Fan fiction chapter 2: Enter the great swordsman pirate hunter shadow
"We're here, the marine base city" Emerald called as he jumped out of the boat. As they walk Emerald asks Cody where he thinks the famed pirate hunter shadow and everyone hides. "What was that about?" he questioned.
"I think it's best we don't mention his name here, but I bet he is in the marine base up there of which the captain is axe hand Morgan." As Cody responds the people hide again "Huh, I guess they also fear him."
"Then, let's go to the marine base" Emerald responds as they walk to the base towering over the small city. While they walk Emerald explains his intentions of getting Shadow to join his crew. "What do you think?" Emerald questions "Will Shadow accept my request?"
"Maybe, although he is a vicious pirate hunter according to local rumours" Cody responds as they reach a wall that separates them from the marine base. "This is the place but don't be so..." he turns to see Emerald gone "…hasty" he finishes as he climbs the wall to see Emerald right beside him again looking at pirate hunter Shadow.
"Is that him?" Emerald questions
"Yes that's him" Cody responds as he looks around and noticed a young girl running up to him "hey girl wait don't go in there." The girl walked up to him and offered him some food but he refuses as the son of marine captain Morgan walks up to her and takes the food for himself.
"What is this; you're supposed to make rice balls with salt!" the mysterious man yelled as he threw the rice balls to the floor and starts stomping on them making the little girl cry. Just then some marines showed up and were ordered to throw the girl over the wall.
"But sir, she's just a little girl" a marine stated nervously but reluctantly followed his orders. "try curling into a ball, it will reduce the impact" he says worried for the girls safety, so the girl does as she's asked ad is thrown over the wall screaming when Emerald jumps from the wall and catches her. As she thanks him and heads home Emerald checks the all clear and jumps over the wall.
"Emerald what are you doing?" Cody asked worried.
The figure looks up and sees Emerald "Hey you" He states as Emerald looks at him
"Yea" Emerald responds
Shadow gestures to the rice balls on the floor "Give them to me"
"Are you sure, they're mostly dirt now…" Emerald asks
"Just shut up and give me the rice balls damit!" he yells
"Ok then" Emerald says handing the rice balls to Shadow as he eats them he starts to cough "Told you so" Emerald says.
"They taste good" was all Shadow responded with "Now get the hell out of here!" he yells as Emerald nods and leaves the base.
-5 minutes later-
"Really!" the little girl cried with delight as Emerald told her how Shadow enjoyed the rice balls.
"Yep, he ate the lot" Emerald responded. After more conversing the girl starts to talk about how Shadow saved her home from a vicious dog bought inside by Helmeppo the son of axe hand Morgan by kicking the dog, and then accepted a challenge to save her house which apparently is also a restaurant. Just then Helmeppo walked in.
"Give me a bottle of your finest moonshine and keep the cheque for yourself" he demands " man I'm bored, I've got nothing to do, then again I suppose I could just execute Shadow" he starts laughing until a fist comes into contact with his face. Emerald had just slogged him in the lower jaw. "Ow, what the hell you just punched me, not even my father has punched me! I'm going to tell him what happened and you will be executed!" he cried as he ran back to the base.
-10 minutes later back at the base-
"DAD, there's a man out there who I want executed, he outright punched me in the face, you've never punched me before so why should he get to?" Helmeppo cried as his father supervised the rise of a statue in his honour.
"Do you ever wonder why I haven't punched you before?" Morgan replied.
"Uh, is it because I'm the best and you love me to death?"
"No" at that point Morgan punched him "it's because I'm the best and it's not worth punching you." He then looks at the marines "Speaking of which I heard there was an intruder earlier, is this true?"
"Huh, you mean the girl? Well yes but we took care of it" a marine responded.
"I hope you mean executed" Morgan replied in a threatening tone.
"What no, she was just a little girl" Helmeppo responded with fear in his voice.
"I DON'T CARE IF SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL OR NOT, SHE BROKE IN AND THAT PUNISHMENT IS EXECUTION" Morgan snapped.
-Meanwhile-
Shadow looks up again and sees Emerald "I thought I told you to get lost" he said coldly.
"That you did." Emerald said with a grin "But I decided to get you to join my pirate crew."
Shadows eyes widen "forget it, besides even if I wanted to, I'm useless without my swords"
"I refuse" Emerald stated solidly
"What does that mean?" Shadow asked confused
"I refuse your refusal, and I'll get your swords back for you, so if you want them back you will have to join my crew" Emerald explained
"You can't do that, and that's not fair" he calls as Emerald runs off 'he's really going to do it?' "Dumbass, the base is that way." Emerald looks back and flies past him with his gum gum rocket technique
"GUM GUM ROCKET" Emerald flies past Shadow
'What the hell is he?' Shadow wondered as Cody started untying him "what the hell are you doing? I have every intention of making it through this ordeal, and I will succeed"
"Not exactly, the marines are going to execute you tomorrow, Helmeppo never intended to keep his promise" Cody pointed out
"WHAT!" Shadow yelled "I can't die here, not like this"
"That's why Emerald is helping you, so you can join his crew on his quest to be king of the pirates, he's dead serious about it too" Cody added
-Meanwhile with Emerald-
"Hmm, looks like there's something going on up there" Emerald wondered so he grabbed the building and launched himself to the top knocking over the statue at the top. "Oops sorry"
"THAT'S HIM DAD, THAT'S THE GUY WHO PUNCHED ME" Helmeppo cried as Emerald grabbed him to use as a human shield and to point him in the direction of Shadows swords.
"Where is Shadows sword?" Emerald asked while running using him as a human shield.
"It's in my room, you just ran past it" was his response as Emerald turned around he was cornered by marines.
"Let Helmeppo go now!" a marine demanded
"No way, you can try shooting me if you want" Emerald responded lifting Helmeppo in front of himself.
"No, no, no, don't shoot, don't shoot" Helmeppo cried as Emerald bolted past and ran down the hallway.
-5 minutes later-
Emerald comes across a room decorated with flowers "this looks like your room" Emerald says as he takes a look around. He notices three swords against the window "Hey there's three swords here which one is Shadows?" he questioned looking at him seeing that he's passed out. He then looks out the window and sees marines pointing at Shadow and Cody so he launches himself out the window.
-With Shadow-
'No I can't afford to die like this' Shadow thinks to himself as he has a flash back
-Flashback-
"Your weak Shadow, nothing has changed"
"Boy this girl that get over yourself"
"Promise me, that one day, one of us will become the world's greatest swordsman"
-End flashback-
"Open fire" Morgan ordered just as bullets started firing Emerald reflects the bullets.
"Nice try but that won't work on me!" Emerald cheered
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU?" Shadow asked
"Oh I ate a devil fruit and now I'm a rubber man" Emerald answered with a grin.