"Hmm? Where am I?" Shun said as he opened his eyes and looked around.
Nothing around him could be felt, and there was no foundation for him to walk on.
"Huh? Am I still dreaming? No, that's not possible. I remember going outside to see Mom and Dad."
"What is this place, anyway? Although it's so dark, there's a warmth of feeling around." Shun thought.
Shun looked at himself, floating in a blank void, and thought to himself, "How can I get out of here?"
He tried to move his arms and legs but could not move around.
"LUB...DUB"
"What's this sound?"
"LUB..DUB..LUB..DUB"
"It seems like a heartbeat, but why am I feeling so anxious?"
"LUBDUBLUBDUBLUBDUBLUBDUB"
"This feeling…this is not anxiousness. It..is..making...me.....excited." Shun smiled without realizing it as deep red eyes flared up in the slightest.
"More…More…"
"…ey! Are….a….ake" A fading voice called out to Shun, which soon became clearer.
"Hey kid! Are ya awake?" A man asked, looking at him.
"Huh? What happened to me? Where am I?" Shun said as he looked at the man staring at him with a dumb gesture.
"Aye, He looks alright. Get me a glass of water." He said.
Standing 5' 9" tall, this cream skinned man had a relaxed feel about him, and he had a strange welt on his forehead. He had a lean face, a flat nose, and small lips. His dark blue eyes were angular, and he had thick eyebrows. He had neck length, frizzy, blonde hair which was lightly gelled. The lower lip of this man was pierced. He had short arms and large hands, a broad torso with a ripped chest with a straight waist, broad hips, short legs, and enormous feet. He had a black work tattoo covering his right forearm, and a runic tattoo covering his chest. His upper half was naked, and it covered the lower half with clothes left below the belt of the kimono.
"How did you find this kid? You went to look around the town and came back with a child." A fat man asked while eating a piece of chicken.
Standing 4' 9" tall, this red-skinned man had a disinterested feel about him, and he had a small burn mark on his nose, which made it look redder, less burned. He had an oval face with a rounded jaw, a narrow nose, angled lips, and his green eyes were puffy. His copper hair, dyed ginger on one side and bronze on the other, was short, greasy and was covered with a swimming cap. He had toned arms and slender hands, a bulky torso, a narrow waist, and short legs. He was wearing an immaculate, garish clothes that were probably earth-coloured.
"I already told you, he was the one lying on the ground with no one around. You need to learn to keep that mouth shut, Rashad."
"Huh? What will you do if I don't, tattoo freak?"
"Who are you calling a tattoo freak, you chubby cheese?"
"Um, who are you guys? And what happened to me?" Shun asked while looking at the two.
"Huh? Keep your mouth shut for a minute. Can't you see we are having an important discussion here?" Rashad said.
"Y-Y-Yes, sir!" Shin answered reflexively.
"You won't burn enough fat by shouting at the kid, you cake tits."
"Heh, I need to show you your place." Rashad said as he showed his palm to the man.
"Don't say that I didn't war-"
What are you both doing, you idiots?" A man interrupted them from behind and looked at Shun.
"You are adults, you know. This is what you will teach to the future generations?" He said.
Standing 5' 5" tall, this slate brown skinned man had a warm-hearted feel about him. A notable feature was his body odour, which made the atmosphere soothing somehow. He had a triangular face with a square jaw, a hooked nose, large ears, puffy cheeks, and very thin lips. His brown eyes were narrow, and he had tapered eyebrows. His grey hair, decorated with a rainbow of indigo dyes, was closely shaved, and he had an imperial moustache. He had muscular arms, a slender torso with chiselled abs, and muscular legs. He was wearing an open thin jacket with nothing else to cover the upper half and wore a peach color pants with a fedora on his head.
"Don't take us as some social worker. We are pirates and freedom is in our veins." Rashad said.
"He sounds cringe even when he speaks reality." The man said and started laughing.
"Okay, stop it, both of you. Let's chat with our little guest first." The fedora man said.
He came close to Shun and gave him a hand. Shun took the help and stood up.
"Um, what is this place.?" Shun asked.
"Hmm, won't you ask who we are?"
"Well, he already said that you all are pirates so…"
"Hahaha ha, right? Okay then, as you can see, this is a pirate ship." He said and opened his arms.
"Welcome to the ship of Red Eye Pirates, Fafnir!" He said.
"My name is Joselyn Mercia. I am the 1st in commander and the vice captain of this ship. The two that you see with me are my companions."
"The one with the piercings is the second in commander and his name is Jin Saxe."
"Hm." Jin said
"The fat one is the third in commander and his name is Rashad Alpin." Joselyn said.
"Who are you calling fat, you lip foliage?" Rashad said.
Shun looked at them and said, "Your names differ from each other."
"This is the first question that you have to ask?" Joselyn said and chuckled a little.
"We all are from different seas all around the globe. There are many more from our crew, but god knows where they ran off to." Jin said.
"Anyway, now that you are here, maybe you want to tell us what you were doing, lying in between the street." Rashad said.