【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

"Hahaha, do you think you can beat me? Is it possible?!" Crocodile laughed triumphantly. "No matter how much you want to stand up for your friends, your body can't support you! The game is over!!!"

Luffy grasped the ground with his hands, supporting his body with his shaking hands, and stood up from the ground with difficulty, panting with his hands hanging down, "Huh... A guy like you can't beat me!"

"Are you still trying to be brave? Your half-dead look is just a bluff. How can you defeat me!!" Crocodile said disdainfully as he rushed towards Luffy, ready to give him the final blow.

"I am the man who will become the Pirate King!!!" Luffy shouted firmly.

"If you knew how terrifying this ocean is, you wouldn't have that kind of dream!!" Crocodile shouted and stretched out his golden hook to attack Luffy.

Luffy raised his foot and placed it above Crocodile's golden hook. He turned around and stepped on the golden hook in his hand. The hook coated with venom was broken. "I am a man who can surpass you!!" He stretched out his hand and smashed hard into Crocodile's chest, knocking him against the wall.

Luffy got tired of this back and forth, so he grabbed Crocodile's shoulders with both hands and threw him into the air.

Crocodile roared and delivered a final blow to Luffy from above, "Desert Diamond Sword!!"

Luffy gathered all his Haki into his fist, then quickly punched Crocodile in the chest "Rubber-Rubber Storm!!!"

Countless fists kept hitting Crocodile in the air, pushing his body towards the ceiling. Finally, Crocodile's unconscious body flew into the air, blood dripping from his mouth and forehead. As Crocodile fell, it miraculously rained from the sky.

……

Vivi stood by the palace walls, anxiously waiting, hoping and praying that Luffy would return safely. All the commanders of Baroque Studio were defeated, and although many people in Baroque Studio escaped, she was happy because none of her companions were irreparably harmed.

Although Usopp and Chopper looked seriously injured, they were generally intact. Nami and Sanji were much better after being bandaged by Chopper, while Zoro and Chi did not seem to be affected by the battle.

At first they waited for Luffy here with her, but soon they decided that their identities as pirates were not suitable for appearing in public, so they left and went to the deserted back streets.

The rebellion in Alabasta has stopped. After her and Kosa's explanation, although the war was successfully prevented at the beginning, because of her return, everyone had many questions and the emotions became more and more intense. She even thought that the war was about to start again. Then Bell and Ikareem appeared with a boy. The boy witnessed the whole process of Mr. 2's disguise as the king in the rapeseed flowers. They explained everything to the rebels, laid down their weapons, and the rebellion in Alabasta was completely over.

When Kosa was shot, she really thought that no one would hear her voice anymore, and she was really grateful for the support of her companions. She didn't know how Qi knew about the existence of the bomb in advance and quietly dismantled it, but she was really grateful to Qi for preventing Alabasta from falling into a more dangerous situation.

“Great, it’s raining!!”

Everyone looked up and cheered to welcome this hard-earned rain. Then they found Crocodile falling in the center of the square. Although they didn't know who defeated him, they knew that the culprit who caused all this had been defeated, and their lives would once again usher in peace and hope.

On the deserted street, a group of pirates were walking slowly in the heavy rain. They were heading towards the imperial tomb to pick up their captain.

"It seems we have found him." Zoro frowned and looked worriedly at Luffy who was carried on his back. His face looked extremely pale and he seemed to be seriously injured.

"Are you okay, Luffy?" Qi took the sleeping Luffy from the king, let him lean on him, and then put him in a place where he would not be exposed to the rain.

Chopper quickly stepped forward to check on Luffy.

"Dad! Everyone!"

Weiwei's voice suddenly came from behind her, and she rushed over and hugged the king excitedly.

"Dad? So he is Vivi's father?" Sanji said in surprise.

"Are you the king?" asked Zoro.

"Yes, it seems so." Cobra answered while looking at Luffy lying on the ground, and couldn't help but remind him, "Mr. Luffy was poisoned when he fought Crocodile before. Although he has drunk the antidote, I don't know if it will work."

"Ah?! Poisoned?!" Usopp screamed, "Is Luffy okay? Chopper, check him out!"

"Chopper, go check on him quickly." Nami said with some concern. She still remembered how Luffy looked when he was sick before, and she didn't want to experience that kind of panic again.

Zoro and Sanji didn't say anything, but their eyes revealed their worry and anxiety.

"Let Chopper check quietly." Qi said calmly. Although he was also worried about Luffy, he knew that Chopper could handle it and Luffy would not be in the same situation as last time again.

Chopper carefully checked the wounds on Luffy's body. Except for the one that was seriously poisoned, the other wounds were cuts caused by the sharp edges of the rocks. Chopper noticed that Luffy had two poisoned wounds, one on the shoulder and one on the calf, but the wounds were relatively small and the toxins in both wounds had been eliminated.

"What's wrong, Chopper?" Usopp asked nervously as he looked at Chopper who had finished examining Luffy.

Chopper let out a breath, smiled easily and said, "The antidote is effective. The toxin in Luffy's body has been neutralized by the antidote. He is fine now."

"That's good." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed. In fact, they had been exhausted for a long time, but only now did they feel tired. Zoro leaned against the wall, and the others found a comfortable corner to sit or stand. Qi looked at Luffy, and a quiet atmosphere flowed around them. In fact, this was the quietest time for them in a while, because Luffy, who was usually noisy and had a bottomless stomach, was sleeping.

Zoro was the first to break the quiet atmosphere. He looked at Vivi and the king who were discussing the next plan on the other side, and couldn't help but remind them, "Vivi, you and the king should go back first!"

Usopp, standing on the other side, agreed, "Let's go back to the square. After all, we finally stopped the rebellion. In this situation, the king and the princess must have a word with each other!"

"You guys come too..." Weiwei said.

"Vivi, you know, we are pirates, how can we be involved in national affairs?" Sanji said with a smile.

"Let's go to the palace ourselves," Nami said with a smile.

"I'm so hungry!" said Chopper.