Flying With The Crows

Part 15-Marines

Time skip: 4 years
Echo's perspective.

I woke up in the bowl my Pops had made for me all those years ago. I still fit in it, in fact I was still the same size. I stood up, and shook out my silky black wings. Shanks was still asleep and I had gotten used to the quiet snoring that came from him.

I flapped my way down to the ground and transformed back. I quietly left the room, and out onto the deck. I saw Yassop was up, just watching the sunrise. I went and stood beside him. I was still a few inches shorter then him. I was around 5.0 feet.

Me and him chatted for a while, sharing stories and jokes. "Echo, your first word was 'Ma'. And guess who you called Ma? SHANKS!" I started to laugh, tears of laughter coming from my eyes. "Oh how I feel so bad for him!"

My guess our laughing woke Shanks up, because I heard a door open and there stood Shanks, looking a bit tired but otherwise normal. He sighed and stood next to us.

A few hours later I was sitting in the crows nest. I saw a ship in the distance, and I turned my hawk eyes on. It was a marine ship. Surely they can't see us-

I had my Fox ears on at the moment, and I'm glad I did. I heard a cannon blast, and saw a harpoon traveling under the water. Oh fuc-

The ship rocked violently as the harpoon hit the ship. I feel out the crows nest and turned into a falcon and slowed my fall just as I heard the floor. I transformed back and ran to go grab my blade. Everybody else seemed to be rushing, while Shanks seemed to be in no hurry.

As I spring loaded the blade (it can also shoot out, and pull back in like a grappling hook.) I heard another cannon fire. It sounded a lot closer. I felt my heart in my throat.

I ran outside and saw it was a lot closer. The bastards must've attached a chain to it...

I turned my eyes into snake eyes and saw at least 20-30 marines on the ship. We are outnumbered. God fu-

I felt the ship shake as a cannonball landed near our ship. I saw the ship was right next to ours. Marines started to jump over and they immediately went to me first. I turned both my hands to talons and my eyes to dragon eyes, which seemed to disorient them for a second.

I was fighting off a strong one, when he was able to pin me down and help me to the floor, hand around my throat. I just smiled and pointed my middle finger up at him. I then kicked him in the groin. He collapsed, groaning with pain. I stood up again, rubbing my neck.

Then one of them snuck behind me and put a rag over my mouth. God damn it. Not...this.....again..... sounds started to blur and my vision faded in and out. I soon collapsed, and I felt myself being dragged.

I felt a metal band go around my neck, handcuffs on my hands and feet, I was too exhausted from whatever was in the rag, so I couldn't do anything. As they chained me to the floor of a dark room, my vision faded into darkness and the sounds muffled into quietness.