Luffy stood against the railing and yawned. After getting kicked out from the kitchen by the old man, he ended up outside of the Baratie. He looked down at the lower docks and grinned. That man, Luffy had no clue of his man, was thrown out of the door.
Patty threw him out where they kept the cleaning supplies. He didn't even dare to move from this spot. He felt so weak and fragile. A plate clattered onto the ground and it's sweet scents allured the pirate to look up. Savi sat next to him with her back against the railings. "Here, have this," her sweet lovely voice called out to him.
The pirate grinned with delight and hurriedly ate the food given to him. "This is the most delicious rice I've ever had!" While he was eating, he started to sprout tears of happiness. "I should not be ashamed..being saved by a girl no less...I don't want to be ashamed..but I thought I wouldn't survive!"
Savi beamed at the compliment. "It's really delicious, right~?" she grinned and showed all of her teeth. He paused as the angel smiled. Her bright teeth blinded him.
"Yo! Sanji! You lied to me!"
Their heads snapped to the direction of the noise. Before they could even speak, Luffy hopped down to the lower deck and stood above the two of them. "You're that boy from inside," she uttered.
"Sanji?" The dirty pirate wondered out loud.
Luffy pointed to the blonde. "But I'm Savi," the chef corrected.
"And Sanji!" Luffy grinned.
"T-That...makes no sense." Her hair, braided in the back, flung over her shoulder. She looked at this handsome teen, yet she did not know anything he was talking about. Her black vest, on top of her blue dress shirt, shifted against the wooden railings.
"It's like Zoro said. You had a name and sex change."
She lowered her eyebrow. "Pardon, but I have always been female since my birth. And I have never once been called Sanji. Except for you~!"
"It's alright!" Luffy nodded his head, "So, join our crew as a pirate chef!"
"What~?"
"Come on! You helped that pirate dude and he was almost dead. So you're going to be my chef!"
"I'm really sorry, but I can't accept that." Her eyes shadowed as she looked down into her lap.
"And I can't accept that either," he remarked. He jumped down and stood in front of Savi with his arms crossed.
"I...have reasons to stay here." She turned around and looked into the sea, "I have to stay here."
"I refuse."
"What do you mean?"
"I refuse your refusal."
Gin watched as the two played off of each other. Even though he's lucky to just have this plate of food, he felt like he needed popcorn as he watched this event unfold. It was like an opera. The plate was finished and he sat crossed-legged.
Savi clapped her hands together and gazed upon with heart filled eyes. "Bello~!"
Luffy tilted his head, "It's because of that old man, right?"
"The Shitty geezer," Savi corrected. All of her charm disappeared as she talked about the old nut. "This ship is his treasure. He used to be a famous pirate, but he retired to run this shitty place. Majorly our customers are pirates, so we lose a lot of waiters." Her hand reached out over the railing and pulled back, "But unlike them, I'm not walking out on this place."
Luffy moaned; he rather have Sanji beat him up than go through this again. "You're coming with us."
Savi sighed and opened her mouth to speak again, "I'm sorry, handsome~, but I can't leave this place."
"Tell me the reason."
"I can't."
Luffy grumbled, "Why won't you tell me?"
"Excuse me for interrupting." The pirate halted their debate, "My name is Gin, and I work for the Creek Pirates." His eyes made contact with the straw hat wearer.
"I'm Luffy!"
He spoke again, "You're a pirate, correct? What's your goal?"
"One Piece! I'm heading to the Grand Line! I'm gonna become the King of Pirates!"
Gin bit his lip, "You must not have many members then, if you are just looking for a chef."
"I have five members, including h-" He started pointing at Savi, and she interrupted her.
"I'm included?" Savi remarked. Hasn't she been telling this Bello that she couldn't go?
"You are a good person, so I will warn you, don't go to the Grand Line. Don't waste your life there, kid." His eyes were covered in shadows as he remembered those dark days.
"That's where One Piece is! I'm gonna be King of the Pirates! So I've to go there!"
"I warned you. There are...That's your own decision. I have to go now..." He itched the back of his head and looked up at the sun. He could only assume what his captain was doing at the moment.
"Bello~! There's an extra ship down there~!" Savi pointed, but it was missing. It was the same ship Johnny took to follow Niko. Her eyebrows dropped as her shoulders slumped for a moment until she thought of something else. "Well, we have another one."
"Savi-chan, thank you. I owe you my life, and that rice was very delicious. Can I come back?"
"Anytime~ Bello~!" Savi answered. "We will have a table just for you~!"
A door on the upper deck slammed opened and the short chef stepped out. "Hey brats!"
"Go Bello~!" Savi called back to Gin.
The man bowed his head to the ground, "I'm sorry, Savi-chan. I caused you so much trouble by giving me food."
Savi smiled and with one swift movement, his plate cracked and fell into the sea. "There's no evidence, so they have nothing on me. Now, goodbye~!" Gin listened and obeyed.
"Savi! Get back to work now!" Zeff ordered with his arms crossed, "Or do you have other plans?" His face was as grim as ever as he looked down upon his second chef.
"What do you mean?" she questioned the old man. She didn't even try to use her seductive tone; this was the same tone she used with females and other chefs on this ship, even though they were males.
"This is a good chance for you, brat, the best you got. Go along with that strawhat fellow, and become a pirate. We don't want you here anymore." He heard everything in their small conversation, and used it against her. The words were true; for the most part.
"Old shitty geezer, what do you mean you don't need me anymore? I'm the second chef of this restaurant."
"You flirt with all of our male customers, and anger their girlfriends! Just like tonight. Your food is not that good, and shows no improvement. You'll drag this restaurant down. Everyone here dislikes you, and you even know that. You better get your ass out of here as soon as possible and become a pirate or whatever."
Savi jumped in front of the old man and raised her finger to his chest. "What the hell are you talking about?! For whatever reason, you have always despised my food! Even if you tell me to leave, I'm not going anywhere."
"You dare touch my collar? You little brat!" Zeff slammed her onto the ground.
The floorboards stuck up as the floor was broken. "Shithead! Listen, I don't care how many times you tell me to get lost! I'll be a chef here even if you don't like it! I will stay here until you die!"
Zeff turned around and opened the door, "I won't die for the next 100 years."
"Then I'll still be working here for one hundred more years," Savi replied.
"See, you can leave!" Luffy grinned.
"I can, but I won't, Luffy-kun. I'm sorry for this display, but I can't accept your offer, no matter what that shitty geezer says. Even though becoming a pirate means I can see more of you, it's not an opinion," She threw her cigarette down into the sea and stormed inside of the restaurant.
/ / / /
She turned the pages of her book and grinned in delight. Handsome Prince. Darling Princess. She cooed. The little girl thought of a Prince coming in and saving her from this boring life at sea; breaking the walls on his entrance.
A snore from behind interrupted her thoughts. It was from one of the Sea Chefs on board. Savi picked up her book and almost threw it at him, but halted her action.
A Prince Charming. A man that wasn't like the buffoons she lived with since the start of her job. A man that saved the day. A foul word never crossed his mouth. A strong and caring man that will save her from distress.
The opposite of a woman.
She heard the tales of these Sea Chefs. They came here, and laughed about their hulky wives with rolling pans as weapons; ready to snap for no reason other than breathing. Some of them were in debt because of these women. Others were lost in love and lies.
She pushed the book aside, with her other books. One of Liar Noland, and All Blue.
She loved these books. They came from her homeland and her only thing to do in her spare time, other than listening to these men who went all night long about their pasts.
Others told her these were only fiction, but she didn't care.
One of these days, they will come true.
She will find her Prince Charming. And she will find All Blue!
...
Then he came with his red leg.
Their ship crashed.
And the two lived without food, water, or others. Except for two bags he had.
She was given the smaller of the two. Reason being, she was a girl and had a smaller stomach than that of a grown man; yet she ended up starving anyway. And she was left on one side of the island to fend for herself.
At that moment, she hated him.
She scratched into the ground.
He wasn't Prince Charming.
He wasn't even charming!
Her bag soon emptied no matter how much she tried to keep it to last. Then she thought, maybe she could steal his bag. He would surely have some food remaining. She picked up a sharp rock; and if things went to the worst, she may have to shred some blood.
Until she knew the truth; his large bag was only filled with treasures.
Not food.
She was given the whole bag of food, and he kept none for himself.
Dried blood.
His leg was missing.
She gasped.
/ / / /
...
Luffy dropped his bottom into the seat and Zora turned with a quizzical expression. "Did something happen?"
"I found Sanji. It was that Savi person," Luffy confessed. Why did he think otherwise? He shrugged and leaned his elbows on the table.
"So I was right."
"Yeah...Hey! You started eating without me!" Luffy pouted. He looked at the table, and half of the plates were emptied. He frowned and glanced back up at his swordswoman.
"It was getting cold," she shrugged as if she was only doing a favor. "How long are we staying?"
"Uh...I don't know," Luffy honestly answered.
"By now, that punk, Johnny, Urika, and Yosaku should already be at an island. We need a ship, or somewhere to sleep tonight if you still want this Sanji to join."
Can he stay there one more day? Or would Niko's island be in trouble? 'Niko will just have to wait...' he thought. Trouble was afoot and he needed to stay to stop it; well, to get Savi to join his crew.
...
They two arose from their shared room and walked inside of the restaurant. They were quickly seated at the table once again.
"Don Krieg! His ship!" a customer yelled.
"He came to avenge Gin! Him and his 5,000 men!"
"Why me? I'm just an average guy?!" Patty pleaded.
"The ship's gonna be destroyed!" Within moments, the customers were racing to their ships to get away. It was chaos until the final man bumped heads with the doorway.
"Gin came back~! Just like he promised~!" Savi beamed.
The door opened and he came inside. Under his arm, was a small man with dark circles around his eyes; Gin. "Excuse me, but could we be served with food and water? Money is not a problem this time."
Krieg looked like he was moments away from passing out; he leaned on Gin for support. All he could say was grunts and mumbles.
"That's Krieg?!" Patty exclaimed. He never saw a poorer looking man than this.
Krieg took a breath and he fell onto the ground. All of his strength was used up. "Captain!" Gin shouted as he got down to his knees for his Captain. "Please! Help him! Give us some food! Or he'll die!"
Patty laughed in his face. "Is that really Don Krieg, the scariest pirate of the East Blue?"
"We have money, so we are your customers!"
"Contact the marines now. This isn't a chance like this again! Not when he's so weak."
Savi walked through the dining food with a plate of rice. She didn't even look at Patty as she passed him and laid down the plate in front of Don.
"Savi! What are you doing?!" Carne yelped as Patty jumped into the air.
"It's a trick! He's the trickiest pirate of the East Blue! If we feed him, I don't think he will leave! Just let that worthless man die for the peace of this world."
Don chuckled and slammed Savi to the ground. "What a pretty one this is!" His fingers lifted her face as he checked each of her details. Her bowler hat slid across the ground.
"What's the meaning of this?! I brought you here because you promised you wouldn't lay a finger on anyone! And that's the girl who saved my life! If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have been able to return!"
Don turned back and grabbed Gin's side. His foot lifted off of Savi's back. "This is getting great!"
"Gin-san!" Savi shouted.
"It's a good ship. I will be taking it."
"Captain! What about our promise?!" Gin pleaded with the infamous pirate.
"What?!" Patty shouted.
"Our ship is worn out, so I want a new ship, and this will be perfect. But before we throw you out, we have 100 starving crewmen on my ship, so start preparing food for them. Some of them already died from starvation! Hurry up!"
"What! You want us to bring food to your pirates, and once they are done, they will attack us? I refuse to do this!"
"I did not ask to be served, I ordered. And those who refuse, must die!"
"Savi-chan! I'm sorry! I never thought this would turn out like this!" Gin pleaded as he knelt to the ground.
Patty turned and pointed at the blonde chef who stood up from the ground. She started marching away from Don Krieg and Gin. "It's all your fault! Where do you think you are going?!"
"To the kitchen. I will prepare the food."
The chefs surrounded her and raised their guns. "We won't allow you into the kitchen!"
Savi didn't even flinch. "If you are going to shoot me, then go ahead. These people may be bastards, but that's none of my business. I'm only a sous chef, and it's my duty to cook for those who ask for food. What's wrong with that?"
Patty grabbed his wrists again and slammed onto Savi. "Tie her up!" He walked back into the center of the room. "Savi. You always sneak food for those I kick out. I never said it's right or wrong, but this time, it's absolutely your fault. I'm done with your foolish acts! I will protect this restaurant myself! We are lucky there's only one enemy, even if it's Don Krieg. I don't think he can beat all of us. Our jobs as chefs to those who roam the seas have prepared us to welcome any sort of customer!"
He pulled out a weapon that looked like a rocket launcher. He aimed it at Don Krieg, and fired. Syrup blasted out of the nuzzle.
Don flew back, breaking the doors, but he still stood. He walked back inside wearing iron armor. "Your food is shit! As is this restaurant!"
Before he could break anything else, Zeff walked in with a huge bag. He sat it in front of the pirate. "You wanted food for 100 people, right? Take this."
"Y-You're Zeff?" Don questioned. "Zeff the Red Leg. But it seems like you lost one leg. Which means that you don't have any more power." He began a rant about the Grand Line and Zeff's journal; how he needed information to make it to One Piece. "You know of the hardships of the Grand Line, and it's all written down! With that I can became Pirate Ki-"
"Wait a minute. I'm the one who's going to be Pirate King," Luffy interrupted him. He marched up to the large fellow, and got into Don's face.
"This isn't a joke, kid."
"I speak the truth."
"Are you going right, Luffy? Need some help?" Zora offered from their table. She watched as her captain stepped in between the two leaders, Zeff and Don. She even had her hands on her sword, readied for a brawl.
"No, I don't need any. Just sit there." Luffy rejected her offer but still managed to keep his eye contact with Don.
Don's body rumbled with laughter. He pointed at the table that Zora seated herself. His body, covered in iron, shook with laughter. "Is he your crew? Only a kid!" This kid, who dared to interrupt him, was only a rookie with only one crew member. How pathetic could you get? And he was still boasting about his status in becoming the next Pirate King.
"Nope. I have three more," Luffy corrected, "And I will find the other four later.
"Please don't count me," Savi remarked, "Bello~!"
"Stop playing around! I had 5,000 members, and they were all lost in seven days on that evil sea! And I better leave before I start losing some more." He picked up his bag and turned around.
Gin stayed on the ground, pleading to Savi and the others for his captain's actions. Zeff stated, "You don't have to apologize. Everyone does something for their own sake."
"Zeff? Even if you are protecting Savi? Why?" Patty stammered.
"This happened because of her!" Carne blamed.
"She wants to destroy this place!"
"Savi, have you come up with any ideas of taking Honor's place?"
"That's what you always wanted, right?!" All of the chefs were angry with Savi. All of them disliked the bipolar girl, who turned from a sweetheart in front of a man, and then into a gorilla whenever one of them showed up.
"Shut up, you idiots!" Zeff shouted. "Have you ever been without food or water? Or a lengthy time period? Have you ever known the suffering of being without either in the middle of the sea?" They were confused, so he ended it, "We don't have time for talking about the past. If you want to escape, leave through the back door."
None of them left.
"Captain Krieg is strong! You better get out of here!" Gin declared. He looked at all of them, but none showed any fear or hopelessness. All of them were standing strongly with Zeff in front of them.
"Gin-san, I must tell you your captain just robbed our food and insulted our names. My duty may be feeding starving people, but not him. If I"m going to kill him, you have no right to stop me. Whoever dares to touch this place, even you, I will kill without mercy." She lifted him up to his feet, "Understand, Gin-san~?"
Gin gazed into her eyes while he was covered in tears. He tried to tell them, but they ignored his warning. He didn't want any harm to come to them (to her). These people (this girl) showed him mercy when no one else batted an eye. And all of this was happening because of his very own captain.
"I always knew you were bipolar, but this is too much of a change," Patty confessed, "First you want to save them, and now you want to kill him."
"Is there a point in telling you numbskull?" she snapped back.
"So captain, what's your plan?" Zora questioned Luffy.
"Kick their asses."
"Great plan."
The black haired boy held his stomach and chuckled in delight.
Savi overheard and shook her head, "You guys are crazy. This isn't your problem, so leave while you still can." This was only Baratie's business, and these were only customers, and a handsome pirate.
Zora cocked her head at this chef, "Captain's orders. But to say we are crazy is too much." She clutched her sword handle, "After I decided I would become an invincible swordsman, I left my old life behind. The only person who has the right to say I'm crazy is myself."
"You still don't understand what's going on?!" Gin shouted.
"This is our treasure! And we are protecting it! It's as simple as that!"
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SLASH
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CRACK
"WHAT WAS THAT?!"
"WHAT'S HAPPENING?!"
Don Krieg's ship was cut into pieces. All of them ran outside and saw for themselves. The mass was beyond repair, as well as the whole ship. Three large cuts.
"CAPTAIN KRIEG! THAT MAN! HE'S THE ONE WHO DESTROYED OUR SHIPS!"
"HE'S BEEN CHASING US?!"
Zora's eyes widened. A small black ship sailed behind the wreckage. Her lips lifted, "Hawkeyes." The other two looked over, but her eyes were cloudy as she was lost in another world.
"Hawkeyes. The greatest Swordsman in the world." Zeff turned to Gin, "I believe you disturbed his nap, correct?"
"WHAT?!" Gin faced the withered chef. How could they get a death threat placed on their heads for only waking someone up? That was harsh and crazy!
Outside one of the crewmen shouted, "WHY DID YOU FOLLOW US?!"
"I just wanted to kill some time." Hawkeye bluntly stated.
Zora gave a wild smile as she walked to the railings. "I've been looking for you for a long time."
"What do you want from me?"
"The ultimate power. You're free, right? Why don't you fight me?"
"Wait! That's Roronoa Zoro! The Pirate Hunter!"
"I really feel sorry for you, weakling. Even greater swordsmen won't write to me because they can estimate their power and mine. Your strong will that wants to challenge me comes from your brave heart or from foolishness."
"This is my dream and a promise to a dear friend." Zora untied her bandana and pulled it around her forehead. She unsheathe her swords as they both went to the same area. "I never thought I would find you so soon by chance."
"That does not make you any better."
Hawkeye pulled out his smallest sword. "I don't carry a knife smaller than this."
"What is that supposed to mean?!"
"Even with this, you will be easily killed."
Zora stormed forward. Their swords clashed, but Hawkeye's brought Zora's to a complete halt. The green haired back up and started again, but her movements were loose and he was able to block each one. "What is your duty? And what do you want from the ultimate power, you weakling?"
Luffy hand gripped onto the railing. It was all happening again, and he had no power to stop it.
Zora tried once again, but Hawkeye marked her body with a puncture into the chest. It was inches away from her heart, but Zora didn't move. "Do you want this to go through your heart? Why aren't you stepping back?" He looked down where he pierced her, and knew imminently why this wound was not as bad as usual. Padding.
"If I take a single step back, I...would be backing down on my promise, and I will not be able to stand here again."
"This is called losing."
Zora chuckled as blood ran down her jaw, "That's why I can't step back."
"Even if this means you will lose your life?"
"If I have to lose, I'd rather die!"
Hawkeye blinked and his eyes widened a tiny. He withdrew his knife and she stood strong, "Tell me your name, kid."
"Roronoa Zora."
There were several gasps.
"I'll remember that. I haven't met someone with such a strong will like you for a long time, especially a female. And to repay that, I will use my Black Sword, the strongest sword in the world, to end your life."
Zora tried one more attack, but two of his blades broke on contact with the Black Sword.
She lost, and she knew.
The green haired turned around and faced Hawkeye. He didn't bat an eye, but only gaze down upon her, "What are you doing?"
"It's shameful for a swordsman to be hit from behind." She gave him a demonic smile.
Hawkeye gave a slight grin and slashed Zora across the chest. It struck her from her shoulder to her waist. All of her bandages were broken, as well as her skin. Her blood ran down her shirt and chest. Crimson covered her.
"It's too easy for you to give up your dream like that!" Savi shouted. Her heels pounded on the deck. She couldn't believe this idiot would do something like this.
Luffy stretched across the water and smacked Hawkeye. This time however, Luffy did not miss. His fist smacked against Hawkeye's chest, and the man barely registered the hit. He only gazed upon the rubber man who wrapped around his body. "I see you are that girl's friend. Do not fret, she's still alive."
"Get Zoro to the ship!" Luffy ordered the others to stand on the Baratie. He was holding Hawkeye off. "You didn't kill h-"
"I did not. She has growing potential as you have seen."
Luffy only nodded. His limbs began sliding off Hawkeye's body, and he stood a few feet away from him.
Mihawk watched as they scattered around the girl and pulled her to the Baratie. He gazed above Luffy's shoulder and talked directly to the green haired. "I am Mihawk. It is too soon for you to die. You have to learn about the world and discover your true self. Do not hide it, but instead take pride within it. You have to become stronger, Roronoa Zora. No matter how long it will take, I'll be waiting for you. Dare to challenge me again, Roronoa Zora!"
Hawkeye turned and looked at Luffy, "And your goal?" His eyes laid on the strawhat that covered his head. The same straw hat he knew of was worn by Shanks. Why this boy had it was beyond him.
"To become Pirate King."
"That is a greater fret than surpassing me."
"I don't care!"
Zora raised her sword to the sky. Kuina's sword. "L-Luffy! I am sorry I disgraced your name! If I can't become an invincible swordsman, how can I be on the Pirate King's crew? I WON'T LOSE TO ANYONE EVER AGAIN! UNTIL I DEFEAT THAT MAN AND BECOME THE GREATEST SWORDSMAN, I WON'T LOSE AGAIN! FOREVER!" Tears were sprouting from both of her dark brown eyes, "Do you have any problems with that, Pirate King?"
"Nope!"
"You two are a very good pair." He gave a faint grin, "I hope I will see you two again. In the Grand Line." He turned around, but stopped by an unfriendly sight, Don. Without much conflict, Hawkeye strolled away, leaving Don with an ajar frown.
Chefs surrounded Zora and started to mutter between them. They pulled off her shirt to start bandaging the wound and they had a surprise. "Y-You've boobs?!"
"Zoro? You're a girl?!" Luffy questioned with his mouth ajar. Just how different was this world?! Not only has he come to the past, but now Sanji and Zoro grew boobs.
"The Great Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro was a girl this whole time..."
"How dare you imposter a man!" Savi shouted. She knew something was strange the first minute she laid her eyes on the green haired. She was moments away from kicking Zora, but the other chefs held her off.
"He's-She's injured!"
...
The two faced off. Gin spun two metal poles, tonfa, with metal balls the size of cannon balls. "You can't defeat me."
"Let's see," she uttered back. Savi held no weapons, only a cigarette between her two pink lips. Smoke escaped from the end as Gin charged forward.
He slammed one of his tonfa down, but Savi jumped out of the way at the last moment. The boards under it broke apart, and he pulled it out. Their faces were inches apart, his tear stained face only grinned.
The gloomy fellow slashed on Savi's right with his mother. Her foot came down and he was pushed away from her before the attack could hit. Savi was still in the air when his tonfa came down and trapped her on the ground. The pole touched her neck, but Gin only sat down with his other tonfa raised in the air. "Just disappear from this world," Gin uttered with his head bent low.
The other tonfa spun between his fingers until the speed increased. Savi laid there with a straight face as smoke exhaled from her nostrils. The tonfa came down upon her, "Die!"
She tossed her cigarette out and landed on his forehead. She pulled out from underneath the pole before the metal ball impacted. She stood on her hands with her feet in the air, her sharp heels came down on his head.
Gin whacked her in the side. The metal ball hit against her ribs and she fell onto the ground. He ended up on the ground as well.
The two were weak already. Savi was caught in a fret with Pearl, who only offered cheap shots, while Gin has been weak for the last three weeks. The two were in no state to face off with each other. And here he was, facing off with the woman who gave him mercy unlike others. No one gave him mercy or even pity. He was always treated like a punk, and grew into one. But this blonde angel spared him and he was able to live.
And look what happened.
Her home was getting destroyed by his captain and crew. If he didn't return, then none of this would have happened to her.
This went on until his hands were clutching around her chin. Others were yelling, telling him to finish her off, but his weapon dropped onto the ground. "I can't." Tears dripped onto the ground. "I...Don Krieg..." He lifted his knee from her, "I CAN'T KILL THIS WOMAN! DON KRIEG!"
...
They fought on, and in the end, Don was laying out a piece of floating wood, while Luffy dropped into the sea. Savi stood on what was left of the Baratie, while Gin was laying on the ground with others surrounding him. Zeff watched, "He can't swim because of the Devil Fruit he ate, that gave him the rubber powers."
Savi twisted her head and yelled at the old man, "Why didn't you tell me that earlier?!" She jumped into the sea and swam to rescue Luffy. The chef quickly found the pirate, and pulled him up to the surface, "Don't you dare die!"
She was pulled out of the water by the other chefs.
Don laughed, "I won! I'm the strongest!" He cheered in glory over the defeat of Luffy.
The chefs around Gin scattered away as he lifted himself up. They tried getting him to back down, but he walked away. He skipped over the pieces of their ships in the water, until he came to where Don was standing with several others. "Captain Krieg. We lost," Gin punched him in the gut. Don fell down and Gin grabbed him over his shoulder, "We are retreating and starting all over." Without even turning to look at the blond chef, "Thanks for everything, Savi-chan."
"I'm having doubts about asking you to come back again." She pulled Luffy on deck. He may not be her Prince Charming, but he was certainly a knight.
He gave a slight chuckle that went along with her small smirk. "We may not see each other in a long time, but next time we meet, there will be rice."
"Moron! You're poison! And that's the man who poisoned you!" Patty shouted. He stomped on the ground as if Gin would pay more attention to him.
Gin didn't utter a single word to him. This was his captain, and he swore to be on his crew. An oath he will not break, even if this man deemed him as dead meat. "Savi, Luffy, I hope to see the both of you again. At the Grand Line."
"You're still going to be a pirate?" Luffy questioned.
"Captain Krieg's dream has become mine as well." He gave a slight grin.
Savi lifted a blanket on Luffy's back, "Patty! Get him a boat!" Patty was moments away from protesting, but one glimpse of Zeff's glare caused him to race to the side of the ship.
Within moments, Gin and all of his crew were piled in the ship. "Thanks again!" His grin disappeared, "I don't think I can return this ship."
"If you return it, you will have to deal with those assholes," she pointed to Patty and the other chef. They were still growling from their battle.
"This is a very dangerous restaurant," he chuckled.
"We are the Baratie chefs! This restaurant can handle anything!"
Patty added with a huge grin pasted on his face, "Even Savi's period!"
In moments, that chef was floating in the sea several miles out with blood running down his nose.
...
Luffy and Savi left Zora's bedroom. "To think, a famous Pirate Hunter is actually a female." She shook her head. From working in a restaurant, she heard all kinds of rumors that surrounded 'Zoro's' name, and none of them mentioned she had two melons underneath her shirt. Yet, it explained why Savi felt something odd against the green haired once her eyes laid on Zora.
"That's Zoro for ya!" Luffy smiled his famous grin.
They led out onto the deck and Savi overlooked the sea. "So, today is your last day here. I will miss you, Bello~"
"You won't be missing me!" Luffy smiled, and caught Savi by the tongue.
"I won't become a pirate. I'll stay here and continue to be a chef, until the old man accepts my skills. That shitty geezer gave up his leg and dream just so I can be here today. I know dying isn't what he wants, but this ship just started out with just me and him. I just can't leave this place." She looked out into the sea, and Luffy gazed in the same direction, "But I've thought of going to the Grand Line some day." Her last two days echoed off into the distance.
"Why not now?"
"It's not time." She twisted her head and looked at Luffy with a childish grin, "Have you heard of 'All Blue'?"
"Uh, not much," Luffy answered. He heard from Sanji of All Blue, but it was a tale he never got tired of hearing.
"It's a magical sea with all kinds of fish! Those from East Blue, North, West, and South all gathered into one place. It has all kinds of creatures living in it's depths! I want to see it with my own eyes!" All throughout it, she smiled as brightly as ever. Her teeth shined in the sun as her lips moved with each word. "It's a cook's dream to visit such a place of wonder! Hopefully a wonder that I'll share with you~!" She tilted her head to the side, "It's always been my dream to find the legendary sea, All Blue. I guess we both have crazy dreams, huh?"
"That's what makes them fun!"
Savi smiled along with him. "That's why it has to be true!"
Zeff watched from above as Savi explained every aspect of All Blue to Luffy. She looked just like a child. He remembered the first time they met; while she may have been a child at the time, she was mature for her age. Their time stuck on the island caused the girl to abandon all childish thoughts; all too soon. Throughout all of these years, he never saw her smile like that.
It was one of those goofy grins that reminded him of his family: the chefs in the Baratie.
...
The duo walked down and opened the door to the dining room. They had pulled all of the tables together to form one long one, and each chair was taken as the chefs ate. "Where are our seats?" Savi demanded.
"Where's the food?" Luffy questioned.
"There's nowhere to sit."
"Just sit on the floor!"
"Sit on the floor? What kind of restaurant is this?" Savi growled. In the end, the two of them were seated in a corner with several bowls in front of them. "Sorry about this. They are morons."
Luffy cocked his head, "They look strange."
"They always look strange." Savi thought, 'Because none of them are Prince Charmings.'
Patty stood up from the table and held up a bowl of soup. He made a whole turn and looked at everyone, "Hey! Who made this soup this morning?!" His voice echoed throughout the room. Everyone stopped their meals and waited.
"I did! Isn't it good! I worked hard on it!" Savi smiled. She was beaming in joy as she thought the chefs finally accepted her cooking.
The soup dropped to the ground. The bowl broke on impact. "It's horrible! I can't even eat it! It's worse than pig's food!" He stuck out his tongue in distaste.
Savi snapped. "I don't think your mouth is good enough for my food!" He always found a way to get underneath her nerves. Even after saving this restaurant, the chef still graded her as low as ever.
"It makes me want to puke. I can't eat it!"
"Excuse me, but today's soup was my special recipe. I think you have a problem with your tongue." She pointed her finger at him. She wore a scowl that they knew they hit the bomb. Every one of them knew Savi took pride in her cooking, but also in her own creations and recipes. But, they followed along.
Others at the table started to copy Patty. The chef with the sunglasses spitted it out in disgust. And soon, the floor was soaked with Savi's soup. "We can't eat this!" Carne claimed.
"I almost died from eating that crap!"
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!" The blonde chef shouted. Her bangs still covered her one eye, but her other eye shined down upon them with demonic glare. Luffy was reminded of Zora's famous weapon, but Savi's failed. None of them stopped their rude behaviors and kept going.
"Well, you are only a fake chef," Patty shrugged as his shoulders slumped back down.
"Don't beat us up, please." They held their hands together.
"What did you say?"
Zeff opened the door. A bowl clattered onto the ground. It broke.
"Old man?!" Savi twisted around. Everyone followed her gaze onto the withered old man.
"If I served that to my customers, my restaurant would go out of business. What is that tasteless soup!?" He growled.
Their eyes meant and Savi could only stomp the ground beneath her heels "That's enough, shitty geezer!" Savi's hands gripped his shoulders. "Tell me! What's the difference between my soup and yours?!"
"Compare my soup to yours?!" Zeff appeared in front of the blond chef. He lifted up his fist and thrust. Savi was knocked down in a single punch. A punch; not his usual kick. Even if the chef had great ideals, where hands should only cater to food, he went against it. He retracted his hand to his side. "STOP DREAMING! It's 100 years too early for you to compare my food to yours, brat! I've been cooking around the world!"
She walked out with clenched fists. She couldn't stay there. Not with them. All of the work she has done for the place, it all was swept under the rug.
Luffy sat there and drank the soup. He knew exactly what these chefs were doing, but Savi had no clue. It still pained him seeing Savi frustrated over this. "Why did you do that?"
"The soup's good! But this is scary! Savi will kill us if she finds out!" One of the chefs clapped his hands together and got down on the ground.
"She's really angry!"
Zeff's wooden leg clattered on the ground. He turned to face the straw wearing pirate. "We all accept her food, but if we don't do this, she won't listen." He confessed. The other chefs nodded at his words, "Kid, take that brat with you. Grand Line has always been her dream."
"I was already planning to!"
Patty growled, "You shouldn't make up a story like that!" Even against the best of his intentions, everyone knew he was doing this for Savi; even if he didn't want to admit it.
"We actually didn't want to do that!" They pointed to the broken bowl. They didn't want to ruin Savi's dish, but they needed to push her.
"Hey, I want some more soup!"
"Me too!" And soon, everyone got a second bowl, a third, and a fourth. No one hated her soup. They loved it.
...
Savi leaned against the door, "Morons, I can still hear you..." Her head lowered in the shadows of the night. Each word she heard. Zeff and Patty, both of them, bastards, were morons. A lone tear crawled down her face. "Stupid..." she teared.
Zora stood at the end of the hallway and looked at the blonde. Bandages wrapped her waist from her fight with Hawkeye. She remembers clearly what happened, yet the rest of the fight, she was taken into the infirmary. She's been sleeping while Baratie is getting destroyed. "Where's the idiot?"
"Inside, Okama." Savi plainly answered without remorse. Thinking about this person acting like a male grinds her nerves as well, but she was more focused on the behavior of her fellow chefs and what that little boy did.
"I'm the one who stole everything from that old man...so that I could live. His power... His dreams... This restaurant is an old man's treasure. If I don't place my life on the lines as well, I won't be able to repay the shitty geezer!" Her voice echoed through her head.
"I'm going to sink the ship." Luffy bluntly stated.
"Do you know about the immensity of my debt to this place?!"
"So you're going to die for it? Are you stupid? It's not about death! Dying isn't paying him back! That's now what he put his life on the line for! He saved you so that you could live, yet you want to die!? Only a weak person would act like that!"
His words still lingered in her ears. Smoke exhaled from her nose as she looked up into the sky.
Zora passed her without a glance, and opened the door, "Luffy, we still have other things to take care of."
"Oh yeah," Luffy stood up and finished his bowl of soup. He stepped out of the doorway, and Savi was leaning against the wall.
"I'll go too. Please take me with you, Luffy-sama."
"Eh? Savi, you..."
"You want to become Pirate King, right? It means we both have crazy dreams, finding All Blue." She turned and looked inside, "I will do what I want from now on. I will become your chef." She glanced back at his smooth face, "Do you have any problems?"
"Nope!" Luffy declared with a simple smile.
Petulant, Savi turned to the older chef, "Thanks for every shitty thing."
"Don't thank us when we are running you out!" Patty thumped his chest.
"Stop pretending," Savi uttered as she lit another cigarette. "I heard everything." Patty screamed, as others did, in fright. They were ready for Savi's pointed heels, yet they didn't come. He gulped and looked Savi in the eye. She was paying more attention to the old geezer. "It means all of you want to get rid of me."
Zeff chuckled. He rested his back against the wall and looked at the floor. "Right. As you say, I hate you, brat. I regret letting a girl like you live."
"What? So we're still old men. I'll live the rest of my life my own way."
"Can't you get on with it?" Zora grumbled. They still had a pirate thief to catch with three others. She still didn't even know what trouble the thief caused while they were away.
"Stupid it, Okama!" Savi snapped at the green haired. 'Couldn't you see I was having a moment here?!' She wanted to scream at Zora, but she felt a slight breeze from behind her. As soon as her back was turned, the two chefs attacked. Patty and the other black haired jumped into the air with oversized spoons; each with the intention of hitting her.
"All of the bad things you've done to us!" Patty shouted as he lifted an oversized spoon over his head.
"Be prepared for our revenge!" Carne shouted out.
"This is the last straw!"
Their spoons were inches away from Savi's long blond head, but she swiftly turned out of the way. As soon as they were falling downwards, she smacked each of them with her heels. The two laid on the ground with bruised faces and cuts; more that they'd gotten than from the fight with the Krieg Pirates.
Patty slowly lifted his head and looked at the other man, "That...wench..."
The blond chef placed her heel on Patty's shoulder. "What was that?"
"You idiot!" Patty, for a reason strange for Savi, started to sniffle under her weight. He pulled one of his huge arms close to hide his face from her sights and the others. It was too shameful to cry in front of others. Especially over Savi.
Luffy grabbed Savi's shoulder before she could do any more damage to the chef. "Come on!" he yipped. She could not help but smile along with him.
"No time to waste," Zora added. Savi's smile went sour quickly.
"Take good care of yourself!" Zeff stated as he stood in the doorway. The others went past him and stood against the wall, watching Savi get on an extra ship. She stood at the very end and watched as Luffy untied the ship.
"Honor Zeff!" Savi shouted as her eyes became watery. "I will never forget you for the rest of my life!" Even Zeff had a tear in his eyes, unlike Savi who started bailing.
"This is sad, don't you know?!" Patty shouted. His mouth was ajar as tears ran down it. The shorter chef stood close, and agreed with each of Patty's words.
Zeff sighed and wiped his tears away with his sleeve, "What a bunch of idiots..."
Savi gave an open smile, "See you later, idiots!"
"Let's go!" Luffy shouted.
Origin of Sanji: Sanji is a play on words, meaning three o'clock, which is a japanese snack time. In the first draft, Sanji was suppose to be named Naruto, but then the manga 'Naruto' came along; which means ramen and somehow connects to a fish cake with pink swirl (I wonder where Sanji's curly eyebrow came from...). Not only did that change, but he was suppose to have a goatee from the very beginning. Sanji is modeled off Steve Bruscemi in 'Reservoir Dogs'.
Fem!Sanji's pointed heels came from 'Different' by Klexenia (check it out).
minhthu12-Present: Yup, there's a lot of enemies for the Monster Trio, and most of them are males, so we have to get her fighting somehow. And yeah, he simply picked up her paper and became her prince charming (plus taking her out on the sea). Tho, ZoLuSan will mostly be for gags and weird team combinations.
Guest1: Wait until they get the Merry back, and I have a load of stuff for Fem!Sanji. Just right now, it's gonna be little tweaks there and here.
