Logia Brothers Chapter 6 (Patreon)

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Chapter 6 – Orange Town and the Clown

The trio of Luffy, Nami, and Zoro were sailing towards Orange Town. This was the last known location of the Buggy Pirates who’d stolen a map to the Grand Line. Luffy was eager to head towards the Grand Line and Nami wanted the map to be able to get to the Grand Line and rob pirates there. Since he was still trying to convince his new orangette nakama that she was his Navigator; and Treasurer if she wanted the position, Luffy was going to get that map for her!

“Can I eat more yet?” Luffy whined as Nami was literally sitting on the seat that doubled as their small boat’s cargo hold. She was being stingy with the food. Saying something about it taking a few days to reach Orange Town and having to make the food last.

“No!” Nami yelled at the straw hat wearing pirate for the twelfth time in the last hour. “We still have an entire day of sailing before we get close to Orange Town and I’m not letting you eat all of our provisions!” Honestly the idiot was a glutton! Zoro had a healthy appetite and Nami ate full meals herself. But Luffy? Luffy would go through a week’s rations in a single meal if he was allowed to.

“Stingy!” Luffy pouted as he looked away and out across the ocean. Nami still refused to admit that she found that pout cute! Zoro was drinking from a bottle of booze he’d taken from Ririka’s restaurant and chuckled at the antics between the two.

“Well excuse me for not wanting to starve!” Nami roared back with shark teeth.

“Hey Luffy, you said you were a Lightning Man back at the base. Does that have something to do with you being axe-proof?” Zoro questioned as he’d decided to break up the two’s bickering over the food.

“Huh? Oh not really, I mean I guess I’m technically axe-proof because of my fruit, but I didn’t need my Devil Fruit to stop that lame attack.” Luffy grinned as he held up his clenched fist.

“If it wasn’t your fruit then what was it?” Zoro asked curiously as he looked towards his new Captain.

“It’s called Haki. It’s something that people can awaken when they go beyond their mental and physical limits. Though according to the Marine that trained me and my brothers some people are naturally born with the ability to use a form of it on rare occasions. I already plan to teach it to all of my crew members. It’s pretty much a requirement if you want to make it in the Grand Line. More so the second half than the first, at least according to Shanks.” Luffy explained as he grinned while Nami and Zoro could only quirk and eyebrow at him.

“So this, Haki, is like some kind of special ability then?” Nami inquired getting a nod from Luffy. “What does it do besides making you axe-proof?”

“A few things, it has three forms, Observation, Armament, and Conqueror’s. People usually have an affinity to either Observation or Armament, but with enough time and training anyone can use both. Conqueror’s is an inborn thing, only one in every million or so people have it.” Luffy informed as he smiled at his nakama.

“So just from the names I’m assuming Observation makes you more aware of your surroundings and Armament toughens you up so that you can stop an axe with your bare hand?” Zoro mused getting a nod from Luffy. “So what does Conqueror’s do then?”

“That’s harder to explain.” Luffy grimaced. “It’s basically a powerful blast of the person’s will. Anybody that gets caught in the blast that has a weaker will ends up unconscious.”

“Did your teacher have it or something? You sound pretty sure of yourself.” Nami mentioned as she leaned back in her seat.

“He might have, but he never told us for sure. I know because we found out that I have it. It’s really hard to train it though. I couldn’t do anything with it for years after discovering it. Now I can at least direct it at people, but I’m sure that’s only scratching the surface. I just don’t know any other way to use it though.” Luffy shrugged as he also leaned back against the edge of the small boat.

“So you can use all three then?” Zoro asked getting a nod from Luffy. “You said you wanted to teach us but you also say it takes years of training, pushing your mental and physical limits past the breaking point. So how long do you think we’ll be sailing until we can use it?”

“Well I was just going to do what Gramps did to the three of us.” Luffy grinned making both Nami and Zoro look at him suspiciously.

“What was that, exactly?” Nami questioned not liking the grin on Luffy’s face.

“Brute force method!” Luffy laughed as he stood up and raised his fist!

“Hell no!” Nami yelled at him with shark teeth. “No way in hell am I letting you hit me!”

“If it’s the fastest way.” Zoro shrugged as he stood up.

“I don’t have to hit you.” Luffy stated looking at Nami confused. “Gramps only hit us to make us get used to having Haki faster.”

“Then what are you going to do?” Nami demanded with her arms still in front of her defensively.

“Don’t pass out!” Luffy smiled before his face went dead serious.

“What?” Nami tried to ask before she and Zoro were both hit with what felt like a wave of force. Zoro almost felt his knees buckle from this unexpected feeling. It was crazy, was he being forced down or was this feeling of pressure just in his head? Was he shaking? Why? Looking up at his Captain, Zoro came face to face with what he could only call strength. Luffy was looking dead at them both with a look that practically screamed ‘Submit!’ into their bodies.

“What…the hell?” Zoro grunted out his head starting to pound. Nami wasn’t fairing any better. She was too close to Luffy, this pressure in her head or was it her body? It was too much. The world was suddenly too small with Luffy in it. Her body trembled and her head was starting to spin. She was cold but sweating? Terrified yet unable to move. Her vision was starting to swim. No! She couldn’t fall! If she fell there was no way she could save her village.

“That was great! I knew you two could do it.” Luffy grinned and as suddenly as it appeared the pressure was gone. Zoro sank to his knees panting while Nami sat shaking with her eyes wide open as if they refused to blink.

“What…what was…that?” Nami forced herself to stutter out as she tried to get her body to stop shaking. Zoro also looked curious as he stared at Luffy dead on.

“Shishishi! That was Conqueror’s Haki! If someone that hasn’t awakened their Haki is exposed to it and manages to stay conscious the most likely result is that the person’s Haki awakened in response.” Luffy answered with a grin. Both Zoro and Nami were slowly getting over the feeling that they’d been exposed to and were starting to move.

“I don’t feel any different.” Nami mentioned as she stood up. She started looking over her body as if trying to spot some change.

“I’m not noticing anything either.” Zoro commented as he stretched.

“Of course not, it takes some time before you’ll notice. The best way is to start with some meditation. I sucked at this part so Gramps just fought with me a lot more than Ace or Sabo!” Luffy admitted with a smile. Nami sighed at that, of course an energetic child of a person like Luffy wouldn’t be able to sit still and meditate. Zoro merely nodded and assumed the meditation pose he’d learned back on his home island while studying under his swordsmanship sensei. Nami grumbled but sat back down on top of the cargo seat. No way was she letting Luffy have a chance at eating all of their provisions while she was meditating.

Almost an hour later Luffy flicked a spark of static at Zoro. Before the spark reached him the swordsman jerked his body to the side. Unfortunately he wasn’t near fast enough to dodge and grit his teeth as he received a shock. Thoroughly broken out of his meditative state he watched as a spark was sent at Nami. To both Luffy and Zoro’s surprise the orangette actually dodged the spark by tilting her body to the right as the spark flew off the boat and dispersed shortly afterwards.

“That was good, Nami!” Luffy praised as Nami sent him a glare, though the Navigator still puffed up slightly in pride. She’d felt the change in the air when the electricity was coming towards her. With barely a spare thought she’d moved to avoid the charged air she could feel headed towards her.

“So you just start becoming more aware of your surroundings as you get better?” Nami questioned getting a nod from Luffy.

“That’s how it starts, after you get more practice in you’ll be able to predict a person’s moves before they start making them. You’ll even be able to hear their ‘voice’ and track them down.” Luffy explained in the same way he’d had it explained to him.

“Voice?” Zoro raised an eyebrow at the term.

“That’s the best way I can describe it. Every person has their own unique ‘voice’ when it comes to how your Haki perceives them. With training you can extend this range and know where anyone or even multiple people are in an area.” Luffy nodded getting impressed looks from Zoro and Nami.

“How do you train Armament then?” Zoro asked. He had a feeling he’d be far more suited to this form of Haki.

“Fighting and training! I was good at this one! Shishishi!” Luffy laughed as Zoro grinned. That was something the swordsman could do. “I know! I’ll show you two!” Luffy nodded as he pounded his fist into the palm of his other hand gently. “Nami use your staff things and hit me!”

“How did you know I had those?” Nami growled at him making Luffy take a step back with wide eyes. “Were you being a pervert and peeking up my skirt at some point?” She demanded as she pulled out her staff and assembled it fluidly. She was fully prepared to bash Luffy’s head in if he had been taking a peek without her notice.

“No, I felt them when I carried you down the tower; they’re hard to miss when you aren’t standing up straight. You can see the outlines through the fabric.” Luffy explained getting Nami to glare at him for a moment longer. With a huff she leaned back and waited for him to explain his request.

“So you just want me to hit you?” Nami asked getting a grinning nod from Luffy. “Alright, you asked for it!” With a smile of her own she swung her staff at Luffy’s head. Luffy never lost his grin as he moved back just slightly and the very end of her staff missed him. Nami grimaced as she swung again only for Luffy to turn around completely and still dodge her swing. Going for a thrust didn’t change the outcome as Luffy just moved his body to the side slightly. What was confusing and impressing both Zoro and Nami was that Luffy had his eyes closed the whole time!

“One more Nami! Full power swing this time!” Luffy stated as he turned around and opened his eyes. Nami swung with all her might and connected with Luffy’s raised arm causing a loud smacking sound. Luffy didn’t even flinch and stood there as if nothing happened at all.

“How?” Nami gaped at him while Zoro looked on in interest. “You’re not even bruised!” She exclaimed looking at the spot she’d struck on his arm.

“That’s Armament! It’s basically a suit of invisible armor around your body. It strengthens your strikes and can even be channeled through a weapon! You can even hit Devil Fruit Users with it! Even if their power would normally make a hit ineffective Haki nullifies that aspect of a Devil Fruit Ability.” Luffy explained with a grin as he opened the cargo seat Nami had been sitting on and took out a piece of dried meat.

“Hey!” Nami yelled angrily as she saw Luffy taking food. A swing of her staff landed on Luffy’s back to little effect other than him grimacing and moving away from the cargo seat. “Stop trying to eat all our provisions damn it!” Nami yelled at him.

“Stingy!” Luffy pouted as he swallowed down the dried meat. Zoro chuckled at the antics of his new crew before asking something else.

“So what did you mean by your fruit making you axe-proof?” Zoro questioned getting Luffy to perk up again.

“I can show you! Nami hit me again!” Luffy demanded only for Nami’s staff to already be heading towards his face. To the surprise of both of his nakama Nami’s wooden staff passed straight through Luffy’s head in a flicker of sparks.

“What the hell was that?!” Nami screamed as she looked at Luffy like she’d never seen him before. Even Zoro seemed perturbed by the sight.

“Shishishi! I’m lightning! You can’t just hit lightning, silly!” Luffy laughed while Nami stared at him more. “Wood is non-conductive so I had you use your staff so you wouldn’t get shocked.” There was a term Luffy had been forced to memorize. He still remembered having to learn the term and items that it applied to. Though, Luffy being Luffy, he only remembered two of them, wood and rubber.

“So nothing can hit you unless you let it?” Zoro asked just to make sure he understood.

“Only Armament Haki and things that are non-conductive.” Luffy nodded as he flopped back against the side of their small boat. “The more you work on your Haki and gain experience with it the faster it grows. You two should keep practicing Observation while we sail.”

“Sure, not like we have anything better to do.” Zoro shrugged as he got back into his meditation form.

“I’m staying right here so you don’t eat everything!” Nami glowered at Luffy before closing her eyes and evening out her breathing.

“Fine.” Luffy pouted as he pulled his hat over his eyes and dozed off.

-The Next Day-

“Are we there yet?” Luffy whined getting a tick mark to form on Nami’s head.

“No! Stop asking!” Nami roared at him while bopping him on the head with her fist.

“Ow!” Luffy complained as he held his head.

“You’re the one that ate the most of our food so you have no right to complain!” Nami growled at him. They should have had enough food for three people to last the entire trip! But Luffy was such a glutton she’d let him have a little extra here and there just to keep him from whining. “Until we make it to Orange Town we’re out of food! So shut up and keep an eye out!” She ordered the straw hatted pirate.

“Is that it?” Zoro questioned as he pointed at a small island on the horizon.

“Let me check.” Nami replied as she got out her map and checked the last point she’d placed them at when she’d checked their course. “Yep! That should be the island where Orange Town is located. It’s not very big but it’ll have what we need to restock. Plus the Buggy Pirates should still be on this island or somewhere in the waters not too far from here.”

“I’ll zap over there and get some food!” Luffy cheered before his face met the floor of the small boat courtesy of Nami’s fist.

“Like hell! You ate most of our food so you aren’t getting a damn crumb until I’ve eaten you glutton!” Nami yelled with shark teeth while Luffy rubbed his head.

“Aww come on, Nami!” Luffy whined only for Nami to put him in a headlock.

“No! If I let you go there won’t be any food in the whole town by the time me and Zoro make it there!” Nami growled as she tightened her hold around Luffy’s head. Zoro could only chuckle as he watched Luffy whine to an uncaring Nami as they sailed closer to the island. Just under thirty minutes later the trio were landing at the island’s docks and disembarking. It was hard to miss the large ship at the other end of the docks. It actually looked like someone had set up a circus tent on a ship and the Jolly Roger flying from the top mast let everyone know whose ship this was.

“Seems like the Buggy Pirates are still here.” Zoro mentioned while Luffy and Nami nodded. The three set out into the town proper quickly noticing its abandoned state. Not a single person remained in the town at all. Several of the buildings clearly showed signs of having been broken into and ransacked.

“There’s not a single person in this whole town.” Nami muttered before turning grim. “You don’t think they’re all…”

“If they are this Buggy guy won’t live to see tomorrow!” Luffy promised with a growl of his own getting Zoro and Nami to jerk their heads towards him. The look on Luffy’s face was one of pure rage, nothing like his everyday cheerful look at all.

“Luffy?” Nami questioned hesitantly.

“Don’t worry about it Nami, I just hate it when people that call themselves pirates wipe out towns like this. There’s no damn point! Just take what you want and leave, killing is only for when you’re attacked!” Luffy rumbled, almost like thunder now that Nami thought about it.

“Not every pirate thinks that way, Luffy.” Zoro mentioned with a grunt as they entered a house that didn’t look to be ransacked yet. They needed to eat and all the shops they’d passed had been emptied already. With a sigh the three set about the houses’ kitchen filling plates with whatever food they could find and filling their stomachs.

“Where do you think the Buggy Pirates are holed up at?” Nami questioned as she finished off her second helping. Luffy had just finished his fourth and Zoro his third.

“Hang on, I’ll check.” Luffy stated before closing his eyes a look of concentration on his face. It was a moment later when Luffy’s eyes opened and he spoke. “They’re partying in the tavern about four streets up from this house.”

“Was that Observation?” Zoro asked getting a nod from Luffy. Nami looked impressed, though she wouldn’t admit it out loud. That was a very useful ability to have, the fact that Luffy was already teaching it to her made her give him a few more points in the ‘Not a Scumbag Pirate’ category.

“Shall we go get Nami’s map?” Luffy questioned rhetorically getting a grunt from Zoro and a smile from Nami. The three left the house only to hear a loud boom and watch as an entire row of houses was blown apart only a few hundred feet from where they stood.

“What the hell was that?!” Nami screamed seeing the devastation left behind.

“A cannon; I think?” Zoro remarked his own eyes slightly wide at the amount of power packed into a single blast.

“I’m going to punch him even harder now.” Luffy growled as he pointed towards the docks. Nami and Zoro groaned at seeing the dock where their small boat had been tied up now gone from the blast. “New plan, we're going to walk in, beat these guys within an inch of their lives, get Nami’s map, and take their treasure and a ship.” Zoro and Nami nodded as they started walking away from the house towards the tavern.

“Hey, who are you kids?” A fairly old man with glasses and puffy hair asked. The old man had brown leather armor strapped to him over a yellow shirt and a shoddily made spear strapped to his back.

“Who are you, old guy?” Luffy asked completely ignoring that the old man had asked him first.

“I'm Mayor Boodle! I'm the village chief!” Boodle answered before turning to look at a store a couple houses down the street in the opposite direction the trio had been headed. “I came by to feed Chouchou.” They old man led them over to a small, tan dog sitting proudly in front of a store with a sign that read ‘PET FOOD’. 

“Why is he over here by himself?” Luffy questioned since everyone else in town had apparently fled. Boodle’s head lowered as he told the three all about how his friend had been the owner of the store before he’d gotten sick. After finding out that Chouchou’s owner had passed Nami couldn’t help but speak up.

“Why hasn’t anyone told Chouchou that his owner isn’t coming back?” Nami asked the old Mayor.

“We have, Chouchou knows my friend isn’t returning. But this store was their dream it’s a precious treasure to them both. Chouchou won’t leave it.” Boodle explained getting an understanding nod from Luffy.

“Oh the poor thing, he's hurt.” Nami gasped noticing the various injuries on the small dog.

"The Pirates come here occasionally; trying to take food from the store, they have a massive lion with them. Chouchou tries to fight them off.” Boodle growled his fists tightening until his knuckles turned white.

"You're a good boy aren't you? You keep protecting your treasure!” Luffy encouraged the small dog, getting a bark in return. Nami couldn't help but smile. Her lingering doubts about Luffy had been proven wrong one by one as she got to know him. With a sigh she let go of the last of her reservations. He may be a Pirate, but if he was the standard instead of the exception she’d have never suffered under Arlong. Maybe she should take his words to heart and not paint every pirate with the same brush.

The quartet started as they heard something huge stomping through the streets. Turning they spotted an absolutely massive lion that had green fur and a purple mane it was far larger than any average beast. It probably stood almost as tall as a man at the shoulder. Its’ fangs and claws were larger than knives and it rumbled threateningly at the four people and one dog in front of it.

A man with what looked like white fur covering his body was riding on the lion’s back. He appeared to be wearing a weird furry hat that went around his chin with teddy bear ears on top. 

“You shouldn't have bit me, you damn mongrel! I’ll burn that damn store to the ground in front of you!” The man yelled out as he and the lion stopped in front of the group. “Eh, who the hell are all of you?” He demanded looking over the group. “It doesn’t matter; appearing in my way was a fatal mistake! I'm Mohji, the Beast Tamer of the Buggy Pirates! Kill them Richie!” The lion roared and swung a huge paw at Luffy but it was stopped with a single raised hand. 

“That store is Chouchou's treasure.” Luffy spoke quietly as the man and the lion started to sweat having never met someone capable of stopping the lion’s power. “You weird-eared bastard!” 

“This is my hair you jackass!” Mohji yelled back a vein pulsing on his forehead.

“Shut up!” Luffy exclaimed as he was suddenly next to Mohji and punching him off the lion’s back. Mohji bounced off the ground twice before coming to a stop.

“Richie! Kill him! Kill him right now!” Mohji ordered as he struggled to stand up. The lion roared as it pounced at Luffy. Luffy took a single step forward, dodging the pounce and then slammed a back fist into the lion’s jaw. A sharp crack reverberated through the street and the lion was sent flying before crashing through a partially demolished house. The impact of the large beast brought the rest of the structure down on top of the defeated lion.

"Richie!" Mohji screamed in terror, stumbling on his unsteady feet. "What the hell are you?" He questioned as he panicked. “Wait! I'll give you anything you want! I'm sorry!”

“You planned to destroy Chouchou’s treasure. Even knowing how important this store is to him. You’re no Pirate. You’re trash.” Luffy intoned before slamming his fist into Mohji’s face. The man slammed into the ground and cracked the stone road. A crunch sounded out and Nami couldn’t tell if it was from the man’s nose or from his skull.

“Serves him right.” Nami mumbled with a glare. Boodle could only stare in awe at the sight of the teen beating the lion and the pirate so easily. Nami had watched on with growing admiration for Luffy's actions. While beating the lion and the bastard with the weird hair hadn't been much of a display of the strength she knew Luffy possessed. It was still a fact that his strength awed her, but it only made her wish she was strong enough to do that herself. If she had that kind of strength she could have freed her village a long time ago. 

“I'm done with this!” Boodle raged. “I can’t stand this anymore!” The old man started to shake from his fury. “Over forty years ago, I was forced to abandon my village when pirates came and destroyed it! We were all forced to watch as our homes and lives burned! But we persevered! We sailed here and started to rebuild and Orange Town has only grown since then! What right do these blasted pirates have to come and ruin all of our work! To stomp on all of our hopes and dreams?!”

“These aren't pirates. They’re trash. They're cowards, weaklings who aren't brave enough to head for the Grand Line. So they can only feel good about hurting others in the Blues." Luffy growled.

“That's what most pirates are like, Luffy; the worst type of scumbags.” Nami stated with a shake of her head.

“Well, they're about to experience being the victim.” Luffy rumbled as he cracked his knuckles. “This clown and his entire circus are about to wish they’d never set sail.” Zoro smirked and followed Luffy, Nami right behind him, but they were stopped by the Mayor’s sudden outburst.

“I'm going too!” Boodle declared his fists in front of him. “You children and Chouchou are all fighting! I have to fight too! There are some things a man has to fight for, right kid?”

“You're right.” Luffy nodded, getting a raised eyebrow from Zoro while Nami’s eyes widened. “But sometimes, it's better to rely on friends. You and Chouchou should go round up the rest of the townspeople. This won’t take too long.” He assured as he started walking towards the tavern, Zoro and Nami quickly followed after.

The noise and music coming from the large tavern could only have been caused by the Buggy Pirates. The pirate crew was apparently still celebrating their takeover of Orange Town. Why they felt the need to blow the town apart bit by bit escaped Luffy though. Zoro had seen his fair share of sadistic pirates while bounty hunting so wasn’t too surprised by the Buggy Pirates behavior. Nami only grit her teeth having seen such wanton destruction every time Arlong lost his temper and destroyed a village on one of the Conomi Islands.

“Look at them, partying like destroying people’s lives is something to celebrate.” Nami growled before she turned to Luffy. “All of their treasure is mine. They won’t have a single Beri left when I’m done.”

“You should leave a bit of it for the townspeople so that they can rebuild afterwards.” Luffy replied as he stared up at the roof of the tavern where the party was taking place. Nami thought for a moment before nodding. Luffy had a point; these people would need a bit of money to rebuild their homes at least. Add one more point for Luffy in the ‘Not a Scumbag Pirate’ category.

“Sure, I won't take all of it. I'll see you two when you're done with them.” Nami nodded before turning to walk away.

“Huh? No, no, you have to fight too.” Luffy stated with his typical grin. Nami’s eyes went wide before she slowly shook her head. “You have to get the practice in if you want your Haki to improve. It’ll be better to start out with weak guys like this than to try and build up your experience against Grand Line pirates.”

“Bu-but!” Nami stuttered out trying to come up with reasons that this was a bad idea. She wasn't ready for frontline fighting yet! Luffy had only started teaching her Haki a few days ago! She had to focus heavily just to get the most meager results from her Observation! “I'm not a strong fighter though! I was a thief just a few days ago!” She babbled out.

“Relax. I won't let you get hurt.” Luffy smiled while placing his hand on her shoulder. "I promise. If it looks like you’re in over your head I’ll step in. Besides, you're really good with that staff, I doubt most of these guys have even half your experience.”

“I, well, uh…fine.” Nami groused though she couldn’t help the bloom of pride that spread through her at Luffy praising her skills. A small smile formed as she assembled her staff and got ready.

“Shishishi, let's get their attention.” Luffy chuckled before raising his hand and letting off a burst of lightning that was followed by a thunderous bang. The edge of the roof exploded and sent debris flying all over the rooftop. The Buggy Pirates went into a confused panic for a moment before their Captain stepped out of a tent and barked at them to calm down. The man had blue hair, an orange captain’s hat and coat, red and white striped shirt, light green pants and pointy clown shoes. His most notable feature was the large bright red nose on his face.

“Who the hell are these flashy bastards?!” The Captain roared angrily staring down at the trio on the street.

“Who told you that those colors went together?” Nami cringed at the sheer clashing of the man’s colorful outfit.

“These flashy nobodies come in and ruin my party. Then they insult my clothes to my face. I'm so mad I can barely speak.” The clown's face was pure anger as he clenched his fists.

“Captain how about I go down there and teach these fools a lesson?” A man with long dark hair asked. He wore white pants and shoes with no shirt. He had a large, long white-and-blue checkered scarf wrapped around his neck though.

"Hey! You stupid clown! Get your stupid red nose down here so I can flatten it!” Luffy yelled out before Buggy had a chance to respond to his subordinate. Every single member of Buggy's crew suddenly had wide eyes and sweat began to run down their faces. Buggy trembled for a moment, his own jaw clenched so tight you could almost hear his teeth grinding. 

“Fire the Buggy Ball! Fire!” Buggy roared out his face a rictus of rage. A cannon was rolled over to the edge of the rooftop and aimed at Luffy. It fired a moment later with a thunderous boom. 

“Luffy! Get out of the way!” Nami panicked as she dove for safety while Zoro stared at his captain in disbelief. Was Luffy planning to take the shot because he was lightning?

“Cannonball?” Luffy laughed as he raised his hand and snatched the red metal ball out of the air. “You think this little thing will do anything? My gramps threw rocks heavier than this at me for training! He threw them a lot faster too!”

“What the hell is this flashy bastard?!” Buggy screamed as his eyes bulged out in shock.

“Here you can have this back!” Luffy laughed and with a strong pitch threw the red cannonball back at the Buggy Pirates. The explosion was even louder than the one they had heard before meeting Chouchou and Boodle earlier. The entire tavern collapsed from the force of the blast ending up as a heap of broken wood and stone.

“Luffy you moron!” Nami yelled as she wrapped her hands around his neck and started shaking him back and forth in an attempt to throttle him. “What if the map and treasure were up there?!”

“Shishishi, sorry Nami.” Luffy was unconcerned with the feminine hands wrapped around his neck. This only made Nami shake him harder at his laughter.

“You know, whenever you say you can do something that sounds impossible, I think I’m just going to believe you until proven otherwise.” Zoro smirked as he watched the smoke begin to clear from the rubble.

“Nami, you're up first. I don’t think I took them all out with their own cannonball.” Luffy stated as he effortlessly freed himself from her grip.

“Are you absolutely sure I have to fight?” Nami gulped before an idea came to her and she grinned slyly. With a noticeable sway to her hips she sauntered over to the Lightning Man. Once she stood directly in front of him she bent at the waist. She knew her white and blue shirt was fairly conservative even though it did show off her figure well. But she also knew that the neckline was low enough to offer a teasing view of her nice, in her opinion, large breasts. A good view of her bra clad cleavage had gotten more than one idiot robbed of his money before. “You know, if you let me just go rob them, I could be persuaded to buy you some tasty meat~.” She breathed out teasingly knowing Luffy’s weakness towards his favorite type of food.

“You won’t get any stronger without practice. Your Observation also won’t improve without experience.” Luffy stated with a raised eyebrow getting Nami to pout before she noticed the quick glance he’d taken at her girls. Now if she could only figure out what the small amount of drool on the side of his mouth was caused by, her or the promise of meat, she’d feel like she’d scored at least a small victory.

Suddenly he pulled her into his chest just as her ears picked up the sound of wood snapping. She turned and her eyes bugged out. In Luffy's hand was the broken bolt of a crossbow. 'That was aimed at me! I could have just died!' The thought raced through Nami’s mind and caused her to shake slightly. Luffy's eyes were colder than the grave as he eyed the pirate in the clown get-up that had just fired his crossbow at Nami. The man began to tremble horribly as he locked eyes with Luffy. 

“Do that again and I’ll kill you.” Luffy threatened the pirate as the broken wooden bolt in his hand dropped to the ground while he held Nami. The man fell face first into the dirt while foaming at the mouth a moment later. Nami buried her face into Luffy’s chest and wrapped her arms around his torso. Her shivering lessened as he gently rubbed her back. After a few moments to calm down, her composure returned and she gave him a gentle squeeze. The smoke and dust from the collapsed tavern was clearing up as the two separated. 

“Look at these flashy punks, acting like they aren't afraid of us.” Buggy was holding up two of his burned crewman with disembodied hands. His handless arms were crossed in front of him, while his hands were free floating.

“He has a Devil Fruit!” Nami stated her eyes wide.

“What the hell are you doing, you bastards?!” Luffy roared angrily. “How could you use your nakama as shields like that?!” Both older pirates ignored the straw hat wearing teen.

“This is the biggest humiliation our crew has ever faced, Captain Buggy.” The black-haired man was holding yet another crewmate, a rather fat one, in front of him as his shield. The rest of the crew that weren't unconscious roared in agreement as they all pulled out various weapons; clubs, swords, knives and even a few pistols. The clown themed pirates raised their weapons in the air while roaring out their battle cries.

Luffy seethed at the Buggy Pirates. He was sorely tempted to take them all out in a single blast of lightning, but he knew Nami would need this experience. His Navigator needed to realize that she could be just as strong as she wanted to be. Luffy knew she could take out these nobodies and even if she stumbled, he was going to be keeping watch over her fight. 

“Don't worry, Nami, I'll jump in if you can't handle it. I won’t let them hurt you.” Luffy grinned. “Just think of your reward after we finish up! Most of their treasure will be yours! Shishishi!” Nami’s eyes lit up and Luffy swore they actually looked like Beri symbols for a moment.

“What do you mean our treasure, you flashy thieves?!” Buggy roared with his eyes bulging out of his head.

With a roar the pirates charged forward and Nami sharpened her senses as much as possible. Feeling the telltale widening of her perception that came with her Observation activating, she leap forward and swung her staff at the closest pirate. The man went down instantly as Nami’s staff slammed into his ankle. The loud crunch that followed indicated that it was probably broken. With a spin to dodge another pirate that tried to stab her from behind, she whipped the man across the face sending blood flying as he lost teeth.

‘This isn’t as hard as I thought.’ Nami mused to herself as she brought her staff forward in a thrust straight into another pirate’s crotch. The man fell with a sharp squeak before losing consciousness. A brief awareness of someone approaching from her blind spot had Nami taking two steps back as a club smashed into the ground where she’d been standing. A quick swing of her staff into the back of the man’s head laid him out next to his crewmate. ‘These guys are nothing compared to what Luffy can do.’ She thought as she smacked a pirate’s dagger out of his hand with her staff before flicking the end upwards and nailing him in the jaw.

A brief fault in her newly acquired Observation let a pirate get close to her and she stumbled backwards to avoid the knife that almost gutted her. With a twist of her body her staff caught the man in the ribs. The sharp thwack was followed by the pirate wheezing heavily as the wind was knocked from his lungs. The next thing the pirate knew was darkness as Nami brained him over the head as hard as she could. Hearing several pistols cock behind her made Nami turn quickly. Four pirates glared at her with their pistols trained on her form. With a grimace Nami realized she’d gotten cocky and had let her Observation fade.

“Die!” One of the pirates roared as they all moved to shoot the orangette. Four flashes of bright light sent spots across Nami’s vision for a moment. When they faded all four pirates were on the ground with smoke coming from holes in their heads. Turning to face Luffy she smiled seeing the straw hatted teen with his fingers in the classic ‘gun’ position.

“Thanks Luffy!” Nami smiled as she turned back to the last few pirates and charged them. The first swung his club horizontally only for Nami spin to the opposite direction of his swing and crack him across the temple. The last two tried to rush her with their own clubs while screaming battle cries. Nami skipped back a few steps before leaping to the side and breaking the first pirate’s knee with her staff. The man crumpled to the ground roaring in pain his leg off at an odd angle. The final pirate panicked and threw his club at Nami’s head. With a huff Nami casually dodged the impromptu projectile and closed in on the pirate. A power swing into the man’s stomach folded him over and had him vomiting all over the ground. “Yuck!” Nami grimaced as she leaped away from the puke.

“You damn bitch! I’ll make you pay for harming my crew!” Nami heard a roar behind her. She spun to look, eyes widening in terror as she saw the dark-haired man rushing towards her with his sword aiming to kill. She tried to move but knew she wouldn’t be fast enough. She closed her eyes apologizing to her sister for failing to save Cocoyashi from Arlong in her mind. The sound of metal meeting metal rang out causing Nami to open her eyes and smile in relief. Zoro was standing in front of her, casually holding the pirate’s blade away from her with one of his own. 

“Oi! What kind of swordsman attacks from behind? Don't you have any honor?” Zoro questioned the long-haired pirate before sending him backwards with a swipe of his sword. The two pirates stared each other down while Nami backed away from the ensuing fight.

“That was great Nami! I told you that you could do it.” Luffy laughed as he wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and spun her around in celebration. Nami let out a startled yelp before realizing what was going on and giggling lightly.

“Thank you Luffy.” Nami smiled as she leaned back into his chest with a sigh. The fight with the pirates hadn’t been very long, but she definitely wasn’t used to fighting large groups by herself. Luffy obviously didn't mind be used as a resting post and simply held Nami while watching Zoro’s fight.

“You…you're Roronoa Zoro!” The black-haired man exclaimed as he looked the green-haired man over. They all finally noticed that, yes, this weirdo was riding a unicycle of all things. “My name is Cabaji, Chief of Staff of the Buggy Pirates. As another swordsman, I look forward to taking your head.” With that Cabaji sprang forward, racing towards Zoro on his unicycle. “Acrobat Technique: Old Man's Flame!” Zoro jerked back in shock at the sudden gout of fire. Thanks to the distraction Cabaji's foot lashed out, the pointed toe of his shoe striking directly into Zoro's ribs.

“What the hell was that? Tricks and kicking? You really don’t have any honor as a swordsman, do you?” Zoro had quickly gotten back to his feet, glaring at the man all the while.

“Honor? I have no need for that. All I need is victory! Acrobat Technique: Murder Case in the Hot Spring's Steam!” Cabaji laughed before he started spinning and hopping around on his unicycle kicking up a cloud of dust.

"This guy is ticking me off.” Zoro growled trying to use his newly learned Observation to sense his opponent. A blade shot out of the cloud which Zoro blocked with his left sword. Then came another kick, but Zoro had almost felt it coming. With a quick step back the kick missed entirely. Zoro's eyes darkened as he saw Cabaji through the thin cloud of dust. “You bring shame to swordsmen everywhere, you weak coward. Facing all three of my swords is more honor than trash like you deserves but I’m ending this now.” Before Cabaji could retort he heard Zoro make his attack. “Oni Giri!”

Cabaji's left shoulder, left side, and right arm opened up in a spray of blood. Zoro appeared behind the falling man who was unconscious before he even hit the ground.

“Cabaji!” Buggy called out in horror as he watched his Chief of Staff fall in battle.

“Shishishi, nice fight Zoro.” Luffy congratulated his swordsman.

“That wasn't even worth my time. What a clown.” Zoro commented with a snort.

“You flashy bastard thieves.” Buggy's face was shadowed by his hat. “How dare you do this to my crew? I'll kill all of you.”

“We're pirates, you ugly red nose.” Luffy retorted as he stepped away from Nami and started walking towards Buggy.

“Don’t talk about my nose, you bastard!” Buggy raged. “What is your goal, huh? Why did you come here?”

“We're here for your treasure and the map you stole.” Nami demanded with a smirk.

“Hand them over, big nose.” Luffy ordered the older pirate with the promise of violence in his tone if Buggy didn’t comply.

“Gyahahahaha! The Grand Line isn't a place for you no name rookies. What are you planning on doing there? Sightseeing? Don't make me laugh.” Buggy roared out loud getting Luffy to come to a stop.

“I'm going to become the Pirate King.” Luffy stated dead seriously, as if him acquiring the title was already a foregone conclusion.

“You flashy idiot! You? The Pirate King? Then I’ll be God! The person who will acquire all of the world’s treasures is me!" Buggy screamed out with his eyes bugged out and his teeth resembling a shark’s.

“Shishishi, like I'd listen to a lecture from an ugly red nose like you. Let's just get this over with.” Luffy chuckled as he got into his fighting stance.

“You bastard!” Buggy roared as he gripped a knife between each of his fingers and aimed both of his fists towards Luffy. “Bara Bara Cannon!” The clown cried out launching his fists forward to impale the annoying punk. Only the punk wasn’t where he’d been a split second ago. A sudden hit to the side of his face sent Buggy rolling along the ground.

“Man, you’re not very smart are you? Who gives their opponent time to react by announcing their attack?” Luffy questioned as Buggy struggled to get back to his feet. “I mean, I could understand it if you weren’t in a pitched battle. Or maybe if you just outclassed your opponent so much that it didn’t matter. But right now definitely isn’t the time to be doing it.”

“I’ll kill you.” Buggy growled as he brought his still floating hands back around to stab Luffy from behind. Luffy smirked as he easily evaded the sneak attacks from Buggy’s floating hands with only minimal movement. Buggy, seeing Luffy dodge in a way he was familiar with from his time spent aboard the Oro Jackson, broke out into a flop sweat. “How? How does some no name pirate like you know Haki?” His answer was Luffy suddenly appearing in front of the clown pirate in a flash of blue-white light before taking another punch to the face.

“I learned it from my gramps.” Luffy shrugged before Buggy got back up.

“I’ll still kill you Straw Hat!” Buggy yelled with far more confidence than he was feeling. Another flash of light and Luffy’s sandal clad foot was smashing into Buggy’s chest and launching the clown down the street.

“I doubt it.” Luffy replied without a care, as if he was discussing the weather instead of a life and death fight. “This is really disappointing actually, so I’m just going to end it.”

“Just try it.” Buggy spit out as blood leaked from his mouth. He immediately knew he shouldn’t have opened his mouth when, in another flash of blue-white light Luffy’s palm was smashing into Buggy’s stomach.

“Argh!” Buggy screamed out as he was shocked by the ball of lightning Luffy was holding in his hand.

“This is the time when you can announce a move.” Luffy laughed before launching Buggy into the far distance and off the island with a cry of. “Goro Goro no Bullet!” Buggy was quickly nothing more than a twinkle on the horizon while Luffy raised his fist in victory.

“That was pretty anticlimactic.” Zoro commented as he and Nami walked over to Luffy.

“Shishishi!” Luffy laughed as Nami grinned and playfully bumped him with her shoulder as she passed.

“Well, I’m going to get started on taking, almost, every scrap of treasure they have. I bet they’ll have the Grand Line map with the treasure too!” Nami smiled as she started heading over to a tent that was set up behind where the tavern used to stand. It seemed rather suspicious and Nami would bet that it was Buggy’s place to store the loot he’d pillaged.

“Hey, looks like the old Mayor got the rest of the townspeople like you asked.” Zoro nodded towards the incoming group of people. Luffy looked over and saw the forms of Boodle and Chouchou leading the group towards them.

“You think they’ll give us some food for getting rid of Buggy?” Luffy questioned with his rumbling stomach giving its agreement to that statement.

“Nami was right, you really are a glutton.” Zoro sighed with a shake of his head. Though he wouldn’t turn down a drink right about now either.

-End Chapter-

Buggy went bye-bye! Now it’s onward to the Gecko Islands and Syrup Village! Will Usopp still be the same cowardly liar? Will Kuro still have his plans? Will the Straw Hats still be able to acquire the Going Merry? Keep reading to find out!

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