All three of you were now in the alley way, just waiting for Shanks to spit it out already. He was clearly hesitating. You could see his mouth move. "I need you to kiss me..." His voice was a ghost of a whisper and his head was hung low. He was avoiding eye contact.

"Huh." you said in mock confusion. You tilted your head and leaned in to hear him better.

"I need you to kiss me." He said louder and with a tad more confidence. But he still couldn't look you in the eyes. His face was turned to the side. A blushed covered his face till his ears were pink.

"Oh I'm sorry I couldn't hear you. Could you speak louder?." You said an innocent smile on your face. Shanks was growing frustrated. He clenched his fist and shut his eyes and shouted a bit too loud. He turned facing you fully. This was the first year you saw a blush this big on this man's face. All the other were always from him drinking too much.

"I NEED YOU TO KISS ME." You had heard him loud and clear the first time. You just really wanted to see him struggle for a bit, you know Shanks never looses his cool.

You put your hand on your chest just above your heart and fake swooned. Landing in Zoro's arms. "Are you asking me, ME, your junior to kiss you. Shanks I thought I knew you but to be a pedophile. I never would have guessed." you said over dramatising everything you said and did.

Shanks actually taking you seriously starting to look desperate. "Oh come on Y/n it's just one kiss and I  swear, promise, anything that I'll tell you the reason after you do it. And to sweeten the deal I take you for dinner at that new restaurant that opened too. Please." From his eyes you knew this was important and not the time to mess around.

Straightening up and wearing a more appropriate expression for the situation. You lift yourself out of you Zoro's quite comfortable hold. "Okay fine Shanks, but there better be a damn good reason for this. Also don't make that kind of face it doesn't suit you." You smirk at the end of your sentence.

"THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Y/N YOU'RE A LIFESAVER." He squeals while going in to hug you. He lifts you off the ground and spins you around for a bit. Setting you back down. He starts. "So all you have to do is kiss me on the li-."

Before he can finish his sentence you grabbed him by the collar and pulled him into a kiss. It was short and sweet and you had to admit Shanks was a damn good kisses.

Pulling away there was a bright light. It shimmer and shined like the ones that happen in magical girl animes. There was a slight red glow to it. When it faded you were no longer holding Shanks' collar but a smaller more lovable plushie version of him.

It was smaller than Kid's plushie but the hair was the same vibrant red. He was wearing a loose fitted shirt and some capri looking pants with a weird design. The plushie displayed Shanks signature smirk. It was surprisingly way softer than Zoro's and Kid's plushie versions of them, not that you were complaining. It felt therapeutic.

To say you were shocked would be an understatement. After he transformed you almost dropped him but thanks to your spider senses you caught him before he got the floor. Holding him to your chest you question. "But now what do I do?."

Taking a deep breath Zoro speaks. "Master that's why you were meant to let him finish." He didn't look irritated or anything just very tired.

"Well how was I meant to know that, I'm no mind-reader." You sass back hugging plushie Shanks closer to your chest.

"Master your very lucky I know what to do.... Okay so you have to recite oh Champion that has strayed from the path of subordination reapply the shackles of command over this Rogue and make him obey my every desire. Awaken my re-Champion, then say the Champion's name." Zoro said while yawning in-between a few sentences.

I looked at him questioningly. "That doesn't sound very nice, sounds like I'm making him a slave." You were genuinely hurt that you had to say such hurtful words towards Shanks.

"Master... Champions are slaves with a slightly cooler name." Your face dropped to this. They were slaves.... That was it you were gonna free all of them if it was the last thing you did. "Don't worry Master, you treat us all very well so it's okay." Zoro tried to comfort you, but it only made you feel worse. How you were treating them was good. You were just doing the bare minimum. Stealing your resolve you turned you attention back to plushie Shanks.

"I am so sorry Shanks....Oh Champion that has strayed from the path of subordination reapply the shackles of command over this Rogue and make him obey my every desire. Awaken my re-Champion, Shanks." Your gaze was on the plushie awaiting any reaction.

It took a minute then a bright red light shone. Disappearing as quickly as it came and once again Shanks was standing right in front of you. He looked better now, complexion it's usual tan and he didn't look like he was in any pain. But there was something new you noticed it was very small but big enough to know it's not a mole or birthmark. It was a purple witch hat looking tattoo that glowed in that respective colour. After about 5 second it disappeared as if it never there. So you elected to ignore it.

Shanks looked shocked beyond shocked. Pure disbelief was written all over his face. He was frozen for a minute and just as you were about to ask if he was okay he muttered out too low for Zoro to hear but just loud enough for you to hear. Not that he intended for you to hear.

"that shouldn't have worked"