Flying With The Crows

Part 16- The Whitebeard Pirates

Echo's perspective

I heard noises. They were muffled but I heard them. I slowly sat up, a massive headache throbbed through my head. I tried to move around, but they had me chained pretty good. I felt helpless, like I was underwater, so I couldn't use my devil powers to help myself.

Echo. Why are you so useless?! You got captured by the marines all because of a RAG! A SHITTY RAG?! My mind screamed at me. I had something over my mouth, so I couldn't talk.

I shifted around, and a beam of light flooded the room. I looked up and a marine was standing in the door. He must've been there just to check on my because he left a few seconds later.

I had something over my mouth, so I couldn't speak. I mumbled and laid back down again. I slowly drifted off when I saw a marine walk in and put a needle in my arm to make me sleep.

3 hours later...

I woke up, exhausted. I heard commotion outside and I heard pounding in the door. The door fell and in the doorway stood a giant man. I sat up, my eyes widened. I tried to push myself away, but the chains stopped me.

The giant walked closer as I panicked, trying to scream but the thing over my mouth stopped me. He crouched down infront of me and I felt a rag go over my mouth. Not......again....I....will....

My eyes slowly closed as the giant snapped my chains. I just collapsed when he snapped all of them. I mumbled and I tried to stand. I fell over, mumbling more. I heard the giant sigh and I looked up.

I saw a hand reaching down to grab me. I was too tired to do anything, and I felt giant fingers wrap around me. I mumbled, "Shanks...where..?" My vision was going blurry, so I couldn't tell anything apart.

All I knew is that somebody was now either helping me or not.

I was too exhausted to escape, so I just let it happen.

I was staring to fade into darkness. The giant set me down and I saw some faces looking over me. One had blond hair, and one had black hair with an orange...hat?

Darkness rushed up on me and enfolded me into peaceful silence.

Next day...

I woke up on a brown bed that was in a massive room. The ceiling was massive in height. I must've been a sad sight.

I rubbed my eyes with my index finger and my thumb. I sat up, and held my knees close to my body. I leaned against the wall. And closed my eyes.

My eyes snapped open when I realized I was on a different ship. My heart jumped in fear. Where- where the hell am I?!

I mustered enough courage and got off my bed. I saw a massive bed in one corner, and I saw two doors, one to the right, and one to the left. I chose the right.

I was so focused on figuring this out, that I didn't notice the footsteps and the left door opening. I stood in the right door frame, examining the room that must've led to the deck.

"Well, your awake! Welcome aboard my ship!" I froze. My heart was pounding with fear, but I still had an ember of curiosity inside of me.

I turned around quickly. There stood a giant man. He was smirking. I yelped and turned into a small raven. The giant raised an eyebrow and reached down to pick up the small, black bird. I tried to fly, but he cupped his hands around me in mid air.

I was still a crow and my heart pounded and was going up and down. He opened his hands and examined the small bird.

"Well, what's your name?" The giant asked the small bird. I transformed back and was sitting cross legged in his hand.
I started to stutter from fear. "I-it's Echo s-sir..."

The giant smirked. "I remember you. I met you when you were a baby." I looked down. How the hell does he know me?!
He set me down and called for somebody named Marco. A sleepy looking blond man walked in.

The giant pointed at me. "Go tell everybody she is awake. The man named Marco nodded and walked out. The giant told me to come and I did. He stood behind me so I didn't try to go back.

Once we reached the deck, people started to surround me and the giant. I glanced around. Most of them were over 6ft. I felt uncomfortable and I just looked down. Huh. You can tell a lot about a person depending on what their shoes are.

I shook some hands to not seem rude, and the giant declared a feast. The whole crowd cheered. Food...when was the last time I ate? I was very hungry so I looked up.

Some man approached me, and asked, "Hey, what's your middle initial? I was just curious. We might need to set up extra food."

"My middle initial is D."
The man laughed. "We are gonna need to get you some extra food then!" I laughed too. I was starting to loosen up a bit.

As they set up tables, I helped drag a table to the deck for the feast. I am fairly strong, about as strong as the men there, so I laughed when I saw their expression.

After we set up the tables, I was told to go to the kitchen. When I walked in I saw somebody trying to cook, and it smelt like something had burnt. He had raven colored hair, freckles and an orange hat. He heard me enter and I saw his face was covered in ingredients.

I laughed. He started to laugh as well.
"Here, let me show you. Let me clean your face first." He let me clean his face and we exchanged names. His was Ace.