The Making Of Treasure Island

The Making Of Treasure Island

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Oh, hello there.  Ever wondered how Treasure Island was put together?  Well, here's how: sheer imagination and inspiration...but we're getting a bit ahead of ourselves, no?

To begin this look back on the creation of this groundbreaking series so far, and to prepare for the next part, here's a look on the the makings so far, including various interviews with the cast.

Shall we?

Director: Take One for the Reverse Bathhouse scene, action.

Zoro and co. walked through the dense of jungle, when out of nowhere Zoro tripped.

"My bad!" he exclaimed while everyone laughed.

Director: Take two.

Zoro and co. walked through the dense jungle, when out of nowhere, Luffy smelt something funny. "Is something burning?"

"Huh...smells like it," Nami answered. "What is that?"

"MY MEATLOAF IS BURNING!!" A random extra ran across the set in a frantic scurry.

Luffy snickered, but tried to stifle it.

Director: Take three.

Zoro and co. Walked through the dense jungle, when out of nowhere-

*CRASH!!*

A stage light fell.

Zoro: WOAH!!  WHAT THE HELL!!

Director: Ugh... let's scrap this scene...

Luffy: Uh...who was the last guy who did maintenance? Seriously, people, let's try and be safe.

And now, the first interview of the special:

Zoro: When the executive first pitched the idea of me, Luffy and Nami going through the jungle, we thought it would be a breeze to record.  Boy, were we wrong.

Luffy: Who know so many things could do wrong, huh? I mean, yeah, we all had a good laugh, now and then, with the little screw-ups, but some were worse than others.

Zoro: We had to go through several takes in regards to the "Burning Jungle".  In fact, one of those screwups was Nami being caught on fire.  Yeah, she got better.

Nami: (covered in bandages) I was covered in burns for 3 days.

Roshi: Good thing I was there with those Sensu Beans, am I right, or am I right?

Question: What exactly inspired you guys to have some of the Dragon Ball cast over?

Luffy: Well, Goku and I go way back, actually. We met in the Epoch Crossover in some kind of whacked-out plot and had a lot of fun!

Zoro: (snapped) I thought we weren't going to discuss that moment again, YOU SON OF A BI-

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Zoro: (calmer now) Okay, sorry about that.  The entire experience was really, REALLY bad for me.

Luffy: (behind him, tied up and gagged) MMMMPH!!!

Usopp: Film: Z made things right for this crew once again, so thank God for that.

Zoro: Anyways, here's some of the out takes for the "Reverse Bathhouse"'scene.  I hope you guys enjoy the show.

Blooper #1: Lines.

Franky and Usopp are on the ship.

Usopp: What you see before you is a truly brilliant weapon indeed! I call it the Taffy Shot!

Franky: ... ... ...I'm sorry, what's my line, again?

Usopp and the staff: (break out laughing)

Blooper #2: Head Bumping

"Just knowing what Luffy is made out of, this won't end well." Nami said in a worried tone.

Robin merely smirked. "Oh...?  Does our navigator have some desires coming-"

*bump*

"Ow, my face!" Nami covered her nose with her hands, which was starting to bleed. "Motherf*cker!"

Robin: Okay, cut.  Who put the realistic moai prop here?  Because this is a surprisingly nice touch for this island.

Sanji: Wait, that thing's real!

Usopp: I thought it was a prop!!

Eggman: IT'S ANGEL ISLAND!!  OF COURSE IT ISN'T!!

And now, the second interview of the special:

Eggman: When it came to the development of the Treasure Island series, the director was having a hard time deciding on where to take the story next.  So they contacted me, who was helping the Kill la Hakusho project kick in full gear, and they proposed a "conjunction" of shows, if you would.

Ryuko: I wasn't expecting to be back with Luffy and the gang, after this, really, but it was really fun, meeting them again!

Yusuke: Seriously, these guys are crazy, and that's how I like it.  But we had loads of revisions for certain scenes.

Ryuko: (embarrassed) Yeah, um... (chuckles) I had a really bad case of the giggles, this one time, and...I just couldn't stop laughing, and everyone else was laughing, too! (laughs)

Blooper #4: Giggle Fits

Ryuko stood beside Robin, a hand covering her mouth so she could try and stifle her laughing, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't stop.

Robin: Are you all right, Ryuko?

Ryuko: (snickers before breaking out in a guffaw) I'm sorry!

(Back to interview)

Robin: ...Needless to say, that scene was scrapped.

Nami: You gotta admit, it was kinda cute to see her laugh.

Robin: That's true.

Question: What the heck was the rage scene about?

Sanji: Ooo... okay... I'm not gonna hide the fact that I basically demolished the fourth wall there.  Here's the thing: everything after Eggman's lines was ad-libbed by yours truly.

Eggman: I hope it was convincing.

Question: Is this special canon to the events of Treasure Island?

Robin: Well... we ARE at a carnival, in a tent, near some giant floating wheels.  You tell me.

Question: How does it feel, knowing that this adventure started out as a simple treasure hunt but then turned into something bigger and crazier?

Zoro/Nami: Story of my life. (chugs down a pint of beer)

Luffy: That's just how we are. We roll with the punches. We don't know what'll happen, but...c'mon, you can't know everything that's gonna happen down the road! If you know everything, that just makes it boring! (chuckles)

Zoro: Seriously though, SO MANY adventures of ours start simple, only to basically end with a crazy free-for-all essentially.

Nami: It's happened, so often, it's become routine. Then again, what would you expect in the New World?

*a pause*

Nami: Don't answer that.

Zoro: Thank you.

Nami: I mean... I don't actually know...

Luffy: No one does.

Question: So where did Aika come from?

Luffy: Ooo... that actually ISN'T scripted... at all.  We were just walking around, and some of the camera guys said that we should act out in character for all of this.  Then the Eggman was carrying this random chick with a rope, I saved her, and when I learned she was my sister... well, we're still planning that part out.

Aika: (walks by, holding a plate of cookies) Hi, folks.

Luffy: (chuckles) She, uh...she is cute, though. I can give her that much.

Question: So... what's up with the recent boost of screentime for Sanji and Franky?

Franky: Excellent question there.

Sanji: You see...you may notice how people tend to...umm...you know..."ship" Luffy and Zoro with Nami and Robin?

Franky: A majority of people LOVE shipping, and there are those who want shipping to die out, but that's neither here nor there.  Thing is, my bro here gets left out big time.  He may have a few lines against Luffy for eating food early, or words against Zoro for being... Zoro, but they never really go out of their way to have him in the spotlight a little bit.

Sanji: Hey, at least I have my dignity in stories like this.

Franky: Amen to that. In some shipping stories, they turn Sanji here into a jealous, whiny douche.

XfangheartX: (walks in) Pardon my interruption. I hate to admit it, but even I was a part of that group who turned Sanji into a jealous douche, but not anymore...even though, I still ship. That is all. (walks off)

(A/N: And that makes one of us.)

Sanji: I just think that sometimes, I should receive more proper spotlight.  When it comes to me, fans often have ideas where I cook things, and Luffy eats them up.  Pretty fun and all, but it feels empty sometimes.

Nami: Sanji wants to feel appreciated by all of us.

Franky: Ahem!

Nami: Same goes for Franky.

Franky: For the upcoming chapters, there's actually gonna be a team battle with me and Sanji against some people of whose names I won't admit yet.

Sanji: Can't spoil too much, you know!

Question: Who, exactly, IS the director of this series so far?

Franky: That would be me, actually.

(A/N: Right... Franky's the director...)

Usopp: Wait, you? I thought it was-

Franky: Well, who did you think it was, Usopp?

Usopp: Well, I thought it was...err...

Franky: Who?

Usopp: ...Ego-Man...?

(A/N: Going meta, are we?)

Usopp: Hey, this is just... so... freaking... weird... *faints*

Franky: Uh, Usopp?  Bro?!

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Question: What are your favorite moments?

Luffy: I'd have to say the fight with Donkey Kong. Really unexpected and REALLY fun.

Zoro: The burning jungle scene.  Not gonna lie, it was a nice touch.

Nami: It was mine, too...even if I did get burned.

Usopp: Mine was the Reverse Bathhouse scene.

Nami: ...Again, I was burned.

Luffy: Nami...you get burned a lot, huh?

Nami: I don't wanna talk about it.

Usopp: In that instance, it was a figurative burn.

Nami: *sighs* Running gags are such a pain...

Luffy: Here's several scenes that we intended on, but ultimately scrapped.

Zoro: Enjoy.

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Director: Okay, let's take it from the top.  This is the tree slinging scene.  And rolling.

Luffy's stretched arm was stuck on the tree, wiggling crazily.

"Uh... can I get some help here?" He asked out loud.

Director: CUT!!

Zoro: Uh... that was part of the script.

Director: Oops. My bad.

Franky: Honest mistake.  The script can sometimes be really confusing if you're not careful.

Sanji: I hear that, man.

Director: Anyways, here's take two.

Luffy's stretched arm was stuck on the tree, wiggling crazily.

"Uh... can I get some help here?" He asked out loud.

Zoro sighed, and grabbed two of his blades. "Really, it would be more suitable to carry axes for this..."

Suddenly, he tripped on a root.

Zoro shouted out, "WHOA!!", and accidentally threw his swords.

Luffy responded in kind. "HOLY CRAP!!!" He ducked down.

Director: Okay, I've seen enough.  Cut!

Luffy: What the hell, man?!

Zoro: It's not my fault!!

Luffy: Not you, the director!  I was having such a good run with that!

Director: Look, I'm getting kinda tired of this scene, so if I screw up once more, let's just scrap this scene then.

Luffy: Ugh...

Director: And, action!

Luffy's stretched arm was stuck on the tree, wiggling crazily.

"Uh... can I get some help here?" He asked out loud.

Zoro soon walked up. "I don't know. Can you?"

"Oh, ha ha," Luffy said. "I forget how to laugh."

Zoro soon felt disgusted with himself. "Ugh... that made me feel... unclean..."

Nami came back from the Transponder Snail statue. "Hey, I was just admiring a work of art.  What did I miss?"

"Hi, Nami," Luffy said.

"...Really, Luffy?" Nami asked, glancing at Luffy's arm stuck to the tree.

"Eeyup," Luffy replied.

Nami then instinctively looked around. "Are there any flames?  Any at all?"

Luffy looked around as well.  When he saw that nothing was wrong, he turned to Nami. "So, uh... could you help me out, Nami?"

Nami began climbing the tree. "I'd love to help."

"Thanks, Nami," Luffy said. "You're a pal."

Nami replied, "What are friends for-"

Suddenly, the branch snapped.

Nami shouted upon falling, "AAAHH!!!"

"OH, CRAP, NAMI!!!!"

Director: Ugh... cut.  Where are we even going with this scene?

Luffy: Uh...no shipping, if that's what you're wondering.

Director/Zoro/Nami: NO ONE WAS WONDERING THAT!!

Luffy: Ooo...

(Back to Interviews)

Luffy: By the way, no, the Devil Fruits AREN'T special effects.  They are real, and submerging in water is not a good idea for me.

Robin: Ask anybody.

Question: Wait, you mean to tell us that the walking skeleton guy ISN'T fake?

Brook: Well, what did you think I was? A prop?!

Robin: Props don't have personalities.  To the navigator's chagrin, the same doesn't apply to you.

Nami: Yeah, so stop asking to see my unmentionables!

Question: Ever since the Time Skip, do any of you feel ashamed of your former selves?

Nami: Ugh...I...I was a real bitch...I still am a bitch, actually! I still beat Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji up, from time-to-time.

Luffy: By "from time to time", you mean nearly every fanfic ever, right?

Nami: (sighs) Yes...

Usopp: To be fair, I'm not too fond of past me, either.

Luffy: I'm gonna have to admit...I don't think I liked myself back when I was 17, either.

Zoro: Wait...really?

Luffy: Yeah...I sounded a bit too overconfident at times. The Marineford War made me realize that.

Zoro: No, you knew what you were doing up to that point.  Marineford was intense for all involved.  If you were truly a dumbass, then why did we make it so far?

attention span of a monkey.

Luffy: Okay, Nami, you're not helping.

Nami: I'm just saying.

Luffy: Seriously though, you guys do have a good point.  Am I a dumbass, or the smartest one onboard?

Zoro: Good question... but now I want a different question.

Question: How long do you think Treasure Island is going to be?

Zoro: We don't exactly know.

Chopper: It's really however long the author plans it to be and how popular it is.

(Conclusion)

Eggman: At the end of the day, all of this, even this special, is still canon.  From this Ryuko Time plot, there is a grand reboot in all of this... to where Yusuke and Ryuko meet.  And yet, memories return.  Can we truly say that the reboot just sort of happened... or was it by a cause of that rubber doll's actions at the Hellverse Prision?  Either way, if you'll excuse me, I have a Death Egg to relaunch.

To Be Continued...