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"Annnnd, there! Finished!" Gian beamed as he held a finished drawing of Gaimon from the Island of Rare Animals. The crew had arrived there a few hours before and befriended the chest-man before they departed. Gian had just completed an entry in his log book. He'd managed to find it back in the ruins of a bookstore back in Orange Town. With this he hoped to illustrate some of his adventures for Rokuro-kun when he returns.

"I never expected you to be that good of an artist!" Nami claimed as she and the rest of the crew clapped at the drawing.

"The island I lived on had nothing to do except read the paper and watch things. So one day I just took the opportunity and started doodling around until eventually I became good at it." Gian replied.

"It's nice of you to make something like this for your little brother!" Nami beamed at that.

Gian grinned and finished the final touches on the journal entry. It was presented as a written page with a few illustrations:

Jan. 5

To Rokuro-kun:

I have seen some weird things today.

We went to this island filled with strange animals (we ran out of food, believe it or not). It made all my knowledge about biology go out the window. I thought the island was polluted and all the animals were mutations or something. Turns out they weren't but that doesn't make it any less weird. I'm sure your brother would love it there.

Anyways the best part thing was this… person we found. It is one interesting phenomenon. Apparently this person got stuck in a treasure chest many years ago and couldn't get out. Now, his entire body grew into it! Don't try this at home Rokuro!

We later learned that Gaimon (that's his name) had been unable to get the treasure on top of a hill due to his predicament. So, being the nice guy that he is, Luffy volunteered to get it for him. Do you know what was inside? I'll tell ya: absolutely nothing! They've been looted before we even got here! Gaimon was pretty upset but he apparently knew this though, and he even declined an invitation into our little crew to guard the animals he called friends. Remember Rokuro-kun, poaching is illegal in all of the 4 Blues, I think.

That was pretty much all that was on that little island, it was pretty interesting to say the least, until next time!

Gian-niisan

There were 3 previous entries in the book about how he met his other 3 nakama, and Gian plans to fill it out with lots more. He would make sure that his little brother gets very entertained when reading his log.

His attention was then brought to Nami as he noticed her getting into an argument with Luffy and Zoro.

"There's no way we can go to the Grand Line in just our current condition!" Nami stated. 4 people in a small boat to sail long distances in was nigh impossible. It was simple logic, however the two didn't seem to get it exactly.

"You're right, we need more meat!" Luffy stated

"More sake would be good too." Zoro added in his own cravings.

"I would also like some edible things." Gian said from the other boat.

Nami had to force herself not to facepalm "That's not what I meant! I meant that the Grand Line is the most dangerous ocean in the world! There will be hundreds of strong pirates all around! And they will have powerful ships!"

"Then let's get more nakama! Let see… we will need a chef. Oh! And a musician!"

"Musician again huh?" Zoro laughed.

"Are you stupid?!" Nami shouted with exasperation; her new travel companions were like pieces of wood!

"Anywaywe should reach an inhabited island if we keep heading in this direction. Hopefully we can get a ship there."

"YOSH! And some meat as well!"

"And sake" The two other men made Nami pound her head in frustration.

"I like that idea of getting a new ship." Gian stated "when more nakama join us it's gonna get crowded on just two small boats. No offense, but you guys fill out so much that I had to use the other boat. Not to mention ships have good uses for other things as well."

"What are you talking about? We made you go on the other boat because you keep taking up our space!" The other 3 deadpanned.

"Not my fault I'm tall…"

"At least Gian is sensible… somewhat…" Nami thought with a small smile.

Later

"Well there's the beach" Gian pointed as the two boats sailed into so they can dock. The beach was rather simple and what you'd expect out of one.

"It's been a while since we hit land." Zoro grinned

"There should be a small village up that path." Nami pointed as she looked over a map of the island.

"Then… there should be food there right?" Luffy shouted ecstatically as he thought of the amount of protein he would be ingesting soon. "Meat! Meat! Meat!"

"Can you not think of that all the time?!" Nami snapped.

The crew chucked until Zoro noticed some movement in the bushes close to them. Everyone was instantly on edge when they became under fire. Strange projectiles were landing around them.

"This is awesome!" everyone except Luffy that is…

Suddenly laughter sounded from a hill above them. The crew looked up to see a teenage boy wearing brown overalls, a tanned head cover with goggles on it, and brown shoes. The boy had his hair puffed up, though most of it was under the hat. The most noticeable feature was his nose; it was quite a long one indeed.

"Hahahaha! I am the great Captain Usopp whose pirate crew took over this village!" as if on cue, 3 Jolly Rogers popped out from the bushes "If you're thinking of attacking this village, don't bother! I have 80 million followers on this island lying in wait!" he boasted.

"WOW 80 MILLION?!" Luffy, being Luffy, naturally was surprised. His 3 nakama just gave him a flat stare and shook their heads; this was expected by now but seeing it is still hard to believe.

"He's lying" Nami pointed out.

"CRAP SHE SAW THROUGH IT!" Usopp panicked.

"Wait, so there aren't 80 million men on the island?" Luffy blinked.

"I… I'm not even gonna comment…" Gian sighed

"W-well I may not have exactly 80 million followers but my followers are all very powerful!" Usopp tried again.

"You mean the 3 kids in those bushes there?" Zoro pointed. And with that the flags dropped and 3 little boys around 9-10 years old scurried out. Their names were Ninjin, Piiman and Tamanegi and they were Usopp's makeshift little crew. Upon hearing Zoro call them out they immediately screamed and ran off.

"Hey! Don't run you guys!" Usopp shouted in vain, and he was left facing the 4 pirates on his own.

"Wait… is this a-" Gian noticed a small metal ball in the sand near them.

"I've never seen a pirate use a pachinko before…" Nami commented. Indeed, in Usopp's hand there was a small green slingshot, evidently the weapon used to fire the projectile.

"Hahaha! You're an interesting guy!" Luffy laughed.

"Don't make fun of me! I am a man of great pride!" Usopp scowled "Everyone calls me Usopp the Proud! My skills with this slingshot is greater than that of a pistol!"

"Speaking of a pistol… bet your life on it." Luffy lowered his hat and looked at him with a serious look, which made the resident liar begin to sweat. "It's not a tool used to scare people.

Zoro then drew one of his swords and grinned menacingly; he got what his captain was trying to do, and to tell the truth it would be pretty funny. "The man who stands before you is a real pirate" he growled. When Usopp heard this, his sweating intensified.

"I want his legs…" Gian's eyes were at his amber color and his teeth appeared to be sharper, and he licked his lips for extra measures. Usopp now had a waterfall coming off his body and his was visibly shaking.

"A-as I thought… A real pirate talking is much more intimidating… incredible…" Usopp stuttered.

Everyone laughed at the result.

"I just repeated something that someone said, the pirate I deeply respect, Shanks" Luffy said with a smile

"Shanks-san always has a way with words it seems." Gian smiled as well; it's always good to hear things about his former benefactor.

At this Usopp perked up, "Shanks? Did you say the great pirate Shanks? You know him?"

"Yeah! Your dad's name is Yassop isn't it?"

"Whaaaa?! How do you know my father?!"

Later

Everyone was sitting at a restaurant that Usopp had graciously shown them as an apology for his earlier display. Luffy naturally was absolutely jubilant at the mention of food and was now vacuuming down his servings. The rest were all eating their own food ravenously as well, albeit less voraciously than their captain, with the exception of Nami who ate normally.

"Your dad was really kind to me while I was a passenger on Shank's ship. He'd entertain me all the time with his story-telling and shooting skills." Gian smiled at the memory.

"Wow! So he was on Shank's ship!" Ussop welled with pride.

"Yeah! I heard stories about you all the time! I figured it was you when we met back at the beach." Luffy quipped.

"You two look very alike! Except for the nose maybe, must've got it from your mom's side."

"I never thought he'd be on such an amazing ship…" Usopp sighed longingly; his father was on a great pirate's crew having all sorts of adventures. He wanted to go on something like that eventually too. "Maybe someday…"

"Well this makes our discussion easier! Do you know where we can find a ship in this town?" Nami brought out the important questions.

Usopp sighed at this. "Unfortunately this is a very small village. I'm sorry but there is no way your request can be fulfilled."

Zoro suddenly remembered "On top of the hill… There is a large mansion. Do you think they can help us out?"

"You can't go there!" Usopp shouted out of the blue. Everyone was startled by this.

"ehehehe. AH! I just remembered there is something I have to do!" Usopp got up and was about to leave when Gian suddenly stopped him.

"Um… before you go… I have another question."

"Yeah what is it?"

"Your mother… her name was Banchina wasn't it?"

Usopp's eyes widened at that "Y-yes… Why does it matter?" his eyes were downcast; his mother's death is still a tough subject for him.

"Oh, don't misunderstand. I just wanted to drop something off. Your dad had a pocket watch made for her before her passing, and when he found out he'd always regret not having a chance to return here. I just volunteered to do it for him is all. Is there a memorial or something where I can drop it off?"

"Oh… I see. When she died she said she wanted to be with the sea so that she could be closer to him. There's a point on the hill that overlooks a part of the sea, you'll find a grave marker there. I really have to go now, but thanks for telling me this!" Usopp gave his regards then left.

"What was up with that?" Nami questioned after Usopp left.

"He probably has something he knows about the mansion." Gian shrugged "Anyways, you guys continue eating here. I take it we're gonna head to the mansion later on to ask for our ship so I'll meet you there. I gotta give Yasopp-san's watch to his wife." The others nodded and Gian got up to find the memorial.

Syrup Village was a rather small town with only a handful of people. The quaint environment was very peaceful. Gian found himself humming as he walked towards the place Usopp told him about. He opened the watch and saw a picture of a youthful woman with green hair and a long nose.

Flashback:

8 years ago

"I'm bored…" Gian grumbled while he and a few of the Red Hair pirates lounged on the deck of the Red Force. He had been with them for almost a week now, and life had been interesting to say the least. Now, everyone was off doing their own thing.

"You want to hear a story, Gian?" Yasopp suggested. Yasopp was always happy to spin a tale of adventure for anyone who lent an ear.

"Yayyy! One of Yasopp-san's stories!" the young boy cheered. The curly haired pirate chuckled at his enthusiasm and immediately launched into a story about how he and the rest of the Red Hair pirates once took down 3 Sea Kings that thought they were ferocious enough to attack the ship of a Yonko. By the end of that story Gian was listening intently with a big grin of on his face.

"Man, you really love these stories. You're just like my son back home, he's only a few years younger than you and he'd-"

"Always be curious and be so enthralled by any tale of adventure. Yeah I know already! I got it after the last 21 times you told me about him!" Gian gave him a flat look. Beside him other members of the Red Hair Pirates all laughed.

"Well what can I do? I'm really proud of my wife and kid!" Yasopp chuckled, he had a slightly distant look in his eyes as he said that.

"You have a wife Yasopp-san?"

"No shit, he had to bang someone in order to get a kid to come out." Another voice drew their attention; it was Triton, who had just got back from fishing. Yasopp gave him a pointed look and gestured at Gian, hinting to watch his language. "She's quite a looker too, nice green haired maiden. I honestly don't know why green-haired women love us so much. First it was Yas with his significant other and then there was Captain with that pretty barmaid in Foosha. When I get a lady I'm going to make sure she has a different hair color."

"Yeah, IF you can get one." Yasopp joke, then laughed as he ducked under a conveniently thrown apple."

"Why didn't you bring them with us? I'm sure we would've had lots of fun!" Gian asked.

"Like I said to you before, the seas of the New World are no place for a child and his mother. It's not like I didn't wish to bring them along. And maybe if I did it would've been better, I could've looked after her that way, and maybe she won't… she won't…" Yasopp couldn't finish the sentence. Gian's eyes widened as he realized what he was referring to. Triton and the others all came over and patted Yasopp on the shoulder, comforting him.

"How…How did she…?" Gian whispered.

"The messenger said that she had some unknown illness, nobody in the village knew what it was or how to cure it." Yasopp sighed at this "Life is fragile, Gian. You never know when someone precious to you is just going to pass on just like that. A part of me never wished to leave the two of them behind, but she was so supportive, encouraging me to follow my dreams… I never had the chance to tell her how grateful I am to her… never had the chance to tell her how much I love her…"

There was silence on the ship, until Gian gritted his teeth and shouted out "Don't worry Yasopp-san! I'll go to your village and I'll tell her at her grave!"

All eyes went up and stared in amazement at what the boy just said. "Gian…" Yasopp whispered.

"I'm serious! Your town is called Syrup Village and it should be in East Blue right? I'm going there anyway so I'll go to the town one day and tell her everything you said! She deserves to know! You're a good person Yasopp-san! Anyone would be proud of what you've done!"

Yasopp was taken aback by how determined the little boy in front of him was. Here was little boy they haven barely even know for even a week and he's making such a bold statement. He couldn't help but smile a genuine warm smile at the kid.

"Wow… I don't know what to say… I never thought…"

"That's my boy!" Triton gave him a pat on the back, the other members of the crew all hooted and cheered as well. At the front of the ship, silently observing them all, Shanks and Benn Beckman gave a warm smile of their own, happy to see what kind of a person their little passenger is.

"Just place this watch at her gravestone if you can find it. She gave it to me all those years ago as a good luck present. You can find her picture in there. Man, I'm really liking you right now! I'm sure Banchina, that's her name by the way, would find you great as well!" Yasopp laughed "hey! Now that I'm feeling better, how about I show you some sharpshooting tricks! Watch as I shoot a fly off Sail-head's hair!" he then took aim at Triton's Mohawk and fired a shot, the bullet obliterating a passing fly and resulted in a surprised yell as said navigator fell on his butt.

"ASSHOLE! YOU TRYING TO MAKE ME DEAF?!" Triton roared as the rest of the crew erupted in to amused laughter.

Flashback end:

It had been 8 years since that promise, the turbulent life he led eventually pushed this thought to the deepest reaches of his mind. Gian had never forgot about that promise but life and his new family have always taken up much of his time. With the crew passing by Syrup Village there seemed like no better time to do this.

He made it to said hill and sure enough there was a small, simple wooden plaque. It had to be the makeshift grave of Yasopp's deceased wife. Gian sat down, enjoying the tranquility of the location; whoever buried her really picked a great location.

"Hello there, I don't think you know who I am which is natural because nobody aside from some people close to me do anyway. My name is Gian, and I just came by to drop something off." Gian began "it's the watch you gave him when he first set out to sea with Red Hair Shanks as a symbol of your love and a charm to keep him safe on the seas. I ran into him a few years ago, he always meant to return it but due to his career choice he didn't have a whole lot of option you know? So that's why I'm here, well part of the reason anyway"

Talking to this deceased person made him feel at ease "Yasopp-san is in good hands right now. He has a good crew that act like his family and many adventures to keep life fresh. Well to be honest it's been 8 years since I last saw him but when he's on the crew of one of the most powerful pirates of the seas I'm sure he's doing just fine. My crew and I met your son by the way, earlier at the beach. He's a pretty funny guy. Is a bit of a compulsive liar but hey everyone has some personality quirk right? If he's even half the man his old man is then I'm sure he'll turn out just fine."

"Anyway it's been good talking to you. Even though you probably can't hear me I'm glad I got everything out. I actually really would've like to meet you in person; it would be nice to meet the woman Yasopp-san loves so much, maybe in the next life I suppose. Well I have to go now, gotta make sure my nakama don't get into any trouble with the locals over some stupid misunderstandings. I'll just leave this here now, your husband and son loves you very much." Gian smiled as he strung the pocket watch behind the cross, then walked towards the fancy mansion where they'd hope to get a new ship from. As he was walking he noticed another figure walk up the hill as well, but he didn't pay it any mind. Unbeknownst to him, their fates will be connected svery soon…

Before he reached the place he could hear commotion coming from ahead of him. Letting out a sigh he walked to the mansion. It was much bigger obviously than the other houses in the small town and its white walls were very clean. He can make out shapes close to be what would be the entrance to the big house. Some of them were Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and those 3 kids. Gian also saw a figure in the trees which looked like Usopp. The other two shapes were people he hasn't seen before. One was a young blond girl wearing a simple looking white skirt looking out the window. The other was a clean-cut man with glossed hair, a fancy suit with golden designs that look like… poop? (Gian had to double take) and a pair of glasses. Gian guessed that he was the caretaker of the house

"You people are trespassing! Leave immediately!" the butler-figure asserted to the group while pushing his glasses up with the palm of his hand

"Klahadore, these people are…" The blond girl tried to interject.

"You need not explain, I will listen to your explanation later." Klahadore turned back to the group with a hard glare "Now, I would like all of you to leave this place, or do you have something to say?"

"We would like a ship-" Luffy began but was cut off almost immediately.

"Absolutely not!" Klahadore shouted.

"Hey now! No need to be so stingy!" the group turned to saw Gian walking towards them, to which the Strawhat's faces lightened up. "I leave for a few minutes and you almost got into a fight with the locals…"

"And who are you supposed to be?"

"I'm Gian, I'm with these guys, as they probably told you already we need a ship because there isn't enough space for me, among other reasons." Gian said, ignoring the correction made by the rest of his crew.

"Like I said already, no!" Klahadore snorted.

"Hey come on! It's not like we're asking for a small loan of a million beri or something. Let's talk this through-"

"Usopp-kun come down at once!" Klahadore ignored what he had to say. A panicking Usopp then fell down the tree.

"I've heard lots about you, you're famous in the village. To face such dangers at a young age, it's rather impressive." Klahadore muttered sarcastically. Usopp grinned with pride.

"You may call me Captain Usopp! It can help spread my name around!" the long nosed teen boasted.

"Captain eh?" the butler chuckled with a hint of malice "I even heard stories about your father."

"What?"

"Klahadore! Cease this at once!" the girl shouted out. She could see where this was going and had to stop it before it got out of hand. But her protest fell on deaf ears.

"You're nothing but the son of a low-life pirate!" Hearing this Usopp's face darkened. Luffy's eyes shot up as well and Gian's face dropped into a frown.

"Whoa! There's no need for-"

"Anything you do won't be much of a surprise but would you please stop pestering the young miss?" Klahadore sneered.

"What did you call my father?" Usopp's anger was growing. People can call him a liar all they want; he actually encourages it! But this, this was not something that should be said.

"You come from a completely different world from the young miss, what is it that you want? Is it money?"

"Klahadore that's enough! Apologize to Usopp-san immediately!" the girl commanded

"Kaya, be careful that's dangerous!" Usopp shouted as he saw the girl was leaning further out the window.

"Why should I apologize to this ruffian young miss? I am speaking the truth. I do sympathize with you though, you must have so much anger inside you, anger at your father for leaving you and your mother behind to look for treasure as a pirate!" Usopp was finding it harder and harder to control his temper.

"This has gone on long enough!" Gian snarled as he forced his way past his crewmates "I won't allow you to speak ill of Yasopp-san while I'm here! You don't even know what kind of person he is!"

"I know enough, what he does is proof of that. I don't know why he's so agitated, he can just do what he's always done, lie! He can just say that he has nothing to do with him, or that he isn't his birth father-"

"Shut up!" That was the last straw for Usopp, he immediately ran forward and cocked back his fist, landing a punch on the butler's face and knocking him down, shocking everyone around him, with the exception of Gian as he was borderline about to go ahead and maul him as well.

"See? Resorting to violence immediately! He's just like his father" Klahadore winced as he sat up.

"I am proud that my father is a pirate! He's a brave warrior of the sea! It's true that I am just a liar but as the son of a pirate his blood runs through my veins! That kind of honor can't be imitated!" Usopp declared.

"Pirates are brave warriors of the sea you say?" Klahadore sneered "a pretty naïve thought, but that just shows what kind of blood you have! Lying and resorting to violence when you don't get your way, all you wish to do is to get close to Miss Kaya and acquire her wealth! The fact that your dad is a pirate is proof enough!"

"HOW DARE YOU INSULT HIM AGAIN?!" Usopp shouted as he grabbed the butler by the collar and was about to punch him again.

"I'm gonna break his legs!" Gian yelled as well but was held back by Nami and Zoro, only just.

"Gian calm down!"

"Usopp-san! Please stop!" Kaya pleaded. She didn't want to see any fighting breakout in front of her. This made Usopp pause and lower his fist after some thought.

"Leave this place, do not come back here again." Klahadore retorted as he dusted himself off.

"Yeah you don't have to tell me, I would've left regardless, I'm not coming back here ever again." The teen then walked away, not looking back.

"I hope you're proud of yourself!" Gian hissed venomously "I'll have you know that Yasopp-san was one of the people who rescued me, you better not let me catch you badmouthing him again."

"This isn't any of your business, I suggest you don't associate yourself with him either, not that you're much better yourself." The butler snorted dismissively.

"Oh I outta-" Once again Gian had to be held back.

"You stupid butler! Our captain isn't like that" Piiman shouted at the man, he was then joined by Ninjin and Tamanegi

"Baka!"

"Baka!"

"Baka!" for some reason Luffy joined in, to which Zoro bonked him on the head.

"YOU'RE REAL PIECE OF SHIT YOU KNOW THAT? LET GO OF ME NAMI I'M GONNA RIP HIS FACE OFF! YOU… TESTICLES! AND NO SHAFT! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR SHAFT YOU SON OF A BITCH?!" Gian on the other hand was way too vocal for this.

"Gian, don't say things like that in front of kids!" Nami scolded.

"Enough! All of you leave immediately!" Klahadore has had enough of this. Everybody didn't need to be told twice and turned around, but not before Gian turned and flipped him the bird.

Later

Usopp was standing on a hill overlooking the sea, the same hill that Gian had been earlier, silently looking at the rolling waves. He was still simmering over what Klahadore said to him. Even if he knew it wasn't true, he let them get to him and he wasn't feeling very well because of that. He looked at the small cross that now had the pictured pocket watch hanging from it. His mother probably wouldn't like hearing those words either, but she knew the truth better than anyone else so she would've reacted in a better fashion than he did.

"Yo!" a voice startled him. He turned and saw Luffy hung upside down from the tree close to him. He also saw Gian walking towards him with a wave and saying "I figured this is where you were."

"Oh it's just you two, couldn't you two greet people normally next time? What do you two want?"

"Nothing really" was the response that he got.

A bit of silence held between the 3 people, until Usopp finally broke it. "That damn butler… how dare he insult my father?"

"Yeah, I don't like him either. It doesn't matter what anyone says. Yasopp is a great pirate!" Luffy agreed.

"Isn't he? In this great age of pirates my father sails the unknown seas! I'm really proud of him, but that caretaker just stepped all over that pride! I'll never forgive him for that!"

"Like I said before, people hate us 'cause they ain't us. As long as you know what your dad does, don't give two damns about what others might say. Yasopp-san is one of the bravest people I know, that entire crew is! I've seen it with my own eyes, they can be the kindest people you meet, but the minute someone messes with one of them they'd make you regret it faster than you can say hoopla." Gian patted him on the back, assuring Usopp a little.

"But enough of that! Are you going to see that girl again? Kaya or whatever her name was, you really should; I can tell she cares a lot about you. Quite the cutie as well! Your mom and dad would be so proud if they knew you landed a babe like that! Well at least your dad would anyway, but I'm sure if your mom was still living she would like her." This made Usopp flustered.

"I-it's not like that!" he protested.

"Well… in that case I outta try my luck then! Skrehahaha I'm just kidding." Gian chortled when he saw Usopp's outraged face, while Luffy laughed on the side. "She's a bit too young for me and I like my women more mature, darker hair would be nice too, no offense to her. I'm serious about seeing her again though, she's a true friend."

"Um… Well… I don't know. Maybe if that butler comes and beg me I might consider it." Usopp answered as his blush faded.

"You mean that butler?" Luffy suddenly pointed towards the shore.

"Yeah that one" Usopp said before he realized what's going on "Wait him?! What is he doing here?!"

Everyone looked at the shore before lowering themselves to the ground, as they saw none other than Klahadore the caretaker walked down the beach with an unreadable expression on his face…

A/N: We hit double digits!

Added some new things to this part of the story with the journal and Gian's talk. The whole scene with Gian is just to expand a bit more into his time with the Red Hair Pirates. The journal entries are going be a reoccurring theme as the story goes on, usually at the end of an arc.

Nothing really much else to say, other than that this story is going along swimmingly (get it? Because it's about pirates and pirates are on the sea and water and-)

G: stop… just… no…

Oh like you can do any better!

G: I can and I do it all the time

No you don't- back on track love that you people like reading it so much! Next chapter should be out sometimes next week! Keep in touch and I'll see you again!

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G: MY JOKES ARE SUPERIOR TO YOURS!