All Might was astounded by what he saw; his body felt like burning, warning him of the danger ahead, but he decided to ignored it as the unknown "voice" managed to calm him down. He was now standing in front of a large ship in bright colors sporting a figurehead shaped as a cartoonish lion but overall emphasizing its massive sail with a skull wearing peculiar hat with a red ribbon.
The symbol of peace stood before a colorful massive Brigantine. Despite having a pleasant looking ship, those pirates were not to be taken lightly since their "voices" were even louder than Midoriya's using his 20%. The immensity of the presences aboard the vessel made his heart race and the unknown jolly roger didn't make it any better.
Before a few deep breaths, he reorganized his thoughts and stopping his initiative to make contact, but a familiar voice behind him prevented him from rephrasing his decision.
"Hey, Straw Hat Boy! Your payment has been taken care of." The dock attendant called out, causing a shadow to loom over the lion's head.
All Might remembered hearing that name on multiple occasions, but not the details. He tried hard to recall what had been told about Straw Hat pirate.
"THE WORST GENERATION" Yagi recalled with his eyes wide open and breaking out in a cold sweat, as he understood the level of power and bad reputation that the pirates of that generation had.
Before he reconsidered meeting him, the youngster waved one of his hands in the air in encouragement. "THANK YOU OSSAN"
The cheerful boy strained his eyes spotting the two adults standing on the pier, which was barely lit by the lighting that ringed the wooden walkway.
"AAAAAH A ZOMBIE!" Yelled the captain.
"WHAT ZOMBIE?! YOU, DISRESPECTFUL BRAT!" Old man Himeko responded angrily, tantruming like a child over the way he referred to such an important figure.
The enthusiastic boy pressed his straw hat on his head to keep it from falling off as he jumped from the lion figurehead, landing on the tips of his toes in front of the blond and the old man.
They could now see the smiling black-haired young man with a scar beneath his left eye in greater clarity. He was dressed in a red long-sleeved shirt semi-buttoned that showed a little of what appeared to be a burn on his chest, black pants with enormous pockets, indestructible sandals, and a unique straw hat that lived up to his nickname.
"Hey old man, where's the number one hero you were talking about?"
"Behold… Here's the great All Might!" The old man pointed at the scrawny blond, while the pirate only reacted with a disappointed expression.
"HE LOOKS DISAPPOINTED!"
"Luffy! We no longer have an issue disembarking?" A female figure asked from the bow.
"There's the Goddess." Said the old man salivating as he looked at the curvaceous silhouette.
"MR. HIMEKO... PLEASE BEHAVE YOURSELF." Reprimanded the hero fearing the reaction of the pirates upon discovering that his nakama was being harassed by the old man.
"Wait Nami, the zombie wants to talk to us!" Luffy said with a bright grin.
"A ZOMBIE! A ZOMBIE!" DON'T LET IT BITE YOU, LUFFY, OR YOU'LL TURN INTO ONE TOO!" yelled a distorted, long-nosed shadow, frantically scratching his afro.
"Are you going to bite me?" Asked with his arms crossed, tilting his head in confusion.
"NO, WHY WOULD I DO THAT?" Yagi replied puzzled with the attitude of the young man who turned with a big and bright smile with his crew.
"STOP BEING SO TRUSTING!"
"But Usopp, heroes are awesome!" The captain whimpered.
"Exaclty Luffy! Hero, He-ro! That guy is a hero and we're pirates, we can't trust him!"
"You're right..." Said Luffy taking it seriously. "Hey zombie... Are you going to turn us in?"
"NO... I'M JUST HERE TO TALK"
"Ouk" He said confidently, bringing his fists to his waist.
"THAT'S ENOUGH YOU IDIOT!"
"WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" The big-nosed pointed agitatedly at the scrawny man in the suit.
"The number one hero needs to talk to us... I don't know, isn't this a bit suspicious?" Said the beautiful orange-haired girl to her nervous companion. "He must be up to something..."
"HIS COMRADES APPEAR TO BE MORE CAUTIOUS THAN HIM... IS IT BECAUSE THEY ARE WEAKER, OR IS IT BECAUSE THIS BOY IS A BIT SLOW?" Yagi thought for himself, remembering what young Sachi said before: "Straw hat is not violent for fun, his reward is due to his criminal activities, we thought that his actions had hidden purposes, but he turned out to be just a very stubborn impulsive idiot."
Toshinori got a bad feeling... "A VERY STUBBORN IMPULSIVE IDIOT" Those were terrible adjectives to describe a person AND they were together! If he didn't treat him carefully, he could cause trouble, but his upbeat attitude and background of not being naturally violent helped himunderstand that it was better to relate to him professionally.
"PERMIT ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF... MY NAME IS YAGI TOSHINORI, BETTER KNOWN AS ALL MIGHT THE SYMBOL OF PEACE." He said calmly, bringing his hand to his chest.
"What a long name." He said picking his nose.
"I AM MONKEY D. LUFFY, THE MAN WHO WILL BECOME THE KING OF PIRATES."
"LUFFY!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! I LIKE YOUR ENTHUSIASM KID" He turned his head up to the starry sky, bursting out laughing while clutching his waist; that attitude reminded him of himself when he was younger.
"WHAT?!" Reacted both nakamas watching from the bow, they couldn't believe the hero's reaction praising their captain's mentality.
"SHISHISHI"
"I like you Zombie. Come, join us on the Sunny."
"Luffy wait! Don't get carried away by his appearance, think about his title... We can't invite him in just like that."
"I SEE... HIS NAKAMAS ACTS AS HIS CONSCIENCE, IT MUST BE HARD TO DEAL WITH SOMEONE SO UNCONCERNING." Thought the hero with a droplet running slipping down his hair.
"All Might... What's the meaning of all this... Those guys really think they're pirates." Said the harbormaster in anguish.
"THEY ARE JUST PLAYING THEIR CHARACT... HUH?" Suddenly his words were interrupted by the young pirate elastic arm wrapped around his body.
"Shishishi, let's go, Zombie." Said Luffy, flinging his other hand on the mast of his vessel as they both were launched out to the deck of the strange looking ship
"DO YOU NEED ME TO CALL THE POLICE OR A HERO AGENCY?!" The old guy yelled, concerned, as he witnessed both of them being catapulted in a matter of seconds, not knowing if the kid was allowed to use his quirk.
The old man became even more disturbed when he did not receive a response.
"EVERYTHING IS UNDER CONTROL MR. HIMEKO, I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT! THANK YOU MUCH!" He could be heard from afar.
"Are you sure?!"
"YES, YES... THEY'RE JUST VERY LIVELY!" The blond's assured response soothed the old man, who returned to his office.
"YOUNG MONKEY... YOU CAN'T MAKE USE OF YOUR ABILITIES... IT'S ILLEGAL... YOU CAN GET INTO TROUBLE."
"Zombie Baka... BAAAAKA. We're pirates, we're always in trouble." He said proudly.
"THIS YOUNG MAN IS VERY IMPULSIVE AND IRRESPONSIBLE."
"THIS IS GOING TO BE COMPLICATED..." Murmured, rubbing his chin and looked about.
The ship looked just as unique from below as it did on deck. It appeared to be a playground. He stood on a green area beside a tree with a swing, it appeared to have two stories connected by steps and a slide. Its large grinning skull sail causes no dread whatsoever. "IT DEFINITELY MATCHES WITH YOUNG MONKEY'S ATTITUDE."
All Might remained calm while looking for the rest of the crew. He could still sense 3 other auras in different rooms, the captain was behind him being scolded by a delicate and beautiful young orange-haired girl with a voluptuous body wearing a light orange jumpsuit with a white bikini underneath it.
Behind her trying to talk some sense into him in a calmer tone than the aggressive girl was a dark-nosed young man with curly hair fluffed up in a ponytail, wearing a moose-faced cap and a yellow short-sleeved jumper.
A dark-skinned young man with large nose, curly hair fluffed up in a ponytail, wearing a moose-faced cap and a yellow short-sleeved jumper stood behind her, attempting to talk some reason into the captain in a calmer tone than the aggressive female.
"I HOPE I DIDN'T DISTURB YOUR SLEEP." The blond said apologetically. "BUT I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT? COULD YOU BRING THE REST OF YOUR CREW ON DECK?"
"That's what we mean Luffy, this is a trap, we can't possibly trust him!" The big nose pointed at the blond.
"I SWEAR I HAVE NO BAD INTENTIONS; I JUST WANT TO STOP A PROBLEM FROM BEGINNING BETWEEN PIRATES AND HEROES." He emphasized this with his hands in front of his head, implying that they should stop.
"Fufufu, communication is a different approach to deal with problems... It doesn't have to be violent all of the time."
A lovely woman with black hair, eyes as blue as the Caribbean waters, and a mysterious grin walked down the second-floor stairs wearing a stunning short white sleeveless dress and a long light lavender coat.
"ROBIN!"
"It's just him against us, if he causes any trouble, we have the advantage. Besides, I'm curious to hear what he has to say." She mentioned with a mischievous grin on her face.
A bulky figure leaped down from the mast's upper room. The moonlight highlighted the his toned back as he straightened up after landing, showing his chest with a massive scar spanning from end to end.
"It's not about a he... It's them," said the ferocious pirate.
"Oi, Zoro. What are you trying to say?" asked the big-nosed pirate nervously.
The young green-haired man's "voice" was frightening, like that of a savage beast; Yagi knew, he had to keep his distance from the swordsman.
Toshinori had no intention of backing down; he was already in front of this gang of deadly pirates, and he needed to take the risk in order to acquire what he wanted, which would benefit both of them.
"Luffy, don't invite old weirdos to the ship," He tapped his captain's head repeatedly with the handle of his sword.
"But Zooooro, the Zombie has something important to tell us? Maybe it's about a banquet?" he whined with a stream of spittle running from his mouth.
"Zombie?... It looks more like a mummy" The swordsman corrected himself, his gaze fixed on the blond.
"PLEASE STOP CALLING ME ZOMBIE... JUST CALL ME ALL MIGHT"
"Let Mummight talk already" Luffy replied with his eyes shapeshifting into meat.
"STOP THINKING ABOUT FOOD!" The long-nosed gave him a smack on the back of the head.
"THEY ARE MORE INSOLENT THAN THE HEART PIRATES AND HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THEIR CAPTAIN!"
The straw-hatted boy inhaled heavily and expelled it in a thundering yell.
"OIIIII! EVERYONE, COME HERE!"
The remaining pirates followed their captain's command.
"Oi Luffy, what's all the fuss about? Have you gotten any ingredients? We're already out of supplies; I don't think there'll be enough for dinner." A sleek, curly-browed blond, wearing a black suit with a navy-blue shirt, complained.
"Do we have any food?" A small, lovely reindeer in a cow suit burst into tears, terrified that he would be proposed as an emergency dinner again.
"My stomach keeps rumbling... But wait a minute, I don't have a stomach... YOHOHOHOHO!" The complaints were joined by a sleek skeleton with a large afro wearing a crimson suit and under it a gothic long sleeve shirt with ruffles on the collar.
"I'm SUUUUUUUPEEER hungry" Complained a nearly naked pervert cyborg with blue hair and a chin split in three came through a hatch wearing only a thong and black leather jacket, showcasing his immense height and massive mechanical arms.
"Ruffy-kun, we no longer have anything of large size in the vicinity, if we want to fish, we must return to the open sea." A gigantic blue merman with a scar on the left side of his eye, large fangs protruding from his lower jaw, yellow brows and sideburns came out from the central door on the first floor, wearing a traditional orange Japanese robe
"AS I THOUGHT. THEY WERE THE PEOPLE TSUKAUCHI WAS LOOKING FOR." He shifted his focus to the enormous merman with a serious demeanor and the blond with a degenerate aura, rounding out the four strong presences he noticed in the distance.
"Calm down, Jinbei, we can disembark now and go grocery shopping." The girl with orange hair responded enthusiastically.
"And who is that?" asked the blond with the curly eyebrow, pointing his thumb at the scrawny hero behind him.
"HE SEEMS TO BE IN BAD SHAPE!" WE NEED A DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY!"
"That's you..." Said the long-nosed young in embarrassment.
you should drink plenty of water... I need a blood sample to determine whether you are anemic." The reindeer was rummaging in his first aid kit backpack for syringes.
"THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY, THIS IS HOW I NORMALLY LOOK," the hero said, lowering himself to the doctor's level so he could examine him more closely.
"GYAAAAA!" A skeleton with an afro and his arms in the air shrieked in terror, "THAT CORPSE HAS SPOKEN!"
"YOU'RE ONE TO TALK!" Complained the long-nosed
"YOHOHOHOHOHO!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHA" The captain clutched his stomach and burst out laughing until he fell on the grass.
"Hey Mummaito, can you poop?"
"WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT?!" The hero spat blood at the stupid question, clearly losing his patience.
"Then why couldn't we disembark?" While placing a cigarette in his mouth, the blond moved his attention away from the commotion.
"We had to pay the dock fee, but they don't accept berries" Usopp responded.
"And if they don't accept berries here… How will we pay for the food?" Said the cook
"... Eh?"
"GYAAAAAAAAAAA! YOU'RE RIGHT"
"But you already solved it, didn't you?" said the merman.
"Yes! Mummaight paid for us, Shishishi." He responded happily, wrapping his arm around the hero's shoulders as if he were a friend.
"JUST CALL ME YAGI..." The sparkle in his eyes disappeared from exhaustion after all the nicknames.
"Really? Thank you, old man." Sanji grinned warmly.
"I'M NOT AN OLD MAN..."
"By the way... Who are you?" asked the green-haired swordsman.
"He is Mumm..." The captain was halted by the feeble hero's hand. "ALLOW ME TO PRESENT MYSELF, YOUNG MONKEY...
"I'M YAGI TOSHINORI, BETTER KNOWN AS ALL MIGHT. FORMER NUMBER ONE HERO OF JAPAN, WHICH IS WHERE YOU ARE NOW... A PLEASURE"
"Hero... Why do we have a hero in the Sunny?" complained the cyborg.
"Why did he help us with our debt?"
"It's because he's a hero, and heroes help those in need" said the little reindeer cheerfully with stars shinning on his eyes.
"They don't help criminals, Chopper... He must have another reason..." The swordsman stated clearly.
"Mr. All Might want to talk to us about something important... Isn't it?"
"YOU ARE CORRECT, MISS"
"Robin" She smiled slightly.
"MISS ROBIN" Repeated as he bowed slightly to what seemed to be the most focused of them all.
"I THINK WE'D BETTER MAKE OURSELVES COMFORTABLE, BECAUSE WHAT I'M ABOUT TO TELL YOU IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO PROCESS..."
The pirates gathered around the main mast, which had a bench at the bottom where the former hero sat, accompanied by the straw-hat boy, who rested his arms against the mast.
"I DON'T KNOW HOW TO START..." Yagi sighed.
"Just talk, old man."
"I'M NOT THAT OLD!" he yelled annoyed hurriedly attempting to calm himself.
"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY DAYS YOU'VE BEEN HERE?"
"Here where? "The pirates tilted their heads with folded arms, showing that they had no idea what the blond was talking about.
"I SEE... HAVEN'T YOU NOTICED ANYTHING STRANGE ON YOUR ROUTE?"
"Actually... A few days ago, the log pose stopped working... The three needles are not pointing anywhere, the sea is quiet, and no fierce marine species have been spotted lately. It's as if we're sailing in one of the four cardinal seas, but we can't, since we haven't crossed through the Calm Belt."
"WOW, WHAT A PERCEPTIVE YOUNG LADY YOU ARE!" YOU MUST BE AN OUTSTANDING NAVIGATOR." He praised the young orange-haired girl, causing her to blush and press her hands to her cheeks in embarrassment.
"Our navigator is amazing, isn't she?" With a huge grin, the black-haired boy said happily.
"SHE SURE IS." He smiled and took a deep breath, unsure how to approach the situation.
"BY PURE CHANCE... THE PROBLEM IN YOUR LOG POSE STARTED TWO DAYS AGO"
"Now that you mention it... Yes, it did... How do you know?"
"We had to use a common compass to navigate." Added the merman.
"YOUR LOG POSE WILL NOT HELP YOU... YOU ARE NO LONGER ON THE GRAND LINE." Toshinori's words froze everyone... Had their navigator made an error?
"WAAAAAAAAAH! NAMI, YOU DUMBASS! YOU GOT US OFF THE ROUTE!" the captain scolded hysterically, while the longnose boy and the reindeer yelled in the background.
"DON'T CALL NAMI-SWAN LIKE THAT! YOU IDIOT!" Sanji kicked the captain in the head, for then turned to their navigator. "There must be an explanation, right Nami swaaaaan?"
"NO! IT CANNOT BE! IT'S NOT POSSIBLE! IT'S GOT TO BE THAT ABNORMITY IN THE SEA!" Nami scratched her head and ruffled her hair as was surprised at her mistake
"ANORMALITY?"
"While we were sailing, a hole opened up in the sea, and we began to fall into an abyss; I've never seen anything like it before, and I've spent half my life sailing the new world." Explained the merman.
"From the bottom came something similar to ash that trapped us completely blocking out the light." The blue-eyed woman went on, carefully analyzing her memories.
"But we got out thanks to the Coup de Buuuuurst SUUUUUUUPEEEEEER!"
Yagi recognized a pattern identical to his… The ash was there causing the time-travel once more.
"WHAT I'M ABOUT TO TELL YOU MAY SEEM IMPOSSIBLE, BUT IT'S THE TRUTH..." Yagi linked his fingers, doubting that they wouldn´t trust him, same as that his own friends, classmates, and students did not at the time.
"Just say it, old man," claimed the big nose.
"YOU ARE NO LONGER IN YOUR TIME... YOU ARE IN WHAT FOR YOU, IS THE FUTURE."
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!"
"LIKE MOMONOSUKE AND KINE'MON?!" asked the cyborg in a high-pitched tone.
"WAIT, THAT MEANS… WE CAN'T GO BACK!"
"GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" shouted the ones with the lowest reward while the rest remained speechless.
"THEY REALLY BELIEVED ME WITHOUT A DOUBT" All Might was genuinely confused.
"That explains why that unusual ship attacked us." Robin spoke calmly.
"And the strange city we saw when we got here." The merman reacted in the same way.
"The device on the shark had technology I hadn't seen before."
"Zombie! Are you sure we're not on our time?"
"ENTIRELY CERTAIN."
"That's why hero number one wanted to make contact first, to avoid trouble with the rest?" reasoned the skeleton.
"ACTUALLY, IT'S BECAUSE I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT IT."
"The only one who knows what?
"WHO YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU COME FROM. IF YOU GET INTO TROUBLE, YOU WILL HAVE NO PLACE TO GO AND NO ONE TO HELP YOU."
"THEY WILL HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO JOIN THE LEAGUE OF VILLAINS FOR PROTECTION."
"I don't know guys… doesn't it sound a little bit fishy?"
"Heh, helping a group of criminals? Are you really a hero?" The curly-browed young man scoffed.
"I CARE ABOUT THE CITIZENS, AND IF HELPING YOU AVOIDS ANY CONFLICT WITH CIVILIANS, I'M WILLING TO DO IT."
"Reasonable." Most of them chorused.
"And how would you help us, old man?"
"OLD-MAN..."
"THERE IS A WAY TO GO BACK TO THE PAST!"
"REALLY!" Both, Nami and Usopp high-fived their palms together in celebration.
"YES... I WAS ALSO TRANSPORTED BY THAT ASH... AND WITH HELP, I MADE IT BACK."
"WAIT!" Everyone was silenced when a sheathed katana hit the deck.
"Why are you going to help us get back?" What would you gain from it?"
"Zoro, w-wait, he's just doing his job, you don't need to question him." Usopp tried to calm him down.
"He does it to protect his island."
"As difficult as it is for me to acknowledge, moss-head has a point... He mentioned that he wanted to avoid an encounter between heroes and pirates? That means there are more heroes on this island, why not use this to your advantage and finish us off?" The blond's remark was spot on, causing Toshinori to keep silent for a few moments.
"YOU'RE RIGHT"
"Huh?"
"I NEED SOMETHING FROM YOU THAT WILL HELP US BOTH."
Everyone looked skeptically at Toshinori who began to tell his story, explaining how he had been sent to the past a few years ago and had to travel with pirates in pursuit for the "Oracle" who helped him return to his time but had been stranded for 6 years since.
The news discouraged the pirates as they realized that the oracle was still trapped and that they would probably follow her too, but Yagi made the whole situation clear to them.
During that time, the hero had forgotten everything due to a psychiatrist's ability to erase memories, but he had recently recovered them, meeting again with the oracle that used those 6 years to conduct an exhaustive investigation about the relation between his past and the present.
"SHE SEEMS TO HAVE THE ROUTE TO GET THE ANSWERS SHE NEEDS TO BRING IT ALL TOGETHER, BUT HER WEAK BODY AND HEART NEVER ALLOWED HER TO EMBARK THAT RISKY JOURNEY. THE ONLY THING SHE REQUIRED WAS A PROPER SHIP WITH A CREW WITH GREAT NAVIGATIONAL SKILLS, WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN THESE TIMES."
"Then we should just take the Oracle to guide us?" said the skeleton, taking a sip of his tea.
"This will be easy. Shishishi"
"IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE..."
"Why?"
"THE ORACLE IS IN A COMA AND MAY DIE WITHIN A WEEK."
"WHAT?!"
"So, we have the answer and at the same time we don't?" Thought the cyborg.
"I HAVE ALL OF HER RESEARCH; I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU IN EXCHANGE FOR LEADING US TO A SPECIFIC LOCATION... THERE MUST BE SOME KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO RESTORE HER HEALTH, AND ONCE SHE REGAINS CONSCIOUSNESS, SHE WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER HOW TO RETURN." Yagi looked straight to the group, focused on Nami and Jinbei. "WITH THE SKILLS OF YOUR NAVIGATOR AND A PURE-BLOODED MERMAN, IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE."
"Excuse me, Mr. Might, but isn't there someone else who knows where we need to go?" After hearing the reindeer inquiry, the blond swallowed saliva.
"NO... YOUR PAST AND MY PRESENT ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT..."
"Completely different... What are you trying to say with that?" the navigator inquired.
"THE ORACLE AND I ARE THE ONLY ONES ABLE TO HELP YOU, SINCE WE HAVE LIVED IN BOTH TIMES, SINCE... THERE SEEMS TO BE NO DATA FROM THE PAST? NOTHING RELATES WITH THIS PRESENT ... IT'S AS IF THEY ARE FROM COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WORLDS... WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MILLENNIA HAVE PASSED SINCE YOUR ERA."
The beautiful dark-haired woman stiffened her body, her eyes expanded and her pupils began to tremble as did her hands.
"Did they erase history again?"
"THAT'S HOW IT IS... EVERYONE WITH THE SLIGHTEST KNOWLEDGE OF THE HIDDEN HISTORY IS ANNIHILATED." EVEN BEING AWARENESS OF ITS EXISTENCE IS CAUSE FOR CAUTION."
"So... No one else knows about us." Zoro said suspiciously.
"Hey, this is too suspicious... He's got to be lying." The trembling long-nosed pirate interrupted.
"I WISH IT WERE SO."
"Yosh! Then we should just take them with us, so we can go back." Said the smiling captain, hitting his fist with his palm.
"Oi Luffy, aren't you upset? No one will know if you became the pirate king."
"Usopp! Luffy will be the King of the pirates." Zoro reprimanded his nakama.
"Right! I'm sorry."
"I don't care about fame; I just want to be free... Besides, I don't care about when I'll be King of the pirates... I want to live it! Shishishishi".
Everyone smiled before the captain's words, it was such a characteristic reaction from him.
"Wait Zombi! Nobody knows us, right?!" said the navigator to which the weak hero only nodded his head.
"Listen up Luffy!" She said stretching the cheeks of her captain. "We are not wanted here; we can move freely as citizens and enjoy ourselves without fear of being persecuted. Do you understand? Don't mess it up!" She reprimanded him, pulling the boy's cheeks many times before abruptly releasing them.
"I'm curious… What kind of technology you have!" said the cyborg cheerfully.
"WHAT'S GOING ON?"
"YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE AFFECTED."
"Why should we be? You say you can help us."
"HOW TRUSTED" Toshinori smiled slightly.
"BUT I STILL DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TRUST YOU... IN THE END, YOU'RE STILL CRIMINALS"
"It's not like you have any choice." Mentioned the swordsman rising up with the reindeer on his shoulders holding onto his head.
"UNFORTUNATELY," He responded to the comment by heading towards the rope ladders leading down to the dock.
"Where are you going All Might san?" The skeleton asked.
"YOU'RE HUNGRY, AREN'T YOU? LET'S GET SOME FOOD AND CONTINUE OUR CONVERSATION THERE... YOU CAN THEN PRESENT YOURSELVES PROPERLY."
Knowing them and having the captain's trust made the hero feel a little more at ease. His childlike demeanor would make it easy for him to handle him, which should not be too different from how he treated the students.
"See Usopp, I told you! heroes are cool, shishishi."
"BUT BEFORE WE DISEMBARK, I NEED TO WARN YOU ABOUT SOME RULES TO AVOID PROBLEMS."
"Rules are stupid." Said the boy in the straw hat picking his nose being hit by the girl.
"WHAT DID I JUST TELL YOU?!"
"Please continue." Said the violent young girl causing a drop of sweat run down the hero's hair.
"FIRST OF ALL, WEAPONS ARE FORBIDDEN." He said pointing at the swordsman.
"Huh? "He made a disapproving gesture.
"Do you know how a swordsman without swords is called?" The blond inquired, attracting the green-haired man's attention.
"Dead weight."
Both men began fighting on the ship's deck, the combined force of their attacks created strong winds and scorching fire in all directions.
Toshinori was astounded at the strength of the two pirates, both of whom possessed the auras he had sensed.
"WHO HAS DEVIL FRUIT ABILITIES?" He inquired in awe of both men's power.
"That would be Brook, Chopper, Robin and me." Replied the captain pointing at his nakamas.
"NONE OF THOSE TWO ARE DEVIL FRUIT USERS!" His body shuddered at the brutal strength of the pair.
"I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM USING YOUR POWERS... IT IS ILLEGAL, AND IRRESPONSIBLE USE OF THEM WILL BE PROSECUTED AS A CRIME."
"What if I use it responsibly?"
"Luffy, you never use it responsibly"
"IT'S STILL A CRIME!" The skeleton and the reindeer were both terrified by the remarks which the hero noted.
"YOU ARE AN EXCEPTION, SINCE YOUR ABILITY AFFECTS YOUR APPEARANCE"
"THAT'S NOT FAIR!"
"Stop it Luffy" Nami yanked his ear. "Is it very common or why is there such a rule?" She asked out of curiosity.
"EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE POPULATION HAS POWERS, WHICH WE CALL "QUIRKS" HERE; WE ARE BORN WITH THEM, UNLIKE THE DEVIL FRUITS... THOSE NO LONGER EXIST... BUT I WILL TELL YOU IN MORE DETAIL DURING DINNER"
"SO ALMOST EVERYONE HAS POWERS?" Chanted the group idiots.
"THAT'S RIGHT! THAT'S WHY THE SOCIETY IS VERY AWARE OF THE USE OF POWERS IN UNAUTHORIZED PEOPLE."
"Don't worry, we'll take care that Ruffy-kun doesn't use them."
"JUST HOW IMPULSIVE IS THIS KID, THAT OF ALL THE USERS THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT HIM"
The pirates were in a buffet restaurant surrounded by food, their table was full of dishes preventing them from seeing each other's faces and the waiters were horrified to see the amount of dishes they had to remove, but the manager was more terrified because he didn't know how to explain to the owner how 11 people were in charge of consuming the same as an army for a minimal fee.
The young man in the straw hat continued gobbling down everything within his grasp, oblivious to the hero's explanation of how the current society worked.
"YOUNG MONKEY... THIS IS IMPORTANT."
"Don't mind him, he never pays attention," said Sanji.
All Might felt a presence approaching swiftly in front of him, seizing a hand that had reached out in pursuit of his food. On the other end of the perpetrator was the captain pulling it even with his mouth full, Toshinori without understanding what was happening just let go of this causing the rebound smash the pirate's face knocking him off the chair.
"WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT THE USE OF POWERS!" Normally, he would not have reacted in this manner, but it appeared that communicating with understanding was futile, letting his desperation take over.
"I'm soddy"
"Luffy you're hopeless..."
The hero did nothing but stroke his temple with his fingers to relieve the migraine caused by the young captain's demeanor. But his attention was drawn when the large nosed youth slathered hot sauce on his meal that was stolen by the captain, which began to shoot fire from his mouth as soon as he ate it.
"STOP STEALING FOOD!" He yelled in frustration, causing the group to laugh at his reaction.
"How fast he ran out of patience."
"I thought he could take a little more." Robin said while handing Nami 100 berries.
"YOU TOO?" Yagi was shocked to see that the most focused member of the group was also taking part in their games.
"Fufufu"
"BY THE WAY, I STILL DON'T KNOW YOUR NAMES."
"Ah ves, ths my nkma usof, buk, mami..."
"Luffy, please don't talk with your mouth full." Nami scolded.
"I'm Nami, Navigator, administrator and professional thief."
"Oi, oi... That last one wasn't necessary..." Usopp and Zoro hand fanned stiffly
"Me! Me!" The little reindeer jumped in joy. "I'm Tony Tony Chopper, doctor. If you ever feel sick, come to me."
"HE'S ADORABLE"
"HOW NOBLE YOUNG CHOPPER." He said with a smile, then turned to face the long-nosed pirate.
"I'm GOD USOPP, the best sniper and craftsman... I command a fleet of over 8,000 men..." He said this while pointing his thumb at himself and telling a long falsehood before being interrupted by the green-haired man.
"Roronoa Zoro."
"Oi! I wasn't done recounting the amazing exploits of the fearsome captain ussssooo..."
"IS THAT ALL?" The swordsman just continued drinking sake without further explanation.
"MAN OF FEW WORDS"
"Sanji, first-rate cook… How come this drink tastes so strange?"
"IT'S ARTIFICIAL"
"Tch... How can they serve this aberration to the diners?" He grumbled in annoyance, as he stood up to walk to the kitchen.
"Sanji-kun, don't get into trouble." The young girl continued to drink her horrible a beverage unconcerned at her nakama's attitude.
"Yes Nami Swaaaaan." he returned to his seat spinning with hearts for eyes.
"Jinbei, helmsman of the ship, it is a pleasure." He stated politely.
"Band musician and former rock star, they call me Soul King Brook!"
"Brook plays something for us." Requested the reindeer.
"PLEASE NOT HERE, WE CAN GET IN TROUBLE FOR EXCESSIVE NOISE."
"So many restrictions... This place is so boring."
"I'M FRRRRRRRRRRANKY, THE SUPEEEER CARPENTER!" He yelled, emphasizing his words while joining his robotic arms with a star drawn on them.
"SUUUUUUUPEEEER!" The cyborg got imitated by the 3 idiots.
"MR. FRANKY, HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU TO PLEASE WEAR PANTS."
"OW, DON'T INSIST." He refused without giving him a chance to come to his senses.
"Nico Robin, Archaeologist, a pleasure." The sexy blue-eyed said with a gentle smile.
"NICO ROBIN... I'VE HEARD THAT NAME BEFORE."
"And not ours?"
"ONLY STRAW HAT" Yagi said, as he turned his attention back to the demon girl.
"ARE YOU BY ANY CHANCE, THE SURVIVOR OF OHARA?" The question surprised the group.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH HER, MUMMY?"
"DO YOU WANT TO TAKE HER FROM US?" Sanji rose defiantly from his seat.
"HOW FORTUNATE! I WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOY COULD SHARE SOME OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE" He said relaxed ignoring the threats, clearly the group was overprotective of her because of the danger her wisdom posed to society.
Although she did not trust him, Robin did not refuse his request, guided by the interest of knowing what he wished to discover.
"Fufufu, it will be a pleasure to help you." Her calm way of answering provoked a smile on the hero's face.
The cooperation of the members was more than he could ask for. With the group's knowledge and experience, traveling through the dragon triangle would be an easy task.
"Oi, All Might, the stores are still open, can we go take a look?" Usopp inquired, excitedly.
"You promised us that if we didn't cause any trouble, we could go for a walk around the mall."
"I HOPED THEY WOULD CLOSE DURING DINNER, BUT I FORGOT THAT THIS WEEK THEY CLOSE UNTIL 10 o'CLOCK" He was concerned about how to keep order such an uncontrollable group.
"I ALWAYS KEEP MY PROMISES... JUST STAY OUT OF TROUBLE."
"AYE!" The group chanted, leaving the restaurant except for the captain who did not stop eating.
"YOU'RE NOT GOING YOUNG LUFFY?" Yagi ceased using his last names because it appeared that several of them did not have them or simply did not respond to them.
"YA-TA Thank you very much Ossan" said all puffed up on the verge of bursting.
"ALL RIGHT"
"All Might-san ~" The cat burglar called playfully from the entrance of the restaurant.
"WHAT'S THE MATTER MISS NAMI?" He approached her along with the young straw hat boy who was back in his slender form."HOW DID YOU?!"
"Come, join us... Robin and I found something interesting."
"SO FAST?"
With a tired expression, the hero followed both girls into a boutique, aided by a reindeer who was used to carry the clothing bags on his antlers.
"All Might-san, we'll take this as well." said the young woman placing garments on the counter. Each clothing they got, frustrated the hero even more, causing him to lose the solid posture he had held since their meeting.
"THIS WASN'T PART OF THE DEAL..."
"Happy women are cooperative women... and you'll need our help if you want to have control over the boys."
The store clerks whispered as they watched the two attractive women who appeared to be models, talking with the retiree. The navigator overheard the 3 gossip girls using the nickname they used to refer the hero.
"This would be all Mr. Sugar." Nami referred to the hero as she finished putting on the counter her last garment.
"Mr. Sugar?... I like it! Sounds like cotton candy"
The hero's entire body began to burn, particularly his face. He spun around to see his reddish reflection in one of the several mirrors. He had no idea where to hide or how to get out of there. Now that he thought about it, being called old man didn't seem so horrible by comparison.
"Mr. Sugar, could you please pay," Nami said mischievously, leading him to the cashier.
"Told you! I knew he was her Sugar Daddy." The cashier mocked to one of the assistants while closing bill.
"PLEASE, DON'T CALL ME THAT..." Toshinori advanced all crestfallen with slow steps.
"Nami, call him by his name, we don't know what that nickname means." Robin said attentively as she saw the hero's reaction.
"His blood pressure is extremely high, something must have really upset him," said Chopper checking his pulse while the hero walked hunched over almost dragging his arms.
"IT MEANS THAT I'LL BUY WHATEVER YOU WANT IN EXCHANGE FOR... UGH…" He didn't finish his explanation due to the embarrassment he felt at that moment.
"¡A... AHHH! NO, NO, WE ARE NOT THAT!" Nami turned to the girls waving her hands in denial.
"In exchange for what?" asked the reindeer with stars in his eyes.
"Nothing Doctor, it doesn't matter." Robin replied.
Toshinori and the navigator left the shop humiliated, while Robin and Chopper ignored them and continued lugging bags, until the carpenter came up to them and approached them.
"Hey Maito! I found something Suuuuuper, I need." The hero followed him without hesitation. "ANYTHING TO GET AWAY FROM THESE WOMEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RUMORS BEGIN"
Yagi was staring blankly into an Apple store as the pervert cyborg kept explaining why he required every device they had in stock.
"MR. FRANKY... THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE." He said with a blurred look holding a computer in his hands.
"OW, is it? I just want to take it apart to know how it works... And those things too." Franky said pointing to several other items of the brand.
"IF YOU'RE GOING TO DISASSEMBLE THEM? WOULD YOU MIND IF WE GO FOR SOME SIMILAR ONES?"
"Do they do the same?"
"YES." The blond's response enraged one of the store's technical support employees, that need to be stopped by his colleagues, before he committed a crime.
Toshinori was worried about his wallet after they left the electronics store with numerous technological items. He had the impression that he was being robbed in the most peaceful way possible.
When the hero spotted the giant skeleton carrying an electric guitar with a keyboard, took a deep breath and approached him to pay for his stuff for then continue on his way.
He could barely get a breath away from everyone when the cook approached the exhausted hero.
"OH COME ON… JUST STOP ALREADY…"
"Are you all right? You look sick. Do you need help from Chopper?"
"I'M FINE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN, YOUNG SANJI."
"Excellent... Well, I need you to help me pay for the food, I already have it in the cash register, it's just that our money doesn't work here."
"FINALLY, A NORMAL REQUEST." He said out loud by his surprise.
Toshinori froze as he noticed how many numbers were on the bill.
"I'M NOT SURE WHY I'M SO AMAZED AFTER SEEING HOW MUCH YOUR CAPTAIN EATES."
"Yes... I'm sorry." Said the blond apologetically, scratching his head.
"Your card is in zeros." The cashier said curtly, leaving no choice but to pay with his credit card.
"Hey old man, if you see the others, call them to help me carry all the supplies."
"I DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM ANYMORE."
"OKAY, YOUNG CHEF"
The retiree got to the mall resting area all exhausted, and spotted the swordsman sleeping on the edge of the fountain. Toshinori decided to keep him company by sitting on a bench beside the pirate while resting his face on his palms. He hadn't even been with the crew for two hours and already wanted to get rid of them. Could he really endure the whole journey?
A massive shadow engulfed the light in front of him, drawing his attention. noticing the enormous merman approaching.
"MR. JINBEI, DO YOU WANT SOMETHING TOO?"
"No. I was simply taking a peek around... Everything feels bizarre. It's astonishing how much technology has changed throughout the centuries, but that shouldn't come as a surprise, does it?" Jinbei smiled as he took a seat next to the hero almost sending him flying by the catapult effect caused by his weight.
"HEH, YOU ARE RIGHT."
"FINALLY, SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T CAUSE TROUBLE? AND SPEAKING OF TROUBLE?"
"BY THE WAY... WHERE IS STRAW HAT?"
"Ruffy kun is playing with Usopp in the mall's playground" A drop of sweat slipped down each of their forehead as a result of their actions.
"I'M SURPRISED AND UNSURPRISED AT THE SAME TIME"
"WUAHAHAHAAHA, sometimes we don't know what's going on in his head."
"IT MUST BE VERY COMPLICATED TO DEAL WITH HIM."
"I'd be lying if I claimed otherwise. But he is a man who keeps his word. You don't have to worry about him." Jinbei's remarks were comforting. Despite being troublesome Luffy didn't seem to be a bad person, just like his nakamas.
At the distance they saw how a guard scolded the young pirate for breaking one of the slides. "Maybe a little..." Jinbei corrected himself.
"I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT," Yagi responded, rising from the bench to handle the damage payment.
The hero's dark bags under his eyes were more and more marked, he needed to rest urgently, his mental stability was on the verge of collapse. "Oh, All Might, you look like the living dead." All concerned, said the security guard, who witnessed the hero's condition and preferred to allow him through for that occasion.
The pirate group began to gather at the fountain where Jinbei was patiently waiting.
"All Might saaaaan~" Called Nami who was interested in jewelry.
"HIDE ME FROM THAT SHOPAHOLIC." Fearing for his money, the hero retreated behind the merman's large body, being observed by the younger members of the crew who just sweat-dropped embarrassed at the scene.
"Oi-oi". Usopp and Zoro moved their palms trying to stop the Nami.
"Don't overdo it either Nami, he just wants to be nice, don't be a freeloader."
Luffy joined in carrying a piece of meat in one of his hands.
"Oi Zombie, don't worry." He chewed from the big piece of meat.
"PLEASE CALLS ME YAGI... WAIT... WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?! DID YOU STEAL IT?!"
"Meat pockets." He replied by taking another piece from his shorts' large pockets.
"HOW UNHYGIENIC!"
*Munch* *Munch*
"We don't have any of your money, but we can get you back what you spent on gold."
*Munch* *Munch*
"LUFFY!" The cat burglar yelled worriedly.
"Zomb... OruMaito has been very kind to us. Shishishi"
"Stop taking advantage of him, witch." Said the swordsman.
"HOW DID YOU CALL HER MOSS HEAD?!"
"YOU WANT TO FIGHT SWIRLY BROW?"
Before they started fighting as usual, they were both hit by the navigator, who was stopped by a mall security guard. Leaving their nakamas perplexed since, unexpectedly, the one that got in problems was the girl.
"NAMI, WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT CAUSING TROUBLE? WAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA" Luffy, Franky, Chopper and Usopp, busted out laughing non-stop.
"How unexpected Yohohohoho!"
"Shut up!" She yelled angrily, exposing her razor-sharp teeth.
"Miss, I need you to leave" The guard invited her to leave the mall.
"I see that here, any kind of aggression is considered a crime." Said the Robin, who was accompanying the crew heading for the exit.
"Wait... Where is Zoro?" Asked the skeleton.
"He was here a moment ago."
"That stupid Moss-head got lost again."
"BUT WE WERE ALL TOGETHER SECONDS AGO."
"Don't underestimate his level of stupidity."
"HOLD ON MISTER! WE CAN'T LEAVE UNTIL WE'RE ALL HERE."
"... Okay... I'll respect that just because it's you." The guard took his radio and asked to broadcast a message over the loudspeakers using the data he was given.
A soft female voice sounded throughout the mall interrupting the music:
~This is an announcement for a lost child,
This is an announcement for a lost child…
Roronoa Zoro-kun... Roronoa Zoro-kun,
Your family is waiting for you at the main entrance.
Roronoa-kun is 5'11" tall,
has green hair and a scar over his left eye.
If anyone sees him, please take him to the main entrance,
we are informed that he has a very poor sense of direction.
Thank you very much for your attention~
The broadcast ended and the music continued to play.
All Might was left with a blank expression after the message as he felt his spirit departing his body. Not even the young students caused him such much trouble and embarrassment. The hero's desperation drove his soul to break away from his body for a few seconds.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA BROOK! HE DOES THE SAME AS YOU." The boy burst out laughing, squeezing his stomach.
"Do you also have the power of the Yomi Yomi no mi?" asked the skeleton curiously.
"That explains why he was left half mummified," said Chopper.
Toshinori couldn't get mad; he had gotten himself into that problem; he attempted to regain his composure by taking a deep breath, holding it for a few seconds for then exhaling it.
"DOES HE GET LOST OFTEN?"
"You have no idea".
The response deeply concerned Yagi, who parted from the group in a quest looking for something.
The swordsman arrived, along with a little family of two daughters with their mother who was holding them hands. Zoro was flushed from being treated like a child as he was being held by the hand by a little 10-year-old girl who let him go as she realized how the unique group recognized him.
"With his red face and green hair, he looks like..." Sanji stated loudly, looking for a resemblance. "A stupid tomato." When he finished pronouncing, veins popped out of the swordsman's face, resulting in another brawl between the two.
The blond kicked with great speed, while the green-haired man shielded himself with his arms.
"THAT'S IT! YOU ARE DEFINITELY EXPELLED!" Dictated the guard leading the group of 10 out of the mall, where they waited patiently for the hero who appeared shortly after the incident.
"OH, YOUNG ZORO, THEY FOUND YOU ALREADY, PERFECT!" Exclaimed the hero, who was holding something in his hand.
"USE THIS." The hero placed a note on the young swordsman's back with the message "If lost, please hand over to All Might," signed it cartoonishly at the end.
"I DON'T NEED THIS SHIT!" He yelled angrily with sharp teeth, removing the note from his back, tossing it on the ground, and trampling on it.
"It seemed like a good solution." Brook said, trying to cheer up the hero's idea.
The faces of the pirates were illuminated by a glowing red flare that moved through the air at great speed.
"INCREDIBLE!" The trio of idiots exclaimed.
"What was that?"
"Wait, why can he use his powers?" asked Franky.
"He must be a hero." Replied Robin.
"Or a villain." Said Jinbei.
A blaze from an explosion illuminated the entire block, putting a stop to a chase that was taking place on the opposite corner.
The energetic captain ran curiously after the flames, being followed by Toshinori and the rest of the crew. "WAIT STRAW HAT!"
The boy stood there watching as the blazing hero vanquished two villains and was handcuffing them so he could leave.
"Oi Ossan... Who is that guy?"
"IT'S ENDEVOR, THE CURRENT NUMBER ONE HERO."
"He looks too weak to be number one," said Zoro disappointed.
"ALL MIGHT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE AND WHO ARE THOSE GUYS?"
"I'm Monkey D. Luffy, the man who..." In a quick move the blond pulled a chicken leg out of the pirate's meat pockets, shoving it into the impulsive boy's mouth to shut him up before he spoke too much.
"THEY JUST WANTED TO SEE A HERO IN ACTION." He said nonchalantly while Luffy was distractedly chewing.
"WHATEVER...JUST... DON'T GET IN MY WAY," he grumbled as he blasted into the air by the flames.
"What an apathetic guy." Sanji remarked.
"He's not at all like you, old man." Usopp wrapped his arm around the blond, who elicited a little smile at the group's attitude, they all had a cheerful look on their faces trusting the hero, just as he slowly did with them as well.
"ALL RIGHT, WE NEED TO GET BACK TO YOUR SHIP TO DROP THINGS OFF"
The group organized themselves to leave the packages in their designated place in the Sunny, while Toshinori found himself thinking about who he should take to UA for all the Oracle records.
He could only transport four passengers in Heracles, so it had to be a small, intelligent, and rational party; necessary to take the little reindeer to evaluate the young woman's condition and someone strong enough to handle her weight.
He considered the four prospective choices... Roronoa, he still didn't trust him sufficiently. Furthermore, he might get lost in the blink of an eye. He wouldn't put the pervert cook in charge of transporting her, and straw hat was bound to make something stupid and reckless. So he decided to take both ladies, the reindeer and Jinbei. The ones he considered to be the calmest and most cordial among crew.
"EXCUSE ME YOUNG LUFFY, I NEED SOME OF YOUR COMRADES TO HELP ME GO GET THE DOCUMENTS WE NEED."
"Okay, who?"
"MR. JINBEI, YOUNG CHOPPER, MISS ROBIN AND MISS NAMI."
"Why us?"
"What are your intentions? Are you an old pervert?" The cook questioned, angry, with a harsh demeanor.
"DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME... AMONG THE DOCUMENTS WE HAVE SEVERAL BOOKS AND PICTURES OF PONEGLYPHS, A MAP THAT I THINK MISS NAMI IS THE MOST CAPABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND I NEED THE HELP OF THE YOUNG CHOPPER TO SEE THE CONDITION OF THE ORACLE."
"Where are they?" the reindeer asked out of curiously.
"A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG HEROES' PREMISES"
"I knew it! It's a trap!"
"Enough Ussop... He wouldn't betray us. Shishishi"
"Ruffy-kun, you must stop being so trusting..." Jinbei mentioned concerned "Also... Why me?"
"I NEED SOMEONE STRONG AND TRUSTWORTHY WHO CAN CARRY THE ORACLE HEAVY BODY."
"Me! Jinbei! I'll take your place!" The young man's reaction caused All Might to break out in a cold sweat.
"WHAT? NO! PLEASE, LET MR. JINBEI TAKE OVER."
"I want to see what kind of powers the heroes have." Luffy said all fired up.
"PLEASE, HE'S GOING TO GET US IN TROUBLE." Yagi pleaded the helmsman
"Yeah, yeah... Whatever you say." He ignored the hero's warning, resting his hands behind his neck.
"JINBEI... PLEASE"
"Sorry... Captain's order."
The hero led the four chosen pirates to his personalized car, which astonished the boys, especially with the number of buttons on it.
"I DEFINITELY CANNOT LET HIM PLAY WITH THE BUTTONS!" The blond panicked. "YOUNG LUFFY, YOU WILL RIDE IN THE BACK SEATS WITH THE LADIES..."
"YOUNG CHOPPER, YOU WILL BE MY CO-PILOT, PLEASE DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING."
"Oi! I'm the captain, I should ride in the front!... NO! I WILL BE THE PILOT!
"STOP YOUR NONSENSE!" Nami punched his captain on the back of his head.
Robin realized the purpose for the seating arrangement and persuaded Luffy to join them in the rear seat.
Toshinori linked the call to his car to notify Nezu about the unexpected visit that would arrive in a few minutes. He just recruited the perfect crew and ship to sail to one of the death triangles.
The passengers were taken aback by the term he had used. alerting them about the destination they would be traveling to.
"Mr. All Might, why do they call them death triangles?" Robin asked
"NO SHIP HAS EVER MADE IT OUT OF IT"
"WHAT! ARE WE GONNA DIE?" The small reindeer's fur bristled at the idea of the worst-case scenario.
"NO... YOU'LL UNDERSTAND ONCE YOU SEE IT. MISS NAMI, YOU WILL BE THE ONE IN CHARGE TO REINTERPRET THE MAPS."
"Mhm" The girl answered resolutely.
Arriving at their destination, they noticed some massive walls enclosing several hectares of property; as a green light turned on when it recognized Heracles, opening the heavy intelligent doors and allowing entrance leading to a parking area where a large rodent dressed in a suit awaited them.
"NEZU SAN, THESE WILL BE THE EXPLORERS IN CHARGE OF THE VOYAGE... MEET THE NAVIGATOR NAMI, ARCHAEOLOGIST ROBIN, DOCTOR CHOPPER, AND CAPTAIN LUFFY."
"Mmm... Humans... Why did he made that choice?" Thought for himself
"Ah, what an odd thing! "Is it a dog, a bear, or a mouse?" Luffy inquired, lowering himself to his height while pretending to examine the rodent. Resulting in an annoyed sigh from the principal.
"YOUNG LUFFY, PLEASE BEHAVE" He muttered, embarrassed by his first impression.
"Does it have the power of a zoan? It's too small to be a Mink." analyzed the archaeologist, drawing the rodent's attention.
"Pardon me?" The fact that the strange woman mentioned him being a Mink piqued his intrigue.
"AS I TOLD YOU PRINCIPAL, THIS IS THE MOST CAPABLE TEAM WE CAN FIND... IF IT'S NOT TOO MUCH TROUBLE, WE'RE GOING TO THE DORMITORY FOR THE STUFF."
"Go ahead..." The befuddled rodent realized they didn't have time to waste, but he pondered how he found such a talented and eager crew so soon, knowing what would happen to them.
The party walked inside the teachers' dorms with the headmaster's consent, attempting not to wake the heroes.
The room was still intact, with the only difference being that it had the young girl's body for the first time on the bed. The small reindeer approached her directly to assess her condition.
On the wall was a world map with a clear film on top where the ancient pathways were drawn, displaying Wano on top of what was now Japan, which explained why they appeared precisely on that spot. Nami understood with one sight, what the hero was saying before.
The navigator and the archaeologist both halted when they noticed the differences in the two maps. Although the drawings were a little crude, they were accurately depicted in terms of location and shape, which astounded Nami who carefully observed the globe crossed by a spike being surrounded by a red ribbon in a perpendicular direction to the equator dividing the globe in two.
"What is the meaning of this?" Nami was petrified and confused as she took a closer look at the current map, which bore no resemblance to the one she has been drawing among the years.
All Might approached to discuss their hypothesis of the Red Line's two entrances being both the deadly triangles and the Red Line's historical location.
Robin started to go through a few books and was startled to recognize some photos in them, but what really left her completely frozen were 2 loose photographs in a notebook that that appeared to be unfinished.
It took the archaeologist some time to gather herself after seeing the Poneglyphs in both images, which caused her to widen her gaze in astonishment and distress.
"CAN YOU READ THEM, MISS ROBIN?"
"Yes..."
"WHAT DO THEY SAY?"
"They are a bit confusing... It appears to be fables or predictions... I'll need to study them more attentively; perhaps I need some background information." She said, casting a quick glance at the book covers on the table.
"What I don't understand at all, are these last marks..." Robin pointed at the last writing of the blue Poneglyph "numbers... Are those coordinates?"
"NO… IT'S A DATE"
"Date? For which day?
"TWO DAYS AGO... WHEN YOU ARRIVED..." The answer made Robin sweat with nerves. "WHAT EVER THE PONEGLYPH SAYS, IT'S LINKED TO YOUR ARRIVAL"
"This is weird, I don't understand this date system… How did you figure it out?"
"SHE DID..." He replied while pointing at the young woman who was unconscious and being cared for by the reindeer.
"DESPITE NOT BEING ABLE TO READ IT, SHE WAS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF THE NUMBERS, ALTHOUGH SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE HAD MADE A MISTAKE WITH THE DATE'S FORMAT." Yagi explained while looking for something with a calendar on it to show her an example. "THIS IS KNOWN AS THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR."
"Gregorian calendar… I've never heard of that system... That means, whoever wrote this Poneglyph. It wasn't during the void century... It's more recent than all the ones we know. It could be a message for the current era."
"Mystery stones." The captain muttered, looking as clueless as usual.
"What if we give her meat? can it help?"
"PLEASE LET THE MEDICAL STUFF TO THE DOCTOR"
The young reindeer observed that the girl's body was still warm despite having no pulse or heartbeats.
"How long has she been like this?"
"APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS"
"It is very strange because without oxygen to her organs, she should have been cold and in rigor mortis hours ago," The cute doctor expressed in amazement.
"What exactly is this?" his hooves felt unusual vibrations inside her body.
"WE DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HER CONDITION, ONLY THAT ANY STATE OF MIND INDUCES HER IN THAT VEGETATIVE STATE FOR AN HOUR OR SO. IT USED TO BE TEMPORARY UNTIL NOW THAT SHE WAS WOUNDED IN BATTLE." She mentioned the basics without revealing the theory of a being living inside her.
"WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT HER CONDITION; ALL WE KNOW IS THAT SHE ENTERS A VEGETATIVE STATE FOR AROUND AN HOUR WHEN SHE MANIFESTS HER EMOTIONS… IT USED TO BE TEMPORARY UNTIL TODAY." Yagi stated the fundamental without outlining the concept of a being residing inside her.
"She appears to be in a frozen state, and her body exhibits no indications of decomposition. It appears to be an instance of catalepsy. If she continues like this… She will succumb to malnutrition or dehydration in less than a week.
"We also need to move his joints, since maintaining the same position with that much weight can lead to decubitus ulcers, which can progress to necrosis... But I doubt it will reach that far as long as serum is not administered."
"How come she hasn't been treated?" The doctor grumbled in annoyance.
"SHE MADE US SWEAR NEVER TO TAKE HER TO A HOSPITAL OR GIVE HER MEDICAL ATTENTION."
"AREN'T YOU A HERO! IT IS YOUR DUTY TO SAVE LIVES AT ALL COSTS!""
Luffy just watched seriously the discussion between the two points of view.
"Chopper... They pledged his oath to her." Said the navigator hesitantly.
"IT DOESN'T MATTER, WE MUST ALWAYS CHOOSE FOR THE WELFARE OF OTHERS."
"DR. CHOPPER..."
"I AM A DOCTOR, AND IT IS MY JOBS TO SAVE LIVES!" He yelled to the top of his lungs, earning his captain a proud smile as he heard his nakama's will.
"YOSH! ...Then Chopper will take care of her." He stated with a wide grin, raising the young woman like a sack, taken aback by the weight. "She is really heavy!"
"BUT YOUNG LUFFY" The hero wanted to warn the others about the possible risks they would run if they attempted to help the body. The team, however, appeared determined.
"We didn't promise anything. Shishishi"
"As pirates, we are free to do whatever we want." The navigator proceeded respecting her captain's decision.
"Fufufu"
Knowledge, strength, determination, and mentality were all he needed to traverse the uncontrollable and mysterious waters. The hero's gesture of concern abruptly changed into a resolute smile, reflecting the will of this bunch of young criminals. He would sail the seas once more, trusting the pirates with his life.
Sundancer here:
So this is the real first chapter... I have so much fun writting this and translating it too.
I just love how the contrast between the heroes and the chaotic group of pirates, that's basically the inspiration on this fanfic... and a lot of adventures, as well as mysteries.
I hope you enjoy it ^o^
Reviews are always welcome, good or bad, specially constructive... If there is a grammar mistake (there will be a lot I know) that i keep on repeating, please let me know n.n, this is supposed to be fun and bad writting can ruin the experience.
The story will proceed similar to the spanish version with few variations which won't affect the Lore.
