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(Opening 1: Uso by SID)

"Is… is it over?" Nojiko asked.

It was silent for the most part. The events prior were still fresh on their minds. A few of the villagers were still concerned one of the two bodies would suddenly wake up and attack them again.

The strawhats themselves were alert as well, especially the two who had just had the fight of their lives moments before. Right now they seriously don't have any more energy to fight again. They really don't want to push themselves much more, but they will if they have to.

Arlong and Ebirah did not stir. It seems that they really have departed from the world of the living. Only now did everyone star to ease up.

"It seems… that Arlong is really dead…"

"Then… we're free then? It really is over?"

"We're no longer under Arlong's control!"

"We are saved!"

The villagers, now having gotten over the shock the previous events, began cheering and picked up Luffy and proceeded to throw him up and down. The boy eventually broke out into a smile as the villagers cheered.

Gian suddenly felt himself picked up as well, and when he looked down he saw Deimo and the rest of the villagers also throwing him.

"Ok, how the hell does a bunch of scrawny skeletons like you guys manage to lift a guy like me?" he laughed.

"Oh shut it you punk! You've played just as big of a part in saving this island, so just live with this treatment! Speaking of which, your friends did their job too! So let's celebrate all of them!" Deimo brushed it off. The rest of the villagers immediately agreed and picked up Zoro, Sanji and Usopp as well, with the former 2 uselessly protesting, while the latter was enjoying it a bit.

Nami couldn't help but smile at her crewmates.

"Isn't this great Gen-san?" Nojiko could hardly believe it.

"I-I never thought I'd see the day…" Genzo was speechless and almost put to tears at the idea. They've endured 8 years of tyranny under the fishman, and now they were finally liberated.

To the chagrin of everybody on site, their celebrations were cut short when an unwanted figure cut in.

"Chichichichi! Who would've thought that 'Saw tooth' Arlong would meet such a fate?" Nezumi sneered at the still body of Arlong as he and some marine soldiers sailed into the remains of Arlong Park "Well, I suppose it made my job easier then!"

"Hey! The cheese factory is that way!" a voice took an obvious jab at the marine captain's rat like appearance. The villagers couldn't help but stifle some giggles while glaring at him. Nezumi grimaced at the remark made by Gian who had the biggest shit-eating grin on his face.

"I'll let that slide for now… From now on, all of Arlong Park's treasure belongs to me, along with his bounty money!"

"You still haven't had enough?! After you shot Gen-san, stole my money, you still want to take anything else from the villagers?" Nami snarled.

"Watch your tone little thief, or I'm be hauling you in-" Nezumi was about to say more but was intercepted by 3 pissed off men.

"Don't try to spoil the mood when people are celebrating." Zoro scowled while Sanji and Gian made the most intimidating glares towards the remaining soldiers.

What followed was an absolute beat down as the 3 dished out some rightful retribution.

"H-How dare you do this to me?" Nezumi went through a layer of bleeding bumps and broken teeth "I'll have you all arrested you hear me? I'll-"

"C-captain! Our ship just went down!" An infantry soldier suddenly pointed out fearfully.

"What? That can't be! The sea monster that lives around here is dead already! Its corpse is right here!"

The water behind them suddenly exploded, revealing a green-spotted sea cow who was glaring at the marines with irritation in its eyes.

"Hey… isn't this Arlong's pet?" Nezumi choked out.

"My pet, thank you very much." Gian snickered as he held out a fist, which Mohmoo touched with one of its flippers in a crude fistbump "And he hasn't eaten anything for a while so…"

Mohmoo wasted no time to open its mouth and leaned towards the rat-like captain. Nezumi let out a child-like scream and scrambled to get away, blubbering out apologies.

"Oh, Mohmoo! Before you do anything let me talk to him first!" Nami called out. She then walked up to man, and proceeded to slam her staff repeatedly into his face.

"Now listen here you scumbag!" Nami hissed "You are going to leave every last bit of money here for the villagers! You will also help with reconstruction of some of the destroyed villages! And lastly, GIVE ME BACK MY MONEY!" She shouted while smacking him a few more times.

"I'll do it! I'll do it! Now stop hitting me!" Nezumi begged.

"Actually, taking bribes from pirates is a sign of corruption, and technically punishable by law…" Gian mentioned. Deimo immediately got the point.

"That's right, this bastard is a disgrace of a marine! I outta show him a thing or two about justice." The former lieutenant snarled and drew his rapier, sending the rat like man into more fits of whimpering.

"You don't have to do anything here Deimo-san, there's someone that will do all that for you. Do you know how to get to Loguetown?"

"The town where Gold Roger was executed? I've been there a few times in my youth, yes."

"That's the one! It just so happens that there's a marine captain on the island that would be more than happy to interrogate the scumbag! Mohmoo can tow the little dinghy they got here with and he could probably get you there and back within the day."

"T-they'll never believe you! I have rank within the marines they'll take my word over yours!" Nezumi sneered shakily.

"That's why around 3 people would be accompanying your sorry ass there. And don't think you can just bribe this guy either, he's incorruptible."

"Alright! Nojiko, Gen-san if you will come with me?" Deimo asked, the two then complied, stringing the beaten up marine captain along with them "Remember, if you try anything, the sea cow eats you! Got it?"

Nezumi only whimper and nodded rapidly.

The trio then set off with the disgraced captain, but not before said rat man shouted back a threat.

"Don't think I'll forget about this! You're still just a bunch of pirates! I'll get you two especially, Monkey D. Luffy and Gian! Just you wait! You're gonna be big!" the man continued to curse more until Mohmoo snorted, causing the man to go into another fit of pleading.

"Phew, we can get some peace and quiet at last." Gian sighed.

"How did that guy know I was going to become Pirate King?" Luffy asked, completely misunderstanding the situation.

"That wasn't what he meant you idiot!" Zoro snapped.

"Anyway, we shouldn't hog the news of Arlong's defeat all to ourselves! Spread the news to every island that was under Arlong's control!" Dr. Nako shouted.

At last, it seems that the hard times are over. From now, these islands have peace.

Later:

When they said they were going to celebrate, they literally meant celebrate. The entire village became filled with festivities, with good food, song and dance, and storytelling abundant. For the first time in ages, the people living on the Conomi Islands can truly be happy.

Dr. Nako's job however, was not finished. For the heroes who saved the village, the 5 pirates before him apparently had next to no idea of medical expertise. How they managed to last this long and not succumb to disease is beyond him. Case and Point: the swordsman of the crew, Roronoa Zoro's massive wound across his chest area. The wound was poorly dressed and now showing signs of infection, and Zoro was gritting his teeth in pain as Dr. Nako cleaned it.

"How did you even treat this?! It's like you have no idea what to do with wounds!" Dr. Nako scolded. "You guys start a pirate crew yet you don't even have a doctor aboard?"

"Never needed one, until now I guess." Gian mentioned while lying in the bed beside Zoro. Despite his continuous insistence that his healing factor mended all of his wounds right after the battle ended, Dr. Nako was adamant in making him get some bedrest, stating that the strain on his body is something that you can't heal from.

Luffy, Sanji and Usopp were also present and getting checked over for smaller injuries; though Luffy had to get his bite wound cleaned a bit.

"A doctor huh? You're right we do need one! After we get a musician first though!" Luffy's predictable outburst had his crew sighing.

"Even after we almost died this kid still is concerned about that…" Gian shook his head.

"What? Pirates need to sing!"

"I'd rather not sing when I'm 6 feet under, no one can hear my beautiful voice otherwise!"

"Is it really beautiful? I doubt it." Zoro stated, then winced as Dr. Nako applied another dose of rubbing alcohol.

"You wound me, whatever I'm getting something to eat." Gian sniffed and walked off, once again asserting that his wounds have healed.

"Yeah! I can use some meat too!" Luffy laughed as he walked out as well.

Dr. Nako just sighed and continued to work on his patients, a small feeling of concern for Nami in his heart as he thought about her potentially travelling with these people.

Later:

Gian had walked all the way to the beach where he was first delivered to by the sea cow, a plate of buttered lobster in his hands. The remains of Ebirah contained enough meat to last the villagers of the island for weeks to come, and this is saying something after they witnessed not one, but two big eaters consume a good 30% of the lobster.

Luffy's big appetite is something surprising already, considering how skinny the boy is. The rubber boy single-handedly downed chunks of meat and washed it down with juice. He probably ate a good amount of the island's food supply, and this is only supposedly the first day of festivities…

But what surprised everybody even more was the fact that Gian, who is normally rather reserved in his eating habits, practically vacuumed an entire table of food down his gullet in less than 4 seconds. Those who witnessed the phenomenon saw that he didn't even bother chewing, just swallowing in big gulps.

"What?" He had said "Full Transformations make me more hungry than normal!"

By now the festivities have been going smoothly. But Gian decided to stray away from the celebrations for a bit, and he had good reason too, after seeing the devastation he played a part in during his battle with Ebirah.

A good portion of the west side of the island was now in ruins. Trees uprooted or crushed into splinters, the ground dug up and turned over. Scorch marks also littered some of the trees and ground where Gian's Atom Ray struck it.

"I guess it's unavoidable… It's the consequences for having such a power I suppose… Even though I tried to limit it the best I could, it still happened."

"If you're thinking about the destruction, it isn't your fault."

Gian turned to see Nami strolling towards him, the girl now looking a lot happier after the events that preceded. Her arm was still bandaged, but it would heal soon.

"You did what you have to, and because you did, you prevented more of the island from destruction."

"Even so, I had hoped that it wouldn't be as bad it is…"

"There's no use blaming yourself for what already happened, you did the only thing you could think of, and I'm sure you know it was the only option." Nami said firmly.

"What are you doing away from all the festivities anyway? Of all the people I can think of, I'd expect you to be in the middle of it." Gian asked.

"I can go later, right now there's a lot to think over. What I'm going to do from now on and such." She looked down for a bit.

"And… what Arlong said before his death, I've been thinking about that too."

"Nami, what Arlong said has nothing to do what he's done to this island. He's the kind of person who succumbed to the hate within him, and people like that you can't reason with."

"I know that, but I still can't believe that a monster like him has suffered such things before. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying he didn't deserve his fate, but it seems… sad that this is what became of him."

"You are right on that part. If people and fishmen continue to feel such hate towards each other, incidents like this will only continue to happen." Gian sighed, why does he feel like the events here would come to bite them in the ass again later?

"It's why we need good people in this world, to show everyone there's reason to go past all this hate."

Nami nodded "Perhaps one day, things like this will have no reason to happen anymore. I can never forgive Arlong for what he has done, but I don't hate other fishmen for this, they have no more part in this than we do."

"You two look like you're having fun." A voice called out. The two turned to see Deimo, Genzo and Nojiko getting ashore, absent of the rat-like marine captain. Mohmoo mooed at Gian when it saw him, which Gian chuckled and handed it the remains of the lobster plate to which it devoured greedily.

"I take it that everything went well?" Gian asked.

"Indeed, that Captain Smoker is a fine marine if I ever met one. A true envoy of justice."

"Yeah that sounds like him alright, though I don't think he'd be happy to see me again anytime soon."

"Heh, yeah you got that right. When he found out that you became a pirate, he was rather livid even though he didn't show it."

"Ah, I'll deal with that some other time."

By now Nami, Nojiko and Genzo have gone off to enjoy the events of the island, leaving just Gian and Deimo together talking.

"I'd forgotten how quiet the coast is. We used to think that we'd never enjoy just standing outside and feeling the sea breeze in our faces again." Deimo sighed "You guys not only saved the island, but you've given us our hearts back."

"Stop, you're making me cry."

"I'm serious, if the attack on my village 7 years ago drove me to hell, then what happened today made me ascend to heaven."

"Well, if you're happy with it then I'm glad to help." Gian smiled "Speaking of which, what are you guys going to do now?"

"The money we stored up will be going towards the rest of the island to help with repairing their homes. A few of the villagers thought about staying with the others, while others wanted to go leave and see the world now that they have nothing to fear anymore." Narsha answered as she appeared with Bota, the two joining the duo.

"Also, some of it is going to fix up the island, especially after what happened here."

"I really didn't-"

"We know, nobody is blaming you. But the island isn't going to fix itself so that's where the money is going."

"You were so awesome back there Gian-san! I never thought such things were possible!" Bota shouted ecstatically. Gian couldn't help but smile affectionately; the little boy is so similar to Rokuro.

"Yeah well it wasn't as fun for me when I was face to face with it. So be glad you weren't the one facing it." He joked.

"As for us, we're probably going to go for a vacation, I haven't been off the island for so long I forgot what the rest of the world feels like." Deimo said while stretching.

"Really? I'd never expect your old bones to be able to handle something like that!" Narsha teased.

"Oh they can, I just move slowly so you can keep up!" Deimo grinned before embracing his wife and giving her a kiss, to which she gladly reciprocated.

"Hey! Watch the PDA around the children will ya?" Gian snapped while covering Bota's eyes, the boy making a gagging noise in the process. The two separated sheepishly.

"Anyway, that's the plan. Nothing is really set in stone right now, but I hope we'll be able to travel someday."

"If that's the case, then I wish the 3 of you good luck! Now you should probably go back to the party, they're probably wondering where you are right now." Gian mentioned.

"Oh yeah, now that you mentioned it I realize I haven't eaten anything all day!" Deimo slapped his fist into his palm. Narsha shook her head.

"He's so forgettable sometimes… come along then, that blond boy Sanji assisted in some of the cooking and his dishes are delicious." When Sanji had found out that there were 10 people on this island that haven't had a decent meal in 7 years he wasted no time in preparing some food for them personally and wouldn't hear any other excuse.

"Sounds like a plan! Let's go!" Deimo nodded.

"Are you coming Gian-san?" Bota asked.

"You guys go on ahead, I already ate." Gian said to them. As they left to go enjoy some well-deserved food, Gian sighed and looked back at Mohmoo.

"It sure is good seeing a family together, makes me miss mine."

Mohmoo tilted his head as Gian clenched his fist and a blue flame began to billow from it.

"This power… I'm going to make sure it protects the people close to me. My old mentor always did say that, in the hands of those who know when to use it, the power of a Kaiju-zoan fruit is stronger than anything."

Flashback:

"Oi Sailhead! Don't you think you're pushing him a bit too hard?!"

The weather was stormy where the Red Hair Pirates were currently docked at. This time it was for no reason other than a training exercise, a very specific one.

The winds were howling, and that was further amplified by the giant red reptile currently swishing its tail back and forth, each swing causing another gale to pick up. The creature had red bumpy scales, a long neck which ended in a head with a large crest on it. Its tail had a fin similar to that of a sail.

Before the giant beast was small child, barely hanging on due to the speed of the high winds. In all of his life, Gian had never witnessed such a monstrosity before, and in his Full Transformation, Triton was terrifying.

"It's the only way he'll learn, Yas. If he isn't prepared to handle his power, then he needs to know how to."

"Still, he's just a kid! You're gonna kill him!" Yasopp protested.

"That, or he'll remember how to do a Full Transformation. I know what I'm doing."

"Sencho, you aren't actually letting him do this, are you?" Yasopp questioned. The rest of the crew were having similar thoughts about this. Something as energy intensive as a Full Transformation seemed impossible for a 15 year old.

Shanks stared impassively at the scene, deep down he was rather concerned for the boy as well. Gian's still too young to be fully utilizing such a destructive power. Shanks does trust Triton's judgement though, and he had to agree with the fact that, should the kid know what his full transformation is capable of, it could be helpful for him in the future.

"Triton understands this more than I. He won't let anything happen to Gian."

The navigator of the Red Hair Pirates gave a toothy grin, then refocused his attention on the struggling boy.

"Now listen to me Gian, The power of the Kaiju-zoan you have within you can be both a blessing and a curse to the people around you. One second you're a regular person and the next you become a walking natural disaster. Now whether you can use it to protect those close to you or not depends on how much it matters to you." The man said curtly. This was not the usually laid back Triton that you see hanging around the Red Force; this was a teacher, and his lessons are to be taken seriously.

Triton whipped up another gust of wind, almost blowing Gian off his feet. "Now show me! Show me that you're capable of handling this power!"

Gian gritted his teeth as he pushed back against the gale. He tried to remember what Triton has taught him.

"Release your inner energy… gather it and mold it… then let it course through your body. You're a living weapon, and to your enemies, you are destruction itself…"

Gian's body began to glow as an explosion rocked the entire island to its foundation.

"There we go…" Triton grinned as a charcoal colored beast roared towards the sky.

Hours later Gian woke up with a jolt. His entire body felt like it was weighed down by 10 ton weights. He was sore all over. He was barely able to move his head, and to his shock he saw that the entire island was now devoid of vegetation; what remained was blackened earth and burnt landscape.

"How you holdin' up, kid?" Triton had turned back to normal by now, lying down beside him.

"W-what happened around here?"

"This, is the power of a Kaiju-zoan." Triton mumbled from beside him. The minute he passed out, Triton had been beside him, not taking a single step away.

"We-We… caused this?!" Gian was at a loss for words.

"It was the result of our training exercise yes, this lesson is to show you just how powerful the power we process is. And how dangerous it is."

Triton then gave a serious look to the little boy "Now do you see the amount of power we hold? Promise me this, unless it is absolutely necessary, never use the power of the Goji-Goji no mi recklessly. I know that's kind of redundant considering what we just did, but this isn't something to joke around with."

Gian nodded slightly "I promise, Triton-senpai."

Triton smiled and picked the boy up in a piggy back ride "Good, now let's get back to the ship." On the way back, Gian once again affirmed the decision not to use this power unless it is required.

Flashback end:

"And now it appears I'll be using it more often. Once we get to the Grand Line there's gonna be powerful pirates that could challenge us. We will need to be ready, and with the power of the Kaiju-zoan, I won't let anyone hurt them!"

Mohmoo just nodded, it didn't understand much of what his new owner said, but it could tell it felt passionate.

"You didn't get any of that, did you big guy?" Gian chuckled and shook his head "That reminds me, what are we gonna do with you? You can't stay near the village because most of them are still scared of you, but you can't exactly travel with us either…"

Gian's eyes suddenly lit up "That's it! How about you go and live with my adopted family? It's pretty boring where they are and my little brother could use a pet!"

Mohmoo's eyes shone with wonder; having a group of people to live with without having to be force to kill things? That sounded like a new idea. But what if those people he talked about were afraid of him too?

Its eyes turned to see Gian writing something down "Don't worry about them accepting you, they like animals. Besides one of those guys kind of owe me something anyway. So make sure you don't get this note wet when you get there." The Kaiju-zoan user then showed him a drawing of Solgell Island, before tying the note to one of the sea cow's horns.

"Just keep swimming until you get to this place. You won't miss the large cylindrical building."

Mohmoo thought about it a bit more, then turned and swam off. It has a lot of searching to do in order to find this place. Gian watched it go, smiling inside after thinking of Rokuro's big smile when he sees the big friendly sea cow.

Later:

"Gian-san, a word with you please."

"What can I do for you Deimo-san?"

It's been 3 days since the beginning of the celebrations, who would've thought that they'd actually go for that long. Then again, considering what they've been through, it makes some sense.

Luffy was having a great time, consuming everything he can get his hands on. Usopp was telling the villagers about Arlong's defeat, though he inserted himself into most of the scenarios. As for the others, they enjoyed themselves whenever they can.

Now, Gian and Deimo were taking a little walk together.

"You said you have a rare Zoan fruit known as a Kaiju-Zoan, did you not?"

Gian nodded "Yes, I've had it since I was 15. A pirate I knew back then also had a similar fruit. He taught me a bit about it, but most of it's features I had to discover by myself."

"I see... I only asked because remember what happened back then brought back something else. Back when I was still a marine, there was a young boy who joined the marines. He was only a cabin boy back then, but after some time I heard that he ate a devil fruit that gave him a similar ability to yours. Apparently he made it to the rank of Vice-Admiral now, according to Smoker-san."

"Really? What is the fruit called?" Gian was hooked when he heard this.

"That, I do not know. The name was never revealed to anyone below Rear-Admiral, and even many of them did not get wind of it. I never really interacted with the kid all that much and I didn't keep up with his progress after I retired. What I know is just from whispers amongst the organization." Deimo sighed "But from what I heard the fruit has unimaginable power, so much that Marine HQ practically bans him from using it when he's doing his regular duties."

Gian was silent when hearing about this. As a marine, whoever this person is has a good chance of encountering them on their journey. And if what he has is really a Kaiju-zoan, and really is as powerful as Deimo described it to be, then he would need to be prepared.

"That's three now, another one to keep in mind. Thank you for telling me this, I'll hopefully learn more about it in the future."

"Just looking out for ya, kid."

The two continued to walk for a bit, before they spotted 2 people in the distance. Upon closer inspection, it was Luffy and Genzo. The latter was pouring a bottle of sake on a makeshift cross.

"Bell-mere-taisa's grave." Deimo mumbled solemnly. Gian nodded in understanding.

Luffy noticed the two of them and waved.

"Hey, Gian! Did you find any Namu-Hamu melon? I've been looking all over for it!"

"No, I didn't even know they had that. Also we're at someone's grave, so let's not talk about food right now, shall we?" Gian scolded.

"Oh, sorry. My condiments."

"It's condolences, Luffy…"

Genzo ignored the two of the, instead watching Deimo as he drew closer. "You haven't visited her since the attack on Letchi. She would be worried up there."

"Yeah, I know."

Deimo then walked up to the cross and gave a salute.

"It's been a while, taisa. For 7 years I wasn't able to come see you. I was afraid for that long. Afraid of the lives of those under me, afraid of how your family is treated. I really acted out of character." Tears began to flow out of his eyes. "You've been avenged, taisa! Arlong is dead… he'll never trouble Nami or the village again! Your daughters have both grown up so much, they've become so mature, enduring this for 8 years… Nami can now be free to follow her dreams of making that map so you have nothing to worry about anymore… she's found friends who value her as a person!"

Genzo then turned to see the two of them "You two are in the same crew, right?"

"That is true." Luffy replied

"Then you're aware that Nami is probably coming with you guys if you leave, right?"

"If that's the case, then that's fantastic, we really want her to-"

"Nami is old enough to make her own choices, and if she isn't afraid of the danger, then I will support it. But know this, if either one of you take away her smile, I'll find you and kill you myself, do you understand?" Genzo put extra emphasis on this last part.

"But I would never steal any-"

"DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!"

"Of course. I promise you that it will never happen!" Luffy nodded.

"That's goes for me too." Deimo stated curtly "We may have gotten to know each other better, but if I get even a word about Nami getting mistreated then mark my words, Kaiju-zoan or not, I will hunt you down personally!"

Gian could tell both men, who valued Nami as much as their own daughter, were dead serious when they said this. For a guy who just faced down a giant lobster, he was more afraid of what these two would do to them if he, or his friends, would ever mistreat her.

"Cross my heart and hope to die in the fires of hell. I promise as well." Gian stated.

The next morning:

At last, the crew was ready to set off again.

"Watch over Nami for us, ok?" the villagers addressed the crew, who promised to do exactly that.

"That should be all the food, we're ready." Sanji confirmed.

"We'll miss you guys!" Johnny and Yosaku both wept. The two have decided to go back to bounty hunting and live on the island as well.

"Yeah, we should probably get going now." Gian stated.

"Wait! What about Nami-san?" Sanji complained.

"I don't think she's coming." Zoro shrugged

"WHAT?! WHY NOT?!" Sanji shouted

"She probably wants to spend time with her family or something." Gian said.

"But what about us?! Nami is like, 98.72% of the reason that I joined!" Sanji moaned.

The crew was suddenly alerted to Nami running towards them, her eyes focused. She dashed past every villager on her way here, and landed on the deck with grace.

"Set sail!" Nami ordered.

"Nami, wait!" Genzo shouted afterwards

"We have to thank you at least!" Deimo called after her.

"Yeah!"

"She even left a letter along with all 100 million beri that she stored up…" Nojiko mumbled.

Nami looked at everyone who was close to her, then grinned. She lifter her shirt, and lo and behold:

"THAT'S MY WALLET!"

"MINE TOO!"

"WHY YOU LITTLE THIEF! WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU I'LL-" Genzo shook his fist after her.

"Why do I even bother…?" Deimo mumbled.

"Um… Anata, your pockets…" Narshi pointed. Deimo reached down and realized his money was gone too.

"THAT'S IT! I'M GONNA-"

Back at the ship, the crew all sweatdropped at their navigator's antics.

"That's just like her…" Usopp sighed.

"Can we really trust her?" Zoro grumbled.

"Beats me, I don't have anything for her to steal." Gian shrugged.

Luffy and Sanji just laughd.

"Goodbye everyone! Take care!" Nami waved back. It also turns out that her old tattoo of the Arlong Pirates insignia was replaced by one of a pinwheel and tangerines. Every villager just sighed and wished her off in their hearts. As long as she's happy, nothing else matters.

With that, the Strawhats were back together, and onward they go to bigger pastures.

Meanwhile:

Faraway at Marine HQ on the island of Marineford, an immediate meeting was held to discuss East Blues newest pirates.

"In just a few short months, this particular figure has quickly rose in infamy within East Blue" Commodore Brannew informed those present "shortly after formation they have taken down disgraced captain 'Ax-hand' Morgan, then subsequently defeated Buggy the Clown, worth 15 million beri, 'Pirate Admiral' Don Krieg worth 17 million beri, and last but not least, 'Saw Tooth' Arlong, worth 20 million beri. This goes to show, that the Strawhat Pirates are quickly becoming a threat to the world."

"Now I would like to you to pay attention to two members of the crew in particular. The captain, 'Strawhat' Monkey D. Luffy and his first mate who goes by the name of simply Gian. These two have contributed to the downfall of many high-bounty pirates in East Blue, where the average bounty is only around 10 million. With that, their initial bounty will be: 30 million beri for Monkey D. Luffy and 16.5 million for the newly dubbed 'Beast Warrior' Gian. With that I encourage-"

"Hold on now, only 16.5 million for the second one? Surely from the report we got proves he should be at least on par with his captain." Another voice spoke up, belonging to a shadowed figure standing at the rear of the room.

"The report… we deemed to be exaggerated. After all the captain who filed the report was charged with collaboration with a pirate after all."

"Is that so? And I supposed the rumors of another giant beast locked in combat with the local sea monster was proven false then?"

"What are you suggesting, Gideon-chujo?"

"What I'm saying, is that the report said that 'Beast Warrior' Gian had engaged the sea monster in combat, but what defeated it was an unknown monster? Does that not sound strange to you? Face it, the higher-ups are covering up the fact that there is a potential Kaiju-zoan user within East Blue. I know our kind is terrifying to you common folk but that does not mean that it should be excluded." The figure, now known as Gideon, retorted.

"That proves nothing, chujo… we have very little evidence that the monster and 'Beast Warrior' is connected in any way. Perhaps our dishonored captain was simply hallucinating. You can't just make a baseless accusation like this over some story you heard years ago." Brannew sighed. It's clear that this was not the first time conversations like this had occurred.

"In any case, permit me to go investigate and I will-"

"Denied. You know just as well as I do that unless the gensui himself permits it, you are not allowed to make such rash decisions."

"Then I will waste no more time here." Before anyone else can do anything, the figure walked out the conference room, another soldier following him.

"You sure know how to end a conversation, Gideon-chujo." The soldier beside him shrugged and lit a cigar, as the two stared out towards the sea atop the balcony. He was of medium height with slightly grey hair and a grizzled appearance. It is revealed that the man's right arm was a mechanical prosthetic.

"People are afraid of what they don't want to believe, Horace. I gave them the truth, they chose not to believe it." Vice Admiral Gideon was a young, handsome looking man, around the age of 24. Upon inspection, the one word you can used to describe him is: gold. His golden blond hair extends down to his shoulders, and his golden eyes shone with confidence. However, it was his attire that attracted the most attention. While he was wearing the usual Vice Admiral uniform, it was a golden version with the kanji for justice engraved on it, while he was wearing a golden 2 piece suit underneath. Instead of the usual epaulets his shoulders carried two pieces of armor carved into the shape of 2 dragon heads. His arms and legs were adorned with golden guards. Overall, the man gave you the idea of a knight in golden, shining armor, though to the pirates that went against him, that gold represented death.

"So you really believe that prophecy of yours is coming true?" the grizzled marine known as Horace asked again "that here really is a Kaiju-zoan out there?"

"The world speaks of an infernal dragon, breathing blue fire, will storm out of the East. Gold meets ash, Earth meets sky. The twin drakes with rip this world to its roots." Gideon recited, by now golden arcs of energy was crackling off his body. "And I believe I just found our earth dragon."

"Do you think you're really ready for this?"

Gideon glanced at his subordinate, and gave a confident smirk.

"If I were to know, it would remove the purpose. This meeting was due long ago, and now it will arrive. And I will be there to welcome it." The vice-admiral's golden eyes now had the crimson of winter cherries to them, as what appears to be a split visage of a golden 3-headed drake could be seen behind him as the wind began to pick up…

A/N: Arlong Park is complete! Of every arc I've written so far, expectedly this has the most rave reviews. For the best arc in East Blue, that's a given but it still is good to see so much support for this story!

So this chapter is just to tie in some ends in the final chapter of the Arc including Gian's bounty amount (the actual poster will be described next chapter). The number right now is a bit on the low side, but there's a reason for that, and that will be further explained upon once we get deeper into the story. There's also a teaser for a new OC, who will have some sort of interaction with Gian further into the series. Next up, we'll begin the Loguetown Arc, which I hope to finish with just 2 chapters because it's so short.

G: We made it this far because of y'all! Give yourselves some cake!

So, regarding Gian's epithet, i'll give you a heads up: it will be changing 2 more times within the series. As to what they are, I'll keep you guessing a bit.

Responses to reviews!

To pokemonking0924:

I'm glad you enjoyed it! To be honest, it took some thought before I decided to go through with it but I'm glad I did. As for if that will ever happen, then I'll just have to find a way to write around it without it affecting the story.

G: Young Metro don't trust Arlong

But he didn't get shot…

G: point still stands.

To Kakusei:

G: Who is Batman?

The most badass/edgiest superhero known to man… anyway I'm glad you like it!

To Vergil Leonidas:

I'm so glad to hear this! I hope the reason I put for killing off Arlong was satisfactory. And you're totally right. I literally meant to include additional dialogue after the end of the conversation, but for some reason I skipped over it! I made a mistake!

G: We're not worthy!

So I decided to touch upon it again here, I know it doesn't work as well but I have to put it in somehow.

To Johnny Spectre:

G: Karma is so underplayed.

Don't bring LoL into this.

Yeah… about that… no, the stand in for Mothra is not a part of the marines. The kaiju-zoan for Mothra will play a role later in the story, but not what you'd expect. As for the Kaiju-zoan within the marines… he's teased here, and you probably know who it is already. More of his backstory is on the way.

To anquan:

G: it'll be YEEEEEEEAAAAARRRRRSSSSSS before the next chapter is posted

Ahh I love Dunkey. Glad you liked it!

To hcharper131:

I actually already have the OC in Blackbeard's crew planned out, and it's not that. But the idea you put out is really good! If you ever want to write a One Piece story, use that concept. It sounds great.

G: also that sounds graphic as hell… I love it!

To Matt:

G: I'm not soft!

There's a puppy behind you.

G: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH I WANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTT- WHAT?! YOU LIED!

We'll see you again next time!

Leave a review and Gian will actually learn to use Genji when going up against Bastion!

G: That robot is straight up Satan. Seriously.