A/N: Ello People! I'm back with another chapter of your all time favorite OP story(JK). Alright, after the incident with Google Docs, I've decided to rewrite the chapter due to the fact that I can't seem to remember the whole thing, plus now that I think about it, the chapter was straying from what I originally planned. So without further ado, I present you the story's next chapter. I would also like to say I'm sorry for not updating in a long long time. Moving on….. Kelly, hit it!
Kelly: A-Ok! Alicia H. Heart doesn't own One Piece, it belongs to Oda-sensei-sama! But she does own us OC's, which kinda seems wrong…
Alicia: Oh, hush now! You have to admit, I did make you!
Kelly:…. You…..What?
Alicia: Anyway~~~ Let's get started, shall we?
A Magic Lesson and a Strange Dream.
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Several hours later, both Kelly and Felix had woken up and were now in the kitchen talking about the dream she had. They were both alone, due to the fact that Felix had asked the crew to let them talk in private.
To be more exact, he had kicked Luffy out through the window (Kelly was still confused on how he'd been able to achieve that) and slammed the door, along with a couple of pans and knives. She had sweatdropped at his reaction and wrote herself a mental note to never piss the cat off. But at the present time, she was inquiring about her bloodline.
"Hmmm, let me see, do you want me to tell you the abbreviated version or the long version?"
Kelly thought about this for a second and decided to go with the long one.
"OK, so before we start, what exactly did your grandmother say?"
"Well she said, and I quote "Our family actually has the ability to jump to other worlds, not just the one we originate from. I'll leave the explanation to Felicius." Felix grimaced a bit when he heard his real name but shook his head.
"Wait, she told you that the family had the ability to travel through worlds?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Well, you see, that part is slightly wrong," he said in his all-knowing voice
"How so?"
"WELL, to be exact, the Graile family has always been able to call upon certain spirits from various dimensions. But most notable of all the spirits is actually a spirit that transcends the bonds of space."
"A spirit that isn't affected by the laws of space" Kelly mused to herself.
"U-huh, his name? Jack the Gate Jester" he said in a serious voice.
"Jack the Gate Jester?"
"Correct. Jack has always had a special tie with the Graile Family, but he can only be called upon by the head of the House, in other words the queen, and in other words, your mother"
"Wait, so you're saying that Mom was a…. queen?" a dumbfounded Kelly asked. Somehow, that actually made a lot of sense to her. Her mom's accent, her gait, and the nickname she had given to her daughter.
"Yes, actually. And that makes you a princess." Felix said this with a loving smile on his face that made Kelly blush a little.
"So, can you tell me about why wasn't I raised here?"
Felix's face grew blank and cold as he turned to face Kelly. This sudden change of mood actually frightened her a bit. 'Something really awful must have happened to make Felix like this' she thought. Felix looked at her and gave her a sad smile.
"I'll let the dreams tell you about it" he said, just like her grandmother.
"Oh, alright then…" her thoughts trailed off until he started to wave his paw in front of her face.
"Yoo-hoo! Kelly? Are you in there? Earth to Kelly, do you copy?"
"Yes, yes I copy" she said with a laugh
"Good, now I think it's about time that you had your first magic lesson. Are you up for it?"
Kelly beamed at this statement. Finally! She would be able to learn some magic. She had been dying to know what she could do. The first thing Felix told her to do was to take out everything from the mailbag, and she did just that.
After unpacking, the two of them were inspecting the items that came out. Felix then took out a piece of paper that looked suspiciously like a list. Before them were a couple of wooden rods roughly around 2 feet, a bundle of spare clothes, some heavy looking textbooks, a cape, some 1 foot metal rods, a top hat, a couple of small pouches tied by vines, and finally some boxes that looked as if they could hold something a bit larger than a baseball.
After inspecting the items, Kelly turned to Felix and waited until he finished with the inspection. A moment later and he put the piece of paper away (A/N: Don't ask how he does it. Yet) and looked up at Kelly.
"Looks like everything's here"
"Yeah, about that, what is most of this stuff?" she asked as she picked up a yellow textbook. She flipped it to see the cover and her jaw went slack. The textbook was titled "Magical Basics and Spells for Dummies" and the author? Nina Lyra Graile a.k.a Grams. As she opened the book to a random page, a note fell out and she picked it up.
It read:
Dear Kelly,
Your mother and I are really sorry that you had to be dragged into the world without a proper explanation or a good-bye. I hope these things will help you with your journey.
Sincerely,
Grams and Mom
P.S: We'll be seeing you soon!
As she read the note, she failed to notice a tear running down her cheek and Felix watching her. He coughed once and got her attention.
"Alright then, the lesson's about to begin, please take a seat Ms. Graile" he said in a professional teacher tone.
"Hai, Felix-sensei!"
"Now allow me to explain the basics of magic and spell casting, so please take close attention.
"Yes sir!"
"Magic, let's see, how do I explain it? Hmmm, I guess you could call it a witch's life force. If a witch uses too much magic, they run the risk of dying due to lack of mana, another word for life force. Therefore, you have to look at three basic components when casting spells."
He pulled down a chart that suddenly appeared out of nowhere and it showed a picture a heart, a stave, and a circle with intricate symbols and runes.
"Here are the three components you should always keep in mind. Personal Mana" he pointed to the heart. "Reactionary Mana" he pointed to the stave "and outcome magic" he said as he pointed to the circle.
He proceeded to explain complex basics that Kelly couldn't keep up with. Felix realized his pupil's confusion and proceeded to explain it in a simpler way.
"Think of it as making a fire,"
"A fire" Kelly asked skeptically,
"Yes. To make a fire, you need the firewood, the match, and something to create friction so the match can burn. Now imagine the reactionary mana as the match, the personal mana as the scratchy surface, and the outcome magic as the fire.
"Since reactionary mana comes from magic charged objects, due to the fact that using personal mana is way too risky and only to be used in emergency situations, you only have to add some of your mana to the reactionary object, such as staves, orbs, and even textbooks."
"But be warned as you need to concentrate and train your mind and spirit to add the correct amount of mana, if not the spell would either fail, or burn up all of your mana, instantly killing you." Kelly felt a drop of cold sweat run down her spine, making her shiver
The cat kept teaching her about magic until it was around dinner time when Luffy suddenly burst through the door demanding food. They decided to pack everything up and call it a day. Felix gave her some homework (which brought back Kelly's emo waves) and they parted way.
Kelly went to the deck and began reading her textbooks and writing her essay when Usopp saw her from the crow's nest and called out to her.
"Hey Kelly! What are you doing?"
Kelly lifted her head from her fully engrossed reading, and smiled up to the sniper.
"Just some homework, nothing much!"
"Oh, OK!"
She turned back to her book, but she noticed Zoro staring at her a bit suspiciously. They stared at each other for what seemed like hours, but in reality, it was just a few seconds.
"…Can I help you?" asked an unnerved Kelly.
"…"
"…"
"…."
"It's nothing, just get back to what you were doing." Zoro turned away from her and went back to whatever he was doing
Kelly fell on her face at the simple response.
"….That's it? After, like, a minute of staring at each other in silence, that's what the first thing that comes to your mind?" screamed Kelly. With anime tears in her eyes, she went back to reading until she fell asleep.
Dreams
Kelly was standing alone in her dream plane, only that this time, it was nighttime. She looked around and saw a glowing pond at the edge of the garden. Slowly, she approached it and knelt down and by some freak impulse; she touched the surface of the pond. Two, three ripples spread out as a frame started to form. Images and blurs of the past flashed past in the screen. Suddenly, it stopped.
And in the screen, it showed an island. It was beautiful, full of colors and abstract, yet amazing architecture. Kelly was admiring the beauty of this mysterious island when suddenly, the sky turned red. Explosions ran throughout the island as an unknown enemy fired off from the screen. The island rose from the sea and started floating towards the sky, but even with that, it was futile. The enemy shot a large beam at the island, destroying most of it, and making it fall, along with its inhabitants and culture. She could've sworn she could hear the faint screams of people falling off the once beautiful island. And as the carnage continued, she started to scream. Then, the horrible film ended.
Kelly stood over the screen, horrified and hoarse. Her eyes were wide in terror and tears were streaming down from them. She had seen many things, from death, to illness. But this was like the destruction of Ohara. Perhaps even worse. Her mind started to race. Was this what both Grams and Felix were talking about? That would explain a lot about their behavior regarding her questions. But she was still confused. What did this island have to do with anything? She glanced at the screen once more, and saw a small coffin-like craft floating near the sinking remains. Before she could look any closer at the boat, she felt herself being woken up by someone.
Kelly's eyes snapped open as she was being shaken by Zoro. She noticed that it was really late, the stars and the moon high in the sky.
'Huh, guess I fell asleep'
"Oi, are you OK?" asked Zoro.
"Huh?"
"You were screaming and crying in your sleep. Were you having a nightmare?"
Kelly remembered the events of her dream and decided to keep these facts to herself.
"Yeah…. Something like that…" she whispered. Lost in her own thoughts, she didn't notice Zoro stare at her. Suddenly, she was picked up bridal style by the pirate hunter. Realizing her change of position, she started to feel a bit uncomfortable with both of their bodies being a bit too close for comfort.
"H-hey! Put me down!"
"Not a chance woman! I'm not gonna let you sleep out here anymore!"
"Oh yeah? Why's that?" she protested.
"….."
Seeing as he had no actual reason, she smiled her evil smile and shout out in triumph.
"HA! I knew you didn't have any reason to! So this means….." Her evil smile got even bigger as realization dawned upon her. Zoro gulped in fear.
"I WIN!" she screamed. Without noticing, they had entered the girl's sleeping quarters of the Going Merry, and unfortunately for the two, awoken the navigator. Nami appeared with a tick mark and shark teeth.
"Will you be quiet? It's what? 3 in the morning?" she screamed.
The two of them slowly backed away from Nami as she continued her rant. Once she was finished, she went back into her room and slammed the door. Zoro gently put her down and left, saying good night. Kelly entered the sleeping quarters and was surprised to see Nami awake and staring at her a bit worried.
"What? Do I have something on my face?" she asked
"I heard you scream, what happened?"
Kelly was surprised that the greedy navigator was actually worried, about someone else. 'Guess it's because were the only girls in this small boat full of boys'
"Oh that? Just a bad dream, nothing much. Don't worry about it! I'm fine"
Nami looked at her a bit less worried. Then she sighed and went back to her bed. Kelly changed into more comfortable clothes and went to bed. She had always dreamed of something, nightmare or dream, but for the first time in her life, she didn't dream of anything.
A/N: Well, here it is! Sorry for not posting any sooner, but I had a huge writers block, plus I had some trouble figuring out what my writing style is (blame my English teacher for pushing us into finding it, plus Google Docs!). I promise I'll try to post more often (once a week if I can). I'm actually thinking of re-writing some of these chapters, due to the flipping POV's. Until next time!
