Amestris, after the final events of FMA…

Edward sets off for the Xerxesian ruins after saying goodbye to Alphonse and Winry. He arrives after, in his words, "the most boring train ride of his life". It is a long walk from the train station to the ruins, and the hot climate of the desert mixed with the Sun glaring down at him didn't make his life any easier.

"It's too damn hot here. I hope I get to a water source sometime soon, or I'm going to-"

Edward's thoughts were cut off by the something that sounded like a popping sound. He turns around and gets in to a fighting position, then realizes what he was looking at. It was a VERY tall (not that he was short, but tall by anyone's standards) man dressed in a black, long sleeved shirt. He had grey pants with a few scattered black dots on them. The most surprising feature of all was the fact that he had bear ears.

"Hey! Who the hell are you?!"

Edward didn't get the response he was looking for.

The response he did get, however, was more confusing than the bear-man's appearance. The bear-man took off one of his gloves, revealing a… paw? Edward was starting to think that this man was a chimera. That was the only explanation for what was going on. The bear-man swung his paw-hand at Edward. Edward attempted to block with his automail arm, and was sent flying. However, he was sent to the Gate of Truth the moment this happened.

"Truth, what the hell do you want?", Edward growled angrily. He wanted nothing to do with the deity. "Normally, you'd have to pay a toll to do what you're doing. But the bear-man you saw paid it for you", the Truth replied. "Now Mr. Al-che-mist, you're going to be going to a land far, far away from Amestris. You're also getting your alchemy back." "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN 'FAR AWA-" Edward was cut off by dozens of long-thin black arms wrapping around him and pulling him into the Gate. The last words he heard were "Good luck, Mr. Al-che-mist".

It had been days since the incident. Edward was awake, but not in a position he'd liked to have been in. He was flying through the sky inside a giant, transparent blue paw. That wasn't even the worst part of the scenario. He was coming back down. Edward, screaming, braced himself for the fall. He had fallen in open water. Edward was nearly out of breath. He clapped his hands together and transmuted a bubble of oxygen to fit around his head. It was enough until he got to the surface. He clapped his hands together again and transmuted the water around him to bring him to the surface. From there, he used alchemy again to propel himself forward. He wasn't sure where he was going, but he knew that he was going to hit land eventually.

Amazon Lily, Calm Belt…

At about the same time that Edward had fallen into the sea, came back up, and started quickly going nowhere in particular, a certain straw-hatted rubberman had landed on the isle of women, Amazon Lily. After three days of flight, he lands on the island in a paw shaped crater. After recovering from the impact, Luffy sets about heading to Sabaody with the help of the Vivre Card. He makes good distance until he reaches a mountain and tries to plow through it with a Gigant Pistol, but is too weak to do so. He notices a wild boar near him, which he defeats, and cooks it over a campfire. He eats it with a slight remembrance to the training Garp put him through with some fondness. He notices a mushroom known as a Laughing 'Shroom growing nearby and eats it to cheer himself up. He then notices more and eats them too though they seem to have different effects on him, some of which may not have been favorable.

Sometime later, a trio of women happen upon his unconscious body which is covered in mushrooms. One identifies it as "Mushrooms-growing-out-of-your-body" 'shroom, which can suck the life force out of its victim should they remain. They take Luffy back to their village where another woman named Belladonna helps them in ridding Luffy of the fungus by plucking and burning them off his skin (though overdoing it on the latter, knocking him unconscious just as he was starting to wake up). Now conscious, he finds himself being stared at by most of the residents who comment on his habits (as most have never seen a man before) misinterpreting them as how a normal man acts. Luffy especially shocks them when he takes back his hat from Sweet Pea using his stretching powers. After revealing his name, as well as answering a question on what's between his legs (referring to his genitals) which Luffy answers as "Kintama" ("balls of gold"), they are amazed and ask to give his genitals to them so that they can see. This makes Luffy freaks out, claiming that they're trying to kill him. The amazons then give him some new clothes due to his old ones being worn out. However, his new ones are rather girly looking and he understandably freaks out. The outburst leads to some of the amazons becoming defensive, thinking Luffy was becoming vicious. One of the amazons, Kikyo, takes initiative by aiming her snake bow and arrow at him, while the other women follow suit until…

Edward had arrived at an island a while ago. He had been walking for about 15 minutes. Then he saw a bunch of people pointing their bows at a cage. He ran towards the scene and the first words he heard were: "The ban on men is an absolute law that has been kept here for hundreds of years! Never once has this law been broken before!". After a few more words exchanged between the two, Edward expected they were about to let fly. It is at that moment that Edward clapped his hands and placed them on the ground, and brought up a wall. This made the group focus on him, but they quickly placed their focus back on him. Why? The prisoner had broken through the roof, giving Edward time to disappear. He ran around the set of buildings on the left and climbed as fast as he could. He began to follow the straw-hatted fugitive.

A very tall woman had jumped in Luffy's path. He flew into her and hit the ground, surrounded by women who wanted to kill him. Edward watched as he… bounced off the floor? He then says something to himself and picks up a blonde woman from the group, and begins to quickly jump his way over a cliff. Edward ran close to the cliff and transmuted a tunnel for himself and walked straight through, sealing it back up afterwards. Edward sees the blonde and the straw hat conversing, and hides behind a nearby tree to listen in.

"What kind of nakama are these people anyway?"

"Oh right- I'm a pirate! You know about pirates?"

It is at this moment Edward realized something was very wrong with where the Gate had sent him.

"…You're a pirate? The empress of this land is a pirate as well."

"Is that right? You're an all-woman pirate crew? Are you strong?"

"What a foolish question! Only the best of this island's warriors sail on the ship. Of course they are strong! Why everyone in this land looks up to Hebihime-sama. She is wonderful, powerful, and the most beautiful woman in the world! The pirate empress, Boa Hancock, along with her two sisters, defend this island immaculately!"

Edward heard the rest of the conversation, and now knew who the one with the most power on this island was. He also learned that sea monsters are real in this world. He then watches the straw-hatted guy, whom he now knew as Luffy, builds a horrible excuse of a raft, sinks, and it turns out he can't swim. Edward planned on staying hidden for a little longer. That was until he heard the following words: "I can't keep being all friendly with you, or I could get too attached!". He watched as a confused Luffy put his hands in front of him and said some things, trying to convince her not to shoot. Edward clapped his hands together, and put them to the ground. A wall had formed in front of Luffy, and the arrows hit the wall instead. This is where Edward walks around from behind the tree, and makes his appearance.

"Hey, you're the guy that saved my life earlier! Thanks shorty!"

"Are you the man's nakama?"

Edward went berserk on Luffy. "WHO ARE YOU CALLING A HALF-PINT MIDGET?!" Edward hits the back of Luffy's head, and expected to hear a shout of pain… but his punch was ineffective. He was about to ask how the hell that happened, but more women with bows showed up.

"Margaret, are you alright? We have to hurry and eliminate the man. Hebihime-sama has returned!"

"What?!"

Meanwhile out in the Calm Belt…

A Marine ship and a pirate ship rest side by side together. The captain, a vice admiral named Momonga, calls out for the pirate captain, a Shichibukai, to show herself. At first, the amazon crew denies him their captain's audience but Boa Hancock eventually shows herself alongside her sisters Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold. Momonga shows her that the date for Ace's execution has been set at one week from today and she is to attend, per her treaty with the World Government to stay away from Amazon Lily, to help against the inevitable retaliation of Whitebeard's crew or her title as a Shichibukai is forfeit. Despite the threat, Hancock refuses to relinquish her title nor attend the gathering and instead brazenly tells the vice admiral that his marine ship will have a little "accident" to retain her position. Momonga warns her that her title will be revoked should she refuse to heed the World Government's call but she demonstrates her power over his crew by making them fall for her, then turning them all into stone with her Mero Mero devil fruit power. Momonga manages to avoid the attack by stabbing his hand to distract himself with the pain, then gives Hancock one last warning: If she does not return with him within two days, the treaty is void. Hancock merely tells him to do as he wishes.

With that, the Kuja Pirates return to the island to a hero's welcome and start unloading the supplies they got from their trip, including that of the recent marine ship they encountered. Hancock asks one of the amazons if anything happened while she was away but the amazon denies it. Hancock heads back to her castle, and upon arrival, is presented by a gift from the younger amazons, a statue of her made with mud and clay. More of her cruel personality is portrayed here when she knocks it down, breaking it, stating that it was crudely made. She also inquires why most of the warriors weren't at the harbor to meet her. Enishida , the one asked, lies that a dangerous "monkey" was on the island and they went to go kill it to which Hancock brushes it off and goes to relax. Nyon suddenly shows up in the throne room and tries to convince here to take the World Government's order, since her Shichibukai title was the sole reason the island was kept safe in the first place after marines found a way to cross the Calm Belt. When Hancock does not budge, Nyon attempts to show her her future through a crystal ball but Hancock stops the process. Hancock then tells Nyon she does not care if the island is destroyed since everyone will forgive her before throwing her out a window. The elderly amazon manages to land on her feet though, avoiding injury.

The princess's bath time is soon announced and the amazons in the castle are forced to leave and set up a perimeter around it, not allowing anyone in. One of the younger amazons asks Lan (who is part of Hancock's pirate crew) why they do the routine every day. Lan answers that in the past, there was a gorgon in the center of the sea that the Boa sisters managed to defeat. However, in its death, it placed a curse on the three in the form of its large eyes on their backs. If anyone were to see these eyes, they would turn to stone and therefore the castle is emptied and surrounded to supposedly protect the amazons from this curse.

Meanwhile, in the jungle…

"WHERE DID THE SHORT BLONDE AND THE MAN GO?!"

"THEY WENT UP THE MOUNTAIN!"

Meanwhile, at the top of the cliff…

"My name's Monkey D. Luffy, and I'm going to be king of the pirates! Thank you for saving me back there!"

"My name is Edward Elric, and it wasn't a problem. Though I have to ask you, how did you stretch like that?"

"I ate the Gum-Gum Fruit. I'm a rubberman!"

"A… rubberman?" Edward tried his best not to look shocked. Then he was asked a question.

"How did you make those walls back there? Did you eat a Wall-Wall fruit?"

"No, I'm an alchemist!"

"What's an alchemist?"

Edward decided to tell him what alchemy was, but Luffy fell asleep in the middle of his explanation.

"DON'T ASK ME TO EXPLAIN IF YOU'RE JUST GOING TO FALL ASLEEP!"

"Anyway, I need to get a ship. An important person should be able to give me a ship!"

"Wouldn't the snake lady they were talking about before be important?", Edward replied.

"Important people live in tall buildings! So we'll just enter a tall building!"

"Wait, what?"

Edward watched as a rubber arm wrapped around him and Luffy jumped. They crashed through the roof and they hit… hot water?

They saw a woman bathing. Edward wasn't sure what to do.

The woman exclaimed, "A man?!"

Luffy said "Hey, that thing on your back, I think I've seen it before…"

Edward didn't recognize it.

"You saw it!"

Then, two large women came in.

"Sister, what's wrong?"

"Who are they? Men?"

"What are men doing here? Sister, put on your robe!"

"What happened here?!"

Edward began to speak. "Look it was-" He was cut off by the formerly naked woman,

"They saw… my back…"

Her two sisters exchanged looks of fear and shock.

"Then they will have to die! That is the only solution!"

"WAIT A SECOND! ALL WE SAW WAS YOUR BACK!" Edward said angrily.

"That which you have seen in my back is something that n=must never be seen by anyone, even if we die!" said the one they had walked in on.

"Now take everything you have seen here to the grave! Mero Mero Mellow!"

Edward clapped his hands together, brought them down to the water, and created a spikes of ice. He then broke the ice apart with alchemy, sending sharp shards of ice flying at them. They all dodged each attack. Luffy jumps out the window, taking Edward with him.

"Pistol Kiss!"

It hit its target in the side. "Wasn't that a bullet? How did it hurt?" Luffy asked himself.

"That man is an intruder! Capture him!"

"Yes ma'am!"

Edward and Luffy both come to their senses in an arena. They heard shouts of "Hebihime-sama!", "Sandersonia-sama!", and "Marigold-sama!".

"What's with these snakes? They're like steel rope!" Luffy exclaims, unable to break free. Edward is having the same problem.

"We're too late…" says Kikyo. "Now all we can do is hope we are not asked how they got here."

"They're going to be killed aren't they? Those men…" asks Margaret…

"What's with this place?" asks Edward.

"There really isn't a single man here…" says Luffy.

"Now let me ask you… men. How did you get here?"

Luffy explains the events with Kuma and Edward says he swam there.

"Filthy liars! You must have some purpose, coming here!"

"I really don't!" screams Edward.

Luffy pleads for a boat, and the crowd is in agony. How could anyone talk to their beloved empress like that?

"You will not leave this place alive! You cannot escape death now!"

Then, a shocking thing occurs.

"Wait, Hebihime-sama! I do not believe that these men are the kind of people who would lie! He is saying the truth! I do not believe they mean to bring any sort of harm to our country!" says Margaret.

"One of my country's guards… The simple act of entering this country means death for anyman. Why do you defend him?"

"I feel I have a debt to him! The one who brought them into this country… was me!"

This triggered shocked screams all over the arena.

"Hebihime-sama, there is an explanation for this!"
"That's right, we found this man covered in mushrooms in the forest! We thought he was one of our villagers, so we are as much to blame as she is for bringing the men into our land!"

"Stop this you two! I'm that one that said we should bring him to the village!"

Luffy simply smiles. "What's all this, after you tried to kill me and everything? So you're actually nice people, huh! Shishishishi"

Boa Hancock begins to walk down the stairs.

"It is I alone who brought the man into this country!" screams Margaret.

"Enough!" responds the empress. "Raise your heads…"

Aphelandra, Sweet Pea, and Margaret look at Hancock and blush.

"Mero Mero Mellow!"

It is in that moment that the three turn to stone.

"Huh? What's going on? You guys?! Answer me!" exclaims Luffy.

"You little shit… They looked up to you!" Edward growls at the empress.

"Bring out Bacura!" commands Hancock. "This is the warrior nation, Amazon Lily, where strength is beauty. You shall die fighting for your lives, as we watch you go to your doom. This black panther is called Bacura. For many generations, he has served this land's empress as a carnivorous executioner. Once the execution is done… not a single bone of the victim will remain."

The snakes slide off of Edward and Luffy.

"What's going to happen to them, huh?!" Luffy asks. "Will they go back to normal?!"

The arena was shouting horrible things at both Luffy and Edward. Bacura began to run at Edward and Luffy. Edward transmutes a spear out of the ground, putting the spectators in awe. Luffy did something surprising here. He punched Bacura. Bacura was out cold in the stands.

"THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU GUYS!" Luffy is shouting. "THAT WOMAN… WHEN SHE TURNED YOUR NAKAMA INTO STONE… HOW THE HELL CAN YOU ALL JUST SIT AROUND LAUGHING?!"

"The savage is actually shouting at us!"

"What a ferocious beast he is!

"Of course we feel sorry for those three, but there's nothing wrong with what Hebihime-sama did!"

"It was their fault for breaking the laws of this land!"

"No matter what I do…" started Hancock "I will always be forgiven. Why, you ask? It is because I am… beautiful!"

The arena is cheering her on now.

"And you, too. You forgive me, do you not?"

"Go to hell." said Edward.

"You really piss me off!" said Luffy.

Hancock looked like she was about to faint and exchanged some words with her sisters. The stadium began to cheer for the execution of Luffy and Edward.

"Sandersonia! Marigold! Take those men's heads for me!"

"You just leave it to us, sister."

They began to change. It was disgusting to Edward, as it reminded him of a few chimeras.

The fight was about to begin!

Fullmetal Alchemist Edward Elric and Straw Hat Captain Monkey D. Luffy vs Sandersonia and Marigold

"Kill him! Sandersonia and Marigold! For the crime of entering this island! For the sin of insulting us! Show him the art of our death penalty!"

"Ufufufu… Perhaps I should drink all the fluid from his body?"

"Perhaps I should strangle him to death?"

Luffy carried the petrified trio off the arena.

"Anyway, I just have to beat you guys up, right?", asked Luffy.

The arena was thrown into laughter.

"That's all I have to do, right?"

"Yes, that's it."

They were then warned about the spikes and the fight started. Edward readied his spear. Luffy fought with Marigold and Edward with Sandersonia. Luffy was dodging deadly blows, fast enough to keep up with Marigold. Edward was trying, and felt offended. It's as if Sandersonia was predicting his every move. It pissed him off. Luffy jumped, and was met in mid-air by poison spit flying at him.

"Poison? That's dangerous!" said Luffy.

Luffy prepared for his next attack. "Gum-Gum… STAMP!"

His foot bounced off, both to his surprise and to Edward's. He was then hit hard in the stomach by Marigold's weapon and was sent flying.

"Luffy!" called out Edward, only to find himself just barely dodging what could've been the end of him.

"You don't have time to worry about others, shorty", said Sandersonia

"Who the hell are you calling an ant-sized midget you ugly old snake?!" responded Edward furiously. He clapped his hands together and sent many stone fists coming out of the ground at her and sinking back in, resembling Luffy's Gatling.

"Snake Dance". Those were the words that began a long time of frustration for Edward.

To Edward's frustration, she was dodging them all effortlessly. Sandersonia decided she was getting bored and slapped him off his feet with her tail. He was sent flying into Luffy, and both of them were sent flying of the stone surface and into the spikes. Edward seemed comfortable falling, clapping his hands and pressing them to below him as he fell headfirst. He decomposed the spikes around him and went back up on a column of stone. He made it back at about the same time Luffy did.

"It's so hard to even talk about these men…" said Hancock. "They're laughable."

"Shut up, you stupid woman" said Luffy.

Hancock seemed as if she was about to faint. She told her two henchwomen- I mean sisters, to speed up the execution.

"Then we'll end the fun here" said Marigold.

"Let's grant the convicts despair and death" said Sandersonia.

Sandersonia picked up the petrified Margaret.

"Hey, what are you doing?! Don't touch them!" screamed Luffy. "What will you do if they break?! I owe them my life!"

"I'm going to break them" said Sandersonia. "It's too bad for this girl, but since it will serve to punish you…"

"DON'T JOKE AROUND!" commanded Luffy angrily. "THIS IS BETWEEN ME AND YOU!"

"You're the only one that thinks that" said Marigold as she wrapped her tail around Luffy and Edward. "This is a public execution."

Luffy thought about when Margaret was talking about how much she appreciated the Boa sisters.

"She admired you!" yelled Luffy angrily.

"Everyone in this country does. I think they'll be satisfied with this" responded Sandersonia.

"Of course they won't. Are you stupid?!" asked Edward.

"Such vulgar words..." said Sandersonia as she began to squeeze the statue.

"3"

"2"

"…1"

"I SAID STOP!" screamed Luffy at the top of his lungs. Edward felt a fear like no other at this moment. He felt like fainting, and some of the people in the stadium did. The sisters looked at Luffy fearfully. Sandersonia let go of the statue.

"So you let go after all! You can be reasoned with!" said Luffy while laughing.

Edward was speechless.

"That was the Conqueror's Haki" he heard someone in the crowd say.

"Only one in a million can use it!"

"That's the Haki of the chosen ones!"

"I've never seen anyone but big sister use it…" said Sandersonia.

"This kid possesses the 'King's Disposition' to stand above others!" said Marigold.

"Just like me, he possesses the Conqueror's Haki…he's not just a normal kid?" Hancock asked herself.

"What are you guys babbling about?" asked Luffy. "From here on out I'll fight with everything I've got."

"GEAR, SECOND!"