Chapter 15: Meeting the Heart Pirates
Kc opened her eyes slowly as she adjusted them to the blinding lights, she then moved her head to the right side of the room. Across the room was a tall, lean man with dark hair, and was sitting comfortably in his chair. He wore light blue spotted jeans, a yellow hoodie, and a white fuffy hat with the same style of spots as his jeans. Noticing his new patient was finally awake, Law casually pushed his wheelie chair toward her bed.
"Well good morning, I need you to answer me a few questions. " Law greeted her as he got out a clipboard from his desk.
"Who are you and where the hell am I?" Kc asked as she plopped herself up.
"My name is Trafalgar Law and you are currently on my submarine and I'm the one asking questions, not you." Kc then gave him a piss off bored glance.
"Now, do you remember what happened?"
Kc nodded in response. "Yeah, my crew was in a fight and a Warlord shot some laser beams at me." She then trails off into her own thoughts and lifts up the hospital gown to examine where the laser beams had striked her, only to find a couple bandages on her torso. "Wait, how long had I been out?"
"About 2 hours." Law said before he pulled out a small wooden stick.
Feeling something crawling across her shoulder, Kc turned her head to the side and saw Kenzo nuzzling his cheek against hers.
"Now say aww, as a rockstar I'm pretty sure you want your vocals in perfect tact."
Law then pressed along her throat in search of any irregularities or swelling, though she tensed up for every time his hands touched against her.
"Now stand up straight, I need to check your height and weight." Law said before pointing to a height chart and scale.
"Let's see….156 cm, and 41 kg…" He mumbled, scribbling down the information.
" age?"Law asked.
"Going to turn 19 years old really soon." She answered.
Kc just kept on petting Kenzo's tiny head as comfort for him but mostly for her, as Law gave her a full medical examination.
"Now talk, how are you able to heal so fast?" Law asked after he was done examining her and was now sitting cross legged on his chair.
Kc only raises an eyebrow from how fast Law switched from doctor mode and into interrogation mode.
"I don't understand what you mean, I thought you treating me was good enough."
"Kc-ya, the laser beams hit 3 of your vital organs that would take weeks or maybe even months to completely heal. And yet it only took you a mere couple of hours to almost be at full health again. Not only that but your eye is in perfect condition as well, which is medically impossible from how accurate and deadly the laser was." Law stated, now becoming irritated.
"I guess I'm just a good healer." Kc retorted nonchalantly before she hopped up off of the bed and started walking away.
"Room, Shambles!"
A small blue film consumed Kc then she was instantly standing infront of the pirate captain again.
"Now, now what is the rush? I'm not letting such an interesting person go away without answering my questions. Why does your forehead glow, it can't because of your devil fruit abilities since there is sea prism stone around your ankle. Were you born with that mark, is it a religious thing, does any of these suggestions ring a bell. " Law said as he impatiently tapped his pen onto his clipboard.
Then something clicked in Kc's head that made her say 'Oh' in realization, so she then told Law the whole story of how she was kidnapped by a cult that wanted to use her as a human sacrifice because of her devil fruit.
"I see, so the Revolutionaries just told you to cover it up and you didn't bother to ask them any questions about why they wanted you to do that." Was all Law said when Kc was done telling her story.
She nodded.
"At first I could care less about what they said, so I decided to let it go and didn't think about it . But just a few days ago while I was enjoying a nice camp out with my crew, my forehead started glowing out of nowhere when the full moon was shining onto it." Kc added.
Law hummed to himself for a minute before he picked up a scalpel and gave himself a medium size cut right on the corner of his hand.
"What the hell did you do that for, are you some kind of masochist." Kc shouted in pure shock from Law's actions as she scooped a couple inches away from the Dark Doctor.
"No, I'm just doing a simple test. I want you to heal this wound!" Law stated seriously which made Kc raise an eyebrow from just how crazy his demand was.
"I can't, even if you hadn't taken away my devil fruit abilities, I still can't heal people." Kc retorted now becoming annoyed from his stupid request.
"I wasn't asking, how about this... If you can confirm my theory then I might considerd giving you the key to your ankle cuff." Law offered which made Kc sign slightly.
"Fine, give me your stupid hand!"
Closing her eyes, Kc concentrated all of her energy into her palms and hoped for some type of miracle.
Law's eyes widened in curiosity and fascination when a bright blue light was emitting from her palms and forehead as the cut on his hand was gone in a matter of seconds.
"You can stop now, I have made my conclusion." Law said before Kc cracked open her eyes and gasped in surprise to see Law's hand was completely healed .
"So are you going to make do with your promise and take this thing off of me?" Kc asked as she pointed to her ankle.
"I guess, but if you harm my crew in any way then I will chop you up into little pieces and ship you off to the nearest marine base." Law responded before he reached into his pocket and handed her a small key.
Kc only rolled her eyes after she unlocked the sea stone cuff and carefully walked out of the infirmary room only to stop mid way when she realized her current wardrobe.
"Hey, where are my clothes?"
"I had Bepo take them to the laundry room because they were covered in blood and dirt. There is a shirt and a pair of shorts on that table over there but keep in mind they might be a little big on you." Law stated as he pointed where the pieces of clothing were located.
Kc didn't even bother to put on the shorts because the shirt that she was given was like a long dress to her, which reached all the way down to her knees.
Looking at herself in a small mirror, Kc noticed the large Heart Pirates jolly roger that was printed right in the middle of the blue shirt. Law smirks widely , liking his newest patient wearing his brand like if she belonged to him, not caring if Kc already belonged to a certain little shit head.
Now that she was free from the Dark Doctor's grasp, Kc had another problem to deal with. Kc was lost inside of a submarine that she had never entered before. She slowly walked down one hallway, looking around from left to right only to realize they all looked the same to her . The submarine's gray steel walls, despite their immense size, felt claustrophobic and oppressive to her as she kept on walking. All she wanted to do was fly out of the submarine and go back to the Victoria Punk but it looks like they were underwater so that plan was obviously scratched off.
Hearing other people's voices Kc turned her head and saw 2 men, one with sunglasses, had on a pink and green hat while the other man wore a hat with the word PENGUIN printed in large bold letters .
"Hi! I'm Penguin and this is Shachi." Penguin pointed his thumb at himself then at his brown haired friend, with a wide blushing grin on his face.
"Wow, I just want to say that me and almost everyone in the crew is a fan of either your music or your cool devil fruit." Shachi started off with, while scratching the back of his head nervously.
"Geeze, you guys are treating me like I'm some kind of big shot." Kc responded as she yawned slightly.
"Are you freakin kidding me, you are like one of the biggest celebrities across the Grand Line and even the 4 blues . First you had eaten a Mythical Zoan devil fruit, second you got the same status as a Supernova and finally you had won one of the biggest singing competitions in the world. Where the hell did Eustass Kid find such an awesome crewmember like you?!" Shachi asked loudly and Penguin nodded his head in anticipation.
"It is actually quite a funny story, I'm just gonna say that he didn't give me a choice at all." Kc said with a small chuckle.
"Yeah, to be fair our captain would do the same if he saw your abilities." Penguin admitted with a small chuckle as well.
"Oh that reminds me, can you show off some of your powers. Please!" Penguin begged for a demonstration and Shachi nodded.
"What's the point, you guys already saw me using my devil fruit powers against the marines before." Kc stated with crossed arms.
"We know but can you please turn into the Silver Fox or create something out of ice, Please! Everyone on this submarine is from the North Blue and loves the tales about the Great Silver Fox." Shachi begged while pressing his hands together.
"Fine, but someone needs to take me to the kitchen, I need to hydrate myself again if I at least want to create a simple snowball since I went all out at that Warlord." Kc stated with a heavy sign of defeat.
Without warning both Penguin and Shachi looped their arms under her armpits and led but mostly carried her to where the kitchen was located.
The galley was decent size, with a large, rectangular table in the middle surrounded by 4 smaller round ones. Everyone who was currently in the room stopped talking for a moment, got out of their chairs and started crowding the petite woman.
"This is sweet!"
"Wow she's pretty!"
"Man, we got a celebrity on board! Talk about amazing!"
"Think she'll sign her music poster for me?"
"Is she single?!"
"Nah, she is most likely dating her drummer or captain."
Kc snicker at the thought of dating her best friend or the shit head himself before she answered the man's statement. "For your information I am dating no one, I only see Killer as an older brother and Kid is a stupid little asshole who is incapable of loving anyone. "
A large polar bear immediately rushed over to offer her a spot that was close to him. "Hi my name is Bepo, it's really nice to meet you." Bepo greeted shyly.
"Oh my god, a talking Polar Bear! That is so cool, did you eat a Zoan type devil fruit too?" Kc asked as she got closer to the shy Polar Bear while having a child-like grin plastered on her face.
"Why does Bepo get all of the ladies." Shachi muttered under his breath in jealousy and Penguin nodded in agreement.
"I'm sorry ."Bepo said sadly, hanging his head down.
"No, I'm sorry for offending you." Kc responded before she grabbed his paw and shook it firmly.
"Don't worry he always gets like this. Bepo is actually a mink, but don't worry almost everyone makes that mistake." Shachi reassures her.
After Penguin handed her a glass of water and a bowl of stew that the cooks prepared for dinner, she drank the water in one big gulp and ate her food peacefully.
As the Heart Pirates got closer to the woman, Kenzo went into attack mode and lit up his whole back on fire to scare off the men.
"Shhh, it's okay Kenzo they are not our enemy." Kc whispered gently into the ferret's ear as he extinguished his flames.
When she was half way done finishing the stew, Kc's eyes had suddenly got heavier before she collapsed face first into her bowl.
Then the surrounding pirates start freaking out as if it was the end of the world, which was completely not.
Hearing his crew freaking out, Law quickly got out of his chair, summoned his room and transported himself to where the yelling and screaming was coming from.
"What the hell happened?!" Law demanded as he started examining the limd body.
" SHE DIE, WE JUST KILLED AN IDOL!" Shachi said while crying as he pointed to the unconscious woman.
"Not only that but her captain is one of the most bloodthirsty pirates across the grandline." Penguin stated while crying as well.
Kc suddenly sat up with a yawn then everyone froze.
"AHHHHH! SHE'S ALIVE!"
"SO THE COOKING DIDN'T KILLED HER!
"ARE YOU ALRIGHT?"
"OH MY GOD YOU GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK!"
"EVERYONE SHUT UP!" Law shouted at the top of his lungs in order to get everyone's attention.
"Kc-ya, explain yourself now!" Law demanded with slight narrowed eyes.
"I have narcolepsy." Kc said loudly.
"And why didn't you inform me about this earlier?" Law asked.
Kc only shrugged her shoulders. "It just slipped my mind."
After she finished the rest of her food, Kc then paid more attention to the pirates that were surrounding her.
"Is there a room with a lot more space, I don't want to break anything in here?" She asked, then Bepo grabbed her hands and showed her where the training room was.
"Wow…"
Kc said after she stepped into the large training room, the floor was covered with a padded mat and the walls were wooden.
Walking to the middle of the room, Kc transformed into her beast form and everyone gasped in amazement at the majestic animal that stood infront of them.
Spinning her twin tails, Kc then propelled herself off the ground and started flying around the room while making it snow in the process.
After she landed and transformed back, Kc then turned the training room's floor into an ice skating rink in only a few seconds.
"This is incredible!" Shachi said excitedly as he and everyone else looked around at the winter wonderland.
"How much longer am I going to be here, I really need to get back to my shitty crew?" Kc asked after she walked toward the Dark Doctor with a bored expression on her face.
"Why not stay and become a part of my crew and leave that little shit head behind. You will fit perfectly here, a guy like Eustass Kid doesn't deserve someone like you on his crew. So what do you say, stay and become a Heart Pirate." Law said as he held out his hand for hers.
Kc began to giggle then started full out laughing like if the Surgeon of Death just told her a funny joke. "What's so funny? Do you think I am some kind of joke, if so then I will show you why people call me the Surgeon of Death." Law stated deadly as he unsheathed his sword with a killing aura consuming his body.
"N-No sorry, I'm laughing at the fact that you are the fourth person today who asked me to become part of their crew." Kc explained while still giggling slightly.
"Wait fourth, who were the first 2?!" Law demanded after he sheathed back his nodachi while giving her a deadly glare.
Kc hummed for a second then grinned slightly as she listed off the pirate captains in order. "First X Drake, next Apoo, then Straw Hat and finally you. Sorry Trafalgar but you're not the first person who had that idea to recruit me into their crew. Plus, if I leave the Kid Pirates then I can't prank and piss off Kid anymore."
"I see, we will be resurfacing in about a week. In the meantime, you can sleep in one of our spare rooms until that happends." Was all Law said before he started walking out of the training room.
-x-
Changing into her clothes, Kc walked out of her temporary bedroom and made her way to the galley. As Kc walked through the long halls, the doors of the training room were open and she spotted Jean Bart completely shirtless, revealing the 'Hoof of the Soaring Dragon' slave brand on his back. Kc's eyes filled with sadness as she stepped forward to the large man and gently put a hand on the mark. "Being branded is one of the worst pains imaginable." Kc said softly before she unbuttoned a few buttons from her top to show the large brand mark shape in the letter 'B' right in the middle on her chest.
"You were a slave too?" Jean Bart asked.
Kc shook her head. "No, it hasn't even been a full week since I became a pirate when the Blackbeard Pirates stripped me into nothing more but my underwear, nailed my body down to a pole, and branded me."
"Damn, if that happened in my first week of being a pirate I would have quit then and there." Jean Bart commented in slight pity but mostly in respect for the female pirate.
Then an idea popped up in Kc's head that could both benefit her and the large man.
"Hey Jean Bart, is that your name? What if there was the smallest chance I could get rid of that mark for you?" Kc asked which made him raise an eyebrow by her question.
"What do you mean? Are you saying you can make this mark disappear?" Jean Bart asked with a hint of hopefulness in his voice.
"I'm not really sure, but first I need your consent just in case something gose wrong. I only discovered just a week that I have healing abilities and I don't want to get your hopes up too much." Kc stated.
"Fine with me, if it means I can be truly free from those Celestial Dragon bastards." Jean Bart said before he sat down so Kc could reach his back.
She closed her eyes and calmness spread onto her face as blue light covered her palms. Jean Bart shivered as the burnt flesh began to peel off and fall to the floor as newer, unscared flesh grew to replace it. The light from her forehead and palms started to fade more, as she continued to heal the old scar. 20 seconds later, she kept on going until there was no sign of the brand mark left.
"There you go, no more mark." Kc said before Jean Bart reached behind his back and tears escaped from his eyes when he couldn't feel anything.
"Thank you so much." He whispered softly before he slipped on a black shirt.
Putting one hand onto her chest, Kc tried to heal her own scar only to see that the blue light had completely disappeared .
"Damn it, I don't think I have enough energy to fix myself." Kc said with a heavy sigh.
"Sorry you had to waste your amazing powers on a person like me, but one day I will repay my debt to you." Jean Bart apologized while kneeling down.
"Don't worry it's fine, you clearly have more of a hard life than me." Kc responded with small sweat beads dripping from her head.
"There you 2 are, breakfast is ready." Shachi said after walking into the training room and grabbs both of their hands and led them to where the rest of the Heart Pirates were currently eating. She only took her plate of food like she had been doing for the past week and sat in the back of the room while giving her ferret small bits of food in the process.
After she took her plates to the dishroom, Kc then walked to an area where everyone could see her. "Thanks for having me but I need to leave. But next time when we meet, we will be enemies. Goodbye! '' Kc said before she headed to a metal door where she was pretty sure it was the exit of the submarine, while waving the Heart Pirates from behind.
"WAIT, before you go, could you at least sing one song for us?" Shachi asked then everyone in the galley shouted in agreement.
" Whatever, does anyone own a guitar?" She asked and everyone shook their heads.
"Keyboard, Ukulele, saxophone, violin, flute, trumpet, not even a harmonica." Kc said and everyone just shook their heads.
"You can play all of those instruments?" Bepo asked in slight surprise.
"Yeah, but I mostly prefer the guitar. Well since none of you guys have any type of instrument on this submarine can someone get me a cup?" She asked before Penguin went into the kitchen and handed her a cup.
"As a small child, since my family could barely afford food and a roof over our heads, this thing right here was my only instrument aside from my voice." Kc said before she started tapping and moving the cup to a certain tune.
{When I'm Gone by: Anna Kendrick}
After she was done, everyone sat up from their chairs and started clapping and cheering. Some were even whistling.
"Bye Kc-ya, if you ever had enough with the red head's bullshit then you are always welcome here." Law said casually as she walked onto the front deck of the submarine, transformed into her hybrid form and flew away.
"She is nothing like the cold blooded monster that the reports made her out to be. She treated us like we were old friends and not as a rival crew." Shachi commented with a small tint of pink on his cheeks.
"I know, for someone who is a part of the Kid Pirates she is pretty chill and fun to hang around with. She even gave us some new prank ideas, I still can't believe she super glued 8 inch heels to her captain's feet. " Penguin said while snickering at the mental image.
-x-
Flying around the archipelago for about 10 minutes, Kc was still in the sky until she spotted Kid, Killer and Heat sitting on the edge of a balcony while facing a large blank screen.
"Hi shit head, I'm back once again!" Kc greeted Kid after she landed and took a seat next to Killer.
"Why the hell were you gone for a week? Did that shitty doctor do anything weird to you? And finally how in the hell does your eye look perfectly fine, I saw where those lasers had hit you." Kid stated as he got closer to Kc's face.
"Law has a submarine so we were underwater for most of the time. No, they gave me my own room and were pretty hospitable toward me. And I guess Trafalgar is that good of a doctor." Kc lied at the last question , not wanting to tell Kid the truth until they got a real doctor on board.
"So why are you guys sitting here?" Kc asked as she swung her legs back and forth from where she was sitting.
"Waiting to watch one of the greatest wars that will go down in history. Fire Fist Ace, 2nd Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates is going to be executed live. So basically the marines are pretty much deliberately starting a war against the strongest man in the entire world." Killer answered before the screen finally turned on.
"Did you just say Ace, no way I met the guy while I was performing on the streets. When I was done, he said he really likes my music then for some strange reason he asked me if I had seen a man named Black Beard. After I showed him my brand mark, he treated me to a cup of sake and I gave him all of the information I knew. After talking about the boring stuff, we got to know each other. Did you know that Ace's little brother is Straw Hat Luffy. And one time before when Ace was on the hunt for Blackbeard, he accidentally beat up the wrong person so the town's people threw him into a river. He then promised me he would kick Black Beard's ass as payback for all of the people he had hurted. But before we parted ways, we took a picture together just in case one of us becomes a big time celebrity. He is a pretty nice and polite guy, I hope the Whitebeard Pirates are able to rescue him." Kc explained while everyone stared at her, completely slack jaw not knowing how to react.
"Wait, so let me get this straight. Not only did you meet, but shared a cup of sake and even took a picture with Fire Fist Ace. A man worth 550,000,000 beri and second in command of the White Beard Pirates." Kid summarized what Kc had told them.
"Pretty much, I don't give a crap about titles as long as the person is cool. Then I will be more than happy to share some sake and have a friendly chat with them." Kc said casually before she paid attention onto the screen again.
A tall man wearing a white and gold full marine admiral uniform and wearing a cap that had a siegel on the top, started to speak through a den den mushi.
"Your true father is…. Gold Roger, the ' King of the Pirates. And that is the reason why you're here with us right now!" Sengoku announced to everyone in the whole entire world.
"He doesn't deserve this, no child should ever pay for their parent's sins. Isn't having the King of the Pirates dead enough?" She questioned with gritted teeth.
"Not for them."Kid stated, his eyes trained only onto the screen. "But damn, who would have thought? The Great Gold Roger had a kid and you even met the son of a bitch himself." He laughed.
Then right on cue, the Moby Dick emerged right under the sea and that was when the war began.
As the battle got more intense then out of nowhere, or literally from the sky, a giant ship appeared along with Straw Hat Luffy and 2 Warlords. "Oh my god, it's Straw Hat Luffy!" Kc said loudly with wide unbelieving eyes. "Wow, isn't that something." Killer commented.
The marines also reveal that Straw Hat Luffy is the biological son of Monkey D Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionaries.
"Hey Kc-ya!" Someone from below shouted her name.
She looked down from where she was sitting and saw the captain of the Heart Pirates gesturing to her to come down.
"Sorry captain, but I need to leave again." Kc said before she jumped down and landed where Law was currently standing.
Without saying a word, Law immediately grabbed Kc by the wrist and started dragging her along his side. "Wait, where are we going?" Kc asked as she tried to escape from Law's grip.
"Marineford, we're going to save Straw Hat Luffy." Law answered before someone else grabbed her other arm .
"She is not going to some war zone. I'm her captain not you." Kid scoffs threateningly after scooping up Kc and holds her protective but most possessively .
"Kid, stop, I want to go. I need to repay my debt to Straw Hat Luffy, he had save me from a lifetime of slavery."Kc retorted after kneeling Kid in the gut.
"Kc, please think this over, you're going to one of the most deadly wars of all time." This time it was Killer who spoke up.
"I don't care, I'm still going. Believe it!" She stated loudly which made some people turn their attention toward the group of pirates.
"Kc, I order you not to go." Kid declared with crossed arms.
Biting her lower lip and with her head down, Kc still walked over to Law's side which made him smirk widely at the red head.
"I'm going and that is final." Kc retorted with a serious and cold expression on her face.
Knowing he couldn't change her mind, Kid sighs before giving her the all clear. "Trafalgar, if anything bad happens to her, I will wage war against the Heart Pirates."
"Please come back alive and don't do anything stupid." Killer whisperd softly into Kc's ear while hugging her tightly, then after 10 seconds went by. Kc soon realized that Killer wasn't letting her go so she punched him right in the middle of the gut to escape from his grasp.
Killer immediately fell to his knees while clutching his stomach in pain."Nice shot, I had trained you well." He said while giving her a weak thumbs up.
