hey guys! we're back! sorry this took so long! the next chapter is almost down, both in the side chapter/story and FFP.
Macey: WE'RE BACK!
i just said that...
Don: you know what Mace is like kerennie.
Macey: to the reviews!
true and... wait, what!? Macey! don't take over!
Sin *sighing*: what else was kerennie expecting to happen?
Macey: okay!
Annoymous-
Macey*coving my mouth*: here is the next update!
*in thought* what the hell is Macey doing?!
Jack: captain... your going to kill the author if you are not careful...
Macey: it was a great update wasn't it!? the marines are bastards and jerks! not all of them, but nearly all of them! Akainu and the Celestial Dragons are downright evil, they are PURE evil. i think a lot of people almost don't want the omakes to come since my mum is going to die at the end of it. but there are also going to omakes/side stories that won't involve my parents. so it's all good.
Jack: ... the captain isn't listening to me...
Macey: dad and i don't want mum to die and leave us either. yeah, Luffy is just downright stubborn but he's adorable so that's okay. what would happen if Garp and the Whitebeard Pirate meet? you fear what will and are curious at the same time? i am too! it should be interesting to say the least!
*looks at fans- someone! please help!*
Don: don't worry, we won't let Sin kill kerennie.
Sin: don't feel bad for her! every time we hit it's because she deserves it!
*hey!*
Blue *hugs Jack*: thank you. we are good and adorable aren't we? but sorry, no details on what we're doing. well, at least not yet. as nothing is happening, yet.
Jack *blushes hard*: what..?!
Melody: yeah, Naomi and i am did become quick friends. didn't we? *smiling*
*is no-one seriously going to help me?!*
Jozu: i guess we did become friends quickly.
Colin: i think Marco purposely left me the job of freeing Naomi too. that way he didn't get hurt, but i did.
Marco: i do no such thing.
Colin: Pops should worried about us! why the hell did was all he do was laugh?! *glares at me*
*shrugs shoulders- it's not i can really talk right now. Macey is trying to KILL me right now!*
Macey: anyway! yes, that's how my mum kidnapped. it is funny that Aunty Mel does keep referring to my mum as 'the one who broke Marco's nose'. should you feel bad?
Marco: yes.
Naomi: no.
Macey *shrugs shoulder*: you can feel bad if you want too but no-one will hold it against you if you don't.
Jack *sighs*: i cant take this any longer... SABO!
Sabo *walks in with Ace and Luffy*: yeah...?
Jack *grabs Sabo and puts him front of Macey*: sorry Sabo *whispering to Sabo*
Sabo: what...? *looking behind him to Jack. what is Jack doing and thinking?
Macey: my parents do need to get a room don't they? yes, my mum has a crush and i think everyone is glad that they made up. yes, this is when Noami changed clothes desgins. kerennie likes killing and teasing people with cliff-hangers. you were hoping for a scene...?
Jack: Macey! Sabo wants a hug! *giving Sabo to Macey, said blonde boy was blushing as Macey got distracted and let go of me and hugged Sabo*
Macey: Sabo hugs! *more than happy to give hugs* they're the best! *which only makes Sabo blush more*
i can breath! *looks to Jack* thank you.
Jack: you looked like you were about to die and we cannot have that happen. only reason why i saved you.
anyway! *now ignoring Jack who just sighs and mutters something about how no-one listens to him which makes Blue hugs him again and say that always listens to Jack* don't worry, you get something this chapter, with the Sabo comforting Macey thing. thank you for the good luck, i'm going to need it...
Luffy: next!
Hikahika-
Macey: thanks for reviewing! it is funny and is a really great story isn't it?! more chapers to come! *looking at me evilly* i'll be locking kerennie up to make sure of it.
... *looks at everyone* help me...
Sabo *sighing*: Macey, you can't do that. you know kerennie has been busy with family things, soccer, her Nuzlocke thing, her outside of Fanfic stories, and more and other things. like this short course she is doing.
Macey: shut up Sabo! i know! *but still looks at me evilly* doesn't mean i can't still do it though.
HELP!
Don *sighing*: why do i have a feeling there are going to be sleepless nights in kerennie's future?
Ace: because there will be.
West: does Colin ever survive? well, keep reading and find out!
Blue: West, your a Whitebeard Pirate, you could just tell everyone if Colin survives or not.
West *shivers as i death glare him*: i kind of want to live right now... so... no... no spoilers.
Macey: the other stories are all great too aren't they?
oh, i'm so glad you liked my other stories! i will keep it up the best i can! and i know right? you have to lose the ASL Trio, they are adorable troublemakers!
Macey *hitting me in the head, a fucking again*: i didn't say you could speak or answer the reviews!
shut up Macey! i can do whatever i want, i am the CREATOR!
Macey *hits me again*: yes, my mother's research sure is giving her trouble. but that's to be expected, she is a devil fruit researcher. though, there are many DFR (Devil Fruit Researchers) in my family, like me, mum, my uncles and my other aunts and uncles, my mum's and uncles' cousins.
West: Naomi did work hard to earn the information she has, so did her family and the marines did make it look like she shouldn't have continued it. Did Nix hear about what happened? why did he even join the Marines? thoses are good questions. you will and should find soon. if kerennie gets her act together and writes.
I know what you mean, if it wasn't for Garp, Corazon and some others, i would have lost all hope for the marines too. we actually get to meet some not so bad marines soon. in both Macey's and Naomi's timelines. and yes, West is right. those are good questions and the answers will be relieved soon. as Nix and Nic, both of Macey's uncles and Naomi's brothers make appearances in the side-story soon. and.. oi! West!
West: anyway, here's the update.
Luffy: next!
my creations are all being mean to me... *gets depressed in corner and whines* why!?
Whitestardevil-
West: yes, Pops does know no fear. and yes, Macey totally inherited the whole no fear thing from him
Luffy: or me!
Sin: yes, Macey and Garp should calm down and NOT destroy MY ship. and i agree, i have a feeling i am gonna be crying in the future too.
Blue: yeah... no-one should underestimate Mace and Garp.
Sin: what...?
oh thank you, i will gladly take those 1000 points, so will Sin. i wonder how many points i will get with this chapter?
Sabo *blushing*: ...
Sabo does make Macey, doesn't he? such cute moments, and more to come!
Sabo *blushing even more*
not all of the OCs are going to end with Macey and the FFP. some are Ace's crew. and there might be one or two for Luffy in the future. plus many Whitebeards. and many some rivals for Macey and Ace along the way too. like their generation/co-supernovas. but other than that, yes, Macey is going to end up with a large crew. not as big as Whitebeards, but still big.
i think we find it annoying that the Marines and others are trying to steal Naomi's hard work. the Marines are pretty lazy, aren't they? They are disrespecting the hard work that the Aschgate Family has done. they have no pride, do that?
i think everyone will be crying over Naomi's death and Macey's sorrow, especially with more to come.
Colin: damn crazy girl!
Naomi: excuse me? *appearing out of nowhere*
everyone is gate crashing... again...
Melody: yes, Naomi and i are sure getting along, aren't we?
Naomi: i wonder if it's because we're both devious?
Melody and Naomi *look at each other*: nah.
Melody: am i still with the Whitebeards?
stop! that is a secret for now. and yes, you haven't seen or read about her in the earlier chapters but there is a reason for that. no, i haven't added to her during the edits. all be relieved in all due time, please be patience and wait. and yes, Whitebeard has giving Marco an early birthday, hasn't he? lols. and Colin, poor poor poor Colin. he does look like he is gonna die, doesn't he?
West: yes, Naomi does end up a very important person to us, especially to Marco and Melody. Marco's lover and Melody's best friend. and yeah, they probably won't be missing her hitting them anytime soon, will they?
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no comment actually.
what is my number 1 fav anime or manga?
hmmm...
hard to choice, there are so many good ones... i like One Piece, of course and Haikyuu. Pokémon is good too. Attack on Titan i have mix feelings about but still like. i like Naruto as well, both versions. BUT if i had to choice one... i would say One Piece and Haikyuu. they're tied first. i love them both, both anime and manga wise.
Luffy: next review!
Himeka-
yes, i think Macey reminds a few people of Luffy. they both know no fear, and both for different reasons as well. and yeah, Luffy is afraid of being smacked by Garp. isn't he? and yes, Macey is gonna be getting a whole LOTTA of siblings. from the wise words of Sheriff Brodie from the movie jaws- 'your gonna to need a bigger boat'
Sin: so yes, we are going to need a bigger ship.
Jack: good thing that Sin is always working on a design for a new ship. hopefully too.
Sin: it is...
yes, poor Colin. he has become Marco's sacrifice
Colin: why?!
*ignoring Colin* i think we were all expecting Naomi to hurt someone, even in her condition. and, well, one of the people saving, one of the people not saving her. *shrugs* Colin's own fault. he called her girl and didn't have a marine a there to shield himself from her wrath.
Colin: yeah, she sure knows have to show her appreciation, doesn't she?
Naomi: do you three want me to kill you?
Colin, me and Himeka *all sweating*: no...
Jozu: yes, i am spared from being hit. i must be lucky.
Naomi: well, yeah, i would have gotten hurt at a little if i hit Jozu without Haki, especially if he turned into diamond. he turns into freaking diamonds for god sakes!
Jozu: Marco and Naomi are made for each other, aren't they?
Naomi; though... i am wondering now... who is stronger, me or Jozu?
How about we DON'T find it. i think someone is going to get hurt... *coughing* mostly likely a innocent standby-er. and yes, of course another cliff-hanger, they're just too fun to write.
Naomi: sorry about the lack of new chapters, they are mostly half-written and should be finished soon. kerennie just has been busier, winter here in the land of OZ (aka Australia) is a busy time for her.
and writer's block was hitting me really hard for a little bit too. anyway, here is a chapter of Macey's new adventures! there are more to come! i promise!
Luffy: next!
... Luffy has said nothing but next or next review... that's weird...
Ace: it is...
Don: we better keep a close on this...
Littleotaku4019-
yes, the characters i have created are abusive towards me. i hate! i don't know why they are like this! they are all insanely strong... how the hell am i even alive still?
Jack: who knows *shrugs*
i think a lot of us are glad that Macey didn't accept the position of Warlord. i understand why some of them accepted their positions and others, i don't understand or know at all. the Marines, if they find out who Macey or who Ace are... shit will hit the fan, for different reasons with different people. Macey will never hand over her research or her families. the Marines are heartless, aren't they? and the stupid and dumb when they tried to take/kidnap Naomi, especially since Whitebeard wants her to join him and his crew. i think Whitebeard did just just kill Colin saying that he wanted Naomi to join them. and yes, i do believe that Pops has given Marco an early birthday present
is Macey a 'i think before i act' or a 'i act before i think' type of person? i think that Macey is both, sometimes she doesn't think before she acts and other times, she thinks before she acts. the first time she attacked a Celestial Dragon, the flashback one. Macey did not think at all. the second time, well, she kind of half thought it through. the problem with Macey, is that she changes her mind like the wind and she either thinks too much or not enough.
Macey *shrugs her shoulders and doesn't care*: sometime i overthink and other times i under think. it happens to all of us at one point or another.
and i know right? Naomi, normal? that was the first time i heard that in a complete sentence too. Naomi and Normal do not really belong in the same sentence, then again, the same can be said with Macey as well. and i know right? someone who doesn't like being called 'girl' yet doesn't mind insults like 'brat' or something and that has insanely strong power, is anything but normal. and yet again, the same can be said about Macey. so yes, Macey totally inherited that Naomi.
i will try to update quicker.
Luffy: next review!
Meatlover-
Yes, last chapter omake time. next omake is on it's way. just trying to finish it.
yes... my sister is like a yandere at times. i don't know if i should be amazed or not at times either, and yes, yanderes are scary and my sister can be very scary at times.
yes, i have heard of a anime called amnesia, haven't watch it though. there's a male yandere character in it? cool! i will make sure to watch it soon! lols, dating date anime style. and yes, the others i know are female as well. they are insulting, aren't they?
Luffy: yep! it was me! i come up with all the paring names! i have more pairing names to come! just, some of the characters haven't been introduced yet.
Colin: yes! everyone should feel bad for me! that fucking headbutt fucking hurt!
get over it Cole, sheesh, your acting like a damn girl.
Colin *speechless*
yes, at least it wasn't Marco who got hit this time. yes, Whitebeard is just very amused by the whole thing. i think he just wants to see who in the crew gets hit by Naomi next.
Naomi: i do not know what your talking about. i do not admire Marco at all.
Colin: she is a violent one.
Jozu: Naomi is very badass, yes.
i wonder if lady or something else like that would work? hmm...
here's the update!
Luffy: next!
Waddles8893-
Macey *hitting the ground laughing as well*
i almost forget about that. we did talk about Jack turning into a girl or something at one point or another, didn't we?
Jack *whining*: why!?
i think we all went into BLACK fangirl overload mode. Jack DOES loves Blue~ and we should never let Jack forget it! it was a an interesting and good solution Blue came up with, wasn't it? lols.
Jack: shut up! leave me alone!
BTW- the kiss is brought up this chapter XD.
Jack: WHY?!
yes, it is funny that Marco is a Phoenix and if you erase phoe in phoenix you get Nix. they are both overprotective. they do surprisingly have a few things in common. i wonder how much more they will have in common when Nix and Nic make their appearance in the omake later on. yes, Melody and Naomi are getting along fine, aren't they? i wonder why at times as well.
Melody: it is cute that Naomi refers to Marco to and as 'cute blonde guy'. and yes, it was because they never really did introduce themselves.
Colin; thank you... wait! don't laugh! *now i am ROFL in background* i didn't sacrifice myself to save Marco!
*still ROFL in background*
Melody: kerennie is mean, isn't she?
hey! i am not mean! i am just trying to keep everyone on their toes *crossing arms and looking away* difference!
Macey: what is the end bit talking about?
i think Are we dating or our families, maybe?
yes, Naomi would have gotten hurt if Jozu went diamond mode. yes, Jozu is saved. yes, Naomi is in love and yes, Marco definitely loves her. it is so cute, isn't it?
if we are talking about At we dating or our families? yes, it probably end up being like 10 chapters. i want to cover Macey and Sabo trying to go on dates but their families, well, kind of gate-crash. there is a reason why the title is Are we dating or our families?
Luffy: next review!
BDZ-
yes, Naomi is almost 20 and doesn't like being called a girl but does act like 5 year to Marco. is he lucky or unlucky? hmmm... we'll have to keep reading to find out!
Jozu: Naomi is pretty much a Female Warrior, i thought it suited her very well. she would rather fight anyone than lie down and be the 'damsel in distress'.
Melody: Naomi is totally married to her work, and if she wasn't, she would have probably have joined us. totally!
okay- let's something straight here you guys *pointing at Jozu and Melody* i was going to answer those. but what they said is pretty much right. though, i wouldn't really call Naomi 'married' to her work. more like, she wanted to finish the work in her generation so that her kids and her brothers' kids wouldn't have to worry about it. but 'obsessed' with finishing her work covers it pretty well. but other than that, yeah, Naomi would have joined the Whitebeards if not for her work and her wanting to finishing it.
Jozu: what the difference?
... okay, good point. never mind. anyway, cool. i thought we were talking about Britta when we were talking gangs. Crystal shows up very, very, very soon. i am bringing her in a little earlier than first planned. let's just say, it soon. since we have the problem of Arlong and saving Nami coming up in chapter... 23? or maybe 24? somewhere along that line. so Crystal will appear somewhere there. plus we have Mingo coming as well, then there's getting Zoro, we meet Usopp and Sanji and Max... stop kerennie, you're about to give out another spoiler!
let's just say it's upcoming up within the next few chapters.
yeah, i know. Kaitlyn would NOT take the offer of joining either the Marines or the Warlords, for whatever reason. So if Macey had chosen one of them, Kaitlyn would have left.
Kaitlyn: or i would have tried to kill them
yeah i know.
Luffy: on with the chapter!
oi you brat i am not done yet!
Luffy: on with the chapter!
Macey: please enjoy the chapter!
for fuck sakes! i am not finish- *knocked out cold*
Blue: we seem to be having some technical issues, please enjoy and read the chapter!
Jack: ...
Sabo: we are not having issues, Macey just knocked kerennie out. but please, enjoy and read the chapter. and do not ask.
Sin: poor kerennie.
FFP Chapter 20
FFP Chapter 20
The next morning…
Sabo rubbed his eyes as he heard someone say his name or something and they were shaking him too. Who and why was someone saying his name? Who was shaking him and why? What happened…? What's going on…? Sabo sat up and saw Don standing over him, saying something but Sabo wasn't sure what. He was feeling tired…. Why was Sabo feeling tired again? He felt like it was important and there was a reason behind it…
"What...?" Sabo asked then realised that he wasn't in the captain's cabin where he, his brothers, Macey and Kaitlyn sleep. It was a different room… where was Sabo and why was he in here and not in the other room?
Sabo felt some movement next to him but didn't worry about it as he thought it was Ace or Luffy and they must have moved rooms during the night or something… or maybe they ended up changing rooms and Sabo just forgot…
Wait… no, that wasn't right… that didn't feel or sound right.
"I said, it's morning. Time to wake up, Max is calling everyone for breakfast," Don smiled then asked. "And what are you and the captain doing on a bed on the floor in the navigator's room?"
Morning? Food? Captain? Navigation Room? Floor? What…?
Sabo looked confused then he saw and realised who was in the bed on the floor with him.
"Go away!" Macey whined covering her head with a pillow.
Sabo sat there in shock as he tried to remember what happened last night… he remembered eating dinner and getting ready for bed with Luffy and Ace… then Macey said she was going to talk to her dad… Kaitlyn didn't seem to like that for some reason but Macey left the room to call and talk to her dad anyway… Macey said to not wait up for her as she wasn't sure what time she was going to come back…
Ace, Luffy and Sabo talked for a bit. Kaitlyn just laid in her bed- with her eyes closed but Sabo could tell she wasn't asleep and was only faking it. Then eventually Sabo, Ace and Luffy ended up falling asleep. Ace and Luffy were still fighting over which one of their crews that Sabo was joining. Sabo planned to tell them today, after he checked with and made sure it was cool with Macey, that he was going to be joining Macey's crew and not one of theirs…
After that… what happened?
…
…
Sin! Sin happened! He came into the room and woke Sabo up… he said something about Macey and asked Sabo to talk to her or something. So Sabo went to the navigator's room since that's where Macey was! And she was crying… Sabo couldn't really understand why she was crying when he asked her about it. She kind of just kept crying and hugged him. And it was hard to understand what Macey was saying when she was crying- from what Sabo did understand, it had nothing to do with her dad. They were fine. It had something to do with her being weak and unable to do anything… about her not being able to save anyone or something…
From what Sabo could piece together, Macey was upset with herself, or something like that. She thought and saw herself as being weak. Sabo was going to guess she had flashbacks of Isila being destroyed and that's what upset Macey. Since that's normally what upset Macey- was flashbacks and nightmares of her home and the island she came from, Isila, being destroyed and her being unable to do anything about it. Sabo was not sure why Macey was having flashbacks, but she needed a shoulder to cry on and someone to kind of talk to about it. Sabo didn't mind being that person, he knew that trying to bury feelings and not talking about things was bad. He remembered reading about it in a book, and with everything that had happened with Ace so far, too. Bottling up and burying feelings was bad- it was better to talk about it. Sabo hoped Macey realised that she didn't have to carry her burden alone anymore. Sabo was here and he was more than happy to help share the burden that Macey had.
Then after Macey had managed to calm down enough so that Sabo could fully understand what she was saying- she had fallen asleep. Sabo had no idea where the bed on the floor came from or how he and Macey got in/on it, since Sabo could have sworn they fell on the floor with Macey hugging him… so… where did the bed come from and who put Macey and Sabo in it?
"I…" Sabo blushed.
"Just tell Max to put food aside!" Macey whined as she pulled a blanket over herself more, with her head still under the pillow. Then she grabbed Sabo's shirt through the blanket and pulled him under it making said boy squeal a little as he wasn't expecting it and he blushed even more. "I'm still sleeping! And so is Sabo!" Macey hugged Sabo and he couldn't help but blush even more.
"Captain it's morning," Don sighed. Why was Macey being childish right now? "Vice Admiral Garp was coming over to say good-bye this morning because you wanted to leave this morning, remember?"
"I don't care!" Macey whined as she just hugged Sabo more. His back against her chest, though a blanket and some shirts are between them. "I'm tired! Go away!"
Don sighed as he picked the pillow off Macey's head which only had her whine more. Of course, the captain was in a childish mood today. Why not? Damn it, she was going to be annoying all day now, wasn't she?
"Mace," Don said. "Get up."
"No!" Macey whined as she pulled the blanket over her and Sabo's head.
"Don? What are you doing?" Sin asked as he saw Don in the navigation room then he saw the pillow in Don's hand. Sin didn't look like he had any sleep.
"Did you sleep last night Sin?" Don asked frowning, noticing the bags under Sin's eyes.
"Does it matter?" Sin smiled lightly. Sin pretty much never sleeps, and even when he does, it's only for short periods of time. "I got back late and couldn't sleep. So I did some work on my designs for a new ship. You want to leave the captain alone for a little bit? She had a rough night last night."
Don raised his eyebrows at Sin. He knew something that Don didn't?
"Fine, but if she and Sabo aren't up by the time Garp comes to visit then I am coming back for them." Don told Sin as he gave the slightly older teen a look that said 'you better tell me what is going on later or there is going to trouble.' as Don put the pillow on the floor.
"Of course," Sin smiled as Don left. Sin had planned on telling Don about it anyway, he was the First Mate. He needed to know that Mace, their captain, can have break downs and moments of weakness like they all do at times. It's just… harder to watch because it's Mace. Their captain. Their rock. Their source of strength. But then again, before the ASL trio and before Kaitlyn, Mace was the youngest member of this crew, it's hard to think of Mace as a child sometimes, instead of a captain. Instead of their Captain. But they do need to remember that Mace was just a kid so she has moments where she is weak. Just like they do. They are all human… and Fishman after all. No one can be or stay strong forever, not even Mace. No matter how she tries. They all have moments of weakness.
Macey had already fallen back to sleep which only showed how tired she was and Sin walked over and moved the blanket off of Sabo's face as he just laid there, unable to move because Macey had a damn good hold on him and of course, Sabo couldn't help but blush.
"Thanks for being there for the Captain last night Sabo," Sin told Sabo. "It means a lot to us, though I am the only in the crew that really knows about the Captain's…" Sin was going to say break down but it didn't seem right to say or use that word so he used a different one instead. "…moment of weakness from last night."
"No problem," Sabo smiled while he was blushed. "She doesn't have to carry this burden of hers on her own." Neither Sin nor Sabo said anything for a little while until Sabo decided that he had to ask. He had to know… What happened last night for Macey to break down like that? "Sin…? What happened to cause Macey to have a moment like that last night?"
"In all honesty… I can't say for sure," Sin sighed as he sat down next to the bed, on the floor, to talk to Sabo since it seemed the kid wasn't going to sleep like Macey was. "But, if I had to guess. It was probably a mixture of different things."
A mixture of different things? What did Sin mean by that?
"Like what?" Sabo asked, wanting to get a better understanding so he can maybe prevent it from happening again. Sabo didn't know why… but it hurt him seeing Macey cry and shake like she did last night. Not because Sabo thought Macey was strong and shouldn't be like that, Sabo knew that Macey is strong. But it just goes to shows just how human and young Macey really was and how much of a hard time Macey was having with trying to keep herself strong to help her crew. It also shows Sabo how much she wants to be strong for her crew, for her to cry and be weak when she was by herself. Not wanting to burden her crew any further than they already are but was still more than happy to burden herself further.
Everyone needed to remember that behind that happy, go-lucky and strong persona, there was still just a twelve year old kid who went through her own hell. Until Macey has fully come to terms with her own hell, it might not be a good idea- mentally, physically and psychologically for Macey to take on more burdens. Not that that would stop Macey, Sabo was sure that it wouldn't stop her from trying to take on more. But she needed to remember, she was a kid and there was a thing called pushing oneself too far and once you go over that cliff, it's very hard to come back up again.
Macey, no matter how much she tries to be or how much she tries to act, she's not invincible. She's not unshakeable. She's still very much vulnerable and shakeable. A kid isn't made to be unbreakable, especially when they go through what Macey had- but Macey was stronger than most people, especially kids. Since a lot of them would have been broken by now if they have been through what she had at that young of an age. Plus adding on the burdens of the others on top of that as well.
"I think we forget that the Captain is still a kid sometimes," Sin smiled as he looked at Macey and Sabo. It wasn't a happy smile nor was it a sad smile either, it was just a smile. "Between West, her fight with Garp, her and Garp getting into yet another fight, her history with the marines and then talking about Isila then talking to her father… I think it was just too much for the captain. A mind is a fragile thing and if it breaks- putting the pieces back together again is hard. We all need someone to lean on, for us, that's our Captain. But who does the Captain have to lean on? She won't open up to us or tell any of us anything, she sees it as her job as Captain to take on everyone's burdens for them. Even if some of our burdens aren't worth it."
Sin gripped his knees and Sabo noticed it. Was Sin saying his burden was something he didn't think was worth Macey's time? Which meant… his burden must be something similar to Macey's then… Well, at least that's what Sabo was thinking. After all, what kind of person didn't think their burden was worth someone else's time unless it was as bad or worse than the person who was trying to take it off/share it with them?
Macey was the type of person who didn't care how big, or how small someone else's burden is, she wanted them to share it with her. Though she would try to take it all if she could. Adding it to her own burdens, but that's not healthy or good. All that would happen was add more weight to hers till one day, it'd become too much for her to handle and she falls and it takes her down.
"I don't know why," Sin smiled as he looked at Sabo. "But she seems her happiest with you. The only time she seems to talk about her burden is when you're around Sabo. Hell, sometimes it feels like the Captain, though she is speaking to all of us. Sometimes it feels like she's talking about her burden, her past, it feels like she is just talking to you about it even though we're all there and listening."
Really? Sabo didn't notice or see that. Sabo didn't know that… did that mean…? Did that mean that Macey trusts and likes Sabo then…?
"And all we want is for the captain to be like that all of the time," Sin smiled as he looked out the window. "Before, in moments when it felt like the Captain's walls were coming down, she just put them back up. But since you guys started travelling with us." Talking about Ace, Luffy and Sabo. "She doesn't put those walls up right away. She stops and looks like she is thinking about letting us in. Like she's finally ready to let those walls come down. It's happening slowly sure, but it's happening surely. And I think the only reason why we even know what we do about the captain now is because she wants you to know about her, Sabo. She doesn't seem to want to be there too many secrets between her and you."
Sabo just stared at Sin. Was he serious? Was Sin saying that Macey unconsciously liked him and didn't want anything to get between them because of it or something?
Sabo felt Macey hug him a little tighter, like she was afraid that he was going to leave her or something. Macey had already lost so much… was she that scared of losing something more? Of losing someone else?
"I feel like the Captain has really, well, been more like herself with you guys here," Sin said not sure how else to explain it. "Whenever she used to get upset or something kind of bothered her, she would kind of shut down and lock herself away from us. Like she was afraid of us knowing or something. But now… I don't know… it feels like she isn't really afraid of that anymore. Like she knows now that no matter what… I don't know, if she looks like she is about to break, that you'll be there for her or something…"
Did Macey work out or already know that Sabo wanted to join her crew? So she was giving him even more of a reason to do it or something?
"Look, I'm not telling you this to get you stay or anything," Sin told Sabo. Not wanting the younger boy to think that Sin was trying to force him to stay here or something because Macey seemed to like him and was opening up to him. "If you choose to join one of your brothers' crews or to start your own. That's great. It just might mean we'll call you when Captain Mace is breaking so you can talk to her about it. I mean, Mace will still want to be allies with you guys even when and after you leave and so will we. We're friends after all. Though, I think to Macey, it's more like we're family."
"Thanks," Sabo smiled. "But… I've been thinking for a while now that I didn't want to captain of my own crew."
"I remember, you said that to Ace and Luffy yesterday."
"Yeah, then the two idiots were fighting over whose crew I was joining."
"True. So, whose crew are joining? Ace's or Luffy's?"
"Neither. I was thinking of joining Macey's. If she'll take me."
Sin sat there in shock. Was Sabo serious? Did he really want to join the Freedom Fighters? Sabo wasn't just saying that because Sin told him that he thought that Macey was opening up more because of him, right? Or because Sin thought that Macey needed to lean on someone, and that person just happening to be Sabo.
"You're not just saying that because of what I said right?"
"Of course not Sin. I've been thinking about it for a few days really. I really like you guys and I really like Captain Macey. And I think my skills would be best used with her, I mean, there's so much I can learn from you guys and Macey. And Macey seems like the type of Captain I would like to be under. So…"
"SABO!" Luffy shouted as he slammed opened the door. Macey didn't even stir, even though Luffy's voice echoed through the small room. "BREAKFAST!" Luffy smiled as he stretched over to Sabo with some plates. Then Luffy finally seemed to notice that Sabo was in bed, with Macey. "Why are you and Macey sleeping together? Did she have a nightmare last night?"
Sin couldn't help but cover his mouth to stop himself from laughing at what Luffy said, how the kid said it and at Sabo's blushing face. The kid meant it all innocently but Sin couldn't help but take some of it in the wrong way… now that Sin thought about it… some of the things that Sabo said… ppfff… Sin was now taking some of them the wrong way too… like 'my skills would be best used with her' and 'there's so much I can learn from Macey' as well as 'Macey seems like the type of captain I would like to be under'.
Oh god… Sin didn't know if he'll be able to hold in his laugher…
"Macey was upset last night, yes," Sabo nodded, still blushing. "And she's still tired Lu, so can you try to be quiet please?"
"Oh, sorry," Luffy said in a low voice as he brought a plate of food over to Sabo. Who couldn't sit up since Macey had an iron tight grip on him.
"Well, I'll be back later," Sin smiled and got up. "And I think the Captain would love your decision Sabo. We all would."
Sabo blushed even more as Luffy looked confused. Decision? What decision? What was birdman talking about it?
Cocoyashi Village…
Rex sighed as he scratched the back of his honey blonde head. Well, this was great. Michael looked like he was going to kill Rex with hazelnut brown eyes glaring into Rex's ruby red ones. Michael's jet black hair was wet but tied back.
"What the hell did you do Rex!?" Michael couldn't help but bellow at his friend.
"I'm sorry Mike! I swear it was an accident!" Rex stated to his friend. Though in all honesty, Rex has no idea what the hell happened. "I have no idea what happened! One moment we're sailing perfectly fine then next thing I know, we were sailing in the air and we crashed landed on this island! I swear!"
Michael was a shipwright by birth and trade and Rex was an inspiring artist, well, mostly he drew islands, maps, plants and animals- he also drew people and ships from time to time to as well. The pair are both from the West Blue but came here to the East Blue for… reasons that will be shared another time because they are not important right now.
What is important right now- is that the idiot known as Rex has somehow managed to wreck the small two-man ship that Michael had managed to build them after some things had happened and now they were stranded on an unknown island! This island better have a shop where they can buy a map and work out where they are, since someone, Rex! Had lost their map! And even though Rex was able to draw a new map from memory, he couldn't remember the names of the islands and so they have an island nameless map that isn't the world's greatest help, though, it is very well drawn.
"And stop calling me Mike! My name is Michael!" Michael snapped at Rex.
Michael was sixteen with messy long jet black hair that he had tied back and dark hazelnut brown eyes. He would be around about a hundred and sixty-eight centimetres tall- so kind of short and wearing long dark blue pants, a black shirt under a long grey sleeve one, a dark blue jumper that was currently tied around Michael's waist, enclosed black shoes and a dark blue cap.
Rex was sixteen with red ruby eyes and honey blonde hair that was kind of long but not long enough to tie back, at least, not yet. Rex would be around a hundred and seventy-eight centimetres tall and wearing long light blue jeans that had paint, ink and colour stains on them from his work as an artist and waiting with paints and pencils, a dark coloured shirt with WEST BLUE written in red on it, coloured shoes (that used to be white but Rex is a kind of messy artist) and a brown cowboy hat.
"But Mike…" Rex said.
"Michael!" he snapped.
"Sorry, okay, okay, but Michael," Rex said as he rolled his eyes. They've been friends since forever so Michael snapping at Rex was nothing new. In fact, it happened all the time that Rex was used to it since he was kind of good at getting them into trouble and it was normally his fault when things happened. But this time, it really wasn't his fault! Rex swore it wasn't! "I'm serious! This isn't my fault! I have no idea what happened! It was like something went under the ship in the water and sent us flying or something! I swear!"
"Sure," Michael said sarcastically. "The same like the ship from the West Blue to the East Blue that we had been sailing on and then got kicked off wasn't your fault."
"Hey, that was an accident!" Rex whined. Seriously, was Michael still mad about that? That was a accident! Rex swore it! "How I was meant to know they were going to kick us off for doing that?"
"That was your fault and we are never speaking of that again!" Michael told Rex as he poked him in the cheek.
"Why do you think I said that instead of saying…" Rex never finished his sentence as Michael hit him in the head with some wood from their now wrecked ship. "OUCH! OW!" What the hell was that for!? Rex wasn't going to say what happened. He was going to say – why do you think I said that instead of saying what had happened? But no! Mike had to think that Rex was going to actually say what had happened. Which is a story that they were never going to speak about again. Hopefully.
"Let's just get our stuff that we can from the ship and try and find a fucking town!" Michael told Rex as he death glared him.
"Fine, whatever…" Rex said as he packed up and picked up his things from the ship and Michael did the same. "Asshole."
Why were Rex and Michael friends again?
But first things first. Rex looked around them then looked at the small map that he had of the East Blue. Where the hell are Rex and Mike?
Elsewhere in East Blue…
Rosa held onto the little girl she found. She has no fucking idea why the hell the guy called Power dropped Rosa off here. He was meant to take Rosa to her cousin! He was meant to take her to Ace! But right now, that didn't matter. Right now, Rosa needed to do something to save this little girl, but what? She's not a doctor! And she only knows a little bit about First Aid! After all, she was a daughter of a noble- she shouldn't need to know such things.
Damn it! What was Rosa going to do!? What was Rosa going to do to save this little girl whose name she doesn't even know!
"Mommy…" the little girl moaned. "Why do hate me so much…?"
Rosa had no idea what the little girl was muttering and moaning about in her state. But she was guessing that the little girl's mother had something to do with her state of health.
Elsewhere in East Blue again
"Where the hell is she!?" a man shouted.
"I don't know sir!" a guy said.
"Well then find her!" the first man shouted. "Alec! I blame you for this!"
Alec looked at his brother strangely. Blame him? What did Alec do? Nothing. If Britta killed Risto, well, Alec didn't blame the poor girl. The crazy ass-guy killed Britta's family. Damn it, Alec never should have brought the poor kid into this world of gangs, though she is one of their best runners and best people. Alec needs to finds her and get the hell away from here before the rest of the gang find her and before Risto's Marine Captain Cousin finds her too.
This is all Alec's fault- if he never brought Brit into this gang then she never would have met Risto and the fucking nightmare of kid never would have never killed her family and she never would have killed him for killing her family and the fucking gang wouldn't be in this mess right now.
Alec needs to find Britta and get her away from here, before it was too late. Because if anyone else found the teen, they will kill her without a second thought. Forgetting that she was a member of their gang for five years. That she was one of them and one of the few runners who actually survived doing her job as a runner, as an errand girl/boy.
Alec might be letting his personal feelings for the kid blind him a little, since he was one who brought the girl into this gang world and then took care of all her injuries. He got to know the kid and her family a little, he knew what her family meant to her- her father Darnel; mother Vondra and younger sister Ivona. Poor Ivona, she was only 13… five years younger than Brit.
The teen adored and dotted on her little sister a bit. Then again, the teen has always liked kids and animals.
Britta was panting heavily. She didn't know what she was going to do or where she was going. She needed to go somewhere, she needed to be anywhere but here. She won't survive here, not with the gang after her and not with the other gangs or hell, not even with the Marines here. There's a written rule in the gangs- you don't kill your own and you do not betray your gang.
And Britta broke the best and first rule- to not kill your own.
But it's not her fault! Risto started it! He killed her family first! And she saw red and just lost it! Then they fought then they ran from her house and fought more in the forest. Then they were fighting over the gun that he had used to kill her family. And then…
Britta threw up again thinking about it. She ended up shooting and killing Risto with the gun… her father's gun…
Brit wasn't really one for killing people, accident or not.
But what was Brit going to do? Where is she going to go? What is going to happen?
Marine Base on the same island as Britta, in East Blue…
"What?" a Marine Captain said, looking pissed as hell as he was talking to someone over a Den-Den Mushi. "What the hell do mean some stupid bitch killed my cousin!? I want her found! And pin the murder of not only my cousin but her family on her too!"
"Yes sir!" the person on the other end of the Den-Den Mushi.
If some stupid little errand bitch thinks she can get away with killing his cousin who he had trusted the gang to look after, then she had another thing coming. Damn stupid little slut. He was going to get her for this.
Elsewhere in East Blue…
Seth was cleaning her sword as her older sister Sora was collecting her arrows. Well, that could have gone better. That was more bloody than usual, stupid Nobles hiring bodyguards to protect themselves and those bodyguards being assholes and not even very good. Stupid bandits that tried to get in on Seth's and Sora's action. Stupid Nobles should just shut up. Sora didn't want to deal with them more than she had too.
"Seth! Just get the money already!" Sora shouted at her sister. Sora knew that Seth cleaning her sword was important, but Sora just wanted to get out of here right now. In case they ran into more trouble.
"Right Sora!" Seth nodded as she went to get the money.
Sora put an arrow on her bow and pointed it towards the nobles who was trying to get out of their coach to do something. Stop them? Run? Who knows, but Sora didn't care. She just knew that she and Seth needed to be careful.
"Move and I totally won't shoot you dead," Sora smiled and said sarcastically to the nobles. There was a reason why she was called 'Sarcastic Archer' Sora after all.
Back with the Freedom Fighters…
"Is the Captain up?" Sin asked as he looked back in the room. Ace was asleep with Luffy near the bed that Macey was sleeping in, with a still sleeping Macey.
"Nope," Sabo sighed. "And Ace and Luffy both fell asleep too."
"Yo Captain!" Blue said wearing his marine uniform and it woke Macey up right away.
"Blue?" Macey said as she yawned, sat up and rubbed her eyes. "What's up…?"
"Garp-san will be in here in like five minutes," Blue told her with a smile.
Sabo just looked confused as hell. Who the hell was this marine guy and why did he call Macey, Captain? Who was he? Who was this 'Blue' guy and how does Macey know him?
"Macey? Whose Blue?" Sabo asked as Ace and Luffy were waking up since they could hear everyone talking.
"Jack's boyfriend," Macey answered like it was nothing.
Jack's… what…?
"I haven't seen Jacky yet," Blue frowned and looked depressed suddenly. "Nor little Lavi." Then whined. "I want to see Jacky before Garp-san comes!"
"…" Ace and Luffy just looked each other then Sabo and Macey having no idea what the hell was going on right now. What was going on…?
"Jack has a boyfriend?" Sabo asked a little shocked as this was the first he was hearing of it. "Are there other members of the Freedom Fighters that aren't here who we haven't met yet?"
"There's Blue who you have now met," Sin answered for Macey as she was yawning. "There's a friend of Blue's who only the Captain has met, and then there's Blue's cousin Red who is coming from the North Blue to meet up with us. I don't know the whole story there, just that Red found someone that the Captain wanted him to look for and they're on the way here."
"Plus, there's a sick kid who needs our help with them too," Macey smiled as she let go of Sabo then got out of the bed. "I need to eat… I'm hungry…" yawning again.
Don dragged Jack and Lavi into the room. Lavi looking like an energizer bunny on a sugar high but not wanting to seem to leave Jack's side as Jack just looked confused as hell to why he was being dragged as he had a clipboard and pen. Jack must have been checking his medical stock before Don grabbed and dragged him here.
"What the hell Don!?" Jack complained as he struggled to try and escape from the Fishman. "I'm busy! What is going on!?" then he stopped when he saw Blue, blushing a little then he tried to run but Don stopped him. Why were they doing to this Jack?! Were they trying to fucking kill him?! "I'm going! I'm busy! I'm doing medical stock take! Let me go!"
"Did you really think that Marc wouldn't tell us about the kiss?" Macey smiled and looking happy about it, for some strange reason. Why was Macey smiling about this?!
What…? Jack looked horrified as he went completely red and Blue just shrugged it off like it was nothing. Because well, it was nothing to Blue, Blue loved Jack. Was there something wrong with that?
"Was there something wrong with me kissing my Jacky?" Blue asked with a happy smile. He didn't do anything wrong with kissing Jack, so the Captain saw no reason to see anything wrong with it, right?
Ace and Luffy looked even more confused. What was going on? Who was this guy and why was he calling Jack his and calling him Jacky? Sabo looked a little confused as well. He wasn't completely sure what was going on right now.
"I'm not yours!" Jack shouted without meaning too. But he hated being told who he belonged to, his father use to do that and Jack hated it. "I'm not anyone's! I don't belong to anyone!"
Blue just wrapped his arms around Jack, hugging him, seeing that he was upset. "I'm sorry Jacky," Blue told him who had frozen in Blue's arms. Jack hasn't seen or thought that Blue was going to hug him… but Jack really should have known it was going to happen and should have seen it coming. "I didn't mean it like that. Okay? I didn't mean to sound like him. I swear. I'm sorry."
Him? Who the hell was him? Well, at least that's what Luffy, Ace and Sabo were thinking. Who was Blue talking about?
Jack grabbed Blue's arms lightly and just leaned his head against Blue. He knew that Blue didn't mean anything bad by it. Jack just… he guessed he might have overreacted a little. Blue would never hurt Jack like his father did, Jack knew that.
"It's fine…" Jack told Blue with a small smile. He knew that Blue was really sorry for sounding like Jack's asshole of a father. "Just… just be careful with what words you say, okay?"
"Of course," Blue smiled as he gave Jack a kiss on the forehead. "I'm sorry I upset you."
They really are so cute and good together.
"What hell is going on…?" Ace asked finally, having no idea what was going on as he looked at Macey and pointed at Jack and Blue. This had to be explained soon or else he'd find out for himself - Ace and investigating people didn't always lead to a happy ending after all.
"I'll explain later," Macey smiled. Happy to see that Jack and Blue had made up after their little fight. "But all you need to know is that this Blue, a Freedom Fighter who is undercover at the marines. He's one of us."
"Nice to meet you," Blue smiled and waved with one hand, while the other was around Jack.
"There are members of the crew we haven't met?" Luffy asked- looking like he was thinking for a moment. "Cool! So Blue's like a spy or something?"
"Yep!" Macey smiled, happy to see that Luffy didn't seem upset by it. Ace was a little unreadable right now. And Sabo seemed… okay with it. But he will probably want an explanation about it, which Macey was fine with giving. "To both. Blue here is my eyes and ears in the Marines… when he's at Marine Headquarters and not having to travel. There's Red who is an information, material and resource collector who you will get to meet later. Then there's G. G works with Blue in getting rid of information we don't want the marines getting a hold of."
G? What hell kind of name is G?
"Who the hell calls their kid G?" Ace asked.
"That's so cool!" Luffy said.
"Does G stand for anything?" Sabo asked.
"Yes and no," Blue answered. "G does stand for something, the problem is that G doesn't remember or know what it is. G has amnesia and I don't know what G means or is short for either. I have only known G as G."
"And how do you know this G person?" Ace asked.
"Is G male or female?" Sabo asked.
"That my young friends, is a secret for now," Blue smiled as he put one of his fingers to his lips. "The Captain knows and that's all that matters and counts. Right Captain?"
"Right!" Macey smiled and nodded her head in agreement. Explanations can wait till later. "All you guys need to know is G is on our side and is our friend and a member of the Freedom Fighters. That's all there is to it."
Shao stood near the door with his arms partly crossed. No one had noticed him clearly enough, but that wasn't the issue. It was what he heard that was an issue and an explanation was needed pronto. "On the contrary, I believe I deserve an explanation on what is going on right now and on other things as well. Like young Elijah calling young Captain Mace, his Captain. His relationship with your ship doctor. This whole 'spying' mess. Who are G and Red? After that is explained, I have more questions for you to answer.."
Everyone turned their heads to Shao sharply at his sudden words - clearly his voice was not expected to be heard just then. How long has he been standing there for!?
"Where's Garp!?" Macey asked worried that the old marine might have overheard or seen any of this. That would not be good and would be a pain in the ass to have to explain.
"He's with your cook having something to eat," Shao answered shortly. Then to give them a little bit of a scare he added, "But he will only be distracted for so long."
Blue and Jack looked at Macey and the others. What were they going to do?
Macey looked Shao dead in the eyes. "If I get Blue to explain as much as he can without saying things he shouldn't and without you telling Garp, then I am happy for Blue to tell you what is going on in private later. But only if you give me your word that you will not repeat any of it to anyone, especially to Garp, the Marines and the World Government."
"You have my word that I won't repeat a thing to anyone," Shao nodded and told Macey as he looked her dead in the eyes back. "I only want an explanation. I do not want to upset or get anyone in trouble. Nor do I want to blow young Elijah's cover. Besides, why would I tell anyone? I do not like the Marines or the World Government. I only put up with and like Garp because he is not a bad person. If he was, I would not be here right now. Besides, I am sure there will be a time when and where our friendship will be useless and not needed or wanted anymore. Things happen, both good and bad. Life has taught me that over the past few centuries."
"Did he just say centuries?" Sin asked looking confused as hell. Was he the only one who heard that? He wasn't the only one right? The others all heard Shao say centuries too right?
"Agreed," Macey smiled. "I believe you. Blue, when you have a chance to talk to Shao in private, please do so and do it truthfully. But you know what you can and cannot say."
"Right Captain," Blue nodded and said slowly. He seemed unsure about the whole thing, but if Mace said it was okay then it was okay.
"All you need to know for now Shao-san," Macey smiled. "is that Blue is a Freedom Fighter who is doing something important by being undercover in the marines and getting G to help him get rid of any and all important information that could be dangerous or harmful if used against this crew and our allies." Looking at Luffy, Sabo and Ace when she said allies. "Okay?"
"Fair enough," Shao nodded then looked at Blue and Macey. "Would I be able to borrow your information network in the future for…. Information on a personal matter?"
"I see nothing wrong with that," Macey smiled. She didn't see anything wrong with it. If it was part of the price of keeping Blue's and G's covers in check and a secret, then Macey was fine with it. "As long as it doesn't put us in danger that is."
"It shouldn't," Shao told the young blonde.
"Then sure," the blonde smiled and nodded. "Blue can give you one of his special snails to keep in contact with him and he can get a hold of us if you ever need us Shao-san."
"Thank you," Shao bowed gratefully. It was not a very common sight to see someone bow to a pirate crew that's for sure.
"Blue, let go of Jack now," Macey smiled.
"Right…" Blue muttered unhappy letting Jack go.
"Macey…" Sabo said as he got up.
"What's up?" she smiled to the younger blonde.
"There was something I wanted to tell you," Sabo said. Seeing this as the perfect time to tell her that he wanted to join her crew.
"Yeah? What?" Macey asked a little excitedly since she had no idea what it was. Well, at least Macey didn't think she knew what it was.
"You've made up your mind about whose crew you're going join Sab?" Ace grinned.
"I've known the whole-time Ace," Sabo smiled to his slightly older brother.
What…?
"Whose crew Sabo?!" Luffy asked excitedly.
"What…?" Macey asked looking a little confused. What were they talking about?
"I decided that I don't want to be the Captain of my own crew anymore," Sabo smiled and explained to the older blonde. "I want to join a crew. Your crew, Macey. If you'll have me."
"WHAT?!" Ace shouted in shocked- not seeing that coming from any distance that could've possibly let him know ahead of time.
"I'm cool with that!" Luffy smiled. "It means Sabo doesn't have to choose between me and Ace then!"
Sabo wanted to join to the Freedom Fighters?
Everyone stopped and looked at Macey. This was her call and she had the final say if it was yes or no. But was there a reason for Macey to say no? Then again, was there a reason why she should say yes as well?
"Captain?" Don asked as she seemed to have her eyes closed and seemed to be thinking. Did Mace really have to think this over?
"Mace?" Sin asked nervously. He thought that Macey would have said yes right away. Why was she thinking about this?
"Captain, you listening?" Jack called to her. Maybe she fell asleep?
Ace and Luffy looked at each other then Sabo then Macey. Why did Macey seem to be very deep in thought about this?
And no, Ace wasn't mad about Sabo wanting to join Macey's crew. But he was going to have a little talk to Sabo about it later. To just make sure that his blonde and slightly younger brother was completely and utterly sure about it.
Lavi wasn't sure what was going on right now other than that blonde girl captain seemed to be thinking.
Sabo was nervous, why was Macey thinking like this? Was it really bad that Sabo wanted to join? Does she have to weigh up the pros and cons of Sabo joining? Why hasn't Macey said anything? More importantly, was it a yes or a no?
"I'm hungry!" Macey whined as her stomach grumbled. "MAX! FOOD!"
Don and Sin cracked up laughing as Jack just shook his head. Blue was trying his hardest to not laugh at Macey and her, well, normalcy. Lavi had no idea what was going on as Shao just sighed and shook his head not understanding what was going on right now at all, but was assuming this was normal for the young captain since some of her crew was laughing right now. Sabo wasn't sure if it was a good thing that Macey hasn't said no yet but at the same time, it's not like she has said yes either. While Ace was working out if he should try and strangle Macey or not since she hasn't said yes or no to Sabo about joining her crew and now Luffy was hungry too. The talk and mention of food was making him hungry.
"I'm confused…" Lavi said. "Is it a yes or no for blonde boy to join?" Not sure who the blonde boy was. He hasn't really met anyone and doesn't really know anyone's names. But Lavi did know that blonde boy was older than him.
"Sabo," Sabo told Lavi. "My name is Sabo."
"Why would I say no to Sabo to joining?" Macey asked and said to everyone- as if it was dumbest thing that someone could have asked and said to her. "I don't even need to think about that. I wouldn't say no to it."
"Then what were you thinking so hard about!?" Ace shouted feeling like he could've face palmed right then at the insanity of the whole thing.
"I was thinking about what I want to eat, of course!" Macey answered very seriously.
What…? Seriously?!
Why did that seem like a Luffy answer…?
"For real!?" Ace shouted a little annoyed right now.
"Yeah," Macey answered, deadpanned. "And I can't decide because I'm too hungry. I'm hungry~ MAX! FOOD!"
"So I'm a Freedom Fighter then?" Sabo asked.
Macey smiled, "Sabo, as far as I am concerned- you, Ace and Luffy are all Freedom Fighters till you have your own Crew and Pirate Crew name. I would never say or think of you guys otherwise, your family!"
"I'm a Straw-Hat!" Luffy grinned. "I'm Monkey D. Luffy! Captain of the Straw-Hats Pirates!"
"And I'm a Spade!" Ace grinned too. "I'm Portgas D. Ace! Captain of the Spade Pirates!"
"I'm a Freedom Fighter!" Sabo smiled, joining in on what his brothers were doing. "I'm Blake Sabo! I have no idea what my position is on this crew!" What is Sabo's position in the crew…?
"And I'm a Freedom Fighter!" Macey grinned right back to younger two captains. "I'm Mace! Captain of the Freedom Fighters! Welcome to the FF-S-SH Alliance! Captain Ace of the Spade Pirates and Captain Luffy of the Straw-Hat Pirates!"
"The what?" Ace asked.
"What's an alliance? Can I eat it?" Luffy asked Sabo.
"Sabo can be Head Navigator!" Macey smiled and told Sabo, giving him a position that she thought would best suit the younger blonde. "And he can work with me and Don! And the FF-S-SH Alliance. The Freedom Fighters, Spades and Straw-Hats Alliance of course! No matter what, you guys are family and friends so that's means we're allies! So it's only right that we have an alliance then!"
"It's like a big friendship," Sabo explained as simply as he could so Luffy could understand what an alliance was. Saying it was a like a big friendship was the only way that Sabo could think of explaining it to his younger brother.
"Cool!" Luffy cheered. "I want in! Ace and Sabo are my brothers so it's only right that I have an alliance with them!"
"My thoughts exactly Lu!" Macey smiled.
"So, what do we do in alliances?" Ace asked after a moment since he had never been in one before. Well, at least Ace didn't think he has ever been in an alliance.
"We help each other out and protect each other!" Macey smiled, mostly explaining her understanding of what an alliance is. "Kind of like what we're already doing now, only once you guys leave when your seventeen. If you're ever in trouble and need us, we will come to your aide and help you, and vice-versa. Easy really."
"I like it!" Luffy cheered.
"So we can take down other crews and stuff together then?" Ace asked out of curiosity. "Like Whitebeard?"
"I would rather you want to take on someone else, since Whitebeard and his crew are my family since my dad is his First Mate... but yeah, pretty much," Macey nodded, seeing what Ace meant when he had asked.
"Nice, I like it." Ace grinned.
"Now, we better get ready for Garp-san to come and say good-bye!" Macey smiled and told everyone who was in the navigation room. "Then we set sail!"
"Aye-aye captain!"
"Right Mace!"
"Welcome to the Freedom Fighters Officially, Head Navigator Sabo," Macey smiled and put her hand out to him. "It's great to have you in the crew."
"Yeah, same to you too," Sabo smiled and take Macey's hand. "Captain."
and there you have it guys! Sabo has now officially joined the FF!
West: what happens next chapter?
quite a bit, quite a bit.
Ace: like what?
well, we will have a Whitebeard Pirate who has been mentioned but we haven't met yet in this time line finally make an appearance and...
Macey: thingy first!
Macey! i am the middle of something!
Macey *grinning*: don't care! thingy time! take it away ASL!
Ace: 65 favs!
Sabo: 83 followers
Luffy: 126 reviews!
Shao: so... just who are G and Red?
Jack: no-one of us even know who G is but Blue, the Captain and kerennie... who is G? Does Red know about them?
Blue: what about Seth, Sora, Crystal, Britta, Rosa, Rex and Michael?
Garp: what about shadow person from the last main story chapter?
all will be relieved in all due time guys, all will be relieved in all due time.
Macey *holding chapter outline for FFP C21*: okay! for the next chapter we are saying good bye to Shao, Blue and Garp plus Shadow Person, for now! we go to the island where West and i go for some Uncle-Niece time. Jack has a weird conversation about... *looks at the information again* ... really? *looking at me*
... i am saying nothing. i did nothing wrong.
Macey *looking at it again*: that is seriously going to be one weird conversation... are you trying to bore our fans with that?
it is important for storyline reasons Macey.
Macey *sighs and shrugs*: whatever. still weird. now, where was i?
Sabo: i am surprised that kerennie hasn't tried to stopped the Captain yet...
Macey: Ace has a quick and small talk to Sabo about him joining my crew! we hear from some person called Domon... De...no...fro...mingo... what? how do you say this name?
Luffy: Mingo!
Don *looking*: Doflamingo
Luffy: Mingo!
Macey: we hear from some person called Mingo!
Don: oh dear god...
FUCK! THE CHAPTER OUTLINE! *only just realising what Macey is doing* MACEY STOP!
Macey: and lots more! *finishing quickly*
Macey!
Macey: bye! till next chapter! TTFN! *running off with me chasing after her*
Ace: what...?
Sabo: Ta Ta For Now.
Ace: oh
Luffy: bye everyone! *waving* till next chapter!
Ace: enjoy your hugs with Macey? *grinning and teasing Sabo as he hasn't realised that the fans are still here*
Sabo *blushing*: maybe...
Luffy: how do i ended this thing? *looking around*
Sabo *turns*: what?!
Ace: oh, the fans are still here.
Luffy: oh! here it is! *pushes button*