And with Vega's Past over, here's Chapter 8, returning back to the main plot! Enjoy it, everybody!

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"H-hey! Can someone get this guy some bandages or something!?" Yelled Pati, as he took note of Vega's current state. "He's seriously bleeding. He's gonna wreck the carpets!"

"Excuse me," Said the man with the metal armbands. "Saying this may seem out of place, I am still waiting for my seat."

"Oh, that's right." Said Coco. "Let's find you one." With that, they looked around for awhile before finding a seat. "This table okay for you?"

"Yeah, this will be fine." Said the man, taking a seat.

"So, what would you like to eat?" Asked Coco.

"I don't care what I have. Just get me something." He replied almost immediately.

"Alright then." Said Coco as she began to walk back to the kitchen. "He's kind of a suspicious guy..." She thought to herself.

A few minutes later, she had returned to his table. "Here you go." She said, handing him some sort of meat dish.

The man picked up his fork and took a bite. After a while, he spoke. "This is delicious." He said, while retaining his serious tone."The food here is delicious, not mention the atmosphere here and the fact that it's on the open sea...this place is a true luxury if you're a pirate."

"Yeah, we get that from some of our customers sometimes." Said Coco.

"Now that I have tasted the food for myself, I've decided..." Said the man.

"Huh? Decided what?" Asked Coco.

The man didn't answer, instead he simply stood up. "Everyone in this restaurant, listen up!" He yelled so loud everyone in the entire restaurant could hear. "My name is Damascos Karuga!"

"Huh? Karuga?" Said one customer. "I think I've heard of that name before!"

"Me too!" Said another. "He's a pirate, captain of the Pillar Pirates! The 'Pillar Man' Karuga, nicknamed so due to his looming presence feels like he's towering over you, just like a tall pillar! If I'm not mistaken, his bounty is 22,000,000 Beli!"

"That 'Pillar Man' Karuga? I heard he has an armada of three ships!" Said another.

"Wh..what do you want?" Asked Coco, nervous about what he was doing here.

"Some one just said I have a total of three ships under my control." Said Karuga. "That is correct, I gathered enough men to fit three ships, for the purpose of sailing to the Grand Line, go gain that treasure known as One Piece, and becoming the Pirate King! But, while doing so, I left out an important detail! Can you guess what it is?"

"....You forgot musicians?" Guessed Ado, who had been listening in.

"...And why would you need that?" Thought Coco to herself.

"It was the food supply!" Said Karuga. "I had been so focused on gathering strong men, I totally forgot about food supply and people to make food!"

"Wait, you can't mean you're here to...." Started Pati.

"That's right!" Said Karuga. "I was at a loss at what to do, and then I heard about this place! A ship that is also a restaurant, suited for pirates! So I decided 'I will take this place over and make it into my fourth ship, then I will be set to sail into the Grand Line, to become the king of all pirates! Now then, to the civilians dining here, I suggest you scram and get the hell out of here, I don't hesitate to get rid of unnecessary garbage!"

"You don't need to tell us that!" Said a customer in fear as he and other customers started fleeing the scene, getting into their boats and moving away as fast as you could.

"Damn you...you think you can just walk in here and say that?" Said Pati. "And you're driving away the customers! The chefs here aren't just gonna hand this place over to you. Besides, you're just one person, even if your bounty is 22,000,000 you are still largely outnumbered!"

"I thought you might say that," Smirked Karuga. "However, that is not the case."

"H-hey! Look outside!" Said one of the chefs. Everyone except Karuga and saw, to their horror, three pirate ships, surrounding the restaurant, coming at every angle.

"You bastard...so you brought all of your ships and men here too?" Said Coco.

"That's right." Said Karuga. "I prefer to not use unnecessary violence if possible. You will give me this ship and you will all work under me as chefs to prepare food for my men. I hope we're all clear with this."

"Oh yeah, we're totally clear. LIKE HELL WE'RE NOT CLEAR!" Said Pati as he pulled out a butcher knife. "I'll just beat you right here, and then your henchman will run away in fear!"

"Is that so?" Smirked Karuga. "Then why don't you just come and try then?"

"Are you mocking me, you bastard?!" Said Pati, as he ran towards Karuga, preparing to thrust the knife at his stomach.

"Hmm, is that all you have to offer?" Said Karuga as he held out his arm in front of him.

"Hey, look at his hand!" Said a chef. "Something's coming out of his arm band!"

"ARM BLADE!" Yelled Karuga as he extended his hand towards Pati, as a blade came out of his armband and slashed Pati across the chest, leaving a deep wound.

"GYAAAH!" Yelled Pati as he fell to the ground.

"PATI!" Yelled the other chefs as they looked on.

"These are my weapons, I call them my 'Arm Blades'." Said Karuga holding up his hands, showing that each armband now had a metal blade attached to it. "I conceal them in these armbands most of the time. They are both fast, accurate, and powerful. They make for the ultimate weapon!"

"Why you..." Said Carne. "Don't think that intimidates us! It just makes us want to kill you more!"

"Hmmm, so it would seem you all need to be taught something." Said Karuga as he took a battle stance. "Don't worry, I won't kill any of you as I need you all to cook for me and my men, I'll just show you why should not question what I do."

"Now just wait a minute here!" Said Ado, with an angry look on his face.

"Huh? You're still here?" Said Coco.

"Of course I'm still here!" Said Ado. He then pointed to Karuga. "You!" He said. "You piss me off!"

"Huh? And just who are you?" Asked Karuga.

"My name is Ado! Nakim D. Ado!" Answered Ado.

"Huh? Did he just say 'D.'?" Thought Zeff silently.

"Ado? Never heard of it." Said Karuga. "If I haven't heard of you, you're probably no one special."

"But I am!" Said Ado. "For I am the man who will become the Pirate King!"

"Huh? Did you just say 'Pirate King'?" Said Karuga. "Hmm, you got spunk kid, but you should stop saying reckless things like that, you should wait and gather a crew and travel around this place for at least a year before even thinking you can amount to anything."

"Shut up!" Said Ado. "You said you're going to be the Pirate King, but it's going to be me!"

"Oh?" Said Karuga, raising an eyebrow. "And just why is it you and not me?"

"Because," Said Ado. "Someone like you could never become the Pirate King!"

Suddenly, Karuga's face grew angry. "WHAT WAS THAT, YOU BASTARD?!" He yelled as he ran at Ado and charged one of his armblades at Ado, but Ado blocked it with his Nodachi.

"Hah! It's gonna take more than that to beat me!" Smirked Ado as he deflected the blast.

"What is this guy doing?" Wondered Coco. "This guy looks both bigger and stronger than him, and has three ships worth of reinforcements! If he makes him mad and he forgets about not wanting to kill us, we'll all be doomed!"

"Grr...." Said Karuga, but then suddenly his face looked calm again. "Hold on, that wasn't good. I lost my cool there. My apologies."

"Huh?" Said Ado.

"It's common knowledge that a calm and collected mind thinks better than an angry one. If I get angry, I'll just get indesicive and lose."

"Calm or angry or whatever, I'm still gonna beat your ass!" Said Ado.

"Is that so?" Said Karuga. "We'll just see about that!"

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And there you have it! Looks like some action is finally starting up, huh? Stay tuned for next chapter, and while you're waiting be sure to leave a review and tell me how I'm doing!