Summary: "…They've forgotten what it means to be pirates." Drabble.
Word count: 527 (I tried so hard for 502... :is a failure:)
A/N: Spoliers for chapter 502. A FREAKIN AWESOME chapter mind you. Seriously, I've never geeked out so much. God, Luffy is so Luffy one hundred percent. You knew it was all over when he busted through those doors. And poor adorable Hachi (lets face it, he was always our favorite. Even as a bad guy). Oda has us at the edge of our seats again…
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Never has there been a silence quite as thick as the one that fell upon Grove 1's Human Auction after a Tenryuubito was punched in the face by a very pissed off Straw Hat Luffy.
The silence is officially broken by the merman lying in a pool of his own blood. "What have you done?" he whispers, "Luffy…"
The crowd comes alive again.
"I can't believe he just-"
"-Does he know what he's-"
"-If an admiral comes here we'll all be-"
"- certain death. Not expecting to see that kid again-"
"SHUT UP." The look in Straw Hat's eyes makes everyone do just that.
His shoulders are shaking with anger. He glares at the unconscious man he had knocked to the ground moments before. "Who do you think you are?" He shifts his gaze towards the other Tenryuubito who freeze in horror. "Just because you're some fancy marines, you think you can treat people like dirt?"
Straw Hat turns to address the fallen merman in a softer tone," Don't say those things like you're about to die. What would Camie and Pappagg do without you? Besides, you-"
"You still haven't made it up to me!" A voice screams from the back of the auction. The tangerine-haired girl yells again, ignoring the tears falling down her cheeks, "So you better…you better keep living, Hachi!"
Straw Hat laughs, "You should do what she says, Nami's pretty scary when she's angry! Listen Hachi, I don't like breaking promises, but," his voice takes on a serious tone, "I'm not sorry. People on this island let these World Nobles do whatever they want to. As if there are some rules telling everyone what they can and can't do. I don't care about rules. I'm a pirate."
"But its different here-even the pirates allow themselves to be pushed around." His eyes darken. "It's like they've forgotten what it means to be pirates."
The weight of his words fall upon the few pirates scattered throughout the room. Surely they haven't forgotten, surely they could never forget…
Suddenly, the oldest Tenryuubito recovers from his shock. "You filthy, insolent pirate," he says the last word with a disgusted expression, as if the word leaves a bad taste in his mouth. "How dare you lay a hand on Chalros! Right now, the Buster Call is being activated, and an admiral is on his way! You and your crewmates will be dead bodies before you even board your ship!"
"Do you think I'm scared, old man? Send them all. Cause if any of you ever hurt my nakama again," Straw Hat cracks his knuckles, "I will definitely kick all of your asses."
The female Tenryuubito is now standing beside the old man. "Tell me who you are, pirate!" She demands.
"Me? I am," Luffy pauses and picks his nose. After flicking its contents onto the Chalros' unconscious body, he continues. "Monkey D. Luffy, the man who will become Pirate King."
With that, a not-quite-as-pissed-off (but suddenly a bit hungry) Straw Hat Luffy sets off to save the girl, gather up his crew, and go to Fishman Island.
Just another day in the life of the future Pirate King.
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Not really a serious drabble, (probably a million mistakes too) but you should review so we can geek out together.