" ": You talking

' ': You thinking

* *: Narrator/Voice-off

Your POV:

Luffy: So this is Grand Line, the greatest sea in the world... ! FULL SPEED AHEAD !!

*BUOOOOOH !!!*

"Did you hear something just now ?"

Luffy: WHO CARES ! WOOHOO !

Nami: I wouldn't be surprised if that's just some noise from the wind. The terrain here is quite odd after all.

*BUOOHHHHH !!*

Usopp: What's that...

Sanji: Nami ! There's a mountain up ahead !

Nami: A mountain ? That can't be ! Once we pass the twin capes up ahead, we should reach the open sea...

*BUOOHHHHHH !!*

"Hm ?"

Nami: THAT'S NO MOUNTAIN !! IT'S A WHALE !!!

Luffy: WHAT SHOULD WE DO ?! SHOULD WE FIGHT ?!!

"THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN POSSIBLY FIGHT SOMETHING SO BIG !!"

Luffy: BUT IT'S BLOCKING OUR WAY !!

Sanji: we're too close to see anything ! It looks like just a giant wall ! Where are its eyes ?!

Nami: Ah, that's right ! Maybe the whale just hasn't noticed us yet !

Zoro: Well, if we don't do anything soon, we're gonna crash !! There's an open space up left ! Turn portside !!

Usopp: But the rudder's broken !!

"Maybe I can manipulate the helm directly... We gotta do something anyways !!"

Luffy: THAT'S IT ! I'VE GOT A PLAN !!

Nami: What is it, Luffy ?!

Zoro: LEEEFFFT !!

Usopp: TURRNNN LEEEEFFTT !!

"IT... IT'S NO GOOD !! AT THIS RATE, WE'LL CRASH !!"

All minus Luffy: The cannon... ?!

Luffy: Good ! I wonder if the ship stopped now ?

Nami: oh god... I'm definitely dead now...

Luffy: MY SPECIAL SEAT !!!

Whale: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Zoro: N... NOW'S OUR CHANCE ! RUN FOR IT !!!

"What's with this whale ? Did it not even feel that cannonball just now ? Maybe it's just really slow."

Zoro: WHO THE HELL CARES ! LET'S JUST GET OUTTA HERE !!

Whale: BUOOOOHHHH !!

Sanji: AGHHHHH, MY EARS !!

Usopp: ROW ! JUST ROW AS FAST AS YOU CAN !! WE'VE GOT TO GET AWAY FROM THIS THING JUST NOW !!

Nami: Huh ?

Luffy: How dare... You destroy... MY SPECIAL SEAT !!!

All: THAT IDIOT !!!

"It saw us !!"

Luffy: Come at me, you bastard !!

Zoro/Usopp: JUST SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY !!

"LUFFY !!!"

Luffy: AAH ! I'M GONNA FALL ! I AIN'T GONNA DIE HERE !!

Zoro: What do I make of this... ?

Sanji: Yeah, what's your explanation for this... I could've sworn we were swallowed up by a whale, but...

"I can only see one explanation here. We all died and we got reincarnated into another world..."

Zoro: Next time you think of something like that, keep it to yourself.

Nami: Then... What's with that house on that island ?

Zoro: must be an illusion...

"Then what about that ?"

Nami/Usopp: IT'S A GIANT SQUID !!!

Zoro: Seems like there's a person here.

Sanji: let's hope it's a person.

Usopp: B- By the way, where did Luffy go... ?

Nami: I've had enough... I wanna go home...

"A FLOWER !!"

Zoro: A flower ?!

Sanji: wait, no ! It's a person.

Usopp: What's with him... That old man took out that giant squid with one blow !

"Was he just fishing or did he do that to help us ?"

Sanji: SAY SOMETHING !!

Flower-guy: ... ... ...

Usopp: I- I- If it's a fight you want, t- then you've got one !! We have a cannon on our side !!

Flower-guy: ... Don't or someone might end up dead...

Sanji: Oh ? And just who would that be... ?

Flower-guy: Me.

Sanji: YOU ?!!!

Zoro: Now, now, don't get so worked up. Hey, old man, would you mind telling us just who you are, and just where this place exactly is ?

Sanji: That gramps thinks he can make a fool out of me... ?!

Flower-guy: ... It's common courtesy to introduce yourself before asking others questions, you know ?

Zoro: Oh right... Sorry about that.

Crocus: my name is Crocus, the lighthouse keeper of Twin capes. i'm 71 years old, a gemini, and my blood type is AB.

Zoro: NOBODY MINDS IF I KILL HIM, RIGHT ?!!

"Now, now, don't get so worked up."

Crocus: You're wondering where this place is ? You first trespass in my private resort and then start mouthing off with that attitude ?! Does this place look like the stomach of a mouse ?!

Usopp: S... So then we really must've been swallowed by a whale.

Nami: What do we do... ?! I don't wanna be digested !

Crocus: If it's an exit you want, it's right over there.

All: YOU CAN GET OUT OF HERE ?!

Usopp: Why is there an exit inside a whale's stomach ?

Nami: And how is it that a door's floating in the sky ?

"No, wait... if you look carefully, the sky and the clouds... It's all just a painting... the inside of the whale's stomach has been painted over."

Crocus: That's just my way of having a good time.

"JUST WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING IN HERE ANYWAYS ?!!"

Sanji: Now, now, don't get so worked up. we've found an exit so let's just get out of here.

Usopp: WHAT'S THAT ?!

Crocus: So he's started again, has he...

Nami: Look ! that's no island either ! It's a ship ! An iron one at that, too !

Usopp: So then this ocean is actually stomach acid ?! If we stay here any longer than this, our ship will be dissolved ! Hey ! What's going on ! Give us an explanation !

Crocus: This whale, has started bashing its head against red Line again... !

"What ?"

Nami: Now that he mentions it... I remember that whale's forehead was covered in scars ! And it was bellowing up at the sky !

Usopp: What does it all mean ?

Nami: It means it's suffering... !

Whale: BUOOHHHHH !!!!

Usopp: I got it ! He must be trying to kill this whale from the inside ! What a nasty way to kill something... !

Zoro: Well, if the mystery's been solved, let's leave already. We'll be dissolved if we hang around any longer.

Sanji: That's right. I don't have anything against whaling and it's not like we're obligated to save this whale, either. So let's just get out of here.

"Without a rudder ? Good luck with rowing all the way with all those waves..."

Luffy: WHA ?!! WHAT'S GOING ON ?! AAGHHHHH !!

???1: Alright, we've successfully managed to infiltrate this far inside ! Listen up, Miss Wednesday. Beyond that door is the whale's stomach, and that old man is probably inside as well. Our mission is to eliminate that geezer... ! This is all for this whale !

Wednesday: Yes, Mr.9. This whale is vital to our town, after all.

Sanji: hey, if this whale keeps on rampaging like this, it's going to be hard to even reach the exit !

"Well, if we don't hurry, our lives and Luffy's will be in danger. he's not inside with us. I saw him escape outside the whale's mouth."

Usopp: AH !! That old man jumped in !! What's he trying to do ?! he's gonna get himself dissolved !

"He's swimming towards the exit. We should hurry up and make our way to the exit before the whale gets anymore violent.

Zoro: Woa !! we've got no choice but to row !

9: Ok, miss Wednesday. On the count of 3-2-1-baby, I'm opening the door. So don't lose your focus !

Wednesday: Roger, Mr.9. ready when you are.

Luffy: AGHHHH ! I CAN'T STOP, I CAN'T STOP ! PLEASE STOP ME !!

Wednesday: W- Who's that, Mr.9 ?!

9: I have no idea, Miss Wednesday !

Luffy: AGHHHHHHN !!!

9/Wednesday: AGHHHHHH !!

9: Oh no, Miss Wednesday ! Below us is a sea of stomach acid !!

Wednesday: NOOOOOOOOO !!!

"L- Luffy... ?!"

Luffy: Guys ! You're alright !! Well in any case, just help me out !!

Zoro: There are two other weirdos aside from Luffy... !

Usopp: Hey ! That old man's running away !

Sanji: Forget about him. Saving Luffy comes first.

Whale: Buoohhh...

Nami: the whale seems to have calmed down...

"Well, just who exactly are you guys... ?"

Wednesday: 'M... Mr.9, these people are pirates.'

9: 'Y- yes I know. But they seem understanding enough.'

Crocus: I WON'T LET YOU LAY EVEN A SINGLE FINGER ON LABOON, FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE !!

Luffy: Who's that old man ?

Usopp: Oh, he's back...

Wednesday: Fufufu... Oh... But we're inside the whale now...

9: It'll be only too easy, TO BLAST A HOLE IN ITS STOMA-

"No."

9/Wednesday: GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH !!!

"When two weirdos enter a whale's stomach with bazookas, getting suspicious would be a normal reaction. Luffy ?"

Luffy: I'm not sure what's going on but I'll knock these guys out for now !

Crocus: this whale is an island whale. Found normally in West Blue. It's the largest species of whale in the world. This one's name is Laboon. And these two are rogues from a nearby town... Their goal is to hunt Laboon, because the meat from Laboon can feed their town for 2-3 years But I won't allow that ! As for why Laboon keeps on bashing his head against red Line, and bellows while facing Reverse Mountain... there's a reason for that too.

Crocus: Long ago, while I was minding my business as a lighthouse keeper, a certain group of friendly pirates came down Reverse Mountain. And following their ship was a little baby whale. That whale was Laboon. It seems that Laboon had accompanied their journey in West Blue, but fearing that Grand Line was too dangerous, they left him behind or so they thought. Normally, island whales are known to swim together in pods, but to Laboon, those pirates were his pod members. Their ship was damaged when they arrived so they stayed here for several months to fix it. I became quite good friends with them during their stay. And so, on the day of their departure, their captain asked me, "Could you please take care of Laboon for 2-3 years ? Once we've sailed around the world, we'll come back for him no matter what.". Understanding their intent, Laboon patiently waited for them here.

Nami: So that's why he keeps on bellowing even today... And bashing himself against red Line...

Crocus: That's right... It's been over 50 years since then... he still believes his friends will come back...