Hey guys! Sorry for the unusual delay. Besides editing the old chapters, the imbecile speaking to you here was without internet for a few days. Now you ask me why? Well, I was without internet because of my own imbecility, I forgot to pay the fucking bill. But it's all sorted now, so no worries.
Announcement: Hey everyone! In case you haven't noticed, I've edited some chapters, specifically the fights in the Arlong Park arc and a few other details in other chapters. Just to let you know, the edited chapters are: 11, 30, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 52, and 53. I made these edits because the Arlong Park arc was bothering me. Arlong was too strong, and that was going to interfere with setting up the strength of future enemies.
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Grand Line – Paradise
Whisky Peak
"Igaram...", this is the only thing that comes out of Vivi's mouth, because she was paralyzed, being bathed in the agonizing heat of the distant explosion.
"No...", Nami chokes, putting her hand to her mouth, completely shocked.
"Shit...", Zoro mutters, gritting his teeth in anger.
In complete silence, Luffy walks up to Vivi, who was clenching her jaw with tears streaming down her cheeks, and then picks her up in a princess carry and starts to move away from the place, heading back to the Merry.
"Let's set sail, they've found us, Zoro, grab the duck", Luffy says, expressionless, giving orders before vanishing using Soru.
Regaining their composure shortly after, Nami and Zoro, with furrowed brows, do the same after Zoro grabs Karoo, heading back to the Merry using Soru.
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Appearing on the Merry's deck carrying Vivi, catching everyone's attention, Luffy asks the crew while Nami and Zoro appear shortly after, "Is everything ready to set sail? Let's get out of here."
"Everything's ready, just say the word and we'll set sail", Usopp says promptly, having already prepared everything for departure.
"What are we waiting for then? Let's go", Luffy says, rushing everyone.
"Karoo... wait, where's Karoo? We can't leave without him", Vivi asks, getting out of Luffy's arms, looking distressed and worried because she doesn't know where Karoo is.
"Relax, the duck is over there", Zoro says, pointing to the side, where Karoo was raising a wing and letting out a "Quack," waving to Vivi.
"Pull yourself together, Vivi, we can't let his sacrifice be in vain. We'll take you safely to Alabasta. You can trust us, trust Luffy. He saved my life and gave me hope. You can be sure that if this idiot promised something, there's nothing in the world that will stop him from keeping that promise", Nami says, grabbing Vivi by the shoulders and encouraging her.
"...Uhhfff... alright, you're right! Let's get upriver! If we go for a few channels, we'll take a shortcut that not only gets us on the right path faster but also helps us shake off any pursuers who might be following us", Vivi says, composing herself and suggesting.
"You guys heard the princess, everyone get to work, let's set sail", Luffy shouts, clapping his hands.
As the Merry sails upstream, Nami turns to Vivi and asks, "Vivi, do you know how many hunters might be coming behind us?"
"I don't know, but the Baroque Works has around two to three thousand members, and from what I know, there are a bunch of islands similar to Whisky Peak nearby, packed with Baroque Works members", Vivi says, sharing what she knew.
"As I said before, Baroque Works has a strong presence at the beginning of the first half of the Grand Line, but what's going on? What was that explosion sound from earlier?", Sabo asks, joining the conversation, realizing that something was happening.
"Great, great, awesome, so we can expect at least half of those people hunting us", Nami comments, nodding her head, looking worried.
"That's very possible, especially now that Crocodile's secret identity has been compromised", Vivi says, finding it plausible.
"Relax, at most it'll be annoying to have a bunch of cannon fodder behind us", Zoro says, not worried at all.
"Alright, alright, now can someone explain what fuck is going on? What was that explosion sound? Why the rush? And why is she coming with us?", Nojiko asks, interrupting the conversation.
"To sum it up, she's the princess of a kingdom called Alabasta, that duck is her friend, she and that wig-wearing uncle from earlier had infiltrated Baroque Works to try to uncover the secret name of the leader, because Baroque Works is trying to stage a coup d'état in Alabasta by deceiving the population, who have no idea they're being used and that their rebellion is meaningless and completely orchestrated. The leader of Baroque Works is named Crocodile, and he's a Shichibukai. The princess and the wig-wearing uncle's cover was compromised, and now they're being hunted, just like us, who ended up getting caught in the middle of all this. She needs to get to Alabasta quickly to reveal what she discovered to the people and stop this meaningless rebellion before Crocodile's plan succeeds. She and the duck are now part of the crew. The wig guy tried to act as bait to distract Baroque Works while the princess comes with us, but the ship he was on was blown up. And I think that's it. Now we're heading to Alabasta so I can beat the crap out of Crocodile", Luffy says, spitting out words as fast as a certain Rap God.
"Oh, you're Nefertari Vivi, so I was right after all. My instincts have always been good. So the entire uprising of the population against the Alabasta royalty was orchestrated? I didn't know Crocodile was behind all of this. I mean, the Revolutionary Army knew he was the leader of Baroque Works and that he was in Alabasta, but we didn't suspect that he was the one fueling this whole revolt. After all, since most nobility and royalty around the world are pretty despicable, we thought there was nothing unusual about what was happening in Alabasta", Sabo says, reasoning through what he knew and what was really happening.
"Yes, Alabasta has always been a peaceful and prosperous kingdom, that is until a few years ago. Crocodile is making my people suffer for his stupid ambition", Vivi says, clenching her fists.
"Don't worry, Princess, my little brother may be childish and an idiot, but I trust him with my life. Leave it to us, we'll get you to Alabasta safely and sort all this shit out", Sabo says, reassuring Vivi.
"Auu, auau, auuu" "Oh, you guys joined the crew? Welcome then", Chouchou barks, welcoming the two.
"Quack quack" "Thanks, I guess", Karoo responds, not entirely sure if they had joined this crew or not.
"The sun should rise soon", Kaya comments, looking at the sky beginning to brighten.
"The fog is clearing up, has a lot of rocks on the way", Vivi says, while the fog dissipates.
"Be careful not to hit the rocks with the ship, I think we've escaped the hunters at least", a female voice says from behind everyone, but no one except Luffy and Sabo realizes it's the voice of an unknown person.
"You're right, Robin. Sanji, be careful not to crash Merry into the rocks", Luffy says, already knowing who the unknown person is.
As soon as Luffy says that, everyone realizes something's wrong and quickly turns around, coming face to face with Robin sitting on the kitchen railing of the Merry.
"Nice ship... wait, do you know me?", Robin begins to say before realizing she's been recognized.
"Yes, Nico Robin, the only survivor of the Ohara incident, and also the only person alive who can read the Poneglyphs. I know your story, the real story, not the one the World Government spread around. I know what happened in Ohara", Luffy says, adjusting his hat on his head.
"… Well, I have to admit I wasn't expecting this, but if you don't tell anyone, I won't tell anyone that I know what the next island you guys are going. What do you say, Mr. Captain? That'll be our little secret", Robin asks, as if she were a child suggesting a pinky swear, though deep down, she had already started planning, to protect herself from anything that might happen.
"You... what are you doing here, Miss All-Sunday?", Vivi asks, frowning.
"Oh, Miss Wednesday, what a surprise to find you here. I just ran into Mr. 8 too. He seemed about to explode, so I decided to distance myself", Robin says, a mischievous smile appearing on her face.
"It was you... you were the one who did that to Igaram, you bitch—", Vivi, horrified, starts to curse Robin, her brow furrowed, realizing what she meant by that, only to be interrupted by Robin.
"Wow, is that how a princess talks? Do you kiss your father with that dirty mouth?", Robin asks, playfully.
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Announcement: Hey everyone! In case you haven't noticed, I've edited some chapters, specifically the fights in the Arlong Park arc and a few other details in other chapters. Just to let you know, the edited chapters are: 11, 30, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 52, and 53. I made these edits because the Arlong Park arc was bothering me. Arlong was too strong, and that was going to interfere with setting up the strength of future enemies.
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