Hello everyone and welcome to chapter 8 of "Reborn: Return of the King"! Sorry for the wait life got in the way but I promise that I'll return to the normal schedule. I've also bought DOOM and I love it, which also helped with the lateness of the chapter! Nevertheless, let's continue with the story.
One Piece is owned by Eiichiro Oda
"Here it is! Our flag!" Luffy said while holding a pirate flag. The flag had skull and crossbones with a straw hat on top of the skull.
"I didn't know you could paint brother!" Said Lucy while looking at the flag. Luffy was rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment because he actually needed the help of some of Shanks's crewmates.
"It's good but I could do better." Said Usopp while looking smug.
"Well then if you're that good at painting how about you paint this flag on the sails Usopp?" Said the captain, while Usopp sulked and headed towards the sails.
After painting the sails, they rested a bit until they heard a loud bang nearby. Looking back Luffy saw his sister firing the cannon, but failing at hitting the target. Before he could get up he saw Usopp going there and showing his skills, by hitting the rock and destroying it. "Shit." He thought.
"Hey can we go near that rock? I want to see the damage done by Usopp more clearly." He half-lied. He did want to see Usopp's damages, but it was on somebody else.
"Sure." Said Nami with a tone of confusion. Relieved Luffy exited to the kitchen to prepare some lemonade.
As he was just finished with it he heard loud noises outside and checking with his haki he verified it was Johnny with Yosaku on the boat. "Well guess it's my time to shine." He thought, then he stepped out of the kitchen just in time to hear all of Yosaku's symptoms
"Sounds like scurvy to me." Luffy said, making everyone turn their heads towards him. "I had made some lemonade for me but you can have it, it'll make you better." He said while offering the lemonade. Johnny, who was looking at him as if he had some kind of memory of him, snapped out of his trance and gave the juice to Yosaku, who proceeded to drink it. After drinking Yosaku suddenly got up.
"WOW BIG BROTHER ARE YOU A DOCTOR?" Said an amazed Lucy
"I knew right from the start that you were special. Usopp's eyes are never wrong." Lied Usopp, while crossing his arms.
"GOD, HOW THICK COULD YOU GET? IT'S BASIC KNOWLEDGE" Said Nami. She then sighed and said "Sometimes I think that only Luffy and I have brains on this crew." Luffy was looking normal but inside he was extremely happy, being classified as a smart guy felt rewarding after those lame lessons from Beckman.
After partying for a bit Yosaku calmed down and together with Johnny they introduced themselves.
"Sorry for the late introduction, my name is Johnny."
"And I'm Yosaku, we're bounty hunters that used to travel with Zoro. Nice to meet you all." After this introduction Yosaku collapsed again.
"Just go rest already!" Said Zoro with shark teeth.
"Let this be a lesson to you all, these are the danger we'll face on the seas." Said Nami.
"We need someone to think about our diet. We need a "chef of the sea"." Said Usopp.
"Ok then! Let's go look for a cook! I'm kind of tired of cooking. "Said Luffy, who was almost drooling at the thought of eating Sanji's food again. "I heard there was a restaurant nearby, I think it's called Baratie or something, let's head towards it."
"You got your information brother Luffy. There's also the rumor that the "hawk-eyed man" brother Zoro has been looking for has been sighted there." Said Johnny, while Zoro was starting to sweat.
Two days later
"We're here!" Said Johnny. The crew looked outside and saw the floating restaurant Baratie, leaving them astonished by the aspect of it.
"Wait what's that?" Asked Usopp. They looked towards their right and saw a marine ship coming up.
"Crap! I don't want to be recognized this soon!" Thought Luffy. With quick thinking, he made the excuse of going to the bathroom, ignoring the complaints of the crew. Suddenly a man with pink hair appeared from the ship, looking at the flag.
"Hmm, for some reason that hat looks familiar, but I don't know why." He muttered. "I'm a lieutenant of the marine headquarters known as "Ironfist Fullbody". Who's your captain.?" He asked.
"Oh, he's in the bathroom right now, his name is Luffy." Said Lucy.
"Luffy, I'm sure I've heard that name before, but where?" Thought Fullbody. Looking at the crew he saw the weak bounty hunters that would sometimes enter the marine base.
"You two, Johnny and Yosaku right? I think I've seen you on the government offices. Finally been caught by pirates."
Johnny and Yosaku got pissed and went to attack Fullbody, only to get demolished.
"A-almost had him..." Both said.
"Consider yourselves lucky since I'm on break, but be warned that next time we'll meet I'll destroy you." Said the marine lieutenant. He then turned to one of his lackeys and ordered to sink the ship.
"Oh no you don't." Said Lucy." Gomu Gomu no Balloon". Lucy caught the cannonball and redirected it, but it accidentally went to the Baratie. Luffy heard the explosions and facepalmed.
They docked at the Baratie, only for Lucy to be grabbed and taken by the chefs to meet Chef Zeff.
"I heard cannon fire, what happened?" Said Luffy, while walking towards his crew.
"A marine ship fired at us and your sister stopped it, but she redirected it towards the restaurant." Said Zoro, while pointing towards the restaurant.
Luffy grinned "Just as I was expecting. Well let's enter the restaurant." As they entered the restaurant they saw that it was almost full, and went towards a table. As he was sitting Luffy spotted a familiar blonde walking "Sanji." He thought with a grin. He then told his crewmates to order some steak for him while he would go to the bathroom again. As they saw him go to the bathroom with his hand on his mouth like he was holding in something in Zoro said
"He sure likes to go to the bathroom." The others nodded.
When Luffy returned he saw Sanji holding a bloody Fullbody by the neck. "Wow what happened." He asked.
"He beat up a marine lieutenant. He's strong." Said Usopp. Luffy was finding it weird that Lucy hasn't fallen from the ceiling yet, but then he remembered that Zeff was also like Sanji about hitting women. He then saw them walking down the stairs.
"Sanji, are you running wild in my restaurant again?" Said Zeff.
"Shut up you..." Sanji couldn't say anything else when he spotted the beauty that was at Zeff's side. Sanji pulled out a rose out of nowhere and kneeled in front of her "Oh blessed are the divines by letting me meet a goddess like you! Would you please tell me your name, mademoiselle?" He said in a suave manner.
"Oh, I'm Lucy, Monkey D. Lucy!" She said. Sanji lifted his head to look at her with heart eyes
"Oh, what a beautiful name Lucy-swan! Oi geezer what were you doing with her?" Sanji said to her, ending with a threatening tone to Chef Zeff.
"She's the new waiter, she'll work here for a year." He said. Sanji's eyes were shadowed and he threw a kick at Zeff.
"How dare you let a beautiful maiden do a petty job?" However, after saying this Sanji imagined Lucy in a waitress outfit and started to giggle and blush. Luffy's eyes were twitching gradually as Sanji was speaking.
"Lt. Fullbody! It's an emergency! The underling of pirate Krieg has escaped form the ship's prison!" Said a marine that entered the restaurant.
"That's impossible! He shouldn't even have the strength to move!" Said Fullbody. Then a gunshot was heard and the marine dropped dead. They saw a man that looked exhausted. He limped towards a table and asked.
"Bring me some food. This is a restaurant, right?" He asked. Patty then headed towards him and said
"Pardon me, dumbass, but do you have any money?" Patty asked. The man pointed a gun towards him.
"You accept lead?" Patty's face turned serious. "So, you don't have money?" He then proceeded to punch the man through the chair. "If you can't pay the bill, then you aren't a customer." Patty said, while kicking him in the gut. Fullbody took advantage of the situation and escaped. The man slumped towards the outside, only to have a plate placed in front of him.
"Eat."
Looking up he saw Sanji smoking. "I don't know what to say, I'm so grateful!" He said while crying and eating. Unbeknownst to them Luffy and Lucy were watching them from above.
"Looks like I found a cook." Luffy said. They looked up and noticed the siblings there.
"Wow you're lucky! You got some food! You were almost about to die too! Hahahaha!" Said Lucy "Hey cook, how about you join our crew?"
"I would be delighted to sail the seas with a beautiful girl like you Lucy-swan!" Said Sanji while twirling with heart eyes. "But I'm sorry but i have to refuse, there's an obstacle standing between us."
"No, I refuse!" She said. Sanji blinked in confusion.
"Refuse what my dear?"
"I refuse your refusal. I'll drag you if I have to." She simply said making Luffy and Gin sweat drop. However, Sanji had a different reaction.
"Drag me? A-Are you proposing to me Lucy-swan?! I'm so happy!" He said while twirling
"Idiot." The other two men thought. Sanji paused and asked "So you're a pirate, Lucy-san?"
"Yeah! My brother is the captain." She said while pointing towards her right.
"Oh, so he was the one who fired at the restaurant?" He said in a angered voice.
"Oh no it was me."
"You should have been more careful Lucy-san, this restaurant is the old man's treasure." Lucy's eyes widened at the sentence.
"Oh no! I'm so sorry I didn't know!" Sanji's pervert personality kicked in again.
"No problem Lucy-swan! I forgive you!"
"Huge idiot" The other men thought while sweat dropping even more. Attempting to change the mood Gin spoke.
"You said you're a pirate, right? Can I ask what is your objective?"
"Oh, I want to be the strongest woman in the world!" Lucy said, while Sanji was supporting her saying "You can do it!" and picturing her in a catfight with another girl.
"What about you?" Gin said, ignoring the cook.
"Pirate King. So that means I'm going to find One Piece in the grand line." Luffy said, with no hesitation.
"If you're looking for a cook that means you don't have a lot of people on the crew, right?" He asked. Luffy nodded "With him we're six." He said, also ignoring the cook.
"Give up on the grand line. You're both still young, you have no need to rush into these things."
"Sorry, but i want to chase my dream, and I can't do it while staying in the same place forever. Besides I promised an important person to me that I would become Pirate King and I'll accomplish it for him." Luffy said, while trying to convince Sanji to join and by the look of his face he succeeded a bit.
"Oi Sanji! Girlie! Get back to work! "Said Chef Zeff, who suddenly appeared.
"I'm sorry Sanji, you'll probably get scolded." Gin asked. He then saw Sanji throwing the plate and cup to the water.
"How can I be scolded if there's no proof. Also, you're welcome to come back if you want." He said, while Gin was departing.
Luffy went back to the restaurant and took a seat. "Well, I've decided on our cook." The other ones blinked at this statement.
"Really? Who?" Asked Usopp
"The blond one, Sanji." Luffy said. This lead to a gob smacked Zoro and Nami, while Usopp was just thinking about how there would be another strong member in the crew. "Why are you looking at me like that." Said Luffy while looking towards Zoro and Nami, snapping them out of their trance.
"Why? Luffy he's a pervert! I thought you were going to kill him when you followed him outside the restaurant." Said Zoro.
"Yeah! I mean he was perving all over your sister and you still want him in your crew?" Said Nami. Usopp was confused by this since he never experienced Luffy's overprotective glare of death. "Why are you guys saying that?"
"You'll see." They said.
"You guys are eating without me!" Said a girl's voice. Looking back, they saw Lucy wearing a French waitress outfit. Luffy started to shake.
"Lucy, why are you dressed like that?" he asked, with anger on his voice.
"Oh, Sanji said that this was the normal outfit for the waitress and that I had to wear it. He passed out when he saw me dressed." She bluntly said.
"I see. I guess I have to talk to Sanji later on." Luffy said, while a red aura was appearing from behind him and Zoro and Nami were looking at Usopp with a face that basically said "See what we mean?"
Looking up to see what the noise was all about, Sanji, who had a lump on his head because of the fall from passing out, saw his beloved Lucy-swan talking to her crew. His eyes then noticed another beauty with them, so he started to twirl to them.
"Oh, this must be heaven, for I've been blessed by two beauties! However, I still can't join you guys, but you ladies can eat for free." Lucy and Nami beamed at the words, and they hugged Sanji.
"Really, oh thank you!" They both said, while Sanji was hyperventilating of the two girls pressing against him. Meanwhile Luffy's aura turned even more demonic, looking like a devil while chanting was heard in the background.
"So why don't you go with them and leave this restaurant, Sanji?" Said Zeff, who again suddenly appeared in the background.
"I'll be a cook on this place until you die at the very least." Said Sanji.
"I'll live for another 100 years, so you better take a chance now and go with them." Said Zeff, walking towards the kitchen.
"Oh, look he gave you his permission, so can you join us?" Asked Lucy, which lead Sanji to politely decline.
2 days later
"It's Don Krieg's ship!" Said one of the clients.
"A skull with two hourglasses at its side, to threaten their enemies, there's no doubt about it." Said another.
"Wow what a huge ship! It's in shambles though." Said Lucy, while looking at Krieg's galleon.
"Oi there's no time to praise the ship! We should be worried about escaping!" Said Usopp, while Nami, Johnny and Yosaku agreed.
"That's no work of humans, it must have been caught in a natural disaster." Said Sanji. The door then opened, showing Krieg being supported by Gin.
"I'm sorry for intruding, but do you have any food and water you could spare me?" Asked Krieg, before he fell.
"Please save my captain! He'll die at this rate! We even have money!" Begged Gin, already starting to cry.
"What a great opportunity! Someone call the marines, they won't have another chance like this." Said Patty.
"Move, Patty." Sanji said, before kicking him. "Here Gin, give this to him."
"Thank you Sanji!" Gin said, while Krieg was eating the food. A chef started to warn Sanji about how Krieg was the master of deceptions, by using a white flag to attack his enemies by surprise. After this declaration Krieg, clotheslined Sanji.
"Don Krieg! This is different from what you promised!" Said Gin. Krieg then grabbed Gin's shoulder, putting some force into it.
"I feel like I'm back to normal again. This is a nice restaurant, I'll take it along with 100 servings for my crewmates." Krieg said. Before he could say anything, he sensed a chill and he searched for the cause, only to set his eyes on a man with a straw hat.
"What do you think you're doing to my cook." Said Luffy with a murderous look.
"Oi Luffy." Zoro said. Krieg was laughing at the boy until he heard his name. He then proceeded to look at the boy again, causing his eyes to widen.
"You're...Straw Hat Luffy" Said Krieg with fear on his face. This caused Zoro's and Usopp's faces to turn to Krieg, like the rest of the restaurant. They suddenly heard a bag drop.
"Owner Zeff!"
"Zeff? Don't tell me there's another pirate here." Thought Krieg.
"There's enough food here for a hundred people, so bring it to your men." Said Zeff.
"But sir! Once those pirates recover they'll take over our restaurant!" Said one of the chefs.
"That's only if they have any fighting spirit left." Said Chef Zeff. "Isn't that right, defeated warriors of grand line."
Krieg, who was in shock, started to chuckle. "So, you were alive, Red-Leg Zeff. The peerless captain and cook of his own pirate crew."
"So, what if I'm alive? It's got nothing to do with you. As you can see I'm a mere cook now."
"I can see that, but it's not like you had a choice since you have a peg leg now. You were the master of kicking, who refused to use his hands in battle. The pirate whose destructive kicks could pulverize bedrock and leave a clear imprint even on steel. Your nickname "Red-Leg" refers to your legs that would be died in the blood of your enemies after a fight." Krieg said. He then turned towards Luffy "And you, Straw hat Luffy, the prodigy whose first bounty was 80 million at 12 years old, who was rumored to wipe out a fleet of ten battleships on his own in mere minutes, one of the strongest crewmembers of the Yonko Red-Haired Shanks, the boy who could turn day into night." Krieg finished. Zoro's and Usopp's eyes bulged out at Krieg's information, while Lucy had starry eyes while saying "awesome" over and over.
"In fact, I think I have your bounty here." Krieg said. Going into one of his back pockets and shuffling through some papers he found what he was looking for. "Ah here it is." He exclaimed, as he showed the pare to everyone in the restaurant, which made everyone freeze when they read it.
WANTED
DEAD OR ALIVE
[Insert Luffy's picture here]
MONKEY D. LUFFY
615 000 000 Berries
After thinking a bit Zoro now remembered why the name felt familiar. He remembers hearing about Luffy in a shady bar he frequented when he was wandering the East Blue and he had grinned at the prospect of fighting the kid. Now he had second guesses.
"Yep that's my bounty alright. So, what do you want?" Asked Luffy, who was even more pissed because he wanted to reveal his bounty only after Arlong Park.
"You both sailed in the grand line and came back without receiving injuries. And since Zeff was the captain of his crew he must have kept a log, so hand over it!" Said Krieg. Lucy's head turned towards Zeff.
"You've sailed the grand line?" She asked. Zeff nodded.
"Yes, I have sailed it and I do have a log, but I won't hand it over to you. That log is the pride of me and my men who bravely ventured Grand Line together. It's too much valuable to give to the likes of you." He said.
"Then I'll just steal it from you! It's true I came back defeated from grand line, but I'm still the mighty Don Krieg! I had enough manpower! Enough ambition! The only thing I lacked was information! Which is why I'll steal your travel log." Krieg said, while the chefs were protesting the idea. "Once I obtain it the log, I'll reassemble my pirate fleet and find One Piece to become the greatest pirate of this era." He said. Luffy suddenly stood up.
"Hold it! The one who'll be Pirate King is me." He said. "And also stop deluding yourself, you're only a big fish in a small pond, because in terms of grand line you're weak."
"You think you're better than me with your big bounty? I'll kill you!" Said a pissed off Krieg
"I am better than you. Now go take that food to your crewmates and get lost." Luffy said. The chefs started to become more confident thanks to the powerhouse that was defending the restaurant.
"Tch, I'll be doing that and you better escape when you can, because I'll come back to take the ship." Said krieg while carrying the food bag.
As he exited the building Gin started to cry "I'm sorry Sanji, I didn't know that this was going to happen.".
"Don't worry. Besides since he just finished eating he's now just an enemy to defeat." Sanji said.
"So, what do you think of him right now? Pretty good, right?" Said Luffy. Zoro and Usopp were just staring at him while Lucy was grinning at the prospect of kicking Krieg's ass. "What?"
"What? We just found out you're a bigshot in the grand line and you ask why we were just staring?" Asked Usopp.
"Now I understand why you won't fight, it would just be to overkill, right?" Asked Zoro. Luffy nodded.
"Yep, and that's why Lucy will fight Krieg. But the next guy I'll be the one to fight him so you can see my power." Zoro grinned at the thought of seeing Luffy's powers. He then reflected on what Krieg said.
"Hey Luffy, how did you defeat ten battleships in minutes? And also, turn day into night?" Luffy got quiet, then winked.
"Secret~". Zoro groaned. "Should've guessed he would answer like that."
"Oh yeah Gin, you also went to the grand line?" Asked Lucy. Gin was on his knees holding his head.
"We spent seven days there, but then he appeared. To think all of Krieg's 50 ships were destroyed by a single man." Gin said, which lead to everyone seating of shock and fear.
"He destroyed more than Luffy!" thought Zoro and usopp.
"That Hawk-eyed man whose glare is sharp enough to kill a man...! I don't! I don't want to think about him!" Gin said while trembling.
"That definitely was the work of Hawk-eyes, no doubt." Said Zeff.
"Yeah, Mihawk tends to get rough sometimes, especially when you disturb his nap." Luffy said, making everyone turn towards him.
"You mean he destroyed our fleet because of that!" Gin screamed.
"Yeah." Bluntly said Luffy.
"Well it looks like my goal is tied to the grand line, considering that hawk-eyed man is there." Sanji looked at him and said.
"Idiots. You lot are the type to rush to your deaths".
"True, but I would prefer you leave out the "idiot" part. Ever since I've decided to become the world's greatest swordsman, I threw away my attachment to life so I'm the only one who has the right to call me an idiot." Said Zoro, while the rest agreed.
"Load of crap." Said Sanji. They then heard noise so they headed outside to meet the pirates, only for a huge noise be heard.
"What was that just now?" Asked Krieg.
"Don Krieg! Our ship has been cut!" Said one of Krieg's lackeys.
"That's impossible..."
"Crap! Our ship was outside too, with Nami, Yosaku and Johnny inside!" Said Zoro.
As they reached the outside they saw Johnny and Yosaku swimming.
"Brother Zoro!"
"Yosaku! Johnny! You alright? What happened to our ship?" Zoro asked.
"About that, we're sorry, sister Nami took the treasure and sailed away." They said.
They explained how when they were watching the ship used a master plan of trickery to push them out of the boat (by their blushing faces it probably involved flirting).
"I can still see our ship!" Lucy said.
"Okay, Zoro, Usopp, Johnny, Yosaku and me will go after her. Lucy, you stay here and fight Krieg ok? After that you and Sanji will join us." Said Luffy.
"Just let her go Luffy." Said Zoro.
"No! I want her to be our navigator no matter what!" Said the captain with conviction on his voice.
"Oi you bastard you'll let Lucy-swan fight Krieg?" Sanji asked. Luffy turned to him but his face was more frightening by the moment.
"She's strong enough to defeat Krieg. One more thing, if you touch, flirt or even think about her in perverted ways I'll kill you." Sanji started to sweat and nodded.
"Good, now let's go."
"Don Krieg! It's that man! He followed us all the way here!" One of Krieg's pirates said.
"Is that...the hawk-eyed man!?" Zoro asked.
"So, he's the one who sank the ships? He looks like a normal guy and it doesn't seem like he's carrying a special weapon." Said one of the chefs.
"If you're looking for his weapon, then it's on his back." Said Zeff
"You mean, he cut that gigantic galleon by swinging that!?"
"Yes, that hawk-eyed man is a renowned swordsman, more than anyone in the world."
As Mihawk was sailing a pirate suddenly asked why did he follow them, to which Mihawk simply said
"Just to kill some time."
"That's bullshit!" The pirate said, proceeding to fire his guns. Mihawk simply grabbed his sword and and put it in the way of the bullets, deflecting them.
"To change the bullet's trajectory with the tip of the sword, I've never seen such graceful movements." Said Zoro, who was already heading towards Mihawk.
"A sword without grace is no strong sword." Said Mihawk
"You probably also used that sword to cut that ship, no wonder you're the strongest." Said Zoro, starting to tremble from excitement. "i set sail for one reason, to meet you."
"And what is your goal?" Mihawk asked.
"To beat you!" Said the green-haired man while tying his bandana.
"Pitiful weakling." Said the hawk-eyed man. He then searched the battlefield and saw a familiar face.
"Hmph, never suspected to meet you here Luffy, thought you would recruit guys from the grand line."
"Hey just because this is the weakest sea doesn't mean there aren't any guys with potential. Zoro may be weak but one day he'll kick your ass." Said Luffy, leaving everyone astonished by the casual way he was talking.
Mihawk chuckled "I see, well then, Zoro, I suspect you want a duel, right?"
"Yes."
"Very well then." Mihawk then took out a knife from his neck.
"What are you planning to do with that?" Asked Zoro.
"You wouldn't hunt a rabbit with cannon, right? You may be a renowned swordsman of this sea but like Luffy said this is by far the weakest of them all."
Zoro got pissed and started to run against Mihawk. "Hear me, little frog in this well, it's time for you to realize that the world is bigger than what it seems from your well."
"Onigiri" Zoro attacked, but his blades were stopped by Mihawk. Zoro, even more angry, started to furiously attack Mihawk with his blades, but he was just deflecting them with his knife.
"What is your burden? Weakling?" Asked Mihawk. After hearing this Johnny and Yosaku were prepared to jump after Zoro, but Luffy grabbed them.
"Stay right here, this is Zoro's fight." He said, although you could see the tremble from his arms.
"Tora Gari" Zoro attacked, only for Mihawk to thrust his knife in Zoro's chest. Luffy was constantly thinking "Zoro will be fine, don't worry." But he still was getting pissed.
Mihawk asked "Do you wish for me to pierce your heart? Why do you refuse to step back?"
"I'm not really sure myself...but I get the feeling...that if I were to take even one step back right now, I'd lose something important to me...a promise or oath... it would be irreversibly broken, and I'd never be able to return back to where I'm standing right now." Said Zoro, while keeping himself from falling unconscious.
"Yes, that is defeat." Said Mihawk.
"Then that's why I can't step back."
"Even if it means your death...?
"I'd much rather die." Said Zoro with conviction on his voice.
After a few second Mihawk takes off his knife and asks.
"Tell me your name..."
"Roronoa Zoro." Zoro said, while rotating his two swords
"I shall remember it, for your will is not often seen in this world. And to pay my respect as a fellow swordsman I shall end this duel with my black sword."
"Santoryuu Ougi SANZEN SEKAI!" Both swordsmen clashed. However, Mihawk managed to break two of Zoro's swords and cut him in the chest. Zoro stood up and turned his front to Mihawk.
"A wound on one's back, is the shame of a swordsman." He said, barely conscious.
Mihawk smiled "Splendid." And he cut him, finishing the duel.
Luffy managed to cool down, however is sister didn't.
"ZORO!"
Lucy stretched towards Mihawk and tried to hit him, only for him to dodge. She then turned back and was going to punch him, but Mihawk interrupted her.
"Fear not, that man is still alive." He said, only for Lucy to see Zoro emerge from the water.
"Hurry up and get him on the boat." Luffy said, while keeping an eye on his sister.
"I am Dracule Mihawk, it's much too early for you to die. Know thy self, know thy world, and become strong, Roronoa! No matter how many months or years pass by, I shall stand here at the top of the world and wait for you! So forge on ahead with that fierce conviction and try to surpass my sword! Surpass me, Roronoa!" he then turned towards Lucy.
"You're Luffy's sister, right? What do you aim for?"
"To become the world's strongest woman!" Mihawk smirked.
"It's a tough path, easier than your brother's but harder than Zoro's."
"Don't care, I'll do it anyways." Said Lucy while sticking out her tongue. She then saw a sword pointing towards the sky.
"L-Luffy...C... Can you hear me? Sorry for worrying you...I know...that if I don't become...the world's strongest swordsman, it will only embarrass you...!" Zoro coughed up blood and despite the pleas of the bounty hunters he continued "I SWEAR THAT I'M NEVER GOING TO LOSE AGAIN! UNTIL THE DAY I FIGHT HIM AND WIN...I SWEAR! TO NEVER LOSE AGAIN! ANY PROBLEMS? PIRATE KING?"
Luffy smiled at his first mate words "Nope!"
"What an interesting crew Luffy, I can see that you were right by not wanting to follow the path of the sword. Let's meet each other again." Mihawk said, while going back towards his ship. Until Krieg tried to stop him.
"Oi Hawk-eyes, didn't you come here to take my head?"
"Yes, but now I'll just go back to my nap." Said Mihawk. Krieg grew a tick mark on his face.
"HOW ABOUT YOU DIE BEFORE LEAVING!"
"Hmph, you never learn, do you..." Said Mihawk. He then used his sword to create a wave for a cool exit.
"Usopp let's go! Lucy be careful not to fall into the water! Sanji you better keep our fucking promise! Alright let's go!" Said Luffy while heading towards Nami's island. "Lucy's strong, she'll take care of Krieg. Now let's head towards you Nami."
"Got it big bro! Alright let's kick some ass!" Said Lucy while cracking her knuckles. "Hey old man! If I defeat them will you let me off the hook?" She asked.
"Fine, do as you wish!" Zeff said.
"Ok then! Let's get started! Gomu Gomu no Rocket!" Lucy "rocketed" herself towards the pirates "And Scythe!" She stretched her arms sideways, catching almost every pirate and defeating them.
"Take off! Baratie's Naval Weapon! "Sabagashira No.1!" Lucy looked at the submarine with a blank face.
"What the hell is that?" Asked one of the pirates. They heard the two chefs, Patty and Carne arguing about pedaling. The "Thing" then turned towards them and started to gain a lot of speed.
"OH SHI- "They couldn't say anything else because it started to fire.
"Open the "Fins"!" Another chef said, making a platform appear. Lucy just ignored the mechanisms and proceeded to fight Krieg
"Gomu Gomu no Pistol!" She punched Krieg straight in the face.
"Ugh, you bitch!" Krieg screamed. "Take THIS!" Krieg said, by throwing a spiked ball. Having no space to dodge Lucy was hit by the ball backwards, sending her towards the Baratie. When she reached there she noticed a weird fat guy standing there, "Who's he?"
"My name is Pearl and I've never dropped blood in a fight! Aren't I stylish?" Pearl asked.
"Nope."
Pearl, insulted, tried to attack Lucy, only for her to dodge and hit him hard in the chest. "You think you can break my- "Pearl couldn't say anything as cracks were starting to appear."
"If only Luffy would've let me use Haki, screw it he's not here." She then turned her fist black and before Pearl could say anything she punched him, breaking his armor and sending towards the ship, knocking him unconscious. "How do you like that?! Shishishishi! Now it's your turn Krieg!"
Everyone had their jaws dropping at the sight of Lucy's black arm. Did she have another devil fruit? However, Zeff was thinking something else "So that girl has haki. Interesting."
"Sanji, when you finish fighting, watch that girl's fight carefully." Said Zeff, however he didn't need to say that because Sanji was always keeping an eye on her, mainly thanks to her scary brother.
Krieg, pissed that his second commander was taken out that easily, picked up the Sabagashira and threw it. However, before Lucy could dodge it Sanji kicked the vehicle away.
"Do not worry my dear, your knight Sanji will save you." He said in a suave manner. Lucy pouted at Sanji's actions, she was just going to punch it. She then decided to just end the fight." Gomu Gomu no Rocket!" As she reached Krieg she then noticed Chef Zeff falling by the courtesy of Gin.
"Sanji, if you want to save this man then leave the ship!" Gin declared.
"Sorry, but no. How about you point your gun at me." Sanji said "I won't let the old geezer lose anything else." He then remembered how Zeff sacrificed eating by giving all of his rations to Sanji after the shipwreck. He considered that man as a father unlike that Germa bastard.
"Don, I have a request, can I be the one to put an end on our saviors?" Said Gin, while dropping his gun.
"Fine by me. I'll deal with this rubber bitch." Said Krieg, while cracking his knuckles. Meanwhile Sanji lit up a cigarette.
"It's show time." Gin narrowed his eyes and swirled his tonfas, giving them momentum to hit the ground and crack it, leaving him an opening. Sanji tried to kick him but Gin had already turned and tried to imprison Sanji. However, Sanji did a handstand and kicked Gin in the face, making him cough blood. Gin then hit Sanji on the side, causing him to stagger. Gin went to hit Sanji again, but he dodged and kicked Gin to the ground. As gin was getting up Sanji hit him in the back of his head with a "Concasser". Giving space for Gin to get up he waited, and Gin took advantage of that by leaping quickly and hitting Sanji again. Sanji gritted his teeth and endured the pain. He evaded the next blow and kicked him in the side of Gin's face "Mouton Shot", knocking Gin unconscious.
"GIN YOU USELESS CRAP!" Screamed Krieg.
"You should pay attention Krieg, Gomu Gomu no Bazooka!" Lucy attacked, cracking Krieg's armor. However, Krieg still stood up and cleaned blood from his mouth.
"You think you're better than me with your devil fruit? I'LL KILL YOU!" Roared Krieg as he fired his darts from his shield. Lucy started to run towards him dodging the darts with her haki. Krieg then smirked and pulled a spiked cape "Heh, let's see you hitting this- BWAH!" Said Krieg, while Lucy quickly covered the distance and punched a hole through the cape, hitting Krieg.
"I thought you were the strongest pirate from the East Blue?" Asked Lucy while crossing her arms. Sanji was stunned from this fight, the girl simply had no fear of hurting herself, showing that she was a strong woman. He may have fallen more in love with her. He started to panic when he saw Krieg joining the two shields he had to create an explosive battle spear.
"HOW ABOUT I SHOW YOU WHO'S THE STRONGEST!" He declared by swinging the spear. Lucy dodged, but she noticed the large explosion it gave, so she decided to break it with haki with a punch.
As Krieg saw the girl rushing to punch the spear with that weird black thing he couldn't but laugh as he hears the explosion. However, he felt his spear disappear and looking once more he could see it on the ground "Shit."
"I had enough of you." Said Lucy. "Gomu Gomu no Axe!" She stretched her foot upwards and hit Krieg right in his head. Krieg, on the brink of unconsciousness, still spoke.
"You think you're better than me...just because you're better than me...Damn it..." He said, until he finally passed out.
"Yay we won! Shishishishi!" Said Lucy. She then heard cracking beneath her and saw the floor breaking "Aw crap." And then she fell.
Sanji seeing this turned into him white knight personage, who one day would actually help him get laid, jumped in the ocean to save the brave warrior. He emerged with her and regained his breath a little, thinking about Lucy's fight. "Even though she was at risk of losing her hands, she still didn't show fear. Maybe it'll be good to join her brother's crew."
As they regained their breath Lucy turned to Sanji "So, will you join our crew? The old geezer wants you to follow your dream, right? So, what better homage to him than reaching it." She said. After hearing this Sanji's doubts disappeared and he nodded.
"Sure."
And that's the end! God that chapter was a pain in the ass to write! Long chapters may be cool to read but they're hell to write. Anyhow I'm sorry for the pause in releasing the chapter and yeah, Gin's not joining, I couldn't think of a good dream for him. Props to who can guess the "you think you're better than me?" reference. I'll see you on the next chapter! Bye!