This is the 12th chapter. I don't own the series of One Piece.
Farewell Little Garden! Head for Alabasta!
Little Garden
At the Going Merry, Sanji was looking for Nami and Usopp which they're missing, Ventus and Anna didn't come back from their investigation, Zoro is probably got something bigger prey than him, and Luffy, Vivi, Shanise, Ivan, and Karoo have gone to who knows where in the middle of the jungle, knowing him, he probably gone off doing something stupid, as usual. However, they've been gone for quite a while which it made Sanji wonder what's keeping them and why haven't they come back.
"This is getting weird; it's been a long time, and no one's come back. I wonder what's going on." Sanji muttered, pondering as the smoke conjures into a question mark. "This island is crazy, anything could've happened to Nami, Vivi, Anna, Ventus, and the others. Which means that cooking this lizard man is to wait for a while."
Sanji then placed his feet on the dead T-Rex, lands on the ground as he rides on the saber-tooth tiger, whom he beats, searching through the jungle.
"Hey, Nami! Anna! Vivi! Can you hear me?!" Sanji shouts, calling their names. "Hey, beautiful ladies! If you can hear me, please, just say something!"
Suddenly, he saw Mr. 3's hideout that's been hidden in the jungle as he gets off the saber-tooth tiger, looking at the wax-structure as he spoke.
"That's strange, what's this?" Sanji questions.
With that, Sanji went inside of the hideout to conduct an investigation. All he ever find is the plant next to the wall, a table, a waxed couch, and an Earl Grey tea-set which he's making himself at home as he pour some tea on the teacup, savor the flavor.
"Hmm, Earl Grey is a perfect addition to the afternoon. Maybe I should teach Ventus how to make tea." Sanji chimes with a smile, but snapped out of his stupor. "Hold on! What am I doing?! I shouldn't be sitting here all relaxed just casually sipping tea without a single care in the world! Nami, Vivi, and the others could be waiting out there right now for me to come and help them!"
Sanji placed the tea on the table as he stood up, about to leave.
"I am still curious about one thing though, what is that nice relaxing place like this doing smack in the middle of the ancient creepy jungle?" Sanji questions, but as soon as he was about to leave, he heard a noise that's coming from the basket. It got his attention when he saw the basket shaking. "What?"
Sanji then heard towards the basket as he opened it, notice the Transponder Snail that's been making that sound.
"A Transponder Snail." Sanji muttered, placed it on the table as he then answers it. "Yeah, hello. You've reached the Crap Cafe; can I take your order?"
He only got a silent respond which there's no answer as he was about to speak.
"You can quit fooling around now, jackass." The voice of Mr. 0/Crocodile answered, leaving Sanji tensed up a bit. "Now then, your reports a little bit late, don't you think?"
"Huh?" Sanji said in confusion. "My report, you say. And to whom exactly I'm speaking, please?"
"Me, Mr. 0." Mr. 0/Crocodile answered, making Sanji scowled.
Sanji then starts to understand where he is and whom he's speaking. This hideout belongs to Mr. 3, who is the agent of the Baroque Works and the owner of the Transponder Snail Sanji is using. Mr. 0, who happens to be one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Crocodile.
'Mr. 0, I've heard that name somewhere before. Wasn't that the name of the boss guy that Vivi was so frightened of?' Sanji mentally thought with a question. 'Which would mean, that the person who's on the other end of the Transponder Snail is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.'
"It's been a long time since I issued your orders, Mr. 3. What's happening on that island?" Mr. 0/Crocodile questions.
'Alright, so I guess this Mr. 3 character is the owner of this Transponder Snail. I think I have this figured out now, this place is an enemy hideout, and someone named Mr. 3 was ordered by someone named Mr. 0 to come to this island and kill Vivi. Dammit! What was I thinking?! This was no time for me to be out on a hunting trip! I hope that they're all still okay.' Sanji mentally thought, feeling worried about his crew. "Shit!"
"Well? Are you going to answer me?" Mr. 0/Crocodile demands. "When I ask a question, I expect an answer. Have you eliminated Princess Vivi and the Straw Hats as you were ordered?"
"Oh yeah, the mission was successful. I eliminated all those pesky brats like you sent too, your secret is completely protected. So, there's no need to keep going after them anymore." Sanji lied with a smirk, pretending that he's Mr. 3 since the real Mr. 3 is defeated.
"I see. So, as we speak, the Unluckies are heading your way in order to confirm the success of your mission and to deliver a certain package." Mr. 0/Crocodile told him.
"The Unluckies, of course and a package?" Sanji asks seriously.
"It's an Eternal Pose that will point you to Alabasta Kingdom." Mr. 0/Crocodile explains. "Once that arrives, you and Ms. Goldenweek will head for Alabasta. It's time for the next phase of the plan. We are about to begin, embarking on the most important operation to date, details will follow after you reach Alabasta. Wait for my orders."
Until, the Unluckies arrived at Mr. 3's hideout which it confirms that Mr. 3 isn't here, only Sanji is inside talking to Mr. 0/Crocodile with the Transponder Snail. He then look at Mr. 13 and Ms. Friday as he spoke.
"What the? What are those?" Sanji muttered in confusion when Ms. Friday sprouts her wings, bring out the machine gun on her back as she aims at the cook while Mr. 13 brings out his shell, revealed the claws.
"Mr. 3! What was that?" Mr. 0/Crocodile demands when he heard that sound.
"Oh uh, it's nothing really." Sanji answered, lied which he's fixing to be in trouble.
With that, Ms. Friday fires her machine gun at Sanji which he manage to quickly dodges while hiding to the side of the table.
"What the hell is that?!" Sanji exclaimed with a scowl.
Ms. Friday fires her machine gun, destroying the tea-set as Sanji ducks down, making the vulture missed her target and firing the walls, making bullet holes. Mr. 13 lands on the waxed floor as he charges after Sanji when the ottar is about to slash him with his shelled claw, but the cook manage to dodge when he raised his leg up.
"So, I guess you're trying to kill me, huh?! Well monkey, bring it on!" Sanji shouts as he retaliates by kicking the ottar in the back of the head, knocked him out when the ottar crashes into the wall, making the imprint of Mr. 13 and having a bump in between the back and the front. Sanji then look at Ms. Friday. "Alright you, what now?!"
Ms. Friday then aims at Sanji, firing her machine gun at him which he counters, using his single handstand technique as he grabbed the vulture with his feet.
"So, what are going to do now, you oversized chicken?!" Sanji shouts as he leaps up, twisting her neck until it snapped, leaving Ms. Friday knocked out and unconscious while the cook lands on the waxed floor.
"Hey! What's going on?! Answer me, Mr. 3!" Mr. 0/Crocodile shouts as Sanji rush towards the Transponder Snail.
"Hey, well, nothing." Sanji answered, grabbing the Transponder Snail. "It's just that damn Straw Hat was still alive. It's okay though, I finished him off real good. No need to worry."
Although, what really happened is the Unluckies were beaten by Sanji in a matter of seconds in Mr. 3's hideout. Mr. 0/Crocodile didn't like the answer which he's upset about the report as he spoke.
"What do you mean he was still alive? I believe that just a moment ago, you said that your mission was completed successfully. Isn't that correct?" Mr. 0/Crocodile questions.
"Yes, that is what I said." Sanji answered. "I mean, I absolutely thought that it was completed then, but that Straw Hat guy is really a lot tougher than you'd expect."
"So let me see, if I understand. The report you gave me was a complete lie?" Mr. 0/Crocodile asks.
"Well, yeah, when you put it that way. I guess the report wasn't the truth." Sanji answered. "But, now that I've gotten rid of that Straw Hat for sure. So, there's no need for you to send anyone else after him or the others."
"Very well, take the pose and head straight to Alabasta from there immediately. Do you understand me?" Mr. 0/Crocodile asks while complied the information.
Sanji then realizes that the Unluckies have the Eternal Pose to Alabasta and it's something that he really needs. If he can get the Eternal Pose from the Unluckies, then he can tell the others what he has learned.
Meanwhile, Ventus explains about the death of his parents from the two giants since Dorry and Brogy has the right to know about it because they know his father. Luffy and the others can tell the young Dragoon is very uncomfortable telling them about which he has to tell them. When he finished explaining, both Dorry and Brogy were completely shocked when they heard about his parents died.
"I can't believe it! Your father is dead?" Dorry questions.
"Yes, he was murder by the hands of my uncles." Ventus confirms with a nod. "My mother was also killed by my uncles."
"It happened 11 years ago when Ventus was a child." Anna added. "He's been ostracized and loathed by his people from Ishagard and Dravania alike. For what's worse, both Grima and Thenian have been spreading outlandish rumors about Merida and Ventus."
"The reason why they done it is so the pointless conflict between Ishgard and Dravania can continue." Shanise added.
"But I don't understand, Starblaze is the most respected Dragon Kings from Dravania. And yet, they would go and kill them just so they can go and continue this pointless war." Vivi muttered sadly, turned her head to Ventus. "Ventus, I'm sorry for what has happened to your parents."
Ventus responds with a nod, given her a sad smile.
"But, what matters is you're still alive and well." Brogy said with a wide grin. "You have the same bravery and dragon traits, like your father. And you've got the same eyes and heart, like your mother."
"We may not have seen your father for a hundred years, but I'm sure they're very proud of you." Dorry added.
Ventus then widen his eyes, feeling that he's right about his late parents. He then turned his head to the Straw Hat crew and three former Baroque Works agents, earned a nod from them as one of them spoke.
"He's right, your parents would be proud of you for what you did." Usopp agreed with a smile.
"Because Anna and I sure know that Merida is proud of you." Shanise added with a smile. "As a matter of fact, so do we."
"Yeah, even you've got a bad temper. And you got strange powers." Nami comments.
"Hey, Luffy's made out of rubber, Zoro lacks orientation."
"Hey!" Zoro protests with a tick mark on his head.
"Usopp's a pathological liar and a coward."
"Hey!" Usopp shouts with white eyes, shark-like teeth, and a tick mark on his head.
"Sanji is a womanizer."
"Achoo!" Sanji sneezed, looking around. "I had a feeling someone is talking about me."
"And you a greedy money grubber."
"Hey!" Nami shouts with white eyes, shark-like teeth, and a tick mark on her head.
"How am I the strange one?" Ventus asks sarcastically.
He does have a good point when the young Dragoon put it that way, causing them to burst with laughter along with Dorry and Brogy.
"Heh, you know what, kid? You're alright." Zoro comment with a smirk.
"Yeah, for a dragon brat whose having growth spurt and a very nasty temper." Usopp added with a joke.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?!" Ventus growled with a tick mark on his head.
Dorry and Brogy couldn't help but laugh at his remark, had a feeling that Ventus has the same fiery temper as Starblaze. Even though, they haven't seen the late Dragon King for the past years because of the century fight. Also, the two weapons they're wielding are dull, lost the edges, few dents and about to break which surprisingly, it lasted for a hundred years.
"And what the glorious day is, we get to see Starblaze's son fight firsthand and won!" Brogy shouts. "What a glorious day!"
"Oh, is that true, Brogy? You're saying that Ventus fight against Mr. 3 while outsmarted him, getting help from Zoro and the others while getting them to fight against the other Baroque Works was all wonderful?" Dorry summarized.
"Don't be an idiot, Dorry. That's not what I'm saying, and you know it." Brogy told him, slapping Dorry's shoulder while laughing.
Dorry then laughs along while punching him at the center of the punch, causing Brogy to grunt a bit as the two giants punch each other while laughing. Nami couldn't help but sighed with a smile on her face.
"You try doing that again and see far you get." Dorry threatened him.
"Oh yeah?!" Brogy retorts, butting their heads against each other. "I can take you down in a heartbeat!"
Luffy is excited, wanted to see the two giants fight against each other. The others were annoyed of their antics, mostly Luffy because of his childish antics.
"YOU TWO ARE FIGHTING AGAIN ALREADY?!" Nami yelled with annoyance, showing white eyes and shark-like teeth while waving her fists.
Unknown Area
Mr. 0/ Crocodile is still on a Transponder Snail, talking to 'Mr. 3' about the orders of getting to Alabasta without any problems.
Mr. 0/Crocodile is a tall man with a wide chest, broad shoulders, muscular arms and legs, and a thick neck. He has pale skin and nape-length black hair, which is kept neatly slicked black, though strands tend to fall in front of his face during battles. He has various wounds, most notably a long-stitched scar at the bridge of his nose that stretches across his face and a large hook made from a tough gold alloy in place of his left hand. His eyes are deep-set and heavy-lidded, and has thin eyebrows are characteristically drawn upward in the middle. He wore a bright orange, black-stripped button up vest over a long-sleeve peach shirt, blue scarf, dark brown suit pants, and polished black shoes with gold buckles. He also wore a long thick dark pelted fur coat over his shoulders.
"We'll have no more radio contact from now on, understand? If the Marines were to catch on to what we're doing, that would be most unfortunate." Mr. 0/Crocodile warned him. "From this point on, all of my orders will be sent a letter, following the usual protocol. That will be all, Mr. 3. Good luck on your mission."
Mr. 0/Crocodile then ends the transmission while stood up from his chair, turning away.
"Ms. All-Sunday." Mr. 0/Crocodile called her.
"Yes sir?" Ms. All-Sunday complies with a smile, rubbing the giant yellow crocodile.
"I want you to send Mr. 2 to Little Garden, immediately." Mr. 0/Crocodile ordered, leaving her confused. "Mr. 3 is on his way from Little Garden to Alabasta, I want you to see that he's eliminated."
"Perhaps, that might be a little extreme, Crocodile." Ms. All-Sunday told him, stood up from her seat while walk towards the stairs.
"We still have plenty of agents to spare. Are you arguing with me, Ms. All-Sundy?" Mr. 0/Crocodile questions.
"No, I'll make the arrangements at once. Consider it done." Ms. All-Sunday answered as she heads out, leaving Mr. 0/Crocodile alone.
Little Garden
Meanwhile back at Mr. 3's hideout, the transmission has ended, and Sanji is glad it did because things have gotten intense when Mr. 0/Crocodile is speaking to 'Mr. 3' which he doesn't know that Mr. 3 is beaten and talking to the cook of the Straw Hat pirates.
"Well, he finally hung up." Snaji said as he stood up. "Now, I wonder who're these guys were? They sure are funny looking."
Suddenly, Sanji notices the Eternal Pose right next to Mr. 13 as he picked it up, looking at it as he spoke.
"What's this?" Sanji asks curiously.
While at Dorry's campsite, both Dorry and Brogy laughed when they told the two giants about their bounty that's been on for century.
"We've been fighting so long that we completely forgotten about the bounties that were putting our heads, it has been a long time." Dorry told them.
"But I'm the whole reason that the Baroque Works agents came here in the first place, it's my fault." Vivi told them, blamed herself when Nami pinched her cheek.
"None of that anymore, okay?" Nami told her.
"Vivi, no one is blaming you." Anna assures her with a calm smile. "Neither of us are."
"Yeah, come on, Vivi, why are you so sad?" Luffy asks when he, Usopp, and Karoo are eating rice crackers, extends the other to her. "Here, have a rice cracker."
"Uh guys, where did you get those?" Nami questions with a sweat drop.
"I know, let's have a rice cracker party!" Luffy suggests excitedly.
"Rice crackers aren't that exciting though." Usopp points out.
"Sure they are, we can even toast with them." Luffy told him.
"See, Anna is right, no one is blaming you." Nami assures her, making the Princess of Alabasta smile.
"Cheers!" Luffy shouts as they clanged the rice crackers which it breaks, but the rubber captain eats it.
"Hey, Luffy, don't do that." Usopp protests, picking up the remains of the rice cracker while cleaning it. "Can't just go wasting food like that. Seriously, you should know better."
Usopp was about to eat it when Luffy tackled him.
"Hey! What are you doing?!" Luffy yelled. "Who said you can have my rice cracker?! Give it here!"
Luffy and Usopp then begin fighting over for the rice cracker, much to the young Dragoons and the Rangers annoyance. Nami cringed when notice the bite mark on her belly as she scratches, leaving Zoro noticed as he spoke.
"What's with you?" Zoro asks seriously.
"Nothing, just a bug bite." Nami shrugs.
"Alright." Zoro said, not to pry any further. "Still can't believe we have to wait here a year just for the Log Pose to reset."
"Yes, but without the Eternal Pose of getting to Alabasta, we won't be able to get there, and we don't have a year to wait, either." Shanise nods.
"I know, it's definitely something we should worried about!?" Nami ushered to the two which Luffy and Usopp aren't even listening when they're too busy fighting for the rice cracker.
"All of you helped save us from those other guys. If we can, we would really like to help return the favor." Brogy told them as Luffy placed on the top of the boulder.
"Well, maybe you guys can do something about our Log Pose, so we won't be stuck here." Luffy told them.
'Doesn't Luffy ever listen to what I/he was saying!?' Ventus and Anna mentally shouts in unison with annoyance and a tick mark on their heads. Though, both Brogy and Dorry can't help him because resetting the Log Pose is out of their hands.
"I'm afraid the Log Pose is the one thing we can't help you with." Dorry points out.
"He's right." Ivan agrees seriously. "Log Pose is something we can't change and it's also out of our hands."
Suddenly, Sanji manage to find them at the campsite, but he's mostly happy to see Nami, Vivi, and Anna which it really annoys them when he's on lovestruck persona.
"Uwah~! Nami, dear! Vivi, my love! Anna, my sweet! And all the rest of you~!" Sanji chimes happily.
"Hey, Sanji!" Luffy greets while Usopp and Karoo growled at them.
Ventus couldn't help but sighed with annoyance, had a feeling Sanji would act like a lovesick puppy.
"Is he always like that?" Shanise asks with a sigh.
"When it comes to women, yeah." Ventus answered.
"You're all still okay~! I'm so happy~! So happy~!" Sanji chimes, walking towards them his arms open which left Nami and Vivi sweat dropped.
"Of course he's happy, the big useless jerk." Usopp snarled, leaving Karoo nods with an agreement. "He shows up after we've taking care of everything."
"Like I said, he's a womanizer. But I forgot to add a lovestruck puppy who always wanted attention." Ventus told him, making Usopp, Ivan, and Karoo snickered.
"Hey! I resent that!?" Sanji yelled with a tick mark on his head.
"Well, he's not wrong." Zoro said with a smirk, laughing. "I mean, the lovesick cook has been a bad influence on the kid."
"SHUT UP! YA DAMN MOSSHEAD!?" Sanji yelled at the swordsman with white eyes and shark-like teeth, making Zoro laugh with irony. However, it got his attention when they saw Brogy and Dorry with shock. "What the hell is going on?! Is one of you guys, Mr. 3?!"
"Will you calm down, neither of them are Mr. 3." Anna assures him. "They're Dorry and Brogy."
"And just how did you know about Mr. 3 anyway?" Nami inquires curiously, wanted to know how Sanji knows about Mr. 3.
"Whoa, Nami~! You look absolutely amazing in that outfit~!" Sanji compliments, went goo-goo eyes when he saw Nami in a bra.
"Pushing, pushing." Ventus quietly warns the cook, making Ivan and Zoro snickered.
"Hey! I heard that!?" Sanji yelled with a tick mark on his head.
"Say that again." Nami threatened him with a tick mark on her fist, dared him to say it again.
"Now, Nami, is you stand around dressed like that all day, you'll catch cold." Sanji told her, taking his jacket off as he walk towards her, placing it over her shoulders. "Here, take my coat."
"Oh, thank you." Nami thanked him, accepting his offer as Sanji sat on the log.
"So, I've been a little busy I just finished talking to that Mr. 0 guy over a Transponder Snail." Sanji explains, making Vivi paled a bit with panic.
"Mr. 0?!" Vivi exclaimed.
"Yeah, that guy." Sanji replied. "I was talking to him in this weird hideout place I found at the jungle. He thought I was some guy called Mr. 3, and I thought it would be a good idea to let him believe it. And since I had him on the line, I went ahead and told him that we're all dead."
"So, he thinks he doesn't have to send people after us anymore?" Vivi inquires with a slight gasp.
"So, you're saying that we're finally free of people chasing us now that we can't anywhere anyway?!" Usopp exclaims, crying. "Oh, that is just perfect!?"
"We can't go. Why? Is there something we still need to take care of?" Sanji asks with a smirk, pulling the Eternal Pose out of his pocket as he showed it to them. "That's a real shame, after I manage to get ahold of this thing."
When Sanji revealed the Eternal Pose that points to Alabasta, it got Luffy and the others completely stunned with their jaws dropped which it got the cook sweat dropped of their reaction.
"Uh, what?" Sanij asks in confusion, nervously grinned.
"An Eternal Pose to Alabasta! Alright!" Luffy cheered with a smile on his face as he, Karoo, and Usopp cheered happily. "Now we can set sail!"
Nami then join them, cheering happily which she's glad Sanji have manage to get the Eternal Pose. Vivi approaches the cook as she hugged him and spoke.
"Thank you, Sanji!" Vivi thanked him happily. "I was getting really worried, thank you!"
"No, no, it was all my pleasure." Sanji said, gone goo-goo eyes again with a blush. "I'm just glad I can make you happy, Vivi~."
"Kiss-ass." Ventus muttered, coughing, making Zoro and Ivan snickered.
"What was that?!" Sanji growled with a tick mark on his head.
"Nothing." Ventus answered innocently, leaving Anna and Shanise giggled of his answer.
"Alright, everyone! Now we're having a rice cracker party!" Luffy chimes with a smile.
"No way!" Usopp protests, approaching them as he shows three pieces of rice crackers. "Look Luffy, we don't have enough left for the party. There's only three."
"What?!" Luffy exclaimed.
"But still, there's no time for a party." Anna told the captain. "We still have to get to Alabasta without any further delays."
"She's right. We don't have time for that." Nami agrees to the Ranger, turned to Luffy. "Come on now, Captain! We don't have time to be sitting here!"
Nami then shoves the rice crackers on Luffy's mouth, making him eat it. Zoro then walk past Sanji, leaving him snapped out of his stupor as he spoke.
"Zoro, hold on a second." Sanji called him seriously as he stood up. "So, uh, you forget about our hunting contest?"
"Nope." Zoro answered without looking at him. "Hate to tell you this, but you lost. I caught a rhino that was this big."
"That doesn't sound very tasty, but I guess you can eat it." Sanji told him, not believing what the swordsman said.
"That sounds just fine to me." Zoro shrugs with a smirk.
'Hunting contest?' Brogy mentally repeats, ponder in some thought.
'Hunting contest?' Dorry mentally repeats, also ponder in some thought.
"Something about that sounds familiar somehow." Brogy said, leaving Dorry groaned with an agreement.
"Kay' giant old guys, it's really been a lot of fun, but we gotta go." Luffy told them, placing his hand on his straw hat, earning their attention.
"Of course, right." Brogy complied. "We can tell you need to get going."
"It's too bad that you have to leave so soon." Dorry added. "I hope you get to your homeland in time."
"Me too, thank you." Vivi thanked him.
With that, the Straw Hat pirates, and two former Baroque Works agents have said their farewells to Brogy and Dorry as they left the campsite to head towards the Going Merry, leaving the two giants alone which they're going to return the favor.
"Our friends are setting sail." Brogy said.
"That's right." Dorry agrees. "And we can't just sit here, not when there's a monster waiting for them in the sea."
"So, Dorry, still feeling up for killing that monster?" Brogy inquires.
"I still got some fighting left." Dorry told him, grabbing his sword while Brogy grabbed his axe.
"It's safe to say that our are about to worn through." Brogy told him.
"Any regrets?" Dorry questions, looking at his sword that's worn out and about to break.
"It's difficult, I fought with this axe for more than a hundred years." Brogy points out, looking at his axe this is worse for wear and it's about to break. "But if it's a sacrifice for our friends, then it's worth it."
"Yeah, I agree." Dorry agrees to his statement.
With that, Brogy and Dorry stood up as they head towards the other side of the island since the Straw Hat pirates are about to be encountered by the monster in the sea.
As soon as Luffy and the others have made to the Going Merry, Sanji and Zoro are arguing about which prey they've caught are bigger than the other. Apparently, Zoro killed the Triceratops and Sanji killed the T-Rex in the first round, but they didn't get the second kill on the second round because of the Baroque Works.
"See, I told you mine is bigger than yours! I win!" Zoro declared with a scowl, points at the Triceratops.
"You should you closer, my lizard is much bigger!" Sanji argues, points at the T-Rex.
"What?! Are you blind or something?! My rhino is obviously so much larger than your stupid lizard is!" Zoro retorts.
"It doesn't really matter, they both look yummy." Luffy shrugs with a grin.
"JUST SHUT UP LUFFY!?" Zoro and Sanji yelled at the rubber captain with white eyes and shark-like teeth.
"Yours doesn't even have horns!?" Zoro refutes.
"What does that have to do with anything?!" Sanji questions.
"Size! Yours is puny!" Zoro stated, leaving Nami, Ventus, and Anna sighed with annoyance since this argument isn't getting anywhere.
"Children, how long are you going to fight?" Nami asks with an evil grin, earned their attention.
"What?!" Zoro exclaimed.
"We don't need all of it anyway, just cut what we do need so we can get out of her already!" Nami ordered.
"Right~! Of course, Nami~!" Sanji complies happily.
"Hey, Usopp, would you tell him I'm clearly the winner?" Zoro ordered.
"Nah, I really don't care." Usopp told him, refuses.
"Can't you just agree it's a tie?" Vivi suggests.
"She's right, no use arguing about since both of you manage to grab a tons of meat." Ivan added.
"I don't believe in ties; I fight to win." Zoro refuses.
"JUST HURRY UP YOU TWO!?" Nami, Ventus, and Anna yelled at the two with white eyes and shark-like teeth.
It got Zoro and Sanji scared of their angry reaction as they quickly cut up the dinosaurs for the meat, so it'll be enough for the journey. Soon as the two quickly cut up the dinosaur meat, they full the sails as they sail out of the island.
"Set sail!" Luffy shouts happily.
"The giant said that going straight will take us to the western end of the island." Nami informed them.
"Hey, couldn't you guys have got anymore meat on board?" Luffy asks.
"Yeah right." Zoro scoffed.
"We can't possibly preserve any more than this, it would just spoil before we could eat it." Sanji points out.
"He's got a point. If we add more, then it'll go spoil and there will be nothing left to eat." Shanise added.
"Are you actively trying to sink the ship?" Nami asks with annoyance.
"Cuz' if you are, we'll kill you before we reach to Alabasta." Anna added.
"Hey! Look that, it's the giants." Luffy said with a smile, pointing at Dorry and Brogy. "They must've come down here and say goodbye."
'I don't think they're here for that. It has to be something else.' Ventus mentally thought, looking at the two giants.
Though, Ventus is right when they saw Brogy and Dorry at the end of the island, looking at the sea while waiting for a certain monster to come out of the sea.
"A great dangers still lies ahead of you." Brogy told them without looking at them.
"It is an obstacle that has always been here, trying to prevent people from reaching the next island." Dorry added, leaving them confused and wondering what they mean about obstacle. "Every one of you fought like true warriors in order to protect the pride of our duel."
"And because you are willing to do that, no matter what enemy you'll may face." Brogy said.
"We will never let them destroy your pride, friends!" Dorry stated, leaving Luffy turned into a serious expression along with Ventus when he sniffs the air, smelling something that's coming from the sea.
"You must have faith in what we say, go straight no matter what happens, keeping going straight, understand?" Brogy told them.
"Yeah, got it." Luffy complies.
"What was that about?" Zoro questions in confusion.
"I don't get it, what'd he say?" Usopp asks, also confused.
"No matter what happens, just go straight!" Luffy informed the liar.
As soon as the Going Mery sailed passed the two giants while getting out of Little Garden, Brogy spoke.
"This is goodbye." Borgy said as he and Dorry readied their weapons.
"Let's meet again someday." Dorry added.
"Absolutely." Brogy agrees.
"Look, over there!" Nami shouts, points at the sea.
They then look at something came out of the water slowly, revealed to be a giant fish. It was an enormous fish, rivaling the size of even the most massive of Sea Kings. It resembled a typical white-red colored goldfish with protruding eye sockets and a wide mouth that had a set of large teeth.
"Hello, Island Eater." Dorry greets the fish.
"You will open the path! In the name of Elbaf, you will open it!" Brogy shouts.
Brogy and Dorry let out a war cry as they raise their weapons, channeling the auras between blue on the sword and red on the axe. The Island Eater revealed itself out of the water, causing them to scream in panic when they a saw a fish that gigantic size. Karoo squawked in panic while Sanji lost his cigarette with dread along with Ivan and Shanise widen their eyes with shock.
"It's A Monster!" Usopp screamed, covering his eyes.
Zoro and Vivi were stunned while Ventus and Anna were shocked with dread, never seen the fish that gigantic.
"What the heck is that guy? A goldfish?" Luffy asks with awe.
"It's a...giant goldfish..." Usopp stuttered with fright.
"Usopp, hey! Start working on the rudder or we're gonna be eaten! Hurry'd up!?" Nami shouts with desperate.
"Yeah! I know, but we have to go straight ahead! Isn't that right, Luffy?" Usopp protests while asking the captain, putting a brave face.
"We sure do." Luffy nods with confirm.
The Island Eater opened its mouth when the Going Merry is heading towards it, Nami isn't liking the idea of heading forward as she spoke.
"Don't Be A Moron, Luffy! This Isn't Gonna Be Anything Like What Happen With Laboon!" Nami yelled, tried to reason with him.
"Yeah, I know. Now calm down. Here, I'll let you have the last rice cracker." Luffy assures with a shrug, throwing the piece of rice cracker at Nami.
"I don't want a cracker!" Nami refuses but caught it. "If we don't turn this ship around right now, that thing is gonna eat us."
"Forget it, Nami. It's no use trying to reason with him." Ventus told her with a sigh.
"He's right, just give it up." Zoro added, letting Karoo in the cabin.
Nami didn't like the idea and with good reason since it's already too late to turn the ship around as they were about to be inside of the Island Eaters mouth.
"Luffy! You're really sure we can trust those little pals of yours?" Sanji questions.
"Yep." Luffy nods.
"Are we actually going to willingly head straight into that beast's belly?" Vivi questions with panic.
"Uh-huh! It's too late to turn now!" Nami cries in fright.
Nami then screamed while she and her crew are about to get inside of the Island Eater. Brogy and Dorry are watching the Straw Hat pirates head towards the mouth of the Island Eater.
"You've sure gotten a lot bigger, Island Eater. Filthy goldfish." Dorry growled.
"And its size isn't the only surprising thing about it, either." Brogy added. "There's also the dung that he produces after he devours an island. The size of that stuff is quite impressive. I recall one specimen that's known as Nothing At All Island."
"GEGYAGYAGYAGYAGYAGYAGYAGYA!" Dorry laughed. "Yes, we landed a long time ago and thought it was real land we were standing on."
"I'm beginning to feel nostalgia watching them sail in." Brogy stated. "I remember my old adventurous days."
The Island Eater then chomps down, leaving Dorry and Brogy widen their stance as they raise their weapons above.
"The only thing that we can't pierce with this weapon is the great 'Blood-stained Snake'!" Dorry shouts.
"Together, our weapons formed the most powerful weapon Elbaf can offer, the Giant Spear!" Brogy shouts.
The Island Eater then raise its head up as the giant goldfish is about to submerge down to the sea.
"Just go straight! Go straight!" Usopp yelled.
"WHAT DOES IT MATTER?! WE'VE ALREADY BEEN EATEN HERE!?" Nami yelled at him with white eyes and shark-like teeth.
"Straight, okay?! Just keep going!" Luffy shouts.
The Straw Hat pirates kept sailing straight like the two giants told them too as Brogy and Dorry then slash their weapons at the ocean, firing two compressed beams at the Island Eater, hitting it towards the goldfish.
A few seconds later, the Straw Hat pirates felt something that's coming from behind pushing them. They saw some kind of light pierce through the Island Eater. The light went past then and pierced through the other side, made it out of the Island Eater that's now slain by the two giants.
"Hakoku" Brogy and Dorry shouts in unison.
With that, the Straw Hat pirates made it out of the giant goldfish thanks to Brogy and Dorry.
That's it for the 12th chapter.