The second round of the Davy Back fight is heading under way Zoro, Sanji and Chopper are now heading to the field and the Straw Hats are now listening to the rules of the game.

"ALRIGHT EVERYONE! IT'S TIME FOR THE FAMOUS GROGGY RING! HERE ARE THE RULES! IN THE COURT THERE ARE TWO GOALS ON EACH SIDE AND YOU WIN BY THROWING YOUR BALL INTO THE ENEMY'S GOAL! HOWEVER, THIS IS NO ORDINARY BALL YOU WILL USE A PERSON FROM YOUR TEAM TO BE THE BALL! ONCE EACH TEAM DECIDES WE WILL LET THE GAMES BEGIN!" Itomimizu announces up in the sky.

"TEAM STRAW HAT IS THE VIOLENT SANJI! THE SWORDSMAN ZORO! AND THE RACCOON DOG CHOPPER!" Itomimizu announces.

"I'M A REINDEER!" Chopper yelled in fury.

"THE TEAM TO FACE OFF AGAINST THE STRAW HATS ARE OUR VERY OWN GROGGY MONSTERS! OUR MAN HAMBURG, OUR VERY OWN TACKLE DEMON PICKLES, AND AS OUR BALL THE HALF GIANT HALF FISH MAN WANTON!" Itomimizu announces as the crowd goes crazy for their team while the Straw Hats stare at it in disbelief.

"WOW! THAT FISH MAN IS HUGE!" Luffy yells in excitement as he looks at the team.

"HOW ARE THEY GOING TO PUT THAT GIANT INTO THE RING?!" Usopp yells.

"I knew the fish man was huge, but this is nuts…" Rose mutters as she stares at Wanton with wide eyes.

"Who should be the ball?" Chopper asks while Zoro points to Sanji and the referee places the ball onto his head.

"Why am I the ball moss head?! I don't want to look bad when I save Rose you should do it!" Sanji yells in argument.

"No way swirly brow! That looks pretty good on you." Zoro says.

"Shut up, Jerk!" Sanji says as they got into a sword and leg clash.

"NO WEAPONS ALLOWED!" The referee yells to Zoro as he stumbles to catch the three swords that were tossed to him.

"Fine by me, let's get this started." Zoro says as he smirks in excitement.

"Are you sure marimo? A swordsman without his swords is pretty useless with that case you should be the ball." Sanji says causing them to get into another fight.

"START ACTING LIKE A TEAM! WE NEED TO GET ROSE BACK!" Usopp yells worried if they can pull it off.

"SANJI! THE BALL LOOKS GOOD ON YOU!" Nami yells annoyed about the arguing.

"I will be the ball!" Sanji says with a complete 180 degree turn in his attitude.

"She's right, you look like a prince… Of idiots" Zoro says causing them to go into another clash.

Chopper gets annoyed with his teammates so he goes into Heavy Point and punches them in the head. "DON'T FIGHT HERE! WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO GET ROSE BACK!"

"Heh. All that matters is getting Rose back. All we have to do is get the giant fish's head in the ring right? I'll get it done in no time." Sanji says as he puffs a smoke.

"If you are Roses only hope then she's doomed. I'll take care of it" Zoro says as the two glare at one another.

(They didn't listen to a word I said… Hang on Rose we'll get you back.) Chopper thinks as he get gets to center field with the others.


"Man they really don't know what team work is…" Rose mutters as she watches Zoro and Sanji fight. (I know that the crew won with Zoro and Sanji but with Chopper in the mix I hope they can still manage…) Rose starts to worry as Porche approaches her.

"Hi there Rosie!" Porche says with a big smile

(She's up to something…) Rose raises an eyebrow as she gets up to face Porche "Hi there Porche what's up?"

"I just want to say no hard feelings for dunking me in the water." (And messing up my makeup) Porche extends her hand for Rose to shake.

(I think I know where this is going…) "No hard feelings I hope we can be friends" Rose extends her hand and grabs onto Porche's hand.

Porche's eyes then glint in mischief as she is about to flip her but Rose was faster than Porche and managed to flip her over her shoulder first. "IF YOU THINK I WOULD FALL FOR THAT CRAP THEN YOU'RE EVEN MORE STUPID THAN YOUR CAPTAIN!" Rose yells as she throws Porche to the ground.

"OW! DON'T DISRESPECT OUR CAPTAIN YOU LITTLE BRAT!"

"He's not going to be my captain for long my friends are going to win."

"That's what you think! I can't wait to see them smashed into pieces!"

"Like that's going to happen. My friends are strong they won't lose."

"HMPH! We'll have to see then won't we? As long as they don't hurt the cute reindeer I'm happy!"

"Chopper won't be yours!"

"LET'S DO THIS!" Chopper yells as he, Zoro and Sanji look at their enemies with determination

Rose looks at them and starts to smile. (I shouldn't worry they're my nakama after all. I need to believe in them.)

"WILL THE STRAW HATS BRING BACK THEIR LOST NAKAMA OR WILL THEY LOSE MORE OF THEIR CREW MATES? WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT NOW LET THE GAME BEGIN!" With that Itomimizu shot a gun announcing the game has started.

"TIME TO LOSE!" Pickles yells as he makes the first move towards Sanji and tries to tackle him but Sanji jumps out of the way and jumps off of his back.

"OUT OF THE WAY! WE SAVE ROSE BY HITTING YOU INTO THE RING RIGHT?! THEN YOU'RE GOING DOWN!" Sanji yells to Wanton as he aims at him; however he gets on his arm and starts slipping on his skin.

"What the?" Sanji says as he tries to keep his balance on the giant fish man.

"SEEMS LIKE THE CHEF CANNOT KEEP HIS BALANCE ON WANTON! BUT THAT'S UNAVOIDABLE BECAUSE WANTON HAS MUD FISH GENES MAKING HIS SKIN EXTREMELY SLIPPERY."

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING IDIOT?!" Zoro yells.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING AN IDIOT MOSS HEAD?!" Sanji retorts

"DON'T FIGHT NOW!" Chopper yells as he goes to help Sanji but Wanton punches Sanji, sending him flying to the other side of the field.

"SANJI!" the crew yelled as they watch their crew mate go flying.

"Damnit!" Rose gets tempted to use her ability to help and Porche catches that and goes in front of her wagging her finger.

"Nu-uh! I wouldn't do that! Outside interference leads to decapitation." Porche says with a smirk.

"I KNOW THAT!" Rose yells back as she pouts in her seat. (It doesn't mean I like watching my friends get hurt though…)

Zoro and Chopper run back to help Sanji but Pickles hits them both in a side tackle. Hamburg catches Sanji in the air and throws him into position for Pickles to catch him but Zoro and Chopper block Pickles only for him to hit them. Wanton brings Hamburg back up into the air and Hamburg grabs Sanji again. Zoro and Chopper recover and they grab Pickles and gets ready to throw him.

"We're not going to give up!" Chopper says as he and Zoro hurdle Pickles up into the air.

Sanji grabs onto Hamburg and gets into position "Those two stole my moment to impress Rose, but I'm not going to lose!" Sanji kicks Hamburg into Pickles knocking them both out and leaving the Foxy pirates in a state of shock as the crew cheers.

"UNBELIEVABLE! THE STRAW HAT PIRATES ARE STILL IN THE GAME AND THEY KNOCKED OUT TWO OF THE GROGGY MONSTERS!" Itomimizu announces with complete shock in his face.

"Like I needed your help marimo!" Sanji says in annoyance.

"Not like I was helping you for your sake love cook!"

"Guys! While they're knocked out let's take care of the fish man!" Chopper says in frustration.

They nod and run to face off against Wanton.

"YOU BETTER NOT LOSE HAMBURG!" Porche yells out.

"HA! Where's that confidence that they'll 'smash them to pieces' Porche?" Rose says with a confident smirk. (Keep it up guys, you're doing great!)

"Just you wait! They haven't used their strongest attack!"

"Yup! We'll see." (Hehe! She must mean the Monster Burger. I'm excited to see them work together.)

"WAAH!" Rose is snapped out of her thoughts and sees the team run away from Wanton.

"WHY ARE YOU RUNNING AWAY?! HE'S THE BALL!" Usopp yells as he's watching the scene

"OPEN YOUR EYES! HE HAS KNIVES UNDER HIS SHOES!" Zoro yells to them.

"HEY REF, YOU SAID WEAPONS AREN'T ALLOWED!" Sanji yells out to him.

"I don't see anything." The referee says as he looks away.

"FEHFEHFEH! If he can't see it he can't go against it!" Foxy laughs in triumph.

"YOU ASSHOLE!" Sanji kicks the referee to the ground.

"Yellow card on Sanji!" the referee says as he flashes a yellow card and whistles. Sanji goes to kick him again but Chopper holds him back.

"SANJI! CALM DOWN GETTING YOURSELF KICKED OUT WON'T SAVE ROSE!"

"Right." Sanji nods in agreement as they turn around to see Wanton use an axe against Zoro.

"WHAT THE HELL?!" Zoro yells as he runs away from Wanton.

"LOOK REF! HE'S USING AN AXE!" Chopper yells to the ref but he looks away and denies seeing it causing him to get mad now and Usopp having to hold him back.

"LISTEN TO YOUR OWN ADVICE! We can't save Rose if you're disqualified!" Usopp says calming Chopper down.

"I'LL DO IT THEN!" Luffy yells as he reads over but Nami stops him "HE'S NOT WORTH IT!"

(That ref is really pissing me off!) Rose does everything to hold herself back from beating up the referee.

"SANJI, CHOPPER GET BACK IN THE GAME AND DON'T LOSE!" Nami yells .

"YES NAMI-SWAN!" Sanji swoons as he and Chopper go back to the game and continued being chased by Wanton.

The three of them turn around to face Wanton and rush to take him down. Wanton slides down to the ground and turns his body into a loop causing the three of them to be caught in a slippery loop.

"I'M GETTING DIZZY!" Chopper says as the three of them struggle to get out of the loop. While the chaos was continuing Pickles and Hamburg get back up with spiked pads and iron gloves.

"REF! THAT HAS TO BE ILLEGAL!" Rose yells as she stands up to see the referee not paying attention to the competition at all.

Wanton launches the three crew members into the air all of them completely dizzy from the loop.

Hamburg jumps up into the air and slams Zoro into the ground.

"ZORO!" The crew shouts as they watch Wanton slam Hamburg into ground punching Zoro with his iron gloves.

"STOP THIS YOU STUPID REF!" Rose yells as she starts to head over to the referee but some of the foxy pirates hold her back and place her back onto the chair.

"LET ME GO YOU ASSHOLES!" Rose pushes them back with her wind but they still block her path.

"Remember that you're one of us now! We'd rather not have to punish you for treason!" One of the pirates says as Porche chuckles at her reaction.

"My! Aren't we getting angry? What happened to 'my friends are strong they won't lose!'" Porche says as Rose sneers at her.

(I've always hated this arc… Hang on guys!) Rose grits her teeth as she watches Wanton shoots Pickles at Sanji and Chopper sending them flying and having Wanton and Hamburg slam them into the ground.

"So cruel…" Nami says as she and the others watch in horror at their crew mates getting hurt.

"GROGGY! GROGGY!" The foxy pirates cheer for their team to finish the game.

"LOOKS THE MATCH HAS ENDED WITH THE GROGGY MONSTERS UNDEFEATED! THEY PUT UP A GOOD FIGHT BUT NOTHING COULD PREVENT THEIR DEFEAT! NOW ALL THAT'S LEFT IS TO PLACE THE BALL IN THE RING!" Itomimizu announces as he flies over the field.

"Chopper, love cook, help me out for ten seconds." Zoro says with a pissed off expression.

"Sounds like the right amount of time" Sanji agrees.

"Let's do this." Chopper says as the three of them start to get up.

"WHAT ENDURANCE! THE STRAW HATS HAVE GOTTEN BACK UP! THIS IS GETTING MORE AND MORE INTERESTING!" Itomimizu announces in shock as the rest of the Foxy crew stares in disbelief.

"KICK THEIR ASSES GUYS!" Luffy cheers as the crew sigh in relief and cheer for their team.

"Hehe. Looks like it's our win after all." Rose says with a grin of pride for her friends.

"WH-WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! THEY CAN BARELY STAND! IT WILL ONLY END IN A BIT!" Porche yells in anger about Roses cockiness.

"There's one thing you should know about me and my nakama. When one of us is in danger we stop at nothing to help them. So, even when they're injured like this they always pull something out of their sleeve to come out on top." Rose says with a prideful grin while Porche fumes about the situation.

"GIVE ME A MONSTER BURGER!" Foxy yells in frustration that the Straw Hats are still standing which causes his crew to become completely shocked.

"What's with their reactions?" Robin asks as she and the rest of the crew look at the audience.

Her question gets answered as the Hamburg pulls out a pair of clubs, Pickles pulls out two swords, and Wanton brings out two large pans.

"THIS IS RIDICULOUS THEY'RE JUST SHOWING OFF THEIR WEAPONS NOW!" Nami yells in anger.

"LOOKS LIKE THE GROGGY MONSTERS HAVE PREPARED THEIR ULTIMATE COMBO ATTACK THE MONSTER BURGER THEIR WEAPONS USUALLY CALL OUT ELIMINATION FROM THE GAME BUT LUCKILY THE REFEREE IS DOING EXERCISES SO HE CANNOT SEE!" Itomimizu announces as the referee is doing squats not looking at the field at all while Usopp is forced to hold Luffy back from hitting him.

Hamburg aims for Sanji but Sanji avoids the clubs. "TUNA JAM… ARM TIER SHOOT!" Sanji yells as he sends Hamburg flying into Wanton's pans and gets crushed.

Pickles gets furious at Sanji's attack as he aims his attack at him but Zoro blocks him "Sword-less style dragon… twister!" Zoro mutters as he dodges Pickles swords and sends him flying to Wanton causing him to slice up Wanton.

Wanton starts to fall back but Chopper goes behind him and jumps and give Wanton an upper cut to the back forcing him to stay standing. Zoro and Sanji rush to Pickles from both sides and Sanji kicks Pickles out of the field and lands on the referee.

"HAHAHA! TAKE THAT YOU CHEATING ASSHOLE!" Rose yells as she cheers for the crew.

"YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE! WHERE ARE MY CARDS?!" The referee scrambles to find his card but Nami managed to swipe them from him.

"Missing something?" Nami says as she holds the missing cards while Robin chuckles at the gesture.

"Air Force Power Shoot!" Sanji shoots Zoro into the air as Chopper walks over to Sanji knowing full well that the match is over as Zoro grabs Wanton by the mouth and slams him into the ring.

Foxy and his crew stare in disbelief in what they saw but the Straw Hats cheer in celebration.

"THAT WAS AMAZING!" Usopp yells as he and Luffy dance in celebration.

"WHOOHOO THEY WON!" Luffy yells.

"WHOO! WAY TO GO GUYS! I KNEW YOU CAN DO IT!" Rose cheers with joy.

"NO! NOW I CAN'T GET THE CUTE REINDEER!" Porche yells in anger.

Nami returns the whistle to the disoriented referee who blows the whistle ending the game.

"IT'S OFFICIAL! THE GROGGY MONSTERS WERE DEFEATED! TEAM STRAW HAT IS VICTORIOUS!"


Everyone gathers around for the deciding round with everyone waiting for Luffy's decision as Itomimizu starts announcing. "IT'S TIME FOR THE DECIDING ROUND FOR THE STRAW HATS! WHO WILL THE CAPTAIN CHOOSE?!"

"It's obvious who I'm choosing." Luffy says as he looks to the foxy crew causing all of them to worry about if he is mentioning one of them.

"I choose…" Luffy stretches his arm to grab Roses arm whose eyes widen in shock as Luffy's arm pulls back with her "ROSE!"

"WAAH!" Rose yells as she is being pulled over to Luffy and held in an embrace.

"Th-thanks for getting me back Luffy" Rose says as she blushes in embarrassment of getting hugged.

"Like we'd leave our nakama behind. SHISHISHI!" Luffy laughs with his toothy grin not noticing her blush.

"ROSE! WE MISSED YOU!" Usopp and Chopper yells as they comically cry tears of joy as they run over and tackle Rose and Luffy causing a dog pile on Rose.

"HAHA! I missed you guys too!" Rose says with a wide grin (These guys are the best.)

"GET OFF OF ROSE-CHAN!" Sanji yells as he pries the trio off of her while Zoro walks over to them waiting to get treated by Chopper.

"Zoro, Sanji thank you both for rescuing me you both were pretty badass!" Rose says with a soft smile.

"No thanks is needed Rose-chan! Your prince will always be here to save you!" Sanji says with heart eyes.

"Don't mention it Rose. Just be careful when inflating the love cooks ego or he might go flying." Zoro says with a smirk earning him a kick from Sanji which starts another leg and sword clash.

(Man, was them working together an illusion?) Rose sighs as she heads over to Chopper and gives him some cotton candy. "Here you go Chopper. This is thanks for getting me back. You were awesome out there."

"Like your thanks is wanted stupid! I'm not happy at all!" Chopper says as he takes the cotton candy and gives her a big smile then goes to treat Sanji, Zoro and himself before the third round starts.


The third round is just about to head under way with the battle field placed at the ship of the Foxy Pirates. The Straw Hats take their seats in the audience waiting for Luffy and Usopp to come out.

"This is crazy…" Nami says in anxiety.

"I wouldn't worry, after all Luffy and fighting work well together right?" Rose replies as she eats a handful of popcorn.

"Yea but if we lose this one we can't get that crew mate back."

"I don't think it will be a problem right Rose?" Robin asks causing Rose to jolt.

"R-right…" (I wish I could read her mind to know what she's thinking. I hope she doesn't catch on about me…) Rose shifts in anxiety as the sky starts to fill with smoke.

"NOW IS TIME FOR THE THIRD ROUND TO GET UNDER WAY! WHAT A TREAT! THE TWO FIGHTERS WILL BE THE CAPTAINS OF THE CREWS ON THE LEFT WE HAVE THE RETURNING CHAMPION FOXY!" Itomimizu announces as Foxy appears and the foxy pirates cheer at his arrival.

"TO THE RIGHT WE HAVE THE CAPTAIN WITH AN AMAZING 100 BELI BOUNTY. THE CAPTAIN WITH THE SMALL BUT MIGHTY CREW! MONKEY D. LUFFY!"

"YEAH!" Luffy wearing boxing gloves, no shirt, shorts and an amazing afro yelled as he revealed himself.

"Why can't he take this seriously?" Nami sighs in frustration.

"Why the afro?" Zoro says as he sweat drops.

"I think he looks fine." Robin says as she chuckles at the sight.

"SO COOL!" Chopper cheers.

"LOVE THE AFRO LUFFY!" Sanji cheers.

"WHOOHOO! AWESOME AFRO LUFFY!" Rose yells in excitement (Afro Luffy was the only good part of this arc. I'm so glad I get to see it!)

The foxy crew cheers on the awesome afro as they wait for the fight to begin.

"HERE ARE THE RULES OF THE COMBAT GAME! THE SHIP IS OUR BATTLEFIELD WHICH IS THE DECK AND EVERY ROOM UNDER IT ALONG WITH THE AIR! IF YOU GO OUR OF BOUNDS YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED! ONE KO WINS THE GAME!"

"KICK HIS ASS FOXY!" A foxy pirate yells.

"YOU'RE GOING DOWN STRAW HAT!" Another foxy pirate yells.

"BEAT HIM UP LUFFY!" Rose cheers.

"DON'T LOSE LUFFY!" Sanji cheers.

"EVERYONE'S REALLY EXCITED AT THE MATCH! THERE'S NO TURNING BACK NOW! THE FATE OF BOTH CREWS RELIES ON THE CAPTAINS! LET THE GAME BERGIN!" Itomimizu announces as he rings the bell to start the fight.

The battle starts with Foxy getting the upper hand thanks to his slow slow beam. Foxy uses the weapons on the ship going from arrows, cannons, and creepy foxy bombs which blow up all over the deck.

"LUFFY!" Nami, Usopp and Chopper yells in worry for their captain.

"Calm down it will take more than that to stop him." Sanji says as he puffs a smoke from his cigarette.

"You're right about that especially since he dodged." Rose says as she points to where Luffy is up on the crow's nest.

"WAAH! AMAZING STRAW HAT LUFFY DODGED THE BOMBS!" Itomimizu announces as both crews cheer for Luffy.

The battle intensifies as both contenders don't pull any punches. Foxy sends Luffy inside the ship with a pitfall trap causing the crews to wait patiently.

"He'd better not lose." Zoro says

"He won't lose the afro will make him stronger!" Usopp says as he pumps a fist in the air.

"With the afro Foxy doesn't stand a chance." Sanji says

"You got that right!" Rose nods in agreement.

"Why does an afro make him stronger?" Nami asks with a skeptic look as smoke is rising from the ship to show Foxy standing triumphantly while Luffy is down.

"LUFFY!" The crew yells in worry until Luffy rises up to face Foxy again.

"For my friends… I WILL FIGHT TO THE DEATH!" Luffy yells as he fights Foxy.

"IN THAT CASE I WILL MAKE SURE YOU STAY DOWN FOR GOOD!" Foxy yells as he gets back to the fight.

Foxy doesn't show mercy with his punches and the slow slow beam, but Luffy keeps coming back up and fighting back with all of his willpower. Both crews cheer for Luffy's amazing dedication and stamina.

(I know Luffy's a great fighter but this is amazing! I've always loved watching Luffy's fights back in my world but seeing it up close puts all of those fights to shame!) Rose watches Luffy's fight in pure excitement as she scoots to the edge of her seat.

Luffy and Foxy launch the final punch Foxy using his slow slow beam but it reflects back to him because of Luffy's hidden mirror.

"A-AMAZING LUFFY HAD A MIRROR SHARD IN HIS HAND DURING THE FIGHT!"

"I had it in my afro from the mirror room. It's time to end this Gum Gum…" Luffy flails his arm around and then hits Foxy straight in the face "FLAIL!"

After Luffy hit him he slowly walked away as Foxy was slowly experiencing the impact of that punch as his slow slow beam was wearing off and everyone was counting down till the beam wore off.

"8!" Zoro says.

"7!" Sanji says.

"6!" Robin says.

"5!" Usopp yells as he stand and gets the foxy pirates to cheer.

"4!" Chopper yells.

"3!" Nami says.

"2!" Rose yells as she stands up unable to contain her excitement anymore.

"1!" everyone yells as Foxy goes flying out of bounds and into the water.

"HE-HE DID IT! MONKEY D. LUFFY HAS BROKEN FOXY'S RECORD AND HAS WON THE DAVY BACK FIGHT!" Itomimizu
announces as the crowd goes crazy from that fight.

Luffy starts to collapse but Rose uses her wind to bring him over to the crew.

"Great work captain." Rose says with a soft smile as she brings him over to Chopper.


Luffy just woke up from the fight and is now deciding what to take from the Foxy pirates.

"I choose the flag." Luffy says.

"WHAT?!" everyone but Rose and Robin yell in surprise.

"Why Luffy?! There are plenty of girls to choose from even that sexy shipwright!" Sanji says in disappointment.

"If we got a crew mate from something like this it wouldn't be worth it." Luffy says.

Rose grins in satisfaction. (That's Luffy for ya. Franky is a better shipwright anyway.)

"YOU DEVIL! YOU WANT TO STEAL OUR SAIL SO WE'RE TRAPPED HERE?!" Foxy yells in turmoil.

"I just want your flag you can keep the sail"

"But our Jolly Roger is on the sail!"

"I'll just erase it and make a new one for you."

"You're… So nice" Foxy says with a tear of joy in his eye until he sees Luffy's poor design.

"IT'S HORRIBLE!" the Foxy crew yells in depression.

(HAHA! That'll teach them to mess with other crews!) Rose tries her best to hold back from laughing.

"THE STRAW HAT CREW IS THE WINNER! THE DAVY BACK FIGHT IS OFFICIALLY OVER!" Itomimizu announces as he and the rest of the Foxy pirates sail away swearing that they will someday get revenge.


The crew head over to Tonjiit's house with the flag in tow.

"Thank you for defending us we're sorry for the trouble." Tonjiit says

"It's nothing!" Luffy says as he flashes his toothy grin.

Chopper goes over to change Shelly's bandages.

"We can give you a ride to your village on our ship if you want?" Nami suggests to Tonjiit.

"Don't worry about it I can wait. Why don't we go inside and have some cheese." Tonjiit turns around to go inside the house only to run into a sleeping Aokiji.

(Oh shit! I forgot about this guy!) Rose turn to see Robin completely shocked in seeing Aokiji.

"Robin!" Luffy yells as everyone gets in a defensive position.

"You sure have grown into a fine woman Nico Robin." Aokiji says with a smile.

"Robin, do you know this guy?" Zoro asks as he is ready to unsheathe his katana.

"He's Aokiji one of the three admirals of the marines."

"WHAT'S SOMEONE LIKE THAT DOING HERE?!" Usopp yells as he hides behind Zoro.

"My! Looks like we have two more sexy ladies here" Aokiji says as he turns to Rose and Nami.

"I'm not interested in Marines old man!" Rose retorts back.

"LEAVE THE GIRLS ALONE ASSHOLE!" Sanji yells.

"Chill kids. I don't want to fight! I only came here to confirm Nico Robin's whereabouts. By the way old man pack up and get ready to move I'll help you" Aokiji says as he lays down on the ground.

"DON'T LISTEN TO HIM OLD MAN! HE'S A MARINE!" Luffy yells as Tonjiit and the rest of the crew stay quiet.

"Isn't that a good thing?" Tonjiit asks.

"Right, usually we're the bad guys." Luffy says as he pounds his fist in realization.

"BE SERIOUS!" Usopp yells as he whacks Luffy in the head.

"How exactly would the marine help the old man?" Zoro asks with a skeptic look.

"With his help it's possible." Robin says trying to calm herself.

"She's right with his abilities it's no problem." Rose says in agreement causing everyone to wonder what they meant.


"ICE AGE." Aokiji mutters as he freezes the ocean for Tonjiit to cross and completely shocking everyone but Rose and Robin.

"This will last for ten days that should be enough time for you to catch up with your village." Aokiji says as he helps Tonjiit onto the ice.

"Thank you all. If it weren't for you I would still be on those stilts! I hope we meet again!" Tonjiit says as he waves the crew and Aokiji goodbye.

"Wow, your powers are awesome! You're not so bad for a marine shishishi." Luffy says with his big grin.

(I remember where this leads to. I gotta help Robin.) Rose walks to Robin and prepares herself.

Robin looks at her in confusion. "What's wrong Ro-"

"I was going to leave after seeing Robin, but maybe you all should die here." Aokiji cuts Robin off as he gets up from his spot while the others glare at him.

"I THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T GOING TO ATTACK US?!" Chopper and Usopp yell.

"In between the start of your journey and now your power has grown greatly. The crew is now extremely dangerous because of you… Nico Robin."

"What was that? What did Robin-chan do to you?" Sanji says as Usopp has to hold him back.

"She didn't do anything to me, but I'm just telling the truth. She's a curse for every organization she's been a part of always gets annihilated." Aokiji says as he approaches Rose and Robin.

Rose runs in front of her and glares at him. "ROBIN'S NOT A CURSE YOU OVERGROWN POPSICLE! THE WORLD GOVERNMENT'S THE ONE WHO'S A CURSE BY HURTING ANYONE WHO'S POSES A THREAT TO THEM!"

The crew is completely surprised at Roses outburst but Aokiji stays calm.

"You have some good friends Robin. I wonder how long these new tools of yours will last."

"SHUT UP! IF YOU WANT TO ARREST ME BRING IT ON! TRENTA FLORES!" Robin screams in fury as she uses her devil fruit power to put Aokiji in a hold but he escapes by turning himself to ice.

"That was harsh Robin. Did I strike a nerve?" Aokiji says as he grabs a few blades of grass and turns them into an ice sword. Zoro blocks Aokiji's attack, Sanji kicks the ice sword away but before Aokiji can get a hold of them Rose sends them flying away from Aokiji.

"DON'T TOUCH HIM! HE'LL FREEZE YOU!" Rose yells as she tries to use her ability to attack but it doesn't work. (Damnit! I'm still not used to going on the offense.)

"What have we here? Seems the crew also has a logia user! A new one at that!" Aokiji says as he approaches her.

"Robin, when I jump run to the ship." Rose whispers as Robin tries to stop her but Rose jumps and uses a wind blast to force Aokiji to the ground then Rose keeps her wind hold on him while flying right above him and gives him a devious smirk.

(If I taunt him maybe he'll forget about Robin and come after me.) "I'm surprised you're willing to go after Robin when you spared her from Ohara's buster call Kuzan. Why not go after a real threat that knows about you and Sakazuki's crimes?" Rose whispers so only Aokiji could hear causing him to go wide eyed "As you wish." He uses his ice to make a shield against the wind and grabs her arms making her unable to get out of his icy grip.

"ROSE!" the crew yells as they run to stop him but she's already starting to freeze.

"LEAVE HER ALONE!" Robin yells as she is about to use her devil fruit powers but Rose sends her flying away from the battle to the direction of the ship.

"ROSE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Robin yells as she tries to fight against the wind but it's too strong.

"Better me than you Robin." Rose says with a smile as Aokiji completely freezes her.

"ROSE! YOU ASSHOLE!" Luffy yells in fury.

"Chill. If you thaw her she'll be fine but she's brittle at the moment, so if you hit her she'll die. Who would've thought two threats would be on your crew. You must have some rotten luck. I might as well make it easier on you and get rid of one of them. Like if you smash this one like this." Aokiji is about to strike at Rose but before he could Luffy grabs her and avoids Aokiji's hit.

"Now I'm mad." Luffy says as he tries to get Rose to safety but Aokiji lifts his foot above them and is about to crush Rose but Usopp quickly grabs her and runs to the ship with Chopper and Nami.

"GREAT WORK USOPP! GET ROSE BACK TO THE SHIP AND THAW HER OUT!" Luffy yells

"You shouldn't be saving dangerous women!" Aokiji says as he starts to freeze.

Zoro attacks Aokiji to stop him from going after the guys.

"SHUT UP! I DON'T CARE HOW DANGEROUS ROBIN OR ROSE ARE WE'LL HELP THEM NO MATTER WHAT!" Sanji yells as he joins in the attack Aokiji grabs onto Zoro's arm and Sanji's leg and starts to freeze them. Luffy punches him which causes him to let the guys go but his hand gets frozen as well.

"You should have listened to Rose when she said don't touch me." Aokiji says as he heads to the boat but Luffy blocks him.

"Guys, I want to fight him alone!" Luffy says with his bangs covering his eyes.

The others nod in agreement as they head to the ship.


"CHOPPER!" Sanji and Zoro yell as they run over to the Merry.

"GUYS! WHERE'S LUFFY?!" Chopper yells from the deck.

"WE'LL TELL YOU LATER! JUST THAW US!" Zoro yells.

"We're still thawing Rose in the bathroom…" Chopper scrambles to think about what to do but Zoro and Sanji jumped into the ocean.

"That will work! When you're done come up and massage your frozen limbs!" Chopper says as he goes back to the bathroom to Rose and the others.

"Will she be ok?" Nami asks as she helps rubs Roses limbs while Robin uses her devil fruit abilities to sprout dozens of hands around Rose to warm her up.

"If we keep this up she should recover." Chopper says as he continues his treatment.

"He really did a number on her. What exactly did she say to him?" Nami asks

"I don't know, but she knew it would get his attention…" Robin says with a sad face as she looks at Rose. (What exactly do you know Rose?)

"CHOPPER! WE GOT LUFFY WE NEED YOU TO THAW HIM!" Sanji yells as he and Zoro hold a frozen Luffy.

"WAAH! LUFFY TOO?! HANG ON!" Chopper goes out to grab Luffy as Nami and Robin take Rose to the infirmary.


The crew waits for Chopper to give the news when he suddenly comes out with tears in his eyes.

"Luffy and Rose are going to be fine! Luffy's asleep in the men's room now. They should be back to normal in a few days!" Chopper says as he cries with joy.

The crew sighs with relief and they do what they can to get ready while their crew mates are recovering. Usopp slumps down in exhaustion of the day's events.

"What's the matter Long Nose?" Robin asks as she walks towards Usopp.

"Will we face strong guys like that more often?" Usopp asks as he lays down.

"It's been a long day. Go rest, you look tired." Zoro says and Usopp agrees as he and most of the crew head to bed from a long day except Robin who looks out in the horizon with worry about today's events.

(No matter what I'm not letting this crew fall apart.) Robin clenches her fists when she remembers Roses words ("SHE'S NOT A CURSE!") "You don't know how wrong you are Rose." Robin looks out in the horizon for a moment before heading to bed not knowing what events await her in the future.

TO BE CONTINUED