Ok guys sorry for the late update but here it is chapter seven of one piece: the fourth brother, things have been so hectic this week I almost forgot to post it, but I remembered just in time.
This chapter should put my fiction over the 150k word count, and make for one of the longest fictions I've written to date.
Now as I've posted on my profile that I update regularly on my scheduling, after chapter eight I am going to be taking a break on this fiction for a while, in order so I can plan ahead in chapters and build up another reserve before I start posting again, given how I'm writing an Arc a chapter, they tend to take a while, as well as that I'm writing multiple fictions so I have to give them some love as well, so chapter eight will be the last for a while but I will continue, and will likely go back and do in-depth Beta reads of the previous chapter and improve on them before continuing so the fiction will be better than before when I continue, so I think I'm going to stop typing now and let you guys get to the chapter, enjoy and review.
Chapter 7- log town and entering the grand line
Chapter 7
It had been a pleasant few day's voyage sense Nami and Nojiko official joined the crews, they had been sailing a few days now, their next destination had been chosen a day out, Log town, the town of the beginning and the end. The birth place of Gold Rodger, and the place where he died as king of the pirates, it had actually been the year that Drax was born so he knew all about it.
The past few days at sea had been interesting to say the least as Drax had promised them, he had begun their haki training, which wasn't going so great, there had been some glimmers of some of them getting it but nothing with others.
For observation haki, he had two different methods set up, one for the women and one for the guys, the guys would sit blind folded with another guy behind them with a stick and they would try to hit them just hard enough to hurt, this had caused a few rows, mainly between the Sanji and Zoro who were always bickering, Sanji in his training had shown some signs of potential but nothing solid yet, while Zoro just wasn't getting it at all. Gin was the same he just couldn't get it and it was frustrating him something bad, while Luffy was completely hopeless, Drax had stood behind him for six hours of one of the days with the stick swinging he never even dodged one of them, eventually he had passed the task on to Zoro and Sanji who had been more than happy to whack their captain with sticks.
For the girls it had been somewhat of a different method instead of sticks it was tiny pellets that were thrown at them, mainly due to Drax not wanting to whack Nami over the head with a stick and Sanjis complaining that hitting girls with sticks wasn't right, so using the small led pellets that Usopp had plenty of they started, both Nami and Nojiko seemed to be getting the hang of it, but as Drax increased the speed they started hitting more and more, kaya had started to get it also but wasn't getting it as fast as the others.
When it came to armament haki, they were all hopeless, there was only one method for getting it so there was not gentle way for the girls, they had to punch targets constantly with force and willing the haki to form, they didn't have many soft things to punch or much room to do so, so they had made do with the bags of flour from the panty with more bags on top for the girls while the guys punched barrels, well Sanji kicked them instead, by the end of the day they had all been exhausted, Nojiko and kaya had to ice their hands in cold water, while Nami swapped hers between the water and Drax massaging her with a smile.
They would have been reaching Log town shortly so Drax had taken to his part of the woman's quarters and had fallen asleep in his hammock while reading, the leather bound book now rested on his face as he slept.
"Drax we've arrive at log town" Nojiko called down to him.
Drax took the book of his face with a groan, "Thanks Nojiko, I'll be right up" he called back
Getting out of his hammock he knelt to his chest and ran hand over it as the electrical energy returned to his hand before it opened.
Inside there were five books, each leather bound like the one he had been reading each with roman numerals on them numbering one to six, along with a stack of letters beside them.
Length wise his two curved blade in the holsters, and something carefully bandaged sat to the side of them that looked to be hollow.
Across form the books and letters sat large bag tied up, with multiple smaller bags beside it. He grabbed four of the smaller bags as he carefully place the book he has out back in place.
Each book was a hand written, journals with multiple photographs and strange writings, he reached into the large bag and counted out ten coins into each bag before pulling them shut with the stings on them.
Setting the bags to the side he took out the curved blades and attached them to his belt and threw his coat over him concealing the blades as he lifted the smaller bags and set them to the hammock before lifting a fifth smaller bag and counted out a further twenty five coins into it, before closing the chest and electrifying it once more with a wave of his hand.
Drax walked up on deck to see that everyone was already departing the deck, he followed after jumping down just as Nami was talking.
"Wahoooo, this is going to be so fun" Luffy yelled in excitement
"Every pirate heading to the grand line stops here to resupply, it has everything a crew and ship could need" Nami said putting her hands on her hips as Drax walked up to them
"The place hasn't changed a bit in ten years" Drax said looking up at the sign above them.
Nami looked to him, "you've been here before"
Drax nodded, "ten years ago when I was first starting out, me and my gramps stopped here to resupply before he took me to meet my second teacher Jinbe, that was about two months before I joined the white beard pirates for the next two years, this place sure dose bring back memories"
Nami looked at the glint in Draxs eye and smiled, he was excited and happy to be here, and she was happy to be with him for this trip. She knew whatever they would face he would be there and they would have the time of their lives.
Usopp grinned, "If that's the case, I'm going on a shopping spree, I bet they have all sorts of stuff here"
Sanji smiled cigarette in his teeth, "and I'll be able to stock up of fresh produce, and fresh women" he said with a heart shaped eye.
Drax walked over to Gin, Nojiko and Kaya, who had been getting to know each other quite well in training the past few days, Kyūbi was in Kayas arms most of the times when not sunbathing or in Namis, Nojiko had been taking lessons from Nami on how to navigate and read sea charts, which Drax had been happy about, given how the first division would need a navigator of its own should the time come they need to separate when they get their own ship.
Drax held them out the three bags of coins, and they each took them, "just encase you find you need more when it comes to buying your own supplies, each coin is gold of the highest quality, it should fetch half a million berry per coin, use them if you need extra for supplies"
Nojiko opened up her bag and coined the coins, "wow, Drax, that's five million berri you giving each of us just like that" she said in shock holding so much in just the palm of her hand
Drax shrugs, "can't have my division going into the grand line with out anything less than the best equipment"
All three of them smile at having such a generous commander, before bowing, """thank you very much""" they said with Kyūbi giving a yip.
Drax waved them off before turning around to see Luffy sprinting off into the distance leaving a trail of dust behind him, Drax just blinked before looking to the rest of them to find each of them looking at him.
"What?" Drax asked wondering what they want
They all stuck their hands out, Drax raises an eyebrow not impressed, "what? Go to Nami for your money she's in charge of it after all, all that was coming out of my own funds"
"What how are you so loaded!?" Usopp asked hearing his explanation
Drax shrugged, "some from my travels the rest from my Inheritance"
"Then does that mean Luffy has money to" Zoro asked raising an eyebrow
Drax chuckled "he did, but he spent it all on meat", he said with a grin which caused them all to fall flat on their faces at the realization that Luffy is just that dumb
Drax then fished into his pouch and took out a handful of coins and then thought for a moment before handing four to Sanji before holding up his hand and counting off things to get, "one for the highest quality meats they have and as much as you can get, another for a fridge with a lock so the meat will last and Luffy can't get at it, the third for as much east blue sake you can get your hands on nothing under three star quality" he added making Zoro smirk at his commanders tastes, "and the fourth is for a crate of cigarettes" handing him a packet of his own, "this brand, I'll need them for the trip, feel free to get yourself whatever with the change, that's two million berri there that should be enough and plenty left over"
Sanji smiled at his orders and nodded happily, he was going to suggest the fridge, but the lock he hadn't thought of, it might just save them in the future with Luffy appetite.
Drax then turns to Nami before tossing her the fourth little pouch with coins, "five million, like the others, I'm in need of some new outfits as well, I refer to yours and Nojikos taste in style, just make sure their combat fit" Drax smirked as Namis eyes turned to golden berri signs as he chuckled at her money lust.
He then looked to Usopp tossing two coins, "spending money have fun" before turning to Zoro, "come on the both of us need new swords" he said as he put his hand on Zoros shoulder with a smirk.
Both Nami and Nojiko looked at him and then both realized they hadn't seen his sword sense he fought Arlong.
Nami asked first, "Drax what happened to your own sword"
Drax chuckled, "it sort of shattered when I pulled it out of Arlong, coming in at the speed of sound. Even with my armament haki wasn't enough to save it. Eh it's my own fault"
Nami frowned hearing that, "sorry about your sword, did it cost much"
Drax shrugged, "it was actually a gift from the old hawk during my training with him. I think he said it cost around seventy five million I think, eh live and learn I guess"
Nami and Nojikos jaws dropped, and they felt kind of bad he destroyed his sword to pull their village out of that mess, even if it was to avenge Bellmère, they'd make it up to him by buying him some great outfits.
Seeing Luffy had run off Drax steped in front of the group, "alright, we'll meet back up at the ship in nine hours, when we set sail for the grand line, I'm sure one of us will eventually run into Luffy so someone make sure and tell him to meet us then, alright lets go have some fun"
Every member of the crew looked at each other with a smile and a nod before yelling "Aye-Aye captain!"
Blinking at the captain remark Drax chuckled and shook his head, 'sometime I really do act like the captain don't I'
Drax was about to walk off with Zoro when he felt Nami wrap her arms around him with a smile, "you sure I can't tempt you to come along with me and watch me put on some very nice outfits" she purred in his ear making him smirk.
He kissed her cheek, "while I would love to my little tangerine thief, personally I'd prefer to watch you taking them off in private" he said in a very husky tone into her ear making her blush at the meaning as he turned around taking her into his arms, "perhaps if I have time I will come and find you but I need to get a new sword, being without my main piece is making me feel like I'm walking around naked here, it's a guy thing" he said before kissing her on the nose and then a quick one on the lips before letting her go and she letting him go as he waved walking off with Zoro.
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Drax and Zoro walked through the streets, as they walked it wasn't long before they happened upon a crowd gathering around a single area, curiously they walked into the crowd to see what was going on.
The crowd was watching what appeared to be a fight about to kick off, on one side was a woman wearing a short-sleeved brightly coloured shirt and long navy trousers, while carrying something long and wrapped up in her hands, she had bark blue hair that went down to her chin and red rimmed glasses.
While on the other was two men, one was rather bulk wearing shorts and had his hair in tow pony tails at the side of his head, his skin was rather dark and he held a drawn short sword, while his friend was slightly taller with a hunch back and was very skinny with a shaved head, he also held a short sword and was wearing a black very with some wearied multi coloured designs on it.
The whole think smelt of trouble and Drax just sighed, 'is all honour in this world dead two on one, where are these idiots coming from' as he listened in.
"Shut up, our boss is behind bars because of your idiot of a captain" idiot one yelled
"Haven't you learned your lesson" the girl said in a fed up tone.
"Definitely not, guess we need ya to teach us again" idiot two smirked.
"We're supposed to bring your corpse to our boss so he can see we finished you off" idiot one snapped
"If you insist I will fight you" the girl said in a low tone
"Oh that is very funny" idiot one laughed
"You do know you're a girl right" idiot two said joining him laughing
Watching from beside Drax just as the two men jumped and were about to slash at the girl, Zoro gripped his katana and was about to intervene when Drax placed his hand on his shoulder making Zoro stop and look to him as Drax gestured to the girl, Zoro looked back eyes wide as the girl put her foot forward, and in a single motion drew her sword from inside its wrappings and just as its sheath hit the ground she delivered two crescent slashes at her opponents as they felt to the ground in a heap from the attack.
Zoro looked completely astounded by the display, while Drax smirked, he had saw what she had been holding and something had been telling him she knew how to take care of herself.
The crowd started to cheer at the display of strength, but as soon as the girl dropped her stance she tripped over her own two feet and fell flat on her face sending her glasses skidding across the ground to Zoros feet, Drax shook his head, 'genius with a blade, and a complete klutz, what a combination'
Zoro picked up the glasses as the girl was feeling around for them, and he held them out for her, "Hm here you go" he said not really sure what to make of the situation
The girl looks up to him with a smile, "thank you" she smiled about to reach for her glasses.
But upon seeing her face a single name crossed Zoros mind, 'Kuina', in that moment Zoros entire body clenched and so did his hand crushing the glasses in it
Hearing the sound and then realizing what had just occurred the girl screamed, "My glasses, you broke them, how can you be so heartless!"
Zoro realizing what he had just done gulped sweating, "it was an accident I swear" he said trying to defend himself, but then the girl points her finger at him glaring.
"No it was not, don't think you're getting out of this, you're paying for their replacements" she said scowling
Drax just sighed, 'we don't have time for this', he though before stepping in, "look my friend is sorry, it's just a miss understanding, here" he said fishing out a gold coin, "that's solid gold it should be more than enough to pay for a replacement pair"
The girl blinked taking the coin, "Hm thank you"
Drax nodded, "no problem, listen me and my friend here are looking for a good weapons store, both of us are in need of some new blades, and seeing that you're a swordsmen, and you're from here I was wondering if you could tell us where the best place would be"
The girl smiled, "sure no problem, I know the perfect place I was just on my way to have by blade treated there anyway, but I need my glasses to see to get there, and since someone just broke them" *glare at Zoro*, "I'll need to get my replacement pair before I can take you there"
Drax nodded, "alright, we'll take you to get your glasses replaced and then you can take us to the weapons shop, deal" he smiled
The girl nodded back, "deal"
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So now all three of them started walked following the girls directions down the streets before coming to a shop with a sign outside in the shape of a pair of spectacles, both Zoro and Drax waited outside as the girl went in to get her replacement glasses, after about fifteen minutes the door opened and the girl came out now with her new glasses on. She walked up to Drax and held out the coin unspent.
"Here, the glasses weren't that expensive, and the man didn't have enough to even buy gold of that quality" she said as he took the coin, "where did you even get that coin?"
Drax smirked, "I travelled a lot and pick up a few things, now I believe you knew of a good weapons shop"
The girl nodded, "yes this way" she said as she lead them down a series of streets before finally coming to a very fancy looking weapons shop, they entered to find the man sleeping, he wore a completely blue kimono and had a large nose, with the top of his head completely bald with the hair at the side of his head looking like small elephant wings.
Drax immediately scanned the stores interior, green walls and wooden panels, display cases with swords over prices, barrels filled with katanas some swords and armour displayed on the wall and other exotic weapons, Drax then glanced back to the man, 'this place is a grade A rip off joint, I'm betting the guys a cheapskate, there not a thing in her worth anywhere north of ten million, I'm not going to find my blade here'
Sighing he watched as Zoro and the girl approached the bench.
"Hello, I'm here to get my blade treated and tempered" she asked setting the blade on the bench as Zoro said down his money
"I've got one hundred thousand berries for two swords, can you do that?"
Drax just rolled his eyes, 'here we go, why didn't he just ask me for a loan, at least I would have only charged fifteen percent interest, unlike Namis three hundred, I swear that girl is money hungry now more than ever'
The man's eyes slumped looking at Zoro after hearing his price, "for fifty thousand a piece I can just give ya two dull blades"
"I can make do with whatever, I just don't have the money right now" Zoro said in a plain tone.
The man rolled his eyes before they stopped, Drax noticed this and followed his line of sight it landed on Zoros last blade, examining it closely Draxs eyes widened slightly, 'damn the Wado ichimonji, I must have been blind not to see that before, but I must have just rolled over it when he had three, a diamond in the rough, looks like I called it right this guy is a money grubbing little weasel'
"Um sir, would you be so kind as to let me examine your sword" the man asked looking at it like it was made of solid gold
"My sword, um sure" Zoro said taking it and handing it to the man
After a few moments of heavy breathing the man finally spoke "well this is a pretty nice blade you have here, what say you to selling it to me for let say two hundred thousand berri that will give you three hundred thousand that's bound to get you three swords and at a hundred thousand a piece I'm sure you'll be spoiled for choice" the man said as he put on his best poker face
Drax blinked at the displace before his face fell into a scowl, 'two hundred thousand for the Wado ichimonji, that's nothing short of highway robbery, forget weasel this guy is a snake in the grass' Drax thought before looking to the girls blade before smiling, 'I think I'll let the man know he has someone like me here watching', "excuse me miss" Drax said as he walked up to the girl who was watching the whole scene, "not a bad blade you have there, Shigure, am I correct". The girl nodded as Drax continued, "May I" he asked as he held out his hand asking for the blade,
She just nodded holding out the handle as Drax ran his fingers over the star shaped hit and the grip before taking it in hand and pulled it out. Holding the blade at an upward angle Drax looks up and down the blade admiring it spinning it in his hand, bringing it to a stop before speaking, "evenly balanced, uneven temper, well looked after, you know how to pick your blade, I'd say its worth at least a good seven hundred and fifty thousand berri very nice" he re-sheaths the blade and hands it back to her
She looks at him shocked "are you a swordsmen"
Drax nods "Yes, I have been for many years, though I find myself in need of a new blade after my main one was destroyed in my last fight, but I still have my secondary's", Drax says as he opens his coat and pulls out his curved blades before given them a little twirl catching the light with a gleam
The girl's eyes widened seeing them, "they're…they're" she couldn't believe what she was seeing and the store owner's mouth was gaping looking at them
"Saijo O Wazamono, both blades are worth a total of one hundred and fifty million berri and as a set are worth 300 million, they are the only duel wield Saijo O Wazamono, swords in the world, Gin ga jōshō Shimashita, the silver rose blades" the man said in awe looking at them
Drax spins them in his hands before, in one fluid motion sheathes them again. And then spoke "and I unlike my friend here know what his blade is worth, so please stop trying to swindle him, offering two hundred thousand for a blade that is easily worth ten million, like the Wado ichimonji, is nothing short of an insult"
The shop keeper's eyes went wide with fear, and the girl fixed her glasses before looking at Zoros sword.
"He's right, it is the Wado ichimonji" she said taking the blade and unsheathing it looking it up and down, "beautiful, I'd expect nothing less from one of the twenty one O Wazamono swords", she then started to flip through a small book after sheathing the blade before stopping on the Wado page, "see look at this, this says that this sword is worth no less than ten million berries just like your friend said."
Drax nodded at her reading before looking to the shop keeper, "now my friend needs two swords what can you do for him",
The shop keeper sighed and pointed to the barrels in the corner, "over there those are fifty thousand a piece"
Zoro just walked over to them and started going through them the girl walked over behind him, "you must lose a lot of swords if you think you have to carry three of them around, unless you're like that famous pirate hunter"
"Pirate hunter, Hm" Zoro said as he filtered through the blades
"He's quite the legend, his name is Roronoa" the girl said as she continued
"Oh yea him" Zoro said giving Drax a glance who smirked as well walking over
"Yea, he's known throughout the east blue for his amazing sword skills, but he's not a good person, a swordsmen who's just a bounty hunter is no honourable swordsmen at all" the girl said with a frown
Drax scoffed at that statement, "that's really some twisted logic you have there, girl. How can you say that when the best swordsmen in the word hawk eye Mihawk is currently one of the seven warlords of the grand line, are you telling me he isn't an honourable swordsmen, despite being the best?" The girl looked taken back for a second not sure what to say but then Drax continued, "you can't judge someone for the life they lead as you have no idea what caused them to go down that path, and calling someone dishonourable for going down a path that was out of their control seems a little presumptuous if you ask me"
The girl shook her head, "the world is backwards, pirates and bounty hunters as swords-masters just doesn't make any since, they have most of the worlds legendary swords to it's a tragedy"
Both Zoro and Drax smirked a little at that, "well I guess it's just the type of thing you have to take on a case by case basis I suppose"
The girl gripped her sword more tightly, "no this is my Shigure, I'm going to work as hard as I can to perfect my skills then I'm going to take back all the legendary swords from the filthy hands who have no right to use them, yes, the twelve Saijo O Wazamonos, the twenty one O Wazamonos, as well as the Ryo Wazamonos, I'll find them all" she says with a passion in her eyes
Zoro turned to her, "and mine the Wado ichimonji", he says as he pulls the first inch of the bade out
Drax grinned gripping both of his blades, "and my Gin ga jōshō Shimashita" he said doing the same as Zoro pulling out their first inches.
The girl got all flustered waving her hands in the air, "I'm not trying to get them back for my sake I just don't want criminals to have them"
Drax nodded in understanding, "it's a good goal indeed, but you really have to be careful there, who's to say the criminal using the sword is really bad, you can't judge some for the life they lead, you have to judge them on what type of person they are"
"But If they're pirates they can't be good" she reasoned
Drax smirked, "that's like saying marines can't be evil, and yet I distinctly remember reading about the arrest of one former captain axe hand Morgan a few days ago, who abused his power, and held an entire village under his thumb, we are all humans, do not judge an individual by what a group has done"
The girl looked down having no argument to put to him as his reasoning was flawless, there was no way to dispute it, but she just couldn't see how any pirate could be good.
Zoro smirked at his commander's way of speaking before going back to the barrels, he kept going through them before stopping on one and pulling it out.
Drax looked to it also as he felt a shiver go down his spine, and looked it's up and down with his eyes narrowed before narrowing his gaze even further. 'Kitetsu'
The girl looked at the sword as she took out her little book, "let's see, here it is, just as I thought, Kitetsu, Kitetsu the third, its predecessor, Kitetsu the second is an O Wazamono sword, and Kitetsu the first is listed as a Saijo O Wazamono sword" the girl looked to the shop keeper, "hey are you really selling this for fifty thousand"
The man gritted his teeth "yea"
"Unbelievable that's an authentic Wazamono, you have to by that sword, it's worth at least a million berries or more, you can't pass it up its too valuable" the girl went on but Drax just sighed at the scene before the shop keeper burst out.
"I can't sell it" he said in anger
The girl looked over to him, "I didn't think so I knew there must have been some mistake, this is a legendary sword"
"It's not what you think" the shop keep argued
Zoro tilted the blade looking at it from multiple views and gripped it tightly before looking to Drax who nodded as they both spoke at the same time, ""It's cursed""
The shop owner looks at them both shocked, "b-but how did you two know?"
Zoro shrugged "just did"
Drax shrugged, "I've heard the stories surrounding the Kitetsu blades and how many have met their end after using them, no one even touches them now for fear of the curse, bunch of rubbish if you ask me second rate swordsmen picking up a good blade and dying because of their own lack of skill, or overconfidence, I say take it Zoro it would do you well"
Zoro grinned, "I was planning on it"
"I can't sell it you fool, if something happens to you with that blade the curse could come back on." *WHACK* the shop keeper was cut off when a larger woman whacked him from behind with her fist
"Don't be such an idiot. Let him buy the sword, you fool." the woman said
Drax looked to her, 'must be the wife', but then looked to Zoro who held the blade with a smirk.
"Well how about a little test, the swords curse versus my good luck, let's see what's stronger" he says tilting the blade before tossing it high in the air in a twirl with the flick of his wrist.
The girl gasped seeing it as Zoro held out his arm as the blade fell, the shop owner went bug eyes, "stop you fool, you're going to chop your arm off"
Drax smirked seeing the little test and crossed his arms watching as the blade twirled.
The blade fell through the air curving around Zoros arm harmlessly before imbedding itself into the ground, Zoro grinned, "I'll take it"
The shop owned and his wife fell on their backsides at the scene and Drax lets out a chuckle putting his hand on the girls shoulder "you sure know how to pick'm" he said before she fell too, Drax chuckled as he goes to look at a display case.
Getting back his senses the shop owner got to his feet, "wait here", before he ran up the stairs to his left, making Drax look to them as he came down a few moments later carrying something and sets it down before pulling a cloth off it revealing the blade and stand, a black sword,
Drax looked it up and down with a raised eyebrow as the man talked, and just as the man finished and was about to say its name Drax cut in, "the Yubashiri, one of the fifty Ryo Wazamono blades, not bad, looks like I misjudged this place it does have some rare stuff"
The store owner looked to him with an eye twitching but then looked back to Zoro, "my store is small but this is the best sword I have"
Zoro shook his head, "I told you I can't afford it"
The man frowned, "no matter I'll give it to you free of charge if you'll take it, consider it an apology for me cheat ya before, and take the Kitetsu as well, you're more than welcome to it l haven't come across some real swordsmen in a while like you two"
With a nod Zoro accepts it and holsters them both with the Wado, and turns to Drax, "commander, you see anything you like for your own replacement"
Drax shakes his head, "No, there's nothing here that can match up the Kusanagi"
At that moment both the girl and the shop owner looked at him bug eyed and shocked before the girl started stuttering.
"D-Did you really wield the Kusanagi, the actual Kusanagi. The strongest of twenty one O Wazamono blades" she asked stars in her eyes.
Drax nodded, "I did, it had been a gift from the man who taught me how to use a sword, but sadly the blade itself met its end and shattered in my last fight, I can't say it wasn't a long time coming I used it for over eight years and it saw me through many a battles"
The girl nodded, "it must be hard, to have used a blade for so long, and now to be without one"
Drax nods and looks out the window, "old man, are there any other weapons shops around that might sell something of the Kusanagi calibre"
The store owner shook his head, "No, the chances of finding a blade of that quality here are slim at best"
Drax crossed his arms and sighed before looking at Zoros blades, "well that just leaves one option left then" before walking to the door, "I'll meet you back at the ship I've got a few more stops to make" he calls back to Zoro who nodded.
Drax walked towards the docks, using his haki he could feel a heavy marine presence near them, so he took to the allies and remained in the shadows he hid, and watched from afar as a group of pirates were making trouble down at the docks
"Ha-Ha-Ha, have at it boys, no need to be shy on my account, I Gally the crescent here by proclaim all your food to be of service to the future king of the pirates" the now named Gally yelled laughing as his men did the same
He was a tall lanky older pirate wearing a unique looking tricorne. The middle corner of the hat is curved downward in a way that it resembles the top half of a crescent moon when seen in conjunction with Gallys' beard. Wearing a dark drown captains coat over his other attire.
Drax looked over the crowd as he felt a strong aura and stopped his eyes narrowed seeing a marine in the crowd. 'Him, he's strong, but just how strong has yet to be seen', Drax thought before continued watching.
"Hey how's in charge here!?" called the marine
Gally looked to him, "I think you need to leave" Gally ordered
"So you're Monkey D Luffy Hm" the marine said.
Drax blinked hearing that, 'great looks like they've heard of Luffy now, but he must not have seen the picture if he thinks this fool is Luffy, guess me and Luffy are going to have to be careful'
"You're not worth thirty million, I guess you're not worth much more than my grandmas false teeth" the marine continued making Drax smirk from the shadows watching on.
"Don't you dare speak to me that way, Got it" roared a very pissed off Gally
Drax looked to see the marines reaction, but they narrowed feeling the pressure build, as smoke started to swirl around the marine, Draxs eyes widened, 'a devil fruit user', suddenly the entire area in front of Drax was covered in a thick smoke as he heard the pirates yelling in pain, before if faded away to reveal the crew beaten to a pulp and tied up along with their captain making Drax clench his fist, 'the plum-plum fruit, a logia type, well he certainly wasn't here when I came through last time, just perfect, none of the others can fight a logia yet, and a fight between the two of us would prove near pointless, unless I use my haki full out, but if I do that my bounty will go up and it will attract attention the crew doesn't need yet', Drax then looks the marine over.
He was a muscular white-haired man, smoking two cigars at once. He wearing a large thick white and blue specialist marine jacket open showing his bare chest, with greenish fur lining the neck, wrists and hem. He had many cigars are strapped to the jacket, which bears the kanji for "justice" (正義) written on the back of it. The rest of his attire consists of brown leather gloves, blue jeans with a brown belt and large military issue brown leather boots.
Looking on the marines back Drax eyes widened slightly seeing the weapon, it was a Sea stone-tipped jitte and a long one at that the length of a katana at the least.
'a sea stone weapon, so he doesn't know how to utilize Haki yet, that give me an advantage, and an idea' Drax though with a grin before dispersing into static and reforming on a building top and taking a breath. 'ok if I'm going to do this I'll need the right materials, the marine base in this town should have them, I'll just have to liberate what I need from them', he thinks before closing his eyes and searching the area with his haki for a largest marine presence which would be the base, finding it Drax grinned before disappearing into static heading for the base.
Landing just shy of the building he smirked reaching into his back pocket and pulling out two black bandana pulling back his hair and tucking it under the first as he put the first bandana around the top of his head, and then used the second to cover from his nose down to his throat taking on a persona he hadn't in a few years, as he walked forward into the base.
Walking through he was getting some looks from the marines around him all whispering about the guy just walking in like he owned the place.
"Hey who's they guy with half his face covered" one marine asked another
The second marine looked and his jaw dropped, "it can't be, half the world thought he was dead"
"Well come on who is he" the marine asked again
"That's silver flash la cross, the bounty hunter"
"Silver flash, who's that, I haven't even heard of him"
"well you wouldn't have, no one's ever seen what he looks like under that mask, it's been five years, he came on the bounty hunter scene some time ago, he was only around for two or so years before he just up and vanished, I guess he's just been vacationing in the east blue, I guess for someone used to taking in bounties north of fifty million this sea would be like a nice little get away resort cause the bounties here would be like pocket change"
Drax heard the talking and just kept walk heading for the office area, stopping at the wall with all the bounties on it he let his eyes scan the wall seeing all the bounties, there weren't many that grabbed his attention, but then he saw both his own and Luffys and smirked under his mask, before looking to the bounty books on the pile he lifted one before sticking it in his pocket, 'it would be best for us to know the competition out there, I'll look more closely later on', Drax though before rounding the corner out of the marines line of sight and dispersed into static.
Shooting through the building in his static form Drax finally came to a halt outside of a large metal door with the words "Resources" stencilled on it in black paint.
Drax pulsed Haki to feel out the inside, not feeling anyone he opened the door to find just what he was looking for, cast iron shackles, and sea stone shackles, grinning Drax had hit the jackpot, Drax quickly closed the door behind him and went to work collecting what he needed.
With a rucksack filled with what he needed he threw it over his shoulder and burst into static disappearing with the bag and its contents.
Drax reformed on top of another building panting out of breath slightly looking back at the marine base about three hundred meters way, 'note to self, traveling great distances with over two hundred kilo on your back while in static form can wear a guy out, I must be getting soft time to up my training again' he then looked across the roof tops for any large pillars of smoke, knowing that's where he would find his next stop, finally spotting one he took of his mask and head cover and was about to head there when he heard a loud noise, he looked up to see Luffy flying overhead.
Drax just blinked as he saw his brother flying past and couldn't think of anything to say at that moment before he saw Luffy descended and crash into the distance. Hearing the crash Drax just sighed, 'sometime, I just don't understand him at all, and how he gets himself into situations like that is just beyond me'
Drax then bursts into static heading for his original destination, he reforms in the ally way just across from the building he was wanting, to get to. Drax walked across the street ruck sack on his back and walked around the side to see the door.
Opening and entering he was pleased at what he saw, a massive fire oven, an large charcoal and fire pit, with grind wheel, hammer block and extra materials, Drax looked the place over and then looked to the other side a wall filled with all shapes and sizes of exotic weapons was on display in front of a counter, and behind it was a short man, his hair was long and white ties back in a ponytail and he wore a black shirt and apron with mark on it, the man's eyes were half clouded over showing he had spent a lot of time staring into the fires, his skin was well tanned and aged, he looked to be in his nineties and Drax could see the man was an old hand at the forge his hands were callus and hard but looked to be frail now with age.
Drax walked over to the counter and the old man looks up from his book, "Hm, it's been a while since I've had a customer here, what can I do for you lad"
Drax smirked, "I was wondering if I could lend out your forge of a day, I have job that needs filling" Drax said setting down three coins on the table and pushing them forward, "one is for the forge, the other two are for your discrepancy"
The old man looked at the coins and then to Drax, and then his rucksack, "as long as there isn't a body in that bad, do as you wish my lad", he said taking the coins and walking out book and now pipe in hand before rounding the corner and sitting on the stool out front and lit up.
After seeing the old man walk out, Drax immediately set to work, dropping the ruck sack by the fire oven, and lifting the heavy melting pot and dropping the plain iron shackles in the bottom before placing the sea prim ones in on top, careful not to touch them without the gloves.
Drax then lifted the Pot with the lid on and placed it in the fires with the heavy rod, on the railings inside the furnace. He closed the door and started shovelling the coal in alternating between the coal and the air pump at the side to increase the blaze.
Two hours later and a lot of clearing, Drax finally removed the melting pot from the oven, and using the long rod to submerged the pot and contents into a barrel of ice water, a pillar of steam rose up as its contents cooled, after a further fifteen minutes of cooling, Drax removed the pot's lid and pulled out the two part ingot, the sea stone metal had floated to the top and was a more darker metal than the other iron, Drax put his hand on the iron and surged his powers through it breaking the two metals apart for the next step in the forging.
Drax began to hammer the sea stone metal ingot around a rectangular metal bar, he was using for the main body of the blade, using the heat from the forge to melt and bind the two metals together, the bar would be for his surge powers, to allow him to send his currents through the blade and counteract the sea stone metal and allow him to electrify it, all the time he was considering the shape of the blade, knowing a katana blade would be to brittle to with stand another bout with his power, coming to that conclusion he forged it thicker and doubled its size and breadth.
After a further six hours of hammering the blade was forged, it was thirty six inches in length, two inches wide with a tapered body, he had worked it so the very tip of the blade was the iron rod he used as the main body and had hammered the two metals together so as it looked pristine, and the only way to tell them apart was the slightly lighter colour, both edges were sharp and the inner body of the blade had a bevel to it helping to make it flexible, he had made a double sided broad sword, an Ulfberht, finally finishing the blade, using his surge power melted the other iron and made the handle and guard which he melted into place on the sea stone blade, making them simple for the task.
Swinging the blade a few time to test its weight, Drax nodded in approval, it was well forged and weighted, it was different wielding this blade, it had a lot more weight to it than the Kusanagi, but he would soon adjust.
He then proceed to take a metal ingot and super heat it with his surge powers in his hand, before spearing it with the sword and pushing it up the blade until the entire body of the blade was covered in the metal, before he dunked it again.
Removing the cold metal, showed the sea stone blade was now encased in a scabbard of the metal which had been made even by the speed Drax had pushed the metal up the blade.
Now gripping both the blade and the scabbard Drax pulled separated the two, as he did so a number of times removing any imperfections from the new scabbard. He then proceeded to wrap both the handle and scabbard in the leather straps available and fastened them tight for grip and design, before using hot irons to press the leather and metal together.
He then fastened a strap to the sheath and attached it to his side, the Gin ga jōshō Shimashita blades both now on his right side, before pulling the blade free one last time the dark sea stone metal glinting in the light of the fires as he did so as he charged hid powers through it, the black bodied lightning surged through it the red hue pulsing making the made look fierce in the flames
Drax smirked at his creation before sheathing it and walked out.
Coming around front Drax passed the old man, and tossed him another coin, "thanks for the privilege" Drax said with a grin.
The old man caught the coin and then eyed the new blade attached to Draxs hip, "I take it that was what you made" the man asked, Drax nodded as he man held out his hand, "may I?"
Drax nodded before unsheathing the blade and turning the handle to him.
The man took the blade in hand, running his fingers up the flat of the blade, "I won't ask where you got the sea stone metal from" the man said with a smirk
Drax grinned, "The crew I'm on is sailing for the grand line. I figured a sea stone blade would come in handy against all the devil fruit users out there"
The man nodded at his logic before turning the blade back to Drax, "have you thought of a name for it, all the great blades have names"
Drax grinned looking it up and down, "Kuroi-Inazuma"
"Black lightning? It is a fitting name" he said with a nod, "I wish you luck traveller",
Drax nods sheathing the blade and turned to leave but stopped seeing something hanging, a single metal pauldron with thick leather strappings, on the rack. Drax lifted it off weighing it for a moment before nodding.
Drax walked over to the clothing shop across the street and came back with a black T-shirt, he pulled it on and ripped off the right sleeve before fitting the pauldron on himself he tightened the straps and pulled his coat on over the top of it.
The main body was smooth but had rivets on the side that had been hammered into spikes making it look intimidating. It had three lower pars that continued on down the arm, with the Kuroi-Inazuma on his left hip he was set. His coat hung over his shoulders like a marine higher ups coat would as he had seen his gramps wearing his most of the time over the many suits he wore.
Pulling out a wad of berries the side of his fist, Drax paid for the piece and started to make his way through the streets, his rucksack over his left shoulder. He felt at ease to have a main weapon again, it felt right.
As Drax walked he was going to see about finding Nami and seeing how her part of the trip had went, but as he walked he felt a sudden drop in pressure, his eyes widened as he looked up to the sky, the clouds were moving fast, having seen this kind of thing a few times in the past, Drax knew a storm was on its way and fast approaching, but then something he really didn't expect happened, a bone chilling wind blew through the streets, making Drax stop on the spot feeling it, his eyes went wide and he quickly looked around as fast as he could but he didn't see anyone and his mind raced, 'Dragon, I know you're here, I felt that same wind all those years ago, I know you were there, but now, why are you here? Why now… dad?'
Shaking his head thinking he'll worry about that later, Drax keeps walking knowing that Luffy is likely going to get himself in some kind of trouble before the day is done.
Drax enters the square and sure enough there was Luffy atop the execution platform, Drax shook his head seeing his little brother, 'I should have known you'd stand on a national landmark Luffy, only you could be that thick' Drax though as started walking over to the platform.
It wasn't long before Drax heard someone with a loud speaker, "Hey you up there get down from there immediately!" the man yelled through the loud speaking
"But why?" Luffy responded
"You are standing on an execution platform that belongs to the world government, now get down from there right now!" the man yells again
Luffy grins, "fine I'll come down, but first you gotta say the magic word and smile too." he grinned
Drax chuckled, 'always so childish'
The man started to yell again but before he could even get a word out, a massive iron maze came out of nowhere and clocked him in the side of the head sending the man to the ground groaning in pain.
Drax raises and eye brow looking at the mace, 'I know that mace. Didn't I smash it before?'
The owner of the mace came walking out of the crowd and stood beside her mace, and began calling up to Luffy, "long time no see Luffy, I've been looking for you" the woman said with a smirk.
The woman in question Drax couldn't believe what he was seeing, long black hair, rose red lips, a white cowboy hat with a red feather, wearing a purple cloak with pink heart shapes on it over her dark purple jacket, and now hour glass body.
Shaking his head Drax walked into view waving, "looks like the whale has lost some weight, looking good Alvida, seems like you took a devil fruit diet"
Alvida looked over with a grin, "ah Draxsis, I was wondering where the other half of the Monkey D brothers were, and yes thank you I do look stunning now don't I"
Drax chuckled, "yep, if I wasn't already with someone, I might just have went for you, but I'm already seeing someone better luck with the next guy"
Luffys jaw dropped hearing the conversation, "what no way that can't possibly be Alvida",
Alvida pouts, "But, Luffy how can you of all people have forgotten my face"
Drax just shakes his head, before looking around at all the men and surprisingly women with heart shaped eyes looking at Alvida, Drax raised an eyebrow, 'Just…. what fruit did she eat?'
"Perhaps this will convince you, just who the most beautiful in all the east blue?" she says aloud to everyone looking, to which everyone gets down on bended knee except for Drax and yell, "You are!"
Drax smirks "still as cocky as ever, Iron Mace Alvida"
Alvida wafts her hair behind her with a smile with Luffys still disbelieving face on him she smiles, "well at least one of you recognized me, I could never forget you two, you were the first ones to actually hit me", she claims making the crowd around them, glare disapprovingly at Luffy and Drax.
Drax puts his hands up in a take it easy manor, "hey, in my defence, she was swinging that massive iron spiked club at me, she was the size of a small whale and I barely tapped her."
Alvida started rubbing her smooth belly under her cloak as she talked, "when you struck me with your passionate fist Luffy, and you Drax with your hard iron sheath" she then brought her hand to her cheek and closed her eyes with a smile, "they felt good~"
Drax stared at her blankly, "ok I just have one question here, are you a masochist?" the question made Alvida blush and at that very moment every man and woman in the area with hear shaped eyes shot back with nose bleeds, Drax just shrugged, "hey I don't judge to each their own"
At that moment, a group of police officers in brown uniforms with rifles came charging in, one with a baton started barking orders, "this is the police, put your weapon down quietly, I'm placing you under arrest for assaulting a police captain" he barked, before turning to Luffy, "and you get down from there at once"
At that point Alvida turned to them, "hang on a moment just who did you say you were arresting?"
What little they tried to resist her looks their eyes became heart shaped like all the rest making Drax shake his head, 'love sick idiots' Drax thought shaking his head, but his attention was quickly taken when he heard a low booming sound in the distance making him look up in time to see a cannon ball coming in.
Drax quickly dropped to a knee as the cannon ball hit the fountain as a voice rang out, "Surprize!" and the fountain exploded, the rubble flew everywhere and Drax watched as large chunks flew at Alvida only for them to literally slip off her with no resistance what so ever.
Through the smoke Drax could make out a group of cloaked figures approaching, Drax listens in as they talk with Alvida and he smirks hearing a voice he recognises, 'oh this should be fun maybe I'll play a bit'
Alvida threw off her cloak revealing her white bikini and pink and white baggy shorts with light blue sash, and her hour glass figure making every man and woman look at her with heart shaped eyes, "fear not, no fruit can harm me not after eating the Smooth-Smooth fruit, no attack can harm my skin as it just slides right off"
Drax crosses his arms, 'that's not acutely a bad fruit to have in a weaker sea like this, but in one of the grand line or other where she'd run across sea stone weapons and Haki she's screwed'
Then she threw he hand gesturing to those in the cloaks, "after becoming a whole new person, I decided to join forces with someone who shared the same goal as finding you two"
After she finished saying that the front cloaked figure started chuckling like a mad man all anyone could see was a big red nose under the cloak.
Drax just grins, 'oh this is going to be fun' Drax thinks as the group pulls their cloaks off revealing Alvidas newest friends, the buggy pirates.
"Behold the real star of the show has arrived" Buggy called out laughing, "ah Monkey D Luffy ever since the day you sent me flying, I've been obsessed with exacting my revenge on you, that alone lead me to…." Buggy started rambling
Drax just looked up to Luffy, "why is this idiot telling us a story?" he asked confused,
Luffy shrugs and Buggys head sagged "I don't know either"
Drax just sighs, "That makes all three of us"
Luffy blinks, "hey what's you name again, Bro you remember"
"I recognize the face, beggy", "bugge", "biffy", "boggy", "behe"
The two brothers started tossing names back and forth trying to come up with his name, buggy was growing red in anger as all those around started chuckling at some of the names until both brother stopped and looked at each other, ""That's it! It's Buffoon!""
"WHAT BUFFOON! YOU STATIC AND RUBBER BASTARDS, AND NOW BUGGY THE CLOWN IS GOING TO MAKE YOU PAY FOR THAT!" Buggy yelled
Hearing the name buggy people immediately start crying out in panic and running away, before the members of buggies crew point their pistols at them.
"No one moves" Buggy yells, "I want you all to see how angry I can be"
At that moment Luffy catches his hand, "ah ha, that's it its Buggy!"
Buggy faceflawnts, "You mean you only now just remembered it!"
Drax sighs, "of course, how could we forget, that BIG RED NOSE!"
"WHY YOU STATIC BASTARD!" Buggy yelled his face completely red
*CLUNK*
Hearing the clunk above his head, Drax looked up to the execution platform to seen Luffy pinned to the platform by half a stockade, with Caboji sitting on it wearing the same close as last time, "long time no see rubber freak"
Drax grips his sword and pulls it out about to static up, just when Caboji jumped down his blade drawn and both swords clash.
"Hey static bastard been a while" Caboji sneered
Drax glared at him, "piss off you side show reject" he says pushing his blade up catching Cabojis blade with his hilt throwing it up and went to plant his foot into Cabojis gut but the acrobat jumped back dodging it and the two of them glared off at each other.
At that buggy starts laughing aloud like a mad man and Drax scowled but then felt another chill in the air, he looked up to the sky, the clouds were moving faster that they were before, 'well looks like something big is about to hit and we're right in the middle of it, just brilliant', then the wind picked up again it was so loud Drax couldn't hear anyone speak, Drax looked at the platform to see buggy standing up there with Luffy all the time he was ranting on about something, 'how the hell did he get up there so quick, well that's one bonus I don't have to hear that clown go on a rant, but if you're going to do something old man you'd better do it soon', no sooner had Drax thought that sky went dark, the wind stopped and Draxs blade starts sparking 'here it comes', Drax thought settling his gaze on Caboji ready to strike and save his brother at a moment's notice.
"Listen up, I'm about to begin the festivities of this flashy execution" Buggy yells out laughing.
Drax scowls and shoots at Caboji and his defence painting a knee in his gut and looked up to Luffy, "hold on bro I'll be right up" Drax said about to static up
Luffy looks to him, "bro hold on a moment"
Drax looks at him like he's mad, but then he sees the look in Luffys eyes and sighs as he sheaths his blade, "captains orders, fine, but you'd better get yourself out of it you hear me" Drax yelled getting a nod from Luffy, Drax sighs crossing his ankles and sitting down on the spot.
Buggy laughed, "What's this, telling your brother to stand down straw hat, I see you've accepted your fate, so any last words?"
Drax grins, 'there is no way Luffy will pass this up', and no sooner had Drax thought that, than Luffy had taken in a deep breath
"listen, I'm the man who'll be king of the pirates!"Luffy yelled at the top of his lungs
The entire square went deadly quiet and Drax grins saying in his mind, 'yep and I'll make that happen for ya little bro, we'll both see our dreams come full circle'
Buggy grinned, "And now for the flashy part of the show, bye bye now"
Then three voices are heard
"Hold it!"
"Stop the execution!"
"Right now!"
Drax looks to Zoro, Sanji and Gin each with pissed off looks on their face, Sanji with his cigarette, Zoro with his blades drawn and Gin with his tonfas and in a new outfit, it was the same as his last one only all black with steel shoulder pads and boots, his tonfas had been upgraded with spikes on them, Drax smirked to see his money had been well spent.
'Bout time you three showed up' Drax thought as he rested his hand on his sword
At the sight of Zoro the crowd scattered to the left and right and Drax gets up pulling his blade once more, "time to break you out Luffy!" Drax calls out only to quickly jump out of the way as a cannon ball hits the ground where he once stood, Drax landed only to jump back again as another hit, he came skidding to a halt and looked up before sprinting forward, as did Zoro, Gin and Sanji, the four of them charge into the fray as the buggy pirates charged at them.
Drax wasn't dodging none of their attacks could hit him and he mercilessly cut through each of the men that came at him, with Zoro next to him doing the same as he avoided his enemies blade, Sanji jumped up launching a flurry of kicks with Gin shooting forward knocking any opponent down as they charged.
"Free Luffy!" Drax yelled as they charge
Scowling buggy raised the cutlass he had, "enough of this Time to die Straw hat! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!"
Drax looked up at the clouds as another blade passed through him, 'come on do something old man, we're both your sons save him. Show yourself!'
"Zoro, Sanji, Gin, Usopp, Kaya, Nami, Nojiko, Kyūbi, Bro…" Luffy yelled as he looked down on them with a grin, "sorry, but I'm dead"
Draxs heart skipped a beat as he saw Buggys blade fall, "LUFFY!"
In that split second a massive lightning bolt shot down from the heavens and hit the stand in a mighty crash and flash, Draxs eye go wide as it crashes down, 'SON OF A BITCH!'
Seconds later the entire platform comes crashing down and the heavens opened as the rain came down heavy in the seconds that followed, and then a straw hat floated down landing on the ground as a hand reached out of the wreckage and lifted it up putting it on a head of black hair.
"ha-ha-ha, I'm still alive, that's nice" Luffy said standing completely unscathed. And the entire buggy crew looking at him like WTF!.
Drax just looks at him arms by his side, actually speechless and barely holding onto his sword at what he just witnessed knowing the cause but still partially in shock at just what nearly happened.
Zoro sheaths his blades and Sanji stuttered dropping his cigarette, "what was that, divine intervention?"
Gin was just as speechless as Drax and only uttered one word, "wow"
Luffy just strolled over with a big grin on his face, "hey guys" he says happily
Drax blinked a few times regaining his grasp on reality before sheathing his blade, and walked into Luffys path and drew back his now black fist and levelled Luffy to the ground in a crater, "YOU IDIOT!" Drax yelled as he did it making the other three flinch at the tone, "don't you ever do that again, what the hell was that Hu, you could have died Luffy what the actual fucking hell!"
Luffy looked at his brother as he rubbed his head but stopped when he saw something he had been seeing too much of lately, Drax was turned away from the other so they didn't see and it the rain he could have been mistaking it, but Draxs eyes were brimming with tears, in anger. And Luffy flinched seeing them.
"What the hell Luffy" Drax said softly just enough for him to hear they were still a fair bit away from the others and Drax just knelt down to him his fists clenched, "don't, don't do that again, we both lost Sabo, I don't know what I would do if I lost you" he said as a lone tear fell, and the two brothers shared a look, "please Luffy don't make me go through that again, I already lost one little brother, I don't want to lose a second" he said softly
Luffy frowned but then nodded, "sorry bro, I'll be more careful" he said gently
And Drax nodded hearing that before he pushed himself to his full height shaking his head and rubbing the evidence of the tears away, "Good, now let's…."
Drax was interrupted as suddenly a legion of marines rushed in from each street heading right for them, Drax gripped his blade pulling it from its sheath again, 'I'm going to have to get this thing on a revolving door I'm sheathing and unsheathing it so much', "alright straw hat pirates, clear a path to the shore we've got to get to the going merry otherwise we're not goanna make it to the grand line" Drax ordered
The other four nodded and charged through the swarms of marines cutting, kicking, punching, pounding and just generally thrashing them as they ran, punching through their lines as they made a break for it in the pouring rain.
Finally reaching the street and only marines behind them, the four ran as fast as they could, Drax sheathed his blade again, 'let's just hope we don't run into anyone strong, it's a clean break now. Old man you just keep pushing me doing you'
The four of them sprinted through the streets running as fast as they could.
"Nami predicted this storm perfectly" Sanji said as he ran
Drax nodded as he ran, "yea. It's no surprize, I've been feeling the pressure drop for a while now, but it spiked earlier"
Gin looked to Drax, "commanded, that lightning bolt back there was that you?"
Drax shook his head, "no, it wasn't, just dumb luck that's all it was" Drax called back as he kept running as they heard marine cries behind them
Zoro looked over his shoulder, "should we stop running and fight"
Drax looks back as he runs, "no we have to keep running or we won't make it"
Sanji narrows his eye looking in front of them, "hey who's that?" he asked making Drax look in front of them
Drax and Zoro look forward and both their eyes widen, it was the girl who took them to the shop.
'So she's a marine, well isn't that ironic, I should have known from her way of talking.' Drax thought as they come to a halt.
"Roronoa Zoro, Monkey D Draxsis" she says with venom in her voice, "liars, both of you"
Sanji was about to go off on one when Drax stepped forward, "you never asked us for our names just as we didn't ask you, so how can we be liars if we were never asked the question to begin with"
The girl scowled, "shut up" she yelled as she drew her sword, "there is no way I can allow pirates to leave here with such legendary swords, give them to me, the Wado ichimonji and the Gin ga jōshō Shimashita, right now!"
Zoro grips his Wado and holds it ready for unsheathing, "come get it" he says with a smirk
Drax shrugs his shoulders and his coat falls of but Drax catches it and tosses the rucksack and his coat to Sanji as he draws the twin rose blade in the same motion, "let's see how good you are girl"
The three of them shoot at each other the blades of the Wado, Shimashita, and Shigure all clashed in the centre, the girl glared at them, as both Drax and Zoro held uninterested looks, the girl was putting everything into her push but they were barely pushing back as they held their positing.
"So girl you have a name, you know ours but we don't know yours, isn't it part of the honour among swordsmen to state your name before the fight" Drax said with a smirk
The girl snarled, "I am master chief petty officer Tashigi of the marines"
Drax smirked, "that's better"
Zoro looked to him, "commander, would you mind leaving this one to me, I have something to settle here"
Drax looked to him and saw the look in his eyes saying that he wouldn't take no for an answer, Drax then nodded, "alright, but do you have anything against me staying and watching, I want to see how this ends" Zoro nodded and Drax leaped back and Zoro took on her full pressure.
Sanji tossed Drax his rucksack and coat as he sheathed his blades and threw his coat over himself.
At that moment Sanji snapped, "What a jerk! You can't fight a girl!"
Drax holds his hand out for silence, just as Tashigi snarls, "I can take care of myself" she yells making Sanji flinch
Drax looks over his shoulder, "you three get moving to the ship, I'll make sure no one interferes with this fight and get Zoro there in time now move it!"
Luffy and the rest nod as they start running, Drax keeps his eyes on the fight and watches on as they exchange swings. Sanji yelling on the way past that if Zoro hurt her he'll kick his ass.
No sooner had they left did more marines show up and surround Drax pointing guns at him, Drax fixes them with a glare as he's fingers spark and they all flinch, "you boys sure you want to challenge a man with the surge powers in the rain, dumb move if you ask me" he says in a low voice, making all the marines gulped, and they decided to watch the fight.
Which was over in split seconds, as soon as Zoro pulled his second blade, several times the blades clashed before Tashigi met the wall and her Shigure was send to the ground through the air by Zoros blades, before Zoro stabbed the wall beside her head claiming victory.
Tashigi looked into Zoros eyes scared out of her mind she'd lost, and yet he didn't kill her.
Drax watched on as Zoro sheathed his blades, and he overheard a few marines talking in shock how they had never seen Tashigi lose before, Drax mentally sighed, 'first time for everything I guess'
Drax then started to walk forward, "Zoro, get going I'll catch up"
Zoro looked to Drax and nodded before starting to move of. Tashigi glares at him as he walked away "why didn't you kill me!" she roared at him and Zoro stopped on the spot, "I know it's because I'm a girl, it's pathetic that you can't fight me because I'm a woman, it's embarrassing. You may be physically stronger, but you just don't have the guts to do it, this sword isn't just for decoration, I don't even thing you know what it means to carry a sword!"
Zoro was pissed he was about to yell at her as he turned but was met my Draxs glare, "Zoro get moving!" the look scared the hell out of him and he nodded before running.
Tashigi then turned her scowl on Drax who had denied her his explanation but the seconds she met his glare she froze also it was like staring into the eyes of a beast her entire body tensed and she could feel her heart racing.
Slowly Drax turned and walked over in the rain and reached down picking up Shigure and walked over to her holding it out.
Tashigis' instincts took over and she grabbed her blade before swinging it at Draxs throat, the blade connected but it didn't break skin it simply stopped and she noticed his entire neck was a metallic black, it was then her world froze and she looked upon his eyes they were boring right through her she was afraid, afraid more than she had ever been in her life even armed against this man she was helpless.
Then he did the one thing she least expected him to do he sighed, "if you can't win against Zoro when he's not even fighting with all his blades, what make you think you'd even last a single second against me" he says in a serious tone.
Her breath hitched, he was right, by all logic it made sense, he as Zoros superior, he was older so he would have been stronger, and the aura he emitted, was suffocating, she drops her blade and her legs gave out and she fell to her knees on the spot. Drax looks at her, she started crying. "Why, why didn't he kill me?" she cried
Drax sighed, "You were wrong before it has nothing to do with the fact you're a girl that's not the type of man Zoro is. He treats everyone the same regardless of gender, he's got no problem killing anyone if he has to, but that's if he has to. He's the same as me in that respect, just because were pirates, doesn't make us blood thirty, we don't kill for the pleasure, hell, we haven't even raided a village, attacked another ship or even stolen treasure from anyone other than pirates sense we started, we're not that kind of pirate crew"
Tashigi just listened to him not speaking, when she didn't respond Drax turned and started to walk away, but then he stopped when she called out again, "why did you become a pirate, looking at your skilled you could have become great marines. So why be pirates?"
Drax chuckled hearing that, "I can't speak for Zoro and his dream of wanting to be the world's best swordsmen, but in my case I actually grew up wanting to be a marine"
That shocked Tashigi more than anything, a pirate that had wanted to be a marine he had to have been joking it had to be some sick joke.
Drax just stood there in the rain for a few moments before he looked up, "….but then, something happened a long time ago, and it was that event that made me realize, that the justice you marines cling so tightly, is totally flawed" he spat with disgust making Tashigi flinch, "It doesn't apply to everyone, and that is what makes it flawed, if it's one law for some and no laws for the rest. How is that justice", Drax says this as he clenches his fists and turns to her, "think very carefully about your life and the choices you've made and consider your future marine girl, because the next time we cross paths I will be your opponent and I will end you" he says glaring at her before walking off, leaving her stunned.
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Drax sprinted onward, wondering where the hell Zoro went, he was about to use haki to find the green haired swordsmen when he saw Luffy standing in a fighting pose getting closer he can see his opponent, the logia fruit marine he spotted at the peers, 'crap Luffy can't handle this guy yet',
Drax came up beside Luffy, skidding to a halt, Luffy looked to him, "bro where's Zoro?"
Drax shrugged, "I saw him running in this direction, but he must have turned off, but don't mind that now that we've got this bastard to deal with" Drax said as he gripped his swords handle ready to pull
Smoker stepped forward, "finally we meet black lighting, I was wondering when you'd show up"
Drax glared at the marine, "you seem to have me at a disadvantage marine, you know my name but I don't know yours"
"Captain Smoker of the marines, I'm the highest ranking officer on this island, and you are pirate trash" the now named Smoker glares
Luffy looks to Drax, "bro we have to beat him to get to the grand line"
Drax smirks "no problem"
"Don't be so sure", Smoker scowls before shooting two pillars of smoke at them, the smoke swirls around them fast ensnaring them before hoisting them up.
"What the hell is going on?" Luffy cries,
"I ate the Plum-Plum fruit, now my body can be smoke whenever I want" smoker announced raising them higher.
Drax grinned "I already knew that, I already saw what you can do Smokey, I saw you at the peers, you should really watch your surroundings better, you never know who might be watching"
Smoker snarls "it won't do you any good now that I've got you, you're as good as caught"
Drax smiles back "I wouldn't be so sure, you do know they don't call be black lightning for nothing" the second Drax finished he burst into static
Smokers eyes widen, "logia"
Drax reappears at a low angle in front of smoker, his right fist encased in black haki as he hits smoker in the gut, Luffy dropped to the ground from smokers grasp and smoker was sent rolling down the street. Smoker rises moments later coughing up blood after that hit, he slowly got back onto his feet, "so one of you is made of rubber the other is what, a static man"
Drax scoff at him, "try again, I eat the Surge-Surge fruit I'm made of electricity",
Smoker wipes the blood from his mouth, "and can use haki not a skill you see in this sea rarely if at all. Where did you learn it?"
Drax smirked, "I don't have to tell you anything to you Smokey, but it should be easy for you now to see that you're no match for me, so care to get out of the way or am I going to have to get rough"
Smoker draws his jute and points it at Drax, "don't think I'm out just yet, all devil fruit uses be they paramecia or logia are weak to sea stone"
Drax drew his broad sword and held it out flashing the metal, "Apparently we were both thinking the same thing here Smokey".
Smoker narrowed his eyes at the sword seeing the sea stone body he snarled, "Where did you get that?"
Drax grins a shit eating grin at smoker, "you like I made it myself" he said as he gave the blade a twirl, "of course I've got your branch to thank for the materials, it was simple, I strolled in an swiped what I needed and melted it down at a forge I found, took me all day but it was worth it for this beauty"
Smoker snarled in anger at being embarrassed, that a wanted pirate could just walk into his HQ and take what he wants, there was only one way to make it right. "You won't be leaving here with that sword, and you won't be leaving at all",
Drax grinned, "now you're sounding just like that sword girl, what was her name…. oh right Tashigi",
Smoker glared at him at the mention of his subordinate, "what did you do to her",
Drax shrugged, "wasn't me, that was all Zoro, he trounced her and left her alive and unharmed, though she took it as an insult him not killing her or fighting seriously, but enough about all that it's time for you to move"
"I don't think so", Smoker yelled as he charged at Drax in smoke form. Drax swung his blade at the smoke in a horizontal slash but the smoke divided before it touched it. Smoker thrust at Draxs from behind with his jute, but Drax swung round quickly and blocked the thrust with his sword.
Smoker scowled, "try this, Smoke screen", at the yell both smokers arms of smoked shot at Drax fast catching him and slamming him to the wall hard, but Drax quickly burst into static after impact and reformed behind smoker with his arms surging with black lightning Drax grinned.
"My turn now" Drax yelled as he raised the broad sword and his powers surged through it, 'I hope this works', "Surge Cannon"
A blast of black lightning shot out of the end of the sword in a sphere the size of a cannon ball, it shot at smoker with lighting speed, but smoker had just leaped clear when he saw it. The sphere continued on and impacted a building and reduced it to rubble in seconds.
Drax smirked looking at the shock on smokers face, "and the sea stone in my blade means logia's cant dodge anything fired from this blade with particles from it inside, they're small enough not to affect my powers but cancel out phasing, you're going to lose smoker"
Smoker gritted his teeth, knowing he was at a definite disadvantage it was then that Luffy tried to get involved with a "Gum-Gum Gatling", the fists shot at smoker but they all went through him, before he burst into smoker and reformed behind Luffy slamming him to the ground face first, "maybe you are, but he's another story"
Draxs eyes widened, "shit Luffy" he yelled running at him with his sword ready to carve smoker in two
Smoker thrust his jute at Luffy aiming for his neck but before it hit a hand grabbed smokers stopping him, and then Drax stopped dead in his tracks his eye nearly went out of his skull.
Smoker looked over his shoulder at the man with a scowl, "you, well how nice now the government can have your head too"
Luffy was pinned and couldn't see, Drax however could and he recognized him from the pictures he'd seen, 'well isn't this nice a family reunion'
Dragon grinned slightly before speaking, "the world is still waiting for our answers" he said before looks to Drax, "all our answers",
Drax nods slightly understanding what he meant and sheathed his blade just in time as a massive tornado wind swept through the streets catching them all and threw them about like a child throwing its toys in a temper tantrum.
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Somehow all the male members of the straw hat crew landed in the same place, at the docks. Everyone emerged from the wreckage.
Drax threw part of a roof of himself panting, 'damn old man when we finally get around to talking I'm not going to forget that, I am going to kick your ass' Drax said inside his mind as he dusted himself off.
Luffy sits up in a pile of rubble putting his hand on his head checking his hat as he looks around. "Ow can someone tell me what happened here?"
Drax walks over and help him up, "damned if I know Luffy, crazy winds", 'crazy fathers more like it'
Usopp groans as he falls over from his awkward position, as the five of them converge about to make a plan when three voices cut through the wind, """Help!"""
They all look out to sea, to see the going merry caught in some rough waves, with Nojiko, Nami and Kaya on board, Kyūbi couldn't be seen but was probably inside curled up in the storm.
"Shit the girls need our help" Sanji says
"Damn it" Drax cursed, "It's too far out for me to static to it,
"Let's go the ship will be gone soon" Sanji says and they all start running right, but Luffy runs left while laughing
The four of them stop looking back at him, "Um Luffy?" Zoro says confused
Drax feels a shiver go down his spin, he knew all too well what that laugh meant. Luffy had an idea. And then when Luffy gripped the railing of a staircase and pulled himself past it readying himself like a sling shot Drax head sank.
The other looked on in shock and confusion, some realized what he was doing
"What!" Usopp yelled
"No he can't!" Sanji said in denial
"I'm not goanna like this" groaned Zoro
"What's he doing!" asked Gin
Drax put his hand on Gin and Zoros shoulders, "it's the only way, we must endure" he said in a sage like tone as they all heard the yell
"GUM-GUM ROCKET!" and with that all five of them were launched into the air over the ocean and by sere luck landed on the ship
Drax rubbed the back of his neck as he got up, "well that wasn't so bad, the sail caught us at least"
Drax turned to find the others in a heap as everyone else besides Luffy and Drax moaned in pain.
Nojiko, Nami and kaya rushed to the railing of the ship looking down on them.
"You made it" Nami cheered
"Usopp" kaya called
"It's about time" Nojiko grinned
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Back on the island dragon stands atop a building and holds out his hands, "go if that's what you want then by all means let it happen, go, go forth and discover the truth, and show it to the world"
Smoker on the ground looked up to dragon, "why did you help those two? Dragon!"
Not even looking down dragon spoke, "It is not our place to come between that boy and his dream smoker, and the other will show the world the truth that has been hidden for so long, they will have what they desire" he finished before disappearing into a flash of lightning.
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The going marry rocked back and forth as Nami called out, "hey look a light"
Usopp looked as he held onto the mast, "is that a light house"
Drax gripped the railing, "it's one of the guide posts. The grand line is just up ahead"
Luffy grinned beside him, "so the grand line is out there, I can't wait"
Usopp clung to the mast harder as another wave hit, "yea but do we have to head there in the middle of a hurricane storm",
Drax laughs "what better way to start a voyage, to the grand line"
Then Sanji came up with a barrel setting it on deck, "come on, I think we should say something to mark the occasion"
Everyone grouped round a barrel and set a foot on it one at a time announcing their dreams
"I'm going to the grand line to find the all blue", Sanji declared proudly
"I'm going to be king of the pirates" Luffy grinned
"the world's best swordsmen" Zoro stated firmly
"I'm going so I can draw a map of the entire world" smiled Nami
Nojiko wrapped her arm around Nami and put her foot up to, "and I'm going to help you"
"I guess I'm going to be a brave warrior of the sea" Usopp said with a nervous smile
Kaya smiled putting her foot up beside his, "to live an adventure"
Gin steeled his resolve and put his foot up "to face the grand line"
Then they all looked to Drax who raised his food high, "to find the truth, and see what really happened!" they all looked at him curious but didn't speak and raised their legs like his before bringing them down hard and smashed the barrel to bits.
"And now to the grand line" Luffy yelled getting a resounding cheer from the rest of them.
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It would be another two hours before they reached the entrance to the grand line reverse mountain, Drax was in his area of quarters with one of his books out. The pages of each were warn and old, like they had been read over and over again, strange markings filled some pages, hand drawn with translations below them, it was a journal of some kind.
Drax read over the same passage again and again as he had hundreds of times before, 'I will discover the truth, I will find out what happened, it all lies on that one stone, and I will find it, first place to look Alabasta, I will find you'
After ten more minutes, Drax closed the journal and sat up as he moved to the chest, which was now in the corner of the section with his guitar beside it, he opened it and placed the journal back inside, carefully and ran his fingers over the other, as he did Nojiko walked in to see the chest open.
Looking inside she looked closer. "So that's what you've got in there".
Drax looked over as he sighed "yea just personal stuff",
She looked closer, "those books look old"
Drax closed the chest before electrifying it, "yea they're older than me"
That got Nojiko curious, "whose where they before yours",
Standing up straight Drax turned, "my old mans",
"Wow", Nojiko said in shock not sure what to make of it
Drax nodded, "yea they're his journals of different things, they're my only connection to him",
Nojiko looked at him curiously, "I never met your dad",
Drax gave a sigh, "that makes two of us", 'unless you call looking at pictures for years and seeing for less than thirty seconds meeting him'
Nojiko looked at him sadly hearing the hurt in his voice, "how can you never have met your dad",
Drax shrugged as he walked past her, "he shipped me and Luffy off when Luffy was born I was too young to remember anything",
"Dose Luffy know about the journals", Nojiko asked
"He wouldn't understand half of what's written in them, and besides. When have you ever seen Luffy reading?" he said opening up the bags with the clothes they had gotten him
"True", Nojiko said in a dead pan
"I did show him them once, but he gave up after two pages and went chasing after some bug", Drax said with a smirk as he looked through the bags.
Nojiko laughed "that dose sound like Luffy"
Finding a shirt he liked Drax walked over taking off his black shirt and throwing it in the plain chest into the corner, Nojiko blushed seeing Drax well build physique, Drax grinned before pulling on one of the vest tops they got him at log town it was white, and he was wearing the green cargo trousers they gad got him with the black boots strapping the sword on he turned as he fixed the pauldron on over the top of the vest top and flexed his arm and neck to adjust it but left the one around his arm loose so he could move freely he wasn't going into battle so it wasn't needed, "eyes off Nojiko, what would Nami say if she saw you looking at me like a piece of meat"
Nojiko blushed beet red and gulped before she quickly turned around making Drax laugh as he started walking out, "come on we'll be there shortly. Better to be all together when we arrive in the grand line", Nojiko nodded quickly as she following him out.
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Drax opened the door into the kitchen and he and Nojiko walk in as Nami was talking.
"As unimaginable as it may seem the entrance to the grand line is a mountain" Nami said pointing to a chart on the table
Gin was sitting beside Zoro and nodded, "what she says is true, it's a canal that goes the entire way up the height of the mountain and an ocean current flows up it, when I was with Krieg, we lost two of our support ships just getting in because we went all at the same time there was barely enough time to act"
Zoro scoffed, "come on. How would that even be possible? Currents and ships can't Climb Mountains"
"Ah speaking of currents you guys, a little help here this current is insanely strong" Usopp yelled trying desperately to move the rudder
Kaya and Sanji went to assist but they couldn't budge it what so ever
Drax sighted walking over to the table, "looks like we're almost there, what gin says is the truth, each sea has a single entrance to the grand line that anyone can access but it's so perilous that only the brave take it, a single ten meter canal with an ocean current shoots up the mountain from each sea, reverse mountain is a winter mountain so when any warm currents touch it they are dragged down, in short there is a ten meter target window we have to get into the grand line if we're even a meter off, we'll hit the red line be crushed to bits and be dragged to the bottom"
Everyone hearing that gulped at the seriousness of Drax tone, Luffy grinned, "So it's a mystery mountain" making everyone face palmed.
Drax just shook his head, "well it's too late to turn back now. Grand line here we come"
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Everyone was still in the cabin, Drax and Luffy were out pulling in the sails, due to the current pulling them where they needed to go the sails weren't needed, and could only slow them down.
As they were pulled closer Luffy looked ahead as the clouds began to thin and the red line began to come into sight, he looked to Drax who was looking ahead also, before looking to Luffy with a smirk. Luffy grinned, "Red line Dead ahead!" Luffy yelled
The cabin door opened and the rest of the crew came out looking ahead of the ship gawking at the sight.
"Aaaaaah, that's insanely huge" yelled Usopp
"So that's the entrance to the grand line" Nami said in shock
Nojiko and Gin gulped at the sight, Zoro and Sanji just stared on in shock, and kaya held Kyūbi and was looking on afraid behind Usopp, Drax had pulled himself upright and was standing on the ships mast and was looking out ahead at the red line, eyes focused.
Luffy looked to Drax, "so that's it, the way into the grand line?"
Drax nodded, "yep, I hope your ready Luffy because there's no turning back"
Luffy grinned, "I'm ready"
Usopp looked on eyes gawking, "I-I can't see the top it's taller than the clouds!"
As Usopp yelled the entire ship shook as the currents strengthened, Luffy fell off the mast but used his arms like a bungee cord as he bounced around, "we're getting sucked in, hold the rudder steady!" he yelled keeping himself on the ship
Drax staticed over to Luffys hands and grabbed a hold of him holding him so he didn't let go, "I got you Luffy"
Luffy steadied himself and looked forward as they crashed through the waves, "Bro, Nami where's the entrance, if we keep this heading we'll crash into the cliff"
Drax looked forwards and saw the line in the cliffs before jumping off the mast and grabbed Luffy pulling him onto the deck, "Keep going straight!" Drax called, "the entrance is dead ahead"
Nami looked to Drax like he was crazy but then looked ahead, "no way, he's right keep the rudder steady we're heading straight for it"
Luffy grabbed the railing and pulled himself up to Nami and Drax dispersed into static and reformed beside her, Luffy looked to Drax, "is that it, the entrance to the grand line"
"yep, this is it, all or nothing" Drax said wrapping his arm around Namis waste she did the same as they did, she pulled herself closer as the ship rocked, Draxs warmth making her feel safe in the storm.
Zoro looked ahead with a pair of binoculars, "I-I don't believe it the currents are actually flowing up the mountain"
Gin grinned beside him, "told you so"
Breaking apart Nami leaned on the railing with Drax beside her as he steadied her, "we have to make our way through those water gates just right, otherwise well hit the red line and be smashed to pieces"
""On it!"" Usopp and Sanji yelled as the pushed and pulled the rudder post.
Luffy jumped to the front of the ship and was watching closely, "we're drifting off course, we gotta got more to the right"
"Right don't you mean starboard" Usopp yelled as he pushed the rudder while Sanji pulled
Gin and Zoro were to the sides of the ship watching the course with eyes narrowed, Kaya and Kyūbi were in the cabin out of the rain watching Usopp and Sanji while Nojiko was on the other side of Nami from Drax.
The ship started to creak as it stated to move on course, but as it did everyone heard it, as the wood of the rubbed control broke and Sanji and Usopp hit the deck in the cabin, """"""""The Rudder!"""""""" everyone yelled
"Bro!" Luffy yelled tossing his hat and jumping off the ship in a spit second, "Gum-Gum Balloon"
The ship and the grand line hit off each other with Luffy in between and with a bounce the ship was put back on course, and Luffy was falling to the water.
"Luffy grab hold" Zoro yelled holding out his arm as Luffy stretched out grabbing him and pulling himself back to the ships decking with a crash leaving Luffy with his head stuck in the deck as everyone yells they made it.
"I. Want. To. See!" Luffy yelled pulling himself out, "I'm free" he yells as he lands on his feet. Drax comes up behind him and slaps his straw hat back on his head with a grin and the two of them exchange a bro fist with a smirk.
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Luffy had taken his spot on the ships ram head figure, as Drax was on the right of it with Nami in front of them in his arms both looked forward with smiles, kaya and Usopp were on their left with Kyūbi in her arms, Zoro gin Sanji and Nojiko were on the right looking forward, as the ship shot up through the currents higher before breaking through the cloud barrier.
"This is insane" Luffy laughed happily, "we're not in the clouds were above them"
Drax smirked and wrapped his arm tighter around Nami as he gripped the railing tighter with his other, making Nami look at him, he smirked, "Everyone better hold on tight, were in for one hell of a ride"
The other looked at him as they shot to the summit of the mountain and their eyes widened realizing what it meant, there was a slightly bounce before the run down, Nami immediately held to Drax tightly, and the rest of them held onto the railing, Luffy wrapped his legs a few times around the figurer head as they reached the top.
Nami looked on in awe, "it's beautiful", Drax smiled, "yes it is" before the ship shot out of the water into the air before beginning its drop, Drax held fast to the ship as the landed holding Nami tightly, everyone else managed to stay on.
Nami looked to Drax happily as they began soaring down the mountain, but she blinked when she saw he was looking straight forward with a determined look in his eyes, 'you're out there and I will find you' were Draxs thoughts as the raced down
Nami touched him slowly on the cheek getting his attention, he looked to her, "what is it?" she asked worried
Drax smiled, "my dream, what I've wanted for so long, lies out there, and no it's finally becoming a reality, after so long, but there's still so far to go"
Nami smiled and she held his hand tightly, "however far it is, we'll see each other's dreams come through together"
Drax smiled at her and they learned in and kissed passionately as they roared down the mountain side, breaking apart Drax smiled. "I'm the luckiest bastard in the world"
Nami grinned, "Tell me something I don't know"
"I can see it this is the greatest sea in the whole world, the grand line" Luffy declared with a massive grin looking out as they rocketed down the slope, and entered into the seconds cloud layer on the way down.
Them a massive *BUOOOOOOOOOOH* echoed out making Drax blinked, "UM what was that"
Zoro looked to him, "I heard it to"
Nami giggled enjoying the speed and the wind rushing past them, "it must just be the wind. At this speed everything sounds distorted"
*BUOOOOOOOOOOH* then it happened again, and Usopp pulled down one of the zooming lenses on his new goggles and kaya looked to him, "what is it Usopp"
Usopp squinted, "I'm not sure but there's something up ahead I can't make out"
Sanji had taken to the ships net rigging for a better view, "Nami there's a mountain dead a head"
Drax and Nami turned to him, "what that's impossible!" Nami yelled back, "Yea have you been mixing something into your cigarettes or something, there's no way"
"But I see it its right there" Sanji said pointing a head
Drax scowls and turns to Nami, "I'll take a look" he says before dispersing into static and reforming inside the crow's nest, he looks out and his eyes widened at what he sees.
Luffy is laughing, "Who cares let's go!"
Then the sound comes again *BUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH* and everyone hears it, and then as they pass through the cloud layer they see it and everyone's eyes go as wide as Drax yells.
"IT'S A WHALE!" *BUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH*
