AN: Still alive! For now...
In front of the straw hat crew was a pirate ship under the Big Mom flag.
At the head of that ship was Smoothie.
"Think you can beat her?" Luna whispered.
Kuro frowned with a thought.
Long-range attacks shouldn't work since Smoothie can just deflect it.
Pointing his finger at Smoothie, Kuro fired a laser beam.
Smoothie swung her sword and deflected it.
"What do you think she wants?" Luna questioned.
"Probably Sanji," Kuro smiled.
"Me?!" Sanji wiggled.
"I'll never give her Sanji," Luffy smiled.
Smoothie dashed towards them.
Luna reeled back her fist with a grin, "Wow, you're crazier than Lack the Wack."
Luna punched and the air shook.
Smoothie swung her sword and cut the shockwave.
"No way!" Luna stared incredulously.
Smoothie landed on the ship and swung her sword at Luffy.
Luffy dodged with ease.
She swung her leg at Kuro.
Kuro was hit with PTSD and fell into the ocean.
Everyone stared blankly.
Smoothie did not just take out admiral level Kuro.
"Wahhhhhhhh!" Chopper and Usopp screamed.
Luffy punched Smoothie and she grabbed his hand.
Immediately, Luffy felt moisture leaving his body.
Using his haki, Luffy stopped it.
Smoothie frowned and Luffy punched her in the face.
Smoothie reeled back but only a little.
She brought Luffy up and slammed him to the floor.
Zoro and Kuina steeped in.
Smoothie blocked both of their swords.
Zoro and Kuina could feel Smoothie's immense strength.
Luna punched and Smoothie dodged the attack with a dead tilt.
Law used room and swung his sword at Franky.
Smoothie appeared in Franky's place and blocked with her sword.
Immediately, Law knew he made a mistake.
Smoothie tried to grab Law and Law pulled back.
Smoothie frowned, the crew was quite troublesome.
Law swapped places with Kuina.
Zoro came from behind Smoothie.
Kuina and Zoro attacked Smoothie.
Smoothie blocked Kuina but couldn't block Zoro's slash.
However, the cut was too shallow.
Smoothie reached out her hand to grab Zoro but he dodged.
"Oi moss head?!" Sanji attacked Zoro.
"Enough playing!" Kuina stared coldly at Smoothie.
Smoothie observation fired incoming danger.
She tried to shift away but it was too late.
"Dragon's Sorrow!" Kuina stated.
A large wound formed on Smoothie and she blacked out.
"Wake up Kuro, we have a city to burn," Luna voiced manly.
Kuro opened his blurry eyes, "We do?"
"We don't," Nami sweat dropped.
"Oh," Kuro fell back asleep.
"That's right, go back to sleep, fraudmiral," Luna snickered.
"Kuro's awake everyone!" Name yelled.
Kuro opened his eyes wide and sighed, "That's not fair."
"What happened there?" Nami questioned.
"Kuro got PTSD when Smoothie swung her leg," Luna explained.
"Oh," Naomi nodded.
"Is Cap awake?" Kuro questioned.
"Not yet," Nami shook her head.
Kuro had a mischievous grin and rubbed his hand together.
"What you cooking Kuro!?" Luna grinned with mad eyes.
The straw hats came in and Chopper hugged Kuro.
"I'm cooking good," Kuro grinned.
"Elaborate," Luna leaned in.
The other straw hats wondered what Kuro and Luna were talking about.
They listened closely as Nami sighed at a coming headache.
"Psh, psh, psh, psh," Kuro whispered to Luna loudly.
All Luna heard was Psh and didn't understand a single thing, "You son of a gun, I'm in!"
"Shouldn't it be son of a sword?" Usopp questioned.
Kuro and Luna gasped, "That's four dimensions ahead of us!"
"Jinx!" Kuro and Luna looked at each other.
"What's going on?" Momo scratched his head.
"They're being weird," Kin'emon answered
Nami slapped her face, "What are you two planning."
Kuro grinned, "Bring Smoothie, Doflamingo, and Caesar."
Robin wanted to see where this was going and brought them in.
The three looked around wondering what was happening.
Kuro grinned at the three of them, "I got a plan and I want you three to follow along. If you don't..."
Kuro looked at Doflamingo, "I'll turn you into the stripper you were always meant to be."
Doflamingo arched an eye.
The straw hats went blank wondering what Kuro was thinking.
Kuro turned to Smoothie, "We'll draw on your face."
Kuro turned to Caesar, "We'll..." Kuro scratched his head.
"We'll make you eat one of Usopp's spicy pellets!" Luna chimed.
"Yeah!" Kuro nodded.
Kuro grinned, "Now here's what I'm cooking."
Luffy woke up and wondered where his crew was at.
He noticed something strange.
His entire body was covered with ink and there were white paintings that made it look like a skeleton.
Luffy grinned, his crew was probably pulling a prank.
It was probably Kuro or Luna's idea.
Feeling something missing from his head, Luffy wondered where his straw hat was.
Getting out of the room and onto the deck, he looked around but couldn't find anyone.
Yep, they were definitely pulling a prank.
Luffy out from the Sunny and saw a small island.
Most likely, the crew was there.
Though there should have been someone on the ship to defend it.
Going onto the island, he walked through it and came upon the entire crew.
"Guys!" Luffy waved.
They didn't respond to him and were looking at something.
Luffy found the situation strange and walked up to Brook, "Oi Brook!"
He tried to touch Brook but his hand passed through.
He touched Brook over and over but his hand kept passing through, "Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!?"
"Let's begin the ceremony now that the moment of silence is over," Kuro voiced.
Luffy turned to Kuro and saw him looking at a grave.
On the grave was a straw hat.
Luffy grinned and rushed to grab his straw hat but his hand passed through.
Luffy became blank and scratched his head.
What was happening?
He looked at the grave and saw his name, "Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!?"
Everyone held themselves back as they tried to maintain a stone face.
"Dear beloved crew, our great Captain Monkey D. Luffy perished at the hand of Smoothie," Kuro pointed at Smoothie.
Smoothie tried to keep a stone face on.
"Today, we are here to honor his death!" Kuro voiced loudly.
Luffy's eyes widened more and he looked around with his jaws dropped.
Robin covered Chopper's mouth to stop him from laughing.
"If any of you have anything to say about him, speak now or forever hold your peace," Kuro spoke solemnly.
"Me first, Luna shed a tear with a sad smile, "He was the best captain I've ever had!"
"He's the only captain you've ever had," Usopp voiced.
"Exactly," Luna shed and wiped a tear.
Everyone's sweat dropped at the sight.
Jinbe spoke up, "He was the greatest man I've ever met!"
Sanji spoke up, "I always enjoyed the sight of him enjoying my cooking."
Zoro spoke up, "He never gave up no matter what!"
Kuina spoke up, "He never turned his back on the crew."
Nami spoke up, "I'll miss how much of a dofus he was!"
Everyone arched an eye at her.
"What's with the look!" Nami shark teethed.
"He was the most super!" Franky made a star while shedding manly tears.
Chopper started crying, "I already miss him."
"He was the bravest man I've ever met," Usopp spoke solemnly.
"I'll cherish my memory of him for life," Brook spoke solemnly.
"Guys!" Luffy smiled, "I'm right here!"
But they didn't seem to hear him.
"I'll miss you damn Captain!" Sanji yelled.
"He always knew what he needed to do," Robin spoke solemnly.
"Although I only knew him for a short while, his aura was one of the brightest I've ever seen," Kin'emon spoke solemnly.
"I want to be like him someday," Momo voiced.
Everyone arched an eye at Momo.
"Not what you're thinking," Momo shark teethed.
Everyone turned to Caesar, Smoothie, and Doflamingo.
"He seemed like an idiot," Doflamingo laughed.
"He had seemed dimmer than my dimmest sibling," Smoothie stated.
"Serves him right!" Caesar laughed.
Everyone glared at the three of them but they simply shrugged off the gaze.
"He was the smartest man I've met," Kuro wiped a tear.
Everyone arched an eye at Kuro.
Kuro cleared his throat, "Now that everyone has spoken, it's time to give our Cap farewell gifts."
"We were supposed to bring gifts!" Usopp and Chopper's eyes shot out.
Kuro nodded and placed a plate with a meat stick by the grave, "He always loved eating meat."
Nami stepped up and place a thousand Berri, "I'm sure he'll spend it well."
"Cheatstake," Usopp muttered.
"What was that!?" Nami eyed.
"Eeee! Nothing!" Usopp hid behind Chopper who sweat dropped.
Zoro took out a half-empty alcohol bottle and placed it on the grave, "Drink your regrets away."
"You were drinking while on the watch again weren't you?" Nami eyed.
"It's half empty?" Kuina stared.
Zoro became embarrassed, "I wasn't drinking on the watch and it's half full."
"Uh huh," Nami and Kuina eyed.
Sanji stepped up and placed down a cigar, "Smoke all your memories away Captain."
Jinbe stepped up and placed down a raw fish, "A snack for the long journey ahead in the afterlife."
Robin stepped up, "A flower to remember us."
Chopper was beady eyes, he had seen Robin plucked them off the ground.
Luna stepped up and placed a knuckle duster, "May you use these when you need them."
Brook stepped up and placed a bottle of milk, "May your bones always heal with this."
Franky stepped up and placed a bottle of cola, "I hope you always feel super with this!"
He immediately started crying.
Chopper stepped up and placed a pellet, "Use this for any stomachache."
Tears fell from Chopper's eyes and he wiped it away.
Kin'emon stepped up and placed a piece of fabric, "I hope this rock reminds you of everyone."
Momo stepped up and placed a candy, "Don't get a sweet tooth."
Usopp stepped up and placed a pouch, "Cook meat with this whenever you want Captain."
Kuina stepped up and placed a knife, "Cut whatever meat you need with this Captain."
Kuro saluted and the straw hats followed.
"Thank you for being with us!" Kuro cried tears.
"Thank you for being with us!" the straw hats yelled.
Nami didn't know why, but tears started falling down her eyes.
"Stupid ninja cutting onion!" Luna cried.
Now that they thought about it, everyone was crying.
Even Smoothie, Doflamingo, and Caesar were crying.
"What's going on?" Robin wiped her tears.
Sanji who sensed something sus immediately realized it was indeed onion.
Only Kuro could pull this trick.
But seeing how beautiful Nami was while she was crying made his eyes into hearts.
Kuro wiped his tears, "Now let's begin the demonic ritual to bring Cap back."
Everyone turned to Kuro, "Demonic what!?".
The sky turned stormy and it started raining.
The rain started wiping the ink and paint on Luffy away.
Kuro raised his hand to the sky above and roared, "Oh great ROB, grant me my wish in exchange for these offerings. Bring my Cap back to life!"
Lightning struck down and everyone was blank face shocked.
Kuro turned to Luffy and smiled, "Welcome back from the afterlife Cap, how was it?"
"What?" Luffy stared blankly.
"Careful Kuro!" Luna yelled, "It could be a skinwalker!"
"Oh shit!" Kuro quickly backed away.
