2 years after the Battle of Marineford,...

2 years have passed since the battle between the Marines, the Seven Warlords, and the Whitebraid Alliance, but its repercussions are still felt throughout the world as the power in the world had shifted dramatically.

But first, let's see what's up with our feminine Straw Hat captain at the abandoned island of Ruskaina, northwest of Handsome Lily.

"It sure flew by," Rafi said, putting on her straw hat, "It's already been two years."

Rafi displayed some of her strength when she shows that she made friends with the wildlife and warns the animals not to hurt her friends.

"The ship is ready," one of the Kujin tribe warriors said, "Said the word and we'll be off."

"Okay, thanks," Rafi thanked him.

Just then, Boa Hank spoke up, "Don't you worry about food. I have already filled the ship with all your favorites. Since I'm so thoughtful, I wouldn't blame you if you don't wanna get married right away..."

"Aw, I really do wanna marry you someday, but thanks for the food!" Rafi replied to Hank, then swooning as ever. "But you're so sweet as ever, and yet my heart is on fire!"

Boa Hank felt swooned, "I love your directness!"

"Sally left six months ago. She's waiting for you at Sabaody," Another Kujin warrior informed Rafi.

"All right. Let's go!" Rafi cried as she smiled.

At Marine HQ, Senga had resigned, and so did Monkey D. Grace. The new admiral was Akaina. Before taking her post, she quarreled with Aokija and the two had a duel. Aokija, now known as Kuzina, lost the duel and left the Marines.

The seat among the Four Empresses left empty by Whitebraid's death was seized by 'Blackbraid' Tia, who spread her influence into the New World. She was gaining quite the reputation, along with Shakira, Kaida, and Big Dad. Blackbraid joined the ranks of the Four Empresses as her audacity is infuriating.

Meanwhile, the Straw Hats kept silent, also heard the news of Alice's death. After the Marineford battle, Rafi had told them to reunite again in two years later. In the meantime, she had worked to master Haki under Sally's instruction, while each of her crew mates also grew and achieved epic and incredible things.

Choppie studies advanced medicine in the Birdie Kingdom.

Sandi learns the ninety-nine Attack Cuisine recipes in Peachy Island, as well as fighting 99 masters.

Nabi begins to learn about the New World's meteorology on Weatheria.

Brooke composes a new song for the Longarm Tribe on the Kenzan Island in Hungeria.

Robert went to Baltigo to join Rafi's mother, Daniella, and the Revolutionary Army.

Frankie studies Dr. Vegapunk's explorations into weaponry on Karakuri Island.

Usoppe begins survival training from Hera in order to eventually escape from the Boin Archipelago.

And Roronoa Zora begins to train under Laura Mihawk.

Then, after two years, the Straw Hats headed for where they had promised to reunite...the Sabaody Archipelago!


A flashback earlier to when Rafi was saying her goodbyes to the Kujin Pirates...

"You can see the Sabaody Archipelago in the distance. This is as far as we can take you, Rafi," Boa Hank tells her, "If you ever need us, the Kujin Pirates will always come to your aid."

"Okay! Thanks for everything," Rafi thanks them.

"And...one more thing," Boa Hank added, "Just don't...say 'goodbye'."

Without a word, Rafi pulled Boa Hank to her. She wrapped herself around his waist and pulling him even closer. "I would never say that," she whispered, and kissed Hank on the lips, long and slow.

Boa Hank smiled at her, and then she went off.


Back in the present day...

Grove 17, The Sabaody Archipelago...

Nico Robert made it to the Thousand Sunny, where he met up with Frankie, now with a much more robotic appearance, on board.

"Isn't that our handsome archaeologist extraordinaire, Nico Robert?!" Frankie cried.

"You haven't changed a bit, Frankie," Robert giggled as he got aboard and finds that the ship has been coated and ready for underwater travel.


Grove 41, ...

"Why'd you gotta be such a pain about this?" Zora asked, "I just wanna go fish."

"Well, too bad! You can't!" Sandi answered angrily.

"Give me one good reason. And while you're at it, give me one good reason why I should even listen to you."

"I don't want to hang out together any more than you do, but I can't let you get lost," Sandi replied. "Don't get me wrong, though. Nothing would make me happier than to leave you out here for good. Too bad, huh? The point is, everyone's meeting up on the ship, so you don't get to go fishing on your own."

Zora groaned, "What a joke. No. 7 thinks she can talk trash to No. 1 and get away with it..."

"You think you're better than me just 'cause you got here first?!" Sandi yelled, "It's not like everyone swam to Sabaody, all right? So, you got nothing to brag about!"

"Sure, whatever you say...No. 7," Zora said.

That got Sandi really annoyed as she snapped, "Fine! You wanna fight me?! I trained my sexy legs on the shores of Peachy Island for two years!"

"Then, you better use them to run, 'cause I will cut you in half!' Zora snapped as well, and the two girls fight!


Grove 17, where the Thousand Sunny is anchored...

Back on the Thousand Sunny, newly refurbished, Nabi, Usoppe and Choppie meet up with Robert and Frankie on the ship.

"Frankie! Look at you in that awesome body!" Usoppe cried, "And the Sunny made it safe and sound, too."

"Can you shoot laser beams?! What about missles?! Do you have any cool accessories?!" Choppie asked Frankie, filled with excitement that Usoppe holds Choppie as she gawks at the new upgrades on Frankie, who now sports concealable hands within her giant ones and a hair-frizz feature.

Nabi was overjoyed to see Robert again and, to a shyer extent, the real Frankie.

"Speaking of the Sunny, there's something you gotta know," Frankie began. "The reason it was safe was because we had a secret ally protecting it - a warrior. The person who saved us by hurtling us apart two years ago. One of the Seven Warlords, Bartholomew Orsa!"

Nabi, Robert, Usoppe, and Choppie sat down as Frankie continued her explanation, "A few days ago, when I finally returned to the Sunny...I couldn't believe my eyes! She was waiting for me as she sat there."

Indeed, she was as Frankie flashback to when she found Orsa. "I've been waiting for you...," Bartholomew Orsa said, "Mission accomplished."

"It turns out the Sunny didn't have a scratch at all," Frankie said. "After we were separated, Orsa was turned into a cyborg guinea pig by the Navy. Then, by the time of that paramount war at Marineford, her personality and memory were all erased."

"Why her?! Wasn't she our enemy?!" Choppie asked, "And she still guarded the ship? Even after losing all her memories?!"

"Well, she had Dr. Vegapunk, the woman who modified her, promise to program her for one final mission: To protect the Thousand Sunny until one of us - the Straw Hats - returns," Frankie replied, "I think you all figured it out back then, but... If it weren't for Bartholomew Orsa, we'd be history. We're safe because of her. Orsa is a great benefactor to this crew - OUR crew."

Just then, Sally Rayleigh appeared, "Everything's gotten busy at the island. Your crew and everyone else is heading out, so get everyone on board. Grove 42 would be a good place to anchor your ship. I know it's a little rough, but it's time to put the past behind you...and start anew!"

Rayleigh went to Nabi, intent on teaching him how to navigate a coated ship. Usoppe, worried that Rafi hasn't shown up yet, asks about her. Sally replies with a smile on her face that Rafi has already disembarked.


Grove 46...

Meanwhile, in Grove 46, Rafi, Zora, and Sandi were on the run from the Marines, heading for Grove 42 when Rafi stopped for a moment...and saw Sally Rayleigh.

"Thanks for everything, these last two years," Rafi thanked her.

"No need for formalities already," Sally laughed. "Get going."

"One last thing, I'm gonna do it!" Rafi cried, "I'm gonna be Queen of the Pirates!"

"Yeah...Go all the way to the top!"


Grove 42, the gathering point of the Straw Hat Pirates...

Brooke arrived just in time to be reunited with the other Straw Hats on the Thousand Sunny.

"You really gave up stardom to come here," Frankie said, surprised, "I can't believe it."

Brooke laughed, "Nothing could keep me from coming back! I miss you all so. I see that Nabi and Robert have grown only grown cuter and manlier in our time apart."

"Seriously," Nabi sighed. "How is it none of you have grown up after all this time?"

"You know, objection aside, I was actually expecting to be the last one here," Brooke replied.

"Don't worry," Robert reassured. "Choppie went off to get the others."

"Hey!" a voice hollered.

They all turned to finally see that Choppie soon arrives back, having gone on to get Rafi, Zora and Sandi riding on the giant bird, who happens to be a friend of Choppie back at the Birdie Kingdom.

"Told 'ya I would find them!" Choppie shouted happily.

The Straw Hats were all reunited at last. They were more than overjoyed to see their captain after so long.

"Hey!" Nabi shouted happily as Robert smiled to see Zora, who smiled back at him.

"Together again, I've been waiting for this day," Brooke cried in tears of joy.

"You girls look more like women now!" Frankie said.

"We're together again at last!" Usoppe exclaimed.

When Sandi finally see Nabi and Robert looking more handsome than ever, she didn't get a nosebleed. Instead, she just flew and landed safely on the Sunny with her closed and hearts fluttering around her. Then, she hugged Nabi tightly and rubbed her face with his muscular chest.

"Not one, but TWO beautiful men in front of me," Sandi sighed and moaned lovingly, getting sexually excited seeing them.

"She's having a love-gasm!" Choppie and Usoppe screamed as they see Sandi rubs her hands on Nabi's manly buffed chest.

"WHOAH! You look so cool, Frankie!" Rafi screamed to see Frankie's new look. It seemed Frankie modified herself and turned herself into Armored Frankie.

"Alright, save it for later," Nabi said. "We need to get outta here while we can before the Navy's onto us!"

As if on cue, three Marine ships suddenly arrived and were already in range, starting firing cannonballs at the Thousand Sunny.

"If we don't do something fast, we're done for!" Usoppe cried in panic.

Just then, something quite unexpected had happened: The firing cannonballs stopped in mid-air by turning into stone. Slave Arrows.

There was only one thing that saved the Straw Hats from the firing Marines: The Kujin Pirates.

"Answer me this, Navs," Boa Hank spoke up. "Which one of you had the nerve and audacity to place your warship in my path?!"

"No way! That flag...," Robert was surprised.

"You know it?" Nani asked.

"That's the Kujin symbol," Robert answered, "They're a strong crew of male warriors, led by one of the Seven Warlords."

"You're joking, right?" Usoppe asked.

"WHOAH, who's that super-hot hunk of man?" Frankie asked as well.

"It's Hank!" Rafi cried, "Hey there, Hanky-Wanky!"

"Hank?!" Usoppe was shocked, "You mean the 'Pirate Emperor' from the Seven Warlords?!"

"That's right. His name is Boa Hank," Robert replied, answering Usoppe's and Frankie's questions, "They say anyone who lays eyes on him will be enamored by his beauty and turn to stone, unless he grants you mercy."

"Ooooohhh," Brooke cried, "I can see why. Handsome starts and ends with him. He dazzles my eyes!"

"Oh, wow!" Usoppe exclaimed. "He's a real-live god!"

Sandi gasped, "Is he really THAT hot? Lemme see!"

Then, Sandi got turned to stone, just like Robert said, when she looked at Hank.

"Aah! The Pirate Emperor is looking at us...," Usoppe screamed, "Sandi! She's as hard as a rock!"

"I thought Hanky-poo said he wasn't coming here," Rafi said as Usoppe, Sandi, and Brooke looked at her, surprised and shocked at the mention of her giving Boa Hank a cute nickname.

"We ordered you to move your ship out of the way!" A Marine commander ordered Hank, "You're interfering with official Navy business!"

"It's YOUR ship that's in my way," Boa Hank said, "So I believe it's you that's interfering with official Navy business!"

"Uh, okay, that's an immature argument," One of the Marines said.

"I get what I want," Boa Hank replied.

Boa Hank then turned to the Straw Hats and thought, Rafi, it seems like you've been safely reunited with your crew. Go, Rafi. I bought you some time. Now's your chance.

Boa Hank winks at Rafi, obviously creating a diversion for her. Rafi catches his wink and sighed lovingly.

"Woo! He winked at you! Atta girl, so proud!" Brooke said to Rafi, excited.

"Now's our chance to set sail...," Rafi sighed, distracted by her beloved.

"You know that warlord?" Nabi asked.

"You're friends with one of the Seven Warlords, Rafi?" Choppie asked as well.

"Yeah," Rafi answered. "I had the hots for him when I was launched and ended up on Handsome Lily, so we became a thing. As for the other guys, they're all my friends now."

"You mean that all-boys paradise where only men live? I didn't know it was real," Usoppe said as she can see the hearts floating all around Rafi.

The other Straw-Hat girls, except Sandi, can tell that Rafi had a great time. A really great time.

Rafi then looked back at Hank, "Oh, Hank. I promised we'll see each other someday, for I've been still captured by your spell, held prisoner in your gorgeous, beautiful eyes. I would've been floating at sea if you hadn't struck me like a lightning bolt igniting my soul."

"...You've been making love with the Pirate Emperor?!" Sandi was upset, "HAH! Come clean now! You certainly haven't been training during the last two years, have you?!"

"I did. It went great, along with my betrothed time with Hank...," Rafi answered.

"You! And I've been...! I've...," Sandi sighed, giving up. "Do you know what I had to go through?!"

Frankie opened the valves under the ship, letting air into the coating jelly and expanding it, turning it into a giant dome that covers the Sunny's deck.

But the Kujin Pirates aren't only ones helping the Straw Hats. The inhabitants from the Birdie Kingdom, Peachy Island, the Bowlin Islands, and Weatheria were there, too, meaning that their allies from during their separation are keeping the Marines at bay.

Hera uses giant horned beetles against them, wishing Usoppe good luck on her journey.

Some fellow weather scientists manufacture rain over the island, soaking the Marines' gunpowder.

Pero Noah uses more of his negative ghosts on the Marines.

The folks from Peachy Island are dealing with another bunch of Marines, trying to break their hearts.

"Ready to set sail?!" Rafi asked.

"Whenever you're ready, Captain," Nabi answered. He also explains to her and the crew how coating works against water pressure, but the ship will no longer be buoyant. Once the floating bag is removed, the ship will sink.

Frankie then removes the bag and Nabi orders everyone to raise the sail, much to Usoppe's confusion. Though Robert explains that the underwater currents work like wind on a coated ship.

As the rest of the Straw Hats getting ready to set sail and with the ship fully coated, Rafi began to spoke up, "All right. Listen up, guys! There's a lot I want to say, and we don't have much time. One thing can't wait, though. What you went through these past two years was crazy and yet selfish of me. I'm proud of you all."

"You make it sound like this never happened before," Sandi said, smiling.

"That's no joke," Usoppe agreed. "You've always been a crazy and selfish piece of work."

Rafi giggled. Then, she looked back at Boa Hank and thought, I'll miss you, Hanky baby.

Boa Hank thought once more, Take care of yourself, Rafi...

"Set sail!" Rafi ordered the entire crew and the Thousand Sunny sailed once more.

And so, the Straw Hats, reunited after two years, continue their journey to the New World.

Their next stop: Fishman Island!


FISHMAN ISLAND/RYUGU KINGDOM

After reuniting at the Sabaody Archipelago, the Straw Hats set out for Fishman Island, in order to reach the New World. During the voyage, Frankie, Nabi, Choppie, Usoppe, and Robert told others about Bartholomew Orsa, how the Sunny was protected, and even her unknown reason.

"That's crazy. Why would she do it for us?" Zora asked.

"I'm guessing it's because of my mom," Rafi replied. "I did bump into Evanko, who's also of the Revolutionary Army. Now we see that my mom, Orsa, and Evanko were part of it."

"I ran into your mother and the Revolutionary when I was in Baltigo. I told her what a great daughter you've become," Robert said to Rafi.

Soon, the Straw Hats were astonished that Orsa would go to such great lengths to protect them, figuring that she did it as a favor to Monkey D. Daniella.

"Well, all we can do is honor her memory," Frankie said. "And that Orsa was someone we're very much indebted to. But if we do see her again someday, she's now an emotionless human weapon!"

Just then, Sandi woke up, "Orsa saved us, huh?"

"Have some lunch," Rafi said. "It's from Handsome Lily."

"Oh, Handsome Lily. The island with all the men," Sandi replied. "Of course, that's where she sent you. Am I really supposed to feel indebted to Orsa?! Do you where I was these past two years?"

"No, why?" Choppier and Rafi asked in unison.

"Because I'm kinda thinking Orsa's not such a good friend after all," Sandi was feeling completely upset, "In fact, if she were here right now, I'd like to kick her metal face in!"

"Come on, why don't we all sing along?" Brooke said, calming Sandi down.

"Don't try to cheer me up! It'll only make me feel bad!" Sandi exclaimed.

Before long, the Straw Hats encountered crazy things, like the Kraken and The Flying Dutchman, right before falling through the trench, the Straw Hats find themselves still in one piece with the Sunny laying on its side at the bottom of the ocean floor.

They notice a bit light emitting from somewhere and find that it's their long-sought destination, Fishman Island, an island wrapped in gigantic bubble. It was a land of fishmen and merpeople, ruled by the Ryugu Kingdom.

Sometime later, Rafi, Usoppe, Sandi, and Choppie woke up and finds themselves in Camilo's house. It seemed that the strong sea currents took the rest of the Straw Hats somewhere else, and they were lucky to be found by the merpeople.

Along the way, Camilo tells the Straw Hats that he worked at Mermaid Cafe with his friends, that Harley is in the Fishman district still recovering from her wounds she got while protecting the Sunny and that Patina lives in a mansion in Gyoverly Hills, where Camilo occasionally visits to bring her clams.

When they arrive in Mermaid Cove, they meet the rest of Camilo's mermen friends. Sandi cried in happiness that she had finally found her "All Blue", which happens to be a bay full of mermen.

Soon, Rafi and the others got acquainted with the merfolk. Sandi happily swims with them while Rafi, Usoppe, Choppie and Camilo relaxed. Before long, the quintuplets came rushing to them, telling them that a royal gondola is headed their way possibly for the Straw Hats.

The mermen hide Rafi's group, just as the three princesses of the Ryugu Kingdom arrived.

The princesses were Furiosha, the eldest; Rylie, the second of the three daughters; and Manami, the youngest.

As the Straw Hats sneakily escape, the mermen denied about seeing any intruders, but the princesses said that it was a misunderstanding. They didn't come to arrest the group, but rather to give them a message from Jinbei before she left the island.

Later, as they left Sandi and Choppie, Rafi, Usoppe, Camilo, and even Patina managed to bump into Nabi and Brooke at the clothing store on the first floor of Patina's house.

Just then, a commotion suddenly arises outside the shop and the group rushes out to see why. It was Queen Nephele, the Sea Goddess and queen of the Ryugu Kingdom, riding on her whale, along with some guards and ministers.

Camilo and Patina were shocked by her royal presence, but Nephele approaches the group and invites Rafi and the Straw Hats to her palace to thank them for rescuing a shark, much to everyone's surprise.

Soon, the Straw Hats were invited to the palace of the Queen, who'd heard about them from Jinbei, who had fought alongside Rafi two years before.

Rafi even meets the royal merman prince, Prince Shirahoshi, and she finds him adorable. In order to help him grant his wish to leave the palace, Rafi takes him outside for the first time in years...

In the long history of Fishmen and humans, there came deep discord. But thanks to the actions of the late king, King Otohime (Otto), who longed for reconciliation with humans, many Fishmen were willing to compromise.

However, a troublesome group who hated humans and wanted fishmen to rule the world were also there. They were known as the New Fishman Pirates, led by Hodie.

It turns out Hodie carried the will of Arla, the Fishwoman who Rafi defeated in the East Blue. She made her move to start a rebellion in the Ryugu Kingdom and create a whole new country.

Several of Rafi's crewmates were captured after being sucked into Hodie's rebellion.

Rafi and Prince Shirahoshi met up with the remaining others, Choppie, Camilo, Nabi, Sandi, Frankie, and Harley, and managed to reunite with Jinbei and Denny, a mermaid shipwright and an old acquaintance of Ms. Ice and Frankie.

"Rafi!" Jinbei cried, "I almost recognize you!"

"Jinbei?!" Rafi was surprised, "It's really you! Jinbei!"

"I'm glad to see you again!" Jinbei replied, "Wait... Some of your crew ain't with you?"

"Uh, yeah, about that...," Nabi began.

A few explained things later, ...

"Hodie?!" Jinbei sighed, "I can't believe the Ryugu Palace has fallen into such a situation!"

Jinbei then explains that 15 years ago, the two people decided to take a stand were King Otohime and Fisher Tigress, who wanted to separate the fishmen and humans and went against the taboo of the world to set the slaves free.

Tigress formed the Sun Pirates with Jinbei, Hachi, and Arla as part of the crew. However, their anti-government crusade clashed with the King's quest for peace, bringing both resolutions to a standstill.

Then, a set of uncertain events happened, like Tigress died by the hands of the Marine, Arla's hatred for human raged all over, and then King Otohime was assassinated in broad daylight.

Before the King pass away, he comforts his children, asking them not to let hate and bitterness consume them. The princesses started crying despite their grief, telling their father they will protect Shirahoshi. Furiosha added that they will collect the signatures and become warriors to protect their brother.

Otohime was glad to hear it and, with his remaining strength, did the pinky promise with his children before he passes away.

Continuing the whole story, Jinbei then added, "That was 10 years ago. The princesses led the way. Together with the Queen and the Prince, they upon the citizens. Thanks to their hard work, the signatures are flowing in once more. And that's the story of our island's battle against prejudice over the last 16 years. The origin of the Fishmen Pirates and the responsibility for Arla's reign of terror in your homeland rests entirely with me as her sworn older sister. It was my intention to stop her if she ever run amuck. But Arla bribed the Marines and made sure the information didn't reach Marine HQ."

Sandi, realizing Jinbei's mistakes, went up to her and said, "All right. You didn't mean any harm, that's all."

Then Sandi decided to let Nabi talk to Jinbei. Even though Jinbei was willing to take any punishment from him, Nabi said he doesn't blame her, only Arla, and that Jinbei is a friend of Rafi's.

"It's true that I suffered because of Arla," Nabi said to Jinbei. "...but I met some great people because of that! So, I can't hate you for that. Just don't apologize. I'm having fun now."

Those words had touched Jinbei and Harley to tears. Even Frankie started crying as usual after hearing the story.

"Well, if it's a fight Hodie wants, I'll give her one!" Rafi said, determined.

"Wait, Rafi!" Jinbei halted her, "You can't fight Hodie alone! What'll happened if you go on a rampage on Fishman Island...? What'll happen if you fight Hodie?! Even if you do save Fishman Island from this crisis... If you do that, it'll be repeated history all over again!"

"Well, my crew's been taken," Rafi replied. "If I let Hodie be, then they'll be in trouble!"

"You...really are Alice's little sister," Jinbei said to Rafi, referring to Alice, "But if I can't stop you, then it can't be helped...!"

Just then, Hodie's image then comes on a nearby TV screen and she begins to address the entire island.

Her broadcast soon begins, and she proclaimed that the Ryugu Kingdom has fallen and that she'll be the new queen of the island. She orders that those who sympathize with humans are to leave the island and that she allowed the citizens from the Fishman District onto the island as well, much to the terror of the citizens.

She also goes on about how humans are not to be trusted, mentioning the King's death to the anger of the princesses and that the Ryugu Kingdom is leading them down the path of death.

Hodie then showcases Queen Nephele chained up, calling her weak and proclaimed that she will kill the queen at the Conchcorde Plaza, in three hours, much to the horror of his children.

After that broadcast and everyone calmed down, Jinbei had a plan as she said, "The success of the plan requires you saving me. First, Megala the shark and I will allow ourselves to be captured. We'll infiltrate the plaza with you stowed away inside Megala's stomach, while someone else steals the document of the World Noble and keys to the Queen's shackles from the enemy!"

"I can take care of the stealing part," Nabi said.

"...Since you're asking, Jinbei, we'll do it!' Rafi agreed, "As long as we can back each other up, we'll go wild with this one!"

And so, the Straw Hats all followed Jinbei's plan...


Meanwhile, at the Conchcorde Plaza, the New Fishman Pirates have blocked the citizens from entering. The Queen has been set up at the site where her husband was assassinated. His crew had taken over the area with the sea kings surrounding it. Due to surviving the overdose of some odd steroids, Hodie herself has mutated into a behemoth of her former self.

Just then, the three princesses arrived at the plaza, trying to thwart the pirates, but were defeated easily. They were now tied up alongside Neptune.

The princesses apologize to their mother for letting the country fall into Hodie's hands. The New Fishman Pirates are excited, suggesting different ways of killing their captives.

Just then, Shirahoshi, Jinbei, and Megala all crashed to the ground in chains. Hodie thinks it's her lucky day, as the two she wanted to kill the most have fallen right in front of her.

Then, Hodie scoffed as she was about to drop yet another bombshell, "Don't you get it? We obtained REAL power! The Arla Pirates were just an empty symbol to bring fishmen together! After all, my strategy began long ago. The one who killed King Otohime, your so-called beloved 'King of the Ryugu Kingdom', WAS ME! I'M THE ONE WHO KILLED HIM!"

"What...?!" Jinbei was shocked, as did everyone else.

Hodie continued, "That day, I paid the human pirate to snipe the signature box and set it ablaze. And while everyone was focused on that, I shot the King myself! But then, I killed the human and set him up as the murderer! Like his son here, the King wanted to get along with humans, so he was in the way!"

Then, she went up to the prince, "He made everyone think it was wrong to seek revenge against humans, tried to persuade the people of Fishman Island to make peace with them. Well, guess what? Your father deserved to be dead! He deserved to die! That's why I killed him!"

There was a long silence, until Prince Shirahoshi spoke up, "...I knew that."

"WWWHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT?!" Everyone was surprised.

"Son...?!" The Queen was surprised as tears were in her eyes.

"What do you mean, you knew?" Hodie asked. "I thought I was all alone back then, but somehow you knew? Answer me right now!"

"A few years after the incident, Megala told me the truth," Shirahoshi answered, referring to the female shark. "She used to be the army mascot. She saw everything."

"Wait a second," Jinbei spoke to him, "You knew all of this, and yet you never tell a soul?"

"How could I?!" Shirahoshi angrily yelled, with tears in his eyes, "If I did, I thought everyone would hold a grudge against Hodie! And that was not the last promise that I made to father. No matter who killed him, I wouldn't hate them! DEATH IS NEVER AN APOLOGY!"

"Brother," Furiosha called as she was crying, "You've been so faithful to Father's wish all these years? You knew this fact and held it inside of you all alone?!"

Even Rylie and Manami were in tears, too, "Big brother!"

What a heroic young kid, Jinbei thought. No one can imitate that!

But Hodie just laughed, "OH, PLEASE! Your Princeliness, in this world, we called that STUPIDITY! In other words, it's just plain STUPID! You hear me?! STUPID! STUPID, STUPID, STUPID, STUPID! Because you wouldn't let yourself hate me, this whole kingdom would've been KA-BOOM! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT THAT YOUR MOTHER, YOUR SISTERS, and ALL OF YOUR SUBJECTS WILL ALL DIE! Are you all really this idiotic?!"

Hodie then assaults the queen and princesses with a barrage of arrows. The three are now unconscious from the attack as Hodie continued, "Now watch as I blow the head off your old Queen Nephele! This is the end of your despicable Ryugu Kingdom! YOUR QUEEN IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!"

But just as Hodie was about to land the finishing blow on the Queen, Megala starts to act strangely and spits someone out.

It was Rafi, who jumped out of Megalo's mouth at that moment and gives Hodie a devastating kick.

Above the plaza, the Thousand Sunny blasts the majority of fishman pirates with the Gaon cannon, while the whale rescues his mistress. It turns out that this rescue was planned out by Jinbei.

The locals then bombard Rafi with questions, "Do you really plan to take down the island? Why did you occupy the palace? Are you enemies or allies?"

"Friends of foes...?" Rafi spoke up. "You can decide that for yourselves!"

As Hodie gets up after getting thrown back from Rafi's kick, the citizens watching from the perimeter acknowledge Rafi the way Jinbei had hoped, "The Straw Hats and Lady Boss Jinbei are gonna save this country for sure!"

"Cutie-hoshi's gonna be in danger," Rafi said. "He'll have to escape on his own."

"Wait, Rafi...," Prince Shirahoshi halted her as he blushes, "Did you just...called me cute?"

"Yeah," Rafi answered. "You're the cutest boy I've ever met next to my beloved betrothed, Boa Hank."

"I'm sorry," Prince Shirahoshi apologized. "It's all because of my secret."

"It's okay," Jinbei replied. "You've nurtured that tiny bud all these years by yourself. Now let us handle this together!"

"Jinbei, you fool! You cowardly fool," Hodie said to her, "You of all people, getting close with humans! If I be the ruler of this island, I'll change everything! You were an idiot siding with humans!"

Jinbei was beyond furious, "I won't let the kingdom be destroyed by you! I now fought alongside Rafi and her crew. We will protect the Kingdom!"

Prince Shirahoshi and the royal family agreed, as did everyone on Fishman Island.

"Hodie, you're gonna have to go through me or Rafi...," Jinbei continued, "You can try all you want to become 'queen', but... There's only room for one Pirate Queen! And that's Rafi!"

Thanks to Jinbei's determination, Rafi nodded and then steps forward and takes out half of the pirates with a burst of Haoshoku Haki. Her crew was impressed with her ability, as did Jinbei.

"It looks like Rafi got it after all," Sandi smiled.

"If she wasn't capable of that, maybe Nabi or me can be the new Captain," Zora added.

The New Fishman Pirates are charging towards the Straw Hat Pirates and Hodie uses her water shot on Prince Shirahoshi, but it is intercepted by Jinbei's own water shot.

"In a world covered with water, humans can't even breathe underwater," Hodie growled, "They don't deserve to be ruler of the seas! Your inferior species always beg for help! Too bad you've no chance of winning!"

"Well... That's what these last two years were for! We'll protect them all!" Rafi replied as she landed her Gum Gum Elephant punches on Hodie, finishing her off.

The darkness of the Fishman people, the true killer of King Otohime had finally been dragged out into the light. Hodie Jones' plot to take over Fishman Island had, ironically enough, been foiled by a band of human pirates stopping this crisis. Now Fishman Island is ready to walk forward into the future...

Some of the Straw Hats repeatedly asked Jinbei to join the crew. Jinbei admits that she's flattered that Rafi asked, but she said she has things to do. However, when her task is done, she promises the crew she will join them then.

"You have my thanks...," Jinbei smiled. Then, she tells the Straw Hats what's been happening during their absence, such as Akaina and Aokija battled for the title of fleet admiral and that Akaina was the victor and that Blackbraid became the new Empress.

During their goodbyes, Rafi and the other Straw-Hat girls give Prince Shirahoshi a shower of kisses.

After a respectful and (in some cases) tearful farewell, the Straw Hat Pirates leave Fishman Island...


PUNK HAZARD

After saving Fishman Island from danger and saying their goodbyes to the Queen, Prince Shirahoshi, and everyone else, Rafi and her crew were seen off by Jinbei and the others and entered the New World at last.

The crew then discovered Punk Hazard, a mysterious island split into two halves, one blazing hot and one freezing cold, and decided to land and explore. It turns out Punk Hazard was the site of Akaina's and Aokija's decisive battle for the position of fleet admiral two years ago.

Smokey, who had changed her affiliation to the G-5 Base in the New World, along with Tadashi, followed the Straw Hats ashore.

Before long, Smokey discovered a mysterious lab on the island. There, she found Trafalgar D. Lauren, who had become one of the newly appointed Seven Warlords of the Sea. As Smokey and Lauren squared off, the Straw Hats appeared as well, and the battle became a free-for-all.

Lauren even switches the hearts of Frankie, Choppie, Nabi, and Sandi. Choppie in Sandi's body, Nabi in Frankie's body, Frankie in Choppie's body, and Sandi, to her lovingly, dirty surprise, in Nabi's body. They tried to make sense of their situation and meet up with Rafi and the others, while Smokey describes the presence of a common enemy.

In fact, however, their true common enemy was elsewhere. That enemy was Mistress Celcia Clown, a colleague of Dr. Vegapunk and a scientist who'd been developing weapons on the island.

Lauren proposed a 'pirate alliance' to Rafi, claiming that if they could just kidnap Celcia, they could use her as leverage against one of the Four Empresses. Rafi accepts, despite the initial shocking of the remaining Straw-Hat Pirates.

Lauren returns Frankie and Choppie to their original bodies, leaving Nabi to go into Sandi's body. The group establishes their current objective. Then, Rafi challenged Celcia's power in battle.

However, Rafi and even Smokey were defeated by the powers of Celcia's Gas-Gas Fruit, and Lauren was taken by Verga, head of G-5, who'd appeared out of nowhere.

Later, Verga and Monte, the bird with a manly human face, were inside Celcia's research room with their captives, Rafi, Robert, and Frankie as well as Smokey, Tadashi, and Lauren. Verga states that everyone here will die, and she'll report their deaths as accidents.

Before long, the whole story became clear. According to Lauren, the one behind Celcia was none other than Donquixote Doflamenko, one of the Seven Warlords. Verga, who'd helped Celcia, was also a pirate who followed Doflamenko.

Also known as the 'Joker', Doflamenko was hiding her activities as a black-market weapons broker. Under her patronage, Celcia was developing a new weapon of mass destruction called The Land of Death.

The fighting began again as Rafi and Lauren tried to capture Celcia, and Smokey tried to confront Verga for betraying her subordinates.

In the laboratory, Celcia meets up with Monte and Verga as she said, "Sorry, I'm late, Verga."

"No problem...," Verga replied. "When will the experiment begin?"

"Soon...," Celcia answered. "Monte, the Movie Dial."

"Right away," Monte said.

As they're getting ready to start the experiment, Celcia reveals that she knows all of Lauren's plans, thanks to Monte's abilities, and thanks Lauren for naïvely giving her her heart as part of their contract.

A while later, finally, Rafi and her allies escaped.

"Freedom!" Rafi shouted.

"Now, what to do...," Lauren began to ask, "...with all of you?"

"What's gonna be done is already decided...," Smokey replied to Lauren.

"All right, undo the chains already," Tadashi spoke up, "I'll do what you say..."

"Will you quit it, Tadashi?" Smokey yelled, "Is life so precious to you that you'd flatter pirates?"

"I would now!" Tadashi cried, "If I die, so will my subordinates!"

"We continue our strategy...," Lauren reassured everyone, "This time, we will capture Celcia."

"All right! Let's do this!" Rafi cried.

Along the way to continue their strategy, Law switches Sandi and Nabi back into their original bodies at his request, despite Sandi's silent protests. Then, she informs everyone that there is only one escape route that can avoid the gas; a door marked R-66.

Smokey prepares to fight Verga, and Tadashi and the G-5 Marines search for the escape route. Rafi goes after Celcia and is told by Zora to take her seriously this time.

After many numerous battles, Celcia is captured, her subordinates were defeated, and the entire Punk Hazard will soon met its fate by the Marines. Meanwhile, Lauren has healed the children, and Tadashi said that he will be taking care of them. Sandi cooks food for all of them using her new recipe, and everyone has a party.

The Marines revealed that they badmouth the crew because if they don't, they will come to love them.

And so, the Straw Hats, along with their ally and prisoner, headed out for Dressrosa on the Thousand Sunny...


DRESSROSA

After successfully captured Celcia, the Straw Hats set out for Dressrosa, the kingdom ruled by Doflamenko, according to the plan made by their ally, Trafalgar D. Lauren.

During the trip, Lauren used a Transponder Snail to propose a deal to Doflamenko. In exchange for having Celcia returned to her, Doflamenko would step down from her position as Warlord of the Sea... Those were Lauren's terms.

Lauren's goal was to destroy Doflamenko's factory, that's producing artificial Devil Fruit known as SMILE, to prevent Kaida, one of the Four Empresses, from buying them by the bushel to strengthen her forces.

To do so, Lauren's strategy was to use Celcia to draw out Doflamenko long enough to find the factory, somewhere in Dressrosa, and destroy it.

And so, the night after negotiations with Doflamenko, the outcome became clear...

The next day, the morning newspaper arrived. On the headline, it read, "Donquixote Doflamenko Leaves the Seven Warlords of the Sea! The Dressrosa Throne abandoned."

"Throne?!" Brooke was stunned, "She was a queen?!"

"Everything going so easy just makes me feel uneasy...," Frankie said.

The newspaper also reported that the Heart Pirates and the Straw Hat Pirates have formed an alliance, and so have the On Air, Kid and Hawkins Pirates. All three items of news are declared as huge threats to the world.

Meanwhile, Doflamenko receives a call from Lauren. But before she could negotiate Celcia's release, Rafi butts in and yelled at the former Warlord for helping Caesar.

Unfazed, Doflamenko tells Rafi to come find her in Dressrosa because she has something Rafi would stop at nothing to get. Before she could elaborate any further, Lauren took the phone back and told her former captain the location of Celcia's release, Green Bit and ended the call.

Once they infiltrated Dressrosa, filled with living toys, passionate people, and fairies, the crew split into three teams: destroying the factory, handing over Celcia, and guarding the Thousand Sunny.

Rafi's on the factory-destroying team, but she took a detour to join the Corrida Coliseum tournament that's offering Alice's Flame-Flame Fruit as a prize! During the tournament, Rafi learns that the ruler (King/Queen) of the Pirates is someone who conquers all the conquerors in the New World.

Meanwhile, Lauren's team goes to hand over Celcia, but it was a trap!

"Doflamenko didn't resign," Sandi warned on the Transponder Snail. "There was no exchange deal for Celcia!"

Doflamenko laughed when she appeared, "Heh, heh, heh... Prejudices just give birth to humanity's blind spots!"

Doflamenko's clever trap puts Lauren face-to-face with yet another admiral of the Marines, Fujitori!

Along the way in Dressrosa, the rest of the crew meet some folks and inhabitants of Dressorsa, who informs them of the nation's hidden darkness. Furious at Doflamenko's evil machinations, they decide to help in their fight for freedom. Once the Straw Hats escaped with Celcia Clown and the Marines heading to Dressrosa, the two Warlords have a showdown on the iron bridge.

Lauren told her former leader that she's ending the alliance with the Straw Hats because once they stop the production of SMILE, Kaida will wipe out Doflamenko. Her goal was to make Doflamenko pay for what she did 13 years ago, even if it cost her her life.

Rafi get prepared when she comes across a very unexpected face...

"It's been a long time, Rafi," a voice appeared.

It was Saba, Rafi's blond sister and the Revolutionary Army's Chief of Staff.

"Hey...what's your relationship with Straw Hat?" Lauren asked Saba.

"Rafi's my little sis," Saba answered. "Nice to meet 'ya!"

"Sister?! The Revolutionary Armey's Chief of Staff...is Straw Hat's sister?!"

"Saba and Alice were both my sisters!" Rafi replied, "We all trained together as kids. The first one to take off for the sea was Saba. Alice and I thought she was dead the whole time, but now... she's not."

During the numerous battles that followed, Rafi and Lauren headed for the palace on the fourth step to face Doflamenko. Meanwhile, a collection of coliseum gladiators, who're after Doflamenko as well, clash with the officers of the Donquixote family!

When Rafi and Lauren finally reach the fourth step, they square off in direct combat against Doflamenko!

"Finally, have you cornered...Joker!" Lauren shouted.

"Do you really think you can beat me?" Doflamenko laughed.

Thirteen years ago, Lauren's benefactor, Cora, was killed by Doflamenko and was not only a top executive of the Donquixote Family but was also Doflamenko's sister. Now Lauren fights back against Doflamenko to fulfill the wishes of Donquixote 'Cora' Rosina, Doflamenko's sister.

The forces of Rafi's army and every one of Dressrosa emerge triumphant one by one. Rafi had even unleashed the tremendous Gear Four to counteract Doflamenko's strength and ultimately topple the mighty foe, liberating Dressrosa from her rule. The repercussions of Doflamenko's defeat are felt all across the world, with countries losing wars and pirates losing trades.

Around the world, the Worst Generation receive the news of what happened in Dressrosa, and Kaida is informed that Doflamenko has been defeated.

After an exhausting battle, night falls on Dressrosa, and the Straw Hat Pirates have gone to recuperate. Saba arrives, saying that she just wants to see Rafi's face. She also said that Dressrosa would become chaotic again in a few days, so the Straw Hats should leave soon as well.

"I know there's a lot I want to tell you," Rafi spoke to Saba in her sleep. "But you'd better get going soon..."

"Yeah, I've got things to do...," Saba replied. "We'll meet again soon."

"By the way, tell Mom and the Revolutionary I said hi," Rafi added.

As she hugged Rafi and said her goodbyes, Saba looked up to the sea and sky as she rode on a flock of birds, "Rafi really did found herself a good crew... You think so, too, don't you? Alice..."

The next day after Rafi finally emerges victorious, she's forced into a ritual of cups with the other pirates they fought alongside. It was the creation of the Straw Hat Fleet!

At first, Rafi refused to be the boss of her newest allies but said that they can come to her aid whenever she needed them, and she'll do the same for them, but the others decide to join the Straw Hats on their own free will and drink the sake cups one-sidedly.

Rafi is bewildered that they will serve her, even when she refuses their offer, but later joins in the greatest feast that is prepared for them.

"Hey, Straw Hat," Lauren walked up to Rafi, "My goal had been realized. This alliance is over."

"Got it! You've got other things to do as well...," Rafi replied.

"Heh... I do suppose I'm in your debt, Straw Hat," Lauren said, leaving. "The next time we meet, I might stick with you for a little longer."

And so, their crazy skirmish in Dressrosa had finally drawn to a close...


Somewhere at sea, onboard the ship of the Rubilocks Pirates, Shakira stood there at the wheel, smiling.

As she looked back to when she gave young Rafi her Straw Hat, Shakira spoke once more, "Just you wait, Rafi...!"

As the news of the Straw Hats' accomplishment at Dressrosa spread throughout the world, Daniella, Rafi's mother and the Revolutionary leader, were looking at the new bounty posters of her daughter and the Straw Hats.

Daniella smiled as she seemed to be incredibly proud of her daughter because of all the trouble Rafi has been causing for the World Government and looks forward to the day they would meet face to face once again, meaning that she had met Rafi before back at East Blue.

Daniella decided to focus on her own goals, thinking that Rafi was old enough to take care of herself.

"Good job, Rafi...! You keep doing what you're doing," Daniella said, smiling.

END OF FINAL CHAPTER