"So hungry, need food, need meat."
"Luffy, we only been sailing for about 2 days."
"How are you fine Coby?"
"Oh, um, well Alvida don't give me much to eat so I guess, I kinda got used to it."
"That's terrible!"
"Yeah, oh by the way, we're heading to a town called Shells Town,"
"Oh cool."
"Where a marine base is located."
"..., um, hey Luffy?"
"Eh?"
"Didn't the Gold Roger pirate king guy, got executed by the marines?" "Yeah, he did."
"Did you forget that we're enemies of the marines, Coby?"
"Do you guys have a pirate flag?"
"Do we Luffy?" "Why are you asking him?!"
"Need meat." Luffy answers with distress in his voice
"I'll take that as a yes. So what were you saying Coby?"
"If you still don't have a pirate flag yet, then you are still considered a harmless citizen in the marine's eyes."
"That's dumb, so what? They'll try to kill me if I made a pirate flag?"
"Yes, that's right."
"Wow that's harsh, they must really hate pirates."
"Oh and um, before we get to the next town," *Plop*
"What was that?" "Thanks News Coo!" *ackh ackh*
"You have seagulls delivering newspaper here?"
"Yes," "That's so cool!" "Anyway let's read what's going on here."
"Oh?" "What's wrong?" "The 'Pirate Hunter' Zoro has been captured and is currently being held at Shells Town for assaulting the captain's son."
"Who's that?"
"Are you kidding?! He is known in East Blue as a demon who wield three swords, and Lady Alvida wanted to face him solely because she wants to prove that she is the strongest."
"Wow he sounds dangerous." "Luffy? You're awake?"
"Maybe I should try to recruit him."
"What didn't you hear what I just said, people considered him a demon."
"So?" Luffy asks with a slight tilt of his head
"So? So you shouldn't go near him at all!"
"Why shouldn't I? He could help me achieve my dream." Then Jaune decides to add, "Also, he can't be that bad."
Later that day,...
"We're here." "YEAH!" "FOOD!"
"Um guys, we need money if we want to eat anything."
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"So anyone got money on them?"
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"We could dine and dash." "Luffy!" "What?" "We are not," *Growl* "..., okay so what's the plan?"
At a small nearby restaurant,...
After they are done eating, Jaune whispers to his two companions, "Okay, are we going to dash now? Or are we going to ask for some info about the town and then dash?"
"Dash." Luffy replies
"Ask for info and then dash." Coby answers
"Okay that settles it," Jaune quietly announces and proceed to straighten his back and face, the cook who is cleaning after some customers, two tables away from them, "Excuse me," "Yes? You need anything?" "Yes, I would like to know" "Where Roranoah Zora is." "Luffy!" "Who?" the cook wonders
"Sorry about that sir my friend here is just tired from the journey." Coby apologises while scratching the back of his head awkwardly, "You know the guy who wield three swords." Luffy replies
At that description, the cook's eyes widen to an unnatural level, "GET OUT!" He yells and points to the outside of his shop, "Is everything alright sir?" Jaune asks, "JUST GET OUT!" The cook yells again and starts to shove them out onto the street,
"Man what was his problem? We just want to know where Roronoa Zoro is." Jaune wonders out-too-loudly
*Gasp* The busy street that was busting with noise and life is now deathly quietly and no-one dares to utter a single sound, except for a little girl with short hair carrying a tiny lunchbox.
"Excuse me but why are you looking for mister Zoro?" The girl asks with an innocent voice, unaware of the situation
"We're gonna ask him to join our crew." Luffy answers
"Does that mean that you wanna help him?" The girl asks with a hopeful expression
'Wow this girl really remind me of Ruby' Jaune thinks to himself, "Yeah, I guess you can say it like that."
"Yay!" The girl then turns around and motion them to follow her, "Follow me I know where he is." Skipping to her destination
3 minutes later,...
"We're here." The girl announces excitedly
"Where is he?" Luffy asks
"Over this wall." the girl replies and begins climbing over one of the walls
"This base is bigger than what I imagined." Jaune says outloud and climbs after the girl
"You guys are a strange bunch." Coby states and goes after Jaune
"I can't wait!" Luffy yells and jumps up onto the wall
What's in front of them wasn't what they expected, a green-haired man wearing a headband on his head, a plain white shirt with three undone buttons at the collar, a black trousers, black boots and a green haramaki around his waist is tied to a giant cross in the middle of a barren field,
"Um, *gulp* he uh, he doesn't seem that bad?"
"He looks really tough."
"So this is why they call him a demon."
"Shush! they're gonna hear you!" The girl whisper-yells at the oddballs
"And who are th-?" Jaune asks but the girl jumps down, "Hey! What are you doing?!"
"Giving mister Zoro food!"
When she is close enough to the person, "Excuse me mister Zoro."
"Huh? You again?"
"Um, I brought you some food." She then opens her box and show him what was inside
"Rice balls?"
"Yeah! I made them myself, I hope you'll like them." The girl says meekly
"Didn't you see the sign outside? Scram!"
"B-but-"
"Scram! Beat it! Get out of here before they catch you!"
*Creak* "Oh my, shame on you, being such a meanie to a little girl." Enter a blonde boy flank by two white wearing uniform guards
"Hey look he's blonde just like me."
"Huh? Who's he?"
"I think that's, uh,..."
"Well well well, what do we have here? Rice balls? Oh good I was getting pretty hungry myself." *grab*
"W-wait that's not for you," *bite* "that's mister Zoro's rice ball."
"Bleh! What the hell is this? A sweet rice ball?"
"Well, sugars are tasty so I added it in so I can make the rice balls taste better."
"What are you? Stupid?! Rice balls are supposed to be salty not sweet!" The boy yells and proceed to throw the remain of the unfinished rice ball to the ground and stomp on it, "Idiot! Idiot! Idiot! Oi you!" "Me?" "Yeah you, throw this stupid kid over the wall, I don't wanna look at its stupid face." "But sir, I can't just-" "What? Are you ignoring my orders? Must I remind you who my father is?" N-no sir," "Then throw her out." "uh, yes sir, right away sir."
"W-wait, ah!" "I'm very sorry about this." "Eek!" The girl shrieks as she sails through the air, "She's flying!" *hup*
*oof* "Oh thank god, you caught her!" "I can't believe a navy soldier did such a horrible thing to a child."
"Hey, are you ok?"
"Yeah, are you ok mister straw hat?"
Meanwhile, high above our two eccentric and one seemly normal heroes, deep within the marine base, sit a man with a grotesque arm, "Aren't I the greatest around?"