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Once both crews had handed in there team roster for the events the first event got underway. It was a race around the Island, the two competing teams had to build a raft out of four barrels and some rope; the materials were provided by the Foxy Pirates, each team was also given an Eternal pose for the Island as just encase they went too far out and were picked up by an ocean current then they could find their way back.
Nami, Usopp, Robin and Connor were about to start building when Foxy noticed Connor and stopped the building phase of the race game.
"Hold on…who's this kid?" Foxy asked.
"That's Connor," Nami said.
Foxy walked up to the boy and looked at him critically; Connor felt very unconformable at how close the other captain was. Foxy then turned to Luffy.
"Is he part of your crew?" Foxy asked.
"Yeah," Luffy confirmed.
Foxy turned back to Connor.
"How old are you boy?" he asked.
"T…Thirteen," Connor answered nervously.
"Thought so…disqualified," Foxy Said and pointed at the boy.
"WHAT?!" the whole crew yelled.
"YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" Nami yelled.
"Yeah he's part of the crew and listed for the first event, so he's allowed to compete," Usopp defended.
"Nope he can't," Foxy responded.
"Why not I thought all members of the crew were allowed to participate?" Robin asked.
"Supplementary age rule…only pirates ages 16 and over may participate in Davy Back fights," Foxy said.
"WAIT WHAT!" Luffy yelled.
"Yes that's true," Porche claimed "also if he is not 16 then not only is he ineligible to participate but he is also cannot be chosen as a prize should you're team lose,"
Connor looked up at her and then at Foxy who nodded in confirmation.
"Wait…I don't have to play nor do I have to leave?" Connor asked.
"Nope you not old enough, this is a pirate's game between men, not a children's game," Foxy claimed "sorry but no kids allowed,"
"Don't take it personally, it's just that kids tend to play pirate and there is no honour in taking a child or playing with one as they would have no chance of winning," Porche claimed "This rule was to prevent any…unfortunate misunderstandings,,"
"So does that mean somewhere down the line some pirate actually played a Davy Back game against kids playing make believe and won…there by taking a kid into their crew as a prize?" Robin asked.
"Well…yes…"
"Man you guys are scumbags you know that right," Zoro claimed.
Foxy fell into his depressed state.
"IT WASN'T US THAT DID THAT!" Porche yelled.
"The 16 only rule was implemented after many cases of confusion," Hamburg claimed.
"So this happened more than once…and none of you could tell that they were just kids playing and not real pirates….your lot are the worst kind of people," Zoro
"WE NEVER DID ANYTHING OF THE SORT!" the whole crew cried "AND IT WAS NOT ALWAYS THE PIRETS WHO WON!"
"So not only did you lot kidnap a bunch of kids forcing them to be pirates but you also lost to some kids to?" Luffy asked.
"NO!" Foxy's crew screamed.
Connor was just relived this meant that no matter who won or lost he would be staying with Luffy. He was still worried about losing one of the other Straw Hats but he trusted them to take care of themselves and believed that they would be able to handle whatever these games had instore for them.
"Can I still watch?" Connor asked. If he wasn't allowed to play he still wanted to support his friends.
"Of course, anyone can watch a Davy Back Fight," Foxy said "you can also take advantage of the food and drink being offered,"
"In that case…I'm getting a drink and some popcorn," Connor said and ran off.
"I'll go keep an eye on him," Sanji said and followed Connor.
"Sanji get me something too," Luffy called out after him.
"So the kids got immunity….lucky for him," Zoro commented once Connor was gone.
"Yeah," Luffy agreed "no matter what happens, he stays with us,"
"Hold on…that means we're down to three people," Nami pointed out.
"Well this is a boat race so…that's not a bad thing," Usopp pointed out "it will make our craft Lighter and faster with one less person on board,"
"Hey hold on…I'm only 15," Chopper announced "does that mean I don't have to play too?"
Foxy looked Porche.
"Well…I suppose…." Foxy said.
"Yeah but don't reindeer's reach maturity in like three years?" Luffy asked "at least that's when they start having babies,"
Choppers jaw dropped in shock.
"HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW THAT!" Chopper yelled.
"Um…but isn't he a human that ate a devil fruit?" Porche asked.
"I'M A REINDEER!" Chopper yelled.
"So you're a reindeer who can walk, talk and who is a doctor all at the same time," Foxy asked.
"Yes," Chopper claimed.
"EEEEE….THAT'S SO CUTEEEEEE" Porche screamed.
"Okay you stay in then," Foxy declared.
"Wait…but I'm under 16," Chopper reminded.
"Supplementary rule for different spices, your adult age is the same age as the sexulay mature age as your spices. Since all species have different ages that are considered when reaching adulthood,
"So Connors a human so the age of adulthood is 16 for him…but don't all islands have an age variation?" Robin asked "I have been to some islands where adulthood doesn't happen until 18,"
"That has to do with the islands laws and culture; it's 16 for humans because most humans no longer consider people children but young adults at that age. Also a lot of pirates start out at before they turn 18 since most pirates are human the 16 age…hell some people get married at 16. That is why its age limit applies to humans," Foxy explained "It's different for each spices,"
"I see…so essentially the race you're born into determines when you can start participating in Davy Back fights," Robin said.
"That's right and since a reindeer grows to adulthood in about 2-3 years….your doctor no choice but to compete," Foxy claimed.
Chopper hung his head in defeat, it looked like he would have to compete in the Davy Back games and he was not getting out of it.
"Now it that is all can we start the game?" Foxy asked.
"Hold on a second," Luffy interrupted.
Everyone turned to look at him.
"if Chopper is 15 now and reindeers are supposed to grow up after three years, that means…."Luffy started seriously.
Everyone looked at the rubber captain expectantly.
"Chopper is a really, really old man," Luffy concluded.
"I AM NOT OLD!" Chopper yelled angrily.
"I guess it's true what they say about men and women getting more mature and experienced with age," Luffy laughed.
"THAT IS NOT WHAT THAT PHRASE IS REFERRING TOO!" Chopper yelled.
"I am so glad Blondie isn't here to hear this," Zoro muttered.
When Connor and Sanji came back the rafts had been built and were in the water, Foxys team had built there raft around a shark named Monda and a Fishman called Capote on their team and named there boat Cutie Wagon.
Capote was a billfish Fishman with green skin, dark red hair, and a long, sharp nose. He wore a yellow shirt, purple gloves, purple shorts, a yellow belt, a light purple hood and the Foxy Pirates mask. Monda was an orange shark with yellow stars on him in the upper side of his body; the shark was wearing a red and black striped Foxy mask-like hood.
The Straw Hats team was a simpler design and there team's boat was called Tiger Barrel.
"Here," Sanji said and handed Luffy as can of soft drink and a hot dog.
"Ohhh thank you Sanji," Luffy said gratefully.
Connor had a big bag of popcorn a can of soft drink and some more fairy floss.
"You eat too much of that stuff and you'll get sick," Chopper commented when he saw what Connor was eating.
"Can't get sick," Connor responded.
"Let him be Chopper," Sanji warned.
Chopper sighed and turned back to the competitors, a speaker Den Den Mushi had been set up near a megaphone so that the announcer and his brief could follow the race while keeping everyone else updated to the racers progress.
"Alright we're ready to start the rules are simple, the first one to make one full lap of the Island wins; apart from that there are no rules in this race, it's anything goes. Good luck to both teams...Now on your marks," the announcer called.
"It'll be hard to beat those Fishmen," Nami commented, she knew firsthand how strong Fishmen were.
"Get set..." the announcer called.
"Oi Usopp, if anything happens to the ladies I will kill you," Sanji threatened in a dangerous and scary voice.
Usopp nearly fainted from fright.
"GO!" The announcer cried.
Both rafts left the starting line, Nami and Usopp were paddling hard while robin sat in the back. Foxy's team however thanks to the shark and the Fishmans superior strength the Cutie Wagon gained a massive lead in the start.
"And the Cutie Wagon pulls ahead straight away," the announcer announced "But that is to be expected from the Fishman race,"
"Crap...Oi Robin help us," Usopp demanded as he paddled.
Robin stood up and crossed her arms.
"Sen Flur," She said.
Several arms appeared on Capote and gabbed his limbs and two out of his backside palms planted firmly on the base of the raft.
"Huh what..." Capote asked in surprise.
"Flip," Robin said.
The Fishman was flipped over the boat and landed on the Monda's head stunning them both.
"Oh no...Capote, Monda," Porche cried.
"There we go," Robin said.
"Great, lets catch up," Nami said and she an Usopp continued to row.
However just as they were catching up Capote and Monda regained their senses and took off again. Unfortunately for the Cuite Wagon Robin had also created a chain of arms linking the two boats together and the straw hat's boat was being dragged along as well. Whit Nami and Usopp rowing they were very quickly closing the gap.
"Robin aren't you worried about the sea spraying your arms?" Usopp asked.
"No, those little drops aren't going to affect me," Robin assured.
"Ah and we have come to the first trial of the race...the Coral Forest," the announcer announced.
"Wait...what did he say?" Usopp gasped.
They looked ahead and sure enough there in front of them fast approaching was a reef with huge thick pink coral stems that looked like trees were coming out of the ocean and all those large corrals was disrupting the currents so a series of small whirlpools were everywhere. Robin's eyes widened, she could not believe what she was seeing.
"This reef's coral is so thick that sticks out of the sea like trees," the announcer said "and at the base a series of small whirlpools await out contestants...this is the first trail of the race and both teams must pass if they wish to remain in the game,"
Robin stared at the oncoming reef and slightly off to the side closer to the shore was two coral stems crossed over, with a small opening and they looked like a very low arch.
"That...that...that can't be possible," Robin said.
"What?" Nami asked.
"Connor...he said he saw this from the fairest wheel," Robin claimed "I didn't believe him when he told me,"
"He didn't happen to say how to get though it did he?" Usopp asked.
"There...head through that arch," Robin pointed out.
Usopp and Nami looked at the low arch and then back to Robin.
"ARE YOU NUTS?! WE COULD LOSE OUR HEADS GOING THROUGH THERE!" Usopp yelled.
"No Usopp...she's right," Nami said.
The sniper looked at Nami.
"The currents are all mixed up...only the correct one will get us through," Nami claimed.
"You're sure it's that one?" Usopp asked.
"Have I ever been wrong when it comes to navigating?" Nami asked.
Usopp sighed; he knew better to question Nami.
"Okay but...how do we get there without the other team seeing us," Usopp asked.
"We're still a bit behind, when they go in I'll release my power and by the time they come back out we will have gone in," Robin said.
Usopp nodded.
"The Cutie Wagon is the first to enter the Coral Forest," The announcer claimed "the whirlpools at in the forest make navigating difficult and if you don't chose the correct entry point then the current will spit you back out,"
As the Cutie Wagon entered Robin released her chain and with Usopp and Nami's driving along with momentum they had gained from being dragged buy the Cutie Wagon they managed to get to the archway.
"Duck," Robin advised as they approached.
All three Straw Hats did and they passed under it just as the Cutie Wagon was turned around and came back out.
"Oh and it looks like the Cutie Wagon was unable to pass and was spat back out," the announcer claimed.
"What...why can't we get through?" Porche asked.
"It doesn't matter as long as we're ahead of the Straw Hats we're fine," Capote claimed.
"Yeah your right," Porche agree and she looked back to see if the other team had caught up only to find no one behind them.
"Hey...where did they go?" Porche asked.
"And The Tiger Barrel sails through the Coral forest with ease," the announcer claimed.
"WHAT!" Porche screamed.
"This is a surprisingly easy ride," Usopp claimed.
"That's because all the whirlpools are connected," Nami explained "there current overlap each other, there's no need to steer or paddle as the current will do it for us,"
Usopp turned to Robin.
"Hey you said Connor saw this and the way through...how did he see it?" Usopp asked.
"I don't know, he used his sight at the top of the fairest wheel...and...wait his sight...that must have been it," Robin realised "it must have shown him the islands layout,"
"How? It's never done that before," Nami asked.
"Yeah doesn't it just tell him who's friend and whose foe," Usopp stated.
'Edward said Connor sight would grow as he dose...is this what he meant? Could Connors sight already becoming stronger?' Robin thought to herself.
"Robin Connor didn't happen to say what was after the Coral forest did he?" Nami asked, hoping to gain an advantage on Foxy's team.
"Hey Robin did Connor happen to mention a giant whirlpool by any chance in front of an impassable cape?" Usopp asked.
"No, he said there were some volatile underwater vents though," Robin answered "why?"
"Look," Usopp panicked.
Usopp pointed ahead and just where the Coral forest ended was a massive Whirlpool and on the other side was a long cape that stretched far out to sea.
"Oh...he failed to mention that," Robin stated calmly.
"I think Connor's sight still needs woooorrrrrrkkkkkkkkkkk," Usopp cried as the crew were swept into the whirlpool.
"Oh no, Tiger Barrel has become trapped in the giant Whirlpool at the end of the Coral Forest," the announcer claimed "and Cutie Wagon has yet to advance,"
"We have to do something...we'll be sucked in and have to swim out," Usopp cried.
"Don't be an idiot...you can't swim in this current," Nami claimed.
"At least you will have a chance, I will drown and my body will be ripped to pressure but the current and the pressure," Robin stated with a straight face "never to be seen again,"
"STOP BEING MORBID!" Usopp yelled "Nami can't you do something?"
"Like what? It's not like we can just fly out," Nami responded.
Suddenly Usopp got an Idea.
"Wait...Fly that's it...Nami tell me when were exactly opposite the cape," Usopp said as he made his what to the back of the raft.
"What Why?" Nami asked.
"Just do it," Usopp said as he opened his back and pulled out the Impact Dial and
Nami watched the cape carefully and when they were in position she cried out.
"Usopp now," She yelled.
"Right Hold on," Usopp commanded and he thrust the shell into the water.
A second later the Straw Hats small raft was flying through the air and over the cape with Nami screaming in fear and Usopp screaming in pain from using the Impact Dial again.
"Whoa...Tiger Barrel is flying...I repeat tiger barrel is flying," the announcer said in awe "it's flown over the cape...and over a third of the rest of the way...can it land safely?"
The Straw Hats raft landed in the water and despite the craftsmanship the boat held together.
"Oh looks like Tiger Barrel has landed in the water vents," the announcer cried.
"The what?" Nami asked.
She got her answer when suddenly hot water burst out from the ocean.
"What the hell?" Usopp asked.
"I suppose these would be the underwater vents Connor mentioned," Robin said as several more vents erupted.
"WE'LL BE CAPSIZED...ROW!" Usopp yelled.
He and Nami frantically started rowing but it just made the vents erupt even more, fortunately they were able to get through without capsizing.
"I HATE THIS ISLAND!" Nami cried.
"Oh...the Cutie wagon has finally entered the Coral forest," the announcer claimed "can they catch up or will tiger barrels lead be too much for them?"
"Row harder, Fishmen are insanely fast in the water," Nami warned "we have to get to the finish line before they catch up,"
"Oh what's that on the island?" the announcer asked.
Nami, Usopp and Robin looked over to the shore and saw Foxy dressed as an old lady with Hamberg sitting above him pretending to cry.
"Grandma...Grandma no..." Hamberg said with fake sadness and tears.
"My...son do not morn for me...oh look a ship," Foxy said in a fake week voice "help an old lady won't you?"
"If you're going to die hurry up," Nami shouted at Foxy as they passed.
"WHOA...The Straw Hats navigator is uncaring and heartless...I guess what they say about red heads having no soul is true," the announcer cried.
"SHUT UP!" Nami snapped.
They kept rowing and they were putting more energy into it then before, Robin assisted by having arms sprout of Nami and Usopp to put more power into the strokes as well as some arms to row with the spare oars. Now that Foxy's team had past the Coral Forest they would catch up quickly.
"Hurry...hurry we can't lose this lead," Nami insisted.
"Hey what's that up a head?" Usopp asked.
The three looked ahead and saw that there was a sign coming up pointing out to sea.
"Short Cut," Robin read.
"Oh well in that case let's follow it," Nami said "NOT!"
"Oh looks like the Straw Hat Navigator is smarter than the average woman,"
"WHAT'S THAT MEAN SEXIST BARSTED!" Nami yelled.
"Calm down Nami he's just trying to get under your skin," Robin advised.
"She's right, I mean honestly what idiots would fall for such an oblivious lie," Usopp asked.
"All right short cut," a cherry voice was herd.
Nami, Robin and Usopp turned to see that the Foxy's team was close behind and as they approached the sign they turned and went straight out to sea.
"Apparently those kinds of idiots," Nami muttered.
"How long do you think it'll take for them to realise that they have gone the wrong way?" Usopp asked.
"Hopefully before a Sea King eats them," Robin said.
They continued to paddle and it wasn't long before they saw a goal banner up ahead.
"Oh the Tiger Barrel is approaching the goal and the Cutie Wagon is nowhere in sight...is this a victory for the Straw Hats?" the announcer asked.
"Alright we won," Usopp cheered.
"That's right," Nami said "AS IF!"
Nami punched one of the posts so hard that it broke and the straw hats raft continued on.
"Oh and the bosses fake goal strategy has been defeated, what are the odds that a woman would see through that," The announcer claimed
Nami's eye twitched and she summoned a thunder cloud and stuck the announcer with lighting. The announcer was hit and fell to the ground; fortunately he was over land and not in the ocean.
"If there is one thing I hate in this world more than stupidity it sexiest loud mouth men who don't know when to keep their mouth shut," Nami declared.
"Nami...you're scary," Usopp claimed.
They continued to paddle and despite the fact that the other team had not only gone the wrong way and also stopped at the fake finish line Foxy's team were very quick to catch up and in the last leg of the race it would be very difficult to beat the Fishmen in the water.
"Look," Robin said and pointed towards a bamboo thicket near on the shore
"A bamboo forest….what about it?" Nami asked.
"Connor said there was a bamboo forest not far from the ship," Robin claimed "The finish line must be nearby,"
"She's right; I can see the finish line," Usopp claimed "and everyone else,"
Nami looked back at Foxy's team who were very close.
"We won't make it…there too fast," Nami claimed.
"Hang on," Usopp said and pulled out his slingshot.
He fired a few explosives rounds hitting the bamboo thicket and causing it to land on the Cutie Wagon and stall them. This gave the Straw Hats enough time to make it to the finish line.
"This is it….we did it…we won," Nami cheered.
"And the winner is Porche, Capote and Monda…the Cutie Wagon has won the Island Race!" The announcer yelled.
Nami stared in shock as in front of her was the Foxy's team and they had already crossed the finish line while there boat was still inches from it. Nami looked behind them to see the floating remains of the bamboo trees that had fallen to block there way and that there was a now clear path between them indicating that the Cutie Wagon
Nami blinked in confusion, it was impossible for Foxys team to have gone from all the way back there to the finish line in a single second.
"WHAT…HOW WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED!" she screamed in confusion.
