Two large women busted into the room, so large that they didn't fit through the doorway. As they tried to get through together, I was looking for some way to escape.
'The two who came in have spears, and this lady seems like an important figure, maybe... Please don't tell me this is Hancock...'
"Are those the intruders?" The woman with green hair asked, looking Luffy and I up and down.
"And is that one a man?!" The orange-haired one spoke after.
The woman who we accidentally intruded on walked backward out of the water as a robe was draped over her body. She didn't take her eyes off us for a second...
...well, she was sorta glaring at me... I don't think Luffy saw the symbol-
"E-Excuse me? I'm sorry but we didn't mean to" I was interrupted by gasps as the woman with long black hair whispered something.
"Then she'll have to die." [Orange]
"HUH?!" [Luffy and (Y/N)]
They readied their weapons as Luffy stuttered, "H-Hey, how come?! She only saw her back!"
"We would rather die than let anyone see what is on our backs!" The woman with black hair said as the other two readied to fight.'
"That thing? How come? Who are you? How come?" [Luffy]
"Take everything you saw to the grave!" She yelled, putting her hands into a heart shape. At that moment, I realized who we had just intruded on.
The Snake Princess, and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Empress Boa Hancock...
Though, when it comes to her power? I'm not scared.
Everyone says she's pretty and causes love at first sight, but that's not how I feel.
And, for obvious reasons, I'm not scared for Luffy, man or not.
...Also, she lost her appeal when she said she was gonna kill me.
"Love-Love Mellow!" Hancock yelled, and a pink beam came for us. Luffy was about to dodge, but I held his shirt, getting a questionable gaze from him.
"S-Slow-slow beam?!" Luffy stupidly asked.
It hit us, and as I thought, nothing happened.
"Oh no! I'm... going...slo...wer...-" [Luffy]
"Luffy don't be a drama queen..." [(Y/N)]
I crossed my arms and closed my eyes, my head slightly tilted downward s Luffy looked around awkwardly, like an idiot.
Hancock tried it again, Luffy over-reacted again, and we were still fine. The two larger girl stood there dumbfounded as her Love-Love Mellow didn't work on us.
"WHY WON'T THEY PETRIFY?! DO THEY NOT FEEL ANY EXCITEMENT FROM SEEING ME IN THE BATH?!" Hancock yelled.
I deadpanned at her.
'Some confidence...'
"That's not possible, big sis! Anyone to see you naked would be petrified alone with lust, any age or gender!" [Orange]
'Oh my lord...'
"Their fear of death must be overpowering their wicked thoughts!" [Green]
Hancock was glaring at me, her face red from the hot shower, I think?
Luffy grabbed me by the collar and started uttering to himself, "I don't know what's happening, but I'm getting us out of here! I just wanna talk to someone important!"
Luffy jumped out of a window, as I screamed. This was the tallest building, so it took a while to fall, but while we were falling, I felt something sharp hit my stomach. It felt like a bullet, but less painful.
"(Y/N)? What was that?"
"I don-"
Then we hit the ground, and were surrounded. I was coughing up the dust Luffy stirred, and I sat up to face n arrow pointed directly at me.
I inhaled sharply as I looked to Luffy to see-
"HOW ARE YOU ASLEEP?!" [(Y/N)]
"..F...ood..." [Luffy]
"You suck." I hissed as I threw him under my arm.
"It's in your best interest to do as we say!" [Pirate 1]
"Ran! No woman would ever try to defy the Kuja Pirates! Besides, she looks weak anyway!" [Pirate 2]
"Look, she has a man!" [Pirate 4]
"A man in the village..." [Pirate 3]
I was already down, so I discreetly used my devil fruit and made some wood from my back, Holding Luffy on it in a piggy back position.
"Please, I just want to talk to someone civilly! Me and my friend here want to leave!" I said to the woman pointing a bow.
"What nonsense! You know men are forbidden in Amazon Lily, right?" [Pirate 1]
"We didn't choose to-" [(YN)]
"Do you honestly think you'll get to leave alive?!" [Pirate 1]
'I can't get caught right now. Not with Luffy like this...'
I stretched a plank of wood as far as I could as the woman neared closer. The lady with the bow said to capturers as soon as my wood locked on, and I slingshot myself further into the town.
Luffy's hat almost fell off, so I put the string around his neck and secured it better before landing on a roof.
'I have to think of a way for Boa Hancock to talk to me civilly-'"ACK-"
I narrowly dodged a arrow as I started evading, trying to think. I went on a long roof decently high as the arrows were not ceasing. One person shot before me, causing the roof to beak and me to slip to the lower level.
As I landed, I stood up to be face to face with-
"There she is! The woman with the man!"
"Shit!"
I ran and lost a few people before hearing an older, slightly familiar voice, "Wait, you!"
I turned to a woman reading a paper, to see her look down, then at Luffy, who was still on my back, then up again. She stared for a while until I left, hearing more warriors coming my way.
"S-Sorry, Ma'am!" I called back as I ran.
"Wait! Let me see his face!" She yelled after me. Something must have Luffy's poster in the paper. Maybe the fact that he punched a celestial dragon...
"I SAID WAIT!"
I felt a thud on Luffy's back, and it sent me flying into the wall, landing on my neck, the rest of my body pointing towards the sky.
I rubbed my head until I heard footsteps, and I was surrounded. I looked at them, seeing about ten bows with Haki-filled arrows pointing at me, and I slightly put my hands up.
Luffy's unconscious, snoring head landed on my shoulder, the wood on my back breaking under impact. The smaller lady walked into the half circle surrounding me and looked at him.
~~~
It all happened so fast. We went from being kicked by an old lady in the street, to the middle of a stadium/arena, tied up.
I was ted up, but thankfully, nothing was Sea Stone, so I could still use my devil fruit.
Luffy was in the same metal snake things, but he was somehow still asleep.
There were some cheers, and some girl... fangirling? I don't know why. The fangirling got louder when Boa Hancock appeared.
She was at the top of this large staircase in a temple like room with an open wall, a large snake throne in the middle. She was accompanied by her sister.
Using my devil fruit and the right plan, I could get us out, but this may be my only chance to speak to Boa Hancock.
My hands were behind my back and I was sitting cross-legged, with the majority of the metal snake rope around my waist, only some parts connecting to my hands and feet, to ensure I couldn't move.
It got quiet as Boa Hancock prepared to speak.
"Let me ask you this, woman. How and why did you come to this island?!" [Boa Hancock]
"Honestly, even I don't understand how. My friend and I went flying through the sky and happened to land here together." [(Y/N)]
"Lies. You can't fool me with that ridiculous story. You must be after something." [Boa Hancock]
"Well, we are in need of ship... Though, the navigational skills between me and him are poor, so it would be helpful for someone to help us..." [(Y/N)]
"But, besides that, we need to get off this island straight away! If you're the most important person here, then please! We need to set sail to make it in time..." [(Y/N)]
I heard some mumbling in the crowd, but it mostly seemed like angry mumbles. Though, despite the rude mumbles, I didn't look away from Hancock, who kept her eyes on me as well.
Did... did she have a red face?... or am I just too far away...?
"Don't think either of you can leave this place alive. Your death is inescapable." [Boa Hancock]
"Please wait, Snake princess!" [???]
I turned to the voice to see Margaret, standing in the crowd. She was here? Is she going to defend us?!
She jumped the little barrier, and over the moat without water and walked towards me, "I-I don't think she's the kind of person who can lie! S-Snake princess. E-Everything this woman says is true. She hardly seems like the type to bring harm to our land!"
"M-Margaret!" I said excitedly, yet quietly, "yeah, tell 'er for me!"
"A defense warrior?" Boa Hancock said, the red on her face...gone? I can't tell from this far away.
"My name is Margaret!" [Margaret]
"Intruders are forbidden here, let alone a man. Their death sentence was set in stone the moment they stepped foot on this island. Why do you protect them?" [Boa Hancock]
Margaret looked between me and Luffy's still snoring figure, "I-I feel I owe them... The person who let them into this country... was I!"
Everyone gasped, including myself. I shuffled to face her, "Margaret! You don't have to take the fall for us!"
I heard large footsteps, as the two people from when we first arrived here, who were in the woods with Margaret, showed up, on their knees.
"Snake Princess! W-We can explain!" [Sweetpea]
"Yes! We found him in the forest, covered with mushrooms, and this girl was with him! We thought they were from the village and brought them here!" [Aphelandra]
"Sweetpea! Aphelandra!" [Margaret]
"We are also responsible for bringing him here!" [Aphelandra]
"No, wait, you guys-" [(Y/N)]
"Stop, you two! I'm the one who suggested bringing them into the village!" [Margaret]
Everyone went silent as Boa Hancock started slowly descending the stairs.
Margaret bowed just like the other two girls, "Only I am responsible for bringing them in!"
"Margaret!" [Sweetpea, Apheleandra]
Boa Hancock walked all the way to directly in front of the three with me. I kept a stern face on me, which didn't go unnoticed by the Snake princess.
"It's all right. Lift your head, Honest Margaret." [Boa Hancock]
Boa used her finger to lift Margaret's head, "I like honest people. Tell me, do you wish for forgiveness?" Boa Hancock said sweetly.
Margaret's face got a hue of red on it, "Y-Yes..."
Boa stood, a kind smile on her face, "You may rise."
I noticed how she glanced at Sweetpea and Apheleandra, making them just as red and turning away.
'Something's not right here...'
It was quiet for a moment, until...
"Love-Love Mellow!" [Boa Hancock]
My eyes widened slowly as the three who tried to protect me, the three who were incredibly loyal to Boa, got frozen by that Princess' hand...
"What the?!" I barked, trying to stand, but forgetting I couldn't move. I turned completely towards them, "A-Apheleandra? Sweetpea?! Margaret?!" I asked the statues, seeing if a response was plausible, which it wasn't, "Oi, Luffy, now would be a good time to wake up!" No response from him either.
I heard Boa Hancock's footsteps walking away.
"Hey.." [(Y/N)]
The footsteps didn't stop.
"Hey..!" [(Y/N)]
Still not stopping.
"HEY! Why did you do that to them?! They saved my life, you know!" I barked at her, now turning to see her retreating figure.
"Yes. They were punished because they helped you." was all she said, making my blood boil.
'I-it's my fault that they...'
"W-Wait! Please turn them back to normal!" I snapped, turning back to see Boa Hancock already halfway up the stairs.
"J-Just who do you think you're giving orders to?" She said, the stutter in her words almost unnoticeable. I was getting pissed with this lady.
"Turn them back, please!" I called as she turned and sat in the throne.
"Bring out Bakula!" Boa Hancock called, still ignoring me.
Some people gasped as murmuring started.
"Listen to me!" [(Y/N)]
"This is the Warrior nation of Amazon Lily. The strong are beautiful. Fight your hardest and Perish. We will see you off."
I heard a giant step behind me, but I kept my eyes glued on Boa Hancock. I used the hand behind my back to brush my fingertips on the floor.
I hard a roar behind me, before Boa Hancock described a black panther, but I couldn't give wo shits about the panther. I'm livid with this Warlord right now.
The snakes on me slithered off, as I watched Luffy's do he same, but I immediately looked back at Boa Hancock, in all her confidence.
"Bakula seems to be quite starved." Boa Hancock teased, her sisters and herself smirking.
I don't know how, but It's almost as If I could, see what was happening around me without looking? It's hard to explain, but somehow I could almost sense the panther behind me.
...
"Never mind that..." I stood up.
"What about these girls?! Will they go back to normal?!" The weird sight sensation I was having was flickering on and off. What is this ability...?
"--Bakula!" [Boa Hancock]
I heard the Panther ponce behind me, and I turned on my heel, punching the panther in the mouth without my devil fruit, sending it into the stands, knocking some of it's teeth out and rendering the animal unconscious.
Normally, I would be praising myself, but I'm angry right now.
I glanced around to see the faces of complete shock written all over the stadium, including the princess and her sisters.
I repositioned myself to a standing position as dust and some debris swirled in the wind made by the punch. I turned to Boa Hancock, anger written on my expression. I heard some high pitched voices in the crowd, almost like fangirling, but it didn't seem possible, so I ignored it.
"You guys are screwed up," I pointed towards Boa Hancock, "That woman... She turned your comrades into stone, so how can you all sit there and laugh like that?!" I barked, turning at all the chocked expressions in the crowd.
"T-The savage woman is yelling at us!" [???]
"Unbelievable! What a vicious person!" [???]
There were now tons of people yelling at me from the stands, but I looked back to Boa Hancock, who didn't seem fazed.
"Whatever I do... I will be forgiven. The reason for this is, yes... Because I'm beautiful!" [Boa Hancock]
The crowd started fangirling even more, pissing me off even more.
She laughed, then looked at me, "Wouldn't you agree, too?" She winked.
"You irritate me." [menacing (Y/N)]
Boa Hancock fake-fainted as her sisters tended to her, "This can't be! No one exists who won't be my slave!"
She said something quietly, then she yelled, "Go! Marigold! Sandersonia! Take that woman's head!"
The two sisters jumped into the arena, "yes, Big sis!"
Both woman turned into snake people with arms.
"So they have powers?"
I heard mumbles from the crowd about these two being cursed to their benefit, almost blessed, but these just looked like devil fruits? Well, they couldn't have the same devil fruit. Maybe they're different somehow.
"Perhaps I should swallow her whole..?" [Sandersonia (green)]
"...Or squeeze her to death..." [Marigold (orange)]
I thought for a second, then yelled, "Hang on! Wait a second!"
"Going to beg for your life?" [Marigold]
"It's a little too late for that now." [Sandersonia]
"No, it's not that." I answered annoyed as I turned on my heel and went towards the girls' statues.
I got questioning looks as I slowly, trying not to break them, moved them to a lower part of the arena so they wouldn't get hurt.
"There. Y-You're not cracked, are you? Please, wait here. O-Oh, and sorry you guys were turned to stone because of me... and Luffy... This kid of reminds me when Robin, Luffy, and I got turned into ice by that admiral, Aokiji." I forgot they can't talk to me as I did a quick check over, before returning to the main floor of the arena.
I reached over and grabbed Luffy's body with wood before just dropping it over the edge, hoping he would wake up, but the snore's didn't falter.
"Are you sure you shouldn't be more concerned about yourself-" [Marigold]
"Shut up! I an do whatever I want!" [(Y/N)]
As soon as I got back up to the main area, swoons went all through the crown. I looked to see if Boa Hancock or the two in front of me had moved, but they didn't...
I looked around to see the shocked eyes of the three sisters, and the eyes of the crowd on me.
...were they fangirling... about me?
'W-Whatever, I shouldn't be thinking about who's cheering me on!'
After the swoons stopped, I cracked my knuckles, "Alright. So I just have to beat the two of you up?"
The crowd was silent, before erupting into laughter, mocking me.
I got nervous for some reason, "It is okay for me to beat you p, right?"
"That's alright!" Marigold laughed, wiping a tea from her eye. Talk about being cocky, "If you haven't given up on your life yet, than I'll warn you. I wouldn't fall in the pit. I mean, you can, the bottom is just full of blades, so... Are you ready to go now?"
I out my hands on my hips, "Yep! All set!"
"The lets begin."
"Kill her! Marigold! Sandersonia!" [Boa Hancock]
She started swinging like a maniac, but something happened... something weird.
She swung the first swing, but I saw it happen? I'm not sure if that's a good enough explanation, but After the first swing, I could almost see where she was going to hit, dodging her swings left and right, up and down.
I jumped over her to dodge a move, and suddenly, this little ability went away, and I cursed to myself, before narrowly dodging- "POISON?!"
"Wrong! It's powerful poison!" [Marigold]
I jumped farther into the air, dodging these poison shots without the little ability, before one almost hit Aphelandrea, so I got to the ground and charged her. I reinforced my hand with wood and tried to punch her, but my hand almost bounced off. Catching me by surprise, she used the base other staff to hit me in the stomach, as I went tumbling into the railing around the arena.
"That hurt. More than Normal...I sensed something wrong with that...How?" I asked as Marigold closed in slowly.
She attacked me one more time and I dodged, jumping into the air.
'What was that difference. I sensed it before, it was similar to when we met Rayleigh. Though, he never told us what it was...'
As I was thinking, the green snake's tail wrapped around me, and I struggled to escape.
"That's not fair, Mari! You're hogging her all to yourself!" Sandersonia spoke, "I want to have fun with her too!"
"She squeezed harder and I yelped,
'T-The same thing...from before, the sense...! How does this hurt so much more...?'
She turned me upside down and hung me in front of her face, "I take it you have powers, too. A paramecia type, from the look of it?"
"I thought s-so. W-Why is everyone saying your cursed?" I struggled to speak.
"That's a secret we can't tell anyone. Not even an opponent about to die." She smirked, looking away.
"A-Alright, that's it-"
I put my hands on her tail, tying her up with the wood, causing her to release me. I jumped back to the normal floor before using extensions of my arms and grabbing the two sisters so they couldn't escape. I used a lot of my strength to throw them into the air, though still holding onto them.
Hey probably went as high as the mountain we were in before I pulled them down, hearing distressed calls from Boa Hancock.
I slammed them into the floor, the arena shattering where they hit. It used a lot of my energy, so I hope I at least knocked them out.
I panted as I looked towards the statues, "L-Luffy! You should wake up now!" I called, not seeing the snake women moving.
After about 30 seconds, the floor started shaking, and the two girls weren't even battered or bruised, just standing!
'How did they come out unscathed? Shit, I'm out of energy, but I can't just stop! I have to protect them!'
I felt one oif their tails hit me by suprise, knocking me over the edge, and almost into the spike pit.
I caught myself just intime, making a small platform for me.
"That woman was the very definition of "Nothing but Talk". I can't help but laugh." I heard Boa Hancock say. I used a piece of wood to slingshot myself back up. I landed and pointed at Boa Hancock.
"Shut up, you idiot!"
She gasped, looking genuinely hurt, "Oh, my!"
"Sonia! Mari! End that woman's life at once!" Boa spoke in her normal stoic voice, "To ensure that there are no more outbursts... from her filth mouth!"
The geen snake turned to me, "I was hoping to have a little more fun with you, but you heard our sister."
Her tail went down the side and grabbed Margaret!
"H-Hey! What are you doing?! Don't touch them! What if she breaks?!" [(Y/N)]
"We are going to break her." [Mari]
"I feel bad for her, but this is your punishment." [Sonia]
"N-No wait! Don't be irrational! This duel is between the three of us!" [(Y/N)]
I lunged at her, trying to grab Margaret before I was hit down by the staff, the same sense hitting my brain.
I felt another tail wrapped around my torso again, but I was too hurt to even ty to resist it. I was getting light headed. I weakly kept trying to push her off, squirming around as they chuckled at my state.
"You're the only one who thinks this is a duel. This is a public execution!" [Sonia]
"Just sit there and watch. The emotional trauma you gave our sister is deeper than this!" [Mari]
"I know, we'll kill you two together!" [Sonia]
"Luffy! Now would be impeccable timing!" [(Y/N)]
"He can't hear you, that idiot's still out cold!" [Mari]
"Stop tossing her around like that! She looked up to you guys!" [(Y/N)]
"Everyone in this land dos. I think this is what she would've wanted!" [Sonia]
"No, it isn't! What are you, stupid?!" [(Y/N)]
"Oh my, what crude language." [Sonia]
She was getting closer and closer to dropping her and I watched, feeling powerless and scared, "L-Luffy!"
"After her, we'll break the other two as well." [Mari]
"Nice and slowly, too." [Sonia]
I struggled as she squeezed together, "That would make it more painful for you to, right? Don't worry, you'll leave this world together." She aimed her staff at my chest.
"Here goes! Three..." [Sonia]
"Hey! Don't!" [(Y/N)]
"...Two..." She raised her tail high into the air as Mari's staff aimed, the sharp side headed straight for my chest.
"Stop it! Don't you hear me?! Ack-!" [(Y/N)]
Mari squeezed tighter and I winced aloud.
"LUFFY!" [(Y/N)]
"...One..." [Sonia]
I heard cries from the crowd. My eyes were shaking they were so wide, and I was angry and nervous.
"MARGARET!!" [(Y/N)]
"STOP IT!" A bellowing voice came from behind me, silencing every in the stadium, and I felt that surge of power again, only this time, it was stronger than what I felt at the auction house, though the same power, as I watched the crowd faint.
I looked to where the voice came from, visible tears leaving my eyes, "L-Luffy?"
He didn't pay me any mind, as he looked pissed. The only conscious ones in the stadium were Luffy and I, Mari, Sonia, and Boa Hancock. There were also a few warriors left, like 5-6.
Margaret and I were dropped and I scrambled to me feet, going over to her and frantically searching for cracks, tears flowing down my face.
I sighed, tears still left, "What a relief! She's okay!" I turned to Luffy, who was behind me, smiling.
"That's good." He said.
I looked up and smiled at the snake women, "I guess you guys are sensible after all!"
Luffy chuckled as I heard on of the voices left in the crowd, "That was the Conquerors Spirit just now!"
"Conquerors... Spirit?" I questioned aloud, confusing Luffy.
"Eh, I'm not to worried about it." Luffy said as he started stretching.
"Oh right." I said, and quickly explained to him what was happening, and what Boa Hancock has done.
"(Y/N), please watch after the stone guys." he said, and sent me a determined look.
"Got it." [(Y/N)]
"Alright! You showed me you're strong! Now let's get on with the duel." [Luffy]
"After your friend being so badly beaten, you still spout such insolence?!" [Mari]
"Alright... Now's my turn to go full power, too." [Luffy]
The fight was decently quick after that. Literally. Everyone was moving so fast, I was having a hard time seeing anyone.
I didn't need to protect them, I just used wood to block for Luffy occasionally.
Until one move, that scared me.
Flashback: "we would rather die than let anyone see the symbol on our backs!"
Luffy sent the orange snake lady on her back, and I froze.
'They all must have that symbol!... So if Luffy hit's them the wrong way...'
"Sonia! Mari! What are you two playing around for?!" [Boa Hancock]
"B-Big sis!..." [Mari]
"Don't tell me you've forgotten their transgressions?" [Boa Hancock]
"S-Sorry, big sis! We'll finish him at once!" [Sonia]
The green snake lady turned her hair into medusa hair, and the orange snake lady erupted in flames on purpose.
The two snakes attacked and Luffy used Jet gatling, fending them away. He then kicked them away, one with each foot, towards the edge.
To try not to fall, they fell into each other, the fire burning the Sonia, and then their tails were tied together?
Luffy looked at me with a stupid grin and held up two peace signed, and I chuckled.
"Big Sis Soia! Watch out! That's the pit of blades! Hang onto the stands!" [Mari]
She did as told, but... shit!
I ran over to her, getting a confused look from Luffy, before jumping and landing on her back. Using my body to put out the fire, I used a piece of wood to strap me onto her back so I wouldn't fall.
"O-Ouch! Hot!" [(Y/N)]
"She's kicking her when she's down!"
"They're inhuman! She's gonna knock Sonia-san into the pit and skewer her!"
"Damn you, woman-" [Sonia]
"Don't move!" I whispered, "Even if you guys want to kill us, we don't want to kill you." I said in a low, kind yet serious tone.
She looked at me awe struck, "Y-You insolent little... Mari! Use this chance to kill her! What are you doing, Mari?!"
"I can't, Big Sis Sonia... Because.. She's protecting us right now...!" [Mari]
"...What are you guys talking about? And (Y/N), what are you doing?" [Luffy]
'Oh right, he still doesn't know...'
"Look! Sandersonia's clothing burns of and her back is showing!" [???]
"If that woman get's off of her, her gorgon eyes will be revealed!" [???2]
"Oh no! Everyone who sees them will be turned to stone!" [???3]
"M-My back...!" [Sonia]
"You guys said so earlier!" I think she thought back to when we were in the bath house, "You'd rather die than let anyone see, right?! So don't move!"
"The combat is over!" Boa yelled as she arose from her throne, "Everyone leave the arena before you are exposed to the Gorgon eyes!"
Everyone let in a vhurry. And soon, it was just the five of us and the three stone statues. Boa stood t the top, looking almost frustrate toward the situation with Sonia and I.
She fell back into her chair and put a hand over face, n a defeated manner.
"I was fighting you just moments ago. Why are you protecting?" Sonia asked, also sounding defeated.
"Our fight and the thing you don't want revealed are two different things. We don't have to be enemies."
(A/N : AN EXTREMELY LONG CHAPTER BECAUSE WE ARE CELEBRATING #K VOYES! YOU GUYS ARE THE BOMB LIKE FR!)