Pirates of the One Piece: Black flag
Chapter 1: Prologue
Load Full Story Next ChapterWas it a beautiful sunny day? Or was it a stormy night? Truth be told, it was both. For you see; there's more than just ONE world. In my story, there were four. Three of them did have a terrible storm raging on at sea, the fourth world was more blessed with yet another cloudless day.
It might seem random for three very different worlds to be connected somehow but oh they sure are connected. You see, the four worlds share a bond, an unbreakable bond. Said bond is the figment of my imagination, it cannot be broken or trampled by the mundane life, but I digress.
So, with no further ado, let us jump into the first world; It is a world composed of islands, with four different seas known as the west blue, the east blue, the south blue and the north blue. These four massive seas are divided by two lines. The red line; a belt of land that stretches around the entire world. And the grand line, a water belt filled with islands, each as colorful and diverse as the next. The grand line is also accompanied by two smaller lines in each side; both are known as the calm belts, they are called that way because both winds and waves are two things that no mortal or immortal eye has ever witness there.
Inside the calm belt, near Rusukaina Island, or as it better known 'the forty eight seasons island', was a man. But he wasn't just any man, oh no, he was Monkey D Luffy, the future pirate king. In his youth, Luffy ate the gum gum fruit; it is a type of devil fruit that allowed him to stretch his body like rubber. He was in the middle of his training when the storm hit, a thing that caught Luffy by surprise since there are no storms in the calm belt under any circumstances.
"What the hell…" he muttered, looking over the storm and completely unaware of the giant lion sneaking behind him. His eyes were transfixed on the waterspout near the shores that it wasn't aware until it was too late og the charging lion. The beast swiped at Luffy with such force that caused him the fly all the way into the waters. He started flailing to no avail, the raging waters were too much for Luffy, after all, devil fruit users can't swim.
And so… the powerless rubber boy was brutally carried by the waves and into the waterspout, the last thing Luffy remembered was his straw hat flying in the wind. He did all he could and managed to catch it moments before getting sucked underwater…
The second world is a much calmer one; our protagonist was walking around deck, shouting orders as the storm became more violent. His quartermaster, Anna Bonny, was by his side "Edward!" she shouted with a heavy Irish accent "We just lost three more crew members to this cursed storm and are being chased by a Spanish galleon!"
"Jaysus, 'tis a load of bullocks! Man the cannons!" he bellowed with his own Welsh accent.
You'd probably ask me if this pirate can promise you a story filled with prizes, plunder and adventure. Aye, for amongst all the gentlemen of fortune sailing these West Indies, he ranks amongst the most clever, there was a time the great Blackbeard thought himself the deadliest scourge in the seas.
But this man… is a fearsome dog… a fiend of trouble and turmoil; he cleaned the deck of that Spanish Galleon like it was nothing, fighting like a devil, dressed as a man.
And he's a canny one, knows his way around every crag and crevice of these islands, so if is fortune and adventure you seek, captain Edward Kenway is your man. Only… don't meddle in his private affairs, for there's more mystery in that man, that even I dare write.
But as all good 'Humans in Equestria' Fanfics start, this too, began with a slight problem. This problem was round, metallic
and headed towards Edward at tremendous speed. Can you guess what it is?
You're right! It was a cannon ball, and it nearly decapitated the captain but instead, it hit the deck near him and causing him to fall into the water. Edward tried to swim back to the 'Jackdaw' while making sure the apple of Eden was safely secure inside his jacket , but Neptune had other plans for the captain, or more precisely, I had other plans for him, mainly including getting sucked right into a waterspout.
The third world is quiet similar to the second one but has its own differences. Our protagonist though, is not amongst the living at that particular point. His adventures across the sea led him to this point, to be betrayed and eventually, devoured by the kraken. He was inside Davy Jones's locker at the moment. Not the most interesting place considering there was nothing but white ground for miles and blue, cloudless sky that stretched all the way and over the horizon.
Captain Jack Sparrow was busy commanding his empty ship 'The Black Peal' with his imaginary selves. In his eyes, the entire ship was manned by him selves. But all chatter ceased when the sky turned gray and the wind, which was non-existent until now, picked up. The original captain Jack Sparrow (the one with the hat) was looking intently into the sky for a few moments before shouting "Unfold the mast you filthy dogs, and get ready!" he shouted to the rest of his imagination. His other selves complied and did as he asked, not wanting to anger their captain, especially not after he shot one of them over a peanut.
The 'Pearl' shook violently moments before being slowly dragged by the wind, surprisingly, the sails showed no signs of actually flying in the wind nor did the captain felt the pull of it. But that's reasonable of course, because as we all know, dead men can't feel. It was odd, really. Before he started losing his already shaken mind, he wondered how he could die while carrying one of the cursed Aztec coins. These cursed coins made their bearers unable to die, but it came with a terrible fate, food won't satisfy their hunger, drinks won't satisfy their thirst and the moonlight showed what they really were, walking and rotting skeletons. But gold is gold and our beloved captain simply couldn't resist.
The 'Pearl' started to slowly grind against the hard, white ground that covered Davy Jones's locker and into the newly formed waterspout in the middle of nowhere. Jack simply watched nonchalantly as the ship was dragged closer and closer towards ground zero, occasionally taking a swig from a bottle of rum while singing.
'Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a pirate life for me…'
And so, the dead captain was dragged into the waterspout, thinking it was nothing more than another crazy fantasy his mind conjured to entertain itself, and darkness soon followed.
When he woke up, he noticed that he was being dragged by someone, he tried to speak but his mouth felt dry and he ended up coughing violently.
"Shut up, will you!" bellowed one of the guards that dragged the captain to his uncertain fate.
His senses slowly began to return, enough to the point that he could take a good look at his captors. The two wore a similar set of golden armor, making Jack to wonder how much he could sell those in the black market. But the armor soon became the least of his interest as his eyes met the guards the dragged him.
They weren't humans by a longshot.
The two were covered with fur that seemed slightly transparent, in fact, the two guards were see-through and seemed to be composed out of fur and crystal.
But before he could say more, he was unceremoniously dropped into a cell; the cell however, was occupied by two more persons. One was lying on the floor, sleeping, with a straw hat on his head. The other one sat in the corner and looked rather annoyed by this whole situation.
"Fucking great, more inmates…" he ranted with a heavy welsh accent "Who are you?" he asked.
Jack stood up and dusted himself off of any kind of dirt and straightened his hat "The name is Captain Jack Sparrow, and where, might I ask, am I?"
The robed Assassin smirked and said "You're in Equestria mate..."
Cadance was having a very bad day. For not one, not two, but three unidentified creatures were sighted and apprehended by her guards, the first one was roaming across the crystal empire while demanding meat and declaring himself to be the future pirate king. The guards tried to seize him but he resisted. Luckily, with the help of half a dozen unicorn guards, they managed to render the creature unconscious.
Cadance rubbed her head even further when she remember the second encounter, this one however, was found inside the treasury with his hands and pockets filled with as much bits he could carry. Cadance had to personally intervene since the robed creature held a device that somehow maddened her guards, the effects still hadn't wore off. Strangely enough, the device seemed to have no effect over the princess of love, and she wasn't complaining, after seizing the second creature and stripping him of his weapons, he too, was thrown to the dungeon.
The third encounter was much more… subtle then the others, the creature simply appeared in the princess's bedchambers. Suffice to say, the princess was less than pleased with that particular turn of event. The creature was stripped of weaponry and was taken immediately to the dungeon.
The princess was now on her throne with her beloved husband by her side, lightly massaging her aching shoulders; she shivered in delight when shining relieved an excessively stressed muscle "What should we do dear? Three creatures with unknown origins appear in the empire and almost caused havoc." Shining Armor spoke.
"I… I believe I should inform my aunts about these turn of events, if anypony would know what to do, they will." Cadance used her magic a conjured a quill and a parchment and started writing…
Dear aunt Celestia-
Forgive me for interrupting your duties but something happened within the crystal empire that requires yours and your sister's full attention, forgive me for not elaborating but I'm afraid such matters must be spoken face-to-face, please respond soon.
Sincerely princess Mi Amore Cadenza.
Cadance folded the parchment and sealed it, using her magic to send it all the way to Canterlot, moments later; she got a letter bearing the royal seal and opened it quickly.
My dearest niece -
I'm relaying on the fact that you had time to write me a letter to believe that the situation, urgent as in may be, is under control temporarily. And if that's the case I urge you to be patient while my sister and I are arriving as fast as we can to ensure the empire's safety. Please inform your guards that both my sister and I will be arriving using 'The Destiny Ascension' so they could clear a place for us to land.
Yours truly Princess Celestia.
Cadence sighed in relief as she finished reading the letter, her aunties are coming. Cadence let herself relax into shining armor's massage a little bit more, knowing both Celestia and Luna are coming made her body to relax tremendously. But there was still some tension in her body, a small part in her head still trying to warn her of upcoming trouble. One thing was certain though, this is gonna be a long day…
A little something I think you might enjoy...
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First chapter of a hopefully a good story, like I said in the description, if you like the story, I'll continue writing. But if not I'll delete it.
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