One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy! BOOK1!

Chapter 135 - Alabasta 04.

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Third Person POV

Alabasta, First Half of Grandline.

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After facing Smoker and an intense battle in the desert, Luffy, Ace, and Laboon were walking through the streets of Alabasta heading towards a meeting with the rest of the crew. The streets were restless; people looked around with worried expressions, still frightened by the explosions and the uproar caused by the brothers' clash.

"I think we overdid it a bit, Luffy. We're no longer those kids trying to punch each other on top of the mountain, right? Our fights have many consequences now..." Ace said, looking at his brother with a half-smile.

Luffy laughed, shaking his head. "Maybe we did, but everyone will calm down soon; it's been a while since the explosions stopped." His voice was light, but he cast a sympathetic glance at the agitated people around still wanting to know what was happening in that rain of flames.

Ace changed the subject, his curiosity evident in his gaze. "Hey, Luffy, you still haven't told me about Laboon. How did you recruit a whale that floats in the air like a mermaid, and is that its real size?" He gestured towards the whale, which floated peacefully next to them.

Luffy looked at Laboon fondly. "Ah, that was quite an adventure. When I met it, it was blocking the way of my ship, so I beat it up, and after defeating it, I won it over and used one of my special tricks. But look how happy it is now!"

"GRRRR!" Laboon emitted a soft sound, as if agreeing with Luffy, besides finally having a flock with her, she was expectant about meeting one of her old friends.

"Maybe you've seen it before, Ace, do you remember that giant whale that was at the entrance of the Grand Line? I found Laboon blocking the way there," Luffy explained, giving a friendly pat on Laboon's head.

"What? You mean Laboon is that giant whale that kept bashing against the rocks?" Ace asked, his eyes wide with surprise and disbelief. "Wait, you fought against it? It must have been about 400 meters!"

"Exactly, that same one. Now it's one of us," Luffy replied with a proud smile. "I managed to shrink its size; it was one of my tricks."

"Incredible..." Ace murmured, looking at Laboon with newfound admiration. "Only you, Luffy, could do something like that." He smiled, impressed with his brother's ability to make the impossible possible. Both arrived at the place Luffy had arranged to meet his crew.

"Luffy!" Kuina's voice rang through the air as she approached, followed closely by Zoro, Broggy, and Dorry.

"You finally arrived!" Luffy greeted with a wave, a broad smile on his face.

"We were training when the explosions started echoing through the city. Who were you fighting to have all those purple and red flames beside the city?" Kuina asked, crossing her arms, an eyebrow raised.

"Ah, that was between me and my brother here. He's a user of the Mera Mera no mi, the fire logia," Luffy replied proudly, pointing to Ace. "The fight was good, but as expected, I won, of course." Luffy laughed, slapping Ace on the back.

"You bastard..." Ace murmured, but he was smiling despite Luffy's victory. "Hello everyone!" He greeted the first to arrive.

"Looks like it was a spectacular fight, wasn't it, Broggy?" Dorry intervened, looking at the two brothers.

"Yes, Dorry!" Broggy responded enthusiastically.

"So you're the captain's brother?" Zoro looked at Ace with interest.