Finally, the battle came to an end. Edward heard the Marines yelling from their remaining ships as they sailed away, and he couldn't believe they had defeated so many Marine units. They had fought over many ships, and just about everyone had some injuries, but Chopper got right to work on them. Edward collapsed on the ground, listening to a conversation between Franky and Nami.

"H-how many of those guys were there?" asked Nami, somewhat out of breath.

"I don't know, but there were definitely more than usual," replied Franky.

"There must have been five Marine ships. Why are they all after us?"

"Well, this crew does have a fairly large bounty overall."

Edward felt dizzy. His mind was spinning with all the confusion of this place. He didn't even want to think about it anymore. This place was just as chaotic as his country! The raccoon came over and addressed his wounds too.

"Are you okay?" it asked. "My name's Chopper. I'm the doctor on this ship. Are you hurt real bad somewhere?"

Ed shook his head no. "I just want to know what is up with this place. How can raccoons talk?"

Chopper became furious. "I'M NOT A RACCOON! I'm A REINDEER!"

Edward cringed. "I'm sorry. How can reindeer talk?"

As Chopper was about to answer, Luffy came over and sat down in from of Edward. "Hey, how'd you make that sword thing appear from the ground? Do you have a Devil Fruit power or something?"

Ed looked shocked. "It's called alchemy. What kind of alchemy do you have to make your arms stretch like that?"

Now it was Luffy's turn to be confused. "Alchemy? I ate the Gum Gum fruit to make me stretch."

"The Gum Gum fruit?"

"It's a Devil Fruit. Don't you know what they are?"

"Never heard of them."

"They are special fruits that taste really bad, but they give you special powers."

Edward's eyes lit up. "Really? Cool! I want one!"

"Oh, but if you eat one, you can't swim for the rest of your life."

"Oh. Then never mind."

Luffy laughed and rolled back on the grass. Edward didn't understand what was so funny. Once Luffy calmed down, he somehow found the energy to stop laughing and ask, "So, what's that thing you use? Alchemy?"

"Yeah. It's kind of hard to explain. But I thought we would have been done for with that many enemies!"

"No way! We can handle those guys! But there were a lot more than usual, though."

Ed laughed. "Yeah, I guess that's true. You are all so strong!"

Luffy grinned. "Thanks! Well anyways, you're a pretty good fighter too! Wanna join our crew?"

This, Edward was not expecting. Join their crew? How could he possibly compete with their strange fighting styles? Sure he was good, but he had something else he needed to accomplish, back in Amestris.

Zoro face palmed. Luffy asked everyone to join their crew, and sometimes, it got old.

"I-I'm sorry Luffy, but I have something I need to finish, back in my home."

Luffy pouted. He was about to speak up when Sanji called everyone to the table for lunch.

He had made an extra plate for Edward, so he gladly sat down. As they ate, Luffy introduced the rest of the crew. He and Edward talked about their powers, both alchemy and Devil Fruits. Neither seemed to really get the idea, but Edward was starting to understand this world a little more. But still, the question remained, how did he get here, and how could he go back? He began to wonder how everyone was so calm after that battle, and how they seemed to just forget what happened.

"So," Ed started with a mouth full of food. "Do you guys fight those guys a lot?"

"Yeah," replied Luffy, his mouth twice as full as Ed's. As he talked, he spit food all over Zoro. He swallowed, and he, Edward, Chopper, Sanji, and Brook all started laughing wildly.

"Why you little…" Zoro started, and then trailed off. His eyes fell on a spot to the right of Edward. Luffy looked there, then back at Zoro. "Hey, has anyone seen Usopp?"