The Prison Break
Atlantis slowly opened her eyes to take in the shadows of the sun casting onto her face. She sighed as she sat up and promptly froze to find Luffy sitting in front of her face with worried eyes.
“Luffy?” The boy nodded as relief flooded his eyes while he sat back with a small smile. Cautiously, she sat back to gaze around the room they were in. The bed was comfortable, and when she shifted the bed remained in place without disturbing the rest of the large bed.
The covers…. The covers were actually quite beautiful, they were a beige comforter with a gold lace trim and gold sparkles scattered throughout the comforter making it shine as the light reflected on it. The covers made her feel as if she was sleeping in a treasure chest, especially with the curtains drawn around the bed closing her and Luffy off from the rest of the world, or so it seemed. The curtains had a lace floral print scattered throughout them, giving the curtains the image as if petals were falling had been suspended in midair.
As Atlantis reached out to touch the petals of the curtain, a hand grabbed a hold of it and pulled the curtain back to peer in causing Atlantis to lose her balance and fall forward. Her face crashed into a hard surface, cueing her to help while arms came up to grab onto her to prevent her from sliding off the bed and held her there for a second before gently settling her back down in the middle of the bed.
“Looks like you’re feeling better princess,” a warm voice released a chuckle as the curtains were pulled back and tied to a hook where Shank’s became available to her sight.
He had a small grin on his face that seemed slightly forced, as he pulled a chair to the side of the bed to sit down in while he glanced back up at the two.
They both simply stared at him, as he waited patiently with his smile dipping slightly as he sighed and leaned back into the chair with his hands folded in his lap, “I’m sorry princess.”
“Um,” Atlantis scooted back to lean against Luffy as Shanks turned his attention on her with an expression of sorrow on his face.
“Benn, he's my first mate. He told me that it was likely that the shock and fear of a stranger bringing you to a strange place probably caused you to collapse.” Shanks explained as he ran a hand through his hair before stopping to stare down at his hands. “I'm sorry. I didn’t think, I mean, I never intended for this to happen.”
“Ah, no.” Atlantis stuttered as she shook her head before stopping abruptly. It hadn’t been Shanks bringing them to the ship that caused her to react that way, it had been reality itself. With the arrival of the Red-Haired Pirates, so many events would be pushed into motion and it had overwhelmed her as memories had rushed back, but how could she explain that to Shanks? “It wasn’t really your fault. Um, I … just think too much?”
“It’s okay, princess.” Shanks shook his head with a laugh as his smile came back onto his face, “You don’t have to lie for my sake. I already know what I did wasn’t considerate and could be terrifying.”
“It’s okay,” Atlantis muttered while Shanks shook his head while standing up.
“Anyway, since you're awake I'll go get Benn so he can check you over to make sure your head is okay.”
Shanks stood before abruptly turning to face them with a charming smile, “Oops. Almost forgot to introduce myself. I’m Captain Shanks.” With a small wave, he turned and began to make his way to the door after replacing his chair at a desk in the room.
The two of them watched as Shanks left the room before turning to stare at each other, as Atlantis opened her mouth a gurgle rebounded within the room as Luffy made a pout and reached for his stomach, “I'm hungry. Can we go see Makino?”
“Yeah,” Atlantis muttered as she slowly stood up to gain her balance before making her way to the door right behind Luffy who happily marched forward.
As they entered a corridor they both slowed slightly to avoid making too much noise as they passed by doors, they made sure not to draw attention to themselves in case the door was open before they reached the main deck.
There appeared to be a few members on board the deck, including Shanks and his first mate Benn who were conversing as they made their way towards the door. Dodging they both hid behind a barrel as they watched Shanks pass with a concerned frown on his face.
...Did Shanks feel so bad about what happened that he was distracted enough to not realize they had moved? Luffy had a good amount of presence at the moment so if he was aware he should've known they were on deck, yet he passed right by them without a pause. In fact, the entire crew must be worried or they were letting them escape?
Whatever, Atlantis shook her head as she pulled Luffy behind her to the edge of the boat next to the docks, seeing a line attached to the boat they both slowly climbed down before inching towards the dock. As their feet touched the pier a shout was heard from the ship as the crewmates sprung into action.
Panicking, they both sprinted away from the ship as Shanks called out for them in shock before moving to jump the ship side when Yasopp’s voice cut through the shock, “Marines!”
Shanks paused glancing back and forth between the sea and the kids before signing as he called for all hands. Quickly, the Red Force drifted from the pier disappearing from sight just as a marine ship came into view. Breathless, they both watched as Garp jumped from the docks with a large grin as he called out to them, “Kids! You waited for me!”
“Gramps is magic,” Luffy muttered as the man dropped a large bag beside them while leaning down to grab a hold of both of them.
“You're gonna make this old man die from happiness.” Garp squished them as he began opening the bag and pulling out a bag of clothes and … toys?
“You're not that old,” Atlantis muttered, causing Garp to cry out in happiness as he pulled her closer.
“You're my favorite! So much in fact that I brought presents!” The second bag held all types of food including-
“Meat!” Luffy exclaimed in excitement as he jumped forward towards the bag as his stomach let out another rumble.
“Brat! Don't you dare eat all of that!”