'I have no morals?! Luffy's rescue!'
"AKT!!"
"Woah!"
The impact made her stumble.
"WW-WHAT!!?" "WW-WHAT!!?"
Nami turned around and saw a girl with bright red hair pointing her sword towards her head.
"May I ask where are you taking him? Wait, I don't need to. I already know."
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"Who are you?" Luffy asked what caused Nami and Shana to fall to the ground in comical shock.
"ARE YOU KIDDING!?! I'M SHANA, YOU ASSHOLE!" Shana yelled while flapping her arms around and pointing to herself.
"Ah... What a coincidence, I also met someone named Shana a few minutes ago." Luffy replied simply which made Shana even more surprised.
'How does he not know? Does he see any difference in that?' Nami thought dumbfounded.
"What the heck, I have a better idea." Shana then backed out a bit and her hair started to go back to its normal color. "Now, do you recognize me?" she asked in frustration.
"Wow, you and that girl from earlier, how amazing how did you do that!!" Luffy said impressed and with eyes like stars.
"So, you're not normal either..." Nami concluded. "Ate a fire akuma no mi without knowing what it was?"
"Yes, w-I mean no... Shut Up, Shut Up, Shut Up! You wouldn't believe it. M-More anyway." Shana returned to the main subject, pretending not to lose her seriousness. "I came here to save this guy's life."
"Save me? But I'm fine." Luffy responds.
"Idiot, don't you realize you're being diluted into a trap!?" Shana replied.
"Ha!? A trap!?" Luffy got a little wary of that.
'Jeez, now it's done... but wait a bit.' Nami thought. She had a plan.
Nami approached Shana. "I think you've got this all wrong...Actually. I was just-"
"I already told you it's useless to lie to me now. I know what you-!! MNHTNMNHHJMNHHNMHEMJYG"
Shana was about to say until Nami covered her mouth. The flame haze started to release a tandrum with her arms to free herself. Nami then forced a smile and looked back at Luffy.
"Ha-Ha! Listen, I'm going to talk to her real quick and I'll be right back. Don't move, okay?" Nami asked. Luffy nodded.
"OK."
The two then start to go to a corner of one of the houses. Meanwhile Luffy was sitting there with a silly face.
He then looked up.
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"It wouldn't be a problem if you went there alone, right? I don't think so." Luffy said.
IN AN ALLEY.
After getting where he wanted to go, he let go of Shana's mouth who instantly turned to her.
"Bloody hell, you won't get away with this." Shana said hotly.
"Listen, that was my plan. I'm going to take that guy to Captain Buggy, as a way to convince him to let me in his gang. Then I'm going to steal something inside and then I'm going to leave with that boy.There's nothing to worry about. You can even come with me if you want." Nami explained.
"...I do not trust you." Shana said before pointing Nietono no Shana closer to her.
"What?!" Nami was surprised by the sword.
"Do you really think I'm a stupid little girl? I remember very well that you don't like pirates. You're just going to leave him to die and then get out."
"What kind of person do you think I am? I might not like pirates, but doing something like that would just make me no different from them."
"Then why don't you take him to fight that Buggy guy while you rob him."
"He's going to die! Buggy is a very dangerous pirate. Not even that guy would win."
"I think otherwise." Shana turned around. "If you touch that guy I'll have to kill you."
"I don't understand. Where did this protectiveness come from?" Nami asked.
"I don't know what pirates did to you. Maybe that Buggy is the same. However. Even with little limitations. While you automatically judged him. I explored further." Shana turned around. "I saw another individual. A mature person with ambitions. Someone... who can take me out of here. And take me home."
Nami was surprised by the seriousness and maturity of what appeared to be a small girl. "What do you mean? You fell for it? Don't you see that this is history? Because you're taking the words of a-" Before Nami could finish Shana simply said coldly.
"Shut your mouth." Nami was taken back by this. "You remind me of the me from a few weeks ago and it pisses me off. Who do you think you are? The Reaper? should have been able to go out into the world and meet 20, 40, even a thousand people of a certain class, and it still makes no sense to deduce that they all have the same character. Are you really childish enough to ignore such a law as common sense?! No, don't answer that. The truth is that there are a big bunch of self absorbed fools with a lot of money. but I'm telling you. There's a limit to everything. People are always different. Do you know what those who don't follow these rules are called? Those with no morals. Just like how the anger of a certain subjective or individual can cause one's most fierceful inner beast reflection to be unleashed"
Nami was shocked after hearing that. She has never heard anyone talk like that.
"Anyway. I'm tired of this subject." Shana then turned around and started to walk away. "Now I'm going to release him. If you're really smart, you won't try that again. Otherwise, I won't show mercy. I also hope that you reflect on my words. The choice is yours..."
In your last words. Shana's shadow began to fade.
Nami just stood there, not saying anything.
THE ROOF.
"Hey, does anyone know where Buggy is?" Luffy asked. He was still tied up. But now he was on the rooftops. Sitting across from a man in clown makeup around several men. This guy looked dangerous, but Luffy didn't seem worried.
"Y-You brat! How dare you come in front of me and not know me?!" the clown man who looked like Buggy asked. He was confused and furious that someone didn't know who he was.
"Why would I know who you are? I want to know about Buggy." Luffy answered simply.
"I AM BUGGY YOU FLASHLY IDIOT SIMPLETON!!" Buggy barked with a comical angry face.
"Ah... Its you?" Luffy tilted his head and said as if he was a little disappointed. "But you're just a weird guy with a big red nose."
Buggy's anger had risen at the first insult. More in the second. In the circle pirate's mind, Luffy had crossed the line.
"WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THAT HAS A BIG NOSE!?!?" He screamed. "WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH MY NOSE?!"
The pirates around Buggy then began to shiver with fear in empathy.
"Not this one..."
"You idiot, what were you doing?!"
"You unleashed Buggy's fury."
"He didn't even turn on purpose! Look at the purity in his eyes! You big asshole!"
Luffy started to tilt his head more to look at the other pirates. He still didn't look worried. Not even when Buggy approached.
"Listen, dwarf. Is there something wrong with my nose?!" Buggy stood very close to Luffy's face and spoke rhetorically.
"Yes."
"Is he red?"
"Yes."
"He's big, isn't he?"
"Yeah."
"Is he round?"
"Yes."
"DON'T ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS, STRAW HAT!!!" Buggy growled.
"Then why did you ask me? Are you stupid?"
"THAT WOULD BE YOU, YOU BRAT!!"
"Please stop! We're saying this sympathetically! Your death will be less painful if you apologize!" One of the pirates said.
"Why, you..." Buggy pulled away and his face darkened. Luffy still wasn't worried.
"C-Captain Buggy. Don't tell me you're going to use your Devil Fruit on him..."
"No...I'll do worse." Buggy said with his face still black. "That individual deserves worse..."
The pirates then started to get scared. "D-Don't tell me that..."
"PREPARE THE BUGGY BALLS!!! AND LOCK HIM IN A CAGE!!!" Buggy looked up and ordered.
IN THE STREETS.
Shana was seen walking the streets after a short argument.
She seemed to have trapped her own emotions.
A small memory flashes on her eyes.
"Come again!?" Said as a boy in shock as he was on the ground.
"Are you deaf? I said that I will use him to repair this room." Shana said as she pointed to another boy (with glasses) on the ground who appeared to be frozen in time. "I must restore the areas to its normal selfs as part of me job. In this case, I need the existence within his body."
The other boy (Yuji) was shocked by this. "But..."
"Unless you are willing to sacrifice your self for him." Shana said taking Yuji back a bit. He thought thoughtful.
"M-Me...? I could do it...?" he asked.
"Of course. You are no different from him after all."
'He's not gonna do it. There's no way he's going to do it. He's just like any other Torch. They're desperate to hold on to what little existence they have left.' Shana thought.
"I-In that case." Yuji started bravely. "I'll do it! You can use me if its means, He'll be fine!"
Shana appeared taken back and very shook by this Answear. 'What?!' Neverthenless, She still shook her head and accepted this. "Very well."
END OF FLASHBACK.
Shana continued to walk even when the memory was playing.
'To think I used to think that way... That woman is completely irrational.' Shana thought.
"Shana. I have failed to not notice your apathetic mood." Alastor glowed.
"Yeah..." Shana sighed. "That woman. She's just... I can't find the word. I fell nothing from her at all. It's frustrating, that other's can think that way. So much so that it irritates me."
"Perhaps because you don't understand their motives?" Alastor suggested.
"Perhaps... their luck was not an assertive one. And the universe not smiling upon them."
"Maybe..." Shana sighed. "All the other torch i've met before Yuji were selfish and self-centered... Maybe i shouldn't judge her that hard."
Shana then took something out of her pocket. "But I don't want to think about that right now..." Shana had pulled out a wrapped Melon pan. She unpacked the food and threw it on the floor.
"So there's something I want to know about right now." Shana said before taking a bite of bread. The girl's face was now full of happiness and joy.
While walking. Shana had arrived at the point where she had found Nami and Luffy. But there was a catch...
Luffy wasn't there.
Shana instantly spat part of the Melon pan out comically as a result.
"WHAT?! You got to be kidding me! He's gone!" Shana looked around.
"As i've suspected. That boy does seemed to be the reckless type when i first say it." Alastor glowed.
"The roof." Shana gasped upon realization.
She then looked up.
"I hear a noise...terribly loud from above." Alastor commented.
"They must have already caught him!" Shana supposed.
"Better go before our time runs out."
Shana prepared to jump. "Grrr... I can't believe i'm gonna be with a guy with the brain of a 4 year old for who knows how long." Shana said frustratedly before taking a high jump where she reached the top of the roof.
IN THE ROOFS.
Luffy was now sitting inside a cage with a giant cannon pointed at him. Luffy looked a little more tense about it.
One of the clown pirate's men was seen carrying a huge red ball with a skull emblazoned on the front. This man was approaching the cannon.
Luffy meanwhile was busy trying to get out of the ropes around his body. He was all stretched out now.
"C'mon, C'mon!"
But unsuccessful. That just made him fall with his head on the ground.
"Damn it!" Luffy said.
"Hey..." A female voice called.
"Huh?" Luffy turned his head back. Where he saw a small part of Shana's head.
"Oh, It's you!" Luffy said simply.
"Shut up! If you want to leave, it's better not to alert anyone." She whispered and warned. "In a little while I'll take care of these bidding's. I just have to wait for the moment. What I ask for is that you don't say anything."
"..." Luffy got a cookie face and didn't say anything.
"All set, sir."
"Light it." Buggy simply said.
One of the men then went to the cannon and nodded. The man next to the others walked away and covered his ears.
"Too bad I won't be able to see your corpse freshly dropped on the ground. HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!" Buggy started laughing maniacally ignoring the fact that Luffy was less tense than before.
The men watched eerily as the cannon fire neared the end.
It was a long moment. And when fire was almost coming.
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"eh!?" The pirates got confused.
"Huh?!" Buggy stopped laughing and was confused. "What happened? I should have heard a BOOM by now!"
"Never in the history of the world would a cannon take so long to fire." A random pirate commented.
Buggy then pointed at a random pirate. (With party hat on head) "You there look what happened!"
The pirate then automatically went to where the cannon was and looked at its status. There he saw what had happened. The spark was gone.
A group of pirates were discussing the matter.
"Sir! Find out the problem." the other pirates moved closer to listen. "The spark has gone out."
"WHAT!?" Buggy screamed in shock. " is this a joke!?"
"No! He's right sir! The spark really went out!"
"But how?!" Buggy was confused.
"You see..." A pirate with glasses and an 'intellectual' expression came out of the shadows and approached the cannon slowly with his arms behind his back.
"The boy is still in the cage. And no one has come. The wind also seems too reasonable to be the culprit." An intellectual pirate said.
"What are you trying to say?" A random pirate asked.
"Simple... If my calculations are correct... the culprit of this operation is none other than..." He then points to the pirate with the matches.
"Who lit the stove."
"What. I!?" The pirate immediately got a nervous expression.
"So, it's his fault!?"
"Did you happen to step on rubbish? Bullock didn't do anything wrong, you N!"
"Bullock... But that doesn't make sense... How could it have been his fault?" The pirates protested.
"Calm down. I'm not done yet..." The 'intellectual' pirate said. "I have good evidence that suggested I make that assumption."
"I'm all to ears." Buggy gave permission.
"Thank you Captain Buggy. It's quite simple. Look at Bullock's hand." The pirate grabbed Bullock's arm.
"Hand? What does Bullock's hand have to do with it?"
"Look at the way he's holding the matches... His hand is closed..." He pointed. "It may sound silly, but I believe this is an outrage! This is not the ultimate way to hold matches. Everyone knows that to light a cannon, you need to hold the objects with two fingers just like a finger food! Otherwise the bellies of the hand will become too close to the fire and it will go out!! "
"WHAAAAAT!?!!?" Buggy and All the other pirates then screamed in surprise.
"WHAT THE SHIT LOGIC IS THIS!?!?"
"Science my dear boy. Science." He said in a sassy tone as he adjusted the glasses he didn't have. "What point i' trying to reach i'm sure you're wondering. And its not too complicated to really understand. Bullock is a fake! He is a bogus member of the Buggy Pirates, who has not been trained in the mystical arts of cannon lighters. He doesn't understand the beauty of matches... You disgust me!!"
"Wh-What?! What if I don't know anything about matches anyway?! Who cares!" Bullock defended himself.
"No shame! This Mock-up just admitted he doesn't know anything about matches! What kind of Pirate are you!?!?" The intellectual pirate got into character and said exaggeratedly. Because of that. It didn't take long for some pirates to take their side.
"Shame!"
"You disgrace!"
"You are a walking spit on the Buggy Pirates brand!"
"Good to know I never liked that guy!"
'...T-These ninny-hammers are really more morony than I thought' Shana thought with a drop of sweat on her face and her mouth open. Quite out of character by the way.
"HAHA HA! What a bunch of Muggles!" Luffy was having the time of his life. He cracked the beak of laughter.
"Why is everyone against me!?" Bullock noticed that some pirates were circling around him. "Captain Buggy, you don't take that goof's word for it, do you? You know very well that I owe you my life for you. I am eternally loyal to Buggy's pirate code. Even if what he says is true, that does not mean that I am a fake! Please I ask you to believe me." Bullock knelt down to the sea clown. Buggy stared at him with a strained expression. Bullock looked so nervous he might have mused at any minute. The Intellectual Pirate had a very arrogant expression. The other pirates were just irritated. The thing got tense. The groups stared at each other for a long time.
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"I'll be quite frank, I didn't really know what to think so I had an freshly idea." Buggy said honestly.
"Huh?" The intellectual pirate was confused.
"Turn the Cannon back on. But like the first time. If it works, you'll be forgiven and Hamley will join the boy for lying. If not... You'll be on the boy's side!" Buggy planned with a big smile.
"Yes sir! I'm coming sir!" Bullock said nervously before heading towards the cannon with matches in hand. All the pirates including Hamley who had returned to his natural posture began to watch Bullock.
'I'll make it... I'll show them that this is all bullshit...' Bullock said in his mind before lighting the cannon's stove. The spark slowly started to make its way.
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'It's coming to an end. Yes!' Bullock drew a smile on his own face after seeing that the spark was almost over. That's when something strange had happened.
"Huh?" The spark stopped stirring. Bullock was confused by this. He moved a little closer. However, that might not have been a good idea. Because suddenly the spark started to increase in size until...
BOOOOOOOOM* It exploded hard in Bullock's face.
"GAAAAAAAAAH!!!" Bullock's face was slightly charred before he staggered backwards. Bullock then fell unconscious to the ground next to the foot of most pirates who appeared to be shocked.
"WHAT!?!?"
"What the hell happened!?"
"Something exploded in his face!"
'How it is? That wasn't in my calculations!' Hamley thought with a shocked expression.
"What is the meaning of this?!" Buggy said in frustration.
That's when in the blink of an eye something jumped and landed in front of the pirates. None other than Shana herself (Continuing with the Red Hair).
"Eh?" Buggy was slighly taken back but still had a grain of interest in his face.
The extra pirates also tensed. "Who is she?"
Shana then approached. After a while she stops and points forward with the Nietono no Shana. "You are Buggy?"
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Buggy then got up. "...That would be me..." He then looked into the eyes of the crimson haired hunter.
'Is this some kind of joke...?!' Shana thought unorthodoxly. 'The pirate who scared everyone here wears clown makeup?'
"Do not underestimate him, Shana." Alastor warned.
"What do you want with Buggy? By any chance... You're a bounty hunter after my head...?" Buggy approached.
"..." Shana didn't say anything.
"I am under no obligation to answer any of these questions. What I'm going to say though, is that I came here to defeat you."
"Don't play with danger, brat! I was a little confused at first but after seeing your hair... The answer I freshly wanted appeared in front of me... The spark that had gone out and the explosion... It was everything you weren't...? Are you and the boy in the straw hat on the same team?"
Hamlet had a nervous face after the truth was discovered. Bullock rubbed a hand over his face in relief.
"..." Shana was quiet again.
"Are you by any chance... a devil fruit user?"
"I don't know. How about you find out yourself?" Shana smirked and answered back.
"Why, you..." Buggy said with a frown. "Freshly slice the brat in half!!"
Buggy commanded causing the group of pirates to pull guns out of their pockets. Knives, Swords, Firearms, and etc.
Shana simply started backing up a little to better position herself. She then looked back to where Luffy was.
"Hey. I just want to leave it in your head, that I have something to ask you." Shana replied. Luffy looked confused.
"Huh? Me? Okay."
Shana then looked back at the group which had already charged at them.
'Sounds easy enough. This guy is going to put his henchmen on me first. Afterwards, he will come. The Captain most likely has something hidden in that inflated red nose. But these guys are just normal humans.' Shana thought.
BELOW...AGAIN.
"Here, is your boss's hideout, right?" Zoro asked.
"That's right. Captain Buggy loves high places as a hiding place. It gives him a sense of superiority."
"Dear, lord. Now is the hardest part. When we tell him everything, Let's become a practice target!"
"That's right. It might be a good idea if we- Wait, Swordsman, where are you going?"
"Isn't it obvious? I'm going upstairs to get Luffy. Then we'll get out of here." Zoro said as he headed towards one direction. Strangely. The sweatdropped pirates.
"Umm...Swordman Zoro."
"What is it?" He turned.
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"you're going the wrong way." The pirate said as he pointed to the stairs that were next to him and his friend. A silly sound effect played, as Zoro exchanged the Serious look to an embarrassed Goofy one.
"HAH!? Again!" Zoro ran towards the stairs.
ABOVE...AGAIN.
At this very moment, Shana and Buggy were having a starring contest. The silence remained. Luffy had a normal face.
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"You know. I'll admit I find it impressive, like a girl as strong as not a bounty on your head." Buggy said.
'Bounty...?' Shana was confused.
"It's a pity too. Killing you would increase my popularity. Although..." Buggy stopped. "Even if you made a mess of it. You've got potential. If you join me, maybe I'll forgive your actions."
"When are you going to shut up?" Shana asked.
"Why, you..." Buggy scowled. "Drop freshly dead on the ground!"
Buggy thrust his knives towards Shana. She just jumped over the Prongs and went for Buggy. One thing that was strange was that Buggy didn't do anything when she got close. Shana didn't seem to mind. She got in front of the Clown and attacked a quick slash that sliced the Clown. He didn't scream or bleed. More parts of his body fell to the 'lifeless' floor.
"WHELL!! HE TURNED INTO A LOT OF PARTS!!!" Luffy yelled in surprise.
"How pathetic. Well I didn't mean to kill him anymore..." Shana went to keep the nietono on Shana until a thought reminded her.
'Right. I didn't see any blood... He didn't scream either.' Shana thought. She then turned around with a defensive stance. At this very moment a noise was heard from behind Shana.
It was two arms with a knife pointed at her back.
A spooky laugh came from the toast.
"What!? What are you laughing at?!" Shana said in anger. She then turned back to the 'Buggy remains' and then decided to do something.
"If I cut out his heart. That will do the trick." Shana pointed the tip of the katana down like a shovel. Without knowing... The arms were going towards her back.
'SHANA!! BEHIND YOU!!' Alastor raised his voice for the first time.
Shana slowly turned around, but she couldn't do anything.
THRUST!*
The screen turned red for a moment, followed by a sound effect. As if something had squirmed.
"Ah...!...!...gah...!" Shana groaned slowly while making a surprised expression. The knives had gone deep into Shana's chest.
"SHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" Luffy yelled.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Okay, if you saw the lenght of the chapter you are most likely pissed at me.
Yeah. I tried to make long chapters... But i can't. I'm sorry society but i can't do this style. It ain't my prefered method.
I tried and failed. I'm just gonna be rushing the updating of the story (Which is what i should be doing for all stories according to Game2002.)
I'm gonna be making these chapters with the one piece episodes in mind.
Even if i couldn't make a long chapter, i still hope you enjoyed this.
Game2002 thinks its important to never leave your audience waiting, and i want to follow his footsteps. I hope you understand.
Next time on OP. M!: Buggy shows his devil fruit for the first time, and Shana was overwhelmed by the action of surprise and cowardice. Flame Haze is in grave danger right now. But not if a swordsman and a thief can do something about it. Stay tuned for the next chapter.