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Chapter 6: Loguetown
Zoro growled angrily at the screen. "How the hell did you beat my kill count!?" He slammed his bottle of booze on the table, his glare pointed at the cheeky navigator.
"I guess, I'm just a better gamer than you! Tee hee!" She smiled cutely.
"LIKE HELL!"
"Don't yell at Nami-swan, you crappy swordsman!" Sanji yelled as he picked up the last empty plate.
"Shut it, last place!"
"Last place!?"
"The one with the lowest kill count has watch duty, and that's currently you!" Zoro yelled.
"HUH!?"
"Sanji's a loser! Sanji's a loser!" Usopp and Luffy danced around the dining room. That was until a black foot sent them both flying into the wall.
"SHUT IT, YOU MORONS!"
Chopper bounced in his seat. "OH! I can't wait till my turn! I don't have a kill count yet!"
Robin giggled at him, petting Chopper's head. "Don't worry, little doctor. I'm sure you'll be smashing all of our enemies into giant red splatter soon enough."
"Eekk! Robin, that's scary!" Chopper cried much to her amusement.
Nami sighed, looking at her log pose to make sure they were still on course. Once she was certain she turned her attention to Luffy, who was getting up off of the floor. "Don't you think it's time we got back to the game, Luffy?"
The captain's face lit up in excitement. "Oh! That's right!" He turned to the rest of the crew. "Alright, everyone, let's get back to the game!"
"Yosh!"
"Right after my 2nd lunch-"
"LIKE HELL, YOU SHITTY RUBBER!" Sanji roared, kicking him in the head again.
Chopper looked up at Nami as the game was booted back up. "What's up next, Nami?"
The navigator hummed. "Right after beating Arlong and saving my village our next destination ended up being… Loguetown." Her face soured a bit at the thought, along with the other three who were also there.
"The town where Gold Roger was executed?" Robin hummed, slightly interested by what the crew could've possibly have gotten up to there.
"Oh yeah!" Luffy jumped up between the navigator and doctor. "The stand was so freaking cool! It was awesome seeing it so up close!"
"A little too close." Zoro muttered. Robin perked an eyebrow, letting her curiosity grow just a bit more. The swordsman then glanced down at his swords. "Though, the trip there wasn't all that bad. I was able to replace my swords after they were destroyed by Mihawk."
Sanji lit a cigarette. "I was also able to purchase some good fish there as well."
Usopp eyed the controller. "Who gets to place this time?"
"ME!" Luffy grabbed the controller in a hurry before anyone else could say anything.
"Hold on, Luffy! What if Robin-chwan wanted a turn-"
"I don't mind."
"All is good, captain!" Sanji was satisfied immediately.
"Didn't even bother asking if Chopper wanted his turn." Usopp sighed.
Chopper shook his head. "It's all right! I don't want to waste my turn just yet!"
"You can have more than just one turn, Chopper." Nami said.
"Don't be stingy, Nami! I finally have my chance to play!"
"YOU ALREADY PLAYED ONCE!" She roared at him.
"Just go already!" Zoro huffed.
"Yosh! Let's go-"
"Treasure Events, captain." Robin reminded him.
"Oh, right." Luffy checked those first before starting up the level.
Treasure Event 1: Use Zoro to battle ?
Treasure Even 2: Use Luffy to battle ?
Treasure Event 3: Destroy the lightning rod, and block ?'s progress.
Luffy tilted his head. "What's with the mystery marks?"
"Question marks." Nami corrected him.
"Seems that the game won't reveal certain information to us until we actually play through the episode." Robin explained.
"Guess that makes sense, but we would already know who will appear here." Nami responded.
"But Robin and I don't know." Chopper offered.
"True."
Luffy continued onto the episode after surprisingly remembering to use their resources to level himself up a bit.
"OI! Don't just hog it all for yourself!" The rest of the males cried.
"Shishishishishi!"
"There's a storm coming to this island."
"Sorry… My pants ate up all your ice cream."
"Why is it that these days… "Evil" is so strong!"
"Hey, you, do you believe in God?"
"Your flashy execution shall be performed for all the public to see!"
"You won't be going anywhere!"
"So this is where the Age of Pirates began."
Chapter 1
Episode 5
The Legend Begins
Robin smiled at the fitting title. "The place where the previous age of pirates had ended and began a new one." Her eyes then turned to the back of her captain. "And seemingly the true start to their journey."
Luffy is seen standing on top of the execution stand as everyone in town stared at him in disbelief. "So this is what the Pirate King saw! And then he died!"
"Of course, you were just standing on top of it." Zoro groaned.
"I was wondering how you had managed to be up there in the first place." Sanji pinched the bridge of his nose.
"What do you guys mean?" Chopper asked.
"Just keep watching Chopper and you'll find out."
The guards weren't as happy as he was. "Hey, you! Get down from there right now! This special execution stand is controlled by the World Government!"
BOOM!
"DIE FABULOUSLY!"
"Huh? Who?" Luffy was surprised by the sudden explosion. Once the smoke cleared it was revealed just who it was that had attacked. It was a strange alliance between Buggy and Alvida.
"We finally meet again, Straw Hat!"
"AAAHHH! It's Buggy and that slippery lady!" Chopper exclaimed.
"This is where they are actually working together." Nami said.
"Oh, just Buggy." Luffy wasn't intimidated by them.
"Okay, no more screwing around! I see you're still one gutsy idiot!" Buggy yelled. That was when an execution board was brought down on the unsuspecting Luffy, trapping him on the stand. Buggy jumped to the top of the stand as his crew celebrated wildly.
"LUFFY!" Chopper cried.
"I'm right here, Chopper. Shishishishi!"
"Oh, right."
Robin looked over and noticed just how tense the others had gotten at this part. Her confusion lasted for a brief moment until she remembered that it was mentioned that Buggy almost killed Luffy here. She could understand why they wouldn't like being reminded of it.
"Your public execution begins now! Gyah hah hah, the same place as the Pirate King! What an honor!"
Tashigi and Smoker entered the plaza, gaining the attention of the other marines. "Ah! Captain Smoker! Officer Tashigi!"
"TASHIGI-CHAN! MY BELOVED!" Sanji swirled around at the sight of her.
Zoro grumbled at the sight of the annoying swordswoman. He was hoping that he wouldn't have to see her in this game, but that may've been wishful thinking.
"Oh, Smokey!" Luffy exclaimed.
"I wonder how the game is going to handle Logias." Nami muttered.
[Smoker the White Hunter: Captain of the Marine HQ]
"I see, so it's some trouble between pirates." Smoker said.
[Tashigi: Master Chief Petty Officer of Marine HQ]
"Shall we attack right away?" Tashigi asked, impatient.
"Idiot. There's no need to panic…" Smoker stopped her from doing something rash. "Have I ever let a pirate escape from this town?"
"Yeah! Us!" Luffy responded.
"He can't hear you, Luffy!" Usopp told his captain, but the rubber boy wasn't listening.
Buggy laughed crazily at his stoon-to-be victory. "I'll give you a nice, flashy public execution!" The pirates and Marines watched the scene with close attention at how this would all end.
"I expected more than this from a man like you.." Alvida said, disappointed.
"Expect more from me, Alvida~!" Sanji twirled.
"Not the time, idiot!" Zoro hissed.
"Any last words?" Buggy asked. Luffy didn't say anything, but it's not like Buggy was willing to actually give him the chance. "Aw, forget it. It's not like anyone cares what you-"
"I'M GONNA BE THE PIRATE KING!" Luffy declared loud and proud.
"Even when he's about to die, he declares his dream without regret." Robin stared at Luffy's back with a perplexed expression.
"Well, we shouldn't expect anything else from Luffy. Though, I'm wondering where you two are, you did manage to get to him in time, right?" Nami turned to Zoro and Sanji, who were both extremely quiet. "Right…?" She asked again, her voice a bit tense. Usopp also looked at the two with a bit of worry.
"Is that all you wanted to say, you rotten rubber-man!?" Buggy raised his sword. Luffy struggled to break free from his bonds.
"Stop the execution!" Zoro and Sanji were racing towards the stand to save their captain.
"Zoro! Sanji!" Chopper cheered, happy to see them arrive. The two didn't look happy at all, instead their eyes were anywhere but the screen.
"Sanji! Zoro!" Luffy was happy to see them.
"So, you came, Zoro…but you're a little too late…" Buggy said, maliciously.
"We've got to wreck those gallows somehow!" Zoro yelled.
"Got it!" Sanji yelled back.
"Get 'em, boys!" Alvida ordered. The crew men all rushed Zoro and Sanji, preventing them from reaching the stand.
"Gyah hah hah hah! Sit tight and enjoy the view! This is the end of the line for your precious captain!" Buggy declared.
"All hands, prepare for battle!" Smoker ordered his men.
"They won't make it in time…" Nami realized, horrified by the realization.
"B-but…how did Luffy?" Usopp turned to the three who were at the "execution".
Luffy didn't say anything too focused on the screen, but the other two did turn to Usopp. "Just watch and you'll see." Zoro said.
"Zoro! Sanji! Usopp! Nami!" Their eyes turned to their captain to see the wide smile on his face as the sword was inches away from his neck.
"Sorry, I died."
Robin's eyes widened at Luffy. "He's…smiling….just like…"
Jaguar D. Saul
"He's smiling..!?" Smoker asked, shocked.
Right at that moment lightning blew up the execution stand, toppling it over as it was covered in flames. The straw hat gently floated down into Luffy's hands, who was completely unharmed and alive.
"Shishishi… I'm alive, after all!" Luffy laughed. Across from him was Buggy's burnt unconscious body. "Let's go!"
"Shishishishi! See, it's fine!" Luffy turned to his crew.
"IT'S NOT FINE!" Usopp and Nami cried.
"You almost died dammit!" Usopp yelled.
"Don't just say all of that with a smile on your face! If I didn't already know what happened, I would've had a heart attack!" Nami started shaking the life out of Luffy.
"S-s-s-sorry, N-N-N-Nami!" Luffy replied, getting dizzy.
"I'm so happy you're okay, Luffy!" Chopper jumped onto Luffy's face, blocking his vision. Tears were running down the reindeer's face.
Sanji lit a cigarette. "By pure damn chance…"
Zoro huffed, growing determined. "We never let this happen again."
"I know." Sanji responded.
Zoro and Sanji approached their captain, glad to see that he was still alive. However, the celebrations would have to be put on hold.
"Surround the plaza! Corner those pirates!"
The Monster Trio began running out of the plaza. "Here they come! Let's get outta here!"
After everyone besides Robin had calmed down, they realized it was time for the level to actually begin. "It would seem we're completely surrounded." Robin stated the obvious.
"Not a problem! I'll just kick all their asses!" Luffy declared.
BRIEFING:
Victory Conditions: Escape from Loguetown!
Defeat Conditions: Any Straw Hat Pirates flee or Loguetown Harbor is captured!
"Pretty different already." Nami noticed some differences. "Originally Usopp and I were already at the Merry when all of this was happening."
"Seems the game wants to make it more difficult for us by having the whole crew together at the start." Sanji said.
Nami's eyes narrowed at Usopp. "Just make sure not to almost get killed again!"
"Can't you let that go!? It wasn't even my fault!"
"This will also be our first mission where the end goal is to reach a certain territory. All of the other times required us to either protect one or steal enemy territories." Robin added.
"As long as the Merry doesn't get captured, we'll be fine." Zoro concluded.
"Don't worry, I'll be sure to keep you all safe!" Luffy declared. "And that includes you too, Merry!" With all said and done, Luffy began the level.
ZORO: "Let's leave this town! It looks like another brawl is about to start!"
MISSION START!
Defeat Marines and escape from the square!
SMOKER: "That guy smiled while facing death…? Just like the Pirate King Gold Roger!"
As he was beating down the Marines, Luffy tilted his head at Smoker's words. "Eh, really?"
"Yes, Captain." Robin answered for him. "Right before his execution it was reported that Gold Roger was smiling, something that people normally don't do when facing death."
"Really? People are weird." Luffy responded before getting hit on the head by Nami.
"Normal people don't smile when they're about to die!" Nami was still peeved at Luffy for almost getting himself killed that closely.
SMOKER: "Follow them! Whatever happens, don't let them leave the island!'
MARINE COMMANDER: "The citizens have finished escaping! Start the cannons!"
Marines have started a barrage on the Straw Hat Pirates!
"Are they out of their minds!?" Chopper exclaimed. "People could lose their homes or still get hurt if those cannons are exploding everywhere!"
"As long as they catch pirates or who they deem as enemies, the Marines don't care about the destruction they'll cause in their wake." Robin said.
NAMI: "That's so reckless, using cannons in the city… Get over there and stop them!"
Gain control of East Artillery Square quickly and stop the barrage!
Luffy hurried over to East Artillery Square just as Nami told him, beating down on the Marines.
TASHIGI: "Smoker, sir, we're heading out!"
Tashigi has appeared!
TASHIGI: "Stop right there, Roronoa Zoro!"
"Great…" Zoro groaned.
"What is your deal with her anyway?" Nami asked.
"None of your concern!" The swordsman barked at her.
"Don't yell at Nami-swan, you stupid moss-head! Why is it that beautiful women always have to give you attention instead of me!?" Sanji yelled.
"As if I give a damn about any of that!" Zoro yelled right back.
Tashigi is advancing towards Zoro!
Defeat Tashigi!
Zoro has begun fighting Tashigi!
"Don't even start!" Zoro shouted at Sanji, who was ready to go on another one of his tirades.
Sanji has begun fighting Tashigi!
Sanji's face paled considerably after hearing that. "I-I-I would never-" The cook sputtered nonsensically in fear of what the game version of him was doing.
"Not to worry, Mr. Cook." Robin gained his attention. "The instructions mention that you're the only character in the game with the ability to not hit women. Your attacks simply bounce off of them. When choosing you for a mission with female enemies a warning will pop up to tell the player that your attacks are useless against them." Her words managed to calm Sanji down, thankful that he wasn't breaking his own code.
"So, you're saying he's useless." Zoro said before dodging a quick kick from Sanji. The two broke into another fight that Nami quickly intervened in.
TERRITORY CAPTURED!
East Artillery Square has disappeared!
East Artillery Square has been taken under control and the barrage has stopped!
"Good job, Luffy!" Chopper praised his captain.
"Shishishi!" Luffy laughed.
"Now go take care of that Marine girl!" Usopp exclaimed.
"Yosh!" Luffy moved to attack Tashigi, prompting Sanji to look away from the screen.
Luffy used his special attacks and support from Zoro to take down Tashigi, who proved to be easy to beat.
Luffy defeated Tashigi!
ZORO: "If you want this sword, you're gonna have to get stronger."
TASHIGI: "Ngh… I won't give up!"
Tashigi withdraws temporarily!
"Which means she'll be back later…" Zoro grumbled. No matter what happened, that girl was going to chase him down.
"Oh, Tashigi~! Come back to me!" Sanji twirled.
Smoker has appeared!
LUFFY: "Oh no! It looks like there's more of them!"
SMOKER: "I won't let you get away, Straw Hat…!"
Defeat Smoker!
"Crap! How are we supposed to deal with a Logia!?" Usopp panicked.
"Do the instructions say anything, Robin!?" Nami asked.
The archaeologist shook her head. "Unfortunately, they do not. So, I supposed that the game will explain it to us, considering that it would be impossible for us to advance if we couldn't hit him."
"Then what do I do?" Luffy asked.
"Just hit him." Robin smiled.
Luffy grinned, accepting the answer. "Yosh! I'm more than happy with that!"
Luffy engaged the Marine Commanders and Smoker. Activating his Kizuna with just Zoro to give him an edge over the Marine Captain.
LUFFY: "Who are you!?"
SMOKER: "I am Smoker, Captain of the Marine base. I will not let you set sail."
"You're not getting in our way, Smokey!" Luffy declared using his Kizuna attack, but the idiot was facing the wrong way, thus missing Smoker entirely. "Oops."
"Dammit, Luffy! Aim better!" Usopp yelled.
"He moved!"
"He didn't move! You were facing the opposite direction!" Sanji informed him.
THE END OF SOME BAD LUCK:
"You still don't get it, do you…?" Smoker stared down the Straw Hat Captain. "With the Plume-Plume Fruit, I can make my body turn into smoke at will. You cannot defeat me with your abilities."
"A gust of wind!" A Marine sailor cried.
Sudden wind engulfed the square, preventing Smoker from capturing Luffy. This distraction proved to be the perfect chance for the Straw Hats to run.
"Now! Hurry!" Sanji yelled.
"Run, guys! The square's gates just opened! Now's not the time to hesitate!" Zoro ordered.
"Lightning and then a gust of wind… This can't be a coincidence… It's like the sky is trying to help him!" Smoker was puzzled by the sudden events. Still, his pride as a Marine wouldn't allow them to escape. "But it doesn't matter what kind of person he is… I won't let him get away!"
Robin had to agree with the Marine Captain, it was all too coincidental that Luffy had managed to survive a beheading and capture. "He's not incorrect, it's almost like someone or something wanted Captain to live." Luffy's unbelievable luck even extended to his fights with Crocodile in Alabasta, where the boy should've died multiple times.
"You're saying there's more to it than freaky weather patterns, Robin?" Chopper asked.
"Yes, little Doctor."
Nami hummed, replaying the events in her mind. "While raging storms aren't unnatural back in the East Blue, after seeing what exactly has happened, I can't disagree. Lightning just so happened to strike the execution stand right before Luffy could get killed, and then strong gusts of wind stopped Smoker from capturing him. It's all too coincidental."
"Perhaps if we continue through the episode we'll find our answers, Nami-swan, Robin-chwan." Sanji said, also confused about the incidents. The two women nodded their heads, agreeing with the cook.
Smoker withdraws temporarily!
SMOKER: "I will always pursue you.."
"Well, the smoke bastard wasn't lying about that one." Sanji huffed.
At least we don't have to worry about him for now. Just continue through the gates, Luffy!" Nami instructed.
"Yosh!"
South Market Street has opened due to a squall!
NAMI: "Everyone, hurry! We can escape over there!"
MISSION UPDATE!
Escape from the square via the opened South Market Street!
SMOKER: "Call for reinforcements from the base! I'll go on ahead and ambush them!"
Marine reinforcements have appeared on the battlefield!
Marine Commander has opened the gates in order to advance!
A unit has begun advancing to capture the Straw Hat Pirates!
"EEKKK! That's a lot of Marines!" Usopp panicked.
"Oh! I'm gonna kick all their asses!" Luffy rushed off after them.
"Don't just charge straight at them, Luffy! You need to focus on escaping!" Nami chasated.
"It's fine, those Marines are going to come after us anyway, so he might as well beat the shit out of them." Zoro waved off her concerns.
"See! Zoro understands!" Luffy laughed.
Nami huffed loudly. "Zoro can't even see a straight line, I don't want to think about what he sees."
"OI!"
NAMI: "We're better off escaping separately! Let's meet up at the Going Merry!"
MISSION START!
Head to the Loguetown Harbor and support allies!
SANJI: "Luffy! We can cover the crew! Let's all get away safely!"
Robin, who had long since noticed the exclamation marks on the map, watched Luffy run past a glowing lightning rod. "Captain."
"Hm, Robin?" Luffy turned to her.
"Destroy the lightning rod."
"Lightning rod?"
"The glowing object on the screen, Luffy." Nami simplified.
"Oh! The mysterious glowing thing!" The captain realized what she meant and broke the rod. Nothing happened from him doing so, confusing him. "Nothing happened, Robin."
"Don't worry about that, Captain. Just destroy the other two that you run by as well."
BUGGY: "I won't forgive that rubber jerk! Mateys! Let's crush those guys and then get outta here!"
Buggy Pirates have appeared!
BUGGY: "Shut down that rubber scumbag's escape route!"
"Ugh! I forgot about that stupid clown!" Nami groaned.
"Great, now we're sandwiched between Buggy and the Marines! Oh! I think my can't-fight-off-overwhelming-odds sickness is acting up!" Usopp pretended to be sick, scaring Chopper.
"Usopp! Quick, someone call a doctor!"
"THAT'S YOU!" Nami and Sanji yelled.
"Oh, right." Chopper realized.
Luffy tilted his head, noticing that Buggy's crew and the Marines were both an issue that needed to be dealt with. But with his simple mind he didn't really think hard about the choice he needed to make. The Straw Hat captain simply decided to beat the shit out of who was closer to his crew mates.
The Buggy Pirates.
?: "We're not gonna let him get away. That boy is mine."
? has appeared!
?: Hey young man, could you help me? I'm being chased by some detestable marines."
SANJI: "Leave it to me, miss! ️"
Sanji has begun advancing to protect ?
"Sanji…"
The cook had the decency to look embarrassed as his crew mates all stared at him for falling for the obvious bait. In his defense, the man's weakness was women, and they'll likely never change.
"Dumbass cook."
"What was that, you stupid moss-head!?"
USOPP: "Hey, the port isn't over there! Ugh… I guess I gotta beat that devil woman."
Defeat ? and restore Sanji to his senses!
"I hope this doesn't become a problem in the future." Usopp sighed.
NAMI: "Pressure and temperature are dropping… Those storm clouds will get worse. Which means destroying the lightning rods should slow down our pursuers."
Thunderbolts are falling nearby because the lightning rod has been destroyed!
NAMI: "This should slow them down a bit… Break any more lightning rods you find!"
"That's why you had Luffy destroy the lightning rods! They'd slow down our enemies!" Chopper exclaimed.
"Exactly, and I realized that destroying them was tied to the Treasure Event as well." Robin explained.
"That's our Robin-chwan for you~!" Sanji twirled.
After using a combined Kizuna with Zoro and Usopp, Luffy managed to clear out a good portion of the Buggy pirates in his way. He continued to beat them down, since he had the time. Then, he rushed back down to the square to take down Alvida. Thus, activating a Treasure Event.
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THIS SEA:
"So, you finally remembered me, huh?" Alvida asked.
"I don't know any beautiful woman like you." Luffy responded.
The woman was growing exasperated with him. "You still don't get it!? I'm Alvida!"
[Iron Club Alvida: Captain of the Alvida Pirates]
"Alvida? Oh, the female pirate who bullied Coby. You've seen her? Where is she?"
"How do you not recognize her?" Usopp asked.
"She was fat and ugly when I first met her! I couldn't believe she had gotten so skinny!" Luffy exclaimed before getting kicked on the head.
"Don't insult a beautiful woman like that, you shitty rubber captain!" Sanji yelled.
"You blockhead! I'm telling you that I'm Alvida! I changed after eating a Devil Fruit!" Alvida shouted. "The most beautiful person on the high seas…is me. In this world, there isn't a man who wouldn't kneel before me."
"I can think of two morons who are too stupid for that." Nami eyed both Luffy and Zoro.
"Huh?" They stared at her.
"Don't worry about it."
"Oh~! Alvida, I'll kneel before you any day~!"
"And one moron who absolutely will…" She sighed.
"And I like strong men. So I'm going to make you mine, Luffy."
"Shut up! I don't want to be yours!" Luffy denied.
The female pirate was shocked by his refusal. "Wha…!? You would take that attitude with me!?" If you won't be mine, then I cannot allow you to live!"
"Seems someone is insecure." Nami smirked.
"Reminds me of a certain witch." Zoro muttered. Unfortunately for him, Nami heard his comment.
"Wish to repeat that, Zoro?" Her dark smile made the swordsman pick the wise option of standing down.
Robin giggled softly. "Alvida would have a difficult time competing with one of the Seven Warlords, Boa Hancock. Who is known as the most beautiful woman in the world."
"Hammock? What a weird name." Luffy tilted his head.
"That's not what she said." Usopp sighed.
ALVIDA: "I will never forget… You were the first man to ever strike this beautiful face."
Luffy battled Alvida, unleashing his devastating strikes against her in the form of his super attacks.
Gum-Gum Rifle!
Luffy defeated Alvida!
ALVIDA: "You're just the man I expected you to be…"
"That woman has some screws loose." Nami did not like the way she was talking about Luffy at all.
"You're telling me." Usopp nodded his head.
SANJI: "...Ah! Now's not the time for this! Nami my love, I'm on my way!"
Sanji has begun retreating to Loguetown Harbor again!
"And so does this Casanova." Nami grimaced.
"Nami-swan~! Your words pierce my heart with love~!"
"I have something to pierce your heart with." Zoro pointed his scabbard at the cook.
"You have something to say, moss-head!?" Sanji roared into his face.
"Yeah, I have something to say!"
"Can you two shut up for once!?" Nami bashed their skulls.
Luffy continued to beat down on the remaining Buggy Pirates that were blocking the way, taking the territories as he did so. With the pirates taken care of and the Marines mostly cleared up as well, the Straw Hats reached the retreat point.
MISSION SUCCESSFUL!
Straw Hat Pirates have reached Loguetown Harbor!
ZORO: "Hurry! If we don't set sail soon, we won't be able to in the storm!"
"YOSH!" The crew cheered at the screen.
"It's not over yet." Robin reminded them.
"Right! There's still the Marines to take care of!" Chopper said.
"And Buggy himself is still down there." Usopp added.
"Doesn't matter! I'm gonna kick each one of their asses!" Luffy declared.
THE MEANEST MAN IN THE EAST:
"Hey, look at this! This is probably why the Marines have been chasing us nonstop." Sanji showed his crew Luffy's bounty poster. Which had him Wanted for 30 million Beli.
"MY BOUNTY!" Luffy cheered at the sight of it. The pirate caption always loved looking at his wanted poster whenever he could.
"Can't say I was happy about it when it first showed up." Nami sighed.
"Hey, Chopper! Look closer at Luffy's bounty." Usopp pointed at the screen, prompting the little reindeer to get closer. His eyes bugged out of his skull once he noticed who was behind Luffy.
"AH! USOPP, YOU'RE THERE!"
"Yup, I, Captain Usopp, am world famous!" Usopp bragged.
Chopper jumped up and down. "Awesome! I can't wait to get my first bounty!"
"I think we can wait on that. Two of you having bounties is more than enough." Nami said, referring to Robin and Luffy.
"Shishishi! We're "wanted" now! Our bounty is 30 million Beli!" Luffy laughed proudly.
"Take a good look at the back of my head, world!" Usopp joined in.
"I don't think you guys get how serious this is… This means people will come after us, trying to kill us." Nami tried to explain. Her worries only seemed to grow with each thought. "We might find ourselves hunted by strong bounty hunters. And with this amount, probably the Marine HQ too…"
"You signed up to be a pirate, why are you acting surprised?" Zoro asked.
"I didn't expect for one of us to get a bounty so soon, especially one that high!" Nami defended herself.
"So, I'm assuming this is due to Luffy beating Arlong." Robin said.
"You're right, Luffy's bounty was a result of taking down the big bad of the East Blue." Nami answered.
"Exactly." Smoker caught them off guard. "And I, White Hunter Smoker, swear on the name of HQ Colonel. You will not leave this island alive!"
"Jokes on you, Smokey! I'm never gonna let you catch me!" Luffy declared.
More Marine reinforcements have appeared!
TASHIGI: "Straw Hat Pirates, I won't let you get away!"
Marines have started a barrage on Loguetown Harbor!
Gain control of Harbor Warehouse quickly and stop the barrage!
"Great…she's back." Zoro groaned.
"Not only that but another barrage is being thrown at us!" Chopper panicked.
"If that barrage isn't stopped, then the harbor will get taken." Sanji grunted.
"Hurry, Luffy!" Usopp yelled.
"Yosh!"
Marines have opened the gates in order to advance!
BUGGY: "Men! Take that rubber bastard's head before the Marines get him!"
Buggy and Alvida Alliance have opened the gates to advance!
"Bring it, Boogy! You don't stand a chance!" Luffy declared.
NAMI: "I'll get us ready to set sail! You all do something about the enemy!"
MISSION START!
Defeat the enemy and protect Loguetown Harbor!
BUGGY'S TRAUMA:
"GAAAHHH! There's still lightning!" Buggy screamed in fear.
"Captain Buggy, let's avoid the lightning! If we take a bit of a detour, we can make it through safely!" Buggy refused the suggestion, afraid that people would mistake him for being afraid of lightning.
"Well, wait… Those guys might expect a manly man such as myself to go straight ahead… This wouldn't be a bad time to outsmart them and take a detour." Buggy found a loophole. Lightning continued to strike them. "GAAAHHH! Let's move out, you scum!"
"That was the treasure event?" Zoro was disappointed.
"Well, at least it means that we won't have to worry about Buggy on top of the Marines. So, we can just focus on them." Nami said.
Buggy has taken a detour to avoid thunderbolts!
USOPP: "They're going the long way around. Breaking those lightning rods was a good idea."
Zoro has begun fighting Tashigi!
TASHIGI: "I won't let you get away, Roronoa Zoro!"
ZORO: "Man, she's stubborn…"
"You're telling me…" Zoro agreed with his counterpart.
Luffy quickly focused on capturing the Harbor Warehouse, using his combined Kizuna with his crew to capture the territory.
TERRITORY CAPTURED!
Harbor Warehouse has disappeared!
Warehouse has been taken under control and the barrage has stopped!
MARINE COMMANDER: "The pirate, Buggy the Clown, is here!"
BUGGY: "Ugh, we weren't looking to fight Marines… Wait, who're you callin a clown!?"
Buggy and Marines have begun fighting!
USOPP: "If they want to smash each other, that works for us!"
"Why doesn't he just take off the clown make up?" Chopper asked.
"Because it's his actual face." Nami answered.
"Oh, poor Buggy." Chopper felt bad.
"Eh." The rest of the crew didn't feel bad at all.
Luffy laid the beatdown on Tashigi draining her health down with support attacks from Usopp.
Luffy defeated Tashigi!
Zoro and Tashigi clashed swords, with the swordsman having the upper hand against her. His powerful strikes knocked the blade from her hands, and cornered her against the wall. "This word will never be yours! No matter what…!" Zoro declared before turning away from her. "Now, hurry on ahead."
"Why won't you finish it? Is it because I'm a woman!?" Tashigi accused him. "Not taking me seriously in battle because I'm not stronger than a man is humiliating! You'll never know what it's like to wish that you were born a man! I'm not here to play with this sword-"
"YOUR EXISTENCE MAKES ME SICK!"
"YOU DAMN, SHITTY SWORDSMAN!"
"Zoro, that was too far!"
"Jeez, Zoro, you didn't have to be so harsh!"
"SHUT UP!" Zoro yelled at Sanji, Usopp, Nami, and Chopper. "You don't know a damn thing, so just shut up!"
Zoror marched right towards the swordswoman. "Your face! You look just like my dead friend! And you're saying the same things she would say!" The two continued to clash swords, yelling at each other like an old married couple.
"Why are you treating me like a child…!?"
"Stop copying her, you fake!"
"You're ridiculous. I only live my life as myself! I don't know anything about your friend. I'm the one who should be angry! She's the fake!"
"WHAAAAAT!"
"Officer Tashigi…"
"You two argue like an old married couple." Nami looked disgusted.
"Shut up!"
"Don't say such things, Nami-swan! I can't bear the image of this uncouth barbarian and my sweet Tashigi-chan getting married!" Sanji cried.
"Shut up, you stupid cook!"
"ZORO AND TASHIGI, SITTING IN A TREE, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Luffy and Usopp danced in a circle, chanting like idiots.
"I'LL KILL YOU IDIOTS!" Zoro started chasing the two around the dining room. Robin quickly moved Chopper out of the way to avoid getting caught up in it.
"Oh! Zoro, I didn't know you're married!" Chopper exclaimed with childish nativity.
"I'M NOT!"
"Congrats on your marriage, Mr. Swordsman." Robin joined in the teasing.
"I'M NEVER MARRYING HER EVER!"
Somewhere in the Grand Line:
"ACHOO!" Tashigi sneezed, accidentally swinging her sword a little too close to her subordinate's neck.
"EEK!" The man screamed. Scrambling to avoid getting his head cut off, the sailor ended up tripping up his commanding officer. Tashigi ended up dropping her sword, and falling face first into the ship's wall. The dorky swordswoman's glasses broke from the impact, crumpling to the floor pathetically. The sailor watched as Tashigi slowly slid down the wall until she was lying down on the floor with her ass pointed up in the air. "O-Officer Tashigi!"
The clumsy swordswoman crawled to her knees, holding her bloodied nose. "I don't know how…but I know that Roronoa Zoro has something to do with this!"
"R-Roronoa!?" The sailor questioned, confused.
Tashigi blindly waved her fist in the air like an angry child. "DO YOU HEAR ME, RORONOA ZORO!? YOU'll PAY FOR THIS!"
After everyone calmed down, Robin handed Luffy the controller. "Everything settled, Captain?"
Luffy, whose face was bloodied and bruised, nodded his head. "Yosh!"
SMOKER: "Tashigi! What are you doing!? Just bring them in already!"
TASHIGI: "A-apologies…"
Tashigi is retreating!
"Good riddance…" Zoro grumbled quietly.
"Luffy! Use your Kizuna to deal with Buggy and the other Marines!" Nami suggested.
"Oh! Good idea, Nami!" Luffy grinned.
Luffy rushed over to Buggy, who was still fighting the Marines and activated his Kizuna. With a single blast Buggy and the Marine commanders were utterly blown away by its destructive force.
Luffy defeated Buggy!
BUGGY: "Y-you… I'll let you go today. You better sleep with one eye open though."
Buggy is retreating!
MISSION SUCCESSFUL!
Successfully defended Loguetown Harbor!
"Good riddance to that clown." Nami hoped they wouldn't be seeing Buggy pop back up for a while.
"We still have to deal with Smoker, don't we?" Usopp groaned.
"We'll be fine, Usopp! He ain't stopping us!" Luffy reassured him.
USOPP: "Guys, we're ready to set sail! Hurry up! Faster! The rope won't hold!"
NAMI: "All aboard! We're setting sail!"
Nami and Usopp are retreating!
Advance to Loguetown Harbor and set sail out of Loguetown!
Smoker has appeared!
"The final boss!" Chopper gasped.
"No grand stage for the final fight this time?" Sanji asked.
"Nope, just kick this guy's ass!" Zoro yelled.
"YOSH!"
SMOKER: "I told you I wouldn't let you get away!"
LUFFY: "Him again! We can't push off without beating him!"
MISSION START!
Defeat Smoker!
Luffy striked Smoker with relentless physical attacks, depleting some of Smoker's health, however Smoke activated his "Hero" mode, turning into smoke.
HINT: When Logia characters unleash their powers and transform their appearances, they cannot be damaged by Standard Attacks. When the enemy's Stunned Gauge drops to 0, they will be stunned and revert to their true form, and attacks will be effective again.
Also, when a Shock Mark displays during a break in the enemy's attacks, their Logia ability can be canceled out. During this period, they can be damaged by Standard Attacks.
"So, that's how Logias will work in this game. I guess that's fair enough." Nami said.
"It would seem that strong attacks and Kizunas may be our only way to quickly deplete the gauge without relying on the Shock Mark." Robin said.
"What does that mean?" Luffy asked.
"Just hit him hard, Luffy!" Zoro simplified.
"Gotcha!" Luffy grinned.
SMOKER: "Where would you be off to if I let you go? Who knows, but it all ends here!"
LUFFY: "This guy is so strong! But I can't let him arrest me here!"
Smoker has attacked the entire battlefield with White Out!
Luffy did what he does best, attacking Smoker with relentless attacks. It took a couple of super attacks, but Luffy managed to drain the first bar. Leaving Smoker with little health left, but the Captain retaliated by activating his fruit again.
Activating his Kizuna after breaking Smoker's gauge once gaan Luffy finished off the Marine Captain will an combined Kizuna with Zoro and Sanji!
VICTORY!
Straw Hat Pirates defeated Marines!
"YOSH!" The crew cheered for the hard victory.
"Take that, Smokey!" Luffy grinned.
Somewhere in the Grand Line:
Smoker lifted up his coffee mug, preparing to take a sip after a long gruling hour of doing paperwork for some pirates they've recently captured. Just as he was about to take a sip, the Captain felt a sneeze coming. "A-ACHOO!"
His sudden jerk of movement caused him to spill his coffee all over the papers he had just finished, drenching them in hot brown liquid. All Smoker could do was stare down at the reports he was going to have to do all over again and then the now empty coffee mug. It took him a total of 5 minutes to come to a conclusion of who to blame for this mess.
"DAMN YOU, STRAW HAT!"
The Merry sailed away from Loguetown, toughing through the storm. Nami gazed up at the lighthouse. "Hey, look!"
"Is it the lighthouse?" Luffy asked.
"The "Guiding Light"." Nami responded. "Beyond that light is the entrance to the Grand Line." She turned to Luffy. "What do we do?"
"But…you can't do anything in a storm like this…Hey!" Usopp cried as Sanji slammed a barrel onto the deck.
"All right. Why don't we have a launching ceremony for setting sail on the grand line?" Sanji suggested.
Lifting his foot, he slammed it on the barrel. "To find the All Blue!"
"To become the Pirate King!"
"To become a great swordsman!"
"To map the entire world!"
"To…to…to become a gallant warrior of the sea!"
"LET'S GO! TO THE GRAND LINE!"
TO BE CONTINUED!
"OH!" Chopper had stars in his yes. "That was so cool! I wanna do that too!"
"Then let's get another barrier barrel." Sanji got up to grab another one.
As the rest of the crew hurried to redo their ceremony with Chopper, Robin stayed behind. She had given up on her own dreams years ago, it would be rude to get in the way of what they wanted to do.
A dead woman had no reason to dream.
Chapter End
NOTE: Not sure when I'll upload the next part, but be on the lookout for it!
Writing for Luffy was kinda hard for this chapter, but I think I did fine.
Tashigi is my favorite female character next to Nami, so I'll probably do a chapter in the future of G-5 doing an episode.
Have a great day!
