Introductions
The moment I stepped out on deck my head dissipated in black shadow as a foot goes through it.
"Need to get something off your chest Boy?" I ask as my head re-materializes
"You tried to harm Nami"
"Nami?..." I say soon smiling wide
"You must be referring to the thief...she took something precious to me" I say pushing past him
"And anyone who touches something precious of mine forfeits their lives" I say walking to the mast
While leaning against the mast I was being stared at by 4 out of the 7 crewmembers
"Why are you still on the ship" ask the orange haired thief
"Do you want to tell her Roronoa? Or do you want me to?" I say looking towards the swordsman
"Me and Usopp made a deal with him" Roronoa said blankly
"What!...what deal?" Asked Nami
"Well the deal was that if I helped get them out of the prison they would allow me on to travel with you lot" I say enjoying the look on the thief's face
"Oh I guess I never did introduce myself, my name is Eric Von Shadow the head captain of the Shadow Pirates, and one of three survivors of the Galuna Massacre" I say bowing respectfully
"Hi I'm Monkey D. Luffy, and I'm going to be King of the Pirates" Luffy said grinning ear to ear
After hearing that I begin to chuckle in a low tone before laughing out loud
"King of the Pirates?, and I thought my dream was wild, now let's see who's left" I say looking around
"Let's see...There's Roronoa, the ex-pirate Hunter, Miss All Sunday, the Assassin, Chopper, the doctor, Nami, the Thief, so that leaves the kicker and the liar" I say still grinning mildly
Luffy introduced them as Sanji the Cook and Usopp the Sniper, hmmm...a Sniper? Judging from his equipment he had no rifle, seeing no gun with him I walk up to him getting a scared look on his face
"And do pray tell how a scrawny pipsqueak like you is the sniper when you have no gun" I say raising an eyebrow
Usopp began reaching into pouch before pulling out a Slingshot
"A Slingshot?...you use a Slingshot?" I say as begin to laugh
"What's so funny?" Asked Usopp
"You lot are the strangest group of pirates I've ever seen" I say earning angered Looks from some of the others
The Future Pirate King, An Ex-Pirate Hunter, A Reindeer Doctor, The Devil Child Assassin, A Liar Sniper who uses a slingshot, and a chef who only uses kicks to fight. Quite the odd group indeed, my crew would definitely get along with this bunch. with nothing else to do I sat against the mast and fell asleep
~Dream~
Darkness, there was nothing but darkness everywhere I go darkness and misfortune follows me. there was a bright flash of light I was back on the Island of Galuna which was filled with all of its people, children running and playing, Adults talking and conducting business, however it was the sight of my family that caught my eye the most. My mother Marianna, the greatest cook on Galuna, both my younger brothers and my little sister Elaine. With tears forming in my eyes I run to my sister and embrace her in a massive hug, I held he in my arms as if she wasn't there
I closed my eyes,
Felt the warmth of the sun on my face.
All the grief and pain
Was simply too hard to erase
"Elaine...Please Don't leave me...I..Can't lose my sister again" I pleaded with my sister
As I hugged her tighter my arms collapse from having nothing to hold, looking forward I see the Marines with rifles in their hands firing on the people of Galuna. Men, Women, and child all on the ground dead with blood covering their bodies, the island in ruins, homes and buildings on fire. I stood there as I saw myself, my brothers and my sister run to the docks with a marine following behind a rifle in his hand, I tried to run to save her but I found myself unable to move, when they got to the boats the Marine took aim before pulling the trigger
~Dream End~
I awoke with a start by the sound of a gunshot, realizing where I was I slam my hand into the deck
"Why?...Why must my memories haunt me so" I say placing a hand to my face
Standing up I notice a massive ship with a large fox figure head, without hesitation I summon my Shadow Scythe only to notice that there was no-one on either ship, looking over the railing I see two crews, Strawhats and a crew of about 400 people. None of them were fighting which was odd considering the nature of every pirate my crew came across, I however saw a festival type deal with a stage that said Davy Back Fight, jumping from the ship I approach the Cook, Sanji I think, and asked him about the situation, from what he explained Luffy agreed to a Davy Back Fight with the captain of the Foxy Pirates
"You do realize that some pirates cheat during a Davy Back right?" I ask the cook receiving a nod from him
"I'm aware, any chance you could insure that doesn't happen?" Asked Sanji
Understanding his request I call forth my powers as shadow vapor comes from my body as I go into the shadow and prevent any cheating. Strawhat Luffy chose 3 Davy Back Games, The first event was the race which had the entire crew, The second event was called the Groggy ring which had Sanji, Zoro, and Chopper, The Last event was a relay race which had Luffy, Usopp, Nami, and Robin.
The Donut Race
The object of the event was to build a raft out of 3 barrels and 2 oars and race around the Island, Disqualification occurred when your ship sinks into the water. Fortunately the use of weapons was prohibited, The Boat made by Luffy and Sanji was Horrendous. As the boats line up at the start line, I felt something very wrong, other than the Strawhats boats all other were facing away from the shoreline with the exception of a massive three barreled boat, I recognize a trap when I see one. The moment the race started I aimed my hand like a pistol[you know the hand position we've all done it] and waited for a target to present itself, and it did in the form of numerous barrels, without hesitation I launched a small ball of shadow at the barrel
Shadow Bullet
The shadow projectile hits the first barrel which exploded causing a chain reaction with the other barrels, destroying the larging barrel ship and gaining shocked faces from the Foxy Pirates, the race continued with a massive wave which washed away two of the Foxy teams away, however the 'Cutie Wagon' [which in my opinion is a dumb ass name] was in the lead and the party boat and the boat with the women was attempting to destract two of the Strawhat's boats which would have succeeded if I didn't send a Tempest Kick to sink them before returning to shadow, Unfortunately I wasn't able to help Chopper and Zoro from losing their boat. Having using his brain for once Luffy used a broken board and his rubber body to create a fast spinning motor to catch up with the others, but both Strawhat boats stop before the reef as the 'Cutie Wagon' keeped being thrown out of the coral from the currents, it was at this time that Strawhat's boats began entering to reef, and it was at this time that Foxy finally started to cheat with a smoking arrow. Emerging from the shadow I take to the skies turning my lags into a column of shadow and grabbing the arrow before throwing it back gaining shocked expressions from everyone except the Strawhats. After advancing through the coral The Strawhats clear the whrilpool at the cost of Luffy's boat, and Foxy tried Idiotic and stupid means of cheating, such as fake signs, terrible and obvious acting and a fake finish, Unfortunately I failed the Strawhats as Foxy made them lose by using a Devil Fruit ability with the power to slow the Strawhats down. With lose of the 1st event Foxy had the right to claim one of Strawhats crew as his own
"Fwefefefefe, I..Chose...You! the man in black" Foxy said pointing at me
Gaining a tickmark on my forehead I summon my weapon a launch it at the Captain forcing him to duck in fear, within seconds I disapper into shadow only th o reappear behind Foxy with my Scythe at his throat
"Do Not Dare attempt to order me around, I Am Eric Von Shadow, Captain of the Shadow Pirates, and I..Serve..No-one" I say stepping down to rejoin the Strawhats all the while receiving looks of fear from the Foxy Pirates
"Very will be none other than...Tony Tony Chopper" Foxy said causing Chopper to freak out I however place a hand on his shoulder and reassure him
"Don't worry Chopper I'm positive Luffy will get you back, So just bear with it until then" I say calming the doctor down as he walked towards Foxy and was soon dressed like the other pirates
"Now for the next event, The Groggy Ring and..." the announcer began as I interrupted him
"Hold It!" I yell grabbing his attention
"What do you want Mr. Von Shadow" the Commentator said sweating in fear
"If memory serves me right, I've played this particular game, The Groggy Ring Requires a referee and I would like to volunteer to be the designated ref?" I say smiling
"Thank you for your offer, but we already have a referee"
"That is quite good, but if he values his life he better quit before something Bad happens to him" I say with shadow vapor coming from my body as my voice goes deeper
Without hesitation the referee hands me a striped shirt and a whistle
"A Wise Decision" I say tossing the shirt and taking the whistle
The Groggy Ring
Since Chopper was taken, Sanji and Zoro had to do this match without him. the rule of the Groggy Ring was quite simple, on the field where two goals the teams had to get the balls into the goal, except that the ball was strapped to one of the players head, Sanji was the ball on the Strawhat team, on Foxy's team were three players each taller than the other and the biggest one was the ball. stepping towards the center I pull out a coin from my pocket and flip it, placing a hand over I ask Foxy's team to pick a side, they had selected tails, leaving the Strawhats with heads, lifting my hand it reveals tails
"Field or ball?" I ask
"Ball" Hamburg said
"And it looks like our Groggy Monsters have chosen the ball, The Strawhats Ballman must now enter the other teams mid-circle" the Commentatorsaid over the intercom
Meanwhile Zoro and Sanji were having an argument about who was going to be the Ballman, it was at this time that Foxy came forward saying something along the lines of cheating and how he does whatever he wants, without warning I create a hollow ball of shadow around him surprising the girl next to him[Porche]
"What did you do that for?" yelled Porche
"Because I don't trust your captain not to cheat" I say feeling my cheeks heat up slightly
Ignoring it I release the Captain and give him a side glance
"As Captain of your crew it is your job to care and protect them, in a Davy Back Fight, your crew must fight for themselves so that they can get stronger and prove that they belong with their Captain's crew, when a Captain cheats in a Davy Back Fight it just shows that the Captain has no faith in their crew, so they grow in numbers but not in strength" I say speaking from the heart
"I will only warn you once Foxy If you so much as attempt to cheat using your Devil Fruit I Will.." I say forming a massive curved blade over my right arm[Riot blade from Venom] "I will slit your throat myself"
Looking back towards the field I see Sanji wearing the hat with pride, knowing him the thief probably said something to him
"Roronoa...Your swords aren't allowed" I say as Zoro reluctantly handing me the weapons
"As Referee, I must inform both teams that the use of any and all forms of weaponry is strictly forbidden, and should this rule be broken the team that broke the rule will forfeit the game, both teams understand?" I ask receiving nods from both teams
Placing the whistle in my mouth I blow and begin the match, the Medium one[Pickle] charges Sanji first only to be used as a springboard for the cook, Sanji than prepares to kick the big one[Big Pan], but slips of Big pans slippery skin, Sanji tries to run off of the fish-man giant but ended up running in place, as Hamburg ran passed Zoro, Big Pan pulled back is arm and thrust it forward, launching the cook towards Strawhats goal, Zoro begins following Hamburg trying to prevent him from getting to Sanji, Unfortunately Pickles rams him stopping him, Hamburg than jumps catching Sanji in mid-air and throws him towards Pickles, all the while Zoro tries togo for an interception, but is once again stopped by Pickle's Spinning Tackle, running across the field Big Pan slides to throw Hamburg back into the air to catch Sanji for the second time, Zoro counters by grabbing Pickle's leg before spinning him and throwing him at Hamburg, while Sanji grabs Hamburg and kick him right into Pickles. I soon Sweatdrop as Sanji and Zoro start arguing in the middle of the match, turning my head to the Strawhats I look towards Nami
"Please tell this doesn't happen often?" I ask as she soon sweatdrops
"Unfortunately yes" Nami said in disappointment
Looking back I see Big Pan trying to step on Sanji and Zoro which they solve by running
Not a bad strategy but not a good one either
It was then that I noticed something within the dust the Half-Giant was making, Immediately I blow the whistle
"This match is over! Foxy Pirates Forfeit, Strawhats win" I say immediately using my shadows to grab the Giant's spiked boot
"What do you mean Fwefefefe, we never forfeit the match" Foxy said earning a glare from me
"There is no weapons allowed on the field Big Pans boots are rigged with spikes along the bottom, Your team used weapons therefore, the Strawhats win" I say letting shadow vapor fall off my body
"Unless you want to Deny it"
No-one said a word signaling that they did indeed cheat
"Thought so, Luffy go claim what belongs to you" I say handing the whistle back to the original referee
Once we were all gathered at the stage Nami began to voice a pretty sound strategy about taking Foxy, with the obvious backfire of him being on the crew, I was honestly surprised when Luffy chose a long white horse instead of Chopper, as it turns out the horse was taken from its owner by Foxy and he returned the horse to its friend
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