edited by Gerlibfriend
Macey: We're back!
We are.
Don: what is this about someone thinking or saying we're not remember-able?
DON! I will get to that later, not right now.
Macey*looking mad*: what?
Macey, no murder. please. for the love of god. here, look through character information and see the new characters. *handing over the notes*
Macey: Ooohhh! More female crew mates to come! yes! Oh! Don! looks at this!
okay, that should keep Macey distract long enough for me to do the reviews.
review time!
TrippyHappy-ism
You haven't annoyed me or intimated me with your rant or anything. i am happy with a bit of criticism (i did not spell that at all right did i? sigh- don't care right now). i guess i do have to agree with you, i haven't really introduced the OCs in a way that they are very memorable either. but hopefully they will be memorable soon (i hope)! i am bringing in new looks for a few and hopefully some will be more memorable once i go through their backstories.
Sin's backstory is the best one i happen to think- to tell you why- well, his devil fruit powers really and his name too plus having to be forced to kill your own family and friends for the entertainment of a Bored World Noble? what isn't memorable about that really? i did kind of cover it a little in the last chapter but i will go into more detail soon.
but still, thank you for the suggestions! i have listened and will try to work on it!
And DryBonesZeros-
Thank you for not giving out spoilers about Kaitlyn! we'll cover her more in the next few chapters then get to Garp then get to some more OCs then get to the Straw-Hats as young kids! Yes, saying that Macey knows that her father is apart Yokou's crew is something narrows it down and expands options. though we all know it's Marco and so does Macey it's just she doesn't want to scare anyone by telling them who her dad is. at least not yet. Plus, it's not like they asked her what his name is. just asking her who he is, is not going to do at least not in Macey's mind it isn't enough or the right question to get her to tell him his name. who he is and what his name is are two completely different things in Macey's option.
and that's it for now! please enjoy!
Macey: are we doing disclaimer?
... no, we all know i don't own One Piece or it's characters though i do own this storyline, the OCs and some characters may appear a little OCC. i don't think we need to keep putting up. but will say when i have OCs that aren't fully mine like Kaitlyn since she is mine in storyline stuff but really mine in general.
Oh! RIGHT! Speaking of which! thanks baba69 for Britta and DryBonesZero for Seth, Sora and Crystal.
Macey is crew is slowly growing bigger! just need to work out when i bring everyone in now... after i cover some backstories... and work some more things out...
Macey: before K gets into a rant. please, read the chapter!
Chapter 8
Macey wake up sweating as she sat up quickly as she could, screaming a little. She put her arms around herself as she was tried to slow down her breathing and was shaking, quite a bit. Nightmares… of that day… they still came and go as they pleased. Damn it, why did the nightmares have to come now?
Macey's eyes couldn't concentrate on her hands at all as her body was still shaking and tears were streaming out of her eyes and down her face. She couldn't say anything, as she knew all she would do was make crying and upset sounds. Macey covered her mouth with her hand as she pulled in her legs and made herself into a ball.
She wished she could forget all about it. She wished she still didn't have nightmares of the day when her mother was killed in front of her. When her uncle, father like figure and godfather all in one, managed to get her to a small ship and put her out to sea so that she could escapes and live while he stayed behind and die like her mother. When she watched on as her home, family, friends, her family's research and legacy and the island was destroyed by a buster call.
Macey wanted to forget all of it. All of the bad and only remember the good. She hated the nightmares and sometimes going nights and days of not sleeping at all. Macey wanted to forget her old life. She wanted to forget being Aschgate D. Macey, being that hopeless and powerless little girl.
"You're Mace now," Macey told herself as she cried, "You're not Aschgate D. Macey anymore. You're Mace. Captain of the Freedom Fighters. Captain of a pirate crew. You're not helpless or hopeless anymore. You're strong! You have to be strong… Macey…"
Macey jumped as she heard someone knock on the door.
"Mace?" Don said, she knew his voice anywhere. "You okay?"
Macey rubbed her face and eyes as she sat up. She knew that Don wouldn't come in without permission.
"I'm fine!" Macey lied, "Go back to sleep Don!"
"You sure Mace?" Don asked. "Sabo wake up me saying he heard you shouting and yelling and crying."
Macey flinched. The others had heard her? Had she been talking in her sleep again? Has she been that loud?
"It's fine Don!" Macey told him as she got up and opened the door to show him that she was fine, even though she wasn't. "It was just a nightmare. I'm fine, see?"
"Your eyes are red," Don deadpanned.
"I'm fine," Macey insisted.
Luffy come from behind Don with Ace and Sabo, "But you were crying and screaming," Luffy yawned, "You had a nightmare? What about?"
Macey looked away from them as she grabbed her other arm and muttered, "The day I lost everything… back when I was all alone…"
Luffy saw the hurt look in Macey's eyes so he smiled his usual big wide smile as he hugged Macey who was a little shocked at the younger boy. Sabo smiled as he hugged Macey too. Ace smirked as he lightly patted Macey on the back.
"Well, you're not alone anymore, now are you?" Ace smirked.
Were the three of them trying to make Macey feel better…?
"We should all go back to sleep," Don lightly smiled at the small gesture of the younger boys trying to cheer up his captain. "We still have a few hours before we take on the Celestial Dragon."
It was sweet to see the three boys try to cheer the older blonde girl up. She liked it- it was almost like they were in the crew and not just a part of it for learning and travelling reasons.
The three younger boys all nodded their heads in agreement as Macey just hugged the three of them, which Ace protested too as she smiled at Don, "I thought we were saving them not the other way round?"
"I guess they thought they owed you one," Don chuckled lightly.
"Stay with me…?" Macey quietly asked the four of them.
They had broken into an abandoned house in Low Town. Macey had her own room being the only girl while the others just slept where there was space. Macey had taken the first watch and Don had just finished his, Jack taking over from him.
"Sure," Don nodded.
"Couse we will!" Luffy smiled.
"Whatever…" Ace muttered.
"If you want us too," Sabo blushed lightly.
Macey nodded her head. The five of them went back into her room and they close the door behind them.
Macey smirked as they watched people as the Celestial Dragon ship was coming in from the rooftop of a building. Good, everything was going according to Macey's plan so far.
Sabo and Sin went back to Sabo's house to get whatever stuff Sabo wanted to bring with them from there, he already had his pipe and top-hat googles. Don was waiting on the ship for Macey's signal. Marc had set up explosive around the place and was ready to use his devil fruit powers as well, Max was with Don on the ship waiting for the signal for them to come while Luffy and Ace were with Macey, hiding away on a roof top while they waited for the perfect moment and for Macey to say that they can go. Jack was in the crowd itself since he was only one who could pass off as a noble adult with his height. Macey, Ace and Luffy were on their knees on the rooftop.
"There!" Ace hissed pointing at the man who had taken Sabo away. The person that was Sabo's "father".
Macey smirked as she stood up on the roof as pulled out a snail, that's what they were waiting for, for Sabo's parents to appear. They needed make sure the stars of the show were there, after all, this is all for them.
"Sin? Sabo? Where are you two now?" Macey asked. They were communicating with snails.
"Two blocks away I think?" Sin answered.
"Good," Macey nodded, that was good. They weren't far away. "Make sure you two run straight through the crowd, and don't stop at all. Don't stop for anything. Just keep running right back to the ship."
"Right!" Sabo shouted in the background.
"Don? Max?" Macey asked.
"Max and I are ready to go when you are Mace," Don answered.
"Good to go Captain Mace!" Max agreed in the background.
"Jack?" Macey asked.
"Good and ready to go Cap," Jack answered in a low whispered. "Where's the target?"
Macey looked for Jack and saw Sabo's dad; he had colourful feathers on a top hat like Sabo's hat and was wearing similar clothes to what Sabo did. Macey calculated the distance from Jack to Sabo's parents.
"Eight people behind you to the left," Macey answered, "About five metres, give or take thirty odd centimetres."
"Got it," Jack nodded.
Macey stood up fully as she smiled holding one of the remotes for the explosives while Marc had the other one. It was easier with two remotes, one for the small explodes to start everything off and the other for the bigger and more dangerous explodes that might actually kill or at least seriously injure and hurt people. Macey didn't need to check on Marc, he would just go with the flow like normal.
"Ready to go? Luffy? Ace?" Macey asked them.
"Thought you would never ask," Ace smiled.
"Yep!" Luffy cheered.
"Operation make Sabo's parents forget about him and take out of the Celestial Dragon is now on!" Macey smirked as she pushed the button to start off the first lot of explodes and the signal to start their plan.
The Nobles started to panic as explodes went off around the town and part of the port. Some of the screamed, being afraid while others were whining and complaining about their visit with the Celestial Dragon was being interpreted. But they were wondering, where did the explosions come from? Who set this up? Why are they doing this?
"My I have your attention?! Ladies and gentleman!" Macey shouted as she stood out onto the roof using her loud voice to get their attention. "I am Mace, Captain of the Freedom Fighters! A Pirate Crew!"
People were whispering to each other since they knew who the Freedom Fighters were. But there had been no news on them recently so a lot of people thought that they might have died, since they are a young pirate crew, looks like those rumours were wrong.
"And we're here to ruin your day!" Macey smirked. "And to tell Outlook III to stop looking for his son Sabo!" A few people looked right at the man as Jack slowly started to make his way through the crowd to the man. They knew the man, "As he is one of us now!"
Sabo and Sin appear as if on cue running through the crowd not stopping as Marc used his devil fruit powers to make it seem like small fires appear around them to make sure that no-one tried to stop them.
"Why are we here and ruining your day?" Macey smiled. "Because your rotten people who care about nothing but yourself! Like starting the fire to destroy the Grey Terminal and killing a lot of people and destroying their homes. But! You're not as bad as the Celestial Dragons who have done, a hell of a worse! Like branding slaves and bringing slaves and slave trading into the world!"
Macey jumped off the roof and landed on her feet on the ground. Ace and Luffy jumped off the roof and landed next to Macey on the ground. Macey's long blonde hair whipped around as she looked around them and smiled at everyone. The Nobles and other people were a little put off by the smile, it was one that seemed to be promise a lot of pain.
"We're here to take care of that," Macey smirked. "To give you your punishment for such stupid acts. You stupid people."
Here comes the cops! Just like Macey said!
"LUFFY NOW!" Ace shouted as he swung his pipe as at one of the police officers coming near them, who seemed to have thought that they could sneak up on Macey, Ace and Luffy while Macey was talking.
"GOMU GOMU NO WHIP!" Luffy shouted as he stretched out his leg and whipped it around them to take out the guards as Macey jumped and dodged it while Ace had ducked to dodge the attack by Luffy.
Macey had given Luffy the idea for the attack and they practised it for a few hours yesterday. She did kind of see his 'future' (Macey still doesn't understand what happened with those two weirdos claiming to be gods but oh well, Macey can deal with that on a later date) and knows the types of attack that Luffy would be able to do, with training and she has a few ideas of new attacks that the young rubber boy could able to do and pull off too if the right training. Macey is going to have fun having these boys travel with her.
"Sabo finds this place rotten to the core like we do," Macey told Nobles as they took a step back from her when Marc used his fruit power to create more illusions, a few of people dying and being burnt to death and a demon standing right behind Macey to make her look even scarier as she smiled evilly at them. Macey said did say they were going to scare them and show them just how dangerous they could be. "So we're going to take it out. Starting with his father then the Celestial Dragon then all of you. If you want to life, I suggest running. Right now."
Jack stabbed Outlook the Third right in his side then kicked Sabo's younger adopted brother and mother right into the ocean as he then managed to throw the nobleman over his shoulders back first as hard as he could right into the hard rocky/concrete ground. Jack smiled like a mad man as he licked the knife and standing over Outlook like he was going to murder the man- just to scare people.
"Run!" Jack smirked as then looked at the other Nobles.
People panicked- some starting to run others screaming, others just yelling and others just frozen in place in fear. They had no idea just how dangerous this small crew was. As the danger seemed to finally register with the Nobles, they all started screaming and running around away since none of them wanted to die.
Jack spat the blood out of his mouth, "That was disgusting! Yuck!" Now, why the hell did he do that if he didn't want too?
Macey laughed as she just watched people running, "You didn't have to lick the knife you know."
Other than to be scary, what was the point of licking the blood on the knife?
"You said look and be as scary as I could," Jack whined. "Licking the knife got our point across! We're scary and dangerous so run the fuck away!"
"Yeah, but still, gross," Ace said grossed out as the other two nodded their heads in agreement- both Macey and Luffy thought it was gross too.
BOOM!
Macey turned around and saw that Marc had started blowing up the ships in the port and some buildings in town, good. And the Celestial Dragon and his ship were still heading here probably confused about what was going on.
"Let's go meet the World Noble then!" Macey smiled as she turned away from the running away panicked crowd and heading towards their ship. "And show him what it means to make people think they have to destroy others for him to just coming here."
Now that Macey thought about it, as she looked over to Sabo's so called father- was that man even alive…? Macey stared at the man for a moment as she watched his chest moved up and down. Okay, the man was alive… for now.
But if he even tries to come after Sabo while he is with Macey and the Freedom Fighters, he won't be so lucky. Because Macey will take him out herself if the man even dares try coming after Sabo. No one will be taking anyone's freedom with Macey around so the man better get the message, stay the fuck away or die.
Sabo waited with Sin, Max and Don on the Free Flyer for Macey and the others. They could see the explosions and hear the screaming and freaking out people. Sabo kind of smiled, this is what the Nobles deserved after what they did to the Grey Terminal and its people, now they know what the people of Grey Terminal kind of felt when the fire happened. Though, Sabo was hoping not that many people died and he was also wondering how Macey was going to make sure that his parents didn't come him right now. And Sabo was wondering right now, what Macey would do if his parents come after him. Sure, messing with them and the Celestial Dragon in theory should stop his parents from coming after him and wanting him back, but that doesn't mean that will stop them. What would she do?
Marc appeared on the Free Flyer, as if out of nowhere freaking Sabo out for a moment, since he wasn't expecting it. The other four seemed to think nothing of it. They were kind of used to it. Marc had eaten the Illusion-Illusion Devil Fruit after all. He could create illusions as he pleases, so he can use them to make himself appear and disappear at random.
Jack jumped onto the Free Flyer suddenly then caught Luffy as the kid jumped after him. Ace landed next to them. Where was Mace…?
Macey cheered as she jumped, did a commando roll across the deck then got up as if nothing happened and ran right to the sterling wheel of the ship.
"Let's go!" Macey ordered.
"RIGHT CAPTAIN!" the crew chorused.
"Right!" Ace, Luffy and Sabo nodded in the agreement then Sabo turned to Jack, "My parents?"
"That problem has been taken care of," Jack smiled as he patted Sabo on his top-hat as he changed out of the stiff suit into his normal clothes of black pants, a black shirt with a white pirate skull on it (which he just happened to be using under the suit). "Don't worry. They won't be coming after you. And yes, they're alive don't worry. But if they do come for you, next time they won't be so lucky."
Sabo nodded his head as he went and helped Ace with keeping Luffy on the ship and not falling into the sea. Sabo was happy that Jack didn't kill his parents and prayed that his parents are smart to stay away, if not… then, well, whatever happens is their own fault as they were warned.
"You always have to make a speculator out of things like this, don't you Mace?" Don asked Macey as she drove their ship the Free Flyer toward the Celestial Dragon Ship.
Macey turned the ship suddenly as they dodged… a shot from a bazooka…? Seriously? The Celestial Dragon was trying was trying to blow them up with a bazooka? Oh dear god, this guy is such an idiot and if he isn't careful he might end up dead.
"Yep!" Macey laughed like what said Don didn't bother her, because she wasn't bothered by what he said, "Call me insane if you want but it's more fun this way!"
Don shook his head, yep, Mace was insane but Don would rather be on her side and have her as his ally and Captain than anyone else. If there was one thing Don knew, it was you did not want to be Mace's enemies. That's when you normally end up either seriously injured or most likely dead. So far, people have been lucky. Macey hasn't been in a killing mood or in a bad mood in general, otherwise, there would be a lot of dead Nobles right now.
"FIRE BACK MAX AND JACK!" Macey shouted at loudly as she could. "SIN! TAKE THE WHEEL! MARC! DON! ASL BROTHERS! LET'S GO!"
Macey turned the ship slightly as they missed hitting the side of the Celestial Ship, scaring all of those on board of the Celestial Dragon ship as Sin then took over the controls of the ship as Jack and Max fired cannons and other weapons back at the ship.
Macey jumped off the Free Flyer onto the Celestial Dragon ship with Marc, Don and the ASL boys right behind her.
Macey rolled across the deck and let out her Haki as the men in suits pulled out their guns and swords. They all dropped like flies as Ace just stared at Macey… she did… did she just do what Ace did to save Luffy… what the hell…? How did she do that…? What was it…?
Macey just stared at the Celestial Dragon, who just stared at the girl as he pointed his bazooka at her and the boys with her.
"A Fishman," the Celestial Dragon spat aiming the bazooka right at Don when he had noticed him. "Disgusting creature."
"Put that down!" Macey ordered the Celestial Dragon who then turned and aimed it at her. Macey would rather have it aimed at her then Don.
"Don't order me around girl," the Celestial Dragon told Macey. "For I am God. A World Noble. A Celestial Dragon. A descendant of the creator of the world! You should be serving me! Begging for me to spare your life! You should be begging for your lives! You should be my slaves! You should be…"
What is up with people calling Macey girl?
Ace caught Sabo as he suddenly collapsed, not fully unconscious but not fully conscious either while Don fell onto his knees as Luffy just stood there like it was nothing was happening and Ace was getting a headache and Marc looked like he was going to pass out any moment.
What the hell is going on…?
They could all see something… some kind of energy sparking around Macey as the Celestial Dragon dropped the bazooka; started to spasm, his eyes rolled back into his head and he started foaming at the mouth.
"Mace!" Don shouted then suddenly collapsed unconscious as along with Marc.
What the hell is going on…?
3 years ago…
Kaitlyn screamed as her grandparents were murdered before her eyes trying to protect and save her from the Marines, the Marines had a few bruises and one had a cut but that was it. That was all her grandparents would do against them.
'No! no! no! no! no!' Kaitlyn thought as she shook walking backwards falling over and bruising and cutting her hands as she fell backwards.
The Marines walked towards Kaitlyn as she was shaking, scared out of her mind. Kaitlyn tried to get up but her hair got grabbed by one of the Marines. Kaitlyn screamed trying to get away, bleeding a little.
"LET GO!" Kaitlyn screamed.
Kaitlyn first went backwards towards the Marine then she was shoved forward onto the ground. Cutting her lip as her head hit kitchen table hard and started bleeding a little. A knife landed on the ground right next to Kaitlyn who grabbed it.
The Marine bend down holding onto a dragger and went to stab Kaitlyn but got stabbed by her first instead- using all of the strength she could Kaitlyn managed to slice the Marine's stomach up and open as she pulled the knife along him. The Marine was shocked and dropped his dragger as stared blankly at the five-year kid.
It was kill or be killed. Kaitlyn knew that, she wasn't a stupid kid. She knew what she had to do to get out this and believe it or not, she was going to get out of this alive.
Kaitlyn stood over the dead bodies of the Marines, panting hard and covered in blood. Her once white shoes had blood strains all over them, her once greyish coloured long sleeve shirt and pants had red blood strains on them as well and her once long black hair was now neck length and strained red with blood too.
Kaitlyn laughed a little to herself as she looked at her handy work- the Marines didn't deserve the quick deaths they got but it was all Kaitlyn could do without them calling for back up and stopping them from trying to kill her.
Though, with the last Marine, with the very last Marine, the tenth Marine, she had to use 'Blood Explode'- making the man explode, literally, after she was about to infect him with some of her blood. How? By cutting herself a little and then cutting him with that same blade which put her blood in his body so she could use her blood in his body to explode it.
Kaitlyn slowly made her way to her grandparents' room after an hour; she was still tired from using 'Blood Explode'. It was one of her strongest moves and it took up a lot of energy to use. It was also dark outside now. So, Kaitlyn knew she had at least a little bit of time before someone come to see what had happened inside of the house.
The young girl covered in Marines' blood remembered that her grandparents kept old draggers in their room for emergency situations, well, them being dead and Kaitlyn having broken the knife that she had been using as a weapon and her needing some way to protect herself seemed like an emergency to her.
Kaitlyn went under the bed once she got into the room and found the old draggers easily. She knew that she was going to need better ones later on but for now, these old draggers will do. And another thing Kaitlyn knew is that she wouldn't tell her last name or tell anyone who are her parents really are unless she knows for sure that she can really trust them. Even though Kaitlyn doesn't think that will ever happen. After all, in this world, it's either kill or be killed and trust was something that would only get her killed.
me*ranting in background*: this could work... or maybe here...? no, not here... maybe she can come in here... then about this person...?
Macey: please ignore her. she gets like this sometimes. she's working on her chapter outlines again. and on characters too. Who's Conner, Rosa and Red?
Don: I have no idea. what do the notes say?
Macey*looking in notes*: not much on Conner... ooowww! Rosa is meant to be from the South Blue and she's... am i reading this right Don? *showing it to Don*
Don: does that say...
Macey: it does... ACE! ACE! ACE! COME HERE! YOU GET A COUSIN!
Ace*running into the room as i look though notes and slowly start to realise what is going on*: i get a what?!
Macey*showing Ace the character profile and information*: you get a cousin!
Ace*taking and reading it*: cool! she's a Portgas D too! that means i an ask her about my mum and... why doesn't it have an age here?
NO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! *stealing character stuff off them* DON'T LOOK! IT'S INCOMPLETE!
Ace: well i can see that. why doesn't my cousin have an age?
because i haven't worked out how old she is yet...
Macey: Who's Red? and what does he have to do people called Law and Cora-san?
SHUT UP! DON'T GIVE AWAY FUTURE STORYLINE!
*fighting with Ace and Macey in background*
Don*sighing*: we have 6 reviews, 16 favs and 23 follows. please keep reviewing, faving and following. we should have this issue worked out next time.
Marc: why did you lick the knife Jack? that's gross and kind of weird.
Jack: SHUT UP! I didn't mean to okay? i thought it would be cool but it wasn't okay!?
Max: are all of our backstories going to be covered?
Sabo: i believe so.
Max: when?
Luffy: No idea!
Don*reading through notes again*: Sin's soon. my will go with his since they do kind of cross. Kaitlyn's past is getting covered as we speak. looking at this, the new guys' pasts will just slowly come up like how Kaitlyn's one is. we cover Marc's and Jack's pasts when Garp turns up since they both have something to do with Marines. and Max's past happens just before we fight some guy called Arlong and meet some kid called Sanji who is meant to be apart of Luffy's future crew or something.
Max: oh... do we have to cover my past? it's not very nice. i mean, not as bad as Sin's or Kaitlyn's or some of the future characters but it's still not pretty.
Sin: do we have to cover my past?
YES WE DO!
Sin and Max: fuck.
Don: i think we will go now. till next time! please remember to fav, follow, review and sent in OCs ideas!