Pirates of the Grand Line

The Curse of the Thousand Sunny

Chapter 3

By Wakback

Meanwhile, the ceremony was over. Orange was standing near the end of the Port that faced the ocean below. Kaku had then walked up beside her. While he was doing peachy, Orange was having more trouble trying to breathe by the second. Kaku however didn't notice this. "You look lovely today Orange." Orange with only so little energy could only muster a nod. Kaku continued.

"I apologize if this seems to forward, but I must speak my mind… This promotion throws into sharp relief that which I have not yet achieved." He then turned his head to Orange who at the time was breathing shallower. "A marriage to a fine woman. And you have become a fine woman Orange."

"I-… I can't breathe."

Kaku then spoke again turning away from Mew for a moment. "Yes, I'm a bit nervous myself." Stupid idiot. A one sided love this was turning out to be, he didn't even notice that Orange had fallen over the edge of the cliff unable to breathe.

"And then she made me pay $100,000 berri's for seeing her Happiness Punch." Said Mr. Smith as he told the two guards about his past adventures. As he was about to continue, he was interrupted by a large splash in the water to the left of them.

"Orange?" Said Kaku as he looked around for Orange, looking down his eyes widened as he saw the foam of the splash. "ORANGE!" Kaku yelled as his through off his commodore jacket.

Kaku was about to jump in after her when another Marine soldier held him back. "Sir, the rocks! It's a Miracle she missed them!"

Mr. Smith stood over to the edge in the direction of the splash. "Well, aren't either of you going to save her?" he asked.

"I can't swim!" Stated Fullbody. Smith turned to the other guard only to get the same response.

Mr. Smith rolled his eyes in annoyance "Phht. Some men of the Marines you two are. Do Not Lose These!" He spoke firmly handing them his hat, pistol and sword. "Hey look over there!" Mr. Smith yelled as he pointed to the other side of the boat. The two guards turned in the direction of Mr. Smiths pointed finger.

"What? Nothing's th…" Jango stated as he turned back to the man only to find him not there. "Where'd he go?"

"Oi! He's over there!" Yelled Fullbody as he pointed to a rock near where Orange fell. "How'd he get over there?"

As Orange was slowly sinking to the bottom of the bay, Mr. Smith readied himself to catch her before she hit bottom. 'Ok, Lets make this quick' Mr. Smith thought as he moved his arm in a downward grabbing position. With a quick as lightning movement, He reached his arm down into the water, but it didn't stop at a normal arm's length, no, just kept going like it was made of rubber.

As that happened, the necklace she was wearing came out of hiding and floated for a bit. Then it pulsated which didn't go unnoticed by the two above. The two guards looked at each other before Fullbody spoke, "What was that?"

But just then, like a thrown switch, the winds had changed. An overflowing Marine flag quickly turned direction, followed by the far away pirate corpse swaying in the wind, and both of the guards had to hold on to their marine hats. Back in the water, Orange had just touched the ground, quickly followed by the rubber arm scooping her up by the waist. Like a fishermen with a big catch, Mr. Smith pulled with all his might. She broke the surface and landed in Mr. Smith's arms. Before he tried to jump to the docks, he was wade down by the wet undertow. Knowing the problem, he went and tore open her dress leaving it to fall to the bottom of the bay. Luckily she was still wearing her corset and her nightgown under it.

As the two guards made there way to where Mr. Smith, the sky became blackened by the coming of storm clouds. While on the deck he placed her up onto the docks. As the guards came over to her, Jango made an examination. "She's not breathing!"

"Oh, for the love of-OUT OF THE WAY!" Luffy screamed with a back pocket Blade in hand. He dug the blade into the corset a bit and then tore it open. At once, Orange began to sputter and cough up water as the two guards looked on in belief.

As he handed the corset into the hands of the bewildered guards, one of them muttered "I never would've thought of that."

"Apparently you've never been to Mock Town;" Mr. Smith said in slight disbelief. But he became amazed at the sight of the necklace around his neck. Mr. Smith held it up a bit as he recognized where it might've come from. "…Where did you get that?" he asked with a hint of fear in his voice.

But before she could answer, he noticed a blade attached to a rifle that was directly aimed at him and someone saying "On your feet." Mr. Smith looked up at the group of five guards, two captains, Governor Matt, and Commodore Kaku. He did so with his hands in the air as Matt came to Orange, helped her up, and held her in relief. Matt looked at the two guards and Mr. Smith as the guards dropped the corset and pointed at him.

Two words then came out of his mouth as he looked back to Mr. Smith. "Shoot him."

"Father!" Mew said in a stern voice, "Commodore, do you really want to shoot the man who rescued me?"

Though unwillingly, Kaku sheathed his sword as well as the others. Mr. Smith quickly bowed his head in thanks to Orange and Kaku held out his hand. "I believe a thanks is in order." Mr. Smith looked at the hand a skeptical and then sent out his hand to shake it. Kaku then grabbed it and used his other hand to push up his sweatband revealing a burn mark shaped like a 'P'. "Had a run in with the World Government, haven't we Pirate?"

Mr. Smith visibly snarled and Matt had said in an angry tone, "Hang him!"

"Keep your guns on him men and fetch me some irons." Ordered Kaku. At that time, Kaku pushed up a seconded Sweatband on the upper part of Mr. Smith's arm to reveal a Jolly Roger symbol with the grinning Skull wearing a straw-hat. Kaku grinned "Well, well, well. Mr. Monkey D. Luffy."

"Captain Monkey D. Luffy, if you please" Corrected Luffy.

"Well, I don't see your ship, Captain."

"I'm in the Market, as it may be."

"He was here to commandeer one;" Jango imputed.

"Told you he was telling the truth;" Fullbody said and then picked up all of Luffy's gathered things he left to them. "These are his sir."

Kaku inspected each one and made his comments. He checked Luffy's pistol with one bullet in it. "No additional shot, or powder;" his compass as it pointed towards Orange in his hand, "A compass that doesn't point north;" and finally partially unsheathed his sword; "…And I half expected it to be made of wood. You are without a doubt the worst pirate I've ever heard of."

"Ah, but you have heard of me." Luffy said with a smile. That smacked the smile on Kaku's face right off, He then grabbed Luffy's arm and sent him to the nearby soldiers who started to place the old handcuffs on him. Orange however, wasn't happy with this.

"Commodore, I really must protest. Pirate or not, this man saved my life." she spoke as she came near Luffy.

"One good deed is not enough to redeem a man of a lifetime of wickedness." Kaku argued.

"Although it is enough to condemn him." Luffy stated as the soldier was finished putting the cuffs on him. "Finally." Luffy mumbled as the soldier left for just a second to get his weapon. He grabbed Orange and held the chains of his cuffs against her neck. The soldiers aimed their weapons but Kaku signaled them not to shoot. "Sorry about the abrupt accommodations miss. Commodore if you please. My stuff …AND my hat!…Commodore!" After a bit of hesitation, Kaku had all the soldiers lower their weapons and he handed Luffy's stuff into Orange's arms. "So, what's your name, missy?"

"It's Miss Kaino." She said with great anger and hate.

"Well Miss Kaino, if you please, hurry up. I don't have much time." Luffy then grabbed his pistol from his pile and then turned her to face him with his pistol aimed at her head and his stuff still in her hands. She then unwillingly strapped his belts to his waist and placed his hat on his head.

Once she was finished she looked dead in his face. "Vile Perverted Pirate." She muttered.

"Sticks and stones Love. I scratch your back, you scratch mine. Now we're even." He then turned her around again with the pistol still aimed at her head. "GENTELEMEN… Milady… this is the day you shall always remember this as the day you almost caught the infamous Captain Monkey D. Luffy!" With that, Luffy shoved Orange away, placed his pistol in his holster and ran away.

Luffy grabbed a nearby rope and kicked a nearby mechanism as soldiers started to crowd him. He rose up as a cannon on the other end fell and smashed a bit of the boardwalk. Then the rope caught the pole it has attached to and he started to swing around by the crane. "NOW WILL YOU BLOODY SHOOT HIM!" Matt Yelled out in anger.

"OPEN FIRE!" Kaku Ordered. At once Kaku and his troops started firing at Luffy while Matt attended to Orange. Luffy landed on a nearby overhead post and after gaining his balance, tossed his chains over the attached rope and started to slide down it with the soldiers nipping on my heels. Once he landed he let go of my chains and started to run into town with bullets still whizzing after me. As Luffy left, Kaku turned to his head soldier. "Drake, Mr. Luffy has an appointment with the gallows. I'd hate for him to miss it," he said with malice in the last sentence.

In the town, soldiers littered the streets like rats; none of them noticed Luffy had removed his sword and his hiding behind a blacksmith statue and dodged into the blacksmith store itself.

Sheathing his cutlass sword, he looked around. There seemed to be nobody there and there were the usual things you'd find in a blacksmith's workhouse. A furnace which was still on, a mill with a mule in a circle track, an anvil to work on, and other assorted things. Luffy went to the anvil, hung his hat there, and grabbed a nearby hammer. He then heard a thump. Luffy turned with the hammer at the ready. He then noticed a man who was snoring and a nearby empty rum bottle. He went up to him carefully and tapped him on the chest. He flinched a bit, but was undisturbed. Luffy then made a funny rubber face in front of the drunk but the man still didn't move. Luffy smiled and got to work.

Clang. Clang, Clang, Clang, CLANG! 'DAMNIT' Luffy wanted to scream but didn't it fear that it might wake the old drunk. He shook the chains in frustration as the mallet had failed. He then noticed the overhead gears of the mill and the mule that was just awaken by his actions. To say the least, light bulb! Luffy smirked at the now red hot poker as he crept to the mule. Boy, was he ever going to have a wake up call! The mule brayed loudly at the heated poker came in contact with his ass and he started to move as fast as he could. Luffy discarded the poker before he hung his chains on one of the gears. Soon the two gears met and they broke the chains. Luffy was about to cheer in victory before he heard the sound of someone messing with the door. Luffy then ran into hiding.

U.B. walked into his workspace and was confused by the mule in motion. He then came down to it and started to calm it down. He then took off his coat and tossed it to the side and he came to his mentor who was still sleeping with his hangover from a party in the local pub. "Heh. Right where I left you." He then turned and noticed his hammer lying on the work anvil. "…Not where I left you." He then noticed the Straw-hat hanging to the side. He reached for it his hand got smacked by the blunt side of a blade. He looked at the man with his sword pointed at him. NOBODY touches the Hat of Monkey D. Luffy. After what he saw and heard today, he figured it all out as he started to back off and Luffy coming forward step for step.

"You're the one they're hunting. The pirate."

Luffy arched an eyebrow. "You look a bit familiar, have I threatened you before?"

"I make sure not to become familiar with pirates."

"Oh, well I hate to ruin that record so I'll just be going then." Luffy turned and then he felt a newly drawn blade pointing at his back. Luffy turned sensing the challenge. "Tell me. Do you think it's wise boy?" I ran by blade against his, "To challenge not only a pirate, but the famous Monkey D. Luffy?"

"You threatened Miss Kaino."

Luffy ran his blade against U.B.'s and spoke with a smirk. "Only a little."

At this we exchanged many sword swipes, all of them to be dealt with by each other's blocks, parries and swipes. Luffy stood back after that test run. "Heh, heh, heh. Well you certainly know what you're doing; I'll give you that. But how's your footwork? If I step here…" they turned at 90 degrees and exchanged a few attacks, "Very good. Now if I step here…" Luffy did a 270 turn as they exchanged. Now they were in each other's positions from where they began. It worked. "...Later."

He sheathed his sword and started to head for the door. He was about to remove the bar that kept it locked as he heard a sound. It was the sword U.B. held, but now it was waving back and forth from the impact on the bar. Luffy grabbed the handle, stopping it from waving and tried to pull it out with little success. The blade had gone all the way through the wooden bar to the door, keeping it shut. Luffy turned back to U.B. in annoyances and impression and started to walk back to him as Luffy talked with his own drawn sword. "You know, that was real stupid what you just did. You see, now, once again, you are between me and my way out, and now, you have no weapon." U.B. just smirked and grabbed another poker from the open furnace and the flaring red end heated in front of Luffy's now frightened face. The mere sight of it caused the mule to bray again in fear and it started to run the mill once more. To which Luffy ran.

However U.B. quickly intercepted Luffy. Sparks flew every time the heated Blade end met Luffy's blade. Soon enough (Which was only after a few seconds,) He used one of the chains still held to his wrists to bind the poker and flung it away. U.B. leapt over a part of the mill and grabbed another sword from a nearby rack and came back in. it was only a few blows later that Luffy noticed all the swords on the racks.

"Who makes all these?" Clang.

"I do!" clang, "And I practice with them," clang, "three hours a day!"

Clang. "…You need to find yourself a girlfriend." They continued their battle off of the system as Luffy grabbed, swung down, missed, and left a small axe on the ground. At this point, U.B. had grabbed another sword and now they were close up as Luffy tried to hold back the dual swords. "Or! Perhaps the reason you're practicing three hours a day is because you've already found one; but are unfortunately unable to woo said fair maiden. Unless…" Luffy then got a disgusted look on his face, "you're not gay are you?"

"I practice three hours a day, so that when I meet a pirate, I can kill it!"

A look of 'ah!' came on Luffy's face before they continued. They eventually came on a seesaw like cart piece that then lost its holding causing it to actually seesaw as we continued to exchange blows. After many attempts and ducks on Luffy's part, U.B. took one of his swords, swiftly had it wrapped by one set of my chains and shoved it into an overhead support beam. After swinging a few false swipes to distract him, Luffy stomped on a loose board that slammed into his jaw knocking him over.

While he was recovering, Luffy swung his feet to the beam and yanked on it to pull it out. At first it didn't work, then with a look of surprise, he fell to the cart and unintentionally sent U.B. who just got back up on it to be launched into the air. Luffy got back up on the platform looking at the empty are. And then he looked up. U.B. cut a nearby rope that dropped a large group of barrels that launched Luffy up and he was barely able to hold to the nearby beam. He stood up and they were on parallel beams. They jumped to the other, then again. Then U.B. faked causing Luffy to jump onto the beam he was already on.

They continued to slice at each other until U.B. knocked Luffy's sword out of his hand. Luffy panicked and leapt to the ground but U.B. already came down before Luffy. He then ripped open a nearby bag and poured the brown powder inside on him blinding him for a minute. Luffy kicked U.B.'s sword away and just as he was to swing down another pickaxe he noticed Luffy pistol aimed directly at his head.

"…You cheated."

"Pirate." Luffy said in a matter of fact tone. The doors then started to heave as soldiers tried to knock it down. Luffy saw this and just as he was to leave he saw U.B. in the way between him and the only other exit. To say the least, Luffy was angry.

"MOVE, NOW!"

"No!"

'Sigh' "Please Move?"

"No. I can't just let you get away."

Luffy became very pissed as he cocked his pistol. "...This shot is not meant for you." He growled. U.B. look confused at this statement but before he could question it, a glass bottle broke over Luffy's head and he fell unconscious with his "tutor" standing above Luffy with his broken rum bottle. At this point the soldiers had bust through. Leading them was Kaku.

"...Excellent work Mr. Brown. You've assisted in the capture of a most dangerous fugitive."

"Just doing my civic duty sir;" he said in a slurred voice from a hangover. U.B. however was rolling his eyes for obvious reasons.

"Well I trust that you will remember this is the day that Captain Monkey D. Luffy almost escaped. Take him away."