Episode 1- Meeting Garp

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It was no normal day on this small island. Sure the sun was shining and the ocean was clear, but if you walked down the main road into the forest you'd find an empty field where a battle had just taken place. It wasn't there the day before and in a few months it be over grown again.
If you walked a little bit further down this road you'd find two pirates and a whole lot of Marines. One pirate a girl with brown hair tied back in a braid walking between two soldiers and the other a rather handsome man with short spiky red hair being dragged but two more. Both in chains and being walked/ dragged down the road. The guy was wearing a full suite of armor. The girl was wearing a black and white corset top, black jeans, and no shoes. While walking the girl looked over into the trees were a boy who looked about her age was hiding, he had been following them for a while. He wore a shorts, open red shirt, and a straw hat.

"It's a small island you said, there wont be any marines you said-" the man that was tied up ranted, the girl just rolled her eyes. He had been talking the whole way.
"Hey Max, if you don't shut your trap I'm going to kick you in the face." She snapped, "Only you could find the only island in world that had Vice Admiral Garp on it." Max continued, "What part of be quiet, do you not understand?" She sneered, "The part where you couldn't beat him, or how was he even able to hit you and why would he catch us? Michael is the one with a big bounty on his head and mines so small it's so not worth it. Then there's you, you don't even have a bounty-" He stopped as her foot hit his face.
She had slipped from her Marines almost too easily. Max and the marines who were dragging him went flying from the force of her blow. They took several dozen men down with them barely missing Garp. I'd rather old Marine and leader of the group.
"Yet, I don't have a bounty on my head yet!" She yelled at him as several marines guys were trying and failing to get her under control. Garp started laughing as she took out guy after guy heading toward him, she jumped off one guys head and flew toward Garp.
"I'll be taking that key!" She shouted right before he grabbed her still bound hands in mid air pulling her to the ground. Without a word he helped her stand and looked down at her, she glared right back at him.
"What's your name girl?" Harp asked, "Raven," she spat, "Last name?" He asked, "Don't have one," she said plainly, almost sounding as if she was lying but he had a feeling she wasn't.
"Well then Raven, if by chance you were able to get the key from me and freed yourself. What were you going to do if you got free? We have your ship and the other members of your crew." He said, "Not all of them," she taunted, "Who?.. your captain?" One of the soldiers said sarcastically.
"He'll be caught soon enough," Another said, but Raven just laughed. it almost sounded like chiming bells. A few marines men could be seen blushing, "What's so funny?" Garp asked, "The fact that you think you know everything... and you really don't know anything." She said through her laughter, "My crew will find your captain...You better just hope it's before he bleeds out from those gun shot wounds." Garp said turning and walking with her back down the path. They could see the ocean now, the marines ship sitting at the docks. Next to it almost hidden in it's shadow was a small ship. Barring a pirate flag, a skull with two swords crossed behind it and a rose in it's mouth. Ravens smile faded as she glared up at Garp, "I hope none of your crew find, our 'captain.' For your crews sake as well as my own." Raven said sounding almost worried, "And why's that?"

As he asked as if on cue there was an explosion in the distance. "Michael, oh no..." she whispered, her face a mixture of fear and concern. "Shit..." Max said panic on his face, then he tried to run but the marines guys held him back.
"Let me go I have to get out of here, let go!" Max yelled as he struggled to get out away, Raven however moved to stand in front of Garp panic clear on her face. "You have to take these off of me," she held out her hands, "Why would I do that?" Garp asked incredulously, "Because if you don't you're all gong to die." Garp just stared at her.
Boom!
Near where they were all standing a huge explosion shook the ground and sent out a shock wave, most of the marines were blown over by the force of the blast. Only Garp, Raven, and few marines were left standing. In the tree she could see the straw hat boy holding onto a tree and his hat to not blow away.
"This is bad," she said, Garp looked at her then at the small crater that was in the middle of the road they just came down. There in the crater was a guy, his hair as white as snow and eyes as red as the blood that dripped from his blade. In his hands was a white sword a blood red rose wrapping around the handle all the way up the guys arm.

"I'm the only one who can stop Michael now, please let me." Raven pleaded. The Marines were all scrambling around getting up and rushing at Michael some shooting their guns uselessly. Max was able to get the key off his unconscious guard and escaped while the marines weren't paying attention.
"He's after his other sword, give it to me and I can stop him before someone gets killed." Raven pleaded, "His sword?" Garp said confused, then he pulled out a black sword it looked like the one Michael was wielding. From the sheath wrapped around to the hilt was a red rose. Before he could do anything he pushed her out of the way just a sword came slicing through the air between them.
"I need the sword," she said, "Why should I trust what your saying?" Garp asked, stepping froward to face Michael. "Because you just have to!" She shouted, but it was too late Michael turned and attacked Garp. Garp was able to get in a few hits but Michael seemed to be only getting faster with each move. At first Garp seemed amused but as Michael became a blur around him raven could see the strain on his face as he tried to keep up.
"Let me help please!" Raven begged, "I can handle him," Garb said as he dodged attack after attack. Then Michael stop suddenly, standing on the road facing Garp. They could see Michael was bleeding from various spots all over his body. Garp charged at Michael fist raised, Michael stopped the punch with the flat of his sword but still went flying off into the trees barley missing the boy with the straw hat as he flew by. Michael got up and started walking back toward Garp, Luffy however took a step away. This slight movement made Michael look at the boy, and then turned his sword toward him.
"He isn't apart of this fight, I'm your opponent! Luffy, Run!" Garp yelled, Michael however just took a step forward slowly. "Garp when his like this there are no rules he just knows kill, and the boy can't move because that thing cut him." Garp looked back at Luffy sure enough there was a cut on his arm and very faintly there was a red aura around him.

"Death is inevitable, all shall die in time. Now is your turn," Michael said, but not with his voice, the voice that came out of his mouth sounded like an echo from something far older. Michael raised his sword, Garp was there in no time standing between Michael and Luffy. Michael smiled as he slashed downward.
"No!" Raven yelled as she stepped between Michael and Garp she raised her hands to stop the sword. The sword hit her shackles and to everyone's surprise the shackles shattered, she stepped back and in one quick movement took the sword from Garp and cut the rose off Michael's arm. Michael blinked and his eyes turned back to normal as the sword fell from his hands and his hair turned jet black. Luffy fell to the ground unconscious when he was released from the red aura.
"So close," Raven whispered, as she clutched her chest and fell. Michael caught her before she could hit the ground, "Captain?" Michael said his voice normal, Garp looked over when Michael had spoken. "What did I do?" Michael asked tears streaming down his face. Garp looked at Raven confused and asked, "Captain?" 

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