Chapter 3: Cooking Battle of the Skirt Chasing Chefs

It was right before dinner and Sanji was angry, angry because there was another guy on the ship and he was in love with Robin and Nami. Not only that but Luffy asked him to help out with meals since he was also a good cook. Sanji thought about what happened earlier that led up to this.

(Flashback)

Chopper in his giant beast-man form was fixing Sanji's back while the others watched.

"He'll be fine by tonight, but he won't be able to cook lunch." said Chopper.

"Oh…" cried Luffy.

"Hey, why not have Brock cook lunch, after all he did a good job helping Sanji with breakfast" said Nami.

"Yeah, after all with out Brock, we'd starve," said Max.

The Straw Hats chuckled thinking it was a joke until Ash said "No he's actually serious, we would starve Brock wasn't traveling with us."

There was a very awkward silence, with the exception of Sanji's moans.

(End Flashback)

Sanji looked at the squinty eyed Pokemon breeder and sighed.

Later it was dinner time, Brock once again tried to flirt with Nami but failed when Max pulled his ear.

"I was wondering where you got ear pull thing from?" asked Nami.

"Oh, before May and Max traveled with me a girl named Misty traveled me and Brock and she came up with it." said Ash.

"And she taught me how to do it." said Max.

Brock sweatdroped at this.

Zoro laughed, "Maybe you should doing that to Magic Eyebrow." He said.

"What did you say?" asked Sanji.

And the name calling began.

"Moss head"

"Pervert"

"Sword Boy"

"Curly Brow"

Ash and the others sweat dropped, "Do they do this a lot?" asked May.

"All the time" said Nami.

"But since you came it hasn't been happening as much." said Usopp.

"My guess it's that Master Cook has been busy with Master Breeder" said Robin.

"Master Breeder?" said May.

"She has habit of calling us by our titles, except Usopp." said Nami.

"Oh I see since Brock's a Pokemon breeder." said Max.

"That's right Max." said Robin.

"Wait why are you calling Max by his name?" asked Usopp.

"He's 8." said Robin.

Everyone who was paying attention sweatdroped.

"More please" said Luffy.

"Me too" said Ash.

"Pikachu!" said Pikachu (Translation: Ketchup too!)

Meanwhile in a poorly constructed wooden boat Team Rocket was looking at poorly drawn picture of the Straw hats pirates.

"Who drew these? A 5 year old?" said James.

"I didn't a get a good look at them okay" said Jessie, "Any ways, there's the cook he acts like the biggest twerp when it comes to girls…"

"Except you" muttered Meowth.

"What was that!" said Jessie, "Anyways, the swordsman, he tends to sleep a lot, the… um… older woman? Well anyways she reads all the time, then there's the guy who always lies, the younger woman draws maps, the "Pokemon" is the doctor and the stretchy guy is the leader"

"So Cook Twerp, Sword Twerp, Book Twerpete, Liar Twerp, Map Twerpete, Not a Pokemon Twerp and Stretchy Twerp?" asked James.

"Those are good names… and they are the pirate twerps." said Jessie.

"How is that suppose to help us anyways?" asked Meowth.

"Your right…" said Jessie and James that same time in a sad tone.

"Wobbufet!" said Wobbufet (Translation: He's right!)

"I say we get answers on our own!" said Meowth.

"All right!" said all three.

The next day Brock and Sanji were glaring at each other on deck. Max came to see May was watching.

"What happened this time?" asked Max.

"What else, Brock tried to hit on Nami, Sanji saw it, they begin to glare, Nami walks away" replied May.

"There is only way to settle this…" said Sanji.

"Yes…" said Brock.

"Cooking!" both said.

"Am I the only one who thinks this is going to end badly?" asked Max.

"No…" replied May.

And so the two set off to the galley. Cooking, boiling, baking ETC…

A crowd began to gather at the door.

"What are they doing?" asked Chopper.

"Cooking Battle." said Max.

"It's not a good time to bother them for food, right?" said Usopp.

"Probably…" said Max.

"Hey Sanji!" yelled Luffy but before he could make a request both Usopp and Ash grabbed his mouth.

"Not a good time." said Ash.

"I can see where this will end up." said Nami.

"You mean them giving you food somehow it goes wrong in a way that has nothing to with this?" asked Max.

Both men came out with two plates in each hand and both them to the outside table. Before they could sit the girls down mini bombs set off all over the ship.

"What going on?" asked Luffy.

"Prepare for… food!" said Jessie.

The three members plus Wobbufet began scarfing down the food.

"Excuse me!" said Sanji impatiently.

"Prepf for troble, werf eating your footh"

"Make it doubleth, cauth you knowth that shouth"

While this was happening the two groups talked about the motto.

"Do they this all the time?" asked Nami.

"Yeah, I heard it over 300 times already, I know it by heart" said Ash.

Why do they say it?" asked Zoro.

Ash shrugged, he honestly didn't know why and he's known them for a long time.

"Jessie!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket! Stealing Food at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"

"Meowth that's right!"

"Wobbufet!"

"Chime! Chime!"

"That food was Nami and Robin." said Brock and Sanji at the same time with auras of anger.

"Oh I'm so…. Eeep" said Meowth who was at first sarcastic then realized that they were indeed scary.

"Lombre, Mudkip come on out and use Water Gun!" said Brock.

The two Water Pokemon came out.

"Wobbufet get in there!" said Jessie.

Wobbufet used Mirror Coat, which reflected the attack but doubled.

"So that what the blob does" said Luffy.

Sanji got in front the attack, got into a handstand and propelled his legs like a helicopter destroying the attack.

Team Rocket sweatdroped "Great…" they said.

"Pikachu use Thunder Bolt!" said Ash.

There was an explosion and they blasted off again.

"Whose idea what it to eat the food?" asked James.

"Not mine!" said Meowth and Jessie.

"Wobbufet" Wobbufet (Translation: What they said)

"Well who's ever idea it was…." said Jessie.

"Team Rocket's blasting off again!"

A star appeared in the sky then disappeared.

After a moment of silence Max said "Wow you two make a gr… great they're fighting again"

It was indeed true, after getting over the loss of the food the two began to glare at each and then the name calling began.

"Cyclops" said Brock.

"Closed eyes." said Sanji.

The two groups watched them exchange insults in confusion.

"Uh…" said Max.

"This is just like with Zoro." said Nami getting a headache.

"I can't believe Brock can up with all those names." said May.

"I just hope they stop soon, it's almost time for dinner." said Luffy.

Sanji began to chuckle, when it was his turn he simply said "Pro. Ivy." Suddenly the air around Brock turned blue and he went into the fetal position.

"Don't mention that name." he said.

"Somebody call a doctor." yelled Chopper.

"You are the doctor…" said Robin.

"Oh yeah… right." said Chopper.

"He'll be fine in a few minutes… um… Sanji how did you know about that name?" asked Ash confused about how Sanji knew Brock's weakness.

"I overheard you talking to Luffy about it." said Sanji.

(Flashback)

Ash and Luffy were talking about themselves, Ash began talking about how he was traveling with all of his companions.

"…Brock didn't travel with me for a while, when I went to the Orange Islands he was with Pro. Ivy, a famous researcher, just don't mention her name in front of him other wise he gets all depressed…" said Ash.

"Why?" asked Luffy, Ash shrugged, he had no idea why. Ash didn't noticed that Sanji overheard him.

(End of Flashback)

"So he gets all depressed when someone mentioned Pro Ivy?" said Nami.

"Don't say that name!" said Brock.

"Why does he act that way." said Usopp.

"No one knows, you can't even say Ivy…" said Ash but was interpret by Brock moaning, "Don't say that name!" "Sorry… or spell out a word with I and V next to each other like that."

"So we can't say Ivy?" asked Luffy.

"Don't say that name!" moaned Brock.

Nami hit Luffy in the head "Don't say it." said Brock.

"Say what?" asked Luffy.

"Ivy… shoot" said Nami.

"Don't say that name…" moaned Brock.

"Maybe everyone should keep their mouths shut for then ext few minutes." said Max.

Everyone nodded as Brock's two Pokemon who were also confused about the whole Ivy business tried to comfort him.

Later Usopp yelled from the Crow Nest "Land!"

Everyone raced to the deck to see the island, "That's Yumi Island… according to this map… it has the first orb." said Nami.

"All right the first orb!" said Ash and Luffy.

Ash began to think "One step closer to getting home."

Next Time: They get to Yumi Island, the one with the first Orb, but Team Rocket finds out about Luffy, Zoro, and Robin's bounties and deices to try to catch them for the marines while trying to get the first orb. Will they succeed in kidnapping the three pirates and stealing the first orb... this is Team Rocket we are talking about here so I doubt it.