Chapter 3: Stuck With A Child
A few miles out from a small harbour town in the South Blue.
The Tsubasa crew have found a small boy on their ship and are waiting for the right moment to take him home. As the marines seem to be causing trouble in the town itself, so for now they have backed off, hoping to stay out of the way until the marines leave.
Endrino stood there with the boy in his arms for a moment thinking, but he couldnt think straight as a familiar yet disturbing smell was coming from the young boys clothes. "First things first, lets get him some clean clothes, its not right for a kid this age to be covered in blood."
Isamu studied the boy for a moment with his ice-blue eyes "are you sure its not ketchup?"
Endrino looked at his 1st mate mildly surprised "of course its blood, how can you not smell it?! You're a zoan type too after all?"
Isamu took a deep breath, conferming for himself that it definatly was blood. He said nothing though, knowing that his captain didnt need his conformation on this one.
The boy looked up at the two pirates, a confused look about him "I hug mama and dada... they no hug me back?"
Endrino grimaced, certainly not making himself look any friendlier, a growl rumbleing in his throat "Why do I get the feeling those damned marines have something to do with this?!"
The boy curled up as the burly pirate growls, probably never hearing a sound like it before in his life, either that or just fearful of the scowling face above him.
Isamu sighs, considering his captains words and expression. "Do you think the marines have hurt his parents or something then?"
"The kids covered in blood, and I certainly wouldnt put it past them" Endrino said, "but we'l go back to make sure, I dont wanna' be going off kidnapping some kid." The young captain sighs and takes the boy down below deck, to get him some clean clothes. Realising that they don't have anything to fit such a small person, he heads to his own private quarters to at least get the boy something clean to cover up with. Even as he did this he could feel the anger pulsing through his veins, he hated the marines with an absolute passion.
A few minutes after the captain disapeared below deck, the voice of the giant Yuudai reins over all the other crew members, as they shout in shocked voices. "Endrino-kun~ we might have a problem~!" Rang the ever strong voice of the giant, his slower speach pattern making his words clear dispite the other sounds on deck.
The burly bearded 17 year old charged back onto deck, the small boy tucked under one arm, now wearing a rather large shirt that normaly belonged to the young captain himself. "What do you mean Yuudai? Whats happen- ohhhhh shit!" he exclaimed as he caught sight of the flames now rampaging through the town.
Isamu grumbles "no doubt the marines started it, i bet they plan to blame it all on us too." A frown was spread across the young mans face.
Endrino looked down at the kid in his arms, the boy was just staring at the flames. The teen pirate couldnt help but wonder if the small boy realised what the hell was going on. "I guess you'll be staying with us for a bit longer than a few days after all miget."He said to the boy, not really knowing how much the kid would understand him.
"Whaaaaat?" Came an exasperated voice from amoungst the crew. "You still plan on keeping it on the ship? Even now?" Of course that outburst could only be traced back to one person, Endrino's own younger brother Sangrie.
Endrino decided to ignore his brother for the mean time and calls over a short, brown haired guy. "Kotex, check this kid over for me would ya?"
The small cook/training doctor rushed over and takes the boy from Endrino's grasp. "Sure" he said quickly, he wasnt a man of very many words, but he had the most medical knowledge of any man in the crew, though it didnt really take much to earn such a title.
"As for the rest of you, lets get this ship outta here before the marines decide to come after us!" Shouted the burly teen captain as he turned to take control of his small crew.
"Aye Sir!" came the reply from the crew. Cozmo and Sangire scrambled up the main centre mast and the huge sail was dropped, their mark, a fanged skull with black wings behind it showing for all to see, its red-slit pupils ready to put fear into all those that might try to oppose them. The other crew members all went off to their duties, and Katashi stood at the wheel, ready to navigate them wherever Endrino asked him to go. They were leaving now. To the open sea's where they would build up their bounties before heading to the place that their captain had been born in, the grand line.