Seas of the Sky, Kingdom of Skypeia!
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"Devon? Devon, wake up!"
"Ugh...,"
"Wake up!" a familiar voice shouted before an immense pain entered his lower body.
Devon snapped his eyes open and let out a scream and immediately went for his groin while Dusty walked off, a proud smile on her face.
"He's up,"
"I'm...gonna...kill you, Dusty," Devon hissed, holding his injured area, "Fox, you best watch your back,"
Dusty grabbed her shirt and wrung out her surprisingly wet shirt, "Promises, promises...,"
As he held his injured...pride...Devon looked around to see his nakama were soaked head to toe, panting for breath. He held his head and closed his eyes, "What happened? The last thing I remember was riding the Knock-Up Stream and then...," he glared at Dusty, "Damn fox kicks me in the balls,"
"Well, at least you got up?"
Devon turned to see Kirsty standing behind him, her hair soaked. He shrugged, "Still...she does it again, I'm kikcing her ass," he muttered, rising to his feet, wringing his shirt out, "We lose anyone or anything?"
Panting, Axe shook his head, "Naw...we got here...alright," he gulped for air, "That was fun, but let's never do that again,"
"Agreed," Dusty cracked her neck, "I almost had a heart attack,"
"Aw, only almost?" Niri muttered, rising to her feet, "Figure we can't be that lucky,"
Dusty stuck out her tongue, "Shaddup!"
"Hey, guys! Check it out!" Axe ran to the nearest railing, eyes wide, "It's a sea of clouds!"
Niri frowned and rushed to the side, "What are you...talking...about...?" she trailed off. Soon, every other crewmate were staring speechless out at the sight of pure white, fluffy clouds that spread as far as the eye could see. Axe had been around pirating for a good while, but he never heard or seen anything like this before!
"What is this place?" he murmured, not blinking even once, "It's...it's beautiful,"
"I know what this place is...,"
Everyone turned to Devon, who had a smile growing on his face.
"What?"
"How do you know?"
"Yeah, you've never been here before!"
Devon chuckled and leaned against the railing, "This...is the White Sea! So, this is what those journals referred to!" he looked at Austin, who stared at the clouds, "It's true, Austin, our father really is from here!"
Kirsty smiled and patted them on the shoulders, "This is great guys, short time here and you already are learning about your family! Congratulations!"
"Thanks...,"
"Yo, Devon,"
The blonde warrior turned to his captain, "Yeah?"
"You keep mentioning those journals. Mind if we have a look at 'em?" he asked, then shrugged, "We are here and those things will probably give us a heads up on what's around here,"
Devon nodded, "Got it, I'll be right back!" he turned and ran back to the boy's cabin, "I cannot believe this! Finally, a chance for some answers!"
After gathering the journals he had from his childhood, Devon and the others sat on the deck, going over what was written in the old books that Devon and Austin had kept since that fateful night in Roguetown. After a bit, Chizuru had found some interesting passages and placed them together to read out loud for the others.
"Here's the first piece...,"
"I meditated under the statue of the great Calgara, the greatest warrior of our tribe. We are continuing our assault on Upper Yard, but I fear it is as fruitless as the previous raids. We will begin our raid from the White-White Sea again. Our skates have made the journey before, but how long will it be before it is our last raid? Will God finally snap and kill us?"
Axe whistled, "Wow...but, who is this Calgara, what is Upper Yard, what is this God, and what the hell is the White-White Sea?" he pointed to the clouds outside the ship, "I thought you said this is the White Sea!"
"Hey, don't get on my case, Axe, I never been here before" Devon snapped, "Chizuru, keep going, you guys should hear this,"
"It's the White Sea, not White-White," Axe mumbled under his breath.
Chizuru cleared her throat, "This is another entry...lemme see...,"
"I went to the White Sea, using the secret passage I made with the Milky Dial I carried with me, so I won't have to run into the enemy. The others of my tribe do not care much for fishing, but I find it relaxing. I found a lot of Octopus Balloons, eels and the flat fish we have around here. The eels tried to eat me, but a quick slash with my Burn Blade made the rest back off. The Octopus Balloons popped after cutting into a tentacle and the fish I just pulled in and saved for that night's dinner,"
Herman crossed his arms and tilted his head, "Octopus Balloons, eels and fish? Here?" he twisted his stalks around, "Hard to believe any thing could live here, let alone some kind of fish," he rubbed his chin, "But, it would be very interesting to find these creatures. Not only could I try new recipes, but I can keep notes on them so I know where to find them,"
"Anymore, Chizuru?" Niri asked, "This is pretty neat!"
"There's at least one more that could be helpful for now,"
"Against the wishes of my people, I have decided to leave with the strange woman I met a few days ago. She has the beauty of an angel, but the strength of my people. She comes from the Blue Sea, and I do not care what the others think of me, I love this woman and I know she loves me. Love on the battlefield is a special kind of love, and I know I am meant to be with this woman. I leave with her in a few days, but I hope that whenever I come back home, my people's feelings will be different towards my decisions,"
"This was my father writing his experience and feelings for our mother," Devon said quietly, bringing Austin close to him, "We were always confused about this God and these words he uses in these journals, but I now think that here, in this sea of the sky, we will be able to finally know the truth behind my father and our wings. I just hope that our search won't be in vain,"
Kirsty leaned her head on his shoulder, "I hope it won't either,"
The rest of the crew exchanged glances at the sight and looked around. Austin looked up at the sky above them for a bit until he snapped his head down, an alert look on his face.
"Something's coming!" Chizuru shot to her feet, "Austin, where is it coming from?"
The young cabin boy pointed off to the left side of the ship and everyone rushed to the side, prepped for a fight. They all scanned the white horizon of the fluffy clouds that surrounded the ship, everyone muscle of their body tensed. When it seemed like an eternity, a black dot appeared on the horizon, and to everyone's amazement, it just sped right towards them with amazing speed.
They waited until they got a better look at it, and when they did, they were completely thrown off. They expected to see some kind of strange, but deadly creature coming at them, hungry for a feast, but instead, they saw a large, pink and polka dotted horse with wings coming out the side of it's back. Sitting on the creature's back, was an old wrapped in a brown cloak and holding a lance in one hand. The old man had long white hair tied in the back, a white beard, and a wise look in his eyes.
"Lemme see them, I helped you find them!"
The Axe-Heads leaned their heads to the side to see a small, young girl in a robe and a hat with a veil-like cloth on the back of it. She looked at Devon and Austin and stared at them, particularly their wings, "Hey...!"
"I am Gan Fall," the old man greeted as the horse hovered over the ship. Once it landed, the old man and the girl stepped off onto the deck. He looked at them all evenly, "You are Blue Sea dwellers, correct?"
"Blue Sea dwellers...," Dusty scratched her head, "That sounds like what was in those journals,"
"He means 'are you from there down there?' " the girl asked, pointing downward, "From the Blue Sea of the Grand Line?"
Chizuru smiled and bent down to the girl's level, "You know of the Grand Line?"
The girl nodded, "I spent awhile down there when my friends and I were attacked. I fell all the way down there,"
Devon frowned and stared at her, "Shidyk D. Shade...,"
The girl snapped her head up to him, eyes wide, "What?"
"Shidyk D. Shade, or 'Shadowfist' as others call him," Devon looked right at her, "You were the little girl that traveled with him!" he raised an eyebrow, "What's your name?"
"Aisa," the girl snapped, a little annoyed, "Who're you guys?"
"I'm Captain Axe," the young treasure hunter stepped forward and waved to his nakama, "This is my crew of pirates. We have come here to search for many things. One of which is the City of Gold, and another is...," he placed his hands on Devon's and Austin's heads, "...a bit more personal. I take it you two know of Sky Island?"
Gan Fall nodded, "Yes, we do...," he looked at them all, "Pirates, eh?"
Axe nodded, "We are friends of the Straw Hat Pirates. Do you know them, we heard that they were up here recently?,"
Both Gan Fall's and Aisa's eyes widened when they mentioned the Straw Hats.
"You know Luffy?!" Aisa's jaw lowered.
Gan Fall smiled as Axe nodded to Aisa, "It seems that we have guests, Aisa," he turned and climbed back onto his winged horse, pulling Aisa behind him, "Follow us, pirates. We will show you Sky Island,"
The Axe-Heads, at first were surprised at the man's actions, but as the winged horse began to gallop away, they prepped their ship and followed behind as close as they could.
Ahead of them, the small girl, Aisa, looked up at Gan Fall as they rode the horse to their homeland.
"God, shouldn't we worry about them? What if they're not like the Straw Hats?"
"If they are or aren't, only time will tell, Aisa," the elderly man said as he steered his horse, Pierre, in the direction of Sky Island, "But those two boys that look like the others?"
Aisa nodded, "What about them?"
"I know their parents," Gan Fall sighed heavily, "So, his sons have come at last...I was wondering when this day would come,"
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Kilnorc: Well, the gang has made it to the sky and have met both Gan Fall and Aisa! What awaits them in the future? Stay tuned!
On the next chapter of Homeland...
Devon: This island is enormous!
Kirsty: What happened to these people? Many of them are hurt...
Wiper: Feh, I know that face! That's the face of an outcast!
Aisa: Wiper, be nice, they're the same as us!
The Blood of Shandora
Devon: Our mother was-?! No way!