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We have a new opening! Opening 2 will extend from Loguetown to Reverse Mountain, mostly because those 2 arcs are rather short.
(Song: Mad Paced Getter by Tomohisa Sako; better known as Pokemon XY opening #3)
Susume, susume! Kangaetecha osoi kara Kasoku suru omoi wa, denkousekka de Mayotte ru hima nante nai deshou?
(The scene start showing a shot of the Going Merry, where the crew was eating breakfast. However, this soon devolved into everybody keeping Luffy away from their food using whatever method they can, much to the annoyance of Sanji.)
Makenai nigenai yamanai ame nante nai Namida gyutto koraete, kishikaisei Fumidase! Sugu ni hareruya
(The scene then shows some of the people that the Strawhats have been close to, such as the cooks from the Baratie, the villagers from Cocoyasi and Letchi, Kaya and the 3 kids from Syrup Village, Mayor Broodle, Coby and other people from Shells Town, the villagers of Foosha, before finally showing the Ibuki-Jinkawa team taking a picture and joined by the newest member of the family, Mohmoo.)
Butsukariatte Moeru omoi oobaahiito Mayoi haratte Hoero raimei no you ni
(Now shows the crew laughing as the Going Merry sails on smoothly, then showing them relaxing on an island sipping on juice.)
Rikutsu ja nai mirai wo ima Saa, kono te de kirihiraku n da
(The scene then cuts to images of a gang of thugs lead by one person with long green hair, then to the Buggy Pirates, before cutting to a white haired marine captain and a blue haired girl. The Strawhats then braced themselves for combat.)
Getta Banban, Getta Banban, Getta Banban Mada minu mirai e
OH YEAH tachimukatte OH YEAH nando date
(The scene shows Luffy lashing out with a punch, Zoro drawing his 3 swords out, Sanji doing a spinning kick, Gian firing an Atom Beam, Usopp shooting a shot from his pachinko and Nami bashing somebody on the head. The scene then shows Luffy grinning as he is tied to an execution stand, then to Gian as his eyes turned amber and the aura of his Full Transformation appears behind him.)
Getta Banban Getta Banban Getta Banban Hitori ja nai kara
(Gian is then shown clashing with the white-haired marine from earlier, with Gian holding a new polearm of sorts, locking weapons with the marine's jitte.)
OH YEAH tomaranaide OH YEAH Tomo ni ikou kagayaku mirai e
(The scene then shows another man wearing a lab coat looking out a window, then back to Gian swinging the weapon down in another clash v.s the marine.)
1, 2, 3 de junbi okkei! Oikaze ni notte
Gangan tobashite ikou! Mita koto nai sekai e
(cuts to an old man wearing a Hawaiian shirt, reading newspaper while sitting on a lawn chair, looking up to see a giant whale bellow. Before the scene cuts to Gian and Triton standing back to back with their Full-Transformations beside them.)
And now, let's begin!
"C'mon you turtle! You're so slow!" a feminine voice called out. It was revealed that a small girl with short black hair wearing a pink dress was running in what appears to be a garden.
*pant pant* "How are you faster than me? You have those bulky clothes on you!" another voice called, this time showing a short, slightly chubby boy with black hair and a fancy green frilly shirt, a bit younger than the girl, running slowly after her.
"Guess you'll never catch me, slowpoke!" the girl teased, before noticing that the boy was on his hands and knees, panting and coughing, her eyes became wide and ran to the boy, seeing if he's alright. But when she got close, she noticed that he had a devious smirk on his face and realized too late that she was tricked as the boy leapt up and tapped her on the arm.
"Hah! Now you're it!" the boy gloated.
"That was so cheating! You're always playing so unfairly!" The girl complained.
"Hey, dad said that to know your enemy you have to get their guard down, so it's your fault!"
"That's it! I'm gonna-" the girl growled and tackled the boy to the ground and the two proceeded to wrestle back and forth, shouting at each other before a cough alerted them.
"Honestly, can I go one day without the two of you getting into a fight?" an older woman scolded the two of them, with the two looking down sheepishly. She was a taller girl, and she was looking at the two sternly.
"Sorry, Onee-sama… but he/she was being a jerk!" the two apologized meekly before pointing fingers at each other.
"I don't want to hear it! You shouldn't be so mean to your little brother and you, Gian, need to know that you should play fairly." The woman crossed her arms "Now apologize to each other!"
The two grunted before looking at each other slowly.
"Sorry that you're so dumb." The boy, now revealed to be a very young Gian, mumbled.
"And sorry that you're so fat." The girl shot back.
The older girl had to giggle at that; they were kids after all! "Ok, let's just leave it at that then. Now let's go back and eat some snacks!" this had the two grinning before following their older sister.
"Wha-?" Gian suddenly sat up with a jolt, a sheen of cold sweat rolling off his forehead. He looked around and realized he was in his bed aboard the Going Merry.
"That dream again…" he thought to himself. Ever since he arrived at Solgell Island, ever so often Gian would have weird dreams of the same people, and sometimes other people would be there too. They come and go periodically, and he could never figure out anything about it. This one was the first in some months, and it was the same 2 girls he's seen appear many more times within the dreams. While the nightmares about the Punk Hazard lab have disappeared mostly by now, this always seems to come back.
"I really need to see a doctor… it all has to mean something, but what? And why can't I still remember my days before the lab?"
Gian shook away this thought; maybe the crew will know more about this. He walked out of the living quarters and was immediately slammed into by and excited Luffy.
"Gian! Gian! Get up! Look what we have?"
"Mother… please it's too early for this…" Gian groaned underneath his captain.
"It's actually around 11 in the morning right now." Zoro replied "You woke up later than usual today. The cook saved you a plate in the kitchen, but you should first see what Luffy has."
Gian realized that Luffy was holding 2 pieces of paper, which the strawhat boy handed one to him with excitement. His eyes widened as he recognized what they were.
Wanted, Dead or Alive: 'Strawhat' Monkey D. Luffy, 30 million beri.
Wanted, Dead or Alive: 'Beast Warrior' Gian, 16.5 million beri.
"We're have bounties now…" he realized. That last fiasco at Arlong Park must've been what caused this, not to mention that they roughed up the rodent.
"Yeah! Look at how high it is!" Luffy pointed at his. Gian had to agree; By East Blue standards, 30 million was unheard of. Even his own less impressive 16.5 million was already nearing the high end.
Luffy's wanted poster showed him in his usual wide grin, while his showed the side of his head, one eye glaring at the camera not smiling, and hair being messy. Gian broke into a smile at this; his poster was really badass!
"And I'm on it as well!" Usopp boasted while pointing to a snapshot of the back of his head that ended up on Luffy's wanted poster.
"I still can't believe I didn't get one though…" Sanji muttered.
"Gotta hand it to the photographer, he really captured my spirit with this!" Gian laughed; he's gonna hang this above his bed.
"Can you guys get serious?" Nami shouted from the grove of tangerine trees she brought with her near the back of the ship "this means that people will be coming after us now!"
"Well, that's bound to happen eventually. We're pirates after all." Gian brushed her off.
Nami sighed, accepting her fate. What did she expect from a bunch of knuckleheads?
This left the two wanted men staring proudly at their bounties, with Gian forgetting all about his dream. Gian had to wonder what his family and friends would think of this.
Meanwhile:
"Goro, you're not gonna believe this." Hiroshi Jinkawa rushed into their shared lab back on Solgell. Goro Ibuki looked up from an experiment to see Hiroshi holding two pieces of paper.
"If this is more advertisement for- OH MY GOD!"
"Yeah… I can't believe it either. He actually went and became a pirate."
"Even so… 16.5 million?! What did he do that's got him this much?" The average pirate in East Blue had around 8-10 million on average. Anything past that usually meant that the pirate is a major threat.
"That, I'm not sure, but Gian's picture is really nice, don't you think?"
"Heh, he always does like posing in pictures." Goro grinned lightly. To be completely honest, he was glad that Gian was having fun out there. What he's concerned about is, if his bounty is only 16.5 million, what did the captain do that was so much that the World Government had to give him a bounty of 30 million? The boy looks like such a happy-go-lucky person…
He was jostled from his thoughts when Rokuro burst into the lab "Nii-san! Nii-san look what I found!"
Following the little boy out, Goro's eyes bugged out of his head when he saw a large sea cow bobbing in the shallows. Jet Jaguar was currently giving it a look over.
"What's a large animal like that doing outside of the Grand Line?" Hiroshi asked. Goro didn't answer, because Jet Jaguar approached him with another piece of paper.
"Sir, I Have Found This Letter That The Animal Was Carrying. I Believe You'll Find The Contents Within To Be Very Interesting."
Goro opened the envelope, and had to do a double take.
To my good brothers, and you Jaguar.
This is Mohmoo, a sea cow from the Grand Line. It was previously the slave of a group of fishmen pirates, but after me, my captain, and our crew liberated the island, I kind of took the cow under my own ownership. Oh, that's right. I have to tell you that I've joined a pirate crew. Now before you start thinking that I'm going on pillages ever second day, I'll have you know that Monkey D. Luffy is not what you'd expect as a captain. Hell, this entire crew is nothing like the pirates in your mind. So don't worry about me, I'm doing fine.
Which brings us to the topic of the cow. Due to us heading into the Grand Line in a few weeks' time, it needs a place to stay. Here is the only place I could think of. Don't be afraid, it's pretty gentle unless you make it mad, but you're smarter than that right? So please keep it around. It only eats as much as I do on a normal day and it's very playful, so Rokuro-kun will have lots of fun with it.
P.S don't even think about disagreeing, Goro. You have no say in the matter after almost sending me to the bottom of the ocean. This is your retribution. Also the Seismic Treads are out of commission. That has nothing to do with the previous statement but I thought you'd like to know, sorry about that.
I miss you all.
Gian
Goro sighed sheeplishly. He knew he made a mistake on that craft somewhere…
"Can we keep it? Can we?" Rokuro alerted the other men as they saw him happily playing atop the big sea cow, Mohmoo swaying its head contently. Goro chuckled.
"Well… what's another mouth to feed?"
Faraway in the New World:
"Hawk Eyes? What are you doing here?" a group of pirates asked nervously.
"I'm here to see your captain. Show me where he is." When he saw that he was deep into the forest, he sighed and walked forwards.
Eventually he arrived at a clearing, where 5 other pirates were camped around.
"Hawkyyyyy! It's been so long since you last come to see me! Care for a drink?" 'Red Hair' Shanks held up a cup, clearly hung over.
"Put that aside, and look at this. I think you'll be pretty pleased with yourself." Mihawk snorted and held up two wanted posters.
Shanks stared blearily at the two pieces of paper, before breaking off into a huge smile and laughed towards the sky.
"DAHAHAHA! Luffy's a pirate now! Gian's a pirate now! Guess you aren't leaving now Hawky!"
"Well, I was right. Pay up everyone." Triton gloated.
"Nobody bet against you that day, Sail-head!" Yasopp snarked from the side.
"Alright! I'm feeling great! Let's Party! Give Hawky a cup as well!" Shanks shouted jubilantly. Mihawk glowered at the drunk Yonko and once again wondered why he knew him.
Triton, on the other hand, was staring at Gian's wanted poster with pride.
"You're getting stronger Gian. Soon you'll surpass them all."
Back with the Strawhats:
"OK! Now that we're back together, let's go to the Grand Line!" Luffy cheered.
"To do that, we'll have to pass through Reverse Mountain, that's the only way in," Nami explained.
"Gian, you came through the Grand Line to reach East Blue, is there any other way there?" Zoro asked.
"I don't believe so, no. there are multiple exits, but as far as I remember that's the only way into it." The kaiju-zoan user explained.
"It is also very dangerous from what I've heard. Not many people actually make it up the mountain." Sanji added.
"Then we'll just go up front!" Luffy shrugged.
"ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING?!" Nami snapped.
"But first, I believe we should get some meat for the trip!"
"Oh my god… He's actually making sense for once!" Gian and Usopp both mentioned incredulously, which Luffy stuck his tongue out at them.
"Well, close to Reverse Mountain there is one island where people normally go to get supplies before they leave for the Grand Line. It's called-"
"Loguetown. It's the only large town in that area." Gian answered for her.
"Oh…yeah, you know the place, don't you?" Sanji remembered.
"Yep, I and my adopted family go there for a while every so often. We have a second home there and everything, in fact they're actually from the place."
"That's good, you probably know a lot about Loguetown then." Nami deduced.
"Yup, know it more than my backyard. Loguetown is perhaps most famous for being the birthplace of Gold Roger, better known as the former Pirate King, as well as the site of his execution."
That sparked Luffy's interest.
"I would like to see that, the Man who owned One Piece, the place where he was born and where he died."
"Then go we shall, we do need supplies after all" Gian's expression then got serious "However, take it from me. We go in, get whatever sightseeing/gather we have to do, then get the hell out of there as fast as possible. Don't attract unnecessary attention, and don't wander off, got it?"
"Why so cautious?" Zoro asked.
"Smoker." Was the only word that the kaiju-zoan user uttered.
"The marine captain you sent Deimo-san to see? Is he dangerous?" Nami asked.
"Dangerous is an understatement. Ever since he was posted there, no pirate that entered has ever gotten out. Did you know that in the old days, Loguetown was the go-to location for pirates to gather and stock up before heading to the Grand Line? Now they avoid it like the plague. These days it's just the commercial ships that go there."
This slightly unnerved the crew.
"D-Do we really have to go there?" Usopp stammered.
"Well… we do need supplies…" Nami mumbled.
"It's fine, as long as we are quick we can possibly get out before he notices we're here." Gian assured everybody "Also I happen to know him well enough to hopefully buy us some time to get away. Just know one thing. If you encounter him, don't bother fighting, just run."
"He's really that strong? What makes him different from the other marines we've met?" Sanji asked.
"Trust me, when you find out it'll be too late. Seriously, how the man is still only a captain is beyond me. It's up to you Luffy, do you still want to go." Gian finshed his explanation.
"Yes, even if there's danger, I want to see where the Pirate King died."
"Then that's settled. We're going, but please be careful."
Later:
Loguetown was an antique looking city build from old cobblestone and gave a nostalgic feeling when approaching it. Indeed, it is the biggest town the crew has seen since the start of their journey. Everybody, minus Gian since he's seen it all before, was in awe at what it contained.
"This town is so big!" Luffy shouted in amazement.
"Yup, it's perhaps the largest non-kingdom city in East Blue. There are lots of shops, restaurants, and entertainment here. You can get just about anything." Gian informed.
"Then I should probably go look for some cool things!" Usopp mentioned.
"Right, where are we all headed? Just remember that we have to be quick." Gian reminded them.
"I want to go get some clothes." Nami said.
"Well you and Usopp seemed to have it easy. There are many shops within the town you're bound to find something."
"I will go and stock up on more food for the journey" Sanji answered "And maybe meet some pretty ladies too!"
"…Ignoring that last part, the food market is to the right of us."
"And I want to go see where the Pirate King was executed!" Luffy mentioned excitedly.
"The execution platform huh? It's at the center of town, you can't miss it. And please Luffy, don't do anything stupid here." Gian had to put extra emphasis on that point.
"I don't exactly need anything… oh wait, is there a weapons shop anywhere around here? I need to get two replacement swords." Zoro asked.
"In that case I'll go with you. The weapons shop is near where I want to go as well. With that, everybody has a place to go then?" Gian confirmed with everybody "Good, then make sure we meet back at the Merry in 45 minutes, and last but not least, do not draw too much attention to yourself."
Later:
"So where exactly are you headed? You seem like you're really eager for this." Zoro asked while the two of them walked towards the weapons store.
"I'm here to see my brother." Gian gave a simple reply "That and I have to return these." He mentioned again and held out the ruined Seismic Treads.
"The shoes, I can understand but I thought you only had 3 brothers? And they're all back at that island you lived on?"
"Oh right, I forgot to mention this before. This guy doesn't live with us since he actually works on the island, but we go visit him every month or so. He and Goro were the first two people I met." Gian replied, still smiling.
"Must be nice to have family in so many places." Zoro nodded.
"Pretty much, yeah. Oh look, we're here."
The weapons shop is a plain old store, situated between a few buildings. Gian entered first and immediately called out a greeting.
"Guess who's back!"
A short, middle aged man emerged from the counter. The man had a blue shirt and an arching hair style. His face it up when he saw who it is.
"Gian, my boy! You haven't visited in so long! Finally decided to buy a sword?"
"You know me old man, can't use a sword to save my life."
"Hmph, you and your brothers are all the same. Always liking your inventions instead of taking enjoyment on simple weapons."
"Oh, come off it. I did bring you a customer though!" Gian mentioned and usher Zoro into the store "Whatever you need, Ippon-Matsu will help you out!"
"Yeah, you sell swords here right?" Zoro asked.
"Well, what we have is all on the shelves. Go take a look."
"Hmmm… what can 100 000 beri get me?" Zoro asked.
Ippon-Matsu deadpanned "Seriously, Gian? The guy you introduced me only has that much money?"
"Don't blame me, our navigator taxes us daily."
Somewhere else Nami suddenly had to urge to strangle someone.
"Ugh, fine. There are a few katanas by the bin over there that are about 50 000 beri each. Maybe one of those will do. You're fortunate you're my first customer in a long time, who goes shopping for swords with just that much money?"
Just then the door opened, revealing a blue haired bespectacled girl wearing a floral shirt and blue pants.
"Hi, I've come to pick up Shigure, is it ready yet?"
"Oh, it's you. Yeah I've finished sharpening it. Take it and leave." Ippon-Matsu sniffed and tossed a green handled katana at the girl, who barely caught the thing and tripped over, alerting the other two men. A hint of worry blossomed within Gian as he recognized who she was.
"She's still kind of a klutz, isn't she?" Gian observed.
"Hmph, considering who she works for, that's something to be surprised over."
"Yeah, well I'm gonna head off now. You'll be fine by yourself then will you- um, are you ok?" Gian went to call Zoro, only to see that the green-haired swordsman was wide-eyed when he's looking at the girl. He only barely noticed Gian waving in front of his face.
"Yo, dude are you on drugs or something?"
"Kuina…" Zoro muttered.
"I don't know why you're talking about birds here but I have to leave, so-"
"Oh my, is that Wado Ichimonji?" The girl stared at the sword strapped to Zoro's hip. "That's one of the 21 O Wazamono Grade swords! It's a Meito! Can I take a closer look?"
"Um…"
"How does a guy like him have something like that?" the shop owner asked.
"You'll have to ask him, also I see you're still so interested in swords, Tashigi."
The girl heard her name called and turned and broke off into a smile.
"Gian! When did you get back?"
"Just now actually, is Chaser still pushing you hard?"
"You know he hates that name…" Tashigi giggled.
"Yeah well, I live on his hate." Gian grinned "Guess she hasn't seen my wanted poster yet."
"Gian, who is she?" Zoro asked.
"Oh, where are my manners. Master Chief Petty Officer Tashigi, at your service!"
"She's a marine?!" Zoro furiously directed this at Gian.
"Ok, I forgot that Smoker has subordinates, but this one is kinda ditzy so we have a better chance." Gian whispered back.
Zoro glowered at that. "And you're seriously willing to take that chance?"
"Hey I didn't know she was gonna show up here. Well, I hope that you can find that sword you want, I'm gonna go do my thing now, so see you later! Make sure you don't get lost!" Gian's expression dropped "No, seriously. Don't get lost." And he left the store laughing as Zoro cussed at him.
As he continued to walk along the stone path, Gian had to stop and observe everything. This place truly is the Town of Beginning and End, for this is where his life and East Blue started, and probably the final place he goes before leaving for the Grand Line.
"My life with my family started here, it's where I met them all, for the first time."
Flashback:
"We're dropping you off here, you ok with that?" the captain of the storage ship informed him as they docked at the port of Loguetown.
"Yeah, sure. Thanks for bringing me here."
Gian's new life was about to start, the 15 year old looked around the large city as he wondered where he should head next. There is so much opportunities now, he can go anywhere in East Blue. But first he needed some food.
"Just about 2000 beri. Should be enough to cover tonight's dinner." He thought to himself as he counted the money the captain has given him. But before he could go anywhere, somebody bumped into him and scattered all the bills he had.
"Oh no!" Gian frantically began picking them up. Due to him having his head down, he didn't notice another person step in front of him until he heard a grunt of pain and saw another boy, not much older than he is, on the ground rubbing his butt.
"Yeah, it's not like I have important machines on me right now…" the boy muttered.
"Sorry… I'm trying to pick up my stuff there so I didn't see you."
"It's fine. I should probably not have carried so much things with me. Here, I'll help you."
After they've gathered up all the scattered bills along with the other boy's mechanical devices, the two finally sat down to talk to each other.
"Well, that's something for a first impression now isn't it? I'm Goro by the way, Goro Ibuki, you might know me as the 'Hotshot inventor' that's taking East Blue by storm!" the boy that we know as Goro boasted.
"…nope, sorry I just got here today." Gian snickered, causing Goro to facefault.
"Well, it's nice to meet you anyway. What's your name?"
"Gian, and like I said, I've never been to East Blue before."
"I guess I'll welcome you to Loguetown then, I'm here helping one of my friends. How about the two of us have dinner? I'll pay even, or actually my friend will!"
Later that evening, Gian was introduced to Kenichi Yamane, Goro's good friend, and the 3 of them had some great conversations over some fried rice. Both people took a liking to the boy and Gian likewise found the two very interesting. Of course, there was still the million beri question.
"So Gian-kun, where are you going to go from now on?" Ken asked him.
"I… don't know yet… I don't have a family, I'm not familiar with anyone here, and I'm honestly at a loss right now."
"Wait, you're saying you have no one?" Goro repeated.
"Yeah, my entire life was in the… on the boat." Gian stuttered, he doesn't think it's a good idea to tell these people the truth yet.
Goro was deep in thought. Then he sighed and revealed something as well.
"The only people that are with me is a close friend and my 2 year old brother. We got lonely sometimes. Let me ask you a question. Are you good with machines?"
Gian was taken aback "Uhhhhh… never handled one before. But I'm willing to learn."
"Then that'll have to do. How about you come live with us?"
"Y-You sure that's not a hassle? I don't-"
"Hey, just having 3 people on the island really gets boring. We could use another friendly face as well as an assistant. So don't feel obligated to come, I want this." Goro replied nonchalantly.
"Then… thank you…" Gian was touched by the gesture "I promise I'll be as much help as I can. Are you coming as well Ken?"
"Actually, I live in town, so I don't live with Goro-san. He does come by every so often, so I'm sure we'll see each other again!" Ken informed him.
"I'll look forward to that." Gian had the biggest smile on his face; he finally has a family!
Flashback end:
And just like that, Gian arrived at where he wanted to go; Kenichi Yamane's office is a regular one near the marine outpost with a neon sign posted at the top. Sporting a big grin, Gian was about to knock when he suddenly stopped. Someone is nearby.
"You sure have a lot of nerve showing up back here, punk." A deep gravelly voice growled out.
Gian gained a straight face and turned to see the owner of the voice. Said person is an imposing, tall man with white hair and blue pants wearing a grey coat with a green fur collar. There was a handheld weapon called a jitte strapped to his back. The man is leaning against the wall of an opposing building, smoking 2 cigars at once. He gave a hard glare at the 23 year old Kaiju-zoan user.
This man is Smoker the White Hunter, marine captain of Loguetown. He is perhaps the last person Gian wanted to run into right now.
"Well, here you are. I guess I couldn't avoid you forever, Chaser."
Smoker narrowed his eyes at that. The nickname was given to him when they first brought Rokuro to the island 5 years ago. The little boy had asked what the marine captain does for a living, his older brother Goro replied that he chases pirates.
Which resulted in that coming out of the boy's mouth. This he normally wouldn't have minded, but he draws the line when the then 18 year old Gian began calling him that. It's stuck since, and now he just says it to piss him off.
"Anyway, what's new these days?" the annoyance asked.
"You tell me, after all you've been in lots of events these past few days now, haven't you?" the marine captain strode closer.
"What can I say? You run into lots of things while you're on the sea and-"
"Cut me the bullshit, Gian!" Smoker snarled and slammed a piece of paper to the wall beside Gian, who didn't even flinch "Don't think I don't know what you're doing out there! And you have the guts to show up in my town again?" the marine drew the jitte and rested it on Gian's shoulder.
"Now why shouldn't I capture you right here?"
"You're taking your job seriously… I like that. But before I go anywhere with you, I got to go see my brother. What what Ken say if he heard his good bro Gian was on the island and was arrested before even visiting him?"
"You're a pirate, Gian! How do you think your family would feel?"
"Hmmm, Goro and Hiroshi would probably be pretty curious about it, seeing as they always wanted to sail. Ken might be a bit concerned due to his connections with the World Government but he'll get over it and support me either way. As for Rokuro-kun he'd probably brag about his big brother being a hotshot rookie and beating up other pirates left and right." Gian gave a cheeky smile.
Smoker gave the meanest stink eye he could at the youth "Still a smart ass, I see. You're fortunate your brother's office is right behind you. How Rokuro-kun doesn't get turned criminal by the 4 of you is beyond me." Seriously, the 4 of them together were absolute hellions!
"It just goes to show you I have great taste in relatives."
"Go to hell, you got 20 minutes brat! Then I'm going after you and the rest of your crewmates. I'm sure Monkey D. Luffy is on the island somewhere too?"
"You'll have to find him first."
"That I can assure you. Don't waste your time, it's all you have." With that Smoker walked off, before turning back with a much more formal expression.
"By the way, thanks for the package."
"Oh yeah, the rodent. I assume he's in good hands now?"
"On a ship towards Impel Down, convicted of accepting bribes, abuse of power and hoarding wealth. He won't last a day there."
"I knew I could count on you!"
"Flattery won't get you anything, punk!" and then he left.
"That went well" Gian mused "then we just have to leave before he gets back."
But first he had a brother to check up on! Gian gave a few quick knocks, he could barely contain his excitement!
"Yeah, Yeah, I got your machines and-" the door opened and there revealed a skinny youth wearing a black t-shirt and glasses. The kid looked up and has a shocked expression on his face.
"G-Gian?"
"Hey Ken, long time no see."
Inside:
"Do you know how dangerous this is?! Smoker is literally two steps away from you!" Kenichi Yamane shouted at his adopted 4th brother. Ever since they met those years ago, the constant visits have made them understand each other a lot more. That doesn't mean that he doesn't worry about his brothers though, after all Gian is known to be rather reckless.
"Yeah, I saw him just a few seconds ago actually. I'm surprised he took so long actually."
"Gian this isn't a joke! Don't you understand how risky this is? You have this now!" Ken then pulled out the wanted poster, clearly illustrating everything. "You're a wanted man! You can't just show up wherever you want and expect to get away scotch free!"
"Being wanted isn't going to stop me from seeing you. Even Smoker understands that." Gian sighed.
"You're stubborn to a fault you know that?"
"Somebody has to be. Though from now on, I'm probably going to be around less, considering where I'm going. So you mind giving these to Goro-san the next time he comes around?" Gian held out the Seismic treads.
"Holy hell… what did you do to them?" Ken asked incredulously.
"Well, if I told you a giant lobster grabbed me by my legs and tossed me around, would you believe me?"
"… I don't want to know. But yeah, I'll take these off your hands. Hopefully Goro can get them fixed." Ken smiled softly "It's good to see you again."
"Likewise." And with that, the two brothers finally got a familial embrace.
"I still can't believe you're a pirate now though, of all the things you'd do, I actually didn't expect this."
"Fate is a funny lady, Ken. One day I ran into a carefree rubber boy and I got swept into all of this. It's a pretty crazy time."
"Monkey D. Luffy huh? Yeah I saw his poster too. Did you know he's got the higher ups talking all over?" Ken revealed. As a scientist that occasionally works for the World Government, he has access to some of the information. He then sighed "I'm never gonna have a chance with Tashigi now… when she finds out you're a pirate…"
Gian laughed. Kenichi Yamane has had a small crush on the blue haired swordswoman for quite some times now "Well I'm sorry you're not gonna get laid anytime soon, but there are other fish in the sea, right?"
"Yeah, I know. Besides, I never had a chance with her to begin with. It turns out she has a boyfriend already."
"…Seriously? She never told any of us before…"
"Yeah, apparently she kept it a secret for a while until Smoker found out one day. I don't know who the guy is but apparently he's a big shot within the marines, good looking too. So that path is gone. But hope is not lost! Apparently Dr. Vegapunk has a cute new assistant that-"
"Ok! Didn't come here to hear about your failed love life!" Gian cut in. "By the way, me being a pirate doesn't affect your position in any way, does it?" he asked again, concerned.
"Nah, Smoker told me they don't know anything else about you, other than the fact that you're a part of the Strawhat Pirates. They don't know about your past either, or your relationship with Goro, which is good considering he's a-"
Ken suddenly stopped himself, which prompted Gian to raise an eyebrow.
"Um… where you going to say something?"
"Forget it, it's not important. Anyway after hearing about your exploits, I made you something that will help you on your adventure!"
Kenichi lead Gian to the back of his office, where Gian could see a door with mist billowing from it.
"Now, I don't know how good you are with weapons, so you might need some practice, but I hope this suits you!"
The door is opened, and when the smoke cleared there revealed a 3 meter long pole arm, with the tip being a 12 inch blade. A guard in the shape of the head of Gian's Full Transformation was at the base of the blade, while the weapon itself is a dark grey-silver color. The staff portion has the kanji for 'Kaiju' carved onto it.
"You made this? I thought you were only good with machines and chemistry?" Gian stared at it amazed.
"Well, I had some help crafting it but I designed the thing. Do you like it?" Ken grinned, rather proud of himself.
"Do I like it? Is water wet? This is amazing! Thank you so much!" Gian reached out to observe it further, running his hands all over the cool steel. But then his hands touched the blade.
It was that instant, that Gian felt all the strength disappear from his body. His knees felt weak and he collapse to the floor. Kenichi had a "Are you kidding me?" expression on his face
"Wh-what did you do to this?" Gian choked out.
"You're still so casual with handling things I see…" Kenichi sighed "Since you're going to the Grand Line, I figured you're gonna encounter some Devil Fruit users, so I laced the blade with Kairoseiki. Who knows when it comes in handy?"
"Kairoseki… where did you get that?" Gian rasped.
"Dude… I'm a scientist, they literally give me this by the buckets to experiment on. Now that you- WILL YOU TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF THE BLADE?!"
"Sorry." Gian grinned sheepishly.
"Anyways, now that you got this, test it out a little."
Gian obliged, and spun the weapon around in a few circles; it felt very smooth and natural. Though he's more of a hand-to-hand brawler, he has used a regular Bo staff before, and figured it couldn't be that different. From swinging it around, he figured that the weapon weighs about 35 kilograms; perfect for heavy strikes like the ones he throws time and time again.
"I like it." He grinned.
"Great, now how about we-" whatever Ken was about to say was cut off when the shattering of a window could be heard, followed by laughter and taunts. The two raced out to the front of the lab to see a brick with the image of a ring with wings on it. Gian's anger flared up; they both knew exactly who this is.
"Those bastards are still coming around here?" he growled.
"Unfortunately… even though Captain Smoker has a watchful eye on the city, Bartolomeo's gang still cause trouble before he could do anything…" Ken has a saddened expression.
Gian's fist tightened around the polearm. Bartolomeo is a notorious gangster that has multiple towns under his control. He would've locked down Loguetown as well if it weren't for a certain marine captain, but apparently that isn't enough to deter him. Gian and his family has had multiple run-ins with the group, and their history runs deep.
"Then I'm paying them a visit. It's a good opportunity to test this baby out as well."
"Gian, you can't! Smoker only gave you so long! You have to leave the town!"
"And watch those hellions continue to pressure you? Not a chance!" ignoring more prostest from Ken, Gian raced out of the building, intent on tracking down those who dare torment his family.
"Bartolomeo… you really crossed the line this time!"
A/N: And the beginning of Loguetown Arc is here! So like I said, this arc will be more Gian focused than before, and explores some of the relationships he's formed within the first few years of arriving in East Blue. You already seen some of it, and next chapter will contain more of it. I don't know how I'll get this all in just 2 chapters, but we'll see what happens. By the way, this story now has over 100 reviews! Thank you so much for the feedback! It makes feel great knowing people like the story!
G: Also, thanks for the new toy!
No problem. For those people who are asking, Gian's weapon in this chapter is based off of the Green Crescent Dragon Blade that Guan Yu uses in Romance of the 3 Kingdoms. It's a classic Chinese epic, and a great read if you're into that stuff. You might further know of it if you've played Dynasty Warriors.
So, that's all I have to say here. We'll see you next time!
Responses to reviews:
To Kakusei:
Yeah… I guess it is kind of predictable.
G: You're terrible with teasers.
Shut it. And yes, that OC is going to play a very major role further down the line.
To Johnny Spectre:
Not revealing anything yet, but not quite. His relationship with Akainu is not exactly an amiable one.
G: we got drama!
Sort of, more to come when it happens.
To anquan:
If you haven't figured it out already…
G: get with it!
To omegadramon2:
Girl. I'm gonna keep that similar to the monsters themselves. And I'll tell you this much. The OC revealed last chapter has a lot of interaction with Smoker's group.
G: Also thanks for the enjoyment of the story!
To Vergil Leonidas:
Glad that joke worked! You're actually funny for once Gian!
G: Thanks i- HEY!
Also glad the added dialogue worked. Like I said I originally planned some of it for chapter 23 but forgot to add them.
To hcharper131:
Well I'm gonna constantly reminding you of it. JK, but I'll see.
G: He has a spinoff in his mind right now, but not what you'd expect.
And that's that! Leave a review and Gian will install Pokemon Go!
G: WHERE IS MEWTWO?!