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Freeing a New Friend

Arriving to the Marine base island at a ridiculous speed, Luffy stopped the boat just before it destroyed the dock, sending both Fitz and Coby flying towards a nearby house. Luffy had no problem and started walking as soon as the boat stopped. Fitz, shouting Geppo, kicked off the air rapidly to slow himself down. Sticking out his left hand, he caught Coby just before he hit the house, saving him from a bruise or two. Fitz adjusted his glasses and followed Luffy down the street through the town, while Coby walked behind them looking at the two monsters with amazement.

"Hey Coby," Luffy said, turning to Coby as they walked through the town.

"You're a good navigator. We actually got to the place we were going." He finished with an ear-to-ear grin.

"Well that's the basics of navigating," Said Coby timidly.

"Where's food," asked Luffy choosing to ignore Coby's answer and look around the town curiously.

"That looks like a good place over there." Fitz said, pointing to a small restaurant. "We'll eat there and then go to the marine base."

((FLASH FORWARD))

"Looks like this is where we part ways," Luffy said to Coby as the stopped in front of the doors to the marine base.

An 8ft high brick wall surrounded the base and the entrance was two, 3ft thick, iron doors. There were six building that could be seen from the front, for of which looked like ordinary houses with canons on the roofs. The two main buildings were in the center and resembled large cones that had their tops cut off. The smaller cone-like building was slightly in front of the other but the other, being twice as tall, was clearly visible.

"I don't think I'm prepared yet," said Coby.

While Coby was talking, Luffy found some boxes and propped them against the wall so that he could stand on them and look over.

"I wonder if Zoro is around here," said Luffy as he made his way up the makeshift ladder of boxes.

"No way, he would be out in the open. He must be in a dark cell somewhere under the base." Coby replied as he slowly made his way up to look over the wall.

Fitz, content staying on the ground, sat on an extra box and began reading.

"Is that him?" asked Luffy as he pointed to the man that was tied to a cross in the middle of the field.

Coby had finally made it high enough on the wall to look over but as soon as he did he promptly fell all the way back down.

"Y-y-yeah that's h-h-him." Stuttered Coby completely scared of Zoro's presence.

The man that Coby was so frightened of was an average sized, muscular young man. He wore a black bandanna tied around his head, a loose white shirt that had three-button placket at the neck, a green haramaki around his waist and black pants tucked into his black boots. On his left ear were three identical, golden earrings.

Both his forearms were pulled back behind the horizontal bar of the cross and tied at the elbow. He was also tied to the vertical post around his waist, his feet sticking outward as the result of being unable to stand up straight.

Coby slowly made his way back up the pile of boxes but be the time he was able to look over the wall, Luffy had disappeared.

"So you're Roronoa Zoro," Luffy said as he appeared in front of Zoro.

"Where did he come from?" Thought Zoro. "I must be more exhausted than I thought."

Just then two marines opened the gate to the field and escorted another young man in, wearing what looked like an expensive suit. He had a huge cleft chin and his blonde hair was cut in the shape of a football.

"Run!" Whispered Zoro urgently but when he looked up there was no one there.

"Wait for me by the gate," said the young man to the two marines that had escorted him.

"Yes Helmeppo sir." They replied

"I didn't think you had this kind of endurance," Helmeppo said, as he looked Zoro up and down. "I came out here because I thought you'd be dead by now."

"You better keep your promise you bastard son!" Spat Zoro, looking at the young man with disgust.

"You better watch your tongue Zoro. You know my dad is Captain Morgan right?" he asked as he turned to walk away.

"I will keep my promise. If you survive the rest of the month I will release you," were his final words before the gate closed and he was gone.

"You again?" said Zoro in surprise as he noticed Luffy standing in front of him again. "What do you want?"

"I'm looking for someone to join my pirate crew." Answered Luffy. "I was thinking of releasing you so you could join me."

"Ill never become a pirate." Said Zoro "Because I have something that I have to do."

"And besides ill last to the end of the month and be free of this place without your help."

"Wait!" squeaked Coby as he ran up to Luffy and Zoro, having climbed over the wall.

"I just heard Helmeppo bragging to those two marines that he is going to execute you tomorrow."

"Well that decides it then." Said Luffy happily.

"Fine, if you free me from here I will join you but first you have to get my katanas from that bastard son." Said Zoro.

"All right. I'll be right back." Luffy said as he turned around and walked towards the gate.

"Hey! Fitz!" Luffy shouted. "He said he would join if we get his katanas."

Fitz climbed over the wall and joined Luffy as they walked towards the main base.

"All right!" Luffy said as they came to the entrance of the main building. "Lets start on the roof. I'll race you too the top." He said as his feet disappeared and he took off towards the roof.

"Hey you got a head start," shouted Fitz as spiky, leathery wings sprouted from his back and he sped off to the top of the building.

On the roof of the main building stood Captain Morgan, otherwise known as Axe-Hand Morgan, giving orders as all the Marines on the base were struggling to erect a giant statue of Morgan himself.

Captain (Axe-Hand) Morgan was a large man with tan skin. He wore the Marine overcoat on his shoulders and his most distinguishing features were his iron chin and of course the axe that was imbedded in his fore arm.

"Be careful you idiots!" roared Morgan. "If anyone of you harms that statue in anyway I will personally execute you."

"Yes Sir!" came the reply for the marines as they struggled to pull the ropes that kept the statue from falling.

"Hahaha," laughed Luffy as he landed on the face of the statue. "I beat you Fitz."

"That's only because you had a head start." Fitz replied as he landed next to the statue having already hid his wings so as not to attract attention but being with Luffy it probably wouldn't have made a difference.

"AHHHHH!" screamed Luffy.

"What is it Luffy?" asked a worried Fitz.

"I just landed on a giant FACE!" he yelled as he stomped on the statues face.

This caused the marines to lose control of their ropes and sent the statue towards the roof where it shattered into pieces.

"Damn it Luffy," Fitz said to himself as he grabbed a marine by the back of his uniform.

"Take me to Helmeppo's room. Now!" yelled Fitz at the Marine

"O-o-of course just don't hurt me." Said the marine

"Luffy! Follow me," shouted Fitz as he went through the door and down into the main base.

"Here this is it. Helmeppo's room." Said the marine.

"Alright, now get out of here." Fitz said as he threw him down the hall.

"Good job Fitz." Luffy said as he appeared next to Fitz inside Helmeppo's room.

"Alright grab his swords and lets get back down to Zoro." Said Fitz as he looked out the window.

"Luffy! Hurry up and get down there. The marines are gonna execute Zoro now!"

Grabbing the three swords that were propped up against the fireplace. Luffy ran towards the window and disappeared.

On the field Coby was trying to untie Zoro as the marines lined up, pointing their rifles at Zoro and Coby.

"READY! AIM! FIRE!" Shouted Morgan.

While the bullets were headed towards Zoro and Coby, Luffy appeared between them and the projectiles. He put out his hand and shouted, AIR FREEZE.

Zoro blinked his eyes because he couldn't believe what he was seeing. The six bullets that were fired were now covered in ice and were stopped in midair. The marines, just as confused as Zoro, could feel their mouths gaping open in surprise.

Luffy gave a childish grin before he yelled, AIR BLAST. The six bullets that were hanging in the air were sent back at the marines, each bullet flying into the guns that fired them, making a small explosion in each firearm and causing the marines holding the guns to drop them.

Fitz, who had flown down unseen in the confusion, untied Zoro.

"Here you go Zoro." Luffy said as he handed Zoro his three katanas. "Lets see what you got.

"If guns don't work attack with your swords," yelled Morgan furiously.

The six marines that had fired grabbed their swords and charged towards Zoro. All of them went for downward slices, intending to cut him in half but Zoro had other plans.

Stopping all six swords above his head with the two katanas in his hands and the one in his mouth, he pushed them all back with brute strength causing them to fall down.

As they got back up, intending to charge again, Fitz transformed his hand into a gargoyle claw and said, Soru. He disappeared for about a second and a half and reappeared standing next to Luffy, his hand back to normal.

The six marines that were charging all stopped and screamed as blood gushed from the claw wound that went from shoulder to hip on each of their bodies.

"ARGH, you worthless scum," yelled Morgan at the fallen marines. "I have to do everything myself." He said as he shrugged off his overcoat and began to charge.

Luffy took out the silver revolver that he had belted on his right side. Pointing it at Morgan, he pulled the trigger three times.

There was no recoil and no sound at all. The only evidence that Luffy had fired was the fact that Morgan flew backwards and went through the side of the main base.

"What was that?" questioned Zoro.

"I ate the air air devil fruit," responded Luffy with a grin. "I can become and control the air and for that attack I compressed the air in the empty chambers of my revolver and let the guns mechanism do the rest."

"What about before when you stopped those bullets and turned them to ice?" asked Zoro again.

"For that I increased the density of the air around each bullet. When I increase the density the air gets colder but I didn't actual freeze the bullets, I just froze the air around them."

"Wow," said Zoro, impressed by his new captains power. "Looks like I made a good choice in joining your crew."

While Luffy and Zoro were talking, Morgan managed to pick himself out of the rubble.

Noticing Morgan moving again Luffy began to walk towards him.

"STOP!" came a high-pitched scream.

Luffy turned in the direction of the voice to see Helmeppo holding a gun to Coby's head.

"If you move another step I'll kill this boy." Yelled Helmeppo.

"Oi, Luffy, you need help with this?" asked Fitz and Zoro in unison.

They both looked at each other confusedly and then back at Luffy pretending nothing happened.

"Nah, I got this," said Luffy, as he cocked his fist

"Hey…I-I-I told you not to move or Ill shoot." Yelled Helmeppo unconvincingly

Luffy, taking no heed to the cowardly boy's demands cocked his fist and delivered a punch seemingly at nothing, shouting ADJUSTMENT PUNCH. As soon as the words left his mouth he disappeared.

Everyone that was watching felt their mouths gaping open and their eyes bulging from their sockets out of surprise.

Luffy then appeared behind Helmeppo, the punch he had thrown at nothing before was now heading towards the back of Helmeppo's head.

Luffy's fist made contact with Helmeppo's head and sent him flying across the field. Allowing the momentum his body had from the force of the punch to flip him upside down in the air.

Luffy then did a scissor kick in the air kicking out with his left foot and shouting, CORRECTION KICK, he disappeared again.

Luffy then appeared right in front of Captain Morgan and allowing the momentum of the scissor kick he executed before to carry his foot right under Captain Morgan's chin, he sent Morgan flying straight up.

Luffy, appearing next to Zoro, and shading his eyes, watched as Captain Morgan came hurtling back to the ground.

"Woah! He sure went high," Luffy said to Zoro.

"Yeah, he did," replied Zoro. Turning towards the source of the voice and seeing Luffy, Zoro jumped back in surprise.

"WAHH, don't just appear next to someone like that," yelled Zoro, his eyes bulging out of his head and his teeth razor sharp.

When Morgan finally hit the ground the force of him crashing to earth caused a dust cloud to spread circularly away from the impact point.

As the dust cleared Zoro walked forward to stop on Luffy's left side as he sheathed his katanas. Fitz walked forward and stood at Luffy's right asking,

"What should we do about the rest of these guys?"

The marines, finally able to see that their captain had been beaten, threw their weapons down and their hats in the air shouting,

"WE'RE FINALLY FREE! HE DID IT! HE BEAT CAPTAIN MORGAN!"

As the cheers rang out Zoro collapsed.

((FLASH FORWARD))

After getting some food, Luffy, Fitz and Zoro were at the dock getting ready to leave.

"What is the plan now captain?" asked Zoro as he untied one of the ropes keeping the small boat from being taken out to sea.

"We're going to the Grand Line to find One Piece so that I can become the Pirate King," responded Luffy casually.

"I figured it was something like that. It's a good place to go if I'm going to become the greatest swordsman in the world." Said Zoro.

"I would expect nothing less from one of the Pirate Kings crew members." Answered Luffy with a grin.

"Speaking of swords, that's a nice one you have on your side do you ever use it?" asked Zoro as he untied the last rope.

"No not really. My dad, who trained me, insisted I learn to use one but I don't really like using it that much." Replied Luffy honestly.

"Ok, we've got some supplies and a new crew member, I think it's time to go." Said Fitz after loading what supplies they could fit on the small fishing boat.

As the all got into the boat and start moving out to sea, Coby came running to the dock.

"YEES! I'm a marine now," he yelled "Thanks Luffy. Its all because of he you," he said as he saluted the pirates.

Luffy just smiled and waved.

"All right, lets head to the Grand Line." Yelled Luffy as he turned back towards the open sea.

The boat began to lift off the ground.

"Oh yeah. Lets go to the grand line now, with just the three of us in this tiny boat. Sounds like a great idea." Fitz said sarcastically as the tiny boat took off through the air.

((END CHAPTER))

Alright another one done. Let me know what you think of Luffy with his new power.

Until next time