I do not own One Piece
It's owned by Oda
I just own Jou
Enjoy!
A trio of Pirates was in their boat sailing on the ocean. All three were quite giddy at their haul of treasure they had just gotten.
"Hey, what's with that boat out there?" one of the Pirates questioned as the other 2 looked and saw a lone boat, just staying still on the ocean. They decided to check it out and sail toward it. They drifted over and what catches their attention was that a lone girl with orange hair was leaning over the side of it.
"It's a lady,"
"Hey, wake up little girl," another Pirate said to awaken the girl. The girl slowly picked up her head and gave the Pirates a small smile.
"Please, tell me I'm not dreaming this time," the girl remarked. "Finding help out here in the middle of nowhere. If you're real, then, please. Can you get me some water? I'm so thirsty." she gestured her arm toward the treasure chest on her own boat. "I'll give you as much jewelry and valuables as you like if you can get me one little drink."
"No, sweat," a Pirate said. "We'll help ya."
"But not until we see what kind of treasure you're holding onto," the other said as he and the other two Pirates climbed on board the boat. They approached the treasure chest as one of them started opening up the chest with a bit of trouble. He managed to open it, but it just so happened that there was no treasure in it at all. Just a springy, panda head popped out of the chest which caused the Pirates to scream.
"Hahahaha!" the orange-haired girl laughed victoriously. "If you want, you can keep the whole thing! It's not my style!" she claimed with a smile.
"But that's our boat!"
"You tricked us!"
The girl looked up at the sky, eyeing the clouds.
"From the look of those clouds moving from the south," the girl stated. "I'd say that a cold front's coming! So you can probably expect strong winds and squalls anytime now, really! Also, in that small boat, you're in a bit of a chance of capsizing!"
The Pirates looked up at the dark clouds that loomed over them. The rain started to pour onto them as the ocean became violent for them as it started to rock the boat and sink it into the water.
"Bingo!" the girl announced. "Seeya!" she waved as she sailed away. "I'll just take whatever treasure you guys got here!"
"Get back here, you bitch!"
"Oooh, I'm so hungry!" Luffy moaned over the side of the boat.
"When the hell are we gonna reach land anyway?" Zoro asked.
"Who knows?" Luffy said. "We've sailin' on the wind and waves goin' where they take us. We might not even ever reach the land."
"Wait, I think I see-" Jou who had his telescope over one of his eyes called as Luffy and Zoro looked up at the chain-wielder who was sitting on top of the mast with hopeful expressions. "Nope. False alarm, boys. I'm seeing things."
"Don't get our hopes up like that," Zoro declared to him.
"Well, excuse me," Jou remarked with sarcasm looking down at Zoro. "I'm at least trying to be helpful from up here. Even though, we've been sailing for hours. So, I'm probably talking to myself here, but when do you guys think when we'll reach land?"
"I guess we will someday," Luffy stated.
"And what's 'someday'?" Jou questioned. "Tomorrow? The day after tomorrow? A week later? We can't keep going like this, you know? Hell, we're even out of the food Ririka gave to us."
For Jou, he was starting to regret joining Luffy to go the Grand Line if they're ever to even get there. Luffy even ate most of the food they had and he was still complaining that he was hungry. Then again, Jou was kinda hungry himself. Like, Luffy and Zoro, he was hoping for a sign of some island but he's having trouble even spotting one with his telescope.
"Don't you find it dumb that someone trying to be King of the Pirates doesn't have a single navigational skill?" Zoro asked bitterly.
"Not, really," Luffy answered. "I just drift around. What about you? Aren't some famous bounty hunter who sailed the seas?"
"I don't have any recollection of ever calling myself a bounty hunter," Zoro declared as he leaned back. "I set out onto the open sea in search of just one man but then I couldn't get back to my village."
"That's kinda like me," Jou stated as he had scrambled down the mast of the sailboat to join the two down in the boat. "When I left my home island, I set out to go after the All Scope. I even had a map of the East Blue."
"What happened to the map?" Luffy asked.
"It..." Jou sighed as he adjusted his beanie in a nervous fashion. "The wind blew it into the ocean. It might've been a little awkward to go back since I just left my village, so I just kept going."
"You had a map of the East Blue and let it get blown away?" Zoro questioned. "You don't think that would've been helpful for us right about now?"
"Hey, blame the wind, not me!" Jou replied crossing his arms. "And what about you? You couldn't even find your away back to your village and decided to hunt Pirates."
"I didn't have a choice," Zoro mentioned. "By that point, I had no choice but to go after Pirate ships to earn a living."
"Oh, I see," Luffy said. "So, you're just lost."
"That's pretty much what he just said," Jou commented. "I worry for your sense of direction, Zoro."
"Hey, don't put it like that!" Zoro shouted with sharkteeth as he stamped his foot hard on the deck causing the boat to shake on the ocean. Amidst it all, Luffy's straw hat came off his head as he stared at it worriedly.
"Oh no, not my Shanks hat," Luffy said. The hat floated through the air which drifted toward the front of the ship. Luckily, Zoro was able to catch it before it could fall into the ocean. After Luffy had been given his hat to, he just sat quietly staring at it.
"How long is he gonna be like this?" Jou asked Zoro. "He's just been staring at that hat for a whole 5 minutes?"
"Yeah," Zoro agreed. "Luffy, hey? You're gonna drop that again. I thought it was important."
"It is," Luffy smiled putting back on his hat. "Thanks."
"Make sure you don't lose it," Jou reminded. "I got a few treasures of my own I don't want to lose either." Jou was referring to his dark blue beanie, his telescope, and his red chain. All given to him by his mother. "Keep it close, you hear?"
"Of course," Luffy smiled back.
"I am so hungry," Zoro announced. "It's killing me."
"Same here," Jou said. "I'm going to go and check for an island again. Because we'll starve out here if we don't spot one soon." Jou stood up and pulled out his telescope to see if he has any luck spotting an island once more.
"Hey, look?" Zoro mentioned. "A bird."
"Huh?" Jou mouthed looking up and spotted the said bird Zoro was talking about. "Oh, yeah. That's a bird, alright?"
Luffy who was staring up at the soaring animal letting a smile form on his face.
"I know!" Luffy stated. "Let's eat it!"
"Huh?" Zoro wondered. "How do we catch it?"
"Leave that to me!" Luffy declared.
"How are we gonna cook it?" Jou asked. "Are we really going to eat a raw bird in the middle of the ocean? It's not like we can start a fire here? This is our only way across the sea right now."
"Gum-Gum..." Luffy grabbed hold of the mast.
"Hello?" Jou said. "Am I talking to myself here? Luffy, are you even listening?"
"ROCKET!" Luffy shot himself into the air toward the bird. Zoro and Jou were staring at the soaring Luffy who was on his way to the bird.
"Makes sense," Zoro mumbled.
"He sure did go pretty high up into the air," Jou remarked using his telescope. "Then again, now that I'm looking at it, that is one huge bird. And..." Jou zoomed in further on the telescope and what he saw caused him to sweat-drop. "Uh oh."
"What is it?" Zoro asked him.
"Ahhhh!" screamed Luffy from up in the sky. Luffy's head was caught in the bird's beak and was flying off with him. "HELP ME!"
"You moron!" Zoro yelled with sharkteeth. "What the hell's going on now!" the swordsman took hold of the oars and rowed the boat as fast as he can after the bird that was flying with him and Jou's captain.
"I see them, Zoro!" Jou called with his telescope. "Keep going in that direction! We'll catch up to Luffy and that bird soon!"
As Zoro kept rowing the boat, there were three men in the ocean who started waving for their help.
"Hey, you there! Stop, please! Man overboard! Help!"
"I can't believe we find shipwreckers in a time like this!" Zoro grunted.
"Unfortunate," Jou sighed. "We can't stop for you boys! But if you wanna get on, you might wanna hurry!"
"Yeah, you're just gonna have to jump in!" Zoro stated. The Pirates had all managed the grab hold of the passing boat as Zoro kept rowing. "I'm actually impressed you made it on board!" Zoro couldn't help but smirk.
"Congrats, gentlemen," Jou grinned as he held onto his hat.
"Are you trying to kill us!" the three men chorused together. The lead one pulled a blade out and held it at Jou and Zoro.
"Stop the boat now," one of them threatened. "The three of us are members of Buggy the Clown's Pirate crew. This boat is ours now."
"Huh?" Zoro glared.
"Pardon?" Jou questioned, tilting his head.
After a bit of 'persuasion' from Zoro and Jou. The Pirates were nice enough to row the boat for them to the nearest island, all three with their own set of bruises on their faces.
"I'm sorry!" the Pirate said smirking dumbly. "We had no idea you were the famous Pirate Hunter Zoro! Haha! We're also sorry for attacking you, Mr. Blue hat, sir!"
"Don't call me, blue hat, jackass," Jou stated. "My names Jou. And thanks to you three. Dumb, Dumber, and Dumbass we lost our friend."
"Please forgive us!" the Pirates all said.
"Jou's right," Zoro said. "Thanks to you three idiots, we lost sight of our friend. So, just keep paddling."
"Yessir!"
"Hey, Zoro?" Jou asked. "Do you think Luffy's okay?"
"Knowing Luffy, he'll probably pull off something once he spots land," Zoro noted.
"I hope you're right," Jou said.
"So, any ideas about what we do now?" Dumb asked Dumber and Dumbass.
"Good question," Dumbass answered. "If Captain Buggy finds out a girl stole our boat and our treasure, we're history."
"I know," Dumber agreed.
"Huh?" Zoro overheard. "So who is this Buggy guy?"
"You've never heard of Buggy the Clown!?" Dumber questioned.
"Nope," Zoro stated simply.
"I might've heard the name," Jou said. "I hear he's a Pirate and you guys said you're part of his crew, right?"
"Yes," Dumb nodded. "He's the ruthless Captain of our Pirate ship and he's eaten one of the Devil Fruits and above everything else, he is one truly terrifying man."
At the town's dock, was a huge multi-colored Pirate ship. The figurehead resembled an elephant while a portion of it in the middle looked like a tent. The Pirates had their own base with a tent where the Pirates' feared Captain stayed in. Buggy wore an orange Pirate hat with an orange coat to match, a red and white shirt underneath, red and white socks, and brown shoes. His face was painted like a clown as he had a big red clown nose.
"Captain Buggy! I spotted something high in the sky above the port!"
"Well, shoot it down," Buggy had ordered.
The same orange-haired girl that had stolen from the Buggy Pirates out on the sea was running away as fast she can through the town to avoid the Pirates chasing after her. They were chasing her because she had a chart in her hand of the Grand Line. She stopped running when she looked up above at the sound of a cannon firing.
From up above, Luffy was falling down from the sky being freed from the bird in the process as they were shot with a cannonball. Luffy was screaming as he was descending down to the ground. Once Luffy impacted into the ground making a huge dust cloud the girl shrieked as Luffy landed.
"What was that!?" the girl wondered. The Pirates were wondering the same thing on what had fallen from the sky.
"Dammit, why were there cannonball's flying at me?" Luffy questioned as the area around him was covered in dust. It all cleared when Luffy appeared to never even have a scratch on him. "At least I'm safe now." the straw hat stood on his feet. "And what just happened to me was awesome."
The girl who had a look of shock, wondering why this boy that had fallen from the sky didn't even look remotely hurt from the fall was unscathed. She gained a devious look on her face.
"Oh, hey boss!" the girl remarked happily. "Thanks for coming to save me!"
Luffy only gave the girl a look to the girl he didn't even know at all who had called him 'boss' just gave him a sweet smile.
"Who are you?" Luffy asked.
"They're all yours now, boss!" the girl called running away. "Have fun!"
"Hey, that girl's getting away!" yelled one of the Pirates.
"That's okay, we've got her boss now."
"You're in trouble, kid. You should've let your crony fend for herself."
"You guys know anywhere good to eat around here?" Luffy asked the Pirates. He didn't care about what was even happening. Only worried about his stomach.
"Foods the least of your worries now!" a Pirate had punched Luffy's hat clean off his head.
This had angered him as Luffy punched the Pirate square in the nose, knocking him and putting his hat on his head. "You better keep your hands off my hat." Luffy remarked.
The other two Pirates ran at Luffy to attack. Luffy was ready as he had stretched both of his arms and threw two separate punches at the Pirates.
"Gum-Gum Pistol!" Luffy had knocked both the Pirates out as they crumbled to the ground.
"Wow, you're really strong!"
Luffy looked up at the source of the voice and saw that the girl from earlier had returned.
"Even though both of them had sabers, you beat them bare-handed!" the girl sounded impressed as she had jumped down from the building.
"Hey, you're the girl who set me up?" Luffy said. "Who are you?"
"I'm a talented thief who steals strictly from Pirates," the girl claimed. "The names Nami." she had introduced herself. "Hey, wanna team up with me?"
"Thanks anyway, lady, but I think I'll pass," Luffy stated as he started walking away.
"Hold on!" Nami shouted as she jumped her way to the ground to catch up with Luffy. "At least, think about it first!"
Luffy's stomach growled due to him being hungry earlier. He held his stomach and started to feel weak.
"I just remembered," Luffy muttered. "I'm still so hungry!" the boy had gotten down on his knees.
"Well, come with me and I'll find you something to eat," Nami offered.
"Yeah?" Luffy asked with a smile, standing back up to full attention. "Are you serious?"
The guy was just moaning that he was hungry earlier but you bring up food and he was back to full energy. Nami had to wonder if the one thing on the brain for this guy was food.
One of the Pirates was giving Buggy a report if the others had managed to capture the thief that stole their Grand Line chart. From what Buggy had heard, he wasn't very happy with the news he had heard.
"You're telling me that they still haven't caught the thief?" Buggy asked with a glare.
"Uh, not yet but..." a Pirate shakily answered. "But they should bring her back here soon. Right now, Captain, sir."
"Now, explain to me..." Buggy said. "How in the world did she manage to get her hands on that chart. Huh!?" The Pirate was fearful of the look his Captain was giving him. "If we're preparing to enter into the Grand Line and go on a rampage then why wasn't the chart properly guarded!?"
"I-I don't know, sir!" the Pirate stated. "The map was just sitting out plain as the nose on your face."
"What did you say!?" Buggy's asked as his face contorted into a look of complete anger.
"I mean it was easy for her to find and take it!" the Pirate declared.
"DID YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT MY NOSE!?" Buggy shouted. "So? Are you trying to tell me you find my nose funny? Is my nose amusing?"
"No, sir, you misunderstood!"
"Oh, no!" Buggy said. "You were quite clear!"
The Pirate had scurried away from the Pirate Captain, a look of fear evident on his face. All of the other members of the crew knew what was coming next. The Pirate was lifted off the ground by his throat as his legs kicked around.
"Tell me?" Buggy asked. "Who am I?"
"Cap-tain..." the Pirate managed to get out. "Bug-gy..." he was pulled closer to Buggy.
"And what happens if someone defies me?" Buggy questioned.
"Flashy..." the Pirate sputtered out. "...death awaits them. Please, forgive me..." Buggy let go of the Pirate as he dropped him on the ground.
"Quit your groveling," Buggy remarked. "I'll overlook your slip up and forgive you this time." Buggy turned around to walk back to his tent. "But you better get that chart back. Don't screw up again! Or else..."
"Yes, Captain Buggy!" chorused the rest of the Buggy Pirates.
[With Luffy and Nami]
Luffy had gotten the meal he was promised from Nami. She took him to one of the empty homes that were in the town.
"So, do you live in this big house all by yourself?" Luffy asked.
"This isn't my house," Nami answered. "I'm just staying here for the time being. Everyone's left this town because of Captain Buggy."
"So, you're just a petty thief," Luffy mentioned.
"How rude," Nami said. "I only steal from people who deserve it. Pirates. So don't compare me to some scumbag, petty thief."
"A thief's a thief as far as I'm concerned," Luffy stated as he swallowed down his food. Nami turned away with a determined look on her face.
"My goal is to earn a hundred million Berri's, no matter how hard it is or long it takes," Nami declared.
"What do you need so many berri's for anyway?" Luffy wondered.
"It's a secret," Nami mentioned turning away. "But with this chart of the Grand Line, the hundred million is now a definite possibility."
"The chart?" Luffy said in realization. "So, you must be a navigator?"
Nami turned around to give a smile. "I'm the most skilled Navigator you're likely to meet."
"Oh, wow!" Luffy exclaimed standing up. "That's perfect! Then how about you join my crew? I've been looking to recruit a Navigator."
"Really?" Nami asked seeming interested.
"Sure!" Luffy declared. "You can be our newest crewmember."
"No!" Nami stated with her personality changing, her face in a scowl. "I suppose this means you're a Pirate?"
"Yeah," Luffy remarked proudly. "I made a solemn promise. I promised the guy who gave me this hat that I'd form a crew and become the greatest Pirate ever."
Nami's palms hit the table in anger glaring harshly at Luffy.
"There's nothing in this world that I despise more than Pirates!" Nami declared. "I only like money and tangerines!"
"Come on," Luffy insisted putting back on his hat. "Be our Navigator."
"I said no!" Nami stomped toward the house's window.
"Your loss," Luffy noted as he began munching on another piece of bread. Nami stared out the window and spotted a pair of Buggy Pirates outside asking if they found her. Nami figured she'd have to figure out how to get away from the Pirates. Looking at Luffy, Nami got an idea on what to do.
"I guess I might consider joining you, but only if you agree to certain conditions?" Nami asked.
"Really?" Luffy said. "I'll do anything."
Nami mentioned she wanted him to pay a little visit with her to Buggy. Though, the catch was that she had to tie him up which seemed to confuse Luffy as she tied a rope around him and had even bonded his wrist.
"Why did you have to tie me up?" Luffy questioned.
"The ropes just for appearances," Nami affirmed. Luffy expressed his interest in wanting to meet other Pirates and started walking along. "Just hold your horses! What's the big rush?"
Nami with a restrained Luffy had arrived at the pub's roof where Buggy and his crew were at. Nami had shoved Luffy, making the boy hit the ground.
"I've captured the thief, Captain Buggy the Clown," Nami announced holding up the chart she had stolen. "And here's your chart back."
"Not that I don't appreciate it..." Buggy said. "But, why the sudden change of heart, little girl?" he took the chart from her hand.
"I had another fight with my boss," Nami said. "And I just can't take it anymore. So, I'd see if I could join your crew."
Buggy made an enraged face that didn't go unnoticed by his crew. They were afraid that he was going to use his Devil Fruit power. Buggy only began to laugh out loud.
"You're fed-up, huh?" Buggy asked. "I must admit, you're an amusing girl. I like you. Of course, you can join my crew."
Nami's face turned into a giddy smile. Nami was happy that she had infiltrated Buggy the Clown's crew.
'Pirate's are so dumb and easy to manipulate," Nami thought.
"Girl, what do you call yourself?" Buggy wondered.
"I'm Nami," Nami introduced.
"Haha! Then let's have a welcome party for our new friend Nami! Let's celebrate!"
Buggy and his whole crew started an entire party to celebrate Nami 'joining' his crew. For the Pirates, the party was a blast as they partook in different activities during the party. Drinking contest, games and a nice spread of food to feast on. Nami had other ideas in mind.
'I'll just keep my eyes peeled for a chance to take back that chart,' Nami said in thought. 'Maybe I'll swipe all of Buggy's treasure too while I'm at it.'
Luffy had been placed in a cage before all the partying started was trying to reach for some of the food stretching his arm toward the delicacies.
"That's it..." Luffy said. "Almost there." unfortunately, Luffy's plan to reach for the food didn't work as he wasn't able to grab for it and his arm retracted back to his body, the force of his stretched arm knocked him down.
"This is such a flashy party," Buggy grinned. "Now, listen up! Men, it's time to prepare the 'Buggy Ball'!"
Jou and Zoro, along with Dumb, Dumber, and Dumbass docked their boat at the dock near Buggy's Pirate ship. Jou had jumped off the boat first and turned to Zoro.
"Zoro, I'm going to go ahead and search for Luffy," Jou stated. "The bird flew him toward this town. He's gotta be here."
"Go on," Zoro said.
"Right," Jou nodded and then ran off.
He dashed down the street and realized he'd probably find a better chance of spotting his straw-hatted Captain if he went on top of one of the roofs. He leaped between a pair of buildings to reach one of the roofs. He pulled out his telescope, extended it and then looked through it, surveying over the town searching for Luffy.
"Okay..." Jou muttered looking in different directions on the building. "Alright, Captain. Give me a sign here, Luffy."
The Pirates cheered in celebration at what their Captain had just announced. They brought out a huge cannon and a huge cannonball that was a dark-red color with Buggy's Pirate mark on it and placed into the cannon.
"All set, Captain!"
"What're you doing with that thing...?" Nami questioned with a worried look on her face.
"Just observe," Buggy smiled. "The awesome might of the Buggy Ball. Light it."
Once the fuse was lit, there were a few seconds of waiting until the cannon was going to go off. Buggy and his Pirates were waiting in anticipation for the carnage to come. The cannon had gone off with a huge boom as Nami let out a scream of surprise once the explosion went off. The blast tore through several houses of the town, leaving nothing but rubble in its wake.
"That was one heck of an explosion," Zoro mentioned as he was still at the dock with Dumb, Dumber, and Dumbass.
"It looked like it was one of the Captain's beloved Buggy Balls?" Dumbass commented.
Zoro's mouth curved into a smirk. "Buggy Balls?"
Jou who had been holding onto the building he was on top of had to hold from the sudden explosion that went off and ripped through the town.
"Holy-" Jou said. "What the hell was that!?" Jou looked toward all the smoke in the direction of the big explosion. "That explosion didn't seem normal to me." Jou glared in that direction. "Luffy, if you're over there, please tell me you aren't dead."
Jou leaped across the buildings to get across the town and got close enough to perch himself on top of another one. He looked around using his telescope and spotted the roof of the pub where Buggy and crew were at. Jou zoomed in on the scene, getting a closer look at everyone down there.
"Let's see now...?" Jou mumbled.
Jou saw plenty of different faces. Buggy's crewmen, they were just generic Pirates. Nothing noticeable about any of them. Though, he was able to pick out who Buggy was just by seeing him.
"So, that's Buggy the Clown," Jou said. "Makes sense that's what he'd be called since he's got a big red nose and everything." Jou snickered to himself. "Dot wouldn't like him too much. She's afraid of clowns."
Jou kept looking through his telescope to get a look at anybody else he can pick out from the crowd down there. By chance, his sight landed on Luffy who was currently in a cage.
"Well, it's good to know Luffy isn't dead," Jou commented. "That's something. Though, why is he in a cage?"
Jou should've known Luffy would get himself captured. Jou hasn't known Luffy for too long but he should've known Luffy was prone to get himself into trouble. The last person Jou had spotted through his scope was the only girl down there with orange hair.
"And who do we have here...?" Jou wondered. "Wait a second?" Jou got a second look at the girl and remembered her. "I've seen her before. She was at the restaurant back at Shells Town when I was working there. What's she doing here? She isn't apart of Buggy's crew is she?" Jou shook off the thought. "Nah. I shouldn't make assumptions, not yet. I should try to get Luffy out of there but I want to keep watching and wait for the perfect moment."
Jou kept looking through his telescope as a thought suddenly occurred him which caused him to sigh.
"Boy, I really need to stop talking myself," Jou remarked but then shrugged. "I'm sure it's fine. Besides, it's not like there's nobody listening to me anyway."
Only rubble was left from the destruction of Buggy's the Clown's Buggy Ball. The Buggy Pirates cheered excitedly at the destruction.
"That was flashy!" Buggy commented. "With these Buggy Ball's and my Devil Fruit powers, I should have no problem conquering the Grand Line! Right, Nami?"
"R-Right...!" Nami spoke a bit shakily. "Yes, of course."
"But's my destiny to conquer the Grand Line?" Luffy said. "And then I'm gonna become King of the Pirates."
"Shut up, idiot!" Nami told him.
"I can see why you're sick of him, Nami," Buggy said.
"Yeah, I know," Nami smiled. "He never takes anything seriously. Thinks life's a big game. He acts like a little kid."
"I see," Buggy stated. "Then how about I give you a Buggy Ball to blow away your old boss?"
"Huh?" was Nami's only response as her brows furrowed.
"It'll be a great opportunity for you to prove your loyalty to me, your new Captain," Buggy noted. "Men!"
The Pirates pushed the cannon over to Luffy's cage to point it straight him. Nami was trying to stall for time and kept trying to get Buggy to go back to the welcoming party they were having earlier.
"This is my idea of more fun," Buggy gave a sadistic grin and handed Nami a box of matches.
"Fire! Fire! Fire!"
The Buggy Pirates chanted for Nami to lit the fuse to blow Luffy to smithereens. But the girl was having second thoughts. There was no way she could come back from this if she was the cause of someone dying and she would be no better than some lousy Pirate.
'If I don't shoot, I'll be killed,' Nami thought sweat pouring down her forehead. 'But if I do shoot, then I'm not better than these Pirates.'
"Now, light the fuse, Nami!" Buggy yelled and then saw that Nami wasn't doing what he told her. "Hey! You're not wimping out on me, are you?"
Nami was brought out her thoughts from Buggy's voice. She still couldn't go through with it. Her shaking hands didn't go unnoticed by Luffy.
"What's the matter?" Luffy asked. "Your hands are shaking." he wasn't wrong. "That's what happens when you take on Pirates with half-ass resolve."
"Resolve to do what?" Nami questioned. "To kill someone like it's nothing? Is that a Pirates resolve?"
"No," Luffy grinned. "You gotta be willing to risk your own life."
The Pirates had kept chanting for Nami to fire the cannon. She was taking way too long as another Buggy Pirate had snatched the matches out of her hand.
"Here, new chick," the Pirates remarked. "Quit being such a tease. Let me show ya how to light the cannon."
As soon as the Pirate lit the match and was on his way to light the fuse. Nami had reached for her three-piece staff that was strapped to her right leg. She quickly pieced it all together and then struck the Pirate over the head with it, knocking him unconscious. The chanting went to a halt as Buggy and his crew was surprised by the action Nami had taken.
"My mistake..." Nami stated. "Sorry!"
"Nami!" Buggy yelled. "What's the meaning of this outrage!?"
"I'm sorry!" Nami apologized again with a bow.
"WHAT'S WRONG?" Buggy screamed. "JUST SHOOT HIM ALREADY!"
"So, now you've decided to save me?" Luffy wondered.
"Don't be so stupid!" Nami declared. "I'm not doing this for you, you idiot! I just don't wanna lower myself to the level of these inhuman Pirates!"
"Okay," Luffy simply said. "Thanks anyway."
"Pirates took the life of a person very dear to me!" Nami mentioned. "I'll never be one of them!"
Luffy brought attention over to the cannon and saw that the fuse had been lit.
"Nami!" Luffy screamed. "The fuse!"
"So, you think Pirates are just inhuman filth, is that right?" Buggy gritted. "Get her, men!"
Four Pirates ran at Nami to attack. Nami readied her staff and swung it at the quartet of Pirates. Nami blocked a pair of swords from one of them. She had to ditch her weapon to avoid the swords that came at her and ran for the cannon's fuse. She had no choice but to grab the fuse with her bare hands. Nami screamed in pain as the fuse burned her palm's and fingers. Luckily, Nami was able put out the fuse but she still had a few more Pirates jump at her from behind.
"Watch out!" Luffy warned. Nami turned around and saw the three Pirates. Nami shut her eyes and waited for what was to come.
The Pirates were all hit by someone who had whipped all of them in the face with a pair of chains, knocking them all unconscious.
"Well, that's not very nice," the person commented. "It isn't very gentlemen-like to gang up on a lone girl like that, wouldn't you all agree?"
"Jou!" Luffy exclaimed as his lips curled in a big grin.
Nami saw who had rescued her before the Pirates could get to her. His back was to her, he was a young man that wore a dark blue beanie on his head and was holding a pair of chains in his hands. The dark red one was hanging over his shoulder. She had no idea who this guy was but he seemed familiar somehow, she couldn't put her finger on why though.
"Are you okay?" Jou asked her. "You're not hurt anywhere, are you?"
"No, I'm fine I think..." Nami answered slowly. Jou turned around the face Nami and then only smirked at her.
"I was right," Jou noted. "So, it is you. You probably don't remember me. I must look different without the apron, huh?"
"Apron?" Nami repeated. She then remembered just where she saw this guy. "Oh, right. You're the guy from that restaurant in that other town."
"That's right," Jou answered. From behind a few more Pirates charged at Jou from behind.
"Hey, behind you!" Nami warned him.
"Jou, look out!" Luffy announced.
"I'm not worried," Jou declared confidently. "I brought back up."
The Pirate never reached Jou as Zoro had arrived and stopped the Pirates using a pair of his sheathed katana's.
"Zoro!" Luffy smiled seeing his other crewmate who had arrived on the scene.
"Glad you can make it, Zoro," Jou said. "Though, I'm surprised you didn't get lost on the way here."
"Of course I didn't get lost," Zoro retorted. "I followed the sound of that explosion from earlier. Anyway, is anyone hurt? What about the girl?" he looked at Nami. "Is she?"
"She told me she's fine," Jou replied. "Though, are your hands okay?" Jou asked over at Nami. "I saw what you did to stop the fuse. You didn't burn them too bad, did you?"
"No, they're alright," Nami answered.
"What a relief!" Luffy declared. He was happy his two crewmates had come just in time to save the day. "I'm glad you guys found us. Now, hurry up and get me out of here."
"How do you keep getting yourself into these situations?" Zoro asked turning to Luffy. "First, a bird flies off with you and now I find you trapped in a cage?"
"It's an interesting story, actually," Luffy mentioned.
"Interesting story, he says," Jou repeated.
"They just called him 'Zoro'?" a pirate said.
'The crew he mentioned earlier was the guy from the restaurant and the Pirate Hunter Zoro?' Nami thought. 'What's going on here?'
"So, you're Zoro?" Buggy spoke. "If you're here for my head you got quite the struggle before you."
"No, not interested," Zoro stated. "I gave up Pirate Hunting. We're for our friend."
"But, I'm interested though," Buggy claimed. "Killing you would bolster my reputation."
"If you try, you'll die," Zoro replied.
"Oh, is that so?" Buggy wondered.
"I tried to warn you, but oh well," Zoro sighed. Buggy ran at Zoro with multiple knives, leaving himself wide open to attack.
"Die, Flashily!" Buggy announced. It ended quickly as Zoro had sliced Buggy into literal pieces as his body parts and hit the ground. Buggy's whole crew went quiet with their cheers for their Captain.
"That wasn't much a fight," Zoro said. "Now, was it?"
"Well, that was... a lot quicker than I imagined," Jou remarked folding his arms.
"Oh wow!" Luffy said. "He's weak! Way to go, Zoro!"
"No, way..." Nami was amazed herself until all of Buggy's crew began laughing. Luffy and the other three were confused like they were missing something.
"Hey, why are they laughing?" Luffy asked the obvious question.
"Their Captain is lying dead on the ground and yet their still laughing?" Nami wondered confused. "What's going on?"
"Something tells me there's a joke we're not in on," Jou commented. "And I for one, don't like it."
"Fella's, what do you find so damn funny?" Zoro questioned. Zoro felt a sharp pain sting him right through his back. A knife was sticking it out his side as the swordsman screamed in pain.
"ZORO!" Luffy screamed in worry for his crewmate.
"Buggy's still alive!?" Nami declared in shock.
"How the hell!?" Zoro wondered as he turned around and saw Buggy's floating arm that was indeed holding onto a knife.
"The Chop-Chop Fruit," Buggy announced. "That's the name of the Devil Fruit that's given me my powers. I'm a Chop-Chop Person and now I can never be defeated by the sword!"
Jou was having none of it and ran at Buggy to chain slash the clown. Buggy simply split apart avoid Jou's attack. Buggy sent both of his knives at Jou. Jou swatted one of his Buggy's knives away but the second one impaled Jou right through his leg. Jou gritted his teeth as Buggy pulled the knife out and the chain-wielder fell to one knee.
"Now, you won't be able to move on that leg very well which means you won't be able escape!" Buggy exclaimed. "I didn't hit any vital organs but Roronoa Zoro has a serious wound there! So, I'm guessing that I am the winner!"
'Oh crap!' Nami cursed in her mind. 'The tables have turned! They're gonna kill all four of us!'
Buggy's crew cheered loud for their Captain as Buggy stood over Zoro and Jou getting ready to finish off both of them.
"STABBING HIM IN THE BACK WAS A COWARDLY MOVE, YOU BIG NOSE!" Luffy shouted. Nami's grit her teeth in fear as Buggy's crew paused their cheers since Luffy has done it now.
"WHO'S GOT A BIG NOSE!" Buggy roared as he sent his hand that held a knife right at Luffy.
"Luffy!" Jou and Zoro exclaimed in worry for their Captain.
"Buggy?" Luffy said holding the knife's blade in his teeth. "I'm gonna kick your ass as soon as I get out of this cage!" declared the straw hat as he bit down on the blade causing it to break.
"You kick my ass?" Buggy repeated with laughter. "You got a lot of nerve kid! I'm afraid all four of you are going to die here today! By my own hand! So, if you're going to do any ass-kicking you better do it soon!"
"We're done for..." Nami stated sounding scared. "It's all over."
"No, it's not," Jou remarked.
"Huh?" Nami mouthed to him. "What do you mean?"
"It just isn't," Jou smirked.
Nami wasn't sure what this guy was even talking about. There was no way they were going to make it out of this.
"I refuse to die!" Luffy noted. "Jou, Zoro! Get up!"
"You better have a really good plan or we're all dead!" Nami reminded the three. "So, what are you guys gonna do!?"
Luffy only smiled at his two crewmen. Jou and Zoro grinned right back at him. It was like they simply could tell what their Captain was thinking.
"I gotcha," Zoro said.
"Loud and clear, Captain," Jou remarked.
'Nothing makes sense anymore!' Nami thought. 'This is why I hate Pirates!'
"You fool!" Buggy yelled as he sent both of his hands at Jou and Zoro. Both men were dodging the incoming knives. Zoro was blocking them both of them with his katana, Jou was doing his best to dodge and knock the hands away with his chains.
"Zoro!" Jou shouted. "Fighting him is pointless if we can't even hit him!"
"You're right!" Zoro agreed. "Let's get out of here!"
"Then run!" Jou ordered as he and the swordsman dashed to get away from Buggy's knives. Buggy had continued with his onslaught as both Jou and Zoro somehow managed to remain unscathed from the knives. With Jou's wounded leg he wasn't able to use Fade-Step, so for now, he was going to have to make do with normally running
"Where do you two think you're going!?" Buggy uttered. "This is the end!" Neither Jou or Zoro were even listening to Buggy and just running. "Listen to me when I'm talking to you!"
Nami realized what their plan had been all along. The Cannon. Zoro went under the cannon and started lifting it up. Jou heaved the cannon from the tip as he and the swordsman aimed it toward the flabbergasted Buggy and his Pirates.
"The cannons pointed at us!" Buggy screamed in fear.
"You got matches, don't you?" Jou asked Nami. "Light it up!" Nami was still confused as she stared at Jou. "We don't have all day! Hurry!"
"Right!" Nami agreed.
"Wait! Just wait!" Buggy yelled. "The cannons still loaded with a special Buggy Ball!" Buggy and his crew were all scared now and started scampering away. "Wait! No, stop it! Stop it now!"
The cannon had fired making its big explosion. Blasting away all of Buggy and his Pirates and leaving a huge cloud of smoke and unconscious Pirates. Jou wrapped his chains around his wrist and knelt down holding his wounded leg.
"Haha..." Jou chuckled shortly. "Well, that was exciting," Jou commented to the only person next to him which was Nami. "Wouldn't you agree?"
"Really?" Nami wondered with a surprised expression. "That was exciting to you?"
Jou was about to answer her until he saw Zoro heave up Luffy's cage over his back.
"Wait, Zoro..." Jou said stood and limped over to Zoro. "Let me help you. Or let me carry the cage, at least. Your wound is much more serious than mine."
"No," Zoro stated with a shake of his head. "I don't need help. Jou, you should lead the way just in case."
"Fine," Jou nodded. "It shouldn't be a problem since I can't move too well either. But still, try to keep up."
"Are you guys okay?" Luffy asked his two crewmen sounding concerned.
"We're okay, Captain," Jou noted. "Don't worry, we'll get you out of here."
Nami just stared at the Jou and Zoro in astonishment. They're Pirates and most Pirates she's seen are only in it for themselves. But here are these two, risking their lives for their Pirate Captain.
"Who are these guys?" Nami wondered.
Okay, that'll do it for this one. I'm thinking this arc will probably last for 3 or 4 chapters. Depending on how I pace things. By the way, I'm not sure if Jou's going to fight an OC opponent. I did make an OC just in case before I started planning for this arc. I have an idea for Jou to fight Mohji in this arc instead of Luffy since Luffy will be fighting Buggy. Jou might fight two opponents in this arc. Mohji and the OC.
Jou: I'm probably gonna fight two enemies in this arc? I got my work cut out for me, huh?
Possibly. By the way, Jou? How does it feel seeing Nami again?
Jou:...
Jou, are you okay?
Jou: She's just as beautiful as I remember.
You guys don't have feelings for each other yet.
Jou: Yeah. But I still have memories from the other story. Mostly the good ones.
Reviews...
weslyschraepen: Jou will not be getting a Devil Fruit.
Jou: I see no use for now anyhow.
Jou's going to have some neat abilities later on. Like his power-up he will be getting at the Enies Lobby Arc.
Jou: I already know what it is. It's-
Don't blurt it out. There will be no surprise.
Chance Green G King: Well, I'll leave it up to other people if they have ideas for me to use. Depends if I like them, too.
Jou: Here, we believe in free will.
johannvanguard: Jou will show that he will a bit suspicious of Nami but gradually will come to trust her.
ShadowUzumaki55:
Jou: How will Rana react this time when she see's me, author?
You and everyone will have to wait and see.
Clarent excalibur:
Jou: Thriller Bark? And what does this have to do with Zoro in the afterlife?
Uh, you'll see about that later.
Darkmaster10000000:
Jou: Nami's got a wanted poster? *holds wanted poster and begins to unfold it, stares at it and then tucks it away in his pocket* Yeah, I think I'll hold onto this. Thank you for the gift, Darkmaster.
Now, look what you did to him? What were the X-Ray glasses for?
Jou: Don't worry about it.
I don't even know what's happening anymore.
BlueRaptor629: I hope the two of them meeting how they did was okay. They'll have a proper introduction later.
XFangHeartX: Thank you! I hope you like what I else I got planned for later.
Lightwave: I had Jou use one of his throwing knives here.
Jou: I was wondering when I'd get to use those.
For a bit of canon change, Jou would've prevented Zoro getting stabbed in the back by Buggy. But I got to thinking, Buggy splitting apart and stabbing Zoro in the back was to showcase the power of his Devil Fruit.
Jou: Oh, you'll see. I always got a trick up my sleeve.
KP360: Hey, long time no see!
Jou: Hey, Gian! Great to see you, too! My author put me on the back burner for a while but I'm back in black!*Back in Black from ACDC plays in the background*
Yeah, it was quick. Before I just showed Jou's mother dying with no one knowing who she even was. I hope I was able to do things differently for this story. And speaking of Jou getting more focus, that's something I want to do for this rewrite.
Drakedagon297: Good thing neither one of you have the real infinity gauntlet or we'd all be screwed.
Jou: Ho-oh on the contrary, Drake! I am not only inevitable, I am Batman!
First my movies, now you're getting into my comic books!?
Taser101: Well, I don't think the fights were that described too bad. Though, I see what you mean. I could see if I can improve on fight scenes a little better. Zoro is the first mate but he has that role unofficially. Though, according to some, he is considered such.
The Cresent Rider: Thanks, dude. Glad you like it.
That'll wrap it up for this one. I hope to finish this arc in probably 2 or 3 more chapters. We'll see.
I'll see you guys later and Jou will play every Batman Arkham game.
Jou: I am vengeance! I am the night! I am... well you all get the idea.
Later!