Heya guys.
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Also if I hadn't made it clear Killer hasn't joined Luffy, more like he won't be a pirate. Sorry Killer fans.
Well without further ado.
11. Back to East Blue Arc: Zoro
"You did make sure to anchor the ship this time?" Law asked for the umpteenth time.
"I did." Kid gritted out irritated.
"Though why did we even bother coming for this Zoro guy?" He added.
"Now, now. Be nice to our future crewmate." Luffy told him. "And Coby also wanted to become a marine."
"That's right. I want to join the good guys to catch pirates like Alvida." Coby declared with determination.
"I won't agree with you on the good part, Coby-ya." Law folded his arms. The words came out more harshly than intended.
Kid raised an eyebrow at him but agreed nonetheless. Coby just stared with confused eyes.
"Why don't you guys go ahead and meet our swordsman? I'll be there later." Luffy escaped quickly.
"Where is he going?" Law asked.
"Probably to find food." Kid shrugged. "That's the only thing in his head anyways."
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Contrary to his crewmates belief, Luffy was not heading to a restaurant.
Nope. Instead he went into a direction he assumed he might find a denden mushi.
"Alright Shanks, change of plans." Luffy started as soon as he was connected.
"What? Why?" He just started thinking things over when Ace and Sabo had joined. Man. Kids were a pain when they were trying to kill you every ten seconds.
"Do you remember The Worst Generation?"
"Ya. The rookies." He confirmed.
"Well… two of them joined my crew and I might have eliminated one from becoming a pirate entirely." Luffy informed sheepishly.
"What did you do?" Shanks accused. And then started muttering. "Of course. Stupid me. You're Luffy. It would be weirder if you don't do something."
"It's a good thing only three of them deviated from the original timeline. I mean – what were you planning to do in the New World? – Ah Never mind. Good thing you didn't go looking for others." Shanks hyperventilated.
Luffy wisely kept his mouth shut about how he was planning to do exactly that if that dratted Time Island hadn't messed with him.
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"Law-san, Kid-san, I doubt a prisoner would be tied in the courtyard." Coby tried in vain to convince the two pirates.
"You'd be surprised at the stupidity of some marines." Kid explained.
True to their words, the green headed swordsman was tied to a post in the middle of the courtyard.
"So what are we supposed to do now?" Law asked. "We can't just walk up to him and say hi."
"Seems something Luffy would do." Kid scoffed.
Rika took the chance, rice balls in hands to jump over the wall.
The three of them watched as the scene unravelled itself.
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Luffy was surprised to see his three companions listening to Rika, when he entered the restaurant (he was hungry), even the ones who were pretending to be uninterested.
"Heya guys." He waved to them. "Did you meet him?"
"We did see him from a far. And found some interesting bit of information."
"Ah I heard his story." Luffy half lied. "We shouldn't interrupt his challenge."
Coby looked down cast.
"But I thought marines wouldn't do something like that."
"Marines are marines and pirates are pirates. You can't just label them good or bad based on the rumors." Luffy corrected.
"Are you sure he wants to be a Pirate King?" Law questioned Kid. "He could start his own religion with the way he monologues."
"I HEARD THAT YOU JERK AND I'LL TAKE THAT AS A COMPLIMENT."
His two crew mates just sighed.
There was a bout of laughter from other end of the restaurant.
"I am planning to execute Roronoa tomorrow." Helmeppo was boasting. "Make sure to come watch the show."
Luffy watched in amusement as Kid magnetised some of the pots and pans and aimed them at Helmeppo's head. Helmeppo flailed and wailed, running out of the restaurant as utensils with vengeance chased after him, screaming. "JUST YOU WAIT. MY FATHER WILL HEAR ABOUT THIS."
"What should we do now?" Kid asked as soon as his target was out of sight.
Luffy rubbed his hands in glee.
"What else? We'll blackmail him."
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"You shouldn't be here you know."
Zoro told the boy in straw hat who was walking towards him.
"My name is Monkey D. Luffy. I am going to be pirate king. That's my crew". Luffy pointed towards Kid and Law who were sighing at their Captain's bluntness.
"And why are you telling me this?" Zoro asked cautiously.
"I've decided. You're going to join my crew." Luffy said in a matter of fact way to Zoro.
"Why would I do that?" The green haired pirate hunter yelled.
"Because I could hear your soul screaming 'I WANT TO BE A PIRATE' from a mile from here." Luffy grinned.
Kid face palmed.
"And there goes the last bit of dignity we had left." He sighed dramatically.
"Weren't we supposed to blackmail him?" Law added.
"Captain move." Kid gritted.
"Listen up." He faced Zoro. "What my Captain was trying to say in his own language was that, those marine guys are not going to uphold their end of the deal. You're going to be executed tomorrow. We could save you but you will have to join our crew." Kid ended satisfied and smug.
"And why should I believe that?" Zoro retorted.
"Other than the fact that the marines have never really kept their end of a bargain?" Law piped in.
Zoro looked defeated.
"Fine." He agreed reluctantly. "You have my word."
"Great." Luffy cheered. "Let me open your ropes."
He proceeded to tighten them instead.
Fortunately Law moved him out of the way and cut the ropes.
"Let's go before the marines find out." Law said and then murmured his breath. "What a crappy security system."
"Wait." Both Zoro and Coby half yelled.
"I have to join the marines."
"My swords are with that blunt guy."
"Yeah we can't leave." Luffy turned towards his friends.
"Damn. He has the look that says 'I won't be able to live until I fucking stir some trouble." Kid commented.
"Does that look even exist?" Zoro asked bewildered.
"With Luffy anything can happen." Law interjected.
"We're going to break that huge statue and piss off the marine guy." Luffy grinned.
"THAT IS TOTALLY UNNECESSARY, YOU MORON." The other three yelled.
But the said person was already on the roof while the rubble from the statue rain down on the field.
The marine just stood, staring in horror as Luffy extended his arms such that he hung from the roof beams, only to break the window of the young master's room, grabbing Zoro's katana and jumping down on the field.
"What was the freaking doing of doing that?" Law pointed to Hand Axe Morgan who was shouting his head off. "We could have escaped unnoticed."
"And leave Coby to join this useless excuse of base. No way." Luffy said stubbornly.
Zoro took his katakanas from Luffy.
"You do have a plan to get out of here alive, don't you?" He asked, frowning.
Luffy pouted.
"Of course." He said. "The future Pirate King always has a plan. We're gonna fight our way out, duh."
"Isn't that equivalent to having no plan?" Law deadpanned.
Hand Axe Morgan took the opportunity to make his entry. A few glances were exchanged…
"I want them executed." He yelled at his subordinates. "All of them."
Coby looked as if his soul were to escape his body any moment, Zoro looked between the crew and the marines, Law an Kid looked utterly bored while Luffy just grinned.
The marines took aim and fired.
A second later the suspended bullets hit the ground resulting in jaw dropping all around the field
A chorus of "…What?" and "How is that possible?" erupted in the air as marine started backing away.
Morgan was raging over the lack of effect of his presence of the pirates and the fact that there marines were running away from the said pirates.
"Those of you who can't stand up to four pirates, shoot yourself." He bellowed.
The soldiers hesitantly looked at each other and Luffy grimaced.
Everyone moved to combat stance.
Before Zoro could think of unsheathing his swords, Law had already cut off Morgan's Axe hand and was using it to chase the guy himself.
"Eusstass-ya? Mind finishing him off?" Law tilted his head.
With a flick of Kid's hand, all the weaponry was snatched from the subordinates' hands and proceeded to smack and knock out the marine captain.
"That was fast." Luffy blinked while Zoro and Coby looked in awe.
"You guys are no fun." The captain pouted.
"That's because you've been stealing all our fights." Kid shrugged. "If someone still wants to resist than come on." He added.
Instead of the expected battle cries, the courtyard was filled with cheers.
"Anticlimactic much?" Law sweatdropped. He then nudged Coby.
"This is your chance."
Coby gulped fearfully and requested in a small voice.
"I…I would like to join the marines."
One of the marines who was clearly of a higher rank than the others stepped forward and questioned.
"Are you a pirate?"
Before Coby could reply, Luffy spoke first.
"He, by no means, is related to us." He said cheekily, leaving the part about Coby being Alvida's cabin kid.
"Let's leave guys." Luffy motioned the others.
All members sheathed their weapons and walked after their captain without as much as glancing back.
Though, if they had, they would have seen the marines saluting to them.
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"Are you sure he's gonna be okay?" Kid looked at Luffy.
"What Eusstass-ya? Did you get attached, by any chance?"
"I was just looking out for an acquaintance, a concept totally foreign to you, Trafalgar." Kid huffed back.
"So this is our ship?" Zoro asked Luffy, ignoring the mayhem.
"Yeah. It's called Luffy's awesome sea-"
A chunk of metal shot down the enthusiastic strawhat.
Welcome aboard Roronoa Zoro, to Raging Waves." Kid smiled at Zoro, like he wasn't trying to strangle his Captain for defiling his ship's name.
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