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Chapter (2) The Beginning: Enter the Boy Who Has Surpassed God
(Hotaru's Mother is standing in front of a judge's stand, she was facing a man with combed black hair, tan skin and sunglasses on. You couldn't see his eyes, but from his voice you can see he was very serious in his words.)
"He has destroyed the East Blue Central Naval Command Base, Resisted Arrest…"
"I get it…"
"Escaped From East Blue Correctional Faculty, Damaged Public Property, and Disturbed the Peace…"
"I GET IT ALRIGHT, MY SON SCREWED UP! CAN WE PLEEEEEASE GET THIS OVER WITH!?"
"There is only one thing to do; we will have to find him and bring him back for execution. He has military training, so I think this should be done by one of the Admirals."
"KILL HIM, but you don't even know the whole story behind this. Let me find him sir and I can talk him into coming back and explain everything."
"You, Admiral Jun, the boy's mother wishes to go; no, I'll let him do it. He still needs to learn the ways of the military. He is definitely strong but, he hasn't been in the navy long enough."
A man walked in (in his mid thirties), with a serious look on his face. He was wearing a sleeveless white vest and blue shorts that went down to his knees with fluff at the bottom. He had on sandals and a white overcoat, much like the women. He didn't have any real facial features, except a scar under his left eye.
"Good you came; we have an assignment for you."
The man looked at the paperwork, and at the familiar boy in the picture. He let out a comical sigh and turned around, leaving the room. But not before putting a familiar straw hat.
"Am I dead, did Mom help me escape for nothing, is that smores I smell?" were the question buzzing around of Hotaru's head. He looked up to see he was on a bed. It was extravagant and comfortable.
It was satin silk with a beautiful aroma fresh cut spring flowers soaked upon a babbling brook, with a small hint of lemon.
He got off of the bed that smelled really nice to see a plate of smores, right in front of him on the floor. He looked down to see he was wearing a small t-shirt and a pair of worn out jeans. The only thing on him that he had before was the blue handcuffs that had the chain severed and made them look more like bracelets.
He looked around to see the room he was in was spacious and beautiful. The carpet was a bright red; the walls were a gorgeous beige color. The elegance of the room wasn't marred by dust or any kind of dirt to speak off. There was a couch, as well as cushioned arm chairs surrounding a table with a snail phone.
There was a window, and standing in front of it was Leo counting a bunch of bills and placing it inside of a small bag that was no bigger than a fanny pack.
Leo turned around and looked at Hotaru with a serene and thankful smile and tears willing up in his eyes. Hotaru looked at Leo and put his head down, embarrassed that he needed a little boy to help him. He picked up the plate of smores and started to eat them until he heard Leo speak.
"You got up, thank god. I was so worried that you wouldn't wake up" said Leo with a grin. Hotaru was about to answer him but didn't get the chance to.
Leo had ran out of the room full speed and you could only hear him yell "I did it; I revived the boy with my greatness. I THE GREAT AND POWERFUL LEO HAVE REVIVED BACK A DEAD PERSON!"
Hotaru choked on the smore he was just eaten and spit it back unto the plate. He heard loud cheering and celebrating with people going
"HOORAY FOR THE GREAT LEO, HE IS A MAN WHO HAS SURPASSED GOD HIMSELF!"
"NO, IT'S THE GREAT AND POWERFUL LEO!"
"ALL HAIL THE GREAT AND POWERFUL LEO, THE BOY OF MIRACLES!"
Hotaru stood there stupefied, "Did I get rescued by a cult or something."
Leo walked back into the room amiss the cheering for him, and closed the door. He walked over to the window and closed the blinds, sealing off all light from outside. He then picked up the stripped jumpsuit that Hotaru was wearing before and showed it to him.
"Who are you criminal and how did you get eaten by a snake. You some kind of moron or something?" asked Leo with an inquisitive look on his face.
Hotaru looked down not wanting to say anything, until the lights went off and a single beam of light hit his face. He looked up and gasped, the boy suddenly had on a detective outfit with a flashlight in his hand.
Hotaru looked at the boy with an angry look on his face "Are you interrogating me?"
"No, I'm just asking you question in a serious tone of voice" responded Leo.
"THAT'S THE SAME THING BRAT!" screamed Hotaru with an annoyed expression.
Leo was about to respond until they heard a announcement broadcast throughout the ship
"WE WILL NOW BE DOCKING AT EMERALD BAY LOCATED IN THE NORTH BLUE IN MINUTES. PLEASE GATHER YOUR POSSESION AND RENDEZVOS AT THE SHIP'S DOOR."
Leo and Hotaru stop staring at each other; Hotaru explained his situation to Leo about him being on the run from the military over a small accident.
"Well you can come and be my assistant, I'm on a journey through the seas to become a boy whose legend surpasses God himself" Leo said with big stars in his eyes.
"Well if you're going to surpass God himself, then why are you here?" inquired Hotaru with a wary look on his face.
"Well, I need a vessel to transport me across the world to spread my message. So, I came here to steal… I mean borrow, YES BORROW a ship!" said Leo with a sheepish smile and forced laughter.
Both boys left the room when the ship announced it had stopped; they left Hotaru's jumpsuit underneath the bed and walk into the arms of the adoring public. They were worshipping (I kid you not) the small boy, clearing a path for him into the city. Hotaru's eye twitched, "This is going to be a long trip…"
The Straw hat man was in a small boat, it carried a naval flag on it but it was black in color. He was following the trail of Hotaru and had a pretty good idea about where the boy would be.
"The port town Emerald Bay between the north and east blue would be the closest place for him to try and take off those sea-stone handcuffs" the man thought with a grin. "As expected from my pupil."
He looked down at his Eternal Post and frowned for a bit, remembering past events that led him to hunt down the boy he was teaching and the young mother who would probably kill him if he brought the boy back.
He looked around to see if anyone was looking, and after confirming he was alone, he took a deep breath and said something hard to make out because he was holding his breath. He then exhaled which caused his small boat to glide across the water in a hurry.
"Did I overdo it?" was all the man thought before the boat jumped off the water and into the sky.
Emerald Bay was a small port town; it specialized in blacksmiths and boat makers. The streets were lined with stands from vendors trying to sell off there new merchandise. It was warm here compared to the other places in the East-North Blue borderline, so it was all okay.
Leo and Hotaru were walking from shop to shop, looking for someone to take off the bracelets on Hotaru's hands but to no avail.
"Sorry, there seems to be nobody that can take those things off of you" said Leo with a sigh.
Hotaru looked at Leo and grinned, "Don't worry Leo, my master always said that I should take things as they come and let what will be, be."
Leo looked at Hotaru and said "Wow, your master is deep."
"No, he's a moron who can say smart things once in a while. He so weird, he can even eat while he sleeps, it the wierde…"
"HE CAN EAT WHILE HE SLEEPS, DAMN IT! HIS SKILLS ARE FORMIDABLE BUT I WILL NOT HAVE MY LEGEND DIMINISHED!!"
Hotaru looked at Leo's eyes that were filled with fire and determination and shrugged "Whatever makes him happy, I guess."
The fire in Leo's eyes fizzled, when he noticed on the opposite side of the port was a big ship. It had a fierce looking tiger's head as its figurehead, with a huge mast to go with it. The ship was red in color (even the wood was red) and it was surrounded in black armor. Although you couldn't tell, the ship was multi-layer with many decks on it. Its size was massive and was just as big, if not a little bigger than that cruise ship.
Leo eyes lit up like a kid on Christmas morning, he was in love with that ship and nothing was going to keep them apart. He seemed to float over towards the ship in non-observant way. He clearly didn't see the two naval officers guarding the entrance to the ship.
Leo bumped into one of the men, and fell to the ground. His eyes were no longer filled with love as he was snapped out of the delusion he was in.
"Watch it brat, this ship belongs to Count Collonello. It's an Iceburg original and one of a kind. You're not allowed access to it at all" screamed the man Leo had bumped into.
Hotaru ran to Leo's side and helped him up. He was going to tell Leo to that they should try and find another ship but was cut off after the suggestion.
"NO, I WANT THAT SHIP AND I'M WILLING TO SLIT THOSE OFFICERS THROATS TO DO IT!" he said in a murderous tone, motioning his thumb over his throat.
The townspeople and the shoppers walking around stopped, looking at the scene before them. A 15 year old boy holding back a 11 year old boy from assaulting a naval officer who looked about 20.
Both officers looked at the two boys, they both had on the typical naval uniform but one had tan skin and long black hair and the other (the one Leo bumped into) had long blond hair and pale beige skin.
Hotaru had finally gotten Leo to settle down, and Leo stop and said "Dumb Blonde."
The blonde naval officer twitched and said "Repeat that again brat!"
Leo smirked and said "Are you stupid AND deaf, I called you a dumb blonde!"
The spectators were all whispering to each other, about the boy with no manners talking bad to military officers.
The tan skinned one called to Hotaru "Tell you friend to knock it off, or you guys will be in trouble."
Before Hotaru could interject Leo shouted out "Make us, you ugly freaks!"
Before Hotaru knew it, the two men had surrounded both of them and where now ready to strike. The tan one stood before Hotaru and the blond one before Leo.
The tanned one charge Hotaru with his fist that Hotaru easily side stepped. The tanned one continued to throw a series of punches, but none of them hit Hotaru as he simply dodge them all and returned to his original standing position with minimal movement.
The tan man then charged at Hotaru again only to have a knee in his face, courtesy of Hotaru. The man fell in a heap to the ground, seemingly out cold.
The spectators all gasped, they couldn't believe that the boy had just beaten a trained naval officer.
Leo looked back and grinned "Well, he not at all bad, that criminal." His thoughts were interrupted when the blond man pulled out a knife that ripped Leo's shirt in half.
"LEO!!!" screamed Hotaru in concern.
"That's what you get brat, now go on home before I get rough with you" stated the blonde.
Leo looked up at him with a sorrowful look on his face, like he was going to cry. Hs stuttered out the next sentence while trying to get up.
"How could you do that to me, you…, you…, PEDOPHILE" screamed Leo
Hotaru sweat dropped while the blonde furiously shook his head in defense. The people who watched were whispering under their breath about how a naval officer could be a pedophile.
"You pretend to be a nice navy guy, to help out lost kids. But when you're alone with them you take them somewhere private and…, and…, and…then YOU SHOW THEM YOUR TWIG AND BERRIES!!"
Hotaru was about to lose it, the boy had made a bold declaration and he was milking it for all it's worth.
"PEDOPHILE" screamed Leo.
"NOT A PEDOPHILE!" responded the blonde.
"PEDOPHILE!"
"NOT A PEDOPHILE!"
"PEDOPHILE!"
"NOT A PEDOPHILE!"
"PEDOPHILE!"
"NOT A PEDOPHILE!"
"YOU'RE NOT A PEDOPHILE!" then screamed Leo
"I AM A PEDOPHILE" screamed the blonde
"NOT A PEDOPHILE!"
"PEDOPHILE!"
"NOT A PEDOPHILE!"
"PEDOPHILE!"
"NOT A PEDOPHILE!"
"PEDOPHILE!"
"NOT A PEDOPHILE!"
"I AM A PEDOPHILE AND THAT IS FINAL, UNDERSTAND BRAT!!" yelled the blonde in frustration.
"Okay, Okay, you're a pedophile who likes to give his treats to kids" said Leo in a defeated tone.
"Yes, Yes, I like to give little kids my treats too…. WAIT A MINUTE, I'M NOT A PEDOPHILE!" screamed the blonde.
Leo gave an evil grin, which Hotaru noticed immediately.
"But you said you were, and all of the people heard you" responded Leo as he pointed out to the crowd.
They were giving less than approving stares, some of them were even hiding there kids from view.
The blonde looked panicked; he had to try and convinced the crowd he wasn't a pedophile. He then got a idea, to use the brat to trick the crowd like he tricked him but when he looked toward Leo, he was where he was before.
"LEO SURPRISE!!" screamed Leo as he connected a punch to the side of the blondes face, seemingly coming out of nowhere. The punch had such impact, that it seemed to warp the blondes face as it sent him flying into a wood stand.
Leo landed on his feet and said "I, THE GREAT AND POWERFUL LEO, HAVE DEFEATED THE VILE PEDOPHILE THAT HAD THREATEN THE SAFETY OF YOUR KIDS!"
Hotaru looked on in shock as the people just cheered and started to throw Leo up in the air in celebration. The boy had just manipulated an entire town to their advantage.
"Let's go Criminal, we can find someone to get off those things after we take that ship" stated Leo as he waved to the people.
The tan skinned man got up and pulled out a pistol. There was no way he could let to brats make him look bad without having them pay for it. He stood up from his position and pointed the pistol at Leo.
Leo and Hotaru both looked back in shock, but not at the man with the gun. Above the man was a large black shadow, which seemed to get smaller and smaller with each passing moment.
The tan man looked up to late, as a boat had just rammed its bottom over his face. He flew into the same wood shop as his partner.
The ship landed on the ground, and a familiar man with a straw hat jumped out of the boat.
Leo stood there in shock, not knowing what to say but Hotaru definitely did.
"Luffy-Sempai, what are you doing here?"
Luffy looked at him and gave out a big grin, with all of his teeth showing.
Next Chapter
Hotaru: Leo and I are confronted by one of the strongest men in...
Leo: We know he is strong, but I thought he was a pirate?
Luffy: Well if you listen, then I will tell you why. But first and more important, do you guys got any meat?
Leo and Hotaru: WHAT?!
Next time: One Piece Trial of Freedom: Monkey D. Luffy vs. Jun Hotaru
Luffy: Cool Meat, begins eating.
Leo: So cool, he made food appear out of nowhere! I've got to learn how!
Hotaru: Why me?!