Sing With Us (One Piece OC)

Chapter 5 - Failed Manoeuver

Gwen: "Can I can I can I?! Pleeeease, captain!"

Yorki: "Uhm... are you sure? I mean... It'll hurt."

Gwen: "I can take it! I know I'm a kid, but I'm a pirate now too! So please let me!"

I looked up at him with pleading eyes as he glanced around at the crew.

Yorki: "Alright. Since you're so eager. But don't say I didn't warn you."

Gwen: "Yes!"

Sometime later...

"And there you go! Your very own tattoo. Now you can show off your piracy."

I smiled as I stared at the Rumbar's jolly roger on my forearm.

Gwen: "I love it!... but it really stings."

Yorki: "I did warn you, haha. But it'll only hurt for a while."

Brook: "*sniffle*!"

"Uh- hey, why're you crying?"

Brook: "I'm just... so proud! She's one of us!"

Gwen: "Hahaha! ~~Well, me father often told me when I was just a lass, a sailor's life is very hard, the food is lowest class. But now I am a Rumbar, I'm aboard the pirate's war! And now I've found a crew, ain't a lubber anymore! Come haul on the rope, come climb up the mast. Cause if we see another ship, it won't be our last. We'll get ourselves ready for another run ashore! A pirate ain't a land lubber, a lubber anymore!~~"

My crew laughed and danced along with me. But our brief celebration was cut short as a cannon fire made us all jump.

"Enemy attaaack!"

Gwen: "What?!"

Yorki: "Let's go, men! Defend the ship!"

Crew: "Aye!"

Brook: "We're ready!"

Everyone followed Brook out, immediately followed the sounds of a battle. I stood there shaking, not knowing what to do.

Yorki: "Gwen!"

I snapped out of it and my eyes darted up at him as he took out his sword.

Yorki: "Go and hide. I don't want you getting hurt."

Gwen: "But-"

Yorki: "There are no buts! Go now!"

Gwen: "... Yes, captain."

He left to join the fight and I ran to hide in a kitchen cupboard. After a couple minutes, the sounds of swords clashing and canons firing was still going. I was getting worried.

Gwen: "I hope no one's hurt..."

Suddenly I heard the galley door open and what sounded like two guys walked in. I clapped my hand over my mouth as I heard two voices I didn't recognise.

Bad Pirate 1: "Man, I'm starved!"

Bad Pirate 2: "Might as well steal their food while we're here."

Bard Pirate 1: "Good thing none of the Rumbars noticed us come in here."

I heard them rooting around in the kitchen. I started panicking! What if they opened my cupboard?! Captain Yorki gave me the strict instruction to stay hidden, but as of now, I have two options. One, I stay in here and just hope they don't open my cupboard, or two, I run outside and let one of the crew deal with them. My heart pounded as I heard they're footsteps getting closer, and I made the split decision.