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Years ago in the north blue.
"Kid, where are we?" The older twin asks with her voice trembling. The children were washed away from their homes by a storm. It took several days before they saw land. When they did, they retreated to a forest near the beach.
Kid gripped onto his sister's hand, trying to calm her nerves. "Stay here ok? I'll go check the area out." The sister nodded. Kid let go of her hand and left her behind.
Red hair caught the figure's attention from the trees. He looked down and saw a red-haired boy, trotting through the forest. Is he stupid? Must be new. The figure thought, before leaping down to talk to the boy.
The sound of sticks breaking caught the redhead's attention. He snapped his head quickly, "come out." Kid growled at the bush behind him.
He was surprised when a child, the same age as him, came out from behind the bush. The kid was shorter than him and very skinny. He had curly golden hair that covered his eyes, it made Kid question if the boy could see.
"Are you gonna kill me?" The blonde mumbled, in an emotionless tone. Kid raised a brow, "what if I was?" The boy responded with a shrug, as if he didn't care.
"You must be new here if you're walking on the ground." The blonde commented.
"I washed up on shore here. What's wrong with the ground." Kid looked at the ground but saw nothing. He gave a confused look to the blonde.
"I'll explain later, my name's Killer by the way. What's yours?"
"Wow Killer, what a welcoming name. My name is Kid." The twin said in a sarcastic tone.
Killer frowned. "Your name isn't so glamorous either."
"I didn't pick it!" Kid snapped.
"You have a temper." Killer noted out loud.
"And wha-"
Killer grabbed Kid's hand and interrupted him, "Come on, let's go." The blonde dragged the redhead to the beach. He knew it would be safer there for them to talk. He didn't expect another redhead to be sitting there.
His eyes scanned the two, "twins?" They both replied with a nod. Red walked closer to the boy, "my name's Red." She introduced. She stuck out her hand for Killer to grab it, he did. "My name's Killer." The blonde expected the woman to fear his name, or question it, not-
"Hahaha, that's a funny name!" The girl laughed. She let go of Killers hand to clutch her stomach, as tears filled her eyes.
Killer watched as the girl laughed hysterically, is she insane? Who laughs at that? Now that I think about it, Kid's reaction to my name was different too. What is wrong with these twins?
The blonde let out a sigh, "look, Let's go to my house. There are two more kids living with me. I'll explain everything there." The blonde grabbed the laughing girl and the snorting boy.
When Red stopped laughing, she scanned the blonde for more details as he pulled her. His skin was covered in dirt and his clothes were tattered. He's an orphan, she concluded.
"Who are the other kids living with you. What are their names?"
Killer turned to face Red before answering her question. "Law and Blue."
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Present
"I won't let her die!"
—CCXC
The air ran thick on the ship. The Moby Dick was docked in one of the groves of the Sabaody Archipelago. All commanders sat anxiously on the top deck with their captain.
It was quiet. No one dared to speak with all the tension weighing heavily on their shoulders. Well, everyone but one.
"LET ME GO!" The redhead spat. He tried pushing past the barrier his crewmates were creating.
"KID LISTEN TO ME! NO ONE IS ALOUD IN THAT ROOM!" Killer shouted at his captain. The Kid Pirates arrived at the Archipelago two days ago. They found Whitebeard's ship docked on grove four and went to see Red. They were shocked by the news, Kid especially.
The captain growled at his right hand man, "SHE'S MY SISTER KILLER!"
"SHE'S MINE TOO DAMNIT! HOW DO YOU THINK WE ALL FEEL KID!" Killer gestured to the worried faces of Red's crew. They all were affected by Red's condition. She's been passed out for three days.
After Red became unconscious, Thatch called the other commanders. Izo called Boa, who arrived quickly to Red's aid. They went back to the Moby Dick and told everyone the news about what happened. And here we are. Boa's ship was docked in another grove, to not bring attention to the emperor's ship. She was also on the deck, waiting for the news about Red.
"Kid." Boa called. Kid snapped his head to the empress with a growl. "All of the worst generations are on the Archipelago. So that means he's here." Kid stopped his growling. His eyes went wide at the realization, he could help her.
Killer let go of Kid, and turned to his crewmates. "Everyone go find him, find Trafalgar D. Water Law, the captain of the heart pirates."
The men didn't ask questions, they left as soon as the order was given. The Whitebeard pirates were confused by the request, why him. "She didn't tell you how the celestial dragons captured her. Did she?" Boa's voice grabbed everyone's attention.
Most were shocked from the mention of the celestial dragons, making a sigh escape Kid. "I would like to have a private room to talk to you guys in. It's time you know her full past."
Izo nodded at the warlord's request. The captain and the commanders showed the three to a room. Once they were in the room, Kid started talking. "How much did she tell you?" he looked to the second commander for an answer.
"She's the daughter of Shanks, Makino and has three other siblings. She lived in the east blue for a while, before you two got lost in a storm. Last thing she told us was how she was freed from the celestial dragons by Fisher Tiger. Then joined his crew for a while." Ace's explanation shocked Whitebeard, he's gotten no report about the woman's past. It pains him to know how much the girl has been through.
Killer sighed, "she left a whole chunk of it out." the commander's eyes grew wide at the statement. What else could she have gone through?
"We ended up in the North Blue after the storm, that's where we met Killer, Law, and Blue." Kid continued, keeping his eyes on the Whitebeard Pirates.
None of them knew Red knew Law, or who this Blue person was, but they kept quiet to listen to the story. Kid gritted his teeth and clenched his fist, the next part of the story haunts him. To think someone he cared about so much turned on him. Killer saw his captain about to break and continued the story for him, even though the memory haunts him too.
"Red and Blue had a near death experience years ago. None of us could do anything, we prepared for the worst. Until someone came to our rescue, that person was Dagger, their older brother. At first, we thought he was our hero, but all that changed when he took Red and Blue and experimented on them. Why he did it is a mystery, we haven't spoken to the man since then. Two years later we found out Blue had died, and Red escaped from the celestial dragons." Killer paused for them to take in the information. He wasn't surprised to see tears flowing from the fourth commander's eyes. The rest wore distressed looks.
The look reminded Killer of the anger he felt that day, helpless and useless. He felt as if it was his fault she was taken away. Killer made a vow that day to grow stronger, Kid also.
Kid's throat went dry from Killer's explanation. I said I would never let anything happen to her again. but here I am. She's hurt and i can't do anything about it!
"Scars mark Red's back, they are the result of the experiments. Izo, you didn't see them because her hair covers it. It's also the reason she doesn't like to wear anything besides her jumpsuit. Her scars hold memories, memories she doesn't want to revisit. Understand why she didn't want to tell you." Boa said, her voice was starting to give out on her.
Izo's eyes became watery, he felt guilty for lecturing Red all those times. His guilt disappeared when he felt something grab his shirt, it was Thatch. "I-Is Re-d go-ing to d-d-die!" Thatch cried. Unlike the others, Thatch saw Red in pain, she heard her pleads. That image hasn't left her mind in two days.
"No, Marco won't let her." Ace answered sternly. All they can do now is wait and pray for Marco to succeed.
-MRMR-
In the infirmary, Marco held Red in his arms. His devil fruit was activated, healing Red. His body covered her for his power to spread across the body. He has been doing this for two whole days to keep her alive, but her heart rate is still decreasing.
Marco let out a curse when his devil fruit deactivated. He's been in his form for 48 hours without a break. Red shifted at the loss of heat Marco was providing and started to twitch again. No matter how hard Marco tried, he couldn't turn back into a phoenix.
Activating a devil fruit for so long will put massive strains on his body. Right now, Marco can't even see clearly, but he continues to try. "I won't let you die… come on Red, stay with me." his whispered, caressing her cheek. The blonde wants nothing more than to see her smile. The pain on her face is what drives Marco past his limits.
"Red, I need you, we need you. Please be strong." Marco started to lose his hearing as he spoke. Blue flames stopped flickering on his hands. The hand caressing Red's cheek fell to her shoulder, my body is going numb. Marco thought when his face hit her chest.
The only thing Marco could feel was the warm body under him, until finally he fell asleep.
I miss it. Your whimsical laugh, your glowing small, the little snores you used to let out when you feel asleep.
Don't die on me Red…
Marco's dream. Marco's pov
I should've known
I'd leave alone
Just goes to show
That the blood you bleed
Is just the blood you owe
What is this music? I reached my hands to my ears to cover them. The music was throbbing in my head, begging me to listen. The voice who was singing it was calm and familiar, but something about it made his body ache.
We were a pair
But I saw you there
Too much bear
You were my life
But life is far away from fair
The voice grew louder with each step I took, but something about it brings me forward. After a few more steps, I stopped at a white wall. It had a black door with a white doorknob at its center. My hand moved on its own and grabbed the doorknob.
Was I stupid to love you?
Was I reckless to help?
Was it obvious to everybody else
What I opened the door, I looked around the room. It was pure white, almost blinding, yet comforting. In the middle stood a woman with beautiful crimson hair that draped down her back. "Red…" I muttered. I wanted to scream her name, but for some reason I couldn't. She was standing in front of a mirror, gazing at herself. But her reflexion was different.
That I'd fallen for a lie?
You were never on my side
Fool me once, fool me twice
Are you death or paradise?
Now you'll never see me cry
There's just no time to die
Red reached out her hand and placed it on the mirror. My heart ached when I heard her choke on a sob, but the mirror stayed the same, mimicking the words to the song. It's her voice singing… that's why it's familiar.
I let it burn
You're no longer my concern
Faces from my past return
Another lesson yet to learn
That I'd fallen for a lie
You were never on my side
Fool me once, fool me twice
Are you death or paradise?
Now you'll never see me cry
There's just no time to die
The mirror flicked and switched the image. It was still Red, singing the words to the song. Except her body was covered in blood, and her hair was slowly turning black. "Stop it." She cried. She used her free hand to grab a fist full of the hair on her back and the skin attached. I tried to move but I was frozen in place. I want to hug her, hold her, tell her everything was going to be ok, but instead, all I can do is stand here and watch.
No time to die
No time to die
The music banged in my head, drowning out the sobs and cries Red was emitting. Even so, I can still feel the pain. My chest twisted until a stabbing pain transmitted around my torso. The pain was pure agony. Along with the stabbing, it felt as if my limbs were being torn apart.
Fool me once, fool me twice
Are you death or paradise?
Now you'll never see me cry
Is this what Red feels? Is this what she has been feeling for the last two days? My mouth opened to let out a muted scream. The sound choked my body and reverated in my throat. My limbs were still being pulled, but now, so was my head. I felt my skin stretch with the force. My body was starting to give up on me. As my head was pulled, my memories started to lip away. One memory came into mind, but it wasn't mine. It was a girl, a woman with long black hair and blue tips. Her eyes were dark and vulnerable, she looked as if she was about to cry.
Her small hand reached out to touch my face, she looked about ten years old. She gave me a smile and slipped her hand onto my shoulder. "Tell Red…" she started. Her words became muffled, but I felt as if I could still hear her. What's with this girl? Who is she? Is she a part of Red's past? The woman's hand went back up to my face and turned my head towards Red. The woman in the mirror wasn't Red any long. It looked like the woman touching my face, except she had an evil look in her eyes. From the glint in the woman's eyes, I could tell what was happening.
That person is Red's pain… the suffering she dealt with for years. The guilt that is overwhelming her right till this very moment. Judging from how young the woman touching my face looks, I'm guessing she's been dealing with this pain for so long. I can't believe under that whimsical laugh was someone being consumed by their own hatred. A hatred she holds for herself. I can't believe under that glowing smile, is someone crying from pain. A pain that only comes from guilt. Greif weighs heavily on her shoulders, an unbearable weight that keeps getting heavier.
"Now you know the truth." I turned my head back to the woman as she spoke. "Now tell her what I said." The woman began to fade into mist. But still, I didn't know what she told me to say. It feels as if it's on the top of my tongue but won't fall out of my mouth.
The figure in front of Red wrapped her arms around Red's body, and squeezed her tight. Red began to fade into dust, sobbing and crying as she disappeared.
"Red! * **** ***
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Yes, i know i'm an awful person for enjoying Marco's suffering, but... his life is in my hands! Fufufufufu! No, that is not a hint or anythings, we won't be seeing that weird fur ball till my continuation of this series. IF i make one. But we will be seeing my favorite, breading hating, surgeon!
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