Sorry it took so long to upload this, I've had a lot going on in my life with school, a 3 week long writer's block and having to completely restart because I made the story sound really stupid, but anyway this will be the post punk hazard sailing to Dressrosa Straw Hat Pirates (The last time we saw the crew all together). I decided to leave the 2 year time skip explainer for after they defeat Doflamingo. Anywho with that, lets begin
PS. I recently heard a theory by Fronky, that says that conquerors haki doesn't just imbue your will onto someone making them faint, but it fatigues the person you're using it on making anyone with weak endurance or willpower faint. Stronger people tire, but not to the extent it makes weaker willed people. So from now on, that's how conquerors haki will work.
Watch his theory "How Conqueror's Haki Works | ONE PIECE THEORY | ワンピース"on it if you don't understand.
All was lively on the Thousand Sunny, with the crew partying like always.
Sanji was in the kitchen cooking for the crew, Brook was singing, and the rest were drinking.
The whole crew was shocked when a red circle appeared next to them.
Everyone prepared for battle and go in their stanced with Luffy at the front.
Suddenly a familiar face appeared with a red haired girl next to him.
Luffy was immediately wrapped around his older brother, while Sanji was swooning over Rias.
"Luffy, it's so glad to see you, but would you mind unwrapping yourself from me? It's getting a little hard to breath."
"Aright Kuzu!" Luffy said with the biggest smile and he unwrapped his extended arms from around his brother.
"Luffy, I've told you at least a thousand times since we were kids to not call me that, but since we haven't seen each other in 2 years, I will give you a pass just this once, next time, you're getting the fist of love."
The rest of the crew snickered like nothing had changed
"Anyway, as you may notice, there is someone else with me, and before you ask Luffy, no, she is not related to Shanks."
"But she has red hair Kazumi!"
"Just because someone has the same hair colour, doesn't make them related Luffy. Take me and Sanji for example, we both have blonde hair, but we aren't related. At least as far as we know."
"Oh! I still don't get it."
"Luffy… you don't get anything except food and fighting."
"Yup!"
"That's not something to be proud of."
While Luffy and Kazumi were arguing back and forth, the rest of the crew introduced themselves to Rias
"Well hello there, My name is Nami, and I am the navigator for our crew."
"I'm Franky, the shipwright and it's SUPER great to meet you!"
"The names Zoro. Watch out for our dartboard brow Chef."
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY SHITTY SWORDSMAN?!"
"I just told the lady what you were, so you didn't have to."
"Don't listen to Marimo over there milady, my name is Sanji. What might yours be fine goddess?"
Rias giggled a little before introducing herself. "My name is Rias Gremory, I'm called the Crimson Princess because of my hair, and long story short, I'm Kazumi's finance."
Everyone who wasn't Kazumi, Luffy, Zoro or Chopper made a shocked expression with Sanji kneeling on the ground moping saying life isn't fair.
"What a way to tell them." Kazumi said laughing while ignoring his brothers stupid questions
"What's a fiance?" Both Luffy and Chopper asked Nami
"Well Chopper, do you know what husband's and wife's are?"
Both Luffy and Chopper nodded yes.
"Well that makes this easier. Well, a fiance is like that, but before they're married, and after the proposal."
"Ah, I get it!" said Chopper and Luffy
"By the way girl Shanks, I'm the captain Monkey D. Luffy, and I'm gonna be the king of the pirates!"
Kazumi appeared behind Luffy looking demonic "Luffy. What did we just talk about?
"Something about a mystery thing!" he said with a smile
Kazumi coated up his hand in haki and wacked Luffy over the head. "My god Luffy, I understand that because you're rubber it lowers your ability to think, but at least try sometimes."
"Sabo wouldn't hit me like that." Luffy said while holding his head rolling on the ground
Kazumi then went silent for a few seconds. "Well at least we still have Sabo." A tear falling from his scarred eye
Luffy stopped rolling and the whole ship went silent
"How do you know about Ace-san's death?" Robin asked
"His spirit visited me in Rias's world and told me what happened, and that's also why I didn't come back before the 2 year deadline, which I missed."
Kazumi then looked to Luffy who was near tears clutching his chest.
"Don't cry Luffy, he told me he didn't blame you, it was his fault, let the burden fall on him."
Luffy tried to stop the tears but they started to fall
"Luffy, s-stop, if you continue I-I'm gonna start crying."
Before long, the brothers were in each others arms balling their eyes out.
A few minutes later after everything calmed down, Kazumi looked to his brother and told him that they will avenge him by bringing Akainu and Blackbeard to justice.
Kazumi stood up and started talking. "Well now that that mess is over with. Franky, do you mind making a separate cabin for me and Rias?" He then went up to him and whispered in his ear. "Franky, I'm telling this to you, and you only. Rias needs to sleep naked, it's a habit she has never been able to break, so I need you to make a cabin with one way glass. Do you understand? I won't deal with Sanji's love bull-shit reguarding my soon-to-be-wife."
Franky then thought it over and whispered back. "I understand Kazumi, the cabin will be SUPER amazing."
"You know, you're one of the few members I can trust for anything, so thank you for that."
"You know, you could bring a grown man to tears with your kindness."
"Oh, stop flattering me Franky, you're just as kind."
"Anyway, expect the cabin to be done before bedtime."
"We can always count on you to be fast and efficient Franky."
"Thank you, now I will go get started."
About half an hour later after everyone had been introduced and no more tears fell, Kaumi then stated. "You know Luffy, since you're the captain of the ship, you'll be the one who has to wed me and Rias."
Luffy said something muffled through his eating
"Of course you don't understand what it means, I mean like why the hell would I think any differently. I've know you your entire life and you have never once been able to understand basic logic." Kazumi ranted to no one in particular
"I still don't understand how you can tell what he's saying through his eating." Said Ussop
"Luffy and me life by Garps words, Luffy more than me. He lives by them like they are the only thing he knows, which I would be surprised if it is. But when we get hungry, we eat, you know this. But when your in the middle of fighting for your food from other people in a house full of bandits and your brothers, you learn to understand what people are saying with their mouths stuffed. Plus the brotherly bond the 4 of us share helps"
"I guess it explains it a bit better than before, but it's still confusing."
"Most people say that, even Garp doesn't understand it."
2 hours later after all the partying and drinking, sake for Zoro, Tea for Robin, Cola for Kazumi, Wine for Rias, Milk for Chopper and beer for the rest, Franky came back to a cola being thrown at him by Kazumi.
"You missed a hell of a party, but I think the pay-off will be great, thank you again for the work. I assume it's some of your best work besides the sunny?"
"Of course Kazumi, it's SUPER great!"
"Well, I think I will take my fiance there now, as you can see, she's pretty drunk right now like the rest. Tell the crew about our cabin when everyone is sober tomorrow."
"Alright Kazumi, I will make sure everyone here is safe while they sleep on the deck, it's my shift right now anyway."
Kazumi, with Rias draped over his shoulders passed out, looked to Robin who was reading a book with a cup of tea next to a sleeping Luffy and Chopper who were passed out on either side of her.
"Good night Robin-Ue, hope you had a fun time with Sabo, he's a great guy, and cares for anyone and everyone, except for those who're corrupt."
"You don't need to address me in such a respectful way Kazumi-San, we're equals."
"I've always looked up to you since I first heard your story, it being similar to my situation with the Celestial Dragon, so deal with the title, because you've always been my idol and I see you above me."
"Seems like someone's trying to guilt trip a little lady such as myself." Robin said with cynical smile
Kazumi blushed and quickly said "No, not at all, I'm sorry Robin-Ue, please excuse me and Rias, it's getting late"
"See you tomorrow Kazumi-San."
"As well as you Robin-Ue."
After Kazumi made it to the room, he opened the door and saw just how much of a good job Franky did.
"You've really outdone yourself this time Franky."
Rias stated moaning
"Oh sorry Rias, I forgot about you for a second."
He laid her down on the bed and started to undress her
She jerked a little
"It's alright Rias, I'm here with you, just relax as I undress you."
Before he could continue, Kazumi found himself wacked over the head by Nami and her climatact
"What the hell Nami?"
"Don't what the hell me Kazumi, what the hell were you doing undressing her?"
"The hell do you think? It's bedtime, she's passed out drunk, no thanks to you by the way, and she is kinda my fiance."
"What does that have to do with anything? Just let her sleep in her clothes for one night, there's no need to shame her by taking advantage of her state and undressing her."
"I was really hoping to avoid telling anyone else but Franky, but it seems like you're not gonna give this fight up."
"Tell Franky what?"
"You swear to me right now on your life you won't tell anyone else on this ship. Like I told Franky, I will not deal with Sanji's love bullshit regarding my soon-to-be-wife."
"If that's what it takes, then that's what it takes, but you owe me 5 Million Berri for this!"
"Nami, I own 90% of the berri on this ship which I give you permission to use any at anytime, I don't owe you anything. This promise is for her sake not mine."
"Fine, but only because she's new."
"Well Nami, Rias has a habit that she has never been able to beak, and that habit is not being able to sleep for the full night, waking up in a sweaty panic if she's clothed.
So my point being, do you really need to protect her from her fiance seeing her naked even though he has slept in the same bed as her every night for almost 2 years, seeing her naked for all but 1 of those days?
"That's not too unusual, but to believe that someone needs to sleep naked is just plain weird. Do you have any proof?"
"I knew you were gonna say that, but there's no real proof unless I wake her up and get her to tell you, which is not happening, she's drunk and tired.
"I guess one night would be ok, seeing as you're her fiance, but I will ask her tomorrow."
"That's fine, just don't mention it to Sanji, god knows what he would do with this information."
"Kazumi, I'm a woman, I know what it's like with Sanji while dressed. But you are right, we don't know what he would do, so because you're such an amazing friend and crew mate, I will do this for your sake, and for my pride as a woman, I swear on my life I will not tell Sanji."
"Thanks Nami. Now, would you mind leaving us so I can finish undressing her?"
Nami's started to blush. "Oh yeah I forgot you still need to do that, if you'll excuse me." she said before speed walking away.
About 5 minutes later, Rias was under the covers with Kazumi embracing her.
"I know it was a lot to take in on your first day here, but you'll get used to the pirate life, they always do. I hear we're going to Dressrosa to take on one of the other warlords I told you about, this one being Doflamingo, the heavenly demon, the man who shares a similar title to me, being both of holy origin. This fight won't be easy, but with Me, Luffy and Tra-Guy, it will be a little easier."
Rias then woke up slightly and turned to Kazumi and kissed him.
"I love you Kazumi." She said softly before falling asleep again
"I love you as well Rias."
Kazumi, Franky and Robin were in the kitchen when the other members walked in all groggy from passing out drinking last night.
"Good morning everyone." Said Kazumi, who was reading the new newspaper
"Morning guys, let me get breakfast ready." Said Sanji still sobering up
"Onigiri for me." Both Zoro and Law said at the same time
"So, Tra-Guy, what's the plan with The Heavenly Demon?" Kazumi asked
"He will be calling us using the transponder snail and I will make some demands for him in return for Caesar back."
"Let me guess, the demand is that he has to resign from the warlords?"
"Actually, yes. I'm kinda surprised you figured it out so soon. It's still confusing how you're so smart, when your brother is such a dunderhead."
"Neither do I, we came from the same mother. But his relatives, Dragon and Garp are smart, so it can't be anything else other than the his devil fruit is nullifying the electric signals the brains makes to think, like we figured out after Alabasta."
"Makes sense." Everyone said at the same time
"So what exactly is the plan Law-san?" Robin asked.
Kazumi grabbed Luffy's hand before it could grab a piece of meat off his plate. "Luffy, pay attention and stop trying to steal my food. Plus, I would rather not be just me and Tra-Guy versus Doflamingo, you need to listen and understand this so you don't screw it up like you do almost all the time. This isn't like Crocodile, Doflamingo could probably be an emperor if he honestly tried."
"Kazumi is right Straw Hat, Doflamingo won't be like anyone you've faced before."
Luffy then got serious. "So Mingo wants to hurt my crew, WELL THEN I'M GONNA KICK HIS ASS!"
"That's the Luffy we all love." Kazumi said while everyone else but Law laughed.
Rias then walked into the kitchen groggy while still sobering up a little.
"Hey Rias, Sanji's making breakfast, come sit down and listen to Law explain the plan with Doflamingo."
She brushed past Kazumi before taking a seat next to him.
"You want some coffee for that hangover Rias?"
"Sure, that would be nice."
"Oi, Sanji. Rias would like some coffee please." Kazumi yelled
"On my way, sweet Rias!" Sani yelled back in a lovey dovey voice while mumbling "Don't give me orders you shitty angle."
"I heard that you blonde lover boy."
Sanji was coming out with the coffee ready to argue with Kazumi, but before he could yell any insults, Nami started talking which shut him up.
"Wouldn't you be the blonde lover boy now that you're engaged?"
Kazumi just sat there with a finger in the air with his mouth open trying to utter a response before he put his finger down and replied. "Alright you got me on that one, but at least I don't try to flirt with every girl I see."
Zoro burst out laughing while Sanji grew shark teeth and started yelling insults at the two.
"Alright that's enough." Law yelled. "We need to get back on track. Doflamingo will call any minute now."
Kazumi put out a small burst of conquerors haki making everyone shut up and understanding that things from here on out are serious
"The plan will be to get Doflamingo to resign from the warlords in return for Caesar Clown. The place where we will do the handoff will be green bit, the abandoned island just north of Dressrosa. There is a bridge that leads there, but the waters are infested with fighting fish, and anyone who crosses, has to deal with a horde of them. This island is also rumored to be the homeland of the Tontatta Tribe, a race of dwarves."
"Question!" Ussop yelled out with his hand above his head
Law sighed. "Yes?"
"Are the dwarves hostile?"
"Not that anyone knows. People also often refer to them as fairies, and whenever something goes missing, they assume that a fairy took it. So theft is seen as a gift to the fairies."
Ussop looked pleased with the information so Law continued.
"The second part of the plan is to sneak into Dressrosa undetected after the handoff and destroy the SMILE factory."
"This factory. It's the factory that creates the artificial devil fruits that Momonosuke ate?
"Yes, which is why we need to destroy it. It will stop the production and distribution of the artificial devil fruits Joker supplies to Kaido King of Beasts. So if we do this right, we should be able to hand of caesar, destroy the SMILE factory, then defeat Doflamingo and get ready for the war with Kaido."
"What's our escape plan?"
"I don't have one. It's always been a one way trip for me. But I did plan to go to Zou afterwards to meet up with my crew if I didn't die."
"ZOU! That's the place we originally set out for. Might I request that I ride with you?" Kin'emon blurted out
"Great, then that's where we're going to after I kick Mingo's ass."
"Hold on. The only way we could even get to Zou, is if we have a Mink, or a Vivre card. Kazumi said concerned
"Bepo is a mink, and I have his Vivre card, so that takes care of that." Law said
"There's just one coincidence after the other, it's kind of getting creepy." Kazumi said a little confused
"Do you know if any of Doflamingo's crew have devil fruits, and if so, which ones?"
"All but three have devil fruits. Doflamingo has the string-string fruit. Trebol has the stick-stick fruit. Diamante has the the ripple-ripple fruit. Pica has the stone-stone fruit. Sugar has the hobby-hobby fruit. Jora has the art-art fruit. Senor Pink has the swim-swim fruit. Machvise has the ton-ton fruit. Gladius has the pop-pop fruit, and finally, Buffalo and Baby 5 you already know."
"And who are the ones without fruits?"
"Dellinger, a half fighting fish half human fishman. Lao G, a body building martial arts master who emphasizes to the G in any word, and Vergo, the guy I killed at Punk Hazard."
"FIghting fish can breed?" Kazumi asked with a very shocked face.
"Apparently, although, the fishmen and fighting fish despise and cast Dellinger out because he's a half breed."
"Interesting." Kazumi said aloud
"Keep in mind, this is the information I know from the time I spent with the Doflamingo family before Corozan took me away and cured me of my white lead disease about 14 years ago. Some things could be different now."
Before anyone could respond, the transponder snail rung.
"Alright, remember what we said Luffy, don't say anything, and let us handle the negotiations."
"But he needs to know who's gonna kick his ass!"
"Luffy, this is serious, just let me and Law handle this."
"Fine. But I'm still gonna kick his ass."
"We all know that Luffy." Kazumi said before picking up the transponder snail.
"This is Atticus D. Kazumi, The Blood Angle speaking. I assume you're the Heavenly Demon Donquixote Doflamingo."
"Fuffuffuffuffu! I heard Kuma killed you, but it seems not."
"Just get to the point Doflamingo, we have Caesar, and you want him. Law has some demands before we hand him over to you."
Kazumi then handed Law the microphone.
"Well hello there Law, you've caused me quite a bit of trouble."
"I don't care what trouble I've caused you, but if you want Caesar, then you might wanna listen closely for our demands."
"Fuffuffuffuffu! And what would those be might I ask?"
"I want you to resign from the warlords."
Doflamingo started laughing as hard as he could. "You've really thought this through Law."
"Ever since that day." Law said with a very serious face
"Let me hear Caesars voice." Doflamingo asked in an annoyed tone
Law put the microphone in the direction Caesar.
"JOKER! I'M SORRY! ALL FOR MY SAKE, YOU QUIT THE WARLORDS!" Caesar screamed
"There, you've heard his voice, now decide, or we're going to drown him."
"Alright, alright, Fuffuffuffuffu! I'll play your little game."
"This isn't a game Doflamingo."
"I will call you back two hours from now, and by then it should be official."
"If I don't have a newspaper in my hand within the next two hours, I won't wait."
"Oh don't worry Fuffuffuffuffu! It will." and with that Law hung up.
"Well that was… intense." Kazumi said a few seconds later
"Intense is one word, but I guess you could say… soul draining, YOHOHOHOHO! Skull joke!"
Chopper, Luffy and Ussop burst out laughing.
"Alright everyone, back in the kitchen it's time for breakfast." Sanji yelled at everyone
After they gathered in the kitchen, they all started to plate up, except Luffy, who just grabbed anything he could to eat.
"So Kin'emon, why is it you need to go to Dressrosa and Zou?" Asked Kazumi
"Well, I won't tell you by whom I was chased, but three samurai as well as Momonosuke… Four in total set out for Zou, but… We met with disaster… Momonosuke and two of the samurai drifted ashore on Dressrosa."
Momonosuke continued the story. "Alas, once there, we were pursued by one named Doflamingo and his people… So I hid myself aboard an unknown ship, that I did!" There I met the children who sought a cure for their illness. Unfortunately before I knew it, the ship set sail for that island!"
Kin'emon continued what happened afterwards. "While covering for me, a samurai named Kanjuro was taken hostage. He aided in my escape to sea, that he did!... I must rescue him! I must… I must go back there…!"
"WUOHH! WHAT A MAN, THAT KANJURO!" Franky cried out
"ALRIGHT! We'll help save him too!" Luffy yelled out
"DON'T LOSE FOCUS OF OUR GOAL!" Both Kazumi and Law yelled at Luffy with shark teeth
After everyone finished eating, they gathered outside on the deck to wait for Doflamingo to call.
"So, before we get to Dressrosa, we have to decide who goes to Green Bit, and who's going to scout for the SMILE factory." Kazumi said to the crew.
"Well, Law Caesar are a guarantee, but I think Sanji-san and Kazumi-san should go with them as well." Robin said
"Well Luffy, what do you think?" Everyone asked to the carefree captain
"As long as we beat Mingo up, I don't care."
"Well then that settles that, Me, Law and Sanji will go to Green Bit for the exchange, while Luffy and the rest of the crew will go scout for the SMILE factory and Kanjuro."
Before anyone could say anything else, the transponder snail rung.
"Remember Luffy, shut up and listen, let us handle the hard stuff." Kazumi told his brother
Luffy nodded and sat down with a serious look on his face.
Kazumi picked it up. "I assume it's Doflamingo on the line."
"Fuffuffuffuffu! Kazumi again, it seems I can get two birds with one stone, have your brother listen in."
"What do you want Heavenly Demon?."
"It's been two years since your brother died… and then you just vanished. What were you two doing, and where?"
Luffy was about to start yelling something when Kazumi put out his hand signaling him to shut up. "All you need to know, is that we were training."
"Fuffuffuffuffu! I've really been wanting to meet you two."
"And why is that?"
"There's something I imagine you two crave more than anything else in the world… and I've got it.
Kazumi was confused, and was going to ask what. But Luffy got excited and grabbed the microphone from Kazumi. "H… Hey… could it be some amazingly delicious meat…!?
Kazumi smacked Luffy across the head and told Doflamingo to talk with Law, and handed the microphone to him.
Doflamingo got a little pissed off, but spoke to Law, "It's me… I've resigned from the warlords."
Just then, a news coo dropped a paper. While Nami paid for it Law picked it up and read the headline.
"Eight hours from now! At that isolated island north of Dressrosa, on the southeastern beach of Green Bit. We'll deposit Caesar there at 3PM. Collect him as you please. But don't count on having any other contact with us.
"Fuffuffuffuffu! That makes me sad… I'd love to have a drink with you, now that you're all grown up…"
Just then Law hung up the snail
"Whew, that was close! He almost had me!" Luffy said with meat for eyes
"HIS EYES! LOOK AT HIS EYES! Ussop screamed.
"Hold on now, we don't know how many men he's bringing!" Sanji said
"He won't bring anyone, he's strong, but arrogant. He thinks he could kill anyone who came, even the entire crew." Kazumi told Sanji
"Law-dono… you said Green Bit, but…" Kin'emon began to ask
"Don't worry, we'll dock at Dressrosa for the scout team to get off, while Me and the rest take the ship to Green Bit to avoid the bridge." Law told him
"Tora-Man, have you been there before? To Dressroba?
"It's ro-sa. ROSA! But I haven't."
"GREAT, WE'LL FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT ONCE WE GET THERE! SHISHISHISHI ADVENTURE, ADVENTURE! Dressrosa, this is going to be fun! And I can't wait to go to Wanokuni either!" Luffy yelled out
Law was about to start screaming back at Luffy when Kazumi put a hand on his shoulder and said. "Just let it be, you won't change him, Just take it from me." Kazumi had a broken smile on his face that gave off an aura of exhaustion.
"I understand." Was all Law replied with
A little bit later, the island was in view.
"UHO! WHAT A ROUGH-LOOKING ISLAND! WE'RE HERE! DRESSROSA!" Luffy yelled out
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I know there was a lot of dialogue that was exact from the manga, but that will all change around chapter 4 when we get into the Green Bit stuff. Anyway, I'm going to try to continue this until the current story, then it will be about 3-6 months before each chapter, because I want to put as much into a chapter as possible, and I can't really always put 1 One Piece chapter into one chapter of this story. I'm going to take about a week break before I start writing chapter 3 because I powered through this chapter as fast as I could. Matt-BloodKills