Adventure Guys

Morbius: Wait, for how long now?!
Crocus: All who have seen Laboon ask the same questions: Why does he continually strike his body against the Red Line? Why does he keep howling at Reverse Mountain? Listen closely, and I will reveal to you Laboon’s tragic story. One fine sunny day, while I was fluffing my duties as the lighthouse keeper, some good natured pirates came down Reverse Mountain. They were followed by a baby whale, spry and chipper, whom I would soon come to know as the one and only, Laboon. He is an Island Whale, one of the largest in the world. Even bigger than a Blue Whale. They are a rare species only found in the West Blue. Laboon has developed a bond with the pirates, traveling with them for much of their journey. But knowing the dangers of the Open Sea, the pirates chose to leave Laboon behind in the West Blue. But the stubborn little whale follows them anyway. As a general rule, Island Whales are social animals, and travel together in family groups. I suspect that Laboon had somehow come to feel those pirates were his family. The wear and tear on the pirate’s’ ship was quite severe, so they stayed here for several months. In that time, I, too, was able to forge a close relationship with them. Thus, when the day of their departure finally arrived.

*Flashback to 50 years ago*
Captain: I have a favor to ask, my dear friend. Could you look after Laboon for a few years? When my men and I have completed our voyage around the world, we’ll be back. Listen to me, Laboon. We’re taking our ship across the Open Sea. Until we return, I need you to wait for us here with Crocus. You can’t come with us. It’s too dangerous, even for a mighty whale like you. Don’t worry, three years will pass by like a flash. And don’t forget, no matter the distance, our friendship lasts forever. Well, I guess it’s time! Alright, men! We’re setting sail! Hoist the anchor!
*The pirates then depart the Twin Capes, but Laboon follows their ship.*
Captain: Laboon! You have to wait for us here and mind Crocus, Laboon. Don’t worry we’ll be back. I promise.

*End flashback*
Crocus: That was 50 long years ago.
Sanji: 50 years?!
Usopp: So, Laboon has been waiting all this time for his friends to return?
Nami: No wonder he’s upset. That kind of wait would drive anyone crazy.
Morbius: Poor guy. Waiting half a century for their friends to return would make anyone sad.

*The Straw Hats sail the Going Merry through the water canals in Laboon, being guided by Crocus on his island ship.*
Zoro: This is some canal. Amazing this whale’s still alive, with a hole like this in his body.
Morbius: Yeah. Most likely, he should have died a long time ago.
Sanji: I suppose you’re responsible for this?
Morbius: Yeah, how’d you do all this?
Crocus: Just a doctor’s playful mind.
Morbius: …That’s not an answer! That doesn't make any sense! I call it Witchcraft!
Usopp: Doctor?!
Crocus: That’s right. Legally certified. I also ran a clinic on the cape once upon a time. Before that, I served as a ship’s doctor.
Luffy: Really? That’s great. Then join us, we need a doctor.
Crocus: Don’t be ridiculous. I no longer have that kind of energy. Exploring the seas is a young man’s burden.
*They reach a large metal door that’s closed from the inside. Crocus climbs up a ladder on the wall.*
Sanji: What kind of doctor hollows out the inside of a whale?
Nami: Maybe it’s part of the treatment.
Crocus: The girl is right. With a creature of this size, it’s virtually impossible to treat it from the outside. Therefore, I devised a more drastic solution. Here’s the exit.
*He then turns a wheel that opens the door, allowing them all to exit the whale.*
Luffy: The sky!
Morbius: Where the door come from?
*Miss Wednesday awakens and sees that they’re outside the whale. She then wakes up Mr. 9.*
Mr. 9: What is it?
Usopp: Don’t you think 50 years is a bit extreme? Those pirates sure know how to test someone’s patience.
Sanji: Idiot! Don’t you get it? This is the Open Sea. His friends are dead. That whale can wait forever, they won’t be back.
Nami: Sad to say, but that’s probably true. Back in the day when those guys traveled the Open Sea, most of it was uncharted, a thousand times more treacherous than it is now.
Usopp: Ugh! Why are you all being so pessimistic? You don’t know that they’re dead! They could still come back for him! Come on. Have some sympathy, will ya?! I thought it was very touching! I mean a whale still believing a promise his friends made despite all these years?! That’s a true bond! Right, pops?!
Crocus: Indeed. But the lesson here is that reality is cruel. Laboon’s cohorts aren’t dead. The truth is they abandoned their quest. I learned that they turned tail and left the Open Sea.
Morbius: So they ended their voyage and didn’t come back to see him?
Usopp: I don’t believe it. I mean, why abandon him like that?
Nami: You say they ran away from the Open Sea. Do you know if they made it through the Calm Belt alive?
Morbius: They could have left the Open Sea and then died when traversing the Calm Belt.
Crocus: I can’t claim to know exactly what became of them, but I doubt they’ll ever come back here again. Seasons, weather, currents, wind direction. On the Open Sea, these elements seem to defy the very laws of nature. Common sense is useless, and the terror of that fact can be quite overwhelming.
Sanji: So, if I got this straight, what you’re saying is, these pirates were a bunch of cowards, who cared more about saving their own asses, then keeping a promise to a friend?
Usopp: Why would anyone abandon such a loyal creature?! Just look at him! It’s cruelty on a grand scale!
Morbius: They could’ve at least come back to see him when they left.
Nami: But if you’ve known all this, why haven’t you told him? Laboon can obviously communicate with you. He seems to understand humans quite well for a whale.
Morbius: Whales and dolphins are intelligent creatures. So it’s not like he can’t understand you or at least figure out they aren’t returning.
Crocus: I did tell him, down to the last, miserable detail.

*Flashback, Laboon has grown from the small whale calf from when he first arrived at Reverse Mountain to a large but not yet full grown whale. Still waiting for his friends to return.*
Crocus: I know this isn’t what you want to hear, but it’s the truth. Your friends left the Open Sea. The bond you shared with each other was real. Just as real as the promise they made to return for you one day. But, still face the facts. Those men are never coming back.
*Laboon howls in anguish over this news. Unable to comprehend the harsh reality.*
Crocus: Laboon! Please! I say this for your own good! They’re not coming back!
*He then continues to loudly howl.*
Crocus: I understand that you don’t wanna accept it! But you need to realize that this is how things are! Listen-
*Laboon splashes his tail, causing a wave of water to hit Crocus and continues to howl.*
Crocus: Laboon!

*Flashback end*
Crocus: That was the day Laboon began to howl at Reverse Mountain. Soon after, he started slamming his body against the Red Line. It’s as if he believed that wall is what keeps his friends away, and by breaking it, he can clear a path for their return.
Sanji: I admire his dedication.
Usopp: Never gave on ‘em.
Morbius: Never let go of them.
Crocus: He refuses to believe me because then he’d have to admit it’s over. And that terrifies him more than anything. There’s no way for him to go back to the West Blue. So, what we have is a paradox of tragic proportions. Laboon is a lost soul dying to live with his friends, but won’t stop killing bumsekf to reach them.
Sanji: Tragedy. Still for all the grief those pirates put him through they did the same to you by saddling you with their burden. I mean you’ve done enough for Laboon. What about you?
Crocus: The scars on his hide are deep. Those in his heart are even deeper. He needs someone to tend his wounds, and I’m all he’s got.
Morbius: I’m not a veterinarian, but all that blunt force trauma would need to be looked after. Especially if he’s been doing it for nearly 50 years.
Crocus: Exactly. For years, he’s battered himself while I’ve patched him up. A strange friendship, but it works.
*Luffy then grabs the mast of the Merry and carries it on his back, running towards Laboon.*
Sanji: What the hell is that idiot up to?
Zoro: Ya gotta watch him every second.
Sanji: We’ve been watching him, look what happens.
*Luffy then runs up to the top of Laboon’s head.*
Luffy: Gum gum flower arrangement!
*Luffy then impales the mast into Laboon’s blubber.*
Zoro: Think he’s aware that’s our mast?
Sanji: And now it’s on top of a whale.
Usopp: Why did he do that? Hey, Luffy, stop trading up the ship!
Morbius: Yeah, we’ve got enough repairs to make on the ship already, we don’t need more!
*This hurts Laboon, making him shake and howl violently.*
All: You ass! Luffy, stop!
*Laboon tries to shake him off, but Luffy holds on. Laboon then jumps out of the water and rams his head onto the rocks.*
Crocus: The boy! He’s dead!
Nami: Oh, don’t worry! It’ll take way more than that to kill Luffy!
Luffy: Hah! Gotcha!
*Laboon attempts to ram himself into Luffy, but he jumps into the air. However, Laboon hits him with his tail. Luffy then stretches his arm and punches the whale, but it’s knocked back again.*
Usopp: What does he think he’s doing?!
*Luffy then jumps and kicks Laboon, but the whale knocks him back into the lighthouse.*
Zoro: You wanna let us in on your plan before you kill yourself?!
*Laboon then charges at Luffy furiously.*
Luffy: It’s a draw!
*Laboon stops.*
Luffy: I’m stronger than I look! But, I have a feeling you knew that. I can tell when someone’s itching to fight. Well, if you want a battle, I’ll gladly give you one. Your shipmates used to spar with you didn’t they? You miss it. Well, I can rival anything they threw at ya! Tell you what, after me and my friends travel around the world, we’ll come back and find you. And then you better be ready for a rematch!
*This brings tears to Laboon’s eyes, even making Crocus feel light hearted. Laboon then howls. Not in anguish, but in joy.*

*Later, Luffy finishes painting his crew’s Jolly Roger on Laboon’s head. Very poorly done of course.*
Luffy: Hey, not bad! Consider this as a symbol of my promise to come do battle with you. Of course, it’s a rush paint job, so you’ll have to be careful and avoid hitting your head or you’ll rub it right off. Understood?
*Laboon nods.*
Luffy: Good whale!
*Usopp notices that Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday are gone.*
Usopp: Where are they?
Nami: Where are who?
Morbius: That pretty blue haired girl and that burger king plane guy.
Nami: Oh, you mean those two weirdos? I guessed they escaped. Must’ve happened when we were distracted by Laboon. I wonder who they were.

*Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday float near the shore of the lighthouse.*
Mr. 9: Miss Wednesday, what are we going to do now?
Miss Wednesday: First, put some distance between us and those morans. Then report to the boss. Our time for completing this mission has long since run out.
Mr. 9: I can hear the others now. They’re probably already calling us traitors.
Miss Wednesday: I know. But without our weapons, we’ve got no choice but to go back to the office and start over.
Mr. 9: And this time no one will stop us.
*He digs into his coat pocket but finds it empty. He then tries searching through all of it.*
Mr. 9: Oh no! I couldn’t have!
Miss Wednesday: What is it?
Mr. 9: It’s… gone.

*Luffy sees a compass looking object on the ground and picks it up.*
Luffy: Huh? What’s this thing?

Miss Wednesday: How could have you lost the Log Pose?!
Mr. 9: I don’t know! I must’ve dropped it somewhere! But we’re not going anywhere without it.
Miss Wednesday: How awful!
*Mr. 9 sees Luffy holding their Log Pose using binoculars. But then he sees something else.*
Mr. 9: Ah! No! This can’t be happening! It’s… Aaaahhh!
Miss Wednesday: Oh no!
Mr. 9: The Unluckies!
*They see an otter riding on the back of a large bird that’s carrying a package.*
Miss Wednesday: We’re out of time!
Mr. 9: Mr. 13!
Miss Wednesday: Miss Friday!
Mr. 9: Don’t be hasty! Please, we can explain!
Miss Wednesday: We’ll check in with Boss immediately!
*They fly by Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday, dropping the package next to them which explodes.*

Nami: Ok, then! I finally have some peace and quiet so I can work out a plan for our journey across the world.
*Sanji opens up the freezer on the ship to retrieve the Elephant Blue Fin Tuna he bought in Lougetown.*
Sanji: Ah. Don’t think I forgot about you, Elephant Blue Fin Tuna!
*Usopp fixes the mast of the ship.*
Usopp: Damn. That’s my life! Luffy breaks it then I put it back together!
Morbius: To be fair, Luffy wasn’t the one that broke the front bow.
*Usopp turns to Zoro who is sleeping.*
Usopp: Hey, get off your lazy butt and give me a hand! This ship isn’t gonna fix itself you know!
Nami: Aaaaaaaaahhhhh!
Luffy: Hey! Mind keeping it down.
Sanji: Is there some problem, my dearest Nami?! If it’s food you’re worried about, say no more!
Usopp: Someone say “food”?
Nami: You idiots! The compass is broken!
*The needle on Nami’s compass spins rapidly, never landing on a single direction.*
Nami: The needle just spins! It won’t stop!
Sanji: Oh, yeah, you’re right.
Crocus: I don’t know about you, but I’m getting dizzy.
Luffy: Whoa. This is cool.
Morbius: Think it can be fixed?
Crocus: It is sadly apparent that none of you possess the slightest knowledge about how things work here. Did you all come here to die?
*But Luffy pays more attention to the food Sanji has prepared.*
Luffy: Ah, great spread.
Sanji: It’s for everyone.
Crocus: There is nothing wrong with your compass. The Open Sea has little regard for the rules of standard ocean navigation. Common sense is useless in this place.
Nami: The needle, why does it spin?
Crocus: Because we are surrounded by a powerful magnetic field. The islands here are riddled with magnetic minerals, which cause all sorts of abnormalities. Also, the winds and currents lack constancy in their patterns. As a navigator, I’m sure you can appreciate this dilemma.
Nami: So then if we don’t have a way to tell direction, this whole trip is hopeless.
*But Luffy is too busy eating.*
Luffy: Yummy!
Nami: I don’t know what to say. We’re screwed.
Usoppi: Hey! You’re the navigator, so navigate us outta here!
Luffy: This is delicious! You oughta try some!
Morbius: Hey, save some for me! I didn't eat any breakfast
Nami: Would all of you just shut up for five seconds so I can figure this out!
Luffy: The nose of the Elephant Tuna is my favorite part! Tasty!
Morbius: Isn't that full of boogers?
Crocus: If you have any hope of navigating the Open Sea, you’re going to need a Log Pose to guide you.
Nami: Log Pose? I’ve never heard of it.
Morbius: What is it?
Crocus: It’s a specially designed compass that can record levels of magnetism.
Luffy: Is it strange looking?
Crocus: Why, yes, it does have an odd shape.
Luffy: Something like this?
*He shows everyone the compass looking object he found.*
Crocus: Yes, exactly. Only a fool courting disaster would attempt to travel the Open Sea without one.
Nami: Understood. Excuse me for one second. So…
*Nami punches Luffy in the face while he’s eating.*
Nami: Why didn’t you tell me you had one of those Log things?!
Luffy: I found it on deck, just laying there. Those two weirdos must’ve dropped it when they escaped.
Nami: Did they?
Luffy: Why’d you hit me?
Nami: Felt like it.
Luffy: Oh, ok.
Morbius: Seems a bit excessive.
*Luffy gives the Log Pose to Nami.*
Nami: Huh, but there isn’t a dial face on this thing.
Crocus: You don’t need one. It’s a special brand of magnetism that runs through the Open Sea islands not often found in the continents or islands close by them. Complete with its own set of rules that makes it possible to get around. By recording the level of magnetism between two islands, you can chart a route from one island to the next. The log pose method is really the only choice. Since the magnetism here presents huge problems for conventional navigation. As it turns out, Reverse Mountain is a great starting point. It produces seven levels of magnetism. Sometimes it will lead you to an island, others it will lead you to one of the continents. But it doesn’t matter which one you chose to start with. Eventually, all of them will pull against each other and form one route. And the island at the end of that route is Raftel. The last and most mysterious in the Open Sea. Its very existence was confirmed by the king of the pirates, the only known person to have traveled the Open Sea in its entirety.
Nami: Raftel…
Usopp: That’s it! That must be where the One Piece is hidden.
Morbius: Gold Roger's treasure. That's where the endgame is.
Crocus: That’s the most prominent theory, but no one's been able to set on Raftel Island since.
Morbius: Why not? If Roger found it can't anyone get there by plane for example?
Crocus: Of course not! Planes and Drones have tried. But things can be just as dangerous up in the air. Unimaginable storms and hurricanes. Atmospheric Beasts that can take the form of UFOs and Jellyfish. The magnetic field itself can affect flight tech and be corrupted! Why do you think Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 disappeared and was never found? It entered a dangerous part somewhere and the ocean swept the plane. Never to be found anything. A dangerous and unpredictable ocean can easily hide an island that to this day is thought to be myth.
Morbius: I see your point. There have been islands that only recently have been discovered like Skull Island in the 70s. That was hidden due to a perpetual storm system hiding the island away and disrupting satellite images.
Crocus: Exactly.
Morbius: So if anything, we may never know if this Raftel even exists.
Luffy: Don't worry. We’ll know soon enough! Well, I’m satisfied. You guys ready to go?
*Luffy has eaten all of the food Sanji had prepared.*
Morbius: You ate it all?!
Sanji: I told you that was for all of us!
Usopp: He… He even ate the bones!
Nami: A Log Pose. We have to take special care of this. It’s the key to finding the greatest treasure of all time!
Sanji: You greedy, bottomless pit! You are the meal I made for Nami!
Morbius: You didn’t even share any with us!
Sanji: Well I hope you left room for your desert!
*Sanji kicks Luffy in the stomach, knocking him back. Which causes the Log Pose to break.*
Luffy: Ow! Why’s everyone hitting me?!
*Morbius tries to punch Luffy, but it doesn’t affect him.*
Luffy: Anyone ever told you you suck at punching?
Morbius: STOP TALKING!
Sanji: You never think of anyone but yourself and-
Nami: Sanji… Morbius?
Sanji: Yes…?
Morbius: What?
Nami: All of you get out of my sight before I wring your necks!
*Nami kicks all three of them into the water.*
Usopp: Ok so… Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t the Log Pose work better when it’s not broken?!
Nami: Oh no… Our Log Pose is ruined!
Crocus: Calm yourselves. I will give you my own as a thank you for helping Laboon.
*Laboon pushes Luffy, Morbius, Sanji, Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday out of the water.*
Luffy: Oh good, I’m not dead.
Morbius: Her punches are way better than mine…
*They realize they’re all ashore.*
Sanji: Hello, my dear lady. Allow me to help you to your feet.
Miss Wednesday: Oh, thank you.
Sanji: Nice day, don’t you think?
Mr. 9: Hey! We need a favor.

*Later*
Luffy: Whiskey Peak? Huh. That’s a funny name.
Morbius: It sounds like paradise depending on what brand.
Usopp: So what is it?
Mr. 9: That’s where we live… Um, sir.
Nami: How are you stranded? Where’s your ship?
Miss Wednesday: Well… it was destroyed.
Nami: Asking us for a ride is pushing it, Mr. 9; especially after you tried to kill the whale?
Usopp: What’s with the wardrobe? What are you supposed to be?
Mr. 9: I am a king!
*Nami pulls his face.*
Nami: You’re lying.
Mr. 9: No, please!
Miss Wednesday: We can’t say!
Mr. 9: She's right! You have to believe us, our only motive here is getting home. We’d tell you everything if we could, it's just that…
Miss Wednesday: Mystery is our company’s motto.
Mr. 9: You see, we have to be mysterious. It’s sort of a rule.
Miss Wednesday: We have confidence in your character. Can’t you give us the same courtesy?!
Mr. 9: Please! We’re begging you! Show some mercy!
Crocus: Don’t do it. These two fools are dishonest to the core. They can’t be trusted.
Nami: Listen, I should mention that our log pose was broken, and we don’t have another one, so still wanna ride with us?
Mr. 9: What?! You broke it?! That was mine! Those aren’t cheap, you know!
Miss Wednesday: You’re stuck here too?! How long were you gonna make us beg before you bothered to tell us?!
Nami; Oh, sorry. I forgot. Crocus gave us his Log Pose, so…
Mr. 9: Oh! Please have pity on us! That lousy bitch. She tricked us.
Luffy: It’s fine. You can ride with us. You said your home is called Whiskey Peak? Let’s go there.
Usopp: Why?! These two are obviously some pretty shady characters. Why would we take them anywhere?!
Luffy: It’s fine. Don’t sweat the small stuff. We’ll be alright.
Morbius: I FOR ONE…! Agree with Luffy. Captain’s orders. We should listen to them.
Usopp: You're supposed to be smarter than Luffy! Don't you find them a little suspicious!?
Morbius: I mean, I'm sure the lady needs escorting along with the burger king fella over there. It's the right thing to do.
Usopp: The right thing to do!? Are you kidding me!?
Morbius: No I'm not, his crown is made of cardboard like the burger king ones.
Crocus: Choose your route carefully. Once you head out from here, you’ll be committed to that course.
Luffy: That’s ok. If we don’t like it, we’ll try a different route next time.
Crocus: I see…
Luffy: Ok! It’s time we get going! Now that me and Laboon have an understanding, I can leave with a clear conscience!
Miss Wednesday: Just who on earth do you think you are anyway?
Luffy: What’s that? Me? Oh, I’m the man who’ll be king of the pirates.
*They both snicker at him.*
Miss Wednesday: Not too bright, this one…

*Later that evening as the sun sets, The Straw Hats and their guests prepare to depart for the Open Sea. Their first stop, Whiskey Peak.*
Crocus: Should be good to go. The Log Pose has had plenty of time to store the route. The needle should be pointing in the same direction as the map.
Nami: It’s pointing directly to Whiskey Peak.
Luffy: See ya, pops! Thanks again for the Log Pose! Take care!
Crocus: Have a safe trip, my boy!
Luffy: I’m off, Laboon! Be ready to fight when I get back! Next stop, Whiskey Peak! Ready gang?! Let’s set sail!
*They all sail towards Whiskey Peak, laboon howling goodbye as they leave.*
Crocus: I wonder. Luffy and his exuberant crew could be the very pirates we’ve been waiting for. That young captain sure has a way about him. It’s uncanny really. Wouldn’t you agree… Roger?

Starring
Monkey D. Luffy: Colleen Clinkenbeard
Morbius: Jared Leto
Roronoa Zoro: Christopher R. Sabat
Nami: Luci Christian
Usopp: Sonny Strait
Sanji: Eric Vale

With
Miss Wednesday: Karen Malinsky
Mr. 9: Chris Patton

And Jerry Russell as Crocus