" ": You talking

' ': You thinking

* *: Narrator/Voice-off

Your POV:

Soldiers: Calling the Royal Palace, calling the Royal Palace ! Please respond... !

Luffy: ... Something's flying up there... Can't see what it is, though. It's too far...

Soldier: Calling the Royal palace ! This is the border guard !!

Guard: This is strange... Why can't we seem to make contact... ?! Is the Dendenmushi ill... ?

Soldier: We have a report to make... ! A number of dangerous individuals from the Fishman district have just been seen entering Fishman Island... !! They did not appear to be going on a mere shopping trip. It could of course be nothing, but...

Hody: Now listen up, men. This day will go down in history... As the day Fishman Island was unified under one vision !! This world is not right until all Fishmen, Merfolk included, are able to see things eye-to-eye... !! Humans are an inferior species who cannot even breathe underwater, they should submit to our authority !! Time and time again, history has taken the wrong path... But now, we're going to set things straight !!

Decken: Bahohohohoh !! Today will be the anniversary of our engagement, Shirahoshiiiiiii !! No need to rush into things, the wedding can wait until... Tomorrow !!

Dosun: And Jinbe's faction, that irritating offshoot from the Sun pirates that always stood in our way, are out of the picture, Dosun !

Zeo: Neptune. Fukaboshi. Ryuuboshi. Mamboshi.

Ikaros: Muhhi !! If we can just take those four out, the rest of the Neptune army is nothing to worry about ! Muhhihhi !

Daruma: KYA !! LET'S TEAR THE FLESH FROM THEIR BONES !! KYAKKYA !!

Hyouzou: You show me what to slice, and I'll slice it... Simple as that... *Hic*

Hody: let's get this started... You all have your assigned locations, so go and conquer them !! TODAY MARKS THE END OF THE RYUUGUU KINGDOM !! WE WILL BE THE NEW RULERS OF THE OCEAN DEPTHS !!

Soldier: S... Somebody... Report... ! She... Got away...

Robin: 'Just as I thought, this is valuable information... There is a Poneglyph in this area... This country holds an important key... To the secrets of the Void century...

Zoro: OH, DON'T YOU GO ACTING LIKE I SLICED 'EM ALL UP BECAUSE I WANTED TO !!

Minister: But it is true ! You battled with vicarious joy ! Any fool could see, you are a born killer !

Zoro: WHADDAYA EXPECT ME TO DO WHEN A BUNCH OF PIRATES COME CHARGING IN WITH SWORDS AT THE READY ?! SERVE 'EM TEA ?!

Minister: Y- Yes, tea would be a good start... Then you could talk things over calmly...

"Pretty sure that option becomes irrelevant when they come at you already swinging with reckless abandon. On another note, Zoro, I would appreciate if you could use the back of your blade next time. We have absolutely no way of knowing the why, how or who about this whole situation now..."

Zoro: And who says I've gotta find out that kinda stuff ?! This is their problem!!

Usopp: Everything is going so wrong...

Brook: Do you think Luffy-san was able to see the mermaid princess ? I would so love to meet her...

Neptune: FORGET ALL THAT !! RELEASE MY BONDS !! RETURN MY SHIRAHOSHI TO ME, YOU FIENDS !!

usopp: Look, why would we kidnap the Mermaid princess ?!

Neptune: STRAW-HAT LUFFY IS THE CULPRIT !!

Brook: Certainly, it is true that Luffy-san and the shark came out of that room... But I saw no sign of anyone resembling a Mermaid princess !

Neptune: NEVERTHELESS, SHE WOULD NEVER LEAVE THE PALACE OF HER OWN ACCORD !! AND BESIDES, SHIRAHOSHI IS AS LARGE AS I ! SHE COULD HARDLY LEAVE WITHOUT ANYONE NOTICING !!

Brook: Ehh ?! The mermaid princess is huge ?! How outrageous !!

Neptune: I KNOW !! PERHAPS THE CULPRIT STUFFED SHIRAHOSHI INSIDE MEGALO'S MOUTH, AND TOOK HER FROM THE CASTLE THAT WAY ?!

Soldiers: Pfffft !! This is hardly the time for such silly jokes, your majesty ! Even if someone were crazy enough to think up such an idea, they would never carry it out !! The very concept is absurd !!

Zoro: ... Hey... You don't think...

"It is an incredibly stupid idea... And that makes it exactly something that would be up Luffy's alley... The most Luffy thing that Luffy would ever Luffy'd..."

Zoro: ... Should we be worried about that, or tell them ?

"For that first one, definitely. That second one... That would be like admitting that he did kidnap her in a way, it'd make things even more complicated than they already are..."

Nami: ... At any rate... ! Our captain would never kidnap anyone !! So cast your suspicions elsewhere, got that ?!

Neptune: NO !! THERE IS NO OTHER EXPLANATION !! IF SHIRAHOSHI DOES NOT RETURN UNHARMED... I WILL NEVER BRING YOU YOUR SHIP OUR CREWMATES !!

Usopp: NO WAAAAY !!

*Ryuuguu Palace entrance: All gates open*

"... I have a distinct chill running down my spine, telling me our situation's just about to get way worse..."

Usopp: What could possibly worse than that ?!

"I ask that myself all the time, and usually, the answer comes around quickly..."

???: This is what you'd call a "Graveyard of ships". Sunken ships are brought here by the flow of the currents. Ironic, isn't it ? That this, of all places, would be blessed with the light of the Suntree Eve, and filled with beautiful coral... Even the fish and whales gather around it. that's the thing about whales, they have a sense for the most plentiful areas of the ocean, and naturally gather there. As for me, I'm living in these parts so I can research this mysterious ocean forest that has grown upon the ocean depths.

Franky: It certainly is hard to believe we're at the bottom of the ocean. Of course, Fishman island is the same way...

???: I'm impressed you managed to obtain wood from the Treasure Tree Adam. And it is a wonderful vessel, worthy of that legendary wood.

Franky: You think so too, huh ?! It's made of the very same materials Tom-san used to make the pirate King's ship ! And the design is my life's finest work !!

???: Hahah... I'd be glad to coat this ship for you. i'll handle it with a "Don" !

Franky: That's a real help ! Uh... Your name was...

Den: The name's Den !

Franky: Right, Den-san. Still, you really don't look much like him, huh... ? I mean, you're a merman... And not even a pufferfish... I thought, since you're Tom-san's brother, there'd be a little more resemblance, you know... ?

Den: Hahahah. That's a very human way of thinking. I know most species that live above the ocean tend to have a heavy resemblance within families. But it's a little different for us. Fishmen and Merfolk carry a long, long memory of their heritage in their genes. So for instance, if an octopus mermaid gives birth to a shark merman, that just means that somewhere way back on their family tree, they had a shark merman as an ancestor. On Fishman island, it's practically impossible to predict what a child will look like just from looking at their parents. So it's a little difficult for us to understand that human instinct that leads you to classify people based on their appearances.

Den: By the way, you wouldn't happen to have... A robot as an ancestor, would you ?

Franky: I'm a human, all right ?

Den: I've heard all about you and Iceberg-kun from those letters, you know.

Franky: Oh, right... Old Lady Kokoro was sending you letters...

Den: So of course, I know all about the incident. My brother lived his life with a "Don" right until the end... And i'm happy to see that he had such a wonderful apprentice, who would come out of his way to let me know how it happened.

Franky: You're making me blush ! ... Hey, by the way, i've been wondering for a while now... Who's that guy sitting over there ?

Den: Oh... That's the boss, Jinbe. Apparently he's waiting for someone. He can't enter the island, of course, since he's a fugitive.

Minister: You fiends... !! How did you make it all the way in here ?! That face... !! Why, you are the deplorable Vander Decken !! Finally you show yourself !! And that man is... !! Hody Jones, from the Fishman District !! What business do you have coming back here ?!

Neptune: Hody... ?! That man is...

Minister: He was once... A skilled warrior in our very own army...

Decken: WELL, WHADDAYA KNOW !! We came in all ready to start a battle... But it looks like someone beat us to it ! Neptune and his troops are all tied up !!

Hody: I'm quite amazed... Whoever is responsible for this, they left us quite a present... ! Could it be a trap ?! This is far too good to be true.

Zoro: The guests just keep coming, don't they... ? This is one lively palace, all right... !

"I have a distinct feeling these guys aren't exactly guests here..."

Soldier: please !! You must at least return us our weapons !

Minister: I see now... You must be in cahoots with these scoundrels ! It was you who granted them passage into the palace !!

Usopp: Look, we wouldn't even be here in the first place if you hadn't invited us !! Now who the heck are those crazy powerful-looking guys ?!

Neptune: VANDER DECKEN !! Now that you have shown your face here, there can be no further doubt !! You are the culprit !! Return my daughter at once !!

Decken: Bahohohoh ! I ain't even married the girl yet ! Don't you think you're getting a little ahead of yourself, pops ?!

Neptune: I AM NOT YOUR "POPS" !! What have you done with Shirahoshi ?! You had better not have harmed a hair on her head !!

Decken: What's this guy blabbering about... ? You tryin' to tell me Shirahoshi's already gone off somewhere... ?

Neptune: Do not play the fool, Decken !! What other explanation is there for her sudden disappearance ?!

Decken: MY BELOVED SHIRAHOSHI... DISAPPEARED ?!

Neptune: SHE IS NO PROPERTY OF YOURS !!

Minister: You majesty !! there is no ned to rise to this disgusting man's provocations...

Hody: Calm yourself, Decken !! Take a look around, the humans you sent flying towards the princess have arrived here in the palace ! At the very least, that means she was still here when you launched the attack !! Besides which, regardless of the truth of these men's words... You have an infallible mean of finding the Princess' whereabouts, do you not ?!

Decken: true enough !! You're a sharp one, Hody my man !! I know it ! Fly, coral !! Fly to my beloved Shirahoshi !!

Decken: It's not heading for the Shell Tower... !!

Zoro: ... I feel like you should be stopping this...

"I feel like Luffy needs to learn not to do stuff like that on his own, and I need to buy him a leash to make sure he stops just wandering away."

Zoro: ... ... I-

"It also applies to you, just so you know. I'll go and give that idiot an earful, you stay here and make sashimi out of these guys."

Zoro: Fine, fine, roger that.

Fishman: Hey, where do you think you're going-

*SPLURCH*

"You're annoying, get that bloody pile out of my way."

Decken: Kuah !! We've been joined by the bonds of love for ten years now !! Nothing short of death could hope to keep us apart !! BAHOHOHOH... I'LL NEVER SURRENDER YOU TO ANOTHER MAN !! I'D SOONER SEE YOU DIE A BLOODY DEATH !! SHIRAHOSHI !!