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Hey everyone it's good to be back! Sorry for not posting in awhile, I just wanted to say thank you for those who followed my story, I hope I one day will be able to finish the story instead of leaving it without a proper ending. Thanks for all the support everyone and let's get back to it!
Welcome to Punk Hazard Straw Hats! A new adventure awaits
"Oh yeah, that's what i'm talking about!" Franky exclaimed as he flexed his arms into the air with starry eyes. Everyone who was reverted back to their original bodies were cheerful knowing they can finally put their minds at ease.
Except for Nami of course...
"HEY LAW!" Nami stomped towards Law who ignored her and stared at the sleeping children.
Poking him on the shoulder, Nami finally got his attention. Pointing to herself, "I think there may have been some mistake but I'M STILL IN THE WRONG BODY!" Nami growled.
"Cool" Law rolled his eyes making Nami even more pissed off.
"Change me back! I don't want to be stuck in Sanji's body now" Nami said.
Law just shrugged his shoulders, "Can't change you back if your body isn't present, until then you're stuck like this"
Nami just collapsed into a fetal position, "Sanji took my body outside... which means I can't have my body back... I'm stuck like this..."
Luffy laughed as he sat beside Nami, "Ah cheer up Nami! It won't be too bad. Chopper got his body but he's hurt real bad, you don't see him complaining though"
"Yeah i'm happy to get my body back" Chopper said before a vein appeared on his forehead. "BUT WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO MY BODY?! WHAT DID YOU AND FRANKY DO?!"
"Sorry but it was his fault" Luffy and Franky said before they pointed at each other. "What?! MY FAULT?! YES, YOU! STOP THAT!"
"You were the one who threw me around when you went berserk on me in Chopper's body, Franky!" Luffy barked. "I had no choice but to stop you!"
"Yeah, but you didn't have to beat to a pulp!" Franky shouted
"IT'S BOTH YOUR FAULTS!" Chopper shouted.
"S-sorry..." Luffy and Franky apologized again.
Goku and Hancock reappeared walking towards the group both with a big smile on their faces and holding hands as if they were school kids dating their crush.
"Where were you two this whole time?" Nami questioned to which Hancock and Goku grinned "oh no where special, but..." Hancock said as she lovingly snuggled her chest into Goku's arm, "Let's just say... things are looking up for us" Goku smiled as he placed his arm around Hancock's waist.
Nami's eyes widened before she squealed in delight. "You two are finally a couple!"
Goku and Hancock nodded leading to everyone except Law to cheer.
"Heh, about time you two got together..." Chopper tiredly grinned.
"Congrats bud!" Luffy said with a thumbs up.
"I'm surprised though... why now Goku?" Robin questioned wondering how he suddenly realized his affections for the Empress. This did perk everyones interest, even Hancock.
Goku grinned before looking at his beloved, "I guess to put it shortly, I had some help realizing who I was supposed to be with"
Hancock gasped before she blushed. "You really mean that?"
Goku simply pressed his lips momentarily on hers before grinning "That answer your question?"
Hancock burned bright red as she placed her head into Goku's chest and hugged him. "It does"
Everyone in the background momentarily congratulated Hancock and Goku who stood in embarrassment.
"Ahem" Law cleared his throat gaining everyone's attention. "So what are you going to do with them?" pointing towards the children huddled together asleep.
"Save them of course!" Luffy pumped his fist into the air.
"Just leave them," Law waved his hand. "Most of them have been drugged, so I hear."
"No way!" Chopper rebuked. "These are just kids! I examined them myself, and that's exactly why we wanna send them home…but it takes time to get them off the drug…plus, look how big they are!"
"This idea of turning humans into giants, the experiment these kids are experiencing is because of the World Government. They've been researching for hundreds of years from what I heard." Law explained
The crew looked back at Law, appalled.
"The Government did this?" Robin asked. "But why?"
"Probably for the soldiers," Law shrugged. "When own an army of super soldiers, at your disposal it tends to discourage enemies" Law said casually looking over at Luffy and Goku's direction who didn't bat an eye. "Caesar probably thinks that if he can pull this off, he would be one step head of the Government and Vegapunk's, but I doubt it's going well." He turned to the rest of the Straw Hats. "Are you really going to helping them?" Law asked. "You don't even know who or where they're from."
"That's true, we don't know them at all…but they were crying to us for help. This 'Master' might've tricked them int coming here, but they've caught on that this place isn't what it seems." Nami looked back at Law. "I simply cannot leave this island…until I know these children are safe," Nami said.
"So you're going to stay here, all alone?" Law asked.
"No" Luffy declared. "We're not leaving anyone on this island, If Nami and Chopper wanna stay, then we're staying too." Law had a look of shock. "Plus, Sanji wants to bring that samurai together," Luffy added. "If you're a part of the alliance, then that means you gotta help us, right?" Law just stared at Luffy in confusion.
"Ah let me explain" Ussop interjected, "You see, Law? this probably wasn't a good idea from the start. Luffy's idea of an alliance is probably different from yours. So if you thought you'd be holding the reins, here, you're wrong."
"It's like we're friends, right?" Luffy asked.
"And once Luffy gets an idea in his," Usopp clamping his hand over his head sighing before he continued, "good luck trying to change his mind. When it comes to stubborn, this isn't even the start of how stubborn he can really be, he's at least Emperor-class already."
"But your requests" Law began, "have nothing to do with our plan Luffy"
Law just looked over and saw Luffy had just stopped listening to him and was cleaning out his ear. *Sigh* "You know, what? Fine. We don't have a moment to waste, I'll let you guys handle that samurai. I'll go look and see what I can find out more about the medicine the kids have been taking, but before I go..." Law looked back at the crew. "Which one of you is the doctor in this crew? I need you to come with me. We'll need to distract Caesar."
"That's me," Chopper answered sluggishly as he was on the ground.
A few minutes later, Usopp is seen tying Chopper to a mortified Law's hat. "Alright, this should do it!" Usopp said.
"Sorry about this," Chopper said tiredly. "I can't really walk, right now and we don't have a senzu bean to help me regain my strength. Are you ready? Let's get going"
Luffy, Nami, Robin, Franky, Goku and Hancock just broke into fits of laughter.
Law just stared before opening his mouth "Nope." After that, Law decided to tie Chopper to the hilt of his sword by one of his antlers. "Oh come on! This is embarrassing!" Chopper said.
"Anyway," Law said, "as you see from those 2 assassins, Caesar wants to get rid of you and White hunter so he can take the kids back. He'll stop at nothing until he gets what he wants." Law explained "Caesar is a former Government scientist who became a criminal. If the truth gets out that someone is living on this off-limits island, then he will lose his perfect safe house. That's why he's so desperate to find and kill you all. He has a bounty of 300 million on his head. He creates weapons of mass-destruction and is a Logia user of the Gas-Gas Devil Fruit."
"300 million..." Nami repeated.
"If you can't protect themselves with Haki, then i'd suggest staying out of the way of those who can" Law said. "He's not just scientist."
"The only way to beat him is through Haki?" Goku questioned.
"I believe so, but if there's a possibility to defeat a Logia user without Haki" Law said "You would be the one to figure it out"
Goku cupped his hand and placed it below his chin as if in thought.
"Well the only one's with Haki is me, Zoro and Sanji…oh! And then there's you Law right?" Luffy said.
"That should be enough," Law said.
Goku pressed his fist into his other hand "I think I'll just stand by as back up and observe how other Logia users operate other than Luffy and the crew, plus it should be a good training exercise for you to try out Luffy! It shouldn't be too hard" Luffy nodded in agreement.
"Then it's settled, I'll head back to the lab, for now" Law said.
"So the plan is we're gonna find this Master guy and kidnap him, right?" Luffy asked. "That's the idea," Law answered.
"Kidnap him?" Nami repeated. "We're going to hold him for ransom money?"
"It's not money we want," Law replied. "It's confusion."
"Eh?" Luffy muttered, tilting his head.
"Look, there's no use discussing the rest before we've successfully pulled it off," Law said. "For now, just focus on capturing Caesar, but remember, it won't be a walk in the park. Once we do, I'll take the time to explain phase 2 of the plan. However…when Caesar's been caught, things will start moving very fast. Once that happens…there's no turning back."
"Don't worry" Luffy replied. "we're with you, 100%!"
"But, you have to help us as well" Nami said
"In that case, I will accept your wishes," Law said.
"alright! Then Let's get to it!" Luffy exclaimed. "Everyone move out!"
"Yeah!" the Straw Hats agreed.
At Caesar's laboratory...
The G-5 task force had managed to find a ship to take back to HQ, but they were immediately spotted.
"RAAAARGH!" a soldier roared. "You bastards!" The soldier slammed his blade down at enemy but his blade was stopped by a muscular Centaur with long dreadlocks and striped hat that was shaped with two points sticking from the sides. Another soldier was hit by a Satyr with long, spiky black hair in a ponytail and wearing a gourd on his back, and one more was hit by a Centaur wielding an exploding whip.
"Rebar Smoothy, Fen Bock the Gourd and Rope-Master Chappe?!" Tashigi said, looking down at a list. "Smoker! These are all former prisoners!"
"What is going on here?" Smoker questioned, holding a prisoner by the neck. "Why did the report say there were no survivors after the accident four years ago?!" Smoker kicked the prisoner back before rejoining Tagishi.
"What's with these guys, Smokey?!" asked one of the G-5 soldiers.
"No idea!" Smoker shouted. "Just keep them occupied on land! We need to get that ship moving to send in our report!" Smoker said holding the hilt of his sword and drew it to a defensive stance.
Inside the laboratory, a transponder snail began ringing nearby. moving towards the snail, Monet looked at her Master who was for some reason ignoring it.
"It's the Transponder Snail, Master," Monet said.
"Don't bother answering it," Caesar said waving his hand dismissively. "It's probably a message saying, they opened the door and that something is appearing from inside. " Ceaser said rolling his eyes, "They're going to say something like, 'We're being taken down, please save us master!' and so on. What a wretched pain to listen to. We don't often have so many visitors at once…I'll have to forget about procuring my new test subjects. It's time to introduce them to my little…pet. Shulolololo! No one's getting off this island alive…!" Ceaser's eyes flickered sadistically "I guarantee it!"
Monet giggled at her Master's words, "My, such a declaration master"
On the burning side of Punk Hazard...
Two voices are heard, screaming into a transponder snail while running like hell in one direction. "Master?! Please! Please pick up, Master!" It is revealed that there are two Centaurs running away from something moving closer to them.
"It's not working! Why won't he pick up?!" the centaur panicked
"I don't know! Just keep running, it's coming! What it was behind the door is coming out after us?!"
"It got the rest of us! Just run for it!" Behind them…some kind of purple colored ooze is chasing after them closing the gap between them.
"AAAAH! What is that thing?!"
"It's coming this way! Please somebody come save us!"
"MASTER!" Cough* Cough*
However, when the ooze got closer…the two started to gag and grab at their throats, gasping for breath as if they were suffocating. Before long, they both fell to the ground dead due to whatever they inhaled. The ooze is revealed to be a giant, monster, shaped like an axolotl with purple smoke puffing out of its huge mouth and glowing yellow eyes. It is an inhabitant of Punk Hazard, the Slime named Smiley.
It had been 20 minutes since Luffy and his team had gone off in search of Caesar. Law and Chopper had gone off to the scientist's laboratory while Nami, Hancock and Usopp stayed behind with the children and are now waiting for the others to return. "The plan's just started, and I'm already nervous," Usopp said.
"How do you think I feel?" Nami sighed, still stuck in Sanji's body. Turning her head towards the sleeping children, Nami saw Hancock, eyes closed silently mouthing something to herself with her hands clasped.
Nami walked towards Hancock who stopped speaking and noticed Nami sat down next her. "What is it Nami?" Hancock smiled.
"You are alright? I saw you silently saying something." Nami said pointing towards Hancock.
Hancock gasped and then giggled waving dismissively. "Oh that was a prayer charm that my people did when they wanted to protect or wish for something" Hancock said cupping her face blushing slightly which made Nami grin knowing what she might have wished for.
"I'm guessing it has something to do with Goku right~?" Nami smirked as she lightly elbowed Hancock who blushed furiously being caught.
"I knew it! So let me guess... You want Goku to be safe?" Nami guessed but Hancock shook her head no taking Nami by surprise.
"Goku-san can take care of himself, it the duty of a future wife to support and believe in her beloved with all of her heart!" Hancock said while making a dramatic pose.
"Future wife... OOOOOHHHHH YOU WISHED TO MARRY GOKU!" Nami shouted in delight when Hancock covered her face blushing. Nami laughed amused by Hancock's reactions.
"Hey!" Ussop whispered loudly getting the two women's attention. Ussop pointed towards the kids, "Keep it down, you'll wake the kids up!"
Apologizing, the two ladies resumed their conversation.
"So that's what you tried to silently wish for?" Nami asked to which Hancock couldn't resist but laugh quietly "Yes, that what I tried to do!" Hancock said before looking down in thought, "But that's not what all I wished for..." perking Nami's interest.
Hancock blushed slightly "Well... I wished for not only to marry Goku, but to be the mother of his children!" Nami stood in shock hearing the Empress declare so confidently.
"The mother of his..." Nami gasped "Children?!" Nami couldn't believe her ears, she knew Hancock was in love with Goku and she had nothing but support for the two, but having children?
"Hancock... you do know Goku was married before and has 2 kids, he explained it to us back when we met him before heading to Fisherman Island." Nami said trying not to hurt the Empress' feelings, but Hancock didn't waiver, it seemed as if it strengthened her conviction.
"I know Goku-san was married and when I met his sons it did occur in my mind that I would never be able to be with him. but then I received the greatest gift ever!" Hancock closed her eyes remembering the words she was told.
Flashback of the tournament between the Sayians and gods of destructions*
"If Mom was able to be here one more time, I know she would give you her blessing to marry Dad" Gohan said talking with Hancock in secret.
"What?! I... Have no idea what you're talking about!" Hancock turned her head and blushed furiously.
Gohan chuckled, "Hancock its fine, trust me. Even though my dad might be a little slow in catching on, I know you'll make him happy just like my Mom did"
"I know you'll make him happy too" a voice appeared behind the two. They turned around and noticed a small warrior walking towards them resembling Goku
"Goten! what are you doing here?!" Gohan said in shock.
Pointing at Gohan, "Hey I saw you took Hancock away from everyone quietly so I want to know what was going on" Goten said making Gohan turn red in embarrassment. Smiling however, Goten looked towards Hancock "Trust me, If I know Mom, the only thing she regrets is not saying goodbye to Dad one last time." Goten said pointing at her "AND I know she would be furious with you if you didn't give Goku all the love and support you can give him just like she did when they were married."
Gohan laughed "and don't worry about thinking of having kids, I'm sure Mom wouldn't mind. she would have probably adored and smothered them up so much as if they were her kids!"
Hancock didn't know what to say, Goku's sons were giving their blessings for her to marry their Dad. She wiped away a tear that formed in her eye before smiling and gave them a nod. "I promise!" With that out of the way, they went back to their respective seats and waited for the tournament to begin.
End of Flashback*
"Wow..." Nami said in amazement "I can't believe they were supporting you in marrying Goku"
Hancock's eyes glimmered with determination "I have a promise to keep and once this woman make a promise, she keeps it!" Hancock said boldly.
Nami couldn't help but smile, she hugged Hancock tightly. "Then I'm with you all the way girl! I hope your promise comes soon!"
"Same here" Ussop's voice gained their attention. They turned to see Ussop giving them a thumbs up. "With the way you two are, I don't have any doubts you can't keep it"
The two looked at each other before smiling and returning to look over the sleeping children.
In another part of the mountains…
"Ugh… My head feels like its split open, did we fall or something?" Zoro said
"I do not know but one this is for sure. I appear to have quite the headache." Brook replied.
"Quit your Whining! We've wasted enough time as it is! Let's just hope that samurai hasn't joined the ice age!" Sanji yelled It is revealed that Zoro, Sanji (still in Nami's body), and Brook are running through the snow, the two swordsman having large bumps on their heads.
"That's what happens when you take detours, cook," Zoro growled.
"Oi! What are you talking about?!" Sanji roared. "All of decided to go in that direction!"
"And yet, we weren't able to find it," Brook said. "However, I shall never forget that shadow I saw back then for as long as I live! Oh wait... I'm already dead! YOHOHOHOHO!"
"Don't you go start glorifying it now" Zoro said. "Didn't you start shouting 'enemy attack'."
"What? I did no such thing!" Brook rebuked.
"Well, I know they don't exist!" Zoro said.
"Well, I know they do!" Sanji argued.
"And I simply wish to dive into this debate forever!" Brook added.
"Huh," Sanji muttered. "Brook. You act so grown-up."
"Well, yes, of course!" Brook agreed. "After all I am old enough to be dead, you know!"
"Still, I don't like what had happened" Zoro added.
Flashback: 1 hour ago*
"Oi, samurai!" Sanji shouted. "Where the hell are you?!"
Zoro, Sanji, and Brook had just left the lab, in search of the samurai, when suddenly, Brook stopped upon seeing what looked like giant footprints. "Woah!" he exclaimed. "Hey, Sanji! Zoro! come over here! These footprints, do you think it belongs to the legendary snowman?!"
"Don't be ridiculous," Zoro and Sanji said in unison before they came and looked, themselves.
"Whoa!" Sanji exclaimed. "He's right!"
"They're HUGE!" Zoro added. "I can't believe it!"
"What a stunning discovery!" Brook declared. "Mark my words, gentlemen! If we follow this trail…we may just find…" 'The dreams of Humanity!' they all thought. However, it appears their images to the alleged abominable snowman were quite different. Brook's image was a creature with white, shaggy, an antenna sticking out of its head, and two, earmuff-like protrusions on the sides. Sanji's image…was more like an abominable snow woman. As for Zoro, he was thinking of a white-furred creature with a tear-dropped shaped head and a sword. And so, the three continued on, following the trail of footprints until…
"What the hell?" Zoro questioned, standing on the edge of a cliff with Brook and Sanji.
"A dead end?" Sanji inquired, but then, Brook let out a terrified scream, alerting the other two and forcing them to turn around. There, they saw two shadowy figures behind a screen of snowy wind.
"Look there!" Brook shouted. "Two giant silhouettes! Wait…could it be? It might the abominable-" But before could the skeleton could finish.
BOOM!* A huge gunshot went off, releasing a huge cloud of gas covering the three
"Ugh…!" Zoro groaned. "W-what the hell is this?! They…shot….sum kinda, gash…?"
"Unh…!" Sanji groaned as he wobbled in an almost-drunken state, his words beginning to slur. "I…I feel dwunk…I…I can't shpeak right…and I'm sooooo…schleepy…!"
"Izit…an enemy attack?!" Brook hiccupped, attempting to draw his sword. It is revealed that the ones who fired the gas was none other than the Yeti Cool Bros, Rock and Scotch.
"After one shot of out KYP Gas bullets, even the heaviest of drinkers will be drunk and sleepy" Rock explained, "And the bottom of that cliff is Sector F-16."
Sanji, Zoro and Brook stumbled into each other before Zoro managed to look down at the bottom of the cliff. "W...What?! Icicles!"
"Send em flying" Rock ordered. The Yeti Cool Brothers opened fire, sending Zoro, Sanji, and Brook plummeting towards a bed of icy spikes! "Argh" Zoro groaned. He looked down to see they we heading towards the pit of icicles "Hey! You guys!" When the green-haired swordsman looked, he saw, to his shock, that Sanji and Brook are now asleep with comical snooze bubbles blowing out of their noses.
"Come on!" Zoro shouted. Quick on his feet, Zoro drew his sword and cut through the Ice Spikes just before they plummeted into them. THUD! FWUD! THWUMP! The three Straw Hats fell into snow all three fast asleep.
"This is Sector F-16, reporting," said a guard as he and a few of his comrades found the unconscious trio. "We've found the 3 Straw Hat Pirates, as mention. We're collecting the bodies as we speak." But just when one reached down to pick one of them up…Sanji reached up with Nami's hand and grabbed one by the arm! "W-what the…!?" the guard questioned in shock.
"What bodies?" Sanji asked with a menacing glare.
"S-she's alive?!" cried one of the guards.
"Besides, it's just one woman! What harm could she-" Sanji stood up and kicked the guards away with Haki imbued legs.
"It doesn't matter how many of there are!" he shouted. "You're all still weak!" Soon, the guards all dropped to the ground, unconscious. However, Sanji already looked like he was out of breath. "I forgot," he said. "Nami's not quite as strong as I am. I gotta be careful with her body." Ironically, however, he chose right then and there to put a cigarette in his mouth and light it. "Forgive me, Nami san," he whispered. He walked over to Zoro and Brook, who are still asleep. "WAKE UP, YOU DUMB-ASSES!" WHACK! GONK!
"AAAAGH! WHAT THE HELL?!"
Flashback end*
"Alright," Sanji said. "No more mysteries, got it?! Now, are you sure this is where you saw the samurai's torso?!"
"Yes!" Brook replied. "I ran across his torso just before the lake! If my hunch is correct, he should be around here, trying to look for it!"
"HEY, SAMURAI~!" Sanji called. "COME BACK HERE! DID THE ENEMY ALREADY DEFEAT YOU?!" Soon, the three slowed down into a slow walk…unknowingly stepping upon what looked like a frozen body. "Hey!" Sanji called. "Are you all right?! Come on out, already, samurai!"
Crunch*
"Huh?" Zoro said before he looked down and gasped in horror. "What the hell?! Isn't this him?!" Sanji and Brook looked back to see that Zoro was indeed standing right on top of the samurai's frozen body!
"Woah!" Sanji gasped. "He's frozen solid!" With that, he ran over to the samurai and raised his foot. he slammed his heel down before he stomped on the samurai.
After breaking the samurai's head out of the ice, began to explain to them that his upper torso had felt cold, as if it were submerged underwater.
"Hmm... if you're body is underwater, then we'll just have to go and get it quickly before any sharks get to it first" Sanji planned.
"Ah yes, if my mind serves me correctly, the water is seawater so there is a high chance of sharks being around" Brook added.
"Not helping Brook..." Sanji sighed.
"I don't need your help!" the samurai shouted. "SAYS THE HEAD WHO NEARLY FROZE TO DEATH!" Sanji roared at the talking head.
"You're pirates! you don't help! so... why are you helping me?!" The samurai questioned.
"Like I've said! it's our responsibility to help you out, plus in return I'll beat the ever living daylights out of you!" Sanji said
The Samurai couldn't believe it, "T...Thank you! I'm deeply grateful!"
Sanji took another puff from his smoke, "Let's just find your body before your body freezes or worse"
Just as the three were going to continue forward though in front of them were centaurs looking pale and frightened. "Forget about it!" shouted a Ram Centaur. "Just get to the lab, and hurry!"
"Oi, those are the guys we fought and took their clothes" Zoro said.
"Huh?" one of the centaurs looked up to see the trio staring right back at them.
"Hey it's them!"
"Those guys are gonna pay for what they did to the Boss!" shouted the Doe Centaur from earlier, "Just get a move on!" And with that, they all ran off.
"Uh…what's their hurry?" Sanji asked.
"Hmm," Zoro hummed as he looked up. "Hey, Brook…those guys are coming from the lake, right?"
"I believe so," Brook answered.
"Well," Zoro began, "I don't remember there being a mountain that way." The three Straw Hats looked up to see a giant, shadowy creature staring down at them.
Back in Caesar's lab…
"Shulololololo!" Caesar laughed. "The chemical weapon that destroyed Punk Hazard 4 years ago was the slime itself! Shulolololo! What a bunch of fools they are! They think that I purified the gas that choked this island?! NEVER!"
"What a waste that would be!" Caesar continued. "No, I didn't purify the gas! I condensed it into the form of a monster! And THAT is the shape it now takes! It is a manifestation of the world of death that once reigned this island! People forget the tragedies of their past…but this one hasn't gone away! And I control it in the palm of my hand!"
At the front entrance of Caesar's lab, the G-5 Marines had just managed to steal a ship: a Government battleship with an initial P.H on it. "All right!" cheered one of the soldiers. "The ship is ours!"
"Get back here with that ship!" shouted one of Caesar's men. "KYAAAAAA!" Tashigi screamed, uncontrollably using Smoker's powers to fly around. "Smoker! How do I turn back to normal?!"
"Just stop screwing things up, Tashigi!" Smoker barked before he turned to his soldiers. "Did you get doors to open?! The real enemy's in the lab! We can't spend out here any longer!"
"Sorry, Smokey!" said one of the soldiers "We tried everything, but the door won't budge!"
"Dammit!" Smoker hissed. "If only I had my own body, I'd break through the doors instantly!"
At the rear entrance of the lab, Law and Chopper had just arrived their via the former's "Scan" ability. "Wow! You're pretty neat!" Chopper said, now sitting in a bag that was tied to the hilt of Law's sword. "Did we just warp?!"
"Stay in the bag," Law said. "We're at the lab's backdoor. Caesar and Monet will be in the main laboratory. I'll find a way to get them outta the room. You investigate the drug in the meantime."
"But if you're able to walk right up to the Master..." Chopper said. "Couldn't you just capture him on your own? That way, I'd have more time to study the NHC10!"
"…There's a reason why I can't just do that," Law muttered. "It's why I'm teaming up with you people."
"Huh?"
"Look, I just need you guys to take Caesar out of the picture as quickly as possible. I'll handle the rest"
"AAAAAAH!"
"What the hell was that?" Law questioned. It is revealed to be Tashigi, still flying around uncontrollably…when she spotted something in the distance…and it was getting bigger.
"Hey look over there!" she said. "It flying towards us!" Everyone looked up momentarily to see none other than Luffy, in his Gum-Gum Balloon form with Robin and Franky on his back! BOOM! Luffy collided with the ship, completely destroying it, while Robin used her Cien Fleur Wing to keep herself at a safe distance.
"W-what the?!" questioned one of Caesar's men before one of them got punched out by a huge, metal fist. Soon, the dust cleared, revealing Luffy, Robin, and Franky.
Goku instant transmissioned next to is friends "Nice entrance Luffy" Goku laughed
"AHAHAHAHAHA!" Franky laughed. "That was quite a shortcut!"
"HEY! MASTER!" Luffy shouted at the top of his voice. "COME ON OUT! WE'VE COME TO CAPTURE YOU!"
"Luffy, that was a secret, remember?" Robin asked.
"Oh, yeah," Luffy said before he started shouting again. "Never mind! We're totally not doing that!"
Goku face palmed, "So much for a quick mission
"What is that dumb-ass doing?!" Law questioned. "No one said he had to fight the entire fleet!"
"Straw Hat?!" Smoker questioned in shock.
"IT'S THE STRAW HAT PIRATES~!" shouted the G-5 soldiers and Caesar's men.
"Take 'em out!" Caesar's men roared as they charged at Franky, who grinned as he reeled back a fist. "Strong…RIGHT!" the Cyborg shouted before he launched his fist and punched them away!
Goku ducked from one of Smoker's men and chopped at their nerve knocking them to the ground.
"Well, now we're here!" Luffy said. "So where's the Master guy?"
"He's not going to be waiting outside, Luffy," Robin said as she used her powers to push back some of income enemies. "Let's check inside the laboratory."
"Straw Hat Luffy!" Luffy turned around and saw Tashigi, still in Smoker's body.
"What are you plotting on this island?!" Tashigi questioned, drawing her sword towards Luffy.
"Oh! Hey, Smokey!" Luffy said. "You're okay! I was a little worried after I saw you on the ground, earlier!"
"Grr…your mocking me!" Tashigi barked before she held her sword and made a strained face.
"Huh?" Luffy asked. "What's wrong with you, Smokey? Got a tummy ache? Do you gotta go to the bathroom or something?"
"Ngh…UGH!" Tashigi grunted before she used Smoker's powers to shoot her sword at Luffy. "Oh! I did it!" But then, Luffy sidestepped out of the way and grabbed Smoker's hand before pulling Tashigi down to the ground and pinning her there. "AGH!" Tashigi cried. "Dammit!"
"What the hell happened to you, Smoker?!" Luffy questioned. "You weren't THIS weak when I saw you, last time!"
"N-no! Wait!" Tashigi cried. "I-I'm not wea-"
"Give me a break! I don't wanna see my body losing to him!" WOOSH! Luffy yelped as he dodged a jab from Smoker's jutte.
"What the hell?!" he questioned. "That weapon…!" "So, you're back eh, Straw Hat?!" Smoker questioned. "Well, I can assure, you won't escape this time!"
"W-w-what the?!" Luffy questioned as he used his Haki imbued fists to block the jab
"AHAHAHAHA!" Franky laughed. "Hmmm?" Franky's eyes were drawn to the closed doors. "Ceaser must be in here, let's pop this sucker open!" Franky shot his arm into the door opening it up for them enter into.
"That's more like it! Luffy! Robin! Goku! The door's open! Let's get going!"
"Alright!" Luffy said. "Great work, Franky! Let's go, Robin, Goku!"
"Right," Robin and Goku agreed before they followed Franky and Luffy.
"Damn them!" Smoker cursed. "Men! After them! Don't let those pirates get away!"
"Uh…Smokey…we got a bit of a situation here!" said one of the G-5 soldiers. "Something's going on with the ship!"
"What?!" Smoker questioned before he turned around. "What are you talking about?!" On the ship…it is revealed that there is a large, magenta blob of slime, oozing on the sails.
"W…what the hell is that thing?!" Smoker questioned in shock.
"Guys! Wait!" Robin called, causing the three to turn around.
"Whoa…what is that stuff?!" Goku questioned.
"This stuff just stared falling outta the sky!" cried one Smoker's men.
"What the hell is it, anyway?! It's…it's MOVING!" He was right. As smaller drops of the blob fell onto the deck of the ship…they seemed to grow eyes and started moving around by themselves. "Stay away from it!" shouted one of the soldiers. "It's spraying some kind of poison gas! We tried cutting it and shooting it, and the gas started coming out!"
"Masks!" shouted another.
"Copy!" Shouted the entire group
"What is that slimy stuff?!" Luffy questioned.
"Is it even alive?!" Franky asked. "I have no idea," Robin answered.
"What could it be?" Goku questioned
"Hey, you!" Smoker questioned as he grabbed one of Caesar's men. "What is that thing?!"
"I…I dunno! I've never seen it before!" the satyr admitted.
"So you're saying it fell from the sky?!" asked one of Smoker's men.
"Look at that! It's moving!" shouted another.
"Is it…a living creature?!" asked one more. Suddenly, the smaller blobs began to conjoin into a bigger mass, much to the G-5 men's shock.
"It's…combining?!" Before long, it stood at least 10 feet tall, towering over the soldiers!
"Maybe we can just push it into the river or something!" As he attempted to do so…the Marine sunk into the gelatinous mass…unleashing more poisonous gas as he did so.
"AAAH!" his comrades screamed as they ran to help. "MORE GAS!"
"Quick! Get him outta there before he suffocates!"
"What were you thinking you idiot?!"
"Ugh…! It…it burns! It's on my skin! Get it off!"
"Hey! Get a cloth or something and wipe this stuff off!"
"No! Don't touch it! It'll get on you, too!" As they dragged him away, one G-5 soldier approached…armed with a flamethrower.
"Stand back, boys!" he exclaimed. "It's gotta be weak to fire, so let's light the sucker up! After all, every living creature's afraid of fire!" He fired his flamethrower at the blob, setting it ablaze. The fellow Marines cheered at this.
"Yeah! Great idea!"
"Burn that thing to a crisp! GYAHAHAHAHA!" The blob seemed to move around, as if trying to shake off the flames. "Look! It's working! It hates it!"
"It's on fire, now! We found its weakness!" But then, the blob started swelling up and before long it combusted into a huge explosion, much to the shock of everyone watching!
"No!" Tashigi whispered in horror as tears began to form in Smoker's eyes. "GUYS!" Smoker shouted.
"Holy…!" Franky whispered in horror. "Those Marines, they…!" Goku said. "Blew up!" Luffy shouted in shock.
Goku sensed something coming down on them and looked to see what, he was shocked "LOOK OUT!" he pointed in the air, "They split into multiple pieces!"
Everyone took their attention from the explosion and looked above only to gasp in horro seeing the slime rain down upon them.
Back at the front entrance of the lab, Caesar's men were also shocked by what they had just witnessed, but for some reason, they appeared not to be too worried about it. "What the hell was that thing?!" asked a guard in a hazmat suit. "I've never seen it around here, before!"
"Whatever it was, it's dead, now," said Fen Bock.
"Y-yeah, good timing," agreed Chappe. "And at least it did us the favor of taking out that ship the Marines were trying to escape with!"
"Yeah!" agreed Smoothy. "Hehehehe…" SPLOTCH! Caesar's men turned and saw, to their horror that another blob had appeared behind them. "AAAAAAAAAAH!" they screamed.
"IT'S HERE!"
"Hey!" Luffy said. "Move outta the way!" Robin and Franky looked up and saw the blobs, hurling towards them around them!
"Woah!" Franky cursed as he jumped away from one.
Goku back flipped from a blob and floated in multiple directions away from the blob
"Don't touch it, whatever you do!" Robin shouted. Soon, the blobs started moving around, attacking anyone in their sights and combining together as they got closer. The G-5 men and some of Caesar's minions began to panic a they tried to escape.
"AAAAAAAAAH!"
"IT JUST KEEPS COMING!"
"RUN FOR IT!"
"DON'T TOUCH IT!"
"Smoker!" Tashigi cried. "It's way too dangerous out here! We need take shelter now!"
"You're right," Smoker agreed but then, he spotted someone in the distance, standing on the remains of the destroyed ship. "
"Shulololololo! Very good boy forgive me for locking you for 3 whole years!" The satyrs in gas masks and suits gasped in surprise.
"Ah! it can't be!" Smoker said in disbelief, "It's..."
"M-Master! What are you doing outside?!"
"It's too dangerous out here!"
"I knew it!" Smoker shouted. "You're Caesar Clown aren't you?!"
"So it's you!" Luffy shouted. "You're the Master!"
"Shulolololololo!" Caesar laughed as he revealed himself.
"Indeed, I am! And you are the Straw Hat Crew and the G-5 Marines!" As he spoke, more blobs began to fall from the sky.
"Just give him a bit more time," said Smoker. "He doesn't like water, you see, so in order to get the lake, he's launching pieces of himself, one after another!"
"Shulolololololo!" Caesar laughed. "Once all the pieces of the slime have traveled here from the burning side of the island…you fools will finally know the terror of what transpire here, four years a-" WHOOSH! WHAP! Luffy suddenly appeared in the blink of an eye and grabbed Caesar around his waist!
"Ha!" the Straw Hat Captain shouted. "Now I gotcha!"
"W...WHAT?!" Caesar cried out in shock.
"So…" Zoro began, "is thing actually alive?"
"No idea," Sanji answered.
"I've never seen anything like it." Brook said. What they saw was an even more massive blob of slime spitting smaller blobs into the air.
"So, basically," said Zoro, "what we've got here is something weird here…doing something weird."
"That seems to be about right," Sanji agreed.
"Wait a minute!" Brook exclaimed. "I believe this monster is called…a Slime! I've read about it in a book, once! They say the Slime is a creature that attacks women and dissolves only their clothes away!" Not long after he said this, he, Sanji, and the samurai imagining Nami's body completely bare after the Slime melted her clothes away.
"Whoa! You serious?!" Sanji asked, blushing. "Talk about a convenient monster to have! Hey, Brook! Why don't you let me borrow that book, sometime?!"
"Me too!" the samurai added.
"Look closer, you idiots," Zoro said.
"Huh?" the 3 perverts muttered.
"I don't know about melting clothes away," Zoro began, "But touching this Slime probably means instant death!" They looked and saw that Zoro appeared to be right. "Look!" they all looked down at where Zoro pointed in the lake and saw many dead fish, even sharks appearing on the water's surface.
"The bits of that slime that have fallen into the lake are killing all the fish," Zoro said.
"I'm pretty sure this thing is a ball of poison!"
"P-poison?!" Sanji repeated in shock. "It's gonna turn this lake into a lake of toxic death!"
"Wait! What are you planning, Mister Sanji?!" Brook questioned.
"I'm going in!" Sanji said before he pulled off Nami's coat. "This is my problem! And hell as if I gonna ignore it! It's time for me to step up and be a man! Sorry in advance, Nami!" With that, Sanji leapt into the water. "I'm a better swimmer than anyone here!" he exclaimed. "I'll be back before anything harms Nami-san's beautiful body! Just keep that slime away from us!" SPLASH! Sanji dived into the water, leaving Zoro, Brook, and the samurai on the shore of the lake.
"Good luck Sanji!" Brook called as the piece of slime started to surround them.
"This is bad," Zoro said. The samurai watched nervously as he waited for Sanji to surface with his torso hopefully intact. In the water, Sanji was swimming as fast as Nami's legs could kick…but it didn't seem to be enough. 'Ergh!' Sanji thought. 'Cold doesn't even begin to describe this water! Now, where's that torso?
Law walked into the lab seeing only Monet working on something. "Only Monet is here... Guess it should be easier to get her out of the room"
Without taking her eyes off her work "Master isn't here if you wanted to talk to him"
"Oh..." Law said "Do you know where he is?" he questioned.
"Who knows" Monet chuckled "I can only assumed he went to view the fight"
"I just wanted to tell you both that I've concluded all that I wanted to do in this island and I wanted to let you know that I'm going to be off soon" Law said.
"Oh" Monet said continuing to face her work "If your leaving then I guess that's your decision, we'll miss you"
"Before I go however, If you don't mind... I wanted to borrow your powers real quick. You mind coming with me?" Law said
"Oh? Are you asking me out on a date Mr. Law~ I'm so happy" Monet replied with a hint of sarcasm.
Law just sneered and turned to leave, causing Monet to chuckle.
"You're so unsociable," she said. "What is it?"
"You'll find out," Law said. "Just come with me."
"All right," Monet said as she followed him. "I was getting bored, anyway." At that moment, Chopper peeked outside the bag as they began to leave. 'Is that the bird-woman that Usopp mentioned?' he thought. 'Well, it doesn't matter, now. Now's my chance to investigate more about that drug!' With that, the reindeer pulled himself out of the bag, finally able to walk again, and ran off.
Back with Luffy, the Straw Hat Captain had just gotten a hold of Caesar, who is struggling to get out of his grasp.
"Why you…!" Caesar hissed. "Let go of me!"
"Straw Hat!" shouted one of Caesar's men. "Get away from Master!" shouted one of Brownbeard's Centaurs as they all aimed their firearms at Luffy.
"Is that the strength of Luffy's Haki?!" asked Franky. "That's gonna work, isn't it?! He just grabbed onto a Logia user!"
"Amazing! Luffy caught him and he can't break free!" Goku said pumping his fist.
"But Armaments Haki only gives you the ability to seize a 'substance' " Robin said. "Unlike the sea or the energy that emanates from sea stone it doesn't actually drain the opponent's ability to use his powers, we still don't know what the Gas-Gas Fruit can really do!" As she said this, Caesar began to transform into a cloud of gas, pulling himself out of Luffy's grasp as the rubber-man stretched his neck back and imbued his forehead with Haki "Gum-Gum…BELL!" SWOOSH! BWOOF! Luffy threw his head forehead, attempting to strike Caesar's skull with his own, but Caesar transformed into gas at the last second before he turned and faced Luffy.
"Gas ROBE!" the scientist shouted before he shot some gas from his robe at Luffy's head.
"Ugh!" Luffy grunted in surprise.
"Shulolololololo!" Caesar cackled. "That's right! Suck it in! Tests have shown that my gas powers are more fatal than the leading…huh?" SNURRRRRF! Luffy started to suck up the gas through his nose! "W-what the?!" Caesar questioned in shock.
"Is he mad?!" asked one of the satyrs. "He just sucked up all the Master's poisonous gas! That's instant death!"
"Urrgh…!" Luffy grunted…before all the gas came bursting out of his ears!
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEHH?!" Caesar's men questioned in shock. "I…impossible…!" Caesar said in shock. Luffy let out a small burp before saying, "Poison doesn't seem to bother me much, anymore! I guess it's thanks to Magellan!"
"Magellan?!" Caesar questioned, tensing up in anger. "The poison warden from Impel Down?! How dare you compare me to a mere Paramecia, you-"
"Jet MACE!" KA-THWACK! Luffy stretched his leg in Gear Second mode and kicked Caesar in the jaw, sending him crashing into the ground!
"MASTER!" Caesar's minions cried. "That little brat!"
"How dare he hurt our Master!"
"Let's get him!"
"Stay out of my way shrimp!" Caesar barked, taking his men by surprise. "W-what did he say? 'Shrimp'?!"
"Nah he couldn't have said that! Right?"
"Now, Gum-GUUUUUM…!" Luffy started as he prepared a Gum-Gum Gatling attack.
"Not so fast!" Caesar said as he held up a pair of what looked red-and-blue castanets. "GASTANETS!" Clack! KABOOM! Once Caesar clicked the castanets, a huge explosion went off in midair and hit Luffy
"LUFFY!" Robin, Goku and Franky cried in shock as their stunned captain began to fall to the ground, smoke billowing from his mouth.
"Shulololololo!" Caesar laughed. "Smiley! Get Straw Hat! Smother him!" Upon hearing that command, the blobs of slime turned and slithered towards Luffy!
"W-what the?!" said one of Caesar's minions. "They only obey the Master?!" Just then, the slimes leapt up and glued themselves on Luffy!
"GAH!" he cried. "Ah, gross! Get 'em off me!"
"Luffy, watch out!" Franky shouted. "They'll explode!"
"Shulolololo!" Caesar laughed. "Eradicate him! GASTANETS!" Clack! KABOOM! The slime on Luffy exploded, this time with more massive force than the previous one, forcing everyone to shield their eyes.
"LUFFY~!" Robin shouted.
"Look out the gas is heading towards us" Franky shouted.
Goku swiped his hand across the air causing a strong stream of air to push the gas back and away from everyone
"Is Luffy alright?!" Goku shouted
"It doesn't matter if you're made of rubber!" Franky said. "NO ONE can survive an explosion, that big!"
Soon, the dust cleared…and Luffy was nowhere in sight. "Shulololololo!" Caesar laughed. "I win-"
"Phew! Man, that was close!"
"WHAT?!" Caesar turned to see that Luffy is now standing right behind him! "But…b-but…BUT HOW?!"
"Jet STAMP!" Luffy shouted before he sent a lightning-fast kick into Caesar's gut! "SHUHOOOO!" he gagged before he was sent crashing into a wall, much to the shock of his men.
"Master, no!"
"It can't be!"
"SUPER!" Franky cheered. "He made it outta there, just in time, and with lightning speed, too!"
Robin heaved a sigh of relief. "Thank the stars," she said.
"Heh Nice one Luffy!" Goku said
"Hey! Robin! Franky! Goku!" Luffy called. "Isn't there anything we can put this guy in?! We can't just tie up a Logia-type!"
"Hmm…let's see," Franky muttered. "Aren't there any barrels or something around here?"
"Just a minute there, Straw Hat!" shouted a G-5 soldier. "You're not going anywhere! Us G-5 guys are gonna arrest you and that Caesar guy!"
"Smoker!" Tashigi said. "The Straw Hats have Caesar!"
"It looks that way," Smoker said…but then he heard the sound of Luffy screaming, as if in agony.
"Luffy?!" Robin questioned. "What's wrong?!"
"I…I…" Luffy gagged, grabbing at his throat and gasping for breath. "I can't…breathe…!"
"Can't breathe?!" Robin asked.
"What do you mean, you can't breathe?!" Franky questioned. "Hey! Answer us!"
"Shulolololo…!" Caesar snickered as he held out his hand and making a squeezing motion, as if he is the one that is choking Luffy. Before long…the Straw Hat Captain fell to the ground…completely out cold. "Oh, my, my, my," Caesar said, mockingly. "What dreadful disrespect. It looks like someone will have to teach you a lesson in manners…boy."
"Luffy! Luffy, what's wrong?!" Robin questioned.
"What the hell happened?!" Franky asked.
"Hey! Luffy!" "Straw Hat!" Smoker and Tashigi cried.
"Shulolololo…!" Caesar laughed at Luffy's motionless form.
"LUFFY!" Robin and Franky cried.
"Ergh Bastard!" Goku gritted his teeth in anger.
Back inside the lab, Law and Monet are seen walking down a corridor. However, as they kept going Law seemed to be struggling, for some reason. "Hmm?" Monet hummed.
"Law? Is something the matter?"
"Haa…haa…!" Law panted, clutching at his chest. "Who…who is it?"
"What's wrong?" Monet asked, looking concerned, and yet there seemed to be a hint of mockery in her voice. "You look like you're in pain."
Law gasped as he fell to his knees and coughing up blood. "Dammit…!" he cursed. "Who is it?! Who is there?!" Soon a shadowy figure approached him, causing him to gasp in shock. "W-what?!" Law questioned. "What are you doing here?!" Monet chuckled at Law's pain and the mysterious figure's arrival.
"My, my," said the figure. "You've grown quite a lot since I last saw you. How many years has it been…Trafalgar Law?"
Law panted heavily as he lied on the cold, steel floor, looking up at a tall, fair-skinned, lean, yet muscular man with short, black hair, a beard, sideburns, and a pair of sunglasses From his sideburns on, his facial hair grew, horizontally on his cheek until it grew downwards with a pointed end. He wears a white knee-length coat that has a quilted design on which stops just below the waist, where it becomes plain, along with two black pockets that are situated just above the chest on both sides. For some reason, there seems to be a half-eaten hamburger patty on his left cheek. His name is Vergo.
"Did you really think HE didn't know what was going on?" Vergo asked. "We don't trust Caesar either. Why do you think he went through the trouble of placing Monet here." Monet chuckled at this. "So, I hear you're one of the Seven Warlords, these days," Vergo said, mockingly. "Quite a promotion."
"Vergo!" Law barked. "When did you get here?!"
"Since just now," Vergo answered. "I was spending a little time in Dressrosa and I heard an SAD tanker was going to be there, so I hitched a ride here, and it turned out to be the right move."
"How…in the hell…was it…the right move?!" Law asked between pants. "I didn't do anything to you to deserve this!"
"Also, if you had done anything, you wouldn't even be breathing right now. You can't hide things from us grownups, Law." Vergo said as Monet chuckled in agreement.
"In that case," Law said, grabbing his sword, "I'll just have to make you disappear!" But before he could stand up…Law found himself in agony, causing himself to drop his sword.
"Oh and one more thing," Vergo said, holding a stalk of bamboo. "Learn your place." Suddenly, as Vergo clutched the stalk, it turned a shiny black. He struck Law in the back of his head with it, causing a stream of blood to come dripping out of his skull before he dropped to the floor, again. "It's Mr. Vergo to you" Vergo hissed.
Meanwhile, at the lab's front entrance, the blobs of slime are still falling all around the entrance and conjoining into one mass. However, the G-5 Marines didn't appear all that concerned about them…mostly because they too shocked at the sight that lay before them.
"W-what's happening?!"
"I…I dunno!"
"Well, what do we do?!"
"V…VICE-ADMIRAL SMOKER! CAPTAIN TASHIGI!" It is revealed that now, Robin, Franky, Tashigi, and Smoker have fallen victim to Caesar's powers, and Goku standing off against Ceaser. "So, it seems the Yeti Cool Brothers failed at their task," Ceaser said. "Shulololo well, it can't be helped. The combination of both Straw Hat and Law was just too much for them, I'm afraid. Shulololololo!"
"Damn it, you're going down!" Goku said rushing towards Ceaser.
"HOLD IT" Ceaser held his hand stopping Goku in his track. "I can't beat you, I know that... But, I do know how to stop you" Ceaser smirked as he held tashigi by the coat and placed his hand next to her face.
"What are you doing?! stop!" Goku said afraid for Tashigi's safety.
"Oh stop your whining!" Ceaser growled, "We all know if you wanted to, you could push me back instantly and save them, but..." a dark colored gas surrounded Tashigi but not touch her.
"You see Goku... If you tried to push me or save her, you'll cause the gas to push onto her and be harmed by the gas, her death will be on your hands!" Ceaser threatened. "And if that isn't enough that stop you..." Ceaser smiled.
He surrounded the gas around the g-5 units and his own men! "M...Master?!" one of his men questioned.
"Your sadistic!" Goku said in shock that he would poison his own men.
"Now if you don't surrender, I will kill everyone here!" Ceaser laughed
"Ergh!" Goku growled thinking of his options. Sighing Goku reluctantly placed his hands into the air.
"Excellent" Ceaser smirked.
Back with Zoro, Brook and the Samurai at the lake in the middle of Punk Hazard, the large mass of slime is still spitting parts of itself to the other side. Brook is heard coughing for a bit before pulling himself together as smaller blobs surrounded him, Zoro, and the samurai. "I-it's poison gas!" Brook cried. "If you cut it, it spits out poison gas! YAAAAAH! MY EYES! MY EYES~! Oh, wait…I don't have any. What shall we do, Mister Zoro?!"
"Didn't you just see me try that myself?!" Zoro asked. "Take a hint, you stupid skeleton!"
"I thought, perhaps, you had bad luck," Brook stated. "Yohohoho!'
"Look, they're made of jelly, right?" Zoro asked. "Why don't you try eating one see if you can't digest it."
"NO WAY" Brook shouted. "How dare you try to bully me into these things, I'll have you know I'm at least 70 years older than you!"
"GWAAAAAAAH!" the samurai suddenly screamed out, writhing in agony!
"What the…?!" Zoro questioned in surprised.
"Oh, dear!" Brook cried. "Are you all right?! What seems to be the trouble, Mister Samurai?!"
"My…my torso…!" the samurai answered. "It feels as if it is being pierced by many sharp teeth!"
"What?!" Zoro and Brook questioned.
Meanwhile, in the lake, Sanji is still swimming in the now poison-infested water. Several fish went belly-up as he continued to swim downward. 'Dammit, it's so cold in here!' he thought. 'I'm really sorry to do this to your body, Nami!' Just then, he spotted a huge, purple cloud forming within the lake. 'Woah! he thought. 'Is that entire thing toxin?! That guy's torso better not be in there!' Sanji grunted as he kept kicking Nami's legs downward.
But if he had stopped to look up, he would've seen a shark swimming with what looked like a torso in between its powerful jaws. 'I've been using my Observation Haki,' Sanji thought, 'but his life signals are probably so faint, I can't tell him apart from the fish!' But at that moment, he suddenly looked up and spotted the torso inside the shark's mouth! 'Are you FUCKING kidding me?!' he thought before he swam after the shark. 'Oh, no, you don't! Get that outta your mouth, you stupid fish!'
Back on the surface, the samurai had just coughed up blood. "Oh, no!" Brook cried. "He's spitting up blood! That's not good!"
"Dammit, what the hell is Sanji doing?!" Zoro questioned. But then, as quickly as the samurai had started screaming he stopped and he started to breathe easier.
"It doesn't hurt anymore" he whispered.
"What doesn't?!" Zoro questioned.
Back in the lake… 'Joue…SHOOT!' Sanji kicked the shark in the jaw, forcing it to let go of the torso 'Yes! Got it!' he thought as he grabbed the torso. Then, he felt himself starting to tense. 'Dammit…!' he thought. 'Nami's lungs can't handle this! I gotta go up for air, and fast!' With that, Sanji proceeded to try and swim back up to the surface.
The shark attempted to attack him, when suddenly, it found itself covered by the cloud of toxin. Soon, it started going belly-up, too. That's when Sanji saw, to his shock, that the cloud had gotten bigger. 'CRAP!' Sanji thought. 'I've wasted so much time, I got surrounded by the poison! I don't think Nami's body is strong enough to get me outta this! I don't wanna put her under anymore stress, or she'll freak and fine me a million beri!'
"Oh, my!" Brook said, worriedly as the water began to turn a reddish-purple. "Almost the entire surface has been tainted with poison, now! Please do hurry, Mister Sanji!"
'Blue…WALK!' With lightning speed, faster than a Fishman, Sanji kicked the water, carrying the samurai's torso with him as he tried to get through the cloud of poison with only one opening and it was closing fast. 'Don't close, don't close, don't close! he thought. Just when it seemed like he wasn't going to make it…ZABOOSH! He burst through the water, gasping for air! "OH, DEAR GOD, I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA DIE!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.
"SANJI~!" Brook cheered.
"Well, I'll be damned," Zoro muttered, surprised. "He actually got him."
"Oh…!" the samurai whispered as tears began to fall from his eyes. "It's true…!" After Sanji had managed to catch his breath, he, Zoro, and Brook finally put the samurai's torso together with his head and legs, thus finally making him whole again! "Finally to be merged back with my body!" the samurai shouted as tears of joy streaked down his cheeks. "At last…the body that I was born with is back as it should be!"
Upon closer inspection, Brook that the samurai is just about his height. "You're just about as tall as I am, Samurai!"
"I see," the samurai said. "Forgive my late introduction! My name is Kin'emon! I hail from Kuri, the Country of Wano!" He then turned to Sanji, who is shivering violently despite wearing a new coat that Kin'emon had made. "Eyebrow man," he said. "I wish to know thine name."
"It's…S-S-S-Sanji…!" Sanji said, his teeth chattering. "And what with the thine'?! So you get your body back, and all of a s-s-s-sudden, you have manners?!" Then he stood up and pointed an accusing finger at the samurai.
"I hope you haven't forgotten the insults you threw at me when you were a totally helpless severed head!" Sanji shouted. "I can never forget!" Kin'emon exclaimed.
"I simply can't forget!" He then dropped down on his hands and knees and bowed his head. "I owe you an apology! And I will never forget for as long as I live! I beg your forgiveness for doubting your word up the very instant my torso was returned to me!"
"Stop that!" Sanji shouted as he forced the samurai to stand.
"Pull your head up! A man shouldn't get on his knees and beg!"
"But…if you had not come along, I would have been-" Kin'emon began, but he was soon cut off by Brook.
"Pardon my interruption, Sanji," Brook said, "but I do believe we are in mortal danger, here!"
"What do you mean?!" Sanji asked.
"Well, to put it simply…I do believe we're trapped," Brook replied. Sanji looked around…and saw HUGE blobs of slime, slithering closer towards them!
"WHAT THE HELL?!" Sanji questioned. "I thought I told you to get rid of it!"
"We tried and it didn't work," Zoro said
"So here we are." "Precisely," Brook added
"Idiots!" Sanji shouted.
"What if we tried burning it?" Kin'emon asked.
"What?" Sanji asked. "Burning it?"
"Where I hail from," Kin'emon began, "I am known by the moniker of 'Foxfire' Kin'emon! My blades burn those they slice! Let us blaze a path and make our escape!"
"Oh! What a brilliant idea!" Brook exclaimed. "Please, do lead the way samurai!"
Zoro just remained quiet, yet intrigued, while Sanji just looked just plain worried.
"H-hold up a minute!" the cook said. "You really think that's such a good idea?!"
"AAAH!" Kin'emon roared as he used one of his swords to slice one of the blobs. As he did, his blade seemed to ignite into flames on its own. However, in doing so, he cause the slime to combust into a huge explosion! A pause but as the dust clear, it is revealed that 4 men had somehow survived the explosion. Also the blobs are nowhere in sight.
"Whoa!" Zoro whispered in surprise.
"The path is open," Kin'emon said. "Wait for me, Momonosuke!"
"Good heavens!" Brook exclaimed. "We're alive, but how?! I could've sworn we were enveloped in that blast!"
"Okay…what the hell happened?!" Sanji asked.
"Yes, it caught me by surprise, as well," Kin'emon said. "I was not really expecting an explosion, but then, I simply cut through the blast, as well!"
"You cut the-?!" Brook started.
"My Foxfire Style slices with flame," Kin'emon said. "However…one of its secret arts is the ability cut through flame, as well! There is no fire that I cannot cut!" Zoro gasped silently at this. A samurai who can cut through fire? It was unheard of! "Now then, if you will excuse me," Kin'emon said as he turned to leave, "I must return to the lab and rescue my son!"
"Hold it!" Zoro called, causing the samurai to turn and look at him inquisitively.
"Can I help you?" Kin'emon asked.
A grin played on Zoro's lips as he placed a hand on his swords and said, "I'm interested as to how samurai's fights. So I'll go along on your little rescue mission."
"EEEEEEEH?!" Brook and Sanji questioned in shock.
On an island in the New World...
The citizens are in full-scale panic. Why? Because their children are still missing to this very day. Every time I asked what happened, they were simply told that their children died at sea, but they still refuse to believe that.
"Please! You have to look for our children!"
"Just one more time! That's all we ask! Please!"
"I told you, it's pointless!" The crowd of villagers of the missing children, which turned out to be pictures of a smaller looking Mocha, getting ready for school, Synd petting his pet dog, and Dolan, playing with a soccer ball.
"Please!" cried Synd's father. "We're begging you to use the Marines' power to find them! Can't you at least bring this up with Captain Tashigi or something?!"
"We've heard she's quite receptive to requests like ours!" added Mocha's mother.
"What?!" a voice questioned. "Enough of this! I will not hear such contempt from the likes of you!" Synd's father was suddenly kicked to the ground. "We are fellow sailors from Base G-5!" said his assailant. "And now, you doubt official Marine reports and accuse of incompetence?! How dare you!"
"GYAHAHAHA!" laughed a G-5 soldier.
"You're going too far again, Commodore!" It is revealed that the citizens are speaking to Marine Commodore Yarisugi of G-5, an average-sized, muscular man who wears a cap with a short, dark brim and the number 5 o the front. He also has light colored hair sticking out on the sides of his head to form an odd circle shape with a darker mustache and beard.
He also has a scar on his left cheek. Under a light fur-lined coat, he wears a bowtie and a white leotard with black polka dots with the Marine insignia and "G-5" on the front which goes from the middle of his chest to the middle of his thighs. He has 3 white badges with dark blue stars on them, two on right of his coat and one on the left. He also wears a belt that is strapped on diagonally across his chest which he uses to carry his sword on his back, and finally, he wears a pair of golden greaves on his legs.
"Now shut your mouths and listen up!" Yarisugi shouted. "Your children have all suffered accidental deaths! We've gone over this too many times with G-5's top commander, Vice-Admiral Vergo! We conducted 10,000 searches!" 'He's exaggerating!' thought one of the civilians. "If you lot keep complaining about this," Yarisugi began, "then I'll have no choice but to have you all executed and set your town ablaze for continuous obstruction of Government work!"
"GYAHAHAHA!" laughed one of his men.
"You're going too far again, Commodore!" While some of the civilians gritted their teeth in anger, some of the mothers were left in tears at the thought of never seeing their beloved sons and daughters again. They could only watch as the commodore left with his soldiers following behind.
"Humph!" Yarisugi scoffed. "You want Tashigi, eh?! Far too presumptuous! Yes, I admit, I wish she was under my command! Wish too much! She's the right hand of that ViceAdmiral Smoker in Unit 01! I've got far too little time to deal with a bunch of people who can't get over a damn accident that happened 3 years ago!"
"GYAHAHA!" laughed one of his men.
"Too far, man!"
"Ugh…!" groaned Synd's father. "I wonder…if Vice-Admiral Vergo really has heard about this…? After all, he protected our lands from invading pirates, you'd never think he was apart of the G-5 division!"
Back with Nami, Hancock and Ussop...
The kids started waking up and were starting to rage.
"What do we do?!" Nami asked.
"Ussop! Use your sleeping shot thing!" Hancock said
"I don't have anymore!"Ussop said "We just need to keep them under control somehow!"
"Help me out here, Sanji!"
"I'M NAMI, YOU IDIOT!" Nami shouted.
"Oh, yeah," Usopp said. "You only looked like you'd be useful."
"WELL SORRY!" Nami said in anger. Some of the children broke free of their bonds and began stomping towards Nami, Hancock and Usopp!
"AAAAH! I-its hurts!"
"Candy…we need the candy…!"
"My head is POUNDING!" "Ugh…I think I'm gonna throw up!"
"It hurts! But the candy…will make it all better!"
"GIVE US THE CANDY!" the children shouted before they grabbed a large metal pipe started to charge!
"YAAAAAAAH!" Usopp screamed.
"THEY'RE COMING! WHAT DO WE DO?! C-can't we just fight them?! They look like zombies!"
"NO, THEY'RE JUST CHILDREN!" Nami barked. Suddenly, the children stopped before gasping in delight
"Huh?" Hancock muttered.
"W-what?" Usopp asked. "What's going on?!"
"Look! It's the Master!"
"Master's come to give us the candy!" Nami and Usopp gasped…before they turned and saw…Caesar, holding a piece of "candy" in his hand.
"Shulolololololo!" Caesar laughed. "Are you all right, children? Let us all go back to the lab. It's too dangerous for you all here. I know what you all want…your favorite candies, don't you?"
"Master!" the children cheered.
"M…MASTER?!" Usopp, Hancock and Nami repeated in shock.
The other children, overwhelmed by their pain from withdrawal, were blinded by their hunger for their "candy", and thus…they could not see the darkness that dwells within this man. To them…Caesar was the hero.
Meanwhile, at the center lake of Punk Hazard, Zoro, Sanji, Brook, and the fully formed Kin'emon are seen running away from the slime, which seemed to be roaring in anger.
"It's angry?!" Brook questioned in disbelief.
"What's gotten into it all of a sudden?!" Sanji asked.
"Was it because all those mini slimes got blown up?!" Zoro asked.
"Is it like parent and child?!" Kin'emon questioned. "Alas, I had no choice." Suddenly, the monster began to change shape, turning into a what looked like a giant axolotl.
"It's shape-shifting?!" Brook asked.
"What is it, now?!" Kin'emon asked. The slime creature is actually called Smiley, Caesar's pet. It is a gel-form poisonous gas that ate the Sala-Sala Fruit; Axolotl model.
"Is that a frog?!" Sanji asked.
"Or maybe a lizard?" Zoro asked. Suddenly, Smiley's cheeks puffed up before he spat out an even bigger piece of himself, and then another, and then another, and then another!
"Watch out!" Sanji said. "If it starts raising hell, then we're all in big trouble!"
"Quite so!" Brook agreed. "Cutting it makes it spit gas, and burning it causes an explosion of massive proportions!"
"And if the whole thing blows, then the lab's gonna blow with it!" Zoro added.
"What?!" Kin'emon questioned. "Then time is of the essence! HOLD TIGHT, MOMONOSUKE, MY SON! YOUR FATHER IS ON HIS WAY!" With that, they began to run!
"So what's your plan?!" Zoro asked.
"I'm going to the lab!"
"If that's the case, we gotta go with you, dumb-ass!" Sanji barked.
"Where the hell do you think you'll wind up if you get separated from Kin'emon?! We'd have to search the WHOLE FREAKING ISLAND FOR YOU!"
"Yohohoho!" Brook laughed. "I'd actually like to see more of his swordplay!"
"All right! It's decided!" Sanji said. "TO THE LAB, EVERYONE!"
In the front entrance of Caesar's lab,
The G-5 unit is currently trying to force their way in to get Smoker and Tashigi back, as well as trying to fight off the pieces of Smiley that are trying to get to them, not to mention the fact that they were joining together and growing bigger.
"Open this damn door, Caesar, you coward!" shouted a soldier as he tried to shoot the door with a bazooka.
"Give back Smokey! And Tashigi, too!" KABOOM! He tried to shoot again, but the door just wouldn't budge!
"Dammit!" cursed another soldier. "What the hell is with these massive shutters?! They won't budge!"
"Even our bazookas aren't working against this thing!" added another.
"Hey! What about the back entrance?!" asked a soldier smoking a cigarette.
"No good!" said his rifle-brandishing comrade. "The whole place is on lockdown!"
"Damn that bastard!" shouted a soldier with a starry cape. "Well, at least that creepy slime stuff stopped falling outta the sky and such!"
"Yeah!" said one with a polka-dot shirt. "But now it's condensing into an even bigger blob! What the hell are we supposed to do about this stuff?! We can't even steal the ship!"
"Yeah, our escape route is blocked!" shouted a soldier with a long, braided beard. "And we can't call for help, either! That damned Law stole our Transponder Snails! We're trapped in this frozen tundra!"
Inside the lab, Vergo is seen, talking to Monet. "What is Caesar starting here?!" asked Vergo.
"Who knows?" Monet replied. "The fact that he's woken up Smiley, his pet slime monster, would suggest he's about to launch a big experiment, no?" Vergo scoffed and sat down on the couch. "By the way, Vergo," Monet said, "did have a hamburger today?"
"Yes, as a matter of face," Vergo said. "It's my favorite. How did you know?"
"Oh…the fact that you've got a little leftover patty stuck on your face," Monet answered. Yes, the Vergo that attacked Law is actually Vice-Admiral Vergo, the Commander of G-5 Base.
"I'd actually love to observe this little experiment," Vergo said. "Will everyone outside die?"
"Probably," Monet answered, nonchalantly, "but you'll be safe as long as you stay in the lab."
"Hey, Vergo!" Vergo turned to see Smoker, still in Tashigi's body, bound in chains and trapped in a cage. "Those are G-5 men out there, you know!" Smoker barked.
"Hmm, good point," Vergo said before he ate the leftover hamburger on his cheek and walked over to the cage, where it is revealed that along with Smoker, Tashigi, Luffy, Goku, Law, Robin, and Franky are also trapped. "Anyway," the Vice-Admiral said, "this is a quite a lineup of faces to see all in one prison cell. Quite a nice view, I must say."
"Humph," Law scoffed.
'I'll have to make an escape soon' Goku thought, once they turned around and didn't look he would make his escape. Until then, he waited to see what will happen.
"Makes you think of the old days, eh, Luffy?" Robin asked with Franky asleep beside her. "To be stuck in the same cage!"
"Oh, yeah!" Luffy said. "That was back you were in Baroque Works, and you had me, Nami, Usopp, and Smokey in a cage in Alabasta! Good times!"
Goku laughed "You guys were in cages too?" They all looked over to Goku who explained about how he was imprisoned by a man named pilaf who tried to stop him from obtaining the dragon balls.
"Looks like we've all been trapped at one point!" Luffy laughed
"SHUT UP! ALL OF YOU!" Smoker shouted.
"Your no fun..." Luffy pouted.
"Smoker!" Tashigi cried, struggling. "How am I supposed to process this emotion?!"
"Looks like your worst fears have been confirmed, Tashigi," Smoker said. "Caesar's abduction of those children was covered up and labeled a 'sailing accident', and the mastermind behind it was the very head of our base? True, it seems fitting for G-5...but it makes of a mockery of our military honor!"
"I don't blame you for not noticing," Law said. "Vergo hasn't suddenly gone turncoat on the Marines."
"What?" Smoker and Tashigi questioned in surprise.
"That's right," Law said. "He's a pirate, through and through. He enlisted into the Marines on Joker's orders before he made a name for himself. 15 years of service have carried him through the ranks. There isn't a more useful and trustworthy sailor in Joker's employ. He's been with Joker's crew from the very start!"
"Joker..." Smoker repeated. "The name of an underground broker in the black market. I'm disgusted with myself. How could I fail to pick up the stench of a damned sewer rat rig under my very nose?!"
"Why don't you stow the disappointment," Vergo began, "and instead find admiration for the clever 'rat' who avoided the hunter's sharp gaze, Smoker? From the day you were transferred to G-5 from headquarters, I've been on maximum alert. You have no idea how happy I am knowing that I'm finally free from that crushing stress. And you know what it means that my secret identity has been revealed to you don't you?" Smoker and Tashigi sneered at this.
"I will ensure your silence by seeing to it that you both die here, Vice-Admiral Smoker and Captain Tashigi. Your men outside will be given to Caesar for his experiments…but don't you worry. It'll go into the books as an accident, just like always." Smoker gasped and growled angrily at this.
"Screw you!" he shouted. "When I get outta this cage, your dead meat!"
"Hey, Traffy," Luffy said. "I've got a question. Who's this 'Joker' guy you keep talking about?"
Law sighed before he spoke. "There was a time I use to work under him. That's how we met Vergo"
"Really?" Luffy asked.
"But 'Joker' is only his underground alias," Law explained. "In reality, he's a pirate known throughout the whole world…one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Joker's real name… is Donquixote Doflamingo!" Everyone gasped in shock at this, except Franky, who is still asleep.
"…Wait, his first name is Dominatrix?" Luffy asked, stupidly, causing Law, Smoker, and Tashigi to groan.
"You know what Vergo... I'm fine with dying right now" Smoker said feeling done dealing with Luffy's stupidity
I hope you enjoyed it! Sorry for taking so Long! I was met with a lot of concerns that I had just quit but I'm sorry to say that I've been busy for awhile now and can't do this as much as I want. Still I want to thank those who commented and read my story from the beginning to end. Be sure to expect another wait, please leave a review and read my second story. With everything out of the way, Thanks and Enjoy!