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

Part 17: Something Fishy

There was some fights that were taken care of and some time later... Brook's Point of View...
      I swear this kid despite everything that happened to him is such an attention seeking little perv. Pretending to be all innocent to get close to the ladies. Soon I decided that I was going to cheer other people up because there was a lot going on a number of people hurt in the last fight.

     Just as I about to head for the medical tent I see Momo-san head for Star and he tries to snuggle up to her. Other than reminding me of my wife I don't know why she intrigues me. We met briefly before when I was alive and that was it. So anyway she crouches down and tells him if he wants people to respect him not to act all innocent when he wasn't. And give them a reason to respect him not just be a little pervert to the ladies. Then she flicked his forehead and walked away.

     This woman was awesome. I decide to go cheer some people up if I can. Or die trying. Even if I am already dead.

Star's Point of View...
     It's not easy dealing with people that think they can get away with stuff whatever the reason. Besides the boy is hardly like his father at that age. I swear I'm starting to sound like someone else I know. We need a bit of better planning if we're going to win this. But some people here still don't trust me because I'm a woman. At least the other pirates and Minks aren't judging me for it too.

     Honestly, I mostly got closer to the ninja here once I was accepted here. It's a bit harder for most of the samurai I know but it's been years now. Guess I have to show them my part of my real strength without overdoing it. I start traveling from tree to tree in the forest careful not to have any leafs fall so I can think things out.

     It isn't as simple as telling them who I really am. Nekomamushi, Inurashi, and the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates only know parts of my past but said they'd keep it secret along with Raizo and my crew. I appreciated knowing there was still trustworthy people out there.

     We're supposed to go eat soon. I start heading back a different route. Maybe I should sit with the Strawhats when it comes to mealtime if they'll let me.

     There's a rustling below in the bushes. Smells a bit of human and some sort of cat. A panther possibly? Either way his scent wasn't familiar to me. Or even faintly of anyone I knew from the camp. He was heading towards the general direction of the camp. So I jumped down behind him and knocked him unconscious. Then I blocked his vision with a cloth, blocked his hearing with earplugs, and blocked his sense of smell with a noseplug. I made sure there was no other scouts before I went back. Next I brought him round the back of the camp so fewer people would see me.

     Kin'emon was there with Kanjuro and Raizo trying to come up with a strategy when I came in with the scout. Only Raizo wasn't surprised I had done that unarmed. I told them, "That he probably couldn't find his way back here if we dropped him off somewhere in the woods. Try to get information if you can, if not tie him up good and I can deal with him after I eat."

After getting into new clothes... at lunch... Still Star's Point of View...
     I decide to head over to my crew because the newcomers need some reassurance they'll see their families again. They didn't really sign up for this after what they went through. The older members on my crew were making them feel welcome within our little merry bunch when I came over with food. It made me happy to see some good of this.

     The Germa boy on Strawhat's crew, Sanji I think his name was, came over and offered me better looking food than I was eating and said, "Such a beautiful lady like you should be eating better food." My men got a little antsy and looked at me.

      I responded with, "What's good enough for my crew is good enough for me. There's a lot of people who haven't eaten yet. Go give it to someone that needs it more than I do." Then I let out a loud belch and said excuse me. He looked a little disgusted and walked away. My men were cheering a bit as I chuckled. I then told them, "We should try to be more respectful or we'll lose the allies we do have here." They start calming down acting a lot less rowdy. "I'll be right back." I told my crew.