Kuzan scratched his head staring at his surroundings with a puzzled expression. He was obviously in a forest filled with lush green trees, completed with animals darting back and forth and a bright blue cloudless sky. No the forest wasn't what was confusing him but rather the location.
He was pretty sure that he was sleeping on Camel as they drifted on the ocean so how did he end up in a forest?
Kuzan sighed, wishing for once that he had a log pose on him. The former Admiral knew the oceans well enough to travel without one but he never expected to end up somewhere even he didn't know about. "After this, I'm buying one so this won't happen again."
He swung his knapsack over his shoulders and began to walk in one direction. By his logic, if he kept walking in one direction then he was bound to end up outside this forest and from there, he'll search for civilization. If he's lucky then maybe he'll encounter some locals in the forest and get some answers.
Trixie ran for her life, cloak in tatters and several cuts across her body. The blue mare ran through a bush, getting several more cuts in the process but her panic override her pain and told her to keep running from her pursers.
"Pony getting away!" A Diamond Dog howled, running on all fours while another smaller dog rode on his back. In one paw he held a small spear while the other gripped the collar, a dozen spears rested in a quvier on his back.
"Alpha wants to have pony for lunch!" It said, his threat no less frightening by his squeaky voice. "This what happens when you kicked Alpha's gems! You get hunted!" He threw his spear and managed to hit Trixie's left hind leg, making her scream and stumble in pain. In return the unicorn magically lifted a tree branch and threw it behind her, hoping to hit her pursers.
However the larger dog weaved around it and kept his pace while the smaller one pulled out another spear, taking careful aim. Trixie left out a sob of despair, feeling her injury from the still impaled spear slowing her down. She knew that the next throw will be a cripple or kill and she honestly couldn't tell which was worse!
'Oh Celestia and Luna and every other deity that is out there! If you sent help in any way or form then Trixie promises to change her ways!' She prayed desperately, tears running freely from her eyes as the pain and exhaustion began to catch up with her. 'No more boasting! No more bullying other ponies! No more lying! Just please please please send Trixie help!'
CRASH!
"AH!" Trixie fell back on her rump, clutching her bleeding nose. What did she run into, a boulder? The unicorn looked up...
And up.
And up.
"Sweet Celestia," She whispered as she gazed up the imposing figure before her. Aside from the ursa minor, it was taller than anything she ever seen and wore clothing all over it's body with round green glasses that hid it's eyes. Despite that, Trixie could tell that it was looking at her.
"What that thing?" The voice of one of the dogs reminded her that she was still being hunted. "Minotaur?"
The bigger dog shook his head. "No too scawny to be minotaur but who cares! We bring blue pony alive, we get extra gems. You kill thing and I get pony." The small dog quickly took aim and threw his spear at the creature's chest.
Kuzan raised an eyebrow, surprised that the smaller dog creature would have the nerve to attack someone like him with a spear of all things. Granted there was a chance that they had no idea who he was but still surprising nonetheless. He reached for the spear and easily broke it off, ice covering it's tip. Judging from what he was seeing, the two dogs were hunting this unicorn who decided to hide between his legs.
"Before you throw another one of those spears, can any of you understand me?" He already heard the two speak to each other in barks and growls but he hoped that it wasn't the only language they knew. The blue unicorn spoke in what sounded like a mix of neighing and actually words so they all had to be intelligent to a certain degree. Their eyes also held too much emotion for them to be simple animals.
Unfortunately it looked like that none of them understood him if another spear hitting his chest was any sign.
Kuzan sighed in annoyance. Maybe he'll have better luck with the unicorn so time to get rid of these two. He held up a hand, the two dogs oblivous to their fate as they charged him.
"Ice Time Capsule."
Trixie stared in shock at the two diamond dogs, both of them frozen perfectly in mid charge while a line of ice led to the creature she was hiding under. She let out a startled cry as she felt cold fingers gripped around her barrel and lift her up, bringing her face to face it. It was only then that Trixie realized how frightening it was, with no way to tell if it was amused or annoyed with her and the fact that she was in the grip of something that could freeze dogs without moving from it's spot wasn't helping.
It spoke again, words sounding vaguely Equestian but mixed in with something else she couldn't understand. Trixie shook her head, hoping it would get the message.
It, or he if the fact that the facial features seem too male to be a she, frowned before reaching and-
"OW!" Trixie screamed as he pulled out the spear that was still in her hind leg. Suddenly she felt a cooling sensetion and looked to see him freezing the wound. Once he finished, he positioned her so that she was resting comfortably in his arms. Her exhaustion made it's comeback and before Trixie knew it, her eyes were beginning to close.
Just before sleep claimed her, Trixie mumbled out. "Thank you."
Kuzan heard what he assumed was a 'thank you' from the unicorn as it, or she if what he felt was correct, drifted off to sleep.
'Poor girl must have been running for a while,' He thought as he kept his pace, making sure not to wake up his passager. 'And she feels like she hadn't had a proper meal in a while. The ice on her wound shouldn't cause any lasting damage but I'll have to clean up the smaller cuts later to prevent infection.
A thought suddenly came to Kuzan. 'Maybe she's one of the locals here and gotten separated from the rest? If so, I should bring her back as a show of good faith. That way I'll won't be mistaken as a enemy.'
It was only then he realized his situation. Here he was, a former Admiral in completely unknown terrority carrying an intelligent blue unicorn to safety after saving her from two kind of intelligent dogs...
Oddly enough that doesn't even sound weird to him. If anything, this was probably one of the more normal situations he ever found himself in.
Interesting story. I like it you have earned my favorite!
Ararara!
This is going to be good.
Well, this is a good start, that's for sure. It's got the right tone, IMO.
...Though I've never been a fan of the whole "we don't speak the same language" thing in any sort of fan fiction.
I like this, it has potential.
Insta-fave!
You got my attention let's see where this goes
Hey, a good start! Let's see where it goes!
Keep an eye on your tenses, you switch between past and present quite often. I'd suggest you stick to past tense entirely.
This seems cool enough for a like, lets hope things chill down during this story
Hehehehe, let us see where this goes.
Very interesting. I really wonder how any of the ponies will react to seeing Kuzan's scars and missing parts? Keep up the good work!!
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Kuzan is easily one of my favorite characters in ANY form of media! I Like! I Fave! It gets all of my YES!
Him in Equestria? This i gotta keep my Eyes on.
4482436 hey man stay frosty cuz this gonna be one hell of fic
No freaking way, I gotta fave this!
....Yeessssssss....
(Second fiction i've seen with an Admiral coming to Equestria, alone. YESSSSS...)
Aaaaand faved.
Aokiji?(Kuzan) In Equestria?
FAVED!!!!
4492252 Aokiji is his title while Kuzan is his real name
4492483 hmmm i always tought it was the reverse....
huh you learn something new every day i guess
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I've always been more of a fan of the old "different world, different language" kind of thing. Its a great way for a character from one universe rely on a pony to help them thus making easier for said character to interact with others, even if he/she is a loner.
Kuzan is someone that would perfer to work alone so no one can give him orders that go against his morals. I'm surprised that he stayed in the World Government for so long actually considering how corrupt they are.
I really hope that this story does not fall into the classic and annoying HiE cliches, because the subject and the character give it the possibility to be really, really good.
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Do tell what are those cliches? I've only been on this site for a while so I haven't gotten to read a lot of HiE fics. Knowing those cliches would be helpful in avoiding them.
4492483 Not title, nickname! his title was taishou --> admiral; his name is Kuzan, his nickname in the marine was Aokiji, which means blue pheasant
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Admiral was his rank, not title. And Aokiji was more of a codename.
I'll be clearing up about the whole Aokiji/Kuzan thing right now.
His real name is Kuzan.
His alias was Aokiji.
His rank was Admiral.
I hope that clears everything up for everyone!
4495709 one of those cliches is definitely, that everyone involved either freaks out too much or too little at, in the human's case, finding highly intelligent ponies or finding out that he/she is not in kansas anymore, or, in the ponies case, that there is a (possibly fabled) bipedal creature on their peaceful lands. finding the sweet spot for that is more or less the main reason most people read past the first chapter where the factions meet.
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Ah well the freak out thing about intelligent ponies is completely avoided in this case considering the world that Kuzan came from. His former job probably had him encounter a wide varity of people and cultures, each one unique and weird in their own way. Seriously, compared to the sheer amount of weirdness in One Piece, Equestria might as well be considered a vacation spot from all that craziness.
4501915 to prove you wrong I only need say three more words; Pinkamena Diane Pie
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I have four words of my own; He was an admiral.
What this means is that its nearly impossible to surprise someone of his rank and while Pinkie is well Pinkie, even she'll have major trouble catching him offguard.
Not saying its impossible but rather very near it considering that nearly everytime Kuzan is shown on screen, he is either in control of a situation or taking it in stride.
4504623 he did look rather surprised when luffy used the conqueror's Haki at marineford if he is even the least bit surprised at that, how surprised will he be when pinkie beaks the laws of physics on a regular basis?
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Every Devil Fruit breaks nearly every law of science and physics just by existing. Luffy's own turned him into rubber, Kuzan's gave him the ability to freeze the sea for miles and freeze people solid, and Chopper's own turned him into a human/raindeer.
And I'm mentioning the more normal devil fruits.
I said 'nearly' for a reason.
Because there's no other plce where he could've possibly woken up. It ALWAYS has to be the Everfree
I hoped you enjoy this and expect more in the coming days! Both Kuzan and Trixie has always been favorites of mine so I just had to put them together! How will Kuzan react to Equestria? How will Equestria react to Kuzan? Find out next time on DRAGON BA-
*Gets smack by Kuzan*
Wrong series kid.
Right sorry! I'll see you all later and if you spot any mistakes, then please tell me so I can fix them.
It'll be better if you got an...what you call them?
An editor?
Right one of them. Stop being lazy and find one.
THATS REAL FUNNY COMING FROM YOU, YOU LAZY BUM!
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I mean it's the strangest place in equestria, closest to any of the main characters, and has the kind of creaturs that no-one really cares if you smack 'em around a little bit. (Excepte maybe Fluttershy)