Taking the yellow bag, Franky jumped on board and officially joined the Straw Hats crew. That Luffy was excited for this new Nakama would be an understatement.
"Set sail!" shouted your captain.
The ship departed from Water 7 as the Franky Family and the shipwrights waved goodbye and bid you good luck. Luffy was sitting against the mast, his arms crossed behind his head.
"Are you sure you are fine with this, Straw Hat? Not waiting for the other dude?" asked Franky.
"I waited man. After hearing that story from Sanji in the Galley-La room. I haven't been able to relax" replied the ebony male with sweat running down his face. He was referring to Usopp practicing a speech to apologize. "We waited the whole time, but he didn't come. That's his answer"
"Straw Hat..." whispered the cyborg.
"He will also have a good time. He didn't say that he would quit being a pirate, so I hope to see him on the seas..." Luffy tried to laugh it off, but it was evident it was bothering him.
"Usopp..." whimpered Chopper.
"Luffy, let's wait a while longer. It's not like we have to hurry. Well, Luffy?" said Nami, but your captain didn't respond.
Suddenly, the ship swayed slightly by an explosion near your spot, causing everyone to fall on their side. Several bullets of cannons were fired at you, coming from a Marine ship with a dog's head.
"OI, LUFFY! CAN YOU HEAR ME?!" a voice sounded from a megaphone. "THIS IS GRAMPS! IF YOU HEAR, ANSWER ME!"
"Oi Grandpa, what is this all about?!" demanded Luffy. "Didn't you say you wouldn't capture us here?!"
"Well, various things came up and...Sorry, but we are going to sink you" told casually Garp.
"What kind of reason is that?" you sweatdropped.
"I don't know what to say, but I alone will be your opponent!" he continued, a Marine officer behind in approaching with a cannon bullet in his arms.
"What's gonna happen?" asked Sanji.
With one hand, Garp took the bullet and swung his arm backward. In one swift movement, he shot his limb forward and threw the cannon bullet faster than a cannon itself. The projectile collided with the shore and pushed your ship away by its force.
"EHHHH?! HIS ARM IS LIKE A CANNON?!" cried out the chief.
"More like a hell of a lot stronger than a cannon!" rectified Zoro. "This is becoming a troubling situation"
"Well, there is no other choice" Nami gritted her teeth in frustration. "We have to escape for now, or our new ship is going to be blown to bits"
"They are bringing even more cannons" you pointed out, seeing with your right eye many Marines holding a few trays of cannons bullets. "With this barrage pattern...we won't be able to leave this city if we get caught in it!"
"Ah! He came! Usopp has come back, everyone!" shouted Chopper, running to the railing.
Though, with all the cannons shot from the Marine ship, it was impossible to turn back and get the sniper.
"Usopp is coming, Luffy. Usopp has come!" continued to say the reindeer. "Usopp is calling you, Luffy!"
"I can't hear" retorted your captain.
"It's difficult with ALL IS HAPPENING HERE" you barked, shooting a few cannons balls with your own cannon.
The more you were talking, the more you were drifting away from the shore, leaving Usopp behind on the scrap island. Said male stopped running and stopped at the limit, gasping for breath. He kept yelling things who were unheard from where you stood.
"SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY" yelled a familiar voice above all the ruckus, and Luffy froze on the spot. "I AM REALLY SORRY! IT WAS MY BAD!!!"
Smiles formed on your comrades' face, a few of them letting out snort at the sniper's declaration.
"I know it would be impossible to accept now, but I didn't quit the crew. Is it too late to take it back? I can't? Please!" pleaded Usopp while sobbing loudly. "Please let me travel with you guys! If possible...I WANT TO BE YOUR NAKAMA AGAIN!"
It's all it took for Luffy to stretch his arm toward Usopp, extending a hand for him to take.
"YOU IDIOT! HURRY UP AND GRAB HOLD! WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....." sobbed too Luffy, tears leaking like waterfalls.
"Just shut up and bring him back on the ship, you damn idiot!" you snarled as Sanji let out a cheer.
"The idiot is you" smirked Zoro.
"You guys are so not cool!" laughed Nami, whipping her tears.
Usopp took Luffy's hand and the young man shrank his arm, bringing the sniper back toward the ship. Usopp's head collided with your captain's, sending both falling on the deck. The two were a crying mess, sniffing and trying to hold their tears in.
"YES! WE ARE FINALLY ALL GATHERED!" yelled Luffy. "Now we will stop this attack and go on another adventure!"
"Yeah!"
Turning the ship to face the opposite direction of Water 7, Franky ordered your crew to furl the sails. Though in disbelief, Zoro did so while you and Sanji protected the ship from the attacks from behind.
"Are you sure about this, Franky?!" demanded Zoro.
"Huh? Are you asking me if I'm really sure?! You dummy, have faith in this ship!"
"He's right! Have faith in it, you dummy!" repeated Luffy, Chopper and Usopp in unison, doing a little dance.
"GIVE ME A HAND, YOU BASTARDS!" barked the swordsman.
"Seriously, what the hell are they thinking at a damn busy time like this?!" stated Sanji, kicking away a cannon bullet.
"Franky, I've furled the sails, as you said to. We'd better hurry up, or the battleship will catch up with us"
"Not quite yet. We still haven't named this ship" replied the cyborg.
"Name?! At a time like this?!" you said.
"That's right. You don't wanna depart in an unnamed ship, do you Silvers?"
"Stop taking this name" you growled, punching a cannon bullet out of the way.
"Then, a name like 'Something-or-other Lion'?" suggested Sanji.
"Okay! I got a name that sounds strong!" Luffy lifted his hand. "The 'Bear! Polar Bear! Lion!"
"No one would give a ship a weird name like that!" Usopp slapped Luffy's head.
"Then, the 'Tiger! Wolf! Lion!' "
"Stop just listing animal names like that! What is it, some sort of a curse?!" the sniper slapped Luffy's head again.
"Squid! Octopus! Chimpanzee!" continued Luffy.
"NOW YOU'RE NOT EVEN PUTTING 'LION' IN IT!"
"Well, 'lion' is on the right track. But the Galley-La guys thought it was a sunflower in the first place. Iceburg thought about a better one. This is a ship that the future King of the Pirates will board. It'll sail into a sea filled with savage beasts and rise to the top. So I wanted a figurehead suitable for that. A ship that'll cross a thousand rigorous oceans cheerfully, just like the sun...The pirate ship, the Thousand Sunny!"
"Whoa! That's better than the 'Dumpling! Gorilla! Lion!' name I came up with!"
"What is this, a word game?!" barked Usopp, slapping Luffy once more.
"That sounds better than 'Boss Lionel' that crossed my mind..." said Zoro and you scoffed.
"What kind of name is that?!"
"Well, I bet it's better than yours!" snarled the swordsman, headbutting you.
"I have better tastes than you do, Marimo"
"Bring it on, you old mummy!"
"Better than the 'Darkness' I thought of..." trailed Robin.
"Better than the 'Monsieur Sunflower' that I thought of..." added Sanji.
"HAVE YOU GUYS LOST YOUR MARBLES?!" cried out the sniper.
"A ship that crosses a thousand oceans...How lovely! And so is the sun!" stated the archaeologist.
"Wait, you guys! That was just to start things off" stopped Franky. "The one I came up with sounds a lot better! Here's my name for the ship!"
Thought, the others completely ignored him. Your crew agreed with Thousand Sunny as the name of this new ship.
"I guess deciding on the ship's name has helped us brace ourselves for departure" said Zoro.
"Hey, Franky. What're you booing about over there!" asked the chief at the sulking shipwright. "Hurry up and shake them off with the secret weapon or whatever"
"Yeah, you'd better hurry up, trashcan. The battleship is already nearby" you said.
"I got it so shut yer trap" barked back Franky. "Get a good look at this Water Metropolis. Afterwards, you won't be able to see even it's shadow"
"I see, then...." Luffy walked and jumped on top of the railing, taking a huge intake. "GRAMPA! I'M GLAD THAT I GOT TO MEET YOU, COBY AND....?......AS IT HAS BEEN SUCH A LONG TIME!"
"REMEMBER MY NAME AT LEAST!" you swore you heard from the Marine battleship.
"What's wrong Luffy? I still have cannon balls left! IRON FIST METEOR!" cried out Garp, firing another cannon ball that your captain punched away.
"It is futile!" smiled Luffy. "Because we are planning on escaping from this point on! Let us meet again somewhere"
"DAMN YOU, YOU ARE JUST THE CHILD OF MY CHILD! DON'T GET COCKY, LUFFY!"
"Ice-ossan! We got your name for the ship! It is a nice name, thank you! Everyone, thank you! We will see you all again!"
"Alright, here we go. Let this ultimate speeding machine go. Masterpiece of Tom's workers coupled with ancient techniques!" yelled Franky from below the deck.
"MAKE IT QUICK! HE HAS A HUGE ASS CANNON BALL IN HIS HAND!" you screeched at the sight of a giant cannon ball from the Marine's ship.
"FRANKY, SPEED IT UP!" enriched Luffy.
Garp shot the gigantic cannon ball, and the guys let out yells of surprise and fear. However, before the weapon could land on your ship, the Thousand Sunny was pushed forward by a burst of wind, sending the ship flying. Your insides turning outside down, you fainted on the spot and both Usopp and Sanji grabbed you at the last second.
"(y/n)-swan!"
"SHE FAINTED!!! But I must say, that feeling is familiar..." said Usopp.
"Since it is powered by cola, it can jump 1km! There is not one thing that your old ship, Going Merry, can do that this one can't. Everything was included, even the soul of that ship resides in the Thousand Sunny. If it falls apart, it can be completely fixed. The ship's well being can be left in my hands completely! From today onward, this is...YOUR SHIP!"
"YEAH!"
"I-I'm going to kill you..." you groaned, feeling sick as the Thousand Sunny landed back on the sea.
In the town of Rogueport, a young woman with blazing red hair and brown eyes was checking the newspaper to find some information of her sister that departed with an amazing crew. She place the sheets of paper on the table next to her, sighing.
"Mother!" cried a voice outside before a young boy burst inside the living room. He was holding a wanted poster of a familiar face. "Check out Auntie's bounty!"
"Let me see, Moitra" Anita smiled, taking the wanted poster.
She gazed at it for a few seconds, and she finally let out a chuckle followed by a cough.
"Still reckless...." she said.
"450,000,000! Can you imagine that?! And Luffy and the others have one too!" said Moitra.
"(y/n)'s going to be alright. She has strong friends with her, even if she doesn't realize that yet. I just want her to be safe...."
On top of a rocky hill in the middle of the ocean, a dark figure was perched above the water. In its hands was a wanted poster of 450,000,000. The figure gazed at it, before destroying the sheet of paper.
It turned its head to the side, seeing a Sea King coming out of its hiding spot to eat the strange figure. However, it lifted only one hand, its left eye flashing purple. The Sea King's lungs were crushed by an invisible force, causing the fish to fall dead in the sea.
".....One day....." the figure whispered in the wind.