"Wow! And that all happened to you?!"

Zoro huffed as he drank his sake, having told the story on how he found Kiddy. "Yeah. I would have preferred the kid to be safe, but considering that he beat, like, twenty men, I deduced that if anyone needed safety it was them."

"Awesome!~" Luffy, Usopp and Chopper said together, their eyes glowing in awe at the small Gorilla, who was now playing patty cake with DK.

"Hmm, yeah. I can see that…" Nami nodded in understanding-

*BONK!*

Before promptly smashing her fist on top of Zoro, sending him into the plank floor and scaring the trio. "And it also explains why we found Carue half-frozen to death in the cold sea! Why would you do that stupid thing?! Look at poor Vivi!" She said while pointing at the princess, who was crying in relief while hugging her duck pet while Mario used his fire to heat him.

"Thank you, Mario! I don't know what I would have done if Carue died!" Vivi sobbed.

"No problem-o. I'm just glad he survived this long for us to get here in time." Mario said.

"Q-Q-Qua-ack!" Carue said.

"No problem-o, Carue. You are part of this team, after all!"

"Eh?!" Chopper snapped his head at Mario, "Y-You understood him?!"

"But of course I can." Mario replied. "One of my best friends is a dinosaur, and half of my friends are animals back in my world. I pick their languages real quick."

"Dinosaur?!"

"Of course." Sanji blew smoke away, "The plumber has a princess and a gorilla as a friend. Why wouldn't he be friends with a dinosaur? It makes sense." Not really.

"Wow! That's awesome!" Chopper said, amazed and interested more in this. "W-What else does your world have?! Do they have like…Hold on." His excitement stops when his brain processes what he hears. "...Did…Did you say World?"

Mario nodded.

"...As in…another world from beyond the sky?"

"Yep." Mario said before looking at him. "I'm from another world. And so does DK and Kiddy."

"...A…A…AWESOMEEEEEEE!" Chopper went full hyper child.

And so, the party continued, with Chopper being informed of everything and asking Mario and DK a lot of questions, with Luffy and Usopp joining as they found more to ask. All while they slowly leave the upcoming birth of the Sakura Kingdom.

"Okay. So let's summarize things." Usopp said, having a board with many things written. "First of all, we are on the road to reach Alabasta. Our main objectives now are to help Vivi get home and expose Baroque Works true goal and stop the revolution from happening."

"Yes."

"Also, we are to help find Luigi, Mario's younger brother who seems to be in trouble, the rest of DK's family too should they be there, and the Power Star, who seems to be in the hands of Crocodile and has probably empowered him."

"That's correct."

"Okay. Now that our priorities have been put in place, can one of you guys tell me a plan that involves NOT rushing into enemy territory like a certain idiot I know?"

"Shishishi! Man, whoever that guy is, he's dumb!"

Everyone, except Mario, DK, Chopper and Kiddy, looked at him, blank expressions in their faces.

"...Well, I have a way to stop the revolution." Vivi spoke, catching their attention. "You see, the leader of the rebels is…a friend I know. If I could talk to him, I might be able to convince him."

"Hmm, that's nice and all, but what if it fails?" Nami asked.

"I…haven't thought of that." Vivi sweatdrop.

"I know!" Starlow came out of Mario's bandana, "What if I were to show images of your memories to him? Everything you did and saw to find the truth." Vivi looked at the sprite in realization.

"That's true!" Mario nodded. "If we were to show him your memories, he would believe it and stop the rebels!"

"There's an idea and I can get along with it!" Usopp said.

"Good…Now, let's move to a serious thing." Mario spoke in a serious tone, catching everyone by surprise. "We are heading to this Warlord's territory. Vivi, what exactly can you tell us about our enemies?"

"Well…the cannon fodders are divided in three categories: Millions, Billions and Agents. The Millions are the bounty hunters and mercenaries who are working for the organization, while the Billions are the next-in-line to be agents should one of them fall. The Agents are the strongest of them, each one being a pair. As of now, only 13 pair Agents are, with the top 4 being the closest to the Boss's trust."

"Let's not forget, Miss All-Sunday." Zoro mentioned, "She's the only one, aside from us, that knows the true identity of Crocodile." He turned to the plumber, "Mario, any information that can help us? You did find something about her when you entered her mind, right?"

"He what?!" Chopper asked in shock, having not been told of this yet.

"Well, aside from looking for that Poneglyph thing, only her name and devil fruit. I didn't have enough time to search for more. But I would like not to mention them."

"Hold on! Run back about entering one's mind!"

"Why? That's a huge lead of who she is!"

"Guys! Why are you all ignoring-"

"...What I saw of her life is something only she should explain. Not me."

"Guys!?"

"But Mario! Any information against the enemy is crucial-"

"Vivi, my love. That's enough." The princess gasps when Sanji, the most perverted man she has ever met, speaks in a serious tone to her, surprising even his crewmates. "I must apologize, but Mario speaks the truth. If he says that this woman has a story to tell, he shouldn't be speaking without her consent. He's a gentleman, and he will never speak of a lady's past so casually."

"Cool and all…but I would appreciate it if one of you can EXPLAIN ABOUT THE GOING INSIDE MINDS PART!?" Chopper said.

"Wow, Pervert is being serious for once." Zoro said.

"Go find your sense of direction already, stowaway swordsman!"

"You wanna go, eyebrow monstrosity?!"

*Bonk!*Bonk!*

"Ehem!" Nami coughs as everyone ignores the fallen duo, "Alright. So, we officially don't have anything that can help us against the woman. So, what about Crocodile?"

Gulping, Vivi continued, "Well…Aside from his bounty having been 81,000,000 berries before becoming a Warlord, he is regarded as a hero for protecting Alabasta and has the powers of the Sand-Sand Devil Fruit. He's also tactical and calculated, seeing as he has everyone believing he's a good guy while maintaining this charade."

"Wow! That sure sounds like a lot-"

"Hold on, Vivi!" Starlow spoke up, going to the princess's face. "Did you say he has the powers of the Sand-Sand Devil Fruit?"

"...Yeah?"

"So he can control sand."

"Yes?"

"...And…nobody suspected him to be the one responsible?"

"...No?"

Starlow deadpanned. "Man, your people are dumb."

"Huh?!"

"YELLOW?! Sand powers? Kingdom of sand? A tactical pirate? Do you see the evidence lying on the table?"

"What are you-?!"

"Vivi, before you went undercover, did it ever occur to you to suspect Crocodile as the one who wanted to destroy your kingdom?" Mario asked.

"...Uh…"

"So it never occurred to you to investigate him, even though he was close to you?"

"..."

"...Princess-"

"Please don't say it." Vivi hid her face behind her hands.

"Okay."

("I'm lost.") DK said, accompanied by most of the crew.

"Not important anymore." Mario brought everyone's attention to him. "The point is-a that, since we are about to go to a fight, we must prepare ourselves."

"Prepare? You mean, train?" Zoro, having stood up with Sanji, asked. Interested in what Mario said.

"Yep! I believe we all must be ready for anything that Crocodile will throw at us. Even the things we are not expecting!"

"That's nice and all, but Mario, how are we going to train?" Usopp asked as he motioned for the Merry, "We are in a caravel ship, and Merry doesn't have enough space for everyone to train."

The plumber simply grinned as he took out a capsule and threw it, a green pipe coming out. "Just a second." Mario said as he took out the Power Star.

Vivi and Chopper gasp, both seeing the item Mario is looking for and protecting for the first time. "So…beautiful."

Mario closed his eyes and his body began to glow, the star spinning in circles before shooting into the pipe, a rainbow color shining from it before dying out. The Power Star, now drained, went back to sleep. "Now then, everyone! Jump in!"

Luffy, without thinking much, ran and entered it, "Yahoo!"

"This…is safe, right?" Nami asked as Zoro went in, followed by DK, Chopper, and Kiddy.

"A hundred percent." Mario said with confidence.

"Uhm…but what about Merry-"

*Poof!*

"...I know you said you aren't a God, but thank you for existing." Usopp sighs in relief when he sees multiple clones of Mario, ready to act. "Let's-a go!" He shouted before jumping in.

"Nami! Vivi!" Sanji quickly went close to the pipe and dropped down in dog style. "Please, use me as a stepping stool!"

"...While I'm thankful for it, Sanji, please don't do that." Vivi said, awkward at this as she stepped on his back.

Mario quickly jumped on the pipe and extended his arm at her.

"Why, thank you, Mario." Vivi thank as she took his hand and helped her go inside.

"Wha-"

"Coming through." Nami said as she stepped on Sanji's back and took Mario's extended hand. "Thank you, Mario." She went inside.

"Damn you-"

"Quack!" Carue steps on Sanji, making the cook cringe in pain at the unexpected weight, and slightly flap his wings as Mario helps him enter the pipe.

"You okay, Sanji?"

"...N-Never better…!" Sanji stood up, his back cracking. "Just…dammit, why are you always so lucky…!"

Mario was confused by this as he pulled Sanji up and let him enter the pipe. He looked at his clones, which they all nodded before the original jump into the pipe.


Jumping out the pipe, Mario landed as he saw how the Straw Hat's looked at the new place.

"So white!" Luffy shouted as he ran around the giant white void. "So spacious!"

"Wow! What is this place?!" Usopp asked.

"Welcome everyone, to the Training Space!" Mario said as he clapped his hands.

At that, the void changes instantly. The white became blue as clouds form and green land forms. A lot of places began to form, an arena were platforms with targets appeared, a floating arena that had a sign with Mario fighting Mario, a platform were a sandbag was, an obstacle course with spinning orange bars, cannons shooting bullets, robotic piranha plants coming out of pipes, and spikes popping out through bricks.

Basically, many more places(Like, ten more) that Mario has made.

The pirates and princess started with open mouths at this. "Holy shit…"

"This place is where I mostly come to train myself in many ways; striking power, agility and reflex, speed and accuracy, combat prowess, weapons capability, and many more." Mario explained as he turned to the crew. "And this is what we will use to help us train for the upcoming battle!"

"Awesome!" Luffy, Usopp and Chopper cheered.

"Ha! And he says he ain't God." Vivi was starting to believe that what the crew was saying of him being a God was true. "He basically created something in seconds in a place that I can only describe as his personal inner land. And he has a Galaxy!"

"I know, right?!" Nami agreed.

"Alright! It's decided! We are training!" Luffy declared.

"Now that's something I can get behind." Zoro grinned. This was a rare opportunity to train under another world's environment, and by one of their greatest warriors. "How long are we staying here? Not that I'm complaining or anything."

"Hmm, I was thinking for a week." Mario said.

"A WEEK?!" Everyone looks at him in shock. "But we'll reach Alabasta in three days!"

"Ah, no problem!" Mario claps his hand and a timer appears above him, showing a digital clock. "Time works differently here. You see, a week here will be one hour outside."

"...Huh?" Luffy had question marks all over his head.

"You...but…what…this…I give up." Nami slump to her knees, trying to find any logic.

"Sure. Sure. He can stop time. Of course he can make it fast with his powers." Usopp said, broken in amazement and disbelief.

"Heh! Nice!" Out of everyone, Zoro was the most pleased. "Now I can train a lot and not worry about hurting the ship. Oh yeah, I'm going to milk this."

"Beware, everyone. The moss head is finally losing its marvel." Sanji informs.

"...Wow, you all were right." Chopper looked at everyone as his eyes were just glowing and he was grinning. "Mario is the coolest member in this crew!"

("What about me?") DK asked, having a pout in his face.

"Ah! I-I mean, you are also cool, DK! I-I mean, you are the strongest gorilla I have ever met in my life!" Chopper said.

("Heh! I'm just pulling ya' leg, kiddo.") DK chuckled, Kiddy imitating him.

Mario sweatdrop. Perhaps he shouldn't be breaking their logic just because he wants to help with the daily lifestyle of his universe. "Okay! How about we get to work?"


( Three days later)


The time came. After a long journey, the Going Merry is reaching the Kingdom of Alabasta. "Okay! Listen up!" Vivi spoke up, "We will stop in a town called Nanohana and we will restock there. Once done, we will hide the ship somewhere where Baroque Works won't find it and we'll head to Yuba to talk with Kozah."

"Okay. Are we all ready when Mr. 2 appears?" Zoro asked.

The crew had accidentally met up with the second agent of Baroque Work, the Okama guy that Vivi recognized when he used his Devil Fruit powers, the Clone-Clone Fruit, which allows him to change into perfect faces and the body of anyone he touches.

This was a blessing in disguise; they met with an enemy and they easily exposed themselves.

The bad news of it was that he managed to get the faces of Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp and Chopper to his inventory. Along with Vivi recognizing the face of her father when he shows her.

Having seen the threat of an imposter, the crew prepared themselves by a simple action. Mr. 2 can change into a perfect body copy, but it cannot copy memories nor items. So, with Zoro's idea, they wrap their arm with a bandage, which has an X mark under it. Should anyone act suspicious, ask them to show it.

Everyone stretched their arm, and wing in Carue's case, showing a hidden bandage on their arm. "Okay! Until this is all over, this is the mark of our friendship!"

"Yeah!"

"...Uhmm, Vivi?" Mario suddenly spoke, seeing something that made him tense, and making the princess look at him. "You said your land is sand based, right?"

"Yes?"

"...Is it usually covered by a lot of storm sands?"

"...What?" Vivi blinked as she looked in his direction-

Sand.

LOTS of Sand.

Vivi gasped in horror as the Merry was reaching a sand covered land, so much sand that the land and sky were hidden, not even the village or ships could be seen.

"Wow! That sure is a lot of sand!" Luffy said, trying to see anything more.

"T-This is…not normal." Vivi said, her voice trembling. "We had sand storms before, but nothing this big!"

"Hey! I can't see anything!" Usopp said, having used his goggles to look better. "It's too much sand!"

"...I have a feeling I know what's going on." Mario said, his face twisting in anger.

"What is it?"

"...Remember-a when I said that the Power Stars give a boost of tremendous power?" Mario's words suddenly brought dread to most of the crew. "And considering that Crocodile is a tactical fighter…I believe he has managed to figure out how to use it with his powers."

"...Alright, this is just complicated things."

"I have an idea!" Luffy suddenly shouted, grabbing everyone's attention. "We go and kick Crocodile's ass now!"

*Whamp!*

"You idiot! That's not an idea!" Basically, everyone shouted at him while kicking him.

"But isn't that the goal?" Mario asked.

"...I-I mean, sure that it's the goal, but we need to go there to fulfill it!"

"But…that's what Luffy said."

"Man! You guys are being dumb! I'm the captain for a reason!" Luffy stood up, sporting a bump.

("Dumb! Dumb! Dumb!") Kiddy chants while giggling at the crew, who felt like something fell from their personnel and were looking for it.

DK would have scolded this, but he was grinning like an idiot at what was happening.

However, before they could do any plan, the sand storm suddenly stopped and vanished, revealing the town that Vivi spoke of.

"It vanished?!"

"...Oh no." Vivi suddenly said when he saw the dock. "The town is full of Baroque Work agents. It will be impossible to go in without being spotted."

"Guess we will have to switch things a bit." Sanji said. "Shall we move to another location?"

"But it will take at least three days to reach Yuba! And this is the closest town! We need provisions!" Vivi said. "Unless we have some sort of magical device or vehicle that could reach there in a day, we need to do this!"

"...Why are you all looking at Mario?" Chopper asked once everyone had turned their heads to look at the plumber.

"...I mean-"


( Exactly one hour later)


"Okay, are we all ready?"

"Yes."

"On the count to three." Heads nodded. "One…two…three-"

"OF COURSE HE HAS A FUCKING WAY!"

Mario sweatdrops when most of the pirates, and princess, shoot their hands into the air in exasperation.

Currently, they all were flying on a cloud that Mario has in his arsenal from a Power up called Cloud Flower (the power making his clothes become white and make his hat into a cloud hat) and with the power of the Mega Mushroom, expanded big enough for everyone to ride.

But before this, they had hidden Merry on a far away side of Alabasta, where they encountered a strange creature that resembled seals and had a turtle shell called Kung-Fu Dugongs.

They demanded a fight and with the combined effort of Mario, Luffy and DK, they were all defeated.

Which causes all the Dugongs to recognize them as their New Masters.

Before they could make a mess, Mario had quickly told them to defend the ship, while having them train in his 'Mario-Fu' fighting style, telling them that they should focus on making themselves strong enough to throw castles with a kick.

Once again, the crew were left mind blown, along with the seals, of his proclamation of his strength feat and the fact that there's a fighting style based on him. DK and Kiddy laugh at them.

The Dugongs accept the terms. Now we return to our present time.

"We are flying in a cloud! This is the coolest thing ever!" Luffy yelled loudly, the wind hitting him as he enjoyed the breeze with Usopp, Kiddy and Chopper.

"I…I have heard stories of lands in the skies, but this?" Vivi was laughing nervously while excitement was in her eyes. "T-This is beautiful!"

"Tell me about it!" Nami said as she laid on the cloud, "And this cloud is so fluffy! I knew they were from the start, but feeling them is just right!"

"I concur, Nami-swan!" Sanji agreed as he got close while resting, "But it will be better with a pillow to maintain your warmth! Please, allow me-"

"Back off, pervert!" Nami punched him away, sending him sliding to the edge, where he would have fallen off if DK hadn't grabbed his leg.

"Zzzzzz." Alright guys, try to guess who this is.

"Hey, Vivi!" Mario called the princess, who quickly stood up and went to him. "We are reaching Yuba!" He said while showing her the map, courtesy of Stuffwell.

"Ha! And in under one hour!" Vivi bark (Yes, you read right, BARK!) as she brought Mario into a big hug, kissing him on the cheek. "You truly are a blessing to this world!" That made Mario chuckle and blush.

"CURSE YOU MARIO! DAMN YOU FOR BEING SO USEFUL!" Guess who that was.

As the cloud got close, Yuba began to appear…only for it to stop immediately when they saw the town.

"N-No…" Vivi had to cover her mouth as she saw the state of Yuba.

Covered in sand and abandoned.

"Eh? Wasn't this place to be used?" Luffy asked.

"Keyword being 'used', Luffy." Mario said he began to lower the cloud.

"PRAY BE THE TEFNUT AND THE KING'S WORDS!"

Everyone jumped when they heard shouting. Looking at the side of the cloud, everyone saw an old man in desert clothes and on his knees, praying and mumbling.

"The Gods have heard King Cobra's wishes! Water shall descend from the heavens and bring life to Yuba once again!" The old man said.

Mario simply deadpanned and looked at the crew. "If he starts calling me God, you all are responsible for this."

...

...

...

"...And can someone explain to me what is happening now?" Mario asked as he watched with concern as Luffy and Vivi were now punching each other hard.

Before we go and explain, a bit of update.

After calming down the poor old fool, who was soon revealed to be Totto, the father of Vivi's friend, who recognized the princess and cried tears of her safety. He then explained that Kozah and the rebels had left Yuba a long time ago, making this trip worthless.

They were in Nanohana, making Vivi scream in absolute madness.

To make things worse, the sand storm had appeared yet again, making it impossible for Mario to fly in this condition. So the crew has to wait.

Totto informs them that these sand storms had suddenly appeared and had begun two weeks ago, confirming Mario's suspicion of the Power Star being here. While the rest, well…rest, Mario took the time to speak with Totto, who began to speak about how his dumb son isn't a bad boy. He, along with a few, were sent here by the King's wishes to create more towns and find patches of water. Even after the 'supposedly' betrayal of King Cobra, he never stops believing in his Highness, because he knows that Cobra loves this kingdom.

So, he will continue his duty. Even if he's old and skinny; he will continue to dig into the name of who he believes.

Smiling at his determination, Mario simply pulls his cuff and his outfit changes into a gray and red, with a spinning drill in his head. Faster than Totto knew, Mario had dug deep into the ground. In seconds, he popped back out…followed by water emerging and filling the hole that Totto was in.

The poor fool was in tears of joy as he almost drowned.

Mario simply pulled him out and quickly began to work by placing a capsule over the water so that if any sand tried to cover it, it wouldn't succeed.

Bless and curse his good nature! Now Totto won't stop calling him 'Plumber of Gods'.

Now then, back to reality.

"Well, Vivi wanted to quickly go back to Nanohana to stop the rebels. But Luffy said that he wants to kick Crocodile's butt." Zoro explained. "Then he called her stupid for wanting to not let anyone die, and Vivi took that offensively and here we are."

"Okay…and Sanji hasn't stopped this, why?"

"...Oh shit! Why haven't I- LUFFY YOU BASTARD!" Sanji's realization came too late as Vivi had now pinned his captain down. "Ah nevermind. She has it under control-" Luffy used the Reverse Card on Vivi. "YOU MOTHER FUCKER! GET OFF HER!" Vivi repeated the same card. "Ah, that's much better-" Luffy does it again, "I'M KILLING YOU, YOU RUBBER FREAK-"

*WHAM!*

"Help or don't help! Choose NOW!" Nami had enough of Sanji's BS and had hit him hard on the head, scaring everyone, even DK.

"What's so wrong about not wanting anyone to die!?" Vivi yelled at Luffy as she tried to beat him up.

"That you are shouldering everything on your shoulders!" Luffy yelled at her, making her flinch. "You want to take responsibility alone! That's bullshit! How little do you think of us!? You're my nakama! LET ME HELP YOU TOO!"

That made Vivi choke as tears began to fall. Not realizing how much Luffy values her all this time.

"...Tell me; Where is Crocodile?"


( Two hours later)


It took that much for the sand to clear up. Once it did, the group said farewell to Totto, and headed to Rainbase through the Super-Cloud.

As they got close to the city, everyone prepared themselves. "Yosh! It's time to kick that Crocodile guy's ass!" Luffy said before turning to Vivi. "Vivi! Remember your promise!"

The princess chuckled. "Of course I will."

Mario quickly flew the clouds down. Down below, the people who were going on their daily day suddenly looked awestruck as they saw the massive cloud above them. Some suddenly began to wonder if it would finally rain while others glared at it, thinking someone had used the illegal Rain Powder.

As the cloud flew, a certain duo watched it as it headed to the golden pyramid. "Smoker, sir?"

"...Get the Marines moving, Tashigi." Smoker said to his subordinate, who simply saluted and ran away as the man himself suddenly made smoke come out of his body and flew high into the air after the cloud.

Back to the cloud.

"That's where Crocodile is staying!" Vivi said while pointing at the golden Pyramid. "Is the Rain Dinners where his base of operation lies!"

"A hotel? Fancy!"

"Alright! Everyone remembers the plan!?" The crew nodded. "Alright! Mario, at your mark!"

"Okie-dokie!"

"Hold it right there pirates!" Everyone turned around and saw the marine captain that Luffy, Mario and Sanji ran away from back in Loguetown.

"Hey! You are that Marine from back then!" Luffy exclaimed. "What are you doing here?!"

"What? Do you all really think I would have let you escape?" Smoker huffed. "You are pirates, it is my job to capture them. Especially those who have questions to answer." He narrowed his eyes at Mario, who was next to a woman who was covering her face and hair with Arabian clothes. "Especially you, Red Cap."

"And I would love to answer them, but we are on a tight schedule." Mario said as he picked Vivi up in a princess-style. "We have-a crocodile to defeat!"

"Scattered!"

At Luffy's shout, the cloud vanished as the crew began to fall. Sanji had quickly picked Nami, Zoro had picked the screaming forms of Usopp and Chopper, and Luffy laughed maniacally as he fell.

Smoker was surprised by this but quickly recomposed himself as he flies after them. "Wait! What are your intentions with Alabasta!? And where's the Princess-"

"Huohooooo!"

Smoker suddenly realized that a shadow had cast over him. In an act of instinct, he crossed his arms as he felt tremendous force that sent him flying down on the streets, causing massive panic of the people as they all began to flee. The marine grunt as he stood up, trying to understand what happened.

*Thud!*

"Hoooh!" Hearing the sound of landing and battle cry, Smoker looked forward and saw a gorilla, but unlike any other, this one was the same size as him and had a more bright color, and also was wearing a red tie.

But most importantly, he felt a tremendous power radiating out of him.

"Hohohoho!" DK beat his chest before posing to battle, a grin on his big mouth.

"Dammit! I didn't expect for Straw Hat and Red Cap to find another powerhouse!" Smoker took out his Sea-Stone Sword. "Guess I will have to beat you first, monkey."

"Hi!" DK grinned…before looking at the sky in shock, his eyes popping out. "HOOO?!"

Smoker quickly looked in his direction…and saw nothing but a wall.

Turning back, he saw the gorilla already running away.

Insert multiple tick marks sound effects.

"You scumbag pirates!!!!"

Meanwhile, the crew had landed safely (if you could call Luffy crashing through some stands, that) and were now running through the street. Not sooner, people began chasing them; Marines and suspicious individuals that Vivi recognized as Baroque Workers.

After a few dodging and punching away, everyone had reached the entrance to the dinner.

"CROCODILE!" Luffy didn't waste a single second to scream as he charged forward, scaring the people around. "COME OUT HERE SO I CAN KICK YOUR ASS!"

"Stop yelling!" Nami yelled at him. "He's not going to be stupid enough to do that! And why are we charging in?! This is stupid!"

"I don't know! We are just following our Captain!"

"I hate him!"

Luffy quickly kicked the door to the dinner, surprising the people inside as the pirates ran inside, followed by Smoker.

*Insert Funny Chase Cartoon Music Sound Theme*

This went on for about two minutes before two gentlemen in tuxedos appeared. "Straw Hat Pirates! Welcome to the Rain Dinner! Sir Crocodile will now see you! Please, follow through-"

*WHAM!*

"This way?! Let's go!" Luffy said as he and the crew barreled through the two poor men, sending them spinning through the air, Smoker still behind them.

It wasn't long before they reached a dead end, halting to a comical stop.

"Gotcha now, you-" Smoker was saying before the floor beneath them opened up.

Everyone looked down for three seconds.

"...Welp! We should have seen this coming!"

Screams of terror fill the room as they all fall.

"Everyone okay?!"

Multiple grumbles answered that question as they recovered.

"So…I know this is late, but why did we follow Luffy into a charging attack on the front instead of going stealth?"

"Are you really asking that question?"

"Fair enough."

"Alright, let's-a calm down." Mario said. "First let's see if we can-"

"Kuahahahahahaha~"

A laugh echoed through the room as it finally shone, revealing an underground meeting room, a big glass that had water behind it and giant crocodiles swimming around on the back, and shelves of books standing on the side.

In the middle of it was a table, and in that center, at the very end, was a snail. It had a grin while sporting the eyes of a crocodile.

"Welcome, Straw Hats…Princess."

Vivi felt her fury shot into the air as he heard that voice. "Crocodile!"

"I must say, I didn't expect to see you all attack my base of operation this soon." The snail spoke. "But it helps me as you willingly enter into my trap. Now I have King Cobra's most valuable item. Once Alubarna is under my control, it will be easy to make that foolish King confess easily."

"You coward!"

"Where are you!?" Luffy shouted as he grabbed the bars, "Show yourself you cooooooo…" He suddenly began to be tired.

"Luffy?!" In panic, Mario and Chopper quickly move him back.

Seconds later, he was back to normal. "Eh?! What the Hell was that?!"

"Heh. So this is your first time feeling Sea-Stone, Straw Hat? It's a miracle someone like you has a bounty of 30,000,000 has made it this far."

Mario narrows his eyes at the cage, noticing the structure of it. "Sea-Stone?"

"...Is that Red Cap speaking?"

"It is." Mario replied, "And you are Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea…and the leader behind Baroque Works."

The sudden information made Smoker tense as he glared at the snail. ('Crocodile is the mastermind?!') The navy had been informed of the mysterious organization that seems to be bounty hunting.

This…was a huge thing!

"Glad to know my reputation is known. Although, I cannot say the same about you, mister Plumber."

"You know I'm a plumber. And that's all you need to know."

"Ha. A straightforward man. A shame I can't convince you to join me."

"Good. We wouldn't get along, given how you caused this kingdom to go into war."

"And you are goodie-two shoes. Is what I expected from a Hero like you."

('Hero?') Smoker looked at Mario in shock. The pirate was not only a Plumber, but a Hero too?

"Your brother speaks highly of you."

!!!!!

The crew gasps as Mario glares. "...What did you do to my brother?"

"Kuahahaha…Wouldn't you like to know." the snail chuckled before making a humming sound. "Oh? The plan was a success? Kuahahaha! Listen well, Princess! The rebels are already running to Alubarna!"

Vivi gasped. That means that war is inevitable now.

"Now, I would love to talk more, but I have important things to do, once the King is dead." Crocodile said before the room suddenly began to rumble. "But worry not, I will make sure that you all join all those who will die in the next life. Especially to Cobra once I tell him his daughter is dead. So please, relax…and die! Kuahahahahahahaha!" *Klachak!*

The snail went to sleep. At that moment, the water glass began to open, releasing the water inside as it began to pour into the room.

"...Well, this just got problematic." Zoro said.

"...So Crocodile is behind the civil war against King Cobra." Smoker huffed. "And this is why I was against the creation of the Warlord system."

"We need to leave, now!" Vivi said.

"...And you plan how?" Smoker asked.

To his confusion, everyone smirked as Vivi grabbed a needle and picked her finger…before she became smoke.

"What?!"

"Yeah, you see," Mario began to say as the Straw Hat's began to disappear in smoke too. "We kinda expected this to happen, so we are copies of the originals, who are currently heading to Alubarna right about now." Smoker finally had his jaw down. "I must apologize, Captain." Mario bowed in regret. "I didn't expect you to follow us here and be captured. But fear not!" Mario turned to the entrance of the cage, where DK was as he grabbed the entrance, "We'll have you out in no time! DK!"

Smoker was about to ask how when he witnessed the gorilla pull his fist back and begin to spin it, speeding up the process before throwing it forward, impacting the door as it was blasted off into pieces.

The logic inside Smoker broke. That was Sea-Stone. The unbreakable stone that nobody has been able to destroy.

Not even The Four Emperors, the Three Admirals and the Five Elder Gods had done that!

("Damn!") DK huffed as he blew his red pulsing hand. ("That thing was durable alright!")

"Thank you, old friend!" Mario said, "Now then, we bid fare-thee-well, Paisano-"

"WAIT!"

Mario hummed as he looked at Smoker.

"...Tell me, just…why are you doing all this, Red Cap?"

"Hm? Why what?"

"Why are you trying to help this kingdom? What has the princess offered you to help her?"

"Nothing." Mario replied with a smile, shocking the Marine. "The princess needed my help, so I will help."

"And you get nothing in return?!"

"The lives of-a innocent people are not to be-a paid in currency." Mario didn't hesitate to reply. "I may-a have a bounty now, and I'm with pirates, but as long as one person-a is in need of help in the world, I will fight to protect it." He grabbed his hand, with DK doing the same. "I suggest you get out of here, Mister…"

"...Captain Smoker."

"Right. Smoker. Should you consider wanting to stop this upcoming war and defeating Crocodile, I suggest you pick your men and go to Alubarna. See you next time!" Both star children pulled their skin and disappeared in smoke.

"...What the Hell." Smoker said as he put his usual amount of cigar in his mouth; perks of having the Plume-Plume Devil Fruit. "...Better get out of here now." He said as he quickly realized that he needed to leave as the water had reached his boots.

Still, with a lot of questions still in his mind, he did understand one thing.

Red Cap Mario, pirate as he is being labeled, is more…Far more.


( On the route to Alubarna, in the air)


A cloud was going full speed in the air, having the crew in it, with Kiddy and Carue, who had stayed with them while the clones went to Rain Base. Vivi was the first to tense when the clone disappeared.

"W-Woah! That's so weird." She said as she breathed, "Is this how Mario feels when the clones vanish?"

Not sooner, everyone began to tense, acting like her, Mario being the last one.

"Wow! That felt so weird and awesome!" Luffy said in excitement. "I was here and suddenly, I remember everything that happened back then!"

"Yeah…That is weird, but perfect for us." Zoro said, "Not only did we make Crocodile believe that we are trapped, he won't suspect us of attacking from the air."

Nami suddenly appeared behind Mario and picked him up, raising him into the air. "All hail the God of Possibilities! For his wealthy experience!"

"We hail!" Everyone, except Zoro, said while praising.

"I'm not a God."

("We hail!") DK and Kiddy did as well.

"You guys too?!"