26Annoying Jozu
LuffyGirl here.
First, here is a link to a One Piece Discord server called Rogue Town: discord .gg/ Ash E8t9 (just remove the spaces) It is led by the wonderful Tray D. Sheila and her second in command ^-^ You can introduce yourself and your role play muses in 'Character Introduction' :D You can talk to other people about anything One Piece whether it's the Anime or the manga as long as you mention it as spoilers if necessary. Or you can simply lurk if you're not ready to interact yet :) You can also share your art work, share videos, amv's, mmd's, etc...! You can even share pictures of your pets! The Discord is still improving but the more people that join, the more it can improve! We hope to see you there! ^-^
Second, I'm not even sure if I should say what the inspiration was for this but it's pretty silly, lol. And it's thanks to Tray D. Sheila XD Seriously, how did this happen from that one small thing?
But here's the story and I hope you all like it :D
Summary: Just a series of random one-shots about The Whitebeard Pirates. Some are AU (Alternative Universe) and some are regular. Or sometimes it fits both.
Summary for this chapter: Marco has questions for Jozu but actually has a different intention and the crew finds out something new about Marco's Phoenix form (Obviously takes place in the One Piece world and the characters are younger and I enjoy writing them a lot like that)
Disclaimer: One Piece belongs to Eiichiro Oda
Enjoy :)
Jozu was getting a little annoyed with this Marco kid following him around and staring at him for whatever reason. And most of the staring was done in his Phoenix form. Ever since Jozu showed the power of his Devil Fruit, that's all Marco did and even asked some questions.
"What's the name of your Devil Fruit?" Marco asked walking next to him.
"I told you twice and now three times, kid. The Kira Kira no Mi."
"But why glitter when you're clearly a diamond?"
"Why don't you ask the Devil Fruit creators?" Jozu answered as he sped-walked away making Marco pout.
Said person turned his arms into wings and 'flew' his way back to Jozu. "When did you eat it? How long have you had the fruit? I ate mine when I was younger. How did it taste? Mine was gross. Can you turn into one large diamond?"
"In order: A long time ago, a long time and all Devil Fruits are gross. And technically, I can coat myself in diamonds which allows me to turn into diamonds and yes I can coat my entire body."
"… Does that include-"
"Not answering."
Marco pouted and then smiled as he 'flew' up to Jozu again. "Are you forever friend zoned because diamonds are a girl's best friend?"
"What the-?! What kind of question is that?!"
"Thatch wanted to know."
"Hey!" Thatch said watching from a distance making Jozu glare at him.
"I can also make diamonds from thin air and throw them at people to." Jozu smirked making Thatch yelp and flee away before he could even try.
"Really?!" Marco said amazed. "Can I have one?!"
"No. Wait, what?"
Marco pouted once more but ignored Jozu's question as he then 'flew' (which was mostly fluttering with small jumps) onto a barrel that Jozu was about to walk past. "Can I see your diamond form?" He asked trying to keep balance on the barrel.
"Why?"
"Cuz it's amazing."
"Thanks for the compliment but no." Jozu said as he walked past Marco.
"Why not?" He asked childishly and then went to 'fly' (again mostly flutter) but was stopped and Marco looked down to see his legs changed to talons and… he was now stuck on the barrel.
"You'll see it again when we fight more Marines." Jozu turned around and chuckled. "You might want to work on your Devil Fruit a lot more, kid." He teased and then went below deck.
"Wait, I still have questions! Jozu!" Marco yelled and then grew annoyed at being stuck and tried to 'fly' (flutter) off only for the barrel to move half an inch across the ground before it fell over taking Marco with it.
Meanwhile, Thatch watched from a distance and laughed.
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Jozu was on lookout for the night up in the crow's nest and nearly caught a heart attack when he woke up to see Marco staring at him in his Phoenix form.
"Geezus, Marco!" To think he got scared of a little Phoenix that wasn't even half his size. "Maybe Thatch was right about getting you a bell. What is it?"
Marco just stared at Jozu as if waiting for something.
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"…"
"…"
"… You can't change back again can you?" Jozu asked.
Marco tilted his head in question.
"O.k, just think about what I told you-"
Jozu was cut off when Marco began circling around him.
What the hell?
"Marco, what in the Grand Line are you doing?" Jozu asked confused as he watched his young crewmate walk around him.
Jozu had to admit that some of Marco's actions were cute but sometimes they were just confusing. Like now. Just what the hell was Marco doing? Was he looking for something? Did he want something? Or was he just stuck in his Phoenix form again?
His thoughts were interrupted when Marco chirped to get his attention.
"What is it, kid? We can't understand you when you're like this remember?"
Suddenly, Marco poked his leg and while it didn't hurt much, Jozu was surprised by the action.
"Marco, what-? Hey! What're you doing?! Stop it!" He said now annoyed as he tried to catch the small Phoenix that now pecked him continuously.
Said Phoenix then hopped onto Jozu's shoulders and pecked his head.
O.k, that kind of hurt.
"Marco-! Ow! If you want my attention-! Don't poke my face-! -you got it! Marco! Damnit!"
Before Jozu's face could be poked again, he activated his Devil Fruit power and turned half his face into diamond.
The action almost immediately made Marco stop and stare at his reflection in said diamonds.
Jozu was… very confused.
"Uh… Marco? Are you o.k?"
Marco stared at his reflection a little more before he did the strangest thing Jozu has seen him do so far. He rubbed his head against Jozu's half diamond face.
What. On. Thee Grand Line. Was happening right now?
Jozu had no idea how to react to this and was very glad everyone (especially Thatch) was still asleep.
"Um… Can you not do that?" Jozu said as he turned his face back to normal.
Marco flinched a little and looked at him in question and chirped confused.
"… What?"
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Jozu turned his face half diamond again and Marco was immediately drawn to it.
Jozu blinked.
Did… Did Marco like his diamond form?
Jozu turned his face back to normal which caused Marco to squawk this time which Jozu found kind of funny. He turned his face into diamonds and Marco chirped happily.
Huh. Was… Marco attracted to shiny objects like… like a bird?
Wasn't Marco supposed to be a Phoenix? Then again, a Phoenix is a bird.
'Interesting.' Jozu thought. 'Thatch would surely get a kick out of this one.'
A few minutes later…
The crew was woken up by a loud thud and loud squawking and scolding and soon, everyone (although the crew was still small at the moment) was outside on deck.
The first thing they saw was Marco in his Phoenix form squawking and aggressively flapping his wings at Jozu while trying to grab him for whatever reason. When the Phoenix managed to grab Jozu's arm, he proceeded to try and drag Jozu somewhere.
Thatch couldn't help but laugh.
"Stop laughing and help!" Jozu scolded while trying to get Marco off him without hurting him.
"No way! Those talons might not hurt you that much but they hurt me a lot!"
"Why is Marco even chasing him?" Izo wondered out loud. It didn't look like Marco meant any harm but at the same time it looked like he didn't even have control of what he was doing. "Just let him take you to wherever he wants you to go."
"What if he wants to throw me in the ocean?! Oyaji do something!" Jozu said still trying to shoo Marco away from him.
All said captain did was laugh in amusement. "Maybe Izo is right, son. See where Marco wants you to go and he might leave you alone after that."
"Might leave me alone?!" Jozu groaned annoyed. "Fine."
Begrudgingly, Jozu followed Marco while Thatch and Izo followed as well mostly for entertainment.
After a couple minutes, they ended up at Marco's room and they couldn't help but wonder why.
"Why would Marco lead you to his own room?" Thatch asked not expecting an answer.
"I could think of one good reason." Izo said.
"Whatever it is you're thinking stop thinking it!" Jozu said as they followed the Phoenix inside.
They were then led to a closet which Marco 'flew' up to and pointed at it with his beak.
"You want me to open it?" Jozu asked not really wanting to. Why on earth was Marco acting like this? Why was he making Jozu open his closet? Why and how was this even happening?!
"Probably has a stash of shiny objects or something in there." Thatch joked while Izo rolled his eyes. "What? It's possible."
"How many times do I have to tell you that Marco is a Phoenix, Thatch."
"But he's still a bird!"
"A Phoenix is superior to all birds!"
"But he's still a bird!"
Ignoring the bickering behind him, Jozu hesitantly opened the closet.
"What… the…?" Jozu said not sure how to react to what he saw.
Izo stood on Jozu's left and Thatch on the right and said people looked over him curiously.
Their jaws dropped at what they saw.
Inside the closet was a hoard of shiny objects!
"I was right!" Thatch said throwing his arms up in victory.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" Izo said in disbelief.
"You owe me berries!"
Izo glared at Thatch who just laughed.
Next thing they knew, Marco was trying to drag Jozu into the small closet. Actually, it was a decent size but Jozu however, was not a decent size. He was almost bigger than the closet!
"Marco, what the hell?!" Jozu yelled as he tried to get out of the Phoenix's path as the bird resorted to pushing him in.
Thatch laughed while Izo watched in amusement but was also… confused. And now annoyed because he now owed Thatch some berries.
"Can't believe you were actually right."
"Can you guys stop standing around and help me or grab him or something?!" Jozu scolded.
"Does it look like we want to get clawed?!"
"Yeah, those talons hurt!" Thatch added.
"Next time you guys need help with something I'm not helping!" Jozu finally managed to grab Marco's talons and the bird proceeded to flutter around the room almost dragging Jozu along with him. "Damnit, where did this strength come from?!"
"Well, he is a Phoenix." Izo said as a matter of factly.
"And still a bird. … Wanna see what Marco hoards and then use it as blackmail?"
"Sure."
"You guys are completely useless right now!" Jozu scolded again.
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Jozu finally caught Marco by forcing him between his side and his arm and had his other hand holding Marco's beak closed so he wouldn't flap and squawk. That didn't mean he stayed still though.
Thatch and Izo on the other hand were enjoying the blackmail material they now had on the Phoenix. And apparently Jozu since he had a hard time catching said Phoenix. Which was hilarious because you would think someone of Jozu's size wouldn't have a problem catching a little bird. Well, Phoenix.
"Oyaji, can you please calm him down or something?" Jozu asked getting tired of holding his fidgeting crewmate.
Whitebeard laughed. "Come here, Marco. Let your brother rest." He carefully and gently grabbed Marco from Jozu's arms while said Phoenix squawked and tried to flap his wings but Whitebeard had a firm but not too tight grip on him. "So what was it that he showed you?"
Jozu, Izo and Thatch looked at each other.
"Nothing important. Just his room." Jozu and Izo spoke simultaneously.
"Marco tried to shove Jozu in a closet." Thatch spoke quickly.
"Thatch!" Jozu said embarrassed.
Whitebeard laughed again and looked at Marco who was still trying to escape but to avail. "Why would you do that, son? Perhaps you should apologize."
"Oyaji, something tells me Marco doesn't even know what he's doing."
"Why do you think that?"
"Well… He, uh… He actually did try to shove me in a closet. Which was… filled with shiny objects."
"Which all birds are attracted to by the way." Thatch added but looked at Izo when he said it.
Izo just rolled his eyes and then pushed Thatch away making him yelp. "This dork here was actually wondering if bird instincts apply to Marco. I kind of agreed with him but didn't agree on Marco hoarding shiny objects. A Phoenix is supposed to be superior to all birds after all."
"In my defense, a bird is a bird. And Marco is a Phoenix. Which is still a bird. And now Marco is a bird even though he's a Phoenix. Therefore, he likes shiny objects just as much as any other bird does. Which a Phoenix is a bird. I rest my case."
"Oyaji, can I throttle him?"
"That actually makes sense." Jozu agreed.
"No it doesn't!"
"Yes it does!" Thatch said. "You clearly know nothing about birds!"
"You might have a point Thatch but there's only one way to find out." Whitebeard spoke as he took out a small bag and shook it which immediately caught Marco's attention.
Thatch took out a notepad and a quill from nowhere making Izo and Jozu sweat drop. How did the quill even had ink on it?
Whitebeard then loosened his grip on Marco and settled him down on his leg. The little Phoenix didn't even try to 'fly' away or squawk as he was now drawn to the bag. Whitebeard opened it and reached inside and found it cute when Marco perked up wondering what it was.
Meanwhile, Thatch was smiling and taking notes intently.
Whitebeard took out a single gold coin and Marco's attention immediately went to it and he chirped happily and flapped his wings. Whitebeard couldn't help but laugh at the adorable sight while Thatch, Jozu and Izo watched in bewilderment.
Who knew Marco would be attracted to shiny objects like birds were?
Apparently Thatch.
"I was right!" Thatch said throwing his arms up in victory again. He lost grip on the notepad and quill which almost landed on Izo.
"Watch it, Thatch!" He yelled pushing Thatch away again. "And if I have to hear you say that again, I'm throwing you overboard!"
"But I am right! Marco is a Phoenix because of the Devil Fruit! A Phoenix is still a bird! And birds hoard shiny objects! Therefore- yipe!" Thatch dodged the notepad and quill that were thrown back at him.
While Izo chased Thatch in the background, Jozu and Whitebeard watched as Marco fluttered up and tried to grab the coin.
"Huh. So Thatch was right." Jozu said surprised not caring what was going on behind him. "Great. That means he'll brag about it forever."
Ignoring the playful bickering of Thatch and the yell of "That's it, I'm throwing you overboard!" from Izo, Whitebeard gave the coin to Marco who then tried to leave with it but was quickly stopped. "You're not getting away with this shiny object, Marco."
Marco squawked but Whitebeard grabbed the coin again and moved it back and forth making Marco watch it intently.
"Do you think Marco will remember this when he snaps out of it?" Jozu asked.
"We'll have to wait and see, son. It will be amusing either way."
"You're just enjoying this while it lasts aren't you?"
Whitebeard laughed once more ignoring the sound of a splash. "Indeed I am!"
Years later…
"And that's the story of when Marco first tried to shove Jozu in a closet." Thatch told Ace. "And it also proved that I was right!"
"It also proved that I could throw you overboard and still can." Izo said.
"So does Marco remember what he does when he gets like that?" Ace asked curiously.
"Nope. And that just makes it funnier."
"Way funnier." Thatch added.
"Does he still hoard shiny objects?" Ace asked curious about that as well.
Izo and Thatch just smiled which answered the question.
Meanwhile...
Whitebeard laughed as he watched Marco play around with some gold coins while Jozu begrudgingly left the room.
To answer your question Ace, yes. Yes he does XD
Well, I hope you guys liked this as much as I liked writing it. It clearly turned out longer than I thought but it was worth it :)
Again, here is a link to a One Piece Discord server called Rogue Town: discord .gg/ Ash E8t9 (just remove the spaces) It is led by the wonderful Tray D. Sheila and her second in command ^-^ You can introduce yourself and your role play muses in 'Character Introduction' :D You can talk to other people about anything One Piece whether it's the Anime or the manga as long as you mention it as spoilers if necessary. Or you can simply lurk if you're not ready to interact yet :) You can also share your art work, share videos, amv's, mmd's, etc...! You can even share pictures of your pets! The Discord is still improving but the more people that join, the more it can improve! We hope to see you there! ^-^
Thank you guys for reading and continue to stay safe out there.
