One Piece: The Fishman Island Adventure
One Piece © Oda
Blizzard, Fake Blizzard © Me
Summary- After they have finally reunited, the Straw Hats make their way to their long-planned destination: Fishman Island! Along the way, they run into many obstacles, such as a monstrous octopus, momentary separation, rival pirate Caribou, undersea volcanoes, and finally, the New Fishman Pirates, led by Hody Jones and Vander Decken IX. Upon arriving, the Straw Hats have an underwater adventure like no other. However, things seem to go awry when King Neptune and his three sons are captured by Hody, who holds a grudge towards all humans. It's up to the Straw Hats to save the day and show what they're made of after two years!
Ch. 1- Keep That in Mind
It has been exactly 10 minutes since the Straw Hats reunited and have left for Fishman Island. At the Sabaody Archipelago, the Caribou Pirates have found the Impostor Straw Hats, and, as punishment for fooling them, they are preparing to kill every last one of them. Some of the Caribou Pirates are busy digging their graves in the lawless zone.
"Big Bro!" Coribou said. "It's hard to dig here!"
"That's because this island's soil is made almost entirely of tree roots," Caribou said. "Now shut up and keep digging!"
The Impostor Straw Hats are all in tears.
"Please!" cried the fake Zoro, tearfully. "Don't bury us! We didn't wanna do it!"
"Please, don't kill us!" begged the fake Sanji. "We'll do anything!"
"Yeah!" agreed the fake Franky. "Our cap…Black made us do it!"
The Fake Blizzard whimpered.
"KIHIHIHIHIHIHI!" Caribou laughed. "Why do you think I wanted to join the big bounty Straw Hats? I was gonna kill them all…from the inside!"
WHAP! Caribou grabbed the fake Sanji's face. GLOOP! GLOOP! His hand began to form into mud, and he began to smother his face with it.
"No! Drip!" cried the fake Zoro.
"Stop it!" shouted the fake Nami. "He can't breathe! You'll kill him!"
"Are you a Devil Fruit user?!" asked the fake Franky.
The fake Sanji, now known as Drip, began to flail and struggle to get away.
"STOP IT!" shouted the fake Sniper King, holding up a bazooka.
BOOM! He fired it, right into Caribou's stomach, but instead of it killing him, the bullet just sank into his body!
"AAAAAAAH!" the Impostor Straw Hats screamed. "HE'S A LOGIA TYPE!"
Drip suddenly stopped struggling and fell limp.
"What a let-down," said Caribou. "I expected the Straw Hat Pirates to look different after two years, but these guys were total copycats! God will forgive this, though, won't her, Coribou?!"
"Digging, brother!" Coribou answered. "Digging!"
"All right then," said Caribou. "Let's bury these fools!"
"NO! PLEASE, DON'T!"
"O Dear Lord!" Caribou exclaimed. "We're going to bury these little debases! But I've seen the real Straw Hat Luffy's face…with my own very own eyes. KIHIHIHIHIHI!"
XXX
At Grove 46, the gathering point of the Impostor Straw Hats, the Marines have gathered there, and are taking PX-5, 6, and 7 to be repaired. Sentomaru is busy reporting to the Marine base stationed at the island.
"How many times do I have to keep telling you?" Sentomaru questioned. "We couldn't do anything! The Dark King got in our way. Not even Old Man Kizaru could get passed him. What could we do? The Caribou Pirates and all the other greenhorns have disappeared from the plaza, along with the Straw Hats' impostors. We captured Demalo Black and some other pirates, but the Straw Hats severely damaged three Pacifista cyborgs, two of which are the same two prototypes that cornered them, two years ago. Of course, their strengths and specs haven't changed. As for the Straw Hats, that's a different story! While they were lying low during the past two years, they've grown much stronger than before! Report this to Marine Headquarters in the New World! The Straw Hats have made a complete recovery!"
XXX
In Grove 42, where the Straw Hats were last seen before they submerged, Rayleigh is sitting there, watching the sea. He heaved a sigh and smiled. He was a bit sad to see Luffy and his crew go, for they were almost like the children he never had, but he knew that it was all for the best.
"So they're already gone, huh?"
Rayleigh looked back and saw Shakky approaching him, putting a cigarette in her mouth.
"Hey, Shakky," said Rayleigh. "Yeah. They left."
FWIK! Shakky lit her cigarette with her lighter and took a small drag. FWOOO… She blew out a puff of smoke.
"Monkey and the others look a lot more mature, now, don't they?" she asked.
"You've been watching, too, huh?" asked Rayleigh.
"Of course, I have," Shakky replied. "I'm a fan of his, after all. I sure am gonna miss them. Sugar, especially."
"Yeah…" Rayleigh said.
"….Ray?" Shakky asked. "You thinking about the past, again?"
"Huh?" Rayleigh muttered. "Well…yeah. Ha-ha-ha…"
Flashback
"Whoa~! That's a cool ship you got there!"
Rayleigh looked up and saw a young man in a red leather jacket and a pair of jeans and black boots, holding a backpack over one shoulder and little Newfoundland puppy in his other arm. On his head…is a straw hat.
"What, this old thing?" asked a younger Rayleigh. "I stole it. My house burned down in a fire, so now I live here."
"Really?" asked the stranger. "What's your name, pal?"
"Rayleigh, and you are?"
"The name's Roger! This here's my little buddy, Ore!"
RUFF! The puppy barked.
"Rayleigh, I think it's fate that allowed us to meet! Come with me! We'll turn the world topsy-turvy together!"
"The world? Ha! You must be crazy! You and that little runt of yours, get lost!"
Flashback end
Rayleigh wiped his tears away.
"Maybe Roger was right," said Rayleigh. "Maybe there is no such as thing as coincidence, in this world. Maybe fate is the very thing that makes happen. Destiny just goes on, doing whatever it wants. And yet…Luffy has grown into a fine young man…maybe even more worth of the hat he now wears on his head. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad…to live just a bit longer."
Shakky smiled warmly at Rayleigh.
XXX
Meanwhile, way down below the water's surface, the Thousand Sunny is drifting way down deep into the sea, carrying the Straw Hat Pirates with her. The crew marveled at the sight of the Yarukiman Mangrove's roots and all the beautiful fish that swam in the water.
Wow, Blizzard thought. I never knew the sea looked so beautiful under the surface. The world truly is a magnificent place. I wonder if Master ever saw this.
"Wow! Trees!" Chopper exclaimed. "Oh, wait. Those are roots."
"Oh, yeah," said Sanji. "Now that I think about it, the Sabaody Archipelago is really just a giant grove of mangroves."
"YOHOHOHOHO!" Brook laughed. "What a wonder of nature!"
"Seen it," Zoro said.
"Uh, YEAH!" Sanji snapped. "Because YOU got on a ship you WEREN'T EVEN SUPPOSED TO BOARD! NOW PIPE DOWN AND ENJOY THE RIDE! YOU'RE RUINING EVERYONE ELSE'S MOOD!"
"You know, you don't have to shout right in my ear. I'm not deaf."
"Forget that!" Usopp cried. "I thought I saw something behind us!"
"To think," Robin began, "there roots reach all the way to the ocean floor. It's so big, I'm at a loss for words."
"Uh, guys?" Chopper called. "I think there's a really big fish swimming behind the roots!"
"Wow!" Luffy said, looking up through the bubble. "I'm getting tingly, all over! I can't believe we're actually going on a real undersea adventure! It's like a dream come true! Ooh! Fish!"
WHAP! Luffy jumped up and grabbed onto the bubble, clinging on it like a monkey.
"Maybe I can reach out and grab one!" he said.
"LUFFY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Usopp questioned.
Oh, here we go, Blizzard thought.
SHINK! Zoro pulled out Shuusui, eying a fish from the bubble, too.
"That fish over there looks good," said Zoro.
"DAH!" Chopper cried.
BONK! BONK! Luffy and Zoro are lying on the ground with bumps on the back of their heads, and Usopp and Chopper stood over them with fists raised.
"KNOCK IT OFF!" Usopp shouted.
"DON'T EVER TRY THAT AGAIN!" Chopper barked. "I'LL BEAT YOU BOTH DOWN! WHAT IF YOU POPPED THE BUBBLE?!"
Okay…that's new, Blizzard thought. Mental note: never get on Chopper or Usopp's bad side.
"Oh, brother," Sanji muttered. "Nami, would you please give these two dunderheads the dos and don'ts on the coated ship before they do something stupid…again?"
"Thanks for reminding me, Sanji," said Nami. "Rayleigh gave me instructions on what to do on a coated ship." She then turned to face the crew. "Okay, everyone! Gather round! I'm gonna explain start explaining the-"
"SHE MOVED!" Sanji cried. "A REAL BEAUTIFUL WOMAN~!"
PLURT! PLOOSH! Sanji's nosebleed sending him rocketing right into the bubble.
"AAAH!" Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper screamed. "SANJI!"
WHAT THE HELL?! Blizzard thought. WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?!
"IT'S GONNA POP!" Chopper cried. "IT'S GONNA POP! DO SOMETHING!"
"HOW CAN HE FLY THAT FAR FROM A NOSEBLEED?!" Usopp questioned.
WOING! POP! Sanji burst through the bubble and ended up floating in the water!
"HE'S IN THE WATER~!" Usopp and Chopper cried.
"SANJI! COME BACK!" Luffy shouted.
BWOING! WHAP! Luffy stretched his arm out through the bubble and grabbed Sanji by the arm. However, he seemed to flinch.
"Unh!" Luffy grunted. "Oh, no…the sea water's making me weak…!"
Usopp, Chopper, and Blizzard grabbed onto Luffy and began to help him reel Sanji in.
"Come on, Luffy!" Usopp cheered him. "Reel that sucker in!"
"You can do it!" Chopper added.
Hang in there, man! Blizzard thought.
WROING! POP! Luffy pulled Sanji back through the bubble, only for him, Usopp, Chopper, and Blizzard to fall back on the deck in awkward pile-up. THUD! Sanji landed on them not long after.
"S-Sanji…get…off me!" Chopper said. "You're too heavy!"
Hey! Who's touching my tail?! Blizzard questioned in thought.
"Get your big butt outta my face, Luffy!" Usopp cried. "I think you're sitting on my nose!"
"Hey! My butt's not big!" Luffy retorted. "And another thing! Who's tickling my foot?!"
Nami sighed and rubbed her temples with two fingers.
Yep…some things never change, she thought. It's been two years…and I am STILL surrounded by idiots.
XXX
A moment later, after Chopper had gotten the water out of Sanji's lungs, the cook has been hooked up to lots of blood bags, much to Zoro's surprise.
"This is crazy," Chopper said. "Sanji was never THIS bad around women, before! Not even Nami and Robin!"
"What happened to you, Sanji?" asked Usopp. "It's like you're even more perverted than ever!"
Blizzard heaved a sigh.
Just great, he thought. At this rate, Sanji can't even look at one woman with bleeding out like this!
"Pardon my interruption," Brook chimed in, "but a thought just occurred to me. What will happen when we finally reach our destination and meet the resident mermaids that Mister Sanji has wanted to see for so long?"
"When we get to Fishman Island," Chopper began, "we'd better ask for blood donors. I wonder if Merpeople and Fishmen have the same blood as humans."
"So the bubbles have the same properties as the ones at the Sabaody Archipelago," said Robin. "Astounding."
"HOW CAN YOU CALMLY ANALYZE BUBBLES AT A TIME LIKE THIS, ROBIN?!" Usopp questioned.
"You're right, Robin," Nami said. "Basically, the bubbles used to coat the ship and the ones on the Sabaody Archipelago are the same! They can both stretch to certain points, and then, you can just go right through it! On a coated, you can do a lot more! You can shoot bullets and cannonballs at sea monsters or Sea Kings that are trying eat the ship."
"Really?" Usopp asked.
Chopper looked back and gasped upon seeing the giant fish from before, about to open its mouth and devour the Sunny.
"Uh…guys?" Chopper called. "There's a giant fish behind us! Guys, are you listening?!"
"So, if bullets and cannonballs can't make the bubble burst," Usopp began, "then what will?"
CHOMP! A giant sea dog appeared and bit down on the giant fish's neck, killing it before it swam away.
"AAAAAH!" Chopper screamed.
"Chopper, calm down," Blizzard said to the little reindeer. "Look, at least the giant fish won't try to eat us, now."
"Chopper, are you done screaming?" Nami asked.
"Yes, ma'am," Chopper answered.
"Good," Nami said. "Now, as I was saying before I was rudely interrupted. Making multiple holes in the ship is a DEFINITE no-no. For example, if it were by the fangs of a sea monster, like the one we saw not too long ago, or a Sea King, the bubble would burst, and we'd be done for. The same thing goes for if we hit some rocks or jagged reefs and the ship broke apart, the mast and the hull of the ship could cause the bubble to burst, too. In other words, watch out for sea like and obstructions. Other than that, we'll be fine…unless we do something incredibly reckless."
"So the bubble's more durable than we thought!" Usopp laughed.
"However, Rayleigh says that 70% of all ships sink on their way to Fishman Island," Nami says.
"THEN WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO US?!" Usopp and Chopper questioned, terrified.
Grrrr…!
"What was that?" Usopp asked.
"What?" Luffy asked. "I didn't hear anything."
"Well, I did!" Usopp said.
"It sounded like something growling," Zoro commented.
"Yeah," Franky agreed. "A SUPER big something!"
Grrrr~!
"There it is, again!" Usopp said.
"Okay! I definitely heard it, that time!" Chopper said, hiding underneath Blizzard.
"It sounded like a sea monster," Robin mused.
"DON'T BE SO CALM ABOUT THIS!" Usopp shouted. "IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE NEED TO ATTACK!"
Grrrrgle~!
"Guys, relax!" Nami shouted. "It's not a monster or anything! The growling you're hearing is coming from Luffy's stomach!"
GRRUUUUUUMMMMBLE! Luffy's stomach roared, and others sighed while Robin chuckled.
"We should've known it'd be Luffy's stomach growling!" Usopp said.
"Like I said before," Nami said. "Some things never change."
"Indeed," agreed Robin.
Luffy laughed and gently patted his tummy.
"Sorry about that, guys," Luffy said. "Guess I've been hungry for a while, now. Hey, Sanji! Cook us up some lunch, will ya? I'm starved!"
"Luffy, Sanji's passed out, remember?" asked Nami.
"Oh, yeah," Luffy said. "Well, what are we gonna about food?" He then looked out to the bubble and grinned. "Hey, I know! I can probably use my Gatling to grab lots of fish!"
"Hey, Luffy! I got an idea!" Zoro called. "Let's see who can catch the most!"
"Sweet!" Luffy said. "Okay, on three! One…two…th-"
BONK! BONK! BAKONK! Zoro and Luffy are down on the deck again, this time with more lumps on the back of their heads.
"DIDN'T YOU DUMB-ASSES HEAR WHAT NAMI JUST SAID?!" Usopp shouted. "YOU'RE GONNA MAKE TOO MANY HOLES IN THE BUBBLE! WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU GUYS TRYING TO DO?! KILL US BEFORE WE EVEN GET THERE?!"
"DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN, OR I'LL BEAT YOU DOWN!" Chopper snapped.
Blizzard stared at his little brother in shock and maybe a bit of fear for his own wellbeing. He hoped that Chopper wouldn't be like this, all the time.
"What happened to Hachi~?!" asked Usopp, tearfully. "I thought he said that he'd guide us to Fishman Island so it'd be safe trip~!"
GUUUURRRRRRGLE! Luffy's stomach growled, again.
"Shh~!" Luffy shushed. "Don't make such a fuss in there! I'm hungry, too!"
"CAN IT, YOU!" Usopp barked. "NOW'S NOT THE TIME FOR YOU TO BE THINKING ABOUT YOUR GUT!"
"I can't help it!" Luffy argued. "I didn't eat much on the trip to the Sabaody Archipelago!"
Are you kidding? Blizzard thought. You ate almost all the food supply on the Kuja Pirates' ship in one day! Hell, you almost ate MY LEG!
"I'm getting a little hungry, too," Nami said. "But Sanji's out cold."
"Oh, wait!" Luffy said, suddenly before he grabbed his backpack. "I remember the lunchboxes Hancock gave me! We can eat these, instead!"
"Oh, boy!" Chopper said. "Thanks, Luffy! I'm starved!"
"Me, too!" Brook added. "Starved to the bone! YOHOHOHOHO!"
Once again, Nami went silent when she heard Hancock's name and put her hand against the wall.
"Nami?" Robin called. "Is everything all right?"
"Yeah," Nami answered. "Everything's fine."
KRAK! She crushed a part of the wall.
"Oops," Nami said, smiling sheepishly. "Look what just happened. Sorry about that Franky!"
"No worries," Franky said. "I can fix it."
Luffy hid behind Usopp.
"She is freaking me out, man," said Luffy. "Why is Nami breaking random stuff when she gets mad?!"
"Hey, don't look at me!" Usopp said.
Dammit, Luffy! Blizzard cursed in his head. Can't you see she's jealous, you moron?! Stop saying Hancock's name around her unless you wanna be next!
"So, Nami," Franky began, "is the ship stable?"
"Yeah," Nami answered. "It's riding on a big current, right now, so we can take a bit of a lunch break."
"Okay, then," Franky said as he sat down on against the mast. "You guys can keep eating if you want to. I got something important to say."
Everyone looked at Franky in anticipation.
"Could it be…" Luffy started.
Soon, the Childish Trio looked up at Franky with sparkling eyes.
"THE SECRETS BEHIND YOUR ROBOT PARTS?!" they all asked.
"You've got some more secrets, don't you?!" asked Luffy.
"Can you transform?!" asked Usopp. "Do you have any secret weapons?!"
"Tell us, big robot brother!" Chopper exclaimed.
Blizzard sighed in frustration and Nami petted his head.
"I know, Blizzard," she said. "I just can't figure it out, either."
"No, none of…I mean…I am afraid not-robo," Franky said in a robot voice.
"WOW! HE SPEAKS ROBOT!" the Childish Trio cried.
"Just pipe down and listen, okay?" asked Franky.
Everyone sat down around a makeshift table in front of Franky while eating the lunchboxes Luffy got from Hancock.
"Hachi was gonna guide us down to Fishman Island," Franky began, "but he suffered from a lot injuries at Sabaody, so he went home to get treatment. Same thing about Duval and the Rosy Life Riders."
"How'd they get hurt so badly?" Luffy asked with mouthful of food.
"They were trying to protect the ship at the island about a year ago," replied Franky. "When the Marines found out that Sunny was there, there was a huge scrap, and those two had to call it quits, right then and there."
"What?!" Usopp questioned. "Then how did the ship stay safe after that?!"
"…there was another warrior," said Franky.
"Another warrior?" asked Chopper. "Who?"
"You guys probably won't believe this," said Franky, "but it was the very man who separated us from each other, two years ago. One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
Blizzard looked up from his meal and looked at Franky.
No… he thought.
"It couldn't be…" Nami said, mouth agape.
"You mean…?" Brook asked.
"Yep," Franky replied. "The one and only Bartholomew Kuma."
"The last time I saw him, Blizzard and I fought against him at Marineford!" Luffy said.
"Why would Kuma protect our ship?!" Nami asked.
"A few days ago, when I returned to the Sunny," Franky began, "I couldn't believe my own eyes!"
Flashback
Franky came to Grove 17, hoping to find the Thousand Sunny there, waiting for him, and he did, but he also found…something else.
Bartholomew Kuma…nearly a complete wreck! He had swords stabbed into his chasse and he was bloody all over, and most of his cyborg parts were showing.
"I-I have been waiting for y-y-you," Kuma stammered, as if he were malfunctioning. "Objective: c-c-c-complete."
With that, Kuma stood up, albeit with a bit of effort, before he limped away, leaving Franky astonished, shocked, and confused.
Flashback end
"And Sunny didn't have one scratch on her," said Franky. "Also, Rayleigh told me something else, later. It seemed Kuma whispered something to him during their battle, two years ago."
Flashback; two years ago
At the Sabaody Archipelago, Rayleigh and Kuma are locked in confrontation.
"I am an executive of the Revolutionary Army," Kuma whispered to Rayleigh. "I have a certain connection with the Straw Hat Pirates and I want to help them escape."
Flashback end
"Whether you guys know it or not," Franky began, "Kuma actually saved our skins, back there! After we disappeared from the island, he told Rayleigh that he didn't have much time. I don't know how the World Government blackmailed him, but little-by-little, he was turned into a cyborg guinea pig! According to the plan, by the time of the Paramount War, his personality and memory were to be completely erased."
"But Kuma sent us all flying off in different directions," Chopper said. "He couldn't have known what we were going to, and yet, he still guarded our ship? Even after he lost all his memories?!"
"He had Dr. Vegapunk, the man who modified promise to program him for one last mission," Franky said. "To protect the Thousand Sunny until at least one of the Straw Hats returned. That's why even without any of his human memories these last two years, he fulfilled the command and waited for us."
"That's crazy," said Zoro, about to take a nip of sake. "Why would he do that for us?"
"If he talked about a connection with us and the Revolutionary Army," Usopp began, "then maybe it's because Luffy's old man is the leader! Right, Luffy?"
"I don't really know my Dad, all that well," Luffy said, chewing on a bone, "but I guess this means that the bear guy's our friend, after all."
"Kuma…" whispered Robin.
"The truth is," Franky started, "these two years have been very important to all of us, and there's no denying that Kuma was the man who made it all possible! He can't tell us what his true intentions were, anymore, but just keep this in mind, you guys: Bartholomew Kuma is someone we are very much indebted to, but if we ever see him again, someday, he's now an emotionless human weapon."
Silence.
"I'm grateful to him," said Zoro.
Well, I sure as hell am not! Blizzard thought. Why should I be?! I still think that Kuma's the worst thing that ever happened to us, and nothing you say will change my mind!
"But still," said Zoro, "I've got a lot of questions that are left unanswered. I hope someday, we'll find out Kuma's true intentions."
"That's all I have to say," said Franky.
"Unh…"
"Sanji!" Chopper cried. "Are you feeling okay, now?"
"Yeah," Sanji answered. "I think so. What happened?"
"You passed out," Luffy answered. "Anyway, come and eat! It's a lunchbox I got from Hancock!"
"HANCOCK?!" Sanji repeated. "AM I REALLY SUPPOSED TO BE INDEBTED TO KUMA?! DO ANY OF YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH THE LAST TWO YEARS?! AND YOU, LUFFY! WHAT WERE YOU AND BLIZZARD WERE REALLY DOING?!"
KRAK!
"AAAH!" Usopp screamed. "NAMI, YOU JUST BROKE THE TABLE!"
"Oops," Nami said. "Sorry about that Franky."
"Like I said, no worries!" Franky said. "I can fix that, right away!"
"Dammit, Nami, stop getting angry and breaking stuff, already!" Luffy cried. "You're scaring me, here!"
She won't stop getting angry and breaking stuff because you keep mentioning Hancock around her! Blizzard thought. SO STOP MENTIONING HANCOCK AROUND HER, ALREADY!
"Come, Mister Sanji!" Brook called. "Let's sing a song!"
"DON'T TRY TO CHEER ME UP!" Sanji snapped. "YOU'LL MAKE IT WORSE!"
But meanwhile, on a ship sailing behind the Sunny…
"Big Bro!" Coribou called. "Dead ahead! I see the Straw Hats!"
"I can see them, too, you dumb-ass!" Caribou said. "I'm not blind! KIHIHIHIHIHI! Looks like I'll be able to sail with them, after all!"
TO BE CONTINUED…
Don't expect me to update this a lot since school's back on, again. You'll probably see a new chapter on weekends.
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