Hey there, Mastergamer here. After thinking about what to do first, I decided to do the second chapter of One Piece: Shippuden before I get to work on Call to Battle: Bleach. I hope you like the characters and story arc I make. I also thought of an interesting plot twist that I hope you'll all like. Also, be prepared to see a well known character join the cast. Now, here is the start of the Oceana Island Arc. Read and enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece, but I do own the OC's.

Chapter 2: Oceana Island! Pirates and Marines Playing Nice?

The Strawhat Pirates couldn't believe their eyes. They have seen things that throw them for a loop despite knowing that the Grand Line is filled with unbelievable things, and this was one of them.

Looking at the man standing in front of them, they couldn't decided what was more unbelievable; seeing the man change from a fishman into a human or that there's a devil fruit that changes a person into a sea animal. The silence was broken by Luffy; it was easy to guess his reaction.

"SO COOL!"

"Hehe… thanks." Mikal accepted the compliment. The captain's outburst shook the rest of the crew out of their stupor.

"W-wait a minute, you're a human?" asked Nami.

"Yep!"

"Wow, I didn't know there were devil fruits that change people into sea animals." commented Usopp.

"Yeah. Sea animal Zoan-type devil fruits are very rare, I only found mine by chance during an exploration." replied Mikal.

"Wait a minute, how were you able to swim back there if you ate a devil fruit; devil fruits take away a person's ability to swim." asked Franky.

"Well, I did eat a devil fruit that turns me into an animal that can swim. In the end, the devil fruit's power cancelled out its curse." Explained Mikal, a look of pride appeared on his face, "I'm probably the only devil fruit user that still has the ability to swim."

The whole crew was astounded that such a devil fruit existed. Just as they were about to ask more questions to Mikal, Usopp spotted something in the distance.

"Hey, I see something!"

Everyone went to the ship's railing in the direction the sniper was pointing to. The object that they set their eyes on was an island. Judging by the rate the ship is heading, they'd most likely reach the island in two to three hours. Despite that, they could make out some features of the island. To say it was big was an understatement; it looked like it'd take a week to circle the island just one time. Even from their distance, they could spot a large city. From a bird's eye view, one would see that the city covered most of the island and an extremely large lake lies in the center of the island, which was surrounded by a large forest, which in turn had the city surrounding it. The crew was in awe of the island.

"Wow! That's a big island!" stated an awed Chopper.

"Heh… that's not just any island, that's Oceana Island." explained Mikal.

"Oceana Island?" asked Nami.

"Yep, it's a very special island that gains a lot of attention and is very important for those that travel New World."

"How's one island important for traveling through New World?" asked a curious Robin.

Seeing everyone's curious gazes, Mikal proceeded to tell them all about their next location.

The atmosphere on Smoker's ship was what you'd find on any marine ship. Said vice-admiral was currently in the ship's training room lifting weights and sending a glare at anyone who bothered him. The marines on the ship were doing their assigned duties to get the ship to their next destination. There were only three people who were bored out of their minds.

Tashigi, Coby, and Helemppo were on the ship's deck with nothing to do. Ever since Vice Admiral Garp retired, Coby and Helemppo have been transferred to Smoker's command. They were certainly looking forward to the exciting missions that a guy like Smoker would most certainly get. This was not one of those times. No mission except to resupply and training drills done for the day, these three were bored out of their minds.

"Wow, didn't think anyone would be bored on a ship belonging to a guy like Smokes."

The three marines turned their heads to the source of the voice. Standing before them was their current guest: Commodore Drake Winters. He had an amused expression on his face from seeing the state the three were in. The bored atmosphere quickly evaporated as the three marines quickly stood up and saluted the high ranking officer.

"At ease soldiers, no need to be jumpy around someone who's not your commanding officer." stated Drake, smiling as he saw the three marines loosen up. Tashigi decided speak to the Commodore.

"Sir, what brings you to the deck, and where is your 'partner'?" she asked, the last word said a bit uneasily.

"Just thought I'd take a look around." Drake answered, "As for X, he's back in his room resting."

Drake then turned his head in the direction the ship was sailing. In the distance was a large island.

"Well, it looks like we're almost at our destination." he announced, the other three looking towards the island as well. Coby decided to ask a question.

"Sir, just what is the island we're heading to?"

Drake adopted a look of deep thought before turning to the three curious marines.

"We're heading towards Oceana Island. An island with an interesting story to tell."

This got the marines' attention. Drake chuckled at their interested expressions, deciding to tell them all about the island.

"Oceana Island is a large island with a large city. Anyone can find any supplies they're looking for on the island, making it a very important island in New World." Drake described, "But, there is something you should know about the island."

"What's that?" asked Helemppo.

"The island isn't a part of the world government. It's a sovereign nation"

Now this piece of information surprised the three marines. Tashigi gained enough sense to ask the Commodore the question that was on their minds.

"B-but how is that possible! Almost all countries and islands in the world are a part of the world government. How can this island be a sovereign nation?"

A serious expression made its way on Drake's face. He answered the question truthfully.

"That can be attributed to the island's greatest resource."

"And what would that be?" asked Coby.

"Kolto." answered Drake. (Star Wars fans should know what Kolto is.)

"Kolto?" asked Tashigi.

"Kolto is a very amazing substance that only grows in the lake in the center of the island. It has incredible healing properties; a person suffering from injuries that would take months to heal only needs to spend a few days in the stuff to be fully healed."

"T-that's incredible! How come we've never heard of it before?" asked an astounded Coby.

"That's because Oceana doesn't want to be overwhelmed by greedy tourists, so to make sure too many people don't bury the island, Oceana's government convince those who use kolto not to mention its existence outside of New World."

"How do they do that?" inquired Helemppo.

"Common sense. If too many people come for the kolto then the demand would become too high, resulting in the island's supply draining to almost nonexistent. Then there wouldn't be enough kolto for the peoples' demands. And all the 'horrible' stories about New World help too."

The marines were in deep thought. That did seem like a logical reason to keep the knowledge of kolto within New World, but it still didn't explain a few things.

"Okay, I think I understand how important kolto is, but how does that give the island its sovereign status?" asked a curious Tashigi.

"Well, that's a bit of interesting information there. You see, Oceana doesn't agree with the world governments 'ideas' so they choose to remain independent. Normally, the world government wouldn't be too 'pleased' with this, but the kolto is too valuable to overlook, so in exchange for allowing marines to obtain kolto, Oceana remains independent. That also means that, unless requested to, the world government can't interfere with Oceana's private affairs. It all comes down to the world government valuing the kolto. That, and Oceana threatens to destroy all the kolto if the government tries anything."

"What! Why would Oceana destroy something that valuable?" a surprised Helemppo asked.

"Well, the people of Oceana value their independence more than the kolto, they won't think twice about destroying it if the world government decides to take it."

"Wow, those are some serious conditions." commented Tashigi.

"It is, but those conditions don't just apply to the world government and marines, it also applies to pirates."

"What! Oceana sells kolto to pirates?" exclaimed Coby.

"Yes, Oceana does that to achieve neutrality. By being neutral and selling kolto to both the world government and pirates, they decrease the chance of one side coming and taking the kolto by force. And to make sure that both sides stay in line, Oceana lay down rules which will be broken if any problems occur from the marines or the pirates. In other words, pirates have to refrain from doing illegal actions while on the island, marines have no authority on the island, unless requested to directly intervene, and both pirates and marines have to refrain from fighting each other while on the island. Breaking any of these rules could result in Oceana's government destroying the kolto. In other words, marines and pirates have to tolerate the other's presence while on the island, so don't be surprised to see a marine and a pirate walking on the same street on the island, although with a bit of hostility."

The three marines took in what Drake said with the utmost consideration. Oceana Island went to extremes to preserve their independence and peace. Going to the island meant refraining from arresting all the pirates that were going to be on the island. But, being the respectful marines they are, they will abide by those rules so that no problems will occur. They were broken out of their thoughts when Drake continued to speak.

"When you think about it, it all goes back to the kolto and how everyone wants It." he stated, "To keep everything calm, everyone has to follow a certain pattern: go to the island, follow the rules, buy a certain amount of kolto, and leave. A very simple process, and if they run out of the kolto they got, people could just come back and refill."

The marines nodded at what was said. It did seem like a fair deal.

The marines processed all that they've learned. It looked like New World had some interesting places. They turned back to Drake when he spoke up.

"Well what do you know? It looks like our talk killed some time." he said while looking towards their current destination. True enough, the island was now a lot closer; it looked like they'd reach the island in twenty minutes.

"By my count, it looks like we'll get there in about five hours." he stated.

The three marines just stared at the commodore with blank expressions. This guy was bad at telling time.

The Strawhats just gawked at Mikal, what they heard fresh in their heads. Oceana Island had such an interesting status and amazing resource. They were brought out of their thoughts when Mikal spoke up.

"Hey, it looks like about to reach the island." he proclaimed.

Following his gaze, the crew saw that Oceana was now only a few minutes away. It didn't take long for the crew to start preparing to land. Five minutes later, the Thousand Sunny was now docked in one of the island's many ports. Normally, the crew would be careful where they docked when arriving on an island, given their pirate status. But, after learning about how the island operated, the crew was free to make port in public, knowing that they weren't going to be bothered on this island.

The port was bustling with activity. Merchant shops were showing their wares to curious civilians. Ships of different makes, most were civilian, pirate, or marines vessels, were docked and their crews loading and unloading various items. True to what they heard, pirates and marines were heading from the port to the city and back again. Some pirates and marines avoided each other, while some just ignored the other's presence. Though there were some that, to the Strawhats' surprise, were conversing with each other; some pirates and marines were in heated arguments due to their clashing career choices, while others were, surprisingly, listening to adventure stories the others had, curiosity about the tales from those on the other side of the law laying their natural animosity towards each other to rest for the moment.

The Strawhats and Mikal were walking down the dock towards the port and, from there, make their way into the city to get supplies. They stopped when they spotted a marine and pirate in a heated discussion at the end of the dock. The pirate was tall, muscled, and mean-looking and wore a tattered vest, pants, and boots. He had various tattoos on his body and had large metal gauntlets on his hands. The marine must've been high ranking, given his dark-blue suit and marine coat. The blond marine had his blue eyes glaring at the pirate, who was glaring with just as much intensity.

"I'll ask you one last time: stop making trouble and go back to your base, Tekken!" ordered the marine.

The pirate merely laughed at the marine, "Sorry officer, but you don't have any authority here, so I don't have to listen to you." he proclaimed.

"Yeah, but the Aobuke (Blue Warriors) have authority and everyone knows what will happen if your actions brings them here. I, and most people here, would rather prefer that they don't come."

"Hmph! Those blue punks don't scare me. Besides, won't be long before the boss decides to take over and teach you marines and those other pirates who's in charge." proclaimed Tekken.

"Yeah right! Even Nitrous isn't arrogant enough to go against Oceana's government and even if he was he'd have to face the full force of the Aobuke, as well as the marines stationed here." warned the marine.

"Hmph! We'll see about that!" stated Tekken, who turned around to walk away, "I'm bored now. I think I will go back to base. We'll continue this 'discussion' another time." and with that, the iron fisted pirate left.

The marine was irritated from Tekken's words. He was brought out of his thoughts when he noticed that there was an audience that witnessed the 'discussion'. Looking at the ship they came from, he saw the pirate flag on their mast. Turning back to the group, he spoke.

"New pirates to Oceana, huh? If you're smart then you'll know to not cause trouble here."

The Strawhats were wrapped up in listening what was being said that when the marine spoke they were somewhat startled. Gathering her bearings, Nami responded to the marine.

"There's no need for any trouble. We're just here to restock on supplies."

The marine studied the group carefully before responding.

"You're not lying. In that case, I guess I'm your welcoming committee to Oceana Island. I'm Marine Captain Miles."

"You're a bit nice for a marine confronting pirates." Zoro pointed out.

"Well, if you've been here as long as I have, as well as some the marines and pirates here, the usual tension between the two factions softens a bit." he stated before turning to get another look at the pirate flag on the Thousand Sunny, "From your flag, I take it you guys are the Strawhat Pirates. You guys stirred up a lot of trouble back in Paradise, so don't be surprised if any of the marines new to the island give you the cold shoulder."

"We'll be sure to keep out of trouble." stated Nami, "So, are there any places where we can resupply?"

"Well, there are all sorts of shops that will fulfill your needs, so there's no need to rush. But, given the size of the city, it'd be smart to have a guide." Miles explained, "Since you're new here, I'll give you the grand tour, our conflicting careers put aside."

Normally, being near a marine would be unnerving to the crew, but seeing as the island they're on has rules that make pirates and marines 'civil' with each other, they could be able to go on in piece. Also, Miles seemed like a nice guy. Luffy grinned largely and stepped in front of the marine captain.

"Shishishi, I don't why not. Can you lead us to some meat?" the strawhat captain asked, already hungry for food. The rest of the crew just sighed as their captain's mind was now stuck on food. Miles just laughed at Luffy's eagerness. Turning around, the marine signaled the pirates to follow him as he was about to show them Oceana's sights.

While the Strawhats were getting a tour of Oceana, Smoker's vessel just anchored on another dock on the island. Smoker's marines were filing down the docks towards the city, looking to restock on provisions. The vice-admiral was now on the dock waiting for his 'guests' to disembark from his ship. Moments later, Commodore Drake Winters and X were walking down the gangplank. Following behind them were Tashigi, Coby, and Helemppo. The marines that were still near the ship saluted Drake and cast uneasy glances at X. When X walked by the marines just noticed that on the back of X's black coat was the same thing that was on the back of the marines' coats; the kanji for 'Justice' was on the back of the pirate's coat. Back to Smoker, the vice-admiral spoke up as Drake, X, Tashigi, Coby, and Helemppo reached him.

"Now that we're here you should go and look for your crew."

"I guess so, though I have to say that it was interesting on your ship. You sure now how to lead." stated Drake as his gaze wandered about the port. His gaze stopped when it hit spotted something at the end of the dock, "Well, what do you know, some of my men are already here." He then started to walk down the dock to where he saw his men.

The others followed him and were welcomed to the sight of three marines harassing two pirates. The marines were wearing standard low-ranking uniforms. The two pirates were twins. One of them wore a light-grey shirt, black jacket, jeans, and boots. He also had shoulder-length black hair and eyes. The second pirate wore the same thing, but with the color scheme reversed; black shirt, light-grey jacket, jeans, and boots. He had shoulder-length grey hair and eyes. On the back of both of their jackets was, most likely, their crew's Jolly Roger; a skull with a blue mask, which seemed awfully familiar, and two pistols as the crossbones. Even though the two twin pirates were being barraged by insults from the marines, they kept cool and calm.

"You marines must be new to the island, otherwise, you three wouldn't be here taking shots at us 'lowly' pirates." exclaimed the black haired pirate in a sly tone.

"The government on this island must be soft in the head if they're letting criminals like you walk free on these streets." stated one of the marines.

"We're just following the island's rules, we don't want to cause any trouble." proclaimed the grey haired pirate, trying to cool down the situation.

"Like we'll take the word of pirates like you two. One slip up and we'll take you down," the second marine arrogantly threatened, "And if Oceana's government doesn't like that then they'll go down as well."

"Hey! Don't even joke about that!" exclaimed the now serious black haired pirate, "Keep spouting out stuff like that and the Aobuke will have dealt with you before you could even blink."

"If they did then they would bring the anger of the World Government to this island for assaulting their marines." spoke the third marine, "I don't know why this island still exists, it should be part of the World Government. If not, then a Buster Call should take care of this treasonous island."

"I swear keep talking and we'll take pleasure in caving in your faces!" hissed the black haired pirate, his anger building with every word the marines spoke.

"Hmph! I think we've wasted enough time with these pirates." Stated the first marine, gesturing the other two that it was time to leave, "Let's head back to the embassy, I feeling dirty from being near these criminals." And with that, the marines left the two pirate twins, one very furious and the other relieved that they left. Their attention was then drawn to a voice that called out.

"Well, I see that you two are doing well here."

Turning their heads, the two pirates saw a familiar face.

"Commodore/Captain!" each of them called.

Drake just chuckled and waved at the two as he stopped in front of them. X was next to drake as the commodore started to speak with the twin pirates. Behind them, Smoker, Tashigi, Coby, and Helemppo stared in confusion. How did these pirates know Commodore Winters?

"Hehe… So, you finally made it here. I'm impressed, thought it would be another day before you'd get here." said the black haired pirate.

"Well, we were able to find some transport here very quickly. I'm just sorry we missed our own ship, then again, me and X were helping out an old lady carrying her groceries." Drake 'truthfully' explained.

"Right…" said the grey haired pirate before turning to X, "He looked at a clock and got confused, didn't he?"

"Yep." responded the masked pirate, resulting in depressing Drake.

Judging by the conversation and what Drake said before, it didn't take long for the watching marines to see who these pirates were. The commodore and the three pirates turned around when Tashigi spoke up.

"Umm, excuse commodore." Tashigi shyly started, "But when you said that you needed to meet up with your crew, we thought you were talking about a marine crew not a pirate crew." the four marines were now getting wary of the commodore.

"Well technically, I'm a marine," said the grey haired pirate, or should I now say marine, who then pointed to his twin, "While my brother here is a pirate."

Okay, now the marines were confused. Drake saw their confusion and decided to explain.

"I think some introductions are in order." He said before gesturing to the two new faces, "This is Ensign Gin and his brother Kuroi." Gin saluted to the other marines while Kuroi just waved, "As for my crew, they're 'unique' among the marines in New World."

"What do you mean by unique?" asked a wary Smoker.

"Like I said before; it takes a thief to catch a thief. My crew is comprised of my best hand-picked marines and pirates I was able to persuade to work alongside me." Drake explained before turning to the twins. They got the message and turned around, showing the Jolly Rogers on their jackets, "That is the Jolly Roger of the Marine Pirates, my own crew of strong marines and pirates." looking closely at the Jolly Roger, the marines realized that the mask covering the skull's eye sockets was actually the marine symbol that graced the marine's flag

Now the marines were thrown for a loop. This marine had basically admitted that he was the captain of a pirate crew, granted there are marines in the crew as well. Something like that couldn't be allowed in the marines. Coby spoke what was on their minds.

"B-but, is that even allowed? I doubt that this would've been approved, n-no offence sir." the young marine nervously wondered. Drake just chuckled at this.

"Don't worry, the fleet admiral himself approved of this." he proclaimed. Naturally, Smoker and his colleagues were very shocked at this.

"What! The fleet admiral approves of this?" yelled a shocked Helemppo.

"Yep! Came to see me himself to give his decision." Drake said, further shocking the marines.

"Y-you met with the fleet admiral Sakazuki!" exclaimed Coby.

They were right to be surprised. It was only last year that a new fleet admiral was chosen to replace Sengoku. The one Sengoku chose to take his place was Admiral 'Aokiji' Kuzan. But, Admiral 'Akainu' Sakazuki thought he was more qualified to become Fleet Admiral. This eventually led to a dual between the two on a deserted island. Sakazuki ended up the winner and became the new Fleet Admiral while Kuzan resigned from the marines. To think that this Commodore got Sakazuki to approve of his 'unique' team was baffling. Said marine saw their expressions of shock, except Smoker, who only widened his eyes slightly at what he learned, and laughed.

"Actually no. It was Fleet Admiral Sengoku that approved of my idea while he was still Fleet Admiral," Drake then turned two Gin and Kuroi, "So, where's everybody else?"

"They're all killing sometime in the city, we decided to meet up at the tavern near hear when everyone's finished." answered Gin.

"Well, I guess we have time to spare. If you don't mind though, can you help these marines stock up on supplies?" Drake asked, gesturing to Smoker and his marines.

Looking behind their captain, the twins gazed at the marines behind him; Smoker had a stern expression on his face while Tashigi, Coby, and Helemppo had sheepish looks on their faces. Gin didn't seem to mind, Kuroi, however, was still wary of marines after the 'encounter' they just had.

"I guess we can help. what do you say, bro?" Gin asked his brother.

"As long as they're not like the rest of these new marines on the island then we'll get along just fine." answered Kuroi, a bit of warning in his voice.

"Good, then if you don't mind, I have some stuff to do, so I'll meet you at the tavern later." Drake said as he turned to X, "Vice admiral, you're in charge."

"Yes sir!" X proclaimed, giving a salute. And with that, Drake turned around and walked away. X gestured for the twins to lead the way and for the marines to follow.

"Um, excuse me, but why did the commodore call you vice admiral?" asked Coby as he followed X.

"It's a habit he has. Whenever he comes across a strong pirate he labels them with a marine rank based on their strength." X explained, "Apparently, I'm as strong as a vice admiral and Kuroi is as strong as an ensign, which means he's as strong as his brother."

"Hey! I'm way stronger than this goody-two shoe!" Kuroi exclaimed, having heard what was said about him.

"Really? Then how come you lost the last two times we spared?" Gin asked in an amused tone. Kuroi just fumed humorously and turned away, mumbling things like 'the sun was in my eye' and 'I just woke up from a nap'. Gin just laughed and dropped the issue. The marines behind them watched the exchange in confusion. Is this how the marines and pirates in Drake's crew acted?

The Aqua Oasis

This was the name of the large tavern located in the southern part of the island. Right now, it was full of bustling patrons. Pirates and marines new to the island each kept to one side of the tavern, looking to avoid the other. Pirates and marines who've been on the island for a while now were sitting in tables in the center of the tavern, the animosity between the two sides faded as each side swapped tales with each other.

It is here that we find the Strawhat crew. Except for Luffy and Usopp, the whole crew was there including Mikal and their new friend Miles. After being shown around the southern part of the city, some of the crew went off on their own or in pairs. After having their fill of the sights, they met up at the Aqua Oasis, even Zoro found his way there, saying that he didn't need directions to find a tavern, now they're waiting for their captain and sniper. Some of them looked around the tavern. It was still a bit hard to swallow to see some pirates and marines interacting with each other without trying to kill each other. It just strengthens the reputation that New World has some unexpected surprises. The Strawhats relaxed as the patrons around drank and swap stories and music played around them.

"So Mikal, you said you were an explorer." Robin said, striking up a conversation with their new friend.

"Really? then that means you've seen a lot of exotic locations." declared Miles.

"Yep! Nothing beats the feeling of searching and finding exotic places and items on land or under water." Mikal proudly exclaimed.

"It must be a real pleasure seeing new and amazing sights. I'm getting goose bumps just thinking about, but I'm a skeleton so I don't have skin, Yohohoho Skull Joke!" laughed Brook.

"Well, being able to go both on land and under the sea helps a lot. Sometimes, people who've heard of me ask me to take them on a kind of safari to a place they think exists. I usually find what I'm looking for, despite what I'm looking for being supposedly pure myth."

"Really? Like where?" asked Chopper, his excitement at hearing about Mikal's explorations clear on his face.

"Well, there was this one time where I was asked to find a place that was, supposedly, home to a rare breed of blue bears. Needless to say, nobody thought that place was myth after I found." a proud smirk appeared on the explorer's face as he went on to tell of his explorations to his new friends.

The crew listened intently to Mikal's stories. As he telling a tale about finding a city that, supposedly, sank into the ocean a familiar voice called out to them.

"Hey! We're back!"

They didn't have to turn around to see who it was. Sure enough, Luffy and Usopp entered the tavern and were making their way to the table their crewmates were at. The others saw that Luffy had something behind his back. Sanji spoke up when Usopp sat down.

"So, what did you two do?" asked the cook.

"We looked around a bit. They have all sorts of things on this island! It was hard to pick just one shop just to look at what they had." the sniper explained.

As Usopp was telling about all the things he's seen in the city, Luffy made his way over to one of his crewmates.

"Hey Nami!"

The navigator looked to her captain, who still had his hands behind his back.

"What is it, Luffy?" she asked.

"Shishishi… I got you something in the city!" said the grinning captain.

This got the crew's attention. Zoro and Robin showed surprise at the captain's action before smirks appeared on their faces. Chopper and Brook were interested in what Luffy had behind his back. Franky put one of his large hands on Sanji's shoulder, keeping said cook from going over and beating the captain to a pulp, thinking Luffy was trying something with Nami. Usopp just smiled knowing what Luffy was doing. Nami just had a surprised look and small blush on her face.

"R-really?" she asked.

"Yep!" Luffy said before bringing his hands from behind his back, "Surprise!"

The crew, Mikal, and Miles just stared at what was in Luffy's hand in wonder and confusion. In his hand was what appeared to be a small animal. It was white with a small body and a round head that was a bit bigger than its body. It had beady black eyes and what appeared to be a gold, drill-like nose, though it looked more like a carrot. It was shivering, despite having a small smile on its face.

"Puu puun." was all the small creature said.

The crew just stared at the strange creature. Their gaze was broken by Nami's reaction.

"SO CUTE!"

In an instant, the small animal went from Luffy's hands to Nami's arms. The navigator hugged the small animal to her chest while the animal didn't seem to react at all. Zoro, Robin, Franky, and Miles stared at the creature in wonder, while Chopper, Brook, and Mikal stared in amazement. Sanji was jealous of the small animal for being in Nami's arms. Luffy and Usopp just laughed, Usopp laughed at the others' expressions and Luffy happily laughed seeing that Nami liked his gift.

"Aw, he's so cute! Where'd you find him?" asked Nami, still hugging the animal.

"When Usopp and I were exploring the city he just walked right in front of us from an alley." Luffy started to explain, "We looked for where he came from, but we didn't find anything. So we decided to keep it"

"So, he doesn't belong to anyone?" Nami asked, Luffy shaking his head in response, "I see. B-but, why'd you give him to me?" she asked, her blush coming back.

"W-well, I just thought you might like him." Luffy said, sheepishly scratching his head and a small blush on his face. Some of the crew saw this and smirked slyly, while Sanji was just moping and saying stuff like 'stupid Luffy' and 'why didn't I think of that?'. Zoro then asked what was on everyone's mind.

"So… what is it?"

Everyone seemed to be curious about what the animal was. The only ones who weren't were Luffy and, surprisingly, Nami.

"Well, isn't obvious?" Nami asked, holding out the animal so the others could get a better look, "It's a dog!"

"Yep!" agreed Luffy.

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"A DOG?"

Now what in the world would make someone think that that creature was a dog, it doesn't look anything like a dog. They could understand that Luffy thinks it's a dog, but Nami?

"Uh… are sure about that?" asked Miles.

"Well… what else could he be?" countered Nami.

Everyone just looked at the small, apparently, dog, who just kept shivering and smiling in Nami's arms. Sanji then turned to Chopper.

"Hey Chopper, can you talk to him and see what he is?" he asked the reindeer.

Chopper nodded his head and over to where Nami was sitting.

"Um… excuse me, but what kind of animal are you?" he asked the small animal.

"Puu puu puun," started the animal, "Pupuun puun pu."

Chopper just nodded his head at every word he heard, occasionally saying stuff like 'oh, I see' or 'you don't say'. Everyone paid close attention to the conversation. Moments later, the small animal stopped speaking.

"So… what is he?" asked Robin.

Chopper had his eyes closed, arms crossed, and a stern expression. The tension was high.

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"I can't understand a word he says." Chopper truthfully admitted.

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"EHHHHHH?"

"What do you mean you can't understand him?" exclaimed a surprised Franky, "I thought you can talk with any animal!"

"I-I can! It just that the words you're hearing are all he can say!" claimed Chopper, clearly ashamed at his inability to converse with the animal.

Everyone just stared at the animal, who just kept shivering and smiling. I guess they have to label him as a dog.

"Huh… I guess we'll have to call it a dog then." said Zoro, before turning to Luffy, "So what's his name?"

"Well… I thought I'd let Nami name him since I got him for her." Luffy sheepishly said, his blush coming back.

Said navigator just smiled warmly at her captain, "Aw, Luffy! That's so sweet!" she declared and then turned down to the, now labeled, dog in her arms, "Now, what to call you."

Nami racked her brain for name she could give her new dog.

'Rover? Nah. Spot? No, he doesn't even have any spots.' she thought hard before something came to her, 'wait! That's it!'

The orange haired woman held out the dog and smiled at it.

"I'll call you Plue."

"Puu puun."

Now what kind of name is Plue? Instead of trying to drag on the situation, the crew decided to let it go and just enjoy themselves in the tavern. The crew drank as they listened to stories from Mikal and some marine tales from Miles. The music in the tavern must've been good, because soon Plue was on top of the table doing a little dance. The Strawhats were amused at the show Plue was putting on. Some of the patrons spotted the dancing dog and looked on in amusement at the talented Plue. The Strawhats were so wrapped up in clapping at Plue that they didn't who just came through the tavern's entrance.

After buying all the necessary provisions for the ship Smoker, his marines, and their escorts were now making their way to the nearby tavern to wait for Drake and unwind a bit. After entering the Aqua Oasis Tavern, the marine group laid their gaze on a crowd of marines and pirates. They seem to be watching something entertaining if their cheers were anything to go by. But their curiosity turned to shock when they saw who was sitting at the crowded table.

"The Strawhats!"

Some members of said crew heard the yell over the cheering patrons. Turning around, they were shocked to see a familiar, yet very unwelcomed, face.

"Smoker!"

Nami, Usopp, Chopper, and Robin were shocked at seeing the vice-admiral. The rest of the crew didn't hear them over the patrons cheering at the dancing Plue. Not wanting a fight to break out, the four pirates made their way over to the marine and his companions. The atmosphere turned tense as the two sides stared at each other.

"So, you and Strawhat are here. If it weren't for the island's laws I'd arrest all of you right here and now." Smoker declared.

"W-well you can't!" stuttered Nami, even after training for two years Smoker still scared her a bit, "We don't want any trouble, so just leave us alone for now."

Before Smoker could say anything else, Coby came before him, hoping to avoid any trouble.

"Uh, Smoker sir! I hope I'm not going out of line, but we don't want cause any incident that will get us in trouble with Oceana's government." he said, hoping to stop his superior from doing something foolish.

Smoker just stared at the master chief petty officer before grunting and then turning to the Strawhat pirates in front of him. Before he could speak another voice cut him off.

"You should listen to the boy, Smokes. You can go and arrest these guys once you're both of the island, but until then, just give them a wide berth and enjoy yourself."

Turning to where the voice came from, the group gazed upon Commodore Drake as he entered the tavern. He stopped next to Smoker and looked towards the present Strawhat Pirates.

"So, you four are a part of the Strawhat Pirates. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't looking forward to meeting you." he stated.

Before they could respond to the new marine, someone called out.

"Hey, commodore, X!"

A moment later, Miles stopped before the group. Drake and the rest of his men, except X, smiled at seeing a familiar face.

"Captain Miles! I hope you handled everything while I was gone." Drake stated.

The Strawhats looked in confusion as Miles spoke with Drake.

"Wait! You know this guy, Miles?" asked Usopp.

"Yeah, he's my boss. And those three are my crewmates." he said, gesturing towards Drake, X, Gin, and Kuroi.

"So, I see that you made friends with the Strawhats." said Drake.

"Well, they are an interesting bunch to hang out with." Miles replied.

While this was going on, Smoker's marines were trying to understand what just happened.

"Wait! Friends with the Strawhats? But their pirates!" Tashigi exclaimed, getting a 'Hey!' from the Strawhats and Kuroi, "Besides, their captain is one of the world's most dangerous criminals!"

Miles just chuckled at the remark and pointed his thumb behind him, "Does that look dangerous to you?"

Everyone looked to where the marine captain pointed to. They were welcomed to the sight of Luffy standing on the table and dancing along with Plue, drawing laughs from the observing patrons. The Strawhats, Drake and his men, and Coby and Helemppo just chuckled at the strawhat wearing captain's antics while Smoker and Tashigi just stared blankly at Luffy. It's hard to believe this idiot was one of the world's most dangerous criminals.

"So like I said, just enjoy your time here and when you leave the island then you can blow each other up." advised Drake.

Smoker and Tashigi exchanged looks before sighing.

"Fine. We'll keep to ourselves if that'll make yo- huh?" Smoker started before looking up and noticing that the other commodore was gone, "What the-? Where'd he go?

"Uh… try over there." said Kuroi, in what sounded like a bland tone, and pointed behind the Strawhats. Everyone turned around only to recoil in disbelief. They beheld the sight of Drake joining Luffy and Plue in their little, and somewhat embarrassing, dance, causing the patrons in the bar to laugh and cheer louder than ever. While Drake's men acted like something like this was normal for their captain, the Strawhats and marines stared in disbelief at the dancing trio. All Smoker saw was Drake further cementing his opinion of the man; the man was an idiot. While this was going on, nobody noticed X's hard gaze on Luffy, though it would be hard to tell with that mask on.

'Huh... it's been a while, Luffy' was X's thought.

This was going to be an interesting experience.

And thus, I have completed the second chapter. I hope you liked this chapter and the characters I made. I also hope you liked me adding Plue to the story, although he isn't one of the six new members for the Strawhats. I also hope you like my idea of the Marine Pirates. As for the arguments each crew overheard, the marines arguing with the twins were just generic marines, but I'm sure you figured out who the antagonists of this story arc are; Tekken and his boss: Nitrous. And just how does X know Luffy, remember: I said that X wasn't actually an OC, what his connection to Luffy will be explained later in the story. And if you're looking for any pairings, I'm doing two, with the first one obviously being LuffyxNami. I hope I'm doing a good job with this story. Also, I'm going to start working on the first chapter of Call to Battle: Bleach. Read and review please. Mastergamer out.