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Guest Review answers :-D

Door to Nowhere

Yes, if the supervillains allied with the Straw Hats do not go to the Grand Line, most likely most of them will stick together. Although do note that Cheetah and Clayface's dreams include returning to civilian life. As for who would lead, well, at the moment likely Volcana, but the others have their own character development to go through.

Did not end up do that Omake idea, but curious as to what you think of these :-)

What would you suggest for Condiment King?

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doraemax

Yes, Harley has definitely latched onto Luffy and Co. :-) Although her becoming a powerhouse like Nami would take a lot more work, because she lacks Nami's natural potential for growth due to not being from the One Piece world. As for Harley vs. Joker . . . wait and see how things play out.

At the very least, Joker is intending to become a real powerhouse, and he is surprisingly and scarily intelligent when he wants to be. But yes, fortunately nobody fully understands yet what the Straw Hats are truly capable of.

Zoro's adventures will be next chapter. As for the public opinion on the Straw Hats, there will be a newspaper article related to them next chapter.

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Zorosavage21

Aresia and Co. will indeed be encountering the Straw Hats in the future. Although if Aresia gets any major changes in her perspective about men, it will likely not be by Luffy, inly because I do not want to repeat the Hancock angle.

Ah, but for Zoro's blade you are assuming they came to Earth after he got Enma ;-)

By this point in the DCAU, Freeze's wife was already cured. Alas she also went off to marry somebody else, hence why he embraced nihilism.

I confess, the image of Zoro massacring the world's most elite assassins with solely a tiny dagger, maybe a pocketknife, would indeed be entertaining :-P

The issue of Haki will be addressed in the next few chapters.

For Annie from the Batman Adventures episode "Growing Pains," I will merely say that eventually the events of that show will be addressed. I feel that was a pretty major point for Clayface's character, which will need to be addressed for any proper development.

While I admit it would be cool to have Galatea as a training partner for Zoro, and something I certainly had not thought of, if I take her away from Cadmus, then basically they have no muscle whatsoever, and no fighting chance against either the League or pirates.

Thing for Killer Croc in the DCAU, is that he has been given the genuine chance to find acceptance several times, and rejected it out of greed. For the non-DCAU versions, it would probably work though.

Zoro/Maxima… Huh, will have to think on that. But yes, if Lobo got away from her, and she visited Earth again… Hmm…

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Guestinator

What I was intending with Flash's comment about Luthor was more in the lines of how they cannot just let him return to his company with the understanding he would solely use his business for humanitarian projects. He has to pay his time. But yes, the irony of the superhero genre is how many crimes they regularly break in turn. Here is the latest chapter, and I hope it was worth the wait! Looking forward to hearing your newest thoughts! :-D

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Guest (please choose a name/nickname next time)

LOL like that for Hippolyta playing the politician on how they have never had a prisoner escape, and Aresia was kidnapped which is different :-P But while the Amazons are indeed not entirely responsible for her escape, Aresia rightfully should have gone to the Hague for her massive crimes until the Amazons intervened with some solemn vows. They still lost a lot of credibility here, including the chance to take custody again; especially since Aresia was free again in a mere matter of weeks.

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FishInTheBox

No worries, and the Royal Flush Gang come up next chapter ;-)

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Jonas

Waller will not be making any bold moves just yet at least. Introduced her now as part of showing how Cadmus is developing in regards to these changes.

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Evil Reviewer

Funny you should keep mentioning Crocodile . . .

Whoops, you are correct! Magellan would have been a far better example for Luffy to make on 'not being able to touch'! Personally I tend to repress that part of the story, and I figure Luffy does too, hence why it did not come right to mind for him. That is my story and I am sticking to it! :-P

. . . "Deckhands" is a much better idea for a temporary title for the supervillains allied with the SHP, and have yet to decide if they will be coming along or not, is indeed a much better idea than what I originally planned! Thanks! Will introduce it next chapter! :-D

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Alexis

Glad to hear I am dipping into the philosophy nicely! Sorry for the waits, but alas got other stories to do, and a lot going on in real life.

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H-L

You are correct that the Straw Hats cannot be held responsible truly for what they did in Gotham, but they are still the ones who sparked it off. Also I did it short like that to save us a long and complicated investigation :-P

Yes, the heroes are noble and well-meaning, but missing the self-reflection to realize the double-standards they are also operating, and the thin ice they are treading on . . .

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Joseph

You are probably the first to note that Zoro does not have Enma, but then wonder how he can get something equivalent :-P As for Luffy, he is trying to learn advanced Armament Haki the old-fashioned way.

Annie and her relationship with Clayface, will be addressed in the future, as I feel it would have to be an important of any development for the latter.

Eh, I will probably change "Raftel" to "Laugh Tale" during my regular editing sessions, but not going to go out of my way for it. I admit I find the shift rather strange.

I do have plans for another base, but it will take a good while.

Hmm, interesting idea for Franky working on electromagnets more…

No plans just yet for Chopper to get a new transformation any time soon.

Zoro really does seem to suffer from a lack of good fights :-(

Magic will be covered in the next few chapters.

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Pacers

That is true that there are many powerful members of the Justice League, except in the DCAU their powers were scaled back more in compared to the comics. That was one of the various reasons why I chose this universe over others.

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Guest (please choose a name/nickname next time)

Aresia and Co. will indeed be encountering the Straw Hats in the future. Although if Aresia gets any major changes in her perspective about men, it will likely not be by Luffy, inly because I do not want to repeat the Hancock angle.

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Guy Requesting Skull Jokes

Great to hear how well Joker's character change is doing.

More skull jokes to come! Yes, been a dearth of them for some weird reason.

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Guest (please choose a name/nickname next time)

If Joker ate a Smile Fruit, he would still be unable to smile because Sanji forcefully re-arranged his facial muscles.

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Guest (please choose a name/nickname next time)

LOL good point about the Harley Quinn show. Although as King Shark and Dr. Psycho are not part of the DCAU, they will not be joining up. And frankly, even if they were, I would still not be having Dr. Psycho along :-P

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For Amazo, I will merely say he is a very popular request…

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Guest (please choose a name/nickname next time)

Luffy has not really faced anybody yet to make using Conqueror's Haki worthwhile. Also, one of the few versions of subtly he has, seems to revolve around keeping trump cards up his sleeve . . .

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Guest (please choose a name/nickname next time)

LOL glad to hear how Pirate Harley cures your depression!

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TheSuggestionGuy

Long reviews are appreciated, and yes keeping my hands washed :-)

Interesting points about Ace's powers not affecting the Straw Hats, but she was also able to take down Superman who is an alien, and has incredible willpower of his own. As for insanity, she also drove the Joker even madder to the point he was catatonic, so even Straw Hat insanity might not suffice I fear. Next chapter you will finally get to see what I have planned though :-)

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Guest (please choose a name/nickname next time)

I will merely say that the Straw Hats vs. the Justice Lords is a very popular request

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Guest (please choose a name/nickname next time)

Luffy is going to be holding onto his Conqueror's Haki until just the right moment . . .

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Guest (please choose a name/nickname next time)

Well, as the 'dealer,' I should probably not feel too bad about how addicted you are to my story :-P Here is your next cut, nice and prompt though :-)

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Chapter 17: Omakes 1

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Remember, Omake chapters are written by some of my wonderful readers, as well as a few of my own contributions. I wish to emphasize though, that with the exception of "Reality Check" by scl04 , these are not 'canon' for this story. That said, I may indeed use some of their ideas from here.

Also a warning that some of these contain some minor spoilers for upcoming episodes of the DCAU's own canon.

But most of all, a big round of applause for these writers! :-D

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"Super Powers," by Drag0n5on

A loud noise booms in the room.

It sounds like thunder.

The words accompanying the noise are unrecognizable.

Moving closer.

… …. ... ….. wers~.

Closer.

It's music. A guitar? Piano?

More.

Finally, the source of the voice is clear.

A TV.

It doesn't look like it's even turned on.

Yet, a harmony of voices emits from it, singing.

"Yes! We've got Super Powers~"

The screen lights up, and it shows the Justice League –including Aquaman and Shining Knight– on one side and the Straw Hats on the other before they all leap into the air.
Yes! We've got Super Powers Yes! We've got Super Powers Yes! We've got Super Powers!

One member from each side cross each other before ending with a grinning Luffy and a smiling Superman.

kimi no yume wa monsutaa kyuu de

The title 'Justice' appears with the Straw Hat Jolly Roger behind it. Suddenly the Skull opens its mouth and eats the title.

mune no ori bukkowashite wa tobikomu yo Go to Hell to kaitai paradaisu

Luffy is running forward before being joined by the rest of the crew as they all jump in the air in excitement.

itsu date Dangerous! Dangerous! We Like it!

The Justice League look out from the Watchtower with determined looks, as silhouettes of other heroes begin appearing around them.

Serious! Serious! Oh!

Luffy and Superman are back to back both with serious expressions.

kizu darake ni natta yume wa itsuka

The Guardian of Oa are shown before a giant green whale overtakes them as it flies through the air

daijina takaramono ni narusa

Luffy sees the giant green whale approaching him. He reaches out and touches its snout.

fushigina koufun ga

Harley and Ivy work together as they take on Copperhead and Scarecrow

nakama o tsunagu

Volcana sends out a blast of fire that collides with an ice beam from Killer Frost

kenmei ni ikiru koto

Clayface fires spikes of clay, covering Cheetah as she rushes at Star Sapphire

boken to yobou ka

Parasite attempts to take Maureen's power but he's pushed back by an angry Grundy

Yes! We've got Super Powers~!

Parasite and Grundy charge at each other clasp hands as they try to overpower one another.

saikou no yume shinji au

Superboy rushes forward destroying every robot in his way as he tries to get to Lex and Joker.

raibaru to no kizuna

The teen gets hit from multiple sides by missiles.

shippai mo myouni chaamingu

When the smoke clears he's revealed to be ok as a young boy stands in front of him. The boy smiles and holds up his hand.

Yes! We've got Super Powers~!

Lighting strikes the boy and in his place is Captain Marvel looking ready to fight.

ai ga namida to mazaru hoshi ni

Harley cradles in on herself as a silhouette of Joker can be seen glaring at her.

sotto mirai wa asa o hakobi

And explosion reveals the Justice League as they escape the prison the Justice Lords had them in.

orokade itoshii bokutachi no sekai

Maureen is being consumed in darkness from all sides before she screams out creating a giant blizzard.

terasu yo

Amanda Waller can be seen reaching out to take hold of the young girl

tatakae! saikyou no teki wa jibun sa

Maureen looks up to see Luffy holding a hand out to her. She reaches out as she shifts to see Volcana and all of the other villains with Luffy too

eien ni...

Luffy takes the hand in his own and pulls them towards him.

fushigina koofun ga

Zoro and Sanji double team Lord Manhunter

nakama o tsunagu

Lord Lantern creates a giant construct that Franky and Chopper attempt to hold back in a contest of strength.

kenmei ni

Robin works with Nami as they take on Lady Wonder Woman

ikiru koto

Mace and Sword clash as Lady Hawkgirl and Brook collide in a brilliant explosion of Lighting and Ice

bouken to yobou ka

Lord Batman stares down Usopp who begins crying at his terrible luck.

Yes! We've got Super Powers~!

Lord Aquaman and Jinbe rush at each other under water causing the water to explode from their collision.

saikou no yume shinji au

Luffy and Lord Superman continue fighting as Luffy uses Gear Four Snakeman to fight.

raibaru to no kizuna

Lord Superman catches one of Luffy's hits and slams him into the ground, but Luffy kicks him in the face, sending him flying.

shippai mo myouni chaamingu

Lord Superman and Luffy glare at each other before taking their respective stances and leap towards each other

Yes! We've got Super Powers~!

The two's fist collides creating colossal shockwave destroying near them.

Yes! We've got Super Powers Yes! We've got Super Powers~!

The Earth exploding

Yes! We've got Super Powers Yes! We've got Super Powers~!

BVC: I was tempted to cry from joy when I first saw this. Although to clarify, no, Superboy is not in the DCAU, but the author wanted him here, and I love his 'Young Justice' version too much to say no.

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"The True Joker," by BlackWizard71

Doflamingo Donquixote could only grin madly despite being tied down with chains, even if they were no longer made with sea-prism stone. Those had become unnecessary. Apparently, they didn't even want a former world noble dead, just gone.

Of course, there were actual practical applications to this, as the world government knew well the secrets of the dead could be ripped right out with the shadow-shadow fruit. Leaving behind a corpse and burying, or even burning someone to ashes and scattering them, was akin to leaving behind a lockbox containing a 'how to take over the world guide,' and that was unacceptable.

Yet the World Nobles, usually implacable in their security, were surprisingly paranoid of the traitor's fate; after all, they all knew what he was capable of surviving. If they didn't leave a corpse, then there would be the endless questions by certain officials, including if he actually escaped. He did not expect them to have an answer to this paradox, he thought the solution was just a metaphor.

Yet apparently there was a patch of sea where anything that sails across it just disappears from reality, literally never to be seen again, erased from existence completely and utterly. Obviously it was in the New World of course.

(Where else would a place like that even exist?)

The Heavenly Demon heard that nitwit who appeared to be an errand boy for CP-0 ranting about the place. Going on about how it is what had ensured there would never again be a Pirate King. The purple-haired idiot lackey was promptly hit by Lucci, apparently breaking his spine for the third time (which seemed to be the whole reason they kept him around), yet Doflamingo immediately understood; the Celestial Dragons had drifted one of the four Road Poneglyphs through here. In fact, who knew what else had been made to disappear through this patch of sea, as they were about to do to him?

His laughter grew mad, and he didn't even fight it as he drifted towards his fate, on a raft. He laughed until his throat grew hoarse, and laughed some more.

He laughed when he found himself on a different sea, one far too calm, where he had all the time he needed to unchain himself.

He laughed when he found the ironclad merchant ship, and easily snuck aboard.

He laughed when he found what kind of place he was "sent" to.

He laughed when he found out about those ridiculous costumed weaklings calling themselves "heroes."

Yet all of this was nothing compared to his laughter when he heard two words he never thought he would ever hear again.

'Straw Hat'

Who knew! If you wish hard enough, dreams do come true.

Fuffuffuffuffu.

BVC: That the 4th Road Poneglyph is on Earth may or may not come up . . .

!JUSTICE OMAKE!

"Can't be the Pirate King Alone," by lincoln time

Zoro is Luffy's right hand. He fights Luffy's enemies in front

Sanji is Luffy's left hand. He protects Luffy's allies behind

Usopp is Luffy's eyes. He watches what Luffy can't see

Nami is Luffy's feet. She guides Luffy wherever he wants

Chopper is Luffy's shoulders. He carries Luffy's burdens after the battle

Robin is Luffy's arms. She reaches towards whatever Luffy desires

Franky is Luffy's legs. He provides Luffy a path anywhere

Brook is Luffy's front. He stands for Luffy to take any blow

Jimbe is Luffy's back. He covers Luffy in any situation

!JUSTICE OMAKE!

"We Are Hope, version #1" by Drag0n5on

Everything is black.

Black like an abyss.

A crack appears. A tiny, crack of light.

Kimi e no omoi ga takanatte

The darkness vanishes when Grundy slams through it with Clayface jumping over him immobilizing multiple Cadmus agents that Grundy backhands

Kagiri naki chikara umareru

Ivy sends out giant vines, two of which are being ridden by Harley and Cheetah, who attack actual Cadmus soldiers shooting at them.

Motomeru naraba doko made mo

With a roar Volcana sends out a massive torrent of flames consuming everything in its path, lighting up the whole area and dispelling the last of the darkness.

Kawaranu kizuna furikazasou

The Straw Hats leap out of the fire, the Straw Hat Jolly Roger behind them as they charge forward, focusing on their hands reaching out.

We are hope

Permafrost smiles before fading away.

Kimi to honki de kokoro butsukeatta yorokobi mo

Luffy cheers as his crew bustles about their hideout causing chaos around them. Laughing, eating, playing games.

Waraikorogete namida kawakashita setsuna sa mo

Tsunagi awasete kaze no naka

Maureen runs into Allie Langford, who instantly hits it off with her.

Hatameteiru yo takaku takaku

Suddenly shadows surround Allie and consume her before being replaced with Amanda Waller's face.

Why sagasu koto wo akirameta no

Why hitori tatakai tsuzukeru no

Nee donna mirai kakugo shita no

A hand lands on Maureens shoulder, and she turns to see Static along with Gear standing next to her.

Yume wa mou te ni shita no

She smiles at their appearance before the three look forward and charge into Cadmus.

Kimi e no omoi ga takanatte

Hawkgirl dodges an attack from Killer Frost, while Flash crosses paths with Reverse Flash, exchanging blows ending in a highspeed cross counter.

Kagiri naki chikara umareru

Martian Manhunter allows an attack from Grodd to pass through him, while Green Lantern and Sinestro clash in an explosion of green and yellow energy.

Motomeru naraba doko made mo

Wonder Woman wrestles with Giganta, while Black Manta deflects a torrent of water from Aquaman.

Kawaranu kizuna

Batman stands back to back with Shining Knight as the two face off against an army of Toyman's creations.

Furikazasou we are hope

Above them all Captain Marvel and Superman battle each other, fists creating shockwaves.

Aoku hiroi sekai no hate ni

Permafrost stands alongside Static as they try to fight off Amazo to no avail.

Kimi to mezashitai basho ga aru

Nails joins them as the teens stand against the unstoppable robot.

Susumiyuku kouro nara

Amazo sends out powerful blasts of lightning, but something intercepts the attack.

Tooi mukashi

Permafrost looks up and a wide, happy smile spreads across her face.

Mou kimeteita

Luffy stands in front of the teens glaring at Amazo. His eyes are black holes promising …

Mada todokanai kimi no koe ga

Luffy continues glaring at Amazo who returns the stare with a blank expression until his eyes glow.

Muryoku na mune wo oshitsubusu

Without hesitation the two disappear and clash all over the battlefield.

Boku wa kimi wo motometeiru kara

The two appear evenly matched as they jump away from each other.

Hikari sashikomu asa wo

Steam emits form Luffy as he enters Fourth Gear, while multiple Hero symbols appear all over Amazo's body.

Shinjiteiyou

The two charge at each other and match fists, creating an explosion from the collision.

Me wo tojite mimi wo sumashite

Franky and Kung-Fu Point Chopper rampage across the area, punching everyone in their way while Usopp provides cover fire.

Sagashi dasou kimi no kotae wo

Zoro, and Brook cut down every soldier they come across before moving on, allowing Nami to electrocute the rest.

Michi wa kanarazu tsuzuiteiru yo

Sanji and Jinbe do a combination move of water and fire, creating an explosion of steam that Robin swats the blind enemies with a giant hand.

Mada mita koto no nai umi e We are hope

Static does an aerial attack shocking the Cadmus soldiers, while Permafrost leads the prisoners to freedom

Aoku hiroi sekai no hate ni

The Straw Hats stand by the sea as they look into the sky.

Kimi to kaeru beki basho ga aru

Above the clouds the Justice League fly across the planet.

Bokutachi wa eien ni

The screen splits as it shows members form each side one by one.

Tooi mukashi

It stops on Luffy and Superman who look forward and smile.

Sou kimeteita

'Justice' appears across the screen.

AN:

Drag0n5on: So my thought process for this one was Luthor realizing that Amazo could copy abilities works with Waller to kidnap meta-humans, and they start with Bang Babies since they are discriminated against.

Maureen runs into Nails another Bang Baby and the two befriend each other do to their similar situation and Maureen decides to do for Nails what the Straw Hats did for her. Fun Fact, Nails was actually taken in by Harley and Ivy in the show, so have fun with that little tidbit.

But Nails is captured and Maureen doesn't have time to tell the Straw Hats which is when she runs into Static who gives her a helping hand. Meanwhile the Justice League are dealing with the secret society while Captain Marvel has his disagreement with Superman earlier than originally expected. Admittedly that part was for fun. The Straw Hats are quick to realize the situation when Maureen doesn't come home and obviously go into action, eventually it gets out of hand which summons the justice league (before the Straw Hats show up) which is when Amazo gains their powers before Luffy steps in and takes on the robot.

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"Cadmus Recruiting," by BlackWizard71

Amanda Waller was developing a migraine, an altogether not too uncommon occurrence after talking to her peers about arresting the "heroes", who killed the extra-terrestrial invaders and broke countless laws. All of which the American government should have been able to handle if the projects she recommended had been taken seriously. People across the political aisle mock her, complaining, "We can't show the people who saved the world ingratitude. Voters love them more than free money." Or perhaps... "We have to show solidarity, make it a U.N. project to develop super soldiers," or "If only the U.S. has this, the balance of power flies out the window, or we create another cold war arms race." And most gratingly... "But they saved the human race! We need to encourage more heroes. Forget healthcare and the military, we need people to come out and be like them."

To a man the 'heroes' all subverted the letter of the law, and the president didn't even issue a proper pardon, instead making sure to shake hands on TV as soon as he could. Yet he was also the only man who listened, saying, "If you can get support for some off the book funding, and if it never makes the press, you have my authority in acquiring necessary capital, and overseeing the project."

Amanda was glad at such realism so unusual for Capitol Hill, and even though it took years, her project had finally taken shape. They finally could cut back on the extra-legal excesses, and make these supposed super beings subservient, or at least irrelevant to their parent nations. They could get their people believing in their countries again, not some self-elected un-vetted vigilantes. There were, however, days that made her question her mission. She had long ago come to terms that she would deal with the gutter of society to save it. Yet even she was willing to see that some of their 'coerced' operatives would fail at even babysitting a five year old without extreme government oversight. This new possible recruit had the opposite problem, he was far too competent and far too clean to be anything other than a foreign agent; from where, she actually didn't know, which was quite worrying.

"So I know you've done this before, but for the sake of proper paperwork, could you please repeat your background."

In disturbing monotone the man spoke," I woke up on a city street with no memory, discovered what I could do, and witnessed criminals attacking innocent civilians, so I eliminated the threat. As I pondered my nature, I concluded that my abilities were unnatural, and almost certainly artificial, that I was likely the result of a project to create an ideal or advanced fighter."

"Does that bother you?" Amanda probed, suspecting well that it was a clever half-truth, besides the amnesia of course, but she found his professional conduct and no nonsense attitude refreshing, even if he was a foreign spy.
"I've known no other existence. Then, I came to a decision that if I could, I should best use my abilities for the betterment of others. Yet, I immediately suspected underhanded dealings with the overly showy nature of my... peers," The last word was spoken in deliberate distaste.

Amanda was almost sure he was lying, but still she said, "You also understand that with your position in Task Force X, you will be working off the sentence you earned by killing those men in the jewelry store. Although I can appreciate the initiative, we prefer suspects that can be fit in something bigger than a cup."

His efficiency in taking care of the criminals was almost too scary.
The man failed to speak, but she could tell from his body language that the man was out for blood. Knowing she couldn't hold this off any longer, and feeling pity on Colonel Flagg, Amanda came to a decision. "Alright, I'm willing to bring you onto Task Force X. If you can prove you're up to the task, you might even lead it, but you're going to need a name."

"I've been thinking... Does Rob Lucci sound good?"

"I couldn't care less. What you should care about within the next 48 hours, is if you and your team are ready to take on the greatest Criminal mastermind in the country: Luffy."

Robb Lucci's Grin was so Feral, Amanda couldn't get it out of her head for days.

BVC: Things just got savage!

!JUSTICE OMAKE!

"We Are Hope, version #2" by Drag0n5on

Everything is black.

Black like an abyss.

A crack appears. A tiny, crack of light.

Kimi e no omoi ga takanatte

The darkness vanishes when Grundy slams through it, with Clayface jumping over him immobilizing robots that Grundy backhands

Kagiri naki chikara umareru

Ivy sends out giant vines, two of which are being ridden by Harley and Cheetah, who attack Brainiac's androids shooting at them.

Motomeru naraba doko made mo

With a roar, Volcana sends out a massive torrent of flames consuming everything in its path, lighting up the whole area and dispelling the last of the darkness.

Kawaranu kizuna furikazasou

The Straw Hats leap out of the fire, the Straw Hat Jolly Roger behind them as they charge forward, focusing on their hands reaching out towards Permafrost, including a mysterious blue gloved hand.

We are hope

Permafrost smiles happily before fading away.

Kimi to honki de kokoro butsukeatta yorokobi mo

Luffy sits in his warehouse along with the others, laughing and having a goodtime. A huge chunk of meat in either hand.

Waraikorogete namida kawakashita setsuna sa mo

The scene fades to show them now in a somber mood as Permafrost is missing from the scene.

Tsunagi awasete kaze no naka

Superman stands in front of the pod he was brought to earth in, as an image of his birth parents appears in his mind.

Hatameteiru yo takaku takaku

The rest of the Justice League stands within the Watchtower, looking out into the void of space.

Why sagasu koto wo akirameta no

All around the world, ships appear and release robots that begin wreaking havoc, and spreading fear and panic

Why hitori tatakai tsuzukeru no

In space, Brainiac sits within the mother ship as he watches the destruction from multiple screens.

Nee donna mirai kakugo shita no

Suddenly a wall caves in, and Brainiac turns to see Luffy glaring at him.

Yume wa mou te ni shita no

Somewhere else on the ship, a portal opens and two shadowy people step out.

Kimi e no omoi ga takanatte

Robin produces giant arms that Brook and Flash run on to destroy Brainiac's flying robots, while Hawkgirl attacks from above

Kagiri naki chikara umareru

Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter work alongside Chopper and Usopp, as they defend civilians against the approaching army.

Motomeru naraba doko made mo

Wonder Woman, Nami, and Sanji work with the Amazons to defend their home while Jinbe and Aquaman shoot out torrents of water into the sky destroying several ships.

Kawaranu kizuna furikazasou We are hope

Batman and Shining Knight stand alongside Zoro and Franky as they stare down Bang Babies being mind-controlled by Brainiac, including Hotstreak, Ebon, and Boom.

Aoku hiroi sekai no hate ni

Permafrost sits in her prison cell with a forlorn look.

Imi to mezashitai basho ga aru

She closes her eyes and images of her friends appear before her.

Susumiyuku kouro nara

She opens her eyes with a determined expression as a light frost formed around her.

Tooi mukashi mou kimeteita

Suddenly her door opens and three figures are seen standing on the other side.

Mada todokanai kimi no koe ga

Brainiac stands before a bleeding Luffy, who glares at him as Brainiac has his straw hat held lightly in his hand.

Muryoku na mune wo oshitsubusu

Luffy enters 4th Gear Snakeman, while a greenish energy begins to erupt from the nemesis of Superman.

Boku wa kimi wo motometeiru kara

The two clash across the battlefield, appearing evenly matched before Luffy is kicked towards the ground.

Hikari sashikomu asa wo

Brainiac shoots a blast a Luffy but a blur appears just as the attack hits, encasing them in smoke.

Shinjiteiyou

Luffy pierces through the smoke joined by Superman revealed to be the blur as they punch at the robotic alien

Me wo tojite mimi wo sumashite

Supergirl takes out multiple droids while Terry McGinnis provides cover against the security system.

Sagashi dasou kimi no kotae wo

Permafrost attempts to freeze the robots coming at her, but misses some, yet Static protects her by taking out the rest of them as the four teens stand back to back.

Michi wa kanarazu tsuzuiteiru yo

Around the world other heroes are shown stepping up to fight against Brainiac's invasion including Captain Marvel leading a group of them.

Mada mita koto no nai umi e

Deep in the void of space, golden Amazo slowly opens his eyes to see a hand stretched out to him.

We are hope

He reaches out to take the hand.

Aoku hiroi sekai no hate ni

The Straw Hats stand by the sea as they look into the sky.

Kimi to kaeru beki basho ga aru

Above the clouds the Justice League fly across the planet.

Bokutachi wa eien ni

The screen splits as it shows members form each side one by one.

Tooi mukashi

It stops on Luffy and Superman who look forward and smile.

Sou kimeteita

'Justice' appears across the screen.

AN:

Drag0n5on: This can be considered version 2, where Permafrost is captured by Brainiac who commences an attempt at world domination, but he's gathering his intel from a future source which is allowing him stay ahead of his opposition which is why Terry shows up.

The Straw Hats and Justice League work together to take on the immense threat he serves meanwhile on the ship Permafrost runs into a kidnapped Supergirl while Terry infiltrates the ship with Static and the two groups run into each other and work together.

!JUSTICE OMAKE!

"A simple question," by BlackWizard71

(Takes place after Injustice for All, but written before chapter 16. As Batman considers methods to track down the Straw Hats, why not ask someone who was able to find them before? Then he gets reasons not too.)

The Dark knight entered the apartment of his latest associate, the faceless man who was one of the few who he failed to get the drop on, and knew exactly where he would enter. The invitation helped the man predict Batman's movements of course, but it was still one of the better signs that the concerning rumors about this detective —particularly given how he had been the only one to find a member of the Straw Hats— were untrue.

Then Batman saw the wall.

"What is this?" he said in the unshakably calm voice that only Alfred recognized. The voice he used unconsciously when analyzing the individual psychosis of his opponents, to try to get a better understanding on how to predict the next action of an insane criminal.

"That has been my project for the last two weeks," replied the faceless man as he gestured to the thing on what was obviously a conspiracy wall.

Batman despaired as he examined the wall. After a few seconds of silence between the two of them, he wordlessly jabbed a finger at the string linking two pieces of paper.

The faceless man responded in a monotone voice, "Few know about the link between such things. Few would ask the question."

As if he wasn't claiming a Metropolis high school all girls swimming team in the 1970's led by one "Marie Jones" was somehow linked to the Fourth Crusade. Furthermore, that those and all the above were somehow linked to the Republic of Pirates.

Baffled as he read something on the supposed 'founders' of the Straw Hat Pirates, the other name of the short-lived republic in question, Batman could only tiredly reply. "No one in the gang is named Blackbeard."

The Question looked thoughtful. "That may be so, but I'm certain they're enemies of a Blackbeard, if not the original."

Batman decided not to engage that crazy thought that apparently even the Question was unsure of. The Dark Knight dearly wanted to counter this conspiratorial drivel with actual theories, except giving up secrets aside, there was another major problem with that. For instance, he lacked hard proof on the Straw Hat's origins. Of course, there was Clark's conversation with their captain, which while compelling, was not hard evidence as far as Batman was concerned. As for his own theories, while he did agree they were probably not from modern Earth, with how absurd a Superhero's life could be, this left far too many remaining options. Another parallel Earth, from the future, from a colony on the interior of the Moon, from a pre-Babylon civilization the Earth had forgotten about. Not to mention outer space, although he doubted that. A lot of their inventions, and Cherry Blossom's medicine, seemed unlike any advanced race the Justice League had ever seen. Certainly not one that would use spaceships, although they could have had one, but broke it and don't know how to fix it and were subsequently stuck on Earth.

The Question had lost interest at this point and was examining a line connecting an overview of the Battle of Trafalgar taken out of a College school history book, and Al Capone. After a couple of minutes of silence, they actually began to talk about sharing intel to counter these criminals.

All Batman said as he left was that he would consider it.

/

AN by BlackWizard71: How I'm ruling the Question's insight, is that he really does have inhuman data collection and can draw incredible details about a target, but he almost always draw the wrong 'full' conclusion, in that he either ties it up with his 'one' conspiracy, or that he makes too many connections that aren't there. In other words, while Batman might be better in many ways, Question has better detective instincts. The name of the head of that swimming team, Marie Jones, which he connected with a event of religious significance and great screw-ups (the fourth crusade). The reason it is so off the wall, is that while his instincts are automatically leading him to the right answer, it also hits whatever 'automatic' translation the straw hats hit when they landed on earth, that is drawing lines between Bege and Al Capone, and Law is named after a battle that is of equal historical significance in the One Piece-verse, and so on.

!JUSTICE OMAKE!

"Fearful Symmetry" by 'Black Victor Cachat

This is a discarded scene where Usopp gets caught up in the events of the Justice League Unlimited episode "Fearful Symmetry." Takes place during the fight in the building where Galatea reveals herself.

"Why are you so loyal to him!?" yelled Galatea to Usopp, grip tightening around his throat. "What do you owe him!?"

"He's my captain," was the reply. Weak from lack of breath, but iron resolve still carried through. "I pledged my life and dreams to him the day I joined, without reservation!"

"Your life you say? Well, what good will that do you if I snap your neck right here and now?" Galatea sneered. Typical of Cadmus, believing that since they worked for the government, they were above things like due process.

But the long-nosed man returned the look, "Have you seen Brook? The skeleton? He is the real deal! Do you think Death would stop us? That we would let it?"

[Later]

"Go ahead! Ask away!" boasted Usopp. "But I'll tell you so many lies you won't know what's the truth or not!"

Galatea just sneered, "Oh, I wasn't planning on questioning you myself, I'll just take you in for others to deal with. I think you'll figure out what you want to say eventually, if only to make the pain stop, or to save your miserable life." The sneer stopped though when she saw the smirk under his long nose.

"In that case, Luffy'll hunt you down."

"He can't find us!" she snapped.

His reply was chilling for its certainty and promptness. "We know you work for the US government, so he'll start at the White House and work his way down."

The Kryptonian clone paused in disbelief, trying to process that anyone would even think of such an act. "That's insane! He can't take on the entire United States! He'd set off a war!"

Back at her Cadmus base, Amanda Waller was yelling into her radio. "That'd start off the super-powered war that we're trying to prevent! Who knows how many millions would die!"

Meanwhile, Usopp was just blankly staring at the clone for a moment, before bursting out laughing.

Supergirl glanced over to see Green Arrow flinch at the sound, and Question's fists tighten at the tone, all of them hearing the mix of emotions in the pirate's voice.

"I-insane!?" he finally gasped out. "You call that of all things 'insane!?' Lady, you have no idea. No. Idea. At. All. I mean, the number of times we've told him what he wants to do is insane!"

And then Kara understood what her friend and Question were worried about: Usopp genuinely believed Captain Luffy would cheerfully throw the entire world into chaos and conflict for the sake of a single subordinate. A friend.

"Is he suicidal? That'll turn the whole world against him!"

"It wouldn't be the first time. Luffy wouldn't care. He will do whatever he wants, 'cause he is free."

"To be free? Your captain…. is a monster then!" Supergirl yelled out.

"Yep!" Usopp said with pride. Pride! "But he's our monster!"

[Later]

[Afterwards with the day saved, even if Usopp escaped, with Question, Supergirl, and Green Arrow finding an abandoned Straw Hat base]

"Well," the Question mused, "this confirms that theory."

"This is what they use the money they steal for!?" Huntress gasped out.

Before them was a shallow pit, completely filled with bills of money, with a subtle indent that showed that someone had been sleeping on the unorthodox mattress. There was even a blanket to the side to help keep warm.

"It was always curious how many of the serial numbers for the actual cash that they'd stolen never returned to circulation. All that money simply vanished."

"So they don't spend most of it, just hoard it for the pleasure," Green Arrow their resident ex-billionaire concluded with disgust. It was not like he was still bitter at how little a threat the Straw Hats treated him or anything.

Much.

!JUSTICE OMAKE!

"Not so Flashy anymore," by BlackWizard71

When people thought of cities full of super criminals, they usually thought of Metropolis and Gotham, while for some reason they usually did not think of Central city.

"When Flash took away my snot-gun, grabbed some rope, and tied me up, he said 's'not, your day I guess."

Mack the barman really had no idea how Central City had somehow dodged that reputation. They made an odd bunch, but they lacked frugality with their money, and the cops rarely came to this side of town anyway. Really, this whole thing started when a couple of the Rogues walked into the bar in full costumes. It was pretty tense that day, as the staff and the normal customers didn't want the bar to get leveled in the ensuing fight, so no one talked to them unless it had to do with the food. The night after, well, they all knew what the underworld thought of snitches, so none dared spread a word, and it was safe to come back.

That was years ago, and what had been uneasy silence became business as usual, and eventually what approached camaraderie as they agreed on two things with the Rogues: no fighting each other in the bar, and no plotting, just eat, drink, and be merry.

Shortly after the rules had been laid down, the mob even stopped harassing the bar's staff for 'protection,' in what was almost certainly an effort to not step on the toes of supers who could upend their entire livelihood in minutes. Mack knew his bar had gained a bad rep in the larger community, and the Flash certainly knew, but if they were there, they weren't causing trouble.

Of course, as Super criminals became relatively more common, oddities from further and further away showed up. Frankly, Mack was glad his life didn't lack excitement.

This new one had drunk an absurd amount of alcohol, not the light stuff his customers usually liked, but bottle after bottle of hard liquor. Mack hoped this 'Buggy the Clown' would be a frequent customer, although right now his newest guest was in mid-'drunk anti superhero rant,' and the rest of the supers were not so discretely listening in as usual, as well as the patrons who came for this entertainment.

"As I was… was saying, then those bigshots took… took my mercs and then didn't have to pay… I wasn't anything anymore. It's unfair I tell you! I was something, I was a flashy bigshot myself!"

The Clown then stuck his nose back in his tall glass, as his left side neighbor, Mirror Master, began to chime in. "Well if you're such a bigger shot then us, then why did I never hear of you?"

Mack gave a disappointed look to Mirror, as this was the kind of talk that started fights. Buggy's look was far more murderous than he'd seen on any of the rogues before, yet he resignedly went back to his drink in response to Mirror's flinch.

Captain Boomerang on the right side of Buggy said, "If you just copied the Joker, I don't think people would care to differentiate, they'd only give respect to the person who they see as the original."

Buggy, surprisingly quick for someone who should have gone through three livers, said," So what if I copied Joker, he had a good thing going, I could make a lot if I filled in his shoes. 'Sides, I was the Clown before he took up that name!"

…And on it went till closing, a good day for sales, Mack didn't honestly know that much about other supers, but he could totally see this sort of thing happening in other cities, with Parasite, Livewire, Mr. Freeze, The Joker, all sitting friendly like sharing a drink together. Even with supposed villains, drinks could bring people together.

AN: So Central City Omake, Buggy being not so flashy talking to Flash's villains. Of course, this takes place after Buggy's warlord status is revoked, and being pirate-like drinking away his woes in a bar. So of course I want the miscommunication to be about the Rogue's saying he copied Joker, in which he agrees as he copied Doflamingo. In which case he doesn't get upset that they were commenting not on him being a big time underworld arm's dealer, but a clown. I wanted to also show how the 'bad guy bar' forms in a place as optimistic as Central City in DCAU, and the somewhat naïve and optimistic reason it exists.

!JUSTICE OMAKE!

"Crocodile," by 'Black Victor Cachat

Another discarded idea of mine.

Crocodile took a deep breath, "You sure you don't have a cigar to spare? This'll take some time." The twitch of impatience from his interrogator only confirmed his decision though: tell the truth, albeit with a slant. These people were far too eager for information, but given how they should also be more suspicious, that must mean they had some way to confirm if he was lying or not. Besides, you can build better lies out of truths.

Shifting in his seat, he began: "Straw Hat Luffy is a notorious criminal back home…like myself." The narrowing of the eyes and slight change in posture told him that his "hosts" were on guard. Fair enough. Although I wonder just how bad an experience they've had with Straw Hat so far. Pretty bad he hazarded a guess. Unfazed, Crocodile continued, "Although we're wanted men for different reasons. Decades ago I was a pirate, but I accepted the status as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, criminals who are given a pardon by the World Government in exchange for us lending our might against their enemies, including fellow pirates."

Batman filed away the mention of a 'World Government' for later, "So you're like privateers then?"

The prisoner cocked his head, "Can't say I've heard the term."

"The description is roughly the same. They were men who were hired by governments in the past to raid upon foreign ships."

"Sounds about right," Crocodile conceded. "Except by the time the system started there weren't many non-aligned governments left. And it sounds like for your people they'd just take anybody willing to offer their services. Only the seven best pirates are offered this title, or the seven best that'll accept it at any rate."

"But you became a criminal again?"

"Yes. I decided to station myself on an island called Alabasta, a rich country that routinely suffered pirate attacks. After a time I became a local hero, rivaling the king in popularity. I also began to decide that he was ill-suited to rule. I began to engineer a coup, fueling a rebellion to help me take control of the kingdom."

"Regardless of the lives lost in the process?" Batman lightly growled.

Yet Crocodile only sneered in derision, the first real, strong emotion he had displayed during this 'interview.' Leaning a little forward, he rasped "Don't talk so big about something you know nothing about. You have no idea what it's like under the World Government," he had caught the slight reaction to that term after all, "or what King Cobra was like."

"Did he say 'King Cobra'?" Superman asked in surprise from inside the observation room.

"Who goes with that kind of name?" Flash mocked. "Just asking to sound like a dictator."

"That was his full name then?" Batman asked, suspecting they were being misled, except Crocodile only gave off the slightest puzzlement.

"King Nefeltari Cobra if you want the whole thing. Regardless, Straw Hat was supporting the King, or more specifically his daughter, for his own reasons. When we first met I made the mistake of dismissing him as a nobody rookie, and for that he defeated me and left me exposed. The Marines arrested me while I was still unconscious, and were given the credit. The World Government had me labeled a traitor, and I was locked away, in their most secure prison. Few months later, Straw Hat broke in."

Now Crocodile leaned back, crossing his arms, "For eight hundred years that prison was both impregnable and impossible to escape, no matter how powerful or how clever whoever they locked up in there. The only one to get away was from about twenty-years ago, and he was a former rival of the one and only Pirate King. Straw Hat did it during his first year of piracy."

"How and why?"

"Can't say exactly for the first part, but his brother was to be executed for his own crimes. Fire Fist Ace was a notorious criminal in his own right before he died, with a frankly astonishingly high bounty despite how he was still fairly new to the game. Rising to the position of one of the top lieutenants of the most powerful of the Pirate Emperors, and a possible successor to the man, and a potential second Pirate King. When Straw Hat learnt his big brother was to be executed, he broke in and fought his way down through the prison to level 6 where the most dangerous criminals, like his brother and I, were stored. He was too late to get to his brother before he was escorted out to be taken away to be executed, but he made a deal with me and another traitorous Warlord, and we broke out together, raising an army of the greatest cutthroats and brigands to be locked away in the last twenty years, to go fight together at Navy HQ."

"Why would you attack the headquarters of the people who had just arrested you? You could have gone elsewhere."

"Geography. One of the reasons that the prison was so secure was that there were only a limited number of routes in and out, and with the battleships that were to guard the prison after us, we didn't have much choice. Straw Hat left a man behind to get through the final obstacle to escape as it was."

"…And the brother still died?"

"Indeed. Not for lack of trying on my part either. I took out the first pair of executioners, and Straw Hat the second ones, and he even got to the platform and got his brother away, but one of the Admirals, the Navy's strongest field officers, killed Fire Fist. Straw Hat barely escaped with his life, and wouldn't have if lots of others hadn't laid down their lives to shield him. His brother dying in his arms snapped his mind."

"Oh really?"

Closing his eyes as if in thought, Crocodile elaborated. "The kid wasn't moving, just staring up at the heavens with his jaw wide open while the Admiral in question stood over him. He wasn't even aware of what was going on." With that he went quiet. Hopefully that should give them the impression that maybe whatever Straw Hat's done here is because he's unstable now. What else…? Opening his eyes, "After that, me and the other former prisoners made our escape and made our own way. Straw Hat returned to the headquarters a few week later, publicly so it would get into the newspapers, and issued a direct challenge to the World Government before retreating to lick his wounds since he was still bandaged up in the photos. And this was all in his first year as a pirate. His reputation, and power, has only grown since. Which begs the question: what's he been doing here?"

[…]

The ex-Warlord frowned in thought. That's not right. Straw Hat is dead set on becoming the next Pirate King, and he can't do that here. Heck, I can't stay here either because of my own ambitions. So whatever he's doing must be to find a way home.

Crocodile's mind raced to find the necessary angle. Straw Hat won't help me unless I've got something major to offer him. I might've helped later in the war, but Jinbe might have been too delirious to even remember that I saved Straw Hat near the end, and he might still be upset about Alabasta. I've got to make it worthwhile enough that he'll tolerate me.

Alternatively, do I let these people know about this? Or maybe I should rile them up? Hmmm…What would they do if I told them Straw Hat might be trying to bring his allies over here to invade and conquer this place?

!JUSTICE OMAKE!

"How One Defines a Hero," by TheWhiteTitan

Maureen could feel the tension lessen now that they were home safe, surrounded by the rest of the Straw Hats and their supervillain friends. It was quite a hectic day for her as she remembered the tense meeting between the two heroes: the hero of Metropolis and one of her heroes.

The thought of heroes suddenly made her remember Luffy's weird definition. Was that how heroes were portrayed in their world?

(Also, did that mean Flash and Superman were Luffy's heroes, because they gave him food?)

"Um...can I ask you guys something?" she asked, getting everyone's attention. "How do you guys define a hero?"

"A hero is someone who shares his booze, so I'm not a hero," Zoro said as he cleaned his katana.

"A hero is someone who gives up the money the steal, and that's not me," Nami said, reading a fashion magazine.

"A hero is someone who never lies, so I'm a hero!" Usopp declared. "Why I became one when I saved an entire nation, and became worshipped as a god even by them!"

"Cool!" Chopper exclaimed with sparkly eyes as everyone gave him deadpan looks.

"A hero is someone who only befriends ladies, not love them, so I'm not a hero!" Sanji declared in a fiery passion.

"A hero is someone who wears pants, and sister, that ain't my style, yeah!" Franky exclaimed, doing his usual Super pose.

"A hero," Brook mused with great contemplation, "is a lady who shows her—OW!"

"A hero is someone very open with themselves, fufufufu," Robin giggled.

All the villains and Maureen stared at the Straw Hats before they left the room by their captain's orders for lunch. However Maureen noticed that Jimbei didn't answer. He caught her looking at him, waiting for his explanation.

"A hero...wears a straw hat," he said before he followed his crew mates.

The ones who were left behind looked at them before smiling slightly.

It was true, their hero wears a straw hat.

AN: Yes, despite what he may claim, he is indeed their hero :-)

!JUSTICE OMAKE!

"New World Blues," by BlackWizard71

Oliver Queen was proud to say he had done a lot of things. He had turned his back on money and focused his life towards helping his fellow man, he had turned what had been antiquated weapons (and his favorite pastime) into a symbol of justice, and he had even marched against the evils of nuclear power.

What he was not however, was a seaman. The only boat he had ever been on had its own fridge for margaritas, and never went anywhere but Florida and the Bahamas. Certainly not this sailboat that wouldn't have looked out of place in a Hollywood pirate film.

A wave hit him in the face as he fumbled at the ropes holding the sails. As he coughed up some water, a normally calm and feminine voice shouted from above, "You alright down there?"

Looking up, he saw Black Canary looking down from the crow's nest, taking a break from trying to find some actual land somewhere in this ocean, and instead checking on how he was doing. He let her know.

"How am I doing? We're in the middle of who knows where, with those two nutcases, with no idea how to find land, I haven't eaten since yesterday, and I have water up my nose."

After that, Oliver just turned away and went back to figuring out how the ropes worked with the sail. They were all too tired to waste strength arguing; if they wanted to live through this, he needed to waste as little energy arguing as possible. As much as he did blame the two other vigilantes for causing them to be lost at sea.

/
With a sigh, Dinah Lance turned away from Green Arrow, who was throwing a temper tantrum. She looked down at Huntress who was at the wheel. She was looking at the not exactly a compass thing, except it was pointing at something, and had the words 'Whiskey Peak' engraved on it. It seemed to be one of the few things that actually worked on this ship, unlike the Question's actual compass, which spun like a top.

It was standard superhero oddness to find an old timey pirate ship underneath the mansion of a powerful crime boss, as it was, "his grandfather's secret." When they had to escape on the darn thing, as soon as they hit open ocean and lost sight of land and were about to call the rest of the League, things got weird. They couldn't pick up a signal from anywhere, Question's compass started acting odd, and as far as they knew, they were stranded in the middle of the ocean. That was two days ago, and the suspiciously intact pirate ship had only the barest of rations. They had nothing but hope that the not-compass pointed to land, and maybe they could figure something out.

Looking down, the original pirate flag had been painted white by Question, who had done it mainly due to paranoia. Right now he was looking over the bow of the ship. Before Dinah went back to hopeful island watching, Question almost slowly turned around, and said with a hint of fear in that monotone, "Everyone, be quiet as you can and come here."

Helena raced over the ship, thankful for some action after the past two days of nonsense out at sea. The other two hanger-on's that crashed the party that she and Vic had handled, also came to the front of the bow to look at what Vic had spotted in the water. When she gazed where Vic was pointing, she didn't know what she was looking for at first, until the ocean beneath them, shifted, squirmed, and Helena realized there was something massive down deep below the sea.

"What in God's name is that thing?" whispered Green Arrow.

The calm of the sea was broken as the shapes under the ocean squirmed faster and faster, suddenly not a hundred feet in front of them, the shapes revealed themselves to be not one, but two. Two massive sea serpents easily taller than the biggest skyscraper Helena had seen, were fighting each other over a dead whale for food.

The ship nearly capsized as the serpents crashed back down into the sea, all four of them holding onto the ship railing for dear life. Under the adrenaline rush, Helena felt like she had been grasping the rail for 10 minutes straight until the sea calmed down again.

When they were finally able to stand up again, Helena could clearly see how they were all at the end of their rope; hungry, clothes torn, exhausted, out in the unknown. Lesser people would have just given in to despair. She was not lesser, they were not lesser.

Arrow guy, started laughing and cracking jokes to try to relieve the tension, but mostly to calm himself down. Black Canary, with a heavy sigh, offered to keep a lookout for monsters, saying her scream might scare them, as they were still almost certainly animals. Question took up Canary's post, muttering to himself about alternate dimensions, oxygen density, and soy lattes. Helena took the wheel again, refusing to let anyone else choose her course, well save for a little needle of course pointing to 'Whiskey Peak.'

AN: Not sure if I'll continue this, but I wanted to do an Omake on how absurdly dangerous the Grand Line would be, and who better to showcase that than our more 'normal' League members adventuring through it.

!JUSTICE OMAKE!

"Too Dumb to Live," by 'Black Victor Cachat

Honestly this was likely always going to be an Omake.

Amanda Waller ran through the Cadmus base as fast as she could, the remaining soldiers and scientists surrounding her.

'What the hell is this!?' General Wade Eiling yelled, 'Are they insane!? They've declared war on the US government!?'

'Our projections were off,' Waller spat, 'we never realized they would retaliate like this.'

It had been a straightforward plan: the Straw Hats were the sole criminal organization that the Justice League had never outright defeated. While they had lost at times, they had never been captured, with one single exception and even that was temporary. They had even on several occasions defeated Founding members, and many other heroes had also been beaten and humiliated by the band of self-proclaimed pirates.

So Cadmus had dedicated considerable resources towards getting the Straw Hats to co-operate, willingly or not.

At first it appeared to be going well, Lex Luthor had advised that the Straw Hat's leader had no patience for subterfuge when working with people, so Waller herself had approached them.

At first it had seemed to be going well, with the woman named Nami voicing that they were also concerned with the recent actions of the Justice League.

Yet when Monkey D. Luffy had finished eating an enormous meal, on Waller's tab, without ever looking away from her, he had bluntly refused Cadmus' offer of a partnership. Waller had then learned that the kitchen had been doubly subverted, and that her agents assigned to place explosive nanobots into the man's food had been crushed by the group's chef, who had taken personal offense to the attack.

She had barely escaped with her life.

Based upon the ferocity of the attack, the Straw Hats took personal offense to Black Ops organizations, and some of the pirates were attacking without restraint, piling up fatalities as well as casualties.

What was worse was that she could not escape the suspicion that the Straw Hats were attacking because they were bored. That with their entrapment in this world, and everyone seemed to agree that they were from another planet, they were unable to accomplish the goals that mattered to them. So until they could find a way home, they were just doing what they could to have fun and get stronger.

Alternatively, their 'Captain' really did take attempted sabotage of his food as a serious crime.

It was a pity for them that the only ones that could help the pirates get home was the Justice League and Cadmus, and they trusted neither organization.

!JUSTICE OMAKE!

"Reality Check," by scl04

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November 4th

Straw Hat Hideout (Morning)

"You're all looking a bit chubby lately"

That sentence by Poison Ivy felt like a slap in the face for all the ladies who had recently joined the Straw Hats, and were currently present in the common room of the base.

They were all relaxing while enjoying some treats that Sanji gave them when the dryad suddenly came from her "garden" and said something so outrageous.

"What are you talking about, Ivy? We're far from getting fat with all the training that we go through, and the work that we do for the Straw Hats," said an irritated Volcana, while she was sitting in a couch eating chocolate mousse, which Sanji had baked to her favourite texture and subtle flavour. The thought of her getting chubby was ridiculous!

"Yeah Red, you should leave the jokes tah me, 'cause yours ain't funny," Harley replied absentmindedly to her bestie, while she continued sitting in the floor and reading a comic book, munching the chips in her mouth.

Cheetah didn't say anything, but still glared at the green-skinned woman. She would've looked intimidating if it weren't for all the crumbs from donuts and muffins that got stuck around her furry mouth, and how she seemed like she had been about to take a nap right before the remark was made.

Ivy had to stifle a laugh at seeing the feared supervillainesses who have battled superheroes and law enforcers through the years, denying having gotten soft while they stuffed their faces and acted lazy. Not that it was the only proof she could see right before her eyes.

The redheaded pyrokinetic was dressed in her usual revealing supervillain outfit, yet instead of her trimmed and toned midriff, she actually had the start of a paunch that began to rest in her lap (Ivy wondered how it was possible that she didn't realize, perhaps she was delusional?). While Cheetah's usual athletic body had also gotten slightly rounder as if she turned into an overfed house cat.

Harley also looked like she got pudgy, which was quite weird for Ivy to see. It had been a while since the eco-terrorist and the ex-psychiatrist met each other appropriately, and even longer since her friend was working in Arkham as Dr. Harleen Quinzel. She had expected that as a master in gymnastics, the blonde's exercise routine meant she was in top shape, despite being quite gluttonous.

Seeing her hyperactive friend like this, was quite the surprise.

Then again, maybe she shouldn't find it surprising given how much Sanji likes to pamper them with his admittedly delicious food.

As much of a perverted pig as the cook of the Straw Hats could be, his treatment towards ladies could only be considered as excellent as his cooking. So in a way it was normal that they began to get lazy, and not burn the fat like they used to.

The only reason Ivy managed to keep her waspish waist intact, was because of her vegetarian diet, something that obviously the three women in front of her had not, and it seemed to make the difference.

"What you're saying doesn't seem convincing, when you've been eating constantly while lazing around in your free time, which is way more than the time we spend training," said Ivy, as she walked towards the couch and sat next to Volcana. "Besides, it's already noticeable that you're putting on some couch potato bellies, so you don't fool anyone," and with a smirk the plant user patted the fire user in her tummy making it jiggle.

Volcana and the other two watched the stomach like they were in some kind of trance, especially the redhead, who just couldn't take their eyes off it. Volcana was wondering if she just saw an illusion...did...did her belly just jiggle right now? No, that couldn't be it. One of the very few perks of having been trained as a weapon by the government since her teenage years was that she got a really hot body as a result, a body that she liked to show off and use to her advantage, so for her to lose it was!...

"Y-Ya're speakin' nonsense, Red, there's no way that I got fat!" said an irate Harley to her friend, while she stood up. There was just no way she would let herself go and lose her toned midriff! Okay, she might have been pigging out a bit more than usual to cope from her recent break-up with Joker, except it couldn't be possible that she would gain weight because of it...right?.

Cheetah then changed her vision to her own torso with a frown, and pinched what appeared to be love handles apprehensively… Maybe she got a bit doughy after all? Certainly she had been eating quite a lot of Sanji's cooking, and also been more inactive than in this past years, because of the Straw Hat's protection, while having a laboratory and help to get back into being human... So it's not unthinkable that she would put on a few pounds, now that she thought about it.

After Harley's outburst, Ivy could only chuckle. "Harles, I've known you for some years now, and you've always been a bit of a glutton, except one has to be blind to not see that this time it has affected you, and the other two for that matter," she said as she poked Volcana's jelly belly a few times.

Volcana shoved the offending hand away from her stomach, and glared at Ivy, while covering her tummy in an effort to hide it with a blush as red as her hair, an action mirrored by the others.

"The only reason as to why it seems like I've gained weight, is because Usopp must've messed up with the washer, and my clothes shrunk, that's all!" Volcana was so going to roast him for that one later. "Maybe I've been eating a little too much, but with my metabolism I burn all the extra calories!"

Ivy observed them all with a raised eyebrow. It seemed that with the somewhat exception of Cheetah (who was now sheepishly removing the crumbs that she had on her face), the rest seemed to be deep in denial.

Now while she couldn't deny that she took some amusement at seeing them in this plight, there was still the fact that as criminals who are being hunted internationally after the incident at the British bank, they needed to be in good shape. Of course, they still were, in spite of the noticeable pudge that they've been gaining, yet if things continue like this, it could turn into a problem for them and the whole group.

Huh… she wondered when she began to care about the other two women besides Harley, and the others in the group including the men. Ivy definitely wasn't one to look after meatbags with the exception of her best friend, but she seems to be making a lot of exceptions lately since she "partnered" with the Straw Hats...For some reason, she didn't mind it though.

However, back to the matter at hand, the dryad thought that what the women in front of her needed more or less, was a reality check before things got worse. How to do it though… wait, a check? That's it!

"Okay girls, if you're so sure that you aren't putting on any flab in those bodies of yours, what do you say if we go prove it right now?" asked Ivy with a sly smile on her face.

The ladies changed their annoyed expressions to one of confusion, and then apprehension. For some reason, something was telling them that what was coming next wouldn't be pleasant for them.

"Ara, why are you all yelling like that?" asked the serene voice of Nico Robin, as she made her way over, due to her being curious of all the noise that was happening.

...Yeah, the ladies had a bad feeling about this alright.

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Straw Hat Hide Out (Some minutes later)

Medical Room

Chopper found himself in quite a dangerous situation, or at least that's what his senses were telling him at the moment.

Things weren't like this just a moment ago however, he had actually been having a very good time while reading some of the medical books that he purchased from this world.

For the most part, he knew way more than what was written in them to be honest. Except there was also so many things to be discovered as well, due to the censorship of the World Government back home.

Truly fascinating!

But all of that changed the moment someone knocked at the door, and he went to open the door, just to find the women who had recently joined them alongside Robin, all looking with mixed emotions of determination and intensity, with the exception of Ivy and the crew's archeologist. The dark amusement in Robin's eyes, made him shudder, and he had to initially resist the impulse of turning tail (literally) and run away. Now he was regretting not heeding his instincts.

What the dryad asked Chopper to do, made the situation clear for him.

"So you want me to give them a medical examination to check your Body Mass Index?" asked the reindeer innocently, having fun with his technical terms.

Maybe cause his doctor use terms of BMI, obesity etc

"Indeed," answered Ivy, while the three ladies who all this was about, were waiting in the back, trying to look everywhere else except at the two people talking, and Robin just had her usual smile on her face. "You see, for me and every other person who's met them before, it's pretty clear that those three have been pretty lax when it comes to their diets. Unfortunately, they seem to be in denial, or even being delusional about it, and maybe this could help them a little, don't you agree?"

Robin added, "We want your opinion as doctor, to look at this empirically, scientifically, objectively."

Chopper looked back to the people the petition was about. This honestly wasn't a surprise for him, that he'd realized for a while that they were getting a bit fuller.

Granted, he needed some obvious signs, like Volcana trying to reach a high shelf for some dishes, and her shirt riding up to show a roll of fat and a less toned belly that pooched over her waistband. Or Cheetah and Harley being in food comas, after stuffing themselves to the brim, with the feline purring in delight, yet he ended up catching on nonetheless.

Now while this was far from becoming a real problem for sure, considering that they were wanted by the entire world, the Doctor of the Straw Hats had felt that he needed to go up to them, at least warn them about it. Besides, their physical abilities could take a huge hit as a consequence as well—if they hadn't already.

Luckily for the naive little hybrid, he was stopped from performing this suicidal action thanks to Usopp, who was informed by Chopper of his plans before going to talk with the women. His long-nosed friend advised him of how telling a woman that she was getting fatter, was the equivalent of stepping in front of the bomb that almost wiped out all the people fighting in the battle of Alabasta, and kicking it.

Considering how large the blast of the explosion was, Chopper understood that it was a really reckless thing to do. They and all the people in Alubarna at the time would've died right there if it wasn't for the brave sacrifice of that guy named Pell who he unfortunately didn't get to meet before it happened.

His death wasn't in vain at least.

But yeah, Usopp had been in hysterics, screaming, and crying out gibberish Copper barely caught. Stuf like, "you are going to kill us all… marines didn't succeed, fighting Big Mom didn't… nooooooo… we are going to die by…" So Chopper decided to follow the advice that his friend gave him, and let them figure it out on their own. Or hopefully let some of the other women being the ones telling them of their recent weight increase.

For a while he worried that it may not happen until things got out of control, yet it seems that one of those two options finally happened.

"I don't mind giving them an examination at all," said Chopper to Ivy, while continuing to look at the women. "Though I would like to know if they really want to do it."

Harley humphed at that. "I think that it's a waste of time. The rest may be getting roly poly, but I'm not!" the blonde declared, though by her tone she didn't sound as that confident as she wanted to sound.

"That's my line, you clown!" replied back an annoyed Volcana.

Cheetah, who began to think about it as the other two bickered, answered before things escalated. "Personally, I believe that this could actually be helpful. I admit that lately I may have indulged more than usual, so I'm curious to see just how much, and act upon it".

While a mature answer that a respectful adult would give, she didn't seem all that pleased about it, but the anthropomorphic feline at least was willing to confront the reality of the situation.

The other two however…

"Well we don't need it!" Obviously they didn't seem as eager for it.

The doctor was starting to get worried that maybe this would actually make things worse rather than improving it. Ivy on the other hand expected this reaction from the prideful fellow redhead and Harley. They could be rather stubborn after all (pot meet kettle).

Meanwhile Robin watched all of what transpired, and smiled as if she was watching a spectacle. She had also noticed how the women recruited to help them get back home had been getting a bit rounder, but didn't say anything about it.

The reason was that to be honest, she found them happily filling up pretty cute, and didn't want to burst their bubble. Alas, she understood that if this went on for too long, it could become troublesome in a lot of aspects, so the times of delight had to stop.

And so after being told by Ivy what was going on, she decided to follow them to visit Chopper and watch how this went. She also wanted to make sure to protect her dear cute, fluffy crew member if things got out of hand.

Fortunately, she knew what to say in this situation to make them stop fighting, and begin the check-up, the one thing that would get under anyone's skin, except the most patient and mature of individuals...So this was sure to work on both of them.

"What are you scared of?" the former assassin asked nonchalantly, like she was talking about the weather.

The effect was immediate.

Both ladies flushed red while staring at Robin with an outraged expression. "I'm not scared!" exclaimed the blonde. Everyone was being so rude today!

"Me neither!" Volcana replied, glaring at the Demon Child. She was beginning to lose the little patience that she had while talking about this topic, and even if she would probably lose, she wasn't going to let her get away with talking of things that are absu—

"Then you can do it without a problem right? What's the issue here really?" Hook line and sinker. Robin smiled to herself in victory.

Both Harley and Volcana closed their mouths at that. They weren't afraid of checking out if they gained weight (they were not!) but to refuse to do it now, would mean that they actually were.

Then they stared at their stomachs and their hips, maybe they did look rounder… no that couldn't be it, could it? They guessed that there was only one way to find out, except for some reason they weren't thrilled, even if they understood the necessity.

"Fine," said the two ladies, accepting to go along with the medical check, their tones sounding as if they resigned to the inevitable.

Cheetah's Turn

Right now, if one were to look at the face of Cheetah they would see a grim glare, as if she was staring down a mortal enemy before starting to battle, in a rigid pose fitting for such a scenario… and to be honest it wouldn't be too off the mark.

She was staring down the scale in front of her after all, which feels similar.

The rest of the ladies were waiting behind the feline for their turn (or in Ivy and Robin's case, just observing). She could feel how they were looking intently at her with curiosity about how things would proceed.

"Okay, Cheetah you can step on the scale now," Chopper informed his friend, with an innocent smile that would fool the majority into questioning if he really is a prodigy doctor who had recently revolutionized the world of medicine.

Cheetah was actually beginning to regret her decision. It had been a while since she had to face off against the enemy of all women in her current shape, and had kind of forgotten the sensation of having it in front of her. She almost preferred to face the Justice League to be honest.

You couldn't really fault her though, the last time she had to weigh herself, she was still normal.

Back when she was called Barbara Minerva, she was in quite good shape and wasn't really prone to gain too much weight (the only exception happened when she went to college and gained the dreadful freshman 15, but after organizing herself better, and with a younger metabolism, she had shed the extra pounds easily enough) yet she still hadn't been all that athletic either, nor really interested in being it.

That changed after her transformation to her current self however, as she gained the strengths and agility of a real cheetah, and having to learn how to fight and move to be able to steal the materials she needed. It also toned her physique as a result, and she discovered an appreciation for it (she was hoping that this aspect would remain intact when she managed to become furless again).

Now however, she seemed to have lost that privilege, and having the diabolical machine that would inform her just how bad it was for the first time in a while when she wasn't athletic, was harsh...

"C'mon, Garfield, get on with it. We don't have all day!" said Harley, after having watched for a while as the cat lady just stood there without moving. Obviously she was pretty irritated at the moment.

"G-Garfield!?" cried Cheetah in outrage, while looking back at the clown girl.

Volcana and Ivy both tried to stifle the laughs that threatened to come out as best as they could, while Robin chuckled good-naturally. Chopper looked confused, though uncomfortable since it didn't seem like a nice reference.

The feline woman growled and looked again at the damn object while thinking that she was going to get back at Harley for that jab. She could somewhat accept that she lost her figure, but to be compared with Garfield!? ...There was only one way to find out she guessed.

She took a deep breath, and finally stepped forward on the scale, waiting for the result while her heart pounded with strength in her chest, and trying to ignore how flabby her belly looked …. She waited…

The result was finally shown on the machine.

Harley's Turn

Harley removed her clothes and just remained in her undies so her measurements could be taken, a demonstration of confidence from the blonde since she usually wouldn't care given that they were all women there (except Chopper, except he already told her of his disinterest for human women anyway). Although after seeing Cheetah's plight before she couldn't help but feel a bit self-conscious this time.

Cheetah by the way was now resting in the seat that Harley just freed, blushing beneath her fur, and with wide eyes because of the reveals in her previous turn.

It was funny seeing how the kitty cat shrieked once that the scale revealed just how much she put on, and being put on the spot. Yet now that Harley was in the same position, things had changed.

The reindeer was in his "Heavy Point" form, so he could hold the measuring tape more easily (even if he had to kneel to measure her butt) and proceeded. Honestly she liked the results that she was receiving from her girls and her tush… But the problem was the waist area.

While she obviously hadn't gained any weight like those jerks were saying, it still made her feel uncomfortable. Still with the fresh memory of Cheetah going through the embarrassment a few moments ago...the jester decided that she didn't want to be put in the same position as that tubby tabby, and decided to play it safe.

The little reindeer was about to wrap the tape around her waist using her navel as a reference point, but then he stopped with a sweatdrop forming on his temple when he realized what the blonde did in front of him.

The ladies staring behind also blinked in surprise (including Cheetah who finally snapped out of it). Did she really do what it seemed…?

Harley just sucked in her belly.

Chuckles from Robin and Volcana were heard in the room with, Cheetah watching the scene with sadistic pleasure. She hadn't forgotten how Harley compared her body to the one of the cat who hated Mondays and loved lasagna, so seeing the one responsible for the comment doing something that would end with her embarrassment, pleased her.

Noting the irony in it, she felt like justice had been served!

Ivy just sighed in fond exasperation. Harley could be quite cunning and smart when she wanted to, but for the most part she could be just as ditzy as if she were a little child. Not that she necessarily hated that part of her, even if she wished that Harley could tone it down when things got serious.

"Harley, if you suck your stomach in, then this is pointless, can you just stop holding your breath?" Chopper asked with the sweatdrop still on his forehead, it didn't seem like she planned to do it any time soon though.

"I just need ta be like this until he gives in, and takes the measure, easy peasy!" she told herself while continuing with her effort. Harley had confidence in the capacity of her lungs.

Unfortunately for her, Robin decided to help her friend with this situation. After all, as much as she was enjoying the show, she still had to check on some information in a while, and her free time was limited due to her duties.

Dos Fleur

Two womanly arms who everyone there recognized as Robin's, sprouted from Harley's ribs and began to tickle her.

Her major weakness!

And so the clown girl laughed with tears in her eyes incapable of holding her breath any longer, her pudgy tummy bulged forward, almost looking relieved to be doing so, while returning to it's true form.

"Okay Chopper, you can continue now"

"Thanks Robin!"

"W-Wait a minute!" stammered a flustered blushing Harley while the doctor deftly wrapped the tape around the waist.

Volcana's Turn

Volcana gave up hope when the doctor came forward with the measuring tape in his hands, she looked back for a moment, and watched an embarrassed Harley being teased by Cheetah while both Ivy and Robin just watched smiling.

The latest display of the former girlfriend of the Joker made her realize that there really wasn't an escape from this. She just can't try faking the results, or she'll end up doing something ridiculous like the blonde.

Not that she thought she needed to (not at all!), but it somehow felt like a back door just closed for her right in her nose.

She was thinking that to herself, until she realized that Chopper was taking measurements so he could figure out where to squeeze properly, the tape measure squishing her bare midriff a bit, rubbing the new softness in the process and making her grimace.

Okay, being realistic now, she might have put on some pudge since she was recruited by the pirates, and maybe she should just accept it, yet for the redhead this was a little mortifying.

She knew that gaining some weight wasn't the end of the world, except Volcana prided herself in her figure which she worked hard to obtain. She also liked to use it to seduce people of both genders (don't ask) to catch them off-guard when it came to her former missions as a slave of the government, or just to be able to enter private events and parties for free.

It may be vain of her, but it was actually useful as well, and for her to see her belly jiggle earlier was a blow. That hasn't happened for quite a number of years now (with some ups and downs of course).

Still...she couldn't just deny facts, as much as she wanted to, and while she didn't want to believe them, she just wanted this to be done.

"Let's get this over with," she told Chopper with a sigh. "I promised Maureen I'd spend time with her later, and there's not much time left".

Chopper smiled at that, relieved that there wouldn't be any drama with her, and proceeded to squeeze a fold of fat a few inches to use the tape.

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"So in conclusion, you're not in any danger to become overweight for now, much less obese any time soon. Still, I would recommend you watch your diets, and try being more active before it escalates," repeated Ivy with a smirk the words that Chopper said to the women in front of her. "Do you understand now?"

"Har Har, very funny Red. It must be nice bein' able to retain your figure just cause' ya like eatin' green," replied Harley with a pout. All the ladies returned to the common room after the results were given, all looking a bit sullen after the reveals.

"I think that this was good overall. Now you can focus on returning to your previous forms, and be more careful," said Robin with a sweet smile. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have some work to do and I'm a bit behind already. I'll see you later".

The beautiful archeologist of the Straw Hats turned around and left. While doing so, the women couldn't help but stare at just how stunning she was.

"...How is it that she has that perfect hourglass in spite of having been alongside Sanji longer than us?"

"I know right!? Tha's exactly what I was wonderin' too!"

"It's not just her, but Nami too! I don't know what exactly they are, yet their metabolism has to be crazy, depending of the time that they've been pampered by him like we've been lately, a-and they still look like that! Though those demonic training sessions they do probably help."

And so the maidens began to realize again (with a bit of envy) how their "bosses" continued to prove to be monsters.

"Well I guess that we'll have to step up our game from now on with training and our diets", noted a crestfallen Cheetah, who lamented her fate, the others affected joining her lamentation… just because they accepted it didn't mean that they liked it.

There was a brief silence that was broken by a strangely sympathetic Ivy.

"It's okay, you all don't really have to stress about it since it isn't much weight you have to lose," she said with a bit of a blush and avoiding the incredulous looks that she was being given. "If I'm being honest, while I have yet to gain weight, it's true that I've been feeling a bit bloated. If it continues, I might get heavier before I know it, so I'll be joining you with the exercise," she ended up mumbling, a bit embarrassed for some reason.

Not that she told any lies anyway, so she didn't fully understand her feelings either.

Ivy had been on their case about this and now she tries to console them… Maybe she was just worried herself from the very start, and that's why she pushed it to happen?

The moment of silence returned until her best friend opened her mouth.

"As I thought since I met ya...ya really are a tsundere, aren't ya, Red?"

"I don't know what that is, but I feel like smacking you."

A laugh came from all the women in the room, except a stern Ivy who little by little began to join in with her chuckles. All of them ironically feeling like a weight just left their backs, and now their confidence was growing.

That's right, they're some of the most dangerous people on the planet, women who have fought against heroes and faced struggles that any average joe and jane wouldn't even dare to oppose...

Losing some weight will be a piece of ca—!

"Hello my darlings~! I've been baking some cakes, would you like some?" came a sweet voice from behind that all of them recognized by now.

They turned around and froze at the sight.

As expected, the perverted cook was there, with hearts in his eyes and his lecherous smile, yet what was important was what he brought with him on a tray. The heavenly aroma of freshly baked goods wafting through the room.

Glistening cakes that would only be seen in the most prestigious of restaurants. There's no doubt that just one bite would make any person reach heaven even if it was just for a moment.

Groooowllll~

All the maidens who got a tad bit chubby rubbed their starter potbellies which just voiced their raised appetites, while trying not to drool in the process.

This may be harder than they thought after all...but they wouldn't give up easily.

BVC: I had a bundle of laughs reading through this, and hope the rest of you did too! I am also considering the results here to be canon! ;-D

!JUSTICE OMAKE!

"A World For Us All," by Drag0n5on

Justice Piece

Luffy and Superman charge towards each other clashing fists.

(Instrumental)

The title is revealed.

We look to the past as we head for the future to return to our own world

A straw hat flies through the air as past images from adventures of the Justice League and Straw Hats are shown.

With faith in ourselves and trust in each other

Luffy reaches out and grabs his straw hat smiling as he leaps into the air followed by his crewmates. The camera zooms in on the back of his shirt.

We live by the lessons we've learned.

The camera zooms back out to reveal Superman's cape blowing in the wind as he flies through the air along with his teammates except Flash who runs.

As we bid farewell to one ending

The Justice League look out at the world from the Watchtower.

In time for a new beginning.

The Straw Hats walk out into the streets laughing the entire time.

Ha-ya-moo-ah! Huh! Ha-ya-moo-ah!

Each Straw Hat is holding out their hand as a different color from the emotional spectrum glows on their palm

Justice Piece

Forever united as one Justice Piece. Together the battles are won

The Straw Hats close their fists revealing them wearing different lantern rings undergoing a transformation into custom suits. Luffy completes the transformation.

Justice Piece

A light flashes and Luffy is replaced with Volcana as she throws a fireball forward

Through us let your spirit evolve. If we're all for one world there's a world for us all.

Cheetah runs across the screen at high-speed, Ivy and a laughing Harley ride in on a large vine, Grundy roars before slamming the ground shattering it. The shattering ground comes together to create Clayface who morphs into a smiling Permafrost who covers the screen in snow.

If we're all for one world

The Justice League charge forward towards Nekron who leers sinisterly.

There's a world for us all.

The Black Lantern Symbol appears before it begins turning white.

Justice Piece.

The Justice League and Strawhats stand back to back before pointing at the screen.

BVC: Digimon season 4 theme song, "A World For Us All." Which even over a decade later remains firmly stuck in my head.

!JUSTICE OMAKE!

"Breakout" by Black' Victor Cachat

Needing to be sure, Cheetah carefully asked, "You were in Hell. The actual Hell. Like the whole levels of torment?" She meant 'circles of Hell,' yet was still adjusting.

"That's what I said!" Luffy snapped crossly. "I had to go down there."

Luffy went thoughtful, which was very strange. It made his words weigh more. That was until his words were finally and fully registered.

"YO— . . . You wanted to get into hell?"

"WHY?"

"HOW?"

"No, why? WHY? JUST WHY!?"

Luffy had a very fierce look in his eyes, tainted with sadness and regret.

"I just had to."

.

.

.

The staircase wound deeper and deeper into the earth, seemingly endlessly. Upon each stone step was carved words like, "For The Children," "To End The War," "I Only Wanted To Help," "I Meant It For The Best," "I Thought You'd Like It," "For the Greater Good," "We Need The Resources And Land," "To Civilize Them." Most common of all was written, "For Justice."

For the road to hell was paved with good intentions.

It was long way down there, as if giving you the chance to regret your decision and turn back. You go down until you can go no further, when your legs are shaking, your body exhausted, and you are ready to give up. Only then will you see it.

The end, leading to two black iron doors.

They had been torn off their hinges, long claw marks gouged into them, and from within them the glow of fire simmered and the sounds of battle clashed.

With a bone-shaking roar, out from the doorway burst a massive black dragon. His armour was like tenfold shields, his teeth were swords, his claws spears, the shock of his tail a thunderbolt, his wings unfurled a hurricane, and his breath death!

Squeezing his way through the tight confines of the stairwell, he rushed back up to the surface, while behind him the denizens of hell screeched their fury.

After an age he reached the light above and emerged into the night air. Panting with deep breaths for a moment before throwing back his head to scream his rage . . . and loss.

A grief that passes description; when one has lost that which they treasured most.

Spiked chains covered his form, and around his neck was a thick collar with long barbs on both sides so they dug right into his scales as well. Heedless of the pain, he tore them off to throw away. Hanging onto his form and the remaining chains were many smaller, if still fearsome creatures, former prisoners of the pits below. Eagerly they helped their saviour by removing the last of his constraints. A failed attempt to capture the beast by those who had once ruled over their fates and torments.

With that task complete, they scampered off to enjoy their freedom. Partially from the urge to be wild and free . . . and also out of lingering fear of the dragon.

Afraid of him lashing out from his failure to save someone so precious to him. A being so fearsome that he had broken open the gates to the netherworld, and conquered its nine levels: limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. Besting bladed trees, spiders, mutant beasts, basilisks, sphinxes, deserts, lakes of boiling blood, freezing cold, wolves, the Minotaur who judges the sinners, and finally the Hydra who was master of the place.

All for naught.

Only three of those who had escaped with the dragon remained behind.

Patiently they waited out the wails of agony deeper than the cuts upon their saviour. Waited for him to vent a droplet of the pain within his heart.

At last, with sun breaking the dawn, the dragon took notice of them, turning his gleaming eyes upon them.

The largest, an oni with blue flesh, large tusks in his mouth, and yet a polite demeanor, gave a short bow. "Truly songs and tales fall utterly short of the reality, O Luffy the Chiefest and Greatest of Calamities."

With a snort, the dragon glanced away before settling his gaze upon the speaker. "What do you want?"

"I am Jinbe. I wish to serve you, in order to see what changes you bring to the world."

Startled at that, Luffy turned to the other two. "And you?"

As the light of dawn hit these ones, unlike the first, they began to change.

One demon with three faces and six arms shook a little, until only one face and two hands remained. He glanced at them in surprise, with only his long green hair hinting at the 'man's' true nature. With a shrug, he craned his head to look back up at the beast. "Roronoa Zoro. You set me free, and seem worthy to follow. So I shall."

"Is that so?"

For a moment the former demon's glare was as sharp and dangerous as the dragon's. "I gave my word."

Pleased despite himself, Luffy nodded on his long neck. He turned to the last, who was more caught up in their transformation.

She was an unearthly beautiful woman, with shining blonde hair, and in her past life wars had been waged over her hand. In the light of day though, her body was becoming that of a rugged, handsome man. Deep down she, no, he, knew it was permanent. Yet hellfire still danced over his form, and he was content with the price of being freed. Moreover, he had never actually liked the males who had fought over marrying him before. This was . . . promising.

"My name is . . . Sanji. Yes. Anyways, you seem to be the kind of guy where the fun will be," is all he said, even as his eyes danced with all his inner emotions and conviction.

After a moment of consideration, the Chieftest and Greatest of Calamities nodded once more.

Spreading his wings, he ordered, "Climb on."

"Where to, sir?" Jinbe dutifully asked.

"Anywhere but here. Actually, scratch that, I have a reckoning with those who slew my brother in the first place."

"Sounds like a good start," grinned Zoro.

"Uh huh," agreed Sanji, even as he continued to adjust his tattered dress. Maybe they could make a detour for something more suitable?

With a grim smile, Jinbe merely said, "A fine start to our adventures."

Once more the dragon's roar echoed across the skies and earth, except this time with vengeance . . . and hope.

BVC: Yes, I stole the pavestones to hell bit from Discworld, with a little One Piece addition, and of course another piece of magnificent British literature with The Hobbit, being my main inspiration for the dragon. Also inspiration from Dante's Inferno, even if I have never actually read it . . .

As for Sanji's little bit, inspired by a later part of that scene in chapter 13, where Poison Ivy quietly speculates the chef is a former woman.

!JUSTICE OMAKE!

"Laugh Tale" by Scl04

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Gaia

"We're finally here!"

Those were the words that Nami heard her captain say as they finally arrived at the island of legends, the rumored last island of the Grand Line, which only the previous Pirate King, Gold Roger, and his crew managed to discover and land on.

The place where supposedly the "One Piece" has been hidden, as well as apparently a lot of secrets and history regarding the "Void Century" that the World Government has censored and massacred anyone who tried to investigate it, as their archeologist can attest.

"Laugh Tale"

It was honestly pretty unbelievable for the navigator of the Straw Hat Pirates that they actually managed to find it. After all, the existence of the island itself has been questioned, yet here they were after all of the journeys and great adventures along the way... Some of them really surreal, like getting stuck for a while in a different dimension.

Well, it's not that she minded it that much anymore, because of all the new and exotic resources that they got, as well as all the gold that they stole there! ...Oh, and they made new friends there who joined in their journey later of course.

And speaking of said friends...

"So this is 'Laugh Tale,' huh? I don' really see anythin' funny here," interrupted the chirpy voice of Harley Quinn as the pirates began to step down the Thousand Sunny.

"What did you expect, Harles, some kind of circus awaiting our arrival?" the best friend of the blonde, Poison Ivy, asked with a deadpan expression.

"I dunno, but so far I can't see what makes this place special, just sayin'."

So at the end of the day it seemed like all of their supposed allies just decided to follow them to their world.

The Straw Hats at first were somewhat skeptical, because of all the danger that they would be exposed to, even if their lives weren't "pathetic" before in the other world by any means. At the end of the day though, Luffy just decided to let them come, because they just got too attached to them, and it's not like they can decide for them at the end of the day.

And anyway, while not really the complete reason as to why they joined, their new friends also proved to be really useful in the different battles that they have been through since their return, including the war in Wano that they managed to get to in time, and win in spite of all the odds against them.

After managing to steal the "Road Poneglyph" from Onigashima, and acquire the last one, Robin managed to decipher their contents, and the navigator used her knowledge of cartography to reach the place...and they were finally here.

Every one of the new members was looking at the new island with more curiosity than awe to some degree, the original members from this world feeling more of an impact due to not having heard about it until fairly recently in comparison

"That's why we have to explore now!" Luffy appeared between them and exclaimed much to the surprise of both ladies "Who knows what we'll see in this place? I'm so excited!"

The rubber boy was practically glowing from the happiness, far more than his usual cheerful self, but considering that his dream was about to be accomplished after so many life and death struggles and surreal situations, it was understandable.

"Okay, Luffy, we get it," replied Zoro, who maintained a cool attitude, even if they knew that he was excited as well. "First we'll need to prepare some stuff, and then we'll go see what is in store for us there."

And so after packing some provisions and a special bento that Sanji prepared for this occasion, the pirates left the ship to explore.

They went through a jungle while each did different things too pass the time. Carrot who joined the crew right after the battle in Wano, was trying once again to bite the ear of Cheetah, who annoyed, if resignedly, tried to stop her from doing so. Ivy and Usopp observed the different kinds of plants, while Luffy, Chopper, Maureen, and Harley stared in awe at all of their surroundings in a childish fashion.

The rest stayed on the road, a bit more wary about what they could encounter than the others, except they weren't all that worried given that the Observation Haki of the members who could use it was on point. It was just that they still didn't know anything about this place and all the dangers that could be in it. The navigator was trying to orientate them with her skills, and dragging Zoro, who would've been bickering with Sanji for them being close, if Volcana didn't volunteer to distract him.

"Hmmmm interesting," heard Nami talk her surrogate big sister and so she turned around to see what the comment was about. The archeologist actually found some words written in a stone in the language of the Poneglyphs. "This is actually giving us directions to a secret place on this island. The chances are high for the One Piece being there."

"Is that true Robin!?" asked the captain of the crew with stars in his eyes while he approached her.

"Yes captain," was Robin's response with a doting smile on her face.

All of them had eager expressions on their faces after her words. Nami felt as if this just couldn't be happening right now, but it definitely was. They were actually going to discover the great secret that Gold Roger left behind!

"What are we waiting for!? Let's go!"

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"Finally! That was so annoying!"

Well the experience turned out to be quite the upsetting one to say the least, not in terms of difficulty, but because of the many different messages and traps that the Kozuki clan left behind to find the secret room.

She wasn't the only one upset at that. To different extents, the rest of the members were also feeling upset at the amount of time that they've spent going from one place to another just to find more clues, but no sign of that ever ending.

The expedition continued to the point of climbing a cliff, going down a lake which Luffy jumped in without remembering that he can't swim and they had to get him out of there (it would've been embarrassing for him to die in such a way when the One Piece is around the corner), and crossing a volcano that didn't seem like it had been inactive for long.

They went through that and more until sunset, when they finally entered a secret passage after a lot of searching, and currently were going through what seemed to be a cave where hopefully the damn thing would be waiting.

She planned to ask for compensation from their friends in Wano for all the problems that the Kozuki clan had put them through.

Also from Rayleigh, for the Roger Pirates apparently re-setting the traps after they had been here.

"Well, at least we seem to finally have reached it," said Clayface while all of them continued to walk behind a glowing Volcana to light the way. "We should still be wary of traps, since this really seems like an India—"

"Did you say something, Clayface?" said the soft and chilling voice of Nico Robin as some kind of dark aura seemed to emanate from her being that made the majority of people there have the feeling of danger.

"J-Just that we should be careful of what could be awaiting us," nervously replied the former actor who forgot to not say the taboo fictional name in front of the offended archeologist.

"Oh, okay," and the feeling of danger disappeared as if it never was there, much to the relief of the people there.

"We'll have to be careful about that," replied Cheetah after she stopped sweating from the intensity displayed from the former assassin. "It would be pretty awful if we died after all we went through because someone said something stupid."

"I think that we should do this quickly because this place is making my skin crawl, not that I have skin to begin with, Yohohoho!"

"Grundy is dying to find what treasure is too, but Grundy is already dead! Ha ha ha ha!"

Everyone groaned at the jokes of the "comedic duo," with the exception of Luffy and Harley, who laughed and in consequence encouraged them to continue, an awful combination that had been happening for a while.

Thankfully, before the spectacle of horror continued, they reached the end of the road.

A single large door made of metal appeared with some message written in the Poneglyph language in large letters. It looked really old and rusty, which was understandable considering all of the years that have passed since the last beings reached this spot.

"Congratulations for reaching this place, you have traveled through many difficulties and so now you have the greatest reward of all."

After Robin read it, all of the Straw Hats caught their breaths and couldn't utter a word for a moment. This was actually it...behind that door was...was…

"The One Piece is there," an awed Luffy said, which knocked the others out of their stupor and soon the place was full of noise, cheers, cries of joy, and more.

"We're finally here guys! We're finally...sob WOOOO!" cried the emotional cyborg known as Franky with an amused Jinbe giving him a tissue that was accepted with a denial of him having some manly tears falling from his eyes.

"So then I take that this is the final door to this 'One Piece' that you've been talking about all this time, huh?" said a curious looking Ivy, alongside the other pirates. "I really hope that it was worth all the trouble".

"This is it, I'm so excited, Garchu!" declared the rabbit mink while she rubbed her cheek against the weather manipulator, who was now staring at the gate with her eyes resembling beli while smiling like no tomorrow.

An excited Maureen was hugging Volcana, who stopped using her pyrokinesis while the redhead returned it. Usopp and Chopper were on the ground in tears of happiness, while Luffy and Harley were jumping up and down while grinning like loons, and the most serious ones smiling at the scene they witnessed.

"Okay everyone let's not waste time and let's see what's in there!" the captain yelled, which the crew answered with shouts of excitement.

And so the redhead navigator watched in anticipation as her captain pushed open the door with a little bit of force that would've been difficult for an average person to manage, which was definitely not a problem for him at all. She was really excited and with her heart thumping in her chest while thinking of all the gold and treasures that there has to be in this place.

The door opened and inside was—!

A large empty room with the exception of a treasure box in the middle of it.

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Okay so that was a bit more underwhelming than what Nami and the other members thought for the "ultimate" prize that they've been traveling for, but hey the chest is there, so that means that inside there has to be gold or some kind of incredibly valuable treasure that is worth all of what they went through.

Luffy didn't wait and went to open the chest without any doubts or questions like the crew members were experiencing. He did it, and with a smile on his face pulled out a piece of paper that—

Wait, a piece of paper? ...What it going on he—

"I congratulate you for reaching this place," read the captain. "After the stunt that I pulled before being executed, I guess that the world has gone through a lot, but I have to tell you that all that was in this chest was gold and riches that me and my crew will definitely have spent by now. What I wanted to do was give pirates the chance to experience a great adventure like what we went through, and the good times that we had along the way. Hopefully you are able to understand what I mean by the time you read this message of mine. How the true treasure is the friends that one makes along the way to something you want... Well, if you don't feel that way, I don't really care anyway, so yeah, I hope you had fun. Bye. Pirate Gol D. Roger".

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Everyone was silent after Luffy finished, slowly registering what just happened.

Nami felt numb while she blankly stared at the now approaching rubber boy who looked as if nothing weird had just happened.

No...this couldn't be happening.

"Well, this is it I guess," replied the grinning teen at his navigator and the rest. "It was indeed a really fun time, but I guess it's over now and I can be considered the Pirate King. Thanks for everything, guys! Let's go celebrate outside!"

"WHAT THE HELL IS THERE TO CELEBRATE!?"

Everyone was outraged by this, except a confused Luffy who just didn't seem to understand what the problem was. Nami really felt the impulse to strangle him right there.

Looking around herself, she saw the various reactions of all the others who at best looked resigned to this turn of events and at worst were in tears of desperation at having been on this adventure for just this outcome.

It's not like she didn't understand what that jerk Roger meant, because it was indeed a very fun journey where she met a lot of good friends, and saw interesting places. In fact, they wouldn't have met if they didn't decide to follow Luffy to help him become the Pirate King and accomplish their own dreams too.

But we're talking about the supposedly greatest treasure of all time here, the legendary prize that began the "Great Pirate Era" and every pirate has dreamed of finding at least once in their lives at the cost of many battles and wars in history.

This message of "the treasure was everything that you experienced along the way" just couldn't be what all of their efforts and life and death experiences all this time had amounted too! It was well and dandy to go on about the adventure and the friendship blah blah. But where was the prize money to accompany it!?

Nami just wanted to curse Roger, Rayleigh, and all the Roger Pirates that they encountered for just this. She was shaking with anger and frustration at this turn of events and was about to explode. In fact, she was going to hunt down Rayleigh and strangle him, and she would make it her mission to hunt all the remaining Roger's pirates! Was this why Shanks never tried to look for the One Piece? This explained so much…

And so she screamed to the heavens…

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"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!"

Nami sat up with a shout as she was suddenly jolted awake, breathing heavily when she was done.

"Are you okay Nami?" was the question that Robin asked her friend after seeing how spooked she looked, the navigator registering her voice in their dark bedroom.

Wait...nightmare and bedroom?

Then the weather manipulator finally looked at her surroundings and realized what had happened; there she was in her Empress-size bed with a still sleeping Cheetah (obviously the work she had been doing for them, as well as the extra training that she was doing lately, made her too tired if this didn't awaken her) who recently was named her and Robin's plushie, and the worried looking archeologist herself on the other side of the cat lady.

It was all just a dream and the Straw Hats were still in this world that resembled a comic book full of superheroes and villains with no clues on how to return to their own planet, let alone Laugh Tale...And after experiencing what she just did, she couldn't be happier about it, ironically enough.

Nami took some deep breaths to calm down and answered the question of her fellow prodigy.

"Yes...yes, I had a nightmare, but I'm fine now, don't worry."

Robin looked at her with a raised eyebrow.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"No, not really right now. Let's just...go back to sleep, okay? We'll talk about it tomorrow morning if you want, but for now I'm tired," answered the redhead, who began to lay down on the bed again.

Robin looked at her for a moment, yet decided to just let it be until tomorrow. If she saw Nami being affected by it (even though it worried her that the redhead was so affected by it…she would keep an eye on her... and try to find more in the morning), and so she once again hugged the anthropomorphic cat with a relaxed smile and rested her cheek in the soft fur to return to her sleep.

Meanwhile, Nami did the same, except she was still a bit shaken up while imagining the scenario that just dreamed about. It just couldn't be that all of the adventures and struggles that she and everyone else has gone through for years could conclude in such a manner. She just refused to believe it.

So she just closed her eyes, and with some forced confidence, told herself that it just wouldn't end in such a way. All of their efforts would be rewarded by the end, and the One Piece is actually a mind-blowing treasure. They said things are never like how you dreamed they'd be, so the treasure should be real.

...Right?

!JUSTICE OMAKE!

AN: Yo, this is rose7anne101 (Rose for short). **How you doin'?** in Joey's voice. I am one of the beta's of this magnificent masterpiece. And for this bit, we had a role reversal, I wrote and our lord and saviour Black' Victor Cachat (Blacky for short) betaed (Blacky betas some of my stories and I beta his, and we even have a story co-written, we are awesome like that! Bow before the masters, mortals!). MasterQwertster the other lovely beta of Justice, helped immensely here. Respect! *salute*

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So without further ado, *drums roll please* I dedicate this piece to my one and only king Black' Victor Cachat. Thank you for being a true friend in my time of need. Please keep on being an inspiration. Long may you reign! :D

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"Luffy's Day Out," by rose7anne101

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It was a lovely day at the Straw Hat's warehouse base. It was pretty empty too though, with most of the others off taking care of jobs or personal issues. Ostensibly Luffy and Zoro were in charge, but in reality everybody with a working brain knew it was Cheetah who was responsible for everything.

Granted, she had gotten a little distracted with her research, yet it was not like those two would cause too much trouble. They were adults, and had survived some pretty rough stuff, so they could take care of themselves for half an hour without a babysitter.

"Hey, Cheetah, Luffy is demanding food again...and…"

"Ahh...right… just second... I need to find the code that Sanji gave me...It's on my phone… and the phrase too… it's funny!" Cheetah didn't look up at the speaker, she began to search for her phone. It was supposed to be...

"Mhmm…

"Here is it." she grabbed her phone triumphantly. She better hurry, she thought. Hungry Luffy can be unpredictable, and an unpredictable Luffy could easily spell heaps of trouble.

"Cheetah…." she finally faced Grundy and frowned. For a zombie, he looked even paler than usual. Or was it her imagination? She didn't have time to worry about this now. She had a Luffy to feed.

"Okay, let's go open the fridge..." she said with purpose, and began marching. She actually looked forward to opening the 'fridge'. It was fun to imagine all the … she paused and looked behind her.

Grundy was rooted in his place.

"Is something the matter, Grundy?"

Grundy looked at her, he opened his mouth, closed it. He looked a bit pained. Cheetah raised an eyebrow questionably but before she could ask, he shrugged and followed her silently instead.

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"Oh shit!" was the first words she uttered when she entered the kitchen.

Cheetah turned to face the one following her, and shouted accusingly.

"Grundy!"

Grundy just shrugged helplessly.

Cheetah turned again to survey the damage, with dread climbing in her gut. Her instincts were shouting for her to run. She forced the panic increasing in her stomach down, and looked with sharp eyes around her.

The reinforced steel, almost exactly, like a bank vault door was wide open. Busted open. Broken open. She shouldn't have bothered to search for her phone to look up the current passcode. There was no panel for her to enter it.

Hesitantly she moved, leaping over the shards scattered across the floor. She moved only her head inside the open entryway, her heart pounding, unsure of what waited for her inside.

"It's safe to enter," Grundy's voice startled her, she glared at the zombie standing right behind her.

"I was already inside," he explained as he took a few steps and entered the 'fridge'.

She had been confused and thrilled when Sanji had shown her how to open the general pantry combo (AKA 'The Fridge') and explained about the traps and the need for such an elaborate 'fridge'. Even their safe where Nami kept her money was not this complicated. Not that Cheetah even knew where it was, or even wanted to know. Nami scared the bejeebers out of her. She felt as if she was close to losing one of her nine lives whenever Nami's death stare was aimed at her.

Sanji had insisted that this was Luffy-proof. Like when you child-proof the house to protect the baby, here they had Luffy-proofed the 'fridge' to protect it from Luffy. Sanji had also said that they had not really tested it in practice yet, but he was sure it would work just fine.

And here was the first test run, and it failed completely, utterly, miserably. The poor 'fridge.'

Cheetah shook her head, she didn't have time to feel sorry for the 'fridge', she should feel sorry for herself. When Nami saw this… Cheetah had a full-body shudder. She better check the damage.

She cautiously took a step inside.

She saw several sharp cuts decorating the once-walls. They were in pieces.

"Zoro helped too?" she let out a pained breath.

Grundy following her, nodded, "He was bored."

Maybe the traps would have stopped Luffy if he was alone—a big maybe. But holding against the two of them was impossible.

She moved forward slowly and cautiously, eyeing all the...destruction. Her brain was busy conjuring Nami's reaction to all of it. Her future stopped looking so bright as she felt it was half an hour ago.

She abruptly stopped in the middle of her stride, and did a double-take.

Was that... a smashed head… of a robot? Several of them… Some had, what seemed to her, whirling blades? They were all shattered, but still... she couldn't help but admire the sliced multi-barreled machine guns that were attached to the robot's hand. Zoro's work no doubt.

There were an assortment of weapons scattered all around. It was just plain hard to identify them when they were broken, shattered, and in pieces.

She did recognize a few cannons too…very old-fashioned ones at that. The type you would expect on classic pirate ships, which is probably why they were chosen. Except these cannons were either utterly destroyed or sliced to pieces. She moved to the next room.

Hidden spears, really? That was just soooo cliché… They were sticking out of everywhere: floors, ceiling, and walls. They looked more sophisticated than the fictional traps she had seen, and were made from some kind of metal that looked extremely sharp.

As she moved across the broken and bent spears, she felt like she was in one of those stupid movies where you have to face an 'obstacle course' to reach the treasure (shouldn't treasure be gold and jewels, instead of meat and meat?).

Well, they were pirates.

She saw some busted guns from the ceilings and the walls. Lasers? And machine guns? Apparently Franky had a thing for variety and switching up what kind of weapons he used. Although honestly, she couldn't even hazard a guess as to what insanity they built here. They say curiosity killed the cat. Well, this feline was extremely happy not knowing.

Was that a buzzsaw dangling from above?

Oh boy, the next room looked as if it was burned. She scrunched her nose, yet could only smell slight residual smoke. But it felt hot, and there were, what she guessed, scorch marks all around. She wasn't sure what had happened here, and she didn't want to know.

"Watch out," warned Grundy as they moved to the next room. She looked at him questioningly, and he indicated the ceiling.

Oh, there was a hole in the ceiling. A big hole, not exactly circle shaped, and was that a leg shape cut-out to the almost circle shape…? Nah. She was seeing things. The place was drenched with water, slowly filling the room through holes in the floor. She could feel the dampness on her fur. Was it some kind of water-pool? Were there sharks in it? Is that how they intended to stop Luffy? And what happened to them? Stuck in the pipes? Nah, if there were sharks, Luffy would have eaten them.

She had newfound respect for the cola-obsessed Franky for building such things, even if it didn't work.

Finally arriving at the place where she was supposed to shout "Tofu forever!" … Was there even a meaning in saying it now?

Just to be on the careful side, she said "Tofu forever!" in a voice barely louder than a whisper. She felt a bit stupid.

She took a few steps forward.

Yup, the room was utterly and totally empty. If there weren't some empty bags and boxes scattered on the floor, she would have thought that there wasn't anything there to begin with.

How the hell was she supposed to explain this? What was she supposed to do with this? Should she begin cleaning? Where to begin? Her head was going to burst wide open.

Should she or shouldn't she?

"What happened…?" she finally found her voice and asked. She would have to explain this somehow, so better to know at least something.

Grundy looked helplessly at her, as if saying 'Where do I even begin?' He opened his mouth, no voice coming out.

"No, never mind. I don't want to know..." she took pity on him and herself, and really she didn't want to know. The only explanation she could give would be: Luffy.

It was more than enough.

Grundy closed his mouth, looking at her thankfully.

"Wait, he is still hungry… after this!?"

Grundy could only nod. His face screamed, 'Don't ask me to explain this.'

He cleared his throat, "He and Zoro got bored, so they fought… exercised… or something...then they had a break… Zoro broke down the sake storage too…."

Nami was going to kill her...kill her. She was dead, so dead. The redhead was utterly unforgiving of those who failed to keep an eye on Luffy; especially when it ended up costing them money. Cheetah should book a plane and leave. But to where? Nami would find her anywhere …. Her best chance… Maybe to another planet? Was it too late to call Green Lantern and plead for him to take them off-planet as refugees?

"Then they did it again…. And now Luffy is hungry…"

"Zoro?" she asked pathetically. Zoro usually smirked and looked on while others had their fun, but if he helped Luffy, then she was totally screwed.

"He is drinking… There's enough sake… I think..."

She let out a breath, at least it was only one of them.

"Grundy... I am hungryyyyyy… Foooddd…" They were both startled by the loud voice.

"Should we order something in?" Grundy asked, panic appearing in his dead zombie eyes.

"We will have to do several deliveries… From different places… Or we have to go ourselves to get the food…" Cheetah's brain was working furiously, considering all the options available to her.

"Do we have enough money…?" she finally asked out loud.

"We will have to call Nami…" Grundy pointed out. Saying out loud what she dreaded to even consider. If she called Nami she would have to explain. Never mind. Nope, nah, no way in hell!

"I am hungryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy… I want some food… Grundy..."

"Shit, shit, blasted..." she cursed under her breath.

Think, think what to do… They needed a lot of food quick and cheap, without raising too huge a fuss. Wait a minute!

"There was this TV ad about these restaurants with all kinds of food challenges! If you finish it all, you don't have to pay!"

Grundy looked at her as if she was the awaited saviour! She could swear there was a twinkle of life in his eyes.

This could work! She may even be saved from Nami's wrath, if she suggests to her an idea where they could cut on Luffy's food expenses.

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They all disguised themselves before they left. Sorta.

Luffy refused to leave his distinctive hat behind, and she was pretty sure that Zoro still had his swords on him, but she couldn't see them, so she wasn't complaining. However they were also wearing sunglasses and obviously fake white beards to try and hide. Grundy was doing the same to try and hide his undead face, and was wearing clothes that actually fit and were not in tatters, along with gloves. As for herself, she had apparently converted to Islam (thank god, it was cold outside!), and was wearing a full-covering Burqa.

She picked a few restaurants that had this challenge, and where you didn't need a reservation beforehand. She explained everything to Luffy and Zoro, repeatedly, and while Luffy was nodding while smiling, Zoro looked bored; honestly, she wasn't sure if he was sleeping with his eyes open or not.

She quickly decided on the first restaurant they would be headed to, as Luffy's whining wasn't helping her nerves. The restaurant had different food challenge combos, according to the reviews it was their specialty, and they encouraged people to try different challenges. If the mood became hostile, they would run for it. It wasn't like they were stealing or anything, or even cheating (at least not technically). Luffy just eats a lot and fast. Their problem, not hers.

They would be quick and then get back, and Nami would never know they got out. Cheetah would deal with all the other things when they got back. One problem at a time.

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"Hey, I am Carla, your waitress for today. Do you know what you want to order, or would you like a moment?" Carla said as she gave them the menus.

"Meat!" one of them shouted loudly, startling the other patrons. But Carla couldn't help but find his enthusiasm endearing.

"We would like the challenge menu...?" asked a feminine voice, so it was a woman under all the clothes, mused Carla. It wasn't her first time seeing someone covered in a veil. But this was extreme. No skin was showing at all and even her eyes were covered with big sunglasses under the veil, and there were even gloves. One of the older waitresses had mentioned when she saw them enter, that it was some kind of religious thing. To each his/her own. At least the veil was purple. It had a unique personality.

Carla smiled her business smile, and changed the menus to the challenge ones, and then returned to her station after telling them to call her if they had any questions, or when they were ready to order.

It was a slow going day, she had only two other tables in her area, and they had already ordered, so she had the time to leisurely examine the new arrivals.

If she wanted to describe them in one word, it would be 'mismatched.'

She studied them as they looked over the menus. Three of them looked like old people with white beards and sunglasses, which none of them took them off inside. The one with a baseball cap had a scar across his eye, she guessed, although the sunglasses hid most of it. Another had a straw hat and huge smile, he was the one that demanded meat. His smile was kinda contagious, even now she could feel her own mouth stretching in a smile. The third one had a huge build. When she saw him, she had taken them straight to the tables with booths, and he took over half of one. And the last one was a woman, at least according to her feminine voice, she was. The woman was covered entirely, from head to toe, which was a bit disturbing. She liked seeing people's faces and reading their expressions.

To put it simply, nothing about them felt right, matched. Their clothes didn't exactly fit them either, and she didn't mean the clothes were too big or too small on them. Looking closer, the beards were definitely fake. From afar or if you weren't paying too much attention, they might fool you, but not as close as she was standing.

The whole thing felt like it didn't fit their kind of style. Like they were… acting. Wearing a costume.

Was there another cosplay event going around? Were they dressed up as some characters from movies or comics? Wizards may explain the purple veil. She should ask Rin about it. She loved this kind of thing for some reason.

She shrugged mentally, she had worked in this restaurant for three years now while finishing her degree at the nearby university. She saw all kinds of things, and she could say in confidence that nothing could make her bat an eye. Working in the service industry made your skin thicker than five stories of cement. She had seen weirder and scarier people than these four, and it wasn't her job to care, just to serve food.

They were polite to her so far. The one with the straw hat was very passionate about the food, and every little while he seemed to be wiping off drool with the back of his hand. She didn't feel disgusted looking at him, only pity. He looked starved; no wonder they wanted to choose from challenge combos.

She hoped she wouldn't end up cleaning vomit today. Last year, they had a rule in the restaurant, 'you vomit, you clean', yet they got some bad reviews because of it, and the management changed their policy (of course, then they should have volunteered to clean it up themselves). Some days were just better left forgotten.

She eyed the four people, three of them still engaging in hushed debate, and one looked bored. He was drinking from some kind of flask. It was probably alcohol. They didn't have any policy about not letting drinks inside, so no skin off her nose.

She wondered which one they would order, as they had few popular combos for groups as small as theirs.

She had seen it all here, people loved their free stuff. They would go to a lot of lengths to not pay. People fasted for days before coming, forced vomiting in the bathrooms, taking laxatives, etc.… She caught a girl once in the act of taking pills. She wouldn't have thought anything about it, if the girl hadn't become flustered and run away from the bathroom. And once, someone was even trying to inject himself with something, they thought it was drugs and had called the police. It turned out that he was trying to inject himself with ghrelin hormone to induce hunger.

"Hey," the purple veil-woman beckoned her to their table. She hurriedly moved to their direction.

"Yes?"

"Can we order more than one Challenge Combo?"

"Of course, you would have to finish the challenge combo first, then you can order the next one. This way you can see if you can still go," she said cheerfully. This wasn't the first time someone asked her this. Everyone thought their stomach was a limitless space. That they could eat and eat without their belly bulging out, gaining volume steadily, until their bowels felt like they would burst any second, left with no choice but to run like the devils were on their heels to the bathroom.

"Is there a limit to how many we could order?"

"Of course not," Carla answered, with a raised eyebrow. Really, the quantity of food in each combo usually made people's eyes turn bigger than the plates the food was served on.

"Just to make sure… If we finish the food before the time runs out, we don't pay?"

"Yes, we have a timer to keep track. When all the food is served in front of you, we begin the countdown, and if you finish the food before the time runs out, you don't pay. For each challenge there is a different time limit, so make sure you pay attention. It's written on the menu near each challenge combo," She was used to explaining this part, a few times each day, she mused to herself.

"Which one? Have you decided, I can recommend one, if you are unsure ..."

"I decided!" the one with the straw hat and smile announced. His voice left no room to argue. Not that anyone was trying.

She took out her pad, ready to write down their order.

"I want the Circle of Doom, a 20-inch, 7-pound pizza with pepperoni, Italian sausage, bacon, ham, capocollo, salami, gyro beef, ground beef, mushrooms, green peppers, jalapeno peppers, banana peppers, onions, tomatoes, black olives, green olives, pineapple, feta cheese, cheddar cheese, and extra cheese. And the Big T Toast, a 1-pound burger, a fried green tomato, four kinds of cheese, fried pickles, one-quarter pound of chicken, pulled pork, brisket, and pork belly, stacked with onion rings, smothered with brisket, chili, cheese and barbecue sauce with a double side of fries. And Hop on Whopping Burger, with four meat patties, eight slices of American cheese, 20 pieces of bacon, red onions, tomatoes, and special sauce. And the BS Combo, 9 pounds of beef and sausage combo smothered in cheese and peppers with a side of fries. The Almighty Burger, 110 pounds, 28 inches in diameter, and 12 inches tall patty, 20 sides of fries, and 10 sides of chicken wings. And the Combo of Big Fat, 4 cheeseburgers, double cheesesteak, chicken cheesesteak, gyro meat, grilled chicken, bacon, sausage, mozzarella sticks, chicken fingers, chicken nuggets, mac-n-cheese bites, fried mushrooms, jalapeno poppers, pizza bites, onion rings, mini corn-dogs, hash browns, American cheese, ketchup, and mayo. And Pound the Pounder, 11 pounds and 30 inches Pizza with sausage, caramelized onions, grilled chicken, scallions, and fennel. And the Steak Meteor, 72-ounce steak, a buttered bread roll, a shrimp cocktail, a baked potato, ranch beans, and a salad. And the Prisoner's Pardon, a 30-inch, 12-pound pizza with six meats: pepperoni, sausage, ham, bacon, meatball, and salami. And the United Meat, 7 pounds of ground sausage, pork, and beef wrapped in bacon along with a side of either fries or potato salad. Can I have both of them?

"Uhh?"

"Both the fries and potato salad?" he asked earnestly.

That was what he cared about? Her brain froze midway. How was it humanly possible to say all that without having to pant for deep breathes? It was only because she had memorized the menu, that she was able to keep up.

It struck her after hearing him speak for so long, how young he sounded. And now staring at him open mouthed, it was as if a veil was lifted from her eyes. The fake beard magic had stopped confusing her mind. It was obviously a fake beard, despite that she still thought he was an adult beneath it. But now, after she listened to him, he sounded like a teen, and looked it too. It was the damn smile. She berated herself. His smile was one of the first things she noticed about him. His smile screamed of innocence and the pureness of a child. Yet his body was that of an adult man. It was the perfect bewildering combination to put you off guard.

They were all staring at her, waiting for an answer. The man with the baseball hat had an eyebrow raised, indicating for her to 'Go on,' accompanied with a taunting smirk. She fought hard not to glower at him and focused on the child. Child was a bit too much, but 'man' did not fit either. Young man maybe?! Adolescent does fit better, she thought.

She finally said unsure, "I don't know… I … will ask."

She stayed rooted in place.

"He wants all of them basically," the woman said helpfully. Carla couldn't see her face, but she could feel the genuine sympathy in her voice. They were taking this child-talk seriously? And expected her to do the same? Should she call child protective services? Clearly no responsible adult was present here. Even if the problem child himself was legally an adult. Maybe she should ask for ID to put her heart at ease?

"Can we have them all at the same time?" the smirking man asked, his smug smile turning lazy. The straw hatted young man perked up at that, and looked at her expectantly.

Her face was debating between showing perplexity or irritation (it ended with both). It's a good thing there were no mirrors here (it was one of the manager's ideas, so people couldn't see how they looked when they shoveled food down their throats).

Did he really think that he could finish all that? The burger weighed more than him! He looked and sounded serious, and the others around him treated it as such. Was he that stupid? Naive? Officially insane? Maybe he didn't understand the magnitude of each combo. It was a lot of food. And he wanted all ten of them. At once. He had a slim muscular build, and wasn't that tall either. Skinny, was the word she was searching for. It was physically impossible for him to finish even one combo alone. But it wasn't her job to tell him so. Life was full of hurdles, so let him experience it on his own skin.

"That's not how it works," she forced her face and voice to the blankest she could manage as she explained, patiently.

"You have to choose one, and then after, if you still want another one, then you can order."

She tried hard not to raise her voice in indignation. She really didn't want them to ask for the manager or something like that. There were a lot of clients that were over-sensitive to everything, from speech pattern, tone, smile, salty, not being salty, etc.

She had had a few that asked to combine two of the challenges before, only for her to feel they were either boasting, trying to show off to their friends, or sometimes flirting. But never had anyone asked her to combine all ten combos. She was rethinking her first thoughts about these four.

Just some weirdos, she reassured herself. Just trying to show off. She would enjoy seeing the food knocking them down a peg or two.

"Lucy, which one do you want to choose first?" the woman asked the young man with a straw hat. His name apparently was Lucy. Strangely it fit him.

"Ohh, I can't have them all?"

They all looked at Carla again, and she shook her head again. She felt a bit like a bully when the straw hatted man pouted. How could she take any of this seriously when he acted like pre-teen child?

"Fine, I want this one, the 110-pound burger!"

"Almighty Burger," she corrected. "Are you sure about it? We usually have ten people for that challenge?"

Lucy nodded enthusiastically, while the others nodded at her a bit dismissively.

"Is it the four of you then, or are you waiting for more friends?"

"Nope, it's going to be him!" the man with a baseball cap pointed at Lucy lazily. He seemed to be waiting for her reaction.

"Him? But… that … im...possible…are you sure?"

They all nodded at her. As if she was the crazy one. Were they just messing with her?

She gave up, they wanted the Almighty Burger, they would get it. Not her problem. She would be at her station, not looking at them while they struggled to finish it. Seeing them cough up the cash after their futile struggles would be amusing.

Wait a minute, was this why they were wearing a disguise!? They intended to eat as much as they could and then flee from here. A few had tried this and failed, as they had security cameras in the entrance and dining areas. But just in case, she would keep an extra eye on them, and have the other waitresses watch out for them too.

She took a breath, smiled again and asked if there was anything else they wanted, maybe something to drink. She wrote down their orders and went back to the kitchen, her smile still frozen on her face.

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Fifteen minutes into their waiting, Zoro had finished all the sake that he had brought with him.

"What kind of drinks do they have here? Do they have sake?"

"Beer, cheap wine, but mainly soft drinks, cola, and soda...you can have refills," Cheetah explained. She bit her cat tongue, as not to point out they had the menus just a few minutes ago, and she had asked him a few times if he wanted anything.

"Refills…?" he asked with an arched eyebrow.

"When you finish your drink, they fill it up again for free."

"Oh, does Franky know about this place?"

"Sorta," Luffy piped up to their surprise. Although, if anybody was to know about different foods and how people felt about them, it was him. Until now, he had been continuously grumbling, unable to sit still, looking around him, but mainly at the kitchen. "He mentioned the colas in places like this, and he doesn't like it."

"Oh?"

"He said that the cola isn't good… That it's not the original cola. The percentage of the carbonated water, and the sweetener is all wrong… You don't sell a SUPER drink like cola cheap. It needs to be SUPER accurate for it to be the SUPER cola." Luffy was in full mimicking mode… every time he mentioned SUPER he would do Franky's pose with both hands moving to the left. "He only has Iceberg Cola, and that's not too popular yet."

Cheetah and Grundy were laughing out loud, only Cheetah was trying to muffle her voice unsuccessfully, and Zoro had a wide smile. The other patrons and the waitering staff had overheard, and were looking on in bewilderment or confusion, or had become swept up in Luffy's infectious humour so they were laughing too. Some even took out their phones midway into Luffy's speech and were trying to subtly capture the scene.

It took a while for Cheetah to get her laughter under control. The food should be out any minute now, and she probably should broach the subject now. But how to do it!?

"Luffy…?"

"Yeah?" Luffy paused in his grumbling about when the food would arrive while burning holes into the door leading to the kitchen, to look in Cheetah's direction.

"Emmm...when the food arrives could you... eat slowly…? Please?"

"Why?" Luffy looked at her with a frown. He seemed to think she was being weird.

"To savour the food!" Grundy came to her help.

"I always enjoy the food!"

"What he meant is, if you eat slower you could... feel the taste of the food in your mouth longer... "

"You are weird, instead of only the taste, I can have actual food in my mouth. Are they going to take more time? I'm hungry!"

"Luffy, most people are not… used to seeing someone eat like you..."

"Huh?"

"True, most people need to chew their food first!" Zoro said amused, looking at the drinks menu again with apparent dissatisfaction.

"Chew, yeah chew… how about you chew 20... Noo...10 times… Yeah, just 10 times… each bite you take..."

Luffy had the frown again, she could see the words that his mouth was about to spell 'Why,' before she hurriedly added, "It will make it easier to get even more food… meat, more meat in. You just need to chew each bite 10 times...please!"

"Fine! It better be a lot of meat," Luffy huffed, and got back to grumbling and staring in the kitchen's direction.

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It took the kitchen half an hour to prepare all the food.

Carla took a deep breath, and got to stacking the HUGE dishes on the cart. They had a few carts especially for the challenge combo, something they found necessary after a few disasters when the waiters couldn't take the weight of the food. Falling with all the plates wasn't as funny when they fell on you. She got help from the other waitress to transfer all the food to the table.

She didn't make any eye contact when she arrived, busying herself with putting everything on the table.

"You have here the Almighty Burger with 20 sides of fries and 10 sides of chicken wings."

She looked at them and saw that the big build guy and the one that liked to smirk were each holding an arm of the third guy, Lucy.

Weirdos, it was like they were restraining him. Lucy only had eyes for the food. She couldn't see his eyes, but she had a feeling that he wasn't blinking.

She took the timer from her apron, set it, and announced in a celebratory and forcefully cheerful tone: "I am going to set the timer, you have an hour to conquer the Almighty Burger, and you can begin now….."

She clicked the start button, and saw the timer begin to count down.

59:59

59:58

59:57

59:56

She looked up, they were still holding him, and no one was touching the food.

"Hmmm… you can begin eating..." she said confused. Maybe she should reset the timer. She didn't want them complaining about it being unfair later.

The three men looked at the covered woman, and after a few seconds she nodded her assent, causing the other two to let go.

Carla opened her mouth to suggest resetting the timer, but sound didn't come out.

She stared with her mouth agape.

Blinked once.

And stared.

Blinked a few times.

And stared.

Stared.

"Hey, Carla… You forget one side of fries for the Almighty Burger challenge combo..."

Carla's brain had realized that someone was speaking to her, the voice was familiar, but she couldn't take her eyes off the scene in front of her.

"Carla….?"

Carla turned to look at the newcomer.

"Your ...mouth… is open..."

Carla closed it with a click.

"Emmm..."

The newcomer stared confusedly at her, her hand coming to rest on Carla's forehand. She registered murmurs of, "Is she sick?"

"Carla, are you alright? You seem a bit… sick…I have...one side fries to the Almighty Burger, someone messed up in the kitchen... Is it here? Or is it to another table...?" the new waitress, Rin, asked with a worried look and a raised eyebrow.

She found it hard to open her mouth, now that she closed it, and even harder to make her lips work.

She nodded.

"Oi, Luf—Lucy... the fries here are for you..."

"That's for me? Thanks!"

A hand snatched them from Rin's hand. Rin blinked, confused, and stared at the table instead of Carla. Carla turned too, reluctantly.

Rin moved closer to her and whispered, "Hey Carla, are you okay?"

Carla nodded again automatically.

"Is this the right table, they said table 5, but where is all the food?" Rin asked beside her. Carla nodded.

"Excuse me..."

"Hey, you forget to stop the timer..."

"W...what...?" she was able to utter, "Oh…right..."

She fumbled to reach it. The timer almost fell from her uncooperating hands, but she was able to stop it somehow.

54:12

She blinked, stared, and stared some more at the screen.

Blinked again, the numbers didn't change.

"That was yummy...Can I have another set of challenge combos…?"

"Hey, here is your ketchup and mayo, if you want another sauce…?" someone trailed off beside her from the other side, and added. "Sorry, this is the wrong table, excuse me."

"Ano...ther one?" her brain was able to finally comprehend something. Her mouth was able to function. Hooray!

They all stared back and nodded. Lucy repeatedly shouting "Yup!"

"Oh, you need to choose one, Lucy," the veil-woman pointed out.

"Right! Right! Next I want…"

Carla tuned his voice out as she stared once again at the timer, Rin was gaping beside her, murmuring "You are freaking kidding me, how can it be! No way… that's...just…is the timer working… maybe a malfunction...it was the Almighty Burger… right? There are only four of...how can it be…!?"

Carla nodded again and turned around purposely striding to the kitchen, clutching the timer in her hand. She ignored the voices calling to her from the table's direction. She had almost reached the kitchen when she paused, turned around, marched right back to the table, and got hold of Rin's arm, who was still rooted in her place. Rin squeaked and turned to face her. But Carla was looking at the four sitting at the table. She smiled her first genuine smile this week.

"It will take some time, but your food will be right out."

"Ahmmm… We don't need to choose?"

"Don't worry about it! You want one of each combo, right?"

"Yes! Can we have the Almighty Burger again? It was really yummy!"

Carla opened her mouth, thought better of it, and only nodded.

Carla basically dragged Rin by the arm to the kitchen, still clutching the timer with the other. She entered, froze in her place. Then, she slowly turned to look at Rin, who was looking at her confusedly.

"Rin, call the manager ASAP!"

"What?"

"It will be better if he is actually here!" she put the timer on the bench near her. Her hand was trembling, she noted.

"Ehmmm..."

"Is he here? He should be here...Terry, the manager here yet?" Carla had glint in her eyes as she demanded an answer from the wide-eyed man in front of her. Terry was one of the other waiters working with her, and a friend from the university. He looked at her with raised eyebrows, probably wondering why she was so cheery, unlike her usual gloomy self when out of sight from the customers.

"He arrived a few minutes ago, should be in his office!" Terry told her, sharing a confused look with Rin, who shrugged helplessly.

"Great!" Carla shouted cheerily. She was flying high in the clouds. She just hit the jackpot! There better be raise!

Her smile got bigger! Lucy's smile was truly contagious!

"Carla...you're scaring me..." Rin said hesitantly, trying to gently get herself free from Carla's iron grip.

"Me… why?" Carla turned at her with big twinkling eyes and an unnaturally huge smile.

"The smile … on your face... Is kind of creepy..."

"Rin, Rin, Rin..."

"This is not helping!"

"Terry, call the manager, we have an emergency!" Carla ignored her grumbling and demanded with a fierce glare that made Terry jump.

"Okay, but what is going on!?" Terry hurried to the phone, his eyes full of curiosity (and a bit of dread). Unlike the newbie Rin, he knew that look, and usually it didn't end well for the ones Carla decided to forcefully involve in her schemes. It was good that his shift would end in half an hour.

"Hurry up~!" Carla sing-songed. Her voice promised hell if he didn't hurry up.

"What are you planning?" Rin asked, yet her voice told another story. She really didn't want to know. Carla had finally let her go, yet she did not try and run.

"The stupid professor wants an original and creative idea for my final project, Ohhh… So he will get it!" Carla announced triumphantly. Her eyes were ablaze (Good thing they were in the kitchen, there were plenty of fire sprinklers!)

"What's that have to do with… anything?" Terry asked, confused, eyeing the clock over the counter. Twenty-eight minutes to go.

"I am going to pass with flying colors! I dare them say anything else!"

"Carla… Maybe explain to the ignorant masses… Please," Terry asked, he was intrigued. He didn't want to be involved, but that didn't mean he didn't enjoy seeing others suffer. Maybe he was spending too much time with Carla, and she was rubbing on him.

Carla twirled dreamily around, hands open pointing to the (sky) ceiling, as if trying to reach the stars (there were actual stars drawn on the ceiling, just near the fire sprinklers. He was sure there was a deep cosmic meaning behind this, it was just flying over his head right now).

"I just decided on my final project for my digital marketing degree! And you all are going to be steppingstones in my plan… You should be honored... " Carla exclaimed while taking off an imaginary hat of her head and giving a dramatic bow.

"Yeah, yeah…. I am out of here..." muttered Terry, looking at the clock, 27 minutes and he could flee, he felt no remorse leaving everyone else to Carla's mercy.

"Carla, what is it ...you wanna do...exactly!?" Rin asked hesitantly. She was giving Terry a scared and confused look, but Terry was busy staring at the watch and muttering under his breath.

"My darling, Rin, Bring your phone… everyone bring your phones…we are going to go viral..."

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"That was great!"

"So you are satisfied!? Good!" Cheetah let out a relieved breath. They better hurry home to deal with the mess waiting for her there, but at least Luf—

"Mmmmm… yeah, but some more meat would also be good… you promised!" he pointed his finger at her, as if challenging her to deny it.

She was so stupid, she should have never ever made it a question. No, she shouldn't have even mentioned it. What had she expected him to say? 'Sure, I'm stuffed. No need for more food'? She should have dragged them straight back to the warehouse.

"We can go to the All You Can Eat Buffet..." she said desperately, as she was checking her phone for restaurants nearby.

"Before that I want some sake," Zoro announced. To her surprise Luffy didn't whine or demand food first.

"I think there is a bar near here that opens early..." Grundy supplied.

"They have food there too, right? Let's go!"

Ah, so that was why he didn't complain, Cheetah thought with huff.

"I am not sure about what kind of food they have…." she mumbled to herself. Hopefully it would be dirt cheap. Plus, she could use a drink, more than one. Something heavy! She deserved it. The idea took a shine to her. If she was going to deal with all of this, she should at least be tipsy! One or two drinks won't cost too much, and she could always blame Luffy's stomach!

Luffy was already halfway down the street, when they called him back, as the way to the bar was in the opposite direction.

It took them 8 minutes to find the right place (and that was only because Zoro had seemed to always take the wrong turn even when Grundy's huge build was right beside him). Luffy entered first, rushing directly to the counter, the others following him at their own pace. Luffy was looking around him with fascination, while the others sat down beside him. The place was deserted except for them.

"Hello, gentlemen and lady, first time here?" a well-dressed bartender asked, very friendly. Ryan had been working for more than five years at this bar, and he loved his job. He was the kind of bartender that prided himself on his ability to satisfy any kind of customer.

He didn't bat an eye or comment at their unusual appearance.

"Yeah," the lady in purple answered for the other three.

"What is your poison for tonight?"

"What? Poison... Don't drink, Zoro... It's poison..."

"No… " the lady stopped the man from panicking by putting a gloved hand on his mouth, stopping his speech. Was he her husband? Her clothes pointed out that she was Muslim, and skinship of this kind was appropriate only with family. Maybe her brother then?

It was a good thing that they had a variety of non-alcoholic drinks.

Maybe they were foreigners and didn't get the meaning of his question. He patiently waited, ready to explain.

"He is joking with you…" the lady explained to her husband? Brother?

The bartender nodded with an apologetic smile.

"What do you recommend...?" she asked instead, her hand still on the young man's mouth.

"How about we begin with whiskey?"

"Sounds great..." she began to say, when he cut in.

"Don't worry, madam, we have a variety of non-alcoholic drinks, how about orange juice? Or maybe a non-alcoholic cocktail? We also have soft drinks. A lot of Muslims visit this place to hang out with their friends..." Ryan chatted as he prepared the drink, he moved to the other side to look for some missing ingredients. He could still hear and see the four of them clearly, without straining his ears.

The woman in the veil finally let her gloved hand down, dangling beside her. Her posture seemed to indicate that she was upset about something. Her husband's behaviour maybe? The bartender frowned, he knew just the drink to cheer her up.

"Poison... It's a— "

"He's joking, it's an expression! It's not poison!" she snapped at the man near her, startling him, and the other big built man.

"You sure?" asked the third man with a baseball hat on his head.

"Yes, it's an expression. If he wanted to poison you, he wouldn't ask, he would just do it," the woman hissed. How cute, she reminded him of his cat mademoiselle.

"Good point!" the baseball-man agreed after a few seconds of contemplating.

Ryan didn't know if he should be offended or amused that some of them thought he was going to poison them.

He returned to the main counter, asking how many. "One," the man with a baseball hat said, as he poured the whisky into the cup.

The baseball man drank the whole contents of the cup in one go, he made a mehhh face.

"Not to your liking, sir?"

Ryan eyed his customers expertly, examining their body language and faces for any signs or hints to what would satisfy them. The couple was having a hushed discussion, while the big built man on the other side of the baseball man hadn't said a word or moved since his almost jump. The bartender couldn't tell because he had sunglasses on, but the huge man seemed to be dead to the outside world. Usually people fall asleep or fainted after drinking too much, not from just sitting on a stool without even ordering a drink.

The baseball man just shrugged.

"Have any sake?" he asked in a hopeful tone.

"Unfortunately, no..." usually their clients didn't seek Japanese sake when they came here.

"What do you have?" he asked in a resigned voice.

"Hmmm… We have beer, whiskey, bourbon, scotch, vodka, wine, soft drinks, and I can make you cocktails or mocktails!"

The man looked at him confused. He seemed to speak English properly, so language wasn't the problem. Should he speak slower? Maybe point out each bottle and explain.

"How about food?" a manly voice demanded. The couple were back, they seemed to have reached an agreement, thankfully.

"Unfortunately, the cooks are yet to arrive, so the kitchen is still closed."

The man with a straw hat grumbled and pouted. A man pouting and it was...cute.

"I have some snacks, on the house."

He quickly produced some roasted peanuts, salted nuts, chips and some dips, arranging them on the counter. The man with a straw hat beamed at him and munched happily. One satisfied customer down, two to go, if the third stayed asleep.

"How about I do several cocktails? Don't worry, I will do a few non-alcoholic, especially for you, madam, and you can all taste and see what you like… "

"Don't worry, it will also be on the house as you are our new customers," he winked conspiratorially. That's how new customers became regular customers. Freebies always hooked them good. It was rule #101 on how to win people's hearts.

"A bit of training for me, I may have become a little rusty…" Ryan said jokingly. "... and there's no one here yet… " He trailed off with a smile and began to work, showing off his rusty abilities.

It took him a few minutes to prepare exotic looking blends using a variety of ingredients. He had to stop twice to fill the snacks again, he added some nachos, candied pecans, and cranberries. The poor man was clearly hungry, chomping on the snacks, but he was still admiring the colours and sparkle of each end product and asking him questions. The bartender explained each blend as he poured them into shot glasses to serve as samples.

He carefully gave the lady only the non-alcoholic drinks, making sure to assure her of that. He really didn't want to offend her beliefs. It was a way of life, and you had to respect that.

The other two sipped from one of the cocktails. The straw hat man was drinking random cups, and then returning to munching between drinks. The snacks Ryan had under the counter were almost empty, he should check the back room for more snacks.

The other man with a baseball cap had him worried. He sipped the first cocktail and made a suffering face. So he doesn't like citrus. Another sip, another frown. Or watermelon.

Or cherries.

"Who the hell put fruit in booze?" he finally complained.

He tried another one…

"Tomato… someone put in tomato!"

Bloody Mary was out too.

He tried another one…

"Damn… It's too damn sweet, and what's with all the colors? This is booze not Nami's clothes!"

The bartender did not back down from the unflattering complaints, instead with a smile that took him years to perfect, he suggested, "How about some wine? We have a variety of those."

"Hawkeye liked to drink wine, he let me taste a bit. Too fruity and some were too sour. Don't like it," his voice left no room for argument.

One tough customer. It's a good thing that he liked a challenge.

"Emmm...Vodka?" he said as he took out the bottle.

One looked at him suspiciously, the other with wide eyes of confusion.

"It's made of potato!" he elaborated as a joke.

"I want some!" the straw hatted man said enthusiastically, leaving the almost empty bowls of snacks as he waited.

He poured them hurriedly.

"Aweee...this is nasty…yuck... you liar. This is not a potato..."

The bartender opened his mouth to explain that it didn't taste like potato...it was made fr—

"Nah, this is no good..."

He closed his mouth. Two pairs of eyes were looking at him, one with disappointment, another with an unimpressed glare. He looked for help from the only female, but she was slouched on the bar, not paying attention to his plight, her drinks untouched.

The bartender didn't dare to suggest something else, the smile was erased from his face.

What can he suggest? He worriedly searched his memory...his knowledge...his years of experience...

"Maybe we should go to some Japanese restaurant. They would have sake, right?" the woman suggested. She was suddenly besides the sleeping huge man, nudging him to wake up. Her voice seemed vicious for some reason. Was she angry at him? Had he offended her? Maybe he shouldn't have even suggested any kind of drink.

"There is a sushi place near here… a few blocks to the left, near the post office..." the bartender hurriedly suggested, his face had become ashen, he didn't even bother to force a smile.

"How much do we owe you?" the woman asked, her voice neutral. Did he imagine her anger before?

"Don't worry about it!"

"Let's go, let's go," shouted the straw hatted man, jumping in excitement out the door. The other followed behind.

Does it make him a bad bartender if he wished never to see them again?

Well, then he was the worst.

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They found it pretty easily (Zoro only almost took two wrong turns), and Zoro's demand for sake was answered quickly and to his satisfaction. He told them to keep it coming. She wanted to drink some, but she didn't dare to ask him to share. The way he was guzzling the sake, it was if he was attempting to make up for the two hours he didn't drink. Some sweet, sweet alcohol! Even a drop would be salvation right now.

Luffy was snatching the colorful small plates that kept coming on the belt. This was going to cost them a lot. She had at least convinced him to choose the cheap ones on blue and yellow plates.

"These are really yummy… but why are they so small?" Luffy complained, taking another one. Thankfully there were few other clients in the place, and they all sat nearer to the beginning of the rotating conveyor belt, or else Luffy would snatch the food in front of them before they could blink. She should drag him home, after Zoro finished the sake bottle he was drinking. She would drag them back to the warehouse with force, cajoling, lying, or whatever means she had to use. Maybe she can have some sake to go (and hide it from Zoro in her bruka! Let's put this veil to good use at least once). She didn't particularly like sake, but beggars could not be choosers.

Cheetah's phone rang loudly in the silent restaurant, she hurriedly took it out from inside her garb, and without looking at the caller she answered.

"Hello," she said tiredly.

"Hey, Cheetah. How is everything going?"

Cheetah froze for a few seconds, then mumbled hurriedly.

"It's great… Great… Everything is just fine."

"Where are you?"

"At home… Ha ha ha, where else would we be...?"

"So… would you like to explain… why there is a video of Luffy shoveling food down his throat on the internet…. Hmmm?"

Shit! HOLY SHIT on Batmobile-wheels!

"WHERE ARE YOU!?"

Cheetah bid goodbye to one of her lives. Goodbye, sweet innocent soul! Nami's voice was so loud through the speaker, that everyone from customers to the cooks were staring at her.

Unsure of how to answer, Cheetah looked in panic for an escape. Her instincts were screaming at her.

A hand suddenly snatched the phone from her hand.

"Nami, where are you? You have to get here, they have tangerines with fish!"

"Sushi," Grundy corrected beside him.

"Yeah, whatever. It's really tasty! It reminded me of your trees...really good. You should try it!" Luffy never stopped eating while speaking.

"LUFFY..."

Cheetah could hear Nami's very irritated voice. She was fuming!

"Anyway...come quick! You need to pay! You have my money...Don't be late! Shishishi!"

Luffy handed her back the phone, with a smile. He patted her on the head.

"Don't worry, Nami will pay," he said, and returned to snatching dishes.

Cheetah stared at Luffy, and then at the phone.

Luffy's reassurance made her tremble, shudder, and flinch in terror. Her fur was standing on end. It was good that she was fully covered, and the veil was loose. She had to force her spine not to arch and hiss at the perceived threat or run with her tail between her legs (which was more likely).

At least Luffy had ended the call. She wouldn't need to explain.

Was she saved at least for now? Should she feel relief or dread…?

She should hurry and text her their location, as there was no delaying the inevitable confrontation. It was going to be a death sentence, and she would probably die with the first syllable of Luffy's name on her lips. But if the confrontation were to happen here in the restaurant, a public place of sorts, the redhead would be a bit discreet in handling the situation. Hopefully. And maybe, just maybe Cheetah could redirect her anger to the rightful owner: Luffy. (If she wasn't dead by the first glare that is).

The phone rang again.

She stared at the caller ID.

Dread, definitely dread.

Was witness protection an option here? She considered once again the wisdom of surrendering to the Justice League.

(She could see it in her mind. Her mind which was spinning out of control. Yeah, this could work, her brain was insisting, creating the confrontation scene for her eyes to appreciate.

She saw herself standing in the middle of a large sunny room while all the heroes surrounded her.

Superman: "(Dearly beloved) we are gathered here today to consider the application tendered by Miss Cheetah for either witness protection, or refugee status."

Batman: "Why are we taking this seriously? We should put her in prison and interrogate her!"

Green Lantern: "That would infringe on her rights of due process as one of the creatures in this vast universe."

Batman: "This is Earth, stuff it with your universe-ism!"

Wonder Woman: "Let's at least hear her out."

Flash: "Think of her as Catwoman, Batty. Kitty cute cat. Say meow for Batty. See, she is cool!"

Batman: ….. *Batty glare*

Cheetah: "You see…. If you don't help me …I am going to dieeee… I already lost two lives… please help me. She is going to kill me… You are my last chance...my last hope...Aren't you humanity's last hope? I am merely a human, pleading for help..."

Flash: "But are you?"

Wonder Woman: "Flash!"

Flash: "What!? I bet her DNA has more to do with a cheetah than with humans!"

Hawkgirl: "Back to the main point. Who is going to kill you?"

Cheetah: "S-she..."

Wonder Woman: "Who is she?"

Cheetah: "N...red...redhead from...hell!"

Batman: "Why?"

Cheetah: "I… basically… mhhh… To put it simply...words….yeah…errr... I failed...my … babysitter duty… So if you could arrange for me to be on the next flight anywhere out of here, I will be thankful. I am really not choosy. Just strap me to some rocket and send me to outer space. I beg of you!"

Flash: "You will die, you know, strapped to a rocket. This is not a cartoon!"

Cheetah: "I still have a better chance of surviving that than staying here!"

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You are right, brain! Absolutely right! That would work splendidly!

She was doomed!

Her brain was cackling crazily in the background, having broken under the stress.)

With a resigned sigh, and the suffocatingly heavy feeling of someone marching to her death. (Life number two! Sayonara, Au revoir, adiós...So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu~, Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu~ So long, farewell, au revoir, auf wiedersehen~, I'd like to stay and taste my first champagne~)

Cheetah answered the phone.

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(Amendment to the Straw Hat Pirate rules has been urgently added, Luffy isn't to be left alone without supervision (Zoro doesn't count as supervision)).

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[A video begins with the name and the picture of the restaurant appearing on the screen, it fades to a man with sunglasses and an obviously fake white beard in front of five tables put together. A Huge variety of food is spread in front of him, burgers, pizzas, fries, chicken fingers, chicken nuggets, cheeseburgers, sausage… a close up of each combo of food and the name of the combo appears on the screen with details about the food and the quantity. Someone put a timer on the table and clicked it on. The countdown begins and another countdown appears on the lower left side of the screen itself. A voice can be heard saying "You can eat now", and the smiling man begins. The video cuts off when there is no more food in front of him.}

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AxelDoom• 6 sec ago

ser la caña!

Namiwillkillyou• 29 sec ago

After watching it for more than 100times, did anyone notice when the voice said "you can eat now" he looked at the left and only then he attacked the food...

runrunrun • 43 sec ago

Holy conly!

Rintarou Okabe-Steings • 52 sec ago

哇塞

AceLivesInMe • 58 sec ago

Benarkah ni? Mana cari punya

Hikarisendou66576 • 2 min ago

Is this real? Seriously?

Iamyourmama• 3 min ago

Gif.

[a girl dramatically fainting]

WendyWacko •3 min ago

OMG Halt den Mund halt den Mund!

joeBlack65 • 4 min ago

Where does it all go? WHERE?

...,...,...,...,...Joannmarinen • 4 min ago

...,...,...,...,...Exactly! In my dreams I can't eat all of this!

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...joeBlack65 • 5 min ago

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...LOL you have weird dreams, but i know what you mean sis

Barbeikingirl• 6 min ago

I just returned from the bathroom where i vomited…

BatmanBinSuperman •6 min ago

OMG ni apa?!

oppisteattractlaw• 7 min ago

Here is the ultimate proof! Black holes exist! We were just searching for them in the wrong place.

...,...,...,...,... blacksun• 7 min ago

...,...,...,...,...So for interstellar travel we need to eaten by him lol

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...chawwawaia• 8 min ago

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Brilliant! Someone tell NASA! They have been wasting our money for years on building useless space shuttles…

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...wonderwoman422• 8 min ago

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Sir, i need to arrive urgently to Mars, eat me please,hurryyyy X-D

FumioChiyo• 8 min ago

なにこれなにこれ！すごいぞあいつ！！！

Robin11222 • 8 min ago

Is this scene from a movie? What is the name?

SherlockBones•9 min ago

這已經是非人類了。有誰看過能一次性吃幾十盤，姐吃半盤就飽了

tjukurpa •10 min ago

I am gonna vomit just from seeing it. OMG!

lordoflight•11 min ago

I don't know why, but i am seeing this in loop!

melachhaoloam• 8 min ago

מה זה? זה אמיתי… אני רוצה! אני רוצה! אני מכסח את זה.. זה קטן עלי!

gotham666•15 min ago

I think he would have eaten more if there was more food. Is this for real?

...,...,...,...,...mamamia1212•16 min ago

...,...,...,...,...My thoughts exactly. He still looked hungry!

syrisnarenith•16 min ago

#MalaysiaBoleh jgdnbroofna Bro mau try

Tanjiro Kamado •16 min ago

全然わからんけどループして

Jojojback•16 min ago

Is the man sick?

Edit: I meant does he have some diseases with high metabolism or something, this is not normal. Stop hating!

aquawomen2•16 min ago

The man just gave the expression "iron stomach" a new meaning!

...,...,...,...,...icequeen44•16 min ago

...,...,...,...,...LOL...I will go with flexible stomach

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Adam. ronen•17 min ago

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Elastic stomach

LordBrainAlphonse •17 min ago

Ist das Recht? Wo finde ich das Challenge

Justisueleague652 •17 min ago

The smile..smile at the end...ohhhhh

...,...,...,...,...moronsontree •17 min ago

...,...,...,...,...My heart! My new screenshot

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Justisueleague652 •18 min ago

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...How the hell his face wasn't split open! I am looking at a mirror and trying to smile this big using my hands and i can't, isn't possible!

Tao321•19 min ago

まじすげ

weighlosseasy•19 min ago

The calories? Calories? How many calories?! Jueseuse on a bike!

...,...,...,...,...papasaveme•18 min ago

...,...,...,...,...Million?

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Greenlatrunem297•19 min ago

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Several millions at least

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...kinkydadada89•20 min ago

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Millions millions..nahh..billions! We are talking billions.

jokeonyou•21 min ago

Idk! This my 10th time seeing it, and i cant stop..helpppppp

•22 min ago

تعال لعنا يا زلمه... للعزمك على وليمة غير شكل. معدتك راح تفرط

derekstruk•22 min ago

Did someone check if the man is alive? Someone should begin calling hospitals!

ZikriPutri•23 min ago

Di mana ni? I pun nak try makan

loserluthur•23 min ago

Why the fake beard?

...,...,...,...,...batbatbatmannnnn•23 min ago

...,...,...,...,...It doesn't look fake to me!

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...loserluthur•24 min ago

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Like hell it doesn't! Are you blind? It's FAKE!

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...trolls488•25 min ago

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Maybe he doesnt want to be recognized?!

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...loserluthur•26 min ago

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Why?!

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...trolls488•26 min ago

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Idk doesnt want to be famous, hate the attention, want to eat in peace

Ai wei • 27 min ago

這樣吃法會出人命吧

Anonymous • 27 min ago

This fake! They are desperate! Doing this bullshit to attract customers.

...,...,...,...,...badboogey • 28 min ago

...,...,...,...,...The restaurant released a statement, and there are few other videos from different angles!

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Anonymous •28 min ago

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...link?

Apolline. arivouer • 28 min ago

C'est dégoûtant! Comment mange-t-il? où sont ses manières?

Suoerman65 • 28 min ago

How big is his stomach?

jiyoungoppaforever • 29 min ago

끝내줘! ヾ(°∇°*) 우리나라에 놀러오세요 … 여기 음식이 정말 일품이더군요

kongkinglight • 30 min ago

...,...,...,...,...Gif.

[Joey doesn't share food]

...,...,...,...,...kongkinglight • 31 min ago

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Gif.

...,...,...,...,...,...,...[my eye's, my eye's]

Leisl Peppi• 32 min ago

Ich esse viel aber selbst ich kann nicht so viel essen

danbunny• 39 min ago

What the hell did I just see? Someone explain?

Hrisovalantis• 41 min ago

卡路里啊滿滿的卡路里我好想吃啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊

narutobetterthanburto• 44 min ago

o｜๑⊙Д⊙๑｜ツ 先輩, はすごいだよ! しいアイデア # 新しいアイデアは #アニメ

lalalala77• 47 min ago

I think he broke some kind of record! Guinness World Records pay attention please!

MarieliaLove• 49 min ago

How can he stay so thin! If I eat this I will be a cow.

yineinrinjin• 50 min ago

這貨已經超越大胃王了吧

ElanieDrago • 53 min ago

This isn't fair! He is so skinnnnnnnnnnnyyyyyy… I get fat when i breath.

covid171819• 57 min ago

What happened after? i bet he puked it all…

mymanFlash • 58 min ago

Is he human? Do we have even more aliens here now?

...,...,...,...,...Qinnqueen • 1 hours ago

...,...,...,...,...I want to see a competition between him and superman!( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Qinnqueen • 1 hours ago

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Gif.

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...[superman flying]

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...cheetachkitty • 1 hours ago

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...I wanna see one against Flash!Flash may have speed but this guy have the stomach! :DDD

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...rose7anne101 • 1 hours ago

...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...,...Ohhhhhhhhhh… let's make this happen! Come on! Share, share, share!

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Buzzfeed article

A new metahuman spotted! True or false?

A video has been circulating recently where you see a man with white beard finishing huge quantities of food in just a few minutes, you can read here a statement that explains the events by the restaurant management. This video led the internet to speculate if this man was a metahuman, or even an alien like our resident heroes Superman, Hawkgirl, and Martian Manhunter.

A reminder to our readers that metahumans are human-like beings with extranormal powers and abilities, be they cosmic, mutant, science, mystic, skill, or tech in nature. So is this young man with his fast eating a metahuman?!

We had some of our Experts check this video, another video here and here from different angles, and one here taken by client that was in the restaurant at the time, and here what our experts shared with us:

Dr. Sher D Belly, Gastroenterologist at S.T.A.R. Labs: "Finishing that quantity of food does seem inhuman. Actually, I wonder if the person is an alien with different anatomy to us. I wonder if Superman and other aliens we know of can eat this kind of quantity and this fast...We can assume that he has a very high metabolism, inhumanly so… …I wonder if he has several stomachs, maybe the food gets divided after he swallows it and each part gets sent to a different stomach?..."

While Dr. Victor C Black, physiotherapist at the general hospital, pointed to another issue; "Please pay attention to the movement of his hands when he grabs the food, and how he ...stretches… I don't' have another word for it... He stretches his mouth open to… shovel food inside… highly insane metabolism doesn't explain this flexibility... "

Click here to read the full article.

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(It was not widely known, but this incident had a far-reaching impact, a silent revolution of sorts had undergone the culinary world. It was agreed upon anonymously, no more smarty-pants eating challenges. All You Can Eat Buffets had attached to themselves asterisks and small-print to limit the quantity. Every restaurant knew to watch for any man with a straw hat on his head with ten eyes, and be ready to throw his ass out in a second, because a second was long enough to screw them into bankruptcy).

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AN:

The food challenges mentioned here are more or less real, I twinked them a bit. Anyone participated in something similar? Would love to hear about the experience!

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu~, Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu~ is an actual song called 'So Long Farewell' from the movie Sound of Music. Pretty cool song!

My heartfelt thanks to Syrisna for her help with comments in Chinese, Malay, Japanese, German.

This is my first time writing characters that are not from the OP world (I wrote some OC's but yeah...)

I hope you had fun reading this as much as I did writing it. Looking forward to reading your thoughts. Feed my starving soul (I get really hungry writing this). Rose out :D

!JUSTICE OMAKE!

Author Notes:

I am genuinely honoured by these fantastic stories which were sent to me, and I strongly recommend Following these INCREDIBLE authors! Honestly humbled by how much you all put into this!

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It has also come to my attention that some people have been getting updates about this story whenever I go back and edit previous chapters. Sorry for the confusion, but it is something I really end up doing a lot. Even just for editing new chapters I tend to go back and read the old stuff to make sure everything is consistent, and I keep finding the odd mistake I correct.

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Next Chapter: 'Royal Flush'

(Recommended you watch the 'Justice League' episode 'Wild Cards' beforehand.)

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