Ok, Chapter 15. Enjoy.

"I have gathered you all here today because I would like to offer you a chance for revenge."

On the deck of his ship, Kohza had called together a meeting with the pirates that he had welcomed to his crew. It was a rather stormy day in that area of the grand line, and the ship rocked with the waves. While would have been happy to get one or two of the people he had in mind, he was surprised to find that each and every one of them wanted a shot at taking out the man that, in one way or the other, had thwarted their plans.

The first one, Bellamy, was a simple one to get. He was lucky to have met up with him at the lowest point of his nosedive. Bellamy had just been beaten by straw hat (although he had to embarrassingly admit that he beat him with one hit) and was kicked out of the crew that he was a part of, almost being killed by them. Picking him up was the easiest thing he could have done.

Then there was Buggy the Clown and his companion Alvida. Buggy was a simple one to follow. Straw hat had stolen his map of the grand line, taken his treasure, and left him in a most compromising state for a while. Alvida, on the other hand, seemed to have some sort of attraction to the boy. He had seen some really strange people in his time, but this was gonna be one nut that no one, not even Kohza himself, would be able to crack.

Next on his list of people to obtain was Wapol. He was beginning to question the usefulness of this pirate, who for some reason believed he was still a king. He was about as simple minded as a kid in a candy store. However two things helped him decide to bring him along. One, his ability. Although he did have a tendency to eat just about anything in sight randomly, sometimes he did come up with some rather useful weapons. Two, the fact that that simple mind was currently focused on getting revenge on the ones that cost him his kingdom.

The last three were some much easier stories to understand, plus their abilities were a lot more useful.

The merman, Arlong, had a major chip on his shoulder that he had to knock off. And it would start with the destruction of the two people responsible for his empires premature end; Monkey D. Luffy and his former human slave and cartographer, Nami. His very race alone was more than enough reason for Kohza to accept him into his little crew. Combine that with his knowledge of the grand line and you have one of the best acquisitions you could ever hope for.

Then there was Kuro, the master strategist. Now this was a guy that he could see himself working with. He was straight forward in just about all he did, and he seemed to be observing just about anything and everything that was in his sight. His reason was also simple; straw hat had been the first one to thwart one of his masterpiece plans, and now he wanted revenge. He along with that liar from that village would pay for keeping him for returning from his "death".

Last but not least, Don Krieg. Weapons were a problem for Kohza since the Alabasta war, so he needed to try to find a good source. He found that and more when he came across Don Krieg. The heavily armored pirate supplied him with more weapons than he really had any use for. All he asked for was a chance to find the one that had stopped him; straw hat. He also wanted to find the cook that fought alongside him and teach him a lesson as well.

"You have all, at one point or another came across straw hat and were defeated by him. And with the exception of Bellamy here, you all know just what the boy can do. You all have reason to want him either dead, tortured, or just hurt to the point that he wants to be dead. I am giving you a chance to do so."

"Why should I have to team with all of you filthy humans? I could take him out myself now that I know what he can do." Arlong spoke up.

"Really now Arlong, we all think that as well. But the fact of the matter is that we are all going into this next battle with them without our respective crews, combined with the fact that most of us fought his crew when they weren't at one hundred percent. Not to mention that they have more than likely have grown since the last time we have seen them. Just how big were they when you last saw them, Kohza?" Kuro remained neutral in his speech.

"6 members. The straw hat boy, the santouryu swordsman, the orange haired navigator, the lying sharpshooter, the blond haired cook, and a reindeer with zoan abilities. Also recently, the former princess of Alabasta has joined as well. I'm sure you all have heard about her."

They all nodded.

"I don't care about her. As long as I get to have the straw hat boy all to myself, I will be happy." Alvida spoke in her usually sultry voice.

"Don't worry, we will all get our shot at him soon enough." Buggy spoke from behind her.

"I should get the first shot at him, because I am the king. In fact I should be the leader of this little deal." Wapol used his normal, rather annoying voice.

"Stop joking around. I was the one that brought all the weapons. Without me this whole plan would fall to pieces. I should spearhead this one." This was Krieg, loud as ever.

"I don't care who leads it, but I think you are forgetting that the straw hat boy won't be alone. It's not like we will get to go straight to him. Fortunately the one who actually is leading this has thought of that." Bellamy said from his spot beside Kohza.

Kohza smiled and spoke. "We all already know that one of his weaknesses is water. That much is obvious being a devil fruit user. However, how many of us know the one thing that he wouldn't be able to take no matter what?" When no one answered he said, "Bellamy?"

"His dream. He wants to become the pirate king. So he has gathered a crew that he trusts with his life. His crew's happiness is everything to him. SO what if we were to take his crew away from him? That would destroy him. He would be at his weakest. That is when we all come in and take him out."

"Hmmm, I find that to be very good. I am a master strategist and even I would not have thought up something like that." Kuro was visibly impressed

"That surprises me Kuro. But it's ok. Because now that we have the tools, the personnel, and the plan, we can begin the attack on the straw hats."

The pirates all smiled their evilest smile as Kohza looked out on to the sea. 'Get ready Vivi. I'm coming for you.'

Ok , done. I know it seems kind of cliché of me to bring back all of his enemies in one big crew, but hey, one of the reviews said that plot twists was fun so I thought I would give this a try. So please R&R.