A set of prompts I found on Live Journal. Going to be taking a month off of writing, but I figured I'd start that tomorrow, so I could post this.
Yeah, I'm a bit shameless …
Oh, some spoilers for recent chapters, but not much.
01. Lively
Law watches the crew laugh, argue, and play, and wonders how any crew could be so care-free and lively in the dangerous New World.
02. Remorseful
As Usopp ran, he realized he couldn't live with himself if he didn't go back and fulfill the lie he told.
03. Dismiss
Luffy has never cared about the danger, his only focus is his crew and his dream. The rest will happen however it wants.
04. Heavy
You could anchor a ship with the weights Zoro used, they were that heavy.
05. Forward
It was the only way to go towards their dreams, and to a faithful crewmate waiting at the end.
06. Prowl
Nami smirks, slipping through the crowd that remains unaware the Cat Burgular is on the prowl.
07. Cut
Through flesh, wood, steel and perhaps even diamond, Zoro's swords left their mark.
08. Compromise
Though was it really one, when the other party would do whatever it wanted and left you racing to catch up?
09. Impulse
Luffy, unfortunately, had the impulse to leap into danger, rather than avoid it.
10. Hush
The battlefield goes quiet after the desperate shout, and all anyone can do is stare at the little slip of a rookie with shock.
11. Morals
They're pirates, they only do what they want, and if they fight someone that is threatening someone else, it's still because they want to.
Yet they still have more morals than most of the Marines and World Government, it seems.
12. Engage
Hancock still holds out for this from Luffy, and as far as she's concerned, they are engaged to be engaged.
13. Voice
Coby listens to the voice that urges him to do something to stop this senseless slaughter, even if it costs him his life.
14. Awkward
Little Nami stares at the one-piece bathing suit, and up at Hachi, who is rather awkwardly offering to teach her swimming in deep water.
15. Lower
Zoro will only ever lower his head for one man.
16. Plead
Luffy will only plead for the lives of those he cares about, never for his own. (His crew will do that for him, though not one of them will ever tell him.)
17. Caring
An outsider would see them as purely self centered, but they do care more for each other than anything else- though certain crewmates would say otherwise.
18. Believe
"Our Captain will be the King of the Pirates!" And when that happens, they will all achieve their dreams.
19. Found
Little Nojiko found Nami in a hole, then a Marine woman found them, and they all found a family.
20. Shield
Zoro has only shielded Luffy a handful of times, never forgetting the first time Luffy acted as a shield for him.
21. Open
It is only on this strange crew that Robin opens up, blooming like a flower finally planted in the correct soil.
22. Tactile
The Strawhats think nothing of personal space, their visitors discover, and will sometimes fall asleep using each other as pillows.
23. Journey
The word is the same as Adventure, as far as their Captain is concerned, and the destination isn't as important as the stuff they do getting there.
24. Scowl
Talking with Headquarters about the children (or at all, really) leaves a scowl on Smoker's face that makes the most hardened men tremble.
25. Hero
They share meat, booze and, as they later remind Nami, treasure.
26. Writer's Choice – Fathers
As Ace tells his new father about how Shanks saved his brother and sacrificed his arm, Whitebeard wonders if that Red-Hair realizes that having chosen this Luffy as his legacy, made him unofficially his son.
Leagues away, Sabo reads about the newest member to Whitebeard's crew, and realizes something similar- all three of the brothers have chosen their fathers, because Sabo (although he knows he can never say it aloud) wishes that the mysterious Dragon he looks up to was his real father.
27. Writer's Choice – Idol
Bartolomeo remembers watching as this practically no-name pirate smiled at the possibility of death, and vowing to become the type of man that could follow him, just like Strawhat's unique crew.
28. Writer's Choice – Worthy
Lucci stares at the pirate, and regrets for a splinter of a second, that this man declared war on the World. The pirate might have been foolish, but unlike Spandam, he was someone worthy to follow.
29. Writer's Choice – Spades
Their captain isn't really as close to them as he could be, but the times he did open up (usually about his beloved little brother), have them glad they're his crew.
30. Writer's Choice – Second Chance
Pell stares at the giant winged form in front of him, knowing his body was destroyed. He doesn't regret a single thing, and yet, he wants to go back.
The Falcon Guardian Spirit doesn't speak, but Pell can feel the words. You who have died for the sake of our beloved home, who carries my spirit, will have a second chance.
*Cough* Explanation time (Warning, Fanfic Author's Headcanon!):
Compromise- Law attempts on Punk Hazard to get Luffy to do what he wants, but Luffy just overrides everything he does, at one point, Luffy even says they'll compromise, then goes ahead and does his own thing.
Awkward- Nami's body (with Sanji's soul/personality) was able to dive very deep into a lake in Punk Hazard. My belief is that she was taught to swim by Arlong's Crew (Hachi in particular) and so from a very young age had her body trained to swim in deep water. She just doesn't realize her body is so strong due to being surrounded by monsters like Luffy and Zoro.
Worthy- Lucci at one points mentions that he thought of Luffy as a better leader than Spandam, which, let's face it, isn't too hard to beat, but it's notable in that Lucci is pretty much outright complimenting a pirate on leadership skills.
Spades- Uh, not much information on the Spade Pirates Ace lead before being 'adopted' by Whitebeard, but we know they were loyal enough to challenge Whitebeard's crew to get their captain back. However, Ace doesn't seem to be that close to them in comparison.
Second Chance- okay, throughout Alabasta's Arc, Pell and Chaka (and a couple others) mention the 'guardian spirits of Alabasta' which are the Falcon and Jackal. Since it's usually in reference to Pell and Chaka, you think 'Cute titles', until you notice that there are statues of these two animals practically everywhere and some have obviously existed before Pell and Chaka were born. Now, it also may mean that the two devil fruits have been passed down for ages, so when one protector dies, another chosen one can eat the fruit, but I don't like that simple of an explanation.
So, I decided it meant that Alabasta did in fact have two guardian spirits that watched over it, and thus when Pell was blown to bits with the bomb (no way to survive that) protecting Alabasta's people, the Falcon Guardian Spirit gave him a second chance to live.
It's One Piece, and there's already an unexplained creature living in the Floridian Triangle that Oda-sensei implies was the real cause of both the fog and missing ships long before Moria ever set up shop there, why not a Guardian Spirit?