//------------------------------// // Chapter 11 - War Wager! Luffy starts a fight! // Story: Luffy in Equestria // by SparkStone //------------------------------// On the fifth day of Luffy's arrival. Yesterday to be specific, Luffy and the two griffons were in Birch Wood Forest. "So when are we getting to Griffon Kingdom Shady?" Luffy asked. "It's Shade." he corrected him. "It'll take the rest of the day." Brightly answered. "While you wait, would you like a drink?" Brightly using his talon, gave Luffy a bottle of a purple liquid. Luffy grasped it in his hooves and accepted. "Sure! Looks tasty. What is it?" He asked. "It's grape juice." Brightly answered. "Looks tasty!" He said as he chugged it down. The griffons grinned as Luffy soon yawned and became tired. "Man… I feel sleepy…" Luffy muttered. "It'll be a while to get to the waypoint." Shade told him. "Why don't you go to sleep?" "Yeah… Sounds like a good idea…" Luffy said before napping. The griffons chuckled as they head on forth. Rainbow was sneaking nearby spying closely on the two. Did that idiot really fall for that!? Rainbow wondered. It was the next day. Luffy yawned and woke up to see he was in a steel cage. He got up and looked around to see a camp of griffons. "Hey! Why am I in a cage?" Luffy questioned. "You really haven't figured it out, have you?" Shade asked. Luffy tilted his head in confusion. "Figured out what?" "Straw Hat Luffy, we have a grand offering for you." Brightly said as he tossed in a chunk of meat in the cage. Luffy was overjoyed to see it fly in and quickly fetched it into his mouth. "Oh man! I didn't think I'd get to eat meat while I was here!" He said while stuffing himself. "Thanks Brighter!" "It's… Never mind." Brightly said as he got back to the subject on claw. "We have more meat in store for you." "Really!?" Luffy asked after finishing the chunk. "Yes. All you have to do is live at the Griffon Kingdom, and serve under our king." Brightly offered. "Not a bad choice. All you have to do is follow our great ruler." "No way." Luffy replied, shocking all the griffons to dropping their beaks. "I'm a pirate! I'm not gonna let anyone be my king or whatever! But thanks for the meat." The griffon chuckled as he said, "I don't think you understand the situation here. You see, you're hauled up in a cage. I recommend you do as we say." "What, this?" Luffy asked as he walked out of the cage through a hole. Everyone was screaming at what just happened. "D-DID THAT PONY JUST EAT THROUGH THE STEEL CAGE!?" one of the griffons questioned. "Listen, I'm not gonna stay here. I have places to go." Luffy told them. "Sorry, but the answer is no." As Luffy began to leave, three griffons blocked his path. Shade moved up to Luffy and said, "You're still not out of the picture Straw Hat. If you don't join us, we'll have to do something drastic." "Oh yeah!?" Luffy shouted as he kicked his hoof onto the ground. "And don't even think about fighting." The griffon warned him. "If the king were to hear that we were attacked by a pony, then we'll have a reason to go to war." "What's that supposed to mean?" Luffy questioned. "If you attack us commanders on our land, we will have a reason to take over Equestria!" Brightly explained. "Your friends will perish due to your actions!" Luffy then glared at Brightly. "Leave them out of this. They have nothing to do with this." Brightly laughed and said, "Or what Straw Hat? As you can see, we have hundreds of griffons ready to fight! Do you really think you can handle the strength of the Griffon Kingdom? Do you really want to test the might as well as your friends safety?" Luffy immediately punched Brightly out of the picture. The griffons were taken back to see commander Brightly thrown out so easily. They turned to Luffy as he growled, "You're not gonna lay a hand on them!!" The battle begins and soon the griffons rushed in with sharp talons, strange wing blades, and even a weaponry of swords and spears. Luffy placed his too forelegs onto the ground and swung his hind legs to let it stretch. "Gomu Gomu no Bucking Whip!" The swipe of the attack took out most of the surrounding foes, letting Luffy go in. Shade was in pursuit of Luffy with a spear in claw. Preparing his throw, he raised his arm. "It's over Straw Hat!" Shade spoke. Before the throw even happened, Rainbow swooped in and kicked Shade in the face. "Don't count on it!" Rainbow yelled. Shade was knocked to the ground, and soon, everyone saw Rainbow Dash entering the battle. Especially Luffy. "Oh hey!" Luffy called. "Rainbow! What are you doing here?" "I was following you after you drank that sleeping juice you dolt!" Rainbow scolded. "How dumb are you!? Didn't they seem suspicious at all!?" "I didn't notice." Luffy replied as he threw a griffon out. "Take down that pegasus!" Shade ordered. The griffons flew and chased after Rainbow. She was able to zoom right passed them as well as tripping some up along the way. Luffy was beating tens, hundreds, and soon half the army was defeated. Shade was shocked to see the troublemakers actually beating them. Luffy turned to Shade and said, "You're next." Shade began to sweat and fled away from the battle. His units were calling to him. "C-Commander! Where are you going!?" "Don't leave us here!" "Commander Shade!" "Shut up!" Shade scolded. "That Straw Hats a monster! I can't die here! I'm far too important!" Rainbow chased him down and held onto his neck. Shade came crashing down as Rainbow loomed over him. "What kind of commander doesn't stick with his team?" Rainbow growled. The griffons rained over Rainbow now that she was on the ground. Rainbow wasn't able to react quickly enough, but was luckily saved by Luffy as he bit his hoof. "Gear Third!" Luffy's hoof began to grow, dropping jaws of everyone nearby to see this. The griffons that were about to attack Rainbow now started running away. Luffy moved the growth of his hoof to the other and stretched it out similar to how he uses his Gum Gum Pistol. "Bosu Koka." The hoof began to emulate a steel like substance around Luffy's gigantic round hoof. The griffons continued to run even though it was too late. "Gomu Gomu no Elephant Gun!" The massive blow managed to hit the majority of the army. Some that were spared from the disaster escaped the battlefield. Rainbow was in awe of Luffy in his last attack. "Whoa…" Rainbow muttered. "Okay, I gotta admit. That was pretty cool." Luffy turned and grinned until Shade managed to flip Rainbow over and hold her by the neck. He placed his sharp claw upon her throat. "Don't move! Or the pegasus gets it!" It was a standstill for a moment. Rainbow was being held tightly and Luffy glared at his enemy. "Listen carefully Straw Hat!" Shade began. "You're going to do exactly as I say, or else she dies! Got it?" "Don't listen to him Luffy!" Rainbow shouted. "Just beat him up!" Luffy grinned hearing this. "Looks like you lost Shady. Rainbow is willing to die just for me to kick your ass!" As he threw out his hoof to start pumping blood, he stepped closer to them. "Gear Second." Steam emitted from the shiny coat of Luffy's body. He continued to walk closer and closer. "Gomu Gomu no…" Shade tightened his grip around Rainbows neck, enough that it began to bleed. "If you don't stop what you're doing, I'll-" Suddenly, the punch was already sent. Rainbow was released as Shade was left with a bloody broken beak. She didn't expect it to be over so soon, much less her still being alive. "Jet Pistol!" The fight was finished. Luffy and Rainbow left a mess all over the place. Luckily, there were no casualties. But the battle was fought against the authority of the Griffon Kingdom. "Well… We kinda made a mess here…" Rainbow groaned. "Now the princess is gonna have to deal with this war thing." "I'm glad that it's over." Luffy laughed. "Felt good to punch that guy's face." "Lucky you." Rainbow said sarcastically. "You know, next time, leave some bad guys for me to hit!" "Sorry about that." He chuckled. Suddenly, Rainbow was slashed by a sharp object. She fell from the cut and started to bleed. Luffy was shocked and looked out to the distance to see something coming into view. "Who did that!?" Luffy questioned. A large metallic griffon shaped contraption then invaded the battlegrounds with plenty of slingers armed to shoot small blades like before. Luffy couldn't help but be impressed by the massive contraption. "So cool! A mecha griffon!" Luffy shouted. "Now's not the time to be impressed!" Rainbow scolded Luffy before grunting to the pain of her cut. "But it is something, isn't it?" Brightly said as he was inside the griffon's head. "This is the Trojan Griffon! The ultimate weapon that will conquer this very land!" "It's pretty nice, but I'm still gonna break it." Luffy declared. "Just try it!" Brightly said before launching the blades. Luffy managed to dodge the blades easily, frustrating Brightly. Even though he was shooting more than ten blades per second, none of them were hitting. Realizing he was too skilled, he then changed his targets to Rainbow. "Well then, let's see how you like it!" Brightly then shot the blades at the defenseless Rainbow. Trying her best to get away, she flew. The injury however was preventing her from flying at her usual speed, and was scratched by the leg, causing her to falter and forcefully dive. Luffy managed to catch her in time, but the bleeding was continuing. "Rainbow!?" Luffy called. "Rainbow!? You alright!?" She managed to nod, but it was obvious even to Luffy that she was too injured. He runs to some rubble that was perfect for cover from the blades. After leaving Rainbow in there, Luffy got out and went back to fight the monstrosity. "Oh?" Brightly chuckled. "Where's your little pegasus friend? Trying your best to hide her?" "Shut up." Luffy growled. "Just sit tight cause I'm gonna kick your ass!" Luffy ran up to the Trojan Griffon and pulled back both his hooves. "Gomu Gomu no Bazooka!" The impact hit the Trojan Griffons footing, but made Luffy weak upon touch. He stretched back his hooves and caught up on his breath. "What was that!?" Luffy wondered. "Is it made of Sea Stone?" Brightly didn't notice Luffy's faltering, being too focused on the shaking of the Trojan Griffon. After it regained balance, Brightly saw Luffy nearby. Taking the chance, he raised the machines talon and aimed to squish Luffy with it. "Say goodbye Straw Hat Luffy!" Brightly gloated. "Midori Boshi: Devil!" (Green Star: Devil!) The cockpit of the Trojan Griffon suddenly grew a gigantic Venus flytrap! Brightly screamed and ran away, but was caught by the hind leg to be pulled in. The griffon began to tip over due to the chaos in the Trojan Griffon. As Luffy got up to see this going on, He then inflated similar to his Gum Gum Balloon, followed by a twist and then a flight upwards. "Gomu Gomu no Storm!" The barrage of punches swarmed all over the Trojan Griffon. Even though each touch of the Sea Stone made Luffy weaker and caused his hooves to slowly bleed as it disables the rubbery body, he still continued until the dents made it through the head, destroying the controls. The Trojan Griffon begins to fall as well as Luffy exhausted from the touch of Sea Stone. Landing on the floor, the pieces of the Trojan Griffon smashes onto him as well. Rainbow, who regained consciousness, saw this and feared for the worst. "LUFFY!" Rainbow crawled out of the rubble that was protecting her and ran to Luffy. However, she did not have to dig him up as he was suddenly rolled over to her thanks to the growth of hands coming from the floor. It brought the still breathing Luffy, bruised due to the Sea Stone. Rainbow was frightened of the hands, but got Luffy regardless. She then heads back to town with Luffy, both battered from the Trojan Griffon. "Don't worry, I got you." Rainbow told Luffy. Hours after the fight, Brightly crawled out of the Trojan Griffon and panicked at the sight. The conqueror of the land that was entrusted to him was DESTROYED! "The Trojan Griffon!" He squealed. "How am I supposed to explain this to the king!?" "Doce Fluer" Twelve hands started to bloom off of Brightly and tugged his neck as well as his other appendages. "Wha-, What's going on!?" He shouted. "Clutch" Brightly screamed in pain before he was knocked out. Robin came into the scene and loomed over Brightly. "That's for attacking our captain." Robin calmly told the unconscious griffon. "Oi, Robin!" Usopp whined. "Why didn't we take Luffy and get out of here?" "In case you haven't noticed, the pegasus Luffy called Rainbow was taking care of him. He obviously made some new friends that will take care of him." "But Robin! Can we really trust them?" "Luffy may be hard to get along with for most people." She began. "But I have a feeling he's been also leaving a good impression on them as well. For now, we should focus on helping Luffy with another problem at hand." Usopp was confused. "What problem?" "Luffy had just started a war between two species." Robin explained. "I think he'll need our help to calm this situation." "EH!? A WAR!?" Usopp screamed. "Do we really have to get into this?" "Do you think Luffy would have it any other way?" Robin questioned. Usopp sighed as he said, "Of course not…" "That settles it. We'll stop the griffons and then meet up with Luffy." Robin confirmed. "But how will we get back to Luffy when this is over?" Usopp asked. "And wouldn't it be better if we all meet up before taking them on?" "Over there is a unique town close by the castle on the mountains. The castle must be the capital of the ponies. We won't be able to miss it." Robin explained. "As for the griffons, we should be able to stop them before they launch any serious attacks. If we waste time meeting up now, we might lose the chance for a quick end to this feud." "Do you really think just the two of us will be enough Robin?" Usopp wondered. "The griffons may seem strong, but they don't seem to possess any abilities that we can't endure." Robin informed him. "Also, we'll be able to fight from afar since our skills don't require us to be directly seen." Usopp then understood the plan. "So we're doing some kind of covert operation?" "Yes." Usopp then smirked as he said, "Then leave it to me! I'll have those griffons so scared, they'll be chickens!" Back at the Birch Wood Forest, Luffy had just woken up. He looks around to see Rainbow carrying him only for a few seconds before falling down. She then started to crawl with Luffy still on her back. "Rainbow…?" Luffy muttered. Rainbow looked up to see him awake. "Oh, finally awake huh? Good… I'm just… gonna sleep…" Doing as she said, she began to rest. Luffy panicked, jumping to his feet and said, "Hey! Get up! We can't stay here! You need help!" "Tch, look who's talking." Rainbow retorted at Luffy's state. "Just five more minutes… Or maybe tomorrow…" "No way." Luffy refused as he picked up Rainbow. "You need a doctor…" Continuing, Luffy along with Rainbow resting on him traveled straight through the woods. Hours pass as the forest was not forgiving as timber wolves then approached them. Luffy couldn't fight with Rainbow like this. "Out of the way." He told the wooden creatures. Choosing not to listen, they all jumped and bit Luffy. Immediately, he uses his Haki to cause them to break into pieces. Survivors ran away. Luffy marched on as he continued to carry Rainbow further. The blood from the cuts begin to drip on Luffy, making him want to reach the other side even more. Soon after, his wounds began to open up. Still moving on, he ventured farther until he saw someone. Fluttershy and the others were looking for them. Too tired, he finally collapsed with Rainbow still on his back. "LUFFY! RAINBOW!" They screamed as they checked them. Twilight saw Luffy's state is now critical, his cuts were overflowing with blood. "Don't worry Luffy! We'll get somepony, just hold on!" Luffy grasped onto her hoof and begged. "Rainbow…! She's hurt…! Can you find a doctor for her!?" Stunned of Luffy's concern for Rainbow even at his current condition. Twilight placed her hoof on Luffy and said, "Of course! Just let us bring you back this time. Just rest Luffy." Luffy gave a faint smile and said, "Good… I'm glad to hear that…" Even in near death, Luffy still left behind a grin as the others bring him back to Ponyville. Upon the throne of the Griffon King, Shade enters and bows to the ruler. "So, I take it the negotiation has failed?" The king guessed. "Yes sir. He has refused the offer and still resides along Princess Celestia." Shade replied. The king merely laughed as he asked, "Well, did he still fight? Did he fall for our trap?" "Yes. He attacked us first also!" Shade told the king. "Not even a single casualty as well my lord! We have the full fighting force!" "Good… Now we have all the reason to wage war." The king laughed maniacally. "Say goodbye to your beloved friends Straw Hat Luffy! You and your ruler will fall beneath the might of the Griffon Kingdom!"