AN: I'm feeling guilty because of all the chaps I've been not editing and just going, good enough. Anyway, yall ever get irritated when I just cut a scene off?


At the dinner table, Usopp looked at Tashigi who was eating with them, and Kuro who's been acting less weird lately.

"You've been acting less weird lately Kuro," Usopp commented.

Everyone thought about it and agreed, Kuro was indeed acting less weird and that was very weird which they found weird in of itself.

Tashigi who was here on the World Government order to monitor Kuro looked at Kuro carefully.

Kuro felt like a naked man in the spotlight.

Kuro looked at Luna, "It's hard for me to act weird since Luna knows what's up."

Chopper looked at Luna, "You know what's up?"

Luna nodded and stared at Kuro, "The sky."

Everyone fell at that.

"Can you go back to acting as your old self?" Usopp sighed.

"Hmmmmm," Kuro sounded out loud.

"Luffy looks worried for you," Usopp pointed at Luffy who seemed stressed.

Kuro sighed, "Very well."

Everyone watched as Kuro took out a Kuro and Luffy puppet.

"Cap, you can't beat Kaido, he's too strong!" Puppet Kuro cried.

Puppet Luffy turned around, "Kaido may be strong, But I have Nakama!"

Luna wheezed and spat her drink.

Everyone looked at her strangely wondering what was funny.

Kuro smiled evilly.

"Stop Cap, Kaido is stronger than Nakama!" Puppet Kuro cried.

Puppet Luffy yelled back, "Watch Kuro, with the power of Nakama, I'll take down Kaido!"

Kuro took out a Kaido puppet.

"Worororororo," Puppet Kaido laughed.

"Pistol!" Puppet Luffy attacked.

Everyone watched with curiosity as the attack didn't seem to phase Puppet Kaido.

Puppet Kaido stared down Puppet Luffy.

Puppet Kaido breathed out a heavy breath, "I'll give you three seconds to run."

"I won't run with my Nakama behind me!" Puppet Luffy yelled and attacked.

"Thunder Bagua!" Puppet Kaido bonked Luffy.

Puppet Luffy fell on the table and an X shape appeared in his eyes.

"The end," Kuro smiled.

"What the heck was that!?" questioned Kuina.


At the dinner table, Robin looked at the news and bounty posters.

Suddenly she saw that Sanji's bounty became two hundred million berri.

"Have you done anything lately Sanji?" Robin questioned.

Sanji swooned, "Besides cooking, nothing else."

Robin held up a bounty poster, everyone saw that Sanji's bounty had increased.

Everyone became amazed, especially Luna who seemed to realize something.

Kuro however wasn't too surprised and yawned.

Tashigi saw the sight, "You don't seem too surprised."

"All within expectation," Kuro yawned.

"Expectation?" Robin and Tashigi voiced.

Sanji and everyone else seemed confused.

Kuro looked at Luna with a smile, "This is Sanji's personal matter so I'll let him deal it out with Cap. If you don't think so, set it out on the table, I'm sure Sanji won't bite."

Luna was confused for a moment and slowly realized.

She turned to Sanji who looked at her confused.

"Mind telling me what's going on Luna-San?" Sanji smiled.

Luna turned back to Kuro, "You tell him."

"No you," Kuro replied.

"Why?" Luna questioned.

"I only state the facts and don't like explaining," Kuro yawned.

"Don't you like Sanji's cooking, do it for him," Luna urged.

"No, you," Kuro pulled out an uno reverse card.

Luna felt lost, "How, no, why do you have that?"

Kuro shrugged, "Had it for a long time but could finally use it due this occasion."

Luna sighed, "Please?"

Kuro stared at her calmly, "You don't like hurting people do you?"

"Of course, I don't," Luna sighed.

Everyone felt like the two were talking in a whole different dimension.

"Could you please state what you know Kuro, we won't ask for details," Robin smiled.

Kuro sighed, "Alright, no interruption please."

Everyone nodded and urged him to start with their eyes.

Kuro looked at Sanji, "From the first day I met you, you still smell like royalty, just like Vivi."

Sanji's eyes widened.

Everyone took the sight carefully, Luna wondered how Kuro was going to play this out.

"Can you tell me how you knew?" Sanji calmed with a sigh.

"With that curly eyebrow, how wouldn't I?" Kuro smiled.

Sanji took a deep breath, "Continue, I won't stop you."

Kuro nodded, "Sanji here is one of the Vinsmoke."

Everyone watched with varying expressions as they saw Sanji clench his fist.

"The Vinsmoke rule the Germa kingdom, you can think of Sanji as a prince if you like," Kuro picked at his food.

"A prince?!" Chopper's eyes shined.

Kuro smiled at Chopper, "Yeah."

Everyone sucked a breath and stared at Sanji.

"Sanji's bounty is high because his father wants him back," Kuro stated.

Luna stared at Kuro calmly.

Bad memories flashed through Sanji's eyes.

Luffy could see and sense the hurt in his Sanji.

Even Kuina and Zoro could sense Sanji's distraught.

Nami felt like she was seeing a whole new layer in Sanji.

Robin took the information with surprise and waited for more.

"Emperor Big Mom wants to make a marriage alliance with Germa in order to obtain their technology."

Franky eyes seemed to shine at the word technology.

"Big Mom and Judge who is Sanji's father, have decided that Sanji will marry one of Big Mom's daughters."

Everyone looked at Sanji with surprise.

"What this means is that Big Mom and Judge will send people after Sanji. People that are very strong."

Everyone wondered how strong the people coming after Sanji were.

Kuro looked at Luffy with a smile, "You're not going to let them take Sanji away Cap."

Luffy said nothing and stared at Sanji silently.

Kuro turned to Sanji with a smile, "I feel like you're going to pull a Nami and Robin on us. But I'm sure you know Cap won't let you go."

Everyone became silent.

"What does pulling a Nami and Robin mean?" Chopper questioned confused.

Everyone realized and looked at Kuro.

Robin and Nami looked at Kuro suspiciously.

"It means Sanji's going to go with them to protect us," Luna stated.

Luffy turned to Sanji and seemed to glare, "I'm not going to let you go Sanji!"

Sanji sighed and seemed to rub his head.

He turned to Kuro, "If you can't fight them off Kuro, I'll leave if it means protecting the crew."

Everyone seemed to take a deep breath at Sanji's words.

Luna narrowed her eyes at Sanji's disregard for Luffy.

"Damn!" Kuro laughed and looked at Luffy, "Personally if it was me, Cap, I wouldn't take that level of disrespect."

Luffy grinned, "Give me the hardest training Kuro, I'm not letting them take Sanji away."

Everyone's eyes widened as they felt something from Luffy's declaration.

Kuro and Luna smiled wondering how far Luffy would go.


At the dinner table, an exquisite meal made by Sanji was devoured by Luffy.

Seeing Luffy push himself further than ever gave Sanji a warm depressed feeling.

He really wished Luffy didn't have to go so far for him.

Kuro seemed to remember something, "I have good news and bad news guys, what do you want to hear first?"

"Bad news," stated Robin.

"There's no bad news," replied Kuro.

Everyone fell with Nami sighing.

"What's the good news?" Brook laughed.

"I won't have to hunt pirates in Paradise anymore," Kuro replied.

Tashigi seemed confused, "Why?"

Kuro shrugged, "Probably has to do with the fact most of the marine's asset is in Paradise. Remember how there were no pirates in Alabasta? Well, imagine that on a larger scale in Paradise. The World Government doesn't want pirates flowing to the weaker seas. It's better most pirates stay in Paradise where they can't cause too much trouble."

Tashigi thought about what Kuro said and it made sense but she didn't like it.

"What did they ask of you in exchange?" Nami questioned.

Kuro smiled, "There's a warlord meeting coming up, and they want me to participate. Maybe it's about fighting Whitebeard."

"Whitebeard!?" Everyone voiced.

"Would you like me to explain Kuro?" Luna smiled.

Kuro's face seemed to shine, "Yeah."


"Sing me a song Kuro," Luffy whined.

Kuro looked at Brook, "Can you back me up?"

Brook seemed to smile, "I'll try my best."

Kuro took a deep breath and went unconscious.

Luffy didn't really expect him to come up with a song on the spot, did he?

Brook's laughed and sang Luffy a song.

Luffy pouted at Kuro the entire time.


"To battle station!" Kuro yelled.

The strawhats shook as they got ready for battle.

On the horizon, they could see a marine ship.

"They're marines, not pirates!" Tashigi shark teethed.

"Never mind, false alarm," Kuro yelled.

Everyone breathed out a disappointed sigh and went back to relaxing.


At the dinner table, Luna suddenly felt like starting a fight with Kuro after reading the newspaper.

"See, the admirals are pushovers," Luna held up the newspaper.

Kuro arched an eye, "You want to challenge the admiral agenda?"

Luna steeled her gaze, "Yes!"

Everyone looked curiously between the two and wondered what the admiral agenda was.

"Very well," Kuro sipped his cup of tea, "I agree with you."

Luna felt lost, "What?"

Kuro smiled, "I see you're confused. To put it simply, I'm on the agenda that's winning and right now the admirals aren't looking so hot."

Luna scoffed, "Not very loyal, are you?"

Kuro shrugged with a shameless smile.


"See that News Coo Usopp? Shoot it!" Kuro pointed.

Usopp looked at the innocent News Coo and sweat dropped, "It hasn't done anything wrong though."

The News Coo pooped on Usopp's head.

Usopp coldly pulled out his slingshot and shot the bird down.

The two were about to cook the News Coo when Nami knocked them on the head and set the thankful bird free.


"Kuro, the pantry is locked and I'm hungry," Luffy stated.

Kuro nodded with a smile and pulled Luffy close.

Kuro pointed at the sky, "See that giant bird, stretch out your arm and drag it here."

Luffy's eyes shined and stretched his arm toward the giant bird.

He caught the giant struggling bird and brought it back on the Sunny.

The two were about to start cooking when Chopper heard the giant bird explain it had a family.

Chopper knocked the two on the head and the giant bird flew away snickering.

"I hate birds," Luffy stared at the giant bird fleeing.

"Me too Cap, Me too," Kuro smiled.


"Kuina can you put on this dress?" Kuro begged.

"No," Kuina deadpanned.

Kuro sighed, "Guess I'll die never having seen my sister in a beautiful dress."

Kuina sighed and took the dress.

A while later, she came out on the deck to the sight of the strawhats smiling and taking pictures.

"You look beautiful sis!" Kuro cheered and took a picture.

"Kurooooooooo!" Kuina went beast mode.

Kuro laughed and fled.

Kuina tore her dress to run better and chased after Kuro with a sword.

"Come back here, I'm not stopping till sundown!"


"Come to the dark side Tashigi, we have cookies," Kuro beckoned.

"No," Tashigi deadpanned.

"We don't even have cookies," Luna stared at Kuro.

"Then let's make some," Kuro smiled.

With the help of Sanji, the two baked cookies for the whole crew.

Tashigi took a bite out of the cute strawhat cookies and it tasted quite good.

"Will you join the dark side now?" Luna and Kuro's eyes shined.

Tashigi covered her mouth, "The cookies are good, but the answer is still no."

"Thank you Tashigi-San!" Sanji cried with heart eyes.

"Potential ship?" Luna smiled.

"No," Kuro replied bluntly.

Kuro wasn't about to lose a billion berri just because Nami couldn't end up with Sanji.

"Good, good, let the fear flow through you," Luna grinned.

Robin who heard them tried her best to dissect what their word ship means.