Chapter 1

Wreckage of a dream:

After the final fight with Luffy, Arlong managed to survive seriously injured. But the wounds were deep and

Arlongs proud of his deepest wounded.
How could a simple primate like Luffy defeat a fish man like him?

"D..you will b ... atone for that, I swear to you ... straw hat ... just wait ..."

It was not only the shame of his defeat that afflicted Arlong, but also the thought that he had let his brother down.

Jimbei ... his beloved older brother ...

He spent most of his childhood with him.
Their home in which they grew up, the island of the fish people is a paradise for all marine life. In it the eastern, western, southern and northern currents of the Grandline unite to form the Allblue. On the island itself, there are numerous rare animal species and plants that cannot be found anywhere else on the whole Grandline.

Fishman Island was the only place Arlong could go in its current condition.With the greatest effort, Arlong managed to free himself from the rubble and slowly walk on shaky legs towards the sea. His gaze wandered over the destroyed Arlongpark. It made him sad and angry at the same time to see his self-built home in fragments. How much work was involved in the park, and now?

Everything destroyed ... A ruin of Arlong's dreams and hopes.

While his gait slowly but surely began to stabilize, he saw the lifeless body of Okta. Not only he had suffered ... No, so did the others ... They risked their lives ...

"Black belt ... Octa ... and Kiss ... I'm sorry ... that I couldn't help you ..." Arlong whispered these words in Okta's ear, then rose to continue on his way.

When suddenly a hand grabbed Arlong's knuckle, the fish man turned around and saw that Okta was still alive!

"Okta! You live?"

"Uhh ... hehehe ... what do you think ... I won't let a few people defeat me so quickly!"With a smile on his face, Arlong helped his buddy to his feet and supported him as best he could.
"Tell me ... where did the straw hat go? I don't see it anywhere. Did you beat it?"

"... No ... He ... defeated me ..."

Okta couldn't believe his ears. Had a human defeated Arlong?

"That's really too stupid ... What are you going to do now?"

"I want to try to get to our home island Okta! I will stay there for some time to train so that I can finally destroy this primate Luffy ..." Arlong shouted these words, trembling with anger.

Okta nodded understandingly.

"Okay, then I will help you. Together we can safely make it to our island via the Grandline. But alone I fear you will not get far Arlong! Your wounds are very deep. In this condition you will most likely not come sometimes to the limit! "

"Then let's go there together!Are you ready, Okta? "

"Well, always."

And so they jumped into the cold waters of the sea that was their home. The journey they now had before them was long and arduous. The team spirit of the two and their strength of will alone kept them both alive.
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At some point the Pisces will strike back, that much is certain. It can only be a matter of time. And then a new empire begins, the empire of the fish people !!! When that time comes, it will be up to Luffy and his crew to protect the world from this danger.
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After a while the two of them had covered about a quarter of the way. But her strength seemed to be getting less and less. Their only chance was the next island, which was on the grandline. They had to find a doctor there.

"Arlong? Can you still make it to the island over there?""Of course ... what a stupid question ..."

But in reality Arlong was already at an end. A black veil spread before his eyes and he passed out. While Okta was still trying to wake him up, Arlong sank deeper and deeper into his mind until he finally lost consciousness completely.

... So that's how you want to die, brother ...

A familiar voice echoed in Arlong's ear. It wasn't Okta, it was another voice ... There was something comforting about it.

"Jimbei ... is it you?"

... don't give up, brother ... not yet. Your time is far from over ... Think about our promise ... our fight ... someday ...



Flashback:

"Come on, be hard on brother heart! You don't mean to say that was all you can do?"

"Well wait, Jimbei, you will never laugh again. My latest technology will knock you out, I promise!

A young Arlong smiled confident of victory and jumped into the water. Jimbei had guaranteed never seen this technique ..."What is the little one up to? Hmmm ... I'd rather keep my distance ..." Jimbei mumbled as he tried to check the situation.

"Very good, he has no idea ... Hehehe, take care brother ... Now we go ... Shark ... on ... .darts !!!!!!!!

With these words, Arlong jumped out of the water with a monkey tooth and shot at Jimbei. With a clever turn, however, he managed to dodge the attack of his little brother.

"You're not the only one who has a new technique, Arlong. Come here and learn."

Jimbei closed his eyes and concentrated all his chi in his hands. Then he began to spin. Always faster and faster so that a huge suction was created. The waters of the adjacent lakes combined in this vortex and caught Arlong. While Arlong was trying to free himself, Jimbei suddenly appeared and punched him in the stomach. So strong that Arlong was breathless.

"Ughh ... what ... was ... that ... because ..."

"With this technology you can use the full potential of the water.Remember this technique very well Arlong, if we should fight each other again at some point, I'll use this attack. Only then it will be about ten times as strong as it is now. I want a fair fight against you so I want to prepare you "

"…Wow…"

With a clumsy noise, Arlong flew to the hard ground and lay there. He couldn't go on anymore.

"Are you okay little one? Come here, I'll help you."

Jimbei offered his hand to Arlong, which the young fish man accepted with thanks.

"So you would fight me again?"

"Exactly. I want to know if you might like me one day
can defeat. Therefore we will now promise each other that neither of us will give up or be killed beforehand. I Agree?"

"Agreed! I promise you Jimbei."


Flashback end:
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"I won't give up ... I promise ..."

... I wanted to hear that. And now wake up ... face your adventure ...
…………………"He wakes up!" Okta exclaimed overjoyed as Arlong slowly opened his eyes.

"Okta ... where are we ..."

"On an island of Arlong. After you passed out, I took you to the port of the city where I met a doctor. He's also a fish person. He treated your wounds."

"So it was just a dream then?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Oh just forget it. I just had a strange dream when I passed out ..."

"Was it about Jimbei?"

"How do you know that?"

"You spoke in your sleep ..."


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What does this dream mean. Why, of all places, Jimbei's voice?
Well I'll write that in the next chapters.

Hope you like it. Took a long time to find a suitable beginning ...


End of chapter 1: The ruins of a dream