More Magic
"Looks like we're going to have to get you some new clothes soon," Law said while eyeing the shirt he just put on Lami. It was starting to stretch over her body. "I should get a size or two bigger. That way you'll be able to grown into them."
"Dada," Lami said.
Law smiled. He picked her up and left their room. "Let's go. Penguin should have breakfast ready for us."
"Food!" Lami said. "Food!"
"Yes, we're going to go get food," Law said. His crew, like always, was already in the kitchen when they got there. The room was also filled with greasy and sizzling bacon and sausage, making his stomach grumble.
"Morning, Captain and Lami," they said.
Law nodded to them and sat down with Lami on his lap.
"We should be getting to the island in a few hours," Bepo said.
"Good," Law said. "I think Lami hit a growth spurt. Her shirt is getting tight on her."
"That's our little weed," Penguin said from the stove. He picked up a couple plates full of pancakes, bacon, and sausage and placed them on the table.
"Food." Lami reached for the sizzling bacon.
"No, Lami," Bepo said pulling the plate from her despite it being too far for her to reach. She whined. "It's hot. It needs to cool. Then you can have one."
"Bapo!" Lami said.
"Bepo," Bepo said.
"Bapo…Beepo," Lami said.
"Bepo," Bepo said sounding out the word carefully.
"Bepo," Lami echoed.
"That's right." Bepo smiled and nodded.
"She finally got it right," Shachi said. "Now to work on my name."
"Achi!" Lami said looking at the man.
Shachi laughed. "Close, but not quite."
"Juice!" Lami said.
"Right here." Penguin handed the sippy cup over to her.
Lami took it and took a drink. While she was busy drinking her juice, Law prepared her a plate. He poured a little syrup over her pancake then sliced it up into small pieces for her. Reaching over, ignoring the fork, she pinched a piece off the plate and shoved it in her mouth.
"I really wish you would use your fork, Lami," Law said. "I know you know how to. You've done it plenty of times before."
"She might just prefer to use her fingers," Shachi said. He reached for a piece of bacon. "Some foods are better eaten that way anyway."
"She still needs to learn her table manners," Law said.
"A little early for that," Penguin said. "She'll do it when she's ready or wants to."
Law nodded. He got the feeling Penguin was right. Lami was going to be a stubborn little girl. And being a pirate will most likely make that worse. He was going to have to keep a tight leash on her.
"That was so good." Shachi patted his stomach after breakfast was over.
"I'm thinking about picking up a few cookbooks when we land," Penguin said. "I'd like to try a few new recipes so Lami can be exposed to different foods."
"Good idea," Shachi said. "We really don't need a picky eater on our hands."
"That's true," Penguin said.
"After the way she ate that orange slice the other day, I don't think we have anything to worry about," Bepo said.
"Just wait until she get's older," Penguin said as he picked up the dishes to washed them. "Remember when we went through all those growth spurts? I thought we were going to each the island completely out of food."
"Yeah." Shachi put his hands behind his head and pushed his chair back on two legs. "Sometimes we still eat like that. We're going to have to catch a lot of fish. What about you, Captain? Did you eat like a horse?"
"Not really," Law said. "I was more worried about my illness and killing people out of anger than what I ate. Besides we always had plenty of food."
"Oh," Shachi said. "Sorry. At least you're better now."
Law nodded and looked down at his hands. The white spots were long gone. Corazon was right about this devil fruit. It had saved his life. His heart sunk. If only he could have figured out how to use it when he first got it. Corazon would still be alive. His eyes went to Lami. He then remembered if Corazon were alive he never would have found Lami. Life can be a serious pain in the butt sometimes and so unsatisfactory and unfair.
"Well, I'm going to go outside," Shachi said standing up. He stretched out his body and cracked his neck. "I feel like a nap."
"It's a nice day for one," Bepo said. "I might nap as well."
"Lami will need to be put down for a nap too," Law said. "But I need to do some more studying with my medical books."
"I'll take care of that," Shachi said.
"Let's get her cleaned up first." Penguin walked over with a wet rag. He wiped the syrup off her face and fingers. "There you go."
"Let's go then." Shachi plucked Lami from Law's arms and headed outside with Bepo following.
Lami watched him as he carried her outside. Her eyes locked onto his dark sunglasses. She smiled.
"Here we go," Shachi said sitting down on the deck. He placed her on her feet. "You'll probably want to play for a while before you sleep."
Bepo sat down near them and pulled over some of her toys.
But Lami didn't even look at the toys. Instead she giggled and snatched Shachi's sunglasses off his face before running away from him.
Bepo laughed.
"Hey! Give those back to me!" Shachi scrambled to his feet and followed after her. "Lami! Come back here!"
Lami giggled and continued to run around on the deck. With quick, unexpected moves, she easily out maneuvered Shachi.
"I don't think she's going to," Bepo said. "She seems to be having a lot of fun right now."
Lami turned near the mast.
"You're no help!" Shachi followed after her. He spun on his heel and managed to grab the back of her shirt, but before he could pull her to him, a light blue orb appeared. A gust of wind released from it, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the deck. His eyes shot to Lami when she lifted into the air. "What the heck?! Lami!"
"Lami!" Bepo jumped up and ran over to them. He leaped into the air, hoping to grab her, but she slipped out of his reached.
"What's going on out here?" Penguin asked as he stepped out of the kitchen.
"Lami's flying!" Bepo pointed up to the girl.
"Lami! What are you doing up there?!" Penguin ran over to them. He reached for her but she was far too out of his reach. "Lami, come down here! The captain's not going to be happy about this!"
"What's going on? I'm trying to study." Law stepped out of his room to inspect the ruckus.
"Lami's flying!" Shachi said.
Law looked up to see his girl flying in the air. His heart hammered against his chest when she flew away from the ship. "Lami! No! Come back here!"
Lami giggled but didn't go back to the ship.
Law's blood turned ice cold. He ran down to the deck and over to the side of the ship. "Trafalgar Corazon Lami! You get your little butt back here this instant!"
Lami stopped laughing and looked at him. She flew back to him and landed in his open arms. She smiled up at him oblivious to the panic she had caused for them.
"Lami." Law hugged her. "Don't scare me like that. Do you understand?" He pulled her away and gave her a stern look. "Don't you ever, ever do something like that again!"
Lami frowned before she started to cry.
Law sighed and pulled her back to his chest, her cries muffled from his chest. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you. I was just scared. You could have fallen into the sea. You don't know how to swim yet. And there are so many sea creatures that would eat you."
"Why didn't you just use your powers, Captain?" Shachi asked as he, Bepo, and Penguin walked over to them. "You could have easily pulled her back to the ship with them."
"I…I forgot about it." Law turned to them. His body was shaking.
"I see," Shachi said. "I never would have thought about that."
"The captain just loves Lami that much," Bepo said. "Of course it would scare him like that."
"If she does that again we might have to tie her down to the ship," Penguin said while eyeing the orb floating beside Lami. He reached out and touched it. The surface was smooth and warm. "So weird. It really does look like she controls the elements. All that's left is earth."
"Hopefully that one will happen when we're on an island," Shachi said. "Who knows what will happen if it appears out here. She might rip the ship apart. Then we'd really be sunk."
"That's a scary thought," Bepo said with a shiver.
"At least it's over for now," Law said when the orb disappeared. He stroked her back, calming her down more.
Shachi reached out and plucked his sunglasses from her hand before she could react.
"Mine," Lami said. She pulled her face away from Law's chest and looked at Shachi. She reached for the sunglasses. "Mine."
"No, mine," Shachi said. "And I'm never going to let you that close to my face again."
"Mine!" Lami whined.
"Lami, those aren't yours," Law said taking a step away from Shachi. "You leave those alone."
Lami pouched out her bottom lip and drew back her hand.
"Maybe I'll pick you up a pair one day," Shachi said.
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"There it is," Bepo said as the island they were about to land at came into their view. He turned the helm to the right a bit and guided the ship into the docks.
Once close enough, Penguin leaped from the ship and onto the dock. He grabbed the rope Shachi threw to him and tied the ship to the deck. He waited for his crewmates to come ashore before turning to the town. The rope ladder was thrown over the side and they descended down. The town was bigger than their hometown but still small enough to not be a city. He turned to the town and placed his hands on his hips. "This seems like a nice island."
Law scanned his eyes over the scene. The town looked like any other he had been too. A few people were sitting around the docks and the edge of the town talking, kids were playing; a few dogs were running around barking. Most of the people looked like normal civilians while others looked like pirates or maybe bandits or just ruffians. He wasn't sure thought. Still he proceeded to walk towards the town with his crew following.
"What are we going to do first?" Bepo asked.
"I'm going to go get Lami some new clothes," Law said. "You three can either come with me or do some shopping if you need to."
"I think I'm going to go find some fabric for our flag," Shachi said.
"I'll come with you," Penguin said. "I'd like to look around for our uniforms or possibilities. Maybe we can find something here."
Shachi nodded.
"I'll go with the captain and Lami," Bepo said.
"Okay. See you back at the ship," Shachi said.
"You be a good girl now, Lami. And no more flying around." Penguin ruffled her hair before heading off with Shachi. The two chatted as the walked away from their crew.
Law and Bepo turned in the opposite direction and walked down the street. He eyed the stores until he found the one he was looking for. Sitting in the windows were some baby clothes hanging on hangers. They entered into it. A few women were wondering around the store. A lady sat at a checkout counter checking a woman out, she didn't see them enter. The air smelled like baby powder. As normally as they could, they wondered through the clothes, picking a few up then placing a few down while shoving some up their clothes so they could take them. "We're really going to have to get some cash soon."
"Are you feeling guilty about stealing?" Bepo asked.
"No, not really," Law said walking towards the door. "But it would still be better to buy things rather than steal them. Right now we're luck no Navy soldiers are here."
Bepo nodded. "I don't think there's anything we can do about that here. But I'm going to run over to the library and looked for some maps of the local islands. Maybe I can locate a place that has some treasure. I'll also look for bounty posters. Turning in a few pirates or bandits to the Navy will get us some berries pretty quick."
"That's a good idea," Law said. "I'm sure some of those people at the docks were wanted." They stepped outside. Lami yawned and laid her head on his shoulder. "Let's go back to the ship first. We don't need to be caught with all this stuff on us. You can go look then. I'll stay with Lami on the ship."
"Aye, Captain." The small group headed back to the ship. Once Bepo put their stolen toddler clothes into Law's room he left them.
Law placed Lami in her crib. He then decided to take advantage if this quiet opportunity and laid down himself. Kicking off his boots, he pulled his hat down over his eyes, laced his fingers together over his chest, and closed his eyes. He had no idea how long he had slept before a thump outside forced him away. He looked over at Lami's crib. She was still asleep. He heard a couple more thumps. For a second he thought it was his crew coming back, but then knew it wasn't them. They would have said something by now. He jumped up. Rushing over to the door, he cracked it open. Four men were on the deck. They were whispering to each other before they spread out over the deck. He went outside, instantly meeting one.
"Hey!" The man charged at him and threw a fist.
Law blocked it with his wrist. He grabbed the man's arm and tossed him over the rail, down to the deck. He then spread out his Room and warped himself down to the deck. Reappearing he kicked one of the men in the face.
"You brat!" one of them said.
"You're the ones who snuck onto my ship," Law said.
"And we're taking it for ourselves," the man said. "You don't look like you have money but we should be about to get something for this ship. Or at least dismantle it and sell it for scraps."
"You're not going to get away with my ship," Law said.
"You're not going to have much of a choice." The man smirked.
Law blinked in confusion. His blood ran cold when he heard Lami cry. Whipping around he saw two more men that he didn't see before. One of them had Lami in his arms. They had just come out of his room. They must have been tucked somewhere he couldn't see then snuck into his room when he was distracted.
"You wouldn't want anything to happen to this sweet little baby," the man holding her said. "Not would you?"
Lami screamed and reached for Law. "Dada!"
Law seethed. He clenched his fists and said, "If you hurt her so help me I will cut out your heart while it's still beating inside of you!"
"Now that's up to you," the one who smirked said.
Law turned back to him just before two men grabbed his arms.
The smirking man cracked his knuckles. "Now this is how it's going to go. You're going to be a good little punching bag or the kid gets throw over the edge. There are sharks in this area. A whole lot of them."
Law gritted his teeth. He wracked his brain to try and figure out how to get out of this.
The man pulled back and punched him in the gut.
Air left Law's lungs. If he made the wrong move, or moved too soon, Lami would get hurt. He wasn't sure if he could move quick enough to take all these guys out and warp her into his arms.
The man hit his nose.
His head snapped back. Blood tricked down his lip. He heard Lami cry just before the wind started blowing.
"What the heck?!" the man holding Lami asked.
The wind picked up even faster as Lami screamed.
The men released Law. They all turned and faced Lami. Her light blue orb was out. She pulled herself from the man's hands.
"What's going on?! Come back here, you brat!"
"This is too freaky! She has a devil fruit power?! Let's get out of here! No way a baby can control one of those!"
The men tried to move themselves along the ship. But Lami's winds were too strong for them to get anywhere. Law took the opportunity and used it to his advantage. He warped the men together then a rope to tie them up with before removing any weapons they had on their bodies. He found a couple knifes and warped them into the kitchen. They could use them later or sell them.
"Dada," Lami said.
Law turned around just as she flew over to him. He took her in his arms and hugged her close. "You okay, Lami? I've got you now. You're safe."
"What kind of freak is she?!" one the men asked.
Law kicked him in the head, knocking him out. "She's not a freak." He hissed then walked away from the men. He watched them closely, holding Lami to him. His eyes dipped down to the girl in his arms. She had saved him. He wanted to test her magic. Maybe she had more control over it than he thought. But he refused to do that with these men here. He didn't want them to see what else she could do. "Don't worry, Lami. I'm not going to let them hurt you."
"Captain!" Bepo shouted an hour later.
Law turned to see the bear running up to the ship. He appeared to have a book in one hand with some papers shoved inside.
"I found some bounty posters." Bepo climbed up the rope ladder. He spotted the men. "What happened? Who are they?"
"They tried to steal the ship," Law said as he explained what happened.
"Wow," Bepo said. "I'm glad you two are okay. They're some of the ones I got bounty posters for. And a Navy ship will be arriving any time now."
"You don't say," Law said. He passed Lami over to Bepo then walked over and glared at the men. "Watch her for a while I'm going to turn them in."
"But the Navy won't be here for a while longer," Bepo said.
"That's fine. Before I hand them over I have to make them pay for threatening Lami," Law said.
Before Bepo could question what he meant, Law warped himself and the men away. An hour passed and Law didn't returned yet. With in that time the Navy ship pulled up to the island. Then Shachi and Penguin came back and Bepo explain what had happened to them.
"What?!" Shachi and Penguin shrieked and dropped the black fabric they had with them.
"That's crazy!" Penguin said. He scanned his eyes over Lami, checking for wounds he knew weren't there. "But I'm glad they're okay."
"Sounds like they got lucky," Shachi said. "Those guys were just normal humans with no devil fruit powers. We're going to have to train harder so something like this doesn't happen again."
The wind shifted. Bepo caught Law's scent and turned to the town. He saw Law walking towards them with a bag over his shoulder. "There's the captain."
Once close enough Law warped onto the ship and dropped the bag on the deck. "We have money now."
"What?" Shachi knelt down and opened the bag to find a pile of bills inside. "What?! There's got to be at least a hundred thousand berries here!"
"Two hundred, actually. It's a start at least." Law held out his hands to Lami. She gladly went to him. He walked over onto the deck and sat down. "Okay, Lami, I need you to listen to me. Can you create your orbs for me?"
Lami tilted her head.
"Wind," Law said. "Can you create the wind again?"
Lami watched him for a moment before her wind orb appeared beside her. "Wind."
"That's a good girl," Law said. "Now can you make the wind blow?"
The wind picked up. "Wind."
"Very good." Law nodded. "Now can you show me your other orbs?"
Everyone waited. Slowly the other two orbs appeared beside the wind one.
"Wow. She's doing it," Bepo said.
"Looks like I might be able to train her," Law said.
"And the sooner the better," Penguin said.
"Why do you say that?" Shachi asked.
"Because she now has a fourth orb," Penguin said pointing at the green orb that just appeared.
Screams from the island made the pirates turned their eyes toward it. The pirates, but for Law, shrieked when they saw several vines growing up out of the ground. Some of them were holding the townspeople several feet in the air.
"Oh dear," Shachi said. "We got to get her to stop before she hurts someone."
"Okay, Lami," Law said. "That's enough. Put those away. Right now."
Lami giggled. The orbs disappeared. The vines lowered back to the ground and released their captives.
"I guess training for you starts today," Law said.
"First we probably should get out of here," Bepo said.
"Then set sail," Law ordered.
"Aye, aye, Captain," Bepo said hiding up to the helm while Shachi and Penguin climbed up to unfurl the sails. They sailed away from the island.
Law kept his eyes on Lami. She returned the glance like she was waiting for him to make the next move. He said, "All right, Lami, can you make some wind again?"
Lami cooed. "Dada. Wind."
"That's right." Law nodded. "Make some wind for Dada."
"Dada, Dada," Lami said. Her wind orb moved forward. A small breeze expelled from it.
"Can you stop the wind?" Law asked.
The wind stopped.
"Okay. That's a good girl," Law said. "Now, let's try something a little bit harder. Can you increase the wind a little bit?"
"Wind," Lami said. But the wind didn't appear.
"Come on, Lami," Law said. "Create the wind for Dada."
"Wind!" A small breeze appeared.
"Increase it now," Law said.
"No," Lami said before whining.
"You can do it, Lami. Make more wind," Law said.
Lami whined again and whacked her wind orb. "No!"
"Why won't she do it?" Shachi asked.
"She's still only a baby," Law said. "She just doesn't understand. And it seems if I try and push it it'll only upset her. But she was able to create the wind when I asked her to. So I say this little experiment is a success."
"If she did that then she should be able to create the fire, earth, and water as well," Penguin said.
Law nodded. "That's what I'm assuming. So for now we'll just work with her on making small attempts at it. Surely as she grows so will her control over it."
"Sounds like a plan to me," Penguin said. "As long as she doesn't use them without us around."
"Speaking of which," Shachi said. "Until she gets complete control over this she'll need to sleep with someone all the time. Eventually, she'll want her own room."
"We'll work that out when the time comes," Law said.
Glad people like it.
Guest: I'm not sure yet how the magical part of this is going to go. I have a couple ideas in mind but haven't decided which one I'm going to do. For now I'm just focusing on the pirate part of it.
