You settled into your seat along with the boys except for Nami, Robin and Usopp, they were participating in the first trial, a boat race, you had full faith in them, but you didn't know if the other team was going to cheat, although being pirates you knew for sure that things would not be done legally, still according to the rules they were allowed to use weapons so at least they could defend themselves.
And indeed, as soon as they gave the starting signal, Foxy's team attacked creating a wave that left your team apart, as if that were not enough, cannons, pistols and even huge rocks were thrown at them, not for long since Luffy, Zoro and Sanji started hitting everyone to make them stop attacking.
You sighed, moving your legs in your seat next to Chopper, who seemed to fear for the life of his faithful companion Usopp due to the small turbulence, in turn, he seemed excited by all this spectacle, he seemed impatient to be able to participate in the next round, you smiled at his attitude, feeling more encouraged to see how your team destroys the others.
Your attention was drawn from the competition despite all the shouting, you wanted to check all the photographic material you had so far because yes, you had the photos but you forgot to stick them in your notebook and write what happened to take the photo, so you got to work on it without worrying about your surroundings, Shiroi accompanied you passing you the materials you needed, exchanging glue and pencil when you asked.
"And now the photo before the tragedy..."
You muttered carefully sticking the picture of Tonjit and his horse, you squinted at Foxy who seemed to be enjoying the race, his eyes moved just to make eye contact with you and you frowned, moving your thumb across your neck, making the gesture of slitting your throat, the pirate's smile diminished slightly but he rolled his eyes thinking that you were just a stupid child. You waved your hand and Shiroi immediately handed you the pencil to add a description.
When you put away the notebook, you saw how your team's boat was about to cross the finish line, your victory smile was immediately erased when they seemed to stand still, thus making the winning boat the opposite, you blew smoke out of your ears of anger seeing your friends lose, but before you start to bite the ankles of an entire crew, you went to comfort your companions.
"What have you done to them!?"
Luffy clenched his fists in rage, getting a laugh from Foxy.
"There is nothing mysterious... it is caused by the noroma photons" you all seemed equally confused by his answer "They are small particles that are still a mystery to modern science! Everything that comes into contact with those photons, any creature, liquid or gas... will conserve its energy but will lose speed."
"I don't understand anything, stop saying nonsense!"
Luffy fired an invisible arrow right into Foxy's morale, getting discouraged, he easily regained his composure and made a show of stopping a cannonball with those photons, though it exploded all over his face which you mocked. He brushed the dust off his clothes, brushing it off.
"In any case, we are the winning team! And now... I will choose a new member! The one I want the most from your crew is... you!"
He pointed to poor Chopper who was stunned in his place, your frown deepened when you saw how they took him helplessly, they put a stupid mask on him and began to praise how cute he was, Chopper sat with teary eyes without be able to contain
"No... I... GUYS! I don't want to leave you! I went out to sea to be with you! Luffy, I joined the crew because you asked me to, I don't want to be with these people!"
"Enough of the whining, Chopper, you're pathetic!"
Zoro silenced everyone, setting the bottle on the ground with a soft clink, your eyes widened as you saw his figure loom up to his full height, the piercing gaze of him staring off into space as he continued to speak.
"Going out to sea was your own decision and responsibility, what the sea brings you depends on you, you can't blame the rest! We have accepted this game, Usopp's team did everything they could, what kind of pirate is going to be moved by your cries? If you really are a man... sit up be quiet and play along!"
"You're not serious... think about his feelings!"
Nami was silent just like you when she saw how Chopper's tears faded like the snot dripping from his nose, his expression turned serious. Sanji took a puff on his cigarette looking at the ground after contemplating that scene.
"There are still two rounds left... we have to recover our emergency food and something new..."
"You can cook me or whatever you want!"
You sweated at Chopper's words, everyone was getting too serious about this, but they weren't going to leave a comrade behind, the second round needed to start, but Usopp seemed to remember something before it started.
"Wait, isn't Chopper supposed to participate in the second round?"
A couple of guys from Foxy's crew laughed.
"That's the best thing about this game, not changing lineups!"
"And no replacements."
"I'll play for Chopper!"
You raised your hand interrupting the conversation, the men from the opposing team laughed at you.
"Are you deaf, child? Substitutions are not allowed."
"Yeah, I'm deaf but not stupid, I will play anyway, I did not accept any game rules so I don't have to follow the rules of the Davy Back Fight, also there are no specific rules about adding new participants, I would not be considered a replacement if I don't play in the same position as Chopper.
"Boss! We can't accept that-"
Foxy raised his hand to cut off the man you were talking to, he looked over his shoulder at you with disdain.
"It doesn't matter, if they lose she will be thrown into the depths of the sea as punishment, a child will not prevent our victory."
You bit your tongue doing a mental review of all the saved insults you had, limiting yourself to clicking your tongue and throwing your bag at Shiroi who could barely keep it steady for a couple of seconds before dropping it to the ground.
"Are you sure about this? I can fight alongside the marimo even for once."
You nodded with complete conviction that you would crush the rival team, earning you a smile from the blonde, he patted you proudly on the head and the three of you walked onto the field for the second round. The announcer said the rules and warned that each team had to choose a person as the ball to score points, after a little fight because Zoro didn't complain when they put the ball on Sanji's head, you decided that you would be the ball of the game in your team, immediately once you put on the hat, the announcer spoke again.
"Let the second round begin, Groggy Ring!"
Three huge 'monsters' appeared in the ring, making you look like a simple ant next to them, the biggest of all being the ball, Zoro and Sanji looked at you because your body began to shake, although when they looked at your expression a smile was plastered on your face, you were going to enjoy screwing people three times your size.
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