No more school. I'm out for the summer guys. Wohoo.

Still, don't expect fast updates...because yeah.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto...wait sorry Bleach. Wait...wtf even is this...One Piece right...I don't own any of them tbh.

"Usopp!" Luffy yelled, tossing the den den mushi towards his long nosed friend. "Go on ahead, with Zoro! I'll be alright!"

"Alright!" Usopp yelled back, hastily catching the flying snail. "Zoro and I will most definitely bring Nami back, so make sure the cook joins our crew!"

Zoro yawned, seemingly not caring that waves were crashing all around the small boat that he was laying in...and seemingly ignoring his beaten up body. "All of a sudden..I'm hungry..."

"Luffy!" Usopp called as he, Zoro, Johnny, and Yosaku were sailing away. "Once we have five people in our crew...let's sail to the Grand Line!"

Luffy grinned, placing his hat atop his head and waving at his friends and the den den mushi. "Yeah! Let's!"

Click.

Yosaku stared at the den den mushi in exasperation. "I'm in quite the predicament." He stated, and indeed he was. The bounty hunter was halfway inside the mouth of a shark, and he was just barely holding on to the den den mushi. The poor snail could only stare in surprise at the scene it was witnessing.

"I've gotta get back to the baratie though." He stated, even though his breathing was a bit harsh. The shark looked as if it didn't know whether it wanted to eat Yosaku or spit him out. "I need to talk to brother Luffy...uh oh..tidal wave..here we go..."

Click.

"AGHH!" Yosaku screeched as he and the shark suddenly went flying into the air. He nearly dropped the scared snail that was in his hands. Yosaku and the shark flew into the railing and landed atop a certain blonde haired cook, finally dropping the snail onto the hard Baratie floors.

Shouts of 'Sanji' and 'Are you alright?!' and 'Is this guy a mermaid?' could be heard as the den den mushi made its way towards a familiar face- Luffy.

"Ah! Den Den!" Luffy bent down and picked up the small snail. The rubber male had clearly just been through a tough battle, he had a few bruises here and there, but he looked fine overall. "I thought I gave you to Usopp! What happened?"

"Brother Luffy!" Yosaku cried, holding up a thumbs up. "I've found you!"

"What the hell.." Sanji muttered.

"Is this idiot seriously halfway inside a panda shark?" One of the cooks muttered as they helped pull Sanji away from him.

"Yosaku?" Luffy blinked. "What are you doing here alone? Where is everyone? Where's Nami?"

Yosaku sat down in a chair, heaving a heavy sigh. "We couldn't catch up with sister Nami. But judging from the direction she took...I'm pretty sure I know where she's heading.."

"Okay good." Luffy scratched his head. "Then let's go get her."

"Ah." Yosaku shook his head. "But she is going to a dangerous place. The most dangerous place in all of the East Blue. I'll fill you in on the details later. Right now we need your strength. Please, lend us your hand!"

"Yosh!" Luffy nodded. "I don't know what's going on, but okay!"

"Hold on there." Sanji leaned against a wall, his arms crossed over his chest, and a cigarette in his mouth. "Take me with you." The male looked as if he too had been through a tough battle. He had a bandage across his nose, lots of cuts and scrapes, and his hair was a little ruffled.

"Sanji.." The cooks stared at him in shock.

"I'll accompany you on your quest to become Pirate King." Sanji stated. "After all...we both have crazy dreams. I might as well tag along. I'll be the cook for your ship. Does that sound good...or bad?"

Luffy raised his hands into the air, the den den mushi sitting on his shoulder. "Sounds great!" He shouted. The rubber male ran over to Yosaku, after putting the snail back onto the ground, and the two lapsed into some idiotic dance.

"Alright, brother Luffy!" Yosaku cheered.

"We have a cook!" Luffy shouted. "Finally! Food! Meat! Adventure!"

Sanji smiled, placing his hands into his pockets as he stared at his fellow cooks. "That's how it's gonna be, guys. Sorry for all the damn trouble I've put you through."

"Hmph." One of the cooks, Patty, snorted. "I don't like this at all. I wanted to throw you out of here with my own hands, but now you decide that you want to leave?"

"Tsk. Sorry for making you put on that shitty act." Sanji added, narrowing his eyes at Patty. "I could hear you all crystal clear from outside, you idiots." Sanji turned to stare at Zeff. "And you. You wanted to kick me out that badly huh?"

"Stop talking like that! Talk about overconfidence!" Patty shouted, his teeth becoming fanged out.

"That's exactly right, you little eggplant." Zeff stated. "I've always hated little brats. Not a day goes by in which I regret having ever saved your ass."

"Whatever you say, old geezer. Enjoy the last year's you have left."

Click.

Luffy sat on the ship Zeff had given to him, next to Yosaku, with the snail in his lap. Sanji was walking towards the ship at a casual pace, his eyes downcast as he was obviously deep in thought.

Suddenly Patty and Carne jumped up, weapons in their hands, and rushed towards Sanji.

"This is payback for all those years!" Patty shouted.

"Die, Sanji!" Carne added as the two closed in on the blonde haired male. Seconds later, the two cooks were on the ground with bumps on their heads and missing a few teeth. Sanji just continued to walk towards the ship, as if he hadn't just beat up two of the ship's best cooks.

"Told ya you couldn't beat em." One of the cooks shook his head, smiling widely.

"Lets go." Sanji said, standing in front of Luffy with a small smile on his face.

"Just like that?" Luffy tilted his head to the side. "What about goodbyes?"

"Its fine." Sanji replied. "There's no need."

"Oi Sanji." Chef Zeff called, making the curly eyebrowed cook freeze. "...Don't catch a cold.." He said, a small smile on his face.

Sanji's eyes began to well with tears, his emotional barrier breaking. He turned around to face the man who took care of him for so long. "O-OWNER ZEFF!"

Sanji got onto his hands and knees and bowed. "I'm eternally grateful to you, for taking care of me for so damn long! I shall never forget, for the rest of my life... the debt I owe to you for saving my life!"

All around Sanji the cooks were bursting into tears at Sanji's declaration.

"Damn you Sanji, you bastard!"

"We're gonna miss you!"

"You're making us cry, dammit!"

"Damn idiots..." Zeff muttered, a few tears making their way down his own cheeks. "Real men should say their goodbyes in silence..."

"Lets meet again one day!" Sanji cried. "You...you good for nothing bastards!"

"Alright!" Luffy shouted. "Let's set sail!"

Click.

"Oi, Yosaku. Shut up and be cheerful already." Luffy stated, folding his arms over his chest. "How long are you gonna cry?"

"I can't help it." Yosaku sobbed. "It was a truly beautiful goodbye, Brother Cook! Beautiful enough to bring tears to any man's eyes!"

"Oi." Sanji sweatdropped, waving his hand. "Shut up."

"Ahhh!" Luffy stretched, giving the den den mushi in Sanji's lap a large grin. "I can't wait to bring Nami back so we can head to the Grand Line!"

"But even with Nami, that's still only five people right? Do you really plan on going to the Grand Line with five people?" Sanji pointed out. "It's a bit strange, and you'll regret it if you underestimate the seas!"

"If I need more crew members, I'll just find more in the Grand Line. Besides, we are heard towards paradise anyway aren't we?"

"Don't you mean a pirate's graveyard?" Sanji rolled his eyes. "You've got a few screws loose, Luffy."

"Shishishi!" Luffy laughed with his eyes closed. "But before I left the ship, Zeff told me that some people call the Grand Line..." He opened his eyes, showing his obvious excitement. "A paradise!"

"The geezer said that, eh?" Sanji lit up another cigarette. "Well...as long as Nami is there.." He blushed, placing his cheek into the palm of his hand as he daydreamed about the pirate navigator. "I'd sure call it a paradise with her here.."

"You two are just too dense!" Yosaku shouted. "How naive can you get? Do you really know that little about the Grand Line?!"

"Oh. He stopped crying." Luffy said.

"Not the point here!" Yosaku deadpanned. "You two need to learn just what kind of place Sister Nami is heading towards! You need to know that it's the most dangerous place in the East Blue! The man who runs that island is probably scarier than Don Krieg!"

"Sanji! I'm hungry!"

"Alright, I'll go make some food to fill our stomachs." Sanji replied, letting the snail slip off his lap before standing up.

"Oi!" Yosaku sobbed once again. "They aren't even listening anymore!"

"Hey now. The reason why the Grand Line is called a "Pirate's Graveyard" is because of the three great powers that rule over it! And one of those three great powers are The Seven Warlords!" Yosaku sighed. "Simply put, they are seven pirates that are officially authorized by the World Government!"

"That's dumb." Sanji stated. "Why would the government ever permit pirates?"

"Because they are strong! In fact, the man who took down Brother Zoro...was one of them! Mihawk!"

"Ehh?! There are seven of those guys?!" Luffy's eyes shone like stars. "They are so cool!"

"But the problem lies with another one of those warlords. The leader of the Fish Man Pirates, Jinbei!"

"Fishman? Never met one!" Luffy bluntly declared.

"Fishman? Isn't Fishman Island a famous travel destination in the Grand Line?" Sanji smiled, a blush once again adorning his cheeks. "I heard that they have the most beautiful mermaids in the world!" He gushed.

"Oi." Yosaku looked at the den den mushi with fake tears streaming down his cheeks. "Are they even listening to me?"

"In return for joining the warlords, Jinbei let loose a terrible monster in the East Blue."

"Like this?" Luffy held up a crudely drawn picture of a fish with four arms.

"Haha!" Sanji bursted into laughter. "That's one ugly fish!"

"Is it physically impossible for you to pay attention?!" Yosaku facepalmed. "Alright, let's skip the history lecture. The place we are headed towards is Arlong Park, a place ruled by Arlong who's a fishman who could take on even Jinbei! He's far more powerful than even Don Krieg!"

"How about this?" Luffy held up another crude drawing of a fish.

"All you did was draw your previous drawing, but with him standing up." Sanji stated. "But I wonder what Nami has to do with those fishmen...could She possibly be a mermaid? Ooh that would explain everything!"

"What exactly would that explain." Yosaku sweatdropped.

"Like this?" Luffy held up the same drawing, except now the fish had hair to make it seem like a mermaid.

"No!" Sanji shouted. "Idiot!"

Click.

"Alright, I guess I should cook something now." Sanji stood up. "What do you guys want to eat?"

"Meat!"

"Stir-Fried bean sprouts!"

"Leave it to me."

"Ahh." Luffy grinned. "It sure is great to have a cook around to make delicious food for us."

"I wish I was making delicious food for the beautiful Nami-Swan.." Sanji muttered.

Click.

"Here's the pay for this month." A large blue hand slammed a stack of cash onto a table. "Take it."

"Thank you...chi chi chi chi...you sure do know how to get by in this world...Arlong." A man with a mouse like marine cap and whiskers stated, happily accepting the cash.

"Shahahaha!" Arlong laughed darkly. "What're you being so reserved for? As they say...money makes the world go round!"

I'm sorry for how late this chapter is! I often got distracted while writing this so yeah..

I skipped the whole fight between Luffy and Don Krieg because that would have taken way too many chapters so I decided to jump right into the Arlong saga. Ooh almost to the Grand Line, where the real fun starts! But first things first: The Queen, I mean Nami's past!

Question: I know that during the whole Arlong battle Usopp runs off with his opponent. Should I have his battle recorded, and then he makes it back in time for Luffy vs Arlong? Or should I show Sanji and Zoro's battles instead? Up to you guys.

Ahhh. There's one reviewer whose name I really like- Leo. I really like your name, and I love saying it with different accents. It might sound weird but I just thought I'd let you know that, Leo.

Special thanks to Leo, LuckyLucy, hikari, northwind123, BlackRabbitAlice, and Lammy!

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