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(Song: Mad Paced Getter by Tomohisa Sako)
In a dark alley, a group of men were sitting around, grinning smugly as they waited. They are sure that he took the bait. These people were your average thugs and cooks, but it is their boss that was something much more.
The man leading them is a tall lanky person with green hair, a scornful look on his face. He is wearing a brown colored coat, exposing his chest and the same tattoo from earlier marked on it. Many piercings dotted his ears.
This gang has come in much conflict with Kenichi Yamane. To them, the young scientist's vast trove of inventions is a complete gold mine for them. This has earned them the wrath of those close to him, but they really could care less.
Indeed, the person they were waiting for soon showed up, clutching the bladed weapon and glaring daggers at the group.
"You finally came! It was rather rude of you not to tell me you were back! I wanted to give you a personal welcome-dabe!" the green haired gangster snarked.
"Don't worry, I've been dying to see you, Bartolomeo." Gian growled.
"Hey now, is this about the window? Ken-boy needed that, all that gloom inside the building with no sunshine would make him a dull boy, now wouldn't it?" Bartolomeo sneered, he knew exactly what buttons to push.
"Your bones are what's gonna be broken, you've perstered Ken for long enough! I'm not standing for it much longer!" Gian shouted and raised his Guandao towards the green haired man.
"Oh, is that so? You're welcome to try! I'll even let you take the first hit!"
Gian roared and dashed forward, throwing his left fist forwards. Bartolomeo simply stood there, the sneer still plastered on his face. Sure enough Gian's fist collided with an unseen object, the young man grimacing as he felt the bones in his fist crack, inches from Bart's face. A translucent glass like object separating the two of them.
"You never learn! Barrier Crash!"
Bartolomeo flicked his hand forwards and Gian felt himself getting pushed backwards, ignoring the laughter of the other gangsters, Gian tried to force his weight against the moving barrier. When he realized that that wouldn't work, he hastily vaulted over the barrier, watching the projection slam into a nearby wall. Gian glared at the laughing group of thugs as the bones in his hands healed.
"Maybe it's time to test this thing out." Gian thought as he glared wearily towards the gangster. When Bartolomeo projected another barrier forwards, Gian managed to jump over and bring the blade down in an overhead swing. It would've cut into the gangster's head had he not created another barrier, moments before the blade struck.
"Damn you… that weapon makes me feel sick to my stomach…. It has kairoseki in it doesn't it?!" Bartolomeo growled.
"Good to see you aren't completely braindead, I'm guessing you know what it does?" Gian grinned sadistically.
"That nerd gave it to you didn't he? Well, you better think again if you believe you can hit me with that!"
Gian swung the blade again, with Bartolomeo protecting himself with another barrier.
"Don't think I don't know what seastone does to devil fruit users like me. However, that doesn't apply if you can't actually hit me with it!"
"Then stop hiding you coward!" Gian snarled. Bartolomeo was one the only people that could get him worked up, and he hated it.
"Heh, if you say so-dabe! Barrier Bulls!"
Another glass-like sheet, this time curved like a bulldozer, barreled forward with a much stronger force, Gian gritted his teeth as the projection forced itself harder against him. His eyes flashing amber as he used as much strength he could.
"What's that Gian-boy? You gonna go monster on us again? Come on then!" Bartolomeo taunted.
"No… not after last time…" Gian thought. Once before, he had been so angry during a clash with the gang leader that it got to the point where he did a Partial Transformation, just as Smoker and his men managed to arrive. What's worse, was that his adopted family also saw the incident. Gian ended up getting detained for a week, and he having to explain why he could do such a thing to Goro-san was not the best day of his life; he can still remember the horrified expressions on their faces.
Instead, the two were in a deadlock, one forcing the barrier forward, while the other strained against it. It seems that nothing was going anywhere. That is until…
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG
Multiple gunshots sounded, alerting the gang members and forcing the two to separate. Bartolomeo has a displeased look on his face, while Gian had a more relaxed one.
"So, you goons have shown up in town again, have ya? Guess you always seemed to like getting licked…" a deep voice growled, the two men looked up to see a man whose attire is similar to that of a cowboy's, hat, boots, everything. Naturally, a cowboy has a gun, and in this case the man has plenty. Flintlock after Flintlocks are strapped to parts of his body.
"I guess we'll just have to teach you a lesson the only way we know, right Gian?"
"Fine by me, Father." Gian grinned. Daddy Masterson, bounty hunter and former marine ensign, is a rather famous individual in Loguetown, and a sharpshooter that is perhaps second to only Yasopp of the Red Hair Pirates.
"So now even Daddy the Father is trying to stick himself into things he has no business in!" Bartolomeo growled
"By the way, how did you find me?" Gian asked.
"You'll have to thank Kenichi-kun for that. I learned a lot of things from him, like how your recent escapades got you the attention of Smoker. Well that I got after seeing your wanted poster, but by then it was already spreading around."
"Hey now, you're not gonna try to turn me in, will ya?"
"Heh, my days as an ensign are over, so I'll leave that to the professionals. You're a big kid now, you're old enough to make your own decisions. I don't support your lifestyle but I'll still look out for ya." The bounty hunter smirked.
"Good to hear, now let them have it!" Gian charged forward.
"Get them!" Bartolomeo commanded, and the goons rushed forwards, expecting an easy takedown. What they got instead was knocked up on their asses by Gian's powerful strikes, or fired upon by Daddy's rain of bullets.
In 2 minutes the only ones left were Bartolomeo, his right hand man Gambia and a handful of underlings.
"Dammit… you two are pissing me off..."
"It's what happens when you mess with those close to me." Gian growled.
Just then, the two could hear footsteps and the panting of certain people. They turned to see 3 familiar figures running towards them. One of them was Usopp, the other was Kenichi. They were accompanied by a little girl with blond hair.
"Papa, you shouldn't run off so fast!" the girl asked.
"Heh heh, sorry sweety." Daddy patted her head. The girl giggled then turned to the younger man.
"Gian-nii!" she yelled happily and ran to the man.
"Hey, Carol" Gian smiled and picked her up "You grew taller."
"*huff huff… Hey, wait for me…Oh, Gian you're here too!" Usopp panted.
"Looks like you boys know each other." Daddy pointed out.
"Oh, Usopp, I see you met Daddy Masterson, did you know that he once-"
"Dueled my dad, I know! Even though he lost, the fact that they knew each other is amazing! We were having a competition of marksmanship ourselves when your friend showed up telling us you were in trouble! Who are these guys?" Usopp asked as he shakily raised his pachinko.
"They… are a bunch of lowlives who have nothing better to do than to pick on those weaker than them. Now I can't stop them, but they messed with Ken and that is more than enough reason to mess them up."
"Hey now, that's rather hurtful Gian! I'm just living my own life here!" Bart called out from the side.
"Gian, you're not hurt are you?" Ken ased, concerned.
"Dude… I don't get hurt remember?" Gian grinned back "By the way Usopp, this is Kenichi Yamane, him, and my other 3 brothers is pretty much my entire family."
"Good to meet you Ken! I'm Captain Usopp, Gian's direct superior!" Usopp boasted while he shook his hand.
"You sure have some interesting friends, Gian." Ken laughed.
"I'd be lying if I said I didn't." Gian smiled, before turning his attention back to Bartolomeo "time to finish what I started."
But before anyone can move, they heard a large group of people running towards the center of town. Now this wouldn't be surprising on a regular day, but it was what they said that sent chills down Gian and Usopp's spines.
"Have you heard? Apparently there's an execution!"
"Yeah, I don't know why they would hold one, but they are!"
"Some kid with a straw hat is tied up and about to be beheaded!"
"S-straw hat?" Usopp yelped.
"That's Luffy! What is he- Goddammit I told him not to do anything stupid!" Gian cursed.
"Seems like something's bothering you guys." Daddy noticed.
"Yeah, our captain got himself into something… We got to go."
"I see, well I suppose you won't be back for a while then if the two of you are heading to the Grand Line, that's what Usopp-kun told me, but if that's the case, then I'll wish you the best of luck on your journey."
"Bye Gian-nii! I'll miss you!" Carol called out.
"Yeah, thanks you two. Ken, tell Goro-san not to worry about me, ok?"
"Yeah, don't worry just do what you have to do? I'll miss you, brother."
The two shared one more hug together before Gian sent one more glare at Bartolomeo.
"I'll let you off with a warning this time, don't let me hear about you troubling Ken again! Let's go Usopp" Gian snapped as he ran off.
"R-right!"
The two then dashed towards the town square, leaving behind the rest. Bartolomeo blinked a few times before nodding at his underlings and tagging behind them. This left the remaining 3 people looking on.
"I see that Gian and that Monkey D. Luffy are really close." Daddy pointed out.
"It's obvious, these people know his story and not only did they believe it, they trust him completely." Ken nodded "To them, they're just like a family to him. And as we all know, those that mess with the ones he call family, will wish they haven't."
Meanwhile:
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I'M GETTING EXECUTED?!"
What a strange turn of events this is.
Monkey D. Luffy is currently locked in a scaffold, his hands and head between two wooden boards. Originally he had just planned to take a look at the platform itself, perhaps some of Gold Roger's sense of adventure would've rubbed off on him. Unfortunately, he was intercepted by some old enemies. A large crowd of people had begun to gather, all watching the boy.
"It's exactly what it sounds like you rubber bastard!" Buggy the Clown cackled "I'm putting on a show for everyone to see!" It had been some years since he was last here; the last time he was in Loguetown was a rather… depressing day. After his embarrassing defeat, Buggy had been plotting his revenge, eagerly waiting for the day that he runs into the crew that shamed him back at Orange Town. Lo and behold, here was the straw hat bastard, which means that the rest of his crew will be here too!
And just like that, he could hear voices coming from one of the alleys that led to the execution platform, his eyes lit up when he saw that it was the black haired guy with the healing powers, along with a long nosed kid, probably a new member.
"What do you think you're doing to Luffy?!" Gian roared. The sky had begun to darken by the time he arrived at the center of town. Large grey clouds were rolling in. They need to get this over with before anything else happens.
"What does it look like you healing bastard?" Buggy laughed "Don't think you can try to stop me now!"
"Usopp, get back to the ship, I'll get him out." The sniper nodded quickly before heading for the docks.
Immediately after he said this, Gian was intercepted by a swinging object. He swiftly raised his own weapon to block. The two metal weapons smacked together with loud CLANG.
"Sorry there sweety but let the boys talk it out themselves." A voice rang, and Gian looked up an incredibly beautiful woman, wearing a cowgirl's hat and a purple coat. He was about to introduce himself, before he remembered that his captain still needed his help.
"Sorry beautiful, but I gotta go to work."
"Come on now, this isn't how a reunion is supposed to work." The woman stated before swining the mace down again, only for Gian to jump over.
"Hmmm? I don't believe we've met." Gian pointed out.
"You too? Must be a trait for strong men to be dense… Does the name Alvida ring any bells?" it turns out that this goddess is actually the very first pirate that he and Luffy encountered on their journey! Only this time she wasn't morbidly obese anymore, she now had the figure most women would kill for.
"I remember another woman named Alvida, but she wasn't you so cut the bullshit and let me get to my captain." Gian snapped; inside his mind however, his head was spinning as he tried to process the information. This transformation is almost too exaggerated! How did she lose all that weight?! Even the most extreme diets couldn't get that much results in just a mere few weeks!
"Well, believe it or not it's up to you. The point is that I've joined up with this nice man to try to find Monkey D. Luffy. And it looks like luck has given me not just him, but you as well!" Alvida smirked and brought the mace down in another smash, forcing Gian on the defensive again.
"Then I have to apologize, pretty lady but we need to leave." Gian lash a kick out at the woman, only to see his foot slide harmlessly off her body. He had to jump back to avoid the incoming swing.
"Now, rough play like that won't get you anywhere. The Sube-Sube no mi makes it so that everything slides off my skin. In addition to also making my freckles disappear." Alvida gloated.
"So that's why she looks like that now…" Gian realized, before realizing that what she just said gave him the idea of how to beat her. Gian charged forwards with his blade raised, avoiding another of her swings, before somersaulting over her and bringing the flat edge of the weapon down on her back.
Originally believing that the strike would slide off like before, Alvida was shocked to find out that when the blade touched her, her strength began leaving her body. Soon, she had collapsed to the ground, while Gian stood over her with the blade still connected to her.
"H-how is this-"
"I'll have you know that this weapon is specifically used to counter devil fruits. Sorry, but the world wants me to save my captain." Gian smiled; this weapon really has its uses "I think I'll call you: Atom Splitter!" He thought as the name came to mind.
"Heh… it's no wonder the two of you are in the same crew…"
"Yeah, so if you'll excuse me, I gotta go. But maybe we can turn this into a date later? Nah, who am I kidding, we're probably never gonna see each other again." With that, Gian hoisted the woman up and threw her in the opposite direction before once again dashing towards the execution platform.
"Grrr… so you defeated Alvida? No matter! You're too late! Cabaji! Stop him!" Buggy shouted.
"Yes, Buggy-sencho!" before the acrobat can do anything, his blade was blocked by another.
"Never thought I'd see you again…" Zoro growled out. He had gotten two new swords from the weapons shop, and apparently both were Wazamono Grade swords. One of them is the supposed cursed sword Sandai Kitetsu, and the other was Yubashiri, given to him after Ippon-Matsu saw that Zoro had conquered the former's curse. With his new weapons, Zoro is confident he can easily defeat Cabaji, especially considering that he's not injured this time.
"We're not late, are we?" Gian saw that Zoro, Sanji and Nami have also shown up. Clearly they heard about the execution as well.
"Gian! I sense a storm coming to town soon, I have to make sure that the Merry is ok." Nami informed him.
"Then go, Usopp should be already there. The 3 of us will get Luffy out!"
"You've all shown up? Then you can watch your captain die!" Buggy shouted as he raised a cutlass.
"Shit… there's no time!" Sanji cursed as he was confronted by a group of Buggy's underlings.
"God-dammit! I'm not gonna let him die here!" Gian thought frantically.
"Any last words, rubber bastard?"
"I'm going to become the Pirate King!" Luffy shouted; it was a statement that shocked all of the onlookers.
"That kid… what he is talking about…"
"To make such a bold statement…"
"You're still going on about that?" Buggy cackled
Luffy only smiled as he watched his 3 nakama struggling to get to him. His mind thought of everyone he met on his journey, all the good friends he has in his crew.
"Gian." Said Kaiju-zoan user was currently mowing down pirates left and right with his blade.
"Zoro." The swordsman has indeed defeated Cabaji, but now was surrounded by a group of minions.
"Sanji." The cook was kicking all the pirates away from him, but more jumped on him.
"Nami." The navigator was using her staff to try to ward off a lion; apparently, Mohji the animal tamer has found the Merry, and now she and Usopp had this to deal with.
"Usopp." The sniper was trying to back Nami up with his slingshot.
"Sorry, I'm dead." Luffy said with his big grin still on his face.
"Dammit!" Zoro cursed.
"Don't say that…" Sanji muttered desperately.
"Why is he smiling?" onlookers looked in awe and fear.
"I can't lose him… DON'T YOU DIE ON ME RIGHT NOW LUFFY!" Gian's were pure amber colored, and just this moment, he felt an unknown feeling well up inside him.
And then it exploded out of him, coursing through his veins as he unleashed a primal roar. Everyone around him felt an unmistakable fear as the wind around the center of town whipped up into the frenzy; those who thought it was because the rain was about to fall soon realized their mistake as the visage of a monstrous dinosaur flashed out, roaring at the platform.
Buggy's eyes widened when he saw this. "K-Kaiju-" who would've guessed that he would see one of these again? He knew a pair of twins that were a part of his previous crew, and they had something similar to this. In that moment, he recognized the danger he was in.
"But it doesn't matter! So what if you have a Kaiju-zoan?! This bastard is dead!" and he brought the cutlass down.
Whether fate was bored, or it was just a mere coincidence, whatever the reason, it was at this moment that a flash of lightning cracked from the sky. The bolt of pure light and electricity slammed into the platform, utterly pulverizing it. Those close to the platform were blasted back by the force of the thunderbolt.
"LUFFY!" the three nakama watched as the platform was smoldering. Rain had begun to pour, dousing everybody with its drops and thankfully putting out the fire that lit the now destroyed platform earlier.
"Luffy's strawhat was on the ground beside the platform, surprisingly not damaged. More seconds passed, then the rubble began to stir and a form popped out.
"Shishishi! I'm alive!" Luffy cheered. It was then that the 3 pirates could let out a sigh of relief. Buggy was behind him, mouth agape and mumbling something incomprehensible as the electricity took its time to leave his system.
"That rubber, actually helped him…" Gian shook his head and smiled.
"Thanks you guys! I thought I was gonna die there!"
"That doesn't matter. We have to leave now!" Sanji reminded them. They all nodded and left for the docks.
Everything that happened was seen by the white haired marine captain, and he couldn't be more shocked.
"That boy… for a moment there… he did what the pirate king did 22 years ago…" Smoker thought as he remembered that, apparently, Gold Roger was smiling at the scene of his execution. And now, this boy had just been doing the same…
"Why did he smile? Did he know that he was going to be saved? No… he must've known that his life would end that instant… and he accepted that… he smiled because he was prepared for it."
His thought then turned to Gian and the outburst he did. Smoker was one of the people who knew about Gian's devil fruit, having gotten the story out of him while the boy was in his one week detention. He had assured him that sometime after his departure, Caesar Clown had gotten into an incident resulted in his discharge as a World Government scientist. Smoker, at the time, had been disgusted to hear about the boy's treatment. But that wasn't what he was thinking about right now.
"Did you know, there is an old saying, that Kaiju only bow to those who deserve to become king? Perhaps that's why I'm here, the Gensui wants to rule the world!"
That last part had been a joke, but the words from Vice Admiral Gideon suddenly made more sense now. Smoker has known the young Vice Admiral for some time, having been rather close with the boy during his early career, along with the fact that he has a rather intimate relationship with one of his subordinates (a fact that he is rather annoyed with due to neither of them telling him for the longest time). He never really paid much mind to anything Kaiju-zoan related, but now it seems like it might make sense…
"That boy said he wanted to be pirate king… is that why the two of them are together. If what Gideon said could be true… then that boy will become a major force in the future! And with how the wind is blowing… if they manage to get out to sea they will surely reach the Grand Line…"
Smoker was snapped out his musings by one of his marine subordinates.
"Taisa… Are we going to go after them?" the marines by now have stormed the square, with Smoker catching the Buggy Pirates and holding Buggy and Alvida in kairoseki nets.
"Make sure their ship doesn't leave the harbor, I'm going after the captain and first mate myself." Smoker declared as his fist tightened.
"I'm sorry Gian, but neither of you will leave this island."
Further away, Bartolomeo and his remaining goons were wide eyed and slack-jawed at what just happened.
"B-boss… did you see that?" Gambia asked.
"I did… who would've guessed that something so amazing can happen?!"
"I know… I still can't believe it…"
"That man… he's going to be big one day! To make such a declaration, and surviving his execution through divine intervention! Even the heavens want him to live!" Bartolomeo cried out.
"Oh yeah… by the way what are we going to do with Kenichi?" Gambia asked before getting a slap on upside the head.
"Idiot! Kenichi is the family of Gian! And Gian is part of that boy's crew! Do you want to make them hate us?!"
"Ah, you're right, I forgot!"
Bartolomeo then picked up a stray wanted poster, which showed Luffy's 30 million bounty, and grinned. This boy truly will become a huge force in the future, no, he'll be the pirate king!
"From now on! We're supporting Monkey D. Luffy right here from home!"
Meanwhile:
"We're getting close! Just a bit more!" Gian shouted back as the 4 people continued to run.
"Are you sure about that? There's so much rain I can't tell where we're going!" Luffy called out.
The marines have found them by this point, and they were on hot pursit. But it seems that they will actually reach the docks, until suddenly:
"RORONOA ZORO!"
"Her?!" Zoro deadpanned.
"Wow! Who's the pretty lady?" Sanji swooned.
"How dare you lie to me?!" Tashigi demanded angrily as she drew Shigure.
"OI MARIMO! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?" Sanji shouted angrily.
"You told her who we are?!" Gian snapped; they were so close too…
"No I didn't! She must've figured it out on her own. And apparently so has every other marine in this town!" Zoro shot back.
"Wado Ichimonji… such a sword in the procession of a person like you is unacceptable!" Tashigi shouted, before turning to Gian with a more hurt expression "And you! How could you become a pirate? You were such a good person!" Gian had always been kind in her mind, seeing him associated with people like Zoro was unimaginable to her.
"I made my own choice Tashigi, I can't change it now!"
"So you're here to take my sword, are you?" Zoro grinned and drew the same sword Tashigi was eyeing "Well then why don't you come and try?"
"Zoro we don't have time!" Gian reminded him.
"Don't worry, this will be quick you guys go on ahead."
"Fine, if you want to make out that bad you just had to say it…"
"You're not helping!" Zoro snapped, his face slightly red.
"I-I have a boyfriend already!" Tashigi also shouted with a slight blush.
"Whatever, just hurry up." Gian shrugged as the 3 of them continued running as Zoro and Tashigi locked swords together.
"You better not hurt her!" Sanji called back.
"Shut up, Sanji!" Gian snapped.
"What was that you shitty monster? Don't think you're off the hook either for lying to a lady!"
"Oh for crying out fuck..."
The 3 of them ran as fast as they could, and they could almost see the docks.
Unfortunately, they had one more person they have to get past.
"You guys have finally shown up…" Smoker growled as he revealed himself, white smoke billowing around him.
"Crap… I knew we had to face him eventually…" Gian cursed.
"If you want to pass, then you have to defeat me. If you can't do that, then there's no way you'll last in the Grand Line."
"Luffy, Sanji, get out of here. You two are no match for him."
"What? You think you can fare any better?" The two protested.
"I don't, but I have a slight edge with this." Gian lifted Atom Splitter up "And I'm the one that knows him, so go on ahead, I'll be fine."
The two were still reluctant, but finally nodded before running off.
"Giving yourself up to save them, you're loyal I'll give you that." Smoker stated as he drew his jitte. "Though it won't matter in the end, none of you will leave this island."
"I'll be the judge of that." Gian stated firmly as he got into a fighting stance.
"White Out!" a massive cloud of smoke shot towards Gian, intent on snaring him. The kaiju-zoan user barely avoided the attack and charged forwards, raising Atom Splitter to deliver an overhead strike. Smoker managed to block the weapon with his jitte, the two weapons generating sparks.
"That weapon… Kenichi gave it to you didn't he?"
"So what if he did? You want one of your own?"
"It has kairoseki embedded in it, just like this jitte… Now I see why you volunteered to stay behind… Don't think you have an advantage because of it!" Smoker growled as the two pushed away from one another.
"You know I'm not as overconfident like that." Gian remarked, before firing an Atom Ray forward, only for the beam to strike Smoker's chest and pass through harmlessly as Smoker turned his body into smoke. That however, gave Gian the opportunity to run in for another sweeping slash.
Unfortunately, Smoker easily saw this coming, and jumped overhead.
"White Blow!" Smoker's fists shot forward, connected by smoke, and they snaked around in the air before aiming at Gian. Gian managed to avoid one of them, but the other fist struck his back and sent him staggering.
Smoker then flew forwards, his legs turned to smoke which further increased his speed. Gian braced himself, and as Smoker almost got to him he dove to the side and stuck out Atom Splitter, which managed to graze the marine captain's arm and delivering a small cut.
"You punk…" Smoker growled "White Snake!"
This time a large tendril of smoke shot out of smoker's open palms, charging at Gian. The kaiju-zoan user jumped around frantically trying to avoid the dense smoke, however that didn't last long as it eventually wrapped around his body, restraining him. Smoker then swung his arm downward, using the smoke to smash Gian heavily into the stone ground.
This resulted in Gian losing his grip on Atom Splitter, he tried to grab it, but the marine captain beat him to it first, grabbing the weapon and slamming it down hard into the ground inches away from his neck.
Yeah, Gian was not about to move after that; with seastone that close to him it not like he could move either even if he wanted to.
"Having a Kairoseki weapon doesn't give you anymore advantage than not having one." Smoker stated as he knelt on Gian's chest.
"Yeah… I really don't get why you haven't been promoted yet Chaser…" Gian wheezed. Aside from the one lucky strike, Gian really didn't do much to the marine captain; he was sorely outclassed here and he did not dare use his transformations, lest he wants to damage the town.
"Never needed one, but maybe I'll accept it after I capture all of you."
"You won't… Luffy is probably far away right-"
"Gomu Gomu no… Pistol!"
"Ah crap…"
The rubber boy's fist shot towards the marine captain, but as expected it passed through him harmlessly. Gian gained a worried expression as he saw Luffy cock his fist back to deliver another punch.
"Let Gian go!"
"Luffy! I told you to get back to the ship!" Gian shouted.
"I'm not leaving you behind! You were taking too long and I got worried!" Luffy shouted back.
"You idiot! You can't beat him!"
"I will! Gomu Gomu no Gatling!"
But Luffy's rapid fire punches only hit smoke as Smoker glared at the two of them.
"Whaaa?! Why can't I hit him?"
"He ate the Moku Moku no mi! It's not like any devil fruit we've seen thus far! It's a logia, and it turns your body into a certain elements!" Gian warned him "So unless you have certain things, you can't hit him!"
"He's right, you should've listen to your crewmate there." Smoker scoffed "Now you won't escape. White Out!"
And just like that, Luffy was caught in another cloud of dense smoke, which slammed him down beside Gian. Smoker has one knee on both of their chests, his jitte pointed at Luffy and Gian's Atom Splitter pointed at the kaiju-zoan user.
"So do you see why you can never go to the Grand Line?" Smoker growled "And just like that, a 30 million bounty pirate and a 16.5 million one have been captured. Goodbye Gian, I'll inform your brothers to visit you in your cell before you're sent to Impel Down."
"Now, why would you be in such a rush to do that?" a new voice rang, this one a deep and ragged one that oozed intimidation. Indeed, Smoker's eyes widened as he turned to see a tall figure with their hand on his shoulder.
"What? What's happening?" Luffy called out.
"I don't know Luffy… but I think someone's just saved us…" Gian winced; he could just make out the person standing behind Smoker. It was a man wearing a green cloak, the hood obscuring his face. A bolt of lightning struck down, briefly illuminating the area and showing the man's face. It was a middle aged man with wild hair and a sinister smirk, the most important part being that the left side of his face having what appears to be a tribal tattoo.
Whoever it was, Smoker clearly recognizes him, and he is not pleased.
"You… you're wanted by the World Government! What are you doing here?!"
"What reason would I need? After all, you're the one that's preventing two people from following their paths to the world!" the mysterious man remarked.
It was at this moment the fiercest gale picked up, the wind howled so ferociously that it practically lifted the two youths under Smoker up, carrying them towards the docks. Elsewhere, the wind even blew the kairoseki nets off Buggy and Alvida, who hastily raced to the Big Top, ready to make their own mark in the history of the world.
"Why? Why would you save them?" Smoker demanded "DRAGON?!"
"The world is changing" the man, now apparently known as Dragon, declared "and young people like them are at the center of that change. It wouldn't be wise to get in the way of them now, would it?"
And just like that, Dragon disappeared into the wind, leaving behind a dumbfounded Smoker having no more answers than he did a moment ago.
"Get me a ship!" Smoker snarled after he regained his composure and called into a Den Den Mushi "I'm heading to the Grand Line!"
"Eh? But Smoker-taisa, you're supposed to be watching the island!" the marine at the other end called back.
"Don't order me around! Do it goddammit!"
"Y-yes sir!"
"Smoker-san! I'm coming with you!" Tashigi called out as she ran towards her superior.
"Is that so?"
"I was defeated by Roronoa Zoro, I can never live that down! I will go and capture him myself!" the girl declared adamantly.
"I see, then we leave as soon as they get the ship!"
"But I still can't believe Gian…"
"Gian's a pirate now, remember that. We may have known him in the past, but don't let that get in the way of your duty!" Smoker snapped.
"Of course Smoker-san!" Tashigi nodded.
Meanwhile:
Kenichi Yamane looked out the window of his lab as the rained poured, wearing a white lab coat. Having a pirate for a brother made him concerned for the man's wellbeing, even perhaps a bit too much.
"Gian… please be careful."
His attention was diverted when the computer on his desk suddenly lit up, revealing Goro Ibuki on the other end.
"Ken! Is Gian still there?"
"He just left, he's probably already on his way to the Grand Line right now."
"I see, then I hope he's ok." Goro nodded.
"He will be, it's what makes him Gian after all." Kenichi smiled "He's reckless, headstrong, gets himself hurt but he gets back up and hits back twice as hard. He has some good friends as well, they'll look out for each other."
"Haha, you're right maybe I'm just worrying too much. But that's why the 5 of us are brothers after all." Goro chuckled.
"Whatever he gets into, let us always support him." Ken requested.
"Of course we will. That's a given" Goro affirmed "Speaking of which what's new these days aside from our brother arriving?"
"Being nosey now, are you?" Ken teased "Don't let other people hear this! We are on opposite sides after all."
"Oh come off it, whatever you have, I have plenty more, remember?" Goro laughed back, hinting at something only they knew. He then got serious "You didn't tell him yet, did you?"
"No, I didn't think it was within my jurisdiction. He'll hear it from you; it was you guys that joined them after all."
"Originally I didn't want him to get involved, but after hearing that he showed up, I have a feeling our fates are connected" Goro sighed "Whatever the case, I believe Gian will have a much larger role to play in the future then he thinks he does."
Back with the Strawhats:
"I can't believe you two! You two are so reckless!" Nami scolded as the 6 of them sailed away from Loguetown, rain still pouring down.
"We're sorry… but we made it out didn't we?" Gian and Luffy both pointed out.
"Yeah, and you almost got arrested!" Zoro laughed. Through his battle with the Master Chief Petty Officer, Zoro had also gained a rival. It didn't help that the girl looked so similar to Kuina…
"Whatever... Oh yeah, by the way Luffy…" Gian mumbled.
"Yeah, Gian?"
"Thanks, ya know, for… coming back for me back there…" Gian muttered, slightly embarrassed.
"Shishishi! Of course! We're nakama after all! Luffy grinned. Gian couldn't help but smile.
"No doubt about it, I definitely made the right call joining you on this adventure."
Soon the crew could see a mountain in the distance, where a lighthouse was shining its beacon across the sea. Excitement rose in all their hearts as they realized where they were.
"The entrance to the Grand Line is close! We're almost there!" Nami informed them.
"What a night to have reach such a waypoint!" Gian clapped.
"Grand Line! Grand Line!" Luffy cheered.
"I say we have ourselves a little ceremony! To celebrate us getting this far!" Sanji smirked and brought out a barrel.
"That's a wonderful idea!" everyone agreed.
Soon, everyone surrounded the barrel, ambition gleaming in their eyes.
"To find the All Blue!" Sanji declared and slammed his foot down on top of the barrel.
"To become the World's Greatest Swordsman!" Zoro followed suit.
"To finding a purpose and mastering this power of mine!" Gian as well.
"To become the Pirate King!" Then Luffy.
"To draw a map of the world!" then Nami.
"T-to be a brave warrior of the sea!" And finally Usopp. All 6, their foot atop the barrel, reaffirming their dreams.
"LET'S GO! TO THE GRAND LINE!" Luffy cheered.
"YEAH!"
Gian couldn't help but look with pride as the rest of the crew looked towards the mountain eagerly.
Not only have these people encountered the Kaiju-zoan, but they don't seemed to be fear it at all. A destructive power, and they trust him with it completely.
He would do anything to protect them.
"It's just like you said, Shanks-san, Triton-senpai. I've found people that I really want to protect and cherish…"
With that, Gian ran to the stern of the Merry, and shouted towards the sky.
"I'M COMING TRITON-SENPAI, AND I'M BRINGING COMPANY!" to the cheers of his remaining crewmates.
And just like that, the true adventure of the Straw hat Pirates have begun. Their names with soon be known across the sea, in every corner, in every land.
A/N: And there we have it! Loguetown's conclusion marks the end of the East Blue Saga, which I can finally say…
G: GODDAMMIT FINALLY I THOUGHT I'D NEVER LEAVE.
Yeah that! And with the start of Reverse Mountain Arc, it's only gonna get bigger. But with this arc, I hope you like what I added. I thought that having Bartolomeo share some of his history with Gian would make it when they meet again 2 years later more interesting, and his relationship with Smoker is just some added stuff. As for Daddy Masterson... I'll admit that adding a non-canon character was just for shits and giggles, but hey, Oda actually planned for the guy to be in the story so why not?
And if anyone asks, Kenichi Yamane is based off of a character from the movie Godzilla V.S Destoroyah, the final movie of the Heisei Godzilla movies, and one of the best Godzilla movies of all time.
And now I truly wish to thank everyone for reading this. When I began this story in November, I never expect I'll get this far. It was just a hobby for me at the time, and it still is. Only now, I have people following this and giving feedback along the way. So thank you.
With that, we'll begin the responses!
To anquan:
Thank you man, it means a lot.
G: Glad I'm awesome!
To Kakusei:
It will, though most of his oppenents are more than competent enough not to fall to simple seastone!
G: every action has a similar reaction.
… No idea what that has to do with what I just said.
To pokemonking0924:
Well, not quite. Whitebeard has a bisento, while Gian's weapon is a guandao. They're similar, yet slightly different, but that's not important.
Yeah, Bart does have a less than pleasant history with Gian, and this will kind of affect the first time they meet two years later in Dressrosa. Gian will have a hard time in the beginning accepting the fact that his former enemy is now his fanboy.
G: wait, really? How did-
It just works.
And as for his two sisters, you'll be surprised.
To hcharper131:
That's something you can try.
G: and it's metal as fuckkkk… damn son!
To Chance Green G. King:
Glad you like it! I'll try not to disappoint!
G: you da real mvp!
To Vergil Leonidas:
Glad you liked it! Yeah, remember that Bartolomeo used to be a gangster before he became a fan of the Strawhats, so I just decided to work with that. I hope it turns out alright.
And yes, those two girls are canon characters. Who they are, I won't reveal though!
G: Super! Special! Secret! Fafqeiqghwshrwa~
To Guest:
That… is another story for another time. But I'll tell you when Gian finds out, it will be very surprising.
G: Also tell us your name!
And there we have it! We'll see you next time!
Leave a review and Gian will go juggle on a pogo stick!
G: You making me join a circus or something?!