One Piece

The Demon of Carmallo Island

Chapter 3: Royal Invitation! Party At Carmallo Island!

The Straw Hats couldn't believe their ears. Snooker had been to Skypiea!? They knew that other people had managed to get there before them, but they never came back alive!

"You…You've been to Skypiea!?" Luffy asked.

"Yes, and it was very lovely" Snooker replied, "But that's not important right..."

"Did you visit Upper Yard!? Did you meet Eneru!? How are Conis & Pagaya!?"

"Luffy I…"

"Did you get to ride a waver!? Do you have any dials!? Did you meet Gan Fall the Sky Knight!?" Chopper chimed in.

As Luffy & Chopper bombarded Snooker with questions, the calm, collected look on his face began to contort with frustration.

"Did the Shandians try to kill you!? Did they feed you to their giant snake!? Which Ordeal did you choose!? And how did you escape!?"

Finally fed up with Straw Hat and his reindeer's constant chattering, Snooker grabbed their faces and turned them into balls. Luffyball was half red and half yellow with a red stripe (Like his straw hat), while Chopperball was pink with the white x on his hat.

"Nevermind." they said.

"Okay," Snooker said as he sat back down, "now that the peanut gallery has finally shut up, let's get down to business."

Snooker reached into one of his pockets, pulled out a white marble, and threw it to Nami. Upon catching it, the marble turned into a piece of paper.

"A letter?" Nami said.

"No, it's a piece of sheet music Miss Points Out the Obvious A Lot." Snooker sardonically replied.

"Why you…!"

"Take it easy Sanji!" Usopp said trying to calm the cook down.

"Dear Straw Hat Crew," Nami read, "I'm terribly sorry to bother you, but I would like to invite you to a dinner party I'm having at my castle."

"Dinner party!?" the others said.

"There will be live entertainment, music, dancing, imported wine, and finger food."

"Dancing!?" Sanji screamed.

"Live entertainment!?" Usopp said.

"Finger food!?" Luffy & Chopper said as they returned to normal.

"My castle is located on Carmallo Island, my delivery boy Snooker will escort you there. Feel free to wear whatever you want (But don't go crazy okay!). Yours truly, Count Koma."

"Delivery boy!?" Zoro said with a chuckle.

"It's just a little side job I do." Snooker calmly replied, "You know, for pocket money when I want to spoil myself."

"So you make it as a delivery boy!?" the swordsman asked, "I'm sorry, but that's too hilarious!"

Snooker on the other hand didn't, and while Zoro was laughing his head off turned him into a ball. Zoroball was the same color as his hair, but had a black stripe circling him, representing his bandana.

"Hey check it out guys! Now Marimo really is a marimo!"

"You're one to talk Sanjiball!" Zoro reminded.

"Heh, at least I didn't deserve it."

"You have to admit Mr. Swordsman, you were kind of asking for it." Robin commented.

"You too Robin!?"

"Enough!" Snooker said, "It doesn't matter whether he deserved it or not, you guys have a party to get ready for!"

"Oh yeah, alright guys stop fooling around and set course for Carmallo Island and the party at Count Ko…Hey who wants to play Zoroball!?" Luffy said as everyone passed out anime style.

"Put me down Luffy!" Zoro yelled.

"Sorry." Luffy said, dropping Zoro down the stairs.

"Ow…ow…ow…ow…OW!"

In another part of the Grand Line, there stands an ancient castle in a small village. It has three floors, each with so many rooms it would take an entire book to name them all. But on the third floor lies the master bedroom. It is here a mysterious figure watches the unsuspecting Straw Hats through a crystal ball.

"Excellent, the pawns are in place." the figure said with an evil smirk, "At long last, ultimate power shall be mine! Maaaaahahahahahaaaaaaaa!"

Luffy:"Hey Zoro, you never told us how you and Snooker met!"

Zoro:"I met him during my pirate hunter days."

Snooker:"And then I beat his sorry butt!"

Zoro:"Shut it Snooker!"

Snooker:"Well it's true!"

Zoro:"Just shut the hell up and let me tell the story!"

Snooker:"Fine, fine. Honestly Zoro, you're such a whiner."

Zoro:"I am not!"

Luffy:"On the next One Piece! "Memoirs of a Pirate Hunter! Zoro VS Snooker!" I'm gonna be King of the Pirates!"

Author Notes

*Marimo is a type of algae that grows into little balls. Sanji calls Zoro "Marimo" in the Japanese version.

Fan SBS

The original "The Demon of Carmallo Island" was lauded for having a manga-like feel. With this in mind, I decided to give it an even more manga feel by adding a fan SBS corner. For those unfamiliar with SBS, it's a Question & Answer section Oda holds in the volumes of the One Piece manga. Here, he answers questions from the fans, makes jokes, and reveals some information about the characters, world, and story. The questions are extremely varied, from serious to silly to mature. Due to FanFiction's policy, mature questions will not be accepted, and if I'm asked to pull this section, I will. All questions must be sent through email, private messages, or in the reviews, and only three will be posted per chapter.

SBS starts with Chapter 4. So look forward to it, and don't forget to review.

Ooooooh, Zoro and Snooker's history is finally going to be revealed (again)!