The morning come and Luffy with the others start to prepare to leave, in fact, the whole island has woke up early to say farewell to them. As Luffy and the others start to walk through the town and towards to the port they find there Garp to wait for them at the port smiling.
"Jii-chan" Mai exclaimed happily as she rushes towards him smiling.
"Hey, gramps. Did you come to see us off?" Luffy asked raising his eyebrow and smirking.
"Bwahahahaha! Of course, I would come to see my grandkids when they leave." Garp laughed just as loudly as ever making Mai giggle and at the same time passing a piece of paper to Luffy.
"You intend to travel to the four blues. Am I wrong?" Garp asked Luffy as the last look at the paper at his hands and then back to his gramps nodding his head.
"Well then, on this island, you'll find Rouge…I had to relocate her some years back…When you reach the island ask for Dadan." Garp said as Luffy nod his head while all the others look from Garp to Luffy with questioning eyes except from Makino who smiles.
All of them start to goodbye Luffy and the others as they start to board on Akiko.
"Um…Luffy, how will sail through the calm belt?" Hancock asked as Luffy turn around to look at her and smile.
"Well, my dearest Hancock I have it covered." Luffy said smiling as Hancock blush and enter love mode.
"Mai, could you please come here?" Luffy asked as Mai start to walk towards he brother.
Luffy reaches the helm and presses the button on the center of the steering wheel making two small platforms to appear from the floor as well three engines at the side and at the back of the ship.
"Niisan you're a genius!" Mai exclaimed with stars in her eyes making Luffy and all the others to smile.
"Hop to it and do what I do." Luffy said to his sister as she nods her head and goes to the platform.
"Alright girls, set the sails…raise the anchor… We're leaving!" Hancock exclaimed as the crew starts to do what their Hibe hime said.
Luffy starts to activate his mera-mera fruit as Mai start to do the same with her hie-hie fruit making the engines start and the ship to start moving.
"Where we're heading captain?" Kikyo asked making Luffy raise an eyebrow and look at her making Kikyo shake her head.
"Our destination is the Drum Island, then from there we'll head to East Blue." Luffy said as everyone nod their heads and set course for the winter island.
Time skip: Two weeks later.
During this time the crew has already get used each other and everything worked perfectly. Marguerite had maked the flag of the crew (who was a skull half on fire half on ice indicating Luffy's and Mai's powers. The crossbones was replaced by two snakes who indicated their home Amazon Lily) and Luffy maked a daily training schedule for all of them.
Flashback: One and a half week earlier.
It was a usual day, Luffy was napping on Nea having finished his training earlier, Hancock was at the helm with Kikyo and Mai was drawing something..?
Marguerite with Sweet Pea saw Mai and start walking towards her to see what their little sister was doing.
"Mai-chan what are you doing?" Marguerite asked intriguing.
Mai smiled and raised her piece of art prideful.
"Look Marguerite, this is our pirate flag!" Mai exclaimed happily making everyone to look at her 'piece of art' with widening eyes and to sweat drop.
"Ummm…" Sweet pea mumbled as she had no words to describe what she see in front of her.
"Isn't suppose a pirate flag to strike a terror to the foes heart?" Nerine asked tilting her head to the side.
Luffy who had opened his eyes to see what all the fuss was smirk seeing his little sister masterpiece.
"Sure it is, as also this flag…But for entirely different reasons…" Luffy said and murmured the last part as all of them look at him trying to hide their laughs while Mai as always tilted her head at the side clueless as ever.
"Let me see what I can do." Marguerite said as she starts to design the flag from the start.
End of flashback.
"We're approaching Drum Island." Luffy shout from the helm to his crew as the most of them was inside in the kitchen due to the snow, Luffy with Mai from the other hand didn't care at all about the cold weather.
The crew soon come out dressed in winter coats and all of them start to landing as Daisy drop the anchor.
"Yeah adventure!" Mai exclaimed happily throwing her fists in the air making at the same time all of them to smile fondly at her.
"Basically we're here to see if we can recruit a doctor as I had heard this island have the best doctors in the Grand Line…and to have a doctor on the ship is very essential." Luffy said as all of them nod their heads.
Luffy smirk and look at his sister while Mai starts to frown from what she just hear.
Luffy sighs and shook his head desperately.
"Well if we can have also some fun, then it's even better." Luffy said making Mai as always to launch herself to hug him
"Thankyouthankyouthankyou…You're the best niisan ever!" Mai said again and again like a broken record making all of them to laugh as the poor boy start to protest once more again.
After ten with fifteen minutes they reach a town called Bighorn and they start to search for someone to point them to someone in charge.
"Good morning ma'am." Luffy said bowing his head slightly.
"Good morning." A big woman with curly hair, brown coat and light red scarf said gently.
"You aren't from here, are you? My name is Maria. How I can help you?" The woman asked and introduce herself as all of them smile.
"No we aren't from here, my name is Luffy. I was wandering if is someone here who can speak with him/her to recruit a doctor as I know that your island have the best doctors in the entire Grand Line." Luffy said/asked not wanting to go in details that they're pirates actually.
Suddenly Maria look at Luffy with sadden expression, something that didn't go unnoticed by all of them.
"Is something matter ma'am… did we said something wrong?" Marguerite asked worried.
Maria sigh and look at them.
"Let's go somewhere more cozy and talk there, follow me." Maria said as Luffy nod his head and start to follow Maria.
She incited them into her house, it wasn't very big but it was warm and cozy. They sit down and Maria offered to them some warm chocolate and tea.
"You are partly right Luffy, yes this island have the best doctors…but all of them work…Wapol take all of them for himself to make sure that we'll follow him forever…a few doctors who dine to come with him either executed or banish from the island." Maria said making all of them to look at her with widen eyes.
"I see…" Luffy murmured clearly enough to be heard from Hancock.
"I'll kick his sorry ass to the next island!" Mai said angrily clearing not happy at all from what she just learn.
"Tell me something Maria, if this Wapol someday leave for some reason…the people will be happy again?" Luffy asked looking Maria as she widen her eyes.
"Wapol may be the king of this country but everyone here will be more than happy if he never returns back. He's a cruel ruler and nothing like his father was." Maria said just as Luffy and all of them nod their heads.
"Well from what I heard we have some trash to take out, let's go." Luffy said as all of them stand up with smiles on their faces.
"Wait…why are you doing this? Why do you care?!" Maria exclaimed surprised and all of them turn to look at Luffy.
Luffy looks at the sky and then back at her with a serious gaze.
"Because I hate trash like him more than anything. It doesn't matter to me if someone is a King or a simple villager, a high ranking marine or a low pirate, a simple mortal or the god himself…If this person take advantage of his position and make others suffer, this person will have to deal with me!" Luffy said with serious voice as his eyes darken making Maria and the rest of them to look him with awe.
"Where is the castle Maria-san?" Aphelandra asked.
"I'll lead you, it's time for this country to wake up…stand her ground and heal herself!" Maria exclaimed with passion as she exited the house with all of them only to find the villagers outside of her house with determine eyes.
"We heard what you said…It's time for all of us to take our country back!" a villager said.
"We are all with you Maria…And with you strangers. Enough is enough!" another villager exclaim as all of them raise their fists in the air making Luffy and his crew to smile and nod their heads.
All of them start to heading towards the mountain as the villagers said that they can use the Drum Trolley to reach the castle.
After twenty minutes they reach the Drum Trolley who it is shaped like mushroom cap, they start to board on it as someone villager start to peddling at the front like a bike.
"What is the strength of the army Wapol have?" Rindo asked.
"Hm…not much, but he and his two officers are strong, also there is Dalton who you mustn't hurt. He may be with him but always try to help us wherever he can." Maria explained to them as they nod their heads.
"So Luffy, what is the plan?" Hancock asked as Luffy put a finger to his chin.
"Rindo and Marguerite, I want you to find a high ground and cover us from there. You, me and Mai will charge Wapol and his officers…The rest of you take down the remaining soldiers." Luffy explained his plan to them.
After some minutes they reach the mountain and while Rindo with Marguerite leave to find a high ground as Luffy said the others start to heading towards the castle with the villagers.
"King Wapol come out, your days of tyrannic rule ends today!" a villager start to shout just as the guards start to approach them with not so friendly mood.
"What do you want here?!" a guard asked them with serious voice and gaze.
Mai launch towards him and punch him unconscious as the rest of them look at her.
"Oh shut up already!" Mai exclaimed. As she turn around look at her brothers and her crew and rise one eyebrow "What..? I was bore of talking!" Mai said as Hancock and the girls laugh while at the same time Luffy start to sweat drop and shaking his head.
More soldiers start to come out now was also Wapol with his officers.
"Mahahahahaha….Do you really think that you can go against me?!" Wapol asked laughing and mocking them.
"Whoever stands against me is traitor, as a consequence of that action you're all sentence to death!" Wapol continue to said as his army and his two officers start advancing towards the villagers and Luffy's crew.
Luffy and the rest of his crew just smirk as Kikyo, Nerine, Aphelandra, Sweet pea, Daisy, Ran and Pansy launch themselves at his army leaving Wapol and the other two for Luffy. Mai and Hancock.
The first fight didn't last long as the army was defeated with ease making Wapol to look at them with widen eyes and a little fear.
"Kagero, Ice Ball, Mero Mero Mellow." Luffy, Mai, Hancock murmured as they attack at the same time at Wapol and his two officers freezing the one and petrify the other while Wapol burned from Luffy's attack.
The villagers look at them with awe for what they just did as the three of them turn around to look at them smiling.
Luffy starts to walk towards Wapol with Nea, Mai and Hancock at his side and the villagers behind him.
Wapol start to become conscious again slowly after Luffy's attack but as he see him to approach he start to take some steps back terrified.
Luffy stands in front of him with a serious gaze at his eyes.
"This country belongs to the people. Now leave, take your officers with you and never come back again. If I learn that you'll cause any trouble to this people I'll kill you!" Luffy said with serious tone and gaze making Wapol to nod his head frantically.
"We are finally free!" The villagers exclaimed happily with tears in their eyes making Mai to smile at them.
Suddenly an imposing man with slicked black hair and goatee kneel before them attract the interest of Luffy while the villagers gasp when they see him.
"I have no words to explain what it means for the people of this country what have you just done…I can only say thank you knowing that it isn't enough at all. So, thank you for freeing us from Wapol. Thank you!" The man said as the villagers murmured Dalton.
Mai look at the man with a little frown on her face cause dammit it…They're not heroes, they're pirates for goodness sake! So she walks towards the man and look him in the eyes with serious? Gaze.
"Don't bow, we're not the heroes here. The people of this island is the true heroes. They are the ones who suffered all this years not us." Mai exclaimed somewhat angry making Dalton and all the villagers to gasp and look at her with widen eyes.
"But…" Dalton and the rest of them tried to say.
"But nothing, Mai is right. We're pirates and we help you only because we had the power to do and you haven't. Also as I said earlier we're here to see if we can recruit a doctor…Wapol have all the doctors for himself so he was just an obstacle to our cause." Luffy explained as he put an arm to his sister's shoulder making her to nod her head and giggle.
"You're a pirates?" The villagers asked as they didn't believe what just heard.
Luffy and his crew just nod their heads.
"I only wished all pirates was just like you brat." An old woman with a pink design yellow line pants and white shirt with a pink cherry blossom said.
"Dr. Kureha." Dalton said as Luffy smirk while Mai's eyes stop on a tanuki? who is hiding behind the old woman leg…but from the wrong side but look at them with awe.
"Don't get me wrong, if I can help someone I'll help him. But I don't go out of my way to help him/her neither I'll lose my sleep over it." Luffy said smirking while Mai start to approach the old woman.
"Hello there.! My name is Mai, do you want to become friends?" Mai asked the little animal making it to look at her with widen eyes.
"Why…why do you want to become friends with me? I a monster!" The little animal said making Mai to look at him with stars in her eyes and attract the interest of Luffy also.
"Monster..? I don't see any monster anywhere here." Mai said tilted her head to the side making the little reindeer to gasp at her words.
Seeing this the little reindeer start to run away with Mai following him behind ask him to join their crew and making everybody else to laugh.
"Can she really cure his heart?!" Kureha asked loud enough to Luffy hear her and look at her with questioning eyes.
All of them start to heading inside the palace as Kureha start to tell the story of the little reindeer who his name is Chopper and he's actually a doctor.
After ten with fifteen minutes all of them was touched from the hard past of Chopper's and wanted to join their crew now even more than before.
Suddenly Chopper come inside and hide again behind Kureha trying to save himself from Mai making all of them to smile at him.
"Come on reindeer come with us, we'll have so much fun together and we'll travel to different places around the world!" Mai said to Chopper with a shining smile that can put the sun on shame.
"I'm…I'm a reindeer and I have hooves…I can't come with you. But…but if someday come here…I'll be happy to see you again…" Chopper try to said obvious touched from Mai's antics and the rest of them.
"SHUT UP…LET'S GO!" Mai exclaimed happily as Chopper burst into tears happy from the first time in his life after so many years.
Two hours later…
It was now noon and the crew start to prepare to leave the island with what it seems their new doctor who Dr. Kureha start to hunt him with knives who appear from nowhere…
Luffy and his crew was at the port to board at their ship and the villagers come to thank and say good bye to them. Luffy go inside the cabin to take something and give it to Dalton.
"What is that?" Dalton asked intrigued.
"Look Dalton, I can see how the people look at you and I'm more than sure that you'll not repeat the mistakes of Wapol and you'll be an excellent King." Luffy said to him with a smile as Dalton look at him with widen eyes.
"This is our flag, if you want put this flag in your castle to indicate that from today on Drum Island will be under our protection and whoever dares to harm you will have to answer to me. Whatever you choose this island is under the protection of Hi& Aisu pirates." Luffy said as Dalton accept the flag gladly.
"We'll raise this flag Luffy from now on gladly!" Dalton said as all of them nod their heads smiling towards Luffy and his crew as from the castle start heard cannons and the sky start to fill with cherry blossom making the sky pink-violet and more beautiful than ever.
A/N: That's it guys, this chapter is officially finished.
I hope to like it.!
Kagero: means Hit Haze and Luffy shot a stream of fire from his hand.
Ice Ball: Mai freezes his opponent with a giant sphere of ice from a distance.
Mero Mero Mellow: means Falling-Down Drunk Sweet Wind and Hancock forms a heart shape with her hands and launches a beam of the shape. Everyone with impure thought will be turned to stone instantly.
Hi&Aisu: means Fire and Ice, fitting don't you think?
All right guys, that's all for now.
Until next time,
Have Fun and Take Care.!