James Williams POV
I don't like this, first that funny looking bird, then that language-shifting newspaper and now getting stuck in the middle of the sea with this morons (and sam). I don't like this one bit.
" Penny for your thoughts " came the voice of my best friend in the World.
I turned my head to the left looking at him, however before i could answer i heard Johnson calling from down stairs.
" Hey, Williams, Miller, get down here "
" Great now she's giving me orders " i grumbeld but still getting down the stairs, mostly driven by curiosity then anything.
First thing i notice reaching the floor is how cramped it is, i have to bend my back to fit in. second thing are the barrels, the kind you see in an old western bar and lastly the the metal cans standing on and around them.
At the far end of this...( Whatever small secret chambers in boats are called)...i see Johnson and the dwarf, so i walk to them.
Holy crap, now that's what am talking about, screw the bird and the language-shifting newspaper, giant treasure chest for the win. By the size alone i could tell this...
" Good, me and Anderson will take the right, you guys take the left " Johnson interrupted my dreams with more orders.
" Why don't we just open it here?" Sam asked whats on my mind right now (other then gold that is).
" What do you think is inside?" Everybody just ignored the little gremlin, who is obviosly in his own World.
" Because we don't have the key, and it would be easier to open without it up there, come on lets hurry "
On it's left side there was this wide metal ring handle which we used to Lift the chest.
*BAM* damn it.
"What happened?" Asked Johnson in that tone that am starting to hate.
" It was heavier then i thought, but i got it now " she seem to have read my tone because she didn't say anything. We lifted the chest all the way to the stairs, and the fully stocked cramped room didn't help at all.
Ok now how are we gonna Lift it up the stairs? Because i will not...
" Here, catch " Oliver warned before throwing a rope down, were did he get that? Johnson doesn't seem to question it however, and started tying the rope.
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Thanks to (almost) everybody helping, lifting it up the stairs was actually far more easier than i thought it would be.
" And your sure there were no key down there " Boohoo, look at me! i know lots about boat so i don't lift heavy stuff, what an ass-h*le.
" I looked every where, nothing. Which is weird, why would Whoever put us here also put a chest without a key " i'm the class president so i don't lift heavy stuff too, meh meh mi.
" You guys talking about this key?" The effect of Anderson suddenly letting go could be felt across the heavy chest, causing us (me, sam and Brown) not to just let go, but to also jump back to not loose any toes.
*BAM*
We all stared daggers at the short son of a b*tch with a golden key in his hand, but none moved knowing what is comming to him from the president's expretion.
" Give me that you idiot " after power walking to him she snatched the key while also pulling him by the collar of his shirt.
She looked like she wanted to say more ( which is also what we all wanted) but she just let him goand went to open the box.
I would have given him a piece of my mind too if i didn't have biger priorities right now, TREASURE !!
It took her a couple of seconds but she finally opened it, and inside was...
"Swirly fruits?" I blurted my thoughts out loud.
Thats it!? we carried that thing all the way up here ( mostly Anderson's fault) for some weird ass fruits, oh no wait there seems to be more under the fruits, i think those are Swords and some old looking guns.
" Those are devil fruits" Garcia said, but i don't like the way his looking at me. before i could answer (and erase that look from his face) Johnson interfered.
" I'm guessing they are in your anime as well " anime? like Dragon Ball?
" Yes, nobody should eat them " surprisingly the one answering was Olivia Brown (i think this is the first time
I ever hear her talk) with a serious look on her face.
" Why, what happens when you eat it? " instead of answering she just kept on staring into the fruits like they are going to suddenly speak for themselves.
* Creack**blam**cleack* why would she (Johnson) close the box? Because of some fruit? But i don't voice my thuoghts due to how serious the atmosphere is, because of fruits , i really don't get it.
She stand up in front of the chest, looks at the sky (the sun? Is she trying to figure out the time?) then at the chest.
" Alright you start spilling and fast " what did i do this time? Or was it sam? Oh she's talking to Garcia and Brown, right.
" Like sh...she said, those are called devil fruits, they are called that because of the deal you make when you eat them " he seems to start to monologue.
" Do you have any idea what is going on ?" So i whisper to sam besides me.
" I think they believe we're inside that live action serie we talked about earlier " i just gave him my best 'your kidding, right?' look, but he still continued.
" You know like that Jumanji situation" oooh now i get it.
" So we are stuck inside the game, i get it now " if that is true then this may be cooler than i thought it would be.
" Inside the 'show' " my friend tried to diminish how cool this is.
" Semantics " but i don't let him.
" True, but the risque is too big the chest stay closed for now, at least until we reach the land, ok?" Johnson final statement pulled my attention again.
" Wait, if we out smart the devil couldn't we just get teleported to the land?" Why is everybody looking at me like that.
" Were you even listening?" asked the only other black person on this boat.
" Of course i was, you eat them and make a deal with the devil, right?" Its not rocket science.
" Thats not what i said at all!!" came the anoying voice of Garcia.
" Well if you wasn't monologuing like a..." My awsome come back got interrupted by Johnson Who started explaining.
" They give you super powers once you eat them, but you can't swim any more "
" But we're in the middle of the sea right now " the hell kind of stupid fruit is this?
" Exacutly " was the only answer i got, well that's just stupid, who would be dumb enough to eat those.
" Ok, what about the other things, i saw a bunch of Swords and guns in there " those must be the starting equipments.
" I'm not handing Swords and guns to a group of teenagers on a boat " she said with a finality in her voice which i really didn't like.
" Alright thats it " i advanced in front of her, only now realising that i'm 6 full inches longer then her.
" What is that suppose to mean?" But instead of being intimidated by my hight, she steped forward which is exactly what i expected of someone like her, but i'm the captain of the football team for a reason.
" It means that i'm tried of you ordering us around, like you know what your doing " please take the bait.
" Oh, so you know what to do, right?" Yes! Now i'm gonna win their hearts with my well trained speech.
" Damn right i do " i turned from her looking everybody in the eyes " we're going to take those weapons and we are going to beat this game, cause we'er a TEAM!!!"
...why is everybody looking at me like that again, why aren't they cheering? this usually work with the team.
" What game?" Anderson asked Oliver besides him who didn't answer,oh it make sense now, they're idiots thats why.
" Lets get this over with, who of you want this buffoon to be in charge, rise your hand " nobody (exepte for sam) rise their hand.
" This isn't a democracy " both angered and frustrated at the situation, i couldn't hold my self from grabbing her arm.
*KBLAM*
...uuh, what just happened, all i saw was a blur and now i'm lying face down on the floor, Johnson's knee on my back and my left arm in a painful tight grip behind me.
" Don't you ever touch me again, understood " i absent absentmindedly nodded, her gentil warm breath touching my ear being the only thing ciceling in my head right now.
" anybody else " she challenged loudly after we stood up, nobody lifted a finger or said anything, that is until Garcia did.
" Actually i think i should be the captain here..."
Ohhohoho, this is going to be fun to watch.