Chapter 4: Escape
Last Time…
But unknown to them, Taiji was standing on the roof on a nearby smirking at what happened. "So the two Luffys have met each other. Ha, ha, ha, everything is going as planned."
An alarm went off throughout the entire island and a voice in a large Den-Den Mushi in the center said, "Three members of the Straw Hats Pirates have spotted on the island along with a man look identical to 'Straw Hat' Luffy. All marine personal have them captured immediately."
Now…
"Damn it, what did the idiot do this time?" the two Sanjis said in unison.
"We'll worry about it later, let's go." The younger Chopper said as the two groups started to run.
Meanwhile at the port, Franky was still inspecting the duplicate Thousand Sunny with Zoro and Brook.
"Damn it, the marines!" Zoro said. "Franky, we got to go!"
"I think I see the ship from here." A voice sounding like Brook said.
"Don't you say something Brook?" Zoro asked the musican.
"No, I didn't say anything." Brook answered.
"I think I see someone near the ship." A voice identical to Zoro said.
"How could you see that far being half-blind?" A voice that sounded like Franky said.
"Shut up!"
"What the hell was that?" Franky asked. "And why do they sound like us?"
"Don't know." Zoro said drawing one of his swords. He charged the direction of where the voices were coming from and swung his blade which connected with a sword from someone looking like him.
"Who are you?" The older Zoro asked.
"I should the same question." The two Zoros crossed swords with each other with the older Zoro winning.
"What the…" Franky said.
"He looks like Zoro." Brook said. "I can't believe my eyes! Although, I don't have eyes. Skull joke! Yohohoho!"
"It's no time for jokes here. Besides, who does he have with him?" Franky looked at the two figures behind the older Zoro and widen his eyes when he saw who they are. "They look almost like us."
"What?!"
"I see 'Pirate Hunter' Zoro!" A marine solider said as he and a squad of soldiers charged towards the two Zoros. "Capture him!"
Over on Luffy's side, the two Luffys, Namis, and Usopps were still being chased by the marines on their way to their respective ships. Taiji appeared in an ally out of everyone's sight, watching the case. "Meddlesome marines, trying to interfere." Taiji said. "Now I can't let that happen, won't I?"
"Damn it!" The older Usopp said. "We're catching up to us!"
"All right, I guess we have no other choice." The younger Luffy said turning towards the marines. "Come in, bring it on." Then marines' speed started to slow down as if they moving in slow motion.
"What's going…" one of the solder said as he and the rest of the solider was frozen in place.
"What happened?" The younger Luffy asked in confusion.
"Who cares?" The younger Nami said. "Let's keep moving." The younger Luffy nodded as the group continues to run.
Meanwhile the back at docks, the two Zoro easily took down the squadron of marines that spotted them. "Not bad." The older Zoro said to his younger self.
"Thanks, you're not shabby yourself." The younger Zoro said.
"I think I see the ship!" The two Choppers said. "And I think Zoro and the others are there too."
"It looks like Mr. Swordsman was been busy." The younger Robin said.
"I'm surprised he didn't get himself lost again." The younger Sanji said.
"Hey guys!" The group heard Luffy's voice and saw the two Luffys headed towards them.
"Luffy!" The two Choppers said happily.
"Franky! Prepare the Coup De Burst!" The two Nami ordered. "Everyone get on the Sunnys! Raise the anchor and get ready to set sail! The Log Post is set!" The two straw hats got on their ships and did what was told. "Alright set to Starboard. We don't have much time before they chase on the water! Franky, is the Coup de Burst ready yet?"
"Almost!" the two Frankys said to the two Namis. The two Sunnys headed towards the sun as they slowly started to leave. "Alright, hold on something guys! Coup de Burst!" Then the two Sunnys were blasted into the air with an explosion of wind, away from the marines.
"Now then, how about telling us who you are and what's going on here?" The younger Nami asked the older Straw hats.
"Well, we're you two years from now." The older Robin said.
"WHAT?!" The younger Straw Hats shouted in surprised.
"Whoa, that's cool!" The younger Luffy said with stars in his eyes.
"I know right." The older Luffy said with his usual smile.
"No wonder you look like us." The younger Usopp said. "And I bet it explains the thing you did earlier."
"What thing?" The younger Chopper asked.
"You should've seen it Chopper. Their Luffy took a bunch of marine soldiers without lifting a finger. He just looked at them and they fainted."
"Really? Awesome!" The younger Chopper said with stars in his eyes.
"Hold on, if that is true that you're us two years from today." The younger Nami said. "Why are you here anyway?"
"I'll answer that question for you. Try and look behind you." A new voice said getting the two crews' attention. The older Straw Hats looked at the owner of the voice with widen eyes. It was Taiji. "Well, well, if it isn't the Straw Hat Pirates."
"It's you!" The older Luffy said.
"Now how about we finished what we started, shall we?" Taiji said with a smirk.
"Hey, who are you and what are you doing on my ship?!" The younger Luffy shouted.
"Be careful with him." The older Robin warned. "He ate the Time-Time Fruit!"
"The Time-Time Fruit?" The younger Nami questioned. "What's that?"
"Who cares?!" The younger Luffy said. "This guy's mine! Gum-Gum..."
"Time Stop!" Taiji stuck his hand out and send a shockwave at Luffy, causing his speed to slow down at an alarming rate.
"Luffy!" The younger Nami shouted as the younger Luffy's movement stopped as if he was frozen in place.
"What the hell did you do?!" Zoro shouted as he drew his three swords and charged towards Taiji.
"This is the power of the Time-Time Fruit!" Taiji said as he does the same thing to the younger Zoro.
"Zoro!" The younger Chopper shouted.
"Joue Shot!" The younger Sanji charged towards Taiji and he got frozen in place by Taiji's devil fruit power.
"Sanji!" The younger Nami shouted.
"He took out all three of them!" The younger Usopp said scared. "Is he that strong?"
"He's the reason why we're here!" The older Usopp said.
"What?!" The younger Chopper shouted in surprise.
Taiji leaped in air and said, "That's right! Now that both Straw Hats are here, everything is in place! Time Stop!" Taiji send a shockwave at the younger Straw Hats, freezing them in place. Then he jumped on the older Straw Hats' ship. "Now pay attention, I want to show you interesting. Time Dome!" Taiji incased himself and the older Straw Hats in a dome and send them to another location. The straw hats turned and with widen eyes saw an island of the new world they were in rotting away.
"What the…" The older Nami said. "Where are we?"
"It's your time period. It's slowly faded away."
"What?!" The straw hats expect for Robin said in shock.
"That's right. Imagine what would happen if you never made it to Sabaody. Imagine what would happen if you never arrived in the New World. This happened because your deaths!" The older Luffy gridded his teeth and balled his fists in anger. "Your past selves will die today and you will disappear with them."
The older Luffy punched Taiji in the face, breaking the Time Dome and sending him through a nearby wall. "That won't happen! Gear Second!" Luffy pumped his blood and steam came out of his body. "Gum-Gum Jet Gatling!" The older Luffy fired his rapid fire punches at Taiji but he disappeared and reappeared in the younger Straw Hats' ship.
"I shall take my leave." Taiji said as he touches the younger Straw Hats' ship and starts to disappear. "Farewell."
"No you don't!" The older Luffy shouted as he jumps from his ship towards his younger counterparts but it disappeared and he fell into the ocean.
"Luffy!" The older Nami shouted as the older Zoro jumps into the ocean to find Luffy.
To be continued…
Taiji struck again and took the younger straw hats away. What happens next? Find out on September 12th.
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