Hey I'm back again with a new chapter, this one will be 4000 words at max, anymore and I get minor writers block and, while I can write through that it is such a chore to do so
In other news, I'm still looking for a beta, pm me if you are available, can help me remove spelling errors, and help me flesh out the story a bit more. I'm currently still pulling things out of nowhere, making the story up as I go, but like I said, that can only get me so far and I plan to at least get to Shabody, maybe even the timeskip, with this story, but with the way things are now I don't know if I can even reach Alabasta.
Legend: chapter 2
Story start
Chapter 5: Sunny and Merry
It was a 2 day journey to reach Gecko Island and if not for the haki training she had with her and Zoro; she would even have forgotten that the Sunny is a living sentient being, who is quite possibly stronger than anyone she carries, save maybe for Luffy. So when Nami asked the Sunny what was wrong, and she didn't get an answer, she started to worry, so when she went to talk to Luffy about it, he dismissed it, saying she must be nervous for something, or thinking about something.
This calmed Nami down, knowing there was nothing wrong with their ship, though she did offer to lend her an ear should she ever need one, Sunny only nodded when she said that.
Not far from Gecko Island: 2 days later
"Well then, here we are, Gecko Island, home island of Yasopp of the red haired pirates and the place we will get our sniper:Usopp" Sunny said somewhat nervously and added in thought 'and the one I failed: Merry'
They were met with a long nosed boy threatening them to attack ho with his 8000 men, though Luffy could only 3 other presences next to the boy and after some intimidating words, pointed it out, the boy promptly fled
Inside the village: a few minutes later
"Oh hey! It's you guys, what are you guys doing here?" the long nosed boy from earlier asked
"We are looking for a boy named Usopp, Yassop's son" Luffy asked
"That's me! Why are you guys looking for me?"
"Because if you are anything like Yasopp, your sniping skills will be great"
"You know of my dad?!"
"Well, I know more about you then I know about him, with the way he talked about you, but what I do know is that he's a great sniper capable of shooting the wings off a fly from 200 meters without killing the fly"
Luffy also told Usopp what Yasopp told about him and invited him to his crew, but before he could answer he said he had to go somewhere and he ran off, so when the 3 boys that where with Usopp asked where he was, Luffy replied that he was just here but that he suddenly ran off
"Oh yeah," one of the boys said "it's about the time that he goes to the mansion to cheer her up"
"Her?" Nami asked
"He means lady Kaya" another boy said "she is the heir of a fortune, but after both her parents died she became very sickly due to her sadness"
"Usopp's lies cheer her up" the last boy said "but she has a mean butler who always sends Usopp away, we don't like him" the boy concluded, the two other boys nodded at that statement
"Bring me to her, I wanna meet her" Luffy said
"I'm pretty curious too; I want to meet her as well" Nami said
"well I'm going back to the Sunny for some more training , I have a feeling that I'm close to unlocking armament, and I want to unlock it" Zoro said, before turning around and walking away from where the Sunny was moored.
"Zoro, the Sunny is that way" Nami pointed out, Zoro promptly turned around and walked into the right direction
After a bit of sniggering from the three boys and Luffy, the three boys, who introduced themselves as carrot pepper and union, led the 2 to Kaya's mansion
Once there they found Usopp sitting in one of the branches telling lies about his adventures, in this case they were about island sized goldfish.
However, when Luffy and Nami arrived the mean butler, apparently named Klahadore, also found Usopp. Who sent him away after mocking his father. This caused Usopp to attack the man in front of Kaya, to her great shock.
Afterwards Luffy and Usopp started talking again, with Nami staying behind to talk with Kaya, until she too was sent away by Klahadore
Some distance away from the mansion: a minute later, it has started to rain
"So, do you want to join our crew?" Luffy asked
"I don't know, give me a few days to think okay?" Usopp replied thinking if leaving leaving Kaya and the Usopp pirates behind will be worth it 'if I do come with him, I'll maybe see my dad again. And the next time I meet Kaya, my stories won't have to be lies' Usopp thought
Luffy nodded, intent on waiting as long as it takes to get the boy to join his crew
At the beach: Just after the crew left the ship
Sunny sailed of on her own intent on finding her predecessor
Merry and Sunny meet: just after Nami was sent away by Klahadore
'There she is' Sunny though after searching the entire island shore. Having apparently gone around the island, only serving to further Sunny's nervousness.
"Hi" The Sunny said nervously
"…"
"You don't know me, but I am a ship from the future, I was also your successor, in another time" The Sunny said "I contain part of the other you's spirit, it is because that I lost the ones that you loved so much that I even decided to reveal myself"
Merry remained silent
"I wanted to apologize, even if it is not to the Merry I knew, but another one, sorry that I allowed our past crew to die, I should have done something, our habit of only appearing if the ship, my body, is doomed, doomed my, no, Our crew" The Sunny was sobbing at this point, the stormy weather that appeared was making it look like she was crying "I'm sorry for allowing our crew to be killed"
"…" still no answer
"Thank you for listening, I, I gotta go now, I have to watch out and help my crew, to prevent losing them again, sorry that my presence will prevent you from ever meeting them, they are great nakama" The Sunny turned around intent on leaving and helping out her crew when she heard a somewhat childish voice say
"Apology accepted"
The Sunny turned around, eyes and mouth wide open, she was crying again and when she noticed a small ball of light coming from Merry, she materialized her klabautermann, and took it in her hands "I will take great care of it" she promised before going down to give the soulfragment to Mini Merry II, the current possessor of her Merry's soul, before coming up again, and she too started to glow, giving the small piece of the soul of the past Merry she had and an even smaller piece of her own back to Merry as thanks, it went to the smaller ship, and then a miracle happened.
Merry formed her klabautermann, and as the light drew nearer it too transformed into a klabautermann, the two danced, like two old friends reuniting, before both disappearing into the ship
"Thank you, thank you for forgiving me" Sunny said before leaving
"Don't mention it; I'll be sure to follow you and your crew's adventures" Merry replied, before materializing her klabautermenn, and walking to the mansion, both of them, intent on revealing themselves to their current owners: Merry the butler and Kaya. Unaware the latter saw their whole meeting, and the former a great part of it, she would be welcomed with open arms by the two.
The weather cleared, leaving a rainbow in its wake
With Luffy and Usopp: Just after the short rain shower, the two discover Klahadore is actually a pirate named Kuro 'of a thousand plans'
"He plans to kill Kaya" Usopp whispered when he heard what Kuro and that Jango fellow where talking about,
Usopp ran off intending to warn the villagers. Luffy meanwhile watched on for a few minutes before deciding to go back to his crew and tell them about what he heard
At the place where the strawhats moored Sunny
"Where the heck has Sunny gone off to?" Zoro asked himself after he found the beach they landed on
With Usopp
Usopp was failing, his habit of proclaiming that pirates were coming was coming back to bite him in the ass
He decided to lie to his crew, to protect them , which he did, he then went to search for Luffy and his crew thinking about what Luffy said at the shore
*flashback*
"now that you pulled out your weapon, do you have the guts to use it? Weapons aren't meant for threats, they're meant for action" Luffy said
*flashback end*
He pulled out his weapon, not to threaten Kuro, but to use it on him.
He lied every day that pirates were coming to raid them
For the sake of Kaya, Carrot, Union, Pepper, his deceased mother and his pirate father,
Even if he had to ask another crew of pirates for help.
Even if he had to put his own live on the line.
Even if he had to use one of his dads old guns.
Even if he had to kill.
He would ensure that it remained a lie.
To be continued
Well then, that is part 1 of the syrup village arc, I decided to split it in two, so you guys get more frequent updates, let me know what you like better
Frequent but short or long but not frequent
Leave some reviews on what you think, constructive criticism is welcome, flames not, those are used in the fireplace.
Cya:) William;)
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