I Don't Own One Piece
On the other side of the island, some kind of commotion is going on outside of a ship. A group of men partying, drinking booze and eating food.
Someone was drinking a mug before he slammed it to the table
The man was a large muscular man with black hair that was graying near his temples. He had a large triangle-shaped scar over his missing left eye, while his remaining eye was red with a black sclera. He was wearing a black jacket, white shirt underneath, grey pants and black pants.
"This is the life! We got booze! Food!"
"You said it Boss Ril!" the crew raising their mugs
Ril: I got this island under my control! I don't think I've been this happy since I escaped from Impel Down. Though I wonder what would be like if I had been apart of Blackbeard's crew...Aww well the hell with it! At least I'm out of that hell hole! What can go wrong!?
Weasel arrived holding his hands, the men looked at him
"Weasel what the hell happen to you?"
"Boss" kneeling down in front of Ril, holding his hands
Weasel: What happen Weasel? And where are the others that were with you?" the sound of unconcern in his voice
"We-we-we" the pain in his hands increased
Ril: don't tell me that punk in the town, did this?
Weasel:..." looking away in shame.
"I see"
Weasel: wasn't just him. There was some girl with a snake" the men around started laughing
"you guys got beat by a girl!"
"how pathetic!"
"Enough!" the men stopped laughing
Ril: you said a girl with a snake?"
"y-yes"
"The only ones with snakes are the Kuju Pirates. Is she in the Pirate Empress's crew? Why is there one here?" he thought
"look Boss I-"
Ril: Shut up Weasel!" as Weasel quivered in fear a little
"just tell me where did you see this girl?"
"just led the way Hera, hopefully we'll find him" Artemis following her snake partner
Flashback
Artemis: what can you tell me about him, mister?
Bartender: Axel?.. Well he's been on this island for a while now
Artemis: and you said he was part of another pirate crew
Bartender: that's right. I'm not sure what happen, but it had to have been bad seeing that scar on his arm
Artemis: well do you know where he went?
Bartender: sorry, he comes in orders a drink, talks for a little than leaves. If you're looking for him, your on our I'm sorry"
Artemis ponder for a moment "hmm. How am I gonna find him?" she looked at Hera and remembered her mother told her that the snakes on Amazon Lily are excellent trackers they just need a scent. She looked at where Axel was sitting at
"Hera see if you can get a scent by from he was sitting at?" Hera slithered to the sit, sniffed the area and slithered out the bar, Artemis followed. Which was leading them into a forest
Flashback Ended
"why would he live in a forest?" she noticed Hera stopped.
Artemis: what's the matter Hera? Why you stopped?" using her Kenbunshoku Haki, she dodged three bullets heading her way. She sensed Axel away in a distance, holding his rifle
"I missed its been since I missed. She's good"
Artemis formed the katar blade in her hand, charged at his direction, Axel shot multiple bullets, she dodged them with grace, swung her katar blade hand at him, he dodged her, he put up his wrist gauntlet fired a bullet, she bend backwards dodging it and kicked Axel sending him skidding against the ground.
"She's tough. Wow" he regained his balance, Artemis landed back on her feet.
Axel: looks like I win" he pointed his rifle at her. Artemis smiled widely "I don't think so" that struck confusion in Axel until he heard hissing, looked up and saw Hera over him
"Oh that's why"
Artemis: yep" Axel smiled and dropped his rifle "ok you win. So what do you want?"
Artemis: to talk
The old man bartender was cleaning up the mess that was made in the bar by Artemis, Axel, Weasel and the other thugs
"boy these youngsters today. They sure know how to make a mess" sweeping up
"tell me about it" causing the old man jump seeing Ril and his men
"R-Ril!" shaking in fear
Ril: hey old man mind if we talk?" smiling evilly
Axel: you want me as your right hand man? To be a pirate?
"that's right. So what do you say?" Artemis smiling
"thanks, but no thanks" the sound of uninterested in his voice, he picked up his rifle and was to walk away
Artemis: why?" causing Axel to stop
"the old man in the bar told me, you used to be a pirate"
Axel:...dammit pops" he whispered
Artemis: what happen?
"my former captain happened" his single hair bang covered both his eyes
Flashback
A few years ago, on an island covered in flames, men wounded or dead. A young Axel in his teens wounded carrying a badly injured crewmate
Axel: hang in there we're almost at the ship" he lipped them to the ship, on board the ship was a man, he was tall and bulky with a square chin and red hair. He was wearing a black and green open sleeveless coat, green pants, a brown belt, and brown shoes.
Axel: captain we need help!" the man looked at their direction, smirked "why? If they can't fight than what's the point of having them?"
Axel: what?!" his eyes widen
"you see the sea is full of powerful pirates and only the best of the best can survive! If these men couldn't make it here than they weren't worthy to be in my crew!"
"Y-you son of bitch! They devoted their lives to you!" gritted his teeth
"That's what a crew is suppose to do for their captain! But it is a shame you were a good sniper kid, but you're replaceable just like all these men here." he turn his back and walk back to the ship
"So long kid its been fun! Ahahahha!" the ship set sail
Axel: you bastard! I'll make you pay for this!
Flashback ended
The bang still covering his eyes
Artemis: wow so that's why you have that scar on your arm?
Axel: yeah" opening his eyes and looked back at Artemis "and when I see that bastard I'm put a bullet between his eyes"
"well how's this join my crew and if we run into that former captain we can kill him and conquer the New World" she walked up to him
Artemis: what do you say?" she smiling widely. Axel though for a moment looking in Artemis's face, smiled "what the hell why not"
Artemis: you'll join my crew!?" her eyes widen
Axel: sure"
"alright!" she jumped up and down.
Artemis: by the way my name is Boa Artemis
Axel: Axel" Artemis smiled "I know"
"Boa? Why does that name sound so familiar" he wondered. Something caught Axel's attention, he looked up and saw a black smoke "what the hell?"
Artemis: what's wrong?"
Axel: I see smoke" Artemis looked up at the direction he was looking "uh?"
"looks like its coming from town. Come on" they ran into town. When they arrived town, they saw a crowd of people in front the bar that was on fire
Artemis: that's the bar
Axel: pops" they ran to the crowd "what happen?" Axel asked the crowd
"it was Ril and his men" the man
"they torched the bar" the other man. Artemis saw the old man on the ground "Axel look" they ran to him and started shaking him
Artemis: hey mister you ok?
Axel: pops?" the old man started waking up "I am now waking up seeing a beautiful angel" Artemis and Axel rolled their eyes
Axel: yeah he's alright" they helped him up "what happen?"
Bartender: it was Ril and his men. They were looking for two, they got pissed when I didn't tell anything" which angered Artemis and Axel
Axel: those sons of bitches
Artemis: do you know where they are?
Axel: I do captain" Artemis was happy inside hearing someone call her captain
Artemis: lets go than" the old man smiled "captain? So she recruit you huh Axel?" Axel smiled "yeah. See ya pops" the old man smiled and nodded. The two pirates walked off into the forest.
Eehha" Ril laughed
"that stupid old man should've told us!"
"I wish we could see their faces!"
Ril: that'll should show don't mess with Big Boss Ril! Right Men?!" the men raised their mugs "Right Boss!"
Artemis and Axel walking toward them
Artemis: how many are there, you know?
Axel: twenty-five last time I counted" Artemis nodded "so this Ril guy who is he?" they stopped walking, looking at the entrance of the hideout
Axel: he's runs this group, thinks he owns this island and will do anything to make people afraid of him, kill anybody, burn down a building, you name it. Now I think we should come up with a plan before-" he saw Artemis had already started walking off and Hera slithered after her
Axel: hey! What the?!"
They were closer to Ril's hideout and saw two guards standing in front with guns that noticed them
"hey hold it!"
"stay where you are!" they pointed their guns at them, but Artemis and Hera kept going forward. Axel pulled out his rifle and shot the two guards. Artemis looked back at him and smiled, Axel sigh and followed them. Artemis kicked down the entrance, shocking the men in the hideout
Artemis: ok which one of you is this Ril man?
Here's the next chapter. This was a long chapter. Before you say anything, there were some prisoners that did escape Impel Down when Blackbeard came to recruit some people for his crew, remember? Ril is one of the escapees from Impel Down. We got to see some Axel's past too what do you think? Tell me what you guys think.