One Piece: Time Master [DISCONTINUED]

Chapter 2: New Crewmate

"There's something off about that story," Zoro observed.

"Yeah. Something's not right," Sanji agreed.

Everyone looked at the chef and swordsman for answers.

"Kevin said that the Marines were looking for (Y/N) because of her power, right?" Sanji asked them. Everyone except Zoro nodded.

"And the World Government deemed her a threat, right?" the chef asked again. Everyone nodded.

"Don't you think it's strange that the Marines showed up after her friend's death? Claiming that pirates killed him?" Zoro asked this time.

"And promised that her town would be protected? As long as she did what they said?" the blonde asked, trying to get the point across.

Everyone made a face of realization.

"You don't think the Marines had something to do with (Y/N)'s friend's death, do you?" Nami said, putting two and two together.

"No way," Usopp said in disbelief, "if that's the case, then the Marines must have been behind her friend's death!"

"NO WAY!" Chopper yelled.

"They can't," Vivi gasped.

"What do you think we should, Captain?" the green haired man asked.

Everyone turned around to find their captain gone.

"LUFFY DISAPPEARED!"

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(Y/N) sang a song that she knew by heart. And ironically, it related to her.

She sat on the anvil while clenching her fists. 

"Damn them," she growled, "I should have thrown them out the moment I found out they were pirates."

She sat there while thinking about her deceased friend. Her eye was filled with tears. But she refused to cry. The (E/C) eyed woman dried her tears as much as she could. The blacksmith tried to hold back from crying. Too distracted by wiping away her tears, she didn't hear footsteps enter the shop.

"You okay?"

"I'm fine......?"

(Y/N) realized that someone else was in the shop. She sat up straight and made sure she didn't look like she was crying. She turned around and saw the boy with the straw hat standing in front of the counter.

"What are you doing here, kid?" she demanded with a cold voice.

"The doors were open," he simply stated.

The blacksmith growled under her breath then sighed, "Did I not tell you not to come back here?"

"I don't think so," he said while picking his nose.

She sighed, "What do you want, kid?"

"Join my crew."

"No."

"Aw, come on! Why not?!"

"I'm not going to join a group of animals," she growled at him.

"Come on! It'll be fun!" he whined.

"Not. Happening."

"If you don't join, I'll make you," Luffy threatened.

"I'd like to see you try, kid," she raised her voice a bit.