Okay a note before I start this chapter. Mal I not going to do the fight with Luke and Carmen in my story……it will happen thou, talk to Luda. Why because well……I got so into righting the story I slit up Kazuya and Ares before then. So also Luda when you read this you and Mal should talk. I also thing Ares and Lucy VS Luke and Carmen would be a much better fight.
Okay as I said before this mini arc would be short because I couldn't think of that much stuff for it. There's another arc that was supposed to be after this…..but I fell it would be nice for Luda to have something no one read yet, gives a little…..um difference in the stories.
Now lets begin! I don't own One Piece!
Chapter 37: Underground Happenings
Ares and Lucy sat on the side of the road having Fiona heal them. Sitting next to them where two new people, Luke and Carmen being rapped in bandages by Kagura.
"So you don't have the Prince?" asked Luke looking at Ares from the corner of his eye. Ares huffed and crossed his arms and winced in pain.
"For the last time no! Just because I made a comment with 'prince' in it doesn't mean I kidnapped anyone…."
"Well were sorry for attacking you…." mumbled Carmen.
Ares just sighed and waved his hand saying they were forgiven. Luke quietly stood up, gathered his sword and started to walk away.
"Where are you going?" asked Fiona who was surprised the injured man was leaving treatment.
"To train….then head for the capital. Something's going to happen, so you have to be ready…….Coming Carmen?"
"Yes Luke-kun!"
The four Goggles Head's sighed, Ares then grinned and clapped his hands "So still wanna bet on those fights?"
--X--
"You lose again," said Meku as he started to shuffle a deck of cards. Mars just looked at his friend with a confused yet pissed expression on his face, he just couldn't figured out how the blind man did the things he did.
Meku passed out there hands again, Mars looked at his and….
"You lose…."
Damn it!
Meku didn't even look at the cards, and he also knew he was pissing off Mars. It wasn't his fault the mime didn't know Meku could count cards, being blind has it's benefits….like making people underestimate you.
"Mars this is getting boring, when's are next fight?"
"In one day we fought 75 times and you still want to……?"
"Yeah…..I'm bored."
Mars sweat-dropped and turned his head slightly as the lock on the door clicked and the door swung open.
"You boys have a title fight against some new comers….lets go!"
Meku looked at his black and white friends "Aren't we new comers also?"
Mars just shook his head and followed the guard out of the room, down the long hall, and into the stadium.
"WELCOME UTOPIANS! THIS IS ARE BIGGEST FIGHT TONIGHT! PLACE YOUR BETS NOW OR YOU'LL BE LEFT BEHIND!"
There was a loud roar from the audience, Meku and Mars then walked into the stadium.
"FIRST INTRODUCING ARE CHAMPS! THE SIGHTLESS AND THE MIME!"
There was a howl or cheer and wolf whistles. The speakers screeched back on again.
"AND NOW INTRODUCING ARE CHALLENGERS….THERE NEW MEAT TO THE ARENA! DOC AND SPEAR GUY!"
Mars blinked at the two men who entered the arena, both looked around confused and surprised.
"Hey Meku……"
"Yeah"
"We're fighting Jin and Vago…"
"So?"
There was a similar speak between the two Goggle Headed Pirates. They did do one thing that your not supposed to do when fighting……they underestimated there opponents.
Vago walked to the wall and Jin took his spot in the middle. Meku sighed he could sense the worry and slight cockiness coming off the two. The pierced blind man rested a hand on Mars' shoulder.
"Sit this one out….your attacks are to lethal. Even if they come two on one, do not help got me?"
"Yep!"
--X--
"I - don't - believe - it!" mumbled Kazuya from the stands. He was sitting next to Razz in a high rollers booth, Mac and Elsa said they will be joining them shortly.
"Vell vhat do 'ou know! Va hahaha!"
"But really Razz should we do something?"
" Yes, Yes…….but lets be quit about it, I'll get the guards. You take out the snipers in the top area."
--X--
"Hey Mel?" asked Elsa as she was crouching down medalling with some wires.
"What?" The big man asked tapping his foot leaning on a wall.
"Those intro's that were made…..could that be-"
"Yep…"
"Why would they-"
"We all have are stupid moments,"
"Ahhhh….okay Mel I'm done."
Mac let out a sigh "Finally, it's been three minutes it used to take you ten seconds."
Elsa stood up and looked at her boyfriend, fist on her hips, leg slightly sticking out, and an eyebrow raised. "What was that?" she questioned
Mac looked at her stance, gulped and thought to himself that he was lucky to have a great girl like her….but if he didn't change the subject he was going to die right there.
"Nothing love! Now lets get this vault open!"
Elsa smiled at him and stepped out of his way "How much does this vault door weigh?" he asked
"About 50 tons….so nothing you can't handle!"
Mac stood in front of a giant metal door and slapped his hands together "You shore the alarm-" he stopped talking when he heard the faint tapping of her foot.
"Okay here we go!"
--X--
"I don't want to hurt you Meku…" said Jin pleadingly getting his spear like weapon ready to fight.
The blind man didn't say anything, he just tapped an earring and then spun his staff. Jin sighed and moved to attack with a powerful thrust.
The spear seemed to change and spring, Meku grabbed the tip as it passed by him. Jin grinned thinking he had an upper hand and pulled back on the weapon. Meku was brought along with the spear like weapon.
Changing his position and going with the pull. Meku planted his feet onto Jin's chest and brought his staff down between Jin's shoulder and neck. The spear man collapsed in pain, and dropping his weapon.
Meku kicked they spear "Interesting weapon…..I see why they call you 'Spear Demon'…"
"Soru…" Meku heard Vago mutter, the doctor appeared behind the blind man instantly who ducked.
"Hmmm two on one…..fare enough!" Meku grabbed Vago's leg and flipped him over his shoulder on top of Jin, both grunted in pain.
Meku jumped back a little bit from the two, holding his staff by the middle and it's tip still touched the ground.
"You can keep coming at me….but I can not promise your safety ."
Vago stood up and adjusted his coat "I'm an ex-member of the WG's secret CP group…..you don't threaten me!" He moved Jin out of the way so he could fight.
"Anima Amo!" Vago yelled moving his arms at high speeds. Meku could hear the air cut and ducked close to the ground, and started to run dodging the arm shot Rankyaku.
The blind archeologist started to spin his staff at high speeds and hit the doctor's side with it.
"Staff-Whirlwind! " Meku chanted as Vago was sent spinning backward towards the arenas wall by a gust of wind.
Vago grunted and wiped the blood from his lips "Your pretty good….it's odd that I've never seen a poster on you." the doctor laughed and disappeared from sighed.
"Soru…" Vago appeared behind Meku and moved his finger in a jabbing motion.
"Shigan…" he mumbled close to Meku's shoulder. The blind man spun felling a pain in his shoulder when Vago was barley touching him, Meku dragged the edge of his staff on the ground in a swift motion,
"Staff-Torch" he yelled hitting the man in the side of the head, which exploded in flames. Vago slumped to the ground out cold.
"Tora Meiro…" Meku heard Jin mutter, the Death Root member sighed cause it seemed this was going to continue.
Jin seemed to double, he became faster and faster until it looked like Meku was surrounded by Jin.
The pirate laughed "What now! Which one is the real me?"
Meku sweat-dropped….was this guy that big of an idiot? "I'm blind idiot…"
Meku crouched and spun, tripping Jin who face planted and slid a few feet.
"Jin! Vago!" some voices yelled from the crowed and a few seconds later Ares, Lucy, Fiona, and Kagura jumped out of the stands and into the crowed.
Meku turned his head towards Mars "Hey Mars I think its time to leave this city…." he then turned to the Goggle Heads "…they'll be alright but wake them up, it's going to get chaotic soon."
--X--
Razz smashed the final guard over the head with is guitar just as Kazuya came up behind him with his bow strapped to his back and carrying a sniper rifle.
"So you ready to go?"
"Vell yeah but vhy don't ve vait for the others?"
Kazuya sighed and shouldered the rifle "and how long will that take?"
SMACK!
Meku slapped the back of the blonde's head as he ran by followed by Mars, Ares carrying Jin, Fiona and Kagura carrying Vago, and finally Lucy firing at people that have been chasing them.
Razz smirked and shoulder his guitar " That answer enough for ya?"
"Oh shud up Razz…."
--(Road/North Side)--
"Shan-chan are you shore your fine?" asked Endo walking next to Shan threw a random town while they travel on the road.
"Yes Endo-kun,"
"Okay but are you-"
"ENDO SHUT-UP ALREADY!" yelled Siamon and Penny both hitting there leader on the head.
Siamon groaned to himself he was getting annoyed…..but at least the weather was warming up.
"Penny you have the map….how much farther till the capital city?"
Pan popped out of Penny's pack and handed her the paper, the young girl tapped her lip then shrugged at the fish man.
"Don't know Si…..I guessing around three, four more days."
"Damn…" that's when Siamon could pick up laughing from some random guy. The object of his laughter would be Endo.
"Hey look at that queer! He's were all of that stupid purple! HAHAHAHA!" Penny and Siamon would have been on the ground laughing till they couldn't breath. But the look on Endo's face could have frozen hell over….twice.
Endo charged and for the next few minutes you could here the cry's of 'I'll kill you for calling me gay' and 'Never insult purple or violet!'
Penny looked up at Shan "You aren't going to stop him?"
Shan just smiled and twirled a strand of her violet hair around her finger "Nope….he insulted purple,"
--X--
Exuro Lacerta sighed because he was so close yet it was feeling like the plan was taking forever. There was a knock on his hotel door,
"Come in!"
The door was flung open and the giant form of Roach stomped in with a smiled on his face, "Hahaha! 'ello boss!"
"Roach I thought I told you to lay low!?"
A sly ruff voice spoke from behind the giant blob of a man "Sorry captain I didn't know,"
Exuro's face split into a grin at the reptile like man "Al! It seems you're the one in control right now!"
"Thank you for your joy captain now I have some people you may want to meet!"
"And who may they be Al?"
Al Gator grinned showing his rows of sharp teeth "it's a Giant lord from the south, and a sadistic genius of Lady from the north and a giant whale fish man hunter."
"Oh really?"
--(Desert)--
"Okay Razz-baka! Why did you bring use all the way into the desert!" Yelled Lucy with a pissed off look her face.
"Hold on….hold on de said they'll be here soon…" said Razz in defense.
"Who are they?" asked Ares just as confused as everyone else executing Kaz. Mars and Meku suspected thou.
They all turned when they heard a roar from a machine and a giant vehicle role over the sand dunes.
The thing keep moving until it stopped in front of the group. The door on the side opened, Elsa and Mac stepped out.
"Hello and thank you for choosing the Bear and Bunny traveling service now would you please enter the vehicle calmly!" laughed Elsa cheerfully, as Mac just shock his head at her joke and picked up the two unconscious men and threw them into the Turtle.
Ares and Lucy pointed at the couple with confused expressions, Fiona just greeted them "Who are you?"
Meku and Mars smiled and the blind man walked into the tank like thing "Mac, Elsa glad you guys are here……where are the others?"
Mac shrugged "Don't know somewhere on the other side of this island…" Mac turned to Razz and grinned "….so Razz who are your new friends?"
Kazuya decided to answer "Not exactly new…..well the stupid looking one is Ares-
"Hey!"
"-the angry blonde girl is Lucy and the cute girl is Fiona. The two knocked out guys are Jin and Vago….who got there asses handed to them by Meku and the final girl is Kagura,"
Elsa for some reason was unusually peppy as she gave the girls a hug, and Mac seemed to be tired yet happy.
The other four Death Root members knew the sign's so Razz decided to warn them.
"Ummm….guys don't touch anything vhen ve 'et in there."
"Why Razz?" asked Fiona with a to innocent look on her face.
"Because they-" SLAM "Razz shut up!" yelled Elsa after she punched the mariachi in the face, her cheeks where slightly red from embarrassment. She turned to the others as Mac started the Turtle back up.
"So are you ready to go?"
--X--
Okay this chapter took me a while to write and also……Like 15 more chapters and Death Root is ended…..now this chapter was kinda blah to me so anyway on to the next one.
P.S. Don't know when the next chapter will be out but if you still want to read something and haven't already then can you check out my story I'm writing with kilnorc called One Piece: Identity put it on alert or something because it should be updated also with a day from this.
Next Chapter: The beginning of the next arc!