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Last time
"The Straw Hats have arrived!"
With that one sentence everyone's mood instantly changed. Drake paused before leaving without uttering another word.
"Well things just got interest, huh?" asked Urouge to which Law sighed and got up and left.
(((((Shakky's Rip-off Bar)))))
Luffy just sighed, then smiled. For some reason he just felt things were about to get interesting. Maybe he would have fun after all.
Let's continue
2/2/2015
Oh Shit
(((((Grove 13)))))
After thinking about it some more, the group decided to start their search at the amusement park. They were currently outside of Shakky's Rip-off Bar.
"Is everyone ready?"
"Hai!"
"Well, be careful then. I should tell you, of course, the Navy already knows... that there are so many high-level rookies gathered on this archipelago." informed Shakky.
"Well, that is bad... Then they could come at us at any time?" spoke Brook as he finished another glass of tea.
"Oh, that shouldn't be a problem. I wonder if this will speed up the meeting among the rookies? Right now, the Navy HQ is busy with something else, that they don't have the time to worry about you. Or at least, I assume so. As long as no huge problems pop up on the archipelago... The Navy shouldn't send any major force here to deal with you. So in short, just take care not to start any kind of uproar alright?" said Shakky with a smile as she inhaled on her cigarette.
"Oh, so that's how it is? Gotcha! Thanks! We're off to look for the old mechanic dude!" said Luffy with a grin as the group turned and left.
"I hope they find him..." said Shakky as she walked back into her bar.
(((((Sabaody Park)))))
After walking for a bit, the group arrived at the amusement park.
"We've reached Sabaody Park!" shouted Chopper with a huge smile.
"Wow! It looks so fun!" said Caimie.
"Remember, we're here to look for the mechanic... but you guys can have fun too." said Luffy as he went off to see what he could find out.
"Luffy-san doesn't want to have fun?" asked Brook.
"I think he does but he wants to get everyone out of here safely." said Chopper.
"The ferris wheel! This is the first time I've been this close to it!" shouted Caimie with hearts in her eyes.
"Right! Then let's look for the mechanic... while we have fun!" said Brook.
"Yeah"
"(sigh) I bet Luffy is the only one who's actually gonna look for him. Caimie you can't even go in there! No way I'd let you go in!" said Pappug in an obvious agitated tone. However, he was completely ignored as the group took off to ride the rides... and hopefully look for the mechanic.
"We are rising quite slowly, aren't we? What a nice view..." asked Brook as the roller-coaster they were on started up. This turned in to shouts of joyy as soon as the first drop happened. Everyone enjoyed the ride... even Pappug as he had a smile on his face with his tongue hanging out the side of his mouth. Soon, the ride came to an end which resulted in Brook hunched over on the ground, panting heavily.
"Awesome! Let's do it again!" said a happy Chopper.
"Were you scared, Caimie?" asked Hachi.
"Yeah! It was really scary, but really fun!" shouted a very happy Caimie.
"My heart's still pounding! Although, I don't have a heart yohohoho!"
"That's nothing! I was in the very front! We went so fast my head almost wound up behind my back!" shouted Pappug.
After that the group went to look for the mechanic... yeah right. They went on more and more rides. Until finally, they made it onto the ferris wheel.
"Wow! We're so high up!" shouted Caimie as she looked out over the park. "Oh! They're selling ice cream!"
"Oh, that sounds good!" said Chopper.
"Wow! Everyone's so tiny! It's the ocean! I can see the ocean!" shouted Caimie.
"I wonder if Luffy has found out any information yet?" asked Chopper as he looked out trying to find Luffy but, had no such luck.
"Wow! Wow! So this is how it looks!" said Caimie as tears started to gather in her eyes.
"It makes you happy enough to cry, Caimie?" asked Chopper.
"Yeah, I've always dreamed of this, ever since I was a little girl! I've never been so high up before! I'll cherish this memory forever! Thank you! Hachi and Pappug only let me come here because you guys are strong!"
In the bubble behind Chopper and Caimie was the rest of the group. Hachi could only smile as he watched the excitement on Caimie's face.
"My dreams as a kid have come back to life too! Merfolk and fishmen always dream of coming here when growing up!" spoke Hachi.
"So high up!" was all that Brook and Pappug were able to get out.
After they got of the ferris wheel, the group decided to take a break from all the fun they were having to grab some food. However, none of them realized that they were being watched. And by a pink bear of all things.
(((((Flashback)))))
Earlier over at a shady looking building, we find some of the bounty hunters that was hiding during the earlier encounter with Luffy's group.
"I-I never thought they'd be that strong!"
"Sounds like you had it rough."
"Right, Peterman-san." "Peterman is a large man with a muscular torso and proportionally thin limbs. He has fuzzy black hair, a flat nose, sharp lips, and his shoulders seem to have studs sticking onto them. He wears a brown shirt with a green vest over it, black pants, a yellow coned hat with a white feather that has a red tip on it, and boots with frills." (1) "I think the girl that was with Straw Hat Luffy might be a mermaid. When I think back... When her shoe came off, I saw a tail fin instead of a foot!"
This caused Peterman's eyes to go wide before a very large, sly grin, spread across his face.
"I see. But these strong companions of hers sound like trouble. Hmmm... Even so, a mermaid on land is a golden opportunity. They're impossible to in the water, after all. Thanks for telling me, boys."
"S-Sure thing..."
"For the info, you can have 10% of her selling price. Agreed?"
"A-Actually, we were hoping more like 20%..."
"Oh?!" questioned Peterman in a clearly agitated voice.
"No, 10% is plenty"
Peterman smiled as he looked over to a pink bear costume.
(((((Present)))))
"Wait here a minute, Caimie!" said Pappug.
"Ok! Choose something yummy for me too!" said Caimie. However, she soon turned on the bench after a shadow appeared over her. What she saw was a pink bear standing awfully close to her.
Before she could say anything, the bears arms covered her mouth. She was the lifted off the ground and taken. None of the group had seen what had happened, nor did they hear anything. Shortly after Caimie was taken Luffy resurfaced.
"Oi, guys!"
"Ah, Luffy-san!" said Brook.
"Well, I didn't have any luck in trying to locate our mechanic. By the way, where's Caimie?"
"She's right... um... umm... AHHHHHH! Caimie has been kidnapped!" shouted Pappug.
"What?! Are you sure?!" asked Luffy.
"Yes! She would never go anywhere here by herself!"
(((((Grove 24)))))
We come across another Celestial Dragon striking fear into the hearts of people.
"High Priest Urouge. Look..." came the voice of one of his crew.
"Oh!"
This was in response to seeing a fat man obviously a Celestial Dragon, riding on the back of a man struggling to support his weight. This poor man was also wearing the typical slave collar but, also had a chain which was being held by the Celestial Dragon as a leash. There were also two more leashes connecting to two rather attractive women who were walking behind the man on foot. There was also a man who appeared to be a butler with them as well as three knights who were meant to protect the fat man.
"A Celestial Dragon, huh? To think they'd swagger about the lawless area with no care... This is bad. Our only choice is to kneel and let him pass." said Urouge as he and his crew bowed down.
"Where on earth could Shalulia and father have gone, leaving me behind like this?!" questioned the fat dragon.
"We do know their final destination, so please rest easy." said the butler.
The Celestial Dragon looked down and glared at his slave. He then started to stomp on the man's head.
"Hey, you! It's all because you walk like a turtle! You also sway too much and make for a horrible ride! You irritate me to no end!"
The man's arms started to buckle but he stayed strong as the man continued to stomp on him. However, the Celestial Dragon noticed a group of people carrying a stretcher... in his presence no less. The audacity of these people.
"Hey! Wait, you!" This caused the group of people to stop immediately in their tracks. "And why are you moving?! You're humans!" shouted the dragon as he got of his slave and made his way through the people who were bowing on the ground until he reached the group.
"I-I'm sorry! Please overlook this! He's losing blood and needs urgent care!" pleaded the man who was now seen to be a Dr. as he pointed to the man on the stretcher. "It's a race against time! The hospital is just ahead!"
"Yes, this is very bad, indeed! In that case, you must be swift..." he said as he raised his foot only to kick the man out of the stretcher. "... and be out of your misery!"
"Please stop!" pleaded the Dr.
"Oh no!" said the female Dr.
"Talk about utterly selfish." said Urouge as he, Bonney, Hawkins, Capone, and Apoo watched off to the side from various points.
"Which is more important, courtesy towards me, or a commoner's life?" asked the dragon as he took a deep breath to get the snot back in his nose which had been dangling.
"Commoners owe their existence to the Celestial Dragons." said the butler.
That was when the dragon started to take in the appearance of the female Dr. What he saw was rather attractive to him.
"Ok! O'm making you my wife!"
"Then I shall arrange to send her to the Holy Land as your 13th wife." said the butler completely ignoring the woman's shock.
"Oh, and I'm tired of wives one through five now, so I'm sending them back to the commoners."
"As you wish, sir."
"Wait! I'm..!" started the woman only to be interrupted by a man running over to them.
"Stop! Please! She's my fiance!"
However, he was stopped dead in his tracks as the dragon had shot him. People couldn't believe what they just saw.
"Stand up in front of me, will you?!"
"M-Marie..." was all the man was able to say before he dropped to the ground as blood started to pour from his wound.
"NO! No! You murderer! How could you?! Someone! Someone please help him!" Pleaded the woman as she was restrained by the butler from going to aid her fiance. However, her cry's for help were seemingly unheard as no one moved.
"They're even more screwed up than the rumors say..." said Urouge.
"What was that? Are you telling me off?" asked the dragon to the woman who now had her hands over her mouth.
"Let go of me please!"
"Take her on ahead to the harbor." said the dragon.
"Yes sir!"
This is the scene that Zoro happened upon as he drank from the bottle of sake in his hand.
"Who's he?!" asked someone as they watched him keep walking.
Zoro looked around wondering why everyone was bowing.
"Captain Apoo! He's an East Blue pirate hunter!" said one of Apoo's crew.
"Why's he walkin' in the middle of the street?! Doesn't he know anything?!"
"He's gonna cause trouble!" were the concerns voiced by Firetank pirates.
Zoro came to a stop when he reached the dragon. Who was shocked that this commoner had the nerve to stand in front of him.
"What? You need directions or somethin'?"
No one could believe what was just said. The dragon had had it, that was the final straw. He raised his gun and fired twice. Only for Zoro to duck under one and dodged the second. Before anyone knew it, Zoro was less than five feet away from the dragon with a sinister grin on his face as well as his hand already drawing a sword.
"Whoa! Oi oi oi! What is doing?!" shouted Apoo.
Zoro at this point had his sword Shusui(2) fully drawn. However, just before he could strike down this piece of shit, someone tackled him to the ground. As he looked at who it was, he realized it was a kid.
"Brother! Why did you have to die, brother?" were the 'cries' of the young girl. "Just stay still, guy." was whispered to Zoro.
"Brother! You stood up to a Celestial Dragon?! Then it's only natural that you died!" she shouted with her head in his chest.
"I hit him? I could've sworn he managed to dodge my shots... It must've been my imagination. Well, as long as he's dead."
With that, the dragon got back on his slave and the group took their leave.
"Why'd you get in the way?!" asked Zoro as he sat up and noticed that he had red liquid on his head.
"Huh?! Don't gimmie that, you idiot! What the hell were you thinking?! Are you trying to attract an admiral to these islands?!" asked the no longer child, but Jewelry Bonney.
"Tomato juice..." said Zoro after tasting the liquid and ignoring the woman.
"If you're a pirate, you must know some of the unwritten pirate rules! Don't get us caught up in your trouble!"
"Trouble? Who are... Huh? Wasn't there a kid here?" asked Zoro after wiping off the tomato juice from his face.
"Are you even listenin' to me?! You alright in the head?!"
"Oh, yeah, I'm not hurt."
"You idiot! I'm talking about on the inside! You're a dumbass! A genuine dumbass!" shouted Bonney ignoring everyone staring at the two.
"We managed to avoid the worst-case scenario thanks to Jewelry Bonney... That man is Pirate Hunter Zoro, member of the Straw Hat Pirates." said one of Capone's crew.
This made Capone's eyes go wide for a second before returning to normal.
"I heard their crew's crazy, but attacking a Celestial Dragon? That really is insane." said Capone.
"It's only natural he was saved. I don't see the shadow of death upon him at this time." stated Hawkins in a stoic voice.
"That bastard unleashed an absurd amount of bloodlust for a moment. He's a beast..." stated a concerned Apoo.
"Worth 180 million, yet only #2 on his ship... He doesn't seem like to play second fiddle to anyone, but I guess that goes to the caliber of his captain." said Urouge in a concerned tone as he watched Zoro sling the man that had been shot over his shoulder.
"Hey. Where's the hospital?"
"Hospital?" asked Bonney.
"I gotta take him there. He's been shot."
"Huh?! Forget about him! He's a total stranger!" However, Zoro ignored her words and started off after someone told him the way. "What the hell? A pirate that helps people? Ain't ever heard of that before! Then again they aren't an ordinary crew either."
Once Zoro dropped the man off, he felt it was time to head back to the ship.
'We are parked at grove 1... which is, ah that way!'
(((((Grove 41)))))
We find Usopp, Sanji, and Franky casually relaxing on the deck of the Bea.
"When I looked into town earlier, I saw some bubble bicycle things flying around!" said Sanji.
"Yeah, I saw! They're so cool" said Usopp.
"It'd be nice to see how they ride." said Franky.
That was when their den den mushi sarted ringing.
"Oh? Could that be Nami-san?"
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"Hello, Nami-sa-!
"Hello?! It's me! Me, Chopper! Basically, we were getting food, but there were so many choices so we got caught up...!
"Oi, Chopper let me talk to him!" Sanji heard Luffy take the den den from Choppper.
"What's going on?!"
"Sanji, grab the others!"
Just then the other two walked in, wondering what was going on.
"Luffy, they just walked in. What's going on?!"
"Caimie's been kidnapped!"
"What?!"
"A kidnapping team probably did it! We have to find her because apparently merfolk and fishmen sell for high prices here! If we don't hurry, she's gonna get sold!"
"How did this even happen?!"
"I was out looking for the mechanic and they struck when the others backs were turned, those fucking bastards! The problem is there are lots of Human Shops on these islands, so there's no telling when or where she'll be sold! We don't even know who took her! Well listen up! Everyone but me and Hachi are gonna return to the ship! Hachi knows where an underground shop is, so me and him are gonna jump there! Once we find out anything We will come and pick everyone up, got it?!"
"Hai!"
"Ok, the only one unaccounted for is because he took off shortly after you all left!" shouted Usopp which caused Luffy to slap his face in frustration.
"Dammit! Don't worry I'm sure we'll find him! Nami and Robin are currently over at grove 30 shopping, so we'll grab them! Everyone that can need to meet up, and be ready for whatever happens! Know what?! Forget-!" the line went dead.
"Oi, Luffy!"
"-this!" was heard outside on the deck of the ship.
The three inside ran out to see Luffy holding onto a crying Chopper, pale Brook & Hachi, as well as Pappug.
"I hate it when he does that!" said Chopper as he fell onto the deck, panting.
"What was that Straw Hat?"
"That's an ability of my devil fruit. Anyway, the plan is the same. Hachi and I will go check-."
"Not without me Straw Hat! I'm not gonna just sit here and wait!" shouted Pappug.
"(sigh) Fine the three of us will go and look for Caimie! Hachi if we get back to Sabaody park do you know where to go from there?"
"Hai, I know the way!"
"Stay near the den den mushi! Let's go!" and with that Hachi, Luffy, and Pappug disappeared from the Bea.
(((((Luffy, Pappug, Hachi)))))
As soon as they arrived the group took off to the location of the Human Shop. When they reached the grove whispers immediately started.
The crowed started whispering among themselves.
"Hey, look at that!"
"That's Straw Hat Luffy from East Blue!"
"That's him, huh?"
"We don't know if she's been sold yet... If only we knew who took her, at least..." said Hachi.
"Hey, there's no need to be so depressed. We'll find Camie!" said Luffy.
"Dammit! This is my fault! I knew that the amusement park is the best spot for slave-traders... and how much they'd want to capture a mermaid...! It's my fault... It's because I let her go to the amusement park...!" said a crying Pappug.
"It was fine to bring her to the amusement park, wasn't it?" asked Luffy.
"No, it wasn't! Actually, mermen and fishmen shouldn't even be on this island in the first place. But... Hachi just wanted to help you guys out no matter what-"
"Pappug! Don't say anymore!" shouted Hachi.
"What's he talking about? Why can't you guys be on this island?"
"Well, you see..." started Hachi.
"Camie and Hachi's enemies here aren't just the slave-traders. Every single human living on this archipelago is an enemy! Being a different species has resulted in discrimination!"
"Discrimination?"
"Unless you take these islands for what they are, you'll only make a fool out of yourself! Which is why I should've stopped Caimie, even if it meant being mean and strict!"
"No, you did the right thing by letting her have some fun! This discrimination shouldn't even exist! So don't you for one second feel bad Pappug! We will get Caimie back! I promise you that!" said Luffy with a smile that seemed to take up half his face. For some reason Pappug believed him and was grateful to have been able to meet this group of pirates.
"Ah, I'm sorry Straw Hat... I wanted to help you out, but I caused you trouble instead..."
"What are you talking about? There isn't one thing you guys should be sorry for! Hachi, you seemed to have genuinely changed since we last met! So, I consider all three of you my friends now! We will rescue Caimie, no matter what! So, stop crying!"
"H-Hai!"
With that the group reached the slave shop.
"Who's in charge here?" was all that Luffy asked.
A man in a pink beanie with a a goatee came forward.
"Yes sir, what can I do for you!" he said as he rubbed his hands together.
Luffy closed the door and locked it, before making his way over to the man.
"I do not have a lot of time, so I'm going to give you two options, ok?" asked Luffy as he had a very dark grin on his face. "We can do this the easy way or... we can do this the real easy way. Personally, I'm not a big fan of the real easy way, but my friend was taken and I will do whatever it takes to get her back, understand?"
The man was practically pissing himself. He nodded eagerly.
"What would you like to know?"
"Ah, good choice! Let's talk about mermaids!"
(((((Nami & Robin)))))
Nami and Robin had finished up shopping, and now Robin was explaining history to Nami.
"200 years ago?" asked Nami.
"Yes. Until just 200 years ago, that dark history was reality... Fishmen and mermen were considered normal fish, and were discriminated by humans all over the world. Everyone looked down upon them."
"Those strong fishmen?" asked Nami as she remembered Arlong and his crew.
"Even the strongest creatures are powerless when outnumbered. This continued until the World Government decided to lend a helping hand to Fishman Island 200 years ago. That's just another piece of the rather dark history of the human race. On this archipelago, slave-trading and selling of human lives is still acceptable. So I think, maybe the discrimination of mermen and fishmen is still common here, too."
"Then, could that be the reason why Hachi and Camie had to disguise themselves on this island?"
"I hope I'm just reading too much into things, though."
"Oh look! A den den mushi! Let's call the ship and see if they need anything!" shouted Nami trying to get off the dark subject.
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"Oi, Sanji-kun!"
"Oh, Nami-swan! Thank goodness you're alright!"
"Why wouldn't we be alright?! Did something happen?!"
Sanji then informed her of everything that had taken place.
"Nami-swan, you and Robin-chwan need to head back here as quickly as possible!"
"Hai! We're on our way now! We will be there in no time!" and with taht she hung up and the duo took off to the ship.
(((((The Bea)))))
Sure enough, in very little time Robin and Nami made it back to the ship. Everyone was wondering where Luffy was as well as Zoro. However, Luffy appeared on deck moments later.
"Alright! She was taken to the Auction house in grove 1!"
"How do you know that?!" asked Usopp.
"The man that took her, dropped her off and left! Well, when he dropped her off, one of the guards got on the den den mushi and started calling all the other auction halls as well as shops! He went on bragging about how they have a mermaid in order to try and get more people to come to their shop and spend more money!" shouted Hachi.
"Those bastards!" shouted Sanji.
"Has anyone heard from Zoro?!" asked Luffy concern could be heard in his voice.
"(sigh) no, no one has heard from him since he left!" said Franky.
"Dammit! I guess we're gonna have to do this without him! Let's go!"
With that everyone grabbed onto Luffy who took them to the last place they had been, the human shop. This was located in grove 8 so once they got their bearings, which didn't take long, they took off.
(((((Grove 1 Auction House)))))
There were lots of people making their way inside today, more than usual.
"Oi, you sure were smart telling everyone to come here!" laughed one of the guards.
"I know right! Now there will be so much money spent here, we'll get paid extra!" the other guard laughed before realizing everyone started bowing.
As he looked out he immediately recognized Saint Shalulia and her father. With them was a rather giant of a man being walked by the older Celestial Dragon as well as some knights. The guard immediately ran out and bowed to greet them.
"What a pleasant surprise! Saint Roswald! Saint Shulalia! Welcome! I humbly ask that kneeling and such be unnecessary inside the building..."
"That will be fine. That would make for poor auctions otherwise." replied Saint Roswald.
"Thank you very much! Please use the VIP seats!" with the guard took back off to his position allowing the dragons to continue on their way.
"Brother Charloss is certainly taking a long time." spoke Shalulia.
"That's what he get for riding a sluggish human. If you're going to ride something, make it a fishman. They have ten times the strength of humans." spoke Saint Roswald as the doors to auction house were opened for them.
They paid no attention to the Kid Pirates as they passed by them.
"Celestial Dragons... Slaves... Human Shops... Ha!" Kid started.
"That's...!"
"Captain Kid from South Blue!" spoke people.
"Compared to the callowness of greedy authoritative figures, the criminals of the world have much more humanity. It's because scum rules the world that new scum is born. Don't they understand? We're as endearing as we are mean. Right Killer?" he asked the man who was standing next to him in the group.
"No doubt." was Killer's short response.
"If there's someone interesting, should we buy 'em? Haha"
"Boss. Look..." said one of his crew who had long straight light blue hair. He pointed to a man sitting a few aisles down.
"Oh, I recognize him..." said Kid.
"Trafalgar Law, from North Blue. Worth 200 million... I've heard pretty bad rumors about him."
At this point, Law looked up directly at Kid and flipped him off, before turning back around.
"He's got a bad attitude, too." said Kid.
Over in another section of the building the auctioneer was preparing to go out.
"Disco-san! We have an incredible item today!" shouted a guard as he ran in to the man getting ready. "Disco is a thin, eccentric man who had long silver hair, a cleft chin, stubble beard and mustache. He wears a purple coat, pink scarf, a tall yellow hat with flower patterns around the bottom, and his trademark star-shaped glasses." (1)
"Today's big entry is a giant, right? I already know. You can count on me. I'll make sure it sells for a high price. Are the bidders ready to go?"
"No, not that! I thought you had already heard! It's a mermaid! A young mermaid! It's going to be one heated auction!" shouted the guard as he waved his arms up and down in excitement.
"Seriously?!"
In the back we find a couple of guards getting Caimie ready to be auctioned off as they carried her off, only to have to stop in front of a cell containing quite a few captives.
"Let me go! You're hurting me! Let go I said! Stop!"
"Hey, quit thrashing around! We need to figure out your collar size!"
Her struggling stopped for a moment as she heard the dragging of chains. She looked over and to her horror a guard was walking towards her with a neck collar in hand.
"No! Hachi! Luffy-chin!"
"Why, you! You'd best behave unless you wanna get hurt!"
"Oi oi! Hold it! Don't be roughhousing our important merchandise!" said Disco as he arrived on the scene, wanting to see the mermaid for himself.
"Disco-san!"
"Oh. is this the mermaid came in?"
"Yes sir!"
Disco knelt down next to Caimie before he grabbed her face with force and started turn it to inspect her features.
"How truly rare! Lively and strong! This should fetch a high price! Who submitted it?"
"The Hound Pets..."
"Peterman, huh? He does damn good work! And yet the Flying Fish Riders haven't submitted anything this time... I wonder why that is, hmmm. Well, in any case, there's no question this'll sell for a lot!" said Disco with a very smug grin.
"Blehhh!" Caimie responded by sticking out her tongue. This proved to be a mistake as Disco slapped her across her face, sending her to the ground.
"What was that look for?! Damn you! You're just a lousy fish! Don't get any wrong ideas!" shouted an enraged Disco as he almost stomped on Caimie, but was thankfully stopped by a guard.
"Stop Disco-san! That's important merchandise!"
"It'll lose its value if you hurt it! At least kick it in the stomach or somewhere that's covered by clothes!"
"My friends are going to beat you up so bad!" shouted Caimie trying to be brave.
"Why, you! Still talking back, huh?! Oi! Gimme that collar!"
"Y-Yes sir!"
"I'll put the collar on it myself... Hold still now!"
Caimie tried to struggle in the grip of the guards that picked her up, but it was no use... However, just before Disco could clamp the collar shut, an unseen force knocked him out cold.
"Disco-san?! Hey! What happened Disco-san! The auction's just about to start, too!" shouted the guards as they dropped Caimie to assist their boss.
"Doctor! Get a doctor!"
In the cell a giant could easily be seen.
"Oi, old man. Don't play innocent! That Haki (3) energy just now was you, wasn't it? Just who are you?" asked the giant in a low tone to a pair of legs apparently because the rest of the man was hidden in the shadows.
"hm hm hm A simple old man who coats ships... I just have a real penchant for young girls you see..." came a voice that once the lighting changed, the giant immediately recognized the man.
"You're the former Vice Captain of the Roger Pirates! Silvers Rayleigh, the pirate kings right hand man!" he said in shock as he took in the appearance of this man. "Two of Rayleigh's most distinguishing traits are his round glasses and facial hair, which is arranged embattled across his lower jaw. He also has a scar over his right eye. The Dark King chooses to dress quite simply, usually just in a nearly plain t-shirt, shorts, and sandals. He also had on a large silver hooded cloak, though the hood currently down." (1)
(((((Navy HQ)))))
We find Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp casually having lunch in front of a sweating subordinate.
"'Dark King' Silvers Rayleigh, huh..."
"Apparently, no one around him recognizes him, so he's being sold as a regular old man... Bwahahahaha, the dark king, being sold as a human auction? Bwahahahaha"
"It is hard to believe something like this would happen to the real one. My men aren't 100% it's really him, either... What should we do Vice Admiral? Shall we report this to Fleet Admiral Sengoku?"
"No, I'll handle this myself. Don't tell anyone about it, now. Not even Sengoku! Give your men a convenient story!"
"But, what if it really is him?"
"It's him, all right. I'm sure of it." said Garp with a huge smile.
"Eh?!"
"I hear reports of him being seen on on occasion. If I had to guess, I'd say he probably lost while gambling and sold himself off... He may be an old soldier, but if we take Rayleigh on foolishly, our forces will lose an unthinkable number of men. Now is an especially bad time. Are you suggesting the navy take on two 'legends; at once?!" said Garp in a rather ominous tone.
(((((Auction House Grove 1)))))
While Disco was carried off to the doctor, a guard came up behind Caimie and placed a collar on her neck. She was then carried off and placed in a rather large glass ball of water... basically a fish tank. After recovering from Rayleigh's Haki, Disco made his way to center stage to get the auction started.
"Okay, ladies and gentlemen! It's the moment you've all been waiting for! Grove #1's monthly Great Human Auction is about to begin! And your emcee, of course, is this man!" shouted a guard as flashing lights turned on and went around the stage. The spotlights turned on and pointed down onto the stage as Disco walked out with a gavel. "Sometimes known as the 'Walking Super Bazaar'... Mr. Disco!"
The audience erupted in cheers at the introduction.
"Hello, everyone! I have some great-quality slaves again for you today! You're lucky we even have a super-great showcase item for sale today! I pray from the bottom of my heart that you'll get to take home the slaves of your choice!"
"What are you planning to purchase today?" asked an old man to a woman he was sitting next to in the audience
"The last human slave I bought didn't even last 10 days before it broke down. So I'm hoping to procure a young and durable male giant today." said the woman with glee.
"I'm considering buying two or three young girls for eye candy." said the old man in a happy tone.
"Oh, you certainly do love those!"
"I can't wait to see what cuties they'll have today! Hahehehe!"
"Oh, you!"
"Well then! Let's get this auction started!" shouted Disco from behind his podium off to the side. "Entry #1! From Troa in West Blue! A proud pirate from a long line of musicians and versatile with musical instruments! Give him an instrument, and he'll play any background music you request! He's a human music box! He's also a great cleaner! Give him a mop, and he won't miss a single spec of dust! In addition, he's skilled at making wine! A hard working 25 year old male human! 192 centimeters and 130 kilograms!Goes by the name of Bryon!" Shouted Disco as the guards brought forth a man. "He had long blond, unkempt hair and long and big eyebrows. He had a small beard and a scar on his face which goes down from the forehead to his eye. He was wearing a dark coat and a red vest with a white scarf-like garment under it. He also has on an orange strip over his brown pants." (1) "Bidding will start at the special off price of 480,000 Beli! Ok! Raise your bidding paddles and name your price!"
"Well, 480,000 is a steal!" said a rather fat man as he raised his paddle with the #7 on it.
"#7 bids 480,000! Any other bidders?! Any other bidders?!"
"500,000!" said a man with paddle #82.
"#82 has just bid 500,000 Beli!"
"520,000!"
"Yes! #105 bids 520,000 Beli!"
The first bidder was now beginning to panic. So he made a desperate bid.
"600,000!"
After a few moments, Disco called an end for the first slave by tapping his gavel twice.
"Sold for 600,000 Beli!"
The winner smiled to himself thinking he had gotten a great deal. However, that was not the case.
'Using by-bidders to enliven the place and raise prices to their limits... This is the pro technique and skill of Mr. Disco-sama, the 'Walking Super Bazaar'!' thought Disco with a sinister grin on his face that no one seemed to notice.
"OK! There are many more great deals to come! Be sure not to miss your chance, ladies and gentlemen! Now then! Let's move on to the next item!"
(((((Straw Hats)))))
They had taken off for the auction house as soon as they could and were now at grove 4, where they came across Zoro. By the look of the bodies around him he must of gotten into some trouble.
"Oi, Zoro!"
"Eh?! What are all of you doing here?"
"Come on! Caimie's been kidnapped!"
Zoro was with the group in no time as they finally made their way to grove 1.
"Listen, Straw Hat! What you all are about to see will make you sick! However, we cannot cause a disturbance here! Understand?! There are Celestial Dragons inside, and if Caimie is being held here, then she must have a collar on by now!" said Hachi as the group arrived outside the auction house.
"Shit!" said Luffy as he ground his teeth in frustration.
"Oi, who's this guy?" asked Franky as they looked at the large man that was the slave of Saint Roswald.
"This place..." stated Sanji in disgust as he placed a cigarette in his mouth and lit it. "A place like this has no business being in this world!"
"I can't believe the government quietly allows this!" said Nami.
"How could this be allowed to go on?! It's horrible!" stated Chopper.
"We have to get in there so we can buy Caimie! Let's go!" said Luffy as they walked in.
As soon as they walked in, Luffy locked eyes with Kid and glared at him. He didn't like the feeling that he gave off. The Kid Pirates were surprised to see the Straw Hats.
"Boss, isn't that the Straw Hats?"
"Oh yeah. That's most definitely them." said Kid as Luffy finally broke away from his glare. He felt something off as he watched the group go over and stand against the railing in the back of the building. He continued to look at Luffy, who now was leaning against the rail as his arms rested on it with his hands hanging over the side. 'Yeah, he's definitely different from the rest. To have not one, not two, not even three, but four people on your crew with bounties over 100 million...' "That bastard just seems crazy."
"Now, then! Next up is entry #14!" Shouted Disco from up on the stage as he pointed to a woman in typical black and white maid attire. "This item is a female human! Aside from housekeeping, she's also an expert in games, ranging from cards to chess! She'll be great to have when you want to pass the time! Let's started the bidding at 600,000!"
"Oh, this could be an excellent bargain!" said a woman.
"Drat! I used up my entire budget on the female human I just bid on! This one is clearly much better, too!" complained a man.
"That's a shame! But I do believe I'll bid on this one!" said a man sitting next to him.
The Straw Hats could only look on in disgust as they watched people place bids on the poor woman as if she was a piece of meat.
"700,000!"
"900,000!"
"1 million 200 thousand!"
"1 million 500 thousand!"
"2 million!
"These bastards.." said Zoro as he clenched his teeth wanting nothing more than to end this atrocity.
"3 million!"
"#51 has bid 3 million! Are there any other bids?! Any other bids?! Sold to #51 for 3 million Beli!"
Everyone watched as the woman was led away like a dog.
"Is Caimie going to wind up like this, too?" asked a terrified Pappug.
"We will get her back! Just you wait! Nami, how much money do we have saved up?" asked Luffy who was trying his best to keep his word to Hachi.
"We have quite a lot of treasure on our ship right now. Altogether, I think it's worth at least 200 million. What's the market price for mermaids?"
"That should be more than enough, but I can't pay you back!" shouted Hachi.
"What're you talking about, Hachi? Are you Caimie's guardian or something?"
"It's not like that!"
"If it's to get our friend back, then I don't care how much it costs! You guys ok with that, right?" asked Luffy who was still looking at the stage.
"Of course we are! This isn't about money!" said Chopper in is human-ish form.
"Guys... Thank you! I'll never forget this for the of my life!" said Pappug with tears streaming down his face.
"Ok! Things are really picking up here at the Great Human Auction! Next up is another highly-recommended item! Entry #15 is an unbelievable beautiful female slave! Just look at these miraculous prportions! This is Pashia, a 20 year old dancer!" shouted Disco as he directed everyone's attention to the woman slightly behind him. "She is a young, tall woman with long blue hair and black eyes. She wears a long white dress with some pink details on it, and a yellow headpiece with a red gem piece at the front." (1) The poor woman had tears streaming down her face."The sight of Pahia, one of our showcase items today, is guaranteed to beguile and lead you to heaven!"
"800,000!"
"Already, the bidding for the beautiful dancer Pashia is at 800,000!"
"1 million!"
"1 million 500 thousand!"
"3 million!"
"Bidding has jumped straight to 3 million Beli! Are there any other bids?!"
"What the hell?! What do all these people take ladies for?!" said an enraged Sanji.
"Such a beautiful woman... It truly is disgusting!" said Brook.
"We will save her! I refuse to let Caimie get sold to the likes of them!" said Pappug with determination.
"5 million!"
"6 million 400 thousand!"
"7 million 200 thousand!
"Already the beautiful Pashia's price has risen to 7.2 million!"
That's when the doors at the main entrance opened, and in walked the the Celestial Dragon that attempted to kill Zoro.
"I'm finally here..."
"Ok! Now things are starting to get fired up, what do you say to this next piece of merchandise?!"
"What a relief! It's still going on!" said the rather happy dragon.
"However, I heard him say 'Entry #15' just now, so I believe it's almost over." whispered his butler.
"Oi, it's a Celestial Dragon..." whispered Chopper.
"Another World Noble is here..." said Nami.
"Defy them and a navy admiral will come running huh..." said Sanji.
Zoro just looked at the piece of shit with rage.
"I want a mermaid. I hope they have one this time." said the noble as he picked his nose with his pinky.
This immediately caused the Straw Hats to tense having heard what the man said.
"Merfolk are apparently a rather hard species to catch, so I'm unsure if one will be up for auction this time or not..." said his butler.
Just then one of the guard/staff of the the auction house came running up to the noble before stopping and bowing.
"Wh-What a pleasant surprise, Saint Charloss!"
"Take me to my seat already..." said the now identified Charloss.
"Yes, right away! Please follow me!" stated the staff as he led the man down to the front aisles. "Please watch your step!"
The whole time, people turned away and did not dare to look at him... except of course the pirates. Within a few moments they reached the VIP section.
"Brother Charloss is finally here." said Shalulia as he sat next to her and their father.
Up on stage they were having issues with the next slave.
"Hey! Get walkin'!" shouted one of the staff as he pulled on his leash.
"Ok! It looks like we're ready to continue! Entry #16 is none other the captain of a pirate ship!"
"A captain?"
"Feast your eyes on this man, with a bounty of 17 million Beli! Goes by the name of Lacuba!" "Lacuba is a tall man with a brown coat and hat. He has long black hair and a beard, and has his crew's jolly roger tattooed on his chest. He also has on a blue sash around his waist, over his grey pants." (1) "He's known as a tactful strategist, but his well-trained body is another great attribute! You can use him as a horse, for heavy physical labor, or as a punching bag!He has many uses, indeed! Now, then!"
However, what happened next truly frightened people. Lacuba swayed before dropping down to his knees as blood started to flow out of his mouth before collapsing face first onto the stage.
"Bastard! Don't tell me you just-!" said Disco to himself.
"He collapsed!"
"What happened?! I saw blood!"
"Oi! Shut the curtains!" whispered Disco to some of the staff to which they did.
"What happened?!"
"Oi oi! You saw that, right?" asked Zoro.
"Yeah, he bit his tongue off. He decided he'd rather here than live a wretched life as someone's pet. In some cases, that could be the smart choice." said Sanji.
"Where's the mermaid already?!" asked Franky.
"Caimie must be scared..." said Chopper.
"Just hang on a little longer! We're right here Caimie!" said Luffy as he clenched his fist together.
"Thank you so much guys..." said Pappug.
Things behind the stage curtain were not going so good for auctioning off Lacuba.
"It's no good!" said a staff member as he checked on Lacuba.
"Damn! I'm not gonna make any money off you now, you idoiot!" said an angry Disco.
"Disco-san! A doctor's on the way!"
"Geez! Do you know how much it's gonna cost to treat you now?! The mermaid's next right?!"
"Yes! Everything's all set! It can go on at any time!"
"Good! This super big-event item should blast away the chilly mood in the air! Bring her out now, men!"
"Right!" as the staff wheeled out Caimie in the glass ball filled with water behind the curtain still.
"#16, pirate Lacuba, was extremely nervous and collapsed after a nosebleed, so his introduction will have to waitfor another day." said Disco as he appeared back in front of the curtain.
This explanation seemed to cause the audience to calm down.
"But, ladies and gentlemen! The next item I have for you is a super incredible piece of merchandise sure to instantly blow all this trouble away! A highly sought after item, to be sure!"
Then the drum-roll started, signifying the moment. As soon as it ended the curtains rose revealing Caimie to the audience.
"Could it be?!"
"Yes! An incredible item!"
"I won't say much. Look upon it with your own eyes! Take a good look!" shouted Disco as the audience erupted in cheers. "All the way from Fishman Island, the mermaid Caimie!"
"It's real! A young mermaid!"
"Amazing!"
"What a find!"
Meanwhile, Caimie was looking around in worry trying to find her friends. After a few moments she gave a slight sigh in relief when she spotted them.
"It's Hachi and the others! They came to rescue me!"
"Finally!" said Luffy.
"Caimie!" shouted Hachi and Pappug.
"Alright! We're gonna get her back! We have 200 million beli!" said Nami.
"Hooray! A mermaid! They're selling a mermaid!" shouted a wide eyed Charloss.
"I see that there's immense interest in this, our first mermaid in a while! Now then... How much shall we start from?!" said Disco.
"Let's make the first move to win!" shouted Nami.
"All right, then! Let's begin! Bidding will start at..."
However Disco never got to finish his sentence.
"500 million! I'll buy it for 500 million Beli!" shouted Charloss much to the shock of everyone in the building.
"500 million...?"
"It's no good. We can't compete with him."
"What the hell?! How could this happen so suddenly?! We don't even have close to that much!"said Nami in clear shock.
"Well... Time for plan B then!" said Luffy as he simply vanished.
"Shit! Here we go!" said Sanj.
"What another waste of money. You have piranhas in your aquarium, you know." said Roswald in a somewhat scolding tone.
"I'm going to have them chase her for fun. Merfolk are the fastest swimmers in the world!"
However, all talking came to an immediate stop when Luffy appeared in front of Caimie with his back to the audience.
"Th-That's Straw Hat Luffy!"
"S-Straw Hat Luffy! No way!"
Luffy meanwhile was examining the ball that contained Caimie, completely ignoring everyone.
"Caimie! Just hang on we're gonna save you!" he said with a smile on his face.
Hachi had seen Luffy appear on stage and took off to catch him before he could do anything brash. However, when he took off, he accidentally opened his coat revealing to the world his status as a fishman. Once people realized what he was things went from bad, to worse.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh! His arms! His arms! He's a fishman!"
Hachi stopped in tracks only realizing too late that he had made a mistake.
"What's a fishman doing here?!"
"It's an octopus monster!"
"What is a fishman doing on land?!"
"Yuck, stay away! Your very existence is scary!"
"What the hell is going on?!" asked Sanji as he was ready for whatever happened.
"They discriminate against fishmen and merfolk here!" informed Nami.
BANG
Anything else that was going to be said was halted by Charloss's gun. Luffy looked back to see Hachi tumble down the aisle with blood coming out of his chest. Caimie started panicking having just witnessed Hachi getting shot. Luffy appeared by his side in an instant.
"I shot it! I took down a fishman!" shouted Charloss as he danced with joy.
Hachi grabbed onto Luffy.
"S-Straw Hat... Don't... Don't be mad... I'm the one... who screwed up... You promised not to defy the Celestial Dragons, even if you saw someone get shot! I was a pirate at one time...! This is what I deserve... for doing those horrible things... I'm sorry... I didn't mean for it to be like this..! I just wanted to make amends with Nami... even if it wasn't much... So I wanted to be helpful to you guys... But I guess I've always been a screw up... no matter what I do..." said Hachi in between gasps for breath.
"Hachi, I'm sorry. I have to break my promise to you!" Luffy said with a smile on his face as he placed Hachi's hands on his chest before disappearing.
"You lousy fish, still..." Saint Charloss never finished as Luffy appeared right in front of him in the middle of a roundhouse kick.
All that could go through the minds of everyone there were two words.
"Oh, shit!"
With that Luffy's foot connected with Charloss's face causing a sickening snap that sent him sailing into a wall.
There you have it! If there were any grammatical mistakes I apologize! I am so excited to have been able to get another chapter out so soon for you guys! Now as I said before I would like you to message your ideas for separating the Straw Hats. If I don't get any good ideas then I will do what I have in mind which means no complaints people. I'm giving you a chance to be heard so please take advantage of this and don't be shy. As with all my stories if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all. Flames will be ignored. So with that I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Thank you for reading and thank you to all my fans for their continued support! Til next time... which may be soon hahahaha!
(1) Description courtesy of Onepiecewikia
(2) Shusui- one of the 21 O Wazamono swords (1)
(3) Haki- spiritual energy (1)
Nikyu Nikyu no Mi- Paw Paw fruit- Part of its power allows for amazing speed, "... uses the incredible speed of his Devil Fruit power to propel himself across certain distances..." (1) For a full description of known powers go to the wikia. However, I do ask that you remember this is fanfiction so things may or may not change.