Last time Terry D. Riley found out about the disease infecting his village and has gone to find the Sakura Cure. He also made friends with Violet, a big-hearted girl with a ship who can navigate. The World Government now knows Riley exists and are planning to find him. Let's see what's happening! I only own Riley, his village, his family, Violet, her family, Liam Taylor (the new guy!) and the pirates that attack (and the fruit Riley ate). The new guy after Liam is owned by Death's General, one of the finest writers in history. Check out his work! And 4fireking's – if it weren't for him, Riley's story would have never been known.
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Riley looked over at the horizon, a calm wind blew in his hair. Even though it had been 4 days since he left his village and met Violet, Riley hadn't been seasick or uncomfortable. I feel like I've been out here before. Maybe I know what I'm doing. Maybe, it has something to do with my real father. I wish I'd known him. Riley thought to himself with a smile.
Violet heard a thump. She looked over to yell at the idiot who hit the ship but gasped when she saw an unconscious boy in a row boat. "Riley! We've got a drifter here!" she yelled.
Riley snapped out of his thoughts and ran over to where Violet was. "A drifter?" he asked.
Violet found some rope, tied one end to the handrail and the other around her waist. She climbed over the rail and abseiled down to the boy. She untied the rope and retied it around the boy's waist. "Ok, Riley. Pull him up" she told Riley.
Riley pulled the unconscious boy up onto the deck. He then untied the rope to throw it to Violet. Violet caught it and started to climb up. She slipped near the top but Riley managed to grab her hand and pulled her back on board. "Don't do that again" he panted.
"You were that worried?" Violet asked. She wasn't teasing; she was just surprised that someone would look out for her like Riley did. Riley looked away, faintly blushing.
Violet stood up and walked over to the unconscious boy. The boy's hair was a blondish-brown, short and was messy. His shirt was white, his trousers and shoes were black. His striped tie was purple. His skin was pale. From his lean body, Violet could tell he was older than her and Riley, around 19 at least. The boy stirred and opened his eyes to see Violet and Riley. He sat up. "Um, where am I?" he asked in a mature tone.
Violet and Riley exchanged glances. "You're on our ship. You were unconscious so we brought you on board" Violet told the boy.
The boy clasped Violet's hands. "My name is Liam Taylor. And what is your name?" he introduced himself.
"I'm Violet and this is Riley" Violet replied, jerking her head at Riley.
Riley noticed her shock and rolled his eyes. Great, a Casanova. I feel sorry for Violet. He thought. He turned to Violet. "So what now, Vi?" he asked her.
Violet pulled her hands from Liam's and stood up. She looked at her log pose, the needle was pointing slightly east. "Time to change course" she answered, running to the wheel to turn the boat in the same direction as her log pose's needle.
"You got any skills?" Riley asked Liam.
"I'm a cook. A really good one, pardon my bragging. The ship I was working on was raided by pirates and I managed to escape. Been out at sea for a week now" Liam told Riley.
Violet then walked back to Riley and Liam. "We may as well get to know each other, since we're so far out at sea" she suggested politely. She turned to Riley. There was something that had been bugging her since she met Riley. "Riley, what's your dad like?" she asked.
"Dunno. I've never met him, he left to protect me and mother. Mother says he was very handsome, a real sea dog" Riley replied.
"Sounds interesting. My parents are probably back at Logue Town. What about your folks, Violet?" Liam pointed out.
Violet went quiet and walked away to the upper deck. Riley glared at Liam. "Her parents were killed, moron" he told Liam, whacking him upside the head.
"Don't hit me, brat! I'm older than you!" Liam snapped.
"So what? That doesn't bother me" Riley snapped back before he went to talk to Violet.
"Sorry I asked about your dad" Violet apologised when she felt his arm brush against hers.
"It's fine. Like it's been bugging me about yours" Riley replied.
"Dad was a great shipwright; he used to say that, other than me, this ship was his greatest achievement. Mom knew it. Some swordsman on the run tried to steal the ship. My parents fought to prevent that, they were really brave. It was horrible" Violet told him, a few tears streamed down her face at the memory of her parent's death. It was something no child should've seen. That was why she had problems trusting people.
Riley watched her with a sympathetic look in his eyes. "Violet, is that why you wanted to help me save my family? Because you know what it's like to lose someone?" he asked her.
"Yeah" Violet replied as she turned to Riley. He got my name right. I don't know why but there's something else with Riley I can't put my finger on. Riley caught Violet's tears on his fingers, causing the girl to smile. "Any way, we should let Liam join us" she suggested once she had calmed down.
Riley almost choked on air. "What?! The guy's a tool!" he remarked.
"We need a cook, don't we? Liam needs a home. So we let him join" Violet told him as she turned to go talk to Liam.
Something tells me I must be worried for her. Riley thought as he followed Violet.
"You want me to join you guys?" Liam asked.
"We need a cook, you need somewhere to stay so yeah" Violet replied. Riley didn't say anything, he just gave Liam the stink eye.
"You're not pirates, are you?" Liam asked.
"Nope, just travellers on their way to find the Sakura Cure to save this guy's mother and sister" Violet explained, pointing to Riley.
"Then I accept. I will be honoured to take care of you, Violet" Liam answered, taking Violet's hand and kissing it. He then glanced at Riley. "You too, Riley" he added in a tone that sounded a teensy bit harsh.
Damn bastard! Riley thought.
There was a thump. The trio turned to see pirates boarding. Their ship was the same size as Violet's but it's figurine was a fanged beast and their jolly roger flag had sharper fangs and was snarling. All of them were brunettes and wore typical pirate attire. "Nice ship. We'll take it" one of the pirate members smirked as he drew out a sword.
Violet looked furious. "Over my dead body!" she snapped.
The pirate captain looked over at Violet and approached her. "What a shame. We wouldn't want to waste such a pretty gem" he teased. He turned to his crew. "Kill the men! Then we take the ship AND the girl" he ordered. The crew saluted before drawing out their swords.
"Kōseki Kōseki no Barrage!" a pissed off Riley yelled as he threw shards of crystals at the pirate captain. The crystals grew and hit the captain, forcing the older man back. Riley took the chance to grab Violet's arm and pull her back beside him.
The captain got up, cuts all over his face. "Ah, so you're a devil fruit user?" he asked.
Riley nodded sternly. Another pirate stepped forward to attack but Liam blocked it with his arm. "Chef's Blade!" he yelled, kicking the pirate swiftly in the stomach. Blood splurged out of the pirate's mouth as the power of Liam's kick sent him back.
A pirate with a scar on his face lunged at Riley and Violet. "Kōseki Kōseki no Explosion" Riley yelled as he punched the man. Crystal spikes burrowed his fist into the pirate's chest and the spikes expanded in the man's body. The spikes retracted when Riley removed his fist, the pirate fell down dead.
Another rushed over to grab Violet. "Butterfly Spiral!" Violet yelled as she roundhouse-kicked the man then kicked him into the sea. One pirate knew the rest of his crew were in over their heads. He slipped away unnoticed and took a row boat with supplies.
Liam took on his opponents with his kicks. Riley fought with punches and kicks, his arms and legs coated with crystal spikes. Violet managed to judo-throw two pirates into the sea.
The captain and the surviving crew soon got the message and fled. Riley wiped the corner of his mouth. "Is everyone ok?" he asked.
"Still walking, boss" Liam replied with a grin.
"Same here, Riley. Are you really a devil fruit user?" Violet wondered.
"Yeah, I ate the Kōseki Kōseki fruit. It tasted like puke. But it's saved my ass a million times. I can manipulate crystals in my body and control it" he replied.
"Let's be on our way. To the Sakura Cure?" Violet remarked, holding her fist out.
"To the Sakura Cure" the boys agreed, doing the same.
"Now, who's hungry?" Liam asked.
"I'm in the mood for a nice seafood pasta" Violet replied.
"Of course!" Liam answered. The boys and girl walked to the ship's kitchen together. Liam cooked and served the meals within half an hour. "So where now, Violet?" he asked.
"Well, if the map is correct, we should be headed to Misty Rove Island" Violet replied. She looked over at her two new friends, smiling. "I'm glad I met you guys. It's been my dream to experience freedom to surpass Cat Burglar Nami and thanks you you two, I am free to try" she admitted. Both Riley and Liam blushed.
However, the moment ended when Violet stopped eating and her body curled forward in pain. "Vi, what's wrong?" Riley asked as he and Liam got up and rushed over to her.
Liam felt her forehead. "She's burning up! And she's sweating!" he panicked.
Riley's eyes widened. "Crap! We need to get her to a doctor!" he cried.
"Let's hope Misty Rove has a doctor. Or we're lost without Violet" Liam pointed out sadly.
"It better have. Because I can't afford to lose my Nakama" Riley growled.
"For now, she just needs to sleep. One of us should take her to her room" Liam advised.
"You guys don't have to worry. I'm fine. I'll just have an early night. I'm not letting a fever get to me" Violet informed them to try and calm them down. She stood up. Like a baby deer walking for the first time, her shaky legs gave way.
Luckily Riley caught her. "You're not well, how can we not worry? Come on, I'll take you to your room" he told her, getting up and carrying her to her room.
Liam stepped out onto the deck, lit a cigarette and took a long drag. "We better find a doctor, I sure as hell won't forgive myself if anything happens to Violet" he muttered.
"Doctor! Can you help my daughter? She's hurt!" a man with silvery blond hair cried. His two sons followed, carrying their injured teenage sister over to said doctor.
The doctor was a dark-skinned 23 year old man with black windswept hair that was tied back. He is dressed in a black doctor's coat, a white dress shirt, dark blue jeans, black dress shoes, dark blue fingerless gloves and a black tie. Light green eyes peered over at the girl from behind from thin glasses, analysing the wound on her stomach. "Yes, I can" he told the man. He turned to the girl, syringe of anaesthesia in hand. "What's her name?" he asked.
"Nina" her older brother replied.
"Ok, Nina. I need you to be brave. I can sew your wound up but it's going to hurt. So you must be a brave girl now. I'm going to give you this to make it easier, ok?" the doctor told Nina before injecting the anaesthesia into her arm. When the girl was unconscious, he quickly treated her wound. The oldest brother picked up his sister so she was cradled in his arms. "Now make sure Nina takes it easy. Here are some aspirin for the pain, make sure she takes them whenever she's in pain" he informed her father.
"Thank you Doctor" Nina's father remarked before leaving.
The young doctor removed his coat and placed it on a chair. Leaning on the doorway of his office, he sighed. He crossed over to his bed and sat down. He picked up a book and opened it to the page he had been reading before Nina was brought to his office. As a bookmark, he used the old bounty posters of Trafalgar Law and Tony Tony Chopper. One day, I hope to be just as good at being a doctor as those two were. Mother and Father should have never disrespected them. He thought with a small sad smile.
So Liam's joined the gang as their cook but their first fight with evil pirates has made Violet violently sick. With Misty Rove Island in reach, the boys are desperate to find a doctor to save her. Next time the gang will stop at the island and seek the mysterious doctor. Thanks for reading and reviewing.
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