-- Chapter 4: Four Intense Battles - Sniper, Doctor, Cook, and Archaeologist --
"Possu!" "Usopp!"
Each member of the team stepped forward, staring each other down. In one's hand was a slingshot; in the other's was a small pistol. Each wore goggles, and each had a determined look on their face.
"Ready? Begin!"
Both members darted off, behind cover - Possu hid behind a rock, while Usopp took cover by the Going Merry.
Possu drew out his pistol, opened it, and slammed a small ball inside of it.
"Try this! Lead Comet!!"
And he fired. The pachinko ball shot through the Going Merry, slightly scraping Usopp's shoulder.
Flipping out from behind his cover, Usopp readied his slingshot.
"Killer move! Kayaku-Boshi!" (Gunpowder Stars)
A small explosion blasted Possu backwards, burning his face. Flipping to his feet, he again loaded his pistol.
"Killer move! Exploding Comet!!"
This time, a fairly large explosion blasted Usopp backwards, creating a large crater where he'd stood. He rose to his feet, and coughed up a little blood before reaching into his bag.
After rustling around for a while, Usopp found what he wanted, and placed it in his slingshot. Similarly, Possu placed what he was looking for in his gun.
"Killer move...." "Killer move...."
A tense stare-down went down, as both glared at each other from across their positions.
"Impact Stars!" "Bomb Comet!"
Usopp fired, shooting out an Impact Dial directly at Possu's chest, while at the same time Possu shot out a rather large bomb.
Both projectiles crossed in mid-air, missing each other by tenths of an inch, and Usopp was blown back from the force of the bomb.... while the Impact Dial hit squarely on Possu's chest and activated.
The resulting explosion of energy blasted off Possu's shirt, and sent him flying backwards, lifeless. Usopp rose to his feet, battered but still alive, and raised his hands in victory as the crew cheered.
"Yes! I am Captain Usopp! HA!!"
On the Iful crew's side, the captain chuckled. "Okay! Next up, Reppohc, our crew doctor. You're up!"
From behind Jisan, a young boy stepped out. He wore a viking-like helmet and was dragging a large hammer across the ground.
"Enjin Enjin no Mi!! 'Ape-Man Mutation!'"
Suddenly, it warped into a large beast-man, with hairy arms and a gorilla-like face, as well as the viking helmet. Its hammer, now easy enough to carry, was slung over its shoulder.
Chopper, meanwhile, had taken out a Rumble Ball and had it between his right hoof. In one gulp, he downed the medicine, transforming into a huge man-beast with enormously muscled arms.
"Begin!"
"Rah----!!!
"Gra----AH!!!"
Both doctors leapt forward, as Reppohc swung his hammer with great ferocity. Chopper thrust his hand forward, shattering the hammer and smashing his opponent in the face hard enough to send him careening into the ground. The doctor landed, and shifted into another form, that of a reindeer with enormous antlers. He dashed forward and, while Reppohc rose to his feet, shouted out, "Roseo Collonade!!" and swung him into the air with his antlers. Again he shifted, this time into a sleek, well-toned form. Reppohc landed with a loud do-DON!! and the resulting explosion of dirt kicked up the dust for several yards all around.
"That wasn't too hard...." Chopper mused quietly to himself. "Too easy...."
"Right."
Reppohc emerged from the crater unharmed, and shifted form into a large gorilla. After beating its chest, the beast charged, and held out his arm, clotheslining Chopper roughly forward and towards the sea.
Quickly, Chopper shifted form again, into a man-like form with a large torso. With a groan of effort, he gave out a great cry and brown bird's wings burst from his back, holding him aloft just above the sea. He flapped his wings, splitting part of the sea and flew back to land, landing in front of the gorilla Reppohc.
Staring in wonder and shock, Reppohc managed to squeak out, "Wh.... What in HELL?! Is this a Zoan transformation?!"
"'Rumble.' 'Wing Point.'"
Chopper flew forward in a blast of dust, grappling Reppohc's right arm in one hand and his left leg in the other. He flew high into the air, and flipped downwards, so that his enemy was pointing downwards. Then, he spiraled down towards the ground, at a furious rate.
"'Spiral Roseo!!'"
When he slammed Reppohc into the ground, a simply massive crater formed, shattering the nearby earth entirely. The Iful crew stared in awe, as did the Strawhats. As the smoke cleared, a de-transformed Chopper stepped out, walking towards the Strawhats briskly.
"How'd I do?" he asked gingerly, as Luffy patted him on the head. "Great job!"
".... Hmph."
All eyes turned to Iful, who clenched his fist and jerked his head towards Sanji. Jisan emerged from the rest of the crew, and walked out into the open. He stretched out his hand, and motioned for Sanji to come forward, which indeed he did.
Sanji lit up a cigarette, and looked up menacingly. "Where the hell do you get off doing such a shitty imitation of me?"
"Heh.... You're the one who's imitating me."
As he put away his lighter, he took a quick drag of his cigarette before placing his arms at his sides. "Doesn't matter, I guess. I'm gonna kick your ass anyway."
And, in an instant, the battle had begun.
Wasting no time, Sanji let loose with three consecutive kicks, which Jisan dodged, and his opponent retaliated with two roundhouse kicks in a row. Sanji dodged the first, but was hit by the second and slammed into the ground.
Jisan sneered. "Pitiful. You talk big, but you can't back it--"
He never got to finish his sentence.
"Mutton Shoot!!!!"
The incredibly powerful kick sent Jisan spiraling far into the ocean, as Sanji smirked.
"Can't back it up?" he snapped, then chuckled. "Looks like I just backed you up, shithead."
Slowly, Jisan emerged from the water, and walked back onto shore. His face showed intense rage, and his fists were clenched.
Hearts in his eyes, Sanji turned to Nami. "How am I doing, Nami-san?" He was quickly greeted by a powerful kick - "Mutton Blaster!!" that sent him reeling. Nami just rolled her eyes.
"Don't talk to that worthless, ugly bitch! Your fight is with me!"
".... !!!!!!" Suddenly, Sanji's right eyebrow twitched.
Sanji lifted himself up, swaggering slightly, and turned to Jisan. And when he turned, Jisan went into a cold sweat at the look in Sanji's eyes. His eyes showed pure, unadulterated hatred, anger, and most of all.... devilishness.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?"
Within moments, Sanji was all but on top of Jisan.
"Collier!!"
Then, Sanji delivered a swift kick to Jisan's neck.
"Epaule!!"
To the shoulder....
"Cotelette!!"
To the ribs....
"Selle!!"
To the lower back....
"Poitrine!! Gigot!! Flanchet!! Longe!! Tendron!!"
The multiple blows took their toll on Jisan, but Sanji wasn't finished yet. He got on his hands and did a handstand before swooping in once more.
"Quasi!! Queue!! Cieusseau!! Jarret!!"
Still doing a handstand, Sanji called out, "Bouquetiere Shoot!!!!" and slammed his entire body feet-first into Jisan's back, which succeeded in launching Jisan into the air; Sanji soon followed.
"Veal Shoot!!!!"
The attack hit Jisan's very center, and sent him higher into the air. Sanji descended to the ground, and leapt up again, lifting up his right leg at a 90 degree angle.
"Anti-Manners Kick Course!!!!"
This time, the attack shot Jisan downwards, and smashed him into the ground as a lifeless, nearly shapeless pile of flesh. Sanji fell to the ground and landed gracefully, and walked over to Jisan's body.
".... Urk...."
Sanji took a quick drag from his cigarette, and bent down.... before putting his cigarette out on Jisan's tongue. He got up, and walked away slowly.
"Never insult Nami-san again.... Or you won't be as lucky as this time. GOT IT?"
From the crater, Jisan squealed out something that faintly resembled the word, "yes."
"GOOD!!"
Iful was in a cold sweat by now at the display of Sanji's power.
Wh.... THE HELL?! J-Jisan?! He....
"Binra! Restrain and kill that bastard!" shouted the captain.
"With pleasure! 'Break!!'"
Hands and arms sprouted from Sanji's body, and placed him in a devastating lock. He could feel his body slowly ripping in half.... and suddenly it all stopped. Opening his eyes slowly, he risked a look.... and saw that Binra was being held in that exact same position, but with nearly three times the number of hands. Turning, he saw Robin with her hand outstretched.
"You won't harm him." Robin said very coldly, and cooly. Slowly, the hands retreated from Sanji, as did the hands on Binra.
"Looks like we have another match.... Go get 'er, Binra."
"Yes, sir!"
Both Robin and Binra charged forward, and met in a grapple. They struggled for a short while, until Binra seemed to notice something that made her jump back sweating.
Iful was stunned. "Wh.... What are you doing, Binra?!"
Binra's best response was to blather like a fool, as Robin raised her hand and stretched it back.
"She's probably remembering my 79,000,000 Belli wanted poster.... I'm Nico Robin."
This time, Iful's jaw dropped nearly to the floor.
"Hana Hana Rifle!!!"
While Binra and Iful were distracted, Robin thrust her hand forward, and multiple arms shot out from her palm in a straight line, as the one in front slammed roughly into Binra's stomach, sending her sprawling to the floor, knocked out cold.
"Things are pretty lonely over there...." Robin called out in a sweet voice. Iful stepped back, and noticed a sword across his chest. He looked over, and saw Rozo, swords drawn, at his side.
"I'll take care of all the rest.... You just stay back, Captain Iful...."
"Possu!" "Usopp!"
Each member of the team stepped forward, staring each other down. In one's hand was a slingshot; in the other's was a small pistol. Each wore goggles, and each had a determined look on their face.
"Ready? Begin!"
Both members darted off, behind cover - Possu hid behind a rock, while Usopp took cover by the Going Merry.
Possu drew out his pistol, opened it, and slammed a small ball inside of it.
"Try this! Lead Comet!!"
And he fired. The pachinko ball shot through the Going Merry, slightly scraping Usopp's shoulder.
Flipping out from behind his cover, Usopp readied his slingshot.
"Killer move! Kayaku-Boshi!" (Gunpowder Stars)
A small explosion blasted Possu backwards, burning his face. Flipping to his feet, he again loaded his pistol.
"Killer move! Exploding Comet!!"
This time, a fairly large explosion blasted Usopp backwards, creating a large crater where he'd stood. He rose to his feet, and coughed up a little blood before reaching into his bag.
After rustling around for a while, Usopp found what he wanted, and placed it in his slingshot. Similarly, Possu placed what he was looking for in his gun.
"Killer move...." "Killer move...."
A tense stare-down went down, as both glared at each other from across their positions.
"Impact Stars!" "Bomb Comet!"
Usopp fired, shooting out an Impact Dial directly at Possu's chest, while at the same time Possu shot out a rather large bomb.
Both projectiles crossed in mid-air, missing each other by tenths of an inch, and Usopp was blown back from the force of the bomb.... while the Impact Dial hit squarely on Possu's chest and activated.
The resulting explosion of energy blasted off Possu's shirt, and sent him flying backwards, lifeless. Usopp rose to his feet, battered but still alive, and raised his hands in victory as the crew cheered.
"Yes! I am Captain Usopp! HA!!"
On the Iful crew's side, the captain chuckled. "Okay! Next up, Reppohc, our crew doctor. You're up!"
From behind Jisan, a young boy stepped out. He wore a viking-like helmet and was dragging a large hammer across the ground.
"Enjin Enjin no Mi!! 'Ape-Man Mutation!'"
Suddenly, it warped into a large beast-man, with hairy arms and a gorilla-like face, as well as the viking helmet. Its hammer, now easy enough to carry, was slung over its shoulder.
Chopper, meanwhile, had taken out a Rumble Ball and had it between his right hoof. In one gulp, he downed the medicine, transforming into a huge man-beast with enormously muscled arms.
"Begin!"
"Rah----!!!
"Gra----AH!!!"
Both doctors leapt forward, as Reppohc swung his hammer with great ferocity. Chopper thrust his hand forward, shattering the hammer and smashing his opponent in the face hard enough to send him careening into the ground. The doctor landed, and shifted into another form, that of a reindeer with enormous antlers. He dashed forward and, while Reppohc rose to his feet, shouted out, "Roseo Collonade!!" and swung him into the air with his antlers. Again he shifted, this time into a sleek, well-toned form. Reppohc landed with a loud do-DON!! and the resulting explosion of dirt kicked up the dust for several yards all around.
"That wasn't too hard...." Chopper mused quietly to himself. "Too easy...."
"Right."
Reppohc emerged from the crater unharmed, and shifted form into a large gorilla. After beating its chest, the beast charged, and held out his arm, clotheslining Chopper roughly forward and towards the sea.
Quickly, Chopper shifted form again, into a man-like form with a large torso. With a groan of effort, he gave out a great cry and brown bird's wings burst from his back, holding him aloft just above the sea. He flapped his wings, splitting part of the sea and flew back to land, landing in front of the gorilla Reppohc.
Staring in wonder and shock, Reppohc managed to squeak out, "Wh.... What in HELL?! Is this a Zoan transformation?!"
"'Rumble.' 'Wing Point.'"
Chopper flew forward in a blast of dust, grappling Reppohc's right arm in one hand and his left leg in the other. He flew high into the air, and flipped downwards, so that his enemy was pointing downwards. Then, he spiraled down towards the ground, at a furious rate.
"'Spiral Roseo!!'"
When he slammed Reppohc into the ground, a simply massive crater formed, shattering the nearby earth entirely. The Iful crew stared in awe, as did the Strawhats. As the smoke cleared, a de-transformed Chopper stepped out, walking towards the Strawhats briskly.
"How'd I do?" he asked gingerly, as Luffy patted him on the head. "Great job!"
".... Hmph."
All eyes turned to Iful, who clenched his fist and jerked his head towards Sanji. Jisan emerged from the rest of the crew, and walked out into the open. He stretched out his hand, and motioned for Sanji to come forward, which indeed he did.
Sanji lit up a cigarette, and looked up menacingly. "Where the hell do you get off doing such a shitty imitation of me?"
"Heh.... You're the one who's imitating me."
As he put away his lighter, he took a quick drag of his cigarette before placing his arms at his sides. "Doesn't matter, I guess. I'm gonna kick your ass anyway."
And, in an instant, the battle had begun.
Wasting no time, Sanji let loose with three consecutive kicks, which Jisan dodged, and his opponent retaliated with two roundhouse kicks in a row. Sanji dodged the first, but was hit by the second and slammed into the ground.
Jisan sneered. "Pitiful. You talk big, but you can't back it--"
He never got to finish his sentence.
"Mutton Shoot!!!!"
The incredibly powerful kick sent Jisan spiraling far into the ocean, as Sanji smirked.
"Can't back it up?" he snapped, then chuckled. "Looks like I just backed you up, shithead."
Slowly, Jisan emerged from the water, and walked back onto shore. His face showed intense rage, and his fists were clenched.
Hearts in his eyes, Sanji turned to Nami. "How am I doing, Nami-san?" He was quickly greeted by a powerful kick - "Mutton Blaster!!" that sent him reeling. Nami just rolled her eyes.
"Don't talk to that worthless, ugly bitch! Your fight is with me!"
".... !!!!!!" Suddenly, Sanji's right eyebrow twitched.
Sanji lifted himself up, swaggering slightly, and turned to Jisan. And when he turned, Jisan went into a cold sweat at the look in Sanji's eyes. His eyes showed pure, unadulterated hatred, anger, and most of all.... devilishness.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?"
Within moments, Sanji was all but on top of Jisan.
"Collier!!"
Then, Sanji delivered a swift kick to Jisan's neck.
"Epaule!!"
To the shoulder....
"Cotelette!!"
To the ribs....
"Selle!!"
To the lower back....
"Poitrine!! Gigot!! Flanchet!! Longe!! Tendron!!"
The multiple blows took their toll on Jisan, but Sanji wasn't finished yet. He got on his hands and did a handstand before swooping in once more.
"Quasi!! Queue!! Cieusseau!! Jarret!!"
Still doing a handstand, Sanji called out, "Bouquetiere Shoot!!!!" and slammed his entire body feet-first into Jisan's back, which succeeded in launching Jisan into the air; Sanji soon followed.
"Veal Shoot!!!!"
The attack hit Jisan's very center, and sent him higher into the air. Sanji descended to the ground, and leapt up again, lifting up his right leg at a 90 degree angle.
"Anti-Manners Kick Course!!!!"
This time, the attack shot Jisan downwards, and smashed him into the ground as a lifeless, nearly shapeless pile of flesh. Sanji fell to the ground and landed gracefully, and walked over to Jisan's body.
".... Urk...."
Sanji took a quick drag from his cigarette, and bent down.... before putting his cigarette out on Jisan's tongue. He got up, and walked away slowly.
"Never insult Nami-san again.... Or you won't be as lucky as this time. GOT IT?"
From the crater, Jisan squealed out something that faintly resembled the word, "yes."
"GOOD!!"
Iful was in a cold sweat by now at the display of Sanji's power.
Wh.... THE HELL?! J-Jisan?! He....
"Binra! Restrain and kill that bastard!" shouted the captain.
"With pleasure! 'Break!!'"
Hands and arms sprouted from Sanji's body, and placed him in a devastating lock. He could feel his body slowly ripping in half.... and suddenly it all stopped. Opening his eyes slowly, he risked a look.... and saw that Binra was being held in that exact same position, but with nearly three times the number of hands. Turning, he saw Robin with her hand outstretched.
"You won't harm him." Robin said very coldly, and cooly. Slowly, the hands retreated from Sanji, as did the hands on Binra.
"Looks like we have another match.... Go get 'er, Binra."
"Yes, sir!"
Both Robin and Binra charged forward, and met in a grapple. They struggled for a short while, until Binra seemed to notice something that made her jump back sweating.
Iful was stunned. "Wh.... What are you doing, Binra?!"
Binra's best response was to blather like a fool, as Robin raised her hand and stretched it back.
"She's probably remembering my 79,000,000 Belli wanted poster.... I'm Nico Robin."
This time, Iful's jaw dropped nearly to the floor.
"Hana Hana Rifle!!!"
While Binra and Iful were distracted, Robin thrust her hand forward, and multiple arms shot out from her palm in a straight line, as the one in front slammed roughly into Binra's stomach, sending her sprawling to the floor, knocked out cold.
"Things are pretty lonely over there...." Robin called out in a sweet voice. Iful stepped back, and noticed a sword across his chest. He looked over, and saw Rozo, swords drawn, at his side.
"I'll take care of all the rest.... You just stay back, Captain Iful...."