Chapter 11: Connections Forged And Promises Made! The giant Whale Laboon Appears!
Sorry its taken so long to update, family members have been ill and then my phone with all my stories written out was stolen out of my hand at the bus stop the dirty little gits! And after that I kind of lost the will to write for a while, but I'm back now so expect more chapies! :) (not the Rabbit.)
π₯γ π₯γ π₯γ π₯γ π₯γ π₯γ π₯γ π₯
-Last Time-
"HA! Ha! Ha!"
Bonk!
Bonk!
"Luffy. . . ?" Usopp questioned awkwardly.
"I just. . . Felt like hitting them."
Tsuna smiled. "It's okay no one will harm the whale now." She smiled down at the old man. Who looked at her, then glanced over to Luffy holding the teens stare.
"Thank you for saving me. . . But why?"
"I wasn't trying to save you. I just didn't like those guys for some reason." Luffy told the man.
Tsuna smiled. "I was trying to save you, you feel like a good person. Unlike those two." She said glancing down at the two weirdos Usopp had tied up in rope.
"Huh?"
"-Say, who are these guys?" Nami questioned.
"-Hey, luffy! What are you doing?" Usopp asked trying to pull Luffy down from the palm tree.
"-What are you doing inside the whale?" Gokudera said, glancing over in Luffy's direction then back around, ignoring the two fools behind him.
"-Stop it! Hey, luffy! Stop it!" Usopp begged.
"They're thugs from a nearby town. They're after whale meat." Explained Crocus.
"-What're you trying to do?" Usopp asked again.
"A whale of Laboon's size could feed the townspeople for at least 2-3 years, so. . ." Crocus told them all.
"Laboon?" Tsuna questioned.
"It's the name of this whale. It's the world's largest Whale, thats how they get the name Island Whales, usually they only inhabit West Blue, but Laboon's a different case." Crocus said staring off into the distance. "I won't let them have him as food. There's a reason he keeps hitting himself on the Red Line and howling at Reverse Mountain."
"It's loneliness, right?"
Crocus turned to look up at Tsunain shock. "Yeah, how did you know?!"
"You could hear it in his voice, the imaginable feeling of pain and loss." Tsuna said softly. It was almost unbearable to listen to the whales desperate cries.
"What happened did he lose his family pod?" Usopp questioned.
"He's a whale with a human heart. And he's been devotedly waiting for a certain pirate group. . . For 50 long years. . ."
π₯γ π₯γ π₯γ π₯γ π₯γ π₯γ π₯γ π₯
They all listened with bated breaths as Crocus told them about the promise made to Laboon and the heartache caused by it not been carried through.
"The reason why Laboon continues to ram his head against the Red Line. . . Why he faces Reverse Mountain and bellows. . . You'll hear it now. This is Laboon's story."
" I was taking care of the lighthouse as usual that day . . . When a group of jolly pirates came down from Reverse Mountain and into the Grand Line." Crocus explained.
"Swimming along side their boat was a small whale. That whale was Laboon." A small smile full of fondness crossed Crocus's face. "He'd gotten separated from his pod and had become attached to the band pirates while they were on their way to the Grand Line. They thought they'd left him in West blue but he'd followed them over the mountain. Island whales like him only inhabit West Blue as I said earlier."
"Why didn't they just take him along?" Luffy asked, Nami whacked him over the head.
"Idiot, the Grand Line's way too dangerous a place for baby whale."
"That was why they left him with me. They promised that after sailing the Grand Line that they'd be back, that was 50 years ago."
"50 years. Laboon's been waiting for those guys for 50 years?" Eyes wide and mouth agape Usopp was stunned to think he'd been waiting patiently and dutifully all that time it caused a feeling of respect to bloom in Usopps heart.
"So that's why he's bellowing? And he's ramming his head against the wall it's to reach the other side. . ." Tsuna paused looking down sadly. "To reunite with the ones he's been patiently waiting for all this time."
"That's correct."
But if fifty years had gone by and they'd been no sign of the pirates. Then, there was a good chance that those people had perished whilst sailing on the Grand Line. Tsuna cried internally just what were they getting themselves into her moment of self pity was interrupted. After crocus opened the door inside Laboons stomach. Tsuna was surprised to find that the door, they'd believed to be the exit back out into open waters and real blue skies. If fact actually opened up into a tunnel with a canal running through the middle.
"I'm surprised that he's still alive with a hole like this in his body." Zoro marvelled.
The tunnel didn't surprise Tsuna, After all both she and Luffy'd spent ten minutes rolling down one before they'd met up with everyone all the others.
"This is my doctor fun." Crocus said not looking away from the newspaper in his hands.
"Doctor?" Luffy repeated.
"I'm his doctor after all. I used to run a small clinic on the cape in my younger days. I was even a ships doctor, years ago."
"Really. . . Well then, be my ships doctor!"
"Don't be ridiculous." Crocus huffed shooting down Luffy's invitation without a moment's hesitation. "Unlike you five young ones, I'm too old to be galivanting around the Grand Line, doing foolhardy things any more."
"A doctor huh . . . So that's why you're living inside the Whale." Sanji mused out loud.
"And all this is a result of your medical treatment." Gokudera whistled it was impressive to say that it was all done by one man, he can't even imagine how long it must have taken to build all these structures inside Laboon's body.
"That's right." Crocus had made it up the ladders on to a small platform three or so meters above the Merry Go. "When they get this big it's impossible to treat the from the outside. Here we go."
Crocus turned a lever and the metal wall in front of them parted sluggishly creaking. Tsuna sighed when the sun's rays caresses her skin they were to finally out of the whales body and back in to open waters.
"WERE OUT!" Luffy shouted standing at the front of the ship on the neck of the broken figure head. "IT'S THE REAL SKY!"
"But fifty whole years? Those lousy pirates sure are making him wait a long time. . ."
"Fool." Reborn mocked Usopp shaking his head.
"This is the Grand Line, y'know?" Sanji took a long drag on his cigarette. "They're dead. No use waiting for them anymore."
"That's for sure, it's already been fifty years." Gokudera agreed.
"I guess that shows just how terrible and chaotic this unexplored ocean is going to be."
"How can you jerks say such extremely heartless things!?" Ryohei exclaimed.
Usopp ran up and joined Ryohei at his side, "That's right! Thats right! You don't know that! They might still come back, it's such a good story! A Whale that continues to believe in his Nakama's promise. . ." Usopp with his fists clenched spun in his heel in Crocus's direction. "Isn't that right, ossan!?"
"Yeah. But the truth is crueler than you can imagine. It was all part of their plan. But those guys ran away. . . From the Grand Line."
"No way. . . So that actually left the Whale behind?" Usopp shouted.
"They tried to run away from the Grand Line. . ." Yamamoto said not a trace of his usual smile in his face.
Tsuna frowned, "But doesn't that mean they would of had to sail across the Calm Belt?" She cocked her head to the side aiming the question at Nami. "Right?"
Nami nodded her head. "Yeah that's right."
"Even if by some chance they are alive, they would never return to this place. The seasons. The weather, the ocean currents, even the winds. They all go around in in unpredictable patterns. Common logic is worthless on this ocean."
'Common logic is worthless on this CREW!. . .' Was the thought that ran though everyone minds. . . Excluding Luffy.
"The terror of the Grand Line quickly overwhelms the weak of heart." At that everyone turned to stare at Usopp giving him looks of pity.
Usopp flinched back sweatdropping.
"So those weak hearted shitheads. . . Without a thought for your life or their promise, packed up and hightailed it out of the ocean." Gokudera spat in disgust.
"They just abandoned the Whale?" Hibari said appearing by Sanji's side, almost giving the cook a heart attack.
"And he's been waiting here for fifty years for them to come back for him?" Tsuna looked up at Laboon.
"That's too cruel!" Usopp exclaimed.
"But if you knew this, why haven't you told him? The whale understands human speech, right?"
Tsuna looked over at Crocus. "You have, haven't you. You've told him before. It's just that he refuses to believe you, right?"
Crocus stared at Tsuna for a moment before nodding his head. "All of it. But he refused to listen. That night Laboon faced Reverse Mountain and bellowed for the first time, and ever since then he's been battering himself against the Red Line."
"Why?" Usopp muttered.
"Because he still believes they'll return from the other side of that wall. . . Because the moment he accepts that their not coming back, is the moment he has to acknowledge that his family has left him behind. And to Laboon that must be more painful to him, than continuously ramming his head against the mountain face."
"How did you know that!?" Crocus asked amazed.
Tsuna smiled softly, her head tilted slightly to the side and her eyes like two pools of molten amber half lidded she raised her right hand and placed it over her heart. "I could feel it here. Like a small flame in a snow storm desperately trying not to go out. He won't stop waiting even if they never come back. Even if they have left him behind. Laboon doesn't want to betray the promise he made to his most precious people."
Laboon let out a squeaky call in acknowledgment. The one eye that they could all see began to tear up and Laboon brought his head over to the ship where Tsuna placed a hand rubbing it over the rough scared skin gently.
The others watched unable to utter a single word. Once again entranced by the otherworldly aura that Tsuna seemed to possess. "But Laboon you can't keep up this self harming behaviour, of yours. After all. There's someone who's stayed with you all this time, he'd be sad to lose his companion of fifty years, Crocus-san is getting older now it's not good to make him worry so much. Don't you think so?" Tsuna tone was a lot firmer and her eyes had a chastising glint to them and her smile turned a little scary.
Laboon rumbled again a little hesitantly. While all the others sweatdropped. The males in particular hoping to never be on the receiving end of that dangerously persuasive smile.
Tsuna jumped in shock when she heard a scream from directly behind her. Before she looked up to see Luffy jump over her head and on to Laboon.
"What's that moron doing now?" Sanji said.
"Can't take your eyes off him for a second!" Zoro huffed.
Yamamoto laughed at the sight of Luffy running up Laboon's body. "Looks like he's going mountain climbing, haha."
"GOMU GOMU NO IKEBARA!" Luffy bellowed stabbing the top of Laboon's head with what appeared to be.
Gokudera glace planes. "Isn't that the ships mast?"
"That's the mast alright." Zoro said calmly arms crossed.
"Yup. Right off our ship." Sanji confirmed.
"Its our main mast." Usopp nodded. "...QUIT BREAKING THE SHIP!" He cried.
Laboon slammed his head down in pain and began thrashing around.
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO YHAT FOR!" Everyone screamed.
Laboon leapt out of the ocean and nose dived for the cape, he hit the ground and the earth shook.
"HEY! BOY!"
"Don't worry he won't die even if he gets crushed." Nami told Crocus.
Laboon rose up again in pain. The wound on his head spurting blood.
"Hah. Baka." Luffy taunted.
Laboon charged again recovering quickly but Luffy managed to dodge out of the way just barely. He punched Laboon in the eye and was smacked back in to the capes lighthouse his body littered with scratches and dirt.
"What's he thinking?" Tsuna wondered out loud.
Luffy sprung back to his feet, jumped and kicked Laboon's head. And was once again smacked back against the lighthouses stone exterior and remained on the floor this time not rising to his feet.
"Luffy what the he'll are you doing?" Zoro shouted.
Ignoring Zoro, Luffy suddenly shouted. "It's a draw." The shout halted Laboon's charge in it's tracks.
Luffy laughed and placed his hat back on his head. "Pretty strong, ain't I? You wanna beat me, don't you. Our battle isn't over so we're going to have to fight again someday. Your nakama may be dead, but from now on I'm your rival! We'll fight again some day to decide which one of us is the strongest!" Luffy pointed up at Laboon. "Once we're finished sailing the Grand Line, I'll be back! Then we'll finish our fight!"
Laboon teared up and bellowed but this time instead of loss his cry was one of excitement.
"Looking good!" Luffy praised his handy work. "This is our fight promise! So until we come back. Don't go hitting the wall and rubbing the mark off!"
Tsuna sweatdropped at the slightly disturbing sight of Laboon. Who was now sporting the symbol of the Strawhats crew. It was badly drawn. . . Very badly drawn and sadly covered the entire front of Laboon's head masking most of the scars. Tsuna didn't know what looked worse the sight of Laboon's numerous scars or the wonky face paint that look as if it were melting off.
"YOSH!"
Ryohei cocked his head to the side as he looked around the deck, something was missing but he couldn't remember what it was.
"Hey what happened to those two?" Usopp asked passing by with the wood to fix the mast Luffy had snapped off.
"Ahhh!" Ryohei exclaimed, "I thought there was something missing."
"Oh those two. They must've run off." Nami said airly. "I wonder who they were anyway. . ."
"Weirdos." Gokudera and Zoro said at the same time.
"Just forget about them their not important." Reborn said.
Nami nodded in agreement anyone that she couldn't get useful information or extort money from was of no use to her. No point wasting energy.
Tsuna wandered over to Luffy's side when she saw him retrive somthing from the deck. "What's this?" Luffy asked holding up the object in his hand.
"I looks a little like a compass, but I've never seen one like this before." Tsuna said inspecting the bracelet. It had a glass dome, inside of it was a little pointer one side was red it reminded Tsuna of a watch. Only it didn't have a minute hand for the numbers around the side to symbolise each of the hours.
"Eh! You don't know either. Well, never mind we'll figure it out later." Luffy smiled.
"OI ZORO, GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE AND HELP! I AIN'T THE SHIPS CARPENTER!" Tsuna blinked when she heard Usopp's shout of fury.
Followed by Nami screaming. Tsuna jumped off the ship and over to the navigators side. "What's wrong Nami?"
"Your too loud." Luffy complained pouting, he enjoyed talking to Tsuna but Nami had stolen her with that scream.
"What is it, Nami-san? If it's food you want never fear!" Sanji appeared with large plates of food in both hands and balanced on his head. After making it to the top of the hill Tsuna blanched when she saw that he also was balancing a plate on his knee.
'How did he manage that? Wasn't it uncomfortable?'' Tsuna thought ultimately deciding that Sanji must have been a circus performer in his past life. Tsuna walked over and took the plate from Sanji's leg.
"You don't have to do that Hime-chan." Sanji said smiling.
Tsuna returned it with one of her own. "It's fine, really."
"How sweet~π." He swooned. He felt the dagger like glares stabbing the back of his head but he was slowly building up a tolerance to them it wouldn't be long before he'd be flirting with Tsuna without a care in the world. After all he'd discovered the guardians biggest weakness and that was that they won't do anything that will make the little sky queen angry or upset at them. Sanji chuckled darkly. What suckers.
"Food." Usopp drooled popping up out of no where.
"The compass! It's broken! It won't point in a single direction. . ."
"Oh dear, Nami's right." Tsuna said worriedly.
"Round and round it goes. . ." Usopp pointed out.
"Don't you have a spare one or something, don't tell me you were all irresponsible enough to set off for the Grand Line with only one compass." Gokudera cocked a brow. "After going on and on about how dangerous and unpredictable the Grand Line was to us?"
. . .Stab one. . . Nami flinched.
"Hahaha, that can't be Gokudera. I'm sure Nami thought about possible outcomes and has a another one somewhere, right?
. . .Stab two. . .Nami flinched again.
Blushing red Nami scratched the back of her head and laughed in embarrassment. "Well. . . About that. . . You see. Huh!" Wait a minute she wasn't to blame, back when she was a thief Nami was always we'll prepared. Yes! This time was different that was because. "It wasn't my fault how do you expect me to go out and buy necessary supplies when. . ."
"THESE GUYS!" Nami said furiously, frantically pointing her finger at the accused Zoro, Luffy and Sanji who look down sheepishly, "Always cause trouble on every island we dock on!"
Tsuna, Usopp, Gokudera sighed loudly all three worrying about their cloudy looking future.
"Heh, fun!" Luffy zoning out half way through had gone back to watching the spinning compass and found great amusement in its twitchy dial.
"So you all came here without any idea what you were getting into." Asked Crocus unnerved by their seemingly lack of forethought as to the world they'd be throwing themselves in to.
"What brazen stupidity." He admonished. "Did you come here to throw your lives away?"
"Food?"
"It's FEED for you, moron." Sanji sneered at Luffy who didn't seem to have heard him at all as he continued to stare at the dish Sanji had prepared consisting of the Elephant Tuna he'd won during the competition on Loungetown.
"I told you, this ocean has no common logic to it. That compass isn't broken."
Nami gasped in realisation. "Then, could it be a magnetic field?"
"That's right. The islands in the Grand Line are abundant with minerals. . .causing abnormal magnetic fields a long the entire line. What's more the wind and currents are completely unstable. If you're a navigator you must realise how insurmountable this is."
Nami sighed. "Your right. . . If we can't determine our direction we'll never get anywhere. I didn't know about this. My bad! Hahaha!" She trailed off in embarrassment.
"Oi! This is bad! How are we going to make it?!" Usopp seethed.
"What do people use while sailing the Grand Line to navigate their way if they can't use a compass." Appearing by Tsuna's side cutting off Usopp's panic induced rampage in its infancy, Gokudera voiced out loud what the others had all been thinking.
"This ain't bad, it's great!" Luffy mumbled between mouthful of food.
"Save some for everyone else Luffy." Tsuna sweatdropped watching as the lanky captain as he ate mouth full after mouth full, spitting bits everywhere as he spoke.
"HEY YOU GUYS PLEASE BE QUIET FOR A SECOND!?"
Tsuna flinched at Nami's shout and turned with a sheepish look on her face. "Opps! Sorry."
"Don't talk to the Tenth like that! Orange wench!" Gokudera snapped.
"But this is really delicious! This Blue-fin Elephant Tuna."
Luffy was ignored as everyone focused their attention back on to Crocus. "Answering your question a moment ago, trying to navigate the Grand Line will be impossible. . . If you don't have a Log Pose."
"Log Pose?"Tsuna echoed.
"It's a unique compass that memorises a magnetic field."
"!" It suddenly dawned on Tsuna that a little while ago that little gadget Luffy had found could possibly be what Crocus was describing. It did after all remind Tsuna of a compass.
"Luffy." Tsuna said spinning around.
"A strange compass? Like this." Luffy held up the object he'd picked up off the deck for Crocus to inspect beating Tsuna to the punchline.
"Yeah, like that." Crocus nodded.
Tsuna sweatdropped when Crocus didn't seem to fully register what Luffy had shown him and continued on.
"If you don't have a Log Pose. . . Sailing the Grand Line will be impossible."
"I see. . . But hold on a second. Luffy?. . ."
"Huh?"
"WHY THE HELL DO YOU HAVE ONE!?" Nami bellowed punching the unsuspecting captain in the face.
Luffy was sent flying along with the food half hanging out of his mouth. He fell down to the floor the Log Pose still in his hand.
"Those two weirdos must have dropped it on the boat when they made their escape. . ." Tsuna said. Luffy nodded rapidly at her side.
"They did?"
The two nodded.
"Why'd you punch me?"
"I felt like it."
Tsuna sweatdropped laughing a little it was easy to tell why she'd hit him. Nami couldn't accept the small possibility that Luffy had known something she didn't and had been more prepared than her.
"Felt like it?"
"So this is a Log Pose. It doesn't have any markings."
"The islands on the Grand Line in at the rules created by magnetic fields. So in order to travel from Island to island, the Log Pose must readapt to the magnetic field of each island, and it will point you in the right direction." Crocus explained to Nami.
Tsuna was in awe at how the same world could be so different depending on where it is you are. Crocus continued to tell them about the seven magnetic fields that were starting points for all those who travels over Reverse Mountain. And how in the end they all lead to the last Island Raftel. Tsuna wondered if the last island would be their way back home.
"In all history, the only person known to have confirmed it's existence. . . Was the Pirate King. The island is legendary."
"Raftel. . ."
"So it has to be there then⦠One Piece!" Usopp exclaimed.
"Who knows. Thats the most prominent theory, but no one has been able to reach there."
"We'll know once we get there." Luffy said biting through a fish bone. "Now that I'm done eating, should we get ready to set off?"
Ussop and Sanji froze in shock at the demolished food.
Tsuna watched the two beat up their captain for not leaving anything for them it was a common sight one that Tsuna had long since grown accustomed to. Those that weren't quick didn't eat.
"Log Pose huh? We have to take good care of this."
Tsuna suddenly got a bad feeling. The fight over the demolished food began to get out of hand when Sanji spin kicked Luffy.
"You damn! Rubber man. I wanted Nami-san and Tsuna-chan. . . I wanted them to. . . eat more!" The kick sent Luffy flying backwards right in front of where Nami was. Luff as he flew past clipped the Log Pose with his hand the fragile glass dome over the pointer shattered rendering it useless.
Tsuna fell to the floor in shock. What were they meant to do now, they hadn't had it for five minutes and it was already broken tears streamed down Tsuna's cheeks. 'i want to go home!' She cried internally. Tsuna glanced at the frozen Nami who was still staring down at the broken Log Pose.
The two fighting continued to bicker completely unawares to the destruction they'd just caused.
"it was nice knowing you." Gokudera said lightly clipping Sanji's shoulder. Who turned with a confused look on his face.
"Sanji-kun."
The confused look on Sanji's face morphed into one of adoration. "Yes, Nami-san!"
"Both of you, go cool your heads off!"
Tsuna watched Nami punch the two trouble causers off the cape and into the sea only feeling slightly sorry for them. "How are we going to set sail now that the Log Pose is broken?"
"Our precious Log Pose was. . ." Nami murmured sadly.
Crocus came to the rescue. "Don't panic. I'll give you mine."
Crocus walked off towards the light house. "I'll get it Nami." Tsuna said before following Crocus into the lighthouse.
Looking around tsuna could see that it was decorated very simply there was a chair infant of a fire place that had a few photos dotted around on the walls. Crocus waled over to a cabinet and began to rummage around. While he was doing that Tsuna wandered closer to the pictures.
A few of them were of Crocus himself and Laboon while others showed Crocus smiling with what looked like a group of pirates,Tsuna wondered if they were the crew that Crocus sailed with when he mentioned before that he was a doctor for a ship for a short while or that maybe it was one of the many crews that passed through the Red Line and they'd struck a chord with each other before the began their journey.
Either way all the photos showed Crocus smiling and looking happy, it made Tsuna smile. She picked up the camera resting on the mantel of the fire place no doubt this was the camera used to take all the pictures judging by all the scratches and the bits where the silver paint had come away it was an old looking camera not like the digital one back in her world that had a screen on the back to show the pictures taken. No, this was on of those cameras where you'd need a dark room or something similar to develop the pictures.
"Here it is." Crocus passed the Log Pose to Tsuna noticing the camera in her hands, Tsuna went bright red and placed the camera back on the the fire place with a small thank you for the Log Pose.
Crocus picked up the camera and placed the string it was attached to around her neck. "Take it."
Tsuna's head shot up. "I couldn't, I mean its yours." She stammered like a fool.
Crocus smiled. "Consider it a thank you gift for helping Laboon."
"I didn't do much." She said looking down at the camera hanging infant of her chest in embarrassment.
"You read Laboons heart and got through to him. . ." he said.
Smiling softly tsuna looked up at the old man.
"Before your friend stuck the mast in his head and fought with him."
Tsuna's smile twitched and she sweatdropped.
After that the two went back out to the others to see the two from before prostrating themselves before Nami.
"Whisky peak? What a strange name." Luffy said.
"What's that?" Ryohei asked the two.
"Thats where we live. . . uhm, sir." Replied the crown wearing man.
"What happened to your own ship?" Gokudera glared down at them.
"Its busted." The woman said trying to sound cute.
"Isn't that an extreme thing to ask, Mr.9, after trying to kill the Whale?" Ryohei frowned.
"Hahaha, no shame." Yamamoto laughed.
Tsuna didn't like them not one bit they didn't show an ounce of humanity to Crocus-san or Laboon but now they were asking for theirs. Really too shameless Yamamoto had hit the nail on the head.
"So what are you guys?" Usopp interrogated.
"I'm a king."
"Liar." Nami and Gokudera deadpanned tugging on each of his cheeks.
"if you lie in front of the Tenth again, I'll blow you both to ashes." Gokudera threatened, looking like the ideal gangster.
"We can't say." The blue haired woman said as if just the thought of revealing their identity was painful.
"But we want to go back to the town." The fake king was back on his knees pleading. "We don't want to be secretive, either, but. . ."
The woman finished the rest of what Mr.9 was going to say. "But the motto of our company is ''mystery'' after all. . ."
"We just can't tell you anything about us."
"Sounds shady." Tsuna said blandly watching the two flinch.
They bowed even lower. "Pacing confidence in your character, we're begging you."
The two continued to beg and Tsuna couldn't help but pity them a little she didn't like them and they hadn't really done anything. They'd attempted it, but failed. There was no honour in beating down an enemy that was already at its lowest.
"Don't do it. No matter what they say, they're dishonest people." Crocus warned.
Yes they were dishonest good for nothings, but Tsuna didn't think they were truly bad people just very annoying. She watched Reborn get his kicks toying with them for a little, Nami joining in to mess with the two and played her part by holding up the Log Pose given to them by Crocus-san when Nami gestured to it, giving the two a small smile. Their anger quickly reverted back to begging leaving her with a sense of whip lash.
"You can ride with us." Luffy told them.
"HUH?!"
"Did you say Whisky Peak? Let's go there."
"What?"
"Hey, are you serious!?" Usopp spluttered. "We're troubling ourselves taking these shadowy people?"
"Whats the problem? Don't worry about the small things." Luffy said calmly. Not at all bothered by the concerns the others had regarding the two before them.
"There's no point worrying about something that may not even happen." Reborn told them all jumping off Yamamoto's head and on to the table in front of Luffy where he was sat on top of the table with his legs crossed. Looking down and the two kneeling his black eyes bore into theirs. "if it turns out to be a trap, all we have to do is beat them into submission."
The two flinched as the baby's cold callous words. While on the other side, the others in particular the five more prone to violence.
"I see. . ." Sanji said taking a drag of his cigarette.
"Makes sense. . ." Zoro agreed gruffly.
"Reborn-san always knows what to say." Nodded Gokudera.
Tsuna sweat dropped at how easily the five were suckered in to Reborn's way of thinking. 'The real danger is right infront of you.' She thought silently, not having the guts to say that out loud in case the Devil Baby heard her with his bat like sense of hearing.
"But you can only choose the rout here, the starting point."
Luffy leaned around to look at Crocus. "if we don't like it, then we can go around one more time."
Crocus smiled. "I see. . ."
Turning back around Luffy sighed, "Now, shall we get going? Now I've made a promise with the Whale. Let's get ready to set sail."
"Who on earth are you?" Miss Wednesday asked Luffy, who was in the middle of stretching.
"Me? I'm. . . the man who'll be King of the Pirates."
Tsuna watched the two look at each other and snicker, "laugh all you like, but Luffy will become the king." She said as she passed by the two over to Laboon.
"You be good for Crocus-san and take care of yourself." Tsuna smiled when laboon nudged her forehead with his own and let out a sad sounding squeak.
"ARH! Laboon, don't think about it Tuna is my crews alien! You can't have her!" luffy shouted running over and pulling Tsuna away from said whale. The two growled at each other pushing their heads together in some warped kind of tug of war.
Luffy was the one to lose when he was kicked in the head from behind and sent flying in to the side if the Merry Go, "THE TENTH/HIME-CHAN DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU IDIOT/SHITTY CAPTAIN!" Tsuna felt and arm wrap around her waist and looked up to see Gokudera was holding her with Sanji at his side both their legs were raised still and they were both glaring towards the downed captain.
Black lines appeared down Tsuna's face when she watched Luffy slide down the side of the ship using his face before landing on the ground with a thud, "D-do you think he'll be okay?"
Sanji let don his leg and beamed at her, "Don't worry Hime-chan, that guts got the tenacity of a Cockroach, no matter how much you try to kill him. He'll just keep on popping back up."
She sweat dropped a second later when Nami shouted that everything was set. Luffy sprang back to his feet and on to the ship. Tsuna couldn't help but imagine Luffy's head on the body off a cockroach, it creeped her out immensely.
After Nami received a quick lesson on ow to read the Log Pose and everyone was on the ship. They all gave their goodbyes.
"See ya, flower pops! Thanks for the Log Pose!" Shouted Luffy.
"Yeah. Have a safe trip!"
"See ya, whale! I'm leaving now!"
"TO WHISKY PEAK. . . FULL SPEED AHEAD!"
π₯γ π₯γ π₯γ π₯γ π₯γ π₯γ π₯γ π₯
Next chapter: πChapter 12π A Town That Welcomes Pirates!. . Setting Foot On Whisky Peak!
π₯Until Next Time xπ₯