The next day at Golden Oak Library, Twilight and Spike were trying to wake up Luffy who was deep in sleep. "Come on Luffy, wake up!" Twilight yelled while shaking Luffy, then Spike got an idea and left the room. "Spike?! Where are you going?!" Twilight questions the baby dragon's action.
Spike came back with a bowl of cooked ham, "I don't know why we didn't try this sooner?" He stated as he jumped on Luffy and held it near his face. Once Luffy got one good sniff, he woke up and took a big bite out of the ham. "Well, that works." Spike said as Luffy swallowed that bite.
He then looked at the two, "Morning Twi and Spike!" Luffy greets, nonchalantly.
"Luffy, I got some news. The owner is finished with your boat." Twilight told him.
"Really?!" Luffy asked, excited as he jumped out of his sleep place, "That's great, I can finally head to the Grand Line and start my pirate journey!" Luffy walks toward the door until Twilight grabs his arm and it stretches out.
"Luffy, wait!" She called to him and he stopped then turned toward her.
"What?"
Twilight let go of his arm and it stretched back. "Do you really want to leave right away?" She asked him and the straw hat earthborn nodded, "Can you stay here for a few more days?"
Spike spoke next, "Yeah, everyone’s going to miss you!"
"No worries, Once I find the one piece I come back with the rest of my crew." Luffy exclaims as he continues moving to the door.
Twilight looks a bit upset by his answer, As Luffy touches the door handle. "Don't go!" Twilight shouted, which surprised both Spike and Luffy. But before she could say anything else, a huge explosion could be heard that shook the ground. The three went outside then saw a pirate ship sailing toward the town and attacking but not just any pirate ship, it was the ship of the Crescent-Moon Pirates.
Luffy, Twilight and Spike rush toward the dock of the town with the rest of the town folks already being there. The rest of the main 6 were there too and Rainbow Dash spotted the three coming to them. "Twilight, Luffy, good timing!" She said as they made the rest of the group.
"Rainbow, everyone, is that really the Crescent-Moon Pirates?" Twilight questions and panting from running here.
"Yeah, Ah guess that Gally fellas want some payback." Applejack theorized and as she said that, three more cannons fired from the ship and headed to the dock.
Seeing this, everyone on the dock starts to panic but then, Luffy jumps into the air and inhales his breath. "Gum-Gum! Balloon!" Then his body inflated like a huge balloon and the cannons hit his big stomach then they bounced off him. The cannons were sent back to the ship and one of them hit it.
Luffy landed back on the dock and everyone cheered, "Way to go, Luffy! Since when could you do that?" Rainbow asked him while patting his back.
"Mmh, a year ago," Luffy replied, simply.
The mayor rushes over to everyone at the dock, "Everyone!" She starts to address the crowd. "We need to evacuate the town, now!"
"What? You can’t be serious!?" One of the townsfolk shouted to her.
"You want us to abandon our home again?" Another one said, angrily.
Soon, the whole townsfolk start to argue with Mayor Mare, "Everyone, please calm down." She tries to address everyone in worry. "It's dangerous for all of us to be here!" She explained to them.
"No way!" A female townsfolk argued back, "We’re not letting those pirates destroy our town! Plus, we have Luffy!"
"Yeah, you useless mayor!" One yells out. Mayor Mare began to look downcast. Seeing this, Twilight tries reaching toward the mayor but the Crescent-Moon Pirates fire two cannon balls toward the city. Once again, Luffy jumped into the air and used the Gum Gum Balloon, inflated his body again.
Two of the cannons hit his belly and bounced off him again. But before the third cannon can hit him, it gets wrapped up in this purple aura energy and changes its shape into a spear. Luffy saw this and deflated to avoid the cannon spear. It hit one of the houses and Luffy fell face-first to the ground. "Luffy!" The Main 6, Crusaders and Spike called to him in worry and rushed toward him.
Twilight helped Luffy onto his feet. "Sorry guys, any sharp things can't bounce off of me." Luffy informs the group.
"It's fine Luffy," Twilight assures Luffy, then turns to the oncoming Crescent-Moons' ship. "That was magic? When did Gally learn to do magic?" Twilight wondered, then three more cannonballs were fired and like before they transformed into spears. Luffy, The main 6 and the rest of the townsfolk quickly move to avoid them.
They end up hitting a couple more buildings. Seeing this, Twilight shouted to the whole crowd. "Mayor Mare is right! It's dangerous to stay here, all of you need to leave!"
The Townsfolk now seeing the danger, tried to leave but Gally's ship fired five more cannonballs and was getting closer. And like before all of them turned into spears but Luffy ran toward one of them. He stretches his arms to grab one of the cannon spears and use it to knock another away from the town. Then the third one was going to hit Luffy but before it could, it was covered in a purple aura, stopping it. The purple aura came from Twilight as she levitated the spear down, then Applejack jumped in the air and used all her strength to kick the fourth cannon spear into a nearby forest.
The last one was stopped by Rarity as she created seven diamond shields in a single row to slow down its momentum. The spear destroys six of them and stops at the seventh one only leaving a crack on it, it falls down to the ground alongside Rarity who collapses onto her knees, exhausted. "That took a lot out of me." Rarity exclaimed out of breath.
"Thanks Rares," Luffy thanks her then he starts to twist his body around and grab the cannon spare that Rarity just stops while still holding on to the one he caught. Next, Luffy untwists his body and begins spinning around with the spears.
"Gum-Gum! Spear Toss!"
Then he stops and throws both cannon spears with all his force at the pirate ship. The rest of the townspeople saw this would awe in hope. "Way to go Luffy!" Rainbow Dash cheered along with everyone else. But before the spears could hit the ship they were stopped by the same purple auras and dropped to the ocean.
But before the two spears drop, Luffy stretches out his arm to wrap around the third cannon spear that Twilight caught. Then, he stretches back his other arm and pulls in the arm that wraps around the spear. As the two got closer, he then called out.
"Gum-Gum! Cannon Bazooka!"
Luffy uses his hand to hit the spear on the other hand, with enough force that it launches toward the ship at high speed and causes Luffy to bleed a little on the hand he just punched the spear with. "It's moving so fast!" Twilight commit in awe at the sight.
"Yeah, no way those guys can catch this one!" Spike added, hoping this one will work.
But sadly, it didn't as the same purple auras caught inches before it could hit the ship. Then, the purple aura started pulling pressure on the cannon spear until it shattered in an explosion that blew everyone on the dock away. This gave the Crescent-Moon ship enough time to make its way to land and dock there. All the Crescent-Moon pirates make their way off the ship to land and surround everyone as they were getting up. The pirates make room so Gally can enter in with a sinister smile.
"Hello insects," Gally addressed the whole town. "It is I, Crescent-Moon Gally!" Seeing him, Luffy and The Main 6 move toward him with determination. Gally saw them and his grin grew wide. "Well if it isn't the rubber brat and his six girlfriends!" He stated.
All the girls minus Pinkie blush heavily, "We’re not his girlfriends!" All reply angrily except for Fluttershy who said it really quietly.
"What are you doing back here?" Luffy looked at the pirate with a serious glare, "Weird mustache man," He then shot back.
"Stop That!" Gally got mad at that comment and shouted, "And what do you think? Revenge of course!" Gally answered.
"Yeah, well in case you forgot, we kicked you and your crew's ass last time." Rainbow Dash, the rest of The Main 6 and Luffy each took their own fighting stances. "What makes you think this will be different?" She asked seriously.
"Because he has me," A voice came from the Crescent-Moon Pirate's ship and standing on top of it was a tall magicborn holding a broomstick. He then jumps off the ship and walks toward the group with a menacing aura. Even Gally and his crew were getting nervous, "So captain, Are those the kids who humiliate you?" He asked Gally pointed at Luffy and the others.
Gally gave his composed back and answered, "Yes, that straw hat boy and those six girls, let's kill them Spiel!" He said with his fist clenched.
"Wait, Spiel?" Hearing the man's name, Twilight looked at him and began to think where she heard that name. Then she got a shocked look on her face. "It can't be,"
Luffy looked at the man with the broom curiously and tilted his head. Spiel and Gally seeing this, start to taunt him. "What's wrong boy, your fear’s starting to settle in?" Spiel asked him, mockley.
"Ha yeah, finally knowing you mess with the wrong pirates?" Gally added.
Luffy pointing at Spiel, "Who's the guy with the weird head?" He asked bluntly.
Gally and the rest of his crew's faces turn pale and mouths drop at Luffy's comment toward Spiel. Spiel himself was stunned by it. "M-m... M-my head's weird?" He tried to say.
"Luffy, I don't think you shouldn’t have said that to him." Twilight warns him.
"Well, look at his head! it's weird!" Luffy starts to laugh at him.
Pinkie and Rainbow Dash soon follow him laughing at Spiel. "Yeah, I guess you're right." Rainbow Dash said, covering her mouth.
"It's both weird and funny!" Pinkie laughs holding her stomach. Then the whole town started to laugh, Spiel was growing more angry and with a wave of his hand, 10 swords started to appear. They then head toward everyone, Luffy and the others barely manage to avoid them. "That's what you all get for crossing, Six Hones Spiel!" He exclaimed
Twilight's eyes went wide when she heard his name, "No way, you're that Spiel!" Twilight covers her mouth with both hands.
Hearing her, Luffy turned to her, "Twi, you know that guy?" He asked, pointing at Spiel, again.
"No, I only heard rumors about him." Twilight begins to explain, "Spiel is an infamous and cruel sorcerer, The magic he uses are dark and evil. Every town he comes across ends up in ruin."
Spiel starts to clap, "I am so honored that the Twilight Sparkle has heard so much about me." he takes a mock bow.
"Wait, you know about Twilight?" Pinkie asked.
"Of course, who wouldn't know about her? Not only she's the apprentice and Faithful Student of Princess Celestia, ruler of Equestria." He pointed at her and the other Main 6. "But you and your so-called friends are the new bearers of the Legendary Elements of Harmony."
All the pirates including Luffy were surprised and shocked by this fact. "What?! You mean to tell me that those girls have the power of the Elements of Harmony but that one has a connection with the princess?" Gally exclaimed, still stunned.
"That's right," Spiel slowly moved toward them, "The main reason I came here, with the power of the Elements at my fingertip, Not only the East Blue will me but all of Equestria will be." He then burst out laughing at his declaration.
Not realizing what he said about himself, Gally started to laugh nervously in agreement. "You're right, with them I can rule all of Equestria and might even become King of the Pirates!" Gally continues laughing while Spiel turns to him, annoyed.
"Not happening," The pirates turned to Luffy as he said that out loud. "I really don't understand what you guys are talking about but I'm the one who’s gonna be King of the Pirates."
Twilight then moves next to him, "And what makes you think we will let you use our elements for evil?!" She questioned him.
Spiel grew a wicked grin, "Because you won't have a choice," He held up his hand, it, his horn and Twilight got covered in a magic aura. Then he uses it to push Twilight into the ground, hard.
"Twilight!" Luffy, Spike and the girls cried to her as the latters rushed toward her in worry. Luffy turns to Spiel in rage. He then stretched out a punch toward him.
"Fool," Spiel quietly said as a wave of his hand, created a magic barrier that reflected Luffy's attack on part of the town, destroying it. Everyone was surprised by that. "So, you really are a devil fruit user, well no matter your powers is no match for mine." He stated while holding a red gem in the back of his pocket.
"Yeah right!" Luffy threw another punch and like before Spiel made another barrier that deflected only it was headed toward the crowd, Everyone including Luffy were shocked by that. "Oh no, stop!" Luffy panic.
Everyone tried to protect themselves from the attack but it hit only one person and that person ran toward the punch to , the person was Mayor Mare. "Mayor!" The townsfolk and The Main 6 shouted in worry as she collapsed from the attack.
The townsfolk rush toward her, "Sorry," Luffy apologizes to her with a sweat drop.
Gally and his crew start to laugh at her action. "I can't believe that woman ran to that hit like an idiot!" Gally goes back to laugh.
Both Rainbow Dash and Applejack got mad at the pirates for mocking their mayor. They both ran toward the pirates but Spiel saw them coming and summoned two swords. The two swords strike them both down, one cutting Applejack's leg and the other cutting Rainbow Dash's shoulder. "Applejack! Rainbow Dash!" Luffy seeing this, grew angry and tried to throw another punch but Spiel caught Luffy's fist in a magic aura. Then use Luffy's stretch arm to wrap around him, and tie him up.
Spiel let out another laugh, "Like I said before, your devil fruit powers are no match for mine magic." He said as pull out a ruby gem from his pocket.
Twilight saw this and looked shocked, But Spiel spotted her, Rarity, Pinkie and Fluttershy then used his magic to bind the four in a magic aura. "Well look at this, all seven down for the count." Spiel mock.
The townsfolk look on in shock seeing Luffy and the Main 6 captured then Gally addresses the whole town, "Now your heroes are no more, we be taking all your wealth and after that, we will burn this town to the ground!" He said, which scared everyone.
They start to panic, "No can't," One of the townsfolk said.
"Please, we don't want to fight you," Another added.
"You can take our money and provisions, then leave this town!" One begs for the pirate's mercy.
But he let out a dark chuckle, "Why should I listen to what an insect asks me to do?!" Galley questions menacingly.
Everyone was getting worried, the Crescent-Moon pirates pulled out their weapons and started raiding the town. Breaking into buildings, stealing anything that started valuable and destroying everything else. The Main 6 and the townsfolk look on in horror at the destruction of their town. "Next, all of you!" Gally pointed at the townsfolk and the pirates aimed their weapons toward them.
"Stop!!!" A voice grabbed everyone's attention, it came from the swollen face Mayor Mare, stumbling to stand up. "P-please, d-don't hurt them..." She said in a quiet and weak voice
"You, you still wanna to fight?" Gally mockingly asked, pointing his sword at her.
"My treasure... "
"Did you say something?" Gally asked
"This town, everyone, they’re my treasure!" Mayor Mare said again in a loud tone, "That's why I won't let you hurt any of them, I will protect them!" Mayor Mare stated with great determination. Her words struck a core with the townsfolk and the Main 6, and they would move to hear about how much the Mayor cared about them, even Luffy smiled seeing the Mayor, But the Mayor collapsed onto her face.
Everyone looked worried for her until they heard a laugh from Gally, "Huh?! What kind of nonsense is that?!" Gally shot out a laugh again, "What are you, stupid? this town and the people are your 'treasure'? Don't be ridiculous! Treasure is shiny stuff like gold and jewels, and the power to survive the Great Age of Pirates." He continues to mock Mayor Mare to her down face, the townsfolk grow angry at Gally for making fun of her and even Luffy grows frustrated. "Things like the great pirate ship I'm sailing on! This town is a treasure?! That's just laughable!" Gally then addresses his whole crew, "Everyone laughs too!"
And Spiel and the rest of the Crescent-Moon Pirates laugh at her, "What a stupid mayor!" One said. The anger grew more and more hearing the pirates laugh at the mayor who was trying her best to protect them.
"DON'T LAUGH AT HER!" Twilight shouted at them. The pirates halt their laughter and all turn to her, even Luffy, the Main 6 and the rest of the townsfolk were surprised at Twilight's outburst.
"Huh?" Gally questions her.
"What do you know about her?! The Mayor may not be the strongest but she always does her best to protect this town long before I came here! She always makes sure we can leave here happy and safe!" Twilight speaks from the heart, her words move the townsfolk and make them realize they been unfair to Mayor Mare who only wanted to keep them safe. "The fact that this town still stands, and the fact that we’re all alive... We all owe it to her! Someone like you, who can't do anything but destroy... Will never understand!" The town cheers at Twilight's words, Gally growls and Luffy gives her a smile.
"That's right! Get out of here, you scumbags!" Spike shouted from the crowd but then, a magical aura suddenly appeared to cover Twilight's mouth, "Twilight!" Spike gasps as does everyone else seeing this.
Spiel used his magic to move Twilight closer toward him and said. "You don't know when to shut up, do you?"
"Spiel, do we need her voice to use those elements?" Gally asked as he walked toward them with his sword in hand. Spiel shakes his head, Gally smiles at that. "Good, then I can cut her throat out!" He raises his sword and swings toward her.
Everyone starts to panic until Luffy screams, "Weird mustache man!" Which stops Gally and gets his attention, Gally turns to him angrily then Luffy stretches out his leg to kick him in the face, which knocks him back to the ground.
Two of Gally's crewmates ran to him in worry and helped him to sit up. "You damn rubber-bastard... " Gally began to yell at him. "Keep your hands out of it?!"
"But I use my foot." Luffy stated blankly.
"Oh alright... no, that's not what I meant!" Gally got more mad, he got up and ran toward him. "I'm not gonna let you get away with this!" He tries to punch him but Luffy dodges it and Luffy's straw hat falls out of him.
"It doesn't hurt even if you punch me. Cause I'm made of rubber." Luffy exclaimed to him.
"You're becoming more annoying by the minute!" Gally said, then turned to Luffy's fallen hat, "Even wearing that ridiculous hat." Luffy's expression changed to shock and worry when Gally said that. Gally noticed this, "Oh my, What this? Your expression suddenly changed! Now why is that!" He moves toward the hat and picks it up.
Before Luffy could scream at him, "Don't touch it!" Fluttershy screamed at Gally in an angry tone, everyone turned to her but she didn't care.
"You stay away from Luffy's hat you damn vermin!" Applejack stated too.
"That's right!" Rainbow Dash added.
"That hat may look ridiculous, but it’s very important to Luffy's heart!" Rarity said.
"Yeah, pirate friend Shanks gave it to him!" Pinkie explains.
Hearing that name, "Pirate, Shanks... You don't mean Red Hair Shanks?" Spiel's eyes go wide as he asks that. Pinkie nodded and all the Crescent-Moon Pirates all started to panic and turned in the direction of the hat."Red Hair Shanks, one of the four great pirates of the sea, so that is his hat."
"Seriously, what with all you nobodies knowing those people!" Gally ranted, then look at the straw hat, "And great pirate my ass, I heard he lost an arm when he traveled here to the east blue!" Gally begins to mock Shanks, "Losing an arm in what's supposed to be the weakest sea in all of Equestria!" He laughs at him and Luffy becomes more mad at Gally for making fun of Shanks, with a little bit of guilt knowing the reason Shanks lost his arm.
Gally drops the hat to the ground with his foot closer to it. "If you step on it, you'll pay!" Luffy warns him. Gally just turned to him with a goofy expression.
"So you don't want me to step on it, hun?" Gally sent the full weight of his foot toward the hat.
"Stop it!" Luffy screamed and ran to stop him but Spiel used his magic to halt Luffy. And Gally stomps on the hat.
Luffy and the Main 6 look on in horror at this action. And Gally begins to rub it on the floor making some of the straws come out, ruining it. "Take that!" Gally yelled.
Luffy’s anger was now at its peak, "Move your foot!" Luffy bark.
"How's this?!" Gally lifts his foot off the hat and then steps on it again, "There! And there! And there!" He stepped on the hat each time he said that. The Main 6 try to move and pull themselves out of Spiel's spell to stop Gally. "And there! And there! And there!" Luffy can only look on in fury seeing his precious hat getting destroyed, "This feels great!" Twilight's horn then starts to glow brighter and brighter until enough magic comes out of her breaking her out of the bind and she quickly teleports herself.
And in a flash, she appears on top of Luffy's hat with Gally's foot on top of her. Everyone was shocked at this. "Twilight," Luffy gasps.
"S-She was able to break free?" Spiel commented in worry while clutching his gem.
"Stop it!" Twilight turns to Gally with determination and holds the ruined straw hat. "This isn't something that a piece of trash like you can just trample for no reason! This is Luffy's precious treasure! Get your filthy foot off of it!" She told the pirate.
Gally looks down at her in anger and picks her off the ground. "What's wrong with you insects, thinking useless junk like this treasure?!" He pointed at the straw hat, "And who do you think you are, talking to me like that?!" He then grabbed the hat, "Give me that!" And push Twilight back down.
"Twilight!" Luffy, Spike and The Main 6 gasp.
Gally turns toward Luffy with an evil smile. "Well Straw hat, time for you and this useless thing to die." He held up the straw hat, "Toss him into the sea!" Gally order.
"The sea?" The rest of main 6 question this.
"Oh you don't know, when a person eats a devil fruit they lose their ability to swim for the rest of their life. Gally explains, then laughs. "Curse by the sea!"
The obese pirate from earlier then grabs Luffy and holds him up in the air. Twilight and The Main 6 now knowing this detail are worried for Luffy. "Let's see, what will land in the water first, you, your dumb hat or both? Or maybe you can catch it before it gets swept away?" Gally wondered, mockingly. And in unison with the obese pirate, they toss both Luffy and the hat into the sea.
"Luffy!" The main 6 cried out in fear.
In the air, Luffy tries to move closer to get his hat before they hit the ocean. Luffy tries grabbing it by his teeth and just before he can get it, the hat gets wrapped in a magic aura and proofs away. And into Spiel's hand back in Ponyville. "Too bad," He gave Luffy a scum grin.
"Oh, what a shame for you little pirate-wannabe" Gally mocks Luffy watching his fate, and then he turns to his crew. "Carry, the treasure onboard! We're setting sail!" He orders them and the Crescent-Moon Pirates move all the valuables to the ship.
The Main 6 eyes shrink over at the ocean in worry for Luffy, Spiel stood over them, "And you six are coming with us." He stated.
Under the ocean, Luffy's arm finally unwraps itself from his body. But, Luffy was unable to move his body at all. The only thing he could do was hold his breath, but he even struggled with that. A few seconds later, Luffy couldn't hold it anymore and began to drown. As he losing consciousness, he could hear a younger version of himself say. "Someday, I'm gonna find the One Piece... and become the Pirate King!" Then, the scene shows a kid Luffy saying that to Shanks while he still has the straw hat on.
Shanks smiles at the kid Luffy. "So you're gonna surpass us, huh?" Shanks asks him, and Luffy starts to cry a little bit. But, Shank took off the straw hat and put it over Luffy's head. "Then I'll give you this. Make sure to return it to me someday after you've become a great pirate." He said to the kid, "That's a promise, Luffy."
Luffy lost consciousness, remembering his words as his body sank deeper and deeper.