Arrival to Fishman Island
The next chapter of the Return to Fishman Island Arc of One Piece Final Holy War is finally out. Enjoy it everyone and review.
"So Shirahoshi was at Otohime's grave again," said Neptune.
"Yes my king, she's been going there every day ever since the failed Reverie," replied the Minister of the Left.
"I see, I too have noticed that. But it can't be helped. Her depression over Luffy-kun's change is still very much present," said Neptune.
"If you don't mind me asking your highness, do you know what made Straw Hat change so much?" asked the Minister of the Right.
"I'm afraid that even I don't know the full answer to that. It all seems too complicated to understand," replied Neptune.
"However his reasons don't matter now. All that really matters is that for now we do what can for Shirahoshi," said Neptune.
"I know but I don't think I really know what to do for her in that regard. There's nothing that could really cheer her up or make her feel better. Well except for her," said the Minister of the Left.
"That's true. She so far seems to be the only one on the entire island that can make her feel better. But she'll have to leave eventually," said the Minister of the Right.
"Let's just hope that Shirahoshi can finally come out of her depression before she leaves, otherwise I don't think she'll ever recover," said Neptune.
"I hope so your highness," said the Minister of the Left.
"My king," called out a soldier.
"What is it?" asked Neptune.
"Your highness, I have really good news," said the soldier in an excited voice.
"Well what is it?" asked the Minister of the Left.
"It's the Straw Hats, there back," said the soldier.
Surprise was present on the faces of King Neptune and the two ministers.
"The Straw Hats are back," repeated Neptune.
"Yes your highness, the heroes of Fishman Island have returned," said the soldier.
"Why are they back? It hasn't been that long ever since they left," asked the Minister of the Left.
"I don't know but this will surely cheer Shirahoshi up," said Neptune.
"Your right, this really is great news," said the Minister of the Right.
"However…" continued the Minister of the Right.
Both the Minister of the Left and Neptune turned to the Minister of the Right.
"However," repeated Neptune.
"Since Luffy-kun joined the revolutionary army then it's unlikely that he'll be with the Straw Hats," said the Minister of the Right.
Both Neptune and the Minister of the Left lost enthusiasm.
"That's true. Luffy-kun is the one that meant the most to her. Since he's not among them then she'll still be very sad," said Neptune.
"However even though Luffy-kun isn't among them, Shirahoshi will still definitely be happy to see them all again. They are her friends after all," said Neptune.
"You're right your highness," said the Minister of the Left with a smile.
Back on one of the docks of Fishman Island, the Straw Hats' ship, the Thousand Sunny was docked at a harbor. Surrounding the ship was a very large crowd of fishmen and merman all wanting to see their heroes again.
"It's the Straw Hats!" shouted a fishman.
"Welcome back heroes of Fishman Island!" welcomed another fishman.
"The heroes of Fishman Island are back!" another shouted.
There were more various shouts of praise and welcome for the saviors of Fishman Island while the Straw Hats all reacted warmly to the welcome. Zoro smirked as usual and Robin had her gentle smile. Ussop and Chopper were happily waving back while Nami was also smiling and waving back. Franky had his huge grin and Brook was yohohohohoing.
"Even though we were here not too long ago it still feels like forever ever since we were here," commented Ussop.
"You're right. I have to admit it does feel like a while. Guess that's because a lot happened since then," said Franky.
"Yohohohoho now that I'm back I wonder if some of the mermaids would show me their panties," said Brook.
"No way would any of them do that!" shouted Nami with her teeth now very sharp.
"Only you and Sanji would think that," said Ussop with a sweatdrop.
"Oh by the way where is Sanji?" asked Ussop.
"Do you really have to ask?" said Zoro sarcastically.
Ussop then saw what Zoro was referring to. All the mermaids where together and Sanji was in front of them in full pervert mode.
"Sanji-kun," said all the mermaids.
"I'm back my beautiful mermaids," said Sanji.
"I should've known," remarked Ussop offhandedly.
"Sanji-kun we're so happy to see you again," said all the mermaids.
"And I am happy to see you all again, my All Blue," said Sanji.
"For the last time that is not All Blue!" shouted Ussop with his eyes bulging out.
"Let the question mark do his thing. We'll be better without him," said Zoro.
Instantly Sanji stopped. Then he turned to Zoro with his curly eyebrows narrowed.
"What was that marimo? I didn't quite hear you" said Sanji.
"Of course you didn't hear me. That's why I said you're a question mark," said Zoro not even turning to Sanji.
"That's it. I notice Fishman Island doesn't have enough grass around so I'll just have to fix that," said Sanji ready to challenge Zoro yet again.
This time unusually Zoro was the one to come on fire.
"Don't bring my hair into your mess. I'll cut you up just for that!" shouted Zoro who was holding both his swords out.
"Bring it on, let me make this place look nicer for beautiful mermaid-chans with some grass!" shouted Sanji back.
They got into a typical Zoro-Sanji battle as usual.
"Everyone" came a female voice.
The Straw Hats turned to the direction of the voice recognizing it to be Keimi's.
"Everyone" Keimi repeated again.
"Hey it's Keimi," said Chopper.
"Hello there Keimi-chan" greeted Robin.
"Keimi," said Nami who hugged her.
Sanji again in pervert mode was right next to Keimi making perverted faces.
"Keimi-chwan it's me, Sanji-kun," said Sanji making lewd faces.
"Sanji-chin still the same as always," said Keimi with a smile.
"Nyu oye Straw Hats," came yet another familiar voice.
"Hey Hachi it's you," said Franky.
Hachi smiled at the Straw Hats happy to see them all again.
"Hachi, how are you feeling? How are you're injuries?" asked Chopper.
"It's okay now. I'm still feeling a bit of pain but nothing too much. I also recovered enough to remove my bandages," replied Hachi.
The crew looked at Hachi and noticed the absence of bandages and how he no longer had leg support to help him walk.
"Hey that's great Hachi," replied Ussop.
"Nyu well I have to admit Straw Hats that you have a really great doctor. That medicine that he left me really helped," complimented Hachi.
"Just because you say that doesn't mean I'm happy you jerks," said Chopper who despite the insult was happily smiling and dancing.
"You look really happy to me," thought Hachi with a sweatdrop.
"I see that Chopper-chin hasn't changed as well," said Keimi with a smile.
"Everyone," called out another familiar voice.
The Straw Hats all looked around knowing who the voice belonged to yet being unable to see the source.
"Guys right here," said Pappug coming from the group.
Pappug finally emerged from behind someone's feet.
"Pappug-san," greet Brook.
"Hey Skeleton, everyone," greet Pappug.
"Pappug," greeted Chopper happily and the two were holding hands since they were both the same size.
"Hey Starfish, how have you been?" asked Franky.
"Oh I've been great. Business is booming since I'm friends with you guys. Everyone wants to buy clothes from a friend of the heroes of Fishman Island," said Pappug.
"Sounds like you've been doing really great then," said Brook.
"Oh I have in fact I have a certain brand of clothes specifically devoted to you guys," said Pappug.
"You have clothes based on us," said Ussop curiously.
"Yes, in fact if you look around you'll see a lot of people wearing them," said Pappug.
Indeed he saw that the citizens where wearing different clothes based on them. For example some children were wearing clothes with three swords on them obviously based on Zoro. Others were wearing clothes with several arms based on Robin. Others were even wearing clothes with robots on them based around Franky. There was also a lot of Soul King clothes around both due to Brook's famous status as Soul King and one of the heroes of Fishman Island. Many of the children were also wearing Straw Hats based on Luffy.
"I can't believe it, we're actually stars, those bastards," said Chopper with a happy blush.
"Sounds like you've been making quite a living then," said Nami.
"Heh, then I actually more famous with the mermaids then," said Sanji with a perverted face knowing that since he was a star on Fishman Island, then the mermaids would love him more in his mind.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that swirly cook," said Zoro.
"Heh, what was that?" said Sanji right next to Zoro's face who remained neutral.
"Oh nothing, just admiring your shirt," said Zoro.
Sanji was surprised that Zoro actually complimented his clothes but then he followed Zoro's gaze to what he saw was a man wearing none other than, a shirt with a swirling pattern.
"I must say that it's really appropriate," said Zoro offhandedly.
"What was that!" said Sanji with a comically angry face.
"Oh nothing, just that I understand why none of the mermaids are wearing it. No way would any girl ever wear a swirly shirt, especially one based on a swirly cook like you," said Zoro.
That was it. Bad enough that the marimo made fun of his shirt but to say that mermaids wouldn't wear it really pissed him off. Again the two were at it.
"By the way what brought you back to Fishman Island? Last I checked you were all on your way to the New World," asked Hachi offhandedly.
Instantly the mood of the Straw Hats changed. They were no longer happily waving and having fun with the citizens. They were all silent and serious. Even Zoro and Sanji stopped their squabble at hearing the question. The rest of the citizens themselves became quiet both from wanting to hear the answer and from noticing the instant change in the Straw Hats.
"Guys," said Hachi in a confusing tone.
Nami then decided to answer.
"Hachi, is it possible that we see the king and Shirahoshi?" asked Nami.
Hachi could tell that whatever the Straw Hats needed to see King Neptune and Princess Shirahoshi for was very important otherwise the Straw Hats wouldn't have returned so soon.
"Nyu, I'm not part of Neptune's army so I wouldn't really be able to help. You'll have to talk to one of the soldiers if you want to gain an audience with the king and princess," said Hachi.
"I see," replied Nami.
"But I'm sure that it wouldn't be too hard for you guys since you all are the heroes of Fishman Island and also personal friends of Shirahoshi-sama," said Hachi optimistically.
"I see, alright then," said Nami who then turned to one of the soldiers.
"You there," called out Nami to one of the soldiers.
"Yes," replied the soldier in question.
"Take us to Ryuuga Palace. We need to speak to the king and Shirahoshi about a matter of great importance," said Nami.
"Is it alright for us to do it? I know that they are the heroes who saved Fishman Island and also close friends with Jinbe-san, the king and princess but it's not like we could just allow them to go in," asked the soldier to one of the others looking for advice.
"We should. It's not like they intend to kidnap the king or princess so it should be fine," replied the soldier.
"Yes but …" said the soldier.
"Well what are you waiting for? Are you going to take us or not?" asked Zoro.
The two soldiers were taken out of their whispering at hearing Zoro.
"Ah well we were …" said the soldier before another voice interrupted them.
"It's alright, we'll do it," said the voice.
Everyone turned to the voice to see that it belonged to the eldest of the Neptune brothers, prince Fukaboshi. He was there along with his two younger brothers Ryuboshi and Manoboshi.
"It's the three Neptune brothers," said a civilian.
"They must be here to welcome the Straw Hats," another civilian said.
"It's been a while Straw Hats," said Fukaboshi.
"It's great to see you all la-ti-do," said Ryuboshi.
"Seeing you all makes me want to do moonfish mambo," said Manoboshi doing his trademark moonfish mambo.
"It's you three. The three sons of king Neptune. If I recall you're names are Fukaboshi, Ryuboshi and Manoboshi," said Robin using her great memory.
"That is correct Nico Robin," replied Fukaboshi.
"I'm honored that a member of the great heroes of Fishman Island remember our names la-ti-do," said Ryuboshi.
"Yeah makes me want to do moonfish mambo even more," said Manoboshi.
"There's no need. I have really good memory," said Robin with a smile.
"Yeah Robin's really smart and cool," said Chopper.
"Anyway if I heard correctly then you all want to see father and my little sister," said Fukaboshi.
"Well yes about that, we need to see Shirahoshi because …" said Sanji in a serious voice.
His eyes then turned to hearts.
"Because she is the beautiful mermaid princess. I cannot leave mermaid paradise without seeing Shirahoshi-chwan first," said Sanji in pervert mode.
"What an idiot," thought Ussop, Chopper and Franky with sweat drops.
"Yohohohoho I also have to see her to ask her to show me her panties," said Brook.
"No way does Shirahoshi have to do that. Did you forget what we came here for?" shouted Nami with shark teeth.
"Ignoring those two for now, we have to see her and the king over a matter of grave importance," said Nami.
"Okay then, let's go," said Fukaboshi who then turned around and began walking towards a ship being pulled by a huge fish.
While walking towards the royal ship, he stopped suddenly.
"By the way Straw Hats," said Fukaboshi who didn't turn around.
"Is this about Luffy-kun's joining of the revolutionary army?" asked Fukaboshi.
Silence reigned over the entire area. Both the usually loud and jolly Straw Hats and the excited citizens of Fishman Island were completely silent when they heard those words. Luffy's joining of the revolutionary army greatly affected both the Straw Hats and Fishman Island greatly. The Straw Hats knew that Luffy's leaving the crew was due to an argument between Luffy, Nami and Sanji. Even though it was petty, the fact that he left hurt them all, especially Nami and Robin who both had feelings for him and Sanji who also felt responsible. The rest of the crew also felt guilty since they didn't stop Nami and Sanji nor did they try harder to prevent Luffy from leaving. Those feelings became even more intense when they found out about Luffy's joining of the revolutionary army and participating in the infamous and successful invasion of Mariejois. They felt they drove him into Dragon's arms in the first place. But they were determined to return him to where he belonged, with the crew after finding out from Doflamingo about the true nature of the army.
Luffy's joining of the revolutionary army also touched the lives of each of the citizens of Ryuuga Kingdom. Luffy was hailed as a hero on par with Fisher Tiger having saved the Island from Hody and even admitting that he was friends with the people despite their being fishmen. This gave the people hope that perhaps there could be good relations between humans and fishmen. However his joining of the army affected many of them deeply. A lot of them particularly those like Hachi and Keimi who were intimately familiar with Luffy and his bond with the crew were deeply confused, saddened and hurt by his decision. Others didn't know whether to praise or fear him. Mariejois was the center of the world government where the Tenryuubito reside. As a result it was the center of fishman suffering. Mariejois' conquering meant that fishman suffering finally came to an end and the fact that Luffy participated in it meant that he was praised even more since it was like he was still standing up to their people. But due to how sudden, vicious and dominating the attack was filled them with fear. It made Luffy look more like a dark conqueror than a hero of the people. The fact that the one who fought so hard for them was capable of such a deed really disturbed the people and really hurt those who were close to him.
"Yes, it's partly to do with him," said Nami with her eyes shadowed.
Fukaboshi looked at the crew noticing that all the Straw Hats had dark looks.
"I see, then come with me. We'll take you to the Ryuuga Palace," said Fukaboshi.
Just as the Straw Hats were following Fukaboshi, they heard a voice call out to them.
"Wait," called out Keimi.
Fukaboshi and the Straw Hats turned around to see Keimi.
"Keimi-chan," said Sanji curiously.
"Luffy-chin is our friend too. We have the right to know about him," said Keimi.
"Wait Keimi, you can't just talk to the three princes like that," said Pappug jumping on Keimi's head.
"Nyu and this is about the revolutionary army. This is way too big for us," said Hachi grapping Keimi.
"But Hachi, Pappug, he helped us back at Sabody and saved this kingdom. Besides you know how close he is to his crew. Aren't you curious as to why he left his nakama and joined the revolutionary army," said Keimi.
"Yeah but …" said Keimi.
"Let's take her with us," said Nami.
The Straw Hats and Fukaboshi all turned to Nami.
"They're also Luffy's friends as well so they should know as well," said Nami.
"Fukaboshi is it alright if they come along as well?" asked Nami.
"Yes they can come," replied Fukaboshi.
"Alright thank you Fukaboshi-sama," thanked Keimi.
"Nyu thanks a lot," thanked Hachi,
"Thank you as well," thanked Pappug.
"It's alright. It's understandable that you would want to know. In fact you three aren't the only ones. Everyone of Fishman Island wanted to know why Luffy-kun joined the revolutionary army," said Fukaboshi.
The Straw Hats, the three princes and Keimi, Hachi and Pappug boarded the ship to head towards Ryuuga Palace. Suddenly Fukaboshi spoke up.
"You know I saw him not too long ago," said Fukaboshi.
The Straw Hats and Keimi, Hachi and Pappug turned to Fukaboshi.
"Who exactly?" asked Zoro.
"Luffy-kun, we actually met him," said Fukaboshi.
All the Straw Hats had shocked looks along with Keimi, Hachi and Pappug.
"Wait you met him, how, when?" asked Usopp.
"During this year's Reverie. We had were finally able to gather a lot of signatures with a lot of effort after mother's death so we had planned on taking part in this year's Reverie. However with that whole ordeal with Hody and you all saving this kingdom, fishmen regained much faith in humans. The believe that humans and fishmen could finally co exist was at its highest thanks to your actions on Fishman Island. As a result, signatures were coming in daily to the point that we actually had the signature of almost every resident of Fishman Island," said Fukaboshi.
"Almost every, so you don't have everyone's," said Robin.
"We have everyone's except Hody's and his gang's. Nothing can get through to them," said Ryuboshi.
"I see," said Robin.
All the Straw Hats remembered Hody and his intense hatred of humans. He was totally insane willing to kill humans simply for just being human and even killing his own people for befriending them. He even tried to destroy this island when he killed Vander Decked thus causing the giant ship Noah to nearly fall and destroy the island. But luckily they were able to stop him with the help of Shirahoshi's power.
"Anyway he now spends his time just ranting and raving about how he will get his revenge of you guys, this island and the entire human race," said Fukaboshi.
"And you guys are okay with that?" asked Franky.
"What can he do? He and his crew are just crippled old men with nothing but hatred. What can they possibly do to us the way they are now?" said Ryuboshi.
"Oh yeah I remember that. They really overdosed on that energy steroid thing and turned really old as a result," said Sanji.
"Drugs should never be overdosed under any circumstances. Normally as a doctor I would try and help them but after what they did, they deserve it," said Chopper darkly.
The Straw Hats all thought about what Chopper said. They knew that Chopper took his duty to help sick people very seriously. His doctrine was that as a doctor, it was his duty to help sick people regardless of the circumstance. He was taught this by both his father figure Hiruluk and his mentor Kurehai. But now he was willing to look past his doctor's philosophy and instead judge their character which was something he would have been more reluctant to do before their separation. It showed that he had grown and matured considerable since their separation. It made them proud to have him as a doctor and a crewmate.
"Right now my brothers along with myself feel nothing but feel pity for Hody. We hated him and his crew at first but now we can't due to how pathetic they all are in their current state. We just let them do what they want since they're completely harmless now," said Manoboshi.
"Anyway, we're getting off topic, you were telling us about how you met Luffy again," said Robin brining everyone back to the original discussion.
"Right, now where was I. We had the signature of almost all the citizens of Fishman Island and fishman's faith in humanity was at its highest so we decided that it was the perfect time to bring the issue up at this year's Reverie. My family and myself along with the ministers of the left and right went to Mariejois with all of the signatures and we were going to show them at the event. But then the invasion happened," said Fukaboshi.
The Straw Hats, Keimi, Hachi and Pappug were listening intently as Fukaboshi recalled the disastrous Reverie event.
"It was absolute carnage and anarchy. Buildings just kept getting destroyed and people just dieing left and right. The entire city was being reduced to ruins and blood and corpses were everywhere. It was a really horrific sight," said Fukaboshi with sweat coming down his face.
The Straw Hats couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spine. It was true that they heard that Mariejois was conquered and all the strongest fighters even the admirals were killed but from what Fukaboshi said, it was a completely one sided massacre. And given what Doflamingo said about the power of the revolutionary army, then what Fukaboshi said was not an exaggeration. What happened at Mariejois may have been called an invasion but it now seemed more like total annihilation.
"It was during that invasion that Luffy-kun appeared before us," said Fukaboshi.
The Straw Hats and Keimi, Hachi and Pappug were silent for a few moments before Brook spoke up.
"So what happened after that?" asked Brook.
Fukaboshi was silent deciding how best to answer the question.
"He has changed. He's no longer the same Luffy that you all know. He is significantly colder, darker and more vengeful that he was. He'll kill anyone who gets in his way. He is also extremely loyal to the revolutionary army and possess a fearsome hate of the world government," said Fukaboshi.
All the Straw Hats along with Hachi, Keimi and Pappug frowned at this. Cold, dark and vengeful were not words they would ever associate with Luffy. And Luffy rarely ever killed people in cold blood. They may have died from when bullets rebounded from his rubber skin or drowned when he sank a ship but he never ruthlessly killed the way Fukaboshi described it. Even his most hated enemies he never outright killed them preferring to let them live with their ruined dreams. It cut into each of their hearts of this radical change but they knew that Fukaboshi wouldn't lie about this so they had no choice but to accept it as the truth.
"Luffy, how could you," said Robin sadly.
"It's my fault he's like this. It's all my fault," said Nami sadly.
"Nyu I never thought Straw Hat would ever turn out like this. If he was like that back when I was with Arlong-san, I'd be dead by now," said Hachi.
"Luffy-chin," said Keimi softly.
"Nami-san, Robin-chan, it's neither or your faults, nor is it really ours. None of us expected Luffy to leave. If we really want to blame someone blame Dragon," said Sanji in a consoling voice.
That was true. After everything that happened at Kaien Kingdom, they knew that Dragon did something to Luffy though they weren't sure what.
"But still from what Fukaboshi just said it looks like Luffy is really loyal to the revolutionary army so getting him to come back might not be so easy," said Ussop in a disheartening voice.
"We'll get him back. One way or the other, we'll get him back," said Zoro with a determined voice.
"Anyway we have to see Shiraoshi and you're father. There is something very important that we have to talk to you all about and it does relate to Luffy," said Zoro.
"Well whatever it is, I'm sure she'll be glad to see you all. She's taken Luffy-kun's sudden change the worst and has been in deep depression ever since then. I'm sure all of you would be able to cheer her up," said Fukaboshi.
"Well then I'm sure that I can help the beautiful mermaid princess in her time in grief. I'll make her feel much better. She'll definitely be happy to see me," said Sanji thinking perverted fantasies in his head.
The Straw Hats, the three Neptune brothers and the three citizens all sweatdropped at Sanji's perverted face with the Straw Hats knowing exactly what he was thinking.
"Is he alright?" said Neptune curiously.
"No, right now he's the sickest person alive," said Chopper who for once chose to ignore someone who was sick.
"Honestly I don't think that sweat mermaid needs this right now," said Nami clearly irritated by Sanji's perversion when Shirahoshi was depressed.
"I've never seen her so depressed since mother died. She rarely eats and she cries a lot, even in her sleep. I just wish there was something that I could do to ease my sister's grief but there isn't much that I can do. But I'm glad all of you are here. I know she'll feel a lot better seeing you all again," said Fukaboshi.
The Straw Hats were silent as they listened to Fukaboshi.
"He was her hero," Fukaboshi said suddenly.
"He saved her when she needed him and freed her from her terrible past and made it possible for her mother's dream to come true. She admired him just as much as she admired mother. When she saw him again, his dark change broke her heart," said Fukaboshi.
The Straw Hats all looked down at hearing how much she suffered because of this.
"Can you imagine suffering your entire life over something beyond your control. And just when things were about to end for you, a hero saves you for no other reason than the fact that he sees you as a dear friend. He frees you from your terrible past and gives you new hope, happiness and reason to live. That same person then becomes something so terrible that you cannot believe that it was once the same person who helped you when you needed him. That is what Shirahoshi has been going through ever since she saw Luffy back at the failed Reverie," said Fukaboshi.
Nami and Robin both understood her pain. Her situation was the same as theirs. Both ladies like Shirahoshi suffered terrible pasts because of something beyond their control, Nami with Arlong, Robin with the world government and Shirahoshi with Hody. Both were about to lose everything, Nami when Arlong broke his end of the deal and Robin when she was going to suffer and die at Ennies Lobby and Shirahoshi about to lose her kingdom to Hody. They were saved by Luffy who fought tooth and nail for them and they finally were able to achieve happiness. Nami and Robin were able to pursue their dreams with their nakama and Shirahoshi can finally see the world and help her mother's dream come true. Both Nami and Robin's situations were strikingly similar to Shirahoshi's so they understood her pain for both of them had similar pain. However they were able to overcome their pain by their desire to get Luffy back and so it was fair that Shirahoshi also receive the same consolation that they were going to get him back.
As they saw Ryuuga Palace approach them, they steeled themselves that they were not going to let anything happen to her. The Knight of D that was one his way to capture her, they would stop him not matter what.
Well the chapter is over. Review it everyone.
This fic is takes place after chapter 653 and episode 573 that is just as they leave Fishman Island. It is the chapter/episode just before they encounter White Storm and the school of whales. As a result all characters and events are going to be changed completely to suit this fic. For example Doflamingo is a revolutionary commander instead the underground broker Joker and Law is one of the few surviving revolutionaries instead of a former subordinate of Doflamingo. Also characters like Monet, Vergo, Caesar etc don't exist in this fic as they were introduced after chapter 653 and episode 573. This fic can be considered as my version of the final saga of One Piece where the big war that engulfs the world finally happens, known as the Final Holy War. In Oda's One Piece, a saga consists of several arcs, for example the Whitebeard War Saga consists of the Thriller Bark Arc, Sabody Archipelago Arc, Amazon Lily Arc, Impel Down Arc and Marineford Arc. So the Final Holy War Saga will consist of the Invasion of Mariejois Arc, Kaien Kingdom Arc, Return to Fishman Island Arc and all the future arcs. As the big war several mysterious have to be revealed which will be done in this fic. So far the truth behind all of Kuma's actions have been revealed, who the Gorosei are has been revealed as former admirals, a bit about the true history is revealed with the Ancient Kingdom named as Imperion, it's king named Darcia and the strongest warriors known as the Knights of D. I'll try to tie up all the loose ends up to chapter 653/episode 573 in this fic. So as you can guess, despite it being over 200 000 words, it is far from over. I just hope that doesn't have a word limit for fics.
Also note that as entertaining as this fic is, it is unlikely that Oda's War will be similar to this one. The reason being as that a major component of this fic is that Luffy is actually on the side of the final villain which would probably never happen in the real One Piece. But fans will get to enjoy a really developed story that can be tied to the One Piece world and enjoy a look at the crew with Luffy being their enemy.
Again I highly encourage readers to read "Issues Explained, not a Chapter". It gives a good behind the scenes look at this fic and would make you appreciate it more.
Nothing much happened in this fic as it featured mostly typical Straw Hat behavior that we all know and love, like Sanji going gaga over the mermaids and Zoro getting into fights with him. But there are some things that I wanted to address for this chapter.
The thoughts of the people of Fishman Island regarding Luffy's joining of the revolutionary army. For most of the citizens, their thoughts and reactions to Luffy's joining of the revolutionary army were mixed. Those like Shirahoshi, Hachi and Keimi who know Luffy personally and how strong his bond with his crew is are obviously saddened, confused and hurt by is decision. For the rest of the kingdom that don't know him on a real personal level, their thoughts are mixed and divided. Remember Mariejois is the land where the Tenryuubito reside. It is also where fishman slaves are taken so Mariejois is the center of fishman persecution and human cruelty. The revolutionary army by conquering Mariejois is almost telling the world and by extension Fishman Island that they have had enough of the cruelty of the Tenryuubito and that they are finally going to put a stop to them and their oppression. To the fishmen, it's like the revolutionary army is standing up to their rights. Luffy by joining the revolutionary army and taking part in the invasion is also to them taking a stand to the Tenryuubito and standing up to all those the Tenryuubito hurt over the past which includes fishmen, he is standing up for the fishmen and fighting for them yet again, just like he did against Hody. This is supported heavily by the fact that he nearly died to save Fishman Island from the falling Noah and declared war on Big Mam just for them. Luffy already did so much for Fishman Island that he doing what he did at Mariejois is to them, continuing to stand up and fight for the people of Fishman Island.
Having said that there is also the other side of the invasion. Fighting for the people of Fishman Island and burning Mariejois to the ground are two very different things. The attack on Mariejois was perhaps the greatest single massacre in history. All marines and world government members were viciously murdered. Because of how fearsome the invasion was, it appeared more as a genocide rather than standing up to the people. You can stand up to the people, but you don't have to completely destroy everything. The revolutionary army could have stood up for fishman without killing everyone even remotely connected to the world government. When Fisher Tiger invaded Mariejois, he simply freed the slaves, he didn't kill every single person in his path, which is what the revolutionary army did. Fisher Tiger's actions were about freedom and liberation while the revolutionary army's actions were genocide and destruction. Fishmen may not like humans but even they save for Arlong and Hody would wish for their complete extinction which is what happened at Mariejois. The revolutionary army appears to fishmen just as bad if not worse than the Tenryuubito. The Tenryuubito take slaves and treat them cruelly but at least they live, with the revolutionary army it is death. Luffy's joining of such a dark group actually made the people of Fishman Island think differently of him. The fact that he was a part of the revolutionary army and the invasion means that he is as ruthless as they are. He doesn't appear as the hero who is trying to save anyone but as someone who is instead trying to destroy everything. Heroes don't destroy, they merely save and protect. Luffy's wasn't really protecting any fishman at Mariejois, he was simply destroying everything. If he could commit such atrocious acts on Mariejois, then what's to say that Luffy wouldn't do the same to fishmen. The people of Fishman Island are feeling conflicted on what to feel about Luffy. Should they cheer for him for destroying the center of fishman oppression of should they fear him because of his ruthlessness, they just don't know what to think anymore.
Chopper not interested in helping Hody and his gang. Well that is a given. Hody and the New Fishman Pirates were enemies of the Straw Hats and tried to kill them as pathetic as their attempts were. But there are times when Chopper is willing to treat even enemies when they are sick and injured, but this is not one of those times. The New Fishman Pirates never really harmed any of the Straw Hats except for Luffy not because they didn't try but because of how extremely powerful the Straw Hats became after their two year training. Hody and his gang were so weak that Chopper probably wouldn't even bother consider them enemies, just pathetic weaklings who thought that they could take on the Straw Hats. And Chopper has nothing against that, after all Chopper faced many weakling guys that were beaten in seconds. He doesn't need to hold any grudges against such guys since they can't harm his friends any way due to they being too strong. But that doesn't apply to Hody and his men. Even though they were weak, they were still extremely dangerous. They were insane and genocidal who attempted to destroy Fishman Island. They may have been weak but they were still extremely ruthless and attempted to take over and ultimately destroy Fishman Island thus killing many of the friends they made while there. Chopper despite his code as a doctor wouldn't help such a person, someone who tried to kill so many people many of whom are his friends. As a doctor Chopper believes that it is his duty to help sick people and Hody and his gang are sick per say due to drug overdose. Drug overdose is a sickness or condition if you think about it and Chopper's code dictates that he must help them. But Chopper is no longer the same naïve doctor that he was two years ago. He is more mature and smarter. He understands that there would have to be times when he would have to put aside his doctor's code. If he tries to help Hody, then he'll just try and destroy Fishman Island again. Chopper understands this and would not help him, perhaps if Hody felt remorse then yes but Hody would never feel remorse or apologetic about his actions so Chopper will never try to help him. This illustrates his growth as a person. Chopper has grown in many ways. Before the timeskip he was uncomfortable being who he was as he saw himself as a monster and that people would never accept him. As a result he tried to be more human being playing human games with Luffy and Ussop and doing other human things. But now he is fine being a monster, as long as he can help his nakama. So just as he has come to terms with himself regarding his status, so too is he more flexible with his doctor's code.
Hody and his gang being free. Originally Hody and the New Fishman Pirates were supposed to have been locked up to prevent them from ever attempting something like that ever again. But then the after effects of the overdosing of the energy steroids kicked in. Now Hody and his crew are just old men who are completely harmless and can't do anything to anyone. They have no strength, no influence, nothing except hatred that they are too old and weak to do anything about. It's actually pathetic that they are so old and yet still talking about killing all humans. It is so pathetic that no one of the Neptune family could hate him anymore. Had Hody and the others not grew old and remained monsters then they would still not hate him to honor Otohime's memory and her final wish. But now they don't even need to think about their mother to not hate Hody. He is just so old and pathetic that it is impossible to hate him. Fukaboshi and the others even pity him, he has so much hatred yet can't do anything about it since he's so old, he could barely even walk a few feet without breaking a bone. It's just stupid to hate someone like that. So they released him out of pity because there is no sense hating him anymore. He failed and now has nothing. He could make all the human extinction plans he wants yet will be unable to ever even start them much less carry them out.
Fukaboshi telling the Straw Hats about his meeting with Luffy. It is important to remember that while the Straw Hats heard about the invasion and heard from Doflamingo about how much darker Luffy is, they have not yet seen him. Fukaboshi unlike the Straw Hats actually met Luffy face to face. He could tell them about luffy far better and more accurately than anyone else. The Straw Hats know that Fukaboshi holds Luffy in high regard and would not lie about him. He wouldn't exaggerate nor try to downplay anything. What he tells them is correct. So they were really curious about his meeting with Luffy because they know that he would tell them the truth, they may not like it but it's the truth. And they need to know the truth in order to understand what's going through Luffy's head and to get him back.
Robin's and Nami's situation is very similar to Shirahoshi's. All three of them had similar pasts. For one thing all three of them had to watch their mother's die in front of them by someone who would later torment them for life. Nami watched Arlong kill Bellemere and then took her into slavery, Robin watched Olivia die and then spent the rest of her life alone and Shirahoshi had to watch Otohime die and then live with the sadness and burden for the rest of their days. Also all three of them were saved by Luffy when they were at their most vulnerable and needed help the most. Just as Nami was in tears and about to give up, Luffy defeated Arlong, freed her island and allowed her to pursue her dream. Robin when she was about to die at Ennies Lobby, Luffy fought for her despite the threat of the Buster Call and rescued her from not only the world government but from her own personal demons and gave her the chance to pursue her dream. Last but not least Shirahoshi when she was about to lose her family and kingdom, Luffy saved it and allowed her to finally see the world. All three of them owe Luffy a lot and all three of them are in love with him. So Nami and Robin can really connect with Shirahoshi's situation. Of course there are differences, Shirahoshi is taking it harder than Nami and Robin. This is mainly because unlike Nami and Robin who are both mentally strong due to their harsh pasts and faith in their nakama, Shirahoshi is still emotionally fragile. Also unlike Nami and Robin, Shirahoshi actually saw Luffy's dark personality so it's much harder for her. Finally while Nami and Robin are actively doing something to get him back, Shirahoshi cannot really do anything to get him back and all this is making her much sadder than Nami and Robin.