Saiyans on the Grandline
The air was a gentle breeze, as the sun painted the landscape a beautiful orange, with the setting eve. The echoing pops of bubbles could be heard ringing through the air, as three figures sat carefully, within Shakky's bar.
"It's been two whole years, since Monkey's crew came here." Shakky said, standing behind the bar counter across from Rayleigh and Yamoshi, who were both drinking some whiskey, and reading the newspaper. "Seems like only yesterday."
"Yeah, it doesn't feel like that much time has passed." Yamoshi said.
"Says the immortal deity." Rayleigh argued with a smile, as he raised his glass.
"You're just jealous I'm able to keep my stunning good looks." Yamoshi smiled, putting his paper down, while grabbing his.
"We haven't changed, but I'm sure they've all changed so much." Shakky said. "I'm excited to see Kaen's new crew. I was shocked when he said he'd be forming his own, that would be serving under Monkey's command."
"Took Silfie and I by surprise as well." Yamoshi stated.
"But I wouldn't get ahead of myself." Rayleigh said. "For all we know, they might not even make it here."
"Normally you'd be right. But I called in a favor from the Supreme Kai of Time, and she told me they'll all be reunited ten days from now. An' I mean all of them." Yamoshi said.
"But they're not small fries anymore, thanks to their Saiyan and their Captain. The whole world is after them." Rayleigh argued, before the door opened up, revealing two shadows standing in the doorway.
"Yamoshi… you weren't kidding when you said, all of them." Shakky said, looking in complete and utter shock, as a head of green hair, and a head of pink hair, stepped into the bar, with one of them carrying three swords at their hip.
"I didn't think you two, would be the first to show up." Yamoshi said, looking over his shoulder.
"Oh yeah? Nobody else has shown up?" Zoro questioned, putting a hand on his hip.
"Guess they got a little lost." His pink haired companion smiled, leaning against the doorframe. "I mean who could blame them, it has been two years since we last saw each other."
~Over 10 Days Later~
The streets of the Sabaody Archipelago were alive and bustling with tourists. People all over the archipelago were enjoying their day, having fun, and even growing strong bonds with their friends.
Within the crowds, there was one person, making their way towards Grove31, where the Sunny was stationed. His advances were halted, when he heard the sound of gunfire, as it drew his attention to the streets to his left. As if blending with the air, the young man vanished, before reappearing in front of a bar. Looking over the front entrance, the young man stepped inside, smiling as he felt a familiar presence. Stepping inside, he saw a familiar red haired woman, wearing a pair of skinny jeans, with a bikini top, and her hair grown out longer, while there were several shopping bags next to her.
"What can I get you sir?" The bartender asked as the young man sat down.
"Strongest drink you got." He said.
"Did ya hear, they relocated Navy HQ?" The bartender asked, sliding the drink to his latest patron, while pouring another for the girl beside him.
"Is that so?" The young man asked, removing his sunglasses.
"Yeah, after that Saiyan destroyed their old HQ, they found it to be compromised, and relocated to a branch called GH1." The bartender said.
"I'm guessing that moved them to the other side of the Red Line?" The young man asked. "This is some high quality stuff."
"It's nothing as fancy as what they have in some of the other Groves." The bartender said. "But yeah, the Navy HQ is on the other side of the Red Line, and their new fleet admiral is a lot cockier then Sengoku was."
"The new fleet admiral, wouldn't happen to be a man named Kizaru, would it?" The young man asked, a bit of venom in his voice.
"Nope, it was Akainu. The one who ran his fist, right through Fire Fist Ace." The bartender said. "The Navy's a bunch of savages if you ask me."
"Killing a pregnant woman, is crossing a line." The young man said.
"An' yet Akainu has moved Navy HQ smack dab in the middle of the Four Emperors territory." The bartender stated. "He's not afraid to stare down the toughest pirates in the world."
"So what does that mean for the archipelago?" The fiery red haired woman asked.
"On the upside, it means they stay out of our business. On the downside, there are a lot more criminals running around, and we don't have anyone to protect us if things get ugly." The bartender explained.
"Huh, guess that explains why there's more thugs running around, compared to two years ago when we were last here, isn't that right Nami?" The young man asked.
Nami turned to look at the one who'd addressed her, looking confused as she didn't recognize him, until it clocked when she saw the hat on his head.
"Kaen?" Nami gasped.
Kaen looked to Nami with a smile, as she looked him up and down. The Saiyan was wearing dark black vest, that looked like it was made of the same materials as his hero costume, over a white T-Shirt. On his forearms he wore his normal bracers that were originally part of his hero costume, with the added features of three blades on the outside of the forearms.
His pants flared out slightly at the bottom and are a color combo of black with green stripes running down the sides, while being held up by a red belt with a stylized skull wearing a circlet with a diamond on the forehead, and Plus Ultra, written vertically on either side of the skull. His combat boots looked covered by the legs of his pants.
The fedora Mina had left him, now had the addition of the Saiyan Royal Circlet altered to fit as the band around the base of the hat, with a new feather, comprised of a beautiful scheme, having replaced the purple feather.
"Good to see you again." Kaen said.
"I'm surprised to see you here, I like the new look." Nami said.
"You like the feather?" Kaen asked. "It's from the Phoenix Princess on the planet Mythania. It was a thank you gift I received when freeing her father, the King from the revolting forces hellbent on breaking the peace treaty and waging war against their neighboring country. The old feather got kinda destroyed in the fight."
"I like it." Nami said. "But what's going on with your hair?"
"That's a bit of a story, that I'll only tell when we're reunited with the rest of our crew." Kaen said.
"Hey, did you catch this?" One of the patrons behind them asked.
"Yeah it's a shocker huh?" Another said.
"I had to do a double take, but it looks like the Straw Hats are back after all." The first patron said.
"I never heard word of them dying or anything, but two years is a long time for anyone to just disappear like that."
"Either way, looks like the Straw Hats, and the Saiyan Pirates are recruiting some new members."
"Pardon me gentlemen, but mind if I take a look?" Kaen asked, coming to their table and grabbing the flier and giving it a read. "Intriguing."
"Interested in joining their ranks huh?" One of the patrons asked. "They were smart to spread out their fliers here. This is a good place for recruiting new crew members. If you made it here, that means you survived the first half of the Grandline, and those guys keep pouring in."
"I can guarantee you that whoever these guys are that distributed these fliers, they're nothing but fakes." Kaen said, putting the flier down on the table. "Luffy might be willing to have anyone join his crew, but he's not stupid. He won't take on anyone, who's heartless and a cold blooded killer."
"What would you know? I guarantee you, both their crews are pretty small. It only makes sense they'd wanna pick up some fresh blood before heading into the new world."
"That sounds like fun to me, I'd make a great Straw Hat, or Saiyan Pirate, right?"
"The only issue with that second one, is you're not a Saiyan." Kaen stated. "Only Saiyans are qualified for joining the Saiyan Pirates, hence the name."
"Okay, but what about the bounties of some of these recruits? I mean the Saiyan Pirates are working under the Straw Hats, and there are guys with over a hundred million berry bounties all over the archipelago." Another patron said. "So they've gotta want at least some of them."
"Luffy doesn't role like that." Kaen stated, before returning to his seat. "Sorry about that."
"Not a problem." Nami said. "So, you're a pirate captain now huh, or was that another load of horse shit the news produced as well?"
"No, it's the truth." Kaen said. "An' every single member of my crew, is a former human, turned Saiyan."
"Whoa, seriously?" Nami questioned. "How the hell did you pull that off?"
"Same way Mina had turned into a Saiyan, a powerful Quirk with the ability to alter someones genetics entirely. But those numbers of my crew, are excluding my mom, and sister, who've joined as the shipwright, and the ships doctor. You can probably guess who is which." Kaen explained.
"Can't wait to meet them then, Captain Kaen." Nami smiled.
"Hey, I heard a gunshot earlier, it's what brought me here. Do you know what that's all about?" Kaen asked.
"Guns go off around here, like they're childrens poppers. Who knows what the gunshot you heard, was all about?" Nami shrugged. "So, how's Eri doing?"
Before Kaen could say anything, the doors were kicked in, causing everyone in the bar to freeze up, minus the two reunited friends. Looking back over his shoulder, Kaen spotted the cause of the silence, as it was a heavy set man, wearing a crude straw hat, with a scar on the side of his fat belly, holding a pistol in his hand. He knew instantly, that wasn't Luffy, and that the crew behind him, weren't his friends either.
"Don't look now, but the Imposter Straw Hats just stepped in." Kaen said. "An' the one posing as you, is heavily pregnant." Kaen whispered to Nami.
"Figures. They probably take me for a slut who'd drop her panties at the sight of a berry." Nami scoffed. "I have far too much dignity and pride to actually do something like that."
"Even I know that." Kaen said. "Take a look at who they have, imposing as me."
Nami looked over her shoulder, and her eyes widened when she saw Kaens impostor was a big burly man, wearing a vest with Gi pants, and carrying an urn under his right arm. Next to him, was a little girl with a collar around her neck, leading to a chain clenched in the impostors hand. The entire right side of his hair was dyed red, and he had a long jagged scar, clearly drawn on, running over his right eye, and down his right cheek.
"That little girl…"
"Yeah, she's supposed to be Eri." Kaen growled.
"It's obvious she's a slave." Nami said. "An' what's with the urn?"
"That's Mina's impostor." Kaen stated, gritting his teeth. "How dare they."
"Keep your cool." Nami stated, noticing how the counter began to rumble. "We're not wanting to start an incident right in the middle of the archipelago. That's just asking for trouble."
"Looks like they don't have a clue Sniper King and Ussop are one in the same." Kaen said. "It still boggles my mind that the Marines haven't figured out they're the same person."
"No kidding." Nami said.
"Hey grandpa, how about some drinks?" The Luffy impostor said. "Food too, give me everything you got."
"Uh, yes sir." The barkeep said.
"So, that's what he thinks Luffy acts like, huh?" Kaen asked. "He's not exactly wrong, but Luffy's a lot nicer with his requests."
"That's the truth." Nami sighed.
"So did you hear the news?" Kaen asked, sliding a CD to Nami. "Apparently Brook, is a famous musician now, and is having a world tour concert here on the archipelago."
"I'd heard talk about a musician who went by Soul King, but I didn't think it'd be Brook." Nami said. "Should have figured though. You think he plans on rejoining the crew after his concern tour is finished?"
"Given how this is the last concert of the tour, I'm positive he planned for it to happen this way." Kaen smirked. "You can be certain, he'll be rejoining the crew after this concert, I'd bet my guitar on that."
"I'll take that bet." Nami smiled. "I could sell that thing for a pretty berry."
"It's a deal then. If I win, you gotta buy me a few barrels of cherry vodka." Kaen smirked.
"Done." Nami smirked.
Before they could do anymore talking, a gunshot fired through the air, ringing out hard in the bar. This sound brought Kaen and Nami's attentions to the fake Straw Hats, spotting their captain having shot someone who came up, requesting to join their crew.
"What's the matter, can't read? Or are you just stupid?" The fake Luffy questioned. "I know preschoolers with higher bounties then that. How about you check that poster again, if your bounty is under 70,000,000, then we don't want you."
"Neither do the Saiyan Pirates, Ooh-ooh-ah." The fake Kaen said.
"He did not, just make those monkey sounds." Kaen heard Kirishima's voice come from the Scouter Shades he was wearing.
"I'm just as pissed about those sounds as you Bro, but keep cool." Kaen said.
"Who you talking too Kaen?" Mina asked.
"My first mate, Eijiro Kirishima." Kaen said. "He's on the archipelago, while the rest of my crew is on my intergalactic ship. AKA the Flying Fortress Celeron used to get to this world."
"So he was here huh?" Nami asked. "Guess the papers were true then."
"So why don't you take your weak ass, back to pirate daycare?" The fake Luffy continued mockingly. "If that's all you're worth, it's a wonder you made it this far."
"Bastard." The pirate he shot, exclaimed, fighting through the pain to look at him.
"Now scram, I'm the son of Dragon the Revolutionary, I ain't got time for this." The fake Luffy stated.
"We're the chosen ones boyo, no chumps are gonna run with this crew." The Franky impostor said, while the Nami impostor giggled in amusement.
"We're in a league of our own. If you can't get with us, you'd better get the hell out of our way." The Ussop impostor stated.
"Luffy doesn't use an actual gun." Nami tsked. "This guy doesn't know anything about Luffy outside his fashion style, and heritage."
"None of them know anything about us, outside of our looks." Kaen sighed, before something his impostor said, triggered him.
"If you don't like the way we run things, then you can just leave. I've got plenty of little girls like this cutie to add to my collection. Right, Eri?" Kaen's impostor asked, with a sickening perverted tone in his voice.
"R-right papa." The girl said, sounding terrified.
"Oh, the way you call me that is just music to my ears." The perverted impostor said. "Now run along before you bleed to death."
"Too late." The impostor Luffy said, aiming his gun at the man he'd shot, intending to finish the job.
"Kaen no." Nami began, as Kaens grip shattered the glass in his hand.
The instant the sound of glass shattering echoed through the bar, Kaen was in front of the wounded man, just as the impostor Luffy pulled the trigger, and caught the bullet in his hand, shocking the patrons at the bar, as smoke rose from his hand.
"An' who the hell are you?" The fake Luffy questioned.
"You seriously think that's the sort of thing I'd do to my own daughter?" Kaen questioned as he pocketed his Scouter Shades, ignoring fake Luffy's question.
"Eh, hold on. Just who are…" The fake Kaen was silence, as the real Kaen appeared suddenly out of nowhere, with his boot planted firmly on his face, and the forced impostor Eri held in his arms protectively.
"The name's Kaen Yagi." He exclaimed, his eyes glowing with power. "The real Captain of the Saiyan Pirates."
~Elsewhere~
"I almost forgot, the food stalls here are great." Chopper said, walking down the street eating a sweet bun, with his companion at his side.
After two years, Chopper is significantly leaner. He is less potbellied than he was in earlier adventures and his forelimbs seemed slimmer and leaner. The color of his fur has changed from brown to gold, and according to Eri, the texture has gotten softer. His pink top hat was gone, and replaced with a blue cap that has a ring of dots around the circle, and buckles hanging from its side flaps, visually at least. His clothes consisted of a white and yellow vertical-striped tank top, and an orange pair of shorts.
"I know, they're so yummy." Eri smiled, eating her own sweet bun. "I bet Papa will love that I got some for him too."
Eris attire consisted of a dark blue cropped tank top that hugged her body, with sleeveless mesh underneath, and a pair of armored fingerless upper arm gloves with metal plates on the back of the hands. From the waist down, she wore a black pleated skirt over a pair of shorts and stockings, and a pair of martial arts slippers with silver soles on her feet. Her hair was pulled back, and done up in a single French Rope Braid style. Her right blue furred cat ear had two gold piercings in it, and her left had one, with her right human ear having two piercings in the cartilage, and one on the lobe, with her left human ear remaining untouched. Her two blue furred tiger tails shook and weaved behind her, showing how happy she was to be eating the sweet bun.
"For a Saiyan, your appetite isn't all that big." Chopper said.
"I know, I should be gorging on mountains of this stuff, but I'm full after just one or two servings." Eri said. "It's gonna be strange, seeing Papa and the others without Mama."
"I know it is, but remember, we'll be there for you every step of the way." Chopper said, throwing away his stick, and taking her hand. "C'mon, you're eight years old now. So let's show Kaen how much you've grown."
"Right." Eri smiled, before noticing another stall. "Ooh, cotton candy." She said, heading for the stall.
"Get me one." Chopper called to her.
A moment later, Chopper and Eri were both happily eating their cotton candy, as they continued their way through the park. Eri's eyes shot open as her ears stood on end when the sound of a gunshot echoed through the air.
"Run."
"Lousy thugs, always fighting."
Eri looked to the man who was complaining, while Chopper looked where the commotion was taking place. There, in the middle of a gathering, were two men fighting each other, both of them swinging their swords like it was a battle to the death. Looking around, both Straw Hats saw that there were multiple groups of pirates, fighting one another, causing a ruckus and heaps of chaos, ruining peoples days.
"I kinda thought the pirates would have settled down after Whitebeard died." Someone said.
"Man I wish, instead they're coming in from all over the place. We're overrun with them. The entire island is nothing but a lawless mess." Another person watching the spectacles said.
"It's dangerous, I had no idea things were so bad." Chopper said, before one of the Captains fighting knocked a pirate to the ground, and stomped on his head.
"Have ya learned your lesson? It may look like Blackbeard, Kid and Drake are running things in the new world, but look again. Now it's only a matter of time before we follow, I mean beat them at their own game." The Captain stated, his crew cheering him on.
"He was totally gonna say follow their lead." Eri huffed.
There was a deathly silence, before Eri noticed people turning their heads to a new set of oncoming people.
"It can't be, the rumors are true." One of the people said. "Just like I thought, the Navy didn't kill them two years ago."
"Who are they talking about?" Chopper questioned, turning to look where the others were looking.
"My guess is, the rest of our crew." Eri said, before she was glaring at them. "But those three coming towards us, aren't real members of our crew. They're impostors!"
"How can you be sure?" Chopper asked. "They look like our crew to me."
"It's not them." Eri stated, before stepping in the path of the impostors.
"Eh?" The fake Zoro, a fat guy with green dyed hair, raised his brow at her. "What do ya want brat?"
"I'm here to put a stop to you." Eri said, pointing at them.
"Oh really, and what makes you so sure you're able to do that?" The fake Sanji questioned.
"Leave this child alone, it's obvious the fear from being separated from her parents for so long has left her feeling, rather bold." The fake Robin said, with the fox biting down on her head.
"Now run along before…"
The fake Sanji was unable to finish his statement, as Eri ran up and hit him with her knee, right on the underside of his jaw. Planting her foot on his chest, Eri flipped back and landed on the ground, taking a crouched stance, with her right fist pulled back, and held in tight, while her left palm was faced towards them, with her tails flicking about in annoyance. Her body had changed somewhat, as her arms gained a bit more definition and mass, while her eyes seemed sharper, and held back a raging fire that had been lit within her soul. Her upper arms, shoulders, and shoulder blades were alight with azure blue flames pouring from her skin.
"I know I can beat you, because I am the daughter of the Saiyan Kaen Yagi." She stated, her red eyes glaring at them. "An' you're not the real Straw Hats."
~Kaen~
Things had gone deathly quiet in the bar, as Kaen was now standing in front of the impostors, child slave at his side, looking completely scared. Nami had already paid her tab and got the hell out of there, because she knew once a fight broke out with Kaen, there was gonna be no way to stop it until he was done.
"Bastard." His impostor said, grabbing his nose as it was bleeding. "You claim to be me, but that's impossible. I'm Kaen, Captain of the Saiyan Pirates."
"Really, then where's Mina's body?" Kaen asked.
"Right here, I cremated her after she…"
"Wrong." Kaen said as his impostor held up the urn. "She died, she was murdered by Admiral Kizaru, and was buried next to Portgas D. Ace, and Captain Whitebeard, of the Whitebeard Pirates."
Kaen reached down, and gripped the collar around the little girls neck with one hand, and snapped the hinge keeping it in place. Removing the collar, Kaen held it up before he encased it in a bubble of Ki, allowing for the explosion to go off without destroying a single thing.
"Cathleen." Kaen said.
"I'm here." Cathleen, the America female equivalent to All Might said, rushing through the doors, stopping behind him. "What do you need of me, Captain?"
"Take the girl back to the fortress. Find out anything she knows about any others, then rescue them as well. Make sure they're all taken care of. That means medical treatment, food, and proper clothing. Don't let any of them go hungry." Kaen said.
"Right away." Cathleen stated, before she picked up the child, and vanished in a puff of air.
"Hey." The fake Kaen called out.
"Don't move." Kaen said. "You've got a lot to answer for."
"Bastard, bring her back now." The fake Kaen growled, throwing a punch at him.
Kaen simply moved out of the way, before he smacked the fake down to the ground, making him drop the urn, causing it to shatter on the ground. The Saiyans eyes traversed to the mess that spilled out from the urn, and they shrank in anger as he saw the contents that had been inside.
"You dare to take my name, make a mockery of my legacy, claim the death of my wife as your own, and the urn is filled with nothing, but cocaine?" Kaen questioned, his power rising as white flames of Ki erupted from his body, tearing apart the shirt that he wore under his vest, revealing the nova star shaped scar on his chest, and the Wukong gem in the center of it. "I will not abide by this disrespect towards my wife's memory, and my family's legacy."
The fake Kaen and Straw Hats looked at the Saiyan in shock, as his hat flew off his head, with his hair going from a deep scarlet red, to a shimmering gold, with his eyes turning blue.
"I am the Legendary Super Saiyan, and King of my people." Kaen said, catching the fedora in his hand, and putting it back on. "I take pride in my strength, and my heart. I was raised to be a hero, not a criminal who preys on little girls for the sexual thrill. You sir, are a pig, and do not deserve to live."
"No wait, please I'm sorry." The fake Kaen said trying to plead for his life as Kaen held up his fingers, like he was pointing a gun at him. "Please, have mercy on me, I swear I won't ever…"
"Sorry, all out of mercy." Kaen growled, a small Ki blast forming at the end of his two fingers.
Before Kaen could fire his attack, a gunshot sounded off with the end result being fake Kaen's brains being blown out, all over the floor. With his attack dying down, Kaen looked to the side, and saw the fake Luffy with his pistol aimed where the fake Kaen had previously been sitting in panic, and a grin on his face.
"Sorry about that pal." The fake Luffy said, lowering his gun, while putting his other hand on Kaens shoulder. "It's been so long since I've seen ya, he made me think it was the real you."
Kaen remained silent, as his hair reverted back to its deep scarlet red shade, while his eyes were overshadowed by the brim of his fedora, hiding the angered look he held within his eyes.
~Eri~
"Damn brat." The fake Sanji growled, pulling out a gun and aiming it at her, only for it to be kicked away by Eri as she hit his hand with a roundhouse kick, before she jumped at him, and kicked the impostor with a backwards jump kick.
"That's another sign that you're not Sanji." Eri stated, laying on the relentless barrage of strikes. "Aside from actually being able to stop my attack, Sanji would never pull out a gun, or hurt a lady, even one as young as me." She exclaimed, before sending a high amount of electrical voltage through his body with a final double palm strike.
"You little brat." The fake Zoro cried out, pulling two of his swords from their sheaths, and swinging them at Eri.
"Fierce Claws!" Eri chanted, her body slimming back down, with her hands turning blue with black stripes, and her nails elongating into claws shining like polished black metal.
Raising her hands to where her claws crisscrossed, Eri blocked the blades, before slicing through them. Without a second thought, Eri jumped forward, and hit the fake Zoro with a high side kick, knocking him back. Jumping back, Eri glared at the fake Straw Hats, as she stood tall, revealing she had a nasty looking gash on her upper thigh, the cause of which being held firmly in the fake Zoro's hands.
"An' you're not Zoro, because he'd never turn his blades on me. Not even when sparring, he'd always fight against me with wooden katanas." Eri said.
"How do you explain that gash I left on your leg then?" The fake Zoro groaned, getting up, as he held the broken blade, dripping with her blood.
"Simple. As you fell, your broken blade nicked my leg." Eri stated. "Also, your fake Nico Robin and Chopper were just nabbed by Cipher Pole, a second ago." She said, pointing to where their third fake crew mate used to be standing, with their pet fox gone as well.
"You damned brat." The fake Sanji growled.
Before the fake Sanji and Zoro could advance, someone came up from behind Eri, looking at both of them menacingly. Eri tilted her head upwards, her eyes widening in shock to see it was Kirishima, and Toshinori. The redhead was standing behind Eri with his arms crossed over his chest, and Toshinori was dressed in his Bronze Age All Might costume. Neither of them looked too pleased at the duo Eri was fighting.
"Just who the hell do you two think you are?" Toshinori questioned, glaring at them.
"To hurt my niece like this?" Kirishima asked, just as mad as Toshinori.
"Kirishima, Grandpa Toshi?" Eri asked, quickly turning around to look right at them.
"Hey Kitten, long time no see." Toshinori smiled, kneeling down and pulling her in for a hug, with tears in his eyes. "I've missed you so much."
"I've missed you too Grandpa Toshi." Eri said, hugging him back. "But how are you here?"
"That's a long story." Kirishima said, cracking his knuckles as he marched up to the two fake Straw Hats. "One that can wait, until these two get a proper serving of Whoopass."
"Does the cut hurt?" Toshinori asked, lifting Eri off the ground.
"No, it only stings." Eri said.
"Here." Chopper said, coming to them in his reindeer form. "Put her on my back."
"Ah, you must be Tony-Tony Chopper." Toshinori smiled. "Kaen's told me quite a bit about you. From what I hear, your medical skills are on par with that of my wifes."
"Oh stop, flattery won't get you anywhere with me, you big dummy." Chopper said, sounding all happy.
"That's his way of saying thank you." Eri chuckled, as she got settled on Choppers back. "Is Kirishima gonna be okay against them?"
"Don't you worry, your uncle can handle himself against fighters with power levels as weak as theirs." Toshinori stated.
"Uncle?" Eri asked. "Did he marry Aunt Athena?"
"That's right he did." Toshinori smiled.
"How could you tell those impostors weren't the real crew, Eri?" Chopper questioned, as they left the fighting to Kirishima.
"I could tell from their Ki. It wasn't the same." Eri said, applying ointment to the cut on her leg. "People may change over time, but their Ki will always remain the same."
"Huh, guess that's good to know." Chopper said.
"I certainly hope you've been taking good care of my Granddaughter these past two years Dr. Chopper." Toshinori said.
"I have sir." Chopper smiled. "She's made excellent progress with mastering her Devil fruit powers, and she's made for a wonderful medical assistant. She's well on her way to being a right and proper doctor."
"That's wonderful to hear." Toshinori smiled. "Oh, I'm certain Kaen will be so proud when he hears this."
"Chopper, Eri!"
Toshinori, Chopper, and Eri looked up, and to their left they saw a friendly surprising sight, riding a bubble bike with a doughnut bubble, tons of shopping bags, and barrels of cola.
"Yohoo, over here." Nami called out.
"Nami, Ussop." Eri cheered.
"Ussop, and Nami?" Chopper asked.
"So, this must be the infamous Navigator and Sniper of the Straw Hats." Toshinori said with a smile.
"I could tell it was the two of you from a mile away." Ussop smiled as Eri leapt from Choppers back, and into Nami's arms.
"Wow, you've gotten so big Eri." Nami smiled, hugging her.
"You've gotten so big to Chopper, just look at you." Ussop said, looking Chopper over. "I bet I could even ride your back, couldn't I? You doing okay?"
"What happened to your leg Eri?" Nami asked, spotting the ointment covered gash.
"It's nothing I can't handle." Eri said as Nami sat her down on the bubble.
"Whoa, you look so cool Eri." Ussop said.
"Ahem." Toshinori coughed into his hand. "I believe it's rude to ignore someone when they've made themselves known."
"Uh, Eri who is this man?" Nami asked. "Is he the one who hurt you?"
"That's my Grandpa Toshi." Eri smiled. "Or as the rest of the world I came from knows him as, All Might."
"All Might?" Nami, Ussop, and Chopper questioned.
"Ahahahaha. I see you've been aware of my secret identity for quite some time Eri." Toshinori laughed. "Since when have you known I was All Might?"
"Since Papa went on the internship, when you met up with Tsukauchi." Eri said. "I kinda spied on the conversation. I know I shouldn't have, I'm sorry."
"It's fine." Toshinori snickered. "To be honest, the entire planet Earth knows my secret now, so it's not like it matters."
"It's such a pleasure to meet you All Might sir." Ussop said. "Kaen has told the crew countless stories of your exploits, and I gotta say I am just honored knowing he's part of our crew."
"I'm glad to know I've got a fan base on other worlds, and not just Earth." Toshinori smiled, shaking Ussop's hand.
"Ussop, you are aware that Kaen has his own crew now, right?" Nami asked.
"Papa does?" Eri asked. "Guess that's what Chopper was hiding from me when we received the message that told us to wait two years through the newspaper."
"I'm aware, but even if he's a Captain of his own crew, it's still a subordinate crew of the Straw Hats, which means he's still a member of the Straw Hats." Ussop said.
"He's not wrong." Chopper said.
"Speaking of Kaen, where is he?" Kirishima questioned, coming back to them as he dusted off his hands.
"How'd the fight go, Young Kirishima?" Toshinori questioned.
"Those two were nothing more then a couple of pushovers. I had to hold back significantly just to make it partially entertaining." Kirishima sighed. "Man what a drag."
"So you're Kaens first mate." Nami smiled. "Last I saw the big guy, he was dealing with the impostor, posing as him. At this point, it probably broke out into a brawl between him, and the other impostors. I ran into Ussop when I was exiting the bar, because I am not suicidal, and don't wanna get in the middle of a fight between one pissed off Saiyan, and the ones who pissed him off."
"So that's why you pulled me away from the bar before I could go in, as soon as you recognized me." Ussop said.
"Who pissed him off this time?" Toshinori sighed.
"His impostor." Nami stated. "The sicko had a girl pretending to be Eri. She was chained and enslaved, and he was acting like the whole father thing was some twisted pedo role play Kaen was doing with Eri."
"Yep, that'd be enough to piss just about anyone off." Kirishima said. "Knowing Kaen, he's probably gonna cause a scene."
"Or worse, he's gonna bring the Navy Down from their base on Grove66, and we're gonna have to fight our way back to the Sunny." Eri sighed. "Papa's temper is too small."
~Grove42~
"Yo, fisherman you in?" The familiar echoing of Sanji's voice called out as he stopped in front of the fish shop in Grove42. "I'm looking for some good stock at a low price."
Sanji hadn't changed all that much in the last two years. But what was different, was his hair was a bit longer, covering up his right eye entirely, while he had a bit of facial hair on his chin, and along his jawline.
"This the place?" Sanji questioned, before he heard the sound of someone terrified out of their mind. Turning to look behind him, he saw the man who was most likely the owner of the fish shop. "Hey you run this shack?"
The old man turned around, and looked right at Sanji, a look of horror and concern etched into his features.
"What's the matter?" Sanji asked.
"It's something awful." The old man stated. "That green haired man's gone. An' that pink haired woman jumped in after him."
"Pink haired woman?" Sanji asked. "Alright old man, spill it."
"I can't believe this has happened to me." The old man said. "Well you see…"
~Flashback~
"Hey gramps, we were looking to do some fishing." Zoro stated, addressing the shop keep with his companion next to him.
"Don't be rude Zoro." She stated. "Sorry, his manners sorta left the building with his eye."
"None taken, but pardon me for saying, neither of you look like the fishing type." The old man said.
"Normally you'd be right." Zoro stated. "We're supposed to be meeting some friends on this island, but they haven't made it yet."
"Basically, we're bored out of our minds." The pink haired young woman said. "We need something to keep us entertained while we wait for our friends, and my husband and daughter. Sorry to be a bother, but think you could help us out? We'd really appreciate it."
"Sure, I'll finish getting everything we need ready, and then I'll meet you on my boat, right over there." The old man said, smiling at how polite the young woman was being, while pointing to a small fishing boat that was docked next to a large pirate ship.
~End Flashback~
"An' that's all I said to them." The old man said. "The young lady understood my directions fine, but the green haired man boarded a pirate ship, right before it began to sink for the entrance to Fishman Island. When she realized he'd gotten on the wrong ship, she dove in after him, and swam as fast as a mermaid."
"To be clear, did the green haired man have three swords, and a belly warmer?" Sanji asked.
"Yes he did, and he had a deep scar on his eye too, how'd you know?" The old man asked with a smile.
"Scar's new." Sanji said. "An' what did the woman look like?"
"Well, she had long pink hair, with gold horns on her forehead. I assumed they were part of a hairband her locks were hiding. Her eyes were golden with black sclera, and she had the brightest smile." The man said.
"It couldn't be her, she's dead." Sanji pondered, before reaching into his jacket and pulling out a rolled up wanted poster. "Is this the man?" He asked, showing it to the old man.
"Yeah, he and his companion said he'd been waiting on some friends to show." The old man stated. "That must be you."
"Well, I wouldn't go that far. We're part of the same circle of friends, and we get along well enough." Sanji stated.
"Either way, your friend got on the wrong ship, and is probably being held captive by those pirates." The old man said. "As I said, after they went underwater, the young woman dove in after them, and swam faster then any human ever has. I don't even think she was kicking her legs to be honest with you."
"That idiot." Sanji groaned, before taking a pull of his cigarette. "Should have known him showing up here first was too good to be true. Wouldn't be Zoro if he didn't get lost somewhere."
"Aren't you worried at all?" The old man asked. "They might kill him on that ship, if they haven't already."
"It's fine, don't get worked up. This is pretty standard fair actually." Sanji said. "Better then usual even, since we know where he's going for once. Now would you mind selling me some fish already?"
"I don't think you understand." The old man said, unaware of the rising shadow in the water.
"Whoa, see that?" Someone questioned, drawing both their attention to the ocean.
"Look at the waves, something's coming up." Another person said.
Slowly, as the shadow in the water continued to rise, and the bubbles churned in the water, Sanji just stood there, wondering what was happening, while the old man was concerned. The suspension was nearly enough to kill the old man, before the pirate ship began to rise out of the water, its coating gone, but still in tact. Sanji only reacted, once the ship began flying out of the water, being suspended in the air by something pressing against the keel.
His eyes widened in shock, when he saw a young woman, matching the old mans description, holding the ship above her head while flying in the air, a monkey tail flicking about behind her, as she smiled.
"No, fucking way." Sanji gasped.
"Hey Sanji. Miss me?" Mina questioned with a smirk.