With a Yo Ho Ho
AN: BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SENT THEIR SUPPORT! Either way, here's Chapter 4 bringing with it November and less cases (For Australia). So sorry this was late as well.
And now, onto the story. For we are now in the New World!
In addition, I'm made my Ao3 profile. Check it out sometime! Just go to Ao3 and search 'EnsanityFanatic' and it should pop up.
The terms 'Paradise Lord' and 'New World Lord' may pop up a couple times. Paradise Lords are the big fish of Paradise, such as Hamish from last chapter. New World Lords (or Shinsekai Lords) are the big fish of the New World, sort of like beta-Yonko. Brook is not quite NWL level yet, since he hasn't been acknowledged as such.
One last thing. Why didn't Benny use the 'Song' on Gary the Goat in Chapter 2? Because he hadn't composed it yet. He made it during the Chapter 2-3 timeskip.
Disclaimer: I do not One Piece. It is owned and written by Eiichiro Oda (who is taking a break).
-5 Years Before God Valley-
-New World-
-Skysbane Island-
Ah, Skysbane Island. A 'stairway to heaven', a beautiful, lush environment that stretched to Sky Islands above, and currently the site of a massive battle between a certain talking skeleton, a reanimated spirit and a very pissed off native.
"Get out of this land! This is the land of my ancestors, the great Skysbaners! We have been trading with the People of the Sky for countless millennia! Begone from this place!" the native yelled as he unleashed a flurry of Reject Dial hits, using Armament Haki to partially absorb the hits, while ignoring the pain.
Grimacing, Brook Shaved out of the way, while Yorki simply phased through the blow. As Yorki spun around to deal an Armament-enhanced punch, Brook shot forward and impaled the native on his sword.
Ignoring the cold, the native used his bare hands to pull out the sword, before beating a drum and speeding through the air using the soundwaves and Paper Arts.
Brook sighed, before shouting, "Benny! Ignore Shiki! We need the 'Benny Song' now, dammit! Force Five!"
"Got it!" came the response. Brook and Yorki hastily jammed earplugs into their ears as the melodic opening chords of the Song started playing.
Then came Benny's speed enhanced 'Sonic Booming Opera Chorus'.
The native's ears visibly glowed a colour it should not be glowing, while Shiki's cries of pain could be heard from the other side of the island.
As the Benny Song finished, Yorki pulled back his fist and leapt to the native, quickly knocking him out.
"Well," Yorki started, "that sucked."
On the other side of the island, David was clearing out Shiki's division, while Benny was tying up the man in question.
A MEMBER OF THE ROCKS PIRATES
'GOLDEN LION' SHIKI
BOUNTY: 690 MILLION BERRIES
Said man was currently bleeding out from his ears.
"I swear, I'll have you on a pike! How did you rookies even beat me, anyway? I'm one of the strongest on the Rocks!" Shiki shouted in exasperation.
One of Benny's crewmates, 'Fish-Face' Simmi worth 15 million, shot back, "Because Benny's great, unlike you."
'Dandy Man' Dapper worth 35 million, chorused in with "Hear, hear!"
Shiki grimaced. He was simply out on a raid, when he found out the New Rumbar Pirates had been on the island. Eager to succeed where John and Linlin had failed, he had challenged them. However, the Captain Brook wasn't there, the First Mate Laboon had sunk his ship, and the Second Mate Benny had easily defeated him.
"You shits ambushed me, dammit!"
Brook tiredly limped over to the native's limp form. Suddenly, his Observation alerted him and he parried the arrow shot at him with his sword.
A large army of natives, one holding a bow, all gasped. "So he was the one who took down Travis," one whispered.
"How?"
"Why?"
"He can't have,"
Travis then started coughing, as he got up. Brook quickly pointed a sword at him.
Travis then responded, "Why?"
Confused, Brook responded, "What do you mean?"
"Why didn't you kill me? I was at your mercy."
"I prefer not to kill people. It's not something I prefer to do if I can help it."
Grimacing, Travis then asked, "Then why are you here?"
"To stop and let the Pose set. We might restock as well."
"In that case, feel free. I don't detect any malicious intent from you or your crew, so you should be fine." Travis then paused. "Are you, perchance, heading to Wano?"
"Why?"
"I need to run an errand. I promised someone I would visit Wano, and bring something back as proof."
"In that case, yes, you can join my crew."
Travis groaned. "No, I'm simply tagging along for my best interests." Turning to the natives, he told them, "Protect the stairway, and keep up your Haki. Jaeki, you're in charge until I get back. Make sure their resistance to Conqueror's Haki doesn't diminish." He then unleashed a final, small wave of Conqueror's Haki, upon which none of the natives fell, but some flinched.
Brook grinned. "Then welcome aboard. It's good to see you with us. Though I have no eyes for seeing yohohoho!"
-4 Years Before God Valley-
-New World-
-Lisbore Island-
When Brook expected to meet the future Pirate King, he expected a man standing with pride and honour. Someone brave, strong and smart who would always defend his nakama.
What he got was a laughing man who radiated easiness, but at the same time really would defend his nakama with everything he had.
"So you're Brook, eh? The man who defeated a Paradise Lord, and frequently clashes with the Rocks?" the future 'Dark King' Rayleigh enquired.
FIRST MATE OF THE ROGER PIRATES
SILVERS RAYLEIGH
BOUNTY: 340 MILLION BERRIES
"Yes. You're the First Mate of Roger over there?" Brook replied, pointing to Roger who was currently laughing and telling stories with Benny and David.
"Yes, and I swear he's giving me more grey hairs by the day." Rayleigh groaned. A laughing Gaban strolled up and nudged Rayleigh.
"Lighten up, Ray! He's just a bit excited to meet another rival of Rocks, that's all!"
A MEMBER OF THE ROGER PIRATES
SCOPPER GABAN
BOUNTY: 200 MILLION BERRIES
Brook shivered. "No, I don't believe I would last any time against Rocks. The man's an absolute demon."
"I'll drink to that. Bloody hell, the only reason I don't pass out near him when Roger suicidally challenges him is because of Roger's own Conqueror's Haki." Rayleigh agreed.
"Hey! It ain't suicidal! I can last!" came Roger's angered response. "And Newgate's fine with it!"
CAPTAIN OF THE ROGER PIRATES
GOL D. ROGER
BOUNTY: 764 MILLION BERRIES
"Newgate is on Rocks' crew, so your opinion doesn't matter." Rayleigh responded.
As Roger and Rayleigh argued again, with a laughing Gaban by their side, Yorki was sitting in the bar corner with Travis.
"So how come you ain't partying?"
Travis snorted. "There's no need. I'm here on business only."
"Pah, lighten up! It's just us two crews in a bar, the sun's shining, it's a beautiful day and you should really have a drink." Yorki said as he chugged back his own drink.
"Aren't you meant to be a disembodied spirit? And also, what you just said was punching Murphy's Law in the face."
The bar door promptly exploded inward and burst into pieces upon meeting Roger's Armament-hardened head.
"Now, now, now. Who's holding a 'Hate on Rocks' party without me?" came a familiar and terrifying voice.
Roger yelled back, "It's not all of us, just the competent crews! So us and the Rumbars! Not you!"
The voice coldly responded, "Says the one with a lower bounty, you scum-bucket."
"Limpet-rancher." Roger countered.
"Stork-feeder."
"Rocks-fearer."
"Absolute bastard."
"Treacherous wench."
"Scum of the earth."
"Prostitute."
"Way out of my league."
Roger placed a hand onto his chest with false drama. "You're breaking my heart. Why would you say that?"
An Armament punch from Rayleigh snapped him out of it.
Yorki was heavily surprised by the woman, then remembered Brook's annoying habit.
"Excuse me, miss. May I ple—" Yorki quickly punted him into a wall. Then Yorki was floored by the woman's Conqueror's as she moved to speak.
"As far as I'm concerned, you should hear people out when they say things. You beat them up afterwards. Like I'm going to do to a certain fool after I deal with this."
Brook had gotten back and immediately said, "Sorry for the interruption, may I please see your panties?"
The woman paused, then laughed for half a minute before turning to a still-floored Yorki and saying, "Sorry about that. I can see your behaviour was well-warranted." She then turned her Conqueror's Haki onto Brook and knocked him out.
"So this is the skeleton who clashes with the Rocks? Doesn't seem strong to me."
David spat onto the ground by her feet and spoke. "Who the unholy hell are you, witch-devil-demon-spawn?"
The woman laughed harder, before pulling out a bounty poster (did everyone just keep bounty posters on them at all times or something?).
CAPTAIN OF THE SPADE PIRATES
'WITCH-DEMON OF THE SEAS' PORTGAS D. ROUGE
BOUNTY: 850 MILLION BERRIES
David paled considerably. "I know you. You're the one that did my crew in 6 years ago. You slaughtered all of them, even though you only had half your bounty then. Why the hell are you here? Are you here for revenge?"
Rouge sneered. "Oh, you're the New World pirate who had the luck to go through all of Paradise without meeting a Paradise Lord. Yeah, I remember you. Why did I slaughter your crew? To pass the time. No hard feelings, David?"
David shrieked, "HOW? How do you know my name?"
"Recognised you. From Baterilla."
"SHIT!" David shouted as he ran out of the room and yelled, "Laboon! Get me to the other side of this island! Please!" The galleon sized whale, complied and let David get on and get out.
Rayleigh then nervously asked, "Have you seen Shakky around? I haven't seen her…"
"I'm not gonna tell you. I may approve of you going after her, but you're going to be hard-pressed to get me to tell someone on Roger's crew useful information."
"Hey, Rouge! You used my name!" a waking Roger greeted.
Rouge then turned to Roger and nonchalantly said, "So I did. In other news, Garp's coming now. You ready?"
"Am I ever! HEY, GARP!"
A faint shout was heard. "HEY, ROGER! PREPARE TO GET YOUR ASS KICKED!"
Rouge facepalmed and groaned. "I'm getting the fuck out of here." She then Shaved out of the room to rejoin her crew.
After Rouge had left, Brook woke up. Then Garp shot into the bar at Roger and the two started arm-wrestling. After Roger slammed Garp's hand down Garp started pummelling Roger with his fists as the two started to fight.
"I'll… just go then." Brook whispered as he exited the now-damaged bar. The rest of the Rumbar's exited with him.
(No, the bar did not explode. No, he did not run away screaming. That was David, not him.)
-3 (and a half) Years Before God Valley-
-New World-
-Wano Country-
-The Flower Capital-
Ah, Wano Country. The birds are singing, the flowers are blooming, and children are playing in the town square. What a wonderful time to be ali—
"It's Lord Oden!"
"He's trying to escape again!"
As civilians shouted the news, the man in question had accidentally run into a bit of trouble. Namely, two ships and a whale accidentally ramming straight through his makeshift raft.
"You idiots! Get out of my way!" the exasperated teenager yelled.
"Yohohohoho! Sorry about that, young man! I could lend you a hand escaping if you wanted." a skeleton spoke, much to Oden's surprise.
He quickly got over it and asked, "Really!"
A dark-skinned fellow wearing a tribal cloak walked up and plainly spoke, "No. I'm here on business only. Would you happen to know how to get to the Flower Capital?"
Oden groaned. "Since I can't get out anyway, fine. You want the boring way or the exciting way?"
Fifteen minutes later, the ships were flying up a giant waterfall. Powered by fish.
(The New Rumbar Pirates chalked it up to New World craziness.)
(Laboon had elected to stay behind, and was in an interesting conversation with fish regarding Sea Kings.)
"I'm looking for a man named Katsuzo. I owe him a favour." Travis began.
Oden looked down. "He's dead. I'm planning to commemorate him."
Travis looked horrified, before turning the corner and seeing Katsuzo's remains.
The man's son spotted Travis, jogging to him and sadly greeting him. "I see you've found out. At least he would have been happy you finally made it..."
Travis was still in grief. "Please, let me repay you. Forget what Katsuzo-san promised me. I'll give you anything for your loss."
"No. He would have wanted you to have it." Saying that, Katsuzo's son pulled out what Travis had been promised so many years ago. An engraved drum, painstakingly carved.
Looking at this, Brook felt close to tears. Not even making a skull joke, he walked up to Travis, and knelt down. "I apologise for anything I may have caused you, I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault." Travis responded gravely.
"He was a great man! I must honour him in the greatest way possible!" Saying that, Oden rushed off and back with ingredients and a large wok.
"Is he… cooking oden?" Brook asked.
"Hey! You're disrespecting my father's remains! Stop!"
As Oden started honouring his memory in his own way, Brook and Travis recognised the action for what it was. Benny was confused, and David was nonchalant.
"Please," Travis began, "it is his way of honouring Katsuzo-san. Leave him be."
Oden perked up at Travis's words, and swallowed. "Yes! After all, he was great. What better way than to commemorate him with oden and a drink!" Saying this, he took a swig and laid down the sake bottle. "We shall drink together again, in the next life!"
He then got up to leave, but then stopped and turned to Brook.
"You're a sailor, aren't you? What's it like out there?"
Brook grinned. "It's glorious. You are free to sail the seas for as long as you please. That is freedom."
Yorki materialised and asked, "We're actually both dead, you know."
Oden started walking, and told them, "Come with me, and tell me how you're still alive."
As the Undead Duo talked to Oden about Devil Fruits, Haki, and Grand Line weirdness, Benny suddenly noticed a large fire in the distance. "What in the Grand Line is that?"
Dapper rushed by. "I heard it's a white boar the size of a mountain. They call it the Mountain God!"
Benny gaped. "God? Weird title."
Said 'God' rushed into the area.
Suddenly a young but large boy rushed past him with a sword drawn. He stabbed the boar, but it simply shrugged him off.
"Kin'emon!" a young sunglasses-wearing boy yelled, Brook and Oden hot on his heels.
"Kid's got guts. Alright… my turn!" Oden grinned.
Running forward, he sliced straight through the large boar, freeing everybody trapped inside.
"It looks like I've been disowned. Oh well! I've always wanted to get out of the capital." Oden spoke cheerily.
"I will have to make my leave now." Brook replied.
"No worries, Ol' Bones! Thanks for the info about the outside. See ya soon!"
As Oden walked away, with a loyal Kin'emon and Denjiro hot on his heels, Travis had turned to Brook.
"I have decided, to honour Katsuzo, I will join your crew."
David laughed. "Guess, we've grown on you, eh?"
"Not in a good way, shithead!"
"Yohohohohoho!"
To be frank, he knew it was only a moment of time until this happened. Considering how absolutely crazy they were…
BIG NEWS!
LARGE SCALE BATTLE BETWEEN CHARLOTTE LINLIN AND PORTGAS D. ROUGE
ISLAND WAS OBLITERATED
BOUNTY UPDATES
It had been three weeks after Travis had bade farewell to his comrades on Skysbane Island. They were in the middle of the ocean after a raid on a Marine Base when they got the news.
'Witch-Demon of the Seas' Portgas D. Rouge—900 million berries
Charlotte Linlin—700 million berries
Oh, and Roger's had reached over 700 million.
Travis had earned himself a rather large bounty for himself also. The rest of the major crew members also had their bounties increased.
'Dead Bones' Brook—533 million
'Ship Demolisher' Laboon—175 million
'Killer Sax' Benny—225 million
'Gun Luck Henry' David—130 million
'Calico' Yorki— 250 million
and
'Doom Drummer' Travis—99 million
"Dammit! Rouge ratted me out! That bitch!"
"What is it with Yorki and pissing off Marines?"
"Drum—sound-waves—what?"
Brook jumped up and everyone turned to look at him. "What say we have a concert? We have this many musical performers anyway?
Benny grinned. "We've been waiting for this moment, Captain."
David cried from the helm, "Where to?"
Brook was struck by nostalgia. "The Sabaody Archipelago. We'll come back to the New World soon."
A great cheer struck the boats.
AN: SO SO SO SO SO SORRY FOR THIS LATE UPDATE! I'll have more time in future, so I should be fine. Exams are also nearly over, so good times.
Anyway, more liberties with bounties, we've got Oden here too (can't forget Oden, can we?) and I've inserted Rouge in here too. Rouge being here was heavily inspired by the Ao3 series 'Watashitachi wa Roger kaizoku desu' and you should really check it out.
Again, so so so sorry.
In other news, this should be the last OC in my story. Every other OC will be irrelevant and non-existent.
I will be taking so so so many liberties with God Valley. We just don't know much about it.
Next update in around a week (I've forgotten my deadline).
Oh, my word count will be around 3000 per chapter now. It's a nice baseline.