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Later in the day after everyone was done eating and help to clean off the beach the group of pirate friends separated as Kaya, Merry and Clahador returned to the mansion to prepare the ship for the crew. Nami, Zoro, Gaimon, Peebee, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Piiman, Ninjin, Tamanegi, Spike, Twilight and her other friends were wandering around the town while they wait but Ussop said he has to do something and that the he will catch up with them after a while. As for Luffy however he tags along with them for a bit then says he had to check something and leaves the group without much of a warning.
"Hey where did Luffy ran off to?" Nami asked as she was sitting on a fence that the group decided to rest nearby.
"Looking for Usopp probably." Zoro answered.
"If your looking for the captain he is sitting around most likely at that place." Ninjin said.
"Yeah. Besides the beach that we were just in he always goes there whenever he is stressed." Piiman added.
"Hmmm... I suppose. He did just go through a lot in such a short time. Clahador insulting him, then goes the joy of Kaya's recovering right after and then the little beach party. I guess he wants to be far away for now to clean his thoughts. Apple Bloom explained.
"So about that guy 'Clahador'. There is something that I've been meaning to say. Gaimon said as his tone starts to get serious. "I didn't want to say anything before so that he couldn't possibly hear us but I got to tell you all something about him!" Gaimon exclaimed as everyone stared at him curiously especially Applejack who looked at him with a certain edge in her eyes.
"Yup. I also didn't want to say nothing because of Miss Kaya but I have to say that the guy gives me the creeps." Applejack said.
"Oh? Are you sure Applejack? I mean I admit that he can be brash and bold with words when he wants to but he he seemed nice enough back at the beach." Rarity questioned.
"Hmmm... Applejack is rarely wrong when judging someone's character so just for the precaution, We should be more alert around him." Twilight said.
"You definitely should! For you see he's..." Gaimon was about to explain but then he was interrupted by a sudden cry in the distance.
"DANGER!!!" Tamanegi screamed as he ran over to the group.
"Oh boy... Here he comes again..." Scootaloo exclaimed with a sigh and a facehoof.
"We've got problems! There is a very weird guy that walks backwards!" Tamanegi yelled out whilst flailing his arms around.
"Liar!" Piiman, Ninjin, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo instantly said.
Sure enough the back of a blue coat was visibly approaching everyone as they looked at the man and he was indeed approaching them backwards.
This is Jango who is a skinny, gray-haired man who appears to favor strange, flamboyant clothes; the most notable of these are his red, heart-shaped glasses, which disguise his heart-shaped eyes and matching eyebrows. According to Eiichiro Oda, the striped, beard-like growth on his chin is actually the stem of a mushroom that grew while he was sleeping (Jango having eaten the cap, but finding it so disgusting that he left the rest alone).
As Kuro's first mate, he was known to favor a simple sleeveless shirt and blue bandanna. After being "promoted" to captain, he favored a blue, wide-brimmed hat, olive-green trousers (with similarly colored gloves), and black shoes with tall white socks. He combined these with a simple blue jacket when travelling incognito, but wore a larger, more imposing overcoat lined with ring-like decorations when acting in his "official" capacity as captain.
Jango the hypnotist
"Wow... Those are some smooth moves..." Spike commented on Jango's dancing skills clearly impressed.
"Yeah! Wouldn't you say that its almost criminal?" Pinkie said then she winks for no particular reason as Jango comes to a complete halt. "Your comments are yet to be appreciated yet I have to clarify that I'm not weird! I'm very normal!" Jango exclaimed.
"You look weird to me." Nami said.
"Well its a bit on the extravagant side but I think it would absolutely look stylish with a few adjustments here and there..." Rarity said whilst eyeing Jango's outfit.
"Come on now! Don't be silly! I'm just a common hypnotist!" Jango clearly flattered by Rarity's comments waved it off with a hand.
"Hypnotist? Wow!" Tamanegi exclaimed as he starts jumping up and down.
"Can you show us your skills?" Piiman added with his hands up, wanting to be dazzled and amazed.
"Yeah! Show us!" Ninjin begged, even kneeling down in front of Jango to pray to him.
"Can you please show it to us Mister? This will be like meeting one of the performers from Las Pegasus! They have some pretty good magicians over there!" Apple Bloom explained.
"Woah that's soo cool! I even saw her doing that one trick while I was in Manehattan on a vacation with my parents. You see Trixie was all tied up and being dropped into a gigantic bowl of pudding upside down then disappeared just like that! Poof!" Scootaloo walks forward tells her experience.
"Your telling me! I remember watching a show in Manehattan with Rarity and her friends where Trixie was able to do things like being able to read your mind on what card you've picked, almost like psychic!"
"She can also do things like being able to throw perfect shots with knives blindfolded and surviving the threat of being trapped into a pit of wild bears while on a straitjacket!"
"Not to mention that she can separate pony's body parts from the inside of these box thingies!" Sweetie Belle said much to the amazement of everyone especially Piiman, Ninjin and Tamanegi who deemed this Trixie to be much greater than their Captain Ussop.
"Nah.. I don't believe it..." Applejack said with a snort. "He is nothing short of a liar, a trickster and a deceiver. I know because I dealt with this kind of scam before from two certain carnie looking fellows..." The apple farmer exclaimed with narrowed eyes.
Of all things the man couldn't believe that this pony is calling him a liar when Jango knew for a fact he was above-average intelligence at least. Hypnosis wasn't as simple as waving something back and forth. It required an intense knowledge of psychology and the human body, so he knew what limits he could push, and a certain focus and mental presence that came with intense practice to slip past people's mental defenses. His art was a demanding one, not something any idiot could do, and he was a master. He was not a liar.
"Idiots! You guys don't even understand what a hypnotist is!" Jango said as he puts a hand on the brim of his hat and brings it down. "This is our first time meeting, no way I'm showing you my hypnotism!"
"Your showing them anyway!" Zoro said with a sweat drop.
"Umm... I don't have a good feeling about this..." Fluttershy squeaked as she quickly hides behind Zoro, not wanting to be part of this trick.
Jango then walks off but to the astonished ponies, Jango quickly runs back to them. "Okay! You guys stare at this!" Jango then starts swinging his pendulum which is in fact a chakram on a string. Made of sturdy metal, with an edge sharp enough to cut through tree trunks in one swing; Jango can wield it in one hand, spin it on his finger, or throw it as a projectile. He also makes sure to carry several spares in case something happens to the first.
"I'll say 'One, Two, Jango and you will all fall asleep! Let's start! One.... Two.... Jango."
"Why the hell did you fell asleep as well?" Zoro asked having a large anime question mark grow out of his head.
"What the hell is he doing?" Zoro asked out loud seeing Piiman, Ninjin, Tamanegi, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Spike and Jango himself fall asleep while Gaimon and Peebee had already ran off a while ago to check something out.
"Quite fascinating indeed." Twilight said as the alicorn mare was now scribbling something on her parchment paper having stars and sparkles in her eyes. "I didn't know that there is something that could replicate a sleep spell here that has the chance to work the more tired the target is. Its amazing that this man was able to do that with a genuine hypnotic technique that didn't even need to involve any kind of magic. I'm wondering what other kinds of things his hypnosis could do. Could this be the work of one of those mysterious devil fruits here?" Twilight analyzed.
"Well I certainly don't... I'm not a scientist or anything..." Zoro yawned as he lays down on the ground. "So Twilight... Tell me... What other things can you tell me about Equestria? I mean.. What are your friends like?" "Well there's Discord the God of Chaos and Destruction. He has the power to bend reality to his will."
"W.. What?! Your friends with a Chaos God?!" Zoro asked as his jaw literally dropped to the ground and his eyes began twitching. "J.. Just how powerful is this guy?!"
"Oh I don't think your ready for him yet tough guy." Twilight giggled. "He can literally snap his fingers to make your swords disappear and turn you into stardust if he want to." The alicorn mare exclaimed making Zoro fall to the ground all depressed. "If I get reborn... I wanted to become a clam..." "Awww... Don't worry Zoro... He's not going to be a bother to you or any of us... He's our friend..." Fluttershy said as she tries to comfort the depressed and crying swordsman.
"Idiot hurry and hide!!" Ussop quickly cowered to the ground while Jango kept swinging his chakram pendulum at Luffy but then a raging hoof punch from Rainbow Dash sent Jango tumbling in the ground and crashing to the rocks much to the shock of the revealed Captain Kuro upon seeing at the cliffs Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Ninjin, Tamanegi, Piiman, Zoro, Nami, Gaimon and Peebee.
"What?! You all think that your going to destroy my plans just because your here?!" Kuro gave them a threatening glare.
"We don't think... WE KNOW!!" Twilight answered back Kuro with narrowed eyes.
"Woah! Thanks for that great save you guys! How did you get here so fast?!" Ussop asked having relieved that Luffy was saved at the last second by Rainbow from being hypnotized by Jango.
"Its genius really. While we were hypnotized and fell asleep from the abilities of that Jango guy there. Gaimon and Peebee were already scoping around the island to find out what's going on." Spike exclaimed.
"If it wasn't for Rainbow... She saved our butts." ~Gaimon added.
"Woah! Rainbow Dash?" ~Usopp asked with a curious look on his face.
"If it wasn't for her... We may have not gotten here in time to bring everybody together." Twilight said with a smirk.
"Tadaa!!" Rainbow quickly zooms by Ussop doing high dives in the air, flips and even a somersault in front of him.
"She did a great job learning about the Landscape of the island and getting us here." Applejack complimented.
"Dash?! Come on!! Is this true?!" Ussop couldn't believes his eyes that these island visitors have come here to protect Kaya and the villagers despite not even a whole day of knowing them has pass.
"Yes. Hehehe. Its all true!" Rainbow giggled as the Wonderbolt was completely flattered by the compliments showered at her. Just like the old days she thought.
"Oh my god!! Hold on!! Rainbow Dash you really saved us here!! You have no idea how much I needed you and I needed everybody like this is unbelievable!!" ~Usopp
"She did great!" Gaimon exclaimed as he gives her thumbs up and Rainbow blushes at their admiration once more when Captain Kuro throws a smoke bomb in front of them but Luffy and his friends were unimpressed.
"Really? That's it? You know we can still see you right?" Applejack exclaimed with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah. I've seen better tricks from an actual performer back home and she's not even here." Rainbow added with a shrug.
"All of my problems taken care of." Kuro exclaimed brandishing his cat claws and pointing said blades at them much to their shock. Kuro's preferred weapons are the Cat Claws, a pair of furred gloves with full-length katana blades at the end of each finger. Combined with Kuro's physical abilities, these claws can easily tear apart human bodies, and even masses of solid rock; most notoriously, Kuro singlehandedly killed an entire ship of Marines with them.
"Its a new world out there you freaks. Your all nothing but treasure hunting empty headed pirates who will be a nuisance on these seas. What new era? Pirates like me are going to be the rulers of the sea. I'll make you understand that right here right now. One last attack to kill one band of troublemakers. Hmmph! Don't make me laugh! All your doing is playing pirates!" Kuro said, earning a set of glares from each and every one of them making the situation more tense.
"So what? Do you really think of pirate bums attacking this village are really going to scare us?" Rainbow taunted with a smirk. "Well? Put them up! Come on!" The rainbow maned pegasus challenged Kuro as she takes a fighting stance and begins punching the air.
"We've dealt with more threatening gang bangers and psychotics back home. All of them chasing after a lot of power, none of them scared to kill me, you or all our families if it will help them. " Applejack added as the farm pony snorted, ready to charge down Kuro by any means necessary. Her Stetson hat lowered down and covering her narrowed eyes.
"I have the real power right here. I can make you disappear if I really want too." Twilight growled at Kuro as her horn charges up a huge ball of magic aimed at the butler pretending pirate.
"You don't have the nerve..." Kuro answered back the alicorn mare with a more menacing killer's instinct seen through the glint of his glasses.
"But Twilight!! I wanted to fight him!!" Luffy whined but the princess fighter was having none of it. "LUFFY! now is not the time! This is Bucking serious!" Twilight yelled at her rubber captain causing everyone to go silent even Zoro, who hardly was the one to fear a thing, did the wise move of backing away. "I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU TRY...!!!!" Kuro answered as he takes on a fighting stance as his bloodlust kicks in wanting to kill them all for the sake of it.
"Am I overly sensitive? I can hear "GO!" coming from the north direction..." Nami said, putting one hand near her ear.
"The north?!" Ussop began sweating buckets as his mind clicked that an attack really has commenced on the other side.
"What's going on?!" Zoro glared daggers.
"There's another entrance into the village in the north... But..." Ussop is trying to piece together the puzzle when Kuro interrupted. "WELL?!! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!! COME AND ATTACK ME RIGHT NOW!! OR DO YOU WANT THIS VILLAGE TO BE DESTROYED?! HAHAHAHA!! WHAT PATHETIC FOOLS!! HAVEN'T YOU SEEN THROUGH MY CONTINGENCY PLAN?! I THREW A SMOKE BOMB TO SIGNAL MY PIRATE CREW TO ATTACK FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS ISLAND!!!"
"Oh no!! He's right!! And look!! That weird guy from earlier is gone too!! We need to beat this guy now and warn everyone else about the incoming pirates!! We have to hurry!!" Luffy exclaimed panicking.
"Don't worry Luffy! I'm on it!" Twilight declared. Mentally she Tsked at the new development of things as she was forced to re-thinking her course of action.she assembled the team and prepared to leave. "Ussop! Nami! Come with me right now and we're going to warn everyone of the incoming pirate attack! Gaimon, Peebee, Your with me too Fluttershy and Pinkie because these people need to be in order, evacuated and be given medical treatment when necessary! Spike, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Ninjin, Tamanegi, Piiman. Your all also with me!"
"Zoro. You go with Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Rarity and make sure to stop the pirates the best way you can at the first fell swoop while me and the others begin preparations for the defense of the village. In the case that they get away, We'll be prepared and you join in for the defense! And Luffy! I see to have no other option than to let you have your duel. I trust you be Strong to last until we get back so give your best! Once we're done with that then we'll help Luffy to take down Kuro! Sound good? Go go go go!"
"That makes sense. Good luck out there guys!!" Zoro exclaimed as he starts to run off but then was forced to hold unto Rainbow Dash when she flies off while Applejack and Rarity go in her direction.
"TWILIGHT!! MAKE SURE TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE AND COME BACK HERE SO WE CAN TAKE DOWN THIS BASTARD!!!" Luffy yelled out as Princess Twilight takes flight with the others in the direction of the village with a reassuring look on her face. "You've got it Captain..." Twilight said in her mind.
At the center of the village...
"Bad news!! Bad news!!! Pirates are coming!!! Pirates are going to attack this village now!! Everyone evacuate!!" Ussop yelled out as he catches the attention of the people but now he is accompanied by Twilight, Nami, Gaimon, Peebee, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Spike, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Tamanegi, Piiman and Ninjin.
"Damn! Its that big fat liar again! And what are those strange creatures that are with him?!" A middle aged man exclaimed as he was starting to get irritated by Ussop and his friend's antics lately.
"Its the second time today!" A woman exclaimed as he looks out the window to see Ussop run around with a bunch of friends and other creatures preferably the talking ponies and the dragon.
"Just ignore him, Pirates won't come!" Her husband exclaimed from the table as he smoked his cigarette and read the paper.
"He's going at it again! He's been doing it a bit too much lately!" An old man gritted his teeth in anger while his wife had a look of concern on her face whilst sweeping the floor and wondering what this village has come to.
"Hey Ussop, Shut your mouth! We'll teach you a lesson today!" Two villagers exclaimed as they began to point spears at him much to the shock of Twilight and the others.
"No... Its the truth this time!" Ussop tried to defend himself and try to explain what really happened.
"You say the same thing every time! Your taking advantage of our trust!" The two men exclaimed as a woman approached the group and crossed her arms with a huff. "If you were an honest man like Clahador then maybe I'd believe you!"
"That's what we've been trying to tell you!" Twilight exclaimed as she uses her magic to create a projection spell and revealing what really happened base on what Gaimon saw causing shock and panic to meltdown on the villagers.
"So... That's what really happened...!!" A man was frozen to his knees in fear upon taking the revelation firsthand.
"B-but wait, what’s even this!? Can we really trust whatever We’re seeing?"one Questions.
"It seems So real though…the Images are so vivid like actual Memories…"another said.
"B... But how would you know all of this stuff? Y... You've seen this pirate before?" Another guy asked when Gaimon approached him with steely eyes. "I have as a matter of fact... I met that guy when I was sailing the Grand Line in my younger years.. We were in the same pirate crew in fact.."
"TELL ME THE STORY!!" A young girl cried out loud with Pinkie before her mother walks forward to shush them.
"He's the pirate famous for his careful planning and murdering... Everyone else thinks that he got caught by the marines and executed but I know that would be farther from the truth... That's not even in his character to begin with. Guy was fear in the East Blue that everyone else was talking about him like he's some kind of horror tale... Others call him the Hash Slinging Slasher!" Gaimon said his name out loud causing the civilians to fall down and slowly back away in grave fear. "T.. The Hash Slinger Slasher?" Pinkie asked with wide eyes.
"Yes... The Hash Slinging Slasher... But!! Most people just call him the Hash.. AHHHH!!! Because that's the time they have to say before he gets us!!!" Gaimon yelled out causing Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Nami, Ussop, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Spike, Tamanegi, Piiman and Ninjin to huddle together in fear.
"Years ago... In these very seas..." Gaimon held out his hands before pointing them at Twilight. "The Hash Slinger Slasher used to be a rampaging pirate... Just like you... Only more blood lusted and murderous!! And then one night... When he was having!! Dinner!! With his crewmates!!" Gaimon continued with a chopping motion to the palm of his hands. "It happened... He cut off his own crewmate's hand with a kitchen knife by 'mistake'! And he chopped off his crewmate's other hand with a meat cleaver! And then that guy got ripped to shreds in shark infested waters after having his body tied up, covered with honey, being festered with fire ants!!"
"And now every high noon and all the way... His presence still haunts the East Blue to this day!! To wreck his horrible vengeance!!" Gaimon told them as the shaking of Ussop and Nami's knees could be heard as well as most of the people from the crowd.
"But now's past high noon and the sun is gonna be setting down!!" Scootaloo said out loud with hooves over her mouth.
"Then he'll be coming...." Gaimon gazes at Scootaloo with a killer look.
"How will we know?" Apple Bloom nervously asked him.
"There are three signs that signal the approach of the Hash Slinging Slasher... First the lights will flicker on and off..."
"Next! The Den Den Mushis will ring and there will be nobody there!!"
"And finally! The Hash Slinging Slasher will arrive in the ghost of the marine ship that obliterated his ship in a buster call!"
"And he exits the ship and crosses the sea with his barefoot without looking both way because he's already dead!!"
"Then he taps on the window of your house with his killer cat claws..." Gaimon explained as Pinkie Pie was seen munching down on her bucket of popcorn like there's no tomorrow, fear sketched into her eyes.
"And then he opens the door..." Gaimon drives a hand motion towards Nami and Ussop imitating the sound of a creaking door to make them back off. "Eeehhp.."
"And then he slowly approaches the kitchen... Counter!! Counter!! Counter!!" Gaimon's voice echoed.
"And you know what he does next?"
"What?!" ~Ussop
"You really want to know?"
"What? What?" ~Nami
"Are you sure you want to know?"
"What? What? What does he do?" ~Pinkie
"HE MURDERS US!!!" Gaimon yelled in their faces causing everyone to run off in circles and hides, screaming their butts off.
"Though I wonder what really happened over there back then..." Gaimon thought. "Hmmm..."
Later....
"No... I... I thought that he was a good man...!!" Another woman said as she began to feel like she's going to faint.
"What are we going to do now?! Where do we go?! How do we protect ourselves?!" The little girl panicked before them.
"Don't worry! I have a plan!" Twilight exclaimed as she began to huddle up the villagers along with her team. "Ussop?"
Ussop then pulls out a map of Syrup Village for the guys to review. "This is the area that concerns me the most. The center of the village and the buildings around it. If the pirates began to ascend through this slope..."
"Another good reason to act. Believe me Ussop."This is hundreds of pirates wanting to kill everyone here and destroy this village. What forces do we have?" Gaimon asked the long nose while examining the map.
"Alright then. We have about hundreds of people here under own militia. Hundreds of villagers against hundreds of pirates." Ussop pondered out loud.
"No cannons?" ~Gaimon
"Kaya and Merry has the cannons in the basement of her cannons from her father's days. Not only that but she has stockpiled guns as well." ~Ussop
"We need that artillery. Tell Twilight Sparkle over there to retrieve those cannons. She has that Power to levitate things easily!" Gaimon exclaimed as he looks over the purple mare and her friends trying to keep everyone calm.
"Alright then. We will position it like this. One battery here. Another one here. Another one through each sidelines and another one here." Ussop said pointing to the different positions on the map. "If the cannons come through, You will take command of them."
"Okay then. I fully obliged. But don't answer me on any blood that shed. If I draw my gun, It will drown this place with blood as well until this village is restored to its former peace." Gaimon answered him with a serious glint in his eyes.
"Okay I'm appointing you as commander of this makeshift militia. Its up to you now. GO!! GO!! GO!!" Gaimon yelled out as Ussop and their friends formed a mob and running over to Kaya's mansion.
Meanwhile back on Kaya's Mansion...
"Shit what's that upcoming noise?" A guard asked before looking upon the mob of villagers with weapons in hand wanting to come in and desperately asking for help.
"Woah! Woah! Where did all of you people come from? W.. What's going on around here...?" Another guard asked when a man spoke out. A civilian amongst the rest of them. "PLEASE!! HELP US!! WE NEED WEAPONS NOW!! HELP US!! PLEASE!!"
"Ojou Sama... The special order you've placed in the neighboring town has arrived. here is the item." Merry exclaimed as he shows Kaya the small box containing a new pair of glasses. "Is there anything else that you need?"
"Yes! That you! That's all! I'm so sorry that I had you run all the way over there." Kaya exclaimed cheerfully at the sight of the new box.
"Your welcome. I love to be of service!" Merry answered just as glad. "That's a present right? I'm sure Clahador will be very happy!"
"Yes. Tomorrow will be Clahador's 3rd year anniversary since he came to this place. He takes really good care of me." ~Kaya
Kaya couldn't help it but feel excited over what's going to be the celebration the next day when she head what was knocking on the door and quickly opened the windows. "Ussop San! Well this is a surprise! What's going on and your friends! They seem..."
"Kaya! Hurry! You have to escape! Or else you will be killed!" A greatly distressed Ussop couldn't help it, huffing and puffing and desperate to have her prepare for war.
"What's wrong?" ~Kaya
"Your were lied to by that butler!! He's actually a pirate!!" ~Ussop
"Wait... Wait a minute... What are you talking about? How can Clahador be a pirate?" ~Kaya
"Its true! I accidentally overhead a conversation that guy had with his comrade. That Butler came to work for you because of your wealth! He became a butler in order to obtain your family's wealth!" ~Ussop
"W... What are you talking about Ussop San?" Kaya couldn't believe what she was hearing from her childhood friend but then all the young mistress was gasp in shock upon seeing what really happened through Twilight's film projection spell of what really happened as the events played like a movie in front of her.
"He could be right here, Right now and he's going to let his pirate crew attack our village! And then he's going to come and kill you! If you don't leave know! It will be too late!" ~Ussop
"U.. Ussop San!" The young girl couldn't help it but felt like she was about to faint when Fluttershy and Pinkie quickly caught her. "W... What are we going to do? W... Who are these people?" Kaya asked around as she takes in the sight before her of the villagers now surrounding them and gripping their homemade weapons tightly .
"Kaya! We need weapons and lots of them! Do you still have guns and cannons from back then in your basement?" Ussop asked when the servant Merry answered now standing beside her. "Yes we have them."
"Okay guys good! Get ready because its time to kick their asses! All of them!" Nami declared causing the villagers to roar with excitement and wanting to really fight back now much to the awestruck of the ponies and the dragon. "Alright guys!! Fight them!! Show them what we’re made off!!" Ussop added.
"Come on. Lets go and we have to prepare for the attack. We want you to be safe first and foremost. You and the kids here." Nami said, Indicating Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Spike, Tamanegi, Piiman and Ninjin to which then Kaya couldn't help but struggle not to cry. To think that the person she has trusted all these years just wanted to kill her is beyond despicable at any reproach.
At the center of Syrup Village...
Ussop walks on the outskirts of Syrup Village when he sees the approaching gang of pirates in the hundreds before running off to their own side. "The pirates are coming! The pirates are coming!" He warns them.
As the Black Cat Pirates charges down on the village militia who are waiting until the enemy is within range. Ussop runs to Gaimon and instructs the Scrub Brush Guy to do his part of the trap. "Gaimon. Take your position."
"Follow me men." Gaimon ordered Kaya's black suit wearing guards to go around the buildings in the perimeter of said settlement and they did like loyal soldiers.
"Position. Aim. Fire." Ussop commanded and the band of militia rain down bullets on the marauding pirates at just the right distance and they dropped down like dead flies.
"AHHHH!! AHHHHH!! AHHHHHH!!!
"Fire." Ussop issued the order once more and the gang of pirates kept being killed as they run at the villagers with their swords, axes, maces, knives, daggers, spiked clubs and other melee weapons in hand. The reason they could not approached the militia is the use of Fire by Rank. This firing pattern for infantry units produces a barrage of musketry by having each rank, or line of men, fire in turn. By careful timing, it is possible for a constant fire to be maintained for,as soon as one rank has fired, it begins reloading. By the time other ranks in the unit have fired on their turn, all men should have reloaded and ready to give fire once more. This requires a good level of discipline and obedience, as each rank must listen only to orders from the relevant officers and sergeants.
The mob of Kuro Neko Pirates charge once more with the huge numbers in their favor, determined to kill and pillage and Ussop had the rifles in his ranks, combined with the tactics that he is using but the long nosed boy has other plans in mind. "Left forward." Ussop gave the command and the militia in the front just dispersed to the side, revealing the artillery pieces. "Volley shot fire."
"AHHHHH!!! AHHHHHH!!!"
These pirates are going through nothing else but death. All of them will be dead in this action. They have no chance of winning over this raid while facing through a hail of musket balls flying at them. Captain Kuro just took hordes of hundreds upon hundreds of pirate crews and just throw them at the enemy without thinking about it because he thought these pirate goons were just going to face against some villagers and kill them all while Ussop tells his militia to load their cannons with double loads of canister shot. Canister shot is a canister filled with balls and its used against close ranged targets. Its essentially a shotgun round. As the pirates kept swarming in, They get a taste of deadly artillery.
As the cannons stopped firing and the militia proceeds to reload once more, The group of ferocious, blood thirsty pirate gangs charge against the villagers not willing to give an inch of ground to the enemy and would rather die along with it. After all the Black Cat Pirates have a reputation of destroying entire cities in an afternoon in the past.
"Black Guards!" Ussop called out and Kaya's Black Suit Guards positioned and hidden on the left and right side of the village fire down their rifles on the pirates running over to the militia's artillery crew as thy get mowed down. "Fire!" Not realizing that militia after taking their time to reload would once again fire their canister shots on the Black Cat Pirates and not letting a single one of them leave as they tried to retreat from the village when...
"Front row! Aim! Fire!" Gaimon yelled out his orders as even more members of the remaining Black Cat Pirates die from hail after hail and linear row after row of bullets of bullets from the guns of Kaya's Guards, not realizing from the back that the pirate goons are being blasted to pieces with more shrapnel from Kaya's obtained artillery pieces.
"SECOND ROW!! AIM!! FIRE!!"
"AHHHHH!! AHHHHH!!"
"THIRD ROW!! AIM!! FIRE!!!!"
"AHHHH!! AHHHHH!! AHHHHH!!!"
Watching from inside the houses Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Spike, Nami, Kaya, Merry, Tamanegi, Ninjin, Piiman, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, as well as the rest of the children hidden inside the houses. The ones from Equestria like Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie had a front row view. What she saw would probably scar them for a long time. The villagers then slaughtered the Black Cat Pirates with anything they can get their hands on. Tearing their corpses to pieces. Pinkie Pie said that it was worse than any battle she had seen back in Equestria. It was carnage. Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo was absolutely horrified by this. They have been someone who had a great deal of enthusiasm for being pirates but when they saw this bloodshed, It simple confirmed them the distain and the contempt for other pirates and what they might do.
"SIEZE FIRING!!!" Gaimon yelled out and the weapons of gunpowder died down. "Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la ‘Tis the season to be jolly Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la." Ussop sang out as the citizens of Syrup Village sang out in victory. "Yay!!! Yay!!!"
"What? So does this mean that we've destroyed them?" Ussop asked out loud to his partner.
"Yeah. They'll never come back from a disaster like that. I'm sure of it." Gaimon answered him and nods.
"Hundreds. We've got all of them right?" One of the men from the villagers asked as he puts down his rifle for a second and reloads.
"Well that leaves only Captain Kuro and his right hand partner." Gaimon exclaimed as the scrub brush guy took out his flintlock pistol and reloads as well. "Everyone else should be done by now. I guess we should all head over to that shore and watch the Captain kick these weirdo's boss."
"That should be fun to watch! I mean after we dispose all of these dead pirate scum..." One of the armed villagers exclaimed as everyone else began to give each other high fives and pats on the back, congratulating each other. The kids, the baby dragon and the ponies around were just relieved that its over. And the best part was none of the villagers and their kids were hurt. Ussop has the courage to be the leader when the situation calls for it. That's admirable.
At the northern side of the coast...
"Get out of the way... NOW..." Zoro exclaimed with a murderous look in his eyes as the man put on his bandana and takes on a fighting stance. "If you know what's good for you..."
"Quit your jabbering and fight me!!" Sham yelled out as he quickly ran at Zoro, Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Rarity by flailing his arms around, looking like a crying coward.
"What are these fellas? They look like cats but human at the same time?" Applejack asked out loud having a anime question mark on top of her head.
"Who cares what they are? Lets just beat them all up so that we can have dinner later!" Rainbow answered with a smirk. "Prepare to die!! My claws are really sharp!!" Sham let out his battle cry but Zoro just didn't care anymore and anticipates the right time to slice. "What can you do to me with those claws...? If you don't stop now, I'll attack you!"
"Just you? You can't kill me..." Sham grinned evil as he grabbed Zoro's blade perfectly with his claws and stopping the swordsman's attack.
"What?!"
"You... Must be thinking... That I'm just a coward? I was just pretending to be a coward. If I didn't then you wouldn't have left your guard down!" Sham grinned as he quickly swipes the two swords from Zoro's waist.
"So that fellow was just acting scared?!" ~Rarity
"Zoro?! Your katanas...!! They're..." ~Rainbow Dash
"Eh...?! W... Where did they go?!" Zoro was now really pissed off that someone stole a precious treasure of his.
"Oh no, That guy took Zoro's katanas!!!" Rarity said with a worried look on her face.
"Give me back my katanas!!" Zoro demanded the green haired cat pirate.
"Give them back? Isn't your katana already in your hand?" Sham sneered.
"Don't worry Zoro! I'll get them back for you!" Rainbow declared as she quickly charges towards Sham to get said swords when Jango throws a chackram on her left shoulder causing the rainbow maned pegasus to yell out in pain. "Rainbow!!" The other Straw Hats got alerted of Rainbow's situation as the blade causes blood to splatter from the pony's shoulder and into the dirt as the other ponies quickly ran to her aid when Rarity and Applejack cry out the pain of being sliced by Jango's Chackrams.
"Your going to pay for what you did to my friends you bastard!!" Zoro the blood lusted demon ran up to the guy to chop him into pieces. "Should have backed off earlier when you had the chance you bitch!! And another thing..."
"Damn it! How could he treat my katanas like this?!" Zoro was able to get hold of his weapons when another shot of flying Chackrams sliced through Zoro's shoulders making him drop to his knees.
"Did you think you actually cut me just now? Too bad... I have a very thin waist!!" Sham boasted as he slices Zoro on the belly with his cat claws making the moss haired swordsman cry out in pain once more.
"ZORO!! WE'RE COMING FOR YOU!!" Rarity quickly charges into battle with her horn glowing as Applejack pulls out her lasso and Rainbow Dash zooming in to stop Sham and get Zoro's swords but then three more chackrams from Jango, slicing their right shoulders.
"Go Buchi!! Its your turn!!" Sham called out as Buchi takes a flying leap into the air and stomps on the injured swordsman and the ponies with a force that was strong enough to crack the stone ground making the Straw Hats cough up blood.
"You get what you want. Didn't we already told you before to get out of our way?" Jango seriously as them as the man looks down on Zoro, Rainbow, Applejack and Rarity. "By the looks of this fight. All of you here are not going to survive to see the sea tomorrow I suppose."
"This time I won't let them escape." Sham exclaimed with a lick of his lips.
"Of course." Buchi added as he points his cat claws at the swordsman and the ponies.
"Ugh... I'm not used to fighting with only one katana but I have no choice..." Zoro grunted as he slowly tried to get up with his fresh wounds whilst trying to shield the ponies behind him with only one sword counterattack.
"Lets do this Buchi!!"
"Give it to him Sham!!"
The ponies proving their loyalty once again tried to muster up all of their strength with Applejack preparing to give them a powerful buck, Rarity about to blast them with a heat ray and Rainbow Dash about to charge down on them once more.
"Scratch!! Scratch!! Scratch!! Scratch!! Scratch!! Scratch!!" The Black Cat Pirate Ship Watchers cried out as they and rapidly slash Zoro, Rainbow, Applejack and Rarity with the Swordsman trying to block and counter them once more when Jango cuts the moss haired swordsman and his pony companions with a splatter of rapidly spinning chackrams in the air, hitting them in the arms and legs.
"H.. He's too powerful..." Applejack exclaimed as she coughs up some blood.
"W... We can't handle them..." Rarity added with a weak smile as she held out her hoof to see blood stain her while coat.
"Heh... True..." Zoro grinned through gritted teeth as he slowly forces himself to get up and supports the other ponies. "B.. But we're still alive right...? A... And as long that's the case then we can fight them off till one of us drops out of breath..." The swordsman exclaimed through rough and sharpened breaths. "Y.. You guys said that monsters capable of taking over the world attack your home and you've beaten them? T... Then these are just small fries compared to them!!"
"T.. That's right!! I have trained and fought with speeds more powerful than any kind of force winds existing out there!! I.. If I gave up now then everything the Wonderbolts I've worked hard will be for nothing and I'd rather fight for it!!" Rainbow had a dangerous smirk on her face as the Wonderbolt mare tried to stand up once more.
"Heh... You show them Rainbow Dash!! My sister is out there right now and I have to fight for my life If I'm going to protect my family!! Not now!! Not ever will they be threatened and have my home in danger!!" Applejack stomped the ground with a bloody hoof.
"Jango... I even complimented his outfit... I thought he could be a friend... I though he was misguided... I thought that he could be reasoned with... I'm all things of patience but if you threaten me or my sister then I can assure you that things will be far from pretty on your face when we're done!! It will be a big joke if I die in a place like this!! You threaten me, my family, my sister and our friends!! I'll mess you up so badly that no makeup will fix you for life!!" Rarity looks over at Jango, Sham and Buchi as even Zoro and the others could see that this is the angriest that they've ever seen the fashionista mare.
"Kill them now..."~ Jango
"CHARGE!!!!" Sham, Buchi and Jango yelled out their battle cry they attack Zoro and the other ponies with signature moves.
"Cat Scratch!! Cat Scratch!! Cat Scratch!!" Sham and Buchi both try to exert all they can into pushing back Zoro and the ponies while Jango threw more chackrams at them as all Zoro and everyone else could do was counter them for defense even if it was bringing pain and blood to the ponies.
"Cat Stomp!!" Buchi yelles out as he diverts his direction from Sham and takes a flying leap into the air and stomps down on the ground as it breaks apart and disheveled once more as the Straw Hats were sent flying back a few meters. "Cat Stomp!! Cat Stomp!! Cat Stomp!!"
"Ugh... Ahhh!!" Rainbow huffed and puffed, his face bloody when the rainbow maned pegasus decides to fly in there one more time. "If I can get Zoro his katanas, he will definitely win! I have to get his katanas back!!" Rainbow tries her hardest to dodge Buchi's Cat Stomp in every way of the cracked ground and even Jango's chackrams which was slicing her from all directions.
"Rainbow!! Allow us to go too!!" ~Applejack
"No!! I want you all to back up Zoro!! Back me up from there!!" ~Rainbow Dash
"Don't overdo it Darling!! Your badly hurt!!" ~Rarity
"Zoro!!!" Rainbow Dash yelled out as he throws the two katanas over to the Straw Hat Swordsman though the Rainbow Maned Mare was more than bloody at this point along with everypony else.
"Thanks!!" Zoro answered with a proud grin as he takes a stance for the three sword style with Jango throwing even more Chackrams, Sham slicing him insane with his Cat Claws and Buchi not caring about what happens to him anymore as he tries to crush Zoro and the other ponies with his multiple cat stomps of ground destruction.
"STOP DREAMING!! EVEN WITH THREE SWORDS, YOUR STILL NO MATCH FOR US!! SHYAAA!!!"
"THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK ON ME ANYMORE!!!" Buchi roared as he leaps up into the air and starts spinning faster and faster before repeatedly crash landing down below on Zoro and the other ponies all the while the other Black Cat Pirate Sham all buffed up as well having the hint that they were already hypnotized like this the night before repeatedly tries to slash Zoro and the others with his Cat Claws that cuts the size of the cliff as broken rocks and other debris break down upon them with Jango running into the battle and throwing chackrams left and right, up and down, just about everywhere to slice up their opponents one more time, turning the entire fight into a literal bloodbath.
"I SAID ENOUGH!!!" Rainbow yelled out as gritted her teeth and yelled out in anger as she charges down at Jango with all her power as the mare's body became a literal rainbow in the process, leaving a trail of white lightning and smoke in the process before punching Jango in the left and right cheek as well as an uppercut, a hit to the chest and in the stomach repeatedly causing the hypnotist to cough up blood and felt every bone and rib in his body being shattered like glass.
"I SAY OUT OF THE WAY!!!" Zoro roared as he held two of his swords at an angle against each other and rotates them rapidly while running towards Buchi to create momentum; he then slices up the the Black Cat Pirate with full speed and power with all three of his swords at once rendering a part Buchi's chest into bloody chunks and having the fat cat to fall drowning into his own sea of blood.
"THIS IS FOR MY FRIENDS!!!" Applejack cried out as she quickly charges towards Sham to concentrate all of her strength, years of apple bucking and training under the princesses together with her Bloodlust bucks the green haired black cat pirate in the abdomen causing to Vomit Blood. "THIS IS FOR MY FAMILY!!!!" Following it up with a powerful buck to the chest caused him to break all of his Ribs. "THIS IS FOR EVERYONE WHO HAD TO DIE UNDER YOUR CLAWS AND FEAR THEM!!!!" Applejack yelled loudly one more time as she brings out her lasso and grips Sham with it before letting him go and spinning him into a rapid tornado motion. The apple farmer finally giving one last Buck directly on the Head that Cracks his Skull whole,the shock even making Various teeth to shot out. She was after all an embodiment of earth pony strength and now she had shown it.
"What pieces of trash. Well I know one thing. Your surely not pirates who are going to be wearing my next couture for that matter. Even so anycreature who dares to harm my precious sister Sweetie Belle and my family isn't getting off easy. Well goodbye." Rarity exclaimed with face stoic and voice emotionless as the fashionista mare amongst the shock of everypony else gets surrounded and consumed by dark smoke and clouds accompanied by lightning. For everything that everyone else had to face today. They just watch Rarity as she grabs the unconscious Jango, Sham and Buchi with her dark magic smoke which she uses to suffocate them to the very core of their beings and shocking them with a million volts of lightning at the same time to make the Black Cat Pirates feel the pain of every second of it whilst having these men desperate to rip out their own eyeballs and tear out their own hair from the nightmares and dark magic illusions of pure evil Nightmare Rarity was showing them until all the blood from their insides explode before their eyes and their screams that could be heard all over Syrup Village and Gecko Islands, even stopping Kuro's fight for a moment.
"AHHHHHH!!! GAAAAAHHHH!!! WE'RE SORRY!!! WE'RE SORRY!!! W... WE'RE GONNA DIE FROM THIS!!!! AHHHHHH!!!"
"Yucks..." Zoro sighs as he turns to both Rainbow Dash and Applejack. "Please remind me never to let Rarity get angry again...this Shit’s Brutal even for me..."
"Ah don't worry about it Sugarcube. She's not going to do anything to harm you nor any of us. Your her friend and that's all that ever matters to us. Because we value our friendship and we hope that's the case with you too." Applejack replied with a weak smile.
"Of course. That's what being a nakama is all about. A pirate is loyal all the way. To their friends and their dreams...still, I can Live not having to hear something this disturbing again…" Zoro exclaimed with sweat on his face as he walks off with them. "Now come on. Lets see how the villagers and our other friends are doing. Especially Luffy. He must have been done by now."
"Hey Rarity, Do you think that someone else with counter us with those devil fruit powers thing or any other method they use?" Rainbow asked with a sweat drop even though the fashionista mare had transformed back into her pony self.
"Mmm…well while more Knowledgeable than Long ago, I’m really not the Magic expert of the Group,you have to ask Twilight. More so, we barely Know a thing about these 'Devil Fruits'…" Rarity answered in contemplation her rainbow maned friend. "Onto more pressing matters the villagers are safe now. We got to get ourselves patch up somehow. I hope they have a good doctor."
At the southern side of the coast...
"I'm here to Kick your ass! And then I'm going to take care of your friends in the Kuro Neko Pirates!! Where are they at huh?!" Luffy exclaimed as he takes a fighting stance with fists clenched tightly.
"Look...I have thinked things.Despite it all I can try and be understanding!I'm sure that if you just calm down then we can talk about this and..." Twilight slowly approaches the butler impersonating pirate but Kuro suddenly points his Cat Claws at her and swings causing the alicorn and the rubber kid to fall man.
"NO YOU LISTEN HERE!! TO HELL WITH THE ENTIRE VILLAGE,THE MARINES AND YOU LOW CLASS FUCKING PIRATES!! ALL THAT'S OLD SHIT!! LOOK AT ME!! I'VE GOT THE WHOLE WORLD!! I GOT NO REGRETS HERE!!"
"Kuro you..." Twilight tried to reach out to him with a hoof but Kuro just went on another tirade interrupting her.
"I'VE MADE IT TWILIGHT!! I'VE MADE IT!! I'M A SUCCESS!! I!! CAN'T!! BE!! TOUCHED!!" The Butler Pirate exaggerated even slashing and trashing around his cat claws in the sand and ground. "I DON'T CARE!! I even had this whole thing about making that Kaya brat firm some Lame last Will…SCREW THAT!I’M JUST DECAPITING HER AND RUN WITH HER MONEY! NO ONE WILL EVER BE ABLE TO DRAG ME DOWN ANYWHERE!NEVER AGAIN!"
"What happened to you Mister? It looks like you've got some issues to deal with." Luffy replied, confused on why Kuro insane as he is, Is blowing up a gasket like this as Twilight was even a little concerned and wants to hear him out.
"I GUESS WE BETTER DO THIS SHIT THEN!!" ~Kuro
"So this is it huh? Straw Hat Pirates sorting things out once again." Luffy exclaimed with a smirk.
"Nervous Luffy?" Twilight asked with a grin.
"Yeah I got to agree. Me too. My rubber body is weak to sharp objects. Listen. I know that your ready for this but I have to fight him on my own." Luffy explained.
"What?!" ~Twilight
"Kuro played Ussop, Kuro played Kaya, Kuro played the villagers. They played us all. This is him and for everyone." ~Luffy
"Hey. If you need me, You know I'm here. Captain." ~Twilight
"Sure thing Twilight. You've always been there for me. Your my nakama." ~Luffy
"Come on!! Lets go!! I don't have time to Meedle around with you!!" Kuro demanded as he charges towards Luffy and ends up pinning down the rubber kid into the ground with his cat claws.
"So what...? Getting a little edgy huh bastard...?" Luffy coughed up before Kuro slashes him in the chest and kicks him to the edge of the cliff causing rocks and dirt to fall on him much to the shock of Twilight.
"LUFFY!!!" A concerned Twilight yells out and was about to get involved when she remembered that this was Luffy's fight by the looks of it. The rubber kid won't let her interfere. At least not yet.
"HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT YOU PIECE OF SHIT?!! DOES THAT GIVE YOU ANY IDEA HOW EDGY I AM?!! YOU LAME EXCUSE OF A PIRATE! I’LL SHOW YA THE REAL DEAL!" Kuro was huffing and puffing as he walks off from Luffy and licks the blood from the katana blades in his cat claws.
"OH YEAH?!! THEN WHY DON'T!?YOU SHOULD KILL ME RIGHT HERE AND NOW YOU BASTARD!!" Luffy roared as he speeds up to Kuro before sending a powerful punch to his chest causing Kuro to cough up blood.
"Luffy!! You've got him!!" Twilight cheered as Luffy began to keep punching him in the face over and over again on the large rocks.
"Its going to take more than a bullet in the head to stop me. So what have you learned out there in the world huh? Huh?! Tell me right now!! Tell me!! Tell me or I'm killing you all for mocking Ussop's aspirations!! You better tell me what I wanna know!!!" Luffy demanded as the boy kept bashing Kuro's head over and over again as more blood splattered on the rocky shores with a cold look in his eyes.
"I... I'll tell you what you can do... GET...!!! OUT...!!! OF MY LIFE..!!!!" Kuro yelled in Luffy's face before slashing his face with his two foot long claws causing Luffy to yell out in pain.
"Had enough...?! Huh...?! Yeah... Yeah... You must really think my mother God rest her soul Gived Birth To a fucking Weakling. Are you calling my mother a Weakling?!" Kuro screamed in his face as he observed the rubber pirate tried to get up before kicking him with his shin once more and slashing Luffy two more times on the left cheek and on the right cheek before grabbing him by the neck and slamming him into the ground. "Still trying to get up?! Sit down or I'll slit your throat myself!!" Kuro said with a murderous look in his face and taking a glace at Twilight. The alicorn who was struggling to keep it together and attack him if not the respect she has for Luffy on not interfering with his fight.
"You freaking Wastes! Ever since you little fucking smalltime pirates landed shore here, You all think you run things in this town and ruin my plots. You show me now respect! You insult my pirate crew! You‘re Gonna Beg me to Kill you when I’m done with you all!"
"Beg? As if! I’m gonna Pumpel you into oblivion!" Luffy said starring daggers into his eyes before once again getting up and punching Kuro multiple times in the face before slamming him over and over again. Finishing his attack by grabbing his legs and swinging him round and round before slamming him into the cliffs as the broken dirt and debris was once again decorated by Kuro's red blood.
"You screwed me over.. You screwed us up.. Twilight is trying to set you up for life here based on what she learned and your here trying to kill us?! Maybe I should just kill you instead!! You hear that?! Are you feeling me here?!! Do you think you can put one up on me huh?! Do you?!" Luffy held his head one more time before smashing his head into the ocean rocks six times and throwing him aside.
"Stupid Butler.."
"You... Stupid... Kid... Not know.... When to give up..." Kuro more than ever before felt his blood boiling as he sees Luffy walks over to Twilight and his desire to kill him just one up to being more insanely blood lusted like a true psychopath. "THAT MAKES ME!! VERY!! VERY!! ANGRY!!" Kuro charges at Luffy once more with his cat claws and then draws the steel blades on the ground to create some kind of dust cloud around them before slashing Luffy multiple times on the arms, on the chest, on the belly, on the face repeatedly growing more and more insane the longer it escalates. "WELL?!!! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??!!! ISN'T THIS THE FIGHT THAT YOU WANTED??!!! ATTACK!!! ATTACK!!! ATTACK!!! THE BLACKER THINGS LOOK!!! ATTACK!!! ATTACK!!! ATTACK!!! YOU WANNA BE A PIRATE?!!! YOUR GOING TO BE A GREAT PIRATE??!!! WHO YOU GONNA TELL NOW?!!!" Kuro finishes him off by bashing Luffy's head repeatedly into the rocks by the coast and ducking his rubber head over and over again into the ocean as a way of water torture.
"Y.. You...!! Rotten...!! Son...!! Of a Bitch...!!!" Luffy tried to say through muffled threats as Kuro drowns him in the ocean with a tight grip on his neck with the cat claws ducking his head over and over and over again. "You don't know the half of it boy... Look into my eyes... I wanna see you die boy..." Kuro looked towards the tortured Luffy with demons in his eyes before Kuro felt a purple hoof smash into his head and sends him tumbling and crashing hard by the cliffs causing more boulders and rocks to fall down on him.
Kuro groaned in pain as he slowly tries to get up and literally giving a death look to Twilight. The purple alicorn who literally faced him gave a killer eye as well.
"Huff... Huff... Puff... Puff... So what's it like huh Kuro? All alone. Nobody got your back? Its sad huh?"
"Why do you think I'm alone? I've got a couple of rookies out there. But I gotta open their eyes slowly. You know. A little truth here. A little truth there."
"Your crazy Kuro. You've lost it. Your gone."
"Half the world is looking for pirates to kill Twilight. And I'm not about to get dragged out of my ship and get beaten to death by some fleet of marines. No. No. Not tonight."
"What are you catching after all this? Running off in your ship?"
"Good answer Twilight! You know... Your going to thank me one day for opening Your eyes. Friends?Bonds?Nakama?all Worhtless!! True Strength is What Rule this World! Stupid Feelings ain’t gonna do Shit to save you From the inevitable when the Strong tramp you over! And your Friends?
They For sure would just Fuck off to Save their own Asses! Friendship is just stupid crap!"
No words could be described how angry Kuro has made Twilight now. The alicorn princess of friendship had tried to reason with this butler impersonating pirate but now he's taken it too far. Of all the bad guys she and her friends had encountered in Equestria. Not single one of them had ever said those set of derogatory words to classify her as such. Not even Sombra, Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow. And this made her crack. Something inside of Twilight just made her snap.
"What? So I made you agitated? There's no place to run. And no place to hide." Kuro nonchalantly exclaimed as he prepares to unleash his Shakushi which is Kuro's ultimate technique. A fearsome attack that utilizes Kuro's Nuki Ashi to the fullest, moving at a speed of 100 meters in 4–5 seconds, allowing him to sweep a large area and kill anything his claws connect with, including his own crew. He initiates this move by swaying back and forth sideways in a fluid manner; this is necessary in order to enter the "trance" needed to perform the move. The degree to which he inflicts his attacks is so random that they range from mediocre scratches to fatal evisceration of both friend and foe alike. He moves so fast that even he does not know what he's attacking, having the side-effect of generating purple clouds of smoke that rise from the ground as Kuro moves at his topmost speed and only stops when he becomes tired (or when someone can catch and physically stop him.)
"A little sport being dying dear girl...? Lets play... Murder... Death... Kill..." Kuro exclaimed as he began swaying back and forth on what looks like a trance before completely disappearing from sight at an utmost speed and Twilight starts to teleport back and forth as Kuro began slashing more and more of the cliffside causing rocks and debris to fall down on them, even going so far as to destroy the ground beneath them by dragging his cat claws around the terrain to make dust clouds of sand and dirt to spread everywhere as Kuro slashes Twilight on the legs, on the chest and on the back making her scream in pain at Twilight's every failed attempt to detect him. Even going so far that Kuro speeds up faster and faster around the ocean coast to make the water violently splash and crash on his opponent to make the salt water make Twilight's torture more excruciating for a cruel and unusual punishment.
"Ahhh!! Ahhh!! Ahhh!!" Twilight screamed out in pain as Kuro's Cat Claws slash and tear apart her skin, adding to the fact that Kuro makes it so that saltwater burn her open flesh that it may be more satisfying to inhumanely kill her later. Twilight just couldn't detect him from the speed he was going and its still unbearably painful when she puts up a barrier spell around to protect herself.
"Hahahaha!! What?! You've had enough?! You've had enough?! YOU'VE FUCKING HAD ENOUGH TWILIGHT?!!!" Kuro screamed into the purple alicorn's face as he kept slashing and slashing at her chest and face like insane psycho killer with a demonic vibe to it. Another form of Kuro's pure and merciless savagery has now been unleashed due to the appearance of the Crescent moon in the dusk sky as the evening begins to roll around as he spits in her face and kicks her in the belly as Twilight crashes into the broken rocks once more.
"Listen Twilight... Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity is...? Insanity is doing the exact same fucking thing. Over and over again. Expecting shit to change. That is crazy... But the first time someone told me that, I don't know. I thought they were bullshitting me so boom. I shot him. The thing is, okay.... He was right. And then I started seeing it everywhere I looked. All these fucking pricks. Everywhere I looked. Doing the exact same fucking thing, over and over and over and over again. Thinking. This time. Its gonna be different. No. No. No. No. Please. This time its gonna be different. I'm sorry... I don't like the way...”he say with a Mockinly high-pitched Voice. The next thing he say was as if he was Talking more to himself, Oblivious for a moment to where he was and with who.”YOU ARE LOOKING AT ME!! OKAY?!! YOU HAVE A FUCKING PROBLEM IN YOUR HEAD?! DO YOU THINK I'M BULLSHITTING YOU?!!! DO YOU THINK I AM LYING?!!! FUCK YOU!!! OKAY!!! FUCK!!! YOU!!! Huff... Huff... Puff... Puff..."
"Your scared Twilight. I can see it in your eyes." Kuro mocked Twilight as he slowly walks towards her to trash her even more.
"Just say that again!!" Twilight dared him as the alicorn princess looked at him with narrowed eyes and gritted teeth even through all the blood on her face and all the pain throbbing on her body. But even so, Deep Down her Core she has to admit that what she was seeing her Was Downright Disturbed from How Perturbated Kuro seemed. She has seen Crazy Before the Most prominent Certain draconequus,but this…this was Beyond the Crazy she is used to.
"Why don't you just do us all a favor and run home so that you can hide your head on your momma's lap?" Kuro exclaimed with a smirk as he licks the blood from the blade of his Cat Claws.
"What does he know about my mom?"
Thought Twilight as she once again takes a fighting stance and prepares to unleash another blast of magic.
"YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH!! YOUR GONNA PAY FOR SAYING THIS!!" Twilight ruthlessly charges towards Kuro and fires a blast of magic at the butler impersonating pirate as he gets knocked down.
"You assholes!! If I had already killed Kaya and take her money!! I would have already gotten enormous wealth and retire from piracy in peace!! I'd already evaded the marines and become the richest man in the world!!!" Kuro monologued, even demonstrating his powers of slicing through the ocean coast and into the water at this dark hour much to Twilight's shock but Luffy who observed it all wasn't even impressed. "HUH?! WHERE IS MISS KAYA NOW?!! I'LL MAKE YOU COUGH UP WHERE SHE IS!!!" Kuro demanded one more time sounding more demonic and insane each second.
"What a boring story Kuro." Luffy exclaimed with a shrug.
"Kaya will not die. And you will not be winning here to claim your blood money. That's all." The rubber kid declared making Kuro clenched his teeth in anger.
"Luffy..." ~Twilight
"I'm gonna pick a fight with you again!!! Right here!!! Right now!!!"
"Just because you have the blades, Don't be cocky!!!"
"We'll win this fight even if it lasts till the morning! We're the one's who are going to have the last laugh!!" Luffy exclaimed as he and Kuro butted heads with each other as their eyes look cold and demonic to the core.
"Tssk... You two are so problematic... Meddling on the plans I was working on for years!"
"Your so despicable... You supposedly took care of Kaya during all those years! You saw her cry her cry and laugh, being at her side all the time! You saw her cry and laugh being at her side all the time! She thought so highly of you and cared for you! Do those memories not matter to you?! You felt NOTHING?!" ~Twilight
"FUCK YOU!! What do you know?! I'm a pirate!! Having to be the servant of that spoiled brat!! Those were the most humiliating years of my entire life!!"
Upon hearing those set of words, It just made Twilight quite and close her eyes for a few seconds. All her anger was gone when she opened them and in its place was just cold disappointment. "So that's how it is... Truly your the most pitiful being I've ever met."
"WHAT?! AND WHAT THE HELL YOU JUST MEAN WITH THAT!?" Kuro screamed at her completely outraged as Twilight just shakes her head. "You clearly wouldn't understand even if I bother to try and explain to you. I know a lot of bad guys back home who wouldn't stoop down to your level.
"So instead I'm going to knock you out and send you flying out of this island." Twilight exclaimed with a determined look and smirked at Luffy. "Are you with me Captain?"
"Shishishishi! Sure thing Twilight!" Luffy smirked back before cracking his knuckles and getting ready to give Kuro a beatdown.
"About that fellow named Gaimon though... We are both from the New World... He should have joined me and..." ~Kuro
"Regardless of your reason and the two of you sharing a past together... I don't think he wants anything to do with you at this point.. 'Clahador'..." ~Twilight
"END OF THE LINE HERE FOR YOU PUNKS!! I SWEAR I'LL STAB YOU TWO ONE BY ONE!! I'M GONNA PUT SO MANY HOLES IN YOU, YOUR GUTS WITH BE LEAKING RED!!!" Kuro roared as he starts running around and spinning around the coastline of the beach slicing everything that's around him and tearing them to pieces causing Twilight and Luffy to scream in pain as they began to felt fresh slices of their skin from Kuro's savagery of the blades.
"AHHH!! AHHHH!! AHHHH!! AHHHH!!" Kuro yelled out as he sends himself crashing into Twilight's barrier walls feeling pushed and smacked around like a pinball causing him to stumble around but mostly giving Luffy the opportunity to grab unto Kuro and punch him as hard as he can into the gut causing him to throw up blood.
"GUM...!!! GUM....!!!! GATLING!!!!" Luffy uses his stretching ability to bring his fists forward Kuro repeatedly in a blurry, rapid barrage of strong punches that creates the illusion of him having multiple arms. "GAAAAAHHHHH!!!!" Luffy screamed in his face as every hard punch the rubber kid gave him causes Kuro throw up more red, the pirate felt like all his bones were being shattered along with his inner organs that were just being turned to mush at this point before the pirate slowly turns towards Twilight who gave him the angriest look he had ever seen in a while.
"A... Flaming Equine...?!" ~Kuro
"GAAAHHHH!!!" Twilight yelled into the other direction as her entire body was now literally covered in flames and she gave a really hard flaming punch making Kuro cry out in pain as blood splatters from his mouth, not to mention his broken chin, his broken teeth and broken nose. "YOU MESS WITH ME!!! YOU MESS WITH ALL OF US!!! EVEN AFTER THE SUNDOWN!!!" Twilight screamed in his face giving her own Machine Gun Punches from her left and right high flaming hooves not to mention the fire tendrils that began to form from the alicorn's flaming mane, giving the battered and beaten Kuro Pirate nonstop Gatling Punches from Luffy on the left side and 120 Flaming Hoof Punches Per Minute from Twilight on the right side of his face until the Captain of the Black Cat Pirates, all out of breathe passed out on a sea of his own blood as the coast now flooded with more red. Overkill in fact compared to browns, greens and blues even the ocean.
"Huff... Huff... Puff... Puff... It looks like we did it Twilight..." Luffy weakly exclaimed to the alicorn princess with a toothy smile as he slowly walks off from the unconscious Kuro. "Heh... We sure did Captain... We sure did... Nothing will ever break our Friendship... That's the magic of it all... Huff... Huff... Puff... Puff..." Twilight answered her captain as she transforms back into her alicorn form and limps back on the way to the village in the beautiful starry night.
The next day....
"Meat!! Booze!!" Luffy and Zoro both yelled out inside Kaya's bedroom much to the astonishment of everyone else.
"Woah... They sure are loud and lively in the morning..." Spike muttered as the baby dragon woke up rubbing his eyes.
"Well that's the... Inconveniences... Of their recovery at least..." Rainbow Dash added as the mare grew annoyed of having her sleep cut way too short.
"Luffy!! Zoro!! Your finally awake!!" Twilight quickly sprang up to approach the two of them eating and drinking like there's no tomorrow.
"Man this is great!! Gimme seconds!!" Luffy called out as he kept devouring the pieces of meat on a bone like a true carnivore would.
"Another!!" Zoro added as he kept chugging down sake like a heavy drinker as well.
"More meat coming right up!" Merry exclaimed as he carts forward more pieces of meat for Luffy and more bottles of sake for Zoro.
"Luffy! Zoro! Save some room for later! I have been waiting for everyone to wake up so that I could invite everyone in the village for a huge party!" Mistress Kaya said as she approaches them with that cheerful smile of hers to see Luffy, Twilight, Zoro, Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash all covered in bandages still in the process of recovering.
"Lets do it today!!" Pinkie exclaimed as bounces around the room and even firing a party cannon in the process spreading balloons, streamers, confetti and party horns everywhere.
"And we're going to help!!" Shouted Piiman, Ninjin, Tamanegi, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo with a salute.
"Miss Kaya! Lets take a bath together before the festivities!" Nami excitedly said.
"Speaking of baths... I do feel weird right about now.." Luffy exclaimed as the rubber kid takes a look around his body seeing that he's mostly covered in bandages and gauze.
"No wonder we've felt like jumping around after a good night's rest. Merry has been our doctor and Kaya has been our nurse." Twilight answered her captain with a warm smile as Kaya and Merry just felt relieved that things turned out for the better.
"Seriously?! Thanks Miss Kaya! That must be why I'm feeling so great!" ~Luffy
"What a good person she is!" ~Fluttershy
"I'm surprised we're not dirty ourselves. That's because I was in charge of wiping your bodies clean? I hope I did a good job hehe." ~Kaya
At the men's bath...
"Its bath time!!" Everyone cheered as Luffy, Zoro, Gaimon, Peebee, Spike, Tamanegi, Piiman, Ninjin, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash jumped into the large hot tub.
"Amazing! This is absolutely gorgeous!" Rarity praised having stars and sparkles in her eyes.
"Incredible.." Applejack added as the apple farmer has her mouth agape.
"The temperature is just right!!" Spike jumps with joy as the baby dragon dove deep into the hot tub before breaching out of the water like a dolphin much to the amazement of everyone clapping their hands and their hooves especially Luffy.
"Why of course! I designed this hot tub myself with the best kind of technology that we have attained. I am an excellent builder after all! I'm an engineer!" Merry declared with a proud grin.
"Yeah this is the best!! When we're done, lets party!!" Luffy cheered pumping his fists into the air.
"YEAH!!!" Everyone cheered back.
At the women's bath...
"The guys sure are loud..." Nami exclaimed with a smile as she relaxes in the water.
"This is so nice..." Kaya agreed as the young mistress takes her time to close her eyes and admire the peace.
"Speaking of which, Is there any reason that the guys and the girls are separated in the baths except for us ponies?" Twilight curiously asked.
"Well duh... The baths are separated for guys because they shouldn't be able to see umm... Something... Parts...?" Nami looks to the side with a devious smirk causing Kaya to blush.
"Like what?" Chibi Pinkie asked, having a large question mark on her forehead.
"Well its... Oh right... Your animals... You girls are ALWAYS NAKED... Ponies I get it..." Nami sighs.
"Having fun over there girls?" Twilight called out. "I was wondering if I could..."
Meanwhile...
"This is so relaxing... I miss home already..." ~Rarity
"Wait, Are you saying that there are hot springs as well over there in Equestria?" ~Zoro
"Well not exactly hot springs but we have an all day spa over there... Places to unwind, relax and ease off your nerves." ~Rarity
"Its true. We all go to the Spa for the experience. Sometimes its me and Rarity. Other times its Rarity and Fluttershy and some other times its Rares and Dash..." ~Applejack
"Woah! That is soo cool!" Luffy exclaimed. "I can't wait to go to Equestria!"
"Yeah and sometimes its with all of the girls as well!" Spike exclaimed catching the attention of Twilight, Pinkie and Fluttershy from the women's bath. "There was even the time that they've got infected by this type of plant called the poison joke and they have to take a bath by Aloe and Lotus spa to have the cure."
"Speaking of which... I just got the..." Spike was about to explain when Rarity quickly puts a hoof over Spike's mouth to shush him.
"I.. I think that's enough lesson and reminiscing for us today Spikey wikey... We all need to... Ahhh!!"
Rarity was in shock as Spike pulled out some realistic pictures to show to Luffy and the others which the rubber kid grabbed at the chance to see it.
"S... Spike...? H... How did you get those...?" Rarity asked in shock.
"Hehehehe. Well I didn't really take this pictures. You could say that I consider myself
quite a bit of an artist! Genius right?" Spike said with a smirk. "Anyways..."
"This is hilarious! Hahaha! Love at what we've got here...!"
"Hairity..."
"...Rainbow Crash..."
"...Spitty Pie..."
"...Apple Teeny..."
"...Flutterguy, and --" Spike demonstrated by pulling out a tape recorder for some reason and demonstrating to Luffy and the others the voice of 'Flutterguy' about to explain the problem when Luffy and the others couldn't help but hold their laughter.
"...Uh..."
"Twinkle Sprinkle?" Luffy asked out loud causing him and the other humans in the group to burst into boisterous laugh much to the chagrin of Twilight and the other ponies.
"HAHAHAHAHA!!!"
"SPIKE!!!!" Twilight and the other ponies screamed in anger upon hearing that as their voices echoed everywhere.
"It seems like anything becomes a party when your crew is involved." Kaya giggled.
"Oh boy... You have no idea..." Twilight turned back and huffed before breathing a sigh of relief at the blonde causing Nami to smirk and gently pat Twilight on the back. "Something tells me you and me would have a long way of getting used to this..."
"Your right... I have no idea what's in store." ~Twilight
At the center of Syrup Village...
More and more of the villagers flock to the festivities and celebrate the defeat of the Kuro Neko Pirates.
"Hey look over there!"
"The pirates are having a party!"
"Come on! Lets check it out!"
"What a fine day! Its like the weather itself is celebrating this very victory for a feast!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed as she soared high and flew into the sky.
"Your right Rainbow Dash, It is a perfect weather for a feast!" Rarity added with finesse as she walks by. "Well done Rainbow Dash!"
"Hey!! Bring me sake!! I'll drink to the sight of these trees of our victory!!" One of the men in the villagers cried out.
"Not until we meet the ones who saved us like Pirate Hunter Zoro!!" His companion chastised but the man just shrugged it off. "Who cares?! He's drunk already!!! We've got a feast for a thousand people ahead of us!! I'd say it will be a very lively one this year!! Hahahaha!!"
"Drink and be merry!! Today is our Victory Party against the Kuro Neko Pirates that tried to raid this village!!" Another one of the citizens called out. "Its that one time of the year where drinks can be brought for free!!"
"Bring out the sake!!"
"Buy me a candle apple mommy!!" A certain blonde hair girl asks her mother to buy the said treat as they both walk over to Applejack's corner of the party where the young girl got what she wanted. Applejack was also displaying apple pies, apple dumplings, apple tarts, apple cobblers and many others especially her family's apple cider which everyone loves especially Rainbow and Luffy who had found a new love for the drink from Equestria.
"Dance!! Dance!! Dance!!" People cheered as the citizens happily did dance to their tune of freedom consisting of bras and woodwind instruments. A marching band wearing the uniforms that Rarity quickly made for them. There are a number of villagers in the area who already know how to play music but most of them consists of the guards from Kaya's mansion.
Meanwhile in a certain someone's house, A pink haired lady was being called out by her mother and her little sister to go to the festivities in town...
"Its starting already! Hurry up Dear!!"
"Wait, I can't get my bangs to sit right!" The young girl worriedly replied as she looks at the mirror intensely trying to fix her hair up in a certain style when a fashionista mare approaches her. "Y... Your Rarity right? One of those magical talking ponies that saved us last night? Oh how I need your help right now! Mom! Mom! Look who's here to help us!"
"Oh thank goodness girl! Miss Rarity can you please help my daughter? She's been taking forever to fix her hair!"
"Not to worry My Darlings, Fixing hair is as simple as snip, chop, one two three! Fixing up my mane as a fashionista connoisseur is no different from making human hair stylish and beautiful! I'm telling you right now that after tonight, You will be the talk of the town!" The mare declared as she began to levitate a hairbrush as well as some accessories.
"What a crystal clear sky!! This is going to be a warm sunny day I bet!!" Another young lady with brown hair complimented the wonderful scenery when a certain rainbow maned mare quickly scoops her up much to her astonishment. "R... Rainbow Dash?! W... What are you doing?!"
"Hehehe you wanted to see the sky up close and from above right? If I'm not wrong your a landscape artist right?"
"So what do you think?"
"I.. I love it!! I LOVE IT!! I LOVE IT!! Please take me over there for inspiration to paint more pretty pictures later on!!"
"Hahaha! You've got it girl!! Hold on tight!!" Rainbow warned her before the mare speeds off like a jet into the distance leaving behind a rainbow trail.
"Woah...!! Woah...!! Woah...!! Woohoo!! This is so much fun!!"
"Everything is free today!!" Every single one of the vendors from their certain food carts and souvenir stands announced as there was a guy who is giving out free balloons, another one is giving out free soda drinks from his stand while another one is giving out free light bulbs and his friend also put up a sign and gives away souvenirs commemorating this wonderful day.
"Free?!!" Both Pinkie Pie and Luffy called out as the pink party pony was baking a gigantic birthday cake from some reason with large amounts of ingredients, even riding a unicycle which doubles as an egg beater which amazes the children and adults alike in the area. Before long Pinkie was giving away free cakes cupcakes muffins, pies, doughnuts, tarts, cinnammon rolls, custard flan, eclairs and everything sweet baked while Luffy just got in there and goes crazy in trying out Pinkie's food. The rubber kid who just came from Applejack's baked goods cart to almost empty her stall. Thankfully the apple farmer was as good of a baker as the party pony since Luffy is a food monster compared to everyone else.
"They've got shooting games!! And goldfish scooping!! There's chocolate bananas!!" Twilight exclaimed as she galloped to them and now the purple alicorn was wearing what looks to be a crocodile carnival hat on top of her head labeled fun as well as a huge bucket of popcorn, cotton candy, a chocolate coated banana in her mouth and a large puppy stuffed toy.
"Yakisoba!! Takoyaki!!" Luffy cried out with joy as the rubber kid was carrying a bowl of yakisoba and takoyaki on his left and right hands while balancing a large soda on top of his head not to mention in his mouth was a large stick of chocolate coated banana, a grilled squid and even a corndog.
"Look!! Grilled squid and candy apples!!" Miss Kaya quickly grabbed a grilled squid, a cotton candy and a candied apple before leading the rest of their squad to a stand which serves chocolate and vanilla ice cream sundaes when she noticed someone behind her. A survivor of the Kuro Neko Pirates in the Victory Party eating a bowl of fried rice, a plate with eggs with grilled asparagus, a plate of assorted sushi, a grilled tuna, a plate of large meat dumplings and a large mug of beer.
"Hey!! Its one of the Kuro Neko Pirates!!" One of the villagers called out as the party was suddenly halted to a stop as the guy realized that there were multiple guns pointed at him.
"I'm sorry! I promise I will change for real! I'm not even mad for what happened to my comrades! Really! Please don't hurt me... I'm sorry everyone! Please spare me! I'm really really sorry!!" The guy was trembling like crazy and tears were streaming down his face like a waterfall. The pirate goon even resorted to performing a dogeza on the ground to prove his sincerity but most of the townspeople especially Luffy was not budging.
"Yeah... I don't know... He seems to be too dangerous of a fellow to just be kept around. I'll say he's not cool..." One of the men exclaimed as he points his pistol at the lone pirate guy when Kaya quickly ran in front of him. "Wait!! Wait!! He's with me!! I.. I'll take him in
"Cotton Candy too!!" Spike then called out to get some while the baby dragon was seen stuffing his mouth with cupcakes, muffins, pies, ice cream and even bigger cakes that he could see since there aren't gems around here to eat.
"This is my first festival!! Its amazing!!" Nami jumped with joy upon seeing her friends once more as the Cat Burglar could be seen walking around with tons of shopping bags. How much free stuff has she got? No one knows. "Burp!!! Hehehehe... Sorry been eating a lot here lately girls. The food is just too good to pass up not to mention the drinks!"
"One more time!! From the top!! To these pirates who saved Syrup Village!! Hip!! Hip!! Hooray!!" The announced being the chief of the village called out one more time to congratulate everyone who fought in the battle. "Way to go you guys!! You all fought great!!"
"The Princess Pony and their pirate crew is the best!! Hahahaha!!" The crowd raised their glasses to say cheers once more. "Hero Luffy!! Hero Luffy!! Hero Luffy!!" The townsfolk chanted much to Luffy's annoyance. "I told you that I'm not a hero!! We're pirates!!" Chibi Luffy huffed.
"Well I'll say that we are the heroes kid. Us ponies since we are the elements of Harmony after all." Rainbow Dash struck a triumphant post with Twilight, Spike and the rest of the Mane 6. "Alright! Alright! Your all the heroes of this town but not me!" The rubber kid pouted which everyone chuckled at.
"Luffy!!!" The straw hat kid someone yelling for him and he turned around to find Ussop running towards him with Ninjin, Tamanegi, Piiman, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo.
"Ussop!!!" Luffy quickly grabs the long nosed kid with his rubber arms and offered him a mug of beer on one hand and a mug of Applejack's Sweet Apple Acres Cider on another hand. "Girls!! Your all here!!"
"Hey Luffy... I have something to say to you and everyone else here especially the Ussop Pirate Group..." Ussop exclaimed as he pointed at Piiman, Ninjin, Tamanegi, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. "Cause I feel like if I don't take this here now, I may never get another chance again.
"Huh? What do you mean Ussop?" Luffy asked.
"After everything that has happened today... There's a decision that I've made..." Ussop said as he looked at Luffy, The three boys and the fillies that had joined his pretend pirate crew and everyone else.
"Captain Ussop what is it that you wanted to talk to us about?" The boys and the fillies asked.
"You guys and girls stand bravely against those Kuro Neko Pirates! It was a battle worthy of the Ussop Pirate Group and I'm very proud as your captain!"
"Thank you sir!" Apple Bloom answered with a salute.
"Do you think this means a promotion?" Sweetie Belle rubbed the back of her mane with hopeful eyes.
"Kind words are enough!" Scootaloo added with a grin.
"5 years ago... We formed the Ussop Pirate Group when Ninjin, Tamanegi and Piiman were four years old. This was the greatest and most magnificent battle that we have experienced in those 5 years and now its sudden but I have decided to go to the sea myself. I'm going to become a real pirate! Hahaha!"
"WHAT??!!!" Everyone else in the village had their mouths agape at that declaration while Luffy, Twilight and the rest of the Straw Hats had a look of determination on their faces.
"There is only one reason! Because the pirate flag is calling me!" Ussop declared in the middle of town causing the entire crowd to go into a loud roars of cheers and applause going.. "Huzzah!! Huzzah!!"
"I don't know what's going on but congratulations Twilight!!" A lady from Syrup Village made a toast with Twilight on her mug of Sweet Apple Cider courtesy of Applejack.
"Umm thanks I guess? Hehehe" Twilight answered with a sweat drop since she really didn't know what to say that this point.
"I don't know what's going on but cheers!!!" One of the older men from the village raise his mug of beer and the entire crowd chanted in return.
"CHEERS!!!"
"Uhh... I'm confused too but cheers!!!" This time a younger fellow made a toast with his glass of red wine causing the partying citizens to loudly cheer Ussop and his said pirate crew one more time.
"CHEERS!!!"
"Captain! That's a lie! That's also a lie right?" Ninjin asked out as the boy looked as if he was about to tear out his own hair.
"That's so sudden! Besides don't you love this village Captain?" Piiman demanded an answer from his captain as the boy just had his mouth gape open at this point.
"What's going to happen to the Ussop Pirate Group?!" Tamanegi yelled at him in defiance to what Ussop was planning with clenched fists.
"Come on! Don't be selfish guys!" Apple Bloom retorted them.
"You really couldn't stop him boys, You know by this time that he always wanted to be a pirate!" Sweetie Belle added with an explanation about hearing Ussop's dreams and a support of friendship being a must.
"Yeah. We all have goals to reach and things that we really wanted to do. Like us. We really wanted to go home to Equestria right now because we miss our parents and families so much!!" Scootaloo exclaimed saying that they would all have to sail and go home to Equestria sooner or later.
"Ahhh!! Stop encouraging him girls!! Say it ain't so!! Please!!" ~Piiman, Tamanegi, Ninjin
"Thanks for everything guys." Ussop said as the long nosed teen felt tears starting to well out of his eyes.
"No..." ~Ninjin
"No I don't want to say that!!!" ~Piiman
"Don't go Captain!!" ~Tamanegi
"Do you remember the first time that we've all met boys?"
"To own a bar!!" Ninjin cried loudly as he was then seen being hugged by his mother to show support for her son.
"To become a master carpenter!!" Piiman declared his words to the heavens before revealing that his mom was behind him with a proud grin on her face.
"To become a writer!!" Tamanegi proclaimed loudly getting an Atta boy from her mother with a smirk. She was proud that her son was finally showing his diligence and strive for something after all.
"To run my own company!!" Apple Bloom exclaimed loudly with tears in her eyes as Applejack ran over to her little sister and gave the younger sibling a comforting hug, also having tears in her eyes.
"To become a popular singing idol!!" Sweetie Belle declared and the young filly receive a pat on the back from her sister Rarity and the two shared a nuzzle with tear filled eyes.
"To be a master flyer!!" Scootaloo cried out once more as she quickly ran into Rainbow Dash who caught her like a baseball would and the two pegasi shared a teary smile before giving her each other a big hug and flying around to demonstrate a few tricks.
"While not loosing sight of our ambitions... Swear that you will go on the road that you have chosen!
"Alright!! Here's to all the feasts to come!! Here we go!! Let's drink and party all day long!!" The announcer with the megaphone around the party declared, prompting everyone to raise their glasses even with Pinkie Pie blasting off her party cannon for more outrageous effects and Rainbow Dash doing her Sonic Rainboom performance as the colors burst into the sky.
"Pirates sure are rowdy!! Hahahaha!! This is the biggest and wildest celebration I've ever seen!!" Gaimon exclaimed as he also raised a bottle of sake to the crowd while enjoying the abundance of ice cream and different flavored fruits around him with his pandabat Peebee.
When the party died down, all the Straw Hats and Kaya reunited on a certain coastline to take care of one last unfinished business.
Kuro who has been reawakened was tightly wrapped in ropes around a makeshift sail on a boat. Kuro having awakened once again glared daggers at the group in front of him.
"Wouldn't it be better if we just hand him over to the marines?" Nami questioned and Kuro grinned at the thought of that idea.
"Nah... This dude completely busted an entire ship of them already. Not to mention that the ungrateful snobs will most likely try to capture us along and cause a ruckus. "Rainbow said shutting off Nami's suggestion and Kuro scoffed.
"Well color me surprised. I believe that you are the less clever of the bunch. Kuro snarked causing Rainbow to get angry.
"Hey! Don't insult Rainbow Dash! She's a Wonderbolt and even the fastest flier all over Equestria back home!" Scootaloo answered back trying to defend her idol.
"Ooh... Scary..." The butler impersonating pirate answered, mocking Rainbow even more.
"Alright! That's it! Your so going down and when I'm done with you, Your gonna be...!!" But before the pegasus could do anything the delicate hand of Kaya intervened.
"Don't let him rile you up. He's already defeated." Kaya said and the blonde mistress managed to calm down the rainbow maned mare.
Kaya then directed her eyes to Kuro and he stared back at her. For a moment the two stayed like this until Kuro snaps at her in anger. "What?! Did you came to gloat?! To bask in your victory and look down on me?! Just scram already damnit!!"
"Don't talk to her like that you bastard!!" This time Ussop was the one jumping on before Kaya herself stood with both arms stretched. "No more violence... Please... Just... No more..." Kaya pleaded and Ussop didn't press the matter any further. Neither him nor his crew the disbanded Ussop Pirate Group.
"I merely wanted to ask a simple question." Kaya exclaimed as she looks at Kuro straight in the eyes. "Was everything... Truly a lie...? All those years...? All those memories...? Did none of it truly meant something to you...?"
There was a prolonged silence and then he answered. "No... Not really..." Kuro exclaimed and for a moment the tiniest of hopes came to shine on Kaya's eyes.
But then she looked at his eyes and all she saw was a burning glare. "I will remember them as the most annoying, frustrating, bothersome and downgrading years of my life and I will forever curse you for it..." Kuro answered with disdain.
Kaya just closed her eyes and sighs. "I see... " She then carefully approaches the boat and takes something from her coat before putting in on the wooden transport.
It was a small box.
"Originally it was a gift for celebrating the day you first arrived tomorrow... Now take it as my final payment to you..." Kaya exclaimed as she got up and walk away but not before giving Kaya a last look. "And... If I ever did make you feel less and mistreated you in any way without knowing then I'm sorry. I hope you find it in you to forgive me one day..."
"Kaya..." Usopp muttered whilst bawling his fists tightly while the rest of them just looked at Kuro with faces at ranged from disappointment to disgust except Rainbow who just straight up glared at him while Luffy's eyes were just hidden by the shadows from beneath his straw hat.
This time Gaimon was the one to approach Kuro while still refusing to look at him in the eye.
"Gaimon... The so called New World Pirate... You know... I didn't recognize you at first at all... You looked wildly different and thus I ignored your presence.. But now that I do... All I have to say is how the mighty have fallen... You look so pitiful..." Kuro said with a smirk causing Gaimon to get provoked.
But Gaimon was having none of it. He was too old to fall for something like that so he merely smiled. "What a coincidence! I could say the same to you. Your really far from your peak yourself Kuro." Gaimon exclaimed completely taking Kuro's smirk away and Gaimon likewise stopped smiling.
"I just wanted to warn you about thinking of getting back here. The villagers are already thinking about ways of fortifying and they already know the battlefield and they know your true self. Try to put a foot in here and none will doubt they will shot you dead." Gaimon said stepped back much to the shock of Kuro, emphasizing Luffy and the others who already put up a marine flag at the coast of the island with the artistry coming from Ussop and Luffy putting up some kind of sign which read "Under the protection of Vice Admiral Garp."
With no more left to say, The Straw Hats pushes the boat ashore and Rainbow propelled it into the distance.
"Woah... What happened here...? Did I miss something...?" Merry asked with a questioned look after running from the distance.
"No... Nothing important worth mentioning..." The Straw Hats answered with a sigh of relief.
"Hey..." Zoro was lost for words at the sight of the large marvel of engineering right in front of him.
"A caravel!" Nami squealed in delight.
"Wow!!" Luffy exclaimed as the rubber boy couldn't help himself but let his mouth agape.
"What a marvelous ship that is. I love the new look by the way especially the figurehead!" Rarity said having stars and hearts in her eyes. "Its just like the ones they've ride on! I've read about this from my romance novels!"
"Woah!! That is soo cool!!" Rainbow said as she zooming into the air and flying around the ship.
"Oh my... What a large ship that is.." ~Fluttershy
"Are you kidding me?! This is amazing!!" ~Spike
"Its been so long since I've last sailed on a ship like this! Are you excited for this Peebee?" Gaimon exclaimed to his pandabat friend who chirped back with delight.
"Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit! Nothing says a woodworking genius than a ship out to sea!" Applejack pondered in amazement, even taking off her hat in the process. "I bet Big Mac would have loved to see this... One of his hobbies is woodworking after all!"
"Listen. I've been waiting for you ladies and gentlemen to present you this... Its slightly old style but I designed her myself. Its a caravel and it uses a staysail... The controls are in the back. Its called the Going Merry!"
"Can we really take this?!" Pinkie asked as the pink party mare jumps around in excitement with Luffy and the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
"Yes. I insist." Kaya replied with a cheerful smile.
"I will explain the steering system... First of all, In order to adjust the yards in relation to the crew garnet..." Merry explained Luffy is just looking at him like a wide eyed owl.
"Don't explain it to him, I'll listen to the explanation." Nami interrupted with a sweat drop. "Twilight! Pen and Paper now! We need to start taking down notes!"
"I'm on it Nami!" Twilight replied as the purple alicorn princess was attentive as ever with a notepad in hoof and levitating a pen much to the amusement of her friends.
"This is a cool ship!!" ~Luffy
"I just know that we'll find tons of adventure out there with this ship!! Just think of all the places we could go!!" ~Spike
"Hahahaha!! You bet it is!!" Luffy was then seen dancing around with Spike and Pinkie near the Going Merry.
A caravel is any of several types of small light sailing ships especially one with two or three masts and lateen sails used by the Spanish and the Portuguese in the 15th and 16th centuries.
"I had everything you would need for a voyage loaded on to the ship!" ~Kaya
"Thanks for causing all the trouble!" Luffy replied with a cheeky grin much to the wide eyed shock of Twilight and the other ponies.
"That's for going through all the trouble" Zoro corrected his rubber captain as the swordman crossed his arms over his chest.
"Nice going there Mister Zoro! Are you a dictionary too like Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle?" Scootaloo asked, the little filly having a smug look.
"What are you talking about? No I'm a calculator." Zoro sarcastically answered as he walks away but not before pointing at the rubber man. "And Luffy is an abacus since he can count the number of meals he's got."
"W.. What...? B.. BWUHAHAHAHAHA!!!" Rainbow Dash quickly fell back laughing more hardly than she ever did before as well as the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Spike and the rest of the Straw Hats and the Mane 6 especially Nami and Luffy. Even Kaya and Merry couldn't help but laugh at that good of a joke.
"I've got another one!!" Luffy asked out before pointing at his swordsman and first mate. "What do you call someone who fails at finding his way and getting lost? A LOST SER!! GET IT?? LOSSER!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!" Luffy exclaimed prompting everyone to laughed hard one more time especially Rainbow, Spike, Pinkie, and the Cutie Mark Crusaders as if they are about to bust a gut.
"Yeah! I get it! You've lost it alright!" Zoro answered back as he clenches his fist and bonks Luffy on the top of his head causing the rubber man's eyes to shoot out of his face and make everyone laughed even harder. "HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
"HAHAHAHAHA!! Luffy you've..." Rainbow Dash couldn't continue with her running joke as she and everyone else witness the sight of Ussop rolling downhill because of his bag filled with stuff and other nick knacks like a giant pumpkin down the mountain that was about to crush them all.
"Watch your six guys!! Incoming!!" Spike yelled out when Luffy and Zoro suddenly stepped forward.
"STOP ME PLEASE!!!" ~Ussop
"USSOP SAN!!!" ~Kaya
"GYAAAAAAAAA!!!" ~Ussop
"What's he doing?" ~Luffy
"I think we should stop him... If he keeps going like that, He'll hit the ship." ~Zoro
"Thanks you guys, That was a close one!" Twilight said as she breathe a sigh of relief.
"Your telling me Darling. The impact from that rolling thing would have destroyed the ship and cut short our trip!!" ~Rarity
"Yeah. I have to go now before I change my mind. Please don't stop me." Ussop exclaimed as he was about to board on a small dinghy much to the concern of Twilight and her friends with Ussop having an over weight backpack that he may sink.
"Listen guys. I know that I'm all for Ussop becoming a pirate and going on adventures but I don't think he's ready to sail out at sea like this..." Twilight said with worry.
"Yeah... I know exactly what your talking about..." Gaimon answered with a sweat drop. "Did you know how hard it was for me in this state to get off that island without any outside help? Heck I can't even build a ship!"
"Chirp!! Chirp!!" Peebee agreed.
"I won't... I've figured that you might want to do this. It really makes me sad though." Kaya said with a frown as Ussop gives her a pat on the back and assures that everything will be alright.
"Well safe voyage guys! Hope to see you again somewhere!" Ussop waved goodbye to his new friends as he got ready to set sail on his dinghy.
"Why?" Luffy curiously asked.
"Awww... Is Ussop really not joining us on this trip sis...?" Apple Bloom frowned.
"That's too bad... I was hoping to have more fun with him... Its nice to have a playmate like him every once in a while.." Pinkie muttered as the pink party pony even deflated a bit.
"Now hold on to your horseshoes Sugarcube... I think your in for quite a surprise..." Applejack said with a smirk.
"Why of course Darling. Something tells me that there would be quiet a twist in this story." Rarity added with finesse.
"Y... You really mean it...? H... He's going too..." Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo said out loud, hope swelling up their chest.
"Oh you bet we are!!" Rainbow Dash and Spike both said as they overhead the conversation down below.
"Huh? Why? Sheesh... Your such a cold hearted man... We're both going to be pirates now so we might meet again on the high seas..." Ussop exclaimed on the emphasis that he's even playing charades right now. With a ship and the seas sailing.
"What are you talking about... Hurry up and get on board!" ~Zoro
"I... I'm the Captain right?!" Ussop jumped for joy already trying to assert control for some reason.
"No way!! I'm the Captain stupid!!" Luffy yelled back at the long nose boy causing laughter to be spread amongst the crew once more.
"There goes the Captain and our new friends... But if he's with those people... I feel safer..." ~Ninjin
"Their pony friends have all kinds of weird and crazy magic. I don't even doubt for one second if they can create barriers and things like that! Those girls must be some kind of wizard or a sorcerer!" ~Piiman
"Yeah, I've never seen anyone so strong let alone posses real magic like a spell caster! That's so awesome!" ~Tamanegi
"You know this day would come you guys. We couldn't do anything about it... Ussop San always wanted to be a pirate and those ponies have to go home at some point in their lives. That they would have to be sailing towards Equestria sooner or later... On another thing... I'm happy that they've got to reunite with their friends and love ones." ~Ninjin
"The villagers will be sad once we tell them the news... " ~Piiman
"Its so sudden too... And its because the Captain used to be pretty noisy just by himself too..." ~Tamanegi
"You mean Clahador?" Merry asked.
"No..."
"Is it that... You actually wanted to stop Ussop Kun...?"
"Ojousama... I heard a story about him when he was younger from the villagers. Right after Ussop Kun's father left this village... He also lost his mother..."
"W... What..?"
"I heard that the day before his mother died... She was weak from an illness and the words that came out of him we're..."
"Out of sadness, He continued to lie after her death... Hoping that someday... His father's pirate ship might appear in the bay, That he would come to pick up his son... The villagers said that was the reason for his lies.
"You will need to become stronger than ever before... As a gratitude of everything he has done for you..." Merry exclaimed with a smile.
"Yes... Yes I will..." Mistress Kaya smiled back with a brighter outlook on life even after everything that has happened today thanks to her friends she made along the way and being able to hold on.
"CHEERS!!! TO NEW FRIENDS AND A NEW ADVENTURE AHEAD!!!!" Luffy shared a toast with his friends with mugs of beer for Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Ussop and Gaimon while Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, are drinking champagne compared to Rarity, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash who are having red wine. Spike, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo have joined in the toast of the Straw Hat Pirates good luck but with glasses of orange juice for kids.
