Hina of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Chapter 7
The OC Graveyard

While it's true that Su was wrong in suggesting Tortuga, they might as well have gone there. The OC Graveyard was every bit as Tortuga as forums were chat rooms. When authors create original characters for anything, be it a Mary Sue, an AU character, or something that shouldn't exist like Generic the Hedgehog from the Power Rings comics, when the authors are done with them for good they end up here.

The Fanfiction Association created this world as a retirement home for OCs so that they wouldn't muddle up the worlds. As such, it was up to the residents themselves to create the details of the world. To say the least, it was made up of three main things: Battle grounds, taverns, and shrines to specific characters. Since this world was basically crossover chaos, the FFA didn't claim control over this world, nor did anyone else for that matter. As a result, the world known as The OC Graveyard has been declared neutral ground. As such, it has been used as a checkpoint and save haven for pirate authors.

The crowds of the characters wouldn't seem any bit different if any were missing or added. That's why nobody noticed as Naru pushed her way around the rowdy people, a hesitant Ema, a worried Shinobu and an indifferent Sarah following her.

"I still can't believe you three followed me here," Naru huffed, keeping her eyes out for any sign of Alias.

"Well what did you expect?" Sarah with her hands behind her head. "Su is my friend! What makes you I wouldn't want to know about this friend of hers?"

"Speaking of which," Shinobu piped, "just what is Alias like?"

Naru squinted her eyes as she tried to remember from all those years ago. "Alias was a kid back then and he probably still is now. He's always scheming and is more trouble than he's worth, but he does come around once in a while. Another thing is that Alias is always stubborn. It's not easy to convince him to do something else, and he often doesn't want any help."

"So what makes you think that you can give Alias the help he wants on the Black Tama?" Su asked from the other side of a set-up table.

"Because I'm a second Avatar from the time of Aang's and I'm a powerful waterbender!" the mary-su answered.

"You'll do," Su decided. "Just sign the list."

Another character came up to the table, his clothing obviously showing that he was a ninja. "I was sealed with a horse demon from birth, my parents disowning me and making me a nuke-ninja. And nobody gives a fox's ass if I live or die."

"Perfect!" Su shouted. "Sign the list."

Another character came up, this time looking like a Fairly Odd-parents fairy. "Although I have magic, I have a paralyzed arm and leg."

"The crow's nest with you!" Su offered happily. "Sign the list."

This time a pirate of One Piece came up. "I have a devil fruit power of passing gas, and I just want to sail the seas forever."

"It's gonna happen sooner than ya think!" Su quipped. "Sign the list!"

Meanwhile in the background, Alias was leaning back on a chair and messing with his compass. Instead of his usual pirate attire, he now wore baggy camo cargo pants with a matching olive green t-shirt and a wooden cane strapped to his back. He shook the compass again and held it in his hands as he murmured.

"iknowwhatiwantIKnowWhatIWantIKNOWWHATIWANTIKNOWWHATIWANT!" he then flipped it open in a flash, but the compass was still going wonky. He shut with a grunt and rubbing the bridge of his nose before speaking to Su. "How many do we have so far Su?"

"Including those four? Four," Su answered with a smile.

"Su," Alias sighed, "I wasn't even counting and I know there are far more than that."

"Alright," Su laughed, "we actually have 58. Just 42 more to go!"

Alias smiled. 42. That number has always been Alias's favorite and it's never let him down. After all, it is the answer to life and all of existence. 10 cyber bucks to whoever can guess what that referenced to. Hint: it's a book series.

While this was going on, the quartet of girls had entered the same bar, following a rumor that a Fanfiction author was gathering people for a crew. Naru had guessed that if any other author was here, he had to be pirate and thus might have a connection to the person they were looking for. At the same time, somebody else was walking up to Su's table.

"So, what's your story?" Su asked.

"My story?" the man replied gravely. "My story is exactly like yours. Just a few chapters behind. I was one of those AU OCs. The kind that the author creates because he doesn't know how the real character would act."

It was at this point that Su had noticed who the man was as well as Alias who plucked a branch of a palm tree to cover his face and began to creep away. The man picked up Su's bottle of sake from the table and took a swig from as he continued.

"My role was to chase a child across the seven seas. But in the end, it had cost me my crew, my life, and my humanity."

"Commodore Kentaro?" Su asked in shock.

"No not anymore. Didn't you hear me?" he shouted. "I nearly had you all when you came back to the pirate world. I would've too. If it wasn't for that hurricane…"

Su's eyes widened in shock. "Don't tell me you tried to sail through it!"

"Then I won't. But it's still obvious. So do I make your crew, or not?"

Su was obviously hesitating while Alias was creeping away in the background.

"You haven't told us where you're going," Kentaro stated as he stealthily placed his hands to grip underneath the table. "Somewhere nice!?!?" he shouted as he threw up the table, catching the attention of absolutely everyone in the pub; including the three girls. "So am I worthy, to serve under the command of my creator, the infamous Captain Unknown Alias?!?" he shouted sarcastically as drew his cocked pistol and pointed at the girls. "Or should I just kill you right now?"

The girls stared in fright while Kentaro sighed in exasperation. "Not you four! The boy behind you!"

The girls slid to the side in confusion to see the now still author who had now nothing to hide him but that branch. He shifted his head to the left and then the right, looking at Kentaro whose aim followed Alias's head. The boy then smiled. "You're hired," he said convincingly.

Kentaro however smirked. "Sorry Alias. You know they say about old habits."

Alias began to tremble while mixed thoughts were going about on the moment.

'Oh dear. This isn't good.'

'Captain! Please be careful!'

'Oh great. Alias is in as much trouble as before.'

'Wait… that's the dork who Su was talking about?'

'Auuu! It looks like Naru was right!"

'Wow! For a trouble maker, he doesn't look half bad!'

'Now, to kill the boy that ruined my life before it began.'

"N-n-n-now Kentaro, let's not do anything hasty!" Alias stuttered. Kentaro then fired. This is why everyone was surprised when Alias shot up his hand and seemed to stop the bullet like Neo. Alias then smiled. "Ricochet!" he said as he flicked his finger, causing the bullet to shoot up into a chandelier, then an iron mug, then bounce back and forth from steel pistols and then cracked and destroyed some poor soul's drink. CUE THE BAR FIGHT MUSIC!

Soon everybody was fighting everybody else, using anything they could as a weapon. They would often kick someone into another to drop their drink, increasing the battle by that much. Chaos was now reigning and nobody really cared as they smashed their beer bottles onto the heads of others. Alias smiled at his distraction as he slipped the palm branch into a barrel.

"Come on Su! Time to go! Gather the crewmen!" Alias shouted, unknowingly being stared at by the girls.

"Aye captain!" Su shouted with a salute before rushing off.

The girls continued to stare at the scene playing before them, occasionally stepping around someone that was charging at them.

"Shinobu, Ema, you two follow Alias. Keep an eye on him," Naru commanded. "Sarah, find Su and keep an eye on her. I'll help Kentaro and we'll all meet at the dock to the Black Tama."

All three answered to the affirmative before rushing off while Naru drew a sword and began to fend off people who were trying to blindside Kentaro. Sarah had quickly disappeared while Shinobu and Ema were keeping their distance.

Alias in the meantime was making his way through the bar until he noticed something. He stopped short enough to bend down as a bottle rushed over where his head was and into the wall. He stood back up, the big giraffe hat he had noticed now on his head. He went on up the stairs until two who were fighting came close enough for the Uncle Sam hat to fall off of one and into Alias's hands. He swapped the hats, placing the giraffe hat onto one of the men's head.

Kentaro and Naru continued to fight as she slammed a man into a support beam. Kentaro noticed the sake bottle in the man's hand and took it as said man was collapsed to the ground.

Alias came up the stairs, his gaze falling on a man sitting on the rail and wearing a nice Napoleon hat. He swapped their hats with a smile.

"Thank ya," Alias said, accidentally poking the man's chest too hard causing him to fall over the rail. Thankfully he fell onto a woman's bosom. Unthankfully, the woman was offended. Oh well. Not Alias's problem.

Alias took off the hat, thinking it was trouble as a nearby door burst open showing two men who were about to toss another man over the rail. They all stopped as Alias placed the Napoleon hat onto the victim before stepping off.

"By your lead gentlemen," Alias said, the men going on and tossing the man over. He looked down the see that the man just fell right into the cleavage of the same woman. "Hm. Ten points."

He walked off and out of the bar as an amazed Shinobu and Ema followed.

"Wow," Shinobu gasped. "He's a lot more conniving than Naru made him out to be."

Ema however was staring hard. 'There's something about him… but what?'

Below however, a circle of men with swords were now surrounding her and Kentaro. She was wary, but he was not.

"Come on already!" he shouted. "Who wants a piece of me? Make a line and I'll take you all on one by one! Come on! Who's first?"

It was at this point that Naru had enough. She yanked the sake bottle from Kentaro's hand and smashed it over his head, knocking him out. The group stared as Naru sheathed her sword. "Just wanted to make sure that I did it myself!" she said to the roaring enjoyment of the crew.

"One!" the crowd shouted, swinging Kentaro. "Two!... Three!" they finished.

Kentaro went flying, landing into a mud pit and startling the pigs. The crowd cheered happily as they went back in. Naru however stayed behind and came to the fallen man.

"Commodore Kentaro Sakata," she sighed. "What have the worlds done to you?"

She helped him back up to his surprise, but they were not alone. Off at a short distance, there was a robot standing still, observing them. On his being was a soldier's uniform and the Fanfiction Association badge on his vest.

Date of Update: 8/26/07

A/N: Note! School has started again and of course, that means late updates. Sorry also that this was short, but it's the best I could do for now.