The earth shook as Nami, Croven, Rarity, Donnie, April, Bebop, Usopp, Fluttershy and Shini saw something approaching from the jungle while it was pushing aside trees.
"This is insane!" April gasped.
"Something’s coming!" Donnie said as after the trees blocking the view were shoved aside, they saw something gigantic, the group screamed as the giant laughed. Everyone was shocked at what they were seeing as the giant lowered down to their level.
"Well, what is the answer?" The giant asked as the group was now greatly confused.
"Huh?" Donnie said, baffled.
"Uh… Could you repeat that? I didn’t catch it. Please… sir?" Nami asked with horrified tears.
"I asked if you had any alcohol. I drank mine." The giant repeated.
"We have a little…" Nami answered with Usopp nodding quickly in agreement.
"Oh, you do? That’s perfect!" The giant smiled.
"B-But it’s for cooking and disinfecting, not drinking." Fluttershy timidly and scarcely pointed out.
"But if that’s acceptable, you’re welcome to it all." Nami said before the giant roared, scaring the group again as they screamed before the giant looked behind him, seeing a T-Rex biting his butt.
"Dino…?" Usopp gawked
"A dinosaur?" Nami asked in shock.
"T-Rex specifically." Fluttershy clarified.
"Not the best time, Shy." Bebop deadpanned as the giant grabbed his axe weapon before he quickly turned around and to the group’s shock and horror, sliced through the T-Rex’s neck, chopping its head off. The group screamed in fear as Nami and Usopp clinched to each other while sobbing horrified tears.
"I’m Broggy, the Elbaf’s strongest warrior! Invincible! Kyabababababababa!!! Now I have dinner, and all of you are invited as my guests." Broggy said before Nami and Usopp fell onto their back, playing dead as the rest of the group on deck deadpanned at the act with a bead of sweat. "Huh? You okay?"
"Just pretend you’re dead… No matter what happens, don’t move a muscle." Usopp quietly said to Nami.
"But playing dead only fools bears. It won’t work." Nami quietly responded.
"It certainly isn’t helping you two one bit." Rarity pointed out.
"No kidding." Donnie agreed.
"We may need help." Shini noted.
"But let’s go along for now." Croven said.
Meanwhile, inside the jungle…
"Wow! What an amazing view! This is a perfect spot for our lunch!" Luffy awed in excitement as everyone else was shocked.
"We aren’t here to have a picnic, Luffy! We need to keep moving!" Vivi pointed out.
"Wonder where Leo is." Luffy thought aloud.
"Luffy!" Mikey called out.
"Huh? Oh…! They have active volcanoes here! Not only that, look! There’s a mountain with huge holes in it! Heeheeheeheehee!" Luffy snickered.
"It’s dangerous up there! Come down already!" Vivi called out.
"Relax, Vivi." Mikey said.
"Huh?" Luffy asked in confusion.
"It may seem nice, but it’s still a dinosaur!" Vivi pointed out.
"Vivi’a got a point there." Sci-Twi admitted.
"Guys, the thing has a walnut size brain." Mikey said.
"We have something in common! We both love to eat!" Luffy smiled as he was actually on the top of a Brachiosaurus’ head.
"Ya think?" The Dazzlings deadpanned.
"Besides, the weirdest thing I’ve seen all day is this mountain! It’s really hole-y! Come look!" Luffy said.
"Forget about critiquing the landscape! Just get off that thing! Now!" Vivi ordered.
"At least we don't have to deal with Triceratons." Sonata noted.
"Say, I wanna see that weird mountain, so if it’s not too much trouble, would you mind taking me there?" Luffy asked the Brachiosaurus as it kept eating. "Hey! You haven’t listened to a word I’ve said, have ya? Give me a ride, would you? It’s over that way! That way!" Luffy asked again as the dinosaur kept eating, not to the surprise of everyone else on the ground before he wrapped his arms around the dinosaur’s OA joint. "No, not over here, dinosaur. Over… There!" Luffy growled as he forced brachiosaurus to look right, making it cough out leaves in its mouth as everyone else’s jaws dropped at that.
"Idiot!" They yelled as roars were soon heard.
"Uh-oh!" Aria dreaded.
"That can’t be good!" Adagio said.
"We got incoming!" Sonata shouted as more brachiosauruses were approaching the area.
"Oh, sorry about that. I guess I got a bit too carried away." Luffy admitted.
"YOU GUESS?!?!" Sunset repeated in anger.
"Suddenly, I'm wishing I joined Captain Kuro's crew!" Aria said.
"Don’t even think about it, Aria Blaze!" Adagio growled before a brachiosaurus stomped the ground right next to the group, making them scream in surprise.
"What is going on?!" Spike asked in shock before brachiosauruses much taller than the one Luffy was on were in the area.
"Big!" Sonata gasped.
"Hahahahahahaha! Wow!" Luffy laughed as the brachiosauruses surrounded him.
"Luffy! I told you this is too dangerous! Now get off that thing!" Vivi yelled.
"NOW!" The Dazzlings shouted.
"Hey, those other dinosaurs are much taller! That means if I hop on one, I’ll have an even better view!" Luffy smiled.
"That’s not the point, you fool!" Vivi, Princess Twilight, Karai, the Dazzlings and Sunset growled in anger as Luffy stretched out his arm and got onto the head of a taller brachiosaurus.
"Yep! Just as I thought, I can see way better from here!" Luffy said before a brachiosaurus tried to chomp Luffy from behind, only for the straw hat pirate to jump away and onto that brachiosaurus’ head. Luffy started jumping, running and dodging as the brachiosauruses were after him.
"Be careful!" Vivi dreaded while Luffy laughed as he kept dodging them before sliding down the neck of a brachiosaurus.
"Guys! You really gotta try this!" Luffy smiled as the jaws of the group on the ground were dropped speechless in horror as he then got onto a really tall, scarred Brachiosaurus’ head. "Hehehe! The view from here is the best yet! Look at that!" Luffy chuckled as the group noticed the scarred dinosaur and got worried.
"How is everything not fazing him?" Adagio gawked in shock.
"Either really brave, or really dumb." Rocksteady noted before the brachiosaurus threw Luffy into the air before catching him with its mouth, much to everyone’s horror.
"Luffy, no! This is awful! He’s been eaten alive!" Vivi dreaded as Karoo screamed in horror.
"And it's suppose to be a Herbivore!" Sonata added.
"We must do something!" Ursa urged while Luffy got up in the Dino’s mouth.
"Whoa, it got dark." Luffy not before hefound himself catapulted by the Dino’s tongue before he grabbed his hat and started falling down its throat. But then a stomp, followed by a slash was heard, before the brachiosaurus’s neck was sliced opened, shocking everyone as the Dino’s head and most of its neck flew off of the body as Luffy fell out of the neck before he was caught by a giant hand as the decapitated brachiosaurus crashed onto the ground. The rest of the brachiosaurus then ran away, before the giant laughed.
"What fun! That was glorious! Watching the likes of you grapple with longnecks is the most entertainment I’ve had in quite a while. You are my first visitor in a long time." The giant greeted.
"Wow! You are huge! Are you human?" Luffy asked.
"Human? What a joke! Gyagyagyagyagyagyagyagya! Greatest warrior of all Elbaf, I am Dorry! Gyagyagyagyagyagyagyagya!" Dorry introduced himself with a laugh as Karoo and Spikanine fell onto their sides in shock while the others fell onto the ground in shock as well.
"It’s a… a giant!" Vivi gasped.
"I don't believe it." Aria uttered in surprise.
"They're real." Adagio added.
"I’ve heard that they exist, but I’ve never actually seen one before…" Vivi noted,
"Oh man…" Wolflood awed in shock.
"That’s kinda scary…" Rena admitted.
"Well hi, I’m Luffy. And I’m a pirate." Luffy greeted.
"Gyagyagyagyagyagyagyagya! A pirate?! Well good for you, my friend! Gyagyagyagyagyagyagyagya!" Dorry laughed.
"Karoo! Spikanine! Wake up! We all have to get out of here while we can!" Vivi urged.
"By the way, I’d like you to meet Vivi, Karoo, Rena, Wolflood, Twilight, Sci-Twi, Spike, Spikanine, Sunset, Karai, Pinkie, Mikey, Adagio, Aria, Sonata, Rocksteady and Ursa. Say hi to Dorry!" Luffy smiled.
"Hi, Dorry!" Pinkie waved with a smile.
"That’s great, Luffy! Just can’t shut up!" Vivi sarcastically said.
"Maybe it's not bad." Sonata hoped.
"Gyagyagyagyagyagyagyagya! Tell you what, you’ll all invited to my home! Gyagyagyagyagyagyagyagya!" Dorry smiled.
Meanwhile, at the other hole-filled mountain, Broggy was blowing air into the fire to keep it burning as it was cooking meat.
"Delicious dinosaur." Broggy smiled as Nami, Croven, Rarity, Donnie, April, Bebop, Usopp, Fluttershy and Shini were inside the mountain as the liar and navigator were still playing dead.
"Thanks for the hospitality." April said in gratitude.
"Not at all, my friends." Broggy responded.
"How long do we have to lay here, pretending to be dead?" Usopp quietly asked Nami.
"I don’t know! This may fool bears and raccoons, but it isn’t worth a damn on giants." Nami quietly responded as Usopp noticed a pile of human bones to his right as he gasped.
"Huh? *Looks back, as Nami and Usopp still didn’t move* Huh… must’ve imagined it." Broggy shrugged.
"We’re supposed to be dead, moron!" Nami quietly growled.
"I’m sorry, I couldn’t help it. There are tons of skulls everywhere!" Usopp quietly apologized.
"The next ones he takes will be ours…" Nami quietly dreaded.
"This is the end. He’s gonna pick our bones clean." Usopp quietly added.
"Shut up! Get a hold of yourself!" Nami quietly responded.
"Well it’s true!" Usopp quietly pointed out as Nami slowly got up.
"Enough. I’ll be damned if I’m just gonna sit around here and wait to die." Nami quietly growled.
~Yummy, yummy, yummy dinosaur meat! Yummy, in my tummy, tastes so sweet! Grill it on the fire, take a big bite! *While Nami and Usopp snuck around behind him* Eat all I can and sleep good tonight!~" Broggy hummed.
"That way!" Nami quietly said.
"Gotta go!" Usopp quietly bid farewell as he and Nami ran off before Bebop picked up their scent.
"Uh dudes? Nami and Usopp ran off. We should go get ‘em." Bebop pointed out.
"Yeah, I guess so." April agreed.
"Right. Let’s hurry." Fluttershy said.
Meanwhile, Nami and Usopp were screaming as they ran through the jungle before they stopped.
"We made it… *Breathe!* Amazing…" Nami panted.
"Yeah… *Breathe!* At least we got… far away… from that giant’s stomach! *Breathe!* Wait… what about… the others?" Usopp wheezed before a drop of drool landed on the back of his neck as Usopp and Nami looked up, only for him to scream as they saw a giant saber-toothed tiger stalking them for prey.
"But… we ran from the belly of a hungry giant right into the belly of a tiger…" Nami dreaded before she and Usopp screamed as they started running away from the tiger before it started chasing them, but then Nami, Usopp and the tiger started running away from a T-Rex chasing them. But then Fluttershy got in front of them, blocking their way as the four stopped, before she started using her stare as the saber-toothed tiger and T-Rex froze.
"Leave them alone…NOW!" Fluttershy growled with her aqua irises becoming white and her pupils dilating as she glared at the two animals with an angry look, making the tiger and dino run away in fear as Broggy and the others showed up.
"There you two are." Croven noted.
"Huh?" Usopp uttered as he and Nami had horrified tears. "We’re dead! It’s like no matter what we do, we have no chance of escaping this cursed jungle! All we can do is choose who’s stomach we end up in…"
"We did everything we could, accessed every option. It’s time we just accept our fate." Nami sobbed before Rarity slapped Nami and Usopp at the back of the heads.
"Snap out of it, you two!" Rarity growled.
"Some pirates." April scoffed.
"They seem to have a fight-or-flight instinct." Fluttershy noted.
"Ah, I see the two of you are finally awake at last. The meat is done so have some in appreciation for the alcohol." Broggy smiled.
Later, back at the mountain, Broggy and the others were eating while Nami and Usopp didn’t even touch their food.
"He seems nice." Fluttershy smiled.
"You got that right, Shy." Bebop agreed.
"Go on! Eat hearty, my friends! It tastes delicious!" Broggy assured.
"I-I think I lost my appetite." Nami said.
"Don’t be shy now! Dig in!" Broggy smiled.
"No, I don’t wanna eat." Nami and Usopp gloomily declined.
"Huh? Dinosaur meat is sweet, I promise you it’s quite tasty." Broggy said.
"Well, I guess he’s attempting to fatten us up before he kills us." Usopp quietly assumed with tears.
"We’ll be plump and juicy…" Nami quietly agreed with tears as well.
"I never thought it’d end like this." Usopp quietly dreaded.
"He’s a typical barbaric giant." Nami quietly whimpered.
"We’re too young to die… too young." Usopp quietly added.
"Maybe that’s the appeal…" Nami quietly noted.
"How are you two pirates?" April asked.
"Ask Luffy." Croven responded.
"What a waste… It’s too bad. Ya don’t know what a scrumptious meal you’re missing." Broggy said.
"We can’t eat until the log resets. If we can keep our hunger and waistlines in check, we might survive." Nami quietly suggested.
"Yeah but… I don’t know how much longer I can hold out, Nami. If I don’t eat something pretty soon, I’m sure I won’t have the strength or willpower to resist his offer." Usopp quietly pointed out.
"Just eat." Bebop simply said as Nami and Usopp didn't
"Broggy sir? Do you mind if I ask you a question?" Nami requested.
"Hmm? What’s on your mind, young lady?" Broggy responded.
"Um, how long will it take to reset the Log on this island?" Nami asked.
"One full year." Broggy answered, making the group freeze at that before Nami fell onto her side with Usopp falling onto his back as the others did a spit take, spitting the food out of their mouths onto the ground.
"Nice going, Luffy." April groaned.
"This has to be some kind of joke!" Donnie dreaded.
"I don’t think this is a joke." Shini noticed.
"A year? It we waited that long to eat, we wouldn’t have stomachs to feed." Nami quietly realized.
"It’s over… we have to admit defeat." Usopp quietly despaired.
"Don’t tell me you two are gonna fall asleep again! Kyabababababababa!" Broggy laughed.
"Actually, we were hoping to be leaving soon." April responded.
"Huh?" Broggy asked in confusion.
Meanwhile, at the other hole-filled mountain, Dorry and Luffy were laughing as Vivi and the others were confused.
"He's in a good mood." Aria noted.
"Da." Rocksteady agreed.
"We made a new friend! Yay!" Pinkie cheered.
"You sure know how to cook, Giant." Luffy smiled.
"Why thanks for the compliment. Your pirate goodies are excellent too, my little friend. Although the portions are a little small. Gyagyagyagyagyagyagyagya!" Dorry laughed.
"This guy's a riot." Sonata smiled.
"Sure is funny." Mikey agreed.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. But the chef on my ship made it especially for this trip, so I’m glad you liked it. ‘Cause otherwise, I’d have to beat you up." Luffy said.
"Gyagy-Was that a threat, shorty?" Dorry asked menacingly as everyone except Luffy froze in fear at that while some of Karoo’s drink spilled from his beak. "Haha! I like you, little pirate! You’re really funny! Gyagyagyagyagyagyagyagya!"
"They’re becoming fast friends…" Vivi noted.
"Guys, we got to go find Leo." Adagio said.
"Blue masked turtle, right?" Ursa asked.
"Yep." Princess Twilight agreed.
"Huh. I don’t mean to pry, but why do you choose to live way out here all by yourself? Don’t you have a village to call home?" Luffy asked.
"…I came from a village, a place of many warriors, called Elbaf. It once was home, but I no longer call it that." Dorry answered.
"Why?" Sunset responded in confusion.
"There are certain rules in Elbaf which must be obeyed." Dorry explained.
"What rules do you follow?" Sci-Twi asked.
"For example, if a fight breaks out in the village and neither side yields, judgement is handed down by Elbaf’s god. Whoever he deems to be righteous will be declared the winner and granted survival as well as divine protection." Dorry informed.
"So Elbaf’s god decides? That doesn’t seem fair." Luffy said.
"Fair or not, all that matters is this is our battleground. As on Elbaf, our god will decide who is righteous and worthy of winning both the duel and his life. Gyagyagyagya. We fought for a century, but Elbaf has yet to choose a champion. Gyagyagyagyagyagyagyagya." Dorry laughed as the group was shocked that Dorry and his opponent have been battling for a hundred years.
"I've never heard of that." Adagio responded.
"Fighting for more than a hundred years?!" Spike gawked in shock.
"From a human’s point of view, one hundred years seem like a long time. But it isn’t, considering a giant’s average lifespan is three times yours. Gyagyagyagyagyagyagyagya!" Dorry said.
"We're not exactly strangers to that." Sonata noted.
"Huh?" Dorry asked in confusion.
"Nothing." The Dazzlings responded.
"Even with all the time in the world, I think your desire would wane after a hundred years of the same battle. At this point, is there any real animosity between you? Or are you fighting to fight?" Vivi questioned as Dorry laughed.
Meanwhile, Sanji, Applejack and Casey were dragging the dead T-Rex with a rope made of vines.
"So, what's this thing again?" Sanji asked.
"A T-Rex." Casey answered.
"And I think this one’s 14,250 pounds." Applejack estimated.
"Well, I think there’s little risk of being outdone by Zoro and his group with this one. I almost feel sorry for them. Rainbow Dash, definitely sorry. Zoro and Raph, almost. With this slab of meat, they don’t stand a chance." Sanji smirked
"Heh. Darn tootin’. Dash will definitely lose this contest." Applejack agreed.
"Ha. Same goes with Raph." Casey added.
Meanwhile, Zoro, Rainbow Dash and Raph were carrying the dead triceratops.
"Let's see Red-Foot Zeff Jr. top this." Raph scoffed.
"This Dino’s gotta at least weigh 14,250 pounds." Rainbow Dash guessed
"We beat ‘em. With this haul, Sanji and those other two don’t have a chance at winning." Zoro smirked.
"Hehe! Yeah, Applejack definitely lost this one." Rainbow Dash agreed.
"Casey’s gonna eat our dust." Raph added before the two teams soon met up with their hunted food.
"Hey, Zoro!" Sanji said.
"Hey, Sanji!" Zoro said back as the two groups smirked.
"We are the winners!" Both teams said in unison as silence flew by. "You’ve lost, dammit!"
The teams soon put the dinosaurs side by side, from front to back.
"Look! As you can see, my team’s catch is bigger!" Sanji laughed.
"Moron! This competition’s about weight! How much meat we bring in, not the length of the beast! And my team’s is obviously way beefier than your team’s!" Zoro growled.
"How about seeing if we can eat these dinosaurs?" Applejack suggested.
"Yours look pretty boney." Casey taunted.
"Man! Hypocrite much?" Rainbow Dash rhetorically asked.
"Yours is probably all muscle and no meat!" Raph responded.
"This is pathetic, I’m not gonna waste my arguing with you. Tell you what, my team and I will go capture another beast just to shut you up." Sanji sighed.
"Huh?!" Applejack and Casey gasped in surprise.
"Yeah? Well if you’re gonna go after a different one, then so are we. I won’t let you cheat me out of my win because of a dumb technicality." Zoro scoffed before an explosion occurred from on of the volcanoes.
"Uh-oh." Raph, Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Casey dreaded, but Zoro and Sanji weren’t fazed by that.
"Alright. The next eruption from that volcano will signal the end of the competition. You have until then to secure your prey and return to the Going Merry." Sanji declared.
"Me and my team can handle that! You’re on!" Zoro accepted.
"Bonus points if to whoever finds Leo." Casey added.
"Fine then!" Raph responded as the two girls started getting worried.
Meanwhile, Luffy and his group saw the explosion.
"Wow! That’s some explosion!" Luffy noted.
"Quite strong." Ursa agreed.
"Whoa!" Aria gasped.
"Well then, it’s time to get going." Dorry said as he got up onto his feet.
Meanwhile, Nami, Usopp and the others saw the explosion on their side.
"What was that?" Nami asked.
"An eruption…" Usopp noticed.
"Eep!" Fluttershy yelped as Broggy threw the food in his hands to into the flames as the group saw his expression.
"I don’t like that look. He seems angry." Usopp thought to himself.
"Please forgive me… But there is something I must attend to." Broggy said.
"Everything ok?" April asked.
"Leavin’ already?" Bebop added.
"No choice. That’s the signal my opponent and I used to mark the beginning of our fight." Broggy responded.
"A fight?" Nami repeated in confusion.
"With who? Where? And more importantly, why?" Usopp said with good questions.
"Why? I don’t remember. Kyabababababababa!" Broggy laughed.
"Do you hate him?" Fluttershy asked in concern.
"Hate him? Of course not! Kyabababababababa!" Broggy answered with a laugh.
With Luffy’s group…
"And before we realized, it became our routine. That volcano is our marker, whenever it erupts, we began." Dorry explained.
"It’s senseless! How could you have so much hatred for someone that you’d fight them for a century?! What could’ve happened to make you this mad?!" Vivi asked, completely appalled.
"Vivi, that’s enough." Luffy told Vivi.
"Straw boy is right." Rocksteady agreed.
"That’s not what this is about, okay." Luffy added.
"Da. Fight is more than that." Ursa nodded.
"It's obvious it's just for fun." Adagio joked before Karai punched her on the back of the head, giving Adagio a big lump.
"You idiot. It’s more than that." Karai pointed out as Broggy started approaching.
"You four are right. This is about honor." Dorry arrived as the two giants started charging towards each other. "I have forgotten…" Dorry started mentally before the two giants clashed weapons and shields. "…the reason for our brawl!"
The impact of that first clash rang loudly across the entire island as everyone was shocked at that first attack before Luffy, Rocksteady, Ursa Major and Karai fell onto their backs in awe.
"Huh? What’s the matter?" Vivi asked as Luffy exhaled a deep breath he didn't know he held in.
"This fight, it’s… wow!" Luffy awed in amazement.
"The legends are real." Sonata realized.
"Captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates, Broggy the Red Ogre and Dorry the Blue Ogre." Aria said.
"And they're here on this very island." Adagio added.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the jungle, a dinosaur approached a strange cube-shaped building as it tried to bite it, only to break its teeth.
"Hey, if you’re done, get outta the way." A familiar male voice said.
"Wait, I can handle this." A familiar female voice responded as the dinosaur charged at the familiar duo before the woman laughed and jumped into the air. "10,000 Kilogram Press!" The woman shouted as she stomped the dinosaur into the ground before she got off as both her and the man walked into the building.
"Oh. Hello, Mr. 5." A male voice greeted as Mr. 5 and Ms. Valentine walked in, seeing Mr. 3, who was reading a book while having tea, and the girl he was with.
"Hmph! I’m impressed by the decor. You have a talent for turnin’ even the most savage environment into a home. I admire you, which is why I feel compelled to remind both of you this mission belongs to me and Ms. Valentine." Mr. 5 said.
"Rest assured, we won’t slip up like we did last time." Ms. Valentine added.
"Slip up? That’s not why I’m here. Mr. 5, Ms. Valentine, the simple fact of the matter is you are both weak. *Drinks some tea* Don’t waste your energy pouting. It is what it is. Take a look at these." Mr. 3 responded as he brought out five old wanted posters, showing the names Dorry, Broggy, Adagio, Aria and Sonata.
"The Siren Sisters?" Ms. Valentine asked in surprise.
"Yes, they have indeed returned." Mr. 3 confirmed.
"This is a joke. They were executed by the Marines." Mr. 5 scoffed.
"I’m rather surprised neither you heard of their disappearance. Still, I’d like to thank you both for affording me an excuse to come to this island. I’ll enjoy the opportunity to hunt some truly big game." Mr. 3 chuckled.
"Dorry the Blue Ogre and Broggy the Red Ogre of the Giant Warrior Pirates." Mr. 5 noted.
"Everyone’s heard of them, it’s ancient legend. Hey, these posters are over a hundred years old." Ms. Valentine responded.
"Well, those two legends are alive and well on this very island. Battling over a century now. Back when those posters were new, the bounty on those their heads was one hundred million Berries a piece. Five hundred million for the five of them." Mr. 3 explained.
"500 million Berries is an impressive sum, but that doesn’t change the fact that Dorry and Broggy are giants, and the Siren Sisters have Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit powers." Mr. 5 pointed out.
"An easy 4,500,000. There’s a wise saying; Superior criminals are those who execute their crimes using superior intellect. All you have to do is follow my precise instructions. With a smidgen of forethought and perseverance, you can find the solution to even the most gargantuan of obstacles." Mr. 3 smirked as the left side of his glasses shined menacingly.