A Bird's Journey - A One Piece Fan Fiction About Soul King Brook (Hiatus)

Part 14: Bad News

Just after the attack started... Brook's Point of View...
While I was in a meeting there was flapping and something tapping on the window. I opened the window and in flew a crow that turned into Kestrel. A few people were freaking out because they hadn't seen anything like this before. Not even devil fruit powers in use. He was out of breath but eventually got the message across that the port was attacked and he wasn't sure where Sparhawk sent the kids but she was planning to help out. Also that while he was in the air he saw the Germa ships fairly close to the island and they seemed to be the cause of the attack.

Lucky for me, Coot and Jackdaw were both there to go help out Sparhawk quickly along. Kestrel went with them with a purpose full of energy. So he took them straight to where he last saw her leaving me with a room consisting of mostly confused people.

I told some of the guards in the room to get the staff ready to host whatever civilians that need shelter. Then the rest to get some of the other guards that were available to go help the civilians get to safety. Next I excused myself the meeting saying that I was needed elsewhere.

As scary as this was I was needed to go help out who I could. I also needed to find those kids of mine see if they were alright.

Derek's Point of View...
What was with all the noise? Don't people know not to wake a sleeping dragon? Sheesh, even out it the woods. Better go see if that sister of mine needs any help. Right after a quick nap.

Sparhawk's Point of View...
The 4 of us take them down with ease. One after the other until they're afraid to get off their ships. There is one ship though getting closer to the burning ships and all I can make out through the flames was the silhouette of a familiar man. It was clear who it was. We braced ourselves for the difficult battle ahead.

Jay's Point of View...
The three of us managed to help a lot of people out. Since Merlin and Magpie were usually goody two shoes around town and the king and queen's kids the people trusted them a lot more. They mostly thought of me as a trouble maker though. It was one of the few times I felt like an outcast. Except for the few people that were from my father's and his siblings island. They understood where I was coming from a bit better.

I wasn't spoiled or anything. Just wished I had gotten more time with my dad or at least had more memories of him. Also had to do my "duty"...(chuckles*duty*) to my cousins and what Aunt Sparhawk asked me to do.

Uncle Brook came running through the street and skids to a stop when he sees us. Almost falling down in the process. He gives us a twice over to see if we're alright. Once he was sure we were fine he wanted to know if we had any idea where Sparhawk and the others were.

"We haven't seen Derek in ages but he's probably in the woods in one of his spots. You probably saw Kestrel already and except for Sparhawk who we last saw near the burning port we don't know where the others are. We haven't seen them." I replied.

Sparhawk's Point of View...
We managed to send them off to regroup but we were quite exhausted. Even when we got backup from Derek (who I found out afterwards was taking a nap), Brook, and the guards that were free after helping civilians to the castle.

Except for the one company of shipwrights on the island almost no one had any ideas how to build ships. Me and my brothers (except Derek) had an idea how to because of Fulmar before his death but it was none of our areas of expertise. So we helped out with rebuilding ships as we could.

It took me away from the castle a lot so Brook and the kids would bring us and everyone else food and water to help cool off. With everyone's help it took about 2 and a half months to get a decent amount of good ships, not to mention some fishing boats.

9 1/2 months later... Time to attend Reverie... Still Sparhawk's Point of View...
These past few months have been hectic. Since we got the port up and running again months ago there has been several more attacks on our island from Germa. Each a little worse than the last. With each new attack the more our people suffer and even some of Germa do as well. As there are times we've been fighting them and I can see sadness behind some soldiers eyes.

Not to mention I've been pregnant the last 8 months. Which limits my fighting much less my movements. So I've been sidelined with the kids for the last 3 months. It's been driving me crazy. Though it has been calm the past 2 weeks. I don't like that either, but it's about time to head for Reverie so that might be part of it. More likely they're planning something.

Brook's Point of View...
Sparhawk is pacing back and forth. Probably stressing about everything that's been happening. "You know I should be freaking out right now?" I asked her. She briefly snaps out of it before I walk over to her and get her sitting before I continue. "I should be the one going or better yet going with you. It's not safe for you to be traveling basically alone much less meeting our escort almost halfway there with only Coot and a crew."

She sighs then speaks up. "It's better I go with less protection and you know it. If something happens here we need majority of our best fighting force here. Besides I can still kick some butt and I have Coot. He's one of the best we have. Despite being a one armed cook. Plus, Derek seems annoyed with me lately so he's not likely to come. Besides there's also the 3 teenagers of ours to take care of. They're going to drive your dad crazy in his old age at this point. I'll be fine."

"Now who sounds reasonable?" I remark back. "I just can't help but worry. You'll blow them all away and probably make a bunch of alliances with other countries too." She chuckled and I kissed her on her forehead making her smile. "Now you go wow them and I have things under control here."

I help get her finished packing and see her and Coot off. Before she gets on the boat I gave her a small box with a bracelet in it. There was charms to represent all the people who cared about her. 12 crows for her brothers each with something that each of her brothers did or liked, a magpie for Maggie, a Bluejay for Jay, a dragon for Derek, a funny hat for Merlin, a bear for Grizzles and Icy, a 4 leaf clover from my father (cause she was mine and his lucky charm), a sword for Gerome (for protection when he couldn't), and a treble and a bass clef put together to form a heart for me. To show how much I loved her. How much even those that can't be with her love her and will watch over her.

She opened it and started to tear up when I put it on her wrist and said "I'm just returning the favor. You have a very important meeting to get to. The ship's not going to wait forever."

When she's boarded the ship with Coot she looks back at the port and I'm playing that song with our kids next to me from all those years ago at the end of that dock until the ship is out of view.

Some time later...
Things had gone pretty much back to normal since before the attacks a year ago. It was also about the time that the ship should be on its way back. Surprisingly an injured Coot came crashing into a window. He managed to turn back into a human and say that the ship was destroyed and Sparhawk had fallen overboard before passing out.

Being a devil fruit user herself would mean she likely wouldn't have survived that. I could hardly breathe or believe it. I would have felt something had she truly perished. Tears were streaming and Jay and the twins came in because they overheard. The twins couldn't believe it either and came to my side crying alongside me.

Jay was shaken up too but acted a little more level headed and told some of the guards to go get a doctor to help out Coot. A couple of the others he told to go inform Kestrel, Derek, and Jackdaw what had happened. Then he helped to comfort us and started crying a bit himself.