The Life Of The Spade Pirates

[ Thank you guys for your support and concern for my mom, I appreciate it, thank you. Other than that, the story is back. I don't know if I'm doing it daily again tho, though maybe like 4 chapters a week, Idk. Let us see how it goes. ]

[ 4/15/1482 - Next Day ]

[ Location: North Blue Sea ]

[ Word Count 1743 ]

" Hello" - Speech

' Hello' - Thoughts

*Boom* - Sounds

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( 3rd Person Pov )

" Hey Bullet, you know if there is any marine base on Duragen island?" Achilles asked his first mate, steering the Voyager through the calm water. They were currently heading towards an island very close to it, hence why Achilles asked.

" Hmm… from what I remember they aren't any. But even if they did recently build a base there, it should be pretty small. Nothing we can't handle." Bullet answered Achilles from where he was lifting a 400-pound weight at the forecastle deck with ease.

"Then guys change of plan, we'll head toward Duragen Island and resupply there." Achilles yelled out slightly changing the course of the ship.

They were originally planning to sail to an island that's closer to them than Durgane Island. But that island was very small compared to Durgane which had a lot city with more stuff you can buy. The only reason they didn't plan to go to Duragene Island was that Achilles thought a large marine presence would be there.

" Ay ay Captain," Marco responded, who was sitting down at the edge of the quarterdeck close to Achilles, writing a letter.

Bullet didn't respond just nodding and continuing to lift the weights. Masterson was inside the kitchen making lunch for everyone. While Achilles is busy, it's his job to cook for the crew since he's the only one who can make anything decent.

" Yo, Marco what are you doing?" Achilles asked curiously looking at Marco who had a happy smile, writing down something on a letter.

" Writing a letter to Bronya. I told her I'll try to write letters to her every once in a while when I have the time, about our adventures and stuff."

"And since we are heading to the Grandline, I figured I tell her about it."

Marco answered, looking at the letter he just finished writing.

" Huh, that's nice. But how are you going to send the letter to her? You know we aren't going back to the North Blue for a good while." Achilles said to Marco, looking at the map inside his head. He knew they aren't coming back to the North Blue for a good few years or even longer.

" I plan to send private letters to her through the News Coo. I just gotta show them a picture of Bronya, and what island she is on. And they will do the rest and vice versa for Bronya as well." Marco replied surprising Achilles as he never thought about that. Hell, he didn't even know they could do that.

[ Note: Just because the main character read the manga doesn't mean he's going to know every single little detail. I hate fanfictions like that, like no you don't remember what year this character was born in, shit like that. ]

" Hey that's pretty smart of you, you have a picture of Bronya?"

" Yeah, I have it in my drawer, she give me one during the sleepover, we came up with this idea at the time. She does this with her family members who live on another island." Marco said back to Achilles who was smiling. As he realized the friendship between Marco and Bronya was far stronger than he thought it to be.

" You seem to care a lot for her." Achilles asked wanting to know how two kids who had just met each other became such close friends.

" Yeah, she's the first friend I ever made," Marco stated muttered to Achilles, remembering his past.

" Well, I'm happy for you then. Just know you have us now." Achilles said as the door below the quarterdeck opened with Masterson existing wearing an apron.

[ My best friend and I became friends after like talking for 20 minutes and best friends after talking and interacting with each other for a couple of days when we were like 8, so it's not that hard for me to believe Marco became friends with Bronya this quickly, well at least for me. ]

" Guys, lunch is ready," Masterson said to the crew, yelling.

" Well, let's go eat lunch," Marco said walking down the stairs, Achilles made sure the ship stayed on the course before walking to the kitchen for lunch alongside Bullet who put away all of his weights.

[ 30 Minutes Later ]

" Hey Achilles, how old are you?" Masterson all of a sudden as the crew ate at the table.

" Oh, I'm 15 right now. My birthday is on February 25th." Achilles answered drinking some water in between.

" What about the rest of you guys?"

" I'm 15 as well, my birthday is on June 29th."

" Uh, I'm 8, and my birthday is on September 20th."

Marco and Bullet said to Masterson, answering his question.

" Huh, I guess that makes me the oldest then since I'm 16. And my birthday is on September 20th." Masterson said to the crew smirking and laughing a little.

" I always thought I was the oldest in the crew." Achilles said to Masterson amused.

" Anyway, guys listen up." Achilles stated in a serious voice once everyone finished eating. Everyone looked at him, noticing the change in tone, which Achilles only does when he's giving out orders to them.

" Bullet, I'm gonna need you to go buy items we are low on, especially materials we need to fix the ship. The weather in Paradise is crazier than you can imagine."

" As for you guys, go do anything you have to do. Marco if you want to send the letter to Bronya, now is the time. There should be some News Coo on the island. After everyone did what they had to do, we will leave for the Redline."

" Is that understood?" Achilles asked with everyone at the table nodding at him.

[ 4 Hours Later ]

" So that's Duragen Island." Achilles muttered looking at a large island covered in what seems to be grass and trees. In the middle of the island was a populated city, at the very end of the island was a large mountain towering over the whole island.

[ Duragen Island > Image Here ]

" So this is it. Our last island at the North Blue." Masterson said to himself, finally kicking in that he's going to leave the North Blue for the first time in his life.

A little bit scared of that thought as the crew was going to head to the most dangerous part of the world. But at the same time, a little excited as he got what he wanted, an adventure of a lifetime.

" Well, I guess I stay on the ship then. Masterson, you're going with Marco, Bullet will be fine by himself." Achilles said docking the ship in the island's only shipyard which was pretty big. They were a few other pirate ships docked as well.

The Voyager caused quite a ruckus once it docked but the shipyard returned to calmness once again, once the people realized the Spade Pirates were merely on the island to resupply and not to fight.

" Woah Captain, what do you think they are doing out here so far?" A pirate said from another ship watching three members of the Spade Pirates descend from that Voyager and pay their fees to dock their ship.

" Who knows but I'm not staying here to find out. Once the ship is ready, get ready to sail again. I imagine that with them being here, that marine won't be far off."

" Duragen Island naturality only protects us when we are within the island's territory. But once we leave their shipyard, they won't protect us from the marines. Not to mention the large number of fees we have to pay to stay here each day."

The Captain said, before ordering his men to get the ship with the other pirate crews staying on the crew doing the same.

" Guess we must have scared them off." Achilles muttered to himself sitting down at the stairs leading to the quarterdeck where the steering wheel is situated at.

He was watching the other pirate ships, five in total, sail away from the shipyard once they arrived.

' Huh thinking about it, I wonder what I should do when we arrived at the grandline. Recruit new people is obvious but after that then what? Explore the seas, I guess. Fill out the map in my head.'

' Oh well, for now, I guess, I just travel around like Shanks. But what Bullet said...'

" Yeah right, as if I want to be the one to do that. That's too much work and effort, no reason to go through all the trouble." Achilles muttered to himself, getting rid of such troublesome ideas.

[ 1 Hour Later ]

" Yo, Achilles we're back," Bullet shouted waking up Achilles who was taking a nap on the stairs.

" Oh welcome back." Achilles said to the crew, getting up and stretching his body.

" I guess everyone is ready then?"

" Yep, let's go to the Grandline," Marco answered Achilles, sounding excited along with everyone else.

" Well then unveil the sails. And pull the anchors." Achilles ordered the crew, walking to the steering wheel. Marco and Masterson unveiled the sails from the masts while Bullet pulled up the anchor.

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[ I know nothing happened in this chapter, but I just wanted to show some normal parts of the crew's lives before heading to Paradise where things are going to be only harder and less fun. ]

And this is the end of the chapter folks

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