Bombs Away!

by Vgn Golley

Growing up on Gaimon's island, Willis D. Asher had wished nothing more than to leave and explore the world as a pirate, and his wish came true when the straw hats showed up and offered him to join their crew. Now watch as he becomes the new bodyguard for the Straw Hat Pirates! (Currently at Arlong Park Arc)

8. Arriving At Arlong Park!

Hey, guys! Welcome to the new chapter of Bomb's Away! I hope you guys will enjoy the chapter...oh, and I don't own anything except for my OCs, as the OCs Jack Sparrow and Jake belong entirely to 9655.

NOW LET'S GET ON WITH THE STORY!

{Bombs Away!-Season 1, Episode 8: Arriving at Arlong Park!}

~[Asher, Luffy, Jack, Sanji, Gin, and Yosaku]~

"Ah, this weather is perfect!" An excited Luffy squealed as we see him and the others riding around on Sanji's boat with the Captain of the Straw Hats running around excitedly as Sanji and Gin sat near together on one end of the boat while Jack and Yosaku sat on the other end as Asher sat at the front of the boat, looking on wistfully and worriedly as Cottontail and Jake were nowhere around due to their owners telling them to fly ahead and catch up with Zoro and the others as Cottontail grabbed Jake with his legs and flew off hours ago. "So the Grand Line's over in that direction? Or is it over this way? This way? That way? I'm so psyched! I'm so psyched!" Luffy yelled eagerly while running around at high speeds as an annoyed Sanji turned to him.

"Shut up, already. Can't you just pipe down a bit?" Sanji asked as a tired Gin nodded in agreement.

"Please, Captain Luffy, you are giving me a headache," Gin says while rubbing his forehead with a groan as Jack nods and gives Luffy a deadpanned look.

"Besides, we're not anywhere near the Grand Line yet, so why don't you sit down with us and relax, alright?"

"Oh, he, he, sorry, I'm just really excited that we got a cook on board," Luffy says with his usual wide grin as he places his hand on his hips. "So, now we need to find Nami, and we can finally head for the Grand Line."

"Ah, Nami, just thinking about her inexplicable beauty makes me jump for joy. l sure would like to see her again soon." Sanji swooned with a blush and heart in his eyes as he then yelped in pain when the blunt end of a shuriken hit his head. "Ow! Hey!" A glaring Sanji yelled while turning to face Asher, who still had his back turned against him as he had a big grin on his face.

"Excuse me, Yosaku, right? We're almost close to where our Navigator is, right?" Gin asked Yosaku as Asher perked up and turned to him.

"Yeah, can you tell us more about the island that we are going to? Is it full of strong guys to fight?"

"Strong guys to fight?!" Yosaku snapped as he glared at Asher and the others. "All of you are too damn naive! Don't you get it?! We are getting closer and closer to Arlong's base!" Yosaku snapped as he then composed himself and put a serious glare on his face. "At that time, Big Sister Nami's eyes were studying Arlong's picture carefully, but not in the normal way. It was more...grim, focused, and deadly. Big Sister Nami probably wants to take that 20 million berry bounty that's on Arlong's head. While we're taking it easy here, She could, for all we know, have already snuck into Arlong's base."

"I doubt it," Asher says while shaking his head as he crosses his arms. "Nami loves money but she values her safety more. There's no way that she will go and collect the bounty on Arlong's head."

"For real, I've only known her for a couple of days, but even I know that Nami is nowhere strong enough to take on someone like Arlong," Jack says as Gin nods in agreement with a scowl on his face.

"Indeed, I know of this Arlong Person. He's someone that even my Former Captain fears. I won't pretend that I know this Nami girl as much as you guys, but she doesn't strike me as a warrior. More of a hit-and-run type of person who steals."

"Yeah, which means that Nami is going to Arlong for a personal reason," Jack says as Sanji reaches into his pocket to pull out a cigarette and smoke it as he narrows his eyes.

"What reason could that be?"

"Don't know, but either way, we will find Nami and get our answers. Depending on what it is, we will take her back as one of our own, but if she really is who Zoro thinks she is, then..." Asher trailed off with a serious glare on his face as Luffy nodded grimly...before putting on a cheerful smile as he turned to Sanji.

"Hey, Sanji, it's about time for lunch, don't you think?"

"Sounds good," Sanji says with a casual nod as Yosaku gives them a dumbfounded look.

"Why are you guys not panicking?! Don't tell me you've never heard of Arlong?!" Yosaku asked in disbelief and annoyance.

"Arlong? Who's that?" Sanji asked, genuinely confused as Luffy tilted his head oddly.

"Never heard of him," Luffy stated bluntly.

"I have to admit that even I never heard of him, but I figure he's an evil pirate or something," Asher commented blankly as Gin sighed heavily.

"Well, you're not wrong about that, Asher. Anyway, to explain, Arlong is a Fishman who used to rampage throughout the Grand Line."

"A Fishman? That sounds cool, but I have never met one before." Luffy says as Jack nods.

"Makes sense, not many Fishmen go to the East Blue. They mostly just reside in the Grand Line."

"Come to think of it, I've heard that the Mermaids on Fishman Island in the Grand Line are the most beautiful females in the world," Sanji says with a bloody nose and heart for eyes as even Asher blushed shyly at what he said.

"Eh, I have never seen the appeal," Gin says with a shrug as he doesn't see the appeal in either men or women due to being asexual.

"Hey, I have a question, do those Fishmen look like this?" Luffy asked curiously while drawing on a sketchbook as he drew a literal fish with legs as Sanji and even Asher couldn't help but laugh at this while Gin merely lowered his head and smirked amusedly with his eyes closed as Jack couldn't help but give his captain a deadpanned look.

"Not even close, Captain..."

"Couldn't you guys be more serious here?!" Yosaku snapped with white eyes and shark teeth as he then composed himself and took a deep breath. "Alright, look, I'll start again from the top. The reason why the Grand Line is called the pirates' grave is because there are three superpowers that exist there. One of them is the Seven Warlords of the Sea. ln plain terms, they are seven pirates who are acknowledged by the government."

"Seriously? That's a thing?" A bewildered Asher asked as Luffy, Sanji, and even Gin were shocked by the news.

"Yeah, I mean, why would any Pirates want a government's approval?" Sanji asked with a raised eyebrow as Jack turned to him.

"For protection. By paying the government a cut of the loot that they take from the Pirates, the Seven Warlords are allowed to exist and do as they please. To other pirates, they're just government dogs, but it doesn't mean that they should be underestimated. They are exceptionally powerful."

"Yeah, I mean, hell, the guy who defeated Big Bro Zoro, Hawk Eye Mihawk, is one of them. By him alone, you can guess how powerful the other Warlords are." Yosaku explained as Sanji and Gin looked worried by that while Luffy and Asher, of course, looked excited as they had starry eyes.

"Wow! That's amazing!" An amazed Asher says as Luffy trembles in glee.

"And there are six others just like him?"

"Yes, indeed, so one of the Seven Warlords that you should know now is Jinbei, a Fishman Pirate Boss. He and a woman I have heard about are Warlords who use their status to protect their people." Jack explained.

"Really? That sounds oddly nice. What's the woman's name?" Asher asked as Jack shook his head.

"Not sure really."

"Anyway, Jinbei is as powerful and as dangerous as anyone around. Easily causing mayhem and chaos on the Grand Line as Arlong. Do you now understand how dangerous Arlong is now?" Yosaku asked stoically as Luffy nodded.

"Indeed...does he look like this?" Luffy asked while holding out a drawing of a fish with legs standing up as everyone gave him blank glares.

"That's just like the other one, only this one's standing," Sanji stated bluntly as Gin sighed heavily and rubbed his head.

"Remind me again why I agreed to be a part of this crew again?"

"Luffy, please take this seriously." A glaring Asher says as Luffy pouts but nods as the Bombman then turns to Yosaku. "Anyway, don't bullshit us, how much of a big threat is Arlong?"

"Well, ever since Arlong came to the East Blue, he's already overturned over 20 villages. His power is far beyond Don Krieg's."

"Ah, wouldn't it be great if Nami was a mermaid? I would give anything to see that." A distracted Sanji says with a blush with the smoke from his cigarette making little hearts as an annoyed Asher was about to throttle him, but then-

"Like this?" Luffy asked while holding up a drawing of a fish with leg and hair that resembled Nami's as Asher proceeded to reach over to grab the sketchbook, blew it up with no remorse, and tossed it away into the ocean. "Hey! What the hell, Asher?!"

"For once, I'm proud of you, Bombman," Sanji said with a satisfied nod as Yosaku glared at the group.

"Do you all have a death wish?! Don't you guys understand what I'm trying to say here?!"

"Yeah, that they're really strong Fishmen, right? l get the picture." Luffy says with a nod as Yosaku growls at him.

"No, you don't understand! You have no idea how powerful the Fishmen really are!"

"No, but there's not much that we can do about it until we get there and find out how powerful they are then," Asher says as Gin hums thoughtfully.

"He's not wrong," Gin says as, while he was terrified about the Fishmen, the Former Don Krieg Pirate decided to not dwell on it and let his fears get the best of him.

"Yeah, Asher is right, we'll find out what to do once we get there, so don't worry," Luffy says as Jack sighs heavily but nods.

"Alright, if you say so, Captain. Anyway, Sanji, do you mind making lunch for us?" Jack asked as Sanji nodded.

"Sure," Sanji says while standing up from the floor as he cracks his back. "What are you all in the mood for?"

"l want meat right off the bone!/I would like a fruit salad!/I want some meat as well with some rum!/I will take anything to be honest!/l want sauteed bean sprouts!" Luffy, Asher, Jack, Gin, and Yosaku yelled in unison as Sanji nodded.

"Alrighty leave it to me," Sanji says while turning around to begin cooking everyone's meal as Jack turns to the gang.

"So, while we are waiting for the food to be made, want to hear a couple of stories about how I fought and defeated Iron Mace Alvida and Buggy the Star Clown?" Jack asked with a cocky grin as Luffy perked up in surprise.

"Oh, really? You defeated Buggy too? Nice." Luffy says, not remembering who Alvida is at all, as Jack nods with a chuckle and begins telling them the tale of his battles as we then cue over to the Going Merry, and we see a stoic Nami sailing through the seas as she headed straight towards the Conomi Islands, specifically Arlong Park as it is built on the coastline, near the ocean and east of Cocoyasi Village as the pool on the outside was linked to the outer seas with a pair of steel gates that kept it closed as Arlong Park's design overall resembled Sabaody Park and contains various rooms.

"I'm finally back again. My hometown. I'm back him, Little Brother, and Big Sis..."

{Bombs Away-Season 1 Theme Song!}

Wealth, fame, power

Gold Roger, the King of the Pirates,

Attained this and everything else the world had to offer,

And his dying words drove countless souls to the seas

At Loguetown, we see the King of Pirates himself, Captain Gold Roger, currently wearing shackles and kneeling down in a large stadium with two Marines standing beside him with a couple of swords in their arms as a huge crowd of people could be seen standing in front of them and were screaming at Roger to reveal where he had hidden all of the treasure and wealth that he had accumulated over the years as the King of Pirates heard this and, even though he was going to get executed soon, couldn't help but grin widely with excitement and glee.

"Oh, you all want my treasure?! You can have it! I left everything I gathered together in one place! Now you just have to find it~!" Captain Gold Roger exclaimed with a loud, joyful laugh.

These words lured men to the Grand Line

In pursuit of dreams greater than they've ever dared to imagine

This is the time known as 'The Great Pirate Era!'

Once the King of Pirates was executed, hundreds of Pirates immediately boarded their ships and set their sails as they all quickly sailed off into the dangerous ocean and began making their way to the Grand Line to find the Legendary One Piece as this officially issued, 'The Great Pirate Era!'.

Come aboard and bring along

All your hopes and dreams

Together, we will find everything

That we're looking for!

ONE PIECE!

Sharing an excited and determined grin, Luffy and Asher can be seen running up a hill as the Bombman then kneeled down and allowed the Rubberman to leap up to land on his back as Asher created a huge explosion underneath his legs, and it propelled them up into the air as the Boys cheered loudly and numerous visions of all of the current members of the Straw Pirates appeared in front of them as a glaring and malnourished Zoro can be seen tied up against a post in Shells Town, a panting and panicking Nami can be seen running away from Three of Buggy's Henchmen in Orange Town, and a purring Cottontail eating a couple of mushrooms on the Island of Rare Animals.

A smirking Usopp crossed his arms as he stood on top of a tall cliff in Syrup Village with Kaya standing beside him and wrapped her arms around him as the wind blew their hair away, a stoic Sanji walked through the Baratie while smoking a cigarette and carrying around a dish filled with food as he could be seen serving the food to Jack and a glaring Gin can be seen standing in the background as the Krieg Pirates' Flag can be seen waving behind him, Akira can be seen sitting on the chair and was being served food by a smiling Nojiko in Cocoyasi Village, and a giggling Apis flew through the air while being morphed into the form of a Dragon as she soared through Warship Island.

After the visions were done, the Future Pirate King and the Future Strongest Man In The World then perked up as they spotted the Going Merry sailing through the seas, and a laughing Luffy grabbed onto Asher's body as he then stretched his free arm to wrap over to latch onto the Straw Hat Pirates' Flag and they propelled themselves forwards with the Duo laughing joyfully as they crashed right into the Going Merry's Deck.

Compass left behind

It'll only slow us down

Your heart will be your guide

Raise the sails and take the helm

The Going Merry can be seen sailing through the treacherous ocean of the East Blue with numerous Sea Kings swimming past it as huge waves of water rang out, and the Straw Hat Pirates can be seen either staring at them in awe, cheering loudly, or panicking as they continued sailing through the ocean.

That legendary place

That the end of the map reveals

Is only legendary

'Till someone proves it real

Zooming into the Going Merry, we see Nami drawing maps inside of her room, a glaring Zoro and Gin sparring with each other on the main deck, Jack sailing the Going Merry, Usopp fixing up the damages done to the ship, a blushing and heart-eyed Sanji serving some food that he had cooked to a smiling and bashful Kaya, Akira washing the deck with the help of some mop and soap, a grinning Luffy residing on his usual seat (The Going Merry's Sheep Figurehead) to enjoy the beautiful day, and a smirking Asher could be seen riding around on the masthead with Apis riding around on his shoulders, and the Duo went starry-eyed at the sight of the amazing journey laid before them as Cottontail can be seen flying ahead of them.

Through it all, through all the troubled times

Through the heartache and through the pain

Know that I will be there to stand by you

Just like I know you'll stand by me

Narrowing his eyes furiously, Zoro gripped his three swords tightly and swung them around as he was able to slash away a group of charging Pirates, a glaring Gin twirled his tonfa around and spun around elegantly as he was able to whack away various Pirates, a calm and collected Sanji smoke his cigarette as a horde of Pirates surrounded him and aimed their swords at him as he swiftly got down in a handstand and twirled around as the blonde-haired simp was able to kick them all away, Jack opened up his mouth and fired a huge torrent of hot flame-like energy at a group of charging and menacing evil Pirates and sends them flying away with the help of a large fiery explosion as Cottontail flew by and hardened himself as he proceeds to trip every single one of the burned and flaming Pirates out of the Going Merry.

Crouching down, a grunting Akira then jumped up into the air and began slashing and punching every Pirates that he saw, a gleeful Kaya can be seen running around at high speeds to knock away every single Pirates that was in her sight before she began running around in a circle and created a huge gust of wind that blew them out of the Going Merry and splashed down into the ocean, a giggling Apis dodged and weaved to avoid all of the incoming swords slashes as she then jumped up into the air and ran her hands across a nearby flying Cottontail as she was able to absorb his DNA and morphed herself into a Winged Cotton Lemur as Apis hardened herself and twirled around as she fires multiple white spikes that pierced through the Pirates' bodies.

Crouching down, a grunting Akira then jumped up into the air and began slashing and punching every Pirates that he saw, a gleeful Kaya can be seen running around at high speeds to knock away every single Pirates that was in her sight before she began running around in a circle and created a huge gust of wind that blew them out of the Going Merry and splashed down into the ocean, a giggling Apis dodged and weaved to avoid all of the incoming swords slashes as she then jumped up into the air and ran her hands across a nearby flying Cottontail as she was able to absorb his DNA and morphed herself into a Winged Cotton Lemur as Apis hardened herself and twirled around as she fires multiple white spikes that pierced through the Pirates' bodies.

So come aboard and bring along

All your hopes and dreams

Together, we will find everything

That we're looking for

Multiple vast images of all of the Incoming Arc Villains appeared as we see Iron Mace Alvida, Axe-Hand Morgan, Buggy the Star Clown, Kuro of a Hundred Plans, Eldoraggo, Foul-Play Krieg, Arlong the Saw, Garp the Fist, Smoker the White Hunter, Bear King, and Eric the Whirlwind as all of the Straw Hat Pirates Villains posed menacingly and scowled stoically.

There's always room for you

If you wanna be my friend

We are, we are, on the cruise

WE ARE!

After arriving near the Grand Line, Luffy can be seen sitting at his usual favorite seat in the Going Merry with Asher standing behind him as Nami wraps her arms around him and places her head on his shoulder as an annoyed Zoro stands near them on their right with Cottontail residing on top of his mossy head as Gin can be seen resting on the edge of the boat lazily, Usopp stood beside the Lovebirds on their left, and Sanji stands beside him as he smoked a cigarette and sighed heavily with Jack smiling widely and enjoying the sea breeze as Kaya stood behind them and smiled warmly while holding Apis and Akira in her arms as the logo of the story appeared in front of the readers.

{Bombs Away-Season 1 Theme Song Over!}

~[Arlong, his Fishmen, Nami, and Akira]~

"Here's this month's pay. Take it." A grinning Fishmen says while residing on a throne placed in the middle of Arlong Park with a couple of Fishmen standing behind him as they were currently having a meeting with the Marine Captain of the 16th Branch in the East Blue.

One of the Fishmen is an 8'7-feet-tall, 39-year-old Male Fishman as he resembles a large muscular light blue saw-shark humanoid aquatic creature with fierce light blue eyes, long black hair that reaches down to his shoulders with a widow's peak and a large light blue fin on his nape, thin black eyebrows, a long saw-shaped nose, a wide huge mouth with pink lips and a row of sharp white teeth, a pair of gills located on both sides of his neck, a long angular jaw, a couple of Tattoos of the Sun Pirates Crew and the Arlong Pirates Crew located on the left side of his chest and on his left forearm, a pair of large muscular five-fingered/toed webbed hands/legs, and his outfit consists of a brown ushanka, a short-sleeved unbuttoned yellow cabana shirt decorated by many black lightning-like spots, sports a lot of jewels: he has a golden chain bracelet around his left wrist and two golden bracelets around each ankle with straw-like decorations hanging from them and on his hands are what appear to be piercings that go straight through his fingers as they were decorated by colorful gems, a purple sash wrapped around his waist, a pair of brown bermuda shorts, and a pair of yellow sandals. His name is Arlong the Saw, a Sawshark Fishman as he is the Captain of the Arlong Pirates, a former member of the Sun Pirates, and the older half-brother of Madam Shyarly as his goal in life is to conquer all of the East Blue so that he will later be able to eventually conquer all of the Grand Line.

The second of the Fishmen is an 8'5-feet-all, 33-year-old Male Fishman as he resembles a large muscular blue smelt-whiting humanoid aquatic creature with black eyes, shoulder-length dirty blonde hair, thin black eyebrows, a small upturned nose, pink rosy cheeks, very thick pink lips, a pair of gills located on both sides of his neck, a sharp chin, a Tattoo of the Arlong Pirates located on his right shoulder, a pair of large muscular five-fingered/toed webbed hands/legs, and his outfit consists of a shark-teeth necklace, a striped blue vest with black accents, a pair of dark brown leather pants, and a pair of yellow sandals. His name is Chew, a smelt-whiting Fishman, an Officer of the Arlong Pirates, and he is also a former member of the Sun Pirates.

The third of the Fishmen is an 8'3-feet-tall, 36-year-old Male Fishman as he resembles a large muscular pale gray ray humanoid aquatic creature with black eyes, straight long black hair that was tied up into a straight ponytail, thin black eyebrows, a small pointy nose, a pair of gills located on both sides of his neck, a sharp chin, a couple of Tattoos of the Sun Pirates and the Arlong Pirates located on the right and left side of his chest, a pair of large muscular five-fingered/toed webbed hands/legs, and his outfit consists of a dark blue GI, a black belt, and no shoes. His name is Kuroobi, a ray Fishman, an Officer of the Arlong Pirates, and he is also a former member of the Sun Pirates.

The fourth of the Fishmen is an 8-feet-tall, 32-year-old Female Fishman as she resembles a large voluptuous muscular dark pink jellyfish humanoid aquatic creature with purple eyes, long curly pink hair that resembles jellyfish appendages that reach down to her back, thin light pink eyebrows, no nose, a pair of gills located on both sides of her neck, a sharp chin, G-Cup Breasts, a couple of Tattoos of the Sun Pirates and the Arlong Pirates located on the right and left side of her arms, a pair of large muscular yet slim five-fingered/toed webbed hands/legs, and her outfit consists of a long-sleeved dark purple kimono with a black belt as it reaches down to her feet, and a pair of pink sandals. Her name is Gelora, a jellyfish Fishmen, an Officer of the Arlong Pirates, and she is also a former member of the Sun Pirates.

The Marine is a 5'11-feet-tall, 34-year-old Man with a mouse-like appearance as he has black narrowed eyes, short black hair, a big pointy nose, six long wire-like whiskers on his upper lip, a sharp chin with a thin black goatee, Light Skin, a tall slim slightly muscular toned build, and his outfit consists of a Marine Uniform that is heavily customized with the standard cap converted into a mouse-eared cowl that was connected to a buttoned-up greatcoat that reaches down to his feet and was accessorized with a belt and blue epaulets. His name is Nezumi the Rat, a Marine Captain of the 16th Branch in the East Blue.

"Ah, Arlong, you are on a completely different level of intellect compared to those normal, run-of-the-mill pirates. You sure know how the real world works." Nezumi says with a sleazy grin on his face as Arlong hands him a large wad of cash and lets out a loud laugh.

"That makes the both of us. As long as you're willing to be my comrade here in the East Blue, then you'll be sure to get lots of great things in return. For understanding that, you're quite a perceptive one for a captain of the Marines."

"Thank you very much," Nezumi says as Arlong lets out another loud laugh.

"Oh, don't be so modest. You can only live a good life if you've got the dough. Money's the best. Nothing's more dependable than money. Don't you think so?"

"Errr, of course," Nezumi says with a big nervous sweatdrop on his head as Arlong grins toothily.

"Even though I hate all humans, a perceptive one like you is an exception."

"Well then, I'd like to bid leave now," Nezumi says while standing up from his seat as Arlong raises an eyebrow at him.

"Why don't you relax a bit? Have another drink or two before you go?"

"I would, but the longer that a Patrolling Marine Cruiser stays docked at a Pirate Island, the quicker we get some unwanted attention." Nezumi lied as Arlong shrugged broadly.

"Eh, I'll kill anybody who dares to report on you. Everyone knows that."

"Thank you, but seriously, we must go," Nezumi says as Arlong narrows his eyes at him suspiciously but nods as he turns his head.

"Hey, the Captain's leaving! Take him back to his ship!" Arlong ordered as another Fishman jumped out of the pool placed in front of them and landed in front of the group with a big, wide grin on his face.

The fifth Fishmen is a 7'3-feet-tall, 36-year-old Male Fishmen as he resembles a large muscular pale pink octopus humanoid aquatic creature with an octopus-like face as he has black eyes, grey hair styled into five spikes, thin black eyebrows, a small nose, a pair of gills located on both sides of his neck, a sharp chin, a couple of Tattoos of the Sun Pirates and the Arlong Pirates located on his forehead and chest, six pair of large muscular yet slim five-fingered hands with suction cups on them, a pair of large muscular yet slim five-toed legs, and his outfit consists of a sleeveless yellow/brown stripped, and a pair of dark brown sandals. His name is Hatchan, an octopus Fishmen, an Officer of the Arlong Pirates, and he is also a former member of the Sun Pirates.

"Yes, sir! Hop in my 'Octopus Pot' behind me!"

"Oh, thank you. That's very kind of you." Nezumi says with a neutral look on his face as Hatchan takes a moment to stare at him and proceeds to laugh as he points at him.

"You know, every time I look at you, your face looks more and more amusing! Kinda like a mouse! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"

"Hey, Hachi, watch your tongue! The Captain's our VIP!" Arlong scolded as Hatchan flinched and laughed nervously as he went over to grab his Octopus Pot.

"Oh, right, I'm sorry."

"No, it's alright," Nezumi says while waving his hand around as he and his Marine Guards proceed to go over and board the Octopus Pot as a smiling Hatchan runs over to drop himself into the ocean.

"Alright, let's go!" Hachan says while swimming over to grab his pot as he then swam off, oblivious to the fact that Nezumi was glaring down at him in disgust and contempt as he frowned.

"All these Fishmen look so disgusting and are creepy as hell...but they sure do pay well." Nezumi thought to himself with an evil grin on his face as we then cue to the outside of Arlong Park, and we see an emotionless Nami making her way over to it with the wind passing by her face as she then stops in her tracks when a random kid ran over to her with a glare on his face as he held a sword in his hands.

"Hey you, get out of my way! I'm here to kill Arlong! My Dad was murdered by him! If you don't move, I'll kill you too-Ugh!" The Kid says before grunting in pain as a cold-faced Nami reaches into her shirt to pull out her bo staff and extends it as she proceeds to whack it across the kid's face, stunning and hurting him as he was sent flying over to crash down into the ground.

"Now, you should know that Arlong doesn't have the time to deal with whimpering, weak little punks like you!" Nami shouted with a glare while striking down her staff as she hid it inside of her shirt again. "If you understand, just get lost! You are too young to throw your life away for nothing!" Nami yelled while reaching inside her shirt again to pull out a big wad of cash and toss it over to the crying and trembling kid. "Take that and go take care of yourself!" Nami ordered while turning around to walk back over to Arlong Park as she went inside, getting the attention of the Fishmen as Arlong grinned at her sinisterly.

"Oh, you're back, Nami! You sure have been gone for quite a while! So, how was the trip this time?"

"Quite productive, I managed tons," Nami says with a sly grin on her face as she holds up a duffel bag filled with tons of berries. "I can't believe there are so many idiots out there!"

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! You sure are the best at backstabbing others!" Arlong says with a smirk as he then held out his arms. "Hey, crew, Nami has returned! Get ready to celebrate!" Arlong yelled as, immediately, all of the Fishmen proceeded to jump out of the pool and cheered loudly with Nami putting on a fake look of excitement and happiness at the sight of them as she then yelped in surprise when the busty orange-haired teenager felt someone hugging her from behind and was about to reflexively punch them off, but stopped as Nami turned her head to glance down and see a familiar Fishman smiling up at her warmly after he came running out of the Arlong Park Building.

The sixth Fishmen is a 5'2-feet-tall, 12-year-old Male Fishmen as he resembles a short slim yet muscularly-toned blue/green humanoid aquatic creature with reddish-brown eyes that have oval-shaped pupils and yellow scleras, blue fin-like appendages that are assumed to be the hair as it was in an afro-style, thin blue eyebrows, a small nose, a sharp chin, a small mouth with a row of sharp white teeth, a pair of gills located on both sides of his neck, a sharp chin, a Tattoo of the Arlong Pirates located on his chest, a blue dorsal fin located on his back, a pair of slim yet muscularly-toned five-fingered/toed webbed hands/legs, a long blue/green tail that goes to a whip-thin-end with blue caudal fins on it, and his outfit consists of a pair of green shorts as well as a pair of yellow sandals. His name is Akira, a Kid Fishmen, and a member of the Arlong Pirates as he is also Nami and Nojiko's Adoptive Little Brother.

"Hey, Big Sis, I'm so happy to see you again." A beaming Akira says as Nami gives him a genuinely warm smile and reaches her hand down to ruffle his hair.

"I'm happy to see you too again, Little Brother."

~[Usopp, Johnny, and Zoro]~

"W-We're finally here...Arlong Park!" A worried and scared Johnny says as he and a cowering Usopp could be seen sailing on their little boat as they were sailing right towards the entrance of Arlong Park with a closed-eyed Zoro, who was meditating to mentally prepare himself for the upcoming battle and to ignore the pain of his injuries, opening his eyes and putting on a serious scowl as he stood up.

"This is it? The base of the Fishman Pirate, Arlong, who survived the Grand Line. I hope that Nami is really here." A nervous Usopp says with a gulp as Johnny turns to Zoro and Usopp.

"Firstly, if Big Sis Nami is really here, then we should be able to find the Going Merry before we do anything stupid, so let's check if it's really anchored at this island first."

"Yeah, w-we should," Usopp says with a shaky nod just as Zoro narrows his eyes as he grips Kuina's sword tightly.

"Prepare to rush in!"

"W-Why would we do that, you moron?!" Johnny asked with a glare as Usopp nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, why should we attack?! We don't know anything about this place!"

"Yeah, our opponents are the Fishmen! We should plan out everything first!" Johnny yelled as Zoro merely raised his leg and placed it at the boat's edge as he growled.

"Sorry, but I don't do those cowardly things! While you guys are busy whimpering and blabbering around, I'm placing my thoughts on the battle that is about to take place! Luffy has asked me to bring that woman back and I will do just that! I don't care who the opponents are, but I'll surely get her back! Let's go-Oof!" Zoro screamed before yelping in pain as a pair of serious Usopp and Johnny turned to each other as they nodded and pulled out a couple of cartoonishly large hammers as they proceed to slam them both down on Zoro's head, knocking him out long enough for Johnny to tie up a now wakened up and pissed off Zoro to the main mast of the ship as Usopp looked across the sea with the help of his binoculars and perked up at the sight of the Going Merry docked on the shores of Cocoyashi Village.

"There it is, found it! It's the Going Merry! It's right over there!" Usopp yelled while pointing ahead as Johnny turned to give him a serious look.

"So Big Sis Nami is definitely here. We just have to find her."

"What's the meaning of this?! Untie me!" A glaring Zoro screamed as the cowardly duo ignored him and pulled out a map as they began reading it.

"This part's to the east of Arlong Park, Cocoyashi Village, but this is weird, why would she anchor so far away from the park?" Johnny asked as Usopp shrugged.

"UNTIE ME, YOU IDIOTS!" Zoro shouted with white fiery eyes and shark teeth as Usopp turned to give him a sheepish grin.

"Zoro, you got deadly wounds all over you. You are way too hurt to be of any help when we reach the shore, so just sit there quietly and rest. I'll handle the rest."

"One of these days, I'm going to kill this long-nosed son of a bitch." Zoro thought to himself furiously as Usopp stood up to his full height and crossed his arms as he put on a confident grin.

"Don't worry, Gentlemen, I will bring that woman back safely!"

"Just because we're not at Arlong Park, he sure is taking everything in stride..." Johnny says to himself dryly as Usopp ignores him and points ahead.

"Prepare anchor! Head towards the Going Merry!" Usopp commanded as Johnny nodded and went over to steer the ship over to the Going Merry. "Now it's time for me to name my adventure to this uncharted island. How about the title will be, 'The Great Adventures of Captain Usopp!'?" Usopp says to himself with a sly smirk on his face...but then flinched in shock and fear when he spotted a couple of Fishmen standing near the location of where the Going Merry is docked as Usopp trembled in fear and got down on all fours while panting fearfully as Johnny spotted this and grew scared as well as he got down on all fours and crawled over to him.

"Is everything okay?" Johnny asked worriedly as Usopp quietly pointed ahead and he turned over to see the Fishmen as Johnny gasped in surprise and fear as, thankfully, their boat sailed passed the Fishmen without them knowing, causing the cowardly duo to sigh in relief as Zoro gave them a confused and annoyed glare.

"Why didn't we dock right there?!"

"Shut up! Didn't you see that? There were three Fishmen over there! They're Arlong's men! We can't dock there right now!" Usopp whispered-yelled as a pissed-off Zoro proceeded to kick his face.

"Don't yell at me! You don't have the right to be mad!"

"This area must've already been controlled by Arlong, so what should we do now?" Johnny asked Usopp, who turned to him as he crossed his arms with a thoughtful look on his face.

"Yosh, let's just say that we couldn't get Nami back."

"Hurry up and untie me, idiot!" Zoro snapped with white eyes and shark teeth as his yell seemed to attack the attention of the three Fishmen as they stared at their boat suspiciously.

"What's that?"

"Never seen that ship before."

"Kinda suspicious." All of the Fishmen said in unison before they proceeded to jump into the ocean to swim after the boat as Usopp and Johnny spotted this as they grew scared and nervous.

"Abandon ship!/Agreed!" Usopp and Johnny screamed in unison as they then ran over to jump out of the ocean and landed on the water as the cowardly duo swam away...completely forgetting about the fact that Zoro was STILL tied up and unable to move on his own on the ship.

"HEY, HOLD ON YOU TWO! AT LEAST UNTIE ME FIRST, YOU JACKASSES! THAT'S IT! THE NEXT TIME I SEE YOU BOTH, YOU'RE DEAD!" Zoro screamed furiously while thrashing around just as the Fishmen ejected themselves out of the water as they landed inside of the boat, causing it to rock a bit as they didn't seem to be able to see Usopp and Johnny swimming away to safety for an odd reason.

"What the? Only one guy?"

"Maybe he just drifted here from somewhere?"

"I see. I guess the injury came from the crew of this ship torturing him. Anyways, let's bring him to Arlong before anything else." The Fishmen said to themselves with Zoro gritting his teeth angrily, and his left eye twitched madly as Usopp and Johnny could be seen hiding behind a rock.

"Forgive me, Zoro I'll inform Luffy that you were courageous to the bitter end."

"Please forgive me, Big Bro Zoro! I'll never forget you!" A crying Johnny yelled as a solemn Usopp nodded...before they snapped back to normal as they both shared a smile.

"Now, let's get to land first," Usopp says as Johnny nods, and they begin swimming over to the shore so that they can resurface. "Where are we anyway?"

"I think this place is called Gosa Village," Johnny explained as Usopp nodded just as they were able to get a good look at Gosa Village as the cowardly duo was stunned and horrified by the sight of the destroyed village as heavy fog rang out, the ground was cracked and ripped apart, and all of the buildings were flipped upside down. Overall, it looked like a category five hurricane appeared in the middle of Gosa Village.

"W-What happened to this place?"

"I heard that Arlong had attacked this place a couple of weeks ago, but I never thought that it would be THIS bad." A pale-faced Johnny says while trembling as Usopp's jaw drops.

"A-All the buildings and houses are upside-down."

"I heard that Fishmen has 10 times the strength of a human. Does this exemplify the power of the men who've survived the Grand Line?" Johnny asked just as he heard incoming footsteps behind him as he turned his head and flinched in fear at the sight of one of the Fishman from earlier stalking up to them as Johnny was quick to turn around and run away, leaving behind an oblivious Usopp as he looked around quizzically.

"But how did the road turn out this way?"

"A monster called, 'Momoo', caused this destruction."

"Monster? Don't tell me they've got a monster too?"

"We got him from the Grand Line, and brought him here to the East Blue with us."

"Ah, good to know...wait...'we'?" A heavily confused Usopp asked while turning around as he screamed at the sight of a Fishman standing in front of him.

"Hey! You must be a friend of the guy who drifted here!"

"See ya!" Usopp shouted while turning around to run away at high speeds as the Fishman glared at him.

"Hey! Get back here!" The Fishman yelled while chasing after Usopp as he was completely oblivious to the fact that Johnny was hiding behind one of the turned upside-down houses.

"Whew, that was close. Almost got nabbed there. Do your best, Big Bro Usopp, I'll stay here and wait for Yosaku and Big Bro Luffy's arrival." Johnny thought to himself in relief while wiping away the sweat from his forehead as a laughing Usopp could be seen running through Gosa Village.

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Even if you're a Fishman, it's not like you can catch up to me on dry land! I'm a pretty fast runner! Catch me if you can-Oof!" Usopp yelled with a panicking laugh before yelping in surprise as the kid from earlier appeared out of nowhere and proceeded to trip him with his foot, causing a grunting Usopp to crash down onto the ground as he groaned and sat up from the ground as the Straw Hat Sniper then flinched in surprise when the little boy aimed his sword at him with a deadly glare on his face.

"I got you, you stupid Fishman! Now I can avenge my Father's death by killing you!" The Kid yelled as he was about to slice off Usopp's nose, only to yelp in pain as an attractive and busty woman appeared and swung her fist down on his head, stunning him as the little kid yelped in pain.

Standing before them is a 5'7-feet-tall, 20-year-old Woman with light blue eyes, shoulder-length shiny and luscious light blue hair that was tied back with the help of a red bow, thin pale blue eyebrows, a small nose, pink lip gloss, a sharp chin, her right arm and chest are heavily tattooed, E-Cup Breasts, Tan Skin, a tall slim voluptuous build, a big bubbly thick ass, and her outfit consists of a sleeveless beige shirt, blue trousers, and a pair of purple sandals. Her name is Nojiko, the owner of a Tangerine Farm in Cocoyasi Village, one of Bellemere's Adoptive Daughters, and Nami and Akira's Adopted Older Sister.

"Honestly, how many times do I have to tell you? We don't mess with the Fishmen. Have you forgotten that Gosa Village was obliterated because somebody went against those Fishmen like a dumbass?" Nojiko scolded the kid before turning to face Usopp as she eyed him up and down with a thoughtful look on her face. "He looks like a Fishman, but he's in fact human...just a tad different."

"What do you mean 'Just a tad'?!" A pissed-off Usopp asked with bulging eyes and shark teeth as Nojiko giggled amusedly.

"Where are you?!" The Fishman from earlier asked while still searching for the admittedly fast human as Usopp flinched nervously with a big sweatdrop on his head.

"Oh, crap! He's coming!" Usopp shouted anxiously before composing himself as he stood in front of the scared kid and annoyed Nojiko as the Straw Hat Sniper then pulled out his slingshot and aimed his projectile at the incoming Fishman. "Alright, stand back and let me handle this one! I, Captain Usopp, will protect you! If it's just this one foe, I can do something about it!" Usopp screamed as a stoic Nojiko reached behind her to pull out a frying pan. "Take this! Special Attack: Lead Star-Ugh!" Usopp says before yelping in pain and surprise as Nojiko knocks him out with her frying pan as she has a thick mark on her head.

"Everyone's the same. I already told him not to pick a fight with the Fishmen, or we'll all get killed. Come on, tough guy." Nojiko says with a glare and a huff while bending down to grab an unconscious Usopp's legs and drag him away to place him behind one of the upside-down buildings as she gestured at the kid to hide with him and, when he did, the light blue-haired woman ran out of cover as she lets out a loud fake terrified shriek to alert the Fishman of her presence.

"What's wrong?!"

"There's a creepy man with a long nose!"

"Which way did he go?!"

"That way!" Nojiko screamed while pointing to the left as the Fishman nodded and ran off as the busty gorgeous woman shook her head at him in disbelief and bemusement as she then turned around to head towards the still unconscious man and went over to begin bringing him to her place.

~[Asher, Luffy, Jack, Sanji, Gin, and Yosaku]~

"Man, it looks delicious!" A drooling Luffy says as he and Yosaku, sans the others, peek through the kitchen's window to see Sanji hard at work, preparing their meals.

"So, you stole a priceless jewel from a corrupt king and returned it to the people that said king stole it from?" Asher asked Jack curiously as he was telling him and Gin about another one of his stories as the older man nodded.

"Yep, it's pretty crazy, but basically..." Jack trails off as, elsewhere, we cue back to Arlong Park, and we see a giant Sea Cow residing deep underwater, inside of a cave as it caught the scent of Sanji's food, even though he was underwater as the sea creature perked up and began swimming out of his cave.

The giant sea creature is really a 118'1-feet-tall, 14-year-old giant Male Sea Cow with a seal-like structure as he weighs 16 tons and, despite having green fish-like scales covering his body from his neck to his stomach, he is classified as a mammal Sea Beast as these scales are actually his hardened skin, protecting his vital organs from external attacks as armor as he has a big round nose with a gold nose ring, a cow-esque face with white horns and green spots throughout his body as his fins contain retractable bones sharp enough to act as claws. His name is Momoo, a giant sea cow from the Grand Line, and he is utilized by the Arlong Pirates as a method of intimidation towards the residents of the Conomi Islands.

"...Okay, should be about ready," Hatchan says while cooking a dead pig over an open fire outside of the gates of Arlong Park as he then turns to face the ocean and blows on his mouth as if it were a horn as Hatchan holds out his six arms. "Momoo! Lunchtime, Momoo!"

"..."

"What happened to him? He should be really hungry by now. Where did he go?" A curious Hatchan asked as, unknown to him, Moomo could still be seen swimming straight towards Sanji's Boat, and after cueing back over to said boat, we see the gang sitting around a table, enjoying Sanji's cooking as Gin ate some roasted pork with a warm smile on his face.

"This food is delicious. Nothing less from Sanji,"

"Yeah, this is delicious," Luffy commented as Sanji scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"I don't care about you guys, I just want to be able to cook for Nami as soon as possible."

"Okay, dude, can you stop simping over Nami already? It's getting annoying by this point." A glaring Asher says as Jack nodded in agreement.

"For real, dude, stop it already."

"It'd be great if we can all dine together again. Hopefully, along with Big Sis Nami." Yosaku commented as Luffy nodded confidently.

"We definitely will, 'coz she's our navigator," Luffy says as Jack gives him an odd look, still wondering why he wants Nami even after what she did, as Asher nods in agreement.

"Yeah, she'll be going to the Grand Line with us after she explains herself obviously," Asher says as Gin nods just as Yosaku tries to steal a piece of meat from Luffy, earning his ire as they begin fighting over their food, causing the boat to begin rocking around as a pissed-off Sanji and Jack yelled at them to stop rocking the boat or else they will make them spill their wine and rum as Asher and Gin shared a laugh.

~[Zoro, Nami, Akira, and the Arlong Pirates]

"I'll ask you once more, what's your purpose here?" A glaring Arlong asked Zoro, who was placed in front of them by the other two remaining Fishmen as all of them could be seen residing inside of Arlong Park.

"Like I said, I'm here to find a woman, you half-fish bastard!" Zoro yelled with a scowl as Arlong grinned sinisterly.

"Oh, this low-life human's got guts. I'll let that slip this time, but you're not allowed to say that ever again. Us Fishmen are evolved beings who can breathe underwater. With these fish abilities, we are superior to humans. Merely the power we behold is proof that we are far better than humans. You better get this in your head, the most superior beings on earth are not humans, but us Fishmen. If humans were to go against us, it'd be defying the laws of nature.

"I have gotten sick and tired of your theory, Arlong." An irritated Nami said while making her way out of the Arlong Park Building with Akira in toe as Zoro turned to give her a surprised look while Arlong merely smirked amusedly as he turned to her.

"Why are you so serious, Nami? You're special. You're our greatest cartographer. You never fail to draw the most accurate maps for me."

"Our brain compositions are different, so it's obvious why I can," Nami said with Akira giggling amusedly as Arlong glared at him coldly, causing the Fishman to shut up and look away nervously as a heavily confused yet angry Zoro glared at Nami.

"Hey, Nami! What does he mean by 'Our greatest cartographer'? Why are you so close to this guy?"

"Do you know who he is, Big Sis?" Akira asked while glancing up at Nami curiously as Zoro did a double take.

"Wait, Big Sis?" Zoro asked while narrowing his eyes at Akira curiously as it was only now that he realized how close Nami was to that Fishman Kid.

"Nami, is this an acquaintance of yours?" Arlong asked suspiciously as Nami scoffed and rolled her eyes.

"Don't be ridiculous. He's just another victim. I gained a lot of loot from them. You don't even realize that you've been deceived, and you still come chasing after me. You're just plain stupid." Nami said while walking over to bend down and gave Zoro a smug grin with her eyes filled in greed as the green-haired swordsman merely gave her a neutral glare.

"So is this your true nature? And to think that you hated pirates?"

"Yeah, Big Sis Nami does that. Tricks a lot of people, don't take it personally." Akira says as Zoro scoffed.

"How can I NOT take it personally, Kid?"

"Hey, don't talk to him. Your business is with me." Nami ordered sternly while briefly giving Akira a concerned look, not wanting him to suffer Zoro's wrath if he escaped as said person spotted this and hummed intriguingly.

"So, what? Was everything a lie from the very beginning?"

"Are you really that surprised? You're still in shock after the betrayal, huh? Maybe you'll understand better after seeing this." Nami says while revealing her Arlong Tattoo to Zoro, whose eyes widened in surprise as the orange-haired beauty gave him an evil smirk. "Yes, it's true, I am part of this invincible crew! An officer of Arlong's crew! And their navigator!"

~[Asher, Luffy, Jack, Sanji, Gin, and Yosaku]~

Meanwhile, elsewhere, we see Asher, Jack, Gin, and Sanji trying to enjoy their lunch while bluntly ignoring Luffy and Yosaku arguing with each other about not trying each other's lunch as the Bombman was about to try and intervene to stop them so that they can all eat in peace, but then everyone froze at their tracks when a loud 'Moo!' rang out underneath them, causing the boys to stand up from their chairs in alert just as Momoo raised himself out of the water as he glared down at Asher and the others.

"It's huge!"

"What the hell is that?"

"A Giant Sea Cow!" Gin, Asher, and Jack all screamed in unison as Luffy and Sanji narrowed their eyes at Moomo thoughtfully.

"It's a giant cow!"

"That's not a cow. They don't swim. It's more likely a hippo." Sanji says with a shrug while taking a whiff of his cigarette as Yosaku whimpers nervously.

"But, why is that thing here in East Blue? This kind of creature should only be at the Grand Line!" A panicking Yosaku yelled as Momoo stared down at them hungrily.

"Eh? What's it up to?" Luffy asked as Gin glanced between Momoo and their food as a thought occurred in his head.

"I think he's eyeing our food, Captain," Gin says with a glare as a nervous Yosaku turns to the group.

"Please hurry and give it up to him! Before he turns the ship over!"

"Gomu Gomu No...Pistol!" Luffy exclaimed while stretching his arm back and clenched his fist as he threw a stretchy punch over to collide against a surprised Momoo's head, sending him crashing down into the ocean as Luffy glared at him. "Bad, Sea Monster! Don't touch my food!"

"You did it! You're great, Big Bro Luffy!" An amazed and starry-eyed Yosaku yelled just as Momoo resurfaced out of the water and mooed at the group furiously. "Ah! He's gone berserk now!"

"You want another?!" A glaring Luffy yelled before yelping in pain as an annoyed Sanji kicked him away.

"Idiot! Don't beat up hungry mortals! Maybe he can't find anything to eat 'coz of an injury or something!" Sanji screamed at his Captain before turning to Momoo with a warm smile on his face. "Isn't that so?" Sanji asked while going over to grab the roasted pork as he held it out to Momoo. "Go ahead. Feel free to have it." Sanji says to Momoo reassuringly as it grins evilly and opens up his mouth as he is about to eat the Straw Hat's Cook, but then-

"Bomu Bomu No...Bombs Away!" Asher exclaimed while reaching behind him to pull out a bunch of shurikens as he infused his explosive pink energy into them and tossed them forward as they flew over to collide against a surprised Momoo, causing his whole body to be covered with multiple mini explosions as he roared in pain.

"Man Demon Special Technique...Demonic Boomerang Shot!" Gin exclaimed while raising one of his metal tonfas and proceeded to toss it into the air, and it flew over to collide against Momoo's head, sending him crashing down into the ocean as the mental tonfa flew over to land back in a stoic Gin's hand.

"What the hell are you two doing?! Sanji was about to calm him down!" An angry and glaring Yosaku screamed as Sanji turned to shake his head.

"Nah, the boys did a good job protecting me. That thing was gonna feed on me as well." Sanji explained with a shrug while placing the meal back on the table as Momoo resurfaced out of the ocean and roared in rage as it headed straight towards them.

"Here it comes! He's gonna turn over our ship!" Yosaku yelled as the gang was about to attack, but were stopped by Sanji as he held out his arm.

"Hold on. Let Jack and I handle this." Sanji says while whispering his idea to Jack, who perks up as they both turn to grin at a pissed-off Momoo savagely.

"Black Leg Style and Zoan Mystic-Ryu Ryu no...Super Teamwork Combo...Collier Thunder Shoot!" Sanji and Jack said in unison with the latter using his Devil Fruit Powers to transform into his Human-Beast Silver the Sky Dragon Form as Sanji jumped up high into the air while Jack raised his head and opened up his first mouth as he generated a big ball of yellow energy inside of it before firing a big torrent of hot flame-like energy blast that flew up high into the air as Sanji twirled around and was able to somehow kick the energy blast over to collide against Momoo's head, causing a huge explosion to rang out and knock out the mooing Sea Cow Monster as he splashed down into the ocean.

"Nice work, guys. Now, let's continue with our meal." Luffy says cheerfully as Sanji lands down on the boat while Jack morphs himself back into his Human Form as they and the others go back to return to their meal as Yosaku stares at all of them in pure shock with wide eyes.

"These guys are freaking crazy..."

~[Usopp and Nojiko]~

"Huh? Where am I?" A now conscious Usopp says while waking up from his unconscious state as he sits up and looks around in shock as the black-haired man realizes that he was residing inside of a one-story lime green/purple house that was placed near a Mikan Grove.

"This is my home. Awake now?" Nojiko asked with a sly grin while sitting on a table near him with the kid from earlier as Usopp turned to her with a surprised look on his face.

"Who are you?"

"I'm Nojiko. I plant tangerine oranges here. Want one?" Nojiko asked with a teasing tone as Usopp blinked in surprise before narrowing his eyes angrily as he remembered what happened earlier.

"Hey! I remember you! You're the one who hit me earlier, right?! And to think that I was kind enough to try and rescue you!"

"Oh, please, I was the one who did the rescuing." An irritated Nojiko said while rolling her eyes as she gestured at Usopp to sit down next to her, and he reluctantly did. "If you were to fight that Fishman, you would've gotten killed for sure. Outsiders don't know anything about what's going on around here." Nojiko scolded before turning to glare at the kid as he trembled nervously under her gaze. "You're a kid of Gosa, the neighbor town, aren't you? You should know well enough that you'd get killed if you fought them. Why would a child do something so reckless?"

"I know it was reckless, but they were the ones who killed my Dad! They robbed everything, destroyed the village, and killed many of its people!" The Kid snapped as Usopp gave him a sympathetic look while Nojiko looked neutral as she almost rolled her eyes at his sob story. "No matter what happens, I'll never forgive them! So, I headed for Arlong Park, but some woman of the gang blocked me off! She's like some sort of witch! It was mortifying! I'll have my revenge for my Dad, even if it means death!"

"Then go drop dead. Getting yourself killed would make it a 'great' revenge." Nojiko stated bluntly with a grin as the kid, and Usopp looked surprised by what she said. "But at least keep this in mind, thanks to me and that 'Witch' at Arlong Park, your life has been spared twice. You cheated death twice, but I doubt you will cheat it again for a third time, so drink your tea and leave." Nojiko says with a cold tone as the kid's lips tremble, and looked close to crying as a frowning Usopp turns to the light blue-haired woman.

"Hey, don't you think that's too harsh for the kid?" Usopp asked as Nojiko merely scoffed and rolled her eyes again.

"Oh, please. Kid or not, if he really wants to die, why not just let him? He doesn't have enough will to live in these harsh times."

"What are you trying to say?" Usopp asked confusedly as Nojiko gave them both a serious glare.

"I always look to the future. I know of a child who chose to live. Who lives a lifestyle that is more painful than death. That's why I hate people who simply want to go off and die like this kid here."

"W-What should I do then?! I can't stand the way I feel, but I don't know what else I can do!" The Kid cried as Nojiko turned to him with steel in her eyes.

"What about your mother?"

"She's alive."

"Heh, go back to your mom then. She must be worried sick." Nojiko said with a warm smile on her face as the kid sniffled but nodded while turning around to leave her home as Usopp blinked in surprise but then smiled as he turned to her.

"You're a real nice gal even though you got tattoos."

"Piss off. Don't stereotype me, you piece of shit." Nojiko says in an angry playful way as she then turns to him. "Speaking of which, I still don't know who you are."

"Oh yeah, of course. My name's Captain Usopp. I'm looking for a girl called Nami." Usopp says as Nojiko blinks slowly.

"Nami?"

"You know her?" A surprised Usopp asked as Nojiko nodded and proceeded to tell them the half-truth of what Nami had become. "...What?! Nami's an officer of the Arlong Pirates?!"

"Yeah, everyone knows," Nojiko says with a smirk as Usopp still has his jaw dropped in pure shock. "She's quite infamous around these parts. That kid was probably talking about her too. It gets better. That Witch-Like Woman is my little sister. We grew up here as orphans. She and a little boy are both my adoptive siblings."

"Wait, this is Nami's home?" A stunned Usopp asked while looking around.

"My sibs and I were orphans. We grew up here together. Though our Mother who raised us has died, the three of us used to live happily, here in Cocoyashi Village."

"You mean to tell me that she betrayed her mom, sister, brother, and friends to join Arlong's Crew?!" Usopp asked with a glare as Nojiko shrugged casually.

"Well, our little brother also joined her cause, but it wasn't really out of choice, though. Anyway, isn't Nami such a bitch?" Nojiko asked with a smirk as an enraged Usopp slammed his fist onto the table.

"Damn, now I get it! She's been deceiving us from the start! She was just after our money! She even joined in the battle to defend my village! She even laughed as if she was enjoying herself on the ship!"

"Enjoying herself her? My sister?" A surprised yet happy Nojiko asked as Usopp nodded.

"Yeah, we even came here to get her back, but apparently it's not necessary..." Usopp says before trailing off as a look of horrifying realization crosses his face. "...that reminds me, a mate of mine has been unfortunately caught by those Fishmen. Shit, I wonder how he's doing now. Oh, I'm in trouble if he's dead."

~[Zoro, Nami, and Akira]~

"See? Are you following me now? From the beginning, I've only been using you." Nami says to Zoro, who continues staring up at her coldly as the rest of the Fishmen continue watching the conversation closely. "You guys aren't too shabby at fighting. You were a really useful bunch. Hell, one of you was even a bit cute, but you guys were nothing but a means to end. Nothing more, nothing less."

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! She had you guys completely fooled, huh?! It's no use. This girl's like a cold-blooded witch. She'll even forget her mother's death for the sake of money. You all really shouldn't have underestimated her." Arlong says with a maniacal laugh, not knowing that Nami's face was full of anguish, anger, and frustration when he mentioned her dead mother as Akira noticed this and gave her a sympathetic and guilty look as Zoro spotted this and grinned slyly as he had finally gotten an answer on whether or not Nami is really evil or just playing along for unknown reasons.

"I get the picture now. I never did trust her from the beginning anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if she was a murderer even." Zoro stated with an emotionless tone as Nami couldn't help but feel a bit hurt by his words as she then composed herself and glared at the Master Swordsman angrily.

"If you understand, just get lost already! You're an eyesore! I forbid you from seeing me ever again!" Nami yelled as Zoro briefly glanced back at the pool behind him before turning back to smirk at her mischievously.

"Okay," Zoro says calmly...before proceeding to leap backwards into the ocean and submerge into it, shocking Nami and everyone else as the Fishmen gives each other a confused look.

"Why did he do that?"

"Yeah, why did he jump in the pool all of a sudden?"

"It looks to me that he was trying to get away from Nami."

"I don't blame him. Nami can be really terrifying sometimes."

"Maybe he's trying to escape, guys?"

"No way. His arms and legs are all tied up. How can he swim?"

"I bet it's suicide." Various Fishmen said as Nami continued staring down at the pool in shock, worry, and horror as Akira noticed and glanced between her and the pool nervously before taking a deep breath as he then ran over to jump down into the pool, surprising and confusing everyone as Nami gasped in concern.

"Those idiots!" Nami thought to herself with a glare while quickly taking off her shoes as she then ran over to leap into the pool, causing everyone to grow silent and suspicious of her motives as, a few seconds later, a gasping Nami was able to resurface while holding onto Akira and Zoro as she swam them to shore. "What the hell do you think you were doing, Akira?! You can't swim, remember?!" Nami scolded Akira as he gave her a sad pout.

"I just wanted to help out your friend."

"Heh, a Fishman who can't swim? Hilarious." Zoro says with a snort as Akira groans, and Nami turns to glare at the green-haired man.

"And what the hell do you think you were doing pulling a stunt like that? You could've drowned to death."

"So? What do you care? I thought you didn't give a shit about me and the others?" Zoro asked while growing serious as Nami flinched and grew silent, giving the answer that Zoro was looking for as he grinned at her slyly. "I mean, if you can't even let one person die in front of you, then you might as well quit the act already. Also, save me sooner next time, would ya? Your 'Little Bro' may not be able to swim but at least he can breathe underwater. I can't. I thought I was a goner back there for a second."

"Stop messing with me, you bastard!" A furious Nami screamed while slamming her foot down on Zoro's wounded back as he gritted his teeth in pain. "If you get involved with me anymore, you'll die!"

"Whoa, what happened to you to give you that many bandages?" A surprised Akira asked while pointing at Zoro's wounds as Nami spotted this, and her face was briefly covered with grim and concern before masking it with a face of smug and sadism as she chuckled.

"I wonder about that too, Little Bro. That's a lot of bandages you got there. You must've been hurt pretty bad."

"Actually, I forgot my shirt, so I grab these to cover myself up, so that you won't get distracted...although that might not seem to be a problem because you love to google Asher's muscular chest, don't you, Princess?" Zoro asked with an arrogant tone before screaming in pain as a pissed-off Nami kicked him over to a couple of Fishmen.

"Hey, Nami. What are you planning for him?" Arlong asked Nami as she glared at Zoro coldly.

"Lock him up. I'll take care of him when I have the time." Nami says just as the third Fishman from earlier ran into the base as he made his way over to Arlong.

"Arlong! Arlong!" The Fishman yelled anxiously while rushing up to Arlong's throne as said person turned to give him a curious yet stoic glare.

"Well? What's wrong, brother?" Arlong asked as the Fishman gave him a grim look and bowed to his Captain.

"Forgive me, Arlong. There was a long-nosed guy who was with that green-haired guy over there, but I failed to capture him."

"Long-nosed guy?" Akira asked confusedly, innocently as Nami flinched and gritted her teeth in annoyance as, unknown to her, Zoro did the same.

"What the hell, Usopp?! You left me for dead and you STILL wound up getting spotted anyway?!"

"I think he fled into Cocoyashi Village," The Fishmen says as Arlong hummed thoughtfully.

"Cocoyashi Village, huh? Good timing. I got some errands there. Shall I visit them then?" Arlong asked with an evil grin on his face as the rest of the Fishman laughed evilly as well, and Nami and Zoro frowned worriedly as, unknown to them, Cottontail could be seen spying on them from the background after being able to catch up with the others as he sat on top of a pillar and Jake slithered up to him as they both shared a concerned and serious chirp/hiss as the Straw Hat Pets then slithered off.

~[Usopp and Nojiko]~

"Hey! Arlong's coming!" A panicking Villager of Cocoyashi Village screamed while running onto the scene as various civilians gasped in shock, worry, and fear.

"What?"

"What's going on?"

"We just paid the tributes."

"Maybe he's coming to punish me for weapon possession. Everyone, hurry into your homes." A man wearing a pinwheel hat ordered while sitting in the shade on a chair with the help of an umbrella as he had a serious glare on his face.

Sitting before them is a 5'8-feet-tall, 46-year-old Man with black eyes, short black hair, thick black eyebrows, a big pointy nose with a big thick black mustache, a sharp chin, light skin with his face and body being heavily scarred by an attack from Kuroobi, a tall muscularly slim build, and his outfit consists of a pinwheel attached to a uniform's dark brown cap, a short-sleeved dark brown policeman-esque uniform, and a pair of yellow sandals. His name is Genzo, the Sheriff of Cocoyasi Village.

"Genzo..."

"Here they come!" Another Villager screamed as everyone turned their heads and spotted the Arlong Pirates (Minus Nami and Akira) walking onto the scene as they made their way over to Genzo with Arlong placing his hand on the umbrella as he glared down at a stoic Genzo angrily.

"Was it you? The one who has the damned weapons?"

"Yes, I am. I just love admiring my weapons. Is there something wrong with one of your subjects having a weapon collection? I didn't know that hobbies were not allowed anymore. Next, you will be telling us that we can't read books or play with our children." Genzo says sarcastically with a scowl as Arlong laughs evilly and shakes his head, not knowing that Usopp and Nojiko could be seen spying on the group from behind an upside-down building.

"Yeah, 'coz it'll be trouble. Hobbies are fine, but it's weapons that I have trouble with. Weapons only draw in evil and violence. It's a main factor in disturbing the peace."

"He's huge! That's Arlong? He's no human alright!" Usopp yelled panickedly as Nojiko rolled her eyes a bit in annoyance.

"Well, he is a Fishman."

"Oh, right," Usopp says with a sheepish laugh as they continue spying on the conversation.

"I've got 20 villages and towns under my control. Rebels are a pain in the butt. As a ruler, I destroyed Gosa Village as a warning. The fact that they failed to pay their tributes was an indication of rebellion."

"What tribute? What does Arlong mean by that?" Usopp asked confusedly as Nojiko turned to him.

"It's just like he said, it's money offered to them. Every month, we have to spend money to buy our own lives. Whether it be adults or children. If anyone can't afford to pay it, even if there's only one, their village would be wrecked like Gosa's."

"That town was turned over just because of one person?!" A stunned Usopp asked as Nojiko nodded.

"That's how Arlong does things. They are racists who don't give a crap about killing and toying with human lives." Nojiko said grimly as Usopp gulped nervously.

"Understand? Low-life humans should just think of nothing but ways of offering their money to me. I need lots of funds. The tribute that you offer will be the very foundation of the Arlong Empire, which will not only dominate the East Blue but soon the Grand Line!" Arlong exclaimed while letting out a loud evil laugh as Usopp was surprised and horrified by his plans.

~[Zoro, Cottontail, Jake, Nami, and Akira]~

Back at Arlong Park, we see a stoic Nami opening the door to Zoro's Cell with Akira standing behind her as they walk inside, planning to untie Zoro and let him escape before the Fishmen come back, only to be stunned by the fact that Zoro was nowhere in sight, only leaving behind his rope as a bewildered Nami looked around in shock before groaning as she realized that Zoro might've escaped earlier by himself and turned around to walk away with Akira following after her as they didn't notice that Zoro was sitting up at the rafters with Cottontail and Jake lying on his shoulder and lap as they were able to free him earlier by sneaking into the jail cell without anyone knowing.

"I told you that she would've come back to rescue me," Zoro says to Cottontail and Jake with a smug grin on his face as they sigh in relief. "Now, let's find my sword," Zoro says as Cottontail and Jake nod.

~[Usopp, Nojiko, Nami, and Akira]~

"Genzo!" A worried Villager shouted as an angry Arlong grabbed Genzo and raised him into the air as he held up his free arm.

"It's rebellious enough by just possessing a weapon. To prevent any other rebels from you humans, I shall kill you right here, right now!"

"You gotta be kidding me!" A shocked Usopp exclaimed as Nojiko looked extremely worried for her Father Figure. "He only possessed the weapons! Will he kill him just for that?!"

"That's so selfish! I won't let him!" A glaring Nojiko screamed as she ran out of cover and made her way towards Arlong, who was about to kill a grunting and pained Genzo but stopped as he turned to face the light blue-haired human. "How can you be so selfish, Arlong?! We've been offering tributes to you for eight years now without fail! There's no way that we'd even think about rebelling, is there?! Let him go!"

"She's right!"

"He didn't use any weapons!"

"Please don't!"

"Let Genzo go!" Various Villagers screamed as Arlong narrowed his eyes at them furiously.

"I said that possession of a weapon is also a form of rebellion or are your thoughts elsewhere? Do you want me to dig up this village? If anyone dares to go against us, then don't expect less than the demise of this village. I don't mind whatever you choose."

"Everyone, go back inside! It'll be futile to fight them now. If we were to resist them with our fists, we would have done so eight years ago! But, we swore to each other, 'Let's fight with patience! For our survival!'," Genzo yelled at the others as they were stunned by what he said.

"That's so touching, nicely said," Arlong says with a mocking tone as he then gains a bloodthirsty grin on his face. "Of course, you can be happy for being alive! Even worthless pests like you!" Arlong exclaimed while slamming Genzo onto the ground hard enough that it cracked as he screamed in pain and barfed out blood as Nojiko and the others gasped concernedly. "Because not all living things were made equal!"

"You bastard!" A Villager screamed as he and the others were about to charge at Arlong and his Fishmen, but then-

"No! Don't fight, no matter what!" Genzo screamed while shakingly getting up as everyone turned to him in confusion. "That's what he wants you to do!"

"But, Genzo! We can't just stand here!" Another Villager shouted as he and the others were gearing to rush forward, but Genzo merely held out his arm to halt them yet again.

"Everything's over if you were to die! Don't abandon the endurance we've gone through! Even if I die!"

"Nice speech." A taunting Arlong says before going over to grab Genzo and lift him up into the air as everyone grows grim upon realizing that Arlong was planning to toss Genzo into his group of Fishmen to be devoured alive like what they did the last time someone rebelled. "Mere humans, behold! This person, who had the notion of rebelling against us, will now endure his fate! Let this be a warning-,"

"Special Attack...Exploding Star!" A familiar male voice rang out as a small projectile flew over to impact Arlong's body, causing a small explosion that didn't really hurt him but surprised him enough to drop a grunting Genzo as everyone was stunned that someone had the balls to attack Arlong as the gang looked around and gasped as they spotted a crossed arm Usopp standing on top of one of the upside-down buildings while wearing his goggles as he had a serious scowl on his face. "I am the brave warrior of the sea, C-Captain Usopp!" Usopp yelled with his knees shaking in fear as everyone, including Nojiko, stared up at him in stunned shock. "Thousands of people all over the world fear me, calling me King Usopp who emerged from hell! I shall have mercy on you if you escape now!"

"Hey! That's the guy that I told you about earlier! The one that I failed to capture!" One of the Fishmen yelled while pointing up at Usopp as a growling Arlong turned to face him angrily.

"Thousands of people are nothing to me! I'd clobber every single one of them to death!"

"He doesn't fear me or my Exploding Star?! My attack didn't even faze him at all! All I did was piss him off!" A panicking Usopp thought to himself as Arlong was practically glaring daggers up at him.

"You are nothing but just a mere human. What is a low-life human like you trying to do to me?!" An enraged Arlong asked while going over to grab the upside-down house that Usopp was standing on and was able to raise it up into the air with his superhuman strength as everyone gasped worriedly.

"Arlong, hold on a sec!"

"With Gosa also gone, our funds will clearly be depleted!"

"It's easy to destroy these human villages, but our aim is domination!" Multiple Fishmen yelled as Arlong turned to snarl at them angrily.

"If we lose them, we can easily just get more villages! We are the most superior of all creatures!" Arlong exclaimed while tossing the building over to crash down on top of another building, destroying them both as everyone gasped loudly with Nojiko looking worried as they all sighed in relief when a bruised and battered yet still very much alive Usopp emerged out of the rubble of the destroyed building.

"Damn, I thought I was a goner for a second there..."

"He's still alive! Get him!" A Fishmen screamed while pointing over at Usopp, who flinched in fear and turned around to run away as the Fishmen chased after him.

"I'll catch him and exterminate him!" A white-eyed and bloodthirsty Arlong screamed as he was being held back by a FIshman and Gelora.

"Forget about that guy, Captain, or else you're gonna ruin this place!" Gelora yelled as she and the others began dragging a growling Arlong away.

"We'll be back," Kuroobi says to the Villagers with a smug grin on his face as he chuckles. " Aren't you guys fortunate?" Kuroobi says while turning around to follow after the rest of the Fishmen as a guilty Genzo turns to others while being examined by the Village's Doctor.

"Sorry, for troubling all of you..."

"What are you babbling about? It's not your fault." The Doctor says reassuringly as another Villager hums thoughtfully.

"But who was the lad just now?"

"Hello, everyone! Long time no see!" Nami screamed with a sly grin on her face as she and a camouflaged Akira made their way over to them as everyone immediately grew serious and angry as all of the villagers, sans Nojiko, Genzo, and the Doctor, turned around to leave back to their homes.

"Ah, Nami? Good to see you again, you backstabbing bitch." Nojiko greeted casually with a grin as she then turned to a camouflaged Akira. "Also good to see you too, little bro."

"Aw, man, you always find me too easily," Akira says with a pout while turning visible as Nami ruffles his head to calm him down.

"Yeah, well, just because you are camouflaged, it doesn't make you invisible, Akira," Nojiko says with a playful tone as she then turns to Nami. "Anyway, what are you doing here, Nami? It's rare for you to use the main road."

"I heard a big noise. It was Arlong, wasn't it?" Nami asked somberly as Nojiko frowned and nodded as we then fast forward in time, and we see the trio residing on a cliff from where the grave of their mother could be seen planted in front of them. "I just need to get another 7 million more berries, and I will be good.

"As usual, your reputation's pretty bad," Nojiko says with a teasing tone while leaning against a palm tree and eating some tangerines with Akira as Nami shrugs.

"No surprise there, I am a pirate after all, but Arlong understands me. Anything can be solved with money. Just a little more to keep my part of the bargain. No matter what, I just have to get 100 million berries and I can buy the village." Nami says with a big, wide, sincere smile on her face as Nojiko and Akira beam at her proudly.

~[Zoro, Cottontail, and Jake]~

"She told me to escape, but the only thing I have to do is lie here." Zoro commented casually while sitting on Arlong's throne and covered in Fishman Blood as Cottontail and Jake sat on the armrests of the throne as a huge pile of heavily injured and bloodied (Yet still barely alive) Fishman bodies could be seen littered around them, either sliced up by Zoro's blade, injured by Cottontail's shapeshifting abilities, or got passed out by Jake's constricting and long body. "I did promise Luffy that I'd get her back, didn't I? Now then, what should I do? Things are getting complicated." Zoro says with a heavy sigh as Cottontail and Jake chirped and hissed in unison.

~[Asher, Luffy, Jack, Sanji, Gin, and Yosaku]~

"Yahoo! We've got speed now!" Luffy cheered as we see him and the others being pulled forward by a heavily injured and crying Momoo as Asher and Jack came up with an idea to have the Sea Cow Monster pull their boat forward with the help of some really tough rope instead of killing it for dinner as per suggested by Sanji.

"Guys! Arlong Park is sighted!" Yosaku shouted while using his binoculars to scan the area in front of him and was able to see the faraway image of Arlong Park as Jack grinned slyly.

"Nice! Here we come! Arlong Park!"

"Finally, we're here!" Gin shouted while hanging on for dear life as Sanji nodded.

"Wait for us, Nami! We're coming for you!" Asher shouted with a determined glare on his face.

~[Arlong, his Fishman, and Usopp]~

"Let go! Let me go! Let go! Let me go!" An infuriated Arlong screamed as he and his Fishmen were walking through the forest, and the Captain of the Crew had enough of being carried around like a baby as he thrashed around and was able to break out of the hold of the Fishmen as Arlong landed on the ground and panted heavily as his eyes were filled with rage. "Find him! I want you all to find that long-nosed freak now!" Arlong shouted as he then glanced down at his hand and clenched his fist as it trembled. "To think that a mere, lowly human had the gall to challenge us? The Fishmen?!" Arlong asked with a glare before calming down as he then turned around to storm off. "Come on, we're returning to Arlong Park," Arlong says while stalking off as the others follow after him.

"Damn, I can't outrun them." Usopp says to himself nervously while running through a different part of the forest with the Fishmen following after him as the Straw Hat Pirate comes up with a genius idea and leaps into the bushes to hide inside of them.

"Hey, where'd he go?!" A Fishman asked as he and his buddies looked around.

"Anyone who thinks Usopp shouldn't die yet should raise their hands now!" Usopp's voice rang out as the Fishmen turned their heads and spotted what seemed to be silhouettes of Usopp's body spring out of the bushes at different times as the Fishmen grinned at this sadistically and rushed over to tackle what seemed to be Usopp, but instead, they accidentally tackled a big rock that had his goggles as the Fishmen were confused by this.

"Special Attack: Egg Star!" Usopp exclaimed while popping out of a nearby tree as he aimed his slingshot at them and fired what seemed to be an old and revolting egg as it collided against the Fishmen's faces, blinding them enough for Usopp to rush over to snatch back his goggles and runoff. "Ha, ha, ha! How's that!? Fishmen aren't that great! No matter what, Captain Usopp will always escape!" Usopp says with a laugh while running through some tall grass as he then skids to a stop upon realizing that he is close to running out of the edge of a cliff that leads to the shore. "Crap! I wasn't aware I'd reached the beach already!"

"Come this way! We've got him!" A Fishmen yelled as, after he and his buddies composed themselves from Usopp's attack, they rushed through the tall grass to appear at the edge of the cliff, but couldn't find Usopp as the Fishmen looked around confusedly.

"Huh? There's nothing here."

"Were we mistaken? That guy does run really fast."

"Let's look elsewhere." The Fishmen says as they turn back around to stalk off to look for Usopp, not noticing that said person is hiding behind a conveniently placed tree as he cries tears of relief.

"Ugh!" A man grunted in pain while being slammed against the wall of a mountain by a glaring Chew.

"Telling lies won't do you any good, Human," Chew says coldly before hearing something weird behind him as he turns his head and spots a falling and wailing Usopp falling down from the cliff as he crashes into the ground.

"Ugh, ow..." A pained Usopp says before turning his head as he spots the man from earlier waving at him and screaming at him to run away as Chew is currently heading towards the Straw Hats' Sniper by swimming through the small lake placed between both pieces of land. "Oh, hey! Thanks for cheering me on!" A smiling Usopp yelled, not understanding what the man was trying to say as he waved at him cluelessly. "As you can see I'm fine!" Usopp screamed just as Chew resurfaced from the lake and leaped over to land in front of the now pale-faced and stunned Usopp.

"Perhaps a little too fine?" Chew asked with a menacing aura covering his body as Usopp trembled in fear while crying endless tears at his bad luck.

~[Zoro, Cottontail, Jake, and Hatchan]~

"When's Luffy gonna come? If he doesn't come in the next 5 minutes, I'm going to die of boredom." Zoro says with a groan while sitting on his throne, still covered in Fishmen's Blood as Cottontail can be seen licking the blood of an unconscious Fishmen while Jake continues sitting on his armrest. "Hey, Rat, do you mind stopping that? You don't know where it's been."

"Ugh, fine," Cottontail said with a pout while his mouth was covered in blood as Zoro sighed heavily but then perked up as Jake hissed at him to get his attention and pointed ahead as they saw what seemed to be Hatchan fishing for something on the other side of the Arlong Park Entrance.

"Oooh oooh oh! This one's awesome! Even I, a member of Arlong's elite, Hachi-Hatchan can't pull it up!" Hatchan yelled as the Trio shared a look and nodded as they made their way over to him. "It must be a super great fish! I don't know from where you've came but you're the gutsiest fish in the East Blue!" Hatchan says as the Trio glanced over the ledge of the entrance...and deadpanned a bit when they noticed that Hatchan actually hooked himself in the ass as he seems to notice this and was surprised that the Fishman dropped his fishing hook. "What the what? Oh it was myself. Truly, my gusto is the East Blue's best."

"How in the hell did he not hear us attacking all of his friends? They were literally screaming in pain and agony and calling out for help." Cottontail whispered to the others incredulously as Zoro and Jake shrugged just as Hatchan was able to spot them as he glanced up at them in shock.

"Huh? Who the heck are you?" Hatchan says as, before Zoro and the others could even respond, he suddenly pointed at himself. "M-Me? I'm Hatchan, but all of my friends call me Hachi."

"Are you a Fishman too?" Zoro asked curiously as Hatchan nodded with a big smirk on his face.

"Of course! Of course! I'm a charming octopus Fishmen. It looks to me that you are just a human and your little friends there are your pets."

"Technically, yeah," Zoro says with a shrug as Cottontail is basically the Straw Hats' Pet, and Cottontail explained to him what happened with Don Krieg, Jake is also a pet of the Straw Hats now.

"Are you with the Marines or just a guest?"

"Yeah, let's go with that," Cottontail says dryly as Jake hissed.

"Cool, but I have to ask, what are you covered with exactly?" Hatchan asked curiously after noticing that Zoro and the others were covered in some type of weird red substance as they shared a worried look.

"...Ketchup?"

"...Ah, makes sense," Hatchan says with a cheerful smile as Zoro and the others sigh in relief. "Anyway, Arlong is not really here right now."

"Yeah, we noticed. Do you know where he went?" Zoro asked while leaning against the entrance casually.

"I heard that there was a long-nosed stranger that was trying to run away. They say another one was caught and held here though. Anyway, Arlong and a few of our Fishmen brothers went to Cocoyashi Village to catch him." Hatchan explained as Zoro, Cottontail, and Jake turned to share a look as they realized who he was talking about and also knew that they needed to save him as the green-haired swordsman proceeded to jump into the water with Cottontail (Who had briefly hardened himself) and Jake jumping in after him to wash off the Fishman blood as the Trio resurfaced and turned to face Hatchan.

"So, this Cocoyashi Village, how do we get there?" Zoro asked as Hatchan pointed over at his octopus pot.

"Get in. You are our guest, right? So, I'll take you there,"

"Cool, thanks," Cottontail says with a smile, loving how nice this Fishman is as he almost feels bad that they committed mass murder on his kind.

"Alright then," Zoro says while hopping into the octopus pot with Cottontail and Jake as Hatchan grabs the pot and drops into the ocean as the Fishman then swims off.

~[Arlong, his Fishmen, and Usopp]~

"... What the hell happened here?" An enraged and sorrowful Arlong screamed with a growl as, after he and the others arrived back at Arlong Park, the Arlong Pirates were stunned by the sight of their sliced up, shredded apart, and strangled comrades littering across the whole base. "Who did this to you?! Tell me who did this, brothers!" Arlong ordered while dropping down to his knees to the nearest Fishman, who turned out to be one of Zoro's victims as, while he was heavily injured and close to death, was still alive enough to glance up at his Captain.

"Roronoa..."

"What? What did you just say?" Arlong asked the Fishman urgently as said person barfed out blood.

"Roronoa Zoro..."

"What?! The Pirate Hunter?! He's come for my head huh?!" A surprised Arlong asked as the Fishman shook his head.

"N-No, Captain, he didn't 'come'. That guy, who we had captured and jailed earlier, turned out to be Zoro. Not only that but a couple of animals, one who looks like a white winged lemur made out of cotton and a purple Kuja Snake..." The Fishman says before gasping, and his eyes roll to the back of his head as he passes out...just as Chew appeared as he walked into Arlong Park while carrying around Usopp by his nose and smirked at his Captain.

"I caught him, Arlong," Chew says before doing a double take at the sight of his heavily injured comrades as his eyes widen in shock and horror. "W-What's all of this?!"

"Took you long enough, Chew!" Arlong says snarkily before noticing Usopp as he glared at him venomously, causing the Straw Hat Sniper to gulp nervously as he realized how screwed he really was.

~[Zoro, Cottontail, Jake, and Hatchan]~

"We've arrived. Cocoyashi Village." Hatchan says with a smile while being able to take Zoro and the others to the shore of Cocoyashi Village as the Trio jumps out of the pot. "Arlong should be here in this village somewhere."

"Well, thanks," Zoro said gratefully as Hatchan beamed at him and gave him a thumbs up.

"Don't mention it, later," Hatchan says while going over to drop down into the ocean as he grabs his pot and is about to leave...but stops as the Fishman gives the Trio a suspicious look. "Oh, one more thing, I completely forgot to ask you your name," Hatchan says innocently as the Trio flinched and shared a nervous look. "Me? Do you want to hear my name again? It's Hatchan. Come again." Hatchan says with a laugh while turning around to swim away as the Trio shares a weird look.

"Man, Fishmen are dumb," Cottontail stated blankly as the others nodded before they went off to Cocoyashi Village as Cottontail and Jake were forced to come back and grab Zoro and pull him forward by his shirt since he was going the wrong way.

~[Arlong, his Fishmen, Usopp, Nami, and Akira]~

"This puny thing won't even fill half of my stomach," Arlong says with a glare as, after Chew dropped a whimpering and scared Usopp near his Captain's feet, said person proceeds to slam his foot down on his back.

"Y-You're right! S-So let me go! A-And I am so sorry about e-earlier! T-That's how we just greet other people in my v-village!" Usopp says with a nervous laugh just as Arlong bends down to his eye level as he reaches behind him to pull out a small dagger and slams it down into the ground, near Usopp's face as his skin grows pale in fright.

"But you're one of Zoro's group members, right? Well, it's normal to be targeted by a Bounty Hunter."

"P-Please don't kill me! I'm not connected with that Z-Zoro!" Usopp pleaded while crying endless tears as Chew scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"Chu! Stop telling such pathetic lies! Even if you are not affiliated with Zoro, you still attacked Arlong, didn't you? Either way, there's no saving you." Chew says as Usopp gulped nervously but then composed himself as he glared up at him.

"Alright, that's it! No more lies! Me and Zoro are buddies! Brothers, in fact! That means, if you lay one finger on me, Zoro won't stand for it!"

"Oh? So you're saying if you are killed, Zoro will come, right?" Gelora asked with a sly grin on her face as Usopp yelped in fear and shook his head frantically.

"No that isn't right! Killing me is definitely bad! If you keep me alive, Zoro will appear! If you don't keep me alive, Zoro won't come!"

"What I want to know is how is Zoro able to get out of the prison?" Kuroobi asked with a glare while returning back from Zoro's prison as he dropped the chewed-up ropes.

"What do you mean? Derek said something about a couple of animals helping Zoro kill all of our brothers and sisters. Won't it make sense that they freed him, especially since those ropes look chewed up?" Gelora asked confusedly as Kuroobi nodded.

"You ARE not wrong about that, fellow sibling, but don't you all find it suspicious that the same day that Nami returned, the Pirate Hunter Zoro just HAPPENED to show up on the same day too?"

"Hmmm, well, you're not wrong," Chu says as a humming Gelora nods.

"Yeah, I mean, he has a point. Even if those weird animals freed Zoro, what's not to say that was all a part of Nami's plan to lead us all to a false sense of security? Since she and Zoro saved each other, maybe she planned all this to have Zoro kill Arlong."

"Well, she did jump into the water to save Zoro. Even if she only did that to save that weakling Akira, why would Nami bother saving Zoro? I don't know, all of this does seem suspicious." Chew pointed out as Kuroobi nodded.

"Indeed, remember, betrayal is that woman's forte," Kuroobi says as Arlong narrows his eyes angrily, realizing that his brothers and sister made some very valid points as, unknown to them, Nami and Akira can be seen spying on them from behind the entrance leading to Arlong Park as the Fishman Kid had a nervous frown on his face while the busty orange-haired woman looks emotionless as she gestured at her little brother to follow her lead before Nami walked into Arlong Park with Akira in toe.

"That's enough! Don't end the matter simply by jumping to conclusions!" Nami snapped while glaring at all of the Fishmen furiously as they turned to her in surprise with Arlong standing up from the floor as he glared at her stoically.

"Yeah! How dare you call me and my Big Sister traitors!" Akira yelled with a scowl as Nami nodded while walking up to them, and she bumped into Kuroobi along the way.

"Seriously, think with your brains. If Fishmen are a superior species, then you all must know that I swore to be a member of this group eight years ago with this tattoo."

"...Heh...sorry, Nami, it's only natural that you would be angry, but don't worry. I never suspected you at all." Arlong says with a dark chuckle as he goes over to place his hands on her shoulders. "You and I have known each other for 8 years. We just got a little worked up." Arlong says as he then glances over to give Akira a dark glare. "Not to mention that this little one betrayed us once, even if he didn't understand the consequences, but even if he doesn't know how to swim and is far too weak for our liking, Akira is still a Fishman and should be treated as such."

"Oh, that's funny because I don't see any of you, except for Hatchan, treat him like a Fishman at all." Nami thought to herself bitterly but didn't let her emotions show as she had a neutral look on her face.

"Anyway, what we need to focus is on killing Roronoa Zoro and his partners," Arlong says while tightening his grip on Nami's shoulders as he glares over at Usopp, who flinches in fear as he gives Nami a pleading look

"Hey, Nami! Say something!" Usopp yelled panickedly as Nami glanced over at all of the dead Fishmen around her, but instead of looking angry, she looked annoyed.

"Damn it, Zoro, I knew that I should've looked around for you. Why did you have to go and do something stupid like this?" Nami thought to herself with a groan as Gelora spotted this and frowned stoically as she walked past her.

"What's wrong, Baby Girl? You don't look well." Gelora says while brushing past her as she stretches one of her jellyfish tentacle hairs to latch onto the dagger and yanks it out of the ground as the Fishman then covers it with pink electricity. "As for long nose here, neither you nor that little pathetic squirt can save him now because he attacked Arlong."

"How long? How long would I be suspected of betrayal?" Nami asked with a glare as Kuroobi snorted and chuckled sinisterly.

"It's because you're too intelligent, you see," Kuroobi says as Akira frowns and scoffs.

"But think for a second, guys. The amount that my Big Sister promised to Arlong will soon be ready. Why would she betray you guys now that her goal is so close to completion?"

"Thank you, Akira. At least there's one Fishman around here with a brain. Why would I betray you all now? It doesn't make sense," Nami says with a glare and crossed arms as Usopp gives her a curious and confused look.

"Yes, we know about the promise you made with Arlong." Kuroobi says as he narrows his eyes at Nami suspiciously. "8 years ago, you agreed to work with us as long as you gave Arlong 100 million berries to buy Cocoyashi Village, but I just don't understand. You will do anything for money, even if it means betraying the villagers and even your own family, but why are you so concerned with Cocoyashi Village now? Why for such a puny village? I thought long and hard about this and it all started making sense when I found this in your room." Kuroobi says while reaching behind him to pull out a particular-looking map with Arlong growling at this new piece of information as Nami and Akira both flinch nervously.

~[Zoro, Cottontail, and Jake]~

"What was that?! Usopp got caught?!" A shocked Zoro asked as he, Cottontail, and Jake were interrogating the Cocoyashi Villagers about what happened with Usopp.

"He was just taken to Arlong Park."

"That man was brave enough to go against Arlong."

"I'm sure he's been killed already." Various Villagers said as Zoro turned to Cottontail and Jake worriedly.

"Shit, this is bad, guys. Of all of the times to get caught, it had to be after we killed all of the Fishmen there. If they see all of the dead Fishmen and captured Usopp...rat! You fly ahead and try to save Usopp and stall for time while the snake and I head to Arlong Park! You can fly and you are the fastest, so go!" Zoro ordered while pointing ahead as Cottontail chirped in agreement and flew off as Jake wrapped around Zoro's body just as the green-haired swordsman took off to Arlong Park as he was sadly once again going the wrong way.

~[Arlong, his Fishmen, Usopp, Nami, Akira, and Johnny]~

"Isn't this a treasure map? Cocoyashi village seems to be marked." Kuroobi says with a glare just as the gates to Arlong Park open up as an underwater Hatchan can be seen swimming towards the base.

"That map is one of my personal belongings! It has nothing to do with you at all!" Nami snapped with a glare just as Hatchan resurfaced as he was stunned by the sight of his heavily injured and unconscious comrades.

"Hey! What the heck is going on here?! What happened?!"

"It's the work of Pirate Hunter Zoro and a couple of animals with one looking like a white winged lemur made out of cotton and another one who looks like a purple Kuja Snake," Gelora explained as Arlong narrowed his eyes at Hatchan.

"My question is why weren't you here, Hachi? Where did you even go, Hachi? If you had been here, this wouldn't have happened."

"Of course, it couldn't have! If I had been here such a thing wouldn't have happened! This is beyond forgiveness!" Hatchan yelled furiously as Kuroobi rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"So in other words you don't know where Zoro disappeared to?" Kuroobi asked as Hatchan calmed down and perked up.

"Huh? If you mean someone I saw, I did see a kind of weird swordsman alone and a couple of animals with one looking like a white winged lemur made out of cotton and another one who looks like a purple Kuja Snake."

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"...Wait...it was them, weren't they?"

"OF COURSE, YOU FUCKING DUMBASS!" All of the Fishmen snapped with white eyes and shark teeth as Arlong glared at Hatchan.

"So where did Zoro and his Pets go?"

"Well, since they said that they wanted to see Arlong, I took them to Cocoyashi Village," Hatchan explained as Arlong grinned sinisterly.

"That means there's nothing to get worked up about. They are also searching for me."

"Sorry about that, Arlong, but if I had known that you would've come back so soon, I would've kept them here for ya." An apologetic Hatchan says sheepishly as Usopp eyes this whole scene in disbelief...before grinning mischievously as he chuckles.

"Zoro, huh? And it seems that Cottontail and Jake are here too. This is great. If they are coming here, then this means if I can just buy myself some more time, I can escape and meet up with them." Usopp thought to himself with a mischievous glee while slowly reaching into his pouch to try and pull out his slingshot, only for a glaring Nami to spot him as she rushed over to whack him away with her bo staff after she pulled it out of her shirt, causing a yelping Usopp to be sent flying over to crash down into the ground as he recovered quickly and sat up from the ground as the black-haired man sneered at her.

"Damn, you, Nami! You want to fight?!" Usopp asked as Nami subtly wiped away her tears and gave him a smug, evil grin as she chuckled.

"This is your fault, Usopp. You're the one getting in the way. This is what you get for messing with Arlong."

"Nami, you really disappointed me," Usopp says with a glare as he gets up from the floor. "Even after you stole our ship and ran off, both Luffy and even Asher had complete faith in you! They trusted you completely! How can you so calmly deceive someone like them without even feeling one ounce of guilt?! How could you betray someone like that?! Are you really that cold-hearted?!"

"The only thing I trust is money! Luffy and Asher are nothing but a couple of idiots for being so easily fooled!" Nami says with a cold tone as Usopp stares at her in stunned shock with his jaw dropped.

"How can you say something like that?!"

"It's just how it is, don't take it personally," Akira says nervously as Nami gestures at him to shut up and NOT to intervene again as she turns back to scowl at Usopp.

"You idiot. Everything was supposed to go smoothly." Nami says while putting away her bo staff as she then reaches over to snatch away the dagger from Gelora's hand. "I can't let you or anyone else ruin my 8 years of business, so I will let you at least die by my hand."

"Heh, well, I will be damned. In the little time I haven't seen you, you've become quite the pirate." Arlong says with a sly, evil grin on his face as Nami steps forward and raises her dagger as Usopp gulps nervously, realizing that he is going to genuinely die here as the black-haired man reacts quickly and reaches behind him to pull out a smokebomb.

"Special Attack: Smoke Star!" Usopp exclaimed while throwing down the smokebomb into the ground, covering the area in white blinding smoke as he then turned around to try and run away, only for Nami to suddenly appeared in front of him as she rushed forward and proceeded to lunge her dagger over to stab something as the smokecloud cleared and everyone was shocked to see Nami seemingly stabbing a stunned Usopp. "Nami..."

"I'm sorry, Usopp, but it's for my business. This is my only choice."

"N-Nami, how could you?" Usopp asked while raising his bloodied hand as Nami roughly yanked away her dagger, covering the ground with blood as Akira looked horrified by this while Arlong and the Fishmen looked excited and proud as shadows covered Nami's face.

"Now, go and die," Nami ordered sternly while going over to kick Usopp into the ocean, causing him to sink down below as the water was covered in blood.

"I can't believe it!" A shocked and crying Johnny exclaimed while hiding behind the entrance of Arlong Park as he watched the traumatizing event play in front of him. "Big Sis Nami killed Big Bro Usopp!"

"It was your wish to die at sea," Nami says coldly as Kuroobi walks over to give her an apologetic look.

"Nami, I'm sorry for suspecting you. You truly are our comrade."

"Comrades? I don't have any comrades." Nami says with a glare as she tosses the bloodied dagger into his hand. "The only reason I joined this group is to buy Cocoyashi Village from you," Nami says while also snatching away her map from Kuroobi's hand as she then grabs Akira's arm and begins dragging him away. "Now, if you will excuse me, I have some business elsewhere with Akira here," Nami says as she then turns to Arlong. "Keep your promise. The 100 million berries will come soon."

"Yes, of course. I would rather kill myself than break a promise over money. That's the kind of man I am."

"Glad to hear it, Arlong. You know the score." Nami says before walking off as, once they are far away from Arlong Park, she turns to Akira.

"D-Did you really killed that guy, Nami?" Akira asked anxiously as Nami shook her head while showing off her cut-up, bloodied hand.

"No, I cut my hand with the dagger to have them believe that I stabbed Usopp. He's okay, probably swimming away from Arlong Park, knowing him, but just to make sure, I want you to catch up to Usopp and make sure that he leaves this place, but don't have him see you." Nami ordered Akira, who nodded and turned himself invisible with his camouflage as he ran off with both of them not knowing that a panicking Johnny had run off in fear and worry.

~[Asher, Luffy, Jack, Sanji, Gin, and Yosaku]~

"I can see it! Arlong Park!" Asher yelled as we see him and the others closing in on Arlong Park as Jack grinned cockily.

"It's about damn time! It felt like it took three episodes just to get here!"

"Yep!" Luffy says with a nod as he then glared down at Momoo. "Hey! Don't get tired now, you bull! Keep up the pace!"

"I feel sorry for it. You guys' attacks must've really taken their toll on him." Yosaku said to himself sympathetically as Gin rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"It's an animal, Yosaku, and it tried to eat us earlier."

"Yeah, it should be lucky that we didn't make him today's dinner," Sanji says while taking a whiff of his cigarette as it's only now that the gang realizes that Momoo suddenly drifted off course and began making its way away from Arlong Park.

"Hey! Not that way! To the left! That building, stupid!" Luffy yelled angrily while kicking Momoo, who seemed to be still disoriented and injured by the group's attack earlier as it headed straight towards the shore.

~[Nami]~

"Finally, I've come to this point," Nami says while inside the Arlong Park Building as she was inside of her room, which had a desk and a chair with chains and tons of maps of the East Blue placed all across the walls as the orange-haired woman looked around somberly. "I've endured for the past 8 whole years since that day...I've endured it all of this time...so I had no other choice than to do this!" Nami says to herself solemnly with tears in her eyes as she then yelped in surprise when the ground began shaking loudly.

~[Asher, Luffy, Jack, Zoro, Sanji, Jake, Gin, Yosaku, and Johnny]~

"Whoo hoo!" Asher cheered as, after Momoo slammed himself against some rocks, it caused a huge geyser to appear to send Sanji's Boat flying up into the air, and we see Luffy and Asher cheering excitedly while a panicking and frightful Sanji, Jack, Gin, and Yosaku held on for dear life as they were sent flying through the air. "This is awesome!"

"Yeah, it's almost like we are flying!"

"We are not flying, you idiot! We are falling with style!" Jack shouted with a glare as they began falling down into the forest just as Zoro and Jake appeared as they glanced up and screamed in shock at the sight of Luffy and the others as the boat collided against them, and a big explosion occurred as a shockwave rang out, and once it died down, we see all of the bruised up and groaning boys lying on the ground with rubble of their ship lying around as Luffy was able to calmly get up from the ground and dusted off his hat as he then puts it on.

"Welp, that was awesome. We're here guys."

"You bastard! What the hell are you doing?!" An enraged Zoro asked as a groaning Jake slithered over to be picked up by a worried Jack.

"What do you mean? We've come to take Nami back, duh. How come you haven't found her yet?"

"I question if my Captain even has awareness..." Jack stated to Gin bluntly as he nodded in agreement, and they pulled themselves out of the wreckage of the ship with Sanji and Asher as Yosaku remained inside due to being paralyzed by fear and shock of what just happened.

"And what about Usopp and Johnny?" Asher asked as Zoro perked up and gave them a grim look.

"Usopp? That's right! This isn't the time to be idling around!"

"What happened?" Jack asked as Zoro gave the group a serious frown.

"That guy was caught by Arlong! If we don't hurry, he'll get killed!"

"No, need. He's already dead." A somber Johnny says while stalking over to the group as they turn to him in surprise.

"What?!"

"It's too late. Big Bro Usopp is dead...he was killed by Big Sis Nami!" Johnny exclaimed into the heavens with tears in his eyes as everyone's jaws dropped in stunned shock.

~[Usopp, Akira, and Cottontail]~

"Am I...a Ghost?" Usopp asked himself confusedly while wearing a brown cloak that he found as the Straw Hat Sniper can be seen walking through the beach, not knowing that Akira was able to find him and began following after him stealthily with his camouflage ability as Cottontail could be seen spying on them from the background.

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And done. I hope that you guys enjoyed the chapter, and I can't wait to write the next one.

Anyway, as always, I will catch you all later.