"Thankyouthankyouthankyouthan kyou!"
The words sounded like a prayer as Chopper dove into his Captains open arms.
Luffy smiled softly at the little Reindeer, glad that he was once again part of the Strawhat pirates and not the Foxy pirates, his tears leaking down his face as he continued to grip Luffy.
"C'mon Chopper, stop crying. It's okay. You're back now. Zoro and Sanji were never going to lose."
He sniffled violently as he willed the flow to stop, trying to act as if the past events hadn't fazed him.
A voice rang out announcing that the final round of the Davy Back fight was about to start and continued on to explain the rules of the fight.
Captain Foxy straightened his back determination flowing through his veins.
"You WILL lose this round Strawhat."
"Not a chance."
Foxy slumped to the ground distraught that he had been cut down with such defiance.
"So what are we doing?"
Luffy's question was met with a sharp slap in the upside of her head.
"Oww! Nami! What was that for?"
The navigator sighed as she looked at her captain.
"Listen carefully. Beat Foxy and don't fall off the boat. You got that?"
"Beat Foxy, don't fall off."
Nami sighed again. Please let her remember.
"It's about to start. There's Luffy."
Robin's lips quirked upwards as she watched Luffy shift up and down on her toes completely geared up to fight.
"Why is she wearing different clothes?"
Chopper's question was lost under the pirouetting display put on by Sanji.
"Wah~ Captain-chan is so cute in that outfit."
A growl almost slipped out of Zoro as he fought not to rip the cook to shreds.
Does CAPTAIN mean nothing to him?
"Sit down you pervert."
"Oi! Who you calling pervert!"
This time Zoro didn't bother withholding the snarl that rippled out of his throat.
-On board the Foxy Pirate ship-
"When you're ready...set...FIGHT!"
"NORO NORO BEAM!"
The word 'fight' had barely made it out of the announcer's mouth as Foxy let out his first attack.
Luffy's body steamed as her body vibrated, but as the beam encompassed her, her limbs felt heavy and weighed down.
She tilted her head slightly.
It should have passed straight through.
During her musings Foxy had snuck towards her before charging with a primal yell send a fist directly to her jaw.
-In the stands-
Nami shook her head in disbelief.
"I can't believe that hit her!"
Zoro raised an eyebrow but his gaze never left Luffy.
"Course it was gonna hit her. She didn't dodge."
Forehead creasing in confusion Nami tried to refute him.
"But- wait. Never mind."
They weren't there when she fought Enel. They don't know what she can do.
-Back on board-
Foxy counted down the final second as time returned to normal and Luffy was blasted towards the edge of the boat.
Her hand snatched out to grasp the boats railing as she flipped herself back onto the deck.
Her head twisted with her body as her eyes searched for the tricky pirate. Locating him standing on a cannon ball Luffy cocked her head.
"Dude that's just weird."
Foxy's head dropped instantly at the unintentional insult Luffy had delivered.
Having made her way over to the balustrade Luffy lifted herself up to sit on it as she waited for him to regain his composure.
BOOM
Luffy's balance was thrown by the proximity of the explosion, falling to the lower deck with a thud.
"Hahaha! How'd you like that Stawhat?"
"Ngh."
Blood trickled down the side of her cheek from where a splinter of wood had sliced along it.
Her hand swiped away the blood revealing no evidence suggesting the cut had ever actually existed.
"You're going to lose."
Luffy frowned at the cocky tone. No one would ever, EVER, take her nakama away from her.
Foxy let lose another beam.
This time she was prepared.
Dodging left Luffy seemingly disappeared only to return milliseconds later poised and ready behind Foxy.
Before he even had time to elevate his arms, Luffy released her drawn back fists sending him flying over the edge of the arena and into the water.
A cheeky grin spread across her face as she threw her arms towards the sky.
A whistle signalled the end to one the fastest ending rounds in the history of the Davy Back Fights.
-In the stands-
Nami slumped back in her seat incredibly grateful that Luffy hadn't lost.
Out of the corner of her eye Zoro's knowing smirk caught her attention.
"You cannot tell me you weren't worried at least for a minute."
"Nope" Was his simple reply.
"But-"
"She's speed. The first time she was caught off." Zoro shrugged his shoulders, "If she got caught a second time her would've only been the pace of a normal person anyways."
Nami gaped at Zoro's explanation. She was caught off?
"But how did you-"
A lazy eye looked in her direction effectively silencing her.
"She'll always outpace him. She's his natural nemesis."
"But-"
"Her head did that stupid side tilt."
Nami's mind retraced Luffy's actions. Hit, still, head tilt, still, punched... A sweat drop formed at the back of her head as she mumbled,
"You've got to be kidding."
Hey guys, sorry for the delay. My final exams for the year are coming up soon so my beta and I are running a pretty tight schedule. I hope you enjoyed it and the next chapter will be up as soon as possible!