A/N Yup this is definitely my most popular story in terms of follows and favorites. I'm happy that people are enjoying this so much. I don't think I've ever had more energy writing something more than this! So here's chapter 3 for you all!
Also a guest reviewer asked what Triton's monster is supposed to be. Well it's supposed to be based on Titanosaurus from the movie Terror of Mechagodzilla. One of the weaker entries but a time passer nonetheless.
And last of all One Piece and Godzilla are owned by Eiichiro Oda and Toho Co. LTD. KP360 claims no ownership of anything save for any OCs and original powers.
8 years later
The pack of 6 giant lizards rushed towards the scent of prey. It is the dry season now in Solgell Island and food was harder for these creatures to find. The lizards rushed into a clearing where they believed food was to be found, but found nothing but an odd device. The perplexed reptiles were puzzled when suddenly one of them was crushed by a falling object. The lizard beside it let out a startled yelp before a punch knocked it into a tree. The remaining four lizards were snarling at the intruder, who revealed himself to be a black haired young man. One of the lizards pounced at the newcomer, but only received a jaw-shattering stomp-kick. Another lizard tried his luck and was thrown over the shoulder and into another tree. One more lizard charged directly at the man, mouth full of needle like teeth open and salivating. The man grinned slightly before closing his right hand into a fist. He focused for a split second as a fiery blue aura enveloped his hand. Just as the lizard leapt up, the man delivered a swift uppercut, knocking the lizard upwards and back many yards.
The last remaining lizard stared dumbly at the scene. When the man put out his hand he looked to him and made a "come get some" gesture. With a squeal the last reptile turned tail and fled, not wanting to end up in the same fate as the others of its kind. The man let out a chuckle before the bushes behind rustled to reveal a small boy of around 10 years old. "Caught today's dinner Rokuro-kun! Enough for all 4 of us."
"That was so cool Gian-aniki! You were all like POW! POW! BOOM! BOOM! BANG! And you took them all on even though there were 6 of them and-"the little boy named Rokuro excitedly shouted out loud and mimicking the movements. Gian just chuckled and ruffled the little boy's hair, his surrogate brother was easily impressed by everything but that was natural for his age.
Gian had changed drastically during his 8 years of freedom. What was once a scrawny timid boy now was now a 6'5 young man and gained more muscle in his arms. The wiry hair that once coated his head now stood straight, styled with 3 jagged rows higher than the rest. He now wore a sleeveless skintight black vest that, according to its creator, was supposed to increase aerodynamics in humans due to the nano-sized scales embedded in the fabric. His old pants have also been replaced with a pair of black shorts. Gian is also wearing grey combat boots fit with black leg-guards, also supposedly supposed to increase jumping and kicking strength.
"Well I gotta hand it to your big brother's bait device this time. It's great when his inventions aren't blowing up in my face for once!"
"Goro-nii's inventions don't blow up all the time! Maybe about 77.43% of them but they still work!"
"Skrehahaha! Well then I guess I just got lucky with them. C'mon let's get these reptiles back to the facility so that we'll actually have something to eat." Gian chuckled. The smaller boy nodded and started to drag one of the lizards back towards their shared abode. He was struggling with the weight while Gian hoisted the remaining 4 onto his shoulders with no trouble at all. "Triton-Senpai's physical training schedule back then really comes into use now" he thought.
Eventually the research facility that they lived in came into view. Gian could see a man working on some sort of vehicle out front. The figure of the two saw them and waved. He went over to help them out. "Hey nice haul today you two!"
"Gian-aniki did most of the work! He pretty much unleashed righteous glory upon the accursed demons that plague these lands!" Rokuro babbled on excitedly. The two older men laughed at the little boy's tone.
"Well Hiroshi-san, Goro-san's new device that mimics the scent of the lizard's natural food source happens to make this all work out, otherwise we'd have to go across the whole island just to find something."
Hiroshi Jinkawa was a man in his mid-20s, he was wearing a casual checkered coat as he looked at his newly constructed automobile. He was an avid inventor alongside his best friend Goro Ibuki. The three of them were from Loguetown, but would come to Solgell Island for much of the year and the place had practically become a second home to them. They had been on another of their stays here when Gian arrived unexpectedly one day. Since then, the three of them have come to practically accept him as a part of their little family, and likewise Gian valued them as well.
The door to the white colored building opened up and two more figures walked out. The first was person who wore a blue vest that was stained with an unknown liquid. He is Goro Ibuki, a young inventor, avid technology enthusiast, as well as Rokuro's older brother. Despite his rather plain appearance, Goro is one of the most brilliant figures of science in all of East Blue, and the figure behind him was full proof of that, as that figure was no mere human. The humanoid object was in fact a robot colored in red white and blue with yellow shoulder guards. The tip of the machine's head was tapered to a point, and it's face consisted of black lenses and a wide smile (Gian never understood the significance of having that smile; Goro had tried explaining that it was to make it look more friendly to others but Gian had argued that it would just look creepy.). This robot is named Jet Jaguar by its creator, and true to its form, it is capable of actions that some would consider it to be sentient. Jet Jaguar, according to Goro, is equipped with many features such as an internal language storage, shock cables, and martial arts database. It was an all-rounded multipurpose machine and, as of right now, Goro's most successful invention yet.
"See Gian? I told you my Lizard Trap would work and you didn't believe me!" Goro jokingly gloated to his friend.
"Hey it's not my fault I've gotten the worse end of the stick half the time, it's perfectly natural for me to be cautious." Gian shot back while the inventor made an exaggerated heart attack motion.
"It Is More Likely That Gian-san's Fighting Prowess Was The Reason For Today's Success. He Is Quite The Brawler." Jet Jaguar robotically added his input.
"Even my own invention doubts me!" Goro then started crying anime-tears. The 3 other humans all got a good laugh at the situation. "Well at least we got today's dinner! Come on you three, if you wanna eat you gotta help!"
The three started following the inventor and his robot into the building. Gian however lagged behind slightly as he stared wistfully towards the shoreline. He let out a short sigh as certain thoughts began clouding his mind. He was grateful to the Ibuki-Jinkawa team for letting him stay with them indefinitely, he really was! The three of them, after their first impressions and hearing about his past had no qualms about him staying with them. Since that day Gian had become a big part of their family, often playing with his newfound baby brother and helping the inventor duo with some of their projects.
But Gian always had this feeling deep within him that told him that his destiny lied beyond this simple island and out there in the vast ocean. Many a nights has he dreamt of sailing the seas and going on awesome adventures that he would tell others about. It made him remember the promise he made to Shanks and the Red-hair pirates about traveling the seas. He still had to show Triton how much he's adapted to the Goji-Goji no Mi's power.
"I really should work on that plan, I just need to tell them. I just hope Goro-san and his family wouldn't be too sad" he thought as he walked back towards the house.
Unbeknownst to him, said three people were currently watching him from the windowsill. "Gian's doing his moping again" Hiroshi said.
"It's growing strong, the urge to explore the outside world." Goro let out a smile. Personally he also would've jumped at the chance to leave to explore the world if it weren't for his…duties.
"We really should help him with that, how's your little side project going on Goro?" Hiroshi said. Goro beamed at the mention of his newest invention. He'd made it as a gift for Gian for spending so much time with them "it would work very well here" he thought.
"It's finished, just sitting in the storage until we have a chance to bring it out. I think tonight is a good time as any then!"
"If Gian-aniki is going on an adventure can he take me?" Rokuro pondered. As a child it was only natural that he'd be curious about the outside world. It excited him to know that there was more to this world than just this simple island.
"You're getting way too ahead of yourself kid" Goro ruffled his little brother's hair while the smaller boy pouted "On a serious note everyone is on board with this right?"
The other two males nodded without hesitation. "Good, then our friend is in for a surprise tonight!"
Later that evening
"So how's the gear handling?" Goro asked while the 4 of them are cleaning up after a nice dinner of barbeque lizard. Every once in a while the young inventor would think up a new invention and the role of testing them usually fell to Gian. He didn't particularly mind; it was actually a good experience for him, when they weren't malfunctioning of course! "I gotta say Goro, you were right about how they improve my combat abilities; when I was jumping around and throwing that kick it was as if there were no effort at all!" Gian replied.
Gian had started his daily combat training after he left the Red Haired pirates. It started on the ship that took him to East Blue and it was still a big part of his daily life. Thanks to the native lizard population on the island and Jet Jaguar's martial arts database, Gian's physical prowess had seen a massive increase, in addition to him adapting to the Goji-Goji no Mi. Recently he's been equipping Goro's newly developed gear, allowing him to try something else and helping Goro with his findings.
"Well if you like it so much, you should take it with you when you go on your journey."
Gian paused "W-what do you mean?"
"Gian, ever since you started living with us 8 years ago, you've become a big part of our lives. We can't imagine not having you here with us. That being said, we know your heart belongs out on the seas. You wish to go to new places and travel with the people you meet. We've noticed that for a while now." Goro explained.
"… Am I really that obvious?"
"More than you think."
Gian sighed; he knew this was coming for a while now. "It's true. I do want to see what the rest of the world is like. Ever since I made that promise to Triton-Senpai. And you guys are saying you don't mind this?"
The three shook their heads. "What kind of friend would I be if I denied someone on their chance to go on an adventure? I've actually been building something for this specific occasion you know! Think of it as a gift from all of us."
Rokuro grabbed Gian's arm and eagerly led him towards the storage in the back. The minute the door opened Gian's eyes widened and a smile slowly formed on his face. Jet Jaguar was doing polish on what appears to be a one-person blue and red boat. Unlike any other boat however, there was a large extension near the bow that separated into two handles. Its stern also had two exhaust pipes with a propeller. More propellers lined its hull. The inside of the boat seemed hollowed out with 2 chambers where a person's legs would go. Gian noticed the design of the boat was similar to his Partial Transformation form.
"This is the G2k-MK 1, it's still in its prototype but its complete now. Capable of running through both conventional sailing techniques or fueled by the radioactive emissions of your Goji-Goji no Mi. There's nothing like this one so this is yours." Goro explained proudly.
"To Use The Propeller System, Simply Do A Partial Transformation And The Rest You Can Figure Out." Jet Jaguar added.
Gian's eyes were beginning to water; his surrogate family has shown him much kindness over the years, but nothing compared to what he felt during this time. Without hesitating he wrapped the 3 people + robot into a wide hug. "I'm really at a loss for words here. Just… Thank you…. Thank you all."
Goro smiled and patted him on the back. "You're become like a brother to me Gian, it's only natural that I'd want to make up to ya. Now go get ready, you have a big day tomorrow!"
That night Gian could hardly sleep; he was smiling too much to do so.
Next Morning
The Ibuki-Jinkawa family plus Jet Jaguar stood on the shore as Gian's new vehicle slowly took him further. "Everybody! I cannot thank you all enough! Even though you've gave me a place where I belong you still chose to do something that means so much to me! I'll miss you all!" they can hear him shout.
"Have fun out there! Make your mark in history!" Hiroshi waved.
"Don't forget to tell me all about your adventures when you come back!" Rokuro jumped up and down.
"God Speed To You Gian-San! May The Seas Know Who You Are!" Jet Jaguar gave his own robotic wave.
"Your life is how you want to live it Gian! Always remember that! The entire world is yours to explore!" Goro was the last to speak, a few tears unable to be held in. Even though they've prepared for this moment, it was still a bit emotional seeing the 23 year old that they've come to know for 8 years leave them.
Gian was absolutely jubilant now. He was ready to go on the adventure he always wanted. As the small vessel drew further and further away from the shore, he only had one thought
"My life is fantastic."
"Why is my life so shitty?"
That is the thought that's going through Gian's head at the moment. Why is that you ask? After departing from Solgell, Gian was having an absolute time of his life feeling the ocean breeze in his face. This was cut short not long after though, as in the midst of enjoying himself he did not realize that his vessel was caught in a whirlpool.
Now he thought the G2k- MK1's propeller propulsion would be able to get himself out of this jam, and it really would've. However, as it turned out, some of the propellers appeared to have malfunctioned and there wasn't enough force to get him out of the maelstrom altogether. Gian would've sank under the waves if not for a convenient barrel that floated near his sinking ship. So here he is now, perching precariously above a floating barrel (he'd tried to open it but it was sealed shut for some reason; someone is inside but he did not know that) cursing his surrogate brother for being such an idiot.
"Goro, I am so going to kick your ass when I get back" Back on Solgell said inventor suddenly felt a chill run down his spine as he had a feeling that he was somehow responsible for someone's misfortune. He decided to ignore it as he had an important report to give to an important figure, but the feeling persisted the whole day.
"Well this is a great way to begin the day, what next, some cruise ship would pass by and douse me in seawater?" Gian said to himself sarcastically.
It was as if God personally heard his prophetic vow because in that instant a wave rained down on him. Gian didn't even had time to scream as he felt the cold water drench his clothe and his strength getting sapped. Mustering a glare, he looked up and saw none other than a fancy ship. It seemed to be slowing down.
"I…had to say cruise ship…" Gian grumbled. This was one of those days.
As he dried off and his energy began to return, he felt the barrel being pulled upwards. Soon he was aboard the cruise ship with two workers staring at their haul.
"Well, this is something you don't see every day! What's a good looking fellow like you doing out on the sea without a boat?"
"Had an accident, blame the creator" Gian grumbled somewhat sourly "You guys have a place where I can dry off?"
"You can stay in our cellar until we get to our next destination, there should be some food there as well so feel free to have some. Oh, and take this barrel with you too." The other worker informed him
Gian nodded and headed off towards the pointed direction, unaware that a big event is about to happen.
Later
"PIRATES!" the word cut through the air. Within moments, the ship was in chaos as people scrambled to find a way off the ship. Cannonballs were striking the water now, one of them even hitting the mast of the ship. A pink colored ship with the figurehead of a duck with hearts for its eyes soon closed in. On the deck of the other ship, a group of people, save for one, were laughing at their handiwork. One of them, a large woman wearing a cowgirl hat, blue vest with a pink shirt underneath and white pants, commanded them to board the cruise ship. The woman, who is the captain of the ship, turned to a quivering boy beside her. The boy does not look impressive, short and slightly chubby in stature with pink hair, round glasses and a small sailor's uniform. "COBY!"
"Y-yes Alvida-sama?" the pink haired boy choked out.
"Who is the most beautiful woman on the seas?"
"Y-you of course Alvida-sama!" Coby squeaked out quickly. In reality Alvida was anything but beautiful. She was a very fat woman with a wide face, small eyes and messy freckles. Her midsection made up of almost 80% of her body, making her legs seem abnormally short. Overall she gave people the impression of an ogress, though no one in her crew dared to tell that to her face.
"Take everything you see!" Alvida barked at her crew, before noticing Coby has not left yet. "What are you still doing here?!
"I-I'm not used to this…" Coby weakly protested
"you DARE talk back to me?!"
"N-No!"
"Then get going!" That last yell was more than enough motivation to get the timid boy to scramble away. The large woman then pulled out her signature iron mace as she commanded her crew again.
"No slacking off, those who do will get my iron mace!"
Meanwhile with Coby
Coby managed to find the cellar. He cautiously opened the door to find no one in sight. He let out a sigh of relief before noticing the large barrel. "That barrel is pretty big…" he mused, wondering what's inside. A barrel that big should have lots of food inside right? With that thought in mind he began pushing it to the door. It was at this moment that three other pirates barged in. "You coward! Are you hiding and doing nothing again?" one of them demanded.
"N-no! I was pushing this large wine barrel!" Coby quickly explained.
"Then we'll help you lighten the load! We're really thirsty right now." Another one said.
"Y-you can't! What if Alvida-sama finds out?" Coby squeaked. Everybody in the crew was afraid of their fat captain, her temper was quite quick and she would often use her club to show people the pecking order. This did not discourage the pirates however.
"She won't know if you don't tell her right?" the third pirate threatened.
"I guess not…"
It was at this point that the resident in the kitchen was heard. "For crying out loud! I've had an unpleasant time up to now, so if you all don't mind keep it down I'm trying to nap here!"
The four people jumped at the voice and saw Gian step out from behind a rack, a half-eaten apple in his hand and a slightly annoyed look in his eyes. The three pirates quickly gathered themselves though and glared at the newcomer.
"Hey punk! Do you know who you're talking to?"
"Not really, don't really care either" was the response.
"We're pirates! So hand over all your valuables and we might spare you! Otherwise we'll throw you overboard!"
"Is that so?" Gian's eyes narrowed and his frown turned into a slightly malicious smile. From across the room Coby gulped as he can feel the newcomer emitting a rather frightening aura. The three pirates growled and reached for their weapons. It was at this moment the top of the barrel exploded and a figure emerged. "I SLEPT GREAT!" the newcomer shouted.
The newcomer held his fists up as he emerged from the barrel, his fist ended up hitting one of the pirates in the process, knocking him out. "Who are you guys?" he asked the other 4 people in the room.
"Who are you?!" the three pirates plus Gian demanded back, in the latter's case it was more out of curiosity. "That explains why the barrel was sealed" he thought.
"He'll catch a cold if he sleeps out in the open like that" the newcomer commented about the unconscious pirate. He was a medium sized boy of around 17 years old with blue shorts, sandals and wearing a red colored sleeveless vest. He had big round eyes and a wide smiling mouth. A scar was present below his left eye. His hair was black and rather messy. The most noticeable feature was the straw hat that he was wearing right now.
"IT WAS YOUR FAULT!" the two others yelped.
"Hey you got any food? I'm really hungry right now!" the boy asked Coby and Gian, clearly not even paying attention to the two buffoons behind him. "Hey don't you know we're pirates?" the other two yelled but no one else payed them any mind.
"There's a few apples here at the back." Gian told him. The boy beamed and began to walk towards where said fruit was located. By this time the two pirates were quite angry at being ignored.
"You brat! Die!" the two of them growled and lifted their swords and prepared to swing at the boy's head. Coby let out a scream as the boy began to turn his head. Before anything could happen though, Gian appeared in front of the pirates and grabbed both sword with his bare hands.
"Hey kids, no fighting in the house." He whispered before snapping them in half. The pirates screamed before running from the room. Gian looked at the shallow cuts in his palms as they began to heal. He then turned to the other two people. "Well that was quite eventful."
"W-Who are you guys?" Coby whimpered fearfully.
"I'm Monkey D. Luffy! Nice to meet you guys!" the straw hat boy said.
"Gian, just Gian. Nice to meet you guys too I guess."
"You two have to get out of here! Those guys will bring other pirates with them when they come back!"
"Anyway I'm really hungry, you said there were apples here right?" Luffy didn't care at all about the situation.
"Yeah back here; we can share."
"How can you two just say that so calmly!? There are lots of pirates on the deck!"
"Food! Food! Food!" the straw hat boy cheered as they dug in. Coby eventually gave up in trying to convince them and knelt down with them. "I'm Coby, you guys are Luffy-san and Gian-san right?"
"Yeah, is this a pirate ship?" Luffy asked
"It's a passenger ship, well it was but apparently it just got attacked." Gian commented.
"Yeah Alvida-sama just attacked." Coby confirmed.
"Are there any boats on this ship?"
"There should be…" Coby answered
"Good because mine got caught in the whirlpool." Luffy explained.
"Please don't say the word whirlpool near me today" Gian grumbled. He was still quite miffed about that.
"That's impossible! You should be dead!" Coby shouted in surprise.
"Yeah I'm really surprised." Luffy shrugged it off.
"Are you a pirate Coby?" Gian asked. He had a feeling that he wasn't but he just needed to confirm it.
Coby looked downcast for a second before he denied it. "No, I got on a boat one day thinking it was a fishing boat, but it turns out it was travelling to a pirate ship! That was 2 years ago, and ever since I became a slave for them because I was afraid they'd kill me."
"Wow, you're an idiot." Luffy said blunty.
"Don't say it like that!" Coby wept
"Actually he's kind of right… I'm pretty sure that there's a pretty obvious difference." Gian said, making Coby more depressed. "Well why didn't you try to escape?"
"Because it's impossible! Impossible! Impossible!" Coby chanted fearfully "I can't imagine what would happen if Alvida-sama found out!"
"Coby, how do you know it's impossible if you haven't even tried it? I'll admit I was once a slave on a pirate ship too, and it was through sheer willpower that I mustered up the courage to break free." He wasn't telling them exactly how it went, but what they won't know won't hurt them! Luffy and Coby were sort of shock to hear this but Gian continued. "You just gave up before you even attempted anything! The worse they can do is kill you, what do you have to be afraid of?"
"Yeah you're kind of a coward, I don't like you!" Luffy went with a far more simple approach.
"Don't say it like that!" Coby wept again.
The group got to know each other a bit more after that, getting along with each other rather well in the process. Luffy thought Gian was a riot, his good sense of humor and general easygoing attitude makes fun to hang around. Surely, he'd be a good first nakama material...
On the other hand, Gian thought the Straw Hat kid wasn't all that bad either. A bit airheaded and sometimes blunt, but he could tell he's got a good heart. There could be worse people out there, after all.
During this time, Coby had been thinking over what the other two said, and as much as he hates to admit it, they were onto something. "You're right, I am a coward… If I was just a bit braver I would've set out in a barrel or something. There's something I wanted to do…" he looked at Gian "you said you escaped from pirates before, how did you do it?"
"Long story; the simplified version is that one day I had enough and snapped. Ended up fighting my way out." Gian replied. Coby sighed at this. Gian was quite built but he wasn't anywhere near that stature! "Hey don't sweat it! That barrel idea sounds like it could work! Both brawn and brain work well when you're trying to take a hike." This made Coby feel slightly better.
"Luffy-san why were you in a barrel?" he asked again
"I'm going to become the King of Pirates!" said boy declared
"P-P-P-PIRATE KING?!"
"Yeah."
"Hoo boy! Quite a dream you got there." Gian chuckled. He was quickly taking a liking to the straw hat boy, sure he seemed kind of dim-witted and was quite blunt. But he could see that this boy had a good heart and possesses lots of potential and strength. Not to mention anyone with a dreamlike that he could respect.
"So you're a pirate then?" Coby asked, when Luffy confirmed it Coby began to panic. "What about you Gian-san?"
"Nah I ain't a pirate, but to be honest it doesn't sound like a bad idea, just got to hang out with the right people…" Gian confirmed.
"Where's your crew Luffy-san?"
"Don't have one yet, looking for them right now." He glanced at Gian and smiled. He's certainly been quite funny to be around so far, he could be a good nakama! "You should join my crew Gian!"
"Really?" Gian said with an amused smirk "You're just going to a complete stranger you've met not even an hour ago to just sail off with you to who knows where?"
"Yeah you're pretty cool, we can go on all sorts of adventures together and have a lot of fun!"
"Well unfortunately i'm on my own adventure right now… but if you can make me an offer I can't refuse who knows? Maybe your luck will change." He replied, deciding to humor him.
"To be the Pirate King is to be someone who has everything in the world! Wealth, Fame, and Power! All under one person! If you want to become Pirate King that means you are searching for One Piece!
"Yeah" Luffy confirmed.
"But everyone wants that title! It's impossible, impossible, impossible!" Coby continued to chant that mantra before he was bonked on the head by Luffy. "Why did you hit me?"
"Felt like it" was the response.
"It's not about being possible or not," Luffy continued, getting both their attention "if I succeed, that's fine. If I die trying, then that's fine as well!"
"Well said Luffy!" Gian praised. The kid definitely had a positive attitude, that could get him far.
Coby was awed by that statement, he never looked at it that way before. "Not being afraid to die… My dream to become a marine one day! It's been my dream since I was a child!"
"A marine?" Luffy questioned
"Yeah! I'm gonna become a marine and catch bad guys! Do you guys think I can do it?"
"How should I know?" Luffy replied.
"I don't know, but I were you I would DO IT! JUST DO IT! DON'T LET YOUR DREAMS BE DREAMS! YESTURDAY YOU SAID TOMORROW SO JUST… DO IT! MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE!" Gian shouted and struck multiple poses. The two other youths just blinked at him. "Sorry, remembered something for some reason." Damn Goro for showing him that inspiration video! Now he had the urge to do it to every pessimist he sees!
"No, I'm going to do it!" Coby shouted "I am going to catch Alvida-sama!" it was just then the deck collapsed and said pirate tumbled into the cellar from above. "Who are you gonna catch Coby?!"
Coby began cowering at the sight of the fat pirate.
Luffy and Gian stared blankly "I have such an urge to make a joke right now but out of respect I probably shouldn't" Gian quipped.
"Who's the fat lady?" Luffy asked bluntly.
"Lady is a bit of a stretch…"
Alvida became infuriated at the comments. "You brats!" she snarled and prepared to swing down her iron mace. Both of them avoided it easily.
"Let's go!" Luffy said and jumped out, taking Coby with him. Gian on the other hand knelt down and charged up his leg-guards. A mechanical sound indicated it becoming charged up before he leapt up high into the air. He did a backflip before landing on the deck as well to see them surrounded by pirates. "Well looks like there's a welcoming party" Gian commented.
The pirates rushed the duo, expecting a simple victory. What they got was a total beat down instead. Luffy's stretched his arms back and grabbed on to the mast. "Gomu Gomu no… Rocket!" he shouted before releasing his grip and shot off like a missile towards the pirates confronting him, blowing them all way.
Gian on the other hand was far more old-fashioned in his methods, charging up his fists with radiation and delivering bone-crushing punches and kicks, aiming to knock people out directly. The force of his blows were so great that some of the pirates were knocked clean overboard. Soon they had defeat all the pirates and grinned at each other.
Coby was in awe at their feat "Luffy-san, Gian-san, what are you?"
"I ate the Gomu-Gomu No mi, I'm a rubber man!" Luffy stated.
"Paramecia type, turns body into rubber." Gian thought, remembering it from a devil fruit encyclopedia that he read back in Goro-san's lab.
"I ate the Goji-Goji no mi, I can use radiation and heal myself quickly. Plus there's more surprises to it that I'll show you when it is needed." Gian informed them.
"So the two of you are both devil fruit eaters?" Alvida questioned.
"Yeah, we just mentioned."
"I see, I thought they were just a myth. Are you two bounty hunters?"
"No I'm a pirate." "I'm just a passerby." Luffy and Gian responded respectively.
"A pirate? Just you?" Alvida said with some surprise.
"Yeah, just me for now, I'm gonna find more crewmembers later, about 10 should be good." Luffy nodded.
"Well look at that, he's set a realistic number." Gian smiled.
"In that case then I guess we are enemies then?" Alvida declared as she brought out her signature iron mace. Coby at this point remembered just who they're dealing with.
"Luffy-san, Gian-san you need to run!" he shouted
"Why?" was the simultaneous response.
"Alvida-sama isn't like those underlings you faced earlier! You'll get killed!"
"Kid, back on the island I lived on for 8 years there are giant lizards that are as long as two men are tall. I can take them down no problem one measly pirate won't be much of a problem." Gian said with confidence.
"No! You don't understand! You've seen the power of her iron mace! She's the number one…" Coby began, then began remembering the conversation they had below deck.
"I have to stand up for myself now! Luffy-san was right! And if Gian-san can have to bravery to escape from pirates than so can I!" he thought with determination.
"n-nu-number one UGLY OLD HAG!" he shouted those words out.
"EHHHHHHH?!" the jaws of every other pirate dropped to the deck. What happened to the cowardly boy that served them? Alvida's face darkened at the bold statement. Luffy and Gian on the other hand found it to be absolutely hilarious.
"SKREHAHAHA IT'S ABOUT TO GET REAL UP IN HERR!" Gian chortled while Luffy let out a belly laugh. Who doesn't like a sudden burst of courage?
"What did you just say?!" Alvida growled out.
"You heard me! I'll do what I want from now on! I'll join the marines and catch pirates like you!" Coby yelled back. He was kind of scared at this new found power, but it felt good.
"YOU BRAT!" Alvida snarled as she swung her mace down towards the pink-haired boy's head.
"Well, this is it!" Coby thought as the mace descended upon him "But I said it and fought for my dreams. I have no regrets now." He shut his eyes and braced for impact.
It never came.
"Wha?" Coby cracked open an eye to see Luffy standing in front of him, a wide grin on his face. The mace had collided with his head, but he didn't seemed to be affected in the least. "Well said" he told Coby.
"How?!" Alvida yelled in shock. Coby had similar thoughts.
"He's made of rubber. He just absorbs the blow." Gian concluded. It makes sense come, the mace was a blunt object after all.
Luffy then stretched his arm back a long way. "Gomu-Gomu no… Pistol!"
The arm shot back towards Alvida with the speed of a bullet and struck her in the torso. The force was so great that it sent the fat pirate flying overboard and into the distance.
Every pirate along with Coby's mouth were hung wide open at the scene. Gian whistled. That boy certainly had great strength! He had to considering how much that "lady" would've weighed.
"Give Coby a boat, he is going to join the marines!" Luffy ordered. The rest of the pirates immediately did as requested after that display. Then the sound of cannon fire could be heard.
"Well speak of the devil," Gian commented "There's the Marines right now!"
"What luck! You can go join them now!" Luffy told the pink haired boy.
"No! They'll arrest me if they see me here!" The boy shouted.
"He's right. With his association with pirates he can't join them like that just yet. We'll have to find another place for him to join". Gian told them as he rushed towards the boat. Luffy and Coby quickly followed and they lowered the boat into the water.
"Alright, let's hightail it out of here!" Gian shouted, Luffy agreed, but then realized something.
"Hey! Does that mean you're going to be my nakama for real?" he beamed.
"Oh, that..." Gian remembered, in all honestly he's partially already forgotten about that request. It was an absurd one to say the least; in the 20-something years since Gold Roger's death, no one had even a scrap of idea where One Piece was located. For a 17 year old kid who probably never even seen what the ocean's like to just declare he'll find it? He'll probably pack up and go home before the third island!
And yet...
Gian frowned; there was something about Luffy that he couldn't place. He didn't seem like anything special, but during the whole time when they fought back to back he could've sworn he felt something, something that went beyond simple dreams and a wish. He couldn't explain it, but a small part of him was actually hoping Luffy would find the Pirate King's treasure; hell he dared say even believed it! Maybe, just maybe...
And it was ultimately that which made Gian change the course of his entire future that day. Luffy was still looking at him with an expectant grin, Gian chuckled; the puppy dog look probably also had something to do with his decision.
"...Ah what the hell? I'll let you off easy this time." Gian laughed "You better be something special, Luffy. Yeah, I'll tag along. Maybe I'll even enjoy it too."
"Alright! I've gotten my first Nakama!" Luffy cheered.
"And you didn't even have to work for it..." Gian sighed good-naturedly "Now let's scramble before the authorities catch up!"
Meanwhile, on the same ship, another person was also getting on a lifeboat. She was young woman with short orange hair, a pair of short shorts and wearing a white shirt with blue stripes. She had been on the boat when the Alvida Pirates attacked and while they had been occupied she managed to steal a good amount of treasure from them. She smiled at her haul; it was a good amount and enough to give her a good boost in her progress towards her goal…
When the other boat landed beside hers; spraying up a wave and drenching her, she let out a scream as she made brief eye contact with the three members of the other ship. She never even got the chance to say something before the other boat drifted off into the distance.
Neither party knows that their paths would cross again far closer than they'd think.
A/N : And Chapter 3 is done! Yes I know this is long as shit, but I just wanted to get the main plot going as fast as possible. I will try to shorten them in the future from now on. For people who are wondering, Goro, Rokuro and Hiroshi are characters from the movie Godzilla v.s Megalon. Jet Jaguar is as well.
And that's all I have to say here, the next chapter would hopefully be up before Dec. 7. As I said before Finals are coming and time must be spent there, but overall there shouldn't be much problems. We will be heading to Shells town next to meet our badass swordsman. Stay tuned and remember to Review!