Note to those who saw only the One Piece dub: I have seen the original, so I use only original contents. Those you know only about the dub don't go acting smart and try to correct me like:
"It's Zolo, not Zoro!"
"It's Chaser, not Smoker!"
"It's Navy, not Marine!"
"Eneru is just your own OC; he doesn't exist in the anime!"
I warn you, I can be offended if I see something like these in the reviews.
Chapter 5: Marine Attack
Smoker watches the Going Merry from his Marine ship. "Straw Hat Luffy, I finally found you," he says to himself. "This time I will not let you escape my grasp!"
A Marine walks up to Smoker and reports to him, "Captain Smoker, we have found out the number of people in the Straw Hat."
"How many are there?"
"The original report we got was 7, but I looked through the telescope just now and found 10 more people aboard their ship, making a total of 17!"
"Seventeen! He sure got lots of crew. That only makes him more dangerous!"
"But half those crew members are just kids!"
Smoker takes the telescope from him and looks towards the GM himself. "Indeed, there are little kids aboard his ship. But correct your findings; there are actually 20 if you don't count those raccoon and fox."
"Huh?" The Marine looks through the telescope again. "But captain, there's only 17 I saw!"
"Are you blind? I saw 20 of them!" Smoker turns around and calls, "Tashigi!"
Tashigi comes running up to him, tripping once along the way. "Yes sir! You call me, Captain Smoker?"
Pointing to the GM, Smoker asks her, "How many people do you see on that ship?"
Tashigi takes the telescope and looks into it. "Well… Let me count… I see 17."
"Fool! There are 20!"
"Well… I see the straw hat kid, Roronoa Zoro, that long nose guy, the blond cook, the orange-hair navigator, a small reindeer-like creature, Nico Robin, a boy whose clothe is left unbuttoned, a blond girl with a red bandana around her head, a really short kid with really big eyes, a tall man with a weird hairstyle, a purple-haired kid with a shark fin head, two blue-haired kids, a girl with pink hair, a tall girl with green hair, and a man with purple skin."
"Didn't you see a white-haired samurai, an armored warrior, and a green skin guy?"
"No captain, I don't see the ones you mentioned."
"This is not possible!" Smoker takes the telescope from her and looks into it again. "I see it! I do see a samurai, a warrior, and a green skin guy!" He tells another Marine to see it, and he gave him the same answer—only 17 crew.
"Just what is this all about!" says Smoker. "Why can't any of you see those 3 I mentioned?"
"And Captain!" says a Marine. "There is no raccoon and fox also!"
"But I saw… Argh! Never mind! Full speed ahead and catch up with the Straw Hat!"
"Yes sir!"
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"Everybody! Run! Full speed ahead!" shouts Luffy.
"Why do we have to run? Why can't we just fight them?" Yoh asks him.
"The smoke guy is there! We mustn't fight him!"
"Why? What's wrong?"
"He ate a devil fruit that makes him invincible to my attacks!"
"Luffy's right!" Nami tells Yoh. "Smoker is a Logia type user, and none of your attacks can possibly hurt him! He has a body of smoke!"
"What's Logia type?" asks Horohoro.
Manta opens his book and reads out loud, "Devil Fruits are classified into three categories: Paramecia, Zoan, and Logia. Paramecia are the most common and they alter the user's body in various ways. Zoan allows the user to transform into another kind of creature. Logia are said to be the most powerful, as it completely changes the user's body into another substance, making the user impossible to get hurt from attacks."
"I see… So you have never won a fight against him?" Yoh asks Luffy.
"I fought him once, but I loss badly… I admit that's the only battle I remember losing and never had a chance to win back," answers Luffy.
"Everyone! Follow my orders! Release the sails! Step on the pedal! Full speed ahead!" shouts Nami. Everyone (well, not everyone) quickly got to work and got the ship to move faster.
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"They're moving faster, Captain Smoker!" a Marine reports to Smoker.
"Let's move faster! We must not let them escape!" commands Smoker. "Tashigi, go prepare the cannons!"
"Yes sir!" Tashigi quickly runs towards the cabin, but she trips on a piece of wood and crashes down the cabin stairs.
BANG
"What is that sound?" asks Smoker.
"Captain! The ship's engine is busted!" a Marine calls out to him in panic.
"What! How is that possible!"
"Tashigi fell down the stairs and crashed into the engine, destroying it!"
"Somebody help! My head is stuck!" shouts Tashigi, who is sticking out of the engine.
"Argh! That clumsy girl!" says Smoker angrily. "She spoiled everything!"
"Good news, sir! The ship won't sink! Bad news, the ship won't be able to move until the engine is fixed," a Marine reports to him.
"Then get it fixed fast! Tell the other Marine ships to go ahead!"
"Yes sir!"
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"Luffy! The ship Smoker is on stopped moving!" Usopp calls out to Luffy from the crow's nest.
"That's good news!" responds Luffy.
"But the other two are catching up fast!"
"They're not much threat as long as Smoker isn't with them."
"They're moving up fast! Our ship can't go any faster!"
The Marine ships, using their new mechanical engines, are able to catch up with the Going Merry. When they got near, they launch hooks onto the side of the GM to prevent it from going further.
"We got you now! Surrender, Straw Hat Luffy!" the Marine captain of that ship tells them. Luffy responds by punching him straight into the face, knocking him out.
"Looks like we have to fight our way to freedom!" says Luffy. "If you can't fight, then hide in the cabin!"
The boy shamans and Pai-Long steps forward. "We can also fight, so let us help also!" says Yoh.
The Marines one by one jump onto their ship and pull out their own weapons to fight. Five Marines rush to Zoro and bring their swords down on him. Quick as a flash, Zoro pulls out all three swords and blocks all the hits. Using his strength, he pushes all the Marines away and starts hacking them down with his infamous Three-Sword Style.
"Wow! So that's Three-Sword Style! Cool!" exclaims Yoh.
"That style is indeed cool!" says Ryu with interest.
Several Marines gather themselves around Sanji and point their guns at him. Sanji flips upside-down and stands on his hands, performing a spinning helicopter kick, knocking away all the Marines.
"Wow! That is even cooler!" exclaims Horo.
Some Marines fire their guns at Luffy, but those bullets just bounce off him. "I'm afraid of no bullets!" says Luffy. "Gum Gum Whip!" He lengthens his leg and kicks the Marines into the sea.
"Okay, your powers are indeed cool, but now let us handle the rest!" says Ren. He performs Over Soul and then took out those Marines with ease.
Ryu rushes forward and swipes with his wooden sword, knocking all the Marines into the sky.
Horo jumps into the air and uses his over soul skateboard to fire giant icicles at one of the Marine ships. When the icicles hit the ship, the entire ship freezes up, making it look like an iceberg floating on the sea!
"Wow! Amazing!" exclaims Luffy.
The Marines fire their guns at Pai-Long. He takes out his nanchaku (that chain-like weapon he uses) to deflect the bullets and then beat up those Marines with some punches.
Yoh takes out some Marines by himself with no trouble. He turns to the remaining Marine ship hooked to the GM. "Celestial Slash!" He swipes his sword horizontally, firing a large shockwave. The shockwave cuts the entire Marine ship in half, and it sinks into the sea.
"WOW! AMAZING!" shouts Luffy in excitement.
"You sure got some amazing techniques with the sword!" says Zoro, surprised.
"You kids are pretty good!" remarks Sanji.
"Well, that was nothing compared to the shamans we fought," says Yoh with a smile.
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Smoker lowers the telescope from his eye. "Incredible… Those kids took out both the ships in a few seconds! Straw Hat Luffy is getting more dangerous..." He turns around and asks, "How's the engine?"
"Not yet, captain!" a Marine replies. "We still can't pry Tashigi out of the engine!"
"Argh! This is a rotten day! Now their ship is getting away!"
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When the GM got to a safe distance, everyone settles down to rest. "Phew… They're gone at last…" says Usopp.
"Let's hope that we don't meet the smoke guy again…" says Luffy.
"Just how dangerous is that smoke guy?" Horo asks him.
"I just can't find a way to hurt him. That's how dangerous he is."
Manta sits down to read his book. He came to a page that caught his attention. "Shichibukai, or 7 Warlords of the Sea: They are 7 powerful pirates who have legal right to rob and steal from places that is not protected by the government. They work under the government and they must abandon the crew. They must have the reputation to be feared by many people." He shows it to Robin and asks her, "Do you know anything more about this?"
"Oh yes," she answers. "In fact, I once work under one of them."
"You what!"
"I once work under one of the Shichibukai, Crocodile. He was a black sheep among the Shichibukai, for he tried to conquer Alabasta, a wealthy desert kingdom. I worked under him and found protection there, until he broke the contract and tried to kill me."
"What happened next?"
"And Luffy brought Crocodile's evil plans to an end."
Manta turns to Luffy and asks him, "She said you defeated Crocodile, right?"
"Yeah, I did!" replies Luffy. "Crocodile ate a Devil Fruit that turns his body into sand whenever I tried to hit him. I found out that his weakness is water. As long as he's wet, he cannot turn into sand. In the end, I had to use my own blood to fight him."
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FLASHBACK
"I'm a Shichibukai, and you are just a small pirate, you mean nothing to me!" shouts Crocodile angrily as he lunges his knife forward, trying to stab Luffy.
Luffy ducks under the knife and says, "I don't care who you are! I WILL SURPASS YOU!" He kicks Crocodile hard in the chin, sending him all the way into the air.
While still in midair, Crocodile shouts, "I will destroy you along with this temple!" He forms a small tornado in his hand. "Sables Pesado!" He hurls the tornado at Luffy. When the tornado hits the ground, it creates an explosion that shook the entire temple, but Luffy is able to withstand it.
Luffy takes in a gulp of air and turns fat, and then he starts twisting himself. After that, he blows air against the ground and shoots up into the air! "Gum Gum…"
Crocodile grits with teethe angrily, and his left hand begins turning into sand. "Desert…"
"STORM!" shouts Luffy.
"LA SPADA!" Crocodile forges the sand into 4 giant blades. Luffy shoots his fist forward. When his fist and the blade come into contact, the blade shatters and the fist reaches for Crocodile.
Luffy's fist hits Crocodile's stomach dead on. Luffy starts delivering several light-speed punches at Crocodile, pummeling him into the air and to the ceiling.
"YAAAAAAAAAAAA!" screams Luffy with rage as he continues to hit Crocodile harder.
The impact on Crocodile against the ceiling is so strong that the ceiling starts to crack! Soon, the crust bursts open and Crocodile is flung high into the sky above the city of Alubarna.
Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper are busy trying to stop the rebels and guards from fighting. Sanji notices Crocodile flying in the sky and tells everyone to look. "It's Crocodile!"
Vivi stands on top of the clock tower, watching with amazement at the beaten up Crocodile. She remembers Luffy saying that he will beat Crocodile up badly, but she didn't take him seriously at that time. Now she knows that he's telling the truth.
"Not sure how he ended all the way up there," says Sanji. "But that can mean only one thing…"
"What else does it mean? We know he did it!" says Usopp.
Then they all shout out, "LUFFY WON!"
END OF FLASHBACK
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"Incredible… That's too incredible…" says Manta in awe.
"Later after that, his position is stripped away," says Robin. "And recently, a man named Blackbeard wants to claim his position. I'm not sure if he made it or not."
Anna sees Zoro doing pushing up with one hand and only two fingers. You heard it, two fingers! She turns around to see Yoh, who is also doing pushups, but with two hands. "Nah, that's pushing him two much…" she thought to herself, abandoning the idea of making him do it with two fingers.
Luffy sees Yoh working out. "Is he always forced to do that by Anna?"
"Yeah…" replies Manta. "It's a really painful thing for a lazy person like him."
TO BE CONTINUED…
I'm starting to think that I should've put Lyserg into this story. I ponder about later plots, and thought that Lyserg will have a good role in the future, but now... Well, if I want him to join, then I'll have to find a way.