Bombs Away! Chapter 7: Straw Hat Pirates vs Foul-Play Krieg!, an one piece fanfic

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 7: The Straw Hat Pirates vs Foul-Play Krieg!}

"The battle ends here," Gin says with an ominous glare on his face while standing over a fallen Zeff's body as he aimed his shotgun at the back of his head and everyone grows tense as they glared at him.

"That's right, Gin! I knew that I could count on you! Shoot Red Leg Zeff! You only need to kill him and the restaurant is ours!" Don Krieg yelled with an evil laugh as everyone glared at Gin.

"Regardless of how great a man he was before, now he's just an ordinary chef. Blasting his head off is no problem now. You want to save this man, don't you, Sanji? So just heed my word and get off this ship. I don't wanna have to kill the both of you."

"...Leave this ship? Not a chance!" Sanji yelled with a defiant glare, surprising everyone as he took out another cigarette, and lit it up, and smoked it. "You look pathetic, you damn geezer. In that state, you can't order the cooks around to fight, can you?"

"I don't want to hear all this crap from a small stupid eggplant."

"Who are you calling 'small eggplant', you damn bastard! Stop treating me like a kid!"

"Then stop acting like one!" Zeff shot back as Sanji fumed before glancing up at Gin as he pointed at his own heart.

"Gin, aim that pistol at me!"

"Are you a moron?! You'll get killed!" Luffy pointed out as Sanji shrugged.

"Maybe." Sanji says with a casual tone as the Chief Commander of the Don Krieg Pirates stares at him in shock with his jaw dropped as his left eye twitches in disbelief.

"Sanji, why? Why are you doing this? If you'd just abandon this restaurant, everyone will be saved! It's that simple!" Gin yelled, not able to understand why he would do this as Sanji simply held out his arms to prepare for his death and had an extremely long flashback about how when he was 10 years old, he was working as a ship's cook on the orbit, but one day, Red Leg Zeff and his crew attacked the ship. However, both ships were caught in a sudden storm and sank as Zeff managed to save him from drowning before the storm tore the boats apart due to Sanji crying out his dream of finding the All Blue as, after the storm, the two were washed onto a rock outcropping, high above the sea.

Despite their good fortune, there was little food for them: a few rations had washed onto the rock with them, but there was no vegetation, no animals, and no way to reach the water to fish. Splitting up what little rations remained, Zeff ordered Sanji to sit at the other end of the island to look for a ship. Sanji protested that Zeff was keeping a large sack for himself, but Zeff brushed him off, saying that as an adult, his stomach was bigger. Days passed, and Sanji had no more food, but there was still no sign of a ship. Many weeks afterward, an emaciated Sanji decided to take a chance to kill Zeff for his food. He did not kill the old man, but when he slashed open the old man's sack in a fit of rage, he discovered that there was no food inside, only treasure. To his horror, he realized that Zeff had given him all the rations and had eaten his own leg to survive.

Zeff confessed that he often lacked food on the high seas and planned on opening a restaurant on the seas. Sanji, guilty of plotting to kill Zeff, agreed to help, but Zeff remarked that he was too weak. Soon after, a ship appeared, and they were spared from death. Because of this ordeal, Sanji pledged to never refuse food to a starving individual, no matter how evil or poor they may be as Sanji subsequently spent the next nine years working aboard the Baratie as its Sous-Chef, during which time he vastly improved his cooking under Zeff's tutelage while also developing tremendous physical abilities and his signature kicked-based martial arts style under the latter's guidance.

"...This restaurant is that old man's treasure. I'm the one who took everything from that old fart. His power, and his dreams. That's why now I don't want that damn geezer to lose anything, anymore!" Sanji screamed passionately as he scowled. "There's no way that I can repay the damn geezer for his kindness unless I risk my life for him too!"

"Why? Why do you continue fighting, Sanji? Just stay down." Gin pleaded as Sanji snorted with a big grin on his face.

"I'm afraid that I can't do that. That sounds a little bit too much like giving up." Sanji says as Luffy, Asher, and Jack share a furious look as they nod and step forward.

"GOMU GOMU NO..." Luffy trailed off while stretching one of his legs high into the air as it reached the heavens.

"BOMU BOMU NO..." Asher trailed off while crouching down as he then generated a big explosion underneath his feet that sent the Bombman flying up high into the air.

"ZOAN MYSTIC-RYU RYU NO..." Jack trailed off while opening up his second mouth as he generated a big ball of blue electric energy inside of it.

"NO, YOU IDIOTS! YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE GIN SHOOT ZEFF!"

"WHAT ARE THEY THINKING!"

"CHORE BOYS! CUSTOMER! STOP!"

"...BATTLE AXE!" Luffy exclaimed while bringing down his stretched-out leg as he crashed it down into the ground via a high-gravity stomp on the left wooden platform, destroying it completely as it sent everyone flying back.

"...COMBUSTIVE ROAR!" Asher exclaimed 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 that collided against the right wooden platform as Asher destroyed it completely.

"...LIGHTNING BLAST!" Jack exclaimed while firing a big blue electric energy bean blast that collided against the side of the Baratie Building, causing a big explosion to occur as Don Krieg was stunned by what the Devil Fruit Users did.

"The Fin is destroyed?! Are they trying to blow up my ship?! You dare to defy me?!" An enraged Don Krieg asked as he then turned to a shocked Gin, who had his jaw dropped but made sure to have his shotgun still aimed at a downed Zeref's head. "Gin! Blow his head off right now! Hurry up!"

"B-But he's the one w-who gave us e-enough to feed o-our men. H-He gave us f-food. D-Don K-Krieg, p-please," Gin pleaded worriedly as Don Krieg fumes and is about to bark out orders, but then-

"Would you all calm down already?" An annoyed Asher says as he and the others turn to Don Krieg. "Don't throw a temper tantrum. The Baratie is not blown up yet."

"Yeah, relax, we only destroyed the Fins," Jack says as Luffy nods while Sanji fumes as he growls.

"Grrrrrr, you fucking bastards! What the hell are you three trying to do?!"

"Sink the ship," Luffy stated bluntly as everyone gasped in shock and horror.

"WHAT?!"

"Or blow it up, either way really," Asher says with a casual shrug while placing his arms behind his head as Jack nods.

"Indeed."

"Are you joking?! Are you for real, you little shits!? I thought you were gonna say something else, you bastards!" An angry Sanji yelled as he stormed over to the boys.

"But if we destroy the ship, they can't get what they want, and we win." Luffy, once again, stated bluntly as Sanji chomped down on his cigarette harshly with an angry being throbbing on his head.

"You stupid idiots! What's the point of protecting and saving the Baratie and everyone else in it if you destroy our home?! You might as well just not help us and let us die!"

"Just like you were going to?" Asher asked with a glare as Sanji flinched and turned to him in surprise.

"What?!"

"You heard me, you were going to kill yourself for a stupid ass reason, so why don't we do the same?" Asher asked with a severe glare as a stunned Sanji composed himself and gritted his teeth angrily as he growled.

"Grrrrrr, you One-Eyed Bastard!" Sanji shouted while rushing over to grab Asher by the front of his shirt with a furious scowl on his face. "And what do you know about this!? What do you know about the immensity of my debt to this place?! Who the hell are you to say anything about it?!"

"Just calling it as it is," Asher says with a calm and even tone as Jack nods while raising an eyebrow at Sanji incredulously.

"Come on, man, are you seriously going to die for a dumb old restaurant?"

"What did you say?!"

"Dying isn't something you should do to repay kindness! That's not what he put his life on the line for!" Luffy snapped with a big glare on his face as he glared at the shocked blonde-haired man, who lets go of Asher as Cottontail flew over to land on his shoulder in his normal form. "Zeff saved you so that you could live, yet you want to die!? Only a weak person would act like that!"

"Then what the hell do you suggest!?" Sanji asked with an irritated yet quiet tone as a shocked Gin then grew deadly quiet and lowered his head stoically with shadows covering his head as, much to everyone's surprise and annoyance, a heavily injured and burned Pearl shot out of the water as he landed on the ground and panted heavily a Pearl looks like he was close to death.

"Now...now, you guys...stop arguing...fighting amongst yourselves...at a moment like this is both...disgraceful...and laughable, not to mention...reckless due to us having a hostage...with us that we can kill at a...moment's notice." A pained Pearl says while crawling against the wooden floor and barfing out blood while wincing in pain from his burns as Asher and the others turn to him with dull looks on their faces as a stoic Gin slowly pulls away his gun and reaches behind him to pull out a pair of tonfas weighted with metal spheres. "How...unfortunate for you...that you have to face us... the Don Krieg Pirates...now let my Fire Pearls...burn you down-,"

"Man Demon Special Technique...Demonic Shot!" Gin exclaimed while rushing forward at high speeds with a cold and furious aura covering his body as he brushed past the boys and raised his metal tonfas to slam them into Pearl's head, causing it to be easily ripped out of his body and fly over to crash down into the ocean as his headless body spewed out tons of blood and crashed down into the ground as Gin stood up cooly. "I'm sorry, Pearl, you were in my way."

"Gin! You're betraying us?! Betraying me by killing one of your own men?!" An angry Don Krieg screamed as his men gave him a deadpanned side eye since he kills his men every time they piss him off.

"Forgive me, Don Krieg. This person saved us. I don't want him to die like this. At least let me finish him with my own hands." Gin says coldly while turning around to face a glaring Sanji as he casually hoists one of his metal tonfas over his shoulders.

{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.

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!}

"Have you lost your mind, my Pirate Fleet Chief Battle Commander?" An annoyed Don Krieg asked as Patty, Carne, and Fishman Host, who had appeared shortly after, ran over to help up their Boss worriedly.

"So, Gin's the Chief Battle Commander, huh?" Sanji asked himself curiously as he eyed Gin up and down.

"Interesting, he's definitely powerful, I will give him that," Asher says with a big smirk on his face as Gin seems to be the only Don Krieg Pirate who is actually strong and doesn't rely on cheap tricks or armor.

"Ha, ha, ha, look! Did you see how successful my 'decoy strategy of threat' was?" Luffy asked with a big grin on his face as Cottontail turned to him with a blank look on his face.

"Yeah, you TOTALLY planned for that, sure..."

"Sanji," Gin says curtly, getting Sanji's attention as he turns to him. "I wanted you to get off this ship so that I wouldn't have to hurt you but it doesn't look like that's gonna happen."

"Heh, you got that right. I can't let you have this restaurant, even if it means risking my own life." Sanji says as Gin narrows his eyes in determination, anger, and confusion.

"Very well then, at least let me kill you with my own hands. It will be my pleasure to kill you, my good friend."

"Gee, that's comforting, asshole," Sanji says with a scoff and a glare as he takes out a cigarette and lit it with fire as the blonde-haired man proceeds to smoke it.

"The same for you three," Gin says while turning his head over to Asher and the others.

"Not necessary. Because we won't lose to a bunch of weaklings like you."

"Yeah, if you all willingly follow a man like Don Krieg, then all of you must be cowardly bitches."

"True that, brother."

"We will take you all on without hesitation, wimps." Luffy, Asher, Cottontail, and Jack said insultingly in unison as all of the Don Krieg Pirates fumed angrily.

"You bastards!"

"How you dare talk to our commander like that?!"

"Calling him weak to his face! How dare you?!"

"We are the Don Krieg Pirates!"

"The strongest Pirate Crew in East Blue!"

"That doesn't really mean much when this is the weakest ocean in the world. Dracule Mihawk even says so." Asher stated matter-of-factly while crossing his arms as Jack nodded.

"Yeah, and even without that, you guys are only the strongest due to having such a large number of pirates on your side and relying on boring party tricks."

"Not that intimidating, to be honest," Luffy says with a shrug as all of the Don Krieg Pirates look both shocked and furious with what they said as they tremble with rage.

"Oh boy...now you guys really pissed them off." An amused Sanji says while taking another whiff of his cigarette as all of the Don Krieg Pirates roar angrily and are about to get out of the water to confront the boys, but then-

"HOLD YOUR PLACE!" Don Krieg ordered sternly, surprising his men as he proceeded to sit down on the ground. "Don't move a muscle. If I see even one of you move from your spot, I will kill you where you stand. You all will only prove their point if you are going to whine and throw a temper tantrum like a bloody baby. When a guy gets flustered because someone calls him weak, it's proof that he recognizes he IS weak. Let the outcome of the battle determine the weak and the strong. Only the most pathetic will react to such words. Don Krieg Pirates run from no man." Don Krieg stated with a fierce glare on his face as he then turned to address his Chief Battle Commander. "Gin? You're responsible for killing that cook. Leave the Stretchy Boy, the Exploding Brat, and the Dragon Freak to me."

"I understand, Don Krieg," Gin says with a firm nod as Don Krieg then turns to give a sinister smirk to Asher and the other.

"Hey, you snot-nosed brats! I'll show you the power that conquered East Blue! I don't care if you three have eaten a Devil Fruit! You will come to understand such a thing is meaningless-,"

"Bored now. Shut up, weakling, and let's just watch the incoming fight." Asher stated bluntly, angering Don Krieg as the Boys then turned to face Sanji and Gin with the former holding out one of his metal tonfas as he began spinning it around rapidly.

"I'm sorry, Sanji, but you can't defeat me." Gin stated matter-of-factly as Sanji rolled his eyes with a scoff.

"We'll see, small fry," Sanji said curtly while smoking his cigarette as Gin was a bit annoyed that he wasn't taking this seriously before shaking his head to compose himself as the Man Demon then rushed forward at high speeds while spinning his metal tonfas around rapidly as the blonde-haired man raised his leg and threw a kick at him, forcing Gin to jump backwards but was able to swing one of his metal tonfas over at Sanji, who jumped up to avoid the attack and landed on it as the metal tonfa crashed down into the ground, shattering it apart as the Duo shared a couple of determined glares on their faces. "Black Leg Style...Collier Shoot!" Sanji yelled while jumping up into the air and trying to deliver a powerful kick to Gin's neck, only for him to dodge the attack with a big gust of wind shooting behind them as shadows covered Gin's eyes.

"Man Demon Special Technique...Demonic Trap!" Gin exclaimed while lowering his second metal tonfa and raising his first metal tonfa as, while an airborne Sanji was distracted, the Chief Battle Commander of the Don Krieg Pirates extended his metal tonfas and have them latch onto the blonde-haired man's neck in an 'X' formation as Gin proceeds to trap Sanji down into the ground, holding him down by his neck with the help of his weapons.

"Sanji!" Asher and the others yelled worriedly as Gin sat down on the ground coolly while looking like a fucking badass as he raised one of his metal tonfas but made sure to have his other weapon pin Sanji down as Gin glared down at him stoically.

"Didn't I tell you? You can't defeat me. Farewell." Gin says while spinning around his metal tonfa rapidly as Sanji simply remained cool...and spat his cigarette into his opponent's face, distracting him enough to reflexively jerked backwards, allowing Sanji to slip underneath his grasp and shoot upwards to land on his hands as a blinded Gin accidentally slammed his metal tonfa onto the spot from where Sanji's head used to be.

"Black Leg Style...Collier!" Sanji screamed while throwing a powerful kick down Gin's neck that sent his head slamming against the wooden deck, breaking his nose and nearly cracking his skull open as blood squirted out, but even though Gin was hurt severely, he composed himself enough to get some revenge.

"Man Demon Special Technique...Demonic Dance!" Gin exclaimed while twirling around elegantly as he slammed his metal tonfas against Sanji's midsection, breaking a lot of his rib and slightly damaging his spine as he was sent flying backwards just as a drowsy Gin moaned loudly as they both crashed down into the ground, either dripping up or spitting out blood as the others were left stunned by this.

"That cook defeated Gin with only a kick!?"

"Even Gin can't defeat him?!

"Idiots!" Don Krieg snapped as the surprised Don Krieg Pirates turned to him. "Even after all of this time, you all should've known that Gin can't be defeated that easily. Gin is a coolheaded demon whom I put my trust in, more than all of my crew combined. That's why I gave him the position of battle commander. Soon, he will show his abilities." Don Krieg stated firmly without a look of doubt and hesitation on his face whatsoever as both Gin and Sanji stood up from the ground and turned to glare at each other.

"Is Sanji alright?" Patty asked worriedly as Carne gritted his teeth.

"Don't know, but that hit looked like it hurt. All of his ribs were probably shattered."

"I can see why this guy is Don Krieg's Commander, he took a serious kick to the head by Sanji like it was nothing." A stunned Fishman Host says as Sanji hissed in pain while Gin winced at the throbbing pain at the back of his head, but both warriors refused to show the other their weakness.

"Yo, Battle commander, is that all you've got? Why don't you give me a real fight?" Sanji says with a taunting grin on his face as Gin smirks back and chuckles as he raises his weapons.

"This fight has been fun, but it's time to end this! Bye, Sanji!" Gin shouted with a cold glare on his face as he leaped forward while spinning around one of his metal tonfas as a demonic aura covered his body. "Man Demon Special Technique...Demonic Warhammer!" Gin yelled while landing in a crouched position as he tried to slam his weapon down at Sanji, who leaped away to avoid the attack and landed in a handstand.

"What was that?! Your pity?! Don't underestimate me!" An enraged Sanji screamed as Gin turned his head to him in shock. "Black Leg Style...Épaule!" Sanji exclaimed while throwing a downward kick that targeted Gin's shoulder, knocking him off balance as he whirled around, and the blonde-haired man used this opportunity to kick him on his chest, knocking him down into the ground hard enough that it cracked, but Gin also reacted quickly by raising one of his metal tonfas and slammed it against Sanji's head to send him flying away with a concussion and blood dripping down his face as he crashed down into the floor.

"Damn! They seem to be evenly matched!"

"One can't attack the other without getting hit by his opponent!"

"Which one of them can withstand the punishment enough to deliver the finishing blow?!" Patty, Carne, and Fishman Host screamed worriedly as Gin and Sanji then composed themselves as they stood up from the ground and turned to face each other as the Duo were about to initiate round 3...but then paused as the Man Demon suddenly dropped down to his knees and lets go of his weapons as he held his face and the Gang, at first, thought that he was too injured to continue fighting, only to see teardrops running down his face as Gin raised his head and gave a stunned Don Krieg a tearful, pleading, and apologetic look.

"Don Krieg? I...I...I can't...obey your order...this man saved my life...I really...I really...I REALLY CAN'T KILL THIS MAN, DON KRIEG! I WON'T DO IT!" Gin exclaimed into the heavens, shocking everyone as Don Krieg then composed himself and grew livid as he gritted his teeth in fury.

"I...really...can't...kill...this...man...I'm sorry, Captain! When Sanji fed me when I nearly died of starvation, it was the first time anyone had ever been kind to me! That's why I can't, for the life of me, bring myself to kill this man! I don't plan on ever betraying you, I don't think anything we've done so far is wrong! I respect your strength and am grateful to you, and I'm very happy that you praise my strength and let me be the commander! That's why I do whatever you say, and I'll still do it in the future, but I simply cannot kill this man! Don Krieg, I beg of you! Couldn't we just leave this restaurant alone?!"

"...YOU BASTARD!" A furious Don Krieg screamed while getting up from the floor as he glared at Gin with pure anger. "NOT ONLY DO YOU DISOBEY MY ORDER, BUT THEN YOU HAVE THE FUCKING BALLS TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO?! WHAT'S THE MEANING OF THIS CRAZINESS?!" Don Krieg asked as a heartbroken and solemn Gin merely lowered his head in defeat as his Captain scoffed and spat on the ground.

"It's pathetic. Morality and sympathy are weaknesses that I've never expected out of you, of all people. Didn't I always say that I detest those feelings of principle?! You are truly a disappointment. You are my Chief Battle Commander no longer." Don Krieg says with a glare while crouching down into a shooting position as he takes out his left shoulder plate and aims it towards the others, planning to use his deadly poison-gas bomb MH5, Don Krieg's most dreaded weapon as it's an explosive shell containing a highly potent chemical toxin that, once it hits impact, spreads a large cloud of gas that lasts around five minutes as the poison inflicts immediate organ failure and internal bleeding on anyone who breathes it unprotected and, according to Krieg, kills within an hour.

"No! Don Krieg! Please!"

"Not the MH5 The poisonous gas!"

"He's going to use it!"

"None of us brought our masks with us! They got lost during the fight with Mihawk!"

"We are all going to die!" Gin and all of the Don Krieg Pirate exclaimed panickedly as Asher and the others grew tense.

"What the hell?! Poisonous gas?! You're going to use that kind of weapon while your men are unprotected?!" An enraged Asher asked as Cottontail chirped angrily.

"What kind of sick Captain are you?!"

"Stop winning about stupid stuff, you fools! This is a battle! The purpose is to win! Treacherous?! Despicable?! Don't you agree that this is acceptable? Winning is the goal! The method doesn't matter, only the goal is important!" Don Krieg exclaimed as Jack growled angrily.

"Even if it means killing your own crew?!"

"Eh, they are weaklings anyway! I will just get another crew once I steal the Baratie! I don't care what consequences this poisonous gas will bring as long as I win! That is strength!"

"You're insane!" A glaring Sanji screamed as, while the Don Krieg Pirates were panicking and scrambling around, a stoic Gin reached into his jacket to pull out his golden gas mask and stared down at it with a look of indecisiveness on his face as Don Krieg scowled at him fiercely.

"You might as well throw that gas mask away! You are no longer worthy to be a Krieg Pirate! You must die!"

"We won't let you shoot that poisonous gas, you bastard!" Luffy, Asher, and Jack exclaimed angrily as they were fixing to run/blast off/fly over to him, only for Don Krieg's golden shoulder plates to pop out and fire dozens of belt-fed spears in a Gatling gun-like fashion as they nearly hit the Trio if Cottontail wasn't quick enough to form into a shield around Asher's arm as the projectiles either embedded themselves into Cottontail's body or bounced off as they panted heavily.

"Gin, I've never heard such cowardly words. Your captain is the biggest pussy of a man that I've heard. It would be my pleasure to kill him." Asher says to Gin with a glare on his face as Luffy nods.

"Yeah, an honorable and strong man like you doesn't have to listen to what that weakling says!"

"So just sit tight while we kick his ass!" Jack yelled as a surprised Gin then composed himself and scoffed as he glared at them.

"No! Do not mock Don Krieg! He's the strongest man alive! And it's impossible for you to win!"

"You idiot! Open your eyes! That guy's trying to kill you!" Sanji snapped as Gin closed his eyes in acceptance and regret.

"I deserved it. For me to talk about my feelings and ignore my orders, is to betray the role I have. That's why this is an obvious consequence." Gin says while using his monstrous strength to throw the Gas Mask far away as it crashes down to sink into the ocean below.

"Gin, you fucking moron!" An enraged Asher screamed as he and the others turned around to run ahead as Don Krieg merely smirked evilly and chuckled.

"Ha! So you showed your pride at the end, eh?! But it's much too late for that! Die together with that cook!" Don Krieg exclaimed while holding out his deadly weapon as he narrowed his eyes. "Deadly Poison Gas Bomb...M...H...5!" Don Krieg exclaimed while firing an explosive shell containing a highly potent chemical toxin at the Group as Patty and the others quickly grabbed Zeff and hauled him inside the Baratie while closing the door behind them as the Fighting Cooks and the Don Krieg Pirates were quick to dive down into the ocean to protect themselves.

"Jack! Luffy! Hold Gin down and cover his mouth!" Asher ordered as the Boys nodded, and Jack flew over to tackle a grunting Gin into the ground as he forced his mouth closed just as Luffy landed on top of them as he stretched his arms around him to hold Gin down, and Asher ran over to grab Sanji as he dragged him over to the others. "Cottontail! Give us cover!" Asher ordered as Cottontail nodded and swiftly morphed himself into a giant dome around him as he hardened himself just as Asher threw one of his shurikens at the bomb as Cottontail sealed Straw Hat Pirates and Plus up as the shuriken collided against the Deadly Poison Gas Bomb MH5 and caused it to detonate in mid-air, decently far enough from the Boys as it went off and a big light purple explosion rang out as a thick layer of poisonous gas began spreading across the area and, once it dissipated, the Fighting Cooks can be seen resurfacing out of the ocean, thankfully not poisoned as all of the poisoned Don Krieg Pirates could be seen drowning in the water due to being poisoned.

"W-W-What a crazy bastard!"

"I can't believe he used poison gas in battle!"

"That guy is the Devil!"

"Yeah, that's not how humans fight!"

"Especially since he killed his own men!" Various Fighting Cooks say as we cue back over to the Boys, and we see Cottontail morphing back into his normal form as Asher and the others could be seen standing around, uninjured as Don Krieg is seen glaring at this in frustration and anger.

"Are you guys okay?" Asher asked his friends, who all mumbled in agreement as Luffy and Jack let go of Gin, who fell down to his knees as he stared up at them in confusion and anger.

"Why did you do that?! I deserved to be-AAAAARRGGHHHHHH!" Gin protested before being punched into the ground by a stoic Luffy as Jack turned to Cottontail and Jake.

"Jake, Cottontail? Hold Gin down. Make sure that he doesn't interfere."

"And make sure that he doesn't skip out on the show," Asher says with a deadly tone as Luffy begins cracking his knuckles.

"Because we're going to show you how weak your Captain really is," Luffy says as Gin gasped sharply and glared as he was about to protest, only for Cottontail and Jake to wrap around his body to restrain him as Sanji leaned down to grab him and began dragging him over to the Baratie as he then paused upon hearing by what Luffy said and turned to the boys.

"Calm down! If you three go straight at him, you'll fall into his trap! You'll die, especially since there are hardly any platforms there and-,"

"We won't die against this pussy." Asher started matter-of-factly as the Trio then rushed forward at high speeds.

"Heh, such simpleminded fools. The easiest enemies to kill are the ones who are in a frenzy." Don Krieg says with a sneer as Asher and the others jump up to land on top of the broken mast of the destroyed Don Krieg Pirate Ship as they head straight towards their enemy. "Be careful now! You three are heading towards your funeral!" Don Krieg shouted while reaching behind him to pull out a stack of mini bombs as he threw them all into the air, and they splashed down into the ocean, creating huge explosions and tidal waves that blinded the charging trio enough for Don Krieg's golden shoulder plates to pop out and fire dozens of belt-fed spears in a Gatling gun-like fashion as they collided against Asher and the others' bodies with Jack being able to endure the attack due to the little spikes bouncing off his body as those spikes were able to pierce themselves into Luffy and Asher's bodies, but they didn't care as they pressed forward, much to Don Krieg's shock.

"Gomu Gomu No..." Luffy trailed off as he stretched his arm back and clenched his fist for a punch.

"Bomu Bomu No..." Asher trailed off as he raised his arm, and it got infused with pink explosive energy as Jack merely narrowed his eyes angrily, and lowered his head as he began running on all fours.

"Heh, come on!" Don Krieg with a big grin on his face as he reached behind him to grab his Porcupine Cape and placed it in front of him as it was a secondary cape covered with fist-sized metal spikes and it was stored under one of Krieg's shoulder plates.

"Chore Boys and Customer! Look out!" Sanji and various Fighting Cooks screamed as the Boys, however, weren't deterred by this at all.

"...Pistol!/Bomb Punch!" Luffy and Asher exclaimed in unison as the Captain of the Straw Hats threw a stretchy punch across the Porcupine Cape with the Bodyguard of the Straw Hats threw a pink glowing punch at the cape as well with Jack running over to deliver a powerful headbutt against it as the Boys ignored the spikes piercing through their skin to allow their attacks to hit a stunned Don Krieg and caused a big explosion to occur that completely destroyed his cape and sends him flying over to crash against a wall hard enough that it cracked.

"What?! Don Krieg got hit?!" A stunned Gin asked as his jaw dropped. "That's impossible! I've never seen Don Krieg get hit whatsoever!"

"Those three punch and headbutted right into the frickin' spikes like it was nothing!"

"Not even Sanji would do something crazy like that!"

"Those three are insane!" Various Fighting Cooks yelled as they winced at the sight.

"So this our funeral? Or yours?" Luffy asked gruffly while he and Asher ripped the spikes out of their bodies violently as Jack did the same with the ones in his head.

"Don't decide our deaths. We are not meant to die here, much less against weak people who relied on armor and fancy toys to fight like you," Asher says with a cold tone as his blood leaks down from his body.

"You will have to do way better than that if you want to beat us because we are not going to die just yet," A determined Jack says with a glare as Asher and Luffy nod to the downed Don Krieg, who still didn't get up as he lay there, motionless.

"They are far too reckless." A glaring Sanji says to Zeff while still watching over Gin as he stares at the battle in stunned shock.

"Sometimes you see idiots like them. People who fight till the death once they've chosen their target."

"They'll fight to the death?" A surprised Sanji asked as he turned to Zeff, who nodded as he crossed his arms.

"To have that sort of person as your enemy is bad. They are hell to fight with, I know from personal experience. I like those kinds of guys. I don't care if they win or lose, I consider it an honor just to watch them fight." Zeff says with an amazed Sanji turning to stare at the Trio in admiration as even Gin pauses to consider the Retired Pirate's words.

"...So, boys, you all think that you're not meant to die here, huh?" Don Krieg asked with an emotionless tone in his voice while recovering from the combined attack as he shakingly got up from the ground with his back turned against them as Asher spotted him doing something that caused him to narrow his eyes suspiciously. "Too bad because if one of us have to go...THEN IT HAS TO BE YOU!" Don Krieg exclaimed furiously while turning around to reveal that he had one of his shoulder pauldrons attached to his arm as he threw a punch at the Trio with Asher went over to intercept the attack as he raised his arms and caught the punch as a big explosion occurred, but much to Don Krieg's shock, the Bombman remained unfazed, obviously, by the explosion.

"NO, IT'S YOU!" The Trio shouted with Asher lowering his head to allow a glaring Luffy and Jack to leap forward and deliver a powerful kick and tailwhip across Don Krieg's face as the double attack sent him crashing down into the ground once more.

"He got beaten again! What the hell is happening here? Normally the enemy dies without touching Don Krieg, The Don's supposed to be invincible!" A disillusioned and panicking Gin asked as Cottontail and Jake shared an exasperated look as they shook their heads in annoyance.

"Those kids are awesome!"

"Let him have it guys!"

"Kill that bastard!"

"Go, Chore Boys!"

"You too, random customer!" Patty, Carne, Fishman Host, and a couple of Fighting Cooks cheered just as a pissed-off and frustrated Don Krieg got up from the floor as he decided to stop playing around and unleash his ultimate melee weapon as Krieg took off his other shoulder plate and locked it with the other one, activating internal devices that produce a shaft and a blade from between. This is the Great Explosive Battle Spear.

"Take this!" Don Krieg exclaimed while throwing down the Great Explosive Battle Spear at Asher and the others, who remained still as the weapon collided against them head-on and produced a big explosion that, while heavily damaging the platform underneath them, it didn't destroy the platform completely as everyone gasped in shock.

"What the hell is that?!" A bewildered Sanji asked as Gin sighed in relief with a look of admiration in his eyes.

"It's finally out! Don Krieg's ultimate weapon, The Great Explosive Battle Spear! With it, Don Krieg can explode all of his opponents away, especially since he is the only one strong enough to wield it-,"

"Oh no, an explosive spear," Asher says with a fake panicking tone as, once the smoke cloud cleared, he could be seen standing in front of Don Krieg while holding up his weapon with an unfazed look on his face as Jack was floating in the air with Luffy on his back. "If only one of us had a Devil Fruit that makes us completely immune to explosions...oh, wait, there is."

"Wait what?!" A shocked Don Krieg asked, not completely understanding what his Devil Fruit was until now as Asher grinned and reached over to grab the Great Explosive Battle Spear as he snatched it out of his grip, and then raised it up high into the air.

"If you want to see a real explosion, take a good look at this!" Asher exclaimed loudly into the heavens while infusing Don Krieg's Weapon with his pink explosive energy and he proceeded to slam it down into the ground, producing a huge explosion that obliterated the platform that they were standing on and sent a screaming, scorched, and damaged Don Krieg flying over to crash against a nearby platform while an unharmed Asher backflipped over to land on Jack's back. "So, Don Krieg the Pussy Pirate, are you going to fight like a real man and pirate, or are you going to rely on more of your childish little toys?" Asher asked mockingly with him and the others having mischievous grins on their faces as Don Krieg stared up at them in shock, anger, and slight fear as his damaged Great Explosive Battle Spear floated discardedly in the ocean.

"You ready for this? Because we are just getting started." A cocky Luffy says as Jack flew the Boys over to land on the deck that Don Krieg occupied, and they jumped off his back as Asher and Luffy land on the ground.

"Now, that you are out of tricks, you are nothing to us," Jack says as Don Krieg growls angrily with a big thick mark on his head as he gets up from the floor to turn and face him.

"Is that so?"

"Well, seeing that you only fought us with your toys and haven't even thrown a punch at us, yeah, sorry, but you lost our respect a long ago," Asher says with a sneer as even Gin is starting to get second thoughts about his Captain.

"Oh, I see, so you think just because you got a couple of lucky hits and destroyed my weapon, you all think you can beat me? How cute, but let me show you how screwed you really are."

"We're not screwed," Luffy stated bluntly as Don Krieg snorted and shakes his head.

"You can deny all you want, but I know you are all scared."

"Nope," Jack says sincerely.

"It's adorable, but seriously, you all need to stop doing this pathetic attempt of a bluff." Don Krieg says with an arrogant smirk on his face as Asher rolls his eyes and scoffs.

"Yeah, keep telling yourself that, pussy boy."

"GRRRRRR, I'M NOT A PUSSY BOY!" An enraged Don Krieg snapped as he rushed towards the Trio. "JUST GIVE UP AND DIE ALREADY! THE MOMENT YOU ALL DEFIED ME, YOU HAD SIGNED YOUR OWN DEATH WARRANTS!"

"Bomu Bomu No...Bombs Away!" Asher exclaimed while reaching behind him to pull out a bunch of shurikens as he infused his explosive pink energy into them and tossed them forward as they flew over to collide against the ground in front of a charging Don Krieg, and multiple small explosions rang out that blinded him momentarily, but continued running forward as he ended up punching something hard and tall as, once it clears away, Don Krieg was stunned to see him punching a huge mast and it cracked visibly as an airborne Jack flew over to it.

"Zoan Mystic-Ryu Ryu No...Lightning Blast!" Jack screamed while opening up his second mouth as he generated a big ball of blue electric energy inside of it and then fired a big blue electric energy bean blast that flew over to collide against the mast, breaking it in half as it fell down towards Don Krieg, who was forced to raise his arm and use his built-in flame thrower to produce a huge stream of hot flames that burned through the mast, dividing it in half as the mast crash-landed in-between the Don Krieg Captain harmlessly as the burned in half mast could be seen angling upwards into the sky.

"How many weapons does this guy have?!" An exasperated and annoyed Sanji and Cottontail asked with Gin mumbling, 'A lot...' under his breath as, once the smoke cleared, a grinning Luffy could be seen standing in front of him.

"Gomu Gomu No...Gatling Punches!" Luffy shouted as he stretched out his arms and began punching a glaring Don Krieg so fast that it looked like he had multiple arms as, once he was done, Luffy stopped and crouched down and then jumped up high into the air as he backflipped around and landed on the ground just as a relatively unharmed Don Krieg smirked and began laughing loudly as he smacked his golden armor.

"What a group of weaklings! What did you expect to happen there, Chore Boys?! With this armor, I'm practically indestructible!" Don Krieg screamed with a smirk while leaping backwards as he landed on top of a tall mast and held out his arms. "It's no use, Boys, you can attack me with your Devil Magic all you want, but you won't put a dent in it!" An arrogant Don Krieg bragged as the Trio glared up at him. "Now, listen here, children, with the best-crafted equipment, the greatest power, and the most powerful weapons, you'll be acknowledged as the strongest in the world! That is the true meaning of strength! You see, only the strong are meant to live! And that's me!" Don Krieg exclaimed as the Trio shared a look and grinned slyly as they nodded.

"How fucking dare you say that! Strength doesn't come from weapons or any of your stupid toys! It comes from your own strength and soul! Both that you are severely lacking, so don't you bare call yourself the strongest in the world becue that title only belongs to the great Whitebeard himself!" Asher scolded with a growl, thinking that it was an insult that this weakling thinks that he was the strongest in the world when that title belonged to someone whom he admired and dreamed of surpassing one day. "Guys? Let's defeat this asshole once and for all." Asher says to Luffy and Jack, who nod as they all share serious and determined glares.

"Gomu Gomu No and Bomu Bomu No...Super Teamwork Combo...Warhead..." Luffy and Asher trailed off as the Rubberman reached up to place his hands on the Bombman's shoulders 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 Don Krieg with Luffy's arms stretching wildly behind him as he raised his arms and delivered a powerful double punch to Don Krieg's chest, sending him flying away as a pained Don Krieg mustered up the strength to let out a loud and condescending laugh as he also tossed a bunch of mini bombs into the ocean bellow.

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Is that all?! After all of that big talk-Huh?!" Don Krieg taunted before gasping in shock as numerous large cracks began spreading across his golden 'indestructible' armor. "What?! I don't believe it! My armor is cracking!"

"No way! It's unreal! Don Krieg is losing!" An amazed Gin yelled with his jaw dropped as he then spotted the mini bombs splashing down into the water and winced worriedly as the Former Don Krieg Pirate realized what his Old Captain was planning. "Kids, look out! It's a trap!" Gin warned just as the bombs went off as they all let out a huge explosion that traveled across the platform, and it got destroyed by a big fiery explosion as Don Krieg let out a loud sinister laugh but then shut up, and his eyes went bug-eyed in shock as they spotted the Trio flying/jumping out of the explosion, either unscathed or relatively injured.

"...Bazooka Strike!" Luffy and Asher exclaimed with the Rubberman launching himself forward while using the Bombman's shoulders as a makeshift slingshot as Luffy flew up high into the air and front flipped over to then stretch out his arms as he delivered a couple of powerful palm strikes at Don Krieg's chest, easily shattering apart his cracked armor as he let out a loud pained scream.

"...Huh...if I get a nickel for every time that I destroy the golden armor of an egocentric blowhard who thinks that they are the strongest in the world with my Bazooka Move, I get two nickels...which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?" Luffy commented to Asher with a big smirk on his face as he nodded just as a stunned and injured Don Krieg composed himself as he glared up at them.

"THIS ISN'T OVER YET, YOU FUCKING BRATS!" Don Krieg exclaimed furiously, surprising the Trio since they thought he was dead from the Super Teamwork Combo Move as Luffy and Asher then yelped in surprise when Don Krieg fired out a huge iron black net that flew over to ensnare them as they started falling down through the air as well. "HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA! YOU TWO CAN'T ESCAPE OUT OF THIS NET! IT'S MADE OUT OF IRON! IT'S OVER NOW! THE ONLY THING BELOW US IS THE OCEAN! I CAN EASILY SWIM OUT OF THERE EASILY, BUT YOU TWO CAN'T, WHICH MEANS I WILL BE THE VICTOR! ME! DON KRIEG! THE GREATEST IN ALL OF THE EAST BLUE!"

"Don't forget about me! Asshole!" Jack roared out while flying straight towards the Trio as a stunned Don Krieg completely forgot about his existence until now. "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 Don Krieg as it washed over his whole body and caused him to scream in agony as he lets go of the net and crashes down into the ocean with Asher and Luffy doing the same as they began sinking down through the ocean at high speed.

"They did it!"

"Don Krieg was defeated!"

"Way to go, boys!"

"You boys are awesome!"

"Whooo hooo!" Various Fighting Cooks cheered loudly as Patty, Carne, and Fishman Host looked stunned yet amazed by this.

"They did it! They actually did it!/They won!/Incredible!" Patty, Carne, and Fishman host shouted as Cottontail and Jake smiled happily as they let go of Gin, who dropped down to his knees in stunned shock as his jaw dropped.

"Hey, are you done daydreaming yet?" Zeff asked an astounded Sanji, who turned to him as Jack flew over to them and landed on the ground. "Go on and save those kids."

"What? Why?" A bewildered Sanji asked with a raised eyebrow as Jack turned to explain.

"Luffy, Asher, and I are incapable of swimming. Those who gain powers from the Devil Fruits are cast away by the sea, becoming deadweight in water."

"What?! Why didn't you two tell me this earlier, you idiots?! What if it's already too late?!" An angry Sanji asked while taking off his jacket and shoes as he ran over to jump down into the ocean, and a few minutes later, Sanji resurfaced from the ocean while holding the Boys as he swam over to drop Asher and Luffy onto the deck of the Baratie and jumped up to land near him just as Gin appeared as he rushed over to help Sanji undo the net.

"Hey, are you Kids okay?" Gin asked worriedly with Cottontail and Jake flying/slithering over to them as Asher opened up his eyes and coughed out seawater as the Bombman then grinned up at them playfully.

"Took you guys long enough. Luffy and I nearly drowned to death." Asher says with Sanji and the others sharing a laugh as they then hear a sleeping Luffy snoring loudly while lying on the ground as the group rolls their eyes amusedly with Jack bonking his head lightly.

"Even though I saw it with my own eyes, I still can't believe it...Don Krieg is supposed to be the ruler of the East Blue, the strongest of them all...and yet...he was defeated by them..." Gin mumbled in shock while turning over to glance at a laughing Asher and Jack and a sleeping Luffy as his eyes shined with admiration and realization. "Don Krieg is the only man that I ever truly admired but maybe...everyone was right about him. Don Krieg...is a goddamn pussy."

"Told ya."

"Yep."

"It was pretty obvious."

"Duh."

"Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz." Asher, Jack, Sanji, Cottontail, and Luffy said/snored in unison just as a roaring, semi-conscious and heavily injured Don Krieg shot out of the water as the Don Krief Pirate Captain landed on the ground and yelled like an enraged drunk man as Don Krieg swayed back and forth.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I'M THE STRONGEST! I WIN! I'M THE GREATEST! I'M THE BEST THAT THERE EVER IS! NO ONE CAN BEAT ME!"

"Ugh, geez, guy, stay down, you lost," Asher says while rolling his eyes in annoyance as a stoic Gin turns around and begins making his way over to his Former Captain.

"I HAVE TO WIN! I HAVE TO! I WANNA! IT'S NOT FAIR! IT'S NOT FUCKING FAIR! I HAVE TO KILL MY ENEMY! I'M GOING TO KILL EVERYBODY-,"

"Don Krieg?" Gin asked with shadows going over to his eyes as he pulled out one of his metal tonfas and twirled it around rapidly as Gin then slammed his weapon through his stomach, creating a large bloody gaping hole through it as a stunned Don Krieg stood there in shock while barfing out blood. "Shut the fuck up," Gin says with a cold tone as he then turns to the others. "Boys? Finish off this piece of shit of a Captain." Gin says as Asher and Jack smirk widely as they nod and step forward.

"Bomu Bomu No and Zoan Mystic-Ryu Ryu No...Super Teamwork Combo...Combustive Thunder Roar!" Asher and Jack exclaimed in unison as the Bombman cupped his hands around his mouth and breathed into it while the Mythical Zoan Dragon Shifter opened up his first mouth and generated a big ball of yellow energy inside of it as Asher detonated it and used his hands to enhance the blast as he sent a giant wave of explosive pink energy that collided and a roaring Jack fired a hot flame-like energy blast as both attacks flew over to impact a stunned Don Krieg and a huge explosion occurred that blew him apart into a billion bloody pieces as everyone was shocked by this...before cheering loudly for them as a grinning Asher and Jack shared a first bump.

"Man, he had a lot of guts," Jack commented playfully after noticing his entrails floating around the water as Asher laughed amusedly and noted as, elsewhere, we see Nami sailing through the ocean on the Going Merry, sailing it as she puts on a wistful look on her face.

"They were sure nice guys...I wonder...if I complete my end of the deal...if they would ever let me join them again..." Nami says to herself thoughtfully as images of the Straw Hat Pirates, particularly Asher, appeared in her mind, and it caused her to tear up as a shaking Nami began crying softly under her breath. "I hope I see them again...I hope they forgive me...I hope he doesn't hate me...Bellemere...please give me strength to survive through this..." Nami whispered to herself with a crestfallen look on her face as she began sobbing loudly.

The next morning, we cue over to Sanji's Room in the Baratie as we see a sleeping Luffy lying on the bed with Asher and Jack sitting around him on a couple of chairs as Gin stands near the doorway with his arms crossed and his eyes were covered by shadows as Sanji was standing around in the outdoor patio, smoking a cigarette as the Future King of the Pirates suddenly groaned and wake up as he rose up from the ground and looked around as Luffy noticed that he had bandages on his arms and legs with Asher having the same bandages in the same places as Jack and Sanji had bandages on their heads and sides as Gin was pretty much uninjured.

"Hey, Captain, how are you feeling?" Asher asked as Luffy briefly ignored him and reached up to try and grab his Straw Hat...only for his face to pale in horror as he realized that his hat was missing.

"Ah! My hat?! Where's my straw hat?!"

"Calm down, it's over there, dude," Jack says while pointing over at Luffy's Straw Hat as he was morphed back into his Human Form.

"Oh, phew," Luffy says while sighing in relief as he reaches over to grab his Straw Hat and puts it on as Gin suddenly uncrossed his arms and walked over to the Future King of the Pirates.

"Kid, what is your name?" Gin asked while now wearing a purple headband with pink stripes, a long-sleeved high-collared open green-gray jacket, a short-sleeved green underneath, long gray trousers, and a pair of brown boots.

"Monkey D. Luffy," Luffy stated as Gin remained silent for a few seconds before going down on his knees as he bowed to him.

"Monkey D. Luffy...I've put a lot of thought into this since yesterday and...I want to join your crew. Not just that, but I want to help to help you find the One Piece and conquer the Grand Line. I want this to be my goal." Gin says, surprising everyone as they turn to him. "It seems that Don Krieg's obsession became mine as well. I used to be scared of the Grand Line, but after everything that has ever happened, I've come to realize how narrow my perspective was. To hell with my loyalty to Don Krieg and my fear of the Grand Line. Both of these stupid mindsets only set me back from achieving my own destiny." Gin says while raising his head as he smiles at a stoic-looking Luffy in warmness and admiration. "Once your heart and will are set and you pursue all of your dreams with every fiber of your entire being, you will never feel lost, hopeless, or afraid. I've learned that from you, Future King of the Pirates, so please, let me join your crew. I know that you will say no, but-,"

"Alright, you are in." A beaming Luffy says, surprising everyone as Gin gives him a hopeful and dumbfounded look.

"Wait, what? Just like that? But I used to be your enemy." Gin pointed out as Luffy merely grinned and chuckled.

"Yeah, but that was yesterday. Today, you are our friend and I know how strong, loyal, and kind you are, so if you want to join my crew, go right ahead." Luffy says with a hearty laugh as Gin blinked in surprise before smiling as he bowed to him.

"Thank you, Captain Luffy," Gin says as Luffy nods just as Jack steps forward and holds out his hand.

"Yo, Luffy, mind if Jake and I join too?" Jack asks as a curious Luffy turns to him. "After everything that happened, we both agreed that you are a captain worthy to follow and definitely worthy of being King of the Pirates, not to mention having a stellar crew, so what do you say? Can we join?" Jack asked as Luffy remained quiet...before beaming as he nodded.

"Definitely, you are going to be our Advisor while you are going to be our combatant," Luffy says while pointing over at Jack and Gin, who share a grin and nod as a chuckling Asher then turns to Sanji.

"So, now that we have killed off all of the Don Krieg Pirates that means we are off the hook, right?"

"Yep, since you guys help drive off those Pirates, you no longer have any debt with the Baratie. You all can pretty much leave after eating breakfast." Sanji says while taking out a cigarette and lit it as he proceeds to smoke it.

"Nice, also since Jack, Jake, and Gin asked to join our crew, do you want to-,"

"I'm not going. I don't want to run away with you guys to become a Pirate. I'm staying here to continue being a cook until that old fart acknowledges my cooking skills."

"...I see. I'll give up then." Luffy says while subconsciously stretching his arm over to grab the back of Sanji's jacket to prevent him from leaving.

"Luffy, come on, man. If Sanji doesn't want to go, don't force him." Asher chatises as Gin nodded in agreement.

"Indeed. I'm sure that Sanji has his reasons, Captain Luffy." Gin says as Luffy pouts but nods as he lets go of Sanji, who stumbles forward as he rubs his neck.

"Ugh, yeah, Gin is right. I can't just leave. These bozos don't know a thing about running a restaurant, but still, I promised myself that I'd go to the Grand Line one day." Sanji says with a soft smile on his face as he then turns to the others excitedly. "Hey, have any of you ever heard of the 'All Blue'?"

"The All Blue? Isn't that some kind of magic sea?" A curious Asher asked as Gin nodded.

"Indeed, I heard about it when Don Krieg first started up his piracy days. Although some people believe that the All Blue is not real."

"Some? Yeah, but there are people like me who believe in it." Jack commented with crossed arms as Sanji beamed and smiled widely.

"He's right. The All Blue is a mystical sea. In that sea, there are fish from all over. East Blue, West Blue, North Blue, and South Blue, you name it. It's like a wonderland for cooks like us, and it's in the Grand Line." Sanji babbled like a fanboy with Asher and the others listening on excitedly as well as, unknown to them, Zeff, Cottontail, and Jake can be seen spying on them from the balcony above.

"He looks so damn happy," Zeff says with a knowing and warm smile on his face as Cottontail and Jake nod in agreement as we then fast forward in time and we see the Group making their way down into the Dining Room of the Baratie, which was shut down due to repairs as all of the Fighting Cooks can be seen eating a grand feast, but when Asher and the others tried to find tables to sit down and eat, they found none.

"Hey, where are we sitting?" Sanji asked as one of the Fighting Cooks turned to shrug at him.

"We didn't save any seats for you guys. Sit on the floor and eat."

"No seats? How can that be? This is a restaurant for crying out loud." An annoyed Sanji says as the Fighting Cooks ignore him and go back to their breakfast as the Gang shares a look before shrugging as they go over to grab their plates of food and then walk over to sit down on the floor.

"Oh well, they're acting weird." A bewildered Luffy says with a raised eyebrow as Gin nods while furrowing his eyebrows concernedly.

"Do you think that they don't want us to eat with them because you guys are associated with me?"

"Can't be, they pretty much forgave you after we killed Don Krieg." Jack pointed out as Cottontail and Jake flew/slithered onto the scene as they went over to eat breakfast with them.

"Yeah, this is what they always do, no big deal," Sanji says with a shrug just as Patty takes a sip of his soup and pretends to look disgusted and gagged.

"Hey! Who in the world made the soup this morning?!"

"Oh, I did! This stuff is pretty good, huh?!" A grinning Sanji yelled as Patty turned to glare at him. "I think I really outdid myself today!"

"Is that a freaking joke?! I could hardly swallow this piece of crap! It's only fit for pigs!" Patty shouted while pretending to spit as Sanji was surprised by this...before growing angry as he stood up from the floor.

"Hey, I thought something like you would like slob, you crappy cook," Sanji says with a dark scowl on his face as he places his hands in his pockets.

"Ha! Just face it, Sanji! Your food sucks! It's disgusting!" Patty screamed while giving him a thumbs down and spitting on the floor as Asher, Jack, and Gin were shocked by what was going on as Cottontail and Jake shared knowing looks as an unfazed Luffy continued eating.

"Excuse me, but I'm very confident with what I made today. Is something wrong with your tongue? Your taste buds must be broken-,"

"It's disgusting! It's disgusting! It's disgusting!" Carne suddenly cried out while spitting out his soup as Sanji turned to him in surprise.

"I can't take this at all!"

"How can we eat this?!"

"The soup's super horrible!"

"We can't drink up this crap!"

"This is just awful!"

"Can somebody get me some water?" All of the Fighting Cooks exclaimed in unison as a fuming Sanji gritted his teeth angrily with a throbbing vein appearing on his forehead.

"What the hell are you bastards up to?!" An enraged Sanji asked as Patty stepped forward and crossed his arms with a cold glare on his face.

"We are sick of the way you run things! You are a lousy Sous Chef and everyone knows it!"

"We're tired of your violent behavior! Not every single disagreement with the customers that you interact with can be solved with violence!"

"Besides, we are sick of you always picking up hot ladies and having sex with them!"

"Yeah! Leave some for the rest of us, you jerk!"

"If your food is bad, we are going to say so, deal with it!" Patty and the Fighting Cooks yelled in unison as Sanji growled furiously and was about to attack them, but then-

"Don't forget that we are cooks of the sea. We can't afford to waste even a single drop of soup, so make sure to drink it all." Zeff says with a stern and furious glare on his face as everyone turns to him and spots him slurping up all of his soup as, once he is done, the Owner of the Baratie stands up from his seat...and proceeds to throw the plate over to smash against the wall, shattering it as everyone stumbled back in shock by his sudden action. "What's up with this disgusting soup of yours?! Do you intend to shut this restaurant down or something?!" Zeff asked with a glare as a pissed-off Sanji stormed over to grab him by the front of his shirt with a furious glare on his face.

"Stop kidding around, you old fart! Tell me what makes your soup and mine any different! Tell me!"

"Between mine and yours? Don't be so conceited!" A red-faced Zeff snapped while raising his arm to deliver a powerful punch across Sanji's face, sending him crashing down into the ground as everyone was left stunned by the very fact that Red Leg Zeff actually PUNCHED someone instead of KICKING them. "You're a hundred years too young to compare to me, little eggplant! For I am the man who has cooked on all of the seas, all over the world!" Zeff yelled as he and Sanji had a glaring match with each other...before the blonde-haired man turned around to storm out of the Dining Room while clutching his bruised face as he let out a rageful yell.

"I don't get it!" Gin screamed while he and Asher stood up from their floor and they glared at Zeff and the Fighting Cooks. "Why are you all lying and saying that Sanji's soup is awful?!"

"For real, it's like the best soup that I have ever had. I was about to compliment Sanji about it until Patty began talking." Asher says with a glare while placing his hands on his hips.

"Yeah, I don't know what the big fuss is about. This soup's awesome." Luffy says while he and Jack stand near the pot of soup as they take turns slurping up the soup.

"All of us know that the soup is good. Sanji's cooking is revered by everyone here." Zeff says with everyone nodding in agreement as Jack tilts his head confusedly.

"But why did you all lie then?" Jack asked curiously as, unknown to them, a now calmed-down Sanji could be seen walking back to the door leading into the Dining Room, and he was about to walk in but stopped upon hearing the conversation and decided to eavesdrop on them.

"That thicked skull idiot won't try and listen to us if we try to reason with him," Zeff says with an annoyed huff before turning to Luffy as he crosses his arms. "Hey, kid. You mentioned that you needed a cook on your ship, right? I'm not trying to force you or anything, but that little eggplant of ours, care to take him with you? To the Grand Line. The Grand Line is what he's always dreamed about." Zeff says as Luffy remains silent.

"Geez, boss, you really had us put up quite a show, huh?" An amused Patty says as Carne snorted and laughed.

"Yeah, I was worried for a sec that Sanji would figure out what is going on with your crappy acting."

"Oh, like you're one to talk."

"Guys, guys, you both are equally bad at acting, but me? I'm perfect." A smug-faced Fishman Host says as Patty and Carne turn to protest him in comical anger as a stunned Sanji slams his back against the door and slides down as he then shakingly takes out a cigarette and tries to light it, but can't find the energy to do so as Sanji dropped it and placed his head on his knees as he mumbled, 'I can hear everything, you damn bastards' under his breath.

"How 'bout it, kid?" Zeff asked as Luffy shook his head.

"No way," Luffy stated bluntly as everyone, sans the Straw Hat Crew, crashed down into the ground, comically by his response.

"What? Didn't you say that you need a cook on your ship? Or do you not like the guy?"

"It's nothing like that. I want to take him with me, but he said that he wanted to stay here as a cook." Luffy stated matter-of-factly as Asher nodded.

"Yeah, we can't take him along even if you guys insisted."

"Sanji is a grown man, he can make his own decisions," Gin stated gruffly as Jack nodded.

"Yep, unless he tells us, face-to-face, that he wants to come, he can't join our crew."

"Simple as that." Cottontail chirped as Jake hissed in agreement.

"Hmmm...makes sense and sounds fair enough, but that peculiar kid, would he just admit that he wants to go? Not a chance. He's a stubborn son of a gun just like his old man." Zeff says just as the doors were burst open as everyone turned around and was surprised to see Sanji coming into the room while holding a groaning and wet Yosaku as they all ran over to them.

"Eh, Yosaku?!" A surprised Luffy asked as Yosaku, who had a towel wrapped around him by Fishman Host, perked up at the sight of him.

"Oh, hey, Big Bro Luffy!"

"Why are you the only one here? Where's everybody else?" Luffy asked as Asher frowned worriedly.

"And where's Nami?"

"We didn't catch up with her, unfortunately, but from the direction she was heading, we roughly knew her destination," Yosaku explained as Jack raised an eyebrow confusedly.

"Why didn't you bring her back then?"

"Well, about that, if her destination really is where we calculated, it'll be a dangerous place. We need your help. Please come with me." Yosaku pleaded as the Straw Hat Crew shared a look and nodded in determination as Luffy straightened out his hat.

"Yosh! I don't really get it but I get it! Let's go!"

"Wait," Sanji says while smoking a cigarette as he holds out his arm to stop Asher and the others from leaving. "All of us hold on to foolish dreams. I'm gonna do this for my own dream, for the All Blue." Sanji says before turning to give them a big cocky smirk. "As you wanted, I'll go with you. On this 'Road to the Pirate King'. Allow me to take up the position of Cook aboard your ship. Do you have a problem with that or what?" Sanji asked as Luffy slowly blinked...before smiling widely as he, Asher, Cottontail, and Yosaku cheered loudly and began dancing around as Jack and Grin merely shared a smirk and chuckled as Sanji smirked amusedly before putting on a stoic look as he turned to his family.

"So that's it, people. I gave you a lot of trouble, didn't I?"

"Hmph, man, you piss me off. I wanted to throw you out of here myself, but now things turn out to be easy." Patty says with a glare and a scoff as he crosses his arms.

"Well, I'm sorry. That's what you get for putting on such an appalling performance."

"Wha-You figured us out?!" A shocked Patty asked as Sanji rolled his eyes.

"You couldn't be any more transparent. You're all morons." Sanji says while placing his hands in his pockets as he glares at them. "Seriously, guys, you really want me outta here that bad? Eh, old fart?"

"What's with that foul mouth of yours?!" A pissed-off Patty yelled as Zeff held out his arm and glared at Sanji venemously.

"That's right, you little eggplant. I hate kids. I regret every passing day that I let you live, ungrateful kid."

"That's just nice, old fart. Now you can sit back and relax for the rest of your life." Sanji says with a glare of his own as we then fast forward in time and we cue outside as we see Asher and Yosaku sitting in a boat and helping out the Fighting Cooks with loading supplies onto the ship as Luffy can be seen 'supervising them' while Jack and Gin stood near them relaxing with Jake and Cottontail lying on their shoulders as Zeff, Fishman Host, and a group of Fighting Cooks were standing around on the deck to wish them all goodbye.

"Damn, this is a nice ship here," Asher commented with a big smile on his face as Yosaku nodded while turning to a Fighting Cook.

"Are you sure we can use this?"

"It's Sanji's, so of course you can." The Fighting Cook says as he then turns to give Luffy a bewildered look while gesturing at the sacks filled with meat. "Are you sure that you still need more?"

"Yep, more meat, please."

"And some rum as well," Jack suggested in the background as Gin looked around and chuckled amusedly as he shook his head.

"In the past, I used to worry about every little detail. I feel so dumb for doing so. Why did I hesitate so much?" Gin asked as Jack patted his back good-naturedly.

"Don't think about it too much, bud. You are with us now." Jack says with a wink as Gin chuckles and nods as they walk over to board the ship with Cottontail and Jake as Luffy is about to do the same but stops as Zeff walks over to him while holding up his Pirate Journal.

"Hey, Kid, you want this? It's my journal during the year I ventured to the Grand Line." Zeff suggested with an emotionless glare on his face as Luffy shook his head with a big grin on his face.

"Eh, don't need it."

"Heh, thought so," Zeff says with a wide smirk on his face, respecting Luffy's decision as said person goes over to get on the boat, and after several minutes of waiting, everyone turns their heads to see the entrance doors of the Baratie opening up as Sanji could be seen walking out of the building while holding his bag of belongings as, after walking around the place since it will be the last time that he will set foot in the Baratie for a very long time, the blonde-haired man then began leaving his home, but then-

"This is the fury I've accumulated for years!/Prepare yourself, Sanji!" Patty and Carne exclaimed in unison while appearing behind a stoic Sanji as they were about to attack him, only for the blonde-haired to whirl around and kick them away, easily defeating them as they crashed down onto the ground.

"Really, guys, that was just dumb." A deadpan Fishman Host says while shaking his head in annoyance as Sanji walks past the Fighting Cooks and reaches the boat as he drops his bag inside.

"Let's go."

"Are you sure? You're not even going to say goodbye to them?" Gin asked worriedly as Sanji shook his head and was about to board the boat but stopped as Zeff opened up his mouth.

"Sanji? Take care of yourself, son," Zeff says with a warm smile on his face as Sanji flinched...and his shoulders started shaking with tears appearing in his eyes as his lip trembled.

"FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR!" Sanji exclaimed into the heavens as he turned around and bent down to his knees as the blonde-haired man bowed to his Adoptive Father. "ALL OF THIS TIME, I OWE YOU A HELL OF A LOT! WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME, I SHALL NEVER FORGET IT! THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY LIFE AND TAKING ME IN!" Sanji yelled while sobbing as tears appeared in Zeff's eyes, and just like that, everyone began crying.

"YOU DAMN BASTARD! I'M GONNA MISS YOU SO MUCH!"

"I WILL MISS YOU TOO!"

"ME THREE!" Patty, Carne, and Fishman Host shouted as all of the Fighting Cooks began saying their goodbyes as well with a teary Sanji smiling at this gratefully as Asher and the others couldn't help but find this moment heartwarming.

"You morons! Men should just leave without saying a word!" Zeff weakly scolded while drying off his tears as Luffy laughed.

"Let's go!" Luffy shouted as Asher and the others nodded as they pulled up the sails, and the boat began sailing away as Sanji began waving at his family goodbye.

"Til we meet again, you freakin' bastards! When I come back, I will tell you all about the All Blue! I swear it!"

"With the belief and refusal to die, They will find the All Blue." Zeff thought to himself with a confident and sincere look on his face as he then slapped his face and put on his usual serious glare as the Owner of the Baratie turned to his employees. "Alright, men! Customers will be flooding in soon! Let's get back to work and fix up the Baratie pronto!"

"Yes, sir, Zeff!" The Fighting Cooks exclaimed in determination as, after waving away the Straw Hat Pirates for one final time, they then turned around to head towards the Baratie to begin fixing up the restaurant.

And done. I hope that you guys enjoyed the chapter, and I can't wait to write the next one. Also, I want to say that Jake is as long as Salome, Boa Hancock's Kuja Snake.

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