The first thing I hear when I wake up is the sounds of splintering wood and the smell of gunpowder as the house around me starts crumbling. I quickly open my eyes and I press myself against the wall the bed I was lying on was against and I start trying to come up with a plan to get out of this shitty situation. I start crawling through the wreckage trying to find a way out of this mess hoping that I can find a way out.

From what I can remember about this part of the canon is that the house is Boodle's and it was just shot by a cannon from Buggy's tavern.

I slowly find a crawlspace that leads to a light so I quickly start shuffling towards it as the wreckage starts to collapse. Once I'm part of the way out, a hand wraps around my wrist, pulling me out of the wreckage. I look up and see Zoro lifting me to my feet. "You alright?" He asks. I see Nami, an old man that I presume is Boodle, and Luffy all standing around looking at the destroyed house. Boodle appears to be shouting about this and that while Nami just stands there catatonic.

"Well, my testicles may have receded into my body out of fear but beyond that, I'm just a little light headed from the blood loss," I say as I dust myself off. My body feels strangely light after the short nap I had but my blood feels like it's burning hot magma. The pain isn't terrible but it serves as a minor annoyance to my already terrible day.

"I'm surprised to see you get out of that alive." He then walks over to Luffy and says, "Looks like you're right."

"Shishishi! Of course, he's alright!" He says with a grin. Nami and Boodle are staring at the wreckage with varying looks ranging from fear to pure anger.

I look over at Luffy and see a lion and a man embedded into the ground with their feet sticking out. "That your work?" I ask him. He nods and then pushes the man with his foot. "What happened while I was out?"

"Eh, this weird bear guy tried to start a fight with us so I beat them down." Luffy continues poking the man with his foot.

"I think you may have killed him, Captain," I say as I grab a stick from the wreckage. "Use this." I throw the stick at him and he catches it, turning the piece of wood immediately to the man as he starts poking him. He starts chuckling to himself as the man starts twitching, probably waking up while underground.

"So, Martin." I turn to Zoro. "Why'd you join the crew?" He asks. "Not like I can control the idiot on who should join the crew but you don't exactly look like the type of person to just drop everything to go to sea."

I... Hadn't really thought of a reason. I just thought it would be fun and seeing as how I'm practically forced to do interesting stuff to keep god entertained I had thought that this would have been the easiest way. Hell, she even threw me at Luffy just to make sure I actually met the guy. I guess I'd have to say that I enjoyed traveling, back home I'd find ways to keep myself entertained by traveling down back alleys and dirt roads to find something interesting to draw. I've never been one for the sea though seeing as how I'm terrified of open water, I had a bad experience during a family vacation to the ocean once and I had my left leg sliced open by something in the water. I had to get surgery to make sure I didn't bleed out, I still have the scar on my calf.

"I... Guess I'd have to say that I was tired of my old life. I've never really had the opportunity to do anything truly adventurous thanks to all of the laws and regulations back home but once I finally got the chance, I jumped on the chance to finally do something with my life. I was going to college to be an artist but I was never really doing anything with my life besides that. I focused on my studies too much that I never made any friends or made any connections so, besides my old roommates, I was alone. No other friends, no family. I'd have to say that I'd rather die to have an adventure than die quietly in my room thinking back on the empty life I had before. I want to make a name for myself," I say as I walk over to Luffy. "Think we should pull this guy out before he suffocates?"

"Hmm... Probably. You grab one leg and I'll grab the other," He says as we start pulling the two of them out of the ground. Man, I knew that guy's hair was weird but seeing it in person is even weirder. How the hell do you make ears out of hair?! I take the stick that Luffy dropped and I start poking the ears. They start twitching and I recoil in disgust. I quickly try Requiping a gun but the burning in my blood increases and I start locking up as the pain worsens. I feel the blood start pooling in my mouth as my body starts convulsing. "Oi! Martin, are you okay?!"

I fall to the ground and I start vomiting as I feel the burning sensation start to fade. "Ughhh, the book didn't tell me about this!" I say before I start dry heaving. I guess I used too much mana putting that cage into my pocket dimension. As I start to calm down, I slowly stand back up and I look at Boodle as he starts charging off. "Should... Should we stop him?" I ask. Nami and Luffy start talking about something while Zoro yawns. I just shrug and slowly start following after the guy to make sure he doesn't get himself killed immediately.

I sigh as I think about how I can be helpful in this fight without my magic. I guess I could just work mook patrol by stealing the spear the old guy has after Luffy knocks him out. I could even get the armor off of him as a backup plan. I nod as I start formulating a plan of attack in case something else pops up. "Buggy the Clown! Come out!" I hear Boodle shout.

Buggy walks up to the railing and stares at Boodle with a threatening glare. "What's this? Did you call me?"

Boodle shakes in anger as he shouts, "I'm the village's leader, or in other words, the chief! I'm Boodle, come down here and fight me!" Buggy's crew then starts taunting Boodle for his bravery, calling him names and slandering him.

I stand back as Cabaji flies off of the tavern and onto the railing while balancing himself on a unicycle. "Cause I can't help but feel that these days, my skills are starting to rust!" He says as he points his sword at Boodle with a top spinning on the flat.

Buggy's mooks start cheering him on while Buggy glares at him. "You idiot! The one he called for was me! You just stay back," he says. He then points at Boodle and shouts, "Hey, why are you challenging me? Do you want fame?!"

"That's stupid! I'm here because I want to protect this village! Because I want to protect my "Treasure"!" Boodle screams.

"Huh?" Buggy then starts laughing. "What an idiot! The word "Treasure" brings to the mind the thoughts of gold, silver, and jewels! The owner has to have some sense of dignity and pride of it before they can call it a treasure!" Buggy then forcibly leans against the railing as he shouts, "THIS VILLAGE IS YOUR TREASURE?! WHAT A BUNCH OF MEANINGLESS WORDS!"

Boodle starts screaming at the man, "DON'T YOU MESS WITH ME! I NEVER WOULD'VE DREAMED THAT I'D REALIZED MY LOVE FOR THIS VILLAGE IF IT HADN'T HAVE BEEN FOR THE LIKES OF YOU!" He slams his spear against the ground and shouts, "GET DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW!" I turn my head and see Luffy and the crew standing behind me.

I turn my gaze back to the old man and see him being lifted into the air. "Should we do something?" I ask. Luffy stands there for a bit before nodding, he then walks over and tears Buggy's hand off of the man's throat. I look over at Zoro and see that he's tieing his Haramaki around his head. Nami seems to be talking to him about something so I decide to start looking for an opportunity to use the old man's spear. The old man starts shouting at Luffy about something and then Luffy straight up bashes his head into a nearby building, knocking him unconscious. I walk over to them and ask, "Can I use this?" I then pick up the spear, Luffy doesn't seem to mind so I guess it's okay.

"You... You idiot!" Nami screams. "What the hell was that for?! Why did you do that to the chief?!"

"Cause he'd just get in the way!" Luffy says with a grin.

"That was smart thinking. If you had left him alone, without a doubt, he would've charged recklessly. It's safer for him to be unconscious," Zoro says.

"Don't do anything unnecessary!" Nami shouts. Luffy chooses to ignore her as he turns to the tavern. "H-Hey!"

"Big Nose!" Luffy screams to the clown.

Everyone seems stunned but I just choose to move behind Luffy as Buggy screams, "Fire the Buggy Special Cannonball!" Once his men load the cannon he shouts, "Fire!" Once the cannon fires, he screams, "Begone!"

"Are you trying to get yourself killed? You idiot!" Nami shouts as she starts running for cover.

"Oi, Luffy! Dodge it!" Zoro says.

Luffy just stands there confidently as he says, "Do you think just because of a cannonball that I'll move a single inch?" He then starts inhaling a large amount of air, "Gomu Gomu No! Fuusen!" His body then becomes like a giant ball and he stands firm as the cannonball barrels into his enlarged stomach.

"What the hell is that kid!?" Buggy shouts. The ball continues for a little before it's sent flying toward the tavern. The building explodes as the cannonball tears through it with ease.

"Hah! Their number has decreased!" Luffy says. "Shall we start?" I nod and ignore it when Nami starts shouting at Luffy about how he's physically impossible. As I come to the wreckage, I start looking for a pistol or something I could use because I have no idea what the hell I'm doing with this spear. I see some of the rubble shift and a few remaining crew members start pulling themselves out.

I quickly step into action as I start stabbing them as they get out of the rubble. A few of them manage to get out but their footing is terrible on the debris so I just keep poking them back into the ruins of the tavern, making sure they stay there until Buggy is dispatched. "Do Re Mi Fast Ball!" What? I quickly turn in time to see a cannonball flying toward me. I'm not quick enough to dodge it as it slams into my chest, launching me backward. I fall on my back and start coughing as I pat my possible broken ribs. "You dastardly villain!~ Attacking men who couldn't fight back!~ If you were a little bit older, I'd kiss you for your plan~," I hear a woman sing.

I look up and see a very big woman standing on top of some of her fallen comrades while juggling cannonballs... Jesus Christ, she's strong, she's not even stopping! "I guess you want to fight me now?" I say with a cheeky grin. "Also, I'm 24 years old, I just look young." Damn my 5'5" and weak stature.

"Re Mi Sol Lariat!" With surprising speed, the woman charges me trying to chop my throat with her forearm. I quickly duck and slam the end of the spear into her stomach. She may be fast but she's not as fast as I am, maybe I can use that to my- "Mi Sol La Timed Bomb!" One of the cannonballs she has is thrown at me and rolls to my feet. I quickly jump to the side, accidentally letting go of my spear as the ball explodes.

Hastily getting to my feet, I charge toward the woman. "Bullshit Attack I Just Made Up!" I shout as I slide under her legs, elbowing her behind her knee. Her leg buckles and I manage to roll out of the way as she falls on her back. One of the cannonballs she was juggling falls on her stomach, knocking the wind out of her. I'm about to press the attack when I feel the ice return to my veins, probably indicating that I can use my magic now.

I quickly come up with another plan as she stands up. She picks up the cannonball and she pulls her arm back, "Do Re Mi Fast Ball!" I quickly fall to the ground as the cannonball flies over my head, I look up in time to see her jump into the air, flying toward me. "La Sol Fa Mighty Fall!" I quickly roll out of the way as she brings both of her heels down on the area I was, cracking the cement.

I stand back up and shout, "Jesus Christ, that's terrifying!"

All she does is grin as she spins on one of her heels, "Re Mi Sol Lariat!" This time her attack catches my head as I'm thrown to the side. Pain overtakes all of my senses as I slowly stand back up, glaring at her through bleary eyes. "If you give up now, I'll end you quickly~!" She sings with a grin.

I stand there for a little bit before I grin, saying, "Well then, I give up. As a dying man's wish can I get that kiss you talked about?"

She chuckles a bit before she walks over to me. "Close your eyes~," She sings as she leans down to kiss me. I close my eyes and hope to god that this works. I hear her start to lean down and I quickly step back as I open a seal above her, dropping the steel cage on her head. I then Requip to a pistol and I look down to see her lying on the ground unconscious.

I just stand there for a bit before I come up with a one-liner, "It ain't over till the fat lady sings!" I then start looking around to see if anyone heard that. I see one of Buggy's men staring at me with a deadpanned gaze. I blush as I hastily start running away toward Luffy and Zoro.

As I approach, I hear Luffy shout, "Gomu Gomu No! Bazooka!" I then hear Buggy scream and I see him blast away with speed akin to Team Rocket. "Victory!" He shouts. He turns his head to Nami and asks, "Now you're gonna become my crew member right?"

"I'm just cooperating with you while it serves my purpose, remember that! I'll say okay for now since it seems that if I go along with you guys I'll be able to earn a lot!" She states.

"What's up?" I ask as I reach them.

"Ah! Martin! What took you so long?" Luffy asks.

"Got into a fight with a cannonball juggling opera singer, said a one-liner, you know how it is," I say with a shrug.

"..." Nami just stares at me like I grew another head before she slowly says, "O..kay?" She clears her throat before continuing. "I've divided it into two bags so you can hold half of it. This treasure is so heavy that carrying it alone is difficult."

I look down the road and see Zoro sheathing his swords. "Yo! Zoro!" He turns to me. "Anything interesting happened when I was gone?!"

He walks over to us and unties his bandana. "I beat the guy too quickly," He says with a grin.

"Hmm... Was I the only one who had trouble with his fight?" I ask. At their nods, I look down at my feet. "Man... I've gotta start exercising..."

When I say this, Zoro breaks out into a feral grin and he places his hand on my shoulder. "I can help with that..."

I break out in a cold sweat and I look down at my wrist, pretending there's a watch on it. "Oh, would you look at the time! Is it No-o-clock already? I better get going, I have a doctor's appointment!" I say as I try to walk away. I find that I'm just walking in place as Zoro's grip tightens. "I'm gonna die aren't I?"

He nods and smirks as I feel my soul slightly leave my body. "Shishishi!" Luffy laughs.

"Stop laughing! I'm terrified!" I shout at him. He just starts laughing harder as he walks over to the chief.

"I'll wake up the chief!" Luffy says.

Before he makes it to the chief, someone calls out, "You guys!" We turn to them and see a large group of people standing there. "We're the people of this village. Did the pirates stir up a fight amongst themselves? If you know anything please tell us."

"Oh... So you're the villagers? I think some of the pirate crew is still here if you want us to tell you then there isn't anything left to tell you," Nami says.

One of the villagers notices the unconscious man and I hear him cry, "Chief!" The whole crowd then charges toward him. "Damn it! What the hell happened here!?"

Another one shouts, "It's definitely the work of those pirates!"

Luffy then says, "Ah! Sorry. I did that to the chief!"

"All of you, how dare you do this to our chief... It doesn't matter what sort of excuse you give us!" They then point their weapons at us. "Who the hell are you!? Could you be pirates?!"

Luffy intelligently replies, "We are pirates!" Zoro starts laughing while I start backing away, stretching my legs.

"Should we start running?" I ask Nami even though I've already started running.

As we run, Zoro and Luffy don't stop laughing the entire way. "They're running away! Chase them! We'll pay you back for what you did to our chief!" They shout at us as they start throwing stuff at us.

"Why the hell did you make the situation more complicated?!" Nami shouts.

"This is a good village!" Luffy says.

"What?"

"For their chief, for just one person... They're all getting mad!" With a wide grin on his face, he continues, "No matter what excuse we give, they'll still be mad at us!" Luffy and Nami then turn and Zoro and I follow suit.

"They're running away through an alley!" I hear someone shout.

As we sprint through the alley, I see Chou Chou sitting there, ready to save our asses. "Why's the dog here?!" I shout.

"I don't know, just keep running!" Zoro shouts.

I hear the crowd start shouting at the dog while we make our crafty escape which consists of me slipping on a puddle of water and Zoro dragging me by my foot the rest of the way. As we approach the tiny ships, Nami says, "I was getting pretty worried. Thanks to Chou Chou we managed to escape by the skin our teeth! Why does it always end up this way?"

"Who cares what they think... We did what we came to do!" Luffy says with a wide grin.

As we approach the boats, 3 mooks jump off of the Buggy boat only to jump into the water at the sight of Zoro. "Well... That was weird," I say as I get onto the tiny boat. It rocks a little and I immediately feel sick to my stomach. I manage to swallow some of the vomit that makes its way to my throat and I lay on my back. "This is gonna be fun," I sarcastically say with a grin.

"Just give it time, you'll get used to it after a while," Nami says.

As we leave the dock, Chief Boodle sprints up to it, shouting, "Stop right there you morons!" He stops for a little, panting. "I'm sorry! I owe you!"

Luffy smiles as he shouts, "Don't worry about it, just live happy lives!"

I fell asleep for a little bit but when I woke up, Nami was trying to drown Luffy while Zoro laughed his ass off. Soon after, Nami calls him an Idiot and starts laughing herself. I just sigh, knowing that I won't be able to get any sleep for a little while. I reach into my bag and pull the book out, continuing where I left off. "Chapter 10: Your Pocket Dimension and You," I whisper. I better finish this book before we fight Kuro and the Black Cat Pirates's. Maybe I can convince Ussop to show me a thing or two about aiming by prodding the Great and Mighty Ussop Button.