Center Lake
The once raucous festival waited on every word from Morderato. Buggy-Samoa’s entrance and the entrance of the silhouette of the Worst Crew, drew the crowd wild. The whole festival erupted in cheers, jeers, and roars. With the arrival of the Vampirates with canon fire and blitz, and Spada Pirates with a scary introduction, the invite list was set. The Pirate Festival would commence.
Moderato, his chest puffed by the arrival of the Worst Crew, took to the microphone.
[Moderato] “Ahem! The Pirate King left behind a puzzle to guard his treasure! There are five hints, four to be found! But you’ll have to find them first! Listen to the first hint!”
[Moderato] “It reads: ‘YOU WANT MY TREASURE?! YOU CAN HAVE IT! I LEFT IT ALL WITH ONE PERSON!’”
Mouths dropped. The puzzle was to find one person. One who guarded the Pirate King’s treasure, the second biggest of the King. Who was it? Could it be anybody? It could even be you! Words from Moderato stuck out. Four more hints remained, pieces to the puzzle for the infamous treasure, connected to the secret behind the seas. The festivalgoers roared! The time was close at hand.
The air was thick with excitement.
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Shore City @Emperor Cross
Away from the main event, in the neighboring city inland, two prominent figured met. The city was desolate because everyone was working at the festival. A perfect area for an ambush. At the end of the street, a Supernova appeared. A man feared as the Doctor of DeathThe infamous Trafalgar Law fell. Sharrib had a history with the man.
Law looked at the newcomer, his eyes squinting.
[Trafalgar Law] “Ugh… Null? Never heard of you-yara.”
Budum, bush! Law did not remember Sharrib. The Supernova struggled to get up, holding his stomach. There were wounds all over his body. The Supernova quickly put the piece of parchment he held on his front right pocket and caught his breath. If Shaarib was any like a normal Marine, Law would have noticed who he was. Shaarib was so out of place, the connection was not made.
Law addressed Shaarib one more time.
[Trafalgar Law] “There’s a plot afoot in the Festival. Better you leave for your own safety-yara.”
[Trafalgar Law] “Speaking of…”
Law’s eyes looked past Shaarib. Suddenly, from the buildings that surrounded the two, many pirates appeared. They bore the insignia of Bilka. It seemed these were the ones in pursuit of Law. Leading them was a
skinny man with the number 3 on his head, lit.
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Center Lake
The crowd roared. The raunchy sentiment was everywhere. The Pirate King’s treasure up for grabs. In the NorthEast, Link walked among the crowd. He looked down at his bounty poster, losing sight of his surroundings for a secondly. Suddenly, a man would bump into him. If Link looked up, he’s see the man in front of him, one with red hair and a thick stare: First Mate of the Dragon Pirates -
Gildarts (Bounty: 900,000,000).
Closer to the NorthWest, the Mayhem Kyra got off the Plegethon. His insatiable killing intent made many give a wide bearth, his display of killing was malicious even in this festival of pirates. All but one - one with an earring. A beautiful
blonde short haired girl in pirate clothing walked nonchalantly towards Kyra. When she passed by him, time seemed to stop. The woman spoke softly, only loud enough so he could hear.
The woman spoke with an innocent tone.
[Stussy] “Still an animal, are you, my dear Kyria-san? A cell like your father’s is fitting.”
The Worst Generation became more rowdy. Each had staked out their own territory, with Vampirates taking the lake, entering the fray with firepower, blowing up the weaker pirate ships. Gambit Landayan stood parallel with the stage, trying to assert his dominance. His bounty was unmatched, parallel only to the one on the stage: Monkey D. Luffy, 1.5 billion bounty. Enraged like one would a captain brimming with competition, Landayan Morrow shouted.
His voice reached the stage.
There was quiet. The two most infamous addressed each other. From that shadow at the back of the stage, holding 8, came a grin. A grin at Morrow’s words. Suddenly, the stage shook. The man obscured walked forward, moving towards the mike. Behind him, his crew accompanied him. Smoker, Crocodile, and Tashigi looked at the eight men, their faces shaking. The camera widened, showing the entrance of those to carry the fate of the seas on their shoulder. That infamous straw hat glowed.
They called themselves, the Straw Hat Pirates.
A large fat man grabbed the microphone. Surrounding him were men and women of various sized, all wearing those infamous clothes, with that infamous look. The
Straw Hat Pirates, or so they called themselves, took center stage. The crowd gasped as they saw the Worst Crew. The crew who took down Enies Lobby, Impel Down, and took over Marineford War. They hung on his every word.
[“Straw Hat Luffy”] “Easy on me? Do you even know who you’re speaking to? Shishishishi!”
[“Straw Hat Luffy”] “LISTEN UP, EVERYONE! THE STRAW HAT CREW IS RECRUITING! WE WILL TAKE THE ONE WHO BRINGS US THAT TREASURE! DESTROY ANYONE IN THE WAY!”
The crowd roared louder than ever. A chance to join the most infamous pirate crew? A chance to join the reigning Worst Crew? Whole crews would abandon their own for such opportunity. Suddenly, the Vampirate ship found itself boarded by dozens of pirates. The Vampirate ship found themselves surrounded by half a dozen pirate ships. Cannons fired from all directions, enough to raze a city.
”Straw Hat Luffy” cackled. Medoeato grabbed the mike. He was not watching the battles. His eyes stalked the water at the bottom of the lake, rumbling.