Author's Note: And, here is another chapter in our little arc. Will Yuriko keep Yuki-Rin for her crew? Will Yuki-Rin return to her crew? Well, these questions will be anwsered n this chapter. Kinda.
Disclaimer: Eichiiro Oda still owns One Piece. I will just own One Piece merchandise, OCs, and fanfics.
Ch. 40: "Memories of a Pirate Captain."
Yuki-Rin awoke the next morning, unaware of her surroundings, but, aware of memories old and new.
"Come on, Akari, let's go on adventures together!"
"Take good care of Aria and Hana, Yuki-Rin. Aria, take good care of all of the pirates out on the Grand Line."
"Of course! Welcome aboard, Heathcliffe!"
"Dad, I think I have gotten over my fear of pirates. I would like to sail with the Capricorn Pirates as their chef."
"It's settled! Welcome aboard, Gareth Archer!"
"Hey, Yuki-Rin, do I get my own medical office?" (1)
"That's it!" Yuki-Rin excitedly said, eager to stop Yuriko and get back to her crew. She found the Stockholm Syndromes eating breakfast.
"Yuriko, guess what? I remember all of the people that are on my crew! I can go back to my crew now!" Yuki-Rin said excitedly with a clasp of her hands.
"Aww! I was hoping your memories would come back later so you would join us on our adventures," Yuriko whined sarcastically.
"Nice try, Yuriko, but, Yuki-Rin has a crew she knows she can come back to," Zheng said as he poured spoonful after spoonful of sugar into his tea.
"Plus, we'll see Yuki-Rin's crew again out on the Grand Line," Megumi added. Yuriko just stood up without a word.
"Yuki-Rin, don't you understand that I WANT you? If you stay with us, you could achieve your greatest dreams, answer to your true destinies, and find yourself," Yuriko explained.
"I'm already doing that, Yuriko. I'm a pirate with a beautiful ship and the greatest nakama ever. Staying here would only cause me to be seperated from what I've always wanted, what I need, and what my nakama need. I want you to consider that, and, please, don't try and kidnap people you want on your crew. I know Stockholm Syndrome is when a kidnapped person takes a liking to their kidnappers, but, even I think this is a bit too much," Yuki-Rin explained. Everyone grew silent. Rai stood up.
"I would like to duel you, Miss Yuki," Rai stated.
"Well, then..." Yuki-Rin said, trailing off.
"Perfect! If Yuki-Rin wins, she can come back to her crew. If Rai wins, we keep Yuki-Rin! Does it sound good?" Yuriko asked everyone.
"Hold on! Don't I get a say in this?" Yuki-Rin protested.
"Sorry, Yuki-Rin, but, you have no say in this. I'm your temporary captain, and, as your captain, you have to listen to me," Yuriko explained.
"But, captain, you have to give Yuki-Rin some sort of say in this," Genevieve pointed out.
"It's okay, Genevieve. I can't remember the last time I had a good fight," Yuki-Rin explained.
"Then, it's settled. Yuki-Rin and Rai will have a swordfight to determine whether or not Yuki-Rin will stay or go," Yuriko announced.
A few minutes later, Rai and Yuki-Rin found themselves on the deck of the Helvetica, with their swords at the ready. The other Stockholm Syndrome Pirates (including Eleanor the cow) stood on the upper deck to watch the fight.
"Ready?" Rai asked Yuki-Rin, who unsheated her katana.
"Ready," Yuki-Rin said confidently. Rai unsheated his katana and charged toward Yuki-Rin.
"Rakshana!" Rai yelled, stopping a few feet from Yuki-Rin and slashing his sword through the air. Yuki-Rin was sent flying backward into a mast.
"What the hell?" Yuki-Rin cried.
"You can't beat Rai's Rakshana attack. A powerful sword passed down through the Patel family for generations," Teinosuke commented.
"I don't think our almost-newcomer even knows about this," Tetra added as Yuki-Rin got up, using her katana as support.
"Your fighting style reminds me of a friend of mine, except he uses a scythe," Yuki-Rin commented. Rai grinned.
"That's the power of Rakshana, the holy sword passed through the men of the Patel family for many generations," Rai explained.
"I see. My friend just has the ghost of his grandma in his sword, and she does all the work," Yuki-Rin said before both sword users charged at each other again.
"Rakshana!" Rai yelled, slashing his sword. Without thinking twice, Yuki-Rin ran back to the mast, ran up the mast, and jumped up, avoiding Rai's attack.
"She did that? No way! This girl is more powerful than we thought!" Kazura commented. Yuriko grinned.
"This means our chances of getting her to join us will increase," Yuriko said smugly. Back on the lower deck, Rai and Yuki-Rin's swords were both crossed, as if they were trying break through to the other person.
"Give up, yet?" Rai asked Yuki-Rin.
"Hell no! I need to get back to my crew so we can have fun on this island!" Yuki-Rin cried.
"You know, you could 'committ mutiny' toward your crew and join us. The offer still stands and you can forefit this battle right now, if you like," Rai explained. Yuki-Rin gritted her teeth – Rai was about to overpower her, and it would all be over. She would have to abandon all of the Capricorns and the Hyperion and be forced to travel with the Stockhom Syndrome Pirates on the Helvetica. But, something in her head was telling her something.
"Kazuma… I forgot to tell you this earlier. I… I love you."
"I love you too, Yuki-Rin. I want to be your pirate king."
"Make me!" Yuki-Rin screamed as her blade overpowered Rai's. Her blade's push was so hard, Rai fell to the floor. Over on the Hyperion, which was docked near the Helvetica…
"Make me!"
Sebastian looked from from washing the dishes, trying to place where the sound came from.
"What was that?" Akari asked Sebastian, who set down the dish he was drying off.
"That sounds like Yuki-Rin!" Sebastian said as he and Akari ran onto the dock, where some of the other Capricorns were trying to place where Yuki-Rin's shouts came from.
"Did you guys hear that?" Hana asked Sebastian and Akari.
"Yep. That must be our captain," Akari said.
"But, we don't know which direction that came from," Z.G. cried.
"I'm not going with you!"
"Sounds like Yuki-Rin is nearby," Thierry guessed before he turned to Yulia and Daisuke. "How would you like to go on a thieving run?"
"Alright with me!" Daisuke said.
"Steal Yuki-Rin and bring her back to us. It's about time that we kidnapped her for OUR own gain," Thierry explained.
Omake: What's This? (Note: This omake takes place before Drusilla, Z.G., and Karin join the crew)
It was another day at the base of Z.G., "Blind" Drusilla, and Karin Kotetsu, the Cipher Pol 5. Drusilla was currently looking through Karin's room for her paperwork, when she came across an odd, white, cottony device with a string hanging off of it. Having lost her vision in a tragic accident when she was younger, Drusilla decided to ask somebody who would probably have some clue on what she just found.
"Z.G.! Z.G.!" Drusilla called out to Z.G., who was in the main room reading the paper.
"Yes, Drusilla?" Z.G. asked as he put down the paper. Drusilla pulled out the cottony object.
"What's this?" Drusilla asked Z.G., who turned bright red.
"You're asking me what that is? Oh, Dear Lord!" Z.G. cried as Karin entered, wearing a skimpy outfit, as usual.
"What's going on?" Karin asked Drusilla and Z.G.
"Karin, I found this in your room. What is this?" Drusilla asked, holding up the item she didn't know.
"Sweetie, that's a tampon," Karin answered. Z.G. facepalmed.
"What does it do?" Drusilla asked Karin.
"Drusilla, don't ask that!" Z.G. cried.
"Well, Drusilla, a tampon is used for -" Karin said before she bent down to whisper to the blind girl what a tampon does.
"Eww! That's yucky!" Drusilla cried. Karin turned to Z.G.
"By the way, Z.G., could you go to the store and pick up some more tampons for me?" Karin asked Z.G., who got a massive nosebleed and passed out.
Ending Note: It seems like that every time your authoress writes an omake involving Karin, a small part of her soul goes to Hell in a handbasket. But, when she writes Aki x Heathcliffe and Yuki-Rin x Kazuma scenes, that part of her is revived. XD
(1) - All of the italicized quotes are from past chapters (or flashbacks) that mainly happened when a new crew member joined the Capricorns.
Review if you want to see Yuki-Rin return to her crew.