really. Those are the main and most important rules that have to be upheld, accepted and followed. The others one are just minor simple things- like no betraying or selling out or killing crew members and other things like that.
Though apparently, the crew is putting all of their money together and are saving money up right now to buy a better ship. Sabo's not sure what is wrong with the one they already have (maybe it's too small?) but that's what they're doing. They can do get spending money, to spend on whatever they want- food, clothes, weapons and etc. but right now, they're trying to save the majority of it up to buy a new ship or to get the martials to build a new ship or something.
Macey said that Ace, Sabo and Luffy are more than welcomed to either add their treasure/pirate fund to theirs or to keep it separate and save up money for their ships/crews for when they decide to become pirates/set sail/leave to become pirates when they are seventeen.
Macey is also so far, the only female crew member- so she gets a room to herself while most of the others either share a room somewhere in the ship, sleep on the deck or crow's nest and/or sleep in the infirmary. It's up to everyone else where they sleep.
"Well, we'll go to the island tomorrow and find your brothers," Macey yawned as she was tired and it was getting late. "It's getting late. Max will bring in some dinner soon."
Sabo looked outside and could see the sun slowly setting over the ocean, wow, it was getting late…
"If you have any headaches or the like, let Jack know and he'll do what he can for you," Macey told Sabo as she walked to the door. "I'm going back to my ro… OHF!"
Macey held onto her face as she was now on her ass on the floor as the door was suddenly opened, knocking her down and the crew come in with plates of food.
"FUCK!" Max said handing Jack the food he was carrying then the cook got onto the ground. "I'm sorry Mistress Mace! I'll go get cleaning stuff and start cleaning this mess up immediately! I'm so sorry! I won't eat for the next week to make it up to you! I will take whatever punishment you see fit! I'm sorry young mistress!"
Macey stood up and laughed. Her nose was bleeding a little but other than that she looked perfectly fine. Other than her nose hurt a little and it seemed to be bleeding a little, Macey was perfectly fine.
"Chill Max sheesh," Macey said getting up, taking a cloth of her pocket and putting it up to her nose. "A blood nose is nothing to worry about. Cleaning up the mess won't take much or any time so don't worry about. Jack can do it later, we know what he's like with his space. He likes things done a certain thing way. And I'm not going to punish you for an accident Max. I'm not like those bastards. Eat- last thing we need is our cook to starve to death on us. Who else is going to cook then? Me? I can't even do that to save my life! We'll all starve to death!"
Macey was laughing slightly as her crew just nodded their heads in agreement. They would probably all starve to death without Max.
"But young mistress…" Max started till Macey held her hand up.
"No more of this young mistress stuff Max," Macey told the older boy. "It is either Mace, Macey, Captain or Captain Mace or Captain Macey if you want to be formal. I told you Max, you're not a slave anymore. You don't have be so polite or call anyone young master or young mistress or master or mistress anymore. You're free."
Max went to say something but stop with the look Macey's face.
"Yes Captain Mace," Max nodded.
"Max use to be a slave?" Sabo asked which made a few crew remember that he was in the room with them. "That make so much sense…"
Macey looked at Sabo then to Max. Shit, she didn't mean to say anything about Max's past with Sabo in the room. Not like she or the crew are trying to hide it or anything, it's just, it wasn't really anything or that anyone outside of the crew needed to know really. Even though Sabo did say he was going to come with the crew/join it temporarily but the others don't know that.
"Don't worry," Sabo told them seeing the partly worried looks on some of the crew's faces. "I won't tell anyone. I never liked the ideas of slaves in the first place. I understand the idea, sure but never liked it. I mean, why get someone else to do something for you when you are about to do it perfectly fine yourself? It just doesn't sound right or sit right with me."
Macey cracked up laughing at the little speak done by Sabo as did the rest of the crew. It seems that Sabo has won or gained brownies points? Maybe? Hopeful?
"Good to know that's where we stand then," Macey smiled. "Okay, let's eat."
Macey took a plate from Jack as she sat down and ate- while Jack tried fussing over her nose- something about making sure it wasn't broken? But Macey would know if she had a broken nose, she's had one before. Luckily, it didn't do anything to fuss up her nose and the guy that gave it to her, well, he went for a nice little swim in a Sea King Nest and didn't return.
Hey! Don't judge! Macey didn't mean to throw the guy into the Sea King Nest, it just happened! It was an accident, Macey swears!
Max handed Sabo a plate of food and the crew all sat down and started eating.
"I thought you were going to your room?" Sabo asked. Why did Macey suddenly change her mind to not going to her room?
"Well, I could eat there by myself or I can eat here with the crew and you," Macey shrugged. "I like eating with my friends better than eating by myself."
"Right," the whole crew nodded and agreed.
"So what's the plan Mace?" Jack asked as he gave up trying to fuss over Macey's nose. It could wait till after dinner after all.
"Well, me and you are going to back to the island with Sabo to find his brothers," Macey answered as they ate their food. "We'll probably hunt for more food, wait out the Celestial Dragon Visit unless I get bored then we'll attack them then leave to go onto the next island. It's been a little too peaceful here for my liking."
No-one said anything about Macey maybe attacking the Celestial Dragon. Because they wouldn't be able to change her mind even if they did try to talk her out it. The damn blonde was stubborn as hell. Plus, she said maybe Celestial Dragon, not we are so they might not go anywhere near those bastards.
"But peaceful is good," Sin sighed and muttered.
"Well, I don't like it," Macey told Sin, since she heard his comment. "Makes me feel like something bad is just waiting to happen."
It does?
"Why do you say that?" Marc asked.
"Happenings in the past," Macey shrugged. "Past experience. Gut feeling. You know, things like that. You name it. I just have a bad feeling is all and we all know what happens when I get a bad feeling."
"Shit hits the fan," Jack laughed, almost cheering. why did Jack almost sound happy about that?
"Bad things always happen then I take it?" Sabo asked.
"Pretty much," Macey nodded. "If past experience has taught and told me anything. It's always listen to that feeling."
"Why are you taking Jack?" Marc asked. "Why not Don? Or both?"
Macey looked at Marc like he was insane.
"So if my bad feeling happens here while I am gone, you want to be left here defenceless? Without a crew member who knows how to fight? That's not a beginner?" Macey asked Marc since neither him, Max or Sin are really fighters and normally leave the fighting to Mace and Don mostly. Well, Sin is a fighter but he chooses to not fight which is fine with Macey. "Is that it?"
"No!" Marc shouted.
They would be fucked if one of the fighters weren't here and they all know it.
"That's what I thought," Macey nodded. "Don is the best choice to leave here. He can move the ship away quickly underwater. I mean, don't get me wrong- I'll still get Don to take me, Jack and Sabo back to the island since I'm pretty sure the rowboat I've been using ended up either wrecked or burned to ash thanks to that fire, then I'll get Don to pick us up again. We'll have to look for a new rowboat, sigh. I'll have my snail so keep yours nearby Don." Don nodded his head. "So, that's all we need to talk about right?"
"No," Don frowned. There was still more. "What was Sabo's choice? Which option did he go with? Are him and his brothers coming with us or what?"
Macey said nothing as she ate and looked at Sabo- those questions were off being answered by him then her.
"I'm going to sail with you all temporary," Sabo answered. "Maybe officially join if I am enjoying myself enough. I'll be with you all till I am at least seventeen."
"So roughly seven years then?" Jack smiled.
"Yes," Sabo nodded.
"I like it," Jack smirked. "What about your brothers?"
"We'll find out tomorrow," Sabo sighed as he scratched the back of his head. "I have no idea how they're going to react to this."
"Cool," Marc smiled. "Is there anything we need to know about them if they did decide to come with us as well?"
"Well…" Sabo thought about it. "We kind eat, a lot. People jokily call us walking black holes."
"So Max has his work cut out for him then?" Marc said looking over at Max who just nodded his head. He didn't mind.
"They can't be worse than Captain Mace," Max concluded.
Oh boy, poor Max, he has no idea what is getting himself into.
"Well then, welcome to the walking black hole club," Macey smiled and laughed. "Still hungry?"
Sabo nodded his head for yes.
"Okay, Max! More food please!" Macey smiled at him.
"I have a feeling we going to be doing a lot of hunting tomorrow," Jack sighed. Damn it, why does he have to be the one to go with Macey?
Jack looked at Macey, that was actually a good thought and question, why does Jack have to go to the island with Macey?
"Why me?" Jack asked.
"Why you what?" Macey asked stealing food off Sin's plate as Max left to get more food for Macey and Sabo. Sin didn't seem to mind, notice or care.
"Why I am going to the island with you tomorrow?" Jack asked. "You could go by yourself or take one of the others that's not Don, so the ship isn't defenceless. So why me?"
"Because you're the doctor of course, duh," Macey said as if Jack was some kind of idiot and it was the most obvious answer and thing there was.
Sabo has a feeling that Macey and Luffy are get along really well.
"What was that you little shit of a captain?" Jack asked her.
Don didn't seem very impressed with that and Sabo looked at Jack. Wasn't he being disrespectful right now?
"Well, Sabo's brothers are more or less from the Grey Terminal," Macey told Jack while she held her hand up to Don to say that it was okay. "And that's where the fire was, right?"
Sabo and Jack both nodded their heads.
"So what if someone is hurt or something?" Macey concluded and told the older boy. "Makes sense that I bring a doctor with me, right?"
Oh god. Macey was making a lot sense, she had a very good point there and was right, yet again. A doctor would be the best person to take if someone is hurt. Damn it! Jack hates it when she does that! Why does she always have to be right!?
"For the love go fucking hell!" Jack cursed.
Sabo looked at Macey as she laughed. What…?
"The idiot just realised that Mace was right, yet again," Don smiled to Sabo/ "And if there's one thing we all know- it's how annoyingly right Macey is."
Luffy was crawled up into a ball with his straw-hat on his head. He missed Ace and Sabo. Where were they? Are they safe? Why hasn't Ace and Dadan gotten back yet? Why hasn't Sabo come back yet? Was Ace really right? Was Sabo really better off and happier with his parents then with them?
No, it can't be true! Luffy won't believe it!
Luffy wanted Ace and Sabo! He missed them! He wanted his brothers! He wanted his big brothers! Where are they!?
Ace panted as he and Dadan hide from the guards who were looking for survivors from Grey Terminal. Damn it, they need to keep moving. Ace was worried about Luffy, but he couldn't just leave Dadan behind. Not after pretty much standing up for him and Luffy against Bluejam! Pretty much claiming them to be her sons and family and that no mother, not even a foster mother would let anyone harm, hurt or kill their kids! Well, Dadan used brats but the meaning was all the same. She cared.
"Ace," Dadan whispered.
"What?" Ace whispered back.
"Go on ahead," Dadan told him. "Get back to Luffy. Leave me."
"No!" Ace snapped a little loudly, they both went quiet but it seemed that no-one noticed or heard them. "I'm not leaving you, you old hag. You said we were going back together remember? Well, that's what we're going to do."
Meanwhile somewhere in the New World, one week later…
"Marco! Pops! Guys! Feathers!" Thatch shouted running while holding a bunch of newspaper. "You have to read and see this!"
Marco sighed, first Thatch says his name then he calls him feathers. Can't the man make up his mind on what he is going to call Marco?
"What is Thatch?" West asked.
Yes, that's right. West isn't dead yet. Pops kindly (well, more like ordered) Marco to not kill his brother since he was just trying to cheer up the first division commander up and it did work. Marco has been happier, not that he would admit it but everyone else could tell. There was no more GBFBD mode or happenings (in case you forget what GBFBD stands for- it stands for Giant Blue Flaming Bird of Doom). But people still have fun calling him that when he gets really annoyed- Marco's main weapon of choice has been throwing everyone into the ocean or giving them double chores, paperwork and/or work in general. Or double duties- which makes a lot of people laugh so Marco tends to not use those words when he is talking.
"You were right West!" Thatch told West as he shoved the newspaper into Marco's face/ "They must have been laying down! They're showed up again! In the East Blue of all place too!"
East Blue? Why would a West Blue mostly seemed based pirate crew (though who knows where the other kids/crew members are really from, Marco means, come on, there's a Fishman in the crew and they're only meant to be found on Fishman Island between Paradise and the New World- unless they were kidnapped and made into slaves. In fact, where did Mace get her Fishman crew member from?), what are they doing in the East Blue?
Why was the crew in the weakest of all the blue seas? Why were they were in the East Blue of all places?
Izo and some of the other Commanders were given spare newspapers that Thatch had brought with him.
"They did something crazy and insane as their comeback, didn't they?" West asked trying to look at the article and paper but couldn't really see with all his brothers in the way. "What did they do?! What did they do!?"
Marco read the article in the paper and he was torn between being mad and worried or happy and proud- so he decided to be all four. He was happy to see that Mace and her crew were alive and well, proud that they were leaving their mark on the world and making a name for themselves but mad about how they did it and is worried that the Marines and World Government are going to kill them on sight because of it.
Come on, who the hell is crazy enough to not only steal and mess with the Celestial Dragons once but now twice?! Their bounties are going to sky rocket because of this! And they even made a speculator out of it apparently- acquiring to the article. Why the hell did Macey and her crew do that!?
"Marco?" Jozu said after he finished reading the article. "Are you sure she's your daughter? Or even your kid? I mean, what kind of sane person messes with the Celestial Dragons and the World Government in theory by doing it, not once but twice? You wouldn't. Not even Pops would! Unless it meant getting one of us of course. But this kid just seems to be doing it for the sake of it!"
"That's a very good question," Marco muttered. "I'll ask her if we ever meet."
Marco: come on when do we get to meet?!
when i write it damn it! leave me alone! i'm tired!
Marco: then stop working on things that you don't need too!
shut up! i want to write a Halloween Special! it will be great! especially when characters from all of my writing worlds collide!
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