Twilight Sparkle! The Princess who met a Future King!

PROLOUGE

"Very well." Celestia nods to Twilight as she faces the ponies, yaks, dragons, griffins and the other variety of races that had attended this very coronation. One of the most important in pony history as the crowd cheers for Twilight Sparkle, The Princess of Friendship and the pony who brought all the races in Equestria together in peace and harmony through her established School of Friendship. Everypony applauded her while the yaks were stomping in joy, making the ground a bit shaky while the dragons breathe fire in the air.

"My sister and I have ruled this land for quite some time, but even we know that change eventually comes to us all. And though we know it can be unsettling, it's as natural as the rising and setting of the sun and the moon. Both of which my sister and I feel confident leaving in the hooves of the pony who will come after us." Celestia finished her speech as she bows down to the pony of the hour Princess Twilight Sparkle, Gracefully making her way from the castle spire with all of her friends and family looking on including Maud and her coltfriend Mudbriar, The Student 6, Mr. and Mrs. Cake with their foals Pound and Pumpkin Cake, Prince Rutherford and the yaks, Dragonlord Ember and her army of dragons, The founders of the hillbilly village families Hoof Fields and the Mccolts, Minuette and Twinkleshine as well as her other friends Gilda, Capper, Lemon Hearts, Zecora, Tempest and Pharyx who is with his brother, Roseluck, Doctor Whooves, The pillars of Equestria Rockhoof, Mistmane, Flash Magnus, Somnambula, Mage Meadowbrook and Starswirl the Bearded as well as Discord, Cadence and Shining Armor with their daughter Flurry Heart.

"And so without further ado, I give you the new ruler of Equestria - Princess Twilight Sparkle!" Celestia announced as Twilight appears to the ground but she accidentally trips on a small outplaced rock making the crowd gasp but thankfully Celestia caught her by the forehooves. "Sorry!" Twilight smiled sheepishly as she uses her magic to fix the emblem on her dress.

Everypony and everycreature erupted into a thunder of applause as Celestia and Luna use their magic to fuse the two royal crowns into one Golden Friendship Crown. A crown glistening in the light of tomorrow's future worthy of the Princess of Friendship.

"Um, Twilight?" Luna then tapped Twilight on the shoulder concerned for the star spider, the hummingbird and the rest of Fluttershy's butterflies starting a fight on this day and on Twilight's dress nonetheless. "Oh thank you so much for this wonderful moment Princess Luna, I am so much moved and gratified" Twilight said smiling at Luna with tears rolling down her eyes, oblivious to what the former moon princess was trying to warn her about.

While all of this was happening, a huge amount of Discord's chaotic energy left after the battle with Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow as well as after the Chaotic Giant Party Pinkie Fiasco, these leftovers of chaos was seeping through the ground and it looks like it was about to burst right up the soil any moment now like a can of soda that just been shook furiously for the purpose of a prank.

"Oh, dear. I know these aren't the snacks I promised, but it's all I could find." Fluttershy tried to explain to her angry swan friends in mutiny over their lunch which was nothing but one piece of carrot.

"Well, Dash or no Dash, Twilight's about to get that crown. Wonderbolts, roll out!" Spitfire said as she assembled the Wonderbolts as they jet off to make the colorful performance of Twilight's coronation without Rainbow Dash guiding them. "No! Wait!" Rainbow called out as she zooms off to go after her team while Twilight was getting harassed by the grumpy swans that Fluttershy failed the feed the proper diet. "Aah!" Twilight yelped as the angry swans that were honking at her, Celestia and Luna like there's no tomorrow.

While all of these shenanigans were going on, nopony or creature knew about the amount of purple energy substance which was the leftover of Discord's chaos magic to be rising to the ground, about to explode like a water balloon filled with too much water, so when the Wonderbolts make their grand performance spreading colorful smoke everywhere, just when the fireworks exploded in the air.. KABOOM!! Nopony or creature could have seen that coming as a large burst of Discord's chaotic energy bursts everywhere to the lengths similar to the biggest atomic bombing anyone has ever seen, spreading the magic everywhere all throughout Equestria and beyond its borders. Thankfully nopony or creature was hurt. But where are they? What happened to them? Where is everyone?

Gold Roger "The King of the Pirates" had achieved it all. Wealth, fame and power had been his. Not surprisingly, The final words he spoke before they lopped off his head inspired adventurers throughout the world to sail the seas.

"My treasure? Why its right where I left it... Its yours if you can find it... But you'll have to search the whole world!"

The world... Is about to witness a Great Era of Piracy!

Somewhere in an unchartered island...

"Uhh... Where am I..?" Twilight asked as she rubbed the back of her head. She felt like was spinning from dizziness. Her crown was gone and so was her coronation dress, All because of that one explosion. "T.. The last time I remember... I was going to be crowned the sole ruler of Equestria and... Omigosh!! M.. My friends!! W.. What happened to them?! P.. Pinkie!! Applejack!! Rainbow Dash!! Rarity!! Fluttershy!! Spike!!" Twilight called out as she tries to look for her friends in these new sorroundings and noticed that there are trees everywhere. "Is this the Everfree?" She thought.

"Spike... Is that you?" Twilight tried to get up and groans in pain as she saw her surrogate brother and number one assistant beside her laying on the ground barely moving until he saw that Twilight was still alive beside him. So he had survived that huge outburst of chaotic explosion back at her supposed coronation ceremony as appointed ruler of Equestria. Oh that Celestia!

"Twilight..." Spike tried to respond but couldn't from all the tears welling up in his eyes upon seeing his big sister alive and the realization that everyone else was alive and well. So that wasn't just some destructive blast planted by some villain. That huge magical surge of stored energy in the ground somehow cause everyone in Equestria and beyond to be teleported here.

"Twilight!! Spike!!" Pinkie hollered from one of the bushes as she bounced around the place and gives Twilight and her purple dragon brother a great big hug upon finding her. "Twilight! I'm so glad that your okay! I was looking around for you and the last time I remember, there was this great big explosion that wipe off everypony and..." Pinkie was about to continue her explanation making Twilight well up in tears when another familiar voice was heard looking for the purple princess.

"Twilight? Are you around here Sugarcube?" Applejack called out from behind one of the trees, Twilight couldn't help but jump for joy when she saw the apple farmer, hope swelling up in her chest. "Applejack!! Your safe, thank goodness!!" Twilight said as she wrapped her forehooves around Applejack tears rolling down her cheeks. "Its alright Hun, I'm here for you and I promise that we'll make through to the end just like always." Applejack said as she gently brushed Twilight's mane trying to comfort her friend.

"Hey Twilight do you know what in Celestia's name is going on around here?" Rainbow Dash asked as she flew from high above the tree branches with Fluttershy and Rarity following behind. "I just woke up feeling like all of this is a dream but I know for a fact that we were celebrating your coronation earlier and I was coordinating the Wonderbolts on their performance with me doing a Sonic Rainboom at the end just like at your brother's wedding!" Rainbow said feeling upset and disappointed at the same time.

"Wouldn't be the first time Darling" Rarity said as she walks over to Twilight and regroup with her friends, remembering what happened at the Friendship Festival when the forces of the Storm King attacked led by Tempest and Grubber with them ending up in some kind of riverbank after dropping from a waterfall.

"While I for one do not mind nature walks in the Everfree but this is serious case of wrong place wrong time" Fluttershy said as she approached Twilight, Pinkie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Rarity rubbing her right forehoof, still thinking about the disaster that happened back at Twilight's coronation with her geese being grumpy because they didn't get the snack they want before the actual ceremony.

While everypony else getting together in a group hug, happy to be reunited with one another, someone else was heard rustling in the bushes. "Could it be one of their other friends out to save them? Starlight? Sunset? Oh yes! Thank Celestia the day would be saved" Twilight thought.

"Uhm... Are you tiny horses alright? W.. Who are you?" A small, timid, chubby boy with pink hair and round-frame glasses asked as he made himself known to the ponies after observing them behind some bushes and shrubs.

"We're fine but I think we got lost in the forest" Fluttershy said being approachable to Coby and always happy to make a new friend. She has come a long way since being a teacher in Twilight's School of Friendship and opening her own animal sanctuary. She's still shy from time to time but happy to make a new friend.

"Uh, hello there. My name is Twilight Sparkle a.. and, Omigosh!! Your a human aren't you!! Did you came from the Human World? Are you from Canterlot High? You know my friend Sunset Shimmer from Canterlot High right? I.." Twilight was about to ask more questions which the boy didn't understand before the purple alicorn slowly got pushed to the side by Applejack.

"Sorry about that Sugarcube, She can be alot to handle sometimes when around humans or other fellers she hasn't interacted in a long time" Applejack apologized as she took off her hat and about to shake Coby's hand when Pinkie suddenly popped out of nowhere and shook Coby's hand fast, really eager to make a new friend in this strange new world she nor the other ponies understand at first glance. "Yeah, Twilight's alot like me when seeing the biggest stacks of cakes, pies, ice cream, doughnuts, tarts, chocolates, sweets and other desserts for the first time!" Pinkie said with a wide grin. "Anyways Twilight is like that when it comes to books, humans, research and other things sciencey!"

"She seems to be an Eager Mcbeaver for such a career hehehe" Coby laughed a bit scratching the back of his head reminding these ponies a bit of himself when it comes to sailing the seas and about the marine hierarchy and tradition.

"Anyways my name is Pinkie Pie! What's yours?" Pinkie asked as she kept bouncing around, always in high energy.

"Its a pleasure to meet ya partner! My name's Applejack!" Applejack approached Coby and shook his hand so fast that he could swear it might fall off.

"My name is Rarity Darling. Charmed to meet you" Rarity said as she struck a pose by putting her right foreleg in front of her left foreleg while doing a flying kiss with a wink.

"Hey kid! My name is Rainbow D A S H, Dash!! You might haven't heard about me yet but I'm a pretty big deal back where I'm from being the fastest flyer that the skies has ever braced!

"H.. Hi! My name is Fluttershy! Its very nice to meet you and I hope that we can be the best of friends!" Fluttershy said as she flies over to Coby and bows down like a shy moe anime girl would.

"Hey its nice to meet ya! I'm Spike! You might not know about me but I'm also pretty big deal back home, A hero for saving an entire empire from a darkness of evil, something like that" Spike said as he put a claw to his chest, trying to imitate Rainbow's way of introducing himself which Twilight was not amused of. These are one of the times that the purple drake gets way in over his head because of his achievements. Twilight always reminded him to be humble. Something Rainbow had to learn the hard way during the Mysterious Mare Do Well Incident.

"Hi my name is Coby and I my dream is to join the marines. They protect innocent people from bad guys!" Coby introduced himself as the boy went down on one knee so that he could be eye level with the ponies and dragon.

"Anyway if you want to become one just go for it!" Spike said he crossed his arms over his chest trying to give some boosting confidence to the boy.

"I wish I could..." Coby said in a defeated manner as a dark gloomy purple aura began to surround him.

"Why is that?" Spike asked curiously.

"Well its kind of a long story you see... I'm trapped working for a pirate crew as a caretaker." Coby explained as beads of sweat start dropping from his forehead.

"By the way, do you maybe have a boat or something?" Pinkie asked out of the blue with a large question mark on her head.

"Oh! Actually I do, but I never finished it. I wanted to run away with it." Coby explained his scheme but then a thought pop up in his head and puts his hands on Spike's shoulders with desperate cry for help. "Wait! You said you are a hero! Can you and your friends help me run away? Please help me! Its been two years already, I've been working my ass off to stay alive! I really want to get away from them!"

"Don't you worry kid! We the heroes of Equestria will always be here to save the day! Right girls?" Rainbow Dash asked as everypony else answered with a reassuring nod.

"Darn toothin!" Applejack said with a determined look as she put her hat back on, shadows covering her face like she's ready to fight.

"Why of course Darling. It would be impolite of us to just leave you hanging in that situation Dear. Fighting isn't really my forte, I'm much more into fashion but.. If someone out there is wants to be a ruffian on you then so help me, I'll also go ruffian on them that the doctor won't know where to start the stitches!!!" Rarity said as anyone could swear her eyes went fire and green there for a second. It wouldn't really be a surprise for anypony else there since they just had the biggest battle of their lives fighting Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow that if someone evil wants to hurt their friend. They are not going to stand for it.

"Absolutely lutely tootely!" Pinkie chirped as she bounced and spins around with a speed dash around Coby.

"Oh we have to get as far away from this place as possible so that you could start living your dream." Fluttershy said always ready to be helpful and encouraging to a new friend no matter the foes or obstacles ahead.

"We would be happy to help you out Coby. Friendship is kinda my thing." Twilight smiled gently showing how strong she is in this situation and determined to fulfill her purpose as a Princess of Friendship even without the fancy crown and castle. For anyone may it be pony, creature or human."

"What about the boat then?" Spike asked one more time which earned him a reprimanding glare from the rest of the Mane 6. "SPIKE!!!"

"She might destroy it as soon as she finds out! I need to make sure she won't chase after me and beat me up!" Coby said as he fell down on his knees crying his eyes out in front his new pony pals. "Please help me everyone! Help me run away from those bad guys!"

"Found you, you goddamn rascal! Were you hiding from me?!" Alvida was seething with anger as she smashes Coby's boat with her iron mace much to the complete and utter shock of everyone. "GWAAHH!!!" Coby fell on his back seeing how much force Alvida used to smash his boat into bits of wood. "M.. My... boat... is...!!"

"So that was your plan! Such an ungrateful bastard! Who do you think kept you alive all the time?!" Alvida yelled forcing Coby to crawl backwards on the ground away from her, With sweat flooding his face he better think up of good excuse this time or she might use her formidable iron mace to smash his crotch!

"Coby is this the fat woman you were trying to run away from?" Twilight Sparkle asked that one of a nuclear missile red button pressed question as if all of Tartarus just broke loose.

"WHAT?!!" All of the men in Alvida's crew just jumped back with their tounges flailing around in their mouths jaw dropped to the ground with a large metal sound and their eyes building out of their sockets in an insane wavy manner especially the captain herself Iron Mace Alvida.

"F... F... F...!! D.. Did she just say...?!!"

"Are you crazy?! She's a pirate!! Why did you have to go and piss her off?!" Coby freaked out as he was holding Twilight in the shoulders shaking her back and forth furiously.

"Nya W.. What? S.. She's a pirate?" Twilight asked pretending to be scared that it looks cute, knowing she has magic packed in her horns while turning back to her friends with a smirk ready to fight back in all manner of ways these so called pirates can't even imagine.

"I will beat your pony head into a bloody paste!!!" Alvida yelled as she was about to smash Twilight with her iron mace but the purple alicorn was ready to conjure up a purple shield just in case and her friends ready to attack from the sides when she gives the signal but then..

"L.. Lady Alvida..." Coby says as thoughts rushed into his head about how he needs to stand strong and decides to never back down if he's ever going to achieve his dream of becoming a marine and capturing pirates like her. "LADY ALVIDA IS... THE UGLIEST OLD HAG OF ALL!!!"

Then as if he just triggered an 8 point ton earthquake, All of Captain Alvida's crewmen just fell down biggest, craziest and funniest scaredy faces ever with their jaws dropping to the ground and their eyeballs popping out of their sockets waving like crazy especially the very red and very angry Alvida.

"Hahahahaha!! T.. That's so funny!! HAHAHAHA!!" Pinkie laughed loudly as she starts pounding on the tree while feeling the tingling sensation of laughter from her tummy coming from Coby's supposed joke which was meant to be an insult to Alvida.

Coby gulps in fear as all everypony else could do was laugh loudly at that joke especially Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Spike, who were laughing so hard that they had tears in their eyes while Twilight, Applejack and Rarity were on the ground just bawling and rolling around in laughter but trying to hold it.

"S.. Stop giggling..!!! S.. STOP LAUGHING!!!!" A very red and very angry Alvida yelled out as she had just about had it with this nonsensical laughter and was just about ready to end Coby once and for all. "YOU LITTLE..!!!"

"I said it and I won't take it back! No more cringing for me!! From now on I'll fight for my dreams!!" Coby thought in his mind as he was ready to accept his fate of being pounded into a bloody paste. "Get them!!!" Alvida ordered to his crew as they all jump and ran towards the ponies, intending to capture them all to be sold as slaves or mere pets for the crew. "EYAAHH!!!"

As Alvida's pirate crews charged at Coby's friends, everypony sprang into action. As Applejack was surrounded by a a number of pirates about to grab her, all the apple farmer did was take out his laso and grabs the men by their chest and necks as she began bucking them as hard as she can, seeing their heads as red apples until they finally gave out.

As a number of men were about to capture Pinkie Pie, they were unprepared for the pink pony's unpredictable party tricks as she starts firing her party cannon at these fodder intending for them to go insane in order to loose. "Hehehe! Missed me, Try again! Awww come on! Lets play, play some more! Come and catch me, If you can! Hehehehe!" Pinkie snickered, intending to taunt them all the while her party cannon and her forehooves which acts like a gatling gun to shoot endless cupcakes into their burning mouth, Cupcakes that had been over drizzled with hot sauce.

Suddenly as Coby realized that he was about to die, A mysterious guy, fearless and determined wearing a vest and a straw hat blocked the path of Alvida's Iron Mace that was going to pulverize him. "Hey you, Don't bully kids. Your kinda being a jerk."

"W...Who are you?! W... What are you?!" Coby asked as he looked up to his straw hat wearing savior. "My name is Luffy! The man who's going to be King of the Pirates!" Luffy said with a grin as he looked at Coby. "Say after this, Do you know where I can get a dinghy and something to eat?"

"It makes no difference to me.. Your both going to die!!!" Alvida yelled as she prepares for her most powerful smash of the mace when nothing happened when Luffy blocked it!

"Impossible!! No one survives the Iron Mace!!" Alvida yelled as she tried to push the heavy weapon once more on Luffy.

"You've got to be kidding me!!!" Coby exclaimed in complete and utter shock, meeting someone for the first time who could be resistant to Alvida's rampage attacks.

"Gum.. Gum.. Pistol!!" "POW!!!!" Luffy stretches his arm and punches Alvida so hard that she gets knocked out and loose a number of teeth in the process.

"H.. His arm stretched like rubber!!" One of the pirate crews who was caught and tied up in Applejack's laso exclaimed.

"Captain!! H.. He beat Lady Alvida!! He's not human!!!" Another one of Alvida's men who was trapped in Pinkie's party cannon and forced feed hot sauce drizzled cupcakes addend.

"Please spare us!! We will find a job and quit being pirates right away!!" A captured pirate crew from Alvida begged, this one had already sustained a black eye from Rainbow Dash and had his stomach be decorated by a mark punched by a pegasus.

"We will do anything you want!!" This pirate crew of Alvida's really begged for he has Twilight's magical aura surrounding his neck.

"Give Coby a Dinghy!! He's gonna join the Navy!!!" Luffy ordered the remnants of Alvida's crew to build the transport for Coby, him and his friends to which they quickly obliged.

"Luffy... Twilight... You guys are the best... I love you all!!" Coby couldn't help but smile as waterfall tears dripped down his face over and over and over again.

Later while sailing on the seas..

"You've must have eaten the fruit of the Gum Gum Tree!" Coby explained as they sail onwards the peaceful waters towards someone new Luffy's interested and one step closer towards Coby's dream.

"Incredible! So there are fruits that give you godlike abilities?" Twilight asked completely mesmerized by the knowledge of this new world that they set hoof in.

"But if your going after the "One Piece" You'll have to set foot in the Grand Line" Coby explained.

"The Grand Line seems like a fun and romantic place to set sail and explore!" Rarity said as she fell to the side of the boat like a mare who's fallen in love once more.

"Yep! I heard all the stories from Shanks about the tons of cool stuff there that we never get to see! It will be lots of fun guys, I'll tell you that!" Luffy exclaimed as he stretches out his arms with much enthusiasm that its frightening Coby for Luffy's safety for just the talk of the unknown.

"Luffy they call it the Pirate's Graveyard!" Coby exclaimed in fear.

"That's why I'm assembling a Super Crew!!" Luffy said yelling to the heavens. "And were gonna join him!! Pinkie yelled back with much enthusiasm and determination as Rainbow Dash, Spike, Rarity and Applejack were up for this Pirate Adventure of a challenge and for them, there's no holding back.

"See! I've already got 7 members for my crew! Shishishishi!" Luffy snickered as he began to pal around and dance on the middle of the dinghy with his pony and dragon friends.

"Hey we didn't sign up for this!! We didn't even huddle up a meeting for this!!" Twilight groaned, certainly objecting to the idea of friends joining a pirate crew while they don't know where their friends and love ones are. "Awww come on Twilight, lighten up! I'm sure that they're gonna be alright. We'll find them sooner or later and we don't have to worry about any enemies that we'll cause we're gonna be stronger on the way!" Rainbow Dash said giving her the assurance they're gonna be alright since Spike has also grown a bit and is now Rainbow's flying partner.

"Okay Rainbow. Maybe being pirates for adventure is fun. I trust you girls" Twilight said as she wraps everyone in heartwarming group hug which caught Luffy off guard. "Hehehehe Don't worry Twilight. As the Captain, Your safety is my responsibility and I can assure you that your all in good hands.

"By the way, That guy imprisoned at the Navy Base. What's his name?" Luffy asks curiously.

"Roronoa Zoro!" Coby answered.

"If he's a good guy then I'll let him join my crew!"

"Oh I'm sure that he would love to join us on this pirate venture" Fluttershy exclaimed with gentle smile. "How do you know that's gonna happen Flutters?" Rainbow asked as she flew down to sit by Fluttershy's side. "Kindness and Gentleness Rainbow Dash.. Kindness and Gentleness.."

"Now your talking crazy again!!" Coby answered. "Never! Never! Never! That'll never happen! That guy's a demonic beast!"

"How do you know?!" Luffy countered back with a snort.

"Yeah, You do know that only Fluttershy was capable of ponyhandling Discord the Spirit of Chaos?" Pinkie asked which quickly got Luffy's attention now straight on her face. "Discord the Spirit of Chaos? Woaahh!! I'm sure that he would be a fun guy to be around as a crew member. Don't you think so?" Luffy asks now giddy as a kid who was about to open a christmas present.

"Oh Yes!! Yes!!" Pinkie replied as she bounced around on the boat and even does a spin dash in the air.

"Noo!!" Everypony else except Fluttershy exclaimed as they prevent Pinkie from giving too many ideas to Luffy about having someone like Discord in Luffy's Pirate Crew.

"Uhh what?" Luffy asks the rest of the Mane 6 as he turns to them scratching the back of his head, Oblivious as to why these ponies are so wary of this Discord like Coby is of Zoro.

"Uhhmm Nothing!!" Spike, Twilight, Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash said as they looked at Luffy with those cute, innocent pony smiles with their shiny white teeth.

"Alright everypony!! Lets get this party started!!" Pinkie exclaimed as she shot her party cannon in the air spreading balloons, banners, confetti, streamers, cupcakes and sodas which she shared with Luffy and her friends who cheered him. "A toast to our new friend Luffy!!" Twilight said as she help Coby served the food and drinks around.

"I'M GONNA BE THE KING OF THE PIRATES!!!" Luffy declared out loud and everyone else cheering in unison.

And so the eight young adventurers sail on towards the naval base and destiny!

The Bloodlusted Demon Pirate Hunter Zoro!

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"A demonic beast huh?" Luffy asks as he sat at the front of the boat while Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy fly a little bit ahead to see if they come across land.

"Is he a dragon? I hope he's a dragon so that I can have a playmate and an additional flying buddy!" Spike said as he does a fist bump with Pinkie and the next thing was, they were now dancing with Luffy on the boat with Rainbow joining in.

"Hahahahaha! Yeah!! Alright!! Hahahaha!!"

"Roronoa Zoro is his real name. But they call him "Zoro The Pirate Hunter. He's like a bloodthirsty hound... Roaming the seas, hunting men for the bounties on their heads! They say he's a demon in human form" Coby warns Luffy as he gives him a piece of newspaper showing the picture of the infamous bounty hunter.

"Hmmm..?" Luffy takes a look at the picture of this feared monster and butcher of blood with an intrigue smile on his face.

"Luffy this guy sounds really dangerous and with the way Coby is describing him. M.. Maybe we can find someone else to join our new pirate crew?" Twilight asks as she starts getting cold sweat, now equally scared as Coby.

"Awww come on, don't jump to conclusions girls! Maybe he's just misunderstood is all." Pinkie said with a bright smile as always.

"I agree, I think everypony deserves second chances and we should always hear both sides of the story before putting judgement on somepony." Fluttershy said with a gentle smile, remembering how she used an ancient artifact from Ahuizotl's temple between her, Daring Do and Doctor Caballeron's party.

"If Coby describes this fella as an infamous bloodlusted demon as the papers say they are, I'm afraid of meeting this feared criminal. Think about it Twilight! He might be someone like Tirek who destroyed your home library and tried to take over Equestria!"

"I agree Applejack. I don't want to anger this guy and just stay as far away from him as possible.." Twilight said as she looked at Applejack with concern as Rarity now wrapped her hooves around Coby shaking with fear.

"Luffy he's a pirate hunter! Pirate hunters don't mixed well with pirates!" Coby insisted hoping that this would persuade Luffy not to pursue this rumored swordsman anymore.

"I haven't decided whether I'll invite him to join my crew or not Twilight. If he's a good guy then..."

"He's in prison because he's not a good guy Luffy!!" Coby interrupted looking more sweaty and agitated then before.

"We're finally here! We made it to the Naval Base of the town." Luffy shouted with enthusiasm, ready for a new adventure as Twilight and the ponies gazed in awe at a sight of a military structure at the center of town. Never having seen something like this back in Equestria.

"Coby your amazing!" Luffy said praising him.

"Huh?"

"You actually got us to our destination"

"Yeah way to go Coby! Man we're so lucky we ran into you." Rainbow said as she flies over to the boy and gave him hoof bump.

"You really know how to travel these waters Darling." Rarity complimented with charm as always.

"Of course I did! Thats the minimum requirement for people who sail the seas. Guys if you keep randomly floating around, You'll never become pirates. You girls should find a navigator for your crew."

"Yeah! That's what I'll do!! Now lets eat!!" Luffy said as he ran off with everypony else, finding a place to fill their stomachs.

"Hey anyone else wanna explore?" Pinkie asked as she ran off to find someplace to eat. "Yeah! Thats a great idea Pinkie Pie! I like your style!" Luffy said as he decided to lift the cotton candy mare and put her on his back.

When Luffy, Coby, Spike and everypony else at Food Foo, The local small town restaurant. Luffy and Coby didn't have any money with them as well as everypony else but thank Pinkie for the rescue cause she managed to pull out her bag of bits from her mane. Now this wasn't a currency known in this world but gold coins are gold coins for what they are and their value so everyone actually got to order a lot.

Later on after eating...

"Well Coby, I guess this is where we go our separate ways. I hope you join the navy and become a great sailor!" Luffy said after a burp with everypony else sitting right in front of them and back.

"Yeah! You can do it Kid! You know we'll always got your back!" Rainbow said as she flies around doing spins in the air giving Coby a trusty hoofbump earning the attention of some onlookers.

"You can count on us Coby. And when you do become a great sailor, We'll throw a super duper mega awesome party for you! In secret of course so that we won't get arrested by your mates." Pinkie said with a smile, even pulling out her party cannon and firing a shot!

"Yeah and if we do get you captured, Expect us to release you so that you can ran home to base Hun" Applejack joked making everypony else giggle.

"We believe in you Coby. We know you can do it" Twilight said as she put her forehooves on Coby's hands and looks at her with a reassuring smile with the addend support of Fluttershy, Rarity and Spike.

"You can do it Coby!! Do it!! Do it!! Do it!!" Pinkie shouts in Coby's face with much needed encouragement, popping up everywhere from plates, glasses, bowls, and even picture frames even startling a guy who was about to eat his soup.

"Thank you so much Luffy, Twilight, Girls.. I hope that you become great pirates! E... Even if that means we'll be enemies.

"Yeah, Just expect us to escape every time you try to capture us" Spike grinned as everypony else grabbed Luffy and Coby in a warm group hug.

"Hey I just remembered. That guy is supposed to be imprisoned here. Roronoa Zoro!" Luffy said out loud making everyone ran off with tables and chairs getting flip as well as kitchen plates and other kitchen utensils being thrown off everywhere, the people backing themselves up the wall in sheer fear and terror of this mysterious demon hunter.

"What's gotten the people all worked up about. They look like they've seen a ghost and I don't even know if ghosts are real!" Applejack said with a confused look on her face.

"With everything that we've seen and encountered before, I'm not even surprised anymore if they do exist and what other things are out there in the world!" Pinkie replied as she finished the rest of her desserts.

"Maybe you girls shouldn't say that name out loud in this place" Coby whispered to Luffy, Twilight and everypony else but Luffy was just silently observing as a coocoo clock. "Hmmm.."

"I saw a poster that said Captain Morgan is at this base" As soon as Coby said those last five words, everyone got so afraid that just ran out of the restaurant like it was on fire screaming their heads off.

"Wowie! Those guys must be a hoot!" Pinkie said as she bounced off to them to see if they were still moving since these townspeople are all frozen in fear.

"Hahahaha! What a great restaurant! I want to go back there again!" Luffy said rubbing his tummy in satisfaction of everything he ate. "You said it buddy! You and me both have big appetites. Well dragons do digest their food faster than humans." Spike said flying beside Luffy.

"So your Twilight's brother?" Luffy asks as he starts picking his nose. "Yeah! I started as purple spotted egg that Twilight hatched for her exam so that she could get into magic school!" Spike said as flies down and sat on Luffy's shoulder, the boy easily carried him despite how much the purple dragon just ate and how much he weight.

"Wow so you ponies really know how to do magic?" Luffy said as he does a power tumbling in front of them. "That is so cool!" Stars popped up in Luffy's eyes filled with awe and amazement. "Do you know how to make money appear from your ears?"

"Well no but we can do this" Twilight demonstrated as a purple aura surround her horn and she began to teleport back and forth in different directions at the same time with a large burst of magic. All that hours training under Celestia, Luna and Cadence really paid off on the days following after the battle with Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow.

"And I can do this!" Spike then sprang up in the air with his wings wide open as he starts to breathe green fire while doing loop de loop aerial tricks surprising everyone else on the street who watching on thinking maybe they were some band of travelling performers.

"Woohoo!! Alright!! You go Spike!! Now that was a performance!!" Pinkie said as she lead everypony else in cheering and clapping their hooves off for Spike, The pink party mare now wearing a cheerleading outfit.

"Wow that was so awesome!! Did they really taught you that in school?" Luffy jumped in amazement, cow bells ringing in the background for that pizzazz effect.

"Well I did taught him everything he knows." Twilight said patting the spines on Spike's head like a proud mother or big sister would. "That is literally my task at school while learning about magic. You did go through the same right?"

"Well I was raised in Foosha village and we really don't have those kinds of school. You could say I was homeschooled by my grandpa. I didn't even know if I had a mom or a dad"

"You and me brother.. I know exactly how that feels like.. You and me both.." Spike said as he tapped Luffy on the shoulder showing sympathy for his friend.

"Awww don't you worry and get all sad now cause we're here for you Luffy. We're now your loving family crew and we wouldn't leave you behind on this pirate adventure of ours. Not now. Not ever and I hope do the same for us" Pinkie said as she wrap forehooves around Luffy who was overjoyed about the company of his new crew mates and the fact that its only going to get better they meet this infamous Roronoa Zoro. "Shishishishi! Thanks for sticking me with everyone. Wait till Shanks hears about this!"

"Anyways I was thinking why everyone is so jumpy! I'm getting a bad feeling about this! I can understand why they get nervous when hearing Roronoa Zoro's name. He might escape at any moment! But why would they get nervous hearing the Captain's name?"

"Who knows?! Maybe they just got carried away!" Luffy said as he kept walking towards the sites that this neat little town can offer.

"Maybe they are just off on cider or.. Whatever it is they drink in these here place" Applejack replied as she followed Luffy behind.

"I'm trying to think seriously here!!" Coby said trying to analyze the situation.

"Yeah!! Yeah!! Just cool your jets Kid. If something happens, We'll be here to kick butt and thats all you need to know." Rainbow said as she flies off.

"I know what you meant Coby and I also want to asses the situation. Guess all I want to say is trust us.. Just trust us cause these ponies can do more than you think. We'll help you become a marine. I promise" Twilight said as she looked at Coby with a caring smile like a mother to her child and gives Coby a quick hug before letting go.

"Thanks Twilight. I knew I could count on you and the girls" Coby said smiling back. Even if Luffy and his new friends were pirates and he a future enemy marine on the other side. He knows no matter what, He could and would trust these ponies in his heart.

At the huge towering Navy Base...

"It looks so big up close!" Luffy said in awe but Twilight and the others were just speechless at this point. They never seen a Navy Base before. This structure couldn't even compare to the cadet school that Shining Armor went during his guard training.

"Go on in Coby!" Luffy said giving Coby a good luck pat on the back while Spike and everypony else gave the chubby kid a reassuring now. "Come on Coby, I know you can do it. We believe in you" Twilight said using her magic to slowly push Coby to the door with everypony else.

"B.. But I haven't mentally prepared myself yet... And those people were were scared when they heard the captain's name." Coby said as sweat starts dropping from his forehead out of sheer nervousness but deep inside him, his gut tells him to give it a try and go for it.

"Come on you big chicken.. J.. Just go inside that Naval Base and apply for the Marines already!" Dash said as she kept pushing Coby forward with everypony else. "I.. I said I don't want to! I.. I'm not ready yet!" Coby tried to say but everypony else wasn't buying it.

Meanwhile at Captain Morgan's office..

"A new recruit is here you say? Did you receive any kind of CV or document about him or her?" Captain Morgan said with his back turned and smoking his traditional cigar.

"No sir. It seems to be a kid with no prior experience." Commander Ripper said as he gives a salute to his superior officer.

"Then he has to learn who's boss. Kid or not, if he defies me, he should die."

"Yes sir. I will make sure that he knows about this. I am sure he would be a faithful soldier for you." Commander Ripper replied keeping his salute while inside the office.

"Right. Faith over terror. I hate cowards. Their respect for me is not honest." Captain Morgan said as he stand up and quickly brought down his huge silver axe on the floor making Commander Ripper flinch a bit to the wall.

"Luffy! What are you doing?!" Coby asks as he ran up the wall where Luffy has decided to climb up. "I wonder if I can see the demonic beast from here." Luffy said as he puts a palm over his forehead trying to search for the captured criminal for him to recruit.

"Do you want me to act as a look out in case I find him Luffy?" Rainbow asked as she quickly flies into the air and over to Luffy. "Sure thing Dash. Just give me a heads up if you see him."

"Alright. I'm on it Captain!" Dash saluted Luffy before speed blitzing to the other structures of the naval base.

"You won't find him just peeking over the fence or flying up to see him from the sky. He's probably deep within the bowels of the prison" Coby explained just as Rainbow made her way back to give the lookout report to her captain. "I think I see someone tied up with a bandana on his head. Somebody is definitely over there!"

"Oh yeah? Thanks so much for being the lookout Rainbow Dash!" Luffy said waving to his crewmate as he starts to climb up the wall with Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy helping Coby and everyone else looked at the captured bounty hunter.

"W..Whaa?!!" Coby quickly fell back out of fear and shock as he saw a glimpse of the captured fellow. Thankfully Fluttershy caught him.

"What's wrong?!" Luffy asked.

"A b..black bandanna and a haramaki sash!!! I.. Its really him! Thats Roronoa Zoro!!! He looks so menacing!!!" Coby said as he starts backing away on the ground much to surprise of everypony else who help him get back up.

"So that's him. Hmmm! If I could just untie those ropes and set him free..." Luffy said pondering out loud when Twilight teleports behind him with a concerned look on her face. "N.. Now.. Now Luffy... Maybe we should think about this for a moment?"

"Twilight's right! That's suicide!! If you let him loose, He'll kill us then wreck the town!!" Coby said, desperately begging Luffy to just leave Zoro alone and find some other recruits to join, everypony else thinking the same at first glance.

"Hey Kid!" Zoro called out from the cross he was tied in, catching the attention of Luffy and everypony else.

"Huh?"

"Yikes!" Coby freaked out, almost falling off the wall he was holding unto for the second time if not for Fluttershy's help.

"Come over here... ...And untie me... I've been here for nine days and I can't take it anymore" Zoro said with a devilish grin on his face.

"Come on. We have to help him girls. Just look at the poor guy. Who knows how many days he hasn't eaten. That's gotta be worse than anything else" Fluttershy said feeling sympathy for Zoro in this situation.

"Didn't you hear what Coby has been talking about back there? He's a really dangerous man, Like really dangerous!" Twilight couldn't tell why but she felt her hooves shaking and her blood ran cold just from looking into his eyes.

"Hey he's smiling!" Luffy said pointing at Zoro.

"Hey if he's smiling then that's a good thing right? He must be a fun guy to be around and a blast at parties!" Pinkie said as she was about to pull out a Red Velvet Cupcake with Buttercream Frosting from under her mane.

"H..He's talking to us!!" Coby said as he starts freaking out once more and hiding behind the wall so that their eyes couldn't met.

"I'll make it worth your while. I'll capture someone with a big price on their head and give all of the bounty to you. You can trust me. I'm a man of my word."

"I don't know Sugarcube. Something tells me that this guy is telling the truth. I don't know why but I feel it in my gut that he's an honest apple" Applejack said as she observed his movements and that look in his eyes.

"Applejack is right girls. I don't even know why he's tied up in the prison courtyard like this. He might be innocent, we don't know the whole story! My Pinkie Sense tells me that this guy can keep a Pinkie Promise I'll tell you that.

"D.. Don't do it Luffy! As soon as you untie him, He'll kill us and get away! I just know it!" Coby said began to burst out of his forehead like a fountain and has his hands on Luffy's back ready to restrain him whether he succeeds or fails to do is up to fate even if he knows the rubber man can overpower him.

"He won't kill us. He couldn't. I wouldn't let him!" Luffy said as he looks at Twilight with a confident smile. "Yep. I know a number of ways on how to restrain him with my magic that he wouldn't even see it coming." Twilight said with a smirk.

Suddenly a ladder was set up on the high wall of the prison courtyard causing Luffy, Coby and everypony else to look up. "Shhh!" The little girl signaled to be quiet as she slowly walks up to Zoro with freshly made riceballs which were nicely wrapped.

"Hey d... don't go down there! Its dangerous!" Coby called out to the little girl, concerned for her safety. "Luffy do something! She'll be killed!" Coby asked, desperately needing Luffy's interference right about now.

"Why don't you do it yourself?" Luffy nonchalantly asked with a straight face.

"Get Lost! Do you want to get killed?!" Zoro asks with an angry glare. At first the ponies think that Zoro might actually be warning the little girl about some immediate danger as Pinkie, Fluttershy and Rarity were even touched by the little one's heartwarming show of generosity.

"I made these rice balls for you! I thought that you might need some food!" The little girl said as she presented the freshly cooked rice balls to the tied up prisoner, all wrapped up nicely. "Its the first time I've ever made rice balls. I hope you like them."

"Awww maybe he isn't a bad guy after all! The tough guy is really just a big softie at the end of the dat after all" Pinkie said with a grin while Rarity had a heartfelt smile on her face. "Maybe we are just over reacting about this captured prisoner being arrested for all the wrong reasons Darling. If she could trust him then I would too."

"I'm not hungry!! Now beat it and take that stuff with you!!" Zoro yelled at the little girl which made the ponies looked on with seething anger while Coby concerned for the safety of the child and Luffy just watching with a straight face.

But then something triggered within the minds of these ponies. A threatening set of words that they never thought they would hear.

"B.. But..."

"I don't want it!! Now get outta here!! Or I'll stomp you to death!!" Zoro yelled as he trashed around the wooden cross threatening this little girl with the look of darkness with the devil in his eyes.

"Oh no!! Didn't you hear that? He said that he's going to kill her!! We have to do something girls!! Come on!! Do something right now!!" Spike said as he wrapped his arms around Coby sweating profusely with the chubby kid, feeling more tense on the scenario now as the Mane 6 all rushed towards Zoro with burning fires of anger in their eyes while Coby waved his hands back and forth in a worry some manner trying to stop them as to not cause any more attention.

"I can use my laso to wrangle him up like a cattle stampede riding off into the Sunset" Applejack said as she pulled down her hat as shadows began to cover her face. "And buck him like the most stubborn apple tree that don't give me its fruit!!" The apple farmer then decide to rush into the prison courtyard and uses her laso to grab a stone and throw it into the air then kicks it into smithereens.

"I'm unpredictable with my party cannon and all the tricks I can pull up my sleeve, If I had sleeves that is" Pinkie smiles playfully as she slowly gets down the wall with her mane and tail all deflated in the process and her colors turned dark and dull. "If this Zoro guy wants to kill us then does must mean he wants to play, Do you want to play?" Pinkamena said to a rock then proceeding to talk to a leaf and to a twig. "Who wants to play?" Pinkamena asks once more as creepy musicbox began to play in the background. "Who wants to play..? Who wants to play..?! I SAID WHO WANTS TO PLAY!!! AHHHH!!!" Coby began to slowly back away from her, not knowing who to fear now. "WHERE'S RORONOA ZORO?!! He better still be kicking cause I'm the one who's gonna play with him!!! Where are I?! Where am I?! WHERE AM I?!!" Pinkamena yelled as she fired her party cannon everywhere at once , moving from one place to another in a pop in pop out cartoony earth pony physics way as a distraction before brutally stabbing the ground with her knife like an insane brutal murderer from a mental asylum who would not hesitate to murder and drink the blood of whoever did Pinkie or her friends wrong.

"Oh yeah?! Come on then!! Bring it on!!" Rainbow Dash said as she starts to charge up into the sky so fast that the ground cracked beneath her, travelling at a speed of 10,000 miles per hour and turning her an actual rainbow in the process twists, turns and loops into the air before creating a gigantic tornado up above but dispersing it at the last second which presents anything below from getting destroyed but it did something more than split the sky, It dispersed the clouds like never before more than the naked eye could follow, catching the attention of whoever else was there.

"Can you please be so kind as to not hurt my friends? Please Mr. Zoro? I.. I mean I.. If thats okay with you... Or else.. I'll be forced to..." Fluttershy demonstrates her stare, concentrating on all the inner darkness within the once shy and gentle mare and transforming her into Flutterbat which is a savage, merciless, bloodthirsty vampire bat. "Who are you gonna kill now huh?! Is that it?! huh?! huh?! huh?! Answer me!!!" Fluttershy yelled followed by a terrifying screeching snarl and deafening roar that forces Luffy, Coby and everyone else to cover their ears except for the threatening Zoro because he's all tied up.

"Like I said before and I say it again. Fighting isn't really my forte, I'm more into fashion but I think Mr. Zoro here is getting more than what he can chew. Don't make me laugh. My magic of Darkness can literally suck in life itself as long as there are shadows. It doesn't matter if it comes from living things or inanimate objects. As long as there are dark areas from small areas, I can send you to oblivion and destroy everything at will. You don't know where we came from or what we're actually capable of doing Darling" Rarity said with a slight giggle and a smirk as she transformed into Nightmare Rarity turning into dark purple mist for a second before standing there looking like this tied up man in a log cross is inferior to her.

"And you've forgotten about your real opponent and the strongest fighter you have to face between these ponies..." Twilight said as she angrily jumps down the prison courtyard to join her friends and transforms into a cream white colored alicorn with wild raging fire as her mane and tail, having darkened red eyes and her cutie mark turning all red. This was her "Raging Twilight form". "Who's weak now?! Who's pitiful now?! Who are you gonna kill?! Answer me already!!" Twilight yelled as Spike jumped on her back breathing a enormous ball of green flames to go with Twilight's three gigantic tornado fires emanating from her horn, flaming mane and tail. "Come on!! Come on!! Who are you going to kill Zoro?! WHO ARE YOU GONNA KILL?!!" Twilight yelled so loud, they could have sworn that anyone stationed in this Navy base could have heard it.

Twilight could have even used her Royal Canterlot Voice but decided against it at the last minute. Twilight and her friends had just witnessed full scale war against Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow back in Equestria that threatened to fall into the wrong hooves and everyone's lives in danger when the wendigos came back to blanket their home in ice with a never ending snowstorm. Twilight would swear that she would never let any friend of hers die ever again. This is a world without magic and damn these arrogant humans here are going to have a taste of it.

"Damn it! I thought that these were only colorful ponies but it just proves that these are monsters! Butchers! I can't let them slaughter me like this! I've never seen such display of powerful magic in my entire life. It was almost unnerving." Zoro said as he began to feel his heartbeat a lot faster. "I can't let myself die here..!! I have made a promise to her..!!" Zoro thought as images of his childhood friend flicker in his head.

"Well?! Are you gonna kill her or not?! What's your move?!" Twilight angrily ask as Coby tried to pull the purple alicorn and her friends back just in case but they were not budging and with Luffy only acting as a spectator.

"Look I don't wanna pick a fight with you okay?! I just told her the best way to scram so that she wouldn't get caught by the authorities and get executed with me here!! I'm a bounty hunter, Not a murderer" Zoro said as the ponies and dragon looked at him bitterly definitely not buying it.

"Come on Twilight!! Lets just leave before.." Coby said as he quickly pulled back the ponies and the dragon behind the thick bushes with Luffy as Helmeppo who is Captain Morgan's son makes his way to the courtyard.

"Roronoa Zoro!!! You shouldn't pick on little girls. I'll tell my father on you!" Helmeppo said with that smug look on his face while he's clutching the collars on his suit.

"Who's that weirdo?" Luffy asks as Twilight and the other ponies quickly put a hoof on Luffy's mouth as to not catch any attention. "Shhh!!! Shhh!!! Shhh!!!"

"He must be some high ranking naval officer. Now that little girl will be safe" Coby said feeling a bit relieved.

"Hmpf! Well... Isn't it the Idiot Son living off Daddy's Wealth"

"Did you just call me an Idiot?" Helmeppo asks rhetorically putting a palm on one of his ears and pretending to clean it out like he has some earwax inside. "A man in your position should guard his tounge... Or he could loose it!" Helmeppo glared at Zoro, looking at him in the eye trying to assert his authority over his life which the captured swordsman found irritating.

TO BE CONTINUED!

Luffy tries to recruit Zoro and Helmeppo's sick lie!

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"Little girl... Did you bring those rice balls for me? How thoughtful." Helmeppo said as he quickly snatches Zoro's lunch from her.

"Hey! Give it back!" The little girl angrily tries to takes back the riceball but Helmeppo already took a bite of it.

"Blech!! Disgusting!! Its sweet!!" Helmeppo blurted out as his eyes bulged out of his eye sockets and waving his tounge out trying to scrape the grains of rice like what he ate was just crap. Everyone's faces except for Luffy and Coby just went red trying to hold in their laugh as to not get caught.

"There's sugar on it!! Rice balls are supposed to be seasoned with salt!! Not sugar!!"

"B.. But I like sweets so I figured that Sugar would be better!" The innocent girl tried to reason with two hands behind her back.

"Hey sweet ingredients can definitely work on rice! Haven't he heard of rice cakes yet?!" Applejack said with an annoyed look.

"And furthermore I take offense to that critique as somepony who loves hot sauce drizzled over cupcakes!!" Pinkie said as she crossed her arms over her chest looking like she had just been offended.

"And if you don't like riceballs being seasoned with sugar then do so respectfully!! You don't have to take the anger out on food!!" Applejack said with a snort.

"These are completely inedible!!" Helmeppo yelled as he angrily threw the riceballs on the ground hard and splattering the wasted food under his shoe with every stomp and splat. "Stop!! Please!! Your ruining them!!" The little girl cried and cried which made Pinkie and Applejack really mad only being stopped by Spike and everypony else who are just as angry lest their cover is blown and alert a bunch of marines.

"Why I oughta..!!!" Pinkie and Applejack simultaneously said as Pinkie held a knife in her right forehoof and Applejack pulls out her lasso rope from under her hat only to be stopped by Twilight's magic.

"How evil... That little girl worked really hard to make those riceballs!!" Coby said who was shocked and appalled at the events that unfold.

"Don't worry! I'm sure that the ants find them delicious! Hahahaha!" Helmeppo laughed and laughed as he kept squishing the dirt filled flattened riceballs with his shoe.

The little girl looked at the mess that was the lunch for Zoro now completely ruined. The riceballs were smashed up. Everything that she worked hard for was sabotaged, and tears fell from her eyes. She tried to hold it in, but she couldn't.

"Waaahhhh!!" The little girl cried as waterfall tears gushed from her eyes as everypony especially Pinkie, Applejack and Twilight just want to ran in there and tackle Helmeppo to the ground to give him a good beating but they don't want to give their hidden position out to the marines. They are lucky enough that this Naval Base hasn't conduct a search operation for these, one may assume 'Mythical Zoans' with all the yelling heard.

"Oh stop that crying!" Helmeppo said as he pinch the bridge of his nose and fix up his hair. "That's why I hate kids!"

"Its your own fault! Can't you read the sign?" Helmeppo asks as he pointed to the sign near Zoro. "It says "anyone" aiding this prisoner shall be guilty of the crimes he has committed. -Captain Morgan."

"I'm sure you've heard how scary my father can be! If you were an adult you would be put to death!" Helmeppo said as he put a thumb on the little girl's chin who looked at him with sniffling tear filled eyes.

"You there! Throw that brat over the fence!!" Helmeppo ordered the marine escorting him but he was reluctant to follow such a command.

"B.. But!!"

"I'm ordering you to throw that little brat over the fence!" Helmeppo yelled as he grabbed the marine by the collar about to strangle him. "Are you going to disobey a direct order?! I'll tell Daddy on you!!" Helmeppo threatened as he tightened a grip on the marine's neck.

"Y.. Yes sir. Right away!!" The marine replied as he threw the little girl over the fence but luckily she was caught by Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.

"Hey are you okay?!" Coby asks as he used his hands to clean out the dirt from the girl's shoulder. "What a bad man...!"

"My aren't you a stubborn one!" Helmeppo said raising his arms before removing the dust and dirt from his suit only to put them on Zoro's shirt as a sign that he considers him thrash.

"That's right! I'm gonna last the entire month! You just keep your end of the bargain!"

"Hahaha! I won't dream of breaking my word. If you survive out here for a month then I'll let you go!! Its my pleasure, I'm sure!! Hahaha!!" Helmeppo laughs as he turns and walks away being escorted by two marines closing the gate and leaving Zoro hanging on the cross out on the hot sun.

"You still here?" Zoro asks as he saw Luffy walking towards him. "Better not let Helmeppo's father catch you."

"Look... I'm looking for good men to join my pirate crew." Luffy said with a confident grin.

"Pirate Crew? You think I'd lower myself to that level? No thanks" Zoro ranted.

"But becoming a pirate is my dream! What's wrong with it?!" Luffy retorted.

"You think if you untie me... I'm gonna join your pirate crew?" Zoro asks with a menacing grin on his face.

"I haven't decide to ask yet... You've got a pretty bad reputation you know?" Luffy asked as he put a hand on his hat and having a brief glimpse of Shanks when he gave the rubber kid his straw hat.

"Bad reputation huh? Well anyway, I don't go for that kind of deal. I've got my own plans for the future. I don't need your help. I can get out of here on my own. All I have to do is last for a month here, then I'm a free man! Captain Morgan's Idiot Son promised me. All I've got to do is survive here for one month. Then I'll be free to pursue my dream!!" Zoro said with that menacing grin on his face and struggling to get a comfortable position by the ropes.

"Hmm... I see. I don't think I could last with one week without food." Luffy said in amazement as he was getting ready to walk away.

"Me and you are different. I've got more willpower. So go look for a crew elsewhere..."

"Hey wait a minute..." Zoro called out as Luffy was about leave the prison compound.

"Huh?"

"Pick that up for me." Zoro said referring to the smashed up riceball on the ground.

"Your not going to eat it are you?! Its more of a dirt ball than a riceball now..." Luffy said as he picks up the dirt filled riceball. "I know your hungry but this..."

"Shut up!" Zoro yelled as he opened his mouth

Luffy complied and scooped the remains of the riceball , the ones that still could have been eaten at least, up.

Zoro raised his head and Luffy dropped them into his open maw and he heard him crunching them vigorously with his teeth. "Mnch!! Mnch!! Mnch!! Chomp!! Mnch!! Chomp!! Hak Koff Koff!!" Zoro breathe heavily as the dirty riceball went right down his throat and into his stomach.

"Koff... Tell the kid..." Zoro said not even looking looking Luffy in the eye.

"Huh..?" Luffy asks with a confused look.

"Tell her I said it was delicious. Tell her I ate it all" Zoro said trying his best to speak out his words since his throat is all dried up from not having a drink of water the longest time.

" A... And... Thanks... " Zoro said with sincere gratitude in his voice, which made Luffy smile. "I needed that."

"Hehehe no problem!" Luffy said with a thumbs up as he left the prison compound.

"Really?!" The little girl asked, Surprised about the news.

"Yeah! He ate it all up!" Luffy said as he sat down by the doorstep.

"Well that there's someone I can respect. Someone who can see the value of food worked hard for" Applejack complimented with a tip of her hat.

"I'm so glad!" The little girl said with a joyful heart. This certainly has brighten up her day.

"Could that guy really be bad as everyone says?" Coby asks with a skeptical look on his face.

"He's not a bad guy!" The little girl said with stars in her eyes like she was admiring some kind of masked hero.

"W.. W.. What?!" Coby, Spike and the rest of the Mane 6 simultaneously asked with large anime style question marks on top of their heads.

"Everybody is afraid of him... But he hasn't done anything wrong! He got thrown into prison because of me. Captain Morgan's son had a bunch of mean dogs! They attacked me... Roronoa Zoro saved me! Besides, those dogs were running loose and scaring everybody in town!"

"Jeez... He's using a bunch of dogs to scare everyone in town? What a meany pants!" Pinkie said with an angry snort.

“I don’t like it when people are mean to my friends or to anyone else!” Fluttershy asserted herself, her normally gentle eyes looking like they could stare into souls. "No one should abuse their animals like that! Whoever does that deserves to be... Ooh! I'm... so... mad... that I could just kick something!" The butter yellow pegasus then proceeds to kick an old vase on the side of the street as it starts rocking back and forth for a minute or two before ends up still standing and everyone else looking at Fluttershy with awkward faces.

"Anyways... So thats why Zoro is in prison..." Twilight said continuing the conversation after that awkward moment as she finally put the puzzle pieces of the story together in her mind.

"Because he hurt that guy's dog to save you?" Luffy asks as a mental picture of Helmeppo popped up in his head which only Pinkie can see.

"That makes sense! Zoro's really scary but he only goes after people with a price on their heads. And he wouldn't get thrown into prison for that!" Coby said pounding his fist into his palm.

"Captain Morgan and his son are the bad ones! They put people to death for no reason at all! Everyone's afraid of them" The little girl said with an annoyed stare as she kicks a small stone knocking over a can in the process.

"Hahaha! Your not bowing your heads low enough scum!! I'll tell my father on all of you!! Do you want to be jailed like Roronoa Zoro?! We're going to hold a public execution for him in three days!! We'll make an example of him! I can hardly wait!" Helmeppo said as he marches in the middle of the street with two marines on his back as bodyguards while the people bow their heads to him in fear of their lives as one of them already ran back to lock himself in his house.

"Three days?" Luffy wondered as he marched up to Helmeppo to confront him with Twilight, Spike and everypony else behind him.

"What? Where did you hear about that?" Helmeppo asks with a shit eating grin on his face as Luffy clenched his fists and Twilight has a purple aura surrounding her horn making the townspeople shock and appalled at what's about to go down.

"That promise was just a joke!! He's a stupid beast for believing it!! Hahaha!!" Helmeppo mocked Zoro's words like they meant trash to him, even belittling him with that pinching finger and his mouth bloating like a pufferfish making Spike and everypony else feel like they just want to deck him right then and there when..

Flashback...

"Captain Morgan's Idiot Son promised me. All I've got to do is survive here for one month"

"KRACK POW!!!" Luffy punched Helmeppo so hard that blood splattered everywhere from his mouth and broken teeth scattered on the road with Spike and everypony else looking on with menacing death glares. "You... Insufferable!! Bastard!! Lying!! Jerk!!" Twilight yelled as she teleported in a flash of purple light and kicks Helmeppo right in the face with her right hind leg leaving a crack on the concrete floor as more and more blood splattered over it.

"Luffy!! Twilight!! Stop! Calm down!!" Coby said as both Luffy back who was about to punch Helmeppo in the gut and Twilight who teach Helmeppo a lesson as well by suffocating him with her aura spell but the two enraged pirates were pulled back by Coby at the last second.

"That guy is scum!!" Luffy yelled as everypony else nodded in agreement.

"Come on!! Come on!! I WILL FIGHT YOU ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET!!!" Rainbow Dash yelled as she punched Helmeppo in the gut one more time before grabbing his neck with the intention to suffocate him while hitting his face repeatedly on the hard concrete pavement with his face getting bloodier and bloodier every second.

"WHO DO YOU THINK YOUR SPEAKING TOO?! WHO?! WHO?! I'M TALKING TO YOU HUH?!!" Rainbow Dash yelled out loud as she continues to scrape Helmeppo's face on the rough ground while forcing him to eat the broken fragments of the concrete. "I'M TALKING TO YOU!!!" Rainbow pierces his face on one of the sharp fragments on the ground before throwing him hard to the two marines.

" GET UP!!! GET UP!!! SCREW YOU THEN YOU CLOD!!!" Pinkamena yelled so loud that it even took everypony else by surprise especially Luffy, Twilight who occasionally uses the Royal Canterlot Voice and Coby leaving the townspeople shock and appalled that they shook a bit from the force followed by throwing a knife which only missed Hemeppo's body by an inch. If this was in the New World, It could be mistaken as Conqueror's Haki but at the end of the day it is Pinkie's yell.

"You two want to make an enemy of the Navy do you?!" Coby asked as in shock as he tried pulling back Luffy and Twilight but to no avail while Rainbow Dash wasn't going to stop even with two marines around with the intention to outright murder him.

"Coby I've made my decision! I'm going to ask Zoro to join my crew!!!" Luffy said.

"A... Are those colorful ponies really fiercesome monsters? I.. I thought that they were just street performers on a visit for a event?" One of the people in the crowd asked.

"T.. That Straw Hat Boy! H.. He really did it!!" One man proclaimed.

"T.. That Rainbow maned pegasus just went straight ballistic at Helmeppo and start punching him like she's about to blast his guts from the inside!" A lady replied.

"H... He punched the Captain's Son!" Another one commented referring to Straw Hat.

"T.. that flying unicorn that talked just grabbed the Captain's son intending to suffocate him!" A woman responded.

"Captain Morgan will be furious!!" The townspeople talked among themselves, fearful of trouble that is inevitable.

"I.. I think that they are Zoan types! They ate some kind of devil fruits! Either that or they are have magic powers or something!"

"W.. What? Y.. You mean one of the mysterious treasures of the sea..? Never thought that things could get that crazy here in the East Blue." Another random civilian commented as most of the people who witnessed this intense confrontation were still trying to recover from.

"Luffy!! Twilight!! Stop!! Are you two trying to pick a fight with the whole Navy?!" Coby asked as he grabbed both Luffy and Twilight on their leg to stop them.

"Scum is Scum no matter who the father is!!" Luffy yelled as he grit his teeth in anger and Twilight charging up a large magic blast to blow him up into oblivion.

"Y... You all hit me!! You all hit me!! Screw you ponies!!! Screw you Luffy!!! Screw you all!!" Helmeppo said as held unto his blood drenched face and his broken ribs. "

"I'm Captain Morgan's beloved son!!! I'm telling Daddy on you all!" Helmeppo yelled making the townspeople gasp in fear and shock.

"Don't run crying to papa! Face me like a man!" Luffy yelled about to clench his fist and pull more punches on him.

"Luffy please stop!" Coby said as he grabbed Luffy from behind trying to restrain him.

"You'll die begging for mercy! Your all gonna be walking corpses!! Father will kill all of you!!" Helmeppo tried to say as he was getting carried away by the marines back to the Naval Base.

"Yeah! Yeah! Run on home you big baby! We'll be here ready for another fight!" Rainbow Dash taunted as Pinkie who was back to her cheerful and poofy mane self gave her a hoof bump. "Hehehe! Good one Dashie!"

"Now you've done it..." Coby said as he turned to Luffy while Twilight went over to Spike and everypony else to calm down.

"He's not worth the hitting" Luffy said as he brought down his hat, shadows covering his face.

"Alright! Woohoo!! You galls really gave that good fer nothin wretched bastard what for!! Applejack said as Spike and everypony else cheered for Princess Twilight, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie who fired her party cannon sending cupcakes, balloons, banners, streamers and confetti into the air to celebrate their small victory.

Later on, Luffy, Coby, Twilight, Spike and everypony else were eating cupcakes by the town square...

"You were great big brother! I feel a lot better now! Thank you so much for everything you did for me everypony!" Rika said as she smiled at Luffy and gave Twilight, Pinkie and everypony else a big hug as they decide to make a toast of victory using chocolate milk from Pinkie's mane.

"Then I wish I'd given him a few more whacks for you!" Luffy said as Rainbow Dash flew over to the rubber kid and gave him a hoof bump. "You and me brother. You and me both" Rainbow said with a wink. "Woah!! You and Twilight were soo cool back there!! I'd never met a pony much less a unicorn and a pegasus before!" Luffy said with stars in his eyes as cow bells rang in the background showing his excitement.

"Yeah I know, We're pretty awesome!" Rainbow said with a confident grin as she flew around doing loop de loops in the air to doing doughnut style driving maneuvers on the ground while Spike keeps doing fire dances with two pieces of wood which Twilight does not approve of one bit, seeing that they are a fire hazard with these houses around but it just makes Luffy more excited that these wonderful colorful ponies are in his crew and they are here to stay.

"Oh so you all came from this magical land called Equestria huh? Wow that sounds so exciting! I wish I could visit where you girls live and..." The little girl's name who's revealed to be Rika was having a lot of fun hearing about the stories of Equestria from Twilight and everypony else when her mother quickly grabbed her and pulled the little girl back inside their house.

"RIKA!! Get over here!!" Rika's mother said as she scolds her daughter, concerned for her safety with these ponies and rubber boy they don't even know about.

"You shouldn't be talking to that person and his equines! If they think your their friends, they'll kill you too!"

"B...But Mommy they're really good friends to have! And Zoro he's a good..."

"What are you saying?! You didn't go to the parade ground did you?!"

"Umm Well... No... O.. O..."

"Hurry up, Lets get inside..." Rika gave one last sigh as she looks at Luffy, Coby, Twilight, Spike, and everypony else but the mother quickly slams the door in their faces, later on all the houses around them also slam their entrances, fearing for their lives.

"Ahhhhh!!!" Coby freaked out as sweat starts to splatter from his forehead more and more as his jaw drops down on the floor warning Luffy and Twilight of the inevitable demise that waits for them but these ponies don't care one bit.

"They won't let you get away with this! And Captain Morgan has the whole navy behind him!" Coby warns Luffy and the Mane 6 who are so relaxed and carefee at this time of the day that Helmeppo already went to his father and ask to destroy them.

"Yeah! Yeah! Whatever! I need to talk to Zoro." Luffy says with a carefree smile as he walks off to the prison courtyard with everypony else following him and Pinkie pushing his party cannon to battle.

At the Naval Fortress of Shells Town

"I'm so great!!" Captain Morgan said with his back turned to Commander Ripper whiule smoking his traditional cigar.

"Yes sir! You certainly are sir! You're the Great Captain Morgan Sir!" Commander Ripper said as he salutes his captain.

"Then why are the tributes from these peasants... Ahem... Townsfolk... Getting smaller?!" Captain Morgan asked, not even considering worthy enough to face him while talking.

"Yes sir... Regarding your tributes... I believe the townspeople are now too poor to raise..." Commander Ripper tried to explain keeping his salute up as to not disrespect and anger his captain.

"Its not a question of how much they can pay..." Captain Morgan said interrupting him. "Its a question of their respect for me!"

Suddenly Helmeppo quickly barged into Captain Morgan's office with his bloodied face and in gut wrenching pain.

"Daddy!!!"

"What's wrong Helmeppo? Why the commotion?" Captain Morgan asked as he turned to look at his son with whilst biting into his cigar wondering disaster has befallen, The statue! It can't be! What could have happened so bad that he needs to step outside and kill a troublemaker himself?

"I want you to kill someone for me!!!" Helmeppo angrily yelled as he pounds his fist into the wall while putting a tissue in his nose to stop it from bleeding.

TO BE CONTINUED!

Captain Morgan's Final Assault on Shells Town!

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Marine Base Prison Compound of Shells Town

"Hey!" Luffy waved at Zoro as he walks by the prisoner Zoro with Pinkie following behind and everypony else.

"You again..." Zoro sighs as he saw this straw hat kid approached him with his colorful band of misfits. "If this is about me joining your pirate crew, My answer is still no!!" Zoro yelled but Luffy just flat out ignored him.

"Call me Luffy! I'll untie you if you'll join my pirate crew okay?!"

"You don't listen boy!" Zoro insisted giving a stern glare at Luffy but he knows that its not going to do anything to him.

"Awww come on Zoro! It will be fun! We're gonna have parties, music and games! Oh and did I say that there's going to be food? Cause I know there is!" Pinkie said as she bounced around Zoro which the moss haired swordsman found annoying.

"Listen here.. What was your name..? Pinkie...? Ugh... Listen Pinkie... These big parties? They're not really my thing" Zoro said trying to look away from the pink party mare, not even questioning at this point where she gets that pink party cannon that she gets to play around.

"Ive got my own mission... And it doesn't involve with becoming a stinking pirate!"

"Your too good to be a pirate?" Luffy asked looking at the tied up Zoro with a straight face. "You, a bounty hunter? Who everyone thinks is some sort of demon?"

"Luffy"s right Zoro! Your now a wanted man and everyone's going to go after you soon enough!" Twilight said trying to reason with him. "TWILIGHT!!" Zoro yelled causing the purple alicorn to go silent as well as everypony else. "You too Luffy..."

"I don't care what other people think. I live by my own code... I've never done anything I regret and I don't intend to in the future. Which is why I'll never be a pirate!!!" Zoro yelled so loud that his voiced echoed all throughout the prison compound silencing Twilight, Spike and everypony else while Luffy just stands there and look at him.

"I heard that you can use a sword!" Luffy said as he quickly changes the subject.

"Hmph! If I wasn't tied up, I'd show you!" Zoro said as Luffy waves his hand at his pony friends, motioning for them to follow.

"Sorry but I've made up my mind! Your gonna join my crew!!"

"I don't care what you've decided!!" Zoro yelled in a straight up comedic fashion, his face turning into a chibi.

"We'll too bad because there's no changing the captain's decision once its made!" Rainbow said with a smirk.

"Don't you worry cause we'll be getting you out here in no time at all!!" Pinkie said as she bounced off.

"Yep, There's no stopping him once he makes up his mind Sugarcube. Believe me... We've tried..." Applejack said with a shrug.

"So where are your swords now?" Luffy asked crossing his arms over his chest.

"They took em from me. The Captain's idiot son... Next to my life, Those swords are my treasures.

"Hmmm... Treasures, huh? To bad they took em..." Luffy said as he ponders for a little while before coming up with his ultimate decision. "I know! I'll get your swords from the Idiot Son!!"

"Wait What?!" Zoro asked.

"Then if you want your swords back... You'll have to join my crew! Hahaha!" Luffy laughs as he runs off with Spike and his pony friends out of the prison compound.

"YOU LITTLE RATS!!" Zoro called out from the cross he was tied in, thinking this idea was outright insane.

"See ya soon!" Luffy said waving goodbye with everypony else following suit.

"And I'll be seeing you...! Later...!" Pinkie grinned as she stretches just like Luffy and boops Zoro on the nose which irritated him.

"They're going into the fortress... Those are one set of dumb pirates!" Zoro sighs.

"Okay! Steady! Stand it up!" The Marine delegating the construction of Captain Morgan's statue delegates the rising of the statue properly lest they would be dead meat while Helmeppo runs to tattle to his father who was drinking some sake and enjoying his sushi platter.

"Father!! Why aren't you hitting the brigand who hit me?! Even you never laid hands on my lovely yet masculine face before!" Helmeppo asks as his father turned to him and the marines got nervous seeing how he broke the two chopsticks with his axe with one hit.

"Do you know why I never hit you?" Captain Morgan asked as he faced his son, breaking the shot glass in his hand with only sheer strength.

"I'll tell you why..." His father said as he looked into his son's eyes like he wants to torture his own son, burning skulls and crossbones on his left eye.

"Because I'm your beloved..." Helmeppo was cut off when Captain Morgan breaks the sake shot glass on his head and hits him with the back of his axe sending him to fly into the air and injuring more of his face.

"WHAM!!!"

"Its because your an Idiot Son who's not even worth hitting!!" Captain Morgan yelled as he pierced his son on the lips with his burning cigar as Helmeppo tries not to scream in pain, intend on taking the burning irritation from his father's cigar ashes.

"Why should I fight your battles for you? Your big enough to wipe your own bottom... I don't mind if you use my status... But I only lay hands on people who defy me!!!" Captain Morgan finished by wiping the blood from the back of his giant axe.

"Don't fool yourself... You are not the great one! I am great!! I am the great one!!!" Captain Morgan finished by body slamming Helmeppo one more time but stop at the last second when he was about to slice his son's head off with his attached weapon.

"I was Silver Axe!!! Fucking part of the Rocks Pirates under Rocks D. Xebec who was prominent before Gol D. Roger came into power!!! Don't you dunderheads ever forget it!!!" Captain Morgan said as he picked up his son looked into Helmeppo's eyes with pure rage and anger, intending to crush his son's skull with his bare hand before slamming him one more time into the hard and hot concrete huffing and puffing as the marines stands there, afraid and shaking their knees in the corner, sweating already like the floor was lava at this big revelation.

"I head a little mouse snuck into my parade ground." Captain Morgan said as he was about to walk away and continue enjoying his sake and sushi platter which no marine dared to get a bite of.

"The little girl? I dealt with her. I..."

"So you killed her." Captain Morgan said cutting off his son.

"What?! No... I Uh... She was just a little girl and I... She didn't even know what she was doing..." Helmeppo said trying to explain to his father, afraid that he might go on a all out rampage.

"You! Find her and kill her!" Captain Morgan as he points at Lieutenant Commander Ripper.

"Huh?!"

"Child or not, Anyone who defies me must suffer the penalty!"

"But Captain, She's just a little girl... I wouldn't obey such a cruel order!" Commander Ripper said, intending to fight for what's right and defy Captain Morgan, the man sweating like crazy.

"Oh wouldn't you? You are a Lieutenant in the Navy aren't you? And I... A captain... Am your superior officer, Am I not?" Captain Morgan said about to swing his giant axe at him and stain the floor with more blood.

"Uh... Yes sir..."

"Then you are duty bound to obey me!! If I say kill her then you will kill her!!" Captain Morgan said, now getting into Commander Ripper's face.

"I... I won't murder a little girl!!" Lieutenant Command Ripper countered back, defiant to his captain and sticking his own morals to the very end.

"MUTINY!!!" Captain Morgan yelled as he slices Commander Ripper in an instant as blood gushes out of the Lieutenant's chest like a broken dam.

"You didn't have to kill him!!" Helmeppo exclaimed with a loud gasp his legs shaking like a rattlesnake's tail for he was truly afraid now.

"Lieutenant!!" The marines quickly gather around their fallen comrade to see if he was still breathing and conscious as more blood drips down his fallen body.

"No matter. The townsfolk must be taught respect. I'll handle it personally" Captain Morgan said as he kept swinging his axe hand around scattering the blood all over the marines that were lucky to still be alive.

"For years after being a pirate in hiding I labored to achieve this rank and, I did it with my own strength... At great personal cost! Rank means everything in this world, Remember that! My rank is the highest on this base... Which makes me superior to everyone else here... Which makes me superior to everyone else here..." Captain Morgan exclaimed as he wipes his axe hand with a clean white cloth.

"That means everything I do is right!!!" Captain Morgan said as he approaches each and every marine giving them the stink eye. "Is that clear?"

"Yes sir!!!" All of the marines yelled in unison at these words and quickly gives him a salute. "You are the greatest sir!"

"It took years to built but today it is finally complete. This is a monument to my rank and power!!! Raise my statue! Put it at the highest point of this fortress as a symbol of my greatness!!" Captain Morgan declared as he decided to delegate the raising of the stone statue carefully being held up by ropes.

"That's funny... There aren't any sailors around..." Luffy said as he looks around the empty marine base with the rest of the Mane 6.

"Maybe they're having a meeting or something..."

"They must be having a snack. Ooh I can't wait to taste what Marine food is like!" Pinkie said as she bounced around in place.

"No one to help me find Zoro's swords... Or the Idiot Son..."

"Don't you worry Captain! I'll infiltrate the whole base for you in ten seconds flat!" Rainbow Dash as she spins and twirls around Luffy leaving behind a rainbow trail.

"Alright! Thanks Rainbow Dash! I'll be counting on you then" Luffy said as

"Heave!!! Heave!!!" The Marines struggled to lift the statue of Captain Morgan with the heavy ropes as Rainbow Dash observed when... "Klunk!!!"

"What was that?! Did you just bump it?!" Captain Morgan asked as he glared at the marine who just wet his pants once he saw the Captain's axe gleaming in the hot sun. "Sorry sir! We were careless sir!!" The marine apologized as he quickly got back to work.

"Huh? I think I hear voices up there!" Luffy said as he put a hand on his hat looking over the enormous fortress just as Rainbow quickly jets down to make her report. "Captain I saw a statue being lifted up over there! All the troops have been assembled for that specific construction sir!" Rainbow said with a salute surprising Twilight and her friends seeing how Rainbow was now taking this seriously.

"Alright! Thanks Rainbow Dash! I think I heard voices up there before you came down" Luffy said as he picks up Pinkie and puts her on his back. "Come on Pinkie, Lets check it out!"

"Hehehe sure thing Luffy! Lets get this party started!" Pinkie said with an excited tone as Luffy stretches an arm to grab unto a cannon and quickly pushes himself with a bit too much force. "Gum Gum... ...Rocket!!!"

"I've got your back Captain!! Here I go!!!" Rainbow said as she flies off after Luffy and Pinkie, leaving behind a rainboom in the ground that left behind a small crater.

"Luffy wait!!!" Twilight called out as the purple alicorn flies off after Luffy with Applejack on her back while Fluttershy reluctantly to the top of the Marine Base as Rarity gets on her back.

"Swine!" Captain Morgan's blood starts to boil from under his skin. Irritation popping out of his head as the captain faces this fodder marine like he was about to outright murder him on the spot. "Do you know how long I've waited for this statue to be finished?! And you've already scratched it!!"

"Sorry sir! I'll pay to have it fixed!" The marine said as he starts trembling upon facing Captain Morgan's wrath and his silver axe that still smells blood.

"This statue is like my person!" Captain Morgan said as he was about to swing his silver axe on this poor fodder marine. "Scratching it is the same as scratching me!"

"Let this be a warning to all!" Captain Morgan yelled as the fodder marine crossed his arms over his face, getting ready for his inevitable fate.

"Whoa! I over shot!" Luffy exclaimed as he was about to fall down but he quickly grabbed unto one of the ropes that was used to support Captain Morgan's statue as it was being lifted up. "Got it!!"

"Huh?! What's that?!" The marines asked among each other as the enormous statue of Captain Morgan looses its balance from the marines holding unto the supporting ropes and causing it to snap due to the force of Luffy's Gum Gum Rocket.

"We're flying! Hehehe this is so much fun!" Pinkie giggled as she held unto Luffy's shoulder as they she braced herself for impact, the winds causing her cheeks to flap a little.

"CRACK..!!! CRASH!!!"

"Whaa?!!!" All the marines just felt their jaw dropped to the ground and their eyes bulging out of their eye sockets in a crazy manner waving around in all kinds of directions along with their eyebrows and tounge spreading saliva and sweating from their foreheads so much that it formed puddles especially Captain Morgan and Helmeppo.

"Timber!!!" Pinkie called out loud as she jumped off Luffy and body slams the upper half of Captain Morgan's statue on the floor using her tremendous earth pony strength.

"Hey! I wanna have some fun too hehehe!" Rainbow smirked as she zooms in and throws the lower half of the broken statue down below almost hitting Fluttershy who carried Applejack.

"Hehehe sorry about that you guys." Rainbow said as Fluttershy flies up with Applejack on her back giving the rainbow pegasus disapproving looks.

"Alright!! Good one Dashie!!" Pinkie said as the cotton candy mare gives Rainbow Dash a hoof bump.

"Rainbow! Pinkie! Stop that right now this instant!" Twilight said as she trots over to Rainbow and Pinkie to give them a scolding like a mother. "Luffy stop encouraging them! I know that we are pirates but at this rate you'll take it to far!"

"Hahaha! You guys are the best!" Luffy said as he starts dancing round and round with his legs up with Pinkie and Rainbow in merriment, ignoring Twilight's warnings.

"Luffy, Rainbow, Pinkie I want you to say sorry right now!" Twilight said but then she was stopped at the last second by Applejack. "I think It might be a bit too late for that Sugarcube"

"Wow... Umm... Sorry" Luffy said with an apologetic tone as he put a hand up.

"ROAR!!! Seize him! I'll have his heart!!!" Captain Morgan boomed swinging his silver axe in the air as all the marines quickly gave him a salute and followed his orders.

"Yes sir!!"

"Daddy!!!" Helmeppo yelled as he pointed a trembling finger at Luffy and the rest of the Mane 6, sweating like crazy and his hair getting all frazzled from all the horrible torture and humiliation that they put him through while in the town square. "Those are the ruffians that hit me! If you have killed them this would never have happened!!"

"Capture those colorful ponies at all costs!! I'll sell them to slavery right away or keep them as pets!! If I find out that they are Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit Users then its the watery grave for them!!!" Captain Morgan ordered as he swung his axe so hard that it made the ground shook a bit and left a crack in the pavement.

"Aye aye sir!!"

The marines all charged at Luffy, Pinkie, Rainbow and the rest of the Mane 6 with their rifles and their swords while the Mane 6 just looked a bit startled to see the attack thats coming for them.

"I've been looking for you!!" Luffy said as he quickly grabs Helmeppo on the collar of his shirt and drags him inside the fortress. "L... Let me go! Father help!" Helmeppo yelled as Luffy carelessly slams his head and body to the door and the wall.

"Wait Luffy! Where are you going?" Princess Twilight called out as the purple alicorn flies off to where Luffy was off to with the marines now hot on their heels.

"They're entering the fortress! Get him!" One of the fodder marines called out as they pursue Luffy and Twilight inside the enormous structure, guns and swords in hand.

"All of these rebels defying me!!" Captain Morgan roared as he swung his silver axe on the table, chopping it in two and spilling all of the sake on the pavement together with the broken glass and the expensive sushi platter that was just wasted much to his outrage.

"Kill them all!" Captain Morgan yelled as more troops had assembled at the rooftop to target Coby and Spike who were trying to set Zoro free.

As all the marines were closing in on them from the left side, Applejack looks to one side as she quickly pulls out her lasso and grabs one of the marines while using that tied up person to smack the marines from the left side while spinning on her forehooves and kicking all of the marines attacking her and knocking them all down. "Yiieeee Haaaa!!!" Applejack cheered as she galloped around and rides one of the marines, giving him a really hard kick on the side instantly he unconscious with spit and blood exiting his mouth.

"Seriously? This is the best ya'll got? I didn't even break a sweat." Applejack said as she strikes a pose with her lasso twisting and spinning in the air.

Meanwhile as other marines surround them from the right side, Pinkie quickly runs to the charging marines and starts firing her party cannon at them which blasts cupcakes, balloons, gifts, confetti, banners and party streamers everywhere much to their confusion. "Hehehe!! Bleehh!! Bleehh!! Bleehh!! Bleehh!! Bleehh!! Come and catch me!! If you can!!" Pinkie winked at the attacking marines as she shakes her flank at them which only enrages them more. "I said get them right now!!!" Captain Morgan yelled as Pinkie just keeps spinning, twisting and popping up from one place to another which only confuses them more. "Old man!! Old man!! Come and catch me, If you can!!" Pinkie said teasing these marines in order for them to really blow up than they already are as she uses her party cannon to fire cupcakes into their mouth with extreme accuracy. Cupcakes that were over drizzled with hot sauce making them go.... "Ahhhh!!! Hot!! Hot!! Hot!!! Hot!!! Ahhh!!!"

"Hah! You call that an attack Mr. Axey Old Man? This is just a walk in the park for me." Pinkie said as she fires off multiple tennis balls like a gatling gun just like during the Storm King's attack in Canterlot, knocking down fodder marines like dominos and bowling pins before jumping up high and striking a pose on top of her party cannon.

As more and more marines jumped at the ponies with their swords, axes, pikes, maces and katanas with some of them even firing their guns at them. Rarity just had enough as her pristine white coat been covered with dust and dirt for the last time since arrving at this strange world. "Alright!! That's it!! You ruffians who call yourselves marines need to be thought a lesson!! Take this!! and this!! and this!! and this!!" Rarity focuses the magic on her horn as she starts teleporting everywhere from one place to another, giving each marine who hard kick on their chest, to the legs, right to the face and even to the the balls as they start dropping like flies before teleporting once more from left to right, up and down to side to side in a manner of a minute, blasting her magic right into their eyes and blinding them.

"I know that we are pirates and you marines are supposed to the enforcers of the law but you seem more uncouth ruffians in uniform. Attacking a lady like me is a big no no. I hope that teaches you and lesson on how you disgusting barbarians run this place" Rarity said as its her turn to strike a pose and flicks her mane from side to side, pretty as always.

"You might have magic on your side but we will not stop until we capture you pastel colored ponies!! Don't think you can win against these numbers cause we're gonna sold you off to slavery where the Celestial Dragons will pay us big money for this!!" One of the marine commanders yelled out as they all charged at Rainbow Dash who just gave them a smirk and flies up high as she dive bombs them from the highest point, creating a double rainboom and knocking them all out except for Captain Morgan who was hiding behind the large tower and her friends that were protected by Rarity's light blue magic shield.

"Seriously guys? Do you really think you can catch up to my speed? I'm the fastest flyer in all of Equestria and don't you dunderheads ever forget about that!!" Rainbow declared as she strikes a pose by putting a hoof on one of the knocked out marines and spreading out her wings with a confident smirk.

"Come on ya'll! Lets all get to Twilight and Luffy so that we could rescue Zoro!" Applejack called out as she ran inside the Marine Base followed by the Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy who trots happily after paralyzing Captain Morgan in fear, after the corrupted marine officer saw Flutterbat's fierce scream of silence face to face and moreover up close.

"What?! Luffy went into the fortress?! Why is he so reckless?!" Coby asked as he starts to untie Zoro from his cross with the help of Spike.

"Yeah. I've noticed. Who is he anyway?" Zoro asked with a hint of curiosity.

"Alright pal. First things first. He's Coby, I'm Spike the dragon and Luffy is the one who's going to be King of the Pirates! Now listen here. If you want to live your life then be thankful cause we're getting you out of here!" Spike said in his serious tone with that no nonsense face that Zoro recognized at once.

"Hey I know that you two are trying to help me." Zoro said as he struggled within his tight ropes. "But you two are being reckless! If they catch you two freeing me, We're all dead! I can't stand the thought of you two dying just because of me!"

"But they imprisoned you unfairly Zoro!" Spike countered back while he helps Coby untie Zoro from the wooden post.

"Spike is right. I can't stand to see the Navy act improperly. I'm going to be a proper sailor! Just like Luffy's going to be King of the Pirates!"

"What?! King of the Pirates?! Does he even know what that means?!" Zoro yelled.

"Ha Ha Ha... I was shocked when he first told us too. But he'll succeed or die trying! That's how he is!" Coby said with utmost confidence.

"And we are too! So don't you dare die on us because we're setting you free knowing that you can do better. Listen Zoro. This isn't the end for you. We're really sorry if we didn't trust you the first time around but you deserve better than this and..." Spike was cut off when he heard the sound of a gunshot and seeing blood splatter from Coby's shoulder.

"COBY!!!" Spike and Zoro yelled as the bullet pierced his skin and his bones all the while Captain Morgan blows the smoke from the muzzle of his flintlock pistol while standing at the top of the marine base.

Meanwhile inside the Marine Base.

"There he is! Get him!" The Marines yelled as they gave chase to Luffy and Twilight who were running off and taking the Captain's son as their hostage.

"Where are Zoro's swords?!" Luffy asked as he kept dragging Helmeppo through the floor as his head slams the hard pavement repeatedly, leaving behind a trail of blood from his forehead.

"Tell us where Zoro's swords right now or I'll swear by all the fires in the pits of Tartarus I'll squeeze the life out of your pathetic eyes!!" Twilight yelled, threatening to use her magic to strangle and suffocate Helmeppo through the neck.

"I... I'll tell you! I'll tell you! Just stop dragging me!" Helmeppo desperately cried out as he looked to Luffy. "A.. And no magic either!" Helmeppo said as Twilight bashed his head one more time on the floor. "If your lying then may Celestia have mercy on you because I can be that demon who has the ability to TO RIP YOU LIMB BY LIMB!!!" Twilight yelled as she heats up her horn burning up a part of Helmeppo's forehead making him scream in pain.

"Ahhhh!!! T.. They're in my room! We passed it a long way back." Helmeppo desperately explained as his face was now oozing with blood. Full of cuts, gashes and burns from Twilight's piercing heat laser from earlier on.

"You should've told me! Your wasting time!" Luffy yelled as he punches Helmeppo in the face making him spit out more blood and a couple of broken teeth.

"You...!! Piece...!!! Of...!!! Fucking!!! Fuck!!! FUCK!!!! CUNT!!!! YOU STUPID SHIT!!!!" Twillight yelled in Helmeppo's face as she kept slamming and bashing Helmeppo's head on the floor like there's tomorrow, not planning to stop until blood he was dead from blood loss. "Who the fuck do you think your speaking too?!!!" Twilight yelled as she furiously cut his face with her horn and burns his face with her magic which she amped up to more than a thousand degrees making Helmeppo louder as more tears splatter out of his bloodshot eyes and his throat dried out. "Who?!! WHO?!!! I'M TALKING TO YOU HUH?!! Luffy is gonna be the King of the Pirates you fucking piece of stupid trash fuck!!!! WELL?!!! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!!!"

"I... I said... T.. They're in... My room..." Helmeppo said as he cried and cried, his face tortured so much by this mysterious purple winged unicorn that it was now unrecognizable and the floor getting red. Meanwhile Luffy didn't say much since he approved of extracting information from Helmeppo before time runs out. First: Helmeppo is a scum, Secondly: they are pirates technically and Third: He did punched Helmeppo earlier.

"I JUST SAW YOU FUCKING SPLATTERING RIKA'S RICE BALLS AND NOW I GOTTA HEAR YOUR CRAP?!!! FUCK!!! FUCK!!!" Twilight continued to stepped on Helmeppo's face over and over again until his skull was all cracked and broken up. If she personally saw him do this in Equestria. She would personally turn him into stone and break it on the spot. "FUCK YOU THEN!!!!" Twilight yelled so loud that all the marines inside the base could hear the words of this mysterious alicorn.

"Are you alright there Twilight?" Luffy asks with a smile as he turned to Twilight, intending to calm down the purple alicorn. "Yeah... I'm alright Luffy... Its just that... He's the type of people that I hate the most..." Twilight said glaring daggers at Helmeppo.

"Drop the Captain's son or we'll shot!" Three marines called out as they pointed their rifles at Luffy and Twilight as the rubber man turns. "I don't want too."

"WAAAH! WAAAH!" Helmeppo cried and cried as the marines point their guns at the Captain's son who's face was now unrecognizable from the sheer amount of blood that had been spilt in his tortured face.

"Okay! Go ahead and shoot!" Luffy said nonchalantly as Twilight prepares a magic shield for them just in case.

"Ahhhh!!! Don't shoot!!! Don't shoot!!!" Helmeppo cried out to the point of exhausting his dried out throat which Twilight plans to strangle and squeeze the life off with her magic if he doesn't cooperate. "He's using the Helmeppo as a shield!! What should we do?!" One the marine worriedly asked his fellow comrade.

Back to where Zoro was imprisoned..

"Aaaah! Aaaaaah! I've been shot!" Coby cried and cried as he rubs his hand on the bleeding shoulder making blood splatter on the ground as he lies there. "Blood! I'm bleeding!! Aaah!!"

"Coby!!!" Spike yelled as he quickly ran over to his friend and check his condition. "Oh no! This is serious!!" Spike said as he held unto Coby's wounded arm and examined it. "Don't worry I'll get you treatment right away!!" Spike said as he ran over to the bushes to get some leaves and wrap them around Coby's arm tightly to stop the bleeding for now. "Ahhh!! I'm gonna die!!!"

"Phew...! Good! Your alive!" Zoro sighs in relief as he saw that Coby was still struggling and that the kid is now getting temporary treatment from Spike.

"Now get outta here!" Zoro yelled as he looked around the area to see if there was any sign of incoming marines.

"But we haven't untied you yet!" Spike said genuinely worried for his new buddy if what he's saying is true and that more marines are coming for them.

"Don't worry about me. I just have to survive the month and they'll let me go. So just beat it and..." Zoro tried to explain but Coby quickly cut him off as Spike finished treating him by puncturing his claw into Coby's shoulder and removing the bullet. The chubby kid just trying to endure the pain.

"They're not going to let you go! Your going to be executed three days from now!!" Coby yelled into Zoro's face the harsh truth but it seems like he still isn't buying it.

"What are you saying?! That idiot promised me! If I survived here for a month, I'll be set free!!" Zoro countered back.

"Zoro listen!" Spike said as he ran over to the wooden post and puts his claws on Zoro's shoulders. "He never intend to keep his promise!"

"That's why Luffy punched Helmeppo and we all beat him up!" Coby continued. "Because he found out Helmeppo lied to you!!"

"W... What?!" Zoro asked in complete shock and disbelief.

"The Navy is your enemy now!!!" Coby said as he gets on his knees and bows down in front of Zoro who was tied on the cross. "Please! If I untie you will you help Luffy, Twilight, and the rest of us here?"

"He saved our lives Zoro. As one of his crew members I won't ask you to become a pirate but..." Spike asked as he kneeled to the point that he was about to perform Dogeza which involves kneeling on the ground and bowing to prostrate oneself while touching one's head to the floor. It is used to show deference to a person of higher status, as a deep apology or to express the desire for a favor from said person. "Luffy is really strong and so is Twilight and you! If you all team up with my friends... You can escape from here! Please help him!" Spike begged as tears start to flow down from his eyes and into the ground.

"Stay where you are!" A new company of marines arrived as they aim their guns at Zoro, Coby and Spike as the rest of the Mane six were still fighting off marines as they make their way down into the fortress and to the prison compound.

"Hey this must be the room!" Luffy said as Twilight slammed the door open with her magic and they entered Helmeppo's fancy and elegant bedroom.

"The swords!" Luffy exclaimed happily as he saw the three swords that were conveniently resting on the wall but a thought pop up in his head and confides in Twilight for answers. "But there are three swords! Which one's are Zoro's?" Luffy asks as Twilight slammed Helmeppo's body one more time on his bedroom door making the Captain's son faint in shock and trauma of torture.

"That doesn't matter right now Luffy! Spike and Coby is in trouble right now and we have to save him!" Twilight said as she levitated the three swords in her magic along with Luffy as the purple alicorn showed Straw Hat what was going on from the glass windows.

"Surround the fortress!! If that Rascal in the straw hat or any of his pony friends escapes, You'll all be sorry!!!!" Captain Morgan yelled as the marines quickly loaded their weapons and aimed them at Zoro, Coby and Spike. "You three aren't simple outlaws are you?! You're trying to overthrow me!!"

"Roronoa Zoro! Peasants and pirates may tremble at your name... But your no match for the great one!" Captain Morgan glared daggers at Zoro as he lifts up his enormous silver axe that was gleaming in the sun and smelling fresh of blood both from his own son earlier and from his Lieutenant Commander who defied his orders about killing Rika earlier. "You may be a barracuda... But I'm a great white shark!" Captain Morgan declared as he uses his axe to slice the ground spreading dirt and dust everywhere in the hot sun for dramatic effect.

"Take Aim!!!" Captain Morgan ordered as the marines start to load their rifles and prepare to shoot Zoro, Coby and Spike who were sweating buckets into the ground thinking that this is curtains for them.

"Chak!!!"

Zoro thinks that if he dies here then he will never achieve his dream of becoming the greatest swordsman in the world, Coby thinks that if he dies here now then he will never reach his dream of becoming a marine to arrest all the bad pirates! Spike thinks that if he dies right here, he would never get a chance to return to Equestria and see Twilight become a proper princess of Equestria after their pirate adventure! How would Twilight and her friends react to this especially Rarity? What about Dragonlord Ember , Smolder and the rest of the student six? No! No! He can't die here! What would Cadence and Shining Armor think of this? Their parents Night Light and Twilight Velvet? Please! Someone! Anyone! Twilight! Luffy! Save us!" Spike thought as he silently prayed to whatever deity was out there to come for their rescue and save them.

"I..I... I can't die yet! There's something I have to do..." Zoro thought as he contemplated on his life as time seemed to slow down for a second as the marines get ready to fire at him.

"I made a promise!!" Zoro yelled out.

Zoro's backstory with Kuina.

"Yaah! WAP!!" Everyone watched on as the two dojo trainees clashed their swords to a duel. Two formidable sword fighters about to settle some scores.

This is Kuina she has short, dark blue hair and large, dark eyes. She wore a light pink short-sleeved shirt with a three-buttoned placket that she left unbuttoned, dark maroon shorts, and brown shoes.

"Kuina wins again!! Two Sword Zoro looses!!" The announcer declared as all of the students start to head back inside and take a break for lunch.

"Zoro is 0 for 2000 against Kuina!" Kuina smirked as she pointed her wooden sword at Zoro who fell down on his feet and struggles to get the two wooden swords. "Oh well... Pathetic... Kind of weak for a boy, Aren't you?"

"Ugh.." Zoro groaned as he tried to nurse his bleeding forehead.

"Hey! Zoro's not weak! One of Zoro's classmates argued who had curly hair argued as he got into Kuina's face. His name is Tanaguchi.

"He's the strongest in our dojo!" Another one of Zoro's classmates countered, this time sporting a bowl haircut said, pointing a finger at the young girl. He is Kunikida.

"He's even stronger than the grown ups!" The third of Zoro's friends. A boy with a bald head stated, clenching his fists in defiance. This one is Furuichi.

"That so? Well he's not as strong as me! Even if he can use two swords, He's still weak! "Losers should learn to suffer defeat in silence!" Kuina said as she walks back to the dojo, pointing her wooden sword at them, crushing a stone at the same time.

"Darn!" Zoro glared as he clenched his fists in anger.

"Kuina makes me so mad! She's kinda cute though..." Tanaguchi yelled in defiance but blushing madly at the thought of Kuina's wink and sass.

"Yeah right...! She thinks she's so great just because she's the sensei's daughter!" Kunikida said as anger filled his head, steam fuming out of his ears in a comedic manner.

"Lost again eh Zoro?" Zoro's Sensei asked as he walks over to his four students sipping a cup of green tea. "Its odd because you are actually very strong."

"Sensei!!" More students rushed over to the Dojo Master to confront him about Kuina's mysterious strength.

"Its not fair!"

"Sensei! Are you teaching her secret tricks because she's your daughter?!"

"Its not fair!"

"Of course not!" The Sensei said, waving his hands in a nervous manner, sweat dripping from his forehead as the other students looked at him with a stink eye.

"Darn! "Why can't I beat that girl?!" Zoro yelled as he angrily threw the wooden swords on the ground.

"Don't forget that Kuina is a little older than you." Zoro's Sensei reminded the moss haired boy with a sneering smile. "But I can beat grown ups!" Chibi Zoro yelled back in a comedic manner.

"I'm going to sail the seas and become the greatest sword master in the world! I can't keep losing to that girl!" Zoro yelled as he ran off to look for Kuina and asked for a rematch.

Later that night just outside the Dojo Zoro finds Kuina training in the moonlight night as her swords smashes the wooden poles bit by bit as wood chips scatter on the ground."Hyaah! Kyak! Kyak! Kyak! Hyaah!"

"Huff... Huff... Huff... Zoro..." Kuina turned around and rolling her eyes seeing how persistent Zoro was in trying to defeat her even though she was defeated him every time.

"Kuina! I challenged you to a duel... with real swords!! You're not afraid of real swords, are you?!" Zoro yelled as she throws a sword at Kuina which she catches at one with extreme precision. "Real swords? Okay... Its your funeral." She smirked.

"On guard!" Zoro yelled as he held two swords intending to defeat Kuina in the moonlight. Its now or never.

"I'm ready!" Kuina then held unto her signature sword as she took a battle stance.

"Uwahh!! Yaahh!!" Zoro and Kuina charged into each other with battle cries as Zoro attempts to jump over her but Kuina readies her attack intending to stop Zoro's attack and finished this match in one fell swoop.

"Ching! Ching Klang!" Zoro goes all out in throwing slashes over and over again but Kuina was able to block his attacks every single time and parrying them, even if the young Zoro was using two swords against her.

"Ching! Ching!! Yahhh!!!" Kuina yelled as she jumps at Zoro and quickly knocks the two swords out of Zoro's hands as the two melee weapons get thrown into the air.

"Shakk!!" Kuina finishes as she stabs the ground just inches to where Zoro's head laid as he felt time slow down that he could have been dead right then and there. What a turn of luck for him. "That makes 2001 times I've beaten you!" Kuina smirked as she looked down on Zoro. "Thunk! Thunk" As Zoro's other two swords fell, stabbing the ground just mere inches near Zoro's shoulder and leg.

"Darn! Its so frustrating!" Zoro cried as he put a hand over his eyes, crying out and agonizing his defeat over Kuina.

"I'm the one who's frustrated..." Kuina exclaimed as she sat down on the stairs of the Dojo motioning for Zoro to sit beside her.

"Huh?"

"When girls get older, they become weaker than the boys. Pretty soon you'll all be stronger than me. Zoro, you're always saying... ...That you're going to become the world's greatest swordsman... Dad says that girls can't be master swordsman... You're lucky you're a boy Zoro... I wanna become the world's greatest swordsman too!! But I'm starting to great breasts... I wish I was a boy..." Kuina explained as tears start to trickle down her eyes as she looks at Zoro with a sad smile.

"What are you crying about?! You beat me!! That's not fair! Beating you is my dream!" Zoro yelled as he picks up his two swords taking a battle stance. "Someday I'll beat you because I worked hard, Not because you got weaker!! Its got nothing to do with being a boy or a girl!! I'm training all the time to beat you! Your making me look bad!"

"Zoro..." Kuina slowly looks up at Zoro as tears kept streaming down her face, forming a small puddle of liquid pride on the ground.

Lets make a promise to each other! Someday, One of us will become the greatest swordsman ever!! We'll fight each other for the title!" Zoro said as he uses his two swords to stab the ground in front of the Dojo then reaches out his arms to give her a handshake.

"You idiot!" Kuina cried as she looks at Zoro with a teary eyed smile before accepting Zoro's handshake with a reassuring nod as their friendship blooms much stronger. "Your too puny! Hehehe." Kuina laughed as she playfully punched Zoro in the shoulder.

"Its a promise!" Zoro and Kuina simultaneously said to each other in the moonlight night.

"Zoro! There's been an accident! Its Kuina! She fell down the stairs... She's dead!!!" One of the dojo students exclaimed as Zoro was held down by his classmates, crying his tears out and mourning the death of his friend. "Man! You made a promise yesterday! You can't run away from your promise!!"

"Zoro stop it!" Zoro's sensei called out as he put a white cloth over Kuina's face to finally put her body to rest. "Humans are fragile things, Zoro..." The teacher said as he gave Zoro a towel to wipe his tears off whilst putting a comforting hand on the young boy's shoulder.

"Sensei! May I have her sword?" Zoro asked Kuina's father as he performs dogeza on the floor as waterfall tears gushes out of his eyes, creating puddles on the floor.

"...I suppose so..."

"I'll have to keep the promise for both of us. I'm going to become such a great swordsman that my name will be known even in heaven!!!!" Zoro declared as he tightly grips Kuina's sword as his tears flow down from the sword where Kuina's face appears for a second and into the puddle of tears on the floor.

"I Promised her! I can't die yet!!" Zoro thought as the marines aimed their rifles at Zoro, Coby and Spike.

"Luffy!! Zoro, Coby and my baby brother Spike are in trouble!!" Twilight said with worry as Luffy quickly grabbed her and stretches his arms on the window. "Gum Gum... Rocket!!"

"Don't worry Twilight! We're gonna get there in no time!" Luffy said as Luffy braced himself for the impact head on while Twilight closed her eyes while levitating Zoro's swords with her magic. "Oh I hope that my friends are alright.

Twilight yelped as Luffy smashes the window, spreading broken glass around Helmeppo's room as he blasts himself down just as Captain Morgan gave the order to fire and give the killing blow to Zoro.

"Bang!!!"

"Fire!!!" Captain Morgan yelled as the marines fired their guns but Luffy jumped in front of the captured friends just in time as the projectiles shot through Luffy's body as Twilight flips back with Zoro's swords levitated with her magic at the same time that Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy barged out of the door and charged in, ready to fight and standing behind Luffy. Pinkie held unto her party cannon with her knife out, Applejack had her lasso out and her stetson hat covering her face with shadows, Rarity lit her horn up, Rainbow Dash stands defiant against the marines with her hooves crossed over her chest and ready to brawl while Fluttershy leaps forward in a fighting stance, her usual gentle eyes looking like they could stare into souls.

"Bang!! Bang!! Bang!! Bang!!"

"You?!" Zoro was shocked as he saw Luffy standing there in front of him and how the bullets reacted to the Straw Hat Boy's body.

"Luffy!!!" Coby yelled as he was shocked and appalled to seeing that Luffy got shot by the rifles.

"Twilight!!! Spike jumped for joy, seeing that Twilight was alright and everypony else came in for the rescue.

"Straw Hat... and those colorful magical ponies..." Captain Morgan glared as he looked at this rubber kid and all of these colorful ponies that teamed up against him.

"Hiyah!!!" Luffy expands his body forward as bullets fly all over the prison courtyard, killing the marines around him as Twilight put up a purple barrier in front of her friends except Luffy seeing how these bullets don't affect him. "Bullets can't hurt me!! Hahahaha!!"

"Look out!!" Captain Morgan's eyes bulged out of his eye sockets in a comedic manner upon seeing most of the marines getting killed by this rubber boy.

"What are you?!" Zoro asked as Spike quickly ran over to help Coby who passed out as Twilight starts healing the pink haired chubby kid with her magic.

"I'm the guy... Who's gonna be King of the Pirates!!!" Luffy yelled so loud that it echoed all over the Marine Base and being heard by every ear that was in that structure.

"So which swords are yours?" Twilight asked as she levitated the three swords over to the moss haired prisoner after telling Spike to bring Coby to a safe place. "Luffy didn't know so he bought all three..."

"They're all mine. I practiced Santoryu. Three Sword Style.

Luffy then walks over to Zoro as he brought up his old deal once more. "Look Zoro. If you fight the Navy with me and Twilight here and now, In the eyes of the government, You'll be one of the bad guys! Of course, You could obey the law... and let them kill you!" Luffy reasoned with Twilight giving a nod.

"You two must be demon spawn..." Zoro grinned as he gave them a devilish smile. "But I'm not ready to die without a fight! All right! You two got yourselves a pirate!!!"

"Really?! You'll join our crew?!" Luffy cheered with a toothy grin.

"Woohoo! That's amazing! I'm sure that you'll have tons of adventures with us!!" Twilight jumps for joy as the purple alicorn and the straw hat boy starts dancing around in celebration that was way too early as more marines kept assembling in front of the execution ground which annoyed Zoro.

"I don't have much choice! Now untie me you two!!"

"Don't worry buddy! You got it!" Spike said as he blew his green flames, burning off the ropes around Zoro and handing him his swords. "Thanks a lot Spike" Zoro said as the baby dragon responded with a quick salute.

"What is he?! Bullets bounced right off him!" The marine reinforcements asked each other worriedly as Captain Morgan marched right in front of them. "He's no ordinary human!!! He's eaten one of the devil fruit... And so is the purple flying unicorn and the rest of his talking colorful ponies. They might be awakened zoans..." Captain Morgan explained.

"... The secret treasure from those seas!!? No way! So that's their powers?!" The marines gasped as they talked amongst themselves about this possible dilemma.

"If bullets can't hurt them, then use your swords!! All who defy me must die!!!" Captain Morgan yelled all of the marines just charged into Luffy, Zoro, Twilight, Coby, Spike and the rest of the mane 6 who's just about ready to get rough and dirty after experiencing an all out war that nearly ended Equestria just before Twilight was crowned princess and coming into this world. "Kill Straw Hat with Roronoa Zoro and capture the creatures with them!! I'll keep them as pets or sell them into slavery in Grove Number 1 over in Sabaody and get sent into the Holy Land of Mariejois!"

As the marines all charged at Luffy, Zoro, Twilight and Spike, The rest of the Mane 6 ran ahead of them, understanding that its time for battle and that from this day onwards, They're probably going to fight for the rest of their lives until they reach Equestria and come home so that Twilight could become a proper princess. "These marines sure are a bunch of meany bullies aren't they?" Pinkie asks putting a hoof under her chin. "Yes Pinkie, They are nothing but a bunch of ruffians who don't know how to respect a lady and her beauty! Better teach them a lesson once and for all" Rarity replied as Rainbow then heads straight for the horde of men with guns and swords as Applejack called out. "Hold on girl! Wait!"

"The first move who moves... dies..." Zoro said as all of the marines started crying out and wetting their pants once they encountered Roronoa Zoro who managed to blocked all of their attacks with his Three Sword Style as he looks back at Luffy with a devilish grin.

"All right. So I'm a pirate. I gave you my word. I've fought the Navy, therefore I'm officially an outlaw... But hear this!! I have a mission to fulfill!!! I'm going to be the world's greatest swordsman! All I have left is my destiny! My name may be infamous... But its gonna shake the world!!! But you are making me a pirate! So if I have to abandon my dream for any reason... Then I'm going to make you commit hara kiri!!!" Zoro exclaimed as he looked at Luffy with a piercing glare while holding unto his position with his swords, two on both of his arms and one on his mouth.

"Hiyaahh!!!" Rainbow yelled as she starts zipping around the marines and kicking them straight in the face as the marines once again started dropping like flies, the only vision that they could see was a bright rainbow blur before they get kicked down, having no chance against the rainbow maned pegasus.

"The world's greatest swordsman, That's great!" Luffy said with an intrigue smile. "And its fitting since your new boss is going to be king of the pirates! Anything else would make me look bad!"

"Alright! Its time to party!!" Pinkie yelled out she bravely faced the horde of marines that come at her with her weapons but Pinkie has literally a surprise for them as she starts dropping multiple jack in the boxes on the ground where her face keeps popping in and out as men tried to slash, cut and shoot her. "Bleeh!! Bleeh!! Bleehh!! Bleeh!!! Bleehh!!" Pinkie teased as the pink party pony stuck her tounge right out at them which only made them more angry. "I'm right here!! Oops!! You missed me!! I'm right over here silly!! Come and catch me, If you can!! Hehehe!!" Pinkie said as she kept appearing and disappearing until the marines started getting dizzy from trying to catch her and thats when the pink party pony detonated all the bombs that were inside the 'jack in the box toys' exploding all over the place leaving behind thousands of dead and injured.

"Hmph!" Zoro scoffed as he uses his swords to push more of these marines into Luffy's other pony friends who were fighting for their lives in the name of Luffy's crew. "Why do you hesitate unlike your pony friends?! Take a look around you! Hack those brigands into mincemeat! Now!!"

"Don't even think up against me Darlings knowing that you've got no chance hehehe" Rarity said in her elegant and flirtatious way but the marines don't care and just want to run straight ahead for her in a death trap as Rarity quickly teleports right in front of them, back and forth from side to side as she just uses her magic to blast her light blue heat rays into their eyes to blind them as they cry in pain before proceeding to punch, kick and chop them on the shoulders, neck, chest, waist, leg, and even their balls making the marines cry more in agony as more blood splatters on the ground as Rarity had a cheerful smile on her face as she literally use her magic to grip and crushed one of the marine's balls before throwing the disgusting thing on the ground, scaring more of them.

"Zoro duck!!" Luffy called out as he stretches out his leg and swings it around to smack these fodder marines like what Applejack would do using her rope. "Gum... Gum... Whip!!" Luffy's leg whipped around these marines causing them to fly to the wall and into the ground while others were sent to Twilight's friends where they would get slaughtered by the ponies of his pirate crew. Ponies that could do so much more and shouldn't be underestimated.

"Wow! He's incredible!" Coby cheered as Spike lands down next to him and gives pink haired chubby kid a fist bump. "I know right? Come on, Lets go and join the battle!" Spike said as Coby gave him a nod. "On it! Twilight?" Coby called as Twilight quickly responded by zooming in to where Coby was and picks him up and starts flying high, firing purple heat beam lasers at these unfortunate marines who had to do battle with them while Spike became Coby's flamethrower burning everything in his path.

"Ahhh!! Ahhh!!! Ahhh!!! Hot!! Hot!! Hot!! Hot!!! Hot!!!" All of the marines around them ran off to find water but to no avail, forcing them to just drop and roll. Some of them even considering to retreat and get away from these monsters.

"What the devil are you?!" Zoro asked as he cut up more marines that were trying to capture him and blocking the swordman's way.

"I'm a... Rubber Man!!!" Luffy grinned as he showed Zoro his rubbery feet.

"Now its best that ya'll better git before me and the rest of the girls here better messed you up." Applejack warned as these marines just keep coming at her and intending to capture her friends. "Alright then.. Don't say I didn't warn ya... Ya'll don't want to mess with me when I'm angry as the marines quickly stopped, trembling in fear and dropping their weapons once they saw the fire in Applejack's eyes as the Apple Farmer quickly pulls out her lasso and starts to round one of them up before dragging him into the ground and using him to slam and knock out more of these persistent marines just like Luffy's Gum Gum Whip before using the captured marine as a paddle ball by literally kicking the captured marine in the face over and over again to the point that his skull would break under the extreme power of Applejack's bucking force before throwing this guy to the ground hard and doing these to the other marines more and more until they we're all down, unconsious and horribly injured that they were all swimming in their own little puddle of blood.

"Oh dear... Please... No... D.. Don't attack me..." Fluttershy pleaded as more marines were running at her friends at a mass assault while this large company of marines just don't stop. "P... Please... Stop... Or... I... I'm... Gonna... Ahhhh!!!" Fluttershy yelled loudly as she transforms into her Flutterbat as her eyes glared at these stubborn marines showing no mercy whatsoever as Flutterbat swoops down on these venerable marines by biting on the neck and ripping out their flesh, even going so far as to pounced on each one of them and literally rip their faces off as well as skin them alive, making the marines cry in agony from being burned from seething heat of the sun.

"Try to shoot that Vampire Bat Pony at all costs! Its still a living being!" The marine commander ordered as they all grab their weapons and shoot this butter yellow Flutterbat. "BANG!!!" But at the same time, Spike blew a large wall of green fire, intending to melt the bullets as Fluttershy once again disappears in a quick second flight before appearing behind them and face raping like a dangerous snarling dog by skinning them alive and ripping their faces off making blood splatter on the ground. Worst of all is that she just used her animal communication talent to speak to Helmeppo's dogs through their mind as these rapid wild dogs pounced on the helpless marines to devour and give these navy soldiers a horrifying death.

"A rubber man?!" One of the marines exclaimed as he tried to crawl away from the battle to nurse his injuries.

"Captain they're too much for us!!" Another marine said as he tries to back away, seeing the dark and red demon eyes of Spike and everypony else as his imagination warns him that these are blood lusted monsters and shouldn't be messed with.

"I.. Its hopeless! We can't fight these magical powered ponies... A fire breathing dragon... T.. This rubber man... and that Demon Roronoa Zoro at the same time!!!" Another marine exclaimed as he tried to limp home to the main building of home base.

"Hear Me!" Captain Morgan yelled as he just slashed the marine trying to limp home to base, slicing his body into two without any hesitation making the marines fear him even more than before. "All you cowards who were whining just now...Will shoot yourselves in the head! I won't tolerate defeatists... In my outfit!!! On my order... Fire!!!" Captain Morgan commanded as the marines quickly reloaded their rifles and get ready to shoot themselves in the head as they start sweating like crazy and some of them even wet their pants, Not knowing who to fear anymore.

"KACHACK!!!"

"Something's wrong with those marines!!!" Zoro said as Luffy starts running off to confront Captain Morgan himself much to his surprise.

"Hey! I'm your enemy... Try putting me to death!!!" Luffy yelled as he grabs Captain Morgan by his axe and throws him into the ground.

"LUFFY!!! DESTROY THIS LOUSY NAVY!!!" Coby yelled making the marines stop their attacks and observe what would be the outcome of this battle seeing what this pink haired boy was fighting for.

"Hmph! You have neither rank nor status!" Captain Morgan yelled as he threw his marine coat to the side, getting ready to fight this rubber kid himself. "I'll teach you to defy your betters!"

"I'm Captain Axe Hand Morgan!!" Captain Morgan roared as he attempts to slice Luffy with his giant axe for the second time.

"Nice to meet you! I'm Straw Hat Luffy!" Luffy nonchalantly said as braced himself for Captain Morgan's attack.

"DIE!!!" Captain Morgan yelled as swings around his enormous silver axe at Luffy but then the rubber man quickly dodged at the last second as Captain Morgan sliced the steel fence in two. "

"SLASH!!!"

"He cut through steel?!" Coby exclaimed as his jaw literally dropped down to the ground and sweat bursting out of his forehead like a fountain. "Wow!! That's sharp!!" Spike addend being just as shock and appalled as his buddy.

"Nooo!!! Luffy died in one hit!!!" Coby exclaimed as he starts to freak out with Spike what the outcome of this final battle would be. "No wait! He vanished into thin air?! What the hell is happening?!"

"I don't know!! I don't know!! I'm too nervous to find out!!" Spike addend as he starts biting his claws much to Twilight's disapproval.

"Huh? Something is not right here... How did I miss him point blank? Where the hell did you go you coward?!" Captain Morgan yelled as it turns out that Luffy flipped right behind him as the Straw Hat Boy quickly grabs him by the neck and slams him down to the ground so hard that it created a small crack right where a rock stood as blood began to trickle down from Captain Morgan's forehead as Luffy prepares for his next attack.

"Gum... Gum... Jet Rocket!!!" Luffy yelled as punched Captain Morgan so hard that it created a huge crack in the wall of the Marine Base splattering blood from behind the captain's head as the cannons fall down on top of him to finish him off. "You and your navy... Are ruining Coby's dream!" Luffy said nonchalantly as he walks back to Zoro, Coby, Twilight and everypony else.

"Captain Morgan is knocked out." The remaining marines said amongst themselves as they examined the results of this battlefield and realizing what it meant for their futures. "The captain was defeated in one punch!" The Marine Commander exclaimed as the remaining marines start throwing their weapons in the air, dancing around and hugging each other, celebrating the defeat of Captain Axe Hand Morgan.

"HOORAY! That bastard is finally down!"

"Captain Morgan's been defeated!!!"

"Hooray!!!"

"Thank you sir! Thank you everyone! We all hated that piece of shit!"

"Morgan's reign of terror is over!!"

"Banzai for the Navy!!"

"Finally we are free! Somebody call the Marine HQ for the report!"

"We must offer something to these kind strangers who helped us!"

"What's wrong with people here?" Spike asked as a large anime style question mark appeared on top of his head.

"I agree Spike? I don't get it either. Luffy punched their boss and they are happy." Twilight said as she gave Spike and everypony else a confused look.

"They said that he is not a nice guy! He was abusing his rank like a power hungry dictator!" Coby exclaimed as Twilight, Spike, and everypony else celebrated their victory over Captain Morgan and his son Helmeppo.

"Luffy, Zoro and Twilight, You have my thanks everyone! I have decided on my objective now." Coby said as he wraps his arms around Luffy, Zoro, Twilight, Spike and everyone else catching his friends by surprise. "I will join the marines and train train train to get as strong as you guys are now!"

"Awww don't you worry sport! We'll always be here for you." Spike said as he wraps his arms around Coby, hugging him from the back.

"Its no biggie Coby. You know that we'll always be here to help you out and whatever happens out there at sea. Just know that, We'll always got your back." Luffy said with a confident grin.

"Yeah and just like Applejack said. Even though we're enemies and there comes a time when we do capture you. We'll always send you back to base. Twilight said as she put a comforting hoof on Coby's waist to assure him that everything was going to be alright.

"You are strong, Always remember that. We believed in you so all you have to make the effort and I'm sure that your going to be a great marine someday." Zoro said as he puts on back his sword, proud that he managed to inspire a boy to follow his own dreams just like will be the world's greatest swordsman one day.

"Just don't expect us to easy on you if your the one that ends up capturing us. Take note that we'll fight back over and over again!" Rainbow joked as everypony laughed.

Back Outside Rika's house there was a big party where everyone celebrated the defeat of Captain Morgan and his son Helmeppo. As Rika and her mother cooked the meat, fish and veggie dishes for everyone. Pinkie Pie and Applejack also helped out as Pinkie made her signature chocolate cupcakes with strawberry frosting, topped with sprinkles while Applejack made her Granny's World Famous Apple Pie together with some apple fritters, apple cobblers, apple dumplings, caramel apples and also her family's Sweet Apple Acre Cider with the help from the townspeople who brought over the ingredients after the corrupt tax money was fairly returned to the citizens.

After the food was finished being prepared, everyone was having a good time dancing from music on Pinkie's gramophone, playing games such as pin the tail on the pony, darts, shaking their groove on the conga line, bobbing for apples as well as playing Twister and Luffy was laughing as he taught Pinkie, Spike and Coby the silly act of putting chopsticks up your nose and mouth. Everyone was having a good time, citizens and marines alike.

"Hey Zoro where are you going?" Spike asked as he saw Zoro walk off from the festivities and sit down on the porch of Rika's house. "Ehh... Well its been fun Spike but these big parties. They aren't really my style."

"Really? Then how about if bobbed for some apples or scoop some gold fish? We could have a contest to see who can win." Spike said with some encouragement as the baby dragon showed Zoro the stuffed bunny and the gold fish that he won from one of Pinkie's party games.

"No thanks Spike" Zoro said with a grin as he lightly rubbed the baby dragon's spines. "Besides I'm more interested in the food around here.

After lunch time...

"Hahaha! Munch! Munch!"

"Umph! I'm stuffed!!" Zoro grinned as he pats his stomach as he burped. "Not eating for nine days was worse than I thought!!!"

"See, You'd never have survived the whole month!" Luffy said as keeps eating more beef and pork dishes whilst he scarved more of Pinkie's special cupcakes and whole pie tins of Applejack's apple pies.

"Well according to the science based research and the findings of biology Luffy's right! You... " Twilight was about to explain Zoro quickly put a hand on her mouth quickly knowing that she was going to explain more intricate science and biology. This just annoyed the purple alicorn princess, though she looked more cute than annoyed.

"Funny... You all seem hungrier than me! Hahahaha!" Zoro said as he points to Luffy and Pinkie who were scarfing down food like there's no tomorrow, each of them grabbing something to eat from the other's plate and it looks as if they are having some kind of eating contest.

"Its kind of you to feed me along with the heroes mam!" Coby said as he bows down in front of Rika's mother then to Pinkie and Applejack. "I also want to thank you girls for cooking these delicious, mouth watering desserts for me. I hope you can share me more of your cooking when I get to visit this land called Equestria by the time you and your friends come home.

"Awww its nothin Sugarcube, I'm just glad that I get to share with you some Apple Family Love, edible style!" Applejack said as she handed one more Apple Pie to Coby. "This here's for the road."

"Its alright Coby! You bet your sweet flank that we're gonna be doing this for you till the end of time cause we're now super duper party pony pals!" Pinkie said as she gave Coby a tray of Red Velvet Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting and Raspberry Filling topped with cherries on top. "Even though we're gonna be pirates and your going to be a marine. I'm sure that we can find a compromise in the future somehow.

"Its the least I can do! You all saved the whole town!!" Rika's mother smiled as she looked at these strong kids and colorful ponies bravely saved everyone.

"Wow your all so great!" Rika said as she looked at Luffy, Zoro, The baby dragon Spike and all of these pastel colored ponies as she had stars and hearts in her eyes.

"Yeah! I'm kinda great!" Luffy grinned as he finished his food and burps. "And we're going to become a lot greater!" Spike and everypony said as they gathered around Luffy with cheerful smiles and confident smirks.

"And I'm going to be more awesome!!" Rainbow Dash grinned as she flies around Rika, leaving behind a rainbow trail which excites the little girl as she goes outside to play with the rainbow maned pegasus.

"So... What's next?" Zoro asked as he put his hands on his back, preparing to relax.

"We're heading for the Grand Line!" Luffy declared as Coby just looked at him, jaw literally dropping to the floor.

"Huh?! That's suicide!!! There are only two of you! If you go there, you'll just be sailing to your deaths! The most bloodthirsty pirates in the world are there!!!" Coby exclaimed as if they're literally about to throw themselves into the pit of hell.

"Well, I guess if we're after the One Piece... The Grand Line is where we have to go." Zoro said with a grin.

"Zoro?! You agree with him?!" Coby asked. The feeling of shock like he was going to pass out, not leaving his body.

"What is it to you? Your not coming with us." Zoro shrugged and replied nonchalantly.

"No, But I'm worried about you! Is that so wrong?!" Coby asked worried as sweat ran down his forehead like waterfalls while imagine the different ways that Luffy, Zoro, Twilight, Spike and everyone could die out there since they have no knowledge of this world.

"That's not what I..." Zoro tried to explain but he was quickly cut off by Coby as the chubby pink haired kid turned to Luffy.

"Luffy, We haven't known each other for very long, but... We're friends, aren't we?" Coby asked with some hesitation.

"We're going our separate ways... But we'll always be friends!!" Luffy said with a big smile.

"You're all the first real friends that I've ever had... No one else would ever stuck up for me! Even I wouldn't stick up for me! But all of you... Taught me to fight for what I believe in!!!" Coby said explaining the position that they are going to be in, for the future when they meet somewhere out there in the seas but Luffy, Zoro, Twilight, Spike and everypony else knew what he meant.

"That's why I'm going to the Grand Line!"

"Makes sense to me." Zoro addend.

"Wait! That's not what I...!! I'm trying to convince you that its reckless!!"

"What about your plans?" Zoro asked as he lightly tapped Coby on the head with the back of his sword.

"Huh?! What do you mean?" Coby asked curiously.

"You were Cabin Boy on Alvida's Pirate Ship for two years. Watch out for the Navy's Intelligence. If they find out about out about your background, They won't let you enlist." Zoro explained and it really got Coby thinking deep inside while everyone else was talking about their plans for their future pirate adventures. This was a lot to think about, so much so that Coby had a hard time sleeping that night before the Straw Hats leave the next morning.

The next day after the Straw Hat Pirates mysteriously left that morning...

"I beg you, I seriously want to join the marines! I'm sure I will be of help to you! I know I don't have any experience in combat or strategy, but I am still a kid and I will do my best to learn all I can!" Coby exclaimed as he bowed down in front of Former Lieutenant Commander Ripper who checked his CV and looks at this kid, wondering if he has the potential for a recruit.

"Also Mr. Zoro gave me his personal work out schedule to get strong. I must follow it!" Coby explained as he got to his knees and down on his stomach, to the point of performing a dogeza for this Lieutenant, just so that he could be enlisted in the marines.

"Sir what about the strangers?" Another marine asked as he entered Rika's house. "They have much more potential, We can deploy them against powerful pirates."

"Unfortunately, they did not like how we never chose to stand up to Morgan. They asked for a map of the East Blue and then left." Commander Ripper explained with some disappointment in his voice.

"Damn it! I did not even have the time to tell them farewell! Neither did you! Let's go to the town pier! They might be looking for a boat to sail with, or something!" Coby suddenly yelled at Commander Ripper as the two looked at each other as if they were going to have an intense stare down before a duel as Coby suddenly realized his mistake.

"I will forgive you for shouting at me. This is a first lesson for you." Commander Ripper said with a sigh as he walks out of the door, motioning for him to follow. "You're right. Let's go to the pier."

"Sure... YES SIR!!!" Coby yelled with a trembling salute but deep inside, he felt relieved that he was pardoned for this sudden disrespectful behavior.

"Damn. Those fishermen just left with the last boat! Those fishing rod outta be nice for me." Zoro sighs as he looks at the last boat sailing away in the middle of the ocean.

"Shishishishi, Don't worry Zoro. I'm sure that if we asks those marines for a new ride then they can provide a new boat for us." Luffy said with a smile.

"Now Zoro, Don't steal anything okay? We just saved this town and I don't the people here to turn against us alright?" Twilight said as she looked at Zoro to give the impression that she meant what she said.

"W.. Woah! Woah! Easy there Twilight! I'm not gonna steal anything okay? Thats not the kind of guy" Zoro explained but then Pinkie popped out of nowhere from the swordsman's back as a light bulb popped up in PInkie's head. "Oooh! What if we suddenly met a thief somewhere on the next island of our pirate adventure and that she can also be an expert navigator huh?"

"WHAT?!!" Luffy, Zoro, Spike, Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Fluttershy simultaneously asked as the same time as gigantic anime question marks appear on top of her head.

"Nothing!!!" Pinkie said with her best impression of an innocent smile as she slowly crawls away from Luffy, Twilight and the rest of the new Straw Hat pirate crewmates for now. "Spoilers..! Spoilers...! Hehehehe!"

"On behalf on the Marine Corps of Shells Town, Thank you for your help!" Commander Ripper declared with a proud salute, his new marine trainee Coby, as well as all of his men and the citizens of Shells Town.

"Good Luck!" Rika and her mother said their goodbyes as the mother waves a handkerchief to see them off while Rika was throwing sunflowers and roses at them for a proper farewell to their journey.

"Uhm... You're welcome? Anyway, you see.... The last boat sailed.. Is there something you can do to let us go away from here?"

"Uh... Ugh... We will provide a boat for you to set sail!" Commander Ripper exclaimed with a high and mighty proud salute.

"Guys! Prepare a boat for Twilight, Luffy, Zoro, Spike and all of her friends! Have it ready right away! Got it?" Commander Ripper ordered the rest of the marines as he was pointing to the pile of wood that was conveniently by the pier.

"Roger!" The marines saluted back as they started building a wooden dinghy much to the relief of Twilight, Luffy, Zoro, Spike and everypony else.

"Oh.. I can't believe were actually doing this!" Twilight said as as he fell down but luckily he was caught by Pinkie and Rainbow Dash from dizziness and having swirly swirls on her eyes. "We sure are Twilight and I can only tell that its gonna be a whole lot more interesting from here on out!" Luffy said as Zoro walks up to them and helps Twilight up. "Yep! Yep!! Yepperooni!! Don't you worry about any future dangery dangers out there Twilight cause we're here to help you out no matter what and we'll never leave you hanging, I promise.." Pinkie said as she boops Twilight cutely on the muzzle and gives her full assurance with a Pinkie Swear and her cheery loving smile. "Okay Luffy... Zoro... Thank you girls, Maybe this won't be so bad after all hehehe"

"LETS GO!!!!" Luffy yelled with his hyperactive energy and excitement as Zoro, Twilight, Spike and everypony else throws him into the air three times as their boat starts to sail with everyone from Shells Town waving their goodbyes with Coby and Rika the little girl having struck a deeper friendship from that point on.

TO BE CONTINUED!

The tale of Red Haired Shanks! & Meeting the Mysterious Cat Burglar Nami!

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On the way to Orange Town...

"Ugh... I'm so hungry..." Luffy groaned as he held unto his rumbling stomach.

"Here you go!" Pinkie grinned as she held a chocolate and strawberry cupcake on the side of Luffy's face, which the rubber kid quickly ate in one bite.

"Wow thanks!" Luffy said with a satisfied smile whilst licking his lips.

"Pinkie Dear can we have one too?" Rarity requested as Pinkie reached into her mane and hand over one over to each of her assorted cupcakes to Zoro, Rarity, Twilight, Fluttershy, Applejack and Spike.

Zoro just looked incredulously as he received a red velvet cupcake in his hands. "Just how exactly did you..." The moss haired swordsman was about to ask when everypony else's heads grew large, yelling at Zoro in a comedic manner.

"BECAUSE IT'S PINKIE PIE!!! DON'T QUESTION IT!!!" Everyone in the boat except for Luffy and Pinkie Pie shouted interrupting Zoro who sighs, shaking his head from side to side.

"Believe me. I tried... It didn't go well..." Twilight said as she looked to the other side of the boat laughing sheepishly.

"As I was saying, how does that even work when..." Zoro asked when Twilight quickly rushes over to his side looking at the swordsman with a crazy smile, gritting her teeth in anger which made Zoro backed off and feeling scared for the first time.

"Okay! Okay! I'll stop asking! Sheesh.. Your starting to creep me out" Zoro said as he looked at the clear blue waters of the ocean to get some piece of mind.

"Anyways thank you so much for the snacks Pinkie. We were getting pretty hungry for a snack after all that sailing." Twilight said with a thankful smile as the rest of the Mane 6 lightly threw Pinkie into the air in their little celebration.

"No problem girls!" Pinkie said they threw her up into the air giggling. "Though that was 100th of my cupcakes and I'm starting to run low."

"Shishishishi! What an interesting pirate crew I've got" Luffy said as he basked in the joy of Zoro and all his new pony friends.

"Its funny that you have absolutely no navigational skills." Zoro said.

"Not to be a stick in the mud but I can't help but agree with our Zoro fella over there. I hardly see how someone can throw themselves in the sea just like that." Applejack added.

"Why girls? I've always been just wandering!" Luffy asked.

"Now now. There's no point in lamenting now Darling." Rarity said trying to calm everyone down. "Oh I just remembered ! Zoro Dear? I don't want to sound impertinent but I was meaning to ask. How did you end up getting arrested? You don't really strike me as the type to just search for problems unprovoked or without a really good reason."

"So you're like me too. Oh wait no! your wandering and capturing hunted pirates for rewards." Luffy said as he sat in front of Zoro with Pinkie hanging behind his back.

"I don't remember me saying that I live completely off rewards!" Zoro answered.

Zoro just looked at the sky and turns to face the pristine white unicorn. "I was searching for a man. That's why I left to the sea. But now I can't find my way home. I had no choice but to start hunting pirates for a living. Just to get a little bit for the living expenses."

"Oh my! It must have been hard for you. Having to do that to survive." Fluttershy said with worried tone.

"Oh so you're lost?" Everypony else in the boat asked with large anime style question marks on top of their heads.

"SHUT UP! YOU'RE ALL THE ONES THAT ARE LOST!!" Zoro yelled in a comedic fashion.

"No Shanks!" Luffy yelled as he started to chase his straw hat around the boat as the headwear was about to go flying in the wind.

"Woah there! That was a close one. Here you have it dude." Spike said giving Luffy his hat back.

"Hehe thanks Spike! This hat really means a lot to me." Luffy said patting Spike on his green dragon spines.

"Is that why you said Shanks when you loose it? Who is it?" Twilight asked curiously.

"Huh? Oh yeah! He is the coolest dude I ever met! He is one of the reasons I want to become king of the pirates!" Luffy said proudly.

"Hey! Is everyone fine here? I saw the boat go really bonkers and I came here to check!" Rainbow Dash asked who was scouting ahead for an island.

"All is fine Dashie! In fact Luffy here was telling us about his good friend Shanks! He even said how he was the coolest dude he ever met!" Pinkie said in her usual excited state.

"By the way Luffy. I was wondering if you could tell me more about these devil fruits that I kept hearing about." Twilight queried as she decide to sit beside Luffy.

"Devil fruits? What are those?" Asked a confused rainbow Dash.

"Beats me. I just know of the Gomu-Gomu No Mi because Shanks told me about it but i think they could be more..." Luffy exclaimed.

"B-but what about that last bit about never being able to swim again?" Asked a worried and afraid Fluttershy.

"Yeah and you even mentioned how you where a good swimmer right? I can't even imagine how it feels like never being able to do something that you were good at. Luffy you good bro?" Spike asked as everypony else looked at Luffy.

"Hey now. Its fine ok? Sure at first I was bit down but then I just discovered how dun and awesome it was to be made of rubber! It also made me super strong so now. I don't miss swimming that much and it was a fair trade if you ask me! Shishishishi!" Luffy said with a big smile.

"Still this devil fruit sounds like something worthy of research! I would like to encounter more of these organic power sources during our journey." Twilight exclaimed completely fascinated by these mysterious fruits and wondering about what kind of thing would be possible with them.

"Pfff... Yeah you do your egghead stuff Twi." Rainbow Dash teased as Twilight gave the rainbow maned pegasus an annoyed look.

"So that's how it is huh? Well then you don't mind telling us about him right Luffy?" Asked Rainbow Dash as Pinkie gave her a vanilla cupcake which the rainbow maned pegasus ate in one bite.

"Okay! Come around everyone!" Luffy said as everyone got closer to listen. "Because I'm about to tell you the great story of how the incredible Shanks parted to the Grand Line!"

Luffy's flashback starts...

Luffy's flashback ends...

"And that was the last time I saw Shanks or anyone from his pirate crew ever again." Luffy said as he finished his tale and looked around the reactions of everyone which were quite expected.

Twilight was looked at him sadly.

Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie were crying.

"OHH THE DRAMA!!" Rarity screamed as waterfall tears stream out of her eyes and ruining her mascara.
Spike was silent as shadows covered his eyes.

Rainbow Dash was trying to play it cool but it was obvious that the ending of Luffy's story affected her.

Applejack was looking sadly at her own stetson hat as the last bit of the story striked close to home within the apple farmer, reminding her of her dead father.

"Uhhmm is everyone fine?" Luffy asked as a large question mark appear on top of his head.

"Luffy that was beautiful. That Shanks truly was a good friend to you Luffy " Said Twilight as she wiped her tears with her hoof.

"Yeah no joke. Not even the girls in all their adventures were forced to sacrifice something like that and yet he did so that easy..." Spike exclaimed blowing his nose with a tissue from Rarity's box shared between her, Pinkie and Fluttershy.

"That dude really is something! Its not a surprise why you said that earlier. He's totally awesome! What a badass!" Rainbow Dash said as she put her hooves up in the air.

"Hehe thanks you guys!" Luffy said with a smile as he jumps over to the front of the boat to look at the ocean.

"Well that sure was quite the tale." Zoro suddenly replied who spooked everyone looking at him with wide eyes. "What? Did you seriously forget that I was here? Pfff give me a break..."

"W...Well to be fair you where p-pretty silent during the whole story..." Fluttershy said meekly.

"Well anyway do you have any more of those cupcakes Pinkie?" Zoro asked turning to the cotton candy mare and expecting more treats from her.

"Yeah me too! I want more treats Pinkie!" Luffy said with his mouth watering.

"Sorry! During the tale I eaten what was left of my cupcakes" Pinkie exclaimed with a sheepish smile.

As Luffy looks around the boat looking for something fun to do. Luffy finally spotted a large bird. "Hey I got a idea!" Luffy exclaimed with a smile.

"Wow! Really!? Can I help? Pleeeaaseee!" Pinkie Pie asked with stars and hearts in her eyes.

"Sure! Get on my back."

"Okie dokie lokie!" Pinkie said as she jumped on Luffy's back and locking her front hooves around his neck.

Luffy stretched both hands and using is arms as a resort propelled the two of them in the air towards a big bird flying nearby. "Gomu Gomu... Rocket!!"

"PINKIE!" Twilight yelled.

"Huh I see.. Can't believe those two thought of that" Zoro exclaimed but then something happened when...

"WHAT THE?! ZORO! FRIENDS! HELP!" A panicked Luffy yelled who's head was stuck in the giant bird's beak.

"Wow! I didn't expect that! We should do it again!" Pinkie exclaimed in a cheerful and lively tone whilst clinging to Luffy's back.

"YOU IDIOTS! DIDN'T YOU SEE ITS SIZE!? WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU TWO DOING?! JEEZ..." Zoro yelled as he started paddling with utmost speed towards the two soon to be bird food.

"Don't worry Pinkie! Here I go!" Rainbow Dash calls out as she speeds off to help her two captured friends.

"Me too." Twilight said as she starts to take flight.

"W..wait for me." Fluttershy said ready to fly off but then she she spotted some stragglers calling for help in the water below. "Uh? What? There's people here!"

There were a familiar trio of pirates. A pirate with a hat, with him was another guy with afro-ginger hair, and a robust dark skinned man. The one with the hat saw them and started to call for help. "RIGHT HERE! HELP!"

"CAN'T STOP! GET IN WHILE YOU CAN!" Zoro yelled.

"We'll help you!" Fluttershy called back as she and Spike fly off to help the dark skin toned pirate while Rarity assisted the hat wearing pirate with her magic and Applejack offered her hoof to the guy with the afro ginger hairstyle who took it and she pulled him in.

"Well aren't you lucky?" Zoro said with a smirk.

"YOU TRIED TO KILL US!" The three pirates yelled as the one with the hat pull out a sword and aimed it to Zoro. "Stop the boat right now! This is the pirate Buggy Sama's territory! We are the pirates of the clown Buggy the terrible! This Boat is ours!"

Everyone else in the boat just looked at them unimpressed.

"Huh?" Zoro gives the three hijackers a fearless look. The swordsman not even flinching.

"My my what of rudeness you ruffians showed me! I'll have to inform you that I don't take kindly to people who repay generosity like that!" Rarity said clenching her teeth in anger and magic sparking from her horn.

"Mmm-Nmm. Bad call right there fellas." Applejack addend as she lowered her hat and shadows covered her face.

Spike just looked threatening with his draconic eyes as he starts cracking his fists and green fire escaping his snout.

Fluttershy just covered her eyes with both hooves while peeking from time to time.

2 minutes later...

Two of the now beaten up pirates laughed nervously as they paddled instead of Zoro as the pirate with the hat performs a dogeza whilst apologizing to Zoro and the ponies on the boat. "Hehehe s..sorry, we didn't know we were in presence the great bounty hunter Roronoa Zoro and his...t...tiny horse friends!"

"WE ARE PONIES!!" Rarity yelled in their faces getting ready to charge up another blast which scared the three pirates even more.

"P-PONIES YEAH!"

"Just keep paddling vermits!" Applejack said with a stern glare with Spike leaning on the apple farmer's hoof with fire escaping his snout and ready to toast them if they try anything funny.

"You three made me lose track of our friends! Put some back into it! If I don't find my friends, you three are in for it!"

"WHAAA! WE ARE SORRY!" The three captured pirates apologized more and now kneeling down in front of Zoro and the ponies shaking in fear.

"Don't you girls worry. Its Pinkie, Twi and Rainbow we are talking about here. I bet they are.going to be just fine." Spike said trying to ease the tension.

"Oh yeah why were the three of you drifting in the middle of the ocean?" Zoro asked.

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Good question! You finally asked!" The hat wearing pirate exclaimed.

Flashback...

Flashback ends...

"And that's what happened..."

"Terrible huh?!"

"She can predict the weather... That girl must be something special!" Applejack said in amazement as she remembers Rainbow's old job back at Cloudsdale before she became a Wonderbolt.

"I wonder if she'd join us. I would love to meet her and maybe Rainbow too." Fluttershy said with a hopeful smile.

The three three pirates then started to talk among themselves. "What are we gonna do now?" Asked the dark skin toned pirate.

"If the captain learns that a woman stole our treasure and boat we are toast!" Added the afro-ginger headed guy.

"Um... Excuse me but... Would you tell us about this Buggy you are talking about? If you want..." Fluttershy asked meekly.

"Huh? Don't you know about Clown Buggy miss?" Asked the hat wearing pirate.

"Err...no." Fluttershy answered.

"Me neither" Zoro replied.

"Ate a devil fruit..?" Zoro asked which grabbed the attention of the other ponies in the boat and listen to the discussion.

"I don't know. With a name like "Buggy the Clown"' He don't really strike me like that big of a deal." Spike shrugged like he didn't even care.

"I wouldn't be so sure Spikey Wikey... If what they said is true then he must also have the power of these enigmatic devil fruits." Rarity said as she held Spike closer to her chest as steam blasts out of the baby dragon's ear.

"Awww are you scared Spikey Wikey?"

Everypony else including Zoro was just left speechless as the baby dragon blushed bright red all over his face as he looked at the face of this pristine white unicorn, having stars and hearts pumping out of his eyes.

"Yeah. If that fella is a strong as Luffy.. Our friends might get into actual trouble." Applejack said with a worried tone in her voice.

"Then we better find them soon and hope that they don't come near to him." Zoro exclaimed as he rallied the rest of the ponies and rescue his friends.

Meanwhile a large pirate ship with the jolly roger of a skull with a big red nose rested in the port of a town. Inside the town, the woman with orange hair and white Blue-striped shirt was running from a group of pirates with swords. This is Nami.

"Ahh...haa...I finally got it..." Nami said to herself while running from a bunch of pirate goons from Buggy's crew.

"HEY! GIVE US THAT BACK YOU THIEF!"

"SHE STOLE US THE NAVIGATION CHART TO THE GRAND LINE!"

"IF WE DON'T GET IT BACK THE BOSS IS GOING TO KILL US!"

Meanwhile back in Buggy the Star Clown's base...

"Reporting in! Captain Buggy, there's an unknown flying object in the air!!" An informer of the Buggy Pirates bowed down in front of his boss and gave a salute.

"Use the cannon and shoot it down!" Buggy ordered

"Aye Captain!"

While Nami was still running in the streets, she heard the cannon fire and stopped, as well as the pirates that were chasing her looked up to see what caused that sudden explosion.

"Huh? What was that?" One of the pursuing pirates asked.

As the cannon blasts the group of friends in the sky, A rubber kid was about to fall into the ground but a rainbow blurr passed and the next thing was Luffy standing beside a rainbow maned pegasus

"Woo! Thanks Rainbow! That would have been bad. Just from who was the idea of firing a canon ball anyway!?" Luffy grinned as he gave a thanks of fistbump to Rainbow.

"No problem dude. Yeah and what's up with that?" Rainbow asked returning Luffy's gesture with a hoofbump and grabbing the attention of Buggy's crew.

"Luffy! Girls! Are you all okay down there?" Twilight asked as she descends down from the sky like an angel with Pinkie riding on her back.

"Yep! We're fine Twilight. On the good side we have hit firm ground." Alright everyone let's go!" Luffy said eager to explore more of the town.

"Woohoo! More pirate adventures!" Pinkie yelled being enthusiastic as always.

Nami just looked at them confused. Not single word leaving her lips. "What the...?"

Everyone else in the crowd just looked confused, not believing their sights a rubber kid just came from the sky and descended down from the heavens with the help of these flying pastel colored ponies.

Despite the confusion Nami saw an opportunity So she quickly approached them. "Ah Boss! You came to save me! Right?"

"Uhh who are you?" Luffy asked with a confused look on her face.

"Wow! Now wait a minute he-" Rainbow Dash was cut by an excited Pinkie.

"Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie! What's your name?"

"Actually do you really work for luffy? Because we would Know since we have accompanied Luffy for a time now we would have see him with you if that were the case but its not and that's weird because if you had not talked to him then you can't work for him if you two haven't talked or even met because how would you work for someone you haven't meet?

Anyway its good to have you with us! We are going to be really good friends and even i'm gonna throw you a 'Welcome-to-the-pirate party 'Oh! now that I think about it I haven't do one of those for Zoro! And now that I think more about it neither one for my friends since we..." Pinkie started ranting and soon everyone present became dizzy except for Rainbow Dash and Twilight with were already used to Pinkie speaking like this.

Eventually Nami recovered her senses and quickly put her hand in Pinkie's Mouth."That's fascinating but I gotta go. Hehehe." The sneaky burglar said as she quickly turned to the other side and started running. "I'm counting on you all! Good luck!"

"Hey! What was that just now? Wait!" Twilight called out but before she could go, A pirate from Buggy's crew yelled from the side of the streets.

"Hey he's getting away!" One of Buggy's fodder crews called out.

"No but the problem I think boss is that there are those weird talking horses out there..." Another one of the goons replied.

"Take a look at that! Now that I think about it, they are protecting what must be their pirate captain!" Answered his crewmate as a large gang of pirates start to surround Luffy and his colorful pony friends.

"Hey do you have anything to eat?" Luffy asked rubbing his stomach

"Mmph! Something tells me that they wouldn't have give us any even if they had Luffy." Rainbow Dash answered as she got into a battle stance position getting ready to fight while Pinkie jumped beside her with a kitchen knife on her mouth.

"DON'T JOKE WITH US DAMN IT!" One of the fodder crews from the Buggy pirates yelled as he punched Luffy straight in the face, making Luffy's straw hat fly off into the wind.

Luffy answered with a harder punch of is own which was clearly more potent, knocking out the pirate on the pavement with a bloody mouth and a couple of broken teeth.

"Don't you dare mess with my hat!" Luffy yelled completely enraged as he stretches out an arm and catches the straw hat.

"YOU BASTARDS! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" Two other pirates yelled as they charged towards with their swords out as Luffy prepares to use Jet Whip on them but were quickly disposed of as Rainbow Dash flies in and kicks him in the face while Pinkie rammed the other guy in the belly with her head and knocks the pirate out by hitting him with the handle of her knife sending both pirates to the ground.

Nami who was up on the roof saw all this and she was amazed at how this rubber boy and colorful ponies fight. "Incredible! You lot are strong are you?" Nami asked as she descended from the roof. "You guys defeated those pirates unarmed by yourselves."

"Ah! You are... Who are you again?" Pinkie asked with a large anime style question mark on her head.

"Yeah! And what was all that about we being your companions huh? We don't even know you!" Asked an annoyed Rainbow Dash.

"I'm a expert in robbing pirates! My name is Nami. Say would you like to join me?"

"Nah, I have no interest in join you." Luffy nonchalantly replied.

"Neither do I!" Rainbow Dash said giving her the stink eye.

"Sorry but we aren't in position to do that right now" Twilight explained.

"I would! Sounds like fu-" Pinkie was going to say more but upon seeing the disapproving looks of her friends, she quickly retracted her words. "Err I said nope! Sorry!" Pinkie replied with an innocent smile as she gets off from the head of the pirate she knocked out and puts her knife back on the scabbard before tossing it in her mane.

To be continued...

What the Mysterious Captain Buggy is really like!

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"So what's that hat?" Nami asked as she pointed a finger at Luffy's straw hat, earning suspicious looks from Twilight, Rainbow and PInkie. "When you said they nearly damaged it you got so mad! Is it expensive?"

"This is my treasure!" Luffy nonchalantly replied.

"Hyaa... Treasure!! I wonder if they're any jewels inside it." Nami said as money, gold, diamonds and other valuables start popping up in her imagination with that gleam in her eyes.

"You saw everything that happened. Did you ever think that treasure and jewelry would drop out of our Captain's hat if that was the case?" Twilight asked as she rolled her eyes.

"Ahh maybe its a treasure map?!" The Cat Burglar asked with excitement as she starts jumping with joy much to Twilight's displeasure.

"Just like Twilight said, If there really was a treasure map in Luffy's hat, You have have freaking seen it already!" Rainbow yelled as she flew up to Nami's face.

"W...Well I.." Nami was about to say something when Pinkie interrupted her again. "Yeah and if you can't differentiate a treasure map from a hat then you've got a head full of rocks.." Pinkie said with a sigh. "And that's coming from somepony who grew up in a rock farm."

"Why do you keep following us anyway? Didn't we already told you to scram?!" Rainbow yelled making Nami flinched back.

"B.. But I.. I want to hang out with Luffy and all you tiny horses. Don't you want me to be your friend?" Nami asked with an innocent looking smile, but deep down she had some plans in mind which Twilight and Rainbow were suspicious about even though the thief girl hasn't said a thing.

"You lied about Luffy being your boss and you ran away from the fight earlier. That shows us that you can't be trusted." Rainbow said as she looks Nami directly in the eye and making a drop of sweat fell from her forehead.

"And didn't you just said earlier that your a thief that likes to steal from pirates?" Pinkie asks as she looks at Nami with a stink eye. That suspicious look when she analyzed the smiles of the ponies when she and her friends first arrived at Starlight's village. The way this cotton candy mare was looking at her is making Nami nervous as she puts a hand on the collar of her shirt to let steam out.

"And to make things clear for you, We are ponies! Ponies! Not tiny horses." Twilight said as she narrowed her eyes at Nami as if she was just offended.

"Awww come on! Give me a break girls, I've just been attacked!" Nami said as she walks off with Luffy and the ponies through the streets of Orange Town.

"Yeah... Yeah... That's what they always say..." Dash said as she walks flies off with the crew, sounding like a cop that just captured a criminal that kept denying his crimes.

Meanwhile on the roof of the bar, The Buggy Pirates were gathering to discuss about their treasure hunt when a fat crewmate with short spiky hair explained the situation to their captain. "W... We were in the middle of searching captain!"

"How on earth did it get stolen so easily, You're talking about the Grand Line map right? It got stolen?!" Buggy yelled as he flipped a table in anger, spilling beer and meat on the floor and scaring the rest of his fodder crew.

"Well you see Boss, We lost it through a bit of mistake. The cabinet where the map was in still had the key in its lock, and only the robber knows..."

"What did you say...?!" Buggy asked gritting his teeth in anger.

"I said robber knows.."

"WHAT?! RUBBER NOSE?!" Buggy yelled as he smashes bottles, barrels, tables, chairs, as well as plates of food on the floor scaring the rest of his minions.

"EHH!!?"

"Does my nose look funny to you? Like a round nose...?!" Buggy asks as he gripped the man's shirt and looked at him with a death in his eyes, making the pirate's forehead drenched in sweat while tears start to stream out of his eyes. "Oh... Oh, No sir...!! I think your making a huge mistake...!!"

"HUGE, RED AND FAKE?!!" Buggy yelled as he kicks the pirate down on the floor as steam to come out of the hothead clown. Buggy was so mad that he felt like smashing a bottle on this fodder pirate and veins popping out of his forehead, similar to how Donquixote Doflamingo would loose his temper when a plan goes wrong.

Buggy retaliated by separating right hand starts choking the man to death.

"EEHHH?!

"DIE A PAINFUL DEATH!!" Buggy yelled as he separates his left hand using it to chock this guy for the unforgivable insult on his nose, much to the shock of the buggy pirate minions.

"W..Wait! I never said...!" The pirate tried to explain his wording but Buggy just tightened his grip on the pirate's neck, intending to squeeze the life out of his lungs like a python killing its prey.

"Who am I?" Buggy asked as he starts squeezing his fingernails even tighter into this fat short spiky blonde haired pirate that it starts to literally draw blood, having the same anger filled look Ace had when he found out Marshall D. Teach killed his friend and crewmate Thatch.

"Ehlk! B.. Buggy... Captain! Ca... Can't breathe!!" The guy begged for his life as his face turned all purple and blood drips out from all sides of his neck but Buggy has no intention of stopping and intends to break his neck once and for all, having a sadistic look in his eyes.

"...It has has appeared! The power of the Devil's fruit!" The rest of Buggy's fodder crew nervously whispered amongst themselves as sweat bursts from their foreheads and some of them even biting into their own fingernails like they were popcorn.

Buggy ordered as his crew quickly reloads the cannon and fires it at this fat spiky blonde haired fodder crew pirate as he begs for the little ounce of life he has left. "I didn't do anything wrong...!!! H..Help me!!"

"Blast him to pieces!!"

"AAAAAAHHHHH!!" The man yelled as the dies taking the cannon fire, at the same time Buggy snapped his neck using his Chop- Chop Fruit powers.

"Recover the map! And make sure you take all the village's treasure too!" Buggy ordered with a murderous look on his face.

"Y.. Yes sir! Captain Buggy!" His terrified crew yelled back as they scramble like a bunch of mice trying to run away from one house cat, sweat bursting out of their foreheads and their legs shaking.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Nami's struggle, Pinkie's fight and Zoro's rescue!

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At an abandoned house...

After Nami guided the group to a house nearby where Luffy and Pinkie started making and eating sandwiches. For a pink party pony, Pinkie has no qualms with eating meat now that they were hungry since she has helped Fluttershy feed the carnivores in her animal sanctuary on one or two occasions.

Meanwhile Twilight searched for some books about this world to read while she and Rainbow stand nearby.

"Eh... So you all got separated from your crew... How many people and tiny hor.. I mean ponies are there in your crew?" Nami curiously asked as she sat on top of the table.

"Well I have one swordsman and six ponies in my crew." Luffy said as he sat on a chair while Pinkie was looking around for more food stuff to chow down for her and Luffy. Twilight was reading the books on the shelves and Rainbow flies beside Luffy like she's his bodyguard.

After eating one more tower sized sandwich in a single bite, Luffy asked Nami. "So you live in this house alone?".

"No, I don't even know whose house this is. Everyone in this village is hiding in a shelter outside of the town. They are trying to avoid conflict with the Buggy Pirate Fleet." Nami explained.

"Hmmm is he that scary? That pirate called Nami?" Luffy asked.

"Umm I don't think Nami is a boy or should I say... A stallion's name" Rainbow Dash grinned trying to hold in her laughter.

"I am Nami!! The pirate is Buggy!! Don't switch names!!" Nami yelled giving Luffy and Rainbow a glare.

"It would be pretty weird for a guy to be named Nami! Hehehehe" Pinkie giggled.

"It's not funny! Stop laughing about my name!!" Nami yelled.

"Anyway about Buggy... He's a famous pirate for his love of cannons." Nami explained.

"Ooh he likes cannons too? Does that mean he likes parties as well? I think that me and him would get along pretty well!" Pinkie giggled as she starts jumping in place, Happy that she found somepony who may like party cannons as well.

"Far from it... And from what you might do..." Nami turned and gave Pinkie a glare. "When a bunch of kids from a village where he once stayed made fun of his nose, He used a cannon to wipe out the whole village and it's said that he's got a really strange power.

"Wow... It seems like this Buggy isn't nice at all! What a grumpy meany pants!" Pinkie huffed as she crossed her forehooves on her chest.

"Yeah! We oughta teach this Buggy a lesson he won't forget! I'd say we smack him around and beat him up for good measure!" Rainbow said as she flies up and starts punching in the air like a boxer.

"Why that's terrible! If that's the case then we have to do something in order to stop whatever he's plotting and save this town!" Twilight said, always ready to help others out in need and save the innocent in the name of friendship, whether they are pony, human or not.

"But then why isn't there anyone in this village?" Luffy nonchalantly asked.

"I just said they're avoiding conflict! What have you listening to all this time?!" Nami yelled in frustration.

"Aha, so your stealing from these empty houses." Luffy exclaimed with an intrigue smile as he takes one more bite of a ham, cheese, bacon and boloney filled sandwich, inserted inside a baguette bread.

"How rude! I'm a specialist in robbing pirates! Don't compare me to a common thief!" Nami groaned as she facepalmed in frustration.

"But stealing is stealing right? Sorry but a thief is a thief. If you steal, your a thief." Twilight exclaimed.

"Yeah. If a thief steals your money and you steal it back, Doesn't that make you a thief too?!" Rainbow yelled as she gets into Nami's face and causing her move back and blush in embarrassment.

Pinkie Pie finished another sandwich before saying "And even I know that two wrongs don't make a right." Pinkie said looking at Nami with a uncharacteristic frown.

"But you and Luffy are eating the food in this house!" Nami desperately countered, trying to change the subject.

"Which is why I'm leaving behind a couple of bits for them silly!" Pinkie said with a cheerful smile.

"I... I don't even.. Ugh..." Nami looked at Pinkie as she threw a number of gold coins on the table and groaned as she slammed her head on the table much to the amusement of the ponies around her.

"Hahaha calm down" Luffy laughs seeing how Nami is acting around his new pony friends.

Rainbow Dash then jumped in the conversation. "Anyways forget that! How about we talk about what you did to us when we arrived here? You just thrown your problems at us out of the blue when you barely got a look at us! And then you just left us to deal with it while you ran away! You could have help us or at least stood behind but you just let us deal with it! Meanwhile you hide and came out just when we've finished! That's mean, tricky and treacherous. Like what the actual buck with that!?" Rainbow said an indignant manner, stomping her front hoof on the floor.

Nami nervously looked at the rainbow maned Pegasus while waving her hands in front of her. "Now let's keep it easy ok girls? Yeah I suppose would have been quite sudden but look at it this way. I really needed the help and everything turned out just fine right?"

"That's not the point! You betrayed us!" Rainbow said as she flew in front of Nami with her hooves crossed over her chest and giving her the stink eye.

"Enough." Twilight said who strongly closed a book to get everyone's attention.

"Rainbow you can't start a discussion right now while there are more of those pirates out there who already have a clue on who we are and are on the run searching for us right now so I'm gonna ask you to please keep it quiet." Twilight exclaimed as Rainbow just huffed in anger while Nami relaxed.

"And you..." Twilight said while giving a stern glare at Nami which prompted her to look a Twilight nervously.

"Regardless of your intentions, you still put my friends in danger without knowing first of what we were able to do, when we could easily been unable to defend ourselves against them but you still made us fight them for you. Since everything turned out fine, I'm letting it slide this time but if your going to tag along with us you better think it twice before trying a ruse like that again. You go that?!" Twilight said with a edge in her voice that send shivers down Nami's back.

"S-sure thing! Like crystal clear!" Nami said as droplets of sweat fell down from her forehead.

"Then that settles it." Twilight said as she gives a tiny smile to Nami before going back to her book.

As Nami felt relieved, Pinkie then asked her. "Why are you doing this anyway? Wouldn't it be better to do something that help others instead? Something that makes them smile!"

Nami moved her head from side to side as she looked at Luffy and everyone else in the room. "You don't get it. I need to get a hundred million berries."

"What are you gonna use that much money for?" Luffy asked.

"Let me repeat. My goal is to get a hundred million berries! Then I'm going to buy a certain village!!!" Nami exclaimed.

"You want to buy an entire village? Isn't that a bit excessive?" Twilight asked.

"Yeah Twilight is right. I can understand you buying a house and all, I mean you have to live somewhere but a village?" Pinkie replied.

"Buy a village? A hundred million berries is a lot, so you have to steal from a lot of pirates..." Luffy exclaimed.

"Yeah and we're not going to be one of those pirates that your gonna stole from if that's what your thinking Missy!" Rainbow Dash retorted.

"Oh don't worry girls. I have a plan for that." Nami said as she pulls out a rolled piece of paper from her pocket. "Look this is the Grand Line Map I just stole! I'm going to steal treasure from this Buggy guy then I'm going to the Grand Line, then I'm going to steal from even greater pirates who carry much treasure!! What do you think? Don't you ponies wanna team up and earn a bunch?"

That grabbed Luffy's curiosity and attention. "A map! Are you a navigator? "

"The best you are going to find in all of East Blue!" Nami proudly replied.

"Oh gee, Why I don't buy that for not even a second!" Rainbow countered back with a grumbled look.

"Huh!? Now listen here, I might had lied a lot to a lot of people about a lot of things but if there is something I will never lie about is my navigating skills! Its my biggest pride you know!" Nami said with an annoyed look as she and Rainbow Dash butt heads with each other that lightning starts to strike between their foreheads.

"I believe you! Would you be our navigator?" Luffy said, oblivious of the rising tension between Rainbow and Nami.

"WHAT!? No way! You can't actually be serious!" Rainbow exclaimed as if the decision just impacted her.

"Wow! You mean it?" Nami asked jumping with joy.

"Yeah! A pirate navigator my friend!" Luffy exclaimed getting excited as well.

"No!" Nami said with a furious look as if all the excitement just evaporated from her like steam. "Are you really are a pirate...? All of you?" Nami said with suspicion in her eyes.

"Yeah.."Luffy said while grabbing the straw hat and putting it on top of his head. "I promised to the man that gave me this hat that I will become a great pirate and will get plenty of nakamas."

Nami slammed her palms on the table. "What I hate the most in the world are pirates! What I like is money and tangerines!"

"Well then guess what?! We're not too fond of you either so don't you beat it and get lost before I..." Rainbow Dash exclaimed, now getting to Nami's face once more say but Luffy put a hand on her mouth and Rainbow looked at Luffy, rolling her eyes.

"C'mon be our navigator" Luffy said inviting Nami once more.

"I said no." Nami replied and moved to look out a window.

"Luffy I know that we need a navigator but are you sure we couldn't ask anyone else?" Twilight asked with a concerned look on her face.

"Huh? Why would we go for anyone else other the best navigator in the East Blue?" Luffy exclaimed.

"Oh come on! Don't tell me you really buy that nonsense! Its obvious its a lie!" Rainbow argued.

"Nah trust me. She is telling the truth." Pinkie replied nonchalantly.

"How do you know!?" Rainbow asked turning to her cotton candy maned friend.

"I can just feel it." Pinkie said as she sat down on the floor like she's meditating.

"Yeah right. Don't say I didn't warn you" Rainbow huffed, crossing her hooves over her chest.

Nami just looked at the window to try and ease her mind.

"Where did that woman go!?" A crewmate of the Buggy Pirates asked.

"We have to find her! She can't get away with that map!" Replied his comrade as they ran off to search in the other abandoned houses.

"Right, They are still searching... Hmmm... Heck if it were just him, What I have in mind would be a lot easier... Well guess I just have to hope they go along with this..." Nami thought as she eventually gave in to this hard decision.

Nami then cleared her throat to get everyone's attention. "Now listen here. We have to get out of this house. I know you guys don't like me and honestly I can't say that my feelings are that different but if you want to approach Buggy with his guard lowered, I have a plan but you're all going to need to trust me on this one... So what about a truce?"

"Ha! Good joke! Like we ever-" Rainbow Dash objected with sarcasm but Luffy quickly cut her off by putting a hand on the rainbow pegasus mouth.

"We'll do it." Luffy replied as Rainbow looked at him with an expression between annoyed and like if Luffy had just grown a second head.

"Great! Now listen here, Since they think Luffy is my boss, What we're going to do is tie him up, and present ourselves to Buggy saying something like we got tired of him and decided to betray him. That way you would get directly to him without dealing with his lackeys and wait for the best moment to take him out!" Nami explained her plan as she doddled on a notepad.

"Ooh, That's sneaky!" Pinkie exclaimed.

"Mmm, It doesn't sound bad..." Twilight said analyzing the idea.

"Well I still think its not a good idea to trust her" Rainbow replied.

Everyone else looked at luffy and waiting for his decision.

"Let's do it!" Luffy yelled excitedly.

"Of course he would..." Rainbow Dash muttered, not entirely trusting Nami yet.

Seeing the discontent in her rainbow maned friend, Twilight said "You know if trusting her is difficult, I know of something to make sure she wouldn't try anything."

"Yeah? What?" Rainbow asked.

"Two words. Pinkie..." Twilight said as she looked over at the pink party mare. "Promise..."

At the mention of those words, Pinkie's eyes lit up like stars while Rainbow upon understanding grinned in a devilish way at Nami and giving the young navigator some kind of bad feeling.

Pinkie then immediately jumped in front of Nami. "Now listen here, Its really Easy! All you just have to do is say something like I Nami Pinkie Promise that I not gonna betray you! Now try it!"

Nami followed the pink pony's instructions even though she was unsure of where this is going. "I, Nami, pinkie-promise I'm not betray you..."

"Good! Now repeat after me. Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!" Pinkie said as she did a series of motions in each part.

A little weirder out, Nami proceeded with Pinkie's instructions and it and tried to imitate the pink mare's hoof motions "Cross my heart... Hope to fly... Stick a cupcake in my eye? Did I did it right? Because right now, I look like a foo.. "

"Okie dokie lokie! Now there is nothing to suspect! She is one hundred percent With us!" Pinkie said with an excited tone in her voice.

"Just a little reminder..." Pinkie said in a sing song voice but in an instant she was in front of Nami as she moves her face much closer to her as they now see each other eye to eye like a scene in a fugitive interrogation and the place suddenly going black with only one dim light bulb turned on.

Pinkie now has her mane deflated and her colors darkened while looking Nami directly straight in the eyes with a crazed psycho look. "You never and I mean NEVER EVER BREAK A PINKIE PROMISE OR YOU ARE GOING TO FACE THE REPERCUSSIONS!!! You got that Bub?!!"

"Ok! Now we can go!" Pinkie said returning to her usual chipper self in less that a second and walking off as if nothing just happened.

"Just what kind of trouble did I get myself into...?" Nami lamented while comically crying.

"WHAT THE HELL?!" Buggy yelled furiously to three of his pirate goons. "That cat burglar thief got away!?"

"WAAAAH! WE ARE REALLY SORRY CAPTAIN! "The three pirate goons pleaded as they trembled on their knees with tears gushing out of their eyes and sweat squirting out of their foreheads like water sprinklers.

"Fools!! HOW COULD SHE ESCAPE YOU THREE WHEN I'VE ARMED ALL OF YOU!? DEATH AWAITS YOU WEAK MINDED IDIOTS!!" Buggy yelled as she strangled the interrogated pirate in the middle, who was begging for his life and chocking to death whilst the captain gave a signal to the back for the other members of the Buggy Pirates to prepare the cannon and get it loaded with his signature Buggy Ball. Now the most cruel execution for failure in the Buggy Pirates was about to commence, being strangled to death while getting blasted by a cannon at the same time. All was set when...

A black skinned fodder crew of the Buggy Pirates wearing a jester hat came running to his boss delaying the execution.

"Captain Buggy!!"

"Huh? What?" Buggy asked as gives another signal to delay the execution, leaving the pirate to be punished fall to the floor while being helped by the other pirate goons as he tried to catch his breathe.

"Its the thief!" The pirate goon reported as he bowed down in front of Captain Buggy before slowly recomposing himself with a salute. "She returned willingly! She is also accompanied by tiny multi-colored horses!"

"What did you said!?" Buggy asked surprised.

"Its ponies! po...nies!! Does no one in this world the know basics about equines!?" An angered Rainbow Dash exclaimed, feeling like she just got spat on and insulted. Alongside Rainbow walked Twilight, Pinkie, Nami and Luffy who's all tied up.

"H...hey! There is the thief! And the T...I mean ponies that helped her!" One of the fodder crew from the Buggy Pirates called out.

Nami slightly nudged Twilight as she let Luffy go only for the lavender alicorn to use her magic to grab him.

"We have captured the thief Captain Buggy the Clown! We give you back the map." Nami said as she pushes the tied up Luffy to Captain Buggy.

"Thank for giving back the map... So what did you to change your minds?" Buggy asked with a sinister look as he takes back the map of the Grand Line from Nami.

"We had a fight with our boss and we got tired of him" Nami said as she then looked at Twilight with a wink expecting her to remember the drill of the plan.

"Ermm... Yeah! He was really bad and always getting us to do the dirty work!" Twilight said with a salute as she looked at Pinkie.

"Oh! And also he a meanie! A real meanie Mcmeaniepants!" Pinkie said in her usual chipper tone as she nudged Rainbow, looking at her with a big smile.

Rainbow just looked annoyed and tired of all these shenanigans as to the other side and grumbled. "Yeah.. Whatrever..."

" Anyways we want to join your crew instead! What do you say?" Nami asked as she looked to Buggy with an inviting gaze and with open arms like she was getting ready to square dance.

Buggy looked at them for a moment with a intimidating gaze.

"Captain Buggy is really mad!!" A pirate goon exclaimed as he and the other scared pirates from the left side quickly ran over to hide in the empty crates that were just lying around.

"He is going to use his devil fruit powers again!" Another pirate fodder called out as he ran off with the rest of the Buggy Pirates on the right side as they ran and hide on the empty barrels while others hide behind tables and chairs.

"Devil fruit powers huh..." Luffy muttered.

Everyone went silent as Buggy kept throwing darts and knives at the red and white target, making the rest of the Buggy Pirates scared beyond belief. The whole Big Top encampment was so silent that you could cut the tension with a knife.

"GYAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA! so you got tired of him huh?! One single woman and a trio of ponies? What an interesting set of recruits you three make! You can be our nakamas! Gyahahahhahaha!" Buggy laughed so hard the he spit out the beer that he was drinking and threw the mug at one of the fodder pirates who was lucky enough to dodge it and smashing it into pieces as Twilight, Nami and the ponies starts laughing nervously while facing Buggy then turned to each other with concerned looks on their faces.

Nami had a sly smile, thinking to herself "My plan was a total success! Pirates are so easy to manipulate..." Nami thought as Luffy gets sorrounded by the rest of the Buggy Pirates and the rubber kid was incarcerated in a cage.

"Ehh? Why am I in this cage?" Luffy asked with a confused look on his face.

"Gyahahahahaha!" Buggy laughed loudly as one of the Buggy Pirates quickly ran over to his captain to serve more food and drinks while the rest of the fodder crew starts doing circus tricks and play party music much to Pinkie's delight. "I'm in such a good humor so I'll entertain you all! Gyahahahahaha! What are your names ladies?"

"Nami" The Cat Burglar introduced herself with a friendly wave, trying to look as innocent as possible.

"Twilight Sparkle. A pleasure to meet you" Twilight said with a graceful bow as part of the act.

"Pinkie Pie! Hello!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed as she quickly zips over to Captain Buggy, wrapping her forehooves around him and shaking his hands left and right.

"Pfftt... Rainbow Dash..." Rainbow grumbled under her breathe as she looked at Buggy and the rest of these so called clowns with a intimidating glare that no one dare mess with her.

"Good! Lets make a party for our four new nakamas!" Buggy announced with open arms as the rest of his pirate crew cheered loudly, either out of fear or joy that their captain is getting distracted at the moment.

"DID YOU SAID PARTY!?" Pinkie asked in a excited high pitched tone.

"SURE DID MY PINK EQUINE! LET'S GET THIS STARTED!" Buggy exclaimed as he starts dancing and swinging his arms around Pinkie, being enthusiastic as ever.

While the music was playing and the food being served, the crew of buggy was either dancing, drinking or eating and having a good time while some of them were even doing party circus tricks.

Twilight was just standing quitely nearby eating some fruits and politely declines whenever a pirate asked her to dance.

Pinkie was the opposite however. Whenever she wasn't dancing with the pirates, She was either eating or showing her party cannon as well as tricks of her own much to the delight of the Buggy Pirates around her.

Rainbow Dash sat down with her hooves crossed to her chest but when a pirate tried to approach her for a dance, She gave them a threatening glare making the pirate backed off from her, as well as the rest of the pirates who tried to check out her rainbow colored mane and tail, probably having secret plans to sell her at an auction.

"That's right! Stay over there and get away from me you creep!" Rainbow grumbled.

Nami however was sitting down on a carpet beside Buggy who ate and drink like there's no tomorrow.

"Come on! Why don't you drink? Its your party! And eat more!" Buggy exclaimed as he kept chugging down mug after mug of beer as the pirate goon that acted as his assistant began to get tired from refilling his Captain's mug.

"Oh yes thanks!" Nami said with an innocent smile with her hands on the hem of her skirt. "I will stay here like some kind of little girl at a party, Recover the map to the Grand Line once more and this time, I will also get Buggy's treasure!" Nami thought with a confident smirk.

While the party keeps going on, Luffy stretches his arms to try and get some food from his cage but to no avail as it was a bit too far, anything would be good right now but meat sounds really good.

"I want to eat too..." Luffy exclaimed as he was about to get a plate with meat but his Gum Gum Powers had reached its stretching limit and his arm retracted back for the fifth time much to the rubber kid's disappointment. "Damn..."

Pinkie saw Luffy immediately go for the plate of meat as the pink party pony moved the meat dish closer to Luffy.

Luffy had a dreamy smile on his face, drool escaping from his mouth as he stretched his right arm and grabbed the meat and retracting it back to his cage.

"Hey why are you giving him food?!" A pirate goon asked Pinkie with suspicion in his voice.

"Well why not? We have plenty of food right here and he is hungry. Besides Buggy did not order us to NOT feed him did he?!" Pinkie countered back with his wit as the pirate goon looked like he was about to say something, but then began to think with a dumbfounded expression and scratching a finger on top of his head.

"Gyahahahaha! I'm having a wonderful time!" Buggy laughed and laughed as he strike a pose and ordered his men to commence the artillery bombardment. "Hahahaha! Men prepare the Buggy Bomb!"

As the pirates cheered loudly to execute their captain's order, Pirate fodder crews start to drag a cannon while a black skinned pirate wearing a jester hat carry a red canon ball Buggy's jolly roger stamped on it. The Buggy Bomb.

Pinkie asked as she approached Buggy's makeshift throne curiously, the pink party pony was then accompanied by Twilight and Rainbow Dash whom despite her wanting to get this over with and get back to the boat with the others, the curiosity also got the best of her.

"W-what is that? "Nami asked Buggy with a concerned look on her face.

"Look closely my friends! The power of the Buggy Bomb!" Buggy exclaimed with a sinister smile. "Lit it" Buggy ordered as the rest of the pirate goons lit the fuse of the cannon.

The ponies watched with curious gazes as well as Luffy who is still trapped inside the iron cage. Nami had a confused look but Buggy had a sadistic and murderous smile as the canon fired.

A spreading light shines all over Orange Town and a rumble shook the floor as a devastating blast from the canon as it obliterated all the houses and building in front of him under the shocked looks of Nami, Luffy and the ponies.

Meanwhile on the other side of the town by the port, Zoro, Spike, and the rest of the ponies with arrived with the three captured crewmen from the Buggy Pirates.

"What was that explosion?" Zoro asked with a raised eyebrow.

"That's the Buggy Bomb from Buggy Sama!" Exclaimed the dark skin toned pirate.

"Buggy Bomb?" Zoro asked as he raised an eyebrow, scaring the three captured Buggy Pirates that was being held as their hostage.

"Wow that sure was a big explosion." Applejack exclaimed as she adjusted her Stetson hat.

"That could mean that Twilight and the rest could be big trouble! We better hurry!" Spike said and everyone agreed with a nod.

When the explosion passed, just debris and a ton of dust remained in their sights where once perfectly fine houses stood for the 40 years that Orange Town was founded and now... It is all destroyed by fire and ash.

Back where everyone was, thick smoke spread everywhere as a part of the town was lit in fire and ash. Nothing but destruction everywhere. Thankfully no one was dead since the citizens of Orange Town had evacuated beforehand.

As the Pirates celebrated the massive destruction that ocurred as Nami looked dumbstruck and the ponies were a lost of words at what they just saw. They were beyond shocked and appalled as what they just witnessed.

"Wha... What kind of magic was that...? " Twilight Sparkle asked as she tried to comprehend what just happened, The purple alicorn horrified beyond belief.

"Magic? What did you say? This is not magic! Gyahahaha!" Buggy laughed as Twilight turned to him, even more shocked and appalled as well as the rest of the ponies.

"Are... you telling me that in this world, Such a level of destruction its so easily possible...? Without magic at all...? Without dragons or powerful artifacts?" Twilight asked with slight terror in her voice.

"Buggy gave Twilight a confused look for a moment and chuckled. "Hehehehe! Now listen here, If the fact that you are basically talking and sentient animals is anything to go by, You aren't from around here right? Well then let the Great Buggy the Star Clown teach you the most important lesson in this world."

Buggy then approached Twilight and looked at her straight in the face with a sinister look, making the purple alicorn flinch back but she tried to calm herself down but this creepy clown just kept making advances towards her until his round red nose was now colliding with her muzzle, making the purple alicorn more scared.

"I don't know how things work from where you're from but look here and listen good! There are only three things that give someone power." Buggy said in a low tone as he lifted a hand and started to count. "Weapons!" Buggy said lifting one finger. "Devil fruits!"

Buggy lifted a second finger. "Money!"

Buggy lifted a third finger as he got out of Twilight's face and exclaimed aloud and striking a pose. "And I, The Great Captain Buggy the Clown possesses all three of those! With the power of my Buggy Bombs and my devil fruit, I'm gonna conquer the Grand Line! Don't you think so Nami? Gyahahahaha!"

"Y-yeah! Right! "Nami nervously said as she was still a little shocked about what she just saw.

"Ehhhh?!" Luffy yelled loudly, grabbing the attention of everyone and most especially Buggy who quickly stopped laughing.

"What are you saying? I will be the one who's going to to conquer the Grand Line!" Luffy declared as Nami gave him an incredulous look while Twilight facehoof and Buggy grimaced at those shocking set of words.

Rainbow Dash looked at Luffy and signaled him to shut up with a "Shhhh!" But Luffy wasn't having none of it. "I will become the King of the Pirates!!" Luffy yelled so loud that his voiced echoed all over Orange Town and catching the ear of every fodder crew in the Buggy Pirates making Rainbow facehoof in frustration.

"You idiot!" Nami yelled at him angrily. "Can't he Read the ambience at all!?" Nami thought as a dark aura started to surround her as the ponies can see that Nami was now scared from the way she was crying in a comedic fashion.

Buggy starts making weird noises as he tries to hold back his laughter. "Now I see why were you all mad..." Buggy exclaimed as he starts chuckling, delighted at the quick turn of events.

"T...That's right! We couldn't tolerate it anymore!" Nami said with a smirk as she tries to recompose herself and walks over to Buggy's side.

"Hey Nami don't miss the party!" Buggy exclaimed as he takes another big gulp of beer as well as taking a bite of a meat on a bone.

Nami just looked at Luffy as the rubber kid stares back at Nami.

"What happened? Your hands are shaking. You thought tricking pirates was too easy huh? That's why it ended like this." Luffy exclaimed with a calm and collected demeanor.

Nami recomposed herself as she glares at Luffy. "What do you mean?! Do you think killing is a easy choice?! This pirate choice?!" Nami asked as she looks at Luffy with sweat dropping down her forehead as the tension rises on her end.

"Of course not! Its about if you are willing to risk your life or not." Luffy replied with a playful smile.

Nami just stand there while the pirates cheered Nami to lit the cannon due to Buggy's orders.

One of the pirates then grabs the matchbox from Nami's hand as he starts to lit a matchstick. "Hey don't make us wait woman! There! This is how its done." The pirate goon exclaimed as was about to lit the fuse of the cannon.

Nami looked tensed as he watched as he watch the pirate goon about to perform the execution of this rubber kid but then at the last moment, Nami quickly took three batons that were strapped in one of her legs as she armed them in the air to make a long cane and delivered a hit to the pirate goon's head and knocking him out much to the surprised look of Rainbow Dash who charges in a quick flash of rainbow light and bucks another pirate in the chest.

"You..." Rainbow Dash said as the rainbow maned Pegasus and the ginger haired burglar looked to each other with eyes wide open.

Pirates and ponies just looked surprised at the scene that occurred while Luffy was stunned at the sudden turn of events from inside the cage.

"Wowie!" Pinkie cheered as her mane stopped deflating mid halfway.

Twilight was at a loss for words as all her machinations were suddenly interrupted.

"What...? Oh damn..." Nami winced as she looked at the knocked out pirate, realizing what she just done much to the shock of Buggy and the rest of the enemy pirates.

"Grrr...!! Nami!! Just what the heck do you think you're doing!?" Buggy yelled with his anger starts rising and a nerve starts throbbing in his head.

"Ah...! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Hehehehe!" Nami said as keeps bowing down in front of Captain Buggy trying to act like an innocent little girl but deep inside, she had other plans.

"Huh!? Why are you apologizing!? Do you think I'll just forgive you in a snap of a finger?!" Buggy yelled in anger.

"Hey what are you doing? Do want to save me or not? Remember the plan?" Luffy asked curiously.

"Don't be stupid! I don't want to be at the same level of these pirates! You could rot in there for all I care!" Nami exclaimed with fury burning in her eyes.

"What? Alright that's it! Forget about joining my crew!" Luffy countered back from inside the cage as the other ponies understood their captain's decision.

"Shut up! I will never be like the pirates that took the life of the person that I love the most! I will never be like the pirates out there who would kill more people that are important to me!" Nami yelled back with defiance as Luffy and the ponies were impacted by those words as if their hearts broke as if they were made of glass, especially Twilight who had flashbacks to when Spike almost got his wings ripped off during their last battle with Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow.

"So that's it..." Luffy said with a nod, understanding Nami's dilemma when he suddenly smelled something burning.

"Hey! The fuse!" Luffy yelled as he observed the fuse on the back of the cannon that was burning.

"You dare to play with us like this you brat?!" Buggy yelled as he threw a mug of beer at Nami who dodged the fragile object just at the right time. "You ponies are with her too!" Buggy exclaimed as he point a finger to the ponies and turned to the rest of his fodder pirates. "So be it then... Get them!" Buggy ordered as the rest of his pirate crew jumped into action.

All the pirates charged at Nami but suddenly a purple barrier stopped them in their tracks. "You go help Luffy! We got this!" Twilight called out as she held them off with her barrier and levitating them before proceeding to throw the pirates on the pavement.

"Water! Water! Water!" Luffy looked from side to side, frantically looking for water to put out the fuse from behind the artillery.

Nami ran behind the cannon as the fuse was almost completely burned. Without wasting much time, She grabbed the burning end of the fuse with both of her hands, letting out a sharp cry of pain as her hands burned but despite all the pain, Nami didn't let go which left Rainbow Dash impressed and shocked at the same time with her mouth open.

"Nami..." Luffy exclaimed as he watched this brave girl sacrifice herself and braced the pain for his safety.

Eventually the fuse from behind the cannon went off then...

"NAMI!! BEHIND YOU!!" Luffy yelled as four pirates jumped at Nami with their swords and knives out while Rainbow was distracted.

"DIE YOU BUGGY TRAITOR!!" The four pirate goons thought they had it and laughed their way to victory as they were so close to kill Nami when Zoro stepped in, just time time with his Three Sword Style to stop these buggy fodder pirates, throwing them to the ground, as well as their swords and knives.

"Hey now.. You four are ganging up against one girl? Really now.. Where's your respect?" Zoro asked, giving a demonic glare to the buggy fodder pirates and making them back off immediately like they just angered hell itself.

Luffy gave a wide smile upon finally seeing the swordsman in his crew. "Zoro!"

As the pirates charged in for another attack hoping to win with superior numbers, Applejack stepped out as she starts tumbling on the ground and bucking the pirates on the chest, followed by spinning on the pavement with her forehooves on the ground and kicking the living daylights out of the annoying Buggy Pirates until the path was clear. "Now that ain't a fair and honest match. How bout we make things more even huh? Pick somepony your own size. If ya can handle her that is." Applejack said as she adjusts her Stetson hat.

"Applejack!" Pinkie smiled, happy to see her friend.

"Don't start without us!" Spike said, putting a claw to his chest and appearing with Rarity and Fluttershy.

"You hurt?" Zoro asked Nami.

" Eh?" Nami replied giving Zoro a confused look.

"Are you injured?" The moss haired swordsman asked with concern.

"You aren't... Are you...?" Fluttershy asked worriedly.

"A-ah... No... I'm fine..."

"Ahhh thank goodness you came guys! Come on! Hurry and get me out of here!" Luffy called out from inside his cage.

"What are you doing playing here?! You were captured by a bird and the next thing you're in a cage?!" Zoro asked with an annoyed look.

"Well so much has happened..." Luffy tried to explain.

"Well nevermind that Darling. We'll get you out as soon as we have dispatched these brutes..." Rarity said, getting battle ready with magic sparking out of her horn.

"Z... Z... Zoro?!" One of the pirate goons called out, looking as if he had just seen a ghost.

"T... The Demon Pirate Hunter Zoro is here?!" Another one of the Buggy fodder crews asked with sweat trickling down his forehead and his legs shaking looking as if fear had completely swallowed him.

"One of the companions he was talking about is the pirate hunter Zoro?! Also it seems that there are more of those ponies and some kind of big flying lizard? What's happening?" Nami thought with wonder and surprise.

"So you are the Great Pirate Hunter Zoro.. What is your motive here? Are you going for my head?" Buggy asked.

"Nah. I don't care. I left being a pirate hunter." Zoro explained, disinterest in his voice."

"Well then guess what?! I am interested in you!" Buggy exclaimed as he looked at the moss haired swordsman with an evil grin. "If I kill you. I will become famous."

"Don't try it. You will die." Zoro said as he barely look at him with a fearless gaze.

"Eh? Its fine really." Buggy said as he took out various knives and held them between his fingers.

"I see.. You don't understand what's about to happen here.." Zoro said with a surprised tone.

"BUGGY! BUGGY! BUGGY! TAKE HIM OUT CAPTAIN!" Buggy's fodder crew called out, cheering for their Flashy Big Top Captain.

"COME ON ZORO! SHOW THAT BUFFON WHO'S BOSS!" Rainbow called out as she sat on the sidelines and drinking a mug of beer.

"Ha! No way he is beating Zoro just with knives. He isn't even going to need us in this one! YOU GOT HIM!" Spike called out as he sat beside Rainbow and eating meat on a bone.

Zoro then unsheathed his swords, putting one of them in his mouth while Buggy began to lick one of his knives before charging towards Zoro with a crazy laugh as Zoro just stands there and bracing himself for the clown's attack.

"DIE!" Buggy yelled as he jumped at the swordsman but then Zoro just moved quickly and cuts down Buggy into multiple pieces and everyone looked stunned.

Nami looked away.

"O...Oh my!" Fluttershy gasp as she covered her mouth with both of her front hooves with slight hint of tears in her eyes.

"Yikes...!" Rainbow exclaimed looking like she was about to barf and slowly looked back with all her bravado suddenly gone.

"That's such an ugly way to go..." Applejack replied as she took off her Stetson hat and put it against her chest.

"W... What? Hey! Who turned the lights off!?" Spike asked as he struggled under the grasp of Rarity who was covering the baby dragon's eyes with her hooves.

Zoro put the swords back on his scabbards before looking back at Buggy's corpse that hit the floor before looking at his fallen opponent. "What an easy opponent." Zoro scoffed.

"Yeah he was really weak!" Luffy agreed as he banged with his fists inside the iron cage.

"No way..." Nami exclaimed in complete and utter disbelief. "That was all...?"

Suddenly the fodder crew of the Buggy Pirates started to laugh after witnessing their Captain cut down in front of them.

"T...They're laughing? B... But why?" Twilight asked but then something peculiar put her off.

"Okay... This is just starting to get creepy..." Rainbow said as she saw the pirates laughing maniacally.

"What's the matter Twilight?" Pinkie asked catching unto her purple princess friend, questioning something in her mind.

"Why...?" Twilight asked as she lifts a hoof towards Buggy's corpse. "Why is there no blood coming from this dismembered body?"

"Hey! What's so funny?!" Zoro asked as he looked at the laughing pirate goons with an irritated look.

Then in an instant, the ponies gasp as the upper half of Buggy floated behind Zoro and looking like something from a horror movie in a way that even Spike was frozen in fear from how haunted it looks.

"Ahhh!! A ghost!!" Spike yelled as he quickly clung unto Rarity who was already afraid and had her mane all frazzled.

"Wait... A what now?" Zoro asked as the swordsman suddenly felt a sharp pain as he looks down and saw the blade of a knife crossing his abdomen. "Gah!!! W... What the...?!"

The knife retracted to reveal that it was Buggy's severed hand all along that stabbed Zoro as the clown hand returned to Buggy's now reformed arm.

"Chop Chop! That's the name of the devil fruit that I ate!" Buggy exclaimed with a sinister smile as the rest of his body assembled once more. "Don't you get it?! I can't die from a slice of a sword because I'm a Splitting Human! Gyahahahaha!!"

"So it is true... This devil fruit can give one all sorts of mysterious powers... I would be even more fascinated if not for the current situation now..." Twilight said as a drop of sweat fell from her forehead and into the pavement.

"He reformed again! I thought that devil fruits were a myth!" Nami exclaimed.

"A splitting human? Is he a monster?" Luffy added, looking on with wonder.

"Bro seriously?" Spike asks, looking at Luffy with a deadpan expression.

"You have a seriously nasty would. Even if I missed your vital organs, Its crystal clear who would get the victory here." Buggy said as the rest of his pirate crew cheered for their captain.

"Our Captain Buggy won! Buggy! Buggy! Buggy!"

"This is bad! The situation is getting worse and if we continue to fight back at this point, we're not going to live to see the sun rise..."

"That was cheating!" Applejack called out with an irritated look.

"Gyahahahaha! Me cheating? It was a combat to the death! There's no such thing as cheating!" Buggy said as he laughed at the apple farmer.

"Grrr...YOU ARE WRONG! HITTING ON THE BACK IS FOR COWARDS YOU BIG RED NOSE!!" Luffy yelled and instantly all the pirates had their jaws dropped down to the pavement and their eyes bulging out of their eye sockets while Pinkie was slamming her right hoof on the ground, trying to hold her laughing fit.

"What an idiot! You didn't have to say it like that!" Nami thought with panic as she facepalmed.

"Who... HAS... A... BIG RED NOSE?!!" Buggy yelled as his hand threw a knife towards Luffy. He was totally enraged now beyond all means and manner of reason.

"Luffy!!" Zoro gasp as he slowly tried to get up.

"Buggy!!" Luffy yelled back as he caught the knife between his teeth. "I'm gonna kick your butt later! Just you wait!" Luffy threathened as he broke the knife using the strenght of his jaw much to the amazement of everyone.

"Darn, Those are some powerful teeth right there" Applejack said impressed at Luffy's bite force.

"Kick my butt?! Not even in your dreams!! Gyahahahaha!!" Buggy laughed loudly mocking Luffy as well as the rest of his peculiar pony and dragon friends. "All of you are going to die right here, right now! Now then beg! How should I dispose all of you..? Buggy asked as he looked at Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Spike as well as the Mane 6 who had looks of fear, sadness, hatred and anger.

"Oh no... There's no escape... Its over..." Nami said as she began to cry and put her hands over her eyes when Rainbow Dash stepped in front of her as she prepared to attack.

"What are you saying? You sure are talking big when the seven of us are still standing." Rainbow said as she took on a fighting stance.

"We aren't letting you harm them anymore! Not now. Not ever!" Twilight added as she stepped up beside Rainbow as her horn sparked with magic.

"Hahahaha! We aren't gonna die so easily if that's what you mean!" Luffy grinned before he turned to his first mate.

"Zoro! Run!" Luffy screamed.

"You are asking a Nakama that came to help you run away? What is your problem?!" Nami yelled in a comedic fashion, not understanding what was Luffy's plan but the rubber kid only smiled back at her.

"Zoro just looked at him for one moment as he saw his rubber finger pointing to the cannon subconsiously and smirked. "Understood Captain."

"I... I don't get what's going on anymore... This is why I don't like pirates..." Nami said as she became so perplexed that she started to fall, only to end up being held by a light blue magic aura.

"Now now. Don't fall like that Darling. You just trust us and we're going to set everything straight amd make things right." Rarity said as she held Nami get back on her feet.

"YOU CAN'T ESCAPE BUGGY THE CLOWN!!" Buggy yelled as jumped to attack Zoro but something blocked him when he was just about to strike the moss haired swordsman.

"Well... Well... Well... Another knife enthusiast huh? How about if we duel you clown?" Pinkie asked as her mane was now completely deflated on top of her head and her colors suddenly darkened as Pinkamena clashes knives with Buggy.

"HA! AS YOU WISH! BRING IT ON YOU PINK HORSE!" Buggy yelled as he and Pinkamena swing and parried with their knives in an intense battle but it was starting to turn quickly in Buggy's favor as every cut that Pinkamena did to him was useless and was useless slices a cut in Pinkamena's cheek. "Ha! You can't do anything to me! Didn't you listen? If a sword can't kill me then much less a knife! Gyahahahaha!" Buggy laughed loudly.

"Hahahaha!" Pinkamena let out her own insane laugh which confused the pirate clown as Pinkie's cheek just reformed like a bubblegum being patched up by another layer of gum.

"Ok first off. While impressive, your knife skills are still not on par with what I can do. If I happen to land any cuts on you, It would already land you in a really bad shape." Pinkamena replied as she gave Buggy a stoic look

"HEY! ARE YOU CALLING ME LAME?! HOW DARE YOU?!" Buggy yelled as he once again jumped to land multiple strikes on her but Pinkamena easily blocked him and the stabs from Buggy that did land a strike on the pink mare is taking 0 damage! Not a scratch on the pink mare as if her skin and durability is compared to Charlotte Linlin aka: Big Mom.

"Second..." Pinkamena exclaimed as she gave a creepy smile while struggling with Buggy's stabs and slashes which freaked out Buggy a little bit. "You should put more attention to your surroundings..."

After Pinkie's words got through to his ears, Buggy looked around to see that all of his pirate goons had already been beaten to a pulp as he felt a sudden pain, seeing that Pinkamena quickly stopped struggling with him and instead bucked him in the stomach and causing Buggy to be sent flying to the ground and hit a wall, leaving a large crack in the process.

"And three, Don't get distracted when fighting! That's all!" Pinkie said as her mane starts puffing back and her colors becoming lighter as she talked in her usual chipper tone before bouncing away.

"You... Cursed Ponies..." Buggy groaned as he tries to get up but then a burning smell entered his nose and his attention flew to the artillery that's ready for action, the cannon was now pointed to him and his crew, "H... Hey! There's still a Buggy Bomb inside there!! O.. Oi!! Oi!!"

"Lit it Nami! Hurry!" Zoro yelled.

"Wait..! Wait...! Wait..! Wait!!" Buggy yelled in a desperate attempt to save himself and his crew at the last second when...

"Right!" Nami replied as she lit was little remained of the fuse from behind the cannon.

"Alright! You go guys! Blast him now!" Luffy cheered in excitement as he sees his friends winning against these circus freaks and their clown pirate.

"WAAAA! YOU LIT IT! WAIT STOP! STOP! STOP!" Buggy cried out for help in order for the finishing blast to stop but to no avail.

"KA BLAM!!!"

And for a second time the cannon was fired.

After the explosion, Buggy or his pirate crew are nowhere to be seen and not a single trace of them were left in the thick smoke.

"Hey Zoro... You are injured..." Luffy said as he saw his Vice Captain having blood drip down on his boot.

"Shut up! I'm doing this in my own way!" Zoro yelled at his captain as he tried to lift the cage even in his injured state.

"What is this guy thinking?" Nami asked as she gavce a confused look at the the moss haired swordsman.

"Oi Luffy who's this girl?" Zoro breathe heavily as he turned to his captain.

"Oh she's our navigator" Luffy replied with a smile.

As Zoro once again tried to lift the cage, Nami gave an incredulous look as she saw Zoro perform the heroic deed of saving his captain even though he continues to bleed and worse yet, It was aggravating due to the excessive force that he put on his back.

"We should urgently attend to that before it gets worse." Twilight said with a worried look as she looked at Zoro's injury.

"Yeah dude.. Not gonna lie but that looks kind of nasty" Spike said looking worried and even a bit grossed out.

"Hey pardner, You sure you don't want any help with that?" Applejack asked as she galloped towards Zoro.

"Stay out....!!" Zoro grunted as he struggled more. "Grrr... Out of my path!" Zoro yelled and through his great strenght, he lifts the cage with both of his hands as more blood drips out of his knife wound.

"Why are you trying so hard? He's just a pirate..." Nami said with a low tone as she observed Zoro slowly advancing to saw Luffy and everyone else to get away and escape.

"Well miss, It just so happens that we aren't like your usual pirate crew. We are like nice guys after all." Spike exclaimed as he flies above Nami.

"Nice pirates... Pfftt... Yeah right..." Nami said with a frown as she turns around before Spike shrugged and flies off.

As Zoro advanced, he suddenly felt his back got lighter so decides to look at the cage that he was carrying and saw a light blue aura around it provided by Rarity.

"I said this is my..." Zoro turned to Rarity and gave her an annoyed look but the fashionista pony was having none of it.

"Oh you better cut that right there Darling. There is no way that I will just watch you any second more than how you work yourself with a would like that. I'm helping you whether you want to or not so let's just make it out here quickly shall we?" Rarity cut him before he could spout anymore unnecessary words, giving the moss haired swordsman a stern glare.

Zoro glared at Rarity but upon seeing that this mare wasn't going to back down, he huffed and reluctantly continued on with her assistance.

"Hey Luffy do you want a taste of this meat?" Pinkie asked as she bounced away with her friends while carrying a meaty bone on the right hoof and balancing a mug of beer on top of her mane.

"Me? Me! Me! Meat! Meat!" Luffy exclaimed as he tried to reach for the meat In Pinkie's hoof before the pink party mare gave her another one as Pinkie drank her mug to their small victory. "What a battle.. What a fight... What a victory..." Pinkie exclaimed with a satisfied smile.

TO BE CONTINUED...

A treasure worth dogfighting for! The story of Chouchou!

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Back at Buggy's base camp...

"Those three pirates and their bunch of ponies as well as that weird flying lizard are taking me lightly!" Buggy grumbled as the image of their faces burned into his mind with hatred as he kicked the rubble around him, having survived the destructive explosion. "This must be a joke! Without a doubt this is a declaration of war against me!"

With the help of Rarity, Zoro managed to move Luffy's cage out of Buggy's encampment and down some stairs unto a porch of a house on the side of the streets as he finally puts Luffy down and reclines his forearm by the cage. "Huff... Huff... Puff... That certainly wasn't so bad..." Zoro said as he wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Zoro then look over to Rarity before turning in the other direction and started to scratch one of his cheeks with a finger. "T... Thanks I guess..."

"Its always a pleasure to help a friend Zoro Dear." Rarity said with a chuckle as she tries to fix her frazzled mane, much to the surprise of her other friends who looked on with tired smiles.

Zoro then looked in front of him and saw a curious dog named Chouchou with his tounge out in front of a building which happens to be a pet shop.

"Huh? What's up with that dog?" Zoro asked his friends as he turned to look at the pooch.

"Eeeep! He's so cute!" Fluttershy squeaked with joy as she instantly galloped towards to pet him which the dog didn't seem to mind Fluttershy at all as he continue to sat there.

"A dog?!" Luffy asked as he excitedly rotated sideways inside his cage in order to get closer to Chouchou. Luffy then started stretching his rubber face in front of him but the dog gave him no reaction.

"Hey guys? This dog doesn't move at all" Luffy said with a confused look on his face.

"Who cares?" Zoro asked as he moves to sit by the porch of a townhouse.

"Wouldn't he be dead and gone then?" Luffy asked as he moves a hand and tries to poke Chouchou in the face.

"Actually I can his heartbeat, his inner emotions and..." Fluttershy tried to explain but she was quickly interrupted when the dog makes a move to viciously bite Luffy on the neck.

Everyone was frozen speechless as Luffy struggles to get the dog out of his face, squirming like a caught fish.

"Ahhh! Ahhh! Ouch! Ouch! Don't do that! Let me go!" Luffy yelled as he kept thrashing around and being jumpy inside his cage.

"We gotta help him girls! Come on!" Applejack called out as she hastily assembled Spike and the rest of the ponies for action.

"Wait girls! If we force him, he could end up causing more damage!" Twilight said trying to stop Applejack and the rest of the ponies except for Fluttershy who was more like a pacifist in this situation and trying to find a way to settle this peacefully.

"M... Mister Dog please stop! I beg you please!" Fluttershy called out to the pooch as she tries to convince Chouchou to let go of her friend and captain.

"Don't you see the situation that we are in?!" Zoro yelled angrily at Luffy before passing out on the pavement.

"Zoro!" Rarity quickly ran over to their Vice Captain and help out by examining his injuries much to her shock.

"Damn dog..." Luffy was breathing heavily from all the exhaustion of trying to get the canine off his neck.

"I have lost too much blood..." Zoro groaned as he lay down on the pavement but luckily he was patched up by Pinkie who had a roll of bandages from her mane. The pink party pony now wearing a nurse cap on her head.

"Darn! We shouldn't have let you lift that cage even with our help!" Rainbow Dash protested.

"Oh shut up already..." Zoro glared back at Rainbow who responded back with a huff and a cute pout. "Hmph!"

Luffy then spotted Nami coming and greets her. "Hey! Navigator!"

"Where did you go?" Spike asked.

Nami just smiled and looked at Luffy. "I suppose I should give you this for saving me earlier." Nami said as she tossed Luffy a key.

"Hey its the key to my cage! Did you get it just for me?" Luffy asked as he looked to his navigator with a surprised smile.

"Don't get me wrong. I just don't want to owe you guys anything" Nami smirked crossing her arms over her chest.

"Still. That's very kind of you." Fluttershy said.

"Yeah! You're actually pretty nice Nami!" Pinkie added.

"I'm saved..." Luffy breathe with a sigh of relief as he was about to get the key but then Chouchou quickly grabs the key from Luffy's hand and swallows it.

"Ehhh?!" Everyone looked at Chouchou with jaws dropped while Luffy was having none of it and starts to furiously strangle the dog with both hands while Fluttershy tried to separate the two and have them make up but with little to no success.

"YOU DAMN DAMN DOG! SPIT IT!! SPIT IT!! SPIT IT RIGHT NOW!! DON'T EAT IT!! ITS NOT FOOD DAMN IT!!"

"LUFFY PLEASE STOP!!" Fluttershy tried to calm down her captain but it was no use.

"Hey!!" Everyone suddenly heard someone shout and as they turned to the stranger and there was an aged man with puffy white hair and wearing a button checkered yellow shirt with short black pants, sandals, glasses and a curious set of brown armor. This is Boodle. The mayor of Orange Town.

"Stop molesting Chouchou you brats!"

"Chouchou?" Everyone asked as Luffy stopped strangling the dog that was grabbing unto the rubber kid via a bite on the neck.

Everything suddenly calmed down as Zoro approached Boodle with a question. "Hey old man who are you?"

"My name is Boodle and I'm the founder of this town 40 years go and... Oh Sonny that wound looks terrible!" The mayor exclaimed as took notice of Zoro's injury. "I see that you are one of those that attacked Buggy. You should go to the doctor immediately!"

Later...

The mayor exited a house nearby the building everyone was hanging around with and approached the group.

"How is Zoro?" Luffy asked.

"I let him sleep at my house since its just next door. Even though I told him that there's a doctor at the shelter." Mayor Boodle explained.

"I don't really see how that is supposed to work." Applejack raised an eyebrow and gave the mayor a skeptic look.

"Well at least he's recovering now. The poor thing must be exhausted" Rarity replied, feeling concerned for Zoro's condition.

Chouchou have Nami a yawn as the Cat Burglar walks over to him and pets the canine on the head but Chouchou just looked at her. Aside from that, the dog didn't do anything.

"So his name is Chouchou huh?" Nami asked while petting the dog with love, care and affection.

"He's just sitting there. What is he doing here?" Luffy asked curiously.

"He's guarding this store. I just came to give him some food..." Mayor Boodle said as he sets a bowl of dog food in front of Chouchou and the dog starts eating.

"Protecting the shop?" Fluttershy wondered.

"Aah! You're right. Now that I'm looking carefully. Its a store... I see its a petfood store." Nami exclaimed, putting a hand on her hip.

"D... Don't tell me that he..." Fluttershy trembled with hints of tears on her eyes but Nami went forward with her line of thought. "He was waiting for his owner to get back?" The navigator asked.

"That's what everyone think." Mayor Boodle said as he closed the shop and sat down to smoke his pipe. "But I don't think so. Chouchou is a really smart dog so he knows that his master is long dead."

"Then why is he guarding the shop?" Nami asked.

"Well for Chouchou this shop is a treasure. This is what his master left him and for that reason he is protecting it. I had tried to move him multiple times but he didn't want to leave this place.

As Mayor Boodle finished the tale, Chouchou had left the bowl and decided to resume his guarding duties when Fluttershy couldn't resist anymore and hugs Chouchou with tears running down freely from her eyes. Chouchou struggled at first but he quickly gives up and reluctantly wait until the butter yellow pegasus let him go while Nami and everyone else looked on with love and affection.

A few moments later after trying sympathize with Chouchou's situation and give all the love and affection they can to the dog, everyone was having a good time talking, laughing and even playing some games.

With Fluttershy...

"Oh who's a good dog? Who's a good dog? You are Chouchou! You are!" Fluttershy gives the dog a belly rub which Chouchou responded with a bark of joy as he rolled down on the floor with his tounge out in delight and clearly enjoying this while Fluttershy laughed from having her face slobbered with dog drool, but at the end of the day, coming from a heart and place of love nonetheless.

With Rainbow Dash...

"Hey Chouchou do you want a ride on fastest pegasus and greatest Wonderbolt alive?" Rainbow Dash asked as she held the pooch in her forehooves as Chouchou barked happily as Twilight and the rest of her friends rolled their eyes with a smile.

"Ruff!! Ruff!!" Chouchou responded as Rainbow Dash quickly put him on her mane as she starts to zoom around the air doing twist and turns including loop de loops and air dives, making the dog barked with joy and the sky be filled with rainbow colors much to the amazement of Nami and Luffy.

With Applejack...

"Come on boy! Do you want to take a ride down below with Applejack?" The apple farmer asked as ChouChou responded with a happy bark. "I may not exactly have them fancy wings like Rainbow Dash but I can assure you that Applejack can go just as fast Sugarcube." Applejack exclaimed as she starts running around the town center with the dog on her mane and getting comfortable on her Stetson hat.

"Woah! You're might strong there Sugarcube!" Applejack grinned as she took notice of how Chouchou was biting down and putting as much force as he can into their little tug of war using her lasso. "Alright! Alright Hun! You won this time." Applejack giggled as she let go of the rope and fell on her back while Chouchou jumps on top of her. Applejack carried the pooch on her forehooves with a teary smile by the way this canine reminds her of Winona whom she missed dearly.

With Pinkie Pie...

"Hehehe! Ooh your a good one! Do more tricks!" Everyone else can't help but smile as Pinkie keeps throwing hoops in the air and Chouchou jumping in the middle of them even though the pink mare had decided to light them on fire with Spike's help but with Chouchou's durability and speed, he passed Pinkie's obstacle course with no problem and with flying colors including getting shot out of her harmless party cannon and being juggled around along with a rubber balls, bowling pins and ball horns.

With Rarity...

"Ooh aren't you just so precious Darling? Now that Rarity's here, Your going to be all squeaky clean My Dear." Rarity said as she washed Chouchou down with water from a nearby faucet and scrubs soap all over him with help from Pinkie who provided the supplies as she decides to put a black bow on his neck much to her friend's delight.

"I didn't know that you could also be affectionate with animals Rarity" Rainbow exclaimed as she flies down in front of the unicorn fashionista.

"Well I am the Element of Generosity after all Rainbow Dash. Its only right that I put my utmost care into every animal or person that needs help even though they might not be able to repay that favor in time. Its not only you that" Rarity replied making Rainbow blush.

"And maybe My Dear Friend Fluttershy also taught me a thing or two about taking care of animals." Rarity said as the compliment made the butter yellow pegasus blush as well while Chouchou jumped into Rarity and Fluttershy's laps while wagging his tail in delight and everyone looking on with a satisfied smile.

TO BE CONTINUED...

A canine and an equine fighting a human with a beast.

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"So I believe that we didn't get to introduce ourselves in a proper manner before." Nami said as she sat down on a porch, trying to strike up a conversation with Twilight. "What are you ponies doing here and where did you come from?"

"Well... To tell you the truth, I come from the land of Equestria and I was supposed to be crowned the new princess but there had been a magical disaster that happen." Twilight explained.

"Wow! So your really going to be a princess? That must have been so exciting!" Nami said with a bright smile as she cupped both of her cheeks which Twilight found flattering.

"A magical disaster huh?" Mayor Boodle asked pondering as he put a finger under his chin. "It seems to me that your either from the Grand Line or the New World."

"Okay I know that I was a bit shocked to learn that devil fruits aren't a myth at all but magic? There must be a lot in the world that I don't know about!" Nami exclaimed.

"Woah you've been to the Grand Line before old man? B... But how?" Luffy asked from inside the cage while biting down on a lemon muffin surprise that's been given to him by Pinkie.

"Yes. I've been to the Grand Line and the New World before because I've been... On the Pirate King's crew before. Gold Roger."

"What?! You've been on the Oro Jackson before?!" Luffy yelled as his jaw literally dropped down to the ground and his shocked expression grabbed the attention of Spike, Nami and everyone else.

Gol D. Roger's ship the Oro Jackson.

Boodle at age 33 when he was a fodder crew at Gol D. Roger's ship before he founded Orange Town.

"Woah a pirate story?! Count me in!!" Rainbow exclaimed as she flies over to where Luffy, Nami, Twilight and Mayor Boodle was, followed by Spike who was just as excited.

"Well I do love myself a pirate story. Such fascinating and romantic tales. Especially this place called the Grand Line! Oh how exciting! The adventure, the legends, the lore." Rarity replied as she trots over beside Rainbow to listen to Mayor Boodle's story.

"You've set sail for different islands before? That sounds fun! You must have seen some incredible animals and other interesting set of wildlife before." Fluttershy added as she flies over to listen as well.

"Ooh I bet you've seen places before like an island full of sweets, desserts and candy!" Pinkie chirped as she bounced towards the group. "Hahaha! Oh you have no idea pink equine!" Boodle exclaimed, making Pinkie more excited, having stars and hearts in her eyes.

"Mr. Mayor, pardon me for asking but how come your not freaked out that a bunch of pastel colored ponies are talking to you?" Twilight asked with a curious look.

"Well talking animals aren't new to me since I've already encountered them in the New World before." Mayor Boodle exclaimed as he remembered being a fodder crew in Gol D. Roger's ship when they went to Zou to retrieve that one road poneglyph and his captain met a member of the Mink Tribe named Pedro.

"Wow. This is nothing short of mind blowing. Just think about all of these knowledge and technology that we can bring to Equestria once we get back home!" Twilight exclaimed with stars and glitters in her eyes.

"Hey so your Luffy's quote on quote navigator right?" Rainbow asked as she flies over to Nami while doing air quotes with her front hooves. "My name is Rainbow Dash and now the captain of a stunt team called the Wonderbolts!"

"That sure is a fun sport. Would you mind showing me some tricks up your hooves when you get home and reunited with your team?" Nami asked with a cheerful smile.

"Hahaha! Sure thing Nami!" Rainbow answered as the rainbow maned pegasus and the navigator does a fistbump as they gripped each other's arms or hooves in Rainbow's case as a sign of promise, trust and respect.

"Well it sounds like you've got quite a hobby there. But to tell you the truth, I haven't seen any of those stunt teams that you talked about when I was travelling the seas." Mayor Boodle exclaimed as he let out a chuckle.

"Oh Yeah?" Rainbow retorted. "Well I am the fastest flying pegasus in Equestria after all. No one can rival me and I don't think that no one ever will."

"Hahaha. Now don't get so sure of yourself. There's always a rival across these warm waters. I can still remember that three day and three night battle where we faced off the fastest, If not one of the fastest pirate apprentice that I have ever faced in that all out fight." Mayor Boodle exclaimed as remembered seeing Marco the Phoenix in action, who is now one of the top fighters in the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Ahh really? Well then tell us old man!" Luffy exclaimed with excitement having stars in his eyes at the mention of those adventures, much like the stories that Shanks used to tell him.

"Yeah old guy! Come on, tell us!" Rainbow added with a smirk, Always revved up for a challenge and getting pumped to hear that she was going to have a rival once more, aside from Applejack with those physical challenges back in Equestria.

"Ahh don't rush it you rookies. You'll find out who it is when you get there. Hahahaha." Mayor Boodle laughed, refusing to tell them more, much to the disappointment of Rainbow and Luffy.

"So your Applejack huh? That's a cute name If I do say so myself. The first thought that came into my mind was a nickname." Nami exclaimed.

"Nope. That there is my name clear as day. And this here cutie mark says that I'm an expert in farming, picking apples as well as baking them to pure perfection!" Applejack explained.

"A cutie mark? You mean that tattoo on your butt? What does that do?" Nami asked the apple farmer with a large anime style question mark on top of her head.

"A cutiemark appears on our flank when we discover our special talent Darling." Rarity answered as she sat down beside Nami and Applejack, gesturing a hoof over to her flank where three diamonds are shown. "If Applejack's talent is farming and selling apples, Mine is being a fashionista Dear."

"Why? Don't you guys and gals have cutie marks appear on your bodies too?" Spike asked looking curiously over to Nami and Luffy.

"Uhmm no..." Luffy said as he looked at the purple drake while picking his nose. "It would be pretty weird for people to have tattoos on their butts.

"Yeah! Hahahaha! It would be like being stamped with a price tag at the market to be sold." Spike joked making Nami and Luffy laugh but Rarity and Applejack are having none of it, giving the purple dragon cold stares. Spike could not tell who was scarier since Applejack has a dark purple aura over her head while Rarity has scary shadows over her eyes.

"Ahh wait! No! No! No! No! That's not it! Come on girls! Its just a joke! You girls know me right? I would never really thought of that and insult the one mark that symbolizes your talents!" Spike nervously said as he starts to back off and sweat starts dropping from his forehead.

"Aww shoot. We know that Spike but you still need to be taught a lesson." Applejack said with a warm smile as she puts a forehoof on Spike's chin before grinning that sends him all kinds of red flags telling the purple dragon that he should definitely worry as the apple farmer pulls out her trusty lasso from under her stetson hat.

"Now Spikey wikey..." Rarity cooed as her horn starts sparking with magic while Applejack grips the lasso with both of her hooves with a warm smile which told Spike deep inside that he was in deep trouble now. "Please be a sweetheart and still say yes?"

"Spike sweat profusely as he did the only reasonable action for him to do in that situation. RUN.

"Come over here Spike." Applejack playfully called out as she throw her lasso to the purple drake that tried to escape but Rarity quickly teleported in front of him looking like the pristine white unicorn was happy for a date but this only worried him more considering the magic charging up from her horn.

"Ahhh!" Spike yelled which caught the attention of Nami, Luffy and everyone else from the Buggy Pirates to the people taking shelter on the outskirts of Orange Town.

LATER...

"That will show ya." Applejack said as she trots away with a satisfied look as Spike was now all tied up and looking all burned from the zap of magic courtesy of Rarity who flicks her mane with a wink as Spike cried.

"Now let this be a lesson Spike okay? Never make fun of somepony's cutie mark ever again!" Applejack and Rarity simultaneously exclaimed.

"Y... Yes Mam! N.. No more cutie mark jokes to insult mares!" Chibi Spike apologized as more tears trickled down his eyes.

"Well well well... Would you look at that! The great Apple knight and her squire defeated the big bad dragon!" Nami chuckled with an amused look.

"Ha! That's right. I am a mighty warrior after all, considering of my undeniable powerful strength!" Applejack declared as strike a brave and knightly pose to flex her hind legs in the process which struck a nerve within Rarity. This seems to be one of those times when her Apple pride spreads like wildfire in contrast to the apple farmer's supposed honest and humble nature.

"That sure is an entertaining thought but when it comes to mares and a classy one at that, I think its pretty clear that I would be a better knight than you." Rarity replied and Applejack looked at her like glass has just been shattered, It became so quite that you could cut the tension with a knife.

"Did somepony say knife?" Pinkie popped up much to the surprise of Nami and Luffy, balancing a knife on the tip of her muzzle.

"NO!!" Applejack and Rarity both replied making Pinkie sank back down on the scene. "Okie dokie lokie!" Pinkie chirped back.

"Yeah right..." Applejack scoffed. "Sorry to say it like this Rares but you're surely not built to be a knight. Not with how disgusted you seem to react when around dirt and sweat. Trust me that you will be more comfy as the squire."

"Honey you have to remember that there is more to being a knight than jus brute strength dear. You have to act like one as well and have the proper etiquette but I had to sadly say that's not really your biggest forte Darling. I strongly believe that the more humble ways of a squire fit you better." Rarity replied back with her sass.

"Huh? What's happening?" Nami asked, having a large anime style question mark appear on top of her head wondering why Rarity and Applejack are arguing over something trivial such as a joke.

"Three... Two... One..." Twilight interjected as she turned to Nami and Luffy with a deadpan look.

"I would make a much better knight than you!" Applejack declared, being fired up and heated by her Apple pride.

"Ha! As if! You wouldn't recognize true chivalry if it hit you right into that thick skull of yours!" Rarity retorted back with her sass and finesse.

"Right, Because you have such a great history with that right? Remember Mr. Prince from the Grand Galloping Gala?" Applejack rambles down as a speech bubble appeared on top of her head, showing the events that transpired during the said event.

"Don't you dare bring that up! The point is, that I would be the better knight!" Rarity replied back as she tries to wipe the speech bubble away with her hooves while blushing madly in embarrassment. That may be the case for the fighter fashionista but she won't give in to defeat!

"No you don't!" Applejack shouted as she clashed heads with Rarity as orange lightning began sparking from her head between them.

"Yes I would!" Rarity countered back as she pushed her head back to Applejack as sky blue lightning began emitting from her horn.

"Bleeh!" Applejack, overcome with her Apple pride spat as she starts sticking her tounge out at Rarity.

"Bleehhh!!" Rarity snapped back as she stuck her tounge out at Applejack as well and until saliva starts splattering everywhere on the pavement.

"Are you done...?!" Twilight and Pinkie asked with a deadpan look.

"We are done!!" Applejack and Rarity both replied whilst glaring at each other.

"Shishishishi! This is great!" Luffy laughed as he observed his crewmate's amusing bickering.

"That's classic Rarity Applejack alright..." Twilight shook her head in frustration while she untied Spike who escaped the apple farmer and the fashionista while they cooled off.

"Sorry to cause that... It was a joke..." Nami said with an apologetic look.

"Nah don't worry them. They're going to be fine! They do it all the time!" Pinkie giggled while waving a dismissive hoof as Nami sighed with relief.

"So... I've heard that you love growin and pickin tangerines huh?" Applejack asked as she approached Nami with a friendly gesture.

"Yeah. Back at the village where I grew up, m... me and my adopted mother always pick them up so that we can sell them or squeeze them into juice." Nami said as she tapped a hand beside her and motioning Applejack to sit down.

"That's mighty interesting Sugarcube. Back where I come from, we used to grow and harvest apples on the orchard with the help of my Granny Smith, My big brother and my little sister. There were even times when my little sister would ran around to snatch an apple or two, to show them to her friends and she would give us quite a chase hehehe." Applejack chuckled as finished her tale.

"That's... Nice..." Nami said with a warm smile as she enjoyed the company of her new friends even though she quite consider herself as part of the crew yet. "Oh I know the feeling of that hehehe. I just to ran around and grabbing a tangerine from the orchard then make my way into town to tell everyone that it was the best. I usually get a good scolding afterwards by the police chief from the village after sneaking into a library for a book about navigation cause I have this dream to see the world but then my adopted mother... She..." Nami couldn't continue her tale as she started crying much to the shock of Spike and everypony else who approached the cat burglar and comfort her in her time of need.

Applejack was the first to speak up as she wrapped her forehooves around their recognized navigator and nakama. "I know exactly what it feels like to loose someone you love at such a young age. Loosing someone might hurt but when you value what you have right now and who's there for you.. That's the best darn life lesson in the whole world. Everyone comes and goes but the love always stays. Take it from somepony honors the family like she ever had." Applejack finished as her tears trickle down on Nami's hair while having flashbacks of her parents from her fillyhood.

"Yeah... And no one knows more than me about being adopted. I didn't even know who my parents are and where I cam e from. What matters to me the most is the one the ponies that love and care for me and even though I never knew my mother, I owe her big for the life that she has given me and how much I've grown because of the sacrifice that she made to make sure that egg was safe and protected. Or take it from someone who values the pony that loves him and cares for him." Spike added as he wrapped his arms around Nami for a warm and comforting hug. It was a touching moment.

A loud roar suddenly caught everyone's attention including Applejack and Rarity who had sense the danger somehow.

"Huh? What was that sound?" Nami wondered.

"Whaa! Its him! The Beast Tamer Mohji!" Mayor Boodle stuttered in his words as he started panicking.

"Wait! What do you mean the beast tamer? Nami asked but the village chief quickly ran away.

"Hey wait! Why are you running away? Aren't you supposed to be a crew member in the Pirate King's crew?" Nami asked out loud as she chased after Mayor Boodle.

"That is right, I was one of the fodder crew in his ship but you have to understand that I'm a product of an old era and I cannot fight as I used to!" Mayor Boodle yelled back as Nami followed him.

"An enemy is approaching us... Come on! You have to give me the key back." Luffy called out to Chouchou, trying to open the dog's mouth with his bare hands but the canine wouldn't budge.

An enormous shadow of a lion loomed behind Luffy as he looks back at his new opponent with Spike and the rest of the ponies getting ready for battle.

"Who are you?" Luffy called out to Mohji who was on top of his humongous lion.

"I'm the Beast Tamer Mohji from the Buggy Pirates!" Mohji declared as he point a finger at Luffy trying make himself look threatening.

"So what? Here to avenge your captain huh?!" Rainbow asked as she maintain her battle ready stance.

"Avenge? Pfft... As if! Our captain wouldn't go down so easily! No! Hahaha!"

"Ehh... You have a really goofy outfit... "Luffy exclaimed making a couple of ponies including Spike chuckle.

"How insolent! This is my hair!" The beast tamer said getting annoyed now.

"Then that makes you even more weird..." Luffy nonchalantly replied making Pinkie and Rainbow Dash dropped down on the ground and slamming their hooves trying to hold in their laughter before Spike and everypony else joined in.

"Damn you... Because of that iron cage you are so calm..." Mohji said as his face starts getting red with madness. "Don't you know how great I am?! I'm the Beast Tamer Mohji! There's no animal that I can't tame!" Mohji said as he jumped off his lion and walks up to Chouchou.

"Now dog, give me the paw!" Mohji said as he extends his hand over to the guard dog Chouchou but the canine only end up biting him furiously on the hand.

"Ahhhh!!" Mohji reeled back his hand in pain before he looks back and growled. "Anyway all of you are going to die soon so you better make a good decision here and tell me where is Roronoa Zoro. Then I... And I mean I might spare you!"

"No!" Luffy immediately yelled back.

The Beast Tamer lost all his patience and yelled out. "Eliminate him Richie!"

Richie quickly leapt in and with one swing of his enormous paw smashed Luffy's cage but Luffy luckily missed the blow much to the sight of the ponies who were more than shock and appalled.

"Great! The cage is now broken!" Luffy exclaimed as the lion quickly tried to land a second hit on Luffy with his paw, making Luffy yell out in pain and fly directly towards a house and destroying it in the process with a force similar to the Tempest Kick that the Cipher Pol uses.

"No more playing around! Lets get him!" Rainbow yelled out as the ponies commence their attack. Twilight and Rarity started to fire magic blasts at Richie but the lion was really agile and managed to evade their attacks. Applejack then tossed her lasso and expecting to grab the lion's neck while the big cat was distracted by the magical lasers but Beast Tamer Mohji quickly saw the apple farmer's trapping move and warned Richie, causing him to grab Applejack's lasso in his jaw before charging towards the apple farmer and slashes her as Applejack gets thrown against several houses and destroying the said structures it in the process.

"AJ!!" The ever loyal Rainbow Dash yelled as she takes off towards her injured friend.

As the battle continued, Mohji decided to fight alongside Richie and jumps into the air, deciding to take on Pinkie but it wasn't easy for the beast tamer to get the upper hand in this fight since the pink pony was incredibly fast with her knive slashes and he was forced back and dodge her attacks.

Meanwhile Richie continues to go all out and reach Twilight and Rarity but he was blocked by both Spike and Fluttershy who distracted the fierce animal and making him miss every claw swipe. Spike flies in and charge a big green fire blast but Richie saw the chance and just before Spike prepares another sizzling flare, the lion jumped backwards and prepares another attack. Spike blew fire all over their battlefield but Richie jumped and dodged every fire blast due to having trained by Mohji jumped through hoops and perform tricks in the Buggy pirates.

"Sweet Celestia! For something so big, that lion is so agile!" Spike thought with a stunned look as the lion spun above him upon realizing that it was too late. The lion delivered a double kick with his paws as Spike was thrown off to ground and collapse with multiple wound slashes on his face and body.

"SPIKEY WIKEY!!" Rarity screamed, terrorized by what happened her dragon admirer.

"I'll go check on him, he could be injured and needs help! You, Fluttershy and Pinkie take care of them! I will try to return to you girls fast!" Twilight said as she prepares to take flight.

Mohji saw Richie in the air and quickly got an idea for a counterattack.

"Come on! Are you going to stay like like that forever? Come and hit me like a man!" Pinkamena taunted as she slashed wildly at Mohji who was managing to evade most of her attacks before getting kicked by a forehoof in the face which the beast tamer blocked with an arm which was glowing red from the pain based on how hard the knife fighting equine had kicked her.

Mohji jumped backwards huffing and puffing as he takes a look at his own arms which were filled with deep knife cuts, dripping with blood to the pavement. "Who me? Hit you? Nah... You should look up though." Mohji smirked as the pinkie sense sparked inside the party pony's mind and manage to dodge just in time as Richie came crashing down on the pavement, creating a large crack in the process. Despite dodging the crash landing attack, the floor shook and Pinkie wasn't able to properly struck her own landing and stumble down to the floor.

"Richie!! Now!!" Mohji ordered his beast pet and that was all that it took as Richie quickly charge in and manage to bite Pinkie's tail. "Uh... Ohh..." Pinkie looked back at her tail between the lion's razor sharp teeth as Richie gave a sinister smile. With Pinkie's tail in the lion's mouth, he lifted her and slammed Pinkie in the pavement ten times before rapidly spinning her in the air before letting her go as he threw Pinkie against three houses and turning the town into a complete warzone full of destruction and debris.

"PINKIE!!" Twilight looked traumatized as she saw the destruction and how Pinkie Pie was taken out.

"Twilight you must go." Fluttershy said with a calm tone.

"Fluttershy? But your not ready to..." Twilight tried to explain but Fluttershy was having no more of these objections today. She takes a good look at Fluttershy's eyes and realized what the butter yellow pegasus thought on doing as Twilight gave a serious nod before taking flight. "I will try to be quick. Pinkie needs help. You know what to do Fluttershy!" The purple alicorn exclaimed before flying over to her unconscious party pony friend.

"Well so much for that. Okay Richie lets find Zoro and after we beat him, we will become famous!" Mohji said before Richie seemed to mumble something. "What's up?"

Mohji looked down at the lion and replied. "Its a pet food store. If you want something to eat then you better be quick!" The beast tamer said as Richie replied with an enthusiastic roar but there were a couple of brave defenders on their path.

"What the hell is going on here? Don't tell me that dog is guarding that shop with that weird tiny yellow horse with wings" Mohji glared as he saw Fluttershy standing right next to Chouchou.

"Stop! You have been really rude. You hurt my friends while stating that you are after other friends of mine. Now you want to destroy the most precious treasured possession to this poor creature..." Fluttershy said with a low and calm tone as her eyes cover her long pink mane.

"But despite this, I'm still going to be a kind soul for giving you one last chance and asking kindly that you please go away and tell your captain to leave this town OR ELSE..." Fluttershy then looked up to reveal a single crimson eye with a beast like slender pupil. "Your going to make me be a little more forceful with my demands!" Fluttershy growled but the beast tamer and his lion continued their advance regardless but Fluttershy's assertive nature and Chouchou barked beside her.

"Oh yeah? Then get over here and stop us if you dare!" Beast Tamer Mohji glared back as he now butt heads with Fluttershy.

"Woah... That was such as scare but I finally made it out of that cage!" Luffy said as he lay down and punched out of the debris from the house that just got destroyed with him. "Hehe good! Now I'm free to kick their butts and make that girl Nami be our navigator!" Luffy yelled in an enthusiastic manner.

"Huh? How can you still be alive?!" Nami asked beyond shock and appalled as he walked by in that moment the rubber kid finally got ready to fight.

"His alive!" Mayor Boodle exclaimed as he walked beside Nami.

"What do you mean? Is it so bad that I'm alive?" Luffy asked curiously.

"But a house just crashed down on top of you and its strange that your not injured!" Nami exclaimed with a surprised look.

"Seriously?" Luffy asked as he gave Nami a nonchalant look and cleaned himself a little.

"Why have you come to this town boy? How did you get yourself involve with those pirates. I must know your reason." Mayor Boodle asked Luffy seriously.

"My reasons huh... Well... I want that map to the Grand Line and also a navigator!" Luffy declared with a smile as Nami observed Luffy ran off. "That lion guy said that he was searching for Zoro so I'm gonna go and have a look!"

Fluttershy in her Flutterbat form leap viciously towards the enormous lion towards his neck but Richie's reflexes were faster as the big cat blocked her with a foreleg as Fluttershy took a bite on one of his paws making Richie roared out in pain and slammed Fluttershy with her teeth still in his pavement before swinging his paw one more time making Fluttershy released his bite on the Richie's paw and be tossed a few meters away then with a single swing of his other paw destroyed a part of the shop and injuring Chouchou.

As the two enemies start entering the shop, the guard dog Chouchou charged towards them as memories of his past flashed through him.

Chouchou bite Richie in the same paw that Flutterbat did making the enormous lion yell in pain as Flutterbat performs another attack and rips off a part of Richie's skin on his other paw with her sharp fangs. Seeing his beastly pet in tight trouble, Mohji dismounted from his lion to support a counterattack cracking his knuckles as Chouchou barked furiously and Flutterbat hissed.

"GAH!!!" Beast Tamer Mohji growled as he kicked Chouchou and Fluttershy in the face while Richie slashed a razor sharp claw in their faces, making blood splat on the pavement as the canine and the equine tried to stand up all battered up but still pulling the last of their strength to stand their ground. The equine, the canine and the big cat all facing each other killer sight glares, not intending to give any more inch of ground to the identified enemy.

"Ooh brave... You two animalistic brats are still standing... What annoying pair of equine underdogs! When will you two learn to give up?!" Mohji yelled as he gritted his teeth while trying to held unto his irritating wounds, bites and scratches that Fluttershy and Chouchou had dealt on him.

Chouchou leapt at Beast Tamer Mohji for one final assault to rip his face off but Richie suddenly slashed a claw at him with all his mouth, splattering blood all over the window of the shop.

"Well so much for that bitch..." Mohji said when suddenly Flutterbat tackled the beast tamer to the floor and immediately goes for a neck bite but then Mohji quickly managed to the grab her fangy snout at the last second with one hand and her jaw with the other. The man struggled to maintain the grip at Flutterbat who was trying to maul him with all her might. basically Flutterbat at this point has entered her merciless rabid mode.

"GAAHH!!! YOU BITCH!!! RICHIE!! BITE HER NOW!!!" Beast Tamer Mohji screamed as a indescribable pain struck through Flutterbat. Richie just ripped off one of her wings with a powerful bite.

Flutterbat suddenly let out a sharp beastialic cry of pain that could be heard all over Orange Town.

"FLUTTERSHY!!!" Twilight, Spike, Pinkie, Applejack, Rainbow and Rarity cried out in horror as they saw the state of her friend all bloodied and beaten, tears flying out of their eyes.

"You are one hell of a fighter.. Leaving me deaf like that you damn creature..." Mohji said as he got up and takes a look at Flutterbat all paralyzed with pain and having slight tears running down her cheeks.

"Richie slam her down until you leave those bones of hers broken like the glass on that window!" Mohji ordered as he throws Flutterbat into the air before being caught by his lion and slashing on the back of the head leaving behind a bloody mane and grabs her tail to toss her on the broken glass window of the pet shop, The butter yellow pegasus spit out blood and saliva as the beast tamer just kick her with his knee to the barrel before she gets slammed into the hard pavement and turning back into her pegasus form, lying beside the guard dog Chouchou in a pool of blood.

"That will teach you to mess with the Buggy Pirates..." Mohji glared at Fluttershy before looking towards the shop and gave a sinister smile. "Now down to business..."

When everyone finally gathered back in the same place, It was already too late and the damage had already been done.

The pet shop was now completely destroyed and burned down as Fluttershy lay down on a pool of blood next to the guard dog Chouchou howling in pain.

"FLUTTERSHY!!" Spike and the rest of the Mane 6 was beyond shock and appalled as they approach the injured yellow pegasus.

"SWEET CELESTIA!! YOUR WING IS BLOODY AND CUT UP!!" Rarity cried out with horror.

"We don't have time to loose mayor! Lets get to move now!" Twilight exclaimed as Mayor Boodle gave a nod. "Do us a favor and go take Fluttershy to a safe place where she can get treated by a doctor! I'm going to escort you there pronto!"

"I'm going with you!" Rainbow said with a quick salute.

"Very well, Lets get to moving now. On the double!" Twilight nodded as she and Rainbow gallops off with Mayor Boodle to find a safe place where Fluttershy can get treated by a doctor.

"Damn that stupid dog and that weird bat equine bite me and slashed all over. When I find them... I'm going to have me some pony burgers and hot dogs... Literally..." Beast Tamer Mohji growled with anger as Richie marches down the street with a bag of pet food on his mouth but Luffy takes a stand in front of them with shadows all over his eyes, not saying a single word.

"Hey! What are you doing on the road? Get out my way!" Mohji yelled at the rubber kid and Richie growled with blood dripping from his mouth.

"Ha! I'm not gonna die just like that." Luffy replied crossing his arms with a smile.

"I'm a rubber man. I have eaten the Gum Gum fruit. You don't need to know anything more. Now are you ready for me to beat the crap out of you?" Luffy nonchalantly replied.

"N.. No way! That meant your like Captain Buggy and you have devil fruit powers!" Beast Tamer Mohji realized with horror as he saw Luffy's hat fall from his head before preparing for another attack.

"F... Fine! I apologize! I'm truly sorry for the trouble!" Beast Tamer Mohji pleaded with his life as sweat gushes out from his forehead like waterfall and his eyes about to burst from his eye sockets in a comedic manner.

"I'm not interested in your apologies you piece of crap! They don't sound that genuine to me anyway." Luffy glared coldy as he turned to his foe that turned purple from the utter fear of facing him and pleading mercy. "Because of you, Chouchou's treasure is never coming back, My nakama ended up being hurt and one of them is even at a critical condition! The time for apologies is over and I'm kicking your ass!" Luffy yelled as he stretch his arm back and grabs the beast tamer by the neck before retracting his rubber attack, punching Mohji directly to the ground as blood splatters on the ground.

As the pet shop in ruins burned through the inferno, Chouchou sat down in front of his most prized possession with Applejack petting the dog on the back while everyone else just stood nearby.

"One or another... All pirates are just the same... Destroying anyone's prized possession, things that they value without any consideration..." Nami mumbled between clenched teeth as she saw Luffy walking passed her. "Hey pirate, how are you still alive?! I thought that the beast of a lion have already killed you!" Nami exclaimed with a fake smile before she immediately frowned. "You are a pirate so you will probably do the same thing!" The Cat Burglar yelled as everyone else turned to look at her with a silent gaze. "Maybe you already have a good number of pirate crews but If I can at least stop you from gathering more nakamas then so help me, I will kill you right here, right now!!" Nami yelled as she charged towards Luffy but Mayor Boodle quickly stops her by a grab to the arm.

"Stop young one!" Mayor Boodle exclaimed as he grabbed Nami by the arm and pulled the Cat Burglar away from Luffy. "Hey! What do you think your doing?! Let me go you old man!! Your a pirate too so you deserve to die!! Be glad that I'm sparing you and I'm killing this rubber man right in this place!! Let me at him and I'll splatter his blood you asshole!!" Nami yelled as she turned to Mayor Boodle with a murderous glare in his eye.

"You don't have the strength to kill me anyway. Luffy said as he turned to Nami with shadows covering his eyes.

"I haven't tried it!" Nami angrily yelled back but neither Luffy, Spike or the rest of the ponies paid any attention to her, preferring to stay quite after everything that has happened today.

"I said... Shut up!!!" Mayor Boodle yelled at Nami as he gives her a haki infused punch. A physical attack that seem to have been coated by an invisible aura, something similar to Garp's fist that vice admiral used to discipline Luffy. This mayor of Orange town is a former fodder crew from the Roger Pirates after all.

"Huff... Huff... Puff... Puff..." Mayor Boodle tried to catch his breath as the man in his seventies fell down to his knees as Nami lay on the ground and briefly coughing up blood from her mouth in this tense situation.

Luffy sat down beside Chouchou along with Applejack as he drops a box of pet food in front of the injured guard dog and it was the same food that Richie the beast lion had in his mouth earlier. "Hey this is all I could get back... I'm sorry... That lion seemed to have eaten the rest but... I hope that it can still cheer you up." Nami slowly looked up and surprised at the sight of Luffy's actions.

Applejack looked at Luffy with a smile before holding his hand with a hoof. "Hey at least its something. Thanks Sugarcube. The little fella really needed it."

"Hehehe! Fluttershy and Chouchou seem to fought really hard even though I wasn't there to see it. I know from the looks of the battle scars that they have sustained."

"And hear it..." Applejack added as the horrible scream of her friend was still fresh in her mind. Of all the times that she and her friends fought to defend Equestria, Fluttershy has never been this badly hurt before. The apple farmer contemplated before she felt Luffy's hand on her back with a cheerful smile.

"Don't you worry Applejack. I guarantee you that she's going to be just fine. I promise you that." Luffy answered her.

"Ya can't just promise something that ya aren't sure of but I'll take your word for it. Thanks hun." Applejack closed her eyes for a moment and chuckled.

"H.. He fought that beast of a lion... Just for that sweet poor dog?" Nami asked as she couldn't believe the sight in front of her.

"Yup! That's Luffy for you!" Pinkie suddenly appeared beside Nami and jumps around, scaring the cat burglar. "Oops! Sorry! Hehehe!"

"I almost had a heart attack! Please don't do that again!" Nami pleaded as a ghost of a chibi escaped from her mouth.

"Yeah I'll try but no promises! Hehehe! Anyways its true though." Pinkie explained. "You know when me and my friends first arrived at this world, we met a young boy who dreamed of becoming a marine but then stuff happens. He couldn't do anything about his situation during that time because there was this really bad and super fat pirate named Iron Mace Alvida, Yeah that's what I'll call her! She had him as her personal slave and then what happened next was we met Luffy shortly afterwards. Do you know what he did? He beat the living daylights out of that pirate and helped the boy to get out!" Pinkie cheerfully explained as she blew some bubbles from her hidden toy.

"Really? Why would a pirate just help out a kid? That and the fact the the boy wanted to be a marine no less!" Nami questioned with a scrutinizing look.

"I honestly don't know but it doesn't stop there! We arrived at an island that has one of those naval fortresses that the marines used. We were going to leave the kid but it turns out that the marine officer thats running the place was also a bad guy who abused his power and ruling the entire town with fear even to his own soldiers. We kicked him out of that gutter to beat some sense into his mind so that the boy can get into the marines. We also got to know Zoro and he helped us out there and eventually joined us as a part of our crew. He's super duper nice too! Even if he gets a little grumpy at times hehehe."

"B... But that doesn't make sense! Why would you even do that? I don't believe it! You must have asked some kind of payment in exchange! Am I right? Damn... Everyone knows that pirates are..." Nami was going to continue with her monologue but then she was interrupted by Spike as the dragon flies over and lands beside Pinkie.

"Nah... We just got on a boat to leave the island and sail out to sea. We can even show it to you and prove it." Spike answered.

"Do you really expect me to believe all of that?!" Nami asked still in denial about their words.

Rarity approaches Nami with a flick of her mane. "Well Darling in all honestly no. We can't. All we can expect at the very least is that you have a little faith that we don't mean any harm. We already understand that you had a bad and unpleasant experience with pirates in the past."

"Pfftt! Bad?! Just bad?! You clearly don't know the rest of it!" Nami huffed as she glances to the other side and tries to avoid meeting Rarity's gaze.

"Yes your right Honey. I don't understand and its fine if you don't want to tell us but you could at the very least believe that we are with you and everyone else that wants to put a stop to that brute Buggy. I mean we have fought with all of our strength to save you and you saved us. We should kept it like that don't you agree?" Rarity asked as Nami thought over her words and looks at Applejack, Luffy and Chouchou having a genuine warm and touching moment.

"You sure are strong for a guard dog you know that?" Luffy asked with a grin as Chouchou barked at him as the dog takes the box of dog food and starts eating it while Spike and everypony else watches on with a warm smile.

"Hey would anypony like a snack? I'm sure that there are stashes of food here somewhere! If not then I'll be glad to contribute!" Pinkie said as she starts rummaging through her mane and starts pulling out some eggs as well as carrots, potatoes, lettuce, green peas, cabbages, broccoli, carrots and other herbs for a veggie soup.

"I'll be glad to bake some pies for ya'll if the oven is up and running on one of these houses. Some flour to make dough would be nice for starters as well as a couple of apples." Applejack said as she decides to join Pinkie on her little cooking expedition.

"Well sure. I don't see why not. I'll just leave these here." Mayor Boodle said as he sets down some bottles of beer beside the large assortment of cupcakes that have mysteriously manifested on the spot courtesy of Pinkie Pie.

"Hey!! I want get a good taste of that beer!!" Pinkie yelled as she zips by to the old man's alcohol stash before being bested by Rainbow who wanted to taste something as good as Sweet Apple Cider from Equestria.

"Pinkie! Rainbow! Come back here! This is no time to be drinking okay? We have to be on the look out for more enemies from Buggy's crew!" Twilight protested as she galloped after her friends before they might get themselves drunk after the food is prepared.

"Hehehehe! Awww come on Twilight! Don't be such a partypooper!" Pinkie encouraged as she and Rainbow began scarfing down different types of flavored cupcakes with Luffy after gaining speed in their eating contest.

"Yeah and besides, if anyone comes in to mess with us then we'll just beat them up! Right Luffy?" Rainbow asked as she and Pinkie gave the rubber kid a high five, full of energy and enthusiasm once more. "YEAH!!!" Luffy replied back, much to the ponies enthusiasm and high spirits.

Meanwhile...

An all out war between the Straw Hats and the Buggy Pirates for the Liberation of Orange Town!

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After eating lunch and everyone settled down for a rest, Nami approached the rubber kid Luffy while everypony else decided to do their own thing.

"Look... I'm really sorry for what I said earlier. Sometimes people say things that they don't really mean and it was wrong of me to take my anger out on you when I don't know jack shit... That could cause some problems..." Nami said with an apologetic look on her face.

"Hey no using bad words in front of our captain lady!" Pinkie called out as she gallops towards Nami with confrontation in her eyes. "I want to see some respectful people here and if you don't stop, So help me I'll...!!"

"PINKIE!!" Twilight scolded as she pulled the cotton candy mare aside with a disapproving look.

"Hehehe. Okie dokie lokie!" Pinkie nodded with a cheerful smile to her alicorn friend as she trots towards the barrels of beer, much to the disapproval of the other ponies.

"I'm so useless... That guard dog Chouchou and everyone else fought really hard but I the freaking mayor didn't do a thing to save this town!" Mayor Boodle yelled out with much indignation and catching the attention of both Nami and Luffy.

"Mister Mayor calm down please!" Nami said as she tried to calm him down, even bringing a canteen of water to him.

"40 years ago this place was nothing more than a empty field after the death of our captain. Me and various other remnants of the Roger Pirates that ran away from the law after the crew was disbanded came here looking for a place to live and settle down. In order to follow the will of Roger and my samurai friend, everyone worked together to establish a community of housing and shops. That is how this town was born! The citizens along with every inch of this ground is a treasure for me! I can't let them do whatever they want with this town!"

"Wait you were friends with a samurai?!" Luffy asked with stars and glitters in his eyes, catching the attention of Rainbow Dash and everypony else.

"Well yes. It was a samurai from an enemy crew that decided to join us for the pursuit of his dream of opening up his country" Boodle explained referring to his close friend Kozuki Oden the samurai from Wano but not revealing his name or any other information to Straw Hat and his friends. Now is not the time for this.

As Luffy, Nami, Spike and the rest of the ponies were listening to Mayor Boodle's story, another Buggy Ball was fired as the mayor was beyond shock and appalled at the sight of his house blown up just like the rest of the town.

"Even my house..." Mayor Boodle cried hard as he pound a fist into the pavement and Pinkie trots over to him and gives the Mayor a handkerchief to sneeze on. "Awww don't worry about it Mayor Boodle. We can always reconstruct later. Houses can be replaced. Lives cannot." Pinkie said trying to comfort the mayor and spout some words of wisdom as she and the old man try to see if anything survived the bombardment.

Spike pulls out a bagpipe and began to play 'Amazing Grace' while everypony else put their hooves on their chest and shedding a tear with Applejack taking off her hat while Mayor Boodle was crying his tears out on the pavement resembling a funeral while Nami walks over to the mayor and puts a hand on his back as a way of comfort.

"Hey! That's where Zoro was resting up!" Luffy interrupted with a worried look as he began to scramble to look through the destroyed structure.

"Darn! We need to quickly get him out of there pronto!" Applejack said as she began to search through the debris.

"Hey! That's where Zoro was sleeping at!" Luffy exclaimed with shock as he looked upon the remains of the destroyed structure.

"Is he dead...?" The Mayor ask worriedly.

"Oi Zoro! Are you still alive in there?" Luffy yelled as Spike and everyone else quickly followed help with the search of their friend.

"What a horrible way to wake up... I just wanted to sleep for a few more hours..." Zoro grunted as he sits among the debris of the run down house trying to get all of the dust and dirt off his clothes much to the relief of everyone around.

"Wow you sure scared us for a moment dude." Spike said.

"Just... How are you alive?" Nami wondered.

"Would you rather him be dead?" Applejack asked with a raised eyebrow while Spike and everypony else looked at the Cat Burglar with a poker face.

"Zoro! I'm so glad that your alive! You've had me worried back there." Luffy said with a sigh of relief.

"Things like this are unforgivable... I can't take it anymore! They don't have any right to destroy our forty years of hard work! I'm the mayor of this town and I'm gonna protect it!" Mayor Boodle screamed as everyone else looked at him to give the senior citizen a moment of silence.

As he starts to ran off Nami quickly blocks his way. "W.. Wait a minute Mr. Mayor!"

"I have to fight like a man! Isn't that right kid?!" Mayor Boodle asked Luffy as the rubber kid quickly cheered for him with a raised fist. "That's right old man!"

"Luffy! What do you think your doing?! Don't encourage him! What can he do against that guy?!" Nami asked with an exasperated look.

"Yeah... Not to be a party pooper and all but... I don't think that would be a great idea either. It sounds kind of risky." Pinkie said with a nod as she agreed with Nami.

"This ain't over everyone. I did this to take care of the guard dog Chouchou. But now I'm gonna head straight back to their base and I'm gonna take out all of those pirates!" The Mayor exclaimed in a fiery speech which made Luffy root for him more, much to the disappointment of Spike and everypony else.

"Hey look." Spike interrupted as he walks in front of Mayor Boodle to talk some sense into him. "You go into the barrio with that big willy bullshit, and you gonna get shredded." Everypony else nodded in agreement while Zoro was neutral in this scenario but Nami was totally against it.

Twilight glared at Spike for using such language, making the purple drake stepped back before the alicorn princess sighed. "Excluding the massively INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE... I think that Spike is right Mr. Mayor... Why don't you let us handle this. Stay back and have a cup of tea. We can..."

"Relax man." Spike said as he puts a claw on the Mayor's arm trying to slowly calm down Boodle. "Its gonna get handled when its time. We just have to plan things out and..."

"I know that its risky!" Boodle interrupted the purple drake with tears flying out of his eyes as Nami looked at him eyes wide opened making her grip loose on the old man. "Just you wait Buggy the clown! I'm coming to kick your ass! Ahhhh!" Boodle yelled out with a battle cry as he ran off with a lance in his hand. His signature weapon.

"The Mayor... He was crying..." Nami said with concern after seeing him ran off.

"Really? I didn't really notice." Luffy replied.

"It looked like he was furious and ready to fight it out." Zoro added.

"Shishishishishi! Yeah it looks like it! Hahahaha!" Luffy laughed.

"Come on Luffy! This is not the time to laugh off!" Nami scolded the rubber kid as a vein starts throbbing in her forehead.

"Don't worry about it. I like that old man. I'm not going to let him get killed." Luffy reassured Nami with a determined smile.

"Not if we have anything to say about it Darling." Rarity joined in.

"If you two say so..." Zoro added as he pulls out one of his katanas before putting it back in his scabbard and walking away.

"Wait your also going?!" Nami asked Rarity as she saw Zoro making his way into battle.

"We are all going partner." Applejack replied walking past Nami followed by everyone else.

"But you are all injured! Your all hurt. Badly hurt to be exact! Your even missing two of your nakamas! " Nami exclaimed with a worried look.

"This injury I have on my body has nothing on the gash that's been inflicted on my reputation." Zoro said as he looks back at Nami with a bandana over his head.

"After getting tossed around in a fight like a rag doll, Ah ma gettin some payback." Applejack added as she adjusts her Stetson hat, shadows covering her eyes.

"Our goal is to head out into the Grand Line so we're going to recover that map from those pirates and we're not letting anyone hold us back!" Luffy said as he turned to Nami to extend a hand. "Be our Nakama Nami!"

Nami looked at the rubber kid with a frown. "You guys can be as nice as you want." Nami said as she looked at Twilight and everypony else as the ponies rolled their eyes with a smile.

"But I will not be a pirate. Hahahaha!" Nami laughed as she slapped Luffy's hand away. "But I will work with you for the good of our goals and that's that.

"The second bomb is ready to fire! Stat!" One of Buggy's pirate goons reported to his captain with a salute.

"Alright then! Commence all out artillery bombardment!" Buggy ordered but the rest of his pirate crew got amused as they saw the new arrival on their turf.

"Buggy the Clown! Show yourself you brat!" Mayor Boodle yelled as he spun his lance in the air with his two hands before slamming it on the ground and leaving behind cracks on the pavement whilst huffing and puffing hard from all the running around. "I'm the Mayor of this town Boodle and I won't hesitate to take you down to protect this precious town! I'm challenging you to a duel Buggy!" The old man shouted.

"Ha?! Are you stupid?! The only precious things here are gold! What's this about the town being a treasure?! Stop saying nonsense you old man!" Buggy yelled back.

"A bastard like you could never comprehend this anger that's burning within my chest! How could you end up like this Buggy?! What do you think Captain Roger would think if he saw you like this?!" Boodle ranted but he was suddenly cut off when the sinister clown suddenly shot his hand towards the Mayor's neck and lifts him up by the neck.

"DON'T YOU DARE TO MENTION CAPTAIN ROGER IN MY PRESCENCSE YOU WORTHLESS WORM!" Buggy screamed furiously. "Don't you know who I am?! I'm the man that will enter the Grand Line and be King of the Pirates! I'll soon rise to be the most powerful and wealthiest pirate in the world and I'm not going to hesitate killing anyone in my way! SO DON'T YOU DARE TO THINK YOU CAN EVER LECTURE ME AGAIN LIKE YOU USED TO YOU DAMN OLD GEEZER!"

Mayor Boodle was breathing hard with sweat dripping down his forehead from being suffocated. Buggy was gripping Boodle's neck so hard that if the Mayor didn't unleashed his armament haki at the last second to try and separate Buggy's fingers. He would have easily break his neck but the lack of oxygen in his windpipe still made the situation difficult before the cruel clown released Boodle and threw him on the pavement.

"Gyahahaha! To think that of all the places in the East Blue I would casually stumble, Your going to be the one who stand in my way... Its you Boodle! Its funny how time itself plays with fate for a pirate's life." Buggy said with a sinister grin. "I've already made you an offer to join my crew and help me grew the wealth so that you may reap the rewards but you still refuse me time and time and time again. We could be swimming in a mountain of wealth and..."

"No! I already told you that I'm not going to let you harm the citizens of this place nor will I let you destroy this town! You Brat!" Boodle said cutting off Buggy and his grand plan monologue which irritated the pirate clown once more.

"Oh yeah?! Since this little town is oh so important to you then how about I just let you disappear with it right here right now huh?! How would you like that eh Boodle?"

"Before you do that, your going to have to take this old man down." Mayor Boodle said with a grin, deciding to go all out every enemy pirate in this fight and if he dies then so be it.

"Come on now. Don't make me laugh. I'm trying to be serious here and..."

"I'm not going to let you destroy this town even if it costs me my life so quit your yabbering and kill me right now you clown nose brat!! Gaahh!!!" Mayor Boodle yelled.

"Ha?! Are you for real?! Just look at you! Maybe your weren't nothing compared to them but at least you used to be a lot stronger than this!" Buggy exclaimed as he tightened his grip in Boodle's neck even more. "All these years and you were just living a weak and pathetic life in this backwater little town sure has weakened you down!" Buggy said in a mocking tone at the old man who used to raised him and be a father figure to him in the Roger Pirates with Shanks. "Enough of stalling shit in my turf!! DIE!!!" Buggy yelled as he threw Mayor Boodle in the pavement once more and ordered his pirate goons to attack the retired pirate to dispose him once and for all.

“YOU HEARD THE MAN!! KILL THIS OLD TIMER ONCE AND FOR ALL!!” One of the pirate goons from Buggy’s crew yelled out as hundreds upon hundreds of armed men charged the retired pirate from Roger’s Era but he took them down one by one.

One of Buggy’s pirate crew tried to slice his head off with a sword but Boodle ducks his head before proceeding to stab him in the stomach while another one attempts to stab him in the neck with a dagger but Boodle just crouches on the ground before proceeding to stab the man in the chest with his spear.

“Take him down on the left side while we blast him from the right side!!” Another one of the fodder pirates ordered as a long line of guys shower the fighting mayor with a hail of bullets but Boodle just charges straight into them with Black Armament Haki coating his entire body and stabbing the Buggy Pirate gunners while spinning his spear around and slicing the Melee guys, some of the pirates has their arms, legs, and neck sliced off while others had been received multiple stabbings in the chest and the stomach as Boodle showed showed great skill in both Observation and Armament Haki.

“What are you doing you idiots?! I told you to kill him at all costs!! We shall not be defeated by one measly old man!!!” Cabaji yelled out as he turned to the rest of the Buggy Pirates that are in operation of the artillery. “What are you waiting for?! Fire!!! Fire!!! Fire!!!” Cannons were fired at Boodle, not even stopping to take a rest as the artillery just kept reloading and fire, reloading and fire simultaneously at the massacre that was going on in the middle. “I don’t think this is enough to bring him down Cabaji.” Buggy exclaimed.

Just then Luffy, Zoro and Nami arrived with Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Spike to see the former crew member of the Roger Pirates fight entire hordes of Buggy Pirates all by himself even though he was shot at and sliced by one pirate goon or another, he would always dodge and strike back with even greater force. Though there was something strange about him. Even though he was wearing armor earlier, his entire body looks black and gray with a texture of steel to it from Twilight’s observation but neither she nor Luffy have any idea about Haki at this point. “I wonder what kind of power he has.” Twilight exclaimed before his number one assistant answered her. “I don’t know Twilight but all I know is that he’s pretty powerful for an old man.You can always ask him later.” Spike said earning a bright smile and a glimmer of an eye from the purple pony princess.

“Yeehaw!! You go get them partner!!” Applejack cheered on with high waving of her hat as Mayor Boodle is seen defeating every single Buggy fodder pirate that was just being thrown at him.

“You show those uncouth and savage brutes what for when someone messes with your pet and this lovely town.” Rarity said with elegance and finesse.

“Yeah that’s right!! No one will think twice about attacking this town while your the mayor in charge around here!! Beat them up and show them a new meaning of pain!!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed as she pumped her hooves up in the air and does a high five with Luffy.

“See? There’s nothing to worry about you guys. It seems like the old man has this fight going for him!” Luffy exclaimed as he watches the fight with excitement and intrigue, having stars in his eyes.

As the other pony members of the Straw Hats are watching the fight, Pinkie Pie jumps into the air in different poses, wearing a cheerleading outfit and two pompoms while Spike was flying high into the air and waving a flag. “Give me a B. Give me an O. Give me an O give me a D. Give me an L, Give me an E!! Give the meanie baddies a good beating and save the day!! Go Boodle!!” Pinkie cheered with excitement with the other ponies who were just scarfing down food and drinking beer with Luffy at the heat of the moment.

“AHHH!!!” Boodle growled like a rabid dog as he transforms into a Hybrid Poodle showing he wields the ‘Dog Dog Fruit: Model Poodle’ Zoan Type and charges towards the blasting cannons and kills all the pirates in the artillery crew with massive cuts and large stabs to the vitals using his spear man wielding techniques, making the rest of the Buggy Pirate fodder crew ran off and hide behind barrels, crates, tables, chairs, abandoned houses and other places where they would be out of the fight while others decide to play dead. ‘WHO WANTS SOME MORE HUH?!! I SAID WHO WANTS SOME YOU PIRATE CLOWNS!!! YOU DON’T KNOW THE TRUE TERROR OF FREAKING PIRATES THE OLD DAYS!!! HOW ABOUT IT HUH?!!! FIGHT ME!!!” Mayor Boodle snarled, growling furiously turning into an enormous Full Form Rabid Poodle as he trashes the cannons around, throwing them at the enemy pirates much to the horror and excitement of the Straw Hats and the Mane 6 including Spike.

“I knew that this old man won’t go down that easily from what I can remember Cabaji!!” Buggy said with such intensity to his Pirate Chief of Staff. “I should have killed him earlier when I got the chance and not let him drop to the ground and fight some more!!” Buggy exclaimed as he grabbed unto his Officer’s scarf and looks at him in the eye much to the fear of the other Buggy Pirates. “He is “Mad Dog Boodle” of the Roger Pirates!! The Creme De La Creme and the Crowning Jewel of all the fodder crew in Roger’s Crew!! A man attacks like a rabid dog when he gets serious enough!! He’s been called to be a Murderer of Marines!! I knew that he just wasn’t some old dog… He was one of my mentors after all…” The Pirate Clown exclaimed with irritation at how the current battle was turning out for him.

“Grrr.. I said enough!!!” Buggy yelled out loud, catching the attention of everyone as his voice echoed throughout Orange Town much to the surprise of the ponies around them including Mayor Boodle who took a second to see all the troops from the Buggy Pirates that he just took down as the old man took a second to pull out his inhaler for his condition when the Clown Captain quickly shot his right hand of multiple daggers at Boodle but at the last minute...

"Gaah!! What the?!" Buggy exclaimed as he saw Luffy grabbing the clown's hand with one of his one while grabbing the old man with the other. Alongside Straw Hat Luffy were Nami, Zoro, Spike and the Mane 6 with confrontation in their eyes. "Damn it! Its Straw Hat and those bunch of weirdos!"

"Hey! The only weirdo I see here is you!" Spike responded back making Twilight and her friends laugh.

"Ha?! What did you just say to me you little punk?!" Buggy yelled out as he was about to jump from the roof up above just to smack Spike on the back of his head.

"Shishishishi! Good! As I promised, I came back here to kick your butt!" Luffy exclaimed with a big smile as he gripped Buggy's hand tighter.

"Grrr..." Buggy growled as he tried to get his missing hand back but in the end, Luffy just let go and his clown hand returns to him. "You damn fools have a lot of nerve coming all the way here to fight against Captain Buggy!"

"Woah... That was a good fight that you've had old man!" Luffy exclaimed with a bright smile as Mayor Boodle was being tended by Twilight and her friends.

"That was a fight that you've put your life on the line for us soldier. I couldn't be more amazed." Spike said with a salute at the old man who was trying to catch his breath.

"Amazing? That was spectacular! I've never seen an old guy take on hordes of enemies like that before! For being a former member of the Roger Pirates like he told in his stories, He's in a class of his own!" Rainbow Dash said with praise as she begins doing twist and turns in the sky.

"I... I just don't want you kids to get hurt... I... I want to gamble everything on w.. what's really worth fighting for." Boodle said with tears in his eyes and everyone appreciated his heroic moment all the more.

Nami then looked at the Straw Hats then proceeds to remind them of her deal. "Now just to remind you guys, All I want is the map and the treasure here but I'm still not part of your gang.

"Yeah. I got it." Zoro replied.

"And as long as we can keep cooperating and be friends, I'm happy with that Darling." Rarity agreed.

Boodle then tries to stand up once more and with a final push of his inhaler, he grabs his spear much to the shock of Twilight and everyone else at the sight of his condition as the old man wanted to fight more. "Now watch this old timer go all out! This is my fight! This is my town and I'm gonna protect it! Ahhh!!!" Mayor Boodle forced himself to charge into action even though he was clearly tired and exhausted. "Watch how a former Roger Pirates, Meets his death!! Gaahhh!!!"

Luffy however just slammed his head against a wall and left him unconscious as everyone else looked at the rubber kid with shock.

"What the hell was that for just now?! Why did you do that to Mr. Mayor?!" Nami asks with an angered look.

Luffy just turned around and told Nami straight to her face. "He was hindering."

Nami just looked at Luffy with utter disbelief.

"Good thinking." Zoro said. "If that old man were to fight more in his current condition, he would have died for sure. This is for the best."

"Like hell it was!" An angered chibi Nami said to Zoro before turning towards Luffy. "And you! Don't be so impulsive! There are better ways to do these things!"

"Well either way, What's done is done. Better focus now on what we have ahead. "Applejack said, Facing Buggy on top of the Pub Building.

Pinkie Pie then approached the unconscious old man and left some candy that she took from her mane and puts it in Mayor Boodle's pocket. "Sorry..." Pinkie whispered to him.

"Luffy then walked towards Buggy before inhaling a breathe and yells out loud. "Alright then, lets settle this once and for all... YOU BIG NOSE!!!!" Luffy screamed out as Nami and everyone else had their jaws dropped to the ground in utter shock and disbelief.

"You didn't need to say that!" Nami facepalmed and groaned at Luffy's antics.

"You damn idiot! How dare you talk to me like that?! Fire the Buggy Bomb now!" Buggy furiously ordered and the pirates quickly aimed their cannon towards them.

"Stupid!! Why did you have to say that?!" Nami exclaimed as she starts running away.

"Hey Luffy!! Its time to run!!" Zoro addend trying to warn his captain.

"Yeah, That sounds like a really good idea right now!" Spike said as he starts flying off.

"Don't worry. I'm not running away anytime soon." Luffy said as he prepares to brace the impact.

"I'LL KILL YOU STRAW HAT!!!" Buggy yelled out as the Buggy Bomb was fired. "OH YEAH?! BRING IT ON!!!" Luffy yelled back.

"I knew that you were weird since you fought that lion! Humans can't do that! Now explain it clearly!" Nami exclaimed
trying to comprehend what she just saw. "That balloon that you just made... What was that?!"

"That was my Gomu Gomu Balloon!" Luffy proudly replied.

"I wasn't asking for the name you monster!" Nami said with an annoyed look.

"Woohoo! That looked super fun! Do it again!" Pinkie jumped around in her usual enthusiastic manner.

"Heh sure! Why not?" Luffy replied with a grin as he inflated himself once more. "Gumo Gomu Balloon!"

"Waah! Don't just go doing that again!" Nami complained to not having acustomed to see something like that in her life. Afraid that Luffy might pop.

"Hehehehe, I just got some funny ideas!" Pinkie happily said as she began to casually poke Luffy's inflated belly.

"Wow now that's an awesome power!" Spike addend as he flies over to Luffy and the curiousity soon got to the baby dragon and he also started to poke Luffy.

"And you just gone and done poke him like that... You are all insane..." Nami said as the cat burglar turned into her chibi form looking nervously.

"Meh... You get used to it pretty soon Darling." Rarity said dismissively as she watch the shenanigans that was happening around Luffy beside Nami.

"Pfft... Hahahahaha!!" Luffy couldn't resist any longer and deflated. "Hahahaha!!" If you keep doing that, I'm not going to be able to hold it any longer!!" The rubber kid laughed loudly from feeling ticklish.

"Well... Well... Well.... Look at them chatting and laughing around like you punks aren't aren't scared. A voice said from the debris of the building that Buggy and his crew just got blasted into as the smoke revealed Buggy grabbing two of his pirate crew with his hands while Cabaji grabbed Richie in the same manner of protecting himself.

"He used his own pirates as shields!" Nami said with shock.

"Now that's despicable!" Applejack complained.

Another prominent pirate suddenly rose up from the debris and it was no other than Beast Tamer Mohji. "Eh..? What just happened...?" The Beast Tamer asked as he looks around before quickly spotting Luffy. "Ahh! Its you!"

"Hello there!" Luffy said greeting him with a smile.

"Oh no!! Its that Straw Hat kid! Captain Buggy, Watch out! He has the power of a devil fruit and he is a rubber person!" Mohji warned Buggy.

"A rubber person you say?" Buggy inquired.

"A rubber person?" Nami question Luffy.

"Yeah! Its like this!" Luffy grinned as he proceeds to stretch his face with his fingers. "Bleeh!!"

"Nami looked at Luffy with horror while Pinkie Pie had stars and sparkles in her eyes. "Wow! I can do that too! Bleeh!!" Pinkie said as she stretches her own mouth with her hooves much making Nami even more frightened.

"Woah did you also ate the Gum Gum Fruit?!" Luffy asks with excitement.

"Well no. At least I don't think so. I don't remember that there were any devil fruits back in Equestria and the last time I checked, I was still able to swing. I just knew I could always do that. Pinkie said as she puts on a pair of glasses and a book, thinking deeply with a pipe on her mouth blowing bubbles.

"Hey its her! Hi Dashie!" Pinkie exclaimed happily as the rainbow maned pegasus flies towards them with a wave of a hoof.

"That must have meant she and Twilight managed to get Fluttersh saved!" Spike said in a optimistic manner.

"Cabaji!! Damn you!!" Mohji exclaimed as he ran towards Cabaji to deliver a punch a Cabaji arched his back, dodging it and countered by giving Mohji a single kick that sends him flying towards the group.

"Waah! Out of the way!" Mohji yelled as he flies over to them but Luffy has his leg ready.

"NO! YOU GET OUT OF THE WAY!!" Luffy grinned as he kicks Mohji in the face and sends him crashing in the other direction where he slams into a wall and breaking it in the process.

"Woah those were both some good kicks!" Rainbow Dash complimented with a smirk.

"Hey RD what's the situation with Fluttershy being treated back at the Evacuation Center and with Twilight's request to the townspeople? Applejack asked her friend.

"Fluttershy is already being attended to and so far she seems stable. And as for me being here. Well, I couldn't just leave you guys here so I ask Twilight back there to stay with Fluttershy for me!" Rainbow explained.

"Captain Buggy pleae let me be in charge of them!" Cabaji called out.

"Heh very well. Go for it! Show them your acrobatics!" Buggy said as Cabaji smiled as he puts one sword in his mouth and proceeds to take another from his throat and stomach.

"Are you for real?! That's so awesome!" Rainbow said being really impressed with Cabaji's techniques.

"This is not the best time to praise the enemy!" Nami reprimanded the rainbow maned pegasus.

"Sorry sis. I gotta give credit to what is rightfully sick. Rainbow answered back.

Cabaji then jumps high, mounted in a unicycle under the surprised looks of everyone and landed on the ground to charge towards them. "I'm the Buggy Pirate Fleet's Chief of Staff 'Cabaji the Acrobat!"

"Hey you stop right there!" Rainbow exclaimed as she charges back towards Cabaji to deliver him a flying kick. "Hiya!!!"

"Out of the way flying rainbow mini horse!" Cabaji calls out as he jumps on his unicyle before proceeding to stand on one foot while the unicycle still advanced as he jumps and spins in mid air to dodge Rainbow's flying kick and lands right back in the unicycle to continue his attack.

"Okay now, I legit don't know if we are fighting pirates or a circus clown. A beast tamer and and now an acrobat? What's next? A magician and her assistant? Spike commented on the action.

"Brrr!" Pinkie exclaimed as her body shivers for a second there. "My Pinkie Sense suddenly tingled a little at that. How weird...." Pinkie muttered.

"I'll avenge the pain that you have caused to my fleet!" Cabaji said as he was about to strike Luffy but then Zoro jumps in the way and intercepted the attack with one of his own swords.

"If its a fight on swords then I'm all for it." Zoro smirked.

"Ahh Roronoa Zoro. As a fellow swordsman, Its an honor." Cabaji said recognizing him.

"Hey Zoro, I think you should rest for now and leave this to us." Luffy said as he examined Zoro's wound.

"I must agree Dear, You certainly are in no condition to fight like that!" Rarity agreed.

"Hah?! So that's the injury that he took when he fought the Captain. Does he really plan to resist that pain and fight? What a fool! Cabaji thought as he prepared to attack. "Acrobat Technique: Fire Trick!" Cabaji exclaimed as he pulls down his scarf and blew fire into Zoro's face.

"Woah Dude fire breathing too!?" Rainbow exclaimed excitedly.

"Pffft... So what? You've seen me do it all the time!" Spike replied with a scoff.

"Well yeah but you're a dragon! It make sense that you can do that but for literally anyone else its so cool!" Dash countered.

Meanwhile, Zoro stepped back because of the fire and Cabaji seized the opportunity by kicking Zoro right on his wound making the swordsman yell in pain.

"Hah?! Come on now! I didn't even kicked you that hard! That would sure is worse that what I imagined." Cabaji said in a mocking manner as he saw Zoro's current state.

Cabaji then strikes his sword in the pavement as an opening for another attack to his opponent. "Acrobatic Technique: Murder Mist Trick!" Cabaji said as he began to spin around, making a cloud of smoke and dirt in the process.

"Grrr... What is this?! The rodeo?!" Zoro grunted as he quickly blocks a surprise attack from Cabaji under the smoke but the acrobat saw an opening and gave him another kick to his stomach would making the swordsman roll on the ground and more blood splattered out.

"That bastard did it again!!" Nami exclaimed much to the shock and indignation of Spike and everypony else.

"Okay now that's not cool at all! If its going to be like that then I'm joining in!" Rainbow exclaimed as she tried to zip in and help Zoro but something from behind suddenly grabbed her left back leg.

"Hey! What gives?! Let me go!" Rainbow complained as she tried to pull her back leg.

"No. Luffy simply said to the rainbow maned pegasus.

"Don't worry partner! We got you!" Applejack said as she, Rarity, and Spike were going to step in the fight but Luffy extended his arm and blocked their way.

"DON'T INTERFERE IN THIS FIGHT!! THIS IS ZORO'S BATTLE!!" Luffy yelled. "This is Zoro's fight! We must leave him be and give trust to our friend!"

Everyone got surprised by these words and the intensity in Luffy's voice as he said this so everyone backed off as their captain blocked them from helping Zoro.

"What's wrong? A grown man rolling around and crying loudly is an absolutely pitiful sight." Cabaji said mocking Zoro.

"Because of your partner's odd power, we've suddenly gone to pieces. Even though your a pirate hunter, making the Buggy Pirate Fleet your enemy was a big mistake. Now Roronoa Zoro, Its time for you to go to the next world!" Cabaji exclaimed as he charged towards Zoro in his unicycle.

"You annoying bastard..." Zoro said as he tried to get up. "Is tearing u my wound that much fun?!" He said as Cabaji was going to hit him but the moss haired swordsman did not move an inch and Cabaji ends up hitting him in the wound with his sword which shocked that sights of everyone.

"B... But why didn't he dodge it?!" Nami exclaimed loudly.

"I... It hit in directly in the... Ahhh..." Rarity could not find the words to describe what she saw and just fainted, and for the lack of her couch, Applejack had to catch her.

"My goal is to become the World's Greatest Swordsman..." Zoro said as he stood his ground and did not mind the cut in his now messed up wound. "Now are you satisfied?" Zoro asks Cabaji as he prepared an attack of his own. "Because I'm about to show you the great difference in skill between us!"

"Waahh so cool!"Luffy said impressed by his swordsman.

"Come on Zoro! You got this!" Spike said as he cheered him on.

"Give him a lesson!" Applejack joined in.

"Roronoa Zoro... You impudent fool!" Cabaji muttered.

"Just by looking at him, I feel like he's going to collapse any second now..." Nami said with a worried look.

"To anyone that calls himself a swordsman, I won't allow myself to lose to them not even once!" Zoro loudly proclaimed, ganing him a round of cheers from Luffy and his friends.

"Heh... That's a great determination that you've got there, I'll give you that but don't worry. Fighting me with such a grave injury upon yourself, anyone would understand why you lost here so its not a bad idea ot use that as an excuse." Cabaji exclaimed with a smirk.

"Nonsense! If I loose to the likes of you just for this injury then I would never be able to go forward!" Zoro answered back, striking a pose with his own blood splattered all over his leg and one of his swords.

"Tsk... Why you little bitch!!" Cabaji muttered getting even more angry at Zoro's determination.

As the battle raged on, Nami spotted something in the corner and tapped Luffy in the shoulder. "Hey!"

"Yeah? What is it?" Luffy asked her.

"Behind the destroyed pub, There's a warehouse and I bet their treasure is there." She said, pointing to said warehouse with her thumb. "And the map to the Grand Line must still be with Buggy since all these pirates are still unconscious. Now I'll use this moment to sneak in and after that I'll make my escape."

"So... You're leaving?" Spike questioned the cat burglar.

"Yeah.. We've already gone through this remember? I'm not your ally and I'm not your nakama so whether you guys win or lose the fight, It has nothing to do with me." Nami said with a smirk as she walked towards the warehouse.

"But if you girls manage to fulfill your part and get the map, lets cooperate again when that happens alright?" Nami said with a wink. "Go and have a good fight." The cat burglar added as she continued sneaking to the warehouse.

"Alright then, See ya!" Luffy waved goodbye.

"Is it really alright to just let her go like that? We still need a navigator Luffy." Twilight said.

"It will be okay. I promise. You heard her right?" Luffy said as he cracked his knuckles. "All we got to do is defeat this clown and get the map to the Grand Line. We've got plenty of time so I'm confident that I can convince her to be our nakama."
"Right... Win..." Applejack sighs as she takes a look at Luffy's confidence.

"Have a taste of the best trick that I have!" Cabaji exclaimed as he threw three spinning tops on one arm. "Acrobat Technique: One Hundred Tops Typhoon!" The acrobat called out as throws multiple spinning tops towards Zoro but the swordsman didn't lower his guard and prepared to counter them.

"Acrobat Technique: Wall Riding!" Cabaji said as he takes advantage of the current distraction and climbs up a wall of the house while riding on his unicycle.

"Woah and with a freaking unicle of all things..." Rainbow Dash marveled.

"Okay... I have to admit that was kind of cool." Spike added.

Zoro meanwhile was cutting the sipping tops in half as they were shot at him and when Cabaji reached the end of the wall, the impulse sends him high in the air. "Acrobat Technique: Mortal Jump!"

"Woah that was so high!" Luffy exclaimed upon seeing Cabaji's high jump attack.

"Direct Stab!!" Cabaji yelled out as he starts to fall down with his sword pointed towards Zoro's head who was directly under him.

"Ground Runner: Bara Bara Cannon!" Buggy exclaimed as he suddenly seized the chance that he was seeking during this whole fight, using his powers to fire off his hand towards Zoro's leg. "Cabaji! I'll keep him in place! Finish him!"

"As you wish Captain!" Cabaji answered back as he falls down from the air to stab Zoro.

"Grrrr... Curse you...!" Zoro thought as he realized that he would not have enough time to get out of the way before Buggy catch up to him.

But then Rainbow Dash charges foward and stomped on Buggy's hand. "Hey what do you think your doing there buster?!"

"Gyaahh!! My hand!!" Buggy yells out in pain as Rainbow tries to crush his hand with more emphasis. "Going somewhere clown?" The rainbow maned pegasus asked with a smirk.

"Good work Dash!" Luffy said giving Rainbow a thumbs up before turning to Buggy. "And you! Don't interfere with Zoro's fight!"

"Damn it..." Buggy grunted as Rainbow finally let his hand go.

"It doesn't matter because even without the Captain's help, I'm going to end you anyway!" Cabaji said as he was about to crash down but Zoro managed to evade him at the last second with Cabaji's sword being impaled in the pavement.

"Huff... Puff..." Zoro panted as he tried to regain his composure with his exhausted body. "I have to stop him now... My body is tired as hell..." Zoro exclaimed but upon hearing him, Cabaji laughed.

"Your tired! Hahahaha! Are you getting Anemia or something? So you've finally given up... I for one admit that I'm impressed with how you've been fighting with the injuries that you've sustained but its good to see you finally coming to your senses and see the reality of the situation!" Cabaji gloated more but Zoro interrupted him.

"Shut up! I'm just saying that I'm tired of your stupid acrobatic tricks!" Zoro said as he stands his ground once more and looked even more threatening than before.

"Hah?!!" Cabaji looked pissed about what Zoro said about his techniques. "Very well then!" Cabaji said as he prepared his sword. "I'll finish you with my true sword abilities! DIE!!" Cabaji screamed as he charges towards Zoro in his unicycle.

"Cabaji!!" Buggy worriedly go over to his comrade's body and saw his fatal injuries.

"That's impossible... Buggy's fleet... Has been defeated by a bunch of bandits..." Cabaji exclaimed as he dropped unconscious on the floor.

"We aren't mere bandits... We're freaking pirates!!" Zoro loudly proclaimed as Spike and the rest of the ponies immediately rushed to his side with the permission of their captain who understood that the fight was over.

"Hey Luffy...? I'm gonna go sleep for a while okay...?" Zoro simply said before closing his eyes and falling to the ground.

"Hehehe... Hey he's kinda like you Dash!" Applejack chuckled as she casually jabbed her rainbow maned friend.

"Oh stop it AJ! Who doesn't like to take naps every once in a while?" Rainbow Dash defended herself having a cute pout on her face, blushing bright red.

"Sure thing Zoro. You go and sleep. I'm finishing this once and for all." Luffy said facing Buggy with a confident smile.

"Now wait a second there!! So in reality you guys are pirates and not thieves like that girl Nami was saying?!" Buggy asked with wide eyes as he took a step back.

"You bet clown! We're pirates alright!" Rainbow Dash proclaimed proudly.

"Yeah, What she said! Now hand over the map to the Grand Line!" Luffy said as he extended his hand.

"So that was your goal huh... That place isn't exactly somewhere nameless pirates like yourself can go as they please! I would know since I've already been there! So what are you planning to do there?! Wanna go have a sight seeing tour?!"

"I'm going to be King of the Pirates!" Luffy stated with a serious look in his eyes.

"And we're going to accompany him for as long as we can!" Twilight stated and all her friends responded in unison, preparing to face the pirate clown.

"Buggy just went completely baffled with a rather funny expression. "Ahh... Ahh... DON'T KID AROUND YOU IDIOTIC FOOLS!! YOU WILL BECOME THE PIRATE KING?! THEN I WILL MAKE MYSELF A GOD!!" Buggy exclaimed as he yelled in Luffy's face with daggers in his hands before turning to face Twilight and her friends. "And your all going to help him?! Don't make me laugh!! What are six pastel colored ponies and some weird flying lizard gonna do past the Grand Line?! All of you wouldn't make it alive and last a second over there!! THE ONLY ONE WHO'S GOING TO GET ALL THE WORLD'S TREASURES IS ME!! DON'T EVEN DREAM ABOUT IT YOU DUNDERHEADS!!" Buggy yelled so loud that his voice could be heard all over Orange Town and all the way to the Evacuation Center.

"Shut up already! Skip the lecture and let's start! Your being too loud you idiot!" Luffy said as he prepared to fight but Twilight and her friends laughed at Luffy calling Buggy an idiot, causing the pirate clown to get even more mad. Having veins really popped out from his forehead. "Grrr... Well see who has the last laugh you punk ass kids..."

"And besides you should already know that we aren't as delicate as we may seem you brute." Rarity said with contempt.

"Hehehehe! Rarity's so purdy when she talks like that..." Spike said as he began jumping around Rarity with joy and having hearts in his eyes causing the rest of the ponies to giggle.

"Awww... Do you really mean that Spikey Wikey?" Rarity asked as she flutters her eyes and gives Spike a kiss on the cheek causing the baby dragon to blush bright red. "Do you really think that I'm still pretty even without my dresses?"

"Hey!! Hey!! Hey!! Shut up and listen to me!!" Buggy yelled out causing Luffy and the ponies who are playing around to take one second to look at the notorious pirate clown. "Better watch your mouth rubber kid and ponies. "Buggy said with a laugh. "For I'm not kidding about the Grand Line... Damn your insolence... And also seeing that straw hat reminds me of that guy I knew some time ago... The impudent Red Haired Guy..."

"Red Haired...?" Luffy wondered.

Spike exclaimed with curiousity on his mind.

"No way... He'sway to cool to be hanging around him and for that to be true..." Rainbow Dash countered and Buggy who felt offended for some reason gave the rainbow maned pegasus a stern look. Not that Rainbow Dash noticed or cared at all for some reason.

"So you know Shanks?" Luffy asked, finally bringing the question that was in everyone's minds.

"Huh? What's this...? It looks like you guys and gals are really interested in that Red Hair." Buggy said as a smile starts to curve on his face. "I indeed know him for who he is but why would you boys and girls want to know?"

"Where is he?" Luffy directly asked him.

"Where you ask...? If I know then I know and if I don't know then I also wouldn't know at all..."

"Eh?! What are you saying? Are you an idiot?" Luffy asked Buggy, not understanding a single word of what the pirate clown just said.

"Yeah dude... Are you a moron...? You have have hit your head when you were a baby" Spike said causing the ponies to giggle.

"What do you mean idiot and hit your head hard?! You uncivilized buffoons!!" Buggy yelled out causing his parts to separate as the pirate clown's head started steaming with an angered look.

"For a clown he sure has a short fuse..." Pinkie Pie muttered and her friends nodded.

Buggy then pulls out eight set of knives that he held between his fingers and smiled again. "What I'm saying is that I'm not a nice enough guy to tell you information that you want to know even if its your last wish before you die..."

"Then I'll just beat the answers out of you!" Luffy said as he prepared his fist for an attack.

"Yeah! You better prepare yourself to spit it clown!" Rainbow said as she starts creating a large gust of wind with her wings.

"Gyahahahaha! Before you hear it..." Buggy said as he stomped a foot into the ground and from the point of his shoes came sharp blades. "All of you are going to be dead soon. Even though your made of rubber, there are still some things that aren't going to bounce off."

"Yeah that's right." Luffy said and nodded.

"Hey don't just confirm it to him! What are you thinking Luffy?!" Spike and his friends thought as drops of sweat trickled down from their foreheads.

Luffy and his friends responded quickly and scattered in different directions to hide and got out of the way of Buggy's attack.

"Darn that was close..." Applejack said huffing and panting.

" Man this guy is more dangerous that we thought..."Spike agreed.

Heh and why not?" Luffy asked with a confident look as he saw more knives coming in. He then stretched his arm towards a wood support of a nearby house and retracted, managing to dodge the knives in time.

"Gyahahahaha! How impressive! How interesting!" Buggy somewhat praised the rubber kid.

"You are interesting too clown."

"Gum Gum Pistol!" Luffy exclaimed as he stretched his arm to punch Buggy but the pirate clown dodged his first.

"Its an interesting ability for sure but an arm stretched to its limit is full of weaknesses! I'll tear it to shreds!" Buggy said as he was about to stab Luffy's arms but what he didn't saw was that Luffy grabbed a tree and when he realize the inevitable, it was too late. "HUH?!"

Buggy's head then separated itself from his neck dodging Luffy's technique and as a result, Luffy fully retracted his hand and the resulting impulse made him crash towards a house.

Buggy exclaimed in a mocking manner when suddenly felt something around his barrel. Looking down he saw that it was a lasso.

Buggy was tugged at a great speed towards Applejack who prepared to buck him.

"Oh ho ho! So you want to play too huh?" Buggy said as he separated his torso, eliminating the pull and turning around to dodge Applejack's buck and in turn, he was going to counter attack with a slash from his knives only to recieve a heating blast of magic from Rarity.

"Grrr.... Bara Bara Windmill!" Buggy exclaimed as he repeated his attack from before but this time, he also hit Rarity who almost got a new mane cut causing the fashionista pony to gasp. "You better watch it with those knives or you are going to regret it mister!" Rarity warned him.

"Not a threat?! Why don't you dare say the same to us bucko?!" Rainbow Dash taunted him from the air while she was also accompanied by Spike.

"Hah?! You think that the air is safe for you?! Watch this!!" Buggy said as he lifted his leg but this time he did it as if he was going to kick something.

"Bara Bara Dancing Pants!" Buggy said as he kicked at the same time he separate his lower half that spun in the air until landing in front of the ponies as it started to bounce on one foot and the other until it started to kick around without warning, having knives in the front end of its shoes forcing the ponies to back off. "Gyahahahaha! And now I will take on you rainbow freak! But first..." Buggy said as he took one knife and split his head into two which left the ponies more than shocked and appalled.

"Hehehe... Now that's taken care of... Be prepared to witness the show of the lifetime because it will be your last!!" Buggy exclaimed as he splits his head. The one half started floating around near the ground as the other along with the other upper half elevated in the sky. "Take this!!" Buggy said as he fired his armed hands with the knives to try and stab Rainbow Dash but she easily evade the sharp objects every time. Buggy then tried to target Spike with the knives but he too manage to dodge the Clown's attacks if not as easily.

Rainbow Dash tried to kick Buggy but every time she tried, Buggy just kept separating himself in the last second making her fail but then Spike started supporting her with his green dragon fire which greatly complicated things for Buggy since he couldn't dodge it all and as a result, Rainbow ends up bucking him to the chest.

"Gyaaahh!!" Buggy yelled out in pain.

"Ha! Got him! Good work Spike!" Rainbow praised Spike and the two did a hoof bump.

"Damn it... So its like that now huh?! Well then..." Buggy had a sinister smile from under his coat before he pulled two very strange knives. These knives were longer than normal and had the familiarity of having the blades bent halfway to the side. "Now I'm gonna show you one of my favorite tricks. You should be honored!" Buggy said as he proceed to bend his arms behind and prepared to throw. "Bara Bara...!!!!"

Buggy yelled out as he separated his hands and threw the knives spinning at great speed towards Rainbow Dash and Spike who despite the velocity still manage to dodge it.

"Hehehe! So much for your favorite trick. Now take this! Hiya!!!!" Rainbow yelled as she zipped towards Buggy to once again to try and hit him but Buggy still separated and dodged every attack. "Come on Spike! Come and help me here!"

"Gyahahaha! Don't you think you are getting a little too confident there? It wouldn't be one of my favorite tricks if it didn't have something special!" Buggy explained to Rainbow and confusing her. "Wait what?!"

"Haven't wondered where my hands gone off too?" Buggy asked with a smile and sure enough and sure enough his hands weren't there.

"Wait that strange shape that of those Knives were...!!"

"I'm coming Rainbow Dash!" Spike exclaimed as he flies towards the middle of the fight but then he sensed the danger when Spike saw Buggy's knives that the clown threw zipping towards him much faster than before. "Uh... Oh..." Spike gulped as he realized that he couldn't dodge the deadly attack in time at the speed that the knives were coming but the hits never reached the baby dragon as Rainbow Dash quickly flies in and reached for Spike, tackling him out of the way but at the cost of having her cheek being cut up as well as strands of her mane.

"Gyahahahaha! What do you think of the Bara Bara Boomerang?! Pretty neat right?! Gyahahahaha!" Buggy laughed loudly as Rainbow examined her body and the pegasus mare discovered knife cuts on her front legs but luckily, these wounds weren't too deep.

While Rainbow Dash and Spike were fighting for their lives in the air, Applejack, Rarity and Twilight were having a battle with Buggy's legs on the ground that were doding and kicking their every attack while separating to avoid damage.

"Take this!" Rarity exclaimed as she fired a beam of magic at the sinister clown but Buggy's legs just separated from their feet, dodging the blast of magic and countering Rarity's move with a kick, separating the other feet and making the fashionista pony retreat the fight in order for her not to get stabbed.

"How are those even managing to fight? They're just legs!" Applejack questioned out loud.

"Its that half of his head!" Twilight exclaimed as she focused her magic on Buggy's head and the other half just kept dodging and separating in order to avoid more damage much to the frustration of the purple pony princess.

"Gyahahaha! Its useless you little tiny puny ponies! Your all mine!" The half of Buggy's head laughed as his lower half jumped and locked itself on Applejack's neck.

"H... Hey! What gives?! Get off!" Applejack yelled out as she starts to buck wildly around the place trying to get Buggy's legs off her.

"Woohoo! Oh yeah! Look at me everyone! I'm a rodeo clown! Gyahahahaha!" Buggy's half head mocked as his legs would not let go of Applejack's neck no matter what.

"Wow! That actually looks kind of fun!" Pinkie said as she looks at the shenanigans that were happening, only to receive a death glare from Applejack. "Uhh... Uhhmm... I'll take that back, Hehehehe" Pinkie nervously laughed as she begins to back off, realizing that this wasn't the time for any funny business but while all this was happening Twilight took the chance and used her magic to get a hold of Buggy's half head while the pirate clown was distracted with Applejack and his legs.

"Actually this looks like the end for you." Twilight exclaimed with confidence.

"D... Damn it! You got me good but I'm here to tell you that still isn't enough!!" Buggy countered back as his legs started to tighten their grip on Applejack's neck.

"Gaah!! Grrrr.... If you think that's a smart move mister..." Applejack said as she got her two front hooves on Buggy's legs and proceeds to pull them apart. "Your gonna have another thing coming!" Applejack proclaimed as she managed to fully separate Buggy's legs much to the pirate clown's surprise.

"W... What?!" Buggy asks with a stunned look as he witnessed his plan fall apart right in front of his very eyes.

"Now its time to get this over it Clown! Your time is up and..." Twilight proclaimed but the fighting princess was interrupted when she dodged a flurry of knives that unexpectedly came crashing down from the sky. Having evaded them by reflect of her barrier but at the cost of her focus having been broken and thus her magic hold on the half of Buggy's head.

"That's Impressive... Really Impressive..." Buggy said as all of his parts united once more into one body. "For being a bunch of wild talking animals forming a pirate crew, You girls sure kept me busy! But now... I'm about to get serious! Behold! Bara Bara Festi..."

"THAT WILL BE ENOUGH!!" A voice interrupted and everyone looked to saw that it was Luffy. "Spike, Girls I want to thank you for all for engaging in a good fight." Luffy then cracked his knuckles. "But as the Captain, Its only right that I got to end him so don't get involved in the battle any more!" Luffy stated seriously.

"As you wish." Twilight agreed as she stepped aside from the fight, shortly followed by everyone else.

"Ehh?! Really now?! You stupid rubber kid.. Don't think that it would be easy as to proclaim that you can beat me alone! As soon as I'm finished tearing you to shreds, I'm taking on your nakamas and blasting this stupid town to oblivion!" Buggy said with an angered look as he prepared for his attack and blasted his forearm. "Bara Bara Cannon!"

Luffy saw the attack coming and quickly catch it.

"Separate!" Buggy exclaimed as his forearm separated. Managing to hit and make a cut on the side of Luffy's face and making him fall.

"Hey Twi, Are you sure that we should really love him to fight this alone?" Spike questioned his surrogate sister.

"Absolutely Spike. He did ask us to do so and he's the captain so it would be disrespectful to interfere. Besides we already saw him in action before. I'm confident that he can handle this Spike. Friends have to believe in each other right?" Twilight asked with a smile.

"Darn right!" Applejack said with a tip of her hat.

"Totally!" Rainbow Dash added with a colorful spin in the air.

"So let's just watch to see where this goes." Twilight concluded as Spike and the ponies spectate Luffy's fight.

"You bastard..." Luffy exclaimed with an angered look as the rubber kid slowly struggled to get up.

"What? So your pissed off that I left a scar in your face?" Buggy asked with a smug look, trying to anger Luffy even more.

"How dare you mess up this hat?!" An enraged Luffy yelled. "This is my treasure!! I will never forgive anyone that messes up this hat!!"

Nami looked surprised at Luffy's stance on their fight. "Wow... I thought that he was just one of those people that never gets angry at anything but he looks so pissed right now!"

Buggy just gave Luffy a sinister grin. "Is the hat precious to you?" Buggy asks Luffy.

Buggy's hand fired one of the knives behind him and Luffy dodged it but at the cost of him loosing his balance and that's when the hand with trio of knives fired at him.

"If that's true then why don't you protect it properly?!" Buggy exclaimed as the knives in his hand penetrated Luffy's straw hat with ripping it apart three times over. Nami was beyond shock and appalled just like everyone else at the sight of this.

"Gyahahahaha! What sort of treasure is this rag like hat?!" Buggy exclaimed as he laughed out loud while Luffy just proceeds to attack him.

"That's the hat that Shanks trusted me with!!" Luffy answered in a blind charge.

"Eh?! This is Shank's hat?!" Buggy question as he dropped the hat on the floor. "Me and that guy used to be on the same pirate crew as comrades when we were apprentices and he annoyed me to no end!!" Buggy yelled as he stomps on the straw hat making Luffy even more furious.

"Shanks is a great man and you said that he was your crewmate?!" Luffy asks as he was about to punch Buggy.

"Bara Bara Emergency Escape!" Buggy exclaimed expecting Luffy to do the same earlier and go for his head but unfortunately for him, the rubber kid goes for a devastating kick on his stomach. "DON'T COMPARE YOURSELF WITH HIM!!" Luffy yelled as he kicks Buggy on the stomach causing him to a suffer a devastating pain, making his head separate from his body and the clown rolls on the ground, spitting blood and teeth on the pavement leaving an impact of a crazy face.

"Yikes! That's gonna leave a mark in the morning." Pinkie exclaimed.

"Pfftt... Bro his face right now... Its so funny..." Spike muttered as he tried to suppress his laughs.

"Come on Spike! Ya know its not right to laugh at other ponies expenses...!" Applejack tried to scold the baby dragon but failed as the apple farmer failed to hold her laughing fit.

Rainbow Dash was already on the floor laughing her flanks off while Rarity and Twilight just turned their heads to the side with disapproving looks as Buggy hits the floor and coughs up blood from Luffy's powerful kick. "Now I don't know what's your relationship with him but I have all the right to talk about Shanks as I please!!" Luffy yelled as he punches Buggy on the face and starts to roughly pull his cheeks.

"Say it!! What happened between you and Shanks?!" Luffy asks as he pulled Buggy's cheeks a bit more before letting him go and gets up to examine his straw hat. "Hell how dare you do that to my treasure?!" Luffy asks with an angered look.

"So you want to know about Shanks that badly?!" Buggy shouts back as he struggles to get up. "He is the only person that I'm never forgiving! Listen up and listen good you brats! Red Haired Shanks?! I'm cursing his name for the rest of my life! If you want to know why then hear my words!" Buggy proclaimed gaining everyone's attention.

Meanwhile Nami went her focus back on the treasure that she had to steal on the warehouse. "Oh no! I was so fascinated with the fight that I kept watching! I better hurry up and steal that treasure so that I could run away! I don't have time to listen to these stories!" Nami said to herself as the Cat Burglar runs off.

"But still, He did save your life after all. That's better than having to wait 10 years or more then finding out your just a corpse in the ocean. Pinkie exclaimed practically questioning Buggy's logic.

"Well that..." Buggy replied

"And also, aren't your powers like really awesome?" Back when we were fighting, I have to admit that you pulled out some pretty interesting moves. I bet you could do even cooler stuff if you really try. Spike replied, interrupting Buggy's answer.

"Err... I mean yeah technically but..." Buggy tried to reason but the pirate clown was starting to sweat.

"Also isn't the ability to survive any cuts or slashes no matter what is a useful ability for a pirate! You saw it yourself in your fight with Zoro and later on with Pinkie Pie. If you haven't had your powers then it would have been your end. I can only imagine how many other fights you've survive thanks to that devil fruit there partner. Applejack said with an honest heart as she tips her hat.

"B... But... I..!! Grr...!! Shut up!! If I had been successful with my plan then I wouldn't had to worry with such things!! I could have gotten many strong people to fight for me and gather more resources to do things way smoother!! I would have invested the berries so that I would have gained ten times more money in the future and become filthy rich! But everything had to do down the sewer thanks to that stupid Shanks and instead I', here fighting my way to the top!!" Buggy said with an angered look then separated his upper half as the clown pirate was now levitating in the air. "So that's why I promised myself that If I can't have anything from under the sea then I'll just have to settle for every treasure above it with this devil fruit power!"

"Because of that, who ever touches my treasure and whoever that is I'll never..." Buggy exclaimed but then he spotted something in the distance. "Leave them alive!" Buggy finished as he speeds down towards Nami who was carrying a bag full of treasure.

"Eh?" Nami had a blank expression as Buggy approached her. "Crap! He noticed me!"

"Since when did you think you could fool me Nami?! You have a long way to go before your able to trick a trickster like me you brat! Now let me send you painfully to the netherworld!"

"I'm not giving you a single thing!" Nami replied back as she was forced to let go of the treasure bag.

"Nami! We got to help her!" Twilight said as she and her friends rush in to take action.

"Gyaaah!!" Buggy yelled out as he was about to attack Nami but then he felt an indescribable, horrible, internal pain that paralyzed him completely as Luffy kicked him in the balls.

"Ouch... That's gonna leave a mark..." Twilight said as she and Spike winced instantly.

"Huh? I don't get it. What happened?" Rainbow Dash questioned.

"Me neither. Can somepony explain it to me?" Applejack added.

"What..? Oh right. You girls don't know anything about human anatomy don't you? Well when me and Spike visited the Human World from across the mirror, we learned that similar to stallions, human males have their reproductive organs in between their legs." Both Twilight and Spike whispered to Rainbow and Applejack but it was clear that they were speaking out loud causing the two mares to wince in pain at what they saw.

"What? What is it?" Pinkie Pie asked as Rainbow Dash and Applejack told the pink party pony.

"Ouch.... That poor thing..." Pinkie said feeling a bit sorry for Buggy after hearing his story all this time while Rarity had a raised eyebrow.

"What? Your not shocked by this one bit Rarity?" Twilight asked as the purple pony princess and her baby dragon assistant had their jaws dropped much to the trembling expressions of her other pony friends. "Rarity don't tell me you..." Pinkie started as the mare started shaking with fright.

"Its one of my signature moves Darlings. One that I have learned when we were training under Princess Celestia and Princess Luna for future battles back in Canterlot before your coronation Twilight. I've studied pony anatomy and I learned that to quickly take down your opponent, You have to hit him below the belt, squashed their balls and crack their nuts if you know what I mean?" Rarity exclaimed with a wink as she put more emphasis by rubbing a hoof on her flank to her leg causing the rest of the ponies to fall down in a comedic manner.

"That's low Rarity... Your a sadistic mare you know that?" Twilight and her friends simultaneously answered.

"I can be sadistic and dominant when the situation calls for it Darling. I'm more into fashion but I'll fight back when the situation calls for it." Rarity says with wink and a seductive flying kiss while lifting a hind leg for emphasis of what she meant.
"Your opponent is still me." Luffy exclaimed as he pointed towards Nami. "Oi put that treasure down and go someplace safer or your going to get chased again otherwise." Luffy warned to his friend.
"Luffy is right Nami. Drop it and run! Its not worth your life!" Rainbow Dash yelled at Nami.
"Thanks for worrying about me but where would it put it down? Go? I don't want to! Why should I leave my treasure behind?" Nami answered back much to the frustration of the rainbow maned pegasus.
"Y.. Your treasure?!" Buggy grumbled as he started to recover his senses.
"Of course! Since I'm a pirate treasure thief and I steal treasure from pirates, I'm telling you that this treasure is me!" Nami fired back.
"Oh I see..." Luffy exclaimed as he hit the side of his fist with his palm and starts to crack his knuckles.
"What nonsense! That treasure is mine! Do you think that if you steal it its yours?! How the hell were you brought up?!"

"A lecture from a bad guy huh..? Stop that nonsense..."

"What?!"

"I don't think I've fallen low enough into the pit to be lectured by a pirate!" Nami said as he stuck her tounge out at Buggy.

"Sorry to interrupt Sugarcube." Applejack said as she got into the conversation. "But technically the treasure is neither from both of ya but from the rightful owner of it who ya both are tryin ta steal!" At the mention of those words, both Buggy and Nami looked at Applejack with a bored expression. "You aren't helping at all you know!" Both the pirate clown and the cat burglar said at the same time.

"I'm just being honest ya'll." Applejack said.

Buggy then turns back towards the cat burglar. "So your prepared for this aren't you Nami? Bara... Bara... Festival!" Buggy yelled out as both of his half and his upper body started to tremble before separating and starting to wildly float around. "Gyahahahaha! Lets see if you can your protect your friends now!" Buggy laughed loudly.

"Hell there should be a limit to his devil fruit! If he keeps this up then there's no way I can fight him!" Luffy said as he started to search for anything useful to examine in order to change the tide of the fight and sure enough he quickly noticed that something was off. "Huh? What's this? The feet can't fly?" Luffy asked as he saw the said parts of Buggy just walking on the ground. Luffy then decides to use that observation to his advantage and quickly captured one of Buggy's feet. "Gotcha! You foot!"

"Give me back my treasure!" Buggy's head yelled while he chased Nami around with both of his hands wielding a knife.

"I won't!" Nami yelled back at the pirate clown as the ponies couldn't help but dropping to the floor laughing their flanks off as Luffy tickled one of Buggy's feet and Nami tried to smash the bag of treasure in Buggy's face.

"Bwuhahahaha! The... The faces! T.. They're too much!" Rainbow exclaimed as she held unto her belly laughing loudly.

"I.. I was not prepared to resist this honey! Hahahahaha!" Rarity added as the fashionista mare couldn't stop herself from laughing.

"Ooh that's a good one Nami!" Luffy said impressed with the Cat Burglar's decision to attack the pirate clown but Buggy grinned as he held unto the bag of valuables. "And the treasure has been returned!" Buggy said as he kept his strong grip on the bag.

"Huh?! Let go!" Nami yelled as she started to force the treasure bag out of Buggy's hands.

"Let go huh?! The only one that should let go is you!!" Who said with a sinister look as he grabbed the bag with his teeth and puts both of his hands with the knives behind Nami.

"Stop him Luffy!" Twilight screamed and Luffy didn't think twice before running towards the sinister clown that was out to kill his friend.

"Its my treasure!" Buggy yelled as he was about to stab Nami from behind.

"I just told you that I'm your opponent..." Luffy said with clenched fists as he approached the pirate clown. "Eh?!" Buggy exclaimed as he saw Luffy from the corner of his eye.

"ITS ME!!!" Luffy bellowed as he delivered a powerful kick that smashes Buggy's head against the bag and sending both the pirate clown and his treasure flying into the air and spilling all of the treasure from the bag, making Buggy loose consciousness. "Now that's what you get my threatening to hurt my friends you idiot!" Luffy exclaimed as all the pieces of Buggy's corpse fell to the ground.

"Yeehaw! Good work there Partner!" Applejack said as she congratulates Luffy.

"Woohoo! Way to go Captain!" Rainbow added as she pumps a hoof into the air.

"You sure showed him Luffy!" Spike said, proud of his captain's fighting abilities.

"This so deserves a party! A Happy first defeat of a rival pirate captain celebration!" Pinkie said as she jumps into the air full of energy.

"That last kick was for the village chief!" Luffy exclaimed as he wipes the blood from the blood from his face as Twilight and her friends approached him and Nami.

Nami then looks at Buggy for a moment before turning to Luffy. "Thank you so much.. You saved my life..."

"Hmmm..? Nah don't worry about that." Luffy replied with a smile.

Applejack then trots forward and smacks Nami behind the head. "Ouch! Hey what's your problem?!"

"My problem...?! MY PROBLEM?! WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?!" Applejack yelled at Nami as the apple farmer was outright furious. You literally almost got yourself killed all because of what?! Some gold and riches?! In what head does that logic fit girl?!"

"Shut up!" Nami yelled back at the country mare. "I'm fine ! Just..."

"But what if your not?!" Applejack yelled as she stomped the pavement with a powerful force that it easily cracked the stone beneath her. "If anything, What if Luffy didn't kicked Buggy in time?! That clown would have pierced you with those knives and you would be dead!! Are you aware of how close that was?!" Applejack exclaimed and when Nami was about to yell back at Applejack, the apple farmer did something she didn't expect at all as Applejack got on her hind legs to stand and gave Nami a hug.

"Eh?!" Nami was completely lost about what's going on with the country speaking mare.

"You really had me mighty worried there. I could have lost it ya know..? Just please... Please I beg you... Please never put yourself in danger just for treasures like that again Sugarcube. Because... Not even all the riches in the world could ever replace ya." Applejack said to Nami with the sincerity that she could gather from the bottom of her heart.

"I... I..." Nami did not have the words at all to respond. She is just surprised then proceeds to pet Applejack behind her heard. "Yes Applejack.. I'll try... Really I do..."

After hearing her words, Applejack smiled and let Nami go. "Good! Because if you ever try something like that in my presence one more time, I'm smacking your head twice as hard next time you got that?" Applejack exclaimed happily with a dark aura on her head and Nami gulped while rubbing the back of her head.

Twilight and her friends just looked on at the touching moment with a warm smile on their faces while Luffy grinned at their victory.

"Oh that's right! I forgot about the map!" Luffy said as starts looking for the map of the Grand Line.

"Ahh!! My treasure got all scattered!" Nami said as she quickly began to gather all the valuables while Applejack just rolled her eyes with an amused smile, seeing Nami as another girl she has to care for like a big sister.

"Alright! I've finally got the map to the Grand Line!" Luffy said as he held up the piece of paper in his hand and the ponies cheered for him.

"Wait!!" A familiar voice behind began to call out and it was none other than Buggy's floating head. "Wait you rubber kid!"

"Eh? Your still alive?" Luffy asks with a surprised look.

"I will kill you once and for all you rubber kid! Gather up! Bara Bara Parts!" Buggy exclaimed as all of his parts gathered up to form his body again or at least that's what should have happened. Instead only his feet and hands have began to unite making Buggy end up looking barely taller than Spike as Luffy and Buggy looked at each other in silence.

"You wouldn't happened to be..." Nami grinned.

"Looking for these don't ya partner?" Applejack smirked as she and Nami both stand on top of Buggy's missing body parts.

"Yikes! Those are my body parts!" Buggy exclaimed with a stunned look as he realized the situation that he got himself in.

"Hahahaha! You two sure have some interesting skills to show! Now leave the final blow to me!"

"Now that fool is gone for good!" Rainbow exclaimed with a sigh of relief.

"Shishishishi! Oh right.." Luffy said as he turned to Nami. "Now your going to become part of my crew right?"

"I'm just cooperating with you while it serves my purpose. Remember that okay? I'll say yes for now since it looks like if I go along with you guys, I'll be able to earn a lot!" Nami said. "Buggy said he only keeps the best of treasures for himself so this bag's content is of the highest quality! All of this treasure should worth at least 10 million Berries. The Cat Burglar said as she gives the treasure bag an affectionate hug.

"Jeez she sure loves money doesn't she?" Spike exclaimed as he saw Nami hugging the bag like a baby.

"Mhmm... I don't know how much these "Berries" are worth converted to bits but ten million still sounds like a lot." Twilight observed.

"I'm gonna divide it so that you guys and gals can help me carry it. This treasure bag is so heavy that carrying it alone will be difficult. Nami said as she divides the bag and arranged various smaller sets of treasure bags so that the ponies will have one to carry each.

Luffy meanwhile takes a look at his straw hat in silence and Rarity took notice of Luffy's anguish of what happened to his treasure. "Don't worry about it Dear. As soon as I can get new tools and material to work with, I will make that straw hat look good as new." Nami said and Luffy nodded to her with a smile.

"Is that hat... That precious to you?" Nami asked.

"Yeah but its alright." Luffy said as he puts the straw hat back on. "I feel better now that I got rid of Buggy!"

"Speaking about that, there's still more of those no good crewmates of him over there." Applejack said as she looks over to the destroyed pub where the rest of Buggy's henchmen laid.

"Hey Captain Buggy got knocked out of sight?" One of the Buggy pirate crew members asked.

"W.. What should we do?" Another one of Buggy's henchmen asked.

"For now lets pretend that we're still passed out." One of Buggy's pirate goons answered.

"That's a good idea." A Buggy Pirate crew exclaimed as all of the men pretends to get passed out.

"Nah... Just leave them be Applejack. If they are even weaker than him then they aren't worth the problem." Luffy answered as he walks over Zoro who laid on the floor. "Oi Zoro! Get up!" Luffy said as he tapped Zoro in the head. "Lets go now.

"Hmmm...?" Zoro grumbled as he tries to get up. "Did you finish the fight?" The swordsman asked.

"Yeah and we also got the map and the treasures." His captain answered.

"Zoro sits up and rubs his head in annoyance. "Ahhh... I don't think I can walk yet."

"Well isn't that obvious! If you guys can still walk then you aren't humans..." Nami said with a bewildered look.

"Really? The why did you include me?" Luffy asked with a confused look.

"Because your the weirdest of them all!" Nami exclaimed with a pout.

"That's why were here so let us help you." Pinkie said as she and Applejack grabbed both of Zoro's arms and helps the moss haired swordsman to stand up.

"W.. Wow! Its kinda weird to move around like this. I don't know how you do it so casually sometimes Pinkie..." Applejack said as she wobbled a little but the mare quickly found a balance to stand on two hind legs like a human.
"Hehehehe! You know what AJ? I have the feeling that you particularly need to learn how to stand properly on two legs soon so you better practice now!" Pinkie replied with Applejack knowing better than to question her friend's odd and weird feeling thanks of actually considering it.

"Oh yeah! I almost forgot, I'll wake up the Mayor!" Luffy said as he looked to Mayor Boodle's unconscious body.

"Damn it! What the hell happened here?! One of the villagers from Orange Town asked furiously.

"Its definitely the work of those pirates!" Another one of the townspeople concluded.

"Ahh sorry. I did that to the mayor." Luffy calmly stated with a straight face.

At the mention of those words, the villagers looked towards Luffy with an angered look. "You what?!"

"Hey! Why did you telll them that on purpose?!" Nami reprimanded Luffy.

"Yeah. Even I don't go around just being THAT HONEST..." Applejack admitted.

"But you all saw me do it!!" Luffy countered.

"I know but still!! That was because you had a good reason Luffy..." Nami explained.

"All of you look here!! How dare you do this to our mayor!" Another one of the townsfolk called out as they prepared to form an angry mob.

"It doesn't matter what kind of excuse you give us here!!" One of the men exclaimed. "Who the hell are you?! Could you be pirates?!"

"Oh no! If we didn't know any better and just say we're thieves or we're pirates then we're all done for!" Nami thought worriedly.

"WE ARE PIRATES." Luffy said once more with a clear statement and without a doubt Nami just felt herself shrunk down to her chibi form.

"SO YOU ARE!!" The villagers exclaimed as they prepared to attack Nami and the Straw Hat Pirates.

"Hahahaha!!" Zoro laughed loudly at the sight of the angry mob.

"Your such an idiot!!" Nami yelled as she bonked Luffy on the head.

"But its the truth!!" Luffy shouted back much to the chagrin of Twilight and her friends.

"Wait! Please listen to us!" Twilight said as she steps forward for the villagers to see her accompanied by Rainbow Dash who the men, women instantly recognized.

"Wait! You... Your one of those ponies was it? The one that brought their injured friend to the refuge center!" One of the villagers exclaimed as the rest of the angry mob started to calm down.

"Wait! The one that fought the infamous Mohji and his beast?" Another one of the townsfolk asked.

"But then why are they with those pirates?" His partner wondered with all the commotion that was going on.

"Yes." Twilight said with a bow to the townsfolk. "And we are deeply grateful for your hospitality whenyou accepted to tend her without it much. Now as you can see our captain doesn't seem to know how to express it correctly. Sorry about that.

"Now let me tell you guys and gals what really happened here.." Rainbow exclaimed as she began to tell what happened during the fight.

5 MINUTES LATER...

"And that's when he stretched his arms and send that clown in the sky! Pretty cool if you ask me. You had to be there!" As Rainbow finished telling everyone the story all the villagers applauded the rainbow maned pegasus for she sure was good at story telling!

"So that's what happened huh... We are all deeply grateful for everything you pirates did." The men and women in the mob bowed down in front of the Straw Hats and praising them. "You saved our mayor and our village!"

"Shishishishi! Come on there's no need for formality like that" Luffy said with a grin, scratching the back of his head.

"Waah! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I don't know what would have happened had you not been there!" Nami said happily as she wrapped her arms around Twilight and Rainbow hugging them more and more.

"Well it would have been a problem to have the villagers against us for no good reason right?" Twilight said not minding Nami's affections.

"Yeah. Especially when they still have... Oh heck!" Rainbow suddenly released herself from Nami and approached the nearest villager. "Fluttershy! Our friend! Is she alright?"

"Eh? Well she..." The villager explained but then he was interrupted by a familiar voice.

"Yes I'm alright." She said and upon hearing her, Twilight and her friends rush towards her to get a look.

There all bandaged by the legs, her barrel and her forehead was Fluttershy accompanied by the doctor of the village.

"Fluttershy!" All of her friends yelled and started to bombard her with questions about her condition until the doctor stepped in.

"Now... Now... Please give her some space and time to talk." The village doctor calmly said as Twilight and her friends quickly apologized.

"Are you fine?" Luffy asks the butter yellow pegasus as Zoro, and Nami also approached the patient.

"Yes. The doctor said that it should take a few weeks before I heal completely but I can at least walk." Fluttershy said as The Straw Hats breathe a sigh of relief.

"Good! We're leaving the village then!" Luffy declared to his crewmates.

"H.. Hey! Your all leaving so soon?! We didn't even thank you properly for everything you guys did!"

"Yeah Luffy! Lets make a party!" Pinkie Pie jumped with enthusiasm with Luffy quickly cut her off.

"No." Luffy firmly stated with shadows covering his eyes. "Half of the village that took them years to built have vanished. We are not taking a single thing more from them and that's it." Luffy said making everyone drop their mood to look around at them and at the state of the village that to put it simply... It was bad.

"I agree." Twilight said. "You healed our friend and thanked us. That's enough for us."

"I... See..." One of the men from the village exclaimed.

"Take this at least." The village doctor said, offering his medical supplies. "Your friend is going to need this to continue her treatment."

"Thank you Darling." Rarity said as he takes the medical supplies from the doctor.

"All right crew! Lets go on to the next island!" Luffy exclaimed.

"LETS GO!!!" All of the Straw Hats cheered as they raced to the docks of Orange Town to set sail.

"Woah... I was getting pretty worried. Thanks to your friends, we dodged that one." Nami said as she and the Straw Hats where off to the harbor of the village. "You almost got us in quite a predicament you know?"

"Well who cares what they think anyways? We can do to what we need to do!" Luffy exclaimed.

"Well its not quite like that." Nami said to him.

"Drop it Sugarcube. Something tells me its no use." Applejack said as she and Pinkie carry Zoro on their backs.

"Is this your boat?" Luffy asks upon reaching the port and seeing Nami's boat which was a little bigger than the one he, Zoro, Twilight and the rest of them had been sailing. "Woah that's so cool Nami! I envy you.

"I don't think so..." Nami said with a groan seeing that the boat she was on earlier was just the same as theirs. "I just stole it from a bunch of stupid pirates."

Luffy and his friends were about to set sail when three familiar figures revealed themselves from inside the boat.

"You Know them?" Luffy asked Nami.

"Hmm... Well sort of..." Nami answered with a nervous grin.

"Sort of huh?! We have a long story!" The one with the hat identified as Oogie exclaimed. "My name is Oogie and I see that you now have a gang. Now? Guess we will have to teach them all a less..." The pirate fodder crew exclaimed then he saw one of the greatest fears that he ever encountered in his life.

"Mhmm..? A What...? Suddenly I'm quite interested in what you have to say Darling Oogie." Rarity said as a dark aura began to surround her. "A lesson..?"

"Uhh... Huh.... I.. I'm Woogie by the way..." The pirate with the Afro Ginger exclaimed now identified as Woogie.

"Huh?! We don't have time for this so... MOVE ON IT DAMN IT!!" Applejack fully exploded with anger at them, sending the three members of the 'Tightrope walking Funan Bros' to run away with a trail of fear tears behind them.

"AHHHH!!!" Dookie yelled out as the dark skin toned pirate began to ran off in fear with Oogie and Woogie. "My name is Dookie by the way!!!" The third pirate fodder called as they kept running for their lives.

"Ugh... What's with all that noise?" Zoro asks as he lifts his head in confusion.

Applejack pinched her forehead in annoyance and huffs, having steam blasts out of her muzzle. "Nothing worth mentioning."

"Uhmm... T... That was a little rude... I... I mean if you don't mind me saying..." Fluttershy said.

"Pfftt... Anyways lets hop in!" Rainbow exclaimed as she was about to get on one of the boats.

Meanwhile back in the center of Orange Town, The Mayor Boodle was just waking up.

"Ahh! Mister Mayor! Your awake!" One of the villagers exclaimed. "I'm so glad to see that your alright!"

"Yeah... About that..." Mayor Boodle massaged his forehead and tries to stand up. "This..." Mayor Boodle exclaimed as he looked towards the destroyed pub.

"When we arrive here, It was already like this." One of the villagers exclaimed. "Heh... its a good thing that they arrived. It could have been worse..."

At the mention of those words, Mayor Boodle fully recovered with energy. "Those kids... Were those kids alive?!" Boodle asks with clenched teeth and remembered Luffy. "That Idiot! Doing such a thing to a guy like me! How dare he!"

"Yes Mayor, We know." One of the townsfolk said and Boodle looked surprised to hear the revelation.

"Yeah! And we also know why he did it! How could you Mayor?!" One of them men exclaimed with tears suddenly escaping his eyes. "What do you think we could have ever done if you died?!" He asked out loud and the other villagers suddenly cried out with tears flying out of their eyes.

"MAYOR!"

"Mister Mayor!"

"Mayor Boodle!"

"Don't be so reckless again Mayor! "

"Don't think of Dying again Mayor Boodle!"

At the mention of these words, Mayor Boodle couldn't help himself and removed his glasses crying out as well. "Thank you! I'm so proud of this town! You all had to make me the happiest mayor of them all!"

"Mayor!!"

"Oh right! Where are they?" Mayor Boodle asked as he starts wiping off his tears."

"They are at the harbor of the town to leave. Why?" One of the men from the crowd asked.

Mayor Boodle got pale upon hearing that and quickly started to remove his armor. "Are those kids gonna disappear now?!"

"Mayor what's the matter?" One of the townsfolk asked but Mayor Boodle didn't pay attention and he started to run. "Hell coming to my village and messing around then leaving without my permission...!! The number of things I have to tell them had piled up like a mountain!!"

Meanwhile back at the harbor, everyone was getting ready to set sail. Applejack, Luffy, Zoro and Pinkie Pie stayed in their original boat while Nami, Rarity, Fluttershy, Spike, Twilight and Rainbow Dash moved to Nami's boat which was originally stolen from one of the Buggy Pirates.

"Okay lets go!!" Luffy declared before noticing the flag on Nami's boat ride. "Hey that's the mark of the Buggy Pirates right there.

"It was those pirate's boat so of course it it. Don't worry. I'll just erase it later. Nami exclaimed.

"As the gang were sailing, Mayor Boodle arrived at the harbor of Orange Town. "Huff... Puff... I have have a lot of things to say to you all!!" Boodle exclaimed but then he noticed someone running beside him. "Hehehehe. So you have a few things to say about them too right Chouchou?"

"Woof!! Woof!!" Chouchou barked vigorously.

"Stop right there you morons!!" Mayor Boodle exclaimed at the harbor.

"Mister Mayor!" Luffy called out and waved with a surprised look.

"Chouchou!! Fluttershy exclaimed as she waved to the cute pooch, surprised to see that her friend was present to send her off.

"I really thought that it was okay for me to die at that time... In my desperation I considered death to be nothing..!!" Boodle exclaimed with his head hung low with everyone looking at him and tears running down his eyes. "I'M SORRY!! I OWE YOU ALL!!"

"AWUUUU!!!" Chouchou howled as the dog waved Luffy and his friends goodbye.

Everyone smiled as they left the harbor. "Don't worry about it! Just live your happy lives!" Luffy yelled back at them with a big smile.

"WHAT?! YOU LEFT THE TREASURE BEHIND?!" Nami screamed looking downright furious. "I gave you half of it! It was five million berries!"

"Yeah but since half the town was destroyed, I took the money and gave it away in order for them to repair it." Luffy explained with a shrug.

"That was my treasure!!" Nami exclaimed as she began to grab Luffy's neck and starts to drown him.

"Hey stop it!! I can't swim!! If you want to take it so badly then go back and take it from them!!"

"How could I do that?! If you do that one more time, your dead!!" Nami exclaimed as she finally let go of Luffy. "Heck I should have divided it into more so that the loss would have been less..."

"Umm... Actually... I'm pretty sure I would have done the same thing Nami." Twilight pointed out.

"Me too without a doubt Darling ." Rarity added.

"As well I Partner." Applejack said and everyone else on the boats nodded in agreement.

"So I was condemned with misfortune from the start huh...?" Nami deflated as she began to fall into depression, The infamous cat Burglar Nami drawing circles on the wooden floor with her finger.

"Hey come on now. Its not that big of a deal anyways. Cheer up!" Spike exclaimed trying to lift up Nami's spirits but instead she gave him a scary face that urged the baby dragon to hide under Twilight's tail. "Waah!! Monster!!"

"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?!" Nami roared out loud as he turned into her chibi form and red lightning striking out from her forehead.

"Hahahaha!!" Zoro couldn't take it anymore and bursts out laughing, soon followed by Pinkie Pinkie, Rainbow Dash and then the rest of the Straw Hats.

With their new companion Nami. The Cat Burglar joined the journey and the two boats continue to sail the seas but they don't know that the next island they were going to land at "The Forest Judgement" awaits.

Author's Notes:

Well here's the final conclusion to the Orange Town Arc of our My Little Pony and One Piece Crossover story hehehe. I'm so sorry if the release of this chapter was late due to what's going on in my life and having the motivation to write but its finally here! Thank you all so much for being patient and I really appreciate all the likes, comments and messages that you've been sending me. I hope that you enjoy this little adventures of ours and I promise that there will be more! Don't forget to leave a like, comment and follow all that jazz. Thank you so much once again you guys!

My Little Pony: Pirates of the New World are written by: MARLONCALPE4000 and Justalad 45.

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It was a bright and sunny day as Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hats were hanging around and chilling...

"Ta da! Here you go Darling." Rarity exclaimed as she levitate Luffy's fixed straw hat to the excited rubber kid. "Its fixed!" Luffy said as he starts poking the top of his straw hat. "You did a great work Rarity! Thanks!"

"Please be careful Luffy. You could poke a hole on that thing." Nami warned as she sat down on the boat that she stolen from the Buggy Pirates. Luffy however didn't listen to her and ends up poking a hole on his straw hat. "Uh Oh!! What happened?!" Luffy freaks out as the boy's eyes bulged out from his sockets.

Nami instantly takes the needle that was floating around in Rarity's light blue aura and pricks Luffy on the forehead with said sharp object. "Didn't you just listen to what I said?!" Nami angrily said as Luffy screamed in pain. "AHHH!! STOP POKING ME WITH THAT NEEDLE!! IT HURTS!!"

"Its useless if I just try to hit you so I have to use this needle! Your so stubborn!" Nami said with a huff.

"Hey can you guys and gals keep it quiet?!" An annoyed Rainbow Dash called out from a moving cloud that she made her own from up above. "Yeah. Try listening to Rainbow for once. I can't sleep with all of your noise." Zoro replied as he rests on his hand with a half lidded stare.

"Wow! You two are so alike! Your both super loyal, super boastful and super sleepy! Maybe you two are long lost brothers and sisters! Oh maybe I could set up a party for this eventful reunion!" Pinkie excitedly answered with the pink party mare being hyperactive as ever.

"Come on Pinkie. For starters they are not even the same species, Secondly they don't even look the same bit alike and third, I don't think anypony else besides us have been on this world until just recently.

"Nah. They're pretty much the same Applejack. Potato PO TA TO, Tomato TO MA TO. Same thing." Pinkie exclaimed with a shrug as she pulls out a vanilla cupcake with rainbow sprinkles from her mane.

"Anyways I'm getting hungry. Why don't you share us some food?" Zoro said to Nami.

"Oh please, you guys need to be prepared! You all didn't bring any kind of food or water and dare to go into the unknown. Your all underestimating the sea!" Nami said back.

"Well she does have a point. Its kind of lucky that you two have survived until now you know." Spike said as he sat down beside Nami on the stolen Buggy Pirates boat.

"There's always a way." Zoro grinned as he chomps down on a piece of bread.

Twilight Sparkle came out of the Buggy Pirates stolen boat and gaining the attention of Rainbow Dash. "Hey Twi! How's Flutters doing?"

"She is in a stable condition and still recovering but she's just fine Rainbow. Nothing to worry about." The purple alicorn reassured her friend. "Still its concerning that we have faced many greater dangers before yet just at the very start of this journey, Fluttershy's injuries dwarfs everything that we've suffered on our previous adventures." Twilight exclaimed.

"Hehe well you don't have to worry anymore Twilight. If anyone dares to harm you girls again, I'll beat them up!" Luffy confidently declared as he cracked his knuckles.

"Count me in Captain!" Rainbow exclaimed as he joined the rubber kid with a triumphant pose.

"Thanks so much Luffy." Twilight grinned. "Are there any sightings of the next island though?" The purple alicorn asked.

Nami pulls out her pair of binoculars out of interest and looked to where Luffy is pointing then scoffed. "That island is no good. Its unpopulated and totally useless. Let's just keep going." Nami said with a dismissive look as she puts down her binoculars but however for some absurd reason Luffy was already moving the boat towards the said island. "HEY!!" Nami yelled out with an angered look.

"Let's see if we can find anyone who can join us here." Luffy exclaimed excitedly.

"Yeah. Let's look for some food too. You know Nami and Spike were right. We don't seem to have plans no matter where we go and just about anything that we do." Zoro replied.

"On the bright side, That makes everything a surprise! And a surprise makes everything more fun!" Pinkie said as she, Zoro and Luffy approached the Island while Nami was forced to follow behind with everyone else as the crew stepped on the island looking around to explore.

"See? There's nothing but trees!" Nami said. "Like I said, This is an unpopulated island. It would be weird if you found someone for the crew here."

"Well in that case, We'll just have to follow Luffy around until he is satisfied then we can go." Spike said as he flies around to see if he can find find something interesting.

"Hey Zoro come over here!" Luffy called for his friend but the swordsman was sleeping deeply.

"Hey you are sleeping!" Luffy exclaimed as he approached the boat but Nami grabbed him by his shirt. "Let him sleep. He's still injured." Nami said and Luffy understood what she meant. "Okay then... Hey Dash!" Luffy called out for the rainbow maned pegasus on top of her cloud. "You coming?"

"I'd love to dude but..." Rainbow yawned. "I'm not quite done with my nap yet so I'm sitting this one out." Rainbow said before getting more comfy on her cloud.

"Oh well fine then... Hey Flutter..." Luffy exclaimed but then Nami quickly cut him off. "Are you insane?! She's in a bad or even worse condition than Zoro! Leave her to rest!"

"Okay! Okay! Geez..." Luffy reluctantly answered. "Well then lets go!"

"Go where?" Nami asked the rubber kid with a confused look. "To the forest of course! You'll never know that there might be people here." Luffy exclaimed.

"There is no one here but poisonous snakes and wild animals!" Nami insisted but a strange creature puts her and the ponies off the edge of their hooves. From the forest a strange creature called a Cocox passed between them. Its an animal that has a mixture of a fox and a rooster. He has whiteish grey fur that is light brown around the eyes. He also has a rooster's crown and wattle as well as feathers on his backside, and red ears.

"What is... That...?" Nami questioned with a perplexed look at what she was seeing.

"Huh... What a curious fella..." Applejack said looking at the Cocox before seeing him go.

"It looks like something out of Equestria." Spike observed.

"Don't you think that would be the case?" Rarity asked the purple drake.

"Umm... No... I don't believe that being the case." Fluttershy said as everyone looked surprised to see the butter yellow pegasus stepping out of the boat and casually approaching the Cocox. "Hello there." Fluttershy greeted and the Cocox replied. "Pock! Pock!"

Twilight worried about her friend quickly rushed off to the butter yellow pegasus. "Fluttershy! Are you sure that you shouldn't be resting? Your injuries are..."

"Oh don't worry Twilight. While I'm unable to fight or fly at the moment, I can walk just fine." Fluttershy reassured Twilight that her safety was secured. "So Mister what can you say about this place?" Fluttershy question as she and the Cocox started chatting.

"Man its so cool that she can talk to animals!" Luffy exclaimed with stars in his eyes.

"So wait... You said earlier that this creature looks something out of Equestria and that you guys have animals, creatures or monsters like these back home. Does that mean Equestria has weird and freaky places like this?" Nami asked the baby dragon with a gulp.

"Yeah we have tons of them." Spike smirked. "They are even weirder than what you could ever imagine and some of them are really really dangerous." Spike replied with an evil grin that scared Nami who started sweating like crazy.

"H.. How exactly dangerous are they?" Nami tried to brave herself in asking further down the rabbit hole as the girl starting shaking in a comedic manner.

"You wanna know what's an Ursa Major?" Spike asked with a mischievous grin on his face.

"That's enough Spike! Your scaring her!" Twilight scolded Spike as she gently pushed him aside. "Besides its not like all of Equestria is like that. Most of the dangerous creatures rarely leaves the Everfree Forest." Twilight explained.

"Rarely doesn't mean never and for your information, The Everfree Forest is just the most dangerous, not the only dangerous place in Equestria." Spike countered back at his surrogate sister as images of terrifying monsters began to cloud the Cat Burglar and at that point, Nami was just mortified.

"Ugh... No offense but I'm not sure if I want to be there." Nami said and Luffy chipped in from the side. "That's so cool! I totally want to visit your world! Especially that Everfree Forest!" The rubber kid said excitedly while Nami almost fainted thinking what could come out from his enthusiasm. "Its a good thing that I'm not really part of his crew. I pity anyone actually crazy enough to actually join him." Nami thought.

While the Straw Hat crew talked about the wonderful land of Equestria which got Luffy hyped up, Fluttershy had just finished talking with the Cocox. "Thank you very much for this information Mister. We're very grateful for your help." Fluttershy politely said before receiving a "Pock!" in response before the Cocox wandered elsewhere.

"Umm excuse me everyone." Fluttershy said, drawing the attention of everyone else on the shy and meek pegasus. Something difficult came to her in the past but she has learned to overcome in terms of communication. "I've learned a couple of things about this island. It looks like there is indeed someone living here and he's called Gaimon. He.. Umm... Mister Cocox said that he has a body of a chest." Fluttershy explain confusing everyone in the process.

"What? The body of a chest?" Nami asked, trying to picture what the guy looked like.

"W... Well that's what he said. Anyways he seems to be the caretaker of him and the rest of the animals on this island." Fluttershy explained.

"Really now? He sounds like a great guy! Im gonna go see if I can make him our Nakama!" Luffy said as he proceeds to go deeper into the forest.

"Wait Luffy! Don't just run off!" Nami called out with an exasperated look as she tries to follow Luffy.

"Well we better follow them ya'll." Applejack exclaimed and the rest of them followed her like a scout leader.

While the rest of the Straw Hats are on their way to exploring more of the island forest, They encountered another creature which is a Usagihebi. This one looks like a mixture of a snake and a rabbit, with a white and pink snake body and rabbit ears. Luffy then picks up the Usagihebi with curiosity. "Wow. What a weird rabbit!"

"Its weird alright but I think that's a mutant snake." Nami said as she looks at the weird slithering creature.

Luffy lets the Usagihebi go before focusing yet on another weird animal. This one is called a Lionbuta. It looks like a mixture of a lion and a pig, with a pink pig body and brown lion mane. "Is this a pig?" Luffy asks as he picks up the Lionbuta to examine it.

"It could be a lion." Nami said as Luffy and the strange creature had an impromptu staring contest and the Lionbuta ends up wanting to bite Luffy's face off until Fluttershy had to interfere and pry it off him.

Twilight stopped for a moment to think about the condition of the island. "I wonder what could have possibly caused these mutations on creatures that aren't common as well as the fact that more of these biological systems are structured in a way that these animals have been fused with one another.

"Maybe some kind of mad scientist did this and left them on the island." Spike answered.

"Come on Spike, This isn't one of your Power Ponies Comic Fan Theory again from that convention." Applejack exclaimed with air quotes at Spike's explanation.

"Hey you'll never know Applejack. We are in a different world after all." The baby dragon replied.

"Well whatever the case might be, I'm still curios because it seems that this world is not that different from Equestria minus the apparent lack of general magic." Twilight observed her surroundings. "And yet we haven't seen the majority of this world yet..."

"Ooh I really really can't wait to see it all! Do you think that there could be a place made out of candy?!" Pinkie excitedly asked.

"Pfftt... Really Pinkie? Not even Equestria is that crazy!" Applejack replied.

"Yeah right... Seriously what are the chances of that happening?" Spike added and suddenly everyone heard a loud voice that demands for them to follow his orders.

"Leave... Leave now... LEAVE!!!"

"Huh?" A confused Luffy asked.

"W.. What was that?" Fluttershy suddenly tensed in her position.

"I... I don't know..." Twilight said as she looks around her surroundings.

“Who are you?” Nami asked.

"I’m the Forest Guardian”

“The Forest Guardian?” Luffy said in a confused manner.

"That's right! If you still want to live then leave at once! Your all pirates aren't you?"

“Yes!” Luffy immediately responded.

“Why did it asked that?” Nami questioned.

"No idea but I have a feeling something fishy is going on here.." Applejack exclaimed. "Excuse me Forest Guardian or whatever but your a really powerful fellow aren't you?" Applejack asked.

"Why yes! I'm the Mighty Forest Guardian! My power is to be feared everywhere!"

"And how powerful are we exactly talking about?" Applejack continued to ask further.

"What...?! How dare you question me you mere mortal?! If I wanted to, I can make you all disappear with just a thought! Nothing is impossible for me the Forest Guardian!"

"You faker! You sound too dumb to be a god!" Nami yelled back at the fearmongering force of nature.

"Gotcha..." Applejack thought with a smirk. "Well if you really can do anything then why did you let us enter the forest in the first place? Heck you could have stopped us from stepping on this island. Why is that oh almighty one?"

"I'm still wondering what happened here... Look at all of these..." Luffy said as he takes a look at the amount of animal hybrids that surrounded them.

"They used to be pirates. They came to this island looking for treasure but all they found was my wrath!"

"You've transformed them? Then you really are a god!" Spike said as he began to kneel down and assume a praying position with two of his claws while Applejack just rolled her eyes.

"W.. What would you know?! I work in mysterious ways a... a mere mortal like you wouldn't understand! Showing so much insolence huh?! I'm gonna erase you all if you don't this instant, I swear!"

"Mhmm... Yup... Whatever you say..." Applejack said in a disinterested manner provoking more the mysterious character from the shadows. "Well fellas..." Applejack addressed her friends while the mysterious voice continued rambling in the background. "If the fact that we're not all erased out of existence yet is anything to go by..." Applejack explained, using air quotes. "This Forest Guardian is a scammer."

"Wow Applejack, You've noticed his scheme pretty quick." Nami said praising the apple farmer. "Its a pity though that I'm not gonna be able to have her form a debt for me." Nami thought to herself.

"Thanks Sugarcube. Its all thanks to a certain duo of ponies that I've had a pleasure to meet way back..." Applejack sighs.

"If your not leaving then prepare to face the Forest's Judgement!" Gaimon yelled as everyone began to scatter at the fact that wooden spikes start to fly around everywhere as large rocks even dropped on top of Luffy. "Hahahaha! Your really pushing your luck here god!" Luffy taunted Gaimon with a smirk.

"How are you not dead?!!" Gaimon exclaimed in shock as he pulls out a flintlock and shoots Luffy in the back but instead of piercing him, the bullet stretched his flesh forward then bounced off him harmlessly. "Ugghhh!!!"

"Hey Island God!! Even mortals now bullets can't hurt a rubber man!!" Nami taunted him more.

"Maybe so but I still hate them!!" Luffy exclaimed.

"Haha!!" Spike laughed with sarcasm while protecting Fluttershy behind him. "If he would have shot you, You'd be dead right now or if he shot any of them. The only reason your alive right now is because he shot Luffy." Spike narrowed his eyes as he scolded Nami and the rest of Twilight's friends nodded in understanding. "And he could still have other bullets, You'll never know."

"What kind of thing are you?" Gaimon asked with disbelief.

“The Bullet was fired from there! And there’s also a pistol!” Nami said as she points to a where a gun was located and what also appeared to be a bush inside a chest laid as the group curiously approached the mysterious being.

“What’s this thing anyway?” Luffy asked.

“It looks like a bush.” Applejack replied.

“But somehow it grew inside a chest” Twilight added.

“It doesn't look normal!” Nami concluded but everyone got caught off guard when Gaimon suddenly start to run away from them in order to escape only to trip on his own feet.

Island Resident

Gaimon

“Wow! It’s a man!" A surprised Nami said.

“What a interesting cauliflower head! Cauliflower Man!” Luffy exclaimed.

“I still think it’s more like a bush” Applejack added.

“Lift me up!” Gaimon yelled again.

“Why are you so angry? You tripped yourself…” Nami said with a drop of a sweat

“Wait… Uh... Mister? Are you Gaimon by any chance?” Fluttershy asked

“Huh? How do you know my name?” Gaimon asked as he was completely taken off guard.

“Gomu Gomu Fruit.... It's a Devil Fruit right? I have heard of that before… But it’s the first time I had meet someone who actually ate that kind of fruit. It’s also the first time I ever heard of talking ponies but I know little outside the East Blue so I wouldn’t rule it out as impossible."

“It’s the first time I meet someone who is stuck in a Chest too! You’re like a son in a box” Luffy exclaimed.

“Oh yeah…my parents took care of me when I was still small… Are you a Idiot?!?" Gaimon suddenly screamed and everyone chuckled at his mannerisms.

"I got stuck in here and I can't get out! I lived on this island like this for 20 years already! Can't you understand what I've been going through?!"

“What? Lived on this island by yourself?” Nami asked, the cat burglar was intrigued.

"Yes... 20 years..."

“And stuck like that?” Twilight asked with a worried look.

“That’s really stupid…!” Luffy stated bluntly.

“What did you say!? I’m gonna kill you!” Gaimon yelled back at Luffy.

“Twenty years… What a long time! My hair and mustache have already grown this long, and even my eyebrows are connected..."

“Oh you poor thing.. I can’t even imagine what that was like…” Rarity said with a sympathetic look.

“Yeah... I haven’t talk to anyone in twenty years…” Gaimon sulks when Luffy suddenly grabs his head with both hands and started to pull him out of the chest.

“It hurts! It hurts! What the hell are you doing?!” Gaimon yelled as the man writhes in pain.

“Why can’t I pull you out?!” Luffy said with frustration as he continues to pull him out.

“Stop! Stop! My neck it’s gonna break!” Gaimon yelled at Luffy one more time making the rubber kid finally stop as he turns around shouting angrily at Luffy. ”Fool! I haven’t moved in years! My body and this chest have already become one! If you are going to forcefully pull me out then my body will be done for!”

"Man that’s rough.” Spike exclaimed.

“Tell me about it...” Gaimon said.

“But… How did you got to this Island?” Nami asked Gaimon curiously.

"You mentioned earlier that you were pirates right?"

"Yes. There are ten of us." Luffy said.

"I was also once a pirate! Its nice being a pirate, venturing for treasures. Its even okay if I risk my life..."

“It do sound like you really enjoyed it.” Applejack said.

“Yeah.. I really did.. Say do you have any maps?”

“We have a navigational map for the Grandline!” Luffy said as he pull out said map and then proudly states...

Luffy nods and approaches Gaimon to show him the map. "So which is the Grandline?" Gaimon asked.

"I don't know Mr. Scrub Brush. I thought you could tell me."

"Sorry. I don't really know how to read a sea chart. Hahahaha! HAHAHAHA!" Gaimon laughs with Luffy joining in.

“Ignorance is bliss huh...? Is this really how pirates talk?” Nami asked as she puts her hands on her hips.

“Meh... They did laugh a lot in my old fairytale books.” Spike said.

“I don’t think fairytales should normally be an accurate representation of pirates.” Twilight exclaimed.

“That’s fascinating! A world’s ocean that is separated by a single Ring like mass of earth? Amazing!” Twilight marveled at the geographical structure shown by the map and Nami seemed to appreciate that someone was appreciating her knowledge of the world.

"In history only the Pirate King Gold Roger has conquered this route! Also it is the most dangerous route!" Nami explained.

"One Piece is surely in that place!" Luffy said having been convinced by Nami's knowledge. "That means we need to sail around the world!"

“The most dangerous route you say? That sounds like quite the adventure.” Spike said with a smile.

“Ha! They’re going to need more that just the most dangerous route to scare me off!” Rainbow Dash with determination, swooping around the skies and landing down like a n angel descending from the heavens much to the shock of Twilight and her friends of how Rainbow was able to find them and the fact that she was just napping earlier on a cloud far from them.

"Its already more than 20 years since the beginning of the Great Pirate Era... That treasure might be nothing more than legend. Can you see now? One Piece is only a dream inside a dream." Gaimon explained.

"Is that so? I think that there's a better ending right?" Luffy exclaimed.

"If a person really found such treasure, He wouldn't tell anybody! That's what a smart person would do!" Nami added.

“I will surely find the treasure because I’m always lucky!”

"I just can't understand where you get such confidence..?" Nami exclaimed. "Even if we do make it to the Grand Line, I say the best thing to do is to grab as much treasure as we can and then escape."

"Nerves of steel I guess." Spike answered with a smile.

"You go ahead and do that. I'm gonna find the One Piece." Luffy grinned.

"Whatever you say Luffy..." Nami sighs.

"Oh my... I'm no longer so sure that this is all a good idea..." A worried Fluttershy said. "And what if it really doesn't exist...? I wouldn't want anyone else getting hurt like me all for nothing..."

"Well I'm still down for it! So what if some pirates in the past didn't make it? Doesn't mean that we can't!" Rainbow Dash answered as she puts an arm over Fluttershy to encourage her..

"It certainly sounds like a real challenge though..." Applejack replied to her rainbow maned friend.

"HEY LISTEN UP!!" Luffy suddenly called out stopping everyone's line of thought at the moment. "I know that it sounds dangerous and that I just started my journey but..." Luffy exclaimed with a serious look before he continued. "I swear to everyone that I'm going to protect all your lives on this adventure as we set sail to that place where we may or may not found One Piece! Because I'm finally laying my foot down once more to say that I Monkey D. Luffy will be THE KING OF THE PIRATES!!" Luffy loudly declared the last part with an incredible force of will accompanied by a gust of wind that left everyone lost for words.

That was a bold claim alright but there was something that they did understand is that Luffy wholeheartedly meant every single word as if it was an absolute fact.

"That was incredible... Such a strong spirit..." Gaimon exclaimed praising Luffy." If the One Piece exists, If someone were to get it, It would totally be someone like you!"

"No joke, After that I totally feel like I can take on the whole world!" Spike said jumping up and down, having brief flashbacks to when Spike won the Sibling Supreme Game back then at Canterlot organized by the Princesses. And also the fact that before Twilight became Princess, He's already been trained for this kind of situation.

"OH!!!! YEAH!!!" Rainbow yelled into the air as she starts flying higher and higher into the sky and even doing multiple tricks and stunts up above everyone else. "That's what I'm talking about!! Let's do this!!"

"Well we already did face our fair share of danger and epic adventures already so what's a little more?" Rarity said joining in.

"Mhmmm... Oh what the hay! Sure lets go for it!" Applejack agreed with her fashionista friend.

"Its going to be so much fun!" Pinkie Pie cheered.

"W... Well if everyone else agrees then I suppose its fine by me." Fluttershy added with a smile.

And lastly, Twilight approached Luffy and raised a front leg extending her right hoof to him. "It will be an honor as Princess of Equestria to help you on your journey future Pirate King."

Luffy chuckled as the rubber kid gives Twilight a fist bump to her right hoof with a grin. "Sure thing! Thanks!"

All the while Gaimon takes a look at the crew with a gentle smile. "What a great crew... It reminds me so much of the good old days..." Gaimon thought as his expression suddenly turned around and proclaimed to everyone his reasons.

"So no one came to this island in the past 20 years?" Luffy asked.

"Yes! People came... There were many times... They were all pirates looking for the treasure but I used the 'Forest Judgement' to scare them all away!" Gaimon exclaimed as sweat began to drop from his forehead and tightens the grip on his pistol.

"And what about your crew? None of them ever came back for you?" Twilight asked with a worried look.

Gaimon then shakes his head sadly. "I like to believe that they just forgot about me because its less painful to handle that.. Thinking that they might have died out there just after I ended up here... Even worse if it was because they were coming back to get me..." Gaimon finished as everyone went silent for a moment. "Well anyway..."

"Hey why don't we help you get that treasure?" Pinkie offered.

"That's right Darling! It wouldn't be a trouble at all!" Rarity agreed.

"Okay! Gaimon San!! We'll help you get those treasures!" Nami finished.

"What? Is that true? That's very nice! I knew I hadn't misjudged you!"

"You did think that we weren't good people and tried to scare us away though.." Applejack thought as she rolled her eyes with a smile.

"Aren't you a professional thief that steals treasure from pirates?" Luffy asked Nami making Rainbow looked at her with suspicion and Applejack to raised an eyebrow at the woman as Nami quickly put her hands on her hips. "Don't speak nonsense! I have principles too!" Nami angrily said, clearly offended by their words.

"Anyways we better get to it already. Lead the way Gaimon." Twilight said as everyone followed the island resident to an isolated rock to where the said treasures are located on top. "This is it... Its been a long time... Since the last time I came here." Gaimon said, admiring the place he so fiercely protected.

"Its a big rock alright. There's no way you could reach the top as you are alone." Applejack exclaimed.

"Heh that's it? I can reach that in a single flap!" Rainbow boasted.

"Say why didn't you ask anyone to help you before?" Luffy asked and Gaimon replied. "Because I don't trust anybody! And anyone who sees me like this wouldn't believe me anyway."

Gaimon then returned his gaze to the top of the rock. "Damn! Damn! The treasure is just up there but I... I've awaited this moment for so long, today is the happiest day of my life!"

"Okay... Go for it!" Nami said resting a hand on Luffy's shoulder.

"You want me to go up there?" He asked Nami.

"Of course! Do you think I can climb that?!" Nami answered back.

"Don't worry, I got you!" Rainbow said as she crouches down and true to her word jumped while flapping her wings once and the force of wind elevating her to the top of the rock.

"Good job Rainbow! My turn!" Luffy said.

"I'm counting on you Straw Hat Kid!" Gaimon said cheering him on.

"Okay..." Luffy said as he stretches his arms until he grips unto the top of the rock before he retracts his arms while maintaining his grip in order to propel himself to the top.

A moment passed until Luffy was seen carrying a chest between his arms with Rainbow Dash beside him. "There really are some treasure chests up here! There are five of them!" Luffy called out as Gaimon's mood improved even more. "That's great!! Quick! Drop them here! But don't hit me! Wahahahaha!"

"No way!" Both Luffy and Rainbow said at the same time.

"What?" A shocked Gaimon asked.

"What?! Why Rainbow?!" Twilight asked her friend.

"What do you mean you two won't drop them?" Applejack demanded seeking an explanation.

"What the hell are you two talking about?! Stop joking and drop them down now!!" Nami said angrily. "Hurry up and drop them to me!!"

"But we don't wanna do that!" Luffy said and Rainbow just looked to the side as Nami just turned around feeling angry and betrayed. "Fine! But don't you two dare to come back down here again!"

"Forget about it! Its fine if they don't wanna drop them down here!" Gaimon suddenly said much to the shock of everyone.

"How can that be alright?! Its your treasure!" Nami exclaimed as the Cat Burglar was taken aback at what she just heard.

"Gaimon you've guarded that treasure with your heart and soul for 20 years! What gives now?!" Spike questioned his change of mood but Gaimon just ignored them and instead looked to Luffy and Rainbow as he started to cry. "Straw Hat Kid and Rainbow Pegasus... Your great guys!!"

"Wait what?! What do you mean they're great?!" Nami asked as she was completely lost for words.

"Wait... Don't tell me that...!!" Twilight exclaimed as the purple alicorn finally caught as to what was going on.

"I actually thought about it before and it might be a possibility but I always try hard not to think about it too much..."

Everything became silent as they came to the realization of what they just heard. The fact that the treasure that Gaimon had been guarding all this time were just empty chests.

"Uh huh. That’s right. They’re all empty!” Luffy said, confirming the truth to everyone. "Sorry..." Was all Rainbow Dash could say.

"Oh Darling, We're so sorry..." Rarity said.

"How can that be... The treasure that you've guarded for 20 years... Is just a bunch of empty chests!" Nami exclaimed.

Suddenly a loud laugh was heard and everyone looked up to see that it was none other than Luffy who was laughing. "Wahahahaha! Don't be so disappointed uncle! You meeting us after 20 years was a good thing too!"

Rainbow Dash however was sulking a while ago but then looked at her captain with renewed determination. "Oh I know! Because if it had been like thirty years then you might not have been alive!" Rainbow added.

"Yeah! Come with us Gaimon! Its gonna be awesome!"~Rainbow

"Ooh New Crew Member Party! Alright!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed as she starts bouncing excitedly.

"So... This is serious... All of you wanted me to come and join on your crew for the adventure of a lifetime..." Gaimon cries out, his tears dropping to the ground while everyone nods having tears in their eyes as well. "Heh... As much as I would like that, I would have to say..."

"POCK!!!!" A loud was heard that startled everyone and in an instant, the crew and Gaimon were surrounded by all the hybrid animals of the island that everyone saw all the hybrid animals that the crew met and many more with the Cocox leading them. "Huh? Guys? What are you doing here?" Gaimon asked when his expression suddenly hardened as well as the grip on his pistol when he takes it out. "Another pirate crew is approaching?"

But the Cocox shakes his head as he looks at Fluttershy and responds. "Pock!! Pock!! Pock!! Pock!! Pock!!"

"Huh? Really?" Fluttershy asks and the Cocox nods.

"What does he want Flutters?" Rainbow asks while Fluttershy sits down to have a conversation with the Cocox. "It seems that Mr. Cocox has something to say to Gaimon for all the animals in this island and he wants me to translate it for him.

"Wow amazing! You really all are a special bunch!" Gaimon exclaimed praising them.

"Heh and you haven't seen anything about us yet." Rainbow exclaimed with a smirk.

Fluttershy then nods to the Cocox to signal that she's ready and the Cocox answered back with his usual animal sounds. "Pock!! Pock!! Pock!! Pock!!" As the butter yellow pegasus began to translate for him. "I, The Cocox want to thank Gaimon for these past 20 years for everything he's ever done for us since when he manages to unite all of us the animals on this island in peace and harmony, to teach us how to defend ourselves from invaders and fighting back as if we were brothers. We will never forget it and we desire to return what he has done to us in full force. That's why on this day forward by the authority imposed into me by my fellow hybrids I..." Fluttershy paused in silent shock and looked to the Cocox who nodded in response and urged Fluttershy to continue. "I... I banish you from this island"

Those were the set of words that truly surprised everyone.

"What?! Banish him?!" Nami asked.

"But why?" Applejack added.

The Cocox continues speaking as Fluttershy continues to translate the said animal language for him. "I banish you... Until you finish your journey with the Straw Hat Boy and fulfill your great dream of finding a great treasure and learning about the exciting knowledge of the world." The Cocox finished.

Everyone was then silent after that speech until Gaimon had to respond. "You... You all truly mean all that...?" This time however it was not the Cocox but the Lionbuta who decides to speak up on the matter. "Oink!! Oink!! Oink!! Oink!! Oink!!" As Fluttershy as quick to translate. "We'll be fine! If anyone tries to harm us then I'm biting their legs off." And following that statement, the LionButa showed another set of razor sharp teeth from his mouth kind of like a shark fishman which shocked Twilight and her friends. Yup whoever gets too overconfident by his naturally passive pig looking appearance is in for a nasty surprise.

Next it was the rabbit and snake hybrid UsagiHebi that took the time to talk to Fluttershy and she helped him translate the words too. "And don't worry for any fights that may be happening in the future! We all have learned our lesson! Other hybrids and nice people friend! Bad outsiders who try to harm us food!" The snake declared looking very proud of himself.

"Oh you guys... I don't know what to say... WAHHHH!!!" Gaimon broke into tears as he ran over to his animal friends and embracing them likewise. "Awww..." Twilight exclaimed as she and her friends got into a group hug as well, Nami had a warm smile on her face while Luffy just joined them all with a big hug.

"ALRIGHT!!" Gaimon exclaimed as he holds up his bag of important supplies but mostly is his two pistols. "ALRIGHT NOW IS THE TIME THAT THE GREAT GAIMON MAKES HIS GRAND COMEBACK INTO PIRACY!! WAHAHAHAHA!!"

"Shishishishi! That's right! Welcome to the crew Gaimon!" Luffy said with a big smile on his face as Gaimon threw his bag on the bigger one of the two current boats in possession of the crew which was the stolen from the Buggy Pirates as the Cocox appears from the entrance of the forest accompanied by a Pandabat which is one of the hybrids earlier. "Squeak!! Squeak!!"

"Peebee?" Gaimon asked with a confused look as Peebee flies towards him and the Cocox approaches with Fluttershy acting as his helpful personal translator. "To gurantee your security as well as to make sure that you don't sneak back here, we decided that we will have one of us accompanying you. After debating for a bit we settled for PB to be the one to do it since she is the one who can best help you in both combat and mundane things.

"Leave it to me Coxy!! With me at this side Gaimon San will be alright!!" Peebee says as Fluttershy translates the words for her.

"Yay! Two new Nakamas in a single adventure!" Luffy shouted happily as the rubber kid jumped for joy.

PB then grabs Gaimon and throws him to the stolen Buggy Pirates Boat with Gaimon having no problem to land on his feet for quick and agile action. The Panda Bat hybrid then nests herself on top of the small cabin of said transportation with his said master as everyone else took respective positions on the two boats fully noticing Zoro that he seemed to have napped during this whole time.

"Hey he sure is a lot like you Dash." Applejack smirked to her rainbow maned friend. "Oh stuff it AJ. I don't sleep THAT MUCH... And besides the only time I take a full sleeping session is after my trainings are done for the day." Rainbow tried to defend her position while Applejack just rolled her eyes with a smile. "Sure thing Rainbow... Sure thing..."

As the crew started to leave, all the hybrid animals of the island came to the shore and said their goodbyes in a manner of different animal noises as Luffy and his friends wave back.

"Don't worry! We will come back! Leave Gaimon to us!" ~Twilight Sparkle

"Bye everyone!"~Cat Burlar Nami

"See you later guys!"~ Monkey D. Luffy

"If the legendary treasure One Piece is out there, I'm sure that you'll find it! And when you do.. BUY THE WORLD!!!"~ Gaimon

"That's right! I'll go head and do that!"~ Luffy

"YAY!!!!!"

All the ruckus seemed to wake up Zoro who grumpily answered them. "What the hell did I just told you all?! You all make so much damn noise..." As the crew only responded with hearty laughs which seemed to irritate the swordman further.

And so between the laughter and the joys, The Straw Hats left Gaimon's island with two new Nakamas, unaware of the dangers they will soon have to face.

Syrup Village of Lies! Who was the boy who cried pirates? Pirates? Pirates eveywhere?!

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It was a bright and sunny day as the group of 'heroic pirates' are sailing out on the ocean in their transportation which consists of the boat Luffy and Zoro got from the marines of Shells Town as well as the one that Nami had stolen from a of contingent of Buggy Pirates. Luffy was having a good time partying and paling around with Twilight and her friends as well as welcome Gaimon from the Island of Rare Animals as their new crewmates, cupcakes and soda being passed around courtesy of Pinkie.

"Its a good thing I restocked our food supply back at Orange Town when the story wasn’t focusing on me!" The pink party pony said and the humans gave her a weird look.

Twilight chuckled. "Don’t worry about it everypony. She says weird things like that from time to time."

Deciding it was better to listen to her everyone dismissed it. "So who are you..?" Zoro asked as the man drank a can of soda.

"Ahh my name is Gaimon and from now on I'm going to be the Spy on your ship. I specialize in reconnaissance and scouting." The man stuck inside the chest answered as he takes a bite of a vanilla cupcake with sprinkles.

"Speaking of spies, do you remember that time when you've had a dilemma about your future self after meeting her and then we sneaked into the Canterlot Archives?" Spike asked as a flashback of a memory literally played in the air like a movie projector for the nostalgia of Twilight and her friends as well as for everyone to see using the princess's magic much to their amazement.

"Or how about the time we jumped into Spike's comic book world to become the legendary power ponies themselves to stop the evil meaning Mane Iac and her henchmen? Sure is fun being superheroes." Pinkie giggled as Twilight popped up another memory back home much to everyone's amazement on how many different things the alicorn can do using her magic.

"Wow so you guys literally experienced meeting yourself from the future and apart from that you've also gone to another dimension to be a superhero? That is soo cool!" Luffy exclaimed with an excited tone.

Nami gave a shocked reaction from Luffy's words. "Wow Luffy… How do you know what all of that means?"

Luffy exclaimed. "Cuz comics!"

Spike perked up with interest at the topic being discussed. "Wait you guys got comics here too!?"

Luffy answered. "Sure thing! I used to read those during my time preparing to set sail back at my home island when I got bored.

There was this one about this seagull guy who fought some colorful guys. What were they called? Terma? Petra? Ferga…? Whatever... They weren’t that popular..." Luffy poorly explained, referring to the famous comic book 'Sora Warrior of the Sea.' A comic that tells the story of the fictional Marine hero who can walk on water, and Sora's battles against the evil armies of Germa 66. In these battles, Sora is assisted by a transforming robot and a pet seagull.

"Wow! Next time I'll have to take a look around for some of those comics!" Spike said with excitment.

"That place Equestria you girls talk about must be really magical what with all of the adventures that you all went through. Especially since that your a princess, that must mean that you have a lot of treasure in your castle right?" Nami asked Twilight as she puts an arm around the alicorn mare having stars and sparkles in her eyes. "Yes Nami... Sure... Sure..." Twilight said as she rolled her eyes with a smile.

"Something tells me that I'm gonna love Equestria a lot when we finally get there." Nami exclaimed.

Applejack raised a eyebrow at her. "Weren’t you terrified about all da monsters and stuff?"

"Don’t be silly Applejack. I never would miss the chance for some exciting adventure!" Nami Frowned at the apple pony as her eyes got replaced with money symbols as the apple farmer just closed her eyes and shakes her head.

"And you Zoro. Aren’t you always looking for strong and tough opponents to fight?" Spike said to his companion as he flew over to him and drank a can of apple juice. "There are timberwolves, bug bears, ursa minors, ursa majors, dragons, changelings, griffons, yaks, hippogriffs, ponies and a lot more. bet there is some folks that could give you a fight!"

"Well count me in since I'm always looking for a decent sparring partner." Zoro answered as he and Spike shared a toast. The moss haired swordsman wanted sake to drink but he thought this will have to do for now.

"As I was saying..." Gaimon said before Peebee his Pandabat companion made a squeaking noise whilst flapping her wings really fast and everyone listened attentively to what the scrub brush guy had to say.

"I grew up in Hachinosu Island somewhere in the Grand Line. Now then its said that long ago, the island became a paradise for pirates, and it's said that it was the birthplace of some kind of gambling game and where the Legendary Rocks Pirates were found. Because of our extreme poverty, we can't pay their Heavenly Tribute and affiliate ourselves with the World Government... That's how it goes with the non affiliated countries. Pirates and kidnappers do as they like and islands like those become lawless. The countries go to ruin and tons of children become orphans. I was one of those children so I set out to sea at an early age."

"We're so sorry to hear that.." Twilight said with her head hung low as Rarity came to comfort her. "Its just like the place Klugetown back home and we were so focused on saving our own skin that we're ignorant to our surroundings. The fact that we have all of these galas and big parties for ourselves.. Eat cake, sandwiches and live a good life while all of these ponies and creatures are poverty stricken but we didn't give a single care about them. As the Princess of Friendship now I felt more bad and guilty about not trying any harder to help them.

"I agree that it was the place where we almost got kidnapped and sold for slavery but thank Celestia that there were still albeit a few kind souls living in that area who actually had a heart and showed empathy." Rarity replied with a sad smile as the ponies huddled against each other. "I always said that I've had enough of epic adventures but if its with you guys, I know I'll be safe with you and that I can go for one more."

"Wait you said that you set off to sea when you were a kid then does that mean you were part of this Rocks Pirates group? What was it like? I got to say that its a little weird to have rocks and stones named after a pirate crew." Pinkie exclaimed curiously before taking out a chocolate chip cookie from her mane and proceeds to eat it much to Luffy's delight for another treat.

"Don't be such a fool!!" Gaimon yelled at Pinkie and everyone gasped. "I was a kid apprentice on the Rocks Pirates which were a gang of unique characters who gathered together around just one money making scheme on my home island Hachinosu ages ago. They were all so violent, they even battled to the death on board their own ship. Its members were, first...

Captain Rocks D. Xebec...

Whitebeard in his younger days!

Big Mom!

Kaido!

And Shiki the Golden Lion!

"Those four used to be on board the same pirate ship with us. There are other pirates from the Rocks Pirates who later became infamous especially here on the East Blue. Pirate Apprentices as kids like me being taught to vied for supremacy in the New World. These are some others like...

Iron Mace Alvida...

Pirate Fleet Admiral Don Krieg!

Kuro of a Hundred Plans!

And Silver Axe, Axe Hand Morgan!

"You've got to be kidding me! So that fat lady and that insane axe swinging old man were supposed to be big named pirates back in the day?!" Rainbow Dash questioned. "Then why was such a pirate group lost to history?" Twilight added.

"One of the reasons was that we disliked each other so much, we took no pride in publicizing our exploits. Secondly... Captain Rocks had the ambition to become the king of the world... So we showed our teeth at the World Government as if we were a terrorist group, and the Government has been covering up incidents since. But everyone knew how threatening we were at that time... When I was a kid, I trained to personally be a Silencer Spy who hides in the shadows and shoot opponents with double pistols when they least expect it." Gaimon explained to his newfound friends.

"Man that's crazy... For a little guy, You sure are one tough dude." Spike commented.

" Oh you've had no idea what happened back then..."Gaimon exclaimed. "Wanna know something? We actually used to be around a hundred kids to be an apprentice for the Rocks Pirates ranging from ages 5 to 17."

Rainbow Dash got surprised by the sudden revelation. "Wow that many!? Why would they take that many Kids for!?"

Gaimon sighs as he turns to them with a dark look. "One time Captain Xebec all of us to a remote island and then he armed us with all kinds of weapons before sailing away with a few words. Gaimon continued with a voice of dread as everyone gave him worried looks and even others like Fluttershy and Rarity had fear sketched in their faces. "W... What did he say?" Rainbow braced herself to ask but Gaimon slowly walks towards the pegasus and looks at her straight in the eyes. "Listen up brats... I'm coming back with a week... If there are more than five of you alive by the time I came back. I'm killing you all."

"You could very well guess what happened after that." Gaimon said taking a bite of a red velvet cupcake with raspberry filling as splatters of the red stuff hit the floorboards and no one dared to say a word for the moment.

"Say Luffy...? What do you make out of all of this...? Gaimon was once a..." Nami exclaimed only to find out that Luffy was already snoozing. "HE'S ASLEEP?!?!?!" Everyone exclaimed in shock at the sight of the rubber kid fast asleep and snot bubbles forming up his nose.

"Anyways we need to plan things more!" Nami said with a pondering look on her face as she takes a look at the map once more.

"What do you mean?" Luffy asked.

"Are we really going to the Grand Line like this?" Nami asked pinching the bridge of her nose in frustration.

"Oh that's right! Although Uncle Cabbage gave us plenty of fruits, we don't any meat on this ship!" "Its Gaimon you knuckle head!!" Gaimon who was peeling fruits for the ponies. yelled as he smacks Luffy on the back of his head in a comedic manner. "I... I mean we... we don't have any meat on this ship!" Luffy said as he turned to Zoro with a drooling mouth. "Wait a minute Zoro!! On second thought..." Nami felt sweat dripping down her forehead as she sees Luffy and Zoro with an evil look thinking of Twilight and her friends as a piece of meat with their faces on them.

"Don't even think about it Luffy...." Twilight answered as she and her friends gave Luffy and Zoro a dangerous smile, a gesture of what would happen if for once those two think of them as emergency food just because ponies.

"I'm not talking about food supplies!" Nami exclaimed. "Besides we already have plenty of that from what Pinkie Pie can magic up and from what Applejack can cook. We got all of the talents we need to at least survive for the time being so lets not worry about the problem of food and drink first."

"Hahaha and we don't have any sake to drink either! How boring!" Zoro laughed. "Excuse me Mr. Bushido didn't you have enough eating cupcakes and drinking the soda I gave you earlier?" Pinkie asked.

"Oh its alright Pinkie, I'm all for sweets, desserts, party food and whatnot but what I really want is sake and any food that compliments it. Its just my favorite." Zoro sighs.

"The place that we're going, the Grand Line is the most dangerous place in the world! Every pirate in this world wishes to get the treasure there so we need to get a better ship first! We're also short on equipment. No matter what you think, we can't possibly safe!" Nami explained. "I bet we can work it out!" Dash said as she quickly takes a look at the map of the Grand Line. "Besides I can just fly up here and take a look!" Rainbow said as she points to the place on the map called the Red Line where the Holy City of Mariejois is located at the top.

"Don't even think of going up there Rainbow Dash! You know don't what we're going to be up against if you just barge in there all guns and blazing in a bar!" Gaimon scolded the brash rainbow pegasus.

"Whatever do you mean Gaimon?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I'll... I'll tell you some other time kid..." Gaimon exclaimed as he looks to the side still remembering that very day where he finds himself in a dangerous and even life threatening battle between Roger and Garp against the Rocks Pirates at the God Valley incident where their captain died and the two saved the Celestial Dragons and their slaves that the World Government had to cover up that incident on the now none existent island.

"Oh what do you suggest we do first then Nami?" Luffy asked.

"We have to prepare for the journeys ahead. There's a village due north. We should go there first! First thing to do when we get there if find a better ship!" Nami answered the straw hat kid.

"AND EAT SOME MEAT!!" Luffy yelled out.

"Don't even think for a second about eating us Luffy..." Twilight and her friends answered their captain with a deadpan look.

Meanwhile somewhere out on Syrup Village...

"Ahh there he is!!" Two boys and their pony friends called out. "Huh?"

"Oh hey guys and girls!!" Ussop greeted them.

"Good Morning!!" The village boy Piiman answered swinging down his bat. A boy with dark hair wearing a pepper-shaped hat. He wears a lightly green short sleeves shirt with the Usopp Pirates Jolly Roger on the front. He also wears a light blue sash, dark blue pants, and black shoes with grey laces, and grey on the bottom and very top.

"Captain Ussop!!" The village boy Ninjin replied swinging his frying pan to the side. A freckled boy with short spiky white hair that covers his eyes, a orange hat with a frill at the top and the Usopp Pirates Jolly Roger on the front, and a face that ends in a pointed chin; these three features make his head resemble a carrot. He also wears a black sweater, a reddish-brown sash, yellow pants and dark brown shoes, with light brown on the bottom.

"The Ussop Pirate Crew have arrived!!" Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo exclaimed as they salute their pirate captain. The three fillies that have unexpectedly arrived on the island of Syrup Village by accident on the day Discord's magical disaster back in Equestria when Princess Twilight was supposed to be crowned ruler of all Equestria 3 days ago.

"Piiman, Ninjin, Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. Just you five? What about Tamanegi?" Ussop asked. "Huh? He's probably sleeping." Ninjin exclaimed. "Yeah probably." Tamanegi agreed with a bow.

"Aww man too bad.." Ussop said with disappointment when he hears a kid screaming in the distance. "Ahhh!! Ahhh!! Emergency!!"

"Oh there he is." Ninjin answered as he saw his friend with a shovel in hand them swinging it in the air and running towards them like a building was on fire.

"What the heck is he yelling about?" Piiman added wondering what kind of shenanigans the boy was up too now.

"I don't know. Someone broke into their house?" Apple Bloom asked with a large question mark appearing on top of her head.

"Emergency!! Pirates!! Pirates!! Pirates!! Pirates!! Pirates are coming!!" The shovel kid keeps running towards them acting like the end was near for them. This is Tamanegi. A boy with straight brown hair with a tuft sticking up at the top, making his head reminiscent of an onion in appearance, and tiny eyes. He wears square glasses, a yellow shirt with a blue vest jacket over it. He also wears a dark yellow sash, dark brown pants, and black shoes, with grey on the very top and bottom, with tan buckles. "Its true!! I just saw them with my own eyes!! A ship with a skull and a crossbones at the northern shore!!" Tamanegi exclaimed huffing and puffing.

"YOUR LYING..." Ussop, Piiman, Ninjin, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo all said in unison.

"ITS TRUE!! "It was the mark of Buggy The Clown!!" " Tamanegi insisted.

"Are you serious?!" Ussop asked. with fear sketched into his face.

"Yes we're in big trouble!!" Tamanegi answered just as scared with sweat scattering out of his face.

"Well we can take them!! All we have to do is smack them around and then beat them in no time!!" Apple Bloom answered as she starts taking a fighting stance and then whips out the moves that she learned from Rainbow Dash back in her sideline established dojo.

"Yeah!! I can fly after all and we have magic on our hooves!!" Scootaloo said whilst pumping her hooves up into the air and doing flying gestures that would mostly resemble a bee rather than a pegasus while Sweetie Belle levitated some rocks and throw them around.

"Oh yeah!! Yeah!! That's great!! Oh dear!! Its my snack time!! Okay!! You go ahead and take care of them Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo!! You can all fly, do magic and are strong and stuff, Tamanegi, Ninjin and Piiman will back you up!! Okay?! Okay!! Bye!!" Ussop called out as jumping around in fear trying to find a place to hide in the village.

"Stop running away!!" The three boys and the three fillies called him out.

"To tell you the truth I have a eat a snack or you will die disease. Ussop explained his excuse to even patting his stomach and tried to create rumbling noise.

"Liar!!!" Everyone yelled at their pretend pirate captain.

"Don't you want to be a real pirate captain?!" Ninjin yelled out.

"You can't wimp out on other pirates!!" Piiman shouted as well.

"Yeah to just a dozen pirates!!!" Tamanegi said trying to motivate him.

"W.. What?! A dozen?! A.. And its not the main ship?" Ussop quickly stopped dead in his tracks as a drop of sweat fell from his head.

"Nope. Just two teeny weeny boats." Tamanegi explained.

Suddenly Ussop's expression turned from a mess of fear to an explosion of courage welling up inside him at the mere mention of those words. "Alright Ussop Pirates Crew! Prepare for action! We'll defend our village!" Ussop declared with enthusiasm. "Okay lets go! Yarrr!"

The kids looked at their captain seeming to be confused at the moment before happily charging behind him into battle.

"Oh good grief..." Sweetie Belle said with a roll of her eyes as she saw Ussop and the boys ran off. "He was about to pee his pants earlier but as soon as he hears that they're just a few bums, he tries to act all brave and stuff.

Scootaloo just shrugs. "At least the guy sure is amusing with his antics. Makes dealing with not being in Equestria a lot easier.

"I couldn't agree more myself. Still we better make sure that the boys don't get into too much of a problem." Apple Bloom exclaimed and with that, the Crusaders followed the Ussop Pirates albeit at a slower pace.

"Well what do you know? There is an island here!" Luffy said as he looks at the island in front of him.

"Of course there is. Its right here on the map." Nami said as she showed him the sea chart.

"Man this feels like a nice place." Gaimon exclaimed.

"Chirp! Chirp!" His pandabat companion Peebee agreed.

"I sure hope so. I would very much like it if and when we reach an island without dangerous ruffians like last time." Rarity said as the whole crew prepares to disembark. "Sure Rarity... Sure... Like that's going to happen anytime soon..." Spike said with a roll of his eyes."

"W... What? A.. Are you saying that there's more...?!" Rarity freaked out much to the amusement of the purple dragon.

"I hope not. I've had quite enough life-threatening adventures, thank you very much." Fluttershy answered with her eyes narrowed and hooves crossed before bonding with Rarity to make the scared fashion mare feel a bit better.

"Oh you haven't seen nothing yet... You see there's going to be a lot more..." Pinkie exclaimed as she and Spike seem to be scaring both Fluttershy and Rarity if not for Twilight putting a hoof on Pinkie's mouth.

"PINKIE!! SPIKE!! Enough!!" Twilight glared at the both of them. All Spike and Pinkie could do at this moment was quickly nod their heads like two kids that had been caught with their hand in the cookie jar. "Yes mommy..." The pink equine and the purple dragon replied while Luffy was just off to the side laughing his butt off.

"So Nami is there's a village here?" Luffy asked out of the blue.

"Yeah and its a pretty small one too." Nami answered him.

Meanwhile up on a small cliff, Ussop along with Piiman, Ninjin, and Tamanegi keep watch to observe the movement of these odd group of pirates.

"Hey Tamanegi is that them?" Usopp asked with his crewmate.

"Yeah its them. Their sail even has a skull on them." Tamanegi answered with a salute.

"They don't look that scary to me... Hey wait a minute... Aren't those a...?!!" Piiman exclaimed with a shocked look.

Shoot! Those look like the girls! Are they friends?" Ninjin questioned.

"But they're pirates..." Tamanegi said.

"Captain what do we do...?" Piiman asked but Ussop in response just quietly nodded while he keeps observing Luffy and his crew.

"Ahhh! Solid ground at last!" Zoro said as he steps on the island and stretches his limbs. Not too long after, Rainbow Dash also landed beside him and started stretching as well.

"So... What do you think that guy is up too with those boys?" Zoro asks as he points straight up to where Ussop and the other boys were observing them from a subtle distance.

"Beats me. Peebee noticed them talking about us for a while now." Gaimon exclaimed as Peebee nodded beside the scrub brush guy.

"HEY YOU GUYS!!! DON'T JUST RUN AWAY!!!" Ussop called out as the boys quickly ran off screaming without a second thought. "AHHH!!! THEY SPOT US!!! THEY SAW US!!! WE'RE DEAD MEAT!!!" Ussop then nervously decides to take one more look and saw that the entire contingent of pirates were indeed looking back at him. "Alright it seems that there are no more options so..." Ussop thought as he proceeds to get down the small cliff and ran towards the said pirate crew. "I AM THE NOTORIOUS CAPTAIN USSOP!!! FEARED PIRATE AND RULER OF THIS LAND!!!" Ussop loudly proclaimed while everyone looks unimpressed with his acting and Spike just raised an eyebrow.

"So you'd better think twice before you invade!" Ussop continued regardless with his fearmongering. "I'll let you go if you run now! I've got 8000 lackeys working for me! Hey... if you wanna run, now's the time!"

While the Crew just exchanged a few glances between them.

"There's no way." Spike said to Ussop with claws folded across his chest.

"DARN IT!! HE SAW THROUGH ME!!" Ussop exclaimed as the scared teenager began panicking once more.

"Yo chill. I was only on a guessing game okay?" Spike said as he tried to make it so that the lie wasn't that obvious only to calm down the scared and panicking teenager.

"DARN IT!! I ADMITTED THAT I LIED!! HE’S A MASTER OF DECEPTION!!" Ussop said as the boy continued to squirm.

"Dang it. Why do I always get into these kinds of misunderstandings...?" Spike thought as a drop of sweat fell from his forehead.

"Ha ha ha ha ha! You're really funny!" Luffy laughed at Ussop's antics.

"Hey!! Are you laughing at me?!" Ussop exclaimed with narrowed eyes. "I'm a proud man! Which is why they call me Proud Captain Ussop!"

"Yeah... We can see that..." Applejack exclaimed with a raised eyebrow.

"Hey Ussop! What kind of shenanigans did you get yourself into now?!!" A voice called out from Ussop's last known location and it was revealed to be none other than Apple Bloom, accompanied by Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. The one behind them were the scared boys from Ussops Pirate Pretend Crew. "We encountered the boys screaming on our way here and we came to..." The next set of words that Apple Bloom was about to say quickly got lost in her throat the moment sho locked eyes with Applejack who looked back at her the moment she recognized her sister's voice. What's more, both Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle also saw Rarity and Rainbow Dash.

"GIRLS?!!!" Both the mares and fillies exclaimed at the same time as everyone got startled.

"Wait!! So you do actually know each other?!!" Tamanegi asked with a shocked look.

"Hey who are those?" Luffy asks Applejack and the country mare just looks at Luffy with surprise still on her gaze.

"They are our three little sisters..." Applejack explained while everything went silent for a few moments.

"EHHHH?!!!!"

With everything that has happened in this world and the way the News Coo delivers the paper or its bounty posters strange, weird cool, not to mention tense happenings. A group of teens or young adults accompanied by a heard of pastel colored ponies and a baby dragon is not the weirdest bunch ever to be encountered since its possible that Kaya's servant Merry could be part mink and a human. What's important is that they could all pay as they order no matter how bizarre or strange it is. And the fact that business was booming for once in this eating establishment since Pinkie Pie paid for them with a sack of Gold Bit Coins from her mane regardless that Ussop wanted to pay for them.

There were curry rice for Nami, Ussop, Tamanegi, Ninjin, Piiman and Luffy with a huge serving of meat on a bone. Though Zoro preferred the salted onigiri or rice balls. Aside from that, there was a huge serving of bread, apples, a pot of beef stew, as well as a variety of steamed vegetables. Gaimon and his Panda Bat Peebee enjoyed a feast of pineapples, bananas, pears, peaches, oranges, grapes, and melons since fresh fruits were their favorite food to eat. Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Scootaloo and Spike were enjoying the taste of hamburgers and french fries for the first time since it was comparable to what they used to enjoy back in Equestria even though it was all hay. Rarity, Sweetie Belle and Fluttershy was having sandwiches complimented with tea while Applejack and Pinkie Pie indulge themselves in baked goods, For Applejack and Apple Bloom are apple pies, apple fritters, apple dumplings, while cupcakes, doughnuts and even more cakes for Pinkie Pie. The seats were so crowded that the ponies had to resort to eating on the floor much to the curiosity of the other townsfolk but it was all in good fun since parents are happy that their kids are entertained.

"Huge crew members and a ship eh!?" Ussop asked Luffy with surprise as the rubber kid bites down on his huge chunk of meat.

"Wow what a great adventure!! Well we don't have any big sailing ships or anything here but if there's a ship I know the one place that'll have it." Ussop explained. "That one place?" Nami asked as she drank a glass of sake.

"What I'm saying is that there's one huge mansion. The folks over there are way richer than everyone else. I know the owner of that house."

"It sounds like a place where Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon lived. I mean its a nice place and all but the butler over there doesn't really want anyone else around." Apple Bloom exclaimed. "Yeah.. He can be really stuck up and doesn't want kids like us playing pirates or listening to our stories." Sweetie Belle added.

"Sweetie Belle is right. Though the owner if you can call her that is just a pitiful young girl. She's sick and weak and bedridden...!!" Ussop said.

"Oh my... That's horrible... If that's the case then we need to see her and get all the help that she needs!!" Fluttershy exclaimed.

"Eh... Why would a girl like that own a mansion?" Nami asked.

"Hey lady!!! More meat!!!" Luffy yelled out.

"Oh Luffy... Always thinking with your stomach..." Twilight sighs thinking that Luffy might be overdoing it.

"But I can eat more Twilight!! Its soo good!!" Luffy replied with a piece of meat and bone in his mouth.

"And more sake!!" Zoro added to the waitress.

"Don't you think you've had enough to drink Zoro?" Rainbow Dash asks with concern.

"You can never have enough sake Rainbow!! Hahahaha!!" Zoro laughs.

"Are you two even listening!!?" Ussop comically yelled out at the gluttonous rubber kid and the alcoholic swordsman to get their attention. "Just ignore them for now... We'll listen to you Ussop..." Gaimon, Twilight and her friends answered with a deadpan look.

"Sadly about one year ago, She lost both parents to sickness. All she had left was a massive fortune, a huge mansion and an army of servants!! Even with all of the money and luxuries in the world, You'll never find a more tragic situation.

"Forget it!" Nami exclaimed as she slaps the table in frustration. "Let's give up on finding a ship here. We can try a different town."

"After hearing every single word that tragic past, Your mind is still dead set on getting a new boat? I don't know how selfish that is if you even realized that.." Applejack raised an eyebrow at Nami making her comically sweat drop.

"I know Applejack! Its just that..." Nami tried to explain when Spike spoke up. "Her family had just died and she's bedridden with sickness. Give her a moment at least!!" Spike reprimanded causing Nami to feel herself dropping lower down the rabbit hole.

"Oh my gosh... These ponies are so sharp and witty that I couldn't even begin to think of an argument to counter them." Nami thought with a nervous smile. "I better watch my words if I wanted to be trusted by others in this crew."

"Yeah! There's no rush! Plus I just ate! Let's buy some more food and then lets go!" Luffy exclaimed with a grin.

"There's a girl out there riddled with sickness and bedridden but all you can think about now is buying more food?!" Twilight yelled out causing the others especially Luffy to be silenced. "That girl needs our help, no more chitchat!! Come on!!" The purple alicorn then ran out of the village restaurant with everyone else following close behind her. "That girl needs a doctor right now, a healer, someone with spells to make her better, Anything!! Ussop can you lead us the way on where this mansion is?!"

"Y... Yes Twilight!! Right this way!!" Ussop exclaimed as he ran off in the direction of Kaya's mansion with everyone close behind him since his new friends are determined to cure and save Kaya before its too late thinking if its some kind of deadly fatal disease, everyone on the rush but Twilight and her friends might not know what will be the consequences of their actions.

"By the way... Huff... Huff... Puff... Puff..." Ussop queried to the Straw Hat boy and his crewmates as they ran off to what was no an emergency situation in the eyes of Twilight, Spike and the other ponies upon hearing Kaya's grim situation. "You said you were looking for more crew members..."

"Yeah, Know anyone?" Luffy asked.

"You can make me your captain!!!"Ussop proudly declared with a signature grin and thumbs up.

"No thanks." Everyone goes into a deep sulk upon hearing said proposal especially Twilight and her friends as well as Tamanegi, Ninjin, Piiman, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo who all felt betrayed at the fact that their captain was ditching them and wanting to be the captain of a different pirate even though that was all pretend. It hurt the same from the long time members to the newcomers like the little fillies.

"NOT THE TIME NO'R PLACE USSOP!!! WE NEED TO HURRY!!! SHE NEEDS US!!!!" Twilight called out to Ussop in a scolding manner.

As Twilight and her friends hurry up to Kaya's mansion to find a way in treating her illness, Applejack still has something to brought up as she points to the Cutie Mark Crusaders. "Well its nice that your all safe and taken care of here but moving unto the matters at hoof... What in Celestia's name are you all doing here?!"

"This could be something serious that we have on our hooves Darling." Rarity said as she held Sweetie Belle close to her.

"I don't know either sis. All we can remember is that we were all attending Princess Twilight's Coronation but during the time that Rainbow and her Wonderbolts signaled to do their thing and for the fireworks to unravel, Some kind of bright light just expanded and exploded everywhere." Apple Bloom explained.

"We didn't know what happened after that. Everything just flashed white into our eyes and the next thing you know.. We were all here.. Alone, cold, hungry, needing shelter and having no one to rely on or support us other than ourselves... That is until we met Ussop and his friends." Sweetie Belle added.

"This could just be my take on the situation girls but it might have something to do with chaos magic being spread everywhere.. Remember last time when we went to that field trip and our bickering suddenly released Discord from stone? This could be leftover chaos magic seeped into the ground after Pinkie Pie absorbed Discord's magic." Scootaloo concluded.

"In other words... If this happened to you a.. and this happened to us... Then we might be dealing with something much greater here in terms of power and magic... That we might not be the only ones that have been sent to this world.. Other ponies... Other creatures... Friend and Foe alike with maybe villains in our past... All teleported here and have their bodies altered in a way because of chaos.. Heck maybe even the land of Equestria and its borders have been sent here.. Its a situation where Discord's powers have been stretched thin and shared amongst everyone else making it scary to begin with..." Twilight explained with shock ever present in her face as well as everyone everyone else as if the entire world stopped.

Kaya and Clahador! To see Syrup Village for what it is!

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Kaya and Clahador both start hearing some kind of commotion happening outside the mansion. Clahador approaches the window and looks outside towards the gate and what he saw was none other than Twilight and her friends insisting the two guards to let them enter. Clahador slowly took off his glasses and a cloth from his suit to clean his eyewear and puts them back in his pocket. "It seems we have visitors at our doorstep." Clahador said, adjusting his glasses with his wrists. "I will attend to them at once. Again, I will remind you that your medicine is over here so don't forget it." And with that, Clahador left the room leaving Kaya to herself.

But not too long after that, Kaya hears a familiar knocking and the girl immediately gets off the bed and approaches the window. There sitting under the tree not too far was Usopp.

Ussop then realized that wasn't the voice of Kaya and looks to the side to see none other than Luffy alongside Nami, Zoro, Tamanegi, Piiman, Ninjin and the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Ninjin then pointed at Luffy and declared with a salute. "This guy asked us to bring him here."

"Oh? Who are they?" Kaya asked with a curious look.

Usopp quickly recovers from his surprise and approaches Luffy even puts an arm around the rubber boy's shoulders and puts on a face of confidence. "These people here have heard of my greatness and wants to join Ussop's pirate crew!"

"Oh its not that. That has nothing to do with this. We actually wanted to ask you a favor." Luffy answered with a completely straight face and the Cutie Mark Crusaders giggled.

A stern voice interrupted and everyone turned to see Clahador being accompanied by Twilight and her friends. "Do you realize that your trespassing?"

"Dang! Its that butler once again..." Usopp said under his breath and looks away as if that would make him less noticeable. "Jeez. What is his problem?" Luffy wondered as he hears how annoyed Usopp was of all this. "You see. These people they're..." Kaya tried to explain.

"Save your excuses for later." Clahador boldly cut off Kaya.

"W.. Wait! Don't worry! They actually are..." Twilight tried to reason with the butler but Clahador ignored her. "You all must go immediately. Do you have business here?"

"Can you give us a boat?" Luffy asked Clahador directly.

"No." Clahador answered him back and Luffy became depressed at those set of words while Zoro and a flying Spike pat their Captain's back.

Clahador then turns towards Usopp. "You. Ussop." Clahador exclaimed making Usopp worried and making Kaya worried at what might happen. "I've heard rumors about you." Trying to play it cool Usopp answered. "But of course! You can call me captain if you wish! Tons of people love me!"

"The guards already know not to let you in the mansion. Clahador answered with narrowed eyes at Ussop. "So tell me. What are you doing here?"

"W.. Well you see... I saw a giant ant near the mansion and..."

"Your stories are disgusting..."

"What...?"

"And I know who your father is." Clahador said, trying to provoke Usopp even further. "Your the son of a low class pirate and I don't care what you do. You aren't getting near Miss Kaya again."

Nami, Zoro, Twilight and her friends looked surprised at this revelation. "His father was a pirate?" Luffy asked out loud.

"Low class?!" Ussop reprimanded with an angered look. "Yo! Now wait a minute! You can't just slander someone's family name like that!" Rainbow Dash jumped in. "Darn right! No matter who they are, one cannot judge someone they hadn't personally met like that!" Applejack added. "And what would you know?" Clahador answered to the ponies before going back to Usopp. "You are very different from Miss Kaya. What do you want? Money? How much?" At the mention of those words, Kaya gets completely outraged. "You got too far Clahador!" Say your sorry to Usopp!"

"Yeah dude. What you implied there was totally not cool." Spike exclaimed.

"Dear guests... I would be VERY GRATEFUL if you could understand that this matter is not something that you should fret over. Why should I even say sorry to this scum? I only told you all the truth so what's so bad about that?" Clahador said with a clatter of his glasses.

"Clahador Dear. Maybe could you tone it down with your speech? I don't see the need of being so... Hurtful..." Rarity said as she tries to approach him.

"Again. I fail to see why I should be really careful with the likes of him." Clahador quickly dismisses Rarity's statement and turns towards Ussop once more. "I understand why you would be angry for having such a scummy father. A father that has left his family to throw himself at sea in search of treasure. He didn't care about you."

"STOP INSULTING ME!!" Ussop yelled as the boy was nearly at the boiling point of anger towards the said butler who didn't expect what was coming next for him.

"Excuse me!! Listen to me!!! LISTEN TO ME!!!" A loud voice startled everyone out of their thoughts and looked at Twilight Sparkle who just unleased her Royal Canterlot Voice. "Sorry for having me use that but we're getting sidetracked with our visit here. Mr. Clahador, If I may?"

"H... Huh? What do you mean?" Kaya asked, being the first to get through her senses.

"Ah yes... Miss Kaya these guests here wanted to try and check on your illness since they supposedly can cure it." Clahador explained. "They insisted although I repeatedly told them that you have already been seen by medical experts and every single one of them already said there was nothing to do than to continue the treatment."

"And I already said that I have something that they don't have." Twilight said with confidence.

"Very well, You may as well try. Still..." Clahador looks back at Ussop. "I still can't let such a low class liar and a troublemaker near Miss Kaya." Ussop was once again taken aback. "Why you...?!"

"What? Your angry? Your not that smart are you? You lie all the time so what was so hard about lying and say you weren't his son? Or that your father was a merchant or anything more than a pirate." That was the last straw for Ussop.

Twilight and her friends were beyond shocked at what just happened while Luffy, Zoro and Nami just looked on with a straight face. "Captain!!" Piiman, Tamanegi, Ninjiin, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo yelled out as the three fillies quickly runs up to Ussop with hooves, wings and horns at the ready to defend their so called captain. "Ughh... Grrrr... See that...?! So quick to violence! Like father, like son...!!" Clahador who was bleeding on the ground weakly pointed out before Ussop gives him a hard slap on the face. "BE QUITE!!!"

Twilight and the rest of the Mane 6 could not believe the scene in front of them especially Applejack who felt need to intervene but Ussop also felt the need to drill his words further into Clahador to make his point. "Just like you say, I am a troublemaker!! But I cannot pretend...!! That I'm not proud of my pirate blood!!! I am the son of a pirate!!!"

Clahador then stands back up. "You said that pirates are brave warriors of the sea? Don't you twist..." The sound of a hoof loudly striking the ground made Clahador jumped in his position before turning to see Applejack all ticked off. "Now sir. Ah can understand if you ain't fond of pirates considering who you are taking care of. With that being said..." Applejack adjusts her hat and looks down on the butler. "Its not very fancy on your part to slander someone else's family more so if ya never met said family. Am I wrong?" Applejack looks at him and Clahador just looks to the side and adjusts his glasses. "I guess not..." The butler answers though it took him a while for said words to get out of his mouth.

"Alright so if we are done with this senseless banter my friend, now we will examine your little Missy. Do you have something against it?" Applejack questioned him with a serious look in her face.

Finally Clahador looked at Applejack as they both looked at each other and having a stare down until the butler spoke once more. "No I don't." With that all out of the way, Applejack trots off as Clahador stands back up. "Alright then. You may all enter the mansion and Miss Kaya's room to work on your examinations. If that's alright with you Madam?" He asked Miss Kaya.

Kaya exhaled a long relief breather seeing how everything was resolved. She silently gave Applejack a grateful nod that the apple farmer returned with a tip of her hat before the mistress answered. "Yes. If they want to try. It wouldn't hurt giving them a chance." And so everyone entered the mansion and Kaya's room including Usopp much to Clahador's displeasure. Once everyone was inside, Twilight instructed Kaya to stand up in front of her. "Alright first I'm gonna do a check up. Please just stay still and don't be afraid okay?" Twilight said, being aware that for beings that didn't know magic at all that it could scare them a bit.

"What exactly are you planning to do Miss..." Clahador tried to intervene but then Kaya silenced the man by raising her hand towards him. "Clahador your worries are appreciated but I'm trusting this okay?" She said.

"Alright here I go." Twilight says as she concentrates her horn making it emit a faint purple light that washes over Kaya's body and after a bit it stops. Twilight goes silent for a while. Spike approaches Twilight to check on her and upon looking at it, It seemed that she was running calculations on her mind. Exactly after that Twilight beams up. "Alright! I got it!"

"W... Wait... Come again?" kaya asks with an incredulous look.

"A... Are you saying that you can do it?" Ussop asks, not believing that his childhood friend is going to be cured. "Short answer is yes if you all may just get a bit further..." Twilight explained and everyone did so as the purple alicorn mare turned back to Kaya. "Ready?"

Kaya was deep in her thoughts but upon hearing Twilight's voice, she looked at her for a moment and filled herself up with courage, resolve and determination in her eyes. "Do it." Without any more interruptions, Twilight closed her eyes as magic started to gather on her horn. Waves of purple aura coating it before this grew in intensity and brightness as the purple mare soon started floating.

Alongside her a purple aura surrounds Kaya and she started floating as the light in Twilight's horn got brighter, she opened her eyes to revealed that they have gone completely white. A flash then occurred and before anyone could make out what just happened, Kaya was standing back on the ground completely still alongside a huffing Twilight and immediately, Twilight's friends rushed to her all worried.

"Yo Twi, You good there?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Huff... Yeah..." Twilight answered.

"Did... Did it worked...?" A timid Fluttershy asked.

Everyone in the room then looked at Kaya who just kept standing there where she was without uttering a single word.

After what seemed like an eternity, Kaya looks at everyone. "I feel... Good right now..." In fact I feel great!" Kaya exclaimed with joy. "No way..." Ussop's own voice started to crack as tears start swelling up in his eyes.

As if to confirm what just happened, Kaya starts to jump and spin around. "I feel better than ever in years! It did it! It definitely did!"

"It sure is!!" Ussop couldn't hold himself and rushed at Kaya while the girl turn towards him as the both of them grabbed each other's hands and they started to spin. "IT WORKED!!" The two danced with joy as tears of joy bursts free from Ussop's eyes and everyone in the room looked fondly as the two friends celebrated. Or at least almost everyone...

Clahador looks totally stunned upon seeing the scene unfold. So distracted that he forgot to fix his glasses and they fell on the floor, a small crack forming on the said device. Discreetly he picks them up, unaware that Applejack was looking at him when he was raising up from the floor. That was when she saw it. For a fraction of a second, Applejack saw something in his eyes. Something dark and sinister about him but Applejack quickly looks away and Clahador luckily didn't seem to notice her.

"My, This was nothing short of a miracle. Congratulations on your success." Clahador congratulated.

"How? How did you managed it?" The excited Kaya stopped celebrating with Ussop to question Twilight.

"Well it was a bit complicated. You see..." Twilight responded, having recovered enough to take a breather. "For starters healing magic isn't something easy. Back at home only a hoof full of specialists that dedicate their lives to it are able to master it and even then healing is not effectively this fast." Twilight explained. "I'm a special case and my magic proficiency is way higher than average but even then I had to do a lot. Basically I hyper accelerated the rhythm that your body was fighting off the illness until it couldn't keep up and got totally erased. For that I had to increase your metabolism and for that I had to supply the necessary energy to your body in the form of my magic because such a process would wear down on your body. I had to go a step further just so we're totally fine afterwards. The actual process was a bit more complicated than that but that's basically it."

As Twilight looked at everyone, she started sweating a bit and hoped she didn't things too complicated for anyone to understand yet again.

"Huh. I think that actually makes sense." Kaya responded.

"YOU DO?!!" Everyone except Clahador pretty much said.

"Well yes. I do study medicine after all. Kaya exclaimed as Twilight sighs being content with her answer. At least the one at asked got it.

"Anyways this is beyond incredible! How could I ever repay you?" The young mistress asked the alicorn mare.

"How? Oh don't worry about it Kaya. We don't..." But before Twilight could say more, Luffy suddenly comes from behind her and pushes his hat over Twilight's head. "Give us a big ship!" Luffy says with a big smile as he kept Twilight's head down with his straw hat while Kaya simply giggled and answered. "Of course. We just so happened to have a ship for you all. Its the least I can give you for finally giving me the freedom from my illness!"

"Yahoo! We got a ship!" Luffy excitedly jumps in the air as he puts his hat back on his head while Twilight just pouts a bit on the floor. "Heh. You should change that expression. Thanks to Luffy, We got something nice out of this." Zoro said with a smirk, amused with Twilight's expression.

"But that's not why we did it! She was going to die!" Twilight complained.

"Huh? Whatever do you mean?" Kaya asks the alicorn mare.

"Eh? Your illness of course! Weren't you...?"

"What? Oh heavens no! I was ill ever since my parents died. Sure it made me mostly bedridden but I wasn't actually in mortal danger or anything as long as I was treated properly."

And there was a long pause among everyone after that revelation. "So I didn't actually didn't need to be in such a rush..." Twilight said as a slight blush began to creeped up on her face.

"I mean... I did try to tell you before..." Ussop exclaimed.

Rainbow Dash then laughs. "Ha! Classic Twi! The mare overreacting before confirming things!" Rainbow said making Twilight blush red in embarrassment.

"Don't worry. I'm still grateful for what you did." Kaya reassured her. "I'm going to call my servant Merry so he can ready the ship for you all! Your all free to go waiting in the village for the time being."

"R... Right. Of course. Thank you for your kindness Kaya." Twilight said and with that, The group makes their way out and into the village.

"I have to go elsewhere. I'll see you all later." Ussop exclaimed upon exiting the mansion while Luffy was standing there and watching towards where Ussop was going.

An hour later at the center of town...

Pinkie Pie was bouncing around with a snorkel in her mouth and a diving mask on her head. Rarity is wearing a sun hat on her head as well as a pair of scarlet colored shades while Spike pulls the cart of beach equipment for her. Rainbow Dash is munching on a ice cream bar. Applejack has a flower necklace on her head while Twilight and Fluttershy are carrying saddlebags filled with books and other equipment for exploration courtesy of Pinkie Pie.

"Oh I simply cannot wait to be lounging in that glorious sun!" Rarity beams up.

"I think we're all in need of a day of R and R!" Applejack added with a smile.

"I love the beach crabbies at that pinch your hoofsies!" Pinkie leaps into the air with delight.

"Its nice that we can somehow celebrate. Maybe with one of those little umbrella drinks, no? I adore them!" The fashionista mare exclaimed.

"Beach Time, here we come!" Spike cheered with a victory claw up.

"Hello sunscreen and little umbrella drinks!" Rarity excitedly puts a hoof around Pinkie.

"And Pinchie Crabbies!" Pinkie answered as she gives Rarity a hoof bump.

At the shores on the other side of the island, Rainbow Dash is playing with a frisbee with Fluttershy while Pinkie Pie for some reason found a crab's territory is happily savoring the fact that crabs are pinching her entire body, mane, tail, face and even her tounge. Twilight is looking over a map of the East Blue that Kaya gave her as well as a couple of books and even a compass that looks like it would not be appropriate for this kind of environment. Rarity is sitting on a beach chair enjoying her drink while Spike who became her servant boy swings a leaf near her face for fresh cool air and Applejack mixing a pineapple drink for her fashionista friend.

"This juice is delicious Applejack! I feel a bit giddy!"

"That's the Apple Family's Special Pineapple Juice! Some say they are so sweet and good that the juice acts like a truth serum!" Applejack proudly exclaimed as she pours down the concoction to refill Rarity's glass.

"I love you all so much! I can't help but say it!" Rarity giggled.

"Hey!! Did we miss anything fun?" Luffy called out as Twilight and her friends turned to see him with Zoro, Nami, Gaimon and his Pandabat Peebee, Ussop, Tamanegi, Piiman, Ninjiin, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, as Kaya with the servant Merry and Clahador as the last two were carrying more beach equipment for them to use.

"Hehehe! You sure did! Come on in! The water's great, Its perfect!" Twilight waves to them with a hoof as everyone went off to the beach to have fun.

Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Piiman, Tamanegi and Ninjiin are playing a game of beach volleyball. "This moment is the best part about this whole trip!" Gaimon exclaimed as he takes a sip of his beer and relaxes with Peebee sitting on top of his head. "Now this is what having a retreat by the seas is all about."

"You know, We all have different ideas on what's fun." Zoro replied as he drinks a cup of sake beside him while cleaning his swords. "A person should spend their time on vacation doing the things they like. That's especially true for Luffy. We need to keep him occupied so that he doesn't get bored hahaha."

"Hey Ussop!! Miss Kaya!! Stop sitting around and get over here!!" Nami called out as excitedly and before long, the two close friends join Nami and Luffy to ride around on the banana boat while Zoro keeps training with his three sword slice much to the amazement of the ponies due to how fruits he has cut. All the while the servant Merry and the butler Klahadore are on the beach assigned to arrange the cutlery and prepare their food for lunch while everyone was having a good time but Applejack still has her eye on Clahador thinking that he's not really a good person at second glance.

"Man! I've had so much fun today!! I think I'm gonna have another piece of fried chicken!!" Luffy exclaimed as he grabs another piece of fried chicken leg on the picnic spread.

"Wow. Its delicious." Spike complimented as he digs into the various sandwiches on his plate.

"Thank you! Me and Merry really worked hard on this." Kaya said with a smile.

"Pour some tea for me Miss Kaya."~ Nami

"Okay!"~ Kaya

"Things do seem peaceful, That's for sure." Ussop exclaimed as he ate the finger sandwiches on his plate complimented with the hot tea. "You've said it brother. I'd say this isn't a bad way to spend a summer vacation hahaha." Gaimon replies after getting a bite of his fruit cup and the veggie salad as the two shared a fistbump in agreement while Luffy runs off to play with the Cutie Mark Crusaders near the ocean then the beach ball bumps near the scrub brush guy.

"We're sorry!" Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo gallops after them to apologize.

"Hey Gaimon! These three fillies are my pirate crews. They do what I say so if you want something you can ask them!" Luffy declared with a grin. "Ahh sure thing Luffy, Wait what?!!"

"WHAT?!!!" Most of the Straw Hats including Twilight and her friends were shocked at that sudden declaration especially Twilight, Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash but Ussop justs sighs with a facepalm.

"Wow! This is so delicious! Who made all of these?" Twilight asked, now just having learned to use chopsticks with her magic on the new food that's just been taken out like the boiled lobster, the seafood risotto, the assorted sushi, tempura, another collection of desserts etc. "I'm glad you like it Twilight. Me and Miss Kaya made this since he's also the head chef around here." Merry said with a bow.

"I'd like to personally thank you both. If there's any help you two need while I'm here, Please don't be afraid to ask." Twilight said through a sip of her drink.

"Ooh can I have some of that?"~Apple Bloom

"Wow! These are soo good!"~Sweetie Belle

"Wow. She sure eats a lot."~Scootaloo exclaimed, referring to Apple Bloom trying out a lot of the unfamiliar dishes to her like she's once again dined at Diamond Tiara's place or having visit Canterlot once again.

"Would you like something to drink?" Kaya asks and Nami just smiled with a nod as the blonde girl poured another glass of orange juice for her.

"Awww... I don't think I can eat this..." Luffy said with a frown as he fumbles around the plate with the veggies using his chopsticks.

"Hey, What's wrong?" Zoro asks as he takes a look at his captain. The moss haired swordsman was eating onigiri and downing a cup of premium sake.

"I don't really like bell pepper..." The rubber boy pouted.

"If you want to grow up and be a strong pirate then your going to have to eat them!" Zoro ordered his captain as he starts to chow down on the plate of special fried rice. "Its not often we get to eat this good." Zoro exclaimed after another drink as the swordsman felt his tummy was now full.

"Hehehe wow! I can't believe that this is free! I just wish that the school cafeteria back at School of Friendship had a spread like this, It will be like heaven!" Twilight then falls on her back with a hoof up for victory then lets out a burp, having felt full after a good meal as well.

"But your a princess Twilight. I'm sure that you can have all of this sorted out and we'll all be eating good." Spike answered with a sweat drop along with everyone else."

"Oh, Right! Hehehehe." Twilight grinned sheepishly I guess with all that has happened and how I always prefer to do things myself, I never thought I use one of those Princess Privileges in ever."

"Oh man. I wanna eat good food like this in the future when we're out at sea too." Luffy exclaimed through more and more bites of food. He was running around and playing earlier but decided to chow down some more upon sighting new plates of food on the picnic area. "As soon as we get more crew members on board, The first thing I'm gonna do is to find the best cook in the world! Your with me guys?"

"YEAH!!!" Everyone cheered out their answer with a toast of their drink glasses.

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Later in the day after everyone was done eating and help to clean off the beach the group of pirate friends separated as Kaya, Merry and Clahador returned to the mansion to prepare the ship for the crew. Nami, Zoro, Gaimon, Peebee, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Piiman, Ninjin, Tamanegi, Spike, Twilight and her other friends were wandering around the town while they wait but Ussop said he has to do something and that the he will catch up with them after a while. As for Luffy however he tags along with them for a bit then says he had to check something and leaves the group without much of a warning.

"Hey where did Luffy ran off to?" Nami asked as she was sitting on a fence that the group decided to rest nearby.

"Looking for Usopp probably." Zoro answered.

"If your looking for the captain he is sitting around most likely at that place." Ninjin said.

"Yeah. Besides the beach that we were just in he always goes there whenever he is stressed." Piiman added.

"Hmmm... I suppose. He did just go through a lot in such a short time. Clahador insulting him, then goes the joy of Kaya's recovering right after and then the little beach party. I guess he wants to be far away for now to clean his thoughts. Apple Bloom explained.

"So about that guy 'Clahador'. There is something that I've been meaning to say. Gaimon said as his tone starts to get serious. "I didn't want to say anything before so that he couldn't possibly hear us but I got to tell you all something about him!" Gaimon exclaimed as everyone stared at him curiously especially Applejack who looked at him with a certain edge in her eyes.

"Yup. I also didn't want to say nothing because of Miss Kaya but I have to say that the guy gives me the creeps." Applejack said.

"Oh? Are you sure Applejack? I mean I admit that he can be brash and bold with words when he wants to but he he seemed nice enough back at the beach." Rarity questioned.

"Hmmm... Applejack is rarely wrong when judging someone's character so just for the precaution, We should be more alert around him." Twilight said.

"You definitely should! For you see he's..." Gaimon was about to explain but then he was interrupted by a sudden cry in the distance.

"DANGER!!!" Tamanegi screamed as he ran over to the group.

"Oh boy... Here he comes again..." Scootaloo exclaimed with a sigh and a facehoof.

"We've got problems! There is a very weird guy that walks backwards!" Tamanegi yelled out whilst flailing his arms around.

"Liar!" Piiman, Ninjin, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo instantly said.

Sure enough the back of a blue coat was visibly approaching everyone as they looked at the man and he was indeed approaching them backwards.

This is Jango who is a skinny, gray-haired man who appears to favor strange, flamboyant clothes; the most notable of these are his red, heart-shaped glasses, which disguise his heart-shaped eyes and matching eyebrows. According to Eiichiro Oda, the striped, beard-like growth on his chin is actually the stem of a mushroom that grew while he was sleeping (Jango having eaten the cap, but finding it so disgusting that he left the rest alone).

As Kuro's first mate, he was known to favor a simple sleeveless shirt and blue bandanna. After being "promoted" to captain, he favored a blue, wide-brimmed hat, olive-green trousers (with similarly colored gloves), and black shoes with tall white socks. He combined these with a simple blue jacket when travelling incognito, but wore a larger, more imposing overcoat lined with ring-like decorations when acting in his "official" capacity as captain.

Jango the hypnotist

"Wow... Those are some smooth moves..." Spike commented on Jango's dancing skills clearly impressed.

"Yeah! Wouldn't you say that its almost criminal?" Pinkie said then she winks for no particular reason as Jango comes to a complete halt. "Your comments are yet to be appreciated yet I have to clarify that I'm not weird! I'm very normal!" Jango exclaimed.

"You look weird to me." Nami said.

"Well its a bit on the extravagant side but I think it would absolutely look stylish with a few adjustments here and there..." Rarity said whilst eyeing Jango's outfit.

"Come on now! Don't be silly! I'm just a common hypnotist!" Jango clearly flattered by Rarity's comments waved it off with a hand.

"Hypnotist? Wow!" Tamanegi exclaimed as he starts jumping up and down.

"Can you show us your skills?" Piiman added with his hands up, wanting to be dazzled and amazed.

"Yeah! Show us!" Ninjin begged, even kneeling down in front of Jango to pray to him.

"Can you please show it to us Mister? This will be like meeting one of the performers from Las Pegasus! They have some pretty good magicians over there!" Apple Bloom explained.

"Woah that's soo cool! I even saw her doing that one trick while I was in Manehattan on a vacation with my parents. You see Trixie was all tied up and being dropped into a gigantic bowl of pudding upside down then disappeared just like that! Poof!" Scootaloo walks forward tells her experience.

"Your telling me! I remember watching a show in Manehattan with Rarity and her friends where Trixie was able to do things like being able to read your mind on what card you've picked, almost like psychic!"

"She can also do things like being able to throw perfect shots with knives blindfolded and surviving the threat of being trapped into a pit of wild bears while on a straitjacket!"

"Not to mention that she can separate pony's body parts from the inside of these box thingies!" Sweetie Belle said much to the amazement of everyone especially Piiman, Ninjin and Tamanegi who deemed this Trixie to be much greater than their Captain Ussop.

"Nah.. I don't believe it..." Applejack said with a snort. "He is nothing short of a liar, a trickster and a deceiver. I know because I dealt with this kind of scam before from two certain carnie looking fellows..." The apple farmer exclaimed with narrowed eyes.

Of all things the man couldn't believe that this pony is calling him a liar when Jango knew for a fact he was above-average intelligence at least. Hypnosis wasn't as simple as waving something back and forth. It required an intense knowledge of psychology and the human body, so he knew what limits he could push, and a certain focus and mental presence that came with intense practice to slip past people's mental defenses. His art was a demanding one, not something any idiot could do, and he was a master. He was not a liar.

"Idiots! You guys don't even understand what a hypnotist is!" Jango said as he puts a hand on the brim of his hat and brings it down. "This is our first time meeting, no way I'm showing you my hypnotism!"

"Your showing them anyway!" Zoro said with a sweat drop.

"Umm... I don't have a good feeling about this..." Fluttershy squeaked as she quickly hides behind Zoro, not wanting to be part of this trick.

Jango then walks off but to the astonished ponies, Jango quickly runs back to them. "Okay! You guys stare at this!" Jango then starts swinging his pendulum which is in fact a chakram on a string. Made of sturdy metal, with an edge sharp enough to cut through tree trunks in one swing; Jango can wield it in one hand, spin it on his finger, or throw it as a projectile. He also makes sure to carry several spares in case something happens to the first.

"I'll say 'One, Two, Jango and you will all fall asleep! Let's start! One.... Two.... Jango."

"Why the hell did you fell asleep as well?" Zoro asked having a large anime question mark grow out of his head.

"What the hell is he doing?" Zoro asked out loud seeing Piiman, Ninjin, Tamanegi, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Spike and Jango himself fall asleep while Gaimon and Peebee had already ran off a while ago to check something out.

"Quite fascinating indeed." Twilight said as the alicorn mare was now scribbling something on her parchment paper having stars and sparkles in her eyes. "I didn't know that there is something that could replicate a sleep spell here that has the chance to work the more tired the target is. Its amazing that this man was able to do that with a genuine hypnotic technique that didn't even need to involve any kind of magic. I'm wondering what other kinds of things his hypnosis could do. Could this be the work of one of those mysterious devil fruits here?" Twilight analyzed.

"Well I certainly don't... I'm not a scientist or anything..." Zoro yawned as he lays down on the ground. "So Twilight... Tell me... What other things can you tell me about Equestria? I mean.. What are your friends like?" "Well there's Discord the God of Chaos and Destruction. He has the power to bend reality to his will."

"W.. What?! Your friends with a Chaos God?!" Zoro asked as his jaw literally dropped to the ground and his eyes began twitching. "J.. Just how powerful is this guy?!"

"Oh I don't think your ready for him yet tough guy." Twilight giggled. "He can literally snap his fingers to make your swords disappear and turn you into stardust if he want to." The alicorn mare exclaimed making Zoro fall to the ground all depressed. "If I get reborn... I wanted to become a clam..." "Awww... Don't worry Zoro... He's not going to be a bother to you or any of us... He's our friend..." Fluttershy said as she tries to comfort the depressed and crying swordsman.

"Idiot hurry and hide!!" Ussop quickly cowered to the ground while Jango kept swinging his chakram pendulum at Luffy but then a raging hoof punch from Rainbow Dash sent Jango tumbling in the ground and crashing to the rocks much to the shock of the revealed Captain Kuro upon seeing at the cliffs Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Ninjin, Tamanegi, Piiman, Zoro, Nami, Gaimon and Peebee.

"What?! You all think that your going to destroy my plans just because your here?!" Kuro gave them a threatening glare.

"We don't think... WE KNOW!!" Twilight answered back Kuro with narrowed eyes.

"Woah! Thanks for that great save you guys! How did you get here so fast?!" Ussop asked having relieved that Luffy was saved at the last second by Rainbow from being hypnotized by Jango.

"Its genius really. While we were hypnotized and fell asleep from the abilities of that Jango guy there. Gaimon and Peebee were already scoping around the island to find out what's going on." Spike exclaimed.

"If it wasn't for Rainbow... She saved our butts." ~Gaimon added.

"Woah! Rainbow Dash?" ~Usopp asked with a curious look on his face.

"If it wasn't for her... We may have not gotten here in time to bring everybody together." Twilight said with a smirk.

"Tadaa!!" Rainbow quickly zooms by Ussop doing high dives in the air, flips and even a somersault in front of him.

"She did a great job learning about the Landscape of the island and getting us here." Applejack complimented.

"Dash?! Come on!! Is this true?!" Ussop couldn't believes his eyes that these island visitors have come here to protect Kaya and the villagers despite not even a whole day of knowing them has pass.

"Yes. Hehehe. Its all true!" Rainbow giggled as the Wonderbolt was completely flattered by the compliments showered at her. Just like the old days she thought.

"Oh my god!! Hold on!! Rainbow Dash you really saved us here!! You have no idea how much I needed you and I needed everybody like this is unbelievable!!" ~Usopp

"She did great!" Gaimon exclaimed as he gives her thumbs up and Rainbow blushes at their admiration once more when Captain Kuro throws a smoke bomb in front of them but Luffy and his friends were unimpressed.

"Really? That's it? You know we can still see you right?" Applejack exclaimed with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah. I've seen better tricks from an actual performer back home and she's not even here." Rainbow added with a shrug.

"All of my problems taken care of." Kuro exclaimed brandishing his cat claws and pointing said blades at them much to their shock. Kuro's preferred weapons are the Cat Claws, a pair of furred gloves with full-length katana blades at the end of each finger. Combined with Kuro's physical abilities, these claws can easily tear apart human bodies, and even masses of solid rock; most notoriously, Kuro singlehandedly killed an entire ship of Marines with them.

"Its a new world out there you freaks. Your all nothing but treasure hunting empty headed pirates who will be a nuisance on these seas. What new era? Pirates like me are going to be the rulers of the sea. I'll make you understand that right here right now. One last attack to kill one band of troublemakers. Hmmph! Don't make me laugh! All your doing is playing pirates!" Kuro said, earning a set of glares from each and every one of them making the situation more tense.

"So what? Do you really think of pirate bums attacking this village are really going to scare us?" Rainbow taunted with a smirk. "Well? Put them up! Come on!" The rainbow maned pegasus challenged Kuro as she takes a fighting stance and begins punching the air.

"We've dealt with more threatening gang bangers and psychotics back home. All of them chasing after a lot of power, none of them scared to kill me, you or all our families if it will help them. " Applejack added as the farm pony snorted, ready to charge down Kuro by any means necessary. Her Stetson hat lowered down and covering her narrowed eyes.

"I have the real power right here. I can make you disappear if I really want too." Twilight growled at Kuro as her horn charges up a huge ball of magic aimed at the butler pretending pirate.

"You don't have the nerve..." Kuro answered back the alicorn mare with a more menacing killer's instinct seen through the glint of his glasses.

"But Twilight!! I wanted to fight him!!" Luffy whined but the princess fighter was having none of it. "LUFFY! now is not the time! This is Bucking serious!" Twilight yelled at her rubber captain causing everyone to go silent even Zoro, who hardly was the one to fear a thing, did the wise move of backing away. "I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU TRY...!!!!" Kuro answered as he takes on a fighting stance as his bloodlust kicks in wanting to kill them all for the sake of it.

"Am I overly sensitive? I can hear "GO!" coming from the north direction..." Nami said, putting one hand near her ear.

"The north?!" Ussop began sweating buckets as his mind clicked that an attack really has commenced on the other side.

"What's going on?!" Zoro glared daggers.

"There's another entrance into the village in the north... But..." Ussop is trying to piece together the puzzle when Kuro interrupted. "WELL?!! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!! COME AND ATTACK ME RIGHT NOW!! OR DO YOU WANT THIS VILLAGE TO BE DESTROYED?! HAHAHAHA!! WHAT PATHETIC FOOLS!! HAVEN'T YOU SEEN THROUGH MY CONTINGENCY PLAN?! I THREW A SMOKE BOMB TO SIGNAL MY PIRATE CREW TO ATTACK FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS ISLAND!!!"

"Oh no!! He's right!! And look!! That weird guy from earlier is gone too!! We need to beat this guy now and warn everyone else about the incoming pirates!! We have to hurry!!" Luffy exclaimed panicking.

"Don't worry Luffy! I'm on it!" Twilight declared. Mentally she Tsked at the new development of things as she was forced to re-thinking her course of action.she assembled the team and prepared to leave. "Ussop! Nami! Come with me right now and we're going to warn everyone of the incoming pirate attack! Gaimon, Peebee, Your with me too Fluttershy and Pinkie because these people need to be in order, evacuated and be given medical treatment when necessary! Spike, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Ninjin, Tamanegi, Piiman. Your all also with me!"

"Zoro. You go with Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Rarity and make sure to stop the pirates the best way you can at the first fell swoop while me and the others begin preparations for the defense of the village. In the case that they get away, We'll be prepared and you join in for the defense! And Luffy! I see to have no other option than to let you have your duel. I trust you be Strong to last until we get back so give your best! Once we're done with that then we'll help Luffy to take down Kuro! Sound good? Go go go go!"

"That makes sense. Good luck out there guys!!" Zoro exclaimed as he starts to run off but then was forced to hold unto Rainbow Dash when she flies off while Applejack and Rarity go in her direction.

"TWILIGHT!! MAKE SURE TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE AND COME BACK HERE SO WE CAN TAKE DOWN THIS BASTARD!!!" Luffy yelled out as Princess Twilight takes flight with the others in the direction of the village with a reassuring look on her face. "You've got it Captain..." Twilight said in her mind.

At the center of the village...

"Bad news!! Bad news!!! Pirates are coming!!! Pirates are going to attack this village now!! Everyone evacuate!!" Ussop yelled out as he catches the attention of the people but now he is accompanied by Twilight, Nami, Gaimon, Peebee, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Spike, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Tamanegi, Piiman and Ninjin.

"Damn! Its that big fat liar again! And what are those strange creatures that are with him?!" A middle aged man exclaimed as he was starting to get irritated by Ussop and his friend's antics lately.

"Its the second time today!" A woman exclaimed as he looks out the window to see Ussop run around with a bunch of friends and other creatures preferably the talking ponies and the dragon.

"Just ignore him, Pirates won't come!" Her husband exclaimed from the table as he smoked his cigarette and read the paper.

"He's going at it again! He's been doing it a bit too much lately!" An old man gritted his teeth in anger while his wife had a look of concern on her face whilst sweeping the floor and wondering what this village has come to.

"Hey Ussop, Shut your mouth! We'll teach you a lesson today!" Two villagers exclaimed as they began to point spears at him much to the shock of Twilight and the others.

"No... Its the truth this time!" Ussop tried to defend himself and try to explain what really happened.

"You say the same thing every time! Your taking advantage of our trust!" The two men exclaimed as a woman approached the group and crossed her arms with a huff. "If you were an honest man like Clahador then maybe I'd believe you!"

"That's what we've been trying to tell you!" Twilight exclaimed as she uses her magic to create a projection spell and revealing what really happened base on what Gaimon saw causing shock and panic to meltdown on the villagers.

"So... That's what really happened...!!" A man was frozen to his knees in fear upon taking the revelation firsthand.

"B-but wait, what’s even this!? Can we really trust whatever We’re seeing?"one Questions.

"It seems So real though…the Images are so vivid like actual Memories…"another said.

"B... But how would you know all of this stuff? Y... You've seen this pirate before?" Another guy asked when Gaimon approached him with steely eyes. "I have as a matter of fact... I met that guy when I was sailing the Grand Line in my younger years.. We were in the same pirate crew in fact.."

"TELL ME THE STORY!!" A young girl cried out loud with Pinkie before her mother walks forward to shush them.

"He's the pirate famous for his careful planning and murdering... Everyone else thinks that he got caught by the marines and executed but I know that would be farther from the truth... That's not even in his character to begin with. Guy was fear in the East Blue that everyone else was talking about him like he's some kind of horror tale... Others call him the Hash Slinging Slasher!" Gaimon said his name out loud causing the civilians to fall down and slowly back away in grave fear. "T.. The Hash Slinger Slasher?" Pinkie asked with wide eyes.

"Yes... The Hash Slinging Slasher... But!! Most people just call him the Hash.. AHHHH!!! Because that's the time they have to say before he gets us!!!" Gaimon yelled out causing Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Nami, Ussop, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Spike, Tamanegi, Piiman and Ninjin to huddle together in fear.

"Years ago... In these very seas..." Gaimon held out his hands before pointing them at Twilight. "The Hash Slinger Slasher used to be a rampaging pirate... Just like you... Only more blood lusted and murderous!! And then one night... When he was having!! Dinner!! With his crewmates!!" Gaimon continued with a chopping motion to the palm of his hands. "It happened... He cut off his own crewmate's hand with a kitchen knife by 'mistake'! And he chopped off his crewmate's other hand with a meat cleaver! And then that guy got ripped to shreds in shark infested waters after having his body tied up, covered with honey, being festered with fire ants!!"

"And now every high noon and all the way... His presence still haunts the East Blue to this day!! To wreck his horrible vengeance!!" Gaimon told them as the shaking of Ussop and Nami's knees could be heard as well as most of the people from the crowd.

"But now's past high noon and the sun is gonna be setting down!!" Scootaloo said out loud with hooves over her mouth.

"Then he'll be coming...." Gaimon gazes at Scootaloo with a killer look.

"How will we know?" Apple Bloom nervously asked him.

"There are three signs that signal the approach of the Hash Slinging Slasher... First the lights will flicker on and off..."

"Next! The Den Den Mushis will ring and there will be nobody there!!"

"And finally! The Hash Slinging Slasher will arrive in the ghost of the marine ship that obliterated his ship in a buster call!"

"And he exits the ship and crosses the sea with his barefoot without looking both way because he's already dead!!"

"Then he taps on the window of your house with his killer cat claws..." Gaimon explained as Pinkie Pie was seen munching down on her bucket of popcorn like there's no tomorrow, fear sketched into her eyes.

"And then he opens the door..." Gaimon drives a hand motion towards Nami and Ussop imitating the sound of a creaking door to make them back off. "Eeehhp.."

"And then he slowly approaches the kitchen... Counter!! Counter!! Counter!!" Gaimon's voice echoed.

"And you know what he does next?"

"What?!" ~Ussop

"You really want to know?"

"What? What?" ~Nami

"Are you sure you want to know?"

"What? What? What does he do?" ~Pinkie

"HE MURDERS US!!!" Gaimon yelled in their faces causing everyone to run off in circles and hides, screaming their butts off.

"Though I wonder what really happened over there back then..." Gaimon thought. "Hmmm..."

Later....

"No... I... I thought that he was a good man...!!" Another woman said as she began to feel like she's going to faint.

"What are we going to do now?! Where do we go?! How do we protect ourselves?!" The little girl panicked before them.

"Don't worry! I have a plan!" Twilight exclaimed as she began to huddle up the villagers along with her team. "Ussop?"

Ussop then pulls out a map of Syrup Village for the guys to review. "This is the area that concerns me the most. The center of the village and the buildings around it. If the pirates began to ascend through this slope..."

"Another good reason to act. Believe me Ussop."This is hundreds of pirates wanting to kill everyone here and destroy this village. What forces do we have?" Gaimon asked the long nose while examining the map.

"Alright then. We have about hundreds of people here under own militia. Hundreds of villagers against hundreds of pirates." Ussop pondered out loud.

"No cannons?" ~Gaimon

"Kaya and Merry has the cannons in the basement of her cannons from her father's days. Not only that but she has stockpiled guns as well." ~Ussop

"We need that artillery. Tell Twilight Sparkle over there to retrieve those cannons. She has that Power to levitate things easily!" Gaimon exclaimed as he looks over the purple mare and her friends trying to keep everyone calm.

"Alright then. We will position it like this. One battery here. Another one here. Another one through each sidelines and another one here." Ussop said pointing to the different positions on the map. "If the cannons come through, You will take command of them."

"Okay then. I fully obliged. But don't answer me on any blood that shed. If I draw my gun, It will drown this place with blood as well until this village is restored to its former peace." Gaimon answered him with a serious glint in his eyes.

"Okay I'm appointing you as commander of this makeshift militia. Its up to you now. GO!! GO!! GO!!" Gaimon yelled out as Ussop and their friends formed a mob and running over to Kaya's mansion.

Meanwhile back on Kaya's Mansion...

"Shit what's that upcoming noise?" A guard asked before looking upon the mob of villagers with weapons in hand wanting to come in and desperately asking for help.

"Woah! Woah! Where did all of you people come from? W.. What's going on around here...?" Another guard asked when a man spoke out. A civilian amongst the rest of them. "PLEASE!! HELP US!! WE NEED WEAPONS NOW!! HELP US!! PLEASE!!"

"Ojou Sama... The special order you've placed in the neighboring town has arrived. here is the item." Merry exclaimed as he shows Kaya the small box containing a new pair of glasses. "Is there anything else that you need?"

"Yes! That you! That's all! I'm so sorry that I had you run all the way over there." Kaya exclaimed cheerfully at the sight of the new box.

"Your welcome. I love to be of service!" Merry answered just as glad. "That's a present right? I'm sure Clahador will be very happy!"

"Yes. Tomorrow will be Clahador's 3rd year anniversary since he came to this place. He takes really good care of me." ~Kaya

Kaya couldn't help it but feel excited over what's going to be the celebration the next day when she head what was knocking on the door and quickly opened the windows. "Ussop San! Well this is a surprise! What's going on and your friends! They seem..."

"Kaya! Hurry! You have to escape! Or else you will be killed!" A greatly distressed Ussop couldn't help it, huffing and puffing and desperate to have her prepare for war.

"What's wrong?" ~Kaya

"Your were lied to by that butler!! He's actually a pirate!!" ~Ussop

"Wait... Wait a minute... What are you talking about? How can Clahador be a pirate?" ~Kaya

"Its true! I accidentally overhead a conversation that guy had with his comrade. That Butler came to work for you because of your wealth! He became a butler in order to obtain your family's wealth!" ~Ussop

"W... What are you talking about Ussop San?" Kaya couldn't believe what she was hearing from her childhood friend but then all the young mistress was gasp in shock upon seeing what really happened through Twilight's film projection spell of what really happened as the events played like a movie in front of her.

"He could be right here, Right now and he's going to let his pirate crew attack our village! And then he's going to come and kill you! If you don't leave know! It will be too late!" ~Ussop

"U.. Ussop San!" The young girl couldn't help it but felt like she was about to faint when Fluttershy and Pinkie quickly caught her. "W... What are we going to do? W... Who are these people?" Kaya asked around as she takes in the sight before her of the villagers now surrounding them and gripping their homemade weapons tightly .

"Kaya! We need weapons and lots of them! Do you still have guns and cannons from back then in your basement?" Ussop asked when the servant Merry answered now standing beside her. "Yes we have them."

"Okay guys good! Get ready because its time to kick their asses! All of them!" Nami declared causing the villagers to roar with excitement and wanting to really fight back now much to the awestruck of the ponies and the dragon. "Alright guys!! Fight them!! Show them what we’re made off!!" Ussop added.

"Come on. Lets go and we have to prepare for the attack. We want you to be safe first and foremost. You and the kids here." Nami said, Indicating Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Spike, Tamanegi, Piiman and Ninjin to which then Kaya couldn't help but struggle not to cry. To think that the person she has trusted all these years just wanted to kill her is beyond despicable at any reproach.

At the center of Syrup Village...

Ussop walks on the outskirts of Syrup Village when he sees the approaching gang of pirates in the hundreds before running off to their own side. "The pirates are coming! The pirates are coming!" He warns them.

As the Black Cat Pirates charges down on the village militia who are waiting until the enemy is within range. Ussop runs to Gaimon and instructs the Scrub Brush Guy to do his part of the trap. "Gaimon. Take your position."

"Follow me men." Gaimon ordered Kaya's black suit wearing guards to go around the buildings in the perimeter of said settlement and they did like loyal soldiers.

"Position. Aim. Fire." Ussop commanded and the band of militia rain down bullets on the marauding pirates at just the right distance and they dropped down like dead flies.

"AHHHH!! AHHHHH!! AHHHHHH!!!

"Fire." Ussop issued the order once more and the gang of pirates kept being killed as they run at the villagers with their swords, axes, maces, knives, daggers, spiked clubs and other melee weapons in hand. The reason they could not approached the militia is the use of Fire by Rank. This firing pattern for infantry units produces a barrage of musketry by having each rank, or line of men, fire in turn. By careful timing, it is possible for a constant fire to be maintained for,as soon as one rank has fired, it begins reloading. By the time other ranks in the unit have fired on their turn, all men should have reloaded and ready to give fire once more. This requires a good level of discipline and obedience, as each rank must listen only to orders from the relevant officers and sergeants.

The mob of Kuro Neko Pirates charge once more with the huge numbers in their favor, determined to kill and pillage and Ussop had the rifles in his ranks, combined with the tactics that he is using but the long nosed boy has other plans in mind. "Left forward." Ussop gave the command and the militia in the front just dispersed to the side, revealing the artillery pieces. "Volley shot fire."

"AHHHHH!!! AHHHHHH!!!"

These pirates are going through nothing else but death. All of them will be dead in this action. They have no chance of winning over this raid while facing through a hail of musket balls flying at them. Captain Kuro just took hordes of hundreds upon hundreds of pirate crews and just throw them at the enemy without thinking about it because he thought these pirate goons were just going to face against some villagers and kill them all while Ussop tells his militia to load their cannons with double loads of canister shot. Canister shot is a canister filled with balls and its used against close ranged targets. Its essentially a shotgun round. As the pirates kept swarming in, They get a taste of deadly artillery.

As the cannons stopped firing and the militia proceeds to reload once more, The group of ferocious, blood thirsty pirate gangs charge against the villagers not willing to give an inch of ground to the enemy and would rather die along with it. After all the Black Cat Pirates have a reputation of destroying entire cities in an afternoon in the past.

"Black Guards!" Ussop called out and Kaya's Black Suit Guards positioned and hidden on the left and right side of the village fire down their rifles on the pirates running over to the militia's artillery crew as thy get mowed down. "Fire!" Not realizing that militia after taking their time to reload would once again fire their canister shots on the Black Cat Pirates and not letting a single one of them leave as they tried to retreat from the village when...

"Front row! Aim! Fire!" Gaimon yelled out his orders as even more members of the remaining Black Cat Pirates die from hail after hail and linear row after row of bullets of bullets from the guns of Kaya's Guards, not realizing from the back that the pirate goons are being blasted to pieces with more shrapnel from Kaya's obtained artillery pieces.

"SECOND ROW!! AIM!! FIRE!!"

"AHHHHH!! AHHHHH!!"

"THIRD ROW!! AIM!! FIRE!!!!"

"AHHHH!! AHHHHH!! AHHHHH!!!"

Watching from inside the houses Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Spike, Nami, Kaya, Merry, Tamanegi, Ninjin, Piiman, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, as well as the rest of the children hidden inside the houses. The ones from Equestria like Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie had a front row view. What she saw would probably scar them for a long time. The villagers then slaughtered the Black Cat Pirates with anything they can get their hands on. Tearing their corpses to pieces. Pinkie Pie said that it was worse than any battle she had seen back in Equestria. It was carnage. Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo was absolutely horrified by this. They have been someone who had a great deal of enthusiasm for being pirates but when they saw this bloodshed, It simple confirmed them the distain and the contempt for other pirates and what they might do.

"SIEZE FIRING!!!" Gaimon yelled out and the weapons of gunpowder died down. "Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la ‘Tis the season to be jolly Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la." Ussop sang out as the citizens of Syrup Village sang out in victory. "Yay!!! Yay!!!"

"What? So does this mean that we've destroyed them?" Ussop asked out loud to his partner.

"Yeah. They'll never come back from a disaster like that. I'm sure of it." Gaimon answered him and nods.

"Hundreds. We've got all of them right?" One of the men from the villagers asked as he puts down his rifle for a second and reloads.

"Well that leaves only Captain Kuro and his right hand partner." Gaimon exclaimed as the scrub brush guy took out his flintlock pistol and reloads as well. "Everyone else should be done by now. I guess we should all head over to that shore and watch the Captain kick these weirdo's boss."

"That should be fun to watch! I mean after we dispose all of these dead pirate scum..." One of the armed villagers exclaimed as everyone else began to give each other high fives and pats on the back, congratulating each other. The kids, the baby dragon and the ponies around were just relieved that its over. And the best part was none of the villagers and their kids were hurt. Ussop has the courage to be the leader when the situation calls for it. That's admirable.

At the northern side of the coast...

"Get out of the way... NOW..." Zoro exclaimed with a murderous look in his eyes as the man put on his bandana and takes on a fighting stance. "If you know what's good for you..."

"Quit your jabbering and fight me!!" Sham yelled out as he quickly ran at Zoro, Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Rarity by flailing his arms around, looking like a crying coward.

"What are these fellas? They look like cats but human at the same time?" Applejack asked out loud having a anime question mark on top of her head.

"Who cares what they are? Lets just beat them all up so that we can have dinner later!" Rainbow answered with a smirk. "Prepare to die!! My claws are really sharp!!" Sham let out his battle cry but Zoro just didn't care anymore and anticipates the right time to slice. "What can you do to me with those claws...? If you don't stop now, I'll attack you!"
"Just you? You can't kill me..." Sham grinned evil as he grabbed Zoro's blade perfectly with his claws and stopping the swordsman's attack.

"What?!"

"You... Must be thinking... That I'm just a coward? I was just pretending to be a coward. If I didn't then you wouldn't have left your guard down!" Sham grinned as he quickly swipes the two swords from Zoro's waist.

"So that fellow was just acting scared?!" ~Rarity

"Zoro?! Your katanas...!! They're..." ~Rainbow Dash

"Eh...?! W... Where did they go?!" Zoro was now really pissed off that someone stole a precious treasure of his.

"Oh no, That guy took Zoro's katanas!!!" Rarity said with a worried look on her face.

"Give me back my katanas!!" Zoro demanded the green haired cat pirate.

"Give them back? Isn't your katana already in your hand?" Sham sneered.

"Don't worry Zoro! I'll get them back for you!" Rainbow declared as she quickly charges towards Sham to get said swords when Jango throws a chackram on her left shoulder causing the rainbow maned pegasus to yell out in pain. "Rainbow!!" The other Straw Hats got alerted of Rainbow's situation as the blade causes blood to splatter from the pony's shoulder and into the dirt as the other ponies quickly ran to her aid when Rarity and Applejack cry out the pain of being sliced by Jango's Chackrams.

"Your going to pay for what you did to my friends you bastard!!" Zoro the blood lusted demon ran up to the guy to chop him into pieces. "Should have backed off earlier when you had the chance you bitch!! And another thing..."

"Damn it! How could he treat my katanas like this?!" Zoro was able to get hold of his weapons when another shot of flying Chackrams sliced through Zoro's shoulders making him drop to his knees.

"Did you think you actually cut me just now? Too bad... I have a very thin waist!!" Sham boasted as he slices Zoro on the belly with his cat claws making the moss haired swordsman cry out in pain once more.

"ZORO!! WE'RE COMING FOR YOU!!" Rarity quickly charges into battle with her horn glowing as Applejack pulls out her lasso and Rainbow Dash zooming in to stop Sham and get Zoro's swords but then three more chackrams from Jango, slicing their right shoulders.

"Go Buchi!! Its your turn!!" Sham called out as Buchi takes a flying leap into the air and stomps on the injured swordsman and the ponies with a force that was strong enough to crack the stone ground making the Straw Hats cough up blood.

"You get what you want. Didn't we already told you before to get out of our way?" Jango seriously as them as the man looks down on Zoro, Rainbow, Applejack and Rarity. "By the looks of this fight. All of you here are not going to survive to see the sea tomorrow I suppose."

"This time I won't let them escape." Sham exclaimed with a lick of his lips.

"Of course." Buchi added as he points his cat claws at the swordsman and the ponies.

"Ugh... I'm not used to fighting with only one katana but I have no choice..." Zoro grunted as he slowly tried to get up with his fresh wounds whilst trying to shield the ponies behind him with only one sword counterattack.

"Lets do this Buchi!!"

"Give it to him Sham!!"

The ponies proving their loyalty once again tried to muster up all of their strength with Applejack preparing to give them a powerful buck, Rarity about to blast them with a heat ray and Rainbow Dash about to charge down on them once more.

"Scratch!! Scratch!! Scratch!! Scratch!! Scratch!! Scratch!!" The Black Cat Pirate Ship Watchers cried out as they and rapidly slash Zoro, Rainbow, Applejack and Rarity with the Swordsman trying to block and counter them once more when Jango cuts the moss haired swordsman and his pony companions with a splatter of rapidly spinning chackrams in the air, hitting them in the arms and legs.

"H.. He's too powerful..." Applejack exclaimed as she coughs up some blood.

"W... We can't handle them..." Rarity added with a weak smile as she held out her hoof to see blood stain her while coat.

"Heh... True..." Zoro grinned through gritted teeth as he slowly forces himself to get up and supports the other ponies. "B.. But we're still alive right...? A... And as long that's the case then we can fight them off till one of us drops out of breath..." The swordsman exclaimed through rough and sharpened breaths. "Y.. You guys said that monsters capable of taking over the world attack your home and you've beaten them? T... Then these are just small fries compared to them!!"

"T.. That's right!! I have trained and fought with speeds more powerful than any kind of force winds existing out there!! I.. If I gave up now then everything the Wonderbolts I've worked hard will be for nothing and I'd rather fight for it!!" Rainbow had a dangerous smirk on her face as the Wonderbolt mare tried to stand up once more.

"Heh... You show them Rainbow Dash!! My sister is out there right now and I have to fight for my life If I'm going to protect my family!! Not now!! Not ever will they be threatened and have my home in danger!!" Applejack stomped the ground with a bloody hoof.

"Jango... I even complimented his outfit... I thought he could be a friend... I though he was misguided... I thought that he could be reasoned with... I'm all things of patience but if you threaten me or my sister then I can assure you that things will be far from pretty on your face when we're done!! It will be a big joke if I die in a place like this!! You threaten me, my family, my sister and our friends!! I'll mess you up so badly that no makeup will fix you for life!!" Rarity looks over at Jango, Sham and Buchi as even Zoro and the others could see that this is the angriest that they've ever seen the fashionista mare.

"Kill them now..."~ Jango

"CHARGE!!!!" Sham, Buchi and Jango yelled out their battle cry they attack Zoro and the other ponies with signature moves.

"Cat Scratch!! Cat Scratch!! Cat Scratch!!" Sham and Buchi both try to exert all they can into pushing back Zoro and the ponies while Jango threw more chackrams at them as all Zoro and everyone else could do was counter them for defense even if it was bringing pain and blood to the ponies.

"Cat Stomp!!" Buchi yelles out as he diverts his direction from Sham and takes a flying leap into the air and stomps down on the ground as it breaks apart and disheveled once more as the Straw Hats were sent flying back a few meters. "Cat Stomp!! Cat Stomp!! Cat Stomp!!"

"Ugh... Ahhh!!" Rainbow huffed and puffed, his face bloody when the rainbow maned pegasus decides to fly in there one more time. "If I can get Zoro his katanas, he will definitely win! I have to get his katanas back!!" Rainbow tries her hardest to dodge Buchi's Cat Stomp in every way of the cracked ground and even Jango's chackrams which was slicing her from all directions.

"Rainbow!! Allow us to go too!!" ~Applejack

"No!! I want you all to back up Zoro!! Back me up from there!!" ~Rainbow Dash

"Don't overdo it Darling!! Your badly hurt!!" ~Rarity

"Zoro!!!" Rainbow Dash yelled out as he throws the two katanas over to the Straw Hat Swordsman though the Rainbow Maned Mare was more than bloody at this point along with everypony else.

"Thanks!!" Zoro answered with a proud grin as he takes a stance for the three sword style with Jango throwing even more Chackrams, Sham slicing him insane with his Cat Claws and Buchi not caring about what happens to him anymore as he tries to crush Zoro and the other ponies with his multiple cat stomps of ground destruction.

"STOP DREAMING!! EVEN WITH THREE SWORDS, YOUR STILL NO MATCH FOR US!! SHYAAA!!!"

"THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK ON ME ANYMORE!!!" Buchi roared as he leaps up into the air and starts spinning faster and faster before repeatedly crash landing down below on Zoro and the other ponies all the while the other Black Cat Pirate Sham all buffed up as well having the hint that they were already hypnotized like this the night before repeatedly tries to slash Zoro and the others with his Cat Claws that cuts the size of the cliff as broken rocks and other debris break down upon them with Jango running into the battle and throwing chackrams left and right, up and down, just about everywhere to slice up their opponents one more time, turning the entire fight into a literal bloodbath.

"I SAID ENOUGH!!!" Rainbow yelled out as gritted her teeth and yelled out in anger as she charges down at Jango with all her power as the mare's body became a literal rainbow in the process, leaving a trail of white lightning and smoke in the process before punching Jango in the left and right cheek as well as an uppercut, a hit to the chest and in the stomach repeatedly causing the hypnotist to cough up blood and felt every bone and rib in his body being shattered like glass.

"I SAY OUT OF THE WAY!!!" Zoro roared as he held two of his swords at an angle against each other and rotates them rapidly while running towards Buchi to create momentum; he then slices up the the Black Cat Pirate with full speed and power with all three of his swords at once rendering a part Buchi's chest into bloody chunks and having the fat cat to fall drowning into his own sea of blood.

"THIS IS FOR MY FRIENDS!!!" Applejack cried out as she quickly charges towards Sham to concentrate all of her strength, years of apple bucking and training under the princesses together with her Bloodlust bucks the green haired black cat pirate in the abdomen causing to Vomit Blood. "THIS IS FOR MY FAMILY!!!!" Following it up with a powerful buck to the chest caused him to break all of his Ribs. "THIS IS FOR EVERYONE WHO HAD TO DIE UNDER YOUR CLAWS AND FEAR THEM!!!!" Applejack yelled loudly one more time as she brings out her lasso and grips Sham with it before letting him go and spinning him into a rapid tornado motion. The apple farmer finally giving one last Buck directly on the Head that Cracks his Skull whole,the shock even making Various teeth to shot out. She was after all an embodiment of earth pony strength and now she had shown it.

"What pieces of trash. Well I know one thing. Your surely not pirates who are going to be wearing my next couture for that matter. Even so anycreature who dares to harm my precious sister Sweetie Belle and my family isn't getting off easy. Well goodbye." Rarity exclaimed with face stoic and voice emotionless as the fashionista mare amongst the shock of everypony else gets surrounded and consumed by dark smoke and clouds accompanied by lightning. For everything that everyone else had to face today. They just watch Rarity as she grabs the unconscious Jango, Sham and Buchi with her dark magic smoke which she uses to suffocate them to the very core of their beings and shocking them with a million volts of lightning at the same time to make the Black Cat Pirates feel the pain of every second of it whilst having these men desperate to rip out their own eyeballs and tear out their own hair from the nightmares and dark magic illusions of pure evil Nightmare Rarity was showing them until all the blood from their insides explode before their eyes and their screams that could be heard all over Syrup Village and Gecko Islands, even stopping Kuro's fight for a moment.

"AHHHHHH!!! GAAAAAHHHH!!! WE'RE SORRY!!! WE'RE SORRY!!! W... WE'RE GONNA DIE FROM THIS!!!! AHHHHHH!!!"

"Yucks..." Zoro sighs as he turns to both Rainbow Dash and Applejack. "Please remind me never to let Rarity get angry again...this Shit’s Brutal even for me..."

"Ah don't worry about it Sugarcube. She's not going to do anything to harm you nor any of us. Your her friend and that's all that ever matters to us. Because we value our friendship and we hope that's the case with you too." Applejack replied with a weak smile.

"Of course. That's what being a nakama is all about. A pirate is loyal all the way. To their friends and their dreams...still, I can Live not having to hear something this disturbing again…" Zoro exclaimed with sweat on his face as he walks off with them. "Now come on. Lets see how the villagers and our other friends are doing. Especially Luffy. He must have been done by now."

"Hey Rarity, Do you think that someone else with counter us with those devil fruit powers thing or any other method they use?" Rainbow asked with a sweat drop even though the fashionista mare had transformed back into her pony self.

"Mmm…well while more Knowledgeable than Long ago, I’m really not the Magic expert of the Group,you have to ask Twilight. More so, we barely Know a thing about these 'Devil Fruits'…" Rarity answered in contemplation her rainbow maned friend. "Onto more pressing matters the villagers are safe now. We got to get ourselves patch up somehow. I hope they have a good doctor."

At the southern side of the coast...

"I'm here to Kick your ass! And then I'm going to take care of your friends in the Kuro Neko Pirates!! Where are they at huh?!" Luffy exclaimed as he takes a fighting stance with fists clenched tightly.

"Look...I have thinked things.Despite it all I can try and be understanding!I'm sure that if you just calm down then we can talk about this and..." Twilight slowly approaches the butler impersonating pirate but Kuro suddenly points his Cat Claws at her and swings causing the alicorn and the rubber kid to fall man.

"NO YOU LISTEN HERE!! TO HELL WITH THE ENTIRE VILLAGE,THE MARINES AND YOU LOW CLASS FUCKING PIRATES!! ALL THAT'S OLD SHIT!! LOOK AT ME!! I'VE GOT THE WHOLE WORLD!! I GOT NO REGRETS HERE!!"

"Kuro you..." Twilight tried to reach out to him with a hoof but Kuro just went on another tirade interrupting her.

"I'VE MADE IT TWILIGHT!! I'VE MADE IT!! I'M A SUCCESS!! I!! CAN'T!! BE!! TOUCHED!!" The Butler Pirate exaggerated even slashing and trashing around his cat claws in the sand and ground. "I DON'T CARE!! I even had this whole thing about making that Kaya brat firm some Lame last Will…SCREW THAT!I’M JUST DECAPITING HER AND RUN WITH HER MONEY! NO ONE WILL EVER BE ABLE TO DRAG ME DOWN ANYWHERE!NEVER AGAIN!"

"What happened to you Mister? It looks like you've got some issues to deal with." Luffy replied, confused on why Kuro insane as he is, Is blowing up a gasket like this as Twilight was even a little concerned and wants to hear him out.

"I GUESS WE BETTER DO THIS SHIT THEN!!" ~Kuro

"So this is it huh? Straw Hat Pirates sorting things out once again." Luffy exclaimed with a smirk.

"Nervous Luffy?" Twilight asked with a grin.

"Yeah I got to agree. Me too. My rubber body is weak to sharp objects. Listen. I know that your ready for this but I have to fight him on my own." Luffy explained.

"What?!" ~Twilight

"Kuro played Ussop, Kuro played Kaya, Kuro played the villagers. They played us all. This is him and for everyone." ~Luffy

"Hey. If you need me, You know I'm here. Captain." ~Twilight

"Sure thing Twilight. You've always been there for me. Your my nakama." ~Luffy

"Come on!! Lets go!! I don't have time to Meedle around with you!!" Kuro demanded as he charges towards Luffy and ends up pinning down the rubber kid into the ground with his cat claws.

"So what...? Getting a little edgy huh bastard...?" Luffy coughed up before Kuro slashes him in the chest and kicks him to the edge of the cliff causing rocks and dirt to fall on him much to the shock of Twilight.

"LUFFY!!!" A concerned Twilight yells out and was about to get involved when she remembered that this was Luffy's fight by the looks of it. The rubber kid won't let her interfere. At least not yet.

"HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT YOU PIECE OF SHIT?!! DOES THAT GIVE YOU ANY IDEA HOW EDGY I AM?!! YOU LAME EXCUSE OF A PIRATE! I’LL SHOW YA THE REAL DEAL!" Kuro was huffing and puffing as he walks off from Luffy and licks the blood from the katana blades in his cat claws.

"OH YEAH?!! THEN WHY DON'T!?YOU SHOULD KILL ME RIGHT HERE AND NOW YOU BASTARD!!" Luffy roared as he speeds up to Kuro before sending a powerful punch to his chest causing Kuro to cough up blood.

"Luffy!! You've got him!!" Twilight cheered as Luffy began to keep punching him in the face over and over again on the large rocks.

"Its going to take more than a bullet in the head to stop me. So what have you learned out there in the world huh? Huh?! Tell me right now!! Tell me!! Tell me or I'm killing you all for mocking Ussop's aspirations!! You better tell me what I wanna know!!!" Luffy demanded as the boy kept bashing Kuro's head over and over again as more blood splattered on the rocky shores with a cold look in his eyes.

"I... I'll tell you what you can do... GET...!!! OUT...!!! OF MY LIFE..!!!!" Kuro yelled in Luffy's face before slashing his face with his two foot long claws causing Luffy to yell out in pain.

"Had enough...?! Huh...?! Yeah... Yeah... You must really think my mother God rest her soul Gived Birth To a fucking Weakling. Are you calling my mother a Weakling?!" Kuro screamed in his face as he observed the rubber pirate tried to get up before kicking him with his shin once more and slashing Luffy two more times on the left cheek and on the right cheek before grabbing him by the neck and slamming him into the ground. "Still trying to get up?! Sit down or I'll slit your throat myself!!" Kuro said with a murderous look in his face and taking a glace at Twilight. The alicorn who was struggling to keep it together and attack him if not the respect she has for Luffy on not interfering with his fight.

"You freaking Wastes! Ever since you little fucking smalltime pirates landed shore here, You all think you run things in this town and ruin my plots. You show me now respect! You insult my pirate crew! You‘re Gonna Beg me to Kill you when I’m done with you all!"

"Beg? As if! I’m gonna Pumpel you into oblivion!" Luffy said starring daggers into his eyes before once again getting up and punching Kuro multiple times in the face before slamming him over and over again. Finishing his attack by grabbing his legs and swinging him round and round before slamming him into the cliffs as the broken dirt and debris was once again decorated by Kuro's red blood.

"You screwed me over.. You screwed us up.. Twilight is trying to set you up for life here based on what she learned and your here trying to kill us?! Maybe I should just kill you instead!! You hear that?! Are you feeling me here?!! Do you think you can put one up on me huh?! Do you?!" Luffy held his head one more time before smashing his head into the ocean rocks six times and throwing him aside.
"Stupid Butler.."

"You... Stupid... Kid... Not know.... When to give up..." Kuro more than ever before felt his blood boiling as he sees Luffy walks over to Twilight and his desire to kill him just one up to being more insanely blood lusted like a true psychopath. "THAT MAKES ME!! VERY!! VERY!! ANGRY!!" Kuro charges at Luffy once more with his cat claws and then draws the steel blades on the ground to create some kind of dust cloud around them before slashing Luffy multiple times on the arms, on the chest, on the belly, on the face repeatedly growing more and more insane the longer it escalates. "WELL?!!! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??!!! ISN'T THIS THE FIGHT THAT YOU WANTED??!!! ATTACK!!! ATTACK!!! ATTACK!!! THE BLACKER THINGS LOOK!!! ATTACK!!! ATTACK!!! ATTACK!!! YOU WANNA BE A PIRATE?!!! YOUR GOING TO BE A GREAT PIRATE??!!! WHO YOU GONNA TELL NOW?!!!" Kuro finishes him off by bashing Luffy's head repeatedly into the rocks by the coast and ducking his rubber head over and over again into the ocean as a way of water torture.

"Y.. You...!! Rotten...!! Son...!! Of a Bitch...!!!" Luffy tried to say through muffled threats as Kuro drowns him in the ocean with a tight grip on his neck with the cat claws ducking his head over and over and over again. "You don't know the half of it boy... Look into my eyes... I wanna see you die boy..." Kuro looked towards the tortured Luffy with demons in his eyes before Kuro felt a purple hoof smash into his head and sends him tumbling and crashing hard by the cliffs causing more boulders and rocks to fall down on him.

Kuro groaned in pain as he slowly tries to get up and literally giving a death look to Twilight. The purple alicorn who literally faced him gave a killer eye as well.

"Huff... Huff... Puff... Puff... So what's it like huh Kuro? All alone. Nobody got your back? Its sad huh?"

"Why do you think I'm alone? I've got a couple of rookies out there. But I gotta open their eyes slowly. You know. A little truth here. A little truth there."

"Your crazy Kuro. You've lost it. Your gone."

"Half the world is looking for pirates to kill Twilight. And I'm not about to get dragged out of my ship and get beaten to death by some fleet of marines. No. No. Not tonight."

"What are you catching after all this? Running off in your ship?"

"Good answer Twilight! You know... Your going to thank me one day for opening Your eyes. Friends?Bonds?Nakama?all Worhtless!! True Strength is What Rule this World! Stupid Feelings ain’t gonna do Shit to save you From the inevitable when the Strong tramp you over! And your Friends?
They For sure would just Fuck off to Save their own Asses! Friendship is just stupid crap!"

No words could be described how angry Kuro has made Twilight now. The alicorn princess of friendship had tried to reason with this butler impersonating pirate but now he's taken it too far. Of all the bad guys she and her friends had encountered in Equestria. Not single one of them had ever said those set of derogatory words to classify her as such. Not even Sombra, Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow. And this made her crack. Something inside of Twilight just made her snap.

"What? So I made you agitated? There's no place to run. And no place to hide." Kuro nonchalantly exclaimed as he prepares to unleash his Shakushi which is Kuro's ultimate technique. A fearsome attack that utilizes Kuro's Nuki Ashi to the fullest, moving at a speed of 100 meters in 4–5 seconds, allowing him to sweep a large area and kill anything his claws connect with, including his own crew. He initiates this move by swaying back and forth sideways in a fluid manner; this is necessary in order to enter the "trance" needed to perform the move. The degree to which he inflicts his attacks is so random that they range from mediocre scratches to fatal evisceration of both friend and foe alike. He moves so fast that even he does not know what he's attacking, having the side-effect of generating purple clouds of smoke that rise from the ground as Kuro moves at his topmost speed and only stops when he becomes tired (or when someone can catch and physically stop him.)

"A little sport being dying dear girl...? Lets play... Murder... Death... Kill..." Kuro exclaimed as he began swaying back and forth on what looks like a trance before completely disappearing from sight at an utmost speed and Twilight starts to teleport back and forth as Kuro began slashing more and more of the cliffside causing rocks and debris to fall down on them, even going so far as to destroy the ground beneath them by dragging his cat claws around the terrain to make dust clouds of sand and dirt to spread everywhere as Kuro slashes Twilight on the legs, on the chest and on the back making her scream in pain at Twilight's every failed attempt to detect him. Even going so far that Kuro speeds up faster and faster around the ocean coast to make the water violently splash and crash on his opponent to make the salt water make Twilight's torture more excruciating for a cruel and unusual punishment.

"Ahhh!! Ahhh!! Ahhh!!" Twilight screamed out in pain as Kuro's Cat Claws slash and tear apart her skin, adding to the fact that Kuro makes it so that saltwater burn her open flesh that it may be more satisfying to inhumanely kill her later. Twilight just couldn't detect him from the speed he was going and its still unbearably painful when she puts up a barrier spell around to protect herself.

"Hahahaha!! What?! You've had enough?! You've had enough?! YOU'VE FUCKING HAD ENOUGH TWILIGHT?!!!" Kuro screamed into the purple alicorn's face as he kept slashing and slashing at her chest and face like insane psycho killer with a demonic vibe to it. Another form of Kuro's pure and merciless savagery has now been unleashed due to the appearance of the Crescent moon in the dusk sky as the evening begins to roll around as he spits in her face and kicks her in the belly as Twilight crashes into the broken rocks once more.

"Listen Twilight... Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity is...? Insanity is doing the exact same fucking thing. Over and over again. Expecting shit to change. That is crazy... But the first time someone told me that, I don't know. I thought they were bullshitting me so boom. I shot him. The thing is, okay.... He was right. And then I started seeing it everywhere I looked. All these fucking pricks. Everywhere I looked. Doing the exact same fucking thing, over and over and over and over again. Thinking. This time. Its gonna be different. No. No. No. No. Please. This time its gonna be different. I'm sorry... I don't like the way...”he say with a Mockinly high-pitched Voice. The next thing he say was as if he was Talking more to himself, Oblivious for a moment to where he was and with who.”YOU ARE LOOKING AT ME!! OKAY?!! YOU HAVE A FUCKING PROBLEM IN YOUR HEAD?! DO YOU THINK I'M BULLSHITTING YOU?!!! DO YOU THINK I AM LYING?!!! FUCK YOU!!! OKAY!!! FUCK!!! YOU!!! Huff... Huff... Puff... Puff..."

"Your scared Twilight. I can see it in your eyes." Kuro mocked Twilight as he slowly walks towards her to trash her even more.

"Just say that again!!" Twilight dared him as the alicorn princess looked at him with narrowed eyes and gritted teeth even through all the blood on her face and all the pain throbbing on her body. But even so, Deep Down her Core she has to admit that what she was seeing her Was Downright Disturbed from How Perturbated Kuro seemed. She has seen Crazy Before the Most prominent Certain draconequus,but this…this was Beyond the Crazy she is used to.

"Why don't you just do us all a favor and run home so that you can hide your head on your momma's lap?" Kuro exclaimed with a smirk as he licks the blood from the blade of his Cat Claws.

"What does he know about my mom?"

Thought Twilight as she once again takes a fighting stance and prepares to unleash another blast of magic.

"YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH!! YOUR GONNA PAY FOR SAYING THIS!!" Twilight ruthlessly charges towards Kuro and fires a blast of magic at the butler impersonating pirate as he gets knocked down.

"You assholes!! If I had already killed Kaya and take her money!! I would have already gotten enormous wealth and retire from piracy in peace!! I'd already evaded the marines and become the richest man in the world!!!" Kuro monologued, even demonstrating his powers of slicing through the ocean coast and into the water at this dark hour much to Twilight's shock but Luffy who observed it all wasn't even impressed. "HUH?! WHERE IS MISS KAYA NOW?!! I'LL MAKE YOU COUGH UP WHERE SHE IS!!!" Kuro demanded one more time sounding more demonic and insane each second.

"What a boring story Kuro." Luffy exclaimed with a shrug.

"Kaya will not die. And you will not be winning here to claim your blood money. That's all." The rubber kid declared making Kuro clenched his teeth in anger.

"Luffy..." ~Twilight

"I'm gonna pick a fight with you again!!! Right here!!! Right now!!!"

"Just because you have the blades, Don't be cocky!!!"

"We'll win this fight even if it lasts till the morning! We're the one's who are going to have the last laugh!!" Luffy exclaimed as he and Kuro butted heads with each other as their eyes look cold and demonic to the core.

"Tssk... You two are so problematic... Meddling on the plans I was working on for years!"

"Your so despicable... You supposedly took care of Kaya during all those years! You saw her cry her cry and laugh, being at her side all the time! You saw her cry and laugh being at her side all the time! She thought so highly of you and cared for you! Do those memories not matter to you?! You felt NOTHING?!" ~Twilight

"FUCK YOU!! What do you know?! I'm a pirate!! Having to be the servant of that spoiled brat!! Those were the most humiliating years of my entire life!!"

Upon hearing those set of words, It just made Twilight quite and close her eyes for a few seconds. All her anger was gone when she opened them and in its place was just cold disappointment. "So that's how it is... Truly your the most pitiful being I've ever met."

"WHAT?! AND WHAT THE HELL YOU JUST MEAN WITH THAT!?" Kuro screamed at her completely outraged as Twilight just shakes her head. "You clearly wouldn't understand even if I bother to try and explain to you. I know a lot of bad guys back home who wouldn't stoop down to your level.

"So instead I'm going to knock you out and send you flying out of this island." Twilight exclaimed with a determined look and smirked at Luffy. "Are you with me Captain?"

"Shishishishi! Sure thing Twilight!" Luffy smirked back before cracking his knuckles and getting ready to give Kuro a beatdown.

"About that fellow named Gaimon though... We are both from the New World... He should have joined me and..." ~Kuro

"Regardless of your reason and the two of you sharing a past together... I don't think he wants anything to do with you at this point.. 'Clahador'..." ~Twilight

"END OF THE LINE HERE FOR YOU PUNKS!! I SWEAR I'LL STAB YOU TWO ONE BY ONE!! I'M GONNA PUT SO MANY HOLES IN YOU, YOUR GUTS WITH BE LEAKING RED!!!" Kuro roared as he starts running around and spinning around the coastline of the beach slicing everything that's around him and tearing them to pieces causing Twilight and Luffy to scream in pain as they began to felt fresh slices of their skin from Kuro's savagery of the blades.

"AHHH!! AHHHH!! AHHHH!! AHHHH!!" Kuro yelled out as he sends himself crashing into Twilight's barrier walls feeling pushed and smacked around like a pinball causing him to stumble around but mostly giving Luffy the opportunity to grab unto Kuro and punch him as hard as he can into the gut causing him to throw up blood.

"GUM...!!! GUM....!!!! GATLING!!!!" Luffy uses his stretching ability to bring his fists forward Kuro repeatedly in a blurry, rapid barrage of strong punches that creates the illusion of him having multiple arms. "GAAAAAHHHHH!!!!" Luffy screamed in his face as every hard punch the rubber kid gave him causes Kuro throw up more red, the pirate felt like all his bones were being shattered along with his inner organs that were just being turned to mush at this point before the pirate slowly turns towards Twilight who gave him the angriest look he had ever seen in a while.

"A... Flaming Equine...?!" ~Kuro

"GAAAHHHH!!!" Twilight yelled into the other direction as her entire body was now literally covered in flames and she gave a really hard flaming punch making Kuro cry out in pain as blood splatters from his mouth, not to mention his broken chin, his broken teeth and broken nose. "YOU MESS WITH ME!!! YOU MESS WITH ALL OF US!!! EVEN AFTER THE SUNDOWN!!!" Twilight screamed in his face giving her own Machine Gun Punches from her left and right high flaming hooves not to mention the fire tendrils that began to form from the alicorn's flaming mane, giving the battered and beaten Kuro Pirate nonstop Gatling Punches from Luffy on the left side and 120 Flaming Hoof Punches Per Minute from Twilight on the right side of his face until the Captain of the Black Cat Pirates, all out of breathe passed out on a sea of his own blood as the coast now flooded with more red. Overkill in fact compared to browns, greens and blues even the ocean.

"Huff... Huff... Puff... Puff... It looks like we did it Twilight..." Luffy weakly exclaimed to the alicorn princess with a toothy smile as he slowly walks off from the unconscious Kuro. "Heh... We sure did Captain... We sure did... Nothing will ever break our Friendship... That's the magic of it all... Huff... Huff... Puff... Puff..." Twilight answered her captain as she transforms back into her alicorn form and limps back on the way to the village in the beautiful starry night.

The next day....

"Meat!! Booze!!" Luffy and Zoro both yelled out inside Kaya's bedroom much to the astonishment of everyone else.

"Woah... They sure are loud and lively in the morning..." Spike muttered as the baby dragon woke up rubbing his eyes.

"Well that's the... Inconveniences... Of their recovery at least..." Rainbow Dash added as the mare grew annoyed of having her sleep cut way too short.

"Luffy!! Zoro!! Your finally awake!!" Twilight quickly sprang up to approach the two of them eating and drinking like there's no tomorrow.

"Man this is great!! Gimme seconds!!" Luffy called out as he kept devouring the pieces of meat on a bone like a true carnivore would.

"Another!!" Zoro added as he kept chugging down sake like a heavy drinker as well.

"More meat coming right up!" Merry exclaimed as he carts forward more pieces of meat for Luffy and more bottles of sake for Zoro.

"Luffy! Zoro! Save some room for later! I have been waiting for everyone to wake up so that I could invite everyone in the village for a huge party!" Mistress Kaya said as she approaches them with that cheerful smile of hers to see Luffy, Twilight, Zoro, Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash all covered in bandages still in the process of recovering.

"Lets do it today!!" Pinkie exclaimed as bounces around the room and even firing a party cannon in the process spreading balloons, streamers, confetti and party horns everywhere.

"And we're going to help!!" Shouted Piiman, Ninjin, Tamanegi, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo with a salute.

"Miss Kaya! Lets take a bath together before the festivities!" Nami excitedly said.

"Speaking of baths... I do feel weird right about now.." Luffy exclaimed as the rubber kid takes a look around his body seeing that he's mostly covered in bandages and gauze.

"No wonder we've felt like jumping around after a good night's rest. Merry has been our doctor and Kaya has been our nurse." Twilight answered her captain with a warm smile as Kaya and Merry just felt relieved that things turned out for the better.

"Seriously?! Thanks Miss Kaya! That must be why I'm feeling so great!" ~Luffy

"What a good person she is!" ~Fluttershy

"I'm surprised we're not dirty ourselves. That's because I was in charge of wiping your bodies clean? I hope I did a good job hehe." ~Kaya

At the men's bath...

"Its bath time!!" Everyone cheered as Luffy, Zoro, Gaimon, Peebee, Spike, Tamanegi, Piiman, Ninjin, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash jumped into the large hot tub.

"Amazing! This is absolutely gorgeous!" Rarity praised having stars and sparkles in her eyes.

"Incredible.." Applejack added as the apple farmer has her mouth agape.

"The temperature is just right!!" Spike jumps with joy as the baby dragon dove deep into the hot tub before breaching out of the water like a dolphin much to the amazement of everyone clapping their hands and their hooves especially Luffy.

"Why of course! I designed this hot tub myself with the best kind of technology that we have attained. I am an excellent builder after all! I'm an engineer!" Merry declared with a proud grin.

"Yeah this is the best!! When we're done, lets party!!" Luffy cheered pumping his fists into the air.

"YEAH!!!" Everyone cheered back.

At the women's bath...

"The guys sure are loud..." Nami exclaimed with a smile as she relaxes in the water.

"This is so nice..." Kaya agreed as the young mistress takes her time to close her eyes and admire the peace.

"Speaking of which, Is there any reason that the guys and the girls are separated in the baths except for us ponies?" Twilight curiously asked.

"Well duh... The baths are separated for guys because they shouldn't be able to see umm... Something... Parts...?" Nami looks to the side with a devious smirk causing Kaya to blush.

"Like what?" Chibi Pinkie asked, having a large question mark on her forehead.

"Well its... Oh right... Your animals... You girls are ALWAYS NAKED... Ponies I get it..." Nami sighs.

"Having fun over there girls?" Twilight called out. "I was wondering if I could..."

Meanwhile...

"This is so relaxing... I miss home already..." ~Rarity

"Wait, Are you saying that there are hot springs as well over there in Equestria?" ~Zoro

"Well not exactly hot springs but we have an all day spa over there... Places to unwind, relax and ease off your nerves." ~Rarity

"Its true. We all go to the Spa for the experience. Sometimes its me and Rarity. Other times its Rarity and Fluttershy and some other times its Rares and Dash..." ~Applejack

"Woah! That is soo cool!" Luffy exclaimed. "I can't wait to go to Equestria!"

"Yeah and sometimes its with all of the girls as well!" Spike exclaimed catching the attention of Twilight, Pinkie and Fluttershy from the women's bath. "There was even the time that they've got infected by this type of plant called the poison joke and they have to take a bath by Aloe and Lotus spa to have the cure."

"Speaking of which... I just got the..." Spike was about to explain when Rarity quickly puts a hoof over Spike's mouth to shush him.

"I.. I think that's enough lesson and reminiscing for us today Spikey wikey... We all need to... Ahhh!!"

Rarity was in shock as Spike pulled out some realistic pictures to show to Luffy and the others which the rubber kid grabbed at the chance to see it.

"S... Spike...? H... How did you get those...?" Rarity asked in shock.

"Hehehehe. Well I didn't really take this pictures. You could say that I consider myself
quite a bit of an artist! Genius right?" Spike said with a smirk. "Anyways..."

"This is hilarious! Hahaha! Love at what we've got here...!"

"Hairity..."

"...Rainbow Crash..."

"...Spitty Pie..."

"...Apple Teeny..."

"...Flutterguy, and --" Spike demonstrated by pulling out a tape recorder for some reason and demonstrating to Luffy and the others the voice of 'Flutterguy' about to explain the problem when Luffy and the others couldn't help but hold their laughter.

"...Uh..."

"Twinkle Sprinkle?" Luffy asked out loud causing him and the other humans in the group to burst into boisterous laugh much to the chagrin of Twilight and the other ponies.

"HAHAHAHAHA!!!"

"SPIKE!!!!" Twilight and the other ponies screamed in anger upon hearing that as their voices echoed everywhere.

"It seems like anything becomes a party when your crew is involved." Kaya giggled.

"Oh boy... You have no idea..." Twilight turned back and huffed before breathing a sigh of relief at the blonde causing Nami to smirk and gently pat Twilight on the back. "Something tells me you and me would have a long way of getting used to this..."

"Your right... I have no idea what's in store." ~Twilight

At the center of Syrup Village...

More and more of the villagers flock to the festivities and celebrate the defeat of the Kuro Neko Pirates.

"Hey look over there!"

"The pirates are having a party!"

"Come on! Lets check it out!"

"What a fine day! Its like the weather itself is celebrating this very victory for a feast!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed as she soared high and flew into the sky.

"Your right Rainbow Dash, It is a perfect weather for a feast!" Rarity added with finesse as she walks by. "Well done Rainbow Dash!"

"Hey!! Bring me sake!! I'll drink to the sight of these trees of our victory!!" One of the men in the villagers cried out.

"Not until we meet the ones who saved us like Pirate Hunter Zoro!!" His companion chastised but the man just shrugged it off. "Who cares?! He's drunk already!!! We've got a feast for a thousand people ahead of us!! I'd say it will be a very lively one this year!! Hahahaha!!"

"Drink and be merry!! Today is our Victory Party against the Kuro Neko Pirates that tried to raid this village!!" Another one of the citizens called out. "Its that one time of the year where drinks can be brought for free!!"

"Bring out the sake!!"

"Buy me a candle apple mommy!!" A certain blonde hair girl asks her mother to buy the said treat as they both walk over to Applejack's corner of the party where the young girl got what she wanted. Applejack was also displaying apple pies, apple dumplings, apple tarts, apple cobblers and many others especially her family's apple cider which everyone loves especially Rainbow and Luffy who had found a new love for the drink from Equestria.

"Dance!! Dance!! Dance!!" People cheered as the citizens happily did dance to their tune of freedom consisting of bras and woodwind instruments. A marching band wearing the uniforms that Rarity quickly made for them. There are a number of villagers in the area who already know how to play music but most of them consists of the guards from Kaya's mansion.

Meanwhile in a certain someone's house, A pink haired lady was being called out by her mother and her little sister to go to the festivities in town...

"Its starting already! Hurry up Dear!!"

"Wait, I can't get my bangs to sit right!" The young girl worriedly replied as she looks at the mirror intensely trying to fix her hair up in a certain style when a fashionista mare approaches her. "Y... Your Rarity right? One of those magical talking ponies that saved us last night? Oh how I need your help right now! Mom! Mom! Look who's here to help us!"

"Oh thank goodness girl! Miss Rarity can you please help my daughter? She's been taking forever to fix her hair!"

"Not to worry My Darlings, Fixing hair is as simple as snip, chop, one two three! Fixing up my mane as a fashionista connoisseur is no different from making human hair stylish and beautiful! I'm telling you right now that after tonight, You will be the talk of the town!" The mare declared as she began to levitate a hairbrush as well as some accessories.

"What a crystal clear sky!! This is going to be a warm sunny day I bet!!" Another young lady with brown hair complimented the wonderful scenery when a certain rainbow maned mare quickly scoops her up much to her astonishment. "R... Rainbow Dash?! W... What are you doing?!"

"Hehehe you wanted to see the sky up close and from above right? If I'm not wrong your a landscape artist right?"

"So what do you think?"

"I.. I love it!! I LOVE IT!! I LOVE IT!! Please take me over there for inspiration to paint more pretty pictures later on!!"

"Hahaha! You've got it girl!! Hold on tight!!" Rainbow warned her before the mare speeds off like a jet into the distance leaving behind a rainbow trail.

"Woah...!! Woah...!! Woah...!! Woohoo!! This is so much fun!!"

"Everything is free today!!" Every single one of the vendors from their certain food carts and souvenir stands announced as there was a guy who is giving out free balloons, another one is giving out free soda drinks from his stand while another one is giving out free light bulbs and his friend also put up a sign and gives away souvenirs commemorating this wonderful day.

"Free?!!" Both Pinkie Pie and Luffy called out as the pink party pony was baking a gigantic birthday cake from some reason with large amounts of ingredients, even riding a unicycle which doubles as an egg beater which amazes the children and adults alike in the area. Before long Pinkie was giving away free cakes cupcakes muffins, pies, doughnuts, tarts, cinnammon rolls, custard flan, eclairs and everything sweet baked while Luffy just got in there and goes crazy in trying out Pinkie's food. The rubber kid who just came from Applejack's baked goods cart to almost empty her stall. Thankfully the apple farmer was as good of a baker as the party pony since Luffy is a food monster compared to everyone else.

"They've got shooting games!! And goldfish scooping!! There's chocolate bananas!!" Twilight exclaimed as she galloped to them and now the purple alicorn was wearing what looks to be a crocodile carnival hat on top of her head labeled fun as well as a huge bucket of popcorn, cotton candy, a chocolate coated banana in her mouth and a large puppy stuffed toy.

"Yakisoba!! Takoyaki!!" Luffy cried out with joy as the rubber kid was carrying a bowl of yakisoba and takoyaki on his left and right hands while balancing a large soda on top of his head not to mention in his mouth was a large stick of chocolate coated banana, a grilled squid and even a corndog.

"Look!! Grilled squid and candy apples!!" Miss Kaya quickly grabbed a grilled squid, a cotton candy and a candied apple before leading the rest of their squad to a stand which serves chocolate and vanilla ice cream sundaes when she noticed someone behind her. A survivor of the Kuro Neko Pirates in the Victory Party eating a bowl of fried rice, a plate with eggs with grilled asparagus, a plate of assorted sushi, a grilled tuna, a plate of large meat dumplings and a large mug of beer.

"Hey!! Its one of the Kuro Neko Pirates!!" One of the villagers called out as the party was suddenly halted to a stop as the guy realized that there were multiple guns pointed at him.

"I'm sorry! I promise I will change for real! I'm not even mad for what happened to my comrades! Really! Please don't hurt me... I'm sorry everyone! Please spare me! I'm really really sorry!!" The guy was trembling like crazy and tears were streaming down his face like a waterfall. The pirate goon even resorted to performing a dogeza on the ground to prove his sincerity but most of the townspeople especially Luffy was not budging.

"Yeah... I don't know... He seems to be too dangerous of a fellow to just be kept around. I'll say he's not cool..." One of the men exclaimed as he points his pistol at the lone pirate guy when Kaya quickly ran in front of him. "Wait!! Wait!! He's with me!! I.. I'll take him in

"Cotton Candy too!!" Spike then called out to get some while the baby dragon was seen stuffing his mouth with cupcakes, muffins, pies, ice cream and even bigger cakes that he could see since there aren't gems around here to eat.

"This is my first festival!! Its amazing!!" Nami jumped with joy upon seeing her friends once more as the Cat Burglar could be seen walking around with tons of shopping bags. How much free stuff has she got? No one knows. "Burp!!! Hehehehe... Sorry been eating a lot here lately girls. The food is just too good to pass up not to mention the drinks!"

"One more time!! From the top!! To these pirates who saved Syrup Village!! Hip!! Hip!! Hooray!!" The announced being the chief of the village called out one more time to congratulate everyone who fought in the battle. "Way to go you guys!! You all fought great!!"

"The Princess Pony and their pirate crew is the best!! Hahahaha!!" The crowd raised their glasses to say cheers once more. "Hero Luffy!! Hero Luffy!! Hero Luffy!!" The townsfolk chanted much to Luffy's annoyance. "I told you that I'm not a hero!! We're pirates!!" Chibi Luffy huffed.

"Well I'll say that we are the heroes kid. Us ponies since we are the elements of Harmony after all." Rainbow Dash struck a triumphant post with Twilight, Spike and the rest of the Mane 6. "Alright! Alright! Your all the heroes of this town but not me!" The rubber kid pouted which everyone chuckled at.

"Luffy!!!" The straw hat kid someone yelling for him and he turned around to find Ussop running towards him with Ninjin, Tamanegi, Piiman, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo.

"Ussop!!!" Luffy quickly grabs the long nosed kid with his rubber arms and offered him a mug of beer on one hand and a mug of Applejack's Sweet Apple Acres Cider on another hand. "Girls!! Your all here!!"

"Hey Luffy... I have something to say to you and everyone else here especially the Ussop Pirate Group..." Ussop exclaimed as he pointed at Piiman, Ninjin, Tamanegi, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. "Cause I feel like if I don't take this here now, I may never get another chance again.

"Huh? What do you mean Ussop?" Luffy asked.

"After everything that has happened today... There's a decision that I've made..." Ussop said as he looked at Luffy, The three boys and the fillies that had joined his pretend pirate crew and everyone else.

"Captain Ussop what is it that you wanted to talk to us about?" The boys and the fillies asked.

"You guys and girls stand bravely against those Kuro Neko Pirates! It was a battle worthy of the Ussop Pirate Group and I'm very proud as your captain!"

"Thank you sir!" Apple Bloom answered with a salute.

"Do you think this means a promotion?" Sweetie Belle rubbed the back of her mane with hopeful eyes.

"Kind words are enough!" Scootaloo added with a grin.

"5 years ago... We formed the Ussop Pirate Group when Ninjin, Tamanegi and Piiman were four years old. This was the greatest and most magnificent battle that we have experienced in those 5 years and now its sudden but I have decided to go to the sea myself. I'm going to become a real pirate! Hahaha!"

"WHAT??!!!" Everyone else in the village had their mouths agape at that declaration while Luffy, Twilight and the rest of the Straw Hats had a look of determination on their faces.

"There is only one reason! Because the pirate flag is calling me!" Ussop declared in the middle of town causing the entire crowd to go into a loud roars of cheers and applause going.. "Huzzah!! Huzzah!!"

"I don't know what's going on but congratulations Twilight!!" A lady from Syrup Village made a toast with Twilight on her mug of Sweet Apple Cider courtesy of Applejack.

"Umm thanks I guess? Hehehe" Twilight answered with a sweat drop since she really didn't know what to say that this point.

"I don't know what's going on but cheers!!!" One of the older men from the village raise his mug of beer and the entire crowd chanted in return.

"CHEERS!!!"

"Uhh... I'm confused too but cheers!!!" This time a younger fellow made a toast with his glass of red wine causing the partying citizens to loudly cheer Ussop and his said pirate crew one more time.

"CHEERS!!!"

"Captain! That's a lie! That's also a lie right?" Ninjin asked out as the boy looked as if he was about to tear out his own hair.

"That's so sudden! Besides don't you love this village Captain?" Piiman demanded an answer from his captain as the boy just had his mouth gape open at this point.

"What's going to happen to the Ussop Pirate Group?!" Tamanegi yelled at him in defiance to what Ussop was planning with clenched fists.

"Come on! Don't be selfish guys!" Apple Bloom retorted them.

"You really couldn't stop him boys, You know by this time that he always wanted to be a pirate!" Sweetie Belle added with an explanation about hearing Ussop's dreams and a support of friendship being a must.

"Yeah. We all have goals to reach and things that we really wanted to do. Like us. We really wanted to go home to Equestria right now because we miss our parents and families so much!!" Scootaloo exclaimed saying that they would all have to sail and go home to Equestria sooner or later.

"Ahhh!! Stop encouraging him girls!! Say it ain't so!! Please!!" ~Piiman, Tamanegi, Ninjin

"Thanks for everything guys." Ussop said as the long nosed teen felt tears starting to well out of his eyes.

"No..." ~Ninjin

"No I don't want to say that!!!" ~Piiman

"Don't go Captain!!" ~Tamanegi

"Do you remember the first time that we've all met boys?"

"To own a bar!!" Ninjin cried loudly as he was then seen being hugged by his mother to show support for her son.

"To become a master carpenter!!" Piiman declared his words to the heavens before revealing that his mom was behind him with a proud grin on her face.

"To become a writer!!" Tamanegi proclaimed loudly getting an Atta boy from her mother with a smirk. She was proud that her son was finally showing his diligence and strive for something after all.

"To run my own company!!" Apple Bloom exclaimed loudly with tears in her eyes as Applejack ran over to her little sister and gave the younger sibling a comforting hug, also having tears in her eyes.

"To become a popular singing idol!!" Sweetie Belle declared and the young filly receive a pat on the back from her sister Rarity and the two shared a nuzzle with tear filled eyes.

"To be a master flyer!!" Scootaloo cried out once more as she quickly ran into Rainbow Dash who caught her like a baseball would and the two pegasi shared a teary smile before giving her each other a big hug and flying around to demonstrate a few tricks.

"While not loosing sight of our ambitions... Swear that you will go on the road that you have chosen!

"Alright!! Here's to all the feasts to come!! Here we go!! Let's drink and party all day long!!" The announcer with the megaphone around the party declared, prompting everyone to raise their glasses even with Pinkie Pie blasting off her party cannon for more outrageous effects and Rainbow Dash doing her Sonic Rainboom performance as the colors burst into the sky.

"Pirates sure are rowdy!! Hahahaha!! This is the biggest and wildest celebration I've ever seen!!" Gaimon exclaimed as he also raised a bottle of sake to the crowd while enjoying the abundance of ice cream and different flavored fruits around him with his pandabat Peebee.

When the party died down, all the Straw Hats and Kaya reunited on a certain coastline to take care of one last unfinished business.

Kuro who has been reawakened was tightly wrapped in ropes around a makeshift sail on a boat. Kuro having awakened once again glared daggers at the group in front of him.

"Wouldn't it be better if we just hand him over to the marines?" Nami questioned and Kuro grinned at the thought of that idea.

"Nah... This dude completely busted an entire ship of them already. Not to mention that the ungrateful snobs will most likely try to capture us along and cause a ruckus. "Rainbow said shutting off Nami's suggestion and Kuro scoffed.

"Well color me surprised. I believe that you are the less clever of the bunch. Kuro snarked causing Rainbow to get angry.

"Hey! Don't insult Rainbow Dash! She's a Wonderbolt and even the fastest flier all over Equestria back home!" Scootaloo answered back trying to defend her idol.

"Ooh... Scary..." The butler impersonating pirate answered, mocking Rainbow even more.

"Alright! That's it! Your so going down and when I'm done with you, Your gonna be...!!" But before the pegasus could do anything the delicate hand of Kaya intervened.

"Don't let him rile you up. He's already defeated." Kaya said and the blonde mistress managed to calm down the rainbow maned mare.

Kaya then directed her eyes to Kuro and he stared back at her. For a moment the two stayed like this until Kuro snaps at her in anger. "What?! Did you came to gloat?! To bask in your victory and look down on me?! Just scram already damnit!!"

"Don't talk to her like that you bastard!!" This time Ussop was the one jumping on before Kaya herself stood with both arms stretched. "No more violence... Please... Just... No more..." Kaya pleaded and Ussop didn't press the matter any further. Neither him nor his crew the disbanded Ussop Pirate Group.

"I merely wanted to ask a simple question." Kaya exclaimed as she looks at Kuro straight in the eyes. "Was everything... Truly a lie...? All those years...? All those memories...? Did none of it truly meant something to you...?"

There was a prolonged silence and then he answered. "No... Not really..." Kuro exclaimed and for a moment the tiniest of hopes came to shine on Kaya's eyes.

But then she looked at his eyes and all she saw was a burning glare. "I will remember them as the most annoying, frustrating, bothersome and downgrading years of my life and I will forever curse you for it..." Kuro answered with disdain.

Kaya just closed her eyes and sighs. "I see... " She then carefully approaches the boat and takes something from her coat before putting in on the wooden transport.

It was a small box.

"Originally it was a gift for celebrating the day you first arrived tomorrow... Now take it as my final payment to you..." Kaya exclaimed as she got up and walk away but not before giving Kaya a last look. "And... If I ever did make you feel less and mistreated you in any way without knowing then I'm sorry. I hope you find it in you to forgive me one day..."

"Kaya..." Usopp muttered whilst bawling his fists tightly while the rest of them just looked at Kuro with faces at ranged from disappointment to disgust except Rainbow who just straight up glared at him while Luffy's eyes were just hidden by the shadows from beneath his straw hat.

This time Gaimon was the one to approach Kuro while still refusing to look at him in the eye.

"Gaimon... The so called New World Pirate... You know... I didn't recognize you at first at all... You looked wildly different and thus I ignored your presence.. But now that I do... All I have to say is how the mighty have fallen... You look so pitiful..." Kuro said with a smirk causing Gaimon to get provoked.

But Gaimon was having none of it. He was too old to fall for something like that so he merely smiled. "What a coincidence! I could say the same to you. Your really far from your peak yourself Kuro." Gaimon exclaimed completely taking Kuro's smirk away and Gaimon likewise stopped smiling.

"I just wanted to warn you about thinking of getting back here. The villagers are already thinking about ways of fortifying and they already know the battlefield and they know your true self. Try to put a foot in here and none will doubt they will shot you dead." Gaimon said stepped back much to the shock of Kuro, emphasizing Luffy and the others who already put up a marine flag at the coast of the island with the artistry coming from Ussop and Luffy putting up some kind of sign which read "Under the protection of Vice Admiral Garp."

With no more left to say, The Straw Hats pushes the boat ashore and Rainbow propelled it into the distance.

"Woah... What happened here...? Did I miss something...?" Merry asked with a questioned look after running from the distance.

"No... Nothing important worth mentioning..." The Straw Hats answered with a sigh of relief.

"Hey..." Zoro was lost for words at the sight of the large marvel of engineering right in front of him.

"A caravel!" Nami squealed in delight.

"Wow!!" Luffy exclaimed as the rubber boy couldn't help himself but let his mouth agape.

"What a marvelous ship that is. I love the new look by the way especially the figurehead!" Rarity said having stars and hearts in her eyes. "Its just like the ones they've ride on! I've read about this from my romance novels!"

"Woah!! That is soo cool!!" Rainbow said as she zooming into the air and flying around the ship.

"Oh my... What a large ship that is.." ~Fluttershy

"Are you kidding me?! This is amazing!!" ~Spike

"Its been so long since I've last sailed on a ship like this! Are you excited for this Peebee?" Gaimon exclaimed to his pandabat friend who chirped back with delight.

"Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit! Nothing says a woodworking genius than a ship out to sea!" Applejack pondered in amazement, even taking off her hat in the process. "I bet Big Mac would have loved to see this... One of his hobbies is woodworking after all!"

"Listen. I've been waiting for you ladies and gentlemen to present you this... Its slightly old style but I designed her myself. Its a caravel and it uses a staysail... The controls are in the back. Its called the Going Merry!"

"Can we really take this?!" Pinkie asked as the pink party mare jumps around in excitement with Luffy and the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

"Yes. I insist." Kaya replied with a cheerful smile.

"I will explain the steering system... First of all, In order to adjust the yards in relation to the crew garnet..." Merry explained Luffy is just looking at him like a wide eyed owl.

"Don't explain it to him, I'll listen to the explanation." Nami interrupted with a sweat drop. "Twilight! Pen and Paper now! We need to start taking down notes!"

"I'm on it Nami!" Twilight replied as the purple alicorn princess was attentive as ever with a notepad in hoof and levitating a pen much to the amusement of her friends.

"This is a cool ship!!" ~Luffy

"I just know that we'll find tons of adventure out there with this ship!! Just think of all the places we could go!!" ~Spike

"Hahahaha!! You bet it is!!" Luffy was then seen dancing around with Spike and Pinkie near the Going Merry.

A caravel is any of several types of small light sailing ships especially one with two or three masts and lateen sails used by the Spanish and the Portuguese in the 15th and 16th centuries.

"I had everything you would need for a voyage loaded on to the ship!" ~Kaya

"Thanks for causing all the trouble!" Luffy replied with a cheeky grin much to the wide eyed shock of Twilight and the other ponies.

"That's for going through all the trouble" Zoro corrected his rubber captain as the swordman crossed his arms over his chest.

"Nice going there Mister Zoro! Are you a dictionary too like Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle?" Scootaloo asked, the little filly having a smug look.

"What are you talking about? No I'm a calculator." Zoro sarcastically answered as he walks away but not before pointing at the rubber man. "And Luffy is an abacus since he can count the number of meals he's got."

"W.. What...? B.. BWUHAHAHAHAHA!!!" Rainbow Dash quickly fell back laughing more hardly than she ever did before as well as the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Spike and the rest of the Straw Hats and the Mane 6 especially Nami and Luffy. Even Kaya and Merry couldn't help but laugh at that good of a joke.

"I've got another one!!" Luffy asked out before pointing at his swordsman and first mate. "What do you call someone who fails at finding his way and getting lost? A LOST SER!! GET IT?? LOSSER!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!" Luffy exclaimed prompting everyone to laughed hard one more time especially Rainbow, Spike, Pinkie, and the Cutie Mark Crusaders as if they are about to bust a gut.

"Yeah! I get it! You've lost it alright!" Zoro answered back as he clenches his fist and bonks Luffy on the top of his head causing the rubber man's eyes to shoot out of his face and make everyone laughed even harder. "HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

"HAHAHAHAHA!! Luffy you've..." Rainbow Dash couldn't continue with her running joke as she and everyone else witness the sight of Ussop rolling downhill because of his bag filled with stuff and other nick knacks like a giant pumpkin down the mountain that was about to crush them all.

"Watch your six guys!! Incoming!!" Spike yelled out when Luffy and Zoro suddenly stepped forward.

"STOP ME PLEASE!!!" ~Ussop

"USSOP SAN!!!" ~Kaya

"GYAAAAAAAAA!!!" ~Ussop

"What's he doing?" ~Luffy

"I think we should stop him... If he keeps going like that, He'll hit the ship." ~Zoro

"Thanks you guys, That was a close one!" Twilight said as she breathe a sigh of relief.

"Your telling me Darling. The impact from that rolling thing would have destroyed the ship and cut short our trip!!" ~Rarity

"Yeah. I have to go now before I change my mind. Please don't stop me." Ussop exclaimed as he was about to board on a small dinghy much to the concern of Twilight and her friends with Ussop having an over weight backpack that he may sink.

"Listen guys. I know that I'm all for Ussop becoming a pirate and going on adventures but I don't think he's ready to sail out at sea like this..." Twilight said with worry.

"Yeah... I know exactly what your talking about..." Gaimon answered with a sweat drop. "Did you know how hard it was for me in this state to get off that island without any outside help? Heck I can't even build a ship!"

"Chirp!! Chirp!!" Peebee agreed.

"I won't... I've figured that you might want to do this. It really makes me sad though." Kaya said with a frown as Ussop gives her a pat on the back and assures that everything will be alright.

"Well safe voyage guys! Hope to see you again somewhere!" Ussop waved goodbye to his new friends as he got ready to set sail on his dinghy.

"Why?" Luffy curiously asked.

"Awww... Is Ussop really not joining us on this trip sis...?" Apple Bloom frowned.

"That's too bad... I was hoping to have more fun with him... Its nice to have a playmate like him every once in a while.." Pinkie muttered as the pink party pony even deflated a bit.

"Now hold on to your horseshoes Sugarcube... I think your in for quite a surprise..." Applejack said with a smirk.

"Why of course Darling. Something tells me that there would be quiet a twist in this story." Rarity added with finesse.

"Y... You really mean it...? H... He's going too..." Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo said out loud, hope swelling up their chest.

"Oh you bet we are!!" Rainbow Dash and Spike both said as they overhead the conversation down below.

"Huh? Why? Sheesh... Your such a cold hearted man... We're both going to be pirates now so we might meet again on the high seas..." Ussop exclaimed on the emphasis that he's even playing charades right now. With a ship and the seas sailing.

"What are you talking about... Hurry up and get on board!" ~Zoro

"I... I'm the Captain right?!" Ussop jumped for joy already trying to assert control for some reason.

"No way!! I'm the Captain stupid!!" Luffy yelled back at the long nose boy causing laughter to be spread amongst the crew once more.

"There goes the Captain and our new friends... But if he's with those people... I feel safer..." ~Ninjin

"Their pony friends have all kinds of weird and crazy magic. I don't even doubt for one second if they can create barriers and things like that! Those girls must be some kind of wizard or a sorcerer!" ~Piiman

"Yeah, I've never seen anyone so strong let alone posses real magic like a spell caster! That's so awesome!" ~Tamanegi

"You know this day would come you guys. We couldn't do anything about it... Ussop San always wanted to be a pirate and those ponies have to go home at some point in their lives. That they would have to be sailing towards Equestria sooner or later... On another thing... I'm happy that they've got to reunite with their friends and love ones." ~Ninjin

"The villagers will be sad once we tell them the news... " ~Piiman

"Its so sudden too... And its because the Captain used to be pretty noisy just by himself too..." ~Tamanegi

"You mean Clahador?" Merry asked.

"No..."

"Is it that... You actually wanted to stop Ussop Kun...?"

"Ojousama... I heard a story about him when he was younger from the villagers. Right after Ussop Kun's father left this village... He also lost his mother..."

"W... What..?"

"I heard that the day before his mother died... She was weak from an illness and the words that came out of him we're..."

"Out of sadness, He continued to lie after her death... Hoping that someday... His father's pirate ship might appear in the bay, That he would come to pick up his son... The villagers said that was the reason for his lies.

"You will need to become stronger than ever before... As a gratitude of everything he has done for you..." Merry exclaimed with a smile.

"Yes... Yes I will..." Mistress Kaya smiled back with a brighter outlook on life even after everything that has happened today thanks to her friends she made along the way and being able to hold on.

"CHEERS!!! TO NEW FRIENDS AND A NEW ADVENTURE AHEAD!!!!" Luffy shared a toast with his friends with mugs of beer for Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Ussop and Gaimon while Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, are drinking champagne compared to Rarity, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash who are having red wine. Spike, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo have joined in the toast of the Straw Hat Pirates good luck but with glasses of orange juice for kids.

Sailing on the Merry to Friendship!

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"Simmer down guys and gals... Simmer down..." Pinkie walks up to Nami and Ussop as she tries to calm them down.

"Yeah. Pinkie's right ya'll. I'm sure that we can talk things out and find less violent ways of settling ourselves." Applejack added.

"That's right! Though... Hearing Ussop talk about research and experiments has got my interest expanding here. It kind of reminds me during the days when I first came into Ponyville and got to live in a library." Twilight said having stars and sparkles in her eyes which got Nami all bummed out.

"Now that you've mentioned it. I'm all for crazy contraptions and inventions. I am a dragon who loves play with his toys and tinker around after all!" Spike declared with a claw to his chest. "I am one of the smartest guys in Equestria after all who grew up and taken cared of by yours truly." The baby dragon said proudly causing Twilight to blush once he referred to her.

"Yeah and I just wanna play around and test things out what Ussop will be building around this ship!" Pinkie declared as she raised her right hoof and waving it wildly.

"Wait! What does being a woman have anything to do with getting a room all for yourself?" Twilight curiously asked.

"W... What? H... How could you ask me that question right now Twilight?! Didn't we already talk about this back at the hot baths over in Kaya's mansion?" Nami yelled at her face in a comedic fashion as the purple alicorn got the navigator blushing red all over her face.

"Yeah what about it? Don't see anything wrong with allocating a room on the ship for something that would be considered amenities and whatnot." Spike answered.

"Well... You know... I don't want you girls and the guys here seeing my goods all the time!! You know... My bare chest... and my butt and..." Nami sat down on the floorboards and slumped over to a corner blushing more and more. "Oh right... I forgot... You girls are animals so you really don't wear any clothes whatsoever..." Nami groaned.

"Then what's wrong with it? Its not like we're gonna do anything to you. We don't wear clothes all the time!" Spike blurted out.

"Shut up!! Listen!! How can you all say that?! I'm a delicate little girl!"

"You are?" Luffy tilted his head to the side having a anime like question mark popped up on his head.

"I SAID SHUT UP!!!" Chibi Nami yelled being red all over with steam bursting from her ears and nostrils blowing up a gasket.

"They fight about strange things... Something tells me life will never be normal again on a ship like this." Gaimon exclaimed as Zoro poured him a cup of sake and the scrub brush drank.

"Hahahaha! Your telling me! That's what I thought as well after finding out I joined this gang of pirates." Zoro laughed as he toasted cheers to the new ship and drink his own cup of sake.

"I think what Nami meant is modesty darlings." Rarity exclaimed. "A place to be all alone by herself when she's changing her clothes. Its like when I demand the door to be closed when we're changing outfits for the Grand Galloping Gala.

"Well thank goodness at least someone here gets it." Nami muttered as she looks to the side.

"But Rarity. We don't usually wear clothes remember? I thought we talked about this?" Applejack said to her friend.

"Well I guess I can understand that its a different case for humans.. I mean me and Spike went to that mirror world after all in another dimension after all and we were wearing clothes all the time." Twilight exclaimed.

"Woah!! That's so cool!! So guy girls already went to another world!! What's it like?" Luffy asked the purple princess having curiosity once more got the better of the rubber kid.

"Alright.. I'll tell you the story.. So here's what happened Luffy.. You see I'm a Princess and what happened with my crown was..."

"Well alright! You want the room then fine! But... Not before I can get there first!!" Ussop declared as he quickly ran off while Nami walks on over to Pinkie as she whispered something in her ear and the pink mare nodded.

"I guess its not something I could have left behind..." Ussop muttered as he pulls out a can of spray cheese to try it out. "I bought them but I never really thought I would end up using them... Hmmm... I did try it out on a mouse. before and it was surprisingly effective though... There's no way it would really taste good as those others kids would say right...?"

"Wha...?! What do you think your doing?!" Nami yelled out as she saw Ussop unpacking his ridiculously oversized backpack with all his inventions, tinkering toys and Knick knacks with Ussop making what looks like a Leaning Tower of Pisa on the palm of his hands with a spray cheese from a can and eating it up. "S... Shut up! Its my business on what I do in my own room right?!" Ussop retorted as Nami slowly started to back away from the amount of stuff that was on the floor, even deciding to just brush it away. "Y.. Yeah b.. but that's why I'm..."

"W.. Wha?! Nami what did you just say?!"

"N... Never mind! H... How silly of me! It was just a joke... Just a joke... I mean... Uh... What was I gonna say again..." Nami fumbled around but then Ussop accidentally sprayed molten cheese all over her which got the Cat Burglar fuming mad. "USSOP!!!" Nami yelled out as the long nosed teen quickly bolted out of the room and Nami wanting to chase after him.

Ussop stared out into the ocean with a serious look on his face along with Spike, Pinkie, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo all holding out their wooden swords. "You pathetic little maggots..." The long nose boy muttered. "You had knowingly attack the invincible fleet of pirates commanded by Captain Ussop of the Going Merry?!" Ussop charges forward with his new playmates as they raised their wooden arms and swung them everywhere pretending to have enemies in front. " Hiyaa!! Attack them!! Show them no mercy!!"

"WHAT?!!!"

"Huh... Jeez... I really expected you guys and girls to be a little bit more lively than this..." Ussop muttered at the sight before them as Luffy was off to the side drawing the Jolly Roger of the Straw Hats with Gaimon and Peebee taking a look as what's being done, Nami was reading some maps with Twilight and checking out some books about the ocean while Zoro was taking a nap with Rarity, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.

"Well you can't blame them really. There's the ones who have been fighting in close combat back at your village Ussop." Apple Bloom exclaimed.

"If you put it like that Apple Bloom. Yeah. That makes sense. They've been pretty much injured after all. I'm surprised its taken them this quick to recover.

"Well don't you worry about that Captain Ussop because our enemies got us to deal with!! Hiyaa!!" Pinkie yelled out her battle cry along with Spike, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Ussop as Pinkie even fired out her party cannon as an extra measure.

"Yeah!! You go get them Pinkie!! Blast them to smithereens!!" Ussop called out.

"Look!! Our pirate mark!! Now that Ussop's joined we've got 13 people! That's a whole crew right there! I think its about time we've got our own flag! Hahaha! I've put a lot of thought into making our symbol!"

"O... Our Symbol..." Everyone muttered with a sweat drop.

"Uhh... Luffy...? Is that really going to be our mark...?" Zoro asked.

"Hehehe what do you think? Nice huh?" Luffy grinned.

"Our mark should be scary. It should strike fear into our enemies hearts." Zoro exclaimed as he crossed his arms around his chest.

"Zoro is right. A pirate's flag should be a symbol of death, but this flag is... Well... I guess its quite terrifying in a sense." Gaimon said trying to make sense of what he's seeing.

"Squeak!! Squeak!! Chirp!! Chirp!!" Peebee answered as she flies beside the Scrub Brush guy.

"No... This could be some sort of abstract art..." Nami said with a pondering look.

"If our enemies were terrified infants then this would be perfect." Pinkie added with a smile.

"Wow... they're..." ~Sweetie Belle

"Yeah, they're..." ~Scootaloo

"They sure are... somethin. I... mean... I love something! Something is my favorite!" ~Apple Bloom.

"Well I guess its not working because I'm not scared of this symbol so I guess that theory is thrown out of the window." Spike shrugged and the Cutie Mark Crusaders just nod their heads in agreement.

"Hmm, you think so?" Luffy asked as he tilted his head while looking over his work.

"It's goin' okay." Applejack said with a smile though it was obvious what she really thought from the buckets of sweat splattering down her forehead.

"Satisfactory, I'd say." Rarity answered with a nervous grin.

"It could be better." Rainbow Dash added as she sat with a hoof on her right cheek and even about to look away.

"It's not very good." Fluttershy fearfully pointed out as the butter yellow pegasus hid in her mane, not knowing how the captain would react.

""It's a disaster!" Pinkie yelled out in the air as the pink party pony's eyes literally popped out of her head and her mane getting frazzled all of a sudden.

"Luffy, don't take this the wrong way…but…I don't think art is your best talent." Twilight stifled her giggles as she looked at Luffy's attempt to paint what would be their Jolly Roger.

"It sucks." Usopp and Zoro both said in unison.

"Your beyond terrible! Leave the drawing to me!" Ussop exclaimed. "You guys really should have told me about this. Maybe you didn't know this about me but I am an artist."

"Does that mean you can draw Ussop?" Luffy asked.

"Hah! When it comes to painting, I'm in a league of my own! I've been drawing graffiti for 50 years straight!" Ussop declared with a proud grin.

"Oh boy... Here come the lies again I presume..." Applejack let out a big sigh.

"Woah! 50 years?" ~Luffy

"That would mean he's an old man by now." ~Zoro

"Which would give him 5 or 6 grandchildren and I don't see them!" ~Nami

"Woah! Woah! Woah! Ussop is 67 years old?! S... So is Ussop as strong as freaking Whitebeard?! And Roger?! And Shiki?! He's in a class of his own!! Hahahaha!!" Gaimon exclaimed as the others bursts out laughing from his sarcasm especially Applejack. Gaimon is a New World Pirate after all.

"Wow!! That is soo cool!!" ~Luffy

"Hey!! Behold the priceless work of pirate art!! Tadaa!!" Ussop declared as he quickly draw a version of his own Jolly Roger unto the flag which had everyone flabbergasted.

"It looks a lot like you want that flag!" Spike said with a raised eyebrow.
"That's pretty fun! Then how about if you guys take a gander at my work?" Nami exclaimed as she quickly grabbed the brush and drew on what her personalized Jolly Roger on the ship would be.

"Hey!! I'm the Captain!!" Luffy protested before Zoro gets the brush and decides to paint a Jolly Roger symbol of his own to show to the others.

It looks really good but Luffy just frowned seeing how the brush was being passed around now. "Hey!! What gets painted is the pirate mark that I want and that's final!!" The rubber captain declared causing Zoro to get punched by both Luffy and Ussop this time.

"What? This looks really kickass!" Zoro exclaimed before the swordsman noticed that Apple Bloom took the paintbrush and drew her own Jolly Roger which was an apple with two crossbones which brings back memories to when Pinkie was trying to find out her extended family.

"Wow that actually looks pretty good Sugarcube!" Applejack praised her little sister with a tip of her hat and the younger sibling hugs her.

"Hehehe, well I do consider myself a maestro of the arts after all and a connoisseur of all things considered museum worthy." Apple Bloom said with pride causing both Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo to also grab the paint brush and paint their respective Jolly Rogers which was a pair of crossbones and splattered with their cutie marks.

"Alright. If you guys are going to be making your own jolly rogers then let me take a crack at it!!" Rainbow said as she quickly grabs the painting brush and then designed something that the rainbow pegasus had remembered back then when they were on the quest to save Canterlot from the Storm King and they meet Captain Caelano and the Sky Pirates.

"Awww come on guys!! Just draw My Jolly Roger already!!" Luffy said whining and pouting in the background.
"So how do you guys like this one?" ~Ussop

"Wow! That's actually pretty good Ussop!" Twilight complimented.

"Yeah keep it! That's the one!" ~Luffy

"So we finally settled on it? This is going to be our mark?" ~Zoro

"Sure is! Hey Ussop! Draw another one too just for keeps!" ~Luffy

"Right!" ~Ussop

"It doesn't even remotely look like the other one." Spike said.

"Ahh... I'm poof..." Ussop muttered as he lay down all tired and tuckered out on the floor boards with Nami, Zoro and everyone else after they've just been competing to paint their own jolly rogers while Luffy was whining in the background about using his own symbol in which Ussop had to fix.

"What the hell is that?" Nami who was reading a book asked as she saw Luffy carrying a large crate with a mark DANGER on it.

"I found it in the storeroom." Luffy said with a smile.

"Its a crate full of cannon balls." ~Nami

"I figured that since we have our own cannon now we can get in on some target practice." Luffy explained.

"Woo!! Really?! Your going to be testing some artillery? I like the way you think Luffy!!" Pinkie exclaimed jumping with joy as the pink party mare even got out her own party cannon on the ready. "Can I joined you Luffy? Can I? Can I?"

"Us too!! We wanna fire the cannon!!" Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo called out.

"Hahahaha sure!! It will be a lot more fun with more people anyways!!" Luffy exclaimed, embracing their enthusiasm.

"Sure thing. Count me in guys. I've got nothing better to do anyways." Spike added.

"Just leave the cannoning to me!" Ussop proudly declared with a thumb to his chest. "I hearken back to the time I was three years old and jumped on a passing cannon ball riding halfway around the world..." The long nosed boy told his tall tell but the Crusaders and Spike just yawned in boredom and they walk away with Pinkie and Luffy.

"Hey!! Listen to me!!" Ussop yelled for them.

"Yeah... I'm sorry bro... You know... We were rocking with you back then... But your childish tales has gotten ridiculous its not even funny..." Spike said with a half lidded stare.

"Yeah... I mean you were pretty good until now but... Your lies... Its gotten to the point where its..." Apple Bloom tried to find the next said to words with a pondering look.

"Crumbled to dust...?" Sweetie Belle answered to her friend."

"Yes! That's it! Thanks Apple Bloom!"

"Yeah... Yeah... Come on... Lets go..." Scootaloo said as she and the others walk off to join Luffy leaving a dejected Ussop behind.

"So how do you work this thing?" Luffy wondered. "Hey Zoro! Do you know how to shoot this?" The rubber kid called out to Zoro was passed out on the floor.

"Asleep..." Nami answered. "The guy sleeps constantly."

"Give me a break Nami. Zoro has been fighting out there all this time. You can't blame him you know. We just saved your lives. Just give us a bit of credit why don't you?" Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

"Hehehe. Your right. Figures." Nami answered with a sheepish smile, blushing from embarrassment causing Rainbow and Applejack to roll their eyes with a smile.

"He's no fun..." Pinkie groaned in boredom.

"You know guys, Just from the south of here is a reef which would make for some excellent target practice." ~Nami

"Yeah lets go!! For real guys!! What are we sitting around here for?! That sounds awesome!! We're gonna have a great time!! Come on!!" Luffy exclaimed causing Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Spike, Pinkie and Ussop to run off with him leaving Zoro to dream about his past once more.

"What are we gonna do with him..." Twilight said with a sigh of relief as she looks over at Luffy and the others playing around.

"I don't know Twi but it looks like you've got a new young in to babysit other than Spike. A baby brother even." Applejack joked causing Twilight to giggle. "This new world just gets stranger every single day... And better with you friends by my side.."

"We'll always be Twi. We promise." Applejack gave the purple alicorn a loving look on her face as she kissed her on the forehead as the two were left to admire the ocean while the others were left to their own devices.

"Hey!! What are you all doing all of a sudden?!" Zoro was suddenly woken up from his slumber to a loud explosion. "I'm testing out our cannon! It would be a waste not to make good use of it. But... I can't get it to fire well."

"Stand aside my amateur friend!" Ussop exclaimed as he walks over to Luffy and the others. "Try aiming for that rock!" Luffy ordered.

"Roger!" Ussop answered with a salute.

"Holy crap! You hit it on the first shot!" Luffy exclaimed as the others were just awestruck at the way the rock was blasted to pieces on the first try which got Ussop's ego to get fired up and he starts bragging again.

"Your right I did!!! I... I mean of course I did! I'm an expert when it comes to all things aiming! Feel free to bow down before and address me as your captain!"

"Oh boy... Here he comes again..." Apple Bloom muttered.

"Doesn't he ever let this happy go...?" Scootaloo said with a bored look.

"Yeah... Its becoming tiring at this point... I'm even cringing from how bad it looks and sounds." Sweetie Belle added.

"I've decided! You can be our sniper!"

"Fine. But if you screw up, I'm the captain. Deal?" Asked the ship's sniper with his hand held out. Luffy laughed then he shook his friend's hand.

"Alright then!! Its my turn!!" Pinkie called out as she pulls out her party cannon and then loads the said projectile and fires away. "TIMBER!!!" The party mare yelled out and her party cannon did hit the target as good as Ussop much to the shock of Luffy and the others especially the ponies and their baby dragon. They were left speechless.

"W.. What was that?!!" Zoro was disturbed by the Party Cannon this time just he was ready to continue his nap.

"That explosion was huge!!" Nami exclaimed as she quickly throws her book to the side and walks over to them.

"P.. Pinkie Pie?!" Twilight stuttered through her words as her jaw literally dropped to the ground. How did you manage to destroy that rock over there with just your party cannon?!"

"I don't know! I guess it just had an impact more than it usually has. I did load it with actually cannon balls this time though." The pink party mare explained.

"Woah that was soo cool!!" Luffy cheered, the rubber kid having stars and sparkles in his eyes at the sight of such talent.

"Awesome..." Ussop exclaimed seeing Pinkie as another sharpshooter when it comes to projectiles just like him.

For the Mane Six and Spike, this was a new and unique experience to sail on the ocean because for the entire group, this was the first time that any of them had left Equestrian soil. Chaotically and by accident but still they did whatever they could to help out around the ship when they could. At least, most of the time. Rarity as well as Rainbow Dash hanged out with Nami. Both of them had taste for the more fabulous lifestyle with Nami currently fumbling the treasure she collected and all. They learned that Nami had an uncanny ability to sense weather patterns. While not the most useful in Equestria since the weather is controlled, but out in the open ocean the weather acted on its own. Nami’s skill was very handle in many situations.

Pinkie Pie and Applejack would do tasks in the kitchen like cleaning and cooking, might as well have the utilities started in the meanwhile. Luffy wants to have meat on a bone but for the meantime since they don't have an all around chef that could prepare every dish and recipe that each crewmember desired, they can sustain on baked apple goods and sweet desserts for a while. At least for now that Luffy is fresh on devouring anything sweet and made from dough.

Fluttershy often hung out and helped Gaimon as well as Peebee. Something that the scrub brush guy seem to greatly appreciate. Other times they would be joined by Luffy, Ussop, Spike and the Cutie Mark Crusaders to play their games or fish. Pinkie Pie for the fun and games while Twilight joined in on Luffy's antics to observe and study him for her research which the rubber kid found interesting at one point and then boring the next once the purple alicorn started to lecture him like she was a professor back at the School of Friendship. Meanwhile Zoro would be on the side and to be seen tending to his swords, cleaning them.

Later...

A puddle of sweat sunk into the floorboards of the Merry's weight room, a section of the storage hull that had been sectioned off with a new wall and furnished with a plethora of weights. Over that puddle was a bench pressing device currently being used by a certain swordsman. Sweat dripped from Zoro's skin as he pushed another rep out of his burning arms, a whole 130 pounds threatening to crush him should he fail. Luffy stood over him, ready to move should something go wrong, but Zoro could not see him through his closed eyes.

"Two Hundred T-Twenty… s-seven…" the man panted, his arms visibly shaking under the unfamiliar strain of training. " Two Hundred T-Twenty… eight… Two Hundred Twenty… N…nine…"

"Hey Zoro!! Wanna grab a bite to eat?" Luffy said to the swordsman which prompted Zoro to drop his weights and take a moment to get a breather. "Uhh... Yeah... Sure thing Luffy... Just let me hang in there for a second..."

The Straw Hat's feast was heavenly since Pinkie Pie made the usual stuff cakes, pies, cookies, doughnuts, tarts, macaroons and even bavarios. There's so much that everyone would be able to eat them even if Luffy goes crazy on the food. Applejack even made baked goods that reminded her of home like apple fritters, caramel apples, apple strudels, apple tarts, baked apples, apple brioches, apple cinnamon crisps, apple dumplings, etc.

"Man this is really good!" Luffy exclaimed as he tried out every snack treat he could get his hands on.

"Yeah. I would say that Pinkie and Applejack are the best bakers that we've ever had on this ship." Zoro complimented as he dig unto the feast.

"On the other hand, there's still one crucial position of a pirate crew we need to fill before entering the Grand Line." Luffy said as he bites on a chocolate chip cookie before proceeding to grab on a chocolate doughnut and munch on a strawberry cupcake.

"That's right. We do have this fantastic kitchen after all. Of course I could do it as long as I..." Nami was about to suggest getting paid for cooking when Spike cuts her off. "Greedy woman!" Spike exclaimed and the others going so far as to ignore her for that.

"Hey!!"

"Of course we have Applejack and Pinkie Pie who do so much better in the kitchen. And they would be happy to do it." The baby dragon exclaimed.

"Oh... Right... Figures..." Nami groaned upon realizing that she's not going to get paid with being a good cook in the kitchen when Luffy has Pinkie and Applejack for that who are excellent at baking.

"An indispensable crew member for long voyages. I see where your coming from. We'll need all the help we can get after all." Zoro said as he chows down on a slice of cake.

"You think so too right?" Luffy exclaimed with a grin. "Yup, What a pirate crew really needs is... A musician!"

"Are you retarded?! And here I thought you were going to say something smart for the first time in your life! Do you have any idea what sailing on the seas is like?!" Ussop ranted and raved causing the cotton candy mare to roughly tackle him to the floor even holding up his head against the table.

"B.. But a pirate's gotta sing!" An oblivious Luffy exclaimed.

"PINKIE!!" Twilight called out.

"YOU TAKE BACK WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT MY CAPTAIN!! BEING A MUSICIAN IS APROPRIATE FOR EVERY AGE AND SKILL LEVEL!!" Pinkie screamed in Ussop's face as she holds him down by the chest feeling insulted that Ussop thinks Luffy is retarded for wanted a musician on the ship when she herself has dedication to practicing instruments herself.

"I.. If you think that highly of his decisions Pinkie t... then maybe I should be captain and..." ~Ussop

"SAY IT YOU BUSTER!!!" Pinkie yelled in an eerie demonic like voice.

"Oh... Oh my God!! That was terrifying!!" Zoro exclaimed as he slowly starts to back off from the table.

"Y.. Yeah!! Remind me never to piss off one of the girls next time, That being Pinkie." Nami said as she cuddled beside Zoro with fear sketched all over her face.

"Y.. Yeah..!! Us too!!" Spike exclaimed as now he and the Cutie Mark Crusaders are shaking in their hooves beside Nami and Zoro as well.

"Get out here you damn pirates!" A man named Johnny yelled from outside startling the crew as he started to slice and destroy parts of the Merry.

"Hey... Hey... Maybe its just a misunderstanding at all right? I mean... I don't think its a good idea to provoke pirates especially that we're on their ship." Moondancer said trying to calm him down.

Moondancer

"Ooh! This is a pretty nice looking ship! No wonder people want to be pirates, And let me just say that figurehead is top notch." Minuette said as she walks around behind Johnny having quite a sight seeing tour of the Going Merry.

Minuette

Luffy got up and walked out of the kitchen to see who in their right mind thought it was a good idea to attack his ship. As he opened the door and looked down at the deck he saw a very angry man wielding a sword staring up at him accompanied by two unicorns.

"You better have a damn good reason for being on my ship," Luffy said in a menacing tone as he jumped down from the upper deck. The man stood in front of Luffy with his sword raised in the air and yelled out.

" Hey!! What in Celestia's name are you doing! Who are you?!" Asked the purple alicorn as faced down the sighted enemy in front of her.

" Shut it, brat! Who I am is none of your damn concern!" Yelled the man as he charged at Twilight and he struck his sword. Twilight yelped as she jumped and dodge the man's attack. The man landed on his feet and he gritted his teeth before proceeding to attack Luffy.

Back inside the kitchen...

"How many enemies are out there?" Zoro asked as he prepares his swords.

"Just one I think..." Ussop exclaimed as he watches through the window.

"Well that and two unicorns on his side..." Nami addend with a sweat drop near the long nosed sniper.

"Oh then just let Luffy and Twilight deal with them." Zoro sighs as he continues to bite down on his tea cakes and everyone just shrugged it off.

"And now you think you can kill my partner!" He yelled as he swung his sword to cut Luffy in half. Luffy easily saw the swing coming and stepped out of the way. However, the moment he stepped out of the way the man's sword collided with one of the railings of the ship effectively breaking it apart and that pissed Luffy off. Luffy jumped in front of the man scaring the crap out of him before he grabbed his head and flung him across the ship causing him to slam into the wall of the captain's quarters.

Luffy and Twilight looked up at the upper deck to see Zoro walking towards the edge of the railing to see who it is the two were fighting. Zoro saw the man and his eyes were immediately widen causing Luffy to raise an eyebrow at Zoro's reaction. Before Luffy could question him about it Zoro spoke.

"Johnny, is that you?" Zoro asked while looking at the man now named Johnny with a surprised look on his face. "Where is Yosaku?" Zoro asked again before the man Johnny could reply to the first question. Johnny looked up at Zoro from his position on the ground to see who was calling his name. The moment he saw Zoro he immediately sprang to his feet and spoke to Zoro.

Back inside the kitchen...

"They know each other..?" Gaimon asked out.

"Just what's going on...?" Nami exclaimed.

"We're going to meet our friends! That's what!" Pinkie happy said as she sprang out and bounce around as Spike and the other ponies followed her.

"Wait... Friends...? You girls know those two unicorns that are with them?" Ussop inquired.

"Yep!! Yep!! Yep!! Now come on!! Don't be shy!!" Pinkie said in a sing song voice.

"Big bro Zoro!?" he yelled/asked. "Why are you on a pirate ship?" he asked again. Zoro sighed before he spoke again.

"Ah, don't worry about that. Say, is Yosaku with you?" Asked the would-be-greatest-swordsman.

"Wait?! Twilight?!" Moondancer turned around to see the alicorn princess and her other companions as the mare with the glasses had a big smile that was slowly growing on her mouth. A sign of relief that they finally found a friend back from Equestria.

"Moondancer!!" Twilight quickly ran over and gave her a hug which her best friend gave back in a cushion of comfort. "I'm so glad to finally found you girls!! Your alright!! Hehehe. Coronation was kind of a bust..."

"Its okay Twilight. There's no better way to celebrate now than to realize the fact we're still alive." Moondancer answered with a reassuring smile.

"Pinkie Pie?! Your in this kind of place?!" Minuette squealed with delight as the two mares practically crash into each other like bowling balls on standing pins.

"Yepperoni!" Pinkie said, bouncing in place much to the surprise of Gaimon, Nami and Ussop as they saw the dragon and the ponies gather around for a group hug. "So, what do you girls wanna do first?! Icing Paint on baking pans, eat cake," Pinkie Pie then got really excited. "Icing Painting on cakes while eating pies?!"

"So you girls all know each other?" Ussop asked with a large anime question mark on his head.

"Yeah.. These are my friends from Canterlot back home in Equestria. They've been part of the castle staff and they've also taken part to have prepared.. Not just my coronation but my big brother's wedding... He's part of the royal guard after all." Twilight said with a proud smile.

"Yeah especially me and Minuette!" Pinkie piped up. "We go way back... Way... Way... Back..."

"Woah!! That's soo cool!!" Luffy exclaimed.

"Hahahaha!! It looks like we're all meeting alot of your old friends today!!" Gaimon laughed as everyone began to get acquainted with each other.

"Say. What about your friend? How is Yosaku?" Zoro asked.

"He's seriously hurt! Come look!" Said the man as he led Zoro and the others to the side of starboard of the ship and he looked over. Zoro did the same. A man was laid on his back on a small boat with the two unicorns Lemon Hearts and Twinkleshine who are just as worried about his condition to the bone. He had extremely short gray hair and he wasn't looking so good. He was bleeding from his mouth and stomach and he looked as pale as a ghost. The crew immediately pulled his up and they laid Yosaku on a mat.

Lemon Hearts

Twinkleshine

"How did this happen?" Asked Zoro, a hint of fear in his eyes as he watched Yosaku's breathing go into sharp intakes. Jonny had tears running down his eyes.

"I-I don't know! One day, he's all fine and go-happy! The-the next, his teeth are falling out and he started going all pale and he's bleeding! We stopped at an island to rest when a cannon ball came through the air!" Sobbed the man. Everyone gasped especially Luffy and Ussop while Pinkie Pie in who was in utter shock fainted, realizing that it was probably their cannon ball they shot.

"W...We're truly sorry." Luffy, Ussop, Pinkie, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Gaimon and Peebee all bowed down with tears in their eyes.

"Its fine... What's done is done... If all problems could be solved with a simple apology there wouldn't be any need for policemen." Johnny cried out causing Luffy and the others to burst more into tears except for Nami and Zoro.

"What did you just say Nami?!" Zoro dared Nami to repeat with she just said as the swordsman clenched his fists while Spike and the other ponies glared at her.

"Lady, I won't let you go free if you dare to make a mockery of my partner's suffering." Johnny exclaimed as he held out his sword with Moondancer, Minuette, Twinkleshine and Lemon Hearts at his side with narrowed eyes.

Nami sighs and shakes her head in frustration. "Luffy! Ussop! Pinkie! Twilight! There are limes in the kitchen! Go squeeze the juice out and bring it here ASAP!" Nami ordered as they quickly all ran to the kitchen to get the needed cure.

"R... Roger!!"

Restaurant of the seas! The Baratie!

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"He's afflicted with scurvy. If we're not too late, He should recover just fine in a few days." Nami explained.

"Ahh don't worry. He'll be fine. Just give him a candy bar and an aspirin and he'll live. He's in the Merry after all." Spike snickered causing Twilight to glare at him.

"What? Nothing's going to go wrong Twilight. Your here aren't you? You have a healing spell for him." Spike said as the baby dragon shrugged his shoulders.

"A... Are you really telling me the truth sis?!" Johnny exclaimed with joy as hope swelled in his chest.

"Please don't call me sis." Nami answered him with a cold glare.

"She's still as cold as ever." Apple Bloom muttered.

"Yeah. She's such a mean girl, acting out like that for something so Trivial." Sweetie Belle added.

"Sometimes, I wonder if she really considers us a friend from the start." Scootaloo exclaimed with a nod to her friends.

"I CAN HEAR YOU!!" Nami scolded the three fillies who weren't at least perturbed at the way she yelled at them.

"Anyways in the past, It was practically a death sentence for sailors. It's caused by lack of nutrients found in fruits and vegetables. It was quite common back then because ships simply didn't have the technology to effectively store fresh fruits and vegetables for long periods of time..." Nami exclaimed while Ussop, Luffy, Pinkie and Twilight were pouring down mugs upon mugs of lime juice on Yosaku's mouth.

"Woow! You're like a doctor!" Luffy gazed with amazement at the sudden revelation.

"Yeah, I always knew that girl was special. Ussop's eyes are never wrong." Ussop crossed his arms on the chest with a proud smirk.

"Just stop Ussop... Please just stop..." Applejack groaned with irritation.

"Yeah... It was funny the first time around... Now its just getting tiring alright...?" Spike huffed as he covered his ears. The first few times it was amazing but the baby dragon had been hearing the same thing for so many times that it was just getting annoying for him.

"IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE SAILING, YOU SHOULD KNOW AT LEAST THIS MUCH! GOD YOUR STUPIDITY WILL BE THE DEATH OF ALL OF YOU!!" Nami tries to drill her sense into them, screaming down her throat.

"Well technically no because we have Twilight. She can just magically nurse us back to health." Luffy answered with a smug look.

"Not very smart is she?" Ussop muttered causing him and Luffy even everyone else on the ship to laugh once more causing Nami's face to turn red.

"STOP PUTTING HOLES IN MY LOGIC OKAY?!! CAN'T I LEAST BE RIGHT FOR ONCE?!!" Chibi Nami yelled causing steam to burst out her ears and nostrils.

"Now now guys, Nami still makes a Good point." Twilight intervened as she wanted to cut the girl some slack. "Over relying on my healing magic is a big no no. With how frequently bad this crew gets hurt.. My magic reserves will be draining constantly and while big they’re not infinite. You also saw how tired it makes me when I had to cure Kaya but curing you all magically all the time could have also drain your bodies really quick more so because on this world, Humans and their bodies don’t channel magic naturally." Twilight explained and that picked up their interests on the subject matter at hoof.

"Wait what do you mean they 'don’t channel magic?'" Asked a confused Rainbow Dash.

Before Twilight could say anything Moondancer interjected. "Oh wait I get it! On Equestria all creatures are magical to some degree even the animals. Their bodies are able to channel either the magic of the ambience around them or their own inner one and some even Both. It’s how pegasi are able to control the weather and earth ponies have a their unnatural strength and stamina along with a special gift for agriculture."

Twilight looks at Moondacer and smiled. "Correct! But that’s the thing! When I scanned Kaya, As I feared I found out her body wasn’t naturally receptive to magic at all and I'm afraid that goes the same for other humans and creatures on this World. It’s the main reason I ended up as tired as I was when I healed her. Tartarus, I’m sure it only worked because my magic is above average since while knowledgeable I’m not an expert on healing. So in summary yes while I can keep us in shape for a while, I can’t do it forever."

"Awww…" Luffy visibly deflated.

"Alright, I'm charged up on nutrients and ready for action!" Yosaku jumps into the air with air, making way for a celebration as Pinkie even fired her party cannon in the air causing balloons, streamers, and party favors to burst into the air. "Haha! My partner's fine now!" Johnny dances.

"LIKE HELL HE COULD RECOVER THAT FAST!!" Nami yelled out in anger as the two stopped to take their introduction poses for all to see.

"The name's Johnny!"

Bounty Hunter Johnny

"And I'm Yosaku!"

Bounty Hunter Yosaku

"And we used to be Zoro's old pirate hunting partners!" The two men exclaimed with pride in their chest and fire in their hearts as the swords were crossed.

"Ahh those were the days huh? Isn't that Zoro?" Johnny said with a grin.

"Hmmm. We sure had a lot of fun." Yosaku added as he lights up his cigarette.

"Yeah. Who would have thought we run into each other here?" Zoro exclaimed with an intrigue smile.

"I knew it! A pirate hunter on a pirate ship?" ~Johnny

"Yeah! What's the deal Zoro?" ~Yosaku

"Nah. These pirates are okay. After all they cured you, didn't they?" Zoro said as he walks over to the two bounty hunters and gives them a handshake.

"Right!!" Yosaku exclaimed as he was about to shake Zoro's hand but the bounty hunting swordsman fell down and passes out.

"What?! No!! Yosaku!!" Johnny frantically raced to catch his friend and with the help of Twilight's magic, He was set down easy. "What's wrong with him now?!"

Later on Yosaku was resting in one of the spare rooms while Johnny and the others are having tea and cakes. What seemed to be a bad dream at first... Had later become an amazing one. Johnny's tea time with the Straw Hats was heavenly.

"Ahh! I'm so full!" Johnny burped a bit. "Phew, Your an amazing baker you know that Applejack?"

"I can bake too Pinkie Pie but your on another level." Johnny complimented the pink party mare.

"Awww shucks. Thanks Sugarcube! I worked really hard on that for years!" Applejack said with a smile.

"That's really cool! Are you in the apple baking business back home or something?" The bounty hunter asked.

"Well yeah actually! Applejack is really good when it comes to baking apples and frying stuff while I'm the professional in baking big cakes and other sweet stuff." Pinkie explained as she showed Johnny some photos of said places.

"Applejack operates Sweet Apple Acres back in Equestria while Granny Smith is the owner. They are the biggest apple supplier in the country while we're like the number one bakery ever!! Sugarcube Corner that is!!"

"Man that is soo cool!! I can tell you girls are going places!! Hope I can visit you guys someday when you get home!!"

"Sure thing partner. You can count on that." Applejack said with a tip of her hat while Pinkie gave Johnny a reassuring nod.

"Yosaku would be alright. He should have dozed inside of dance after that scurvy scare." Twilight exclaimed as she sip her tea and ate a slice of cake.

"Let this be a lesson to the rest of you... These are the kinds of dangers we'll have to face on long voyages. He would have died for sure if he hadn't come across us." Nami said as she sips her tea and munches on a doughnut.

"We definitely need someone to think about our diet to see to it that we are healthy. What we need is a chef on the sea." Zoro added as he took a bite of a cupcake.

As everyone ate, Moondancer was thinking and talking. "Zoro is right you guys. We need to ration and make sure we have the proper nutrition for this trip. So that way, none of us will get any fatal disease." Moondancer said before biting into her slice of pie.

"Yeah? Your telling me. I'm gonna get scurvy unless I've got some good food on this ship pretty soon. And we're very lucky that Pinkie Pie and Applejack are cooking right now." Ussop said as he drank his tea and took a bite of a chocolate chip cookie.

"Alright, I've decided then! Lets go look for a sea cook!" Luffy said with a wide smile. "Eating good food is never a bad thing!"

"But don't we already have Pinkie Pie and Applejack for that Brother Luffy?" Johnny asked.

"Well its not that really. I mean I like cakes, pies and bread and stuff but I also need to eat meat too you know." Luffy exclaimed.

"Yeah. Not to mention some rice balls and having a bottle of sake every now and then. I like these baked goods and they're really good but I couldn't stomach consuming the sugar every single day. I gotta have other stuff too." Zoro said.

"I agree Darling. I mean I eat ice cream for dessert and some... Other circumstances... But I also needs my salads to maintain my figure like Twilight." Rarity looks back and forth, wanting to make sure that nopony else has heard her or even question what other circumstances mean.

"Rarity is right. I'm all for having a sweet tooth but there's a time I only want to have my sandwiches and salads around. Those are mostly my comfort. Aside from fast food that I would be craving from time to time." Twilight said.

"Darn right. Pinkie and I may make some great baked goods and apple related dishes respectively, but we know little about making anything else." Applejack said.

"Yeah! Even I like to eat something other than sugar all the time! And believe me, I really, REALLY,REALLYY LOVE SUGAR! But I... Still need other stuff like any other pony." Pinkie Pie added.

"You know, I know where to find a chef. But I can't be sure he'll join us." Johnny exclaimed.

"Super! Where too?" Luffy questioned as the rubber kid practically jumped off the chair. "Lets go!"

"Its near the Grand Line. Some rough customers frequent that place. Even that master swordsman you were looking to challenge Zoro. Mihawk." Johnny explained as Zoro gave a determined grin. "That's right. You should be able to reach it in 2 to 3 hours.

"If its alright with you, I'll lead the way!!" ~Johnny.

"Alright!! Woo!! Go Johnny!!" Everyone cheered back.

"Ah, We’re at the restaurant!" Johnny announced. ""Brother Zoro! Brother Luffy! Brother Ussop! Brother Nami! Sister Ponies and Brother Dragon!"

"Why am I 'Brother'…" Nami grumbled.

"Well, You did tell them to not call ya 'Sister'…" Applejack snickered beside her and Nami just huffs in an indignant manner.

The rest just Looked ahead in amazements at ocean going restaurant called the Baratie in front of them. The Baratie is a fairly large ship. It takes an oval shape, with the normal masts but has a fish as a front-piece/head as well as a round bottom. A small array of cannons are lined on the sides, which can be used for battle. The Baratie also has four levels which is the Lower deck, which is where the main restaurant is, Middle Deck, which is the main kitchen, The Upper Deck, where twenty three cooks reside and the fins that fold out to the sides from underneath are to stabilize the restaurant during harsh weather and also are used as a battle platform to prevent the restaurant itself from receiving collateral damage.

"What do you think eh!?" Johnny asked.

"WOAH!! ARE WE REALLY GOING IN THERE?!" Minuette cheered excitedly.

"You bet we are! What a big fish! Yum!" Luffy says excitedly as he turned to his unicorn friend.

"Yeah! I like this place already!" Pinkie Pie said with enthusiasm.

"It has style." Rarity adds with posh and grace.

"Wow! This is really cool! Thanks for telling about this, Johnny!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Heh, It's-it's nothing, Little Sis Twilight." The swordsman replied to her with a bow.

"Man I wonder what they serve in there." Spike wondered.

"Us too!" The Crusaders agreed with their dragon friend.

While everyone was admiring the floating restaurant, Something caught Rainbow's attention and it immediately puts her on high alert.

"YO GUYS! LOOK!" Rainbow shouts immediately drawing everyone’s attention and there she pointed was no other thing that a marine ship.

The standard ship is a cruiser-like vessel that has three masts, two with two sails and one with a lateen sail. It has six cannons on each side of its hull and four larger cannons situated on the bow. A large circular structure is located in the middle of the ship, and the Marine symbol and name was painted on the sides.

These ships serve as the backbone of fleets stationed in the Four Blues and are often seen in large formations. Some squads of standard ships have numbers painted on either the front sail or the lateen sail that indicates the branch of Marines that squad is a part of. They are not often seen deeper into Paradise and in the New World, as they are not strong enough to handle those areas' unpredictable weather.

"Ah, great. Just what we need. Marines." Zoro muttered.

"The Marines!" Luffy said surprised. "When did they…!"

"They aren’t going to attack us, are they?" Ussop said nervously.

"Well if they do, They're going to have to contend with me." Zoro said with an angered look.

"Hey! We ain’t pirates over here!" Johnny said fearful tone and cowering behind the railings of the Going Merry.

"Ah, someone’s coming out!" Yosaku said as he positioned himself just beside his partner.

"Let me at them! I’ll knock them up and everyone else on that ship in twenty seconds flat!" Rainbow Dash said as she takes on a fighting stance.

"No!" Twilight said sternly. "We are first observing what they would do before blasting in without reason.."

"I’m Luffy." The captain rresented himself Seriously." I just finished my flag the fhe day before yesterday!"

"And I’m Usopp." The Sniper of the Straw Hats said mimicking Luffy.

"Pffft.... The day before yesterday he says…" Johnny Snickers.

"Ahaha! Good one!" Yosaku laughs as the two seemed to relax greatly after confirming they aren’t in immediate danger and even taking a puff out of his cigarettes.

Fullbody then Looks over them. "Wait a Minute, I think I’ve seen you two. You frequent the government offices on some business. If I remember correctly, You’re… Small time bounty hunters... Johnny and Yosaku... I think your Names were…So, You two finally got caught by a band of pirates, Have you?"

"Hey Yosaku, I think this bro’s sticking it to us." Johnny said.

"Well we can’t let some guys walk around calling us 'small time'" Yosaku agrees with his partner. "This ain’t gonna net us a single belli but I think we ought to teach this kid how to keep his mouth shut." Yosaku exclaimed.

"Uhh… Shouldn’t we stop them? Moondancer asked.

"Meh... Leave them be. They can handle themselves just fine." Zoro said off handedly.

"Yeah C'mon friend. How bad could it be?" Minuette added As Both Johnny and Yosaku charges towards the marine officer while Fullbody just sighs with an annoyed look.

"Sheesh… Ok... THAT BAD…" Minuette said.

"No joke... That Fullbody guy punched them on the face with that weird metal hand of his." Spike said as the baby dragon was observing the two bounty hunters.

"Y-You said that they could handle themselves!" Moondancer yelled in his face as the unicorn berated Zoro.

"Well what I meant to say was that they were always where fine on the missions back then when we were together Although it’s true that I used to rush straight for the strongest enemy… And sometimes I don't get to see them until the end of the mission even when I could swear they were at my side just a moment ago… How weird…" Zoro said with contemplation and Moondancer just smacks her face with her hoof.

"You sure you guys aren’t super weak?" Luffy boldly asked the pair of bounty hunters.

"N-no... It’s just that that guy’s not too shabby himself…" Yosaku said still bleeding on the floorboards with his partner.

"I-it was a Close one…" Johnny agreed as he coughs up a puddle of blood himself.

"What are you two doing…?" Zoro asked as he looks at the two and mildly disappointed.

Rainbow Dash took a single look at Fullbody and then whispered to Applejack. "That Fullbody looks like even that axe-hand guy would hack his butt to bloody bits…"

The apple farmer nods her head.

Suddenly from the same door Fullbody came from, A pair of arms tugged the marine inside the ship. "Darling enough beating weaklings... Let’s get going already..." A feminine voice calls out to him."

"Ah yes... Let’s do that."

The arms retired and Fullbody gives one last look towards the crew and raising his metal hand with threatening glare. "Consider yourselves lucky pirates because I'm on break today. I only came here to eat at the restaurant. But consider your lives forfeit the next time you run into me when I'm not on off duty." Fullbody said as he got out of sight and he started to walk towards the lifeboat with the aim of dining at Baratie with his date.

"Damn.. What a jerk... Why didn’t you let us pummel him again?" Rainbow asked Twilight with a raised eyebrow at which the alicorn just rolled her eyes.

"Even on this world, We don’t need to solve everything with a fight Rainbow. Look, We just resolved things without conflict!" The Princess then looked at Johnny and Yosaku and winced. "well... Not too much at least…"

On the floor though, Nami saw how various pieces of paper dropped off Johnny’s jacket.

"What’s all this Johnny?" ~Nami

"Oh those are just wanted posters Sis. It’s just another form of Business, Kill any of them and you get the reward written on the wanted poster." ~Johnny

"Not too shabby! Is it doll?" Yosaku grinned. "Though you have to bring them in alive because dead pirates have the rewards sliced in half compared to what they were originally worth."

"What he said." Johnny exclaimed pointing a finger at his bounty hunting partner.

An interested Gaimon picks up one of the bounty posters and sighs with nostalgia. "Ahhh... Good old wanted posters... We used to go nuts for these on my old crew. Always competing on who get the highest... Hmmm…. I wonder if the marines will re activate my old bounty when word gets out that I'm alive and back to piracy…" Gaimon muttered but Nami ignored him as She looks frozen at one of the pirate bounties in particular as her body tenses up.

Both Gaimon and Applejack side-eyed her but the two kept their mouths shut.

"Hey Guys!" Ussop shouted dragging everyone’s attention. "We’re on deep shit! The bastard is aiming his canon at us!" The long nose said and sure enough, the Ship of Fullbody was aiming at the front of the Going Merry from behind.

"Sink em." Fullbody ordered pointing his thumb upside down.

"Yes sir!" The marine crewman with the cannon answered with a salute before firing it.

"That scum lied straight to our faces!!"Applejack shout indignantly.

"I knew I should have made him catch these hooves!" Rainbow Dash said.

Everyone just looks dumbfounded, not even knowing how to react. Meanwhile Nami for her part, just looked exasperated and completely fed-up with it all.

In that moment Twilight arrives into the room by flying through the destruction that the cannon ball earlier had blasted through as Pinkie Pie tags along with Twilight by riding on her back.

"Hello Mister! I'm Twilight Sparkle, Alicorn Princess of Equestria." Twilight briefly looks at Luffy before she continued. "And currently the crewmate of my captain over there." The purple alicorn said pointing at Luffy.

"Hi! And I'm Pinkie Pie!" The pink mare jumped from her friend's back and engages the chef in a type of conversation of her own typical fashion. "What's your name? You've got a funny mustache! And a hat! Its really long too! Do you have hair under all of it?! How does it look?! Your a chef right? Why do you cook? Oh my Celestia! You've got a pegleg! How did you got it?! Eek!! Are you a pirate too?! A chef pirate?! That's soo cool!! But you don't get an eyepatch though, Do you maybe..." Before Pinkie could continue, Twilight promptly encased her friend inside a magical sound proof bubble and then proceeds to push Pinkie apart from Zeff.

"Hehehe... Please excuse Pinkie Pie here sir. She's uh... Really enthusiastic at the prospect of meeting new people."

Zeff just looked dumbfounded at what just happened for a bit before drawing a long breath and recomposing himself.

"Meh... Not the first time I had to deal with eccentric fellows... Although this is the first time I've seen anything like you two in my life and that's saying something... Zeff says as he looks at Twilight and Pinkie.

"Well to make things short... Lets just say we're from far, far away... Anyhow, about the damage to your restaurant...?"

"Ah yes! I'm still injured all over my body because of you!" Zeff exclaimed as he pointed at Luffy. "If you have no money then you'll have to work it off."

"Sure thing. I'll make it up to you." Luffy answered.

"Wait, But we actually do have the means to pay." Twilight added.

"What? You actually do?" Zeff asked out.

"Yeah! We call them Bits. You see... They're this gold coins..." Twilight tried to explain but Zeff cuts her off midsentence and the chef was completely astonished. "Hold up! You lot actually got gold coins?!"

"Uhh... Yeah...? For what I understand, They seem to be quite valuable around here..."

"Oh indeed they are but whenever you will be able to completely pay up the costs of what hat cannon ball destroyed depends on how much of them you have."

That made Twilight take a pause and think about it for a while. "That's right... Exactly how many bits do we got left? We weren't on an adventure when we arrive to this world so we don't have the usual amount we use for long journeys. We haven't used that much yet but it would be better not to spend them so quickly." Twilight thought.

"I admit that its probably better to work out as much damage as we can and pay the rest. So how much would it be?"

"Heh... Smart girl. Well you three will work odd jobs around my restaurant without getting paid for... Four months! Only then I'll forgive you."

"F... FOUR MONTHS?!!" Luffy, Twilight and Pinkie who got free from the magic bubble screamed in unison.

Meanwhile back on the Merry...

"Man Luffy sure is taking quite a while... You don't think they'll force him to work for like a month or something right?" Zoro asked out.

"Dear Celestia! I sure hope not! No way we're just going to wait here for that long!" Rarity exclaimed.

"He just should just explained that it was all that marine's fault. That idiot's too honest for his own good..." Applejack said.

"Heh. Reminds me of a certain someone who's also unable to lie even to save herself some trouble." Rainbow exclaimed as she side eyed a certain orange mare and making her huff.

"Come on... I ain't that bad..." Applejack said as she tries to back away from them while Rainbow just looked at her friend with flat bored look. "Look at me straight in the eye and say that the sky is purple." Rainbow challenged.

"Ah! Sure its..." Applejack said as she looks at Rainbow and sweating profusely.

"YES...??" ~Rainbow Dash

Applejack then weirdly diverted her eyes completely out of Rainbow's gaze. "Y... YUP!! THE SKY IS PURPLE!! TOTALLY PURPLE!! DANG!! ITS GOTTA BE THE PURPLEST SKY I EVER SAW IN MAH LIFE!!" Applejack said a bit too quickly then awkwardly sucked her lips inside her mouth.

"HAHAHAHAHA!!" Ussop, Johnny and Yosaku all laughed hard as the three men were slack jawed and having tears streamed out of their eyes.

"A.. Applejack Sis?! W... What the hell?!" Johnny said between laughs.

"I never in all of my life saw such a bad liar!!" Yosaku all but howled.

"HAHAHAHAHA!!" Ussop couldn't stop slapping his knees.

The rest were just fairing a bit better as Gaimon and Nami had their hands over their mouth and Peebee was silently snickering. Spike and the Cutie Mark Crusaders were childishly giggling among themselves and all of Applejack's friends tried to keep a straight face with a variety of results.

All the while Rainbow sports one of her most smug faces ever while an embarrassed Applejack hides her face inside her hat.

"Oh hardy har har! Yeah! Yeah! I got it!" Applejack complained when Ussop suddenly puts an arm around Applejack and surprising the apple farming mare. "Don't you worry Applejack for I, The Great Captain Ussop is willing to teach you all of his wisdom about the art of deceit!" Ussop responded sounding every bit full of himself which made Applejack roll her eyes.

"But before that why don't we enter the restaurant? We can look for Luffy and get some food while we're at it!" Ussop declared.

"Sounds like a plan!" Spike nodded with a smile.

"I guess it would be better to find Luffy before he gets in trouble." Zoro said as he stands up.

"Something tells me its way too late for that..." Nami groaned with frustration.

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"Cut it down to one week!" Luffy blurted out.

"What did you say punk?! You think you can destroy my restaurant, leave me critically injured, and then make up for it by working without pay for only one week?!" Zeff barked back as the head chef and the rubber kid are literally butting heads now.

"Hmmm... What about one month?" Pinkie Pie suggested.

"No way! I'm not going to be saying here for a month!" Luffy whines and pouted as the rubber kid crossed his arms over his chest.

"Shut it! You three are going to be working here for four months and that's final!" The head chef declared, finally putting his foot down and exercising his authority in the said establishment.

"I've already waited 10 years to become a pirate! I ain't waiting much more!" Luffy opposed with a swift objection of his hand to what was just announced.

"Luffy please... Lets just work this out for now and see what gets decided later..." Twilight pleaded with Luffy, trying her best to diffuse the situation by Luffy wasn't hearing any of it.

"Alright then! Its settled! We're working here for one week and then you forgive me." Luffy said, once again deciding things on his own much to Zeff's annoyance.

"I'm the one who will decide whether to forgive you or not!" Zeff yelled in his face as the rubber kid struggles to pick himself back up. "Look. Your completely fine." Luffy replied as he observed Zeff standing right there without much of a trouble.

"Shut up!!"

"Oh my god!! Zeff is terrifying!! So Zeff is serial killer then?! W... Well makes sense right..? Since maybe he was a pirate!!" Pinkie blurted out much to Twilight's annoyance and growls of anger.

"Alright. I've seen enough. This stops now! Listen to me!!" Twilight calls out for Luffy and Zeff all the while Pinkie Pie was holding a bucket of popcorn and looked to be enjoying the whole show. The alicorn princess was now on her end radar when she unleashes the Royal Canterlot Voice which was heard from a mile or two as the place halted to a stop. Everyone, the customers, the chefs in the kitchen and even their friends outside recognized who it was and even Chef Zeff and Luffy were halted from Twilight's commanding tone as the alicorn princess calms herself down.

"Stop that already." Twilight sighs before turning to Zeff with a modest approach. "Look. I get it. On one side I agree that we can't stay here for too long." The purple alicorn then turns to face her captain. "On the other hand Luffy, You have to understand that we have to do the right thing here and pay the debt we owe to this gentleman." Twilight explained but an annoyed, childish Luffy just looked to the side with cheeks all puffed up and arms crossed over his chest.

Twilight then turns back to Zeff. "I promise that we will pay you. Maybe we can start working right away and leave this particular discussion for when we are all the more calm? Please?"

The head chef then looks at Twilight for a moment before walking away with a grunt. "Yeah. You better do that. Follow me downstairs you lot." With a satisfied smile Twilight looks to the side and saw Pinkie helping Luffy get back on his feet as the now three restaurant working pirates followed Zeff as they arrived just in time to see the other cooks holding down Sanji and Zeff immediately bolds into action.

"Sir! Please stop Sanji for us!" One of the cooks nearby calls out to their boss.

"Sanji! Are you running wild in my restaurant again?" Zeff reprimanded to his sous chef much to the shock of Twilight and Pinkie.

"Shut up you shitty geezer." Sanji answered back with a harsh tone.

"Its exactly as it seems sir! And this time Sanji beat up some idiot marine lieutenant!" Patty explained to their boss.

"Are you trying to ruin my restaurant you little shit?!" Zeff spats angrily as he kicks Sanji in the face. Meanwhile Twilight, Pinkie and Luffy are watching from the sidelines as Twilight was about to intervene when Luffy brought her attention to something familiar.

"Hey isn't that the guy who fired the cannon ball earlier Twilight? Why is he all bloodied up?"

Twilight saw it with her own eyes and true enough, Fullbody was not looking so good.

"That's it! We will just make him take up the payment and..." Twilight's bright ideas upon seeing him was cut short when Zeff also delivered a kick towards Fullbody.

"This place sure is noisy." Luffy muttered.

"But then again, That's what makes this place so fun right?" Pinkie replied with a grin.

"Hahahaha!! Your correct on that one Pinkie!!" Luffy bursts out laughing as she and Pinkie began to do the can can, playing around, dancing and having a good time while Twilight desperately tries to calm them down lest they got themselves into more trouble.

"Wow... I know that your marines and he's a captured pirate but I never thought guys like you would be heartless monsters to rationalize a decision like that." Pinkie answered Fullbody with a harsh glare.

"She's right! Marines like you don't have mercy. I thought you guys are supposed to be law enforcers and protect innocent people yet you abuse prisoners like this?!" Twilight added with disgust upon understanding the situation.

"Shut up!! This doesn't concern you pony pirates!!" Fullbody yelled back at Twilight and Pinkie as the patrons of the restaurant began to murmur amongst themselves.

The two ponies are just left speechless upon seeing the marine drop at the gunshot as Twilight and Pinkie looks tense at the pirate as he walks, ready to act if he tries anything.

Twilight looks astounded while Pinkie Pie whistles at Patty’s strength.

Up there on some platform is Luffy, Twilight and Pinkie Pie looking down with a smile at Sanji's heart warming gesture of kindness. The man who would feed anyone who's hungry regardless of them being good or bad. The guy who would saved someone who's classified as a violent pirate from starving to death.

"You said it Luffy, It seems we found the one we came looking for." Twilight said with a side glace to the Straw Hat Captain.

"Lucky! You got some food! You were about to die before too! Hahaha!" The rubber kid greeted from up above with a wave.

"Yo Mister cook! Would you join our crew? Please...! Please...! PLEASE?!!" The pink party mare pleaded, even to the point of kneeling, having stars and sparkles in her eyes.

Both Sanji and the pirate looked confused at the trio above them who descended to their direction and explained who they were.

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Both Sanji and the stranger of a pirate looked confused at the trio of friends from up above who descended down and was about to explain who they were. "So your all pirates huh? So why did you decided to fire a cannonball to the restaurant?!" Sanji asked with narrowed eyes.

"Oh we can assure you that wasn't our intention at all!" Twilight said waving her hooves up in defense trying to maintain their innocence of this accident. "Yeah! It was all an accident you see! It was just a cannonball that got sent flying from my kick on the ship!" Luffy said pointing a thumb to himself.

"Um yeah... You didn't actually kicked away the cannonball Luffy." Pinkie said with a sweat drop. "Well what am I supposed to say? That because of my rubber rubber fruit, I inflated myself and made it bounced off? Well kicking it does sound cooler you know! If I could actually do it!" Luffy said with a derp face and Pinkie just rolled her eyes with a smile.

"Well anyways there was this big meanie that told us that he was going to blast us with a cannonball! For realsies! And then he went..." Pinkie then began to act out as if she was telling an epic tale in front of kindergarten school fillies to make it sound more intense. "He went aha! I lied! Now I'm gonna blast ya because I'm a big mean Mac Meanie Pants! And then he blast us with his cannon! But then Luffy went in there and was like not in my guard meanie! He inflated his own body like a balloon and rebounds the cannonball with a boing! But sadly it rebounded towards this restaurant and we were like oh no! And then went to check what happened next and so here we are!" Pinkie explained at a fast pace leaving everyone confused and no one understands what she just said.

"Uh... Huh... Well anyways you guys not try any funny business on this restaurant since the owner used to be the cook of a pretty infamous pirate crew... Even his indulgence for the ladies would only let you go so far..." Sanji said as he looks over to Twilight and Pinkie with narrowed eyes.

"Oh so that old man used to be a pirate?" Luffy asks curiously.

"Yeah you can say that... The restaurant is like a treasure to that damn geezer..." Sanji explained with a puff of his cigarette. "Treasure huh...?" Twilight quietly muttered to herself as she remembered Chouchou the certain loyal dog from Orange Town.

"And the rest of the cooks that came to work here for the geezer are all hot blooded and cruel enough to be pirates. But its quite appropriate considering that pirates frequent these parts all the time."

"Ah that makes sense because when we were in the restaurant earlier I didn't see any security team roaming around for possible pirate assaults." Twilight said.

"That's precisely because we on this restaurant don't need it. We cooks can directly kick any crew that dares to soil our place thinking that they can just steal our food and rob our clients." Sanji exclaimed.

"Not a quite moment in this place eh?" Luffy asks with a pondering look.

"Yeah but its a daily routine for us. There have been some guests lately who come to see the pirates and cooks duke it out."

"Wow... That sounds like an entertainment fit for the times and legends of Equestria..." Twilight quietly remarks to herself. "And thanks to that all the waiters that we've hired all got scared and ran away." Sanji continued.

"Oh so that was the reason the old man wanted us to work here for four months... Eh whatever... Join our crew..." Luffy said sounding like he was just picking fruit from the market which even has his own crew baffled.

"I'll have to refuse the offer. I got my own reasons to keep working here." Sanji said with a puff of his cigarette into the air.

"I refuse!!" Luffy declared as he points a finger at Sanji and looking like he wasn't going to take no for an answer and that startled everyone. "Uh Luffy...?" Twilight asks tapping Luffy on the shoulder with a hoof.

"W.. What...?" Sanji asks with a confused look.

"I refuse your refusal!" Your a good cook so we can be pirates together!"

"Hey... Hey... At least try to hear me out.." Sanji said trying to back away when Twilight stepped in. "Yeah Luffy! You need to learn how to listen and be understanding of other people's reason." Luffy then sighs before walking towards Sanji once again. "Fine then Twilight."

"What is your reason? We will hear you out."

"I don't need to tell you." Sanji answered more than displeased making Twilight, Pinkie and Luffy be startled this time. "But dialogue is needed in order for understanding to be reached!" Twilight explained. "Yeah and you just told us to hear you out!" Luffy yelled out.

Annoyed by it all Sanji got close to Luffy's face and shouts at him angrily. "All I said that you should hear out other people's opinions when talking! Don't make me chop you up you straw hat wearing shithead!"

"What did you say?! Don't insult my straw hat or I'll send you flying!!" Luffy yelled out with fire burning into his eyes.

"Guys please calm down and stop the fighting!" Twilight called out trying to diffuse the situation. "Yeah! Stop being mean to each other and apologize!" Pinkie added as she got in the middle of them and tried to separate Luffy and Sanji.

"LIKE HELL WE WILL!!" Luffy and Sanji both yelled out as they give Twilight and Pinkie a harsh glare.

"Excuse me for a minute..." The other pirate calmly tried to butt in, even requesting for their time when Luffy and Sanji glared at him with a demonic look in their eyes. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT HUH?!!"

"My name is Gin and I'm a member of the Krieg Pirates." Gin presents himself with a bow as he turns towards Luffy. "What is your objective?" Gin asks.

"I'm going to find the infamous treasure the One Piece which is why I'm going to the Grand Line!" Luffy said with a smile. Gin flinches at the mention of those words but he decided not to say anything to oppose him. "If your still looking for a cook then I'm assuming that you don't have many people on your crew yet right..?" Gin asks then Luffy points at Sanji with a big smile. "With him it makes us 12!!"

"Why are you roping me on this?!" Sanji asks with a furious look. "You guys don't seem like bad people so let me give you all an advice... Give up on going to the Grand Line..." Gin started and those words has everyone going quite. "Your still young so there is no need to recklessly rush into things.. Besides the Grand Line is just one part of the ocean on this world.. If you still want to be a pirate there's of other seas for you to roam out there.."

"Oh you know something about the Grand Line?" Luffy asks with a curious look on his face.

"Yeah. If its dangerous we would gladly appreciate any information about it." Twilight said with stars in her eyes.

"No...!! I don't....!! Know anything...!! That's why its so terrifying...!!" Gin said as the terrified pirate grips his head and starts rocking back and forth in a terrified manner which start to worry everyone especially Twilight and Pinkie. "For a member of the Krieg Pirates you sure are a scaredy cat." Sanji said with a smirk.

"Krieg Pirates? Who are they?" Luffy asks with a question mark popping up on top of his head.

"Oh that's right... You've slept all the way through Gaimon's story." Twilight said.

"Aye... I don't hold the blame on him though. Its not like this was someone he or you should worry yourselves over." From the corner a familiar shape made itself present surprising and briefly stunning Gin and Sanji while the others smile wide. "Gaimon! Its good to see you!" Pinkie waved at him with a smile. "Cauliflower Uncle!" Luffy called out with a grin.

"Is everyone back at the Going Merry fine?" Twilight inquired.

"No need to fret Lass. They are indeed. They are actually coming here soon. I've just decided to come here and do a little reconnaissance. Peebee stayed back and she's looking out for the ship. Don't worry about it. That bat is faster to report than you think." Gaimon said when the sous chef of the Baratie noticed the strange man inside the treasure chest. "Was that weird guy just eavesdropping in the corner this whole time?" Sanji said with a sweat drop but Gaimon just ignored Sanji's comment and turned towards Gin. "So Gin right? Has Krieg ever mentioned me?"

"Yes actually..." Gin replied with a sigh. "Though only on brief occasions and never in any detail. All I know is that your also one of his ex crewmates although you aren't exactly umm... What happened to you man?"

"What were you expecting? Hahaha! Don't worry about that. I'm self conscious about my current state anyway. Leaving that aside, I'm currently very outdated with today's events. Though Edward Newgate is still the strongest man alive right?"

Gaimon asked as Sanji poured a bottle of red wine which he snuck out earlier for both Gaimon and Gin as the two shared a drink.

"Err... Y... Yes... Anyone would know that..." Gin said as the takes a gulp of his red wine.

"Good. At least I know that's still a fact circulating around the world. Now tell me Gin... What has Krieg been up too...?" Gaimon asked as he drank his glass of red wine in one go before pouring another glass for himself and Gin.

Meanwhile back in the kitchen of Baratie everyone was busy as ever with a lot of people running around, yelling orders, prepping ingredients, cooking food and taking them out to the customers.

"The HORS D'OEUVRE FOR TABLE 3 IS READY!!" A cook yells out as he presents the finished product on his hands for everyone to see. "THEN TAKE IT OUT ALREADY YOU BASTARD!! WE AIN'T GOT NO WAITERS!!" His fellow chef ordered him around at a point of his spatula.

"But are you sure that was alright?" A chef with a scar between his face inquired Patty about his actions earlier while he was stirring and tossing the fried rice on his wok. "What do you mean by that?" Patty asked as he prepares to slice up the fish with his knife.

"That dude you whaled on earlier is a member of the Krieg pirates!" The cook warned Patty as the man sliced and diced up the fish. "Yeah I recalled doing something like that." Patty answered as he fires up the stove and cooks the fish after having it seasoned as Carne walks by to fill in the rest of the details that everyone should be aware about.

"So what?!" Patty asked out as he pours wine into the wok and fire bursts into the dish that he's cooking. "I heard that the Krieg Pirates were over 5000 men strong... So if that guy that you beat up were to go and tell Don Krieg what happened to him here then like a heard of elephants stomping on an ant, This restaurant will be crushed!" Carne explained as he chopped up the carrots before putting them all in a separate bowl.

"I see..." Patty glared at him as he takes a big sip of wine from the bottle. "Then your suggesting that we should've given him a warm welcome?! Don't you think that's a little rude to our other guests?! As a fighting cook that Baratie is renowned for, I am ashamed of such an idea!!" Patty screamed in Carne's face as he points a thumb on his own chest and pounds it like a gorilla. "Just how many pirates have we chased off until now?! If your so scared then why don't ya just quit?!"

"What?! Its precisely because of those words that all the waiters quit!! This is all your fault that we're so busy Patty!!" Carne exclaimed as he butt heads with Patty glaring at him in a terrifying manner.

"Hmph! As if we ever needed those spineless sacks of crap in the first place!!" Patty shouted back in his face with defiance to such an idea.

As the two fighting cooks argue, yell and shout at each other louder and louder, A knife was suddenly thrown between the two men and the chopping board. "This entire situation... If it isn't already shitty enough..." An irritated voice from Gilda interjected as the sharp claw retracted from the knife. "And you two meatheads ain't making it any better with your intense babbling so cut it or I swear to the sky above..." She said as her beak starts deforming into a fierce snarl. "I am going to take both of your tounges and sliced them up to shut you up myself!!"

Patty and Carne are hardly intimidated by either her words or the actions, the two chefs looking more annoyed than ever than the two men were with each other as voices rise higher and tensions heat up in the kitchen. "And who asked your opinion you oversized bird?! Show more respect to your superiors newbie!! We ain't the boss who is all too willing to let little lasses with just a thing for baking into the kitchen!! Mind your own business or I'll make you into today's special featherbrain!!" Patty yelled at Gilda directly to her face as she stands back to her paws before pouncing at Patty and gets violent with him grabbing Patty's collar with a claw and pointing another single sharp eagle talon at his face. "Say that again and I grab one of those eyeballs!!"

"Try it if you dare and I'm going to deck you into next week!!" Patty threatened back as both Gilda and Patty were about to beat each other up with a sharp claw and a hard fist into the air when Chef Zeff barges into the kitchen to stop all of the nonsense shenanigans. Chef Zeff fires a flintlock pistol into the ceiling as the bits of plaster and the wood chips came crumbling down. "Hey you blockheads!! Get back to work!!" Chef Zeff ordered.

"Yes sir!!" Everyone in the kitchen answered in unison as the productive environment continues like normal once more.

Gilda was immediately back at her post by the opposite side of the kitchen where Patty and the other chefs were discussing. She looked back and saw Patty looking back at her as the two lowly growled at each other before letting it go and getting back to their own business.

"Ding!!" The oven sound notified Gilda that it was done. "Tartarus finally..." Gilda thought to herself as she puts on a baking glove. With a claw she opened the oven and takes out a batch of delicious muffins. Gilda didn't know what or why the heck she was in this weird place with these creatures that looked even more strange that she had never seen, not even when she assisted during the coronation of Princess Twilight Sparkle as the new ruler of Equestria in which Rainbow Dash invited her and even insisted her to go and pretty much meet all of the races of Equestria. But then at least she had been able to pick up some useful stuff on the few times she had been here. After all she was a griffon and she knew how to make the most of the situation while being surrounded by complete jerks. "Man... Having no waiters suck..." Gilda said to herself as she flies out of the kitchen with a tray of muffins on her claw.

Luffy waves goodbye as Gin brings in the rest of the supplies to his boat before getting ready to set sail. "Bye Gin!" Pinkie waved goodbye as she even fires her party cannon in the air for a send off. "I hope you have a safe travel." Twilight said with a smile as she finished helping Gin by levitating a barrel and a crate of food to his boat. "Thanks guys and remember. I just wanted to warn you all."

"But we're still going to the Grand Line and you should know that." Luffy said with a grin.

"Haha well your free to do what you want. Its not like I have the right to stop that." Gin answered with a laugh.

"Don't worry Gin. I'm going to make sure this promising youth reach even the New World! Its my duty as both their crewmate and teacher of the old generation hahaha." Gaimon exclaimed as he downed another mug of beer.

"Well that's a relief then. And Sanji thank you so much for the food. Your my savior. That meal was the best that I've had. Would it be fine if I come to eat here again?" Gin asked with a bright smile. "Sure. Anytime." Sanji said with a grin as Pinkie and Twilight observed the friendship that developed between Sanji and Gin.

"Hey Errand Boy! You girls! So hear you are!" Zeff called them from up above the restaurant where Luffy and his friends where once was. "Ah! Hey Old Man!" Luffy said with a wave of his hat as Chef Zeff then notices the empty plate and glasses on the floorboards yet he never uttered a single word. "Gin you have to go! Now!" Sanji said in a whisper.

As he realized the weight of the situation now, Gin turned back and got all downcast. "I'm sorry... Just because you gave me food, Now your going to get scolded."

"Come again?" Sanji asked out as he throws the empty dishes into the sea which has everyone surprised. "How can I get a scolding if there's no proof?" Sanji smirked as he shows his empty hands as if to make his point. Twilight looked at Sanji with admiration. "To go so far and do this already for a friend he just met. He would definitely make a great companion! If only I could figure out the reason for his reluctance." Twilight thought. Zeff meanwhile just stood there and observed.

"Don't get caught again Gin!" Sanji waved goodbye as he saw Gin sailing away into the ocean while the grateful man bowed down with respect to his new friends. "Sanji! Errand boy! Errand girls! Get back to work!" Zeff said pointing back to the restaurant. Even if they were to keep all of this secret from the head chef, Zeff saw everything in plain sight and he would let it slide. He couldn't blame Sanji for something that he would have done himself in his position after all.

I'm Luffy! And these are my friends Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie! We will be the errand boys and errand girls! Nice to meet ya!" Luffy declared to the entire staff in the kitchen with Twilight and Pinkie Pie beside him. Luffy had a white apron that was bind to his waist while Pinkie and Twilight had one that was binded to their necks and halfway down their bodies. But unfortunately the cooks were unimpressed at Luffy but they did raised their eyebrows upon seeing brightly colored ponies. Then again just a few days before they had already encountered something similar that had been working with them ever since so they just accepted this crazy revelation as another part of their reality.

As Twilight and Pinkie began to wander around the kitchen looking for anyone to help out, Luffy sat himself on a chair and began rocking himself back and forth like his grandpa used to do in his spare time much to the annoyance of the Baratie Cooks even arguing amongst themselves.

"Is table 6's dessert still not done?!"

"Who took the order for that?!"

"Wasn't it you?!"

"Can't you see I'm fricking busy?!"

"Yeah busy spacing out!!"

"The hell did you say to me you prick?!!"

Pinkie sighs deep down as tries to assist another one of the cook with his ingredients. This regular bickering was somewhat familiar to her considering where she came from and where she grew up but with everything that has happened lately. She just had to suck it up and do whatever she can to help.

"If you've got nothing to do then at least wash the damn dishes!!" The Baratie cooks yelled in Luffy's face as the rubber kid just rocks back and forth in his chair before slowly having to comply and follow orders. "Hey where's Sanji?" Patty asks out as he peels off the fruits needed. "He's hitting on the customers in the dining room." One of the chefs in the kitchen answered him.

"Again?! For God's sake!! It sickens me that a guy like him is the assistant of the head chef!!" Patty grunted with annoyance.

"Well what are you gonna do about it?! He's been here the longest!!"

"Do you know the reason why Sanji continues to work here despite him and the owner's tense relationship?"

"He's trying to become the next head chef right? Isn't that obvious?"

As Twilight idly clean the floor with her magic. The spells from her actually got a ton of the Baratie cooks to be distracted from their duties time and time again every moment before they just stopped questioning it. Twilight however couldn't help but hear the other cooks bad mouth Sanji and held him in so little regard which really didn't match the kind and generous persona which he showed when he helped Gin. Twilight then wonders what could the root of their dislike for him came from.

Crack!!

Luffy also stood there being quite as he listening to the gossip and rumors of the kitchen while the rubber kid tries to wash the dishes.

Crack!!

All of the kitchen staff stopped for a moment to hear something breaking. Where the cracking noise was coming from of all places.

Crack!!

"Hey errand boy!! How many fricking plates have you broken already?!!" Patty angrily confronts Luffy to see him breaking up more plates that the kid claims to have cleaned up in the sink. "Ah my bad. I forgot to keep count." Luffy said in a oblivious manner as he ends up pissing off Patty more and more. "Your apologizing for just that?!!" Patty asked out yelling directly in Luffy's face as he was about to crack his knuckles but tries to restrain himself at the last second.

Completely mortified by Luffy's actions Twilight was quick to respond to the situation and gently pushes Luffy to the side. "Hehehe... Luffy? Maybe it would be a good thing if you just do something else for the meantime kay?" The purple alicorn nervously urged the rubber kid as she looks back at Luffy's mess. With her quick thinking Twilight floated the broken dishes into the air and using her power to re attach the broken pieces into the air before fixing the plates good as new before the chefs who looked amazed as Twilight properly cleaned the rest of the plates and puts it to the side.

"Amazing..." Patty said as the alicorn princess who is now working at the Baratie is calm and relaxed while she keeps fixing the wishes and washing them properly to successfully diffuse the situation but unfortunately Luffy was not done yet with causing trouble unintentionally.

"Alright! Enough with the dishes! Just clean up instead!" One of the Baratie Cooks ordered him around.

"You can count on me!" Luffy said with enthusiasm before getting distracted once again as he eats on a plate just like that.

"Don't eat the food you bastard!"

"Oh my God! That was the main dish!"

"Delish!"

Pinkie Pie then quickly moves in to grab the broom out of Luffy's hands. "Sorry! He's just not feeling really well recently! He just needs a bit of time for real!" Pinkie exclaimed as she smiled nervously at the chef as she idly bumps her hip into Luffy's side indicating him to just go and let Pinkie handle the cleaning at the kitchen.

"Alright I'll clean this pot then." Luffy said as he grabs a sponge and tries to clean it but what he didn't notice that the pot was already on the stove making it extremely hot to handle without a pot holder or oven mitts on. "Hot!!" Luffy screamed out in pain as he runs around screaming and wailing with his burned hands accidentally crashing everywhere and destroying more stuff. This time however Twilight and Pinkie had to step in to fix this whole mess.

"HOT!! HOT!! HOT!! HOT!!"

"Just get the hell out of the kitchen!!" The Baratie Cooks screamed out at Luffy in anger.

Being fed up with all of this nonsense and shenanigans Patty furiously grabs Luffy's face with a single hand and starts to reprimand him. "A complete disaster! Not only are you hindering us but also your fellow errand companions are way more competent than you! Now listen! Your going to take the orders you hear? Just ask what the customers want to eat and come back! You can at least do that much right?" Patty asked the rubber kid with narrowed eyes as he tries to crush Luffy's cheeks with his left hand.

"Yes..." Luffy tried to answer through his squished deformed mouth. It was then that Patty sends Luffy out in the dining room.

"Do exactly as I have showed you!!" Patty exclaimed as he flexed his muscles high, wide and all around.

"Okay!" Luffy answered with much enthusiasm.

"Ah! The life of an errand boy is tough! Coby must've had a tough time too being one. Hmm?!" Luffy looks around the dining room where he sees a certain shirtless individual but that's not important. Moving on...

Luffy then arrives at a pair of tables and sees no other than all his friends and his crew. They all sat around in two tables that were close to each other. He also noticed creature talking with Rainbow Dash that was neither human nor pony.

"Ahh!! Its you guys!!" Luffy said with a sweatdrop.

"Hey errand boy!!" Nami waved to Luffy with a smile.

"Good to see ya partner." Applejack greeting Luffy with a tip of her hat.

"Yo Luffy Bro!! We've heard about what's up with you all!!" Johnny exclaimed.

"Yeah... Sucks to be you man." Yosaku added.

"Heard you have to work here for four months." Ussop exclaimed with a cheeky grin.

"Would it be alright to change the ship's flag now Captain?" Zoro asked with a smirk and laughs.

"You leave me here to work and go off to eat delicious food all by yourselves?! How selfish!!" Luffy screamed out all annoyed.

"Damn he's noisy. Are those his crewmates?" Sanji thought as he pours red wine for one of the lady customers of the Baratie.

"Dude... Chill... We're helping you out later. In the meantime why don't you meet our friend here?" Rainbow Dash asked gesturing to Gilda the Griffon. Gilda then walks up to Luffy as both of them took the time to look at each other for a moment. "Huh...? So your this Luffy I've heard about...? You don't look all that tough..." Gilda answered with a bored look. "Huh?!! Wanna test that out?!!" Luffy yells out now being annoyed than ever as both Gilda and Luffy entered into a glaring contest where the two of them are literally butting heads now and anger strikes lightning between their faces but before any of the ponies could say anything to diffuse the situation, Gilda stops herself and walks away with a huff.

"Eh... At least you ain't a pushover. The names Gilda." The griffon said as she casually extends a claw.

"Monkey D. Luffy." Luffy says casually changing his expression into a smile as he shakes Gilda's claw with his hand. "Heh... Rookies already getting along. That is Luffy's crew alright..." Sanji thought as he observed from another table.

"Wow!! You look so cool now that I got a closer look at ya!! Your part lion and part eagle? So what are you?" Luffy bends on one knee as he gets fascinated at Gilda's body structure.

"Hey!! Personal space fella!!" Gilda exclaimed as she held out a claw to slowly push herself away from Luffy. "And to answer your question, I'm neither of those. I'm a Griffin!!" Gilda declared as she steps back and gets put off by Luffy's actions.

"Yeah. This kid was jumping around when they got first to my island and I joined their crew. It looks like he's star struck from seeing you. There was a Panda Bat, A Rooster Dog and even a Rabbit Snake from where I'm from." Gaimon explained as Peebee keeps chirping and squeaking beside him to communicate as the man in the chest then refers to his companion. "See Peebee here? This Panda Bat flies high up and quite fast too."

Gilda very quietly turns back to look at Gaimon. "H... How didn't I notice....? No.... How did you sneak up on me...? Wait better yet, Who in Tartarus are you?" Gilda asked in utter confusion and disbelief.

"Gaimon. I'm the undercover spy and scout of the Straw Hat Pirates. A pleasure making your acquaintance."

"Huh... Back at my home people can be pretty ruthless when taking advantage of others so basically we're all alert twenty four seven three sixty five. You must be pretty dang good to surprise a Griffon." Gilda said with amazement.

"Oh I think I heard about those in a Fairy Tail once!" Nami exclaimed with a pondering look.

"A Fairy Tail? What do you mean?" Gilda asked curiously.

"Wait! Unicorns... Pegasus... A dragon... Oh God! You guys are from a Fairy Tail story! How did I realized that just now?!" Ussop said out loud when he came to the conclusion about his references and about what's right in front of him.

"Huh really? What about a Hydra? A Roc? A Cockatrice? A Chimera? A Kirin?" Spike asks more out of curiosity which confuses and overwhelms not only Ussop but the other humans as well. "Alright if you guys don't understand then I guess I need to give you all a refresher. Spike explained. You see...

The hydra has four heads on snake-like necks and a large, orange, like body, with only two legs and no wings or arms. The heads sometimes display different expressions and even laugh at each other's misfortunes. One head is noticeably slower to react than the others.

The Roc are very large, carnivorous birds of prey that are drawn to the smell of a dragon's molt or what I call the metamorphosis stage when someone like me begins to develop their wings upon coming of age.

The Cockatrice is a fearsome, dangerous creature that have the "head of a chicken and the body of a snake that have the power to turn its enemies into stone without a second thought.

The Chimera is a fearsome creature with a saber-toothed tiger's front body and head, a goat's hindquarters and head on its left shoulder, and a snake for a tail.

Kirin are described as a peaceful tribe "known for their kindness and truth-speaking". But when they lose their temper, they transform into beasts of fire and rage called Nirik—"Kirin" spelled backwards, pluralized as "Nirik" or "Niriks"

"Wow... Now that is a lot of Information... And I mean a lot..." Ussop exclaimed being all the more amazed.

"Do you guys really come from some kind of child's book?" Zoro asked wanting to learn more about Equestria for now.

"Yeah well I was a pirate back then so..." Gaimon said as he goes on to explain his pat to Gilda, The rest of Luffy's crewmates and friends are off to do their own thing on the table.

"The food here is good but I gotta admit its more on the saltier side." Zoro exclaimed while Luffy out of jealous tries to pick his nose and throws his booger on the glass near Zoro causing Nami, Ussop and everyone else on the table to try their best in holding their laughter.

"Y... Yeah... Try the water...!!" Ussop says as the guy hands Zoro the dirty and contaminated beverage.

"Your right... But then again for the troubles... YOUR DRINKING THIS GLASS!!" Zoro yelled in Luffy's face as he shoves the entire drink in his mouth and causing Luffy to roll on the floor choking on the karma of his own antics.

"Ahhh!! How could you do this to me?!!" Luffy said as he cries out in disgust much to everyone's amusement.

"What? You think I couldn't notice what you were doing from my line of sight?! I could see what you were plotting from the corner of my eyes!!" Zoro said with narrowed eyes as Nami, Rainbow, Ussop, Spike, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo were were bursting with laughter.

"Man you've got counter pranked!!" Gilda chucked as she got momentarily distracted from what Gaimon was telling her about his story. Gaimon was also eyeing the situation from his line of sight and upon seeing what had happened, the strange man in the treasure chest gave a hearty laugh. "Hahaha!! You've still got a long way to go when it comes to being un noticed boy!!"

Meanwhile...

"Hey who's that?" Moondancer asked a moment before recognizing Sanji as he was approaching Gilda. Having briefly mention him on the run down of her story on this world thus far. "I don't know but he does have good taste in fashion huh Rarity?" Twinkleshine asked with a smirk.

"Oh my gosh! The food here is so heavenly! I wouldn't be surprised if he's the one who made all of this!" Lemon Hearts said with starts and hearts in her eyes.

"If he's as great as Gilda here have been telling everyone then I don't doubt it. At this point I don't think any of the restaurants back in Canterlot would be able to top this one." Minuette said as she takes more bites of her desserts.

"Hey Rarity does this situation bring back memories?" Spike smirked as he points a claw at Sanji while munching on mozarella sticks.

"Ah yes... This scenario reminds me about some stallion. You were crushing on this fellow named Trenderhoof fellow but he ends up falling heads over heels for me? Seems to want the country mare I see." Applejack said teasing Rarity a bit.

"Ahh... What a brave gentlecolt he is. Surely acts in a better way than most Canterlot stallions back home." Lemon Hearts says with a lovingly sigh.

"Tell me about it. Canterlot society has been distant from most ponies as of late. Twilight should be able to fix that when she comes back." Twinkleshine explained with a smile, having hope in her heart about Princess Twilight's future endeavor.

"Yes I do believe it needs a little bit of touch. Just like when me and Applejack did something to spread new inspiration to liven up ponies lives during our Friendship Mission in Manehattan! And there were also ponies who are acquaintances of mine like Fancy Pants and Fleur De Lis who were really nice ponies and quite influential too so they would also help." Rarity explained as she takes a sip of her drink.

"Ok hold up.. There is something that has been bothering me for a while.. You say that dude's literal name is Fancy Pants? Like its his real name?" Zoro questioned with a confused look.

"Yes... What about it...?" Rarity asked with her head titled sideways.

"Nothing... Nothing..." Zoro answered as he quickly looks to the side and takes a drink of sake to clear his head. "What a set of weird ass names these ponies got..." Zoro thought. Of course someone like him knew better than to voice his opinion out loud at what appeared to be an entire race naming skills.

"Look.. I'm really... Really sorry about the coronation girls... I mean... We did our best to make it better..." Twinkleshine said looking down and apologetic.

"Yeah... Me and the girls were a team with Pinkie Pie baking up some really delicious stuff back there.. First the attack of Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow and then for a second time the Discord Chaos Accident or whatever was that explosion!" Lemon Hearts exclaimed.

"Hehehe I didn't even have a clue on what happened back there. I managed to see something weirder than average was going on with Discord for about two seconds... And then everything just exploded with a bright light and I thought we were goners! Just like Cadence and Shining Armor's wedding... This didn't go well..." Minuette added.

"Sorry about all that everyone.. We even wanted to hang out with you for the after party since after the last battle but you decided to go to Doughnut Joes with your friends and all..." Moondancer said like she was about to cry as she take a glance at each of her friends and the fact that they were all still alive. "WE THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA DIE!!" Moondancer, Twinkleshine, Minuette, and Lemon Hearts cried out as the wrap their hooves on each other till Spike walks over to them with a claw on their shoulder for comfort. "Hey.. Its alright.. Your all safe now right..? That's what matters.." Spike said with a smile.

"Besides not even the Princesses or anyone else for that matter could have predicted What would have happened there. Its not your fault Darlings." Rarity exclaimed as well as she felt sorry and wanting the best outcome for her friends.

"I... I don't think even Discord himself realized what was happening until it was too late. He looked genuinely surprised and even seemed like he tried to warn everyone and anyone out there.. I... I really hope that he's fine even after all that." Fluttershy said recalling how her friend extended his lion paw before exploding with light.

Sometime later Gilda and Luffy had to get back to work when they were reminded by Sanji and Zeff. When Gilda got back in the kitchen she encountered Twilight and Pinkie Pie who were surprised to see her as Gilda puts them up to date on everything that happened while she worked. Eventually Zeff came in announcing that it was rest time for everyone as Gilda, Pinkie and Luffy took the chance to go back towards the rest who were finished with their meals and were just idly chatting.

Suddenly a figure emerges from the front door of the restaurant. Zeff who had just delivered his order to a table thanks to the establishment having no waiters saw who entered and immediately approaches. The figure likewise approaches the boss flying up to the head chef and the bag hanging as it does so.

"I assume everything is in order?" Chef Zeff asks.

The newcomer lands on her talons and stands up straight on her wild feline paws with a salute. "Everything taken care of Head Chef Zeff Sir!!" Gabriela aka Gabby Griffon reports.

"Hehehe excellent! Now go and rest from the trip." Zeff said as he casually pets Gabby on the head then walks off. Gabby jiggles a bit before heading towards the kitchen to check on how everything was going on inside but then she heard someone calling out to her. "Hey Gabby! Look at what this world's sea brings to this place!" Gilda calls out to Gabby having spotted her from afar.

Recognizing her fellow Griffon Gabby looked at her direction and was surprised at what she saw! Ponies! And various types too! And there were also a group of these "humans" that inhabit this world with them and the Cutie Mark Crusaders and Spike too. Upon seeing them Gabby rushes towards them and they likewise got out of their table to go greet her as both of the groups reunite into a big group hug.

"Hey guys! Heavens your all here too! What's up? I'm so glad that your all safe! Especially with everything that's happened lately." Gabby says as she lets go of the hug. "Gilda still misses Gallus don't you Gilda? She's been worried for him all this time. Gallus has been like a little brother to her."

"Shut it Gabs..." Gilda said looking away so that no one saw how embarrassed she was. "Awww... But its true..." Gabby teased knowing Gilda long enough by now to know how she truly was.

Gilda just lowly growls, Still embarrassed.

"Gallus and Smolder and Silverstream.. They were also at the Coronation. That must have meant that everyone that was there must also be lost on this world." Spike said thinking about the Six Young Friends. "And an important chunk of all the creatures of Equestria were there as well." Applejack added. "It seems like we have quite the task ahead if we want to find everyone and return home.

"Ah don't worry about it. Your all my friends and I will never leave them behind. We will all find them on our adventures or after I become pirate king." Luffy said with a serious look and determination having returned from his own mischief. He will do anything and everything for his nakama and that's why everyone loves him for it.

"Thanks again for this Luffy... Princess I mean as Future Ruling Princess of Equestria, I can't thank you enough for this." Twilight expressed sincerely with a bow.

"Shishishishi! Not a problem Twilight! You are all my very best friends and a nakama will always be cared for in this crew."

"H... Hey!! What the heck was that?!" One of the customers, a guy from the Baratie called out as the Sea Restaurant gets rocked around by the huge waves.

"Whatever it is!! It can't be good!!" A lady responded from the other table as she ducks for cover under her table thereby alerting the other cooks and restaurant patrons to be on high alert.

"ROAR!!!"

"W.. What do you think is that?!" Apple Bloom asked out of the blue as she began to bite down on her hooves in a state of fear and nervous wreck.

"It can't be another monster is it?!" Sweetie Belle added as this unicorn filly rocked back and forth not just from the sheer pressure of the waves but from the presence of something nearby that is a real threat.

The massive sea king outside roared loudly once more to proclaim its dominance causing Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Spike and Gabby to hold tight upon each other. Everyone was afraid except for Fluttershy. Outside the Baratie much to the shock of the terrified customers was a sea king. The Lord of the Coast as one would call it, even giving Luffy flashbacks as to what happened to Shanks and the start of his journey from the boy's hometown. "NO WAY.... HE'S ALL THE WAY OUT HERE TOO...?!! I thought I've already sent him to the bottom of the ocean?!!!"

Flashback....

"Wait... The color... The shape... The blood red eyes... Isn't that the "Lord of the Coast" that Luffy described?" Applejack asked nervously "What is this beastly creature doing here?!" Applejack added as she quickly clung unto the apple farmer mare.

"He... He sounds hungry..." Fluttershy said as Sanji and Chef Zeff quickly tensed up at the mention of those words. "What do you mean he sounds hungry?" Sanji asks the butter yellow pegasus and Fluttershy eeks, shrinking a bit at the sudden question and the serious tone of on Sanji's voice but she answered anyways. "W... Well... I can understand what animals and other creatures say... This one says he's starving and he wants everyone to give him all the delicious smelling food that is in here."

"Quite insistently and so a little bit rude..." Fluttershy said the last bit of words but Sanji had stopped listening to her as he and Zeff looked at each other silently.

Meanwhile Luffy turns to Gilda. "Luffy then turns to Gilda. "Say with you being part eagle and part lion, Does that mean you eat the same thing this big guy chows down? Your part beast and part bird. Does that mean you feather winged buddies like Rainbow Dash give live birth or do you lay eggs?"

Pinkie then decides to chime in bouncing up and down in place beside Luffy. "Ooh that's an interesting question!! Wait in all the time that I've spent in Equestria and we've been in Griffonstone why didn't I asked that before?"

"Do you prefer to live on the ground or do you perch on trees? You eat meat? What about nuts, corn, bread, wheat, bread? Do you poop?" The rubber kid without thinking of the consequences decides to see for himself and attempts to lift up her tail to see what's supposed to be in her behind as Twilight's friends yelled out as hell itself slowly broke loose and in this situation of all times. "LUFFY NO!!!!"

"There are a lot of other things we've got to keep our eyes on Mister!! Your sight is on the wrong track!!" Nami yelled out blushing bright red all over her face.

Fortunately for Gilda she moved a few inches away from Luffy and the rubber kid just grazes her tail. "Kyaaa!!!" Gilda shrieks and turns around. Suddenly she lifts one of her claws that started to glow green as waves of sharp winds surrounds it before she clenches a fist. "GET AWAY FROM ME YOU FREAK!!!" She punches Luffy straight in the gut causing him to feel his ribs and bones get crushed while his insides rapidly get twisted from the mixture of Gilda's physical strength but also the sharp wind blades from her attack that sent Luffy blasting into the sky and crashing into the ocean but back at the Baratie everyone was just slacked jawed from what they saw.

"Woah Gilda!! You've gotten stronger compared to back then!! Just goes to show that you wouldn't let any kind of villain pose a threat to Griffonstone or Equestria for that matter." Rainbow said as she flying up and pumping her fists up into the air.

"That was super duper amazing!! I knew you were strong but how did you get that kind of power Gilda?!" Pinkie asked rapidly bouncing all around and even firing a party cannon in her honor.

"I don't know Dash... It must be from Discord after his powers acted up and the accident happened back in Equestria but I've been kind of training before all of that happened... We all did... After all I wouldn't let any bad guy mess up Griffonstone and the Friendship that you gals helped me spread back there... That and the scones that had griffons going crazy for love because of the sweet stuff you've shared Pinkie.." Gilda smirked as they shared a group hug. After all Pinkie and Rainbow were happy to know how much Gilda has changed and that their Friendship Mission back in Griffonstone was not in vain after all.

Meanwhile...

"Ugh.... Why didn't you guys helped me back there...?" Luffy exclaimed as he moaned and groaned in pain.

"I would but on second thought I knew you would start trouble the moment we didn't kept close eye to babysat you for even a second..." Zoro said as he looks at Luffy with arms crossed over his chest.

"Yeah man... You've brought this upon yourself after all" Ussop added as he scratched his head in embaressment while the others looked at the rubber kid with chagrin.

"ROAR!!!!" The Lord of the Coast then creates more crashing waves to sway the Baratie from side to side.

"No time for that!! Food now for whoever that is!!"Applejack exclaimed.

"Can somepony?! Anypony cease that ear drumming noise outside?! The last thing I could want is to die at this sea!!" Rarity added.

"Fluttershy!! Help them out now and calm down the monster!! We know your the one who can communicate with someone like that!! Ask him what he wants!! Pronto!!" Rainbow yelled out to her friend.

Sanji then turns to Spike pointing to the Lord of the Coast outside. "Hey kid. Is this a cousin of yours or something?"

"I don't know. I would say related more to someone like Steven Magnet." Pinkie answered even pulling out a random photo out of nowhere as she calls out for her friend who was clearly in distress now not just for herself but the fact that her little sister is here as well to be in this situation. "Hey Rarity!! You and Steven Magnet still talk?"

Steven Magnet the male sea serpent

"Well shoot a reasonable resemblance. Okay then. Time to stop fooling around. Hey old geezer I'm gonna go feed this thing." Sanji groaned as he walks off to the kitchen.

"Yeah... Yeah... Rather than having it sink us..." Zeff grunted as he follows Sanji enter the kitchen. "Hey yellow pinkette. Tell the sea beast to calm down already and guide it to the back of the restaurant if he wants stuff to eat." Sanji tells Fluttershy in a last minute reminder as both he and Zeff enter the kitchen to prepare the food.

"ROAR!!!" The Lord of the Coast tries to act superior in front of Fluttershy and the other ponies to the point of splashing her down with the crashing waves causing the people inside the Baratie to freeze up and shake in fear under their tables not even caring about the food anymore. "ROAR!!!" The massive beast has Fluttershy being moved a few feet back and snarling at her with narrowed eyes.

"Go Fluttershy!!" Rainbow Dash cheered her friend in support.

"Yeah!! You can do it!!" Scootaloo yelled out loud urging her friend assert herself once more.

"Yeah!! Tell that big old ugly monster who's boss!!" Apple Bloom exclaimed expecting Fluttershy to use the stare on this sea king like what Fluttershy did to a cockatrice and even a dragon back then.

"Oh my!! It got way too irritated!! I need to apply this technique without harming him if possible!! I guess he leaves me no choice." Fluttershy thought before using her ultimate skill. As the butter yellow pegasus got into position of getting back, she closed her eyes, breathing in and out to ready herself. She then opened her eyes and glared as the enormous sea beast could do nothing against Fluttershy's stare shaking its tail and trembling in fear until it freezes up.

"Now then Mister Lord Coast or Coastal as your formal name. I understand that your hungry and you've gotten cranky to the point you want to make us wet but please do be patient... It will do you some good okay?"

The Lord of the Coast could do nothing at this point but quickly nod its head and be submissive to Fluttershy even with a salute using its tail.

"Woah she really stared that giant beast into submission Dash...? Where have I been after all this time...? That's a brave mare right there..." Gilda exclaimed as she couldn't believe in front of her eyes.

"Oh you don't know half of it Darling... I was there and she intimidated a dragon far bigger than that monstrosity" Rarity explained with a proud smirk.

"Fluttershy is strong willed and kindhearted pony all along... And she's been your friend for a long time... I'm a messed up griffon aren't I Dash...?" The griffon turns to the side and sighs lowering her head in shame.

"Hey come on. Its fine. Its in the past and we already forgave you. Besides Flutters is literally unable to hold grudges." Rainbow assured the griffon.

"Still.. I shouldn't have been like that when I visited you long ago... I was being possessive and a jerk... Especially to Pinkie here and..."

"No..." Pinkie said lifting a hoof which stopped Gilda right in her tracks. "I can't speak for everyone else but me in particular was the one with the problem back then..." Pinkie said surprising everyone.

"Pinkie what are you..." Twilight tried to say but Pinkie interrupted. "Its true!!" Pinkie said as her mane starts partially deflating and darkening alongside her fur. "Even when you kept saying that you only wanted some time between you and Dash I kept following you around and no matter what... Being F... Forceful a... and the truth is at that time I was a train wreck of anxiety.. Dash was one of my best friends ever! A... And you were also one of her best friends ever! A.. And I wanted you to like me so that we three could all be best friends forever along with the rest! A... And I was so scared that I would mess it up by not trying hard enough to be your friend that I tried extra hard to be... But in the end that was bad because you kept getting angry and I kept thinking that I wasn't trying hard enough and then you hated me and because of that Dash hated you and for so long that I secretly feared Dash would also hate me for screwing up your friendship and... and... and..."

Suddenly Pinkie is stopped from her rambling by an eagle claw resting on her shoulder as she took a glance at Gilda who just looked back. Never being one good with words she takes a step back and to sit and awkwardly extend her claws with a smile on her beak. Pinkie was still there for a bit before jumping for the hug. Gilda was unsure of what to do but she slowly returned the hug as the rest of the ponies and creatures from Equestria joins in for a group hug.

"Uh... You guys have some issues..." Ussop exclaimed scratching his head in disbelief. "Well whatever... It was just fixed by them so I don't really care..." Zoro added with a shrug having his arms crossed on his chest while the rest of the humans around watched the whole thing from the sidelines. Meanwhile as all of this was happening Fluttershy, Sanji and Zeff were feeding the Lord of the Coast after some convincing from Fluttershy and getting a satisfied gut, The Sea King had significantly gotten calmer and more reasonable.

"Roar..." The Lord of the Coast groaned in a much more toned down voice but the people inside were still scared nonetheless.

"Hey pops, Do you think that it would do us some good if this creature protects this restaurant from any bad pirates that would attempt to kill us off?" Sanji asks the head chef.

"There... There... Your alright now... All filled up and energized to swim you big fella... Looking at it now even though your a predator, with the right approach your not such a bad guy after all..." Fluttershy complimented the beast of the sea causing him to smile and be affectionate towards her more and more. That even Gabby the griffin who tried to pet it brings her no harm.

"Hey wait Mr. Sea King!! Where are you going?!" Fluttershy called out as the sea king quickly dives off underwater much to the relief of the others who saw the whole spectacle.

"Its probably for the best Fluttershy. Just let it go. Luffy said as the Lord of the Coast emerges from the waters once more much to the shock of Sanji and Zeff with its mouth open and dropping the fresh catch before them consisting of a couple of clams, lobsters, crabs and tuna. The sea king acting much more like a hunting dog but for the seas of fishing.

"Woah!! Look at all of these catch for today!!" Gabby cheered jumping up with fists in the air. "But... Is it really okay for us to cook these with all the slobber coating on it?"

"Ahh don't worry about it Gabby. We'll just wash it all up in the kitchen before preparing it good as new." Sanji exclaimed.

"Its fresh catch to be prepared for food after all. Its going to be just as scrumptious after the prep and the cooking. At least we have extra food supplies now thanks to this fellow." Zeff added.

2 hours later... A surprising incident takes place...

"This is bad!! Shouldn't we be running away?!!" Ussop yells out to Zoro panicking even more. "Bro lets set sail!! We don't wanna die!!" Johnny and Yosaku cried out pleading for mercy to Zoro as the three men were cowering to the side.

"Pfft... You three get away from here if you want... I ain't going nowhere..." Gilda exclaimed.

"I second that." Rainbow Dash added.

"If... If Rainbow Dash is fighting then me too." Scootaloo said and her friends agreed. "Not a chance ya three. Ya'll going straight to a safe place. We let you come with us because we are looking for a way home. Not because we are letting you actively join this crew's fights." Applejack called out reprimanding the three fillies.

"You heard AJ girls. Stay on the back. Spike at least has some experience and as a dragon he is tougher so don't complain about him." Rarity said as a final reminder as the Cutie Mark Crusaders groan with envy while Spike pumps his fists in victory.

"First Kuro... Now Krieg... And just when I finally retake piracy to boot... If this is not destiny at play then I don't know what could be!!" Gaimon thought to himself gripping at the edges of his chest with his hands.

"Talk about a huge ship!! Gin must've come here to repay his debt to you!!" Luffy exclaimed.

"Somehow I don't think that's the case but it is strange..." Sanji answered.

Zeff also noted something odd about the ship as he looked at it. "Wait... This can't be it... How is it...?" Twilight wondered. There was no way a ship was able to just sail in that state.

"To turn a galleon of that size into such a sad state... That's not the work of humans... They must've been caught in a natural disaster..." Sanji said as he looks at the ship.

"No joke... It must have been one heck of a storm... Whatever meteorological disaster that encountered a ship like this would be a nightmare to even the most veteran group of pegasi back home." Rainbow Dash explained as suddenly the doors of the restaurant are flung open and Gin enters helping up a familiar man on his shoulder and everyone looks surprised at this character.

"Eh?! That weak worn out looking guy is Don Krieg?!" Patty questioned with narrowed eyes.

"He looks like he's starving." Luffy pointed out.

"I wonder what happened." Sanji added.

"Poor fella looks like he's gonna faint any moment now." Applejack said with concern in her eyes.

"Maybe we don't have to fight now... Right guys...? Guys...?" Spike says as he felt hope swelled up in his chest.

"Setting aside the what this guy could have done... I'm more interesting in the fashion of the pirates right about now... Hmmm... Not bad... The light violet pants mesh very well with the leopard design with purple trims... And the golden chain makes it overall give a vibe of wealth and class... The shoes... Black just combines with everything... Sadly the coat doesn't really combine with the rest of the outfit... Maybe a deep and rich one with fur black tinted... 7.6 higher with a different colored coat..." Rarity exclaimed with grandeur and amazement much to the confusion of everyone else.

"Typical Rarity..." The rest of the Straw Hats and her friends pointed out with a sweat drop.

Suddenly briefly faints and fell down to the floor like how Applejack would have guessed out. "Don Krieg!!" Gin worriedly yells out to his captain as Don Krieg moaned and groaned in pain. "We must help him out!!" Fluttershy said galloping over to aid Don Krieg only to be yanked back by her tail by Gilda in a swift move. "Not so fast butter pony, That guy is pulling a feint." Gilda exclaimed much to Fluttershy's confusion. "W.. What..?"

"The hay you mean faint?! That guy right there is genuinely starving ta death!!" Applejack pointed out. "Well duh of course he's digesting his own insides kind of hungry!! That's not the shady part!!" Gilda explained to the apple farmer mare. "Its when he promised earlier that that after he eats he's going to go peacefully... That doesn't fit..." Gabby added. "But that's not..." Applejack tried to say something but she was cut off. "Wait on Comrades.. Trust me on this one... You all wanna see how things unfold..." Gaimon said and by his words everyone in their friendship circle had doubts but they decided to listen to him once more.

"He'll die at this rate!! Please save my captain!! Please give him some food and water!!" Gin desperately cried out for help while the customers looked down at him with contempt.

"Please, food," Don Krieg muttered in a rough baritone before collapsing to the ground. He seemed to muster the energy to put his hands on the ground, making his collapse a prostration. "I beg you, food and water… I'll even take scraps… please…"

Gin appeared to be near tears. "Don, please! Someone as great as you shouldn't have to beg!" He turned to face the cooks. "Please, you have to feed him! We have money of our own this time, so that makes us customers right?"

"Yeah right!" Patty laughed. "This is a golden chance! Someone call the Marines right now!"

"Like we'd help a man like Don Krieg," Carne scoffed. "The world would be better off without a man like him and all of his followers!"

"Are you kidding?" Patty asked, disgusted. "That's Don Krieg! We're not going to give him so much as a glass of water! We have to notify the authorities right this instant. They'll never get another chance like this." As Patty denied him the food and water the rest of the chefs start making comments on how much of a monster Krieg is.

"That's right! Who knows what he'll do once he gets back on his feet!"

"This is retribution for all the crimes he's committed!"

"Its only right that he should die after all he's done!"

"If we give him food and he recovers its only obvious that he'll attack our restaurant! I ain't giving him a single drop of water!"

Twilight and her friends couldn't believe how everyone was fine with letting Don Krieg starve to death. "I... Isn't this too cruel...?" Apple Bloom exclaimed. "I... I can't look anymore..." Sweetie Belle said. "A... Are you guys sure that this isn't a trick...?" Moondancer questioned. "At least we should let him have some water!!" Minuette replied. "I already feel bad enough when I miss any of my three meals, This guy must have starved for days or even more! I can't imagine not having anything to eat for that long!" Lemon Hearts answered. "Been there... It ain't pleasant in the slightest..." Zoro said with arms crossed over his chest.

"Patty, you disappoint me," Spike said before Gin could protest.

"Excuse me, Spike Sama?" Patty was confused.

"Hey, step aside Patty," Sanji said before kicking Patty in the face sending him crashing in the wall.

Everyone was surprised at what Sanji did.

"Youch!That was one heck of a kick!"~Minuette.

"Impressive indeed..." ~Applejack.

"Heh, think he can best yours?" ~Spike.

"What? Nuh uh, no one can match ma sis when it comes to kicking!" ~Apple Bloom.

"Hush, Applebloom. Now's not the time for arguing." ~Applejack.

"I-Im just happy someone is feeding him..."~Fluttershy.

"Yeah? Just look..." ~Gilda.

"What's so special about this guy?" Luffy wondered aloud.

"You don't know?!" Carne all but yelled. "Don't you know about anyone in the East Blue? 'Admiral' Don Krieg is a man wanted for 17 million Berris for unspeakable acts! He got his start as a pirate by enlisting in the navy before killing his commander and stealing his ship! Since then, he's used every dirty trick in the book to win including using marine flags to enter cities before killing everyone there!" As Carne explained Don Krieg's story ,The everyone else looked at Gaimon.

Gaimon sighs. "Aye, that sounds Like Krieg alright. Always the Smart and Crafty one. He wasn't above nothing to survive. No likes anyone on the Rocks Pirates that weren't the Top Dogs. They all hated each other but he specially didn’t had a problem to implore and beg for his life... Only to stab you the moment he detected the slightest weakness in your defense. He also had the habit of carrying as many weapons as he could fit, and surprisingly it did little weight on him most of the time."

"What!? If it’s true then...!" ~Twilight.

Sanji then walked over to Gin and Don Kreig and placed a bowl of food and a bottle of sake in front of him. "Here is something for your captain," He said as he placed the bowl on the ground. Krieg then began to gulp down the food using his bare hands like a wild animal. One of the chefs then ran down the stairs and yelled at Sanji to get the food away from him but Sanji did nothing, he only stood there watching the chef with a bored expression on his face. Krieg then slammed the bottle on the ground and sprang to his feet before he punched Sanji sending him flying. The people in the restaurant started running for the exit leaving only the chefs and Luffy's crew behind to face Don Krieg.

Krieg then surged upward, punching the blond man in the gut. Sanji coughed as he was thrown backward into a table, shattering it. Gin could only watch as his captain struck the man who had saved them both.

Thanks for the food." Krieg said before he whipped out a pistol. "But now I'm going to have to steal your ship." He said with a bestial grin.

"Now, what kind of thanks is that? We feed you and then you say you're going to steal our ship? That's not very polite." One of the cooks told Krieg.

Gin gaped at his leader. "But Don! That's not what you promised! You said you'd just come for the food!"

Krieg backhanded his loyal underling like he was a dog as Sanji's eyes narrowed seeing how Krieg tries to dislocate Gin's shoulder. "Shut up Gin! Don't question me!"

"Gilda, Gabby... How did you...?" Spike questioned as he couldn't believe what was happening right before his eyes.

"Did you forget where we are from Draco-Twerp? Griffonstone is many things. Pleasant or any other positive stuff is not, not when you where born on the post- Idol of Boreas Age..." Gilda explained.

"Thieves, delinquents, criminals, burglars, con-artists...." Gabby counted with her claws. "There were harsh times and griffins had no option but to constantly rob each other For resources and earn bits however they could. I myself always tried To live as honestly as I could, but even I had learn and pick-up on the tricks simply to avoid them myself and...sometimes use them, when hunger got the better of me..." Gabby said looking down.

"This Krieg fellow? He used his hunger to his favor to look as genuinely hurt and vulnerable as he could. No matter how good you are at reading people you will always find that he's truthful because he is indeed hungry but he is using it as a diversion to hide his true intensions at the same time. Classic Griffin Beggar 101, Bastards will guilt-trip you into poverty stories with their woes given the chance..." Gilda explained.

"Damn your people sound intense." ~Zoro

"No Joke, I wonder if I would even be able to make any earnings there..." ~Nami

"Don’t even think about it Girly. With just one look at you I can already tell your type. Not even little chicks will lower their guard on you. You will need to out-wit and out-skill everyone else around you fair and square... And believe me, You? The whole town's eating you alive. We take money seriously there." ~Gilda.

"Is that a challenge? Finally a place on this "Equestria" that doesn’t sound so bad. You griffins sound like my kind of People." ~Nami.

"Heh is that so? Well don't say I didn’t warn you." ~Gilda.

"Wanna bet how much money I make out of your whole town if I get on it someday?" ~Nami.

"We'll discuss it later but you’re so on..." ~Gilda.

"My ship's all worn out so I've been wanting a new one. Once my business is done with you I'll have you get off this ship. Right now I have around a hundred subordinates on this ship and they're all starving and critically wounded. So prepare enough water and food to feed all 100 men of mine. There are a few who've already starved to death so make it quick!" Don Krieg declared by slamming a palm on his chest as a sign of authority.

"W... Wait..." Twilight said catching unto something. "Only one hundred?!! But that means that the other four thousand and nine hundred are... Those are so many lives that..." Twilight had a horrified look on her face just beginning to imagine what kind of tragedy could have happened back there.

"Your asking us to willingly feed a hundred pirates knowing that they're going to attack us and steal our ship later?! We refuse!!" Carne exclaimed with outrage.

"Refuse...? Seems like we have a little misunderstanding in our hands. I wasn't asking whether or not you'd do it... I'M ORDERING YOU!! AND NOBODY DISOBEYS MY ORDERS!!" Don Krieg screamed out making the cooks of the Baratie flinch back in fear.

"Sanji... I'm sorry... I never for things to turn out this way..." Gin said crying his tears out on the floor.

"Sanji you bastard! Its because of you we're in this mess and now we're gonna... Hey! Where do you think your going?!" Patty angrily ranted as he and everyone else saw Sanji walk away.

"To the kitchen, In order to prepare enough food for 100 people." Sanji said lighting another cigarette in his mouth.

"What?!!" The Baratie Cooks all rise up in outrage wanting to prevent Sanji from getting to the kitchen at all costs. "Sanji?!" Gin widened his eyes from seeing the lengths Sanji would do to feed someone even if they were his enemy. About his morals and personal code of honor driving him to do this. "Wise choice.." Krieg said with a sinister grin.

"What?! You can't be serious Sanji!!" Gilda yelled with outrage.

"If you feed them there's no doubt that they are gonna assault the place!!" Rainbow Dash said in protest.

"Who the hell do you think you are Sanji?! Krieg's secret agent or something?! We ain't gonna let you take one step into the kitchen!! We've had enough of your insane and reckless actions!!" The Baratie Cooks yelled as they point their pistols at Sanji.

"Fine. Stop me if you wish. Go ahead and shoot." Sanji said spreading his arms out for them as if inviting them to pull the trigger themselves. "I know that they're scum who aren't worth a dime saving... But to me none of that matters. Thinking about the consequences of feeding a person... Its all such a big hassle. A cook should freely be able to feed anyone who's starving!!" Isn't that ideal!!" Sanji briefly looks into their direction before smiling once more as the ponies and creatures of Equestria were surprised at Sanji's words and what he stands for. "Wow that's... So noble..." Minuette and Rarity both said with stars and hearts in their eyes.

Sanji then gets bashed at the back of his head by Patty and ends up getting knocked to the ground.

"Patty!! Hold him down!!" The rest of the Baratie Cooks ordered the man.

"Wow dude... You've hit him way too hard..." Spike pointed out.

"And he can take that and much more!!" Patty said dismissing the baby dragon's words.

"Anyways... Sanji!! I know you feed the customers that I chase away from time to time and I'm not going to say who was right and who was wrong for all those times... But this time its all your fault! So don't you dare do anymore unnecessary things!! I'll protect this restaurant myself!! Fortunately we only have Krieg to deal with. Just what can he do against all of us?! This is Baratie the restaurant that deals with all sorts of pirates on a daily basis!! We're more than prepared to handle any customer that might come!!" Patty added as he brings out the Indigestion Meatball. A lobster-shaped bazooka loaded with powerful explosive shot.

"If your finished with your meal then how about having an iron dessert?!!"

"Indigestion meatball cannon!!"

"Damn!! Patty got him good." Gilda exclaimed with a smirk at the aftermath of the explosion.

"Do you think Krieg really is..." Fluttershy said with a worried expression on her face.

"I mean to take a direct bazooka hit to the chest...? I don't know..." Moondancer replied wincing back.

"No... Krieg is not the kind of man that you can take out that easy..." Gaimon explained seriously.

"Ahh damn it. I ended up destroying the entrance... The owner's gonna have my head for this..." Patty exclaimed.

"Its fine. Its just collateral damage from protecting the restaurant..." Carne added.

"What're you planning to do with his underlings on the ship?" Sanji asked.

"Well... Maybe we oughta butter his ship up and roast it with fire?" Patty answered which horrified Twilight and her friends.

"Serving that pile of crap for dessert... This is the worst restaurant that I've ever been to..." Krieg exclaimed as the large man dusts himself off of the dirt and debris.

"Woah! His body is all shiny and made of gold! That's awesome!!" Luffy exclaimed with stars and sparkles in his eyes.

"You've got that right buster!! Sure would be a shame for us to beat it out of him and run off with the money!!" Nami replied having berri signs of money pop out all over her face.

"You monster!! How could you do this to the person who saved you?!" Fluttershy cried out.

"Pfft.... Biting off the hands that feed you and then stabbing that person in the back!! I've never been so disgusted." Rainbow Dash snarled, It only a matter of time but she was bottling up that anger inside of her.

"Gin!! Gin!! Are you alright man? Come on!! We better get you some first aid!! It looks like Krieg has twisted up your shoulder!! That can't be good!!" Spike said to Gin, helping him get up with the Crusaders and Gabby Griffon right by his side.

"How could you do this to the person that saved you and your first mate!! You put hands on him?! What a traitor!! Gin are you sure you still want to stick by this guy even after what he did to you just now?! He's nothing but a bully!!" Spike said, trying to reason with him.

"How can you call yourself a man and do this?! Even our worst enemies wouldn't dare to stray this far from their code!!" Applejack exclaimed.

"Turning what's supposed to be an act of kindness and generosity into a outlet of destruction and terrorizing people!! How could you?!!" Rarity added.

"It was all supposed to be about sharing...? W... Why are you people doing this...?! Is this really beyond evil of who you are in this world...? Why...?" Pinkie pie cried out before being comforted by Twilight.

"Huh?! What kind of sentimental nonsense you weird looking freaks coming at me with?! I am a pirate!! I take what I want whenever I want!! Its the rule of nature weaklings!! I'm Don Krieg and I don't make petitions!! I make orders!!" Krieg screamed out as he takes two pistols and more hidden guns emerged from his battle armor.

As everyone ducked to ran for cover, Smoke and bullets kept spreading all over the place and injuring the fighting cooks of the Baratie led by Patty. They knew that death might come for them now but they tried to stay strong and hold on.

"GABRIELA!!!" Gilda cried out as she witnessed the Griffon get shot down by bullets but luckily having only pierced her wings and her.

"Wait Gilda!! Noo!! Stay back!!" The Griffon was seething with anger as she tries to go for Krieg but Chef Zeff held her back as well as the other cooks, one of them putting a hand on her mouth.

"Your insane!! Your a killer!! A murdering blood crazed psycopath!! W.. Wha..? Let me go you idiots!! What's the matter?! Can't bare to face me with your own hands?!! I'll mess you up!! Ill mess you up real good!!"

"Gilda!!!" Chef Zeff and Sanji called out, both concerned for her.

"Even back then when I was full of pride and looking down on ponies around me, I would never have the intent to take someone's life!! I would never resort to murdering a pony no matter how much they annoyed me!!"
"DON!! PLEASE!! THIS ISN'T WHAT YOU'VE PROMISED!! I GUIDED YOU HERE BECAUSE YOU PROMISED NEVER TO HARM THIS RESTAURANT!!" Gin cried out to him.

"Is this still right for you to see Gin? Are you okay with seeing all of this?!!" Spike was crying out in front of the arm injured first mate, Gin seeing the faces of Spike, Gilda, Gabby, The Baratie Chefs but sspecially Twilight and the other ponies.

"Missy I don't have the foggiest of what your talking about but this is just the natural order of things. The weak don't oppose the strong. If they do they will face the consequences. I don't respond for doing things the way nature dictated. Or your own weakness to do so yourself." Krieg said with contempt and things would have escalated more when chef Zeff drops a large bag in front of Don Krieg. "There. There is enough food for a hundred men in there."

"Oh good grief... Here we go again..." Spiked exclaimed with a faced claw before turning to Twilight.

"When have we heard this thing "thing" in the past he's saying Twilight?" The baby dragon said with quotation marks to her sister like friend and the other ponies everyone having a flashback of facing Tirek the first time.

"OWNER ZEFF!!"

"D... Did he just say Zeff?!"

"Sir! How could you give them the food?! Just what's the meaning of this?! Once those pirates on that ship recover, They'll take over our restaurant!"

"That's only if... They would have any fighting spirit left at all.. Isn't that right defeated warriors of the Grand Line?"

"W... What?! Don Krieg Defeated?!"

"The Strongest man in the East Blue...!! The pirate admiral of 50 ships!! Even he was utterly defeated by the Grand Line?!"

"Grand Line?!!" Luffy called out.

"Red Leg Zeff!! Of course I knew there was something familiar with him!!" Gaimon exclaimed slapping his fist into his palm.

"Oh ya know him Gaimon?" Applejack asked the man in the strange chest.

"Aye. Red Leg Zeff was a notorious pirate that had most of his career on the Grand Line. He was famous for the mortal power of his kicks." Gaimon explained.

"Wow! Really?!" Applejack asked with amazement.

"The tale said that when he was finished with his foes, from his foot to his mid tights, his entire legs were turned to red with blood. Hence he was called the dreaded red leg." Gaimon said the last part with a with a serious tone that sent horrific chills to the Cutie Mark Crusaders which he successfully managed to scare into oblivion that the three fillies backed up into the corner hugging each other tightly.

"Uhh... Dang... I had no idea that the old man used to be that intense.. This world... Not even in Griffonstone we were that violent... Just greedy... Really greedy and even that was out of necessity... Most of the time..." Gilda exclaimed.

"Zeff..." Twilight muttered as she takes a look at the chef slash former pirate.

"Alright then. Enough chit chat. Give me the food, Give me this ship and your Log book then get out of my sight. I'm letting you live so take it while you can small fries." Krieg ordered them with narrowed eyes.

"Now you've gone too far!! I'm gonna make you regret those words!! How about you and me fight right here and now?! " Gilda demanded but the other cooks of the Baratie once again restrained her. "Grrrr... What the..?! Let me go!!"

"Please!! Just take the food and leave!! Why are you so keen to keep on fighting someone who's not even being a pirate anymore?" Fluttershy questioned Krieg as she checks on Gin and his injured shoulder.

"That's right. You could say he was a pirate but Chef Zeff has no interest in that anymore! He's a good guy and he's even helping you out and your crew here!" Twilight exclaimed.

Shiki the Golden Lion ~A former member of the Rocks Pirates

"Hahahaha! Wow. That's cute. No wonder Shiki the Golden Lion has so much interest in wanting to take over the East Blue. Anybody in the right mind would before making the world fear pirates!! I am the Great Armada Commander Don Krieg!! I might have been kicked out of the New World but I'll come back again and again!! Gecko Moria?! Crocodile?! I'll start with you before joining them in the big leagues!! NOW GIVE ME THAT SHIP!!"

"Which reminds me... I'll be seeing that pirate soon enough... He's the one I really IDOLIZE!! LIKE THE REAL MONSTERS!!"

"Give me that ship and I'll take it over. I'll have the money. I can get a devil fruit. I'll take it over. Huh?!! What are you all waiting for?!!" Krieg once again demonstrated his power by firing two pistols into the air nonstop for a minute much to their shock especially the ponies and the griffons.

"Get your head straight in the gutter while I deliver this because I'm going to finish up whoever still stands in my way when I come back!! Krieg said as he picks up the trail and storms off. Everyone was just silent after that and it was only a few minutes that the tension in the air died down allowing everyone to speak once more. "Damnit... How are we getting lassoed into these things?!" Applejack demanded an answer.

"Life of a pirate around here I guess..." Rainbow shrugged.

"Ughh.. Ugh.. I'm so sorry for all of this.. This isn't what I promised.." Gin exclaimed as he cowers on the floor and begs for their mercy on his shame.

"That's alright Gin. I intend to feed them all but anyone who still wishes to take over this ship after I solved their hunger. I'm killing them all and even someone like you if you get in my way!!" Sanji said with a demonic glare in his lifeless eyes.

"Woah!! Woah!! Woah!! Woah!! Hold up dude!! There's no need for you to threaten Gin like that!!" Rainbow exclaimed as she and the rest of the girls surround the man with an injured shoulder.

"Hey don't worry about it partner. We'll keep him in line. I promise." Applejack said trying to reason as she saw a change in Sanji's demeanor that the ponies haven't seen before.

"Y... Yes! He still has an injured shoulder and he needs treatment! Please don't hurt him! I'll keep him out of this. He's been a friend and still is..." Fluttershy exclaimed.

"D.. Do you really stand with him? Your our friend right..?" Spike asks turning to Gin.

"T.. Twilight? W... What are we gonna do now?" Pinkie Pie asked with fear sketched into her face. "I... I don't think this is fun anymore!!"

"Now listen.. Your all good people and all but I'm afraid its not that simple..." Gin said as he stands up and his expression hardened. "I owe my life to Don Krieg and I swore loyalty to him and a man like me can't just let that slide.. More than honor.. Its about principles.. I would rather die than live with such a shame of breaking such a pact!!" Gin said fiercely as he walks to the exit. "It was night meeting you all but there's something that you should remember..." Gin said as he looks at her straight in the eyes. At Twilight. "Be it on the lowest or the highest standard of morals or life.. A First Mate's duty is to stand with his captain till the bitter end." And after those parting words Gin walks out of the restaurant leaving behind a somber appearance.

"S.. So what do we do now Twilight?" Fluttershy asks the alicorn Princess.

"W.. Wait! Shiki the Golden Lion? Who is that?" Rarity asks Gaimon.

"Yeah man. Gecko Moria? Crocodile? What is the guy talking about?" Spike asks the man in the chest, wanting to know about the other pirates as well.

"Hey Luffy, Do you want me to go out there and deal with them?" Zoro asks with a smirk as he unsheathes a sword.

"Nah... I don't want you having all of the fun Zoro! I got this!! Shishishi!!" Luffy said showing confidence to his first mate.

"Hey!! What are you two talking about?! Of course I am the one kicking those pirates out of this restaurant!!" Sanji yells out.

"Hey now. There's no reason not to share some good old butt kicking!!" Rainbow answered with a grin.

"Yeah I honestly don't care as long as I get to scratch a lot of those guys and send more of them flying into the sea." Gilda added with a smirk.

"Gaimon.. I understand that my friends would want to fight out there but please tell us what you know.. Who are these pirates that Don Krieg mentioned earlier? Are they really dangerous as he claim they are..?" Twilight asks out.

"Please don't fight them Sis... I'm begging you!! I don't want you to get killed out there!! Your the only Griffon I have out here!! Please!!" Gabby pleaded with Gilda as she clutched unto her injured wing.

"Mhm! Quite so! Shiki the Golden Lion was one of the commanders of Rocks! An absolute monster that fought alongside who are today the Four Emperors! The four strongest pirates in the entire world! He used to be one too before his defeat against Garp the Hero and Sengoku the Buddha, two of the most remarkable marines of the Pirate King Era. The last I got to know of him is that he's rotting away at the lowest pit of Impel Down, The greatest maximum security prison there is.

"Now I'm not the most updated fellow in today's piracy but thanks to the occasional seagull that passes nearby when I happen to have the money to pay for a newspaper. But setting that aside I got informed about the 7 Warlords of the Sea. One of the three main powers that maintain the balance of the world! Crocodile is one of them! Recently he has gained the fame of a hero on a country named Alabasta. Although... I do remember in the past that I heard about him and his relations with the Emperor Whitebeard... It seems like he challenged him but I never got to hear much..."

"And finally Gecko Moria... He's the one I know the least... All I know is that he's also a Warlord but... I don't know how to say it but something about that guy seriously gives me the creeps..." Gaimon explained as he closed his eyes and scratches his beard as he tries to remember what he could.

"Man now those are some really scary pirates..." Pinkie exclaimed as she felt her entire body shaking.

"Uhmm... So lets say we run into these guys later on. Are they more likely to kill us?" Rainbow asked as began to think more about future enemies on the horizon.

"You seem to have heard about their reputation and what they can do Gaimon. Does this mean those pirates also posses the power of a devil fruit?" Twillight asked him.

"T.. This is like facing Tirek... Chrysalis, Cozy Glow and Sombra once again but knowing they are out there... I'm so scared now..." Fluttershy squeaked.

"Well no matter! If we have to face them in the future then we have no choice but to fight and if we die then we die!! That's it!! I'm not backing down from any type of villain, pirate or whatever!! If someone is hurting my family and friends then they are gonna pay!!" Applejack declared with a stomp of her hoof.

"You said it Applejack!! I like your style girls!! Shishishishi!!" Luffy laughed with a snort.

"Well.. Seeing your home being destroyed, taken over and ponies you love being subjected to slavery forces you to fight or flight. And I'm telling you this pony is fighting especially if they scratched one scale on my Spikey Wikey!!"

"A... Are you really going to help me fight them off...? How...?" Sanji asked.

"We have magic Darling. Call us Spellcasters. Having spells different to Devil Fruit Powers you call here." Rarity answered with a flip of her mane.

"Huh... I've seen more than enough in my travels but magic...? Spellcasters...? If these ponies are really going to fight out there... Then why are no joke, not knowing what they are capable of." Zeff exclaimed to his fellow cooks.

"Well them having magic makes it good that they are on our side Chef Zeff." Answered one of his cooks.

"Well I guess but..." Sanji said with a bit of uncertainty. "I hate ladies getting hurt but there is no way I can protect the six of that... Scratch that I mean all of them blow for blow..." Sanji thought to himself in a frustrated manner.

You know Sanji, Them being spellcasters and all... I say if anyone has the ability to just wish anything they want to their enemy with a snap of their fingers then they're the most powerful goddamn pirate right now since we have magical talking ponies right now." One of the cooks said to Sanji, the guy not knowing that he had just described Discord the Lord of Chaos from what the ponies and creatures of Equestria just heard.

"Oh... Ehh... Well not quite on that level but I can assure you that our magic is powerful indeed sir." Twilight said with a smile.

"Hmm so your all determined to fight? There's nothing here that's backing down any of you?" Sanji asked as Twilight and her friends gave him a look of determination. "Awww hell..." Sanji said as he lights up a cigarette and takes a puff of smoke. "Guess I'll just try to keep an eye on everyone..."

"Alright then. Lets just get everyone else to safety if we're gonna do this and..." Applejack suddenly got worried seeing that there's no sight of Apple Bloom anywhere. "Girls...? Girls!! Have you seen Apple Bloom anywhere?! She's not here!!"

"Now that you mentioned it!! Sweetie Belle is missing as well!! Where are you Sweetie Belle? Sweetie Belle!!" Rarity called out much to the shock of everyone else. "Sweetie Belle?! Oh when I find you!! Your going to be in so much trouble young lady!!" The white unicorn said angry and getting teary eyed at the same time.

"Scoots isn't here too!! Scootaloo!! Scootaloo!! I don't know what kind of dangerous stunt that filly is trying to pull at this hour but she's going to get herself killed!! Scootaloo? Scootaloo!!"

"Twilight help us!!!" Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash said to Twilight as everyone looks around trying to find the three missing fillies.

"Uhh... Uhm... I think that Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and even Spike has gone out to Don Krieg's ship with Gaimon... I... I think the Cutie Mark Crusaders wanted to talk to Gin one more time."

"THEY WHAT!?!?" All the three mares screamed in unison.

Back at Don Krieg's ship, Gin is frustrated with what happened and all the more that three fillies and a baby dragon is with him. He is determined to fight with the Krieg pirates but at the same time, He doesn't want children to get hurt so he decides to hide them while Gaimon and Peebee were on the lookout.

"Hey. What do you think they are doing now after this?" Apple Bloom asks as she, Spike and the other Crusaders watch Don Krieg throw the huge sack of food and drinks to his starving crew mates which they proceed fight over and scarf down.

"Knowing Krieg... He is totally taking the restaurant... Opportunistic to a fault... That's how he pretty much survive the recruitment of the Rocks Pirates apprenticeship back then in the new world..." A voice replied from behind them as Gin, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Spike turned to see Gaimon.

"You gotta come back with us man!! I know you don't want to do this!! You were just forced because your part of his crew right?" Spike asked Gin who was on the other side of the ship.

"We know you can't fight right now because he dislocated your shoulder earlier!! Do you really want to fight for someone who treats you like that?! Think about what your doing here Gin!! Do you really want to be killed out here?" Sweetie Belle exclaimed.

"Just come back with us right now!! You don't need these bozos in your life!! Just leave them and come back us!! We're your real friends!! Not these losers!! Would you really want to kill the friends who tried to save your life?! We're gonna give you food!! We're gonna give you water!! A job!! You have no future with these guys!!" Scootaloo added.

"Gin!! Come with us or else your going to get caught in the crossfire!! You don't know our sisters and what they are capable of!! Once you start to attack, They can't stop either!! Your just going to get killed out there, Your captain doesn't even care for you!!" Apple Bloom frantically tried to explain.

Gin immediately put his hands on their mouths. "What in hell are you three doing here?! Are you out of your minds?!" Gin whispered aggressively to them. "If Don Krieg finds you three here, Your all toast!! And I already said it to you!! I owe my life to Don Krieg and I can't break my oath!! Even If I survive I would forever live as a treacherous scum!!"

"Wait!! Are you really going to go out there and fight our friends? Maybe everyone decides to leave after they have eaten food? That would work right? If the cooks just give your captain food then everyone is leaving." Sweetie Belle whispers trying to hope for the best.

"But your right... Not just here but our sisters are gonna kill us once they found out where we are... And Applejack is downright scary when she's mad!!" Apple Bloom sighs. She's not gonna stop giving me a mouthful after this.

"Not just that but Rainbow Dash too..." Scootaloo said with a worried look in her eyes. "And Twilight!!" Spike said as the baby dragon started shaking on his legs thinking about Twilight and her friends having evil shadows behind them.

"Look... Just get out of here... I'm a grown up that knows very well that he is doing and what he signed up for when he joined and live a life of piracy." Gin huffed. "And say thanks to Gaimon for me and you kiddos."

"H.. Hey Gin...? Y... Your ship looks pretty messed up there! W... What happened back then that destroyed Krieg's fleet?" Apple Bloom looks around completely terrified.

"Yeah... Was this ship destroyed by a storm... a hurricane... Or did you encounter a powerful enemy before you guys came around here..?" Sweetie Belle added as her eyes widened in horror at the state of Krieg's pirate crew.

"Its the worst part!! We don't really know!! There wasn't any storm neither the wind was that bad!! W... We just!! All I remember was some kind of huge green light and then there was nothing more I knew until waking up to this disaster... And Don Krieg... When I found him after all that... In all the time I've known him... I've never saw him this shaken up... Then we immediately returned to our old hideout... And he didn't get out of his room for weeks..." Gin explained as he started tearing up and his body trembles in fear and anxiety at the haunting memory of what happened.

"Man Gaimon... I thought being pirate was just all fun and games from what I read in fairy tales but... This is literally a life where our lives are in peril not just from marines but from other pirates as well!" Scootaloo said remembering being this terrified the moment the Mean 3 took over Equestria.

"So its him huh...? I should have known..." Gaimon exclaimed with a nod of his head at the thought of that mysterious person.

"Uhh... Uhmm... I think we gotta go now!!" Apple Bloom exclaimed as the Krieg Pirates celebrate their liberation from hunger after savoring all of that food.

"Hahahaha!! We're saved!! We're saved!!" The gang of pirates jumped around and even danced with joy "Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!!"

"That's right!! And now that my crew is back to its full strength, We're sailing to the Grand Line!" Krieg declared to his pirate underlings.

"W.. What? Y... You mean we're going back there?" One of the guys on the ship asked in disbelief.

"Huh?! What do you mean by that?!" Krieg demanded as he walks over to his crewmate with narrowed eyes.

"Don Krieg we can't go back to the Grand Line or we'll be slaughtered again!! Why don't we just leave this place and focus on other islands!! That way we can.. AHHHH!!" The guy screamed in pain as Don Krieg shoots him a few more times with his pistol.

"W.. What?! H... He killed his own crewmate?!!" Spike and the other Crusaders whispered amongst themselves as they jut witnessed a pirate murder another.

"Now then?! Does anyone wish to speak out on why I should turn this ship around and get this restaurant?! WELL?!! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!!"

The pirate crew terrified beyond their minds began to cheer for their captain and raise their weapons. "Go Don Krieg!! Your strongest man in the world!! Nobody will beat us under your command!! Don Krieg is the greatest!! Yeah!! Yeah!! Yeah!!"

"Good thinking. Now Charge!!" Don Krieg ordered his gang of pirate goons as they jumped from their ship while others used ropes to head into the Baratie and kill the cooks while Twilight and her friends are just about ready to face them as well.

"Umm we're gonna for now Gin!! Thanks!!" Gaimon then flies off with Peebee and Spike in a hurry not knowing that they left behind Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo.

"Hurry up girls! We got ta catch up!" Applebloom exclaimed panting, huffing and puffing.

"Wait!! I have a better idea!! Come here!!" Sweetie Belle said as she grabs Apple Bloom to one side of the ship behind a crate.

"Hey Gin? Can you do us a favor one last time?" Scootaloo asked the first mate of the Krieg Pirates as the Captain walks over to Gin.

"Alright then... This took a lot of practice but here goes!!" Sweetie Belle said as she wraps her hooves around Apple Bloom and Scootaloo. The filly lights up her horn before the three are engulfed in a barrier and turning them invisible.

"Oi Gin! What are you doing alone in this shady corner? We are gonna start the assault so bring your ass over here!" Krieg says.

Gin blinked a few times and gulps before saying something. "Alright Don Krieg, I’ll be there."

Back at the Baratie...

"HERE THEY COME AGAIN!!" One of the cooks from the Baratie yelled out as the rest of the guys grabbed hold of their giant forks and knives to combat them.

"Brace yourselves!! This is our restaurant!!"Another chef replied to the rest of their comrades as Gilda gets ready to fight them off as well as ponies like Twilight and Rarity lighting up their horns, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash having their wings sprung up and Applejack and Pinkie Pie stomping their hooves and getting into a fighting position.

"Hey girls? What about Spike and the others?!" Gabby called out from the floor as she gets surrounded by Moondancer, Minuette, Twinkleshine and Lemon Hearts also having their horns sparked with energy and getting ready to tussle with anyone else who dared to harm them.

"They..." Minuette was about to reply when she got interrupted.

"We're here!!" Spike says as he landed and Peebee the Panda Bat also drops Gaimon beside him.

"Good to see you guys!!" Gabby exclaimed with a sigh of relief upon seeing them but she questioned once more. "And the girls...?"

Gaimon slapped his face.

"Well shoot..." Spike groaned with a facepalm a sound of galloping hooves was behind him.

"We're also here!!" Sweetie Belle calls out as she and the rest of the Cutie Mark Crusaders gets into the Baratie.

"Not cool guys!! You left us behind!!" Scootaloo complained.

"S... Sorry!! I just rushed out of there because I'm afraid to get caught!!" Spike desperately explained.

"Same here... Sorry little ones..." Gaimon said and even Peebee whined apologetically.

"Mhm... We forgive you... Ya lucky the Princesses managed to do those fancy classes to all unicorns so that they could do those neat tricks like the invisibility spell that saved our flanks back there." Applebloom.

"W.. What the heck was that?!!" One of the pirate goons from Don Krieg's crew cried out as he witnessed the ship being sliced in half like butter all of a sudden.

"WHAT WAS THAT JUST NOW?!!!" Don Krieg demanded as the rest of the Straw Hat Crew and their friends were in utter shock at what just happened.

"Hey what the heck was that?" Pinkie Pie asked around as they saw Don Krieg's Ship the Drednaught Sabre get cut in half.

"What's going on?!" One of the chefs from the Baratie yells out.

"I don't know!! Maybe their munitions supplies exploded!!" Another one of the Baratie Cooks replied.

"H... Hey!! Where's the ship?!!" Johnny exclaimed as he noticing that the Going Merry was gone.

"Waah!! Its gone!!" Yosaku cried out.

"But how?!!" Twilight asked looking for an explanation while Moondancer looks around as she noticed a piece of paper sticking to a nearby wall. "And what's this?" Moondancer said reading the note. "If we are truly intertwined by fate we shall meet again XOXO Nami." Moondancer finished reading.

"Damn that woman!! Just because she was acting all nicely I let my guard down for one second and this happens!!" Zoro said as he punches a wall in a frustrated manner.

"How dare she pull a fast one on us in this time of crisis!!" Ussop cried out as the rest of them weren't much happy about the recent turn of events.

"Wait! I can still see our ship!!" Luffy exclaimed as he looks into the horizon.

"What?!" Zoro questioned.

"Yosaku! Johnny!! Where's your ship?!" Luffy asked out.

"We still have ours." Johnny and Yosaku simultaneously answered him.

"Zoro!! Ussop!! Twilight!! Rainbow Dash!! Applejack!! Pinkie Pie!! Rarity!! Fluttershy!! I need your help!! Everyone!!" Luffy calls them out.

"Just let them go. No good can come of chasing after that thief." Zoro dismissed him with a wave of his hand.

"Uhh... Uhmm Applejack..? A... Are you okay?" Apple Bloom asks the Apple Farmer who's face is just surrounded with shadows of anger to think that Nami once again ran off without telling her anything, stealing the ship after having trusted her back when they first met.

"Man what a way to screw us up!! I've had enough with traitors in my life!!" Rainbow Dash answered with frustration all over her face. For someone like the Element of Loyalty and her friends get betrayed like this is downright horrible.

"Pinkie Pie?" Luffy asked the Pink Party Mare but she was just fuming with anger. "No... She did not... She... SHE BREAKS A PINKIE PROMISE?!! NOPONY BREAKS A PINKIE PROMISE!!!" Pinkie Pie screamed, her voice sounding like a demon.

"Uhh... Uhmm... Twilight? Pinkie is really creeping me out now!!" Spike then tries to back off and into the hooves of the alicorn princess but Twilight just gives the baby dragon a cold hard stare.

"After all of this... We're not done yet talking about what you just did Mister..." Twilight exclaimed with narrowed eyes causing the baby dragon to get scared once more.

"Phew... I'm so glad that we're safe!!" Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo simultaneously said only to be met with fear from Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash giving the sign that they were also about to get a scolding later on.

"And that goes for you as well girls." Twilight huffed, glaring at the Crusaders.

"My ship!! My beautiful ship!! Kaya gave that to us!!" Ussop exclaimed as the guy fell down to his knees crying.

"Its no use crying about it now... What's done is done... All we have to do now is to track down that woman and getting our ship back..." Zoro exclaimed with a serious tone to his voice. "Now... About the hawk eyed guy the old man mentioned..." Zoro muttered to himself in thought.

"Yeah well good luck finding out just to what island she went on this ocean..." Moondancer added with a sigh.

"Zoro is right. We have a more pressing issue now with Krieg and his pirates. If we have to, Ask Zeff for help to get to Nami or something but we got to deal with this first. Your with us Ussop?" Twilight asked.

Ussop looks at Twilight for a moment before his expression hardened and he nods. "Okay... Yeah... The ship is fine... We just have to find Nami again..."

"Can't I just fly off to catch her?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Bad idea. We really don't know how much time it has been since she left or the direction that she's heading. And with Krieg's assault coming in short and some of us still injured from our past battles we need you here Dash.." Twilight exclaimed.

"Oi!! Have you all realized that situation that we're in?!!" Patty came in loudly armed with a giant fork. "The gigantic galleon that is parked right in front of our restaurant belongs to Fleet Admiral Don Krieg!! The ship of the strongest pirate in the East Blue!! You got that?!! So you can continue your little conversation once we get out of this mess!!"

"Over there!! Its that man!!" One of the pirate goons from Don Krieg's crew pointing to the Hitsugibune. A black boat resembles a coffin and has candles lit on the edges that burn with green fire. The ship is only big enough for one person. At the center is a mast that resembles a large crucifix, similar to Mihawk's sword and with black sails and a seat for himself.

"He came back!!" Another member of the pirate gang called out before his buddy shouted to the captain at the sight of Dracule Mihawk. A tall, lean, and muscular man with black hair, a short beard, mustache and sideburns that point upwards. His nickname comes from his strangely colored red eyes which resemble a hawk's eyes. Mihawk wears black and red ornate clothing with a crucifix pendant that hides a little dagger, which gives him the appearance of a Spanish swordsman. His attire consists of a wide-brimmed black hat decorated with a large plume, and a long, open black coat with a red velvet inside with no shirt underneath, with red, flower-patterned sleeves and collar as well as white pants held up by a decorated belt and tucked inside overly large boots in comparison to his leg size as well as a a kogatana around his neck, appearing as a golden cross-shaped necklace which is a dagger.

"Don Krieg!! The man who destroyed out fleet is back!! What are we gonna do?!!"

Zoro tenses up at the sight of him as the color straight up leaves the face of Don Krieg. "Yo... So that guy over there..." Spike says with the slightest shake in his voice.

"Left such a monster of a ship in that state..." Applejack added as she felt her hooves starting to tremble a bit from the sight of it all.

"And destroyed a fleet of thousands..." Moondancer said as she witnessed the destruction of it all and the unicorn mare starts to back up a bit.

"Single handedly?!!" The Cutie Mark Crusaders asked the question with slacked jaws.

"Uhmm... Dash...? You know me gal... I'm all for action and stuff..." Gilda said quietly as her feathers were all straightened and puffed out. "But something deep inside me is screaming that NO ONE and NOT ONE OF US want to MESS WITH THAT GUY..."

"T... That's him!! T... That man is...!!" Zoro couldn't continue to bring out his words as sweat began to splatter from his forehead not to mention the loud inner heartbeat that Twilight heard from him.

"That son of a bitch!!" Don Krieg muttered with narrowed eyes and inner hatred welling up in his chest while his crewmates felt like their life was over at this point.

"That psycho followed us back here!!"

"He's going to kill us all!!"

"Everybody is gonna die!!"

"Hey. Who's that?" Luffy asks out of the blue.

"That's the man I've been looking for... Hawkeye Mihawk..." Zoro said as he felt his blood run cold and his heartbeat starts ticking a few times faster.

"So that's Mihawk.." Twilight said as she stood there beside Luffy and Zoro throughout all the tension.

"Hawkeye Mihawk..." Luffy looked down as his face gets covered with shadows from the rim of his hat.

"Yeah... The Greatest Swordsman..." Zoro said with narrowed eyes and his face drenched in sweat.

"That's got to be the guy who destroyed Krieg's fleet!! I heard he sunk 50 pirates out on the Grand Line all by himself!!" Patty yelled out.

"It looks like he came back to finish the job but is that all that he wants?!!" Carne questioned.

"But I don't get it!! He looks just like any ordinary man!! He doesn't even have any kind of special weapons on him!!" One of the cooks from the Baratie exclaimed.

"He carries his weapon on his back!!" Chef Zeff answered seriously.

"That's impossible!! He couldn't destroyed a galleon like that with nothing but a sword!!" Carne retorted.

"Hawkeye Mihawk is a true master!! He is without a doubt the greatest swordsman in the world!!" Chef Zeff said sternly as the mysterious man and his new friend made an entrance out of nowhere.

"DISCORD!?" Twilight and her friends has their eyes widened and their jaws slacked down to the ground as they saw the enormous beast of unexplainable proportions suddenly emerge from the waters. Discord a draconequus the Lord of Chaos and Disharmony.

The word "draconequus" is composed of the Latin "draco" or Greek "drakon", meaning "dragon", and the Latin "equus", meaning "horse". His head is horse-like, much different from other ponies' head styles, though Cheerilee describes it as a "head of a pony". He has a deer antler on the right, a blue goat horn on the left, one long fang, different-sized pupils, a snake tongue, a goat beard, and white bushy eyebrows. He has the right arm of a lion, the left claw of an eagle, the right leg of a lizard, and the left leg of a goat. In addition, he has a bat's right wing, a Pegasus' left wing, a horse's mane, and a dragon-like snake's tail with a white tail tuft. The shape of his body resembles that of a snake. Discord bears a resemblance to a Chinese dragon, a creature often depicted with a serpentine body, facial hair, feline claws, and antlers.

"GAAHHH!!!" The Krieg Pirates screamed out in fear as he saw the enormous visage of Discord. "This is a nightmare!! Its can't be!!"

"He's a monster!! A demon!!"

"You sure are persistent... Like that chaotic magic that you control..." Mihawk exclaimed with a serious tone to his voice. "Well you told me that you are a solo pirate out here and you don't work for anyone... I just like to make a grand spectacle of things... For someone to hang around with..." Discord answered with a maniacal grin on his face.

"So who's that?" Luffy asked with a curious look on his face.

"That's Discord! The Lord of Chaos and Disharmony!" Twilight exclaimed with stars and sparkles in her eyes.

"Damn it... As if things could be more intense... Its like fate playing around with us..." Zoro answered as he glared daggers at the sight in front of him but to everyone else. Its just shadows and the darkness clouding through his eyes while Ussop was shaking and trembling uncontrollably behind him.

"Alright!! Our butts are saved!!" Rainbow Dash added as she flies around and clenches her hooves pumping her fists up into the air.

"Woah!! That's soo cool!!" Luffy exclaimed with so much excitement, having seen a creature this weirdly bizarre of a character for the first time.

"Wow!! A fellow enthusiast of all things weird and chaotic of wackiness and pandemonium?! I think we're all going to get along just fine!!" Discord said with a laugh, amused at Luffy's first impressions of him.

Discord then goes over to Twilight and her friends noticing something off in their bodies and the aura around them. The chaotic creature then starts checking them out in odd ways like sniffing them and licking their manes. "Ahh.. You've got chaos magic on you all now by the way..." As everyone looks at him in a weird manner. "Oh.. Wait let me explain... That's okay hahaha. Its only natural that you didn't notice it first because it warped your minds to believe all of that wacky stuff you all surely did was natural and something you were all able to do ever since you were born." Discord explained as Twilight and her friends just got more confused than ever before.

"Or is it because we all trained for this?" Twilight said with a smirk.

"And the chaotic magic coming from you just made us even stronger?" Rainbow Dash added with a grin.

"Well that too!" Discord said as he laughed along with Twilight and her friends having reunited with them all especially with Fluttershy.

"Alright!! So what can I do for all of you?!" Discord asked with a grin. "Would you like me to defeat a powerful enemy for you all so that he doesn't bother you anymore?" Discord said much to the excitement of Twilight and her friends but Luffy just groaned looking like he was bored out of his mind.

"What would you like me to do with Don Krieg and all our enemies here? Make them disappear into a black hole?" Discord asked with a wink.

"Nah... Don't worry about it... I'll just go and fight him myself... It wouldn't be fun anyways if he gets defeated with a snap of a finger..." Luffy said with a bored look.

"Alright then!! If you don't want that then how about I just turn him into quick melted cheese?" Discord asked out but Luffy flat out refuse much to the disappointment of Twilight and her friends.

As Discord then talks over to Fluttershy, one of the Krieg Pirates turns to face Mihawk. "Y... You monster!! Why are you doing this to us?! What the hell did we done to you?!!"

"JUST. KILLING. TIME." Mihawk answered with emphasis in each other.

"BASTARD!!!" The pirate takes out both of his pistols and starts shooting Mihawk relentlessly but the he just deflected the bullets at the right timing using the tip of his sword much to the shock of everyone else. Discord then snaps his finger as the pirate who fired his pistol gets devoured by a great white shark that jumped out of the water. The Krieg Pirates and even Mihawk looked unnerved as the pirate got swallowed alive. The great white shark was then devoured by a kraken that emerges from the depths of the ocean and the kraken gets killed by a megalodon and the megalodon got devoured by an enormous sea king leaps out of the ocean to breach and back into the depths of the sea.

Everyone was silent for a minute or two trying to comprehend the tragic death that just happened right in front of them as Zoro decides to break the tension. "I've never seen a sword handled so gently, And with such grace." Zoro said with a smirk.

"There's no strength in swordplay based on force." Mihawk answered bluntly.

"Did you also use that sword to slice up this ship?"

"I did."

"Then its true!! Your the best!!" Zoro exclaimed with a sinister grin. "You know there's only one reason for me to set sail. To meet you."

"And what is your goal?"

"To beat you!!" Zoro answered with a demonic look in his eyes as the pirate hunter puts on his black bandanna.

"What? How foolish." Mihawk replied giving Zoro an amused smirk and laughs.

"You've got spare time don't you? So lets have a duel!!" Zoro declared as he takes out his sword and points it at Mihawk.

"A fight? Your a weak pitiful creature." Mihawk answered with contempt to Zoro's terrifying glare before jumping out of his coffin boat and facing him head on. "If you are a competent swordsman then you should see the disparity in our abilities before we even cross swords. I must ask you. Why did you challenge me? Could it be your courage? Or is it simply your ignorance?" Mihawk asked looking down on him.

"My ambition drives me." Zoro exclaimed as his face hardened, putting one sword into his mouth and holding on to the other two. "Also, I have a promise I intend to keep."

"Zoro!!" Twilight called up to him.

"Twilight thank you for your words of wisdom as crazy as it was but I think I'm all warmed up now!!" Zoro retorted as he takes one glance at Twilight and the rest of her friends that are watching.

"Zoro!! Wait till you can handle it!! Please? There are no shortcuts!! I don't think your ready for this!!" Twilight tried to warn him about the possible consequences of his actions but Zoro ignored her once he sees Johnny and Yosaku egging him on to fight and with Luffy his captain there. That he feels like Luffy is watching him as well.

"Zoro come down from there and we'll work you up to this!! Your making a big mistake here trying to engage him right away!!" Twilight exclaimed, worry and concern on her mind. "I'm fine Twilight!! I can do this!!!" Zoro yelled back wanting the purple alicorn to stay away from the fight as far as she can prompting the others to just be quiet.

"You should listen to your little friend. While you still can. Its good advice. Take it." Mihawk said as he takes out a little knife from his cross necklace.

"Funny. What do you think your gonna do with that?" Zoro asked mocking his opponent.

"It will be more than adequate. After all, You wouldn't kill a fly with a cannon would do? You may have quite a reputation on the East Blue but that doesn't mean much to me. This is by far the weakest of the four. Unfortunately I don't carry any blade smaller than this one."

"YOUR GONNA PAY FOR THIS YOU BASTARD!!! I'M GOING TO WIPE THAT SHIT EATING GRIN OFF YOUR FACE!!!" Zoro screamed as he charges towards Mihawk with as much force as he can muster to make him at least bleed.

"ZORO!!! NOOO!!! DON'T!!!!" Twilight and her friends yelled out to him overwhelmed with worry and concern.

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"Don't you dare underestimate me!! I will cut you down here and now!!" Zoro screamed as he charges towards Mihawk with as much force as he could muster to make him at least bleed. "ZORO!!! NOOO!!! DON'T!!!!" Twilight and her friends yelled out to him overwhelmed with worry and concern. Zoro charges in but Mihawk didn't even seem to care to what he thinks is an inferior technique from this low level swordsman.

"Brother's Onigiri was stopped!!" Johnny yelled out. "His signature attack that sends his opponents flying was 100% stopped?!!" Yosaku screamed as their jaws dropped down to the ground in utter disbelief. To Twilight, Spike and all of their friends who had seen the power of Zoro with their own eyes were beyond shocked by what they were seeing was an understatement.

"Darn!! I was right!!" Twilight thought to herself as she feared for her friend. "Yeah.. I've travelled with Bird Eyes for a while now. Your little green friend never stood a chance." Discord casually says from the sidelines as everyone could hear his munching and crunching as he snacked on a bag of popcorn.

"He's easily taking on Roronoa Zoro's 3 swords with that little thing!!" One of the Krieg pirates exclaimed in utter disbelief.

“He's trash!” One of the pirates from Don Krieg’s crew exclaimed from the sidelines.

“That Zoro fellow's a bitch!” Another one of the pirate goons called out from the crowd.

“That one little sword stopped you with all of that hype and terror around your name? What a letdown.” Another man replied with a sneer.

"HE'S REALLY TRASH!! HE'S REALLY TRASH!! OH MY GOD HE'S TRASH!!!" Don Krieg screamed out as he pointed a finger at Zoro from the sidelines causing the rest of the Krieg Pirates to laugh along with him as Twilight and her friends took a glance at Don Krieg narrowing their eyes at him and his men.

"T... THAT'S IT!! THIS ENDS NOW!!" Rainbow Dash was about to jump in but she was quickly held back by Discord with his lion paw. "I know how rich and ironic it sounds coming from me, but are you NUTS!? You put a single feather there and he's decapitating you faster than anyone here can blink!! Truth to be told even I couldn't really stop him yet with how weak I still am!! So don’t go around making Fluttershy sad and traumatized with your dead chromatic butt!!" Discord reprimanded the rainbow maned pegasus while holding down her tail.

"Big Bro what are you doing?!" Johnny shouted out from the boat.

"Yeah Big Bro! Get serious! Come on!" Yosaku yelled out as well.

"Hey! Who do you think you are calling our Big Bro weak?!!" Yosaku exclaimed.

"You don't know him! You don't know about his life! You're gonna pay for that!" Johnny screamed out.

"Johnny! Yosaku! Stop!!!" Luffy screamed out as he quickly grabbed Yosaku and Johnny by their heads ordering them to stay down. "This is Zoro's fight!!!"

"Don't worry guys! We got this! Now!!!" Twilight said as she was about to jump into the fight as well but Luffy quickly stretched out his arms to pull her back to his side. “LUFFY?!! HEY!! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!! I WAS GOING TO HELP!!” Twilight yelled out in Luffy’s face.

“W.. Wait!! Y.. You're saying that you're already weakened right now?!! B… But I thought you can turn anyone into trees with just a snap of a finger to save someone from a bad guy!!” Spike said.

"That was when my body was stable and I was already filled with chaotic magic. How do you think you and more than half of Equestria are here Spike? I'm drained. I almost got erased from existence. Literally If it wasn't because of the sheer chaos that this world is filled with to the brim that I was able to resurrect myself with side effects on my appearance. Now any heavy reality bending is unbearable and these are even harder times for me and my magic at the moment. I'm recovering but it will be quite a long time before I'm nowhere near at using my former amounts of chaotic power."

"Damn!!" Spike muttered to himself as he and his friends bear the same sentiments at the moment. The fact that Discord was unable to just snap their problems away.

"This is Zoro's fight! His DREAM! I will not let any of you get in the way of it!" Luffy screamed while holding Twilight with all his might, effectively locking the alicorn princess in his arms.

"Your going to let me pierce your heart? Why not withdraw?" Ignoring all of the discussions going on around them Mihawk asks Zoro with narrowed eyes as he held his dagger to his opponent's chest who true to his word was just inches away from penetrating the swordsman's heart.

"I don't know why... But it feels like if I back down even a single step then all of the pledges and promises I made throughout my life will be shattered... And if I allow that to happen then... I will never be able to recover from where I am now..." Zoro responded with the fire and defiance in his eyes not even blazing out for even a second.

"Yes. That's what defeat means." Mihawk answered back with the piercing glare in his eyes.

"Your right. All the more reason I can't quit then." Zoro responded with a fierce look as Mihawk pressed the swordsman further. "What if you die?"

"Its better than giving up!!"

"Choosing death over defeat...? He's quite strong of heart..." Mihawk thought to himself as he actually felt interested for the first time on what he believed to be just another unremarkable conflict not even worthy of being called any sort of fight. But this swordsman... He needed to test him or else what little interest he would have is going to wither away.

"Young man." Mihawk declared as he withdrew Katogana from Zoro's chest. "State your name!!"

"Roronoa Zoro!!" Zoro answered back as he got into a fighting stance to prepare his ultimate technique and final attack.

"I'll remember it!! No one as strong as you has come around for quite some time!!"

"So as a swordsman's courtesy I'll use the world's strongest black sword to finish you off!!"

Kogatana

The Kogatana is one of Dracule Mihawk's weapons. It is a knife pendant shaped like a cross that is worn on his neck. Mihawk says he uses this weapon only to defeat weak opponents, and it is the smallest known blade he has. Mihawk uses it as more of an accessory than a weapon. Though it appears to have no real value, in the hands of Mihawk, it was able to defeat Zoro with the slightest bit of pressure, and was able to stab close to his heart. Otherwise, it is just an ordinary knife, so bland and small that Mihawk enjoys demonstrating his skill with it. He has also been shown using it as an eating utensil.

"He unsheathed it!! The sword he used to cut our ship with!!" A number of men from the Krieg Pirates freaked out.

Yoru

Mihawk wields one of the 12 Supreme Grade Blades, the "Black Blade" Yoru, as his main weapon. Yoru is a curved, single-edged black blade in the shape of a Latin cross, with a golden cross guard decorated by red cabochons (which are blue and green in the anime), and a hilt wrapped in bandages, with a particularly big cabochon at its extremity. When he accepts challenges for his title, he only draws this blade for those with enough spirit to earn Mihawk's respect, or enough power to present a threat; otherwise, his Kogatana is sufficient.

"Bro!! That's enough!! Stop now!!" Johnny and Yosaku cried out.

"WHAT?!!" Discord suddenly howled loudly. "OH FRICK!! THINGS ARE GETTING SERIOUS NOW!!"

"What do you mean now?" Rainbow Dash inquired.

"Short version is that Bird Eyes never remembers one single name of no one I had ever seen him fight so far and he barely uses the large weapon he has on his back. From what little he tells me I only know of one other name he remembers to this day. Someone known in this world by the name of Red Haired Shanks. He is one of the big fish around here so for him to recognize that much of your friend he must have something special eh?" Discord said as he looks at them.

"Wait!! Shanks?!! That guy over there knows him?!" Spike said with surprise.

"Huh? You guys have heard of him? Interesting..." Mihawk smirked.

"Yeah!! Let me tell you!!" Spike excitedly starts re telling the stories that Luffy said and even took the moment to tell him about everything that has been happening ever since arriving in this world. Zoro dismisses the whole conversation as he readied himself.

Zoro then stands back up as he faces Mihawk extending his arms in the process.

"W... What does he think he's doing?!" Spike worriedly said upon seeing Zoro just standing there.

"Oh!! I can't look!!" Fluttershy added as she quickly averted her eyes from the current scenario.

Mihawk attacks as another bloody streak slashes upon Zoro's chest. "ZORO!!!" Twilight screamed upon laying her eyes on the tragic scenario in front of her.

Twilight suddenly broke free from Luffy's hold and zips in an instant towards Mihawk as she was going to...

SWISH!!

Suddenly something wasn't right.. Why did everyone suddenly looked... Odd...? Why was everything suddenly going red...?

Twilight gasps and suddenly looked around in a uncontrollable manner realizing that she was somehow back with Luffy and everyone. Then she suddenly puts a hoof around her neck to feel it as if trying to confirm that it was still there. "D... Did I just...?" Immediately her attention was on Discord. A very frail looking Discord who is wheezing for breath and a worried Fluttershy fretting over him. "Huff... Huff... W... What did I warn you about foolish princess...?" Discord straight up ask her as he keeps coughing hard and wheezing in the process as he tried to get these words from his breath. "Sheesh...!! Your welcome by the way...!!"

Twilight looks at him getting all speechless. She has nothing to say now. Honestly it wasn't that hard to put together into words what just happened. She died. Mihawk had cut her down in one swift slash and she was killed. Then Discord brought her back. No. He prevented her from even doing so in the first place. But the fact that for the moment she was dead, If it weren't for Discord the fact that all things she held dear would've been gone forever in that one moment shook Twilight to her very core. Barely holding back tears she finally answered her friend. "T... Thank you!! Really!!" Discord just being meek gives Twilight a shaky thumbs up with his eagle claw as around them still screamed upon seeing Zoro fall down.

"Oh no!!" Fluttershy dreaded as she jumps into the water because Zoro was sliding off the wooden platform. She uses her wings to give her swimming a boost and manages to caught Zoro. She saw so much blood that she thought she was going to vomit but she just kept swimming. But luck would have it that Ussop gave her a hand. Fluttershy gasps as she coughs out some water as Ussop pats her back as she then drags Zoro to a floating wood pile. "Come quick!!" Twilight hesitates for a second but when she saw that the other swordsman was not bothering to move she quickly flew to avoid Mihawk and to reach Zoro. Twilight scoffs as she presses her hooves on his chest a couple of times until he coughs the water out. "Twilight I need stitches!!" Fluttershy requested as she tries her best to stop Zoro's bleeding.

Twilight quickly looks around and saw Sanji as she quickly flew over to him. "You've got a medic kit here right?" Sanji quickly nodded. "With so many fights that occur around here we're bound to have some in the kitchen." Then in a flash of light she's gone. Not a minute after she came back carrying one medic kit that she quickly delivered to Fluttershy who immediately started working on Zoro. "No way..." Spike said as he was shaking so much that he quickly hides behind Discord while he just rolled his eyes. "At least your smart enough to know that you've got no chance." Discord noted before he snaps his fingers sending Spike back inside the Baratie.

Luffy yelled as he threw himself at Mihawk which the master swordsman easily dodges. "You've got some got friends." Mihawk exclaimed. "Look closely boy. Your friend is not dead yet." Mihawk added as he pointed to Zoro's location.

"I am Dracule Mihawk!! It is much too early for you to die!! Know thyself!! Know thy world!! And become strong Roronoa Zoro!! No matter how many years pass by I shall stand here at the top of the world and wait for you!! So forge on ahead with that fierce conviction and try to surpass my sword!! Surpass me Roronoa Zoro!! You have to!!" Mihawk declared as everybody got silent.

"Well I guess that's my signal to go too." Discord shrugged as he follows Mihawk back to his transport. "I just got one last thing to warn about. Your harmony all mighty rainbow laser thing? Yeah... You kind of can't use it anymore..." At the mention of this words Twilight and her friends were beyond shocked and in disbelief at the mention of these words. "W... What do you mean?" Twilight asks with a hint of fear within her. "Well... Its not like you can't actually use it but more like you should choose not too. I believe it doesn't take a genius to know that harmony and chaos don't mix. They are opposites and as dear Fluttershy knows that being harmonious can very well actually kill me although that's mostly because I'm pure chaos. Now you girls however? You got chaos deep inside your very beings. Chaos that can react quite painfully if you try to invoke harmony in your bodies to do your little light show." Discord explained to them as Twilight and her friends have quite a bit of a problem fully processing it.

Truly so far they haven't need it for any situation but to know they no longer have the power to fallback for the elements for the foreseeable future was truly shocking. "Can't you do anything about it?" Asks Applejack.

"Oh totally. It would be quite easy for me to just extract the chaos from your body but something tells me that it would be better if you all keep it for now. After all the power of chaos you all posses can be nurtured and when it grows enough... Well why ruin the surprise?" Discord asks with a teasing tone. "Alas. I must go now. Toodles!" Discord bids farewell as he kept walking away as Luffy hears all of this discussion but he doesn't understand what they are talking about.

"Luffy..." The rubber man then turns to see Zoro holding up his blade with tears in his eyes. "Sorry for worrying you and everybody else!! I know that if I don't become the world's greatest swordsman then it will only embarrass you!! I swear that I'm never going to loose again!! Until the day I fight him and win!! I swear never to loose again!! Any problems with that?!! King of the Pirates?!!"

Mihawk walks away seeing that he's no longer needed here. He turns to Luffy and asks. "And what do you desire boy?"

"I'm going to be the King of the Pirates!!" Luffy immediately answered without any hesitation.

"That's a harder road ahead. A one tough path even harder than surpassing me." Mihawk answered with a smirk.

"Whatever!! I don't care!! I wanted to do that anyway!! Bleh!!!" Luffy said with defiance within him as he stuck out his tounge at Mihawk in a rather goofy manner.

"You and your friends make a good team... I'd like to see you all again sometime in the future..." Mihawk said with a grin as he turns to leave with Discord by his side.

"Hawk Eyes!! Did you come all the way out here for my head?!! The head of the infamous ruler of the East Blue Don Krieg?!" Don Krieg stands behind Mihawk and calls him out as Mihawk stops for a moment as he quietly turns towards him. "For a while yes. But I've already enjoyed myself here. And so I'll return back to my nap." Discord then looks at Krieg with a raised eyebrow. "Your a bit over your head ain't ya buddy?"

"What the?! Is he serious?!" Spike exclaimed as he peeks through the restaurant table and watches the whole situation unfold even worse.

"Is that jerk really thick headed?!" Twilight mumbled as she blasts a heated beam of magic and made a wall between them. "Do I look like I needed your aid?" Mihawk asks.

"Not aid. Just an appreciation for letting my friends live." Twilight answered as Mihawk began to leave with nothing but a smirk as he kicks the wall down as well and knocking Krieg who tried to shoot the master swordsman in the process but failed as Mihawk sails away into the distance.

"Usopp!! Go on ahead now!!" Luffy immediately says after seeing that this was the perfect chance for someone to get away. Fluttershy quickly gave instructions to Johnny and Yosaku as they took Zoro to the small boat they were in with Usopp and flew away. "Zoro and I will definitely bring Back Nami! So make sure to get us a cook!" Usopp called out.

Applejack looked around “Uh not to be a stick in the mud but how are we going to follow them after we’re done recruiting?” Twilight then looks around. "Oh Discord...?" Twilight was about to ask when she suddenly remembered something. "Why...?" Twilight said to herself as she slammed her head with a hoof. "I guess we have no choice but to ask the chef for a boat." The purple alicorn groaned. "We just got out of debt.."

"Don't you worry Twilight. We will find a way after that. For now lets just beat up these guys and drive these idiots once and for all!!" Luffy said with a grin as he turns to Twilight. "Okay!! We can do this!! Together!!" Twilight said as she gave Luffy a smirk.

“Hey old man! If we beat up these guys for you and make them go away then I’m off the hook right?” Luffy called out with a smile of enthusiasm. “Yeah.. Yeah… Suit yourself…” Chef Zeff snorted with a grunt.

Don Krieg then stood up with a grunt as brush off his coat of the dirt and debris. "Well that was a bit of nuisance." Krieg exclaimed as he glared at Twilight. "I'm gonna make sure you pay for that soon enough..."

"We were originally planning on abandoning this ship anyways so who cares of it got destroyed." Krieg said as he looks towards the Baratie. "Look at that goofy looking ship..." Krieg said as he muttered to his subordinates. "If we have that boat then we wouldn't need a ship on the Grand Line anymore. Having that ship will be more effective than hanging a white flag or pretending to be marines. It lowers our enemy's defenses and we'll be able to sneak in close to enemy ships than ever before!! It will be the perfect disguise for us!!" Krieg exclaimed as his subordinates around him looked on nervously.

"I see... Nobody would ever suspect that there would be pirates lying in wait on such a stupid looking ship like that."

"This era is teeming with pirates in every ocean. Rebuilding our fleet will be a piece of cake!!" Don Krieg finally said.

“What?! W… We’re going back to the Grand Line on that Don?! B… But what if one of the pirates as powerful as Mihawk gets in our way?! H.. He will… Gyahhh!!!” One of Krieg’s pirate goons screamed in pain as he gets shot by a pistol and falls to his death to the ocean much to the shock of everyone else especially Twilight and her friends.

"Your still afraid of that bastard?!!" Krieg asks with a harsh glare to one of his pirates who dared question him.

"No!! O... Of course not boss!!" The Krieg Pirates all responded trying to appease their captain but with fear clearly shown in their eyes.

"You heartless monster!! After everything they've done sticking up for you?!!" Gabby yells out to the enemy pirate captain.

"You think that a normal person can just cut down a giant galleon?!!" Krieg kept talking to his pirate goons pointedly ignoring the griffon making Gabby pout. "W.. What do you mean by that Don?" One of the Krieg Pirates asked.

"Isn't it obvious that he got some strange power from a devil fruit?!!" Krieg clarified making his pirate subordinates perk up with realization in their eyes. "Devil Fruit users who only have been heard of in legends and hearsays for the people here... The Grand Line is full of them!! There's no doubt that the Hawk Eyed Man used some strange power when cutting our ship!! Even that straw hat wearing punk there with his weird ability is just another run of the mill pirate in the Grand Line!!" Krieg said as he pointed to the Baratie. "But Red Leg Zeff spent an entire year on the Grand Line meaning he must have found a way to deal with those monsters!!"

"Wait!! Are you saying that those candy colored ponies are actually people too just with devil fruit powers?!" One of Krieg's crewmates asks out. "What would they be if not?! Tales say that there's devil fruits that transform you into animals too!!" Krieg responds as he points at the other direction. "The method to deal with them must have been written down on that travel log!! There might even be information on One Piece there as well!!"

"Heh!! As expected from our Don Krieg!!"

"So that's how it was!!"

"All we got to do is get our hands on that log and the world's treasures will be ours for the taking!!"

One by one all of the well fed and motivated members of the Krieg Pirates picked up their various weapons and got ready to fight to the point they don't care who they have to kill. "Alright you bastards!! Lets take over that restaurant!! YEAH!!!"

"Oh by the way Don, Are you still thinking about getting that big paycheck offer after we're done here? Someone sends a message saying they are snooping around for someone willing to take a job. Some guy and a woman saying they're from a group called Baroque Works." Gin exclaimed offhandedly to his boss.

"Yeah sure. It might be worth checking out after this." Krieg agreed.

"Woah!! They're all getting fired up!!" Luffy said excitedly.

"Ugh!! Why are you saying it like its a good thing?!! " Rarity said with disdain while looking at the pirates on the other side.

"Uh hello? What's better than to kick baddies butts?" Rainbow Dash exclaimed as if she was saying something obvious.

"Oh I don't know... How about not getting in this kind of situation one after the other wherever we visit somewhere new on this world? Its like problems quite literally follow us around..." Rarity said with a roll of her eyes as she groaned a bit.

"Girls now is not the time for bickering." Twilight reminded her friends. "We are getting company soon and not the good kind."

"Hey old man!! Its a promise right?!" Luffy asks Zeff once again about their little deal.

"You don't have to tell me twice. My restaurant would become a wreck if I let you work here for too long anyways."

"Yeah. With all due respect but I got to say that your probably the biggest disgrace of a chore boy that I've heard so far." Gilda bluntly said.

"Meh. I'm cool with that." Luffy said with a shrug.

"Where are Patty and Carne?" Sanji asks a nearby chef.

"They're all busy with the battle preparations!! Those guys sure are reliable in times like these!!" The chef said with enthusiasm.

"Only in times like these." Sanji was quick the correct the guy with a groan. "Well you better go to the control room and open up the fins."

"Wow!! Are we seriously using the fins?! Awesome!! Finally we'll get to see what they even are!!" Gilda exclaimed.

"What?! Are you sure?! That will just give our enemies a foothold!!" Another cook tried to retort Sanji's statement.

"It doesn't matter. The old geezer won't shut up if we fight inside the restaurant." Sanji responded.

"Did you say something brat?" Zeff questions Sanji with narrowed eyes.

"Yeah!! I said that you won't shut up!!" Sanji answered shamelessly as he sneered at Chef Zeff.

"Umm sorry but you talking like that isn't very kind..." Fluttershy quietly says.

"Yeah... Your right... Sorry geezer..." Upon understanding what the butter yellow pegasus meant Sanji changes his attitude immediately as he apologizes to the middle aged man.

"Don't. I guess I was also kind of rude." Curiously enough even Zeff seemed to comply to apologize perplexing the number of Baratie Chefs that were present.

"I will go activate the fins right away!!" A chef exclaimed as he hurriedly goes down into the restaurant and soon enough a wooden platform extended from the entrance of the Baratie surprising Twilight and her friends. "Wow!! You guys even got a makeshift battle stage?! That's rad!!" Rainbow Dash complimented as soon enough it began that the platform was quickly filed down by the chefs from Baratie with their weapons on hand as the first line of defense.

"HERE THEY COME NOW!!" Gaimon called out as the scrub brush guy inside the treasure chest takes out his two pistols while being lifted into the air by the Panda Bat Peebee.

"And we're out here to fight. Just like saving Equestria all over again huh?" Spike said with a grin getting ready to blow out green fire from his mouth while flying beside the Panda Bat. "Besides aren't these guys small fry compared to the minions of the Storm King who attacked Canterlot during that Friendship Festival?"

"Umm to be fair some of the storm creatures didn't have the motivation in them." Fluttershy stated truthfully as she defended the status of some of the storm creatures.

It was then that hundreds of pirates all started charging towards the Baratie with whatever gun or makeshift weapon that they have in hand. As the Krieg Pirates close in to attack Sanji jumps in there and starts kicking with so much brutal potency that they instantly fell unconscious from sheer pain while spitting blood.

"RELOAD!! AIM!! FIRE!! FIRE!! FIRE!!" One of the Baratie Chefs screamed out as he and the other cooks kept firing their pistols as much as they can while there was still ammunition available. "FIRE!!"

"AHHH!! AHHH!! GET THEM OFF ME!! GET THEM OFF ME!! AHHH!!!" The Krieg Pirates screamed out in pain as Spike flies beside Peebee the Panda Bat who was carrying Gaimon. The Scrub Brush Guy blasts his double pistols while in the air like there's no tomorrow to down as much of the enemy pirates as he can while Spike spits out streams of green fire from his dragon mouth to seriously burn them.

Gilda charges straight into the enemy lines and fights back as she grabs a large barrel and throws it at the huge pirate knocking him and his crewmates back like bunch of dominoes before using her wind slashes on their backs or through their chests. "GYAAHH! MY FUCKING EYE!" One of the Krieg Pirates screamed out in pain as he felt Gilda slash at his face and hitting through one of his eyes.

It was then that a bizarre character came into the scene named Pearl. A towering man, Pearl’s ensemble includes two large iron plates covering his front and backside as well as two small plates with large pearls embedded in them for strong blunt attacks. “I am the shield man!! Nothing can get through me!! I’m such an efficient fighter that I never shed a drop of blood in my life!!”

“Oh great, another freak show.” Gilda said.

“You're the best bloody shots of the Baratie!! You let them shit idiots know it!!” One of the cooks from the Baratie cried out as they fight tooth and nail with the vicious pirates from Krieg’s crew with their massive trident like forks stabbing and slashing each of them while the others pull out their pistols and rain bullets on them like there’s no tomorrow.

Despite this it quickly became clear that for all of their unimpressive looks the Krieg Pirates weren't slouches when it comes to combat. Twilight and her friends manage to stand their ground but the chefs of the Baratie where quickly getting more and more hurt and that the Krieg Pirates gained territory. It also didn't help that Pearl was clearly way stronger than the average Krieg pirate.

"We are the Krieg Pirates!! The greatest crew in the East Blue!! Your not dealing with average scrubs that you have dealt with before!!" One of the pirates exclaimed as he entered into a fierce clash with his sword with one of the Baratie Chef's giant fork on hand.

“Pearl Present!!” Pearl punches one of the enemies on the face causing him to get knocked out with blood gushing out of his mouth and teeth splattering to the side. This was followed by Gin who ran over to the Baratie cooks engage in melee fight to bash their heads in with his tonfa as well as having bones broken in his enemy’s shoulders.

“Fire Pearl Present!! Hahahaha!!” Pearl then lights himself on fire before throwing small flaming pearls on his targets as Chef Zeff just grunts and charges into battle kicking his projectiles away. “Get ready!! Fire!! Double Cannon shot!! Fire!! Triple Projectile Threat!! Fire!!” Patty and Carne screamed orders into each other’s faces as the cannons blast the Krieg Pirates into oblivion and sending those who survive flying away too hurt to keep fighting from their Sabagashira 1.

The Sabagashira I is a relatively small craft designed to resemble an open-mouthed fish, complete with painted eyes, a sculpted dorsal fin, and tailfin-esque rudders; its cockpit may fit two average-sized men. When idle, it is docked at the "head" of the Baratie, lending the entire restaurant its famously eccentric appearance. When deployed, the ship must be propelled and steered with two sets of pedals built into the cockpit floor. The ship's interior contains three cannons that can be extended through the mouth, and fired simultaneously.

“You wanna piece of me?!! You wanna piece of me?!!”

“Well then bring it on!!”

Gin didn’t utter a single word as he ran over to them and bashes his tonfa into the faces of these Baratie Cooks causing them to get trashed to the side in a puddle of their own blood.

“Get in there and kill them all!! What are you waiting for you idiots?!! You pieces of trash!! I'll show you not to mess with the future ruler of all seas!" Krieg screamed to his crewmates as he pulled out a needle machine gun to kill all the enemies in front of him with some of the cooks from the Baratie getting injured in the shoulder or the knee.

“Fire!!! Fire!!! Fire!!!” Patty and Carne screamed out as they blasted cannon balls from their submersible on the waters targeting more of the Krieg Pirates.

“Alright!! This ends today you varmints!! I’m gonna..!! Ahhh!!” Applejack yelled in pain as she felt getting hit by Pearl’s blunt attack. “Pearl Fire Present!!” Pearl yelled out as he clashes both of his pearl shields together and engulfs his enemies in blue flames having Rarity thrown to the side as the unicorn mare tried to help Applejack.

Gilda sighs as she saw the state of some of the Baratie Cooks and Gilda saw what they were doing wrong. "They're chefs!! They should be experts on fire crap!!" Gilda thought as she flies into the air with Spike, Gaimon and Peebee the Pandabat as the griffon yelled. “Lizard you with me!” Gilda said as she grabs a can of non stick pan spray while Gaimon just kept firing his double pistols without a break and reloading as soon as possible to fire again.

Pearl saw the two about to throw some fire pearls back at him and Pearl fires back but Gilda saw it coming. Now lizard!” She used Spike as a human shield against the flames. “Hey! Not cool!”

“Oh don’t be a whiner you’re lava proof!” Gilda shot back at the kid dragon as Gilda shakes the can in a hurry and slams the Can on Pearl head and breaking said container in the process. "Blow it now!!" Gilda ordered as Spike blew out a flame which Gilda sprays on Pearl setting him on fire even more than he could handle. “I am fireproof you idiot!! My blue flames will always be above average and more dangerous than what you can.. AHHHH!!! That hurts!!! That really hurts!!! G… Green Fire?!! I.. I never encountered this before!!”

“Holy crap!” Gilda slaps her head in shock. She grabs more bottles of oil and threw it at Pearl causing more explosive fire as she looks at the weak floor struggling to hold that weight slowly being eaten by more flames. "3... 2...1…" The griffon did a countdown as she saw Pearl fell through the wooden floorboards being stuck. "Ha! Magic Dragon Fire Fool! There’s nothing it can't burn!"

"Not bad… For a midget lizard..." Gilda complemented Spike before warning him once more. “But don’t get a swell head alright?”

“Please help me… Please help us… If you can hear me!!! I NEED YOUR HELP!!! PLEASE!!!” Fluttershy cried out into the waters calling for a friend before an enormous shadow from a beast slowly makes its presence known.

“Here it comes again you bastards!!!!” One of the cooks from the Baratie screamed in terror as they witnessed the sea king known as the Lord of the Coast emerge from the sea waters with a terrifying roar before he began thrashing around in the waters and devouring men from the Krieg Pirates as the tides of war had been turned on the Krieg Pirates.

"Ahhh!! Ahhh!!" Men from both the Baratie Chefs and Krieg Pirates fell down around Gilda as she punches and scratches her enemies with her strong razor sharp claws before having wind blades slash through them with a tornado finishing them inside a whirpool. Beside her however one of the chefs from the Baratie gets cut down by a Krieg Pirate and spilling some blood on her. This angers Gilda as she slashes him across his chest before punching the enemy pirate and sends flying meters away from her. Blood coated the side of Gilda's face from the previous slashes as well as her claws from slicing the enemy pirates on their back and their chests.

One of Krieg’s pirate goons sees the butter yellow pegasus now transformed into Flutterbat bites the enemy pirate all over the body before knocking him out with a powerful stomp to the face.

Meanwhile despite everything that happened earlier the Cutie Mark Crusaders decided to join the fight and unleashes their chaotic power as they immediately saw one of the enemy pirates coming at them and they sprung into action. Sweetie Belle fires a beam of magic at his face and blinds him in the process while Scootaloo headbutts him on his stomach and knocking to the ground while Apple Bloom darted past his legs and finishes him off with a strong buck to the back of his knees.
Another man tried to attack them from behind but Sweetie Belle was quick to pull up a shield to block the attack and giving Scootaloo time to jump on Apple Bloom who throws herself towards the pirate as Scootaloo double bucks him on the chest and sends the enemy flying.

“Ahh come on!!! It’s this all you got? Come at me you bunch of weaklings! GAME'S ON!” Pinkamena Diane Pie screamed as she gallops around the wooden platforms and stabbing her enemies with the bloody knife like she’s some screaming banshee out of a horror movie. “At least those jerks can’t say I’m the most high tempered.” Gilda mumbled as she saw all of this. "It kind of looks like when Kuro performed that one move back then in that village..." Spike exclaimed as he looks at the men that Pinkie blitzes around as more pirates drop down to the ground with stab wounds on them.

The enemy pirates see Applejack bring out her lasso and mustering her strength to kick the members of the Krieg Pirates into the water with her powerful legs getting their ribs or limbs all broken by the apple bucking mare.

“Ahhh!! Please!!! No More!!” A bunch of enemy pirates cried out for their life as they witness the fashionista mare transformed into Nightmare Rarity as she spreads the black smoke and dark blue mist of her form into their mouths making them hallucinate all kinds of nightmares like being tortured by electrocution them with lightning strikes. There were some pirates that tried to slash Nightmare Rarity with their sabers and axes but it was futile seeing as her body of cloud, smoke and mist was intangible to cut like some kind of ghost. "Your all lucky that I didn't unleash the real thing when I could have you ruffians.

"Well?!! What are you waiting for?!! Fight us! We take you all head on!" Rainbow Dash screamed as she literally flies at the speed of sound until her entire body was covered in pure rainbow punching and kicking the Krieg Pirates as she keeps bouncing off each one of them like beam of rainbow light laser as she gets in sync with Applejack who throws her lasso at the remaining enemies and kicking them out the fight.

AAHHHH!!!" Twilight Sparkle screamed out as she goes to each and every single one of the Krieg Pirates on the platform and sends them flying with her magic blasts all the while Minuette by her side sends magic rope of light laser at the Krieg Pirates making them slow down in movement.

As the enemy pirates suffered through this and get desperate to escape Lemon Hearts without a word blasts her magic through a rope movement as the liquid lemon blasts through their eyes giving the Krieg Pirates a very painful and blinding irritation to their sight.

At the same Twinkleshine unleashes her fire star magic to burn them all from the left side while Moondancer makes them all fall to the floor with their bodies being felt as if they weight multiple times over thanks to her spell of augmenting their gravity and even blasts her meteor magic to one of the Krieg Pirates for good measure. "So... Your still planning to fight us...? You mess with one of us... You mess with all of us..." Twilight says to Krieg with a triumphant smile as the enemy captain sees that all of his men are either dead or barely hanging on to consciousness except for Gin and Pearl who are both nearly exhausted and completely immobilized as the utter shock of everyone including Don Krieg and Gin spread throughout their faces as well as to Luffy and even to Chef Zeff who couldn't help but whistle with respect at their overwhelming strength and power. Twilight and her friends now have managed to neutralize the vast majority of the Krieg Pirates that the cooks of the Baratie hadn't been able to kill. Now there were only some men from the Krieg Pirates barely remaining in the battle.

“Hey!!! What’s happening here?!!” A voice called out to grab the attention of Sanji and Chef Zeff to see the pink haired man. Iron Fist Fullbody.

“Huh?!! What are you doing here pretty boy?!!” Sanji asked with a hint of irritation at the sight of the man he had confrontation with. “Yeah… We’re kind of busy right now at the moment…” Rainbow Dash answered the marine with narrowed eyes.

“Jeez… Well if you must know I’m a marine and its my job to take down these pirates and protect the people… Your all pirates to me that should be arrested and thrown in jail but this time I’ll make an exception for some of you… Besides I’m here to finish dinner with my girl!!”

“Yeah… About that…” Moodie thought as she looks back at Fullbody not being able to say anything while all bound and tied up in the clutches of Don Krieg while there was sunken battleship behind him a number of other marines trying to swim to safety amidst the raging battle that’s going on.

Moodie

"Oh? Would you look at that? Our hostage's man is back! Hey dumbass! You don't mind if we exchange your girl for some good berries to fund out future endeavors right?" Krieg laughs as he aims to mock Lieutenant Double Iron Fist Fullbody. "I bet some rich bastard is gonna treat her real good!!" Fullbody in response however got positively livid. "DON'T YOU DARE!!!" Fullbody screamed as he tries to charge at Krieg but two of Krieg's pirates jumped towards him. Fullbody decks Pearl that approaches him straight in the face with his knuckle dusters knocking him back as blood splatters from his mouth and he breaks off most of his teeth leaving Fullbody exposed to Gin who was about to bash him in the head with his tonfa. At least that would've happened if it weren't for Rainbow Dash zipping in and delivering a powerful double kick to Gin's chest. Rainbow turned to look at Fullbody who was shocked to see that a pirate had saved him. Rainbow finally says something and sighs. "Truce...?"

At the mention of those words Fullbody finally reacts and looks to the side. "Tsk... I guess I got no option left..."

It was then that Luffy quickly charges towards Krieg and punches him in the gut as hard as he can with a tightly clenched fist. Not even mentioning an attack. "Hey!! Your fight is with me you bastard!! Don't push around a helpless girl who's got nothing to do with this!!" Luffy glared into his eyes huffing and puffing hard not liking the idea of kidnapping someone and taking advantage of her.

"W... What...? That rubber kid was willing to fight...? To save my girl...? My would be fiancé?" Fullbody asked out beside Sanji, Gilda, Rainbow Dash, Spike and Gilda beside him.

"Heh, that’s our Luffy for ya." Rainbow said with confidence and pride about her captain as her mind caught up with certain details. "Oh shoot! You guys are gonna marry?" She asks.

"Uh… Well more like we were gonna be in the process to if… This didn't happen... Why do you think I was doing in the Baratie in the first place? I was going to propose to her."

"Grrrr... This could have gone better if Vice Admiral Garp was here with a ton of warships... Instead of sending me in this one vessel..." Fullbody exclaimed with tension written all over his face.

"What?! You mean you've seen Grandpa in this area?!!" Luffy asked the marine officer with bulging eyes and his jaw dropped down to the ground.

"Grandpa?!!" The cooks at the Baratie asked out in complete shock and disbelief. "That monster is your grandpa?!!"

"Yeah Luffy? What are they talking about? A vice admiral of the navy is your grandfather?" Twilight asks the rubber kid.

"Oh yeah... My grandpa is kind of their hero or something." Luffy casually said as he sticks his finger in his nose.

"Damn it..." Krieg exclaimed as he tried to recover from Luffy's punch. It seems like his Wootz steel armor took the worse of Luffy's hit and leaving a notable dent. "Just what I need right now of all things!! That rouge grandchild of that damn beast!!"

"Hey Luffy!! What do you say? Do you wanna call a fleet of marines for your grandpa to help us?" Rainbow called out to her captain. "Man that would help us a lot in fighting Don Krieg!!" Spike added hopefully. "NO WAY!!" Luffy loudly replied. "What kind of pirate would I be if I rely on him?! I fight my own fights!!"

"So you at least understand that much huh... Not that I would care if I were in your same position. I never believed that honor nonsense that Garp bastard spewed crap about all the time."

Krieg thought to himself. "Alright then brat!!! You have pissed me off enough!!! I'm gonna kill you!! I'm gonna rip off your arms and punch your face with your own fist!!! You and everybody else here are gonna pay for what you did to my crew!!! I'm going to end you all!!"

"This ends today!!! ITS BEEN NICE MEETING YOU BUT ITS TIME TO...!!!" Gin charges with an enraged look as he rapidly spins the tonfa between his hands for another demonic bloody technique against Sanji, Applejack and Rainbow Dash.

"N... No!! Noo!! I... I can't!!! I can't do this!!!" Gin thought in his mind as flashbacks flickered in his mind like a roll of film to think about what Sanji, Luffy, Twilight and the others did for him in treating Gin like a friend when they didn't have to.

"NO!! NO!!! NO!!! I CAN'T!!!" Gin cried out much to the shock of his remaining crewmates and to the outrage of Don Krieg. "I can't do it!!! I CAN'T DO IT DON KRIEG!!!" Gin yelled out as he drops his weapons at the last second and falls on his back.

"I… I really have no intention of betraying you nor I think what I've done all along was a mistake... I deeply admire your strength Don... You could even say I'm grateful… But I just can’t bring myself to kill this man! Don Krieg…!! If it's possible… If there’s the slightest chance possible… Could we please let this ship go...?

Applejack and Rainbow Dash stopped their attack seeing the sincerity in Gin's words, their eyes glimmering a rainbow hue while Gilda and Sanji lowered their guard at the mention of those truthful words. Even the chefs of the Baratie were speechless.

"Gin! How could you…! I've misjudged you! What happened to you Commander!?" Pearl voiced his discontent and disappointment in Gin's actions alongside 5 other remaining Krieg Pirates when Krieg suddenly bellowed out. "For fuck's sake!! Seriously Gin!? AFTER ALL YOU’VE ALREADY DONE BACK IN THE DAY!! Now of all time you had to Get SOFT!? So disappointing!! I always believed you to be my most loyal subordinate who could adhere to my philosophy of war more than anyone else…" Krieg said with his voice of heavy disappointment." The reason why I put you as the battle commander of my pirate fleet of fifty ships was because your fighting skill as well as your willingness to win by no means necessary no matter how vile or despicable !! It was greater than any of my subordinates! And now in one of our most vital operations ever the one were our triumphant return depends on are you growing some pathetic conscience?! You got regrets now Gin!? You think a man that had done the things you did can just chicken out of his actions that easily?! FINE!! I'LL DO IT ALL MYSELF!!"

"Let me tell you something Krieg!! Friendship like that is something...!!"

"SHUT UP!!! QUIET!!!!" Don Krieg yelled in Twilight's face.

The deadly poison-gas bomb MH5 is Krieg's most dreaded weapon: an explosive shell containing a highly potent chemical toxin. Typically fired from the central launcher in Krieg's left shoulder-plate, its impact spreads a large cloud of gas that lasts around five minutes. The poison inflicts immediate organ failure and internal bleeding on anyone who breathes it unprotected and, according to Krieg, kills within an hour.

"HAAA! It’s the MH5!" Pearl shouted as he immediately pull up a gas mask. "MH5…?" Everyone else wondered. Twilight however looked on with attention to detail at the mask Pearl pulled up. "Gas Masks…? But why would they pull out such things? It’s because that 'MH5' thing…? Hold on... Could that mean… Is it really..." Twilight thought as she reaches a cathartic realization. "Its some kind of weapon that works with a noxious substance most likely a gas!!"

"Oh? We got a smart cookie here it seems. That’s right! It’s poison gas. Initially it would've been a waste to use such a trump card like the MH5 on small fry but I'm extremely pissed now! Your senseless speeches had managed to wither away even my best commander's bloodlust! You’re an absolute menace to my objectives! That's why I’m straight up EXTERMINATING YOU ALL!!"

"But Don! We were saved by this Restaurant! Can't we..."

"You Monster! How could you say such a thing!?" Rarity shrieks in pure outrage for how Krieg treated Gin, but Krieg ignored her.

"You’re no longer of any use to me. Your conviction has been shattered you Idiot! You think I'll enable you every time you feel in debt because you were given some grub!? That we will become all nice and pleasant if we are given charity!?Pathetic! You failed me Gin, and If I let it go unpunished you will do so again thinking that as long as everyone is nice to us they deserve to be left alone!"

Pirates take what they want whether it’s handed to them willingly or not and stop at nothing to get it! We don’t care for weaklings! They deserve what they get for being weak anyways!"

"Like I will let you fire that poison gas!" Luffy yelled out as charges towards Krieg through a fallen mast of the destroyed ship followed by Rainbow Dash and even the Lord of the Coast who Fluttershy asked to help.

"Nuisances! Why the rush in dying? I'll kill you all in due time!" Krieg exclaimed as he winds up and punches the end of the large mast that Luffy was running up to reach him with his set of diamond fists. "That hammer brat who can't even swim... I told you that I'll kill all of you in due time didn't I?!!"

Krieg then pointed his armed shield towards Rainbow and from multiple holes came multiple sharp spears flying at high speed that forced Rainbow to fly back doing the same to Luffy and forcing him to retreat as well. The Lord of the Coast however dives into the water and he manages to dodge the spears and kept up his charge until he reaches Don Krieg ready to snap his fangs. But Krieg saw the sea beast coming towards him and he prepares to jump back just as the Lord of the Coast chomps down its jaws to where Krieg was previously. "No mere sea beast will get the best of me!!" Krieg screams as he jumps back towards the Lord of the Coast with his fists reared back and lands a punch against the sea beast's skull and stomping on it against the floor and cracking the wood beneath.

The Lord of the Coast hollows in pain which only intensifies when Krieg fires multiple spears at him and a ton of them of hits the sea beast also forcing him to retreat.

"I... Don't deserve this!" Gin said as he throws away his gas mask much to the shock of everyone around him. "What!? Why on Tartarus did you do that!?" Spike with panic. "Are you stupid!? At least give it to us!" Fullbody angrily exclaimed to Gin. "You don't understand! The Don is right I let him down and the crew." Gin answered, leaving everyone amazed. "Hey! Open your eyes already! That man is trying to kill you!" Sanji said as he shook Gin. "Yeah! What could possibly still make you have that high of an opinion on that jerk!?" Gilda said angrily.

"Don’t you dare insult Don Krieg! And of course he is trying too kill me! I always knew the consequences of doing what I am doing right now, and I thought I would never have to worry about it but now... I've done it... And now I'm just a failure who broke his crew's code because his compassion that got in his way..."

"No!" Fluttershy came in and called him out. An unfamiliar edge to her voice." Compassion is never a bad thing to have! Kindness makes things better for everyone!" But at the mention of those words Gin just chuckled and sways his head. "You lot truly aren’t from around here. I'd say all of you even are from this planet... I'll tell you now..." Gin said with a completely serious expression. "On the seas all kindness is gonna do is get you killed." Gin finally said the truth of what he experienced. "Its a reality we all have to swallow. Ain’t it right... Lieutenant?" Gin starts to talks directly at Fullbody who looks shocked for a moment before his vision darkened and he looks to the side while Fluttershy and her friends were confused.

"Long ago in my second year in the marines I was part of a squad commanded by another Lieutenant. Just another marine of the bunch. Then during a confrontation with a pirate and his crew I made the mistake to lower my guard around the captain. All because I trusted his words of surrender." Fullbody then lifts with hand with the knuckle dusters around them. Almost lost a hand and our Lieutenant nearly died for me. That day I swear that I would never trust a pirate's word nor that I would play fair and by the rules with them." He then looks over at Fluttershy and her friends. "That’s why I didn’t doubt for a second to sink you from behind. Pirates fight dirty and the marines have no option but to fight back in the same manner. It’s life or death, and neither side got time to think on moral codes in the middle of fight."

No one Knew what to say, and before they did they Saw how Luffy, Rainbow and the Lord of the Coast were pushed back by Krieg.

"It’s too late to stop me now! EAT THIS!! LETHAL POISON GAS BOMB MH5!!" Krieg exclaimed as the shell of the poison is fired from his shield's canon. Immediately Pearl puts his mask on Krieg included. Everyone else was panicking for the incoming poison bomb. Luffy even takes the mask of Pearl who dives down into the water and tosses them to his friends and Gilda follows his example swipes the gas mask of a dead Krieg Pirate but it was too late.

"Sir! We got to go back inside the restaurant as far as we can!" Patty and Carne hurried off with Zeff with their arms inside the Baratie. It seems like the end but through it all Twilight seems calm with looking straight at the shell of the poison gas flying at her. Just as the shell was about to impact everyone closes their eyes expecting the worst.

But as nothing seem to come, they opened their eyes. And the sight that welcomed their eyes shocked everyone. There was Twilight Sparkle calmly sitting down. And the shell of the MH5 suspended mid air in a purple hue. "EEEEHHHHH!?" everyone else went slack jawed and their eyes popped out upon seeing the princess turn the shell over in what they didn't know was her magic. Even Krieg had his face in shock as if he suddenly became a stone carved statue his eyes obscured in his semblance. Finally she looks over the shell once more. Twilight looks far into the ocean to her side. Then without much reverence she reared the shell back before tossing it as hard as she could with her magic. The MH5 Fled quite the distance before landing on the ocean. Not long after a purple cloud of smoke rose from were the shell landed. "Well that was easy!" Twilight cheerfully said. "She... Did she just...?" Gin asks out barely believing what he just saw. "Yup. She sure did..." Applejack said sounding like her brother for a moment.

"Hehehehe.... Hahahahaha... BWAHAHAHAHA!!!" Everyone suddenly heard a quiet laugh that suddenly became more and more loud by the second. "Hahaha! That’s it." Krieg said as he reverted his armored shield back and took his second one and Joins them together. Somehow then a blade sprouted from the the front forms a long pole from behind. "It... It can't be! Our Don's most powerful weapon! It’s the war spear!!" Pearl shouted with shock. "Now you've done it! Don would never use his greatest trump card this early if he wasn't royally pissed!"

"That’s it." Krieg seriously said with a somber tone to his voice." I don't care what ends up actually happening now so long as I got to blow you all to smithereens! And you are gonna be the First Hammer Boy. Against all odds I survive beyond this seas once and when I get my hands on that log on how to navigate them myself I shall do so again! I WILL NOT FALL TO A NO NAME HOTSHOT CAPTAIN HERE!!" Krieg loudly proclaims.

"Gum!! Gum!! Scythe!!!" Luffy yells out as he quickly ran towards Krieg and ensnares the enemy pirate with his outstreched arms knocking him down in the process. "Grrr!!! You brat!!!"

"Gum!! Gum!! Whip!!" Krieg grunted as he tries to recover and gets up only for Luffy to stretch his leg and kicks Krieg into a wide circle knocking down Krieg and sends him crashing at the debris and continous destruction of his own ship.

"Krieg is down!! Go!! Go!! Go!! Go!!" Gaimon ordered as the chefs of the Baratie and even the marines pull out their guns and fire at Don Krieg with their pistols much to their failure because of their aim at the enemy pirate's armor. "Onward!!! Charge!!!" Fullbody ordered as he and the rest of the marines attach bayonets to the end of their rifles with the rest of the Baratie Chefs behind him much to the worry and concern of Fullbody's fiance Moodie.

"I said get out of my way you fucking pieces of shit!!!" Krieg screams out as he unleashes his chained mace and swings it towards the Baratie Chefs and the Marines as the enemy pirate quickly knocks them down leaving the men moaning and groaning in pain. "Fullbody!!" Moodie cried out from the sidelines as Rarity comes over to comfort her giving the worried woman a hug.

"Gum!! Gum!! Bazooka!!!" Luffy tries to unleash another attack with an aim to send Krieg flying but his opponent just launches a projectile at the rubber kid much to the shock of Twilight and her friends as it explodes and shrapnel scatters all over Luffy causing him to scream in pain.

"GYAHHHH!!!" The rubber kid keeps crying out in pain as he tries to get the shrapnel off his skin but the kid pirate just keeps pushing it. "Gum!! Gum!! Axe!!" Luffy then stretches out his leg and brings it down on Krieg down below but Krieg just unleashes a ton of shuriken stars at Luffy causing him in scream out in pain once more causing the attack to fail and for Luffy to stretch it back much to the amusement of his enemy.

"Grrr!!! This can't go any longer!!! Ahhhh!!!" Gaimon once again charges out there with his Pandabat Peebee assisting him with flight only for Don Krieg to scatter another set of shuriken stars at Gaimon as the Scrub Brush Guy tries to dodge with his speed but one of them slices through his skin causing him to get back.

"Cauliflower Uncle!!!" Luffy yelled out worried for the state of his friend.

"Alright that's it!!! I won't let you hurt any of my friends!!! Ahhhh!!!" Spike yells out as he flies towards Don Krieg with the aim to blow fire on him but the enemy pirate just unleashes his needle machine gun at the baby dragon causing one of the spikes to pierce through his skin causing Spike to yell out in pain.

"Spike!!! Noo!!!" Twilight cried out from the sidelines as she tries to go for Spike.

"SPIKE!!!" Applejack cried out as she quickly tends to Spike before galloping towards Don Krieg faster and faster with the intention to give him the hardest buck ever to his face only for Krieg to slam his diamond fists at Applejack's face causing her to get knocked down with a bleeding mouth. "Spikey Wikey!!! You are not going hurt one more little spine for him!!! And I'm here to remind you why!!!" Rarity enraged by all of this ran towards Krieg as well only for the enemy pirate to punch her hard in the face with a diamond encrusted fist weapon causing the fashionista mare to spit out blood from her mouth and even a tooth as she gets knocked down.

"GIRLS NOO!!!" Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack and even Gabby cried out as they saw Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo in their Flutterbat forms rush towards Don Krieg but the man just lets out another weapon throwing his bombs all over them causing a massive explosion much to the outrage of everyone else.

"GRRRR!!! YOU BASTARD!!! I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID TO MY NAKAMA YOU SCUMBAG!!!" Luffy screamed as he charges towards Don Krieg once more looking all the more bloody and beaten from the wounds he had sustained and the aftermath of the explosion to throw one more hard punch.

"It looks like your going to stop at nothing to hit me!!! Then why don't you try hitting my Kenzan Cape?!!" Krieg yells back as he unleashes his spiked metal cape much to utter shock and worry of their friends especially Twilight who was revealed to have used her magic to cast a magic barrier to protect her friends from the explosion that occured. "GUM!! GUM!! BULLET!!!"

"Haha!! You can't lay a foot on me unless I have my... AHHHHH!!!" Krieg felt like his entire face was about to shatter as the force of Luffy's punch gets ballistic and Krieg felt like his entire face was going to be demolished as the enemy pirate ends up splitting blood and teeth to go flying out while Luffy's clenched fist was covered in red from the injuries of the metal spike to the fact that deep inside the rubber kid really felt as if his hand was just about ready to get teared apart.

"He's down!!! Now its time for payback!!!" Rainbow Dash gets fired up as she charges forward much to the protest and worry of her friends but it was too late to stop her. "Your gonna pay for what you did to Scootaloo and her friends you bastard!!! I'm going to kick your ass so hard that I'll end up tearing a new one!!!" An enraged Rainbow Dash all teary eyed musters all of her strenght to just get one good punch but Krieg just slams his shoulder pad shield towards her causing Rainbow to send crashing to the wall hard. "What did I tell you rainbow colored horse freaks?!! Do you all think this is a game?!! Do you wanna die?!! You wanna die?!! This will all be your graves right here and right now where I'll be spitting on it!!!"

Krieg kept ranting on with his speech only for Luffy to gather strenght and jumps up into the air before slamming a kick down Krieg's face causing him to crash down into the wood and debris all the way to the ocean before Luffy just fishes him out to give one more hard punch to Krieg's cheek shattering more of his teeth and the enemy pirate to vomit up more blood. "Huff... Huff... Puff... Puff.... This will be my grave...?!! More like its going to end up before you...!!" Luffy exclaimed as he glares straight into Krieg's eyes huffing and puffing.

"Its me?!!! ME?!! WHO'S?! WHO'S!? ANSWER THAT AGAIN YOU SON OF BITCH PIRATE!!!"

"Girls!! Lets get him!! Now ours chance!!!" Minuette exclaimed as she rallies the rest of Twilight's Canterlot friends to just unleash one more continues barrage of spells to help Luffy win.

"Are you sure about this Minuette? Won't this just end up being an inconvenience to our friends?!!" Moondancer questioned as she ran through with the mares much to worry of her friends especially Twilight but the Canterlot unicorn just tries to drown it out in the background just to do something.

"Yes I know Moondancer but its either we get them or they get us!!" Minuette answered with a smirk. "And I don't know about you but I would rather die fighting rather than risk getting captured and taken advantage of!!"

"Hehehe alright Minuette if you say so." Lemon Hearts replied with a reassuring smile. "Besides we have always been fighting for Equestria and the ideals of friendship. I for one would not go down without a fight."

"Yeah way to say it Lemon Hearts!! And seeing Luffy and the others make their stand is telling me that we haven't lost yet. We have all stand together and united in saving Equestria from 3 world ending villains!! I am not dying here!! No sirree!!" Twinkleshine added with a grin as the four mares charges forward getting ready to unleash their magic.

Twilight and all of her friends are just standing there in utter shock before deciding to jump in and intervene as the four Canterlot Ponies didn't expect Don Krieg who just slams down his War Spear on Moondancer. "Moondancer!! Noo!!" Minuettte cried out before Krieg just pulls out his flamethrower with a blast and burns the mare. "Minuette!!!" Lemon Hearts looks over to her friend rushing to help when Krieg just throws his metal net on her and Twinkleshine could only feel as if the life would flash from her eyes the moment the enemy pirate scatters his bombs everywhere causing a massive explosion as the entire place gets filled up with crackling fire and smoke once more.

"I'm sorry but what did you say?! What did you all say?! Do you all want me to mess you all up just like I did with your fucking friend?!! Shut the fuck up! I'Look at me!! You think any of you is making it out of this!? I rule this fucking Sea !!! Is this not fun anymore?!! Have Up there you all thought you had a chance??!!! Way up in the sky you all thought you had this in the Bag WHAT?!!! HUH?! I MEAN YOU ALL COME DOWN HERE WITH YOUR PRETTY PONY KIDS PLAYING PIRATES AND YOU ARE SURPRISED TO SEE HOW IT TURNS OUT!? THIS IS PIRACY! THIS IS HOW THE REAL WORLD WORKS!NO STUPID FRIENDSHIP IS GONNA PROTECT YOU FROM ME CARVING YOUR DAMN SKULLS IN!!"The exhausted Krieg screamed as loudly as he can while he monolouges even walking around and throwing his hands in the air daring everyone and anyone around him to come forward as...

"Yeah... Your all better off not trying anything stupid..." Gilda added as she grabs unto two members of the Krieg Pirates by their heads with her talons digging in painfully as behind her Twilight and all of her friends were ready to pounce on them and fight back as Patty and Carne on their war transport pointed their cannons at the enemy pirates with even Fullbody and his unit of marines pulls out their guns on them giving the Krieg Pirates no choice but to refrain from helping out their captain.

"GUM!!!! GUM!!!!"

Luffy ripping off the metal net suddenly stretches his arm back then throws a devastating punch at Krieg. "Gum!!! Gum!!! Pistol!!!" Before Krieg could even think about how Luffy was still able to fight the rubber kid as he stretches both his arms far back, and then hurls them forward, striking Krieg with both instantaneously with a double open palm strike with both hands, that sends the man flying off the other direction. "Gum!! Gum!! Bazooka!!!" But as Krieg tries to recover once again from Straw Hat's attack Luffy proceeds to stretch out his arms while twisting them, and then takes hold of the pained exhausted Krieg. Luffy then untwists him, rapidly spinning Krieg, while bringing him crashing to the floor. "Gum!!! Gum!!! Rubber Mallet!!!" As Krieg was into the floorboards with blood splattering out of his mouth Luffy then stretches one leg high into the air, then brings his foot down immediately below him crashing down via a high-gravity stomp on Krieg for massive damage, strong enough to destroy large buildings and ships in a single hit. And as if that wasn't enough for Luffy the Rubber Kid latches unto Krieg's neck then stretches his neck backwards, then snaps it back for a devastating head butt to the Krieg's face but as the captain of the Krieg Pirates finally gives out...

"KRIEG!!!! YOU BASTARD SCUMBAG!!!! I'M GOING TO BEAT YOU UP!!! THIS IS FOR ALL MY FRIENDS!!!! THIS IS FOR ALL THEIR PAIN!!THIS IS FOR MAKING THEM ALL CRY!! HOW DARE YOU?!! YOUR GOING TO PAY!!

"HE DID IT!!! YAY!!!" This time not only Spike but all of Twilight and their friends as well as the chefs of the Baratie and even the marines cheered for Krieg's final defeat while the Krieg Pirates couldn't believe their eyes.

"Oh yeah!! Now he got this!!" Spike said as he got all hyped up. "Heh what I tell you? If its a battle of resistance there ain't no way Luffy would loose this one!!" Spike exclaimed being confident in Luffy's strenght.

"And he Really Was tenacious to the last!! Gotta give it to him!! He ain't the sharpest tool in the shed sometimes but dang he takes fights as naturally as pigs do the mud!!" Applejack added praising their pirate captain.

"Wow!! Where did you guys get someone that tough?!" Gilda asks all impressed and amazement shown on her face.

"Meh... We just kind of found him on some kind of mysterious island one day!!" Pinkie chirped.

"Of course you did..." Gilda sighs.

"Well what ends good ends good!!" Pinkie exclaimed.

"That didn't make any sense..." Everyone answered back calling out the pink party pony as they see Luffy collapsed to his feet as well.

With that the battle between the sea restaurant Baratie and the Krieg Pirates had finally reached its conclusion...

"Sorry but we ran out of bandages." Sanji reminded the rubber kid. "Don't need it." Luffy simply said as he takes out the large bandage from his forehead as well as doing the same with the other ones around his body. "I see..." Sanji responded as the cook takes a puff out of his cigarette then made a gesture below him where there was a bandaged up Spike looking up at him. The dragon nodded at Sanji and quickly flies inside the restaurant.

A moment later Twilight teleports directly inside the room as well as Spike, The Cutie Mark Crusaders, Gabby, Gilda and Twilight's unicorn friends Minuette, Twinkleshine, Lemon Hearts, Moondancer and of their friends all roughed up and patched up with band aids on their heads as well as other bandages around their body. As the first one to arrive Twilight quickly goes over to Luffy to give the rubber kid a careful loving hug but the rubber kid did not hesitate to resist at all. "Thank Celestia your alright!!" Twilight said.

"You certainly gave us quite the scare darling." Rarity exclaimed.

"Heh thanks guys!!" Luffy answered with a grin.

"Hahaha!! Its good to see that your fine already!! Ya certainly are one tough kid!!" Gaimon laughs loudly being present as well.

"Ah Cauliflower Uncle... I forgot a bit about you. Sorry." However upon hearing Luffy's words Gaimon huffs with a smirk and a proud smile adorning his face for some reason. "Heh it ain't no concidence kid. I already mastered the skill of passing by completely unnoticed for really extended periods of time long ago! Just when someone has completely known about your prescense is one of the best moments to strike!" Gaimon exclaimed before the scrub brush guy actually deflated a bit from his emotions. "However this time there wasn't much to do from the sidelines..."

"Well you did actually help us get out of the enemy pirate's grasp safely so there's that!!" Apple Bloom chirped in. "Yeah and you fought with me, the girls and everyone else. I'm sure no one would ever forget your bravery in the fight that just happened." Sweetie Belle added with a smile. "Yeah! I'm sure everyone else would have fought and died to defend the Baratie and made sure that it lives on." Scootaloo replied with a proud grin on her face.

"Wait! Your right! Hahaha! Silencer Gaimon the New World Pirate has done it again!!" Gaimon said out loud with a laugh.

It was then that Luffy sees Minuette, Twinkleshine, Lemon Hearts and Moon Dancer bring in a metal cart full of treats and desserts for Luffy to eat.

"Wow!! You girls are alright!! I'm so glad!!" Luffy jumped for joy upon seeing Twilight's Canterlot friends and he even had tears in his eyes.

"Well Princess Twilight did save us at the last second by casting her barrier spell." Moondancer said with a smirk making Twilight blush. "We've faced against world ending villains time and time again back in our home. Its going to take more than some bombs to stop us." Moondancer said with a proud grin as she, Minuette, Twinkleshine and Lemon Hearts strike a triumphant pose much to the admiration of others in the room especially the humans.

Minuette then had prepared a batch of colorful and assorted cupcakes for them to eat as Pinkie Pie had appeared on the other side of the room with a cart filled to the brim with various sweets and confections of all shapes and sizes.

"Thanks so much for making all of this Minuette!! These are really good!!" Luffy exclaimed as he eyed the colorful set of cupcakes made by the canterlot mare.

"Heh... I've learned from the best!!" Minuette exclaimed as she grinned and does a hoof bump with Pinkie with who smirks back.

Lemon Hearts baked up a batch of lemon squares and even her special lemon meringue pie.

"Woah!! Awesome Lemon Hearts!! I didn't know you were as good as Sanji when it comes to baking!! I'm really gonna enjoy this now!!" Luffy looked on with stars and sparkles in his eyes.

"Well its in the name after all. You know what they say, When life gives you lemons, turn it into something sweet rather than sour." Lemon Hearts exclaimed with a look of pride putting a hoof on her waist while leaning against the wall.

Moondancer presents her white chocolate raspberry swirl cake.

"Woah this looks really good Moondancer!! Your such a amazing baker!! I can't wait to get to Equestria and taste more of your baked goods!! This cake is the best thing yet!!" Luffy exclaimed his mouth watering a bit.

"Thank Luffy." Moondancer answered blushing with awe at the praise of her work. "White chocolate raspberry swirl cake is my speciality because its Twilight's favorite. One of my very best friends."

Not to mention Applejack prepared a plate piled high with different apple dishes. "Woah!! You've baked all of this for me Applejack?" Luffy said with a big smile on his face. "That looks soo good!!"

“That’s th’ great thing about our family,” Applejack said with pride. “Ah can both at once!” She took a deep breath. “We got Apple Cobbler, Apple Strudel, Carmel Apples, Apple Pie, Apple Cider, Apple Salad, Cousin Braeburn Apples, Apple Juice, Ant & Uncle Orange, along with Squeezed Oranges, Orange Crush, and mah side of the family: little Applebloom, Big Macintosh, and finally, Granny Smith.”

It was then that Twilight presents a tray cart with stacks of pancakes and waffles with whipped cream and different types of berries while Rainbow Dash has cooked up hamburgers and fries on the side while Rarity had made ice cream sundaes and even a large special banana split for dessert while Fluttershy has plates of assorted cookies, bisquits and even sandwiches that are perfect for tea reminding her of what she and Discord used to do back in Equestria.

"WOW!! ALL OF THESE ARE SOO GOOD!! YUMMY!!!" Luffy goes crazy as he starts to eat up and devour all of the food presented in front of him.

"HEY!! WHAT ABOUT US?!!" All of Luffy's friends including Twilight and the others angrily roared at Luffy in a comedic manner. "Hehehe oops? I guess you all wanted some too."

"GEEZ LUFFY!! YOU THINK?!!"

Luffy smiled at the banter of his new friends were having about him before asking something."So, what happened to those guys anyways?"

"They left thanks to you." Sanji exclaimed with another puff of his cigarette as he proceeds to tell Luffy what happened after he fell unconsious.

"Krieg lost...? As if that could ever happen... He's the supreme commander of the seas..." Gin exclaimed with a tired sigh.

"Say all you want but take a look for yourself!!" Patty exclaimed as he pointed to the scenario that just happened.

"His prized armor is in pieces!!" Carne added.

"He's the only man... I ever admired...!! Believed he was the strongest...!!!" Gin coughs a bit as he was about to stand up.

"Hey you!! Don't move or the poison will...!!" Patty freaks out as the man tries to stop Gin. "What was it again? Does it spread if you move?" Carne exclaimed as a worried look spread throughout his face.

"How'd I know?! But in any case moving your body right now can't be a good thing!!" You need to lie down and rest!!" Patty shot back.

"Hey. Don't you die on me now." Sanji said as he carries the unconsious Luffy into his arms. "All of them..." Sanji thought as he reminisnced about Zoro and Luffy's words about everything that just happened.

"Awww don't worry Gin. Look at the positive side! Now surely you would realize things weren't so great and you can start over!" Gabby said trying to cheer him up as the other Krieg Pirates looks surprised over at one of own men about to face them.

"G... Gin...?"

"Out..."

They looked confused at him. "What...?"

"I say get out..."

Now they seem even more confused. "But..."

In an instant Gin was choking one of the Krieg Pirates by the throat. "I SAID GET OUT OF HERE!!"

"AND TAKE DON KRIEG WITH YOU!!" Gin yelled out as he throws the unconsious body of Don Krieg over to the remaining pirates and released the one he has in a choke hold who started coughing out as Gin looks over to one of the nearby chefs.

"Get them all something they can get it. I don't care what it is as long as they get to leave this place." The rest of the Krieg Pirates took the unconsious Krieg and disappears from Gin's sight on the tiny boat where they all barely fitted provided by the Baratie.

"Woohoo!! Good job Gin!! I knew you would realize that meanie was up to no good!!" Pinkie said.

"Yeah!! Screw that guy!!" Spike added.

"Totally!! He was..."

"SHUT THE HELL OFF!!" Gin yells out quickly silencing Rainbow as everyone pauses to look at him. "Don't badmouth the Don." Gin said more calmly this time.

"What...? But you were just...? What he... What...?" Spike was totally confused now.

"Do not mistake it for a second.. Nothing will erase my loyalty... But I realized something... "Gin said with a sad smile upon remembering what he just saw. A bloody beaten Krieg screaming and swearing about murdering everyone even when his wounds still gushes. He held unto his ange and to his fire through all and his every tactic and weapon was directly outpowered. He didn't give up nor he lost his mind.

"If there was something only one thing he was right of is that I am no longer of any use to him. All these years... The things I've done... All of the attrocities I've commited... Without emotion or regret... I truly thought I transformed myself into a demon beyond return... But you guys... Your kindness... It showed me that somehow... My human heart had endured all this time. That's why I could no longer be on the Don's side. After this I no longer see it ever being the same. If someone else is ever this kind to me again... I just couldn't...!!"

Gin started crying and Fluttershy was the first to be right there beside him. "For this... We must now follow different paths.. I hold no doubt that one way or another Krieg will keep striving even if now its just for the sake of his vengeance... But I quit piracy... I can longer be the demon that he wants me to be and I will never follow another captain again." Gin finally says leaving everyone speechless. "But there is one thing I would have wanted to do Sanji... Do you think that I could be a chef at this place as well...? If I'm going to live a new life then I wanted to start by expressing myself to other people through food...."

Sanji for his part just sighs and puffs out another smoke from his cigarette. "Fine by me. I'll talk to the Geezer about it. If you want to cook then you better learn to do it right and do other things in the meantime though.

"Sounds fair." Gin agreed.

Much to their shock however there was a splash on the water and another guy with dreadlocks from the Krieg Pirates emerges from the waters with his pistols on hand. "W... What the hell?!! What do you want?!! Didn't I already told you to get out?!!"

"Yeah and what about it huh?!! Do you wanna come back for another beating and fight us?!!" Rainbow Dash demanded as she takes a fighting stance and cracked her hooves. "Rainbow please..." Fluttershy exclaimed persuading Rainbow on not fighting any further.

"Wait!! Wait!! Please!! I surrender!! I surrender right away!! Besides I left the Krieg Pirates already and got away!!" The pirate pleaded as he gets down on his hands and knees begging. "I knew that if I kept joining them then I would just waste my life and worse things going to get in my way as part of them!! I'll find work and live a good life!! I promise!!"

"And why should we huh...? After all you've done do you think we..." Applejack exclaimed but she was interupted by Sanji with blew a puff of his cigarette.

"Yeah... Yeah... You wanna be cook here as well and serve as an errand boy... Go right ahead..." Sanji exclaimed as he walks away with a wave of his hand.

"But Sanji...? You can't be serious right? He was a pirate from the Don Krieg ship!!" Rainbow exclaimed still protesting the guy's decision.

"Rainbow Dash!!" Fluttershy called her friend out with a frown as he helps the man get up to his knees.

"Hey what can I say? I'm cool with this. If you messed at cooking and give it another chance then why not try again at giving somebody another chance. If you make mistes in cooking then so do other people in other aspects of life. We are all learning after all. Its about the passion and the heart." Sanji replied with a smirk.

"Fine... But I'll be keeping an eye on him..." Rainbow said as she crosses her arms with a huff. "Give it time Rainbow. Give it time." Fluttershy said with a meek smile as she tried to calm down her friend.

"Welcome aboard the Baratie then. What's your name?" Gin asks as he pats the back of the lone pirate as the guy gets up.

Panzer

"My name is Panzer... A former double handed pistol sharpshooter of the Krieg Pirates... Its nice to meet you.. You know with the lack of actual personal talk in the Krieg Pirates, We never really got to know each other that well Gin..." Panzer exclaimed with a sigh of relief as Gin shakes his hand.

"Well then I'm sure that your going to learn about who your going to be working with very soon. You'll have a great time I'll assure you of that." Sanji said as he pats the new guy on the back as they walk back inside the restaurant. "And maybe one day you two will be half as good as me... Even when it comes to getting the attention of a lady as well..."

"Woah... Really Sanji...?! Your serious about that...?" Gin and Panzer exclaimed out loud to their new friend.

"Yeah... Yeah... Sure... After you two take a bath and get some new clothes first hahaha!!"

"Yeah do we really think that bad Sanji?!!"

"Hahahaha!! You two reek and your disgusting!!"

"So yeah. That's pretty much it." Sanji exclaimed as he finishes getting Luffy up to speed on what happened.

"Cool!! I guess Gin is gonna be the new errand boy!! Oh that's right!! I no longer have to be one because I made that promise with the old man!!"

"Which means we can go right back to having our adventures again!!" Rainbow celebrated as she pumps her hooves up in the air.

"Right. Congrats." Sanji said with a puff of his cigarette.

"So then you wanna..." Luffy asks excitedly and approaches Sanji but the man quickly cuts him off. "I ain't gonna be a pirate. If you guys need a cook that bad then you can take bird brain over there..."

"Fuck you." Gilda answers with a pout and huffs.

"With you. She learned surprisingly fast from the little time she's been here and she will make decent stuff. Me? I'm gonna stay here and be a cook until the day that damn geezer recognizes my food." Sanji said with a smile.

"Fine. I give up." Luffy frowned upon hearing Sanji's words as he starts walking back to his bed but the rubber man's hand however stand firm and grasps to the collar of Sanji's suit. "But your hand hasn't given up!!" Sanji angrily blurted out as he to get Luffy's hand off his suit and everyone laughs at the shenanigans that happened.

Eventually Luffy lets go of Sanji's suit and he walks back towards Sanji sitting beside him. "After something like that happened I can't afford to leave this restaurant anymore. The cooks here are completely undependable." Sanji explained.

"Mhm... Would you reconsider your decision if we made the restaurant even safer?" Twilight asks as Sanji actually thought about for a moment but he just shakes his head to the side. "I mean... Well you know... It would definitely help but still..."

"Yo Luffy!! Correct me if I'm wrong but I remember you mentioned back then that you Grandpa is a hero no? Kinda their hero as you put it in." Spike exclaimed making quotation marks.

"Shoot!! Your right!! We can ask him for help!!" Rainbow said excitedly.

Contrary to what his friends were thinking though Luffy just stuck out his tounge. "I don't like asking Grandpa for stuff!! I'm a pirate and he's a marine!! How will I be a good pirate if I ask for his help?"

"Well technically he wouldn't help you on your journey or anything. Your just casually telling him about a place that could use some protection. So what does it matter who told him about it? At the end of the day he would decide on his own what to do." Rarity explained with a coy smile and that actually got Luffy to ponder about what Rarity meant.

"Hmm... But still..." Luffy went on.

"Hey cut it. Even if the place was safe I still have other reasons to stay." Sanji interrupted them. "Although someday I would like to go out into the Grand Line."

"Then lets go right now!!" Luffy excitedly calls him out.

"Not just yet though." Sanji flatly said.

Then an idea seemed to hit him as he turns towards everyone with a smile. "Hey... Have any of you heard about the All Blue?" Sanji asks with a smile on his face.

"Ooh yeah!! Tell them Sanji!! You guys have to hear it!!" Gabby said excitedly.

"Ah the story with all of the fishes. This gotta be the tenth time I heard this guy talk about it so far..." Gilda sighs in a manner that was understandly less excited but a small smile still graced through her beak. "I do admit, Its a pretty cool one..." Now that everyone was curious about the All Blue Sanji excitedly tells them everything that he knew.

As the cook talked and talk and everyone got interested Chef Zeff observes them from up above with a smile forming on his face. "Talking with such a stupidly wide grin on your face... Idiot..." Zeff said looking fondly at Sanji all the while.

Time has passed by for it was now meal time...

On their way down though after Sanji had talk to Twilight and her friends about his dream of the All Blue. Patty and Carne then appeared before Twilight and her friends motioning for them to follow. With confusion on their minds everyone followed them to the kitchen where all of the Baratie chefs were including Chef Zeff as the only one missing among them is Sanji. After Fluttershy enters the kitchen Patty and Carne goes outside and stands guard outside just by the door.

"Greetings. I'm sure your all wondering why you were called here." Zeff said looking at them. "I'm not beating around the bush. We all want Sanji to go with you." Zeff explained. "We didn't bring that chore boy here because he would most likely mess things up and your crewmate inside the chest is already aware. We are talking to you 10 minutes before its time to eat so there's no misunderstanding."

Twilight thought about Chef Zeff's words for a moment before answering. "Wait first of all why do you want Sanji to come with us?"

At the mention of those words Zeff has a fond smile on his face. "Heh. That little shit will never admit it out loud but its plain as day obvious that he enjoys the company of you all and truly wants to sail with you but he still binds himself to this place in a stubborn manner so we plan to encourage him to leave."

Twilight nodded in response. "Alright then... So what are yo all planning to do..?"

"We are gonna insult him!!" One of the chefs of the Baratie exclaimed making the alicorn princess do a double take think she hadn't heard right from what the guy said.

"What...?" Twilight tried to say.

"We are gonna say his soup sucks ass!!" Another one of the cooks said out loud. "Oh but don't get it wrong!! His food is only second to the head chef Zeff himself!! So freaking good!!"

"But..." Twilight tried to interrupt once again.

"Its gonna be tough acting as if it was bad though.... But we are fine with him hating us for it."

"Yeah!! Kid is being called by the sea so its obvious!! As former pirates we can't stand him not responding the call!!"

"And not only that!! You all saw how crazy strong he is while being so young!! Here on these waters he's not finding stuff worth that potency!! He needs to go to the Grand Line!! The guys over there is gonna tough him up for real!!"

And so all of the chefs of the Baratie kept praising Sanji and talking about how they are gonna make him leave. Looking at everyone else Twilight sets her Zeff who looks back waiting for her answer. Zeff chuckles a bit before his face turns serious and pulls out a pistol blasting the ceiling 2 times and immediately all of the cooks shut up as the wood and plaster chips rain down much to the shock of the other ponies and creatures even making Fluttershy scared a bit.

Twilight gave Zeff a grateful smile before she starts talking once more. "That's fine and all but... Haven't you all considered just... Being honest with him?" Twilight said and just like that all of the chefs of Baratie started to look particularly uneasy all of a sudden. "Well uhh... Ya see cuz... Its not like we... Ahhh..." Everyone seems quite interested by their looks on the ceiling or the wall or the floor. No one was looking at Twilight.

Gilda huffs. "Don't you see? That sounds lame!! Being all buddy buddy and talking about feelings..." And just like that Gilda suddenly seems to get bashful all of a sudden.

However the griffon quickly shook her head. "A... Anyways I think that their idea isn't that bad..."

But Applejack just shakes her head with a sigh before looking at everyone. "Lying never makes things better... Ya'll should just say to him how ya really feel..."

Twilight then nods. "Talking is how everyone understands each other. I'm sure that Sanji will understand if you talk to him." Twilight said however the chefs of the Baratie still weren't that convinced and seeing all this Zeff just sighs. "This is going nowhere... Meal time is soon... We better start preparing the tables and everything."

"Yes Head Chef Zeff!!" The chefs of the Baratie all diligently took their places and a bit too eager to start moving around as Twilight takes a look at the entire scenery with a frown and groans.

"Hey no biggie Twi!! I'm sure that it will all work out!!" Spike said trying to cheer up Twilight. "Ughh... I guess... Your right... Come on..."

"Maybe we can find Sanji instead..." Twilight whispered to Spike as they both leave the kitchen with Gabby and Gilda staying behind to help the chefs of Baratie.

What wasn't known to all of them however is that just outside the kitchen two figures were listening to the entire conversation behind one of the kitchen's windows.

"Well why I didn't like to lie about keeping it all a secret, I think that in the end it was good that I showed ya this don't you think so kid? Bwahahaha!!" Gaimon the Straw Hat's Spy and Scout laughs while his pandabat companion Peebee eats a piece of strawberry from his hand.

Sanji however couldn't answer the scrub brush guy for he just sits there trying to hide his tears with his forearm.

"Idiots... I can hear you..." Sanji quitely cried out as the cook quietly sobs beside Gaimon and Peebee.

After a while Sanji tries to recompose himself and looks out to the sea. "Hmm...?" Sanji hummed as he noticed something in the distance. "What the...?"

"Ehh...? Something's the matter...?" Gaimon wonders as he looks out to the direction where Sanji was looking.

"Chirp!!!" Peebee being alarmed and quickly thinking the animal quickly grabs Gaimon and quicky flies away with him in tow for something was approaching their direction at a great speed. The identified being leapt into the air being crashing down right on Sanji.

"Aghhh!!! Sanji!! What is this guy? A mermaid?!" The Baratie Chefs talked amongst themselves. 'Did he come all the way from Fishman Island to try our cooking? You idiot!! This is just a guy in a pandashark!!"

"Yosaku!!" Luffy quickly blurted out.

"Ahh Brother Luffy!!" Yosaku cried out with a sigh of relief upon seeing the straw hat kid.

"What are you doing here all alone? Where are the others? And what about Nami?" Luffy asks.

Everyone were just about to organize the tables to eat before Yosaku crashed with the pandashark. Twilight and her friends were surprised to see him along with Spike, Gilda and Gabby as well when they came from the kitchen where they were helping around to see what the commotion was.

"Alright then lets help you out big guy." One of the chefs of the Baratie gives Yosaku a towel to dry up and a chair for him to sit down.

"Ahh what about this pandashark though?" One of the cooks asks out before another one of his buddies had a suggestion. "What if we chop this baby up? This type of stuff would be great for sushi!!"

"Yeah and even shark fin soup special!!" Another one of the Baratie cooks suggested much to the shock of Fluttershy who quickly gets in front of the defenseless marine animal.

"I said no!! He's a living breathing sea creature and while I'm here, no one here is going to cook up someone like him!!" Fluttershy exclaimed as the butter yellow pegasus marches over to the Baratie Chefs confrontation in her eyes.

"Hahaha okay!! Yeah right!!" Some of the cooks of the Baratie exclaimed laughing it off.

"Oh yeah...? What are you going to do about it lady pony...?" Another one of the Baratie Chefs asks her with a sneer.

"I said he goes back into the ocean!! NOW!!!"

"Ahh!! Okay!! Okay!! We'll help him get back to the ocean!! Just stop doing that please!! Please!! We'll do what you say!! Promise!!

"Yeah... That's what I thought..." Fluttershy exclaimed strictly watching the chefs of the Baratie helping the Pandashark back into the ocean.

"Damn!! I don't wanna mess with her!! She has that type of power!! We didnt know!!"

"You mean the one they called Conqueror's Haki?!!"

Fluttershy's the stare in its advanced state is a rumbling sound that others claim to hear when Fluttershy readies for battle or when she is generally serious. The sound has a formidable impact on his opponent's psyche. In reality, it is simply the sound of her enemy's heart beating rapidly and loudly from fear, anxiety, or other uneasiness. Because of Fluttershy's intimidating visage and reputation, it is mistaken for bloodlust. It is even rumored to others that Fluttershy's stare is so powerful that it can shake the earth.

"We couldn't catch up with Sister Nami but judging from the way she was headed we're pretty sure we know where she's headed." Yosaku explained.

"Oh good. Lets go and bring her back." Luffy replied.

"Well umm... If she's headed to where we think she's headed to then its an incredibly dangerous place!! Well I'll fill you in on the details later! In any case we need your strenght bro!! Please come right away!!" Yosaku pleaded.

"Ok! I don't know what's going on but fine! Lets go!" Luffy answered with a nod.

"Hmph!! I don't know if we really still should look for he..." Applejack said being a bit bitter because at this point Nami had already betrayed their trust multiple times.

"She still burned her hands to save Luffy that one time." Pinkie Pie exclaimed.

Luffy nodded. "I have decided it Applejack!! Nami is our navigator!!"

Applejack turned to her friends and wondering what they thought. There were still some doubts around them but it was crystal clear to see that they were still going to follow Luffy.

"I know where your coming from Applejack. Nami had betrayed our trust before yes. Still she also helped us out even when she didn't need to.... And there's something about her that seems off..." Twilight told her.

"Ahh sp you've also noticed?" Gilda said curiously. "I've seen it before... That girl was puttin on a tough act most of the time. She has slips up every now and then though."

Yosaku shakes his head. "Regardless this isn't just about Sis Nami! Zoro, Ussop and Johnny could me on a tight spot right now!!"

Applejack sighs. "Alright.. Alright.. True.. We still gotta help our friends."

"Wait." A voice sounded picking the interest of Luffy.

"I'll go with you too. Take me with you." Sanji said with a puff of his cigarette as he leans by the wall.

"What?!!" Patty questioned.

"Sanji..." Carne blurted out.

"I'll accompany you on this Road to Pirate King... After all... We both have crazy dreams... So I'll tag along to fullfill mine..."

"Really now? And here I was just about to take you up on your offer up there earlier." Gilda said surprising Twilight and her friends especially Rainbow Dash.

"Wait Gilda. Do you really mean...?" Rainbow asks wondering about Gilda's decision.

Gilda just chuckled and nodded. "Yeah. I'll tag along with ya from now on. Learning and expanding my recipes and menus was fine and all but I would've soon left to look for a way back to Griffonstone for me and Gabs anyways. Plus if anyone would figure out such a way then its gotta be nerdy princess over there." The griffon said pointing at Twilight.

"Did she really have to say it like that...?" Twilight thought in her head and starts to get a big annoyed before brushing it off.

"That said..." Gilda suddenly became very serious and glared at Luffy straight in the eyes."You pull up some weird stuff like that back there when we met one more time then your dead meat stretchy!! Capeesh?!!" Gilda said with a sharp claw pointing at Luffy in a accusing manner.

"Yeah... Sorry... Sorry..." Luffy said as he actually bowed down his head in apology to the griffon.

"Hmmph... Good..." Gilda rolled her eyes and smirks.

Sanji did his best with resistance not to immediately jump at Luffy and attack the rubber kid at the mention of him doing something to Gilda when they first met. Sanji only held back because Luffy had apologized and Gilda accepted his words. Taking a prologned drag of his cigarette starts to talk. "Hmmm... Alright... Since I have more experience then I'll be the head chef.

Gilda rolled her eyes. "Sure.... Sanji... Tartarus no.... We will both only be chefs you ass!!" Sanji just snickers at the mention of those words. "Heh... It was worth the try.... So we will both be the cooks for your ship. Sounds good or bad?"

"Sounds great!! Woohoo!!" Luffy yells excitedly at the mention of getting two more nakamas as Spike, Twilight and all of her friends celebrated with him.

Outside by the boat...

"Woah nice boat!! Can we really use this?" Yosaku asks out.

"Of course its Sanji's after all." One of the chefs of the Baratie replied.

"Alright!! This may not be the Going Merry but it still rocks!!" Spike said.

"Hmmm... Good enough indeed Spikey!" Rarity agreed.

"Definitely beats by a landslide the first boat that we've ever had!!" Rainbow exclaimed.

"It shall suffice with our crew for the moment. Lets get everything in order!!" Gaimon ordered as his pandabat Peebee flies him up.

Spike, Rarity, Fluttershy, Moondancer, Minuette, Twinkleshine, Lemon Hearts and Rainbow were with Yosaku and Gaimon inspecting and preparing the ship.

In the Baratie Kitchen...

"You wanna take more?!" A chef of the Baratie asks Luffy as he puts more pork and beef into Luffy's sack.

"Yup. Gimme more meat." Luffy exclaimed as he opens up another sack.

"Just how many days are you gonna be sailing for?" The chef asks.

"Dunno."

"Thanks again for the supplies. We are deeply grateful for it. If its not much could you all include a good amount of vegetables on the bags too? Thanks! I promise to send proper payment your way as soon as I manage to make it back to Equestria." Twilight asks the Baratie chefs and thanking them in the process.

"Oh! And we need some flour! And sugar! And..." Meanwhile Pinkie kept refilling her baking supplies althought the pink party mare was making sure she wasn't taking way too much from the chefs ot the Baratie.

"Meh. Don't worry about it too much. We do get lucky when dumb pirates come here on their ships and attack us and we end up helping ourselves to their berries." One of the Baratie chefs reassured them.

"Is that so? Then I guess I'll just help myself to with some of your apples!" Applejack said as she took a lot of apples and puts them inside a sack.

"Thank you all very much" Fluttershy said as she bows down her head as everyone was occupied in helping carry everything they need on the ship.

"Hey!! You guys didn't get to eat before right? Take the soup! We left enough so that you can all have a good fill!" Another one of the Baratie Chefs exclaimed.

"Thank you all very much!!" Twilight said as she levitates the large pot of soup with her magic.

"I... I'm so sorry that happened Sanji... Chef Zeff might have been a violent pirate in the past but he saved your life... You've been through so much at that young age..." Gilda exclaimed as she sat down beside Sanji as he talks about his past to the griffon.

"Yeah... He saved my life by having to eat his own leg and he gave me all of the food on that godforsaken rock... That's why from that day on I made a vow that I'm not handing over this restaurant to a pirate that tries to take over this place... And I won't let anyone kill that damn geezer either... He's a geezer who gave up everything for the sake of one little brat..."

"So that's why you felt like you would rather die than give up an inch of ground in this restaurant to those invading pirate...?" Gilda asks the cook once again with a frown.

"Yeah..." Sanji answered as he takes a puff out of his cigarette. "If I can't even put my life at risk to save him and his dream then it would feel like I could never repay my debt to him.

"But you have to live on Sanji... You've got to.." Gilda said as she scoots closer to Sanji and puts a wing over his shoulder showing that she cares. "He risked his life to save yours so that you could have a future.. Now you gotta live your life for him.. A place can be rebuilt.. Lives cannot.. I'm sure that's what Zeff would have wanted for you to do as well.."

"Thanks Gilda. You look like a tough girl from the outside but you do have a heart." Sanji replied with a smile as he looks to her.

"Ah shut up.." Gilda chuckles as she playfully punches Sanji on the shoulder. "I'm just saying what that Straw Hat Kid would have said as well. You know he might not be the brightest bulb on the ceiling but boy impresses me when it comes to fighting. Kid's got a lot of stuff."

"Yeah. I'm glad that you noticed hahaha!! That kid can be an idiot at times!! I mean have you seen him in the kitchen?" Sanji laughs at the mention of Luffy's shenanigans and it brings laughter to the griffon as well.

"Hahaha yeah..." Gilda laughs more she calms down and wipes a tear from her eyes. "Hey Sanji..? I didn't know that you've had it rough ever since you were a kid.. And I thought growing up in the poverty stricken place of Griffonstone would tell me I grew up hard and I was capable of being hard.. That I was the biggest baddest girl that goes around to bully everyone thinking that I'm the best.. I'm really sorry if I've been picking on you Sanji... I was a real jerk..." The griffon said as she starts to cry her face burried in her claws.

"Hey... Hey now... Don't cry... Your a tough girl alright...? I wouldn't stand seeing a lady cry.." Sanji said as he gently pats Gilda on the head before wiping off her tears with a handkerchief. "Your a good friend Gilda. That's all I have to say." Sanji says with a warm smile on his face. "From what you've told me about your friends before then it just shows that you can be better. We humans have the ability to change ourselves and grow but I could learn more from you and your friends from Equestria. You have tried to learn how to cook more stuff in the kitchen and you've always bounced back Gilda. Now its time we learn something from you and your friends. That your precense may bring the light and color to this dark and terrifying world. Showing that the world isn't so black and white in its morality. That we can all grow and be better."

As Sanji was there to comfort Gilda, Gabby Griffon was watching them by the door and she couldn't help but to cry more and more as her tears fell to the floor. Gilda has been really happy for once and there is Sanji showing her to smile and comfort her like a loving sibling or brother would. That even though she and Gilda haven't been here for less than a week they have already been treated here like family by the others especially Sanji despite the constant banter and teasing.

"Hah!! Your the one to talk!! When I first came here, I thought this place was pretty fun since the tough cooks here remind me of Griffonstone. With all their stories here of being former pirates and seeing the action here was pretty fun!! Hahaha." Gilda exclaimed with bravado just to being sound sappy as Rainbow would put it.

Seeing the expression on her face Sanji once again takes a puff out of his cigarette. "Huh? Aren't you a bit fresh to get nostalgic about this place?"

Gilda then looks to the side and chuckled for a bit. She didn't turn towards him but stood still much to the curious look of Gabby watching by as the griffon answered Sanji with a tone of voice that hardly anyone had ever heard her talk. It was quiet. "You know... It was pretty much coincidence..." Gilda said as she turns back to look at Sanji. "That I got this... Thing for cooking... It was just something for packing back then and even that required the help of someone like Dash and Pinkie to set me on that.. But... I don't know... Whenever someone back home honestly complimented me and believe me that's a much greater feat than it sounds... What I bake... It just feels..."

"Sanji...?" Sanji asks with a smile on his face.

"I mean yeah... But no...? It was like something was missing but I didn't know what... But then I arrived at this place and... I got it... But then I arrived at this place and... I got it... It wasn't just baking... I actually enjoyed it all! Fish, meat, fruits, vegetables and when customers also praised the food... My food... It was more than like anything else I felt... I mean..." GIlda in all her excitement couldn't kept herself in check while Gabby and even Twilight and her friends was by the door also kept tearing up and crying tears of joy upon seeing Gilda for the first time being this happy while Sanji has a coy smile on his face.

Seeing the expression on Sanji's face has Gilda get a bit annoyed as she looks to the side and fake coughs. "P... Point is that I gotta thank the old man Zeff and his bunch of stooges for discovering that! Well... And also you of course... So yeah... I'm really gonna miss this place..."

Sanji decides to cut Gilda some slack and gives her a sincere smile gently patting Gilda on the head. "Good for you. Lets keep creating delicious dishes together alright?" Gilda smiles as well and gives Sanji an enthusiastic nod. "You got it heh!!" The griffon answered with a wink having stars and sparkles in her eyes.

Gilda is the first one to come out flying towards the boat and on the way she stops by her fellow griffon Gabby and the former pirate Gin who is now wearing a white chef jacket with an apron and instead of his tonfas the man is now holding unto a wooden broom.

"Hmmm... The look suits you chore boy..." Gilda says with a snicker and Gin merely just rolled his eyes in response.

"Hey!! Who's that?! I've never seen him before!!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed as she points a hoof to another man with white dreadlocks wearing a chef jacket. "Yo. My name is Panzer and I'm also a former member of the Krieg Pirates." The guy salutes with a grin.

"What?! You've let someone like that join the chefs of the Baratie?!" Rainbow demanded as she crossed her hooves over her chest.

"Him?! He's from the Krieg Pirates?!" The rest of Twilight's friends went on high alert but then Sanji arrives to ease the situation.

"Hey chill guys. I'll take care of it so its all good." Sanji exclaimed with a smile as Twilight and her friends breathe a sigh of relief. "Besides I recommended him to the old man and he said yes."

"But... He was one of the men responsible for the attack of the Baratie!!" Rainbow exclaimed making Panzer freak out a bit.

"So was Gin and now he is helping to fix the place up and cook good food. Everyone deserves a second chance Rainbow." Twilight reminded her rainbow maned friend with a smile.

"Well... I guess its all good... As long as he behaves himself from now on..." Rainbow rolled her eyes with a smile.

"Don't worry about it... I'll keep an eye on them... I won't arrest Gin and Panzer but they are on strictly parole under our watch." Fullbody explains with a sigh.

"I'm okay with it." Gin answered.

"Fair enough." Panzer added.

"Heh.. Don't get stressed out too much Darling.. I'll be right here by your side all the way.." Moodie answered as she flirts with her fiance Fullbody giving him a peck on the cheek. "Besides aren't we going to have our wedding here in Baratie?"

"Well I guess things won't be so bad after all as long your there to bring out what's good on me." Fullbody grins before he wraps his arms around Moodie and kisses the woman back on her hair as everyone else is cheering on and fawning on the love between these two especially the marines.

Gilda then looks over to Gabby as her gaze on the griffon starts to turn a bit softer. "Are you sure you wanna stay Gabs?"

"Of course! Don't get me wrong I would love to come with all of you but well pirate life seems a teensy bit too dangerous." Gabby said with a nervous laugh.

"Yeah tell me about it. Better disband that pirate crew now things get way too out of hand." Fullbody answered with a cheeky smirk making everyone else roll their eyes and sigh at the sight of the marine officer interrupting such a touching moment.

"Plus I want to keep helping Zeff around! Now that the Baratie is loosing both of its star chefs. They're gonna need it more than ever." Gabby said with a warm smile as Gilda blushes bright red through her feathers at the mention of those words. "Ugh... Come on Gabs... I'm not that good just yet..."

"Besides now that we feel like the world is starting to get bigger around us. I just think that it would do better for one more place to have a piece of Equestria around it right? That way this dark and dreary world can be a bit more colorful and happy through ponies and even creatures like us to spread the friendship we learned in our lives." Gabby explained as Gilda just nodded with a teary eyed smile to her face.

"Promise me to be careful out there.... And send letters! Spike can help you with that." Gabby said pointing to the helpful dragon who gave a salute in response. "Of course!! You got it Mam!!" Gilda nods as she joins the rest of the Twilight and her friends by the boat.

Everyone then waited for Sanji to come out as Luffy, Twilight and her friends, The chefs of the Baratie and even the marines who stuck around for a proper goodbye. Even the Lord of the Coast that had befriended Fluttershy. The mentioned sea king has now made the Baratie its new usual spot offering protection in exchange for being fed the leftovers everyday.

"Uhm Luffy? What are you doing?" Twilight curiously asks as she sees Luffy prop up a sign at the Baratie saying that its under the protection of Vice Admiral Garp.

"I don't understand Luffy. I thought that you didn't want a pirate like you to be helped out by his grandfather?" A confused Rainbow asks.

"Shishishishi! I know that. I just wanted Grandpa to taste the food in this place as well if he ever stops by. And I know he will stop at nothing to protect it once he finds out." Luffy answered with a bright smile and that touched the hearts of Twilight and his friends even the marines around them as well as Fullbody since Garp is one of the officers he looks up to.

Fullbody and his fiance Moodie then way their way to Luffy and his friends. "So... Umm... You have our thanks for taking down the infamous Don Krieg and... For saving my fiance... For all of that we will let you all go for this one time..." Marine Lieutenant Double Ironfist Fullbody says as he shakes Luffy's hands with the marine's face going red feeling a bit embarrassed "Geez... To think that the day would come where I would come to thank a pirate of all things..." Fullbody thought to himself.

"Yeah. No problem." Luffy nonchalantly responded as he shakes hands with the marine Fullbody.

"I'll hope you don't try to directly fight him Darling... Remember that he saved me..." Moodie said as she wraps her arms around Fullbody and kisses him in the cheek.

"I'll try to do my best..." Fullbody said to his fiance blushing a bit.

Later on steps were heard as Sanji walks out of the entrance of Baratie and everyone else of the Baratie staff look at him with neutrality shown in their faces trying to hide their emotions. "Brother Cook sure is running late and... Wait!! Ah he's here!!" Yosaku exclaimed.

"This is payback for all those years!!" Patty screams out as he was about to slam Sanji's head with the giant spoon.

"Die Sanji!!" Carne yells as he tries to bash Sanji's head with his giant spoon from the other side.

"GYAHHH!!! AHHHHH!!!" Patty and Carne yelled out in pain as Sanji spins on the ground with his hands round and round knocking Patty and Carne with a kicks to their faces knocking a tooth out of them and spitting blood on the floor as everyone else winces back from watching their shenanigans especially Twilight and her friends.

"Ooh... That's gotta leave a mark..." Gabby exclaimed.

Gilda just facepalmed with a claw upon watching all of that happen. "These two... I swear..." Gilda quietly murmurs.

"Lets go." Sanji exclaimed as he gets into the boat with everyone else looking on.

"Just like that? What about saying goodbye?" Luffy asks crossing his arms over his chest.

"Its fine." Sanji answered with a smile as he got into the boat.

Don't catch a cold... Okay...?

I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR TAKING CARE OF ME FOR SO DAMN LONG!!!

With having moved by such a heartfelt farewell Twilight and her friends were all shedding tears as well even Gilda as the griffon was trying very hard to hide her face and fervently deny any and all accusations of her crying. The marines as well and even the Sea King Lord of the Coast by the sheer emotion on Sanji's face.

"I'LL MISS YOU!! YOUR MAKING US CRY DAMN IT!!!" Everyone in the Baratie couldn't help but cry their tears out even Gin and the new chef ex pirate Panzer couldn't help it but get emotional as well as his tears started to splatter to the ground with the rest of them.

"AHHH!! DAMN IT!!" Gilda shouted before she quickly turns around and approaches the edge of the boat. "I'LL MISS YOU TOO KNUCKLEHEADS!! THANK YOU ALL FOR TEACHING ME HOW TO COOK!!" At the mention of those words it just made everyone else cry out even more.

"AHHHH!! GILDA!!!"

"WE WILL MISS YOU TOO FEATHERBRAIN!!"

"Sanji!! Keep teaching her for us!!" The chefs at the Baratie all cried out.

"Bye Gabby!!!" ~Apple Bloom

"See you later Gabby!!!" ~Sweetie Belle

"Lets all see each other back in Equestria!!!" ~ Gabriella Gabby Griffon

"Don't worry Gabby!! We'll keep writing to you!! I promise!! Always!! All our friendships will never die!! ~Scootaloo

"Spread the magic of friendship guys!! All the way to the ends of the world!!" Gabby cries out as she waves goodbye wiping the tears bursting from her eyes.

"Ahh... The act of farewells... The said goodbyes..." Gaimon exclaimed as he turns to sit on the corner of the water transport. "No matter the years pass by ..." The scrub brush man pauses a bit and blows his nose on a tissue provided by Pinkie Pie. "They truly never get easier!!"

"Chirp!! Chirp!!" Peebee the pandabat cries out beside him as Gaimon took a clean tissue for Peebee to blow her own nose.

After Sanji the sorely needed sea cook from the Baratie joins the crew they now set sail once more. The weather is nice and clear. The alicorn known as Princess Twilight Sparkle is flying high in the sky with Spike, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Gilda and Gaimon that is being carried by the pandabat Peebee. Meanwhile the space in the boat was cleared for Monkey D. Luffy, Sanji, Yosaku, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Minuette, Lemon Hearts, Twinkleshine and Moondancer so the boat was quite a crowded one.

"Marry Me!!" Rarity moaned as she and the rest of Twilight's friends bit into a kebab.

Sanji rolled his eyes with a smile. "Okay at first that was funny but that's the six time that you ponies and creatures praised me today! Are you all that drunk or do I give off that vibe? Because I can tell you right now that my feelings on that are platonic." Sanji answered with a laugh.

"Chillax bro. Its just that your an awesome cook and the way to a woman's heart is through her stomach." Rainbow exclaimed pulling her new best friend with a spin dance.

It was almost noon but the party about Luffy's victory over Don Krieg was still going strong. Everyone was all huddled now as the food and drink were flowing freely especially the large pot of Sanji's special soup which he pours a bowl for the crew as well as the mugs of beer that was paired with it except for the Cutie Mark Crusaders and Spike who were drinking glasses of juice.

"A toast!! To Straw Hat Luffy and all of us who defeated Don Krieg and his crew proving we are strong!!" Rainbow shouted from the skies. "Kanpai!!" Everyone cheered back before taking a big gulp with their drinks.

"So Yosaku where is the place Nami is heading?" Twilight asks as she finishes a bowl of Sanji's soup and drinking a mug of beer before refilling her bowl with another batch of soup.

Yosaku cringes his hands slightly. "She is going where Saw Tooth Arlong is..." Yosaku said with a grim look sketched unto his face. Everyone else was silent before Luffy asks. "Who the hell is he?" Yosaku fell anime style before he stood back up. "What?! You never heard of Saw Tooth Arlong?!" Yosaku asks being in total shock while Sanji blew smoke from his cigarette.

"No. Do we need to know who he is?" Sanji asks in a slightly bored tone as Yosaku crossed his arms.

"Arlong?!" Gaimon exclaimed looking as tensed for a moment there. "Even Don Krieg would know better than to mess with those types of guys."

"Well yes!! Yes you do!! He's a fishman who in the past has destroyed anything in his path." Yosaku said as Sanji raised his eyebrow.

"This girl is more trouble than she is worth." Applejack said while massaging her forehead in frustration with her right hoof. "I mean if she wants to kill Arlong for his bounty why didn't she just say so and all of us would've helped her. Is she that greedy that she wants it all for herself?" Applejack asks everyone else causing them to just look down silently to reflect on things. "Something about her behavior just doesn't add up.

"Fishman?" Luffy asks while Twilight tilted her head.

"That sounds pretty cool!! What do they look like?" Luffy asks as Sanji suddenly has hearts popping out of his eyes and the smoke puffing from his cigarette turned heart shaped as well. "Fishmen huh? Isn't Fishman Island a very famous travel destination in the Grand Line? I've heard that the most beautiful mermaids are there."

"Fishmen? I think I've seen a lot of those back near the borders of Equestria." Twilight said with a smile.

"I've never met one before!! That's soo cool!!" Luffy jumped up excitedly.

"Yeah. We and the girls used to come across the fishmen and other creatures back when we came across Klugetown to save from family and friends from this evil Storm King and his evil army." Pinkie exclaimed.

"Yeah... They're not actually the nicest of creatures... Your reminded me why I hate epic adventures..." Rarity groaned as she shuddered a bit from the thought of them almost being kidnapped and sold.

"Well in the past yes but they have been reeducated and Klugetown has undergone some major reforms for awhile." Twilight added.

"I admit they're actually not that bad once you get to know them partner." Applejack replied with a smile. "Those guys are fast learners and those fishmen from Klugetown are really nice once you get to know them.

"Yes they might look uncouth at first but you could say that about every creature. The School of Friendship has been a big part about spreading harmony all throughout Equestria and its borders." Rarity said as she and the rest of her friends kept eating.

"That sounds awesome!! It only makes me want to go to Equestria even more and meet Equestrian Klugetown fishmen! Shishishi!" Luffy said with stars and sparkles in his eyes.

"That's great!! And I can also take you to the School of Friendship where you can start taking your friendship lessons and find out more about your rubber devil fruit and take science classes and more and more!!" Twilight announced as she practically jumped for joy.

"Meh.. I don't know.. School is kind of boring.." Luffy said as he stuck his tounge out in boredom.

"What? No! School is not boring! Its a place where you can learn all about the world and everything around us that makes it interesting in the first place!!" Twilight reasoned.

"I'm warning you... Once Twilight starts going, There's no knowing when she's going to stop.." Moondancer said with a knowing smirk.

"You've got that right sister. Its like Rainbow Dash not knowing when to stop talking about the Wonderbolts or spoiling the entire Daring Do series." Gilda added as she and Moondancer gave each other a hoof bump.

"HEY!!" Rainbow calls them out with a pout and she blushes a bit while Gilda and Moondancer giggled as the two started to get along.

Luffy suddenly pulls out a sketchpad out of nowhere and she quickly draws a picture before showing her work of a messily drawn fish like creature with many limbs. "Do they look like this?"Luffy asks before everyone suddenly threw their heads back and laughs doing a spit take in the process.

"That's one ugly fish!! Haha!!" Sanji laughs loudly.

"No!! No!! Hahahaha!! But that sure is one hell of a drawing." Gilda laughs as well.

"Ahh!! I wanna bring back Nami so we can go to the Grand Line already!!" Luffy yelled out with his hands up in the air.

"Your awfully happy. But even with Nami don't you still only have all of those ponies and creatures?" Yosaku asks out. "Are you seriously going to the Grand Line with your party of ponies and creatures? You'll regret it if you underestimate the seas you hear?!"

"If its more crewmates I need I can go do that in the Grand Line too!! After all its supposed to be a paradise!!" Luffy said with a laugh.

"Paradise?! Don't you mean a Pirate's Graveyard?!" Yosaku freaks out.

"Before I left the restaurant, owner Zeff told me... That some people call Grand Line a paradise! Hehe!" Luffy said with a grin.

"And we're gonna join him!!" Rainbow and Spike exclaimed as the two gave each other a hoof bump in excitement.

"YOUR ALL BEING MUCH TOO NAIVE!!" Yosaku screamed out before calming himself down. "Your strong brother Luffy but Arlong is a literal monster."

"I've been called a monster before." Luffy shrugged.

"Yeah and there's nothing that will stop us from saving from friends and going home." Twilight answered with a determined look on her face.

"We've been through worse my guy. We've literally faced world ending bad guys time and time again back home. This is nothing." Rainbow added with a smirk.

"I'm sure its nothing!!" Pinkie replied with a cheerful smile. "We came across villains that can destroy the whole world and even affect the reality of the universe around him. I'm sure this Arlong guy is nothing compared to those guys."

"Listen to me!! LISTEN TO ME!!" Yosaku practically screamed in their faces. "You all really know too little about the Grand Line!! Not to mention our destination as well!! If brother Zoro had some basic knowledge then he'd have come back along with me!! And he definitely would've realized just how terrifying the man at the place sister Nami went to is!!"

"I don't care." Rainbow said as she waves her hoof like it was nothing.

"What?! What do you mean sister Rainbow?!" Yosaku asks the rainbow maned pegasus with his eyes popped out of his head.

"I said I don't care. We've been in these kinds of situations before." Rainbow exclaimed.

"Yeah and wherever Nami is well cross that bridge when we get there. We tried to explain to you that we've been through situations like this in the past and even saved a city from an evil king and his entire army." Twilight added with a reassuring smile and a nod.

"So don't worry! I'm sure that everything will work out." Pinkie chirped as well.

"Look I get what your all saying because from what your saying its the truth but the reason why the Grand Line is called the pirate's graveyard is because of the three great powers that rule over it." Yosaku explained.

"Yes. I think that Gaimon has already explained to us all about them that he knew." Twilight said as she starts scribbling on a parchment with a quill and an ink.

"And one of them is The Seven Royal Shichibukai, The Warlords of the Sea. They're a powerful group of pirates who pledged loyalty to the World Government to have their bounties frozen." The bounty hunter continued.

"So basically they are all a bunch of snitches." Moondancer said with a raised eyebrow.

"You've said it sister." Spike said as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"So it was said that if one of them was defeated, You could..."

"Hell no. If I choose that I'd still be seen as a criminal. Why would I do that?" Luffy answered nonchalantly as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"You tell them Luffy!!" Rainbow called out. "Even if they came up to me I'd say no. Not at all. The only loyalty I have is to this crew and to Equestria!!"

"Yeah. I don't understand. Why would anyone want to be a warlord?" Spike blinked. "Being a pirate means being free from all of those rules.

"I'm sure that they have their own reasons Spike." Twilight commented. "Mihawk is one of them and you saw how strong he is. He took down Zoro without even trying."

"Anyways you all have to know about this especially Straw Hat. Simply put they're seven pirates that are officially authorized by the World Government." Yosaku explained.

"Why? Why would the government permit pirates?" Asks Sanji.

"As long as the Shichibukai give a portion of their loot obtained from pillaging uncivilized lands to the World Government their pirating activities activities are officially sanctioned. Other pirates might look down on them by calling them Government Dogs or whatnot but they're extremely strong! In fact the Hawk Eyed Mihawk who defeated brother Zoro is one of the Ouka Shichibukai!"

"That Hawk Eye decimated a 50 ship fleet like it was nothing!! And there's six more people as strong as him?! This is insanity!!" Rainbow thought out loud.

"Woah!! There's 7 of these guys?!" Luffy asks out in utter amazement. "Those Shichibukai guys are amazing!!"

"Really? How cool! I can't wait to meet the six others!" Pinkie said excitedly.

"There are a few others that have been in the paper." Gaimon continued. "I've heard about Boa Hancock. The one who's called the most beautiful woman in the world. And from what I've told you guys before there's Gecko Moria. He used to be a rival of one of the Four Emperors supposedly. The last one I know about is Jinbei a fishman.

"Jinbei is the one who sailed with Arlong." Yosaku explained. "The rumor is that part of his agreement to become a warlord was freedom for Arlong from the marine prison Impel Down. That was almost a decade ago and Arlong has been laying low here in East Blue since."

"I'm reminding you girls and everyone else here for the last time. The next of the powers is Arlong. He's destroyed over 20 towns in the Grand Line without mercy. He's one of the most feared pirates ever with a bounty of 20 million berries. Yosaku finished.

"That's scary..." Fluttershy said trembling a bit in fear. "I'm guessing Arlong isn't a good person like Luffy."

"Who cares?!" Luffy asks turning everyone's attention to him. "If he's a jerk then I'll kick his ass. If he's hurting Nami I'll kick his ass. If I feel like it I'll kick his ass. That's all there's it to it."

"Huh that sounds pretty impressive. I wonder if I'll get the chance to fight him." Rainbow said looking up at the sky.

"What?! Sis Rainbow you'll get yourself killed if you fight him!! Do you even know how strong he is?!" Yosaku asks but Rainbow just shrugs.

"You all couldn't just get it do ya?!! His strength is unimaginable!!" Exclaimed Yosaku.

"Nope. But I'll guess we'll find out when we get to the island." Twilight just answered the man with a calm smile while the other ponies and creatures gave him a reassuring nod.

"I don't know if that was incredibly profound or incredibly for all you girls to say but I'm all for helping Nami Chan." Sanji said with a smirk as he takes a puff out of his cigarette.

"For Nami!!" ~Moondancer

"For Luffy!!" ~Twilight

"For the magic of friendship!!" ~Fluttershy

"For Equestria!!"~ Rainbow

"No matter where she is!!" ~Applejack

"No matter who we have to face!!" ~Rarity

"No what happens we'll face it all together!!" ~Pinkie Pie

"YAY!!!" Everyone out in the boat cheered with enthusiasm.

Meanwhile it was only a matter of time till noon where certain events would to crescendo and who they will have to face will make Don Krieg look like a shrimp...

The Calm Tension... Before the Storm of the Great Cataclysm...

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"We've finally arrived but... The real problem is from here... First lets try to find where Nami docked the ship..." Ussop exclaimed.

"And then we cut our way in?" Zoro asks with a sheath of his scabbard.

"AS IF!!!" Johnny screamed out.

"Are you an idiot?!! And we don't have the slightest clue of what's going on yet!! Ussop yelled out as well as both him and Johnny were so freaked out that they have eyeballs popped out of their heads from the absurdity of Zoro's idea as the two both knocked out Zoro with a mallet to the head before tying him up.

"There it is!! I found Going Merry!! She docked it over there!!" Ussop exclaimed as he looks through his spyglass.

"Hey!! What's the meaning of this?!! Untie me now!!" Zoro demanded as he struggles through ropes that Usopp and Johnny tied him up in.

"Hmmm.. That certainly is a rather strange place to dock the ship. Its a little off from the Cocoyashi Village marked on this map." Johnny said as he emphasized on the map he was holding unto.

"I said untie me!!!" Zoro screamed out.

"That's enough. Look at yourself. Your about to faint just from yelling! You were an inch away from death remember?" Ussop said with a grin even patting Zoro on the chest who just curses him to no end.

"Just leave it to me!! I'll bring that girl back!!" Ussop proudly declared on the deck of their boat crossing his arms over his chest.

"Aren't you suddenly cheerful now that you know we're not going to Arlong Park..." Johnny answered with a raised eyebrow.

"Starboard to the Going Merry!! Bring me up right next to her!!" Ussop ordered Johnny arround.

"Aye. Aye." Johnny answered with a sigh.

"Alright! The adventure about to unfold as I brave step foot on these virgin lands will hereby be known as The Warrior Ussop's Great Adventure! Fitting title eh Johnny Boy?"

"Aye. Aye." Johnny answered back with a groan as he kept rowing the boat.

"Fishmen...!!!" Johnny and Yosaku cried out as they started sweating buckets and their jaws literally fell to the ground upon sighting three of them.

"Full speed ahead." Usopp quitely ordered.

"Aye. Aye." Johnny quitely responded as he kept rowing the boat gently.

"The hell are you just passing by for?!!" Zoro yelled out as he struggles by the ropes tied around his body.

"SHHHH!!!" Johnny and Usopp kept Zoro's head down as soon as possible.

"Didn't you see them?!! There were fishmen!! The Arlong Pirates for crying out loud!! I'm freakin scared out of my wits you got a problem with that?! Do ya punk?!!" Usopp cried out screaming in Zoro's face.

"The one who should be mad is me." Zoro answered with a sweatdrop.

"Its no good... This entire region seems to be under Arlong's control." Johnny pointed out.

"What should we do Brother Usopp?" Johnny asks.

"Well now that we know we can't bring Nami back..." Ussop said trying to come up with a plan of his own.

"Just hurry up and untie me you idiots!!" Zoro yelled out when a voice has been heard and splashes into the water. "Hmm... That's an unfamiliar ship."

"Gahhh!!" Usopp freaks out as his eyes literally popped out of his head.

"Abandon ship!! Aye Aye!!" Johnny and Yosaku quickly said as the two jumps into the water to try and swim away.

"Hey wait a sec!! At least untie me before you run away!!" Zoro angrily screams out to the two guys escaping.

"Heh heh. Looks like I caught up to ya." One of the fatter fishman exclaimed.

"Stop the ship!! Huh? There's only one guy on board?" The tall and leaner fishman wondered to his companion.

"Well lets take him to Arlong Park for the time being!!" One of the fishman said to his comrade as they sail away.

"Forgive us Zoro. I shall pass along your words of bravery to Luffy." Usopp said as he bows down his head in silence and solemnity of the situation.

"Such an unfortunate person... I'll never forget you Bro!!" Johnny cried out.

"Well that's enough of that. Lets go on shore." Ussop said not even a minute has passed like he didn't care but to save his own skin.

"Sure." Johnny answered as he was forced to follow him.

"Ahh... Wha..." Johnny and Usopp were beyond shocked and terrified as they saw the state of the destroyed civilization in front of them.

"J.. Just... What happened to this town...?!" Usopp cried out.

"T... This is probably Gosa Village that Arlong supposedly destroyed a couple of weeks ago..." Johnny nervously answered.

"This is... The strength of those from the Grand Line...! And what happens to the towns that oppose Arlong!!" Johnny explained before he starts running away.

"Hmm? What's wrong Johnny?" Usopp asks with a sweatdrop seeing that Johnny has ran off into the distance for some reason.

"Almost letcha get away. You must be that exiled human's partner." The fat fishman said from behind the long nosed sniper.

"Gyahhh!!!" Usopp screamed out in fear as he came face to face with the fat fishman and he quickly ran away into the street.

"Wait!!!"

Whew... Talk about a close call..." Ussop breathe a sigh of relief as he wipes off the sweat from his forehead. "May you be safe Brother Usopp. I shall away here for Luffy, Twilight, Yosaku and all of our friends."

"Hahahaha!! You think you can catch up to me?!! I'm a master when it comes to running away!!"

"Ahhh!!" Ussop screams out in fear as he felt his eyeballs popped out his head and flailing around in the air throwing the wet towel on his forehead in the process"T... This place is...?!!"

"Hey look he's waking up.." A unicorn named Lyra Heartstrings spoke up as she kept squeezing the wet towels that have been used on Usopp before putting them away.

"Well that's good. At least this way he's not gonna die.. For now at least.." An earth pony named Sweetie Drops aka Bonbon spoke up before she looks at the head injured young man and sighs as she closes up the medical kit.

"W.. Wait!! I've seen something like you before!! Colorful cute talking ponies!!" Ussop suddenly blurted out.

"Yeah... Yeah... We know.. It seems like me and all of our friends have suddenly been teleported to a place like this." Lyra said with a roll of her eyes and smiles.

"Whoopie freaking do. It looks like Ponynocchio here just figured out the pieces of the puzzle." Bonbon answered with a smirk referring to Usopp.

"Don't go looking down on us though." Lyra said with a confident grin.

"Yeah. These two colorful cute ponies can beat you up within an inch of your life." Nojiko added with a laugh.

"I know mixed martial arts." Bonbon answered with an evil smile as a dark aura surrounds her head. "You want me to show a little demonstration buddy?"

" Waahh!! No!! No!! I'm good!! I'm good!!" Ussop nervously declines as he begins to back up on the floor and into the wall.

"Good thing too. Because lunch is about to be served." An anthropomorphic cat named Capper steps out of the kitchen and into the dining room.

"What's going on here?!! What is happening here?!! A large talking cat?!! Are you serious?!!" Ussop screamed out as he quickly gets up and runs around for the door only to hit the wall instead.

"Awww come on.. What did I do this time..?" Capper asks with a roll of his eyes a bit annoyed.

"Quite prejudiced isn't he?" Lyra said as she drinks her cup of tea.

"More like he's bigoted I'll tell you that." Bonbon replied with a raised eyebrow at the actions of Usopp.

"Your a large and tall talking cat!! Tell me this isn't real!! Ahhh!! Ahhh!! Ahhh!!" Usopp screamed and screamed.

"Yeah and what do you want me to do about it? Turn into a little kitty and play with a ball of yarn?" Capper asks a bit intrigued.

"Yes...?" Usopp fearfully answered as he quickly nods his head up and down.

"Peachy.." Capper rolled his eyes with a laugh as he walks over to Chabo who was drawing pictures and having fun with Lyra and Bonbon "Hey there buddy!! You want some cream soup?"

"Oh yes Mr. Capper!! Thank you!! Thank you!!" Chabo exclaimed as he quickly starts to scarf down the soup much to Lyra and Bonbon's delight. "Hey girls you wanna join me for lunch? This looks divine!!"

"Yes Chabo. Oh we love too!!" Lyra and Bonbon both said with a smile as they join him in the dinner table.

"Hey what about you man? You want some too?" Capper asks offering the delicious hot meal he prepared to Usopp as well.

"Umm no thank you!! Please!! Don't mind me!! Keep it all for yourself!! I don't know what's in there and I don't think I wanna find out quickly!! Besides I'm full!! I'm full!! " Usopp blurted out quickly.

"Well... That's new..." Capper said as he walks back to the dinner table with a sigh. "No one has ever rejected the grub I make before.. That's a shame..."

"By the way.. There's something different about you.." Lyra exclaimed to Usopp as she kept eating her meal before drinking a glass of orange juice.

"Yeah what is it Lyra?" Bonbon added with an amused smile adorned her face while she fixes herself a sandwich.

"Hmm... He's ugly like a merman but otherwise seems to be human.." Lyra said as she takes a look at Usopp one more time.

"But just barely though." Bonbon added much to the amusement of everyone else as they all started laughing.

"JUST BARELY?!! WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT HERE?!!" Usopp freaks out at the mention of those words his jaw literally dropping to the floor. "How horrible are you two ponies to say something like that to me?!!"

"Good. Now you know how others like Capper feel when your being prejudiced against them." Lyra exclaimed.

"Hahaha!! Woah!! Woah!! Cool down your jets!! Your dropping those bars like its hot baby girl!!" Capper answered with a smirk.

"I admit that the nose would throw me off too." Bonbon exclaimed with a playful grin.

"Ahhh!! That's it!! Tell me what is this place?!!" Usopp demanded.

"This place? Your in my home." Nojiko nonchalantly answered.

"Your that woman from earlier huh?!! Who are you?!! And what about that fishman?!!"

"Don't worry. We lost him. My names Nojiko. I grow oranges here."

"Capper is the name and charming is my game!!"

"Lyra Lyra Heartstrings!! Bonbon aka Sweetie Drops!!"

"Wait a sec your the one who knocked me out?!!"

"Are you the fishmen's lackey?!! Hmph and I was going to save you too!!" Usopp complained.

"The one who did all of the saving was me! This is why outsiders are so much trouble here." Nojiko finally answered with a flip of her hair.

"Hey Nojiko. Where you want me to put this?" A voiced called out and Usopp freaks out upon seeing a massive snapping turtle named Pushkin towering over him pushing a tray cart with a chocolate cake.

"Oh you can just put it in the middle of the table Pushkin. I'm sure there's plenty of space for that."

"Huh?!! Wait!! What happened to talking about outsiders huh?!!" Usopp yelled in Nojiko's face. "And why do you have a massive fishman in the house?!! So I was right!! You are one of the fishman's lackeys!!"

"Well actually I'm a snapping turtle and I'm more accustomed to marshes, creeks, swamps, bogs, pools, lakes, streams, rivers. Pushkin answered as a matter of factly when another massive creature walks in.

"Actually the one who would be called a fishman would be me." Mori answered and Usopp starts freaking out at the sight of his fangs and his razor sharp teeth and the long nose guy screaming once more much to the annoyance of everyone else.

"Ahh come on!! I took a bath this time!!" Mori exclaimed with a groan as walks in from the back door with a basket of oranges on his back. "By the way Nojiko I finished harvesting from the back!! Now what's for lunch? I'm... Huh...?"

"That's it!! Now your all mine you fishman!! Your all going to pay for what you put me through!!" Ussop finally brings out his pachinko slingshot but Nojiko quickly slams a mallet on Usopp's head.

"Gyahhh!! Ahhh!! Ahhh!!" Ussop held unto his head screaming out and crying in pain

"Don't you dare lift a hand against the fishmen. Didn't you forget that the entire town of Gosa was destroyed because a single person was dumb enough to stand up to them?" Nojiko exclaimed. "Besides these fishmen and all the others inside this house are my friends and they aren't even with the Arlong Pirates or the Grand Line where they came from."

"A.. And your also cool with this Chabo...?" Ussop tried to ask the kid.

"Well yeah. I've been heading out here for a while and they've been here for six days now and I'd say they're really nice."

"So all of the villagers accepted them now just like that?!! Are you all crazy?!!" Usopp screamed out as he takes a look at them all, afraid even backing up to the wall once more.

"Hey!! Don't make it sounds so easy!! You don't know what we've been through!!" Pushkin yelled out making Usopp backed in the corner and more afraid than ever.

"Yeah!! We were living our happy descent lives back in our own town when an accident happened that caused us to be teleported to this place!! We don't even wanna get involved here you understand punk?!!" Mori shouted as well glaring in Usopp's face.

"It took a lot of convincing and proving ourselves for that to happen." Lyra exclaimed.

"Yeah. With Mori and Pushkin here, They've been hunted down and almost killed by the villagers over and over again for almost six days that we've spent here." Bonbon added.

"It took a lot of talk and intervention from me who's already weirded enough in their eyes to give them a chance and work things out to even be considered trusted enough by the villagers here. Capper said.

"The humans tried to ran us out of here and even kill us and the pirates fishman didn't even want us to be around them and stay away from their plans just because they hate what we say about going way too far and even being sympathetic to the people. It went too far to the point that both the Arlong Pirates and the villagers here wanted to kill us." Pushkin continued.

"And so we work our butts off and do a lot of them to the point where we are almost considered a decent friend of Nojiko and all of the villagers here." Mori finished telling the story with a sigh remembering how horrible that experience was. "And just by working and laying low in Nojiko's house that we can go out secretly... The villagers trust us... To the point where they also vouch for us so that the neighboring villages are going to be cool with it.."

"Its why... The destruction of Gosa Village hurt us... Upon hearing the news..." Pushkin exclaimed as everyone in the room because silent especially Nojiko and Chabo.

"But your from Gosa Village right? If so then you should understand that attacking the fishmen will only get you killed. All of you people should be more than well aware...." Nojiko exclaimed.

"I know...! But....! But they killed my dad! I won't forgive them even if I die! They brought along that huge monster I've never even seen before... And pillaged and destroyed my entire town....! They killed so many people! That's why I've sworn revenge!" Chabo tensed up as he got even angrier just thinking about it.

"A huge monster...? Then those strange dents on the ground were..." Usopp fearfully tried to comprehend what he saw earlier.

"Those were the tracks left by that thing! Its unimaginably huge! They said they brought it over to the Grand Line."

"There are monsters there too?!!" Usopp screamed out to the point that birds fly out of Nojiko's rooftop, sweat splattering all over Usopp's face and his jaw dropping to the ground to even think about the dread of it all.

"I... I even went to Arlong Park!! But some of the female members of the Arlong Pirates stopped me at the door!! She was like a real witch!! How dare she get in my way!! I wanna kill her too!!" Chabo cried out and screamed even more in anger as Nojiko just sat there and observing him let this all out.

"Then go ahead and die." Nojiko said and Usopp was so shocked that he spit his drink immediately to comprehend what he just heard but Lyra, Bonbon, Capper, Pushkin and Mori didn't even flinch and look at the kid.

"As long as you know your going to end up dead then feel free to fight! Some excellent revenge that is! But let me just say one thing. Thanks to me and that witch lady at Arlong Park interfering you've narrowly escaped death twice!!"

"Get out of my house once your done with that tea. I hate naive little brats like you!!" Nojiko bluntly replied as Chabo looks back at her all teary eyed. "Hey!! He's just a little kid!! Isn't that going a bit too far?!" Usopp yelled out.

Pushkin shakes his head. "There ain’t no other way at this point to make the kid understand. Sugarcoating it will not make him back down."

Capper nodded his head. "One of the first things to learn on the streets is to pick your fights. No really. I'm being candid you him right now. It doesn't matter what your feelings on it are. There's a time and a place for everything. Right now all he will accomplish is digging himself a early grave."

"THEN WHAT!?" The kid suddenly screamed making Usopp jump to the side. "If I can’t avenge my dad... If we can't fight them... Then what's the point!? WHAT DO I DO!?" The kid then fell to the ground with tears freely streaming down from his eyes as he continued to loudly cry out. "What should I do... To stop the pain...?"

"There’s nothing to do." Nojiko bluntly said once again making the kid cry harder.

"OK THAT’S IT" Ussop thought as he was just about done with this conversation only to be stopped by Nojiko's next set of words.

"Nothing will truly take away that pain even if you get better. That’s something you will have to live with. That’s the reality. The only thing that's left is to do is to move on. But you can't move on if you’re dead. That dad of yours.. What do you think he would've wanted? That you'd die a pointless Death trying to 'avenge' him? Or to honor whatever he had to go through to keep you alive? To keep living?"

The kid stops wailing though there were still tears that adorned his cheeks as he lifts his head and looks directly at Nojiko's eyes.

"If you let Arlong kill you he would win because that's what he want. To either keep us as prisoners to his will or break ours to the point that we are willing to throw our lives away. You want to get back at him? Live. Live, strive and never forget that pain without letting it consume you. There's no greater revenge than that." Everyone inside the house were silent. Nothing said or did anything for an entire minute after Nojiko said all of that.

The kid suddenly stood up and for a moment it seems like he would just explode from all of this frustration and scream as he balls his fists so hard that they began to shake and his face was one of pure rage yet as soon as it came he quickly breathes heavily and deflated. And without a word he walks over to a corner and sits down refusing to look at anyone in the room.

"All we have to do hope..." Bonbon muttered.

"Hope...? What do you mean...?" Chabo curiously asks Bonbon.

"She says that all we have to do it wait... Wait and hope..." Lyra answered with a small smile.

"Yeah. Hope and wait that someone out there will arrive to help us." Mori added.

"Do you really think that someone will come guys?" Chabo asks once more.

"Kid we've been in this kind of position before back then at home. We've been attacked and tried to get taken over time and time again. And what was happening was enough to convince us that the world could end anytime." Capper exclaimed.

"If it was that bad then how you guys recovered from it?" He asks.

"The Equestrian training says to hold until relieve and if you didn't hold out until relieve, You do." Bonbon answered the child calmly.

"What Bonbon is trying to say about hold until relieve is you just wait out and hope knowing someone out there is going to save you and you know that person. If not at least you died defending yourself and managed to make a point that you were strong.

"Wow. You guys and girls are pretty strong in having that willpower and fighting on." Chabo said being amazed by them.

"Kid we've been fighting for our home for nine years straight now time and time again from evil beings that could take over the world and even destroy it. And after the last one? At this point its just a picnic for us." Lyra said referring to the attack on Twilight's coronation by Tirek, Chrysalis and Cozy Glow.

As Nojiko sees that the kid at least had calmed down and even gained a new sense of understanding. She decides to break the ice. "What about your mom...?"

"She's still alive." Chabo answered as he cried out once more.

"Then she must be worried. So why don't you go home to your mom?" Nojiko says with a cheerful smile as Chabo just looks at them all one more time before they nodded back and he starts to walk away exiting the door and everyone else just continued eating.

"Wow. All of you creatures are actually really nice. Especially you Nojiko. Your actually a pretty good person. Even though you have a tattoo." Usopp says with a smile while the rest of them just raised their brows at him.

"Well isn't that prejudiced of you?! Though I can't say I know much about you..." Nojiko answered as she drinks her mug of juice.

"Ah that's right. My name is Captain Usopp. I came here looking for Nami but..." Usopp tried to explain but the others inside Nojiko's house weren't buying it.

"I might sound rude to you but... I really do not believe you." Bonbon said with narrowed eyes suspicion in her voice.

"Captain? What is that even supposed to mean huh? Are you seriously trying to lie your way out of this?" Lyra added.

"But I am!!" Usopp exclaimed as he waves his arms back and forth trying to make it seem his words really had meaning.

"Do you seriously think that we'd fall for such a blatant lie?" Capper asks looking like he doesn't even care at this point before lightly rubbing his right paw on his vest before blowing on it and eyeing Usopp once again looking skeptical.

"You a guy with a bmi weaker than a string bean and is utterly terrified of two fishmen? You are a pirate captain?" Pushkin growled a bit as he narrowed his eyes at Usopp making him scared once more.

You must be crazy." Mori the fishman answered with a scoff not buying Usopp's lie about the claim of being a captain.

"You better not lie. Lying only makes it worse." Nojiko says with a laugh as she sees her other friends about to surround Ussop.

"I hate liars!! After what happened to me back in Klugetown with that fake poison bright color paint disease!! I really hate liars!!" Mori snarled. "Why did you have to lie and remind him of it?!! Huh?!! What did you do to my buddy?!! Are you really a captain of a pirate crew?!! What is the truth?!! Tell me!!" Pushkin growled as well as him and Mori stomped closer towards Usopp with a dangerous look in their eyes.

"Busted." Nojiko says with a cheerful smile while Lyra and Bonbon giggled beside the blue haired girl.

"Well changing the subject though... What's the deal with Nami...?" Usopp asks.

"That's right... She and I are orphans. We were adopted and raised in this house. The one who raised us has been long dead now but... The three of us used to live here happily in Cocoyashi Village." Nojiko explained causing the shocked Usopp to have sweat quickly splatter everywhere from his forehead like a sprinkler and his jaw literally dropped to the ground.

"Eww.." Bonbon muttered as she Lyra, Capper, Pushkin and Mori quickly grabs all of the plates and bowls of food on the table in any way they can to save from Usopp's spreading bodily fluids.

"Yeah.. It looks like someone here has no sense of control... And by that I mean hygiene..." Lyra added in a low growl as she narrowed her eyes at Usopp and how he doesn't have restraint now even after denying lunch that Capper prepared.

"This village...? Then why did she join the Arlong Pirates who now ruled this very same village? Did she betray her own hometown?!"

"Well something like that. A real witch right?" Nojiko exclaimed with a smirk. "So what's your business with that witch? Captain Usopp?"

"Not a captain." Lyra and Bonbon both answer with a sweatdrop.

"Well after what you just said I've got more important things to talk about." Usopp tried to explain when...

"Like lying more people that you would meet along the way?" Capper scoffs crossing his arms over his chest.

"So then.. She's been deceiving us all along." Usopp tried to say once more being sweaty, nervous and even his legs shaking from the dirty looks watching him like a hawk inside the house.

"Like what your doing to us right now buddy?" Lyra asks with a side eye against Usopp not really trusting him now.

"That's it!! She must've only been aiming for the treasure right from the beginning!!" Usopp continued only to get more nasty comments around him.

"So your not just a liar but you would steal from innocent people as well?" Bonbon says with suspicion as she starts to walk around and examine Usopp further while the guy was talking and Usopp was growing more afraid now that the clock keeps ticking.

"That's Usopp alright. Takes one to know one." Bonbon exclaimed as she and Lyra gave each other a hoof bump. "He's as every bit corrupted from the first look." Lyra said as she kept her eyes on Usopp making the teenager more and more nervous while Nojiko just nods her head just to make the gesture she's even entertaining him.

"Don't even bother with this guy. Someone with that kind of face would probably have no remorse of even selling his own kind." Capper says with a shrug while Usopp ranted on and on in front of Nojiko.

"When I think that... It pisses me off so damn much! That girl!!" Usopp kept ranting to the point that he slams a clenched fist on the table. "Even though he helped protect my village... And laughed so happily when sailing together with us!! Inside her mind she was always planning on how to steal our money and ditch us!!"

"Laughing happily...?" Nojiko inquired with an intrigued smile.

"You mean their money that your also planning to steal. Not yours. Don't claim something that isn't yours in the first place. I don't believe you for even a second." Capper exclaimed.

"SHUT UP!!" Usopp yelled out before he tries to continue. "WHY THAT EVIL WITCH!!!"

"Look who's talking." Mori says with a bored look on his face.

"Yeah. This guy looks more like a crook than the person he's talking about." Pushkin adds with a gruff tone.

"A person like her deserves an attack of the spiritual order!!! I'll completely ignore her from now on!!" Usopp angrily ranted as his face gets drenched in hot sweat while steam literally bursts out from his ears.

"I told you already. Don't start trouble with the Arlong Pirates." Nojiko sighs and tries to warn Usopp once again.

"I'd like to see him try." Capper exclaimed with a smirk.

"Yeah!! Us too!! Its gonna be so much fun!!" Lyra and Bonbon says as giggled and jumps up high which really unnerved Usopp.

"Well as long as I can get back my ship its all fine. And since..."

"NOT YOUR SHIP!!" Lyra, Bonbon and Capper all yelled out to shut up Usopp.

"Waah!! I'm sorry!! I'm sorry!! But its true!! And since I've found the ship already I guess I should hurry up and... Gyahhh!!" Usopp yelped as he was quickly held down to the floor by Pushkin and Mori with terrifying glares. "Stop lying!!! Now!!!"

"Waah!! But Its true!! Nojiko...!! Please help me!! I think I should...!!!" Usopp pleaded and even begged Nojiko to helped him while Nojiko just sat there with the drink in her hand. "Alright guys. Take it easy. Now now. We don't have to be rough." Nojiko says with a smirk. "At least. Not yet."

It was then that Pushkin and Mori released Usopp from their grasp making Usopp catch his breath again and again.

"Well that would be the wise thing to do. Mess with the Arlong Pirates and it won't end with mere injuries." Nojiko reminded.

"The more smart decision for you to do is you don't mess with us because we don't play around!!" Mori asserts himself and snarls causing Usopp to quickly back off with intense fear. "Uhh... Uhmm... Guys...? Jeez!! What's his problem...?"

"He has trust Issues." Capper exclaimed.

"Yeah... He really hates being deceived and being lied to... He can sense when people are lying as well as fear... Mostly fear... As do I..." Pushkin added with low growl.

"You could say the past has something to do with it." Bonbon exclaimed.

"Yeah. Something to do with poison disease and pony pastel colors." Lyra added.

"Nojiko...!! Please...!! Help me!! I... Can't breath!!"

"Sorry Usopp but I don't really have control of what they do." Nojiko answered nonchalantly. "Besides it looks like you've bought this upon yourself.."

"Nojiko...!! Please...!!"

"By the way is that the ship outside you were talking about?" Nojiko asks as she points out by the window.

"Ahh!! The Going Merry!! What is it doing over there?!!" Usopp freaks out as he saw the huge vessel from outside the window.

"Gyaahhhhhh!!!"

"What's wrong?" Nojiko bluntly asked.

"I think he's loosing it." Bonbon says with a laugh.

"Hey Usopp. How many hooves am I holding up?" Lyra asks with a smile of intrigue making the other creatures laugh.

"I forgot that one of my crewmates...!!! Ahhh!!!" Usopp yelled out as Mori quickly grabs him and pins him up by the wall. "STOP LYING TO US!!!"

"Nojiko...!! Please...!! Help me...!!" Usopp pleaded but Nojiko just shrugged her shoulders.

"HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON OLD MAN?!!!" Pushkin this time roared in Usopp's face that was so loud that it could be heard all over the island and even to the town all the way to Arlong Park.

"Ahhhh!! Please don't hurt me!!! I wanna live!!! I wanna live!!!" Usopp pleaded out as he saw Mori unleash his chaotic power of having really sharp curved claws pointed to his neck while Pushkin was just about ready to punch him as the knuckles from his fists emerge a set of claws that are sharp and knife like while Nojiko just watches from the table.

"A... And he was already on the verge of death...!! Please...!!" Usopp said talking about Zoro. "I just hope that he didn't provoke them and get himself killed..."

"Well your gonna get killed in this house if you don't start telling the truth about things." Capper exclaimed.

"B... But its true!! I'm really the Captain of this pirate crew!! I... I'm Captain Usopp and...!!" Ussop insisted which only agitated Mori and Pushkin further by the claim of those lies resulting in him getting beaten up now.

"OKAY!! SAY CAPTAIN ONE MORE TIME YOU GODDAMN MOTHERFUCKER!! SAY CAPTAIN!!" Pushkin roared in Usopp's face looking like he was about to murder him causing the long nose guy to just cry out uncontrollably like a child.

"HAHAHAHA!!! HAHAHAHA!!! I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO WITH YOU BITCH ASS MOTHERFUCKER SON OF A FUCKING FUCK!!!" Mori laughs in an insane manner like a serial killer with his long sharp curved claws in the air and the fish man looking like he just wanted to shred Usopp apart now from irritated he was of this liar calling himself a captain.

Later on....

"GET OUT OF HERE YOU FUCKING LIAR!!! GET OUT!!!" Mori roared as he slams a beaten up Usopp on the ground hard. "AND STAY OUT YOU LYING BITCH!!!" Pushkin screamed out before giving Usopp one more knee kick and thrashing him once more.

"Yeah... I think everyone needs to cool off and we're going to go to town for a little while." Nojiko has a cheeky laugh though a bit nervous about the condition of Usopp.

"And make sure that Usopp stays safe!! keep that guy out of trouble alright?" Lyra says with a wave of her hoof.

Mori then scoffs. "A liar like him? I hope that he does die in the most gruesome way possible. He's already ruined his own life.

"Ahh and your not coming with us into town you two?" Nojiko asks even planning to invite them much to Usopp's freakout who starts having another panic attack.

"Nah.. I think it would be better if the two of us stay in the house. That if something does happen we're not going to get involved." Pushkin says with a wave of his claw as Lyra, Bonbon, Capper, Mori and Pushkin went back inside before closing the door.

"Seriously? What's with that jerk?" Mori asks the others with a sigh.

"I don't know Mori. He's basically destroyed his own life at this point. He's just a liar and a bigot. No is going to want to do anything with him in the long run." Pushkin says to his friend with a gruff tone.

"I can't believe it... No one has ever rejected the grub I make before... I know my cooking isn't fancy schmancy but I know my food is a best seller." Capper shakes his head with a sigh.

"Ahh don't worry about it Capper... We all love your food the way it is." Lyra said as the friends went into a group hug that calmed Capper down and comfort him.

"But really. We should go after those two. As much as Usopp is a lying prick. I don't wanna see him die in this circumstances." Bonbon said as she turns back to the door.

"And if you go out there then I'm going to." Lyra exclaimed as she follows Bonbon out the door before giving her a kiss.

"Hehehe thanks Babe. Whatever happens out there I'm sure that we can handle it this time." Bonbon said with a blush.

"Well if two pastel colored ponies are going out there and to a place where you don't know what's going to happen then your going to need a chaperone. Or a bodyguard that is." Capper said as he turns over to Mori and Pushkin who start to clean the house. "Mori. Pushkin. Please take care of the house until Nojiko returns."

"Of course." Mori exclaimed with a nod.

"Yeah. You can count on us." Pushkin added as he closes the door while Lyra, Bonbon and Capper goes after them.

"It sure is nice to be trusted for once.." ~Mori

"It sure is brother... It sure is..." ~Pushkin

"Yeah he is. I'm more surprised that your that afraid of him but not Mori and Pushkin." Lyra exclaimed.

"Lyra?! Bonbon?! What are you two doing here?! Weren't you girls staying back at Nojiko's house?!" Ussop asks as he trembles in fear while clinging sideways to the wall of a house.

"Well we had to make sure that you and Nojiko don't get yourselves in any trouble. But I'm seriously talking about you Usopp." Bonbon replied.

"By the way didn't you see what he looks like?!! He's completely inhuman!!" The long nose teen freaked out.

"He is a fishman." Nojiko bluntly replied as she crossed her arms over her chest while leaning against another house.

"But it looks like Nami didn't go with him." Usopp said.

"She's probably at Arlong Park." Nojiko exclaimed.

Towering over the man named Genzo Arlong asserted his authority once again by explaining the business he's running. "I've got 20 villages under my rule... And rebels are quite a nuisance for us for rulers... I destroyed the rebellious port town of Gosa to teach a lesson to all the other towns! If someone fails to pay his tribute then that means he intends to rebel against us!" Arlong explained with a maniacal grin.

"Tribute? What is he talking about?" A sweaty Usopp asks much to the disgust of the creatures around him.

"Its money that we have to pay month after month. We have to buy our very own lives from them with money! Adults, kids, everyone. So if there's even one person in an entire village who fails to pay his tribute... Even a single person... His entire village will be destroyed just like Gosa Village!"

"A whole town d... destroyed because of a single person?! Talk about cruel!!" ~Usopp

"We've been through this already back home from where we came from." Capper exclaimed. "There was a powerful spellcaster named the Storm King who tried to take over Canterlot the Capital of Equestria and even beyond its borders."

"Yeah... We haven't forgotten about that... Had us all enslaved while he drains all of the magic from our rulers and threatening to kill the rest with the power of his storms..." Lyra said as she looks to the side all serious now.

"He has everyone under his thumb. Established a new currency under him. Force the rest to work or else be imprisoned and enslave. Understand my analogy here? Not much difference huh between forced work and slavery?" Capper added.

"And that's life under Arlong's rule. With their racial doctrine. They don't even think twice about killing a human." Nojiko finished.

"Hear me well you inferior humans! All you need to do is work hard and pay the tribute! There's no need to think about anything else! Your tribute will soon become the cornerstone of my Arlong Empire that will rule all of East Blue!"

Meanwhile....

"Now hurry up and get out of here! Before Arlong comes back!" Nami says as she cuts off Zoro's ropes with a dagger.

"Hmmm...?" Zoro asks with a confused look.

"Arlong Empire?!! He's trying to build his own nation?!" Usopp screams out loud being more afraid than ever with his eyes bulging out of his sockets and his tounge waving around like crazy. It was even a miracle at this point that Arlong didn't hear him nor the other fish men around.

"Well not really." Bonbon explained as a matter of factly. "He wants to build his own toy store!! He mentions building an empire!! What do you think he's gonna do numb nuts?!!" The earth pony mare yelled directly in Usopp's face even to the point of grabbing unto his clothes.

"Just like the Storm King and his armies back in Equestria during that celebration of the Friendship Festival." Capper exclaimed.

"Just like Sombra, Tirek, Chrysalis, Cozy Glow and all of the other world ending villains that we have encountered from back home." Lyra said.

"So he's gonna turn all of East Blue into his fishman empire?! But that would include my hometown too!!" Usopp exclaimed.

"Well whatever happens happens. All we can do is quietly sit still and endure it. For now that is..." Nojiko answered.

"For now...?" Usopp curiously asks.

"Ahhhhh!!!" A horrified painful scream was heard much to the shock of Nojiko and her friends. "What's that?!" Usopp asks now on alert."

"Gen?!!!"

"Possessing a weapon is a clear sign of rebellion. The cause of any unrest and disturbance in my lands. So to make sure that there aren't any more rebels like you. I'll kill you to show the other villagers what happens to rebels!" Arlong grinned as he looks at Genzo once more before punching him in the face and slamming him to the ground with as much force as he can muster causing the man to bleed all over his face.

"What?!! All he did was collect some weapons!! He's seriously going to kill someone over that much?!!" Usopp yelled out.

"That son of a bitch!!" Nojiko yelled out as she ran off to confront Arlong while Lyra, Bonbon and Capper followed after her.

"H... Hey!! Come back here or you'll be killed!!" Usopp calls out.

"This doesn't concern you Usopp!! Go home!!" Bonbon says as she looks back at the long nosed teenager for a second before continuing to run off with the others.

"What is the meaning of this Arlong?! All of us have loyally paid the tribute without any complaints for the past 8 years!! There's no way any of us have even the slightest intention of rebelling against you!! So let go of Gen!!" Nojiko protested.

"Nojiko wait!!" One of the civilians tried to interrupt.

"I've already stated that the mere act of possessing a weapon is a clear intent to rebel. I have no choice but to kill this man for the safety and security of my lands!" Arlong answered with a maniacal grin as he continued. "Any complaints?! You wouldn't rather have me destroy this entire village would you?! Know this humans!! If you lay even a single finger on any of us then your village will be destroyed!! That's final!!"

"Everyone!! Go inside your homes!! If we rebel now then our last 8 years will come to nothing!! If we wanted to reject their rule by fighting to our deaths then we should've done it a long ago!! But we all swore did we not?! We swore to a fight of endurance!! In order to live on!!" Genzo declared.

"Gen!! But..!!!" Nojiko and the other civilians tried to answer back to his statement.

"Well said!!" Arlong exclaimed as he starts to choke Genzo by the neck tighter and tighter until he was also about to be suffocated. "Living is important!! It is because one lives one can enjoy things!!" Arlong declared as he slams Genzo's head to another wall of a house causing him to spit even more blood much to the shock of the villagers around them. "Everyone has their own designated place and position in life!! This man understands the futility of resisting against that fact!!"
"You see not all living things are born equal!! Shahahaha!! Humans are best living like humans!!" Arlong continued with his speech as he slams Genzo's head as hard as he can on the ground much to the protest of men, women and children.

"Why you?!!" One of the men and his friends was just about ready to punch Arlong when Genzo quickly yells out. "Stop it!" Genzo tries to say as he keeps coughing hard.

"But Gen he..."

"Don't you dare lay a hand on them!!" Genzo yells out.

"Yes. What he said." Arlong laughs with a sinister grin as he points a finger at Genzo.

"Alright this stops now!!" Bonbon asserted herself by stepping forward much to the shock of the villagers and even has Arlong's crew looked on with interest.

"Oh really? What does a color horse thing going to do to me?" Arlong asks with a sinister grin.

"I'm not a horse thing... I'm a pony..." Bonbon says with a narrowed glare.

"Whatever..." Arlong shrugs as he looks to the side.

"You already got what you want!! Why continue to terrorize the people like this?!!" Lyra demanded.

"Because I can. Because I want to. Because this is what I do!! BECAUSE I'M A FISHMAN AND WE ARE THE BEINGS ON TOP OF THE PECKING ORDER WHILE ALL OF YOUR ARE NOTHING BUT VERMIN OF THE LOWER WORLD!!" Arlong declared as he even showed his razor sharp teeth up close.

"That's it!! Ahhhh!!" Bonbon tries to charge into Arlong and aims to land a kick on him but Arlong just grabs her hoof and slams her to the ground much to the shock of her wife.

"Bonbon!!" Lyra cried out before looking back at Arlong enraged and charging to attack as well. "Take this you despicable monster!!!" The unicorn uses her magic to levitate a broken piece of lumber to slam at the fishman but Arlong just grabs Lyra by her back and throws her to the ground as hard as she can.

"Lyra!!! Noo!!!" Nojiko cried out as the other civilians watching reel back from watching the pain.

"Hey!! Now I have to step in!! This is going way too far and this is a cat talking to a fish!!" Capper interrupted as he steps forward ready to intervene when Arlong looks down at the cat really enraged. "Oh yeah? Then what are you going to do about it...?"

"Well I..." Capper then steps back but Arlong just punches him hard at the side of the head causing him to stumble. "How weak...!" Capper tried to mutter.

"Stop it Arlong!! We don't want to fight anymore!!" Nojiko cried out.

"But its not as if he used his weapons!! Please don't kill him!!" The people protested as some of them even started to step forward.

"A loud bunch aren't they. I wonder if I should take this as a sign of rebellion..." Arlong grinned when Genzo quickly pulls out his hand as a sign to stop them. "If we die here everything will come to an end!! You must keep on fighting even if I die!!"

"Gen!!!" The other villagers cried out as Nojiko ran over to Lyra, Bonbon and Capper trying to take them to the safety of the crowd and tend to their wounds.

"Let me show you what happens to those who harbor ill thoughts!! Watch closely humans!! Let this be a warning to the rest of you!!" Arlong screamed out as he was about to slam Genzo to the ground one more time hoping to finally cripple him.

"Ughh..." Genzo groaned out as he was dropped to the ground.

"W... What was that?! Arlong?!" The other fish men looks around trying to find the culprit. "Look over there!! There's someone standing on the roof!! Identify yourself!!"

"I am the brave and heroic warrior of the seas!! Captain Usopp!!" The long nosed guy loudly declared to prove his tenacity but sweat was splattering all over his head down to every part of his body to his trembling legs due to his extreme inner fear thinking and weighting out the consequences of this very actions he is doing.

"Grrr...!! That idiot!!" Capper looked up while Lyra and Bonbon had no words to even describe the scene on the rooftops.

"Huh? Usopp?" One of the fishman asked out.

"Never heard of him..." Another one of Arlong's crewmates muttered.

"Its him!!" Nojiko called out.

"Who is that?!!" The other villagers asked among themselves.

"Feared by the entire world as the man from hell they call me Usopp the wicked devil king!! I have 8000 subordinates at my command!! Flee at once and I might consider forgiving you!!" Usopp yells out with all the air in his lungs while his entire head was just drowning in sweat while his entire body trembled horribly in fear.

"Arlong its him!! He's the guy I told you about earlier who escaped from me!!" A fat pudgy fishman yelled out as he pointed to one of the rooftops.

"I don't care if you've got tens of thousands of followers... Just try me!! I'll crush every single one of them!!" Arlong growled in an extremely menacing manner.

"Aghhhh!! He's not scared at all and my gunpowder star didn't work at all!!" Usopp screamed out as his eyes literally popped out of his head with his tongue waving wildly while more sweat splattered out making the long nosed guy all wet and sweaty.

"Even though your just a puny human...! Lowly human scum! You dare attack me?!" Arlong roared much to the other shock of Genzo, Nojiko, Lyra, Bonbon, Capper and all of the other villagers as he musters all of his strength to lift up the house and slams it down to the ground for 5 times much harder and harder every second that passes as Usopp never stopped screaming in utter fear as he himself felt that he might die right here right now from what Arlong is doing.

"A... Arlong wait!! Your not going to destroy another village are you?!"

"Human villages are easy to crush but our goal's to rule over them!!"

"If we turn this town into another Gosa village then our tribute funds will decrease again!!"

"Crap!! He's gonna kill me!! He's gonna kill me!! He's gonna kill me!!" A bloody Usopp cried out in so much fear and tension surrounding his trembling body that there's no denying that he might die of heart attack at the next minute to pass. He grabs unto a rooftop of a house gripping it so hard to the point of almost breaking his fingers while splattering sweat drenched all throughout his fear infected body making it much harder for him to grab unto the destroyed building. Tears overflowing his eyes as well as snot overflowing his nose.

"He's still alive!! After him!! Don't let him escape!!" One of the fishmen pointed out to the long nosed guy that was jumping from roof to roof of a house and trying to run away.

"Catch him and kill him!!" Arlong roared as he trashed around even to the point of trying to destroy other buildings in the process but the other members of the Arlong Pirates tried to stop him and holds him back at the last minute. "Lets return him to Arlong Park for now!! At this rate he's going to annihilate this entire village!!"

"We'll be back. But it looks like you've managed to live another day." Kuroobi a ray fish-man and an officer of the Arlong Pirates grunted. Kuroobi has the typical appearance of a martial artist with a dark blue gi and a black belt. His hair is tied into a straight ponytail. His Sun Pirates tattoo is on the right side of his chest.

"Ahhhh!!" Usopp cried out as he ran off as fast as he can muster as tears splatters out of his eyeballs and snot gushes out from his nose as he gets chased off by a dozen fishmen.

"Aghhh!! That idiot!!" Capper grunted in frustration as he saw the long nosed guy trying to ran for his life.

"Certain Kill Egg Star!!" Usopp yelled out as he splatters a bunch of eggs at one of the fish men with his slingshot hoping to just stop them.

"Ugh!! Guh!! Ugh it reeks!! This egg is rotten!!" One of the purple fishman exclaimed as he starts thrashing around and smelling what's been put on him.

"Did it work...?" Usopp asked out as hope swelled in his heart.

"YOU BASTARD!!!"

"AHHHH!!!" Usopp screamed out as he gets chase down by a dozen fishmen down the road with so much fear that tears were literally gushing out of his eyelids like a waterfall.

"Gen we need to get you treated."

"No I'm fine. I can manage on my own. Sorry for all the trouble I've caused everyone."

"What are you talking about? Your not the one at fault here."

"That's right. As far as anybody could abide all their irrational rules!"

"But who was that guy earlier...?"

"Do you know him Gen?"

"No... I can't say I do..."

"Is he one of your friends?" One of the guys from Cocoyashi Village asks as he turns over to Lyra and Bonbon.

"I can't say that we are either. We would never be friends with a horrible liar like him." Bonbon exclaimed. "Yeah. The second that called himself Captain Usopp I could already see the deceptive information in his eyes." Lyra said.

"Wait is he one of those umm creatures that you said came from your home island or whatever?" One of the women from the village asked.

"Well he... Wait!! Are you blind lady?!! Does he even looked like an animal to you?!!" Bonbon roared in a comedic manner.

"Well if you mean act like an animal who keeps lying all the time and claiming to be someone he's not then your right on that definition!!" Lyra answered with a sweatdrop.

"At first he was weirded out by us and we even helped him out. What we have a problem with is the fact that he calls himself this Captain Usopp not knowing how serious being a pirate is." Capper explained.

"Yeah. We believe that there are other pirates here but he's not the captain that's for sure knorr he has a crew that serves under him." Lyra added as a matter of factly.

"Lying... Feeding false information... He wouldn't last long for even a minute from where we came from..." Capper exclaimed. "Yeah.. I don't think even pirates from Equestria and our borders would take him in..." Lyra exclaimed.

"First there's the Arlong Pirates and then there's fishmen from another island or another world as they say?" A kid exclaimed with with a anime style question mark on her head.

"These days just gets weirder and weirder." One of the senior citizens said.

"Yeah call us weird old man. There are pastel colored ponies around you, Fishmen that are kind and hardworking to help others. Not to mention a talking cat. This is a weird world alright." Lyra says with a laugh as the other villagers began to lighten up.

"Hahaha. Are you sure that you girls aren't from the Grand Line?" One of the ladies in the crowd asked.

"They might as well be right? That's a strange place where you don't know what your going to come across over there." An old lady said.

"Well I don't know how weird or strange the days here are gonna get but at least we have a cat who takes interest on the fish hahaha!!" One of the citizens exclaimed causing everyone to laugh.

"Yeah. A feline who wants to take out all the pests in this place outta be rewarded!!" Another guy from the remaining crowd says.

"I think this calls for a celebratory sandwich!! I've got a recipe here that you guys are gonna really love!! Its a best seller from back home!!" Capper said as he walks away with his friends and the other crowd of villagers.

"After we get treated for our injuries hehehe. We still needed care." Lyra exclaimed.

"And by care she meant being treated like a queen." Bonbon snickered while Lyra just rolled her eyes with a knowing smile at her wife.

"Long time no see everyone." A new voice cuts into the conversation between Genzo and the other villagers with Lyra, Bonbon and Capper when they turned to see Nami with a bouquet of flowers walk in with that familiar smile of hers. The other villagers upon taking sight of her start walking away as if with contempt and the orange haired girl just frowned.

"What is it?" Gen asks with a sigh as he just walks away without even turning to face Nami. On the way to the clinic to be treated along with Lyra, Bonbon and Capper following behind her.

"To think that you of all people would decide to stroll through the middle of town..." Nojiko says with a smirk.

"Oh nothing. Just curious what all the ruckus I've heard was about. Guess it was Arlong..." Nami nonchalantly as she starts to walk away.

Later...

"Only seven million berries left... " Nami says with a smile as she sat down in front of Bellemere's grave where she laid her flowers upon.

"Your as infamous as ever." Nojiko exclaimed with a knowing smirk as she watches her sister while leaning unto a palm tree.

"Well I am a pirate. But Arlong knows what's what right?" Nami says with a hopeful tone to her voice and this at least makes Nojiko smile seeing how happy her sister is now. "He knows money can get anything done. So it will only be a little more until his promise okay?"

"No matter what I'm going to raise 100 million berries so I can buy this village!" Nami answered her sister with a cheerful smile while Nojiko just walks over to her sibling to give her a big hug like old times for love and comfort.

Back at Arlong Park Zoro just sat down on a chair surrounded by a ton of fish men who are either unconscious everywhere after they all try to gang up on Zoro and tried to kill him for escaping. "Even if she tells me to leave I don't have anything to do outside of here.... After all I promised Luffy, Twilight, and the others to bring her back... Jeez... Seems like I've got myself tied up in a complicated mess...."

At the Arlong Park's main entrance...

"Doo! Doo! Dah! Doo!" The octopus fishman Hatchan sings while he was fishing on the waters and roasting a large pig on a campfire. "Looks like its about time! Moomoo time for your meal!!" Hachi yells out as he starts to call the sea cow Moomoo. The sea cow then gets alerted under water and tries to find its way to the food as the tiger sharks swims out his way. Vicious predators afraid of him for their own good.

"Huh? What's that trumpet noise I heard just now...?" Zoro wondered from his position.

"That's strange... What's with him?! Roasted pig is his favorite!! Maybe he already had his meal...? Well I'll just eat this then!!" The octopus fishman declared when he was interrupted by Zoro.

"Was that you who blew that trumpet just now...?"

"Nyu! W... Who are you? I'm Hacchan! But you can call me Hacchi!"

"So your a fishman too?"

"Yup! Yup! I'm a charming octopus fishman! I feel like I've seen you before....! Are you with the marines? Or are you a guest?"

"Well I'm probably more of a guest."

"But you know Arlong's not here right now."

"Yeah he's not. Where'd he go?"

"It seems that this long nosed intruder got away from us. We already have one of his companions tied up here but Arlong went to Cocoyashi Village to catch the other human!"

"Must be Usopp.... Well I guess I'll go save him in the meanwhile..." Zoro thought to himself before he continued. "How can I get to the village?"

"Get on! Your a guest aren't you? I'll give you a lift!" Hacchi said as he grabs a massive pot on the water to transport Zoro on where he needs to go thinking that he's some kind of Arlong Park VIP.

"What's that?" Luffy asks as he keeps chowing down on a meaty bone.

"Its huge..." Sanji exclaimed with utmost curiosity.

"Aghhhhhh!!!" Yosaku cried out in fear. "Its a sea monster!!!"

"Oh my gosh!! That's so fascinating!!" Twilight exclaimed as she pulls out a notepad and starts to sketch the creature as accurately as she can.

"A cow!! Its so big!!" Luffy exclaimed as the sea cow apparently named Momoo sniffs and sniffs having smelled all of the remaining food in their boat and wanting to eat ever since having came out to the wrong place of Arlong Park for its meal.

"Its more like a sea cow!!" Pinkie said with a smile. "Moo!! Moo!!" The pink party mare called out the animal as the sea cow answered back happily about meeting a new friend.

"A cow? And it swims? Isn't that just a hippo...?" Sanji asks as he takes a puff of his cigarette.

"Hippos? I heard that they're surprisingly graceful for their size." Pinkie chirped.

"Hungry?" Scootaloo asks.

"Hungry?" Sweetie Belle adds with a smile.

"Hippos!" Apple Bloom answered with a laugh.

"Hungry!! Hungry!! Hippos!!" The Cutie Mark Crusaders cheered together and laughs as the while Fluttershy starts to pet the enormous creature in getting to know him.

"What's a creature like this doing in the East Blue?! Its inconceivable!!" Yosaku said crying out in fear to the side as he bursts out in tears again.

"Oh brother..." Gilda rolled her eyes with a groan as she sees Yosaku not faring so well right now because of the enormous sight.

"This is a Grand Line Monster!!" Yosaku once again screamed out bursting with tears.

"Yeah I know this one. This guy is one of the regular beasts you come across from the Grand Line. There are even bigger monsters than these in the New World than in the Paradise." Gaimon explained as a matter of factly.

"Woah really? That's interesting!! Tell me more!!" Twilight exclaimed with glee as she and Gaimon began to talk more about the Grand LIne and the New World since he was a pirate.

"It must want the food!! Hurry up and just give the food before he overturns this ship!!" Yosaku yelled out in utter fear.

"I know what to do..." Luffy exclaimed as he turns around with a serious look in his eyes as the others have their attention on the captain. Not knowing what he could do.

Luffy got close to Momoo and rubbed the spot by its mouth. "There, there, buddy. Sorry about that. I promise the mean guys won't treat you like that again. Here, have some of my meat."

The world itself seemed to gasp.

"Who are you and what have you done with Luffy?!" Yosaku asked, appearing from out of nowhere.

Luffy tilted his head as Momoo happily started to gnaw at the offered leg even if his mouth was too big and the meat on the bone was way too small. "What're you talking about, Yosaku? I am Luffy."

"Luffy NEVER shares his meat! We could be starving and tired after a long day and he'd still steal the last pork chop off your plate! There's no way you're Luffy!" Yosaku insisted.

Luffy sighed. "Duh, you guys are my nakama! I trust you guys to get your own meat. If you're too slow, that's your own fault. But this guy," Luffy said, scratching a spot behind Momoo's ears and getting a vibrating purr from the sea cow, "Is a friend. You're responsible for friends. If they go hungry or get hurt, it's up to you to take care of them. He's hungry, so it's my job to feed him, and I already had some meat in my hand, so I gave it to him!"

"Umm that didn't make any sense at all." Rainbow exclaimed with a sweatdrop.

"I think it just means what it means Rainbow. Just roll with it." Gilda sighs as she face clawed.

"Awww Luffy has learned so much already. I'm already so proud of him." Fluttershy says with a motherly smile and Luffy just laughs reminding him of how the bartender Makino used to be with him and his brothers Ace and Sabo back home.

"I'm sure its injured somewhere so it can't find food on its own. Isn't that right...?" Sanji exclaimed with a grin as he was about to give a plate of meat to the massive sea creature. "Here eat up."

"Talk about caring..." Yosaku said with a sneer but he was quick to get quite.

"Shut it bub." Fluttershy says from behind Yosaku with narrowed eyes as the man could even see a glimpse of her fangs.

"Yeah. Your not the one who's going to stop Fluttershy from making a new friend if she wants to." Yosaku was about to protest once again when he saw Gilda's sharp claw gleaming in the sunlight.

"Awww that was nice. Fluttershy made a new friend." Pinkie exclaimed.

"This is soo exciting!! I've never seen a sea cow monster before!! I wonder what else is out there in the world?" Moondancer says with stars and sparkles in her eyes. "I wanna know about it!!"

"Well funny you should ask. Applejack has a lot of cow friends that go moo moo all the time back in Sweet Apple Acres." Pinkie exclaimed much to the delight of Luffy being interested to hear about the notion of real talking cows while Fluttershy being so sweet and lovable to Momoo requests if he can help them by pulling their water transport forward to where they need to go and Momoo says yes for the sake of his new friends.

"Woah really? That's interesting! Me and the other girls here being from Canterlot have never been to a farm before." Minuette exclaimed.

"Yes. Though we know that much of the fresh produce delivered to Canterlot come from Ponyville." Lemon Hearts added.

"Yeah. Its a really nice vacation spot for anyone who wants to get away from all of the hustle and bustle of the big city." Twilightshine says with a grin.

"These people are insane!!" Yosaku exclaimed as he trembles in fear and sweat splattering all over from his forehead.

"Alright!! Now that all's done with!! Lets eat again!!" Luffy yelled out raising his fists into the air in an excited manner.

"No thanks Luffy.. We've had enough..." Twilight and her friends politely refuse with a sweatdrop as even showed that they rubbed their bellies a bit showing that they are full.

"Yosaku gimme some tea!" Sanji ordered. "Me too!" Luffy requested as well.

"Comin right up." Yosaku answered with a sweatdrop.

"We're here!! This is Cocoyashi Village!!" Hachi pointed out. "Arlong should be here somewhere!!"

"Alright thanks." Zoro replied with a nod as he listens to Hachi point directions.

"Don't mention it!! Take care and come visit again!! Bye then!!" Hachi waves goodbye as he quickly swim off into the distance with the enormous clay pot strapped to his back.

"Yeah... He's a strange fishman alright..." Zoro exclaimed with a sweatdrop as he waves him off.

"So that saw nose is in this town too huh...? Well whatever... I'll look for our long nose first..." Zoro sighs before he heads towards Cocoyashi Village trying to find someone to ask if they had seen Usopp.

Arlong's Terrifying Reign of Terror

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"Roronoa Zoro?! That pirate hunter?! Did he come for my head?!" Arlong asked in rage as he held unto his injured fishman friend. "No.. That's not it!! That guy was Zoro!! That guy with the haramaki sash we caught earlier was Zoro!!"

"What?!!" Arlong asks as his body trembles in even more anger as he turns once more to the body of his injured brethren

"Chu!! I finally caught him!! I could've killed him but I thought you'd feel a lot better if you killed him yourself." Chew a smelt-whiting fish-man and an officer of the Arlong Pirates announced as he drags in Usopp who's face is all red and bloody.

"That pipsqueak ain't nearly enough to satisfy my rage right now..." Arlong all red faced and struggling not to destroy his chair exclaimed but having murder in his eyes.

"R... Right?! T... Then why don't you... Just let me go huh?! That uhh... Thing I did earlier was just my way of saying hello!! Everyone in my hometown says hello that way!!" Usopp being terrified for his life all sweaty and trembling in fear answered trying to lie his way once again.

"Chu!! Wait a minute!! What happened here?!" The Smelt Whiting Fish Man asks out as the scenario around him is presented.

"Could it have been Zoro?!" Usopp thought.

"But how did he escape?! Have you considered this line of thought Arlong?!" Kuroobi asked his boss. "Maybe Nami purposefully brought him here so he could try to take your head?!"

"Nami?!" Arlong asks with narrowed eyes.

"Now that you mention it she was acting pretty funny today..." One of the fishman exclaimed.

"Hmmm... Yeah she did dive into the water to save him!!" Another one of the fishman said.

"Betraying people is her specialty after all." Kuroobi finally says with a grunt.

"Alright that's enough!! Don't make conclusions from false premises!! Just what are you trying to say?!!"

"Nami!! So your really..." Usopp tries to comprehend what's happening to the woman when Nami continued. "Eight years ago I swore on this tattoo that I'd be a member of the Arlong Pirates! It won't even be long before I raise up the promised amount so why would I risk all of that by pulling a stupid stunt like this?!"

"That Zoro!! He just had to go and cause more unnecessary trouble!!" Nami thought to herself.

"Of course. My bad. My bad. I apologize for doubting you. Considering you've been nothing but a loyal crewmember for the past 8 years your certainly more than justified to get angry at us. We were a little too rash but we believe you." Arlong says with a sinister grin as he grabs Usopp and proceeds to point a dagger at him. "The ones we need to get rid of right now are Roronoa Zoro and his companion!!"

"W... Wait!! Help!!" Usopp cried out much to the shock of Nami."

"What?! Usopp was taken to Arlong Park?!" Zoro asks a civilian of Coco Village.

"Yeah. I just saw him being taken there..." The man answers much to the frustration of Zoro. "Son of a bitch!! I just missed him!!"

"Yahoo!! Faster!! Faster!! Full speed ahead to Arlong Park!!" Luffy cheered out.

"Oh man... Does that kid ever stop or run out of batteries...?" Gilda asks as she face clawed and sighs.

"Don't count on that happening soon." Twilight and the rest of her friends voice out making the griffon sweat drop.

"The bounty on my head is the highest in all of East Blue at 20 million berries. Considering that its only natural that a well known bounty hunter would come for me." Arlong declares in a menacing manner as he keeps pointing the tip of the dagger in Usopp's neck causing the long nosed guy to tremble in fear and squirm around as he tries to breathe in when Arlong starts to choke him out while sweat keeps gushing down Usopp's forehead to his face like a waterfall. "So where is this Roronoa Zoro hiding?! He's not the most classy guy if he thinks he can sneak in here and cut down my brethren while I'm out!!"

"I... I don't know!! I really have nothing to do with this Zoro guy your talking about!! Please let me go!!"

"Chu!! I'd advice you to stop with the bad lies. Its undeniable that you personally attacked Arlong as well. There's not a chance that we'd let you free." Chew exclaimed as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"Alright I admit it!! Me and Zoro are real tight bros!! So you better not lay a single finger on me!! Or else Zoro will come and kill you!!" Usopp said as he tries to act all tough but his entire face gets drenched in sweat.

"Talk about a change in attitude." One of Arlong's crewmembers said with a shrug.

"Oh so you mean to say that Zoro will come if I kill you?" Arlong asks as he points the dagger even closer to Usopp's neck as the boy cried out in utter fear with his sweat splattering everywhere like a garden sprinkler. "W... What?! N... No!! That's not it!! Killing me would be the wrong thing to do!! If you keep me alive Roronoa Zoro should definitely come to save me!! In fact if you don't keep me alive he'll never come!! Hey Nami!! Say something!!"

"What's wrong Nami? Your looking a little troubled no?" Kuroobi asks with a grin while Nami turns to him with a smirk. "It seems like your still doubting me quite a bit!!"

"Its because I know what your like and that's why I'm doubting you!! Your a little too cunning!!" Kuroobi says with a grunt.

"Damn it!! I'm not going to let myself be killed because of some misunderstanding!! Why does everything need to go wrong now of all time?! Just when I'm so close to achieving my goal!!" Nami thought to herself.

"Nami!! I'm really disappointed in you!! You witch!! Luffy, Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and even Spike didn't doubt you for a single second even after they heard you ran away!!" Usopp yelled out to the woman.

"Twilight? Pinkie Pie? Applejack? What is this guy talking about?" One of the fish man asked around.

"I don't know.. It looks like this guy's pirate crew also has those pastel colored ponies on their crew." One of the fish man answered his companion to the side.

"They completely trust you!! Even now!! But to think you've been deceiving them all along without even batting an eye!!" Usopp yelled in an enraged manner.

"Sorry but the only thing is trust is money. Blame their idiocy for being duped." Nami answered back with sass.

"What did you just say?!!!" Usopp questioned as he got so angry that he starts gritting his teeth and grinding unto them harder and harder that he just might broke them when a huge splash was seen from the pool turning the attention of the other members of the Arlong Pirates.

"Yo!! Why is everyone all gathered here?" Hachi says with a wave of his hands as he emerges from the waters. "Nyu!! Arlong your back!! Welcome back!!"

"What's this?!!" Hachi got one look at the scenario in front of him and got so shocked that his eyes popped out from his sockets.

"Its the work of that infamous pirate hunter Zoro. Where were you Hachi? If you would have been here this would never had happened." Arlong exclaimed with a sinister glare.

"Damn right!! Like I would ever let the guy who chopped off my crewmates go scott free!! Why that Zoro!! I'll kill him!!" Hachi said angrily.

"So you don't know anything about where Zoro could have gone to?" Kuroobi inquired.

"Nope! Nothing! The only one I remember meeting was this rather suspicious lone swordsman. Could it have been him?!!" Hachi asks himself out loud as the realization hit him.

"So you did meet him you dumbass!!" Kuroobi, Chew and the rest of the Arlong Pirates roared out in a comedic manner.

"Where did he go?!!" One of the crewmembers from the Arlong Pirates asks out.

"I just gave him a ride to Cocoyashi Village..." Hachi says with a sweatdrop.

"You gave him a ride?!!" Another one of the fish men asks the octopus guy.

"B... But it was only because I thought he was Arlong's guest. That I gave him a ride to Cocoyashi Village so he could meet you. I never thought you'd come back here so soon." Hachi tried to explain.

"Then that means there's no need to rush. Because he's looking for me too!!" Arlong says with a sinister grin.

"Zoro's looking for Arlong?! What's he planning?! He shouldn't have any reason to fight Arlong..." Usopp nervously thought.

"If I let things get any more out of hand than this then I'll really be in trouble!!" Nami thought.

"By the way who's he?" Hachi asks as he points over to Usopp.

"He's Zoro's companion. Even though he's just a human, he thought he could take on us fishman." Arlong explained when Nami looks on with a glare as she suddenly takes out her bo staff and slams Usopp on the cheek causing him to spit up blood much to the surprise of Arlong and the other pirates around.

"Nami!!"~Arlong

"You!! You wanna fight is it?!" Usopp screamed out as he tries to get up.

"Your a nuisance... Its your own fault for going against Arlong..." Nami answers Usopp with a scoff who could only look at him with pure anger and rage. Its my fault that I let you guys follow me this far. But there are certain rules on this island that your all ignorant of. Everything was going without a hitch until you guys got here. I can't let you ruin the business I've been running for the past 8 years. That's why the least I can do is kill you with my own hands."

"Kill? Hahaha don't make me laugh! I may not be the strongest guy out there but there's no way I'd be weak enough to be killed by you!" Usopp declared.

"Oh. Looks like she's become quite the pirate." Arlong says as he scratches his chin with intrigue. "Kill him Nami!!" One of the fishman cheers Nami on.

"It would be best for your own safety to not think of me as me anymore!" Nami exclaimed as she charges towards Usopp.

"Now's my chance!! If I stayed here any longer I would've been killed for sure!!" Usopp thought to himself as he prepares to launch his own attack. "Certain kill Smoke Star!!" Usopp called out as he launches one of his ammo from his pachinko slingshot to the front causing a thick smoke to spread everywhere."

"That bastard!! He used a smoke bomb!!" One of the Arlong Pirates yelled out.

"Surround the place!! Don't let him escape!!" Another one of the fishman shouts to the rest of his comrades.

"I thought you might try something like that!!" Nami exclaimed with a confident smirk as she spots the idle shadow of Usopp.

"All I have to do is escape by water!!" Usopp thought as he was about to go for a dive when he suddenly felt getting hit by a really hard blunt object.

"How typical!!" Nami exclaimed with a narrowed look.

"Shahahaha!! An excellent revenge indeed!!" Arlong laughs out loud as he looks down on the seemingly dead looking body of Usopp.

"That's an Arlong Pirate's Crew Officer for ya!!" Chew cheered out loud to the skies.

"Hmph!!" Kuroobi just grunted at the sight before him.

"Ahhh!! This is bad!! Brother Usopp was killed by Sister Nami!! How can this be?!!" Johnny tried to comprehend what happened as he looks on what happened in Arlong Park nervously sweating more and more not knowing what to do now.

"Wasn't it your dream to die in the sea?" Nami looks down on Usopp with a scoff as she kicks him into the water.

"My apologies for doubting you. You truly are one of us." Kuroobi says with a grin as he starts to walk closer to Nami but she just walks away without even a care. "One of you? Don't lump me together with the likes of you. There's only one reason I joined this crew! And that's to raise 100 million berries and buy Cocoyashi Village from you. Consider me as more of an ally."

"You've betrayed both your fellow villagers and your mother... And so I've always wondered why you who believes in nothing but money would want to buy a crummy little village." Kuroobi exclaimed as he crosses his arms over his chest. "That is until I found this in your room." Kuroobi said as he pulls out a map."

"T... That's my?!!!" Nami looks back with an utter shocked look on her face.

"Hmm? What is it?" Arlong curiously asks.

"Your what? Don't you seem quite flustered." Kuroobi exclaimed with a look of interest. "This is a worn out treasure map! A map of this island without a doubt points specifically at Cocoyashi Village!!"

"Hidden treasure?! A treasure throve?! That's amazing!! Let me see!! Let me see!!" The other fish men in the crew fluttered around Nami to check out the piece of paper.

"Give it back. That's Nami's map." Arlong ordered his crew.

"Don't you dare touch it!! This is my mine!!" Nami angrily grabs the map from Kuroobi. "I've had enough of your stupid suspicions. I really don't care whether you trust me or not but I do care about our promise. You wouldn't just call it off after all these years would you?" Nami asks as she looks at Arlong directly on the eyes trying to see the deception within him.

"Of course not. I would rather die than break a promise involving money. That's just the kind of man that I am!!" Arlong says with a grin.

"As expected. Your a reasonable man Arlong." Nami exclaimed with a knowing smirk as she walks away with that hand of hers and the strange dagger in her hand.

"Such an unpleasant woman..." Kuroobi grunted.

"Shahahahaha!! I'd say that she turned into a fine woman!!" Arlong lets out an evil laugh as he watches the woman walk away.

"I must tell Brother Zoro that she's a witch!!" Johnny nervously cried out from behind the walls of Arlong Park after seeing everything that happened before running off.

"I can see Arlong Park!!" Luffy yelled out excitedly as he saw that their destination was near as the sea cow monster Momoo pulled the boat Luffy, Twilight and her friends are on full speed ahead. "Moo!!!"

"Hey don't get tired now you hippo!!" Luffy chastised.

"I think that it might have something to do with the fact that the creature is still hungry." Sanji exclaimed.

"Ahh you think that we should have fed it more meat?" Luffy curiously asked.

"That's a great idea Luffy!! Bring it more meat!! Give it more meat!!" Spike said.

"You've heard the man!! More meat!! More meat!!" Gilda exclaimed as she turns to the leftovers on their boat to give the sea cow Momoo more food with the help of the other ponies and creatures around them especially the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

"So... This is like saving Equestria again huh Spike...?" Twilight asks with a knowing smile to her surrogate little brother.

"Yeah Twilight... Just like old times... When there's a friendship that needs saving, We're always there to make things right." Spike says back giving the purple alicorn a reassuring pat on the back knowings might get rough soon.

"Hey!! Your swimming the wrong way!! Turn to the left!!" Sanji demanded to the sea cow Momoo.

"Its the building!! This way!!" Luffy called out as he and Sanji starts to tug on the rope.

"Please!! Luffy!! Sanji!! Don't force him on it!!" Fluttershy pleaded to the two men.

"We're gonna crash into the shore!!" Yosaku screamed out in fear as the gang was rushing into the water.

"Oh brother..." Gilda shrugs as she crossed her claws over to her chest as she looks over at Yosaku.

"AHHHH!!!" Luffy, Twilight, Yosaku, Sanji and all of their friends screamed out except for Pinkie Pie who is loving every second of it as the boat flies off into the sky after the Sea Cow Momoo already has enough and snaps the ropes with his mouth to dive underwater.

Luffy, Yosaku, Sanji, Twilight and all of her friends for all intents and purposes finally...

Friends meeting once again..? In the most weird and interesting circumstances...?

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One of the men from Cocoyashi Village wonders as he sees something in the sky. "Huh? I think I've just heard something really loud over by the port."

Meanwhile...

"Yahoo!! Its like we're really flying!!" Luffy cheered from the skies.

"That's because we were sent flying you idiot!!" Yosaku screamed out.

"Well good for you Luffy, Not many people can have the privilege of flying high after all." Rainbow says with a smirk.

"Weee!! You tell them Dash!! This is really fun!!" Pinkie exclaimed with utter glee.

"It is a treat after all for a rubber kid like him." Spike says. "With being able to have the chaotic power of transforming into batponies even Scootaloo have the ability to fly now. Its not something everyone would be able to do everyday."

"We're gonna crash into the trees!! Ahhhh!!" Yosaku cried out as he held unto the sail of the boat.

"Jeez what a baby." Apple Bloom muttered to Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle as they just nodded.

"Woah!! We've landed!!" Luffy exclaimed as he held unto his hat as the boat crashes down to the ground.

"But we're not stopping!! That's for sure!!" Yosaku exclaimed.

"Sweet Celestia!! This is going to mess up my mane so bad!!" Rarity cried as he passed through the trees, scrubs and bushes. "And I just retouched my makeup!!"

"Who cares? Lets go!!" Luffy yelled out.

"My word!! How insensitive!! I am a pirate but I still declare myself to be a lady who needs to show her grace and keep up her style!!" Rarity huffs.

"Weee!! This is soo much fun!!" Pinkie exclaimed as she felt the adrenaline of the vehicle sliding down rapidly into the soil and rocks.

"Oh my... This is too much for me... Way too much..." Fluttershy added.

"She's having as much fun as the time where we almost fell to our deaths when escaping Tempest to go to Mount Aris before Twilight assembled the hot air balloon." Spike said.

"The hell was that noise...? Did someone drop a bomb on this island or something...?" Zoro asks himself as he kept running. "In any case I have to hurry or Usopp will be k..."

"Ahhhhh!!!"

"Oh Zoro!!" Luffy called out.

"Bro!!!" Yosaku screamed at the top of his lungs.

"Luffy!!! Twilight!!! Your all here!!!"

CRASH!!!

"The hell do you all think your doing?!!" Zoro roared in a comedic manner as he grabs unto his bleeding head as Twilight uses her magic to perform a healing spell on him.

"What do you mean? We've obviously come to get Nami back." Luffy explained. "Haven't you found her yet? Where's Usopp and Johnny?" The rubber kid asks.

"Hey you alright?" Sanji asks Yosaku as he takes a puff out of his cigarette.

"Hmmm... Well he's still breathing that's for sure." Gilda exclaimed as she tries to examine Yosaku's trembling legs.

"Usopp? Oh crap!! Now's not the time to be wasting time!!" Zoro exclaimed as he thanks Twilight before dusting himself off ready to leave again.

"Hmmm? What's wrong?" Luffy asks.

"That idiot got himself caught by Arlong!! If we don't hurry up he will be k..."

"HE WAS ALREADY KILLED!!! ITS TOO LATE!!! BROTHER USOPP WAS MURDERED BY SISTER NAMI!!!" Johnny cried out and screaming at the top of his lungs much to everyone's shock.

From bad to worse confrontations and tensions on all sides and factions on the island

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At the west coast of Cocoyashi Village people are gathered to investigate a certain change to the geography of the island.

"Look the shore has been gouged out!!" One of the men from the village exclaimed.

"But there's no traces of anything here. Not even the smell of gunpowder. Another one of the civilians answered.

"Just what on earth happened here...?" Another one among the crowd questioned.

"Hmm... Something tells me that there's a bigger phenomenon out there that we're going to find out..." Bonbon said.

"Really Bonbon...? Judging by the destruction that's been created here on a closer look, I think that its a bite. A bite from a possible monster." Lyra exclaimed as she examined the area.

"A monster huh...? It could be possible.." Capper said as he puts a claw under his chin while thinking this through.

"That's an interesting theory Capper. Do you really think it could be one of your friends out there again?" Nojiko asks Capper.

"Well if they are then they got an interesting way to say hello." Bonbon said as she puts a hoof over her wife.

"Hey look!!" One of the villagers pointed out.

"Isn't that... A marine ship...?" Genzo asks in shock.

"It doesn't look like any marine ship that I've ever seen. It must not be from the marine base near this region." Another one of the townspeople said.

"Hey sis!! Hey everyone!!" Chabo happily waved as he ran over to Nojiko and his familiar friends.

"Ah the kid from Gosa..." Nojiko nonchalantly exclaimed.

"Kid. I don't think this is the time to play around." Capper said.

"Can you all see the marine ship?!" Chabo asks excitedly.

"You mean that?" Nojiko exclaimed as she points out to the ocean.

"Yeah! The government sent it to aid Gosa village! They've sent a ship for us!"

"They sent a ship?!" Nojiko asks.

"That's right!! Some of the survivors from my village managed to contact the government!!" Chabo exclaimed happily.

"Well. It looks like there's hope for this village after all.." Capper exclaimed with a smirk.

"And so we are saved Babe? I'm interested to know what they can do." Lyra said.

"It would be interesting... But I still have my doubts... I don't think that a single marine ship is enough.." Bonbon added.

"I know babe... I know..." Lyra exclaimed with a sigh as she and Bonbon continued to wrap hooves around each other.

On a certain marine ship...

"So is that the rumored Arlong Park? The world must be coming to an end if pirates can just set up a cozy base and strut their stuff like that." The marine officer commodore Purin Purin exclaimed as he sees all that he needs by the deck of his ship.

"I couldn't agree more commodore Purin Purin!" One of the marines answered with a salute.

"Listen up men our mission today is only to rescue the survivors of Gosa village which was recently destroyed by the Arlong Pirates! However does that allow us who stand for justice to simply overlook a pirate fortress in front of our eyes?!"

"No sir no!!" The rest of the marines in the ship answered back with a salute.

"He's quite a motivational speaker isn't he?" One of the marines exclaimed to his fellow comrade.

Meanwhile back on Arlong Park...

"The 77th branch?" Arlong asks with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes. That's what it says." One of the fishmen exclaimed.

"Must be new then. Someone go over there and negotiate with their captain. If you can't buy em off for 2 million then just get rid of them." Arlong ordered to his crewmates when something was about to come colliding down by their base.

"Agh!! They fired off their cannons!! Watch out Arlong!!" The fishmen all cried out in worry and uncertainty around them.

"Ahhh!!" Arlong let out a terrifying roar as he opens his mouth of razor sharp teeth and crushes the cannon ball with his teeth and splattering the broken pieces everywhere with a spit.

"He stopped a cannon ball with his teeth!!" One of the fish men said in awe and wonder.

"W... What monstrous jaw strength... " Another one of the crewmembers said in his observance of Arlong's power.

"Do you still wish to proceed with the negotiations?" Kuroobi asks with a raised eyebrow.

"Cancel it!!" Arlong answered back his comrade with a spit of cannon ball fragments to the side.

"Alright!! Its time for battle!!" All the members of the Arlong Pirates cheered out as they raised their fists up into the air.

"Chu!! Hold up you guys!!" Chew exclaimed with a hand out. "There's no need for you to expend a while lot of effort just to get rid of some trash."

"Just leave em to us!!" Hacchi added as he slammed a fist into his palm and cracked his knuckles.

"Those humans are truly foolish if they think they can challenge us out on the seas..." Kuroobi exclaimed with a grunt as he crosses his arms over his chest.

"Heh this will be quite a sight if all three of our officers are fighting." Exclaimed one of the Arlong Pirates.

"Gyoho. That ship won't even last three minutes." His pirate comrade exclaimed with a scoff.

On commodore Purin Purin's ship...

"That's strange... Commodore Purin Purin! It seems that the cannon ball failed to explode." One of the sailors reported to his commanding officer with a salute.

"Fire another shot then. This is our declaration of war! We must show them that we're prepared to fight no matter what! Our enemies are fishmen so don't let your guard down men!"

"Yes commodore Purin Purin!!"

"Lighting the cannon.." One of the marines was about to lit another match for the cannon when...

"Water gun!!" Chew declared as he spits out water at the marine with the trajectory of a bullet killing him instantly much to the shock of the other men.

"Its the Arlong Pirates!!"

"Prepare for battle!!"

"Wait!! Calm down men!!" Their commanding officer ordered much to the shock of the marines that were around and to the surprise of Chew.

"I am commodore Purin Purin of the marine's 77th branch!! My men and I are a fairly renowned troop of elite marines so it would be best if you just surrendered peacefully and... Aghhhh!!!" The marine officer screamed out in pain as Chew just blasts a water into his chest with a trajectory of a bullet sending him to his death.

"Sir!!" The marines cried out at the condition of their commanding officer when they got riled up and charges at Chew. "How dare you!! Kill him!!"

"What's going on?! How could a fishman be underneath our ship right now?!" The marines asked among themselves now more confused than ever as Kuroobi from underwater rips off the ship's rudder.

"As of now... Your ship's rudder has been removed. And a ship without a working rudder has only one destination... Chu!! To the bottom of the sea." Chew exclaimed with a smirk as he points a finger at the water while just right under them something else was happening.

"My job's to move this reef!! Lets do this!! Ohh!!" Hachi declared as the octopus fishman holds unto the enormous stone from under the water and starts to spin it faster and faster while Kuroobi punches a huge hole from under the marine ship and drags it ever so near to the whirlpool that resulted from Hachi spinning the rock reef even more rapidly.

"Just what the hell do you want?!!" One of the marines demanded.

"Lets make this ship easier to sink!! Eii!!!" Kuroobi screamed out as the rayfish man continued to punch more holes from under the ship while the marines screamed and panicked for their inevitable lives.

"Ahhhh!!"

"Let's say for example... A great reef was moved right in the middle of the ocean on a strong tidal current... Just what do you supposed will happen then...?" Chew exclaimed with an ominous grin.

"Ahhh!! A gigantic whirlpool suddenly appeared right in front of us!!"

"That's impossible!!"

"The rudder won't work!!"

"We're being sucked in!!"

The marines all screamed as they panic trying to bore up the holes on their ship as Chew jumps into the water. But no water how much patching they have done. The ship's rudder is still broken meaning they can't steer their vessel as they just rapidly drags in and all of them drowned to death as seen by the villagers of Cocoyashi Village and even Nojiko's new friends.

"Even though they came to join us..." Chabo exclaimed as tears start to fill up his eyes as they looked on.

"This is the cruel reality... No one can escape from Arlong's rule..." Nojiko says as he gets on one knee to give the kid a pat on the shoulder while Lyra and Bonbon both being worried wrapped their hooves around Chabo.

"That's how the cookie crumbles... As I've said its only a matter of time on finding the right ones to save us.. Their death will not be in vain..." Capper exclaimed.

"If someone... If anyone is out there please save us..." Bonbon says with a sigh.

"I just know how you feel Bonbon... Me too... I just know that they're coming soon.." Lyra replied as she puts a hoof around her wife and kisses her on the cheek.

"Their sacrifice will not be in vain.. The universe itself knows that..." Capper finished while Nojiko just held them up close.

"Come on everyone.. Lets just go home..." Genzo says with a sigh as he leaves with the other villagers while Nojiko walks off with Capper, Lyra and Bonbon.

Back at Arlong park...

"Sorry for making you go through with all that trouble boys..." Along exclaimed with a sinister grin.

"Heh its nothing as long as we know everything there is to know about these seas from the winds to the ocean floors. Chu!!" Chew exclaimed as he flexes his muscles in front of their boss as he walks back with the other two officers of the pirate crew.

"With Nami's sea charts and our abilities no one can challenge us on the seas." Hachi said.

"Speaking of which, Nami's an invaluable member if we're to create our Arlong Empire." Arlong exclaimed.

"But didn't you promised to let her and her village go free once she pays the 100 million berries?" Chew asked out.

"Of course. As I've said before I'm a man who would rather die than break a promise involving money!!" Arlong answered with a sinister grin.

"Say it one more time!! Say it and I swear I'll kick your ass!!" Luffy screamed out as he was about to beat up the bounty hunter and grabbing unto his shirt but Twilight quickly held him back with her magic while Johnny gets pulled back by Applejack and Rainbow Dash.

"Luffy stop!! Its not as if Johnny's at fault here!!" Yosaku tried to explain.

"Well he's making up bullcrap!!" Luffy yelled out.

"D... Did Nami really killed Usopp...?" Apple Bloom asks with a shocked look to her face. "I... It can't be right? That's not possible!!" Sweetie Belle says as she starts shaking nervously. "We know what kind of person Nami is!! There has to be some kind of misunderstanding!! Tell us!!" Scootaloo says as she starts tearing up.

"Lets go over here girls..." Applejack says as she ushers them to the side while Gilda keeps an eye on the fillies.

"Luffy calm down!! No one here is going to hurt anybody got it?!" Twilight said as the alicorn princess pulls him back with an aura of magic with Rarity's help but he just keeps budging while Moondancer pull out a magic barrier in front of Luffy.

"Hey!! There's no need to get all heated!! We don't even know what happened yet!!" Spike tried to reason.

"Its fine if you don't want to believe it!! But I saw it with my very own eyes!!" Johnny yelled back much to everyone's shock when someone arrives shutting everyone up.

"Nami..." Luffy uttered out.

"Just who did you call crewmates Luffy?" Nami calls as she looks at the straw hat kid with narrowed eyes. "And what did you all came to this island for?" Nami nonchalantly asks.

"What are you talking about? Aren't we crewmates? We've come for you of course!!" Luffy says as he puts back his hat.

"Yeah!! What gives?! With you taking the Going Merry and going out on your own!! You better explain yourself right now!!" Rainbow demanded.

"Rainbow stop arguing with her!!" Zoro says as he prepares his sword and charges for Nami much to the shock of everyone else when Sanji suddenly faces Zoro himself and blocks the sword with his leg. "Yeah right!! I've seen enough!! A woman like her doesn't deserve to have a talk with you!!" Sanji says in a pissed off manner.

"I already have the words of my friend and I'm taking that over anybody else!!" Zoro said through gritted teeth as he and Sanji tried to unleash force on each other to the side. "And we don't have the evidence to back up that claim!! So don't jump to conclusions!! Does a swordsman hurt ladies as well Roronoa Zoro?!!"

"Back off!!! Enough!!!" Rainbow exclaimed as he quickly punches Zoro to the back of the head. "Hey!! What was that for?!!" Zoro asks as he turns back to Rainbow annoyed but the rainbow maned pegasus just huffs crossing her arms over her chest.

"I said get back!!! This isn't helping anyone!!!" Gilda says as she punches Sanji with a clenched fist on top of his head prompting Sanji to back down.

"Well that escalated quickly." Twilight says with a sweatdrop.

"You two sure gave them the reality check alright." Moondancer adds looking at the scenario being cringed out.

"We made them use their heads." Gilda says with a smirk as she and Rainbow give each other a hoofbump.

Nami then looks at Rainbow being unimpressed by what she's trying to point out. "If you want it back then sure!! Why not? Not that I care that is!! And crewmates?! Don't make me laugh!! It was all a stupid little cooperation!!"

"Bullshit.." Applejack says bluntly as Twilight chokes up a bit. That the alicorn princess was about to say something.

"Hey!! Yah can't say that word!!' Apple Bloom stands up and calls her out as she marches over to her sister. "Why when I tell Granny Smith about this, She outha wash your mouth with soap for that kind of language!!"

"Hush Apple Bloom!! Just sit down!! The adults are talking!!" Applejack snapped at her little sister as the filly just stops on her way and huffs.

"I am an adult..!!" Apple Bloom grumbles under her breath in the company of Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Spike who tries to calm her down.

"Ehem!! I wouldn't have phrased it like that but yes. Your behavior certainly doesn't line up." Twilight says.

"Nami Chan!! Nami Chan!! Do you remember me? Lets sail together!!" Sanji says in a sing song voice while having heart shaped eyes, waving his arms around in a enthusiastic manner of passion and wiggling around in the air as if his bones had turned into gelatin.

"Shut up!! Can't you see your making things more complicated by butting in?!!" Zoro retorts in an annoyed manner with narrowed eyes.

"What was that?! Don't you know that love is always a hurricane?!" Sanji immediately fired back being annoyed and he glares at Zoro.

"Preach the word Sanji!! Oh chef of the heavens!! He is the angels of the chefs after all!! Giving flavor to the food of the Gods!!" Rarity declared as Pinkie even put an angel robe, a halo and makeshift wings to the fashionista mare making Sanji smirk.

"Oh for the love of God!! Don't encourage him Rarity!! You too Pinkie!! Don't you know how much work I've been putting into getting that guy's mind out of the gutter back at the Baratie?! And Sanji!! Now is not the time for your love nonsense shenanigans!!" Gilda shouts at them.

"And I was just starting to have all the fun..." Pinkie groaned.

"Aww but Gilda...!! Don't be such a drag...!!" Sanji whined making Gilda's eye twitch a bit.

Nami simply shook her head at everything that's happening around her and looks back at Applejack. "What do you even mean? I am totally..." Nami was going to say something but Applejack quickly interrupted her.

"Sugarcube you should know by now that I'm a living lie detector. Sure I'm not one of the most skillful masters of deception but ya are just directly and straight up lying to mah face. It ain't workin I'll you that." Applejack said straight to her face while Nami just grumbled through gritted teeth.

"Don't give me none of that Sister Applejack!! You may be confident in your skills but I'm telling you the truth and this time your wrong!!' Johnny glares hard as he points the accusing finger at Nami. "She's a witch!! If it means she can get her hands into the treasure hidden in her village then she'll gladly join Arlong and even kill people for the sake of it!! She's a coldblooded witch through and through!! You all have been deceived from the start!! I swear I saw her stabbing Usopp!!"

"She what?!!"Fluttershy exclaimed as she brings a wing to her muzzle.

"Usopp?!!" Spike and the Cutie Mark Crusaders cried out being worried for him.

Nami however just talks back to them with that smirk. "Yeah...? So what...? Want to avenge him?"

"What?!" Johnny exclaims as he was taken aback.

"Let me tell you one thing. After the idiotic stunt that Zoro pulled. Arlong wants Roronoa Zoro and all of his companion's heads. No matter how monstrously strong you all may be. You can't beat a real monster."

"What?! Are you serious?! Just let us at the guy!!" Rainbow exclaims.

"I couldn't care less about that." Zoro marches over to Nami and looks at her straight in the face with narrowed eyes. "Where's Usopp?"

"At the bottom of the ocean." Nami says with a smirk while everyone else just watches on and gets shocked at Nami's choice of words.

"That's it!! I've had enough of you!!" Zoro charges at Nami with the aim of slicing her down.

"Wait!! Zoro!! Stop!!" Twilight cried out.

"Zoro please!! Don't do something that you'll regret!!" Moondancer pleaded.

"And I've had enough of you!!" Sanji roared as he was about to land a kick on the moss haired swordsman but he quickly ducks down causing Zoro to back off from Nami.

"The hell did you just say?!! Don't butt in when you don't know the first thing about anything!!" Zoro exclaimed as he was about to swing his sword at Sanji but the Straw Hat chef quickly blocks it with his leg.

"What were you doing about to harm someone without sufficient evidence?!!" Sanji asks with a puff of his cigarette. "Never warrant any woman physical pain of any kind!! Your going to learn that lesson from me!!" Sanji roared thinking about what Zeff taught him when he was a kid about never laying a kick on a woman.

"Its never stopped me!! There will be circumstances when a woman would be forced to fight back!! Because she put herself into that situation in the first place!! I wouldn't back down just because she's a girl!! That's how I grew up!!" Zoro snarled back thinking of his past with Kuina and their dream of becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman as he slashes down but Sanji blocks his weapons with a leg.

"Heh well aren't you quite irritable after your shameful loss." Sanji grinned which made Zoro even more angry at the fact he would made a statement at that but thinking that Sanji was also taking a jab at his childhood past with Kuina and loosing to her in the dojo, even the fact that Kuina got killed from an accident causing Zoro to walk towards the Straw Hat Chef with a murderous glare in his eyes. But this wasn't even the case based on the truth since Sanji was talking about the Mihawk and Zoro duel.

"Zoro!! Wait!! No!! Please don't!!" Fluttershy said as she tries to call them out and starts tearing up seeing Sanji get triggered from Zoro's words and Zoro response to Sanji mocking his defeat from the duel with Mihawk or maybe even Zoro thinking that Sanji was talking about his past with Kuina and even her death.

"I don't think this is fun anymore!! Twilight please do something!!" Pinkie cried out as well as she shakes her alicorn friend.

"I... I don't know what to do in this circumstance Pinkie!! I'm sorry!!" Twilight said in a panicked state.

"You watch your mouth punk!! Or your head will go flying!!" Zoro all enraged threatened to slice down Sanji.

"I'd like to see you try cripple!!" Sanji barked back as he prepares to land a kick at Zoro but another set of impact hits them both just as hard.

"I SAID BACK OFF!!! THAT'S ENOUGH!!!" Two ponies screamed out as Sanji feels Applejack slap him full force in the face causing him to get knocked down at the same time Rainbow Dash punches Zoro just as hard on the cheek as well causing both of them to spit out blood while Applejack and Rainbow stood there huffing and puffing in anger much to the shocked ponies and creatures around.

"This isn't the time to be bickering!! This is en emergency!!" Yosaku alerted them all.

"That's right!! If your going to fight then why don't you do it somewhere other than this island? I'd rather not have outsiders stick their noses or muzzles in these ponies cases to interfere in this island's affairs anymore!! Do you still not get it?! I only stuck around with you for the money!! And now that you don't even have a cent I couldn't care less about you!!"

"But we do have..." Pinkie said as she pulls out a sack of bits from her mane but Nami just kept ranting on.

"If its about the ship I'll give it back. So go find another navigator and go search for your little piece or Equestria to be a prissy pony princess and find your other freaky friends or whatever!! Now get off this island!! Your all an eyesore!!" Nami yells out.

"Just like that?! Your leaving us right now after we came for you to this island?!" Rainbow demanded.

"Nami...?" The Straw Hat kid muttered before he fell down to the ground in a loud thud.

"Brother Luffy?!!" Johnny screamed out.

"I'm gonna sleep." Luffy simply said before closing his eyes in front of all of them.

"Eh what? Your just going to like just lay down there?" Applebloom asks with a tilt of her head.

"I don't think that's very sanitary from what Rarity told me." Sweetie Belle says as she cringes a bit.

"Well he is a pirate. We all are at this point." Spike says with a shrug.

"I still don't understand. He could have just lay down on some thick leaves with branches." Scootaloo added.

"I don't like feel like leaving this island yet and I don't care what's going to happen to this island either.. Besides I feel sleepy so I'm gonna sleep.." Luffy simply responded before closing his eyes.

"Wow. That sounds savage." Gilda answers with a smirk.

"I'm still not getting it.." Spike says as the young dragon gets puzzled by Luffy's actions.

"Yeah... Luffy's right..." Rainbow suddenly said much to the surprise of everybody else around. Rainbow looks at Nami straight in the eyes for a moment before she yawns a bit and stretches out her hooves. "This seems like an awfully nice time for a nap." Rainbow then looks at the sky and shoots up before turning back with a fluffy cloud. "That Arlong guy can do whatever he wants... As long as he doesn't wake me up..." Rainbow gives Nami a smirk before unceremoniously dropping herself by the cloud.

Without another word Nami just quickly sprinted into the opposite direction leaving Twilight and her friends a bit stunned.

"Wow... Even I didn't get that bad when I yelled at Pinkie." Twilight said.

"Hold up! You did what?" Gilda asks as the griffon got a bit surprised at the words of the alicorn princess.

"Its something... We don't like to talk about at all... Things got tense during the Storm King's invasion to say the least." Rarity said as she looks down for a moment.

"Twilight stole the magical pearl from Queen Novo back in Seaquestria because it has the power to turn us into sea ponies so that we could escape to the ocean!!" Pinkie quickly blurted out.

"Pinkie!!!" Twilight yelled out chastising her pink pony friend and blushing bright red all over her face.

"No!! You did not!!" Gilda gasps a bit before turning to Twilight once more with a smirk. "So you have the ways of a thief too huh Princess?" The griffon asks.

"Eh.. Hehehehe.." Twilight laughs nervously as she gets red on the cheeks and fans herself with a wing much to the amusement of her friends.

"Exposed alright.." Pinkie says with a smirk.

"Your all out of your minds! Its as that insane witch just said! Brother Usopp has been killed and Arlong is out to get us!" Yosaku yelled out. "Just what reason do you have for staying in this island any longer?! I for one believe in what Johnny said he saw!!" The bounty hunter added but Twilight and her friends just sat and stand around there looking at him.

"Its only been a short while but I'm afraid that this is where we must part ways. We have no desire to be hunted down and get killed by Arlong!!" Johnny exclaimed.

"Fine." Zoro simply said.

"May we meet again!!" Yosaku called out.

"Take care my brothers!!" Johnny said.

"You too!!" Zoro exclaimed.

"Hey don't forget to run back here and tell us if you meet any of our other lost friends we're looking for!!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Of course Princess!! We'll keep that in mind!! Tell you at once when I we see other pony creatures like you!!" Johnny says back before continuing on their way.

"Remember!! Stay safe out there!!" Moondancer yells out with a wave beside Twilight.

"You too Sis Moondancer!! We'll see ya later!!" Yosaku adds out.

Meanwhile...

"If she really was a cold blooded witch then she wouldn't have covered for me!!" Usopp walks through the town center of Cocoyashi Village all wet and dripping while he thought about what happened earlier.

Flashback...

"How could you... Nami..." Usopp uttered out as he sees Nami stabs his own hand. "For the sake of my own business.. This was the only way.." Nami uttered out as she keeps digging the knife in her own hand.

"If Nami hadn't done that then I would've been surely killed by Arlong." Usopp thought even further. "That octopus dude said that he gave Zoro a ride back to Cocoyashi Village. So the first thing I should do is to meet up with him!"

"Wait a second, Arlong said something about Zoro looking for him as well." Usopp thought. "Don't tell me he's charging straight for Arlong Park?! Damn it!!" Usopp screamed out as he starts to ran out of the town center to look for the moss haired swordsman. "Faster Usopp!! Faster!! Please don't be at Arlong Park Zoro!!" Usopp cried out.

Back with Luffy, Twilight and the rest of the Straw Hats...

"Hey." Sanji uttered out.

"What?" Zoro simply asked.

"You really think Nami killed long nose?" Sanji asks with a puff of his cigarette.

"Who knows? Maybe after I called her 'small time.' She got so pissed off that she really did kill him." Zoro says with a smug look on his face but Twilight and her friends has doubts about the actual story that Zoro is telling now.

"Small time?!!" Sanji asks as suddenly gets pissed off.

"Calm down Sanji. Don't make me come over there again." Gilda exclaimed but Sanji just keeps marching towards Zoro. "Don't do it Sanji. I'm warning you." The griffon adds with a side eye.

"Ahh!! Isn't that Zoro right there?! Together with Luffy, Twilight and all of their other friends!!" Usopp called out as he quickly ran over to them much to the surprise of Twilight and her friends in relief. "Oh thank God!! I thought you've might have gone to Arlong Park and...!!"

"Nami's breasts aren't small time!!" Sanji roared as he was about to land a kick on Zoro but the moss haired swordsman just blocked the cook's leg with the scabbard of his sword. "Is that all you think about you...?!!" Zoro glared back as Usopp spits out a large splatter of blood and breaking a number of his teeth much to the shock of Twilight and her friends.

"Eh?!!" Sanji's jaw drops to the ground at the sight of Usopp.

"Ahhh?!" Zoro's expression has his eyes popping out of his sockets upon seeing Usopp.

"He's alive." Sanji uttered out.

"But maybe not anymore." Zoro added.

"I've said for the last time that I've warned you." Gilda said as Rainbow Dash quickly gives a high speed rainbow colored punch to Sanji's face causing him to tumble down on the ground.

"Hahahaha!! I told you so... Gyah!!" Zoro yelled out as he suddenly sees a kick from Applejack causing Zoro to come crashing down as well apart from Sanji.

"What did I tell you guys about behaving yourselves for the last time?!!" Twilight asks starting to get angry.

"Seriously. You two are harder to babysit than the Cake Twins." Pinkie exclaimed.

"Or the Cutie Mark Crusaders on their sleepover." Fluttershy added as well.

Meanwhile...

"Hey what was that...? Did you hear something...?" Capper asks out while he Pushkin, Mori, Lyra and Bonbon were helping Nojiko harvest tangerines.

"It’s from the house. Go check and I'll catch up with you guys later. "Nojiko said as she picks up the basket of tangerines.

They did so and were welcomed with the sight of Nami throwing things around and tearing apart the interior.

"Hey!! Hey now!! Calm down Missy!!" Mori says as Nami quickly turns around to look at him and immediately throws a vase at the fish creature.

Mori then covers himself and gets himself prepared for the impact but it never came as Pushkin quickly ran over to him and catches the vase with a claw. "You gotta calm down." Pushkin turns to Nami with a serious tone to his voice.

"YOU!! YOU SHUT UP!!!" Nami rages out as she quickly throws a punch at Pushkin yet she was once again stopped by Capper as the cat quickly blocks Nami's fist and twists her around in a way that Nami was now trapped between his arms.

"Ahh.. Ahh.. Ah.. Believe me when I say that I just saved you from getting your hand broken.A snapping turtle creature's resistance to damage even excluding their shell armor is no joke." Capper explain while Nami just keep squirming from between his arms.

"LET ME GO!! GRRR... DAMN FISHMEN!! THEY'VE RUINED MY LIFE!! IF I COULD JUST.." Nami kept thrashing around beyond her exhaustion screaming insults but Capper kept a firm hold on her and Mori was the next one to speak out.
"Listen here. We are aware thanks to your sister that you've got it bad with the fishmen but you have to understand!! We aren't even the same kind of fishmen!! Look at us!! Do we look like any of Arlong's goons at all?!"

By this point Nami was very much tired from having her energy spent from struggling with Capper who looked just as exhausted himself. Seeing her finally calm down he sat in a chair in front of a table that he flips back up with his remaining strength.

An at that Point,Nojiko finally arrives,Looking up at everything.

"Man... Good grief Nojiko... Your sister is a fiesty one..." Capper said.

"Yeah... No kidding..." Nojiko answered nonchalantly to the cat.

"Does it run in your family or what...?" Capper inquired once more but Nojiko just punches him right in the shoulder but Capper just laughs it off.

"Shut up..." Nojiko says being unamused by all of these questions. "Although he's no exactly wrong..." Nojiko thought to herself. She then adressed Nami.

"Nice mess you've made for me Nami.. Now tell me everything.. As if there's anything else for you to break in here so start talking.. Didn't you promised to tell me everything..?" Nojiko said as he takes a nearby chair that has been knocked over and sits in front of Nami.

Nami looks at her with a frown. "Yeah... I promised you..." She said making quotation marks and putting emphasis on 'You' as she looks intensely at the others inside the house while everyone else then rolled their eyes.

Nojiko then looks back at Nami. "So...?"

Nami sighs. "Its nothing really. I just came to rest a bit."

"If you came just to rest then there's no need for you to be breaking everything apart. Also why are you staring at that treasure map so intently if there's nothing wrong?" Nojiko answers back.

"I just loose my cool a bit that's all!!" Nami insisted and Nojiko just sighs.

Nojiko sight,noticing Nami was not letting her know everything. Nojiko and the Rest looked between themselves, then Nojiko asks,"...it was Them,we’ren't they?"

"And you've met them..?" Nami asks being a bit surprised.

"Just the captain but he seemed like a liar.. He had our other guests worked up quite a bit though I really didn't find him really that annoying." Nojiko explained an amused smile being very intrigued. It was then that Nami told Nojiko about everything about Luffy, Twilight and all of her friends because she was just tired of hiding anything anymore from Nojiko and all of her other friends.

Capper, Bonbon, Lyra, Pushkin justs stands over there watching her sleep and even Mori tries to find something to keep her warm and puts a warm blanket on Nami's back while she's asleep by the table.

"I see.. So they have come to bring her back.." Nojiko mused.

"But with Arlong here neither us, her or anyone else on this island is free to put a single claw out without ending it ending in a bloodbath." Capper said as he crossed his arms.

Nojiko nods. "I can see why she'd get so upset.. Friends huh..?"

"What do you mean..?" Lyra asks.

Nojiko rests her head by a hand on the table and starts tearing up as she covered the side of her face. "That's one word.. That hurts Nami more than anything else.." Nojiko said as Lyra was just rendered to get silent upon hearing those words while everyone else just has a look of worry, pity and overall sympathy at the sight of Nami sleeping like that.

Meanwhile...

A citizen from Cocoyashi Village wearing a rainbow peace sign dye t shirt and jeans walks around whistling when a random clown fishman quickly pulls out his flintlock pistol and slams him behind a house. "Give me your fucking money!!" The clown fishman demanded.

"Alright!! Alright man!! Here!! Here!! Take it!!" The villager quickly said as he pulls out his cash and gives it to the cigarette smoking fishman and stuffs it in his pocket. "Come on man!! Don't shoot me!!" The villager begged when.. "Ahhh!!" The man yelled out in pain as a pufferfish man bashes him on the forehead with the handle of his flintlock pistol causing blood to gush out as both the clownfish man and the pufferfish man both puncture his forehead with their lit up cigarettes causing him to scream and cry out in pain. "Fuck Human!!" The pufferfish man from Arlong's crew yells out as he shoots the man six times on the chest and one of the head alarming the citizens of Cocoyashi Village where the gunshot was. It was loud that even Twilight and her friends could hear it from the outskirts of town.

Later...

On the other side of the island two fishmen resembling a clownfish and a pufferfish of the Arlong Pirates are talking. "Hey give me a hand with this guy will you?" The clownfish man said to his fellow pirate crew as he starts dragging the bodybag of the man that was just shot earlier.

"Yeah.. Yeah..." The pufferfish man said huffing and puffing as he stops to take a breathe from all of the shoveling and helps out his fellow comrade.

"Hey why did we wack this citizen of Cocoyashi Village anyway? He's a stand up guy!!" The clownfish man said with a laugh pretending to care about the dead innocent they were going to bury.

"I don't know!! Something about money!!" The pufferfish man said with a laugh.

"What? He's too ugly to live and needs to be taught a lesson? Hahahaha!!" The clownfish man grinned.

"Nah. He needs closure. That's why he needed to go." The pufferfish man answered with a smirk as he helps the clownfish man carry the body bag to the designated destination.

"Ahh!! I get it!! Hahahaha!!" The clownfish man said with a laugh.

"Yeah he was having still living comfortably so I have the conclusion that he still has too much money!! So we have to target a new guy in whom we see suspicious!!" The pufferfish man explain as he kicks the body bag into the deep ground. "So this guy gets capped so we get a get girl in named Nami. Whom everybody bullies. And when she misbehaves.."

"We dig another hole." The clownfish man said.

"Exactly." The pufferfish man added as they both start to both get shovels and bury the body bag before splitting up the money they robbed from the guy.

"Usopp!! Did Nami did this to you?!" Luffy asks in a panicked state as he held unto Usopp's unconscious body.

"Uhh no. That was actually he and I." Sanji answered with a sheepish grin, sporting a hoof mark on his face.

"You mean just you. Zoro said bearing a hoof mark on his cheek as well.

Applejack raised an eyebrow at the moss haired swordsman being unimpressed at the sight of his actions lately.

"Uhh!! Yeah!! Us!! Sorry!!" Zoro quickly corrected his words and apologized having earned Applejack's satisfaction with the way he used his words and the apple farmer mare smiled.

Usopp then recovers from his unconscious state soon enough and shot up. "Luffy!! Twilight!! All of you guys are here too?!" Usopp asks as he turns around and looks at everyone else.

"Yup!!" Luffy answered with a grin.

"Yeah we decided to come along too!! Nice to meet you!!" Sanji says with a wave of his hand as he presents himself and Gilda.

"You!! I'll swear I'll kill you one of these days!!" Usopp ranted out as he grabs Sanji's shirt collar as the long nosed sniper of the Straw Hats has his jaw dropped down to the ground and his eyes popping out his head in a comedic manner. Angry at Sanji for kicking a tooth out of his bloody mouth.

"Awww come on. Your fine aren't you? Tough it up." Gilda says as Zoro, Sanji and Usopp gets treated by Twilight through her healing magic but Usopp just looks unamused at the griffin.

"In any case. The problem now is Nami. She actually saved my life." Usopp said as he explained to them all the truth of what he witnessed.

"Called it." Applejack said with a knowing smile.

"That sure is reassuring!!" Rarity said.

"YAY!! SHE'S STILL OUR FRIEND!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REASSURING US USOPP!!" Pinkie Pie cheered out and before Usopp could say anything she pulled Usopp into a tight hug.

"Uhh Pinkie...?" Twilight tried to say as she looks at how Usopp's face was getting even more blue. "H... He... He needs to breathe..."

"Oh... Oh..!!!" Pinkie said as she quickly lets go of Usopp and immediately the teen sniper of the Straw Hats quickly start to take deep breathes.

"Sorry!! Earth Pony Strength gets to be too strong sometimes I forget how to control it!!" Pinkie apologized.

"Don't worry about It." Usopp said as he reassured the pink party pony once he recovered. "If you ask me.. There's a reason on why she ended up joining the Arlong Pirates!!"

"Its useless. No matter what you do. You won't be able to change Arlong's rule in these parts." A woman said crossing her arms over her chest but only Usopp recognize who she is and the friends she brought along with her.

"Nojiko!!" Usopp quickly turned around as he saw the spectator of their talks.

"Hey girls!! Your here!!" Twilight said as she quickly ran over to Lyra, Bonbon, Capper, Pushkin and Mori.

"Who is she?" Luffy asks as he points a finger at Nojiko.

"She's Nami's sister." Usopp explained.

"N... Nami's sister?!! Its no wonder why she's so beautiful then!!" Sanji screamed out as he starts bouncing around with heart shaped eyes, hearts fluttering all around himmand even his cigarettes smoke turned to heart shapes as well.

"Oh boy... Here we go again..." Gilda says with a face claw being embarrassed at how Sanji was acting. "Don't get too crazy or else I'm going to have to take action again."

"Ahh come on Gilda!! Lighten up!! Isn't that young love that you see right there? Why get in the way of their romance?" Rarity asks swooning all around as the fashionista mare was even about to fall down with a loving sigh.

"Huh?! Romance?! What are you talking about Rarity?! Oh puh lease!! Every pretty face has that idiot flopping like a fish out of water." Gilda says with a laugh.

"What do you mean useless?" Zoro bluntly asked.

"Just means what it means. I won't tell you and you all better leave right now." Nojiko answered them as she just stands there tapping her foot impatiently when Sanji slowly approaches Nojiko dancing and swaying around in a waltz manner before putting a rose in his mouth.

"Did he always have that with him in his suit?" Pinkie curiously asks.

"I don't know what's going on with him anymore and these antics... This is one of them. Although its kinda funny you of all creatures who are wondering about someone pulling out random stuff."Gilda says with a sweatdrop.

"Well how about if you get a taste of my food Nojiko Chan..? After all they say the way to a woman's heart is through her stomach... And I just have the key to it..." Sanji says in a smooth manner as Nojiko gets caught off guard to the dance. "You tango..? Maybe we can have a dance after all these gets over with..."

"Okay then... You have a deal..." Nojiko says with a blush as she looks into Sanji's eyes as he slowly presents the leftover food that they have been feasting earlier but just the smell is already heavenly as Nojiko gets a taste of Sanji's soup.

"Girls!! Your here!!" Twilight says as she and her friends quickly ran over to reunite with Lyra, Bonbon, Capper, Mori and Pushkin happy that they're safe. Lyra and Bonbon were so happy to see Moondancer, Twilight, Lemon Hearts, Twinkleshine, Minuette while Rarity was delighted to see Capper again after what happened during Twilight's Coronation. Pinkie is ecstatic to see Minuette and all of Twilight's Canterlot Friends and especially her new buddies Mori and Pushkin the fish creatures from Klugetown along with Capper. Even Rainbow Dash is happy to see Capper and even introduces him to Gilda.

My Little Pony: Pirates of the New World!

by MarlonCalpe4000

Twilight Sparkle! The Princess who met a Future King!

The Bloodlusted Demon Pirate Hunter Zoro!

Luffy tries to recruit Zoro and Helmeppo's sick lie!

Captain Morgan's Final Assault on Shells Town!

The tale of Red Haired Shanks! & Meeting the Mysterious Cat Burglar Nami!

What the Mysterious Captain Buggy is really like!

Nami's struggle, Pinkie's fight and Zoro's rescue!

A treasure worth dogfighting for! The story of Chouchou!

A canine and an equine fighting a human with a beast.

An all out war between the Straw Hats and the Buggy Pirates for the Liberation of Orange Town!

Your the weird creature! 'God' of the Beasts Gaimon and his Strange Friends!

Syrup Village of Lies! Who was the boy who cried pirates? Pirates? Pirates eveywhere?!

Kaya and Clahador! To see Syrup Village for what it is!

Blood Blood Afternoon

Sailing on the Merry to Friendship!

Restaurant of the seas! The Baratie!

Famous Cook! Sanji of the Sea Restaurant!

Tensions so thick you could slice it with a knife...

You're nothing but a frog in a well! The pirate world is bigger than you think!

The Calm Tension... Before the Storm of the Great Cataclysm...

Arlong's Terrifying Reign of Terror

Friends meeting once again..? In the most weird and interesting circumstances...?

From bad to worse confrontations and tensions on all sides and factions on the island