PM: Ah, finally time to get back to writing. It's so good to be back.
Luffy: Yeah, we're going on an adventure again!
PM: LUFFY! What are you doing here!?
Nami: Ok, who other than Luffy, is yelling?
Makino: Hehe, well that is Luffy's specialty.
PM: = Bububububububububububu
Nami: Uh-oh, it looks like Plaz is broken. I told you Luffy we shouldn't have surprised him.
Luffy: Hehe
Makino: Coby would you like to do the honors then?
Coby: Uh, sure. All rights and ownership of One Piece and its characters belong to Eiichiro Oda, Plazmaster only claims the rights of several original characters he created. Thank You.
Chapter 4
Luffy was roughly awoken by Makino screaming in his face, "Luffy, WAKE UP! Grab the paddles and help me row us out of this whirlpool!" Luffy sat up and pounded his fist into his hand, "Ah-ha, that's what I forgot."
"LUFFY!" Luffy quickly got up and started collecting all their things together, "Luffy, what are you doing?" Luffy turned towards Makino and grinned, "Oh, I'm getting us out of here."
He wrapped one of his arms around their stuff and then grabbed Makino around her waist with the other. "We can't save the boat, were going to have to hitch a ride, hang on." Before Makino argue, Luffy jumped into the air using his "Moon Walk" and started to kick the air keeping him and Makino floating in the air. Luffy Moon Walked them out of the whirlpool, as he looked around he saw in the distance a cruise ship. He turned to Makino but was met with a fist, "Ow ow ow, what was that for?"
"What do you think, we just lost our boat. You can't expect to Moon Walk us to an island, do you?" Luffy grinned which caused Makino to huff, "Of course not," he laughed turning towards the ship, "I told you, we'll hitch a ride.
Aboard the Cruise Ship, Ballroom
A young woman wearing peach shaded ballroom dress, stared out one of the port holes. Nami slumped and sighed, she looked out towards sea thinking of her village being ruled that cruel fishman, Arlong.
Don't worry guys, I'm close to the goal. Soon enough the village will be free again. Suddenly an image of a boy with a large smile popped into her head, Huh. But, her thoughts were interrupted by a tap on her shoulder. She turns around to a young man offering her his hand to dance, she smiled and laid her hand on top of his. They both walked towards the dance floor.
The Cruise Ship
Luffy steadily kicked his way over to the ship and landed on the forward bow. All the crew stopped and starred at the spectacle, some started whispering about the boy and how he could fly. Luffy put down Makino and their stuff and then turned to the men, "Hey you," he said pointing at one of the crew members, "Where's the captain?"
The sailor trembled, "Um I don't know exactly but I can go get him." Luffy shrugged, "I can wait, but can I get something to eat? I'm really hungry." The sailor nodded and ordered one of the men to go grab some food as he ran off to find the captain. After a few minutes the two sailors returned with the food and the captain, the captain stepped forward as Luffy began eating, "*Cough* As nice as it is to meet travelers, I must ask what your business here is?" Luffy began to talk with his mouth full but Makino stopped him, "We're so sorry to cause a fuss. You see our little boat got trapped in that whirlpool there and we hoped that we could hitch a ride to the next island."
"But, Makino! We need another boat not a ride to another island. We have to conquer the Grand Line" Luffy whined. Makino glared at him as the captain chuckled, recognizing the gleam in Luffy's eye. The boy reminded him of his own son before he left 3 years ago to sail the open sea for adventure. "You're off on an adventure, aren't you lad; and if I didn't miss my mark, you're after the Legendary One Piece. Am I Right?" Luffy turned and grinned at the captain, "Yep."
Again the captain just chuckled, "Well, unless you can pay me for the boat I'm afraid I cannot give you one." This time it was Luffy who chuckled, "I don't think that money will be necessary."
Alvida's ship
"Captain, I can see the ship! She's in range!" The pirate yelled down from the crow's nest.
"Excellent. Men, move the ship out, raise the flag and prepare the cannons for the first volley. Remember we want to scare her, not sink her." Alvida shouted to her crew; she then saw the pink haired boy, Coby, standing around, "GET MOVING YOU BRAT!" She screamed as she kicked Coby in the rear. Coby replied, crying, "Ye-Yes Ma'am." He scampered away getting to work, as not to anger Alvida.
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The captain looked at Luffy incredulously, thinking the boy was joking. But, the closer he looked at the boy, he saw that he was serious. Angrily, the captain spoke at Luffy, "No payment! What in the Four Seas makes you think I'd just give you one of my boats?" Luffy grinned again, "I didn't say I wouldn't give you payment, just not with money."
Now the captain gave Luffy a quizzical look, "Then what is this payment you offer?"
"I offer you our services in your current pirate problem." Luffy said, bowing low. "What pirate-." But the captain was interrupted by a volley of cannonballs that exploded around the ship, rocking the ship. "Pirates!" One of the sailors yelled. Luffy grinned, "That pirate problem."
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In the ballroom, chaos had erupted as the boat had been rocked by the cannon fire. Nami, having slipped away in the commotion, stood in a hall on the top floor. A mischievous smile found its way onto her face, she ripped off the gown to reveal a pirate outfit underneath. She pulled out a bandana and tied her hair up with. "Here I come, my treasure." She said as she slipped off towards the ship.
After the first attack, the captain had gratefully, if not frantically, accepted Luffy's offer. He told the captain to send out an S.O.S, to gather everyone in the ballroom and wait there for the three naval ships, that are in the area, to arrive. They would heed the call of the captain. Luffy began to stretch his body while he waited for the pirate ship to pull up next to the cruise ship. "Luffy,"
Luffy looked over at Makino, "Do you ever think these things through?" Luffy smiled at Makino, "Shishishishi, nope. But they always work out." Makino sighed at her nephew, she pulled off her rifle and prepared for a fight. The ship had now pulled up and Luffy cracked his knuckles at the sound of Alvida's voice, "Board her now men!"
Then Luffy heard her yelling at someone else and saw a familiar pink haired boy flying his way. Luffy jumped up and caught him, he fell back to the deck and put Coby down. Coby, still shaking, starred up at Luffy, "Who-who are you?" Luffy laughed, "I'm a friend Coby. Wait here while I kick Alvida's ass."
By now all of Alvida's men had boarded the ship, along with Alvida herself. As Luffy turned around to face them, he saw out of the corner of his eye an orange haired girl, dressed as a pirate, zip lining over to the pirate ship, Hehe, so Nami has already made her move, then I better work fast. He looked at Alvida and spoke, "Normally I would ask who the captain is, but I can already tell that the fat, old ugly sea hag over there is Alvida."
Everyone starred at Luffy as their jaws dropped open and they all sweat dropped. Makino just laughed at Luffy's bluntness. All the pirates were thinking the same thing, He's a dead man.
They all turned to Alvida. Slowly, tick marks started to appear on her face until her face was covered in them. Her face was also now a bright red, "You BRAT! Men cut him down and show him who the most beautiful woman is on all the seas." The pirates ran towards Luffy, "Yes Lady Alvida." Meanwhile, on Alvida's ship, Nami had just finished collecting all the treasure.
"Phew, for being a small time pirate, she had a lot of treasure." Hearing the commotion on the other ship, Nami looked over to see what was going on. She saw the pirates fighting a boy in a straw-hat. Hmm, for some reason he looks familiar. Nami shook her head, reminding herself of the treasure she had to get away with. Back at the fight, the pirates, even though trying their hardest, could not land a blow on Luffy.
It was like he saw their moves before they even moved. Over to Luffy's right, Makino fought off a group of pirates using her rifle as a club blocking swings, striking the pirates, even knocking a few out, but what shocked the men the most was she was winning and she hadn't even fired a shot yet.
Luffy, having grown bored playing with the pirates (and having sensed Nami had finished her business on the other ship), stopped and faced the pirates. "Finally, you stopped moving you brat. You finally realize it was useless to fight back." One of the pirates asked; Luffy smirked, "No, I felt like I should end the charade now."
Luffy then vanished, having used the Shave technique, surprising the pirates into a panic. He then appeared again in the middle of the group. Grabbing his arm and swinging it around in a circle, "Gum-Gum Flail." After knocking out the entire group, Luffy snapped his arm back to normal and turned to face Alvida. Alvida and Coby starred at Luffy in horror. Coby was the first to recover, "What the devil are you?"
Luffy turned to Coby and pulled his cheek, stretching it, "Oh me, I'm a rubber man." Alvida now spoke, "I see now, you ate a devil fruit. Right?" Coby gasped but Luffy just nodded, "Yep, I ate the Gum-Gum fruit." Alvida cackled, "Too bad kid, I could have used you on my crew. Now men!"
Four men having snuck around Luffy, jumped down from above as to surprise him. Makino raised her rifle and fired, hitting all four men in the groin before they even reached the ground. They all fell down, holding their hands between their legs, crying. Luffy turned around to look at the scene and laughed, "Thanks Makino."
At hearing her name, Alvida blanched. Not only has this brat defeated my entire crew but he has teamed up with her. In a last desperate attempt Alvida charged at Luffy. With his back turned, Alvida brought her iron club down onto Luffy's head. Coby screamed, "Watch out!" But he feared he was too late. Luffy, having known what was coming, just waited.
When the club contacted Luffy's head, he applied the Armament Haki to his head, shattering the iron club. Alvida, surprised and shocked, did nothing as Luffy turned to her. "That wasn't nice." Luffy stretched his arms back far behind him, "Gum-Gum." Alvida, having shaking off her shock, tried to speak, but it was too late. "Bazooka!" Luffy's arms came speeding back, slamming into the stomach of Alvida. The force of the attack sent Alvida flying into of the sky, far off towards the island nearby.
Luffy's arms snapped back as he turned to Coby, "Hey you're Coby?" Coby unable to speak, just nodded. Luffy grinned, "Good, and you're dream is to become a Marine, right?" Again Coby nodded, but finding his voice now, "How do you know about that?" Luffy having not answered him turned to Makino, "Hey Makino, can you grab our stuff?" Makino nodded and headed off.
Luffy turned back to Coby, "Well I have a proposition for you Coby. Come with me to Shells Town and the Marine Base or stay here and wait for the Marine's Ships to come here and arrest you. So what will it be?" Coby stood up and starred Luffy in his eyes, "I will become a Marine." Luffy grinned, "Good, then come on." Leading Coby towards the railing connecting the two ships.
Makino joined them over there and raised an eyebrow, about Coby, towards Luffy. Luffy shrugged and then stated, "They should be here right-about-now!" As soon as he finished the statement they were rocked by another volley of cannonballs from three Marine ships, far in the distance. Before either Makino or Coby could do anything, Luffy grabbed Coby and Makino, who was holding their stuff, and jumped over the railing falling down towards two boats below. Coby and Makino both screamed at Luffy, but he took no notice as his eyes fell upon the orange haired navigator in the other boat.
He grinned. They came down hard hitting the empty boat with a large splash. Nami turned towards the scene, shocked at the sudden splash. She then saw the boy in the straw-hat drop his friends in the boat and jumped over onto her boat. She was about to yell at him, when she heard a piercing whistle and she paled. There was a cannonball heading her way, she turned to face her doom.
She saw the boy posed as if he meant to punch the missile. She had no time to question him as she saw the cannonball only a few yards away. Then she couldn't believe her eyes, the boy had caught the cannonball with his bare hand, which forced the boat backwards. But then he surprised her even more, he cocked his arm back and threw the cannonball back at the ship, twice as fast as it was shot at them.
It hit the ship, causing it to stop where it was. Luffy grinned as he looked over at Nami, "You're heading towards Shells Town, right. Well, let's head there together." Before Nami could say anything, Luffy tied their boats together and began to row the two boats away from the current battle. Luffy couldn't help but laugh as Nami, infuriated, slammed her fist upon his head. In his mind, he hoped that the wish he had made a year ago would bear fruit.
To be continued…
PM: Hey guys, sorry I haven't posted anything lately. I've had to deal with finals, grades, parents, and relatives. It's been one thing after another, so I hadn't had much time to finish up this chapter. Also thank you so much, I never thought I would have gotten this far if it wasn't for you, my readers; I'm more motivated than before to continue forward.
Also, expect a backstory after this chapter, it will help explain some things in chapter 5. I hope this chapter doesn't seem like I'm rambling, I was just trying to make it a bit longer than usual. So don't worry, I'm not dead or have given up, we shall the world of one piece from inside my mind. I love all the comments you guys have left me, you've helped me out with my stories, so thank you. I also apologize if I don't upload soon, I'm have an English writing class to deal with.
