LW: I got nothing smart to say or comment, here's the Straw Hat crew trying to escape the mess Luffy just put them in. Enjoy
Rubber King and Mirror Master - Silvers Rayleigh, Right hand of the Pirate King
PUNCH!
CRASH
"That pirate, he punched Saint Charlos" one of the guards gasps, everyone else struck dumb
Luffy cracks his knuckles then sets his hat back on his head "Sorry about that everyone, now I hit that lardarse a navy admiral will be on his way" he says with a tired shrug
"You beat me to it Captain, I'd have cut him down already but some pink haired brat stopped me" Zoro grumbles, sheathing Wado
"Hachi, stay with me we're gonna get you to safety" Nami whispers, taking one of his hands in hers
"Do you have any idea how much trouble you're in?" Hachi wheezes/asks
"Yeah, and we don't care" Alvida huffs "You mess with our friends you gotta take your lumps"
"Well, guess we've no other option than fighting" Franky hums
"While we're at it, we need to get that slave collar off Camie so we can leave, otherwise it could go off at any minute" Vivi adds, fingers twitching with nerves
"I'll treat Hachi, you guys help Camie" Chopper orders
"You scum, how dare you lay a hand on my son!" Saint Rosward bellows, unloading his rifle in Luffy's direction, but clearly being a bad shot was genetic as Luffy didn't even need to turn and acknowledge him when his fruit sent the bullets back…. Because they didn't.
"They've angered the dragons!" One noble screams, causing a mass exodus from the auction house
"Our bloodline is descended from the very creators of this world, you will suffer for your blasphemy!"
"Oh shut up already!" Vivi screams, her wires slicing through the barrel of Rosward's cane gun before Sanji kicked the remains away and then proceeds to kick the man in the chest for good measure "All I hear is 'my family hasn't done anything noteworthy in nearly 1000 years' it's pathetic. At least if I boasted like that I could claim I come from a long line of noble kings who have always done what was right for their people, all the way to my father Cobra" she sneers, the Celestial Dragons pissing her off something fierce.
"Complain about spoilt children later, fight now" Valentina whines, seeing the Auction staff and security charging for the straw hats, doing everything they can to keep them from Camie
Gum Gum Whip
Tatsu-Maki
Weapons Left
Fūton: Daitoppa
Thunderbolt Tempo
Frictionless Takedown
Clutch
Colour Trap: Freezing Fuschia
Of course they were dealing with the straw hats, so it's not like they were going to be much more than a mild inconvenience, good attempt though
"You disgusting peasants continue to defy us, why can't you just accept your fate and kneel!" Roswald growls
"Maybe cause fate is bullshit" Kaos answers the rhetorical question, the body of the guard he'd just 'dealt with' landing dangerously close to the 2 nobles, almost getting blood on their space suits "Or maybe because none of us give a fuck what you inbred assholes think or want?"
"You!" Rosward yells, grabbing asskisser "Summon the Admiral and the warships, now!" he orders
"Cry to mommy, real brave there Mr Dragon sir" the reflect human muses
"Duck!"
36 Calibre Phoenix
"Your aim sucks, actually never mind, fish tanks' open" Kaos chuckles, turning on his heel and bouncing onto the stage
"Camie!" the mermaid looks up, now finally able to hear and be heard "Those creeps didn't hurt you did they?" Hachi asks
"I'm fine, what about you, you're the one who got shot by that fat guy" Camie whimpers
Hachi laughs, then coughs violently "You know me better than that Camie, it'll take more than some dumb human with a gun to take me down. And now we're here we can rescue you!" he cheers
"So the rumors were true, straw hat is crazy" Kid chuckles, getting a shrug from Killer
"You kids have gotten so much stronger since the Race" Noire mutters with a slasher smile "It makes me wish I had time to spar with you
Crash
"Oh I think I fractured my spine" Brook whines as he drops off one of the fish that flew through the roof to drop him off then left (because the rider had self preservation instincts, unlike the straw hats)
"Drink this" Kaya sighs, passing his a bottle of milk which he downs in under a minute
"Thank you my dear, I'd almost forgotten milk can patch me right up given I'm all bones" he chuckles then lightly burps
THUD
"That, didn't hurt as much as I expected" Usop wonders aloud, having fallen from the roof of the auction house
"You brute, you've crushed father!" Shalria whines, meanwhile the sniper looks down at the unconscious man, gets off him and apologises, not that he could hear him, nor would he have cared
"These guys took out 2 Celestial dragons" a guard gasps
"And only one of them was on purpose" Alvida laughs
"Luffy, where's Camie, did we find her?" Usopp asks in panic
"We found her, but we need to get the collar off her before we can leave" Luffy explains
"Preferably before the Navy get here" Nami adds
"Then I regret to inform you, they're already here" the straw hats stop fighting for a moment to follow the voice
"Who are you?" Luffy asks, the man just gives a lazy smile "And what's with the bear?" he adds, pointing of shy looking polar bear mink
"The navy has been here since before the auction officially began, clearly they're looking for someone, though I doubt it's your friend down there. I don't know who exactly they're looking for, but I doubt any of them expected someone to kick a Celestial Dragon's ass while they were here too, bad timing I guess"
"It was entertaining, shame I was the only person to show up" Noire sighs, wondering if Forest and the Captain got lost again
"Trafalgar Law, nice to finally meet, and Deadshot Noire, fancy meeting you again here of all places. Luffy, they're pirates like us"
"Really? Even the bear?"
"We have a reindeer, why's the bear so strange to you?" Franky asks rhetorically
"Oh and before he thinks I'm ignoring him, the redhead at the back is Eustace 'Captain' Kid, another pirate crew" Robin snarks, giving a half smile at the pirate who laughs
"Wait, that's the guy with a higher bounty than Luffy?" Brook asks nervously
'Impressive, we had to declare War on the World Government for Luffy to get where he is today, so to get higher, takes a LOT of work' Kaos thinks, eyes trained on the 3 Devil Fruit users, curious as to what they can do
"If this worthless fish is the cause of all this commission, I'll just have to kill it" Shalria says, having during the pirate meet and greet acquired a step ladder, set it down beside Camie's tank and used it to get a better shot with her pistol
"She's not worthless!" Disco pleads "Saint Shalria please reconsider! At the very least pay for her first, then you can do whatever you like, I don't care as long as she's not mine when you do it"
"I'd really prefer you don't kill the mermaid, especially while surrounded by people who will merc you if Camie is even injured never mind killed" Kaos argues, standing on the other side of the tank
"What did you…. Wait I know you, from before" Shalria tilts her head in confusion "Yes, you came to the Auction with a child and a whore. I'll take that big titted slut in exchange for your life, breaking bimbos like her is always, deeply satisfying" the noble purrs
Kaos' eyebrows raise "You like to watch bitches gettin broken?" she nods "Hey Robin, is voyeurism on the kink list?" he shouts, confusing Shalria
"Only if blooming eyes around the room to watch you fuck me from difference angles counts. We never got around to exebitionism either, the Sunny was always too busy" she responds, getting yelled 'I didn't need to know that!' by Nami and Sanji, and a more amused 'I did!' from Valentina and Alvida
"Sorry, I'm in a committed relationship, so I'm afraid I can't break your bimbo ass anytime soon" Kaos apologises as insincerely as physically possible, it was actually impressive "Not that you have one, watching Artemis get into one of those suits proves that things' 90% padding" he smirks, watching the tick marks pop up across her forehead
"You worthless scum, I'll end your pitiful existence then put this fish in the ground!" she screams, aiming for right between the researcher's eyes (and probably would have succeeded as she appeared to have a better aim than her brother or father) and was about to fire...
BWAAAAAAAAAAM
When something pulsed through the auction house, knocking Shalria out cold before she could pull the trigger, instead causing her to fall backwards off the step ladder onto the stage
The stage's back wall was torn open by the giant, and an old man with an impressive looking beard stepped forward "What did I tell you, I know a ruckuss when I hear one" he says, sounding amused by the situation "Looks like the auctions' over. I got the money I came for, now I might as well stroll back to the Gambling House and piss it away once again"
"There's something not right in your head old man, you got locked up, in here, just to steal some money?" the giant asks
"Pretty much, if the plan had actually worked I'd have robbed whatever dumbass decided to buy me too, shame" the man shrugs, going to his hip flask, only to remember it was empty "More booze, gotta remember that too. In hindsight, that plan was really stupid, how retarded would someone have to be to buy an old fart like me as a slave? Ahahahaaha" he laughs, grinning like a mad man, then stops when he sees who was left "Oh my, I didn't realise I had a captive audience, might have gone with better material if I'd been warned.
"Where did the old man and the giant come from?" one of the guards asks
"They were supposed to be slaves for today's auction but that means they should be still locked up, how did they…. Wait a minute, how did they get their collars off!?" the auction staff member shouts, drawing everyone's attention to the giant and old man's bare necks
Hachi blinks "Wait… Rayleigh?" he mutters aloud, Chopper and Papagu hearing him
"Wait, the Rayleigh? That's the guy we're looking for?" Chopper asks "But which one?"
"Hachi, is that you? It is! Damn it's been years" Rayleigh grins, then it drops into a frown "Did someone hurt you?" Hachi tries to move, or maybe hide his gunshots, but Reyleigh waves him off "Don't speak, save your strength" he orders, then notices Camie staring at him out the corner of his eye as well as the destruction the Straw hats had caused, stroking his beard as the gears clicked in his head "I see now, plain as day. You were doing what you believed was right Hachi, and you people, were the good folks who stood by him. Alright" as he finishes the world, a pulse of something rushes from him and through the entire auction house, knocking the remaining staff and guards out cold, but leaving the pirates unaffected
"Papa, that old man's the one with the mystery power from before!" Artemis cheers, happy to have at least part of the mystery solved
Noire's grin nearly splits her face 'Another Conqueror! And it's Silvers Fucking Rayleigh, this is the best day ever!' she croons, her own haki bubbling just under her skin
"That Straw hat suits a fearless man like yourself" Rayleigh states causally "I've wanted to meet you for a long time, Monkey D. Luffy"
MarieJois
"Straw hat, that whole damn family's insane, I can't beleive I'm wishing Garp's stupid plan had worked and he'd convinced that boy, Medusa's kid and Portas to become marines" Sengoku mutters to himself, as an underling relays the report and a large man in a yellow suit sits a little off to the side, facial expression one of mild amusement but mostly boredom/indifference
'...the main perpetrator being Straw Hat Luffy who assaulted a Celestial Dragon. We've lost all contact with the guards in the Human Shop… I mean employment office" the man relays, the snort from the suited man telling Sengoku his thoughts on that matter "Given the reports of what's happening in that area, they've most likely all been subdued. REgardless, the act of taking not 1 but 3 Celestial Dragons hostage is a vile transgression"
"Have they made any demands?" Sengoku asks angrily
"Nothing yet Sir, but they will, they're ballsy enough to do this they can't be too stupid not to know how big a deal what they did is" the marine replies
"Whatever the case may be, we need to take immediate action" the suited man pipes in "After all, the world nobles are the victims here, correct?" Sengoku makes a noise that technically counts as a yes "But don't worry, I'll handle this myself, I won't be gone long Fleet Admiral" he says, standing up and walking out the door, almost through the other guy.
Back in Sabaody
"Now just relax, I'm going to remove your collar now" Rayleigh says to Camie, calmly and gently, the mermaid whimpers but nods in understanding
"What, you can't do that it'll explode!" Papagu screams
"Yeah we saw it happen before!" Chopper squeals in confirmation
"Bad idea Mr. Really bad!" Brook adds
"Luffy, do something" Usopp stage whispers, but his captain just watches "Franky's looking for the key and, Kaos has fucked off again…" he sighs " Can't we just wait for one of them to get the key instead of whatever this old quack is going to do to her?"
Rayleigh tunes out the young ones, focusing solely on Camie "Now the important thing is not to flinch, ok?"
"I don't know what he did, but that's no ordinary human" Zoro states, curious as to what the old man could do
"Yep, he's got the mystery power" Artemis grins
"And that's worth him risking Camie's life, no way!" Sanji shouts "Where's Franky with the key?"
"Just wait, don't do anything rash" Papagu pleads
Tic tic tic tic
"HE SET IT OFF!"
Elsewhere
"Worry not everyone, Franky is on the way!" the cyborg cheers, nearly colliding with Kaos as he runs
"Oh good you found the key, well you found some keys" the researcher hums with a smirk
"Yep, one of these has got to...what happened to you?" the cyborg shouts, seeing the lanky 1st mate covered in blood
"Long story, not important"
BOOM
"Fuck, guess we didn't have as much time as we thought" Kaos grimaces, following close behind a much more frantic Franky
"What I miss, did something explode?" The cyborg shouts as he runs on stage
"Camie! Look what happened, you didn't leave well enough alone and now she's dead!" Papagu blubbers
"Or not" Victor deadpans, causing the starfish to look up from his hands and see a confused but smiling Camie staring at Rayleigh with stars in her eyes
"Don't scare me like that guys I thought she was a goner" Franky sighs, tossing the keys to the researcher "I went to all that trouble and you didn't even need it"
"Better luck next time" Rayleigh smiles "Carry her" he orders, then turns to Camie who was being hugged by a crying Papagu "You're safe now"
"How did you do that?" Camie asks with a far away look in her eyes
"Trade secret" he whispers and winks, causing the mermaid to giggle
"Anyone wanna explain what we just witnessed?" Kaya asks, really confused and her heart beating at double it's normal rate, meanwhile seeing as he'd gone to the trouble of getting the keys Franky passed them to the slaves so they could free themselves
"I think it was Haki, I've heard it mentioned back home but I've never seen it used before" Hachi wheezes
"Luffy, how do you know this guy?" Usopp asks fearfully
"I don't, but he clearly knows me" Luffy sighs "Stupid old geezer with mystery powers" he grumbles
"Hm" Rayleigh blinks, stopping his ascent up the steps of the auction house "Sorry, I didn't realise there were more pirates still in the building, you must all be pretty strong to sit through what I just did" he says with a grin
"Well I'll be, never thought I'd meet a big shot like you in a place like this" Kid laughs "The 'Dark King' Silvers Rayleigh himself, what's a living legend like yourself doing in a place like this?" he asks
"On these islands I'm just Ray the coating mechanic, no need for titles and airs in a place like this" he waves off, "Besides I'm retired now, all I want is a peaceful and quiet life" he adds, before hunkering down to check out how Hachi was doing "You'll live kiddo, what did I tell you about walking around the Archipelago Hachi?" Rayleigh scolds teasingly
"I know, I'm sorry"
"And you, I'm glad you stood by my friend here, and saved his life"
Luffy nods "You said you wanted to talk to me, what about?" he asks
Rayleigh chuckles lowly "That's something for another time, first we need to get out of here"
"THIS IS THE MARINES, HAND OVER THE ROSWALD FAMILY IMMEDIATELY, AN ADMIRAL HAS ALREADY BEEN SENT FOR. I RECOMMEND YOU SURRENDER IMMEDIATELY, AND DON'T BLAME US FOR WHATEVER HAPPENS YOU ROOKIES!" Came the booming projected voice of the marines outside
"Well, shit"
"We were just innocent bystanders, it's blatant profiling to think we were accomplices just because we were in the same building" Law half complains, chuckling to himself
"True, but it was worth it to see Straw Hat Luffy do something crazy, so I'm satisfied for this week" Kid smirks "Still, I'm not exactly in the mood to try fight an admiral, least of all given the rumors the current 3 are all Logia users, making them an extra chore to fight"
"It's true, though I hope you're not expecting me to help. I've used my power enough today, plus if the navy realise who I am, things will get even messier out there than it already is" Rayleigh argues, but the redhead didn't seem to care
"I don't need a fossil like you to protect me, besides the longer we stick around the worse things get outside. If you babies can't handle a few marines, then watch and learn as I show you how a real man handles things" Kid taunts, about to walk out of the auction house
"Then I recommend you use the other door" Noire smirks
"What's that supposed to me…" Kid asks, only for the door's handle to not move even a cm "What did you do you crazy bitch?"
Noire laughs "Let's just say I put the building on Lockdown after the civi's ran out like headless chickens" she says, shoving past the punk rocker captain "So who wants to bust heads while the others run off? I'm happy to merc the lot of them if nobody else wants to, watching you Straw hats kick ass was a lot of fun" she licks her lips, then places her palm on the door.
Lock Lock: Release
"So that's where the Rokku Rokku no mi ended up" Rayleigh mutters as everyone hears the click before she swings the door open and steps through, the 3 captains rushing forward to get a head of her
"Is every captain as stupid as these 3 or was it just bad luck times a million those 3 ran into each other?" Nami asks the open air, not really expecting an answer
"How about you complain less and instead we just use the distraction those 4 are making to escape?" Usopp suggests
"Sounds like a plan, in case we get separated how about we all meet up at Grove 13 ok?" Rayleigh suggests, hefting Hachi onto his back, showing surprising strength of his age
"Let's get out of here, they can probably only hold the marines attention for so long" Franky reminds them, Camie and Papagu nodding from his back, while Artemis climbs onto Kaos like she was a shoulder loli.
Outside
"Mortars, fire!"
Gum Gum Balloon
Repel
Room: Shambles
"Watch out, all 3 of them have powers!"
"I know it's not a flashy power but I HATE to be ignored" Noire sneers, looking the apparent head of the group dead in the eyes before pointing her bow straight up
Lock On: Kill shot
The arrow flew straight up, then tilted forward, dropping and piercing the man in the heart "You don't screw with me boys, I got the name deadshot fair and square" she laughs, nocking another arrow, this time firing the inky black projectile at a mortar, causing it to explode
"Men, concentrate fire on the front of the building, we'll evacuate the Celestial Dragons after the pirates are in pieces!" the next down bellows
"Now it gets fun" Noire grins, only for Kid to block their path by throw his arms out wide
"Nobody move, you'll just get in my way"
"Don't put your hand in my face again" Law threatens
"Compensating for something Kiddo?" Noire teases, flashing a slasher smile
Meanwhile Luffy didn't care enough to talk, instead walking around Kid and then running straight for the marines
"Fire!"
Gum Gum FingerNet
"Hm, so that's what he can do"
"Straw Hat can stretch?"
The archer laughs as Luffy catches all the mortar shells in his extended fingers and starts spinning around to stop them going off, only one managing to 'slip the net', causing the 3 pirates to dodge
"Top priority is straw hat, take that rubber bastard down immediately. Charge!" the marine orders, which a laughing Luffy responds by releasing the shells, raining explosive death down on the marines.
"This is getting ridiculous" Kid sighs, activating his Devil Fruit and drawing all the guns and swords he could see towards him, then shooting them back with a simple Repel "I thought marines just outside Navy Headquarters would actually know how to put up a fight"
"You guys have really weird powers" Luffy muses, having bounced back to the other 3
"Seriously, that rubber crap you do is much weirder than mine" Kid scoffs
"Hm, funny I say the same to Kaos with less swearing whenever he called my fruit weird" Straw hat says with a chuckle
"This is the rescue contingent, we've circled round and are about to enter the building through the back entrance" a marine relays through a Den Den
"Good" the current head nods "Once the hostages have been retrieved we'll bury these criminals"
"If you're not going to strike first mind if we do?" Noire asks as she as she pulls another arrow from her coat
"There are ways to make this at least entertaining" Law smirks, tossing the head he'd collected through Shambles at his fellow marines, watching them panic and toss him around to the man's annoyance and worsening health
"Stop throwing me!" the head shouts
"How are you even talking?" the last one to catch him asks
"No idea, but you need to stay away from that guy, he makes these weird bubble looking things, that's what did this to me"
Room
"Like this one?" the man asks as a large blue hemisphere forms around them
"Yes. Fuck!"
"Don't worry, this won't hurt a bit" Law says as he unsheaths his blade for a moment
Shambles
"See, now it's a party" he grins, manipulating the parts in the air with his hands
"Hey! Don't forget about me!" Luffy shouts
Gear 3rd: Bone Balloon [Brazo Izquierda de Gigante?]
"You better run, this is the arm of a giant" Luffy declares, hefting his expanded left arm and getting ready to punch through whatever comes his way
"Don't even think about running men, just shoot him!" the captain orders
"We can't sir, our weapons, they're flying away!" one marine shouts, as indeed every gun, sword and even the mortars on their side rose into the air and flew towards the pirates, specifically Kid. And it wasn't just outside, but every weapon inside the Auction House was also being pulled out the front door (Zoro just about keeping his swords on hand and Kaos shoved Hebi into the mirrored insides of his coat where Kid's powers were unable to effect it. Kaya doing something similar with her guns, surrounding them in syrup, while Alvida slammed her mace into the ground and held it in place). The metal collected and attached to or around Kid's right arm, then built outwards until there was a massive metal arm and hand
"How did he do that?" one marine asks/shouts
"Now isn't the time for questions" Law states abruptly, standing in the middle of a storm of body parts, before putting them back together in chaotic and random ways, mostly for his own amusement
Gum Gum Giant Pistol
Punk Gibson
Both giant fists plow through the marine barricade with minimal effort, clearing the area just as the rest of all 3 crews exit the building
"Looks like someone had fun" Kaos grins seeing the destruction the 3 had caused
"Yeah, if I knew these kids had AOE attacks I'd have stood back and watched. Least I got to take out the boss man before reinforcements were called" Noire pouts, having not gotten to do much "Later, gotta find the Captain before the Admiral arrives, I doubt the others want to get in the middle of that kind of fight" she grins and waves before running off in the confusion
"The Captain seems to have gone overboard again" one of Law's crewmates note, as a head spidercrawling away on a hand crosses his path
"Luffy went overboard again" Vivi sighs and chuckles a little, seeing he was in his smaller form due to using Gear 3rd "Seems excessive for ordinary marines though"
"You say that like Luffy knows what restraint means" Nami argues
"The hostages have been rescued, everyone attack. Mortars, aim for the crew members without powers, everyone else, throw everything you've got at these criminals, they're not leaving this place alive!" the marine head bellows
"Not even a whiff of tactical know how" Kid huffs, bored already "They're just charging at us like wild animals" he then sees Luffy had grown back to his normal size "Hey Straw hat, I'm glad I got the chance to meet you, but don't expect out next one to be quite so amicable"
Luffy hums "Fair enough, but I'm still gonna be the one to find the one piece" he grins, ignoring how his fellow captains twitch as he says that so casually. It actually froze them long enough Killer had to step in and cut down a marine before be could get close enough to attack Kid
"What's got into you Boss?" the helmeted man asks
Kid grins and laughs "Killer, you know what? On the journey to get here, we've been laughed at and ridiculed everytime we even mention the One Piece, told we were on a fool's errand searching for it, and remember what happens right after? We slaughtered them all, everyone who even sniggered. What lies ahead is a sea of death for anyone who thinks the One Piece is something to laugh at" he turns his head to Luffy, his grin reaching his eyes "Let's meet again straw hat, in the New World" Luffy gives a slight nod, which was good enough for him "Move Out MEN!"
"Yes Sir!" the Kid pirates shout, before decemating anyone who stands between them and freedom
"Trafalgar Law" the man's eyes rise to the marine who who'd just lept at him "You'll pay for treating us like toys!"
"Bepo" Law says casually, the polar bear mink leaping into action and kicking the offending marine into a tree
"Well, that's enough for today I guess, let's get out of here everybody" Luffy shouts, the enthusiasm high as ever in his voice
"You Who, young master!" the pirate's heads turn to the yelling and see Duval calling out to them "we're here to help in whatever way we can"
"Was hoping not to see those guys again, but what can you do help is help I guess" Sanji sighs, before following his hyperactive captain towards the fish riders
Lullaby Parry
"Let's get a move on, who know how long we have until the admiral shows up" Brook calls, sending marines to sleep as he plays, as well as Luffy for a moment before he gets knocked awake
Multi-shot: Flame Star
Horn Point
Frictionless Takedown
"Franky, old guy, hurry up these goons are everywhere" Zoro grunts through Wado as he blocks another sword strike before his opponent is knocked out by a glaive strike to the back of the head from Kaos "Eventually there will be too many of them for us to escape from"
"Don't worry Uncle Zoro" Artemis pipes up from behind the 1st mate "We'll get out of this no trouble
Colour Trap, Bullfight Red
"That won't hold them for long, just until they've dug a pit where the glyph is" Valentina hums, blasting people back with the flame and lightning gloves
"Take down the straw hats, they're the real perpetrators of this incident!" one marine yells, then stops when it gets dark all of a sudden "What the? clouds?"
Thunderbolt Tempo
"Come on everyone, our ride's here" Nami calls, jumping onto the back of one of the flying fish, quickly followed by the others, each fish now holding either 2 or 3 passengers as they took off, hopefully while the marines were dealing with other things, such as Law freeing Roswald's slave and him more or less backhanding his way through the crowd.
"Well we lost them, but I feel like we lost more than that" Kaos frowns, Artemis sitting pretty with Robin on a different fish
"It's not Zoro, is it?" Alvida asks
"I'm right here you know" said swordsman grumbles
"Probably that idiot Duval his bull moves at barely walking speed in the water" Sanji sighs
"Which means Rayleigh, Franky, Hachi, Camie and Papagu are also back there" Vivi lists off, after all the bull was the largest vessel so it made sense to put the injured on his back
Chuga chuga chuga chuga
"So cool!" Luffy cheers, looking down at the source of the noise, Franky having tricked out Motobola with essentially a boat engine/train attachments, putting him on par with the flying fish in terms of speed
"I'm impressed kid, to remodel this craft so quick and effectively, shows you're quite skilled" Rayleigh compliments while laughing
"I'll say, Motobolo has never been faster or happier sounding" Duval agrees
"No biggie, it was actually kind of fun to sup up your ride" Franky grins, then sits down to rest
Elsewhere
'Well, fuck' Law thinks, as him and his crew once more run into Kid, the problem being the man blocking their path: Bartholomew Kuma of the 7 Warlords.
"Trafalger Law" Kuma says softly as his attention is drawn to the other captain
"You know my name, I'm honoured" the pirate chuckles, then his eyes widen as a laser is fired from the Warlord's throat
"Captain!" Bepo shouts in panic
"This guy, he's unreadable, damn scrappile" Kid mutters, then turns his head "Trafalger, stay out of this fight"
"You'd think by now you'd get that I'm not part of your crew, so you can't order me around" Law retorts, looking none the worse for wear. He then turns to Kuma, the Opi Opi no mi's power gathering at his fingertips before forming a disc of swirling blue energy "Now big guy we've had enough surprised for one day, I'd rather not have an admiral drop on my head. So I suggest you let us pass through, or we'll force our way through"
TBC
LW: While writing this chapter I realised why Oda put Kid's Devil fruit reveal in an SBS, it's hard to find the right place to put something like that in, without feeling forced. Therefore…
Nylock Noire: Eater of the Rokku Rokku no mi (Lock Lock fruit)
Eustace Kid: Eater of the Jiki Jiki no mi (Magnet Magnet fruit)
Trafalgar D. Water Law: Eater of the Opi Opi no mi (Op Op fruit)
Also as a random note since the last chapter I finally got around to watching Dr. Strange, and now need to figure out how to incorporate the Mirror Dimension trippy bullshit into Kaos' powerset. It will be Post Time skip at the absolute earliest, or even an Awakening if and when we get more information on how that works from Oda.
Anyway, see you soon, 4th anniversary coming up rather quickly everyone ;)