Zou
The Zou party finally arrived at the foot of the massive elephant. Thanks to Bepo's vivre card and the speed of their masterful ship made by Franky, the group, led by Galdino, were able to arrive at the leg of Zou in a matter of days.
They tied their ship at the leg of Zou and used Galdino's wax to escalate themselves to the back of the ancient beast.
"Oh man, I've never been on the back of an ancient elephant before." Said Bonney, jumping in glee.
"You think this elephant is tameable?" Asked Mohji who looked at the ever so shy, Bepo who continued to look around rather than answer Mohji's question. He looked around to find Ohm shrugging his shoulder, the bear had been distant ever since they began their travel to Zou.
Meanwhile Monet left traces of her snow with each step that they took, so that she will know the way back to their ship. Just in case of course.
Once they arrived on the back of Zou, they found that they must have triggered some sort of an alarm, for a group of minks were there, ready to intercept them
"Who might you be intruders!" A massive dog mink looked over the group with a vicious gaze. He brought along his loyal companions to intercept the intruders.
"Master Inuarashi! Please forgive our intrusion but we have come to give you important news." Bepo got in front of the group kneeling before the ruler of the day. Bonney looked at the sky and found that it was nearly night time, a change was going to happen soon.
Though with Bepo's words, one of Inuarashi's musketeers thought that it would be appropriate to stab the pirate mink for his insolence.
Before his blade could pierce through Bepo, Monet was able to get in between unleashing a wave of snow throughout the area that completely froze the sword of the musketeer. Shishillian and Giovani drew their rapier. Even Inuarashi drew his own sword as he did not know where this was going.
Galdino immediately matched up with the lead mink, while Bonney and Mohji faced off against the other two. Ohm found himself in a tight sword lock with a certain canine mink.
"What is your name warrior?" Asked the lady feline.
"Ohm and yours?" But a rabbit mink jumped from out of nowhere and dropped kicked Ohm, making it an uneven battle.
"Carrot, now why would you do that?"
"Sorry sis Wanda, but he looked funny." Said the female rabbit mink.
"Enough of this Inuarashi! We have come with some news!" Galdino exclaimed, though the disdain in Inuarashi's eyes was evident.
"Duke Inuarashi, the bell!" Exclaimed Wanda as the signal bell was echoing throughout Zou, it was time for the shift and yet Inuarashi remained firm.
"Nia~ Dog! It is my time, why are you still here." Above a small hill, was Duke Nekomamushi, the nocturnal commander.
"Cat! Your guardian,Zepo, interfered with my time!" Inuarashi exclaimed.
"What do you mean DOG! Zepo is right here!" Replied Nekomamushi, with the older brother of Bepo, standing beside the night commander and comically waved at the group. In the company of Nekomamushi were Pedro, Pekoms, Rody, Blackjack and Keith.
Pedro and Pekoms immediately went to aid their former crewmates.
"Get your sword out of our face." Pedro stood in between Ohm and Shishillian. Pekoms was next to Bonney. Meanwhile Zepo retrieved his brother Bepo, and it was an old fashioned standoff.
"Oh...well this bear is still under your care!" As the argument progressed, Galdino had enough, stopping the back and forth by revealing their purpose.
"We are here by the orders of Strawhat Luffy! We are tasked to ask for the assistance of the Mink tribe to go to Wano and rescue Kozuki Momonosuke!"
At those strings of words, Inuarashi and Nokomamushi forget what they were fighting about due to the shock of hearing that name.
"Lord Momonosuke is..."
"Is Lord Momonosuke..." The Cat and Dog spoke at the same time.
"This can't be..." Began Nekomamushi.
"Trust them, my Duke, for these were the people we sailed with for many years. They helped us understand some of the world history, until we had to separate due to the events 3 years ago." This was Pekoms' plea, hopefully his words were enough for the night Duke. The morning duke was another problem.
"Okay Pedro ~nia~ I believe it then." To which Inuarashi agreed as he trusted the decision of Nekomamushi, despite hating him to his core. But did he really hate him that much though?
"So then our Lord Momonosuke has traveled forward in time with Lady Toki's powers." Deduced Inuarashi, calming down.
"For our Lord Oden we must..."
"Yes it is through his sacrifice that we are alive..."
Nekomamushi looked and Inuarashi and the latter did the same. They stared off for a couple of minutes before seemingly hugging in unison, with tears welling from their eyes.
The Straw Hat party, guardians, and musketeers all shared a look of confusion.
"My friend, we must correct our mistakes from twenty years ago. This is the sign."
"Nia~ our chance to right our wrong, times like this don't come!"
Everyone still looked at each other in confusion, though the group was more loose when making their way back to Zou.
Pedro and Monet walked alongside one another, and exchanged stories of the time that the minks separated from the Strawhats, and what they needed to catch up to.
"I can't believe that he is alive, after all this time." Pedro pondered at the thought of the man who impressed him so much that he ended up following him to the Enland war, where the emperor Whitebeard held a grudge against Mugiwara.
"Yeah, I couldn't believe it either." She said softly, touching her lips and remembering the fun they had together. Would he still be interested in her? He was already surrounded by so many powerful, beautiful women that maybe he forgot about her. Pedro had begun to talk about his time back in Zou, about how he was brought back to the Guardians by Duke Nekomamushi, then Zepo and Pekoms were added to the crew as well. Then Wanda got beside the mink and planted a kiss on his cheeks. Monet looked between the two of them, wondering what that was.
"Oh and I got married." Pedro said as he wrapped his arms around Wanda.
"Congratulations!" Exclaimed Monet, to which the rest of the crew chimed together.
Then on another end of the travelling party, Ohm and Pekoms were having an equally interesting conversation. He still rubbed his neck from the drop kick that he received from Carrot.
Speaking of the bubbly young mink, she was having a great time with Bonney as they exchanged stories.
The journey back to Zou was animated as everyone caught up, though in the front of the group, Galdino was talking with the two dukes, who became best friends once more.
"So my captain is asking for permission to copy your road poneglyph, we need it to further his quest as King." Inuarashi and Nekomamushi pondered the request, for it was their duty to guard this secret. For this strawhat fellow to know…
"Hmm, how about this Galdino, you may obtain a rubbing of it, but we will hold onto the rubbing. Once we meet this Mugiwara, this will determine whether we will give him this information or not."
"Sounds good to me." Galdino responded and off they went.
Then a small gathering was put together, where Inuarashi and Nekomamushi proclaimed their mission, recruiting any minks who are willing to share their strength in the coming war.
"Who's with us?" Asked the two dukes in unison, to a response of an resounding 'Yes!'
After successfully making a wax rubbing of the road poneglyph, giving it to Inuarashi as per their agreement. Galdino joined the group outside catching the tail end of their conversation.
"I'll deliver the message to Dawn Island." Offered Zepo to which the group agreed.
"Okay, then our next course of action...Wano." Said Galdino as he was incharge of this group. Being part of the crew during the 2 year training period had made him a powerful member of the Strawhats, infact, in a straight out battle...he could probably beat...well no point of comparing with allies.
No objections from the rest of the party, and with the newfound peace between Nekomamushi and Inuarashi, the Strawhat/Mink alliance was underway.
Dawn Island with Luffy
While everyone was busy in their grief, gathering together to strengthen their bond, Luffy sat alone in his room, wanting to be left alone. It wasn't a good look for the supreme king to be seen at his lowest point, it would ruin morale. So he disappeared at the first chance that he could.
Though a certain blue haired princess wasn't going to let this deter her. His other queens would have come to, if they weren't holding a vigil.
A certain headstrong young woman, who waited nine years to finally be with Luffy found her way in front of his door, opening them to reveal a man, deep in his own feelings. One hand over his face as his back faced the door.
Vivi slowly made her way to him, gently placing her hands on his firm back. He jumped at realizing that he was not alone, he slowly looked up at her between his hands and found that her presence was soothing.
"I am not the strong man that you remember me to be." Luffy was at his lowest point, losing his friends and nearly losing the ones he loved. He doubted himself, even slightly, but he was going to bounce back, he just needed some time.
"You are Luffy." She took a seat right next to him, leaning into his arm. He wrapped his arms around Vivi, whiffing in her amazing smell. Her presence was soothing, and despite wanting to be left alone, he found her defiance to be welcoming. "You are more of a man by showing your feelings."
For a moment they looked into each other's eyes, with Vivi getting lost in his chocolate brown gems. Then, as faith would have it, Luffy leaned in and sealed the promised marriage between the two individuals.
Nine years ago, she was but a child, and now, she has grown into a woman, a woman who's eagerly seeking a place in his heart.
The kiss deepened to the surprise of Luffy, it seems like she knew what she was doing and Luffy let her take the lead.
"Luffy...I have been studying a lot for this moment, but I did not think I could experience this with you. Kissing is different from what the books describe, I wonder if this will feel different too." Vivi then got a hold of his engorged member, feeling its girt as she caressed it through his clothes.
Vivi studied hard for this moment, looking through countless of smut writing and sexual stories to prepare herself. And now it was time to put her knowledge to practice.
So she parted ways with his lips, going down and removing his shorts. She marveled at his size, finding it to be bigger than she anticipated. No matter, from her understanding, the saliva and her mouth will bring alot of pleasure for her future husband. And so, for the first time in her life, she took his entire member around her mouth. She found that the size was truly magnificent, no books nor stories could match with the feeling of pleasuring the one you love.
Luffy let out a soft moan, as he watched the blue haired beauty learn as she went, finding her groove and learning on the fly on how to make him feel good.
And yet it wouldn't be right for him to be the only one receiving pleasure, for he was going to blow her mind. As Vivi enthusiastically took everything in, Luffy pulled her away and gently placed her on her back.
"Luffy no..." She began as she grew red from his gaze. He had begun to undress her slowly, enjoying every inch of her body. He removed her bra to reveal her bust, grasping them with both hands and massaging them. Never had she been touched like this before, and the sensation was amazing. It made her heart beat out of her chest, as the man she was going to marry, was going to have all of her.
"Would you like me to continue?" He asked softly as his mouth hovered over her nipple, both hands ready to pull down her skirt.
"Please." She nearly begged, for her books told her that this part was the most amazing, and life changing experience that two lovers could experience. So he did as she asked, trailing his kisses from her breast to down below, and slowly but surely, removing her underwear.
She tried to cover her slit, but Luffy removed them and admired her bare body. He then began to move his hands around her private area, opening the lips slightly to reveal her jewels. She tensed at his stare but quickly turned into electric pleasure as his tongue began to do things that she never thought she would ever experience.
The tip of his tongue tasted her bottom lips, the juicy delightful feeling as his tongue explored her made her shiver, which in turn made her moans grow louder and louder.
"Luffy..." All she could do was moan his name as he began to go faster and faster, until finally he stopped which made her yearn for his attention. "Why have you?" She began to ask though her answer was his member, pointed directly in between her thighs. Then she understood, she understood that he was wanting entry. "Please, give it to me my Luffy." Vivi begged, which was music to his ears.
"Tell me if it hurts." And like the gentle lover that he was, Luffy slowly entered into her, finding her tightness to be an amazing feeling. Though once the initial entry feeling finally passed, her eyes nearly rolled at the back of her head as he began to move.
Vivi felt her inside flare up from the pleasure he was giving her. And to make the feeling intensify, Vivi began to move in conjunction with his movement. Not only did it stimulate her senses, it put him on overdrive as well as she equally grinded.
Then, it finally happened, for the both of them. With Vivi shaking violently from the new feeling that coursed through her. And while she came, Luffy did too all over her, showering her with his cum.
After the intense intercourse, Vivi licked her lips. "I could get used to this." She said teasingly as she got on all fours, making sure her back was aching for a better view for Luffy, knowing that this is supposed to be a trigger for guys. "More please baby."
"Yes ma'am." For that moment, Luffy forgot his sorrow, sharing this special moment with the woman who waited for him for so long. He had to get ready, because all his queens were waiting patiently for their turn.
Hancock had shared his bed on a consistent basis since his return. Robin did as well, sometimes both at the same time. Viola has returned to his side and now Vivi has given herself to him.
There was also Nami who craved his attention, and Reiju who tagged along despite her family going a different direction during retreat. Did he just bite more than he could chew?
Luffy went several more rounds with Vivi, immediately putting her to sleep after some time. He then slowly got up and left the room, electing to be with himself once more.
His pace took him to Area X, where he found peace in the emptiness. He began to walk to the center of the arena and he just stood there, once again deep in his thoughts.
"This is my fault." Though he was in grief, he had enough sense about him to take a step back after sensing an incoming sand saber straight off the ground.
Suddenly the light turned on and revealed the sand king, standing next to the light switch. He still had his cigar over his mouth and sand swirled around him. In annoyance Luffy immediately yelled at Crocodile.
"What the fuck is this?!" He exclaimed, and despite challenging an emperor, Crocodile continued to pursue him with his sand.
Luffy finally had enough, activating gear second and electing to punch Crocodile for some answer.
So as the sand user got close, Luffy stamps down his golden hook and uses his free hand to deliver two perfectly placed one, two punches.
Crocodile was rattled but maintained his pissed off expression. "I told you I'd kill you if you ever showed any weakness." Then his vision power kicked in, returning to the aftermath of Alabasta and their travel to the New World.
"Well I did everything that Cobra said, just that I had the goal to eventually overthrow his kingdom and take over. Eventually get my hands on Pluton with the help of Robin possibly aim to destroy the holy kingdom and say good riddance to those celestial dragon bastards."
"So what? Big whoop you wanted to be king. If I didn't come along I would have found a way to stop you eventually, just how the universe works."
"So what then after Dressrosa?"
"Join my Armada, become one of my commanders."
"Sure but the first chance you drop your guard, I'll kill you...and I ain't calling you Captain."
"You just did."
"Fuck! Ain't happening again." (Chapter 17)
And here he was, doubting himself, and just as promised, Crocodile was here to kill him.
Returning to the present,it hit him, Crocodile was just trying to wake him up, to not blame himself for the events and to be the captain to the people that they all expect him to be.
So just as Crocodile descended with a sand spike, Luffy side stepped at just the right time then delivered a powerful punch through the face of the sand user. He must have broken his facial bone into different pieces...nothing the doctors can't fix.
"Thanks for this Crocodile. I'll see you in the briefing room in about 20 minutes. Tell everyone." With that, Luffy left the bloodied Crocodile on the ground of Area X.
He adjusted his broken jaw and the sand user, well he actually had a smile on his face. "Fucken finally...Welcome back Captain."
Strawhat HQ
'Hmmm...what is this...where am I? Seems like I am all over the place…'
Several particles floated around the air, floating close enough to maintain his consciousness, but far enough that he could not form his body once more.
'Oh, am I dead?' Flashes of his overwhelming defeat at the hands of a certain swordsman filled his mind. The enemy's invisible blade went through him, and it was painful. He thought he died but instead his body must have reacted on its own and dispersed itself into tiny little gas all over the facility. For such a brilliant man, he was sure confused about this automatic reaction.
'Wait...I'm a smart man..that's right. But how do I get back together.' His scattered gaseous parts were all over the place.
Though below, he could feel the people he called friends. They were frantic and he felt like they needed him. Maybe they will be happy to see him? Maybe he can help them feel better. So with using sheer will power and belief that he could do it, Caesar the Clown reformed once more.
After many days in absolute suspension, he was finally back together.
And the first person to see him turned out to be Gin, who remained in survivors guilt. And the first thing the tofa user...he slowly approached Caesar, eventually embracing the gas user and crying into his arms.
"What happened?" He asked weakly, to which Gin looked him in his eyes, then Caesar realized that it would not be good, the news will be heartbreaking, just by looking into Gin's exhausted eyes.
The Red Haired/Strawhat Alliance returned to base, wildly dejected from the loss which they had sustained. The Red Haired Pirates, which were led by Ben Beckman, Yasopp, and Lucky Roo, were all not their usual self. Their captain ordered them to retreat, and retreat they did.
"Where is Buggy?" Zoro immediately noticed that Buggy was not there. To which Shura and Daz shared a looked.
"He said he needed to meet someone, so he took a dingy and went a different way." Shura then looked around and noticed that his friend was not around. "Hey you know where Satori is?"
This time it was Zoro who had that look on his face.
The people began to filter in, catching each other up on the events.
Ben found the addition of the Big Mom pirates to be a surprise, but expected as he knew Luffy would be able to do it, his captain believed in him so much.
Oven and Daifuku had their arms crossed as they watched the people enter the base, still unsure of what their status was within the strawhats.
There were now literally hundreds of people within the confines of the Strawhats Headquarters, or what's left of it after Teach went through it.
Four Yonko crews were within the facility, along with two warlords, two former emperors, a marine admiral and one current emperor.
On the top of the most prominent people present were from the; Red Haired Pirates Ben Beckman, Yasopp, and Lucky Roo; Whitebeard Pirates which had Whitebeard, Marco, and Vista; Formerly the Big Mom pirates which had Cracker, Oven and Smoothie; last are the Strawhat Grand Armada, which excluding Luffy, had Katakuri, Mihawk, and Hancock.
The crowd in the entrance way began to disperse, as Ben wanted to speak to Luffy as soon as possible.
Next to arrive were the Giant Pirates, finally free from their bondage from Teach.
Outside the facility, Moria and Franky were the first to greet the new arrivals.
"Thank you for what you did Moria." Was the first thing Hajrudin said. To which Moria simply nodded, although still holding a grudge with himself for letting everyone die.
"Thank you Moria!" Lily Enstomach immediately shrunk to normal height and gave Moria a tight embrace. Meanwhile Franky found this sudden change to be fascinating.
"Woah! That was SUPER- amazing! Would you mind it if I take some blood samples? The shrinking could become beneficial for our giant friends!" Franky offered, to which Lily looked at Hajrudin who nodded his head.
"This is one of the people involved in making our masterful vessel! Go on Lily, let the man get some blood samples." To which Lily nodded her head and went with Franky.
"Now then friend Moria, what is new with you." Hajrudin plopped down on the open field, where the Strawhat HQ rested. They would not be able to fit within the confines of the headquarters as when it was made, the giants were off with their own adventures.
"Finally, some time to rest." Commented Broggy as he laid flat on his back.
"Aye." Said Dorry while plop down on the ground, causing a minor quake. The rest of the giants began to sit or lay down from exhaustion.
"There's a lot that happened, where do I begin..." And Moria began to catch up to the giants on the current events of the Strawhats from his perspective. He only knew so much from being undercover with the Black Beard pirates.
About halfway through the story, Ace went to speak with Moria, with Ace extending an olive branch for being so harsh.
"Sorry about what I said...it is not your fault." Ace extended a fist for Moria to bump.
"Yeah." Responded Moria and bumped fist he did. "Well take care."
"You too." With that Axe disappeared, with Perona and Deuce following on his trail.
"He's a new guy isn't he?" Hajrudin asked Moria.
"Captain's brother." Replied Moria as he watched the fire logia leave. "Anyway back to where I was..."
Later that day, the party that consisted of the Marine deterrent party finally arrived, battered and bruised from the battle they just had with the marines. In real time, seafare travel is slower than through a mirror portal.
Speaking of mirror portals, Brulee's range had grown tremendously, that she could traverse through leagues of ocean in a matter of an instant. Her fruit ability awakened without her knowledge, it was truly through necessity. Kuzan left right at their arrival, passing them without even a word, Shikki raised an eyebrow but let him go without a problem. Something for later.
The Golden Lion and World were immediately rushed to the med bay, where the doctors of the Strawhats were working overtime. Even Marco and Law were working double shift, electing not to sleep in order to care for the patients.
"Right on time, we are going into a meeting." Enel was the one to greet the group, sensing them arrive even from deep underwater.
"You wouldn't believe how fucken outmatched we were." Bullet shook the hands of the thunder logia to which he returned. They knew each other well in level 6 of impel down.
"They were too strong...did it give you guys enough time?" Asked Gild as the group began to make their way to the meeting hall.
"Just enough, but they were fast, getting to Whole Cake island faster than anticipated." Enel stretched his tired muscles, after all, he had to fight with Admiral Kizaru.
"If we had a bigger team I suppose." Added Magellan, for they were severely outnumbered, but for the job they were asked to do, they did well.
Though their conversation was put to an abrupt halt as they entered the meeting area, where there were hundreds of seats around a half dome shaped stage. On the stage were Whitebeard, Maco, Katakuri, Mihawk, Hancock, Ben, Yasopp, Smoothie and Oven. Luffy has yet to make an appearance.
"You big idiot." From behind them, Baccarat had run to embrace Gild. The two shared a moment and the rest left them alone.
"Tanaka and Dice…they are..."
"Damn that Teach..." Said Gild, nearly crushing his own hand with his own power. His blood was boiling immensely from the news.
"Warden, you did a shitty job." Crocodile hobbled over from behind them, limping as he had just received a beat down from the captain. Instead of getting mad, it was surprising to see Magellan and Crocodile share a laugh.
"What happened to you Crocodile?" And the two walked to their chair, talking amongst themselves.
Bullet then sat beside Franky and Caesar.
"Hey what's up?" Bullet had been cooler ever since his return to his prime, it was only natural he tried to act his permanent new age.
"A bunch of our friends were killed by Blackbeard." That caused Bullet to open his mouth in shock, then anger.
"I died...and now I'm alive." Caesar added.
"I got it, I got it." Shiki had stumbled into the meeting hall with an IV running through his veins, even Byrnndi was with him as neither man was going to be kept down for the meeting.
Little by little the room began to fill out, even Gin and Kuro were in attendance despite the doctor's orders.
Gem in particular kept his eyes down, guilt completely overwhelming him. He hasn't had a decent night's rest because of being hunted by them. The memories. Brook sat beside Gem coming up with the best way to cure his hurt soul. Maybe he would have to go in and combat his guilt, he could do it, but it would be up to Gem how he wants to carry this weight.
Usopp and his father had a nice little reunion, with Usopp giving his dad a hard time at first, but eventually introduced his Kaya to the old man. He then asked about his mother who is also doing well, but currently in a safe zone, where the civilians were being kept.
Jinbei had joined Arlong as the rest of the sea unit were immediately sent to Atlantis, to reinforce their protection. Laboon and Surume could only do so much if there was ever an invasion plot. Aladine and Praline led the charge. Jinbei would catch the strongest fishman and steal looks at Brulee, who sat with her siblings, Broye and Gallete.
Blueno, Kalifa, and Kaku hang their head down at the loss of their friend. Blueno took it specially hard, though everyone knew that Lucci would go ballistic with the news. Though more pressing was learning the killer of his parents, Stussy.
Vergo was sitting along beside Nougat and Blamenco, exchanging some happy story to lighten their mood.
Sanji was with his wife, Pudding, as they sat along the bleachers, quietly leaning into each other for strength. Despite his low point of grieving over his mentor and father figure, Pudding remained with her husband, loving him no matter what. Mind you they've only been married for no more than a few days?
As far as the Kid Armada goes, well everyone left but Bartolomeo, Killer, and Kid. With the former commander now sporting two bionic arms. For after his cauterization, Franky immediately made him two new arms which would work in conjunction with his abilities. Why did he help the enemy? Well it was Captain's orders, and now they were part of this world changing meeting. Looks like the Captain had plans for them.
Vista slouched on his seat and beside him was Jozu, both commanders were still at a loss for words at the loss of their comrades. For many years they sailed the seas together, and Teach put a halt to it.
Cracker sat by Zoro, Wyper and Baby 5, with the latter stealing looks at Bege and Chiffon. She was having baby fever.
Morgans remained standing, enjoying the content of the room. This was enough to combat the world government, he knew it. Mont d'or stood beside him as they exchanged story ideas.
Finally, right on the dot of when he said the meeting was going to begin, the man himself arrived, situated next to Hancock. Everyone, and that means everyone, kept their eyes glued to the strawhat man, who's overwhelming aura was unquestionable.
Hancock, Vivi, Robin, Reiju, Viola, and Nami all had the same reaction at the sight of him, immediately turning flush with all of their heart rate escalating.
He commanded attention like the king that he was, and on his side was enma, his new and mysterious weapon that found him when he needed it the most.
"Let's start." Luffy said and as they waited for him to speak, the entire room felt it, his overwhelming conqueror. He was angry but calculated and he prepared himself to address the world powers within the room. "At nightfall on the land that was once known as Whole Cake Island, Charlotte Linlin perished from the ancient weapon known as Pluton. Somehow, they obtained the blueprints for the world shattering weapon that destroyed even Whitebeard's land."
The Charlotte family grieved for their mother, but it was time to move forward with the changing tides. It was in their mission to free themselves of her wrath...mission accomplished. "While we were in Whole Cake Island, Blackbeard invaded this very headquarters and killed our comrades...friends...family." The last part in particular hit several people hard, as they let tears stream on their faces. Whitebeard could not contain himself as he let his emotions hang on his sleeves. "Then earlier I learned from the Red Haired Pirates, that Shanks has remained behind for everyone...so I see it that we have three different paths to go."
He raised his hands and raised his thumb. "One, we go after the bastard Teach and murder him for what he did." Then he raised his pointer finger. "Two, we go after the world government for creating weapons of mass destruction and end the tyranny of those fuckers." Then he raised his middle finger. "Or three, we go after Wano and destroy the establishment which provides the weapons for Blackbeard and the World Government, effectively cutting off their artillery supplies?" He left it for the people to decide, remaining on his feet to take any comment. "Let that sink in for a moment and respond with what you feel."
"I said it before, and I'll say it again Mugiwara, in this trying times and even our battle from nine years ago...I choose to protect those who are dear to me. With the loss of half of my division...my children… I have no place in being called an emperor. So there's only one thing for the Whitebeard Pirates to do..." Everyone held their breath in anticipation. To which Whitebeard walked up to Luffy, in his mighty brilliance and form. He extended his hands out. "We are joining the Strawhat Grand Armada." To this Marco, Jozu, Vista, Blamenco, and Izo stood up, showing their agreement to this action.
To seal the proposition of Whitebeard, Luffy took his hands and looked intently into his eyes. "Thank you." Thus the remnants of the Whitebeard pirates were now merging with the Strawhat Grand Armada. A sound of shock echoed throughout the room.
"With this, I entrust the decision to you in the next course of action. I heavily lean to go after Teach...but the government targeted me"
Though that wasn't it...no, it wouldn't, as it was now Oven's turn to speak after their exchange.
"We of the Charlotte family owe it to you to grant us the freedom that we could never experience before. Part of our family will branch, to rebuild as they would like to live normal lives. But there are a select number of us that will remain as pirates, and we wish to be placed under your flag. Will you take us Mugiwara?" It was Oven's time to approach Luffy, standing before him and extending his hand out to seal the new alliance.
"I will, as any family of Katakuri is family to me." With that, Luffy took Oven's hand and firmly shook hands with him. This received a round of cheer from the group. With the members of the Charlotte family who remained pirates nodding their head in agreement. From Pudding who continued to lean on the chest of her husband, to Smoothie and Cracker. Daifuku, Broye, Galette, Nougat, Noisette, Raisin, Custard, Chiffon and of course Lola stayed on due to being the original group to plan the end of their mother. Then others who decided to stay were Snack, Compote, Amade, Opera, Basskarte, Saint-Marc, and Marble. Mont d'or also joined, but on the caveat that he will not be in the front line, as all he wants to do is document all things. This is why Morgans and him immediately hit it off, as fellow journalists. Praline was with Aladine in Atlantis, and that was the former Big Mom pirates, joining the new Strawhat Pirates.
"And as far as the next move, we are extremely pissed at the Marines for sending down three Pluton upon our home land. But we leave the decision to you." With that, Oven returned to his place leaving Ben as the representative of the Red Haired Pirate to address the room.
"Holly shit…" Ben began to which the room laughed. "Well we're not joining the Strawhats as our goal is to go save Captain Shanks in Wano. And to kill two birds with one stone...there is some sort of partnership between Kaido and Blackbeard. So it is possible he would be there. So my vote is to go to Wano."
"Wano would be most beneficial for you Mugiwara, for Kaido has a road poneglyph in Onigashima. As far as I know, Blackbeard has none, and therefore your revenge would not result in anything for your play for pirate King, other than satisfaction." Morgans chimed in, causing murmurs to begin around the room.
"I have come to a decision." His voice commanded attention, and attention he received. "Blackbeard and the World Government will have to wait for their turn...We are going to Wano."
To this, the entire room erupted in cheers, fired up for their next course of action.
It made the most sense for Luffy as: time travelers are there, Orochi is a bastard that needs to go, oppression is widespread throughout the land, and Shanks will be executed if they don't come.
This time he was not going to make the same mistake. This time he won't let anyone out of his sight. For this time...well this time Luffy was going to bring the entire Grand Armada with him.
Dawn Island - Night
A party was thrown in celebration of the life of their loved ones, and the new dawn that Luffy would bring. They could not stay sad, for they would've wanted them to move on and live their lives.
Gone. But never forgotten.
A certain orange haired young lady found peace in solitude for on the top of the former entrance way of the Strawhat HQ, Nami sat alone, thinking to herself about the events that transpired. She liked this spot because it grew a delicious tree full of oranges.
"I wonder if Zeus and Prometheus would have been great companions..." She thought out loud as she reached for the highest fruit she could grab, not looking at what she grabbed. She remained in her thoughts as she unknowingly bit into something that she was not supposed to. For the fruit which she ate was unique to Dawn Island, and it just so happens that her soul ached greatly from the loss of her new friend. And after biting the tasteless fruit, and spitting out its bitterness. The essence of the fruit transferred itself to her and immediately her center glowed, shining through the night.
The group on patrol immediately went to investigate the bright light and found Nami on the ground, passed out from exhaustion. The scouting party included
Sanji and Reiju were the duo who went to aid Nami, with Reiju bending over to hold Nami up along her lap.
"Is it an attack?" Asked the pink haired woman. Though Sanji began to investigate, picking up a unique looking fruit that could only mean one thing.
Then suddenly, from behind a tree, a small thunder cloud and a small flaming orb emerged, freshly created from the soul of Nami.
"Hi I'm Zeus." Said the cloud.
"I'm Prometheus." Added the flaming orb.
"And Nami-sama is our creator!" Exclaimed the two newly manifested homies. To which Sanji and Reiju shared a look. Then Nami began to stir awake from the lap of Reiju, and saw both Zeus and Prometheus, the manifestation of her soul.
"How do you have the power of Big Mom?"Asked Sanji.
She came to a realization that this was indeed a reality, and once more, Nami feinted. For on the lap of Reiju, was the new holder of the Soul Soul Fruit.
Sabaody Archipelago
On a certain Grand Line location, where rookies flood the archipelago, two former crew mates sat in front of one another, sharing a drink like the old days. They sat within Shakky's rip off bar, where the baddest of the bad sat around and had drinks.
News of the death of Big Mom, along with the fall of Whitebeard's power has sent the world into turmoil. With that power vacuum, pirates tried to fill the void.
"So, Shanks is in trouble huh." There were no smiles shared that day between the old companions.
"Aye Rayleigh, that idiot sacrificed himself to save everyone." Buggy took a shot from his drink, he then filled himself another.
"Hmm, I see." Rayleigh then got up and left the room, not once did Buggy look up as he continued to down his shots. Rayleigh then returned to the room, with his double edged longsword. "You ready Buggy?" The clown then took another swing of his drink, and another until finally he got up on both feet.
"Ready. " And the clown and the dark king left the bar, with Shakky locking the gates, as she too had a personal stake in the matter. She held a massive sniper over her shoulder as it was time for the former member of the rock pirates to rejoin the world.
To Wano they go.
