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It was just a normal day on sunny. Luffy and Usopp went fishing, Franky is on his own making improvements on the ships or on his inventions, Zoro is napping, Robin is reading, Chopper is making extra medicines, Nami busy drawing her map and Sanji is making snacks for the crew.
It was just really a normal day. Not until a piece of paper came from the sky. A bird came with the newspaper information that Ace is going to get executed in Marineford. Two weeks from now.
And to add to that, there was a thing falling from the sky. Fast like a meteor. Even observation haki couldn't keep up. It startled the crew when there is a huge splash on the side Sunny.
"What was that!? The marines??! Are we under attack?!" Usopp said after collecting himself. They were pre-occupied in the middle of the deck with the news about Ace that they didn't notice if they are under attack.
Nami ran to the side of sunny, looking for any traces of marine ships. She found none. Although they kept looking for marine ships that is probably around them, attacking them. But there is none.
Zoro stood up. "I don't think that's the case." Said the swordsman. "Then what do you think it is, marimo?" Said Sanji while lighting up his cigarette. Zoro looked at Luffy and nod. "I smell blood. From the sea." He said in a very serious manner.
"And I sense a body, unconcious and drowning." Said Luffy, all seriousness in their voice. He glanced at Sanji and the cook knew what to do.
When Sanji surfaced, there was a blonde guy in his shoulders. In ripped black and orange track suit, with something tied onto his forehead. Zoro and Franky helped him to get the man inside the ship. Chopper tend to him as soon as they place the guy on the deck.
"W-what is this? He is heavily injured. He has broken 3 ribs, exhausted, and looks like haven't eaten yet in a while." Said the ship doctor with the short assessment he did to the guy. "Can you treat him, chopper?" Luffy asks. Chopper nodded but a little hesistant. Robin asks why. "Because.. his injuries are starting to heal." said Chopper, very confused on what is happening.
"Well, isn't a good sign?" Asks Usopp. "It is. But at this pace? This is not normal." Said Chopper while putting some bandages around the guy's body. Zoro looked intently on the blonde guy, he noticed that he has some whiskers and a white circle tattoo on his right palm. Usopp collected the guy's belongings, finding a small dirty pouch with some pointy things in it. He have an idea on what to call these things, but he just have to be sure and ask him when the guy wakes up.
"It doesn't look like he will be waking up soon." Said Franky with a matter of fact tone. To him, the guy is almost dead. Looks likd he was from a war. And barely surviving.
Luffy stood up with a pokerface, fixing his strawhat to cover his face. "Well then, I guess we'll confront him later. Get him to the infirmary. We're going to Marineford. Top speed."
The crew moved in silence, they can never argue with their captain in this situation. Ace is getting executed in Marineford and they are more than willing to save him.
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Something came crashing onto the deck of Moby which startled the crew. It made a two holes on the deck and so the busy crew came running to check what in the world is that.
"Shit! Just when we are in a hurry to save Ace!" Said one of the crew. Izo and Haruta ran to check what hapoened on where there is a commotion.
There they saw a man with a grayish white locks and a girl with a short light pink hair. They are both wearing a flack jacket, a weird forehead protector that says 'shinobi'. But to top that, the two are beat. Bruises all over their body, obvious injuries, dry blood on the flack jacket, and exhaustion is obvious in their faces.
"Shinobi? What is that?" A member of a crew asks while moving the two to the infirmary. "It is a ninja." Said Marco behind them. "When we used to exchange goods with the Roger Pirates, Rayleigh used to tell stories to us with the other apprentice. I didn't believe them before though."
That was true, he always thought that it was just a story, but still, he continued telling stories to the crew who stayed with him in the infirmary while tending to the two. The two of them atleast have a broken rib and a fucking deep stab wounds. Especially the girl. He was even surprised that she is still alive, a rod must have gone through her stomach. They seemed to be not waking up any moment from now so he left Izo on watch. He also asked him to change their clothes and to laundry the one they were wearing. He also asked Izo to clean their bodies as they are so filthy with all the dust and blood mixed in their skin. They must've gone through something bad.
"Oyaji, how long before we reach Sabaody?" He asks Whitebeard when he reached the deck. Very anxious and scared knowing that Ace,— his Ace — is getting executed.
Whitebeard sighs, "In a week. When the ships are coated, we will head straight to the Marineford. The other allies have been informed. They must've been on their way there." Said his Oyaji. He took a deep breath and look up to the starts. He didn't even notice that it was already evening.
He sighed. Wait for us Ace, we'll save you. I will save you.
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"Captain, stop fucking poking him with your sword." Said Beckman while staring at the guy on the deck. It was wearing a.. gray kimono, — if Beckman guesses right —, that is open on his bruised chest and a purple Obi on his waist, securing a sword in his back.
"Why the fuck he has an onion on his eyes?!" Yasopp said when he saw the doctor check the guy's pupils with this face he makes when he discovers something. "He does have a what?" Now the Red-Haired Captain is curious, kneeling at the body on the deck they fished out of the sea.
Beckman sighed. He surely is stunned and surprised too why the hell the guy has an onion eyes. But the point here is that the guy is beat and probably injured to his last bone and the crew here is experimenting on this good lookinh fella. Hell, there is even a visible wound on his stomach, someone must've stab him.
"Cool tattoo, lame place" said Lucky Roux while looking directly on the guy's left palm. There is a half moon tattoo in it. Just plain half moon.
"I'm just surprised he is still breathing with all that injuries." He said, sighing. The doctor agreed in amusement. He nudge the ship's doctor to take him to the infirmary which he obeyed as soon as possible.
He went to Shank's side when a crew member approached them. They were giving the guy's small, — very small — pouch on him and the sword.
"What could you even put in there? A glass of beer is bigger than this." Said one of the crew when the captain held the pouch. Shanks opened it without a word, finding a bunch of paper with different patterns. All of it was just paper and two black wristbands.
Next they examined is the sword. It was straight, and long. Well taken care of, even if the guy looks like he was just from a war. The sword looks like it will never snap. Not with this user who seemed to be a very powerful guy too. Shanks is sure that Mihawk would've taken an interest on challenging him into a duel. Shanks kept the pouch, held the sword on his only arm and sighed.
"We can't let a little surprise distract us. Straight head to the Marineford."