Warning: The Author doesn't know very well the One-Piece franchise.

If you feel like this is making you cringe, gag, discomfy, or not related to the franchise...please know the author is sorry (T-T)

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Wealth, Fame, Power...Gold Roger, the King of the Pirates, attained this and everything else the world had to offer.

And his dying words drove countless souls to the seas.

"You want my treasure? You can have it! I left everything I gathered together in one place. Now you just have to find it!"

These words lured men to the Grand Line in pursuit of dreams greater than they've ever dared to imagine!

This is the time known as the Great Pirate Era!

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No One POV

Zeff heads back and is questioned by the chefs. 

"What are you doing?!"

"What're you thinking!?"

"If we revive even those on the ship, our restaurant will be completely taken over!"

"If they have the will to fight, that is..." Zeff answers as he wasn't worried at all. "Right, defeated warrior of the Great Line?"

The chefs are shocked upon hearing Zeff and wonder why Don Krieg is unable to get through the Grand Line.

"Don Krieg is a defeated warrior..." One of the chiefs muttered. "Then even the ruler of the Eastern couldn't..."

Even the male was shocked as he looks at Don Krieg while the chef continued, "Even the pirate fleet with 50 ships couldn't sail across..."

"Grand Line?" Luffy question. The Male notices that Don's expression was different than before. Don Krieg was shocked.

"Y...You must be the Red Foot Zeff!" Don Krieg yells before he went back to his stern expression, "So you are alive...An incomparable pirate who was a cook and yet also a captain."

Zeff didn't seem concerned as he looks at Don, "So what if I'm alive? It has nothing to do with you. As you can see, I live as a cook now."

Don Krieg laughs as he mocks Zeff, "If you put it that way, it sounds nice...though rather than living as a cook, it looks like you can only live as a cook. Red Foot Zeff was a master of kicks who never use his hands in battle. I heard that his strong legs crushed bedrock and even left footprints on steel. And Red Foot referred to your shoes, which were covered in blood that spattered as you kick your enemies down...But you no longer have that precious leg of yours...I've heard the rumor...How unlucky for you to have an accident at sea...To you, losing   one of your legs must mean you are unable to fight."

"What about fighting?" Zeff questions, "I can cook without a leg as long as I have these hands. What are you trying to say? Just come right out and say it!"

It was now that everyone was wondering why Don Krieg mentioned all of this and why he was very invested in having the ship. Don Krieg smirked, "You're the man who once entered the Grand Line and came back unhurt...There should be a logbook with the full year of your journey chronicled in it...Give that to me!"

Luffy is seen amazed and further asks Zeff, "Whoa! You've been to the Grand Line, too, Pops?"

"Yeah..." Zeff answers as he stares at Don Krieg, "My logbook huh? Indeed, I have it with me. But I can't give it to you." Don Kreig didn't like the response as Zeff continues, "The logbook is the pride of all the crewmen that I traveled with. It's too important to give it to you."

"Then, I will take it from you by force. I indeed fell from the Grand Line. Even if that's the case, I'm still Don Krieg, the strongest man. It's merely a dark sea route. To sail across it, I had enough power...and force...as well as ambition! The only regrettable thing was that I lacked information. I just didn't know things...I'll take your logbook. And I'll form a large pirate fleet again and seize the One Piece. And then, I'll stand on top in this Great Pirate Era!"

After his statement, Luffy points at him, "Hold on a second! I'm the one who's gonna be King of the Pirates!"

The chefs are shocked upon hearing Luffy, even Sanji and the Male was shocked as well.

"Hey, back off, chore boy! You're no match for him!" Patty tells Luffy to which he refuses. 

"Did you say something kid? I can let it pass..." Don Krieg asks. "You don't have to. I just stated a fact." Luffy says. "This isn't a game." Don Kreig stated. "Of course not. I'll conquer the Grand Line." Luffy states, which makes Don Krieg mad. "It's no joke, you brat!"

"Indeed, we didn't have information, but a fleet of 5000 men was wiped out in just seven days! That's a devilish sea! There's no way someone like you can sail across it!"

"S-Seven days?!" Patty and Carne spoke in shock.

"Unfortunately, I don't find those kinds of jokes funny. If you're not going to let it drop, then how about I just crush you here..."

Don Krieg draws out his weapon on his shoulders and prepares to kill Luffy, but something changed. 

The air felt heavy...The air felt intoxicated...

Don Krieg felt something was holding him tight as he looks down and see the Male and he was holding with one of his arms. He was smiling but something about his smile was carrying too much malice.

It was like slow-mo that the Male's arm was about to move when a sudden noise of a sword was heard.

"Gonna fight, Luffy? Need a hand?" Everyone diverts their attention up to the ladder and sees Zoro and Usopp. "I-If you don't need help, though, then that's fine too..." Usopp spoke but can be seen trembling with fear.

"Zoro! Usopp! You stopped by?" Luffy asks before dismissing their help, "Don't worry. Just watch from there."

"Y-Yeah? T-Too bad, but if you say so, what can we do..." Usopp spoke still trembling which led to getting hit by Zoro for refusing to aide Luffy. 

Don Krieg laughs at them, "Are they your crew members? That's quite the small group you got!"

"What're you saying!? I have three more!" Luffy proudly states. "Hey! You counted me and him, didn't you!?" Sanji wonders as he points at the Male. 

Don Krieg was shocked when he hears Sanji mentioning the male being a member of Luffy's crew. He withdraws his weapons and heads back to his men, "I'll deal with you later. I'll go feed my underlings." Don Krieg carries the carriage of food as he looks at everyone, "Those who don't want to die can abandon the Restaurant and escape. All I'm after are the logbook and this ship."

"But if you still wish to be uselessly killed...it's a bother, but I'll bury you in the sea."

Don Kreig turns around but then picks up the Male and he puts them over his shoulder while heads out. "E-Eh?" The Male blushed and look back to see Don Krieg smirk at him before walking out.

"Hey! That's my crewman!" Luffy yells as his eyes widen while Zoro, Usopp, and even Sanji was shocked as well.

Don Krieg didn't look at them, but they could hear by his tone, he was smirking and mocking them. "I'm a pirate, remember."

Everyone was concerned about the Males as the four men were the more upset group.

Don Krieg is seen climbing their ship as the Male was still over Don's shoulders. He feels how even with one arm, he was being firmly held as he knows that it'll be hard to get out of...plus he doesn't want either of them to fall into the ocean.

He felt himself being put down but was still on a tight hold. The Male looked around and sees so many men lying on the ground he can see why Don Krieg needed some food, some of these men look like they were ready to accept death.

The sudden smell of food and cherry blossom made the hungry men groan and look up to see Don Krieg and the Male. "C-Captain..." One of the men barely spoke as he looks up.

Don Krieg smirks as he drops the carriage and reveals the variety of food. The men were breathing hard before one of the storms towards it as it led to everyone else doing the same.

The Don Krieg Pirates are seen revitalized as they eat their food. "We're saved!!"

"Great! We're still alive!"

"It seems like a dream!"

"We're free from that nightmare!"

"We came back alive from that pirate graveyard!"

Don Krieg smirks now seeing his crewmen alive and healthy again. "That's right...which means that we can now head to the Grand Line again."

The crewmen stopped their cheering as they look at Don Krieg with shock. Don Krieg notices their expression, "Huh? What's with those faces?"

"A-Are we going back to that place again?" One of the crewmen asks. Don Krieg turn to him as a gunshot was heard.

The member yelped as he was holding onto his ears. Don Krieg turns and sees the Male holding his arm, making him miss killing the member.

The male smiles and giggles, "Are you gonna kill a member when you're so low? That's kind of dumb." He then looks at the others, "Especially when they just got fed and have to deal with the other chef, who has a very well-known pirate on their side."

All of Don Krieg's members were shocked by the Male how he was talking to their captain. The Male's ears twitch as he heard one of the members coughing while still trying to eat their food.

The member sees someone grabbing their food and looks up to realize it was the Male. "Here..." The Male smiles as he breaks off a piece and brings it close to the member, "Aah."

The member slowly follows and says 'aah' as the Male starts to feed them. The others were stuck as they don't know what to feel about the Male, however, Don Krieg can confirm what he's feeling as he picks up the Male.

"Again..." Don Krieg put the Male on his lap as he takes one of his crewmember's food and places it in the Male's hand. "Feed me."

Now everyone can confirm what their emotions are as it was pure shock. Shock how the Male suddenly came here, shock how he stood up for them, shock from him feeding one of their members, and now shock how their captain is acting right now.

Don Krieg turns to his crew, "Let him be your only warning, no objection, right?"

All of Don Krieg's members understood what he meant as they now cheer and agree with him. "First, abandon this wrecked ship that could sink at any moment and take over the Restaurant. Our enemy is just some punk cooks. Even if you take your opponent lightly, that's still more than enough..."

The Male's ears twitch as looks to the side.

"Attack!" Don Krieg's men grab their weapons and charge. 

Suddenly the Male gets off of Don Krieg and he starts making a run.

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While commencing the attack, the Dreadnaught Sabre is now cut in half.

"What the...?" Luffy and the others see the ship sinking before they suddenly see the Male running to them. Everyone was relieved to see them but now they want answers.

"I think it's best to get going." The Male smiles as he points in a direction, "The wind told me that someone else is here and has destroyed the ship."

Suddenly the waves started to make the restaurant rocky as Zeff turn to one of the cooks. "Raise the anchor! Or we'll be swallowed along with the ship!"

"This is bad! Nami, Yosaku, and Johnny are still on our ship out there!" Zoro yells. "Dammit! It might be too late!" Usopp yells as he, Zoro, and Luffy quickly makes a run to their ship.

The Male could hear them yelling while he sees everyone going outside. He turns to see the ship sinking as he could feel the wind pressure getting strong. He looks closely as he started to notice something, and Zeff notices it too, "That...no..."

Zoro was next to the Male he was seen trembling with excitement. "It's impossible...that's..."

 A tall, lean, and muscular man is seen above his raft with black hair, a short beard, a mustache, and sideburns that point upwards. His nickname comes from his strangely colored yellow eyes, which resemble a hawk's eyes.

He wears black and red ornate clothing with a crucifix pendant that hides a little dagger, which gives him the appearance of a Spanish swordsman. His attire consists of a wide-brimmed black hat decorated with a large plume, and a long, open black coat with red velvet inside with no shirt underneath, with red, flower-patterned sleeves and collar. He wears light purple pants held up by a decorated belt and tucked inside overly large boots in comparison to his leg size.

"Hawk-Eye!"

TO BE CONTINUED

‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵

The Author is not very knowledgeable about the One Piece franchise, but he is knowledgeable about the men, and he is well knowledgeable about Hawk-Eye.

Hehehe, I wonder how Hawk-Eye and "The Male" would interact with one another.

And since his description/appearance was already made...