Another Nakama
Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece or any of its characters. But I do own 'The Demon' Red Eye and 'One Eye' Ricky, Treasure Hunter Extraordinaire. It helps that they're the same person.
A/N: This is the first of my Omake Requests. This one is by Jonax Gale who wanted to see Ricky and Nami dancing in Jango's Dance Carnival. I'm placing this one in Another Nakama between Chapters 44 and 45 since Luffy has a Wanted Poster and its Pre-Grand Line.
Pre-Loguetown Omake:
Jango's Dance Carnival:
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"WELCOME TO MIRRORBALL ISLAND!" an MC shouted as he stood on a raised platform above a crowd of people in the town square. There was a large circular set that read 'Funky Style'. Mirrorball Island was famous for parties in the East Blue as the island was outfitted with huge speakers that caused their music to be heard everywhere on the island, as well as a huge spinning disco ball that the island was named after. "TONIGHT IS OUR ANNUAL DANCE CARNIVAL! LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN PEOPLE!"
The music started playing and the gathered people down below cheered and started dancing to the pounding beat.
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"Uggghhh…" a man groaned as he staggered down a street and rested his hand against a wanted poster that had been pinned to the wall. The wanted poster depicted a man with long gray hair and a strange beard that looked like the stalk of a mushroom. He wore heart-shaped sunglasses with red lenses, a wide-brimmed blue had a long blue Captain's coat that was lined in yellow. The wanted poster read: Jango 'the Hypnotist' β9,000,000
Oddly enough, the depicted man in the poster was the same man that was currently leaning against it. After Kuro's defeat at the hands of Luffy on the pass outside of Usopp's hometown of Syrup Village, the Black Cat Pirates had set off so quickly that they had left Jango behind in the forest where he'd been beaten by Ricky. The Hypnotist had managed to escape Gecko Island and now had wandered into town on Mirrorball Island.
"I'm hungering for this beat…" Jango commented as he listend to the pounding beat in the background. "But first, I need some food." Jango pushed off of the wall and headed off in search of a bar.
When he moved the two wanted posters that had been next to his were uncovered and the smiling face and middle finger of Pirate Captain 'Straw Hat' Monkey D. Luffy β30,000,000 and his First Mate 'One Eye' Ricky β20,000,000 were revealed.
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A little bit later, down the street in a bar was illuminated by a bright neon sign that read 'PiRATES' BAR' a bunch of rowdy looking men were happily drinking their fill.
Kreeek! The door to the bar swung opened to reveal a small squad of marines. Standing at the front of them was a tall man with a tanned skin and a bulky muscular chest. He was shirtless, which displayed his intimidating build and the scar on his side to the occupants of the bar, but he was wearing a pair of dark blue Marine issue pants, some boots and a red necktie signifying him as a Marine Captain. The Captain was so incredibly tall that his face was hidden behind the top of the door frame.
KROOSH! The Marine Captain walked through the door anyway and his head smashed right through the stone wall on top of the doorway. His face was revealed, he had short pale hair that was spiked up, dark eyebrows, a thin mustache, and a dark beard on his strong chin. He showed absolutely no pain after his head broke through the stone wall and looked dead set on capturing the pirates drinking in the bar.
"Anyone with a bounty on their head quietly step forward!" the Marine Captain called out, "I'll make your arrest less painful." The pirates in the bar quickly turned away to hide their faces.
"Captain!" one of the marines exclaimed, "That guy!"
The Marines stared straight through the bar and found a familiar pirate with a nine million berri bounty on his head drinking and dancing.
"Hooo!" Jango as he did a fast spin and started moon-walking, "Waa!" He spun around again and kicked up his leg, "Oooah!" He seamlessly transitioned into a double spin before smoothly sliding to the side and into a wide stance. "Haa! Hoo! Hee!" Jango jerked his arms and moved his legs to the beat of the music before twirling a bottle of rum up to his mouth and taking a long drink. "AAAH!" Jango finished his dance and raised his arms up overhead.
CLICK! CLICK! SHIK! Jango's ears picked up the sound of guns being loaded and swords being drawn and suddenly found himself surrounded by armed marines.
The Marine Captain stood unarmed in front of Jango and glared at him. "If it isn't Jango the Hypnotist," the Marine Captain noted, "You're under arrest."
Jango's jaw dropped causing the rum he'd just drank to pour out down his chin and passed his beard as he gaped in horror at squad of the marines that looked ready to arrest him.
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"WAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" a couple minutes later, Jango ran screaming down the street with the Marines chasing after him.
WOOOSH! He brushed passed a familiar pirate with a Straw Hat but couldn't stop for a second.
"Na?" Luffy questioned as he glanced after the man wondering why he thought he was familiar. He, Ricky, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji stood there and watched as the marines ran after him.
"Huh? Wasn't that Jango?" Zoro wondered.
"It looks like he's being chased by marines," Usopp remarked. "Serves him right."
"Ricky, why'd you bring us to this island anyway?" Nami asked. "Aren't we heading for that Loguetown place?"
"Fan service," Ricky answered.
"What?" the others asked.
"Uhh… Ace and I stopped by this island once," he told them, "I thought it might be fun."
"Let's just get going before we get involved somehow," Nami instructed the others. "Okay?" Ricky nodded and he and Nami walked off.
"You're right Miss. Nami!" Sanji agreed as he dutifully followed behind her.
Most of the marines kept running but the one who had spotted Jango before stopped and pulled out a Wanted Poster. He glanced at the poster then turned around and spotted the very pirate standing in the middle of the street and clearly recognized his dark hair, the scar under his eye, and his straw hat.
"WAH!" the Marine shrieked when he realized he's spotted a thirty million berri pirate.
A couple seconds later, the Straw Hats were running for their lives from the marines that had been chasing Jango.
"Damn it!" Ricky cursed at the head of the group.
"WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN?" Nami shouted.
"I CAN'T IMAGINE!" Sanji exclaimed.
"IT'S BECAUSE LUFFY WAS STANDING THERE LIKE AN IDIOT!" Usopp snapped.
"Ah, don't sweat it!" Luffy reassured his crew.
The Straw Hats were chased up multiple flights of stairs that wound through a series of alleyways around a tall building near the center of town. They turned over fruit crates and knocked over barrels in an attempt to slow down their pursuers but the marines persevered and kept chasing them.
"Do you have any idea where you're going?" Nami asked as she ran after Ricky.
"No clue," Ricky admitted. SKISSSH! He skidded to a stop and Nami ran right into him. Sanji, Zoro, and Usopp skidded to a stop behind them and the five Straw Hats found themselves standing at a dead end, the road they'd been running on abruptly ended and left them staring down at the disco ball that was spinning over the gathered dancers down below, "Oops."
"WAAAH!" Luffy shouted as he came running up behind them. WHAM! He slammed into Usopp and Zoro who smashed into Sanji and Nami, who knocked into Ricky and all six pirates went flying off the end of the road and into the air.
"AAAAAH!" Nami screamed and grabbed Ricky as they all fell from the high building.
"GUUUM… GUUUM… BAAALLOOOON!" FWOOF! Luffy's body inflated and smacked into Usopp.
TMP! TMP! TMP! Ricky, Nami, Sanji, Zoro, and Usopp landed on the disco ball. BOING! And were promptly squished by their inflated Captain. The Straw Hats fell off of the ball and dropped in one direction while the spinning ball was sent swinging in the other.
"Ooooh!" the people down below cooed as they watched the spinning mirror ball swing over the island. The bright light reflecting off of the mirror ball was seen everywhere on the island.
"Uhhhh…" the MC stood in his raised platform and stared in surprise at the swinging ball.
WHAM! Jango slammed into him and knocked him over the edge then grabbed his microphone.
"TIME TO LET LOOSE!" Jango shouted down at the people below him. "NOTHING CAN STOP US NOW! WHEN THE MUSIC STARTS KICKIN' YOU'RE GONNA DANCE TILL YA DROP!"
While Jango had lost most of the Marines when they'd abandoned him to chase the Straw Hats, he was oblivious to the fact that certain stubborn Marine Captain was currently climbing up to the platform he was standing on.
"ONE… TWO… JAAANGOOOO!"
"RAAAAH!" the Marine Captain roared as he reached the top and swung at sword at the hypnotist. But that's when the music started. The swinging mirror ball had captivated everyone's attention resulting in Jango hypnotizing the entire island.
The fast techno beat of Folder 5's Ready started playing and was heard by the entire island thanks to the large speakers.
All at the same time, the dancers down below raised their arms up into the air then they pivoted to the side and started swinging their arms around in front of them. The Marine Captain was shocked to find himself - and Jango - dancing along with them.
The dancers down below, the civilians lining the streets, Jango, the Marine Captain, the other marines, the Straw Hats everyone on the island was hypnotized and started dancing in sync to the music.
Kotoba date ja tsutawaranai tsutaekirenai
Kokoro ga karada oikoshite
Ima sugu kimi ni aitai yo
Having survived their fall, the Straw Hats minus their missing Captain pulled themselves up off of the ground. They all managed to fight the island-wide hypnosis enough to know that they still needed to escape, so instead of staying were they landed they started dancing away from the dancing marines.
Chotto datte matteranai
Mayonaka no hodou toiki wo koorasete
Three marines had been completely taken over by the music and were dancing the same as all the hypnotized civilians. They didn't stop for a second when Sanji weaved his way passed or Zoro spun by them or when Usopp quick-stepped after the other two. Ricky paused in front of them to spin a laughing Nami then dashed off after the others, Nami stayed behind to briefly dance in front of the marines before dancing away after him.
READY TO, STEADY GO! Hashiridashita
Omoi wa FULL SPEED de
Meanwhile, Luffy landed on top of a tall clocktower after bouncing off of the disco ball. And seeing how he was already highly susceptible to Jango's hypnosis he was left happily dancing along with everyone else and made no move to escape.
Tsuyoku hayaku takannaru kodou
Setsuna sa aa tomaranai
The Marine Captain had completely forgotten about apprehending Jango and was left dancing on top of the balcony along with everyone else. However, there was no mistaking the smile of amusement that was on the bulky marine's face.
Lovin' you, Lovin' me kasuku tsuite
CONTROL de kinaiyo
Umareta te no kono itoshisa wo Todoketai nagareboshi
The dancing spread throughout the island and the through the city. People danced their way through the streets, people were dancing all the way out at the harbor, a sickly old man who had been previously bedridden flipped down a street and did a jig.
Hajimete de e kazoku ja naku tomodachi ja naku
Konna ni chikaku ni kanjiteru
Itsudemo kimi ni aitai yo
Ricky, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji had danced their to the harbor where the Going Merry was docked, only to find themselves blocked by a squad of dancing Marines.
"STOP!" the marines called out as they held out their hands in a 'stop' sign while shaking their hips to the beat of the music, "In the name of justice!"
Motto ippai gyutto daite
Hoshizora no benchi kuuki ga furueteta
"What the heck are we supposed to do?" Usopp shrieked as he danced in place.
"Well if we can't stop dancing then we'll just have to fight them while dancing," Ricky reasoned. At his Nakama's confused looks he drew Akaikyuuketsuki and lunged into the crowd of Marines.
READY TO, STEADY GO! Hashiridashita
Omoi ga hitotsu ni natte
In the middle of the squad of Marines, Ricky started raving, his body moved to the rhythm of the music while he swung his sword around like a long red glow stick. He swung it around at his left side, then twirled it around in front of it before seamlessly handing it off to his other hand, he twirled it around in front of him then swung it around at his other side before doing the whole thing again in reverse. Ricky's raving was done so quickly that his sword looked like a red blur. SLISH! SLASH! The marines recognized him from his poster and attacked him only to get cut up by Ricky's spinning sword.
Kobore ochiru sono shunkan ni
Negai wo aa kanaete
LOVIN' YOU, LOVIN' ME mune ni himeta
"Now that's the kind of dancing I could get into," Zoro remarked, he drew his lone sword Wado Ichimonji and joined Ricky in the middle of the squad of marines. He stood with his back to Ricky and started raving along with him, swinging around his katana and cutting down any Marines who got close. SLA-SLISH! SLASH!
Hikari wa honmono dakara
Zutto zutto kagayakihanatsu
Eien no nagareboshi
"I'm not about to get shown up by those two!" Sanji insisted as he glared at the two raving swordsmen. He launched himself at the marines and dropped to the ground then started outright Break Dancing. His hand swung his body around and he lashed out his legs out at any marines that were in range. THWAK-WAK-WAK!
With the three Straw Hats dancing together the marines didn't stand a chance.
Kotoba dake ja tsutawaranai tsutaekirenai
Kokoro ga karada oikoshite
"AAH!" Nami yelped as she weaved to the side to avoid a sword swing from a dancing marine. She spun passed him and pulled out her bow-staff in the blink of an eye and let the man have it. WHACK! The Marine went down and Nami grinned to herself as she did a graceful spin with her staff.
Ima sugu kimi ni aitai yo
Datte zettai matterannai
Osaekireru hodo hanba ja irarenai
SWIISSSHH! Usopp slid in between the legs of a marine that had gone after him. He jumped into a wide stance and his feet stomped on the ground as he moved from side to side.
"Hey, you know what this dance is called?" Usopp asked the marine.
"What?" the marine asked.
WHOMP! Usopp pulled out a hammer and smashed him over the head, "The Hammer Dance." The Marine went down and Usopp started doing a jig that showed off his surprisingly fancy footwork. "That's right! I'm Captain Usopp! And you can't touch this!"
READY TO, STEADY GO! Hashiridashita
Omoi wa FULL SPEED de
Zoro had claimed two swords from two fallen marines and was now raving with one in each hand while head banging with Wado Ichimonji in his mouth. Still sharing a perfect rhythm with Ricky, Zoro ducked down when the red haired pirate behind twirled his sword around overhead. Zoro crossed his two handheld swords and lashed out at the close-by marines. SLA-SLISH!
Tsuyoku hayaku takanaru kodou
Setsuna sa aa tomaranai
Sanji swung his body around and up into a handstand, he spun around and lashed out his legs and kicked at a batch of marines. THWA-THWAK! Another wave came charging in and he dropped down into a head-stand while dropping his legs into an upside-down split. He spun around on his head and lashed out his legs which sent the marines flying. THA-THWHAM!
LOVIN' YOU, LOVIN' ME kasoku tsuite
CONTROL de kinaiyo
"AAAAHH!" Nami and Usopp screamed and they danced away from three armed marines. FWUMP! Nami grabbed Usopp and threw them both down at the feet of a still raving Ricky. SLA-SLISH-SLISH! Ricky leaned forward and swung his sword around in front of him and quickly cut down the attacking marines.
Nami rolled over and smiled up at Ricky, he nodded and smiled back.
Umareta te no kono itoshisa wo
Todoketai nagareboshi
Nami and Usopp popped back up while Ricky, Zoro, and Sanji glanced around and realized that there were no marines left standing.
"The song's over, run for it!" Ricky exclaimed. The Straw Hats rushed to board the Going Merry and quickly cast off to get away from the island and the music.
KREK-KREK-KREK! Up above the island, the swinging disco ball had somehow survived swinging for the entire song but now the screws and the raised ceiling that it was secured into started cracking and breaking. KROOOSHH! The disco ball came crashing down causing Jango's island-wide hypnosis to finally shatter.
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Off the shore the Going Merry bobbed along with the waves. "Uggghh… my legs hurt…" Usopp complained.
"Hey, you think Luffy's alright?" Zoro inquired.
"Leave him," Sanji said, "I'm not gonna go get him."
"Oi, are you two still hypnotized?" Usopp called out as he glanced across the deck where Nami was dancing with Ricky.
"Nope," she replied as Ricky spun her around pulled her back to him, "But for a guy wearing steel-bottomed boots he's a really good dancer."
"And why are we still doing this?" Ricky couldn't help asking while he held her from behind and swayed along with her.
"Because it's fun," Nami answered, she pushed back and ground against him and smirked when she looked over her shoulder and saw him blushing. "I like dancing and I like shopping, now that Arlong's gone I intend to do a lot of both."
"Speaking of shopping," Ricky stated, "We'll drift around here until Luffy turns up, then we'll set off for Loguetown."
"And I ask again, where the heck is he?" Zoro questioned.
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"YEAAAH!" Luffy cheered as he and Jango danced on top broken mirror ball as it bobbed along in the sea. The two of them were the only one still dancing by they were easily the most susceptible to Jango's hypnosis.
"HOO!" Jango exclaimed as he did another smooth spin then glanced over at his dance partner, "Hey, not bad!"
"Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!" Luffy called out as the two of them drifted away on top of the disco ball. "By the way, how come we're the only ones still hypnotized?"
"Weird, isn't it?" Jango asked.
"OW! Who cares!" the happy-go-lucky pirate decided as the two of them kept dancing.
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I guess this counts as my first song-fic. I wanted to have some more fun with it so instead of doing just the one verse from the original, I did the entire song so I could include the Straw Hats' Fight Dancing.
I used the Japanese song lyrics because only the first verse was translated in the five-minute short and I don't think it would've sounded right if I tried translating the rest myself. And I figure that if Jango can dance like Michael Jackson, then Ricky and Zoro can rave, Sanji can break dance, and Usopp can Hammer Dance like MC Hammer.
'Till Next Time…
Peace!
