Just want to update with a quick short chapter to test if this is a good direction for the story to go towards. The story takes places around chapter 310 of the One Piece manga. I have an idea for the direction of the story, and a way for Ichigo to exist in the world without being too strong or too weak. But for now enjoy!
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Chapter 2
The warm breeze of the grand line gently pushed the Sexy Foxy ship to its new destination. Where that was no one knew. The loss at the hands of the Straw Hat left a big impression on the recently crooked Foxy the Silver Fox.
That is to say if the Captain wasn't still crooked.
It had been a few days since the Captain had lost the 'fair fight' between himself and the Straw Hat.
The crew seemed to be lazing around, relaxing after the intense battles from a few days ago.
"The Captain seems to be obsessed with that Straw Hat." One of the crew members of the Sexy Foxy said. A few of the crew members he was talking to glanced over at their captain.
The captain of the ship Foxy The Silver Fox, whose previous record of winning 920 'fair fights' in a row had been defeated by the newcomer to the pirate world. The straw hat seemed to create drama wherever he went.
"I will remember this Straw Hat, I will beat you next time!" Foxy yelled as he practiced his jabbing on a training dummy, who just so happened to have a similar straw hat on its head. He was currently donned in his usual outfit, high suspenders with his chest visible, but sporting a very stylish afro and a pair of red boxing gloves.
Foxy the Silver Fox may not look intimidating, but his power of the Noro Noro no Mi being able to channel a beam out of body to slow any object or person for 30 seconds combined with his dirty style of fighting, he is a force to be reckoned with. Usually being able to end any fight with an upper advantage of using his Devil Fruit power to catch his opponent off guard, and swiftly going in for the finishing blow.
With that power he had 'fairly' won 920 matches in a row.
Until that damn Straw Hat came into his life.
"That was an amazing fight though! No one in the crew has even seen Foxy beaten before." Another crew mate added.
A few nodded in agreement. Seeing their captain lose had a huge impact on the crew as a whole. A few of them even wished that maybe if the Straw Hat had become their captain more interesting fights would come, since most fights against Foxy ended in the first minute.
"Let him be. He took the loss pretty harshly, but I haven't seen the captain this energetic in a long time." Porche said gaining the attention of the crew mates who were talking previously.
Porche was one of the first members of Foxy's crew and been with her captain the entire way. Hamburg was also one of the first crew members, but he currently was most likely napping.
She leaned over on the side of the ship staring out at the ocean. Maybe something interesting would happen today?
"I for one am glad we didn't have to switch crews again. I barely got used to this one." Another member of the crew said, gaining a look of understanding from his other shipmates.
It wasn't easy being taken from your old crew and being introduced into a new one expecting things to be the same.
No one would say it openly but a lot of the crew weren't too happy with their current conditions. Many still wanted to return to their old crews. But promises were promises and they would stick with their captain Foxy until the worst happened.
Porche turned her head noticing a few of the other crew mates joining in on the captains training, no doubt inspired by the events that took place on Long Ring Long Land Island.
Even a few of the bigger and stronger crew seemed to be training as well.
She could only smile and shake her head. Things really did seem different around here after meeting the Straw Hats.
She couldn't quite describe the feeling, but she felt that Straw Hat had a big impact on the pirates he came across on the Grand Line, herself included.
It seemed to be another lax day for the crew. No new pirate ships were spotting to challenge to a 'fair' game of Davy Back Fight.
Another lazy day indeed.
Until someone in the crows nest started yelling.
"Captain, there's a raft portside! I can see someone inside!" He yelled gaining the attention of the crew.
Foxy stopped his jab mid punch and turned to look up at the crows nest following where his crew mate was pointing.
"A raft? Out here on the Grand Line? Does that fool have a death wish?" Foxy said to no one in particular as he walked over to the railing to get a look for himself. His fellow pirates joined him leaning over the ship trying to spot the mystery raft.
Holding out his hand a shipmate conveniently placed a monocular in it. Foxy pulling the monocular out to its full length held it up against his eye scanning on horizon for the raft.
It didn't take long to spot it. It was a simple wooden raft, no doubt a lifeboat of some kind. It was a miracle such a small raft could survive for so long out on the Grand Line.
But what really caught his attention was the single inhabitant of said raft.
It was a strange young man. The most noticeable feature was his spiky orange hair. His clothes seemed foreign even by pirate standards. Very loose black sleeves and pants with a white Ori tied around his waist.
The orange haired teen was too far away for any further observation so Foxy made a choice.
"Turn the ship, bring that raft portside!" He yelled as he heard a collective 'OOO' from his crew as they scrambled to their stations.
Porche walked up alongside her captain staring curiously at the raft on the horizon.
"What did you see Captain?" She asked tilted her head questionably.
"Ku Ku Ku Ku!" She heard her captain laugh. "We may of found a new crew mate!" He exclaimed getting a smile from Porche. Maybe a new crew member is what they needed for the crew after the recent defeat. Something to help distract themselves.
She was handed the monocular by her captain and she nodded in thanks.
She held the monocular to her eye spotting the orange haired teen in the boat, seemingly asleep. Nothing truly notable could be seen from they were standing but even from so far away, the strange man's age wasn't in question. She lowered the Monocular from her eye turning to talk to her captain.
"He seems quite young. Maybe his previous Pirate crew ditched him." She theorized. Her Captain refrained himself from commenting most likely waiting to see the young man for himself.
Hamburg, the tall man that he was finally made himself known by stopping next to Porche.
"New crew?" He said simply, gaining a nod from Porche. A big smile bloomed on Hamburg's face. It was always interesting whenever someone new joined the crew.
The ship tilted as it angled itself to sail directly next to the stranded wooden raft. A few moments passed as Foxy waited patiently for the ship to arrive.
The huge ship known as the Sexy Foxy dwarfed the small raft. The ship finally arrived next to the raft as Foxy started shouting orders around the ship getting nods and shouts from his crew.
A few crewmates holding on to ropes jumped into the ocean next to the raft. Foxy, Porche, and Hamburg watched their descent to the murky depths below.
A splash of water signaled they had hit the surface of the water. After surfacing they jumped onto the boat to see a strange sight.
A young teenager with spiky orange hair was unconscious with two very particular swords lying on each side to him. His clothes strange, but seeing no water or food on the boat, they deduced he most likely collapsed from dehydration. While the two weren't doctors of any sort, it was obvious that he was most likely ditched by his last pirate crew. Why that was they would learn in time.
The idea of a small raft on the Grand Line was downright insane borderlining insanity. Even the Sexy Foxy with its massive size wasn't immune to the danger lurking below the Grand Line. At any moment, if a sea king deemed them worthy of being its next meal, nothing could save them from ending up in the sea king's stomach.
The two pirates on the raft looked at each other and smiled devilishly at each other. Jackpot! They both thought. They would certainly gain some amount of praise from Foxy for this small haul.
After tying the raft to the side of the ship so the raft wouldn't drift away, a rope ladder tumbled and unwinded itself down the side of the ship onto the raft. The pirate gave a tug, placing a foot on the rope ladder making sure it was secure.
"Oooooi! We have a man down here! And he has two swords Captain!" One of the two pirates yelled. The captain in question leaned over the ship curiously and shouted back.
"Good job! Bring him up here with his weapons!" Foxy yelled getting two simultaneous 'OOO's from the pirates below.
Porche leaned over next to her captain to gaze down at the raft as well.
"A swordsman?" She asked Foxy.
"Ku Ku Ku! Who knows but from what I can see those two swords of his look very expensive and could fetch a fair price! Ku Ku Ku!" He laughed as he watched the two pirates holster the strange swords while carrying the orange haired teen on one of their backs.
It was awkward securing the swords to his body. Due to the size of the bigger sword, it took a few tries, and a few close calls after almost cutting himself and his fellow crew mate. After a few harsh words between the two pirates he was finally able to secure the swords onto himself somehow.
They made there way up the rope ladder as the rest of the crew seemed to gather around curiously as to what was going on. It seemed the entire crew was now watching wanting to see what was happening.
The first pirate carrying the swords finally made it up the ladder, showing to the crew what they had found. The second the swords were pulled over the edge of the ship collective gasps and low whistles could be heard at the reactions of the blades.
The swords in question were works of art. The more noticeable sword the larger one had a strange hole in the center of it. It seemed to gleam in the sun, the darkness of the blade seemingly absorbing all light touching it. Chills could be felt in the pirate crew as they stared longer at the sword, as if by merely looking at it was a sin.
It was a large sword in its own right, it wasn't too big compared to the sizes of the swords that some of the larger crew mates had, but for an averaged sized person who the swords likely belonged to, it was quite a feat.
The smaller of the swords seemed to be a small Khyber knife, it seemed fearsome in its own right, but overshadowed by its larger companion.
The grin held by Foxy couldn't be any bigger if he tried.
"Ku Ku Ku! Marvelous works of art! Bring these to the Armory below. You! Check our new friend and make sure he's alive." Foxy said pointing at the doctor of the crew.
The doctor nodded and motioned for the pirate carrying the orange haired teen to be placed on the ground. While not the best place to treat a patient, the faster you could treat someone the better chance of survival they would have.
Porche watched as the two pirates carried the two swords into the ship and disappeared inside.
"What will you do when he wakes up Captain?" Porche asked curiously. Gaining the attention of her Captain who grinned at her.
"Ask him to join our crew of course! The great Foxy always gets what he wants! New crew mates as well!" He yelled joyfully earning laughs from the crew around him.
"Until you lost to that Straw Hat." Someone from his crew yelled earning him nods of agreement.
Their captain had been utterly defeated by the Straw Hat, that much was the truth.
Foxy collapsed on his hands in despair.
"S-So harsh." He exclaimed getting looks of of pity from his crew. Porche patted his back apologetically.
They always knew that their Captain was quick to fall to insults. Especially ones about his appearance.
"Captain! He's breathing!" The doctor from earlier yelled getting Foxy's attention. Doing a complete 180 Foxy recovered in record time walking over to the doctor.
Now that he was closer he got a better look at the orange haired teen.
He was young that much was certain. Probably no older than 18.
His clothes foreign, there was strange armor in an X fashion across his chest with a red shoulder pad on his left shoulder and a white shoulder pad on his right shoulder. His clothes were very baggy, terrible for life on the ocean. The steady rise and fall of his stomach proved he was still alive.
Foxy stroked his chin contemplating what to do with the teen. It didn't take long for him to come up with his decision as he motioned for the doctor.
"Take him to the Sick Bay, notify me when he's awake." Foxy said gaining a nod from the doctor.
"You lot, help me put him on a stretcher, pronto!" The doctor gestured to a few pirates standing around. The pirates nodded vigorously moving to carry the orange haired teen.
The teen was gently placed on the stretcher as the pirates carrying the teen moved towards the end of the ship, the doctor yelled for the curious pirates to move out of the way as the teen in question was carried away disappearing into the back of the ship.
Porche watched the the orange haired enigma disappeared into the ship. There was something odd about him. His whole situation of being adrift on the Grand Line on a small raft itself was a rare occurrence. To state her curiosity she turned towards her captain.
"Shall I keep an eye on him Captain, in case he's dangerous?" Porche questioned her captain. Not that she believed that man was dangerous, she saw his face while he was asleep, he looked more akin to a sleeping child. But looks could be deceiving.
Foxy still stroking his chin nodded in the affirmative. "Make sure he doesn't try to attack anybody." That's all she needed to hear giving a nod and smile to her captain before disappearing into the ship herself.
Hamburg scratched his head tilting it slightly, he had expected something more exciting to happen, maybe when the weird swordsman woke up it would get interesting again.
"What now Captain?" Hamburg asked.
The grin held by their Captain could outshine the sun itself.
"We get stronger to beat those Straw Hats next time!" Foxy shouted earning a thunderous shout from his crew. Surely nothing would happen to the crew before the rematch between them and the Straw Hats.
Right?
Authors Notes
I personally find it very hard to write character interactions, no matter how much I try to imagine how two characters or more talk to each other It's just very hard for me to imagine. I really do hope to get better at this and I'm trying my best to make conversations more smooth in the future.
Please leave a review if you'd like. I did read everyone's PM's and reviews from last time and I've noted it all down. I'm just really terrible at replying to people's messages, I apologize.
I myself hate short chapters, but since the direction of the story was unclear last chapter I want to hear peoples opinions if this direction of the story is welcomed or not.
Ichigo won't be joining the Foxy crew (spoilers) he will have more of an impact in the story in the future. This is merely a step for him to be introduced into the One Piece world.
Until next time.