OY OY OY OY! I'm back everyone! Despite the minimal reviews and small amount of hits, I shall still PRESS ON! It's the duty of a man to press on and accomplish his dreams…even if that man is a woman!
So, without further delay, I bring you the first major arc of the Seagull Pirates' adventures: the Spiral Island arc!
Disclaimer: One Piece isn't mine. Which is a good thing, as I would be no where near as good as Oda.
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Adventures of the Seagull Pirates
A One Piece Fan-crew story by Viewtiful Aryll
Chapter 3:
My Name is Roark! Roark the Driller!
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"Spiral Island up ahead!" Diego's voice rang out from outside of the cabin. Quickly, Aryll and Milo ran out onto the deck of the ship to see their destination.
"Ah, Spiral Island. So named because of the large, spiral shaped mountain that rises out of the island. Famous for having some of the best shipwrights in all of the East Blue. These guys put together the ship we're on now, so you can tell they do some good work," Milo rattled off as the crew stared at the island before them. The large mountain, with its spiraling design, almost looked like a massive drill trying to reach up and drill through the sky.
"You mentioned there was an interesting guy here," Aryll said as she made sure her hat and sword were secure.
Milo laughed, "Yup! His name is Roark, and he's kind of in charge of the shipwrights here. Wait until you meat him. He's quite the character.
Within moments, the S.S. Straight Shot reached its destination and docked. The three pirates then quickly made their way into town.
"So, what else do you know about Spiral Island?" Aryll asked as she looked around.
"Well, the island has a large forest on the other side, and the mountain is rich in iron, which makes it an ideal place for a shipyard. I also here the citizens are pretty tough," Milo said.
Diego nodded his head and added, "I've heard reports of this place being a frequent target for pirates looking for ship repair supplies. According to this one report I read, there was this huge pirate attack about 10 years back that got repelled by the locals before the Marines could show up."
Aryll grinned, and began to wander off on her own. "Cool. You guys find the shipwright. I'm going to look around," she stated as she turned a corner.
Milo nodded his head and said, "Follow me Diego. I'll show you the shipyards." He then headed off in the opposite direction that Aryll took, with Diego close behind.
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A local man sat in a watchtower, his telescope trained on the horizon. Today, he had watch duty, and today was a very boring day. Absolutely nothing was happening. He was just about to take a nap when something caught his eye. Off, slightly in the distance was a rather damaged ship. And the main sail of that ship had a large Jolly Roger on it that depicted a large skull with a pirate hat on gripping a black orb in its teeth.
"PIRATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!" the main shouted. Another local man at the base of the tower heard his cry, and ran off to inform their island's defenders. Right now, their only hope was probably Roark.
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Milo and Diego approached a large shipyard. There were several docks that had half finished ships suspended above the water, but the majority of the shipyard was empty. Various ship building supplies laid scattered about the area. "Hello! Anyone here!?" Milo shouted out. He quickly added, "It's Milo Ritter! Is Roark around?"
Suddenly, a girl who looked somewhere between Milo and Diego's age popped up from behind a pile of boards. She had long, light green hair and wore a simple brown shirt underneath some blue coveralls. "Oh! Hi Milo! Who's your friend?" she asked.
"Ah, this is Diego. Diego, this is Roxanne. She's one of the shipwrights here," Milo said, introducing the two.
Diego did a half bow and said, "A pleasure to meet you, ma'am. Is this Roark around? We have business to attend to with him. We wish to inquire about the building of a ship."
Roxanne giggled and replied, "He just left, and took the others with him. A pirate ship was spotted heading towards the town, and they went to make sure the pirates weren't up to no good. He should be back in a little bit."
"Pirates, huh? Let's go Diego. If we're lucky, we'll get to see Roark in action," Milo said. The two of them thanked Roxanne for her directions and headed back towards the docks.
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A large group of people gathered around the docks. The pirate ship had dropped anchor a distance away from the docks, and they had sent a large row boat with a few men on it, waving a white flag. Soon, the pirate's landing craft made it to the docks, and about 30 pirates climbed off.
"Listen up! We're here as envoys from the captain of the Black Pearl Pirates. We're here to give you our demands. Give us the materials to repair our ship, and we won't have to attack your little town. But refuse, and we'll show no mercy when we take what we need by force," one of the pirates said just as Diego and Milo arrived.
"Oy! And just who do you think you are marching into our town and demanding stuff from us?" a man wearing a brown shirt and brown pants said as he stepped forward. He had spiky blond hair, and his eyes seemed to be closed. "I'm Brock of Spiral Island's infamous Stone Siblings! I'm sure you've heard all about me and my pirate fighting reputation, so I would leave before I have to hurt you."
"…..I've never heard of him. How about you?" one of the pirates said.
"Nope, I've never heard of no Brock of Spiral Island." another added.
Brock suddenly looked very crestfallen. "But…I….I'm famous," he muttered as he moped off to the side.
The head pirate drew his sword. "Enough fooling around! Will you give us what we want or not!?" he shouted.
Suddenly, a new voice cried out. "OY OY OY OY! YOU WANT TO START A FIGHT!?" A man stepped out of the crowd, his arms crossed and a expression of righteous fury on his face. Standing at about 6 feet, and with a rather muscular body, he had brown eyes, and short brown hair that was slightly spiked in the very front, and had long sideburns. He wore a simple white tank top with his brown pants which were covered with pockets and held up by a tool belt filled with tools on his waist, and brown work boots. Finally, he had a large pair of brass or copper goggle on top of his head.
"Who the hell are you?" the pirate asked.
"Who am I!? JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM!? Listen up, because this is important, and I'm only saying it once. The reputation of the Spiral Island shipwrights echoes far and wide! When people talk about their badass leader, a man of indomitable will and hot-blooded manliness…THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ME! My name is Roark! Roark the Driller! And you….CAN JUST GET THE HELL OFF THIS ISLAND!" the man shouted, ending his speech by thrusting a manly finger to the sky.
"You're making me mad. Just shut up and die," the pirate said as he swung his sword at Roark. Immediately, Roark jumped to the side and dodged the blade, then began running at the lead pirate.
"I said….GET OFF MY ISLAND!" Roark shouted as he threw a punch at the pirate. However, as his fist was about halfway there, his entire forearm suddenly transformed into a drill and began spinning. The spinning drill slammed into the pirate's chest, tearing into him pretty badly before it sent him flying.
Diego's eyebrow raised in surprise. "I've never heard of a Devil Fruit like that," he said.
"Roark showed it to me last time I was here. He ate the Drill Drill Fruit. It's a Paramecia type that allows the user to sprout drills from any part of their body," Milo explained.
Diego chuckled. "First your sisters Devil Fruit, then this guys. The East Blue has been hiding some powerful fruits," he said.
"Aryll's Devil Fruit? You mean…oh! The Beam Beam Fruit. Hehehe, yeah. Almost forgot about it," Milo said, grinning.
"Gah! Quick men! Avenge our comrade! Attack the Devil Fruit user!" one of the pirates shouted. They began to rush at Roark, who had this cocky look on his face, when suddenly a large blue beam of energy plowed into the group. The entire crowd turned to see Aryll standing there, her sword pointed at the enemy pirates.
"Oh, hey Milo, hey Diego. Did you find that guy you're looking for?" Aryll asked, completely ignoring the fight that was going on.
The pirates Aryll didn't hit fell to the ground. "D-don't act all casual in the middle of a fight like we're not even here! Bah! We'll be back! And you'll be sorry!" one of the pirates shouted. The pirates quickly gathered up their fallen comrades and retreated to their rowboat, rowing quickly back to the main ship.
Milo grinned and nodded. "He's right here! He's the Drill Man standing there! Aryll, that's Roark," he said, pointing at Roark.
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Moments later, the Seagull Pirates had gathered at the shipyard. In addition to Roark, Brock, and Roxanne, they were introduced to Jasmine, a girl with very large breasts, a long red pony tail, who was wearing an outfit similar to Roxanne.
"Guys, these are the four head shipwrights of Spiral Island. They built the Straight Shot for me," Milo explained. "They work really fast too, so I imagine they should only take a day or two to finish a ship."
Roark laughed. "Well, we are the best in all the East Blue. So, what brings you guys here? The Straight Shot still running fine?" he said.
Milo nodded his head and replied, "She running great. Actually, my sister had a question for you.
"The three of us are a pirate crew. We want to hire you to build our ship, then I want you to join my crew as our shipwright," she said nonchalantly.
"DON'T PHRASE IT LIKE THAT! HE'S GOING TO TURN US DOWN!" Milo shouted at his sister.
A large sweat drop appeared on Diego's head. He quickly turned to Roark and tried to do some damage control. "We're not really like other pirates. We're a pirate crew interested in bringing justice to the seas. We only raised the Jolly Roger because the World Government is corrupt, and is one of our enemies. We figured this was a good way of drawing their attention," he tried clarifying for Roark.
Everyone looked at Roark expectantly as he thought about it. Suddenly, a huge grin crossed his face. "Ha! You guys sound like a fun bunch of people. Bringing justice to the seas, huh? Sounds like a pretty manly quest. Alright! Here's what I'll do for you. I'll build you that ship of yours, free of charge. And then, when it's finished….I'll join your crew as its shipwright!" he said.
"Alright. Welcome to the Seagull Pirates," Aryll said with a grin. "Now…let's go plan my ship."
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ALRIGHT! ANOTHER CHAPTER DOWN!
Ahem, sorry, I'm just feeling pumped.
Well, before I do the preview for the next chapter, I have an announcement.
About every 5 chapters or so, I'm thinking about doing an SBS corner for this fanfic, just like Oda does with the real One Piece. The actual SBS questions and answers will be posted on another site, which I will link to in my profile when I have the first one done. I'm going to do one for sure, and depending on how that turns out, I may do more in the future. So, if you have any questions about any of the characters, please submit them in your review, and I may use them in the SBS corner.
For now though, I've decided to clear at least on little factoid up, and that's character ages. For the actual crew, including Roark, Aryll and Milo are 18, Roark is 21, and Diego is the current oldest at 24.
With those out of the way, let's get to that preview!
Aryll: "Hmm…can you include this feature? And what about this one?"
Roark: "Child's play! Wait until you see this little feature!"
Milo: "I suppose it's just you and me then Diego."
Next Time: A Walk Up Spiral Mountain!
Until then,
-Stay Viewtiful-