𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 || ᴏɴᴇ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ

𝕰𝖆𝖘𝖙 𝕭𝖑𝖚𝖊 𝕾𝖆𝖌𝖆 | ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 𝟺

AS LUFFY RETREATED HIS arm back to normal, Koby's mouth hung agape, as well as the rest of Alvida's crew members. They all seem extremely shocked by the current situation.

"Hey!" Luffy shouted out with a stern tone, turning his body around to face the older woman's followers, and the men tensed up.

"Yes?!" They responded at the same time, a hint of fear lingered in their voices. Sweat rolled down their faces, waiting for Luffy to continue.

"Give Koby a small boat!" He added on, ordering them to do so. "He's gonna join the navy! Keep your mouths shut and let him go!"

"Right!" They stuttered in unison as their bodies trembled, fearing that they're gonna get beat up like Alvida.

Koby let out a small gasp before a smile tugged onto his lips. "Luffy-san!" He whispered softly, his gaze staying on the straw hat boy.

"That was easier than I thought." Riona breathed out, patting Koby's head, making the short boy blush. "They were too fucking easy."

"Right!" Luffy grinned, turning his body around to face her completely. "I expected more of a challenge since Koby was terrified of her."

Then, cannon balls were thrown towards the two ships, once they came in contact with the water, it made a huge splash, making both ships shake.

Koby, Luffy and Riona almost lost their balance, but they quickly hold onto the hand railings and glanced over at the distance, noticing several marines shipsvb.

"It's the navy!" Koby spoke up, leaning against the railing as the other two did the same.

"Oh!" A smile tugged onto Riona's lips, as she crossed her arms over her chest. "That's perfect timing!"

"You should go see them!" Luffy told the young boy, looking at him from the corner of his eye as Koby's eye widened. "But we're pirates!" He adds in, jumping over the rails. "I'm outta here, come on, Rina!"

"Get serious!" Koby exclaimed, glancing down at them, as the cousins untangled the rope that connected the small boat to the ship. "I can't just join the navy like this! I'll be captured instead!"

"Huh?" Riona glanced at the boy with pink hair, taking the things he said in consideration. "You know, he does have a good point, Luffy."

She sighed softly, helping them untangle the rope that was tied up. "It's obvious someone called the marines, and whoever that person is, might tell them that Koby's with us."

"Okay, okay." Luffy smiled, waving it off as if not caring what she just said. "Koby, get on." He said the young boy, who nodded his head and did as told. "Rina, you, too."

They threw the ropes out of the way, causing for the small boat to drop in a rapid speed so Luffy and Riona had to jump really quickly to get on.

The boat came in contact with the sea, water splashing everywhere as the three of them hold onto the wood. Riona could hear her cousin laughing, but that's nothing new.

Riona tilt her head to the side, and saw a young woman in front of them in a different boat. She head orange hair and blue eyes, wearing a blue shirt with blank pants.

The woman was locking gazes with Luffy, before she shifts her eyes to Riona, and did the same to her. Then, a cannon ball was thrown to them, causing for the boat to keep moving side to side.

The two cousins saw the woman panic and began to paddle away quickly without hesitation. Koby picked up three paddles and threw each one of them to Luffy and Riona.

They shove the handheld tool and started to push it against the water, making the boat move forward, away from the marines.

At some point, they managed to outrun the navy. Their hands got tired from it, but they rather have that than getting caught and going to prison.

"Fuck..." Riona lips curled into a pout, looking at her hands that has turned red from all the rowing she had done. "My hands hurt."

Koby snapped his head towards her direction and place the took down. He walks to Riona, and took out a hand cream of some soft. "This will help with the soreness."

The young woman nods her head, smiling softly at him, making a light shade of red spread across his cheeks as he smeared the cream on the palm of her hands.

"It's good that we managed to get away." The pink haired boy spoke up after finishing applying it, giving her a two bandages. "We could've been killed."

"I wouldn't say killed, but sure." She let out a scoff, wrapping the long, white strand of bandages around her hands, wincing slightly. "Why is it always the small wounds that hurt the most?" Riona murmured, growing slightly as Luffy laughed.

"That was fun!" The seventeen year old smiled brightly, his surprisingly white teeth showing as Coby went back to rowing.

"Um, Luffy-san." Koby called out, slowing down his paddling a little as he looks at the self-proclaimed pirate, who glanced back. "If you're heading to the One Piece, that means you guys are going to the Grand Line, right?"

Luffy nods his head up and down, letting out a small yeah before Koby continued with his rant. "That place is also referred to as a pirate graveyard, you know..."

"I know, that's why I need a strong crew." Luffy replied turning his body around to look at the young boy. "What about that pirate hunter you? What's he like?"

"You mean Zoro?" Koby questioned, his eyes widening slightly. "I heard he's being held prisoner at a navy base."

"Why?" Riona finally asked, confusion in her features as her brow furrows. "Isn't he like an ally for the marines?"

"I don't know the reason of his capture, I just know he's in Yotsuba Island." Koby simply said, shrugging his shoulder slightly. "My guess is that he probably fought a marine or something."

"Yeah, and clearly lost." Luffy chimed in, his smile tuning into a pout. "I was excited to meet him, but knowing he's weak changed that."

"Nothing of the sort!" Koby exclaimed, slamming his hands against the barrel fill with apples. "He's as terrifying as a demon! Why are you asking about him?"

Then, a small smile tugged onto Luffy's lips as he talked. "Thought I might have him join my crew if he's a good guy!"

Koby's mouth went agape, an obvious look of shock filled him, as if not wanting to believe him. "You're being reckless again!"

"C'mon!" Luffy retorted, his smile never leaving his face and out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Riona lying down. "He might be a good guy!"

"He's been caught because he's a bad guy!" Koby yelled, getting slightly annoyed. "Do you have any common sense? No, of course you don't! You want him in your crew!" Then, he felt a fist coming in contact with his head. "Why did you hit me?"

"Just because!" Luffy told him, placing both his hands on his hips, his grin growing.

"Can you guys shut the hell up?" Riona groaned, covering her eyes with her arms, the sun bothering her. "I want some peace and quiet."

They both stared at her in silence, both pouting and frowning a bit. Koby sat down, and adjusted the sails to the left a bit while everyone stayed silent, until Luffy started singing.

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