"Well, what is the answer?" The giant grinned looking as he looked down at Usopp, Aya, and Nami.
"Could you repeat that? I didn't catch it. P-Please, s-sir?" Nami stammered, terrified.
"I asked if you had any alcohol." The giant repeated again.
"We have a little." Nami told him.
"Oh, you do!? That's perfect!"
"Just one thing, it's not the drinking kind, it's for disinfecting, if that's acceptable. You're welcomed to it all." Suddenly the giant turned around and everyone saw that it was a t-rex attacking the giant.
"A dinosaur?" Aya blinked in shock. Broggy smirked.
"I'm Broggy, Elbaf's strongest warrior, the invincible!" He roared and sliced his ax at the dinosaur, killing it. Usopp and Nami gaped in horror, frozen in their spots while Aya stared in amazement. "Now, I have dinner and the three of you are invited as guests!" Broggy grinned as he turned back to the group. He blinked as he saw Usopp and Nami lying on the deck, not moving. "You okay?"
"No matter what happens, play dead. Don't blink!" Usopp whispered to Nami.
"It's not going to work!" Nami hissed back at him.
"Are your friends, okay?" The giant asked Aya.
"Yeah, they do this sort of thing all the time. We love to join you for dinner!" Aya smiled at the giant, hopping in his hand. Usopp almost let out a squeak and Nami twitched on the deck, still pretending to be dead, also wanting to secretly kill Aya.
"What is she thinking?! WE are what's going to be on the menu for dinner!" Ussop thought to himself as he still pretended to play dead and the giant picked up the sniper and Nami with Aya while carrying the dinosaur with him.
"I like you! You know you remind me of a goddess back in my homeland. I shall call you Freya!" Broggy grinned.
"Whoa, what an amazing view! This is the perfect spot for our lunch!" Luffy grinned on top of the dinosaur's head.
"We aren't here to have a picnic, Luffy, we need to keep moving!" Vivi shouted.
"There's active volcanoes here! Not only that, look there's a mountain with huge holes in it!" Luffy exclaimed as he view the landscape.
"It's dangerous up there! Come down already! It may seem nice but it's still a dinosaur!" Vivi shouted.
"We have something in common, we both love to eat! The view's really nice up here, come look!" Luffy shouted back.
"Forget about the stupid landscape! Just off of that thing, now!" Vivi shouted. Then Luffy noticed a strange mountain far off in the distance that shaped like a giant rib cage.
"Say, I want to see that weird mountain if it's not too much trouble could you mind taking me there?" Luffy told the dinosaur. The dinosaur ignored him as it continued to eat the leaves from the trees. Luffy looked down to it's eye. "Hey! You haven't listened to a word I said haven't you! Give me a ride, would you? It's over that way, that way!" Luffy grabbed the dinosaurs head, accidentally choking it. "Not over here, dinosaur, over there!"
"IDIOT!" Vivi shouted.
"Oh, sorry about that. I guess I got a bit too carried away." Luffy smiled, releasing the creature. The dinosaur let out a roar and more came storming through the trees. Vivi quickly hid as they approached Luffy who stared at them in awe as they surrounded him. "Wow!"
"Luffy, I told you it's too dangerous, just get off of that thing!" Vivi shouted.
"Hey, these other dinosaurs are much taller. That means if I jump on one, I'll even have a better view!" Luffy said.
"THAT'S NOT THE POINT, YOU FOOL!" Vivi hissed. A taller dinosaur tried to attack Luffy. Luffy stretched his arms out and grabbed it by the head and flung himself up, landing the creatures head.
"Just as I thought, I can see way better up here!" He grinned. "Vivi, you really got to try this! The view from here is the best yet, look at that!"
"Luffy." Vivi gaped before she screamed seeing the dinosaur eat the straw hat captain. "Luffy, no! He's been eaten alive!"
"Whoa, it got dark."
Then thundering footsteps was heard as they approached. A sword sliced through the dinosaur's neck, chopping it off. The rest of the herd ran off, scared by the giant. The giant caught Luffy just as he fell out and the straw hat gaped in shock.
"That was glorious! Watching the likes of you grapple with long necks was the most entertainment that I've had in quite a while. You are my first visitor in a long time!" The giant chuckled, looking down at Luffy.
"Wow, you are huge! Are you human?" Luffy asked, excitedly.
"Human? What a joke! I'm the greatest warrior in all Elbaf! I am Dorry!"
"It's a-It's a giant! I've heard that they exist, but I've never actually seen one before." Vivi sputtered in shock.
"Hi, I'm Luffy, and I'm a pirate!" Luffy shouted.
"A pirate? Well, good for you, my friend!" Dorry grinned.
"Karoo, wake up! We have to get out of here while we can!" Vivi shouted trying to get her bird to move. Luffy pointed down to Vivi.
"By the way, I like for you to meet Vivi and Karoo! Say hi to Dorry!"
"That's great, Luffy. You just can't shut up, can you?!" Vivi hissed.
"Tell you what, you're all invited to my home!" Dorry grinned.
Broggy brought Nami, Usopp and Aya back to his camp and placed Nami and Usopp inside of a cave filled with bones. He began to start up a bonfire to roast the dino meat. Aya sat down across from the giant, talking to him. Usopp gently raised his head to see her talking to the giant then quickly pretended to be dead when he saw Broggy turn around.
"How long do we have to lay here, pretending to be dead?" Usopp whispered.
"I don't know, but it doesn't work a damn on giants!" Nami hissed back at him. Usopp let out a small scream, seeing that he and Nami were lying on a pile of bones.
"You're supposed to be dead, moron!" Nami whispered harshly.
"I'm sorry I couldn't help it! There are tons of skulls everywhere!" Usopp replied.
"And we're next, if we don't get out of here."
"This is the end. He's going to pick our bones clean!" Usopp whimpered.
"Shut up! Get ahold of yourself!" Nami shouted.
"Well, it's true!"
"I'm not going to sit around here and wait to die." Nami said. She slowly got up when she saw the giant was looking then quietly climbed out of the bone pile, sneaking. Usopp followed after her.
"Wait! What about Aya!?" Usopp pointed over to her, who was still chatting with the giant.
"Well, she's your girlfriend. You go and get her." Nami walked away, leaving him.
"Are you crazy!? I can't fight a giant!" Usopp cried out. Aya noticed the two were awake and called out to them.
"Oh, hey, guys. You finally stopped playing dead. Where are you going?" She waved them over. Nami and Usopp froze in their spots and Broggy turned around, noticing them as well. "Come and talk to Broggy! He's friendly!" Nami and Usopp immediately took off, running into the dense woods, heading deeper and deeper in.
"IT'S EVERY PIRATE FOR THEMSELVES!"
"Wait! Don't go that way!" Aya called out, trying to warn them. Usopp and Nami stopped when they noticed that they weren't being followed. They panted as they tried to catch their breaths.
"We made it." Nami sighed.
"At least we got far away from that giant's stomach-!" Usopp stopped when he felt something wet drip on his shoulder. He looked up and his eyes went wide and he screamed. Nami screamed as well, seeing the large sabertooth tiger.
"Great, we ran away from the belly of a giant right into a hungry tiger!" She cried out.
The two ran and the tiger chased them in the forest before loud footsteps thundered in the air shaking the ground. Nami and Usopp screamed as they saw a T-rex charging towards them. The sabertooth ran, along with Nami and Usopp as they tried to flee from the dinosaur that was chasing them.
"I DON'T WANNA DIE! SOMEONE HELP ME!" Nami exclaimed, terrified as she and Usopp continued to run from the dinosaur.
Then a large foot slammed down in front of them, stopping everyone in their tracks. Nami and Usopp's eyes grew wider seeing the giant in front of them. Usopp gasped when he saw Aya was sitting on the giant's shoulder. He sighed in relief seeing that she was alright. That's good. The sniper was scared to explain to Luffy how he left his sister to be eaten by a giant, now he wouldn't have to. The giant smirked as he eyed the dinosaur and sabertooth and licked his lips. The two creatures scattered, running away in fear, leaving Nami and Usopp. The two stayed where they stood trembling as they looked up at the giant.
"We're dead! We have no chance of escaping this cursed jungle!" Usopp shouted.
"Let's just accept our fate." Nami cried out.
"I see the two of you are awake at last! The meat is done, so have some in appreciation for the alcohol!" Broggy grinned as he lowered himself down to Nami and Usopp and Aya.
"These friends of yours are funny, Freya!" Broggy laughed.
"Freya?" Usopp questioned as he whispered to her.
"Just a little nickname he gave me." Aya told him.
"Go on! Eat, my friends! It tastes delicious!" Broggy grinned as he munched down on the dino meat.
"I think I lost my appetite." Nami replied.
"Don't be shy now. Dig in!" The giant insisted. "The meat is sweet, I promise you, it's quite tasty!"
"I guess he's trying to fatten us up before he kills us." Usopp said. "But it might be too late for Aya though."
"We can't eat it." Nami whispered back to him.
"That's the thing, Nami, as much as I don't want to. I don't think I have the strength and willpower to resist his offering." Usopp told her.
"Do you mind if I ask you a question?" Nami asked. Broggy nodded.
"What's on you mind, young lady!"
"Um, how long does it take to reset the log pose on this island?" Nami asked him, nervously. Broggy grinned.
"One full year!"
"A-A year!?" Nami, Usopp, and Aya, who stopped eating all gaped at the giant in shock.
"We can't wait that long!" Aya shouted.
"We'll starve to death if we don't eat for that long." Usopp said.
"It's over. We have to admit defeat." Nami cried.
"Don't tell me you've fallen asleep again!" Broggy looked down at the two confused.
"You sure know how to cook, giant!" Luffy grinned.
"Thanks for the compliment! The food that you had with is pretty good although the portion is a little small." Dorry smiled.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. But the chef on my ship made it especially for this trip so I'm glad that you liked it cause otherwise I'd have to beat you up!" Luffy said.
"Was that a threat, shorty?" Dorry stared at Luffy for a minute before laughing. "I like you little pirate! You're funny!"
"Why did you choose to live our here by yourself? Don't you have a village that you call home?" Luffy questioned.
"I came from a village, a place with many warriors called Elbaf. It was my home, but I don't live there anymore." The giant explained.
"Why?" Luffy asked him.
"There are certain rules in Elbaf which must be obeyed."
"What kind of rules?" Luffy questioned.
"For example, if a fight breaks out and neither side yields, judgement is handed down by Elbaf's god. Whoever he deemed to be righteous will be declared the winner and granted survival as well as divine protection." Dorry explained to Luffy.
"So this god decides? That doesn't seem fair." Luffy frowned.
"Fair or not, this is our battle ground, and our god will decide who is righteous and who is worthy in winning both the dual and his life. We've fought for a century, but Elbaf has yet to choose a champion." Dorry said.
"You guys have been fighting for more than a hundred years?!" Luffy exclaimed.
"For a human a hundred years may seem like a long time, but it isn't considered a giant's average lifespan which is three times yours." Dorry replied.
"Even with all the time in the world, I'd think your desire would wane after a hundred years with the same battle. At this point isn't there any animosity left between you or are you just fighting to fight?" Vivi asked. Suddenly a volcano far off within the distance erupted.
"Wow, that's some explosion!" Luffy exclaimed. Dorry stood up and Luffy and Vivi watched him as he began to walk away.
"Well, then it's time to get going."
Back with Usopp, Nami, and Aya, Broggy heard the volcanic eruption.
"A volcano's exploding." Aya replied. Broggy stopped eating and placed his food down and stood up. He had a fierce look to his gaze. Usopp noticed it.
"Please forgive me but there's something that I must attend to." He walked away leaving the three.
"You're leaving?" Nami asked.
"No choice. That's the signal that my opponent and I use for our fight." He told her.
"A fight?" Nami questioned.
"With who?" Aya asked.
"And more importantly, why?" Usopp wondered as well.
"Why? I don't remember!" Broggy grinned.
"Before we realized it became our routine. That volcano is our marker whenever it erupts, we begin." Dorry explained as he told Luffy and Vivi.
"It's senseless! How can you have so much hatred for someone that you'd fight them for a century? What could've happened that it made you this mad?!" Vivi shouted.
"Vivi, that's enough. That's not what this is about." Luffy stopped her.
"This is about honor."
The two giants charged clashed against each other.
