Thanks for the reviews everyone! I love to know what you think of the story so far. And while I was looking through the reviews, I noticed this certain review by Yuriski-1st, who asked a question about how Luffy ever passed training school if he's so absent minded and such. So I decided that I would answer this question in case anyone else was thinking the same thing. So, I'd like to think that his grandpa had a lot of influence in him being able to join and if he also needed brain smarts to join, then I think his grandpa would have at least tried to train him in that too, since he trained Luffy to grow up as a marine.
Oh and about the Luffy deciding to make Coby a marine thing. Coby wanted to be a marine and Luffy just helped him. Again, I like to think it's because of who Luffy's grandpa is that influenced the marines to let Coby join. Plus the fact that Luffy was the highest ranking marine on the ship, so what he says goes.
Anyways, I hope that answers that, and if anyone has any questions regarding this story, don't hesitate to ask! Now, on with chapter 4!
"Coobbyyyy! Where are yooouuuu?" Luffy shouted down the streets.
"Luffy! Over here!" Coby shouted, not very far away from Luffy.
"Ah!" Luffy smiled. He ran towards them and as he got closer, he saw them both sitting at the steps of someone's house.
"What did he want with you?" Coby asked.
"Oh, he wanted me to pick up the rice ball that was on the ground and feed it to him. By the way..." Luffy turned to the little girl, "He wanted me to tell you that the rice balls tasted great!"
"Really?!" the girl's face beamed.
"Yep! Now let's go to the base, Coby." Luffy said. They started to walk to the base.
"Wait!" the girl stopped them, "I forgot to tell you, my name is Rika, and the only reason Mr. Zoro is tied up is because he tried to protect me after Helmeppo let his pet wolf run loose and he ended up killing the wolf."
"Mr. Zoro isn't a bad person at all!" Rika exclaimed, "The only bad people are the Morgans! Everyone is afraid of them because if you disobey them, you'll get executed!"
At the mention of this, Luffy clenched his fist and gritted his teeth, "I see the apple doesn't fall far from the tree." he muttered. When Luffy looked at Rika's sad face, he quickly gave her a reassuring smile, "Don't worry, Rika. We'll definitely save Zoro and stop Morgan!"
"Come on, Coby. Let's go!" Luffy shouted, already sprinting down the streets.
"Right!" Coby yelled as he ran as fast as he could to catch up with Luffy.
Can they really stop Axe- Hand Morgan?, Rika wondered as she sat there alone on the steps.
"So, what's the plan?" Coby asked, finally catching up to Luffy.
"Get in, get the swords, stop Morgan, find some meat, get Alvida." Luffy announced.
Coby let out a sigh, "Luffy, you can't- "
They both froze completely still when they saw someone unpleasant walking their way.
"Who dares to go against me? I'll have my father execute you right away!" Helmeppo said with a smug smile, "Come and watch the public execution of Roronoa Zoro that is to take place in three days!" he announced to everyone.
"What did he say?!" Luffy growled, walking towards Helmeppo.
"Luffy, stop! We don't have time for this! It's expected that someone like him wouldn't keep a promise!" Coby yanked on his arm, but Luffy only kept stomping farther away. Every step he took, his arm kept stretching longer and longer.
"Hmm? What the hell is wrong with your arm?" Helmeppo questioned when he saw Luffy.
He only ignored what he said and asked "Didn't you say you would let Zoro go if he survived a month tied up to that pole?!"
"What? You think I would actually let a murderer like him escape?! I was only joking with him! Now why aren't you bowing down to me like everyone else? Do you want to end up like Roronoa Zoro?"
"You really piss me off! Zoro believed what you said and now he's tied to that pole starving!"
"What? He really believed me? That just makes him even more pathetic!"
"Coby, let go of my arm." Luffy growled.
"B- but, at this length, your arm will-"
"NOW!" Luffy yelled.
Coby finally did as he was told and let go. As fast as lightning, Luffy's arm went flying straight at Helmeppo's face. The impact sending him straight through the walls of a building. Everyone gasped in shock as they watched the two marine bodyguards run to Helmeppo's side, both of them clearly panicking.
"Y- Yew! Meh fasthor iz Capin Mogin! Wut du yew tink yew er dewung?! (Y- You! My father is Captain is Captain Morgan! What do you think you are doing?!)" Helmeppo demanded through all the bumps, bruises and blood on him.
"Clearly not punching you hard enough if you can still talk!" Luffy yelled at him.
"Wey yew! Im tewing meh fasthor! (Why you! I'm telling my father!)" Helmeppo shouted as the two marines helped him limp away.
"Luffy, what did you do?!" shouted Coby, "We really have to hurry now, before Helmeppo gets to the marine base before us!"
"Right! Let's go!"
"Wait!" said Coby.
"What now?! You were the one that said we had to hurry!" reminded Luffy.
"I know, but we need a plan! Our objectives are to find Zoro's swords, get Alvida and stop Morgan from further abusing his power as captain, right?"
"Right!"
"So we should split up, one of us to find the swords and get Alvida, and the other to stop Morgan. Because you have more experience as a marine, it would make better sense if you went for Morgan and I went for the swords and Alvida. The only problem is how we're going to find the swords in such a big building. It's most likely that Helmeppo would know since he's the one that got Zoro tied up. But how are we going to get him to tell us?"
"Wow, that's a really good plan, Coby!" exclaimed Luffy, "And I think I know what to do with Helmeppo..."
With a mischievous smile, Luffy yelled "Come on!" and grabbed a hold of Coby's shirt, practically dragging him along the sidewalk as he ran to his destination.
"Hey! Helmeppo!" shouted Luffy.
The spoiled boy didn't know what hit him before he got knocked unconscious along with the two marines.
"You didn't have to hit the marines too! It's not like they did anything wrong!" Helmeppo heard a voice shout when he finally regained consciousness.
"I don't see what's the problem, they were going to get in the way! Besides, I'm sure someone must have noticed them lying unconscious in the streets by now."
"W- What? What the hell are you doing to me?!" Helmeppo demanded when he noticed himself being dragged by Luffy, in the same way that Luffy dragged Coby moments before.
"Oh! You're awake! And you can talk properly now!" Luffy noticed, "That'll make things easier for Coby when you tell him where Zoro's swords are."
"And what makes you think I'll do that?!" demanded Helmeppo. A second later, he heard the cracking noise of Luffy's knuckles. "Okay! I'll do it!" Helmeppo gulped, quickly abandoning the arrogant tone he just had.
"Great!" Luffy shouted excitedly.
"Luffy, we're here." Coby said, stopping in front of the base.
"Yosh! Let's tie him up so he doesn't do anything funny."
5 minutes later
"Alright, Coby. Good luck! See ya!" and as excited as ever, Luffy ran inside the building, ready for some action.
"Hmm, what are you two planning anyway?" asked Helmeppo.
"A bunch of stuff." Coby said, steering Helmeppo inside the building, "But our main goal is to arrest your dad because of all the times he abused his status. Now show me where the swords are."
"You guys are incredibly stupid if you think my father can be stopped by people like you. He's a captain for a reason." Helmeppo boasted, leading the way to the swords, "It will take the impossible to stop someone like him! I bet you haven't even heard of his nickname yet! Axe- Hand Morgan!"
"Axe- Hand Morgan?" gulped Coby, "No. That doesn't matter. Luffy is a marine captain too. He doesn't abuse his powers like your dad does. He actually believes in justice, like how every marine should. And just from the short time I spent with him, I can tell that there's something about him that makes you believe anything is possible. He can and will stop your dad."
After this, neither of them had anything to say and just kept walking forward.
"This is taking so long!" Luffy shouted, getting impatient that he couldn't find Morgan, "And where is everybody?! It's like this whole building is empty!"
Furiously checking every door he passed, he ran down the hallways and up the stairs looking for Morgan. It wasn't until the 30th door did he hear someone. From the outside of the door, he heard a faint voice talking.
Without thinking, Luffy flung open the door and shouted, "Morgan, are you in here?!"
"Come on, come on. Why won't these ropes untie?!"
"Huh?" the room Luffy was in wasn't the room he was looking for. Instead, he found an orange haired girl behind bars, quickly trying to untie the ropes she was tied up in with her teeth. She finally looked up at the door and let go of the ropes. Then, recognizing the face, she was surprised to see who it was.
"Huh?" Luffy said, "I know you."
So, there's the end of chapter 4, a little bit of a cliffhanger, but not really that big of one. Oh, and a little heads up, the next update won't be until maybe about a week and a half because I'm visiting some family,just letting you all know. Anyways, review and let me know what you think of the story so far. Until next time, later!