A/N: The first chapter of the Davey Back Fight Arc! Enjoy!
Chapter 203: Everything is So Long!
The Going Merry tried to out run the Sea Monkeys.
Yes, Sea Monkeys. Giant fish like creatures with monkey faces on them.
"I thought Sea Monkeys were supposed to be brine shrimp!" yelled Kyubi.
"What?" asked Naruto.
"Never mind." sighed Kyubi.
As they escaped the giant wave they saw a ship without a flag and the crew horribly depressed.
"Hey get out of the way! There's a giant wave!" yelled Luffy.
Everyone sweat dropped as the crew began to bicker among themselves, not only that but they lacked a captain and a navigator.
OF course it wasn't surprising when the wave hit the ship sinking it.
Thankfully the wave was just a sea monkey prank. So once that ship sank it was over.
"It looks like the weather is stabilizing." Said Nami, "We're nearing an island."
"Is it Valley Island?" asked Naruto.
"No." said Nami looking at the Log Pose.
"Oh I wanted to back there on more time." Sighed Naruto.
"So are we near it?" asked Luffy to Robin who was in the crow's nest.
"Oh yes, it's been there for a while." Said Robin.
"Why didn't' you tell us?" yelled Luffy, Naruto and Usopp.
Usopp shook his and brought up something he realized.
"Doesn't anyone else find out that ship was strange?" asked Usopp.
"What do you mean?" asked Naruto.
"I mean they didn't' have a captain or a navigator, they didn't' fly the colors." Said Usopp, "Not only that but they lacked spirit."
"I do agree there's something going on." Said Gaara, "But I don't think we have to be worried."
"Are you sure?" asked Usopp.
"Whatever happened probably won't happen to us." Said Gaara, "We shouldn't worry."
Usopp was unsure… but that feeling was quelled when they got to the island, he began to freak out because it was a new island. But it didn't' look dangerous, on the contrary it was just a giant grassland with strange looking trees.
"Oh wow!" yelled Luffy, "It's a grassland as far as the eye can see!"
"You guys want to go exploring?" asked Naruto.
"Of course I do!" said Luffy.
Luffy and Naruto joined by Hinata, Kiba, Akamaru Chopper and Usopp all ran to the island.
"Seriously, we don't know what is on the island." Sighed Nami.
"Since we can see this far it will be fine." Said Zoro.
On the island they all looked around.
"These trees are weird." Said Hinata looking at the trees.
"They're so tall and skinny." Said Naruto.
"Oh I know which island this now." Said Kyubi, "I wish I had some special brownies now. It's more enjoyable that way."
"What?" asked Naruto.
"Just never mind." Said Kyubi, "I wouldn't you want to see another space coyote."
"I told you never to talk about that again." Said Naruto with his eye twitching.
"Look my point is." Said Kyubi, "You are about to see some really weird animals and it's best to view them while you're high."
"Oh come on, I really doubt that." Said Naruto with a sweat drop.
That was when a what appeared to be a very tall bear, walk past them walking on its hind legs.
"What was that?" asked Naruto.
"A person?" asked Chopper.
"That was a bear!" yelled Luffy.
"This island is weird." Said Kiba.
"TOLD YOU SO!" yelled Kyubi.
Naruto face palmed when Kyubi said that.
"Hey there's a house in the distance!" yelled Usopp.
They decided to go there, as they headed to it they saw more of the strange looking wild life, like birds, deer, dogs and foxes all of them were strangely stretched out.
They got the house and Luffy just walked in.
"Wait! I don't think this is a good idea." Said Usopp, "Just walking in."
"This must be the boss's house though." Said Luffy, "Like some weird snake demon!"
"Don't say something like that." Said Usopp.
"And I don't want to know what your logic is." Said Kiba.
As those that went inside of the house, Chopper called out, "Hey, I found something!"
They went outside and saw Hinata petting what appeared to be a giraffe sized horse.
"Wow." said Naruto.
"Look at this giraffe." Said chopper.
"It looks like a horse." Said Kiba.
Chopper began to talk to the tall horse, "Her name is Sherry."
"She's so pretty." Said Hinata.
"Kit… I think it's time for a pick up line." Said Kyubi.
"What?" asked Naruto.
"Say something about her being prettier." Said Kyubi.
"I told you not to give me advice." Said Naruto.
"Since when." Said Kyubi.
"Since I was five." Said Naruto.
"You win this round." Said Kyubi.
"Hey!" yelled Luffy, "Look at these bamboo!"
They looked to see some very tall bamboo pole.
"That's cool." Said Naruto.
"I even bamboo can be that tall." Said Kiba.
That was when the two poles began to run away.
IT was then Luffy got into a fight with the bamboo.
"Does anyone else find this insanely stupid?" asked Kyubi.
Luffy decided to use Gum Gum Whip on the one of the bamboo. Which caused it to break, but at the same it caused an explosion.
"What's going on?" asked Hinata.
"Well I broke on the bamboo and it's spirit showed up." Said Luffy.
He pointed to an old that was bleeding on the ground, as if he fell from a great height.
"Please tell him that's a human." Sighed Kyubi.
Meanwhile in the Going Merry, everyone stared at the giant ship that had trapped the Going Merry with its paw like anchors.
"We are the Foxy Pirates!" yelled someone on the ship, "We challenge you to a duel!"
Meanwhile back with Luffy's group, they were talking to the old man.
"You think I'm a spirit?" he asked.
"Yes." Said Luffy, "I mean you did appear when the bamboo broke."
"Well it certainly has been a long time." Said the old man, "You're all looking well."
"I don't think any of us know you." Said Kiba.
"That makes sense." Said the old man.
"You're an idiot!" yelled Kiba.
"Anyways my name is Tonjit, you must have been the person to push me off my stilts, weren't you?" he asked.
"Stilts?" asked Naruto.
They looked at the bamboo, which were indeed stilts.
"So what were you doing up there?" asked Hinata.
"You see I love stilts and I was trying for the worlds long stilts using this island's bamboo." Said Tonjit, "But when I got up there I was too scared to climb down."
Everyone sweat dropped when he said that.
"I was up there… for 10 years." Said the Tonjit.
"Okay, so he's somewhere in between your brother and that guy you fought back in Skypiea." Said Kyubi.
Naruto could only sweat drop at that.
"Not only that but they continued to grow while I was up there." Said Tonjit, "I sure was scared."
"That's all you have to say after a decade?" asked Usopp.
"How were you even able to live?" asked Kiba.
"There's trees tall enough that grow fruit." He explained.
That just made everyone sweat drop.
"So why is everything on this island so long?" asked Luffy.
"Oh I'll explain." He said.
He began to explain that since it's one giant prairie, everyone liked to draw things out.
"That doesn't even make any sense." Said Naruto.
"It makes sense… if you're high." Said Kyubi.
Naruto face palmed when Kyubi said that.
He began to explain the wild life… which was just the same, but the names were drawn out. There was even a snow leopard, but for some reason it was wide, not long.
"Come inside, I should thank you for helping me." He said.
They went inside his house.
"You see." he explained, "My village's favorite beverage is milk form out livestock. I even stored some for safe keeping."
He went into the barrel and found cheese.
"That strange." He said.
"No one eat that cheese." Said Kiba.
"Oh you kids, I'm made of sterner stuff than you." He said.
He then collapsed from food poising. Once he quickly recovered, Hinata asked him "what do you mean village?"
"Yeah there's no village or livestock." Said Chopper.
"He a nomad." Said Kyubi, "His village moves around the island every three years."
"I don't want to know how you know that." Thought Naruto.
And indeed Kyubi was right, although Kyubi did leave out one part, the "island" appears to be 10 island but once a year during a really low tide, it's true shape appears that of a giant ring.
"So it will take 20 years for them to return." Said Kiba.
"Yes, but if I had a Hooooorse then it would only take five years to catch up." He said.
"Don't you mean a horse?" asked Naruto.
"I guess that's what you people would call one." Said Tonjit.
"Wait!" said Hinata.
"There's one outside." Said Chopper.
"What? Really?" he asked.
He got outside and became very happy, not only because it was a horse but it was his dear horse.
"So you just reunited a man and his horse." Said Kyubi, "Well I guess we need some cuteness after that whole Sasuke betrayal thing."
They watched as he and his horse rose across the prairie on Sherry and it was both a beautiful and sweet sight.
"This is nothing that can ruin this moment." Said Naruto.
"Don't say that." Said Kyubi.
That was when there a loud bang! And Sherry fell to the ground bleeding badly form a gunshot wound.
"Oh no!" yelled Chopper.
"Kit! The perp is over there!" said Kyubi.
Luffy and Naruto ran towards the people that shot her, it was three people, a weird looking man, a rather beautiful woman and a strange gorilla like man.
"Okay… what the hell is the Dorombo Gang doing here?" asked Kyubi, he then sighed and said, "Damn contract, making a joke only one of the writers friends is going to enjoy."
"What?" asked Naruto.
"Don't ask" said Kyubi, "In fact never ask."
"Hands off the horse old man, it's mine now." said the strange looking guy.
"Who are you?" asked Naruto.
"Who am I you ask?" he said, "Surely you must recognize me."
"No, we don't." said the two D Brothers.
The strange looking man began to get depressed. He went to the ground on all fours and the air turned black around him.
"Don't worry Foxy, I'm sure they know who they are?" said the woman.
That was when Hinata walked over to Naruto and Luffy.
"Her leg was shot, but it didn't' damage the bone." Said Hinata.
"That's good." Sighed Naruto, "But still."
"I should introduce myself, my name is Foxy!" said the man named Foxy, "I'm a man who always gets what I want."
"Foxy! Please tell me you're theme isn't foxes." Said Naruto.
"Why yes it is." Said Foxy, "Just like you Shadow Fox."
"So you know of my reputation." said Naruto with a smirk.
"Naruto. Kick his ass to regain the dignity of foxes everywhere." Said Kyubi.
"Will do." Said Naruto, "I'm taking this guy."
Luffy nodded, knowing there was a reason why Naruto wanted to take him down.
Naruto ran towards him.
"Wait!" yelled Foxy, "I challenge you Straw Hat Luffy to a Three Coin Davy Back Fight by Orthodox Rules!"
"What?" asked Luffy.
"You're not just saying that to avoid me kicking your ass?" asked Naruto.
"Like you could kick my ass." Laughed Foxy.
Naruto stared at him. That was when he sent out several clones at him all of which gang up on him and beat him up.
"I win!" yelled Naruto throwing his fist into the air.
"Okay! Now will you accept my Davy Back Fight Challenge?" asked Foxy.
"Wait, what?" asked Luffy.
That was when it hit Usopp… the ship from before…
"Don't do it Luffy IF you do that we will lose from in the crew! "yelled Usopp.
And so one of the weirdest adventures of all time for the Straw Hats would begin.
Next Time: Luffy accepts the challenge, knowing full well he might lose one of his crewmembers. What will happen? Find out next time!