As they traveled into the Sea Forest, Yukiko, Luffy and Shirahoshi met up with Jimbei and most of the crew, as Jimbei was at Shirahoshi's mother's grave.
Although, Jimbei told them what was happening on the island and that they had to leave, Luffy was having none of it.
"Think...about it Luffy" stated the fishman, sitting up. "What will happen if you guys resort to violence now on the Fishman Island? Every time fishmen tried to open their hearts to humans, humans disappointed them. 'Humans are very violent'. 'Humans hate and look down on fishmen'. What happened in the past planted those twisted ideas in fishmen's minds. In the case of Arlong, many fishmen believe that humans hunted him because he was a fishman. If you, the people who beat Arlong, fight Hody now, what do you think will happen? Even if it helps the island overcome this crisis, witnessing you people knocking down Hody who is standing against humans...would make the islanders to think that things will never change"
"But, Jinbei...We have to rescue our crew" stated Sanji, puffing out smoke from his cigarette. "And if nothing is done, Hody will rule the Fishman Island. We have friends on this island too. Hey, Hachi. You've been trying so hard to hide who did that to you but you said a while ago...that Hody attacks those fishmen who are sympathetic to humans. Did you get beaten by them because you spoke up for us?"
The octopus who was laying on the ground with bandages covering his body flinched, gave a simple grunt as an answer and Nami gasped.
"Hatchin, is that true? Hody and his crew did that to you?" asked Caimie worryingly.
"I can't...." Hachi closed his eyes.
"Jimbei. I think part of the reason Luffy wants to fight is because this is your home. I heard that you helped our captain in Impel Down." Sanji said.
"We can't thank you enough for that. And if Luffy wants to fight, we will go along with him! We can't just leave the island like this. We have reason to fight! That's because you're our friend, and friends dont quit on each other." Yukiko adds.
"I know. It's such a simple relationship, but the fishmen and humans couldn't establish it and have been struggling to do so for years. When I left you the message 'Don't fight against Hody', I meant 'Don't fight him recklessly'....Don't rush! If you just go and beat Hody up, people on the island will think that you are just another violent human bully. Instead, I want you to become the hero who will save the Fishman Island!"
"Hero? No way!" exclaimed the ebony male, and Jimbei did a doubletake.
"NANI?!!!!"
"We are pirates! I love heroes but I don't wanna be one! Do you know what heroes are? Say there is a chunk of meat. Pirates will have a banquet and eat it, but heroes will share it with other people. I want all the meat!"
"THAT'S NOT HOW YOU DEFINE A HERO, YOU CRETIN!" Sanji yelled.
"I will let you have your meat just as long as you do as I tell you!" sweated Jimbei and Luffy easily agreed as Yukiko sighed.
"That's like him to agree that quickly....but I will give you a warning Jinbei....if things look like they will take a turn for the worse, we will intervene. With us, that's usually what will happen." She said.
"I understand. In the simplest terms, I will call for your help so I want you to respond. First, Megalo and I will get caught voluntarily and enter the plaza" explained the fishman, and said shark pointed at itself in surprise. "While they are paying attention to us, one of you sneak out of Megalo's stomach and..."
"Out of his stomach?" Luffy raised an eyebrow, and Megalo looked like it was about to vomit.
"They will have the letter from the Celestial Dragons. It is something Queen Otohime acquired 10 years ago, at the risk of her life and it will define the future of this island! And they will also have the key to free the King. We need to get our hands on those 2 things. Who is up to it?"
"I'm good at stealing! I can do it with Robin" proposed Nami, and the other woman smiled with a nod.
"All right. Once you free the King, I will call for Luffy-kun's help. And once Luffy-kun emerges gallantly, out of Megalo's body, people will notice that Luffy-kun and I are working together. Princess-sama, you wait somewhere completely safe outside of the plaza. And after we pass you the letter, flee with the freed King and the Princes. Meanwhile, the rest of you, get to the Ryugu Place now and save your friends. And then, hurry to the plaza with them. Now - about how to rescue your friends in the Ryugu Palace...Figure out yourself!"
"YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT US, DO YOU?!" snapped Sanji.
"Okay! Super count on it!" Franky struck his pose. "We have the Sunny! We'll figure it out!"
"Once this is all set into motion, how do you think the citizens will respond?"
"Both the citizens of the Fishman Island and the outlaws of the Fishman District respect Jimbei-san" answered Hachi.
"Uh-huh. So if they find out that Boss trusts Luffy-chin with his life, to save the King, they'll root for you, Luffy-chin!" smiled Caimie.
"Hm...." Luffy said, looking unsure about the plan because he couldn't act freely on his own. "I am only doing this because you asked me to, Jimbei! It's uncomfortable having everybody cheer me on."
"I'd fight the king of the devils himself if the Mermaids-chan cheered for me!" cried passionately the chef.
"Thank you!" said Jimbei, bowing his head.
"That settles it" mused Robin.
"Though I have a suggestion as well." Yukiko spoke up getting their attention.
"If the citizens were to see the original gods of Fishman Island helping, would they realize we are on the King's side?" Yukiko asked.
"The original...?" Jinbei asked, then Yukiko's Pokeballs opened to reveal 4 certain Pokémon....surprising Jinbei.
Seeing their determination, Jinbei agreed.
As Ace, Alina, and Lillian were coming along, they wanted to fight as well.
And it was only when Luffy noticed the older purplette.
"By the way, who are you?"
"My name's Lillian, I'm your aunt and your mom's sister. I'll explain about her after this whole mess is settled, but right now we got an execution to crash." She smiled, ignoring the surprised looks of the crew.
"Ah, okay." Luffy said simply, although he was surprised that this woman was his aunt.
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In the nick of time, The Sunny fired a large beam behind where stood the king and the princes. The strength and power used in this blast propelled the fishmen close to it in the air with the debris and smoke. The whale took this diversion to pull the royal family on its back, soaring away from the fight. The ship landed next to Shirahoshi and Megalo, with Jimbei chained down on the ground.
"Wow! Look how many people there are!" said Chopper in his full reindeer form.
"Oh no, are they all our enemies?!" cried out in panic Usopp, looking over the edge of the ship at the crowd of fishmen gathered in the plaza.
"I think so. It looks like there are 70,000 or 80,000...No, 100,000 of them, maybe" stated Sanji.
"Yohohoho! That's a little tough!"
"But nothing we can't handle." Yukiko said.
"Pachi!"
"You can go take a nap or something if you want. I'll take care of them" said cockily Zoro with a smirk.
"What do you mean, you fool?!" barked the chef.
"I can't wait. Let's go wild, guys!" exclaimed Franky.
"Look, the members of the Straw Hats are coming out of the ship!"
The crew and extra back up jumped out of the Sunny with the others in toes, Robin and Nami joining your sides. They all walked in confidence toward their captain who did the same as the citizen fishmen yelled out to them.
"Hey! Straw Hat Luffy! Are you really going to destroy the island?!" demanded a citizen at the border of the plaza.
"Why did you occupy the Ryugu Palace?! Do you want to kill the royal family too?!"
"Was it you guys who kidnapped the Mermaids?!"
"Hey, answer us! Are you people friends or foes to the Fishman Island?!"
"Answer, Straw Hat!"
You bent down and broke the chains holding Jimbei's hands. The fishman stood up, cracking his wrists:
"Thank you, Yukiko-san"
"No problem, Jinbei." Yukiko smiled.
"Friends or foes? That's something...you'll have to decide on your own!" replied Luffy, facing the opponents.
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"So that's the Strawhat Luffy and Beast Master White-haired Yukiko who invaded Navy HQ two years ago!"
"A pirate ship is here too!"
"So are all the Straw Hats!"
"And there's Fire Fist Ace! And Marine Menace Alina!"
"The Second Division Commander and the Co-commander of the Whitebeard Pirates?!"
"Princess Shirahoshi herself asked Strawhat Luffy to help!"
"They came with Boss Jimbe to save the country!"
"Strawhat might be a human, but he's our ally!"
"Fufufu, they're pretty popular, aren't they? You damn human wannabe pirates!" one of the rebels yelled. "Don't get carried away just because you've rescued the king for now!"
"Weak-hoshi really pulled through this time," Luffy said to Jimbei.
"We hadn't planned on getting her caught... she also had to escape on her own," Jimbei acknowledged.
"Here's the letter!" Nami cheerfully gave the paper to Shirahoshi.
Although Shirahoshi was a little hurt of Luffy naming her weak, Yukiko intervened.
"Don't worry about it. Luffy tends to give nicknames to friends he cares about outside the crew. But while you may be weak, you were no coward." Yukiko said making Shirahoshi gasp.
"Yukiko's right. A coward couldn't have been so strong and borne such hardship on her own for this long," Nami added.
"It takes a different kind of courage to bear this burden," Yukiko said with a smile. "That does not make you a coward."
"That's right. You were honoring your mother's wish this whole time, now let us help you protect it." Jimbei acknowledged.
Then a voice boomed out.
"Vander Decken was totally useless!" a crash heralded the speaker. "I needed him to get rid of Shirahoshi..."
"Captain Hody...?"
"The Energy Steroid is working as I thought."
"No wonder. He took a lot of them."
"She's the legendary Mermaid Princess with that troublesome power, so I needed Shirahoshi to be eliminated as soon as possible, but..." Hody coldly declared. "You people duped me completely... It looks like I fell into your trap, Jimbe...! I should have noticed something was wrong when you let yourself get captured so easily."
Hody glared at the older Fishman. "You sure seem to be getting along well with those humans! I hate people like you the most! What about Fisher Tiger and your sworn brother Arlong whom you grew up with in the Fishman District... they both saw their defeat at the hands of humans! But instead of striking back, you throw your lot in with the ones who did this to us... you're a bigger fool than Neptune! If I were this country's king, I would change everything! This year's Reverie would make the perfect chance! I'll shower the human kings of the world in a rain of blood at Mariejois! The legend of the dreaded 'Kingdom under the Sea' will begin! We'll drag humans from all over the world to the ocean floor and turn them into slaves! Soon, there won't be anyone left who would dare oppose Fishmen! The same goes for the pirate world! Beast Master may have derailed my plans to obtain slaves from Sabaody two years ago, but I found other methods to break them!"
He swept a hand out towards the chained pirates. "Remember the look of these pirates chained to obedience! This is your future, Strawhat! And in my future, I will be the Pirate King!"
"Pirate King...?" Luffy echoed threateningly.
'He shouldn't have said that...' Yukiko thought.
"Jahahaha! Just fourteen scrawny pirates! What can they possibly do?" Hody cackled. "We've got a hundred thousand people! Let them have it, New Fishmen Pirates!"
"OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!" the entire plaza roared with him.
"AAAAHHHHH! HERE COME 100,000 ENEMIES! HOW CAN WE FIGHT THEM?!" shouted Chopper, Pappug gripping unto him. "IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!"
"This is why I don't wanna get involved with you guys!" sobbed the starfish pathetically.
"Before we fight, we could get squashed" said morbidly Robin, taking a defensive stance.
"SQUASH?! NO!" panicked Usopp.
"100,000 enemies?! I'm so stunned - my eyes will pop out! Ah! But I don't have eyes to pop out! Yohohoho!" laughed Brook.
"100,000 is nothing! Let's do this!" smiled Nami.
"DON'T HIDE BEHIND US WHILE YOU SAY THAT!!" snarled the sniper.
"Here I go! My time as come! Super Armored Me!" said Franky, opening his palm for a smaller robotic hand to come out and motion for the enemies to advance toward him. "All right! Bring it on!"
"There are 14 of us..." trailed Sanji.
"If the bitch doesn't fight, we each have to beat 10,000 of them" said Zoro, and you growled at him. "They outnumber us but it doesn't mean they're stronger. It's not like they're elite Marine soldiers, so don't shit yourself"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY, YOU STUPID MOSS HEAD?"
"BRING IT ON, YOU BLOODY-NOSED, TWO-BIT CHEF!"
Then Luffy pushed them aside silently.
The others looked confused but Ace and Yukiko just smirked.
In a moment.....
A wave of some unseen force was unleashed, half the plaza of hostile Fishmen collapsing and foaming at the mouth at it.
"EEEEEHHHHH?"
"Gyah! What the hell was that?"
"He took down those men without doing a thing-!"
"Oi, pull yourselves together, guys!"
"Dammit! He took out half of us in an instant!"
"H- He got fifty thousand by himself...?"
"This must be... Haki!" Robin declared.
Jimbei stared. "In just two years, he came this far...!"
Ace whistled impressed. "Not bad."
"That's my man." Yukiko smiled.
"I can see why you chose him as a captain." Alina said.
'Sis, your son has really come a long way. His glare even matches yours...' Lillian thought with a smile.
"So, he really had that Haoushoku Haki..." Sanji drawled. "Thats scary..."
"If he couldn't do at least this much, we'd need a new captain," Zoro smirked.
"Amazing, Luffy-sama...!" Shirahoshi gasped.
"You're Hody, aren't you?" Luffy yelled at the captain. "I guess I need to kick your ass. I don't care what kind of King you wanna be or where you decide to be it... but, there can only be one Pirate King!" He yelled.
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Next not only is the battle up, Yukiko will show off her newly acquired skills with her Devil Fruit.
And we'll see Alina and Lillian in action too!
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