This is the place where you can ask questions for Danni, though I don't garuantee an answer for all questions! I won't be posting any spoilers for future chapters here. This is also the place where you can look at pictures I've drawn for Danni, and see...
Hi! I hope you’re good. I don’t know if the profile is still open, but I wanted to ask you anyway. I’ve read all your stories, and I wanted to know more about your past? How did you feel after your mother died? How did your dad react? How was she (also physically)?
Kisses from Italy and the best of the luck for your future!
Hey there! I had just read your story Calls Me Home, and its AU Fic - Minute Details and I must say that I am rather impressed by the way your write your stories, especially the background about animal-humans. To be honest, what I am most intrigued by was the Minute Details, the one where Danni was the younger sister of Nico Robin. Would it be alright if I was to request a short story about Robin meeting the Straw-Hat Pirates with Danni there, and Robin's shock (or lack-of) with Pirate!Danni?
Honestly, Robin had been expecting it really.
Not Danni joining the Mugiwara Crew, specifically, but her younger sister becoming an actual pirate and following after her anyway. But it explained Luffy’s adamant refusal to let her die even if it meant he fell in her place (there was something else there too when he had been yelling at her to live - something akin to a desperate fear that made her think about home and not knowing if her baby sister was alive or -), and well. Danni was hard pressed to hold a grudge, but Robin knew her sister would have never forgiven her if she had just let herself die.
“Danni,” Robin couldn’t help but sigh, resisting the urge to rub at her forehead.
The Mugiwara Crew were staring at the younger dark haired girl, who was beaming happily at her sister, seemingly oblivious to the looks on her crewmate’s faces. “Nee-chan!” she chirped brightly, bouncing forward and looping her arms around the older woman in a tight hug.
“Danni-,” Nami started, sounding strained. “Miss Sunday is your sister?”
The other girl pouted, brow furrowing, and pointed out, “I did tell you all she was a member of the Baroque Works.” Nami made a strangled noise, while Usopp looked like he was about to faint (so did Chopper for that matter, though he was looking a little confused too). Robin noted that Roronoa was now looking relaxed, rather than eyeing her like a suspicious threat, and Luffy looked even more excited than before. Sanji had an odd look on his face as he watched the two woman, but Robin couldn’t quite place what she was seeing from him (jealousy? confusion? want? it was rather muddled).
“Danni,” Robin couldn’t help but admonish. Hadn’t she taught the girl caution about sharing information? Danni only pouted at her, blue eyes wide and begging.
“You should join our crew!” Luffy finally burst out excitedly - and apparently that was the end of that. The crew easily accepted her, which was shocking to Robin, who couldn’t remember a time she had ever been accepted so easily into someone’s life. Danni was practically bouncing around the ship in glee, clinging to anyone and everyone and babbling incessantly. Robin couldn’t help the fond smile forming even if she wanted too.
“She told us about you, you know,” Zoro told her idly, slumping down next to her and eyeing her with sharp eyes (but not hostile or suspicious like before, Robin noted bemusedly).
Robin returned the look solidly, “Oh?” She wasn’t too surprised by that - anyone Danni got even a little close too ended up hearing about her amazing big sister in some way (though the younger girl was always careful to never give out any actual incriminating information, somehow).
The swordsman hummed, “Wouldn’t shut up sometimes about her amazing older sister who always protected her no matter what.” Robin blinked at that, tried to think of some response to that, but one wasn’t needed as Zoro continued, “Told us her big sister did a lot of bad things even though she didn’t want to in order to protect them - we all got a rather big heap of respect of someone we hadn’t even met yet.”
Zoro looked away from her, but she got the message. They accepted her, because, honestly, they already knew her because of her sister. Danni had found the best crew to become a pirate with - and Robin found she legitimately wanted to join too.
(thank you for reading Danni’s story! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! :DD)
Shaking her worried thoughts away, she called out once they had reached the deck, “Luffy!” As if summoned simply by his name, the rubber boy slung himself in their direction with a wide grin from his perch on the head of Sunny. He landed in front of the two, hand resting on the straw hat to keep it from flying away.
“Robin!” he greeted cheerily before turning to Danni and continuing, looking confused, “And tiny - Danni?”
The girl coughed roughly, but thankfully without any blood, eyes glued on the straw hat - it was - she was positive that was Shanks-oji’s hat. “Is that Shanks-oji’s hat? Why do you have it?”
Luffy blinked and responded in confusion, “He gave it to me? Danni? What’s wrong? Why are you tiny?”
Camie shielded the smaller girl with her body to prevent her from being hit by the disgusting man in front of them. Danni hadn’t stopped coughing up blood since they had gotten kidnapped, and the mermaid noticed worriedly that the eleven year old’s cheeks had flushed a sickly red. She had quickly gotten attached to the frail looking girl that was a member of Luffy-chin’s crew, and it hurt to see her looking so weak and deathly.
She couldn’t do much (it was her fault the girl was even in the auction house in the first place -), but she could at least make sure Danni wasn’t hurt even further.
Rayleigh peered down at the girl that had come in with Camie-chan, blood smeared around her mouth and down her chin, large stains on the hoodie indicating it had been going on for a while. The girl (she couldn’t be more than ten-) was running a worryingly high fever and was barely conscious as it was, dark eyes dazed and bleary (they also seemed to flicker into another color occasionally - but that was stupid-).
The sound of a gunshot going off and the ensuing tidal wave of sheer fury had the girl pitching forward, eyes wild and chest heaving as she tried to take in air. Rayleigh caught her easily, cradling her close and telling her, “Focus on me.”
She sucked in a huge gulp of air eyes flickering frantically, before they focused on him with unerringly clarity, “Ray-jiji?”
And oh -
He would not be the one telling Benn Beckmann that his little girl had nearly been auctioned off into slavery.
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Shakky observed the young girl that had come in with the Mugiwara Crew, a concerned crease to her brow. She had felt Luffy’s rage from all the way over in her bar, and wouldn’t be surprised if everyone had felt that unforgiving fury. She hadn’t entirely understood it at the time - but seeing Danni, pale faced and flushed pink with blood stains on her shirt, tucked against her captain’s side and the swordsman’s arm wrapped firmly around her shoulders - she understood his rage.
It wasn’t just Camie and Hachi Luffy had been furious for - it had been his baby crewmate who was obviously afflicted with some kind of illness that had sparked most of his anger.
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Beast rumbled lowly as it woke from its slumber, golden eyes sliding open into thin slits. Something had disturbed its slumber - (Zorononononononoplease- Brook! - packfriendsnakama - they’re leaving me - nonononono- UsoppbrotherfriendfamilygonegoNEGONEGONE - SANJI-FRANKY-NAMI-CHOPPER- GONEGONEGONEGON-)
It rushed forward, fury overcoming its being. She was young - younger than she should be to experience such emotional pain - still a cub. Whatever had caused her such pain to the point it was threatening to break her mind would pay.
It roared.
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Benn felt a horror clog his throat when he saw the figure stumble out of the forests of Predator Island. It may have been years since he had seen his child, but he would recognize her anywhere - but here and now - she - she was drenched in old blood and had the head of the tiger that stalked the forests sitting on her head like it belonged there.
The man was moving before he even registered it, sprinting across the beach and falling to his knees in front of his daughter - his child. “Danni,” he breathed, reaching out to her with trembling hands. His little girl looked at him, eyes burning gold and face marred by gaping gashes across the left side. Her nostrils flared as if taking in his scent - and -
Her eyes faded back to brown and she mumbled, “Dad-?”
He choked back a sob and simply caught her as her eyes rolled back in her head and she fell forward into her arms.
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Shanks curled his fingers in Danni’s hair, the girl curled in his lap and resting her head on his shoulder, nose pressed against his throat. He had initially wanted to scream and rage when he found out that Luffy had asked her to join his crew. She was six years younger than Anchor, and he wanted so desperately to throttle the rubber boy and demand to know what the hell he was thinking but-
Patricia was dead (had been for years - Danni had been alone - they hadn’t -) and he could read between the lines - she had gotten sick, just like her mother. There was no guarantee that she wouldn’t have made it past three years - and she had always looked towards the sea. Luffy had just arrived at the most opportune time for her to be able to live whatever time left she had as she wanted to do.
The redhead frowned, fingers tightening in the grip in the girl’s inky locks. He’d be one of the first to admit he saw her and Luffy as one of his own - Danni because she was his first mate’s kid, but also because he had had a hand in raising her just as much as her father had - Luffy because the kid had grown on him like a fungus and reminded him of his captain.
It ached.
Danni had become feral somehow in her time on the Island, and while she had moments of returning to her usual self, most of the time she was like a wild animal. The majority of the crew had to stay away from her, lest she attack them, and it was mainly him, Benn, Yasopp, and Lucky Roo she allowed anywhere near her. In the moments of clarity, the girl had explained that she had an animal inside her head, literally - and that it had sensed her distress during Sabaody and had taken over to protect her mind from shattering.
However, in the process she had been in that state for a couple weeks, and it was hard to return to normal.
O
Beast grumbled, but settled back into their mind - it had known the risks, but it was worth it for the protection of themselves. She would never be completely human again - too long spent as more feral animal than preteen - but she was stable again finally. She wasn’t completely healed mentally yet - that wouldn’t happen until she was back and safe with pack - but she was getting there.
And it was content with that.
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Brook had been worried about their youngest crewmember - and honestly, it hadn’t gone away even after reuniting. He knew what her gold eyes and baby fangs meant - knew what it meant when she pressed her nose to their necks and inhaled - when she prowled the ship at night, restless and wary - when sometimes her face twisted into something feral and animalistic.
She was a member of a family long dead or vanished - had known a few of those members when he had still been whole and sailing the ocean with Yorki. Blair and Dejen had been close friends and had explained a little about their family and the effects of certain things. Danni was by all means too young to have awakened her Beast - but the Sabaody incident had probably awakened it from the emotional trauma the girl had suffered.
So, he was worried but not as worried.
The skeleton could see she was slowly healing the rest of her emotional and mental scars, and took great care in responding correctly to all of her unintentional cues.
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Franky had been so relieved when Danni had made it back, and proceeded to climb all over him like she had before, childish delight making her face practically glow. He said nothing about the cautious wariness in her eyes or the sudden animalistic habits and behavior she seemed to have gained. He did notice though. Their musician responded in certain ways to Danni that he hadn’t before - and seeing the way Danni seemed to mellow out more in response - starting copying the skeleton.
Pressing back when she rubbed cheeks - not looking her directly in the eye when she was angry - curling into her whenever she decided to cuddle - and humming lowly when she started purring.
He didn’t understand it intellectually, but it was quickly becoming habit and he often found himself doing those things with the rest of the crew.
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Robin was the only one aside from Luffy who had witnessed the sudden change in Danni before the two year separation. The young girl had frozen before her whole countenance had shifted into something wild. Then her lips had parted and a primal roar had echoed around the clearing freezing everything in an instance. Kizaru had looked completely blindsided and Rayleigh had looked - he had actually looked horrified.
But she hadn’t been able to contemplate it - had been too slow to react - Kuma had touched and she was gone. (Luffy’s terrified face and Danni’s petrified look would haunt her dreams for a long time-)
She had looked into what could have possibly caused Danni’s sudden change when she was mostly safe with the Revolutionaries. In the process, she had met a woman with reptilian like habits and looks - who had explained what she could about the Ferox Family (and had been horrified when she found out how old Danni was).
So she was mostly prepared for anything when the crew was reunited. (-and had silently prepared for the worst-)
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Chopper hadn’t known what to make of Danni when they had all come back together. His instincts were warring with each other - wanted to run away - predator or keep close - calf - must protect. Ultimately, he made his protective feelings take over and found that Danni seemed to ease better into everything when he expressed those feelings with touch and noises.
Her explanation for her sudden animalistic traits had him bother horrified and elated - horrified because she was only thirteen - but elated because she was no longer sick.
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Sanji had never had physical affection either before finding Zeff or even after Zeff. Joining the Mugiwara crew, Danni had been a very affectionate preteen and he had slowly gotten used to being touched positively, especially since their captain had a tendency to drape himself over anyone within reach. But the separation of two years and the hell he had been put through had put him back at square one.
The first time he had flinched away, Danni had looked at him - and he had desperately wanted to apologize but the words wouldn’t come out. He would’ve had to be utterly unobservant to not notice the changes in their youngest crewmember and the changes in his other crewmates as a result. He had honestly expected her to lash out at him - anything - but -
She had simply approached cautiously, and when he didn’t back away, tucked herself under his arm and against his side and began purring lowly.
And that - that was okay.
O
Usopp had stories that he would never speak out loud - stories from his mother before she had died - stories that had been passed down from her mother and her mother before her and so on - tales of their ancestors and the beasts inside their minds. He had always been aware of the animal that lay dormant beneath his psyche - the animal that made him so good at sniping - at running away, but also being able to fight back when threatened.
Danni had always teased at his senses but he had ignored it - but - the two years had brought his inner beast further to the front and with it the understanding of Danni when they were reunited. While she was what they considered an apex predator - she was young and also a part of his flock (that wasn’t even taking in the fact that he was a carnivorous bird - it made things easier).
Her fragile state had brought his animal out even further and he found himself giving into his instincts more often - towards Danni and the rest of the crew.
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Nami hadn’t known what to make of the partially feral Danni, but really nothing changed the fact that the younger girl was still family. The redhead took cues from the rest of the crew (especially since Robin was doing it too - it made it easier to do), and found she liked cuddling. It didn’t even extend to only Danni anymore (and really puppy piling was becoming a thing for the crew).
Sanji had even calmed down from his overly zealous attempts at flirting (and she had noticed the chef flinching away from touch and that made something in her ache), and discovered the chef was the perfect height to tuck yourself against and relax. Franky was more of a place to perch, but a great space heater when cold. Usopp had the best lap and would never fail to end up preening whoever’s hair was occupying that space (there was no other word for what he did).
Danni’s precarious state had brought them all closer together, and Nami knew the younger girl was healing because of it.
(-really all of them were healing -)
O
Zoro ignored most of the jokes about him being some kind of beast - it wasn’t their fault they didn’t realize it was true. The tiger in his mind only rarely rose to the surface - though sometimes it was hard to discern where he began and where the tiger ended. It was simply a fact of his life. His instincts were based on the tiger and he followed them without question.
Danni was to be protected that was a given - he simply ignored the rumbling voice that called cub in the depths of his mind. He never suppressed his instincts, but he also didn’t always follow through with what they told him to do. He didn’t scent mark his crewmates like the tiger roared to do - didn’t always sleep with the others like he wanted to - it was something that he had been taught not to do by Koshiro-sensei when he was younger.
(-that’s not what humans do, Zoro-kun-)
But then they were all reunited and Danni - his cub - was more feral than human - Usopp was a little more animal than human now - and the entire crew was beginning to act more instinctual and animalistic. Danni’s fragile state made his tiger recoil in horror before surging forward in a protective rage.
He didn’t stop his instincts this time.
(-he scent marked Danni - the crew - took naps with more of the crew - puppy piles were becoming a thing even with the girls - it made his tiger pleased - and he himself was-)
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Luffy didn’t want to admit it at first, but being back with Danni had hurt. She brought back the memories of Sabo and wherever one brother was the other soon followed and - well, he wasn’t even close to being healed emotionally from - but -
Danni had been damaged herself. He could still hear her roar vibrating through his body with the intensity - her pain and anguish had overlapped and intensified his own - and then she was gone too - and then - and then -
He had felt her on the edges of his conscious those first couple of weeks - feral and wild - not really Danni yet still Danni at the same time - it had helped him occasionally during that time - had unconsciously drawn on some of that feral energy - but it still hadn’t helped and -
But their reunion had brought them all together in their fragile states and their youngest member’s need for touch and security - for the cues that only some of them had picked up on initially - had brought them closer than ever and -
He found his scars healing little by little.
Danni may have been the youngest out of them all - but it was because of that they could form even closer ties - she was their baby as much as she was a part of the crew.
It was through her that they found the will to become strong enough to protect themselves and each other.
My dad gave me a Log Pose for the Island! Even without finding the journal I was planning on going back to Predator Island to train more and do more in depth research on the plants to see what I could make! When I mentioned it to my dad he gave me their Log Pose!!
I’m not sure how many branches there are in the family, actually. I mean just with me I have three of them (Wolf, Bear, and Tiger), but I know there are Bird branches too, (such as Hawk, Eagle, and Raven) and Tiger is a sub-branch of the Cat branches. There are Reptilian branches as well like Snake, Lizard, and even Dragon.
But otherwise, I’m not sure on the total amount of branches there are, since there’s the “general” branches that have the sub-branches, and we had a whole island before we had to scatter. We filled the island with how many of us there were, and we had some that actually lived on Predator Island, as well from a little overflow!
So, to be honest, if there’s an animal you can think chances are there’s a branch!
Our canines do stay permanently longer if the Beast is one with such teeth, others, such as the Hawk Branch, won’t have the elongated canines. My own will actually elongate further when I go into Beast Mode, but the pain that comes with that is nothing worse then a low ache.
I’ve discovered that it’s not so much that you have to kill the top Predator on the Island, as much as just become the top predator on the Island. Most of the time it just ends with the death of the creature.
(ooc: sorry for getting this out so late, Danni kinda left me for dead for a while. and its totally cool to use for role-play too :oo and i (and certainly Danni too) don’t mind all the questions!! it helps me flesh things out a lot more)
The Beast is kinda of like your other half. It’s as much you as you are it, but separated in its own way. Everyone’s is different. For me, specifically, its an integral part of me, and sort of like the voice in my head. Beast is always lurking in the back of my mind.
Beast also acts as a kind of defense mechanism. If I were to fall unconscious when in danger, it will take over and control our body. Not everyone’s Beast will act like this, but I’m particularly close with that other half of me, so we’re better at merging, I guess you could call it.
However, even though I said everyone’s Beast is different, if in a highly stressful (whether physical or emotional) situation the Beast can and will take over to protect yourself. But if the Beast is in control for too long (as in days) it will be much more difficult to return back to your more “human” self. There have been some cases where that side of you never returns, and you’re basically set constantly on “Primal”.
Also, depending on the branch of family you’re from, your instincts will differ. Myself, for instance, am actually a mix of three different branches. The Wolf, The Tiger, and The Bear. So I have a miss mash of instincts from all three, though The Wolf is the larger part of influence, but The Bear is a lesser part. But if you take The Hawk branch, you’ll get the instincts of preening, or nesting, rather than pack based mentality, or growling.
(ooc: you can use the Ferox Family concept, as long as you give credit!!! i dont mind cc: )
Hello! I love your story (main and AUs) and even though I understand why you put the main story on pause, I'm still a little sad. Either way, I can't wait to see what part Danni plays in the future, if you chose to continue it. I have a question about Danni's family. I thought only females could go into the primal state, but after reading the AUs showcasing males with the ability, I was wondering: Do the males have the disease as well? Or are only the females sick?
sO
only the females get sick, though there are rare occasions where the men will as well. The men of the family have a stronger constitution than the females, and they tend to wake their Beast earlier. The men were trying to find out how to cure the females, thus the discovery of the Primal Process. Its a much more grueling version then the men go through, because the illness is such an integral part of the body.
(ooc: aka the author made a plot hole
and omg im so glad u like it!! i do plan on continuing Danni’s story but im kinda out of the OP fandom right now, so it wont be for awhile :oo )
Warning(s): endangerment of a minor (partially); slaughtering of humans; gore; skewed morality; predator/hunter mannerisms; emotional suppression; vague child neglect
Note(s): prompt came from tumblr; i read the ask and Danni latched on and wouldn’t let go so this was the result; its much darker than the other ones so far, so be warned please.
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Blurry eyes stared down at the blood soaked hand trembling against the bathroom sink, and a choked back sob broke the still air. Danni’s grip on the sink tightened and the porcelain creaked in protest. She had to leave. She couldn’t stay on this godforsaken island anymore. Two years stuck here coughing up blood and just waiting to die.
She couldn’t take it anymore.
Danni didn’t bother cleaning up the blood in the sink or the bloody handprint as she left the bathroom of the small house she shared with Roan. The preteen barely remembered to slip on a pair of sandals before leaving the house and making her way through the back alleys of the town in the direction of the south shore.
If she remembered correctly, there was a merchant ship heading for Loguetown tomorrow morning. She was sure she had enough money stashed away in her mother’s house to pay the captain to let her on the ship until then, especially if she promised to do some chores. If not, she could always steal some from Roan before she left. She loved the man like a brother, but they weren’t blood and ever since his grandfather died, leaving him completely alone, he hadn’t been all there anymore. He really wasn’t equipped to deal with a deathly ill child.
The dark haired girl stumbled through the door of the small house nestled in the forest along the south shore of the island, leaving a faint handprint on the door as she did. Her body felt heavy and her vision was still a bit blurry, but she shoved it all away into the corner of her mind, where all of her other ugly feelings were. She took in her childhood home with blank eyes and couldn’t even bring up a slip of emotion towards it.
Shaking her head slowly, she made her way to her mother’s old room where she had kept her stash of money (her pirate funds, a childish voice echoed in the back of her mind). The room was as untouched as it had been since her mother had died five years ago, layers of dust permeating the air. Danni ignored it though and bee lined for the closet, leaving deep footprints behind.
She nudged the door open slowly, coughing harshly when it made the dust swirl violently in the air. She ignored the blood dripping from the corner of her mouth and bent down so she could reach the box tucked away beneath her mother’s covered wedding dress. As she was bending down, however, another harsh fit of coughing wracked her body making her fall forward and slam into the closet wall.
There was a sharp click and through her teary vision Danni realized the wall had split, revealing a hidden cache. Inside of the cache was a long length of coiled metal links of some kind with a sort of over sized spear head on the end. With trembling and blood stained fingers, Danni grasped the weapon and pulled it out, gasping when the chains pooled like water around her and in her hands.
With it came the sudden click of two puzzle pieces fitting together seamlessly.
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Danni quickly scrambled up the wall of one of the buildings in Loguetown, rolling over the edge onto the roof, just in time to duck out of sight of the group of three men racing by. She peeked over the edge carefully, watching the bustling street below warily. The merchant ship she’d left her home island on had not been kind. It had been a waking nightmare the whole voyage to Loguetown, where she had to hide herself in dark corners of the ship and smuggle food from the kitchens when she got hungry.
She had only been caught once by one of the sailors that had less than innocent intentions towards the preteen, and she had a still healing wound running from her shoulder, across her collarbone and ending near the top of her bust, to show for the fight that had resulted.
The girl was about to leave the roof, when strong arms wrapped around her from behind, a large hand covering her mouth to stop her scream. “Don’ scream, chicky,” a growling voice murmured in her ear as the arms hauled her back and away from the edge of the roof. Danni struggled violently, clawing at the arms around her and flailing her legs to try and kick her attacker in some way. “Oy, oy, calm yerself, luv. Those three ‘ad more comin’. Yah would’ve been caught if yuh’d gone down jus’ then.”
Danni felt herself calming down the more the man talked, something in his voice soothing her frazzled nerves. The man slowly released his hold on the small girl when he felt her stop her violent struggling. The slip of a girl had caught both his, and his captain’s eyes at the dock of Loguetown when she had practically flown off one of the merchant ship’s docked, a wild look in her eyes. When a group of men had come charging off the ship after her, his captain’s attention had been completely captured, and the man had ordered him to make sure the girl wasn’t caught.
The moment the arms released her completely, Danni spun around and crouched low to the ground eyeing the much larger man warily. He was extremely large in both height and muscle, and had a wild mane of dark dreads cascading down his back. His skin was close to black and made his golden eyes pop completely, especially with their animalistic characteristics. He reminded her of a lion.
He sat back on his haunches, watching the girl calmly. Her wild, golden colored eyes were watching him with a haunted wariness that had the normally quiet beast in the back of his mind, rearing back with rage. “Name’s Dejen, luv,” he rumbled lowly, an almost purr like quality to it. “Can yah tell me where yer headin’?”
She shuffled back a couple steps, and growled defensively, “Why do you wanna know?”
Dejen hummed thoughtfully and replied easily, “So me an’ the cap can see yah there safely, luv. Don’ wan’ those bastards catchin’ hold of yah.”
Her eyes narrowed, and her lip curled back, revealing a baby fang, “Why?”
He narrowed his own eyes in return, but his lips curled up into a friendly smiling, showing off his own, larger fangs, “Me an’ the cap, are different, see? We see somethin’ that reminds us of ‘ome, an’ we take care of ‘em real good and fam’ly like, hmm? And yah, luv? Very much ‘mind us of ‘ome.”
“Home? Family?” she asked, brow furrowing in confusion as she made an odd chuffing growl like sound of confusion.
Dejen slowly offered her his hand and asked lightly, “Would yah like tah see?” Danni eyed him warily. Home had been when her mom was alive and smiling. When her dad could visit more often without the danger of being found out. Home had vanished when her mom did and her dad stopped coming. Family had been mom and dad, and the crew, and then later Roan and the doctor, but they weren’t there anymore and hadn’t been that good of family, had they? Mom had died. Dad stopped coming. Doctor had died too. Roan wasn’t all there anymore.
Would this home and family be different?
Slowly, she took the big man’s hand and hoped for the best.
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‘The Cap’ turned out to be a much smaller man than Dejen, but no less wild in appearance. His hair was a mess of orange-ish red color that had random bits braided, or beaded, or had bits of twine threaded in. His skin was a dusky brown color dotted with dark freckles that reminded her of the constellations her mother used to point out to her in the sky. His eyes, like Dejen’s were a golden color, but leaned more towards the auburn side then the yellow Dejen’s did.
He greeted her with a large smile (showing off his own pair of fangs), and wide open arms and welcomed her to his ship like it was his greatest pleasure to do so. His ship was of a rather modest size, but had impressive sails and the figurehead was that of a snarling fox.
Danni wasn’t completely sure of the men yet, but when the two simply let her explore on her own and just talked to her, she found herself relaxing and liking the two men. Even when the rest of the crew came back from their supply run, she felt safe and welcomed. The men had all greeted her warmly and with curiosity, seamlessly pulling her in.
And so Danni joined the Pack, under the captaincy of Blair.
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The years spent with the Pack was like a dream for Danni.
But, like every dream, it comes to an end.
Wide, gold eyes stared down at the carnage that wrecked the beloved ship of her crew. Blood was literally pouring off the sides of the ship and into the sea, while body parts were strewn haphazardly all over the ship. Guts and other organs were spread out in the sea of blood and made a squelching noise as the person responsible for the bloodbath walked across the deck.
Danni could feel blood rising in the back of her throat as horrorpainterrorwhywhYWHYWHY threatened to tear her mind apart. With great effort she shoved all of her emotions away in to the deepest, darkest part of her mind, while allowing her beast to come forward completely for the first time. From her perch in the crow’s nest, she watched the pirate responsible for the slaughter of her pack make his way around the ship, eyes following his every move.
Then she struck.
He never saw her coming.
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The marines stationed at the base could only stare in muted horror when a young adult covered in blood and other unmentionables stalked into the base dragging an utterly mutilated body behind her. Gold eyes gleamed with a sick sort of satisfaction as she tossed the body at the feet of the marine responsible for handing out bounties turned in. “I’m here for the bounty of The Ripper,” a dark and sultry voice purred, dripping with a vindictive pleasure.
Stuttering and absolutely pale, the marine carefully checked the body’s face to make sure it was the correct person, barely managing to hold his breakfast in. The eyes had been clawed out viciously, but the face was otherwise unmarred, unlike the rest of his body which was nearly ripped to shreds. “40,000,000 belli is the reward for dead,” the marine stuttered nervously, cautiously holding the money out to the blood soaked woman.
The dark haired woman curled her lip, but accepted the payment and left, leaving a trail of bloody footprints behind. She would become a Bounty Hunter if being a pirate meant getting her crew slaughtered by others.
So The Hunter was born.
FIN
TricksterThief: welp. originally i was gonna type how she meet’s Luffy and co as a Bounty Hunter, but Danni decided she was done. The original plan was that she decides to go after Luffy’s bounty, but ends up joining his crew instead. Also, there was supposed to be a scene of Benn freaking out about his wife being dead and his kid being missing for a year.
the timeline for this is Danni gets sick (10), decides to leave (12), her crew travels the grandline for awhile and hits Predator Island (15), then her crew gets slaughtered (19)
Danni’s crew actually only briefly travels the Grandline before heading back to the Four Blues; they have no interest in One Piece
and yes the captain and his first mate are members of Danni’s family line, but of the Lion and Fox branches c:
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