On the marine base island a group marched up the street that lead to the main gates of the base itself. In front of the group was their captain, he glanced around at the people who stared back at him with fear on their faces.
The cuffed and chained pirates walked in the centre of the marines, some with their heads down while others held their heads up. The large woman walked apart from the rest and had more men marking her, she was know for her strength and was said easily overpower a man.
"What a strange town," Luffy remarked to his vice-captain Lambeth who was also frowning at the people they walked passed. "Why would they be afraid on a marine captain?"
"Indeed." Lambeth said in agreement, he was a much older man than Luffy. Tall and well build with deep green eyes and dark blonde hair, the man had a air of command about him and the lower members of their crew favoured him as their captain rather than the young Luffy.
As they continued walking onwards the main gates came into view; Luffy grinned as he neared wanting to have a look around the base. The gates opened for them and Luffy hurried through first.
Suddenly gun shots sounds filled the air, causing the whole group to pause.
Blinking Luffy glanced towards where the sound came from, and turned to look that way.
"Captain!" Lambeth shouted after him, "We have to sign in the prisoners!"
"Aaaa..." Luffy drew out as he turned and pouted at his second in command, "I'm sure you can handle it just fine. Well then, see ya!" All the marines shoulder's fell as they all sighed as one; most knew that their captain was strong but sometimes unreliable when it came to the paperwork.
Luffy jogged along and went round the corner of a building, coming to a large open area. He blinked and came ran over the the line of marksmen who were lowering their guns.
In the centre was a man tied to a wooden log, it cross over the centre and his arms was held around the piece. His legs were parted widen and his head hung low; he blinked at the man's dress. Black bandanna hid his hair, white top that was slowly becoming red from the bullet wounds, and dark green trousers with a light green sash round his middle.
"Who was that?" Luffy asked as he stared at the dead man, blood pooled under his feet and ran down the log.
"Roronoa Zoro." A marine marksman answered with a respectful nod when he saw Luffy was wearing a captain's coat. "The Pirate Hunter."
"Pirate Hunter?" Luffy asked with a deep frown as he stared at the man in confusion, "Why execute a hunter? That's their job."
"The Pirate Hunter seemed to insult our Captain's son...in some way..." He said looking towards a laughing blonde haired man in a suit, he was now dancing around the corpse.
"And you executed him because of that?" Luffy asked staring blankly at the line of marksmen of gritted their teeth at his words.
Luffy glared at them all causing a shiver to run down their spines. He turned and walked silently behind the blonde who was still laughing at the dead man; once reaching him Luffy raised his fist and struck the idiot over the top of the head, the Captain's son dropped to the floor in an ungraceful heap.