Chapter 1- Appearance
"Kari-nee-chan!" My brothers screamed as they crashed into my arms.
" Ace, Luffy! It has been a while!" I said as I touched them; conforming for certain that they were really the little ones I had left when I had went into town.
"COME HAVE AN ADVENTURE WITH US!" They said once again in union. Their friend Sabo, stood just far enough so that I could have some time with my brothers. Smiling I heard him shuffle towards us as I motioned him closer with my finger. My hand came to rest on his head allowing him to feel included as well.
"I'm sorry guys but our grandfather has asked that I go see him once I got back from the doctor's" I said planting a kiss on their heads.
"but KARI~ your leaving in 6 days!" Luffy whined, I placed my only hand on his head.
"I know Luffy but it is important. I'll play tomorrow" I smiled. I could feel Ace's gaze lock onto me in sadness.
"Kari, but you can't defend yourself like we can! The old man will kill you!" Ace said. His gaze left my bandaged eyes to rest on my non-existent left arm.
"Ace I'll be fine!' I said with a large smile. "I'm not that weak! You don't have to protect me"
I stood there and watched Ace protect Luffy; causing him to pay the ultimate price, his life.
"Ace." I whispered as I stood as frozen as a statue. "If only I could have gotten here earlier!" I said to myself. My head fell into my hands as a sob racked my body.
I was frozen in misery and disbelief that I did not, in turn, notice the death of Whitebeard or of Luffy's escape.
I was too overwhelmed in memories that no existing event had any importance to me; just the past.
"Kari! Shiro! You guys better become great musicians! I'm going to make you guys part of my pirate crew!" I heard Ace yell from the railing of our boat. My twin albino brother held my hand before yelling back.
"Hell no Ace! Make new friends and become a great pirate!" I could hear him laugh "And please protect Luffy for us!"
"HEY I DON'T NEED PROTECTING!"
I giggled before turning my head towards the harbor and their voices and waved Goodbye.
All of a sudden words sprung from a young Maurine's mouth which snapped me out of my daze of depression and memories.
"CAN'T WE ALL JUST STOP" he screamed. "ALL THIS FIGHTING! DOES IT HAVE TO GO ON?" He question. I took a good look around me at this point to see that Luffy had escaped, most likely with Jimbe.
"Good." I breathed. I then took this time to take control of my raging emotions and push them aside; into the cells of my mind.
Once I did so, I noticed a familiar ship sailing towards us and nodded to it in understanding.
"WE'RE ALREADY DONE WHAT WE CAME HERE TO DO! YET NOW WE ARE CHASING PIRATES WHO DON'T EVEN WANT TO FIGHT; PROLONGING A BATTLE THAT DOESN'T NEED TO GO ON..." The kid cried, I stood my ground and walked from the shadow I had been hiding in. I glanced yet again towards the ship that was making its way into harbor.
"ABANDONING SOLDERS WHO COULD BE SAVED IF WE TOOK THE TIME TO TREAT THEIR WOUNDS...AND SACRIFICING STILL MORE SOLDIERS WITH EACH PASSING MONENT!"
My moon-bright yellow eyes caught hold of black as the captain, one of my greatest friends, slipped from his ship.
"DON'T YOU THINK THIS MEANINGLESS BATTLE, MAKES ALL THE SOLDIERS WHO LOST THIER LIVES..." The man patted my shoulder recognizing me right away despite the large hooded kimono which hid my identity. Or maybe it's cause of it.
"LOOK LIKE COMPLETE IDIOTS!" The kid finished his speech and immediately one of the most cold-hearted bastards out there, raised his sword for the kill.
Narrowing my eyes I took a step forward in presenting my cloaked self behind Shanks as he proceeded to save the boy.
"I'm here to end this war" he said, this caused the spectators erupt into whispers.
Noticing the hat in which Shanks had given Luffy laying on the ground. I picked it up and slapped it on his head. He looked back at me with a small smirk before he took it off and slapped it back on mine.
"Oww" I chuckled, I looked at him from under my hood. "You don't want to see him?" I asked quietly so no one but us would hear.
"K, you should know why!" He said. I smiled and took off the hat; placing it inside my kimono.
Shanks then started to say his own speech. I half listened to him; concentrating more on the marine ranks that were before me.
Garp, or my grandfather, was my main focus; only beaten by Blackbeard as he spoke a sentence that nearly got him killed.
"Nah it's okay, I think we'll pass." His grin never left his face as his gaze drifted from us to the bodies of my brother and his captain.
"You guys can go, but the corpses stay here"
*snap*
"K! DON'T" Shanks yelled as I disappeared from my spot behind him. Shank's warning only came too late for I had already acted in the way I liked best; Dramatised.
I stood, back straight and confident, in front of the one who I have truly started to hate.
"What did you just say?" I asked him. I ignored Shank's yells once again and glared at the man in front of me. Blackbeard looked at me in surprise before making the second worst mistake of his life.
"BLACKBEARD! DON'T PROVOKE HER!" Shanks yelled about to rush forward but the damage was done.
"What?! Are you deaf? I said the bodies of Whitebeard and Portgas D. Ace stays here!"
For a second it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Then my rage came to surface, in a dark shadow of anger.
"Do you realize what you just said" I whispered. Sweat poured down my face as I fought to keep my anger in control. "Do You Realize That You Are Demanding That We Leave The Bodies Of Two Great Men Here?" My voice started to rise in volume, as my control slipped. The wind picked up and whipped up around the man-made island.
"K..." Shanks growled in warning. My gaze turned to him for split second before I turned back to Blackbeard.
"Ah Fuck it" I thought letting my full anger be presented.
"ARE YOU TELLING ME. THAT I SHOULD ABANDON THE BODY OF MY LITTLE BROTHER SO THAT YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT TO IT!" At this point I was screaming at him in voice that made him visibly shudder. My hands were sweating, and really wanted to hit something.
All of a sudden I proceeded to laugh. Not just a small chuckle but in total hysterics.
"Kari." Shanks yelled telling me that I was going too far. More daring then usual I turned my head towards him and glared.
"Ah! Put a cork in it Shanks." A shudder of amazement in the crowd as my statement provoked a deathly silence. he rolled his eyes, knowing full well he could not stop me now.
"WELL HERE'S NEWS TO YOU THEACH." I took a deep breath before I truly killed him. "NEVER IN INFINITY WILL I ALLOW YOUR OR ANY MARINE'S DIRTY HANDS ON THE CORPS OF MY LITTLE BROTHER OR HIS CAPTAIN!"
My audience was stunned at my speech and the silence was not broken till one brave soul spoke
"Kari...?" My grandfather looked at me in disbelief. He moved to stand meters away from me.
My hands moved to my sides slowly letting the kimono slip from my shoulders. My waist length black hair and gold eyes were public view. I heard a few gasps which came from the older marines, as they recognized me from the dreadfull times i spent at this place.
"What?! Ace has a sister?!"Blackbeard looked at me such surprise that he took a step back.
"Kari! Out of all my grandchildren I though you would never defy me." Garp said looking at me sadly.
This statement caused me to laugh.
"Me?! Not defy?!" I laughed again. "IF ANYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO DEFY ITS ME" I said my voice once again at its peak.
"Kari we had no choice, you were the one to even suggest it" He replied looking at me in shame and guilt, clearly trying to find an excuse. I felt no remorse in complaining, and making him feel even more guilty.
"OH OF COURSE YOU HAD NO CHOICE!" I barked sarcastically, I could feel Shank's presence behind me, therefore didn't need to look who it was as they placed their hand on my shoulder.
"So you had no choice in taking an innocent child, blinding her then chopping her arm off bit by bit till there was nothing left of that arm. All because the government needed some sort of payment for letting Rogers's child live. So what the hell! Let's take the kid's elder sister, who was what four at the time, and butcher her so that Ace will know all this is his own blood's fault." I started going off in a rant. "I mean fuu~ck you guys sat around all day trying to figure out what to do with Ace. Then all of a sudden one of you farted and was like 'OH MY GOD LETS MAKE SURE THE ELDER SISTER CAN NEVER USE HER EYES OR LEFT ARM AGAIN' Then you all burped 'YES'."
I breathed out a heavy sigh before leaning my head back. "I MEAN FUUU~CK! Y OU GUYS ARE A BUNCH OF IDIOTIC ASSHOLES"
They were all speechless and the silence continued, until…
The hand left my shoulder,
A snicker was heard,
And Shanks fell on the ground laughing his head off.
"OH MY GOD KARI! HHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA" He laughed clutching his stomach. "THAT WAS PRICELESS!"
"I'm so glad my anger amuses you." I said rolling my eyes. I could hear the rest of Shanks' crew laughing as well.
"Kari! You never cease to amaze me!" Yasopp laughed as he swung his gun around in his hand.
"What?! I'm being truthful?!" I said with a shrug.
Shanks slowly made his way standing still laughing before speaking.
"I'm sure Ace, Whitebeard, and Roger would have died laughing if they heard that!" he blew. I snapped my fingers before facing the marines once more.
"YOUR ALL WHINEY BITCHES WITH NOTHING TO AMUSE YOURSELVES WITH." I blew once more before walking away from the group and towards the corps of my brother.
"WHY YOU INSOLENT BITCH!" the man who killed Ace slowly rose from where Shanks had deflected his attack from the brave kid. He disappeared from his spot and appeared behind me with his flaming fist raised.
A shoot rang and the man stopped his attack as a bullet was logged itself in his fist.
"Don't you dare make another movement Sakazuki" Yasopp said smoke rising from his gun.
"Thanks Yasopp" I smiled as I turned Ace's body over onto his back.
"Kari!" My grandfather growled and stepped forward. "YOU TAKE THAT BACK THIS INSTANT" I smiled at the pale face of my brother before closing his distant eyes, and bowing my head in respect for a few seconds.
Getting up I walked fearlessly around Sakazuki and towards my grandfather.
"No I won't and you can't make me Garp." I said mockingly. I stood in front of him with my hands in the back pockets of my skin tight leather pants.
"Kari.." He growled again, his fists clenched ready to strike at any moment. "I am your grandfather you will not disrespect me in this way!"
"WAIT! I THOUGHT SHE WAS ACE'S SISTER!" Shanks and I froze for the exact same reason as we heard those words come spilling out of this fat guy's mouth. "SO SHE IS NOT BLOOD RELATED TO PORTGAS D. ACE?!"
My anger was almost released once again but fleet admiral Sogoku saved him. Or by what he thought was saved.
"No, she is his half sibling." He said. I stood to my full height and stared at him getting ready to yell again.
"Half? Full? Not? WHAT THE FUCK'S THE DIFFERENCE! HE'S MY BROTHER EITHER WAY!" I cried out I turned around and passed my hands through my hair. I couldn't help but enjoy the attention as it was centered all on me. 'I guess mom was right when she said i was like Papa.' I thought amused.
"I don't get it? How the hell can you be related to both Garp and Ace?" The man with a pink boa around his head stared at me from the battle field.
"For your information Fluffy you're kind of stupid if you can't figure this one out!" I rolled my eyes taking slight pleasure in the fact that he stiffened at the name I gave him.
"My mother is Portgas D. Rouge, while my father is the revolutionist's leader; Monkey D. Dragon." I said looking straight at my grandfather.
"WHAT HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?!" Blackbeard yelled.
"Dude have you ever had the birds and the bees talk? Or of one night stands?"
Once again Shanks went into a fit of laughter as I finished speaking.
"Shanks I thought I told you to put a cork in it!" I growled; he sobered soon after.
"Sorry! I was just thinking of the first time that Whitebeard met you!" he grinned. "I still can't get the sight of Whitebeard's face when he kicked the fucking barrel and a toddler came out" he collapsed once again before another voice pick up where he left off.
"YOU MEAN SHE'S THE FUCKING BRAT THAT MADE THE WHOLE FIGHT BETWEEN ROGER AND DAD STOP!" For a few seconds I did not realize who the man was but suddenly it came to me.
"AHHH PHOENIX?!" I yelled pointing at him.
"HOLY SHIT I NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD BECOME THAT GOOD LOOKING!" he yelled his eyes traveling to my exposed bandaged chest area. I frowned when I realized where he was looking. I narrowed my eyes before I sent him flying.
"Chee, Guys never change." I growled crossing my arms.
"You know I always wondered where Luffy and Ace's Strenght comes from" Shanks said laughing, I glanced over at him and smirked.
"Hey I told you they're my brothers…' I was cut off by a flicker to my right. I took a step back as Aokiji attacked.
"I don't believe it. If you're really the kid why do you have a left arm and by what I can tell you do in fact have the ability to see." He stated slowly circling me.
"Now that's an easy answer" I said as disappeared from the circle appearing to the right of Shanks.
I bent down reaching inside my boot for a one of my knives. Bringing it back up I cut the belt that held my shoulder length glove in place.
"This is the answer to one of your questions." I said as I slid it off to reveal pure metal.
"As for my eyes? Well that's a bit tricky" I said my eyes caught hold of the stunned eyes of the others.
"Your arm!" My grandfather cried as he saw the metal.
"Ya and?!" I said now able to control my anger.
"That is interesting, and how were your eyes cured?" Blackbeard asked fully intrigued. I felt disgusted to be in his presence.
"My eyes are not completely healed." I said tracking the scar that went from my forehead across my face to my opposite side of my jaw. "I can see outlines in the color blue but everything else is black. I can also sense the colors so that helps when I need to describe stuff." I answered.
"Kari." My grandfather looked at me in wonder but also fear. "Where did the beautiful child that I raised go?" he asked.
I stood there studding his face till I sighed and turned slowly back to Ace's corps that was getting colder by the second.
"Grandfather I was like that because of my brothers, they are my support and I enjoy watching them grow just as much as I love watching my own children" I said I watched his eyes go wide when I mentioned my own brats. "I was always like this, you just never realized"
"OWN CHILDREN!' he cried. I smirked in response before picking up my kimono.
"Yes" I said conforming what I had said. "Twins and a little girl, 4 years apart." I made my way to the corps of my brother.
"Wait" he said "Who's the father?! Is he a Pirate?!" His face was hard as his eyes gravitated towards Shanks.
Shanks looked at me before shrugging "SEE I told you we should have gotten married" He growled. "Everyone keeps thinking I'm the kids' father" that caused a long pause before both of us started to laugh.
"Close but no cigar Garp. The brats are like their parents" Shanks said with a mischievous grin after he sobered up. "A pain in the ass"
"SHANKS IM GOING TO FUCKING CASTRATE YOU!" I yelled as he dodged the slash of energy that came from the dagger I held.
"IT'S A JOKE!" he yelled dodging yet another half-hearted attack.
Annoyed I abandoned my attack and went to stand in between the bodies of Whitebeard and Ace. Everyone's eyes were directed to me as I decided on the decision that could have ended my life.
"Kari what are you doing?" Shanks finally said after studding my movements for a while. The marines looked equally interested as I took the dagger and made a cut going up my wrist.
I looked at the red-head and smirked as I wet my fingers in my own blood.
"You're not going to… KARI DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE!" He cried as I drew lines along my arms to right on my heart were I drew a circle before drawing warrior lines on my cheekbones.
"Hey I'm not letting them be buried like this"
I told a deep breath and let my emotions rage free for a fraction of a second. Just enough so that a single tear would drip from my eyes onto the ground where I had stood.
"KARI NO!"
"Exura Vita" Blue light spread from me to the bodies in a large circle and whatever was in the circle was enveloped in blue light. My blood turned florescent blue as I muttered the last part to the spell. "Tears of The Phoenix" the light turned to flames as the bodies were cleaned and healed within seconds.
The light disappeared soon after.
"Kari." Shanks looked at me; royally pissed was an understatement.
"HOLY CRAP YOU HEALED THEM!" Marco was back and stood near Yasopp and the rest of the Red-haired pirates.
"Kari how did you do that?!" My grandfather asked he and all of the marines looked on in amazement.
"Ya too bad I was too late." I said as I sat down on the ground which had sprouted flowers completely ignoring my grandfather's question. "If I had been earlier in coming here I could have saved so many lives, including Whitebeard and Ace's" I said my whole body tensing in anticipation.
"KARI DAMN I HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU NEVER TO DO THAT!" Shanks yelled rushing to my side.
'Ya Kari, I've been telling you so has your big oaf along with everyone one else on the ship' I heard a sleepy voice in my head say.
'Sorry Shi I have to drop connection for a bit' I thought back to him.
"Shanks, when was the last time I listened?" I said as I started to feel the after effects.
"KARI!" Shanks yelled as I collapsed onto the ground in pain.
"FUU~CK" I choked out as I felt an illusion of my stomach being punctured.
"Whats wrong?!" Marco cried. I ignored him and sure enough another wave of pain hit me as I cried out.
"KARI ONE DAY YOU ARE GOING TO DIE BECAUSE OF THEASE AFTER EFFECTS!" Shanks appeared next to me bitching once again as he got me out of the fetal position.
"So what…" I gasped. "I gave them… the honor of being buried in full health…, so what if I'm feeling 5 times the pain what they felt…. I can live with that." The last wave of pain vanished as I coughed out blood for the 3rd time.
"Kari.." My grandfather looked over me in sadness and pain. "You ate a devil fruit?" he asked in fear. I winced in pain as i slowly tried to loosen my clenched muscles.
"Yeah, that is also your guys' fault." I whispered enought for him to hear.
"Your interesting Girl!" Blackbeard said as he took a step closer to me. "How would you like to be my wife?"
"Blackbeard.." Shanks growled. I placed a hand on his arm to steady myself as I shakily got up.
"Shi. You're up" I whispered to the wind.
"What did you say?" Blackbeard said clearly puzzled.
"I said that you have to go through my husband and twin before you can even get the fraction of a chance of touching me." I stated as I looked at him in the eyes.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?" he growled, I made Shanks back down once again with a light touch.
"You heard me." I said straitening my body once again and whipeing the blood from my lips.
"KARI. SHIROSAKI IS IN PRISON HE CAN'T HELP YOU!" Garp yelled clearly thinking that he was incapable of getting here.
"I am fully aware of that but as he just told me. He has awakened" I answered him as a sonic wind smashed into Blackbeard and my albino brother in a black and white prison jumpsuit back flipped into the space beside me. His usual mischievous eyes were a hard insane crimson that was ready to burst.
"Who is it?!" he whispered in his raspy insane voice. "WHO WAS THE FUCKTARD WHO STOLE MY LITTLE BROTHER'S LIFE!"
Knowing this would happen I slide my hand onto his neck and swept him with my leg. As he fell on his face I sat on his back so that he couldn't move.
"KARI LET ME UP! I'LL KILL THE BASTARD!" I rolled my eyes before positioning myself so that my hand was leaning on his shoulder's pressure point. "I'LL BUTCHER HIM! THEN SPREAD HIS BODY ALL OVER THE WORLD SO THAT HE CAN NEVER BE PUT TOGETHER! LIKE HUMTY DUMPTY~~!" His voice continued to crackle insanely. I put more pressure instantly gaining a reaction.
"AHHHHHH~ KARI FUC~~K" he whined slowly calming down.
"Anyway you take your dead we shall take ours and that will be the end." I said to the marines for they stood there speechless. "If we don't this will not just be a war that we will win. Him...' I looked towards my brother, "and Him," I turned my head towards Shanks. "Them..." I nodded towads the rest of the pirate left on the field, "And I will fight with all our strenght turning this war into a bloody massacre." I said my voice leeking seriousness.
"What cat's got your tongue?" Shiro said finally much calmer. I got off him but kept focus just in case. I watched him get up smash knuckles with Shanks then walked to our brother. He sat down and studied him in silence, our connect was filled with sadness and pain which he desperatly tried to hide.
"Well you heard the Women! Are we clear?" Shanks asked Sogoku. The fleet admiral looked between us before sighing.
"Yes, this war is over" he stated. The marines thus started to disperse but soon a different problem arose.
Hey Guys,
So this is my first solo published fanfiction... mostly expressing my anger and sadness for Ace's death *cries*.
Anyway i hope you like it and enjoy~
Chikarita57~ aka. Kari