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Grand Line – Paradise
Little Garden
Going back a bit in time, to when Luffy disappears using Soru after giving his orders to Sabo.
Sabo quickly reunites with Usopp, Kaya, and Nojiko, who were not far away, and as soon as they see Sabo approaching, Usopp asks with furrowed brows, "Did you manage to calm him down, Sabo?"
"No, the island's biggest volcano erupted, and he gave up attacking me to go duel the other giant", Sabo says, answering Usopp's question.
"What? Is he really going to fight in that state?", Usopp asks, surprised.
"What the hell happened? It exploded out of nowhere, someone sabotaged the rum, right?", Nojiko asks, worried about what was going on.
"Wait, one question at a time, yes, he went to fight in that state, and yes, the rum was sabotaged, and there are intruders on the island. Luffy said to gather everyone and deal with these guys while he stops the giants from fighting each other", Sabo replies, relaying Luffy's orders.
"Alright, fine, so what are we waiting for?", Kaya asks, getting impatient.
At that moment, just as Sabo was about to say something, the entire island trembles with a thunderous noise echoing through the surroundings, giving Usopp, Kaya, and Nojiko a huge scare.
"I think Luffy and the giants are fighting. Let's go. First, we'll gather with the rest of the crew, and then we'll go after the intruders", after briefly glancing in the direction where Luffy and the two giants were probably fighting, Sabo says, starting then to walking, guiding himself with his Observation Haki and heading toward where the rest of the crew was.
"Right, right, let's go before any debris hits us," Usopp says, following Sabo in a hurried manner, appearing to be afraid that some wreckage might hit them.
Continuing on, the four soon find Nami, Vivi, Chouchou, and Karoo. And while Nami and Chouchou seemed fine, just a bit confused, Vivi and Karoo seemed not only confused by the tremors and loud noises, but also worried and scared.
As soon as they see Sabo and his group approaching, Vivi asks, worried, "Guys, thank goodness you're okay. Do you know if Luffy is okay? He was trying to stop Dorry from going to fight the other giant so he wouldn't hurt himself more than he already is, which, if you think about it, is kind of counterintuitive, trying to stop them from hurting themselves by hurting them even more. Anyway, Luffy and Dorry said there are intruders on the island!"
"I already told her to calm down, but it doesn't seem to be working", Nami says with a sigh as the four approaches.
"Woof woof woof woof, woof woof woof!" "I don't know why she's so worried, we're strong!", Chouchou barks, confident that they could handle it.
"Sorry Chouchou, unlike Luffy, I can't speak Doganese, so I didn't understand anything you said", Usopp says to Chouchou as he hears him bark as though forming a sentence.
"Woof woof" "Ahh, that's right", Chouchou barks, looking down when he realizes that no one there, except for Karoo, understood him.
"Aww, don't be sad like that, little guy. We may not understand what you're saying, but that doesn't change the fact that you're family and the cutest little puppy there is!", Nami consoles the puppy, wrapping Chouchou in a tight hug as she notices he got sad because no one could understand him.
"Woof woof woof" "I'm not cute", Chouchou barks, a bit grumpy because he found it embarrassing to be called cute, although deep down he liked the attention.
"Well, back to the topic, Luffy is fine, princess. I don't know my brother's current strength level, but he should be at a level similar to mine, so he's fine. And yes, there are intruders on the island. Luffy said to gather the whole crew and then deal with the intruders", Sabo says, reassuring Vivi and taking the opportunity to inform them about Luffy's orders.
"Do you think it's Baroque Works? This seems like their way of operating", Vivi asks, finding this modus operandi very similar to how the Baroque Works operates.
"I don't know, maybe, but if they're from Baroque Works, they probably don't know you're here since they only targeted the giants. Anyway, let's keep moving", Sabo replies, continuing to walk, now heading toward where he senses, with his Observation Haki, a lone person wandering through the dense forest.
"But they could have targeted the giants with the thought of making them think it was us, and then the two of them would do all the work of killing us for them", Vivi says, speculating.
"I hadn't thought of it that way. That's actually quite possible", Sabo says, stopping for a moment to reflect before resuming his walk.
The group of eight then moves forward, quickly finding Zoro, who was carrying the slaughtered body of a giant Triceratops.
"Oh, hey everyone, are we leaving already? By the way, do you know why the island is shaking and what's with these loud noises?", Zoro asks as soon as he sees them approaching, completely unconcerned with whatever was happening.
"There are intruders on the island, and they tried to kill the two giants we befriended. Luffy is dealing with the giants who are trying to kill each other while we gather the whole crew and take care of these intruders. That's the quick summary", Usopp says, summarizing the situation for Zoro.
"So there really are giants on the island? And what's this story about intruders?", Zoro asks, a bit surprised that there are actually giants on the island.
"Let's deal with this intruders' problem first, then we'll explain everything to you properly", Sabo says, not wanting to waste any more time.
Continuing on their way, they soon find Sanji, who was heading back to the Merry, carrying the slaughtered body of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
"Hm, hey guys, are you done exploring? By the way, what the hell is going on?", As soon as he sees the group approaching, Sanji asks, referring to the loud noises and constant tremors that are shaking the island.
"Long story, well, not that long actually, but we'll explain more about what's happening later. Let's go, there are intruders on the island, and Luffy asked us to handle them", Sabo says as he passes Sanji and continues on his way, now heading toward where he senses the four intruders are.
"Alright then, hmm? Looks like this competition is already in the bag, huh, lettuce head?", Joining the group, Sanji asks presumptuously when he notices Zoro carrying a dinosaur on his back.
"What are you talking about, piss hair? The animal I hunted is clearly bigger than the crap you hunted", Zoro says, mocking Sanji and his catch.
"Ha! You must be blind, because no way the thing you hunted is bigger than what I caught", Sanji says, finding it funny what he just heard Zoro say.
"To me, they're both the same size", Kaya says after taking a look at the dinosaurs they both hunted.
"You're kidding, right Kaya? Clearly mine's bigger than his", Zoro asks, not understanding where Kaya got the idea that both hunts were the same size.
"I think you meant to say that mine is bigger than yours", Sanji says, gently correcting the phrase of this dimwit with a brain of grass.
"Is it just me or does it seem like these two are competing to see who has the bigger dick?", Usopp nudges Sabo with his elbow and asks, holding back a laugh.
""Shut up, Usopp"", Zoro and Sanji yell angrily at Usopp.
"Well, yelling at me won't get you anywhere, if it's up to you two, this competition will never reach a conclusion", Usopp says, shrugging.
"Alright, then what do you suggest?", Sanji asks irritably.
"How about letting someone else decide for you guys?", Usopp suggests.
"Could work, but it has to be someone impartial", Zoro says, considering Usopp's suggestion.
"Fine by me, but who's going to decide then?", Sanji asks, agreeing with Usopp's suggestion.
"How about the duck? He's not close enough to either of us to be biased", Zoro comments, suggesting letting Karoo decide who had won this competition.
Seeing both of them turning their gaze to him, Karoo furrows his brow before quacking and continuing to walk, passing straight by the first mate and the cook. "Quack quack quack quack! Quack quack quack quack!" " Each dog that licks its own dick! I'm not deciding any shit!"
"Woof, woof woof woof, woof woof woof woof" "Hey, what fuck, man, I've never licked my own dick", Chouchou barks, offended by what he heard Karoo say.
"Qua, quack quack, quack quack quack quack" "Ah, sorry, it was just an expression", Karoo quacks, apologizing.
""Come back here, duck, tell us now who won this shit!"" Sanji and Zoro shout, running after Karoo.
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(AN: 1,479 Words)
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