Hello everyone, I'm here with a new story. After talking to NeoGamer about it, I'm going to go forward with this. Enjoy, AU, OOC and rated for reasons.
The night air was quiet as the sea was calm, a lone dingy floating across the glass like surface. Inside the dingy sat a green-haired man, a hardened look crossing his face as he tightly held a cutlass in one hand and a flintlock pistol in the other. Growling under his breath, the man looked up at the pale moon and shook his head, "Gold…that's what we live for, adventure, rum and gold…not this mutiny bullshit," setting his cutlass down, the man reached in front of him and picked up a spyglass before looking through it to survey the ocean surrounding him. Spotting an island off in the distance, the man set the spyglass down and began rowing towards the island.
Setting foot on the white, sandy beach, the man surveyed the area with the flintlock pistol at his side and the cutlass tightly held in his hand as he watched as people walked the streets, ignoring the weapon wielding man on the shore, "Civilization? Good," sheathing the cutlass, the man lowered his head and began walking forward, "I can get a replacement, sail the seven seas once more, find them, and take care of them," hearing rustling, he looked around quickly before lowering his head again, "I better get a ship fast before those bastards see me," quickening his pace, the man pushed past several people without looking up.
Four families stood in a small shop, ready to close for the evening when the sound of the bell above the door ringing caught their attention. They looked up, ready to great the customer when their eyes widened when they spotted the rough looking man stepping through the door. The four men stepped forward and narrowed their eyes, "What do you think you're doing here, you worthless-" before the blond man could finish, the man pressed a dagger up against his throat and narrowed his eyes.
The four families stared at him with wide eyes as he shook his head, "I need a ship, and you're going to give me one, or I'll gut you idiots like a fish,"
"And why should we give you a ship!" a woman with long, dark green hair snapped, "You're nothing more than a bloodthirsty p-" the man looked at her and growled under his breath and the woman cleared her throat as she crossed her arms and looked away, "Don't you have your own ship? And where's your crew?"
The sound of a fist slamming on the surface of a table startled everyone as they looked up to see the dagger standing upright on the table, "I need a ship, and since you're the only shop that's open, you're going to give me one, no questions!" they stared up at him as the man picked the dagger up and pressed the cold blade up against the blond man's throat again, "I need to get off this island as soon as possible before those monstrous killers find me, and you are going to give me one,"
The young woman with purple hair sighed and crossed her arms, "And why should we help you, you rotten pirate bastard?" the man looked at her and narrowed his eyes, "Pirates are bloodthirsty, murderous monsters who care about nothing and no one," the man inhaled slowly before reaching in his pocket and threw a small sack on the table beside him and the families watched as several gold coins fell out of the sack and rested on the table.
Everyone looked back at the man as he inhaled slowly and shook his head, "My name and status aren't important, but as you can see, I'm a man of wealth and I'm in dire need of a ship, capable of getting me across the seas," everyone slowly nodded, "And one more thing, if members of the military get word of this, I will come back and kill all of you," the families nodded again before leading the man out of the shop.
Standing in front of a large ship, the man looked it over with narrowed eyes. Looking back at the families, he got ready to speak when the sound of a whistle blowing throwing the night air caught their attention. Seeing lights in the distance, the man looked at the families and aimed the flintlock pistol at them, "Get on the ship!" the families flinched as he hissed again, "Get on the ship, or end up dead!" realizing they had no choice, the families turned and boarded the ship followed by the man. Cutting the rope that bound the ship to the port, the man began to hoist the sails as the wind began to move the ship.
The families looked at the man and a young woman with pink hair spoke, "So why are we with you? It doesn't look good to have hostages an-"
"If I were to leave you behind, you would've done the same as my old crew," everyone stared at him in confusion as he made his way to the quarterdeck, "Mutiny filled the air that night, and all for a few pounds of gold," he looked back at the families and snapped, "Listen up! Until we make port again, you landlubbers are going to be my crew! I am Captain Izuku Midoriya, Captain of the once proud ship named One for All! If you want to live, you will agree to my terms and state your names!"
Concerned for their safety, a large man stepped forward and cleared his throat, "I…I am Ganma Asui, my wife Beru," he gestured towards the woman beside him, "And our children Tsuyu," he gestured towards the woman with dark green hair, "Samidare and Satsuki," he then gestured towards the two teenagers.
The three siblings stared at him with venomous looks at the blond man stepped forward Kyotoku Jirou, my wife Mika," he gestured towards the purple-haired woman beside him, "And our daughter Kyoka," he gestured to the other purple-haired woman and again, Izuku was met with a venomous glare from Kyoka.
A man with black hair inhaled slowly and stepped forward, "Mark Yaoyorozu, my wife Natsumi and our daughter Momo," Izuku saw the glare Momo was shooting him as he shook his head.
A man with red hair cleared his throat and Izuku glared at him, "Shinji Ashido, my wife Miku and our daughter Mina," the pink-haired woman crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes at Izuku and Izuku chuckled as he shook his head, "So…why did you take us captive?"
"If I had left you back there, you would've turned me in, if I had killed you…well that's not my style unless I have to, so kidnapping all of you seemed like the best option," the families groaned and Izuku smirked, "But I could let you take a dingy so you can row back to shore, but the sea," everyone looked up to see violent waves begin to form and crash along the port side of the ship, "she is getting pissed. And when the sea is pissed, she gets violent, so taking a dingy out in a mess like this will be suicidal. Don't worry, I promise you your freedom when we port, and we're going to have to port sooner rather than later. For now, I advise all of you to go below deck and get some rest. I'll steer us clear of the waves," everyone except for Mina, Momo, Tsuyu and Kyoka turned and walked away.
Seeing their families were out of sight, Mina narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms, "What's the big idea? You buy a ship from us and then kidnap us? What makes you think we were going to turn you in?"
"Greed is a powerful thing," Izuku growled and shook his head, "My own crew turned on me in exchange for piles of gold and immunity. I've given them all they could ask for and they go and form a mutiny. A captain is nothing without his crew, but a crew without a captain is always doomed to fail,"
He looked at them and saw the glares they were given him, "I ain't looking any sympathy, I don't care if you believe me or not. I'm a pirate first and a human second. This is the life I chose to live and the life I'll live until my dying breath and I join Davy Jones in hell,"
"Then how exactly did you get away if they were going to turn you in?" Momo arched a brow.
"I boarded a dingy and before cutting the ropes that held it in place, I swore to them that this wasn't the last they seen of me. That they were going to fall at the steel of my blade of the barrel of my gun. That they were going to visit Davy Jones before me,"
Tsuyu hummed and crossed her arms, "Let's say for a second we believe your crew has done that to you, why would they? Like you said, a captain is nothing without a crew, and a crew without a captain is doomed to fail."
"As I said, greed is a powerful thing. It can make even the most intelligent of people act without a single thought, and I'm more than certain they were going insane…but that's neither here nor there." Izuku turned his back towards them and began making his way to the helm of the ship, "Go down and join your families. We'll be porting first thing tomorrow morning," Momo, Mina and Tsuyu sighed before they shook their heads and walked away. Kyoka looked up as Izuku steered the ship before she took a deep breath and shook her head before walking towards the helm.
Kyoka crossed her arms and leaned up against the rail, "What are you going to do? You're letting us go as soon as we port, but what kind of captain doesn't have a crew?" Izuku growled under his breath as he continued to steer the ship, "And what's stopping us from reporting you as soon as you let us go? It sounds like you want to get in trouble, and you don't care what happens,"
"I'm releasing you, your friends and your families as soon as we port, and before you have a chance to report me to anyone, I'll be gone," Izuku looked down at Kyoka and shook his head, "I'm only porting to get some supplies, after that, it'll be like I was never even there." Kyoka sighed as she leaned forward and stared out at the sea with an unamused expression crossing her face, "You should get some sleep, too. We'll be porting at dawn's early light and I'm not going to get in trouble because you're being stubborn," Kyoka hummed before pushing herself off the railing and began walking away.
Wow…just…wow, I managed to get this done a few hours after talking to NeoGamer. I was originally going to get Days that Follow out, but I after talking to NeoGamer, I wanted to try and get this one our as soon as I can. Well, this isn't entirely the original plot, I'm going to change a few things around, but as always, enjoy everyone and please let me know what you all think.