One Piece – World Reversion
Summary:
In a battle with Bartholomew Kuma, the Shichibukai accidentally attacks the Straw Hats with his Devil Fruit ability, expelling the crew out of the Grand Line during the Sabaody Archipelago incident. Luffy and company must now make their way back to the Grand Line in order to resume their adventure, meeting new obstacles along the way.
Disclaimer:
I do not own One Piece. It belongs to Eiichiro Oda. I only own the characters that are original, and not part of the actual One Piece Manga series, thus the characters that are newly introduced into this story.
Chapter 1 – Repelled
The Sabaody Archipelago was peaceful and serene, but when a steam began to rise into the air, it was apparent that things were not going to be as quiet as they should have been. Monkey D. Luffy was seen standing crouched down with his legs spread shoulder width apart and his right fist planted flat against the ground. The mysterious smoke was being produced by his body, which had taken an otherworldly red glow to the skin and caused his hair to spike up slightly.
Standing before the man was a massive individual that looked exactly like the Shichibukai Bartholomew Kuma, but it was merely a convincing replica of it known as a Pacifista model PX-4, created by Doctor Vegapunk in order to perfect the design of the Cyborg that was a member of the Seven Warlords. With a swift movement, Luffy appeared in front of the Pacifista and attacked it with a fierce punch that sent a blast of energy from his fist into the very body of the large Cyborg.
PX-4 staggered backwards from the ferocity of the attack, but otherwise it seemed unfazed and undamaged physically by Luffy's Gear Second abilities because of its durable chassis. Without a second to waste, PX-4 fired a beam of light energy from its mouth that Luffy had only narrowly avoided. Continuing its vicious assault, the Pacifista lifted its hands and started to rapidly blast the same energy beams while Luffy was forced on the defensive with no hope of having a chance to counter attack.
Luffy may have been unable to mount an assault on the replica Shichibukai, but the other Straw Hats had managed to surround it while it was too busy focusing on Luffy, unaware of the other pirates preparing to attack it. Skidding to a halt, the Straw Hat captain put on a wide grin and pointed behind him to where his first mate, Roronoa Zoro had already took the stance to attack.
"Ittō-Ryū Iai…" Zoro calmly mouthed as he rotated Wadou Ichimonji slowly around in a circle and caught the hilt with his hand while holding the sheath with his other hand down near the bottom. His eyes dilated slightly as the pupils shrank, giving him an evil glare when they locked onto the Pacifista. "Shishi Sonson!" Disappearing from sight momentarily, Zoro used intense speed to deliver a quick and powerful slash across the torso of the robot before rematerializing on the other side to sheath his blade as the cut formed on his opponent. Unfortunately it only managed to stagger the beast and showed little signs of actually damaging it.
Scoffing a bit, Sanji stepped up to the replica while it was staggering from Zoro's attack and he knocked a few ashes from his cigarette before rotating rapidly, causing his right foot to catch on fire and double in strength. "Step out of my kitchen, marimo head and let a true chef handle this." The flaming red leg was lifted into the air as Sanji kicked off the ground, hurling towards PX-4. "Diable Jambe…Premier Haché!" Thrusting both of his legs forward, they connected with the chest of the Pacifista, catching the entire thing ablaze and causing it to stagger even further back, and it seemed to be showing some wear and tear from the accumulated assault.
After his attack landed, Sanji hit the ground and fell to one knee, gripping his shin slightly and glaring up at his massive opponent. That thing is so tough, if I had kicked it again, it would have ended up breaking my legs! He knew that Franky was a Cyborg much like Kuma, but he had no idea it would be that tough to do any damage to it, as Franky was not anywhere near as fortified as it.
"I may not be as strong as this Shichibukai, but it's still a human and it still bleeds just like one," Franky stated, pointing a finger up to the PX-4, which was leaking blood from its mouth and forehead from the three deadly attacks it just took. "It's got a tough exterior, but it's nothing we can't crack, and I am gonna finish off this beast in super fashion!" Inserting the 'T' shaped pipe in between his hands, Franky pointed it forward and began to draw air into it, causing his already abnormally large forearms to grow even larger. "70mm Koukei 1.5 MAX Cola Power…Coup de…Vent!" A tremendous surge of energy propelled Franky back as it hit PX-4 in the chest, sending the seemingly immobile Cyborg launching back and crashing into a group of mangrove trees.
Breathing heavily after having used half of his cola reserves, Franky sat up and pushed up his sunglasses with his thumb, grinning widely when he saw the Pacifista laid out on the ground in the middle of the uprooted trees. His celebration would not last long as he saw the large replica beginning to get up, pulling itself out of the rubble to continue fighting.
The damage had been done and it was finally seen that the Cyborg was not invincible, as there were several tears in its chassis, exposing the robotic schematics beneath it that proved it was truly a copy of Kuma, but still just as durable. Four of the Straw Hats had attacked it with some powerful moves, but were still unable to do enough damage to destroy it and were now severely winded due to their vain attempts.
All seemed to be lost until Luffy let out a loud yell and bit his thumb, blowing into it while still in Gear Second and causing his arms to inflate to the size of a giant. "Hone Fuusen!" The air passed from his right arm to his left, causing it to become massive in size, even larger than the Pacifista they were fighting. Stretching his arm back and twisting it up, Luffy launched forward with a fierce and quick attack at Kuma's clone. The enlarged fist burrowed into its chest with a burst of energy, ripping the cyborg to shreds and crushing it against the trunk of a mangrove, effectively destroying it and leaving nothing behind but tiny scraps of metal.
Due to the adverse effects of his Gear Third, Luffy shrank down to a smaller size and fell to a sitting position in order to catch his breath after the difficult battle. He knew that the Archipelago was a dangerous place for them to be, so they would soon have to make their escape after facing such a deadly adversary.
"Everyone, I want you to start heading to the Thousand Sunny so we can prepare for departure," he stated, his voice high pitched because of his new stature, but it did not lose an ounce of the commanding tone it had as captain.
"But what of the coating on the ship," Nami suddenly protested, stepping up to Luffy. "Rayleigh-san said it would take at least three days for it to be applied and without it, we cannot go forward to the Fishman Island."
Shaking his head and slowly beginning to return to normal size, Luffy glanced back at Nami. "It's too dangerous here with all of the Marines and that Shichibukai prowling around, so we're going to fall back for now and come back when we're assured safety for Rayleigh-ossan to apply the coating."
As soon as Luffy stood up and walked past Nami, placing a gentle hand on her shoulder in order to lead her away and in the direction of the Thousand Sunny, a palm was thrust against the back of his head and planted him face first into the ground, creating a small crater due to the impact. He was quick to react and jump away from the unknown assailant, catching Nami with his rubber abilities and bringing them both to a safe distance from the new attacker.
When he looked forward, he would see a large bodied individual with an odd hairstyle resembling a folklore hero Kintarō and a giant axe in his left hand, slung across his shoulder. Because of his immense strength, he had no need for the weapon and was simply relying on his bare hands to fight Luffy. Directly behind him was another Pacifista, much like the one they just faced, but it was certain it was a different model and a fresh fighter unlike the exhausted Straw Hats.
"Who are you," demanded Luffy, grinding his teeth together and clenching his fists tightly as he found him and his crewmates now facing another strong opponent. "And why do you have another one of those Shichibukai with you."
"My name is Sentoumaru," The warrior replied in passing, but mentioned nothing of the Kuma replica that was with him. "PX-1, it is your duty to crush the Straw Hats where they stand, but try to refrain from killing them."
"Damn, this is bad," Luffy mused to himself, taking a few steps back to distance himself from Kuma and Sentoumaru, but was unable to find a way out of their dire situation without fighting. "Everyone! Get back to the Thousand Sunny right now and prepare to set sail while I handle these two."
The crew protested at first, wanting to stay and fight to assist Luffy in his battle against two very powerful opponents, but Zoro stated it was a necessary evil in order to escape the Archipelago unharmed. Without hesitating, the other eight members of the Straw Hat crew began to flee the battle site and head to the grove where the Thousand Sunny was docked at.
Going back into his Gear Second form, Luffy's skin changed color once more and amplified his speed and power by vast amounts so that he could fight off both of his opponents at the same time. It was only discovered how futile his efforts were when he attacked Sentoumaru only to be repelled by his powerful defense.
"I have the tightest defense as a bodyguard for Doctor Vegapunk, Pirate Luffy," he stated, keeping a stoic expression on his face when he assumed a stance similar to a sumo wrestler with his hands on his knees and legs spread apart. "So don't expect to be able to handle me so easily even with those mysterious Devil Fruit powers of yours.
The real Bartholomew Kuma is currently en route to intercept your comrades along with Uncle Kizaru, so even if you manage to stop the Pacifista and myself here, it is of no concern to the Marines when capturing your friends."
Luffy smirked rather casually, keeping his fists up in front of his face and staring defiantly at Sentoumaru for about a minute. "Ah, you see, about that," he began, suddenly sticking his tongue out and kicking off the ground to dash at an intense speed to escape his enemy and get to the Thousand Sunny. "I don't have time to mess around with you."
The Thousand Sunny soon came into sight for him, but before he was able to reach the large vessel, Sentoumaru appeared in front of him and planted a palm against his face, grabbing him in a vicious grapple and slamming him into the earth below, causing several cracks to form and a small crater as well.
At the exact moment that Sentoumaru grounded Luffy, both Kizaru and Kuma appeared in order to make good on his threat that the Marine Admiral and Shichibukai were coming to stop the Straw Hats. However, the entirety of the crew had managed to get on board the vessel and was making the necessary preparations for departure.
"I'll make short work of these pirates and have them brought in immediately for transfer to Impel Down," Kizaru said, speaking into his Baby Den Den Mushi in order to communicate to the Marine Headquarters that he had the Straw Hats. "Sentoumaru, I expect you to take care of Monkey D. Luffy for me while I deal with the rest of his comrades."
Sentoumaru nodded in compliance to the orders of his superior officer; however, when he turned back to finish Luffy off, the pirate was gone and had leapt on board of the Thousand Sunny to escape from the Sabaody Archipelago.
"Lower the sails and have Franky prepare to activate the cola system to get us out of here." He shouted frantically while keeping his eyes close on the three oppressors on the dock just before them. "We're gonna make it out of here no matter what, so you guys can just stop wasting your time already."
Seemingly displeased by the new development, Kizaru proceeded forward in order to attack the crew on board their ship, but he was interrupted when Silvers Rayleigh appeared and connected with the Admiral's light sword with a solid one of his own, using his Haki to make his untouchable blade contact his as if it were a material object.
"These kids are here to continue the New Era of Piracy and there's no way I'm gonna let you interfere with their dreams or the dreams of other pirates around the world." Rayleigh declared boldly, pushing back Kizaru as Kuma prepared to use his Devil Fruit powers to attack the elder pirate and repel him off the Archipelago.
When he saw the attack coming, he dove out of the way, causing the large paw to suddenly engulf the Thousand Sunny and pick it up off the water, lifting it high into the air and launching it completely out of the large collection of mangrove trees where it would travel for three days before landing in a predetermined location that Kuma had chosen.
Kizaru sighed rather nonchalantly while Sentoumaru started aghast at the scene they just witnessed. One of the most notorious pirate crews were lost to them when Kuma blasted the ship away, presumably never to be seen again.
Lifting up the communicator again, Kizaru reported to the Marine Headquarters that they had just lost the Straw Hat pirates and would resume collecting the other pirates that had been defeated by the Pacifista and other Marines around the island while leaving Silvers Rayleigh to his own devices due to the fact that they stood no chance of capturing him in the current situation.
"You've gotten quite lucky again, Rayleigh," Kizaru commented, keeping a typical smile on his face even though they lost their initial targets. "But there will be a day when we have to come after you again and I can assure you that when that day comes, you will fall prey to the might of the World Government."
Elsewhere, on a remote island in West Blue named Hitoya, a peculiar boy was sitting idly in a jail cell in a Marine base, resting his back against the wall with one leg thrown over the other and whistling to himself to pass the time as a guard sat in a seat watching over him. The youth in particular was a rather intimidating looking nineteen year old with sharp, yellow eyes and scruffy brown hair that nearly resembled wolf's fur, growing down to the back of his neck. He stood at about five foot nine inches and was wearing a brown jacket with a white shirt beneath it and a pair of blue, carpenter's jeans with a tool belt strapped around his waist and a simple pair of brown shoes. Scratching lazily at his ear, the mysterious boy glanced out the window in his lonely cage to see a ship suddenly descend from the heavens and crash on the ocean surrounding their tiny island. He jumped up and grabbed onto the bars in order to get a closer look, noticing that an odd paw imprint had formed on the surface of the water beneath the ship.
"Whoa-ho, that's not something you get to see every day," he remarked, leaping down and getting close to the bars to tell the guard of the scene he had witnessed, but the feeling of weakness washed over him again when he got close. Damn, I forgot that they made these bars out of Kairouseki. "Hey man, you need to get this crazy thing I just saw out this window."
"Shut your mouth, Kedamono Jeran," the guard retorted rather curtly, not moving from his position of watching him and merely returning to flipping through the newspaper that lay in his lap. "I'm not here to make small talk with you, nor am I here to listen to any of your farfetched stories."
Little did the guard know that the story Jeran was supposedly making up was far from false, and that the ship that was now sailing towards the island housed highly wanted criminals to the World Government. The Straw Hat pirates would soon be docking at Hitoya in order to discover what their whereabouts were.