Oh yes! I'm back! Enjoy!
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Boots clicked against the wooden floor of the ship, echoing through the empty halls. The blonde had his hands in his pockets and a mask over his face. His golden locks ended at his waist, flowing with each step he took. He hummed a tune, pleased with the quiet hallway. It's never this quiet on the ship-
"Damnit!"
And that's why. The blonde pushed the door to the redhead's room and found him sitting at his desk. His hands stuffed in his flame shaped hair out of frustration.
"Problem?" The right-hand man asked. He took a step closer to the desk and saw a letter in the center.
The captain picked up the letter and handed it to the blonde. "See for yourself, Killer." The man spat.
After staring at the letter for a few moments, the blonde let out a sigh. "How long till we get to Whitebeard's ship?" The blonde tossed the letter back onto the metal desk.
"Two days, give or take. They are on their way to Sabaody like us." The captain pushed himself out of his seat and grabbed his red coat. The coat engulfed his whole body, only leaving his front exposed. He stuffed his hands into his black and yellow pants.
The captain and right hand man left the room. "Do you want to see Shanks?" Killer asked.
"Doesn't look like I have a choice."
"Fair enough. Did you read the newspaper?"
Kid nodded.
"Strawhat's bounty is almost as high as yours because of the Enies Lobby Incident. We should be seeing them soon."
A grin appeared on Kid's lips, "I can't wait."
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The sound of screaming woke up the emperor. When his eyes fluttered open, he saw a group of his children clustered in the middle of the deck.
"What's going on?" His scratchy grabbed drew everyone's attention. Vista came out of the crowd, flashing a newspaper in his hand.
The fifth commander stopped in front of his captain with a grin. He handed the paper to Pops, "this is Ace's brother ay? That kid's as crazy as Ace to pull off something like that, Gurarara! Looks like his bounty has gotten higher, it reminds me of Roger back in my twilight years!"
The commanders smiled at Pops, happy to see the man laugh.
"Ay Pops! Teach is back!" Fossa yelled. He had tan skin, unkempt raven hair, a scar shaped like a hook on his forehead, and a cigar lit between his lips. Behind the fifteenth commander was Teach. A lower rank subordinate named Marshall D. Teach. He has tanned skin, shoulder length curly hair, a toothy grin, and brown eyes.
Unlike most subordinates, he doesn't like the spotlight, and doesn't have any flashy abilities. His past is unknown, and his heritage is unclear. The man was out on a mission for Ace, since he is under the second division.
Whitebeard put down the paper and looked at Teach. "How did the mission go child?" Teach gave the captain his toothy grin.
"Amazing. If you don't mind, I'll be resting now, it's been a while since I had a proper bed to sleep ok! Zehahaha!"
Whitebeard nodded. Teach turned around and walked off, but before he left the deck Vista got his attention. "We got a new member by the way." Teach stopped in his tracks and turned towards the commanders.
"A new member? We get those all the time, why mention it?" It is true, Whitebeard has over hundreds of men. He is an emperor after all, emperors have massive crews. Like Big mom and Kaido. The only one that doesn't is Red Haired Shanks.
Jozu smiles, "this one's different. She's grown close to the commanders; I wouldn't be surprised if she became one."
This peaked Teach's interest, "is she that strong? To be a commander in such a short time is impressive."
Vista talked this time, "we have no clue to be honest. We've never seen her fight, but there's no doubt she's strong."
Teach laughed, "I can't wait to meet her then." The lower ranked subordinate left the commanders, amused about the news he heard.
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Ace gripped his bare stomach as vibrations filled his chest. Laughter erupted from him when he fell to the floor. "My life can't get any better." Ace slapped the ground repeatedly.
Izo rubbed his temple while Thatch laughed with Ace. Poor Red. Izo thought
Red sent a glare at the man, "he's doing what?" Her growl made the announcer gulp.
"You have to-"
Red's glare intensified, "go on ahead and skip the card, right?" Marco backed away from Red, fearing her rage. Her fury took form, hair flaring up, and her eyes glowing.
Sweat started to form on the announcer's body. "Yes! That's what I meant!" The announcer said in a nervous laugh, scared that if he didn't agree his life would be taken. She's like a red Grim Reaper, trying to collect his soul.
Everyone's sweat dropped, he can't be serious. Red cheered and jumped for joy, with a smile on her face. She turned to Marco, "are you ready to roll again?" the blonde gave the woman a shaky smile. She's insane…
Red snapped her head to Thatch and gave her a thumbs up. Thatch kicked the dice and yelled out the number six. They landed on green and saw Foxy and Porche come out of the maze.
"You have now gotten through the challenges of love. It's almost time for you two to get married. Propose or wait a little longer. If you do pick a proposal, you have to do it the proper way." The blonde rolled his eyes and threw the card.
Red watched Marco read the card with a confused look. Confusion washed away when Marco got on one knee. Red doesn't know whether she should laugh at his disgruntled face or take offense.
"Wow, you seem eager to marry me." The redhead said in the most sarcastic tone. Marco sighed, "Well if we were in different circumstances." He muttered to himself.
"Huh?" Red didn't hear what Marco said, the only thing she could hear was Ace choking on air. "Take a picture Izo! Please!" He screamed with watery eyes.
Thatch was in the same state, "I already did!" She cackled, pounding her fist on the ground.
Marco and Red both snorted at the commanders. Izo is barely holding himself together. Clasping his mouth while muffled sounds spilled out.
Marco rolled his eyes, Pops and the others are going to tease me till the day I die. The blonde thought. Ace is going to print posters and hang them all over the Grand Line. The redhead thought. Both of them hate this stupid game.
Marco cleared his throat, drawing everyone's attention. "Eustass Red, will you be my wife in this stupid game, yoi." Red pretended to gasp, "I expect a big stone." She replied, earning a chuckle from Marco.
Izo pretends to sob, "my little girl is all grown up." Thatch rubbed Izo's back.
"I'm going to have a brother in law." Ace said, sobbing with Izo.
Marco and Red ignored the idiotic commanders and continued the game. Unfortunately, Foxy and Porche caught up.
"It is neck and neck between the two teams! This next event's called the Fiancé truth and tell! The game is simple, one question will be asked for each team. The male will be asked a question about the female. You have to match your partner's answer to to earn points. The more points you earn, the more spaces you can move up."
"You guys may have had a lead, but there's no way you'll beat us this time! I have known Porche for years!" Foxy taunted. Marco rolled his eyes while Red snorted, they both were thinking the same thing. There's no way we're losing to them!
"GO RED PHOENIX!" Marco and Red looked over to the commanders. Ace and Izo were holding up a sign that said, 'Red Phoenix' and Thatch was cheering.
"We're the hell did you get that?!" Red snapped, embarrassed by the new title. The commanders replied with an evil smirk, "don't worry about it." Ace waved off.
Marco frowned at his answer, "why Red Phoenix, yoi?" The first commander pointed to the sign in confusion.
Izo answered, "cause she's Red and you're The Phoenix. Thatch came up with it."
Of course she did, the couple sighed at their friends.
"You guys aren't the only ones with a sign!" The Whitebeard Pirates turned towards the other crew. The Audience held up signs and wore T-Shirts with the name 'Porxy'. Foxy gave a smug smile while Porche blew kisses to her fans.
"That is the lamest name ever." Izo said in a disappointed tone.
"For the lamest couple ever." Ace scoffed.
"Yeah, who would date a split head anyways?" Thatch added.
The two fan clubs started bickering over which couple is the best. 'The Red Phoenix' walked up to the bright purple stage, ignoring the idiots arguing. The two took a seat on the blue seats, while the other team took a seat on pink ones. The announcer walked to the middle of the stage, "alright folks! Let's get started shall we! When I ask the question, the female of the group will write the answer on the whiteboard. The male will say the answer out loud."
Red picked up her white board and red marker. She gave Marco a smirked and a nod, Marco did the same.
"First question, what is your fiancé's favorite thing to do." The announcer pointed the micro phone at Foxy, who answered the question with ease. The couple giggled once they got a point.
"How about the Red Phoenix!"
Oh great that name stuck. "Sleeping." Marco answered without hesitation, which was correct. All Red does all day is sleep on the top deck. She's like a lazy cat, bathing in the sunlight.
After a few rounds, 'The Red Phoenix' and 'Porxy' tied. Neither of them could get the next question wrong. Who knows what the Foxy Pirates will pull if they end up neck and neck. The platform was quiet from the tension filling the air. It's all up to this last question…
"This question is worth five points! Who ever gets this will have a major lead!"
Red sent a confident look to Marco, telling him that they got this. The couple doesn't plan on losing to the moronic crew, and they never will.
"Alright… what is your partners favorite… fruit."
Foxy hesitated before answering, who knows that about a person! He turned to Porche, but she was still writing down her answer. It must be a long word then if she's taking this long to write it. Well then… a smirk sprouted onto the captain's face.
"Dragon fruit." He said in a confident tone, only to be shouted at.
"Boss! It was an apple! I'm allergic to Dragon fruit!" The woman shouted.
Foxy's face became mortified. "Why did it take you so long to write that! It's five letters!"
"I was drawing an apple too!" The woman showed him the board with a bad drawn apple.
"Looks like this could be the Red Phoenix's chance!" All the attention turned to the couple. Marco didn't know the answer to this question, no normal person talks about fruit.
The first commander tried to think back, maybe she told him at random.
"I rather pineapple head, so it's pineapple head"
"Your just upset cause you look like a pineapple."
"I don't like being bossed around by a fruit."
"Pops, why is the first commander a fruit?"
"Pineapple head, I want to sleep, let me sleep."
"Ace says you do look like a pineapple, I told you."
The blonde sighed with a smile, "pineapples." He answered with a playful eye roll. He looked back at the childish woman. She was grinning ear to ear and holding up her board with pride. It said 'Marco, the pineapple head.' That woman never changes.
"Good job Red!"
"Of course."
"So, does that mean you want to eat Marco?"
The last comment was from Ace, flashing his famous smirk. Red's face flared, she threw the board at the second commander, who dodged it with ease. Marco grabbed Red's hand and dragged her two the next stage.
The two went fourteen steps ahead, while the other group went nine. They ended at a church, giving Red a bad feeling.
"It's time for the wedding! people from your team will help you dress up."
The couple rolled their eyes, this is getting old.
Marco called Ace, even though he didn't want to, to help him. Izo and Thatch went to Red's side, even though she didn't call them. The five of them entered the church and went to separate sides.
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Marco groaned at how happy the second commander looked. There was a new twinkle in the brunette's eyes, a twinkle that means the first commander's destruction. Ace skipped through the halls of the building, gazing at clothes piles as he went. His face displayed a smirk and a mischievous glint in his ash colored eyes.
"Say it, yoi. I know you want to." Marco said in a defeated tone. Ace turned on his heels, his smirk grew twice its size when he heard Marco already giving up. "I don't know what you're talking about. I have nothing to say." Ace gave an innocent shrug before continuing his search.
Wait Marco, I'm saving all my fun teases for when we get back to the ship. Pop's will love to know he will be seeing grandchildren in his future! I should make posters of Marco on one knee and place them all over the Grand Line! Wonder what Red's dad would think? They seemed to be on good terms. Will the man beat Marco up? Now that would be fun to watch! Marco getting his ass whooped by an emperor because he's dating his daughter!
"Your smile is creeping me out, yoi. Tell me already." Marco's whine interrupted Ace's devilish thoughts.
Ace ignored the man and turned his attention onto a pile of clothes to his left. Bingo! Ace thought before dragging Marco to the pile.
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Red watched as Izo and Thatch whispered amongst themselves, leaving Red out of it. The woman could only imagine what they were saying about her. Red tried to banish the image of Marco on one knee, or her on top of Marco in the maze, or the way Marco smiled at her. Damnit! Get out of my mind your stupid pineapple!
I don't understand how the blonde could be so calm during these situations. My brain is melting from embarrassment. I'm so screwed when we get back home! I don't even want to think about it!-
"Red! We found a dress!" Thatch's voice broke Red out of her rant. The redhead looked over to the cook and saw her flashing a white wedding dress. The outfit was your typical wedding dress, white, plain, made you look like some sorta princess.
Red scrunched her nose at the dress, "do i have to wear that?" her tone screamed disgust.
"I know, I know, It's plain. Trust me, I already have your wedding dress planned out for you and Marco's wedding! It will be a V-neck top with an over skirt styled bottom. The base colors are red and blue. I promise, it will be gorgeous!" While Izo fantasized about Red and Marco's wedding, Thatch helped put on Red's dress. The dress was snug on the redhead's body, helping pop out her figure.
"You look gorgeous Red! Now go to the church!" Thatch pushed the redhead out the door, not letting her waist a second.
"Hey Thatch, I found one in your size." Izo called. Thatch skipped over to Izo and drooled over the dress in his hands. "Can i try it on Izo?" the sparkle in Thatch's eyes made the man smile. He nodded and handed the woman the dress.
Izo waited outside for Thatch to come out. It sucks that he's missing the ceremony, but he knows Ace will give him all the details and pictures. "Izo…" Thatch called in a low tone. The man leaned against the door to the dressing room, "you need help, don't you." Izo sighed.
"A Little. I can't zip it up past my chest, can you help me?" Thatch pleaded. Izo opened the door, he gulped when he saw Thatch. The woman looked stunning in the plain wedding dress. Her hand was gripping the top part of the outfit to keep it from falling.
"Izo, stop staring, it's creepy." Thatch's voice came out in a whine, even though she was enjoying the stares she got from the man. Izo's cheeks pinkened when he snapped out of his thoughts. The sixteenth commander went behind Thatch and tried to pull up the zipper. Tried. Izo pulled with all his might until the zipper ripped clean off. Thatch turned around; her eyes grew wide at the zipper in the man's hand.
"What did you do Izo!?" Thatch yelled. She placed her hands on her hips and tilted her body forward. The loose dress exposed her cleavage and the bra she was wearing underneath. Izo then figured out the reason the dress didn't fit.
"You must've grown since the last time I suited you." Izo commented. The man tried to tear his eyes away from the woman's chest, before it got too suspicious.
Thatch leaned closer; she could tell there was nervousness in his voice. "I haven't gotten taller. What are you talking about Izo?" the brunette stepped closer to the man, pinning her breast on his chest.
"No… something else has grown…" Izo made the mistake of taking another look at Thatch's chest. The brunette noticed, "are you talking about my breast Izo?" her voice was stern, creating a lump in the man's throat.
He gulped and nodded. Thatch smirked, "pervert." she crossed her hands over her chest, making her breast pop out more.
"Thatch I know what you're doing, stop it." Izo bit his lip. He placed his hands on Thatch's and pulled them away from her chest. Sadly, he didn't think of the consequences. Since Thatch's hands were in the air, nothing was holding her dress up, meaning…
Izo's body froze when he looked at her half naked state. The women wore matching blue laced lingerie, the blue was Izo's favorite color. The sight added thoughts into his mind, thoughts of Thatch being less than decent. A feeling washed over him, a feeling he's never felt before.
The man let go of the woman's hands and left the dressing room, leaving Thatch stunned. Izo leaned his body against the wall and slid down in embarrassment. At first, his thoughts about Thatch were inappropriate, but now he feels ashamed. Ashamed for ever put Thatch in that position, and guilt for enjoying it.
What is wrong with me? I'm never like this? Thatch mentally slapped himself across the face. "I'm so sorry Thatch…" Izo muttered, loud enough for the brunette to hear him inside the dressing room. Thatch came out of the room, frowning at Izo's depressed state. The man didn't look up, he refused to look at Thatch while he's like this.
How could I do that to her? She must be embarrassed, or mad, or-
Izo's breath hitched, he felt an unexpected heat source wrap around his shoulder. When he looked up, Thatch flashed her famous grin. "Izo, I forgive you. I know you wouldn't do something like that on purpose." the woman's smooth voice calmed Izo's nerves.
They stayed like that for a few minutes before returning to the game. When Thatch jumped up from the ground, Izo gripped onto her wrist. She looked down at the man and gave him a confused look, "Thank you Thatch." he whispered.
Thatch smiled, "Of course Izo!"
The two of them walked out of the church. Marco and Red walking through the colored path in their wedding attire. Izo looked down at Thatch, seeing her in that wedding dress stirred some thoughts in his mind. I wonder who she will marry…
"Come on Izo! Lets go." Thatch clung to his arm and started to drag him to Ace.
"I know Thatch, I'm moving." Izo's voice came out irritated, but he couldn't erase the smile of his face. Whoever she marries… they'll be lucky to have her.
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Izo is so adorable! There will be more Teach, Killer, and Kid later... Who knows, i might put Lu in it too! Do that Like, Comment, thingy