The Pirate With The Million Berri Bounty!

A long time ago there was an old pirate named Romulus Vargas. He was known as The Pirate King or Emperor Romulus. At one point he was the strongest and most feared pirate to have ever roamed the great sea. He gathered a mass amount of treasure, defeated many enemies, and has even said to have crossed the Grand Line and make it back. But those are just rumors. He was eventually caught by the marines and charged with various things that no one really remembers, but he did have this one thing to say before he was executed in front of a large crowd of people.

Hahaha! You may have caught me, but not my treasure! You see, I've left all my treasure in a special spot at the end of the Grand Line! If someone can get to it and claim it, then they will hold the title of 'King Of The Pirates'.

With those final words, he single handidly started what is now known at the Great Pirate Era. Since then, thousands of pirates have been trying to aim their way to the top! To get to the treasure. To become King Of The Pirates!

~Many Many Years After Romulus' Death~

Our story follows the adventures of a young man who wants to be the new King Of The Pirates. He already has a hefty bounty on his head for a dispute on an island a few months ago having to deal with some marines and a high ranking officer. He has a bounty of one million berries. It's a pretty hefty price for a pirate with no crew. On his wanted posters, he's known simply as The Beast, since they couldn't get his name during the time.

Yawning and lying in a small rowboat was a young man in his late teens. He was wearing a white short sleeve button up shirt, black suspenders, black pants, and a pair of nice shoes. His forest green eyes shine brightly as he looks up at the clouds. He runs his hand through his brown hair tied into a ponytail and sighs happily.

"Man I sure do love this ocean breeze! But, I should probably try and find land sooner or later..." He stomach growls. "Okay...sooner would be better...it's no fun being a captain when you're the only member of your ship." He pouts a bit as he sits up and grabs the oars and starts rowing.

Henry ends up finding a nice looking island and docks there, tying off his row boat so it won't float away. He sighs happily and looks around at the hustle and bustle of the large town. Lots of tall and small buildings, lots of people walking around, vendors selling things. Henry looks really excited and inhales deeply.

"Oh man, this is so cool! I love large towns like this!" He grins and claps his hands happily. "Though, maybe I can find someone to join my crew here..." He mutters to himself and hums softly. He shakes his head. "For now I'll just walk around." He chuckles lightly and throws his arms up. "Yeah! Takin on the world by myself! I just hope no one tries to kill me." He laughs nervously and rubs the back of his head.

Henry went around to different shops and vendors, got something to eat, even met a few nice people. It was always nice being on land after rowing around for days on end. Little did he know, he was being followed from the shadows by a group of mystery men.

Henry sighs happily and grins. "Man...what should I do now..." He rubs his chin in thought and looks up. "Well...I guess I could always get something else to eat." He grins and licks his lips, starting to drool. "Ooohhhh...that does sound good..."

"Hey! You! Mister!" Someone calls over to Henry. A smiling man with short black hair, wearing a long sleeved shirt and a vest and a pair of knee high shorts.

Henry blinks a few times and turns around, pointing at himself. "Huh...? Me?" He tilts his head a bit. "Uh...can I help you with something stranger?" He chuckles lightly, rubbing the back of his head.

The man grins big at him. "Well, I was wondering if you could help me and my friends out! You see, one of our friends is hurt! I was wondering if you could help us move him."

Henry blinks a few times and nods. "Of course! I'd be happy to help! I can't stand around and say no to someone in need!" He salutes and nods. "Alright so where is your friend?"

He smiles and nods. "Thank you kind sir! You have a big heart. This way." He motions for him to follow and leads him down a few streets and then down a rather dark alley way. No one seems to be aware of the danger Henry was about to get himself into. Well...one person did.

"He's right down here. Thank you so much for helping me and my friends out mister! You don't know how much I appreciate this!" He grins big, rubbing his hands together.

Henry chuckles lightly and rubs the back of his neck. "Awh, come on you~ I'm just trying my best to help out is all! So don't you worry!" He gives a thumbs up and walks down the alley. "Heeellloooo! I'm here to help move your injured friend!"

"Heheeh~" Out from the shadows, a group of seven men surround Henry, all carrying a weapon of some sort. The man who led Henry there grins and laughs. "Man!" He steps forward, filling the last hole in the circle. "How dumb can you be? This was WAY easier than I thought it would be!"

Henry blinks a few times and tilts his head. "Huh? Wait...none of your friends look hurt!" He huffs and crosses his arms. "Did you lie to me?"

He blinks. "OF COURSE I LIED TO YOU MORON!" He groans and rubs his temples. "Anyways! It was a trap! We're Bounty Hunters! You are now captured. You're The Beast, aren't you?"

He blinks a few times and chuckles a bit, rubbing the back of his head. "Oh...yeah...right. Awh I was hoping something like this wasn't going to happen to be honest! I was just trying to have a good time..."

"Well life isn't fair now is it?" He smirks and crosses his arms. "Get 'em boys." His men all grin and were ready to attack, but then another voice pipes in.

"Picking on the poor man now are you Darrel?" Stepping into the mouth of the alley was a young woman with long curly hair up in a ponytail. She wore a long black coat that stops at her knees, a white button up shirt, dark grey vest, black pants, and dress shoes. On her back she carried two swords, both handles black.

The leader, dubbed Darrel, growls and looks back at her. "Who are you?! This doesn't concern you!" He crosses his arms.

Henry blinks a few times. "Hey! Lady! It's fine! Don't worry I can handle this! It happens a lot ya know!" He chuckles lightly and rubs the back of his head. "I'm kinda use to it. These guys aren't really tough."

"Hey! Who are you calling not tough?! We'll show you!" One of the lackeys said.

"Alright men! You can't kill him, but knock him out!" Darrel crosses his arms and grins, ignoring the glaring female behind him.

All the men lunge at Henry, ready to attack. Though, the man didn't really seem to be scared at all. He gets down a bit and gets ready for the attack.

"AAAHHH!" All the men yell and were thrown back, crashing into trashcans, wooden boxes, and other things that were in the alley. Darrel's eyes go wide as he stares at the scene.

Henry blinks and looks surprised. Standing in front of him was the woman, holding one of her swords. The sword blade of the sword was black, while the back part of the sword was white. She glances back at Henry. "Are you alright?" She stands up straight and lowers her sword.

Henry blinks a few times. "Oh! Yeah I'm okay...you know you didn't have to do that." He chuckles lightly. "I could handle them myself and all, but thanks though!" He puffs out his chest and smiles bit. "You're really strong!"

She sighs in relief and nods. "Good...you should be more careful...you should probably try and escape while you still can." She narrows her eyes as they start to get up.

Henry blinks and chuckles, setting his hand on her head. "Don't worry! I can handle these guys." He cracks his knuckles and grins. "I AM a pirate captain after all! I even have a bounty! So you know I'm strong!" He sees her getting ready for the second attack and puts his arm in front of her. "Please? I can handle this, I promise! If it looks like I need help feel free to join in, but for now, I can handle this."

She stares at him and his smiling face and sighs, standing down. "Alright, if you're sure." She takes a few steps back, standing out of the circle of men that were closing in.

"ATTACK MEN!" Darrel calls out. They all charg at him.

Henry rubs his chin in thought jumping up in the air and avoiding all the sharp swords. "Now what would be best for this situation?" He flips in the air and lands on someone's head, sending him crashing into the ground. He ducks under a blade. "Noooo...to serious...they're just small time bounty hunters..."

"Hey! Stop talking to yourself!" One man yells and comes up behind him, about to slice him in half. He receives a roundhouse kick to the side, sending him into a few other men, causing them to crash into the wall.

"Come on you guys! You don't wanna do this! I really don't wanna hurt any of you!" He punches another one in the face and sidesteps, elbowing another in the gut.

"Come on men! It's just one guy!" He stomps his foot and grits his teeth. "We could use that million berry bounty!"

The woman narrows her eyes a bit at that. "One million...? I know he said he was a pirate, but he doesn't look like he's been out at sea for long...could he be...?"

The men circle him once more and were panting heavily from injuries. Henry was rocking on his feet and sighs, rubbing the back of his head. "Alright...since you don't seem like you're gonna be giving up anytime soon..." He cracks his neck and knuckles. He moves his suspenders off his shoulders so they hang down. "Do any of you KNOW why they call me The Beast?" He glances around at the confused faces as he starts to unbutton his shirt and tosses it aside. "That's a no, huh...well, they call me that because I can do this." He smirks. "Beast Beast Form: Tundra Wolf."

Henry starts growing larger with much more muscle mass, frost colored fur sprouts, covering his body and a thicker sapphire blue fur covers his neck and goes down his back like a fur cape. He face elongates into a snout and his ears pointed, a frost colored furred tail sprouts out from his backside. His eyes go from green to yellow. His teeth grew much sharper and his two canine teeth grow out of his mouth, much longer and sharper than his other sharp fangs. Thick black claws grow out from his fingernails and his toenails and legs morphed into a more canine form. When the transformation finishes, he stands nine feet tall and his fingers twitch a bit. A cool chill fills the alley as he breathes out heavily.

Darrel gulps, legs shaking as he stares up at the creature. His breathing becomes heavy and labored. "Wha-what...are you?! Men! Do something!" He looks at them all. They were trembling with fear and couldn't seem to move at all at the moment.

He smirks and inhales deeply before letting out a mighty roar, making the men yell and all run off, most of them crying. Henry chuckles lightly and looks down at Darrel who had fallen on his butt was was paralyzed with fear. "Well...just to give you a heads up...they call me The Beast because well...when I was a kid, I ate the Beast-Beast Fruit. In short, let's me transform into any hybrid of a beast I've ever met! And trust me, I've met a lot." He chuckles and leans down on all fours in front of him, his black nose just inches away from him. He breathes out a cold chill, causing him to shiver and lean back a bit. "Boo." Darrel yells and makes a run for it, running as fast as he can to get away from him.

He turns back to normal and grabs his shirt, putting it back on. He pulls his suspenders back up and sighs happily. "Well...that was a lot easier than I thought it'd be."

"So...you ARE The Beast, I've heard about you." Mara walks up to Henry, her sword back in its sheath.

Henry blinks and looks back at her and winks. "Yep~ That's me! You're pretty strong, you know that? Hey you wanna join my crew?! It's really just me and it's no fun being a pirate without a crew! You helped me out and everything!"

She starts walking away. "Thank you for the offer, but I have no interest in being a pirate. Just try to stay out of trouble." She glances back at him with her blank grey eyes.

Henry blinks a few times. "Hey! Wait! Come on! At least let me get you something to eat as a thank you! Please?!" He whines and follows after her.

She stops and thinks about it for a second before sighing. "Alright, if you insist. Follow me, I have a place in mind where we can go and have a bite to eat." She motions for him to follow.

He laughs and jumps up, kicking his heels together. "YEAH! Sweet! It's the least I can do for ya! I mean no one has ever helped me out like that before or anything!" He grins and happily follows behind her.

"I've just seen him tricking various kind hearted people for various reasons and I don't enjoy what he does. That is all." She leads him to a tavern and sits down in a booth towards the back.

He chuckles lightly. "Awh, you're a real nice lady ya know. I think that's pretty cool, helping out others like that." He grins big and sits down in front of her. "Now you can order whatever ya want!" He gives a thumbs up.

"Right..." She looks down at the menu on the table before glancing back up at him. "One must ask...why did you decide to become a pirate? You don't exactly look like the type to become such a person."

He blinks a few times. "Huh? Oh! Why I decided to become a pirate huh?" He chuckles lightly and rubs the back of his head. "Well...I guess you could say, it's sort of a family tradition in a sense...my dad is a super strong pirate ya see? And well I always thought it was so cool. Traveling around, exploring, getting stronger, making new friends! Meeting new people, discovering new PLACES! I mean...it sounded like the ultimate adventure...when I was a kid...my dad would tell me all sorts of stories about his grand adventures...all the people he's met, all the pirates he's fought...I wanted something like that..." He chuckles lightly and rubs his head. "Then...when he told me about Romulus, the Pirate King. Man...did I ever wanna be a pirate even more. When my dad told me about his final words at his live execution...I dunno, but...since that day, something in me was released...then years later I set off. I've been on the seas for about six months now."

Mara nods slowly and stares at him. "So...you want to be King Of The Pirates...quite the ambitious dream if you ask me. But I suppose their are plenty of others like you out there, aiming to be The King."

He grins big and nods. "Oh yeah! You bet. But...I don't have a crew just yet...so...I dunno how much longer I can even keep up this dream..." He sets his elbow on the table top and rests his chin on the palm of his hand. "But I'm not giving up hope yet." He grins big.

She holds out her hand. "My name is Mara, nice to meet you."

Henry blinks and shakes her hand. "Henry! It's really nice to meet you too!"

She nods and looks back at her menu and picks what she wants to order. She gets a waiter and places her order. She stares at Henry and hums softly, drumming her fingers over the table top.

Henry blinks a few times and glances around, feeling her eyes burning into him. "I uh...hey, are you okay...? You're kinda staring at me at the moment." He tugs on the collar of his shirt and laughing nervously.

"My apologies...but you're just a very interesting man...I have a proposition for you...if you agree, then I might consider joining your crew."

His eyes go wide and he leans over the table a bit, grinning big. "Okay sure! What is it? Huh? You can tell me!" He claps his hands, getting all excited and chuckling lightly.

She figured he'd be excited and willing to help her if she suggested the possibility of joining his crew. "Well you see, I need an escort to a high security building on this island."

He blinks a few times and nods. "Alright! So what do you need me to do exactly? How can I help?" He smiles widely and looks excited.

"Well...you see, those men you met before? They are indeed bounty hunters, but they're also kidnappers and I know they've been kidnapping quite a lot of people and I know where they've taken them. But I can't go in and save all those people by myself. Their is simply much to security. So I ask for your help in rescuing these people. I know they plan on shipping them off somewhere where they are to be sold." She clenches her fists. "So will you help?"

Henry blinks a few times. "So...you want me to help you take down some evil kidnappers and rescue their prisoners before they like...ship them off somewhere and sold to some rich snobs on some messed up island that probably has like bubbles coming out of the ground?"

"In short, yes. Though being a pirate, I'm sure you would ask for money, so this is why I said I'd consider joining your crew if you helped me wi-"

"I'll do it! But not just because you might join my crew or anything. I just wanna help save those poor people. Being sold off as like slaves? That just sounds horrible and if I were to say no...I wouldn't be able to live with myself. So of course I'm saying yes!" He nods. "Don't worry about joining my crew. If you don't want to you don't have to." He smiles. "I'm going to help you none the less."

She blinks a few times and nods slowly. "Right...thank you. I very much appreciate this."

Henry grins big. "I'm just happy to help. I can't wait to teach those bastards a lesson. It'll be great!"

TO BE CONTINUED!

HELLO ALL! Yes I have yet another new fanfic that I've been working on for awhile! Now I'm not sure for upload date for this one. But I'll see how everyone likes it before picking a time to upload! Maybe twice a month for now. PLEASE give me feedback! The more people like this the more chapters ya get. Now time for something a bit new! Henry, take it from here! Eventually I might move this to crossovers.

Henry(Male!Hungary): Hey everyone! I can't wait to help Mara take down those bastards! Just you watch! As the future King of The Pirates, I have to show off my true strength~

Mara(Marlands(oc that belongs to friend)): *She sighs heavily* You're quit the cocky man...it's hard to believe you have a million berri bounty...

Henry: I know right? Now I want everyone to stay tuned until next time! Watch me kick some serious ass and maybe get my first crew mate!

Mara: Please read, review, favorite, and follow. *She bows*