A.n I own nothing. This chapter is dedicated to those who lost there lives and homes in Cyclone Winston, hang in there guys.

Also as promised the second place winner of the Devil fruit comp will be featured in the up coming chapters. However i can't decide on who it should go too, so it's Poll time.

The fruit is the Ryu-Ryu Fruit: Model Western Dragon. This mythical Zoan type lets the user turn into a Western Dragon. In hybrid form the user grows a small amount of very tough scales that protect them and can breathe fire. In full animal mode the user can fly, breathe fire, covered in scales, strength.

Now keep in mind that dragons not only represent strength but wisdom too. So our candidates are:

Malik Al-Sayf AC1

Leonardo Da Vinchi from AC2

Adewale AC4: Black flag

For those of you who don't know who these charterers are, here's a brief rundown.

These three characters were the main support for the lead Assassin in the Ac games. there roles were to advise the player and keep the main Assassins in line.

Malik was stern and very by the book. After Altair got his brother killed and was responsible for the loss of Maliks right arm; Malik hated him. but over time he forgave Altair and after Altiar became the new Mentor for the brotherhood Malik was his right hand man, always there to remind him of the consiqense for breaking the creed.

Leonado Da Vinchi was the man who created Ezios weapons. He was a great inventor and later a double agent for the Roman Assassins. Leo was the one who discovered the vault under the Collesiam and is one of the few people who can use Pieces of Eden without any precursor DNA or negative side effects.

Adewale is a former slave turned pirate turned Assassin. Adewale was Edward Kennways first mate and loyal friend. He kept urging Edward to give up his search for the mythical observatory. Despite that when Edwards Crew did abandon there Captain Adewale did not. he joined the Assassins and later convinced Edward to join too. When Edward died Adewale became the captain of the Jackdraw and continued to protect the Caribbean in his friends stead.

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A man trudged through the snow alone

He was a tall man with shaven side burns and a top hat to cover his short black hair. He wore a pale light green vest over a long sleeved white shirt, a red necktie that was tucked under the vest. A long black hooded trench coat that stopped just below the knees. His pants were brown and tucked into his black boots, they were held up by a red sash and a very fine looking belt around his waist.

Both hands had black gloves and on his right was a strange looking gauntlet. There was also a small revolver in a holster on the left side of his waist, on the right was a small pouch and a bladed Kukri was safely in its sheathe.

As he wandered through the snow towards Big Horn, he thought of his older sister. She was the only living relative he had left, he'd of course seen the Avalanche on his approach to the Island and despite the fact that he had complete faith in his sisters survival abilities he could not help but worry.

He approached the now buried village of Big Horn and got a good look at the damage. The entire village was buried; trees had been knocked down there was broken branches, a few good sized rocks all littered about. He spotted a small army of men in what looked to be some form of winter uniform come into the village, they took one look around before one of the men ordered the others to start the evacuation procedure.

The rest of the army was quick to obey and began clearing the snow around the small spiked tips that stuck out of the snow.

"What's going on here?" Wapol asked as he approached the man in charge. He was riding what looked like a large fur hippo.

"Sir, it seems an avalanche has hit this village, I gave orders to find the survivors," the man in charge responded.

"Hmm okay, I'm feeling a bit peckish so I'll help," Wapol said and dropped down from his ride.

The man in charge lead Wapol to the nearest spike and Walpol took a huge bite, the spike and the snow around it was instantly gone. Underneath the spike was a house and now that the snow and roof had been eaten the soldiers gathered round and lowered some rope down, a few minutes later a family of three climbed out.

The family however did not look grateful, in fact they were terrified. Wapol repeated eating the snow and creating holes in people's roofs so his army could rescue them, but none of them were grateful. Once everyone had been rescued the army lead the villagers away and Wapol continued to eat the snow and the houses.

"This is great, this village is delicious," Wapol claimed happily.

"Sir, shouldn't we get to the castle?" Chess asked.

"Of course, I can always finish here later," Wapol turned and addressed his men "Men after a year at sea we're finally home, and I can see my Castle again. Being a pirate was fun, but I'd much rather be a king, I will take Chess, Kurimario and mammoth squad with me, the rest of you will take these simple peasants back to our ship and lock them in the brig. I'll decide their fate later,"

Wahpol got back on his mount and headed off towards the Drum Rockies with Chess, Rook and a squad of soldiers, mean while the rest of the army forcefully escorted the villagers in the direction of their ship.

Once everyone had left the man in the top hat came out of hiding "Oh Evie, what have you gotten yourself into this time," he asked to himself.

Earlier just after the Avalanche,

Evie wandered back into the main room, the house had stopped shaking and it was deathly quiet. She inspected the injured man on Daltons' bed and found him still alive; Connor ran over and looked out the window to find it was buried in snow.

"Are we completely trapped?" Connor asked Evie.

Evie looked at the ceiling suspiciously, surly theses villagers had a safety mechanism in place or an escape route for when avalanches hit and then she spotted something.

"There, on the ceiling," Evie pointed.

Connor looked up at where Evie was pointing and found a strange mechanism.

"You know Dalton told me that these houses were designed to withstand Avalanches," Connor remembered.

"Really? I wonder…" Evie trailed off, she went to the side of the room and quickly and skilfully climbed the wall all the way up to the mechanism.

Connor was stunned at her agility and strength, he considered himself a decent climber but even he couldn't do what Evie had done.

"Good news, it's an escape hatch," Evie called down.

Evie was about to open it when she stopped and her eyes turned gold. She put her ear against the top of the ceiling and listened to the vibrations, her eyes widened and returned to their normal colour; she instantly dropped back down to ground level. Back on the ground she quickly cleared away any evidence that she and Connor were in the house.

"Evie? What are you doing?" Connor asked.

"There are a lot of people up there," Evie answered.

"That's good right? They'll dig us out…Right?"

"Maybe, but my gut's telling me that we don't want to be found here. At least not by whoever's up there,"

Evie was not going to reveal her second sight to this boy, not only was he a pirate but if she did she feared she'd have to kill him.

"There was a cardboard box in the cupboard, go hide under it,"(1) Evie ordered.

"Seriously who hides under a cardboard box?"(1) Connor asked skeptically.

"Trust me when I say that the cardboard box is an invaluable tool. Your life can depend upon how you use it,"(1)

"You do know that no matter how it's used, a cardboard box is still only paper right?"(1)

"Just do it," Evie ordered.

Connor sighed and did what he was told he was starting to question Evie's sanity.

Once Connor was hidden Evie closed the cupboard door and vanished, suddenly a crash was herd from outside, it was followed by another and another; they sounded close. Then the entire top part of the roof was removed. Evie looked up and saw Wapol eating it before three ropes were lowered and three men descended down them, as soon as they were on the ground they drew their weapons.

"Clear," the first one said.

The three men began to search the house and one man opened the cupboard, he took one looked inside and found nothing unusual, his eyes passed over the card board box like it was part of the scenery.

"Nothing here," he said and shut the cupboard door.

Connor could not help but breathe a sigh of relief; maybe hiding under a box wasn't a bad idea at all.

"There's no one here but the man in the bed," one of the soldiers said.

"I agree, let's move on to the next house," said the first.

"But what about the injured man?" the third asked.

The first grabbed his rifle and took aim at the man lying on the bed.

BANG

He shot him in the head.

"Problem solved, move out," he ordered.

The three men ascended up the ropes and when they reached the top they pulled them up.

Evie waited until she could no longer hear anything before she reappeared. When it was safe she knocked on the cupboard door and told Connor he could come out of hiding, she then went over and inspected the body.

The body still had some warmth in it but it was fading, it's eyes showed that the man had been scared when he died. Evie covered the body with blankets so Connor would not see it.

"How do we get out of here?" Connor asked, as he approached the bed.

"Well those men have kindly provided us with a nice big exit. It would be rude not to use it,"

"I heard a shot; you're not hurt are you?" Connor asked.

Evie shock her head "No that shot was not aimed at me,"

Connor glanced over at the now covered body on the bed and frowned.

"Oh, he's dead isn't he?"

"Yes I'm afraid so,"

"To bad he died in the bed, Blood stains are so hard to wash out," Connor claimed.

Evie could not help but gawk at the boys disrespect for the dead. Her mentor had always taught her to respect the dead; but then again this boy was a pirate so she supposed he'd gotten used to seeing dead bodies.

"Honey I'm hommmmeeee," a male's voice suddenly called out from above.

Both Connor and Evie looked up to find a man in a top hat crouching on the edge of the roof; he gave them a friendly wave.

Evie frowned, "Jacob," she said irritably.

Connor eyed the man suspiciously, Evie seemed to know him, but the irritation in her voice was all too clear.

"You know if you don't get this hole fixed, you'll get wet when it rains," Jacob joked.

Evie sighed and raised her left arm, aiming just below where Jacob was crouching. At the flick of her wrist a small grappling hook and zip line was released and embedded itself in the roofs edge.

Evie tugged the line a few times before she gestured to Connor to come over.

"Grab hold of me," Evie ordered.

Connor did so and when Evie was sure he had a firm grip she flicked her wrist again and the line retracted carrying her and Connor up to the roof; when they reached the roof Jacob helped them up.

"What are you doing here?" Evie hissed angrily.

"Hello to you too," Jacob responded in a light tone.

"I told you I didn't need help,"

"And when my dear Evie have I ever listened to you?"

"Ughhh, you're such a pain,"

"Right well whose this? Are you adopting because there are rules about that," Jacob asked jokingly and gestured to Connor.

"He's part of the pirate crew I'm traveling with,"

"Oh so you're a pirate are you? What about the other fellow in the bed?"

"Some villager, he got shot" Connor answered.

"I pity the person who has to wash those sheets. Bloodstains are so hard to wash out,"

"You know, I just said the same thing,"

Jacob blinked and burst out laughing "Oh I like this kid. Can we keep him?"

"No we can't. We need to help the other villagers," Evie said and pushed passed Jacob.

"Oh they're not here, those soldiers took them prisoner and escorted them back to some ship,"

"What? Why didn't you go after them?"

"You mean apart from the fact I was rescuing you?"

"Yes apart from that,"

"Their leader headed up to that Castle, I figure if we take him down then the soldiers will give up,"

"And you believe that the villagers will be fine until then?"

"What can I say, I'm an optimist,"

"Your annoying, come on lets go help those villagers,"

"And give the leader a chance to get away, I don't think so,"

"The villager's takes priority,"

"No we should go storm the castle,"

This augment went on for five minutes and Connor watched it go back and forth. Maybe this man was Evie's husband or lover; they certainly acted like they were married.

"Umm…why do you want to go to the castle so badly?" Connor asked.

"Because that's where the fight is going to be," Jacob responded.

"Well if you want to fight you're better off going after the villagers,"

"Why?"

"Luffy and Sanji should be at the castle by now so whoever's up there will be defeated long before you arrive,"

"Really? And just who is this Luffy and Sanji?"

"Luffy's the captain of the crew he's part of," Evie answered.

"Oh well I guess we'll just have to save the villagers then," Jacob sighed in defeat and disappointment.

Evie rolled her eyes and stormed off in the direction of the Merry, the foot prints left behind were a clear indication of where the army was headed. As the three walked through the snow Connor kept sending suspicious looks at Jacob, which he always returned with a smile.

"So how do you know this man, Evie?" Connor asked.

"Connor meet Jacob Frye, he's an ass and as much as I hate to admit it, he's my younger brother,"

"Younger brother?" Connor asked in surprise, it explained the fight they had.

"Only by one minute," Jacob pointed out.

Evie noticed Connors confused face.

"We're twins I'm the older one," she clarified "And oddly enough that one minute is the happiest time of my life,"

"Love you too sis," Jacob joked.

They continued on and Jacob was aware of Connors suspicion towards him. "So a pirate huh, what's that like?" Jacob asked trying to be friendly.

"It's not as great as you'd think," Connor answered honestly.

"So why don't you quit,"

"Can't,"

"What about your parents, what do they think of you being in a pirate crew,"

"I don't have any,"

"Okay…good talk," Jacob finished.

As they approached the harbor Jacob and Evie slowed to a crouch, they found a hill overlooking the ships. Connor spied the Merry and noticed that Zoro was not on deck, Evie and Jacob found the villagers being herded together.

"So I count at least 40 men," Jacob said softly.

"I agree and there's probably more on that ship," Evie responded.

"So twenty each and we have to do it quickly so they don't raise the alarm,"

"Are you scared dear brother?"

"Hardly," Jacob scoffed "It just doesn't seem like good odds,"

"Wait" Connor interrupted "Evie and I don't have any weapons,"

Jacob raised an eye brow at the boys' statement.

"Don't worry Connor I have them well hidden," Evie smirked. "And you won't be fighting,"

"But…"

"Aww that's cute, he thinks those men are a threat. But she's right, you just sit tight and watch the show; but be careful the first three rows are a splash zone,"(2) Jacob joked.

"What do you mean by that?" Connor asked slightly concerned.

Evie rolled her eyes and vanished from sight, surprising Connor; Jacob then got up and stealthily made his way down to the men. Connor activated his second sight and found that both Evie and Jacob were glowing yellow while the villagers were white.

"Evie can turn invisible?" Connor asked himself.

What happened next could only be describes as slaughter, Evie and Jacob began to take out soldiers patrolling the area by silently slitting their throats, then they moved onto the guards guarding the villagers. Jacob went up to one and snapped his neck, the others noticed but before they could do anything three guards suddenly turned on the rest and began firing their rifles.

Jacob used his fists to fight and took several men down before another tried to shoot him, but the man died by Evie's blade as she reappeared and joined in the fight. Connor was amazed at the way these two fought, they supported each other and knew exactly how and when they were moving; if one solider tried to sneak up on Evie, Jacob took him down before he could do anything and Evie responded in kind.

They were in complete sync with each other.

The battle ended quickly bodies littered the ground and there was blood everywhere. The villagers were terrified of the twins who had slaughtered 40 trained soldiers and hadn't even broken a sweat. Connor came down from where he'd watched the battle; he didn't know whether to be amazed or terrified of the twins.

"I thought you didn't like the odds of fighting them," Connor said to Jacob.

Jacob looked at the boy and smirked. "Oh I was talking about their odds of surviving and I was right. They didn't stand a chance,"

"So shall we move onto the ship?" Jacob asked, turning his attention to Evie.

"Yes, let's finish this quickly," Evie agreed and she headed off to the ship with Jacob.

Connor was left with the villages and quickly scanned them, his eyes widened in realization that Dalton wasn't among them.

Connor ran after Evie and Jacob "Wait," he called out to them.

The twins stopped and looked at him in as he approached them.

"You can't come with us," Evie said bluntly.

"Dalton's not with the villagers, he might be on the ship," Connor said.

"I'll keep an eye out for him," Evie reassured and the twins boarded the ship.

Connor watched them go hoping that Dalton would be alright, he was just thinking of heading over to the Merry to let Zoro know what was going on when a snow ball hit him in the head. Connor whirled around to find that a young girl had thrown it.

"Stupid pirate," she cried and threw another one "this is your fault,"

An adult came over to tell her to stop.

"Hey knock that off," Connor responded.

The little girl flinched in fear and Connor noticed that the villagers were staring at him with hate filled eyes. Connor backed down as he figured out what must be going through the villagers' heads.

"Get off our Island filthy pirate," a little boy yelled.

"It's your fault that we're in this situation,"

"Your kind should not exist, just hurry up and die,"

The adults tried to stop the kid's insults but Connor knew that they felt the same and were just too afraid to say anything; so he said nothing and let the village kids insult him. Suddenly one teenage boy ran over to Connor and grabbed him by his coat collar.

"You're the worst; you've ruined everyone's lives" he sneered "Why did you come here?"

The teen's father called him to come back but the teen ignored his father.

Connor sighed in irritation; unfortunately the teen took it as an insult.

"You think I'm scared of you? You think you're better than me?" he said angrily and shoved Connor to the ground.

Connor really wanted to beat the teen up, but he restrained himself.

"You go around killing and destroying lives like ours and for what? If you hadn't of come here then Wapol wouldn't have come back,"

Connor muttered something under his breath.

"What was that?"

"I said not true," Connor claimed.

The teen was stunned at what the younger was saying, but more afraid of his reaction.

"Eve if we hadn't come here, Wapol and his men would have done the same thing. If you seriously believe that Pirates are the source of all the misfortune in your life, then you know nothing of the real world," Connor said boldly.

The teen stared at Connor for a moment and then jumped on him; he started punching him in the face over and over. Connor didn't fight back, he just let the teen beat him up and even though it hurt he knew that this kid was just looking for someone to blame.

Suddenly the punches stopped, Connor saw Jacob standing above him; he held one of the teens arms back.

"That's enough, unless you wish to fight me," Jacob said in a deadly tone.

The teens face paled and he quickly ran back to his father in tears. Jacob helped Connor up and took a good look at the boys' bruised face.

"Well the bad news is your face is bruised, but the good news is that you can now pick up chicks. Girls love heroes," Jacob joked.

"I'm not a hero," Connor mumbled.

"Well not with that attitude,"

"You and Evie are the ones saving people, not me,"

"Yeah, but I don't want to be a hero,"

Connor stared at Jacob in disbelief, "Why not?"

"Let's say I save a group of criminals. A hero would turn them over to the Marines, where as I would make them my own men and start a street gang," Jacob said with a very serious look on his face.

Connor stared at Jacob, unsure whether to believe him or not.

(1) I've been wanting to put a Metal Gear reference in the story for a while.

(2) This is a quote from SAO: Abridged, episode 4 by something witty entertainment. If you haven't seen it check it out

Jacob is really hard to describe so I hope I got him right