Chapter Five

Starting of Three Year Training.

"DON'T YOU DARE LAY A HAND ON MY SON! THAT WAS A WARNING SHOT THE NEXT ONE WILL NOT MISS!" Yasopp screamed at the people on the beach.

Usopp couldn't believe it his father was there and pointing a gun at the village he loved so dear. He thought his father was a brave man of the see. Not some horrible person.

"I warn all of you. I care about all of you in my village but if any of you lay a single finger on my son you will pay."

The villagers where backing up. Yasopp smiled jumping ship and running up to Usopp smiling. As he stood in front of his son he was looking him over. "Hey Usopp wow you have sure have gotten big. Where is your mom? I miss her and love to see her." He said smiling and looking around.

Usopp looked down at then up at his father "Mom died awhile back. She got really sick and couldn't make it."

Yasopp put a hand on his sons shoulder "take me to see her please."

Yasopp turned and looked at everyone. "Guys this is my captain and the crew I sail will. Shanks and the red haired pirates." He said smiling. Many of the villagers looked nervous.

Shanks was now walking up with Luffy right next to him and Bennnn coming up behind with the others.

Luffy saw Usopp and smiled spread so much. "Hey your Usopp. Yasopp won't stop talking about you."

This made both men blush as Luffy was yelling this.

"So anything new?" Yasopp asked as everyone walked passed the stunned villagers. Who where soon following.

Usopp thought it over "not really some new kids where born a few years back. Also yesterday a man appeared on the island. He is now being taken care of at the big mansion.

Luffy was going to follow after but Shanks put a hand on Luffy's shoulder. "Where you going Luffy?"

"To hang out with Usopp." He said smiling.

He watched as Yasopp was being lead by Usopp to Yasopp's wife's grave. "You said Usopp mom died."

"Yosh."

"Let Yasopp and Usopp have their day. While you and me hit the bar with everyone else."

"Meat!" Luffy cheered and headed off with the red hair pirates to celebrate in the bar.

Meanwhile Yasopp walked up to his wife's grave and lowered his head "I am sorry."

"Dad you're a brave warrior of the sea."

Yasopp smiled looking at him. "No I am a pirate Usopp and a good one." He sat down and started to tell tales to his wife while drinking some sake to her. He has Usopp sit with him while he listened to all the stories. Unlike Usopp who told tall tales these where real.

Usopp looked at his father in aw, as he listened to what his father had done. "So Shanks knows Whitebeard. We where all hanging out and I ended up getting meeting all their gunners. Well one point we started to talk about who was better. So a contest ended up starting. I was able to win but man that was a fun night. Then just two months ago I ran into the Marines best sniper. So we faced each other off. I let him live because he has a daughter. But he did grace my arm just a bit. I only have a slight scar I think of it as a reminder I have to keep training and get better. Shanks had been kind enough to let us do that fight. Many other would have just Big Daddy killed moment he got to close to us."

He left his love a drink, "Don't worry about our son. I will make sure he is fine. From what I have seen Usopp is a good boy. He will be a fine man. I miss you every day. I still have the locket you had given me with your photo and Usopp's in it." He smiled and stood up. "I will come back before I leave."

Usopp was looking at his dad "How long are you staying?" He looked at little lonely and sad when he said this.

Yasopp smiled at his son. "Well depends on what the Captain says. Come on I need you to really meet him, along with Luffy."

"Who is Luffy?" Usopp asked."

"Remember the boy who was the red haired man. That is Luffy he is the Captains apprentice."

"Wait he isn't the cabin boy?"

"No we met Luffy when he was younger. Shanks ended up taking him with us to train Luffy. But Luffy had to go back because of his family. He told Shanks he could pick him up when he was close to 14 years old. We only found out from him his older brother had set sail to be a pirate a month ago."

Luffy was enjoying the meat he was eating and having a good time with everyone. It had been close to four hours since they got to the island before Yasopp and Usopp showed up. Luffy could tell with his haki that Yasopp was upset. While his son was filled with happiness.

Yasopp walked in with Usopp and was about to say something but was startled with a bottle of sake thrown at him. He caught it without even turning his head to see it.

Shanks was waving "Hey Yasopp bring your son over here, who you won't shut up about."

Usopp smiled while blushing, he watched as his father went to join Shanks. Usopp gave off a huge grin and ran over to join them.

.o.0.o.0.o.

It had been a few days since they had arrived and Luffy was hanging out with Usopp. "Hey Usopp who lives in the huge home over there?" Luffy said pointing to Kaya. From things he heard Kuro had showed up a day before the red haired pirates did.

"Kaya and her family, some of the servants live there."

"Is Kaya your friend."

"No… I only met her a little bit when my mom was still alive. Mom had worked for the family. So she used to bring me up there."

Luffy smiled "I bet she like to see you come on."

Usopp shook his head no. He stopped going up there once his mom passed away. The family offered to take him in. But he wouldn't have it. Going up there with out his mom just hurt too much.

Luffy was a little shocked and then thought back on the first time he meet Usopp. Kaya's parents where dead and she been sick for her grief or something. Luffy paused Kaya's parents must have been killed by Kuro. He got up and ran off to tell Shanks, Kaya had given them Merry. Least he could do is help her.

Usopp was shocked seeing Luffy run off. He wasn't sure what to make of the boy. He was green with envy of him. Luffy was able to spend time with his father. He knew once they finished stocking they would be leaving him behind.

Shanks watched Luffy run up to him. "Luffy ready for your training?"

Luffy turned to see Bennn next to Shanks. "Hey there is a problem."

Shanks raised an eye brow "what is it?"

Benn walked over to hear better and sit with Shanks. Luffy took a deep breath to calm him self. He hated Kuro and everything he was. "Ok, the first time round Usopp was friends with a girl named Kaya. Thing was she was very sick her parents died and she had a butler named Kalodore…. Or something his real name is Kuro. He has this crew all of them like cats or something-"

Benn raised his hand and flipped open the newspaper he been reading. "You mean this guy." He showed Kuro's old bounty poster. Luffy nodded, only for Benn to start speaking again since Shanks was at a lost on what was going on. "Shanks Kuro is a problem in the East Blue." He showed the newspaper of a man that looks similar to Kuro being executed. "Seems the Marines killed the wrong guy."

Shanks nodded "I heard about the man the bar tender the other day was saying how they have had so much happening. A man showing up ship wrecked and then us, apparently he is up at the mansion." He got up stretching, "Go get the doctor and Lucky Roo, Benn I want you coming as well. Yasopp would be good since he is the local. Luffy you coming right."

Luffy nodded and soon was walking next to Shanks.

It didn't take long for all of them to meet at the gates where the guards looked nervous standing there. They where about to tell the pirates to beat it when Kaya's father showed up.

He had his hand raised and smiled at the group. His face showed a little sadness when he looked at Yasopp. "Hello, I believe the only person I know here is Yasopp. I am Charles Geer the owner of the home what is it I can do for you?" He said smiling.

Shanks smiled "Well I over heard a man was found ship wrecked and he wasn't doing so good. I brought my doctor with me." He motioned to a tall man with brown hair pulled back into a pony tail.

"Hello Charles my name is Guerir. I am sure you have doctors helping the man. But when someone has been out on the ocean well there are things you pick up. Some of those things you and your family may not be immune to it. My captain said it be good for me to look after the man then check up on your family and staff."

Charles nodded "I did not know about that. It makes since though please come in. But may I get the rest of your names."

Shanks stepped foreword. "Name is Shanks I am the captain. Luffy, Lucky Roo, Benn and Yasopp. Guerir already told you his name."

Charles nodded and lead them into the house. Benn noticed a young blonde girl poking her head out of a room. He waved to her and she blushed and ran off.

They came to a room that held Kuro. Benn stood outside the door and was reading the paper. Yasopp and Luffy where waiting in the hall way as well, both looking bored. The moment Charles was walking out Benn let the bounty poster fall to the ground in front of the man.

Charles looked to the man reading the paper. It seemed he did not even notice the paper falling out. He leaned down to pick it up when he saw the photo. The photo of the man he let into his home. He had gloves on with blades coming out of the finger tips. Then there was the blood all over the place in the photo. He was covered in shadows but no doubt about it. That was Klahadore. He picked it up with shaking hands to see it said wanted dead or alive. Captain Kuro 16,000,000 beili.

Benn looked at him smiling "Charles you ok?"

The man shook his head no and showed Benn the bounty. "I don't know what to do now."

"Should I have my captain deal with it."

"Is my family in danger?" He asked worried.

Benn shook his head no then paused and looked at the owner. "But just in case take Lucky Roo and Yasopp with you."

Charles was walking with Yasopp and Lucky Roo to meet his family. "Did you know about this."

Yasopp answered "No we didn't captain just wanted to check things out."

Kuro was laying in bad just having woken up to hearing the door open. He tensed wanting to reach for his swords but he had hidden them in the woods to retrieve them later.

Shanks watched his doctor walk over to the man smirking. "Hello I hear you go by Klahadore. I am Guerir the doctor of the Red Haired Pirate under Captain Shanks."

Kuro turned to see the red haired man one of the strongest men in the world. Kuro was trying to calm his breathing, which just went slightly off. "I was asked to look after you. You see one of our members is from this island."

Shanks smiled "Yeah and anyone who has been out at see could pick something up that would whip out this island. We wouldn't want that. I mean you should know about this sailing."

"What makes you think I have been sailing?"

"You where shipped wrecked no one knows you… I don't mean anything about you being a pirate or a marine sailing all the time."

That moment Luffy walked in seeing Klahadore he glared at the man. Which made Klahdore fear the boy more than the yonko for some reason.

"Luffy does this mean everything is going to plan."

Luffy nodded he wanted to beat Kuro because how he treated his crew.

Shanks turned to his doctor. "It seems he needs a shoot and we can go. I will have to give medicine to the adults. What is man has is something if an adult has not been introduced at a young age will die with out the medicine. A child would become weak. It takes two years to become fully active. I should give him some medicine which will help it stop the spreading." He knocked out Kuro before he could do anything.

Shanks looked to Guerir "good lie."

"Captain I was not lying the staff and family need to be treated as soon as possible. The father and mother of the child we saw earlier will die in two years time if nothing is done."

Shanks paled looking to the man. Luffy has said Kuro didn't kill her parents it was apparently an accident. But it seemed Luffy didn't believe that. He was right to believe it too. "Come on we need to find a way to make this man pay."

Shanks tied up Kuro while also teaching Luffy who some how tied up his own hands in the same ropes. "Really Luffy?" He looked at the boy in shock.

Luffy glared and was quickly helped out of the ropes. "Guerir why don't you take Captain Kuro here to the ship. Then you can get the supplies to heal the family. Also be a good thing to write up how to make the medicine."

Luffy stretched and looked to Shanks. "That was easy."

Shanks laughed "well Luffy the man is a known danger and from what you said he would have been trouble. We only got him so easy because he wasn't expecting it. I need to talk to Yasopp since we leave in the morning." He got up leaving. "Why don't you go find Usopp and hang out with him."

"Sure." Luffy took off running. It took him only an hour to find Usopp who was in the woods. "Hey Usopp."

Usopp turned around seeing the cabin boy of the red haired pirates. A bit of jealousy rose up in Usopp. Why did this boy get to sail with his father while he was left behind.

Luffy smiled "Hey your good at shooting right?"

Usopp nodded "Yeah and my dad has helped me while he was here to be better."

Luffy smiled at him "well I am only sailing with Shanks till I am 17 years old… You should join my crew and be my sniper. It will be lots of fun." He put his hands behind his head smiling.

"Luffy I will be my own captain."

Luffy looked at Usopp shook by this. He knew Usopp keep calling him-self captain Usopp. Which indeed made him made for awhile. But after water 7 everything was fine. "Come on it will be loads of fun. You should sail with me."

"No Luffy I will find my own crew and be a great warrior of the sea."

Luffy was shocked by this never thinking that changing things might make friends never wanting to join him. He knew that Nami would be hard, but Usopp.

.O.o.O.o.O.

Shanks was walking up with Yasopp and had been listening to Usopp refusing to join Luffy. Shanks smiled hoping Luffy will still get Usopp to join.

Yasopp walked up to the boys. "Hello Luffy." He said smiling at Luffy. Usopp glared just a bit at Luffy. "Hey son. So Shanks offered you a spot on the crew as an apprentice under me. You would sail with us from two to three years. By then you will be old enough to set out on your own."

Usopp had stars in his eyes. "Yep. Luffy's idea." Shanks lied about the last part.

Usopp wanted to yell out 'no thanks.' But looked at his fathers beaming face. "So two years?"

Shanks smiled "Usopp I like to welcome you to the red haired pirate crew." He said holding out his hand to Usopp.

Which Usopp took shanking his hand smiling.

A/N: Ok I am sorry, for how it turned out. But Kuro really would be nothing to the Red Haired Pirates. I had at first was going to have this amazing fight… But I just saw that Shanks and Benn would figure out different way. And I wanted more for Usopp but just couldn't get it…

Ok next chapter will be Nami.

Any way I will let you all know Luffy will be building a bigger crew. Any ideas of people you want to join let me know. Also ideas of what happens to Kuro is well welcomed…..

Also any one who goes to Naka-kon I will be one of the artist there. Super happy…