Nightfall. Silence had fallen upon the Grand Line. Not one sound could be heard, save for the gentle brushes of the waves of the sea. Absolute pure silence… Save for the party being held onboard the Thousand Sunny. Being held just because the Ed's had suddenly shown up out of nowhere, it would have attracted Marine's all the way from East Blue had it not been night. It was a lively party at that. Brook and Franky were playing their instruments respectively, Usopp was singing one of his songs, Zoro had challenged Eddy to a drinking game, Ed was telling Luffy and Chopper the plot of his B-Movies like horror stories and Double-Dee was helping Sanji serve the others (Nami and Robin in particular).
As Usopp was starting on his thirty-third song, Luffy spotted something hanging from the mast of Sunny. "Wait here, Eyebrow-Ossan. Gomu Gomu no…" Ed started shivering with excitement, as Luffy stretched out his arm to grab the mast. He knew what was going to happen now…
"ROCKET!" With that, Luffy flew over the mast, grabbing the object as well. But, there arose a problem. Luffy was flying away from the ship!
"Oh, man! That guy sure has a habit of messing up my week. Just wait, you guys!" Franky said, before dropping his guitar and aiming his right hand at the airborne Luffy. Again, Ed started shivering with excitement.
"STRONG RIGHT!" Just then, Franky's right arm shot out after Luffy, grabbing him by the leg. Eddy and Double-Dee almost fell over from watching this. Even though Ed had shown it to them all days possible, they just hadn't settled to see it in real-life!
After successfully reeling in Luffy, Franky returned back to his guitar, and the people startled by the event (Double-Dee, Eddy, Brook, Usopp and Chopper) returned to whatever they were doing. "Hey, look! It's a bag of some sorts! And it has loads of books inside of it!" Luffy were looking excitedly through the bag, only for Ed to snag it from him.
"Cool, it's my bag! I thought that I left it at home!" Inside the bag were the biggest collection of One Piece books you've ever seen, not to mention Ed's emergency food supply, and of course, his gravy.
"So THAT'S where you hid the gravy, Ed!" Eddy had taken a little break with Zoro's drinking game to see what Ed was up to.
"Hey, shorty. You're not chickening out, are you?" Zoro said, catching Eddy's attention. "Do I look like a quitter, moss head?" Zoro's eyes widened. NOW he was pissed. So, without any more disturbing events, the two continued their game, not giving a care about anything else. Ed began to laugh, not noticing that Double-Dee snuck off…
Double-Dee went to the front of the ship, gazing at the calm sea. He was wondering how they had really ended up on this ocean, he wondered who could be responsible for this, but most of all, he wondered how they would be able to return home. Just then, the sound of a lighter lighting up could be heard. Double-Dee spun around to see Sanji standing next to him.
"It's really calm tonight. Usually, it's some kind of storm or something." the cook said, before lighting the cigarette he had picked out of his pocket.
"You know, smoking kills."
"I know that."
"Isn't health a priority amongst cooks?"
"Usually, it is."
Silence. Double-Dee really couldn't come up with a comeback to that one. Sanji breathed out a little smoke cloud that dispersed into the dark night. "Well, you'd better get back to the others if you want dessert!" With that, the chef began walking slowly towards the others, before suddenly levitating, blowing out heart-shaped smoke-clouds as he shouted "MELLORIN!" Double-Dee started laughing, before joining with the others.
The next morning came rather quickly. After the crew had woken up, they got in position. That means that Brook would pester Nami and Robin in order to see their panties, Zoro would just doze off as usual, Sanji would alternate between fighting with Zoro and swooning over Nami and Robin, Usopp would work on his inventions, Chopper would listen to Usopp as he told stories about him single-handedly managed to defeat an entire horde of fishmen, Franky would stand by the steering wheel to hold Luffy away from it and Luffy would, well, be Luffy. But, as you may remember, they have three extra guests onboard their ship, namely the Eds. So, what would they be doing? Well, Double-Dee would help out with practical things around the ship, Eddy had his debt to repay Nami, and Ed was hanging around Luffy being… Ed.
Just then, the silence was broken.
The sound of an explosion could be heard eastward of the ship. Usopp, having heard it first, ran outside to see what was going on. His fears were raised as he saw the white flag of the enemy ship come in closer. "T-t… TROUBLE! IT'S THE MARINES!!!"
The Straw Hats, having heard the commotion that Usopp had made, were now positioned at the side of the ship, looking at the marine ship sailing next to them. The Ed's had also joined them. The first thing Ed noticed was that the ship was much bigger than any other ship he had seen in the manga, about the size of a Buster Call ship.
"Hey, maybe you should go below deck? This is going to be tough for rookies." Ed heard what Zoro had said, yet he wasn't deterred.
"I'll just think of some moves with my Devil Fruit! You guys try it to!" said Ed, eagerly waiting for the ship to get into position.
"But, since they are from the Marine, shouldn't we avoid attacking them?" came the unsure reply from Double-Dee, who really hadn't given criminality in his life any thoughts.
"They are starting it, Double-Dee! So we'll just kick their asses!" said Ed, merrily copying Luffy, who said the exact same thing at that moment.
The ship came closer. The captain onboard the Marine ship was of powerful build, and he was armed with a load of weapons. People who survived this man's wrath called him Captain Slayer, because his real name was only given to those dead by his hand. He smiled, as they closed in on the pirate ship. "Alright, time to show these fellows what it means to prove justice! Let's do what Enies Lobby failed at! Men, CHARGE!!!" The Marines shouted out a war-cry, as they got even closer to the Sunny.
"Gomu Gomu no… PISTOL!" shouted the rubber man, who shot out his fist, hitting several Marines before connecting with its target, Slayer. However, the attack did little damage, as hidden underneath his Marine jacket was a suit of Wootz Steel armour, the same material of Don Krieg's armour.
Heeding no mind to this, most of the Straw-Hats jumped aboard the ship, leaving Nami, Robin, Chopper and Double-Dee behind. Eddy had learned during the night how to form blades out of his arms via his Ougon Ougon powers, which he used rather poorly compared to Brook and Zoro, but he was still able to do some harm with them. Ed, on the other hand, didn't have to learn anything during the night, as his immense B-Movie knowledge also included that kind of devil he could transform into, as he preformed moves taken straight from "I went into the bowels of Hades and only got this lousy T-Shirt, part 3".
"DEVIL HORN BASH!" was merely one example of this, where Ed used his newly acquired horns to knock several Marines overboard the ship. While Ed was bashing his way through the marines, Franky and Usopp were on the side-lines, blasting more marines than you have fingers on your arms.
Brook and Zoro were also rather busy, slashing their way through the horde of Marines. "Oni Giri!" "Gavotte Bond en Avant!" "Tora Gari!" "Prelude Au Fer!" was some of the moves used by the duo as they worked in perfect sync together.
Sanji had to team up with a losing Eddy, before the poor sap would be killed by Marines. "Attacking kids like that isn't very polite, you know!" Sanji said, before jumping over some Marines, landing on one with his arms. "Party Table Kick-Course!" Sanji shouted before spinning rapidly with his feet, smashing several Marine jaws. Eddy also got in on the game, forming a golden mallet which he used with ease.
Luffy, as you may have guessed, went straight after the captain. "BAZOOKA!" The arms of the rubber pirate slammed into the Marine captain, however, the armour didn't break. "Kra ha ha ha ha! Do you really think that my armour breaks that easily, kid? If you think it's just as breakable as that wimp Don Krieg's, then think again!" Wasting no time, the hulking captain threw his jacket away, revealing the armour underneath. It was formed almost like Don Krieg's, but the colour was platinum instead of golden. Immediately afterwards, he pulled out an axe out of nowhere, slicing after Luffy.
Luckily, Luffy jumped just in time for the axe to land on the deck, causing multiple cracks all over. On the Sunny, Double-Dee saw this, growing more and more worried about his friend's security. Growing even more stressed, he called to Nami: "Why aren't you worried about your friends?! The ship may break down any minute now and they are still onboard!"
Nami simply shook her head before replying: "In case you haven't noticed, this pirate crew was the one who escaped Enies Lobby and the Buster Call. I think that you could focus more on attacking them than worrying about their security." Double-Dee, taking in what she had just said, fell to his knees. Attacking just like that? No way! But still…
Double-Dee started to think of the numerous anime series that Ed forced Eddy and himself to watch. He didn't know why, but it was the only thing he found possible at the moment. One in particular invoked some memories. Ed had described it as "The one thing that inspired One Piece". What was it called again… Dragon Ball! Those memories triggered something within Double-Dee, who in turn formed a sphere of light in his hands, placed next to his right hip. "Oh my, I can already hear the lawsuits. GUYS! GET BACK HERE!"
Ed, who had just defeated several Marines, heard the call from the Sunny, and turned around to see Double-Dee charging up some attack. "Oh, there's Double-Dee! Wonder what he's doing. Wasn't he on this ship? Um… Oh, he's trying to do a… Wait, he can't do that! DOUBLE-DEE, CHANGE THE NAME REAL QUICK! GUYS, BACK ON THE SUNNY!" With that, Ed flew back on the ship, followed by Eddy, Franky, Usopp, Sanji, Zoro and Brook. Luffy, of course, was still trying to crush Slayers armour, but the results were sub-par.
"Kra ha ha ha ha! Pitiful pirate! It's time for you to meet justice!" Slayer had backed Luffy in a corner, yet the rubber pirate wouldn't give up the battle just yet. "BULLET! BAZOOKA! BULLET! BAZOOKA!" Luffy's attacks didn't break Slayers armour, no matter how many times he tried. Not that the narrow space to fight in was giving him any advantages… Anyways, Slayer, tired of Luffy's futile attempts, raised his axe over his head, preparing for the final blow.
"Kra ha ha ha ha! You don't stand a chance, Straw-Hat Luffy. Your evil ways end here, pirate! Prepare to – Huh?" Finally noticing the bright light, he turned around to see all Straw-Hat pirates (except Luffy) onboard the ship. But the most shocking sight was the energy ball one of the members was creating. "Hey, why is that guy wearing a sock on his head?"
"LIGHT DESTRUCTION WAVE!!!" Releasing the energy in his hands, Double-Dee destroyed the enemy ship with only a motion of his arms. Luckily, no Marines were killed with this attack, but most of them were scorched into unknowingness. All Straw-Hats were baffled at this sight, mostly because Luffy was still onboard the ship!
"WHY DID YOU DO THAT, YOU IDIOT?!" the entire Straw-Hat crew (including Eddy) shouted at Double-Dee, who himself was completely at a loss at words.
"OH MY GOD! ED, I'MSOSORRYIKILLEDYOURIDOLPLEASEDONTHURTMEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE… huh?" was the distressed call from Double-Dee when he realized that he may have killed Ed's all time idol, only to notice that Ed had disappeared. Suddenly, two laughs could be heard at the same time. The crew raised their heads to see Ed in his half-demon form holding Luffy, who had just been saved from Double-Dee's ferocious attack.
Luffy, not at all scared of the attack, was laughing harder than ever before. "Man, Sockhead-ossan, you're one interesting fellow!" His crew was distressed by the fact that Luffy didn't really care if he had died from that attack.
After Chopper had fixed up the wounds that the crew had received (not that it was that serious), the crew went back to their usual business. Double-Dee was still at a loss of words, not knowing the potential of his newfound powers. However, one thing that had struck him was that Ed never entered his full-demon transformation. Maybe it was because that the battle wasn't so serious. But he didn't get to think about it that much, as another call from Usopp up there in the crows nest attracted the crew's attention: There was an island in sight. "Is that the island we passed earlier, Robin?" Nami asked, hoping for a quick answer from Robin.
"Yes, Miss Navigator. It's called Portalia Island. The funny thing about that island is that it has no magnetic force-field, which means that no Log Pose ever points towards it."
"Maybe it's a ship, like Thriller Bark?"
"I highly doubt that. Still, we'll have to re-supply here before we can go to Fishman Island."
Ed stared at the island for a while, wondering whatever troubles they would encounter. However, with the Straw-Hat crew, plus him and his friends, there wouldn't be any troubles, right?
Luffy suddenly started shouting "Alright! Set sail for Portalia Island!" To which the entire crew replied with an enormous cheer.
On the island, on top of a clock tower, a girl was gazing over the ocean. When she saw the incoming pirate ship, she scrolled through a list of wanted posters. Once she found what she was looking after, she picked up a Baby Den-Den Mushi, and waited for an reply.
"Hello? What is it?" was the reply from the snail phone. The girl took a deep breath, before replying: "It's a pirate crew. It's the Straw-Hats, with a total bounty of 667,000,050 Beri." The other voice started a low laughter, before replying: "Commence the operation. We have work to do."
