A big time leap from the previous chap...just so you guys know...


Day 6

Its been nearly a year, and I've been picking up my pen and putting it down again without writing anything more times than I can count during that time.

Until now.

The navigator said that the Log-Post should be set in a week and we're all preparing to leave.

The year has been both interesting and dull.

Dull because hunting dinosaurs and other monsters in Little Garden, while kind of tough at first, became routine. Although, I think I've grown stronger from fighting those things.

It's also been interesting because of Dorry and Broggy. The crew had taken to watching the two giants do battle and cheering them on. It's crazy; those two couldn't beat each other! Another interesting is that both of them are actually pretty good friends when they're not beating the hell out of each other.

We've all had a lot of feasts and partying with those two giants to pass the time. I've noticed that the caves they live in don't look like rock caves; they look more like giant skeletons of some kind of super-large Sea Kings. But that's probably just my imagination.

Anyway, I found something unusual about a week ago. I found a Devil Fruit, something hard to find even in a unique place like Little Garden.

I'm looking at it even as I write this. The colour is brown, earth-like; it's got these weird swirls all around it. I asked Captain what I should do with it. He told me that I could either eat it and lose the ability to swim forever or sell it in a market for a ridiculously high price. Either way, I'm not sure what to do with it. I keep thinking about Captain's Logia, how easily he defeated a Sea King with it but I also remember how Roy and I had to fish him out when he fell into the water. I'm not sure if I'm willing to take that risk just yet. Either way, Captain said that since I've found it, its mine and I can do whatever I want with it and no one can take it away from me without my permission. Heh, we're pirates and we don't need permission to do whatever we want. The older crew members don't seem to be too interested in it but I've already had to beat up a few of the newer members who tried to steal it from me.

On another note, my moustache is now a source of laughter from my crewmates. It's grown longer during the past year and now looks like a crescent moon or "smiley" as Roy likes to call it. I don't know but I kind of like it, just wish it wasn't white, it makes me look like a grandpa.

During the year, we lost five crewmates. One of them was Donny. Poor guy was ripped apart by raptors before we could save him. The other four guys were newbies and were sick of camping out in Little Garden during the year and tried to mutiny against the Captain.

Jones is normally a good-humoured man and while he does beat us up from time to time to put us in line, he's never caused any long lasting injuries. But this is the first time I've seen him strike down a man in cold blood. No hesitation at all. The moment those fools raised their weapon against him, he just struck them all down. They didn't stand a chance.

This was what he said after he killed them.

"We're pirates. Never forget that. Some people may accept us, but most of the time, they're against us. All we've got out here is each other. We watch each other's backs! I don't care if you fool around, make fun of me, pull pranks on me, get into a fight…I can forgive all that. The one thing I can never forgive is this…turning on a nakama. If you ever raise your hand against each other to hurt, to kill and betray…I will not hesitate to kill you! Is that understood?"

I've never seen Captain Jones look so angry. When I saw him that way, it just sent chills up my spines.

Another thing, I noticed that some of our crewmates passed out when he was talking, I don't

Captain's calling us all on deck now.

I'll finish that part off later.

And...it was my birthday yesterday...Mom...are you thinking about me??

WWW

How was it??