The axe hand never made it to it's target as Morgan was flung away by the slash of the trio of blades in the hands of Zoro, while Helmeppo was knocked away by the stone shot from the crystal man. Morgan fell onto his back as he was knocked out from the strength of the attack. Zoro, Koby and the de-transformed Luffy were al surprised when the Marines dropped their weapons and began to cheer at the change of events. The sailors were yelling out their joy at the defeat of their captain.
No one knew it, but a orange haired woman had been digging into the base for treasures and maps for locating such. She had just gotten to the place where the marines kept their most important map, but it had been replaced by a note from a person named Buggy. The note stated this person had taken the map already, which left the woman frustrated. She decided to react by looting more of the marine base.
Later...
Luffy and his two new friends were in the restaurant with the little girl and her mom, eating their fill of a meal made in their honour. The little girl Rika asked Luffy, "Where are you going to next?"
"I'm going to the Grand Line to find One Piece so I can be King of the Pirates! " camed the transforming boy, as he continued to pack it away. He never noticed the look of terror in the pink head's face as the boy began to speak.
"The Grand Line is the most dangerous place in the world, which is why it's called the Pirate's Graveyard. 'Cause of all of the pirates which lost their lives looking for One Piece and failing. Do you really think you can make it pass all of the dangers there?" asked Koby as a sense of doubt crossed his mind.
"Doesn't matter, I'm going to make it to One Piece!" said the captain of his own dreams as he chow down on some meat.
"How many people are in your crew, captain? " asked Zoro as he looked to the man he had become connected to.
"There's you and me, so about.. two. If you look out the window, you can see my boat. It's the small one out there." said the straw hat wearing man as he continued with what he was doing.
It was then that the Marines stepped into the restaurant and were looking for something. They all turned to the trio at the table as their leader spoke, "I'm Lieutenant Ripper and I would like to thank you for you help in getting rid of Morgan and his cruelty... but I am going to have to ask you to leave the island since you're pirates. We should be arresting you, but all of us have suffered under Morgan we have decided not to report you being here. You are going to have to leave as soon as possible."
"Well, we should be ready to get out of your hair. Right, Luffy? " asked Zoro as he looked to his captain, who responded with a belch and a nod.
Lieutenant Ripper looked at Koby and asked, "Isn't he with you, isn't he a pirate?"
"Not unless you count his time with Alvida as her slave..." started Luffy, not understanding things. Koby was reacting with anger as any hint of piracy in his background would remove him from consideration of being a Marine. This was transmitted by way of a rage filled punch at the transformer, raising a bump on the straw hat's head.
"I guess he's not with you, so he can stay. The two of you are to leave as soon as you're able. So, men, move out." said Lt. Ripper as he began to leave.
"Wait, sir. If it's alright, can I join the Marines? It's always been my dream to be an officer in the service." said the pink haired Marine wannabe as he decided to act on his wish.
"We're always looking for good recruits. Follow us to the base and you can sign up with the rest of the men." said Lt. Ripper as he smile at the boy's excitement at joining.
Moments later...
Luffy and Zoro loaded themselves into boat as they set sail to the Marine saluting the pirates. Koby also saluted as he called out, "We'll meet again, as a Marine meeting a Pirate. Then I'll use all of my strength against you Luffy! "
Luffy smiled and said, "Not if I use my strength against you first! "
(Posted Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:38)
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