A/N: Back with another One Piece fanfiction, this is set five weeks after my previous fanfiction, Fit or Fat? I'm hoping this will last much longer than that, so expect it to go on for a while. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy it :)

The Tournament of Legends

Chapter 1

The Thousand Sunny sailed onwards towards the elusive island. It had been weeks since the Straw Hats had seen so much as a rock and yet Nami's log pose was, as always, sure of its destination. They had run out of food in the first two weeks, mostly because of Luffy, but slightly because Nami had still been working on her shape. Of course, three weeks of no food meant that they had all slimmed down quite a bit, except Brook, although he still said things like "I'm so hungry it feels like my stomach will cave in!" always followed by "Ah! But as a skeleton, I don't have a stomach. Yohohohoho!"

Currently, the crew were lying around, barely able to move and overall just feeling depressed.

"Sanji..." moaned Luffy desperately. "I'm hungry!"

"I can't just make food appear! It's your fault for eating everything before we got to an island to resupply!"

"It wasn't just me!" the captain protested. "Nami ate loads!"

"Why, you! Don't blame this all on Nami-san!" Sanji almost kicked Luffy but he didn't have the energy.

"Oi, Nami," Luffy called the navigator, completely forgetting his argument with Sanji. "You need a haircut."

"Don't bother a lady about her appearance!" roared Sanji. Then in his overly-loving voice, "Don't worry, Nami-swan, you look beautiful!"

Nami scowled and shouted at Luffy "How can I get a haircut in the middle of the ocean?"

"Everyone else has," Usopp helpfully pointed out. The others had been using Zoro's swords to trim their hair during the five weeks of its growth. Even Robin had allowed it, which was surprising. Nami, however, was having nothing to do with it.

"I'M NOT LETTING THAT IDIOT STICK THAT THING ANYWHERE NEAR MY HEAD!" she screamed. "But, guys, I got some good news. You see that faint shape on the horizon?" Everyone looked.

"IT'S AN ISLAND!" they cheered. Sure enough, a darkening silhouette of an island was forming in front of them. As soon as they landed, they could smell the wonderful aromas of a market and they could see a bustling town with plenty of food. Just what they needed! In the centre of the town was a huge, stone coliseum. It towered above everything else but even that failed to distract the Straw Hats from their most important goal: get something to eat. They ran to the nearest food stall which happened to sell meat. Throwing the shopkeeper a bag of stolen berries, they emptied the stall, savouring the juicy taste. Franky also bought some cola, since he had been running low on power for a while.

"Mmm... SUPEERRRRR!" he roared triumphantly. It had been too long.

After the Straw Hats had refilled their malnourished bodies, they decided to explore the town. They needed to restock other supplies so they'd have to look around.

"Oooh, look how many clothes shops there are!" Nami exclaimed.

"That's not why we're here," replied Zoro, a little annoyed by this.

Nami smirked. "You're just jealous cause you've not got any money."

"What?!"

"But don't worry, I'll let you borrow some. I'll need interest back though," she added with a wink she knew would annoy Zoro.

"Grrr, you little-"

"Hey, guys," called Usopp. "Check this out!" He pointed to a poster stuck to a wooden post.

It read "THE TOURNAMENT OF LEGENDS." And below were a picture of two crossed swords and some smaller writing. "Come to see high-bounty pirates fight for victory! (20,000 berries per person)"

"Wow, that looks awesome!" exclaimed Luffy, bounding over to the poster.

Nami was less impressed. "It's kinda expensive..."

"LET'S GO!" The captain's order was absolute. Only Nami was complaining anyway, the others agreed it looked fun.

"But where is it?" Chopper asked, checking the sign.

"It must be that huge coliseum in the middle of the town," Robin observed. Chopper wished he'd thought of that. They headed off towards the giant building, not one of them aware of a figure watching them from the darkness of an alleyway.

"The Straw Hat Pirates?" the figure drawled with relish. He checked the nine wanted posters in his hands. There was no mistaking. "Interesting..." He then disappeared into the alleyway, down some forgotten passage.

On their way to the Tournament, the Straw Hats got some weird looks from the townspeople. They were an odd group. As they approached the coliseum, they realised their were two entrances. A woman in a dark blue uniform came up to them and said "Please, this way." She ushered them into the left entrance, which seemed to be otherwise unused, which the more observant crewmembers, i.e. everyone but Luffy, thought was a bit strange. They walked through a short tunnel until it opened up to a large, circular room with about seventy doors lining the rounded wall. A man wearing the same outfit as the woman who sent them here looked up from a small desk.

He asked in a low monotonous voice "Are you the Straw Hat Pirates?" He sounded as though he had spent a long time here.

Usopp laughed. "No, we're the other group with a talking reindeer, a cyborg, a skeleton and a kid with a straw hat."

"I see. Unfortunately, I am waiting for the Straw Hat Pirates so you'll have to wait a bit longer," the receptionist said dully.

"Huh? I was being sarcastic!" Usopp said, surprised by this disappointing lack of humour. Even Zoro at least understood the joke.

"Yes, we are the Straw Hat Pirates," Zoro cut in. "What of it?"

"Well, you see, we have been expecting and awaiting your arrival," the receptionist replied. "You are probably aware of the Tournament of Legends? Well, you have been entered to participate in it."

The pirates stared at him for a moment. Then "WHAAAAAT?!" screamed Usopp, Nami and Chopper.

Nami yelled "How could you say something so evil so calmly?!"

"Oh man!" shouted Luffy. "I didn't expect that!" He started laughing. Nami punched him.

"Who's gonna make us take part in your tournament?" Zoro challenged, hand on his katana.

The man held his hands up in alarm, his first display of any emotion. "Did I mention that there was a prize?"

Nami suddenly lifted herself from her depression. "Prize?"

"That's right! 500,000,000 berries!"

"Right, we're in!"

Luffy cheered. "Oooh, a competition!"

"Wonderful," said the man, clearly not finding much to wonder about. "Past all these doors, a participant will stay. There is also a coach and advisor to help you plan your strategies. I will show you each your doors, your advisor will explain everything else." He showed each of them to their doors and, one by one, they disappeared into the cavernous depths.