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Alabasta Arc opening: Know Know Know by Does (Gintama Op. 15)
(As the guitar solo in the beginning of the song is heard, we can see snapshots of Gian with blue atomic energy out slowly emitting out of his body. More snapshots can be seen of his experiences from Punk Hazard to right now. The energy then envelopes him and expands, reaching a massive size to reveal his Full Transformation, different parts of his body is shown as it ends with his jaws opened to fire an Atom Ray)
Shizuka na nemuri samatage, ga naru taimaa narihibiku din don.
(Cuts to the Going Merry sailing towards a vast desert continent, the entire crew has a determined look on their faces as they brace themselves for the biggest challenge yet.)
Buran nyuu dei no hajimari niwa, shukufuku no sabaki o ageyo.
(multiple more people are shown in brief clips, starting from Smoker and Tashigi, A few people that Vivi appears to know, to another black haired man, not much older than most of the grew, with a large purple cross-like tattoo on his back. Before the screen cuts to Vivi as she closes her eyes and the area around her darkens.)
Suki na koto bakari suru no sa, zutto kono mama kono basho de-
(Flashes of lightning illuminates a flag of Baroque Works, as the silhouettes of multiple assassins could be seen. 4 people in particular stood out. They are a bald man with what appears to be blades on his arms, then a flash of Miss All-Sunday, followed by Crocodile waving his hook over the Capital city Alubarna with a wave of sand washing over, before the sand burst to reveal glowing a massive horned head red eyes and a mouth full of sharp teeth. Vivi let out a gasp before realizing the Strawhats have already leapt to her aid.)
Yes I know know know know bokura wa, eien nante iranai. Saikou no ima ga aru, Oh Oh Oh Oh…
(Clips of fighting can be seen, with Zoro clashing swords with the bladed man from before, Sanji in a kicking match against a man wearing makeup and dressed like a ballerina dancer, Nami holding a new staff weapon bracing herself against a woman with a blue afro with spikes extending out of her arms, while Usopp and Chopper were fighting against a mole-like woman and a round man with a dog-bazooka respectively.)
Yes, I know know know know bokura wa, koukai nante osorenai, saikyou no mirai tsukame, Oh Oh Oh Oh…!
(Luffy is throwing a barrage of punches at Crocodile, each punch only passing harmlessly through the man's body as he sneered and send forward a blade of sand in which Luffy is forced to jump over. The ground suddenly erupted to reveal a massive red beast with a single horn on his head and flames billowing out of its mouth, the creature lets out a screeching roar as it dove towards a large group of people, only to have Gian step in the way.)
Oh Oh Oh Oh… Yes I know, good time is now (Yes I know good time is)
More flashing images, Showing everything the crew has been through at this point, ending still of Miss All-Sunday crossing her arms as petals floated around her.
Yes I know, good time is now…!
(As the song ends, blue light streaked across the sky as Gian Fully Transforms, before letting out his own roar of challenge and locking in a death grip with the new monster.)
Well, I'm back! Let's begin the most anticipated arc up to this point in the story!
"So these Rumble Balls… How long ago did you come up with this?" Gian and Chopper were sitting below deck, the former with one of the yellow pellets between his thumb and index finger. Chopper was still getting adjusted to life in the crew and all seems to be going smoothly. They should be arriving in Alabasta any day now.
"To be honest, I only found out about it by accident while I was doing an experiment, but I realized that I match the wavelengths of my own devil fruit and it allows me to transform ever since!" Chopper revealed "There's still a lot of things I'm still experimenting with it. I didn't really have many opportunities to experiment back in Drum."
"The best inventions all do start from accidents it seems…" Gian mused, he then had an idea "Hey… Do you think… these balls work for other Zoan-type users?"
"Hmmm… I honestly don't know… the Rumble Balls in theory should be able to grant any Zoan user the ability to augment their transformations, but I haven't tested it yet…Not that I could before…" Chopper pondered. He was quite curious about this too.
"I am always looking for new ways to enhance my abilities… Will you mind if I take one off of your hands for a bit? I might need it one day." Gian asked the little deer.
"Oh, that's no problem at all! If you find out about anything be sure to tell me!" Chopper called out as he gave him 3 pellets "Although… it'll be for the best if you don't consume too many at once… the results aren't… good."
Gian raised an eye at that; it seems that Chopper seems to know some undesirable side effects that he's not proud of when creating these pellets. He chose to drop it however, as not even he is sure whether or not he'll actually need it or not. Still, it would be fun to experiment!
"Yeah, I'll be careful."
"Ok!" the little deer smiled.
Later:
"We should be arriving in Alabasta very soon…" Vivi mumbled anxiously. This journey has certainly been a fun one. Now she must do what has to be done to save her country from Baroque Works.
"If we don't starve to death… Nami-san when are we going to get a fridge that has a lock on it?!" Sanji complained. Earlier Luffy had raided the fridge while no one was looking, and as expected ate all the food within. Thus, this jaded attitude is not uncalled for.
"I was hungry…" Luffy's head was down.
"Well I'm hungry right now!" Gian snapped "Of all the food you could've eaten, did you have to eat ALL of it?!"
"We're going to have to fish…" Zoro sighed.
"Meanwhile, I think it would be good to know what we are up against. Vivi, what else do you know about Baroque Works?" Nami brought out the real questions.
"Right… As you probably already know, Mr. 0- Crocodile- is the leader of the organization. To the rest of Alabasta however, he is seen as a hero because he stops any invading pirates that seeks to raid any of the cities."
"Of course… When you have a big name pirate like that claiming to place an area under his or her protection, naturally it will be less appealing to others." Gian stated "Which only makes it easier for him to accomplish what he seeks to do."
"And with and organization as powerful as his pulling the ropes from behind the scenes… He's the cause of the civil war that is about to happen, I'm sure of it!"
"Taking advantage of a weakened country to take over said country… That must be his end goal!" Zoro deduced.
"Just how big of an organization are we facing here?!" Usopp whimpered.
"Well, as you've already seen Baroque Works Agents operate in pairs. Usually a man and a woman gets paired together. When Igaram and I were undercover we masqueraded as regular Frontier Agents, the 6th to 12th pair. People like Mr. 3 and Mr. 5 are Officer Agents, as well as anyone else from the 1st to 5th pair. Apart from that there are also scores of henchmen called Billions and Millions, they are in service of Officer and Frontier Agents respectively. Altogether, just the henchmen number at around 2000." Such a large amount of enemies made the already small crew look at each other anxiously.
"I've just joined this crew and I'm already going to be the target of a criminal organization…" Chopper wept.
"Yeah… We kinda forgot to tell you earlier…" Gian sighed before embracing the little deer.
Vivi wasn't done however as she continued her explanation "And at the top, there's Crocodile himself and his partner, Miss All-Sunday. Along with that… There's Mr. 0.5…" that last part was revealed in an almost silent whisper.
"Mr. 0.5? Who's he?" Luffy asked.
Vivi gulped before continuing "…He's Baroque Works' enforcer. He makes sure any of the agents don't get out of line and compromises any operations they are on… If that happens… then he becomes their executioner." It was clear that whoever this Mr. 0.5 was, he brings out the sense of fear within the princess. The crew could feel it emitting from her as she carried out her story.
"And who's his partner?" Gian asked.
"…he doesn't have one."
"From what you've mentioned, it seems that Baroque Works has a pretty uniformed structure… why the random exception here?"
"It's not that he doesn't have one… It's more like he can't have one…" Vivi's eyes were full of terror as she recalled everything she knows about the murderous enforcer of Baroque Works "His job is to take out any agent that lags behind the organization… and that-"
"He kills his partners if they fail him?!" Nami shouted.
"Worse… he kills them…" Vivi whispered faintly "And then he eats them…"
You could hear a pin drop at that revelation.
"Y-YOU MEAN HE'S A… HE'S A-" Usopp's scream broke the silence.
"Cannibal… This Mr. 0.5 is a cannibal… He's a maneater!" Sanji snarled.
"What kind of disgusting person is he?!" Nami shouted.
Vivi couldn't even answer the question at this point. She looked as if she was about to throw up.
"You've seen it happen haven't you?" Gian whispered, still in the state of shock "You saw him eat people?"
Vivi let out a small nod.
"It's ok, if it's not a memory you want to relive, then you don't have to tell us." Gian assured her.
"T-that's fine… It's best if I do tell you this. That one day… it made me see a man that's so detached from humanity it's a wonder he's still human at all!"
Flashback:
"Remember Princess… This mission may involve getting our hands dirty… we might have to take a life today." Igaram addressed Vivi solemnly as they were travelling to a small island just a few days away from Alabasta. Their partners are above deck awaiting further instructions, which gave him time. "However, in order to keep up our disguise, we have to do this… Otherwise all our efforts will be for naught."
"Must we Igaram?" Vivi pleaded "I do not wish to put the lives of innocents in the way. They need not to be sacrificed for something they have no idea of!"
"You're right… There has to be a better way… the false pretense of us joining this wretched organization is terrible enough as it is… but-"
"Come one now Mr. 8, are you seriously afraid of a little blood?" Mr. 9 grinned as he and Miss Monday strolled below deck "If we manage to complete this mission we would look good in the eyes of the boss!"
"I am well aware of that." Igaram replied, putting a more authoritative push into his voice "I simply wish that our missions occur smoothly so I don't have to waste my time."
"I have to side with Mr. 8 on this one. It would be well to get this done quickly." Vivi smiled softly.
"You all look excited…" a deep voice caught their attention. The 4 turned around to see the balaclava clad Mr. 0.5 striding down the deck as well.
"M-Mr. 0.5 sir! W-what brings you here?" Mr. 9 yelped.
"What? Am I not welcome?" The man snorted "The Boss wanted me to personally oversee this mission. Normally this would mean that I have to watch how your performance is, but I've been cooped up at home lately and this is the first time in a while that I get to be out. So here's the deal, we're supposed to be acting as bounty hunters and clear out a pirate stronghold on the nearby Folsom Island. I'll take care of all the dirty stuff, all the killing, gutting and such. All you 4 have to do is take out anyone that tries to escape. I'll be heading out now, feel free to join me once you mustered up the strength to."
"S-sir… must we kill them? Bringing them in alive would give us more bounty money." Vivi tentatively asked. Immediately she could feel the cold eyes staring her up and down, as if judging her every action. The longer he did so it made her increasingly more uncomfortable.
Then Mr. 0.5 let out a toothy grin, and Vivi could see that his teeth were sharp; filed down to points "Perhaps not, meat does taste better alive after all…" he muttered as he got back up the deck.
Vivi paled upon hearing that, and once the man was out of earshot she whispered to Igaram "What does he mean by that?! He-He's only kidding, right?"
Igaram was pale as well "I do not know Vivi-sama… There are some unsettling rumors about that man… The upper ranks of the organization calls him a demon, a monster. Someone that has no regards to the lives that he's about to take…"
"Ohhhh… Mr. 0.5 always gives me the shivers…" Mr. 9 whimpered.
"Indeed, it would be wise not to get on his bad side on this mission…" Miss Monday also mumbled.
Vivi could only gulp.
It was only when they arrived at Folsom Island, did the supposed rumors truly presented themselves. And, being rumors, they clearly missed the mark on just how vile this man is.
Not even a second past did the four Frontier Agents reach the shore did they see a large gout of flames shoot straight up into the sky.
Then they heard the screams.
Pain, terror, despair. All could be described from the screaming that were ripped from the throats of the victims that were current assaulted by the massive horned beast. It took them a while realized it, but the four agents soon realized that the so-called enforcer for Baroque Works was something on another level entirely.
"That monster… is that Mr. 0.5?!" Mr. 9 shouted fearfully.
"So they're true… The rumors are true…" Igaram gave a hoarse whisper.
The creature had reddish-brown skin all over, with bumpy shingle like ridges on its back. Large ears flopped around as it dove its head down in a crushing bite. The creature had a resemblance to a bulldog, but one that was fused with a reptile. A single horn jutted out of its head, glowing with energy. The creature reared its head back and let loose a shrill roar. Upon closer inspection, the four noted, with horror clear in their eyes, that the beast had multiple body parts stuck to its teeth; victims that were unable to escape its attack.
"What horror is this?!" Vivi could not help but wonder "Mr. 0.5… he attacks with unrestrained ferocity…"
The entire attack lasted for about 8 minutes, the agonized screams lasting the entire way. Near the end of it, Vivi was sick to her stomach.
Then, just when she thought it couldn't be any worse, the bushes near them shook. The four Frontier Agents looked in terror as a bloody man walked out. One of his arms were missing and blood was streaming out. The man's eyes were hollow, pleading. It was as if he knew it was futile to struggle any more, but could not bear the idea of dying.
"Please… H-help me… P-p-" he reached out his remaining hand. Before any of the horrified agents could react, a shadow was cast over him. Mr. 0.5 had transformed back, and after resting up he was hungry again.
"Missed one…" the balaclava clad man grinned as he took out one of his hand axes. The man barely let out a scream as the blade plunged into his skull. Mr. 0.5 cackled before diving his head towards the man's throat. The teeth plunged into flesh, before Mr. 0.5 jerked his head backwards, ripping out the man's windpipe with a single move.
Vivi couldn't help but let out a fearful scream, one that the murderous enforcer did not fail to notice.
"Getting squeamish there, Miss Wednesday?" He leered "Well get used to it! This is one happens to prey!"
"P-prey? You're referring to those people as prey?!" Vivi choked out.
"Yes indeed… They are just mere primates… all of you are… fit for nothing else but be hunted…"
"W-wha-"
"Take note, all of you primates… In this world, only the strong gets to live; everything else…" He then took another bite, this time ripping out the man's heart "…Is merely PREY!"
"O-of course, Mr. 0.5 Sir!" Igaram stammered "We-we will remember this life lesson!"
Mr. 0.5 only rumbled before dragging the remains of his kill back to the ship. Miss Monday and Mr. 9 almost passed out at the scene before shuffling back to the ship as well.
"Oh my dear princess… You should not have seen all that…" Igaram fretted as he realized the trauma they just witnessed. Wrapping his arms around the girl, he did his best to try and comfort her.
"Monster… He's a monster…!" Vivi whimpered into his embrace "Even if they were pirates… Even if they committed acts of violence in the world… They didn't deserve this!"
"Of course they don't, and I so wish we could've prevented it. However, that man is dangerous, and for the success of our mission, we cannot cross him; Alabasta and your father depends on our survival!"
"He's not a man! He's not even human! No human being would do something so atrocious!" Vivi screamed.
"…Yes. Of course not… He's much too far gone for that…" Igaram shuddered.
For the rest of her time as an infiltrator, Vivi was never able to get that image out of her head. When she was sent on missions, she made sure to never get paired up with the cannibalistic enforcer again.
Igaram couldn't eat for a week after witnessing the day's horrors, and neither could she. They reminded themselves constantly that, should their mission to discover the boss's identity fail, this man- this demon- would be feasting on their fellow citizens next.
They have to succeed, no matter what.
Flashback end:
Vivi was almost crying when she finished that story. Of course the first thing that came to the minds of the crew was:
"THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE THAT HAS THE SAME POWER AS GIAN?!" Usopp screamed.
"I know you've said that there are other Kaiju-Zoan users out there… but for us to encounter one this soon?" Zoro exclaimed.
"We're in for one hell of a battle…" Sanji muttered.
"This Kaiju-Zoan user… he has truly abandoned what makes him human…" Gian hissed "Throwing away basic morals to submit to his primal urges…" he growled, before placing a comforting hand on Vivi's head.
"We're going to stop them. We have to." He finally understood why Vivi was fearful of his Kaiju-Zoan transformation back when they joined together at Whiskey Peak. He was going to correct that image in her head.
The princess looked up and nodded, tears still in her eyes. She looked around the ship and saw that everyone else was just as determined to stop Baroque Works from taking over her country. These pirates, who have been asked to simply provide her escort, will go this far for her. It made her remember what is important.
"Full speed ahead!" Luffy declared.
They still have a little ways to go, but now with some knowledge on what the enemy could possibly be. Gian looked out to sea, in the direction of Alabasta. He's got a gut feeling that, whatever happens, Crocodile will no doubt send Mr. 0.5 after them if they catch his attention.
"I don't know who you are, but if you even have the slightest notion of making a meal out of my nakama, then I will end you." He vowed internally.
Still later:
"There is no food…" Luffy whined as he could barely grasp his fishing pole.
"We've been fishing for over a day now…" Usopp joined in. The crew was getting tired now. Sanji had gone into the kitchen, hoping to find some slight morsel that Luffy might have missed.
"One of these days we're going to have to sanction how much food you receive every day…" Gian sighed. Hunger wasn't exactly on his mind right now, especially not after the discussion the day prior. However, the longer the day drags on the more apparent it becomes, and soon it will be impossible to ignore it.
It seems luck was on their side however, as Luffy's line suddenly began to tug. Yelping with glee the crew quickly reeled it in, hoping for their first meal in a while. Dismay soon set in when they realized what their catch really is.
"You're not food… You're an okama!" Luffy mumbled.
"I'd never thought I'd see a crossdresser in real life." Gian noted. He's heard of stories of people like the one in front of them right now, but never saw one until today.
It was a person, dressed in ballet clothing with the theme of a swan. He was fairly skinny, and his clothing were very brightly colored. Make up was strewn across the man's face. All in all, it was quite an oddity.
"Why yes, I am an okama. I was supposed to be helping a co-worker of mine with an assignment, but then I fell overboard. It's a good thing you folks were here to rescue me!" the okama replied.
"Are not able to swim?" Zoro wondered.
"Oh, yeah. I would be able to have I not eaten a devil fruit. It has been most useful for me, except of the few times I fall in water. I'm afraid that's unavoidable."
"Oh? You have a devil fruit? What does it do?" Luffy asked again.
"I'm glad you mentioned it! Well, considering that my ship is probably going to take a while to find me, I might as well do a live demonstration. Now watch closely, because… HERE IT IS!" without warning the okama reared his hand back and delivered a powerful slap to the captain of the strawhats, knocking the boy through a door.
"Oi! What do you think you're doing?!" Zoro and Gian both drew their weapons, glaring at the now laughing man, only to get the surprise of their lives.
"Whoa! Whoa! Don't be so hasty! You see, that was part of the trick!" the okama spoke to them, only rather than his loud boisterous voice, it was the voice of Luffy! In fact, the face grinning back at them was that of their captain!
"W-what the? What kind of-" the crewmembers were at a loss of words. Every detail on his face, down to the smallest hair, was exactly like Luffy's. If the okama wasn't wearing different clothing, it would've been indistinguishable.
"Wow, it's me!" Luffy soon got over the shock and looked gleefully at the transformed okama.
"This is the power of the Mane Mane no Mi, when my right hand touches anything, I can then touch my own face to turn my features to theirs! Then, a simple tag of my left hand will turn me back!" and he did just that, and just like he said Luffy's face returned to that of the okama's.
"Every detail… from his voice to his physique!" Nami and Usopp were awed "They're all the same!"
The okama then lightly tapped everyone else's faces, minus Sanji who was in the kitchen at the moment.
"Sorry for hitting you earlier, I actually don't need to do that! I just did it for dramatic effect! But as you can see, once my right hand touches my face, I can mimic everybody!" he then swapped faces of each member of the crew, and they were as detailed as Luffy's imitation, before stopping at Nami's. "Yup, every detail! Even the body!" and he promptly dropped his clothes, much to the excitement of the 3 youngest crewmembers, though in Luffy and Chopper's case they seemed to be just copying what Usopp was doing. Regardless, that merriment ended when Nami drove her fist into the okama's head.
"KNOCK IT OFF!"
"Usopp you are a bad influence on the children…" Gian shook his head as he shielded Chopper and Luffy from any further corruption.
"What are you talking about?! Don't think I don't see you sneaking a peek as well!" the sniper accused.
"You have no proof of such action taking place and I deny such a heinous accusation." Gian replied. Besides, it was only for a fraction of a second, and he's grown!
"Well, aside from that, I'm also able to save the faces I've imitated before for later use!" the recovered okama proceeded to shuffle through multiple faces. One in particular made the princess of Alabasta wide eyed in fear.
"So exciting!" Luffy coursed "Show us more!"
Before the okama could comply, a swan like ship is seen sailing towards them.
"Alas, I must disembark with you fine folk. It seems like the time to say goodbye has come." He mumbled in a melancholy voice.
"Nooo! Don't leave!" the 3 youngest members all cried.
"Do not fret! Journeys are always accompanied by farewells! But! Do not forget this! Our friendship… is not determined by how long we've known each other!" the okama bit a tearful goodbye before leaping aboard his ship.
"Wow… for an eccentric fellow he's actually quite philosophical." Gian noted.
"It would've been nice to know that before all that acting…" Zoro muttered.
"Lighten up, I enjoyed it."
"That's because you're you."
"WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!"
"Alright! Set sail!" the okama declared.
"Right away, Mr. 2 Bon Kurei-sama!"
That name drop suddenly made everyone alert.
"T-that was Mr. 2?" Luffy yelped.
"The enemy was on our ship just now!" Gian realized.
"Why did you not tell us before?!" Zoro snapped at the princess.
"I-I've never met Mr.2 before… I've never even met Mr. 1 and his partner!" Vivi replied "One of those faces he showed earlier… it was that of my father's! He has a face of King Nefertari Cobra's stored up!"
"And he just revealed to us a dangerous power… with such a powerful mimicry ability, it's clear that Mr. 2 is a master of deceit." Gian muttered. "Whatever Crocodile needs him for, my guess is that it has something to do with that ability of his."
"However, it could also be good luck for us." Zoro grinned "Now that we've seen what it can do, we'll know how to counter it."
"I like the way you think, Zoro." Gian grinned back.
Even Later:
The coastline of Alabasta was a bustling commercial center. Many shops dotted the shore, and business was booming. After sneaking past the ships of multiple Billions, the crew managed to disembark successfully.
"I CAN FINALLY EAT!" Luffy cheered as he dashed off to find the nearest restaurant.
"I swear… he can't sit still for one minute…" Gian scowled, before turning to the rest of the crew "Everyone got their identification?"
The remaining crewmembers nodded and raised their arms; each of them had a small white ribbon tied around their wrist. Gian managed to put one on Luffy before he made off, and for good reason too. This was the method they chose to identify themselves, should Mr. 2 ever sneak past their ranks again.
"Why do I need to wear one again?" Sanji asked; being in the kitchen at the time he was not seen by the okama, thus was not identified.
"Better safe than sorry." Gian replied "Guess I'll go after Luffy then, let's get what we need and leave before any unwanted attention catches us."
It took a bit, but Gian finally found the restaurant that Luffy was currently at. This was evident by the large hole in the wall. Clearly Luffy was too hungry.
"Dammit… I was too late…" he sighed before entering, and sure enough there he was, munching on large plates of food.
"We'll pay for the damages when we can…" Gian apologized.
"Don't worry about that, we've had too many weird characters today to be concerned about money at this point…" The owner shrugged.
"Yeah, I know how that feels, we'll just pay for the meal and- SHIT!"
Fate really was rather cruel to him sometimes.
"What a surprise… both you and Strawhat is here…" Captain Smoker drawled as he stepped out from one of the many cave-ins.
"Chaser! Aren't you looking just dapper today?" Gian gave a shaky grin.
"WHY THE HELL IS HE HERE?!" his interior voice screamed.
"I knew you would come to Alabasta eventually, and here you are…" Smoker growled as he stared intently at the 2 pirates. Luffy, however, did not seem to realize the danger he's in.
"…STOP EATING!" Both of them screamed at the boy.
A few more seconds past before Luffy stopped chewing and blinked. Only then he realize what is going on.
"Oi! Isn't he the marine we met at Loguetown?!" Luffy yelped as the memories came back.
"Yup! And you know what that means? Time to bolt! So calm your jaws for a few seconds or you will never be able to eat again!" Gian seethed.
"Ok! Just one sec!" Luffy stuffed all the remaining food into his cheeks "Thank you for the meal!" then he turned and ran.
"AT LEAST CHEW!" Gian dashed after him.
"GET BACK HERE!" Smoker roared as he gave chase.
And just like that, the entire marine squadron under Smoker somehow got involved and gave chase.
"Just for the record Luffy, if I die you stay away from my funeral!" Gian snapped as the two of them kept running. No matter what they did it seemed like the marines were continuously chasing them.
"But we can't bury you on a ship… we'll sink!" Luffy tipped his head.
"JUST KEEP RUNNING GODDAMMIT!"
"Waaah! They just won't quit! Gian can't you transform and scare them off?!"
"First of all, Smoker isn't afraid of that, and even if he was, we're in the middle of a town! If I transform now people are going to get hurt!"
Soon, they could make out the figures of the others all dressed in desert clothing. The crew were wide eyed as they realized the large troop of marines chasing after the two.
"What the hell did you two get into this time?!" Zoro snapped.
"Ask him! He's the one Smoker found first!" Gian shouted "Less blaming, more running please!"
"I'll capture you all here! You two are mine! White Blow!"
The dense cloud of smoke snaked out of his arm and was almost upon the two. Almost, until-
"Kagerou!"
A masculine voice sounded as the smoke stream was intercepted by a wave of fire. The heat was on par to that of Gian's untransformed Atom Ray. Upon hearing the voice Luffy's eyes became saucers.
"That voice… You mean-"
"You again…" Smoker growled at the newcomer.
The fire stayed in place for a while, before shifting around and concentrating into the form of another man. He was about the same age as Gian, maybe just a few years younger. His entire torso was bare, aside from carrying a sack, all the man wore were black shorts, an orange hat, and a red pearl necklace. Streams of fire were still billowing off of him as he gave the marines a confident grin.
"Give it up, do you really think that I would let you guys take my little brother?"
"It is… it is him! Ace!"
And the man looked back and gave the biggest smile he could.
A/N: I'VE RETURNED! I AM NOT DEAD! I AM DONE FINALS AND ALL MY HOLIDAY NECESSITIES!
G: I AM OUT OF PURGATORY! I AM FREE!
Yeah… the last few weeks were very stressful. Note to people still in high school, be prepared to write finals, a lot of it! But all that is done now! I can get back to writing again, and what a better way to start up with the biggest arc as of this point?
So yeah, I'm going to leave most of the Ace encounter to the next chapter. From what it looks like the Alabasta Arc may take up to 6 chapters to finish, give or take. And I'm excited to do all of it. I theoretically should have nothing to distract me until school starts up again, so I'll hopefully get one last chapter out before the year ends. I've seen Rogue One (if you still have not seen it go, like right now), done all the holiday stuff, and hopefully Pokemon Sun will not keep me distracted! Think of this as a late Christmas present/early New Year's present or something!
So with that, we'll see you next time!
Responses to reviews!
To Chance Green G King:
Team ups will happen, though not here. One that you can expect happens some time during the new world however! The most recent will happen not with an opposing Kaiju-Zoan, but someone you'd probably not expect.
To JayH120:
I can tell you one thing. The fight will be no holds barred.
G: BLOWN BACK.
To Tamagat:
There probably will be a team combo move soon, I'm thinking how they would work.
Also the romance in this story will be mostly be on the side. One Piece is not a series that has love as a general concept. As you will see later, Robin will be providing a role as more than just Gian's love interest, as she plays a pretty important role for him.
To Kakusei:
G: All animals love me!
Super toilet
G: AAAAHHH SO! MUCH! CLOGGING!
To Guest/haruaji11:
G: I REFUSE
…but you're the one who wanted to do this.
G: I just like refusing people who think-
ENOUGH WITH THE ROHAN ALREADY
To pokemonking0924:
And it's here! Quite a lot of stuff to be added too!
To Matt:
G: Only I make puns.
How about no puns?
G: Never
To omegadramon2:
Well he won, so at least that much was correct…
To Guest:
G: This man has not heard of the glorious experience that is Jojo's Bizarre Adventures. We must teach him the ways.
Don't you mean the GOLD experience?
G: I don't think he's even watched it, otherwise he'd get my references, let alone Wrrryd the manga…
Oh boy then take a seat, we are going to be here for a while.
Hope you all like this chapter! We'll be back!
Leave a review and Gian will Marry Celesteela.
G: That thing is genderless…