The night before the battle
"What should i do with you?" Luffy asked outloud as he looked at the chest holding the Devil Fruit he recieved from Pops and the bag of transponder snails he had tucked away.
The next Day*
"So basically nobody believes you because you lie to much?" Luffy asked with a tilt of his head
"Your lucky that bullet only grazed your arm" Zoro added nonchalantly
"Luffy why would you tell him what you heard right after he woke up?!" Nami berated Luffy
He rolled his black eyes " Yeah because i know he lies about pirates on a daily basis" he replied sarcastically, irritated he got his nosed rubbed in this shit.
"Can you too just finish what we came here to do that oil stinks and its ruining my meat taste from the bar" Luffy complained
"shush do you hear that?" Nami asked cupping her ears with her hands.
"The pirates setting ashore on the other side of the bridge yeah i heard them yelling" Luffy shrugged not suprised at all when a blur of curly afro hair sprinted past him with a shout of fright. What was extra amusing was Nami and Zoros predicament. As he watched his second in command slide down the slope threatening to kill Tangerines.
"Shishishi!" Luffy laughed as his form slowly faded away into the trees. As he took his slow stroll threw the woods he couldnt help but think 'I wonder if a rubber sword could still be sharp?' He thought rubbing his chin. 'Might have to call Pops for this one, hmm maybe while im at it call Gramps about some of that sauce i know he still sent some to Ace and Sabo after they left. Talking now or not i better get some sauce i havent had my fix dammit! the stingy bastard grrr and im the only one hes blood related too the crazy bastard' Luffy growled towards the end of his self musing. Now in a bad mood he walked towards the clearing up a head.
Sniff Sniff* "Blood, metal, Rum, ahh that fourth smell. What is that?"
Sniff Sniff* he smelled agian now a few steps from the enemies view. He cringed a bit "That pungent odor. there it is the typical smell of a man who dont take care of there hygiene, in other words the stereotype pirates, Stupid, Ruthless, and Ugly"
As Luffy walked into the clearing he sent a few shots of a flying finger pistol. "Piercing shot" he said as he saved Usopp and Nami from being out numbered.
"Thanks Luffy" Nami said with a smile.
"No problem Tangerines" Luffy said with a smirk.
"Who the hell is that!!??" All of the invading pirates on the hill yelled out together.
"Another one i thought there was just a liar to worry about not a team of annoying brats!" A man with heart shaped glasses scowld
"Captain Kuro said we should avoid waisting to much time, if we do we will have to deal with Captain Kuro himself," he said in a scared voice before he cleared his throat and screamed out an order.
"Men! Kill them before the Captain gets angry!" he yelled causing all of the pirates to charge at the group. Luffy looked at the 2 with him noticing Zoro isnt here yet he decided to test something so lifting his sword from his hip still sheathed he charge at the group. As he practiced using a blunted weapon beating down pirates left, right, and center.
Usopp looked at Luffy with admiration in his eyes while whispering something about being 'so cool'. Jango saw his men were dropping like flies and turned to his ship and screamed out.
"Sham! Buchi! Get out here now!" he screamed, and two other pirates came out of the ship.
Jango then ordered them to attack just as someone made a appearance causing the two of them to look at Zoro. The two of them ignored the new company going for the original target only to be attacked by Zoro.
There was a brief pause for word play while acting scared until their entire demeanor changed into a more confident one showing that they were only acting scared. Luffy watched Zoro get two of his swords taken away from him causing him to go on the defensive. Luffy looked at Nami and Usopp who stood by for the moment to watch.
Then Nami ran down the hill towards Zoro's swords laying on the ground. Just as she was about to reach the swords only to be intercepted by Jango holding metal rings tied to a string. Jango then sliced Nami across the shoulder while she used her staff to flick Zoro's swords towards him before she began backing away from Jango.
Zoro caught both of his swords before he started to go on the offensive, he was struggling against slightly with the amazing tag team of Sham and Buchi. Buchi was about to attack Zoro from behind while he was too busy fighting off Sham.
"What the hell is going on here!" Kuro yelled causing givingto stop fighting and look at him. The Black Cat Pirates looked scared out of their minds at the sight of Kuro. Jango looked like he was about to wet himself.
"C-captain K-Kuro, these kids are monsters!" he stuttered out making Kuro looked at everyone there with a pissed off look on his face. When his eyes landed on a smiling Luffy all he could do was stare at him with a look of pure hatred before he reached into the bag he was carrying and pulled out a pair of furred gloves with full-length katana blades at the end of each finger. Luffy saw this and looked at Zoro and spoke.
"Finish up your fight Zoro and get off this slope," he said. Kuro looked at Jango and spoke in a deadly tone.
"You have five minutes to clean up this mess Jango," he said as he started to put the gloves on, "or else I'll kill you," Luffy went down the slope to help Nami take care of Jango quickly while leaving Zoro to finish off Sham. When Luffy reached the bottom Jango didn't know what to think of as top priority, Captain Kuros plan or the brats trying to ruin it. As Luffy got closer, Jango immediately tried to hypnotize him but before he could he had a hilt at his temple. Before anything else could happen, Luffy looked at Nami and spoke.
"Why don't you go clean em out, Nami," He said causing her to smile widely before rushing off to the ship with Usopp to steal their treasure. Luffy then looked up the slope to see Zoro and just finish defeating his opponent and was walking towards Luffy. Kuro looked beyond pissed, he couldn't fathom how a group of kids had caused all of his plans to crumble this much. Three years of planning had all gone down the drain thanks to these kids. He looked at Luffy and his crew with a murderous look in his eyes before he took off towards them. He was moving too fast for Zoro to track but Luffy could see his every move. Luffy then took off after Kuro at speeds rivaling his and intercepted him in the middle of the slope with his fist buried in Kuro's stomach causing him to fall over on all fours gasping for air.
"Why?" Kuro asked from his position on the ground making Luffy look at him with a raised eyebrow, "Why are you getting involved?" he asked. Luffy just chuckled.
"You just picked the wrong time and place to hatch your scam and Honestly? i really just hate your pirate theme " he said pissing Kuro off even more. Kuro then shot up and slashed at Luffy's head but was surprised when Luffy made attempt to dodge. His eyes widened even further when he seen a beautiful crafted black blade katana block his blades. Usopp and Nami watched with their jaws on the floor at what they just saw or more specifically what they didnt see. Luffy was just staring at Kuro with a blank look on his face before he spoke once more decidingto lighten the mood, "why would you name your crew after bad luck and expect your plans to come into action perfectly?" he asked. as they crossed blades again.
"I'm going to kill you you little bastard! Then I'm killing everyone in that damn house like i did the sheep clown" yelled a bewildered and raging Kuro. Luffy chuckled a bit as he watched his prey wobble side to side.
"I think we broke him" Luffy joked angering Kuro further
"My plan... will not fail! Jango proceed with plan kill Ms. Kaya get your ass up in go get her shes behind the trees!" he said as he looked up with now white eyes. "Out of the back Attack" lashing out catching luffy in the chest spilling blood.
"I will kill you Straw Hat! That was first blood and soon to be my Victory!" Luffy chuckled agian before he spoke.
"I refused to loose to a cat, specially one scared of the sea" Luffy said angering Kuro eveeven more. "Have you ever been shot before?" Luffy asked openly. As parts of the wall was cut, his own men? cut, Anything tangible was cut by Kuro as he attacked blindly.
'I see him but only as a blur i cant tell were his arms will go and i cant risk it the good news is most cuts are shallow since i can move enough on contact and i dressed for the fight so im not messing up none of my good shit' He thought trying to catch this fast slippery bastard.
'Usopp! Get your ass in gear your mate his about to die!' he mentally yelled to Usopp freaking him out.
"Theres a Voi! mmmh" but a slap from Nami brought him back to reality and cutting off his rant from ringing her ears.
At first Usopp didnt process what he said until his eyes widen when Luffy appeared infront of a slash mark that just appeared out of nowhere and shoulder slammed into the wall. Then appearing crouched in front of him with his sword hand still in sheath across his shoulders. "Get going Usopp" His glowing eyes caught the blur of movement coming straight at him no more side to side or random movements.
"iron sniper!" Luffy yelled and in a blur of movement. Luffy hit the bastard captain in the gut with the end of his sheathed sword sending him flying causing Kuro to break a few trees before he impacted the ground. The moment Kuro's body impacted the ground, it created a slightly deep and long skid mark across a patch of open area.
When Luffy landed back on the ground he placed his hands in his pockets and investigated the crater and cringed slightly at the sight of Kuro. Kuro wont be fighting for a while, a few parts was facing the wrong way. One thing was clear, the oh so great Captain Kuro wasnt dead even if not by much.
"He did all that with just one attack?" came the frightened voice of one of Black Cat Pirates getting Luffy's attention. Luffy turned to see some of the Black Cat Pirates were starting to wake up making him realize that Zoro didn't kill them.
"I highly suggest you take this bastard back on to the ship and get the fuck off this island before i make you!" Luffy said making all of them scatter to pick up their fallen comrades before hopping on their ship and sailing away scared.
Luffy then walked over to and spoke to her with a smile, "Miss Kaya, how about I treat you to breakfast?" he asked making her look away from Kuro's dead body, "You've had a pretty rough start to your day. So, what do you say?" Kaya looked at Luffy teary-eyed and nodded before she spoke.
"But, what about Usopp?" she asked. Luffy smiled before he looked up at the sky. "There probably done by now Zoros there aswell and i need to go make a call."
*Next Day*
Luffy and his crew were in the middle of saying their goodbyes to Kaya and Merry when they heard someone scream. They looked up the hill to see Usopp carrying a big bag tumbling down the hill.
"Someone please stop me!" he screamed. Luffy and Zoro walked forward and stuck out their foot planting it right on Usopp's face effectively stopping him. "Thanks," Usopp said as he fell face first on the ground.
"Don't mention it," replied Luffy and Zoro. Usopp then dusted himself off and told Kaya he was setting out to sea like his father to become a brave warrior. Luffy chuckled as he and Zoro boarded the ship. When Luffy got on he leaned over the railing and spoke to Usopp.
"So Usopp, whats up with the small boat?" he asked. Usopp looked up at him and placed his finger on his chin and before thinking for a while before he replied.
"I will only join your crew as your Captain!" he proclaimed proudly making Kaya giggle at his antics.
"Try again," said Luffy in a lazy voice.
"As your vice-captain then!" he proclaimed once more.
"That's Zoro, however, I do need a sniper," Luffy said. Usopp smiled before he shouted out to the heavens.
"Yosh! I will be the head sniper!" Usopp shouted making everyone sweat drop.
"Just hurry up and get on," Luffy said. Usopp got on board and placed his things away.
"Luffy?" asked Nami. Luffy walked over to her. "Weres your sword?"
"Had it worked on nothing to worry about. Speaking of witch i need to make a call" said a serious Luffy before he took it into the Captain quarters of the ship and locked the door. Zoro and Usopp shrugged their shoulders not really caring. Nami however, stared at the closed door of Luffy's quarters what a determined look on her face.
'Whatever hes hiding is probably something just as dark as that fish bastard probably' she thought.