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moveyourdeadfrosSO. After slumping in playtime, moving to a whole new place and then doing my best to get back into the speed of things again, I now finally return to the task of recapping these things! To save time and effort I wrote 651-654 in supercondensed versions and then wrote a longer recap of 655 and 656... because that was the chapter that was out when I started writing. Without further ado- into the breach once more!
651!
This is Big Mom. She and her crew of Baron Eggman, Three-Eye Girl and Leonardo are gonna burn down Fishman Island now that they can’t deliver on their candy-agreement! Good job, Luffy! Except he makes up for it by taking the blame and telling Big Mom HE’S gonna steal the Island away from her. Also Kidd is picking a fight against Big Mom or something.
652. Toys of the strawhats in their animal forms, another thing I have to buy! Also Chimney is adorable in her little station captain hat. Jinbe thinks of leaving Big Moms service and it turns out there’s a bomb in the treasures Luffy just got back… and which he just gave to Big Moms underling.
After Nami voices her disagreements, we turn to what is hopefully the final chapter in the saga of Badtouch McSlimesalots story.
Also seen here- the reason why Pekoms new name is Leonardo and why I love him far too much for a little sidecharacter.
On the other side of the Red Line, Tashigi and Smoker lie in wait for Luffy along with their new friends, the G-5 marines. They are insane and are constantly macking on Tashigi, it’s kind of creepy.
653.
Kokoro and Sumo the frog having a ball! Shirley breaks her crystal ball! And Shirahoshi starts bawl-ing as Luffy and crew finally set sail for the new world, Leftie arming Nami with a fancy new three-logs-in-one compass, each pin pointing to a different island- the more it shakes the more danger there is on that island. This factoid combined with Luffy being Luffy are grounds for many a new ulcer for the worry-wart trio. Also in this chapter- Shirahoshi and crew making the most adorable pinky-swear ever.
We then end with Jinbe promising to pick up some strawhats on his surface-shopping for the little fish-kidlets and a big splash page as the Strawhats ascend into the next arc.
654. Lola, Lolas bitches and Frankys old sisters chat about Luffy and how awesome he is, while Nami leaves the guys in charge of the ship. There is no way this can possible go wrong.
At all. But it’s okay because the whirlpool leads them right into a whole school of whales who for some reasons have similar scars to Laboon, which kinda messes with Brook until he chills out through the power of song, which is so awesome the whales actually give them a ride… into a turbulent ocean full of RED water. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome… to the New World. And the Strawhats are, of course, loving it.
Apparently the tiny little thing Iceberg hired as his assistant wasn’t a little person, but an actual little girl who seems to have Iceberg utterly whipped despite her young age. And instead of focusing on how the horrible parts of the Internet will interpret this, let us marvel at the sight of Tyrannosaur! Look at how big the widdle fluffball’s gotten!
The Strawhats sudden ascent into the Red Sea carries with it a certain amount of dangers. For one, the water in which they sail is so hot the fish they drug along with them got chairbroiled immediately, they are right next to an island surrounded by flames, and they have this guy as their captain.
The emergency signal isn’t particularly helpful- someone is trapped on the freezing cold island of Punk Hazard (any relation to Vegapunk?) and his whole team have been hunted down by a roving pack of samurai. Upon Zoros request Brook slips into exposition mode about the mysterious Samurai, who are so badass and totally sicknasty awesome that not even the Marines dare mess with the Land of Harmony which they hail from, fearing their mad sword skills, their ability to flip out and fight ALL the time, their cancer-curing tears and their most likely ENORMOUS penises. Luffy reacts to this as Luffy does (immediately heading into the mouth of danger), while Smoker, sporting a…
… fashionable(?) new haircut reacts to the wiretapped call as Smoker does, with a fanboyish sense of wonder that Strawhat went for an island the tri-compass didn’t even point to. His plan was to wait in front of the most dangerous island the compass DID point to which shows that he may be privy to SOME of Luffy’s thought processes, but far from ALL of them.
Anyhow, Smoker sets out for Punk Hazard, a marine base that’s been shut down ever since a mysterious incident four years ago while Nami demonstrates a useful new skill of hers-
The ability to create the cloud roads of Sky Island! And off they boldly go.
Oh Usopp. Still so hilariously miserable. Punk Hazard itself is barred by an ENORMOUS chainlink fence and iron gate which turns out to be useless as the gate is open and Zoro, Luffy and Robin simply walk right in. Usopp, remembering they pretty much already declared war on the World Government and that he can’t get in much hotter water than he already is in, swallows his misery and follows.
Punk Hazard itself is a place filled with the melting remnants of the old base as well as the skeletal remains of giants. Enchanting. But just as Usopp starts wondering what exactly was up with the message they received babbling about how cold it was, and Nami notices that the sky over the other half of the island looks like the sky of a freezing winter (something I can relate to), we get interrupted as a new guest drops in…
And it TALKS. Shit- just got even realer.
We start the chapter with a look at Water Sevens new train- the Puffing Ice! And while the smiling faces of proud worksmen WOULD be nice to see, they’re obstructed by a ton of text advertising the latest data-book. Oh well, One Piece data-books are usually totally awesome reads so I guess I can let it slide.
So.
Dragon.
And the predictable reactions to seeing one. But Luffy only lands one blow before the dragon tailwhips him into a nearby building, and when Zoro charges in…
He’s so distracted by the voice that he ends up locked in a struggle with its massive fangs. Never fear however- his heroic captain comes to the rescue -
By bravely kicking the dragon right in the ouchie-place from the looks of things. The voice gets more and more mysterious as it asks them if they are allies of its enemy, the shichibukai, but Zoro and Luffy are not in the mood to ponder developments in the plot, they got themselves a dragon to hunt! Luffy slingshots up on the dragons back and finds…
... No, couldn’t be. Eh, anyway- the dragon is none too keen on Luffy’s invasion of it’s personal space, but its grooming methods proves to be its own undoing!
Taking advantage of this distraction Zoro uses one of Usopps trampoline plant to spring up and literally-
Enters the dragon. Through its neck. With his swo… yeah okay that one was stillborn let’s change the subject MEANWHILE-
It turns out to be a BAD idea to drop anchor near a mysterious island covered in fire with mysterious messages coming from it, as the whole team is gassed to sleep …
… By people who severely overestimate the slimming effect of lines on your clothes. Extolling their luck at finding a group of pirates whom no one will surely miss, they decide to bring the crew to their master M… although this may be a translators error, they DO fail to count Brook among the crewmembers despite him lying out there in plain view.
Back on the island, Luffy is trying to…
… No. No it couldn’t be.
… Actually…
… Unless he’s gone through some SERIOUS character development and binged on growth hormones, this CAN’T be Buggy. But how else can something like this be happening? Consider my curiosity sufficiently piqued.
651!
This is Big Mom. She and her crew of Baron Eggman, Three-Eye Girl and Leonardo are gonna burn down Fishman Island now that they can’t deliver on their candy-agreement! Good job, Luffy! Except he makes up for it by taking the blame and telling Big Mom HE’S gonna steal the Island away from her. Also Kidd is picking a fight against Big Mom or something.
652. Toys of the strawhats in their animal forms, another thing I have to buy! Also Chimney is adorable in her little station captain hat. Jinbe thinks of leaving Big Moms service and it turns out there’s a bomb in the treasures Luffy just got back… and which he just gave to Big Moms underling.
After Nami voices her disagreements, we turn to what is hopefully the final chapter in the saga of Badtouch McSlimesalots story.
Also seen here- the reason why Pekoms new name is Leonardo and why I love him far too much for a little sidecharacter.
On the other side of the Red Line, Tashigi and Smoker lie in wait for Luffy along with their new friends, the G-5 marines. They are insane and are constantly macking on Tashigi, it’s kind of creepy.
653.
Kokoro and Sumo the frog having a ball! Shirley breaks her crystal ball! And Shirahoshi starts bawl-ing as Luffy and crew finally set sail for the new world, Leftie arming Nami with a fancy new three-logs-in-one compass, each pin pointing to a different island- the more it shakes the more danger there is on that island. This factoid combined with Luffy being Luffy are grounds for many a new ulcer for the worry-wart trio. Also in this chapter- Shirahoshi and crew making the most adorable pinky-swear ever.
We then end with Jinbe promising to pick up some strawhats on his surface-shopping for the little fish-kidlets and a big splash page as the Strawhats ascend into the next arc.
654. Lola, Lolas bitches and Frankys old sisters chat about Luffy and how awesome he is, while Nami leaves the guys in charge of the ship. There is no way this can possible go wrong.
At all. But it’s okay because the whirlpool leads them right into a whole school of whales who for some reasons have similar scars to Laboon, which kinda messes with Brook until he chills out through the power of song, which is so awesome the whales actually give them a ride… into a turbulent ocean full of RED water. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome… to the New World. And the Strawhats are, of course, loving it.
Apparently the tiny little thing Iceberg hired as his assistant wasn’t a little person, but an actual little girl who seems to have Iceberg utterly whipped despite her young age. And instead of focusing on how the horrible parts of the Internet will interpret this, let us marvel at the sight of Tyrannosaur! Look at how big the widdle fluffball’s gotten!
The Strawhats sudden ascent into the Red Sea carries with it a certain amount of dangers. For one, the water in which they sail is so hot the fish they drug along with them got chairbroiled immediately, they are right next to an island surrounded by flames, and they have this guy as their captain.
The emergency signal isn’t particularly helpful- someone is trapped on the freezing cold island of Punk Hazard (any relation to Vegapunk?) and his whole team have been hunted down by a roving pack of samurai. Upon Zoros request Brook slips into exposition mode about the mysterious Samurai, who are so badass and totally sicknasty awesome that not even the Marines dare mess with the Land of Harmony which they hail from, fearing their mad sword skills, their ability to flip out and fight ALL the time, their cancer-curing tears and their most likely ENORMOUS penises. Luffy reacts to this as Luffy does (immediately heading into the mouth of danger), while Smoker, sporting a…
… fashionable(?) new haircut reacts to the wiretapped call as Smoker does, with a fanboyish sense of wonder that Strawhat went for an island the tri-compass didn’t even point to. His plan was to wait in front of the most dangerous island the compass DID point to which shows that he may be privy to SOME of Luffy’s thought processes, but far from ALL of them.
Anyhow, Smoker sets out for Punk Hazard, a marine base that’s been shut down ever since a mysterious incident four years ago while Nami demonstrates a useful new skill of hers-
The ability to create the cloud roads of Sky Island! And off they boldly go.
Oh Usopp. Still so hilariously miserable. Punk Hazard itself is barred by an ENORMOUS chainlink fence and iron gate which turns out to be useless as the gate is open and Zoro, Luffy and Robin simply walk right in. Usopp, remembering they pretty much already declared war on the World Government and that he can’t get in much hotter water than he already is in, swallows his misery and follows.
Punk Hazard itself is a place filled with the melting remnants of the old base as well as the skeletal remains of giants. Enchanting. But just as Usopp starts wondering what exactly was up with the message they received babbling about how cold it was, and Nami notices that the sky over the other half of the island looks like the sky of a freezing winter (something I can relate to), we get interrupted as a new guest drops in…
And it TALKS. Shit- just got even realer.
We start the chapter with a look at Water Sevens new train- the Puffing Ice! And while the smiling faces of proud worksmen WOULD be nice to see, they’re obstructed by a ton of text advertising the latest data-book. Oh well, One Piece data-books are usually totally awesome reads so I guess I can let it slide.
So.
Dragon.
And the predictable reactions to seeing one. But Luffy only lands one blow before the dragon tailwhips him into a nearby building, and when Zoro charges in…
He’s so distracted by the voice that he ends up locked in a struggle with its massive fangs. Never fear however- his heroic captain comes to the rescue -
By bravely kicking the dragon right in the ouchie-place from the looks of things. The voice gets more and more mysterious as it asks them if they are allies of its enemy, the shichibukai, but Zoro and Luffy are not in the mood to ponder developments in the plot, they got themselves a dragon to hunt! Luffy slingshots up on the dragons back and finds…
... No, couldn’t be. Eh, anyway- the dragon is none too keen on Luffy’s invasion of it’s personal space, but its grooming methods proves to be its own undoing!
Taking advantage of this distraction Zoro uses one of Usopps trampoline plant to spring up and literally-
Enters the dragon. Through its neck. With his swo… yeah okay that one was stillborn let’s change the subject MEANWHILE-
It turns out to be a BAD idea to drop anchor near a mysterious island covered in fire with mysterious messages coming from it, as the whole team is gassed to sleep …
… By people who severely overestimate the slimming effect of lines on your clothes. Extolling their luck at finding a group of pirates whom no one will surely miss, they decide to bring the crew to their master M… although this may be a translators error, they DO fail to count Brook among the crewmembers despite him lying out there in plain view.
Back on the island, Luffy is trying to…
… No. No it couldn’t be.
… Actually…
… Unless he’s gone through some SERIOUS character development and binged on growth hormones, this CAN’T be Buggy. But how else can something like this be happening? Consider my curiosity sufficiently piqued.
