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 and later Vice Captain for the Straw Hat Pirates! (Currently at the Clockwork Island One Piece Movie)

10. Straw Hats vs the Arlong Pirates-Part 1!

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 10: The Straw Hats vs the Arlong Pirates-Part 1!}

~[The Straw Hat Pirates, Johnny Yosaku, the Coyosashi Villagers, and the Arlong Pirates]~

"Hey! Are you guys okay? Were you beaten up by Arlong?" Genzo asked worriedly as we see him and the rest of the Cocoyashi Villagers arriving at Arlong Park, but were forced to stop due to seeing a heavily bloodied and injured Yosaku and Johnny standing in front of them with their swords held out as they were blocking the front entrance of Arlong Park.

"After finding out the truth about Big Sis Nami, there was only one thing left to do to redeem ourselves after accusing her like that and that was beating up Arlong," Johnny explained as Yosaku nodded.

"With that in mind, we came here, but we lost easily."

"No offense, but we ain't moving for you guys. You have no chance of winning." Johnny stated matter-of-factly as Genzo gritted his teeth angrily.

"What was that?!"

"Be patient, already. We're waiting for 'Those guys' to come." Yosaku says as Genzo and the others raise an eyebrow confusedly.

"Those guys? What the hell are you two talking about?"

"Don't worry, we bet our lives on it that 'Those guys' will come," Yosaku says just as he and Johnny spotted something in the distance as they beamed.

"There they are!" Johnny yelled while pointing ahead as Genzo, Nojiko, and the rest of the Villagers turned their heads as they were shocked by the sight of the Straw Hats making their way toward Arlong Park stoically with Zoro hoisting Kuina's Sword over his shoulder, Jack cracking his neck and ready to transform with Jake hissing threateningly, Luffy cracking his knuckles with a look of determination on his face, a glaring Asher being covered by his explosive pink aura, a scowling Nami gripping her bo staff tightly as Cottontail stood on her shoulders and bared his fangs with his fur standing on end, Sanji walking forward with his hands in his pockets and a lit cigarette in his mouth, Gin casually spinning around his metal tonfas with his eyes being covered by shadows and a deadly aura covering his body, and a solemn Usopp walking around while holding his slingshot and checking his ammo.

"Nami?" A stunned Nojiko asked as Genzo's jaw dropped in shock.

"Why would she and the others come here to fight?"

"If those guys can't stand up to them, then there is really no hope, not only for this island but for the whole East Blue," Johnny says with his arms crossed as Yosaku nods.

"Remember the faces of those ten people who have come to change the future," Yosaku says with a wide grin as the Straw Hats walk up to the crowd of Cocoyashi Village, who step aside to allow them to walk forward as they reach the front gates.

"What are the orders, Captain?" Asher asked with a frown as Luffy turned to him.

"Make an entrance. A big one." Luffy ordered as Sanji reached up to grab his cigarette and handed it over to Asher.

"Here, Bombman, you are going to need this."

"Thanks," Asher says while reaching over to grab the cigarette as he covers it in his bright glowing pink aura.

"My brothers and sisters!" A glaring Arlong screamed while sitting on his throne as he was having a meeting with his Fishmen Crew as they all stood in front of him. "We all know the truth of this world. Fishmen are the rightful rulers of the seas, and the Humans know it too! They fear our power, so they bound us with chains! They loathe our presence, so they ban us from their cities, but we broke those chains, huh?! Built our own cities! Now the time has come to restore the natural order of this world!" Arlong shouted as every Fishmen, except for Hatchan, cheered loudly. "For centuries, humans have used us, kept us down, and our so-called 'leaders', they allowed it! Banners of unity and peace they so lovingly wave are, in truth, flags of surrender, willing defeat! I don't know about you, but I ain't surrendering!"

"Kill them all!" Gelora shouted as everyone cheered again.

"We are the embodiment of Fishmen superiority, and with the map of all of the East Blue, we will build up the Arlong Empire until we have enough men and weapons to finally take over the Grand Line and reclaim our birthright! Our righteous rage will burn through Cocoyashi Village and as we move through to the ends of the East Blue, and eventually the Grand Line and beyond, we will teach each and every human their rightful place...BENEATH US!"

"YEAH!"

"BENEATH US!"

"YEAH!"

"BENEATH US!"

"YEAH!"

"BENEATH US!"

"YEAH!"

"BENEATH US!"

"YEAH!"

"BENEATH US!"

"BENEATH US!"

"YEAH!" The Arlong Pirates exclaimed into the heavens as Arlong grinned evilly and was about to say something, but then everyone stopped chanting as a huge explosion rang out near them and everyone turned their heads as the Arlong Pirates were shocked by the sight of their front entrance being completely destroyed and a huge crater formed around it with steam emitting from the blown up debris as the Fishmen spotted the Straw Hat Pirates entering Arlong Park as Luffy cracked his knuckles with a harsh glare on his face.

"Now, which one of you is Arlong?"

"Heh, Arlong? That just so happens to be my name." Arlong says with a sneer as Luffy walks forward with Asher and Jack flanking him from left to right.

"Good, you can call me, Monkey D. Luffy."

"And I'm Willis D. Asher."

"And I'm Jack the Pursuer Sparrow." Luffy, Asher, and Jack said in unison with cold glares on their faces as Arlong narrowed his eyes at them suspiciously.

"Hmph, interesting names, but what are you all supposed to be?"

"I'm the Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates."

"I'm the Bodyguard of the Straw Hat Pirates."

"And I'm the Advisor of the Straw Hat Pirates." Luffy, Asher, and Jack said in unison again as Hatchan narrowed his eyes at the Rubberman and beamed.

"Oh! lt's him! He's here! The guy who likes taking walks!"

"Not so fast there, you three."

"Where do you think you're going?"

"You got some explaining to do to us first." Three Fishmen said in unison while walking over to stand in front of the Trio as, before they could react, a fuming Nami rushed forward and twirled her bo staff around with Cottontail, who was still lying on her shoulder, breaking his body apart and wrapping himself around the orange-haired woman's weapon as Nami used her augmented weapon to deliver a couple of powerful whacks across the Fishmen's heads to knock them out cold.

"You three are an eyesore. Get lost, I have a score to settle with." Nami says with a furious tone as she follows after the Boys just as they reach Arlong's Throne as said person narrows his eyes at them angrily.

"Ah, I see. I can't believe that you would betray us like this, Nami. Having your Pirate Friends come here-,"

"Bomu Bomu No...Blastwave!" Asher exclaimed while going over to raise his glowing pink hand and touched Arlong's chest, causing a big explosion that destroyed his shirt and hat as he was sent flying back.

"Nami and Cottontail...Super Teamwork Combo...The Cotton Bo...Claw Grab!" Nami and Cottontail shouted as the orange-haired woman thrusted her augmented weapon forward, and it flew over to an airborne Arlong as Asher's Pet morphed his body into the shape of a giant claw and latched onto the Captain of the Arlong Pirates as they pulled him over to them.

"Zoan Mystic-Ryu Ryu no Mi Model: Human/Beast-Slifer Form!" Jack exclaimed while using his Devil Fruit Powers to transform into his Human-Beast Silver the Sky Dragon Form and took off into the air, and he was able to fly above a stunned Arlong. "Zoan Mystic-Ryu Ryu No...Thunder Force!" Jack exclaimed while opening up his first mouth as he generated a big ball of yellow energy inside of it before firing a hot flame-like energy blast that collided against a screaming Arlong as he crashed over to impact against the other side of Arlong Park and a big crater formed around him as the Arlong Pirates and the Cocoyashi Villagers were left stunned by this, not only by the fact of seeing the group use their Devil Fruits and Superpowers for once but the fact that they were able to combo attack Arlong like that as we see scuffed Arlong lying in the rubble with his shirt and hat still gone as his pants were a bit singed.

"THAT WAS FOR MAKING MY NAVIGATOR/NAMI/FRIEND/NEW MASTER CRY!/THAT WAS FOR BREAKING OUR DEAL AND PROMISE, YOU HEARTLESS SON OF A BITCH!" Luffy, Asher, Jack, Cottontail, and Nami yelled in unison with deep glares on their faces as Arlong fumed silently, and all of the Fishmen roared angrily as they tried to run over to attack the group, but then-

"Black Leg Style...Quasi-Queque!" Sanji screamed while he and Gin rushed forward as the blonde-haired man flipped over into a double-handed handstand and began continuously spinning around while stretching out his legs as he was able to kick a lot of Fishmen away.

"Man Demon Special Technique...Whirlwind of Fury!" Gin shouted while holding out his metal tonfas as he began spinning around rapidly and was able to whack away the remaining Fishmen as they all crashed down into the ground. "You weaklings should stay out of the way. You are all in the splash zone."

"Honestly, you guys just HAD to rush in ahead all alone like that."

"Well, it's not like we were all alone. You guys were there to back us up." Asher pointed out as Sanji rolled his eyes and scoffed.

"I'm not worried about you guys. I'm worried about poor little Nami getting hurt."

"I can take care of myself thank you very much," Nami says with a sharp glare as Cottontail briefly unwrapped himself from her weapon to give her a deadpanned and annoyed look. "With some help from Cottontail, of course," Nami says with a nervous laugh as a satisfied Cottontail wraps himself around her weapon again to augment it.

"But I can see Sanji's point. It's best that we all attack the Arlong Pirates together instead of acting on our own." Jack says with Jake still wrapped around his shoulders as Gin nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, and for once, I would be annoyed if you all hog all of the action," Gin says stoically.

"Well, I just want to say that I don't really mind if you guys hog all of the action." A nervous Usopp says with an awkward laugh as Zoro rolls his eyes dryly.

"That's some bravery you got there," Zoro says sarcastically as he and Usopp walk over to the gang.

"Whoa, that's them! The Unknown Swordsman and his pets!" Hatchan exclaimed in shock while pointing over at Zoro, Cottontail, and Jake as Kuroobi narrowed his eyes stoically.

"That's Roronoa Zoro," Kuroobi says as Gelora then notices Usopp and scoffs as she turns to glare at Nami.

"And it seems that Long Nose is still alive. I knew that you were too soft to kill him. You probably had your weakling of a brother go and save him, huh?"

"I knew that you were a traitor all along. I just can't believe that you would betray us like this. Whatever we did to you in the past, it wasn't personal." Kuroobi says as Asher gives him a deathly glare.

"I'm sure to you it wasn't!"

"What do you want, an apology?!" An angry Arlong asked from the background as Nami scowled furiously.

"I want you to feel even half the pain you caused me! All of those years and that false promise...having those Marine Bastards take my hard-earned money...I want to make you suffer!"

"Hey, who are those guys?!"

"They must be good people if Nami is friends with them and is fighting by her side!"

"Unbelievable!"

"Not only were those three boys and that strange animal displayed weird, Devil Fruit Powers, but they alongside Nami, blew Arlong away with their combo attacks!"

"It's incredible!" Genzo, Nojiko, and various other Cocoyashi Villagers said in unison as a glaring and still injured Johnny and Yosaku held out their swords to prevent them from entering Arlong Park.

"Hold it! You still wanna fight?/If you guys join in, you'd just make things worse for them! You'd just get in their way!" Johnny and Yosaku said in unison as Genzo blinked in pure disbelief and shock.

"But, why are they fighting? I understand why Nami would fight but why them? What reason could they possibly have to fight them?"

"A reason? They made Big Sis Nami cry." Johnny says with a deadly glare as Yosaku nods in agreement.

"Do we need any other reason to risk their lives?"

"Hey, wait a minute, don't I know you from somewhere?" Hatchan asked curiously while pointing over at Asher, who raised an eyebrow confusedly as Usopp shook his head.

"No, this is the first time that you met him."

"Oh, really? Sorry about that, he and the Straw Hat Guy reminds me a lot of two old pirates that I knew." Hatchan says with a smile on his face as Arlong merely ignores the conversation and glares over at the group.

"Pirates, eh? l see. So that's the relationship between you guys." Arlong says with a sinister grin on his face as Asher and the others glared at him. "I thought you all were just Nami's victims, but it seems that all of you are her friends. I have to ask though...what can you nine miserable and inferior beings possibly do to help Nami defeat the Arlong Pirates?! I'm sorry, Nami, you are mine and I will NEVER let you go." Arlong says with a predatory and malicious glint in his eyes as he then turns to Hatchan. "I refuse to waste my time on weaklings like all of you, so Hatchan? Summon Momoo."

"W-What? Isn't that a bit of an overkill, Arlong?!" A worried Hatchan asked as Arlong growled at him.

"Summon Momoo now!" Arlong ordered as Hatchan flinched and reluctantly turned around to face the front gates of the Arlong Park as he began blowing on his mouth as if it were a horn, and before anyone could react, the ground began shaking violently.

"W-W-What's going on?!" A panicking Usopp asked while Nami's face paled a bit in worry, and the Cocoyashi Villagers grew tense and scared as Asher and the others kept their calm and collected faces as they glanced out at the ocean and spotted a giant figure swimming towards them as Momoo can be seen rising out of the ocean in front of them. "Holy crap! It's the monster from the Grand Line that crushed Gosa Village!" Usopp screamed nervously with bugged-out eyes as Nami looked freaked out as well, and Cottontail and Jake were stunned by the sight of the giant monster as Zoro looked indifferent and Asher, Luffy, Jack, Sanji, and Gin stared up at Momoo in recognition as they glared up at him stoically.

"Oh, it's just him," Asher says with a casual tone as he crosses his arms.

"Well, look who is back," Jack says with a sly grin as Sanji takes a whiff of his lit cigarette and hums thoughtfully.

"So, it seems that he's friends with the Fishmen, huh?"

"Who cares, it's on our way, so let's kill it," Gin says with a dark tone as Luffy merely said nothing, and Momoo stared down at the group curiously as he remembered the brutal ass-kicking that the boys gave him earlier and began crying endless tears as the Sea Monster turned around to swim away cowardly.

"Huh? What's wrong with Momoo?" Hatchan asked worriedly as, while he was happy that the Sea Monster wouldn't hurt Nami and her friends, the Fishman was admittedly concerned about Momoo's odd behavior

"...Leaving? Now, now, isn't that a shame." Arlong says with a cold tone, causing Momoo to stop in his tracks as he sweated nervously and trembled in fear. "Well, I suppose that if you do want to run away and leave us, then I won't be able to stop you from leaving, huh, Momoo?" Arlong asked with a dangerous glare on his face as Momoo gulped down his fear and put on a fake raging tone as he whirled around to swim towards the group at high speeds.

"It's coming right for us!" A freaked-out Nami and Usopp shouted just as all of the Fishmen rushed forward to attack them as well as Asher and co were planning to take them all out but were stopped by a serious Luffy as he stepped forward.

"I'll take care of all of them with just one attack. This is a waste of time." Luffy says while raising one of his legs and then slammed it right through the ground, creating a small hole in the floor with tiny cracks around it as the Rubberman then did the same thing with his other foot.

"What the hell is he gonna do?" Sanji asked with a raised eyebrow as Jack looked stunned.

"I know that this will sound crazy but it looks like Luffy has an actual plan right now."

"Then why does my, 'Luffy is about to do something really fucking stupid' Sense going off right now?" A moaning and worried Nami says as Asher reaches over to place his hand on her shoulder.

"I don't know but what I do know is that we all should hide," Asher says anxiously as he and the others run over to go safety just as Luffy spreads out his arms as the Captain of the Straw Hats begins spinning around rapidly until his rubbery body is twisted up tightly as the Rubberman then stretched his arms over to grab a hold of Momoo's horns.

"GOMU GOMU NO...PINWHEEL!" Luffy exclaimed while unwinding himself as he began spinning a wailing Momoo around rapidly and was also able to crush all of the Fish-Men surrounding him while also creating a big vacuum effect that created a small tornado and lifted up all of the defeated and screaming Fishmen into the air as the Straw Hat Pirates made sure to duck their bodies as low as possible to the ground with the harsh winds blowing back against their hair as Asher laid on top of Nami to help protect her and Cottontail as, after spinning around several times, Luffy then lets go of Momoo and threw him far away as the crying Sea King crashed down into the ocean. "I DIDN'T COME HERE TO FIGHT THESE GUYS, ARLONG! I CAME HERE TO TEACH YOU A LESSON, SO STEP UP!" An enraged Luffy screamed while turning to point over at Arlong, who narrowed his stoically as he growled.

{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.

Standing back to back, a nervous yet determined Usopp fired various of his specially made explosive balls at all of the nearby Pirates as a scowling Nami used her staff to whack every Pirates she saw, and we see the Last Remaining Straw Hat Pirates standing near the end of the Going Merry and spotted the Enemy Pirates Ship floating beside them. Getting an idea, Asher then crouched down and jumped up high into the air as a smirking Luffy stretched up his arm and grabbed onto his leg as the Rubberman grunted and proceeded to swing the Bomberman down at the Pirates Ship with said person creating a huge explosion that blew apart the ship as the rest of the Straw Hat Pirate cheered loudly at what their Captain and Crewmate did.

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!}

~[The Straw Hat Pirates, Johnny Yosaku, the Coyosashi Villagers, and the Arlong Pirates]~

"LUFFY! THAT WAS SO FUCKING AWESOME!" An amazed and starry-eyed Asher yelled as the others got up from the floor.

"NO, IT WASN'T! WE NEARLY FUCKING DIED TOO!" An annoyed Nami screamed while blushing at having Asher lying on top of her as Cottontail briefly unwrapped himself from her weapon to wave his fist at Luffy furiously as Jake hissed angrily.

"THAT WAS WAY TOO DANGEROUS, YOU IDIOT!" Sanji shouted with white flaming eyes and shark teeth as he bonked his foot against Lufy's head, and Zoro and Gin both looked irritated and pissed-off in the background.

"NEXT TIME, PROPERLY WARN US BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING CRAZY LIKE THAT BULLSHIT FROM EARLIER!" Jack growled out as Usopp nodded in agreement.

"DID YOU WANT TO KILL US TOO?!" Usopp asked in anger and exasperation as Luffy remained stone-faced and said nothing by the verbal lashing due to him realizing that his new Supermove had a major disadvantage that the Rubberman didn't realize until now.

"Such destructive power! It's unbelievable that a human who can throw a monster like that even exists! It's as if the Gods themselves are fighting!" A stunned Genzo exclaimed as the rest of the Cocoyashi Villagers murmured to themselves in shock and awe.

"How dare you do that to our crew?!" Gelora asked angrily as she, Kuroobi, Chew, and Hatchan stepped forward to confront the Straw Hats.

"Looks like we have to get our hands dirty now," Kuroobi says with a glare as Chew narrowed his eyes.

"I think we need to teach them the difference between our species."

"So, the main forces have finally shown themselves." A grinning Zoro says as Gin gripped his metal tonfas tightly.

"They are a waste of time. Let's take them out quickly, so that we can focus on defeating Arlong."

"Couldn't have said it better myself," Nami says with a fierce scowl as Asher gets off of her body upon realizing their awkward position and helps her up to her feet.

"Arlong, please stay right where you are," Kuroobi says to Arlong concernedly as Chew nods in agreement.

"lf you fought out of rage, Arlong Park would turn to dust."

"We'll take care of them," Gelora says with a dark glare as Arlong hummed thoughtfully but nodded as he got into a more comfortable seating position on the ground.

"Yeah, do whatever you like."

"Hey, uh, guys, there is something that I should tell you." An anxious Luffy says while turning to Asher and the others as, before they could react, Hatchan reared back his head.

"What the hell is he doing?" A bewildered Asher asked with a raised eyebrow as Sanji grinned cockily and took another whiff of his cigarette.

"Octopus is best with a little salt and sliced up. Add some olive oil and paprika and it's a perfect snack while drinking."

"Great, now I'm in the mood for some octopus right about now." A hungry Jack says with a moan as Jake hissed in agreement.

"Don't worry, I will make some later."

"Oh, shit! I know what he is doing! Duck!" Nami ordered after recognizing what Hatchan was doing as said person took in a big breath.

"Fishman Octopus...Special Technique...Zero Vision...Hachi Ink Jet!" Hatchan exclaimed while firing a huge stream of ink towards the gang as, thanks to Nami's warning from earlier, everyone was able to dodge away from the attack...except for Luffy as he weirdly stayed put and got covered in Hatchan's ink.

"Captain, why didn't you dodge that?!" A confused and disbelieving Gin asked with a glare as Luffy was unable to answer him due to him covering his face in pain and surprise.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I can't see shit!"

~[Gelora, Luffy, Usopp, Nami, Sanji, Zoro, Asher, Cottontail, Jack, Jake, Gin, Kuroobi, and Puffer]~

"And now to finish you off!" Gelora shouted while stretching out her jellyfish-like hair tendrils over to a loose and huge boulder from the leftover destruction of Luffy's Supermove Attack as she raised it up into the air and tossed it over to Luffy.

"Luffy, run away!" Usopp screamed panickedly as Luffy laughed awkwardly and gestured down at his trapped feet.

"Yeah, that's just the problem. I can't seem to move because my feet are kind of stuck to the ground."

"BUT YOU WERE THE ONE WHO STUCK THEM IN THE GROUND IN THE FIRST PLACE, YOU NIMROD!" An enraged and pissed-off Nami screamed with white eyes and shark teeth as Asher paused a bit and raised an eyebrow confusedly as he eyed Zoro and the others and wondered why doesn't any of his friends right now state the very obvious solution to Luffy's problem so that he could free himself immediately as the Bombman was about to speak up, but then-

"Black Leg Style...Flanchet!/Man Demon: Special Technique...Demonic Shot!" Sanji and Gin exclaimed while rushing forward at high speeds as the blonde-haired man raised his leg and the Former Pirate of the Don Krieg Pirates raised his metal tonfas as both of their attacks collided against the giant boulder that was about to crush a screaming Luffy into a pancake and easily destroyed the big rock into a billio pieces.

"Sanji! Gin! That was so awesome!" Luffy cheered as Sanji smirked and took a whiff of his cigarette while Gin shook off the dust from his metal tonfas.

"Heh, it looks like we ended up with a complete moron of a Captain, huh, Gin?"

"Yep, but I don't regret it," Gin stated bluntly with a nod.

"We're all on the same boat," Zoro stated bluntly with a frown.

"Luffy's great!" Usopp cheered in the background.

"Damn right," Jack says with a sly grin as Asher turns to smirk at Nami, who smiles warmly and nods as Cottontail and Jake chirp and hiss in agreement.

"But the truth is that our idiot Captain is a hundred times better than being with a low-life bunch that dares to hurt a lady," Sanji said with a cold glare as Kuroobi scoffed and rolled his eyes as he stepped forward.

"A lady? That's what you call Nami now? Don't make me laugh. Do any of you even know who she really is?"

"Do you? I mean, I was able to trick all of you into thinking that I was loyal to your group with ease, even when I was 8-years-old." Nami taunted with a savage grin on her face as Asher laughed and patted her back as he made sure to not touch her bandaged-up shoulder.

"Ooh burn," Jack says with a laugh as Sanji grinned at Nami before turning serious as he glared at Kuroobi.

"Now, what did you say about Nami? Say that again, and I'll cook you in a buttered frying pan."

"Not before I flattened him like a tin can," Gin says threateningly as Kuroobi rolls his eyes and crosses his arms.

"I will admit, you two are somewhat skilled for a couple of pathetic Humans, but I must admit that chivalry coming from a Pirate seems a little fake."

"Says the person who faked caring about Nami," Gin says with an emotionless scowl as Sanji is left unfazed by what Kuroobi said and merely takes another whiff of his cigarette.

"Why don't you go ahead and see if my chivalry is fake?" Sanji asked threateningly as Kuroobi narrowed his eyes and cracked his knuckles.

"Seems like you're really unfamiliar with the superiority of the Fishman race. Come on, Puffer, let's show these weaklings why we are the superior race."

"Gladly." A male voice rang out nearby as the group turned their heads and spotted a Fishman leaping out of the water as he landed beside them with a menacing glare on his face.

The Mysterious Creature is actually a 7'5-feet-all, 36-year-old Male Fishman as he resembles a large muscular dark green pufferfish humanoid aquatic creature with black eyes, spikey green/blue hair that reaches down to his back, thin black eyebrows, two red stripes that run down his face, two large dark green frills attached to his cheeks, a big nose, a pair of gills located on both sides of his neck, a sharp chin, a Tattoo of the Arlong Pirates located on his back, a pair of large muscular five-fingered/toed webbed hands/legs, and his outfit consists of a long-sleeved high-collared salmon shirt, a brown belt with a golden belt buckle, short blue jeans, and a pair of light green flip flops. His name is Puffer, a pufferfish Fishman, an Officer of the Arlong Pirates, and he is also a former member of the Sun Pirates.

"Who the hell is he?" Sanji asked with a glare as Nami narrowed her eyes.

"His name is Puffer, a Fishman with the ability to become a living wrecking ball," Nami explained as a stoic Gin turned to her.

"Nami, any advice against these guys?"

"For Kuroobi, aim for his gills, it's his weak spot. As for Puffer, make sure to pop him when he's bloated up." Nami instructed as the Boys nodded.

~[Usopp, Jack, Jake, Luffy, Asher, Hatchan, Zoro, Nami, and Cottontail]~

"I still ain't getting free," Luffy stated with a blank look on his face as Usopp, Jack, and Jake could be seen working together on trying to get Luffy out of the ground as they all grabbed his shoulders and began pulling their Captain away as his feet merely began stretching backwards. "My feet are still stuck."

"Still?! They're still stuck?!" An incredulous Usopp asked as Luffy nodded.

"Ah, we can pull all day, I bet that my legs will still be stuck in there."

"WHY DOES IT SOUND LIKE YOU ARE BRAGGING ABOUT THIS?! STOP BEING LAZY AND HELP US OUT! ARE YOU EVEN TRYING TO PULL YOUR LEGS OUT AT ALL?!" A furious Jack asked with Jake baring his fangs as Asher rolled his eyes.

"Guys, what are you doing trying to pull him out? That's just a waste of time. Just have Luffy punch-,"

"Hey, I'm sorry about this, but I guess that I have to attack you all!" Hatchan shouted while raising his hands as he ran over to the group, and a scared and nervous Usopp brushed off Jack and Jake as he grabbed Luffy by his two shoulders and ran forwards at high speeds, stretching his legs even more as before Jack and Jake could attack Hatchan said person was stopped by Nami, Cottontail, and Zoro as they all stepped forward.

"Sorry, Hatchan, but we can't have you attack anyone here." An apologetic Nami says as a glaring Zoro nodded in agreement.

"They are busy, so we will be your opponents."

"Ah, Nami, you and your friends, Roronoa Zoro and his pet, are planning to fight me, eh? Alright, let's do this." An excited Hatchan says as Nami and Zoro strike a battle pose as Cottontail chirps threateningly.

~[Asher, Jack, Jake, and Gelora]~

"Come on, let's go and help Nami and the others," Asher says to Jack and Jake, who nod in agreement as they are about to step forward but are stopped by Gelora as she walks over to stand in front of them with a venomous glare on her face.

"Uh, uh, uh, no can do, weaklings. There's no way that I will let you three attack my comrades without getting past me." A scowling Gelora says while raising her jellyfish-like hair tentacles, and they sparkle with pink electricity as a glaring Asher, Jack, and Jake get into their battle stances.

~[Usopp, Chew, Johnny Yosaku, and the Coyosashi Villagers]~

"Yeah, that's what I'm talking about! Go, guys!" Usopp cheered while grinning at Asher and the others as he raised his arms to cheer for them, causing him to accidentally let go of Luffy as he was sent flying over to collide against a distracted Chew, sending him flying over to crash down into the ground as the Rubberman was snapped back into place.

"I'm back to where I started," Luffy says, stating the obvious as a severely pissed-off Chew stands up from the ground and glares over at Usopp, who begins crying comically as his face paling in fear.

"Crap..."

"Ah, I get it now. It looks like you really want to be killed? Isn't that right?" Chew asked with a cold scowl as Usopp quickly turned around and began bolting right out of Arlong Park while brushing past the Cocoyashi Villagers as they stared at him in shock, recognizing him from earlier as a glaring Chew ran towards them and spotted the crowd of armored villagers as he narrowed his eyes suspiciously. "Hey, wait, aren't you guys from Cocoyashi Village? Seeing that you have all these weapons, I can assure you guys are rebelling, right? You guys are all-,"

"Special Attack...Exploding Star!" A familiar male voice rang out as a small projectile flew over to impact Chew's body, causing a small explosion that sent him flying back and crashing down into the ground with his body covered in flames as everyone turned and were surprised to see a highly nervous and shaking Usopp standing in place.

"Big Bro Usopp!" Johnny and Yosaku exclaimed in awe as Usopp fearfully glared over at Chew.

"Your opponent is me!"

"Enough!" A pissed-off Chew screamed while leaping back onto his feet as he was left unharmed by Usopp's Supermove. "lf you wanna die so badly, I'll kill you right now!" Chew shouted while running after Usopp, who turned around to run away as Genzo slowly blinked in shock and confusion.

"What's with that guy? One minute, he stands up to fight, and then in the next minute, he runs away."

"He's a strange one. I will give you that, but hey, it takes balls to attack one of the Fishmen." The Village's Doctor says with a shrug as Nojiko tilts her head confusedly.

"Why did Nami's friends become pirates?"

~[Asher, Cottontail, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Jack, Jake, Sanji, Gin, Arlong, the Arlong Pirates, Johnny Yosaku, and the Coyosashi Villagers]

"You're all pathetic. Move. I'm sick of watching this." An angry Arlong says while standing up from the ground as he walks forward.

"Arlong, I thought we asked you not to get violent here," Kuroobi says worriedly as Gelora nods in agreement.

"Yeah, we can't have you go on a frenzy, Captain."

"Don't worry, I'm not going to, I just thought of an interesting game," Arlong says reassuringly as Luffy turns to glare at him.

"Gomu Gomu No...Pistol!" Luffy exclaimed while stretching his arm back and clenched his fist as he threw a stretchy punch over to Arlong, who merely ducked his head to avoid the attack as he reached over to grab Luff's stretchy arm.

"Nami, Do you think that you and your little friends here can actually defeat us?"

"Definitely," Nami says with a firm nod as Asher nods with a big, wide grin.

"Yeah, trust me, we can more than handle your pathetic cronies."

"Agreed," Jack says with a huff and a glare.

"What are you going to do about it if we did?" Sanji asked cooly as Luffy nodded.

"Yeah, and let go of my hand already!"

"Seems like he wants to say something," Zoro says with a sly grin as he grips Kuina's Sword tightly.

"Make it, quick. We don't have all day." Gin says coldly just as Arlong bends down and punches at the ground, cracking it violently as the Captain of the Arlong Pirates was then able to raise a shocked Luffy up into the air with his feet still stuck in concrete as the Straw Hat Pirates were stunned by this.

"Did you all know that people who possess the power of the Devil Fruits become deadweights in the water! Well, even if you didn't have those powers, you'd still sink in this situation!"

"Shit, he's going to throw Luffy into the ocean!" A worried Nami exclaimed as Asher gritted his teeth.

"Luffy, quick, punch the concrete covering your legs to free yourself!"

"Oh, duh! Why didn't I think of that?!" Luffy asked himself in disbelief and annoyance, realizing that if he simply punched the ground trapping his legs, the Rubberman would've been able to free himself ages ago as Luffy quickly used his free arm to try and stretch it over to punch apart the concrete slab containing his trapped legs, only for Arlong to react quickly and moved his head over to bite into the Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates's arm before he does so. "Ouch!" Luffy shouted in pain as Arlong grinned smugly before yelping in surprise when the Rubberman stretched his neck over to bite into the Fishman's arm in retaliation.

"This shit is just sad..." A deadpanned Gelora says with Kuroobi and Puffer nodding in agreement as an angry Arlong raises Luffy up high into the air and uses his monstrous strength to throw him away as the Rubberman flies over to crash down right into the ocean, near the gates of Arlong Park as he began sinking down into the water at a rapid pace.

"Luffy!" Nami shouted worriedly as she, Cottontail, Sanji, and Gin were planning to go over and save their Captain but was stopped by Asher, Zoro, Jack, and Jake.

"No, wait, guys, stop! Don't you dare get into the water right now!" An alarmed Asher warned as Zoro nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, don't get worked up and dive right into the ocean like idiots."

"But, Luffy is going to drown-,"

"And you guys are also going to drown alongside him if you all go into the water," Jack says with a glare as Gin pauses a bit, and his eyes get covered in shadows as a look of realization flashes on his face.

"Ah, I see, if we try to go and save Luffy, all of the Fishmen will dive into the ocean and attack us."

"You're right," Sanji says with a glare as Nami nods in agreement with a tight frown on her face.

"Yeah, and underwater, they have a huge advantage against us."

"And the worst part about it is that they didn't even have to fight us underwater. All they have to do is simply just stop us from reaching ashore and letting all of us drown to our deaths." Cottontail says with an angry chirp as Jake hissed knowingly.

"Indeed, there's only one way to save Luffy, and that's by taking these guys out quickly and then jumping into the water to rescue our Captain," Asher says with a glare as Jack nods.

"Alright, we have a new object, let's hurry up and finish these fuckers before Luffy drowns. "

"How many seconds do you think he'll last? The clock's ticking." Arlong says with a mocking glare while going over to sit down on a pile of rubble as Gelora laughs haughtily.

"Oh, I see, that's your game huh? How intriguing, Arlong."

"Here's the plan. Zoro, Cottontail, and I will deal with Hatchan while Sanji and Gin deal with Kuroobi and Puffer, and Asher, Jack, and Jake deal with Gelora. Everyone in agreement?" Nami asked with a serious tone as they all nodded.

"Oh no! He can't do anything by himself like that!" A concerned Yosaku yelled as a nervous Johnny nodded in agreement.

"Big Bro Luffy is gonna die!"

"To think that they can't even breathe underwater! Humans are such inferior beings, aren't they?" Arlong asked with an evil laugh as Jack glared at him furiously.

"NO MORE TALK! WE! BRING! WAR!" Jack roared out as the Straw Hat Pirates and the Arlong Pirates then rushed over to attack each other as an epic battle rang out.

~[Usopp and Chew]~

"I'M DOOMED!" A panicking and crying Usopp screamed while rushing through the island of Cocoyashi with Chew chasing after him as, unknown to them, a person could be seen chasing after them as well in the background.

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

"Quick, Nami, any tips against this guy?!" Zoro asked with a glare as he, Nami, and Cottontail ran forward.

"Hatchan is sweet but he's not really a great fighter! If we don't underestimate him, we should be able to take him out! But don't kill him, just knock him out!" Nami ordered as Zoro rolled his eyes but nodded as he drew Kuina's Sword.

"Fishman Octopus...Special Technique...Zero Vision...Hachi Ink Jet!" Hatchan exclaimed while firing a huge stream of ink towards the trio with Cottontail swiftly morphing himself into a large umbrella as Nami held him in front of them and was able to block Hatchan's attack as Zoro ran up the orange-haired woman's back and leaped over to swing his sword down at the Fishman, who narrowly avoided the attack with the tips of his hair being cut off as the green-haired swordsman landed down on the ground.

"My hair! It's been cut! I'm gonna-l mean, it's only hair, it'll grow back, but anyway! Nami, Roronoa Zoro, and his pet, you three can never beat me because l have six hands that can mesmerize you with their wiggly beauty!" Hatchan shouted while wiggling his six arms around as a deadpan Zoro turned to Nami.

"Are you really sure that I can't kill this guy?" Zoro asked Nami, who rolled her eyes as Cottontail swiftly morphed himself into a two-headed scythe, and the Duo rushed forward to attack the Fishman.

"Fishman Octopus...Special Technique...Triple...Sword...Scythe...Catch!" Hatchan shouted while raising his six arms to try and catch Zoro and Nami's blades just as they swung down their weapons at the Fishman, and they predictably sliced all of his hands. "Ow! That hurt!"

"Ah, Hatchan..." An exasperated Nami said while closing her eyes and shaking her head as Zoro gritted his teeth in annoyance and panted heavily as the orange-haired woman spotted this and gave him a suspicious glare.

~[Sanji, Gin, Kuroobi, and Puffer]~

"A fish fighting against a cook? Learn your fucking manners!" Sanji shouted while giving Kuroobi a whirlwind triple-kick to the face, causing the Fishman to stumble backwards as he growled angrily and twirled his head around to fling his ponytail over to Sanji, who front flipped forward to avoid the attack and gave him a drop kick that sends him falling down into the ground as an annoyed Kuroobi raised his hand to grab Sanji's extended leg and raised him up into the air as he began slamming him up and down on the ground with his superhuman strength before letting him go as a groaning and bleeding Sanji lied on the ground.

"I have to save my Captain. If you don't let me through, I will kill you." Gin says with a threatening and cold glare as Puffer merely chuckled amusedly and breathed in some air to expand himself as he kept his limbs close to his body and flung himself forward, much to Gin's surprise as he dodged to the left and narrowed his eyes as Puffer began riding around all over him in his Ball Form and began colliding all over to Man Demon's body as he stood there stoically.

~[Asher, Jack, Jake, and Gelora]~

"Alright, you Jellyfish Cunt, let's rumble!" Jack yelled with a smug grin on his face while Asher's body was covered in his explosive pink aura as Gelora cracked her knuckles and got into a fighting pose as she began firing multiple pink lightning bolts at the boys with the black-haired man taking off into the air while Asher was able to bear through the electrocution and rushed forward with a loud battle cry as the Fishwoman narrowed her eyes angrily.

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

"We're running out of time!" Zoro yelled to Nami, who gripped her augmented weapon tightly and nodded in agreement as they rushed over to attack Hatchan, who merely leaped up to land on a concrete pillar and stuck himself to it.

"Too bad! Hatchi's suckers are stuck!"

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"...WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?! GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE AND FIGHT ME, YOU FREAKING OCTOPUS?!" A frustrated and pained Zoro snapped as Nami facepalmed while Cottontail briefly unwrapped himself from her weapon to shake his head in disbelief.

~[Johnny, Yosaku, and the Coyosashi Villagers]~

"That octopus bastard! He's just wasting time!" A glaring Johnny says as he and Yosaku sit down on the ground.

"If we go in the water now, we'll get dragged down to the bottom and drown ourselves to death."

"But if we sit here and wait, Big Bro Luffy is gonna die for sure." Johnny pointed out as Yosaku cursed under his breath.

"We've got to think of something."

"Wait a minute!" A glaring Genzo says as he steps forward. "What good are you two going to do out in the ocean when you two can barely walk due to your severe injuries? If you two are trying to figure out a way to save that Young Man, then I think that it's best that I volunteer to save him ahead of you two."

"You're really going?" A surprised Yosaku asked as Genzo nodded with a serious glare on his face.

"His survival is the key to winning this fight. If we don't save him, we will most definitely lose. Wouldn't you agree?"

"Genzo, I'll go with you."

"Me too."

"I'm going." Various Cocoyashi Villagers said in unison as Genzo turned to give them all a stern glare.

"No, I'm going alone. We can't go in a crowd or else the Fishmen will surely notice all of us leaving and grow suspicious and attack us. Then there will really be no way of saving that Rubber Boy! Besides, there's no reason to endanger more people than we have to. I must go in alone. If that's okay with you two?" Genzo asked Johnny and Yosaku as they turned to bow to him.

"Forgive us thank you!/We're counting on you! Please hurry!" Johnny and Yosaku yelled in unison as Genzo sighed heavily and was about to leave but stopped as a glaring Nojiko reached over to place her free hand on his shoulder while her other hand held a large black sledgehammer.

"Wait, I'm going too."

"But Nojiko, you're hurt-,"

"Dad, I know that you want to protect me, but my Little Sister and her Friends are out there, risking their lives to save Cocoyashi Village and I will be damned if I don't do the same," Nojiko says with a firm tone as Genzo sighs heavily but smiles proudly as he nods and they run off.

~[Sanji, Gin, Kuroobi, and Puffer]~

Narrowing his eyes angrily with a big annoyed, thick mark on his head, Sanji then whirled around and raised his leg to deliver a strong kick across an incoming Kuroobi's chest, sending him skidding back as the blonde-haired man then leaped back onto his feet and did a spin kick over to collide against the Fishman's knee, knocking him off balance enough for the Cook of the Straw Hat Pirates to leap up and deliver a strong kick down at Kuroobi's neck to send him crashing down into the ground, hard enough that the floor underneath the Fishman cracked violently.

Barfing out tons of blood, an enraged Kuroobi then swung his arm at Sanji, who had landed on the ground as he was able to sense his opponent's attack and jumped up into the air as the blonde-haired man landed down on a handstand on the Fishman's extended arm and twirled around to deliver a strong kick across his face, causing Kuroobi to howl in pain and throw back his head as the Chef of the Straw Hat Pirates then whirled around to deliver another kick across the Fishman's face and sends him flying back.

Landing on the ground elegantly with a small and soft thud, Sanji then reached up his hand to reach into his coat and pulled out a cigarette as he lit it with a lighter and began calmly smoking his cigarette just as a pissed-off Kuroobi stood up from the floor and rushed over to throw multiple fast and strong punches at the blonde-haired man, who easily avoided all of the attacks as the Chef of the Straw Hat Pirates raised his leg and kicked his stomach while nimbly avoiding another punch as he swiftly delivered a powerful kick across a grunting and pained Kuroobi's sides.

Glancing around quietly while spinning one of his metal tonfas around casually, a scowling Gin then whirled around as he raised his weapon and swiftly slammed his metal tonfa against an incoming Puffer just as he bounced off a stone pillar and launched himself over to try and hit his back, only for the Combatant of the Straw Hat Pirates to react quickly and whirled around to whack him away as he flew through the air and crashed against the ground like a pebble skipping through a lake as Puffer then deflated himself and landed on the ground as he growled over at Gin angrily.

Taking a deep breath to compose himself and get ready for the upcoming battle, Puffer then swiftly inflated himself as he pulled his limbs together and landed down on the ground as he spin-dashed forward and collided against a grunting Gin, who had held out his arms and caught the Fishman but was sent skidding backwards as the Combatant of the Straw Hat Pirates tightened his grip on Puffer and was able to raise him into the air as Gin then twirled around and used his monstrous strength to send the Fishman flying away with a loud and angry yell.

Flying through the air at uncontrollable speeds, Puffer then swiftly deflated himself in mid-air as he twirled around and landed on a tall stone pillar as he smirked down at Gin sinisterly with a small laugh before inflating himself and launching forward at high speeds to begin bouncing across the area rapidly and tried to collide against Gin, who was able to protect himself by using his metal tonfas to deflect and whack away the Fishman by using nothing but his skill and superhuman strength as the Fishman slowly but surely grew frustrated by this.

~[Asher, Jack, Jake, and Gelora]~

Raising his arm with a glare on his face, a growling Asher then threw a pink wave of powerful explosive energy towards Gelora, who used her elastic body to avoid the attack and fired pink lightning bolts at the one-eyed man, only for Jack to fly over and shoulder-checked the Fishwoman away, sending her crashing into the ground with a pained grunt as a hissing Jake slithered onto the scene and began biting her legs and arms violently, irritating Gelora as she kicked him away and raised her jellyfish-like hair tentacles to fire several pink lighting bolts at the boys with the black-haired man leaping away to avoid the lethal attack while the Bombman created a small explosion underneath his feet to send him flying up high into the air.

~[Zoro, Nami, Cottontail, Hatchan, Johnny, and Yosaku]~

"Roronoa Zoro, can I ask you one thing? I've heard that you fight with three swords, why do you only have one now?" Hatchan asked curiously while still attached to the pillar as Zoro glared up at him in annoyance.

"You're already losing with one sword, so why do I need two more?!" Zoro snapped back sassily as Nami raised an eyebrow confusedly.

"Why does Zoro only have one sword now?" Nami asked curiously as Cottontail briefly unwrapped himself from her weapon to chirp at her. "Ah, the other two swords got destroyed by someone named Hawk-Eye Mihawk...oh, great, I can understand Cottontail. I'm spending way too much time with Asher..."

"Hey, there's no reason to be mean, Zoro. I'm not getting beat up. I'm just not fighting seriously." A pouting Hatchan says as he then grins slyly. "The Truth is that Human Swordsmen and even Ladies using their Pets as living weapons don't stand a chance against me. I can tell you why, but instead of movies like Avatar the Last Airbender, I will show and not tell. I think you will enjoy what I have to show you soon."

"Damn it, the pain's kicking in again, at the worst time. The Fever's getting worse, too. I thought I could just walk it off, but..." Zoro thought to himself with a groan as Nami spotted this and grimaced concernedly.

"Crap, I knew that injury would come back and bite you in the ass," Nami says worriedly as Hatchan laughs amusedly.

"Nice try, Zoro. I may not be the brightest around, but I'm not stupid. Pretending to be sick is a good strategy, very good, but I won't fall for that, Roronoa Zoro. Let me show you my true skill." Hatchan says while climbing up to the roof of Arlong Park and making his way inside as, five seconds later, the Fishman came out and could be seen wielding six swords. "Behold, my real skill! Six-sWord Fighting Style!" Hatchan says just as Zoro drops down onto the floor, not just because of his wounds but also because he is very annoyed with Hatchan's made-up sword fighting style. "Hey! Don't fall over! I barely used my swords yet!

"Hatchan, not now!"

"Okay," Hatchan says with a smile as Nami goes over to bend down and helps Zoro up to his feet as he groans.

"Big Bro Zoro!" A worried Yosaku screamed as Johnny gritted his teeth.

"I knew it! He's been enduring it all this time!"

"You're right! Those wounds would keep a normal person from walking for half a year, but Zoro bears through the pain anyway!"

~[Sanji, Gin, Kuroobi, Puffer, Johnny, Yosaku, and the Coyosashi Villagers]

"Damn, I knew it was strange that he could fight with such a straight face," Sanji says to Gin as they briefly stop their fight to glance over at a pained and panting Zoro. "Stupid, stupid bastard-,"

"Sanji! Look out!" Gin shouted while pushing Sanji out of the way just as Kuroobi zoomed over to give the Man Demon a strong punch in his stomach, sending him crashing through the Arlong Park gates as he zoomed past the crowd of Cocoyashi Villagers and crashed down into the ground as Gin barfed out blood.

"Gin!" A worried Sanji shouted while rushing after him as Kuroobi scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"Didn't l tell you to pay attention, you weaklings? I'm a 40th-level Fishman Karate Master!"

"Humans are truly stupid," Puffer says with a mocking laugh as he and Kuroobi share a fist bump.

~[Asher, Jack, Jake, and Gelora]~

Flying through the air, Asher held out his arms and fired multiple small powerful explosions that propelled him through the air as he raced down towards Gelora while cupping his hands around his mouth as he breathed into it and detonated it as the Bombman used his hands to enhance the blast and sent a giant wave of explosive pink energy just as Jack opened up his second mouth and generated a big ball of blue electric energy inside of it as he then fired a big blue electric energy beam blast and both attacks collided against a stunned Gelora as a huge explosion occurred.

~[Zoro, Nami, Cottontail, Hatchan, Arlong, Johnny, and Yosaku]~

"Hey, come on, now, when is time out over, Nami? This is boring." A pouting Hatchan says as Nami could be seen still tending to a groaning and injured Zoro. "Your friend over there passed out from shock before I, the Great Octopus Swordsman, could show off my moves. I would've been so famous if he had fallen by my blades. Well, it doesn't matter, anyway, I guess. Humans still can't compete against me and my wonderful, amazing six-sword style." Hatchan says as he is about to swing around his six swords but is stopped by Arlong, who had briefly stood up from his makeshift chair to make his way into his building to retrieve something as he then made his way over to sit down.

"Don't you even try it, Hachi. I understand how you feel, but if you get serious, it might get dangerous. Do you want to destroy Arlong Park?"

"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm sorry. l just forgot myself for a minute there." A sheepish Hatchan says with an awkward laugh as Arlong rolls his eyes.

"It's fine, forget it."

"Six-Swords style, huh? You're full of crap." A now conscious Zoro says while gently pushing Nami out of the way as he wobbled but was able to steady himself as the green-haired man gripped Kuina's Sword tightly.

"Big Bro, Zoro!"

"I can't believe that you are still standing." An amazed Nami says as Zoro ignores her and glares up at Hatchan coldly.

"Let me just make one thing very clear, you sorry excuse for a Swordsman. There is someone that l must meet again, and until the day that I see him again to settle our rivalry once and for all, not even Death himself can take my life away."

~[Usopp and Chew]~

"How fast can this Long Nose run?!" A disbelieving and annoyed Chew asked while still chasing after Usopp through Cocoyashi Village. "His speed and stamina are incredible, chu~,"

"He, he, he, if I can distract even one of Arlong's guys, it should help Luffy and the others out! What a great idea, Usopp! You're so dependable and loyal, aren't you? But that's a gift, isn't it?" Usopp thought to himself with a laugh before skidding to a stop as he turned around and realized that Chew was no longer chasing after him. "Huh? He's not following me anymore? Damn, that's too bad. Looks like l left him in my dust. He may look like a fish in water, but he's just a turtle on land. Ha, ha, ha, turtle...yeah, yeah! Turtle, turtle! You slow-ass turtle! If you really think you can catch me, then I would like to see you try! I'll dust your ass again, you lazy, lazy turtle, yeeeah!"

"Wouldn't that be you? The one who's being lazy, I mean." Chew says while suddenly appearing behind Usopp, who stopped his mocking dance to freeze in shock and sweated nervously as he was then able to somehow bypass the Fishman's guard and begin bolting it across the Village of Cocoyashi once again. "Hey, wait, get back here, damn it!"

~[Luffy, Genzo, and Nojiko]~

"He's only been drowned for a while." Nojiko thought to herself with a glare while she and Genzo were in deep water with Luffy as the blue-haired busty girl sat near the passed-out Rubberman's head, and the Sheriff of Cocoyashi Village could be seen trying to break apart the concrete slab containing Luffy's legs with his sledgehammer but to no avail as he and Nojiko were able to communicate with each other through telepathy for some reason since I have no idea how in the hell they are able to understand each other underwater when neither of them could talk or breath down there. "If we can get him back to the surface, we can resuscitate him. We have to hurry, Dad."

"Damn it, it's useless. I can't swing hard enough to break this damn thing underwater. The kid needs oxygen now, but there's no time to get an air canister, and we can't carry him up to shore with this rock. It's too heavy for the both of us."

"Wait a minute, earlier, we saw this Kid being able to stretch his limbs around, right? Doesn't that mean that he can stretch his neck too?" Nojiko theorized as Genzo's eyes widened in shock.

"Nojiko, you genius! You are right!"

~[Sanji, Gin, and Cocoyashi Villagers]~

"Are you okay, Gin?" Sanji asked curiously while going over to check on his downed Crewmate with the rest of the Cocoyashi Villagers staring at them curiously as a bloodied and groaning Gin opened his eyes to give him a sly smirk.

"Does this mean that we are even?"

"Heh, shut up and get up from the floor, asshole. Our job is not done yet." Sanji says with an amused smirk as Gin slowly gets up from the ground. "But don't worry on trying to protect me, by the way. I could tell from that weak punch that it wouldn't have seriously hurt me."

"Are you sure?" Gin asked worriedly while he and Sanji made their way back to Arlong Park as the Cocoyashi Villagers were stunned by the fact that the Man Demon was able to get up from the floor easily, even after suffering such a lethal attack.

"Eh, trust me, I could sense the force of that punch when that Fish Bastard attacked you earlier. If I have to guess, Fishface's punch is around Level 40 at best, 50 if we are really pushing it. That Shitty Old Man's kicks that I always took since the moment I met him have always been at Level 400." Sanji stated bluntly as Gin blinked in surprise before snorting and chuckling as they shared a fistbump.

~[Asher, Jack, Jake, and Gelora]~

Landing on the ground and eyeing the big cloud of gray smoke, A flinching Asher and Jack then swiftly moved out of the wave as several pink lightning bolts occurred out of the smoke, and we see an enraged and injured Gelora rushing out of the smoke to attack the boys and leaped over to kick away a wary Jack as she landed on the ground just as Asher ran over to throw a punch into her cleavage, causing his fist to go inside of it as Gelora grinned at him smugly...but then frowned worriedly as the Bombman gave her a mischievous, somewhat evil smirk.

~[Zoro, Nami, Cottontail, Hatchan, Johnny, Yosaku, and Cocoyashi Villagers]~

"What's with you, Roronoa Zoro? Why do you keep pushing yourself to go on?" Hatchan asked curiously and worriedly as a panting Zoro undid his green bandana and used his mouth to latch onto Kuina's Sword as the green-haired man began trying up his bandana. " I don't think you can defeat me and my six swords as you are. I think anyone in the world would say the same."

"He's right, Zoro. Let Cottontail and I fight him." Nami says concernedly as Zoro narrows his eyes angrily.

"Shut up, it's none of your business."

"This isn't good. Big Bro Zoro's in a really bad condition." Yosaku says with a tight, shaky frown as the Village Doctor studies Zoro's form closely.

"The fever's probably making him lose consciousness. He's delirious. If that wound opens up again, he'll die without a doubt."

"But he doesn't have time to think about that now." Johnny pointed out nervously as Yosaku nodded in agreement.

"Right! If there's anyone who can break out of this impossible and dangerous situation, it's Big Bro Zoro."

"I'll show you my Three Sword Style Technique," Zoro says with a deadly glare as Nami realizes what he was planning and turns to face the others.

"Yosaku, Johnny! Lend Zoro your swords!"

"Oh, right! Good idea, Big Sis Nami!" Yosaku and Johnny exclaimed in unison as they tossed their swords through the air, and the sharp weapons flew over to land in Zoro's hands.

"Nami? Be prepared to attack after I do first." Zoro warned as Nami nodded.

"Hah! Now you'll see the barrier that two-handed humans will never surpass!" Hatchan shouted as he rushed forward and began waving all of his six swords around rapidly. "Fishman Octopus...Six Swords Style: Tentacle-Sword...Overload!"

"Three Swords Style: Streaming...Wolf Swords!" Zoro exclaimed as he lungs towards his opponent and used two of his swords to block Hatchan's attacks while twisting his body around as he was continuously moving to approach and dodge other attacks and eventually cut through the Fishman's stomach with his third sword.

"Nami and Cottontail...Super Teamwork Combo...Whirlwind...Cotton Dual...Scythe Slash!" Nami and Cottontail screamed while rushing forward as the orange-haired woman held up her weapon and twirled forward rapidly to slash through Hatchan's body even more, causing him to scream in pain as a spinning Nami stopped near a panting Zoro.

"He did it!"

"He handled the Six Sword Random Hits like it was nothing!"

"He's really amazing!"

"Let's not discreet Nami here! She did great work as well at hurting that Fishman!"

"Way to go, Nami!" Johnny, Yosaku, and various Other Cocoyashi Villagers cheered as an annoyed and bleeding Hatchan turned to glare at the trio.

"Ooh I'm really mad now! I'm going to defeat you! Just think about it normally, would you?! You cannot match six swords when you can only carry three yourself!"

"Don't you get it?!" Zoro snapped as he turned to glare at Hatchan. "Whether it's Three Swords or Six Swords, it doesn't freaking matter! You may have more swords than me but mine will ALWAYS carry more weight than yours!"

"Your swords are heavier? Eh? But don't think that'll help, each of my swords weighs 300kg, you know? They're much heavier and more powerful than any of your swords." Hatchan says obliviously as Zoro looks close to snapping at him again, but stops as Nami holds up her arm with a look of exasperation on her face.

"Never mind, Zoro. Trying to explain something to Hatchan is like trying to force Luffy into taking a bath. You won't accomplish anything." Nami says as Zoro sighs heavily but nods as Hatchan holds up his six swords.

"Fishman Octopus...Six Swords Style: Octopus Pot Stance..." Hatchan trailed off as he held up his six swords and placed them all together as the trio grew tense and ready for battle. "...New Years..." Hatchan trailed off while running forward as a determined Nami and Cottontail quickly zoomed in front of Zoro.

"Nami and Cottontail...Super Teamwork Combo...Cotton...Bo Shield!" Nami and Cottontail screamed as the orange-haired woman held up her augmented weapon, and Cottontail swiftly morphed himself into a giant shield as Nami used him to block Hatchan's attack.

"...Open!" Hatchan exclaimed while expanding his sword and was able to cut open a big hole in Nami's makeshift shield as he was surprised to see that only a shocked Nami stood in front of him. "Wait, where's Zoro-,"

"Two Swords Style: Rhino Cycle!" Zoro shouted while suddenly blitzing in front of a stunned Hatchan as he held his two swords in front of him, pointing upwards like rhinoceros' horns as he spin-slashes around himself in an instant, creating a small cyclone that not only blew away a screaming Hatchan but also cut up all of his hands, forcing him to let go of his six swords as the Fishman crashed down into the ground.

"Nice one, Zoro!" Nami praised as a groaning Zoro smirked and nodded while struggling to not fall down as he panted heavily

"His wounds might've re-opened with that fancy attack of his." The Village's Doctor theorized with a somber look as a worried Yosaku pouted.

"Ah if only I could suffer in his place..."

"Seriously, Zoro, are you okay?" A concerned Nami asked as Zoro nodded with a tight grimacing face.

"I have to, Nami. Even if this is an injury that can knock out or even kill an ordinary man, I must not die. In order to defeat the extraordinarily strong Hawk-Eye Mihawk, I just can't be ordinary anymore." A determined and glaring Zoro said as Nami blinked in surprise but smiled as she nodded with Cottontail chirping in agreement as they turned to face Hatchan, who bent down to grab his six swords again and charged forward with a look of reluctance and sadness in his eyes as the green-haired man held up his swords.

"Three Swords Style...Dragon Twister!" Zoro exclaimed while spinning around with his swords to create a dragon-like tornado that not only slashed apart all of Hatchan's six swords but also blew him up high into the air as Nami, with a little boost from Cottontail, jumped up high into the air to confront him.

"Nami and Cottontail...Super Teamwork Combo...Wakko Jumbo!" Nami and Cottontail screamed as the orange-haired woman held up her augmented weapon, and Cottontail swiftly morphed himself into a giant hammer as Nami then swung him down to collide against Hatchan's body, knocking him out and sending the Fishman crashing down into the ground as the duo landed near the green-haired swordsman.

"So, Fishface, do you finally understand the difference between the weight in our swords? Are you satisfied?" Zoro asked with a tense glare as the green-haired man then grew concerned when he spotted a grimacing Nami holding onto her bleeding shoulder in pain. "Nami, are you okay?"

"Yeah, don't worry, trust me, if I have to defeat these extraordinary creatures, I need to be extraordinary myself. A wise man taught me that." Nami said with a sly pained grin as Zoro blinked in surprise but nodded with a big grin on his face.

~[Sanji, Gin, Kuroobi, Puffer, Zoro, Nami, Cottontail, Johnny, Yosaku, Nojiko, and Genzo]~

"Alright, now that is done, you two stay here and look after the others while I go hurry and rescue Luffy," Zoro ordered Nami, and Cottontail gave him disbelieving and angry glares.

"Are you kidding me?! Do you seriously think that you will be any help in the ocean with those kinds of injuries?! If anything, Cottontail and I should be the ones to go while you stay here with the others!" An angry Nami yelled with white eyes and shark teeth as a pissed-off Cottontail chirped in agreement.

"Big Bro Zoro! Big Sis Nami! Big Bro Cottontail! Watch out!" Johnny and Yosaku exclaimed in unison worriedly as Kuroobi and Puffer rushed over to attack them while Gelora was still busy with Asher, Jack, and Jake as the Fishmen were about to attack them, only to have Gin zoom over to painfully slam his metal tonfa into a shocked Puffer's face while Sanji leaped over to kick Kuroobi's stomach as the combined attack sends them flying over to crash down into the ground.

"Did you really think that you would get rid of us that easily?" A very irritated and glaring Gin asked as Sanji nodded in agreement while taking a whiff of his cigarette as Kuroobi got up from the ground and glared at them.

"Hmmm? I didn't think there was anyone who could stand up to my punch, not in all of the East Blue."

"Oh, I bet you'll find plenty who could. Especially in a certain sea restaurant." Sanji stated matter-of-factly with a smug smirk on his face as Kuroobi growled angrily.

"Okay, I am seriously getting pissed," Puffer says with a glare as Gin merely spat on the ground and scowled at him.

"Hey, has anyone ever told you to not be such a blowhard?" Gin asked with Puffer fuming angrily as Sanji then turned to Zoro.

"Hey, Moss Head, listen to Nami, you bastard. In your condition, your ass is as good as dead if you go underwater."

"Both of you shut the hell up right now. Luffy's at his very limit by this point. He can't wait for your fight to finish." A very worried and glaring Zoro says as Gin nods in agreement.

"You're right. Time's up, so Sanji and I have no choice but to get in."

"Wait, what?!" A shocked Zoro, Nami, and Cottontail asked just as Sanji and Gin, who had taken off their jacket and shoes as well as dropped their weapons, ran over to leap down into the ocean.

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Very interesting! Do they want to challenge a Fishman in the water?" A bemused Kuroobi asked as Puffer couldn't help but chuckle loudly.

"I've never met a couple of bigger fools before!"

"Those dumbasses! I expected Sanji to pull off this bullshit but not Gin! An underwater battle is just what they want!" A frustrated Zoro yelled as Nami turned to him with a sharp glare on her face.

"They have no choice! Luffy is going to drown eventually, so if anyone should risk their lives going underwater like that, it's them not you!" Nami shouted just as Kuroobi and Puffer rushed over to dive right into the ocean as we cue back to Sanji and Gin as we see them holding their breaths while swimming through the sea as they were surprised to see Genzo pressing his hands against Luffy's chest allowing him to breathe better while his neck was stretched up to shore as Nojiko could be seen holding the Rubberman's head, urging him to breathe and live.

"I'm pretty sure that he's the head of Cocoyashi Village." Sanji thought to himself as he and Gin were also having a telepathic underwater conversation with each other.

"They couldn't move the stone, so they moved his head. Pretty clever way to allow him to breathe." Gin admitted as Sanji nodded in agreement.

"They need one of us to break the stone to get him free, and the situation should resolve itself-Shit, look out!" Sanji says before swiftly pushing Gin out of the way just as Kuroobi and Puffer swam down at high speeds and they narrowly missed them. "Does that mean that we are now even?" Sanji asked Gin with a sly grin as he rolled his eyes before they turned to face the Fishmen, who glared at them as Kuroobi, and Puffer struck fighting poses.

~[Usopp and Chew]~

"STOP FOLLOWING ME!" A crying and panicking Usopp screamed while rushing through Cocoyashi Village with Chew following after him as he then crouched down and leaped over to land in front of the long-nosed teenager, causing him to skid to a stop and cry out in fear and shock as the Fishman glared down at him coldly and was about to use his Water Cannon to kill the Sniper of the Straw Hat Pirates, only to be stopped as a small rock hit the side of his head.

"Hey! Leave him alone!" A familiar young voice rang out as a surprised Usopp and Chew turned their heads as they spotted a smirking Akira turning himself visible in front of them.

"Wait, Nami's Little Fishman Brother?!" A shocked Usopp exclaimed as Akira nodded.

"Yep! Call me Akira! I'm here to help save you!" Akira says, causing Usopp to perk up excitedly, thinking that he was strong as the long-nosed teenager then turned to grin up at Chew confidently.

"Ha, ha, ha! You are screwed now, buddy, because my little friend Akira and I are going to kick your butt!" Usopp shouted while pulling out his slingshot as Akira got into an awkward fighting stance, and Chew couldn't help but chuckle amusedly as he allowed the boys to attack him first.

~[Sanji, Gin, Kuroobi, Puffer, Genzo, Zoro, Nami, and Cottontail]~

"So it's the guy from Cocoyashi Village. What useless effort." Kuroobi said with a scoff while still floating around underwater as he and Puffer briefly turned their heads over to glance at Genzo, who had noticed them and the others as he began palming Luffy's chest repeatedly to try and wake him up from his unconscious state faster.

"Dammit! They've found us!"

"If you're trying to extend Rubberboy's life, what good is it if you're going to die anyway?" A glaring Puffer asked as Kuroobi nodded in agreement.

"We will end this right here and right now!" Kuroobi shouted while he and Puffer turned around to try and swim over to kill a panicking Genzo, only for a glaring Gin to reach over and grab Kuroobi's long-ass ponytail as he used his monstrous strength to fling him backwards, and a determined Sanji swam over to raise his leg as he gave a strong kick to Puffer's back...not hurting him whatsoever as, due to the water around him, it slowed down his movements by a lot.

"Where do you think you're going?!" A glaring Sanji asked through his underwater telepathy as Gin nodded in agreement with a dark scowl on his face as he cracked his knuckles.

"We have unfinished business."

"You foolish humans!" A glaring Kuroobi shouted as he turned to face the Straw Hat Pirates. "Are you two really trying to challenge us underwater?!"

"Yeah, I mean, you two can't even breathe down here. What makes you two think that a couple of inferior creatures such as yourselves can beat a superior being in their own element?" Puffer said with a growl as Sanji and Gin said nothing but glare at them as they covered their mouths.

"Alright, enough of this!" Kuroobi shouted as he struck a karate-like pose. "Fishman Manta-Ray Karate...Dueling Hair Tether!" Kuroobi exclaimed while spinning himself around rapidly as he then stopped and thrusted his ponytail over to wrap around a surprised Sanji's waist as the Fishman pulled the blonde-haired cook over to him, and said person tried to use his Collier Supermove against him, only to fail as his kick felt like a pillow hitting against Kuroobi's head. "What's that? The power of your kick dropped in half, didn't it? That's the limitations of Humans, sadly enough, but my Fishman Karate's power doesn't drop even a single bit underwater. Quite the contrary, depending on the technique, the power doubles-,"

"Man Demon: Special Technique...Demon Hammer!" Gin yelled while suddenly zooming forward at high speeds with his fists thrusted in front of him as he zipped past a stunned Sanji and delivered a couple of powerful punches at a surprised Kuroobi's chest, sending him flying backwards with a startled pained scream as a small wave occurred.

"What?! How is this possible?! How can you still have your strength?! You should be as helpless as your friend is!" An alarmed and shocked Puffer asked while swimming over to check in on Kuroobi as Gin merely cracked his knuckles while floating around in the water.

"As much as I loathe my old Captain, he had at least some foresight to have me and some of my comrades train on how to fight underwater. While I'm not at 100% capacity and I do agree that you are still superior to me overall underwater, I think I would fare well against you. Now, step aside, our Captain needs help." Gin ordered stoically as Kuroobi and Puffer glared at him.

"Fishman Pufferfish Karate...Cannonshot!" Puffer exclaimed while puffing himself up as he then darted towards Gin to try and collide against him, only for said person to avoid him and spin behind him.

"Man Demon: Special Technique...Demon Talon!" Gin yelled while holding out his right leg as he delivered a powerful kick across Puffer's puffed-up body, causing him to howl in pain as he was sent flying away.

"Manta-Ray Karate...Underwater Bladder Buster!" Kuroobi shouted while darting forward and used the momentum to deliver a strong side-kick to Sanji's stomach as he grunted in pain and was sent flying back as the Fishman then noticed his friend in danger and grew angry. "Fishman Manta-Ray Karate...Dueling Hair Tether!" Kuroobi exclaimed while spinning himself around rapidly as he then stopped and thrusted his ponytail over to wrap around a glaring Gin's body. "Fishman Manta-Ray Karate...Flaming Axe Kick!" Kuroobi shouted while spinning around and dragging Gin forward as he then hit him with the heel of his foot.

"Fishman Puffer Karate...Ricochet Collider Slider!" Puffer yelled while colliding against a rocky wall and flung himself over to collide against Gin's body, sending him flying back as Kuroobi grew tense to get ready for his next attack.

"Fishman Puffer Karate...Backfoot Jawbreaker!" Kuroobi screamed as he swam towards a stoic Gin and delivered a kick to his opponent's chin while using the inner sole of his foot as Gin was sent flying back and crashed against a giant rocky mountain as the Fishman grinned cockily.

"What amazing perseverance. Never thought a human would have any." Kuroobi says while crossing his arms at Gin, who merely said nothing and lies across the side of the rocky mountain quietly with shadows covering his eyes. "So, didn't your blonde-haired friend said something about any man who hurts a lady is a piece of shit? Well, look at what protecting Nami leads for you and your friend. Beaten by a Superior Race and lose your precious oxygen fast.

"There's no escape for you, so you'll die by our hand. We'll kill that sheriff, and while we're at it, that Rubberman too. Zoro, the long-nosed guy, that Bombman, that Shapeshifting Guy, and those stupid pets. We'll massacre all of the villagers who revolted, and of course, that little traitorous bitch, Nami." Puffer says with an evil laugh as Gin narrows his eyes angrily.

"Don't you understand? Your loyalty and love for Nami will only just get you and that blonde-haired cook killed-Wait a minute, where is that Cook?!" An arrogant Kuroobi ranted before his eyes widened in realization as he created a big mistake in battle, forgetting about your opponent as the Fishman would soon pay the price by having a smug-looking Sanji swimming over to wrap his arms around a stunned Kuroobi's shoulders.

"The Fishman uses Pulmonary Respiration on land but switches to branchial respiration in water, which means that a Fishman's gills are useless on dry land," Sanji explained with a sly grin as, after mentally thanking Zeff for teaching him the biology of fish and Nami for her tip earlier, he decided to implement his idea. "And a Fishman will die if the air is shot into its branchia. In layman's terms, forcing air into your gills will suffocate you, you fucking bastard!" Sanji shouted while opening his mouth as he latched onto Kuroobi's gills and breathed into it, breathing a fresh batch of oxygen into his branchia and causing the Fishman to scream in pain as he began suffocating and swiftly flew upwards, leaving behind a worried and distracted Puffer as Gin grinned slyly at this.

"Man Demon: Special Technique...Demon Shot!" Gin screamed while swimming forward at high speeds as he delivered a powerful punch across Puffer's body just as he inflated as the Fishman was sent flying back. "Man Demon: Special Technique...Demon Claw!" Gin shouted while swimming ahead at high speeds as he spun forward to give Puffer a strong kick up his stomach. "Man Demon: Special Technique...Demon Spiral Shot!" Gin exclaimed while flipping around to face a stunned Puffer as he raised his arms with a cold and furious aura covering his body as the Straw Hats' Combatant swam forward and held out his clenched fist as he began spinning around rapidly and delivered a punch across Puffer's chest, not only severely hurting him but also popped him as the Fishman screamed panickedly and began deflating like a balloon as he began zooming across the area uncontrollably while also crashing through various reefs as Puffer disappeared from sight and Gin narrowed his eyes before swimming upwards as he reached shore and noticed a scowling Sanji kicking a gaging and suffocating Kuroobi as the Man Demon swam past the Fishman and the duo resurfaced as they gasped loudly, taking in a lot of precious oxygen as they swam over to pull them up into the ground and a worried Zoro, Nami, and Cottontail turned to them.

"Hey, hey, hey, is Luffy okay?" A worried Zoro asked as a coughing and gasping Gin nodded.

"Yeah, don't worry, Captain Luffy is okay, and Puffer has been taken out."

"Are you sure?" Nami asked anxiously as Sanji nodded with a small grin.

"Yeah, sort of."

"Sort of?! What do you mean sort of?!" An alarmed Cottontail asked while unwrapping himself from Nami's weapon briefly as Gin waved him off.

"We will explain later," Gin said reassuringly as Sanji nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, but for now...GET YOUR ASS OUT OF THE WATER! I WANT TO HAVE A CHANCE TO KICK YOUR ASS FROM SOMEWHERE WHERE I CAN BREATHE!" A severely pissed-off Sanji ordered while turning to glare at the ocean just as a coughing and gagging Kuroobi made his way out of the water as he glared up at the blonde-haired cook with bloodshot eyes.

"You still don't understand, do you? It doesn't matter whether it's underwater or on land. It's still the same, but after taking out Puffer, now you've really angered me. Now, I'll show you the true essence of Fishman Karate. My attacks from earlier are just a sample of what's to come. My ultimate attack, 'Hundred Brick Fist' is ten times more powerful and your chances of survival are at a staggering 0%-,"

"Black Leg Style...Collier!" An impatient and angry Sanji screamed while zooming forward as he delivered a powerful kick to a shocked Kuroobi's neck, sending him crashing down into the ground, hard enough that it cracked as he yelped in pain. "You said my chivalry was naive?! I will show you! Black Leg Style...Épaule!" Sanji shouted while delivering a downward kick that targeted Kuroobi's shoulder, not only knocking him off balance but also driving him harshly into the ground. "That you are going to kill everyone we sore loyalty and love to, right?! Huh?! Answer me!"

"I-I-,"

"Black Leg Style...Côtelette..." Sanji interrupted while swiftly dropping down into a one-handed handstand position and kicking a pained Kuroobi hard in the ribs. "...Selle..." Sanji trailed off as he used the momentum from his Côtelette attack to spin around in the opposite direction to deliver a fast kick to a screaming Kuroobi's lower back while still in a handstand. "...Poitrine..." Sanji trailed off while leaping up high into the air and twirled around to deliver a stabbing kick into a roaring Kuroobi's chest. "...and...Gigot!" Sanji yelled while landing on the ground as he then ran over to deliver a sweeping kick to Kuroobi's kneecaps, sending him flying over to crash down into the ground with a pained grunt as Gin, Zoro, Nami, and Cottontail looked impressed by this.

"Why you bastard!" A pissed-off Kuroobi shouted while getting up from the floor to try and use his Ultimate Attack on Sanji, but then-

"Black Leg Style...Mouton...Shot!" Sanji exclaimed while running forward as he then flipped into the air and channeled all of his might into one leg to deliver a flurry of kicks all over Kuroobi's body as they were going so fast that they seemed to hit simultaneously and a screaming and pained Kuroobi crashed through various walls of Arlong Park until he crashed down into the ground, hard enough that a big crater was formed around him and the bloodied and injured Fishman got knocked out. "Guess you don't need dessert."

"What was that? What's happening up there?" A bewildered Genzo asked after noticing the aftereffects of Sanji's attack from earlier as he then shrugged and went back to trying to save Luffy's life.

~[Asher, Jack, Jake, and Gelora]~

"Bomu Bomu No...Blastwave!" Asher screamed while making sure to touch Gelora's chest with his glowing pink hand as he created a big explosion that sent a screaming Gelora flying back. "Bomu Bomu No...Bombs Away!" Asher shouted 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 the ground around an airborne Gelora, and multiple small explosions rang out that blinded her momentarily. "Bomu Bomu No...Missle Strike!" Asher yelled just as his feet glowed an explosive pink energy and proceeded to launch himself up into the air with the help of a big explosion as Asher flew straight towards Gelora and delivered a strong headbutt against her stomach, winding her as she barfed out blood and sends her flying up into the air.

"Zoan Mystic-Ryu Ryu No...Thunder Force!" Jack exclaimed while opening up his first mouth as he generated a big ball of yellow energy inside of it before firing a hot flame-like energy blast that collided against a screaming and airborne Gelora as a massive explosion occurred, and the Fishwoman fell down to crash into the ground, hard enough that a big crater formed around her as Asher landed on the ground and the boys were satisfied to see that a bloodied and injured Gelora get knocked out by their combined attacks as Asher and Jack shared a fist bump.

~[Arlong, Asher, Zoro, Cottontail, Nami, Jack, Jake, Sanji, Gin]~

"Kuroobi...Hatchan...Gelora...Puffer..." An enraged Arlong says while looking around at all of his defeated men as Sanji and Gin can be seen putting on their jackets and shoes as Asher and Jack, with the latter morphing back into his Normal Form, doing some light stretching as Jake hissed in delight.

"In the end, they're just seafood. A Fish can't fight a cook. Not in a hundred years." Sanji says with a scoff while rolling his eyes as Gin turns to smirk at him.

"I see that you are stronger than you look, Sanji. You held back against our fight a while back."

"Oh, don't pretend that you didn't do the same." Sanji chatises while smirking back as Asher elbowed Jack playfully.

"Thanks for helping out, dude. That Jellyfish Bitch was pretty tough, I will give her that."

"But not enough to take us out," Jack says with a cocky grin while sharing a fist bump with the Bombman as Zoro smirked amusedly in the background, and Nami turned to glare at Arlong coldly.

"This game is ours, Arlong. Your head will soon be placed over my bed." Nami says threateningly as Cottontail chirps angrily after briefly unwrapping himself from her weapon as a severely furious Arlong gets up from his makeshift throne.

"You bastards! Not only did you betray me, Nami, and have your 'friends' fight alongside you, but all of you defeated so many of my beloved brothers and sisters one after the other! I think that I let you all get too carried away!" Arlong screamed with a murderous glare on his face, which seemed to frighten Nami a bit as Zoro spotted this and turned to Sanji and the others for a change in subject.

"Alright, explain, Luffy is sort of okay? What does that mean?"

"Yeah, is he still alive?" Jack asked worriedly as Sanji nodded.

"It means that he is alive for the time being."

"But if we want to save Luffy and bring him back to dry land, we gotta go back into the water," Gin says with a glare as Asher turns over to scowl at a growling Arlong.

"But something tells me that ugly over there won't let us."

"Indeed, I won't, Bombman, because I have had enough of this foolishness," Arlong said with a cold tone while reaching behind him to pull out a large black, three-forked, ancient-looking, powerful weapon as he slammed it down into the ground with a loud thud.

"What the hell is that?" A bewildered Asher asked with a dry tone as he and the boys didn't look fazed by it as Nami's eyes widened in shock and fright at the sight of the weapon as her face paled.

"No...please...don't tell me that you are-,"

"Oh, yes, I am. It's time that I show you who the real superior is around here." Arlong says with a dangerous glare on his face as he charges over to attack the gang.

~[Nojiko, Luffy, and Genzo]~

"Amazing! Really amazing!" A shocked and amazed Nojiko says while holding Luffy's head as she is able to see the whole fight and is absolutely astounded by what she sees. "They've taken out four of Arlong's best men like it was nothing!" Nojiko says with a grin as she also couldn't help but now see what Nami sees in Asher as her train of thought was interrupted by a gasping Genzo resurfacing out of the water.

"I couldn't take it anymore. I can't hold my breath any longer."

"Dad, let's switch. I'll go this time." Nojiko says reassuringly as Genzo nods while glancing over at a more livelier Luffy as he beamed.

"He looks much better. Less pale."

"Yeah, he's thrown up a lot of water." Nojiko says as Genzo nods.

"So what's going on over there? Did I miss anything?"

"Everything's all right," Nojiko says with a hopeful smile on her face as she teared up. "Nobody died, speaking of which, until now, I've been holding it back. I feel like I don't want to believe it, but this battle's rekindling my hopes again."

~[Usopp, Akira, and Chew]~

"Chu, what a handful they were." An annoyed Chew says while standing in front of the seemingly dead bodies of Usopp and Akira as they lay on the ground, defeated as they were covered in scraps and blood as water leaked around them. "Not only it was a pain in the ass to catch up with the admittedly fast long-nosed, but that weakling Akira decided to make a sudden appearance and join in on the fray, but it only took one blast from my 'Water Cannon' to finish them both off at once. It's a damn shame to have so many traitors in one day, but oh, well. Arlong won't miss this one much at all. Nami is more useful to him anyway. Besides, it's about damn time that I head back. Things should be pretty much done back there by now." Chew says with a glare while turning around to walk away as, unknown to him, Usopp and Akira can be seen opening their eyes as they share a sly grin.

"It worked like a charm, Usopp. Great plan."

"You're welcome, Nami's Little Bro, but I will admit, that was a close call. Good thing I made the 'Ketchup Star' for times like this." Usopp says with a laugh as he and Akira make sure to talk to each other quietly so that a retreating Chew won't hear them.

"Well, now that Chew thinks that he had killed us with his Water Cannon, what should we do now?" Akira asked curiously as Usopp grinned.

"Easy, we stay here for a while to make sure that Chew leaves and we will be safe."

"...Wait, what?" A shocked and disbelieving Akira asked while sitting up from the ground and wiping away the ketchup from his body as Usopp sat up to do the same.

"Akira, listen to me, these guys are seriously freaking nuts. We are honestly lucky that we were able to get away from this fight alive. They took out all the poor people in Gosa Village and destroyed their town. I know that your Big Sister can't do this all on her own, but seriously, we have to know our limits." A freaked-out and scared Usopp says as Akira frowns and shakes his head as he glares.

"No, we can't!"

"Akira, come on, be reasonable here. Death is scary, but so that you won't feel guilty, we can cover ourselves in more fake blood and even mud to really sell it to Nami and the others that we tried our best in defeating Chew and-,"

"But we didn't! I can't believe that you would entertain this stupid idea! While my Big Sister and her friends are risking their lives against the Arlong Pirates, you want to hide like a scared little baby?! Well, I refuse to do that anymore! These bastards killed my Mother and ruined not only my life but also Nami's life as well and now they are going to try and kill her and everyone else that I love! I won't stand for it! You can sit here and hide like a coward, but I'm going back to the fight and defeat Chew once and for all because that's what a brave warrior of the sea does!" Akira yelled with a passionate glare and torn eyes as Usopp's eyes widened in shock before looking down guilty as he remembered Luffy happily allowing him to join the Straw Hat Pirates, a furious Asher berating Captain Kuro for not being a real pirate, Cottontail protecting him and Nami from Eldoraggo's attack near Woonan's Fake Castle, Zoro bravely fighting against Hawk-Eye Mihawk even if it means that he will die, Nami stabbing herself to save him from Arlong the Pirate's wrath, Jack and Jake fighting against Gelora, a smirking Sanji saying that he will protect any lady that is under his watch, and Gin protecting a trapped and blind Luffy from Hatchan and Gelora's attack as the long-nosed teenager then had a vision of a smiling and cute-looking Kaya laughing at him while the Usopp Pirates cheered for him as he narrowed his eyes and reached over to grab Akira's hand.

"No, Akira, I won't let you go through this..."

"Oh, come on, I knew that you were scared, but I won't let you-,"

"...without me fighting alongside you!" A determined and glaring Usopp screamed while getting up from the floor as he also raised Akira up to his feet. "Stop right there, you son of a bitch!" Usopp screamed furiously, gaining Chew's attention as he stopped in his tracks and turned around to glare at the duo.

"Oh? You two are not dead yet? Chu!"

"Of course we aren't! Maybe all of the talk and rumors about you were wrong, Chu, because if I was able to survive your Water Cannon Attack, then it shows how weak you really are!" Akira taunted smugly while glancing up to give Usopp a proud look as Chew looked absolutely livid.

"Listen up, Akira, because this is important! When I left Syrup Village, I left everything behind like tranquility and safety!" Usopp shouted while reaching behind him to pull out his slingshot, and Akira awkwardly got into a fighting pose as a glaring Chew charged towards them. "When you live your life on the edge, you savor every moment! That's why your Sister and our friends are able to smile and laugh so much! And that's the reason that I went into the sea so that I can laugh and smile like that too! You were right about one thing, Akira, if I don't fight with everything I got, there's no way that I deserve the right to ever be on the same boat as them ever again nor would I be able to laugh with them either!" Usoop shouted passionately while firing his projectile over to collide against Chew's body harmlessly, causing a big smoke cloud to occur as the unfazed Fishman ran through the cloud and delivered a strong punch across Usopp's face, causing him to crash down into the ground as the Fishman stood up straight and scoffed as he rolled his eyes.

"Fool, you were better off pretending you were dead. You must be a little slow in the head. Chu." Chew says while walking over to a groaning and bruised Usopp as he raises his leg and is about to smash his head in, but then-

"Fishman Merman Special Technique: Borrowed...Usopp's Hammer!" Akira screamed while launching himself out of the smoke cloud as he lunged towards Chew, who had admittedly forgotten about him as, while Usopp was giving his grand speech, he discrete gave Akira his hammer and it had a label on it that reads, 'Usopp's Hammer-Only use to whack bad guys', as Nami's Little Brother realized what his plan was and waited until Chew was distracted to launch himself out of the smoke cloud to deliver a mighty whack on Chew's kneecaps, causing him to howl in pain as Usopp suddenly sat up from the ground and held a rubberband on his finger as he pulled it back.

"Special Technique...Usopp...Rubberband...of Doom!" Usopp shouted while threatening to fling his rubberband as Chew flinched and covered his face fearfully as, after several seconds of silence, he then opened his eyes and was shocked to see that Usopp and Akira had seemingly disappeared from sight.

"Chu? Ah! Shit! How did I fall for something like that?! Why those little shifty cretins!"

"Special Technique...Ultimate..." Usopp's voice rang out as he tossed a sake bottle from a nearby forest, and it flew over to Chew, who caught the attack as he raised an eyebrow. "...Lead Star!"

"Wait, what-Argh!" Chew asked confusedly before yelping in surprise as a small projectile flew over to collide against the sake bottle, blowing it up and covering his body with alcohol as the Fishman grew furious. "Is this the only way you two know how to fight, you inferior creature and an embarrassment of a Superior Species?! Chu! No matter where you two may hide, I'll blow you away with my Water Cannon!" Chew shouted while turning around to go over to a small pound and lowered his lips to begin drinking it as his cheeks slowly swelled up.

"So, what's the plan now?" Akira asked Usopp nervously as they hid behind a tree in the forest.

"Okay, so there's no way that a pair of manly men like us can run away from a fight, so here's the plan. I will follow up my earlier attack, and when he's distracted, you go invisible and knock him out when Chew's distracted." Usopp explained as Akira nodded while swiftly camouflaging himself to his environment as his friend nodded in approval just as an extremely bloated Chew finished drinking from his pond as he scowled.

"Fishman Smelt-Whiting Special Technique: Water...Cannon!" Chew exclaimed while firing a huge stream of water from out of his water that utterly obliterated half of the forest as there were no trees or grass left behind.

"No way! So powerful!" A shocked Usopp exclaimed as Akira screamed in surprise and fear as he fidgeted around.

"Damn, why should I have to fight with these idiots? They are completely exposing themselves." A very annoyed Chew screamed with a huge thick mark on his head as Usopp was too stupid to realize that he accidentally poked his head out of cover and Akira was innocently oblivious to the fact that the sun was casting down on him, showing his shadow as his body shimmered by the sunlight, exposing where he was. "Fishman Smelt-Whiting Special Technique: Water...Machine...Cannon!" Chew screamed while firing multiple small yet deadly goblets of water at the boys like a machine gun as a terrified Usopp reached over to grab a still invisible and trembling Akira as he pulled him behind the tree just as it got pelted by all of the water bullets as the boys looked absolutely scared by this.

"CRAP! HOW DID HE FOUND US SO FAST?!"

"YEAH! I WAS CAMOFLAUDGED AND EVERYTHING!"

"DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT! JUST WATCH ME, KAYA, AND THE USOPP PIRATES! I SET OFF TO THE SEA AND BECAME A REAL PIRATE! I KNOW THAT I CAN! I PROMISE THAT IF I SURVIVE THIS WHOLE ORDEAL, NOT ONLY WILL I STOP PRETENDING TO BE A PIRATE SO THAT I WILL BECOME A REAL PIRATE AND STOP BEING A COWARD AND RUNNING AWAY LIKE A LITTLE BITCH, BUT THE NEXT TIME THAT I SEE KAYA, I WILL GRAB HER BY HER FACE AND KISS HER AND ADMIT MY LOVE TO HER AND ASK HER TO JOIN ME IN MY NEXT VOYAGE TO THE SEA TO BECOME A PIRATE LIKE ME!"

"SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! I'M SO SICK OF BEING WEAK AND STANDING BY AND LETTING MY BIG SISTERS DO EVERYTHING WHILE I JUST SIT AROUND LIKE A DAMN USELESS LITTLE SHIT! I'M THROUGH WITH LETTING ARLONG AND THE OTHER BASTARDS CONTROL AND BERATE ME! THE NEXT TIME THAT I SEE NAMI, I WILL APOLOGIZE FOR BEING SUCH A BURDEN AND HELP PROTECT HER AS WELL AND HOPEFULLY BECOME A PIRATE SO THAT I CAN FULFILL MY DREAM OF UNITING THE FISHMEN AND HUMANS TOGETHER!" Usopp and Akira screamed in unison just as an impatient and irritated Chew rushed over to deliver a strong kick against their tree, breaking it apart, as the boys separated and dropped down onto the ground as a glaring Usopp raised his slingshot again.

"HEY, ASSHOLE! GUESS WHAT?! DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ALCOHOL CATCHES FIRE?!" Usopp asked with a shaky, determined grin as Chew's eyes widened in worry and shock. "SPECIAL TECHNIQUE...FIRE STAR!" Usopp yelled while firing a fiery projectile that collided against a stunned Chew's body, setting him ablaze as he screamed in agony and pain.

"WATER! WATER! WATER! WATER! WATER! WATER! WATER! WATER! WATER! WATER!"

"YOU WANT SOME WATER?! THEN HERE, TAKE IT!" A glaring Akira yelled while instinctively covering his hands with water as he rushed forward.

"FISHMAN MERMAN SPECIAL TECHNIQUE: WATER...SHOT!" Akira screamed while hurling multiple small pathetic water droplets that flew over to collide against Chew's body...not hurting him whatsoever or even dousing his flames as the Kid Fishman blushed in embarrassment before noticing that Usopp handed another Usopp Hammer over to Akira, who grinned and nodded as he grabbed it and they both ran forward.

"YOU WANT US TO BRING THE HAMMER DOWN?!" A glaring Usopp and Akira asked with a glare while raising their hammers as they neared the downed Fishman. "USOPP AND FISHMAN MERMAN...SUPER TEAMWORK COMBO...USOPP AND AKIRA...HAMMER!" Usopp and Akira exclaimed while slamming their hammers down at a flaming and worried Chew's face, sending him crashing down into the pond as a big splash rang out, and the duo panted heavily as they landed on the ground and Usopp and Akira then tentatively walked over to Chew, who raised his head as he glared over at them.

"YOU FUCKING BASTARDS-,"

"SUPER TEAMWORK COMBO: USOPP AND AKIRA HAMMER!"

WHACK!

"SUPER TEAMWORK COMBO: USOPP AND AKIRA HAMMER!"

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"SUPER TEAMWORK COMBO: USOPP AND AKIRA HAMMER!"

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"SUPER TEAMWORK COMBO: USOPP AND AKIRA RUBBERBAND OF DOOM AND WATER SHOT!"

SPLAT AND SPLASH!

"SUPER TEAMWORK COMBO: USOPP AND AKIRA HAMMER!"

WHACK!

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After being able to FINALLY knock out Chew, a bleeding and injured Usopp and Akira panted heavily as they dropped their hammers and crashed back down into the pond as the Human and Fishman turned to share a look and grinned widely, being extremely happy that they were able to defeat one of the Crew Members of the Arlong Pirates as Usopp smiled widely and cheered loudly with a laughing and crying Akira thrashing around as the boys remained there for a little while to relish in their well-deserved victory.

~[Nojiko, Genzo, Luffy, Asher, Cottontail, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Akira, Usoppp, Jack, Jake, Sanji, Gin, Johnny, Yosaku, and the Cocoyashi Villagers]~

"Please, breathe!" A worried Genzo says while holding onto Luffy's stretched-out head as Nojiko is currently underwear, trying to resuscitate the Rubberman back to life as she narrows her eyes in concentration and worry. "Please come back to life, or else, you'll lose your friends." A glaring Genzo says while turning his head over to see a smug-faced Arlong standing in front of the defeated Straw Hat Pirates with his leg pressed against a bleeding and injured Asher's back as a bleeding and groaning Zoro laid on his back with an equally injured Gin trying to get him up from the floor as a moaning and injured Jack laid in the rubble with Cottontail's body ripped apart and lying around him with a near unconscious Jake lying down on the ground as a battered and bruised Sanji laid near them as he struggled to get up from the floor and a heavily bloodied and barely alive Nami kneeled down in front of Arlong while gripping her non-tattooed arm as she glared up at Arlong furiously with her and Gin's weapons scattered around.

"So pathetic, even after ganging up on me, you all still can't beat me."

"Big talk coming from a Fishman using a trident like a bitch." Asher insulted with a glare before screaming in pain as Arlong raised his trident and stabbed it down through the Bombman's back as he screamed in pain.

"Shut up, weakling!"

"Asher!" Nami screamed worriedly with tears in her eyes as she glared over at Arlong. "That's it! Enough of this! I won't let you hurt the people I love!"

"Oh, really? And prey tell, what are you going to do about it then?" An arrogant Arlong asked as Nami narrowed her eyes coldly and angrily.

"I'm going to kill you!"

"Oh? You are going to try and kill me? Hilarious, without that weird little pet thing, you are useless against me. If your precious friends couldn't defeat me, then what makes you think that you can? Especially since I left you in a state of near death? You are a fool, Nami." Arlong mocked with a laugh as Nami narrowed her eyes in fierce determination and anger.

"Yeah? Well, it takes one to know one!" Nami shouted while letting out a loud battle cry as she was about to rush forward with her bo staff, but stopped as a blank-faced, unintimated Arlong raised his hand to stop her.

"Oh, please, Nami, how many times have you tried to kill me, these past eight years? Murder, poison, assault. Has it ever worked before in the past? You should know better than anyone else that we can't be killed by you Humans so easily. Listen, you can never kill me, and you can never run away from me. Nami, you'll remain as my cartographer, forever until the day you die." Arlong stated matter-of-factly with Nami's face contorting into rage and sorrow, and blood rained down from her face as Asher gritted his teeth angrily.

"Besides, you know I've been good to you. I really hope that you'll continue the map-making, if possible, so, how does this sound? Because of what's happened, normally I'd kill all of these people, except you, but, if you make a decision now to return to the Arlong Pirates, and continue to draw maps for me, I'll spare the people of Cocoyashi. But these guys won't be spared." Arlong says while scowling down at the defeated Straw Hat Pirates as he twists his trident around inside of Asher's body, causing him to groan in pain as he clenches his fists.

"They were too foolish, so, it's your choice. If you choose me, the people of your village will be safe, or you could choose to fight against me with these fools yet again and die a pointless death alongside the rest of the Cocoyashi Villagers because these guys you hope to count on are in such bad shape right now. I don't think there's any way to avoid this ending in tragedy." Arlong says, finishing making his deal as Nami frowned somberly and trembled with tears and blood leaking down his face, unable to decide what to do as she then glanced over at Asher and saw the Bombman slowly turning to face her as he winked at the orange-haired woman reassuringly with a lopsided smile, and just like that, all of Nami's doubts and fears disappeared as she reached up to wipe away her blood and tears from her face as the busty woman then turned to smile at the Cocoyashi Villagers.

"Everyone, I'm sorry for acting selfish for once! Will you die with me?!" Nami pleaded with a cheerful smile while bowing to them as, immediately, all of the Cocoyashi Villagers began cheering loudly, agreeing to fight to the death with her as Asher grinned.

"Good shit, Nami," Asher says before suddenly reaching up to grab the trident and swiftly covering himself in his fiery pink aura as he detonates himself and creates a big explosion that sends a surprised Arlong flying up into the air as a glaring Jack suddenly shoots out of the rubble and kicked him down into the ground, hard enough that a small crater was formed around him as Jack landed beside and injured and bleeding Asher.

"Asher, are you okay?!" A worried Nami asked as Asher grinned at her.

"I'll live," Asher says reassuringly while ignoring the three big holes in his body as Nami blushes warmly and nods as Arlong gets up from the ground and shakes his head in disappointment and anger.

"So, you wish to be slaughtered..." Arlong says with a deadly glare on his face as we cue back over to Nojiko, and we see her still pressing her hands against Luffy's chest, hoping to wake him up as his hand twitched and suddenly reaches up to latch onto her arm as, back with Genzo, we see him yelping in shock when Luffy suddenly sprang to life and his eyes opened as he barfed out a huge torrent of water right into the air with Asher and the others spotting this as they all gasped sharply. "What the hell?!"

"It's about damn time." A smirking Jack says with a laugh as Asher chuckles softly.

"Our Captain always know when to make a re-entrance, huh?"

"Yep," Nami says with a small giggle as Cottontail, who was able to regenerate earlier, walks over to them with a happy chirp.

"All that's left is for me to take care of the block on his feet," Sanji says with Gin nodding in agreement as a groaning Zoro holds his head.

"I see. I get it now."

"Can it be? It's Big Bro Luffy!" Johnny and Yosaku exclaimed in unison as the Cocoyashi Villagers cheered.

"Hey, kid, hang on! You can't give up now!" Genzo shouted to Luffy, who continued barfing out seawater as we see cued back over to the others, and we see Zoro and Gin exchanging a serious look as they nodded.

"Five Minutes is all that I can give you," Gin stated coldly while brandishing his metal tonfas as Zoro nodded and slammed Kuina's Sword into the ground.

"And thirty seconds is all that I can give you, I'm afraid. I can't hold on any longer than that."

"That's more than enough!" Sanji shouted while taking off his jacket and shoes as he rushed over to dive into the ocean.

"Wait for me! I'm coming too!" Cottontail shouted while running over to leap into the ocean after hardening himself as he sank down into the water.

"Eh? I don't remember a fountain there. Could it be that Rubber Bastard?" Arlong asked with a glare as, before he could step forward, Zoro zoomed over to slice his cheek while Gin leaped over to land in front of him as they glared at him.

"That's not what you should be worried about right now!"

"If you want to get into the ocean, you have to get through us!" Gin shouted angrily as Asher stepped forward.

"That makes all of us," Asher stated firmly as he, Jack, Nami, and Jake walked forward to stand near Zoro and Gin with Arlong narrowing his eyes at this angrily as he growled and was about to attack them, but then-

"Usopp and Akira...Super Teamwork Combo...Exploding Water Egg Star!" A couple of familiar voices rang out as Arlong turned his head and spotted a watery projectile heading towards him and raised his arm to block it, only for a mixture of water and egg yolk to splatter against his hand as the Fishman grimaced. "We got you covered, guys!"

"Big Bro Usopp and Little Bro Akira?!" Johnny and Yosaku exclaimed in shock as they and the others turned their heads and spotted Akira turning himself visible near Nami and the others while Usopp...stayed far away behind the broken gates as he held up his slingshot with a big grin on his face.

"THAT'S WHERE YOU ARE?!"

"Usopp! You are alive! And Akira, you are here!" A relieved and happy Nami exclaimed as Akira jumped up and down excitedly while smiling at her.

"Big Sis Nami! I did it! Not only was I finally able to use Fishman Karate, but with the help of Usopp, I defeated Chew!"

"Yeah, you should've seen him out there, Nami! The kid was a natural! And, of course, he was protected and guided by me! The great Pirate Usopp who helped defeat a Fishman! You heard that right, I helped defeat one of the Arlong Pirates!"

"...Akira...of all Fishmen...defeated...one of my own men?!" A shocked and absolutely furious Arlong asked with his left eye twitching as Akira nodded with a smug grin on his face.

"Yeah, not so bad for a weakling, huh?" Akira asked with crossed arms as Arlong began steaming and fuming.

"Unbelievable! Useless trash like you can't be more powerful than one of my own men! Even if you are Brother Tiger's son!" Arlong shouted as Yosaku gasped sharply.

"Wait, Tiger? As in Fisher Tiger?! He's Akira's Dad?!" A stunned Yosaku asked as Usopp and the others turned to him curiously.

"Fisher Tiger? Who's that?"

"Uh, hello?! How can you all not know who Fisher Tiger is?! Fisher Tiger, known as the Adventurer, was a Sea Bream Fish-Man and the founder and original captain of the Sun Pirates! A well known explorer who became a slave for the World Nobles at some point in his adventures. After managing to escape his captors and return to Fish-Man Island, Tiger climbed back through the Red Line and such in order to free his fellow slaves. This single act alone granted Tiger infamy among humans and admiration from his fellow Fishmen. If Akira is his son, then it's no wonder that he defeated Chew. Akira might be the most powerful Fishman here, even more so than Arlong." Yosaku explained, causing everyone to gasp sharply as Arlong grew absolutely livid by this and turned over to glare at Akira as he rushed forward and held up his trident, ready to finish the weakling Fishman once and for all as Akira grew shocked and scared by this and closed his eyes in fear as a maliciously grinning Arlong swung his trident downwards.

SLASH!

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"Ah, how unfortunate."

"NAMI!/MASTER!/BIG SIS!/BIG SIS NAMI!" Asher, Cottontail, Akira, Zoro, Usoppp, Jack, Jake, Sanji, Gin, Johnny, Yosaku, and the Cocoyashi Villagers exclaimed in unison in horror and shock as, before Arlong could kill Akira, a determined and worried Nami rushed over to push her baby brother out of the way, but sadly for her, the orange-haired woman was too slow to dodge the attack as her non-tattoed arm got sliced off by Arlong's trident, causing her slashed off arm to crash down into the ground and a gallon of blood squirted out of her stump of an arm as everyone was left stunned by this.

~[Sanji, Cottontail, Nojiko, Genzo, and Luffy]~

"If I can just break that block, then he'll be free. Luffy, your presence could be the deciding factor in our victory." Sanji thought to himself with a glare while swimming through the ocean alongside Cottontail, who had morphed his legs to gain web hands/feet as we see a grunting and annoyed Nojiko trying to pull out Luffy's legs from the cement block, but to avail as she glared.

"Hey! Are you okay?!" A worried Genzo asked Luffy, who glanced up at him as he smiled and lightly nodded.

"Yeah, I'm okay...but I have to ask, Pops, where's your pinwheel? It was so freakin' cool."

"WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? THIS ISN'T THE TIME!" An irritated and scowling Genzo yelled as Luffy laughed sheepishly. "Ugh, look, is there any way that you can break out by yourself?" A more calmed down Genzo asked as Luffy shook his head.

"Nope. No way. I'm totally powerless right now." Luffy stated bluntly as a very annoyed Nojiko could still be seen trying to pull the Rubberman's legs out from the cement block while both Sanji and Cottontail continued swimming at fast speeds.

~[Asher, Zoro, Nami, Jack, Jake, Gin, Usopp, Akira, Johnny, Yosaku, the Cocoyashi Villagers, and Gelora]~

"Nami!" A worried Asher screamed as he, Gin, and Jack rushed over to check on Nami, who had cradled her bloody stump and cried in pain and agony as a nervous Akira checked in on her.

"Bring her to me, right now!" The Village's Doctor shouted sternly as Asher and the boys quickly grabbed Nami as they urgently went over to him.

"Oh, shit! Big Sis Nami!"

"Crap, she's losing a lot of blood!"

"This looks bad!"

"Nami, please for the love of everything, don't close your eyes!"

"Hang in there, big sis!" Johnny, Jack, Gin, Asher, and Akira screamed in unison as the Village Doctor glared at them.

"Shut the hell up and stop aggravating her! Everyone, stop panicking and give me a med kit!" The Village Doctor yelled, barking orders at everyone around him to help treat not only Nami's wound but also Gin's injuries as the orange-haired woman glanced up at Asher with teary eyes.

"Asher...it hurts... it hurts so freaking much..."

"I know, Nami, I know. Just bear through it, please? The doctor will fix you up soon," Asher says reassuringly while raising his arm to cradle her bloodied face as a guilty Akira begins crying.

"Big Sis, I'm sorry! This is all of my fault! If I didn't say anything-,"

"No, Akira, trust me, this isn't your fault. I made the choice to save you and I want to say that I'm sorry for the terrible things that I said to you earlier." A tearful Nami says as Akira grabs her hand with a watery smile.

"Don't worry, Nami, I know that you didn't mean it," Akira says while placing his forehead against Nami's forehead with said person ignoring her extreme pain to give him a kiss on the forehead as Asher continued rubbing her back to comfort her while the Village's Doctor continued treating her wound and narrowed his eyes as he turned to the Bombman.

"You, boy, you can create explosions, right? As well as heat?" The Village's Doctor asked urgently as Asher nodded. "Good, I need you to create a small explosion on Nami's body for me."

"What?!" An enraged Asher asked as the Village's Doctor raised his arm defensively.

"I need you to create a small explosion to help cauterize Nami's wound. We need to do this quickly before her condition grows worse." The Village's Doctor advises with a stern glare as Asher bit his lip nervously and turned over to glance at Nami, whose face grimaced as she nodded stoically.

"It's okay, Asher. I trust him with my life, so just do it." Nami ordered curtly as Asher frowned but nodded as the Village's Doctor gave her a wincing look.

"I have to warn you, Nami, it's going to hurt a lot. Here, bite into my arm to bear through it." The Village's Doctor suggested while holding out his arm as Nami moaned a bit but opened up her mouth to bite into his extended limb just as Asher carefully placed his hands over her bloody stump as he closed his eyes in fierce concentration and created a small explosion to help cauterize Nami's wound without causing any serious injury to her body, but no matter how careful the Bombman was, it didn't stop from the orange-haired woman biting into the Village's Doctor arm severely while letting out a high-pitch agonizing and painful scream with tears leaking down her face as Zoro stared at Nami's discarded arm in worry and shock before composing himself as he turned to face Arlong, who was staring at his crippled cartographer stoically as the green-haired swordsman held up his swords with a scowl on his face.

"Hey, Arlong! Allow me to break that ugly nose you love so dearly!" Zoro exclaimed while rushing over to swing his sword down at Arlong's nose to try and cut it in half, only to fail as Arlong was able to block his attack with his nose, and not a single scratch was even left on it.

"Fool, I love it because it's unbreakable. If you weren't hurt so badly, you might've given it a bruise or a scratch." Arlong says while pushing back Zoro, who skidded backwards and blocked his nose with his two swords as he panted heavily.

"Oh, crap." A glaring Jack says while he and a few others turn to face the ongoing battle as a worried Usopp gasps.

"Look, over there!" Usopp shouted as he spotted a grunting and still injured Gelora getting up from the ground as she narrowed her eyes furiously and quickly rushed over to jump into the ocean, causing Zoro to turn his head and curse at this angrily as Arlong laughed sinisterly.

"Don't get frustrated, you'll all be dead soon enough," Arlong screamed while bending his head down to stab his nose through Zoro's wounded chest as said person let out a loud bloodcurdling scream.

"ZORO!/BIG BRO ZORO!"

~[Sanji, Cottontail, Genzo, Luffy, Nojiko, and Gelora]~

"Look, there is Nami's Big Sister," Sanji says to Cottontail while they swim through the water as he points ahead, and Asher's Pet spotted a grunting Nojiko STILL trying to pull out the Rubberman's legs before spotting the boys as they gestured at her to get the hell out of the way and the blue-haired girl nodded but then flinched worriedly when Nojiko spotted a glaring Gelora swimming towards the unsuspecting boys.

"Move out of the way! Sanji and I will break the cement block and free Luffy!" Cottontail yelled at Nojiko, who ignored him as she focused her efforts on a fast-approaching Gelora and quickly swam up as she zoomed past Sanji and Cottontail, who stared at her confusedly until their eyes widened in worry as they spotted Nojiko swimming straight towards a sinisterly grinning Gelora.

~[Asher, Zoro, Nami, Jack, Jake, Gin, Usopp, Akira, Johnny, Yosaku, and the Cocoyashi Villagers]~

"Nobody moves unless you want this man dead," Arlong says with an evil grin while still holding a defeated and bleeding Zoro as Asher and Jack glared at him while Gin and Nami are still being treated by the Village's Doctor as Johnny, Akira, Usopp, and Yosaku stood in front of them protectively. "By the way, what's with this huge bandage? Did you fall somewhere or something?" Arlong asked curiously with a glare while going over to grab the bandages and rip them off of Zoro's body, causing said person to grit his teeth in pain and Arlong's face got sprayed with blood as he and the others were stunned by the sight of the green-haired man's injury, not only were they forced to see Nami's arm get ripped off like it was nothing but were also treated by the sight of Zoro's sword scar wounds. "Holy shit, what's with this wound?! How can he still be living with this body?! How can he still stand?!" Arlong thought to himself in shock and slight horror as Zoro gritted his teeth in pain and glared down at him with an emotionless glare on his face. "What's with the look on his face? Is this the look of a dying man? Anyway, he HAS to die. I have to do it right now."

"Hey, you want to know something funny?"

"What? About your situation?" Arlong asked smugly as Zoro shook his head with a shrug.

"Did you know that cotton makes good insulation for electricity?"

"...What? How in the hell is that true?" A bewildered Arlong asked as Zoro shrugged.

"Hey, if it is in real life, then cool. If not, it is in this story. Now, remember what Asher's Rat is made of?" Zoro asked with a smirk as Arlong thought about it, and his eyes widened in shock and concern as the green-haired swordsman chuckled. "We've already won this game."

~[Sanji, Cottontail, Genzo, Luffy, Nojiko, and Gelora]~

Narrowing his eyes angrily, Cottontail swam ahead and made his way past Nojiko as he approached Gelora, who narrowed her eyes and let out a loud battle cry as the Fishwoman held out her jellyfish-like hair tendrils and let loose all of her electricity at once but was fortunately stopped by Cottontail expanding himself and forming himself around her as he hardened himself even more and was able to prevent the electricity from harming his friends as Asher's pet was also able to have all of the electricity redirect itself back at Gelora, shocking her violently until she got knocked out as Cottontail separated from her body and allowed her smoking, twitching body to drift out into the sea.

"Damn, good shit, Rat. That was way too close." Sanji says before turning to face Luffy as he raises his leg and smashes it down into the cement block, breaking it apart and freeing Luffy at long last as the blonde-haired cook rolls his eyes in annoyance. "This is all your fault! You had to go complicate things! Get outta here, you piece of shit! Go beat the hell out of that freakin' shark's ass!"

"Did they free you, kid?!" Genzo asked through gritted teeth after feeling something pull upwards through Luffy's head as said person grunted.

"Yeah! Quick, before you get hurt, let go of my head in three...two...one...now!" Luffy ordered just as Genzo let go of his head as he jumped backwards and watched in awe as the Rubberman's body shot out of the ocean and the Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates was sent flying up into the air at high speeds.

~[Asher, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Jack, Jake, Gin, Usopp, Akira, Johnny, Yosaku, and the Cocoyashi Villagers]~

"I'M BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!" Luffy cheered happily while soaring through the air as everyone glanced up at him and beamed excitedly as they cheered.

"Finally!" A smirking Asher yelled as he and Jack cheered loudly.

"Big Bro Luffy!" Johnny and Yosaku cheered happily while hugging each other as they cried endless tears in relief.

"Luffy..." Nami says with happy teary eyes and a weak smile on her face as the Village Doctor finishes treating her and Gin's wounds with white bandages wrapped around Nami's bloody stump while Gin had white bandages on his body and face.

"Captain Luffy, he's free. About time."

"Whoa! The Rubber Guy is still alive!" A stunned Akira yelled as Usopp let out a loud happy laugh while falling back as he fell down into the ground with Jake.

"You're...late...idiot..." Zoro grunted out with a tight smile as Arlong glared up at the Captain of the Straw Hats furiously.

"HEY, ZORO!" Luffy shouted while stretching his arms over to grab a surprised Zoro as the green-haired swordsman felt a feeling of deep dread hit his body. "LET'S SWITCH!" Luffy yelled while retracting his arms and was able to save Zoro from Arlong's clutches but also sent him flying off into the air, screaming as he crashed down into the ocean near the Gates of Arlong Park.

"YOU FUCKING IDIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!" An enraged Asher, Nami, Akira, Usopp, Jack, Jake, Johnny, Yosaku, and the Cocoyashi Villagers all exclaimed in unison while glaring up at the airborne Rubberman as Gin sighed heavily and facepalmed while shaking his head as he then turned around to try and save Zoro.

"Gomu Gomu No...Rocket-Bell!" Luffy screamed while stretching his limbs over to grab onto two giant white stone pillars and proceeded to slingshot himself downwards to collide against Arlong's forehead, creating a big shockwave and causing him to stumble backwards as a glaring Luffy landed in front of him. "Gomu Gomu No...Whip!" Luffy shouted as he reared back his left leg, and it stretched backwards as the black-haired man proceeded to throw a fierce stretchy kick at Arlong's side and sent him flying to the left as the Rubberman then spread out his arms and began spinning around rapidly until his rubbery body is twisted up tightly.

"Gomu Gomu No...Pinwheel...Extravaganza!" Luffy yelled while spinning himself around rapidly, resembling a red/blue/yellow tornado as he zooms towards Arlong like an uncontrollable tornado and collided against him, causing the screaming Fishman to be sent flying around crazily as they crashed through numerous pillars holding up Arlong Park with said building still miraculously standing as Luffy then skids to a stop with a scowl on his face. "Gomu-Gomu No...Pistol!" Luffy says while throwing a stretchy punch that flew over to collide with Arlong's chest, sending him skidding back as the Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates growled. "Gomu Gomu No...Gatling...Punches!" Luffy exclaimed while stretching out his arms and began punching a stunned Arlong so fast that it looked like he had multiple arms as, once he was done, the Fishman was sent flying back and crashed through the wall of Arlong Park, shattering it immensely and shaking the ground as Asher and the others looked in with pride, happiness, shock, and awe.

"...Is that all you got?" A stoic and unfazed Arlong asked while getting out of the rubble as Luffy grinned.

"That didn't work!?" A shocked Johnny and Yosaku asked as Luffy didn't look fazed or worried about this.

"Nope. That was just a warm-up. Now the real fun has begun."

"What's wrong with you, you pathetic scum? I think you would have been happier sleeping at the bottom of the ocean." Arlong says with a glare as Luffy shakes his head and begins stretching himself for the upcoming fight.

"No, actually, I'm pretty thankful to have been rescued."

"Do you not understand my anger? To see my brethren killed by your lame pals? Soon enough, you're going to be wishing you had died earlier. You have no one to help you in this battle. You are all alone." Arlong says mockingly with a sneer as a glaring Asher steps forward while his body is covered with explosive pink energy.

"Actually, he's got help."

"Two of them." A determined Jack says with a scowl as he grunts. "Zoan Mystic-Ryu Ryu no Mi Model: Human/Beast-Obelisk Form!" Jack exclaimed while using his Devil Fruit Powers to transform into his Human-Beast Obelisk Form as Asher and the others looked stunned by this new transformation.

Standing before them is Jack in his Human/Beast Obelisk Form as he is 9'4 feet tall and resembles a massive muscular blue-skinned humanoid demon with pupilless purple eyes as his head is covered in spikes with twin spikes jut from his cheeks and long spikes sideways from the back of the head as there are two spikes from his temples, a short spike on the chin, and a tri-spiked crest on the top of his head, a purple sapphire in his forehead, a lipless mouth with pointed white teeth, large shoulder pauldrons that have two large spikes protruding vertically, a pair of simple triangular wings that are about the same height that he is, its forearm armor has spikes protruding at the elbows, and his groin and knees are armored with diamond-shaped plates while a shield-shaped plate covers the posterior, a pair of humanoid arms with spiked sheath-like claws covering its fingertips and small diamond-shaped plates covering the knuckles, and a pair of anisodactylous feet with three toes in front and a single one behind.

~[Sanji, Cottontail, Gin, Genzo, Nojiko, and Zoro]~

"If they lose, we are all gonna die, aren't we?" Sanji stated bluntly while sitting next to Cottontail, Gin, Genzo, and Nojiko as Gin could be seen rescuing a really pissed-off Zoro from out of the water in the foreground.

"Yep," Cottontail stated bluntly as Genzo sighed heavily.

"Yeah, we will."

"And when that happens, it will be the end of the East Blue too," Nojiko says somberly as she gave Luffy, Asher, and Jack a pleading, hopeful look.

~[Asher, Luffy, Nami, Jack, Jake, Usopp, Gin, Akira, Johnny, Yosaku, and the Cocoyashi Villagers]~

"Do you know what the difference is between me and you three?" Arlong asked with a tense glare after he and the others got over Jack's transformation as said person and Asher joined in with Luffy on the stretching as well.

"Our noses?"

"That we have hearts?"

"That we are not assholes?" Luffy, Jack, and Asher asked in unison as Arlong fumed.

"Uh, are they serious, Big Sis?" A disbelieving Akira asked while helping Nami by having her lean against him for support as she gave off a tired chuckle.

"Yep, they are like that..."

"SPECIES, YOU SMARTASSES!" A pissed-off Arlong exclaimed while using over to try and bite them, only for Asher and the boys to avoid the attack as he ended up accidentally biting into the stone pillar.

"That idiot, he'll bite off his own tongue! His teeth must be shattered into pieces!" Usopp chastises just as Arlong shatters apart the stone pillar, shocking everyone as Nami, Akira, and the rest of the Cocoyashi Villagers had knowing and grimacing glares on their faces.

"Damn, that's actually pretty cool. If this guy bites us, he will not only give us bite marks, but he will bite right through our bones." A surprised and admittedly impressed Asher says to Luffy and Jack, who nods as a glaring Arlong turns to face them.

"You see, this is the true power of Fishmen. The Heavens have made a distinction between us. The Heavens only gave you humans enough strength to exist below us, you are inferior animals. From the very moment we were born, everything was different. I'll show you just how different we really are."

"Sure, show me, but there's no way in hell that we'll lose to you, Fishface!" Jack yelled with a scowl as a glaring Luffy nodded.

"Yeah, because I'm the one who'll become the King of the Pirates!"

~[Garp, Koby, and Helmeppo]~

Far away from the Conomi Islands, we see a familiar huge Marine Ship sailing through the sea as we zoom in and we see Garp the Fist in his office with Koby and Helmeppo as he is glaring down at the report of a missing Marine Commodore and his squad from the 77th Branch and noticed that they were last spotted near Cocoyashi Village as Garp narrowed his eyes stoically and turned to the pink-haired boy and the blonde-haired former Daddy's Boy.

"Boys, pack your bags, we are going to Cocoyashi Village."

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And done. I hope that you guys enjoyed the chapter, and I can't wait to write the next one. Also, if anyone is curious, Jack's Devil Fruit is a bit like Chopper's: Being able to turn into more than one kind of beast and such.

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