Another update. I lied about that I had no more ideas, but ideas popped up as I read more fanfics and watch other animes. By the way this is going to be boring, but it lays the foundations.
Here's chapter 3 and enjoy.
Ryoku woke up and tried to sit in an upright position. He felt a flare of pain on his abdomen and he slinked back into the bed.
"Where am I?" wondered Ryoku. Then he suddenly remembered that Strawhat Luffy wanted to be on his crew.
"Oh, you're awake," said Chopper.
"Yea," replied Ryoku.
"That's funny, you don't react like the others when people see me."
"Because you ate a devil fruit that gave you human qualities, am I correct?"
"Precisely," replied Chopper, "you need to keep resting your body is still injured."
"One last question."
"Yes?" asked Chopper. What could he possibly want to know?
"Where are my boat and my horse? Have my stuff been tampered with?" asked Ryoku.
"Your boat is tied onto this ship, your horse is on this ship as well, and no, your stuff have not been touched at all now go back to sleep. Your dinner is going to come soon."
Ah, food, I haven't eaten in a long time.
Ryoku doses off.
"Mr. Gunslinger, here's your dinner." said a voice.
"Uh?" Ryoku just woke up.
"Your dinner is here." When he looked up, he saw a woman with black hair with a steaming dish in front of him.
"Oh, thank you," said Ryoku as he accepted the plate. The women went to a nearby chair and started reading.
"By the way, who are you?" asked Ryoku.
"I am Nico Robin."
"I see."
"Anyways Mr. Gunslinger, why are you hunted down by one of your own? Aren't you one of them?" asked Robin referring to the World Government.
"I resigned 5 years ago from the Marines because of their ideals and the murder of my parents."
"Interesting," replied Robin.
A few quiet seconds later.
"Well, keep going," urged Robin.
Ryoku sighed, "During my time with the marines I've been accepted by the CP9 because of my fighting technique. My parents were murdered at the time, but they fed lies about how they both died 'heroically' on a mission. So after training under Lucci, I left the field and began working under a master mechanic."
Ryoku finished his plate of food, and placed it on a nearby table.
"So when did you find out that your parents were murdered?" asked Robin.
"I'm coming to that," Ryoku wiped his mouth with a napkin, "The way I found out how my parents were killed is when I looked through some files trying to find a document, but what I came across was the truth. My parents died because they failed to kill innocent people because they didn't pay their taxes."
"That's harsh," said Robin.
"Exactly," Ryoku sighed again, "As soon as I found this out, I resigned. No one knows that I read that very document. 5 days ago I killed the person who killed my parents. Now I am wanted as a traitor, and that's all you need to know about me."
"HA, RYKU AER YU ALRGT?" (HEY, RYOKU ARE YOU ALRIGHT?) said Luffy as he charged in through the door full of food in his mouth.
"I'm fine." Ryoku got up and placed his coat and hat on and left for the deck.
"So, Robin what do you think of Ryoku?" asked Luffy.
"I don't know, he told my about his history, but I think he has more to hide. He definitely has a mysterious air around him," replied Robin.
"I think he's cool, the way he took out those marines and Lucci," said Luffy as if he was talking about his idol, "So what he's quiet but who cares."
On the deck.
"Where's my horse?" wondered Ryoku. He pulled out some dried wheat from his pocket and rubbed it between his hands. Soon his horse galloped to him obediently.
"Hey, horsy come back," said Chopper, Ussop, and Franky. They stopped dead when they saw Ryoku.
"What were you doing with my horse?" questioned Ryoku.
"Uh, we were feeding it and riding it, and Ussop fell down," said Chopper and laughed after he finished his statement.
"I see, don't ride Thundercloud without my presence, you could kill yourself trying to ride him." said Ryoku.
"I knew we shouldn't ride him," said Franky.
"HEY, EVERYONE LETS CHECK OUT THE HORSE!" yelled Luffy. Everyone left to see the horse except Zoro and Robin. Zoro was taking his sleep early today because of the fighting, and Robin was sitting in the back.
As people neared Thundercloud, he reared on his hind legs and stomped trapping Ussop in between its frontal legs.
"Don't swarm, Thundercloud like that, you approach it with care," stated Ryoku.
"Eh, Thundercloud? That's a cool name," said Luffy, "so what do you say? Want to join our crew?"
"Since you helped me in my battle, I will join."
"AWSOME, 10 MEMBERS NOW! WE'RE HAVING A PARTY TOMORROW."
"So what can you do?" asked Sanji.
"I'm a Rokushiki master, also I'm a weapon mechanic, and I'm proficient in stealth operations." stated Ryoku.
"So where is he going to sleep?" asked Franky.
Ryoku looked around and looked up at the crow's nest. "I'll think I'll sleep up there in the crow's nest."
"Alright, Ryoku be prepared tomorrow we're having a party to celebrate your joining!" exclaimed Luffy.
Ryoku zipped up his coat and started climbing and started climbing back down.
"On second thoughts I'm going to sleep in the front of the deck next to my horse."
So he continued to the front and lied on the open area.
Maybe this crew won't be so bad.
In the Kitchen.
"So what do you guys think of Ryoku?" asked Sanji.
"I think he's cool," said Luffy.
"I don't know for sure," answered Robin.
"I don't think he can be trusted, he was part of the CP9 after all." said Franky.
"What a strange person," said Ussop.
"We better keep an eye on him," said Sanji.
The next morning later.
"ROBIN-CHWAN, NAMI-SWAN!" yelled out the love cook, "What do you ladies want to eat this morning?" His heart eyes were bigger than usual.
"I'm good with whatever," said Nami.
"Same here," said Robin, "but would you add 2 more sugars to my coffee this morning?"
"RIGHT AWAY!" said Sanji as we danced off to the kitchen.
Ryoku woke up, he hadn't slept like that in 15 years. He stood up and went down to his little boat to bring up a sack of wheat to feed Thundercloud.
"Mr. Gunslinger, it's time for breakfast," said Robin.
Ryoku turned around and replied, "I'll be right there, thank you." He continued to care for his horse.
As Ryoku neared the kitchen he heard shouting.
"WHAT YOU SAY, SHITTY SWORDSMAN?"
"DO YOU NEED A HEARING AID NOW, DUMB LOVE COOK?"
"WILL BOTH OF YOU STOP IT!" yelled a female voice. Then there was a sudden crash.
"Okay, ah Nami-sawn is so beautiful when she's angry."
Ryoku opened the door to the kitchen.
"Ah, Ryoku come sit down," said Luffy.
Ryoku sat slowly on the seat, and started eating slowly. He was quietly observing his new crewmates.
As he finished his breakfast, he walked out and went to the crow's nest and opened up a notepad. He wrote out what he observed during the breakfast meal.
Luffy: The one who recruited me. Friendly. Seems careless. Likes meat. Wants to be pirate king. Devil fruit user.
Zoro: Santoryuu swordsman, despises Sanji, likes sake and other alcoholic beverages, wants to be the greatest swordsman.
Nami: Greedy for money, easily gets bribed, goals unknown, navigator
Chopper: human-reindeer hybrid, another devil fruit user, ship's doctor, goals unknown.
Ussop: Long-nosed, cowardly, makes up lies to make people respect him, not much else known.
Robin: Quietest of the Strawhats, devil fruit user, interacted with most, goals unknown.
In the middle of all this the captain shouted, "Hey Ryoku, come down from there and lets do something."
I'll finish this later.
Ryoku sighed and tucked his notepad deep in his pocket. He climbed down slowly.
When he came down there were people around his horse, but surprisingly they weren't swarming him like last time.
"Hey, how long did you have this horse?" asked Luffy.
"Ever since my parents were murdered."
"Your parents were murdered?" asked everyone except Robin.
Sigh, they still don't know.
"Ask Robin because I don't want to say it again." Soon they all gathered around Robin like a teacher telling her students a fairy tale.
Finally I can get away.
"Yo ho ho ho, Ryoku are you up for one game?" He turned his head and found Brook holding up a chess piece.
"Sure," replied Ryoku.
They played for about 5 minutes when the rest of the crew came and saw them playing a chess game.
"Who's winning?" said Sanji.
Ryoku kept quiet and soon checkmated Brook.
The crew stared at the board with blank faces.
Ryoku stood up and walked away.
"Yo ho ho ho, it's nice to have some challenge now, you up for another game later."
"Sure"
Longest chapter yet. (Collapses) Anyways update will come up shortly thanks to summer vacation. R&R