Romance Dawn part 5
Captain Morgan: You must be planning something with the idiot with the straw hat who broke in.
Zoro: At least I fight like a real man and don’t hide behind some walls.
Captain Morgan: You've got some nerve. Fire!
*The marines aim guns at them.*
Zoro: Damn it, it can’t die here…
*Flashback to a young Zoro has been beaten by a girl in a sword training dojo.*
Student: Zoro lost again!
Student 2: Even though he was using 2 swords!
Student 3: Kuina has beaten him 2000 times now!
Kuina: How pitiful. Still too weak Zoro.
Student: Hey, Zoro isn’t that weak!
Student 2: Even when he spars against adults, he’s strong!
Kuina: Is that so? He’s still weak. Even when he uses 2 swords.
Zoro: Damn it!
Koushirou: You lost again, Zoro? Pity.
Zoro: Damn it, why can’t I beat her?!
Koushirou: Kuina is older than you.
Zoro: But even adults can’t beat me! I want to sail around the world and become the best swordsman in the world! I won’t lose ever again!
*Later that night, Zoro approaches Kuina with real swords.*
Kuina: Zoro?
Zoro: Duel with me Kuina! Let us fight with real swords!
Kuina: If you say so.
*They fight each other and Kuina is victorious.*
Kuina: That's my 2001st victory, Zoro.
Zoro: Damn it!
Kuina: The one who should actually be upset is me.
Zoro: Huh?
Kuina: When a girl grows up, they lose out to a guy’s strength. I’ll fall behind you soon. You always say you want to become the world’s greatest swordsman? Father says girls will never be the best at that. It’s good that you’re a guy. I want to become the world’s best too. If only I were a guy…
Zoro: You’re telling me this crap after you beat me?! That’s crap! To become like you is my ambition! Does this mean that if I beat you one day, is it not because of my own strength?! That doesn’t make any sense! Let’s make a promise. One of us will become the world’s greatest swordsman! Let’s see who can reach the top first!
Kuina: I promise.
*The next day*
Koushirou: Zoro, I have some horrible news. Kuina has fallen down the stairs… and she’s now dead.
Zoro: You bastard! Both of us made a promise last night! And now you’re running away?!
Koushirou: Human beings are fragile Zoro.
Zoro: Sensei… please give me her sword!
Koushirou: If that’s what you want…
Zoro: I swear I will become the world’s greatest swordsman! So great that even heaven will hear me!
*End flashback*
Zoro: I can’t die here! I made a promise!
Luffy: Gum gum rocket!
*Luffy launches himself from the window with the swords on his back.*
*The marines fire their guns, but Luffy gets in the way and bounces the bullets back.*
Zoro: Who the heck are you?
Luffy: I’m Monkey D. Luffy, and I’m going to be king of the pirates.
Morbius: Thanks. Again. Hey, are those his swords?
Luffy: I didn’t know which one was his, so I grabbed them all.
Zoro: They’re all mine. I use the three sword style technique.
Morbius: Do you use 2 in your hands and 1 in your mouth?
Zoro: Yes. I made it up myself.
Luffy: Then take them and join my crew. If you don’t, you’ll die by the marines.
Zoro: You must be the son of the devil or something. If I don’t join you, I’ll end up dead in these ropes. So what the hell?
Luffy: Hurray!
Zoro: Just cut me down!
Marine: How is that possible?
Morbius: He’s made of rubber.
Captain Morgan: If bullets won’t work on him, then charge!
*They charge towards them.*
Koby: This isn’t good!
Zoro: Just give me one of my swords!
Morbius: But you’re tied up! How is that going to work?!
*Luffy gives him one of his swords to cut himself free and blocks the marines.*
Zoro: Looks like I’m joining your crew. But one thing, I’m doing this to achieve my dream. To be the world’s greatest swordsman.
Morbius: Woah! Well in my book, you’re already pretty great.
Luffy: I suggest you duck. Gum gum whip!
*Zoro ducks and Luffy stretches his leg and kicks in a wide circle, striking the marines.*
Zoro: Just what the hell are you?
Luffy: I’m just some guy who ate the gum gum fruit.
Captain Morgan: So you ate a devil fruit. So they are real.
Morbius: I know right? I found it hard to believe too.
Marine: How do we fight them? Zoro’s hard enough on his own, but that guy is on another level.
Captain Morgan: Worthless sacks of crap!
*Luffy charges at Morgan and tries to punch him, but he blocks Luffy's punch with his axe hand.*
Captain Morgan: you have no right to defy my superiority! I am captain “axe hand” Morgan!
Luffy: And I’m Luffy.
*Morgan tries to attack Luffy, but he fights back. Luffy manages to pin Morgan to the ground.*
Helmeppo: Straw hat! Look here!
*Luffy sees that Helmeppo is holding koby at gunpoint.*
Morbius: Uh oh, a dilemma!
Helmeppo: If you value your friend’s life, then you won’t move a muscle! I swear I’ll shoot him!
Koby: Luffy listen, don’t let my death stop you from achieving your dreams!
Luffy: You got it!
Helmeppo: Seriously! I’ll shoot him!
Morbius: I think he’s contemp with dying.
Luffy: Time to kick your ass.
*But Morgan prepares to kill Luffy.*
Captain Morgan: You little punk!
Helmeppo: Hurry up daddy!
Luffy: Gum gum pistol!
*Luffy punches Helmeppo while Zoro cuts down Morgan before he can kill Luffy.
Luffy: Thanks.
Zoro: Just doing my job, Captain.
Morbius: Hey, he said captain!
Marine: They just beat up Captain Morgan… hurray!
*The marines cheer.*
Morbius: What the hell? They’re all cheering. But their leader just got beaten up.
Koby: I guess they were afraid of him too.
*Zoro collapses.*
Luffy: Are you dead?!
Zoro: No… I’m just hungry.
Morbius: Now that you mention it, I’m hungry too.
*Later, the four of them eat in a restaurant.*
Zoro: So you said you’re gathering up crew members. Who else is on it?
Luffy: You and me are all that’s on it.
Zoro: Just me?!
Morbius: Yeah, he just started. Koby came here because he wanted to join the navy. And I’m here looking for a cure to my blood disease.
Zoro: Do you at least have a ship?
Luffy: Yup.
*He looks out the window and sees their small boat.*
Zoro: I’m starting to regret this.
Luffy: It will be fun. Everyone is here to celebrate victory. So it’s all good.
*The marines enter the resultant and appear in front of them.*
Marine: Are you the one that beat Captain Morgan?
Luffy: Yup.
Marine: We thank you for freeing us from his reign. But I ask that you leave the island immediately.
Morbius: Well I guess that’s for you… and me… but can I stay with you guys? I know I’m not pirate material, but you’ll need someone smart like me to help you uncover the mysteries of the world… plus added benefit once I find a cure for my blood disease.
Luffy: Sure, the more the merrier.
Zoro: At least there’s one other person on this crew now.
Marine: And what about him?
Koby: Me?
Luffy: Oh him? He’s like to join the marines like he wanted. Though he was associated with-
*But Koby punches him.*
Koby: don’t you dare say it, Luffy!
Morbius: Oh yeah, it’s true. The was a-
Koby: Stop!
*Koby punches him too.*
Luffy: Alright then. We’ll leave.
*Luffy, Zoro and Morbius head to their boat.*
Zoro: So what were you going to say back there?
Luffy: It doesn't matter. I just needed to get Koby to join the marines like he wanted.
Koby: Luffy! I can never thank you enough!
Zoro: Never heard that one before. A Marine thanking a pirate.
Morbius: That's one for the history books.
*the three of them set sail.*
Morbius: Now he’s going to fulfill his dream.
Luffy: And I’m going to fulfill mine! Let’s go!
Zoro: I have a feeling some interesting adventures ahead of us.
Luffy: You said it. One day, I’ll become king of the pirates.
Zoro: You seem more than obsessed with this pirate king nonsense. Is there a story or reason behind it?
Morbius: Yeah, what’s your reason?
Luffy: No reason. It’s just I promised someone a while back that I’d gather a crew and find the world’s greatest treasure.
Zoro: So where to now?
Luffy: I don’t know. Any ideas?
Morbius: Well I have one. The cure to my disease involves vampire bats. Therefore, a bunch of them are in the mountains of Puerto Rico. Anyone got a map?
Zoro: I do, but I keep getting lost even when I use it.
Morbius: *snickers* you get lost even with a map?
Zoro: Why you!
Luffy: Let’s go to Puerto Rico!