A/N: This contains some minor spoils for the current arc... I had to mention it eventually. Also I stole a joke from Futurama when I mention this spoiler... and if you do know about the latest chapters, you have to agree with me on that joke... please don't tell me you thought about that joke the moment you saw them...
Also I changed the second character from Tashegi to Kuina, just telling you guys!
Chapter 16: Warrior's Way
Luffy and the giant who's name was Dorry were laughing it up. The others in the group were slightly weirder out by this.
"Is Luffy always that way?" asked Vivi.
"A little." Said Mari with a shrug.
Elsewhere on the island with the other Giant's place, the crew were talking to the other Giant named Broggy.
"So you know of each other kind." Said Nami with a sweat drop.
"Yes… our people despite living in different parts of the world have an understanding of the world." Said Pantene, "My people are one of the few warrior tribes in the world… but not the only Amazon Tribe."
"Wait there's another tribe like yours!" yelled Usopp.
"No… the only thing is that we have in common is we're Amazons. We have many different beliefs that it's the only thing we have in common. We train in Martial Arts, they use snakes as weapons, we marry men who defeat us, they kill all men that step foot on their island. We're actually mortal enemies… but we haven't actually met in combat." Said Pantene.
"Then how are you mortal enemies with your two tribes never been to war?" asked Tashegi with a sweat drop.
"Spreading vicious rumors, like they spread that we will kill all outsiders who defeat us, not the just woman… while we spread the rumor that the death sentence with all men that step foot on the island is "Snu-Snu"." Said Patnene.
"Snu-Snu? What does that mean?" asked Usopp.
Pantene began to giggle immaturely… Usopp sweat dropped and said "Sorry I asked."
"I have met quite a few your kind." Said Broggy, "I met this sweet one about 100 years ago named Lotion…"
This made Nami, Usopp and Tashegi sweat drop.
"I never told you, I can live for a few hundred years. I won't age at all… until I hit a 100… then my aging… um… you saw the results… so he met elder Lotion before she aged horribly." Said Pantene.
Broggy laughed, "So I take it that your married to one of these pirates?" asked Broggy.
"We're just engaged for now and he's a very strong warrior…" said Pantene.
"He must be if he defeated one of you." Laughed Broggy.
"So what are you doing on this island?" asked Pantene.
Back at the other side of the island… with Luffy's group, they had a somewhat similar conversation with Dorry.
"What do you mean you have been fighting here for 100 years?" asked Vivi in shock.
"That' right…" said Dorry, "We have been fighting for 100 years."
"Why?" asked Mari.
"I forgot the reason." Said Dorry, "However we can't returned until one of us is victorious."
"And you've been fighting for 100 years!" yelled Vivi in shock, "Wouldn't it loose meaning after 100 years?"
"That doesn't matter." Said Luffy.
"But…" said Vivi.
"I don't think we should try to change his mind." Said Mari, "He seems like the stubborn type to me."
Back at Broggy's place, Broggy was telling his side of the story (which was basically the same thing).
"That's what I want to be!" said Usopp.
"What a giant?" asked Broggy.
"No!" yelled Usopp, "A warrior of the sea."
"Okay…" said Pantene trying to laugh.
"What's so funny!" damned Usopp.
"That's so vague…" said Pantene.
"Aren't you a warrior as well?" asked Usopp.
"Yes I am… but you can say each warrior tribe has it's own ways." Said Pantene, "Like I said earlier."
"That is the way of the Giant of Elbaph, where they take each fight personally. To fight to the death if neither side yields. They find glory in death and if they do not die in battle is dishonorable. Yet my tribe has its' own way, if we re defeated in battle, we either admit defeat if it's one of our own, kill the winner if the person is a female outsider or marry them if they are a male outsider… we don't not see glory in Death. But in old age we do train the younger generations so that we can." Said Pantene, "You can't just copy another warrior's way of life. You may aspire to it but never steal it… If you just copy off other warriors then you re no warrior."
Usopp blinked at Pantene, "You know… I almost forgot you were a warrior." He said.
Pantene gained and angry tick, then she went behind Usopp and held his arm at an awkward angle.
"I was kidding! I was kidding!" he cried.
"So…" said Nami, "How long does that Log Pose set for?"
"A year." Responded Broggy.
"A year!" yelled Nami and Tashegi.
"Now say your body is comprised entirely of snot." Said Pantene still holding Usopp's arm.
"Yes." Said Broggy, "Most humans never make it, they either attack us, or the dinosaurs or heat get them."
"That doesn't help us much…" sighed Tashegi.
"We're going need a plan." Said Pantene dusting off her hands.
Nami nodded, that's when a Volcano erupted.
"Looks like it's time for a fight." Said Broggy.
On Dorry's camp…
"So it looks like another fight." Said Dorry.
"Is that signal for the fights?" asked Mari.
"That's right." Said Dorry who got up.
The two met in the fighting place and began to fight.
Back at Broggy's place the 4 that were supposed to stay at the ship watched.
"That's amazing." Said Usopp rubbing his soar arm, "That's what I want to be."
"What a giant?" asked Tashegi.
"Hey!" yelled Usopp.
"Remember what I said! You can't just copy off others." Said Pantene.
"Yeah I want to be like them, but I want to find my own Warrior Way!" said Usopp.
Pantene began to laugh.
"What so funny!" he yelled.
"You still need to train a little though." Said Pantene, "I mean you do have a 6 pack… but your… spindly…"
"What does that mean!" yelled Usopp.
"You don't have any muscle what so ever." Sighed Pantene.
Usopp sighed…
"But there's hope for you yet… just find out own warrior way… and you'll figure it out." Said Pantene.
"Excuse me!" said Nami, "I think should leave and find the others."
Both Pantene and Usopp sighed…
"You guys want to stay don't you." Said Tashegi.
Both nodded…
"But I know we have to figure out what to do." Said Pantene.
"But…" said Usopp.
Nami whacked him in the head and began to drag him away while the other two girls followed.
After the fight between the giants, which ended with Broggy giving Dorry some of the ale, Dorry headed back to find that his new friends were still there.
"Where did you get that ale?" asked Mari.
"Broggy got it from some humans… according to him one of them is an Amazon." Said Dorry.
"That's funny… they said they were going to stay on the ship." Said Luffy, "Especially since Zoro banned Pantene from following him."
"Pantene, that's the Amazon girl right?" asked Dorry recognizing the name of a brand of shampoo he once thought of trying though of course he wouldn't admit it.
"Yeah!" said Luffy wit ha laugh, "She's engaged to Zoro who's my first mate…"
"Please don't remind us their engaged…" said Mari as she and Vivi hung their heads low.
"Oh, right, your in lobed with him too." Laughed Luffy.
Dorry laughed as he took a sip of ale… that's when he soundly exploded.
"What the!" yelled Luffy.
"He suddenly exploded…" cried Mari.
"It came from the ale. Do you think that the other giant did that?" asked Vivi.
"No it wasn't…" said Dorry getting up and glaring at Luffy, "It must have been you."
Luffy stared at Dorry, he took off his hat and tossed it to Mari, "Hold it for me, okay."
"Okay…" said Mari.
"Luffy… you're not going to…" said Vivi.
"I have no choice." Said Luffy.
He was right… he had to fight the giant…
Meanwhile in the jungle with Kuina and Zoro.
"What's wrong?" asked Zoro.
"Something's about to happen." Said Kuina taking off her Halo, which turned into a katana.
"You can fight someone with that even though you're invisible?" asked Zoro.
"Hey jut because I'm invisible doesn't mean I can't protect you." Said Kuina with a smirk.
Zoro nodded, then said "I don't need your protection."
"Sure you don't." said Kuina rolling her eyes while she thought, "Something bad is about to happen…"
And so with the exploding ale was something going to happen with the Straw Hats, only time will tell for the Pirate… and does the crew's angel know for sure?
Next Time: Baroque Works rears it's ugly head when they kidnap Nami, Vivi, Tashegi and Zoro. What will happen when Kuina tries to save them, will she come a realization or something else happen? Find out next time!
