fierybluebird | [Action / Accidental Video] In which baby phoenixes flail a lot

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[Action / Accidental Video] In which baby phoenixes flail a lot

[Early Monday morning Marco is finally returned from his kidnapping. A lot tinier.]

[He wakes up by kicking his book open and there's a teeny tiny baby bluebird phoenix cocking an eye at the pages. Hello Luceti. Finally he decides it's just a blank journal so he hops back and goes to take in his surroundings, and checks the area around the fountain very carefully. Wet. Do not want. Well, he's bored now. Time to fly home.]

[That would work a lot better without this creepy added weight. What the hell! NO! HE CAN'T FLY?! So after several jumps, the hand-sized phoenix jumps about and tries to get air. Which much to his dismay, does nothing. With the added new weight of the fake Luceti wings, he can't fly! Eventually he just gives up and starts flailing.]

Pops! Pops! Pops! [There are a few more baby birdie chirps of this.] Uwah brothers! ANYONE! Where are you guys?!

[Walks around and looks distraught.] I must'a hurt my wings. But that makes no sense... because I'm a phoenix. [Sits back down and sulks for now. Oh, look a stranger! He starts to rush to hide behind the fountain, but well, he's not getting anywhere on his own... so he'll have to try something!]

Excuse me! Have you seen anyone really really tall around? Wait. No. What island is this? I don't remember docking? AH! Have you see Edward Newgate; my Pops around? It's really important, yoi! [At which point... he remembers he's a bird. And realizes nothing he said probably came out in human (it all did because lulz Luceti) so just have a deapan baby birdie stare.]

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You think so? [Rests back comfortably in Ace's arms, though a little bit hybrid and flails his feet. Ace is comfy, so he's okay with this.] Yeah mine's great too!

What's for dinner? Can you cook? I can't cook yet. I gotta learn still. I never cooked before, I just everything raw. But you can't eat cookies raw, you have to mix stuff just to make dough. So I will start learning with cookies.

[Have some inane child chatter.]

[HE WOULDN'T LET GO IF YOU DIDN'T SIT THERE so yeah.] Yours is one of the best.

What would you like for dinner? I'd be willing to cook pretty much anything if you want it. But we're having cookies after dinner, okay?

Totally.

FISH! [More feety flails and giant cute smile.] Yaaaay cookies! And sake! [No. Ace don't. No sake.]

All right, fish it is. Want to come with me to the store and get some? [Now that makes him crack up.] No, you're not having sake!

Yes!

Why not? [BIG EYES UP AT YOU ACE.] You're going to drink some, right?

Then it's off to the store for me and you. [Off they go! But shit. Those damn eyes... is this what Ace is like to Marco?] W-well... how old are you right now?

[If he's under ten, then no way-- but they let Luffy drink it at seven-- he's not Luffy! UGH.]

[Worse. Ace is so much worse.] Yaaaay store. Want me to steal stuff as a bird? [Not an offer Marco makes around Pops but around his brothers....]

I'm 10,414! [Stated quite simply. This is exactly what he told Robin too. Either it's phoenix shenanigans at work, Marco counts in his age not in years, or he's a very good liar even as a child. WHO CAN SAY.]

Hahaha! No, everything here is free, you don't need to steal. [But he's proud of you, anyway.

But that. Get a big line face.] If you lie, you don't get sake or cookies. Now come on, how old are you?

Whaaaat... it can't be free!

[D:] I'm telling the truth! [Wibbly face.] I'll get my own sake and cookies....

Sorry, but it is.

[... FUCKING KID. DON'T. DO THAT, JFC. Now Ace is slightly panicky.] Ah, okay, okay! You can have sake! Just please don't get upset!

[Huffs and snuggles into Ace's chest, muttering to himself. Loudly.]

I'm the oldest, stupid height, one day I'll be taller than Papa and no one will question my age ever. Not my fault Jozu's so big.

[... awwww, Marco. No being sad. Ace gently rubs the back of his head to comfort him.] Well, I'm sorry to say you don't get to be taller than them. But you're easily the best big brother anyone's ever had.

EH?!

No no, you just don't know me enough later on. I'll definitely get bigger than them. I'll be bigger than giants. You'll see.

[Sorry Ace, Chibi!Marco has less doubts that he's the best big brother ever. He knows it.]

[You are so hopeful and it's really fucking precious kdsngflksd.] Okay, okay. You'll be the biggest pirate ever.

But when you get that big, you won't be able to fit on the Moby Dick anymore.

Yes! I knew i--

EH?! SO WE GET A WHALE SHIP NAMED MOBY DICK AFTER ALL?!?! [Eyes light up with excitement!]

[He can't stop his laughter now, even if he tried.] Yeah! Biggest ship I've ever seen!

Yaaaay!

[Excited babyflails.] That is the best story. Have you read it Ace? I will read it to you. It is so good.

It's a vengeance ship right?

Mn, I think I might have when you-- [Whoops, let's not talk about that yet.] A while ago.

[He smiles, though it's... a little bit disheartened. A vengeance ship, huh...] Yeah. That's right. It's a vengeance ship.

[Oh. A saddish smile. Marco takes baby hands on either side of Ace's cheeks... and smooshes them.]

What's wrong?

[He dozes off for a minute, but snaps back when Marco speaks. He hugs him tightly, not letting Marco see his depressed face.]

I'll... tell you later, okay?

[Eyes narrow. Chibi Marco is a lot more stubborn Ace.]

No. If my nakama are sad, I'm going to do my best to fix it. What's wrong?

[All steel here.]

[No, fuck you, Marco.] It's... hard to explain right now.

[Angry-ish, but it's in control, not very veiled though.]

Try.

[DAMMIT, MARCO.] The... vengeance ship. There are sometimes we couldn't uphold that.

Oh!

[Perks up and is clearly visibly relieved. So he just gives a super hug to Ace!] That's okay! Nothing's perfect, yoi!

You really scared me there.

[Especially since Shirahoshi told him about Pops dying :|]

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