Chapter 5: Scrap Islands: Kid
Luffy's mind was working fast. When he was sent back in time no one told him what he had to do. Luffy was never one to think about the consequences, which was maybe one of the reasons why his crew had died.
So he immediately thought of a way he could fix the gears to his liking.
"Killer who's this?" Kid eyed him suspiciously.
"Monkey D. Luffy." Killer said calmly looking Kid in the eye.
"And what is he doing here?"
"He knocked out Herdin in one punch."
Kid looked at Killer disbelievingly.
"No really. Why is he here?" He asked again.
Kid in response sighed.
"You don't believe me?" He asked.
"Nope." Kid answered.
Was it him or was Kid's voice was softer and less arrogant?
'I guess his ego hasn't grown yet.' Luffy thought.
"I'm not joking." Killer huffed in annoyance.
"Are you sure?" Kid also said in mild annoyance.
"I mean he is..." And he analyzed Luffy from head to toe.
Luffy on the other hand was bored.
Just then one of the Kid's followers - Luffy guessed - ran panicked.
"Leader." He called Kid. "Someone just defeated Herdin."
Kid just stood there his eyes bulging out.
If he didn't do anything he'll just stand there forever. Luffy concluded and spoke up.
"I'm here to help to beat up Jerky Jamung." He announced and the party of rebels looked at him disbelievingly.
Kid, unsure, motioned everyone other than Killer to leave.
When the room was empty other than the three occupants, Kid shifted nervously on his foot.
"So umm... You proposed help, Luffy." The redhead made out, unsure what to say.
"What do you want in return?"
Instead of answering directly, Luffy shot out.
"What do you think of Pirates, Kid?"
Kid raised a steady brow.
"Depends on the person." Came the answer.
Luffy looked at Kid confused. This was Kid. Eustass Kid. The guy who slaughtered people when they laugh at him.
"Say, if someone laughs at you will you kill them?" Luffy asked cheerfully.
Kid gave him are you mad look.
"I mean sure glaring and beating up sounds nice but killing? What kind of pirate scum do that?"
'Your kind?' Luffy answered mentally.
"There are a few out there." Luffy said desperately trying to hold his laughter and failing to do so.
The clear evidence that both Kid and Killer were convinced that Luffy was an insane weirdo was that both inched away from him.
"But I'm not like them." He added to make sure things don't go wrong.
"I know." Kid was scowling. "My sister is a pirate."
Now it was Luffy's turn to jump.
"Eh? You have a sister?"
Kid narrowed his eyes.
"What do you mean by that? You look surprised even when you don't even know me."
"I mean it's great if you have a sister as pirate. That makes things easier." Luffy immediately back tracked his eyes anywhere but at Kid. Damn. His lying skills were still as bad as ever.
"Why?" Kid's hand twitched a little, ready for anything.
Luffy being Luffy said bluntly.
"I want you to join my crew."
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From the moment Killer brought the weirdo with the strawhat in, Kid was doubtful.
When he said the weirdo had defeated Herdin, he was even more doubtful.
He was suspiciously comfortable with everything.
So when the weirdo or Luffy asked him to join his pirate crew his reaction was orthodox.
"Huh?"
"Like I said..." Luffy continued. "Join my crew. Then I'll become the Pirate King."
"What?" Kid said slowly.
"Is he deaf or should I repeat louder?" Luffy turned to Killer who himself was speechless.
"No I heard you the first time." Kid snapped. "I mean... Could you leave?"
"Sure. If you wanna join, I'll be at the restaurant… the one I trashed earlier." And with a huge grin and lingering presence Luffy left.
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"So?" Killer looked at his leader.
"If what you say is true we need him, but pirate?"
"What if he is just like your sis?"
"He asked me whether I would kill people for laughing at me."
"Maybe he was judging your character." Killer suggested.
"Come on Kid. You always wanted to be a pirate. What's stopping you? You'll get your dream. We'll get our freedom."
"Then what? What after that Jamung?" Kid looked skeptical.
"Tell you what, tell him you want to judge him first before swearing your loyalty."
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"Pops more food. Food. Food. Food." Luffy cheered back to his eating.
"Boy run before the rebels find you. It's not safe."
The shop owner whispered to a gobbling Luffy.
"Ha what do you mean old man? They're already here."
Luffy pointed to the entrance where Kid and Killer were looking around.
Same as before the shop was empty in matter of seconds.
"So?" Luffy stopped munching, a noodle hanging from the corner of his lips.
Kid sighed.
"The thing is I don't know you that much. I can't just go with a stranger." He scowled.
"Oh. I see. Well It's okay. If you don't want to. Pity. You seem to have pirate blood in you." Luffy pointed out.
"I won't be comfortable in a random crew I know nothing about." Kid crossed his arms.
"Ah. You don't have to worry about that. You'll be the first edition to my crew. I mean first mate." Luffy smiled.
"What? What about a ship?"
"None."
"Seriously?"
"Pirates have to start from somewhere, what's wrong with here?"
"Can you really help us?" Kid twitched.
"Sure I'll-" The entrance was rudely blown away.
"Oi. How dare you rebels scum dare to lay a hand on my second in command? Where is the bastard? I'll kill him."
A man at the front of the mob who had a suspicious resemblance to a cow screeched angrily as he destroyed everything in sight.
Kid paled at the sight of him.
"Jamung." He muttered slightly so only Luffy can catch it.
Luffy looked at Kid then at the now introduced Jamung and then at Kid again and then Jamung and then Kid and then again towards Jamung and-
"Oi asked you something you dogs." The cow man Jerky Jamung, Luffy had given an extra edition to the name like always, got tired of the guy with the straw hat looking obviously at everything.
"Herdy was the bastard with that blah hairstyle and blah hair color?" Luffy tilted his head.
"Speak English (or Japanese) will you?" Several people chorus together.
"Yes Luffy-san." Killer told the boy.
"Oooh." Luffy's grin stretched wide.
"The one I sent flying?" He asked Killer innocently.
Both Killer and Kid muttered curses under their breaths at Luffy's obvious confession.
"Are you one of the rebels?" Jamung sneered.
"I don't know. Am I? Kid?" Luffy gave an innocent smile to the red haired.
Kid looked between Jamung and Luffy his eye twitching as Killer nudged at his side.
"Oh fine." he yelled. "The hell with a lot of you. I'll join your crew."
Luffy smiled at Kid.
"Well I guess that settles my business with him." He then turned his head to the cow man in front of him.
"It's time to settle my business with you. You better get ready. I am gonna kick your ass. "
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Yo. So Kid is going to be slightly OC type here coz he haven't been corrupted by the world full of annoying people who keep on telling you that you can't be the Pirate King. And since he's joining Luffy's he'll go even more insane than before so I am going to do his character building in the story. Oh and you might wanna watch out for the 'Kid has a sister part' coz that is going to have a HUGE effect afterward. Thx for the RFFs.