Children of the New Era

Chapter 8

P.O.V. Neil

The scent of dirt and a clear breeze. The touch of a hard ground and grass. The sound of birds and the wind blowing against the trees. It was all and so much more. Even with hard surface were he layed, he didn't want to wake up, the pure silence made him feel more sleepy than he really was. He have yet to open his eyes but he didn't need to. He was calm and relaxed. No pain came.

Yet he had the feeling that something or someone was watching him. He didn't know, how he knew but it was just. And was enough for him to woke up and look at his surroundings.

"Whose there?"

Some how, didn't expect a reply nor did he wait. A sudden growling interrupted him, he touch his stomach but the touch of cloth sacred him. Looking down, he noticed bandages wrapped around his stomach all the way around. How he gotten it? He didn't know? Was he in a accident?

The more he thought, the more his head hurted. He came to realize that he didn't remember anything. Not his name. Where he came from. Nothing at all.

Slowly, he picked himself up without reopening his wounds. For some reason, he felt light as he walked, looking at his surroundings he noted that the trees where taller. He steadily waked towards the small stream, taking his time. Yet that didn't stop him from tripping.

Before he knew it, he found himself was falling and the moment he hit the ground, he felt pain once again. Slowly picking himself up, looking at his wounds and smiled as no blood came out.

"Your going to die if you open those wounds"

Frightened, he quickly turned towards the voice came from. Behide him was a very tall man with blue jeans with brown spots a yellow sweater with a sort of black and yellow smiley logo and a white hat with brown spots on his head. Than there was the White Bear with a orange jumpsuit right next to the strange man. The man only looked at him, made chills run down his spine, and made him feel uneasy.

"Who are you?"

The man sayed nothing but keeped looking at him.

"Do I know you? Do you know who I am? Please help, aa. Am scared."

He felt tears falling down his face as the fear took control of his whole body. His body began to tremble uncontrollably. He tryed to stop the tears with his hands, which turned out to be small. He more he looked at his hands, the more he cried. He was hungry, tired, and lost.
He didn't remember anything about himself. He was nothing but a lost boy.

"You lost a lot of blood and you received a major head blow that might have caused your amnesia. So its difficult right now to tell if your going to get your memory back"

He merely nodded as the man spoke. Taking in every word that he said, trying to make sense of what was happening.

"Rest. You will need it" replied the man before turning his attention to the bear besides him. He couldn't make out the words before he felt sleeping once again. Slowly falling asleep as the dark consumed him.

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He didn't know how long he had been alseep. When he woke up, he found the same white bear from earlier sleeping soundly across him, he looked so peaceful that he didn't want to wake him up. Picking himself up he noticed that the man with the smiley logo wasn't there.

Panicking, he began to look around. Searching for anything that might help him find the creepy looking man. Than he felt something familiar, something he felt when he standing across the creepy man.

He didn't know what it was but he began to follow it. The more he walked through the forest, the more he came to realize that he depends on that creepy man with the smiley sweater. Creepy as the man might be, but he helped him when no one else could. So that man became someone that he needed. Someone who would help him get his memories back. After all he was just a boy.

He continued to walk until he came across a village that was just outside the forest. Entering the village he took notice of his surroundings, the passing people, the stores, houses and the landscape. Nothing looked or felt familiar. It didn't feel that he belongs.

He continued to walked until he came across a bar. It wasn't a big bar but big enough to fit more than a dozen people inside. Slowly opening the door, he made his way inside, there were able a dozen people inside, a dozen scary looking people with guns, swords or some sort of weapon. There were all laughing and drinking, some were playing a card game, others eating and others talking. And none seem to notice him as he walked through the crowd, slowly he made his way before he spotted a familiar smiley logo.

The pure sight of the smiley logo made him smile as he ran towards it. Not taking notices of the other people around him before he bumped into a man, making him drop his bosz in the process and causing himself to fall on his butt.

"What the!!!!!! Who did that!!!"Shouted the man, clearly mad that someone made him drop his bozs all over him.

"Don't make me repeat myself!!!! Who did that!!!!!"

The room because silent as the man took out his pistol and aimed it at everyone. No one moved and no one said anything.

"Hhhhee ddddiid" trembled a man pointing his finger at the small boy who had yet to pick himself from floor.

"So did he" laughed the man as he aimed his pistol at the boy's face. "Don't think just because you're a child, I will let you get away with it"

The boy only closed his eyes. His body was full of fear that he couldn't move nor did he tried. All that he could do is wait to die.

"Room. Shambles."

He still had his eyes closed when he heard the gunshot but no pain came. All he heard was someone shouting in pain. Curiously, he open his eyes to find the creepy man from earlier in front of him with a long sword in his right hand and his left hand out facing man who he bumped into, bleeding from his leg. Looking closely he noticed that the injured man was standing were he was a few seconds ago before he heard the gunshot.

"Arhh who are you? " Replied the man in pain as he grabbed his leg to stop the bleeding. "Men, get him!!!!!"

The injured man's buddies took out their guns and swords, quickly running towards them before they were stopped by the a white bear. He recognized the bear any where with his orange jumpsuit but what surprised him was the material arts. He never saw a bear fighting before.

In matter in seconds, the bear had knocked out everyone of the attackers.

Before he was able to thank the bear and the man for saving him. He quickly found himself in the man's arms before they headed out the door to the bar. With the White bear right behind them.carrying a long sword.

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They ran all the way to the dock of the island where a boat was waiting for them along with a two guys in strange hats.

The more he tried to look, the more he began to feel sleepy all of the sudden.

"Captain. The marines are here, we got to go now"

"Fine" replied Captain as he placed the small boy inside the boat. Before he went to help out the other men and the bear as the marines approach them. The creepy man known as Captain some how stop the bullets from hitting them before they were out of range of the bullets and towards the vast free sea.

"Captain. Who is he?"

"His name is Neil" responded the creepy captain before the boy 'Neil' blank out again.

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So what do you think of the story so far. Sorry about the late update but something came up that I couldn't update. But I feel good about this chapter since it includes my creepy Docter, Trafalgar Law.

I got to admit, Neil is the child that I just couldn't wait to write about next to Merry, Serenity and Roy. Because it involves The Straw Hats Pirates, Heart Pirates, Kid Pirates and Donquixote Pirates. I will write the next few chapters from Neil's perspectives like I did with Merry before I switched to another child.

Can you guess who is the next child who will make his or her next appreance?

Till next time.
From your book loving fan,