Two Dreams, One Adventure

The War

And we have arrived at the war! Two more chapters until we finally see either how I save Ace or brutally kill him. A lava fist alone just isn't enough perhaps. Hehehe.

They then all heard a den den mushi ringing from the mast, and Luffy picked it up without hesitation. "Huh? Hello?" Luffy asked casually.

"Marine headquarters speaking."

"Hi, I'm Luffy."

"Don't tell him that, you idiot, you're a pirate for godsake!"

The man on the other end said they were aware of what happened at Impel Down. They knew everything. They also knew who the two ringleaders were. They wondered who else it would be, since Luffy was clearly the one who started it all. But the other, they said was Buggy! And he was horrified by this.

"What?! Wow! Captain Buggy is known more than warlords! Amazing!" prisoners he freed shouted. They were all sycophants to him. Well, he did help break them out, and did so without knowing they were possibly sailing right into their deaths.

"Why me?!" Buggy demanded.

"Did you think we don't know? You're not some insignificant pirate, you sailed on Gold Roger's ship! We also heard you are like a brother to the yonko, Shanks!" Everyone was shocked by this news, Luffy as well. He had no idea about that! No... Rayleigh might have mentioned it before!

He hoped he was okay after the fight where his crew were thoroughly defeated. The marines were mistaken when they said it was clear Buggy was trying to save Ace alongside Luffy. So, even if he escaped, no doubt would his bounty raise and he'd be chased more. And if Luffy knew one thing about Buggy, it was that he was a coward.

His life would not be so easy after this.

"We know there are over 200 cirminals on your ship. You're doomed and trapped in the current as nobody will let you through the Gates of Justice. There is no escape for you. You will be dead soon."

"You shut up! I'm gonna save Ace no matter what, you just wait and watch!" Everyone told him to stop picking a fight with marine hq, even though this guy started it first! Luffy hung up, slamming the receiver back and throwing the little doors shut. Buggy was trapped in shock by the world knowing who he was. He tried too hard to not be recognized. But everyone else was shocked. Either the prisoners in awe, or the strongest confused as to why he was so weak.

"Well, every crew has one disgrace," Ivankov said simply, lightly.

Luffy commented, "Oh, I remember! Old man's first mate told me about that." Buggy asked how he was, sounding wistful, talking about the first mate. Based on what Luffy had seen from him, his kindness and light hearted nature, it wasn't surprising that Buggy was happy to hear about the former first mate of his former crew.

How were Shanks and him best buddies, while one was so successful and the other was a near complete failure? Weird. Really weird. Buggy's new fans were still so obsessed with him. It was kind of weird, and a bit pathetic. They all had bounties higher than his, yet they were acting like he was some god just for giving them keys.

It wasn't like he'd helped them in the long run. They were free, but most of that effort was from everyone but Buggy. Well, let them dream. But then they started saying they would take over the ship and not go to marine hq, even if they had just heard there was no other place to go now that they were in the current.

So stupid.

Surprisingly, Buggy stopped their train of thought, to commandeer the ship from Jinbei and Luffy, not to mention having to face Crocodile and the other more prominent members of this group. He said it was a once in a lifetime chance to up his rank. So, following their savior, captain Buggy, they all changed their minds to follow him into the hell that was a war.