Memory of Family
After the Strawhats fled from the marines they noticed that they didn't have their gold, and I was missing a silver necklace from my treasure. They hid the ship in a abandoned dock and disguised it was a marine ship, they decided to wait for midnight to be aided by the dead of night
If the rumors about these pirates are true, then they are the only ones that I can trust to help me find my Family
Flashback
It was the middle of the night on my Pirate Ship, The Shadow Damnation, inside of my cabin I was lying in my bed looking at the picture inside my lighter, tears forming in my eyes. My attention is drawn to a knock on my door, wiping my eyes open the door and see no-one, looking down I see a blue short haired child wearing Sea Prism Cuffs, a child no older than 9, it was my cabin boy, a boy we found abandoned a month ago
"What do you want Kid?" I ask slightly irritated
The cabin boy explained that he had a nightmare which caused me to groan
"What about my Brother's, why didn't you go to them"
"I did sir, they both told me to go to you"
I place a hand over my eyes and groan louder
"Of course they did" I say
Reluctant I step aside allowing the boy in. that following morning I awoke to see the child in my treasure holding a Necklace
"PUT...THAT...DOWN!" I yell causing the cabin boy to drop it in fear
Getting out of bed I grab the boy by the back of his neck, and take him outside. Once outside I throw him down on the deck, promptly grabbing a bucket and a rag and throwing it at his feet
"Start Scrubbing Kid" I say walking back to my room
Unfortunately I was stopped by my Brothers, Gaster, and Draven
"Eric don't take your anger out on the boy, he doesn't deserve what your doing to him" Gaster said his voice filled with concern
"Your right" I say turning to speak to my crew
"Starve the Welp" I say turning back to my brothers only to receive a right hook from Draven which sends me down the stairs
"That's it, we tried it your way Gaster, now it's my turn" Draven said cracking his knuckles
"Do you really intend to fight me brother?" I say shadow vapor coming off my body
"Yes I do, you've grown cold since she died, you need to open up again, this kid is a blessing" Draven says his eyes shifting from normal to reptilian
"This kid will never replace Her, no one will" I say my eyes turning crimson
"Very well, you've forced my hand" Draven says heading into the crew sleeping area
He comes out with a hammock in hand, walking towards the railing he tosses it overboard
"That was the kids hammock, anyone who allows the kid to bunk with them will be thrown overboard, no excuses" Gaster said from the top of the deck
"Fine, he can sleep outside." I say venom clear in my voice
"If you let him sleep out here in the cold, then your no better than the ones who tried to take Elaine" Draven said who was immediately pinned to the wall by a large hand of shadow
"Don't you Dare say that again or else I'll..."
"You'll what? kill me?...you swore to protect your family but look around you you're treating your crew like Slaves, when we formed the Shadow Pirates you said that this would be our family" Draven said, a Fierce look in his eye
Letting go I silently walk up the stairs pass Gaster and enter my room, walking up to the open chest I pick up the necklace squeezing it tightly as I place it to my heart
Shedding a single tear I place the necklace back in the chest before sending it inside my shadow I didn't bother leaving my room for the rest of the day, however what came next I had no choice but allow. It was the boy knocking on my door again, it would seem I would have to get use to this
Tomorrow
After the incident with my brother's and the cabin boy, like I said I got use to it but that didn't mean I was liking it. However I saw that there was a hidden strength to the kid even if he couldn't control his powers, even cuffed he can disarm one of my best swordsman, which was pretty impressive for his age.
Next Month
He was a good Kid, it had finally got to the point where I decided to help the little man with his Devil Fruit problem. We landed on a island that had massive amounts of open land so we didn't hurt anyone. As I was taking off his cuffs I saw the fear in his eyes
"Relax, no-one is going to get hurt, if you lose control I'll be right here to stop you. okay?" I say as The Cabin boy slowly nodded his head
"Now your a Zoan type so try going half Animal" I say in a comforting tone
His eyes turn from a light blue to a poisonous green as it shift from normal to reptilian, light blue scales adorned the left and right sides of his face as well as the entire back portion of his body(I'm not telling you what his Devil Fruit is. Not yet anyway, sorry everyone needs their secrets)
"He seems to be doing good so far, but he need to be able to fight in that form, throw a punch at me, let's see how strong you are" Draven said raising his fists
The cabin boy looked at his hand for a moment before running at Draven, the boy was right in front of him when he threw his punch. Much to my surprise Draven was thrown back as he was hit not by fist but a 10ft long serpent head, which caused the Kid to freak out and lose control, without hesitation I seal his normal arm in the Sea Prism Cuffs, unfortunately he was still scared
"Easy there kiddo, everything's fine, no-one is hurt" I say calming the child down
"But...But...
"Hey look at me as long as I'm here your safe, okay?" I say helping the kid up
We headed for the ship with a unconscious Draven in tow.
This child? it's like you Riencarnted yourself into the boy. You were right Draven, this boy is a Blessing, but he needs to open up and tell us his name
Okay so I decided to do a few memories chapters, next chapter will be another memory chapter
Live Long, Have Fun, and Never Make Sense
Because What Fun Is There In Making Sense