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diableasura · 4 months

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Now that i've watched every one piece movie that isn't a retelling of an anime arc or straw hat chase i'm gonna go ahead and indulge in the very human tendency of ranking them in order from best to worst (SPOILERS!!!!):

One Piece: Strong World. Maybe it's because this was the first movie i watched and my first experience with one piece in animation but strong world has remained my favorite since day one (though the second place is very very close i must say). The straw hats are all great and have their little moment to shine the plot is solid and they do a great job with nami, out of the four straw hats with a movie more focused on them she's by far the one that gets the best treatment. Strong world is in the perfect position of being a pre time skip movie, so it's not dragged down by the expanding cast of post time skip, but also since it was the tenth anniversary movie they put in more effort than with the previous movies and it shows. Also sanjis cowboy outfit instantly makes it top tier.

One Piece: Film Gold. I'm... kind of obsessed with this movie?? Seeing the straw hats in a heist really scratched an itch i didn't know i had but my god does it feel good. The designs really excelled here the crew looks gorgeous throughout the entire movie and tesoro's island is so interesting and fits very well in the one piece world. Tesoro is also my favorite villain of any movie, i've seen people say he's the perfect blend between crocodile and doffy and that's so true lmao. Loved having zoro as the damsell in distress, inject that shit straight into my veins i love it when the strong character is the one in need of rescue. Everyone was very cool during the heist but i remember really enjoying franky and luffy's dynamic cause lbr we're kinda starved of it in the manga so it was nice to see them interact so much here. Overall amazing movie and the only one i've rewatched out of all of them.

Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island. This movie has become a cult classic amongst the fandom and with good reason. It breaks away from the loud spectacle of the other movies and is quieter and more unsettling and so far the only example of actual psychological horror in the lore. I've talked about this before but that final scene with the straw hats cheering luffy on even while they're being consumed by the baron and luffy struggling to the brink of death to save them changed me... I love seeing this family love each other so much!!

Clockwork Island Adventure. I know, I know what's the second movie doing so high up... but it was just so good!! It's very short but that's just a benefit to the plot and i love the gimmick of each straw hat being captured one by one till it's just luffy remaining and the one who has to free them (can you tell i love the movies where the straw hats are kidnapped and the others have to rescue them?? that's my drug). Sanji's fight in this movie kicks ass too, the animation is gorgeous.

One Piece: Film Red. This might seem like a sin, to have this movie so far down the list cause i've seen its pretty unanimously tied up with baron omatsuri as the best movie but to be honest i feel like that's just recency bias. The movie is still a spectacle and the songs slap and yes one of them was in the top 5 of my spotify wrapped this year lol. Uta is a good antagonist but i was never that hooked by her shared past with shanks and luffy, mainly because it's so aggressively impossible for it to be canon, it almost broke my suspension of disbelief. Zosan sleeping side by side was pleasing to my monkey brain and it almost made up for including st charlos in the movie seriously what the fuck was he doing there-

One piece: Stampede. The start of this movie is amazing cause they come up with the perfect competition to have all of these pirate crews on the same place but it quickly devolves into a "how many characters can we fit in" contest and the plot quickly turns into "lets all beat up the villain", which is fine! I did like seeing so many characters, at one point half way through the movie crocodile just appears out of nowhere lmao but hey i'm not complaining i love crocodile. Usopp is the straw hat who's focused on the most in the movie and i feel conflicted with what they did with him cause it just felt like they were making him go through his water 7 arc all over again by having his inferiority complex flaring up. And usopps arc was amazing in water 7 but reviving it for this movie felt a bit weird and repetitive. Despite this though i was very happy seeing him getting the focus, usopp is a painfully underrated character so having him on the spotlight is always welcome.

Dead End Adventure. This movie is a lot of fun. There's a bar fight, a secret pirate race and sanji being his sneaky self and helping out luffy during the final fight. Whats not to love?

One Piece: Film Z. Much like Stampede, i really enjoyed the start of this movie cause the monster trio get to briefly fight the big baddie together, but the plot kinda loses some steam for me after that. Also they tried to make the admirals sympathetic cause the villain is a retired admiral who was once their mentor but i really really really dont care about the marines at all so that was a bit awkward. The straw hats look stunning in this movie, i love that in the movies they give them a million different outfits and the ones from this one absolutely slayed.

Choppers Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals. Another fun movie where all the straw hats get a moment be cool. There's a kid on this island who i found completely insufferable but i can forgive this movie cause this is also where zosan have that famous scene where they praise the other to their defeated oponent, which made my monkey brain happy.

One Piece: The Movie. This movie's biggest misstep is that sanji isn't in it, but even with this critical flaw it was still quite enjoyable. Zoro is very funny on his own but add luffy into the mix and their dynamic was hilarious. Usopp as always was great. The villain is small potatoes tbh but not really the important part of the movie, which focuses more on the relationship between the kid they meet and his gramps. The final message was surprisingly very sweet. Also sanji appears briefly in the end credits to appease me.

Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle. This movie is a-okay. The villains are a complete joke and it takes the crew less than five minutes to deal with them. The crew dynamics carry all of my enjoyment with this one.

The Cursed Holy Sword. Yeah... this movie commited the unforgivable sin of having zoro as the main focus and yet managing to do absolutely nothing interesting with him. Even if they did shamelessly create kuina 2.0 with saga, they could've delved into how zoro would react when two different duties (his promise to saga and his position as the crew swordsman) clash against each other... but instead we see no conflict with zoro, even though we all know this situation would be conflicting for him. They just make him scowl throughout the whole runtime and thats just not who Zoro is... Luffy and usopp are a lot of fun though.

TL; DR my ranking is:

Strong World

Gold

Baron Omatsuri

Clockword Island

Red

Stampede

Dead End

Choppers Kingdom

One Piece: The Movie

Karakuri Castle

Cursed Holy Sword

Conclusion: the one piece brainrot is no joke.

#one piece strong world #one piece film gold #baron omatsuri #baron omatsuri and the secret island #clockwork island adventure #one piece film red #one piece #one piece film z #the cursed holy sword #chopper's kingdom #one piece stampede #one piece karakuri castle #the giant mechanical soldier of karakuri castle #one piece movie 1 #clockwork island

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monkeydluffy19920 · 1 year

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Happy birthday precious sonshine <3

#one piece #luffy #monkey d luffy #monkey d. luffy #monkey d. ruffy #one piece movie 2 #Clockwork Island Adventure

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grandlinewiki · 5 months

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#one piece #ost #clockwork island adventure

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robinchan-hananomi · 3 months

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Okay, movie 2!!!

So while the East Blue gang are chilling on a beach, the Going Merry (along with Sanji’s shoes and both Zoro and Usopp’s weapons) gets stolen. The Strawhats are unable to immediately give chase and find themselves in a tight spot.

After a week the only clothes Usopp is able to get them all are wedding clothes along with a tiny boat. The group set out only to encounter two brothers Akisu and Borodo. They tell the Strawhats that the Trump Siblings have their stuff, only for two said sibilings to show up. Honey Queen and Boo Jack. The two decide to take Bride Nami as a prize for their older brother Bear King.

With Borodo’s help the group arrives at Clockwork Island. Borodo is a thief who aims to steal the Diamond Clock at Clockwork Island. Zoro is particularly suspicious though. Borodo knows far too much about the inner workings of Clockwork Island, as well as knowing the exact location of the Merry.

Meanwhile Nami is definitely not being a damsel in distress. She plays along with the idea of marrying the Bear King but unintentionally sets his goal of obliterating their crew. She also beats their asses at cards.

The Trump Sibilings start taking out the Strawhats one by one and capturing them. Honey Queen and Boo Jack take Sanji by using Honey Queen as a distraction. Later Skunk One attacks and Usopp ‘sacrifices’ himself for the crew. The last four end up in a trap and Borodo finally comes clean to Zoro and Luffy. He stole the Going Merry because he wanted the Strawhats to defeat the Trump Pirates to free Clockwork Island. Akisu is originally from there and the island has been controlled by the Trump Pirates for seven years, forcing the islanders to build a special weapon. Akisu’s parents had sent him away to save him and he was found and raised by Borodo. Borodo abandons Luffy and Zoro to the trap to do a suicide run.

Meanwhile the two get confronted by Pin Joker. He has an obsession with Zoro as Zoro had beaten him and gave him the scar across his face. Zoro has no memory of this, enraging Joker. Joker paralyzes Zoro, who let him to protect Luffy, and carries Zoro away to leave Luffy alone in the trap.

Seeing Sanji, Usopp, and Zoro crucified and awaiting execution becomes too much for Nami and she drops the act. Furious, Bear King tries to execute all four Strawhats but is stopped by Borodo’s arrival. He wants to blow up them all but King shows him that they are on the Island Key. If that is destroyed then the Island will crumble. King then beats up Borodo and Akisu but then Luffy arrives.

After some shenanigans of Luffy accidentally nearly killing his whole crew, everyone is free and the battles don’t last very long. Nami defeats Queen without really trying, as does Sanji with Jack, Zoro with Joker, and Usopp with One. Luffy takes a few minutes longer with King, but Luffy defeats him and destroys the island. Akisu meets his parents but chooses to stay with Borodo.

So the bad first. I guess the absolute ‘sexiness’ of Honey Queen was a surprise. Like the chick literally hangs out in a bath on the figurehead of the flag ship butt naked. There was also the weird part about Luffy of all people asking that the brothers aren’t actually brothers because they aren’t blood. I thought maybe it’s because they didn’t reveal Ace yet, but Ace was even in the ending credits so I guess it was all a bit strange. I also thought it was weird how Zoro didn’t seem too concerned his swords were gone.

Overall though it was a fun watch. I liked the references to Zoro’s time as a bounty hunter and Zoro straight up kills a few people in this movie too. Literally stabbed a guy through the chest! I loved Zoro and Luffy’s relationship all through the movie and it is a movie I’ve seen a few times.

I loved the ending credits too! The snip-it’s of what everyone who we were about to meet through the Alabasta arc where doing in those exact moments! It was nice. Overall it was a good movie.

#one piece #clockwork island adventure

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archer12xx-main · 2 years

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Haha! That’s Sanji for ya 😏

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popculturebuffet · 2 years

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Yo ho ho all you happy pirates! It’s Pirate month on this fine blog, and there’s no better way to celebrate pirates in my eyes than with the finest crew of em to ever sail the seas of the grand line. Yes having grown up with the manga despite being tragcially behind, ti’d be weird if I left one piece out of this and the easiest way to celebrate it since the manga itself is a giant, imposing work that’s just now starting to come to a stop and it’ll still probably take several years for that to actually happen, we’re going to the movies! Four One piece movies, 2 selected by patreons and 2 selected by me because one of my patreons dropped out. I’m not self concious abou tit. You get to decide which one I review! Will it be Baron Omasuri and the Mysterious Island: Where the director of Digimon Our War Game and Summer Wars gets a hold of the franchise and decides to get really weird with it in this jordan peele film that somehow got in our one piece. Naturally i’m the one who picked it because it’s like choclate and peanut butter and i’m determined to see how it tastes. Chopper’s Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals: YOUR A STRANGE ANIMAL, THAT’S WHAT I KNOW... and about what I know here as Chopper becomes a king I say. Film Z: In the only Oda film on the list, our heroes are forced to stop a Marine whose too hardcore even for them. And I suggest you let that thought marrinate and then hope our heroes can stop him before everything dies. Clockwork Island Adventure: Our heroes get robbed as a ploy to go to a mechanical island and beat up some douchebags what took it over. So in other words a pretty slow day for our heroes all things considerd

Four fine films, only one of which i’ve seen, all of which are up for grabs! All you gotta do is get out and vote and i’ll cover whichever one wins as the capper to pirate month

Good. Then vote in the link above and i’ll see you all in a week for the winner!

#one piece #echiro oda #monkey d luffy #baron omatsuri and the secret island #chopper's kingdom on the island of strange animals #film z #clockwork island adventure #shonen jump #shonen #pirates #arggh

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brainyxbat · 3 months

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Clockwork Island Adventure- Pt. 3

Usopp's eyes groggily blinked open, and he looked around in confusion when he realized he was high up, strapped to a cross. "What the hell's this?" He was in shock when Zoro and Sanji were no better off than him. Not to mention the former was battered.

Nami and Venus could only look on helplessly, as the Card Pirates schemed. "Where's the 30 million guy?"

"He's been crushed by the trap," Pin Joker reported.

"Bear King-sama doesn't even have to fight to beat them!" Boo-Jack praised.

"The marriage is sealed," Honey announced.

"We must start the preparations," Skunk One declared.

"And our main number will be a test shot of the King Cannon!" He whipped the sheet off the weapon, as his lackeys watched in amazement. "Right at those three!"

"What?" Nami exclaimed.

"No!" Venus screamed.

"And you'll be the brides of the King." He lifted Nami's chin, as she and Venus glared. "Aren't you happy?"

Bear King was shocked when Nami landed a kick on his forehead with her white, heeled sandals. "Who the hell has agreed to marry you?"

"I sure didn't," Venus sneered, preparing an energy ball.

He was silent for a beat. "Do you even understand what you're saying?"

"I'd rather die with them than marry a creep like you!"

"Yeah, me too, you big jerk!" Venus shouted.

They were both smacked away to the base of the crosses. "I'll fulfill that wish! We'll change tonight's party to a funeral instead! Execute them too!"

"Yes, sir!" Skunk One obliged.

Elsewhere, as Luffy struggled to keep the floor down alone, Akees woke up on the staircase. "Luffy! Where did Borod go?"

"He went after the Card Pirates!"

His eyes widened at that. "What? Borod!" He ran like mad up the stairs, leaving him alone.

"Hey, what about me? Help me out!"

By now, Nami and Venus' wrists were tied behind their backs, as they were kept by the crosses. Venus was more of a kicker, so her ankles were tied as well. They and the boys looked on in horror, as Bear King prepared the cannon, pulling a lever back. On cue, the elevator rose in front, blocking the cannon's path. It was Borod! "Who the hell are you?" Bar King sneered.

He whipped off his cloak, and the Card Pirates reacted in horror when he was revealed to have dynamite strapped around his waist. "Sorry, pal." He turned on a lighter. "I took some of your fireworks."

"That voice," Usopp remarked.

"Borod-san!" Venus perked up.

"Yeah!" Sanji agreed.

"He's gonna kill himself!" Zoro fussed.

"What?!" Venus' eye widened in terror.

"This is how I play. I'm taking you down with me!"

Bear King jumped down from the cannon. "Are you utterly mad? You can't blow these up here!" He stood over a glass panel, above a giant wind-up key slowly turning. "Look at this ratchet. You know what it is?"

"The island ratchet!"

"If you blow up now, you'll crush the whole island with you." As Borod hesitated, Bear King lunged in for the attack.

The shaking elevator, and the oncoming dents told them their supposed savior was getting pummeled. "Borod-san!" Venus exclaimed.

He landed in front of Pin Joker, who lifted his head up to taunt him. "Like a cloth to a flame."

""Moth" to a flame."

Now angry, he lifted Borod off the floor to finish him off, only for a staff to stop him. It was Akees! "Don't... don't you touch Borod!"

He was thrown back down roughly. "Akees!"

"You little brat!"

Meanwhile, as Luffy struggled, his wind-up toy fell into the room in front of him, one of the blades breaking on impact. Akees. "It's him." Now more motivated, he pushed even harder with a shout of determination.

On the top floor, as the battle continued, a horde of rooms came crashing up from underneath, surprising everyone. "What's happening?" Bear King watched in shock.

They were followed by Luffy launching himself upward, and panted after landing safely on the floor. "Finally here!"

As the rooms fell away, the island started rumbling, catching the guards' attention. "What's going on?" They began to file outside.

"Card Castle?"

"Hurry up!"

The citizens noticed the commotion as well, including the scientist couple from the town. "It's them," The woman concluded.

"Luffy!" Usopp cheered.

"Finally!" Sanji said.

"Luffy!" Nami beamed.

"You're okay!" Venus exclaimed.

"You're late," Zoro smirked.

"So you're Straw Hat Luffy?" Bear King loomed over him.

The captain glanced around the room. "Where are all the others?" He picked something up from the floor, making Borod and Akees tense up. "I found something fun!" It was a lit stick of dynamite, and Borod's lighter!

"What?!" Bear King's eyes widened in horror.

"No! Idiot!" The Thief Brothers yelled frantically.

"What? Should I drop it? Okay." He threw the dynamite away.

Right into the others, in the elevator. As Borod and Akees panicked, and the Card Pirates stared in shock, the elevator exploded.

Luffy turned to them after watching the smoke billow. "Have you seen my crew?" He asked obliviously.

"You just blew them up!" The brothers shouted.

"I what?!"

Miraculously, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp emerged from the smoke. They were unharmed, if not a little singed; but one of them was not happy. "Luffy!" Usopp seethed. "You're freaking mad!"

"Whatever," Sanji smirked, "It got us out of there."

Zoro swung his stiff arm. "Yep. That's right."

"Oh," Luffy said all too casually, "You're okay."

"No thanks to you!" Usopp yelled.

Suddenly, the Card Pirates charged in to attack, scaring Usopp into climbing up higher, with Skunk One flying after him. "Usopp!" Before Zoro could go to help, Pin Joker started another duel.

Meanwhile Sanji untied Nami and Venus' wrists, and the latter's ankles, then stood in Boo-Jack's way. "Don't touch them, riddle creep! I'll kick you to hell!"

"Oh, I'm shaking in my boots!" Boo-Jack mocked, and laughed at him. "Kick me with those puny feet?"

"Why, you..." Sanji charged in, but a shoe was thrown at his face. "Hey, who did that?!" He was angry, before he realized; it was one of his shoes! He looked up, and saw Usopp standing on the deck of the Going Merry. "Usopp!"

As Skunk One pursued him, the sniper grabbed his trusty slingshot. "Eat this! Egg Star!" He shot an egg in his face, sending him to the deck.

"It stinks!" He flailed about. "It's a bloody rotten egg! I hate stinkers!"

"Says you!" Usopp taunted.

Skunk One jumped to his feet. "I'll get you!"

Usopp panicked when he went to tackle him; he dodged, and quickly threw the three swords down. "Zoro! Catch these!"

Nami and Venus managed to grab them before they could land on the ground. "Yes!" The witch beamed.

"Thanks!"

Pin Joker ran to the girls, but the swordsman blocked his path after retrieving his weapons. "You try to slash one with his back turned?" He smirked.

Meanwhile, Bear King tried to punch Luffy, but he jumped away. "Gum-Gum Gatling!" He launched many punches at top speed, but his opponent was unmoved. "What?"

"It's not working," Borod observed.

Luffy stopped the attack. "My body is made of steel, you know. A wobbly, rubber guy like you doesn't stand a chance."

"Oh, I see," Luffy grinned, "You're right!"

"Don't listen to him!" Borod yelled.

"So, you give up?" Bear King taunted.

"'Course I don't. You can't beat me."

"What?"

By now, Sanji was wearing his covered, protecting shoes, as he tried to light a cigarette. "And what can you do with a pair of shoes? A weakling like you can't protect even the smallest ladybug!"

"You have fire?"

"You'll die on my thorns, and that's that!" Boo-Jack curled into a spiky ball, and rolled up to Sanji, but he kicked him away without a word, sending him flying into the room.

He was stuck into the ceiling, as Borod and Akees watched in awe. Sanji jumped up for another kick. "You wondered..." He sent him to the floor. "What I can do?" He kicked him to a wall, shocking Honey, and continued his barrage.

"He's amazing!" Akees beamed.

"I told you..." Sanji descended down, "You'd regret what you said!" He drove him into the floor with one last kick.

"Yes!" Akees cheered.

With that, Sanji walked away. "Lowly idiot." He tossed his cigarette on his battered opponent.

Meanwhile, Zoro tore the sleeves off his jacket, and whipped his scarf off to tie it around his waist. "Roronoa Zoro, you have my respect," Pin Joker admitted, "You can still stand after my poison darts." He then tied his bandana over his green hair. Now he meant business. "But that is all you can do."

Zoro stuck one sword handle in his mouth, gripping the other two in his hands. "Who cares? I told you you can't get me. I can't afford to lose. There's no way!"

On the ship, Usopp was still being pursued by Skunk One, and despite his efforts, he was kicked to the prow. "It's hopeless! You can't run away! Have you forgotten my stink gas?"

Usopp started to panic. "No, no, no, no, no!"

"Say your prayers!"

"Stop, stop, stop! Nooooo!" Usopp quickly dropped the facade with a confident grin. "Fooled ya! Powder Star!" He launched the bullet, then jumped down in the water to avoid the explosion. He floated up to the surface, catching his breath. "Eat that, you worthless bag of filth!"

In the room, Luffy was still battling Bear King, dodging his punches. "Gum-Gum Whip!" His attack was completely ineffective; it only sent him spinning, before Bear King sent him flying into a wall. "This is actually pretty annoying," He griped.

Akees watched the battle between Zoro and Pin Joker, as the former dodged the latter's sword left and right. "Behind you!" He warned, because the swordsman was getting closer and closer to the vacant elevator shaft.

"You look pained, but one creeps what one sows."

"It's "reaps"!" Venus butted in, gaining his attention. "Learn about idioms, idiot!" After launching an energy ball, which he managed to dodge, and taunting him with akanbe, she started running about to distract him.

"You little punk!"

The swordsman panicked when he started pursuing the young witch, sword swinging dangerously close. "Don't you touch her!" As she ran, Venus tripped over her long skirt, giving Pin Joker an advantage, and ended up backing into a wall, the weapon pointed in her face.

"You're parking up the wrong tree, little girl!"

He went to stab her, but was blocked off. ""Barking"!" Zoro corrected angrily, and threw him away from her, as she quickly crawled to Akees.

That did it. "You insolent! Feather Darts!" The yellow weapons were sent out, but he sent them right back where they came effortlessly.

"Amazing!" Akees beamed.

"Impossible! You shouldn't be able to move from the poison!"

"Sorry to disappoint you. But I can't be defeated here."

"Hm?" He stepped back at Zoro's intimidating look.

"There's a man far away, waiting for me to arrive. I can't be defeated, until I surpass him!"

The two went for the final hit... and Pin Joker was down for the count. "Yeah!" Akees cheered.

"Yes!" Venus joined in simultaneously, as they joyfully hugged each other.

Honey's eyes widened in fear. "No! No way!"

Venus noticed her stripping and making a beeline for the pipe. "Hey! Where're you going, lady?!" As fate would have it... she tripped again. "Damn dress!" She glared down at her long garment.

Luckily, thanks to quick maneuvering, the pipe went straight into a clear glass jar Nami found lying around; Honey went straight in, to her dismay. "And there we go!" She grinned, and screwed the lid tightly on top.

"Ah! Let me out! Let me out!" As the jar thrashed and jumped, Nami grabbed a roll of tape, and quickly went to work in sealing her inside.

"Not a chance!" She refused.

"Alright, Nami!" The witch cheered.

"Should've gotten a shorter gown, Venus," The redhead winked jokingly.

"You're telling me," She retaliated with a smirk. There was a sudden rumble, as Luffy was sent into another wall. "Luffy!" She exclaimed in concern.

"What's with him?" He rubbed his sore head. He tried another Pistol punch, but was thrown to the ceiling.

"Luffy!" Nami yelled fearfully, as he fell back to the floor.

Bear King's fist suddenly began glowing a fiery red, before igniting in flames, sending the captain running. "Melting Fist Special!"

Luffy screamed from the burning pain, before regaining his footing. "Gum-Gum...!" His fist went into Bear King's, only to be roasted. And stuck. "Ow! Ow! What happened?" He tried to pull his hand away, succeeding after Bear King loosened his grip.

"It's time to die, Rubber Boy!"

"Bear King!" Borod shouted. Without another word, he shot the King Cannon in his direction; knocking the patriarch aside, the explosive was sent flying, before going off in the ocean. One of the Card Pirates' ships was nearby, with the subordinates aboard fearful of the sudden explosion.

"Amazing," Nami watched from the glass wall.

"Borod!" Akees exclaimed.

"Yeah, Borod-san!" Venus cheered.

"I won't miss next time," He threatened.

"How dare you fire my cannon?" Bear King whipped out a pistol, and shot directly at him.

"Wait!" Venus shouted.

To Borod's shock and horror, Akees took the bullet for him! He was sent through the glass, flying out of the room. "Akees!" Borod ran to the damage, and found him slumped over a broken pane. "Akees!"

He looked down at him weakly. "Now I'm also a... real man... of the seas." Drifting into unconsciousness, he slipped down from the pane.

"Akees!" Borod made a mad dash, but he flew away with a parachute. "Hang on, Akees!"

Luffy watched, as he floated away. "That idiot took the bullet himself!" Bear King remarked. "So keen on saving others. Petty, pathetic, stupid little kid!"

He noticed Luffy had his head low, and his hands in tight fists. "What did you just say?"

"I said "pathetic, stupid little kid"!"

Venus growled in anger, as Luffy had enough. "I'll have you choke on that!" He grabbed his fiery arm, bearing through the searing pain, and threw him to the throne, resulting in the whole top floor collapsing, and the captive ships, sans Merry, falling.

Now furious, Bear King emerged through the waterfall. "I'll teach you what happens to those who make a fool outta me!" He readjusted the cannon, to Luffy's anger. "King Cannon will eat you! Die!" As he pushed the lever, Luffy grabbed the giant gold bullet, shocking Sanji and Venus, and wrapped his legs around a still-standing pillar, twisting himself up. "What the hell?!"

"Gum-Gum..." He launched himself back, fury in his eyes. "Slingshot!"

The bullet was shot straight at Bear King, as was the cannon, and they were sent down the shaft with the island ratchet. It was followed by an explosion, as noticed by the citizens, and the ratchet toppled down. The minefield started going off every which way.

"What...?" Sanji watched in confusion.

"The island ratchet!"

"The ratchet?" He widened his eyes at Nami.

"S-something's happening!" Usopp exclaimed.

"What?"

"We gotta scram!" Zoro urged.

"Yeah!" Nami agreed.

"Hey, Luffy!" Zoro called, as Venus stayed close.

"Luffy!"

He looked up when his hat was tossed back to him, and he set it on his head. "Oops."

"The ratchet is destroyed," The male scientist concluded, "The whole island will collapse before long. Are you ready?"

"Yes," The citizens responded.

"Akees! Akees!" To Borod's relief, he started to wake up. "Akees... you... are you okay?"

With a weak smile, Akees took a metal plate out of his shirt. It had a small dent, from where the bullet struck. "It hurts a little." He set it down close by.

Borod sighed in relief. "You had me worried."

Akees turned to his left. "Borod... I hear something." They, and the citizens turned to the castle. The Diamond Clock was unharmed, and the arms were turning! It also played a certain song.

"The Diamond Clock..." The male scientist watched alongside his wife.

"It hasn't worked in years," She remarked.

"This melody...!" Borod stood up in surprise.

The Straw Hats made it to the Merry amongst everything. "It's Akees' music box melody," Usopp remarked.

"Wow, it's beautiful," Venus smiled.

Remembering everything, Usopp approached her in concern. Her skirt had some rips in it from being tripped on. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I am," She nodded, "You?"

"Yeah."

She waved her hand in front of her nose. "Is that that guy's gas I smell on you?"

"Oh, yes!" He grinned with pride. "The stinky situation was hopeless, until Captain Usopp jumped in, and saved the day! We battled twice, and both times, he was sent packing!"

"Wow!" Venus lit up, as the others, sans Luffy, rolled their eyes. They made mental notes to tell her the truth later.

Everyone turned to the clock when it suddenly stopped working again. "Huh?" The gear around the top of the island started descending, and all the buildings, including Card Castle crumbled right after. The Merry fell from the tower, the crew holding on for dear life; the citizens urgently evacuated, using parachutes, just as the tower fell completely.

"I feel bad for the people there," Venus frowned sadly, now in casual clothes of skinny jeans and a t-shirt.

"They'll be fine," Zoro assured, "They'll find a new home." By now, everyone was back in their usual garbs.

"Will you be okay?" Luffy asked Borod.

"Yeah. He's got great parents." As he learned earlier, the scientist couple were Akees' parents; when he was an infant, they had sent him to sea when the Card Pirates invaded, so he would be spared the upcoming horrors. "It's best for him to live there. I'm used to being alone. Actually, I'm relieved."

"Huh?" Venus raised an eyebrow.

"He was just getting in my way. And I can have the treasure for myself."

They could tell he was sad, but staying strong. "Can you make it alone?" Nami asked.

"A partner never hurts," Sanji added.

"Lone thieves aren't cool," Usopp remarked.

"Being alone is not fun," Venus pouted.

"I'll find one eventually," Borod assured.

Zoro looked to the ocean, and smirked. "I think you already have."

"That's right, Borod!" He was surprised when Akees eagerly leaped onto his boat.

"Akees!"

"You can't just split! Luckily, I'm smarter than you!"

"But what about your parents?"