Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece. I only own my OC, Aurora.
We are officially in the Buggy Arc! Whoo! Aurora's first major fight will be coming up in a few chapters. It's gonna be great!
Enjoy! And please review!
Chapter 7
"Ugh… I'm so hungry…"
Aurora sighed, trying to ignore Luffy's whining. The boat was drifting in the middle of the sea… and they all were hungry. The group forgot one little detail before they left.
Food.
No supplies at all. And they were just aimlessly drifting because they had no map. Hopefully, they could find land soon.
"It's funny that you have absolutely no navigation skills."
"Why? I've always been wandering! You're like me too, wandering and capturing pirates for rewards."
"I don't remember me saying that I live completely off of rewards!" Zoro retorted. "I was searching for a man, that's why I left to the sea. But now I can't find my way home. I had no choice but to start hunting pirates for a living, just to get a little bit for the living expenses…"
"Oh, so you're lost?" Luffy replied.
"Shut up! You're the one who's lost! Geez… never heard of pirates who don't know how to navigate! How do you expect to get to the Grand Line like this? You should hurry and find a crewmate who knows how to navigate!"
"And someone who knows how to cook, and someone for singing…"
"Idiot! What are you going off on!"
Aurora tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. "Luffy has a point about the cook thing."
Right after she said that, both men collapsed on the deck.
"Sooooo hungry!" they whined. Aurora sweat dropped.
"Oh! A bird!" she heard Zoro say.
"Looks pretty tasty…" That was Luffy. "Let's eat it!"
"How are you going to eat it?"
"I'll go get it! Gomu gomu…"
Aurora turned to stare at Luffy, wondering what he was doing.
"ROCKET!"
"Can't believe he thought of that…" Zoro said, looking up at Luffy. Aurora followed his gaze and sweat dropped.
"AHHHH! HELP!"
"Luffy!" Aurora shouted.
"YOU IDIOT! WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING!" Zoro started rowing, trying to keep up with the bird… and Luffy.
"Hey… stop the boat!"
"The boat over there, stop!"
Aurora perked up when she heard the voices.
"Huh? There are people in trouble here too?" Zoro muttered.
Aurora called out to them. "We don't have time to stop! You'll have to get on yourselves!"
"What did you say?" they shrieked. They grabbed on as best they could, when the boat sped by them.
"Heh! Your climbing skills aren't bad!" Zoro commented.
"Whew… thank god!" one said. "Why are these guys so reckless!"
Aurora glanced at them and then froze when they got out weapons.
"Hey! Stop the boat! This is the pirate Buggy-sama's territory…"
"WHAT!" Zoro questioned. Aurora sat there frozen. They launched themselves at Zoro. Aurora squeaked and her wings came out as she flew up into the sky.
"We didn't know you were Pirate-Hunter Zoro! We're really sorry…"
Aurora glanced at the three men while Zoro glared at them.
"You three made us lose track of our friend!" Zoro said, still glaring at them. "Oh yea, why were the three of you drifting in the middle of the ocean?"
"Yes yes yes! Good question, you finally asked!" one said.
"That girl!"
"Yea! That bad girl!"
"But she's real cute too!"
"The three of us just finished robbing a ship, and on the way back…"
The trio told them of the woman that tricked them. She stole their ship and the treasure, leaving them stranded. A storm hit and wrecked the ship, while the woman got away.
"She can predict the weather… this girl must be something special! Wonder if she'd join us…" Zoro pondered.
"If I find her, I'm gonna kill her!"
"First we got to get our loot back!"
"Yea… if we go back empty-handed, Buggy-sama will…"
"Who's Buggy?" Aurora shyly asked.
"He's our pirate leader, haven't you ever heard of Buggy the Clown? He's a dangerous man who ate one of the Devil's Fruit."
"Ate a Devil Fruit…?" Zoro asked.
"We're here Master Zoro, Miss Aurora!"
Zoro and Aurora got off the boat. She surveyed the town, tugging her shirt down.
"What's this…? The village is empty?"
"I can't see anyone around…" Aurora whispered softly. "It's like a ghost town"
"The truth is our Buggy pirate fleet is here at the moment, raiding this town."
Aurora's eyes narrowed at the men.
"What do we do? What can we say to Captain Buggy? We've got nothing now…"
"We'll just have to tell him the truth! We've no other choice, since that bitch will be out somewhere on the sea by now." The leader said.
"We better meet that 'Buggy' guy then… cause we might be able to get some information about Luffy." Zoro said. Aurora walked up to the trio of men.
"Where's your Captain?" she questioned politely. They sneered at her and she frowned.
"Answer or I'll let my friend deal with you."
They gulped and looked at the half-angel fearfully.
"He's at the tavern in the middle of town…"
Satisfied with the answer, she headed back over to Zoro. They started heading in that direction but Aurora stopped. Looking over her shoulder, she called, "You better not be lying."
They seemed to go blue in the face, while she turned back around, continuing to walk with Zoro.
'Why did I let Zoro lead?' Aurora questioned herself.
One thing she learned about Zoro… he had no sense of direction.
While Aurora was mentally berating herself, the whole town shook. Her wings came out so as to steady herself in the air. Zoro ran to where the shot came from and Aurora flew after. They soon reached the tavern and Aurora pulled in her wings. A commotion was going on up on the roof.
"Let's go." Zoro said, starting to climb up to the roof.
It was an easy climb, and they soon found themselves looking over the ledge. Aurora saw the man they were looking for.
Buggy the Clown was exactly what his name depicted. He had blue hair sticking out from under an orange captain's hat. He also had a big red nose and face paint.
Aurora suppressed a giggle at his outfit.
Her laughter quickly died when she saw Luffy bound inside a steel cage with a cannon pointed at him.
Next to the cannon was a girl who looked around Aurora's age. She had orange hair that ended above her shoulders. It curled slightly at the end, while a small section of it fell in front of her left ear. She had brown eyes and wore a short-sleeved white shirt with blue stripes. She also wore a beige skirt with two circles on the side that were white on the outside and brown on the inside and brown ankle boots.
It looked like the others wanted her to light the fuse on the cannon. She seemed hesitant though and one of the pirates came up and lit the fuse for her. The girl then assembled a hidden staff and swung at the pirate, knocking him to the ground. The others seemed as surprised as she was.
"NAMI YOU IDIOT! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING? I ACTUALLY GAVE YOU THE HONOR OF LIGHTING THE FUSE BECAUSE YOU'RE MY CREW MEMBER!"
"What, you're saving me now?" Luffy asked the girl called Nami.
"You idiot, shut up! I did that not with that purpose! Even though it was an act, I don't want to become anything like an evil pirate! Pirates stole the life of someone who was precious to me! I hate pirates more than anything!"
"Aah… so that's why you don't like pirate…" Luffy muttered. After a pause he seemed to realize something. "THE FUSE IS BURNING! I'M GONNA DIE!" Luffy yelled, chomping on the bars.
"YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR PEOPLE PLAYING SKILLS TO THAT, YOU BITCH! KILL HER, PAINFULLY!" Buggy ordered.
Four of his men charged her. She swung her staff, but they dodged. She dropped it, instead focusing on the fuse. She reached for it and put it out the only way she could… with her hands.
"Behind you!"
The four men moved in on her, but ran into the sides of Zoro's swords. Nami looked behind in surprise. Aurora moved next to her.
"Zoro, Aurora!" Luffy cried, obviously glad to see the two. The pirates started talking amongst themselves.
"Are you hurt?" Aurora gently asked Nami.
"I'm okay…" she replied. She heard Zoro walk over to them.
"Yah… thank goodness. You actually found this place! Get me outta this thing quick!"
"You!" Zoro started. "Is this your idea of fun! You get caught by a bird and got carried away, and now when we finally find you, you're in a cage! Stupid!"
"Hey that guy… Z-Zoro? Did he say his name was Zoro?" one of the pirates asked. "The Pirate Hunter Zoro! Why the hell is he talking with a thief!"
Nami was as confused as everyone else. "The crew member he was talking about… was the Pirate Hunter Zoro…! I don't understand…!"
"You're definitely Zoro… are you aiming for my head?" Buggy asked.
"No, I've no interest in that." Zoro replied. "I'm no longer a Pirate Hunter because I have quit…"
"But I have some interest, if I kill you, my name will become more famous." Buggy said.
"If you don't wanna die, then just leave me alone."
"OOOOOHHH! KILL HIM CAPTAIN! SEND ZORO OFF!" the men cheered.
Aurora frowned as she looked over at the men.
"If you don't show your true skills now, you'll soon be covered in blood!"
"Fine, if that's what you want!" Zoro said, drawing his swords. In one move Zoro had sliced off Buggy's arm, leg, and mid-section.
"Huh! That guy's so weak!" Luffy cried.
"Oh my god!" Nami said. The members of Buggy's crew started laughing.
"Something's not right..." Aurora said.
