To start off with a little recap! Mikoto is currently unconscious due to a fight with Dominic Renvont (Mavrik Zero's creations). Where his crew and Zesiro are headed towards Marine Base E-4 to get help to heal his wounds. Welcome to the first Arc of 'THE SAGE OF THE INFINITY PIRATERS!'
The marine's voice buzzed over the announcements. "Remember folks we are going to be visited by Shichibukai today, so no mishaps or failures, if there is even one, they'll be hell to pay. And have a nice day."
A man twisted in his chair. "Blasted announcements…I've been in charge of this base since Vice Admiral Jugo went traitor. And, yet, I still got to wait for the announcements to learn anything." He stood up. His white uniform shirt was now in full view. He walked over towards the door and put his brown jacket over his uniform. He put his white uniform hat on and walked out the door.
"Captain Kin, ready for the Shichibukai visit?" said one of the lower ranking Marines.
"Yes," said Kin. "The day's been peaceful so far, training's been on time, no incidents, and none of the inmates have been fighting."
The announcements buzzed on again. "Captain Kin, incoming ship to the main deck, NOW!"
"Why me?" said Kin. He pulled a den-den mushi out of his pocket and talked into it. "Coming." He turned around started walking down the hall.
(-On Mikoto's ship-)
"We're almost in range," said Zesiro. "If they fire any cannonballs at us, we better be ready to dodge." Sage nodded.
Ridley came up from the better of the ship. "Mikoto's still holding up well. He's pretty torn up." He looked over the edge of the ship. "Uh…a ship is coming here."
Sage looked out, too. "Yeah, they must be coming from the Marine base to check on this ship."
"Marine Base?" said Ridley. "Are you guys crazy? We are pirates! They are Marines! If even the slightest thing goes wrong, they'll have an army after us in no time!"
A woman climbed onto the boat. She wore a tight white halter top with the words MARINE written across her ample chest. She wore a white Marine cap. She also had a white uniform skirt that reached to just below her knees on. "The name is sergeant Miho! I am here to inquire! Why have you entered Marine sea space?"
Sage was about to speak, but Ridley stopped her. Ridley started speaking in a sweet voice. "We are a group of traveling Explorers. Our captain was attacked by a group of pirates along the way. We need a place to dock and heal him, if possible we would like to take the time here and heal him using your advanced medical department."
Miho smiled. "Take me to your leader," she said. She giggled. "I always wanted to say something like that!"
"Uh…yeah," said Zesiro. "This way." He led her towards Mikoto's room.
Ridley smiled at Sage. "See, I'm smart aren't I?"
Sage smiled back. "Yeah, but next time, don't stop me from speaking!" She paused for a second. "I would pound you, but…I think Mikoto's going to be madder at you."
"Why would Mikoto be made at me I saved his life!" said Ridley.
"You said he wasn't a pirate," said Sage. "Let's see if you are still alive after Mikoto wakes up."
Ridley gulped. "I hope so."
Miho came back up. Zesiro followed her. Miho smiled. "Its okay! He can come to the Marine Base E 4. But…we are currently under inspection so our captain is a bit tense and the inspecting Captain…" Miho shivered. "She is even crueler then our captain."
"We can handle him," said Ridley.
"You're going to be surprised then," said Miho. She struck the crew another smile.
Miho went ahead to the island, while their ship slowly dawdled behind her. When they docked Zesiro picked Mikoto up in one hand and carried him to the infirmary. Sage and Ridley followed behind him.
They dropped Mikoto off in the infirmary. The nurse took several pictures of him. She followed up by giving him plenty of medicine. Mikoto laid in the bed. Ridley paced around him. Sage sat next to his bed, inspecting the numerous injuries and medicine given to him. Zesiro left to go back to the ship.
The door flung open. Ridley spun around and threw his guitar over his body. Sage shot up and put her arms in front of her body ready to fight. In walked both a man and a woman. The man wore a brown jacket over his uniform. His brown hair was perfectly clean. His blue eyes were hidden beneath his black sunglasses. The woman was almost supermodel material she was 5' 5. She wore an official Marine Captain uniform. The only thing on her that wasn't regulation was her silver earrings and the silver threaded ribbon keeping her hair in a ponytail. Her sea blue eyes were basically in full view instead of the few strands of her hair in front of left eye. In the backpack she had with her the head of a teddy bear with a zipper for mouth was obviously seen.
"Kin, is it a necessity you wear those spectacles on the inside of the Marine Base its not even that sunny outside," said the woman.
Kin pulled the glasses down where his eyes shown just above them. "No, Valerie, I don't have to." He pushed them back where they covered his eyes again. "I guess you guys are the team of explorers that we are going to be hosting for the next few days. It is nice to meet you, what are your guy's ambitions?"
"KIN!" shouted the woman. "That's none of your business!"
"Come on, Valerie, it is a completely innocent question," said Kin. "So, what are they?"
Ridley smiled. "I want to be a famous musician whose music is played all over the world!"
Sage looked a bit more uneasy then Ridley did. "I want to find out how to grow Devil Fruits and to figure out what the meaning of life is."
Kin's look became one of disgust. "That's it? You don't even want to be the best…people who don't want to be the best are a waste of my time. As soon as your captain is fully healed, I want you out of here."
"KIN!" shouted Valerie again. "Why did you say something like that! I am honestly appalled at your actions over the last couple of days I've been stationed here."
"Deal with it," said Kin. "We are the same rank…anyways, people who don't want to be the best are nothing in the grand scheme of the world, it's the same reason why I am a better fighter then you." With that as his final word he left the room.
Valerie appeared to be steamed. "Fine, then!" She looked at Sage and Ridley. She regained her composure. "I'll be right back…" She walked out of the room. Sage and Ridley winced as they listened to the loud yelling come from outside. A third voice intervened every now and then.
(-On the other side of the door-)
"You chauvinistic eccentric blindly brutish fool! Why can't you show even the smallest attempt at making acquaintances with the explorers in that room!" shouted Valerie.
"Because they are boring," said Kin. "Only the best live and only the best need to have their lives recorded all others should simply remain as dust in history books, like you."
"Like Valerie," said a third voice. The teddy bear in Valerie's bag sprung to life and jumped onto the floor. "She is a better person then you are, she can swim! You put one foot in the water and you stand a chance at drowning!"
"Calm down, Orso," said Valerie, "He doesn't know what he is doing…besides in a fight you'd beat him hands down." She bent down and pinched his cheek. "You are also cuter!"
"Stop that!" shouted Orso, "or I'll tell everyone in this entire Marine Base about what you have in your room!"
"Do that and I'll show everyone in this Marine Base the picture I took of you the last time we played dress up," said Valerie.
"…which one…" said Orso nervously. "The light green or the blue?"
"Why not both!" said Valerie.
Orso looked shocked. "Fiend," he said in a defeated voice. He turned his rage back to Kin. "And you who are you to treat people this base is actually treating with such disrespect!" He pulled a toothpick out of his mouth. "And for another thing…"
Kin reached over and zipped the zipper used as his mouth shut. "Zip it." Said Kin. "Anyways, if you were smart enough you'll realize that they aren't as good of explorers as you think they are…" Kin started to walk away.
"Let me rip his eyes out!" shouted Orso. He made dozens of fake clawing attempts at Kin. But he was being held back by one of Valerie's heels.
"He does things his way and we do things our way," said Valerie, "And as much as I hate to admit it, his way is much more cost efficient. Now get back into the bag."
"I am a man and a man doesn't need to get to back into a woman's bag when asked!" said Orso.
"Get in the bag or I'll take the photos out of my bag," said Valerie. Orso looked defeated. He walked over into the bag and stumbled in. He went all the way down and zipped it up to hide himself completely from sight.
(-In Prisoner's Cell Block-)
Kin glanced around the corner. "Phew, I gave them the slip…" thought Kin. "Who am I kidding, they weren't chasing after me!"
Kin walked down the cells. The prisoners immediately quieted down from their normal chit-chat to nothing more than mere whispers. Kin smiled. He liked it this way, pure and utter command over everyone here. Except for Valerie. But in another day or two, she'd be gone.
A plate of food flew through the air smashing into his face. A prisoner sat at the end of his jail cell snickering. The entire jail burst into laughter. Kin turned to the man who threw the plate. He was a long and lanky man. He was dressed in the normal prisoner's attire. His hair was matted and partway destroyed. His long nose stuck out from even behind the bars. The other man in the cell remained quiet. He was 6' 2 and had a large stocky build. His black messy hair hung around his face. His black eye and rusted brown eye shared an equally bored look.
Kin walked over to the cell containing the two prisoners. A smile jumped onto his face. "You the one that threw food onto me?"
The tall lanky man smiled and said "Yeah, so what of it! I am a man with a bounty of 24 million belies! Your cronies didn't even catch me! It was an Admiral I'd only been positioned here until they can transfer me to Impel Down."
The entire jail remained in laughter. Kin's body turned into a lumpy brown statue. Millions of spheres shot out from his body landing perfectly over the mouth and nose of the other prisoners. The two in the cell are the only two that remained unharmed. The jail fell silent.
"The name is Captain Kin," said Kin turning around to face the rest of the cell. "Remember this! I have both the power and authority to kill you all!" Kin turned back to the two prisoners. "I like people of your type those that either aren't afraid to do something and then laugh about it at the end" his eyes shifted to the man in the back of the of cell. "Or those that don't take pleasure in things that they didn't do." He looked back at the rest of the jail. "People like them who are too afraid to do anything about it, but will laugh and take pleasure in things when other people do something are pure scum."
"Hey…you remind of that man…what was his name…he ate a Devil Fruit," said the lanky prisoner. "It was a Zoan-Type. JUGO! That's his name. You are a lot like him…do you know him?"
Kin's eyes turned into eye of a ferocious beast. His brown lumpy earth-like clay slipped through the bars and picked the man up by the throat. "What do you know about Jugo?"
The man gasped for air. "Jugo *gasp* and I used to be *gasp* gambling partners. He disappeared *gasp* four years ago! Let me breathe!" The clay around his neck hardened.
"Jugo and I are nothing alike…you mention his name in front of me to tell me useless information about him…you die…" said Kin. "That's my promise." He tossed the man towards the wall with the utmost ease. The hardened ring of clay around his neck stayed on him. The big man in the back of the cage caught him before he hit the wall. He sat him down.
The big man looked at Kin. "Hey, Kin." He looked at the clay around his fellow prisoner's neck. The prisoner's right hand became encased in iron. He brought his hand straight up and down onto the clay around the prisoner's neck. The clay shattered upon impact.
Kin smiled. "Hiro-Shu…the golem. Arrested due to beliefs that he was a drug dealer and a thief. Found with vials of poison, gold, and a couple of Rumble Balls…someone really went out of their way to frame you."
"You know I've been framed?" said Hiro-Shu.
"I believe you have been framed," said Kin. "But frankly my beliefs don't matter much to the Fleet Admiral."
"Aren't you supposed to be under inspection by the captains of the other three Marine Base?" asked Hiro-Shu.
"You've heard the announcements," said Kin. "Yeah…I am. I probably just scored badly with Valerie Steel. But there's always Gumm S. Hoe and Crasho Marx." Hiro-Shu remained quiet. Kin continued speaking. "I met Crasho Marx before…not my number one pick, but Gumm S. Hoe is supposedly a new face around here, so I can probably hit if off well with him." Kin looked at Hiro-Shu. Kin waved his hand behind him. The clay attached to the other prisoner's face jumped off and attached themselves to his hand.
"Valerie Steel?" said Hiro-Shu as if pondering the name over and over again in his head.
"You know her?" said Kin. Hiro-Shu remained quiet. "Leave it to you to be quiet about a subject you bring up." Kin waved good-bye to the prisoners and exited.
Hiro-Shu looked at the lanky prisoner who was gasping for air. "What…does…he have against…Jugo?"
"I've heard rumors," said Hiro-Shu. "Valerie Steel is here…who would've known."
Okay, to start off with all of the new characters. Kin is my own creation, Orso Mcgee is the creation of DthehalfDragon, and both Hiro-Shu and Valerie Steel are the creation of FanFicAA! I figured the first thing about all Arcs is that the villains get a little more information and emphasis on them then before and also it usually starts with a view away from the crew and on the villains. (Also the reason why I focused so heavily on Kin is because Kin is the third One Piece character I ever made. Mikoto was the fourth.)