Chapter 2: Answers

Everyone staring at Yuna and waiting for her answer, they wanted to know what Luffy meant by her death. Yuna looked at them with a bitter smile and take a deep breath. She starts to tell them about herself, the day when she was claimed as deceased.

One day back when Yuna was a little, she just said goodbye to Luffy and left Windmill Village. She was on a ship with a group of organizations "what organization?" asked the orange-haired girl. Yuna told them that she couldn't tell them, but maybe one day she could. Yuna continued her story by a week after the last day she saw Luffy, she was still on the sea and heading to the Grand Line.

But when she was almost on the next island, Marines were unexpectedly there and blocked their route. After that, rain of cannonball heading toward her ship as it wrecked into the sea. When one of the Marines ships went closer to check if everything was destroyed, all they saw were components of the shop scattered on the surface until… they saw a little girl.

"wait" ordered one of Vice-Admiral Marine wearing a hat and hoodie, covering half of his face. He asked his subordinate to bring the girl on the ship.

When the girl arrived at the ship, they checked her condition. The Marines were very surprised when they found it that she's still alive. The Vice-Admiral told them to take care of her wounds. A few days later, the girl woke up on a bed in an infirmary room. "you're awake" a deep voice called from aside. The girl tilted her head and saw a Marine sitting on a chair and crossing his arms. It looks like he's waiting for her to awake.

The girl tried to get up, but when she tried to move her body all she feels is pain. The man told her that she's injured on a ship they're supposed to assassinate. The girl went silent and stare at the man "…what's your name?" he asked.

"…Yuna" she answered with a weak voice.

"Yuna" he repeated her name "do you remember what happened to you?"

"…no"

"…" he stared at her for a while "everything? Not even your home?"

The girl shakes her head, then the Marine starts thinking again "if you have nowhere else to go, you could stay in the Marines. Train here and become a Marine". The man offered her a home, food, and clothes for her if she joins Marine.

The girl fell a tear and trying to reach her hand to the man "yes" is all she said.

The Marine took her small hand and holds it firmly "then from now on, you are a Marine. Dedicated yourself to serve the Marines and following every order. Become strong, Yuna" he expected big things from Yuna's future.

Yuna look at the man with curiosity "…your name?" she asked.

"Sakazuki"

*Back To Present

"…and thus, I've become a Marines that day and trained myself day and night to become stronger than the others thanks to Sakazuki-san hard training" she added.

"wait, you said that you don't remember anything back then. But you know Luffy?" ask a man with a long nose.

"that's because I lied"

"you LIED?! Just like him then" the orange-haired girl pointed at the long-nosed man.

"Hey!" he resents.

"why would you lie? You must have intension behind that" ask the blonde-haired man.

Yuna nodded "yes, I need to become stronger and need to find any valuable resources or information in the Marines. At the age of 10, Sakazuki-san gave me devil fruit" she gets up as she is about to demonstrate her power.

Four pairs of white wings appeared on her back, she showed her palm and a light came out from her palm "I'm a devil fruit user, Tori-Tori no mi (Bird-Bird Fruit) Model: Angel"

"t-that devil fruit—a Mythical Zoan?!" gasped the blonde-haired man.

"Mythical Zoan?" asked Luffy.

"a sub-class user that allows transforming the user into mythical creatures. In her case, I've read in the book that she could heal every wound or illness, taking someone's life in one touch, a light-user" he explained "This is the first time I've seen one right in front of me"

"that's amazing…! She's basically a Goddess!!" gaped the orange-haired girl.

"what?! Is that mean you can bring someone back to life?!" asked the long-nose.

"no"

Both of them fell on the floor from the instant reply "I-I see, I guess even the strongest devil-fruit user has their limits…" said the long-nose.

"This is nonsense" said a swordsman, he gets up from his napping spot and looks in Yuna's direction "back in Logue town, the Marines still chasing you like a criminal. Why's that? Aren't you Marine?"

Everyone turned back to Yuna "very observative, Mr. Swordsman, but the answer is no. not anymore" she replied.

Yuna told them she betrayed Sakazuki and the Marines at the age of 15, once her devil-fruit power manifested into the more powerful level. She killed most of Sakazuki's men.

It was pouring rain that day, there's a commotion in the middle of the base camp. A teenage girl with four wide wings floating above them, watching them with cold expressions. A long sword in one hand as she swings it in their direction 15-20 people were cuts and thrown away by a powerful strength. The Marines tried to kill her on spot, but none of them works, not a single weapon scratch her.

When the Marines keeps coming and the number starts increasing just to stop her, she raised one hand to the sky. Countless light portals appeared behind her. The Marines sweat-dropped and panicked as they stare at the light portal right above them. They knew now they're doomed.

"…die" with one word, she lowered her hand and it starts raining of sharp long crosses as it stabbing every person right below.

The Marines screaming as they run for their lives, but most of them are already dead caused by the light cross. Slowly, it went silent all she hears is the sound of rain. She looked around to make sure no one there alive… that is what she has always been taught. No souls were alive while during the assassination.

"Yuna!!!" A loud voice calling her name.

Yuna turned to see Sakazuki standing on top of the roof to match her level, where he could stare directly at her eyes "why the hell are you doing this?! Why are you destroying your home? Your own family? Your brothers in battle?!!" he asked in anger.

"Marineford… is not my home" she stated without changing her expression.

Sakazuki's jaw dropped and couldn't believe the words that came out from her mouth. He clenched his fist as he started showing his power, a devil fruit user, Logia type Magu-Magu no mi (Magma-Magma Fruit).

"after all these years, your royalty has nothing but a fraud…" he looked back up at Yuna "then in the name of Marine, you Yuna the ex-marine, I shall kill you with my own hands!!"

Sakazuki launched his magma toward Yuna's direction, but he missed. When Yuna successfully dodged Sakazuki's attack, he launched forward to hit her with his magma fists. But he missed too as she stabbed him on the left shoulder with her long sword to the ground really hard. Her sword stabbed through his flesh but didn't hit his heart. Sakazuki couldn't move his left arm and tried to pull out the sword, but Yuna keep trying to push it further.

Sakazuki panted in pain as he stares at Yuna "…you're hesitating" he said.

Yuna widened her eyes "…what are you talking about?"

"I know you for so long, you could have killed me directly in the heart. But you didn't"

"…" Yuna stares back at Sakazuki "you too could have killed me with that hit, why are you lowering your fist?"

"…I can't. I thought of you… as my own daughter"

Something inside Yuna snapped as she screams. A flash of light appears from her and pulled out her sword from Sakazuki. He panted and tried to get up when he tried to look after Yuna… she's already gone.

And from that moment, Yuna the ex-marine known as the traitor who killed her own men with her own hands. Thus, she has been registered in wanted as a criminal with 20,000,000 bounties, dead or alive. Her posters are everywhere and rumors spread fast. Lots of pirates and bounty hunters are searching for her, but none have succeeded so far.

Yuna decided to go back to the organization that she used to live in before, a deserted place where it becomes their base camp. A military organization that opposes the World Government. She was born and raised there ever since she was a little before joining the Marines. It took a while to find it, but everyone there still remembers her and welcomed her with a warm welcome. The leader even greeted her himself.

In the organization, Sakazuki's words still ring in her mid 'I thought of you… as my own daughter'. She has a complicated feeling over that and tried to get into her mind and feelings. She keeps telling herself that Sakazuki only uses her as his personal weapon, his right hand. All those relationships she builds with everyone in the Marines are just a mask to achieve her goal.

She told the crew that when she heard a boy wearing Straw Hat made a name for himself. Yuna recognized that straw hat right away it was Luffy. She decided to look after him and found him in Logue town "it was a miracle we have finally crossed paths there. And when I noticed he has his own pirate crew, there's one thing I wanted to ask you, Luffy" she turned to him.

"let me join your crew, Luffy" she asked with a determined face.

The rest of the crew wanted her to join because of her strength and beauty (?), but Zoro stepped in and ask her "what makes you want to join our crew? Who knows that you might betray us too"

Yuna couldn't convince him or the crew to trust her right away right after the story she told, they've just met after all. Luffy walks between them and facing right in Yuna's direction "welcome to our crew, Yuna!" he said with a wide grin.

"you idiot captain! Didn't you hear what she just told us?!" the swordsman hit Luffy on the head and grabbed his collar "she betrayed the Marines! Don't you consider that she might betray us too?!"

"she's my sister, Zoro. I trust her" Luffy said with a serious face.

Zoro grinned his teeth in annoyance and let him go, he clicked his tongue and walks away "for the record, I do not trust a damn Marine" he said.

"Ex-Marine" YUna corrected.

"whatever"

"sorry about Zoro, maybe he has still a little grudge on them. He once being tortured by them in the past, be tied under the sun without food or water for a week" Luffy said.

After that, the crew celebrating a new member of their crew and introduced themselves to her. The Swordsman Roronoa Zoro. Ship Navigator Nami. The Sniper Usopp. And last, the Cook Sanji. A small group of pirates but strong in their own way and ability. All of them starts chatting and getting to know each other, though Yuna didn't tell them the whole story about her. She's not ready for that.

Thus, the crew continues their journey to the Grand Line.