My Little Pony: Pirates of the New World!
Chapter 21: Arlong's Terrifying Reign of Terror
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"Roronoa Zoro?! That pirate hunter?! Did he come for my head?!" Arlong asked in rage as he held unto his injured fishman friend. "No.. That's not it!! That guy was Zoro!! That guy with the haramaki sash we caught earlier was Zoro!!"
"What?!!" Arlong asks as his body trembles in even more anger as he turns once more to the body of his injured brethren
"Chu!! I finally caught him!! I could've killed him but I thought you'd feel a lot better if you killed him yourself." Chew a smelt-whiting fish-man and an officer of the Arlong Pirates announced as he drags in Usopp who's face is all red and bloody.
"That pipsqueak ain't nearly enough to satisfy my rage right now..." Arlong all red faced and struggling not to destroy his chair exclaimed but having murder in his eyes.
"R... Right?! T... Then why don't you... Just let me go huh?! That uhh... Thing I did earlier was just my way of saying hello!! Everyone in my hometown says hello that way!!" Usopp being terrified for his life all sweaty and trembling in fear answered trying to lie his way once again.
"Chu!! Wait a minute!! What happened here?!" The Smelt Whiting Fish Man asks out as the scenario around him is presented.
"Could it have been Zoro?!" Usopp thought.
"But how did he escape?! Have you considered this line of thought Arlong?!" Kuroobi asked his boss. "Maybe Nami purposefully brought him here so he could try to take your head?!"
"Nami?!" Arlong asks with narrowed eyes.
"Now that you mention it she was acting pretty funny today..." One of the fishman exclaimed.
"Hmmm... Yeah she did dive into the water to save him!!" Another one of the fishman said.
"Betraying people is her specialty after all." Kuroobi finally says with a grunt.
"Alright that's enough!! Don't make conclusions from false premises!! Just what are you trying to say?!!"
"Nami!! So your really..." Usopp tries to comprehend what's happening to the woman when Nami continued. "Eight years ago I swore on this tattoo that I'd be a member of the Arlong Pirates! It won't even be long before I raise up the promised amount so why would I risk all of that by pulling a stupid stunt like this?!"
"That Zoro!! He just had to go and cause more unnecessary trouble!!" Nami thought to herself.
"Of course. My bad. My bad. I apologize for doubting you. Considering you've been nothing but a loyal crewmember for the past 8 years your certainly more than justified to get angry at us. We were a little too rash but we believe you." Arlong says with a sinister grin as he grabs Usopp and proceeds to point a dagger at him. "The ones we need to get rid of right now are Roronoa Zoro and his companion!!"
"W... Wait!! Help!!" Usopp cried out much to the shock of Nami."
"What?! Usopp was taken to Arlong Park?!" Zoro asks a civilian of Coco Village.
"Yeah. I just saw him being taken there..." The man answers much to the frustration of Zoro. "Son of a bitch!! I just missed him!!"
"Yahoo!! Faster!! Faster!! Full speed ahead to Arlong Park!!" Luffy cheered out.
"Oh man... Does that kid ever stop or run out of batteries...?" Gilda asks as she face clawed and sighs.
"Don't count on that happening soon." Twilight and the rest of her friends voice out making the griffon sweat drop.
"The bounty on my head is the highest in all of East Blue at 20 million berries. Considering that its only natural that a well known bounty hunter would come for me." Arlong declares in a menacing manner as he keeps pointing the tip of the dagger in Usopp's neck causing the long nosed guy to tremble in fear and squirm around as he tries to breathe in when Arlong starts to choke him out while sweat keeps gushing down Usopp's forehead to his face like a waterfall. "So where is this Roronoa Zoro hiding?! He's not the most classy guy if he thinks he can sneak in here and cut down my brethren while I'm out!!"
"I... I don't know!! I really have nothing to do with this Zoro guy your talking about!! Please let me go!!"
"Chu!! I'd advice you to stop with the bad lies. Its undeniable that you personally attacked Arlong as well. There's not a chance that we'd let you free." Chew exclaimed as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Alright I admit it!! Me and Zoro are real tight bros!! So you better not lay a single finger on me!! Or else Zoro will come and kill you!!" Usopp said as he tries to act all tough but his entire face gets drenched in sweat.
"Talk about a change in attitude." One of Arlong's crewmembers said with a shrug.
"Oh so you mean to say that Zoro will come if I kill you?" Arlong asks as he points the dagger even closer to Usopp's neck as the boy cried out in utter fear with his sweat splattering everywhere like a garden sprinkler. "W... What?! N... No!! That's not it!! Killing me would be the wrong thing to do!! If you keep me alive Roronoa Zoro should definitely come to save me!! In fact if you don't keep me alive he'll never come!! Hey Nami!! Say something!!"
"What's wrong Nami? Your looking a little troubled no?" Kuroobi asks with a grin while Nami turns to him with a smirk. "It seems like your still doubting me quite a bit!!"
"Its because I know what your like and that's why I'm doubting you!! Your a little too cunning!!" Kuroobi says with a grunt.
"Damn it!! I'm not going to let myself be killed because of some misunderstanding!! Why does everything need to go wrong now of all time?! Just when I'm so close to achieving my goal!!" Nami thought to herself.
"Nami!! I'm really disappointed in you!! You witch!! Luffy, Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and even Spike didn't doubt you for a single second even after they heard you ran away!!" Usopp yelled out to the woman.
"Twilight? Pinkie Pie? Applejack? What is this guy talking about?" One of the fish man asked around.
"I don't know.. It looks like this guy's pirate crew also has those pastel colored ponies on their crew." One of the fish man answered his companion to the side.
"They completely trust you!! Even now!! But to think you've been deceiving them all along without even batting an eye!!" Usopp yelled in an enraged manner.
"Sorry but the only thing is trust is money. Blame their idiocy for being duped." Nami answered back with sass.
"What did you just say?!!!" Usopp questioned as he got so angry that he starts gritting his teeth and grinding unto them harder and harder that he just might broke them when a huge splash was seen from the pool turning the attention of the other members of the Arlong Pirates.
"Yo!! Why is everyone all gathered here?" Hachi says with a wave of his hands as he emerges from the waters. "Nyu!! Arlong your back!! Welcome back!!"
"What's this?!!" Hachi got one look at the scenario in front of him and got so shocked that his eyes popped out from his sockets.
"Its the work of that infamous pirate hunter Zoro. Where were you Hachi? If you would have been here this would never had happened." Arlong exclaimed with a sinister glare.
"Damn right!! Like I would ever let the guy who chopped off my crewmates go scott free!! Why that Zoro!! I'll kill him!!" Hachi said angrily.
"So you don't know anything about where Zoro could have gone to?" Kuroobi inquired.
"Nope! Nothing! The only one I remember meeting was this rather suspicious lone swordsman. Could it have been him?!!" Hachi asks himself out loud as the realization hit him.
"So you did meet him you dumbass!!" Kuroobi, Chew and the rest of the Arlong Pirates roared out in a comedic manner.
"Where did he go?!!" One of the crewmembers from the Arlong Pirates asks out.
"I just gave him a ride to Cocoyashi Village..." Hachi says with a sweatdrop.
"You gave him a ride?!!" Another one of the fish men asks the octopus guy.
"B... But it was only because I thought he was Arlong's guest. That I gave him a ride to Cocoyashi Village so he could meet you. I never thought you'd come back here so soon." Hachi tried to explain.
"Then that means there's no need to rush. Because he's looking for me too!!" Arlong says with a sinister grin.
"Zoro's looking for Arlong?! What's he planning?! He shouldn't have any reason to fight Arlong..." Usopp nervously thought.
"If I let things get any more out of hand than this then I'll really be in trouble!!" Nami thought.
"By the way who's he?" Hachi asks as he points over to Usopp.
"He's Zoro's companion. Even though he's just a human, he thought he could take on us fishman." Arlong explained when Nami looks on with a glare as she suddenly takes out her bo staff and slams Usopp on the cheek causing him to spit up blood much to the surprise of Arlong and the other pirates around.
"Nami!!"~Arlong
"You!! You wanna fight is it?!" Usopp screamed out as he tries to get up.
"Your a nuisance... Its your own fault for going against Arlong..." Nami answers Usopp with a scoff who could only look at him with pure anger and rage. Its my fault that I let you guys follow me this far. But there are certain rules on this island that your all ignorant of. Everything was going without a hitch until you guys got here. I can't let you ruin the business I've been running for the past 8 years. That's why the least I can do is kill you with my own hands."
"Kill? Hahaha don't make me laugh! I may not be the strongest guy out there but there's no way I'd be weak enough to be killed by you!" Usopp declared.
"Oh. Looks like she's become quite the pirate." Arlong says as he scratches his chin with intrigue. "Kill him Nami!!" One of the fishman cheers Nami on.
"It would be best for your own safety to not think of me as me anymore!" Nami exclaimed as she charges towards Usopp.
"Now's my chance!! If I stayed here any longer I would've been killed for sure!!" Usopp thought to himself as he prepares to launch his own attack. "Certain kill Smoke Star!!" Usopp called out as he launches one of his ammo from his pachinko slingshot to the front causing a thick smoke to spread everywhere."
"That bastard!! He used a smoke bomb!!" One of the Arlong Pirates yelled out.
"Surround the place!! Don't let him escape!!" Another one of the fishman shouts to the rest of his comrades.
"I thought you might try something like that!!" Nami exclaimed with a confident smirk as she spots the idle shadow of Usopp.
"All I have to do is escape by water!!" Usopp thought as he was about to go for a dive when he suddenly felt getting hit by a really hard blunt object.
"How typical!!" Nami exclaimed with a narrowed look.
"Shahahaha!! An excellent revenge indeed!!" Arlong laughs out loud as he looks down on the seemingly dead looking body of Usopp.
"That's an Arlong Pirate's Crew Officer for ya!!" Chew cheered out loud to the skies.
"Hmph!!" Kuroobi just grunted at the sight before him.
"Ahhh!! This is bad!! Brother Usopp was killed by Sister Nami!! How can this be?!!" Johnny tried to comprehend what happened as he looks on what happened in Arlong Park nervously sweating more and more not knowing what to do now.
"Wasn't it your dream to die in the sea?" Nami looks down on Usopp with a scoff as she kicks him into the water.
"My apologies for doubting you. You truly are one of us." Kuroobi says with a grin as he starts to walk closer to Nami but she just walks away without even a care. "One of you? Don't lump me together with the likes of you. There's only one reason I joined this crew! And that's to raise 100 million berries and buy Cocoyashi Village from you. Consider me as more of an ally."
"You've betrayed both your fellow villagers and your mother... And so I've always wondered why you who believes in nothing but money would want to buy a crummy little village." Kuroobi exclaimed as he crosses his arms over his chest. "That is until I found this in your room." Kuroobi said as he pulls out a map."
"T... That's my?!!!" Nami looks back with an utter shocked look on her face.
"Hmm? What is it?" Arlong curiously asks.
"Your what? Don't you seem quite flustered." Kuroobi exclaimed with a look of interest. "This is a worn out treasure map! A map of this island without a doubt points specifically at Cocoyashi Village!!"
"Hidden treasure?! A treasure throve?! That's amazing!! Let me see!! Let me see!!" The other fish men in the crew fluttered around Nami to check out the piece of paper.
"Give it back. That's Nami's map." Arlong ordered his crew.
"Don't you dare touch it!! This is my mine!!" Nami angrily grabs the map from Kuroobi. "I've had enough of your stupid suspicions. I really don't care whether you trust me or not but I do care about our promise. You wouldn't just call it off after all these years would you?" Nami asks as she looks at Arlong directly on the eyes trying to see the deception within him.
"Of course not. I would rather die than break a promise involving money. That's just the kind of man that I am!!" Arlong says with a grin.
"As expected. Your a reasonable man Arlong." Nami exclaimed with a knowing smirk as she walks away with that hand of hers and the strange dagger in her hand.
"Such an unpleasant woman..." Kuroobi grunted.
"Shahahahaha!! I'd say that she turned into a fine woman!!" Arlong lets out an evil laugh as he watches the woman walk away.
"I must tell Brother Zoro that she's a witch!!" Johnny nervously cried out from behind the walls of Arlong Park after seeing everything that happened before running off.
"I can see Arlong Park!!" Luffy yelled out excitedly as he saw that their destination was near as the sea cow monster Momoo pulled the boat Luffy, Twilight and her friends are on full speed ahead. "Moo!!!"
"Hey don't get tired now you hippo!!" Luffy chastised.
"I think that it might have something to do with the fact that the creature is still hungry." Sanji exclaimed.
"Ahh you think that we should have fed it more meat?" Luffy curiously asked.
"That's a great idea Luffy!! Bring it more meat!! Give it more meat!!" Spike said.
"You've heard the man!! More meat!! More meat!!" Gilda exclaimed as she turns to the leftovers on their boat to give the sea cow Momoo more food with the help of the other ponies and creatures around them especially the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
"So... This is like saving Equestria again huh Spike...?" Twilight asks with a knowing smile to her surrogate little brother.
"Yeah Twilight... Just like old times... When there's a friendship that needs saving, We're always there to make things right." Spike says back giving the purple alicorn a reassuring pat on the back knowings might get rough soon.
"Hey!! Your swimming the wrong way!! Turn to the left!!" Sanji demanded to the sea cow Momoo.
"Its the building!! This way!!" Luffy called out as he and Sanji starts to tug on the rope.
"Please!! Luffy!! Sanji!! Don't force him on it!!" Fluttershy pleaded to the two men.
"We're gonna crash into the shore!!" Yosaku screamed out in fear as the gang was rushing into the water.
"Oh brother..." Gilda shrugs as she crossed her claws over to her chest as she looks over at Yosaku.
"AHHHH!!!" Luffy, Twilight, Yosaku, Sanji and all of their friends screamed out except for Pinkie Pie who is loving every second of it as the boat flies off into the sky after the Sea Cow Momoo already has enough and snaps the ropes with his mouth to dive underwater.
Luffy, Yosaku, Sanji, Twilight and all of her friends for all intents and purposes finally...
