Chapter 4 1 and 2
"WHAAAAAAAAAT?!" the Sanji Retrieval Team questioned as Pudding just revealed some shocking news to them.
"The daughter of Big Mom that Sanji's supposed to marry," Luffy began, "is YOU, Pudding?!"
"I'm so jealous!" Brook exclaimed. "What a beautiful wife he has!"
"Oh, man, Sanji's doomed,' Chosuke said. 'As much as I hate to admit, she's gorgeous! and There no way that Sanji won't become Lovestruck"
Oh so this is the girl that Sanji gonna married said Magnes
Why do you say that like it no big deal Chosuke said
"You're Sanji's friends?!" Pudding asked in shock. "You're joking! Although...now that I get a closer look, I realize that I've seen your face before, Straw Hat Luffy! and you're Wolf Fang Hayate But I don't understand! You're not affiliated with Mama! How did you people manage to get passed the Tarte Checkpoint?! Why did you come here?! Don't you realize that Mama and her pirates will kill you?! This is her territory, after all, and she's one of the Four Emperors!"
"Well...the thing is-" Hayate started.
"AAAH!" Pudding shrieked as she suddenly reached into one of her drawers and pulled out a knife, hands shaking and eyes in a frantic daze. "B...BUT I KNOW YOU'RE ALL FIERCE PIRATES, TOO!"
"Wait, calm down!" Nami pleaded. "There's no need for any violence here!"
"What should I do with her, Luffy?" Pedro asked as he held his sword against Pudding's neck and held her arms up.
"KYAAAA!" Pudding shrieked. "HELP ME!"
"I SAID NO VIOLENCE, PEDRO!" Nami shouted.
"Ahahahahaha!" Luffy laughed.
"What are you laughing for?!" Chosuke questioned. "It's not funny!"
After a while, Nami managed to get everyone settled down and explained the situation.
"...I see," Pudding said as she put down a cup of tea on a saucer. "So you came here to take Sanji back with you. I should've known that this wedding wasn't consensual."
"We're sorry, Miss Pudding," Mimi said. "I know you were probably excited about getting married."
"No, don't be," Pudding answered. "Mama can be so selfish...she uses her children's marriages as a means of strengthening her pirate crew. We've all practically given up on having a choice on who we want to marry. The only things we can do is submit or run away." She then smiled wistfully as she propped her chin in her hands. "I remember my own beloved sister ran off to sea to find a love of her own choosing. A voyage in search of a husband."
"...Why does that sound familiar?" Nami murmured.
"Arrange Marriage said Mimi I use to be in the same situation as you said Mimi
"I'm curious about something, if you don't mind," Brook spoke up. "You are said to be the 35th Daughter of the Charlotte Family."
"Does Big Mom really have that many daughters?" Nene asked.
"39 daughters, actually," Pudding pointed out, "as well as 46 sons. There are 85 of us in total...all from different fathers, though. Mama actually has 43 husbands, making our family 129 members strong."
"129?!" the Sanji Retrieval Team questioned.
"The elder brothers and sisters already have their own children," said Pudding, "so Mama's family is actually much larger in scope. The Big Mom Pirates are centered on an actual family!"
"Whoa!" Luffy exclaimed as he took a sip of tea.
"So they don't call her 'Big Mom' for nothing, then!" Brook added.
She had so many huh said Magnes
"So, Pudding," Chopper began as he kept eating the table, "did you meet Sanji already?"
"Huh?!" Pudding muttered. "Oh! W-why, yes! Just once, though..." She then blushed heavily. "His eyebrow was rather curly, but he was still quite dashing...and such a gentleman, too!"
"Sounds like Sanji," Chosuke murmured.
"His eyes had hearts in them," Pudding continued, "but he did teach quite a bit about cooking sweets! We both have similar interests, and he's quite manly, too! And I heard his legs are black, but he's very strong and dependable!"
"Ahahaha!" Luffy laguehd. "Yeah, you met him, all right! Sanji really is a great guy, huh?"
Though Sanji practically a perv though said Hayate
"So...does this mean you fell in love with Sanji!?" Nene asked.
"L-l-love?!" Pudding stammered, her cheeks getting even redder than before. "Well...I-I-I'm not sure...I mean...Mama's decisions are final, and if I were to get married, I suppose it makes sense!"
"Yeah, I love Sanji, too!" Carrot cheered as she hugged Pudding. "Garchu~!"
"KYAAAA!" Pudding squealed as she covered her face. "L-L-LOVE?!"
"How utterly surprising!" exclaimed Brook. "To think that his fiancé would be such a lovely young lady! No wonder Sanji fell in love!"
Sanji really questioned Hayate his luck with women is pretty low
Nahahaha Sanji is a nice guy after said Magnes he does had some good luck with Women
"I think we ought to tie her up," Pedro spoke, getting everyone's attention.
"Why?" Nene asked.
"It's obvious, isn't it?!" Pedro questioned. "She'll rat us out! If word gets out here, at the very entrance of Big Mom's territory, then we'll never be able to reach Sanji!"
"Pedro!" Nami chastised. "How cruel can you be?!"
"You-gara got a better idea?!" Pedro asked. "She is Big Mom's daughter, after all!"
"Maybe so," said Chopper, "but even Pudding admitted her mother is terrifying!"
"That's all the more reason for her to report us!" Pedro shouted.
I must admit I agree with Pedro I don't really trust her at all said Hayate
Why asked Nami
She Big Mom's Daughter and she acting a bit too nice said Hayate
How could you say that said Nami
Hayate glanced over at Pudding, who seemed a bit nervous, but then, she went over to her draw, got a pen and paper, and began to scribble something onto the paper.
"What are you doing, Miss Pudding?" Hayate asked.
"Listen," Pudding said, "at this point...I think I can still forget about Sanji."
"What do you mean?" Luffy
"Everyone in Totto Land," Pudding started, "is celebrating my marriage...including the Vinsmoke Family...and Mama's really looking forward to the wedding cake! Since I can't disobey Mama's orders...I can't choose my own husband. However, ever since I was small, I've been looking forward to learning about the man I would one day marry."
"What little girl doesn't dream about getting married?" Nami asked.
"And then I met Sanji," Pudding said with a whimsical smile and a blush on her cheeks. "I was stunned at how wonderful he was. I thought it was a dream come true...but then he told me 'You seem like a wonderful woman...but I'm afraid I can't marry you. I must go back to my friends'."
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHH?!" Luffy Hayate, Chosuke, Nami, Magnes" Chopper, Mimi,Nene and Brook questioned. "SANJI TURNED DOWN A GIRL?!"
"I see...!" Luffy whimpered with comical tears. "So Sanji still wants to go adventuring with us!"
"Mama's orders or not...I hate the thought of a forced marriage! I can't stand the thought of taking Sanji away from you all
She then handed the group a map.
"Here, take this," she told them. "It's a special sea route that only me and my siblings know about. It's the only way you can sail to Whole Cake Island without getting Mama's attention."
"So this will take us to Sanji?!" Luffy asked. "Really?!"
"Yes," Pudding nodded. "Mama will never let Sanji escape the wedding. Let's meet up tomorrow morning on the Southwest Coast of Whole Cake Island! I'll make sure I have Sanji with me!"
"But Pudding, what about you?!" Nami asked. "Aren't you afraid your mother will punish you for defying her?!"
"I am her precious daughter," said Pudding. "You shouldn't worry about me. You people are in Big Mom's territory. You should be more worried about your own safety, especially since you have a little girl with you! but maybe, just maybe, I'll find a husband who is just as wonderful as Sanji is."
"YOHOHOOOOO~!" Brook sobbed as he wiped his eyes sockets with a handkerchief. "Is there no end to her sainthood?! Is this lovely young woman truly a daughter of one of the Seven Emperors?!"
Suddenly, BAM-BAM-BAM! There was a knock on the door, causing everyone to look up.
"Lady Pudding!" someone called. "Your escort has arrived!"
"Uh-oh," Pudding whispered before she turned to the others. "Quick! Out the back! Hurry!"
"Thank you for everything, Pudding," Nami said as she shook Pudding's hand. "We won't forget this."
"Good luck finding a new husband," Brook added. "By the way, may I please have a look at your-"
"Brook, get out, before I kick your bony ass!" Nami barked, causing the skeleton to yelp as he ran out to the backdoor.
"Catch ya on the flipside!" Luffy said
"Bye-bye!" Nene waved
"Bye!" Carrot said as she hugged Pudding. "See you later!"
"Let's go!" Pedro whispered as the group made their way out of the house, just as Pudding opened the door to see some soldiers.
"Milady!" said the one leading them with a salute. "Please, I must ask that you curtail your work until after the wedding!"
"Oh, are you sure?" asked Pudding. "I have guests right now..." She then glanced over to the ruins of her cafe, where she spotted Luffy peeking around the corner. She then winked, causing him to grin before he and the others made their getaway.
XXX
"Oh, so it's you guys, huh? Here's the stuff you ordered!"
"Thank you, sir."
"Of course, miss. You sure you can carry all that stuff?"
"Yep! We can handle it! Thanks, again!"
The Sanji Retrieval Team walked through the marketplace, carrying bags and barrels of supplies for the rest of their voyage. As they walked, Luffy gasped upon seeing some hamburgers...made entirely of chocolate.
"Choco-Burgers?!" Luffy asked. "H-hey, Hayate, can I-"
"Absolutely not,!" Hayate replied as he pulled Luffy by the ear. "Now come on, no distractions! Pekoms is waiting!"
"But...but Hayate~!" Luffy whined.
"The last thing we need is for you to get into trouble again!" Hayate scolded. "Now move it!"
Oh there a lot of this made out of Chocolate said Mimi
"Wow, they even have chocolate spaghetti!" Chopper said with a bit of drool in his mouth.
There even chocolate Curry Nene said
"And even fried chocolate karaage," Pedro pointed out.
"What ISN'T made of chocolate, here?" Chosuke asked.
Everything Look Delicious I just wanted to eat them Nahahaha said Magnes
As they walked, Nami noticed that Hayate acted very quited
"Something wrong, Hayate?" Nami asked. "You're awfully quiet."
"Huh?" Hayate muttered. "Oh...I-I'm okay, Hayate...just thinking."
"...Is this about Pudding, by any chance?" Nami asked.
"...She seems really nice," Hayate began, "but a bit to nice...We don't know much about her...something tells me there might be more to her than we've seen I can't help but being suspicious."
"...I honestly don't blame you at all for being Suspicious," Nami replied. But you should worried about get Sanji back
You're Right said Hayate
After a while, the group managed to return to the Sunny...however, when they arrived, Pekoms was nowhere to be found.
"Did you find him?!" Hayate asked.
"No," Magnes replied. "He wasn't where we left him."
"How odd," Brook noted.
"Did anybody check the crapper?" Luffy asked. "Maybe he's takin' a dump."
"Only YOU would think that," Hayate sneered in disgust.
"Guys, come quick!" Chopper called from the bathroom. "I think I might have found a clue!"
Soon, everyone entered the bathroom, and there, they found something that had been carved into the wall: "TURN BACK".
"'Turn back'?" Nene read, worriedly.
"Did Pekoms write this?!" Luffy questioned.
"Who else would do it?!" Nami asked.
"Maybe there was an intruder on board!" Carrot theorized.
"You don't think Pekoms was abducted, do you?!" Chopper asked.
"It's a possibility," Hayate replied.
"It could also mean that the enemy has found out about our presence," Pedro added with a bit of nervousness.
"If that's the case," Brook began, "then this is a definite cause for alarm!"
"Hey Luffy What are we gonna do?" Magnes asked.
"Hmm..." Luffy hummed with his arms crossed. "...Well...if they're telling us to turn back, that must mean something's gonna happen if we don't, right?"
"...I guess that makes sense," Nami said.
"Well We shouldn't turn back now since We did come this far, after all," Magnes added. "Sanji's counting on us."
"I guess you're Right
"Then keep that in mind, everybody!" Luffy exclaimed before he looked toward the horizon with a determined grin. "We're going forward! Things are starting to look interesting!"
The others nodded, feeling Luffy's enthusiasm surge forth. Once they had stored away the supplies, they unfurled the sails, weighed the anchor, and sailed off for Whole Cake Island.
XXX
Concurrently, on an island called Brock Collie, in the New World...a huge explosion suddenly burst from the giant, broccoli-shaped trees, and the sound of screaming filled the air. In the midst of it all, one man stood on his knees, shakily holding a gun in his hands...as tears fell from his eyes.
"You...you bastards!" he shouted. "You killed my wife and my children! MY ENTIRE COUNTRY! YOU INHUMAN MONSTERS FROM GERMA 66!"
He then raised his gun at a man with red hair that was styled into three prominent cowlicks on the right, and also curled upwards slightly at the roots of his scalp, and had a curly eyebrow that was shaped like the number 6. He also had on the same kind of raid suit that Yonji wore, with white gauntlets, a red ascot, and a white cape with the number "1" on it.
"...Wall..." the man spoke, and soon after, another man jumped in the way, just as the man with the gun fired at him...taking the shots for him. The man, in his shock, lowered his rifle...and his guard. At that moment, the red-haired man suddenly appeared in front of him, glaring at him through his sunglasses.
"You took up 4 hours of my precious time," he said. "I've got to be at my younger brother's wedding." He then turned the rifle barrel...toward the man, who gasped in horror. "I don't care about your family...or your war."
KABANG!
XXX
"Well, it's finally over...I can't believe this weak excuse of a war only lasted 2 fucking years."
"Did you get the payment?"
"Yeah. Safe and sound."
A while later, Germa 66 was seen walking away with a bunch of briefcases. and behind them were a large crowd of people, crying tears of joy.
"Thank you!" said a man wearing a bronze helmet. "Thank you, Germa! You've saved our country! But...we did just enlist the help of the Devil? ...No...it was the help of God!"
(A/N: Not even close!)
On that, everyone began cheering
"Long live Germa 66! The war is over!"
"Praise them!"
"Germa! Germa! Germa!"
As they kept walking, the red-haired man from earlier turned to a young man with blue hair that was styled in a pompadour, had a raid suit just like his, a pair of goggles over his eyes, and a cape with the number "2" on it...and he, too, had a curly eyebrow.
"The ceremony is in three days, Ichiji."
"We can get to Whole Cake Island in about 2," said the red-haired man...revealed to be Ichiji. "What about Sanji?"
"He's already arrived."
"Good...Niji and I can't wait," Ichiji grinned.
GERMA 66 (SPARKING RED)
VINSMOKE ICHIJI
FIRST SON OF THE VINSMOKE FAMILY
GERMA 66 (ELECTRIC BLUE)
VINSMOKE NIJI
SECOND SON OF THE VINSMOKE FAMILY
"It'll be good to see our younger brother again," Ichiji mused.
"Tch!" Niji scoffed. "Liar."
"See you two in 2 days."
On that, whoever it was on the receiving end hung up.