Hey Guys! Here I am with Chapter 4 and I hope you guys are ready for some action this chapter because our Demi-Saiyan is having his first REAL fight here in the world of One Piece and I'm pretty sure it's obvious has to who Gohan's opponent and I'm already letting you guys know that I will include some movie villains from DBZ but only ones that make sense and to also answer the other question about if the main villains will show up, they will minus Buu for reasons.
Another thing to mention as in the last chapter I said that I now had a beta to help me, it didn't last long, mainly because we both live in a different time zone, we both are busy with life and that my beta was only available on the weekend because of again life. So it's back to being only me doing this but I have had learned a lot from him so a shout out to YeTianshi because he is an amazing writer and if any of you guys need to go to someone for advice, he is the man to go to.
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Alright! That should be all the reviews so without further ado, here's Chapter 4 of A Saiyan's Journey!
A Saiyan's Journey
Chapter 4
-Present…
Gohan's entire world slowed down the moment he saw the oh so familiar hairstyle of his father. It was the mere fact it was the hair he saw first, it made him believe his father who was supposed to be dead because of his heart virus was in fact kicking and still breathing right in front of him.
The shock was too much for Gohan that he failed to see the amused look the man had while the others all showed worried expressions on their faces to the reaction the young Demi-Saiyan showed.
Vivi especially as she saw what was once a will of determination and strength now turned into total disbelief and shock.
She tried calling out to him, in an attempt to get him out of his shock, "Gohan-kun...are you alright?"
Her words led to no reaction except for Gohan to take a step forward towards his supposed father, "Fa…Father…is that really you?"
Nami saw the disbelief on his features at who he was seeing, something she hasn't seen before, I've never seen Gohan look so shocked, he's looking like a ghost.
The man chuckled, bemused as he was once again mistaken for the man he swore revenge on, "Of course...you would mistake me for your failure of a Saiyan, Kakarot."
A devilish smirk soon replaced his features, intent on showing he was nothing like Kakarot, "My name is Turles, I'm a Saiyan and I'm here to settle the score with you after what your father did to me!"
Gohan's shocked expression now turned to confusion, convinced that this man was not his father. His tone and clothing were enough to show he was nothing compared to his father before that fateful day.
The others during their conversation brought up some questions about Gohan and where he had come from. What was a Saiyan? He's his father? They were all greatly confused.
Gohan spoke once more which drifted everyone's attention back to him, "My father? What are you talking about?"
Turles's smirk still showed, blood beginning to boil from the mere presence of Kakarot's son, "It doesn't matter if you or your father don't know me, what does matter however…"
In a split second, Turles appeared right in front of Gohan with a fist ready to strike him down. Being the experienced warrior he was, Gohan blocked the punch that was directed towards his face.
A powerful shockwave shortly followed after impact, sending everyone flying back with Vivi hurling into Igaram who was able to catch her, using himself as a pillow for her. Nami unfortunately wasn't so lucky as she went hurdling into a wall of the building beside her, the force strong enough to knock her unconscious, her body motionless on the ground.
Turles continued on, his devilish smirk still showing, "Is that I'll exact my revenge on his son before I have the main course!"
Gohan gritted his teeth, his injuries starting to catch up to him from the force of the punch, Damn it...I haven't fully healed yet so I won't be able to use my full power to end this quickly.
He needed to finish this as quickly as possible, not just to take down a dangerous opponent but to also protect his friends and to keep his promise for Vivi. Thus Gohan roared defiantly, sending a punch of his own towards the faker, intent to the end fight quickly.
Turles smirked, easily dodging it with little to no trouble before he flew into the air as a challenging smirk now donned his features, "Come on! Show me what the son of Kakarot can do!"
He didn't need to tell him as Gohan charged at full speed, the two clashing with one another and a flurry of punches and kicks followed soon after.
Meanwhile, Vivi had regained herself after the shockwave and could only watch in a stunned state of awe along with Igaram, eyes wide as plates. The mere fact that they were witnessing such a battle far out classed anything they witnessed!
Not even the higher number agents the two had seen and heard of were nowhere near the kind of strength being witnessed right now. The only way that could describe what was happening would be considered to be a clash of titans of unnatural power.
Worry however soon showed on Vivi's features, remembering one major factor which would be a disadvantage for Gohan...his injuries. She knew Gohan's injuries haven't fully healed yet thus lead what looked like an even battle between him and the Saiyan from what they remembered Gohan saying earlier.
After some time, Vivi couldn't take it anymore as she couldn't just stand and watch someone fight to protect her, "We can't just stand around and do nothing, we have to help him in any way possible!"
She knew she wouldn't be much help but Vivi wanted to help in any way she could. But one glance from Igaram told her exactly what she hoped wouldn't be the case...what was it that she could do?
Suddenly their attention was brought back to the sky before a blinding light enveloped their vision along with a massive explosion which completely covered the entire sky.
-Earlier (With Zoro)
Zoro found himself into a bad situation after running into an alleyway which should have been a quicker route for him to get back to the Going Merry. Except for the entire time he was running, he kept finding himself coming back to the same open area from the alley he came from.
Gritting his teeth in irritation, he tried to figure out exactly what was wrong with the path he was taking. He kept heading the way that led back to where their ship was while taking an occasional left and right as each alley looked exactly the same.
But here he was in the same open area after what seemed like the third time Zoro came back to this open area. While he tried his best to think of which way to get back he took a small glance around taking a look at the area once more.
A few barrels and crates besides some of the buildings, piles of wood laid on the wall, his captain walking past him the size of a balloon, more alleys lea-
Wait a second...captain walking past him? Zoro glanced once more and exactly as he saw was Luffy walking with sleepily eyes still again the size of a balloon.
"Hey Luffy!" Zoro called out.
Zoro's voice was enough to make the once sleepy captain fully awake with his eyes widening in surprise before his carefree smile showed at the sight of him, "Zoro! I didn't know you were awake also!"
He got to the point of what's going on not wanting to waste any more time, "Captain, we need to get back to the ship."
Luffy made a shocked whining noise being told that they had to get back to the Going Merry, "What!? Why!?"
"I don't have time to explain everything. We need to get back-"
The floor shook violently which interrupted Zoro and caused him and Luffy to lose their footing. It was enough that the two looked at each other in shock and surprise which was enough for the captain to see something was indeed very wrong. The first thing that came to Luffy's mind after the violent shake of the earth was his friends.
Without wasting a second, Luffy was back on his feet before he gritted his teeth and his stomach which was inflated to abnormal sizes disappeared in one split second.
One glance towards Zoro already told him what he had in mind before heading to where the violent shake was, the green haired swordsman following his captain with his swords ready to fight.
-Earlier (With Gohan)
As Gohan began to battle against his father's doppelganger, many questions brewed inside the Young Demi-Saiyan's mind even in the midst of battle. Where did this guy come from? The last thing he knew was that the only full blooded Saiyan's that were alive was his father and Vegeta.
Another fact also was how did a Saiyan show up suddenly? The one thing he understood was that this world Gohan was in would have nothing relatable back in his own world.
The major fact however was that there was someone who was impersonating his father who was dead because of a incurable virus. If there was one thing he planned on doing it was going to take this faker down and not let his father's reputation be tainted because of Turles.
However Turles soon began to smirk as their battle continued as he noticed the lack of speed that the son of Kakarot lost, "Looks like someone hasn't fully healed yet which that will be your downfall!"
Gohan didn't show in his features but Turles was correct about that. Knowing the injuries he had which were fixed thanks to Vivi, it'd take at least a few days before he was back to 100%. Even then, Gohan was determined to finish this fight as quickly so that it didn't drag on for too long.
Thus with a roar of determination, a white aura enveloped his body much to the surprise of the others and Turles before an earth shattering punch made impact into Turles's stomach. Saliva mixed with blood spewed out of his mouth and had no time to react before Gohan followed up with a kick into his jaw, sending him back a distance.
Both Vivi and Igaram covered their eyes from the dust that came from such impact with the two continuing to look on in awe and shock.
Igaram watched the fight in shock and disbelief, never witnessing such a battle before, U-Unbelievable...to think that there are people out there who fight with such raw power!
The same thoughts also came to Vivi's mind, but it soon began to tell her that this man was showing strength that was unmatched and a will to never give up no matter the scenario or condition...Vivi soon began to believe that Gohan could...no…can save her home.
However her attention went back to the fight as Turles chuckled from Gohan's strength, "Just as expected...you are if not, just as strong as your father...but even then it won't be enough to defeat me!"
Bringing his hands together, a ring of energy began to form, Turles charging up his Kill Driver.
Panic quickly showed on Vivi's features, witnessing the man charging up an attack, "Gohan-kun! Look out!"
Gohan was unfazed, bringing his hands together and thus began to form an attack of his own which was passed down from his father before he died.
"Ka...Me…"
A blue orb of energy could be seen being charged up from his palms, intent to take on his blast with one of his own.
"Ha...Me…"
The orb grew once more, both of his palms surrounding it as Gohan stared down Turles with his smirk showing ready to take his attack head on.
"HA!"
Thus a blue pillar of energy was sent flying towards Turles with his attack following the same process, before the two attacks clashed with one another, a blinding light following after and a humongous cloud of smoke surrounding where the attacks clashed.
A blinding flash of light enveloped the area around them, prompting Vivi and Igaram to cover their eyes, as an explosion followed soon after. The smoke slowly disappeared before Gohan and Turles could be seen once more with the Demi-Saiyan panting slightly while the Full Blooded Saiyan smirked.
Even with his hatred for Kakarot and his son, he couldn't help but feel excited because of the Saiyan Blood pumping inside of him, "Impressive...even in such a state you still prove that you can put up a fight!"
The two Saiyans floated back down to the ground, staring each other down getting ready to fight once again, Gohan intent this time to finish things. During this, Nami soon began to wake up after falling unconscious earlier and her vision was blurry, trying to figure out what was going on.
Vivi noticed this and quickly ran up to the downed Navigator and quickly helped her up to her feet, "Navigator-san, are you alright?"
Nami reassured her, her vision returning and now noticed the fight with their new member facing the man in armor, "I'm fine, but what the heck is going on? Who is that guy Gohan is fighting and why are you helping me?"
"I'll explain later, for now...I'm afraid we can only watch what's happening right now. Those two...they're...incredible." Vivi told her.
Nami could only cock an eyebrow at her comment, but soon understood that she would understand from watching as Gohan's Opponent began to speak once more, "Most impressive...if you hadn't been born to be Kakarot's son, a failure to the Saiyan race, I would have asked you to join me in my quest to rule the world!"
A look of anger showed itself on Gohan's feature, furious at the fact that this guy would dare speak about such things of his father, "Shut up! My father may have not followed the ideals the Saiyans had planned for him when he was a baby, but the things he did when he was alive far out classed anything you or anyone else had ever done!"
His white aura appeared once more, gritting his teeth in anger as he continued his speech, "My father was taught to protect the innocent and defeat anyone that dared try and disturb that peace! Ever since he died, he gave that role to me to protect the Earth from scum like you! And if there's one thing I despise the most out of all…"
Gohan looked up to Turles which allowed everyone to see his eyes showed an unparalleled amount of fury that none of have ever seen before! Especially Nami, she had seen that look only once but from her captain on that same day he defeated Arlong after finding out what had happened.
"IS CALLING MY FATHER A FAILURE!" Gohan bellowed in rage.
A gust of wind pushed everyone back with Turles looking on in shock as his scouter began to detect how much his power was increasing. It was originally about the same when he first arrived, but now...it began to grow and soon outclassed him greatly.
Turles's cocky attitude soon disappeared and found that his chances of getting revenge might not be so simple. If only he had the fruit...then it would've evened the odds.
He even resorted to possibly turning into a Great Ape to even the odds in power, but his speed would greatly decrease and even then tonight unfortunately wasn't a full moon. Turles soon felt fear crawl up his spine with the only time he felt such as this was with his battle against Kakarot.
Thankfully, his attention was brought somewhere else as the yell of what sounded like a young boy could be heard, "Gomu-Gomu no Pistol!"
Turles looked to where he heard the voice and was greeted with a punch to his face which succeeded in only sending his head to the opposite side. Gohan's angered tone immediately changed to fear as he just witnessed Luffy stretching his arm out to land a punch with an angered look showing on his features as well.
"NOBODY HURTS MY NAKAMA!" Luffy stated angrily.
Turles wasn't even fazed by such a weak punch with his gaze now towards the young boy who was followed behind by a man with green hair and three swords.
"Tch...annoying humans," Turles muttered.
His attention was now on the boy as he dared to attack an elite as him, raising his arm towards Luffy and palm facing him. Gohan's eyes widened in shock, knowing exactly what Turles had in mind.
"GUYS! GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Gohan yelled out in fear.
Luffy looked to where Gohan was in confusion before a purple light brought his attention back to Turles as a purple energy formed in his hand which prompted Luffy and Zoro to look on in shock. They had no time to react or defend themselves as a pillar of purple energy went soaring towards the two.
Gohan was already on the move, but soon found out that with the injuries he had still that he wasn't going to make it in time to defend them. He had no choice...he was going to have to use that technique in order to protect his friend.
The others could only look on in horror as they witnessed the giant purple pillar of energy from Turles sent towards Luffy and Zoro, fearing that it would be the end of the two.
In the last second however, both Luffy and Zoro saw Gohan appear in between them and the energy blast and the last thing they saw before they were completely enveloped by a bright light did was the faint glow of a red aura surrounding him.
A giant explosion soon followed, completely enveloping the trio as the others witnessed Gohan heading towards the energy blast to defend Luffy and Zoro from.
The explosion prompted Nami to scream in terror as for a second she believed that her friends were dead, while Vivi could only look on in horror and Igaram only felt despair as the person he believed would be enough to save Alabasta was gone just like that.
The fear Turles had felt originally disappeared just as it came, smirking as he looked over his handiwork, "What a shame...and I was beginning to have fun as well."
He was about to turn his attention towards the remaining people still alive, but the sounds of his scouter quickly brought his attention back to the smoke of his attack. Then much to his shock again, Gohan stood where he was with his clothing torn up, blood soaking parts of his bandages and the fact that his white aura changed into a red aura.
Gohan was gritting his teeth in pain, taking the full force of the attack which left Luffy and Zoro unaffected much to their shock.
Vivi only felt relieved as she saw Gohan was still alive, "Gohan-kun! You're alright!"
It seemed the only thing that Igaram could do was stare in disbelief, I-Incredible...the mere fact that he took a blast that felt it could destroy anything and still be standing...it's...not possible!
Zoro looked on in disbelief as his earlier assumption of him was proven even more with the display he witnessed just now. This kind of experience he felt could possibly be on par...no...better yet...outclass even Mihawk when he first battled him back on the Baratie.
Turles's smirk soon disappeared and fear once again creeped up his spine once more, but far greater now as he witnessed the red aura surrounding him. It seemed that the son of Kakarot could also use that technique as well.
He knew now that his chances of winning were far to near impossible now, witnessing the same red aura he had seen with Kakarot, Damn...it would seem that I will have to retreat. If I continue fighting, I would meet my end soon enough.
With his plan set, Turles began to float into the air as everyone's attention was now on him, "I'll let you live this time Gohan...but the next time we meet, I will kill you!"
Thus he flew off in the opposite direction before he completely vanished from their point of view and after a minute passed, Gohan fell down to a knee as exhaustion took over his injured body.
The moment Vivi saw him go down to a knee, instincts kicked in and she quickly ran to Gohan's side, Nami and Igaram quickly following behind. Zoro on the other hand knew that the fighting was over, sheathing his blades in the process while Luffy just looked on in awe.
Vivi knelt down to a knee, asking immediately if he was alright, "Gohan-kun, are you alright?"
Even from the pain he felt right now, Gohan gave Vivi a reassured smile, "Y-Yeah...exhausted but still kicking."
His smile eased Vivi a bit, but his injuries were her focus now. Taking a quick look, she examined his body for any possible new injuries which also included some of his old injuries. Thankfully for the most part, it mainly looked like some of his old injuries reopened and the only new injuries were just burnt marks.
Vivi sighed in relief seeing Gohan's injuries weren't too serious before her doctor side took over, "His injuries aren't too bad, but it's best we get him back to the ship so I can take care of him."
Nami nodded in agreement, turning her attention to Luffy and Zoro,"Alright, Zoro, Luffy, you two go get Sanji and Usopp while I'll help Miss Wednesday bring Gohan back."
Confusion showed on Vivi's features for a moment wondering exactly why Nami called her by her codename but quickly remembered that she wasn't there with Gohan and Zoro when she explained everything to the two.
She was proven to be correct as the moment she helped Gohan up onto their shoulders, Nami showed a look of seriousness mixed with confusion as to what had just happened, "You better explain to me what the heck is going on once we get back to the ship."
Vivi returned Nami's features with a serious look of her own, "I will explain everything once we do, I promise."
Nami just nodded before turning her attention to Gohan, "You're not off the hook either, you also gotta explain some things while we take care of your injuries."
Gohan already knew the moment that Turles appeared that the others definitely knew that he was already far different from them. The fight alone was enough to show that he wasn't exactly normal compared to what they might have encountered.
For a moment, Gohan hadn't said anything before he turned to look at Nami and knew he had no other choice, "Alright...I'll explain everything you want to ask me once we get back."
Thankfully the rest of the trip back to the Going Merry went on in silence with Igaram silently following them from behind. Truth be told, Igaram was mainly thinking about what was going to be coming for them now after everything that had happened here.
Igaram already knew for a fact that with the Mr. 5 pair out of commission, it meant that Baroque Works was sure to send even stronger agents to come after them now, With everything that's happened, Baroque Works is sure to send stronger agents for Princess Vivi...I have to think of something that can keep them as far away from the princess as possible.
Thus Igaram for the rest of the trip took the time to come up with a plan that would give Vivi and the others a head start.
-With Turles…
After having to retreat witnessing first hand that even injured, Turles knew that Gohan far surpassed him in power and for the fact that he also had that same damn technique with the red aura that Kakarot used against him. The only way Turles believed he could possibly win was with the Fruit from the Tree of Might.
The fruit would give him an humongous boost in his power and would match his strength with the son of Kakarot. Once Gohan was dead, his quest to take over the entire galaxy would finally come to be.
For now, he needed to head back for his own personal slave and head for his own island after his interesting talk with Fu.
-Flashback…
Turles believed that his end had finally come after Kakarot was somehow able to draw upon the power of the Spirit Bomb which on impact would have disintegrated him the moment it felt his skin. However such a ending never came and he soon found himself engulfed by some dark energy and his surroundings were no longer inside the Tree of Might but now in a void filled with giant purple crystals.
Needless to say, Turles was shocked to the new surrounding he was in, "Wha...Where am i!?"
He looked around to find exactly whatever it was that brought him here until his eyes settled upon a purple skinned man with white hair floating some distance in front of him. He noticed the smirk the man had at the sight of where he currently was.
Normally, he was thankful that this random person saved him from his death, but he still take it kindly when it seemed he was planned for something, "I assume you must be the one to have save me from the brink of death?"
The man chuckled before he answered him, "Indeed I am Turles, if it wasn't for me, Goku's Spirit Bomb would've killed you the moment it touched."
Turles already knew something was up so he simply wanted to get to the point, "Cut to the chase, why is it you decided to save me at that last moment?"
The man chuckled once more, getting to the point just as he asked, "To start off, my name is Fu, I'm a demon and to explain everything to you in simple detail...I've come to offer you a deal."
Turles raised in a eyebrow, deciding to go along for now as he had his fair share of deals so he knew how to react, "A deal...what kind of deal?"
"It's quite simple...another chance to have revenge on Goku!" Fu told him.
Turles's calm attitude quickly broke with Fu mentioning he could help in his revenge to kill Kakarot, "What?!"
"Yep! That is correct!" Fu stated with a smile, "I can do just that!"
While Turles wanted to jump at the opportunity to take revenge on Kakarot once more, he was skeptical as he knew the only way he could get stronger was the fruit, "You speak lies! The only way I know of to defeat Kakarot is with the Fruit from the Tree of Might!"
Fu continued to smile before his sword began to glow and pulled it out before lightning went hurdling towards the full blooded Saiyan. For a second, Turles believed that he had planned to kill him, but soon shock overtook as he could feel it.
His power...it was rising! Turles could feel the energy flow inside of him and from Fu's perspectivem it began to far out class Goku from Turles's timeline.
After giving Turles some of the energy Fu stored in his sword, sheathed it and smiled as he saw Turles's look of awe with what just happened to him.
Needless to say that Turles was speechless, "W-What did you do?"
Fu's smile never left as he answered him once more, "Simple, I gave you some of the energy I had stored in my sword."
Turles could do nothing else but stare in awe and shock, not knowing that there was another way to get stronger! A devilish smirk soon showed on his features, now fully believing what Fu told him was indeed true.
Thus his attention went back to Fu, his smirk showing,"You've got my attention...now then...tell me more about this deal."
Fu's smile grew bigger before he proceeded to explain everything that he had planned for Turles.
-Present…
Arriving to the location of where the dark portal had dropped him off Turles smirked, seeing his new slave still where she was, just barely waking up from what happened earlier.
Turles landed on the ground beside her which startled Miss Valentine for a moment until she saw the face of what was now her master. Defeat still showed on her features, staring up at Turles's amused smirk as she spoke, "You've returned."
Turles's smirk still showed, proceeding to lift her up by the arm, "Of course...I can't leave my slave behind now, can I?"
Inwardly Miss Valentine was disgusted by the fact that she was reduced to being a slave, but knew it was better than dying. She could only hope that her new master treated her better than Mr. 0, remembering the last time she had failed him.
Meanwhile, Turles awaited for the same dark portal that brought him here to appear, remembering from Fu that the portal would bring him to his new island as explained to him in detail. Another thing he wondered was this...present he had planned for him once he arrived at his island.
It didn't take long before the same dark portal appeared beside Turles and Miss Valentine much to her shock of its appearance. They both could see through the portal, a decent sized island was seen with what looked like a small castle in the center with many buildings surrounding it.
Turles looked on, smirking as Fu was indeed true to his word, Well...looks like he spoke the truth, makes me wonder what the other present that's for me is once I enter.
Miss Valentine on the other hand was shocked by the fact some random dark energy thing of some kind led to an island that she assumed to be Turles's own island. It was definitely better than the hideout of Baroque Works, being that it was an island instead of a base underneath a continent.
She wasn't given much time to think about it as Turles grabbed her arm which brought her attention back to him, "Come along...my slave."
Miss Valentine knew for a fact that she would never get used to being a slave, but knew she had to act like one to live, "Y-Yes...M-Master."
Smirk growing once more, Turles along with his slave entered the dark portal before it disappeared from where it had originally been.
-With Gohan and the others...
Some time had passed since Gohan's battle with his supposed father but Gohan and the others finally arrived back at the ship with Gohan helped up alongside Nami and Vivi, Igaram following behind. Vivi and Nami brought the injured Demi-Saiyan to the kitchen, bringing him to a chair so Vivi could get started on healing his injuries.
Once Gohan sat in the chair, it didn't take long for Vivi to begin the process of healing his injuries once again, "Alright...I just need some antiseptic cream and bandage wraps."
Nami nodded, exiting the room to go get the supplies needed to help his wounds. During this, Vivi went to where she remembered seeing where Sanji got them from and opened a drawer to grab a rag.
Watching her every movement sitting in a chair, Gohan silently saw what she was doing, seeing her soak the rag with water. Vivi came back once her rag was fully soaked and stood beside the Demi-Saiyan as she was in doctor mode, "Alright...if you could take off your shirt so I can get started with cleaning your wounds that opened up again."
Gohan nodded, taking his shirt off to reveal his well trained body along with re opened injuries with Vivi beginning the process of cleaning them up. A faint blush however was seen on her face, now being able to get a better look of how well shaped and strong his body looked.
It didn't help that the memory of Gohan carrying her in such an intimate manner nearly seconds from death allowed her to feel such muscles for a second. Vivi however, knew not to bring such a thing up right now as she was more grateful for what he had done, "T-Thank you Gohan-kun...for saving me earlier."
Just as he did before, Gohan gave her a reassured smile, "You don't have to thank me, like I said, I intend to keep my promise to not only save your home, but to make sure nothing bad ever happens to you Vivi."
Vivi smiled once more, before Nami had returned with the cream and wraps that she needed to heal his injuries.
"Here you go," Nami told Vivi, handing her the items.
Vivi nodded, looking over the cream and wraps, "Just what I needed...alright Gohan-kun, this will sting a little but it'll help with your injuries."
Gohan simply nodded and let her get to work, Vivi putting the rag to the side as she was finished with cleaning his injuries. Taking the cream, she put some on her finger before settling it on top of the cuts.
For a second, Gohan flinched from the touch of the cream before being still and let Vivi cover his injuries with the cream. It wasn't long before Vivi completely covered all his cuts with the antiseptic cream and proceeded to bandage them up once more.
As this was going on, the three soon heard yells of disbelief coming outside, the voices they recognized belonging to Sanji and Usopp.
Nami stepped out to see how they took the news of what happened and...as usual...saw Sanji trying to murder Zoro for daring to say such a thing, "YOU LIAR! THOSE WOMEN WERE ALL IN LOVE WITH ME! YOU JUST CUT THEM DOWN BECAUSE YOU WERE JEALOUS!"
Zoro as usual didn't take the attitude kindly, "I ALREADY TOLD YOU SHITTY COOK THAT EVERYONE ON THIS ISLAND WERE BOUNTY HUNTERS PLANNING TO KILL US!"
Sanji's attitude didn't change at all, "LIAR! I'M GONNA KICK THE SHIT OUT OF YOU FOR HURTING ALL THOSE WOMEN THAT LOVED ME!"
But Nami's voice was all it took to calm down the cook and change his demeanor, "Sanji-kun, he's telling the truth about the people here, they're all bounty hunters."
A choked sound came from Sanji before he was immediately on the ground, slamming his fist into the ground, weeping that his life long dream was a lie, "D-Damn it all...my dream come true...crushed just like that."
Zoro rolled his eyes, annoyed by the cook's attitude until he got more annoyed that Zoro settled himself on a barrel far away from Sanji.
Usopp who was with them walked up to Nami in disbelief who took the news better than Sanji, his face showing exactly how he felt about the news, "I can't believe it...and I thought that I could tell people my stories without either them or someone trying to kill us."
Nami just stared at Usopp with a blank look, "Maybe if you weren't so interested of taking the opportunity to impress them with your stories then you probably would've noticed that everything was fishy."
She then turned around to look at Luffy who was sitting with his legs crossed, pouting at the news he was told thanks to her and Zoro, "Same thing goes for you! You're supposed to be the captain, so you should be able to catch onto such things!"
Except she forgot that her captain was an idiot and his answer reminded her so, "But Nami...they threw us a party so shouldn't that have meant they were friends?"
Nami just facepalmed, again in disbelief over his stupidity, "One of these day I'm gonna get it through to your head about good and bad people."
Soon her attention along with the others went back to where Vivi and Gohan were, the sound of a door opening getting their attention. Both Gohan and Vivi came walking out with the young Demi-Saiyan having new bandages covering his injuries.
The two came down as Vivi informed everyone of Gohan's status about his injuries with Gohan sitting beside Luffy on a chair, "Gohan-kun's injuries weren't as bad like the first time, but he should be back to normal in a few days."
Nami didn't wait any longer and got the to point of what to do now, "Alright, now that everyone's here, it's about time that you explained to me what the heck is going on with you and for Gohan to explain what we just witnessed earlier."
Usopp and Sanji who had finally got control of himself raised an eyebrow in confusion, while Luffy and Zoro looked towards the Demi-Saiyan, the same question flowing through their heads.
Gohan stared at everyone before taking a breath of air for a moment, he knew that eventually he would have to reveal things about himself, not this quick but it was thanks to that faker that Gohan was forced to explain a few things. However, he would have to lie about a few things still with the intent to not reveal he was from a post apocalyptic world.
Thus he was about to answer any of the questions they had for him, but the voice of Igaram interrupted them, "Wait a moment!"
Everyone looked and much to their confusion and causing Sanji to choke in horror at the sight he was seeing was Igaram standing behind them with makeup on his face and he wore the same dress that Vivi had on.
At the sight, Vivi just looked on in surprise, "I-Igaram!? What are you doing!?"
Igaram got to the point, not wanting to waste any time, "Simple princess, to give you all time."
"Time?" Usopp asked confused.
Igaram walked over to the entrance of the ship before he explained everything he planned on doing, "No doubt by now that Baroque Works is sending more agents after us now that our secret has been revealed, so I plan on being a decoy to give you all time to escape and get a head start."
This evidently worried Vivi at the matter of Igaram planning to be a decoy, "What!? But Igaram, you'll die if you do this!"
Igaram wasn't worried about that, what only matter to him was that she made it back to Alabasta in time before it was too late, "I know, but what does matter is you making it back home to stop Baroque Works before it's too late."
Vivi wanted to protest, but Gohan spoke up, feeling an energy far away coming to where they were, "He's right, we can't be wasting any more time, I can feel someone coming and it's heading right for us."
Igaram spoke once more, "See? All the more reason that I distract whoever is coming away from you to give you all time to get away."
Vivi unfortunately knew she couldn't stop him, knowing that he was right, "I know just...you can't do it all alone."
A voice however spoke up, "He won't be alone."
Vivi gasped in surprise as she recognized the voice and looked to see that Mr. 9 was standing there with his bats at the ready, "Mr. 9? But why?"
Mr. 9 explained, "Well, we had been partners the moment you joined Baroque Works and if there's one thing that matters to me than my job is friendship, so if doing this will help protect the only friend I had then that's all what matters to me."
Vivi just looked on until she nodded, looking back towards Igaram, "Alright...just be careful."
Igaram nodded and was about to leave and head for the small boat he prepared stopped as he had forgotten about that, "Oh, I almost forgot."
Suddenly, he whistled much to the others confusion before in just a few seconds, a big duck was now standing at the entrance, saluting and quacking at the same time. At the sight of duck, Vivi gasped in surprise as she had completely forgotten about him, "Carue!"
At the mention of his name, Carue looked over and quacked in surprise before quickly running towards her and was enveloped in a hug, Vivi smiling at seeing her friend alright, "Carue, your alright! I thought something might've happened to you during all that happened on the island."
Caure just quacked in agreement, feeling the exact same way towards her. As the reunion happened, Igaram quickly got off the ship being followed behind by Mr. 9, the two heading for the small boat, "It's best we not waste any time! We all must go before it's too late!"
Vivi was brought out of it along with the others and Nami being the person she was, soon began barking orders, "You heard him guys! Get ready to sail away!"
Everyone nodded as they all got to work besides Vivi, Gohan and Carue with Vivi looking over the rail to see Igaram and Mr. 9 board their small boat.
A question quickly came to her mind, witnessing the two begin to sail off, "Igaram, how are you going to get back once you get away?"
Igaram quickly reassured her of how he would return, "Don't worry princess! I have an Eternal Log Pose for Alabasta, so I'll be back once we give you enough time to escape!"
Mr. 9 smiled as they drifted away, "Don't worry! We'll be back before you know so for now this bye bye baby!"
Vivi could only nod, seeing their small boat drift away until they were a small speck while the Going Merry began to sail away as Nami looked down to her Log Pose which was now set for the next island. Worry still showed on her expression, praying to any god to keep them safe and to not die.
A hand settled on her shoulder and Vivi turned to see Gohan giving her a reassured smiled, "Don't worry, they'll make it back, I know they will."
Seeing how Gohan was always there to keep her hopes up, Vivi smiled again, "You're right, thank you Gohan-"
*KA-BOOM*
Her words were unable to finish, a loud explosion catching her attention along with everyone else and looked to where she saw Igaram and Mr. 9 go, only to be met with a humongous wall of flames. Everyone stared in shock and horror in the case of Carue and Usopp as it looked as it seemed Igaram and Mr. 9 were taken out in just seconds, "A-Already!? Just what agent was it that did all that!?"
While the others wondered just what kind of person showed such power, Vivi's world slowed down as the only hope she had of seeing Igaram alive and well even after Gohan reassured her was shattered into pieces just like that.
The only thing that was said from her as the world came back to Vivi was deafening, "IGARAM!"
To Be Continued…
Next Time
A Saiyan's Journey
Chapter 5
One thing to note is that voting for whether or not to give Gohan a Devil Fruit will go on until about the 8th chapter and once it's passed that, will the decision be announced.
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