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"Ado," Said Vega, as he and Ado where drifting on the water on their small boat through the waters of the East Blue. "I've been meaning to ask you something."

"Oh, what?" Said Ado, looking at his reflection in the water with a bored look on his face.

"Why is it you wish to be the Pirate King?" Asked Vega.

"Isn't it obvious?" Responded Ado. "To find the legendary treasure One Piece! And...find the great Pirate King Luffy!"

"Of course I knew that." Said Vega. "But I have fought other Pirates, and they are nothing like you. They where just greedy or cocky. So why would someone like you want to be the Pirate King?"

There was a breif silence, before Ado answered. "That's true, I suppose, most Pirates might not be like me. So your answer might be...To change this era of pirates!"

-10 Years ago, Akasha Town-

"Ah, what a great day!" Said a young Ado as he stretched out his arms and basked into the sun. He looked to be about 10, he was wearing a striped green and white T-shirt with tan shorts. The island, in stark contrast to what it was now, was bustling with life, people about buying things and the coastline where surrounded with lush fields.

"Today is so great" Thought Ado as he slowly closed is eyes. "I could just sleep all day long.."

"Hey kid! Stop laying around my store!" Yelled a man, which caused Ado's eyes to snap open. He had been lying in front of a store, the owner had come out with a broom to chase him away.

"Uh-oh." Muttered Ado to himself as he ran into a alleyway.

"You're not getting away from me!" Said the store owner has he ran after him into the alleyway. However when he turned the corner, he saw no one there. "Hmmm...that's weird, were'd he go?" However, unbeknownst to him, Ado was still there, only he was the size of an ant.

"Hehe, he'll never find me now!" Thought Ado to himself.

"Man, those kids always giving me trouble..." Muttered the Shopowner to himself. At this point, a passerby noticed the scene.

"At least it's good to know that's the worst of our problems." He said smiling.

"Yeah, I suppose you're right, this place is so peaceful." Said the Shopkeeper to him. "Who would've thought a Pirate attack would be so good for this town?"

"Eh? Pirates" Thought Ado, listening in on the conversation. He had always been fascinated by pirates, and it was his childhood dream to be one.

"Yeah, I thought we where all goners!" Said the passerby. "But instead of pillaging this village, they just established a sort of camp here!"

"And it's been here for 5 whole years!" Finished the Shopkeeper. "I always thought they would leave here, but they're still camped out in the back of this island..."

Ado didn't hear any more, that he knew the location of the pirates he wanted to see them for himself.

Meanwhile, at the camp the pirates had set up, they where having celebrations and partying, in the typical pirate fashion.

"Alright, a toast!" Said one of the pirates, who looked to be the captain. He had tall, blond hair that stood on end, and had two long heart shaped earrings. He was wearing a black overcoat over a dark green shirt and blue pants. A rapier sword could be seen hung on the side of his waist. "A toast to the Jean Pirates rise in power through owning this island, and to the wonderful people who live on it!"

"Yes, Captain Jean!" Said the pirate crew as they raised their mugs and glasses of wine into the air.

"Um....excuse me...." All the pirates turned to see Ado, who was standing there.

"Huh? It's a kid!" Exclaimed one of the pirates.

"Oi, kid, what do you want?" Asked the captain, apparently named Jean.

"It's just...well...I wanted to..I was thinking...." Said Ado, not really sure how to bring up what he wanted to say.

"Out with it, boy!"

"CAN I JOIN YOUR PIRATE CREW?!"

For a moment, everyone was silent. Then, the pirates burst out in laughter.

"Hey, I appreciate your enthusiasm, but I think you're too young kid!" Said Jean.

"I am not too young! And I'm strong too!" Said Ado back.

"Oh really, now. What can you do then?" Asked Jean somewhat sarcastically.

"I can do this!" Said Ado. Suddenly he began growing, until he was about 10 feet tall, the pirates looked at him in amazement.

"O...oi...what did you just do?!" Asked one of the pirate.

"Co...could it be...a Devil Fruit?" Asked Jean.

"That's right! It washed up on the beach one day and I ate it, and this is what happened!" Said Ado.

Jean looked at him ofr a while, and then laughed. "Hahahaha! Kid, I'm starting to like you. What's your name?"

"It's Ado!" Said Ado excitedly. "Nakim D. Ado! Are you going to let me join you now?"

"Hold on there, you're still just a kid!" Said Jean. "But, don't worry, we won't be going anywhere for awhile, so in that time, I'll take you under my wing!"

"You will?" Asked Ado.

"Sure! I'll teach you everything I know! Then when the time comes you can join my crew!"

"Alright!" Said Ado, pumping his fist in joy, as he prepared for the training that would come.....

"Alright kid, I'll start of by teaching you something interesting." Said Jean, as he and Ado had went alone to the middle of a field. "You see, the Marines have this Special Technique of theirs, I think it's called Rokushiki or something...anyway, I once fought a Marine who knew one of them, I think it's called "Soru", and made move at incredible speed. However, he still wasn't a match for my brute strength!" He said proudly, flexing his muscular frame.

"Wow, that's incredible!" Said Ado, amazed by the pirate's tale.

"Of course! It was expected of me to defeat him though." Boasted Jean. "So afterwards, I promised I'd let him go on two conditions: One, he tell them I'm even stronger then they think, and two, if he taught me that method."

"Really? So you can move at super speeds now?" Asked the young Ado.

"Well, not exactly." Said Jean. "You see, learning just one of those took a whole let of training, and I'm not really into that thing, and let him off the hook early. But, I was able to make this new attack out of all of that. I call it...SPEED PUNCH!" With that, he hammered his fist into the ground at an incredible speed, causing a minor fissure in the ground.

"Wow, that's so cool!" Said the young Ado in amazement. "Is that what you're going to teach me?"

"That's right!" Said Jean. "Now, let's just start off with the basics. You see, the real trick is to...."

-5 years later-

"C'mon Ado! What have I been teaching you these past five years, huh?" Yelled Jean as he was sparring with an older Ado, who looked to be about 15 now. He had found his Nodachi by now and was wearing his current clothes. Jean was using his Rapier combined with his Speed Punch to use fast and quick thrusts with it, though Ado was cleverly avoiding all of them.

"Hmmm, now what was it you were teaching me again? Oh yeah, I think it was this! SPEED PUNCH!" With that, he fired his other fist and hit Jean on the cheek, causing a small scrath.

"Hmph, not bad, and not to mention you also have that ability...you're getting really good."

"Of course!" Smirked Ado.

"However..." Jean then threw a Speed Punch right at Ado, hitting him square in the stomach, causing him to fly backwards. "If you wanna make small talk during a fight, you gotta be sure to stay on your guard!"

"Damn you...that was dirty!" Retorted Ado.

"Hahaha! That's another rule of a pirate fight kid! Anything goes!" Laughed Jean.

"Oi Jean, when are gonna let that kid just join our crew!" Said another crew member, who was nearby gathering crops. "You've been with him for five years already!"

"Yeah, captain, let him join!" Said another pirate. This caused a bunch of pirates to agree and start saying their wishes to let him join as well.

"Well, it looks I've gained a following." Said Ado. "So, what do you say?"

"Hmmm...hold on." Said Jean. "First, you need something people can identify you by."

"Hmmm, what do you mean?" Said Ado.

"For instance, look at my Rapier." He said, holding it up to the sun. "In the sunlight it shines vividly, like it's made of silver! So I'm known as "The Silver Crusader" Jean! But what can we do for you..." He thought for a moment, then an idea came to him. "Aha! I know" From his pocket he pulled a pair of black, pointed-end sunglasses. "I bought these awhile go but then realized they weren't good on me. I'll give 'em to you!" With that he tossed them to Ado, who then put them on.

"Hey, these are cool!" Said Ado, adjusting them.

"Haha, they look good on ya Ado!" Laughed one of the pirates. "I know, we can call you 'Dark Shade' Ado!"

Hahaha, I like it!" Said Jean. "Yosh, everyone, let's have a party to celebrate our newest nakama!" Yelled Jean. With that, the pirates began partying to no end. They drank, and sang, and danced, and Ado was all a part of it.

"Wow, I'm spent!" Said Ado, falling down to lie on the grass, looking totally tired.

"Ahaha, Me too!" Said Jean taking a seat next to him. He also looked tired, and it seemed the sake had gotten to him a little.

"Hey, is it okay if I ask you a question?" Said Ado.

"Sure kid, what?" Said Jean.

"If you guys a pirates, how come you've stayed in one place all these years?"

"Hmm, that's a good question." Said Jean. "You see, I was born here."

"Really?" Asked Ado.

"Yeah, but I always wanted to be a pirate and sail the world, but this place just kept calling me. So one day me and my crew decided to just settle here for awhile, though I don't think any of us thought we'd be here this long."

"That's probably my fault. Sorry about that." Said Ado.

"Hmm, but now that you've joined it would be good to go out to sea again. Who knows, we might even conquer the Grand Line and find the legendary treasure One Piece!"

"The sea huh?" Said Ato gazing out into the sea. Then he spotted something. "Hey, what's that?"

"Huh, I don't see anything." Said Jean. He then turned to one of his crew mates. "Hey, you! Look in your telescope. Do you see anything?"

"Hmmm?" Said the crew mate, looking through a telescope. "Yeah, I see something! It's far off, but I can definitely see something!"

"What is it?" Asked Jean.

"Hmmm, I think it's a..." Suddenly, he stopped saying, and almost froze, causing his telescope to fall to the ground.

"Oi! What is it?" Asked Jean, snapping out of his drunken haze.

"It's...it's..." Said the pirate. "It's an enemy Pirate Ship! No doubt about it!"

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And there you have it! Next will be part two of this, and then we'll go back to the main plot. For the record, a Rapier as that kind of sword you see at fencing tournament and the like. Also, be sure to R&R, feedback makes this story better!