The Rubbery Vengeance Chapter 3: The Duo Swordsmen, an one piece fanfic

Hey guys! Forzarismo here with another chapter for The Rubbery Vengeance. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter, had some writer's block here and there, but with the help of some friends of mine, I was able to power through it. In terms of Length, It in-between chapters 1 and 2. So far, my promise from the last chapter has been going well.

Disclaimer: I don't own One One Piece. You know that. I know that. EVERYBODY knows that! LEAVE ME ALONE! Going to the Golden Gate Bridge now to end my depression. Nobody dare stop me!

Chapter 3: The Duo Swordsmen

It's been 4 months since Luffy began training Ace and Sabo. Luffy had them find out some things about themselves such as Ace actually having Conqueror's Haki (Much Surprise!) and Sabo having a natural affinity to Armament Haki. So far, they've been working on their other haki. Ace found it much easier to use Observation compared to Armament as he can now predict some of Sabo's and Luffy's attacks. Meanwhile Sabo was the opposite, already being able to coat his fists with haki and being able to smash through small trees. They've also been working on 2 of the Rokushiki techniques Soru and Tekkai, successfully learning it, but still at the amateur level. Occasionally, he'd go to Cocoyashi Village to check the progress of Nojiko and Nami. Nami has been doing very well in using her staff as well as improving her Armament Haki, scaring Luffy a little as he remembered when she has one of her tantrums when she gets older. Nojiko was doing exceptionally well with using using knives and pistols. She is also doing great in the Observation Haki department as when Luffy came to visit them for the 7th time, she was already waiting for him. Going back to what has been currently going on Dawn Island, Luffy was somewhat worried for his now sworn brothers as they've confronted the Bluejam Pirates more early and Luffy might've caused a strife between them after that incident that happened 2 months ago.

Flashback...

During the second month, Luffy was waiting for them at their usual training area. He was very irritated that his newly proclaimed brothers had not come yet and were 2 hours late as of now. Moments later, he sensed them running away from something, apparently leading that thing to his direction. When they came into view, Luffy saw Sabo riding on Ace's shoulders throwing a smoke bomb at them, giving Him and Ace enough time to hide, but leaving a confused Luffy just sitting there in front of a couple of pirates, who thought he had the treasure.
"Hey Brat! Where's our treasure?" A very huge pirate with flowing lavender hair who was towering over Luffy demanded.

"Who me? Yes me. Couldn't be, then who?" Luffy joked at the pirates, showing no fear in his eyes or face.

"Quit messing with us kid! Tell Porchemy and us and we may let you live." said one of the grunts to the right of the now named Porchemy

"You know, Right now I'm not in a good mood. My brothers left me to do some other things instead of train. So I'm telling you all kindly right now, leave, and no one dies." Luffy said monotonously blasting them with just enough Conqueror's Haki to shake them up a bit.

"You threatening us kid!?" demanded Porchemy ignoring Luffy's warning as he brought out his scimitar and pointed it at Luffy, nicking his straw hat in the process.

"...You made a grave mistake." Was all Luffy said before he vanished, leaving a massive gust in his wake.

"Huh!? Where'd he go!? Everyone! Search arou-AAAAAUUURRRGGG!" Luffy grabbed Porchemy's arms And thrusted them forward so fast that Porchemy's arm bones got forcefully launched out of his arms, leaving his arms into a limp, muscly mess and causing him to drop his scimitar.

"Porchemy! You bastard!" exclaimed the grunts as they charged at Luffy. Luffy rushed them and punched one of the grunts so hard in the head, that his head got launched off his shoulders, flying unknowingly into the direction where Ace and Sabo were at.

"OH MY GO-" Sabo screamed before Ace covered his mouth so they wouldn't be detected. They were hiding in the bush once they dropped that smoke bomb, and were worried that Luffy might get killed by the pirates they robbed. However, their fears were misplaced as they saw what Luffy did to the rest of the pirates. They never saw this side of Luffy even when they were hunting. They continued to watch in horror as Luffy brutally murdered all of the pirates one by one. The second pirate grunt had the pleasure of having his heart ripped out while having it shoved down his throat. The third pirate grunt got his spine ripped out along with his ribcage while 2 seconds later the fourth and final grunt got his gentleman's parts crushed, leaving him unconscious after a very high pitched scream that would make Pica feel happy about his own voice.

"Y-Y-YOU MONSTER! GET AWAY FROM ME!" Porchemy screamed at Luffy as luffy slowly closed in on the defenseless Porchemy.

"Oh don't worry, it'll be over soon." Luffy said as jumped on Porchemy's shoulders, grinning sadistically at him while he ripped Porchemy in half from the head down.

"Sabo...Remind me not to piss him off." Said a frightened Ace while hugging Sabo who was ready to tear up.

"S-so that's how he kills someone? That's so cruel…" Sabo asked clearly traumatized for life as he stared at Luffy who was completely caked in blood. They then saw the the grunt who got his johnson crushed crawling towards Luffy with tears in his eyes.

"Please...kill me...now..." The grunt wheezed out as he had trouble breathing.

"How about no?" Luffy said as grabbed the remains of the pirates and put them in massive bag that Porchemy conveniently had with him that was large enough to put their remains in them. "You will tell your leader that if he tries to harm any of my brothers…Well, let's just say that what I did now will not compare to what I'll do with him." Luffy proceeded to grab the grunt and the bag and was at the Grey Terminal in a couple of seconds. "I'll leave you here, now go." Luffy said as he dropped him off with the bag at the port near the outskirts of the Grey Terminal. Luffy proceeded to walk back through the Grey Terminal until he heard a noticeable boom from a flintlock pistol. He then sensed the grunt's presence disappear.

"Tch. This is why I hate people like that. I'll fucking end him if dare comes near my family."

Back to Present…

Luffy was waiting for lunch to be prepared when he noticed the presence of someone who he hasn't seen in a long time. his smile threatened to go ear to ear which went unnoticed by those around him.

"Ace, Sabo." Luffy announced suddenly to his two brothers who were also waiting for their food.

"Yeah?" "What is it Luffy?"

"I'm going to visit an old friend. Please tell Rouge for me that I'll be gone for a couple of months. While I'm gone, I want you guys to continue your training. Also, do try not to get into any trouble please? It would really help me a bunch when i'm sleeping."

"Yeah, yeah sure Luffy." "We'll try not to Luffy"

"*sigh* Sabo, I'm trusting you to keep yourselves as well as Rouge safe."

"HEY! Why aren't you saying anything to me?! I can handle anything no problem!" Ace exclaimed angrily.

"But we don't really trust because you're too hot-headed Ace." the other two boys deadpanned, making Ace redden in both fury and embarrassment.

"Anyways…" Luffy said as he grabbed his backpack and used Gear Second. "See ya!" And thus Luffy headed towards the direction of a certain swordsman.

'Zoro…You'll become much stronger this time…I swear it.' Luffy thought as he heard his stomach grumble rather loudly."FUUUUCK! I forgot to eat because of my excitement!" Luffy screamed as he was in the middle of the ocean and it was a little too late to go back.

At Shimotsuki Village…

Zoro was pissed, royally pissed. This was his 1838th loss against Kuina and ha doesn't know why she keeps beating him. He keeps training harder than anyone else here, but despite that he still can't win against her. He stormed out of his sensei's dojo and was currently sulking behind a tree when he heard and felt a massive boom come nearby. When he walked towards where he heard the boom, he found a very massive crater with a boy in the middle and he appeared to be steaming as as having a rather large backpack on him.

"Shishishishi! Hello! Where am I?" Luffy asked as he saw the face of his best friend, grinning ear to ear.

"Uhhh…You're at Shimotsuki Village." Zoro responded back. 'Who is this kid? Despite looking very goofy, I can tell he's quite strong.' Thought Zoro as he heard the roar of a massive lion, or in this case, Luffy's stomach.

"Shishishi…Do you any place where I can go eat? I'm starving!" Luffy asked politely as he jumped out of the crater.

"Yeah, follow me to the dojo." Zoro said no longer sulking and bringing Luffy back to the dojo.

"Anyways…My name's Luffy! And I'm going to be King of the Pirates!" Luffy introduced himself to his future crewmate.

"The name's Zoro, and I'm going to be the World's Greatest Swordsman!" Responded back the green haired swordsman smirking at Luffy.

A Little While Later…

Kuina was exhausted. She had been challenged by Zoro a total of 17 times today and was currently trying to rest despite the noise people are making around the dinner table. She then heard the sliding door open, only to her annoyance to see Zoro and…a straw hat wearing kid? The new kid was carrying a rather large backpack for his size and seemed very cheerful, grinning very widely. She noticed something strange in the boy's eyes; she could see the nostalgia in them as he sat next to Zoro at the table.

"Hey Zoro-kun? May you tell us who your friend is?" Zoro's sensei Koshiro asked politely as he and the rest looked towards Zoro and Luffy.

"Well he's-"

"My name is Monkey D. Luffy! And I'm going to be King of the Pirates!" Luffy said introducing himself happily to all those around him. Most of the people instantly liked Luffy as they began to talk to him, but were interrupted by Kuina's snickering.

"pfft! He's just like you Zoro: talking about a senseless dream that he couldn't hope to accomplish." Kuina insulted to Zoro and Luffy as she drank her tea.

"YOU TAKE THAT BACK KUINA! I WILL BECOME THE WORLD'S GREATEST SWORDSMAN! JUST YOU WATCH!" Zoro screamed at her as he got up from where he was sitting.

"Please, if you can't beat me, how can you hope to ever become the World's Greatest Swordsman?" Kuina scoffed back, further antagonizing Zoro. After hearing this, Luffy had had enough.

"Shut. Up. You should never insult someone's dream, You never know if they can or can't do it." Luffy said coldly towards Kuina as he stood up for Zoro.

"Well, well, Looks like you're having your friends fighting now huh Zoro?"

Kuina said, thinking she could turn this in her favor. Sadly, it wasn't gonna go her way today.

"You can insult me, my dreams, even spit on me, but if I ever see someone insult my friend's dream, and tries to humiliate them, they will answer to me, and they WILL regret it." Luffy said blasting everyone around him with Conqueror's Haki, knocking some of the students and even a couple of the adults out.

'WHOA! what is that!' was all Zoro could think of as he looked to his new friend that stood up for him. He felt that overwhelming feeling from his direction and apparently, everyone else did as well. Everyone there felt nervous, especially Kuina as she somewhat felt as if she dug her own grave.

"Let's make a deal. we will have a sparring match match with real swords. First one to draw blood wins. If I win, you will join my pirate crew when I'm old enough as well as apologize to Zoro to what you said." Luffy said as he looked into his backpack.

"And if I win?" Kuina asked

"I'll give you this katana." Luffy responded back as he took out Shusui from said backpack.

"Whoa…" Was the response that everyone except Zoro, Kuina, and Kojiro gave.

'That katana…I can feel it calling to me somehow.' Zoro thought as he was in awe as he looked at the katana.

'That's no ordinary katana from what I can see…I can feel the power it holds. If I can beat this kid, I'll have it along with Wado Ichimonji.' Kuina thought as a smile crept on her face.

'That katana! It can't be!? It's the katana of the Legendary Hero from the Wano Kingdom! Where did he get such a relic!?' Kojiro thought as he recognized the design of the scabbard and the flower-shaped guard, confirming it to himself that it indeed was, the legendary Shusui. "Where did you get such a katana Luffy?" Kojiro asked as he really wanted to know where he got it.

"Let's just say that I found it somewhere and I'm waiting for the right person to give it to." Luffy responded back to Kojiro.

"But why? Are you not a swordsman?" Kuina asked incredulously.

"Pfft! Of course not! That should give you a major advantage in skill. However, what I lack in skill, I more than make up with my physical capabilities." Luffy responded back.

"Well then, do you agree to this Kuina?" Kojiro asked.

"Yes father." She responded seriously.

"Okay then. You two will have your match in one hour." Kojiro announced as he and the rest who were still conscious ate.

One hour Later…

Luffy and Kuina were standing near each other in the middle of the ring holding their respective katanas.

"Whenever you two are ready." The referee announced to the two sword-wielding children. Both nodded their heads as Kuina entered her stance unsheathing Wado Ichimonji while Luffy…just…stood there.

"Umm…you do know that we already started right?" Kuina asked as she stood there with her katana ready to defend.

"Yep!" Luffy said smiling as he stood there.

"Well aren't you going to pull out your katana?" She asked questioningly

"I already did." Kuina then realized that Luffy was right behind her pinning Shusui to her neck, drawing a bit of blood from her, with said blood trickling down her neck. She, along with everyone else were mindblown, asking themselves the same thing, 'How did he do that?' Luffy then took Shusui off Kuina's neck and put it back into its sheath. Kuina just stood there, motionless, trying to comprehend what just happened in that fraction of a second.

"What was that just now!?" Kuina yelled angrily towards Luffy. Luffy just turned around and looked at her dead in the eye, causing her to flinch visibly.

"Speed."

…

"WHAAAT!?" everyone exclaimed as they all looked at Luffy.

"It's just as I said, I was simply too fast for her brain to process what was going on." Luffy explained.

"But wouldn't you experience tunnel vision going that fast?" one of the adults asked.

"That's not a problem for me because I don't experience tunnel vision." Luffy said as he put Shusui back into his backpack. "Now before you guys ask how, I'll just say this: hellish training, training that most of you wouldn't even last in the first hour." Luffy said seriously to all those around him, causing most of those there to gulp.

"Zoro, I'm sorry that I said all of that and trying to undermine you." Kuina said as she bowed towards the 2 boys. "*Sigh* I guess I'm under your care, Captain." Kuina continued, smiling at what she said.

"It's okay now Kuina. So Luffy?" Zoro asked out of nowhere as he tapped Luffy on the shoulders.

"What is it Zoro?" Luffy responded happily.

"May you train me?" Zoro said seriously after seeing the strength the straw hat wearing kid in front of him. Everyone looked at Zoro worryingly. He asked the kid who beat Kuina in a fraction of a second for training. They were all hoping for the sake of Zoro that Luffy will say no.

"Sure! But you'll have to join my crew once we're older." Luffy said happily. Inside of his mind, he was doing a victory dance. 'Two down, two to go.' Luffy thought as he continued his mental victory dance.

"Fair enough. I can probably make my dream come true if I follow someone as strong as you. Also thank you for defending me and my dream, I really appreciate it."Zoro said smiling as he put his hand out to shake, which Luffy took joyously.

"Also, speaking about training, You cannot challenge Kuina anymore until I think you are ready okay?" Luffy said as he now looked at a disgruntled Zoro who nevertheless agreed begrudgingly.

Two Months Later…

Luffy believes Zoro is ready. Like Sabo, he has a natural affinity to Armament Haki as well as unlocking his Conqueror's haki like Ace did. His Observation Haki can use some work, but he can now know where his opponent is going to strike 60% of the time. Zoro also developed his own style of swordsmanship that involved his 2 black katanas. Luffy soon had to go back in order to check on Sabo and Ace's progress, so this would be his final week there at the Shimotsuki Village.

"Zoro…It's time." Luffy said in a super serious sage-like voice.

"FUCKING FINALLY! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU STRIKING ME IN THE HEAD WITH THE DAMN FUCKING BAMBOO SWORD! I HAVE BEEN TRAINING AND WAITING TOO DAMN LONG FOR THIS! LET'S GO KICK KUINA'S ASS TODAY! ALSO WHY ARE YOU WEARING THAT DAMN FAKE OLD MAN BEARD?!" Zoro exclaimed as he looked extremely pumped…Possibly too pumped.

"It helps me concentrate when I train people. Anyways Zoro, I wanted to give you this." Luffy said as he took out Shusui from his backpack.

"Huh? B-but that's your sword! And I already have these 2 other swords." Zoro said in complete shock.

"Zoro, As I said before, I'm not a swordsman, and I have said that I was waiting for the right person to give it to, so here you go, You're going to need it against Kuina." Luffy explained as he tossed Zoro the sword. "It'll be the same rules that me and Kuina had 2 months ago on our match. You better not lose."

"Don't worry, after that hellish training you made me go through, I'm pretty sure I can beat her. Let's go!" Zoro exclaimed happily as he began walking down the hill they were training on.

"Umm…Zoro? The dojo is in the opposite direction." Luffy said as he pointed towards the dojo, actually in the opposite direction than where Zoro was heading.

"I-I knew that!" Yelled a flustered and embarrassed Zoro as he followed Luffy towards the Dojo…only to turn right.

"Zoro, you're going the wrong way!" Luffy exclaimed as the realization hit him. 'I fucked up Zoro's sense of direction. Well shit, no more Observation Haki training for him.'

At the Dojo…

"Kuina! I challenge you to a duel! it won't be the same as before!" Zoro yelled the moment he entered the dojo, startling mostly everyone present in the main room. Kuina just looked at him and sighed.

"Didn't Luffy tell you not to challenge me?" Kuina asked as she stood up.

"Don't worry! I gave him the OK." Luffy said popping up behind Zoro.

Kuina just turned her head to look at Luffy and sighed. "Okay then, when and where?"

"Outside in 1 hour. And the rules are first blood as well as using actual swords." Luffy said as he showed everyone that Zoro had Shusui.

"So you think Zoro is worthy of Shusui Luffy?" Kojiro asked as he looked on at Zoro who he held the sword with great care.

"Yes, I do. I believe he'll be the World's Greatest Swordsman if he continues on the path he chooses." Luffy said proudly as he looked towards Zoro who also looked towards him smiling with pride.

Outside the Dojo 1 Hour Later…

Zoro and Kuina were standing in the middle of the makeshift arena outside looking at each other dead in the eye. Luffy looked at them in the sidelines along with Kojiro. Per Luffy's request, Kojiro said that this match will be a private one that only him and Kojiro will be present.

"Whenever you two are ready."Kojiro said as he smiled towards his students.

"Go guys! I'm rooting for both of you!" Luffy yelled happily towards them.

"It doesn't work that way!" both of the combatants exclaimed as Luffy just laughed at their response, making them go back into their fighting stance.

"I've been waiting to beat you for far too long." Zoro said as he took out his two black katanas and left Shusui sheathed.

"Let us see if our captain's training has paid off for you." Kuina said back as she took out Wado Ichimonji.

The two were in a mexican stand-off trying to see what the other was going to do. Seeing that Kuina wasn't planning on attacking, Zoro rushed at her at a much faster speed than she expected. 'He's faster now!' Kuina thought as her muscles frantically exerted themselves in order to block Zoro's horizontal slash, which was MUCH stronger than before, causing her to be launched off her feet a good 4 meters. 'Luffy's training really paid off for him.' Kuina thought to herself as she brought herself in a defensive position as Zoro rushed at her again. Seeing this, Kuina smirked, 'However, I just need to accommodate myself towards his newfound strength.' Kuina then dodged Zoro's strike and went on to slash at Zoro's abdomen. This attack would've definitely connected, however, due to Zoro's Observation Haki, albeit it is still at the beginner's stage, he managed to effortlessly parry Kuina's slash with his katana. This battle went on for about 5 minutes, both of them were significantly tired, but not enough for it to hinder their performance too much. 'This is going nowhere! I have to end it NOW!' Kuina thought angrily as she was actually have a VERY hard time trying to beat Zoro. She then rushed Zoro making him go into the defensive. Zoro then held up his katanas in a cross position in order to block Kuina's strike. When Kuina's strike did reach Zoro's katanas, Luffy noticed that they flashed black for a moment, which did not go unnoticed by Kojiro, who squinted his eyes in disbelief. 'So she's starting to unlock her haki.' Luffy mused to himself as he continued to look on at the duel, then the noticeable sound of metal shattering surrounded the area.

…

Zoro just stood there gripping the handles of his now-broken katanas in shock of what just happened. Seeing her opportunity, Kuina rushed Zoro again and launched her sword towards his neck. Zoro, now realizing that this battle will only end in first blood, as well as his Haki screaming at him to move, dodged, albeit barely, Kuina's strike. He was thinking that he was about to lose since he he only had those two black katanas out with him until he remembered something rather important, ESPECIALLY important now.

Flashback…

"It helps me concentrate when I train people. Anyways Zoro, I wanted to give you this." Luffy said as he took out Shusui from his backpack.

"Huh? B-but that's your sword! And I already have these 2 other swords." Zoro said in complete shock.

…

"So you think Zoro is worthy of Shusui Luffy?" Kojiro asked as he looked on at Zoro who he held the sword with great care.

"Yes, I do. I believe he'll be the world's greatest swordsman if he continues on the path he chooses." Luffy said proudly as he looked towards Zoro who also looked towards him smiling with pride.

…

Shusui!

Back to the fight…

Zoro took out Shusui at a speed that he never realized that he had, and parried Kuina's strike causing her to continue moving forward, lose her balance and fall. When he took it out, memories of a certain technique flooded into his mind so he can use to finish the duel.

"One Sword Style:…" Zoro began chanting.

Kuina got back up from her fall, embarrassed and angry at what happened, blindly rushed Zoro with rage evident in her eyes.

"Draw and Resheath Technique:…"

Kuina was just 3 meters away from Zoro as she went to position her blade to slash Zoro's chest.

"Lion's Song!" Zoro exclaimed as he moved at an incredible speed that consequently put a massive amount of strain on his body since it isn't conditioned for such a technique yet, causing his muscles to spasm painfully. He was behind Kuina as she began to process what happened. As he sheathed his sword back into its scabbard, his slash appeared diagonally across her chest, causing blood to leak out of her wound. She screamed in pain and agony as she fell to the ground letting go of Wado breathing heavily.

"I…won…" Zoro breathed out as he staggered towards Kuina while Luffy and Kojiro did the same.

"I'm proud of both of you, especially you Zoro. You've grown so much since you've came here at this dojo. And Kuina, He was a major motivator for you as well, since you were stronger in each duel you have had." Kojiro said as he put his hand on Zoro's shoulders. Zoro was starting to cry in joy as Kuina stood up holding Wado in one hand as she gripped her chest. Luffy went to help her, but she shook him off gently. That was when Luffy noticed the sad smile worn on Kuina's face as she looked at Zoro and her father.

"Well, now that Zoro has surpassed me, there's nothing I can do now." Kuina said cryptically.
"What do you mean?" Zoro asked confused at what his rival had said.

"Well…It's just that, now that you've beaten me, I have no chance to surpass you so I can be the world's greatest swordsman." She responded as a few tears leaked out of her eyes. "I mean, women are born inferior to men in terms of physical capabilities. And now that I've started developing, I will just grow weaker from he-" She was stopped by Luffy slapping her across the face.

"DON'T YOU EVER SAY THAT AGAIN! YOUR GENDER DOES NOT DECIDE IF YOU WILL BE WEAK OR NOT!" Luffy exclaimed angrily at the female swordsman while Zoro and Kojiro looked at this confrontation shocked and appalled. "Have you ever heard of the Kuja? They are a group of female warriors in the Calm Belt of the Grand Line that are known for their beauty and strength. I've became friends with them and one of them used to beat me up, so don't believe that women are weaker than men!"

Kuina just stood there speechless at Luffy's rant. It gave her a newfound hope that she actually has a chance to become the world's greatest swordsman. Kuina looked at Luffy as the tears began to form in her eyes again, though instead of being filled sadness and sorrow, they were tears of joy and happiness that she actually can make her dream come true.

"Thank you Luffy…thank you for believing in me." Kuina said finally as she wiped the tears off her face.
"Shishishishi! I'll always be there for my nakama no matter what." Luffy promised as he gave her his trademark grin, making her chuckle while Zoro smirked.

"Kuina…" Kuina turned her head to face her father who was smiling warmly towards her. "You are steadily becoming ready to take over the dojo. Once you become an adult, It'll be all yours." Kojiro said sincerely as he was proven wrong about what he told to Kuina that gave her that mentality of gender strength. This Luffy kid is really a good influence to both Zoro and Kuina.

"Thank you father…But I'm going to pass that offer." Kuina said shocking both Zoro and Kojiro.

"May you explain why?" Kojiro questioned his daughter.

"Because I already promised to join Luffy's crew once he's old enough. He's a good person, and someone who I wouldn't mind to follow." She answered to her father. She then turned to look at Zoro. "Zoro, let's make a promise."

"A promise about what?"

"A promise that once we reach the end of our journey, that we will have one last duel to prove who is the world's greatest swordsman." Kuina declared as she put her hand out for a shake.

"A promise it is then." Zoro complied smirking at her as he shook Kuina's hand.

"Now that that's over, I'm going to sleep." Luffy said as he entered the dojo towards his temporary room, again somewhat ruining the mood of the area.

The Next Day…

Luffy was following Kuina around the dojo as Zoro went to practice his swordsmanship some more by himself. Luffy decided that he'll teach Kuina how to use Haki once she gets her sword sharpened.

"Why do you have to get your sword sharpened again?" Luffy asked Kuina as they were walking.

"Well, with that match with Zoro, it's best to make sure I take care of Wado here so it can stay in prime condition." Kuina responded as they entered one of the dojo's corridors. As they were walking down the corridor, Luffy remembered something.

"So Kuina,you would like to become stronger right?" Luffy asked Kuina suddenly.

"That's correct." Kuina responded as she suspected Luffy was up to something.

"Then how about I teach you what I taught Zoro!" Luffy said as he and Kuina entered one of the rooms in the dojo.

"Sure! Anything to get back at Zoro for slashing me across the chest." Kuina said as she climbed up the stairs to get her equipment to sharpen her sword. "Now what is this thing that you are going to teach me-AHH!" Kuina slipped as she was going back down the stairs, letting go of Wado Ichimonji as well as the equipment she had in her other hand.

"Gum-Gum Balloon!" Luffy said as puffed himself up so that Kuina can have a safe landing.

"T-thank you Luffy. For a moment I thought my life was gonna flash before my eyes." Kuina said to Luffy as she thanked him.

"No problem! Now back to- huh?" Luffy stopped mid-sentence when he sensed his brother Ace in grave danger. "You know what Kuina? Ask Zoro what the training regime is. I need to take care of something urgent." Luffy said as he sprung into Gear Second and Geppou'd himself out of there.

"You had one job Sabo, ONE JOB! And that was to make sure you two would be safe!" Luffy yelled in anger as he dug into his backpack to take out his journal. When he opened it, he paled when he read what was there.

'On this day, Luffy and Ace are put to work by placing explosives all over the Grey Terminal. Once they place got caught on fire, The Bluejam Pirates couldn't get in the city, so they tried to release their anger by killing Luffy and Ace. This however, was stopped by Dadan and her cohorts as they rescued Luffy and Ace.'

"Of all the times it could've happened, it HAD to happen now!" Luffy said lividly as he was reaching Dawn Island in record time.

That cliffhanger though! What do you guys think will happen next?

That's it for this chapter guys! Pleas favorite, follow and review! I really appreciate the reviews, always give me a happy feeling when I read them. If you guys have any ideas such as OC's or non-canonical arcs that I can put in, feel free to send me your ideas! And if I do use them, I'll give credit to the person who gave me the idea. Have a nice day, and thank you SO much for taking the time to read this rather amateurish Peggy Sue FanFiction! I appreciate all of your support and you guys are what keep me writing the next chapter!

Forzarismo

September 30, 2015