Serious: Wynter Pirates Chapter 1: Depression that brings greatness (Thread Ended)

Murii looked at Josh and suddenly she blushed! Why did she blush, she shook her head gently to get rid of her thoughts, she needed to use all her strength and stay focused!

She thought for a while and suddenly she knew the illusion she would do. She had counted all the people she touched, and there were a total of eight people so she had to do eight illusions. She was going to do the same illusion for everyone. She looked around and saw that it was not so many people close to Josh. She looked into his eyes and nodded.

She started waving her hands and said "Epre Meimu". Murii and the people she touched sees a giant stone giant who came closer. To make it even more realistic, she adds her technique * Mei Mei *. Now It Is Also noice coming from the gigatiska step and it roars to, an awful sound erupts.

Murii is trying to stay focused but she is what happened with ,Josh is he finished yet? Murii felt that she began to lose control and suddenly the giant away. Murii fall to the ground, she must have used up too much power in one day. She wanted to turn her head and see if Josh was there but she could not, the only thing she could do was lie there and hope that Josh would find her ...

As the illusions played out in front of the people Josh found himself trying to look at it too due to being so curious, when he remembered he should be stealing fruits. Josh reached to the stall and grabbed a handful of grapes which he stuffed into his pockets then 3 apples, 2 tangerines and 2 bunches of bananas. With his hands full of fruits Josh then ran as he saw people were no longer distracted. Josh grabbed a bag from the stall hich everyone saw and pushed the fruits into the bag as he ran past it he rolled a coconut into the bag and ran.

When Josh saw the crowd chasing him he looked to his right then his left and saw a ladder. Josh climbed up the ladder to the roof of a small storage building. Seeing the crowd climbing up the ladder and the stall vendor chasing after him too Josh looked to Murii to see her collapsed on the floor and knew he had to save her. He could see some perverted men who she'd touched earlier were already rushing to help her. Josh didn't trust these men and gripped the bag tightly and leapt down to Murii.

As Josh approached Murii he shouted, "Get back pervs!" Josh laid the bag down on Murii and placed his hands beneath her, he lifted her up and she was light, just like before. He then saw the crowd and stall owners surrounding him and ran to the right which was the only place still left open for him to run. As Josh ran the crowd began to lose him.

Until his foot collided with something and he found himself falling forwards he didn't let go of Murii thought he rolled until he landed on his back with Murii lying on top of him still as he had carried her. The bag had spilled some fruit around the floor and Josh sat up still holding Murii. he looked at what he'd tripped over and saw it was a foot.
Not just any foot though.
It was Alfonso's dead lifeless foot.

Murii slowly opened her eyes. She had heard that they fell, but she didnt feel any pain at all. "Huh .. what happened" She opens her eyes and saw himself sitting in Josh's lap. She blushed and looked away a little cautious. She then turned back and said "Thank you for saving me, again and are u okay you most have fallen pretty bad".

Murii then looked down on the ground and to her horror, she saw a lifeless foot. It took her no time to figure out that it was Alfonso's foot. She let out a shocked little scream! Without knowing what she did she pulled up the legs on Josh and hugged him.

When Murii well saw what she had done, she looked at Josh and blushed again. Why is she blushing? Did she feel something for Josh, they had only known each other for about 2 days. But he was the nicest Presona she ever had met. What was she thinking?!? She let go of Josh and looked at him a little nervous. "Sorry, it was like a reflex."

She looked down at the foot once again and it was still just as frightening. She leaned a little away from the foot, she found it hard to just look at it.

Josh felt his legs pulled up and lay back down it felt awkward being pulled in that position but he didn't mind. Josh smiled at her as she blushed then stood up gently pushing her off of him. She apologised which he found cute and replied, "Its fine. Don't worry about it."

Josh was surprised to see Alfonso's foot here and as he approached it he heard the sounds of the angry mob running his way. Josh gulped as the mob got closer, but just before they got too close Keech jumped down from a roof top with both of his swords drawn and holding both in his right hand.

His eyes widened as Josh and Keech's eyes made contact. "Its them captain." called out Keech. Nathan jumped down behind Murii and began laughing.
"These are the two weaklings who scared you and beat Alfonso?" Keech nodded as the angry mod behind him began to slowly step backwards away from Keech or as he was better known to them as "Claws". This was his home town and not even Marines messed with Keech "Claws" Menrook here.

"Yea they are Captain."
Josh looked at the man Keech called Captain and gulped he hadn't been looking forward t getting in a fight with this man as he had heard about his noose.
"So your the young man whose been running around saying you want to become the pirate king?" Josh nodded. "Well not before me you ain't going to."

Nathan launched his noose towards Josh's neck but fortunately for him he managed to duck just in time for it to miss him and instead wrap around Keech's left wrist. Josh saw it land and laughed. Keech didn't like being laughed at and swiped his swords at Josh's legs hoping to slice him up straight away. Since Josh could see Keech's attack coming he easily ducked flattening himself to the floor as his fedora was hit by the katanas and knocked to the side. Josh looked at Murii and shouted, "You guys picked the wrong guy to mess with."

"Really?!" asked Captain Nathan as he removed his cutlass and pulled on his noose tightly. Keech sped towards Josh with his left first sticking out and felt it make contact with his right hip.

Nathan moved his cutlass and keech landed beside him and removed the noose from his wrist. Keech cracked his neck and Nathan smirked seeing Josh in pain clutching his hip.
"Normally that attack would've impaled you on my sword but it looks like someone was lucky or Keech here was feeling sorry for you. I think he was feeling sorry, cause no ones ever that lucky." Josh placed his foot on an apple and kicked it towards Nathan and Keech.

The apple was quickly stopped on the top of one of his katanas and Josh gulped. He had no weapons and these guys did, he was screwed and he knew it. Josh looked at Murii and knew she was weak from over use of her Devil Fruit and thought to himself. That beautiful navigator will make it out of here safely even if I have to give my life.
Wow did he actually just think that, did he care for her this much?
He couldn't believe it, it seemed he had developed feelings for this girl without even realising.

Josh took up a fighting stance and muttered.
"Come and have a go if you think your hard enough."

Murii turnd her head to look around, but her eyes stopped when she saw Josh. She knew that she was weak after using herDevil Fruit to much but she knew that Josh did not stand a chance against these pirates together. She could not let him die, she might as well give her own life for him. He had saved her life twice and now it was her turn.

Murii thought and thought and suddenly she came up with a plan, it was risky but it might just work she thought. She ran against Keech. She bent down quickly and took him on the leg. "Meimuno" Now she was invisible to Keech. Murii then ran to Nathan and touched him on the arm. Either of the two pirates could longer see Murri, she had created an effect that made her invisible. She ran up to Josh, Josh could still see her. She grabbed him and made him invisible. It was pretty obvious that the pirates were shocked.

Murii put one finger over her mouth to show that he had to be quiet. She whispered quietly to Joshs ear that she would not be last much more, he needed to come up with something fast! She looked at Josh and then back at the pirates. They were really scary, would Josh and Murii really survie this?

Josh was surprised by what Murii had done and couldn't believe it a grin grew on his face as he turned invisible. he heard what Murii had to say and grinned at her, he couldn't believe what she was capable of, he nodded to her and looked at both Keech and Nathan and tried thinking what to do.

Looking at both large pirates Josh acted quickly and rushed up to Nathan as quickly and quietly as he could manage. Josh stood in front of Nathan and coughed. Keech heard the sound and acted with cat like reflexes swinging his katanas towards Josh.

Josh ducked and the blades cut into Nathan's chest, he looked at Keech angrily and pushed his blades from his hands. Keech let go of them and saw his Captain's anger as Josh sat by his feet laughing quietly to himself. Nathan looked downwards hearing something but seeing nothing and launched his noose down towards Josh.

Josh saw it come down and leant backwards letting it crash down before him. Josh grabbed the steel wire high up and pulled it down quickly with all of his strength causing Nathan to be pulled down face first. Josh moved behind Keecher and saw Nathan hit the ground face first.

Josh took a deep breath then kicked Keech in the ass as he bent over to pick up his katanas. Keech fell forwards landing next to Nathan. Josh was surprised he had done so well and as he saw them both getting up he jumped on their backs one foot on each then stamped their heads into the ground.

"Don't underestimate me and my crew." said Josh as he looked at Murii and threw a strong kick into Nathan's jaw knocking a few teeth loose. Josh picked up the bag of fruits which still had a few fruits in it and slung it over his shoulder. He grabbed hold of Murii's hand smiling at her then said, "Shall we go?"

Keech saw his Captain get kicked in the jaw and was shocked he wasn't going to beaten this easily. Keech climbed back to his feet and grabbed his katanas as he stood up and charged at Josh and Murii his first foot step landed on an apple. His foot rolled out from under his body and landed on his ass. Nathan wasn't unconscious but he wasn't going to be getting up any time soon either, especially not now that Keech landed on him.

Murii could not believe her eyes. They managed to actually beat the pirates! Throughout the battle Murii was so afraid that something would happen to Josh, she almost wanted to cheer a bit for him but she knew that she could not do that. When the battle finally was over, she took a big breath and looked shocked at Josh. He smiled at her and she gave back a little smile, he then took Muriis hand and asked if they shall go. Murii just nodded at Josh and blushed. There, they went hand in hand. With food with.

She could not believe what trouble they have managed to enter in. But Murii was very happy that Josh had survived the battle without getting hurt but she knew that they would need to be much stronger in order to fulfill their dreams and more importantly, just to survie in the Grand Line, we need to get stronger. Murii had no doubt that Josh would be strong enough to one day become the Pirate King, but would she be strong enough to protect her Captain? She knew that her task was to navigate the boat but she still wanted to protect Josh.

Though she barely knows anything about him and hardly know him, it felt as if they had a bond. Maybe she did not want to admit it but Murii knew she had feelings for Josh.
She looked at Josh, his eyes were white and very beautiful. She looked up into the sky and smiled. Though yet she feared the future, she knew that the journey with Josh would be her life's journey!

"Right well Murii since your going to be my navigator and the best most beautiful one ever I think you should get 1st pick of food to eat and also you need to rest too so I want you have your food point me the right way then rest up. I can't have my girl tired."
Beautiful? My girl?
Who the hell was he becoming using words like that, she wasn't his property but Josh realised he was developing some feelings for her. She was cute and obviously cared for him. cared for him enough to use her powers to the extent of passing out.

Josh opened the bag and waited for Murii to take something, he let his eyes wonder looking up and down at her pretty slim physique and smiled at her. Josh then climbed aboard his small stolen rowing boat and offered Murii his hand to climb in the opened the sails and prepared to depart from this island. He had no idea what this island was or where he was headed. Josh looked to Murii and asked, "So navigator where are we headed now?"

Murii blushed all over her face and then she smiled. She did not know why but it made ​​her happy when he called her those things. Murii has always been good at reading people and realized that Josh cared about her. He now had saved her life three times, Each time he Could Have lost his own life. No one had bothered her for a very long time but now it was Josh That cared for her and She Could not Have Been happier.

Just as he asked her to do, she took a fruit. It was a red apple. She smiles at him so he would understand that she was doing well. When she steps on the boat she looks around and think about where they would go now. She pulls out a compass from her pocket and looks around.

"We're going in that direction, sail to the north." Murii said confidently, because if it was something she was good at it was to navigate. She sat down exhausted and could only dream of the adventures they would experience together.

Josh nodded to Murii as he saw her remove a red apple then reached in himself and pulled out a pear. He was confused how a pear had gotten into the bag and shrugged his shoulders. He bit into it as the little rowboat sailed away from the docks. Josh gripped the steering paddle at the back of the ship and began steering it what he thought was North.
"So Murii can I ask, whats your background then? How did you find your Devil Fruit? Why...why did you say hi to me?"

Josh wanted to know the answers to all these questions and many many more but there would be time to ask these questions and discover much much more. Josh looked up at the sunny skies then back down at Murii and her red apple. Josh just then remembered he had forgotten his hat till he felt it slid down his head a little bit and he laughed.

She took a bite of the red apple. It was pretty sweet. She chewed gently while she thought about how she would trod its history. When she had swallowed, she looked at Josh and said, "To make a long story short, you could say that ... I had a family and was very happy until the marines came and took away my brother. Ever since that day had I had a strong hatred for the Marine. My brother is still alive, I know that! He would not die so easily, and about my Devil Fruit ... I found it in my brother's room. "Muriis eyes looked a bit sad but still she smiled. "But I know I will find him, I will: Even if I lose my own life, I'll see him again!"

She looked up at Josh and smiled and said, "And with your help it's impossible not to succeed." She realized only then that she relied too much on Josh, he would not have to do everything. She then decided that she would be much, much stronger!

Josh saw Murii take a bite of the apple and smiled he listened to her story about how she'd found the devil fruit and her life and felt sorry for her. Josh stood up and stretched then looked out ahead of him to see the daylight sky fading away and the night time sky slowly arriving.

He liked seeing Murii enjoying the fruit and felt some pear juice dribble down his chin, Josh wiped it off when he felt a breeze blow past him. Josh stood up and looked to where the breeze came from and felt his hat trying to leave his head. Putting a hand on his head to stop it flying off Josh felt his shirt being blown out behind him as his body became cold and exposed to Murii due to his shirt nearly being taken off by the breeze which got stronger and stronger.

As the ship sailed away he turned to look at the island fading away behind them. With the seas being as dangerous as they were Josh had never worried about anything surfacing from the water to grab him.

Till now when a small crocodile surfaced from the water and tried biting Josh from behind. Josh felt his shirt pulled backwards and fell backwards too. His hat fell off and the crocodile opened wide again to swallow him up. As the croc's mouth opened up and Josh fell down his hat fell into the croc's mouth and Josh caught himself on the boat before falling into the mouth. Josh pulled himself up to stand up then turned to see the croc chomping down on his hat.

"Oi give me back my hat." Josh tried swinging his fist to hit the crocodile and landed his fist on the croc's head in between his eyes. The crocodile dived under the water and resurfaced on the other side of the boat where he proceeded to swim away from the boat. Not wanting to let this croc get away with his hat Josh looked at the crocodile then at Murii and smiled.
"Back in a second." Josh said to Murii before leaping overboard and grabbing hold of the crocodile's tail.

The crocodile swam frantically away dragging Josh behind him away from the ship and Murii. Josh hoped Murii followed him but if she didn't then he would happily come looking for her himself. Josh slowly pulled himself up the croc's back trying to grab hold of the croc's jaw so he could pry it open and get his hat back.

To Be Continued...