Fandom One-Shots

Shanks x Child! Reader[Yoshi](One Piece) - Captain!

(Before I say anything, SHANKS AND YOU ARE NOT IN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP!! I could put that Shanks is your dad, but that would be cliche. It's more like Luffy's relationship with Shanks. Also this is before he gave Luffy his hat.)

It was a hot, humid, and bright sunny day. For many this would a perfect day, but for little Yoshi this was hell. Having no shade, or clean water, the child was on the verge of dying from dehydration and heat stroke. Yoshi prayed and pleaded to any gods that someone, anyone would come and save them. They didn't care if it was the Navy or pirates, they just wanted cold water and a dark room to cool off.

Yoshi tired to form words but their mouth was parched. A cry for help wasn't going to happen nor will it ever. After the efforts of stealing the boat Yoshi laid in, they were never going to sail the high seas and join and pirate crew.

'If I'm going to die, it might as well be at the bottom of the sea.'

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"A small fishing boat off the starboard bow!" Many crew members looked up at their friend with confusion. What was a fishing boat doing so far into the sea?

"Captain! You might want to see this!" Benn suggested, pointing at the tiny boat. The Captain, also known as Shanks, peered over the railing only to witness a small child with [h/l], [h/c] hair stand up and fall over the side of the boat. Without thinking he tossed Benn his strawhat, and coat before diving into the sea. The kid was spotted and brought back to the surface, their small body slack in Shanks' hold.

Once back on the ship, the Doctor of the crew came forward and took the child into med bay for examination. The crew brought the small boat in only to see it on the verge of falling apart. They found the child just in time. Shanks anxiously waited for any news about the kid, and even tried to go in med bay to find out himself. The doctor kicked him out saying that the kid needed to rest.

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"Don't you look like a worried mother? Calm down Captain, the kid will be fine!" Yasopp exclaimed, knocking back a pint of alcohol. The rest of the crew doing the same along with choking down and goofing off. The red headed pirate hadn't budged from his seat next to the door of the undercarriage.

Night had fallen onto the vast ocean and the stars shined across the water like a mirror. It was nights like these the captain would be at ease, but with the unconscious child onboard. He couldn't help but feel the anxiety of what fate had in mind for the kid.

"Get back here brat! You shouldn't be moving in you condition!" Muffled shouts came from below. The door flew open and the kid sprinted out and scaled the ropes to the crow's nest. The doctor leaned against the doorframe panting like a dog, making the crew laugh at his odd form.

"Like hell I'll listen to you, Ero Doctor! Send your captain up, and don't think I'm coming back down on my own!" The crew roared with laughter at the doctor's reaction while their captain made the climb to the little kid's hiding spot.

"So you're the Captain? I'm Yoshi, a new traveler of the high seas!" Shanks laughed at the [h/c]-ette, shaking their outstretched hand. He sat down and listened to Yoshi's story of how they decided to set sail and join a pirate crew.

"You know that being a pirate takes more than determination, and luck. You need to know how to navigate, fight, lead a crew, some other mumbo jumbo that I can't think of. If you're willing to, I'm let you stay with my crew until you think your ready to set sail alone. How's that for a deal?" They were quiet for a while then turned to me with a huge grin.

"It's a deal, Captain Shanks!"

Next: you guys decide in the comments

(I'm sorry this is just something I managed to spew out but hey! It's better than nothing!)