"Idiot why don't you put that mask on his face? The mask has some sort of antidote" I yelled at Sanji who was scrambling to save his friend, Gin, after he had thrown his mask to the servant boy when Krieg let lose the poison gas.

"After that, take him upstairs so he can breathe freely that is the only way you can help him." Maybe, a voice in the back of my mind whispered, you know better, it said. I kept that to myself. The boy chose his path, now he must live with the consequences.

"Hurry up Pati! Kalone!" Sanji yelled, at the scrambling cooks.

As they carted Gin up to take him upstairs, to my surprise, the servant boy spoke. His voice held more command than he should have any right to have.

"Don't die Gin." He ordered. There is something different about his kid now... I puzzled.

"Nothing is going to work. He can't survive more than an hour" Jeered Krieg from his floating platform. The boy expression was unchanged. You would think he almost looked calm standing there, but as I looked into his eyes, there was fire. I shivered. He's lost his hat and his apron, and I realized, with out the hat he looks a lot older and scarier then when we first met. If I didn't know better I would say that the hat is the only thing that covers the intensity of the kid. I watched as he completely ignored the iron pirate.

"Don't let that kind of person kill you" He commanded once again, completely focused on the pirate underling.

"No matter what you have to survive understand. I will take care of him" He promised. Gin stared wide eyed at the my serving boy before coughing.

"D-Don't...you... C..C..an't...Defeat him" clinging to the rubber kid's arm with what appeared to be the rest of his strength.

"Are you out of your mind!" Sanji yelled at the boy captain. As Gin's finger were gently pried off by rubber ones and the young rubber boy finally turned to face Krieg.

"If you walk straight to him you will be in his trap. You will die" Sanji shouted, looking to me for support. You know better then to try to stop him, came that voice again. I sighed Its no use Sanji, to men like him it doesn't matter what you say or how dangerous it is. His mind is made. He is the captain of the swordsman, that says enough.
As if on cue,

"I will never die!" The boy vowed shaking lose from Sanji's grip as well. I rest my case.

"Hey." He called to Kreig "Just shoot me if you dare." I couldn't hear Krieg's response because it was overshadowed by Sanji's voice

"Damn it go ahead and get yourself killed!" Sanji cursed as if he didn't care, but I saw that his eyes never left the serving boy captain. Kreig told the boy.

"This sea will be your worst nightmare when you come directly to me you will comet o your death. This porch will be your grave."

"My grave?" The boy contemplated curiously as if he could not see how it were possible. He is going to use the bomb again I realized as Kreig raised his shield... There was a explosion that rocked the ship. I realized, Krieg launched stakes out of his shield at the boy who was charging across the floating mast onto toward the deck. I saw that there were two stakes, one lodged in his side and one in his shoulder.

"He's been hit" Sanji gasped. Yet the serving boy ran even faster, pulling the stake out of his side. then he did a flip and launched into a move. I had seen and been in a lot of fights in my time, I liked to think of myself as a pretty strong pirate. But the agility and speed that this...boy moved seemed so... like he had been fighting since the day he was born, like it was a way of life. And yet if you had asked me an hour ago that the servant was capable of this I would have laughed. A boy who who acts like a child except when he is fighting like a monster. As the boys body twisted he flung back his fist, using his rubber power. Krieg ducked behind his shield.

"You want to use that to hide yourself." The boy mocked.

"Try to punch this!" Krieg shot back. Before hundreds of spikes covered his armor like a cloak made from porcupines.

"That's unfair, his robe is covered with thorns" Sanji groaned.

"He's going to punch that thing" The chefs cried. The monkey boy didn't look fazed.

"Gomu Gomu No Bullet!" He screamed as he fired his fist a quick as lightening across the remain few feet to Kreig. As his fist hit the cloak, the boy's blood sprayed. However, that was overshadowed by the blood that shot from Krieg's mouth as the impact landed on his face. The spike armor failed to protect Kreig from the blow and he went flying backwards. sliding on his face. His crew was thunderstruck.

"He punched right through the thorns!"

The chefs were over joyed "He's been hit" They cheered." Sanji was snorting

"What a careless person." I heard him scoff, but I could see the relief on his face. He cares about this boy in a way I have not seen him care about anyone else in a long time. Should I let him take you with him Sanji? I knew the boy wanted to make Sanji a part of his crew, had heard him asking.

The boy seemed unbothered by his ruined hand, and declared

"I am over here now you said that this was my grave is it you grave or mine? I think its yours."

He pulled the other stake out of his shoulder gripping it in his bloody fist, and grinning from ear to ear like a maniac. The grin sent chills down my spine and I rose to my feet with difficulty due to that idiot, Gin, trying to get Sanji to leave and ripping out my leg. I grabbed a crutch that one of the chefs brought over from inside. . I don't want to be sitting with all this aggression going on. The predator was back. Trying to reconcile the idiot who had been in my room earlier and this monster before me was impossible.

"These stakes and that thorn robe will not hurt me! I will not die here." I heard Sanji's exclamation "He's unbelievable" There is a mind if he looks inside he know that he could follow.

"Take a close look at him Sanji" Doesn't mean he won't need a little help.

"It's hard to find someone like that, someone who won't give up until death."

""Won't give up till death" Sanji looked shocked.

"He's a very dangerous man to fight This fight will end with winning or losing I really like those kind of men. " I told him. I could feel the smile on my face.

In the water "Don't be stupid that kid was lucky don't worry." Cheered the pirates.

"If you don't die here and this is not your grave. Then whose is it!" Came Kreig's gravely voice. He was standing up towering over the boy. The boy when flying seconds later, when Kreig punched him with the shield. but the boy's foot came hurtling back toward Kreig's face and sent him flying.

"It is yours" The boy pulled out some kind of staff and merged his spear and shield to create a spear. Kreig landed on his back this time as the boy twisted his body like a cat and landed on his feet. The crew and the chefs were clearly stunned. I knew it was going to be an even fight. Krieg won't find this boy such easy prey.

"What's happening" came the slightly panicked voices of the crew

"I have never seen anyone hit captain Krieg before."

"No one can compare to him." declared one crew member but to my ears it sounded more like a prayer

"Who is that kid." Came the whispers from the chefs behind me. I looked back at them and my eyes caught on Sanji who just sat in amazement. Wood creaked and I whipped around again. Krieg was getting up again, the shield was gone and a spear was in its place. My eyes caught on a sparkle at the top. A huge metal blade jutted out from the top of the spear. Krieg slashed the spear at the boy. He missed but the platform exploded a part, leaving the servant scrambling up the mast to find dry ground. What the Hell?! What is that thing.

"Kid who can't swim lets see if you can survive now." challenged Krieg.

"Unlike those small lances which you can still live after being hit with two or three, with this spear you can die in one hit." He swung the spear/ It hit the mast and exploded the boy went flying. But he used his rubber abilities to grab hold of another piece of floating ship, and anchor him self to it. He was straightening when his knees collapsed again, Krieg noticed as well.

"It's not good for him to fight any longer because he has lost too much blood." Sanji cried. The boy appeared to be studying his surroundings with a grim expression on his face.

"Nothing is going to work" taunted Krieg. He is at the disadvantage now, more open water for him to drown in. Krieg struck again but the kid ducked and twisted out of the way. The spear whistled through the air again but again missed its target, the kid stumbling backward to avoid it.

"Whoa Whoa Whoa!"

"Die" Krieg hissed striking again, but the boy jumped into the air again but this time metal captain was ready for him and quickly switched directions to meet him but there was no scream of pain and Krieg's spear swung harmlessly through the air.

Then I realized that he had grabbed the spear itself and hung on. This boy sure was daring.

"That was close he said" Cheeky and clever. This enraged Krieg further.

"Scum you don't deserve to live." He gathered his strength, muscles bulging and slammed the spear down into the ground. But the kid realized what was happening and let go just in time to avoid being smashed.

Krieg, quick to realize the change in weight of the spear whipped around to face him and stabbed his spear towards the young man. The kid had no chance of avoiding it, hovering in mid air and it looked like it was going to stab right through him. My fists tightened at my uselessness. The explosion was deafening as it was surprising. Sanji screamed

"SERVANT!" the boy was smoking as he fell to the deck

"It's not over yet!" growled Krieg as he stalked over to where he had landed. Is he even still alive?

I heard a whisper like a leaf in the wind but carrying the strength of steel. Sanji grabbed my sleeve

"I'm not giving up yet." he vowed rising to it up. Krieg said one blow supposed to kill him... how has he survived with all his injuries and still fighting. Krieg hit him again and another explosion rocked the Bartie.

"Heh Heh do you realize now that I am the strongest person?" Hah! Kreig this kid has not fallen even after getting hit twice.

"Servant" Sanji cried The chefs were cursing and crying for the boy, as he flew through the air. Movement caught my eye...the boy's foot swung forward. And then he was on his feet again. Just in time to watch as the tip of Kreig's spear break off. Kreig was horrified.

"What is this?! My weapon! What did you do?"

"I hit it five times! You'd better be prepared" The boy called smugly. "As long as I stay in this wide area I can beat you." how is the boy this good at fighting but still an idiot.

"What?"

"Since I destroyed the blade. Its just become a bomb on a stick" The kid grinned, smoke curling up from his body.

"The power has decreases by half." he stood as if he had not sustained any injuries.

"Is that so?" Kireg mused. His crew was in a frenzy.

"We are in trouble!"

"That means that kid is good" The chefs realized. More then good.

"This bomb with a stick has enough power to crush you to pieces. By the way you've injured so greatly that I think another two hits by this bomb and you will stop bragging" he boosted

"I didn't brag" the boy said bluntly. There was a gasp to my left and I looked at Sanji who eyes were glued to the battle as he choked

"Like he said if that servant is hit by that spear two...no one more time he will die! There is no way he can win with that fully armed person!" I put my hand on his shoulder and for the first time he tore his eyes away from the scene in front of him to look up at me.

"Even though he has those weapons, he may no be able to defeat the one spear that kid has...In a pirate fight you can either die or survive. The person who worries about death even for a second can be crushed." I told him, seriously Sanji looked very confused.

"What are you saying?" He demanded

"At least that kid is not afraid of dying" I pointed out judging by the grin on his face.

"The weapon for surviving or the instinct to never worry about dying" Some how this, boy had it.

"Instinct?" Sanji asked still confused. We were interrupted by Kreig yelling.

"Remember this! The person who goes against Don Krieg is the person whose already dead"

"Whose going to die?" The boy asked sticking his tongue out at Krieg

"You can't hit me" he declared before, like a monkey, swinging up to the mast" Krieg swung after he boy Luffy broke off part of the mast and flung it from midair down at Krieg like a spear

"Eat this!" the boy shouted

"Dumb ass!" a gun appeared from his armor

"Look at this" A a burst of flame shot from the opening, a flame thrower.

"Flamethrower how many weapons does this guy have?"

"Gomu Gomu no machine gun punch" a volley of fists rained down on Kreig who was laughing.

"That's not going to work Nothing can destroy this armor" he huffed

The kid landed on his feet and, faster then mine and apparently Krieg's eyes could follow, he was hair's distance away from Krieg Where does he have the speed and ability from? I thought bewildered. I saw what Kireg realized too late what was heading for him.

"Bullet" right in the center, but it had the opposite effect the boy shuttered as his wounds strained.

"GAHHH!" he screeched

"WORTHLESS!" Kreig slammed the boy back

"What a waste of time that monkey's punch can't destroy this armor!"

Kreig was yelling again about his power and strength. But I couldn't look away from the kid. Come on servant. But Krieg was tensing to strike with the bomb, his crew jeering at the boy who was gasping for air and strength.

"Only the strong survive!" Krieg roared. His words struck something in the boy because he suddenly lunged at the other captain.

"So I will survive" he assured. Everything happened in a flash the boy's arm reaching out,

Sanji's yell "Are you crazy don't get close to him-" Drowned out by Krieg mocking

"It's not going to work I already know what your going to do-" the boy's bellow,

"BAAZZOOKKAA!" as his fist slammed into Krieg with a force so hard he lost his grip on his spear and went flying back. I had to pick my jaw up from the floor. How on Earth can he still throw punches like that at this stage. Yet... Kireg was getting up It is not enough.. I thought hopelessly. As the sound of the asshole's laughter rang in my ears

" is going to work! Finally your power does have a limit. But I did" I couldn't pay attention to the conversation anymore as my eyes were on the flying bomb that Kreig has lost his grip on, it was falling back to the earth." He does not stand a chance. NO! The scene exploded, my restaurant rocked on the waves of the. All I could here was the screamed of the cooks, Sanji screaming, I have not heard it in years.

"SERVANT." I looked around my eyes stinging in the smoke, coughing I pulled my shirt up to cover my mouth. It was hard to see in all the smoke, then I heard it

"GOMU GOMU NO BAZOOKA!" YES! HE'S alive! Sanji yelled point up ward and I saw it the glinting gold of Krieg's armor, except it was glinting in many places

He did, the idiot did IT! The armor's is broken! The smoke began to clear away enough that I could make out the grin on the boy's face as he and the other captain fell back towards the ocean...Shit the ocean there is no deck any more the explosion got rid of that. The fight wasn't over, Krieg caught the kid in a iron net. He's planing on drowning him! I realized. Kreig was yelling triumphantly again.

But the boy merely stretched his limbs out and away from the net declaring

"As long as my arms and legs are free I'll still be able to defeat you." He began twisting his legs together around the net. I was looking at Sanji who was starring at complete disbelief at the situation.

"Why doesn't he give up?" I asked Sanji

"EH?" He demanded not looking away.

"That is what you are thinking right?" He fights his enemies without thinking about any consequences even though he is fighting Don Kireg The greatest pirate in East Blue.

"Hey!" Kreig called to his crew below, "Do something!" 'The greatest pirate ever' calling for help, the invincible Don Krieg can not defeat this boy. He has been caught in his own trap. I thought, oddly proud of the servant I hardly knew. Sanji lept forward kicking the weapons out of the crew's raised hands.

"Stop that! Don't you dare get involved" he growled.

My servant was now spinning Krieg as he angled his body and stretched legs to get the maximum force, his own body just inches from the water.

"Gomu Gomu no Hammer" he screamed and smashed Kreig into the deck his crew screamed, the chefs cheered and Sanji jumped into the water. As the boy sank below the surface.

"Hey Don't die" hissed Sanji desperately, as he pulled the kid moments later back onto he the deck of the restaurant like he had been doing it for years. At that moment I saw what Sanji could be if he went with him, if he joined this man on his insane quest. He had never fit in here, his determination, his will. But here even his own will has been blown out of the water, he has been shown someone whose strength and will rage in every fiber of his being. He must go with him, he belongs to this crew now.