Chapter 3: The Pirate Hunter
So like I said in the last chapter my brother requested this one and like the last one I'll be cutting out things i don't think are important to the story. Sorry if don't like that but bear with me. I don't need another long one for awhile. But before the chapter starts I'm going to say thank you to the people who gave suggestions and inform you that I'll get to them when I can. however , if someone asks for the same series just different parts of it I will go in order of when they appeared in the show or movie they appeared in; but not in the same chapter. I also want to thank the people who offered some advice to me regarding the story.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. If I did then I would be a very rich man right now.
"Well now, let's begin the next world" Slayer says as he begins to mess with the screen.
"can I ask you what will be seeing in this universe?" Ruby inquired hoping it will be a funny one instead of having to watch her first friend die again. This question was shared by the other in the group who shared the same sentiment.
"The world you are about to see is a world that is mostly water, it has islands scattered across its surface, and like the previous world it doesn't have any form of grimm or any of the things i listed last time. At Least to my knowledge." Slayer gives out, still tinkering with the screen "as for the jaune of this world? For the most part we won't focusing on him but the person who will set him free from a predicament he got himself into." he finishes with a smirk.
"Okay, but what's wrong with it?" qrow asks giving a skeptical look at him; knowing it sounds too good to be true. The rest of the adult give slaver the stare thinking the same thing.
"Yes, why don't you tell us; so we are prepared for it at least." port states gaining nods from the others.
"Hmm; you have a point there. . . fine this world is also over run by pirates that sail the seas in search of a lost treasure trove." Slayer tells them the 'truth'. As he finishes the job getting the screen ready for the next world.
"There's always a catch. Okay, what's so important about this treasure?" Yang asks a little miffed about how nice this world sound at first only for it to be ruined because of some pirates or bandits in her eyes. Not so subtly glaring at her mother.
"You really wish to know?" at their nod he sighs. "Then allow me to tell you the tale that set these pirates out on their journey" slayer says before taking a deep breath.
He then shouts out "There once was a man named Gold Roger, who was the King of the Pirates. He had fame, power, and wealth beyond your wildest dreams. Before they hung him from the gallows, these were the final words he said. "My fortune yours for the taking, but you'll have to find it first. I left everything I own in One Piece". Ever since, pirates from all over the world set sail for the grand line searching for One Piece; the treasure that will make their dreams come true."[an1]
When he finished he was met with blank stares and barely contained laughter.
"Are you serious? that has to be the stupidest reason I have ever heard for someone to go into a life of crime." a very nettled goodwitch sternly gets out as several Snickers are heard around the room.
"Well,like it or not you going to be watching it. now let's begin" Slayer state before joining the rest in getting ready to watch the world.
The screen begins to flicker on and the lights dim so everyone turns to it and prepare themselves for another viewing.
The screen show several seagulls flying overhead before panning down to reveal a small sail boat traveling across the sea. When the camera moves in it reveals someone sitting on the bow of the small ship. In a black vest, straw hat, jean shorts, and sandals. Most notable about this person is the cute feminine face, black/red hair, and bright silver eyes.
"Hey! it's ruby." Yang exclaims happy to see her sister getting some screen time again.
"Yeah but why is she wearing a straw hat and only wearing a vest out in the middle of the ocean?" Tai yang asks in concern
"Oh that's because this ruby. . . doesn't really care how she looks or how people see her either." Slayer tells the concerned father. "As for why she's in the ocean. That's simple she is looking to make her own crew to go after the one piece and decided that it will be easier to go and find people out there, then waiting for them to come to her." he finished with a smirk at their shocked faces.
Also in the ship a much younger looking oscar in a white button up shirt, blue pants, and white shoes.
"What a day! It's gorgeous!" the straw hatted girl yells out smiling and stretching her arms out.
Oscar smiling just as wide and steering the small vessel says " as long we stay on this heading we should reach the marine base in no time at all."
"Wow oscar, your great out here! You mean we're going to reach the place we set out for before it hits sundown?" Ruby asks with a little awe at her newest friend.
"Of Course, I'm just using the skills any sailor learns, before heading out to sea" oscar replies. Ruby just laughs at his response.
"Um excuse me but who is that boy anyway?" Blake asks
"Yeah wasn't he in the last universe as well?" Weiss points out.
Slayer looks towards them and says "he is someone you haven't met yet in your world. As for who he is in this one; He's just some kid ruby saved from a fat whale of a female pirate, who beat the crap out of him just for being scared as well as other things."
Oscar looks away, gaining a frightened look on his face "ya know there's nothing you should be so giggly about." he said before turning to ruby with a serious look on his face. "Because." he continued. " at the marine base they're holding the great pirate hunter; jaune arc."
Ruby just turned around looking interested in this story "oh yeah, who's that? Is he strong?" she grinned hoping for something good.
"IS HE STRONG? This is the man whos' diced up his bounties like his an animal bent on carnage. A bloodthirsty beast. He's been called nothing less than a living demon in human form!" Oscar shouts at her not believing she couldn't have heard of the pirate hunter before.
In response ruby gives in even bigger smile before saying "Damn, now I can't wait to meet this jaune arc guy!"
"So we're dealing with an even more hyper ruby and a crazy and bloodthirsty arc. that 's just great~." weiss whines out ignoring the betrayed look her partner gave her.
"Well, at least we know jaune is strong in this one. I wonder how he fights and what weapon he uses?" Pyrrha gives out catching the attention of a few members.
"Hey look! they made it to the marine base already." Nora calls out getting everyone to turn back to see that Ruby and Oscar walking through a marketplace.
"Ruby your out your mind if you think he's going to join your crew" Oscar tells her worried she'll actually try it.
"That a safe assumption" Glynda says looking at the group of troublemakers and their young leader.
"Well I haven't made up my mind yet i have to see if he's a good guy." Ruby replies smile never dropping from her face.
"HE'S IN PRISON BECAUSE HE'S OBVIOUSLY NOT!" Oscar shouts at her, hoping to get it through her thick skull. But ruby just ignores him and grabs a fruit to eat.
As she pays the owner of the fruit by flipping him a coin, she asks "hey is that guy jaune around here somewhere?". Just as those words left her mouth everyone with range jumped five feet away from her in an instant.
"damn , he must be really strong to make this many that afraid of the mere mention of his name" qrow says with a bit of respect in his voice, even getting raven to nod at his assessment of the boy.
Oscar get close and whispers "maybe we shouldn't mention the name jaune around here, okay?"
They both continue walking with suggesting they go to the base and check it out. "You wanna be a marine right?" Ruby asks oscar remembering what he said his dream was.
"Well of course but i don't think i'm ready just yet" oscar whines "from what I've heard the man in charge of this base is named captain ax-hand." causing the same reaction from the people as jaunes name did.
"Well,good to see that corrupt officials are everywhere! No matter the universe ." Blake says in a mocking tone. Getting a chuckle from the teachers and tai yang.
"Ax-hand. Wonder if there's any truth to that name or is he just an edgy prick" qrow states smugly
"Hahaha this town is such a weird place!" Ruby bellows out as she just kept walking.
"That was odd. I mean i understand being afraid jaune. But why would they flip out by mentioning the marine captains' name?" Oscar asked in confusion as they continued to walk until they reach the marine base.
It was a large castle with a massive wall guarding it, that had large iron gates the front entrance. "This looks like the place" ruby says before looking around and then wandering off, leaving Oscar to start crying and saying his goodbyes to nothing but air.
This got some more chuckles over how pathetic it looked or how quickly ruby found something else to pay attention to.
Oscar looks over and sees ruby halfway over the wall looking for something. "Hey get down there they'll see you!" Oscar say trying to get her down from her spot.
"Now where's that demon?" Ruby asks while looking through what could be described as an execution yard.
Oscar sighs "they wouldn't just keep out in the open, they probably kept him in a prison cell below ground."
Weiss feeling irritated sternly begins "Of course they would. What kind of moron would leave someone like that out in the ope-"
"There he is!" Ruby hops down and runs somewhere else to get a closer look.
"I stand corrected. morons run the government that's even better." blake snickers out with weiss only shaking her head at that level of stupid being displayed.
We cut back to a taller, slightly more muscular jaune wearing a dark blue bandana wrapped around his head, a worn out white shirt, blue haramaki wrapped around his waist, black pants, and black boots. But the thing that got everyone's attention was the fact he seemed to be tied to a post by ropes, in the middle of the yard with NO ONE in sight. [an2]
"So if untie those ropes he could just walk out couldn't he? Huh" ruby said with a massive smile on her face.
"Well, that's not inaccurate." Blake says with a sweatdrop sliding down her forehead.
"However, where are all the guards? If he is as dangerous as they say shouldn't they have at least two or three stationed there to watch him?" glynda asks with her eyebrow twitching at the stupidity being shown by these 'marines'. Getting a couple people to nod in agreement. (ie, the responsible adults.)
"Don't be an idiot ruby! There's no telling what that beast might do if you let him go! He might just kill us both!" Oscar shouts at her.
"Don't worry i can protect us" she replies with her grin still there and a hint of pride in her voice. Meanwhile oscar begins crying thinking she's lost her mind.
"Hey, I'm all about living dangerously and all that but you sure that's a good idea there short stuff?" Qrow ask concerned for his niece.
"Oh c'mon it's jaune guys what's the worst that could happen?" Ruby responds. Unknowingly damning herself with the future visions they'll have to see.
"Oh, that was a bad choice of words." Slayer thought. Already seeing the hands of fate getting ready to bitch smack the young rose girl so hard her head will spin.
"Hey, you two" a gravelly voice calls out to the two on the wall causing them both to turn towards the only person there and cause oscar to squeak in fear "your an eyesore, get lost" he finishes finally looking up at the duo.
"Well that's a little harsh to say" ruby gets out while pouting getting a chuckle from her family and team.
Oscar still scared says to ruby "ruby trust me there's no chance you'll survive with someone like him on your crew!" as he says this we see a ladder be set up next to the duo. Just then a little girl, looking about five or six; climbs up and over the wall carrying something in her hands. She then proceeds to run over to the so called 'demon'.
"Oh what fresh hell is this? Why is she getting so close to someone like him?" Weiss asks wondering why anyone would go near someone like this jaune.
"What do you want?" jaune asks her in a harsh tone.
"I thought you might be getting hungry now so i made you a couple riceballs."she replies with a happy smile on her face while unpacking the snack for him.
"You got a death wish kid?" jaune asks her not losing his tone. "Just scram."
"But you haven't eaten anything ever since you got tied up." she replies holding them up to the pirate hunter. "I never really made them before. But i did my best so i think their fine." she finishes with that smile never leaving her face
Several stopped at what the little girl just said at that moment
"What does she mean by that?" nora asked not liking where this is going.
Blake glaring at the screen replies with her own idea of what's going on "their trying to starve him to death. What kind of monsters are these 'marines'?" this got everyone else to either join her or question who was the scumbag running this place.
In he's little area of the room slayer just smirked at how easily they changed their opinion because of one friend.
Jaune just looks at her in shock before shouting at her in a worried tone "Listen kid I'm not hungry. So quit irritated and get out of here!"
The girl looks back at him losing a bit of her chipper attitude "but-"
"Do not make me kick your ass little girl!" jaune snarls out trying to scare her off.
"Hey! no need to be such a dick jaune!" Yang yells out getting pissed at how he was treating someone who was trying to help him. Only for her dad to put a hand on her shoulder to calm her down.
"Yang, I believe he's trying to get her to leave for her own safety." tai tells his oldest recognizing the tone of voice jaune had used on the girl. This got yang to calm down a little but she still wanted to sock this jaune in the jaw.
"Now, now no one like a bully!" an annoying voice calls out in which the camera turn so we see a lanky looking white haired boy with light blue eyes. He was wearing a god awful purple suit with white shoes. " jaune arc you seem to be handling this well, don't you agree?" the teen askes.
"Hey weiss, he kinda looks like you. You don't think he's this worlds version of you, huh?" Ruby asks curiously.
Before weiss could respond slayer cuts in "no , that is not weiss. Weiss is a marine captain stationed somewhere else.[an3]" he said not giving away anything else but still answering the question.
"Okay but who is he?" Weiss asks annoyed to which slayer just points at the screen indicating it will be revealed soon.
"Hey, look there's another weird guy" ruby states losing her smile.
"That great he must be with the marines" oscar says with a nervous smile " now we know the girl will be safe." he finishes hiding lower on the wall.
Cutting back to said girl the white haired teen is already right next to them with two marines standing next to him, looking right at her.
"Well looky, some tasty rice balls" the teen says before he plucks one out of the girls hand and takes a bite.
"Yeah no he couldn't be weiss. He is too much of a douche." Yang says already not liking the teenager.
"He kind of reminds me of my little brother whitley. Just more whiny. If that's possible." Weiss says wondering if this is her brother of this world.
The white haired teen then spits out the rice ball, gagging out "to sweet! Their packed with sugar! Your supposed to use salt, you idiot! Salt!"
"But I thought they'd taste better sweet" the young girl says not liking how he stole it and then spat it out.
"Gimme that" the teen say before stealing the second rice ball and proceeds to stomp on it. Throwing a temper tantrum over food that he stole from someone else. The little girl could only cry as he did it with neither guard doing anything.
"What a dick!" port grumbles out not liking how the snot nosed brat was acting getting a nod from both ren and nora, who have gone without food in their youth and hate to see it wasted like that. The others just hated how bratty the punk was being.
In tears she whimpers out "but i .. worked so hard on those." looking at what was left of them on the ground.
The teen just reached into his jacket and pulled out a note "hmm, it seems you didn't read the notice. 'Anyone caught aiding a criminal is to be executed' signed captain ax-hand." he just smirked when the little girl tensed up "it seems even little brat like you fear my father."
Ruby and Oscar give out there reactions to who this kid was the former not caring and the later caring too much.
The teen turns to a marine behind him and say "you toss this kid out! Right now!" when the soldier hesitated hte teenager got in his face and shouted " I said throw her over the wall soldier! Now if you won't follow my orders i'll talk to my father."
Terrified the soldier did what he asked but not before silently apologizing to the child. The girl goes flying over both ruby and oscar towards the ground hard. however , ruby leapt from her spot and caught the kid mid air, ruby then span so she would protect the kid from the girl looks up at ruby with a smile and thanked her, then Oscar runs over to check the two for any injuries.
The rage felt in that room was overwhelming and universally felt by everyone save for one, no need to say who she knows who she is.
We cut back to jaune glaring at the obnoxious, laughing teen; he growled out "damn you!"
The teen just walk infront of him saying "your just dead set on staying alive, aren't you?"
Jaune still glaring at the uppity brat replies "that's right and i'l make it through the month without any problems."
The little shit just grins and snarks back "yeah right good luck with that!" befor he walked off laughing his stupid laugh.
"Only ten days left" jaune says as he had been counting everyday since he had been tied to that post.
The teen shoots back still laughing "oh you still assume you'll make it that long huh?"
"So it seems, like that jaune guy made a bet with the white haired jackass" qrow gets out before sipping from his flask.
"Yes but what was it and why would jaune ever make a bet with someone that annoying?" Raven asks her brother, only to get a shrug in return.
jaune just sighs and turns back to the wall he was facing only to notice ruby standing in front of him. "So, I hear you're a bad guy?" she asks
Jaune being tired only groans out "you still here?" not wanting any more headaches than he already had.
"Your stuck out here for all the world to see and nothing. You really all that strong?" Ruby asks not believing this man in front was anything like the stories she was told earlier.
Jaune a little angry about that jab at him "mind your own business" but ruby just started walking towards him.
"If I were you, I'd probably starve to death in three days." Ruby admits honestly knowing how big her hunger was.
Jaune feeling a little pride says with a giant smirk on face "I got more spirit than you could ever have. Which is why I'll survive this ordeal, this I swear!"
"An arc never goes back on his word!" Ruby shout out in a cheerful tone. Getting a smile from all those who knew him. Meanwhile the two orphans of jaunes team look at him with a new level of respect for lasting this long without food.
"Heh what a weird guy." the straw hatted girl said turning around to leave him alone.
"Wait" jaune calls out in a serious voice before he looks down at the remnants of the rice ball "could you pick that up for me?"
Ruby just walked over to it and then looked at him, she asks" you're going to eat this? because it looks mostly like a ball of mud"
"Shut up and just give it to me!" jaune snaps at her. Ruby feeds it to him and as soon as she heard him gagging on it she gain the look of 'I told you so' on her face. But jaune says smiling a small smile "it's delicious. Thanks for the food."
"Aww, ruby got feed jaune. How cute" yang teases her little sister.
Ruby then catches up to Oscar and the little girl. When they ask her what took so long. She replies that jaune asked for to give him the rice ball.
"Really?" the little girl asked excitedly with a huge smile on her face.
Ruby, knowing she just made this little girl's day; smiles back at her nods and says "that's right he ate every last grain of rice."
"That's great!" the little girl get out with a chipper tone.
Oscar who has been sitting next to them on the other hand is frowning about how jaune is being treated. "I wonder if jaune is as evil as everyone thinks he was?"
This causes the girl to lose her smile and snap at him saying "He's not! He's good" she looks down sadly "because he got himself into trouble for us"
The girl then explains how that arrogant teenager, now revealed to be known as dover; had brought a wild dog through town and into the girl's and her mother's shop. When the little girl tried to get the dog to stop jumping up on table and stealing food from the guests, the dog turn to attack her only to be hit with a stool from jaune, who had come in for food to it. Dover being both frightened and arrogant demanded that jaune apologize; to which jaune told him to quit bothering him while he's trying to eat.
This got a good chuckle from everyone in the audience, even slayer and raven snickered.
Dover, being very stupid, swung the sword he had stole from one of the marines; at jaune. What happened next took everyone by surprise. As when dover began to swing his sword jaune dodge the swing, kicked the blade into the ceiling, punch dover in the face, drew his blade, and place the tip of his sword next to dover's face; all of this within half a minute. Dover not wanting to die; informed jaune of what will happen to the girl and her mother if it were to get back to his father. So he makes the offer to jaune; one month tied to a post no food or water, for their safety. Jaune seeing no way out of this agrees and gets taken away to the marine base.
"It's been three weeks since then and dover keeps punching and kicking him. It's not fair!" the little girl says beginning to cry
"That bastard!" Weiss grumbles out barely containing her rage as the rest of her friends felt an otherworldly amounts of anger. Meanwhile ruby, pyrrha, and nora start thinking of how many ways they wanted to beat this guy into the ground.
"Just who the hell does this guy think he is?" Yang asks eyes turning bloody red from her hatred. Ren and blake had a calm expression hiding the hundreds of different ways they wanted to make this brat suffer.
The adults were angry at the bratty teen. However, they decided to pay attention to the amount of skill this jaune just displayed.
"I guess the headmaster was correct in letting you in" glynda thought trying to come up with a way to get her jaune to the level she had just witnessed.
Then they all heard a loud crash and turned back to the screen to see the douche once more at the girls store
Dover sitting down at a table slams his foot down on it "I'm hungry! Bring us whatever you got and keep the check for yourself." he says laughing as his two gaurd stand behind him clenching their fists. "And bring your finest moonshine or whatever crap you serve and put some speed to it lady i don't have all day."
The woman pour him a drink after setting down his food. "aww , that more like it i'm getting bored out of my skull here." dover says before grinning " i suppose i could execute jaune." he finishes laughing again.
However, as he stupidly said this ruby had walked in to find out what that noise was. When he finished his threat. Ruby's eyes turn into pinpricks before she rushed over and socked him in the jaw so hard he hit the wall on the other side of the room.
"Hit that jackass one more time rubes/ short stuff/ mini summer!" Yang, qrow, And Raven shout getting fed up with the said jackass.
Oscar had to hold ruby back as the marine go to check on dover. The two exchange 'barbs' with dover threatening to tell his father on her and ruby telling him to be a fucking man and fight for himself.
"I've decided today jaune joins my crew!" Ruby shouts with fierce determination.
The scene changes to show a mountain of a man with white hair and tanned skin looking out a window. Said man was wearing a long white coat with word marine emblazoned across the back of it with a deep, but recognizable voice he says "I am great!"
"Is that whitley!" Weiss shouts just barely recognizing her brothers voice but unable to believe it.
"Yes, that is your younger brother whitley still being a little shit no matter how tall he got." Slayer tells her nonchalantly. Weiss snickered at his description of her little brother.
A marine make himself known (as a kiss ass) by saluting the captain and saying "yes sir, you are right captain whitley, sir."
"And yet the taxes we collect are nowhere near as great as me" whitley smugly half says, half asks.
"I guess the townsfolk's pockets aren't as deep as they used to be, sir." the marine tried to explain.
"The issue at hand here is the level of respect for me wouldn't you agree?" whitley asks dangerously.
Before the marine could answer threw the door crying is whitley's son dover. "Daddy there's someone outside i want you to slaughter. And I want it done now!" the brat whines at his father.
"Oh my god! Weiss your nephew is a wimp and your brother's an arrogant ass." Blake grumbles to her friend. To which weiss face palms, whining internally about how much she hates her family right now.
The scene changes once more to jaune waking from some bad memories of girl who set on his path of swordsmanship. His head snaps up to see ruby in front of him once again. "You again, don't you have things to do?" jaune grumbles out at her
Ruby looks at in thought before saying "I'll untie you only if you promise to join my crew"
"Ruby that's not how bargaining works" tai says teasing his youngest.
Ruby just stuck her tongue out at him and snickered knowing the other her will get what she wants either way.
"Your what" jaune asks her unsure of what she meant by that.
"I run a pirate crew and I am looking for people to join it" ruby says in a serious tone as she walks towards him. Jaune begin to shout his unwillingness to join her crew and ruby fires back her arguments on why he should.
"I mean people already think of you as some kind of vicious bounty hunter so how could it be any worse for you." Ruby tells him blunty.
"People can say whatever they want about me but i've never done a single thing i regret." jaune fire back with a fire dancing in his eyes " I will make it through this challenge and then i will accomplish what I want!" he finishes with steel in his voice.
"Yeah.. that's great but i've already decided your going to be apart of my crew." Ruby says with a total disregard to jaune following shouts of disapproval. She then asks "I hear your one of the best swordsmen around?"
"Well yeah, but that stupid kid took my swords away from me" jaune say with a blank stare
"Then I'll just steal them back." Ruby says snidely "then if you want your swords you'll have to join my crew to get them back!" she finishes with a smirk.
The reaction from the audience varied from blank stares ( weiss, blake,the teachers, and ren) to full out laughter (tai, yang, qrow, and nora) to a small smirk (raven).
But the most shocking of all came from miss ruby rose who gave a giant smirk while thinking "called it. Best friends forever!"
Ruby then runs off laughing. Jaune just looks at her "she's actually going to go in there alone" he then notices something and says "hey genius it the other direction"
A pair of slender arm shoot across the screen followed by a shout of "gum gum rocket" before ruby shoots after the pair of arms.
"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!" Ruby shouts out getting nods from qrow and yang but a stern glare from her father.
"That was the power of a devil fruit. And before you ask devil fruits are a mystical fruit that give whoever eats one a unique power that only they can use." Slayer explains before he continues "the only drawbacks are that the fruit tastes like shit and you lose the ability to ever swim again; as the ocean itself will drag you to the bottom in order to kill/punish you for eating one the cursed fruits. Of course, all that amounts to is the power going into the nearest fruit and passing into the next person to eat of it." he finishes leaving the group stunned before they just decided to roll with it and continue watching the screen.
On the roof of the base we see whitley instructing his men to finish putting up his statue of himself.
Then dover come up and begin to whine once more "well dad aren't you going to do something about this girl. I mean she came up and struck in public no less, even you haven't done something like that so why should she get to."
Whitley finally getting annoyed without turning to look at him, asks his son "do you have any remote idea as to why i never struck you before?" Dover begins to get nervous "well?" whitley asks him once more
Dover stupidly says "is it because you think i'm great"
"No it's because.." whitley ominously starts before he swings around and punches his son in the face sending him sailing across the rooftop. " your a stupid fool who isn't even worth hitting." whitley finishes before finally showing why he was called ax-hand schnee.
"Holy shit… hit him again!" nora says laughing the whole time along with a few others
Meanwhile weiss just glares at her little brother and thinks "your just like father . you little brat!"
The large pick his son up by his collar to get him to listen once again "Don't get the wrong idea. The only great one is the man you call your father!" whitley say while throwing his son down once more. "Which reminds me I heard there was a little rat that snuck into the crucifixion yard?"
Dover scared shitless answers "yes a little girl I had her dealt with."
Whitley turn with a glare and says "I hope that means she's dead." only getting angrier when his son says he didn't kill her because she was just a child. Whitley turns and orders his lieutenant "you there go into town find this girl and shoot her!"
The lieutenant refused the order only for whitley to strike him with his ax. Whitley then informs them that he can't stand any form of insubordination and how he got his rank through his great strength alone. Before going on a tirade on how only titles matter and how he was always right as he was the highest ranking officer. He then told his men to hold off on killing that girl till after his statue was put up correctly.
However before it could be put up finally, ruby had overshot herself over the building and had accidently broke the straps holding the statue together causing it to break in half and fall to the earth. Whitley demands for her to be held down so he could lop her head off. As dover scream that she was the one who hit him. Ruby then grabs the dumb teenager and drags him with her to find jaunes' sword.
As she was racing through the halls she asks him where the sword were and dover tell her so that she would stop dragging him around. Ruby turned to see several marines pointing guns at her telling her put dover down. Ruby then moves dover in the way as a human shield only to charge straight at them anyway. When she finally reached the room where jaunes sword were at she got confused. there were three swords, two of which were black and one was white.
"Hey which one is jaunes' sword?" Ruby asks her captive only to see him as an unconscious mess on the floor. "Oh well guess i'll take them all," she says as she straps them to her and jumps out the window.
Meanwhile in the crucifixion yard oscar and jaune are about to be gunned down by whitleys' marines. Oscar had just told Jaune of the plan to execute him regardless of the deal. "TAKE AIM AND FIRE!" whitley screams. Just as the marines start firing on the two, suddenly ruby drop in between them shielding them from the barrage.
"OH SHIT! RUBY NO!" yang shouts, while grabbing onto her little sister in fear and worry as everyone else look at this scene in horror.
Said sister is frozen stiff seeing herself get shot by her count over twenty rounds of ammo at once.
"Hey what's going on with her back?" Nora points out getting the attention of everyone
As ruby is shot by the marines, their bullets only seem to stretch out her rubbery skin. Ruby gives a grin before sending the bullets in every which direction and laughing the entire time. "That won't work on me, told ya i was strong!" Ruby shouts in a bragging tone
"How in the hell did i survive that!" Ruby asks in pure shock over her apparent skilla long with everyone else nodding along in a zombie like state
Slayer looked at them before coming to a realization "oh right i didn't tell you what devil fruit you ate"
Ruby's eyes widened before turning to him and saying "yeah what fruit did i eat. That let me survive over twenty guns firing at me and stretch my arms like before"
"You, my dear rose, ate the gum gum fruit. It has made your entire body into rubber. Downsides include looking younger than you actually are, a childish mindset, and the inability to swim ever again. Upsides you can stretch your limbs to great length, all blunt weapons and projectiles have little to no effect on you, and finally you can increase it power through harsh training." Slayer informs the group causing a good deal of jaw drops and ruby to ebam a smile at herself for being so cool.
Jaune just stared at her in disbelief before shouting "You wanna tell me just who the hell you are?!"
She just grinned "i'm Ruby D. Rose and i'm going to be queen of the pirates!" she says as if it explains anything. Everyone else just looks at her like she's an idiot. Oscar chimes in saying that she's completely serious about what she wants and that she knows what she needs to do as well.
Ruby then pulls the three swords off her back saying "here's what I promised you." she said with a grin, before looking a little confused "but there were three, i couldn't tell which was yours so i took all of them!"
Weiss just huffed out her answer "Obviously the white one is-"
"All of them" jaune says cutting the ice queen off "i use Santōryū, other wise known as three sword style" that just causes more outbursts how and why would he use three swords
"Just take em already!" Ruby says looking bored but anxious at the same time. "Just know if you fight alongside me you'll be called a criminal of the government, or you can just stay here and die; your choice." she finishes with a small evil grin.
"Hmm; a life of being chased by a corrupted government but with all the freedom I want or death, tough choice" qrow grumbles sarcastically getting a giggle from his nieces and a chuckle from tai and raven.
Jaune looks up with a smirk, "what are you the daughter of the devil." he says gardening a few laughs from the audience "It doesn't matter because if I don't choose your side I'll just end up dead on these stick. So let's do it!" he finishes with his smirk becoming a grin.
"Alright! So you're finally going to join my crew.`` Ruby shouts with a giant smile on her face "this i the best day ever!" she finishes while hopping up and down.
Jaune getting annoyed shout at her "will you stop celebrating and get this ropes off me!" getting tired of being tied up and not able to do anything. Ruby then starts pulling at the ropes.
"Focus, other me save jaune first, then we party!" Ruby shout at 'herself' gaining a chuckle from her friends.
Meanwhile the 'captain' and his marines try regain their senses. Whitley then orders his men to use their swords since bullet won't work. The marines charge forward with their swords at the ready to chop ruby and friends into pieces.
Ruby not paying attention just keeps pulling at the same knot and jaune seeing the danger comes up with a questionable idea. "Just give me one of my damn swords now damnit!" he shouts at her as the marines we closer. Ruby listening to him gives him the blade. As the marines descended upon them jaune cut himself free and drew his other two swords. In a flash we see jaune holding back the marines sword with his three blades one in each hand, but the other was held firmly in his teeth.
"Okay, HOW IN THE FUCK WOULD THAT EVEN WORK AS A FIGHTING STYLE?" a question surprisingly asked / shouted by pyrrha, who is having a hard time just thinking on how that kind of sword play would work.
Ozpin answers first "dual wielding isn't hard to learn for an expert swordsman, which we must assume jaune is in this universe. And to wield the third blade in his teeth would require a good amount of jaw and teeth strength to be effective in combat. Finally, if this is a style only jaune knows then he is the creator of this style; so he would have perfected it enough to be half as good as this world makes him out to be. Am i correct in that regard? Mister slayer"
Slayer looks at the man and nods. "Yes jaune made this style as a child to beat his rival and best friend. And he has perfected it over the years so that he could reach a goal they both wanted since the began practicing the art of swordsmanship." he says before turning back to the screen.
Jaune then look at the marines with a glare causing said marine cry about how scary he is. "Now that I have officially become a criminal having fought the marines i see no problem becoming a pirate" jaune says through the sword in his teeth. "But i want you to know one thing i'm doing this to achieve my own dream"
Ruby look on curious and asks "which is?"
Jaune look at her fiercely "to be nothing more than the worlds greatest swordsman! If somewhere along the way I have to give that up than i want you to accept responsibility, after which you have to apologize to me" he said with a tone that left no arguments.
Ruby just smiled it off and said "the world's greatest swordsman, huh? Good the queen of the pirates would never settle for less on her crew. But you might wanna duck!" she grinned before throwing her leg backwards and swings it around stretching it into the marines shouting "gum gum whip!"
Said attack sent all the marines spiraling back in front of their 'captain'. They begin to confirm what the audience already knows and the marines begin to voicing on how they don't think they can win against people as crazy strong as these two.
"This is a direct order! Anyone who just spouted weakness take your gun and shoot yourselves. I can't do anything with weak soldiers!" whitley growls out angrily.
"Eat a dick! You ass!`` Blake and Weiss yell at this shit stain of a person. Every one else agreed with them and began throwing their glares at this man.
Ruby in a flash rush the so called captain passing by his men who wanted nothing more to do with that foolish and arrogant man. Ruby throws a punch that whitley blocks with his axe hand before trying to swing it at her, which she dodges. He shouts at angrily at her "rankless bums. You have no right to defy my superiority. I am marine captain axe-hand whitley schnee!"
Ruby just cheekily replies " and i'm Ruby d. Rose nice to meet ya" before jumping away from whitley's first swing and then she dodged his second downward swing which hit the ground with such force that slice out of the earth. While in the air ruby dual kicked him in the jaw sending whitley sprawling across the ground. The marines stare on in awe. The two fighters charge at each other and once more whitley goes for an overhead strike. Ruby just spins out of the way and lands a kick to the side of his head this time. As whitley is sent to the ground ruby was already on him punching him in the face repeatedly saying that he ruined Oscar's dream of being a marine.
"Hey strawhat! stop or I will shoot!" Dover screams out having somehow made it down there and holding a gun to Oscar's head. But ruby just kept punching til jaune called for her attention. Oscar and ruby share a look before the both start grinning. Ruby takes a couple steps towards dover and winds back her fist. Jaune smirk before ready his swords once more as whitley was back up and going to attack ruby from behind.
"GUM GUM PISTOL!" Ruby shouts out as she swings her fist forward and it stretches all the way into dover's face. Whitley was bringing his axe down before he stops mid swing and started bleeding from three different places. Ruby grins as she sees jaune on the other side of the big idiot "nice one"
"Just doing my job, captain" jaune cheekily respond to her.
"Such skill. Truly he is a contender for the position of worlds greatest swordsman" port says marveling at the precision strikes against the large man.
The rest went by in a blur with the town and marines throwing a huge party in the defeat of the 'captain' and his son.
"Wow! was he an ass to everybody or something?" Yang asks but thinking the answer was a big .
"Ya i could see that granted i don't like military types any way so i maybe a little biased" qrow snickers out getting a glare from glynda.
However as the heroes of said fight begin their party the marine then approach them.
" it was said that you are pirates correct?" the lieutenant from before asks them looking uncomfortable.
"Well yeah but i'm still getting my crew together!" Ruby says with a grin.
"Pardon me. While we appreciate you getting rid of that tyrant. We cannot let you stay here any longer. However we will not report you to headquarters." the lieutenant said with a sad sigh. The people took exception to that and started shouting their disapproval.
Ruby just smiles and agrees. With both her and jaune getting up and walking out to there very small boat. Oscar is stuck frozen in fear of having to choose between his dream of being a marine or following his friends. When the lieutenant asked if he is part of their crew, ruby just lies and says that he was just some runt that she stole from another pirate who had as her cabin boy. A fight breaks out from ruby mocking oscar before the marines decide that he isn't apart of the crew and let him stay and even join them knowing he was the pirates' friend.
The screen fades out on the marines saluting the strawhat pirates as they sail away, even if doing so cause them to be punished by going without food for three days.
"Well that was a good one to watch" ruby says with a small smile happy she was able to help someone get their dream
"The fighting was pretty cool too!" Yang shout out gleefully with nora joining as well.
"Yeah but it must get pretty confusing with that devil fruit thing. Hey how many of those things are there?" ren asks slayer to get a feel on how lucky someone must be to find one of the fruits.
"Oh… um.. I… I don't know how many there are. Because there are so many shown and so many hinted at. I just don't know." Slayer says with a sweat drop as everyone looked at him with disappointed faces. "Any who lets get on to the next one" slayer says moving over to the screen and begins to realign it to the next world. [an4]
Whew! That's finished. sorry i didn't get this one out as quickly as I did the last chapter.
Also to any who want to know who else is on the crew here ya go:
Luffy: ruby
Zoro: jaune
Nami: neo
Ussop: roman
Sanji: neptune
Robin: glynda
Frankie: james ironwood
Brooks: ozpin
Chopper: zwei
And for the person jaune has to beat to become the world's greatest swordsman
hawkeye mihawk: pyrrha
An1: I'll admit this was based off the 4kids version of the intro but the rest of the fic was based on the funimation version.
An2: I always question that decision like 'what the hell were they thinking just leaving him there all alone' i don't know it just bothered me.
An3: weiss is smoker why because it's funny.
An4: i legit don't know and i don't feel like looking it up. call me lazy but this already 26 pages long and i didn't need to add anymore to it
see you guys in the next chapter.
NEXT TIME: "I am the bone of my sword"
