//------------------------------// // Chapter 32 - The Ship is Shaking! Unexpected Allies! // Story: Luffy in Equestria // by SparkStone //------------------------------// The ground breaking battle continues as Sanji slams Dolkin to the wall. Dolkin quickly recovers and rushes in to grab Sanji again. The blue stallion backs up from his attempt and sets his hind legs on fire. "Poêle à Frire: Spectre!" Shots of fire spray around, forcing Dolkin to retreat from his attack. Even though the technique proved useful in fending off Dolkin, the fire spreads around the ship. Sanji grew worried. "Damn it! The I didn't expect it to burn this crappy boat!" "Now squadron! Tactic C! Go!" Dolkin commanded. Sanji looks up and sees the horde of griffons jumping to him. They crush Sanji and make it to where he can't move. "Hey! Get off of me you damn birds!" He cursed. "Wahahaha! How do you like that you kicky runt? Now squadron! Hold him still while I finish him off." Dolkin reached for the burning wood and tore off a plank. He raised it over Sanji as he aimed the flaming stake over his body. As he thrusts it forward to impale him, Sanji tossed the griffons aside and went in for a kick to the stomach. "Flanchet!" Dolkin backs up as Sanji takes care of the rest of the griffons. He stands on his front hooves and spins with his hind legs bashing the enemy around. "Party Table Kick Course!" Getting the griffons off his back, Sanji recovers. But he is instantly grabbed by Dolkin and thrown to the ground again. "Victim Hammer!" Once more, Sanji is sent crashing floor after floor until he was outside the ship, and below the bottom. Sanji uses his Sky walk to get back up and catch his breath. "I need to fight harder! I can't let this body hold me back!" As Sanji rested a bit, he heard Dolkin conversing with his men from above. "Nice one sir!" They commended him. "It's not over yet." Dolkin told his units. "That boy is probably going to come back." "Impossible! He crashed out of the Wing Ship! There's no way he can get back from that!" "You'd be surprised." Dolkin replied to that comment. "Listen up! Their escape team is the rogue griffon, Gilda, and Straw Hat's apprentice, Fluttershy! I want you to take them out immediately!" "Yes sir!" they all said understanding their orders. As they raced to the front of the ship, Sanji exploded out of the bottom with fire covered around him. He glared at the griffons as they dropped their jaws of what was before them. "What are you about to do to the ladies!?" Sanji questioned them. Dolkin was stunned as Sanji stepped onto the deck with murderous intent in his eyes. It seemed as if the order had made the blue stallion combust in anger. However, he continued to attack regardless. "You've come back for a second helping of my technique!?" As Dolkin grabbed Sanji, he lets go out of the sheer pain of the blue pony's blazing aura. The griffons hesitated to get past him or even around him. Sanji wasn't about to let them carry out their order. Finally, he rushed in to finish off Dolkin. He was kicked up into the air with extraordinary power. "Anti-Manner Kick Course!" Sending up the burning Dolkin up into the air wasn't all. Sanji leaped up there chasing the spiraling body to continue his assault. "Sky Walk!" The griffons below watched in horror as Sanji's barrage of intense anger was mixed into every kick. They were surprised how nimble this horse was at all! " Œil, Nez, Joue, Bouche, Dents, and Menton" ("Yeux, Nez, Joue, Bouche, Dents, and Menton") Sanji grinned menacingly as he finished his combo. "Parage Shot" Dozens of blows to the face before a hard kick sends him down like a missile to Dolkins squadron. Sanji defeats the team and moves on. "If you even think about hurting the ladies, I'll come back and kick your ass." Sanji warned them before heading on out. Zoro fought fiercely with his handicapped strength. As he limits his destruction to a minimum, Mino was free to attack with nothing blocking off the attacks. Swift move after move, Zoro evades the massive sword as it destroys more and more of the ship. Zoro was getting aggravated. I have to try something! With one sword, he unleashes a quick air strike to Mino. "Yakkodori!" (Bird Dance!) Though it pierced the air, it only bounces off of Mino's gigantic blade. Mino grinned as he laughs at this swordplay. "That's all you got swordsman?" Mino chuckled. "I expected more of a fight. How disappointing." Mino raised his sword up high up. Zoro's eyes widen as he knew what was about to happen. The sword then rushes down at incredible speed before it slammed onto the deck. "Ground Cutter!" The deck practically opens up. Barely hanging on, Zoro starts to sweat. "Don't you even see what you're doing to your ship?" Mino grinned as he replies. "This insignificant garbage means nothing to me." "Why didn't you say so?" Zoro said as he placed his sword in his mouth. Mino raised an eyebrow as Zoro now held all three swords again. The minotaur snickered as Zoro glared at him. "Eating your sword doesn't make you better at the blade you know!" "You probably never seen three sword style then." "How silly." Mino growled. "You're a mockery to such a practice! How dare you even hold a single sword!" Rushing in to strike, Mino closes into combat with Zoro, deflecting every move. Clash after clash, Zoro throws off Mino's flurry of slashes. "I don't need to hear that from someone who doesn't even know how to control his own strength." "Ergh! Why you!" Mino cursed as he nearly falls backwards. Getting back on his footing, he sneers, "Strength is everything to fighting!" "But with no control, you're no different than an amateur." "AMATEUR!?" Mino repeated angrily. "How dare you!" Getting into the fearsome position, Zoro and Mino faced off in one final attack. "I had enough of you!" Mino declared. "Now…" Mino dashes through with the massive blade scratching the ground. He goes in for an uppercut while Zoro stayed still. "Butchering Blow!" Before making contact with Zoro, he rushes through and slices Mino as well as destroying the deck. "Rengoku Onigiri!" (Purgatory Onigiri!) Mino was cut up before he fell into the pit he had created from his earlier attack. Falling by his own demise, Mino splashed to the ocean. Zoro puts away his sword as the ship began to crumble with loud creaks and cracks opening. He sighed as he looked away and said… "Damn… I overdid it…" The giant griffon is eyeing intently at the Sunny in the waters. As it hovers over the water, Franky grinned as the crew went into position. "Everyone! Get ready!" Nami warned them as she pulled a lever next to the steering wheel. When she did, the stairs opened up a passage into the head of the Sunny. "What is that!?" Twilight questioned. Franky pressed his nose for about three seconds before it became a Mohawk. "Just hold your horses! This is gonna be SUPER amazing! Ow~!" He told them. "Did you you seriously just say that?" Applejack retorted as she held her hind legs to ease the pain. "The griffon's coming everyone!" Rarity screamed as the beast headed straight for them. "Whatever it is you're about to do, please do it soon!" Suddenly, a loud metallic noise was heard from the head of the ship. The ponies being curious of what that was, ran up to see the Sunny's mouth opened with a cannon coming out of it. "A… Cannon!?" Twilight pointed out. "What kind of cannon is that!?" Rarity questioned. "Nami! Are you ready?" Franky asked. "I have it from here!" Nami assured him. "So long as the target is this big, it's no problem!" The loud ringing from the cannon came from the emanating of the energy being collected from the cannon. Once the energy was stored, it released it in one epic, amazingly powerful shot. "Gaon Cannon!" The giant griffon takes the shot head on, but was easily thrown far away. The ponies were wide eyed with open mouths of sheer destruction before them. "I... don't believe... what I just saw..." Twilight muttered. "Now I've seen everything." Applejack stated. "Such magnificence! Is there anything this ship can't do!?" Rarity praised the Sunny. "This isn't just any ordinary ship. This is the ship of dreams." Franky informed them. "Too bad Rainbow and Pinkie weren't around to see it." Applejack snickered. "They would have gone crazy." "Speaking of them..." Nami said as she returned from the cannon. "I hope they're alright." They all looked at the ship above, being torn apart piece by piece. The conclusion to this attack doesn't seem too bright for them, but Twilight notices something. Something is hanging off the ship, near one of the holes. Squinting to try to clear out what it was, she finds out a horrifying situation. "Every pony! Over there!" She alerted the crew. "What? What is it?" Nami questioned. "Up there! The hole near the back of the ship!" "I... I think I see it..." Applejack replied. "What about it?" "Our friends! They're still in the cage! It's about to fall out with them in it!" "WHAT!?" On the edge of the pit, where a cage is close to meeting the inevitable doom of falling into the ocean, Rainbow, Usopp, Pinkie, and Chopper gaze wondrously at the event of the beam from earlier. "SO COOL!!!" They all screamed. After a moment of happiness has passed, their senses return to their problem at hand. "AAAH! WE'RE GONNA DIE!" Chopper screamed. "THE CAGE IS CLOSE TO FALLING OFF THE SHIP!" Usopp pointed out. "WHAT DO WE DO!? WHAT DO WE DO!?" Pinkie asked continuously. Rainbow slammed her hoof on the cage bars to get their attention. "Would you guys get a grip!?" They turned to her as she continued. "Right now, we're just sitting ducks. We have to do our best to help the others after we get out. So the first thing to do is remain calm. There's no point in wasting our energy screaming our lungs out." Rainbow sits with patiencem impressing her peers. They sit down with her in agreement. "You're right. The most we can do is wait until they come to break us out." Usopp said to that speech. As they sat patiently in the cage, they waited with a calm mind. That was, until a loud shout from Luffy was heard followed by the shaking of the ship, shaking the cage to get closer to the hole by an inch. Right then, Usopp, Chopper, and Pinkie ran around yelling while Rainbow was banging on the cage. "DANG IT LUFFY! GET US OUT OF HERE ALREADY!!" Over by Fluttershy, Gilda rests on the front of the ship. Time passes with absolute cruelty. Never knowing if they're alright, and a horribly injured friend in need of help. Blood still drips, but Fluttershy tries her best to aid Gilda. "Do... Do I put pressure on the places you were shot?" she asked. "I think you're supposed to get the bullets out." Gilda replied. "Um..." "I can wait... This isn't the first time I've been shot." She assures her. "This is the first time I took a lot of them at one time, but I'm alright, so long as-" "There you are!" The griffon yells as he lands in front of the two. "Straw Hat Luffy!" "Straw Hat Luffy? What are you-" Gilda pauses and looks at Fluttershy with the straw hat. "Oh crud." "I-I'm not Luffy!" Fluttershy claimed. "Really? Huh... Now that you mention it, I heard Luffy was a boy, and you're just a girl." he pointed out. "What is that supposed to mean?" Gilda questioned. "So, sorry for the confusion." Fluttershy apologized. "Oh, no, it's alright. I'll just be on my way." He says politely before heading off. Fluttershy and Gilda sigh in relief that it didn't have to come to a fight. "Thank goodness. I was worried that-" "WAIT A MINUTE!" the griffon comes down and realizes something. "You! You're Luffy's apprentice, Fluttershy! Aren't you!?" "Oh crud." Gilda repeats herself. "Uh... Maybe...?" Fluttershy answered. The griffon opens his talon to show off his extremely sharp claw. Fluttershy begins to sweat, getting scared of the situation. "I can't let you live, especially if you're going to help Straw Hat." The griffon rushes in to strike, and Fluttershy is completely stunned. Gilda was too injured to block the attack, or even move. When things seemed bleak, someone blocks the attack. "What the!?" The griffon questioned, only to see something absolutely surprising. "Who the heck are you!?" "Where'd he come from?" Gilda wondered. "Is he... a friend?" Fluttershy thought. Another griffon blocks the attack. This griffon had a nice and smooth beak with sharp looking eyes. The feathers on his head were in a nice style as if it was beautiful hair. His feature were magnificent. "Little Belsky, did you forget about me already?" The griffon called Belsky was stunned. He knew who it was, but was still befuddled on how it came to be. He gulped before he revealed his name. "DOLKIN!?!?" Luffy was punching furiously as Grim Stone kept on cutting up the ship to block himself using the debris as a means of defence. Grim then threw back a punch to somehow slice the air once more. Luffy dodges and attempts another attack. "Gomu Gomu no Pistol!" "Too slow!" Grim dodges and nearly cuts off Luffy's hoof. Luckily, it retreated back before it happened. Luffy was about to do something devastating until he looked what was below them. "Ah! It's them!" "Hmm?" Grim looked down to see the cage holding Luffy's companions. He grins menacingly as he says, "Oh! You've found your friends! Good for you! Unfortunately, they seem to be in quite a predicament. Seeing how close they are to falling down to the bottom of the ocean, this means you better watch yourself, otherwise..." Grim punches the ground, and the slicing attacks fractures the support below. The cage is now on a tipping floor about to fall any moment. Pinkie, Usopp, and Chopper start screaming while Rainbow complains. Luffy is shocked and glares at Grim. "Damn you! Leave them out of this!" "Oh? But they're the whole reason why you came, isn't it?" Luffy jumped into the air and stretched his hind legs to attack Grim. "Gomu Gomu no Bucking Whip!" It makes contact and trips Grim as well as destroying more of the room. Grim attempts to cut Luffy with another fearsome fist, but Luffy quickly grabs his talon and pulls him close. "What the!?" A forceful attack lunges at Grims face. Luffy scores a major deal of damage, but it is far from over. Grim backs up and grins widely. "You are quite the adversary." He admits. "But I won't let you win that easily." Pulling out a bottle, Luffy sees the Warriors Elixir in his possession. One chug was all it took to maximize Grim's power. The claws grow bigger and his muscles grow larger. The griffon smiles as he looks down on the red pony. "Straw Hat, with this form, I will destroy this ship. All of your friends aboard will be taken to the sea with you as well." "I'm not gonna let that happen!" Luffy declares. "Is that so?" Luffy's hooves become wrapped in armament Haki and gets on his hind legs. He stand in a human posture in hopes to mimic his old fighting style even better. "That's right!"