And so it begins....
One Piece Infinite Adventures
[h=2]Straw Hats Adventures of Sleeping Beauty
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The Pirates of the Briar Rose
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After acquiring a mysterious book, Luffy and his crew were sent into a new world of magic and adventure. No sooner did our intrepid crew arrives, they become embroiled in helping the Princess Aurora, who has been cursed by the evil witch Maleficent. And they soon learn that one of their old enemies, Eneru, is here as well. Questions arise from theses chain of events: How did Eneru come back? Why is he teaming up with Maleficent? And where the heck are they?
Can the Straw Hats break the curse and defeat both the God of Skypiea and the Mistress of all Evil?
Chapter 1: The Uninvited Guests! A New Adventure on that Joyful Day!
“In a faraway land, long ago, lived a king and his fair queen. Many years had they longed for a child and finally their wish was granted. A daughter was born, and they called her Aurora. Yes, they named her after the dawn for she filled their lives with sunshine. Then a great holiday was proclaimed throughout the kingdom, so that all of high or low estate might pay homage to the infant princess. And our story begins on that most joyful day.â€
Somewhere in a lake, not far from King Stefan's castle, there was a spark of flash before a large blue whirling vortex opens up over the lake. The Thousand Sunny literally drops from the vortex and lands right smack in the lake with a massive ker-splash! As the water settles, the crew of the ship began to regain their balance after a huge trip.
Nami: Oh…my head.
Zoro: Is everyone alright?
Franky: Well, aside from this spinning headache, I’m fine.
Luffy: Hey guys, look out there! Check it out!
The crew looks over to the side to see what Luffy was looking at. To their amazement, the Straw Hats see that they were no longer in the ocean, but instead on a lake of a majestic kingdom.
Sanji: What in the world?
Luffy: It’s a giant lake!
Chopper: So cool!
Nami: But how?! How did we get here?
Luffy: Does it matter how? We’re here aren’t we?
Zoro/Sanji/Chopper: Yes it does!
Just then, Chopper notices Usopp passed out on the deck, probably overwhelmed by sudden events that transpired.
Chopper: OH NO! Usopp’s out cold!
Luffy: He’s what!? Quick somebody splash him with water! Wake him up!
Sanji: Right! I’ll splash water on Nami!
Zoro: Moron.
Chopper grabs a bucket of water and splashes it on Usopp, who wakes up in shock from the cold water.
Chopper/Luffy: He’s okay!
Usopp: I am? *notices where they are* DAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! Then where are we?! That’s with this lake?!! What happened?!
Nami: Basically…we’re in another kingdom.
Usopp: No way! Seriously?!
Nami: But how can this be? We were just in the ocean a minute ago.
Robin: Wait a minute!
Sanji: *to Zoro* Did I hear you call me a moron?
Zoro: *to Sanji* I don’t know…did you?
Robin runs down to the deck where the mystery book still laid open, untouched amid the previous commotion. She picks up the book and begins flipping through the pages when Usopp notices what she was doing.
Usopp: Robin!! Don’t touch that book! It’s cursed!!!
Ignoring Usopp’s ranting, Robin continued looking through the book until she found the page she was looking for.
Robin: I knew it!
Nami: Knew what?
Robin: Look at this…
The others gather around Robin as she shows them what she found. It was the page that pretty much started all this.
Brook: What’s so special about that page?
Robin: Take a look at the picture. It matches exactly to where we are now.
The others looked at the picture and then to the scenery. It was there that they made the connection.
The Other Straw Hats: Woah!!!
Franky: Now that’s super trippy!
Nami: How is that even possible?
???: Excuse me! Hello up there!
The crew looks over the side and sees a young man draped in a large brown cloak on a small boat near the ship.
Luffy: Hey! Hi!!
Nami: Who are you? What are you doing here?
Young Man: Just a local bystander. I saw your ship in the lake and I thought I checked to make sure anyone was alright.
Robin: Could you tell us where we are?
Young Man: You’re in the Enchanted Dominion, Milady. You are all glad to be here today.
Nami: Why today?
Young Man: Today is a day of great joy for us all. King Stefan has proclaimed a great holiday in the kingdom for the celebration of the birth of Princess Aurora.
Luffy: A celebration! Really?! Will there be food?
Young Man: But of course! A celebration such as this deserves a feast feat for royalty.
Usopp: What kind of food will be there?
Young Man: There will be roast turkey, mash potatoes, mincemeat pie, and…
Luffy: Will there be meat there?
Young Man: But of course! Meats of all shape and forms and all so mouth-watery delicious you think you’re in Heaven above!
Luffy’s mouth begins to water uncontrollably at the young man’s commentary.
Luffy: That’s settles it, let’s go!!
Nami: Hold up, Luffy! We can’t just waltz into the castle and expect to join the party. They’ll kick us out the minute we walk in.
Young Man: That won't be necessary. The King has declared that all people of high or low estate in the kingdom are invited to pay homage to the infant princess.
Franky: Does that include us?
Young Man: In a sense, yes.
Luffy: Then let’s go!!!
Chopper: Hurray!!
Usopp/Franky: Party Time!!
Nami: You guys… *sigh* Never mind…like they’ll listen to me anyhow.
Robin: So how do we get the castle?
Young Man: Easy. You just follow THEM...
The Young Man points to what he is talking about. The crew looks to the shore and they see what looks like a parade, heading towards the castle.
Chopper: Wow! A parade!
Brook: And there are a lot of them.
Robin: This celebration must be very special for that many people to join.
Young Man: It is. Now if you excuse me, I must join them. Hope to see you there.
And with that, the young man rows back to shore as the crew is overjoyed to their new venture.
Zoro: A celebration huh? Wouldn’t mind going myself.
Robin: This should be an interesting endeavor.
Luffy: Come on, crew. Let's move out!
The Straw Hats soon anchored the Thousand Sunny and went ashore on the Mini-Merry II. Then, as they joined up with the parade, the parade goers started to sing...
THE PARADE (CHOIR):
Joyfully now to our princess we come,
Bringing gifts and all good wishes too
We pledge our loyalty anew
Hail to the princess Aurora!
All of her subjects adore her!
Hail to the King!
Hail to the Queen!
Hail to the princess Aurora!
Health to the princess,
Wealth to the princess,
Long live the princess Aurora!
Hail Aurora!
Hail Aurora!
Health to the princess,
Wealth to the princess,
Long live the princess Aurora!
Hail to the King!
Hail to the Queen!
Hail to the princess Aurora!
“Thus on this great and joyous day did all the kingdom celebrate the long awaited royal birth. And good King Stefan and his Queen made welcome their lifelong friend.â€
As the crew made their way into the Throne Room of the castle, they were amazed by how many people were here, including the decorations of banners and flags. The Throne Room itself was as enormous as anything they had ever seen.
Franky: Wow...this place is so SUPER packed…
Sanji: I agree with you.
Usopp: It is the royal birth of the princess.... I bet this doesn't happen a lot.
Robin: That's right. They’re saying this is the first royal birth in this kingdom.
Luffy: I wonder here the buffet table is?
Nami: Wait a sec, Luffy? We can’t just walk in there causal like.
Luffy: That guy said we could…
Nami: I meant that we can’t walk in dressed as we are. If they see us like this, they’ll know we’re not from around here.
Usopp: Well can’t we just find some clothes to wear?
Nami: Oh sure…like some clothes are just gonna magically appear and…
Suddenly a flash of light envelopes the entire crew, blinding them. The light subsides, the crew notices that their garments have been changed to match the attire fitting of this century. The group takes a moment to examine one another, admiring the costume designs each were given. The more noticeable changes were of Franky and Brook. Franky is decked from head to toe with a suit of armor, so is to not reveal his cyborg appearance. Brook, on the other hand, had a major change. Rather than being a walking skeleton, Brook has been restored to his fleshy human self prior to his death many years ago.
Usopp/Chopper/Luffy: Wow, Brook! You look good!
Robin: So that’s how you looked before you died.
Brook: OHH!!! I’m so happy that I have my old body back that heart’s about to burst…but I have no heart at all. YOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!!!!! SKULL JO—
Chopper: But Brook, you’re human again, so technically you still have a heart.
Brook: Ohh! You’re right….never mind!
Franky: You look awesome? Check me out! This armor makes me look super cool!
Usopp: You were saying, Nami?
Nami: Okay, so somehow our clothes changed…mysteriously. But at least we can move around without drawing attention to…
Luffy: FOOD!!!!!!
Nami looks to see that Luffy has already found the buffet table and in half a second makes a beeline for it. Luffy begins to chow down on the buffet as the others, sans Nami, joins him.
Nami: LUFFY!!! I’m gonna….
Before she could deal any physical punishment onto Luffy’s skull as she pulls out her Clima-Takt, Nami feels a tap on her shoulder. She turns around to see one of the castle guards.
Castle Guard: Excuse me miss. But King Stefan has asked an audience with you.
Nami: The king…an audience…with me?
Castle Guard: Don’t be so nervous, madam. A witch such as yourself should be used to such things.
Nami: Well I wouldn’t say…wait…WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?!
The castle guard winces, expecting some sort of punishment from Nami. Nami had believed the guard was insulting her, which turned out to be a misunderstanding as her surprisingly modest attire resembles that of an actual witch.
Castle Guard: Uhhh…I-I mean no disrespect…Please right this way.
The guard escorts Nami to the other side of the throne room. As she approached the King and Queen, Nami was a tad nervous as to why she was singled out.
Nami: You asked for me, your highness?
King Stefan: Yes, you see my wife noticed you and your associates come in and she wanted to ask you something.
Nami: Really? What’s that?
Queen: Are you a good witch or a bad witch?
Nami: Well…I wouldn’t say if I was good or not but…wha…WHY’D YOU CALLED ME A WITCH?!
King Stefan and the Queen jump back a bit from Nami’s response, back at the buffet table; the other Straw Hats were busy chowing down in their own fashion when Zoro notices Nami with the king and queen.
Zoro: Don’t look now, I but think Nami’s about to give us away.
The others look to see Nami blowing her stack at the royal couple, who were looking a tad frightened right now.
Franky: So much for not drawing any attention.
Robin: There’s a good chance she’ll get us all in trouble if she keeps it up.
Sanji: Yeah, but who’d be crazy enough to…*notices Usopp missing* Hey, where’s Usopp?
Of course, Usopp rushed over the stop Nami’s rant before she got into more trouble for herself and the crew.
Nami: …AND IF YOU CALL ME THAT ONE MORE TIME, I’M GONNA…
Usopp gets there in time and claps Nami’s mouth shut with his hand.
Usopp: Excuse us your majesties, but I need a minute with her to calm her down.
Usopp pulls Nami away, who was kicking and flailing her arms about. King Stefan and the Queen both gave a sigh of relief.
King Stefan: I wonder if all witches behave like her…
Usopp manages to pull her out of ear shot of the royal couple, just as Nami takes his hand off her mouth.
Nami: What did you do that for?!
Usopp: Hey, it was either that or you getting tossed in the dungeon! So why were you yelling anyway?
Nami: These people are calling me a witch! Do I look like a witch to you?!
Usopp: Well, the clothes don’t help in your defense. Besides, they must’ve figured you were one because they think your Clima-Takt is some kind of magic staff.
Nami: But I’m not a witch and it’s not magic…it’s just basic science.
Usopp: Look…you know that. I know that. But they don’t know that because of your attire. Just let me do the talking.
Now reluctant, Nami nods in agreement and they walk back to King Stefan and the Queen.
Usopp: Please forgive Nami’s temperament, your majesties. She gets little irritated when she’s called a witch even though she isn’t.
Nami: HEY!!
King Stefan: Well if she is not a witch, then what is she?
Usopp: Good question, my king… and such a question deserves and good answer. She is Nami; the great Weather Charmer of the East!
King Stefan: A Weather Charmer?
The Queen: A Weather Charmer?
Nami: A Weather Charmer?
Usopp: Yep…A Weather Charmer.
King Stefan: If I may ask…just what is a Weather Charmer?
Usopp: Well my king…Weather Charmer is a person who has power over the weather. She can call upon clouds…she can summon forth the rain…she can even command the very wind itself. My master can cause joy or disaster, with her elemental powers!!!!
Nami: *muttering* don’t oversell it, Usopp.
King Stefan: My, my! That is quite a claim. I don’t suppose she knows any dark magic?
Usopp: Dark Magic? Nah! She’s not into that. She only uses her powers to help people and for entertainment purposes.
Nami: Entertainment?!
Usopp: *to Nami* Shhh!
King Stefan: Well, if she is good as you say…she may present her gift.
Usopp: Gift?
Nami: Gift?
Usopp: Uhh….What gift?
King Stefan: Her gift. She is here to grant a gift to the princess, isn’t she?
Usopp: Ugh…Hold that thought!
Usopp runs back to Nami and whispers something into her ear, cause her to shout…
Nami: WHAT!?!?!
Usopp shushes her and the two began to argue, but quietly enough that no one could hear what they were saying. A few minutes later, the two nods to each other as they both walked back to the king and queen.
Usopp: Your Majesties; I’m afraid Nami does not have any gifts to present. But, with your permission, she would like to perform a show to demonstrate her powers in honor of the princess.
The Queen: Why, that would be wonderful idea. Wouldn’t it, Stefan?
King Stefan: Well, I think so too. At least we can see what a Weather Charmer can do.
Usopp: Excellent choice! *to the audience* Ladies and Gentlemen! Prepare to be amazed! For Nami, the great Weather Charmer of the East will perform feats of her amazing abilities in honor of the princess!
Several of the guests lightly clamped for Usopp’s introduction, though some had no clue who Nami was or what a Weather Charmer was. Nami was just standing there, complete with stage fright, trying to think of what “trick†to use first.
Usopp: *whispers* psst...Nami! Start with “Mirage Tempoâ€.
Nami: Ohh yeah! *clears throat* For my first trick…I will make myself disappear and reappear in a random part of this very room.
Some of the guest murmured to themselves as to what Nami was about to do.
Nami: And now…. *pauses for effect whilst raising her Clima-Takt* Mirage…Tempo!
And with a wave of her Clima-Takt, Nami disappears from sight. The other guests were shocked at the fact that Nami was able to vanish without the aid of any effects to cover the illusion.
Random Guest 1: My stars!
Random Guest 2: She’s vanished!
Random Guest 3: And without any smoke!
King Stefan: Oh my! Where did she go?
Nami: Pretty impressive, huh?
King Stefan and the Queen jumped when they saw Nami standing between them.
Nami: Well, technically all I did was change the air density to create the illusion. It was still good, wasn’t it?
The Queen: It mostly certainly was.
King Stefan: Yes, it was.
It was then that Nami soon noticed the crib and becomes curious to see the young princess.
Nami: *points at the crib* Is it alright if I…
King Stefan: …could see our daughter? But of course.
With that, Nami went over to look at the infant princess. She looked down at the cradle, seeing the young baby, sleeping peacefully and quietly. Although it was hard for her to admit it, Nami was starting to admire the little princess.
Nami: She’s so cute.
King Stefan: Uhh…Miss Nami? Will you continue the performance?
Nami: Ohh…of course, your majesty. *to the audience* Okay folks, the show has just begun!
For the next few minutes or so, Nami wowed the room with her “tricksâ€. These included some of her old techniques such as, Cloudy Tempo, Rain Tempo, the Cool, Heat and Thunder Balls and a small Thunder Tempo (which she used on Usopp). The crowd was eating it up with applaud after applaud.
Nami: And now for the finale! Weather Egg!
Nami swings her Clima-Takt up and a large egg shoots out into the air.
Random Guest: Look! An egg shot out of the witch’s staff!
Nami: STOP CALLING ME THAT!!!
Usopp: Nami!
Nami: Ohh...right! Hatch…Snow-kun!
And on command, the egg hatches, releasing a large storm cloud. Many of the onlookers were amazed yet nervously concerned that what will come out the cloud rather than seeing one indoors.
King Stefan: As I live and breathe…a cloud…inside the castle.
Nami: You haven’t seen anything yet. Watch this!
Nami raises her Clima-Takt up to the cloud.
Nami: Here we go! Snow Breed Tempo!
And on command, the cloud bursts open and snow begins to fall all over the room, much to the amazement of the crowd. Even King Stefan and his queen were greatly impressed by Nami’s “trickâ€.
King Stefan: Bless my soul! Snow…indoors!
Usopp: You see, this is the power of a Weather Charmer at work! The wonder of weather, all at her fingertips!
King Stefan: As fun as this is, we really must be getting on.
Usopp: Oh, of course! *to Nami* Nami, if you would?
Nami: Okay!
Nami points her Clima-Takt at the cloud, a small bubble forms at the tip.
Nami: Gust Sword!
The bubble burst, shooting a gust of pressurized air at the cloud, causing it to disperse. The remaining snow began to melt until it was all gone. Soon the audience began to clap for Nami, who bows back to the audience. After they were done, they moved out of the way to the others at the buffet table. The Announcer reads aloud for the next people as the trumpets were sounded.
Announcer: Their royal highnesses, King Hubert and Prince Phillip.
Then a jolly old king named Hubert appeared with a young lad of six named Phillip. They approached the throne and King Stefan stood up. They embrace each other before prince Phillip walks up and King Stefan pats him on the head.
“Fondly had these monarchs dreamed one day their kingdoms to unite. Thus today would they announce that Phillip, Hubert’s son and heir to Stefan's child would be betrothedâ€
Then the Queen brought Phillip over to the princess, carrying a gift for her.
“And so to her his gift he brought, and looked, unknowing, on his future brideâ€
Then the trumpets were sounded again. And this time, a beam of light shines from the ceiling and touches the Throne Room’s floor. Then three lights started coming down the beam of light. Each one is in different colors. One is pink, second is green, and the third is blue. Then the lights start to take form, turning into what appears to be three fairies.
Announcer: Their most honored and exalted excellences’, the three good fairies: Mistress Flora, Mistress Fauna, and Mistress Merryweather.
Chopper/Luffy/Usopp: Ooh! Fairies!
Sanji: I wonder what they’re here for.
Robin: I heard about this. They must be here to grant the princess three gifts.
Luffy: Gifts?! Really?!
Franky: Uh, do you mind explaining, Robin?
Robin: It’s only in fairy tale, but it’s customary for fairies to grant gifts on special occasions such as a royal birth. These gifts are given to any princesses that are born on a special day. They could be anything from Beauty, Kindness, anything that would benefit a princess.
Luffy: Oh, now I get it…I wonder if they can give the gift of meat?
Nami, upon hearing Luffy’s comment, whacks him upside the head with her Sorcery Clima-Takt.
Nami: WHAT KIND OF GIFT IS THAT?!?!!
The three good fairies then went over to the cradle and looked down at the baby.
Merryweather: Oh, the little darling!
Then they went over to the king and queen and bowed to them.
The Three Good Fairies: Your majesties.
Flora: Each of us the child may bless with a single gift. No more, no less.
Then she went back to the cradle.
Flora: Little princess, my gift shall be the gift of beauty.
Then, with a twirl of her wand, Flora grants her gift to the princess.
CHOIR: One gift, beauty rare
Full of sunshine in her hair
Lips that shame the red red rose
She'll walk with springtime
Wherever she goes
Then it was Mistress Fauna’s turn and she went over to the infant princess.
Fauna: Tiny princess, my gift shall be the gift of song.
Fauna then twirled her wand and grants her gift.
CHOIR: One gift, the gift of song
Melody her whole life long
The nightingale’s her troubadour
Bringing her sweet serenade
To her door
Then finally, it was Merryweather’s turn. She approaches the cradle and looks down at the little princess.
Merryweather: Sweet princess, my gift shall be…
But before she can grant her gift, she was interrupted by a loud gust of wind. The doors of the castle swung open suddenly as more gusts of wind entered. Everyone did not know what is going on. Neither does the King and Queen, or the Straw Hats. Luffy, Zoro and Sanji were ready to face whatever comes at them while the others ducked behind the buffet table. Then lightning crashes and a thunderbolt struck the floor. At first, all went dark. But then green fire and a pillar of lightning then burst from the floor. Slowly, the flames take shape into a woman with black flowing robes, a headdress of dragon horns, pale skin, and carries a staff with a green orb on it. Then a black raven appears out of nowhere and perches on the woman’s staff. The pillar of lightning begins to materialize into a tall, muscular man with loose, orange pants with a black pattern on them, and around his waist there is a blue, flowing sash, holding up a light-blue veil and has strange, long earlobes that stretch all the way to his chest.
Fauna: Why, it's Maleficent!
Merryweather: What does she want here?
Flora: Shhh!
The other Straw Hats, who were hiding behind the buffet table, were observing the situation with nervous looks.
Brook: Who is that woman?
Usopp: Not sure. But I don’t like the looks of her.
Robin: Maleficent… So that’s the evil witch.
Chopper: Evil witch? What are you taking about, Robin?
Robin: In the story of “Sleeping Beautyâ€, there was an evil witch that placed a curse on the princess. But in all versions I’ve read, not once did they ever mention her name.
Nami: Who cares about that?! *points at Eneru* What I what to know is what he’s doing here?!
Brook: Excuse me, Nami but who is that man?
Franky: Yeah that guy’s got some super freaky earlobes.
Usopp: Oh that’s right. You guys weren’t with us back then. Well…
Nami shushes Usopp by covering his mouth as to not make any more noise.
Maleficent: Well, quite a glittering assemblage, King Stefan. Royalty, nobility, the gentry, and…
Maleficent then notices the three good fairies and chuckles.
Maleficent: Oh, how quaint, even the rabble.
Merryweather angrily starts to fly towards Maleficent but is held back by Flora.
King Stefan: *addressing Eneru* And who are you good sir?
Eneru: Who I am I you ask? I am he who commands the thunder! I see and hear all that is before me. My divine will is absolute! To my followers I am known as Lord Eneru, but you…may call me God!
Some of the guests were aghast by Eneru’s introduction and some were quite frightened.
Usopp: Great… I see he’s still thinks he’s god.
Nami: Okay, we’ll be fine as long as they don’t notice…
Nami stops half-way after seeing Zoro, Sanji and Luffy (especially Luffy)…not where they should be and shrieks at where they were heading. As Eneru starts towards the throne, Luffy jumps out and stands right in front of him, blocking his way.
Luffy: Hold it right there, earlobes! You’re not going anywhere near them!
Eneru, upon seeing Luffy, the pirate who defeated him long ago, lets out a frightened scream and stumbles backwards to Maleficent’s side as chills ran down his spine. Zoro and Sanji took their positions in front of the king and queen, protecting them from the dark woman and Eneru.
Eneru: Tsk…it’s you!!!
Maleficent: And who might you be, boy?
Luffy: Monkey D. Luffy and I don’t care who you are! *points at Eneru* I’m more interest with him.
Maleficent looks at Eneru, still in shock at seeing Luffy, but one glance back at her and he regains his composure as he get back up.
Eneru: I’m surprise to see you here of all places, Straw Hat. You appear to get around nowadays.
Luffy: Can’t say the same for you.
Eneru: And I see you’ve brought your friends with you…including the ones behind that table over there.
Eneru lift his right arm and snaps his fingers, creating a small lightning bolt that zaps the Straw Hats hiding behind the table, causing them to jump out of their hiding place.
Luffy: HEY!! Cut that out!!
Eneru: As you can see, my powers are still at peak form.
Luffy: Alright, enough! Start talking! Why are you here?
Maleficent: To answer your question; I really felt quite distressed of not receiving an invitation.
Merryweather: You weren't wanted!
Maleficent: *looking surprised* Not wa...? *chuckles* Oh dear, what an awkward situation. I had hoped it was merely due to some oversight.
Luffy: Her I understand, but that still doesn’t explain what you’re doing here, Eneru.
Eneru: Isn’t it obvious? As a god, I can attend any festivity I wish. I am not bound by mortal restraints to be uninvited just because of some unsent invitation. But seeing how we are not wanted, as you say, we best be on our way.
The duo turns to walk away, with Luffy, Zoro and Sanji still on their guard.
The Queen: And you're not offended, your excellences?
Maleficent: Why no, your majesty.
Eneru: It would take more than some exclusion to this revelry to be considered an insult to us.
Maleficent: And to show we bear no ill will, I, too, shall bestow a gift on the child.
Luffy: Like heck you will!
Zoro and Sanji took their battle stances next to Luffy, ready for a fight.
Sanji: You are not getting anywhere near the baby!
Zoro: You want her! You have to go through us!
Maleficent: What makes you think I will deal with the likes of you?
Eneru: As must I would love to settle an old score with you, but we have more important matters to attend to.
Eneru nods to Maleficent and then she spoke loudly for the crowd to hear.
Maleficent: Listen well, all of you! The princess shall indeed grow in grace and beauty, beloved by all who know her. But, before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday, she shall prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and DIE!
Luffy: What?!
Zoro: Eh?!
Sanji: WHAT?!!?
Nami: WHAAT?!
Usopp/Chopper: DAAHHH!!!
Franky: WHAT!
Brook: EHH!!!
Robin: No!
The Queen: Oh no!
The Queen, in horror, takes the child in her arm from the cradle. Maleficent and Eneru then laughs evilly.
King Stefan: Seize those creatures!
Luffy: Get ‘em!!
Maleficent: Stand back you fools!
Just as the guards and the trio moves in on them, Eneru produces a small black sphere from his hand and tosses it into the air.
Eneru: 10,000 Volt…MANDALA
A thunderbolt shoots out of Eneru’s hand and into the sphere, causing hundreds of lightning bolts to shoot out and strike all over the room. The guests, the guards, the Straw Hats, practically everyone was ducking and dodging the lightning bolts trying not to get zapped.
Zoro and Sanji managed to block some of the bolts aimed at the royal couple, while Luffy leapt into the air to avoid one aimed at him.
Luffy: GUM GUM….
Luffy stretches out his right arm as far back as it could and aims it at Eneru, who motions the black sphere into his direction.
Luffy: …PISTOL!!!!!!!
Luffy lets loose his arm, zooming at high speed, slamming into the black sphere, causing it to crack and release more thunderbolts. The sphere finally breaks into pieces as Luffy’s fist headed straight to its intended target. Unfortunately, the sphere’s shattering created a blinding light, blinding the guards and the Straw Hats. Then Maleficent and Eneru disappears amidst the confusion as they laughed wickedly and her raven flew off, obviously heading back to her lair. When the crew looked again, they were already gone.
Chopper: She’s gone!
Sanji: They disappeared!
Luffy retracts his hand from the ground after it created a small crater where Eneru was standing.
Luffy: I almost had them! Cowards! Come back and fight!
King Stefan: Calm down, young man. I beg of you.
Luffy: But those jerks can’t get away with this…
King Stefan: I understand how you feel about this, my boy. But I ask of you not to do this.
Luffy: But…
Zoro: The king’s right, Luffy. We don’t know how dangerous this Maleficent could be. Far as I know, if we attack her now, it could only make things worse.
Luffy was growling angrily, but he eases his anger after listening to Zoro.
Luffy: You’re right…
Flora: Don't despair, your majesties. Merryweather still has her gift to give.
King Stefan: Then can she undo this fearful curse?
Merryweather: Oh no, sire.
Flora: Maleficent’s powers are far too great.
Fauna: But she can help!
But apparently, Merryweather doesn’t know what to do.
Merryweather: But…
Fauna: Just do your best, dear
Flora: Yes, go on.
Then with a determined look, she takes her wand and grants her gift to the princess.
Merryweather: Sweet princess, if through this wicked witches trick a spindle should your finger prick, a ray of hope there still may be in this, the gift I give at thee. Not in death but just in sleep the fateful prophecy you'll keep, and from this slumber you shall wake when true love's kiss the spell shall break.
CHOIR:
For true love conquers all...
Chapter 2: Introductions in Order. A Plan to lift the Curse begins!
“But King Stefan, still fearful of his daughter's life, did then and there decree that every spinning wheel in the kingdom should on that very day be burnt. So it was done.â€
Throughout the whole day, King Stefan has ordered his soldiers to gather up every spindle in all the villages. By the time night falls, all the spindles were placed into a pile and are now burning into flames. The massive smoke column reaches high into the night sky as the spindles were burned into nothingness. Looking out the window, Flora and Luffy watches the whole thing happen. But they shook their heads in disappointment. How can this help save King Stefan’s daughter. Maleficent will just find another way, and will not rest until his precious daughter is dead. Luffy was having some deep thoughts of his own right now. He wonders why Eneru was here, what were his motives, and why was he teaming up with Maleficent. Without thinking anything else, they went back to the others.
Flora: Silly fiddle faddle!
Fauna: Now, come have a nice cup of tea, dear. I'm sure it'll work out somehow.
Fauna and Merryweather were drinking a cup of warm tea. With a whirl of her wand, a cup appears levitating in mid-air, and Flora takes it.
Merryweather: Well, a bonfire won't stop Maleficent.
Flora: Of course not. But what will?
Luffy: Hey, fairy lady. Maybe we can help.
Flora: Hhm, maybe. But who are you? You and your friends were there at the celebration earlier today.
Luffy: That’s right. I’m Monkey D. Luffy, and this is my crew, the Straw Hat Pirates.
Zoro: The name’s Roronoa Zoro, Swordsman.
Nami: Call me Nami.
Usopp: Usopp’s the name, marksman's my game!
Sanji: Name’s Sanji.
Chopper: My name’s Tony Tony Chopper! But you can just call me Chopper.
Robin: Nico Robin…but my friends call me Robin.
Franky: They call me…Franky, the super cool shipwright!! Oww!
Brook: And you can call me Brook.
Luffy: And if you’re looking to find a way to help end this curse, count us in.
Flora: Alright then. But we need to think of something and soon.
Robin: But we need to know something. Who is this “Maleficent�
Flora: Maleficent is the Mistress of all Evil. She is a dark sorceress, capable of using dark magic in her very twisted will. No one has ever dared to try to challenge her, or they shall perish. She is filled with hatred, desire, and malice. She now lives in solitude at her fortress in the Forbidden Mountains, surrounded by her army of viscous minions.
Sanji: But what kind of evil sorceress are we dealing with here?
Flora: The one that will quickly send you to your doom.
Nami, Usopp, Brook and Chopper gulped in unison.
Nami: I don’t think I like that sound of that.
Usopp: Me neither.
Fauna: But what about this “Eneru†follow, just who is he anyway?
Sanji: Eneru, to a sense, is a deranged psychopath.
Merryweather: Psychopath?
Usopp: It means he’s nuts in the head.
Robin: Eneru thinks of himself as an invincible god - quite literally, because he has the ability to control and become lighting itself. And because if this, he believes that he is a divine and immortal being, with the authority to do, take or destroy whatever he pleases and is capable of doing anything. He holds no regard for other lives except his own, and has no moral qualms about killing thousands.
Flora: Good gracious! How dreadful!
Merryweather: And how he compared to Maleficent?
Zoro: On a scale from one to ten, Eneru is a twenty.
Flora: But we have no time to talk about this. We need to think about the princess.
Sanji: Right. Aurora’s life is now at stake here. There has to be a way to remove this curse.
Fauna: Well, perhaps if we reason with them…
Everyone: Reason?!?!
Merryweather: With Maleficent and Eneru?
Usopp: Are you nuts?! We’re trying to stop both Maleficent and Eneru, and you want us to reason with them?!
Fauna: Well, she can't be all bad.
Flora: Oh, yes, she can.
Franky: Yeah, it’s obvious. Why do you think she was nicknamed “Mistress of all Evil�
Nami: And trust me; Eneru isn’t exactly the type to listen to reason.
Merryweather: Ohhh…I'd like to turn her into a fat ole hoptoad!
Fauna: Now, dear, that isn't a very nice thing to say.
Flora: Besides, we can't. You know our magic doesn't work that way.
Fauna: It can only do good, dear, to bring joy and happiness.
Merryweather: Well, THAT would make me happy.
Flora: But there must be some way…
The crew begins to think of something. That’s when Flora gets an idea.
Flora: There is!
Merryweather: There is?
Fauna: What is it, Flora?
Flora: I'm going to…shh, shh, shh!
Flora suddenly starts shushing them, just when they were about to say something. Then she whispers to them.
Flora: Even walls have ears.
Then she took a moment to look around, making sure no one’s around or eavesdropping. Then she turns back to the others.
Flora: Follow me!
With a wave of her wand, she minimizes herself. The other two fairies did the same and they went into some odd box on the table. The Straw Hats were also minimized and teleported inside the box. Then Flora starts talking to them about her idea.
Flora: I'll turn her into a flower!
Chopper: Maleficent??
Flora: Oh no, dear, the princess!
Fauna: Oh, she'd make a lovely flower.
Franky: We’re going to turn the princess into a flower? What good will that do?
Flora: Don't you see, a flower can't prick its finger.
Merryweather: It hasn't any.
Sanji: I see what you’re getting at. A flower doesn’t have any fingers to prick with, only leaves.
Fauna: That's right.
Flora: She'll be perfectly safe.
Robin: Yeah, but until Maleficent sends a frost.
Flora: Yes, a—
Flora realizes what Robin meant. If she turns Aurora into a flower, it would just leave her as an easy target, and Maleficent would easily disposed her.
Flora: Oh dear.
Fauna: She always ruins your nicest flowers.
Sanji: Yeah, and we all know what happens when ice and flowers mix together.
Flora: You're right. And she'll be expecting us to do something like that.
Merryweather: But what won't she expect? She knows everything.
Fauna: Oh but she doesn't dear. Maleficent doesn't know anything about love, or kindness, or the joy of helping earnest. You know, sometimes I don't think she's really very happy.
Usopp: I don’t think she’s ever that happy at all!
That’s when Flora gets another idea and this time she is really getting excited.
Flora: That's it, of course! It's the only thing she can't understand, and won't expect.
Then she starts pacing around, talking to herself much to the confusion of the Straw Hats and the fairies.
Flora: Oh, oh, now, now ... We have to plan it carefully, let's see, woodcutters cottage, yes, yes, the abandoned one, of course the King and Queen will object, but when we explain it's the only way...
Merryweather: Explain what?
Then Flora turns back to the Straw Hats and the fairies.
Flora: About the family of peasants, raising a foundling child deep in the forest.
Fauna: Oh, that's very nice of them.
Merryweather: Who are they?
Flora: Turn around!
While Merryweather, Fauna and the Straw Hats turn around to face a mirror, Flora changes their outfits to peasant clothes, including herself.
Fauna: Why, it's...us!
Flora: Uh-huh.
Merryweather: You mean, we, us?
Flora: Uh-huh
Fauna: Take care of the baby?
Flora: Why not?
Fauna: Oh, I'd like that!
When Merryweather looks at herself in the mirror, she notices that her clothes are pink. So she changes them to her original color: Blue.
Merryweather: Well, yes, yes, but will we have to feed it?
Fauna: And wash it and dress it and rock it to sleep. Oh I'd love it.
Merryweather: You really think we can?
Flora: If humans can do it, so can we.
Robin: Well actually, nobody said it’ll be that easy, but it’s not hard though to raise a baby together.
Merryweather: And we have our magic to help us.
Fauna: That's right.
Flora: Oh, no, no, no, no, no magic! I'll take those wands right now. Oh, better get rid of those wings, too.
Flora then takes Fauna’s wand and removes her wings.
Merryweather: You mean, live like mortals? For sixteen years?
Merryweather, concerned about the idea she tries to fly away, but Flora shot a spell at her wings, removing them, and Merryweather falls down.
Merryweather: Now, we don't know how. We've never done anything without magic.
Flora: And that's why Maleficent will never suspect.
Flora chases Merryweather around, trying to get her wand.
Merryweather: But who'll wash, and cook?
Flora: Oh, we'll all pitch in.
Fauna: I'll take care of the baby!
Flora: Let me have it, dear.
Flora was still trying to get Merryweather’s wand. Merryweather takes it out and removes Flora’s wings, and Flora grabs the wand.
Luffy: If you’re going to take care of the baby, we’re in.
Nami: Whoa, whoa! Hold on a sec!
Nami pulls Luffy aside away from the group.
Nami: Luffy, you know the princess’s a baby, right?
Luffy: Yeah. So?
Nami: So what I’m saying is… that we have to help them and protect the baby for sixteen years?!
Luffy: And your point?
Nami: My point is that between now until the princess comes of age, we will age 16 years!! I don’t want to wind up an old maid before we find our way back home!
Luffy: Relax…this is just a story. It’s not like we’re gonna stay old forever?
Nami: But, Luffy I…ugh! Never mind…no sense in talking you out of it anyway.
Nami and Luffy return to the group with the former with defeated look on her face.
Luffy: We’re in!
Straw Hats: All right!
Nami: (unenthusiastic) Whoopee…
Flora: Come along now, we must tell their majesties at once.
Then they all exited the box and Flora changes back to her normal size. But she has forgotten about the others who are still small.
Fauna: Flora!
Usopp: You’re forgetting about us!
Noticing that they’re still small, Flora brings them back to their normal size and they leave the room. After a long talk with King Stefan and the Queen, King Stefan agreed to hide their daughter with the fairies and the Straw Hats. An hour later, the plan is now in progress as the Straw Hats and the three good fairies leave the castle with the infant princess.
“So the king and his queen watched with heavy hearts as their most precious possession, their only child, disappeared into the night.â€
In the courtyard, the others open the door, leading out of the castle and out into the forest. Zoro, Sanji, and Luffy went up ahead to make sure the coast is clear. Thanks to their Observation Haki, the trio made sure that there was no one around to see they were being watched. They quickly came back soon enough.
Sanji: Alright, it’s clear!
Zoro: Not a soul is around for miles.
Luffy: Alright, let’s go.
Then with the infant baby, now in safe hands, they left the castle and vanished into the wilderness.
“Many sad and lonely years passed by for King Stefan and his people. But as the time for the princesses sixteenth birthday drew near, the entire kingdom began to rejoice. For everyone knew that as long as Maleficent's domain, the Forbidden Mountains, thundered with her wrath and frustration, her evil prophecy had not yet been fulfilled.â€
Inside Maleficent’s castle, it has been sixteen years since the Straw Hats and the fairies left with the baby and hid themselves in the wilderness. Knowing that the child has vanished, she sent her minions to scour the countryside for any sign of the princess. But throughout the years, no luck has been made for her minions. Even Eneru’s Enforcers, led by Commander Yama, have made no progress in finding the princess. After sixteen years of fruitless searching, Maleficent then became furious. She summons all of the search patrols to her throne room and she was beyond upset…she was downright furious.
Maleficent: It's incredible! Sixteen years and NOT a trace of her! She couldn't have vanished into thin air! Are you sure you searched everywhere?
Yama: Of course we have, Madam. Isn’t that right men?
First Minion: Yeah, yeah, anywhere, we all did...
Second Minion: Yeah, yeah!
Maleficent: But what about the town, the forests, the mountains?
Yama: Well, let’s see. We searched every mountain range surrounding the kingdom, combed every square inch of the forests, looked in every single house in town, and let me see, oh yeah, and checked in all the cradles too.
Maleficent: Cradle?
First Minion: Yeah, yeah, every cradle.
Yama: As per your instructions, madam.
Maleficent: CRADLE?!?
She now realizes what her minions has been looking for in sixteen years, and she was shocked. But she smiles as she turns to her pet raven and lightly pets his beak.
Maleficent: Did you hear that my pet? All these years, they've been looking for a baby.
Then she starts laughing. The minions and enforcers then start laughing along with her. But then, Maleficent abruptly stops laughing and shows her most furious look.
Maleficent: FOOLS!
Yama: Uh oh!
The minions and enforcers then realizes what they have done and then cowered in fear at what she was about to do to them.
Maleficent: IDIOTS! IMBECILES!
Then she releases her full fury onto the search patrols. She starts striking at them by shooting thunderbolts from her staff. Neither the minions nor the enforcers were spared as the thunderbolts zapped them with intense pain, a fitting punishment for their incompetence. Quickly as it happened, her minions and the enforcers ran out of the chamber in all directions, leaving Maleficent and her raven alone. Disappointed, she sits down in her throne.
Maleficent: Oh, they're hopeless. A disgrace to the forces of evil.
Eneru, who was up in the rafters the whole time, witnessing the whole debacle, drops down beside Maleficent’s throne with a somewhat amuse look on his face.
Eneru: To think, all this time your so-called minions have been tracking down a mere child. Must be quite the disappointment for someone of your reputation.
Maleficent: Don’t you criticize me, Eneru! Your so-called enforcers were of no help to me as well!
Eneru: I merely lent their services to you. It’s not my fault they misinterpreted your orders. Besides, you saved me the trouble of punishing them for their incompetence.
Maleficent: Don’t you have this Mantra ability to sense the presence of others? Why have you not used it to locate the princess?
Eneru: I would have done so if I so wished it. But for some reason the magic of this world has diminished the range of my Mantra, limiting it only as far as your domain. Besides, even if I could use it, it’d be a waste of my time as a god and thus, is beneath me.
Maleficent: Ugh…incompetent!
Just then her raven flew over and perches on her hand.
Maleficent: My pet, you are my last hope.
Eneru: Not to sound skeptical, but I highly think that bird of yours can find her.
Maleficent: Ohh? And I don’t suppose you have something better than my pet?
Eneru: As a matter of fact I do…
Eneru raises his hands to the sky and shouts in a loud voice.
Eneru: Appear my priest! Your God commands it!
And as on cue, four figures emerge from the shadows and kneeled before Eneru. The first has long red hair, and large yellow glasses that completely cover his eyes and wears an orange hat that is similar to a capello romano. His whole body is shaped like a giant sphere, which has a line of golden rings on the front. He also carries a large cane striped like a candy cane and he wears a full-body white jumpsuit, with orange gloves and shoes. This is Satori, Priest of the Ordeal of Orbs.
The second is a tall, dark-skinned man. He has a particular hairstyle, with rasta-styled tufts pointing upwards. On his back, there are small white wings and wears a purple jacket with matching pants, gloves and shoes. Under his jacket, he wears a pink shirt, and has a blue tie-like scarf around his neck. He sports a large, white tissue belt around his waist, with a red circle in his center. This is Gedatsu, Priest of the Ordeal of Swamp.
The third resembles a stereotypical aviator from the early 1900s: he has a thin, pointed mustache that splits into two parts; on his head there is an aviator hat decorated with wings, and a pair of goggles on the front. His attire is composed of an orange fur-lined jacket, with brown swollen sleeves decorated by beige spots; loose matching orange pants held up by a belt, fur-lined gloves and boots, and a purple scarf around his neck. He is wielding what appears to be a jousting lance and behind him is a giant bird named Fuza. This is Shura, Priest of the Ordeal of String.
The fourth is a tall, bald, muscular, and bearded man. Like the other priest, he has a pair of small wings sprouting from his back. He's always seen wearing a pair of sunglasses with point-like extensions on both sides. His right arm is covered with tattoos; the one on his wrist, in particular, resembles a bracelet. His attire consists of a dark-green A-shirt, loose grey pants with many pockets and what look like zips under his knees, a long and flowing white sash around his waist, similar to the one worn by his master, and dark leather boots with bandages around the soles. In his left hand is a massive sword with an extra-large hilt. Beside him is a giant dog called Holy. This is Ohm, Priest of the Ordeal of Iron.
Ohm: You summoned us, Lord Eneru?
Eneru: Yes, I have summoned you all because we have an assignment for you. You are to traverse across the winds and throughout the kingdom. Seek out a maiden of sixteen years age, with hair that shines like sunlight and lips that challenge the reddest of roses.
Maleficent: Can we trust you four to fulfill such a task?
Shura: You don’t have to worry about that…
Satori: Our orders are the will of Lord Eneru…
Ohm: Where all others have failed, we shall succeed…
Gedatsu: For even in darkness, we will find her.
The other three looked at Gedatsu and noticed that he has his eyes rolled back into his head…again.
Shura: Gedatsu! You got your eyes rolled back into your head again!
Gedatsu, upon realizing his error, rolls his eyes forward in shock.
Gedatsu: So careless!
Ohm/Satori/Shura: Are you that dense?!
Shura: Honestly Gedatsu, with you dumb habits, it’s no wonder you’re still a priest!
Gedatsu: Nonsense, I never have any habits.
Ohm: Oh really?
Gedatsu: Name one.
Satori: We could name more than 10 habits that you do.
Gedatsu: Like?
Shura: Well the eye thing for starters. Then there’s trying to speak with your lower lip stuck in your mouth…Temporarily forgetting to breathe…
Satori: …Incorrectly crossing your arms…Forgetting to speak when explaining things…Entering a house through the window instead of the door…
Ohm: …and then there’s accidentally aiming your attack at one of our followers…just like last week!
Gedatsu: I said I was sorry!
Satori: After you hit him 15 times...during training too!
Gedatsu: He got in the way!
Ohm/Satori/Shura: THAT’S STILL NO EXCUSE!
Eneru: SILENCE!!!!!!!
Eneru, having grown impatient from the priests’ bickering, slams his staff into the ground causing a massive thunderbolt to strike inches from them. The priest then snapped to attention, as not to incur their master’s wrath any further.
Eneru: You have your orders…now go!
Ohm/Satori/Shura/Gedatsu: Yes, Sir!
And with that, the quartet of priest left the chamber in each’s own fashion. Satori on one of his surprise balls, Shura climbs onto Fuza and flies out of the throne room, Ohm hops on Holy and rides out to the exit, Gedatsu activates the Milky Dials in his shoes and whooshes up into the air.
Maleficent: Are you sure those “priests†can find her?
Eneru: They are my most loyal of followers. They shall not fail.
Suddenly they hear a loud bang and look up. They see it was Gedatsu, who wasn’t looking at where he was going and hit his head on a rafter.
Gedatsu: So careless!
After recovering, Gedatsu limps out the nearby window to join with Satori and Shura. Eneru rubs his forehead in embarrassment at the sight.
Eneru: On second thought…maybe you should send out your bird…as a precaution.
Maleficent: You heard him, my pet…Circle far and wide, search for a maid of sixteen with hair of sunshine gold and lips red as the rose. Go, and do not fail me.
And with that, her raven flies out the castle window and off into the wild to join with the four priests, now searching for the princess.