Gin's Choice

"You really want to fight me?" Gin asked.

"That's right," Sanji responded, "A fair fight with no hostages involved. Just what we have. Unless you're scared of having fair fight."

"Very well. In honor of what you did for me, I'll give you just that," Gin responded getting off Zeff and threw down the peg and gun just to take out two tonfas with a ball at the end of each."

"You still have me to fight!" Pearl said.

"Gum-Gum Pistol!" Luffy yelled.

Luffy unleashed enough haki to get Pearl's attention.

"If you want to fight, fight me," Luffy said.

"Very well! I'll kill you first!" Pearl yelled as he moved in to punch Luffy.

Luffy summoned enough Haki into his hand and used it to block Pearl's attack.

"Cleaver, but that won't save you. In this world, losers get defeated. It doesn't matter whether you use some fancy tricks or hostages. A winner is a winner," Pearl said, "Right captain!"

"Absolutely!" Krieg said.

"There's no way you'll break my armor!" Pearl yelled.

"Haki Powered Gum-Gum Pistol!" Luffy yelled.

"What?" Pearl asked.

Apparently while Pearl was gloating, Luffy had stretched his free arm back while focusing Haki into it.

Luffy pulled his arm forward with so much force and Haki that when it hit Pearl, Pearl's armor shattered immediately and Pearl was send flying right through the restaurant wall.

"What was that!" Sanji yelled.

"I destroyed his armor," Luffy replied.

"Yeah! And portion of the restaurant!" Sanji yelled.

"He was defeated, doesn't that matter?" Luffy asked.

"Not when you're destroying the one thing we're trying to protect!" Sanji yelled.

The Krieg Pirates and majority of the chefs were shocked that Luffy just shattered Pearl's armor with one hit.

Even Gin's jaw dropped at the sight.

Krieg was the only one that didn't seem to be in shock.

"That was some trick," Krieg said.

"Yeah, I know," Luffy responded, "And I can still keep it up."

"Oh really?" Krieg asked, "Let me guess, you think you can become the greatest pirate ever with that kind of power."

"Well, that and that I don't need a large number of pirates and pathetic tricks to beat my opponents," Luffy responded.

"What does that suppose to mean?" Krieg asked.

"The way I see it, the only reason people are afraid of you is because of you have a large number of crewmembers, and when numbers don't work, you use tricks to let your enemy's guard down to fight them," Luffy stated.

"What gives you the right to mock my crew?" Krieg asked.

"Because I can," Luffy responded.

Krieg was ticked off.

"Gin! I'll leave the chef to you! I'll fight this pathetic excuse of a kid!" Krieg yelled.

"Yes sir," Gin responded.

"Fine by me," Luffy responded, "I'll take you down and prove my point!"

"You fail to realize that there's a sea separating the two of us," Krieg responded as he pulled out a shield with his crew's emblem on it, "And all I need is my MH5 to fight you."

The Krieg pirates panicked seeing it.

…

Sanji and Gin had started their fights.

Sanji stick to his kicks as Gin used his Tonfas.

Both tried to knock the other down, but failed.

…

"Die Straw Hat!" Krieg yelled.

The skull of his MH5 opened up, revealing a cannon.

A cannonball fired from it at Luffy.

Luffy sensed multiple attacks about to fire from the cannons.

Just as shurikans burst out of the cannonball and came at Luffy.

Luffy summoned a force of Haki around him that repelled the shurikans.

"That won't work on me," Luffy responded, "I once deflected a tree that was rolling right at me at 7 years old."

"Don't make me laugh! No way could a kid like you do anything like that!" Krieg yelled.

"But I destroyed one of your best man's armor," Luffy stated.

"I'll show you once and for all who will be the greatest pirate!" Krieg yelled.

…

Gin had managed to pin Sanji into the deck of the ship with one tonfa and was prepared to strike with the other.

"So long Sanji!" Gin yelled.

Sanji took a deep breath and blew cigarette smoke into Gin's face.

"Aah!" Gin complained loosening his grip on Sanji.

Sanji slipped out of Gin's grip and jumped on his hands as Gin hit the deck of the ship.

Both Sanji and Gin set each other to attack each other.

Sanji kicked Gin as Gin hit Sanji with his Tonfas.

Both hit the deck of the ship, hurt from the hits they took.

Sanji and Gin both got up.

"It seems that you're not as strong as we thought," Sanji said.

…

Luffy jumped onto a mast of Krieg's ship that was connecting the Baratie to the remains from and started running at Krieg.

"Obvious stunt," Krieg responded.

The MH5 expanded and opened more cannons.

Luffy sensed another multiple attacks coming.

Luffy summoned a force of Haki just as spikes fired at him.

The spikes repelled off Luffy.

"Fight me for real!" Luffy yelled.

"Why? If I keep sending multiple attacks you'll eventually run out of gas!" Krieg responded, "And when you do, I'll kill you!"

"You won't kill me!" Luffy yelled as he stretched his lips.

"Oh yeah! Look at that!" Krieg referred to Sanji's and Gin's fight.

…

Gin had managed to knock Sanji down with his tonfas.

Gin was once again on Sanji, and was about to give him the final blow.

However, Gin started crying.

"I can't do it!" Gin yelled.

"What?" Krieg responded.

"Gin?" Luffy asked.

"I can't kill this man!" Gin yelled.

"What did you say?" Krieg asked.

"It's the first time that I've received kindness from another since I was born," Gin cried, "I can't kill this man!"

"Coward!" Krieg said setting himself, "If you can't kill him? You really disappoint me Gin! I always believe that you were the most trusted crewman I've ever had, and you were the one who would lead the Krieg Pirates to success."

"I understand that, and I'ver never thought of betraying you until now. I never had regretted anything. I've always respected your power and admired you. But this is the only man I can't kill," Gin responded, "Captain Krieg, can you let this ship go?"

"What?!" Krieg yelled, "Gin! You are the traitor of my crew! You will die!"

"Not unless I have something to say about it," Luffy said.

"Luffy…?" Gin asked.

"Gin, you're a good guy. I would be honored if you join my crew," Luffy told Gin.

"Me?" Gin asked.

"But before that, I'm going to beat your captain," Luffy responded.

"Then die with him!" Krieg yelled as he fired his cannonball.

The Krieg pirates put on gas mask.

Luffy noticed this and grabbed two mask from two pirates.

"Gin, Sanji! Put these on!" Luffy yelled throwing them.

Sanji got up and caught them.

He then forced Gin into the ground with the mask on both of their faces.

The chefs jumped into the ocean as Krieg fired another cannonball from his MH5.

The cannonball exploded and send poisonous gas cloud everywhere.