Willow and The Whitebeard pirates (One Piece)

Darkness and Mishaps

After spending two more days in Whitebeard's cabin, I finally decided to go outside. It was a dark gloomy day, light and dark grey clouds kept any sunlight and blue skies out of sight. It wasn't going to rain, but it was just a cloudy day. I wanted to see the sun and blue skies, but I didn't mind it for the time being. There was a slight breeze, so it wasn't all bad.

I looked at the part of the deck where Teach had died, and it looked as though nothing had even happened there, which I was thankful for. I wouldn't have been able to stay near this area if I had to constantly be reminded of that night, at least with something visual.

Ace and Marco seemed to be off somewhere else on the ship, though Whitebeard continued to sit on his chair. The ship was slowly sailing, the breeze that we were getting, causing the ship to move. I sighed, before holding my hand out. I took a breath, letting it out, before I summoned a circle of darkness a little bit off the ground. I touched it with my hand, and when it felt solid, I decided to put a foot on it. When I did, it was still solid. I then created a few other circles of darkness, spacing them out. I jumped from circle to circle, not having a problem. Opening a larger circle under me, I stepped on it, the others disappearing.

I wasn't too high up, but I could see a lot of the ship. I took a breath and sank into the darkness. Without any warning, a circle appeared near Whitebeard's chair, and I rose from the circle, it disappearing. I didn't feel worn out, but I was already starting to get the hang of it. I looked towards Whitebeard, and smiled, as he was also smiling, happy to see me out and about.

"Seems like you're a natural at this as well." Whitebeard said.

I nod. "Yeah ... I guess so." I pause. "Where's-" Before I can finish what I was asking, Ace and Marco come around carrying barrels. Ace carried two, while Marco carried one. They set them down and walked over towards Whitebeard's chair. "What are the barrels for?" I ask, looking at them.

"For you to practice with." Ace said, Marco nodding.

I looked at them, tilting my head some. "Well ... um ... alright." I say. This time, instead of raising my hand to make the circles appear, A line of darkness shot out of my foot, and over to one of the barrels. A large circle opened up under it, taking it down into the darkness quickly. The circle became a tiny line, before moving a bit closer to us. Another circle appeared, and up came a crushed barrel. The metal was twisted, and the wood was splintered and closed in around itself.

I made a noise, as I wondered if that could have happened to me, though I wondered if maybe I was alright, besides being the owner of the dark power, I could go into the darkness, and reappear without a problem. I looked back at the others, and Ace nodded, trying to encourage me to do it again.

I took the second barrel, and it came up splintered again, though not as badly as the first. I hadn't thought about getting the barrel safely where I was as much as I had the first one. I took another breath, and did the same thing to the last barrel, but this time, when it came up, it had only a few little scratches on it, but it was completely fine.

I smiled, my tail wagging some, my ears up, as I was happy that I was really getting the hang of it. I looked back at the others, who were slightly impressed. I then decided to try something that hopefully wouldn't cause me to drown. I turned and ran towards the railing. I jumped over it, watching the water get closer. Ace and Marco watched with wide eyes as I did this, not even expecting me to do something so stupid. Marco already had his wings out, as he took off the ship, flying towards me, ready to save me if whatever plan I had didn't work. Ace just stood at the railing, not sure what I was doing.

As I got closer to the water, I sent darkness out from my foot, and a little bit above the water, a circle large enough for me to stand on formed. I landed on it easily, and I didn't have any water touching me. I laughed happily, and as I started taking steps forward, the circle seemed to go with me, though it only left a brief trail behind me. I took off running, and the circle never failed, and I was even able to run back up towards the boat. I laughed happily, running even higher than the ship.