" ": You talking

' ': You thinking

* *: Narrator/Voice-off

Your POV:

Vivi: A SEA CAT !!!

Usopp/Chopper: UWAAAUGH !! A SEA MONSTER !!!

Zoro: OUR NEXT MEAL JUST SHOWED UP !!!

Luffy: FOOD !!

Nami: Direction, check... I hope get there soon...

Luffy: FOOOOD !!!

"I'm still baffled on how that fish I caught suddenly disappeared at once... You guys know it wasn't even cooked yet, right ?"

Luffy: NO, it's retreating !! Put the ship in reverse !!

Zoro: You can't do that !!

Sanji: DON'T LET IT GET AWAY ! MAKE SURE YOU KILL IT !!!

Sanji: W... What's wrong, Vivi dear ?!!

Luffy: NOOOO, IT GET AWAY !!

Vivi: You can't eat it ! In Alabasta, sea cats are sacred animals !

Chopper: Wow, there sure are lots of strange things in the ocean.

Usopp: Hahahaha... You're still a k- k- kid if that kind of s- stuff s- scares you... Okay, time for me to tell you about that time I bravely fought with sea monsters on the Calm Belt.

Chopper: With sea monsters ?!!

Usopp: Yeah, the giant kind !!

Luffy: My... My food got away...

Vivi: Don't worry, you'll be able to eat all you want soon.

Luffy: Really ?! What kind of cat will it be this time ?!!

'Must... resist... the puns...'

Nami: Vivi ! The wind and temperature seem to have stabilized.

"Does that mean we've entered Alabasta's climate zone ?"

Zoro: Well, I bet those things behind us are even more proof we're closer to our destination.

Vivi: ALL THOSE SHIPS !! When did they- ?!

"That's actually a good question... How did we not notice them until now ?"

Usopp: Hey, they all have the Baroque Works' sign on them !!

Vivi: All the members are coming together... Those are probably the Billions !

"Serving under the officer agents... There's 200 of them, right ?"

Vivi: And these are different from the bounty hunters on Whiskey Peak, they're on a whole another level !

'Coming from my mind~..."

Usopp: ALL RIGHT... L- Let's shoot them with the cannon now !!!

Luffy: No, it would be faster just to go over and kick their asses ! No wait, I need to eat first !!

"Stop worrying like that, it's not like they're an actual threat to us."

Sanji: Yeah, all is lost if we lose sight of our true objective. After all, there's only 9 of us...

Zoro: Our enemies have plenty of mysteries, so tie them on tight.

Nami: I see. As long as we can see these armband, we don't need to doubt one another.

Sanji: Does he really look like us that much ? When he does his "mane mane fruit" thing...

"Beyond anything you imagine, it's like having your twin showing up all of nowhere."

Usopp: Too bad, you really should have seen it ! We were even dancing

Sanji: I'm not interested in okamas.

"He also perfectly reproduced Nami's body."

Sanji: I'm still not interested in okamas, but why did I miss something like that ?!

Zoro: Now that we know he's among the enemy, we can't allow for any careless individual actions !!

"... So in short, don't let Luffy do things ?"

Zoro: In short, yes.

Chopper: Hey, what should I do ?!

Usopp: Just do what you can, nothing else. Run away from the enemies you can't beat ! Just do your best !

Sanji: You're just telling that to yourself.

Karoo: Quack !!

Chopper: What I can do... Got it !

Nami: We're coming up to the harbor. let's stop in that inlet to the West, we have to hide the ship.

Luffy: Okay ! Whatever happens from now on, this left arm is proof of friendship ! Now, let's go onto dry land !! TO A RESTAURANT !!! Then Alabasta.

All: SHUT UP, YOU IDIOT !!!

"And there goes a great speech."

3rd person POV:

Smoker: That shop's especially noisy... What happened ?

Tashigi: It seems a customer suddenly died in there. Oh, sergeant.

Sergeant: COLONEL SMOKER !! YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE WHO'S HERE IN TOWN !!!

Villager: he appears to have died while conversing with the owner of the shop. He said he was a traveler, so everyone thinks he may have accidentally eaten a "desert strawberry".

Townsfolk: "Desert Strawberry" ?

Desert people: A poisonous spider that looks like a red strawberry. If you unwittingly eat it, you suddenly die a few days later. And not only that, but after a few hours, the body spreads an infectious poison.

(*Angry purple noises*)

Desert people: So nobody has approached him. In the desert, what you don't know can kill you.

Inhabitant-of-the-said-country-we're-currently-in: Look at the arm holding the fork, it's just stuck... They say it's the strength of the poison of the "desert strawberry"...

Corpse: YOHOHO-

*BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP*

Corpse: PWAAH ?!!

Spooked folks: AAAAH !! HE CAME BACK TO LIFE !!!

Resurrected: Wheww... Maaan. Damn... I fell asleep.

Dumbfounded folks: YOU FELL ASLEEP ?!!! IN THE MIDDLE OF A MEAL AND CONVERSATION ?!! AND HE JUST STARTED CHEWING AGAIN !!

Hungry: Jeez, what are you guys so worked up about ?

Worked-up guys: WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT YOU !!!

Unaware: You guys hire comedians or something ?

Chef: No... Well anyways, i'm glad you're okay-

Smoker: So no one died after all ? What a waste of time...

Satiated: Oh, by the way, pops.

Pops: What is it ?

Full: Has these guys come into town ? Wearing a straw hat, and white hair...

Smoker: I guess you don't have a problem with eating in full public. Now what does the commander of the "Whitebeard pirate crew" second fleet want in this country ? Well, Portgas D. Ace ?

Folks: W... WHITEBEARD ?!! ONE OF THE WHITEBEARD PIRATES ?!! I KNEW I'VE SEEN THAT MARK ON HIS BACK BEFORE !! WHY IS HE HERE... ?!!

Ace: I'm on a search for my little brother, and his guardian.

Your POV:

Luffy: RESTAURANT !!!

All: WAIT A MINUTE !!!

Vivi: What should we do ? Trying to find Luffy in a city as large as Nanohana's going to be near-impossible !

Sanji: Don't worry, Vivi. All we have to do is look in the noisiest part of the town, and he'll be there for sure.

Usopp: So true.

Nami: If there's something to worry about, it's the fact that he's completely clueless to the bounty placed on his head. I just wish he'd pay a little more attention to that, especially in a country as large as Alabasta... !

Zoro: Just leave him be. For now, we should go and eat something as well. We can think about all that stuff later. Y/n... let me guess, he's gone too ?

Chopper: He said something about playing cards, I think.

Nami: Cards... ?

Ace: So ? What do you want me to do ?

Smoker: Give yourself up without resisting.

Ace: Sorry, no can do, Smokie.

Luffy: What's that ? I smell something strange... OVER THERE ! A RESTAURANT !!

"It must be around here, i'm sure of it... THERE ! HE'S IN THAT RESTAURANT !!"

Smoker: I'm already on the hunt for another pirate right now, so I don't particularly care about taking your head...

Ace: So just look the other way then.

Smoker: i'm afraid I can't so that. As long as I'm a marine, and you're a pirate, that is... !

Ace: What a dull reason... Well, let's see what you got.

Luffy: WOOHOO !! FINALLY A RESTAURANT ! I'M STARVING !! Gimme some food, mister !

Chef: Umm... You might... want to run for it, kid.

Ace: Damn it, who was that punk ?! Pardon me for introducing during your meal. How dare h- !!

Ace: Lu... HEY, LUF-

Smoker: STRAWHAAAT !!!

Smoker: So you did come to this country after all... CAN'T YOU STOP EATING FOR JUST ONE SECOND ?!!

Smoker: My name's Smoker, a colonel at the navy's HQ.

Luffy: MMN DMM MOG FMM ! (You're that smoke-dude !) WHAM RMM NUU DON EER ?! (What're you doing here ?!)

Smoker: You little piece of s...

Luffy: MNNF NRR GRRB ! (Thanks for the grub)

Smoker: WAAAIT !!

Luffy: MMNN BFFH MNN ! (Dammit, none of my attacks work on that guy !) MNNF DDNNR PFF ! (Just gotta run for it !)

Ace: Ugh ! WAIT UP, LUFFY ! IT'S ME !!

"OUT OF THE WAAAAAAAY !!!"

"Shit... Can't you look where you're going, moron ?!"

Ace: I should be the one saying that !! YOU asshole is the one that ended up ramming into me !!

"You're looking for a fight ?! I don't have time to deal with a shithead like you !!"

Ace: Took the words right out of my mouth ! You're on, dumbass !!

"... ..."

Ace: ... ...

"... I missed you so much pal."

Ace: You too. I still mean what I said tho.

"I figured. How long has it been, 3 years ?"

Ace: Something like that, yeah. Still can't believe Luffy actually accepted someone like you in his crew."

"YOU out of all people say that ? How senile has Whitebeard become to name YOU a fleet commander ?!"

Ace: You're looking for trouble here.

"Try me bitch. It's bad time time."

Ace: ... ... ...

"... ... ..."

Both: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!

"Ohh... Oh boy... I can't remember last time I laughed like that..."

Ace: I do, when we used you as a bait to trick grandpa.

"Fuck you..."

Ace: Gladly, but you first.

"... Sooo... What gives ? What're you here for ?"

Ace: Right now, same as you. I believe Luffy was currently chased by a colonel.

"... OH SH- !"

A/n: You have no idea how happy I was when I stumbled upon colored scans