Chapter 10 - Insignificant Changes,

The boat was sailing through the fog and everyone was focused in guiding the boat. No one noticed the huge smirk on Luffy's face, nor the reason behind it.

'Robin... I missed you. But looks like I'll have to wait a little longer before you join us,' thought Luffy.

"Be careful not to hit the rocks on the right," said a voice.

"You can count on me!" replied Nami before looking around confused. "Was that you, Luffy?"

"No, that was our guest. How are you doing, my lovely lady?" asked Luffy with mock politeness. He turned around just as the boat sailed out of the fog and saw Robin sitting on the upper deck's railing, wearing a cowboy hat and revealing clothes.

Robin saving him from the quicksand. "Why do you fight? All of you who carry the name of D?"

Robin leaning against the wall, having given up on life. "I'm tired of this life. All I wanted was to know the true history. But my dream has to many enemies..."

Robin casually walking out of their ship's cabin and pulling up a lawn chair to sit on. "Monkey D Luffy. You didn't forget what you did, did you? Now you must take responsibility. Let me join your crew."

Robin crying as she watched them burn down the flag. "I WANT TO LIVE! TAKE ME OUT TO THE SEA WITH YOU!"

Robin reaching her hand out in desperation as she was sent flying by Kuma. "Luffy!"

Robin's crushed body lying under the bloody ruins.

Robin ignored the rest of the overreacting crew, instead watching curiously as the teen grinned at her, almost as if he was truly happy to see her. She became even more confused when his eyes clouded over and his smile faltered as if he'd remembered a terrible memory, like the ones she remembered.

Luffy shook his head, clearing it as he looked back at Robin and his smile returned. 'Man, she had a completely different aura back here,' he thought. His grin grew as he noticed his panicked friends, especially the ex-Baroque Workers.

"I ran into Mr. 8 a while ago, Miss Wednesday," said Robin as she smirked cruelly.

"Did you kill Igaram?!" questioned Vivi as the other two ex-members backed up slowly.

"Calm down Vivi, I told you he's alive. Isn't that right Miss All-Sunday, or should I call you by your real name?"

"Oh? You think you know my name?" replied Miss All-Sunday with a raised brow.

"Of course. But I suppose we can stick with code names for now. Would you care to join us for lunch?"

"Luffy! This woman is Crocodile's partner!" Vivi protested hotly.

"I know. But she's not here to hurt us."

"Correct, I am not under any orders at the moment. I just stopped by to point out the futility of your actions. A princess that thinks she can survive and save her country from Baraque Works. It is quite ridiculous," Robin pointed out in a mockingly polite tone.

"Stop insulting me!" cried Vivi.

All of a sudden she was surrounded by Sanji and Usopp pointing a pistol and slingshot at her while Zoro drew his sword.

"Do you get what's going on?" asked Usopp who had only received Nami's 'summary' of the night.

"No, but I can see she's a threat to the beautiful Miss Wednesday," replied Sanji.

Luffy watched with amusement as both of them were thrown over the rail though Robin didn't visibly move.

"Don't point such dangerous things at me," she warned.

"What the..." wondered Zoro as he was easily disarmed.

"It's a devil fruit!" exclaimed Nami.

"Wow, she's actually really beautiful!" yelled Sanji as he got a clear view.

"Calm down guys. I said she's a guest, don't attack her. And please don't aggravate my other guest," Luffy said turning back to Robin. "Now about that lunch, Miss All-Sunday?"

"I thank you for your hospitality, but I must refuse," replied Robin. She then used her powers to throw Luffy's hat up and caught it, twirling it on her finger before putting it over her own hat.

"So you're Monkey D. Luffy, the captain, correct? The strongest man in East Blue, they say."

Luffy suddenly disappeared from sight, only to appear behind her as he grabbed both hats off her head. "Oh, I'm the strongest man in more than just East Blue. Also for future reference, only my crew and a select few are allowed to touch my hat. So until you earn that privilege, please refrain from doing so," grinned Luffy down at her as she turned around with a shocked expression on her face. Luffy almost burst out laughing at how easily he'd gotten through her composure. But she quickly regained it as she smiled back at him.

"Impressive. But even so, you have bad luck - to pick up our target and go against Baroque Works' 2000 employees with only a handful of members. But really your worst luck is in the route you have chosen. The name of the next island is Little Garden. Even if we decide to do nothing, you will perish at there," said Robin as she pulled out an Eternal Pose and tossed it to Vivi.

However Luffy used Soru again to get in front of, her and caught the object, crushing it in his hand. "I'm sorry, but you can only have a say in the course we take once you're a member of our crew. Until then, we will follow our own path," said Luffy as he tossed her hat back to her, emphasizing 'until then'.

"Really, that's a pity. I don't mind people with a spirit like yours. If you survive, we might meet again," she said as she put her hat back on and turned to walk away.

"Oh, we definitely will," grinned Luffy causing her to halt for a second and look back at him before she jumped off the ship. She landed on a giant turtle which started swimming away from them at a surprisingly fast speed.

After she was gone, Vivi fell to her knees. "I don't understand that woman," she groaned.

"Don't misjudge her Vivi. She's not a bad person," said Luffy as the rest looked at him in confusion.

"How can you say that?!" yelled Vivi. "She's Crocodiles partner!"

"So what? You were one of his officers a while ago. She must have her reasons. But I can tell she's not a bad person. Just look at her eyes," he replied as he walked off. "Sanji! I want some meat!"

"Wait what's going on here? What are all these people doing here and what's up with the duck?" asked Usopp, but everyone ignored him as they sailed on. They enjoyed drinks made by Sanji and after their daily training they all relaxed around the deck, fishing or sleeping. At first Vivi was worried that they were taking it too easy but Nami convinced her that it was okay since they would become dependable when there was an emergency, but there was no need to be stressed until then. So Vivi also began to wind down with the crew and enjoy herself.

"Wake up, you shitty rubber!" yelled Sanji as he kicked Luffy's head.

Luffy sat up groggily, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes and trying to forget the latest nightmare. He saw Sanji looking at him with a mixture of concern and annoyance. He also saw Mr. 9 (who was bunking with the boys while Miss Monday shared the room with Vivi and Nami) looking at him with a creeped out expression.

"You could've woken up the ladies."

"Ah, sorry," muttered Luffy. He hated the nightmares, but he hated his nakama waking up because of that even more. He got up and started to go out on to the deck as was his routine after waking up when he had a nightmare. Usually his friends let him go without saying anything and went back to sleep. This time, however, Sanji stepped in front of him before he could leave.

"Why don't you just tell us what's bothering you?" asked Sanji as he lit a cigarette and tried to ignore the burning glare he got from the idiot Marimo.

Luffy looked at the light from the cigarette blankly for a while before replying. "I lost some friends a long time ago," he muttered before walking past him and out on to the deck. He walked over to Merry's figurehead and laid down on his special seat, ignoring the wave from Usopp who was on watch.

"Hey Merry, how are you doing? Sorry I always come bug you in the middle of the night," he whispered to the sheep. Whenever he had a nightmare, he would come up and spend the rest of the night on Merry's head, whispering to her or telling her the stories of his first journey. He'd already told her about all the crew members he would soon have as well as his brothers. Sometimes he used to time to plan what he should do during the upcoming events, but mostly he just told her about the adventures they'd been through. He always made sure no one was close enough to hear him.

"What do you want to hear about tonight, Merry? Oh, tomorrow we'll probably see the giants! They're soooo cooooool! Can you believe they've been fighting for a hundred years? We'll have to see that annoying three too. Bleh! I'll have to deal with him before he tries to harm the giants this time."

Luffy continued confiding in Merry until he fell asleep.

The next morning after breakfast, the crew were training as the ex-Baroque members and Luffy watched on in amusement.

"Luffy we've been at this for weeks and I still can't feel any Haki!" complained Nami as she hit Usopp harder in frustration.

"Naturally. Haki is harder to obtain than just through this exercise. I'd be surprised if you guys had developed it already."

"Then why are we still doing this?"

"Because it builds the foundation you need. This helps improve your senses which are a must for observational Haki as well as helping with your reaction time and speed. Not to mention the pain tolerance from being hit so much. All of those will help in a fight, and once you and Usopp start dodging most of the hits, we'll move on to the next stage," explained Luffy as Vivi and the other two listened curiously.

"What about those two," asked Usopp, pointing to Sanji who was happily swinging with all his might trying to hit Zoro.

Luffy shrugged before replying. "Those two should be able to unlock it through battle by then, but we'll see. Anyway I told you guys I'd start adding to your training as we progressed. From now on, I want you guys to start training extra. Usopp can start doing weight training with Zoro. Zoro, do you have any weights light enough for him?"

"Not right now."

"Okay then Usopp just scratch something up until then. Also make Nami a new weapon which she will practice with. Nami you're going to increase your stamina by running around the deck. Zoro and Sanji will start sparring with me," continued Luffy, causing both of them to look up eagerly.

"I also have a new move to teach you, Sanji. But only on one condition."

"What's that," asked Sanji.

"I'll teach you as long as you don't let the training interfere with your cooking time. I still want my meat!" declared Luffy.

Sanji's single, swirled eyebrow twitched with annoyance. "Tch, should've seen that coming. What's the move?"

"Have you ever dreamed of flying?"

"Flying? Sure, hasn't everyone? Why?

"Because you're going to start training for something called 'Sky Walk'. I picked it up recently but I haven't gotten a good hang of it yet so I can only do this much," said Luffy as he jumped and started kicking below him and rose into the air. The crew, Vivi, Mr. 9, Miss Monday, and even Carue stared in disbelief. Luffy was flying in the air! Luffy stayed like that for about half a minute, moving around the ship because he couldn't use it to stay stationary yet, until he kicked too hard and lost balance, falling down on to the deck.

"W-wow," whispered Vivi and Nami in awe.

"What the hell are you?" screamed Mr. 9.

"I can learn that?" asked Sanji, expression a mixture of wonder and incredulity.

"Yeah, but it'll take a long while. For now I want you to start swimming for an hour everyday alongside the ship using only your legs. That'll help strengthen them as well as let you learn 'Blue Walk' which should be easier than Sky Walk. I also have something for Zoro," said Luffy as he turned to the swordsman.

"You'll have to spend longer weight training though, because I don't want you to cut back on the one you're doing currently. But from now on you'll need to start training your legs as well. I'm going to teach you Soru after you've strengthened them."

"What's Soru?" asked Zoro, looking eager to learn it.

"It's when I move like this," replied Luffy as he suddenly disappeared from sight, coming up behind Zoro with a punch aimed at his head. Because of the continuous practice with Sanji, Zoro was able to evade it just barely.

"Good," smirked Luffy.

The crew finished their Haki training and Usopp went to work on Nami's new weapon. Sanji and Zoro left to due their individual training as Nami was running around the deck, sweating. The three ex-Baroque members watched them work, impressed by their strength and devotion. At least until Luffy made them start running around as well.

It was late afternoon when they finally arrived at Little Garden.

"I'm worried about what Miss All-Sunday said," muttered Vivi.

"Will there be monsters here?" asked Usopp.

"I don't know, but we need to restock since we didn't buy any food from the last town," said Sanji.

"What was that?" yelled Nami.

"Probably that gecko thing," replied Luffy, pointing at a weird looking lizard with feathers and talons.

They then heard a volcano explosion followed by a bleeding tiger walking out of the jungle just before falling to the ground.

Nami was thoroughly spooked now while Usopp developed his 'if-I-step-on-this-island-I-die' disease. Mr. 9 and Miss Monday were hugging each other, looking ready to faint at the next sound.

"Ok listen up guys! First things first! Sanji I want a pirate's lunchbox! Second, this island is full of dinosaurs!" Luffy instructed.

"Dinosaurs?!" Screamed Usopp, Nami, and the two Baroque agents.

"I can also sense some people which are most likely Baroque Agents! Let's go deal with them and then we can go adventure!" Luffy continued, ignoring the weaker member's horrified faces.

"Baroque Works is here too?" whined Nami.

"Well, it's to be expected. They knew where we were heading. I recognize two of them are from the last island though."

"The bomb and weight ones?" questioned Zoro.

"Yeah. Now let's go!" yelled Luffy.

After Sanji had finished the lunch boxes, they all set out through the jungle. Nami and Usopp kept glancing around and jumping at every noise while Luffy was singing silly songs. Once he sensed they were close to the enemy base he put of his hand to signal the group to stop. They inched closer until they could see a large wax box in the middle of a clearing in the forest. They could hear people talking inside. Luffy told them to wait a while and Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine came out, closing the door behind them. Luffy knocked them out with Haki and stepped into the clearing, followed by the rest.

"Oi, you shitty bastard! Why'd you knock the lady out!" cried Sanji as he kicked Luffy in the back of the head.

"Because otherwise she would've crushed you," replied Luffy, rubbing his head.

"A pretty lady like her can crush me whenever she wants!" declared Sanji as he wiggled around thinking about it, earning him blank looks from everyone.

"Wish she did. At least then we wouldn't have to deal with you anymore, Ero Cook," grumbled Zoro.

"What was that, Marimo?" spat Sanji, raising a leg in warning.

"Shut up you idiots! We're right in front of the enemy base!" yelled Nami loudly, as she punched both of them over the head.

"You were the loudest one, Nami," deadpanned Luffy.

"What the hell is all this commotion out here?" yelled a nerdy looking character as he opened the door to the wax building and stepped out. He was wearing glasses and had tied his hair into a three. He looked around at the group and then at the bodies of Mr. 5 and his partner. "Ah, you must be the Straw Hats. Well this certainly makes things easier."

"It does, doesn't it?" smiled Luffy.

"That's Mr. 3!" gasped Vivi. "He ate the Doru Doru no Mi!"

"Ah, aren't you Miss Wednesday and Mr. 9? And Miss Monday I believe?" Mr. 3 smiled as he stepped out of his establishment followed by a small girl. She had her hair in pony tails and wore a pink hat. "How foolish of you two to betray our organization."

"That's Miss Golden Week! She can hypnotize with colo-" Vivi trailed off as Miss Golden Week also collapsed unceremoniously.

"What are you doing Miss Goldenweek?!" yelled Mr. 3.

"She has an annoying power so I knocked her out. Sanji, Zoro take care of Three. The rest of you stand back."

"He looks like an idiot," complained Zoro as he unsheathed his blade.

"He is an idiot", replied Luffy. "But he has a good devil fruit."

"Sit back idiot cook, I'll deal with this. Nitoryu: Sai Kuru!" yelled Zoro as he held up two of his blades up and started spinning towards Mr. 3.

"Candle Shield!" countered Mr. 3 as he used his powers to create a shield between him and Zoro. Zoro's swords smashed against it and sent sparks flying as Zoro slowed down from his spin, looking astonished.

"I can't cut it?"

"Hahaha! My wax is as strong as steel!" gloated Mr. 3 before using his powers once again. "Doru Doru Arts: Tsuchi!" he said as he sent a hammer head flying at Zoro. Zoro crossed his swords in front of him to block it, but still slid back a few feet.

"Tch, shitty swords man. You can't even touch him," sneered Sanji.

"What'd you say Dartbrow?"

"I said you're useless!"

"Don't make me kill you!"

"Candle Lock!" yelled Mr. 3 as he used his wax powers to seal Zoro's legs. "You should not fight amongst yourselves when there is an enemy in front of you."

Zoro started trying to slice the wax off his legs while Sanji extinguished his cigarette and stepped forward.

"Let me show you how it's really done," he smirked.

"Shut up, idiot cook."

"Candle Lock!" said Mr. 3 again as he threw his wax at Sanji who dodged it by sidestepping out of the way.

"Selle!" yelled Sanji as he aimed a kick at Mr. 3's lower back, making him stumble forward followed up by a "Épaule!" to his shoulder which sent the wax man crashing into a tree.

"What's so hard about that Marimo?" asked Sanji gleefully.

"Shut up! I'll slice you!" shouted Zoro as he was still trying to slice the wax off.

Just then Mr. 3 stood up again holding his shoulder. "Tch, looks like I underestimated you brats. I didn't want to use this on a no name punk like you," sneered Mr. 3 as wax started coming out all over his body until it was formed into a large suit of armor with boxing gloves. "Candle Champion! I took down a pirate worth 42 million with this!"

"Soo coooool!" Luffy shouted with stars in his eyes as Usopp hit him on the head.

"This isn't the time for that!"

Sanji ran to a tree near the champion, using it to jump up high and aimed a kick at Mr. 3's exposed head. "Mouton Shot!"

The champion brought up one glove to block the kick, causing Sanji to grimace in pain as he kicked the steel-hard wax. The other glove shot out and smashed into his chest, sending him flying into Zoro.

"What the hell are you doing, idiot cook?" barked the swordsman.

"Shut up, shitty swordsman. You didn't even get a single hit on him.", the cook retorted, sounding winded.

Luffy then stepped forward and raised a blacked hand. "Armament. Gomu Gomu no Pistol!" he said as he punched the wax between Zoro's legs, smashing it to dust and causing Mr. 3 to look on in shock. "You two need to work together to beat him. So stop arguing with yourselves!" ordered Luffy.

After a bit more grumbling and glares at one another, both got up and faced Mr. 3's Champion.

"Even if you all work together, you cannot defeat me! Champ Fight: Oraga Hatake!" yelled Mr. 3 as he charged at the duo swinging his fists. They both jumped out of the way and attacked him from either side.

"Santoryu: Oni Giri!" yelled Zoro as he struck at the armors side. The attack left three paper thin scratches, but was unable to get through the tough material.

"Gigot!" shouted Sanji as he ran at the contraption and aimed a kick at its leg only to jump back and shake his leg in pain. This was getting him nowhere: He had to change tactics and fast.

"Dammit! How do you damage this thing?" asked Zoro.

"Hahaha! You idiots can never defeat me with this!" gloated Mr. 3 as he launched another barrage of punches. Since his attention was split between the two of them, they easily evaded all the attacks.

"I already told you two how to," said Luffy in annoyance as he picked his nose.

"How?" demanded Sanji.

"Work together," repeated Luffy.

"Tch, we are, you idiot!"

Just then they heard a large eruption from the volcano.

"Ah! Hey Usopp, if you climb up that tree you'll see something amazing!" said Luffy as he started climbing up the largest tree nearby, leaving the two to fight Mr. 3.

"Eh? Really?" asked Usopp as he started to follow his captain. Not confident that Zoro or Sanji could figure out how to beat Mr. 3, the other four started climbing as well.

Once at the top of the tree, they found a good branch to sit on and looked around for what Luffy was talking about. They spotted two giants rushing towards each other. Nami, Vivi, Mr. 9 and Miss Monday almost fell off the tree from shock as Luffy and Usopp stared in awe.

"Wh-what the hell are they?" questioned Nami.

"Giants," replied Luffy, grinning, dark eyes glued to the mighty figures.

The group watched their deadly battle with jaws dropped. They could feel the wind blast all the way from here whenever the two behemoths clashed their weapons against each other. The fight lasted only a short time and ended in a draw with both giants laughing before they headed back in the direction they came from.

"W-wow!" whispered Usopp in awe. "That was amazing!"

Back on the ground, Zoro and Sanji were bickering and throwing insults at each other as they dodged the attacks thrown at them and tried to figure out what Luffy had meant.

"How about we both attack at the same time?" suggested Sanji. Zoro grunted in agreement and the two rushed the wax man from the front. They both aimed at the only weak spot which was the face, but both were blocked by a separate glove.

"Give up! I told you, you can't defeat me!" roared Mr. 3.

"Dammit! How can wax be so hard?" asked Sanji as he rubbed his foot.

"My swords barely scratch it," growled Zoro.

The two suddenly looked at each other before simultaneously yelling "That's it!" They looked around once more to make sure no one was nearby to watch them before charging in at Mr. 3. Using the reflexes gained through their training, they evaded the punches and stepped in close to the large armor.

"Tora Gari!"

"Flanchet Shoot!"

They both attacked at the same spot before having to jump back as Mr. 3 tried to stomp them. They ran in again and again attacking the same place.

"How long are you going to do the same thing before you realize you can't hurt me? Just stay still so I can stomp you!" roared Mr. 3 as he tried to hit them. The duo ignored him as they ran in again, only this time Sanji ran around to the back.

"Tatsu Maki!" yelled Zoro has he spun in a circle to create a tornado that lifted the giant contraption of the ground slightly and forced Mr. 3 to lean back.

"Anti-Manner Kick Course!" shouted Sanji as he kicked straight up, sending the armor flying even higher. He then followed it by jumping up high. "Reception!" yelled Sanji as he hooked his leg around the top of the wax suit adding his force to gravity's to send Mr. 3 back down to Zoro.

"Santoryu Ogi: Sanzen Sekai" growled Zoro as he launched his strongest attack to the spot he and Sanji had already weakened by attacking multiple times. The steel hard armor cracked at the spot and broke apart as the wind was blown out of Mr. 3 and he was sent flying. Sanji landed beside Zoro, grunting at the pain in his leg.

"Dammit! How could you break my Champion!" screamed Mr. 3 as he stumbled back up, already preparing wax in his hand for an attack. The armor took the brunt of the attack, so he was mostly unharmed. However, he paused as soon as he saw the look on the two pirates' faces. They glared at him in anger as they slowly walked toward him, daring him to attack. Mr. 3 gulped before launching the wax. Except now he didn't use it to attack.

"Candle Wall!" he shouted before turning around and running.

"Nice, Zoro, Sanji! You broke his armor!" observed Luffy as he climbed down the tree. "Usopp, finish him off!"

"Got it! Sanren Kayaku Boshi!" yelled Usopp as he launched three exploding stars at Mr. 3's back. They all hit simultaneously and sent him flying through the forest as the ex-Baroque members looked on, amazed.

"Yosh! Now we can move on to the fun stuff!" declared Luffy. He told Usopp that they should go see the giants. When Nami protested, he insisted that they wouldn't hurt them. So Usopp, Nami, Vivi, Carue went to see the giants with Miss Monday and Mr. 9 as body guards against the dangers of the jungle. Sanji told Zoro to go hunt so they could restock before leaving the island, but it turned into a contest and the two went to find the biggest game. Luffy went into Mr. 3's base and waited for the call he knew was coming.

After a few minutes of waiting, the Den Den Mushi finally rang. Luffy picked it up and spoke before the person on the other side could.

"Yo, Crocodile," he greeted in a calm, clear voice. The other line went silent for a moment.

"Who the hell is this?" growled Crocodile.

"Monkey D Luffy, future Pirate King."

A pause, shorter than the last one.

"Ah, the rookie from East Blue that is escorting the princess. It seems you have defeated Mr. 3."

"Nah, I wouldn't bother with someone as weak as him. My crew took care of him.", Luffy elaborated, leaning back in the chair and crossing one leg over the other lazily.

"I see," drawled Crocodile.

"I have a few things to tell you, so listen up. First, Vivi is my nakama. I won't let you hurt her. Second, from now on, Alabasta is under my protection. Third, I'm going to kick your ass."

Luffy knew the Shichibukai wouldn't take the threat as seriously as he should.

"Kuhahahaha! Who the hell do you think you're speaking to?"

"An idiot."

The reaction was instantaneous.

"Worthless brat! I'm one of the Shichibukai! Yet a mere rookie from the weakest sea dares to threaten me?! Do you know h-"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," interrupted Luffy. "I don't have time to listen to your ranting. I want to have a party. Just remember what I said. See ya later, alligator," said Luffy hanging up before the Shichibukai could reply.

As he got up, he sensed something approaching the base. He looked at the window to see the Unluckies fly in. Upon seeing him, they pulled out there weapons. Before they even had a chance to attack, Luffy knocked them out with Haki. They fell to the floor and an Eternal Pose rolled out. Luffy picked it up, stuffed it in his pockets and left to join his friends.

"Who the hell does he think he is?!" roared Crocodile as he crushed the transponder in his hand.

Miss All-Sunday was sitting across the room from the Shichibukai, petting a large Bananawani. She had listened in to the conversation and had turned around and bit her lip to stop herself from bursting into laughter. As enraged as Crocodile was, it would mean certain death if she allowed even a single giggle through.

Taking a few deep breaths and calming down a bit, he mumbled to himself. "Under his protection eh? We'll see about that. Miss All-Sunday!" he said turning to her. "Send Mr. 2 to intercept the pirates. He is not to engage them, only to obtain a full analysis of their crew. Call the other agents and tell them to gather in Alabasta. We will be proceeding ahead of schedule," he ordered, smirking evilly.

Zoro emerged into an open clearing, dragging a huge triceratops behind him. He took a few steps before stopping and looking around. He scratched the back of his head and scowled when he didn't see the Going Merry.

"Dammit! Did those idiots move the ship? I was sure it was this way. And why the hell is it too hot on this island?" he complained. He took off his shirt and slung it over his shoulder before continuing with his search for the ship.

The crew spent the rest of the day at the island, partying with the giants. Luffy didn't tell them about his talk with Crocodile or about the Eternal Pose. Sanji and Zoro (who had 'found' the crew) argued over whose dinosaur was bigger. Usopp and Mr. 9 listened to the Giant's stories in awe and Usopp decided he wanted to be just like them and to go to Elbaf one day.

The girls drank the drinks Sanji had made them and relaxed. They got to see another fight before they had to leave. They set sail just before sunset. The giants warned them to go straight, which they obeyed until a giant goldfish appeared. Nami and the ex-Baroque workers freaked out and told them to turn around. Surprisingly it was Usopp who said to keep going forward even though his knees were shaking. They went straight into the goldfish's mouth. The giants then launched huge flying attacks that broke their weapons and split the fish into pieces.

"Yosh! Set sail to Drum Island!"

AN: Sorry for the late update, it took me a while to figure out how to write the conversations and the fight with Mr. 3.

I also have some bad news and some good news.

Bad news is that my college starts tomorrow so I will no longer be able to update as frequently. I will try my best to update once a week, but with five classes and a lab, I won't promise anything. I can update quicker if you guys prefer shorter chapters, but personally I like doing a chapter per island.

Good news is that I got an amazing Beta, SerenePhenix. She's already done the first two chapters and they're now a lot better than before. Made me realize that I make a lot more mistakes than I thought as well as that I need a lot of improvement in my writing. You don't have to read them again because the plot is the same, but the content is better. I can't thank her enough because she's doing it only out of the kindness of her heart. Make sure to check out her stories and shoot her a thank you. I've only read the One Piece ones, but they're great.

Also I keep forgetting to do it, but thank you to all the anonymous reviewers since I can't thank you personally.

Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Don't forget to review and have a wonderful day/night!

P.S. You guys are going to love what I'm planning for the next chapter ;)