In Central Park of New York City 15 year old Rose was playing the guitar while moving to the rhythm with her guitar case open for money. She's crowded by tourists clapping to the rhythm as she finishes the song.
She took my arm,~
I don't know how it happened.~
We took the floor and she said,~
Oh, don't you dare look back.~
Just keep your eyes on me.~
I said, "You're holding back,"~
She said, "Shut up and dance with me!"~
This woman is my destiny~
She said, "Ooh-ooh-hoo,~
Shut up and dance!"~
Don't you dare look back.~
Just keep your eyes on me.~
I said, "You're holding back,"~
She said, "Shut up and dance with me!"~
This woman is my destiny~
She said, "Ooh-ooh-hoo,~
Shut up and dance with me."~
After she finishes the song she bows as the tourists applaud and drop money in her case until a booming voice scares them.
"WHEN WILL YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN'T PLAY HERE WITHOUT A PERMIT ROSE?!" The audience scatters when a muscular middle aged blonde cop walks up to her with a stern expression on his face. Rose grins as she grabs the money and puts the guitar back in the case before turning to him.
"Aww, come on Bobby. You know I can't afford a permit! I even have to borrow this guitar from school to play."
"Then you should quit researching fake comets and get more hours at your pizza job! And for the last time my name's not Bobby! It's Robert, but you should be calling me officer!"
"But Bobby suits you better! Wait, no! Smoker suits you best!"
"Quit linking me to that anime character!"
"I can't help it; you're so much like him it's not even funny! You even smoke those gross cigars like crazy every day! The only things missing are the hair color, and the devil fruit."
"We can talk more about my similarities to an anime cop when you come to the station to pay for this ticket." He looks down to write up a ticket but when he finishes she's already making a run for it with the case.
"IF I DON'T GET IT I CAN'T PAY FOR IT BOBBY! BY THE WAY, SMOKER IS A MARINE!"
"GET BACK HERE!" He chases her throughout the park and loses sight of her when he runs over the bridge of a bike trail, he runs away from the area to find her while she's hiding under the bridge.
"Hehe, it looks like I win again. That makes it Rose: 25. Bobby: 0." She looks at the clock on one of the buildings to find it's 4:30. "Perfect timing to stop me as always Bobby, gotta get to work." Rose makes sure the coast is clear before running to get to her job at Tony's Pizzeria on time.
Rose woke up from her dream in the middle of the night at Galley-La headquarters and gets out of bed. (Hehe, compared to the marines, Bobby was nothing. Still, that was some of the only fun times I had in that world.)
She opened the window and flies up to the roof and sits down to look at the stars with a soft smile. (I can't believe it's been almost a week since Enies Lobby and we're leaving Water Seven after today. Garp was really scary as the rumors say.) She shudders at the memory of trying to protect Luffy from Garp and earning a fist of love along with Luffy. (I'm glad things turned out alright though. I gained a lot from this adventure.)
Her smile fades when she remembers what Spandam said. ("She's an outsider who wants to spirit us away with Hell's Comet!"… Of all the World Government people did Spandam really figure me out?! What am I gonna do?! I don't care about what those politicians think of me or the rest of the world for that matter. I care more about the crew finding-)
"Hello Rose." Rose snaps out of her thoughts and turns around nervously to find Robin standing behind her. "May I join you?"
Rose cautiously nods as Robin takes a seat next to her. "How are you feeling Robin?"
"I'm a lot better thank you. There's something I want to ask though, why didn't you tell the others about Ohara or CP9 when I disappeared?"
"Well, if I did tell them about CP9 before they revealed themselves Galley-La would have a real reason to kill us for attacking one of their own. About Ohara, since you never told the others before we got here it wouldn't be right to talk about your secret like that without trying to stop you myself. By the way, I'm sorry about bringing it up like that I shouldn't have done that."
"Don't apologize; I placed you in a position where you had no choice but to tell me. However I'm curious, what exactly is Hell's Comet?"
"It's not Hell's Comet it's the Timore Comet I'm not sure why the World Government calls it that. You see, it's a comet that has the ability to travel to other worlds. Even though it has that power it can't just spirit people away like Spandam said. You would need to be willing to leave your world and have an idea of the world you want to go to otherwise every time the comet comes by lots of people would go missing. At least, that's what my parents told me… They managed to come up with a theory on how to travel and on how the comet works but it was lost… Anyway, now that I know what the World Government is afraid of I just have to prove them wrong!" (That's right, I can't give up now! I need to find out what I did for the comet to get me here! If the others find out I'll just have to explain myself! Though, making sure they don't find out can't hurt… At least for now I need to get stronger for the upcoming battles.)
Robin giggles at Roses excitement "I see we have more in common than I thought. It sounds like an interesting topic to research. I'm glad to see Spandam didn't discourage you from it."
"As if I'll let that loudmouth win! I'm gonna go practice my abilities right now so I don't hold anyone back!" She flies off the roof when Robin calls out to her.
"Hold on Rose! Please tell me. Are you or were you a part of any guild for your research?"
Rose tilted her head in confusion as she crosses her arms. "I thought I already told you who I was."
Robin looked at her in confusion until Rose gave her a soft smile. "I'm the Straw Hat Pirates' Astronomer nothing less."
Rose grabs her bag from the room then flew off to go practice leaving Robin with a soft smile as she watches the sun rise from the roof.
Rose has been practicing her abilities for an hour on a rocky part of the cove and is getting frustrated.
"ARGH! I know I can do this! If I can sneeze like the Last Airbender I should be able to make an air scooter. It'll be easier to keep a chase up if I don't fly especially if I wind up in a tight space so I really want to get the hang of it."
She tries to form an orb of wind and once she does she jumps on it but loses her balance immediately and falls on her butt. "I'm not done!"
She keeps trying and failing at least five times until finally she focuses her balance and manages to stay on until the air fades. "It's a start, I gotta keep it up!"
She keeps going until finally she starts moving quickly while balancing on the air scooter. "I did it… WHOO! YEA, FIRE LORD OZAI'S GOT NOTHING ON ME!"
"Then it's a good thing you didn't go to his world."
"You got that right! I would've- wait, WHAT?!" She turns her head while riding the air scooter to see Aokiji watching her by the frozen water. (OH CRA-)
She was so distracted she collided with a boulder and landed on her back when Aokiji towered over her. "You really shouldn't be using your powers on ridiculous ways to travel."
She quickly stands up and gets in a stance. "I don't want to hear it from a guy that freezes oceans to ride his bike on it! If you're here to arrest me I warn you, I'm a lot stronger than last time!"
Aokiji raises his hands defensively. "Chill Rose, if I wanted to arrest you then you would already be in sea stone cuffs. I'm just here to talk."
She lowers her guard and looks at him skeptically. "About what?"
"Spandam revealed to the Gorosei that the comet brought you to this world."
She widens her eyes in shock then looks down while clenching her fists "I thought so… Do you know how he figured me out? I didn't know the comet was a taboo at the time so I revealed that I researched it, but I never said anything about being from another world."
"You should be more careful about what you say to people about what you know. Also, that necklace is a dead giveaway."
He points at it causing her to hold onto it in shock. "Wait, you know what this crystal is?!" (How could I have been so stupid?! I had a piece of their research this whole time?! This has to be the piece to collect its energy! If I can find out what this crystal is I could get more answers!)
"Not really, but the others in the World Government had an uproar when Spandam mentioned it. Ah, I almost forgot the real reason why I'm here." He digs into his pocket and hands her a letter causing her to be confused.
When she reads it her eyes widen at the realization that it's an invitation to join the Shichibukai. "Please tell me this is a prank marines like to give to pirates."
"This isn't a joke. The Gorosei wants your ability and your information. They agree to not only give you and the crew full pardon but will keep your origins a secret and give you all the information you need to complete your research."
She stares at the letter in shock. (I can't believe it. If I take this offer I could understand the comet in no time. But would Luffy want that? And in the future at the battle of…)
Rose held the letter in front of her face then deeply inhaled through her nose and shot wind out of her mouth to blast a hole in the letter then handed it back to Aokiji. "Like I'd betray my crew so easily. Please tell the Gorosei that the comet itself won't convince me. Oh, and before I forget again I have something for the marines too."
She tosses the tone dial to him. "That should hold enough evidence to get Spandam court martialed for betraying you guys."
He nods with a smile. "Thanks, this is the path you've chosen huh?"
She smiles as she nods. "Yea. I know you actually care about the people unlike other marines, so I'd like to give you a fair warning on something. That's of course if you want it."
"Go ahead."
"I recommend you getting stronger. You're going to have to fight Sakazuki soon to become Fleet Admiral. I'd rather you win, so at least the people could be protected by someone that actually cares about what they need."
He nods in understanding. "Thank you, but you do realize once we part ways we're enemies right?"
"Yup, and I look forward to fighting you Kuzan. Before you go though can you please tell me, why's the government so afraid of the comet in the first place? And why do you call it Hell's Comet?"
"They're afraid of it because they know that other worlds could have knowledge of this world that they don't want out. Technically speaking their fear of people like you showing up has been realized. As for why they call it Hell's Comet, the public knows it as a comet that could spirit them away to the underworld at first sight. You chose a really rough path for yourself if you want to uncover the comet's secret. Good luck Wind Rider." He walks away leaving her completely shocked.
(They're scaring the people with propaganda like that?! Wait, did he just call me-) "W-wind Rider?"
Rose starts flying back to Galley-La when Nami calls out to her. "ROSE, THERE YOU ARE! COME HERE!"
She lands on the street of Water Seven where Nami and Robin were. "Hey guys, what's up?"
"You're coming with us today to get some clothes! With all that was going on we forgot that you needed some. Of course, with only 20 million left from that party and the furniture we need we can't buy a lot…" (LUFFY!) Nami clenches her fists in rage as she remembers Luffy using most of the money for the party.
Rose puts a hand on her shoulder to calm her down. "Don't worry, I don't need a lot of clothes, so it's not a big deal. If you're that worried about money though, I can help we just need a guitar."
Nami immediately calms down and looks at her with Beli in her eyes causing her to jolt. "You mean you can play? Well why didn't you say so? I'll be right back!"
Nami immediately runs to get a guitar while Robin chuckles at her change in attitude. "You do realize she's gonna make you street perform to pay off your debt."
Rose sweat drops at the realization. "What have I done? …Oh well, I enjoy street performing so I don't mind."
Nami immediately runs back with an acoustic guitar. "Will this work?"
She giggles at Namis excitement "Yea, that's perfect. The song might be weird though."
"Oh please! It's not a problem, go on!" Nami waves her hand to go on while Rose warms up.
She starts playing the opening of "Dance with me tonight" while moving her body to the rhythm.
My name is Olly nice to meet you can I tell you baby~
Look around there's a whole lot of pretty ladies~
But none like you, you shine so bright, yeah~
I was wondering if you and me could spend a minute~
On the floor up and close getting lost in it~
I won't give up without a fight~
I just wanna, oh baby~
I just want you to dance with me tonight~
So come on, oh baby~
I just want you to dance with me tonight~
Nami and Robin widen their eyes at the song and realize that a bunch of Water Seven citizens started crowding them and dancing to the song.
Robin smiles as she claps to the rhythm of the second verse. "She's pretty good. What an unusual song though."
Nami stares at the show with huge Beli in her eyes. "Wow, she's amazing! We're gonna be rich!"
"SHE'S A MUSICIAN?!" Both girls turn their heads in shock to see Luffy watching her play with stars in his eyes.
Rose completely ignores everyone around her as she plays the final part.
I just wanna, oh baby~
I just want you to dance with me tonight~
Everybody everybody come on now~
Girl, just close your eyes~
We can dance all through the night,~
I just want you to dance with me tonight~
And everybody sing~
Girl just close your eyes,~
We can dance all through the night~
I just want you to dance with me tonight~
So come on girl just close your eyes~
We can dance all through the night~
I just want you to dance with me tonight~
She finishes the song with a smile and snaps out of it when the crowd applauds her and Luffy runs to her while Nami and Robin collect money from the crowd.
"THAT WAS AWESOME ROSE! CAN YOU BE OUR MUSICIAN?!" He's an inch away from her face with stars in his eyes causing her to lightly blush with a sheepish grin while back away lightly.
"I-I'm sorry Luffy, I can only play the guitar so I'm not good enough to be the musician. You need someone that can play a lot of instruments. But, until you find one I don't mind playing."
"Really?! AWESOME!" He tackles her in a hug causing her face to be completely red until Nami pries him off of her and whacks him in the head.
"LEAVE HER ALONE LUFFY! Let's get going Rose!" Nami drags her away from the crowd as Robin follows them with the guitar.
"Wow! So cool!" Rose looks in the mirror with excitement as she wears her new clothes that consist of a long black jacket, black sneakers, blue jeans, a blue long sleeve v-neck, a dark purple satchel and dark blue gloves. She looks down at her necklace and touches it with a large grin. (Now that I know that this helped me come to this world I love it even more! I better see if there are any books on crystals in the city!)
Robin looks at her with a grin while Nami is skeptic at her outfit choice "Are you sure you want to go with this? Don't you want to show some skin? It will be easier to get a guy's attention if you dress cute."
Rose nods at her. "When I use my abilities I get pretty cold so covering up is the best. Besides, whose attention would I want?"
Nami gives her a mischievous smirk. "I don't know. There's a cute guy in a straw hat that seems to enjoy hugging you."
Rose widens her eyes and starts blushing as she shifts her eyes everywhere. "W-what are you talking about? Nothing like that's going on between us."
Robin giggles as she crosses her arms over her chest. "So you and Luffy didn't kiss?"
Rose completely froze at Robin's question with Nami looking at her with excitement. "You did?! What happened?! Tell me everything!"
Rose raised her hands defensively to stop them. "Hold on, it was just an accident! How the hell do you know about it anyway Robin?!"
"Zoro told me about your date and your reactions and I pieced it together."
"How many times do I need to say that it wasn't a date?!"
Nami places her hands on Roses shoulders and faces her. "In any case we're going to help you and Luffy get together."
She immediately backs away. "WHAT?! No way! I can't, I mean we don't even know how Luffy feels and I don't know if- Well..." She looks down while blushing. (There's no way I like Luffy like that... Right?! I admit he's cute, sweet, funny, and UGH! I'M GOING CRAZY!) She puts her hands in her hair in confusion as she tries to figure it out.
Both girls giggle at their friend's reaction until Robin places a hand on her shoulder "How about this: we'll figure out Luffy's feelings and when you figure out yours we'll go from there."
Rose nods. "Ok…" Both of them giggle as they leave the store and head down to Galley-La where Zambai comes running.
"STRAW HAT! TAKE A LOOK AT THE-" Rose quickly flies to him and takes him around the corner leaving the girls confused.
"Sorry Zambai, I just need to see what the newspaper says before the others do." (If my secret gets revealed I just need to take out the article.)
"N-no problem. It says that the crew was responsible for the destruction of Enies Lobby and your bounty posters arrived!"
She quirks an eyebrow at this. "That's it? Nothing else?"
"No, I was surprised too. No one in Galley-La or the Franky Family got mentioned except for Franky."
"I see, glad to hear you guys are safe." (Weird, usually they would reveal something like this in a heartbeat… Right, they were waiting for my answer about the position. I better be careful with the next few days with the newspaper.) "Thanks Zambai, sorry for scaring you, let's go."
They both go to Galley-La to read the article and find out about their new bounties.
"AWESOME! 300 MILLION!" Luffy yells as he looks at his poster while Zoro and Robin smirk at their posters.
Nami looks at her poster in shock. "The reporter said that it was for a magazine! At least I look cute but now I'm wanted…"
Chopper looks at his 50 beli bounty in rage. "WHAT'S THE MEANING OF THIS?! I'M A PIRATE TOO! WHY IS MY BOUNTY SO LOW?!"
Sanji looks at his poorly drawn wanted poster in complete horror. "Who… Who is that? NOO! ALL THE WOMEN IN WORLD ARE GONNA LAUGH AT ME!"
Rose looks at her poster in amazement. "I can't believe it." Her picture is of her in a stance wearing a smirk with both of her blades out. She gained a bounty of 97 million beli. (So that's why Aokiji called me that. Wind Rider Rose huh? I like it! And 97 million is pretty sweet! Too bad, I only needed 3 million more to be in the supernova.)
"Hey Rose how's your poster?" Luffy looks at her poster and grins. "Great job! Oh yea, come with me! We got something to settle!" He grabs her hand and starts running out of the building with her. The girls and Zoro grin at Roses frozen reaction while Sanji and Chopper slump in depression about their bounty posters.
Luffy and Rose are on top of Galley-La getting ready to roof jump. "Ready for the rematch Luffy?"
"LET'S GO!" Luffy catapults himself over the roofs while Rose roof jumps with her wind.
Neither of them are giving an inch as they go neck and neck with huge smiles on their faces. "You've gotten better at roof jumping Luffy!"
"SHISHISHI! Thanks, you've really gotten better with your powers!"
"Thanks, now that I got a bounty I gotta keep up with the name. Like when I do this!" She puts more force in her wind making her able to jump farther until she accidentally collides with a building and starts falling.
Before she uses her wind Luffy stretches his arm to grab her and pulls her to his side as he reaches the finish spot. "You ok?"
She looks down with a blush. "Y-yea, thanks." She gives herself some distance as she regains her composure.
"Looks like I won again. SHISHISHI!"
After regaining her composure she grins "Yup, good job! I'll get you that Water Seven meat on the way back let's get going."
Before she leaves Luffy places a hand on her shoulder. "Hold on, you forgot something."
She looks at him in confusion until Luffy places his lips on hers then immediately pulls back. "I said we would do it again before leaving right? SHISHISHI!"
Her face is completely red and she covers her mouth from the shock. (WHAT THE HELL?!) "L-luffy! You know you can't just kiss people right?!"
"Yea, I know. Before we left Nami told me that once you kiss someone that's the only person you can kiss."
Rose starts clenching her fists in frustration. (NAMI!)
He looks at her with a serious expression. "Hey Rose, mind if I ask you something?"
She immediately freezes (Wh-what's he gonna ask?) "S-sure Luffy."
"Do you really think Usopp will come back?"
She quickly deflates at his question. (What was I expecting? Whatever.) "I don't doubt that Usopp will be back. After all, Sanji saw him practicing."
"Yea…" He looks at the ground causing her to be concerned.
(Luffy…) "Let me guess, you're nervous about whether or not Usopp will actually apologize."
His eyes widened at her words then looks out at Water Seven. "Y-yea…"
She gives him a smile as she puts a hand on his shoulder. "I haven't been with you guys for long, but from what I saw at Enies Lobby Usopp's the kind of guy that would step up when it comes to his friends even if he's scared. I can guarantee that by the time Water Seven is out of our sights the whole crew will be together."
He blinks at her for a moment then gives her his toothy grin. "Thanks Rose, ready to go back?"
"Yea, I can't wait for tomorrow." They both get up and leave to get ready for tomorrow.
When the next day arrived the crew gathered at the cove where they're waiting for Iceberg to uncover their new ship. "Franky told me to leave you a message: If you're going to be the king of the pirates then, travel with the king of beasts!" He uncovers the ship to the amazement of the entire crew.
Luffy looks at it with stars in his eyes as he jumps onto the ship. "WHOA THIS IS AWESOME!"
Everyone explores their new ship in excitement.
"WOW! This ship's beautiful!" (It's just like in the-) Rose cuts off her thoughts when she looks up and sees something odd on top of the training room/crow's nest. "What's that?"
She flies up to find that there's a separate room above the crow's nest that turns out to be an observatory. (AWESOME!) She managed to go in through the window to find books on astronomy lined up on the bookshelves, a giant telescope, and a desk holding stationary, empty journals and a note.
Hey Freckles,
I hope you like the observatory. You can find the switch to open the dome above the desk and the telescope is of my own design. It's a beauty, but it's sensitive so take good care of it. Oh, and you can block out the windows with the switch on the right! Watch what happens when the room is completely dark.
She follows the instructions and watches as the ceiling lights up as if she's under a starry sky. "Wow!" She unblocks the windows and keeps reading the note.
Pretty SUPER if I say so myself! I don't know why the World Government is so scared of a kid for studying a comet but I'm sure you won't give up because of them. Good luck with your adventures and make sure the others don't destroy the ship.
Your SUPER friend,
Franky
Rose placed the letter back on the desk and examines the telescope with excitement. (This telescope is perfect! I can't wait to try it out tonight!)
She looks around the observatory one more time before jumping out the window and landing on the lawn deck.
"This is a great ship." Robin says as she walks up to her.
"Yea, it's amazing. Where did the others go?" She looks around to find it's only her, Nami and Robin on the ship.
"They went to go get Franky. I think that's him now." All three of them watch Franky air borne and landing headfirst in front of them without his underwear.
(AAAH! Not again!) Rose covers her eyes from the scene while Robin chuckles.
Nami looks at him in shock. "Couldn't they have found a better way to bring him here?!"
Luffy lands on the deck with Chopper while holding up Franky's underwear. "FRANKY! IF YOU WANT YOUR UNDERWEAR BACK YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO JOIN MY CREW!"
Franky gets up and frowns at him "YOU REALLY THINK I'LL JOIN YOU JUST BECAUSE YOU TOOK MY PANTS?! A LION IS FREE TO BE NAKED SO WHY NOT MAN?!" He puts his arms together in his signature pose scaring everyone.
Luffy looks at him in shock "I underestimated him! He's a real man!"
Nami whacks him on the head. "He's just a pervert!"
Robin steps over to the railing then turns to Luffy. "Would you mind if I help out?"
Rose widens her eyes in remembering what she's going to do then whispers to Chopper. "Hey doc, wanna check to see if there's any cotton candy in the kitchen?"
He looks at her with excitement. "Yea!"
She quickly flies with him to the kitchen while Robin uses her devil fruit ability to grab Franky's family jewels. While Franky was screaming Rose used a blender to drown out the noise while searching the cabinets.
(I refuse to let Chopper see that!) She shivers at the memory of watching Robin grab Franky's family jewels back in her world. "Hmm, we don't have any cotton candy but we have some cookies."
"Sounds good!" Chopper grabs a cookie from her while she bites into one. She turns off the blender when she feels that Franky's torture stopped and turns to Chopper. "Ready to go welcome Franky to the crew?"
He nods as they walk out of the kitchen to see Franky walking up on the deck of the boat with his pants back on while Zoro, Sanji and the others get the ship ready to go.
Rose walks up to him with a smile. "Welcome to the crew Franky. Thanks so much for the observatory, I love it!"
He grins at her with a thumbs up "Anytime freckles, if you got any questions on how the telescope works let me know!"
She nods as the ship starts leaving. "Are you sure you want to leave Straw Hat? We're missing one more person aren't we?" Frankys asks as he lifts his sunglasses.
He nods weakly with a smile. "Yea, it's fine. I've been waiting since Enies Lobby for Usopp but he never came. He made his choice so I'm sure he'll be happy…" The others gave him a soft look in understanding.
(Luffy… Hurry up Usopp!) Rose looks to Water Seven as the crew spots Garp on their tail and throwing cannonballs at them like baseballs.
Rose and the others look at the old man in complete shock as the cannon balls start flying towards them (I deeply respect Ace, Luffy and Sabo for dealing with this guy as kids. Garp's a true monster…) She starts making wind blades with her staff to cut the cannonballs along with the guys while trying to get away.
"GUYS!" Chopper, Nami and Robin look at Water Seven to see Usopp running to the shore with a smile while the others fight off the cannon balls. "GUYS WAIT, IT'S ME! ROSE, CHOPPER LET'S GO FISHING TOGETHER! I DON'T MIND COMING BACK AS VICE CAPTAIN!"
Chopper turns to Luffy "Luffy turn around! Usopp's calling for us!"
"I don't hear anything." He ignores Usopps words as he fights off the cannons.
Chopper turns to Rose "Rose you hear him don't you?! Use your wind to bring him back!"
(Sorry Chopper, this has to be done…) She grits her teeth as she blasts the cannonballs while ignoring Choppers pleas.
Usopp stops at the shore line and loses his smile "GUYS QUIT JOKING! ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO LEAVE ME?! Fine… I see how it is. In that case, I have something to say." He drops to his knees as tears start streaming down his face. "I'M SOOORRRRY!"
Luffy and the others turn to Usopp in surprise while Rose continues to block the cannons with a smile (Thank you Usopp.)
"I'M SORRY FOR BEING STUBBORN! I WAS WRONG! I KNOW I SHOULDN'T ASK THIS BUT CAN I PLEASE COME BACK?! PLEASE, LET ME BE YOUR NAKAMA ONCE MORE!" Usopp doesn't stop crying until a hand suddenly appears in front of him courtesy of Luffy's stretched out arm.
"HURRY AND GRAB MY HAND IDIOT!" Luffy starts crying while the others smile that they got the crew back together as Usopp takes his hand and was pulled back onto the ship.
"Good to have you back Usopp." Rose says with a grin.
"Alright, now that we got everyone here let's raise the sails!" Everyone looks at Franky in confusion. "TRUST ME!"
They agree to Franky's request and raise the sails. "Are you sure about this Franky?" Zoro asks.
Franky nods then gets in his signature pose. "YEA, TRUST THE SHIP DUMMY!"
"Shouldn't we give the ship a name first?" Rose asks.
Franky nods in agreement "I got some suggestions: Iceberg suggested The Thousand Sunny but-"
"I like that name!" Luffy says with the others nodding in agreement
"I also got other suggestions like 'Lion Gang Champion!'" Franky says but the others don't agree causing him to look down depressed.
"Franky, why are you down? We already got the sail up!" Sanji says
"Yea, hurry up and let's go!" Zoro says
Franky gets out of his slump and gets ready. "Alright! You guys better say goodbye to Water Seven cause we're leaving."
Luffy nods then goes to the back of the ship where Garp, Coby and Helmeppo are trailing them. "GRANDPA, COBY AND OTHER GUY! WE'RE ESCAPING FOR REAL NOW! SEE YA!"
"AT LEAST SAY MY NAME DAMNIT!" Helmeppo says in frustration while Garp fumes and keeps throwing cannon balls while Coby yells for them to run.
Franky starts up the dock system. "TIME TO ESCAPE WITH THE SUPER DOCK SYSTEM! COUP DE BURST!" The ship starts flying leaving the marine ship behind them.
"WHOA! THIS IS AWESOME!" Luffy yells in excitement as the ship lands on the ocean far away from the marines.
"Whatever the Going Merry did, this ship can do without fail. If it breaks I'll be able to fix it without flaw so count on me for all of your shipwright needs!" Franky says with everyone grinning at him while Sanji passes the mugs of drinks to everyone.
Luffy steps up with his mug. "This is for Robin and Usopp coming back and to our new nakama! Let's celebrate!"
Everyone clashes their mugs together as the party begins and the start of new adventures await them.
TO BE CONTINUED