Day One: Part 1

[Monkey D. Luffy]

"Mm . . nmnnm . . ahhww . . . " Luffy murmured nonsense while his eyelids lazily peeled open, eliciting him to shield both with a bracing palm. Vibrant streams of scintillating moonlight bathed his visage, a stark contrast to the umbral chamber he'd wearily zonked out within. Loud clamors and incessant banters he last recalled were replaced with a whisking breeze and soft clashing of far-off whitecaps, verily bogged by fluttering propellers in the distance.

Following Karl Jak's instructive broadcast, Straw Hat hefted to his sandals, cracking his neck and stretching his limbs. Noting an unfamiliar clink, he began tugging at his nape, fondling a restrictive metallic device. Ack! The free-spirited adventure-seeker had been nabbed and collared!

"Ah well, no choice. Guess I hafta' wear this clunky thing for now," He conceded, surmising the best solution of simply resigning himself to necessary stipulations. Rummaging through a tote bag set upon the ground near his person, stretch dug out an opulence of plentiful rations and supplies. Instinctively, he began unravelling the knapsack of goodies in preparation to indulge.

Free food! Woohooo! . . . wait, only four huh? Ermm, if Sanji were here he'd say to save these . . . Dang it, I'm putting you back, but better believe I'll ruin you later, meat!

Wasting little time, as time was in even shorter supply than sustenance, the rubber pirate began to trek his way toward an as of yet indefinite terminus. Where he advanced was vastly consequential, nevertheless remaining immobile like a sitting duck would herald far worse repercussions.

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An eternity came and went without a single soul in sight along the encircling horizon. Luffy began to ponder whether he was truly abandoned on this seemingly deserted island. Finally, after a lonesome journey, the captain's hankering washed away alongside his dribbling perspiration; he was flooded with elation as a duet of familiar faces melded into view.

"Ooyy! Guuey! Wriggles!" Mugiwara called out to the couplet of wee lasses. Receiving him in kind, Guu and Desco waved him over with flailing stubs and tentacles. As if hasting towards a coffer of golden nuggets, Luffy jaunted over to join the gruesome twosome.

"Hello Straw Hat, I see you survived that secretary's wrath. So now where shou–" The bob-locked princess halted her query as a subtle rustling quivered amidst the proximal brush.

Thwack! Wham! Cunk!

An ensuing exchange of blows commenced, ceasing in a matter of moments with the violet-garbed assailant fleeing with her tail tucked between her legs, scurrying off to lick her wounds with the promise of future confrontation.

"Yeek! Bad girl didn't waste time attacking Desco's friends," The floating mass of feelers quipped, levitating over to close the group circle. Following proper salutations, the triad stipulated whilst cataloging their coveted stockpile of effects.

"Our combined forces should suffice, let's get moving before someone else sweeps by," The pint-sized princess decreed with charmingly monotonous inflection. Placing her nubby hand at the huddle's center, Guu invited her cohorts to mirror the curtsy and harmonize their union via overlapping palms. Sealing their bizarre amalgam as nakama, Luffy flared with invigorating mirth.

"Awright!! Where to next?? Let's go exploring!!"