Before Fluttershy and Gilda was Dolkin, supposedly a mercenary commander hired by the Griffon Kingdom. Belsky was very angry as Dolkin merely grins.
"What is the meaning of this mutiny!?" Belsky questioned.
"I'm sorry, but I simply must repay the blue stallion who took away my curse."
"Is... Is he talking about Sanji?" Fluttershy wondered.
"So... these ponies convinced you to join the other side? How aggravating. I must dispose of you and everyone else on their crew."
"If the blue stallion wants these ladies protected, so be it. I will see to it that they're alright."
"Why you... Imbecile!"
The duel begins. Dolkin and his new appearance against Belsky's new rage.
Zoro and Sanji runs to the door leading down to the brig. As they ran, the two were arguing.
"What the hell moss head!?" Sanji complained. "You were ahead of me!! How'd you get lost when the door was right there!?"
"Shut up! What took you so long with your damn fight!?" Zoro retorted. "You should've helped the others earlier!"
"I was dealing with an ugly bastard and his minions!"
"I was dealing with a huge ass minotaur!"
"Well I could have kicked his ass easily!"
"Yeah!? Well I could kick that ugly bastard, his minions, and your ass all at the same time!"
"What'd you say!?"
As they reached the brig, the fight ensued between Luffy and Grim. Blow after blow shook the ship, and the cage was barely hanging on. As Grim tried to recover, Luffy took the chance.
"Gomu Gomu no Gatling Gun!"
Dozens of punches dive into Grim as he's pelted to a pulp. But he didn't give up as he noticed the targets he had in place. Once he got out of the range of the attack, Grim aimed at Zoro, Sanji, and the cage.
"Slicing Karate Technique: Triple Assassin!"
Sudden cuts went to Zoro and Sanji, but were deflected by the swordsman's katana. The cage however lost its support and fell out of the ship. Luffy noticed and quickly grabbed a part of the ship and made his way to the cage. However, upon grasp, Luffy lost all his energy.
"Luffy!" the imprisoned friends called.
"Argh! It's... draining... my energy...!" Luffy groaned.
"Look out!" Sanji warned him.
Luffy looked up and saw Grim diving down to get him. Claws are open, and Luffy is in a tight spot. Unable to do anything to intercept it, Luffy stays put. Luckily, Zoro was ready to aid his captain.
"Senhachiju Pound Ho!" (1080 Caliber Phoenix!)
The attack forced Grim to retreat in order to escape the attack. Zoro looks down on the cage and growled, "If we can get it somewhere safe, I can cut it and let them out."
Suddenly, the cage started to lift upward. They were all confused until Sanji noticed something below it.
"Heave, ho! Heave, ho!" the voices from under the cage chanted.
"What the...? Why are they helping us!?" Rainbow questioned.
"What is the meaning of this!?" Grim questioned. "Stop your actions at once! Dolkin's squadron!"
The griffons below were the warriors under Dolkin's mercenary team. They were putting the cage back onto the ship, and allowed Luffy to finally let go.
"Whoa! Thanks guys! that was close!" Luffy said as he landed on the wooden floor.
"Anything for the pony who cured our commanders curse!" They replied.
"Curse?" Sanji repeated. "I just kicked him in the face."
"And with your blessing of a kick, you managed to rid of our commander's horrible flaw!"
"Well, as long as you're helping, that'd be great!" Luffy snickered.
Zoro went to the cage and pulled out a sword. Before he did anything, he said to them...
"Duck."
Doing as he said, Zoro continued to slice the cage open. The team was freed, and left the broken cage.
"Ah! Thanks Zoro!" Usopp said gratefully.
"It was really scary being in there!" Pinkie quoted.
"Well I wasn't scared." Rainbow claimed.
"Chopper!" Sanji called. "We need your help! Gilda got shot, and we need you to treat her!"
"What?! Alright! Let me just get my stuff! Come on everyone!"
"Luffy! Can you handle this guy now?" Zoro asked.
"Yeah! Just go on ahead! I'll catch up!"
They nodded and left altogether. Luffy stayed behind and got ready to fight Grim Stone once more. This time, with full power.
"You really think you can beat me?" Grim chuckled. "Surely, you must be joking. This entire fight, you were unable to put in enough strength to beat me."
"I was holding back because my friends were in danger." Luffy stated. "But now that they're safe, I can go all out."
"If you're so sure that they're safe, why don't you run away with them then?"
"Because if I let you out of my sight, you'll kill them!" Luffy pointed out. "And I'm not about to let that happen!"
Punching the floor, Luffy is now getting fired up. Blood is in movement, and his next tactic is brought into battle.
"Gear Second"
Dolkin was pushed back by Belsky and was tossed aside. Fluttershy cowered away with Gilda behind her. Belsky was absolutely angry.
"Did you think you can actually beat me?" He growled. "Did you forget what happens if you make me angry?" Belsky questioned.
"So long as I can repay him, it's all worth the trouble." Dolkin claimed.
"Ha! For getting rid of that ugly mug you call a face! I knew you were a cry baby about it! I just didn't know how foolish you were until now!"
Belsky turned his view to Fluttershy, making her back up even more. No much longer, Belsky jumped in and bashes her aside. Struggling to get up, Fluttershy tries to think of a way out of the situation.
What do I do? I can't fight him...! He's too strong...!
"Hey you blowhard!" Gilda shouted at Belsky. "Stop picking on her!"
"Gilda!!" Fluttershy squeaked.
Belsky turned to Gilda with an angry twitch on his eye. "What did you call me?"
Gilda got up and was preparing to fight, even in her injured state. Fluttershy was scared of what was to happen, and attempted to talk her out of it.
"Stop it Gilda! You can't fight like this!" She cried.
"Doesn't matter!" She stated. "I'm not letting Rainbow's friends get hurt so long as I'm around! I'm going to make up for everything I've done to her from now on!"
"Even if it takes your life?" Belsky questioned.
"Even if it kills me."
Belsky smiled widely as he went on to punching Gilda in the gut. "So be it. Die with your pride!"
Gilda was easily pushed to the ground, sliding until she hits the fence. Fluttershy's eyes shrunk as Belsky continued to beat her even when she was down. She was getting angry at the sight, and soon remembered something that was requested of her.
"Keep an eye on Gilda! We'll be back!"
Suddenly, Fluttershy gets up while holding down the straw hat. She glares at Belsky, somehow getting his attention. He stopped attacking Gilda for a moment as he turned away to Fluttershy.
"Oh? Feeling brave enough to fight now?" He sneered.
"One attack." She simply said.
"What?"
"One attack. And that's it." She said with a glare in her eyes. "If you hurt Gilda any more mister, I'm going to have to stop you here!"
Belsky found himself bursting in laughter, not believing what he's hearing. "You? Beat me? With one attack? You're bluffing!"
The long strands of laughter irritated Gilda, but Fluttershy remained still. Belsky was done with his playful banter, and became angry again.
"What makes you think a weakling like you can accomplish against me!?"
He suddenly disappeared, vanishing thanks to his sudden speed. Gilda looked around to realize what his capabilities were.
"He's moving so fast, I can't see him!" Gilda pointed out.
"That's Belsky's Rage Rush." Dolking informed them. "The blood from his veins rush through like steroids, allowing his rage to literally make him so fast, he's invisible."
Gilda's eyes shrunk, realizing what Belsky's plan was. "Fluttershy! Watch out! He's gonna try and surprise attack you!"
Belsky returned to vision and was right behind Fluttershy. His talons were going in for the kill.
"Time to die!"
With a swift move, Fluttershy managed to have her hind leg twirl and kick Belsky right in the stomach. His surprise was extraordinary from the sheer power Fluttershy was putting into one kick. Her leg, was imbued with armament Haki, and was crushing in deep of Belsky's rib cage.
"Flutter High Kick!"
The blow was enough to send Belsky flying into the distance. Dolkin and Gilda were simply jaw dropped as Fluttershy calmed down some. Sitting down, tired from the attack, she takes a deep breath before opening her eyes to see Zoro and Sanji back with Chopper, Pinkie, Usopp, and Rainbow. All of them staring at her.
"Whoa..." Rainbow spoke.
"I didn't expect to see that." Zoro admitted.
"W-Was she always that strong?" Usopp wondered.
"That was so cool!" Pinkie and Chopper cheered.
Fluttershy merely blushed while Sanji brought Chopper to Gilda.
"Here she is."
"This is pretty bad." Chopper stated. "I'll have to remove the bullets from her body here. After that, we can treat her at the ship."
"By the way, how are we getting off this ship?" Usopp wondered.
"We plan on falling down with the Sunny catching us." Zoro told them.
"ARE YOU CRAZY!?" Usopp cried. "We can't fly! If we land on the Sunny, we'll be squashed!"
"The others have something to catch us with." Sanji assured him. "Right now, we just gotta wait for the captain."
Dolkin got up and laughed, getting the others attention. He waved to Sanji saying, "Sir! It's good to see you again!"
"Whoa! His face is totally not jacked up!" Pinkie pointed out.
"I simply kicked his face enough to get rid of that weird look." Sanji said.
"And I simply praise you for doing it sir!" Dolkin says with gratitude.
"Wow, this guy's a sucker." Rainbow stated.
"What's that? I'm handsome?"
"I DID NOT SAY THAT!" Rainbow scolded.
"Does everyone's faces you kick turn this stupid?" Zoro questioned.
"Maybe." Sanji replied.
Dolkin turned to Sanji and Zoro with a hurt look on his face. But it turns into a smile as he said, "Oh? Do I detect a hint of jealousy?"
"HELL NO!!" They shouted.
"Anyways, in order to repay you for your blessing, my griffon squadron will be happy to take you to your ship safely!"
"Really? That's great mister!" Chopper said gratefully.
"We'll also help your wounded friend get their safely. So rest assured!" Dolkin declared.
"Dolkin-sama!" His griffons called. They landed in line. "We're ready to head on out!"
"Everything seems to be going well." Rainbow commented.
"But we still have to wait for Luffy." Fluttershy reminded them.
"Why don't we go help him-" Rainbow paused as Sanji and Zoro merely looked to the distance where Luffy was fighting. Sighing, she waits alongside them. The shaking of the ship however is showing what little time they have.
Blow after blow, Luffy lands as many hits as he can. But Grim was persistent, and manages to cuts Luffy. Blood is shed, and the two are barely holding on. The ship begins to crumble, and the room is falling apart. Luffy is getting tired while Grim is simply amused.
"You're like my son." Grim Stone stated. "You're pumping blood in order to accelerate the blood flow. Shortening your life in order to win. How foolish kids are these days."
"So long as I can beat you, it's worth it."
"Well, let's see how long you can make it last!"
Grim slashed the said, cutting up more of the ship. The place can no longer hold, and soon, the floor is no longer there. Luffy is now falling as Grim Stone flies above Luffy and darts hundreds of slicing winds at him.
"Razor Storm!"
The attack cuts Luffy many times, and soon makes him fall even faster towards the ocean. Grim laughs in triumph over his foe.
"This is what happens when you defy the Griffon kingdom! This is the fate all shall have if they stick their head in where they shouldn't be!" He tells the boy. "This is the end boy."
Suddenly, a hoof stretches over to Grim, and back comes Luffy.
"Gomu Gomu no Bell!"
The blow knocks back Grim a couple feet, back to what's left of the ship. He finds himself stuck in the wooden rubble that is left.
"Ergh! This can't be!"
Luffy blows into his hooves, and readies his armament Haki. With a deadly gleam in his eyes, Luffy finishes the fight.
"Gomu Gomu no Elephant Gatling Gun!"
Multiple strikes land on Grim, finally pushing him beyond defeated. Luffy ends up destroying the ship altogether, and falls down with it.
Over by Zoro and the others, they see that the ship can no longer hold. The sky becomes farther as the deck they're on is now going down.
"Luffy must have finished his fight!" Pinkie thought.
"Let's get out of here!" Sanji told everyone.
Those who cannot fly, or too injured to fly got on a griffon. Together, they fled from the destroyed masterpiece, and made it out in one piece. However, They continued to look for their captain.
"Where is he?" Rainbow wondered. "We won! So he should be out too, right?"
"If Luffy falls into the water, he's finished." Zoro told them.
Sanji looked at the crumbling ship. Among the falling wood, he spots Luffy going down with it.
"There he is!" Sanji pointed to Luffy's location.
"I see him too!" Usopp added. "We won't be able to reach him from here though...!"
"Don't worry! I got this!" Rainbow declared.
Flying in and into the rubble, Rainbow evades the raining debris above her. As she gets closer to Luffy, she reaches out to him and grabs him in time. The ship finally reaches into the water while everyone else made it back to the Sunny.
As everyone cheered for the safe return of their crew, Gilda looked at the ship one more time before asking herself.
What happened to them...?
A while later on the Sunny, the crew said their goodbyes to Dolkin and his squadron. Dolkin humbly bowed to them as he said, "It's been fun, but we must be going."
"Now that you've rebelled against the Griffon Kingdom, what are you going to do now?" Twilight asked.
"Hard to say." Dolkin admitted. "We're thinking of joining the pony's army since we have nowhere else to go. Might as well help our new friends in the long run."
"That's quite nice of you sir." Rarity commended him.
"Ah? Did I hear I was handsome?"
"Ergh... Well, no, but you do have the look." Rarity stated.
"Anyways, this is farewell!" He said to them as he and his men took off. "So long! I wish you best of luck on your adventures!"
"Bye." They all said in unison.
After they left, Nami turned to the group to get their attention.
"Alright everybody! Twilight explained to me that no winds will happen on the coasts of this country, so in order to get around, we'll have to rely on her ability."
"So cool! You can make our ship move?" Luffy asked her.
"Yes, I can." Twilight told them. "I want to do what I can to help all of you."
"So how long until we reach our next destination?" Zoro questioned.
"Well, from the coordinates Dolkin gave us, we should get to Featheran's harbor in about nine days." Nami answered. "So, we have a lot of time to get ready."
"So, I guess all we have to do now is set sail, right?" Rainbow asked.
"On the captain of this ship's order of course." Applejack reminded her.
"On your command." Twilight said, readying her magic.
Luffy grinned widely as he said, "It's been a while, but we're getting close."
Jumping on the head of the Sunny, he yells out the order.
"Mateys! Set Sail!"
"Yeah!"