Luffy opened his eyes & saw he was in a huge lust green forest. He looked around & found it was noticeably different, as the trees were substantially taller & thicker. He also looked & saw his hands on a rock with a control panel on it. He took his hands off the control panel & it slid back into the rock. Luffy looked around at his surroundings, thinking he was still on Suibom Island.

"Wow, trees sure grow fast around here." Luffy said to himself.

BOOM!

Luffy heard an explosion nearby & smoke came into view. He didn't notice it at first. Then, after 10 seconds, he realized somebody might be in trouble.

"AAAAAHHHHHHH!" He hollered "SOMEBODY MIGHT BE HURT! I GOTTA HELP THEM!" Without any further word, he bolted off.

"Resistance is futile."

2 small anthropomorphic creatures were surrounded by several SWATbots. 1 was a small golden anthro fox with 2 tails, the other was a purple walrus with a brown coat, a yellow mechanic's hat, & a set of glasses. They both huddled closer together as numerous blasters were pointed at them.

"Surrender or be destroyed." 1 of the robots said in a monotone voice.

"NEVER!" The fox shouted.

"Very well then." The robot said, & the bots looked like they were ready to fire. However, the robot who spoke was punched to the ground & destroyed. After the smoke cleared, they all looked & saw Luffy, standing on 1 foot & kneeling with another, with his fist in the ground & his head lowered so his face was unseen. The 2 furries just stared at him, bewildered.

"What the?" The fox said. Then all lasers were trained on Luffy.

"Attacker, please identify yourself." Another SWATbot said. Luffy stood up, & after a pause, said his name.

"I'm Monkey D. Luffy." Luffy said. He then lifted his head & showed his face with his usual grin on. "Why do you ask?" The 2 anthros just stared at Luffy, perplexed. The fox turned his head towards the walrus.

"I don't think this guy realized just how much trouble he's in." He whispered to the walrus.

"You can say that again." The walrus said. The robots all pointed their blasters at Luffy.

"You are under arrest." 1 of the robots said. "Surrender or be destroyed."

"By what?" Luffy asked.

"Silence!" The robot said. "Prepare for termination." The robots all then fired. However, Luffy saw something on the ground. He bent over to pick it up & felt hot plasma graze his back. He then realized what was going on. His upper body shot up & his hands slapped onto his face.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" Luffy screamed. "THESE ROBOTS ARE GONNA KILL US!" The anthros slouched & got looks that seemed to say "well duh".

"Now he realizes." The fox said plainly. 1 of the robots attempts to bring a bat down on him, but Luffy sees it & weaves out of the way in time. The other robots then join in, trying to stop him. However, they barely even touch him as he avoids all attacks thrown at him. The robots attempt to blast him, but he ducks & some robots end up blasting each other. Some robots take this opportunity to grab the 2 anthros, but Luffy notices in time. He leaps over to them, grabs their heads, & slams them together. Then 3 robots remain. They all charge at Luffy, & 1 of them raises a bat & hits Luffy square on the noggin. Both furries are shocked.

"Oh no!" The fox shouted.

"He could be hurt." The walrus said. However, Luffy smiled.

"Didn't hurt." Luffy said. Both the furries were surprised, even more so when Luffy forced the bludgeon off his head into the robot's face & onto its back. Both robots lunged at Luffy, but he ducked & punched them both square in the face from below, destroying them. Then he stepped on the other robot's chest & stared down at it as it looked up at him.

"This was fun." Luffy said. "We should do this again sometime."

The robot's face gave off some electrical discharge.

"Damage critical." The robot said. "Must report to Robotnik for immediate repairs." The robot pushed Luffy off him & stood up, running off. Luffy watched the robot escape, then turned to the furries, staring at him like he was an alien. The fox stared at him.

"How did you defeat them like that?" The fox asked. Luffy put his usual big grin on his face.

"They weren't so tough." Luffy said. "I faced down worse pirates than them."

"Worse than SWATbots?" The walrus asked. Luffy looked off at where the SWATbot ran.

"Is that what those are?" Luffy asked. "I thought they were just guys in really weird armor looking for a fight."

"Well, they're not." Tails said. Then he looked up at Luffy. "Anyway, who are you, & where did you come from?"

"I'm Monkey D. Luffy." Luffy said with his usual grin on. "But you can call me Luffy."

"Well, Luffy." The fox said, addressing himself. "I'm Miles Prower, but you can call me Tails." Then he pointed to the walrus. "& that's Rotor Walrus." The walrus waved at him.

"Hi." He said. The fox turned to face Luffy.

"You look like a nice guy." Tails said. "You wanna come with us?" Luffy grinned.

"Okay." He said. However, Rotor grabbed Tails & covered his mouth, smiling at Luffy.

"Hold up a minute, Luffy." He said. "I have to talk this over with Tails first." Luffy's grin vanished.

"Okay." He said. Rotor & Tails then turned around & Rotor looked at Tails, kinda miffed.

"Tails, what are you doing?" Rotor asked, whispering.

"Inviting him to stay with us." Tails whispered back.

"But he's an overlander." Rotor silently protested. "What if he's working with Robotnik?"

"What if he's not?" Tails whispered back. "Not all overlanders are like him you know."

"There's still a chance." Rotor said. "We can't trust him."

"Yes we can." Tails said. "He hasn't hurt us so far, & besides, even the overlanders dislike Robotnik, remember?" Luffy was, becoming curious. He tried to get a peek at what they were saying. Rotor sagged a bit, in defeat.

"Alright." Rotor said, then pointed at Tails. "But don't blame me if all of Knothole is invaded."

"Whatever, Rotor." Tails said. They turned around & looked at Luffy.

"We'll let you come with us." Tails said. Luffy got his huge grin on & threw his fists in the air.

"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Luffy hollered, everything within a 6 mile radius heard his joyous outburst. "Then what are we waiting for?" Luffy hollered at Tails & Rotor, who were already nearly deafened by the bellow. "TO YOUR VILLAGE!"

"Right." Rotor said, cleaning out his ear. Then he pointed down a path with his other claw. "It's this way." They all walked down the path, with Luffy 2 feet behind the 2 furries. Rotor turned to Tails. "I hope you made the right decision, Tails." Rotor sneered a bit.