Shells; Chapter 1

Chapter 1: In the Beginning By: Lvdoomien __________________________________________________________________________________________________
 * A slim 8 year old boy wearing a torn up white button-up shirt and worn black dress pants runs down an alley*

????: You can't run forever boy!


 * A tall man with a scimitar chases after the boy, followed by a small man with a rifle and a large man with a mallet all of them dressed in simple peasant clothing*

????: My name's Tomas and you know it Andre! Stop calling me boy already! *knocks over some crates*

Andre: *Jumps over the crates* I know it because you keep stealing from me, boy! Now stand still so I can kill you! *almost catches up to Tomas and swings his scimitar at him but misses*

Tomas: You'll have to do better than that if you want your beli back, Andre! *runs into a dead end* And of course theres a dead end here!


 * Andre and the other two thugs corner Tomas and draw their weapons*

Andre: last chance Tomas, give me the beli or me and my friends will kill you today.

Tomas: *Gets into a fighting stance and raises his fists* I bet I can take you guys on.

Andre: You go ahead and keep thinking that while Bruce smashes you ok? Now Bruce, attack!

Bruce: Got it! *Bruce lunges at Tomas and tries to smash him with his mallet*

????: Stone Pillar! *A large Stone pillar quickly rises up under Bruce and kills him upon impact*

Randy: BRUCE!!!

Andre: What the hell?


 * A muscular, tall man stands on top of a building that makes up the alley with his right arm stretched out*


 * Tomas looks at the man in awe and freezes*

????: Trying to kill people smaller than you is messed up, but trying to kill the homeless? That's just not right.

Andre: *with an angry face* Don't tell me what I can and can't do! I am Andre! The greatest bandit this side of the Grand line! Randy! Shoot him, shoot him!


 * Randy nods and fires several rounds at the man*


 * The man's arm turns into solid stone and he blocks the bullets with his arm*

????: You'll have to do beter than that! *Stretches his hand out again* Stone Pillar! *A stone pillar rises up under Randy and kills him upon impact*

Andre: Randy! *looks at the man* you'll pay for killing them! *Andre lunges at the man and attacks him with his scimitar*

????: Don't even try! *Punches Andre with his stone arm and sends him flying into a wall*

Andre: GAHHH!!! *Andre falls to the ground and goes unconscious*

????: *jumps to the ground* That's why you dont' mess with Rock-Hard Olick.

Tomas: *still looking at the man in awe* What... are you?

Olick: I'm just your average man, kid. Unless you consider haven eaten the Stone Stone fruit inhuman, then yeah I'm human.

Tomas: Wow, you ate a Devil fruit? That's amazing! I wish I had a Devil fruit. Or at least some food. I dropped the beli I stole from them anyway. Wish I knew were I dropped it.

Olick: You stole beli from guys like that?

Tomas: Yeah, I do it all the time.I always get away from them though, except for today of course.

Olick: Heh, you do that often? Your pretty tough, kid. Here, I found this recently and I think you should have it. *Olick hands Tomas a pink and green tubular fruit* Go ahead and eat that, I think you'll like it.

Tomas: Gee, thanks! What is it though?

Olick: It's just a fruit from a distant land. You'll like it. Now I got stuff to do, kid. Have fun *Olick walks off*

Tomas: Ok, thanks again Olick I hope we meet again! *Starts to eat the fruit*

Olick: Don't worry, you will. (Now that you've eaten the Shell Shell Fruit, I'm definitely sure we'll meet again. Someday)

TO BE CONTINUED

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