A Wild Card in the Big Blue
East Blue
No Ones P.O.V
Six sighed as he slowly bobbed in the water on his small boat while chowing on a tooth pick, while the boat has seen better days. It's been about 5 months since Six left Coconut island and started exploring the East Blue with his pet Stripe. The Courier has seen some interesting islands in the East Blue and ran into even more pirates. Six gained a bit of a reputation as a bounty hunter, not as big as some of the other bigger bounty hunters, but big enough to gain some recognition, especially with the 'demon' that was always mounted on his shoulder.
The Courier had recently collected a bounty of about 10,000,000 Beli and was ready to spoil himself and Stripe a bit.
"Where the hell is this place?" Six muttered as he glanced around the water, nothing in sight. "How hard is it to find a floating restaurant that looks like a giant fish."
Six was soon brought out of his thoughts as he felt Stripe pull on his shoulder, making him look to the right. In the distance Six saw what he was looking for, Baratie, said to be the best restaurant in all of East Blue. One thing Six loved about this world was the food. As soon as Six tasted an average dish at a common restaurant the Courier cried at how good it was, no fear of radiation or it possible containing people.
Turning the rickety boat towards the restaurant and quickly made his way, Six's stomach growling with anticipation. About 10 minutes later Six docked on the ships side and quickly made his way in with Stripe on his shoulder.
"Welcome to the Baratie!" A man said in with a gleeful expression on his face as he rubbed his hands together. The man wore a blue shirt, white apron, large forearms, and a headband on his head. "How can I help the customer?"
Six gave the man a grin as he saw right through him. The man wanted one thing from Six, his money, but Six was more then happy to spend it here if the food lived up to the rumors.
"One table please."
That seemed to make the Man's smile falter a bit. "I'm sorry mere bastard, but all the single tables are taken. There's only group tables open."
Six just shrugged, not fazed with being called a bastard. "No problem, put me wherever you need to. As long as I get some food." Six said with a smile.
The man grow a big smile on his face before his eyes landed on Stripe. "About your... pet, it won't cause any trouble, right?"
Six pet Stripe under his chin before turning back to the cook. "Don't worry, as long as no one messes with my or Stripe he'll behave. And look on the bright side, I'll be spending money on your food for me and my pet."
That seemed to get a big grin out of the man as he quickly escorted the Courier to an open table in the middle of the restaurant. But as soon as they reached the table a loud explosion was heard and the restaurant shook.
"What the hell was that?" The chef said before running off.
Six gave a small shrug and sat at the large table while looking at the large menu. As Six looked at the menu he saw a man with lavender hair and brass knuckles walk into the restaurant in a dramatic fashion with a beautiful woman in toe, the two sitting not that far from the Courier's table. Six blinked before looking back at the menu, his mouth watering as he saw all the delusions food. As Six looked over the menu he heard people around him talk about the man, who was a lieutenant Marine named Fullbody.
Six didn't pay attention to the man but heard him try to impress the woman with some wine tasting skills... and failed miserably. He didn't bother listening to the rest and was more focused on his menu. Just as Six was about to make a decision Fullbody yelled for the waiter. A moment later the same man who served them wine walked up to the table, his face neutral.
The Courier sighed as he put his menu down and turned his full attention to the noisy table.
"Didn't I tell you I'm not the waiter." The man said as Six got a good look at him.
The man didn't look that old, probably younger then Six. He had a neat set of blond hair and was smoking a cigarette while warring a black suit.
"But you certainty got good taste when it come to your company." The man in the black suit said as he grabbed the beautiful woman's hand. "How about it, miss? Would you care to ditch this guy and have some wine with me." He said in a flirty voice making Six whistle, the guy was smooth.
Fullbody slammed his hand on the table, grabbing the man in the black suits attention. "Hey. Dose this restaurant serve bug soup to it's customers." He said while pointing to his bowl. Six snorted at the wining, he'd tasted worst food that was crawling with bugs back home. A single bug in food this fine could not destroy it's flavor.
"Bugs?" The man in the black suit asked.
"Then what is this bug in my soup!?" Fullbody said before a small smirk crossed his face.
The man didn't look fazed in the least. "I'm very sorry sir, but I don't know earthier. I'm not much of an expert on bugs." He said in a cheeky voice that made the woman giggle along with half the restaurant.
Fullbody grit his teeth before rising from his chair. "Don't mock me!" He shouted before slamming his fist down on the table, breaking it in half.
Six rested his hand on Lucky as the man in the black suit knelt down to the spilled food. "If you picked that bug out of the soup it would of still been edible." He said in a quiet voice, but Six could feel the fury in it. "I spent three full days and nights making this soup."
Fullbody's answer was slamming his foot on the chef's hand, making Six grit his teeth. "Should you have such arrogance against your customer?" Fullbody said in an arrogant voice he looked down at the chef. "I'm the customer! A customer who paid money!"
The woman Fullbody came with grabbed his arm. "Stop it Fullbody!" She said in a slight pleading voice.
"Shut up!" He shouted before pushing the woman to the floor, getting a shocked expression from the woman.
Now Six had Lucky out under the table and rested his finger on the trigger, but before he did anything the chef spoke.
"Can money... fill your stomach?" The chef asked in a low voice that made Six pause. Fullbody just gained a confused look on his face. "I said... can money fill your stomach!?" The chef said while glaring up at the Marine.
Before Fullbody could even react the chef spun around on the floor and delivered a devastating kick to the Marine. In a mater of seconds the chef was holding Fullbody by the head, his arm bleeding and his face bruised. Everyone in the restaurant gawked at the chef.
"Don't go ruining our food." The chef said with a glare. "Messing with a cook of the sea is a good way to get yourself killed... Remember that well."
Six smirked before he brought up his menu again, but was just as he brought it up he heard a familiar voice.
"A customer!?"
Looking to the right Six saw the chef that saw him in glare at the blond chef.
"Your at it again Sanji." The bald chef said as he stomped over to the now named Sanji. "What are you doing to our customer? Isn't that Marine lieutenant?"
Sanji glared at the other chef, not letting go of the Marine. "Gotta problem, you crappy cook?"
Six just sighed as he tried to tune out the argument and try to order something. He saw Sanji being held back by the other cooks from the corner of his of his eye. Just as Six was about to raise his hand the sealing to the restaurant caved in and two people fell to the floor. The first one was an old man with a ridiculously tall hat and impressive mustache about two feet long on each side. The other was a kid about 16, warring a red shirt, blue shorts, and a straw hat on his head.
Giving a loud sigh Six once again put the menu in his hands down. "I'm never going to eat." He said getting a growl from Stripe.
After a bunch of arguing from the chefs and both Sanji and Fullbody got hit in the face by the owner. At the same time an injured Marine stumbled into the door.
As the chefs argued Six heard the straw hat kid make a comment that made Six snot "This restaurant sure is lively."
"That's the truth."
The injured Marine panted hard as he looked to Fullbody. "The Pirate Krieg's men has escaped!" He said shocking Fullbody. "We thought he could've us a lead on Krieg... we've already lost seven of our men."
"That's ridicules!" Fullbody said in anger. "When we found him three days ago he was about to starve to death! And we haven't fed him yet have we!?"
Six raised an eyebrow at the name Krieg as everyone in the restaurant started to shake with fear. From what Six had heard Don Krieg was captain of the Krieg pirates with a 17,000,000 Beli bounty, with 50 ships under his name along with 5000 men, and one of the most dangerous men in the East Blue. Six was soon brought out of his thoughts when a gunshot was heard, making the Courier whip out Lucky and pointed it to the door on reflex.
There he saw a dark skin man with gray cloths, and one foot in the grave. His face was sunken, his lips were dry, and he had dark circles under his eyes. Six instantly recognized all the signs of starvation and could not help but give the man some pity. Nobody moved as the man walked to an open table before sitting down like a ragdoll, but not before throwing one foot on the table. Six had to give it to the man, he knew how to keep his composer.
"I don't care what it is..." The man said in a dry voice. "Bring me some food. This is a restaurant, right?"
The chef who saw Six in and stepped forward with a big smile on his face. "Welcome, mere bastard."
The starving man looked annoyed at the chef's face. "I'll only say this once more, so listen up. Bring me some food."
The chef put a hand behind his head as he looked at the starving man. "I'm sorry sir, but we'll be expecting you to pay for the meal. Do you have any money?"
Without hesitation the starving man leveled his pistol right at the chef's head. "Is a bullet ok."
The chef's face morphed into a frown. "So I take it you don't have any money?" The chef said just before bringing his arms down hard on the starving man, making Six wince.
The Courier tuned out the cheers as his eyes rested on the starving man who was holding his stomach. It wasn't long before the chef started to kick the pirate while he as down that pissed Six off. Getting up from his table Six made his way to the fallen pirate and chef. Just as the chef was about to send another strong kick to the fallen pirate Six hand shot forward and pushed the large chef back with ease. Everyone stared at the Courier in shock as he knelt down to the starving pirate and throw his arm over Six's shoulder. Six started to drag the pirate out of the restaurant as everyone stared at him.
"W-why are you helping him!?" The chef shouted in shock making Six pause at the side door. "He's a member to the Krieg pirates, the most feared pirates in the East Blue!"
Six glanced back at everyone while giving a strong glare. "Because that's not how I roll." Six said before walking out of the restaurant.
Once outside Six gently put the pirate against the wall. The starving man was painting for air as his stomach growled.
"I... didn't ask for help?" He said with stubborn pride.
Six just snorted as his Pit-Boy materialized a coconut, getting a shocked look from the pirate. "You didn't need to ask." Six said as he brought up Blood-Nap. Six always kept two weapons out at all times, one of his hand guns and Blood-Nap just in case.
Just as he was about to cut the coconut open the door opened again to reveal Sanji, with a plate of food in his hand. The chef gave Six a surprised look before he set the plate next to the pirate. Sanji didn't say anything before he sat opposite of the pirate while smoking on his cigarette. Six just shrugged as he cut the coconut open with one swing of his knife and set the half filled with coconut juice next to the food. The Courier did the same as the chef and sat against the railing while looking up at the clouds.
"Eat it." Sanji simply said after taking a long drag from his cigarette.
The pirate stared at the plate of food for a long minute before looking away. "Shut up! Go away! This is the worst. I won't accept charity." He said, every word forced out as he looked away from the hot food. "Take it away!"
Sanji didn't look the least bit fazed by the pirate. "Don't be tough, just eat already. To me any hungry person's a customer."
"And I've seen enough hungry people to know what your going through sucks." Six said as he remembered starving people he found in the Mojave he tried to help.
"I... I can't pay for it." He said and Six could hear his resolve weakening just as his stomach growled.
Sanji looked up after giving a small sigh. "The vast ocean is can be very cruel. It's awful to not have any food and water. Just awful..." Sanji's words seem to make the pirate shake a bit. "I understand starving people more then anyone." He said before looking back at the pirate. "I don't care if you wanna die with dignity. But if you eat up, you'll be able to look forward to a new tomorrow, won't you?"
That seemed to be the final straw for the pirate as he quickly grabbed the plate and started to wolf down the food. Six could hear the man sniff a few cries as he ate his food.
"This is so delicious!" The pirate cried out as he whipped his face. "So delicious, it's too delicious!" He said before gulping down the coconut juice. "I thought I was going to die. I thought I was a goner."
A grin crossed Sanji's face as he stared up. "You like it huh." The chef said with some pride.
"I think it was my coconut that really helped." Six said with a grin that made the chef snort.
"Hahahahaha~" Laughter made both Six and Sanji look up to see the kid with the straw hat look down at them, a big smile on his face. "Well now, I've found my cook." The kid said with a big smile. "Hey, aren't you lucky? If neither gave you something to eat, it'd be all over for you." He said to the starving pirate before looking over to Sanji. "Hey, Mr. cook, care to join us?" The kid said getting a confused look from everyone. "You'll be the chef on our pirate ship."
"...Huh?" Everyone said at once, even Stripe tilted his head.
After the starving pirate finished eating the straw hat kid came down to them and sat on the railing.
"Your a pirate?" Sanji muttered as he looked up at the kid, who nodded to the chef. "Then why did you attack this restaurant?"
"That was an accident. We were just defending ourselves." The kid almost wined.
"The hell dose that mean?"
"Probably fired at some other pirates and their aim was off, hitting the restaurant." Six said as he leaned against the railing.
"Anyway, you'd better not do anything else to this place. The head chef was once the chef of a notorious pirate ship."
"Heh? So that old man was once a pirate?" The kid said while looking back at the restaurant.
Six tuned out the boring stuff as he looked through his Pit-Boy, but one question the kid asked caught the Courier's interest.
"Hey, join us!" The kid said with a big smile.
"I refuse." It didn't even take a second for the chef to come up with an answer. "I have my reasons why I must remain here."
The kid didn't like that answer and got right into the chef's face. "No, I refuse!"
"A-About what?"
"I refuse your refusal." The kid simply.
It took Six a minute to proses what the kid said, and when the Courier did he started to laugh. "Talk about determination." He said before getting of from his got up from his spot. "Well I better get back, I still haven't eaten yet."
"You join my crew too coconut man." The kid said making Six stuff a laugh.
"Convince the cook first and I might consider it." Six said making Sanji glare at him. "See you." He said before walking back into the restaurant. "My names Six by the way." He said just before entering.
Once inside Six saw everything went back to normal for everyone and eating like nothing happen. Unfortunately Six saw his table occupied at the moment, making him sigh. Seeing no other table open at the moment Six walked up to the table, grabbing everyone's attention.
"Excuse me-"
"What is that!?" The one with the long nose yelled as he pointed to Stripe on Six's shoulder. "It a demon!" He shouted in fear before he was hit on top of the head by the redhead.
"Quiet, I'm trying to order." She said before looking to Six. "What do you want?"
Six gave a friendly smile. "Well you see this was my table before I left to do something, and I haven't eaten yet."
"So what, do you want us to move?" The man with green hair said with a glare.
Six just waved him off. "I'm not looking to kick you out, I just want to eat. So would you mind if I join you?"
"Not at all, but your paying for yourself." The redhead said before looking back at the menu.
Six nodded with a grin as he sat down across from the one with the long nose. "The names Six, and this is my pet Stripe."
"Zoro." The green haired man said with a nod as he looked at his menu.
"I'm Nami." The redhead said with a smile.
"And I'm Captain Usopp!" The long nose said with a dramatic flare.
Six raised as eyebrow at the teen. "Your a captain." Six said in a sarcastic voice before looking to Nami and Zoro with a look of pity. "You must have low standards."
"Asshole!" Usopp yelled.
It wasn't long before the table ordered their food, with Six paying for himself of course. The Courier's mouth watered as he saw the food in front of his plate and he didn't waist any time chowing down. As soon as the flavor hit his mouth Six moaned in pleasure.
"So good~" He said as he ate slowly, trying to savor the flavor. "Right Stripe?" He said getting a growl from the Deathclaw as he ate his plate of chicken.
"Hey there, waiter!" Nami called out while looking back while the other people at the table grinned.
"Hey, it's you guys, and the coconut guy!" A familiar voice said catching Six's attention.
"Hey, I heard you have to work here for a year." Usopp said with a cheeky grin that made Six raise a brow.
"Can I redraw the pirate flag." Zoro said with a grin.
It wasn't long before the kid, who Six found out his name was Luffy, was at their table.
"What's all this!" Luffy yelled as he looked at all the food on the table, drooling a bit. "Your all stuffing yourselves with such great food while I'm not around. That hurts!" He said while looking angry.
"Not really, it's our free will." Zoro said in a cheeky voice that made Six snort.
Six hold in a laugh when he saw Luffy flicked a booger into Zoro's cup while he wasn't looking.
"Well I have to admit the food here is great." The green haired man slowly brought his cup to his mouth. "I almost feel sorry for you."
Just when it looked like he was about to drink his cup Zoro grabbed Luffy by the head and forced the drink down the kids mouth. "You drink it!" Zoro yelled as he forced the drink down Luffy's throat.
Six burst out laughing while holding his sides as he saw Luffy fall to the ground while holding his throat. And he wasn't the only one as Nami and Usopp were also laughing their asses off, not caring they were drawing attention.
Suddenly there laughter was interrupted when Sanji came out of nowhere with a flower in his hands before he knelt down next to Nami.
"O' mother ocean. Thank you for arranging this encounter today." Sanji said making everyone stopped laughing. "oh, my love!" He said before covering his face with his hand. "Go on, laugh at me. I, who can't bear this torture. As long as I'm with you, it matters not if I'm the pirate or the devil..." He said before looking right into Nami's eyes, and for a split second Six swore Sanji's eyes looked like hearts. "My heart's ready as can be!"
Sanji started to go on a love rant that just made Six cringe. "What happened to the smooth guy from earlier." Six muttered as he pulled down his hat to block the sight.
"There's such a great obstacle between us!" Sanji said while holding his heart.
"That obstacle is me, right?" Six turned his head to see the owner. "Sanji." The owner said making the blond wince.
"The old fart." Sanji muttered.
"This is just great. Why don't you run off and be a pirate just like them." The owner said making Sanji glare at the man. "We don't need you here anymore!"
That seemed to make Sanji grit his teeth. "Hey old fart. Ain't I the assistant head chef here? What's your crap of not needing me here?"
The owner folded his arms with a neutral look on his face. "You always fight with our costumers, you flirt with any beautiful woman in sight, and you make lousy food." The chef listed off, each word pissing off Sanji. "Your nothing more then a burden to this restaurant! That's what I meant."
"What the..?" Sanji growled as Six heard laughing coming from upstairs.
"The other cooks don't like you anyway." The owner said. "Why don't you become a pirate or whatever you please? Why don't you just get the hell out of here!?" He said with a little more force.
Six blinked at the words the owner spoke. They were hard... but not meant to hurt. The Courier has seen and heard more insults that would drive people to fights, but he also saw insults between friends. These insults... felt almost necessary.
"What's this crap?" Sanji said as he grit his teeth. "I didn't do shit and now your blowing your head off, old fart?" Sanji said before he started to walk towards the owner slowly. "I don't care about the rest of your excuses, but I'll never allow my cooking to be insulted!" He said while getting up in the owners face. "I don't care what the hell your saying, I'm going to stay here as a chef!" He said before grabbing the old man by the shirt. "If you don't like it, it's your problem!"
The owner's face was neutral as he looked at Sanji. "How dare you hit your own boss," He said before slapping Sanji's hand away then throwing him over his shoulder with some impressive skills. "You stupid eggplant!"
Seeing where he was heading Six and everyone at the table quickly grabbed their food and pulled it away. Even Stripe held his plate of chicken over his head. And just in time too as Sanji crashed into the table and broke it.
Once the blond chef hit the floor he slowly pushed himself up. "Are you kidding? No matter how hard you may try... I'm gonna stay right here as a chef!" Sanji said as the owner started to walk away. "Till the day you go to hell!" He called after him.
The owner just snorted. "I won't die, I'll live another 100 years!"
Sanji just scoffed. "What a stubborn old man..."
Luffy crouched down to Sanji's level and gave the chef a grin. "Isn't it great, that he gave you his blessing!" Luffy said in an exited voice making Six blink.
Thinking about the owners words, Luffy actually saw the hidden meaning. They were harsh, but the owner gave Sanji his blessing to be a pirate, or to leave and fallow something.
Six was snapped out of his thoughts when Sanji held a cup of tea in front of him. He also noticed the table was back up from the floor.
"Thanks." Six said as he took the cup of tea and sat back down.
"By the way," Nami said grabbing Sanji's attention almost instantly, hearts in his eyes. "The food here is great, but... It's a bit expensive for me." She said making Six snore seeing her have Sanji wrapped around her finger.
"Of course I won't make you pay," He said in a love sick voice getting a hug out of Nami. A second later he looked at all the guys with a normal face. "You guys have to." He said getting a cry of outrage from Usopp.
Six just laughed as he brought up his menu again. "With food this good it's worth it." Six said as Stripe finished his plate of chicken, letting out a small burp as he patted his fat belly.
Luffy laughed as he sat at the table before getting kicked by Sanji. For a split second Six thought the kid's neck bended, but he shook that thought out of his head as Sanji dragged Luffy way to work.
"...Are you all really pirates?" Six asked gaining the tables attention. "Because your crewmate doesn't seem like a normal pirate."
That seemed to make the crew sigh. "No, he's not." They all said at the same time.
"But man, it's not fair she get's free food and we don't." Usopp complained while tapping the table.
Six sent the long nose a grin. "Usopp was it," He said grabbing his attention along with the others. "You do know why he gave Nami free food, right?"
"Because I'm beautiful." Nami said with a wink and Six nodded.
"Exactly, Sanji found Nami beautiful, and she played him like a fiddle," Six said before turning to the redhead and tipping his hat to her. "Which I found very skillful and I tip my hat off to you red." He said getting a thumbs up from Nami. "If Sanji gave us free food... that would mean he found us attractive, and be all over us."
Once the words set in both Zoro and Usopp turned purple and a shiver went up their spines. Six laughed at their expressions while Nami giggled behind her hand.
"Bastard, putting that image in my head." Zoro grumbled while eating his food.
Six gave a cheeky grin before turning to Nami. "So who's your captain of your crew?"
As Nami ate her desert she pointed up. "Luffy."
Six blinked before raising an eyebrow. "Really, that kid?" He asked getting a nod from everyone. "Huh, doesn't seem like the leader type."
"He's not... but he's not a bad captain." Nami said with a small smile.
"So what's this I here about your captain having to work for a year here?" Six asked as his food came.
"Well you see..." Usopp said as he started to explain their situation.
Six yawned as he saw sunlight throw the crack of his boat. It's been four days since he met Luffy and his crew of pirates, and they were an interesting bunch. Apparently Luffy had to work in the restaurant for a year after deflecting a cannon ball into the owners room, hurting him. That forced the crew to stay until there captain could leave. Six was also staying at the restaurant, taking a mini vacation after all the traveling he's done since coming to this world. He was also looking for a place to get a new ship since his was starting to get too beat up.
Getting up from his little bed in his ship Six yawned as he stretched before he got out of his ship, meeting a thick soupy fog. As soon as he was out Six heard yelling and panic coming from inside the restaurant, and a dark shadow covering him. Looking up Six's jaw drop when he saw a giant ship, and not just any ship judging from the flag, Don Krieg's ship, who looked like it seen better days. The ship was tour up and looked nearly broken in half.
"Stripe!" Six called as he stared at the ship before him. A moment later Stripe came looking tiered, but when he saw the ship even his eyes bulged out of his head. "I know buddy, let's see what's going on." Six said before making his way to the restaurant, stripe on his shoulder.
The Courier made it just in time to see Don Krieg himself walk into the restaurant. Or more like stumble since the man looked like he was about to shake hands with death. He probably would've fell over if not for Gin holding him up, who the Courier found out his name after talking to Sanji and Luffy.
Krieg was a large man about 7 feet tall, with lavender hair, long sideburns even Six found impressive a bit, and wore a large fur coat along with some medical bands around his head.
"Please... Can I have some water... and something to eat." Krieg said in a weak voice that made Six wince. The Courier hated starvation on anyone, even his enemies, having seen it drive people mad or to the point to kill. "If it's money, I've got it. As much as you ask. I don't know how long it's been since I last eaten... Please... give me water and something to eat." Every word seemed to make Gin grit his teeth as Don Krieg sucked up his pride. "Please."
Six gave the pirate a calm look. He was sure if the situation was reversed Don Krieg would of let the person die, or even kill them. Hell, Six was about 50% sure after Krieg got some food he would try to rob everyone.
Everyone started to whisper and mutter around about Don Krieg, and the situation he was in. A moment later Krieg fell to the floor looking dead tiered while Gin called out his name.
"P-please!" Gin called out, looking desperate. "Please help my captain! He's starving to death, he hasn't eaten for days! If he doesn't get food soon, he'll die!" Gin begged as everyone in the restaurant, who all looked sweating in fear.
Gin's only response was an obnoxious laugh that ticked the Courier off a bit. "This is great!" The chef from yesterday said as he looked down at Don Krieg and Gin from the stairs. "So this is the notorious bully, Don Krieg?"
"We got money this time?" Gin said while glaring at the chef. "Aren't we customers here!?" He called up to the chef.
"Not on your life!" The chef said without hesitation before looking to the side. "Hey, hurry up and call the Marines."
"What?" Gin said in shock.
"He has weakened. They won't get another chance like this. No food for him." The chef said without mercy. "Get him out of here."
It wasn't long before everyone started joining in, not afraid at the weakened Don Krieg. Six could understand their hatred, he's seen what Raiders could do and he'd kill them without mercy. But he would never kick them while they were down, or torture them. Some pirate seemed to have morels to an extent, not murdering countless people but destroying or stealing property instead.
"I won't... do anything." Six looked back to see Krieg slowly push himself up off the floor. "I won't do anything, I promise I'll leave after I eat." He said while bowing to the floor. "So please... h-help me..."
"Don Krieg, please stop." Gin said while putting a hand on Krieg's shoulder. "Please don't beg! How can you do such a humble act!? Please stop it!"
Krieg just continued to struggle as he bowed to everyone. "I promise... please... Anything.. even your leftovers. Anything!" Krieg said getting a hurt look from Gin.
Six turned to the stairs and smiled when he saw someone walk down, something in their hands.
"Heh, you think I'm sympathetic." The chef scoffed.
"Oi, out of the way Patty." Sanji said before kicking Patty into the face hard, making Patty fall off the stairs.
Six laughed his ass off seeing the kick as Sanji brought Don Krieg a bowl of food and something to drink.
"Take it, Gin." Sanji said while putting the food down. "Let him have it."
Gin looked shocked at Sanji and it wasn't long before Krieg started to inhale the food, not bothering with the spoon. Soon some chef came and started ranting to take the food away form the starving man, but Sanji just ignored him with a neutral expression. The chef went on to say how Don Krieg was the sneakiest pirate there was, doing everything from pretending to be a Marine to sneak-attacks. Six understood sneak attacks and how deadly they can be to an opponent, but they weren't everything.
The chef's rant was cut off when Krieg slammed his bottle to the ground, gabbing everyone's attention. Six was surprised to see Krieg close-line Sanji in the chest and sent him flying.
"Soru."
Before Sanji hit the stairs behind him, Six appeared out of thin air right behind the blond chef and caught him, thought no one seemed to notice. There was a stun silence in the air as everyone looked at Don Krieg in shock. The costumers cried in shock as they started to move to the back of the ship before running away out the other entrance.
Gin turned to Krieg with a shocked expression. "Aren't you acting different from what you promised, Don Krieg?" Gin asked with a light glare. "You promised that you would never hurt these people, so I took you here." Gin cried in outrage. "Besides, that man saved our lives!"
Gin was cut off when Krieg picked him up by his shoulder with one arm. "Yeah, it was good." He said before a loud creak was heard and Gin screamed in pain, making Six and Stripe wince. "I feel re-energize." Krieg said before dropping Gin to the floor. A wicked grin on his face.
"Well shit is about to go down." Six muttered as he brought Sanji to his feet, though he still seemed to be unconscious.
Krieg started to glare around the chef's in the room making them all flinch.
Suddenly a grin crossed Krieg's face. "Isn't this a nice restaurant?" He said before his face turned wicked. "I'll take it." He said creating a stun silence.
Six felt Sanji come to as he leaned against the Courier. "So... that's why to came..." He said with a bloody grin.
Krieg let out a breath of air as he looked to all of the chef's. "My ship's ruined... I want a new one... Leave after you've gotten your things." Krieg said simply like he was asking you to pass him the salt. The captain ignored the protest and pointed to the door behind him. "There's about 100 men still alive on my ship, all of them are starving and injured. First, prepare enough food and water for 100 men." Krieg demanded in a calm voice. "Some have already... starve to death." He said in a grave voice before shouting. "Right away!"
There was a silence in the air before one of the chef's spoke. "We'd know better that those pirates will attack us later on!" The chef protested. "We won't aid you! We refuse!"
Krieg sent the chef a glare while gritting his teeth. "Refuse? Don't misunderstand, I'm not ordering food, I'm giving you an order." He said before his face looked pissed. "Nobody... ever... Disobeys me!" He shouted making all the chef's step back.
"Sanji, Six." Gin said from the floor, gabbing the twos attention as they looked down. "Sanji, Six, I'm sorry. I didn't mean for this to happen." Gin apologized, and Six could tell he meant it.
Patty turned to Sanji and Six with a glare. "Bastards! Look at what you've two have done!"
Sanji ignored the comment and stared at Gin for a moment before pushing off of Six. He then turned to the stairs and left without saying a word.
"Where are you off to!?" One of the chef's called in anger.
Just as Sanji reached the base of the stairs he stopped. "The kitchen." He said while glancing back, his hair covering his eyes. "I've got to prepare food for a 100 men." He said before whipping the blood from his lip.
Six blinked at the comment before giving a grin. The blond had a strong conviction and code that impressed the Courier. Everyone else in the restaurant let out a cry of outrage at Sanji, even Gin looked shocked.
Krieg had a smug smile on his face as he looked at Sanji. "Yes, that's how it should be." He said in a superior voice as Sanji sent him an even glare.
Before Six could even blink the chef's all came out of nowhere and pointed large knives, forks, and pots at Sanji, completely surrounding him. Six was tempted to whip out Lucky, but didn't when Sanji didn't even looked fazed. When the chef's all started accusing Sanji of working for Krieg the blond chef didn't even looked fazed.
When he stuck out his arms was when Six put his hand on Lucky. "Do it." He said simply, and the chefs weren't the only ones shocked a bit. "If you want to stop me, do it." He said but not a single chef made a move. "I'm aware, I know he's a hopeless bully. But that's none of my business. I don't care. I don't care what happens after they had their meal." He said with such a strong conviction in impressed Six, only running into a few people with such conviction before. "Not a care in the world. I'm a chef. Nothing more. When people are hungry I offer them food, nothing more. That's all there is to it." Sanji then picked up his head and looked at the chef's around him. "For a chef, isn't that enough?"
Nobody moved as the chef's held their weapons at Sanji for a long while. Suddenly Patty came up from behind and hit Sanji in the head, surprising even Six at how fast he was.
"Patty!" The chef with sunglasses cried out in shock as Patty pointed behind himself.
"Hey, take him out of here." He said before looking down at the stun cook. "Sanji. You often gave food away to the customers I have drove away, haven't you?" Patty said in a disappointed voice that pissed Six off, as Patty walked away. "I don't care who's right or wrong, but I can't allow this to happen. I can't allow you to do as you please anymore." He said while Sanji glared up at him. "I'll protect this restaurant." He said before going into a hidden compartment by the stairs. "Luckily there's only one enemy. What can a lone Don Krieg do to all of us?" He asked, making Six snort.
"Fuck all your shit up." He said in a low voice. He knew better then anyone never underestimate a person until you've fought them.
"Pirates come to this floating restaurant everyday." Patty said as he pulled something out. "I'm always prepared for everything." Patty said as he glanced back at the pirate. "Did you enjoy your meal Don Krieg? Since it's your last meal..." Patty said with a grin before revealing what was in his hand, surprising Six. "We add some metal for desert!?"
In Patty's hands was something could only see as a cannon that looked like a lobster.
"Syrup Meatball!" Patty yelled before firing the odd weapon.
I large cannon ball went straight for Don Krieg and hit him square in the chest, creating a large explosion. Six held onto Stripe as he felt the force of the blast and the room filled with black smoke. As the smoke cleared Six heard the cooks gloating, but the Courier ignored it and stared at the smoke cloud. Never declare victory until you've seen your opponents body.
Six was right on the money as he saw Don Krieg appear from the smoke, looking unharmed. Six had to admit he was shocked, he could survive a blast like that but he would still be hurt as fuck. When the smoke cleared Six saw Krieg in a golden armor while pointing a bunch of guns at the chef's.
"DISPICABLE!" Don Krieg yelled just before pulling the trigger.
Six grit his teeth and crouched low before changing into his Elite Riot armor and dropping Stripe.
"Soru!"
Moving at high speeds Six grabbed the metal pans the chef's had and tried to deflect as much of the bullets as he could. Six caught most of the bullets but he still saw some get through, hitting him and the chef's behind him, lucky Six's armor made sure to protect his vitals and none of the shots that hit did any real damage. It shocked Six how the armor was also shooting some guns and if he admitted it Six found it kind of cool.
When Krieg stopped firing Six glanced back and saw not a single chef was dead, making him sigh. All the chef's were staring at him in shock and Sanji looked a bit amazed at him. Look forward Six saw Krieg glare at him as he put his guns away, and the Courier sent a glare back through his helmet.
Krieg took off his glove to reveal a glove with diamond brass knuckles. "Do as I say. I'm the strongest man there is!" He shouted to the chef's who flinched a bit, but Six stood strong. "These arms are stronger then anybody's, my super-alloy armor is tougher then anything!" He bragged as he slammed his fist into his chest with a bang. "And I've got a diamond punch that can destroy everything! An army of 5000 men! I've never lost a battle in my life! I'm the perfect person to claim the title Don! I order you to get the food ready, now hurry up and do it!" He said while a vain popped out od his head. "Nobody disobeys me!"
As soon as Don Krieg finished the owner placed a large bag in front of the pirate. A neutral look on his face.
"Here's your food, for 100 men." He said so simply it shocked Six a bit. "Help him get it to his ship."
"Owner Zeff!" All the chef's shouted in shock.
Don Krieg just looked shocked at the name. "Z-Zeff is it?"
Zeff didn't say anything and just walked away from Krieg, all the chefs staring at him in shock and questioning him.
"If his crew get's better," One chef shouted as Zeff came to a stop. "They'll take over the restaurant!"
"Only if they've got the guts." Zeff said before glancing back at Don Krieg. "Isn't that right? Mr. Couldn't-Get-Through-The-Grand-Line?" He said creating a stun silence, even for Six.
One of the first things Six leaned was the Grand Line, the most dangerous sea in the whole world. Apparently the weather and condition there was so tough most people died before they even got to the first island. From the way Nathen described the Grand Line it was like the hardcore version of the Divide. Six wasn't the only one shocked as all the chef's looked at Don Krieg in shock. Gin looked to be shaking as he remembered the Grand Line and seemed to be traumatized.
There was only one reason for a pirate to go to the Grand Line, and that was to find the One Piece and clime the title Pirate King. Only one man did it before and that was Gold D. Rodger.
Krieg looked at Zeff with a shocked expression before he spoke. "You're... You're Zeff The Red Leg!" Krieg declared looking at Zeff intensely before he calmed down. "So your still alive, huh? The Cook-Cum-Captain, one of the greatest pirates in history."
Zeff didn't looked fazed in the least. "I'm alive, so what? I'm not your concern." He said before gesturing around him. "As you can see I make my living as a cook."
That seemed to get a smug laugh out of Krieg. "That's a nice way of saying it. But from the looks of things, it's not that you chose to be a cook, but it's the only thing your able to do." He said while glancing at Zeff's wooden leg. "I've heard about Zeff the Red Leg before. He's an expert at fighting without using his hands. His legs are so strong, they can break rocks, or even leave footprints in iron."
Six glanced at the owner and couldn't help but feel impressed at what he heard. Breaking rocks and bending iron with just your feet was no small task no matter who you are. At the corner of his eye Six saw Sanji with a downcast expression, making the Courier raise an eyebrow before he turned back to the conversation.
"Why would I need to fight?" Zeff asked with a blank look on his face. "I don't need my feet to cook, as long as I have a pair of hands." He said before glaring at the golden pirate. "Just cough out what you really want to say."
Krieg grinned at the former pirate. "Zeff the Red Leg, I know your the only man who's come back alive from the Grand Line. You've must of kept a journal of the voyage... Hand it over!" Krieg yelled making Zeff narrow his eyes.
"Not bad old man!" Luffy said with a smile as he looked at Zeff. "So you've been to the Grand Line, too?"
Six snorted at the childish comment and he felt some of the tension leave his body, thought he was still ready for anything.
"Kinda..." Zeff said with a shrug but didn't take his eyes off Krieg. "Indeed I have a journal, but I'm not going to giving it to you." He said getting a shocked look from Krieg. "The journal isn't just mine, it's the pride of my entire crew. It's far too valuable for the likes of you."
Krieg glared at Zeff harshly. "Then I'll have to seize it from you." Don Krieg declared. "True, I couldn't get through the Grand Line. But behold, for I am Don Krieg, the greatest!" He posted.
Six couldn't help but shake his head as he heard Krieg go on and on about himself like he was a fucking god. The guy went on about everything he had but didn't seem to realize the journal would not protect him from the danger. Krieg ended his bragging with him saying he'll be the next Pirate King, creating a stun silence in the restaurant.
Before anyone could say anything Six was surprised to see Luffy stepped forward and point a finger at Krieg.
"Hold on there, bud! The one who will be the Pirate King, will be me!" Luffy stated as a fact right in front of the pirate without any fear or hesitation that it impressed Six greatly.
All the chef's looked at Luffy in shock while Krieg just looked pissed off. Luffy ignored the warnings the chef's gave him and just gave a care free grin.
"What did you say, boy?" Krieg said with an amused expression, but still looked pissed. "I'll pretend I didn't hear that..."
"You don't have to. I'm just announcing the truth." Luffy said instantly that Six but a hand on his helmet to try to stop his laughs from being heard.
Krieg's face turned dark as he looked at Luffy. "This is no game."
"Of course it isn't." Luffy said, his grin never faltering. "I'll be the one who get's to the Grand Line."
That's when Krieg snapped. "That is not funny, brat! It may have been lack of information, but even a fleet of 5000 men were defeated in less then seven days!" He said causing Gin to shake even harder. "What makes you think you can make it!?" He said shocking the chefs. "Sorry, but your humor is the kind I hate the most. If you insist, shall I kill you off now?"
Six stepped forward while resting his hand on Lucky. "If you wanted to throw down you would of done so already." Six said simple as his helmet disappeared back into his Pit-Boy surviving everyone looking at him. "Having a fight now would destroy the food your men need, then you would be a captain with no fleet." He said getting a glare from the pirate.
"I can take you down in an instant!" Krieg declared as he pulled his weapons out of his armor and pointed to everyone.
"CZ57 Avenger!"
A moment later Six's Gatling gun appeared in his hands while the barrel spun round. Luffy pulled his fist back and gave Krieg s big grin. The other chef's backed away in fear while looking at Krieg's weapons.
"Go on, flip that coin and see where it lands." Six said with a big grin as he rested his finger on the trigger. "See what you win." Six said in a cocky voice as Stripe climbed on his shoulder and growled at the pirate.
Krieg just glared at everyone as his fingers rested on the trigger.
"Staring a brawl Luffy, Six? Need a hand?" Zoro said from behind the two, but Six didn't take his eyes off the pirate in front of him.
"W-we don't have to, y-you know." Usopp said while shaking in fear.
Everyone turned to Zoro and Usopp who were on the stairs except for Six who still face Krieg.
"Zoro, Usopp, you guy's dropping in?" Luffy said while looking back. "It's ok, just sit and watch." He said getting a sigh of relief from Usopp and Zoro to put his swords away.
Suddenly Krieg let out a big laugh that would of surprised Six had he not be facing him. "Are those your men?" He asked Luffy. "Are they all you got?"
"What are you talking about." Luffy said before bringing up three fingers. "There are three more."
"Hey, why do you keep counting me!" Sanji yelled from the back.
"Get the cook and you might get me Straw-Hat." Six said with a grin.
"Leave me out of this you bastards!"
Krieg gave Luffy a smug grin before putting his weapons away. "I'll take care of you guys later."
"Bring it anytime Don Bitch." Six said as he put Avenger away.
Krieg grit his teeth at the Courier before grabbing his bag of food and throwing it over his shoulder. "For those who don't wish do die you'd better not be here when I return." He said before pointing at the Courier. "But I expect you to stay, I want your head along with this place."
Six just flipped him off. "You and every other enemy I've made."
Krieg just glared at the Courier before making his way out of the restaurant, leaving Gin behind.
Six turned to the chef's as his armor disappeared and was replaced with his duster. "If anyone's badly hurt I can patch you up. I'm no doctor but I do know first-aid." Six said as a Doctor's bag appeared in his hands.
"Where is all that stuff coming from?!" Usopp yelled while looking at Six, who started whipping the blood off one of the cooks and brought out a needle.
"I'm sorry, Sanji, Six." Gin said from the floor while holding his shoulder, making the two look at him. "I never imagined things would turn out this way."
"I don't need an apology from you, fool." Zeff said instantly getting shocked looks from the chef's. "We are but cooks in this establishment. We'll feed anyone who comes along."
That got an angry look from Patty. "Owner, why are you siding with Sanji? What's going on here?" He said getting agreements from the other chef's that pissed Six off a bit.
But the comments didn't last long as it also pissed Zeff off. "Shut the hell up you stupid eggplants!" The owner shouted shocking all the chef's, creating a stun silence. "Have you ever had experience of starving to death?" Zeff asked in a grave voice that made Six pause his stitching before getting back to work. "Can you imagine how horrible it is, having no food or water in this vast ocean?"
Patty looked at Zeff with confusion. "W-what do you mean owner." He said dumbly that made Six click his teeth.
"What do you think it means dumbass." Six said as he walked over to another injured chef, grabbing everyone's attention. "He's saying he and Sanji know what that feeling feels like. And I've seen it more then enough to know that nobody deserves to starve to death." He said getting confused and shocked looks from chef's around the restaurant.
Zeff just scoffed and told all the chef's who wanted to go leave. Six focused on healing the injured chef's as they all declared they were not going anywhere and saying to fight, bringing a smile to the Courier.
Gin slammed his fist on the ground grabbing everyone's attention. "What are you doing?! Don't you see how strong our leader is?"
Sanji calmly walked over to the kneeling pirate. "Hey Gin." Sanji said grabbing the pirate's attention. "Feeding the hungry is what being a cooks is all about. However..." With one leg Sanji kicked up a table while his hands were in his pocket. "Now that your captain's all filled up, he's nothing more then a plunderer. Whatever I do to your pals, don't come bitching to me. I'll kill anyone who tries to take this restaurant. Even you." He said without any hesitation making Six give a small laugh as he bandage one of the last few injured cooks.
While Six was finishing up his first-aid he head something very strange from Gin, who was talking to Luffy. Apparently his ships were all... destroyed by one man. Six had to admit even he was speechless by such a feat. But at the mention of the hawk eyes Six stiffened, the Courier did his research on very impotent figures never to mess with unless Six was stronger... or suicidal. Some of those figures were Admirals, Vice Admirals, The Four Emperors, and The Seven Warlords. And only one Warlord was a man with hawk eyes and able to easily destroy 50 ships like nothing. Six only saw him in action once when he was chasing a bounty and saw what he did to the ship that got in his way, and it still left chills in the Courier.
Our of the corner of the Courier's eyes he was Zoro shaking at the mention of the man, from fear or excitement he didn't know. But what really surprised Six was what Zoro said next after calming down.
"That's the man I've been looking for." Zoro said while closing his eyes.
"... Are you fucking insane." Six said in shock grabbing Zoro's attention. "Do you have any idea who that man is."
"The world greatest swordsman." He said with a hard look on his face. "I throw the rest of my life away for my dream."
That's when Six understood the swordsman's goal and couldn't help but chuckle. As everyone started talking Six made his way to the front door to see Krieg's ship bobbing in the water. After a while he heard a battle cry and feet stomping on the floor.
"Get ready everyone, a big fight is about to start!" Six called as he held out his hands.
"Medicine Stick!"
A lever action repeater appeared in Six's hand while he aimed it at the ship, seeing the pirates climb down using rope. Just as Six was about to pull the trigger he froze in place when he saw two lines form on the ship. A split second later the ship was broken into three pieces as everyone gaped at the scene before the. The restaurant rocked back and forth in the water. Zeff order one of the chef's to raise anchor before they were pulled under. Six walked out onto the deck and stared at the sinking ship before him, feeling another chill go down his spine.
Out in the water Six saw a lone figure on a small boat drifting in the water, making him freeze.
"I came here for a small vacation... and what do I find." Six said as he looked down to see Dracule Mihawk in the water on a small boat. "I find the worlds strongest Swordsman... I should of stayed in bed today." Six said with a sigh as Stripe whimpered at the sight of the man. "Well... let's see where this shit takes us."
21: I know there wasn't much action for Six but there will be for the next chapter. Now time to clear up some things.
1: I plan to add some more crew members to the Straw-Hats, but not a lot. Maybe three more at maximum, two at minimum.
2: Stripe will not be apart of any major fights but more of a sidekick to Six, or even a guard dog.
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