One Last Chance 6

Recap: After escaping from Buggy, the four of you meet up again and Nami gave Luffy the key to the cage (too bad a dog ate it). The mayor showed up and led you to his house where you bandaged up Zolo. While you were gone, Mohji and his lion Richie attacked Luffy and burned the pet shop down. In a fit of rage, you defeated both the lion and the tamer and gave the dog the last box of pet food to remember his master. After Buggy nearly blew up the town and Zolo, the mayor ran off to fight him. Nami agreed to join you temporarily and the four of you headed off to face the clown.
Let get it started!!!!!!!
Buggy's hand came back to him. "I don't believe it! You all must enjoy pain. But this time you won't escape me!!!"
"Have fun fighting. I'm just here for the map and the treasure," Nami informed you all.
"Whatever." Zolo just stuck his hands in his pockets. Apparently he couldn't care less about what she did. This was just a temporary alliance after all.
Once the mayor had regained his breath, he made an effort to stand. "You young whippersnappers... you're outsiders... not your fight! This is MY battle. It's MY town and I'LL protect it!" He pulled out his spear. "So don't interfere!!!"
Before he could react, and to everyone's surprise, Luffy slammed the man's face into a wall. The blow was sufficient to knock him out, and he fell to the ground. "Whose side are you on!?" Nami yelled. "Why'd you do that to the mayor!?"
"He was in the way," Luffy answered, turning to face Buggy.
"Good thinking," Zolo said. "He would have gotten himself killed. He'll be safer unconscious."
"A little rational dont ya think? you asked. "You could've knocked him out without smashing his face into the wall.."
Luffy looked at you, then down at the mayor. "Maybe you're right," he muttered. "Oh well! Too late now!" You sweatdropped as Luffy yelled up at the tavern. "HEY YOU!!! BIG NOSE!!!" For crying out loud, would you stop making fun of him!
"KILL THEM!!! GIVE 'IM THE BUGGY BALL!!!" A cannonball was quickly fired, heading straight for the four of you. Three of you were smart enough to move out of the way.
"You idiot! Don't you know when to shut up!?" Nami definitely wasn't having a good time.
"Luffy! Get out of the way!! You're gonna get hit!!!"
But Luffy paid no mind to his first mate. "That measly cannonball's not gonna work on me!" he said confidently. "Gum-Gum..." he sucked in a deep breath. "Balloon!" You watched in mild surprise as Luffy's body expanded like a balloon just as the cannonball hit him. His body stretched backwards before bouncing the cannonball back at them. Buggys crew stared in shock, as did Nami, before they realized that the cannonball was headed straight for them.
Zolo glared at your captain. "You could have at least told us what you were planning," he muttered as the rooftop exploded from the cannon fire. You and Zolo were still getting used to all the things Luffy's rubber body could do.
"That evens the odds a little! Let's get 'em!"
"What ARE you!?" Nami yelled.
"Made me worry for nothing..." Zolo muttered. You felt your own heart slow down from your shock.

Luffy!!!!!!!!! I sware I'm going to kill him!!!!
Where there once was a tavern, now there was only a pile of rubble. After Luffy had pulled his stretching routine and sent the Buggy Ball back toward the pirates, there wasn't much left of the building. Pirates lay buried under piles of broken wood. There didn't seem to be any signs of life from it. By now Nami was very freaked out. What was going on here? She knew that you three weren't regular pirates, but this was ridiculous. "Wow. I THOUGHT there was something strange about you. I mean, your friend did pile drive a lion!" she pointed at you. "But how in the world could you inflate yourself like a balloon!?"
"That was my Gum-Gum Balloon!!" Luffy was acting like it was the most normal thing in the world. But you figured to him it probably was.
"But how do you do it!?"
Their conversation was interrupted when they heard footsteps coming from the direction of the tavern. It was quite surprising that anyone could've survived a direct hit from one of those cannonballs. But what if it wasn't a direct hit? That appeared to be the case when three figures -- one of which was Richie -- appeared from the smoke. But it didn't look like they were there of their own will. "You've got some nerve..." Buggy and Cabaji appeared out of the smoke, using their own crewmates as shields.
"He's using his men as shields," Nami said. What a low trick, sacrificing your own men to save yourself.
"Cap'n, this is the worst disgrace we've suffered since you formed our crew," Cabaji said.
"What the hell happened!?" someone asked as they pushed a pile of debris off them.
"Mohji, you're still alive?"
Mohji looked up to see Cabaji holding Richie up in front of him. "Cabaji! What're you doing to Richie!?"
"The kitty? I was using him as a shield. Didn't want to soil my raiment." He dropped the lion onto the ground near Mohji.
Mohji looked like he was about to pounce on him, until someone standing a ways off caught his attention... Luffy. "You! How can you still be alive!? I knocked you through a building!?"
Luffy grinned at him. "That didn't hurt a bit!" He pulled his cheeks, stretching his face. "'Cause I'm a rubber man!"
"Rubber man!?" Nami said in surprise.
"The Devil Fruit!!! That's why my Buggy Ball bounced off of him!" Turning to his first mate Buggy said, "Mohji, I'll give you one last chance to prove yourself. Get over there and finish them!"
Mohji and Richie winced at the volume of their captain's voice, but they weren't about to back down now. Jumping onto Richie's back, the lion went barreling toward the rubber man. Taking it upon yourself to finish what you started, you quickly moved in front of the lion's path, standing between the lion and your crewmates. Richie blanched at the sight of the you (he remembered what happened last time) and stopped dead in his tracks, slinging Mohji over his head and onto the pavement. Landing on his rear with a thud, Mohji glared at the lion. "What was that all about?" Too bad he failed to notice you approaching casually.
Mohji looked up as a shadow fell over him and froze. You took one last step, slamming your foot into the cobblestone, the ground crumbling under the force. Mohji and Richie looked down at the hole before fearfully bringing their eyes back up to you. A eerie smile spread over your lips. Now they were really shaking too afraid to move. Inside, you were practically gleeful. A small part of you loved messing with your enemies. Still smiling, you leaned down until you were eye to eye with the lion tamer and whispered, "I would run away if I where you." The two wasted no time in following your advice, fleeing like the devil was on their heels. Straightening up, you commented, "What a bunch of cowards."
Luffy was practically rolling on the floor, even if he didn't understand what had just happened. "Dani! That was awesome!"
"Remind me not to get on your bad side," Nami murmured.
Zolo raised an eyebrow at your behavior. "You over did it."
You laughed slightly. "Sort of." Your smirk widened as you noted to look of outraged shock on Buggy's face.
Apparently Luffy noticed it too, and frankly he was tired of waiting. "Alright! Let's get started!" Luffy exclaimed. He had a very short attention span.

Things might actually might get good around here!!
Cabaji agreed that he had waited long enough. Now was the time to fight. He raced toward Luffy on his unicycle, raising his sabre. "I'll cut 'em to mincemeat, Cap'n!!" He thrust his sabre forward, preparing for steel to meet flesh. Instead, his sabre made a loud KRANG!! as it met hard steel. Zolo, with two of his swords drawn, had jumped in front of Luffy just in time to block the strike.
"If it's a sword duel you want, I'm your man!" There was no way he was couldn't NOT face this swordsman. He had a reputation to uphold.
"Roronoa Zolo, as one swordsman to another, it will be an honor to cut you down."
Despite the fact that Zolo was more than willing to fight, there was still the question of whether his body could hold up. While sleeping had helped him recover some of his strength, you could tell that his side was already throbbing in pain. It would definitely make this fight harder. Everyone knew he wasn't at the top of his game, and Luffy wasn't so sure if he should be fighting at all. "Hey Zolo! Maybe you should rest. Let me handle him."
Cabaji smirked. If the infamous pirate hunter wanted to fight him while injured, he was more than happy to oblige. "The Breath of Death!" He pulled his scarf down, exposing his face, and spit out a stream of fire straight into Zolo's face. While it wasn't enough to hurt him, it did knock him off balance as he backed up and raised his arm to shield his face. As Cabaji brought his foot back, it became obvious what his real target was. Cabaji brought his foot down hard on Zolo's injured side, kicking him right on his wound. Zolo couldn't help but cry out in pain as he landed on his back, Cabaji chuckling above him.
"That's dirty!" Nami cried in outrage. "You're aiming for his injuries!!"
Cabaji stabbed his sabre into the ground. "I call my next circus trick 'Murder at the Steam Bath'!" Using the sabre to hold him in place, he spun the wheel of his unicycle. But since he was stuck, he instead kicked up a huge amount of dust. You could barely see what was going on.
"What kind of circus trick is that!?" Zolo huffed out as he sat up, preparing himself for the next attack. "You're just kicking up dust!!" He didn't have to wait long until he sensed the attack coming. He quickly brought his two swords up, blocking the sabre before it smashed down on his head. But he learned that wasn't Cabaji's only attack when he saw him pull his foot back once again. Just like before, he slammed his foot into Zolo's injured side. And again Zolo cried out in pain as he was pushed backwards. He landed slightly on his side, supporting his bleeding side with his hand.
Nami yelled at Cabaji for using the same dirty trick again. Neither Luffy nor you said anything. You only watched Zolo as he laid on the ground. You both had faith in his abilities, but you weren't happy watching your comrade get kicked around. You wouldn't step in, yet, because Zolo would kill you if you interfered.
"Both of your friends odd talents caused us quite a bit of trouble. So you're the big scary pirate hunter. Well, this'll teach you to mess with Cap'n Buggy's crew." Zolo struggled to push himself up. He was panting for breath and his muscles shook as he pushed himself to stand and face his opponent.
"Zolo's hurt bad!" Nami yelled at the two of you. "How's he supposed to fight!? How can you just stand there and watch your friend get killed!?" Obviously she didn't understand how hard it was to restrain yourself from helping. You didn't like it when people interfered in your fights, and you tried to return the favor.
"Roronoa Zolo!! Prepare to the well done!!" Cabaji moved in for the kill, sabre ready to strike. KRANG!! Instead he fell backwards as Zolo's sword collided with him, knocking him off balance. His sudden strike came as quite a surprise.
"You're a very annoying person," he growled as he flipped his sword around in his left hand, pointing the tip toward the ground. "I hope you enjoyed kicking my wound." What he did next shocked and horrified you. He brought his left sword across his injured side, cutting it open! Your eyes widened as blood gushed out of the already severe wound. Zolo let out the breath he'd been holding before explaining himself. "My goal is to be the world's greatest swordsman. Is that enough of a handicap for you?" Blood dripping down his hand and sword, he brought his white sword up to his mouth, preparing for a real fight. "Now I'll show you some real swordplay."
"Wow! Zolo's cool!!" Luffy cried out.
You watched him intensely. His pride is still going to be death of him, You think he would change.
Cabaji was less moved by Zolo's actions. "Hmph. So Roronoa Zolo, you want to make a fool out of me?" The two swordsmen stared at each other, neither one of them moving. The only sound made between the two of them was the steady dripping of blood off Zolo's sword.
Nami looked like she was about to be sick. "I'm feeling faint just watching this!"
Luffy, however, didn't seem to have that problem. "Get 'im Zolo!!" he cheered. You remained silent, preferring to watch the fight and keep your thoughts to yourself.
"I can't lose, not even once to anyone who calls himself a swordsman!!" Zolo exclaimed.
Cabaji smirked. "So you injured yourself as insurance for your reputation... well don't worry. Your wounds are severe, they'll make an excellent excuse when you lose." He held his sabre up.
"It's the other way around," Zolo exclaimed as he got into a fighting stance. He braced his legs, holding his two swords out and tilted down toward the ground. "If I lose to the likes of you when my wounds are only this light, then I may as well give up my dream now.
Your eyes widened slightly as a thought struck you. `There so much alike... insanely prideful, incredibly strong, unerringly brave, and surprisingly stupid all at the same time.` You felt something catch in your chest as you realized that the young swordsman in front of you reminded you of someone you would've given your life for. `Kyo` Somewhere in the back of your mind you knew that it was sadness that clutched at your chest. You squeezed your eyes shut as you forced yourself to focus on the present. `Dont you dare cry,` you yelled at yourself.

What was that about!!!!??? >>just wait I'll tell you later < <
"Hey!" Nami said, flopping her hand down on Luffy's shoulder and drawing your out of your thoughts. She pointed to the collapsed tavern. "That shack behind the ruins of the tavern... that's where they keep their treasure. And Buggy's probably got the map of the Grand Line. I'll get their treasure and make my escape. I've got to do it now while they're all knocked out." She turned her back her back on the two of you, throwing her hand up in a careless manner. "Whether you guys win or lose this battle, I don't really care!" She pointed at you. "But if you do get that map from Buggy... then and only then will I consider teaming up with you again."
You raised your eyebrow. "I guess thats what thieves do, put others after them, right?" you asked before turning your attention to more important things. You were familiar with Nami's type, the fair-weather friend. You hardly knew her so you were reserving any judgment about her character until a later time. Besides, you needed a navigator, and Luffy wanted her to join, so you were willing to keep the peace.
Even with your back turned, you didn't miss the look Nami threw you before rushing off into an alleyway. She waved at Luffy as she said, "Good luck guys! See ya!"
"Wow! Thanks!" You rolled your eyes at just how clueless your captain was.
Turning your attention back to the fight, Cabaji brought out several spinning tops and prepared to throw them. "Roronoa Zolo!! Have a taste of the greatest of all my circus tricks!! And now 'The Dance of a Hundred Kamikaze Tops'!!!" He threw the tops and they went flying towards Zolo. While the tops had Zolo's attention, Cabaji prepared for his next trick. "Circus trick: 'A Hike in the Mountains'." His unicycle rushed up the side of a nearby building. Zolo knocked the tops away with his swords before he turned his attention to where Cabaji had gone. "Circus trick: 'Fireworks in the Cool Summer Breeze'." From his perch on top of the roof, Cabaji shot himself way up in the air.
"Wow! He's way up there!" Luffy had to shield his eyes to watch him.
Cabaji brought his sabre in front of him, holding it with both hands, pointing the blade straight down. "Sting of the Unicycle!!" He began to fall, aiming right for Zolo.
"Low-flying Chop-Chop Cannon!!" Your head shot around as you saw Buggy's hand shoot out towards Zolo, keeping close to the ground. "CABAJI!! I'LL HOLD ZOLO DOWN!! YOU FINISH HIM OFF!!"
"With pleasure!"
"Damn!!" Zolo knew he was in trouble. If he tried to stop the hand, Cabaji would kill him. But if he didn't the hand would hold him in place and he'd get killed anyway.
You might not interfere with Zolo's fight, but that didn't mean you couldn't interfere with someone who was interfering. The hand had almost reached him... when you stomped down on it. Effectively keeping it pinned to the ground under your boot. Buggy cried out in pain as his hand was being smashed. Even if it wasn't attached to his body, he could still feel it.
"Dani!" Zolo obviously hadn't expected that.
You glared at Buggy. "Keep your hands to yourself!"
"Why you!"
Zolo smirked. `So shes still has a sharp tongue to go along with those sharp eyes and wit.` Not the kind of person he'd want as an enemy.
"I don't need the captain to lend me a hand to kill YOU!!" Cabaji cried out as he continued his decent. Zolo managed to dodge at the last second, narrowly avoiding being smashed into the pavement. Cabaji smirked. You knew how close he came to killing Zolo. Was it a sign of Zolo's fatigue?
Zolo huffed as he pushed himself up. His heart was pounding, his breath was short, and his side was killing him. Enough was enough. "I've had enough... I'm tired..."
Cabaji propped his sabre up against his shoulder and laughed. "You're tired? What's wrong? Anemic? So you've finally given up! Well, Im not surprised. It's amazing you can still stand in your condition."
Before he had the chance to move, Zolo had kicked his unicycle out from under him. Cabaji lay on the ground glaring up at Zolo. Zolo glared down at him, his eyes taking on an almost maniacal look. "You've got it wrong. What I'm tired of are you stupid circus tricks!!!"
That set Cabaji off. "Very well! No more tricks! I'll finish you now with my REAL swordsmanship!!!" He rushed Zolo, sabre poised to strike.

Rest of quiz in results

Zolo took on another stance. This time his arms were crossed in front of him, both swords pointed up. "Oni..." he waited until Cabaji was in striking range, "Giri!!!" He struck, arms uncrossing and swords slashing with great speed. Each of his three swords struck a different place on Cabaji's body.
Before he collapsed Cabaji managed, "How could these common thieves have beaten us? We're the Buggy Pirate Gang... the scourge of the seas!! How could things have gone this far?" His body collapsed into the cobblestone.
Zolo took the sword out of his mouth before reaching up to pull his bandanna off. "We're not common thieves... we're pirates!" With that, he collapsed to the ground, swords ringing as they fell beside him. "Luffy... I'm going to sleep now."
"Go ahead and sleep!" Luffy replied, rotating his arm as he prepared himself for battle. "I'll take it from here! Just keep him out of the way, Dani!" You nodded. You wouldn't put it past a lowlife like Buggy to try to attack someone while they were down.
Now Buggy looked really mad. "You guys call yourselves PIRATES!?"
"That's right! Now hand over the map of the Grand Line!!" He was gonna get that map even if he had to beat it out of him.
"So that's what you're after. Well a couple of lily-livered, no-name pirates like you won't last a day on the Grand Line!! What do you plan to do there!? Go sightseeing!?"
"I'm gonna be the King of the Pirates."
Buggy's head fell to the side as he made funny noises. You guessed he wasn't expecting that. He quickly recovered. "DON'T BE A FOOL! IF YOU'RE KING OF THE PIRATES, THEN WHAT AM I!? GOD OF THE PIRATES!? THE WORLD'S TREASURE WILL BE MINE! SO FORGET IT!"
Luffy cracked his knuckles. "Okay, hurry up and attack me. I'm getting bored." You sweatdropped slightly. And here you were thinking you liked to fight.
"You'll soon regret your words, rubber boy!" he threatened as he drew eight knives -- four in each hand. He glared at Luffy and muttered, "You and your straw hat remind me of HIM when he was younger... that insolent dog with red hair!!!"
"Red hair!?" That definitely had Luffy's attention. Did he know who Buggy was talking about?