Nami watched as the pirates backed farther away from Luffyko everyone was trying to figure out how she had punched Kuro. Nami stood up, "I'll leave the rest to you. I'm gunna retrieve my treasure."

Zoro watched as the three children appeared and began to beat Kuro, "What do they think they are doing?"

Kuro stood up once the children left him then walked over and kicked Usopp down the slope. Then he turned to the girl, "That was a pretty good punch you threw at me there. You possess the power of the Devil's Fruit, don't you?"

Luffyko gave a mocking grin, "Yeah the rubber fruit. I'm a rubber girl."

Kuro looked down a the girl and adjusted his plan, "Jango, I will take care of this kid. Please take care of the Lady Kaya. She will write the will as planned. Then kill her! And the three ants over there are an eyesore!"

Jango began walking forward, "Understood."

Zoro lowered his sword in front of Jango's path, "Stop, I won't let you pass me."

"Buchi!"

Zoro watched as the pirate jumped high in the air ready to stomp him again, "That again?" He dodged only to have the ground under him break, making him trying to find sturdy ground. He heard someone from his side and barely blocked Buchi as he was thrown into the cliff. The cliff broke under the pressure and Zoro held him at bay with his foot. He watched as Jango moved closer to Kaya and the children then heard Usopp to take Kaya and run. 'What an elegant speech, it's the same as telling them to run away.' He watched as Jango went to attack only to get shot by Usopp.

Kuro glared as Jango turned around, "Hurry up and get them, you idiot!" He then turned to Usopp, "It's useless. I know exactly how bad Lady Kaya's condition is. She won't be able to escape Jango. You might want to go after them. If you can walk past this slope that is."

Zoro glared at Buchi, "You've already lost to me once. Didn't I tell you not to bother me anymore? Outta my way!" He said as he kicked Buchi with his other leg knocking him away. He unsheathed his other two swords and struck Buchi down again. He looked over and saw Luffyko standing by him, her usually grin gone. Her hat covered most of her eyes making her look intimidating. Zoro threw his swords in the air and caught them in their sheaths.

Birds flew from the forest after a noise, "What was that?" Usopp wondered.

"Who knows, Jango's got them covered, maybe you should take a look for yourself. However, you may be too late already."

"You bastard! You've been living under the same roof for three years! Don't you have any compassion for her?"

"None, like I said, Kaya is only part of my plan. After her death, I might then thank her."

"Hopeless bastard." Zoro muttered.

"I didn't plan to save him in the first place." Luffyko stated before she yelled, "Usopp! You go and look for them. Leave everything here to us."

Zoro smirked and looked at the boy, "Leave it to us."

Kuro watched as Usopp struggled to stand up, "Oh you can still move? Not bad

"Shut up, I won't let you have your way! You dare betray the villagers and Kaya's feelings! Do you think you can simply do as you please?" He took another step forward then collapsed, "Damn it, I can't move a limb."

Kuro started to laugh, "You really amuse me. I, betrayed them? Are you kidding me? Everything was planned. This isn't like playing some pirate game, where you'd go around pretending to be the captain! So just stay put and don't move. Well, even if you do manage to catch up with Jango, you're no match for him. You'd be much safer here."

"Even if I can't…Even if I can't, I want to protect…I still want to protect them, for I am the Captain of the Usopp Pirate crew. I am a brave warrior of the sea! I won't allow you to lay a single finger on any of the villagers!"

Luffyko began to hear the pirates make fun of him so she grabbed a huge boulder and threw it at them. She crouched down on top of it and glared at them, "What's so funny?"

Zoro sighed and picked up Usopp, "I'll take Usopp and go after the hypnotist. Is that a problem?"

"Nope! Get going!"

"Sorry."

Zoro sighed, "It would've been fast if I'd gone alone, but without your help through the forest, I won't be able to find them."

"Hey you fools, who gave permission to get past this slope?"

"That would be me!" Luffyko called out as she shot her hand out at him. "Go! Zoro, Usopp!" She followed her hand and launched herself at Kuro, "One more punch!" When she missed she felt him behind her and dropped to the ground, "Gum Gum Power Kick!" She missed him yet again and she cursed, "Damn, he vanished again." She stood up and saw Zoro was gone and sighed, "Well at least they got past."

Kuro looked at the small girl, "Before we fight, I'd like to ask one thing. As an outsider, why are you getting yourself involved?"

Luffyko gave him a small grin, "Because there's a man here whom I don't want to see dead."

"That's simple. But is it okay? For this will be the reason for your death!"

Luffyko gave a grin, "It's fine, but I'm not gonna die."

"Let me show you death!"

Luffyko grabbed his shoulders and started to shoot towards him when he tilted sending her into the ground. She circled back and launched her leg out, "Gum Gum Whip!" When he jumped over it she launched her fist, "Gum Gum Pistol!"

Kuro smirked as he stood on her arm, "I'm getting bored."

"You bastard!" She yelled as Kuro ran up her arm and kicked her in the face knocking her into the ground.

Luffyko cringed and got back up, "Damn, my mouth got cut."

Kuro glared down at his men as they began to cheer form him, "Don't call me by that name! You still don't get it, do you? For this is my plan to completely be rid of the name Captain Kuro. I've had enough. The days when I had to plan everything for you guys, who only knew how to make a ruckus! Enough of those government dogs that kept chasing me for the reward! I can't take it anymore! So once my plan succeeds I will have achieved my goal. I will have money and a tranquil life. You get it now, girl? This plan, which has taken three years, will not fail! My plans never fail!" He lunged at her only to have Luffyko move the boulder between them, catching the swords in it. "It seems that you can do more than just stretch yourself." He said in shock. It was unreal how much she could lift with the tiny body she had.

"Of course, I'm well trained, to be a pirate!" She said as she crushed the boulder with her hands till it was easy to move then she snapped his swords and grinned, "You can't take it anymore, you say? If you're so afraid of the fame on the sea, then you're not qualified to be a pirate!" She said as she slammed the crushed boulder into Kuro's body. "If you wanna compare ambitions, then mine is much greater. I will be the King of the Pirates!"

Meanwhile

"To the left I said go left!"

Zoro growled but moved the way he was told. He didn't like being out here with Luffyko fighting Kuro. Kuro had swords; he should have been his fight. It was this boys fault he wasn't there fighting beside her. If he wasn't so weak, no if he hadn't been so weak. Getting injured by the Meowban brothers. 'Luffyko will be fine, she's strong and she knows how to fight. She would be more upset if I didn't help Usopp now.' "Alright let's do this."

Usopp nodded and tried to push the girl out of his head. It was all his fault she was fighting Kuro by herself. If only he was stronger, "Not that way! The other way!" Zoro cursed but changed directions again, 'I can't think about her now I need to focus on saving Kaya.'

Back with Luffyko…

Luffyko smirked as she looked down at Kuro, "Only five left of those weird swords of yours.

Kuro slowly got up, "You fools, shut the hell up! I will exterminate all of you later. Of course, Jango as well." He listened to his men tried to reason with him and he smirked, "You don't need to worry about the plan anymore. As long as your bodies are here, I can prove my innocence. I never planned to have you guys leave this village in the first place. It would've been troublesome. I don't want anyone to find me still alive and kickin'." He listened as his men were shocked that he had planned to kill them the entire time, "That's right, I planned it way back when I was still Captain Kuro, three years ago. Everything…Everything was planned!"

Luffyko looked down at the pirates, her hands on her hips, "Are you all morons? What a dumb pirate crew."

Kuro looked at the girl in surprise, "Dumb, you say? A pirate crew is merely a bunch of dogs, which aren't fit to live in a civilized society. Without a plan laid out for them, what can they do? It's always been my plans that they follow. Shipmates are just pawns at a captain's disposal. Whether they live or die, it's all up to me! No matter how big the obstacle is, my plan must proceed. They are supposed to die to fulfill my plans." He looked at the girl and couldn't help but gasp as he saw the disgust and disappointment she had in her face for him. He growled, "This is the fate of pirates! Don't you dare lecture me, girl!"

Luffyko was unfazed by his outburst, "Even if a captain like you had tens of thousands of men. You can never win against Usopp."

"What'd you say? I can't compare to that make-believe captain?"

"That's right."

He laughed then, "That's really funny. Don't think too highly of yourself just because you took care of one of my hands." He said as he looked down at the thin girl. "Where can he surpass me? Tell me!" He yelled as he disappeared.

"Composure." Luffyko said with a grin as he reappeared behind her, "You don't know the real meaning of being a pirate!" She said as she planted a leg forward then whipped her arm around behind her, backhanding Kuro into the cliff. The force of her hand returning launched her into the air and she landed crouched ready to fight.

"You dare insult me? If you really wanna know what a real pirate is like, then let me show you right now." He fixed his hair and gave an evil grin at the girl, "How terrifying a pirate is when he's been to hell and back countless times!"

Luffyko watched as he began to walk forward, his body leaning with each step he took. She turned and began to watch as his men panic and beg, "What is going on? He's just swaying back and forth?" She turned back to look at him and saw he had put himself in a trance.

"Out of the Bag Attack!"

Nami had just appeared on top of their ship when Kuro started his attack, "Now then, it should be over right about now." She looked down and saw everyone standing in place, "No one is moving? Is it over?" She watched as a pirate suddenly got killed. "No one was around…"

"How did he get killed?" Luffyko wondered in shock as she watched as more of them died then a rock got cut beside her, "This time it's the rock." Luffyko watched in shock as their captain cut up the pirates, she didn't even blink when his sword cut into her chest. She watched and felt as some of her bangs were cut away, "Reveal yourself, caretaker." She muttered as she closed her eyes to the carnage feeling the swords cut her stomach and wrist. All she could hear were the screams of his men, "What do you take your men for?!" She screamed in rage.

Nami stopped and stared at the girl who had been cut on arms, a leg, and her stomach and chest. "Luffyko…" Nami watched in horror as the rocks around her were cut up yet Luffyko remained unmoving, until the claws cut her stomach sending her back bleeding.

Luffyko clenched her teeth and grabbed, she knew where he was now. She got his collar and wrapped her arm around his and threw him over her shoulder, her hat blowing away from the impact. "Found you." She smirked.

"You bitch." Kuro said as he got up. "You should've just stood still and let me finish them. Look, because of you, all my beloved men are half dead. It would've been more humane to kill them off." He stood up and looked into the girls eyes, "What now? You look like you've got something to say."

Luffyko nodded, "Ya, I will never become a person like you."

"It's not that you won't, you can't." He said with a smirk as he raised his cat claws to her face, "Not with that talent." He waited and just saw her stare at him unblinking, "Furthermore, you're gonna die right here. You're going to feel he agony of being cut into pieces and then die." He gave her a cruel smirk, "I'll treat you with special care, I won't hold anything back when I work on you."

Luffyko saw him go back into the trance and ran towards him, "I don't thinks so!"

"Out of the Bag Attack!"

Luffyko stood and watched as the rocks got cut up around her when the blades cut into her shouder. She waited then felt it she ducked back and saw Kuro in front of her smirking. Before he went to stand behind her. "You tired?" She asked, "Your trick has too many useless movements."

Kuro glared at the girl, "Don't get cocky." He adjusted his glasses, "Up 'til now, I was just toying with you." He smirked and looked over the girl, her vest was in ribbons and was barely doing its job. "You'll receive special treatment. I'll let you have a taste of what fear is. Then I'll slowly work on you." He said as he looked down and began his trance again, "Out of the Bag Attack!"

Luffyko extended her arms and managed to grab his ankle and pull him into the ground. When he got back up she wrapped her arms around his shoulders and her legs around his waist and she grinned. "Let's see you run now."

"Shit! Let go you bitch!"

Luffyko just grinned, "With this, your three years of detailed planning has come to an end!"

"What did you say?" He demanded as he felt her limbs tighten around him, "Let go!"

Luffyko ground her teeth together and headbutted him as she heard the pirates cheer for her. She threw her head back to them and glared at them, "Don't cheer for me!" She turned and looked at Kuro and yelled, "Gum Gum Bell!" She head butted him sending them both flying into the air. She watched as Kuro landed hard on the ground and she caught herself before falling.

"She beat him, she actually beat him!" "Not even the marines could do anything about him?" "Who are you?" The pirates asked in wonder and amazement. How had such a small girl beaten Captain Kuro?

"I'm Monkey D. Luffyko, Against a pirate who'd discard his name and run away from the sea…There's no way I'd lose to such a guy. A true pirate would never give up his name 'til the day he dies."

"Luffyko, I'm not sure if I've ever heard that name before…" A pirate said looking for someone else who might've.

"Remember my name for the rest of your lives! For I am the one who'll become the next Pirate King!"

"Don't you mean Queen?"

Luffyko glared at him and picked up Kuro, "Get him outta here!" She yelled and aimed for the pirate who dared to say Queen. "I will be the Pirate King, anyone who says different will answer to me. Don't you dare say that again! Get the hell outta here!"

Nami carried her treasure and ran towards the girl. She stopped and saw all of the injuries on the girl. She saw her fall and caught her, "Thanks for the hard work." She said as she worked on laying the girl down. "Even you'd be exhausted after a fight like that, wouldn't you?" She sat down and looked at the girl, "What were you so angry about earlier?"

"I don't like them. They're plain wrong. Companions are not meant to be regarded that way."

Nami saw her hat and picked it up, "What're you talking about? That's just how it is. Pirates aren't as noble as they are in your dreams. Captain Kuro is a standard example." Nami looked up at the sky, this was why she could like Luffyko; she had a completely different idea of a pirate.

Luffyko looked over at Nami then looked back up, "I want a meat pie."

Nami slammed the girl's hat over her face and pushed down, "Why I oughta…" She sighed and loosened up, "I'm glad you are okay."

Luffyko smiled at the girl and then forced herself to sit up, "We still need to see if Zoro and Usopp made it.

"We did." Zoro called down and saw the girl lying there. He couldn't help but feel relief that she had won, however he felt his blood boil over all the cuts on her back and arms. He looked over the landscaping to see cuts into the rocks everywhere. He sat down not allowing himself to get close to the girl, he didn't deserve any comfort, he had left her.

Usopp came a little later and grinned, "Thanks! Without you guys, I wouldn't have been able to protect this village."

"What're you babbling about?" Zoro said as he looked at the boy, "If you hadn't risked your own life for this, I wouldn't have done anything at all."

"Same here!" Luffyko called out.
Nami just hugged her treasure, "All that doesn't matter now. I've got my treasures now."

Usopp laughed and looked over the ocean, "Thanks to this incident, I've finally decided upon something. I'm going to sea."

Luffyko laughed and finally stood up. She turned towards him and gave him a smile, "Go for it!" She tilted her head when both Zoro and Usopp stared back at her, mouths wide open, "What?"

"Nami!" Zoro yelled as he finally managed to look away.

Usopp collapsed to the ground, "I'm no longer a boy, I am a man!"

Nami turned and gasped, "Luffyko! Your shirts ripped into shreds! Zoro give her yours!"

Zoro quickly tossed his shirt to Nami who threw it on Luffyko, "Yours is ripped too!" She screamed and then sighed as she folded the end of the shirt up and tied it behind the girls back. She looked over and nodded, "That'll work." She then glared at the girl, "Now what did I tell you about running around without your vest?"

Luffyko took a nervous step away from Nami, "That if you caught me again you would drown me…but Nami I had my vest on! What did I do wrong?"

Nami hit the girl with her staff making her fall to the ground then pocked her cheek, "If it's on and not covering anything it might as well be off!"

Zoro was laughing at the argument until Luffyko mentioned it was Kuro's fault. He stopped laughing and pulled his swords closer, 'That bastard…'

"I'm sorry Nami, please don't kill me! I didn't do anything! Ah don't hit me!"

"Learn some female modesty!"

"No! Ow stop hitting me!"