a/n - there is nothing to says really... so enjoys the chapter, if you have anything to says just leave a review and i will tried to reply.
Town of the end, Entrance and Whale.
The rain started to fall down as I ran after Luffy and the other. I passed Zoro who still fighting a woman marine Tashigi, I gave Zoro a nod and keep running toward the port. I manage to catch up with Luffy because he is now under a Marine captain Smoker, I don't know if I can do any damage to a logia, but it never hurt to try, well maybe little hurt.
I run straight toward Smoker and ready my gauntlet, as I'm nearing him i go for his jaws and tries to launch the impact dial but his face only dissipated like smoke. He start glaring me as his face appear back.
" One of his crew I presume. " Said smoker while still holding Luffy.
" Yeah, If you would kindly release him I would be delighted. " I said while pointing at Luffy.
" No, can do. " Smoker said as I received his smoking punch and landed to the wall.
Then someone appear behind Smoker, cloaked mysterious figure if everything I know is right the one and only Luffy's father, the leader of Revolutionary Army Monkey D Dragon. But before anything could happens, a very convenience gust of wind pushed us away from Dragon and Smoker. Zoro come and joined all of us running toward the port.
Luckily we doesn't encounter any obstacle and reach Merry in time, as we aboard Nami started to bossing us around in order to sail safely out in this storm, after a few minute we manage to sail far enough from Lougetown and can safely take a rest in this storm. Nami skill is showing with her navigating in this storm, I mean you cant even see straight in this ferocious sea, make me glad that we have her on the crew.
Nami point us to the light that come from the lighthouse, she said that is the guiding light to the entrance of Grandline, she asked us if we want to go in right now. Sanji pulled out a barrel of alcoholic drink to calls for celebration of us entering Grandline, Ussop seems scared that we will try to enter in this storm but Sanji just ignore him and make his toast.
" To find the All Blue! " Sanji declared while putting his leg on the barrel
" To become the Pirate King! " Luffy doing the same.
" To be the Greatest Swordsman! " Zoro followed.
" To draw a Map of the World! " Nami joined.
" To.. to become a brave Warrior of the seas! " stutter Ussop.
" To Thrills and Adventures! " I last to toast.
"""""" Off to Grandline we go! """""" and we finished the toast by breaking the top of the barrels.
We take a rest from the rain in Merry lounge, inside Merry give you warm cozy feeling compare to stormy weather outside. Nami come in from checking the route outside and explain to us that the entrance of Grandline seems to be a mountain, there is small waterways that will pulling our ship from down to up of the mountain and one wrong move we'll be pulled to Redline cliff and smashed to pieces.
Zoro ask if we really need to go in trough the entrance, why don't we just sailed along the mountain. Luffy rejecting Zoro ideas saying it's much cooler to go in using real entrance, but Nami said the real reason is the Calm Belt that between Grandline and other Blues seas, just before Nami could explain more Ussop called for our attention saying the storm already stopped.
" Looks like we entered the infamous Calm Belt. " I said to Nami.
" What are lazing around here then!, go row us away from here! you guys to! " Nami who realized the situation snap at me who still chilling in the lounge and order me and other crewmember to row the ship out of Calm Belt.
Zoro demand the reason why we should go out our ways to get back to the storm when the weather is nice here, before Nami could finished her explaination our ship is lift up from the seas out in air. Sea kings, a huge, giant, titan fish like creature that's nesting in Calm belt, we now is on one of their head.
We tries to be as quiet as possible to wait until the Sea King submerges back into the seas and we paddle us out as quickly as we can, but as Goda will the Sea King sneezed and flung us back into the storm. Then we see it, the huge red wall that towering to the sky, the Red Line is unimaginely huge. We immediately dragged into the current that will take us to the top of Red Line, we're steering of course and will hill the cliff, our rudder broke in effort to correct the course, we're gonna crash.
Luffy jump of the ship and inflated himself into a balloon and cushion the ship from the gate, with him acting as a cushion we safely bounce toward the correct course and smoothly ride the current up to the top of Red Line and officially entering Grand Line.
We sailing down from the top of Red Line when I noticed the bellowing sound of a whale, meaning we're nearing bottom of Red Line. Few second later Sanji who is sitting on top of the mast telling that there is a mountain up front of our path, Nami who not convince of Sanji denies any mountain on her map that she stole from Buggy.
When we finally sailed beyond the cloud the true identity of the mountain revealed, the huge whale is blocking the exit and we will definitely crash our ship. Zoro tries to steer the ship into a little space that gaping open but the fact that the rudder is broken if rendered his idea useless, as everyone except me panicking the front cannon goes off the momentum of the shot bring us a stop, but Merry figure head is not so lucky as it hit the whale and broke off from the front of our ship.
Luffy is angry that now his special sit is broken, punch the whale right in the eye as zoro and the other tries to row the ship out of the whale way. Luffy punch serve the purpose of making the whale angry and he try to swallowed us all, but somehow Luffy manage to get thrown of the ship and get left behind, I know Luffy will be okay so I'm not worried.
After all of confusion, the seas is calm, there is no wind and there is an island with house in front of us. Giant squid jump out of water scaring us, but before we could do anything a harpoon shot out from the house and piercing the squid claiming it's victim. From inside of the house an old man with a flower head came out and start pulling his catch, he is staring dagger at us then nonchalantly sitting at his chair reading newspaper.
" Say something! " shout Sanji tick off at whole situation. The old man still staring without a word.
" I.. if it's a fight you want, then you got one!, we have cannon on our side! " said Ussop tries to intimidate his opponent.
" Don't, or someone might end up dead.. " said the old man with his daggery eyes.
" Ouh.. and just who would that be? " asked Sanji feeling the tense.
" Me " said the old man.
" it's You! " shout Sanji not expecting that answer.
" Now, now, don't get so worked up. Hey old man, would you mind telling us just who you are and where exactly is this place. " ask Zoro tries to be civilized.
" … It's common courtesy to introduce yourself before asking others question, you know? " said the old man still with his dagger stare.
" Oh right.. sorry about that. I'm…. " as Zoro about to introduce himself, the flower old man interrupt.
" …My name is Crocus, the lighthouse keeper of Twin Capes. I'm 71 years old, a Gemini and type AB blood " Crocus proceed to introduce himself.
" it's fine if I kill him right!? " Zoro lost his temper after being ignored.
" Hahahaha… calm down Zoro he's probably joking. " I said to calm Zoro, I really love this bits with Crocus.
" Hump.. it's good that someone appreciate a good jokes. " said Crocus to me.
Crocus then told us where we really are and how to get out of here, but before we could do anything the whale whose stomach we're in started his routine of head bashing at Red Line. Crocus jumped into the stomach acid and swim across to the gate, probably to sedate Laboon so he can calm himself. We also tries to get closer to the gate and get out of this stomach, but as we come closer to the gate, Luffy and two other persons bursting out from smaller door at the gate and fall down to the stomach acid.
We saved all of them from the stomach acid, as soon as the two persons recovered they started to shot their bazooka and tries to kill the whale, but their shot is stopped by Crocus with his own body, luffy then proceed to knocked them out. We tied the both so they cannot make more trouble after that Crocus invite us to land on his little island and he started to tell us on the story of a promised between a musical pirate and a baby island whale named Laboon.
Crocus offer to take our ship out of Laboon and revealed that he is in fact a doctor, the reason he live in this whale is to treat Laboon because with his size treating Laboon from outside will do nothing. Luffy extending his invitation after hearing Crocus is a doctor, but Crocus reject his offer without a second thought. We finally outside of the whale, the fresh air washed the fishy smell that we come to accustomed to, we throw the two persons duo to the seas as Crocus instruct us to do and land on the Twin Capes Light house, as we landing I saw Luffy picking up a Log pose from the floor and he give it to me after I asked.
The crew started to discuss about Laboon and the pirate promise, Sanji said they're long dead by now but Ussop said they might be comeback someday. Crocus hearing Ussop statement revealed the horrible truth that he discover, the pirate already leaves trough the Calm Belt and leaves Laboon here alone forgetting their promised to him. Laboon started to bellowing and bashing his head against the Red Line after Crocus told him the truth about those pirate, he said Laboon probably try to call and smash Red Line to get to the other side.
As we distracted by Crocus story I saw Luffy walked away toward Merry, before I can stop him, he already tore Merry's mast and start to climbed on top of Laboon then proceed to stab Laboon with Merry's mast. Luffy started a fight with Laboon , Laboon slam his head on the capes but Luffy is unhurt and counter Laboon with a punch, Laboon who got hit in the eye slam Luffy with his head sending Luffy flying to the light house.
Luffy then proceed to proclaim a tie, he puts this fight on hold to held a rematch after we sailed all of Grand Line. To commemorate this promised he draw our Strawhats logo version Luffy on Laboon head and told Laboon not to bash his head and make the mark disappear. While Luffy drawing his mark on Laboon I helped Ussop attached Merry's mast back to the original position, he grumbling saying he isn't a shipwright and cannot make any decent fix, i cannot say anything to him thinking what is stored for Merry on this journey.
Nami scream brought us to her attention, she if baffled at the broken compass and don't know what to do. Crocus explain that the compass is not broken the seas itself gave multiple poles that rendered normal compass useless, and to navigate on Grand Line we need a special compass called Log pose.
" you means this one? " I said while show the log pose Luffy pick up.
" Why the heck u have one! " said Nami surprised at the log pose in my possession.
" Ouh that! that I pick up when the two weirdo left it on our ship " said Luffy while stuffing his face with food that Sanji prepared.
Crocus then explain on how Log pose works and all of the route available will probably lead into the last island on Grand Line, Raftel. Nami is elated at the new Log pose and does not expected on Sanji kicking Luffy for finishing the food thus breaking the Log pose on her hand, she then proceed to kicked both of them to the seas in anger, luckily Crocus said he will gave his spare for us to use.
