Chapter 3 - 3: The First-mate!

Flying just above the water is Luffy and Koby sitting in Luffy's thunder-cloud. Luffy was sitting on his throne while Koby was sitting on a small chair Luffy made for him. Following behind Luffy's cloud is a captured Alivda who is on a separate thunder-cloud that Luffy summoned to transport her. They are currently headed to Shells Town to cash in the bounty on Alvida's head and also take Koby there to join the marines. Even though Koby wanted to be a marine, Luffy could honestly say he liked the kid. He had a good sense of justice and even though he was a bit of a coward, with the right type of training he would become a fine marine, and Luffy knew just to person to turn him into one. Luffy Couldn't stop himself from chuckling at the thought of THAT man training Koby. Luffy was brought out of his thought by Koby's voice.

"Wow! I still can't believe I am sitting on a cloud!" Koby said happily as he ran his hand on the surface of the cloud. Luffy chuckled at his antics before he spoke.

"Yea well, this is a thunder-cloud it is a lot more firm compared to regular clouds found on one of the Sky Islands," Luffy said making Koby whipped his head around and looked at Luffy with eyes the size of dinner plates.

"Y-you mean there are islands in the sky?" Koby asked with a voice of pure shock.

"Yes, is even a sea of clouds up there that your boats can sail on," Luffy said surprising Koby even more. "However, I don't know if there is any here in the skies above the East Blue, but I know for a fact they are in the Grand Line." Luffy finished with a smile.

"Wow!" was all Koby could say. Luffy chuckled at Koby's reaction before his face became serious as he spoke to Koby.

"Hey, Koby," Luffy said getting Koby's attention, "Alvida mentioned Roronoa Zoro earlier and I was wondering who is her?" Luffy asked causing Koby to turn pale.

"He is a great pirate hunter. He is a man who diced up his bounties just like an animal bent on carnage, a blood-thirsty beast. He has been called nothing less than a living breathing demon in human form." Luffy couldn't help but sweatdrop at that description. "Recently I heard he was captured and is being held at the marine base in Shells Town," Koby said causing Luffy to grin. When Koby saw the grin he immediately grew pale, "Please don't tell me you are thinking about doing what I think you're thinking about doing!" Koby yelled but Luffy simply chuckled and didn't reply making Koby even more scared. The two of them and an unconscious Alvida traveled for about five more minutes before they finally reached the marine base city. Luffy and Koby exited the cloud before Luffy sent it up in the sky to wait for him to summon it back when ready. The cloud carrying Alvida followed closely behind Luffy and Koby as they walked through the town, earning them odd looks from the civilians there.

"I want to see who this Roronoa Zoro is. Who knows maybe I'll even have him join my crew." Luffy said with a serious look on his face as they walked through town. When Luffy said that Koby immediately began to beg Luffy to find someone else.

"Luffy seriously, you are out of your mind if you think the right thing to do is get this guy to join you," said an extremely scared Koby. Luffy just kept an emotionless look on his face as he spoke.

"I never said he was going to join my crew. I said MAYBE he will," Luffy said as he stopped by one of the local vendors that were selling apples and picked one up and bit down on it before flipping the vendor a beli. He then looked to the guy that sold him the apple and spoke, "Are they really keeping that Zoro guy here?" Luffy asked. The moment Zoro's name left his mouth everyone who was close enough to hear the question jumped back with a look of pure horror on their face. "I'll take that as a yes," Luffy said before walking off with Koby close behind.

"Maybe we shouldn't mention the name Zoro here," said Koby in a low voice as he whispered to Luffy.

"Let us just head to the base. You did say you wanted to become a marine right?" asked Luffy as they continue walking towards the marine base.

"Well, of course, I do Luffy, but I don't feel as though I am ready yet. From what I've heard, the man in charge of this base is named Captain Morgan," said Koby. Similar to the reaction of Zoro's name, everyone that was within range to hear Margan's name jumped back and took on a look of pure horror. Luffy narrowed his eyes at this before thinking to himself.

'It seems this is one of THOSE marine bases.' Luffy thought to himself. He looked over to Koby to see him having a puzzled look on his face. He then looked at Luffy and began to speak.

"That was odd. I mean I can understand them being scared of Zoro and all, but why a marine captain?" Asked Koby. Luffy's face then took on a more sympathetic look as he looked at Koby before he spoke.

"You will come to understand that in the world we live in you can't believe everything you are told. You must be able to try to see the world for yourself and come to your own conclusion. In my experience and from what I have seen not all pirates are bad and not all marines are good." Lufyy said surprising Koby who looked like he didn't want to believe what was just told to him until Luffy spoke again. "Remember Koby, power can turn good people bad." Luffy finished allowing Koby to think about what he just said. They walked in silence until they made it to the gates of the marine base where Luffy told the guard posted there that they were there to cash in the bounty on Alvida's head. The guard then took them into the base to the cashier who gave them odd looks after seeing Alvida laying on a thunder-cloud with lightning binding her. After verifying that is was her, the cashier gave Luffy a bag with 5,000,000 beli inside to which Luffy tucked away in his coat. Luffy and Koby began exiting the marine base when Luffy noticed something in the corner of his eye. As they were walking Luffy looked to the left to see in the open courtyard is a man tied to a post. Luffy smiled to himself.

'So, that's Roronoa Zoro,' he thought to himself before looking straight ahead as they were about to exit the base. As the exited the base Koby as about to say something to Luffy but never got the chance to as Luffy turned Left and began walking along the walls until he suddenly stopped in front one of the walls and started climbing it. Koby started to panic and scream at Luffy.

"Luffy! What are you doing!? Someone will see you!" yelled a panicking Koby, but instantly became silenced by the words that came out of Luffy's mouth next.

"So, there you are Mr. Pirate Hunter," Luffy said as he looked at the man strapped to the cross. Koby turned pale as he looked over the fence in hope that Luffy was mistaken someone else of the demon, but from one look of the man, Koby instantly knew he was the Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro. Zoro was a muscular young man of average height with lightly tanned skin and green hair. He has three identical gold earrings on his left earlobe and a green bandana tied around his head. He wore black trousers tucked inside black boots, a plain white shirt with three undone buttons at the collar and his green haramaki. The two of them were knocked out of their observation by Zoro's voice.

"Hey, you two," he said getting their attention, "You're an eyesore. Get lost." he said in a cold voice making Koby scream while Luffy just looked bored.

"Luffy, let us just get out of here," Koby said to Luffy who simply ignored him. Then suddenly the two of them heard something hit the side of the wall to their left. When he looked to see what it was they saw a little girl with a ladder climbing the wall. she then looked towards Luffy and Koby before she placed her index finger to her lip telling them to be quiet. Luffy could only stare at the girl as he threw a rope over the wall and climb over. The little girl then began running towards Zoro with a huge smile on her face. She then reached in front of Zoro who didn't look happy to see her.

"What do you want?" he said to the girl in a harsh voice trying to scare her but the little girl just kept on smiling.

"I thought you may be getting hungry now. So, I made you a couple of rice balls," she said as she looked at Zoro.

"You got a death wish kid? Scram," he said to her, but she didn't look like she was going to budge an inch.

"But you haven't eaten anything the whole time you've been tied up. Here," she said as he held up two rice balls, "I never really made them before, but I did my best so I think they're fine." She said trying to convince Zoro to take the rice balls.

"Listen, kid, I'm not hungry. Now stop irritating me and get lost!" Zoro yelled at the girl. The little girl's smile vanished for the first time and was replaced with a frown before she spoke.

"But-" she began before Zoro interrupted her.

"Do not make me kick your a.s.s little girl!" Zoro yelled causing Luffy to narrow his eyes at him. Suddenly the gates of the marine base began to open and three figures could be seen entering.

"Now now, no one likes a bully," said the man in the middle of two marines, "Rornona Zoro, you seem to be handling this well. Don't you agree?" Luffy narrowed his eyes at the group that just entered the base. For some reason, he didn't have a good feeling about them. "Looky here, some tasty rice balls." said the man in the middle as he snatched one of the little girl's rice balls.

"That's not for you!" the little girl screamed at the man. The bit down on the rice ball and the face e made soon after told Luffy that those rice balls did not taste good. He was right as the mad immediately spat it out.

"Ahh! Too sweet! It's packed with sugar! You're supposed to use salt you idiot, salt!" the man screamed at the little girl. The little girl looked as though she had just had her heart broken.

"But I thought it would taste better sweet." the little girl said sadly. The man then snatched the other rice ball from the girl and threw it on the floor before stomping on it causing the little girl to cry.

"It seems you haven't read the notice posted today. 'Anyone found aiding a criminal in any way will be executed. Signed marine Captain Morgan'" the man said causing the little girl to flinch when he mentioned Morgan's name. The man chuckled at her reaction before speaking again, "It seems even you know my dad's name." This got Luffy's attention.

"So, he is Captain Morgan's son," Luffy said to himself, but loud enough for Koby to hear.

"Does that mean he isn't a marine?" Koby asked.

"I don't know. However, I highly doubt it seeing as he isn't in Marine uniform." Luffy said as he looked at Koby. When he turned back to the courtyard he saw one of the marines that were there with Morgan's son picked the little girl up and tossed her over the fence causing Luffy's eyes to widen. He quickly turned his body into Lightning and teleported to catch the little girl. He caught her mid-air and landed with her in his arms safely. The little girl smiled at him before she spoke.

"Wow thank you, mister," she said happily. Koby came rushing over to Luffy and the little girl.

"Koby why don't you take this little girl home. There is something I have to do," said a serious Luffy as he turned his body into lightning and vanished. Zoro, who was still tied to the cross was startled when lightning suddenly struck the ground and the man who had been on the fence earlier appeared in the spot that the lightning had struck. The only thing he could do was stare at the man with eyes the size of dinner plates.

"H-how did you do that?" Zoro asked. Luffy kept a serious look on his face as he spoke.

"I ate a devil fruit," said Luffy. Zoro nodded to show that he understood, He had heard of devil fruits but never actually thought they existed. Zoro then looked at Luffy with a serious look before speaking.

"So, what do you want?" he asked. Luffy didn't say anything for about a minute, he just stared at Zoro through narrowed eyes before speaking.

Are you really as strong as people say?" Luffy asked.

"Mind your own business!" Zoro yelled causing Luffy to sigh.

"Ten days huh? I'll be back" said Luffy before he turned to leave but was stopped by Zoro's voice.

"Wait, hold on," he said getting Luffy's attention, "Could you pick that up for me?" he asked while looking at the crushed rice balls on the ground. Luffy looked at him like he was crazy.

"You're going to eat this?" Luffy asked as the bent down and picked up the squished rice ball, "Its mostly mud." he said causing Zoro to yell at him.

"Shut up and give it to me! Now" he yelled causing Luffy's eye to twitch. Luffy then picked up the rice ball and fed it to him while doing his best not to stab a lightning coated fist through Zoro's c.h.e.s.t. After Zoro ate the muddy rice ball he looked to meet the emotionless eyes of Luffy before speaking once more. "Tell the little girl they were delicious," he said. Luffy didn't show any emotion on the outside but he smiled on the inside. He then turned his body into lighting and teleported to Koby and the little girl.

*Timeskip: 2 hours later*

Zoro was looking up at the clouds in the sky as they passed by when suddenly out of the clear blue sky, Zoro saw a bolt of lighting coming towards him. His eyes widen and he started trying to get free of the ropes. The bolt of lighting then struck the same spot that it had struck two hours ago.

'And people said lightning doesn't strike the same place twice.' Zoro thought jokingly to himself as he looked up to see the same man from before standing there with the same emotionless look on his face, but this time Zoro noticed something different about the man. He couldn't figure out what was different, he had the same straw hat on his head, the same captains coat, the same sword on his side, along with the same gun. Everything was the same down to the emotionless look on his face, but it was at that very same time Zoro was able to get a look of the man's eyes. Before they lacked any ounce of emotion, they were the cold eyes of a man who would kill you without a second thought, but now, however, his eyes were filled with anger. Zoro didn't know what scared him more, the thought of this man being able to kill anyone without a second thought when he is going about his normal day or the thought of that same man being angry. Zoro decided to swallow his fear and speak.

"You again, what do you want?" Zoro asked. Luffy began walking forward until he stood only a few feet away from Zoro before he spoke.

"I have an offer for you." Luffy said surprising Zoro, "That idiot's son was never planning on following through on his end of the deal. He was going to have you executed tomorrow." Luffy said causing Zoro's eyes to widen before he started thrashing around and yelling.

"That sniveling little bastard!" he yelled. "When I get my hands him he is going to wish his daddy had flushed him down the toilet as he should have!" Zoro said causing Luffy to chuckle before he spoke.

"And how are you going to do all that tied up her." Luffy said with a smirk on his face before continuing, "by the way, when I heard he was going to execute you tomorrow I knocked a few teeth down his throat. So, there is a good chance your execution got moved up to today." Luffy said causing Zoro's eyes to widen even further.

"Untie me so I can kick that bastard's ass!" he yelled causing Luffy to chuckle once more.

"This is where my offer comes in I can untie you and let you live, but you're going to have to join my crew," Luffy said causing Zoro to clam down a bit before speaking.

"What crew?" he asked.

"I am putting together a pirate crew and I am looking for people to join up. So, what's your answer?" Luffy asked. Zoro stayed silent for a minute before answering.

"Listen, that idiot's son took my swords, if you can get them back I'll join your crew," Zoro said causing Luffy to smile before turning his body into lighting and teleported away. Upon the roof of the marine base, every marine that was present on the base could be seen raising a giant statue of Captain Morgan made of stone. Standing off to the side looking at his men working was the captain in charge of the marine base, 'Axe-Hand' Morgan. Morgan was a very tall and muscular, intimidating man with blonde hair and a steel jaw. His right hand is replaced by a huge steel ax, the handle of which seems to go right through his forearm. He wore a large, billowing coat like a cape. Laying on the ground behind Morgan the crying form of his son Helmeppo.

"Now stand it up, men! Display my greatness for the world to see!" Morgan yelled at his men. As the marines were in the process of pulling the giant statue upright a bolt of lightning struck the center of the statue causing everyone's eyes to widen. Ten just when everyone thought things couldn't get any stranger, standing in the spot where the lightning had struck was Luffy looking at everyone.

"What is this god awful thing that I am standing on?" Luffy asked as he started examining the statue before he spoke, "No one will miss something this ugly." he said as he raised his right leg in the air and coated it with Armament Haki. He then stomped his leg on the statue causing every marine there to start sweating. At first, it looked like nothing happened which cause a few marines to release a sigh of relief, but after five seconds later the entire statue suddenly crumbled to dust. Morgan was shaking with rage before yelling out.

"Kill him!" he yelled and every marine drew their weapons. When everyone looked at the spot that Luffy was standing, they saw that he was gone from there and was now standing by the door with Helmeppo.

"I need you to show me where Zoro's swords are," Luffy said as he began walking through the door with Helmeppo over his shoulders. Luffy was calmly walking through the halls of the marine base as though he didn't have a trouble in the world. "Where are Zoro's swords?" Luffy asked Helmeppo.

"They are in my room. It is the door coming up on your left." Helmeppo said. As they stood in front of the door Luffy kicked it open before tossing Helmeppo inside. Luffy then sent a wave of Conquorer's Haki towards him making him pass out. Luffy looked around the room and noticed it was extremely girly. The walls were pink, the furniture was pink with flowers on them, everything about this room said it belonged to a girl. Luffy though Helmeppo lied to him and took him to the wrong room, However, when Luffy saw the three swords braced against the wall he knew he was in the right place. Luffy grabbed the swords and looked out the window to see something that made his eyes widen. Standing in the courtyard where Zoro was tied up was a very scared Koby surrounded by marines along with Morgan himself. The Marines were beginning to take aim to fire on Zoro and Koby. Luffy opened the window and immediately turned his body into lightning before teleporting to the courtyard. Koby and Zoro stared as the marines took aim and were prepared to fire their guns when all of a sudden Luffy appeared in front of them with his usual lighting strike putting Koby and Zoro at ease for a bit while startling the marines.

"FIRE AT THE KID WITH THE STRAW HAT!" Morgan yelled at his men. Luffy immediately covered his body in Armament Haki and waited for the guns to fire. He didn't have to wait long because, seconds after Morgan gave the order every marine with a gun, pulled the trigger. What happened next made everyone's eyes widen. The bullets that were fired at Luffy hit him but did no damage. They simply fell to the ground squished as though they hit a metal wall.

"That won't work on me," Luffy said as he stared at them with the cold eyes of a killer.

"Just who are you?" Zoro asked with eyes the size of dinner plates. Luffy turned him and used one of Zoro's swords to cut him free before speaking.

"The name is Monkey D. Luffy," Luffy said as he handed the swords to Zoro, "And I'm going to be King of the Pirates." before Zoro could saying anything to Luffy Morgan gave his men new orders.

"If bullets won't work then use your swords!" As he said that all the marines drew their swords and charged Luffy, Zoro, and Koby. Before they could reach the Luffy and Koby they were intercepted by Zoro who held off each of their swords with all three of his. Luffy was amazed by the fact he was using three swords. Zoro held two katanas in his hands while the third one he placed in his mouth. Luffy was brought out his observation by Zoro's voice.

"Make one move and you die," Zoro said to the marines in a cold voice that made a few of them start crying. He then turned his attention towards Luffy before speaking again, "Today I officially become a criminal because I fought against the marines. So, I'll become a pirate that I can promise you, but I want you to know one thing. While I am with you I dedicate myself to is fulfilling my ambition." he said. Luffy turned and looked at him before speaking.

"Which is?" Luffy asked. Zoro smiled and spoke with a lot of determination.

"To become the world greatest swordsman and nothing less," he said aking Luffy smile before replying.

"The king of the pirates would have no less on his crew," Luffy said. Luffy and Zoro were once again interrupted by Morgans voice.

"What are you waiting for men Kill them!" he yelled. All of his men backed away from Zoro allowing him to stand up before they spoke in a scared tone.

"Sir, we can't beat them," said one Marine.

"Yea they're monsters!" said another one.

"We will only die if we face them!" said one more marine. By now Morgan was shaking with rage.

"This is a direct order, every marine who is spouting weakness pull out your gun and shoot yourself in the head!" Morgan yelled. At first, Luffy thought he was crazy to give an order like that because no one was stupid enough to follow such an order, but Luffy was surprised when he saw the marines actually brought their guns up to shoot themselves.

'What a bunch of idiots.' Luffy thought to himself as he watches the marines shakingly held up their guns to shoot themselves. Luffy quickly sent out a controlled blast of Conquorer's Haki towards the marines making each of them pass out on the ground foaming at the mouth. Morgan's eyes widened when he saw his men passing out. He looked to see if it was Zoro who did something but he was Zoro was just as much surprised as he was. He then looked towards Luffy only to see him calmly walking towards him.

"A leader who cares so little for the lives of his own men is nothing but sc.u.m," Luffy said in a tone that sent shivers up Morgan's spine. Morgan quickly caught himself and swallowed his fear before speaking.

"They were weaklings, all that matters in this world is power and titles. A weakling like you could never understand that!" Morgan yelled before charging towards Luffy, but stop dead in his tracks when Luffy spoke.

"That downwards chop from your right hand won't do anything," Luffy said making Morgan's eyes grew wide as dinner plates. While Morgan was frozen in fear Luffy never stopped once while walking towards him. Luffy then covered his palm in lighting before disappearing from everyone's sight. Luffy then appeared to Morgan's right and with his lighting coated palm he sliced off Morgan's right hand from his elbow. Morgan yelled out in pain and tried to jump back to put some distance between him and Luffy, but he didn't get to go far because Luffy was already behind him with his arm pulled back ready to strike.

"Chidori!" he yelled as he stabbed his hand through Morgan's c.h.e.s.t. Zoro and Koby stared wide-eyed as they watched Luffy pulled her hand from Morgan's c.h.e.s.t letting his lifeless body lay there in a pool of his own blood. Luffy then pulled out a handkerchief from his coat and began wiping the blood off his hands. He then looked at the dead body of morgan before speaking in a cold emotionless voice.

"Sc.u.m like you don't deserve to live," he said before he began walking back towards Zoro and Koby. As he was walking back towards them the marine soldiers who were unconscious on the ground began to regain consciousness. When they woke up and saw the body of their dead captain on the ground instead of them trying to exact revenge on Luffy like he had expected, they began cheering and thanking Luffy for freeing them from Morgan's reign.

"It seems they were all scared of Morgan before we showed up," said Koby getting Luffy's attention. Just as Luffy was about to reply he heard something hit the ground next to him. When he looked over to see what it was he was his first-mate passed out on the ground.

"Well we better get him some food," said Luffy as he picked Zoro up and slung him over his shoulder before heading to the bar that the little girl from earlier, who he learned was named Rika, mother owned.

*Timeskip: 15 minutes*

"Oh I am stuffed!" said Zoro as he sat at the table with an empty plate in front of him. "Having not eaten in three weeks I was ready to munch down on my boots strap," he said earning giggles from Rika and her mother. Luffy sat across from him with a bottle of whiskey and a glass half filled with whiskey. Luffy couldn't help but smile at his first-mate antics. Zoro then turned towards Luffy and spoke, "So, how many others have you gathered for this crew beside me?" Zoro asked. Luffy took a sip of his whiskey before reply.

"Just you," he replied before taking another sip of his whiskey. Zoro looked at Luffy like he was crazy.

"So, you and I are what amounts to a pirate crew?" Zoro asked.

"I can take on an entire fleet of Navy battlesh.i.p.s by myself, and when I am done with you, you will be able to do the same," Luffy said in a serious voice. If anyone else had said something like that Zoro would have thought they were crazy, but after meeting Luffy, Zoro doesn't think anything can surprise him anymore. Just as Zoro was about to say something a group of marines entered the bar and looked Luffy who didn't look all that bothered by their presence.

"Hey, you there, we heard you fellas are actually pirates. Is this rumor true?" A marine who Luffy guessed was the highest ranking officer on the base after Morgan said.

"Yea we are," Luffy replied before taking a sip of his whiskey.

"We appreciate everything you did to save our town from that horrible tyrant who terrorized us all for so long, however, now that we know you are pirates as marines we cannot sit idly by and watch you go about your business. Therefore, you and your crew will need to leave this town immediately and out of respect for what you have done, we will not report you to headquarters." said the marine causing the people who were outside to begin to protest. Luffy then raised his hand getting all of them to be quiet before he spoke.

"That's okay everyone we were planning on leaving anyway, however, before we go there is something I need to do," Luffy said before he reached into his coat making all of the marines there nervous. He then pulled out a transponder snail and placed it on the table before dialing a number. The snail began to ring for about ten seconds before someone picked out.

"Hello," said a man on the other end of the transponder snail. Luffy smiled before replying.

"Is this Vice-Admiral Garp?" Luffy said making every marine and civilian's eyes to widen the size of dinner plates.

"This is him. Who is this?" Garp asked. Luffy grinned before replying.

"Your grandson," Luffy said making everyone's jaw dropped. Luffy chuckled at their reaction.

"LUFFY!" Garp yelled through the transponder snail, "You brat, how dare you leave the island and join that red-haired bastard huh!" Garp said making Luffy roll his eyes before replying.

"I miss you too grandpa." Luffy said with a smile making Garp chuckle, "Anyway I called because I knew you always wanted me to join the marines but that's not going to happen." Luffy said making Garp growl on the other end of the line, "However, I found my replacement for you." Luffy said while looking at Koby making his eyes widen.

"Oh, and just who is this replacement?" Garp asked.

"A kid named Koby. He is a bit weak and a bit of a coward, but I think you'll like him." Luffy said. Garp didn't say anything for about thirty seconds before he sighed and replied.

"I'll take him and just you watch when I'm done with him he'll kick your a.s.s up and down the Grand Line," Garp said making Luffy chuckled.

"He is in Shells Town in the East Blue. By the way, Shells Town is going to need a new Marine Captain. I had to kick Morgan's a.s.s," Luffy said.

"I don't even want to know why," Garp said. Luffy smiled before speaking again.

"Well, I got to go Gramps. I'm sure you and I are going to cross paths soon so, until then." Luffy said making Garm chuckle.

"Take care of yourself brat," Garp said before hanging up. Luffy placed the snail back in his coat before standing up and walking over to Koby. He reached in his coat and pulled out the bag of money he got from Alvida's bounty and handed it to Koby before he spoke.

"Here take this, you deserve it after all she put you through," Luffy said making Koby's eyes filled with tears. Koby didn't get to say anything before Luffy turned towards Zoro and spoke, "Get your things we are leaving," he said. Zoro then grabbed his swords and stood up to leave. Luffy then turned to the marines and spoke, "Take care of Koby until my grandfather shows up will ya," he said as he and Zoro began walking out the door. The marines could only nod their head dumbly. As they are walking down the road towards the docks Luffy began summoning his thunder-cloud. When they arrive Zoro had his jaw on the ground at the sight of a thunder-cloud. He almost passed out when Luffy got into the cloud.

"T-that's your ship?" Zoro stuttered out. Luffy chuckled before speaking.

"It's temporary until we get a real one," he said as Zoro got in and sat in the seat that Koby sat in while Luffy was on his throne.

"Well Captain, where too next?" Zoro asked as he sat his swords down in the cloud.

"Orange Town, I need to see a certain clown," Luffy said in a serious voice.

*CHAPTER END*