Two ships sail the sea next to each other with the only noise being the sound of the surf. One had the skull and bones of a Jolly Roger with a bright red clown nose on a background of black for it's sail. The smaller ship had a white sail with nothing on it, but it did have a dark haired man with a straw hat sitting on the tip of the bow. He was also dressed in a red sleeveless shirt and blue shorts with his feet protected with sandals.
On the larger boat was the form an orange haired woman looking over at the straw hat man before she spoke to him, "We need to plan things out more."
"What do you mean? " asked the straw hat as he turned to look at her on the other boat.
"Are we really going to the 'Grand Line' like this? " came the question as an answer to his comment.
"Well, I had more supplies when I was on the Line before or when I was in space. Better ships too. Plus a lot more meat which made things easier. Kind of hard to find food everyone can eats in space, what with people being made of things other then meat. Like rocks and star matter." said straw hat, as his smile spread to each ear.
The woman blinked at the mention of space and the 'Grand Line'. She asked him, "When were you on the 'Grand Line? ' "
"It was Haikankou duties, you what that is like. It was part of what I owed them for their help." continued the straw hat man.
"You were a plumber on the most dangerous stretch of land in the world, and now you want to be Pirate King? Please tell me how this makes sense? "
"Hey, we also do not have any sake to drink either. Nothing like a lack of booze to make a trip boring." commented the green haired man who was laying the length of the smaller boat.
"Let's not worry about the problem with the food supplies or the lack of alcohol. The place we are going, the "Grand Line" is the most dangerous place in the world, like I said before the sake interruption. Every pirate in the world wishes to get the treasure there, and so we are going to need a good ship to get their first," continued the only female in the trio before she moved on, "We're also short on crew members and there is not any good equipment for sailing on these boats. Without these things and people, just getting to the "Grand Line" will not be safe."
"Okay, so what do we do then? " asked the straw hat, as he looked on with a confused look.
The orange haired woman sat on the ground and looked at a map she had in hand, "We have to prepare first, and plan for the journeys ahead. There is a village due north. We should go there first, so when we get there we can look for a better ship as soon as possible."
"And get some good meat, like Piscciss seafood or beef from Khoros. At least I think it was from a cow-like animal. It had horns and udders, two sets of udders with its six legs..." commented the straw hat as he looked to the horizons. The woman just looked at the straw hat more confused then before.
Elsewhere...
A young man stood at the edge of the shore looking out onto the sea as he said, "Hu Hu! It's such a beautiful day... There is nothing like starting such a happy and refreshing day by looking at the sea."
He wore a hat of tan with a cross-hatch pattern on it as well as a pair of goggles. His black hair was stuffed under the hat, except for the clutch of the waves of hair. He wore a pair of brown overalls with a blue sash on his hips, with no shirt underneath the pants. His shoes were olive green with a small square heel, which began just over the ankles and showed off skin to place where the overalls ended on his shins. On his left wrist was a sock-like band of blue and white stripes. His mouth was very wide and his most notable features of his super long and pointy nose.
Birds chirped in the distance, near the village. Which was the only nose until it was broken by the screaming of the boy by the ocean, "This is bad! We are in danger!! The Pirates are attacking! The pirates are coming! The pirates are coming! Everybody run! "
The boy had started running to the village and the began to run through the village. Villagers instead of reacting like they were under attack from criminals behaved in a different manner. Some used the yelling as an alarm for them to go to work, some laughed at the news being told. This was explained as the boy answered with, "Just joking! Waha-ha-ha-ha! "
However this did not go down with some of the villagers as brooms were brought out and pots thrown at the boy. This was the prologue to the overall boy being cased through out the village till he shook them off his tail, laughing at his trick. In his mind he had done a good deed by giving the boring village some excitement, which he celebrated by laying down in the tree. He was interrupted by the sound of someone shouting, "Ah, there he is! "
He was surprised until he saw who it was before speaking, "Oh! It's you guys."
"Good Morning, Captain Usopp! " shouted the first boy, Piiman. He had running shoes, blue shorts and the same light blue sash as the brown overall boy. His green shirt had a skull and crossbones on them, plus green hair in the shape of a bell pepper with long sideburns.
"Usopp's pirate crew, ready for action! " came the second boy, known as Ninjin. He had brown boots, orange shorts, brown sash and a black pull over. His face was freckled, on his head was an orange hat with a skull and bones. His hair was shaped like a carrot, even with its light purple color.
The boy in overalls who had been named Usopp began with a question, "Piiman, Ninjin? Why are only you guys here? Where's Tamanegi? "
"He's probably still sleeping, right? asked Ninjin as he looked at Piiman.
"Uh! I think so! " replied the other boy as he nodded his head in agreement.
"How can he sleep so much? " asked the 'captain' before a shout stopped him.
The shout continued into a cry of "This is bad! " before more yelling continued.
"It's Tamanegi! " said Ninjin, as the three of them turn to the road to the sea.
"What is he yelling about? " answered Piiman.
The boy shouted about things being badly as he ran into sight. Black buckle shoes, brown shorts, yellow sash, and a light yellow shirt with a blue padded vest was what he wore. He had glasses with square lenses and light brown hair like an onion. He continued with, "The pirates are coming!! "
"It's true! I just saw it! The ship had a skull flag and has come down to the southern part of the shore! " cried the boy as he panted for breath.
The previous trio of males answered back with, "You're lying! "
"It's true! And the symbol on the flag is of Buggy's pirate fleet! "
"What did you say? " asked Usopp as he began to freak out at the news.
"It's true! We are all dead! " said Tamanegi, as he seemed determined even with the news to be seen as telling the truth.
"Sorry, time for snacks! " said Usopp as he tried to make a run for the village.
"Don't run away! " shouted the younger boys as they started to sweat at the actions of their captain.
Returning and panting Usopp continued, "Actually, I have this disease that will kill me if I do not eat snacks..."
"You're lying! " came the reply from the younger generation.
"Captain, aren't you always saying you want to be a real pirate? " asked Ninjin as he sweated some more.
"How can a pirate be afraid of other pirates? " asked Ninjin, who was also sweating more.
"That's right! And there are only three of them! " answered Tamanegi as he added more information they did not know.
"Wait, three...? Is it not a big ship?" asked the boy in the brown overalls.
"It's just two small boats! " answered the onion-like boy.
Okay Usopp Pirates, let's move! Let's fight for the village and peace! Let's go! Follow me! " said the leader as he tried to inspire his followers and lead them to the beach.
"Yes! Yes, Captain! " came the reply from the youngsters as they followed him to the landing site.
(Posted Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:33)
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