When Luffy woke up the next morning were Nami nowhere to see. One of the nurses told him that she took off as soon as her Meowth was all healed up and he thanked her for the information. He then proceeded to wake up Zoro and the Pokémons up by grabbing the couch that they sleeping and flip it over.
"Oi! We have to go!" shouted Luffy and from behind the couch were all of them glaring at him darkly. Two minutes later were they done beating the crap out of Luffy.
15 minutes later.
Luffy were driving the Trampler, still having bumps and bruises from the beat-down earlier. Monferno was sitting behind Luffy and Riolu sat in front of him. In the cart laid Zoro, holding a hand on the Egg Case, with Gabite lying beside him. The group was driving towards the docks when Zoro noticed a shop and made them halt. He was in there a couple of minutes and bought a strap to the Egg Case, enabling him to carry it on his back.
They arrived at the dock and Luffy was about to drive Trampler into the ocean when Zoro shouted "What the hell are you doing!?"
"Driving it into the sea. This thing is able to sail, right?" answered Luffy oblivious.
"Yeah, but it is meant to cross lakes and rivers, not the freaking ocean!"
"Oh!"
"We'll have to find a ship to takes us to the island with the Pre-Gym"
They began to ask around and found a ship that could take them. It was a passenger ship with a casino. After getting the tickets and putting the Trampler and its cart into the cargo hold, they boarded the ship and looked around. Luffy, Monferno and Riolu were in awe of everything on board. Everything was so new and it was the first time all of them were on a boat. Zoro had taken the Egg Case and carried it like a backpack. Him and Gabite had quickly located the nearest bar and began to drink.
After two hours of looking all over the ship were Luffy and his Pokémons bored. He looked around a little more and stumbled upon the ships casino 'The Golden Magikarp'. They looked around to see a lot of games and a big glass dome in the middle of the room. Luffy then found a game named 'Pokémon Concentration'. Before he joined the asked a man him to sign some papers about if his Pokémons got hurt, he wouldn't sue. Luffy was about to begin when a feminine voice shouted "Halt!"
Luffy looked over and saw some familiar orange hair.
"Nami?" said Luffy and the woman looked over revealing it to be her.
"Luffy! What are you doing here?"
"I was about to play this game when you came running"
"No, what are you doing here?"
"I am traveling to a small island so I can challenge its Pre-Gym. What are doing here?"
"I am traveling to my home village and this ship provides the fastest way there"
"Excuse me, miss?" said a man and handed her some papers. Nami signed them and then dollar signs replaced her eyes.
"What's with you?" asked Luffy while he and Monferno tilted their heads in confusion.
"Haven't you heard? This game gives 100.000 dollars to the winner if they have over 2000 points" said Nami, still with dollar eyes.
"Shall I explain the rules?" asked the dealer and Nami said "Tell them as we play!"
"Very well, then you start young lady. This is like an ordinary game of concentration with a few twists. There are 56 cards on the board right now. Pick two"
Nami picked number 1 and 2 and the dealer flipped the cards. On number 1 was a picture of a Butterfree and in the corners stood there 10 points. On number 2 were a picture of an Empoleon and stood 160 points.
"What! 170 points to you!" shouted Luffy before the dealer said "Sir, in Concentration you have to get two cards with the same picture to score points" and flipped the cards back again.
The dealer then turned to Luffy, who looked like he thought very hard about something.
"Hm" said Luffy before turning to Monferno for advice. Monferno just shrugged and Luffy turned to Riolu. Riolu jumped up on the table and looked at the cards. He then walked up to number 5 and pointed at it. The dealer looked at Luffy and Luffy nodded. The dealer flipped the card revealing it to be Slaking to 300 points.
"300!" screamed Nami and Riolu walked up to number 50. The dealer flipped it and it was Slaking again. Nami looked blankly at the card while Luffy and Monferno began to dance in honor of how awesome Riolu was. Two big men walked up to Luffy and said "Come with us"
Luffy, Monferno and Riolu followed them and Nami said to the dealer "He didn't cheat! He just asked his Pokémon for help!"
"Don't worry, it is a part of the game" said the dealer and pointed towards a glass dome in the middle of the casino. Nami walked up to the dome and saw an arena. Down in the arena stood Luffy and Monferno, looking around. Then a gate opened and a Slaking entered the arena.
"What is this?" asked Nami and a voice answered "It is part of the game"
Nami looked behind her and saw the dealer standing there.
"What do you mean it's a part of the game?" she asked.
"When someone gets a hit in Pokémon Concentration then they have to beat the Pokémon on the cards to earn their points. To ensure that the battles doesn't drag out we have put a timer on the battles were the time is equal to the points in seconds."
"But 300 seconds isn't enough to beat a Slaking! They are sloths but is said to be as powerful as some legendary Pokémons! He can't…" said Nami before she looked into the dome and saw Luffy and Monferno standing triumphant over the Slaking, who was beaten to a pulp. Nami's eyes opened wide and her mouth was agape. The dealer began to snicker at the sight and said "Seems it is possible to do so. When he returns will I tell the rest of the rules, ok?"
Nami nodded and they returned to the table. Short after came Luffy back with a big grin and he sat down on his seat. The dealer nodded and said "Because you beat it inside the required time, you gain 300 points. Now I will tell the rest of the rules"
Nami and Luffy nodded and he continued. "Ok, you now know that you have to fight the Pokémon that is depicted on the cards when you get a hit. What you don't know yet is that two of the hits are Jokers"
"Jokers?" asked Nami and Luffy just looked confused.
"Jokers are special cards where if you beat it you gain the right to choose an opponent's hit and fight said hit"
"You mean?"
"If you should take down a Joker, you may fight a Pokémon that you opponent have beaten and earn those points. Don't worry though, you don't lose your points after an successful Joker, even if the opponent wins the fight"
"Ok, then let's continue" said Nami and chose a card.
The game was very one-sided. Nami only got one hit and got 10 points so far, while Luffy had got 24 hits, thanks to Riolu, and had earned 1380 points. There were 6 cards left and it was Luffy's turn. Riolu chose number 6 and 17. The dealer flipped the cards and Luffy got a hit. It was Sableye to a 100 points and Luffy went down to the arena. Nami and the dealer walked up to the dome and the dealer said "He might be in trouble now"
"Why is that?" asked Nami and the dealer smirked.
"Cause I have noticed a couple of things watching him fight. One, he is fond of Fighting type moves and two, he aren't very smart"
"And?"
"Sableye is a Joker and immune to Fighting type moves"
Nami looked down the dome and was surprised. Luffy were struggling with this fight. He kept using attacks like Close Combat and Mach Punch. Luffy time was quickly going out and it became too much for Nami. She began to smash her hands against the glass and shouted "Use a Fire type move!"
Luffy looked at her and then nodded. He ordered Fire Wheel and the flames took out Sableye. It was just in time with only 0.1 seconds left on the clock.
Short time after returned Luffy and Monferno and sat by the table. He then looked at Nami and said "Thanks for the tip"
"Idiot, don't you know the weaknesses of your Pokémon?"
"Nope" said Luffy with pride. Nami just looked at him blankly.
"After this game I am going to teach you a thing or two" said Nami angrily.
"Excuse me sir but would you be so kind to return to the arena?" asked the dealer.
"Why?" asked Luffy.
"Because you beat a Joker and your opponent is waiting for you"
"Oh" said Luffy before walking back to the arena. It was against a Butterfree since it was the only one Nami had. When Luffy returned the game commenced and Nami got a hit of a Pansage of 30 points. It was a simple fight and Nami and Meowth took down the Pokémon before the time limit.
Nami returned and Luffy picked the last cards. It was a Joker, Metagross of 500 points and Luffy turned to arena.
It quickly became a tough fight. Monferno tried to use Close Combat to take it down several times but it wasn't very effective. The Metagross used a combo of Zen Headbutt and Meteor Mash to create a rotating psychic tackle that almost took down Monferno.
Monferno got up and used Ember to send the arena into a blazing inferno. He then gathered all the flames in his mouth by sucking in air and ate them. The flame on Monferno's tail turned into a raging fire and his scleras turned red. Monferno used Flame Wheel and began to roll. As the flames covered his body began they at intensify and grow, creating a Flame Wheel that were several times larger than the Metagross. When the attack hit, exploded it into a giant infernal flame that filled the arena and hit the dome.
Nami and many of the other guest and employees of the casino fell to the floor when the flames collided with the dome. It might have been her imagination, but it seemed like the dealer put both his hands on the dome before she was blinded by the intense light that the flames produced. When she could see again were the dealer lying on the floor. When the flames died down got Nami quickly up again and ran to the dome screaming "Luffy!"
The dome was cracked and the inside was completely black so she couldn't see through the glass.
"Luffy!" she screamed again and a voice said "Yes?"
She looked back to see Luffy completely untouched by the flames.
"How are you alive!?" she screamed and Luffy said "No idea"
Nami smashed him into the floor and noticed that his hair were wet. How the hell does one survive an inferno and get wet hair? This puzzled Nami till the dealer walked up to them and said "Congratulations sir, here is the grand prize of 100.000 dollars"
"What!" screamed Nami "He only have 1990 points!"
"True but the Pokémon he just beat were a Joker so he would have to fight against your hit and since he destroyed the arena and the manager wouldn't want to lose a Pokémon to the crazy inferno of this kid's Pokémon he is ready to give him the grand prize, since after he would beat Pansage, he would be at 2020 points"
Nami gave up and let Luffy collect his money. Before Nami left she asked the dealer "Can I see your hands?"
"Sure but why?" asked the dealer as he showed his hands.
Nami looked and couldn't find any evidence that he had touched the dome when the fires hit it.
"Oh it's nothing" said Nami and walked away. She found Luffy at the entrance together with Monferno, Riolu and Meowth. Luffy had a big grin on his face and handed Nami a Pokéball. Nami took it and asked "What is this?"
"It's a Pokémon. I got it for you" said Luffy, still holding his grin.
Nami called out the Pokémon and a Castform appeared. It looked at Nami and smiled.
"So cute!" squealed Nami and began to hug it.
Meanwhile walked the dealer down to the locker room and looked around.
"You can come out you know" he said and a chuckle could be heard from the shadow in the corner of the room.
"So, you noticed me Gabriel?" said the voice and the dealer smirked.
"With your presence it's a surprise that normal people can't notice it"
"True, but I am the best at hiding" said the Voice "By the way, how long are you going to keep that face?"
The dealer continued to smirk as his body and clothes slowly turned into a liquid form. After turning completely into water, the liquid began to take shape into a young woman. She wore an aquamarine cloak that covered her entire body. She had long aquamarine hair tied in two ponytails and her eyes were of same color.
"Do you prefer this then?" she asked.
"Much better" said the Voice. "How did you save the boy?"
"I covered him in a membrane of water to protect him against the flames. I did the same to the dome so it would cool down and not explode and burn the guest to a crisp"
"How big of you. While you had fun dealing with them, I tried to test the green haired one. Somewhat strong but didn't hold out long. Now we have to get back to 'There'. Michael is waiting"
The woman put on a hood and said "Let's go, Lucifer" before walking into the shadows and then disappear.
Hi everyone.
Who is Lucifer? What have he done to Zoro and Gabite? Who is this 'Michael'? And how the hell did that dude turn into a girl!? Some of these questions will be answered next time!
I have realized that I have promised to make a Main Cast of the 9 members of the SH pirate crew + 3 Pokémon for each member in this Fanfic. It is a cast of 36 members and if I went all the way to 6 Pokémon per SH then it will be 63 members! I will keep my promise to give each of them 3 Pokémons but I might not give all of them 6.
I hope that all of you will continue to read this story and support it.