It's a me! BlueRaptor629! Bringing you another chapter. For those who doesn't know, check my two new story, it's called Lion Heart and Data Squad: The Emperor and his Empress, check it out when you got the time.
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Chapter 4: The Circus and the Navigator
Luffy's crew were on their way to...who knows where. Seth is currently putting names of those he wish to take down. But...
"How the hell that you two can't navigate!?" Zoro said.
"I never sail a boat before." Seth said. "And besides, you got lost on your way to the town anyway."
"I didn't get lost!"
"Denial isn't good for your health, human." Hoopa said.
"Like I keep saying, I didn't get lost!"
"I'm hungry." Luffy said as he holds his stomach.
"Who's fault it is that ate every last food." Hoopa said.
"Why don't you pick some food?" Seth said.
"I would...but I'm too hungry." Hoopa said
"So Luffy, how do you get your hat? There's no way you bought it."
"Yup. I got this from a friend, his name's Shanks." Luffy said
"I see...does he mention about meeting a giant 'white horse'?" Hoopa asked. He also went a little investigation while gathering names for Seth's list. He found out a report of a giant white horse sightings. The Trickster Pokémon concluded that Arceus may have build some kind of a reputation in this world.
"Yeah. He did mention something about meeting a giant white horse. Why do you asked?"
"That's Arceus, Luffy." Seth said as Zoro raised one of his eyebrows. "Arceus?"
"That's right." Seth said as he pulled out his Pokedex. "This is called a Pokedex, it's an automatic encyclopedia about Pokémon."
"So it's a mystery dex." Luffy said as Seth and Hoopa sweatdropped. The Pokedex screen shows the picture of Arceus. "Arceus, the Alpha Pokémon. A Normal type. According to the legends of Sinnoh, this Pokémon emerged from an egg and shaped all there is in this world. It's have the ability to change it's own type with it's 18 plates."
"Sinnoh?" Zoro asked.
"It's another region like Hoenn. It's famous for it's tall mountain." Seth said as he looked at Luffy.
"So...wanna explain how did you get your hat."
"It goes something like this..." Luffy said as tell the story...
(5 minutes later)
"Dude...that's badass." Seth said as he was impressed. Luffy explains that he was saved by Shanks from a Sea King, the sea monster of this world, with the cost of his left arm. And he was promised by the red haired pirate that to give the hat when Luffy becomes a great pirate. Though Seth and Hoopa almost laughed that the staw hat boy ate the Devil Fruit by mistake. Seth almost found Shanks very impressive, he only acts in violence when Luffy got hurt. Hell, Seth also do that when his friends and family are in danger.
"Hey, Seth. Tell us those 3 Pokémon you said it was powerful." Zoro said.
"I'll tell you when the time is right." Seth said as he looked at Luffy. "You reminded of my best friend."
"Who?" Luffy asked.
"Horus Nova." Seth said as Hoopa look at a bird. "Hey look, a normal looking Wingull."
"No, it's dinner!" Luffy grab the sails. "Gum Gum Rocket!" Luffy shouted as he propelled towards the bird. Seth suddenly grab an oar. "Yo, Zoro! Get ready to do some extreme paddlin'!"
"What do you-" Zoro said as he see Luffy flying straight to the bird only to get caught on it's beak. "Oh..." He too grabbed the oar.
"On the count of three." Seth said as he and Zoro took a deep breath. "1...2...3."
"THAT COLOSSAL DUMBASS!" They shouted minus Hoopa as they after Luffy like getting chased by a school of Sharpedos. "Help! Stop the boat!" The three saw three men who were struggling in the water. "We can't stop! Just get in the frickin' boat!" Seth said as the three climbed on the boat, barely. "You trying to drown us!" One of the men said as they pulled out their weapons. "Stop the ship. We're members of the Buggy Pirates."
The three looked at each other as Seth pulled out a pokeball...
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(With Luffy)
"Aah! Help me! This stupid bird won't let me go!" Luffy shouted while the bird still carrying him with its beak. The bird flies towards a town.
Just as his hope have turned to despair...
BOOM!
A cannonball shot hits the bird, prompting Luffy to falls down to the town.
"WOOOAAH!" He falls at a high speed.
(Meanwhile,...)
"Catch that bitch!" One of the pirates said as they are now chasing a certain orange girl. Not too long ago, she managed to steal a map of the Grand Line from a pirate named Buggy and as you can see, the said pirate had sent his flunkies to chase her.
"WOOOAAH!" Luffy shouted as he finally hits the ground, causing some dusts to fly around. As the dust settles, Luffy stands up like nothing happened to him, seeing as he made of rubber and all.
"Hahaha! That was fun! I thought I was gonna die!" Luffy said before laughing like nothing happened. Seeing Luffy gives the orange girl an idea.
"Boss!" Nami said before ran to towards Luffy's side.
"Boss...?" Luffy asked dumbfoundedly as the pirates wondering about it too...
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(With Seth's group)
"I'm sorry, I didn't know your Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro." One of them sheepishly smile as Shira snarls at them, making them afraid. The trio apparently were defeated by Zoro, Hoopa, and Shira that Seth summoned from her pokeball.
"Thanks to you dipshits that we lost our captain!" Seth said.
"Mind telling me why are you on the water?" Hoopa said.
"It's that bitch's fault!" One of them shouted but calmed down because of Shira. They explained that they met a woman who wants to trade her treasure in exchange for food and water. When they get on board her ship only find it is empty, the said girl got on board of their ship as they're in a mercy of the storm she predicted.
"She and a Castform will get along just fine." Hoopa said.
"Castform?" Zoro asked.
"The Weather Pokémon, they changed formes depending on the weather." Seth said as Zoro nods in understanding.
"And now we're in big trouble if Captain Buggy finds out that we return empty handed!"
"Buggy?" Seth, Zoro, and Hoopa asked in unison.
"You didn't know Buggy, the clown pirate!? He's a pirate with an unbeatable Devil Fruit power." One of them said as Zoro looked at Seth.
"We could use someone like her." Zoro said ignoring the trio's warning.
"I was thinking the same thing." Seth said as he looked at Shira. "You got that idiot's scent, Shira?"
"I have, General. From where we are, we'll be in the location by 10 minutes." Shira said as Zoro smirked. "Guess having a battle trained dog has it's perk." He said as he look at three men. "Don't just stand there, start rowing!"
"Yes sir!" They each grabbed an oar and start rowing like crazy. "Come on is that all you got, you assholes?! My grandpa can row faster than the three of you combined and he's dead!" Seth shouted as they row faster. After several minutes, they arrived at the docks.
"We...made it..." Three of them said as they passed out. Seth, Zoro, Hoopa, and Shira get off the ship.
"I take it you three will handle this?" Zoro said as Seth nodded. "Yup, Hoopa if you would?" Seth said as Hoopa summoned a portal to where Luffy is. Zoro were surprised as this is his first time seeing Hoopa used his power.
"Ready, Shira?" Seth said as the Bite Pokémon nodded. "Oh yeah, I almost forget!" He pulled Kaze's pokeball as he summoned him.
"A giant green lizard with a tree for tail? To think you seen it all." Zoro said.
"Save the best for last, Zoro." Seth smirk as he, Hoopa, and his two Pokémon enter the portal, but not before turns into his Zap Plate. His hair turns yellow with a black streak resembles a thunderbolt, his attire is now black with yellow lines, he now wears a headphone that wear on his head, and a pair of black and yellow sneakers with a thunderbolt design.
"Wish me luck!" He said before went into the portal.
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"Hey, what is that floating in the air!?"
"Is that a portal!?"
Some of them said as the girl named Nami fend off against them. Long story short, she captured Luffy after latter revealed himself as a pirate and run his mouth about Seth and Hoopa being from another world after Luffy took care of the pirates that was chasing her. After the capture, she was offered by a pirate named Buggy to light the Buggy cannon to kill Luffy. True to be told, the girl HATES pirates. Then a fight break out shortly after she refused to light the cannon because she had a short argument with Luffy.
"Surprise, motherfucker!" Seth said as he come out from the portal along with Hoopa, Shira, and Kaze as he strikes a nearby pirate with a Thunder Punch.
"And Shock Wave!" He shouted as he shocked the enemies around him.
"Who the hell are you!?" Buggy said as he never see anything like Seth. Especially the creatures behind him. Nami's eyes are widen as he remembered Seth as the guy she met in the passenger ship.
"Just a guy who wants to beat your ass!" Seth then changed into his Fist plate form. "Mach Punch!" He punched the clown pirate in the face as he is sent flying through a wall.
"Captain!" His crewmates said as he got up, looking pissed. "I don't know who you are, but no one humiliated me the way you do!"
Seth said as take a closer look before speaking. "Now that I see you up close, did you escape from a circus or something?"
"I didn't flashily escape from a circus!" Buggy comically shouted.
"Could've been wrong, big nose." Seth, Hoopa, and Luffy said in unison as everyone's eyes went white as they jaw dropped.
"Idiots! Don't call him that!" Nami shouted.
"WHAT DID YOU THREE SAID!?" Buggy shouted as he throws some knife at them, but Kaze managed to block it with his Leaf Blade attack. Zoro then appeared from the portal as it's closed.
"Zoro, Seth, you want help me?" Luffy said as Seth nod.
"Sort of. I wanna see him and his Pokémon handle this." Zoro said as he walked to Seth's side.
"So you're the famous Pirate Hunter, Roronoa Zoro. Are you here to collect my bounty too?" Buggy said.
"Nah, I quit being a bounty hunter and I'm not interested in you." Zoro said with a bored look.
"But I'M interested in you! Because killing you will make me famous!" Buggy said Seth as he looked at Nami.
"I never thought I'd see you again, Princess." Seth said as Nami blushed for some reason. She then looked at Kaze and Shira.
'What are those? I've never see a giant green lizard and dog like that before.' Nami thought.
Zoro then looked at Luffy, who is biting the bars of his cage. "So this is your idea of fun!? Getting caught by a bird and get put in a cage!"
"Let's wrap this up!" Seth said as he went under the cannon. "Muscle power!" He shouted the magic words as he flipped the cannon to the Buggy Pirates direction. "Wait! Don't point it this way!" Buggy and his crew said as the cannon fires at them the moment it being lit up.
"Let's get the fuck out here! They'll be going after us!" Seth said as him and Zoro lift the cage. Seth then looked at Nami. "Yo, Princess!"
"Y-Yes?" Nami said as she still blushing. "You want live right? I suggest you start movin'! That blast isn't enough to kill them." Seth then looked at Kaze as he returned the Forest Pokémon to his pokeball.
"Let's get out of here!" Zoro said as they left the area.
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They're now far away from Buggy and his crew. Then they stopped in the middle of a street. "Let's stop here." Seth said as he and Zoro put the cage down. The two then slumps down to the ground.
"You guys are hopeless." Nami said.
"Hey! Try fighting with an empty stomach." Zoro retorted.
"Take it easy, Big Z. Whining won't fill qour stomachs." Seth said as he look at Nami. "So you're our new navigator, huh?"
"As if! I'll never became a pirate! I hate them!" Nami said with disgust. "Geez, you hate pirates that much? Did they killed your mom or-" Seth said what he shouldn't said as he was interrupted and he barely dodged an attack from Nami. "Don't. You. Finish. That! You have no idea what have I been through, outsider."
"Yeah yeah, I got you." Seth said as he turns around at the O-word. "Outsider?"
"That idiot said you and those monsters of yours from another world." Nami said as Seth and Hoopa glares at the straw hat boy.
"I'm going to have a little 'chat' with you, once this is over." Seth glared Luffy as he was sweating. "And for your information, those monsters are called 'Pokémon'. Get it right next time, Princess." Seth said. "I almost forgot! If you hate Luffy as a pirate so much, why defend him? You could've just let him get captured and be killed, you know."
"Because I don't plan on killing him! I just need to join Buggy so I can steal his treasures then run away." Nami replied.
"Then why do you hate pirates?" Hoopa asked.
"Because they took something important to her." Luffy said as Seth widened his eyes. "I can see why you try hit me when I mentioned about your mom."
"Yeah...So what, huh? It doesn't concern someone like you..." Nami said as Seth noticed the look on her eyes.
'I know that look. It's the look of someone who just lose someone important in their life. I know the feeling.' Seth thought as he reminisces his past. Truth to be told, he also have a dark secret.
"If you don't want to talk about it, I understand. And I'm sorry about making you angry." Seth said as he bows to Nami. The thief was sur.
'Did he just...apologized? I guess he's not so bad after all.' Nami thought as she was blushing. Hoopa notice this as he decided to tease the thief a bit. "You looove him!" He said it with mocking face.
"Shut your trap you little!" Nami said still blushing as she strangles the Trickster Pokémon. Luffy laughed as Seth, Shira, and Zoro sweatdropped. Seth then looked at Luffy. "Alright,...let's get you out, you rubber bastard!" He changed into his Fist plate form. "Superpower!" Seth shouted as his arms glow bright yellow as he opened the cage, setting Luffy free.
"Ahhh, freedom tastes great!" Luffy said.
"Damm I'm tired." Zoro said.
"You and me both." Seth said. Luffy then see a white dog in front of him. "What a cute little-" he didn't get to finish as the dog bite his hand.
"OWWW! GET OFF GET OFF GET OFF, YOU STUPID DOG! LET GO!" He waved his bite hand up and down, trying to get the dog to let go.
"Chu Chu, what are you doing?" A voice said the six looked at an elderly man with rusty armor and a small armor. They then looked at him...
(Several minutes later)
"I'm sorry about Chu Chu, He tends to that whenever I didn't feed him in time." The mayor said as he put a plate of dog food to the ground, allowing Chu Chu to eat it's contents. They currently in the mayor's house. He also brings breadsticks and some water. "Consider this as my way of apology." Three of them dig in while Hoopa and Shira eating the Pokémon food that Seth just remembered that he had them.
"Hey, Seth. What are Hoopa and Shira eating?" Zoro asked.
"Pokémon food." Seth said as he put some bread in his mouth.
"You made those?"
"Yup. One must feed your team before feeding yourself." Seth replied.
"Where's my share?" Luffy said as Seth pulled out a red, round, and spiky berry from his backpack as Luffy snatched it from his hand. He eat the berry whole...that was a mistake. Luffy's face begin sweating and his face is slowly turns red.
"SPIIIIIICYYY!" Luffy shouted as he run around the place before Seth splash him with a Water Gun via Splash plate form.
"What did you feed him?" Zoro asked.
"Tamato Berry. The spiciest berry. Fire type Pokémon likes this shit very much." Hoopa said as Seth nod.
"Dwad wabb swometwing." Luffy said as Seth, Hoopa, Zoro, and Nami laughed at him.
"Wabb sow fummy?" Luffy said as Seth give him a mirror. He noticed his lips now enlarged and red. "Maah libbs!? Wabb hwapemm to mah libbs!?"
"That's what you get from eating our foods before." Seth said.
"You're all bunch of misfits." The mayor said as he also laughed a little.
"Mayor...Boodle, right? Are you Chu Chu's owner?" Nami asked as she done laughing. The mayor simply shakes his head. The mayor apparently explained earlier that all of the townspeople evacuated the town because of Buggy and his pirate crew.
"No, but I happened to be acquainted with his owner."
"Where's he now?" Seth said.
"His...long gone." The mayor said as his smile turned to a frown. "He was happened to be a store owner at the time. His a good friend of mine as well as a good owner of Chu Chu. Until three months ago...he was struck by a illness. Then...well you can figure that part out."
The mayor then looked at the dog's injury. "Look at those wounds. It's seems that he got those when fighting off the pirates." The five stood silent before Nami speaks. "Maybe he just wait for the owner to return."
"That's not it." Shira said as Nami and the mayor looked at her surprised.
"You can talk!?" Both of them said as the Bite Pokémon nod. Seth then looked at her. "What do you mean, girl?"
"I recognized that eyes all too well. I felted it myself. They're not for waiting, General...they're for protecting." Shira said as she looked at Chu Chu's face.
"I assume you experienced this before?" The mayor asked Shira as Seth caught on what is Shira meant as he speak up on her behalf.
"As matter of fact, yes." Seth said as he walked up to Shira as he scratch her chin, much to the Bite Pokémon delight. "Her kind is well known for being loyal and willing to protect anything, Shira's no exception. She was once a leader of a pack...until that one fateful day..." Seth said as he tell the others about Shira's past.
(Flashback: Shira's past)
Somewhere in Route 101, a group of quadruped Pokémon similar in appearance to hyenas and canines. Their body are primarily gray with a black face and throat, paws, and belly. Their eyes are red with yellow sclerae, and they have a red nose. Their lower jaw has two pointed teeth sticking out. The fur at the base of its tail is rumpled and shaggy. They have gray paw pads on its three-toed paws. They are Poochyena, the pre-evolved form of Mightyena. They are eight of them.
Six of them circled around as they watched the other two fight. One was like the others while it's opponent was a bit larger than the rest and it has a scar on it's left eye. The one who was fighting the big one was Shira while she was a Poochyena. Shira was tired as the big one smirk.
("Why don't you just give up, ok? I can pretend this never happens if you do.") The big one said in barking sound.
("I won't...surrender...to you. As leader, I see to it for your banishment. You're against my rule!") Shira was exhausted.
("'Help and Protect the weak'? Really? You still believe in that crap? We're Poochyenas, dammit! We're goddamn Dark types! All of that is going to change once I take command from you!") The big one said. Recently, the big one
("Then you're a fool! Ice Fang!") Shira charged in to attack him.
("Just face it, we all know how this ends. Fire Fang!") The big one charge towards Shira with his mouth covered with flames. They collided but Shira got a direct hit from the Fire Fang. Shira fall down to the ground. She tried to get up, but failed.
("Hmph...what a worthless piece of trash, help and protect the weak, huh? That's why you lose.") The big one said as he looked at the others. ("Come on, let's leave this...pathetic excuse of a Pokémon.") They left Shira as she passed out.
(2 days later)
Seth was walking nearby. Besides him was a small, green, bipedal reptilian Pokémon. It has yellow eyes with long, narrow pupils. It's hands and feet each have three digits covered with tiny spikes. These spikes allow it to scale vertical walls with ease. Its stomach and throat are red. It also has a line across on its stomach resembling a pouch. It has a large, dark green tail with two separate lobes. This is Treecko, the unevolved form of Sceptile. But more specifically, This was Kaze when he was a Treecko.
"Hey, Seth! Wait up buddy!" A boy appears as he run to Seth with a Pokémon beside him. He was a brunette haired boy with green lensed goggles that he wear in his head, red jumpsuit with orange t-shirt, yellow trousers, and red sneakers. Additionally, he's a bit older than Seth is. This is Horus Nova, Seth's best friend. Besides him was a small, chick Pokémon with stubby, downy, yellow wings. Its body is covered with orange feathers. There is an orange and yellow crest on its head that resembles a flame. Its two thin legs and short beak of are a light brownish yellow, and the feet have three toes in front and one in the back. And its have a small black speck on its rear. This is Klein the Torchic, his partner Pokémon.
"Geez, man. What took you so long?" Seth said as he smirks at his friend.
"Shut up! I overslept and now I have to catch up to you. It's good to know I found you before you're in Petalburg City."
"But you have, Klein with you, right?" Seth said as he looked at him. ("I did try to wake him up. Since he doesn't want to wake up, I used Peck on him instead.") Klein said as he saying his species name. They started to walked the path that leads to Petalburg City.
"Whatever." Seth said. "Let's go the city toge...ther." He stopped himself as he noticed something on the ground. It's was Shira. "Is my eyes are tricking me or is that a real Pokémon?"
"Dude, that's real! And it looks injured!" Horus said as Seth said as walked to Shira. She was covered with bruises. Seth then pulled his Pokedex in order to scan what kind of Pokémon is Shira. "Poochyena, the Bite Pokémon. A Dark type. Its biting strength is superior to other Pokémon, and has the endurance to chase opponents down until completely exhausted." He put the Pokedex away as Seth carries Shira in his arms after he returned Kaze into his Pokeball.
"I'll take this little girl to the Pokémon Center. Sorry Horus, Our second fight just have to wait."
"It's cool man, the fight is going to be 2-on-2 anyway. Call me if you done." Horus said as he went somewhere to train Klein.
Seth then run as fast as he can as to the nearby Pokémon Center which in Oldale Town. Once there, he give Shira to a woman. The woman has pink hair and she wears a pink nurse outfit. This is Nurse Joy, the one that took care of the Pokémon in the Pokémon Center. She took Shira off his hands as she begins to treat the Pokémon.
After waiting for several minutes, Nurse Joy shows up from the operating room as she carried Shira.
"They're you go! You're Poochyena is good as new."
"Thanks Nurse Joy. But, she's not my Pokémon." Seth said as Nurse Joy were surprised.
"So it's wild then." Nurse Joy said as she remembered something. She tells to Seth that she recognized Shira as the leader of a pack that lives in Route 101. They protected weak Pokémon from poachers or bad trainers from the shadows. But two days ago, they stopped showing up.
"I see." Seth said as he looked up to the Bite Pokémon. "Take care now." Seth said as Shira look on. ("His heart...is so pure. He willing to help me where there's no one else. If that's case...") Shira nod with determination as she run to where Seth is and barks at him.
"Hmm...? It's you again."
("Teach me how to be a protector and I will follow your every command, General.") Shira said as Seth smiled. He may not understand what Shira was saying, but he can tell there's a Pokémon who wants to join him.
"Welcome aboard...Shira." Seth said as he pulled out an empty pokeball that he enlarged it.
("Shira...that's an acceptable name, General Seth.") Shira said as touch the button, causing her to get inside the Pokeball. The Pokeball shakes a bit before stop with a beep sound. Seth then continued his way to Petalburg City...
(Flashback end)
"That was...something." Zoro said as he and Luffy was impressed. Nami was shocked about the Bite Pokémon's beliefs in protecting the weak. Sure, Shira looked intimidating, but she was nice in the inside. 'There's more to someone than meets the eye' indeed.
The mayor processes the information he heard before blowing smoke from his mouth. He then looked at Shira. "You're right. Chu Chu's a smart dog, he already knows that his master is gone. But the owner really liked the shop so much, he's willing to protect it no matter what happens. As if like guarding it's treasure."
Shira walked in front of Chu Chu. "Despite having battle wounds, you're a great protector. You have earn my respect, Chu Chu."
"That's right." Seth said as he walked towards the dog. "Seeing as you able to protect it, I'd say you earn my respect too." Seth said as he pats the dog in the head.
"Woof woof!" Chu Chu happily barked at the otherworldly three.
"Shishishi! I like this dog! He gots guts!" Luffy said as he lips turns back to normal. Zoro also agree before looking at Shira. "Though for your case, even after you got defeated. You still hold to that belief. One can be said to for me too."
"I will take your words to heart." Shira said as she bowed. Nami were surprised as Luffy and Zoro, pirates talking about respect. 'Maybe...they're not so bad after all.'
Suddenly, they heard a roar in the distance. The mayor began sweating because he recognized that particular roar. "That's 'Beast Tamer' Mohji, run away!" The mayor said as run away with Nami following him. The four went outside and see a man riding a giant pale lion with purple mane.
"That's a big Pyroar." Seth said as Hoopa nod. The plate wielder then looked at Zoro and Luffy. "I'll handle this one!" Seth said they nod. They left just at the same time Mohji arrived. "Well well well. It's seems that I found the straw hat boy along with his two friends." Mohji said. He's the man who is riding the lion. "My name is Mohji, Captain Buggy's first mate." He introduced himself. "You made a serious crime, you know. I was ordered to bring all of your heads to-" He stopped when he realized only Seth, Hoopa, and Shira who's here while Luffy and Zoro are absent.
He misunderstood the situation as he began to chuckle. "It's seems your friends have ditch you, poor thing."
"Yeah. Ditched me because they don't want to see a cosplay freak like you!" Seth said as he and his lion were surprised before he got angry. "Cosplay!? This is genuine hair!" He shouted while pointing his hair.
"Yeah, and my mom's a ballerina. By the way, The furry convention is that way." Seth said as he pointed where the two comes from. He got angry and angrier by the second. "If it's true, I bet your mom have sex with a lion then give you birth, isn't that right?" Seth said as Mohji widened his eyes and jaw dropped. You can see Luffy and Zoro laughed like hyenas in the background. Hoopa was laughing too.
Mohji was beyond angry. "Cocky bastard! Do you have any idea who did you screw with!? I'm the Beast Tamer dammit! There's no animal in this world that's can't obey me! Observe!" He then walked to Chu Chu. "You, shake!" He said but the dog just bite his hand. Seth, Hoopa, and Shira just laughed at the man's misfortune. It lasts until Chu Chu let go off his hand.
"I show you how it's done." Seth said as he walked to the dog. "Chu Chu, high five!" Seth said as he high five with the dog. Mohji had enough as he get on Mohji. "Cocky son of a bitch, you're going to regret crossing me!"
"Rrrr." The lion growled as he look at the store Chu Chu was protecting. "Patience, Richie. You're going to devour him soon, along with those dogs and that genie." Mohji said with dark expression.
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The mayor and Nami come out from their hiding spor as they see Luffy and Zoro.
"Aren't you going to help him!? He's going to get killed!" Nami shouted.
"She's right! That lion of his had killed hundreds of people. You're friends won't stand a chance!" The mayor shouted.
"It's alright. Those three are strong." Luffy said as Zoro nod.
"I'm curious of how he does it." Zoro said.
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"Devour us?" Seth said as he laughed. "That's a joke right? I faced creatures who were 10 times more dangerous than you."
"Don't screw with me boy. I'm literally going to kill you. Richie, show him what I meant." Richie growled. He approaches Seth before letting out a mighty roar.
"Roooooooar!"
Seth just stand there as Shira went to front of Richie, the lion was slightly intimidated. "Shira, why don't you show this amateur how a real Roar looks like." Seth said as Shira was covered in red aura and took a deep breath before-
"ROOOOOOOOOOOAR!"
Shira let out a really loud Roar that the windows breaks. The four who were hiding had to covered their ears because it's so loud.
Mohji just dumbfoundedly stares at the three. "I don't know what your mutt trying to show, but I'm killing all of you right now! Go, Richie!" Mohji ordered his lion, but he doesn't move. "Oi, Richie. What's wrong with yo-" Mohji realized that his lion were trembling in fear. The lion was sweating on his face, his body was shaking, and he had bloodshot eyes as he jaw dropped. His eyes roll up as foam coming from his mouth before the lion passed out.
"Richie!" Mohji shouted as he was thrown off to the ground. He examines his pet lion before glaring at the trio. "You! What have your mutt done to Richie!?"
"Oh, nothing...she just showed that pussy cat of yours who's the Alpha around here." Seth said as he changes to his Meadow plate form.
"Don't screw with me!" Mohji pulled out his whip as he try to whip Seth. But he caught the whip thanks to his reflexes. He pulled the whip towards him as he prepared to attack the Beast Tamer. The said Beast Tamer is now trembling in fear and sweat.
"Just for future reference, you have no chance against me." His free hand glowed green then turns spiky. "Needle Arm!" He pummeled the Beast Tamer to the ground as he passed out with tears and and his eyes went white. His back suddenly sprouts some vines that tied the unconscious duo.
Seth then looked at Chu Chu with a smile. "I'll take that them somewhere far away from here. Don't want this lion to wake up and start destroying your 'treasure', right?"
"Arf arf." Chu Chu happily barks as they go to where the others is while dragging them.
Once there, Seth sees Luffy with a wide smile and Zoro with a smirk. Nami and the mayor were speechless as their jaws were dropped on the ground.
"You're amazing Seth! Especially Shira, that was so awesome!" Luffy said.
"I can't a believe your dog defeated that lion in a roaring contest. That's something unusual."
Nami looked at Seth as she pointed at him. "What the hell are you!? First a fishmen, now a walking forest man!? What's up with that!? And how that...dog can outroar a giant lion!? And why did you bring them here!?" She yelled.
"Cause, my dear lady, if I don't bring them here, they started thrashing the shop once they wake up." Seth said as Nami were taken a back by his response.
"You were thinking about the shop? Why?" Nami asked. She for some reason is blushing.
"Isn't that obvious? Because I want to. I may be a pirate, but even I know that dog treats that shop like his personal treasures. Its what's left of his master, after all. Right, Luffy?" He said as Shira returned to her pokeball.
"Shishishi, that's right." Luffy said.
"Truer words have never been spoken." Zoro said as Nami was shocked.
Why? All of these years, she views pirates as nothing more but scumbags who take personal things from others. But now, she sees one that fights for someone else's treasure, and an outsider no less. She couldn't wrapped around the idea.
"I'm such a fool." The mayor gritted his teeth. "Chu Chu and those two were fighting for this town while I sit down and do nothing!"
"Mayor, calm yourself down!" Nami said as she tried to calm the mayor but failed.
"To a real man, there are some fights that can't be avoided, isn't that right you three!" The mayor yelled at Seth, Luffy, and Zoro.
"Yeah!" Luffy said with a grin.
"I guess you're right." Zoro commented.
"Yup! Take arms, geezer! It's revolution time!" Seth shouted as as do a fist bump. Hoopa just nod.
"Don't encourage him, you idiots!" Nami shouted.
The mayor began to explain the town's history. "40 years ago, This town was just a wasteland. Only few of us moved here after our other town was destroyed. As years go by, our population rose as we built houses and shop." He said with a smile. "And now look at it!" He shouted as he looked at his village. "This village has grown so much ever since then! And now pirates are destroying it!" The mayor then raised his spear high. "I'm the mayor of this town! I'm not going to let them destroy my treasure!"
"But even so! Those guys are dangerous! Don't do anything reckless!" Nami shouted as she managed to grab his shirt before he run off.
"I KNOW WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO IS RECKLESS!" The mayor shouted as Nami was surprised as he used this moment to let go of Nami. "I'm coming for you, Buggy...the...Clow..." Mayor Boodle never gets to finished as he falls to the ground, sleeping. It's appears that Seth just used Sleep Powder on him. "You're angry because you're weak...I know the feeling all too well. Hold that real tight; it's proof you're not throwing the towel yet." He whispered as he puts the mayor to the nearby wall.
Then he got hit in the head by Nami. "Idiot! What did you do to that Mayor!?"
"I give him a dose of Sleep Powder. His sleeping right now." Seth said as he rubbed where it's hurt. "You're angry at him for being reckless and now you're angry at me for stopping him, I don't get you sometime."
"Yeah you're weird." Luffy said nonchalantly.
"Female humans are weird creatures indeed." Hoopa said as he folds his arms.
"Shut up!" Nami shouted.
"So what now...?" Zoro asked.
"Welp..." Seth said as he stands as his vines wrapped around the unconscious duo again. "Let's pay back the old man by taking care of that...joke of a pirate crew once and for all."
"Yeah! He's a nice guy, so I don't want him to die." Luffy said as makes a grin. "And besides, we need the map of the Grand Line from them. So..." he then looked at Nami. "You'll be our Navigator!"
"Like I said, I'm not joining your pirate crew! But...I suppose we'll have a temporary alliance." Nami said.
"Looks like we have a beautiful lady in our crew." Seth said as Nami was blushing at the 'beautiful lady' word. Seth noticed this.
"Is there something what I said?"
"I-It's n-n-nothing f-for you t-to worry a-about!" Nami stuttered as she waved her hand.
"You loooove him!" Hoopa teased the orange haired girl as her face was red like tomato,
"Shut up!" Nami shouted.
"Look like things are getting interesting." Zoro said as he smirked.
"Let's go!" Luffy said as they went where Buggy is.
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Next...
B: Those who steal my treasures will-OOOW!
N: Seth!
S: You're not hurting her, you son of a bitch!
L: You're ruined my hat!
S/H: Looks like Luffy entered Rage mode.
S/H/L: Next time on A Star in the Ocean, Chapter 5: Gum Gum vs Chop Chop.
L: I'm going to be the King of the Pirates!
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Chapter 5's out! Hope you like it. I decided to tell Shira's past life as well as the first appearance (in flashback) of Seth's BF, Horus Nova. The Next chapter will coming up soon, so be ready!"
Fun Facts:
- The strangle running gag was inspired from the Simpsons.
- And the Tamato Berry gag have made it's appearance here from the Pokémon anime.
This is the pairings for now:
-OCxNami
-OCxRobin
May change as the story goes.
Review this if you like it.