Straw Hat: Rise of the Dragon Slayer

Dock One; My Home Away From Home

-Six Years later, Present time-

"I can't do this shit anymore" I voiced out and sat in one of the many chairs in the kitchen, it was silent as I sat there doing nothing.

Many minutes had passed and nothing changed.

Sitting boredly in the large kitchen, my bandaged fingers drummed against the wood table with annoyance. It had been two weeks since I have been on medical leave. That should be plenty of time to heal right? I huffed and leaned back in my chair debating on whether to go to work or not. Dad had already left to go to the shipyard leaving me alone. Despite me being on medical leave, I still worked on a few things. I'm head of the weapon department for the shipyard, well..... Technically, I am the only person who works in the weapon department of Gally-La.

"Alright that is it"

I grumbled making up my mind, standing up and looked down at my attire. It was a simple black sleeveless shirt with a long sleeveless white coat. The underside of the coat was orange, I was also wearing black long high waist cargo pants that were a little loose. I walked towards the doors of the mansion and reached down to grab my black boots; my right arm ached as I flinched at the pain. Gripping my boots and tied them tightly to each foot.

My old tool bag hanged on the coat rack near the door, grabbing it and slung it over my shoulder. That bag has been with me for a few years now. Opening the door and felt the warm breeze comfort me like a blanket. My long salmon colored hair swayed slightly in the wind, it was in a loose braid. As I walked I couldn't help but grin at the nice weather. My eyes wandered around as I walked further away from the mansion. Smiling softly I waved slightly using my left hand greeting the civilians of Water Seven. My boots softly hit the stone paths near the canals, the sound of people filled my ears as I walked by the busy shopping district. Many bulls were heard guiding small boats with people on them. I breathed in deeply and smelled the salty sea air, the small smile on my face didn't leave once as I continued walking down the stone paths. The ocean breeze blew my hair against my skin. I stopped near a large door, lifting my head up and using my left hand to cover my eyes from the sun. My eyes spot the large door with a red number one on it, grinning happily as I reached my destination. The door opens slightly and I walked in, workers near me bustled around. Some carrying large logs on their shoulders, others banging away with mallets against wood. The smell of wood and metal filled the air as I walked by many working.

"Hey look! It's Cole!"

"Welcome Back!"

"Glad to see you're all healed up!"

I grinned at the workers and walked by waving at them, as I got closer towards the larger almost built ships. There was a crowd of people forming, so I headed in that direction. "Kalifa, What's going on over there?" I heard my Dad's voice, it was filled with curiosity as I spotted him and his assistant Kalifa. I smiled softly at my Dad seeing him pet a mouse in his pocket sleeve. He always had a mouse in his pocket. As I got closer I can see the annoyance on Kalifa's face as she readjusted her glasses. "There seems to be a client refusing to pay for the repairs.... It looks like trouble Iceberg" I crossed my arms slowly, my arm aching as I did. "It does sound like trouble" I agreed and stood next to Dad, the two stared at me unsure. I smiled sheepishly at Dad who gave me a concerned look, but said nothing. I looked away and stretched out my arms a little, each arm popped. I grimaced at the pain from my right arm but continued to stretch it out. "Don't worry Ice-San" I glanced at him with a reassuring look, however he was not amused at me. He wasn't amused by two things, one which the fact that I won't call him Dad in public and two the fact that he knows that I'll end up fighting those pirates. I walked over to the pirates who was angrily shouting at Kaku and Paulie. "You know, for the record we really work hard on repairing your shitty ship" I stated with amusement laced in my voice, everyone stopped at stared at me as I walked closer.