Hello everyone and welcome to HOLY FUCK AN ACTUAL CHAPTER of "Reborn: Return of the King"! If you're wondering why I didn't update this story sooner it's because it was my first weeks of college! And I didn't have a laptop with me. And I kind of did some typical college partying during this period of time.
But don't worry because I'll do my best to continue updating! This chapter will include the Little Garden arc! It will also include a fair bit of romance, so much that I'm actually considering changing the topics of the story to Romance.
One Piece is owned by Eiichiro Oda
"Stupid butterflies." Thought Luffy as he was sitting in a desk with a bunch of papers lying on it, while chewing on a pen and leaning his head on his hand. While the others were observing the island and their inhabitants, also known as dinossaurs, Luffy was thinking about the best way to tackle a certain subject. Drum Island.
"Last time Nami got sick and we happened to find Drum Island by a chance. However, I'm not sure if the same will happen again." He thought with a frown, while his head was being filled with possible outcomes. "If it went like last time, we would meet Wapol and his lackeys on the way. However, since that fat fuck called Teach is dead it means that Wapol is still king of Drum."
Luffy dropped his hand and slumped on the desk. After a few minutes of thinking he finally reached to a conclusion. "I need Chopper as my nakama. Sacrifices must be made.". After thinking this Luffy got up and joined the others.
"Alright guys! As you can see this is Little Garden. This island probably has some nasty animals hiding, so we must form teams!"
"Humm, Lucy already went with Vivi." Said Zoro while raising his hand. Luffy froze for a moment and then groaned.
"Of course she did." Muttered Luffy. "Well then, who wants to go training with me." He asked. Zoro quickly grinned and joined his captain's side.
"Oi cook, you're coming?" Asked Zoro, looking towards his nemesis.
"Of course, after all I need to hunt some food." Said Sanji.
"Great! Well then, let's go!" Said Luffy before marching towards the jungle, followed by Zoro and Sanji.
"Why does everybody on our ship like to adventure so much." Comically cried Nami.
"I feel your pain Nami, but don't' worry, because I'm here." Comically cried Usopp. After a few seconds they suddenly realized the predicament they were in.
"Oh no." They both said.
Lucy's POV
"This jungle is so cool!" Said Lucy, while Vivi and Carue were following her. They were currently exploring the island and they were making some interesting discoveries.
"I agree Lucy, however I find it weird how there are ammonites laying around, especially ones that are alive." Said Vivi while holding one of the ammonites.
"Maybe they're mystery clam-squids." Said Lucy.
"Of course." Said Vivi with a sweat drop on her head.
As they continued to walk forward Lucy decided to check on her brother, mainly because she was worried after she heard him crying. Activating her Observation Haki, she sensed him training with Zoro and Sanji. However because of this she also sensed several presences up ahead, making her curious. Picking up the pace she started to run, ignoring Vivi's cries to wait. But this run was very brief because as she reached a clearing she stopped. Vivi, puzzled by Lucy's behavior, decided to check on what was Lucy seeing.
"Hey Lucy what's wrong…" She said, before trailing off as she took in the sights ahead of her.
"Vivi, is that what I think it is?" Asked Lucy with her hair shadowing her face.
"There's no doubt about it Lucy." Said Vivi, feeling fear starting to go through her body.
"I never thought that I would see this." Said Lucy, while still in the same posture.
"Neither did I, and I live on grand line." Said the princess, starting to take some steps backwards.
"I never thought…THAT I WOULD SEE A SEA KING ON LAND!" Said Lucy, now with her eyes shining.
"IT'S NOT A SEA KING! AND WHY THE HELL ARE YOU HAPPY ABOUT IT?" Screamed Vivi with shark teeth.
"LET'S RIDE IT!" Said Lucy, ignoring Vivi's words. After she climbed the dinosaur she sat on its head. "What a nice view." She said. She then sensed that the dinosaur was going to try to eat her, so she jumped up and closed his mouth. Right after a giant axe chopped the dinosaur's head.
"GEGYAGYAGYAGYA! WHAT AN INTERESTING HUMAN! MY NAME IS DORRY, ELBAF'S STRONGEST WARRIOR!" Said Dorry, as he catches Lucy with his hand.
"You're really huge!" Said Lucy, looking up.
"OF COURSE I'M HUGE, I'M A GIANT AFTER ALL! NOW, HOW ABOUT I INVITE YOU FOLKS TO MY PLACE SO THAT WE CAN EAT." Said Dorry. Lucy enthusiastically nodded her head and waved at Vivi to follow them, while said princess was currently starting to regret trying to impress Luffy-kun by fearlessly going to explore the jungle. However, she wasn't the only one in a tight spot.
Nami's POV
"GABABABABABABA! NO NEED TO BE SHY, JUST EAT UP!" Said the giant named Brogy.
"It's fine, we're not that hungry." Said a crying Nami and Usopp. Right now the coward duo were currently near a bonfire made by their "friend" Brogy, while he was cooking food.
"Umm Mr. Brogy, can I ask a question?" Fearfully said Nami.
"Sure little girl, what do you want?" Answered Brogy, while munching on a piece of meat.
"Do you know how long does the log pose takes to set?" She asked.
"Oh one year. Which means you can take it easy while we're here. GABABABABABABA!" Said Brogy, while Nami and Usopp collapsed. Suddenly, they were starting to hear some voices, and after some minutes they could finally see who was talking.
"Ok guys, let's take a quick break!" Said Luffy, making Zoro and Sanji sigh in relief and falling on the ground. They were currently filled with sweat, although Luffy was only sweating a bit.
"I'm starting to understand how do you have such monstrous strength." Said Sanji, currently without his jacket and tie, and with clear wet spots under his armpits.
"This is way harder than any training I've ever done." Said Zoro, while in the same state as Sanji.
"LUFFY!" Cried Usopp as he saw his savior. He then stood up and launched himself at Luffy. "I thought I was going to die!"
"Oi Usopp what's wrong?" Asked Luffy, before he noticed Brogy. "Oh wow, a giant!"
"Luffy protect us!" Cried Nami, now standing behind Luffy.
"Hey there! Could I have some food and water for the nakama that I'm training?" Asked Luffy, who was quite happy to see Brogy again, although he never found out who won the duel.
"SURE THING! GABABABABABA!"
"Thanks! Your new friend is a nice guy." Said Luffy, grabbing a bit of supplies before giving them to Zoro and Sanji. "Eat up quick, because we're about to resume our running." He said, making Zoro and Sanji groan.
"L-Luffy! Why aren't you doing anything about the giant?!" Asked Usopp while waving his arms. Luffy then turned to him and smiled.
"He's a cool guy." He said.
"But Luffy! What if he eats us or gets mad…" Spoke Nami, before Luffy put his hands on her shoulders.
"Like I said, he's a cool guy. Oi guys, are you ready? We have to train Haki again after completing this lap." Said Luffy. Zoro and Sanji nodded, to then stand up.
"Well, bye guys! Bye !" Waved Luffy, before resuming his run with the swordsman and the cook trailing off behind him.
Lucy's POV
"Wow these vegetables are really good!" Said Lucy before eating the rest of her meal.
"GEGYAGYAGYAGYA! THANKS GIRLIE! BUT I STILL PREFER MEAT!" Laughed Dorry. Like Nami and Usopp, they were with Dorry, although Lucy was actually eating.
"They're getting along so well." Thought Vivi as she was watching Lucy and Dorry. "If only Luffy-kun was here to save me." She muttered. After Dorry explaining a bit of where he came from, a volcano erupted in the distance.
"Well, guess it's time for another duel. Wish me luck my friends." Said Dorry as he was lifting himself up.
"Do you guys really hate each other that much?" Said Vivi.
"It's not about hate Vivi, it's about pride, right Giant-ossan?" Said an admired Lucy.
"That's it pipsqueak." Dorry grinned, as he was about to clash with Brogy, starting their 73,466th battle.
On the other side of the island
"So…so cool." Said Usopp as he watched the battle between the two giants.
"Hey Usopp, let's take advantage of the situation and run." Said Nami, already mentally preparing her navigating senses for a quick run.
"No."
Nami blinked as she heard the most unlikely words coming from the most coward member of the crew. She slowly started to turn her head towards him.
"Wha..?"
"I won't run. This right here Nami, this is a man's fight! Inside of them, there's a flag inside of their hearts, whose value is much higher than their lives. That flag is their pride, and they have been defending it for 100 years! This is a battle of pride!" Heroically said Usopp, as he looked at the battle.
"This is what I'm aiming for, to become a brave warrior of the seas like them, to become a proud warrior. If there's a village full of them then I would be glad to visit it." He said. Nami looked thoughtful at his declaration, and decided to hang around a little more.
"So you want to be a giant?" She playfully said.
"DIDN'T YOU HEAR WHAT I JUST SAID?"
Lucy's POV
After finishing their battle, which ended in another draw, Dorry returned to his two guests.
"Hey girls! I think some of your nakama are being Brogy's guests, a long-nosed kid and an orange-haired woman." Said Dorry, already preparing to drink the barrels of rum that he received.
"Orange hair? That means it's Nami! Is she trying to impress Luffy-kun as well? That bitch!" Thought Vivi with a frown on her face. Although her medication helped her tone down her adoration for Luffy-kun, it still didn't stop the feeling of jealousy towards her "rival".
"Ah that must be Nami and Usopp! But why are they here I thought that they wanted to stay on the ship?" Said Lucy.
"Maybe because she wanted to wait for her captain to give the orders unlike a certain person." Coldy said another voice. Lucy froze and started to sweat as she recognized it. Slowly turning backwards she saw her brother, and by the looks of it he wasn't happy.
"H-hey Big Bro, h-how you're doing?" She asked while stuttering. Vivi also started to get scared that she was going to get in trouble. Luffy just sighed and mentally counted to 10.
"I'm training with Zoro and Sanji. I was going to invite you but apparently you don't like training with your brother." He said, before Lucy tackled him into a hug and begged for forgiveness while comically crying. Luffy just smiled and pat her head.
"I forgive you. Did you protect Vivi?" Asked Luffy.
"HE CARES FOR MY WELL-BEING!" Thought a giddy Vivi as she fell backwards. Luffy then looked up and noticed Brogy. As he was going to speak to him he noticed he was about to drink the barrels.
"WAIT DON'T DRINK THAT!" He screamed, adding a little bit of Haki so that he would get Brogy's attention. Brogy stopped and raised an eyebrow at the little man.
"Why should I do that?"
"Because that rum is really bad! It doesn't have the perfect amount of alcohol for a giant! Here, I have another barrel, don't worry I'm the captain." Said Luffy, before emerging a barrel of rum with his powers. He then drank a little before giving it to Brogy, to prove that it wasn't poisonous. After waiting 5 seconds Brogy drank the barrel and sighed of satisfaction.
"You're right, this rum is really good!" He said, before wiping his face. After this incident Zoro and Sanji appeared, looking even more battered than before, with Zoro wearing the captain's cardigan after he had ripped his shirt off by accident. This didn't go unnoticed by Vivi, who realized that Luffy-kun was shirtless. This and fantasies about Luffy-kun and Zoro exploring each other lead to Vivi have a major nosebleed, knocking her out for a moment, while Luffy and Zoro had the urge to puke for some reason.
"Vivi-chwan!? Are you okay?" Asked Sanji.
"She's fine. Now, I think we can finish our training, since I've been sensing some people following us." Said Luffy, before grabbing some of the food that Brogy cooked and giving it to Zoro and Sanji.
"Can I fight them?" Eagerly asked Lucy, receiving a nod from her brother. She grinned and prepared herself. The volcano then erupted, signaling Brogy it was time to fight.
"Well, I guess I can trust in you making sure that they won't mess up our duel. See ya!" Said Brogy as he got up and went to fight. After a moment they saw someone running towards them, but then they recognized the nose.
"Usopp?" Lucy asked, not hiding the disappointment in her voice.
"LUCY! NAMI WAS EATEN BY A DINOSSAUR!" Said Usopp as he was crying. Vivi started to grin as she was hearing this. She then turned to see Luffy-kun's reaction, but she didn't find him, only his straw hat.
"Where's Luffy-kun?"
"Ah, he left already, said that he had to do something and for me to take care of his hat." Said Lucy, before noticing more people coming.
Nami's POV
"Damn that Usopp, he says all that inspirational crap and proceeds to do the exact opposite." Nami said, as she 'was trying to locate Usopp. After a bit she noticed Luffy leaning on a tree.
"Luffy! Thank god you're here! ... Luffy?" She said, before noticing how Luffy's face was a bit different, like it was a drawing. She then noticed a white liquid coming in front of her (hehe), making her cover her face with her arms while screaming. After a second passed she opened her eyes, only to see Luffy grinning down at her.
"You called?" He mockingly said, before putting her down. He then heard clapping and saw Mr.3 with Miss Goldenweek.
"So you're the one that defeated Mr.5 and Miss. Valentine's Day? You don't look like much." Said Mr.3, with his hands behind his back.
"Yeah, it was me, why do you ask?" Asked Luffy, while Nami was looking everywhere but him thanks to Luffy being topless.
"Well this should be easy. Candle Hammer!" Said Mr.3 while creating a hammer of wax and launching it towards Luffy. Luffy just deadpanned and punched the wax, breaking it.
"EH!?" Screamed Mr.3, before Luffy quickly got in front of him and punched him, making the wax man fly towards the clearing next to Lucy. Miss Goldenweek saw how easily Mr.3 got defeated and proceeded to beg for her life.
"I'm sorry! Please don't kill me!"She said while putting her arms above her head.
"I don't hurt kids." Said Luffy, making the girl look up at him.
"I'm an adult."
Silence.
"Wait what?" Asked Luffy.
"I'm not a kid, I'm 17. I'm just a loli… for now." Said Miss Goldenweek, while glaring at her breasts. She then got an idea and jumped towards Luffy.
"Oh onii-chan! Please spare me! I'm just a vulnerable and innocent girl, who doesn't know the truth of the world, which means that I need guidance from my onii-chan, while making him happy in every way I can think of." She said, while whispering those last words in Luffy's ear. Luffy panicked and knocked her out with Conqueror's Haki.
"I'm SO not into that kind of stuff." He said, before turning towards Nami. "Let's just go back to the others."
Nami started to follow him, before she quicly went back and kicked Miss Goldenweek in the stomach. Luffy, puzzled by her actions, asked her why did she do that.
"Because I hate Goldenweek, mainly because it makes Shonen Jump go on break." She said, before noticing how she let a huge secret slip out of her mouth. Luffy just froze and then hugged her.
"You are officially the best girl I've ever met!" He said, before they continued the rest of the trip talking about manga, even though Luffy had already known about Nami's tastes thanks to their talks at night on the Thousand Sunny.
"I really miss those." He thought as he looked at the girl by his side.
Lucy's POV
"So this are the guys that tried to fight with Luffy. Idiots." Said Lucy, while looking at Mr.5 and Miss Valentine's Day, ignoring Mr.3's body liying on the ground.
"So, are you that kid's sister or something? Well I guess I'll just have to kidnap you to lure him out." Said Mr.5, before picking his nose "Nose Fancy Cannon!"
Lucy looked up at Mr.5 and moved her head, dodging the projectile. She then start to run towards them, while dodging a barrage of Mr.5 attacks.
"Miss Valentine's Day, NOW!" Screamed Mr.5, as he prepared another shot.
"Got it." She said, already up in the air. "10 Thousand Kilogram Press!".
Lucy looked up at the falling enemy and smirked. She then stopped and starting to coil herself. Afterwards she stretched her arms towards Miss Valentine's Day, surprising her. She then gripped her as tightly as she could and started to swing her around, making the form of a pinwheel.
"Gomu Gomu no Pinwheel!"
"What the hell?" Wondered Mr.5, letting his concentration slip. This proved to be a fatal mistake because Lucy stretched her arms even more giving her enough range to hit him in the sides. Mr.5 gasped and coughed up large amounts of blood, making him go on the brink of unconsciousness.
"You bitch…" He weakly said, until he noticed he was also spinning.
"Now, FLY!" Said Lucy, before she launched them with enough momentum to reach a far enough distance. They went by the soaring wind, until they spotted a volcano. "Oh crap." Both of them thought as they collided with it.
"Well that took care of that." Said Zoro, before looking at where Lucy was lying on the ground, clearly tired of doing such an immense feat. Sanji was also perplexed by it and quickly went to cheer for his Lucy-swan until he saw something that made his blood boil.
"You ok?" Asked Zoro, as he knelt next to the tired Lucy.
"Y…yeah." She said, while looking up at the blue sky. Zoro then got up and present his hand to help Lucy get up, but then he noticed another hand appearing.
"LUCY-SWAN! YOU'RE SO STRONG AND BEAUTIFUL! Now let me be your knight and carry you." He smoothly ended as he approached Lucy, only to be stopped by Zoro.
"Oi, she only needs to get up, she doesn't want be carried, especially by a pervert like you." Said Zoro, while glaring at the chef.
"Oh yeah well I bet that she probably doesn't want to be manhandled by a brainless brute like you." Sneered Sanji as he glared as well, while sparks started to go off between them.
"Thanks Usopp!"
Both of them blinked as they heard those words. Looking to the side they noticed Usopp with Lucy's arm across his shoulders.
"No problem Lucy, now let's go to where Vivi is so that you can rest." He said, before they walked over to where the food was. As they were walking Zoro was thinking of ways to chop off Usopp's nose while Sanji was thinking about the different types of razor blades he was going to put on Usopp's food. When they reached the spot they saw Luffy and Nami walking back while talking. In Luffy's hand there was a strange object.
"We're back guys!" Luffy said.
"I can see that. What are you holding there Luffy-kun?" Said Vivi, as she tried not to explode in a tantrum.
"Oh this? This is an eternal pose for Alabasta. I found it next to one of the Baroque Works agents's house, I think it was Mr.3." Said Luffy, as he was juggling it. He then abruptly stood in front of Nami, making her question him. But before she said anything Vivi jumped and hugged him.
"LUFFY-KUN! NOW WE CAN REACH MY COUNRY IN TIME TO STOP CROCODILE'S PLAN!" Said Vivi, as she hugged Luffy out of happiness. Luffy didn't expect this so he turned around with Vivi in his arms, giving Nami a full view of the action. He didn't stop her because he knew that Alabasta was above everything in Vivi's priorities. Only when she started to caress his back did he release her. He then noticed that Nami was looking to the ground and quickly caught on what she was probably thinking.
"Nami, I…" SLAP!
Luffy couldn't say anything else because a slap was heard, coming from Nami's hand.
"You, you egoistic bastard. Get off of my sight! I hate you." She said, while muttering those last words so that only Luffy could hear them before she stormed off to the ship. Luffy just looked ahead of him. He thought of telling her the reason of why he did that, but he decided not to. Vivi however was happy about these events.
"Not only we can head off to Alabasta but I finally managed to one up Nami. But why I'm not that happy about this." She thought, remembering Nami's face.
"OI LUFFY YOU BASTARD! WHAT DID YOU DO TO NAMI-SWAN?!" Angrily said Sanji, before being pushed off by Zoro.
"Want me to go after her, Luffy?" Asked Lucy, having already recovered a bit by eating.
"Please do, this jungle is dangerous after all. Let's just say goodbye to Dorry and Brogy and set off." Said Luffy, before he started to walk off in Dorry's direction, while his crew silently followed him.
Timeskip
After saying their goodbyes and leaving the island through the dead remains of a gigantic goldfish, the Straw Hat crew was finally exploring the seas ahead again. The only one that wasn't happy was Nami, who was still sad about what had happened, now that some time had passed so that she could think a little better.
"Why did I go so overboard over Luffy hugging Vivi? She probably just hugged him out of happiness and I just started to behave like a bitch. I have to go apologize to him." She thought, now with the resolution to go into the men's quarters to apologize. As she reached them she started to hear some heavy breathing, but she paid no mind. She entered the room, only to scream and go back to where the rest of the crew was.
"Nami, what's wrong?" Asked Vivi, clearly shaken up by the scream.
"LUFFY'S SICK!"
And BAM! That's the end of this chapter! From now on expect updates to come more irregularly, since college is taking up a lot of my time from now on. I sincerely apologize if I made you wait a lot, but writing is NOT as fun as it sounds, at least for a guy like me, who the last time that he actually enjoyed writing was in the fifth grade (without counting fanfics of course.)
But this has been the chapter, hope you enjoyed it, thank you for your support and see you guys later!