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Chapter One: Laboon and the Promise

Luffy's POV

I was smiling, happy to enter the Grand Line again as we charged down Reverse Mountain. *Poof* We entered the clouds again before I heard Sanji shout in excitement. "Whoa! This is great!"

I looked behind me to see he was on the shrouds that were connected to the Crow's Nest. Even Usopp looked to be having fun as he hung on tightly to the Main Mast. "Yahoo!" Nami screamed happily. I looked forward again with a smile when I heard the Whale I haven't heard in a while howl at the Mountain.

I came through Reverse Mountain less times than I had through the Calm Belt. I came through here about three times in two years and eleven months. Because of that, I missed the Whale a lot. "Does anyone hear a strange sound?"

I looked at Zoro when he asked that before I heard Nami answer him. "It must be the wind. There should be a lot of unusual landforms!" Nami suggested as an answer. I should make sure we don't hit Laboon.

Brook and Laboon go way back and I can't ruin my only chance he has to reach his dream. I looked forward again to see a darkened figure that was Laboon's head. You couldn't really see the front of his head though, just the belly.

I bet if I befriend Laboon I can let Momoo out of my bag. He has tons of food and room, but he needs some friends at least. It must get lonely in my Pouch. "I see a Mountain up ahead, Nami!" Sanji called but I shook my head.

"That is not a Mountain, but pretend he is" I told them. We got through the clouds to see a sleek, black mammal. "What is that?!" Nami and the rest yelled. "I-I-It's a Whale!" Usopp yelled, worrying everyone but me.

Laboon howled again before Usopp continued panicking. "Wh-What can we do?!" he yelled as we got closer to Laboon. "Don't run into him for starters" I suggested obviously. "No duh! But how?!" Nami yelled at me.

"O-O-Our path is blocked!" Usopp exclaimed worriedly. I'm surprised no one is running around as if their heads were chopped off. "Wait a minute!"

"If it looks like a wall from this close, then where are its eyes?!" Sanji asked. "That's right! It may not have noticed us yet" Nami exclaimed in relief. "If we continue though, we'll run into it!" Zoro told her, which was pretty obvious. "We can get passed it on our left!" Zoro yelled, turning to where Usopp was. The latter being with the broken Rudder.

"Port! Hard to Port!"

"The Rudder is broken!"

"I have an idea" I smiled, taking out my Staff. "Swirl" pointing my Staff to the water in front of Laboon. When the ship reached the whirlpool mt Staff created, it, for the most part, stopped the ship. Only 'for the most part' because I had to jump off the Figurehead else I'd be flying with it.

I caught the Figurehead, when it broke, before it could hit Nami. I frowned when I saw a slight bump on Laboon from the impact. "We have to move now guys! Before the broken Figurehead punctures the Whale's stomach" I told them.

Before anyone could do anything, the broken Figurehead scratched Laboon deep. It wasn't enough to kill him, which I was thankful for, but it was enough to eventually hurt him with how big he is. Laboon made a deep, loud sound at the pain created by the broken Figurehead.

"My ears hurt!" Sanji complained as I covered mine as well. "Just paddle!" Usopp yelled at him. "We have to get away from him!" Zoro yelled before the noise stopped.

"Hey buddy! Long time, no see!" I smiled when we were in front of Laboon's eye.

"You know him?!" my whole Crew yelled before Laboon opened his mouth. The ship was being pulled into Laboon's mouth making me fall overboard.

Before I could hit the water, I stretched my arm out, grabbing one of Laboon's teeth. "Say hi to Crocus for me! Help him if he needs it to!" I yelled as I rose up to the top of Laboon's mouth.

I reached my hand up and out of the Whale's mouth to grab one of his scars. The rushing wind and water made it hard to climb up to the top of his head. His mouth closed making the sea peaceful once again.

Breathing heavily, I wanted to catch my breath before questioning Laboon on why he did that. "Laboon! Why'd you go and do that?! I could've gotten them to go in your mouth without you forcing them to!" I told him.

'Wooden hatch' Laboon said before I looked over to it. He started to submerge himself under water before I got why he told me about it. I ran over to it and turned the Valve Wheel, pulling it open. I got in before he was completely submerged.

Zoro's POV

"I was sure the Whale swallowed us…"

Sanji is right, the Whale did swallow us. Even though it did we wound up in a place with an Island and a sky. "This must be a dream" everyone kept saying. "What is an Island and house doin' here then?" Sanji asked.

"Luffy did tell us to say 'hi' to Crocus for him. Maybe this is where Crocus lives?" I reminded/suggested.

A Lavender and Eggplant Great King Squid came bursting from the water in front of us. Usopp and Nami ran behind us before Sanji and I got ready to fight. It seems we didn't have to though. Three Harpoons entered the Squid before his head was pulled back. Its head began floating in the water.

"That must be Crocus" I theorized. "Let's just hope this 'Crocus' is a person" Sanji commented. "I wanna go home" Nami cried behind us. "Luffy left somewhere to, what is gonna happen to us?!" Usopp also cried.

"Now that you say that, where is Luffy?!" I wondered the same as Nami. I hope he can find us.

"Sh-Should we fire a Cannon at the Island?!" Usopp asked in a panic. "Wait… someone's coming out" Sanji said next to me when we saw a shadow. The stranger, that I am guessing is Crocus, started pulling the Squid closer to the shore of his small Island-thing. None of us had moved since he started.

The man came out of the shadows revealing an elderly man with half a purple, yellow-tipped flower on his head.

"That man killed a Great King Squid with a single hit" Nami stated in surprise. "Was he fishing? Or did he do it to save us?" Sanji asked. I don't think he noticed us before he killed it.

The man walked over to his chair; none of us strayed away from his figure, and vise-versa. He sat down, opening his Newspaper. "Say something, you jerk!" Sanji yelled. He looked up at us before Usopp, trying to be brave, tried to pick a fight.

"I-If you wanna fight, we will fight!" he yelled but I don't think he wants to. "We have Cannons!" he yelled from the safety of the Mess Hall. "Better not or someone will die" the man stated calmly. "Are you Crocus?" I asked, making the man narrow his eyes at me.

"How do you know my name? Who are you?" Crocus asked making me shrug. "Luffy told us to say 'hi' to Crocus for him. My name's Zoro and we're a part of the Strawhat Pirates" I told him easily. "Ah! You know little Luffy then?" he asked with a smile. That surprised me, but I didn't show it.

"Yes, my name is Crocus. I'm the Lighthouse keeper of the Twin Capes"

"Where are we?" Nami asked before the man answered her. "We're in my private resort" he told her. She asked where specifically that was but got a vague answer in reply. "Does it look like we're in a Rat's belly?"

So, we were swallowed.

"What's gonna happen to us?! I don't want to be digested!" Nami freaked out. Crocus narrowed his eyes again, annoying me and the rest of the Crew. "Would you stop doing that?!"

"Haven't you heard of the term 'repeating gag' before?" he asked. "What?!" we all asked in annoyance. He pointed behind us before speaking. "The exit is over there"

I looked over to see a giant, steel door. It was on the edge of the Whale's stomach and it had a smaller door on a platform connected to two ladders that stretched to the gastric acid sea. "Why is there an exit in a Whale's stomach?!" Nami asked in shock. I wondered the same thing when he mentioned it.

"Why is there a door in the sky?" she asked making me sigh. Does she really think the sky is real? I was glad that Usopp explained that the Whale's stomach walls were painted. "Call it a Doctor's playful mind" the man suggested.

"What the h- are you even doing in here?!" Usopp yelled at him. I wondered the same thing.

"Just leave him alone, Usopp. I'm sure Luffy can explain once he gets here" I suggested, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Agreed!" Sanji agreed with me. "Since there's an exit, can you take us out of here already Nami?" I asked the girl. There was a loud tremor before large waves were made.

"It has started" what Crocus said made me curious. "Look!" Nami yelled, getting my attention.

Because of the waves it was easier to see that the Island was actually an iron ship. Usopp mentioned how because the sea is made of gastric acid, it makes sense that the ship is made of iron. "Tell us what has started!" Usopp yelled.

"Laboon, this Whale, has started hitting his head against the Red Line" Crocus explained. That made me realize why Luffy was so adamant to not hurt the Whale. He knew that he already gets hurt enough without the help of ships.

"What?!" Sanji yelled in shock. "The Whale did have terrible scars on his forehead" Nami remembered. I remembered them to because she said that. "He was howling at the sky as well" she finished. "What does that mean?" I heard Usopp ask behind me. "It means he's suffering!" she told him.

They started theorizing that Crocus was trying to kill the Whale from the inside.

"That's not the case you guys" I said to get their attention. "Luffy told us to help this man if he needs it. Why would he want to kill the animal he was so adamant to save?" I asked them when they looked at me. "If we stay here we'll get digested" Sanji tried to reason.

"With the waves surging like this, I don't know if we can reach the doors!" Usopp panicked from the ground. "Let's leave quickly! I'm worried about Luffy!" Nami yelled from the 2nd floor railing.

"He'll be fine! You don't know anything about little Luffy if you say that!" Crocus yelled. He jumped into the gastric acid, worrying me slightly. He'll be digested if he stays in too long. Luffy likely doesn't want that but I don't know if the old man is used to this or not. It was because of that that I debated on going in after him.

Luffy's POV

I was being bounced around the tunnels like a rubber ball when Laboon hit his head against the Red Line over and over again. "Dizzy… Dizzy…!" I complained to no one as I bounced.

I started falling when it became vertical again. I spun so I was facing down to see that I have a long drop.

I hit the pipe along the metal, semi-circle top, then the edge of the Canal. I bounced off of that before hitting right below the opening I came in from. Once I hit there I hit the walkway on the right side of the Canal. I bounced from there to the other side of the Canal where I finally stopped bouncing.

I flipped so I was sitting up instead of standing on my head. "Where am I now?" I wondered when everything stopped spinning. I stood up to get a better view of my surroundings. That didn't last long though.

Everything turned to where I could no longer stand anymore. It turned vertical again. I tried to stay where I was but that was fruitless as I fell when it became too vertical to get traction.

By the time everything was horizontal again, I couldn't stop running. "I can't stop!" I yelled when I heard voices in front of me. Eventually I saw two people, a bluenette woman and an orange-haired man.

I ran into them, opening the door they were blocking. "This isn't good Miss Wednesday! A sea of gastric acid is below us!" I heard the man yell. So that's Princess Vivi, huh?

I saw the ship before I saw that everyone was okay. I sighed in relief at the news.

I stretched my arm, grabbing Vivi and Mr. 9 before stretching my other arm to grab the Mast. I couldn't keep them from hitting the gastric acid and ship before I landed on the deck.

"Laboon has calmed down now" I smiled, feeling bad for Vivi and Mr. 9. I couldn't prevent them from hitting their heads and going unconscious. "Crocus injected him with a sedative, so he should be fine for a while" I smiled happily. I still feel bad for Laboon though. Only Brook is left from the Rumbar Pirates.

Vivi and the Baroque Works Agent woke up, making me sigh in relief from my spot on the railing behind them. They woke up before Sanji had asked them who they were.

"Mr. 9, they're Pirates" Vivi worried when she turned to the one she mentioned. She was probably freaked out by Sanji and his floating, Magenta heart. "I-I can see that, Miss Wednesday. If we talk to them they should understand" Mr. 9 told her. "We won't let you kill Laboon for meat Mr. 9" smiling happily down at the man.

"You thugs still around?!" Crocus asked, making all of us look at him. "I told you once, I will tell you again! I won't let you lay a finger on Laboon as long as I'm alive!" Crocus declared. "Hi Crocus!" I smiled, waving at him. Crocus nodded at me before Vivi started giggling.

"Even if you say that, we won't leave" Vivi informed, standing up. Somehow, even in the stomach acid, they had both managed to hold onto their gigantic Cannon Launchers. "It's our mission. We won't let you interfere with our Whale hunting this time!" Mr. 9 said as he stood up as well.

"We will open an air vent in his stomach!" Mr. 9 declared as he and Vivi aimed their weapons in the air. They aimed their Cannon Launchers before shooting them. I would have done something, but Crocus ran and jumped in front of the Cannonballs before I could. They exploded on impact when he caught them.

"That grandpa jumped straight into the Cannonballs…!"

"Did he… protect the Whale?!"

"*Hahaha* Stop this futile resistance!" Vivi cackled. "If you want to protect the Whale that badly, go right ahead!" Mr. 9 yelled. "We'll turn it into food for our Town!" they both cackled this time.

So, this is why I didn't see him in the Lighthouse, he was protecting Laboon from in here. I had only an inkling of suspicion as I didn't see him before Laboon swallowed the Merry.

"Sleep" I ordered, seeing my Staff and Vivi glow an Arctic blue. She fell to the ground, asleep, before I hit Mr. 9 on the head with just enough force to knock him unconscious. "Luffy…?" Usopp asked making me look up at him.

"I don't really like Mr. 9" I answered simply.

I stretched my arm out to Crocus. I wrapped it around his waist before pulling him out of the gastric acid.

Scene Change: Crocus's Ship

"Thank you for saving me, Luffy" Crocus thanked as I climbed a Palm Tree. "I really dislike people who have bad intentions like that towards others" I told him. "What're you doing, Luffy?!" Usopp asked as he pulled on my vest. I ignored him.

"They're thugs from a nearby Town. If they capture Laboon, he can feed the Townspeople for 2-3 years" Crocus explained to my Crew. "Who is Laboon?" Nami asked him. "Laboon is this Island Whale" I answered.

"An Island Whale is the largest Whale in the World, they can only be found in the waters of the West Blue" Crocus informed. "I won't let them have him as food" the man was determined to make that a reality. "There's a reason he keeps hitting himself on the Red Line and howling at Reverse Mountain" Crocus told everyone. "What reason is that?" Nami questioned.

"He's a Whale with a Human heart" Crocus started before I finished for him. "He's been devotedly waiting for a certain Pirate Crew…" I said before Crocus continued. "…for 50 years he's been waiting for them" he finished. I smiled sadly at the sad song Laboon started singing.

~Alabasta Saga~

"Why does he keep hitting himself against the Red Line? Why does he howl at Reverse Mountain?" Crocus asked questions that he already knew the answer to. It got my attention though. "I'll tell you Laboon's story" the man told my Crew.

I already know the story since I was the only one that wanted to hear it when I came down Reverse Mountain around three years ago. I would gladly hear it again though. "Record" I ordered my Staff. A small, two-inch width, cross made of sleek, black metal floated out of my Staff's gem. The hospital insignia was glowing a Candy red on it.

"One day, some good-natured Pirates came down Reverse Mountain and into the Grand Line. A small Whale came in as well, accompanying them. I was on my Lighthouse keeper duty when they arrived. The small Whale was called Laboon. Island Whales live only in the West Blue and it is the World's largest Whale. The Pirates, for the whole journey, have been traveling with Laboon. They had left him in the West Blue because the Grand Line was extremely dangerous for an Island Whale of his size at the time. That's what they thought they did anyway, but Laboon followed them. Island Whales normally travel as a group, so I suspect Laboon thought himself a member of that Pirate Crew. Because their ship had broken down, they stayed at the Cape for several months. We became quite good friend in that time. Because of that, on the day of their departure, the Pirate Crew's Captain entrusted Laboon to me. It was supposed to be for 2-3 years, but it has been 50 since that day"*

Everyone was surprised by the wait time. I'm going to at least bring Brook here with me once I become Pirate King. Or traverse all of the Grand Line, whichever comes first.

"Laboon has been waiting here for those guys for 50 years now?" Usopp asked in disbelief. "Is that why he keeps howling at the Mountain? Hitting himself on it?" Nami asked. I had climbed down a bit ago to check on Vivi and Mr. 9's restraints.

I wanted to make sure they weren't tied tight enough to hurt them, but not loose enough to where they could escape easily. "Yeah" Crocus answered her before we loaded our ship. I made sure to put Vivi and Mr. 9 on the ship, gently though so I wouldn't hurt them.

Scene Change: Canal

"This is an amazing Canal" Zoro praised. "I'm surprised he's still alive with a hole like this in his body"

"Is this your playful mind as well, Crocus?" Sanji asked. "A Doctor's mind, actually" he answered from his small, Palm Tree Island. "I may not look it, but I'm a Doctor" Crocus informed before continuing.

"I ran a Clinic on the Cape a long time ago" Crocus started. "It was just for a few years, but I was also a Ship's Doctor" he finished. "You were an amazing Ship's Doctor to!" I smiled happily. "Thank you, little Luffy" Crocus smiled, climbing the ladder when his Island reached it.

"A Doctor, huh? No wonder the Whale's body looks like this" Sanji said aloud. "So, these must be for the treatment" Nami theorized. I nodded at this.

"For a Whale of this size, it's impossible to treat him from the outside" Crocus informed once he reached the top. "I'll open the doors now" the man said as he turned the wheel that opens the door. It looked somewhat like the Valve Wheel that was on top of Laboon.

The doors opened before the Merry sailed outside. "We're out!" I cheered happily.

"But… 50 years? The Pirates are making Laboon wait a long time" Usopp commented. "Yeah, we'll be having one of those Pirates join our Crew when we finish with Thriller Bark" I smiled airily. "Doesn't that mean the Crew is dead then? You can't be on more than one Crew" Usopp said.

"Yeah, they are dead. Except for one" I said happily from my seat on the decapitated Figurehead that was on the deck. "I heard from a reliable source that they fled the Grand Line. Do you have proof that they didn't, Luffy?" Crocus asked in shock.

"Yep!" I smiled turning to the Mess Hall door. "Show" I ordered. A hologram appeared above the gem before I swiped it aside. I did it a few more times before I reached the one I wanted. It showed a vast Library where I keep the knowledge of the Global Leaders. It was split in half though. One was for public use, the other is Global Leader access only.

I tapped it, pointing the Staff at the Mess Hall door. Spruce double doors with golden knockers and designs appeared in place of the Mess Hall door. "Be back in a sec" I smiled, opening the doors to the Library.

I closed the doors before walking down the endless isles of bookshelves. They towered really high to, about seven stories. After a few minutes of walking I found the room I was looking for. It was an oak door with bronze knockers and designs this time.

I entered the room, seeing the same scene as before. Endless bookshelves seven stories high. It had spruce flooring instead of white oak like the first half though. The bookshelves were also oak instead of spruce. In the middle of the room though, there were deep, close-together, diamond-shaped shelves**.

With the public access area there was a reading area with a circular fish tank that reached the ceiling instead of the shelves. The diamond shelves also reach that high, but luckily, I didn't have to go up that far.

I walked up to the shelves, finding the Rumbar Pirates End. It was a small, two-inch wide, flag-shaped box. I walked down the long, Navy blue carpet with shimmery golden edges to the public access area again.

I walked past the double doors and onto the Scarlet red and gold carpet that goes between the book shelves. I passed the fish tank again before reaching the doors to the deck. "Yo!" I smiled, scaring them.

"W-Weren't you just…?" Nami asked, gaping at me. In the Library, and other rooms like that one, time doesn't exist. You can spend weeks in there and you'll walk out immediately after you walked in. You can also spend years in there and never age, as time doesn't exist in that space either. "Return" I ordered, seeing the doors *poof* away.

"I found what I was looking for" I smiled happily. I pressed the white button shaped like the Rumbar Pirates' insignia, as the box looks just like their flag. A hologram appeared above the box. It showed the Rumbar Pirates last days alive, everyone but Brook's anyway. They were singing along to 'Bink's Sake' that the musicians of the Pirate Crew were playing.

Throughout the song, the Crew was falling dead on the deck. Brook was still playing by the end of the clip though. "So, he's the one still alive?" Nami asked. I nodded as an answer. "Even if one member is still alive, they'll probably never come back here" Crocus told us.

"Season, weather, currents, wind direction. All of it is random so common sense is useless in the Grand Line" Crocus explained. "The terror of the Grand Line takes over the weak-minded in an instant" Crocus explained. "They're not weak-minded, Crocus" I told him.

"I know they're not, little Luffy"

I was glad I grabbed their Logbook and Book of Rumbar while I was in there. "I had to tell Laboon what I learned the moment I heard it though. It was that day that he started howling at and slamming his body against the Red Line" Crocus informed. "He must've known they weren't all dead" the man finished.

"What a Whale" Zoro complimented vaguely. I watched Laboon silently with Zoro from my favorite seat. "I know he's a poor Whale and all, but don't you feel betrayed as well?"

"I mean, haven't you done enough for him already?" Sanji finished, blowing smoke. "Look at the scars on his forehead! If he continues this, without a doubt he will die" Crocus informed. "It may be a strange relationship, but I have been with him for 50 years. I can't just stand by and watch him die now"

I ripped off the Mast before I started running up Laboon. I saw blood spurting from his scars before I jammed the Mast there. He started crying before he howled in pain. He jumped into the air before landing on the part of the Red Line where the Lighthouse was.

"Idiot Laboon" I smiled when he jumped into the water again. I wiped my mouth of some blood, but that was it. I was barely even scratched anywhere else.

I jumped up and to the side to avoid his headbutt. We continued to exchange blows back and forth before I slid down the side of the Red Line a second time. "It's a draw!" I yelled when he came closer to attack me again.

"I'm strong, aren't I Laboon?" I asked with a smile. "Yeah, stronger than the last time" he answered making me grin. "Our fight isn't over yet, so we'll fight again. I'm going to bring Brook back to, it may not be for a while, or ever though. I'm your rival for life Laboon. We'll have to fight again to decide who's stronger" I smiled. 'Make that a promise'

"After I become King of the Pirates, I'll come back to see you again. When I do let's fight again, that's a promise!" I smiled happily. Laboon was crying again before he spoke. 'Thank you, Luffy. I know you won't break your promise so easily' Laboon said through his tears.

I painted a better-looking insignia on Laboon's forehead than one I normally would. "This will be a symbol of our promise to fight again Laboon. This means you can't go hitting your head on the Red Line again" I told him.

'Okay Luffy, I trust you!' Laboon exclaimed cheerfully. I smiled happily at the Island Whale. I went back to the ship just to find a Log Pose. I picked it up and looked at the pedestal. Mine was still there.

"Did they drop their Log Pose?" I wondered out loud.

I went over to Crocus before I heard Nami scream. "If you're worried about food Nami, it is here!" Sanji announced happily when he got on shore. "Meal time?" I heard Usopp question. "Th-The Compass is broken! It doesn't point in any direction!" Nami informed in a panic.

"Nami, it's fine" I told her. "It's not fine, you idiot!" Nami stated, shaking me by my neck. "Did you come here without telling them anything, Luffy?" Crocus asked making me frown. "I did tell them, but Nami seems to have forgotten with all that has happened" I told him, standing up as I rubbed the back of my neck. Nami had dropped me when Crocus spoke.

"What did you tell me that I forgot?" Nami asked, holding up her fist in anger. She had a tick mark on her forehead making me shrug. "It's not that your Compass is broken" Crocus told her. "Does that mean magnetic fields are…" she asked without really asking.

"The Islands of the Grand Line contain lots of magnetic minerals" he told her. "Because of this, they cause abnormalities throughout the Grand Line, and Compasses don't work" I finished. "I needed a Navigator because nothing in the Grand Line is normal, the New World is even worse"

I started eating some of the Elephant Bluefin Tuna that Sanji made. "The nose of the Bluefin Tune tastes really good!" I smiled as I ate. "You need a Log Pose to travel across Paradise" Crocus informed. "Log Pose? I've never heard of that" Nami said.

"You mean Luffy never told you what the columns on either side of the first-floor door is?" Crocus asked in shock. They all turned to me with nasty glares on their faces. "I did tell you about them! You guys never listen to me though!" I pouted.

"The Log Pose is a special Compass that records the magnetism with an unusual shape" Crocus explained with a smile.

"It's this Nami" I told her, holding up the Log Pose Vivi or Mr. 9 dropped. "Yep, that's the one" Crocus said. "I see… so why do you have one with you now, Luffy?" Nami asked.

"Mr. 9 dropped it on the Merry before they jumped overboard" I answered, giving it to her. "So, this is a Log Pose? What about the other one?" Nami asked. "That one is specifically for the New World" I told her.

"It's known that the magnetism of the Islands in the Grand Line follows a certain rule. By recording the magnetism of two Islands pulling against each other, you can find the route to the next Island. Because you can't find the Island in this sea, the magnetism record is the only thing you can count on to find an Island. At first you can pick one of seven routes produced by Reverse Mountain. No matter which Island you start with, they will eventually pull against each other. They will link themselves with one route. The name of the Island at the end of the route is Raftel as it is the last point on the Grand Line. The only one in history to confirm that Island's existence is the King of the Pirates" Crocus explained.

"Then the One Piece is there?!" Usopp asked excitedly. "We'll know once we get there" I told him, eating a big piece of a Mammoth Bear. "How can you eat that much?!" Sanji asked as I finished the Mammoth Bear leg. "Even the bones from your plate are gone" Usopp observed.

"Don't eat what I haven't prepared!"

Sanji kicked me for that reason. I flew past Nami, hearing glass shatter. "I want to reach the All Blue, I can't do that if you eat something I don't know about!" Sanji yelled at me. "Sanji" Nami said, punching him into the sea.

"Crocus?" I asked as Nami was almost crying over the Log Pose that shattered. "Because you're my late Captain's nephew, I will give your Navigator mine" Crocus smiled. The man ruffled my hair, making me smile as well.

Laboon saved Sanji, Mr. 9, and Vivi from the sea so I walked over to him. "Thank you" I smiled at the Whale. Sanji helped Vivi up when he walked over to her. She took his hand, so he could help her stand up. "I have a favor to ask" Mr. 9 said when he stood up as well.

I sat on the table as they bowed, asking for us to take them to Whiskey Peak. "So, you want to go to Whiskey Peak?" I asked, curiously. That place is bad news.

"Yes, that's where we live… uh, sir" Mr. 9 told me. "What happened to your own ship?" Nami asked them. "It wrecked" Vivi answered. "Isn't that a bit much to ask for, Mr. 9? Especially after you tried to kill that Whale?" Nami asked the man.

"Why don't we take them to Whiskey Peak?" I asked, getting off the table. "We can drop them off somewhere if they try anything" Sanji suggested. "As long as it doesn't interfere. But are you still sure you want to even though the Log Pose is broken" Nami said next, holding up the one on her wrist. I walked up to Vivi when they didn't seem too thrilled about the idea of riding with us anymore.

"I promise not to tell Baroque Works you're Princess Vivi Nefertari if you come with us" I whispered in her ear. I pulled away with a smile when she hesitantly agreed to it. She glared at me when she got over her shock. "What did you say to her?" Sanji asked, angry with me.

"I said we would take her there on a secret condition" I grinned. "But you don't even know the route to take you there" Crocus said.

"If we don't like it, we can always come back around. Drum Island is the Island before Alabasta and that Island is the third one after Whiskey Peak. We're going to be going there anyway" I smiled. "I see, your uncle would be proud of what you're doing" Crocus told me with a soft smile.

"Now that I made the promise to Laboon, we should set sail" I told everyone. I didn't comment on Vivi's shocked look when I mentioned that we were going to Alabasta. "Who are you?" Vivi asked when she stood up. "You should already know, but I'll answer anyway" I smiled, leaning towards the duo a few feet away from them.

"I'm the man who will become King of the Pirates" I told them easily. I held up my Staff, making sure that Vivi was watching, before I spoke. "Crest" I asked before the Global Leader Crest showed in black and clear colors above it. It shocked her. "Do you mind if I leave someone here with you?" I asked Crocus.

He shrugged before I dug my hand into my Pouch. It started glowing before I took out a tank the size of a medium-sized fish tank. I dumped the water out before I pointed the Staff's gem at the ground where I saw a teeny-tiny Momoo. "Return" I ordered when my Staff and Momoo glowed white.

The dot of white grew bigger until I moved him to the water when he was as big as the pad of my finger. By the time he was in the water he was as tall as me. It took a few more minutes for the Sea King to return to normal size. "This is Momoo, I figured you and Laboon could use another friend" I smiled happily.

The man ruffled my hair again as he thanked me. Laboon and Momoo thanked me as well. "Welcome!" I smiled happily at the duo.

Time Skip: Sunset

"It should be okay now, is it pointing the same direction as the Map?" Crocus asked our Navigator. "It's pointing towards Whiskey Peak" Nami answered with relief.

"See ya later Crocus! Thanks again for the Log Pose and take good care of Momoo!" I smiled, waving at him. "Make your father and uncle proud Luffy!" Crocus waved.

"See ya, Laboon! I'll be back, I promise!" I told him happily. I can't really die so that's a promise I can't really break. 'Bye Luffy!' Laboon garbled making me smile.

"Full speed ahead… to Whiskey Peak!" I told my Crew. "Yeah!" my Crew yelled happily as we sailed off.


A/N: Hello, I finished writing this at 7:38 P.M. on August 22, 2017. I had planned to do more than this, like to chapter 3, but I had events for Marlin Days to do so I didn't have a lot of time to do all of them and my chapters from tomorrow to.

I finished rewriting this at 7:54 P.M. on October 1, 2018.

*His chirping is adorable!

**Similar to a mail box office or something like that. Or a bunch of cubbies.

I do hope you like this chapter and story and will continue reading.