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With the Reverse Mountain Arc in this chapter, the opening has some small changes, which will last until Whiskey Peak.
(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. This did not change, except Gian now has Atom Splitter strapped to his back.)
Makenai nigenai yamanai ame nante nai Namida gyutto koraete, kishikaisei Fumidase! Sugu ni hareruya
(The scene then transitions to an old man wearing a pink shirt staring out at sea, when a large whale rises out of the water and bellows. Images of pirate crews are seen, one featuring the whale as a baby, the other featuring another group of men with the old man in his younger days.)
Butsukariatte Moeru omoi oobaahiito Mayoi haratte Hoero raimei no you ni
(The crew is shown screaming as a bunch of Sea Kings rise out of the water and stares at them, then shows them going down Reverse Mountain at high speeds.)
Rikutsu ja nai mirai wo ima Saa, kono te de kirihiraku n da
(The scene then cuts to two people, one dressed like a king with two baseball bats and another a blue haired girl with a duck by her side, then to another group of people, this time led by a man wearing a red coat with sunglasses and a woman with a citrus colored dress and an umbrella. Then to another group of silhouetted people, the one in the lead a man with a hooked hand, his other hand reaching out.)
Getta Banban, Getta Banban, Getta Banban Mada minu mirai e
OH YEAH tachimukatte OH YEAH nando date
(The scene is the same as chapter 25 but after that it now shows the whale roaring and switches to it and Gian in his Full Transformation pushing off each other.)
Getta Banban Getta Banban Getta Banban Hitori ja nai kara
(Gian and Zoro are now facing a group of bounty hunters, led by the same man with the red coat and woman with the citrus dress.)
OH YEAH tomaranaide OH YEAH Tomo ni ikou kagayaku mirai e
(The scene then shows the blue haired girl and her duck from before encountering the Strawhats with a growing relieved smile. And the Merry sailing off.))
1, 2, 3 de junbi okkei! Oikaze ni notte
Gangan tobashite ikou! Mita koto nai sekai e
(Cuts to another woman with tanned skin wearing a cowgirl's outfit staring forwards with a mysterious smile. The last scene is the same as before.)
"You know, if there was land and I did a Full Transformation then, I bet I would've been able to take on those Sea Kings…" Gian thought out loud.
"We don't want to think about that anymore!" everyone else complained.
The day after their departure from Loguetown, the crew were making it real close to Reverse Mountain. Now all they have to do is find the entrance and they'll be in the Grand Line! What they didn't expect however, was sail into the Calm Belt by accident. The Calm Belt are strips of water, on either side of the Grand Line, where there are no water currents. Because of this, ships that enter their usually just drift around, or in most cases get eaten by the denizens of the deep.
If it wasn't because the giant sea creature they were beached upon decided to sneeze them off, they would've already perished there.
"So, it seems that the entrance to the Grand Line really is a mountain…" Nami mumbled as she studied the map. Reverse Mountain seemed to be very unique for a landmass.
"So how are we supposed to get there? By smashing through the mountain?" Zoro asked.
"No… there's supposed to be an entrance somewhere we just got to find it." Nami replied "Reverse Mountain is where the major currents of all the 4 Blues meet up at the top, before draining into the Grand Line. This means we have to go up the mountain first. However, from what I heard, many pirates don't even make it to the top…"
"If I remember correctly… the ship that took me there came through here…" Gian remembered "If only I can remember where the entrance was…"
"Don't worry, we'll find it." Nami assured him.
"Yeah, there's no other navigator better than Nami!" Luffy agreed along with everyone else, making the navigator blush in pride.
So the crew drifted along for a bit longer. Eventually, they felt the Merry being pulled in a certain direction. They attempted to fix this by turning the rudder, but:
"This rudder isn't moving! I think the current is too fast!" Usopp called out.
The crew looked out and had wide eyes, the water current was leading into a massive wall of rock. This is the Red Line, the landmass that separates this world into two.
"We're gonna smack into it! What do we do?" Usopp screamed.
"Hold on…" Nami frowned.
"Whatever it is you're thinking of, tell us quickly or we'll be kissing the Red Line soon!" Gian reminded her.
"I know that! I just- THERE!" She pointed. And then the crew could see a small opening at the base of the Cliffside, perhaps a bit too small.
"You sure about that? The six of us stacked atop one another can't fit through there!" Zoro pointed out.
"We'll make it! I'm sure!"
Upon getting closer, the 6 pirates could see that, indeed, water seemed to be flowing upwards towards the summit of the Red Line. The water flowing upwards is the fastest they've ever seen; one misstep and they could be sent to the bottom of the ocean.
"Alright! Just go between the opening! Make sure we don't hit the side of the mountain!" Nami ordered.
With some difficulty, the crew managed to get the Going Merry into the small hole. Fortunately nothing is damaged.
"And we made it through!" Luffy, Usopp and Sanji cheered.
"Amazing… to see water go against gravity like this… it is truly a spectacle of nature!" Gian looked in awe.
"Great! Now just keep going upwards! We'll make it to the top in no time!" Nami smiled.
The Going Merry began ascending higher and higher, soon they were above the clouds!
"THIS IS SO COOL!" Luffy looked on in excitement
"Wait… if we're up here, then how- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Usopp just had to ask.
"I DID NOT REMEMBER THIS BEING A PART OF THIS!" Gian screamed as the ship, now on a descent, blazed down the slope, the opposite side from where they got up.
"YEAH! WE'RE GOING TO THE GRAND LINE!" Luffy was very excited.
"Just wait for a bit longer Triton-senpai, I'll be there shortly!" Gian smirked.
"Mihawk… I'm coming for you…" Zoro tightened his grip on Wado Ichimonji
"I'll find the All Blue…" Sanji grinned.
"To draw that map of the world…" Nami thought.
"I'll prove myself… I'll be a brave warrior of the sea!" Usopp nodded with determination.
And thus, the first real portion of the Strawhat's adventures have officially begun!
The Going Merry was still skidding downhill at breakneck speeds, with her crew having the time of their lives.
"THIS IS THE BEST! ANYBODY GOT A WAKEBOARD?" Gian cackled.
"What's a wakeboard?" Sanji asked
"IT'S WHERE YOU TIE A PLATFORM BEHIND A FAST MOVING BOAT, AND SOMEONE STANDS ON IT!" Gian was too happy to see that doing something like that here is akin to suicide.
"YOU'RE CRAZY!" Nami shouted.
"YOU JUST FIGURED THAT OUT?"
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Zoro suddenly perked up "Huh? Did you guys hear that?"
"What? It's probably just the wind." Sanji brushed him off.
"The wind? It can't be that much of a-"
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"No, that was definitely not the wind…" Gian muttered "It's too loud, too close, and… coming from right in front of us?!
Indeed they can see a black silhouette in front of them in the far distance, obscured by cloud cover. It seems that, whatever this thing is, it's very big.
"What… is that?" Nami frowned "There isn't supposed to be any land directly after Reverse Mountain…"
"It could be an iceberg. They tend to drift around so…" Gian mentioned.
"That can't be right, Reverse Mountain is a winter island but it shouldn't be cold enough to cause icebergs to form." Nami revealed.
And then they plummeted below cloud cover, and the mysterious black shape was revealed in its full glory. And when they thought it was big before, they had no idea.
It was absolutely massive. And everybody aboard was wide-eyed with shock at the form.
"I-it can't be…" Zoro mumbled with disbelief.
"It's a black wall!" Luffy yelled.
"No! It's… It's…" Nami stuttered.
"IT'S A WHALE!" Usopp screamed.
Indeed, the massive black mass is a whale. A whale that's got its head perpendicular to the water, leaving its broad frame.
"We're going to crash into it!" Usopp yelled fearfully.
"We have to get around it somehow!" Sanji shouted back.
"Gian, can't you do a Full Transformation and scare it off or something?" Zoro asked.
"I would if there was anything to stand on!" the kaiju-zoan user shot back. Besides, looking at the thing, he estimated it to be at least the size of him in a Full Transformation, especially considering there's still a part of the cetacean underwater.
"Let's just fight it then!" Luffy declared.
"NO YOU DUMBASS! WE CAN'T FIGHT SOMETHING THAT BIG!" Nami was quick to reprimand him.
"Dammit… it's too fast for us to switch directions, but if we don't do anything we're be pulverized…" Gian hissed.
Suddenly, Zoro noticed something. "There! On the left side! There's an opening we should be able to fit through!"
"But we're going too fast! Can we even make it?" Sanji pointed out.
"Wait that gives me an idea!" Luffy suddenly called out, before running downstairs, to where the cannon is.
"Well… it's the only way we have right now, so let's give it a shot!" Zoro declared and tried his best to steer Merry with the water working against them.
However, the force of water was just too great, and even with Sanji and Usopp pitching in, nobody could steer the ship. They were getting closer and closer to the whale, and it was starting to become desperate.
Then, with a loud BOOM! The main cannon of the Going Merry suddenly fired, sending everyone into shock.
"YOSH! Did it work?" Luffy laughed proudly, and with good reason too; the ship actually seemed to be slowing down!
"Huh… Luffy's actually onto something… let's slow it down even further! Atom Ray!" Gian noticed and fired the thin beam towards the whale. The azure bolt of heat pounded into the front of the whale, its force further reducing the speed of the Going Merry.
But… even with that it was still too fast. Merry managed to stop, but it wasn't slow enough and her figurehead smacked into the whale, snapping it clean off and sending it flying to the back of the ship.
"WAAAAAAH! MY FAVORITE SEAT!" Luffy cried out in anguish.
"Holy crap… even after all that, the animal didn't feel anything!" Gian stared amazed
"That's good! Now let's get the hell out of here!" Zoro beckoned. They didn't want to draw attention, so instead they decided to row. Everybody was anxious at what the beast would do to them this close to it.
"I can't believe it didn't feel any of that! We just shot a cannon as well as a heat ray at it!" Sanji pointed out.
"Nobody gives a shit!" Usopp snapped.
"Hold on… I need to draw this! It's not every day I see a whale this big!" Gian whipped out the notebook.
"WE'RE NOT STOPPING JUST SO YOU CAN PRACTICE YOUR ART!" Nami shouted.
"You don't have to stop, just don't rock the ship that much."
By this point, the crew sailing away from the large animal. It seems like they were actually going to make it out! Unfortunately, Luffy is still pissed off at it.
"You stupid animal… HOW DARE YOU RUIN MY FAVORITE SEAT!" and thus, their fates were sealed as Luffy threw a punch straight at the whale's ocular orb.
Everybody's jaws instantly met the deck of the ship at that.
"YOU IDIOT! WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU DO THAt?!" they all screamed in Luffy's face and began to weep.
The whale called out again, before its pupil shifted downwards.
"IT SEES US!"
"HAH! HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?!" Luffy gloated, before the rest of the crew all took it out on his noggin.
And now is when it really goes down. The whale bellowed once again, its massive cave of a mouth snapped open and water began pulling the crew into the creature's open orifice. Luffy was fortunate enough to use his rubber limbs to grab onto a tooth and vault onto the beast's back. The rest of them however, was not so lucky.
"Dear lord… in my next life… may rubber be something that only exists in mythology…" Gian uttered a prayer before he and everyone else screamed at the top of their lungs as the whale closed its mouth, trapping them in utter darkness.
Or… at least only for a while, because soon, the quintet splashed into a large body of water… complete with blue skies, puffy clouds and even a small island!
If they didn't just experienced it, nobody would guess that they've just been eaten by a whale.
"W-what is going on?" Nami squeaked.
"My guess is, either we died and went to heaven and this is what it looks like, or that before we got swallowed everyone took a huge pound of shrooms and this is the after-effect." Gian gave his reasoning.
"I don't feel dead…" Sanji gave himself a look over.
"Then it's probably a mirage or something." Gian stated again.
The crew spent a bit more time arguing what is going on, until the water before them suddenly started to bubble. Not a moment later did a giant squid burst out of the water, gurgling at its potential prey.
"I-is that a mirage too?" Usopp squeaked.
"Probably, but better safe than sorry…" Gian's eyes flashed amber, and he fired an Atom Ray into the oversized cephalopod, scorching a section of its skin. The squid roared and prepared to swing its tentacles at the Merry, the crew bracing themselves.
But there was no need. 3 harpoons suddenly embedded themselves into the squid's flesh, the invertebrate letting loose a loud groan of anguish before it slumped over, dead.
The crew noticed that the pointed objects were fired from the small hut that is located on the island just ahead of them.
And soon, they detected movement within the house. A second later, an elder-looking man walked out, the man is wearing a colorful shirt, with a large flower like frill behind his head. Despite his age, the man seemed to be glowing with health.
The man slowly strolled out of the hut, not taking his eyes of the crew. His stare is intense, and it visibly unnerved everybody. Seconds turned to minutes as the old man's gaze locked itself onto the crew.
Then the old man threw his arms out… and sat down on a white lawn chair to read newspaper.
"SAY SOMETHING ASSHOLE!" Sanji had shark teeth as he yelled. The old man turned his head towards the group again. He did not speak.
"What's with this guy? Is he mute?" Gian grumbled.
"Oi! Do you want to fight! Because we aren't afraid! We have a cannon right here!" Usopp challenged.
The man's gaze hardened at that, and a dramatic feeling swept across the crew. It was now that the man finally spoke his first words.
"Don't, or else someone will die."
This sent a chill down everyone's spines. Zoro and Sanji stiffened, Gian subconsciously reached for Atom Splitter, while Usopp and Nami were scared out of their wits and made a pose together similar to ballerina dancers.
"Really? And who do you think that would be?" Gian asked.
"Me." And that answer sent everybody to the floor.
"YOU?!" Gian almost threw his weapon off the ship in his anxiety. This old man was messing with them!
"Oi, calm down I'll try talking to him." Zoro mentioned. "Hey, Ossan! Do you know where we are? And what is your name?"
The same dramatic feeling washed over the crew again as the old man continued to stare.
"When you're asking a question to a stranger, shouldn't you introduce yourself first?" The old man asked.
"Ahh… good point. My name is Roronoa Zo-"
"I am Crocus, I am the keeper of the Twin Capes Lighthouse. I am 71 years old. I'm a Gemini, XF blood-"
"CAN I KILL HIM NOW?!" now Zoro was getting pissed off as well.
"So, you youngsters want to know where you are. Do you remember what you just did?" Crocus muttered.
"Oh… we really did get eaten by a whale…" Usopp stammered.
"Then why are we not getting digested?" Gian asked incredulously
"Besides that, how do we get out?" Nami asked.
And once again the Straw Hats were greeted by the same dramatic feeling they felt earlier, as Crocus's hard glare retu-
"WOULD YOU STOP DOING THAT?!"
"You guys really can't appreciate a good running gag, can't you? Crocus shrugged.
"HEY! THE ONLY ONE WHO MAKES GAGS IS ME!" Gian shouted.
"DON'T YOU GET INVOLVED!"
"And if you guys want to leave, the exit is right there." Crocus pointed to a door… on the side of the whale.
"WE CAN LEAVE?!"
"There are so many questions answered… but so many remain…" Gian muttered.
"NOTHING IS ANSWERED! WHY IS THERE A DOOR INSIDE A WHALE'S STOMACH?!" Nami shouted.
"Wait a minute… the sky… the clouds… ALL OF IT'S DRAWN?! IT'S ALL PAINTED INSIDE THE WHALE!" Usopp screamed and stared at Crocus accusingly.
"What? I like to have fun."
"THAT'S NOT THE POINT! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE ANYWAY?!" Usopp raged as people tried to calm him down.
After all those… revelations, the Straw Hats were about to leave when everything began shaking and waves began to form. Crocus looked up and sighed.
"Laboon is ramming his head against the Red Line again…"
"What? Why would he-?"
"He's bashing his head against it, trying to break through" Crocus explained "I keep telling him it's impossible, but he won't listen."
"That's right! Didn't the whale have what looked like scars on its head?" Nami remembered.
"It did!" Gian noted "I thought they were battle wounds from where it fought other creatures of the deep."
"So, if the whale keeps hitting itself, it's going to make the waters here even more turbulent. We need to get out of here fast." Gian reminded everyone. And so they drifted to the door to think of a way to open it.
As they're searching their brain to figure out a way to bust open the iron cast door, they heard a plethora of screams erupt and getting closer and closer, then the door burst open and 3 people popped out, screaming. One of them in particular was very familiar.
"Wait… is that… Luffy?!" Zoro looked up.
"Save me!" Luffy cried out as he landed heavily on the deck of the Going Merry.
"Hey! Everyone! There's a door on the side of the whale! Isn't it funny?" the boy called to them.
"Yeah… we kind of already know." Gian pointed to the giant door.
"Oh… anyway, I met these two weirdos on my way in, does anyone know where-"
"You two again?! You're back for Laboon are you?" Crocus could be heard, audibly annoyed.
"That's right, old man! You better stay out of our way if you don't wanna get hurt!" another, new voice was heard.
When the crew went to check, they saw Crocus confronted by two people they saw moments before; apparently all of them landed on the ship. One of them was a man of middle height, long orange hair, and a green coat. He had a crown, as if he was some kind of king, and carrying a metal bat.
The other was a slim, young lady with blue hair tied into a pony tail wearing what appears to be a lime colored fur coat with and a dress with what appears to be swirls designed on it, which fit perfectly with her hourglass figure.
"Hey old man, who are these people?" Luffy asked.
"Two bounty hunters from a nearby town. They're here to kill Laboon for his meat." Crocus replied.
"The old man speaks the truth! This whale will feed our village for years! Let's go Miss Wednesday!" the man shouted as he raised a bazooka.
"Roger that Mr. 9!" the blue haired girl nodded.
The twin launchers fired, the duo laughing as they did so. What they didn't expect, was for Crocus to block the shot with his body.
"The old man…" Usopp mumbled in shock.
"He's trying to protect the whale!" Sanji realized.
"While I'm here… don't think… I'll let you lay a hand on Laboon!" Crocus growled.
"Stubborn old mule! I told you not to get in our way!" Mr. 9 pulled his bat out to attempt a strike at the old man, only for the weapon to be intercepted by another.
"That's enough, don't do anything you'll regret." Gian growled as he held Atom Splitter down to shield Crocus.
"Such strength!" Mr. 9 thought as he tried to push against the kaiju-zoan user, however, his bat won't go any further; Gian looked like he isn't even putting any strength into the block!
"If you can't even get past me, then you aren't fit for hurting anything!" Gian retorted. Before Mr. 9 could do anything, Gian hoisted Atom Splitter upwards, tossing the bat upwards and sending it flying, and delivered a side kick which sent Mr. 9 barreling hard onto the deck.
"Mr. 9!" Miss Wednesday shouted before glaring at the man who knocked him down "Who do you think-" she never finished because Luffy punched her, knocking her out as well.
"Thanks Luffy, I thought I had to listen to her yap for a bit."
"Yeah, nice job with the other guy as well."
"You two… why did you help me?" Crocus asked.
"I didn't help you, I just didn't want to see that." Luffy grunted.
"Likewise. I did it for the whale. While I can accept the need to hunt animals for meat, this whale seems to be a special one, considering you're going to such lengths to defend it." Gian replied.
"I see, well, I suppose I should thank the two of you for doing this for Laboon, that's the whale's name by the way. There's a reason that he's bashing his head against the Red Line."
"A reason?" Nami asked.
"Yes, for you see, Laboon is has been waiting for a group of pirates, one he considers his family. That was 50 years ago." Hearing this, the crew were very surprised.
"50 years? That long?" Sanji mumbled.
"Yes, now how about we get out of his stomach first. There's a canal that the door leads to, which will lead to the outside. I'll explain everything on the way." Crocus proposed.
Flashback:
50 years ago, Crocus was still a young man living at the Twin Capes by himself. One day, a group of pirates enter the Grand Line, coming from West Blue. But these pirates were not alone, they brought with them a little baby Island Way. As a calf, Laboon is one of the most adorable things that the group of Pirates have ever seen. They would travel together, and best of all whenever they had a party, Laboon would whistle along, as if it understood everything. Crocus got well acquainted with the crew while they stayed at Twin Capes to repair their ship, and in turn got to know the little whale as well.
However, all good things must come to an end, and one day the pirates have to leave. How they wanted to bring their little friend, but the Grand Line is no place for a little whale calf! So it is with tears and sniffles that the group of pirates made this decision.
"You want me to look after him?" Crocus asked.
"Yes… just for 2 or 3 years until we return." The captain nodded. He was a blond man with a friendly grin and a white hat, with a green captain's uniform. "It's too dangerous for the little guy out there."
"Hmmm… very well. I understand where you're coming from and I'll do my best to keep him safe."
"Thank you, that's all I can ask for," The captain nodded.
Laboon was confused at what is happening, until he spotted another person come up. This man is a tall skinny figure, with a sharp looking suit and a big afro.
"Laboon, we're sorry. But we can't take you to the Grand Line, it's not a place for a small whale like you…"
Laboon groaned at that; he could feel that his friends were about to leave, and he wanted them to stay.
"Hey… don't be like that… You're still our nakama even if you're not with us!" the captain sighed; this was the hardest decision he had to make so far…
"Y-yeah! Once we come back, I'll play you all the songs you want!" the tall man talked through tears
The little whale nodded its head sadly, finally agreeing.
Later the pirates have finished their reparations, and are now about to set off.
"Goodbye Laboon! We'll be back, I promise!" they called out as the little calf bellowed its own farewell, the little whale wishing them well in his heart and eagerly awaited their return.
And he waited… and waited…
Little did Laboon know, that would be the last time either side would see each other again.
Flashback end
"After, that Laboon just waited there, and 50 years just went by. I'm a doctor, so I'm here in case he gets sick. But if he keeps ramming his head into the rock, his scars will kill him eventually and even I can't prevent that." Crocus finished.
The crew have now made it out of the giant whale, happy to see the real sky again. After depositing the two bounty hunters into the sea (to which they took great displeasure in), they returned to listen to the end of Crocus's tale.
"Laboon's nakama have gone for 50 years… can you imagine that? Waiting every single day of your life for someone to return?" Usopp whispered.
"There's a reason why they haven't come back you know?" Sanji pointed out "They probably died somewhere in the Grand Line."
"Wha?! What a cruel thing to say!"
"He has a point. The Grand Line isn't just a place where you expect everything to be fine, you know." Gian reminded him.
"Still…"
"Well… that's not quite the. Eventually I wanted to go look for them, so I joined another pirate crew to go look for them, it just so happened that their captain had a disease so they needed a doctor anyway."
"And? Did you find out what happened?" Nami asked.
Crocus was silent for a moment, before letting loose a sigh.
"Yes… and as it turns out… the crew tried to escape from the Grand Line. They left Laboon here."
"W-what?!" Zoro stammered.
"They just abandoned him?! But to get out of the Grand Line, they have to go through the Calm Belt, and that-"
"Percisely, there's probably not a high chance they may have survived."
"Still… to think those guys would just-" Usopp gritted.
"Why did you never tell him about them?" Nami asked.
"I did, many times. But do you think he would believe me?"
"So… Laboon still thinks they'll come back?"
Crocus sighed again.
"Personally, I believe he already knows the answer. But he simply refuses to accept it, ever since that day, he's been trying to break through the Red Line ever since, because without them, he would have no more reason to wait. I don't think he wants to lose that, so by breaking the Red Line, he can return home to West Blue, where he thinks his friends are waiting for him."
"Wow… what a whale…" Sanji muttered.
"But as you can see, all the assault on his head made it scarred. I can only do so much for him as a doctor, and if he continues to do that, then he'll surely die."
Gian watched Laboon continue to bellow and slam his head into the wall, an uneasy feeling welling up within him. To think that an animal can have an almost human-like heart. He wanted to do something about this; a crew like that doesn't deserve to have a whale like him. He looked to the side and saw that Luffy was silent, thinking about something. He smiled slightly when he realized what Luffy wanted to do, and while the other were still discussing the matter with Crocus Gian scooted closer to Luffy and whispered something into the boy's ear. Luffy was slightly surprised, but gave him a grin. That would do it for sure!
"Hey, Crocus-san? How deep is the water below the lighthouse?" Gian asked.
"Hmm? Well it's a straight drop from here to the bottom of the Grand Line, so pretty deep, why?"
"If that's the case, then this bit of cliff will have to do. I'll try not to destroy the lighthouse if I can, but no promises, this is gonna get pretty rowdy." Hearing this the crew (minus Luffy) felt a bit uneasy.
"Oi… Gian what are you saying?" Zoro asked.
"What do you think? It's the only way I can do it, considering he's so big and all."
"Wait? What? What are you talking about? What are you planning to do?!" Usopp stammered.
Gian's grin turned big: "I'm gonna wrestle him!"
G: And that's it! So we begin- wait… WHY THE HELL AM I DOING THE AUTHOR'S NOTE?! AUTHOR-SAN WHERE DID YOU RUN OFF TO?!
(In the distance) I GOT IT! FINALLY I FOUND THE LAST EEVEE I NEED TO EVOLVE IT!
G: Oh right… that… I knew that this was gonna be a problem… guess I'll do it this time, it's a good thing Author-san left the script. KP360 would like to officially begin the Alabasta Saga with this chapter! These next two arcs are more like mini-arcs than anything else, so they'll be short and we'll be getting more stuff happening! Likewise, there's not much he can change here, considering the length of these arcs. Letting me face that whale is a big enough risk already. But further down the line, there's gonna be another big battle, and let me tell you, he's just like me!
Hey I'm back, phone ran out of batteries so I'll finish up here.
G: About damn time! Now I get to go and find that Rhydon that you failed to get!
WHY ARE YOU MENTIONING THAT AGAIN?!
G: because it's hilarious. Oh my! There's a lure on the nearby Poke-stop!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO….!
Damn… the timing for some of these things. Well at least he won't interrupt our responses now!
Responses to Review!
To Vergil Leonidas:
Oh… I don't know what you're talking about! Eh heh…heh…
But I'm glad you like the chapter! Yeah, when Bartolomeo and Gian meet up again 2 years later, he's gonna be quite surprised at his sudden change!
To anquan:
You'll see now!
To Guest:
Alright, I understand. Well here it is!
To omegadramon2:
Gigan is a kaiju-zoan; every monster from the Godzilla movies that aren't fully mechanical (like Mechagodzilla), or just too weak like Ebirah, are gonna be Kaiju-zoans. Also as a response to your PM, no Gian can't breathe underwater. He still has a Devil Fruit after all so he is still affected by it's weaknesses.
To Matt:
Soon trademark
To ZatGurlNextDoor:
You'll have to wait like 2 more chapters for their first meeting but here's this one!
To grg213:
Yeah, back then there wasn't anything that he could do without making it grossly unfair. Gian has a special rule he set for himself that he will not use his Full Transformation unless the situation absolutely requires it (like in the Arlong Park Arc). Now that we're in the Grand Line he's gonna have more moments and he won't be defeated by people as easily. And as for how I wrote it, it was really just a teaser since nobody has seen the Partial Transformation up to that point.
So that's it for this time, Gian how was your hunt?
G: MY PHONE KEEPS CRASHING! But I did catch a bunch of Squirtles!
Ahhh… tis the pain of having Pokemon Go…
Oh and one last thing: SONG SUGGESTIONS!
Seriously, my knowledge of music is very limited, so if anyone has a song they want to see me put as a future opening, leave it in the reviews or pm me! It doesn't have to be a song used for another opening, or even have to be Japanese!
And with that we'll see you next time!
Leave a review and Gian will join Team Instinct with me!
G: Too late! I'm Mystic for life!