Unlimited World Red starts now. This will be fun. Enjoy!
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New Bounties: Luffy's Fierce Attack (One Piece OST)
Mihawk sighed, walking out onto deck. Zoro looked at him.
"What's up?"
"I finally finished reforging Yoru." he said, inspecting the sword. "Thanks to your shipwright and his factory. He has a forge in it."
"He has a lot of things in his factory." Zoro closed his eyes again. Mihawk sat down against the wall of the ship. Just then, Nami walked out from the kitchen.
"Hey, have any of you guys seen Aaron today? I need to ask him something."
"Oh, today...August 24th, right? I'm afraid you won't find him today." Arlong said to her.
"Yeah. He's never around today." Christina said, stepping out of Aaron's room.
"Why not? Did something happen?" Nami asked.
"Today's the anniversary of his parents' death." Mihawk told her, making Nami gasp. Everyone looked over. He looked up in the sky, hands behind his head.
"He usually takes the day off to visit our hometown, Fishman Island, Cocoyashi Village, and sometimes Baltigo, when he feels like it."
"Why would he go to Baltigo? Wouldn't he want to keep his mind off of work?" Shanks asked, looking over.
"He does. He just usually visits the area where he fought Kuma. As for the others, his parents' grave and his old house, Fisher Tiger's grave, and Bellemere's grave as well as spend time with Nojiko." Jinbei mentioned.
"I think today's a little different for him though." Dragon said, stepping out from upstairs.
"What do you mean?" Sabo asked.
"Today's the first time this day has come around where he beat the Templars and achieved his revenge. Which is probably why he took Hancock with him. Usually he goes alone."
"He doesn't even take you with him?" Luffy looked at Christina.
"No, never. I wonder why he chose Boa out of all of us?" she asked. "And why not me? I'm his best friend." she pouted.
"He doesn't take you because he doesn't want to end up arguing and blowing up a city by accident." Dragon sighed, making everyone laugh. Just then, Hancock and I appeared on the ship again.
"Oh! You're back already?" Jinbei asked.
"Yeah. We didn't take too long today." I said.
"Well, I suppose now that we're all here, there's something I should share with you all." Dragon said. We all sat around the ship.
"What?" we all asked.
"The World Government's raised all of our bounties. Every single one of us."
"We're Warlords. They're not allowed to do that." Arlong narrowed his eyes.
"And they're letting you keep those titles. These commands came from the Gorosei themselves. Apparently, after the whole Tournament and killing a few warlords and Admirals, they said that even the Warlords have to have their bounties updated to better reflect their current abilities. However, you'll still retain the title."
"Well then?! What are they?!" Luffy asked excitedly. Dragon went through them one by one.
"Chopper, you finally have a real bounty. 170 million." Chopper was overexcited.
"Brook, 130 million."
"Yohohoho...not bad!"
"Robin, 180 million." Robin simply smiled, like she always does.
"Usopp, 210 million. Not that much more."
"Well that's fair, I guess. I didn't really do that much, anyway."
"Franky, 240 million."
"Finally, a real number!"
"Sanji, 300 million."
"Beat that, Moss Head!"
"I already did in my last bounty." Zoro spat.
"Hancock, 300 million." Hancock just looked at her poster blankly. She really didn't care.
"Nami, 400 million."
"EXCUSE ME?!" she screamed. Luffy put his hand on her shoulder.
"Nice job, Nami!" he congratulated.
"What do you mean, nice job?! Why is it so much higher?!"
"Well, they know that you possess haki now. Also, you fought with Luffy, so you would get more credit than the others." Nami groaned and fell to her knees.
"Jinbei, 500 million."
"Interesting."
"Law, 520 million."
"Whatever."
"Arlong, 580 million."
"Hmph."
"Zoro, 630 million."
"Drop dead, Shitty Cook." Zoro grinned, his eyes still closed.
"Sabo, 650 million."
"Hehe."
"Luffy, 800 million."
"AW YEAHHHH!" he jumped in the air and screamed before Nami brought him back down to earth. By knocking him out, of course.
"Mihawk, 860 million."
"Mm." he muttered.
"Rayleigh, 950 million."
"That's not much of an increase." he stated.
"Shanks, 1 billion 300 million."
"Heh."
"Christina, 1 billion 500 million."
"Go me." she said, unenthusiastically. To be honest, she was barely paying any attention anyway.
"And Aaron, you and I are both 2 billion apiece."
"Of course we are." I smiled, looking out into the sea.
"Hey, we're almost there. Evergia is in sight." Mihawk pointed off the ship to the island in the distance.
We docked and the others walked off the ship to go to their own.
"So you're off then." I stood next to Arlong.
"Yeah. I'm going to keep being a Warlord. Now that the Templars are disbanded, there's going to be some changes in the World Government. After all, a Warlord and 3 Admirals were killed. And before that, an Emperor."
"Oh yeah, I forgot. Blackbeard's Armada is gone."
"So there's only 3 Emperors now. I don't plan on being their lapdog, but I'm sure that the more they have, the better. At least until you and Dragon take over the world together." he laughed.
"Heh. It's good to have you back."
"Likewise." We shook hands before he walked off towards Mihawk's ship.
"You never cease to amaze me with all your crazy stunts." Shanks said, walking up to me.
"Crazy stunts? I'm not the one who tried to stall Kaido right before Marineford and came out without a scratch." Shanks chuckled.
"Well, I guess you're not as crazy as me. But you were still nuts to challenge the entire Templar Order."
"But we won, didn't we?" I smirked.
"I suppose so. Take care." he said, patting my shoulder before saying his goodbyes to Luffy for the time being. The others did the same.
"I'll call you if I have any new assignments for you, alright?" Dragon told me.
"Of course. I'm looking forward to it."
"Come back and visit, you two." I told Hancock and Mihawk.
"Sure." Luffy hugged Sabo goodbye. I looked over at Christina.
"Aren't you heading back with Dragon?"
"No. You guys have a lot of fun, don't you? I decided to join the crew for good. Just like you, I'll operate out of the Thousand Sunny."
"And I suppose you're staying in my room, aren't you?" I sighed.
"Wouldn't have it any other way." she winked and walked back up onto the ship. We followed her and set sail.
"Where to next?" I asked, sitting down on one of the chairs.
"Ummm...there's a place nearby called Transtown, on the Island of Promises. Should we head there next?" Nami asked.
"Not up to me." I shrugged.
"Luffy?" Nami asked. Before she could look at him, he jumped on top of her and looked at the log pose.
"Let's go! Adventure!" Nami frowned while the rest of us laughed.
X
Christina and I sighed and walked out of the Animus Training Room.
"You did a session together?" Zoro asked.
"Yeah, we had a sparring match."
"And who won?" Franky asked.
"Who do you think?" Christina scowled.
"Don't be so frustrated, it was a close match." I told her.
"Yeah...Until you used Phase 3 of Demon Mode." she rolled her eyes.
"Well we were still even at Phase 2, so what was I supposed to do?"
"Give up and let me have the win?"
"Yeah, no. Nice try."
"Well, in the meantime, Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper found a Raccoon while we were sailing."
"His name's Pato!"
"Nice to meet you!" he looked at me.
"You as well. Why would a talking raccoon be in the sea?"
"My friend and I got separated a while ago. I've been looking for him ever since. I fell asleep on a beach one night, and I guess I got carried away by the waves."
"I see. Well then, I guess welcome to the crew. I'm Aaron, and this is Christina. We'll be back in a while, we have some business to take care of." We went back in my room and picked up a transponder snail that was ringing.
"Dragon. What's up?"
"I've got an assignment for you guys. Ever heard of Red the Aloof?"
"Patrick Redfield. He used to be on the same level as Roger and Whitebeard."
"That's right. However, because he used to be at odds with Roger, he joined the Templars a long time ago. But after Roger's execution, he ended up getting caught by the Navy, and has been in Impel Down ever since. He left the Order behind. Well, until about a week ago."
"He got out?" Christina asked.
"Indeed he did. As a matter of fact, he has his eyes set on your crew."
"Because we wiped out the Order?"
"Yes. He's after a certain Devil Fruit, as well as the One Piece. Your assignment is to monitor his movements, and if you deem it necessary to kill him, I'm giving you my permission to do so."
"Understood. I'll keep you up to date." I hung up the phone.
X
"Hey, Raccoon! Is that it? The Island of Promises?" Pato scribbled on a leaf with his pen, and tossed the leaf into the air. It spun around a few times before disappearing into a small puff of smoke and turning into a spyglass. He looked through it, towards the island.
"No doubt about it! That's the island all right! Nukiki!"
"Pato...though regrettably short, it seems our time together has reached its end." Brook told him.
"Oh, I suppose you're right!"
"Don't forget who fished you out of the sea!" Usopp told him.
"And don't forget who saved you from becoming raccoon stew!" Nami said, poking his nose playfully.
"Nuki!"
"Chopper...I know it must be tough, but you must say goodbye to your brother…" Sanji told him, kneeling down.
"I'm not a raccoon!" he protested. All of a sudden, Luffy jumped down from his seat on the head of the Sunny.
"What's going on, Luffy? You seem so happy all of a sudden." Robin looked at him.
"Can't you smell it? This island reeks of adventure!"
"Incredible adventure...Sometimes it pays to help a raccoon in need." Zoro said.
"Nukiki! So have I repaid the favor?" Pato asked, walking up to Luffy.
"Definitely! Franky, let's head back! Sanji, a jumbo size serving of piracy awaits us!"
"So it seems…" Sanji sighed.
X
We dropped anchor on the shore, and walked off the ship.
"Let's get started! We're gonna need to get some supplies while in town." Nami began. "Sanji and Brook will be in charge of food."
"Anything you say, Nami!" Sanji said with hearts in his eyes.
"Time to put these old bones to work!" Brook added.
"Usopp and Franky will get whatever we need for ship repairs."
"You can count on us!"
"Chopper, I'm leaving the medicine to you."
"Makes sense! I am the doctor after all!"
"Umm, Zoro...You'll get lost first chance you get, so stay and watch over the ship."
"Oh c'mon!"
"Finally...Robin and I will take care of the clothes shopping!" Nami said happily.
"You've gotta be kidding!" Usopp complained.
"Clothes are important too, right? Especially clothes that leave little to the imagination…" she said in a low tone.
"Happy hunting!" Sanji agreed.
"And Aaron, Christina...you guys can go wherever. If you need more weapons and whatnot, then go ahead. Otherwise, you can join one of the others and help out. Christina, you're welcome to join us for clothes if you want."
"I'll pass, thanks. I just bought a bunch of clothes at Evergia anyway."
"Alright then."
"Hey, Nami...what about me?" Pato asked. Nami knelt down next to him.
"Aren't you planning on meeting someone on this island?"
"Oh yeah! That's right!"
"So I guess this is it…We'll be in town while we resupply, so give us a holler if you need anything."
"I will! Thanks for bringing me this far! Nukiki!"
"And last but not least, Luffy. You like to venture off on your own and…" But it was already too late. Luffy had already stretched his arms up to the top of the town's entrance gate.
"I'm gonna explore a bit!" he yelled, launching himself towards the center of town.
"Meet back at the inn! And don't wander out of town without telling us first!" Nami called after him.
"I got it! I got it! Woohoo!" he yelled, flying through the sky.
"I suppose we should follow him to make sure he doesn't do something ridiculously stupid." I sighed, before Christina and I walked into town after him.
"That would be smart. I'll see you guys back at the inn."
"Yeah." And we took off.
X
"Luffy!" we called after him, finding him standing in the center of town.
"Oh, hey guys! Here to explore too?"
"I think look after you is a more accurate job description." Christina told him.
"Hehehe...yeah, that makes sense. Alright then! First order of business is to find somewhere to eat! Maybe the townsfolk can recommend something!" After walking around for a bit, we found an inn near the docks.
"There you go, Luffy. An inn. It'll have food too." Christina noticed.
"Perfect!" We walked towards it, but all the doors and windows were closed. There was a man standing in front of it.
"It looks like it's closed right now." I pointed out. The man out front noticed us.
"In need of some lodgings?" he asked.
"Yeah, and a decent meal too!" Luffy said.
"Well, sorry, but the owner is not in right now. She's known as Yadoya 'round here. Go check the square. She's talking talking to someone over there. The square's that place at the bottom of those stairs over there." We walked down the stairs to see a young woman talking to a few gang members armed with swords. It didn't look like the conversation was a happy one either.
"We protect this island, and we demand to be paid for our services!"
"I don't need your protection!" she exclaimed. We saw what she looked like for the first time. She wore a teal shirt, yellow tie, and a red, orange, and yellow apron over it. She had brown hair tied up in a bun, and wore glasses.
"Maybe we should smash this inn as an example of what happens to those who refuse to pay!"
"Hey! Quit it! How are we supposed to eat here if you do that?!" Luffy yelled, suddenly appearing before the two criminals.
"Ah...what? Who…?" the owner stuttered.
"Who the hell are you? Piss us off and pay the price!"
"Sorry, but we don't have the time to deal with you idiots right now." Christina said, stepping forward. Before the criminals could even blink, she unleashed a wave of Conqueror's Haki, knocking them out instantly, and making them foam at the mouth.
"Ah…! Thank you! I don't know what I would have done without you!" the owner smiled at the three of us.
"Hehehe! Let's eat!" Luffy said excitedly.
"Yeah, sorry to bother you, but we came here for a meal at the inn. Could you help us out?" I asked.
"Of course! It's the least I could do for you saving me and all! Let's go back to the inn."
X
We sat at the bar with Yadoya standing behind the counter.
"Hey! Got any grub?" Luffy asked.
"Sure, if you don't mind something simple...What'll it be?"
X
"...Mm. Ugh...huh? How long were we asleep?" Christina asked, waking up. I woke up shortly after her. Luffy was still fast asleep.
"Hey…! Wake up!" Yadoya said, walking into our room and shaking Luffy awake.
"Huh…? Who are you…?" he asked groggily.
"You know who I am! I'm the owner of this inn."
"...Ah, I see... and them?" he asked, motioning towards some other people who were sitting at various places in the dining room.
"Them? They're just customers like you who have come to eat or rest up a bit. Which brings us to your food and lodging. We don't do credit so you'll have to pay if you wanna stay."
"...Ouch. I've got no berries on me...If you can wait for my allies to show…"
"Hmph...I guess I can forget the bill as thanks for yesterday under one condition…"
"One condition?"
"I just have a favor to ask you."
"If you're willing to hear me out, I'm willing to forget the bill and take care of you and your allies."
"Are you sure?" I asked. "Christina and I have plenty of money. We can cover the bill."
"No, it's all right. We should help her, considering she was nice enough to give us food and let us sleep." Luffy stopped me.
"Alright then."
"So, about that favor…" she began.
"Right. Umm, what kind of favor…?"
"Luffy! We've got trouble!" We looked out the front of the inn to see Pato running towards us.
"Pato? What's wrong?" Christina asked.
"Umm...Well...uh! How else can I put it?! Everybody's been captured!"
"Who's everyone…?" Luffy mumbled.
"You're really dense when you wake up, aren't you?" I stared at him with half-lidded eyes.
"Umm...Zoro and Sanji...Nami and Robin and Franky...Chopper and Usopp and Brook...Basically everybody besides you three!"
"They were all captured?" Luffy asked. "Seriously…?"
"We don't have much time! Come with me!" Pato started running off. Luffy began to follow.
"Huh…? What about me?!"
"Umm...You had a favor to ask, right? I'll get back to you on that!" We started running off after Pato.
"What? Really? A man's word is his bond, you know!"
"I know! I know!" Luffy responded. We arrived at the front gate before long.
"Are you sure about this? I can't believe they'd all just be captured like that…" Luffy mumbled.
"I'm sure! I saw it with my own eyes! Umm...It was that guy…! He took them all...Took them out of town and to the far side of the island!"
"Alright! Lead the way!"
X
It wasn't that long before the island started changing. And it changed drastically, too. It started getting really hot. And then we noticed why. There were burning buildings and magma around us.
"What's with this place…? I get the feeling I've been here before…" Luffy said.
"This is Punk Hazard...but why? We're nowhere near this island right now."
"Aaron...this power is…" Christina whispered to me.
"Yeah...this is Redfield's ability. He's supposed to be able to make clones and copies of people and places. This definitely fits the bill."
"Over here!" Pato called out. He and Luffy continued walking further into the island.
"Let's go." Christina started walking on. I sighed and followed them. We weren't walking for very long before we came out into an open area. All of a sudden, a giant red dragon flew down and landed in front of us with a large shockwave.
"A dragon?!" Christina and I yelled.
"Could it be…?! MEAT!" Luffy yelled with stars in his eyes. We both sighed. The dragon quickly breathed a fireball at us, so we all dodged out of the way so it would hit the stairs behind us.
"Guess we're gonna have to fight it. This won't take long, though." I smirked. Luffy shaved to the side of the dragon and hardened his arm.
"Gum Gum Hawk Rifle!" he yelled, spinning his arm around and slamming it into the dragon's side.
As he did that, Christina appeared above it and hardened her leg, kicking forcefully onto the dragon's head, sending it crashing into the ground.
"And the finisher." I said, my Sword of Eden raised above my head and surrounded with a black aura. I hardened the blade and narrowed my eyes.
"Black Blade Single Flash." I said sternly, mirroring Mihawk's signature technique and unleashing a powerful slice of black energy vertically towards the dragon. It was split right down the middle, and the two halves fell over. I closed my eyes and put my blade back. Christina and Luffy sighed, while Pato simply stood in awe.
"Wow...amazing! You guys only needed 3 attacks to beat that thing! Your full power is amazing!" he complimented.
"That wasn't even close to our full power." we all said in unison, making the raccoon even more surprised.
"Meat!" Luffy yelled all of a sudden, looking at the dragon's insides.
"You feast on dragons…?! I had no idea…!" Pato exclaimed.
"Phew! I used to think dragons were rare, but they're everywhere these days."
"Well, that's what you get when you travel in the New World." I told him. Just then, the Dragon disappeared into a puff of smoke. Only a leaf remained.
"Sanji's not here either, so I'll just make a fire here and…Huh?" Luffy turned around. "My meat! Where did it go!?" I walked up and examined the leaf.
'There's no doubt about it. This is the same ability Pato has. So does that mean that this friend of his is Redfield? But why would he bother to send these opponents at us and make us visit islands where we've already been?'
"This is weird…" Christina mumbled.
"Where did my meat go?!" Luffy wailed.
"Umm, well…! Oh, yeah, that's right! Someone ran away with it!" Pato told him.
"Who?!"
"Umm...Someone who kept saying, 'shurorororo,' I think."
"Caesar's here too?" I asked.
"So it was him…! He's the meat thief!"
"That jerk! I've got to get my meat back from him!"
"But what about your allies?!" Pato asked, clearly surprised by Luffy's anger over mere meat.
X
After a while, we finally reached the frozen half of the island. And not long after that, we reached a dead end, as we were as far in as we could go. And sure enough, as I thought, Caesar stood in the center of the clearing. As Luffy ran towards him, he sent a wave of gas towards him. Luffy dodged it.
"Huh?! What was that?!"
"Shurorororororo! There you are, Straw Hat! Now, the world's greatest scientific-" Before he could finish his sentence, Luffy shaved in front of him and readied a punch.
"Stealer of dragon meat!" he yelled, punching Caesar in the stomach and sending him flying backwards.
"As enigmatic as ever. You rubbery freak…" Caesar panted. "What's all this about dragon meat…? Isn't the abduction of your allies a more appropriate reason to be angry?!"
"Oh yeah, you're right! So you're the one who took them!" he yelled, once again shaving in front of him and uppercutting him in the chin, sending him flying upwards this time. He disappeared in mid air. But before long, we heard a heavy thumping moving towards us. The beast came into sight in a few seconds from over the mountain. Caesar was riding Smiley, his poisonous monster.
"Luffy, don't get poisoned!"
"Got it!" We all rushed towards the beast.
"Gum Gum Red Hawk-"
"Luffy, no! Setting it on fire would cause it to explode and create that giant cloud of gas like last time!"
"Grrr…" For a while, we simply had to dodge his attacks, but all of a sudden, Caesar got thrown off of his pet.
"Now! Get him!" We all rushed at him and punched him as hard as we could with hardened fists. He flew backwards.
"Now, while he's not on it! Fire Fist!" I launched fire towards Smiley, essentially detonating his body, and a giant cloud of gas began to form. Then I used wind to blow it all away from us. I kept it up high until it eventually evaporated. Luffy, in the meantime, rushed towards Caesar.
"Gum Gum Red Hawk!" He struck him right in the chest, causing the mad scientist to fly backwards against a cliff.
"Straw Hat...! Wait! I can help! Your allies! I know where they are!"
"Heeeeey! Luffy! I found them! I found Zoro and Franky!" Pato yelled happily.
"Whaaat?!" Caesar screamed.
"You just ran out of uses." I smirked.
"Looks like the cat is already out of the bag!" Luffy said.
"Wait! Please! There's so much more I can tell you…!"
"Gum Gum Grizzly Magnum!" Luffy yelled, sending the scientist flying and turning him back into a leaf.
"Aah! Slept like a rock...Huh? What are you guys looking at…?" Zoro asked, rubbing his neck.
"Looks like I dozed off as well…"
"You guys know you were abducted, right? Shishishi!"
"Abducted? Are you kidding me? We went straight back to the ship, had ourselves a small feast, and just had a little sleep is all...Huh? Where are we…?" Zoro asked.
"Punk Hazard." I told him.
"What?!" they both yelled.
"Not literally. It's a copy of the island. It's an ability similar to Pato's."
"I see...What happened to the others?" Franky asked.
"They were abducted too!" Luffy said.
"Luffy, that's not something to be happy about." Christina told him.
"Let me explain." Pato told them.
X
"What?! We've gotta go save our allies! What are we waiting for?!" Franky yelled.
"So they've fallen into enemy hands? How could they be so stupid?"
"Stupid? What's your excuse? You were abducted too." Luffy pointed out.
"What?!" Franky was surprised again.
"Oh boy...What have I gotten myself into with these guys?" Pato sighed.
"More than you bargained for." I told him, sighing.
X
Back at the inn…
"Looks like they haven't shown up here yet…" Zoro said.
"I went back to the ship, but no signs of them there either…" Franky added.
"Oh? You must be these allies I've heard so much about. You certainly look the part." Yadoya said, walking up to us.
"What are you talking about?" Zoro asked.
"I was promised that you'd help with the town's construction if I allowed you to stay under my roof." she said.
"That was the favor?" I asked.
"Yes. As you saw already, the town's not in the best of shape. You see, the mayor asked me to find some workers, but until now, the pickings have been pretty slim."
"Dragged into nonsense yet again...Nami would have a fit if she knew."
"Huh? This is the first I've heard about any town construction." Luffy said.
"Oh, is that so? Does that mean you were lying when you agreed that a man's word is his bond?" she taunted.
"What?! Did I say that?"
"Those two also look like 'men among men.' Plus, your other two friends over there look very capable. I can't imagine such men reneging on a promise like that, can you?"
"Ugh…"
"'Men among men,' she says? I can't say I mind being called that! Haha!"
"That settles it then! Sorry if this seems sudden, but I want you to build a tavern! Doing so will provide people with a place to meet and help liven up the town a bit."
"A tavern, huh…? That's not a bad idea…"
"If it's construction you need, leave it to me, the super shipwright! Hahaha!"
X
"There's your tavern." I pointed out to Yadoya.
"It looks wonderful! Thank you!"
"Finally, a place to drink." Zoro grinned, sitting at the bar. As he said that, a sudden burst of wind breezed past us. We had to shield our eyes.
"Ouch! I got sand in my eye!" Luffy yelled.
"Sand? Here?" I asked.
"Are you alright?" Yadoya asked. "Now that you mention it, a warm, sandy wind has been blowing since this morning…Where could it be coming from? This island isn't home to even a single desert…"
"Yeah, and the beaches aren't that big either. The sand from there wouldn't blow around like this."
"Would you mind leaving town to look into the cause for us? I'll never get the laundry done if this keeps up." Yadoya pleaded.
"Wasn't our agreement construction and construction only?" Zoro asked.
"No, Zoro. I think this is worth checking out! There's gotta be something to it!" Pato told him.
"You seem awfully confident...What makes you so sure?"
"Does it really matter?! Let's check it out! Maybe it'll lead us to the others!" Luffy said.
"Then let's go." I said. We headed out to go find the source of the sand…
End.