#sometimes i don’t know why he said that to enel but other times i’m like yeah it makes sense

[monkeydlesbian]

thinking about how zoro was only 19 in skypiea when he prevented robin from falling to the ground after being struck by enel and yelled “she’s a woman!”

[sabo-has-my-heart]

Hi, could you possibly write a scenario with the monster trio where the reader was hit with a truth devil fruit and they randomly blurt out random things. Reader is scared that they will accidentally confess to their crush so they hide from them, but their crush gets confused and sad and thinks they are avoiding them. Right before the devil fruit wares off their crush finds them and they accidentally confess. Thank you so much!!!!

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     Why? Why’d you have to be hit with this devil fruit? Why not the… slow slow fruit? Or the door door fruit? Hell, you’d have taken being struck by Enel over this! But now here you were, forced to tell the truth, and sometimes randomly blurting it out, until the ability wore off, praying that nobody asked you something personal and avoiding your crush like the plague. It’s not that you wanted to avoid him, but how could you when you risked telling him how you really felt? He always seemed so preoccupied by other things, he’d just reject you. You couldn’t handle the embarrassment of telling him and the pain of rejection! So instead you hid from him. You tried everywhere too! Franky’s workshop, the Mini Merry, the Library, the aquarium lounge. Anywhere so that you wouldn’t say anything to him!

Luffy

     The straw hat captain was rarely one to look so downcast and mournful, but you’d been avoiding him since that fight. At first he’d thought that maybe you were hurt, that maybe you just didn’t want anyone to know you’d been injured. Except Chopper had told him that you’d gone to him yourself and while you seemed a little nervous and ‘off’, you were just fine. Nothing more than a couple of scrapes. Then he’d thought maybe you were bored and looking for something to do, but you hadn’t gone to anyone for anything that might entertain you. So then why were you avoiding him? He didn’t think he’d done anything to make you mad, he’d even asked the others who just shook their heads. You weren’t mad at him. Robin and Usopp seemed to know something, but they just told him that you’d be alright and to give you some time. If time was all you needed, then why had it been 3 days since you’d spoken to him and why did you look so afraid every time you saw him? Had he done something to you? He didn’t remember doing anything, but maybe you’d taken something the wrong way? But wouldn’t you have come to him by now if that was the case?

     Glancing at your disheartened captain, you sighed. You didn’t want to hurt him like this, you really didn’t, but you were honestly so terrified of what would happen if you approached him. Already, you’d told Franky he was a weirdo, told Usopp he was an idiot for always lying and hiding behind Zoro, told Chopper you wondered if he was still edible in human form, and told Sanji he was a pathetic ladies man. Not only were they things you hadn’t wanted to say, but they’d been said in ways that you hadn’t wanted them to come out! Franky was weird, but you liked him like that. Usopp was kind of dumb sometimes, but you understood that he was just scared. Sanji was a ladies man, but he was a great guy!... you did still wonder if Chopper was edible though. 

     It had taken him all day, but Luffy finally cornered you, stretchy arms making sure that there was no way to escape as you looked at him fearfully. You hated the heartbroken look on his face, but what else were you supposed to do?

     “Y/n… I… I’m sorry if I did anything wrong to make you avoid me, but please stop. I don’t like it when you do. It makes me really sad because I really like you.” Luffy said sadly, your heart cracking. He thought you were upset with him? Luffy hesitated for a moment as he stared into your eyes.

     “Luffy, you didn’t do anything wrong, but I love you and I got hit with a truth fruit and I didn’t want to say anything and be rejected.” You blurted out, flinching as soon as the words came out. The rubber boy blinked a couple of times before wrapping you in a sudden hug.

     “I love you too, Y/n! I thought you hated me because you were avoiding me!” Luffy said with a large smile, holding you tightly. Sighing, you smiled and wrapped your arms around him. Did getting hit by the effects suck? Yes. but it seemed to have worked out in the end.

Zoro

     For better or worse, avoiding Zoro was surprisingly easy. He spent most of his time in the gym or napping on deck, meaning that you could easily avoid him in the kitchen or the workshops. Especially with Sanji, with how much he hated the blond, it made hiding from him even easier.

     “I still don’t understand. How could you love that moss headed idiot?” Sanji asked as he cooked, making you sigh.

     “He’s hot, he’s muscular, he’s skilled, he’s strong he’s-” “okay, okay! Forget I asked, I don’t need to hear all… that.” Sanji interrupted, shaking his head at the idea that somebody considered Zoro ‘hot’. Sighing, you slumped against the table.

     “What am I going to do Sanji? I have the biggest crush on him! I’d do anything he asked me to, but I don’t want to avoid him and I don’t want to risk telling him!” you whined, face down on the table. 

     “Well you’re going to have to pick one or the other. You can’t seem to stop yourself so either you tell him or you avoid him.” Sanji said, making you moan in despair. Why was life so cruel?

     Zoro swung this weighted practice sword harder and harder. You’d been spending so much time with ero-cook. Of all people, why the damned twirly cook? He paused, looking down. It was a thought that had bothered him for a while. Did… you like the blond? Did you have feelings for him? Were you dating him? Those thoughts had him swinging the practice sword harder, his body filling with rage. You liked the fucking cook! That perverted, curly eyebrowed, woman obsessed cook! He’d liked you for a while now and you liked the cook! He damn near broke the wall as he hurled the weighted sword away from him. He’d have to apologize to Franky later, but right now, he had to find you. He didn’t know what he was going to say, but he had to find you. 

     The look on his face had you a little scared, or at least, a little more than you already were knowing that you could blurt your feelings out at any time.

     “What do you see in that fucking pervert?” he demanded, confusing him.

     “I… what?” you asked, not quite sure what he was talking about.

     “The damned cook! What do you see in him? Do you know how long I’ve cared about you? And you go and fall for the cook?” Zoro shouted, making you flinch.

     “I don’t like Sanji that way, he’s just been helping me with-” you tried covering your mouth, your next words muffled. Zoro stared at you in shock. It had been highly muffled, but he was pretty sure what you’d said. In an instant, you found yourself pinned to the wall, his large hands wrapped around your wrists.

     “Repeat that and don’t lie to me.” he demanded, making your heart jump into your throat.

     “I said, I don’t like Sanji that way, he’s just been helping me with the fact that I love you and am afraid of being around you because I got hit by a truth fruit.” you blurted out, making the man chuckle.

     “Good, I don’t want you hanging out with him when you should be with me.” he said, his lips crashing against yours. Seems like confessing how you felt turned out better than you’d planned.

Sanji

     Sanji angrily chopped at the food in front of him. Stupid marimo, stealing his crush. What did the man have that he didn’t? Sure, Zoro was more muscular and knew how to use swords, but Sanji was skilled, a great cook, a sweet guy, and he showered regularly. His anger turned to sadness as he thought about you hanging out with Zoro so much lately. His darling Y/n, the love of his life, didn’t feel the same way. Wiping some tears on his sleeve, he returned to his cooking, he couldn’t let his cooking suffer because his heart was broken, he had a responsibility to the crew. 

     Zoro sighed as you sat in the gym with him. You weren’t even working out, you were just sitting there. 

     “Will you just go tell the shitty cook instead of moping around here? I’m getting tired of it.” Zoro said, swinging his weights again. 

     “You’re kind of an ass and it’s no wonder why Sanji dislikes you.” you blurted irritably. Okay, that wasn’t entirely true, but in the moment, you were irritated and couldn’t help but say things. Zoro sent a glare over your way. 

     “I could always kick you out, you know. You’re not doing anything, you have no reason to be in here. Where are you going to hide then?” Zoro growled in annoyance. 

     “I hate you right now but you’re right.” you sighed as you put your head in your hands. It’s not like you wanted to avoid Sanji. You loved the cook. But how could you confess your feelings to him? The man flirted with just about any woman he saw, he probably didn’t see you that way. Zoro just rolled his eyes, wiping some sweat away with a towel before returning to his training. He wasn’t actually going to throw you out, partially because doing so would send you falling to the hard deck, but also because he wasn’t a complete dick, he just didn’t like your moping. 

     It had to be wearing off by now, it had been a couple of days! Just a little longer and you could talk to Sanji again. Peeking into the kitchen, you quickly hurried to the fridge. You’d been purposefully skipping dinner and then breaking into the kitchen later so as to avoid the cook. Hearing the familiar click, followed by a deep inhale and exhale had you freezing in place.

     “You know you could just come to dinner instead.” Sanji said, sitting at the table behind you. How had you not noticed him? With your back turned to him, you could put a hand over your mouth to keep yourself from saying anything to him, your heart pounding as you panicked. How were you going to get out of this? Sighing, Sanji stood up, grabbing you a plate and quickly reheating it, not paying much attention to you holding your hand over your mouth, “Eat. Then you can go back to avoiding me and hating me.” Sanji said sadly, putting the plate on the table.

     “Sanji, I don’t hate you, I could never hate the man I love.” you said before you could stop yourself. Your eyes went wide. You hadn’t meant to say that, but you hadn’t wanted him to think you hated him. Sanji’s jaw dropped, his cigarette falling from his mouth. Looking away, you tried to keep yourself together. You hadn’t meant to say that! You couldn’t stop the small scream of surprise and Sanji suddenly lifted you into the air and spun you around.

     “I love you too Y/n! I love you so much!” he said before pulling you close. Your heart felt like it was pounding even harder as you slowly wrapped your arms around him. Snuggling your head into his chest, you couldn’t help but smile. The truth fruit had been horrible, but it had turned out well, so maybe it wasn’t so bad.

[ninjaboyjoel]

Enel, Elbaf, Urouge and Birka

An idea that came to me some time ago now that I believe has some weight to it is Enel's link to Urouge, Birka, and as I affectionately like to call it "Enelbaf".

Let's start with Urouge. Urouge is easily the member of the Worst Generation with the least development, we've seen a bit of him on Sabaody, we've seen a bit of him on Balloon Terminal and heard of his battle against Charlotte Cracker but that's pretty much it. He's a very mysterious character all things considered. So what do we know about to him? Well, let's start in a place you might not expect: his weapon.

-SBS 57, pg. 80

Now Oda has phrased this as a joke, but it could well have some impact on the story, what if his weapon truly is a large graphite rod, how could this play out? If you know the properties of graphite you might be able to guess where I’m going with this. 

Graphite is an excellent conductor of electricity, and a large conductive rod is often used in the real world... As a lightning rod. A lightning rod is designed to ensure that when lightning strikes, it hits the rod and is conducted into the ground instead of causing collateral damage such as electrocution or fires.

We know for a fact that Enel destroyed his homeland, Birka at the point of or sometime after receiving his Devil Fruit. We’re also aware that Urouge is indeed a Sky-Person though of which tribe it has not been made clear.

- The various body types of sky-people

When shown as a child, Urouge very much appeared to look like a Skypiean, sporting the wings and hairstyle that we see them sporting most often. However as an adult, his wings have shifted to look similar if not exactly like those of a Birkan (Like Enel’s priests, whatever happened to Enel’s wings I’m sure we’ll learn when he returns, lol). How (and if?) the Sky-People’s appearances change is something also unknown to us.

- Thanks to the OP Wiki for these images.

Now time for a little bit of speculation. How can all these elements tie together and link to a potential/hypothetical Elbaf Arc? Let’s start with Birka. Birka, in name at least, is based on the real-world Viking trading centre from CE. 750-975, in what is now modern-day Sweden and is in fact one of Sweden’s oldest towns. We know that Oda is a massive fan of Vikings, and was very careful to limit his Viking references in order to save them for things relating to Elbaf, ergo, in the One Piece world, all Viking imagery comes back to Elbaf. Then why would Oda pick a Viking location for one of the Sky Islands? We can’t know for certain, as we really don’t know about its geography or indeed where Birka even was/is located.

From what we’ve seen of Elbaf’s geography it seems to have a version of Yggdrasil. I can’t do anything but speculate here but, seeing as the Elbaf Giants are based on Vikings, we can assume that the level at which we see them live is the One Piece equivalent of Midgard, then wouldn’t it follow that perhaps, at the top of this tree might be a Sky Island? The equivalent of Asgard, perhaps this is Birka, I can’t say for certain but I think there is very much a possibility. This of course doesn’t account for Niflheim, the realm of giants in Norse Myth, but as others have said online, with two sets of giants, Ancient and the more humanoid, there is opportunity for both should Oda wish to go that route. 

So, I ultimately think that Elbaf would be the perfect place to give Urouge the spotlight, the perfect place to reintroduce Enel, if indeed they have a past together, this could be the perfect battleground, the victim of Enel’s destruction come to seek vengeance for his home. Urouge’s potential weapon would be the perfect counter to the false god that smote his home. Plus, wouldn’t a Sky Island over Elbaf be so cool!?

Now I meant to post this a long time ago, but I kind of forgot? If you read my update you’ll know I wanna post more frequently. I hope that this can be the start of this :)

[effiethebookworm]

TSE Appreciation Week Day 4!

Hi! Wow, it’s already Day Four. Tempus Fugit. Today’s story was recently unearthed from Levantine Archives. It’s from the journal of Ezra Damir, royal guard to Princess Delaney Hollingsworth, and later, husband to Queen Delaney Damir-Hollingsworth. I hope you find it enlightening!

This portion of the journal of Ezra Damir, the future husband of Queen Delaney Hollingsworth, has recently been rediscovered in the Royal Levantine Archives. Historians may note the presence of certain notable persons as 'side characters,' the cursed man as Sir Noah St. Claire, (who journied on the Novalog with King Apen Shephard, Queen Berlyne Shephard, Former King Enel Alvarado, neé Hollingsworth, Chara Alvarado, and the others) and his wife as Lady Ruya St. Claire. Other portions of the journal may be read in the Royal Levantine Archives. Public browsings are on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

He caught my eye as soon as he walked in. He looked familiar somehow.

“Ez?” He looked like... No. “Cris-”

“Ezra?” She poked me in the shoulder. “Are you in there?”

“Oh!” I snapped out of my daze. “Forgive me, my princess.”

“Were you saying something, Ez?” she said. I smiled. She had finally omitted the 'just call me Delaney' that usually followed.

“No. Just someone here for Syllor's.”

“Better get to it, then.” She winked at me. No, it had just been a blink. The eye-patch made it hard to tell sometimes. Anyway, why would the princess of Levant wink at a guard? She pivoted on her artificial foot and grasped her cane more firmly by the head and pulled at her hair so that it completely covered the right side of her face. She put her hand over her heart and started reciting the now-familiar words. Her soft, humming voice sounded kind as she spoke to the cursed man.

“Welcome. I am continuing the tradition of my father. Please step forward and I will break your curse.”

The man stepped towards her tentatively, and she rested her hand on his forehead. He closed his eyes as she broke the curse. I smiled. Another poor man that the princess generously helped. She moved her hand back, and he opened his eyes wide. She smiled gently.

“Thank you for-” The man interrupted.

“It didn't work.” Her eyes widened. “What?” The man ran his hands through his hair, frenzied.

“I know what it felt like- when your father would break Syllor's Curse, you've changed nothing.”

I stepped forward to support Delaney. She tried again, putting a claw of three fingers over her heart and resting it on the forehead of the man. I could see hopelessness in her turquoise eyes.

“N-Nothing.”

Delaney frowned. “I'm not sure that- that I believe you. After all, the others today-”

“They might not have it as bad as I do. They might just be paranoid and just imagined Syllor's Curse to begin with, and convinced themselves it's gone. Or they wanted an excuse to meet royalty. Either way, you know how to break it or you don't.”

I could see her panicking.

I can't lose you to the fear, I thought. Not again.

The man started to step towards Delaney. I grabbed his arm and pulled him away, but he started screaming.

“Putting aside all the lives destroyed by Syllor's Curse on a day-to-day basis, it would only take one Dolan descendant to take over the world again. And what are you doing about it?”

I could hear Delaney suck in her breath. Although I couldn't see her, I knew her eyes had changed from a brilliant aquamarine to a searing crimson. The man looked down at his shoulder and started shaking.

Hallucinations, I thought, only come with the most serious cases of Syllor's Curse. A woman standing at the entrance of the throne room shrieked, “Noah, stop!” I couldn't hear all of what she said next, but I heard “Let me through!... husband... talk him down!” He kicked the other guard holding him, and I tightened my grip on his arm. He grabbed the guard's spear and started stabbing more guards. I focused on keeping my grip, and out of the corner of my eye, I noticed the woman, probably the man's wife, break through the guards restraining her and rush to his side. Before she could get to him, though, he pushed her backwards, hard, with the handle of the spear. He fell to the ground and started clawing furiously at the air. The woman ran to his side and knelt down next to him.

“Noah?” She started stroking his hair. “Noah, it's me. I'm here now.” He was shaking so hard, but he managed to get up onto his knees. Four guards, including me, were restraining him. I noticed with a start that Delaney was on her hands and knees and struggling to get up. Several guards were lying on the ground. The man had stabbed them all. Delaney inched closer to the man, and her hands started glowing the same crimson as her eyes. She tried to heal him three times in a row.

“Come on...”

Blood was running down his face.

“Please...”

She was crying now, and she reached out for a fourth time. But I grabbed her hand.

“Del.” I hadn't called her that since we were children playing in the palace gardens, before the attack that took her leg and eye and left all the horrible scars, the scars inside and out. She stared right at me, into my soul. Tears were running down the left side of her face. We looked at each other for a long moment and I stupidly forgot about the man. He took advantage of my distraction and bit my hand. It was so deep a bite, it is still trickling blood while I write this hours later. I screamed. He lunged forward, but I, his wife, and two other guards barely managed to keep hold of him as he pulled towards Delaney. Blood from my hand was dripping out of his mouth, mixing with spit, sweat and tears and dripping onto the throne room floor. She must have heard something, because she yelled “Stop!” right as an arrow embedded itself into the man's chest. His wife screamed as he slumped to the floor.

It's him, I thought. I had forgotten he was there. Delaney stood up painfully. The man was lying on the ground with his wife quietly sobbing over his barely-breathing body. Guards were lying injured, some dead, all over the throne room floor. I looked over to the throne where Imperator Nathan, Delaney's brother, sat with bow in hand, the string still quivering.

“Well, I guess everyone can go home now.”

[danwhobrowses]

One Piece 1000 - 10 Confessions as a One Piece Fan

Although we did the Initial Thoughts a week ago (a long week ago, damn) which you can read here I wanted to do something for the official release of One Piece’s 1000th Chapter At first it started out to be ‘10 things I wanna ask Oda that I don’t think we’ll ever know’ but I couldn’t think of 10, then I was gonna do a General opinion post about it, but didn’t want it to come off too negative. So I am settling on a confessions post, which will have elements of these anyway.

So as we have a happy 1000, let’s talk about some stuff I usually don’t get to talk about in One Piece

Note: There will probably be spoilers so make sure you’re up to date

10. Late Beginnings I think the first confession I have to have is that despite being older than One Piece I am unfortunately not a ‘Day One’ fan. In fact I think I mainly got into One Piece around mid-Whole Cake Island arc, before I had of course known about One Piece, it was a ‘Big Three’ anime after all but the most I knew about it was that they had a guy named Luff-y and another called Zorro, and it was about ‘Pirates who can’t swim’. My curiosity only developed when in a youtube deep-dive of anime clips I kept being recommended One Piece clips, and decided to give a couple a go. Most of them were Paradise arc stuff from the anime, the dub voices were mostly atrocious so I stuck to sub. I was happily surprised about the amount of fun and emotional weight these clips gave me, which led me to check where One Piece was as of current and backtrack from there (Ironically I did the same with Beastars). I did eventually get caught up around the time of the Mafia Meeting and I’ve kept up with each chapter since.

9. I mostly still prefer the Pre-Timeskip looks When I first felt this I thought it to be pretty controversial, nowadays not so much. I understand that Oda wanted to change the look for many characters but some of them did feel like a downgrade. I think the ones who got it worst was Franky, I think it’s the bulbous shoulders, Franky was no stranger to body horror from Enies Lobby to Sabaody but I kinda preferred that he still had a lot of his humanity rather than looking like an action figure. Otherwise I think Robin, Nami and Chopper had it bad, maybe Brook too but his was more fashion than design; the women in general took heavy hits by Oda’s proportion design - I mean I get it boobs are nice but proportions are what make them better - but Robin also underwent a skin color change in the anime, who pre-timeskip shaded her skin darker than in the manga and corrected it to match the manga, I think most of us would’ve preferred Robin to have kept the darker skin tone and possibly even the fringe, Robin’s hairstyle (and her fashion in general) can be hit and miss. I go to and fro about Nami, other than the general waist and bust adjustments I think it fits her character to use her sexuality a bit, she was no stranger to that pre-Timeskip, sometimes though I can’t tell whether I preferred her with short or long hair (Short was definitely better on Nojiko), I do think though that Oda could have her show less skin, she is still very pretty in outfits such as Water 7, Thriller Bark and even her fake pirate disguise in the early chapters/episodes. Finally with Chopper I think it was a bad move to alter the hat, that was a memento from his father figure Hiriluk, it’d be like if Luffy altered his straw hat or Zoro replacing Wado Ichimonji, I do also feel that the design for Chopper’s points while easier to draw don’t look as good, I think a lot of it is the scruff, or lack thereof in favour of smoothness, Walk Point is fine but Heavy Point, Guard Point and Horn Point seem less threatening, Monster Point especially too, in Enies Lobby he looked like a cave painting of menace and destruction, now he’s smoother and his scruff lighter so it’s not as good. The rest of the designs I’m quite fine with though.

8. I wish some markings stuck as well Tattoos and Scars seem to be optional in the One Piece world sometimes, unless it’s branded in molten heat like the Dragon’s hoof, Sun Pirates logo or an attack from Sakazuki. While Nami’s redesigned tattoo has stuck around and Luffy and Zoro’s scars persist, they are mainly character reminders/mysteries for huge moments in the story, and I kinda wish that some of the Straw Hats had littler markings, not just scars either. For instance, the Alabasta X on the arm, I really wish that stayed on each of the Alabasta characters’ arms since it was a symbol of friendship with Vivi, I also wish that Luffy kept the 3D2Y mark on his arm. In terms of scars though it would’ve been nice to see the characters a bit more battle-worn; Zoro’s ankle scars from Mr. 3 have faded and frankly he should be covered in little and long scratches given his fights with Mr. 1 and 2 years of Mihawk Training, Nami’s shoulder scar is hidden completely by her tattoo and she has no scars on her hand (from fake stabbing Usopp) or foot (from blocking Miss Doublefinger), Usopp himself could’ve used some small scratches because lord knows how there’s even still bones in his nose plus he was in murder island for 2 years, Chopper could at least have a small bald patch from when his shoulder was impaled and burned by Shura’s fire lance too, other than that there’s just Jimbei’s potentially missing shoulder scar from Marineford, though Oda has kept it obscured a lot so maybe that is still there. I understand why Oda doesn’t or forgets to, but it would’ve been nice if we lived in a vacuum of no time limits and whatnot.

7. Dead End Adventure is my favourite One Piece film I don’t know what it is, but Dead End Adventure just gives me the most fun out of the One Piece films. It has a good side plot and the side character Shuraiya was a blast of a character. Granted, Gaspard wasn’t too good of a villain side for actually harming the straw hat and his defeat was a bit underwhelming but the race, the settings it was all fun. It is not to say I don’t enjoy any other One Piece movies, I delight in the horror fuel of Baron Omatsuri - and that killer final punch - and Z’s tragic tale of a fallen marine, Strong World has that epic entrance to the party and Stampede also had some great team up moments and fantastic writing for Usopp and Smoker but Dead End Adventure always feels like the movie I could watch in any mood.

6. Skypeia and Fishman Island are some of my favourite arcs While I can understand the criticism of the Long Ring Long Land arc (especially since the anime dragged out the Davy Back Fight) it surprised me that people found Skypeia and Fishman Island arcs to be boring or less entertaining than previous arcs. Everyone has their preferences of course but I felt that Skypeia and Fishman Island were very powerful arcs especially with the theme of racism. Both had glorious setting design different to the common customs of the world we had seen, Oda made both Skypeia and Fishman Island feel very much lived in with its own budding culture and prejudices, with a villain who was dead set on destroying everything just to have their way. With Enel and his priests we were able to push several characters to newer limits, with Robin showing her fighting capabilities, Zoro learning his projectile slashes, Chopper having to endure fighting 3 priests and even Usopp growing all the more braver in the face of seemingly indestructible opponents and later gaining access to the dials. With Fishman Island it was different because it was basically a ‘flex arc’: where the main villain is meant to be a stepping stone rather than a threat but even then the symbolism of the enemy is what’s significant with them, the inherited hatred of humans. But at the same time we do learn new strengths from the crew; Red Hawk, the use of armament Haki, Skywalk, Hell Memories, Franky Shogun, Usopp’s pop greens, Nami’s weather eggs, Brook’s Soul Solid and his new DF power (which is possibly an awakening), as well as the first true steps of Jimbei joining the crew. The biggest strength of both arcs is the flashback as well, like Wano would in present time both arcs demonstrated that Oda can carry a story without his main characters and still keep it as captivating as ever, be it the friendship of Noland and Calgara, the tragedies of Otohime and Fisher Tiger or the life of Kozuki Oden and the man who would be Pirate King. And the impact of Fishman Island and Skypeia’s flashbacks both come back around in Dressrosa with the dwarves and Koala, and Fishman Island really does kick off the whole Yonko saga with Luffy challenging Big Mom, these arcs were definitely significant as they were entertaining with silly faces, strong fights, challenging themes, lorebuilding, good side characters and unique twists. And the overall message of healing from the past is still significant to this day. Through Wyper’s sacrifice and the Bell ringing to Jimbei giving blood and the Ryugu royals wanting to attend the Reverie, it is all very powerful stuff and while the arcs are similar in nature its their similarities that make me love them. Also the cover stories with Enel and Gedatsu on their own mini adventures are fun

5. I really want to know where Ghin is Ghin/Gin was such an interesting character in Baratie. Given that this was right before Arlong Park too so we had not seen a character conflict with different loyalties in One Piece until then, his gratitude to Sanji against his loyalty to Krieg created a fantastically complex character, but then he left and we didn’t hear about him ever since. Did he survive Krieg’s poison gas? Is he still with Krieg? One reactor of the episode said “maybe he’ll become the next Don” which was a concept I kinda really liked. The guy was pretty strong given that he had bested Sanji at that time, and since he didn’t appear in a cover story my mind does wonder. It’s not just Ghin either, a lot of the early East Blue characters kinda fell off the map; where is Morgan? Last we saw he was sleeping as he sailed past Jango, where is Kuro? For someone wanting to resume piracy after some years off he has been very quiet, where is Krieg? Only Arlong and Morgan were arrested and the latter escaped so the rest of these characters are a mystery. Recently in Wano I am still wondering where Law’s crew that he brought to Onigashima went, as well as Caribou - where is that slippery bugger?

4. Basil Hawkins is probably one of my Top 5 Supernova There’s something about that dude I gravitate towards, which makes it quite frustrating when the anime decides to add extra malice and creepy faces to him. Hawkins in Wano is still a victim, if anything he is simply a prisoner with better working conditions, if he thought he could survive escaping Kaido he would but he doesn’t so he won’t, he’s also gonna feel sore about Drake betraying him and letting Law cut him up, so it annoys me that Hawkins is seen like a villain. Not only does he have an extremely interesting Devil Fruit and creativity with it but he’s also audaciously confident in his fortunetelling, even Luffy ran from Kizaru at Sabaody while Hawkins looked at his cards while Kizaru was about to boot him to holy hell and said ‘nah I’m not dying today’, you gotta respect that moxie. At the same time though as a pirate he has that shades of grey element, he’s okay with letting some of his crew be disposable and we don’t even know to what end, he doesn’t look like a guy too concerned about being Pirate King or having riches. I also get a good laugh in that his hobbies are interior design, it makes me really want to see what the inside of his ship looks like. I think as a top 5, I have Luffy, Zoro, Law, Hawkins and then Kid, Bege, Killer and Bonney are not far behind with Apoo dead last because fuck Apoo. Kid and Killer are cool but I do feel like they need a bit more character, Bege earned some points in being funny and his care for his family in WCI and then there’s Bonney - I really hope we dig into Bonney’s significance, she feels really important and that mystery keeps her fresh whenever we see her. Drake too has only really started to become interesting because of SWORD, we could still see more fleshing but for now he is like bottom 3. It’s a shame Urouge has to be so low, he’s not bad but he’s not spectacular either, gotta admire his hobby of lovemaking though, you do you Urouge.

3. I don’t think that either of the ‘Most Beautiful Women in the World’ are the Most Beautiful Women in One Piece The in-world consensus seems to be that the Most Beautiful Women in the World are Boa Hancock, Komurasaki and Shirahoshi, and granted they are very pretty, but the most? Not for me. I mean, y’all know that Nico Robin, Nami and Vinsmoke Reiju exist right? Makino as well is stunning, as are Tashigi, Bonney, Margaret, Ishilly, Nojiko, Vivi, Rebecca, Pudding, Perona, Cosette and I’m sure a few others, realistically I think they could all give them a run for their money. I get how for those three their beauty is a plot point (Boa it’s drilling home Luffy’s obliviousness to it, Komurasaki it’s the swerve of her not being awful and for Shirahoshi it’s due to Vander Decken IX pulling the creep factor on her) but it would’ve worked the same way without the ‘world’ hyperbole I think. As much as Oda is iffy with proportions and rarely writes women with as much attention as the boys he sure knows how to make them attractive.

2. Some of my favourite individual Straw Hat scenes aren’t in Canon If I were to have a top 5 moments of each character, it may surprise you that some of it comes from movies or filler episodes, particularly Sanji’s flexing on Jessica in the G8 Arc (in fact, Jonathon is one of my favourite marines, T-Bone is in there too, but I don’t have room to fit that). Some are of course obvious because of how iconic they are but it does go to show that sometimes filler isn’t all bad. Since you’re probably curious: As a Group Goodbye Merry [Enies Lobby] Entering Shiki’s Palace [Strong World] Walk to Arlong Park [Arlong Park] Entering the Grand Line [Reverse Mountain] vs a Stuck Oars [Thriller Bark] Jimbei Giving Luffy Blood [FMI] Vagabond Drill on Big Mom [WCI] Leaving the Big Mom Pirates [WCI] Returning in Wano [Wano] Trying to argue with Luffy [FMI] Brook vs Chess Soldiers & Big Mom [WCI] Flashback [Thriller Bark] Breaking Mother Carmel’s Picture [WCI] Baron Corpse vs Dog Minks [Zou] Hysterically laughing at seeing Duval [Sabaody] Franky vs Senor Pink [Dressrosa] Playing with the Kids [Punk Hazard] vs Fukurou [Enies Lobby] Freedom Roller [Wano] Trapping Caribou in the Barrel [FMI] Robin  I Want to Live [Enies Lobby] Clutching Spandam [Enies Lobby] Throwing Usopp under the bus [G8] vs Yama [Skypeia] Clutching Tequila Wolf guards [Amazon Lily] Chopper Monster Point [Enies Lobby] Flashback [Drum Island] Chopper Man (& Minoru Kazeno) vs Usobada [Chopper Man Special] Don’t blow the whistle: Immediately blows whistle [Skypeia] Dr Chopper the definitely Human Doctor not wearing fake glasses [G8] Vivi w/ Karoo (she counts okay!) Goodbye speech [Alabasta] Escaping Bon Clay [Alabasta] Karoo Digging Luffy Out [Little Garden] Luffy Fan Club Meeting [Reverie] Slapping Usopp awake [Drum Island] Nami vs Kalifa [Enies Lobby] Standing by the kids [Punk Hazard] Saying goodbye to Bell-mere [Arlong Park] Helping Luffy vs Cracker via Lola’s Vivre Card [WCI] Luffy WILL be Pirate King [Wano] Sanji ‘I needed a light’ [Skypeia] Flexing on Jessica [G8] Saving the Vinsmokes [WCI] O-Soba Mask [Wano] vs Doflamingo [Dressrosa]  Usopp Alabasta speech [Alabasta] Awakening Observation Haki [Dressrosa] Sogeking Theme Song [Enies Lobby] vs Perona [Thriller Bark] Saving Luffy from the fire [Stampede]  Zoro Nothing Happened [Thriller Bark] vs Ryuma [Thriller Bark] vs Mr. 1 [Alabasta] vs Gyukimaru & Kamazo [Wano] “He’s sweeping our floors that fiend!” Test of Luck [Loguetown] Luffy ‘On the Sea, you fight Pirates’ [Wano] Red Roc [Wano] vs Katakuri [WCI] Haki clash with Doflamingo [Dressrosa] Punching Saint Charloss [Sabaody] I will have to say that for some characters I could go to 20 so if one’s missing it may’ve just missed the mark, such as Usopp and Nami vs Enel or Luffy putting back a Zombie or Stealth Luffy, I mean it is 1000 chapters as well as movies and filler episodes/specials...

1. I’ve learned quite a lot due to One Piece Since my fascination started with a deep dive of checks, I did start to learn a hell of a lot more not just about the franchise itself (you know it’s almost catching up BATMAN on total sales, which has been around more than 3 times longer?) but I also learned a lot about stuff Oda has used as a reference key; folklore, actual pirates, actual practices, the amount of detail Oda puts in is astounding. Which does lean into another thing I’ve learned, One Piece has changed the way I approach some of my ideas for writings and whatnot, before I would be afraid of either spoonfeeding or being too vague, Oda’s mastery not only in storytelling but character development, character quality and pacing has both helped and intimidated me a lot of times, I mean consider this: it took hundreds of chapters to get a proper backstory on Luffy, the main character, how unprecedented is that? Often I could fall into the trap of making sure you knew everything about the main character from day one but now I wonder about what’s necessary for the now and what can I work on. Another thing that both inspires and intimidates me is his drawing, I suck at colours and still do, and a lot of Oda’s attention to detail is incredible considering he’s gotta whip that out on the weekly, but at the same time you see some of his rough sketches and they’re pretty similar to a rough sketch of my own, so in a way it’s a ‘there’s still hope for you’ moment seeing those. I can’t say I’ve learned Japanese from listening to One Piece, but I have picked up on some stuff, some hiragana there, some phonetics here, I also appreciated some of the stuff kaizokuou-ni-naru does (I won’t tag them in case that’s a bit rude to do it out of the blue but check out their tumblr) when it came to deciphering the Japanese of chapters and the little puns and hints Oda puts in his native tongue. And of course any One Piece fan has learned one thing above all else: Patience. Oda himself included, it took over 20 years to get to 1000 chapters and we still have plenty of questions to ask, plenty of islands to see and thus plenty of chapters to go. So Straw Hats off to you Oda, and a happy 1000th!

[misc-headcanons]

Enel/F!Reader NS.FW Scenario: A God’s Darling

(First up on that list of smut fics I wanted to write with characters I’ve never written for before, it’s Eminem Enel!)

Word Count: 3770

Content: Loss of virginity, light electrostimulation, praise

____ was still trying to wrap her head around how strange it all was. Being the prized pet of a God, kept in a lavishly gilded cage...At the mercy of a being who could kill her in the blink of an eye, but who held her and caressed her with the softest of touches as if she was made of crystal. It was a strange, paradoxical existence--one that she didn't hate, far from it, but she knew that it didn't matter how she felt. Why would Enel care about the wishes of a mere mortal like her? Even if he enjoyed her company, she was still a pet of his; if she ever asked if she could visit her family again, or to be free to leave the island, she knew that it was futile.

She'd caught the eye of Enel almost two months ago, when he'd used his Mantra and noticed her as she relaxed by the Cloud Ocean. One look at her as she smiled and looked up at the sky left him with an intense desire to have her for himself. Initially he'd assumed it was another passing fancy, another fleeting interest in a new concubine that would fade over time once she'd lost his interest. ____ was terrified of when that day would come, and what Enel would do once he tired of her.

To the surprise of both of them, he was still just as infatuated with his little pet as when he'd first laid eyes on her. What's more baffling is that he had barely touched her, aside from the occasional teasing caresses and kisses down her jawline and collarbone. It wasn't because he didn't want her sexually--her lavish new wardrobe was filled with revealing clothes made of elegantly flimsy materials, practically tailor-made for Enel to unwrap her body like the trappings of a truly beautiful gift. 

But...he wanted to take his time. Truth be told, he simply enjoyed her company most of the time. Unlike his previous pets, ____ was able to entertain him in more than one way; the two of them spent their days in paradise holding each other and having intellectually stimulating conversations while servants catered to their every whim. She had been somewhat skittish at first, but they all are when they first arrive at his palace. Trembling, wide-eyed and terrified of making a single mistake or misstep in the presence of God himself; now, the only time she would become that doe-eyed is whenever his lips would travel further than the last time he'd kissed her, or when his hands would slide lower than she'd ever been touched before. Enel was incredibly happy that he would be the first person ____ would lie with. To him, it was a reward for her and the perfect way to claim her as his own; she deserved to have her virginity claimed not by a mere man, but by a God. 

When ____'d arrived to his chambers, Enel smiled and rose from his gigantic lavish bed to embrace her. He could detect the faint notes of his favorite perfume of hers lingering around her, and he enjoyed the way she had to stand on her tiptoes to return his embrace properly. He cupped her cheek and looked down at her lovingly. "You look ravishing," he mused, kissing her soft lips and eyeing her brand new outfit--a light and frilly set of lingerie in a deep blue that matched the scarf tied around his waist, with gold bangles around her wrists. 

____ smirked and leaned into his cheek. "What a relief," she replied with a small sarcastic lilt, hiding the nervousness she felt at the prospect of losing her virginity to Enel tonight. "I normally look horrific, after all."

Enel chuckled and kissed her cheek before leading her to the foot of his massive bed. "You've got a lot of gall, lying so boldly to me like that," he replied playfully. He gently tapped the tip of her nose and saw her stifle a giggle; even with the terrifying power at his fingertips, there were times where ____ couldn't help but laugh or smile to herself at how childish he could be sometimes. His Mantra left a small tingle in the back of his head as he looked at her smile, and he could immediately tell that she was hiding something from him. "Tell me," he said gently, resting his hand on her bare thigh. "Are you alright?" 

____ cocked her head to the side and felt her breath hitch a bit at the feeling of Enel's hand on her leg. "Why wouldn't I be?" 

Enel slowly raised an eyebrow. "Why would you answer my question with another question?" Surely she knew that she couldn't hide anything from him. He was her God, after all. 

____ felt her heart race a bit, and her smile fell as she swallowed nervously. "I suppose I'm...I'm anxious," she confessed, her voice quiet. She looked down at Enel's hand and the silk bedspread underneath the two of them. "I've never done this before, and I don't want to...er…" She curled her fingers a bit and played with the sheets. "I don't want to do something wrong, or something that will displease you."

Enel's thumb caressed the inside of her thigh, and he leaned closer to cradle her head; she lay against his chest and felt him kiss the top of her forehead. "The only thing that displeases me is you trying to hide something from me," he replied softly. He felt her tremble in his arms and he held her closer. "I know this is your first time. But there's no need to be afraid, darling." He took his hand off of her head and tilted her chin up so that he could look her in the eye. "Do you trust me?"

____ stared up at him, and her lip quivered. "Yes," she murmured. "O-of course. You're my God." Enel smiled at how she addressed him, but she wasn't as comforted as she should have been; all she could think about was if he'd ever look at her again like this after he'd claimed her for himself, when he tired of her like all of his previous pets. His smile faded when he sensed the sadness and fear in her chest, and when he saw her eyes well up with tears. ____ blinked them away and bit her lower lip to stop it from trembling. "I'm just afraid of...of you tiring of me once I'm...I'm…" Her voice wavered and she covered her face, not wanting to let Enel see her so close to tears.

Enel immediately moved her hand away and wiped one of the tears that had slid down her cheek. "Darling…" His gaze softened and he kissed the shell of her ear. "Do you really think I could tire of you so quickly like that?" He kissed her cheek again and smiled against her skin. "What point would there be in claiming you if I couldn't enjoy keeping you all to myself after you're completely mine?" He felt the warmth radiating from her cheeks and when he kissed her again, she sighed softly at just how soft his lips were against her; when she tilted her head back slightly on his shoulder, Enel rested his hands on either side of her waist and kissed her neck while he teased her hips with his fingers. 

She shivered slightly whenever his hands grazed a certain spot, and she felt her hardening nipples peak underneath the thin fabric covering them. Before she could shyly ask Enel to touch her there, his hand had already snaked up her body to slip her top off of her shoulders so he could touch her directly. As he toyed with her breasts, she let out a mewl and subtly began to sway her hips back and forth; Enel took a break from her chest to pull her onto his lap, and she let out a small breathless laugh as he picked her up so easily like a doll. She could feel something prodding her backside as Enel rocked his hips in time with hers, and as she let out a small moan the lower half of her lingerie felt increasingly damp when she heard him hum contentedly to himself.

"Ah, darling," he murmured, "I love hearing you sing like that for me." One of his hands wandered lower and gently traced her clothed slit, and ____ moaned again before slowly spreading her legs. He chuckled. "Yes, just like that…" He played with the damp fabric of her panties and slowly curled his fingers around their waistband before slowly easing them down her hips. He felt too lazy to take them off all the way, and his hand traveled up her arm. "Would you help me remove this pesky little garment, dear?"

____ nodded and immediately bent forward to slip her underwear off of her, and she felt goosebumps rise on her skin as the cool air touched her entirely nude body. When she leaned back against Enel, one of his long earlobes was draped over her bare chest as he continued to caress her; one of her trembling hands moved to gently stroke it, but when she heard Enel's breath hitch behind her she froze in alarm. Did she do something wrong?

Enel furrowed his brows and gave her nipple a small pinch to goad her into continuing. "Darling," he purred, "Did I tell you to stop that?"

____ shifted her weight in his lap and shook her head. "N-No," she replied anxiously. She relaxed her shoulders and continued to play with his earlobe, curling it around her finger and gently bringing it to her face to graze with her lips.

Enel sighed and moved his right hand lower, tracing feather-light strokes with his middle finger over ____'s entrance and pressing gently into her while using his thumb to rub circles into her clitoris. She moaned louder than before and gasped when she felt her body clench around his finger. A strange, deep feeling of warmth began to flicker at her core as he moved his hand at a slow, hedonistic pace while she continued to "sing" for him. The feeling of her walls stretching around just one of his fingers, the sound of her wanton sighs and murmured pleas as she rocked her hips against his hand and his hardening cock, the way her fingers felt as she stroked and played with one of his sensitive earlobes...for a virgin, she was giving him a more pleasurable experience than all of his previous concubines.

As she felt the heat inside her coiling and tightening as she practically rode his hand, ____'s voice got higher and louder as she came closer and closer to her first climax. Sensing that she was close, Enel quickly removed his fingers from inside of her; she let out a small disappointed whine, and she felt her arousal trickle down one of her inner thighs. Enel guided her until she was laying face up on the bed, and he cradled her upper body with one hand while the other one traveled down to continue playing with her cunt. "I want to see your face when you finally cum for me," he said, teasing her with a trail of kisses down her neck before swirling his tongue around one of her pert nipples. He moved his hand faster and faster as his fingers curled over a particular spot that made her toes curl, and he moved to look at just how beautiful she looked when she was beginning to come undone: her lips were parted as she panted and whimpered his name like a mantra, and her eyes were half-lidded from arousal as she bucked her hips. There was a light blush to her cheeks that only grew deeper when she heard Enel's lewd words. 

"I...I'm close to...s-something," ____ panted. She ran her hand through her hair and then trailed her hands down to play with her breasts. "Oh, Enel-sama, please...please, I'm about to...Enel-samaaaa…" She came with a sharp cry as her back arched and her eyes rolled back slightly, and wave after wave of indescribably pleasure rolled over her body and left her skin tingling. Enel slowed his fingers to feel her walls tightening around him, and the look of pure bliss on her face made him sigh lovingly; seeing her rendered completely mindless and incoherent from just a few of his fingers did wonders to his ego. 

After her orgasm had finally subsided, she looked up at Enel with stars in her eyes. When he slowly dragged his fingers out of her, she bit her lip and shivered slightly; even if it had only been a few seconds, she was already longing for that feeling of fullness again. Enel could see the look of desperation on her face, and he smiled smugly as he laid her down onto the bed to carefully undo his trousers. If she were one of his previous conquests, he would have had her pleasure him first before "rewarding" her like this, but...he was a merciful God. He didn't want to overwhelm her with every aspect of carnal pleasure all at once, and he was eager to enjoy how warm and tight her walls were with something more intimate than his fingers.

He dropped his pants over the side of the bed and crept on top of ____. Her eyes widened and moved down Enel's bare body to get a glimpse of his cock. She was slightly intimidated by its size, and given how full she had felt from just his fingers, she wondered how in the world this thing would fit inside her. ____ nervously fiddled with her fingers, and looked up at Enel as his hands caressed her hips. "Enel-sama," she murmured, "It'll...Your…" She looked away bashfully and Enel cocked his head, curious about what she was trying to say. "You'll be able to fit inside me, right?" She pressed her thighs together, and she felt just how wet she was as a bit of her essence rubbed against her inner thighs. "I'm sorry, but...It's just a lot...er...a lot more sizable than your hand…"

A slow smile spread across his face, and he leaned his head back to laugh. The shy look on her face and the fact that she was complimenting him without even realizing it made her seem so sweet; he wasn't used to this kind of flustered, doe-eyed innocence coming from his concubines, and it was strangely entertaining. He bent down and kissed her on the lips, and she eagerly tilted her head up to return his embrace. When one of her hands wandered from her breasts to play with one of his earlobes again, Enel deepened the kiss and carefully lined his hips up with her entrance. He pulled his lips away from her and lovingly stroked the side of her face before trailing his fingers back down from her cheek, then to her neck, her breasts, and finally settling on her waist one again. "Ah, my dear, there's no need to fret," he said softly. "I'll make sure to handle you with care."

____ smiled shyly and spread her legs slightly apart, and she felt the tip of Enel's cock graze her lower lips as he slowly eased his way inside of her. He watched as her eyes rolled back slightly with every new inch that was stretching her, and he sighed softly as he felt his cock becoming fully enveloped by her walls. She felt so soft, so warm, and so tight around him, and when he was completely sheathed inside of her the two of them hissed pleasurably. He slowly rocked his hips forward and felt her insides squish and contort around him with every thrust, and ____'s breath hitched whenever he buried himself inside of her completely once again. She was surprised at the lack of pain that she always feared would come with sex; there was an intense, almost burning sense of heat, but it was more pleasurable than she could've imagined. She never wanted this feeling to leave her.

After a few minutes of this slow pace, Enel moved a bit faster and immediately felt her tighten for a moment when he snaked his hands down to her legs and gently pushed them up by her thighs until they were a few inches in the air. She let out another gasp and moaned as she felt Enel's cock inside of her at this new angle, and she started to rock her hips in time with his thrusts. He kneaded her backside with his hand and moaned again when he felt her moving her hips against him. Their eyes met briefly, and ____ gave him a warm, contented smile. Enel smirked and squeezed her backside again, and she let out a small squeal when she felt his fingernails digging slightly into her skin.

"Enjoying yourself, are you?" He chuckled and made his thrusts faster and more intense as she tried to respond, and all she could do was cry out and nod eagerly. She wrapped her legs around Enel's waist to support herself and moved one of her hands off of her breast to bring one of his dangling earlobes to her lips. When she kissed up and down every bit of his soft skin, grazing it with her teeth and tongue, Enel moaned and immediately bucked his hips; he moved even faster inside of her, his gaze drifting back and forth between her bouncing breasts and her lips as she continued to tease him with that delectable mouth of hers. The small chimes on his back gently clinked together as he moved his hips back and forth.

"Ah, my little pet," he sighed, reaching down to kiss her neck. He left a small trail of kisses up and down her collarbone, leaving a small static shock every time his lips touched her skin. Every time she felt that strange sensation crackle against her neck, her walls involuntarily clenched around his cock. "You take my cock so well." 

____'s blush intensified at Enel's compliment and she smiled again. "Ah, th-thank you, Enel-sama," she panted. "Your...your c-cock feels so wonderful inside of me…"

Enel moved even faster, spurred on by her praise; the head of his cock repeatedly hit a velvety spot of flesh inside of her that he recognized immediately as her cervix. ____ arched her back and her moans crescendoed as she felt that wonderful pooling heat in her core once again, and she wrapped her legs even tighter around him. Enel felt his own climax building up inside of him, and he moved one of his hands to toy with her uncovered breast. His warm breath fanned her skin and when his lips gently shocked her nipple as he flicked at it with his tongue, she let out a loud throaty moan. He moved his head back to watch her once again as she got closer and closer to coming, and one of his hands quickly flew down to continue playing with her peaked nipple.

"You want me to make you cum, darling?" He pinched her nipple between his fingers and made a small electric shock to stimulate her even further. She whined and squeezed her thighs tighter around him. 

"Y-Yes," she cried. "Please, I want to…"

He smirked and shocked her again. "Tell me then," he panted, "What's the name of your God?"

Her response was immediate. "Enel-sama," she sighed.

"Who do you love?"

"E-Enel-sama…"

"And who…" He suddenly slowed his hips down to a snail's pace, and ____ let out a low sob. He looked at her directly, his eyes half-lidded but just as intense as the powers he wielded. "Who do you belong to?"

Without hesitation, she moaned and bucked her hips. "Enel-sama," she replied thickly, "You, Enel-sama, I b-belong to you!"

Enel bent down to kiss her on the lips as he moved his hips at a rapid, feverish pace, and he felt her moan against his lips. When he came, he buried himself to the hilt inside of her and his eyes fluttered slightly as he filled her womb with his divine seed. Another small electric shock spread from her lips through her entire body, and the sensation finally pushed her over the edge as she came with a muffled cry of Enel's name. 

After she climaxed, her legs fell off of Enel's waist as she had lost the strength to hold them up. Enel's lips pulled away from hers with a small smack, and he stared down at his pet for a moment before tenderly brushing her hair behind her ear. ____ used her last ounce of energy to turn her head to kiss his fingertips, and she smiled up at him as she breathed heavily with parted lips. "Enel-sama," she panted, struggling to find the words to convey just how wonderful she felt. "Ah...I...I-I…"

Enel gently shushed her and placed an index finger over her lips. "There's no need to try and say it, my dear," he murmured. He slowly eased himself out of her, eliciting a small sigh from the two of them, and then bent down to kiss her forehead. "I already know just how well I've...blessed you." 

He gently eased her up onto the pillows of his bed and leaned over to grab a nearby bell on his nightstand. After he rang it, another one of his servants walked into the bedroom and bowed. "What do you require, Enel-sama?"

Enel absentmindedly played with ____'s hair with a content smirk on his face as he saw just how satisfied and spent she looked, her body almost glowing as she stared at the ceiling and smiled to herself with closed eyes. "Arrange a bath for the two of us," he ordered, gesturing to his beloved pet lying next to him. "Lavender soap and a few drops of jasmine oil in the water."

The servant immediately bowed. "As you wish, My Lord." She left the room and closed the chamber behind her, leaving the two of them alone again.

Enel moved on top of the sheets to hold ____ in his arms, and she immediately curled up against him. The God of Skypeia hummed to himself quietly as he caressed her. Though he hadn't reached the Fairy Vearth just yet, this definitely seemed like the closest thing on this earth to paradise.

[thesecondcircleofkel]

Alone On The Ship

Zoro x Reader x Law (female reader) 

2.4K

Summary: The reader is left alone on the Thousand Sunny with Law and Zoro, and good times ensue.

Warnings: NSFW, threesome, vaginal fingering, biting, masturbation, dry humping, voyeurism

Notes: Requested by an anon. Requests are open! Also, make sure you check out my masterlist, because some of my fics haven't been showing up in the tumblr tag search.

Life had been…chaotic since the crew reunited at Sabaody. You were so glad that everyone was okay, and you were even more thrilled by the progress that everyone had made while training for the past two years. Of course, things had started to spiral out of control once your captain finally showed up, with the Marines trying to cut off your escape from Sabaody, and then all of the shenanigans in Fishman Island that followed that. Things didn’t get too much easier afterwards, but through the events of Punk Hazard and Dressrosa, at least you got to meet Law and make some new allies.

And even through all of the chaos, your newfound relationship with Zoro was still thriving. Ever since you had joined the crew, you and the First Mate had constantly been stealing glances at each other, with the ever-present sexual tension between the two of you nearly boiling over on several occasions. As your journey on the Going Merry and then the Thousand Sunny continued, those sexual urges were soon joined by a different desire, one of a more amorous persuasion.

If you had to pinpoint when those romantic feelings started, it was probably when the crew went to Skypiea and you were both electrocuted by Enel. Whether it was the sudden jolt to the brain or seeing each other in such an injured state that caused you both to realize how much you cared for each other, there was no telling. You both tiptoed around each other for a while after that, unsure how to go about your newly recognized feelings, and because of that, the two of you hadn’t been able to confess to each other before the crew was separated. Once you reunited, however, you both jumped at the opportunity that was presented to you, and you had been together ever since, training together, going on watch duty together…sometimes it was difficult to get away for some ‘alone time’, but you made it work somehow.

And speaking of needing some ‘alone time’, the crew had stopped at a small island to restock supplies, and they had left you, Zoro, and Law behind to watch the ship. They were gone for quite a while, and once the sun started to set in the horizon and darkness started to overtake the skies, Nami finally called in on the Den Den Mushi and told you that they would be staying at an inn for the night. It must have been one hell of an inn for her, of all people, to actually want to pay to stay there (although knowing Nami, she probably swindled her way into a free night’s stay), but you wouldn’t question it, not when such a delicious opportunity was presenting itself to you because of it.

It was no secret that you found Law attractive, and as fate would have it, so did your lover. You were both interested to see just what the Surgeon of Death had to offer, and now that the ship was empty except for the three of you…Zoro broke out the best sake that was on the ship (Sanji would be furious about that later, but honestly, that’s probably why Zoro got that particular sake in the first place) and you broke out a deck of playing cards. You both went to Law, claiming that you just wanted to kill some time while everyone was away, but your true intentions were far less pure.

You were a bit confused, though. When you and Zoro had suggested that you all play strip poker, Law may have given you a look that was both incredulous and disappointed at the same time, but he had still agreed to your suggestion, so long as he got to choose the card game. You were hoping that he would choose blackjack or something else like it, that way clothes could be shed at a much faster rate, but when he said Rummy…you weren’t quite sure what to make of it.

The stipulation was that the two players who had the lowest amount of points after someone ran out of cards would have to take off an article of clothing. It sounded good in prospect, but the rounds were taking forever to get through since it was more advantageous to try to put off the end of the game so you could try to round up more points. And on top of that, you had yet to win a round, and it was beyond frustrating.

Your sake sat untouched beside you, barely having a sip taken from it before your losing streak started and all of your attention went into the card game. Law had won the most rounds, but Zoro wasn’t far behind him, and that left you in nothing but your bra and shorts, with your panties still hidden from view. Zoro was obviously amused by your misery, the Cheshire grin never leaving his face as he drank his sake, not even getting a buzz in doing so.

“Oi, Y/N.”

“What, Zoro?”

“I win again.”

“…damn it.”

You would take your punishment like a trooper, though. You stood up quickly, hands going to unfasten your shorts as a nod from Zoro caught your attention. He was pointing his head towards Law, and once you briefly glanced over at the surgeon, you understood why the grin on Zoro’s face had gotten even bigger. The doctor’s eyes were glued to your ass, as if it had him under some hypnotizing spell. At least your loss had given you an idea for how to take the night even further.

Once you got your shorts unfastened, you slowly shimmied them down your legs, making sure to bend over as you stepped out of them. Given your hopes for the night, you had worn the most flattering pair of underwear that you had, and based on his continuous, heated stare, Law obviously appreciated them. Your panties hardly left anything to the imagination in the back, with half of your butt being exposed due to the cheeky cut. When you settled back down on the ship’s deck, you made sure to lay down on your belly, slightly bending your hips up to present your glutes even more.

“Now, Law, I’ve been wondering: why Rummy, of all things?”

“…In essence, for delayed gratification.”

“Oh? Are you looking forward to seeing us naked then?”

“Don’t pretend like your intentions for tonight weren’t obvious, Y/N-ya.”

“Neither of us ever claimed to be subtle. Of course, if you’re not interested…”

“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t. I’m not exactly sure just how far the two of you want to go, however.”

“We’ll go as far as you want, Law. If you want both of us, then you’ll have us both. If you just want one of us, that’s fine, too.”

“And you’re fine with this, Zoro-ya?”

“We wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t. It’s not like I have many opportunities to see someone that I trust and find attractive fuck Y/N.”

“Ooh, you didn’t tell me you were a voyeur, Zoro.”

“Well, you know now. Well, Law? What do you say? Do you want to fuck Y/N?”

The doctor was quiet for a moment, trying to weigh the possible pros and cons of the situation he was in, but before he could think about it too deeply, his eyes were yet again drawn to you and the delectable curve of your ass. His mouth went dry as he thought of all the things that he could do with the both of you, but he wouldn’t push it too far yet. Maybe if this first time went well enough, then he’d push for more later on, although he wasn’t going to walk away from this moment without testing the boundaries. He couldn’t walk away, not with the arousal that was already flooding his system.

“If the you’re both sure about this, then yes.”

“Great. Just sit back for a moment while I make sure she’s ready for you.”

After throwing his haori to the side, Zoro walked over to you and kneeled behind you, before settling himself over your prone form. His body was pressed closely to yours, allowing to feel how hard his cock already was. There was a small tug at your back, and then your bra was being flung somewhere on the deck.

“Are you going to be good and give me a show, Y/N?”

“Oh yeah, definitely. I just need a little helping hand from you first, big guy.”

“Atta girl.”

Zoro brought one of his hands up to your neck, tilting your head back so he could bring his lips to yours. His other hand started at your shoulder, moving down and giving your breast a brief squeeze before it continued down your side and into your panties. His fingers immediately ran over your slit, and he hummed in approval as he gathered up some of the wetness there. His next target was your clit, which he rubbed short, tight circles over, causing you to lurch and grind your ass back against him.

The groan that he let out was enough to set your whole body on fire with desire, and once you let out a keen of your own, Zoro’s hand moved down so that he could prod your sodden opening. He easily slipped two fingers into you, curling them so they hit the sweet spot inside of you that had you writhing against him. The swordsman made sure that his wrist was still bumping against your clit as he thrusted his fingers in and out of you, rutting his hips against you the entire time.

With another low groan falling from his lips, Zoro leaned his head down so he could have access to your neck, licking the soft skin there before sinking his teeth into you. The mixture of pain and pleasure was enough to send you careening into an orgasm, one that Zoro kept working you through until you begged him to stop. He pulled away from you, sucking his fingers clean in the process and leaning down to kiss the red bite mark that he had left on you.

“Just remember that you’re mine, yeah?”

“How could I forget?”

With one last chuckle, he finally stood up, erection straining against his pants as he turned to Law.

“She’s all yours.”

You looked behind you, only to see that Law had already rid himself of his shirt. He had apparently enjoyed watching Zoro finger you, and the tightness of his pants was proof of it. He walked over to you, and settled himself over you much like Zoro had, although he spread your legs a bit so he could move between them.

“One last time, Y/N-ya. Are you sure you want to do this?”

“I’m positive, Law. Show us what the Surgeon of Death can do.”

He needed no further persuasion, and you heard his pants unzip before you were greeted by the heat of his cock as he rubbed it between your ass cheeks a few times. You felt him move your panties to the side, and after taking a moment to examine the wetness left in their wake, he lined himself up with your pussy and then entered you with a single, smooth thrust. You both sighed at the feeling, and he waited a moment for you to adjust before he slowly pulled his cock out of until just the tip remained inside.

He slammed back into you, causing your breast to scrape against the wood of the deck beneath you. You dug your nails into that same wood, holding onto it for support as Law relentlessly fucked you, each thrust being more powerful than the last. The poor man must have been pent up for a while, and you had no qualms with him letting that sexual frustration out on you.

Your voice was ragged as moans tore from your throat; you tried to push back against Law to give him some more leverage, but tattooed hands held your hips down as his own hips continued to piston into you. Zoro was kneeling in front of you, watching every expression that crossed your face. He was stroking his own cock in time with Law’s thrusts, and you imagined that he had a very good view of those thrusts considering how much lower you and Law were positioned compared to him.

The Heart Pirate snaked his hand around the front of you, pressing two of his fingers against your clit to give it more friction as he pounded into you. With that added stimulation, it didn’t take long for you to come apart again, with your second orgasm being even more intense than the first. Law swiftly pulled out of you, grinding against your ass until he reached his own climax, which was accompanied by a long, choked exhale of breath from the captain.

“Pull her up a little bit.”

Two strong hands immediately followed that request, and your torso was pulled up so that your chest was directly in front of Zoro’s pulsating cock. He came after a few more strokes, his cum landing on your chest and dripping down your breasts. Law helped you to sit back, and when Zoro came to support you instead, he used his Devil Fruit to quickly clean you off before he stood up and tucked himself back into his pants. He just stood there for a moment, silent with a contemplative look on his face, like he wasn’t sure what to do next.

“…Thanks for the good time.”

With a sudden flash of blue, the doctor was gone, leaving only his discarded clothes behind.

“…What horrible pillow talk.”

“How are you holding up, Y/N?”

“I am just perfect, love. You? Was that enough to satisfy that apparent voyeur kink of yours?”

“Damn straight it was.”

“Hm, I’m glad. How much do think we’ll have to pay Nami to keep everyone off the ship for another night? Because I don’t know about you, but I would love to see the doctor in action again.”

“Oh, I definitely want to have my turn with him. But, you never know, Y/N. We might be able to get him to come back to us tonight. I’m sure he’s still watching, so we’ll just have to work on giving him enough incentive.”

“Work on giving him incentive?”

With a sly grin on his face, your green-haired lover pulled you onto his lap, where you could feel that his length was already hot and heavy with desire again. Whether Law joined back in on the fun or not, it sure seemed like you had a long night ahead of you.

[creative-type]

Character-Driven Backstory

 Flashbacks can be tricky. Done poorly, a flashback can kill a story’s momentum, and without proper narrative weight it can leave the reader wondering what was the point of including it in the first place.

I’ve always thought that Robin’s place within the story of One Piece is unique in that her role within the Straw Hat Pirates is paradoxically vital and completely irrelevant at the same time. Pirates don’t need archaeologists in their crews like they need cooks, doctors, and navigators, but to tell the overarching story of One Piece a character like Robin is vital to conveying information to the audience (and more importantly, giving them a reason to care). 

Because of Robin’s unique place within the narrative, her backstory is almost automatically the most important to the plot as a whole. To this day there are theories about the nature of the One Piece Universe that are firmly rooted in the tantalizing hints provided between chapters 391 and 398. It’s macro-level storytelling done well, the bread crumbs that have readers spend who knows how many hours theorizing and arguing about a planetarium.

But what I want to talk about today is the importance of the Oharan flashback to Robin herself, how Oda sets up parallels between past and present to emphasize the difference between the two, resulting in one of the most powerful scenes in the entire series. 

But first, a picture of babu Robin, because focusing the adorable is the only way I’m gonna get through this without crying

Before we can care about a character’s past we have to care about them in the present. I’ve already written about how important Skypiea is to Robin’s character arc, but to summarize Robin goes from the point of losing her only reason for living/being suicidal to finding people who treat her with respect and one of their own. She doesn’t fully integrate herself into the Straw Hat Pirates, but remains on the outside looking in, her past trauma preventing her from accepting what they have to offer. Still, there’s no doubting that Robin enjoys the Straw Hats and is willing to risk their lives for them. 

Then everything when Aokiji attacked

 Aokiji’s appearance literally knocks Robin on her ass. The introduction of the admirals really expands the world of One Piece, and is a nice reminder after the successes against Enel and Foxy that there are plenty of threats that are out of the Straw Hat’s weight class. 

Luffy isn’t too chuffed about his loss to Aokiji, but Robin and - less important for the purposes of this essay - Usopp are. I’m not going to cover the construction of Water 7′s plot much, although it is fantastic. The thing that I think is often overlooked and what is important for Robin’s development is the fact that she actually betrayed the Straw Hat Pirates. 

“But she was trying to save them!” some might argue, but let’s not forget that the Straw Hats didn’t know that. At least not at first. Zoro says so, and if Zoro says it it must be true

So consider from Robin’s perspective: She, believing herself to be the outsider amongst the Straw Hat Pirates, nevertheless grows attached to them. Aokiji’s attack spooks her into seriously reconsidering her life choices, so much so that when CP9 shows up she immediately agrees to shoot someone she’s never met before in exchange for her new-found friend’s lives. She doesn’t tell them why, doesn’t explain herself, only telling Sanji and Chopper that she’s “a woman of darkness”.

Remember when I said that physical distance is often an indication of emotional separation? Yeah, that’s still the case.  

In response, the Straw Hats give Robin the benefit of the doubt. I don’t think this is something she could possibly expect. I mean, the last time she double-crossed someone she ended up with a hook to the chest. During the above scene Sanji and Chopper both tell Robin that they don’t believe the rumors that she targeted Iceburg. This display of the Straw Hat’s true character should have been enough for Robin to trust them, but no. Not only does she confirm that she was one of the assassins, she freaking does it again! 

If CP9 had succeeded in the second attempt on Iceburg’s life the Straw Hats would have unjustly been identified as the culprit. Robin believes that they’re strong enough to survive the backlash (and it’s preferable to a Buster Call) but the fact remains Robin betrayed the Straw Hats not once, but twice.

I really like this sequence of panels. I had to cherry pick them over the course of a couple of chapters, but when spliced together they tell us Robin’s mindset at this stage of the game without any dialogue. Robin’s reflection segues neatly into her reflection of the past (I see what you did there, Oda) and also shows some of the duality that defines Robin at this point of the story. 

She’s resigned herself to a terrible death, but thinks that she’s saved the only people who have shown her any kindness in twenty years. Robin is smiling, but the fact that she’s also covering her eyes can be read that she is blinding herself to the truth of the situation. Because, honestly, did a world-wise criminal who’s spent two decades seeing the ugliness of life really expect the World Government to let Luffy and co. escape knowing the identity of CP9?

Yeah, she did. And that’s part of the tragedy. 

A lot of pain and suffering would never have happened if Robin had just trusted the Straw Hat Pirates from the start. She gets called out about this time and time again, from Iceburg, Franky, and Usopp (side note, I love how Oda connects Franky’s backstory with Robin’s. That’s how you intertwine themes). 

In addition to giving us Major Plot Developments, Robin’s backstory tells us why she’s so - for lack of a better term - stuck as a character. If you don’t know Robin’s story it can get really frustrating seeing her reject help again and again and again. I know, because I went to archived chapter discussions on One Piece forums for when these chapters first came out, and some of the attitudes towards Robin were...unflattering, to say the least.

To put it another way, Robin’s backstory gives us context for all her actions, both past and going forward. It does so in a couple of different ways, but the one in particular sticks out.

Parallelism-Linking Past and Present

The cyclical nature of history is something that pops up in One Piece quite often, but Oda usually puts in one or two key differences that keeping things from repeating exactly the same way twice. 

In her life Robin experiences two Buster Calls. One ends with the loss of her homeland, her teachers, and her mother. The other ends with the marines suffering complete and utter defeat. The names change, but the circumstances remain the same. Here are some examples.

Spandam

Spandam is the face of the World Government for the Enies Lobby arc. He’s the personification the its self-serving nature, all of the worst qualities of the government seen so far mixed together into a despicable human shitbag. His father is his obvious counterpart for the flashback, a connection that Spandam himself points out

It’s uncomfortable to read the abuse Spandam doles out to Robin over the course of the arc when she’s unable to fight back, but when you get right down to it, is that any different than what Spandine did when he had an 79 million berri bounty put on an eight year old girl?

The difference here is that Spandam is more fanatical and, based on our limited knowledge of Spandine, the bigger narcissist. Seriously, had Spandam spent less time picking at Robin’s wounds until they bled he would have had more than enough time get her through the Gates of Justice. Spandam is clumsy, both in body and how he manages his resources, but I wouldn’t tell him that unless I wanted to spend the rest of my life in Impel Down.

Saul

Saul is the Luffy of Robin’s flashback. Both share the D initial (and have no idea what it means). Both are less concerned with justice than saving their friend. Both teach Robin how to laugh, and in fact have very similar laughs (’shishishi’ vs dreshishishi’).

 Saul is Robin’s first, and for twenty years only, friend. But when faced with the overwhelming strength of the World Government Saul loses. As much as he wants to, he’s not able to protect Robin when she needs it most. If not for Sakazuki’s rash decision to destroy the evacuation ship Kuzan probably would have killed Robin, and there was nothing Saul could have done to stop him. 

As another side note, I want to call attention to this panel

Aokiji is speaking to Saul here while surveying the damage Saul has wrought trying to save Robin. By my count there are seven ships here, and the implication of what Aokiji is saying seems to be that he believes Saul would have participated in the Buster Call were he a marine.

The interesting bit happens on the next page when Sakazuki destroys the evacuation ship, bringing the total of destroyed ships to eight. Now what did that fodder marine say during the Alabasta arc?

The saying is true. Oda never forgets.

Professor Clover and the Archaeologists

Moving back to the topic at hand, the Oharan archaeologists are the only ones besides Saul who accept Robin unconditionally during her childhood years. They parallel the Straw Hat Pirates as a whole

The archaeologists protect Robin and give her sanctuary, but they do so imperfectly. Robin’s treatment from the citizens at large mirror on a much smaller scale the hardship she endures as an adult. Other children bully Robin, sometimes to the point of violence while their parents think that she is a monster. Her own aunt and uncle - the people entrusted to protect and raise her - give her the Cinderella treatment, forcing her to do a great many unpleasant and difficult chores, hit her for trying on her cousin’s clothes, and other disgusting things like berate her for eating too much food because she’s a freeloader.  

We’re not told how old Robin is when she goes to the Tree of Knowledge for the first time, but she’s pretty damn little and is clearly terrified that Professor Clover might be angry at her for looking at a book in a library

But while the archaeologists allow her to study history, they forbid Robin from following her dream of finding out the truth of the Void Century. Their reasoning is justified, but it’s the exact opposite of Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates. 

Olvia

If the archaeologists can be compared to the Straw Hats, then it stands to reason that Oliva is a stand in for Robin herself. They look virtually identical, both share the same dream, and are literally related. They share everything from birthdays to voice actresses, with one key difference: Robin is willing to abandon her dream for the sake of those she loves.

I’ll let the manga do the comparison for me. Here’s Olvia’s choice

versus Robin’s

Would Olvia lived had she tried to flee with Robin? There’s no way of knowing. Would Robin have had an easier time of surviving for twenty years with another adult with her best interests at heart watching over her? Yeah, probably. 

Now his isn’t the only time Oda has his characters make a “dream or crew” decision. Zoro’s sacrifice on Thriller Bark and Sanji’s decision to get married are more memorable, but they were hardly the first. 

Olvia’s decision to save instead of her daughter still baffles me, and is one of the few things about Robin’s flashback that leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I don’t think Oda was wrong for writing Olvia this way, but she’s certainly not going to win Mom of the Year anytime soon. She does, however, give Robin one very important command, and that is to live.

Does this panel look familiar? It should.

It’s only when we’re given proper context that Oda removes any ambiguity and has Robin say for herself why she wants to die. It’s not what has happened that frightens her, but the potential of what might happen. This isn’t Robin’s first song and dance, she has seen this all happen before, and can’t stand the pain of losing everyone she loves for a second time. Moreover, because of being forced to spend twenty years with less than stellar characters, she’s utterly convinced that even if the Straw Hats survive the wrath of the World Government they will come to hate her, because that’s what everyone else has done for the past twenty years. We see the exact moment when Robin stops believing in Saul’s laugh, and while we don’t know how old she is, I’d hazard it can’t be much more than ten.

The Result

The famous “I want to live” scene the first time we see Robin cry, flashback notwithstanding, since the end of the Alabasta arc, and the circumstances couldn’t be more different. Her character has arched. Robin finally allows herself to be emotionally vulnerable, risking enormous mental anguish if she happens to be wrong and the Straw Hats come to see her as a burden. 

Because while there are many parallels to the past, Oda uses them to highlight the differences of the present. The scene starts with a literal chasm between the Robin and the Straw Hats

and it ends with the gap between them bridged, and that bridge is Luffy (also literally with a little help from Rocket Man, lol). By unflinchingly declaring war on the World Government and winning Luffy does something no one else could have done.

By constructing Robin’s backstory the way he did, Oda not only justifies Robin’s previous inability to trust the Straw Hats and exposes the true root of her hopelessness. He weaves the core message from Franky’s backstory, that simply existing cannot be a crime, into Robin’s themes of acceptance, trust, and friendship. In doing so he bolsters the greater message of One Piece as a whole. 

These are hardly unique tropes within shonen manga, or any other medium for that matter, but when done well the end result can be incredibly powerful. I’ve been reading One Piece for more than ten years now, and Robin’s backstory and the immediate aftermath still affect me in a way that’s difficult to put into words.  

Damn it, I’m getting teary eyed just thinking about it. Here’s more of Robin being cute to counter all the angst. 

(thanks all for reading. I think I’ve said about all I want to say about Robin’s character arc. I might do a post on Chopper next, but I’m also open to suggestions)

[thisisarealtagwhy]

What exactly do you mean by mecha docking system?

Hello anon! It’s been a while but i did finish the entire fic, (almost 3k words). 

I just put the other parts from the other asks in the fic as well, it’s available on AO3 here and fanfiction.net here

But for the rest of y’all, it’s based off the prompt, What would happen if Chopper multiplied infinitely?

The year is 1600, ourworld has been in perfect harmony for half a century, all thanks to the work ofTony Tony Chopper.

He is the reindeer whoate the hito hito no mi fruit, creating himself into a human-reindeer hybrid.

He was kidnapped by anevil scientist who we now know as Caesar Clown performed the miracle serum onthe reindeer.

The serum, a fullydeveloped medicine, designed to multiply an animal ad infinitum, was perfectedand used on the doctor.

It is only because ofthis that we can live in peace.

The Doctor heals allfor there are so many of the reindeer, the only thing he demands in payment iscotton candy and treats.

“Hi, I’m Tony Tony Chopper, look at me!”

“If you’re suffering you can come here!”

“No training while you have bandages on!”

“Saying that doesn’t make me happy you bastard!”

Needless to say, the world was made a better place.

Except…

Slowly there is a faction with the Tony Tony Chopper’s thatis rising up…

“We need a game plan.”

“Of course.”

“What do you suggest?”

“Not sure… you?”

“Why don’t we seduce him with cotton candy?”

“Good idea, where are we going to find some?”

“…”

“You can’t have mine!”

“Or mine!”

“Or-”

“It is established that we won’t be using cotton candy…”

“Why do we need to rise up anyway?”

“It’s because of the originalChopper that we all exist. Wehave to deal with the fact that we can’t save everyone.”

“This world is too cruel for us!”

Puffs of smoke arise from a lit bonfire.

“Is that..?”

“Hey! Marijuana has medicinal purposes too.”

“That is true… and seeing as we’re all past the age where itharms your mind…”

“We’ll be safe…”

“Even so, what if we do something crazy?”

“Relax.”

“I want some cotton candy…”

The human worldeventually decayed until the Earth reverted to one similar to that of a pre-manera. Foliage growing everywhere and animals running free…

Humans just… weren’tcut out to be within this world.

But everything isfine, because the Chopper’s know how to make cotton candy, and that is all thatmatters in life…

*

How many Tony Tony Chopper’s were created in this new newworld?

If you tied a knot into a piece of u shaped wood and placeda bee eating a leaf on top you would find your answer if you looked deepenough.

Not really, in all honestly, it is impossible to calculateexactly how many Tony Tony Chopper’s were created in this science experiment.

Although, one might consider that the small planet earthwould be overrun by Chopper’s one has to also factor into account that the moonis a viable option.

And, the only alive non-Chopper human happens to live there.

But Chopper grew strong, strong enough to defeat Enel anddid so, kicking his ass and using his supplies to create a cotton candyfactory.

And the original Chopper, well, he’s slowly adapting to newconditions as per planet.

So far, he has discovered three non-viable solutions and twosustainable planets.

One just has to get over the lack of oxygen on the moon andvoila, one can live on the moon.

The Chopper’s become so bored that they end up making a Confederation of Chopper’s withinthemselves.

Every day it is discussed new ways to create treats and howto destroy diseases.

All in all, it is quite productive.

One might argue that it would be beneficial if the original Chopper joined the Confederate,however, that Chopper has no interest in joining such a group.

He is content with his self-sustaining cotton candy factorylocated on the moon.

They still refer to him as King, for they are but sheep,tied to their original bonds, seeking some kind of order, some sort of truehierarchy instead of referring to each other as Chopper but with pronouns.

Tony Tony Chopper mostly mourns in his small place on themoon, he mourns the loss of his friends and nakama,but mostly, he just eats cotton candy and tries to remember the recipesthat had sustained him.

“Oh how I wish that Caesar had never performed such an awfulexperiment.” He wishes wistfully, there is no way to reverse the past but hecan try his damnest.

He couldn’t stand to be with all of himself, they were all clones from the moment Caesar Clown had experimented him, it was that moment thatthey were born.

But they were born with all of th-his memories.

It was weird and he didn’t like it. But he did admit thatthe Earth looked far cleaner now without the rest of humans and devil fruitspolluting the surface.

Luffy and the mugiwara kaizoku…

They had reacted in bursts of anger and had absolutely and utterly destroyed Caesar Clown.

“Choppers, you’re all going to be alright.” Franky reassuredthem, face grim, even as clones kept on popping from the original reindeer.

In the far off distance Chopper can hear Luffy giving thebeat down to Caesar, it sounds… reassuring, he’s also certain that how he feelsnow… exhausted. Will last for days.

Eventually after they leave the clones of Chopper on PunkHazard and escape from the insane island, Chopper just keeps multiplying.

Robin eventually ties a ribbon around his antlers to verifythat yes, he was the original.

It hadn’t mattered in a year, there were too many of him toexist in the crew so they found an island and dumped the excess clones andcontinued on their journey.

But, Chopper doesn’t like to think about the past, heprefers to look onward!

And if his hacking skills are as impeccable as ever, he’scertain that there’s a large object headed towards the Earth, perhaps even tohim.

“Mecha docking systemsengage.” He sighs in discontent, eating the fluffy cotton candy withfervour.

It would probably be beneficial to try and stop the Earth from being destroyed.

*

The Chopper’s of the Confederation of Chopper’s one daybroach the subject of docking, it’s a harmless thing, but it is also veryimportant for the alien destroyer of a planet that cannot be translated intoany Earthly language is travelling towards the humble Chopper Earth.

Naturally the Confederate is unaware of these developmentsand only bring it up because how coolwould it be to be a robot?

But they do become aware of the threat to Chopperity anddecide that a docking system is essentialto defeat it.

“Mecha!”

“Should we be inventing space suits now?”

The Chopper Confederation has scientists already on thetopic, typing away at the few pieces of technology that they fondly fondle totry and stop the giant-ass earth destroying creature.

“I think it’s time to call him, sir.” One of the lead scientists, Chopper-senpai admits,pressing his glasses further to his furry face.

His superior sniffs in disdain, “We will do no such thing, he was the one who decided to abandonthe millions of beings that were created as a result of his mistakes.”

“But-”

“No, you will see to it that the Super Awesome Mecha Systemwill be prepared to face this threat antlers on.” The Chopper nodded insatisfaction. “I have to go deal with the court so as of now, I am leaving youin charge, Chopper-senpai.”

“Yessir.” The scientist saluted his superior, as soon assaid superior was out of sight he picked up the signal that was only to be used in emergencies.

Naturally, every Chopper had one of these signals, but onlyone was allowed per Chopper.

When the original Chopperhad been experimented on and spontaneously started spouting Chopper’s, it hadtaken a while, but eventually after he had amassed millions of followers, hestopped to produce the other Chopper’s.

They all referred to him as the King.

He didn’t rule them though, no, that job had been delegatedto other Choppers who used nothing but their name and their hooves to clawtheir way up to the top.

Naturally, normal Chopper’s still had to clean sewers andtend to harmed animals, but, they had maintained a semblance of normality afterChopper’s crew… perished.

They all felt the loss as sorely as each other which was whythere were monuments, one of the few structures allowed in this Utopia.

And every year, all Chopper’s would stop and mourn the loss of their crew.

But the King, he had moved to the moon saying that he didnot want to be amongst so many… commoners.

He would always send down cotton candy and bits of the moonwhen he could though, and word got around that he was secretly listening intotheir conversations like Big Mom or something.

It doesn’t matter, they will obey him if he does come down to Earth, into theparadise they have created.

The Superior Chopper – for that was his name – watches thecourt proceedings of yet another Chopperkilling another Chopper.

Who would have thought that they could become so violent? Hethought they all had the same goals in mind.

“Why did you do it?” The judge asks, fixing the cute whitecurls on his head.

The accused begins to shake in misery and the Superior feelsa tad of sympathy for him even though he will deserve whatever is coming forhim, “Because none of us are equal anymore! We claim that the Confederate ofChopper’s is for the greater good! To ensure that we all live like the Kings weare but the truth of the matter is that some of us are barely scraping by andsometimes have to resort to-” He gulps deeply “Cannibalism of other deer.”

The audience begin to murmur amongst themselves, writingdown the key points of the trial.

“That still doesn’t answer the question.” The judge Choppersays sternly.

“He stole my cotton candy.” The accused say and everybodygasps violently, it is a capital crime to steal cotton candy.

The judge seems appalled by the very notion, “Well, Isuppose you will manage to get off with only an hour of community service.”

“Sir yes sir, I’m so sorry for how this turned out.” Theaccused hangs their head.

“Son, you have no need to apologise, we all know the devastating effects of not being with cotton candy.”The prosecutor says, smiling gently to the innocent reindeer.

The Superior harrumphs, there’s other more important mattersfor him to attend to so he leaves the little court room and approaches thecandidacy cave, it’s full to the brim of Chopper spectators and four candidatesstand on podiums, waiting for their questions.

The first Chopper seems to be sporting longer fur than mostof them, he tries to appeal to the lower income peoples by declaring, “I willlower the taxes on cotton candy!”

There’s a loud round of applause for that, the secondChopper, sporting a beard and moustache fashioned out of his fur says, “My mainpurpose to help this great nation is to create more job opportunities forordinary citizens.

The third electorate is not a Chopper, he’s a bird from anisland long forgotten, the Chopper in charge of the questions asks, “Now,Birdlay, how do you propose we lower the divide between Chopper’s and usualanimals?”

They all understand what he says because they can understandany animal language, a gift from the King, “I don’t see a divide.” The birdsquawks, “I only see a divide between the Chopper’s and animals that want adivide. I see it in the Earth, in the watering holes, in the crops, I see it inschools where Chopper’s teach usual animals that we’re dumber than them, thatwe were born to be ruled.

“I see it in our streets, where us common folk are given theleftovers so we are too busy fighting each other to fight the injustices. I seeit in the cotton candy factories, where usual birds work for a fraction oftheir boss’s cotton candy ration even though we’re all the same. This world’sproblem isn’t a dive in cotton candy stocks, or the loss of humanity, it’sthose that are feeding the death of this Earth. But I’ve got a message from theones cultivating it, keeping it alive, a message from the usual animals andChopper’s that believe in this Earth to the ones that don’t, you’reoutnumbered.”

Birdlay receives a standing ovation and truly, it’s clearwho will pull clear in this race.

The Superior smiles grimly, he likes his job, he’s far lessemotional than his brethren so he can do what is needed to be done. He knowsthat the bird from their two years training will win.

So, he pulls the bird aside, shaking his wings, “Hello MrPresident, my name is Superior Chopper, I run the security of the planet.”

“I’m not president yet.” Birdlay squawks and Superiorchuckles.

“You and I both know that you’re going to win.”

“Nothing is set in stone.”

“Regardless, there is a threat approaching the Earth that weneed to address.” Superior says, guiding Birdlay from his campaign and far awayinto their high-tech domain. “Are we ready?” He barks at Chopper-senpai.

“Sir yes sir, I would have preferred to have a test flightbut-”

“Excellent.” Superior claps Birdlay on the shoulder andsays, “We’ll be defending the Earth with a Super Awesome Mecha Docking System.”

He can’t help it, he’s beginning to excite himself at theprospect, ahhh. There’s Chopper’s aplenty so it should go smoothly.

“I need you to do damage control, president.” Birdlay looksinto his eyes and nods.

“I will be in touch shortly.” Birdlay squawks and flies off.

And soon, the threat is visible to them all, it starts as amere speck of dust of cosmic sand on the horizon but eventually it is largeenough that Superior begins to call in Chopper’s for this ultimate defence.

“You will be serving your country well.” He says happily,showing them the diagram.

“Everyone in position!” Chopper-senpai yells over the soundof roaring fire.

It starts off with two base Chopper’s, clad in boots thatwill propel them into space. In the centre is the brainiest of the Chopper’snimble and quick.

They’re all wearing space suits, from the centre, to armsextend for the other Chopper’s to dock into.

And finally, the outer shell of the suit encases them.

“Super!” The Chopper guards yell in excitement, posing intheir freaking enormous shuttle.

The Superior wipes a tear from his eye, he never thoughtthat he would see the Super Mecha Docking System, but here he is, he canfinally die happily.

But, as the suit blasts for take off, all of their alarmsbegin blaring. “Senpai! What’s wrong?” Superior barks.

“Well sir, it seems that the threat has been… ensconced incotton candy.” Chopper-senpai says nervously.

“Goddammit!” He curses the King who stopped his one dreamfor becoming a reality.

There are other, more important things to deal with though,and when the results of the presidency come in, the Superior is brought alongto a meeting with the new president, Birdlay.

A hairdressing Chopper is carefully plucking out feathersoff the top of Birdlay’s head. He walks in to hear that the Chopper in chargeof the cotton candy franchise is kicking up a storm about not being in control.

Whatever, he doesn’t particularly care as long as he is ableto keep his own position.

“How many does he speak for?” Birdlay squawks calmly,holding up a mirror to see.

Half of the Chopper’s put their hands up and with a cluck ofhis tongue, they are shot with some kind of dart. “You see, that dart will makeyou allergic to cotton candy, is that all that have an issue with me?”

“Dear god no!” The rest plead, hooves out in front of them.

“Good.” Birdlay stands and approaches the glass window, “Thisseems like a good time for a drink, and a cold calculated speech with sinisterovertones. A speech about hierarchy and power, brethren, humanity and order.But speeches are for campaigns, now is the time for action.”