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Bold for Attacks

Steve's POV

After walking for a while we arrived at a mansion with a large iron gate. Luffy said hello to the gate and then proceeded to just hop over it anyway.

"Guess we're following him." Zoro said as we all started to climb the fence.

The mansion was a nice place. Big house, large yard with a green lawn and flourishing trees, the place was fancy, the girl who lives there must really be rich.

We followed the kids around the outside of the house till we found Usopp sitting by a tree talking to a girl in window. Usopp wasn't too happy to see us. When the young lady in the window asked who we were Usopp told her that we had come to join his pirate crew.

"That's not even close. We're here because we have a request." I interrupted.

Luffy told the girl we were looking for a ship and asked her if she could help us. Before she could answer a man wearing a pair of glasses and a fancy suit came up and started yelling at us to get out. Usopp and the young girl referred to the man as Klahadore. When the girl in the window tried to explain he told her to be quiet.

"We want a ship." Luffy's request was swiftly denied by the butler.

Klahadore turned his attention to Usopp, who attempted to lie his way out of the situation.

"I'm not surprised you lied," the butler started "you are the son of a filthy pirate. I'm not surprised you act this way. Stay away from Miss Kaya."

"Luffy his dad's a pirate. Didn't Yassop say he had a son named Usopp?" I thought out loud.

"Yeah he used to tell that story about how he had a son like a hundred times." Luffy responded.

Klahadore began picking a fight with Usopp telling him to stay away from Kaya and asking him if he wanted money. Kaya demanded that her butler apologize but he said he had done nothing wrong.

"You must be ashamed of your father since he deserted you."

Kaya told him to be quiet but the man kept talking.

Usopp was getting angry I was worried he was going to do something he might regret I was about to step in when Klahadore said "You should have just made up a story about how you're not really related."

Well that was the last straw and Usopp punched the butler in the face. Most were shocked but I wasn't, I would have done the same thing in his situation, insulting someone's family isn't something you should do lightly.

"See resorting to violence just like a pirate thug."

"SHUT UP!" Usopp interrupted the man "I'm proud of my dad. He's a brave warrior of the sea. I'm the son of a pirate and I will never be ashamed of that."

Klahadore was kicking Usopp out just for being the son of a pirate saying he was just after Kaya's money. Usopp was going to hit the man again when Kaya stopped him, defending her butler saying he was just doing his job and looking out for her.

"All you savages get out of here." The butler told us.

Usopp left in a huff saying he wouldn't be back. The kids started to defend their "captain" and Luffy joined in with them.

"I'll kill him!" Luffy yelled.

I grabbed his shirt and pulled him along "Come on we have something else to take care of."

I dragged Luffy out of town and to a cliff where we found Usopp siting staring out at the sea. Luffy dropped in, spooking the unsuspecting boy.

"Your dad's Yassop right." I said walking up from behind him.

Usopp was stunned when I said that.

"How'd you know?" Usopp had a look of joy and confusion on his face.

"You look like him, I've know your dad for a long as I can remember." I told him taking a seat.

Dad had been friends with Yassop for a while, as far back as I remember he was always hanging around with dad and his crew.

Usopp asked if I knew where his dad was I gave him the same answer anyone who asks me that gets "Don't know really, somewhere on the Grand Line with my dad, Shanks."

"Yassop was always one of my favorite members." Luffy added.

The look of joy on Usopp's face was indescribable. He was so happy his dad was on the ship of a great pirate.

"So you know what it's like to have a pirate for a parent to huh?" he asked me.

"Yeah both my parents are pirates." I explained "So I sympathize with the way that butler treated you. You dad is a great pirate don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise."

"Really my dad a great pirate sailing with Red Haired Shanks, it's almost unbelievable." Usopp said.

"Why your dad is a great sharpshooter maybe even the best. He can hit anything."

Flashback

It was a sunny day Dad and his crew were partying like usual.

"Come on Mister Yassop do that thing where you shoot an apple from really far away" I begged I wanted to see the trick so bad.

"Oh yeah do it!" Rose joined me in begging to see it

"I don't know kids you've seen that trick a million times how about we change it up" Yassop threw me and apple "Steve, you put this on your head and go stand over there, and I'll shoot it off."

"No you won't!" Mom yelled as her green hair flowed in the breeze "You won't be harming a single hair on my precious baby's head."

Mom pulled me into an overprotective hug and squeezed the life out of me

"Let go." I wheezed out.

"Please Miss Lilly let him do it, it'll be so cool." Luffy added.

"No way. What if he misses, he could kill my little Stevie!"

Mom was being her usual overprotective self. Yassop kept assuring her he wouldn't miss and there was nothing to worry about.

"Let him take the shot." Dad said "he won't miss Steve will be fine."

Mom didn't bother to argue with dad but she said if I got hurt he would be in big trouble.

I ran to the spot I was told and put the apple on my head. I wasn't nervous I knew he wouldn't miss, Yassop never misses.

BANG!

Just like that I felt the weight leave my head and the apple fell to the ground with a perfect hole right in the center. Everyone cheered and we went back to the party where Yassop told that boring story about his son Usopp for like the thousandth time.

Present Time

"Wow you let my dad shoot something of your head."

"Yassop was always really popular." Luffy laughed

"Even though he left me here I've always been proud of my dad and I won't ever let anyone look down on him especially not that damn butler."

"So are you giving up seeing that girl?" I asked

"Maybe if that butler apologizes"

Luffy asked which butler we were referring to and pointed to the beach where Klahadore was talking to a man. The two started discussing their plans to assassinate the lady of the house.

A man who I didn't recognize but was easily noticed with his blue jacket and heart glasses referred to Klahadore as Captain Kuro. Usopp said he remember the name from stories of a pirate who carefully planned out his attacks but had been executed a few years ago by the marines. The two men on the beach talked about how they would dispose of Kaya and steal her fortune through a doctored will.

Luffy was completely lost on the conversation and didn't really understand any of what was happening, which was of no surprise to me. Usopp on the other hand was in a panic because the only people he cared about were going to danger. After I explained to Luffy what was happening he stood up and yelled to Kuro and his friend not to harm Kaya.

That drew their attention to the three of us on the cliff. They asked if we heard anything.

Usopp told them no, but I confirmed the truth "Yes we heard everything. You disgust me."

The men on the beach mumbled something to themselves and then the peculiar looking one started swinging a disc and told us to look at it. "On my count you will fall asleep."

Is this hypnotism. It's not like that stuff really works.

"One… Two…Jango!" I suddenly felt like I needed a nap. Then everything went dark.

AN

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