Treasure Island 10: Quick Elections (KlH17)

Treasure Island 10: Quick Elections (KlH17)

Eggman took a seat at the center of the ship. "Oh, don't mind me.  I'm just visiting."

Luffy shouted out, "Crew, the break is over!  Get into your positions!"

Bursting out of the boiler room was Satsuki, who was panting heavily, and was a sweaty mess. "Don't... ask..."

Eggman lifted an eyebrow. "Satsuki Kuryuin, correct?  It seems as if you've actually begun to trust these pirates."

Satsuki slowly rose up. "As I was... melting... in that room... something dawned on me: I HAVE met these people beforehand.  It was in a different life, but these pirates are not who I'd call flimsy, or unoriginal."

Zoro walked up. "Well talking egg, since you aren't in a mech, I'd say you're screwed."

"What?  Can't I have something of a truce showing?" Eggman brought out a white flag. "Don't worry, this won't be forever."

"Alright fine.  I guess you can hang.  But this better not get weird!" Luffy warned.

Eggman immediately got up, and began building a stand at where he sat, before finishing with unloading shirts. "Alright, then!  Welcome to my T-shirt stand!  For a limited time, you can buy a shirt with my logo on it!  What do you say?"

Zoro called up to the Crow's Nest. "Okay you guys!  There's this doctor selling shirts in case you're interested!"

Mako was the first one to climb down. "Yay~!  I'm gonna have my very own Eggman T-shirt starting today~!"

Nami was weirded out. "Okay...?  This is just getting weird.  Didn't we just fight you brutally 3 times beforehand?  Why are you suddenly selling shirts?"

"Same reason as to why the Kill la Kill storyline is taking forever to get started." Satsuki answered. "The author is taking way too long to get that particular story going on."

"I should be in school right now!" Ryuko said, before shrugging. "Eh.  It's a Japanese school.  Japanese schools can kiss my ass."

"Preaching to the choir." Yusuke agreed.

Luffy turned to Rhuko. "By the way, do you have, like, a champion name or something?"

"A fighting name, you mean?" Ryuko asked. "They call me the Crazy Bitch from Kanto, so... yeah."

"I'm the Walking Dead." Yusuke said. "And for those of you who watch the show, yes, the name is intentional."

"I had to eat a Devil Fruit to get the same effect!" Brook shouted out.

"It was VERY selective." Yusuke defended.

"Anyways, how much do these shirts cost?" Usopp asked.

Eggman smiled. "One Chaos Emerald, please~!"

"Here's what you get instead~!" Luffy punched to the side, and triggered, "Second Gear."

Eggman backed up. "Woah!  Do you really want to fight me all at once?"

"Why?" Zoro asked. "Do you have a better idea?"

Eggman pointed to the Launch Base. "There's gonna be a showdown at Launch Base.  This won't be quick, this won't be painless, and this certainly won't be easy, and if you can't handle epic battles, then just leave.  If you can, however, you'll know where to find me."

"Who the hell do you think I am?  Kamina?" Luffy asked ironically.

"You have me.  What more do you want?" Ryuko asked.

Eggman ran and then jumped on a random sailboat... excuse me. "BEHOLD, THE EGG-SAIL!!" He began setting off. "BON VOYAGE!!"

Ryuko immediately dived into the lake. "I'm gonna get back to my story!"

However, Luffy caught her beforehand via stretched arm. "Hey!  We need to keep our stories together now!"

Ryuko began swinging around like crazy. "LET ME AT HIM!!  I WANNA KICK HIS ASS INTO TOMORROW!!"

Satsuki walked to the front of the ship. "At this point, I can't call myself a villain anymore, so... the election tournament will be rushed.  Nothing else."

Nonon Jakuzare bursted out of the boiler room, sweating like crazy. "It's like a sauna in there..." Thing is, she was in a track suit, and upon seeing Ryuko, well, she was pissed. "YOU!!  YOU STOLE MY SUIT, YOU BITCH!!"

Ryuko laid back. "Eh.  Sue me."

"I'MMA BRING YOU DOWN!!" Nonon Jakuzare charged at Ryuko... and was knocked out with one punch by Yusuke. "Ough... good game..." She crashed into several barrels.

Satsuki realized, "It's at this point where it's official: without the suit, Nonon is completely helpless.  I gotta fix that up with intense training later."

Inamuta soon suddenly appeared. "I do believe it is time for round two."

"Really?" Ryuko asked.

"Well yes." Inamuta answered.

Ryuko then asked, "Then why is my blade at your throat?"

Sure enough, Ryuko was now holding her blade in a ready-kill position.

Inamuta pushed his glasses. "I yield.  Apparently, you've grown much stronger than before."

"Dang, this is a total rush..." Luffy noted. "It's like the author lost interest in the Kill la Kill storyline.  What a prick!"

(A/N: Look, I had to move along that storyline sooner or later.)

"BUT NOW, IT IS TIME FOR I, IRA GAMAGOORI, TO FINALLY MAKE MY RETURN!!" Rising from the water, in the Shackle Regalia, Gamagoori had graced the presence. "It is time for me to begin!"

Kurama climbed down. "Satsuki, where exactly is Uzu?"

Satsuki replied, "He's resting up at Mushroom Hill.  Apparently, your interaction with him changed his life."

Franky stepped up. "A tall, blonde man has a deep booming voice like me?  Well, I was here MUCH longer."

"SATSUKI SHALL NOT HAVE HER SHIELD BE DEFILED BY A DISGRACEFUL PIRATE!!" Gamagoori shouted.

(BGM: Searching for Friends, from Final Fantasy VI OST)

"Time for a Strong Hammer, then." Franky began leaning back with his fist, having taken off his hand glove. "STRONG HAMMER!!!!"

Having been slammed in the gut with a tremendous force, Gamagoori was sent flying, before landing in the lake.

Franky put his hand glove back on. "That move never gets old."

Satsuki soon got up. "Okay, now that we have that out of the way, I need to speak to Ryuko."

Ryuko popped up. "Okay, what is it?"

"It's time you heard about who killed your father." Satsuki said solemnly.

Everyone else sat down and listened intently.

Ryuko sighed. "Alright, lay it on me.  Who took out my pops?"

Satsuki looked at Ryuko intently. "Listen to me very carefully.  There's a woman out there named Nui Harime."

"Nui, eh?" Ryuko asked. "I thought I had to find the other Scissors Blade to figure that out."

"She does indeed wield the blade." Satsuki said. "I had nothing to do with your father's murder.  That was all Nui."

At that, Ryuko sighed... in relief. "Okay... it's good to know that you aren't the one I have to be mad at.  Still, couldn't you be nicer to the students at least a little bit?"

Satsuki replied, "I have some issues of my own that I must face.  Whether you join me, or whether you decline, that's up to you."

Ryuko looked at Yusuke. "What do you think?"

Yusuke shrugged. "I'mma stick around this chick for a good while.  I'm just glad that we could be civil about this."

"Tell me about it." Ryuko agreed. "Imagine if I were to learn this stuff upon actually meeting the chick.  I might have just lost it, and had my suit go in a berserk rage."

Mako walked over to Ryuko, and gave her a hug. "Well if you ever need anything, just remember that your good friend Mako will help you out whenever, alright?"

Ryuko smiled. "Thanks, Mako.  You're a real good friend, you know that?"

Yusuke spoke up. "She speaks for all of us."

Kuwabara and Kurama nodded.

Hiei said, "You are the first human girl I didn't want to slaughter in their sleep.  Naturally, I share this sentiment as well."

Luffy had to be held back. "Uh, guys?  I'm not used to the spotlight not being on one of my crewmembers."

Usopp punched his head. "Luffy, quiet down!  They're having a moment!"

Luffy promptly covered his mouth.

Ryuko looked down at her Kamui. "You know what?  I think that the moment I see this Nui chick, I won't blow up at her.  If you're surprisingly nice like that, Satsuki, then I think I can handle myself now.  Thanks."

Satsuki backed up. "Let's not jump to conclusions, Matoi.  That does not make me your friend.  However, I now won't treat you as badly as I have before."

As if on cue, a sudden burst of energy from an outside source caused Luffy to keel over in pain. "Ough..."

Everyone had their eyes on Luffy.  Nami rushed over. "Luffy!  Are you alright?"

Luffy looked at his stomach. "I'm... fine... but that felt distinctly like I just received a bite mark..."

"The other stories out there are starting to take shape here." Zoro realized. "They're starting to affect the pact here."

"PACT?!" Sanji shot up.

Luffy spoke up, "There's a story where, for some reason, I'm engaged to Nami..."

"NOT LETTNG THAT HAPPEN HERE!!" Sanji replied.

Yusuke spoke up. "You guys alright...?"

"ENOUGH TALK!!"

Floating around in a clownish getup, wearing a red smirk and having massively powerful abilities, was Kefka Palazzo.

(A:N: Kefka is the main villain of Final Fantasy VI, the best game in that series.)

"You are an incredibly stubborn author!"

(A/N: Ooo... try running that with me again.  See what happens.)

Kefka brushed off the narrator. "We're all just pawns in a greater game!  All we think about is love, friendship, and any other passion that runs through this mess of a medium.  Fanfictions are the worst!"

"They're not THAT bad!" Luffy defended.

"This coming from the man who proposed to a red head in a prison!" Kefka revealed.

Everyone turned to Luffy, with Sanji shouting, "YOU MOTHERF*CKER!!!"

Luffy backed up. "W-Wait!  It's not what it sounds like, I swear to God!"

"You don't BOW to a god!" He restrained Luffy via hand and feet guards, before doing the same to everyone else. "Now, as the God of Magic, allow me to refresh you on what happened!"

The entirety of the Straw Hats began seeing a vision of the Hell Verse. Specifically, there was the scene of Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, Robin and Franky on guard against Donkey Kong.

Luffy muttured, "This changes nothing!"

It will soon enough...

Just what exactly happened to Luffy during the invasion at the Hell Verse Prison?  Why the sudden Kefka appearance?  And why did the mood to dark and metal immediately?  This story will resume after the flashback that is Hellverse Chapter 5.

To Be Continued...