were friends ...", Usopp screamed theatrically, stalked offended over to the main mast and then climbed up to the viewing basket. From above he could see how Chopper stood there completely baffled after this award-winning show and scratched his antlers in confusion.Served this unbeliever right! Satisfied, he let his gaze wander over the blue sea. From here he could see for miles and with his eagle eyes he really was the perfect scout. And even as a sniper he was unbeatable, just like his father Yasopp, who was a member of the Red Shank's pirate gang and who had left him and his mother when Usopp was very little. The memories of his father were very vague, but Usopp adored him nonetheless and was firmly convinced that one day he would see him again. Until then, he wanted to be a brave warrior of the seas that his daring father could be proud of. He hadn't quite achieved this goal, however, because he still ran away immediately if he sensed the slightest danger. But with such strong friends in tow, he has never had to worry about that seriously. Such a clever strategy could only come to a mastermind like him ...While he was still laughing self-satisfied, he suddenly became aware of a dark spot on the horizon that was rapidly approaching them. That was the end!

"HELP !! We are under attack! The navy wants to take us! All hands off board! Save yourself who can!" withdrew.

"What are you babbling again, you nutcase?" Zorro growled in the direction of the lookout.

"AAAHHH !! No, honestly. Have a look for yourself!" Shouted the person addressed and fearfully held his trembling hands in front of his face.

Usopp's "discoveries" were ninety-nine percent nothing but figments of the imagination, but nevertheless the others now also looked up at the sea and were amazed to discover that this time he was really right. Something was approaching them at high speed from the west. However, it was not yet possible to make out whether it was a strange ship or something else."Come on, Usopp, please make yourself useful and tell us what that is!" Nami shouted, still staring intently into the distance. Was that really the Navy? She really didn't feel like getting into a fight again. Your captain seemed to see things differently, however. Like a stand-up man he jumped to his feet and sprinted over to the railing to get an idea of ​​the situation for himself.

"JUHU, finally some action again! We'll beat them up! Let's go guys !!", he cheered Zorro and Sanji.

"Sure boss!", The two shouted, grinning, because everything was fine now that could distract them from their work.

"Men ...", Nami hissed angrily. These immature guys were really just about fighting and drinking. A real impertinence for a cultured woman like her.

"If you really want to knock yourselves, please do it over there. I don't want you to smash our beautiful ship again!", the navigator hissed and then marched into her cabin, snorting angrily.

"No problem. Hold on guys ..." Luffy grinned and then everything happened very quickly.

"Hey Luffy, what the hell .....", was the only thing that Zorro could bring out when the captain stretched his right arm like an oversized rubber band, let him dash across the water at lightning speed and then at the object in the distance to cling to.

"Gum-gum-slingshot!" Shouted the rubber man, tucked his two crew members under his arm and before they could do anything about it, they flitted across the sea in a monkey tooth, their faces becoming bizarre under the high speed Way deformed.

"There! I can see it. It's a ship!" Luffy roared against the enormous wind. As they got closer and closer to the target object, they could soon see that this ship was much smaller than they had first suspected and also looked more like a surfboard that was a little too big.Even Luffy had easily made a mistake in his calculations and so they shot over their target in a high arc.

"WAAAAHH! I can't swim!", Luffy screeched beside himself and his two co-drivers were already afraid that the straw hat kid might drop them in the middle of the ocean out of sheer shock, but then they suddenly reached the calculated coordinates and were like without warning thrown back on a yo-yo. With full force they hit the mast of the strange ship, which miraculously withstood the impact, but the small boat swayed so much that Zorro and Sanji immediately went overboard. When they reappeared, spluttering and foaming with rage, they saw their captain passed out on the floor of the ship, his right arm still wrapped around the mast. And they saw another person who was on the boat and now slowly leaning over Luffy.

"Paws off, bastard, or you'll face us!", Sanji shouted and it would have sounded like a threat if he hadn't swallowed water and had a moderate coughing fit.

Zorro had already swam back to the ship and was now pulling himself up on it with some effort. He would handle the guy on his own too.

"Hey Zorro, nice to see you. That's what I call a greeting!" Said the stranger.

Wait a minute, how did a stranger know his name? Zorro looked up and saw the face of a tall guy with jet black hair who was now grinning cheekily at him.

"Ace!" The swordsman shouted in amazement. "What the hell are you doing here ??"

"Mce ?? ..." came a thud from the bottom of the ship. Apparently Luffy had already overcome his faint, because now he slowly got up and beamed at his big brother with shining eyes.

"Hey Ace! That might be a cool coincidence.", He laughed and patted the older man on the shoulder.

"Certainly. Didn't expect to see you again so soon and especially not like that ...", Puma D. Ace replied with a laugh, baring his flawless teeth."And what are you doing here now?", Zorro joined the conversation again.

"I'll tell you about it. Let's go to the Flying Lamb first. It's a bit more comfortable than here.", Ace waved him off and started the engine of his little speedboat with his firepower, which he had once obtained from a devil's fruit .

"Let's go!", Luffy cheered as they rushed over the wave and the spray splashed up next to them.

"Hey, you idiots! Take me with you !!", Sanji's scream penetrated them from behind. Out of the joy of seeing each other again, they had forgotten to take him back on board. Ace was about to turn around, but his younger brother shook his head vigorously.

"I'll do it.", He called and again he used his gum-gum power, extended his arm and grabbed Sanji by the collar. Now the Smutje whizzed past them like a rocket and from a distance you could only hear a long drawn out: "I haaaaasse diiiiich, Ruuuffyyyyy !!""Was that really necessary now, Ruff?" Ace asked skeptically. Sometimes he really felt sorry for his brother's teammates.

"Why? Now he's even there earlier than we are and can take care of the food.", Luffy replied and his mouth watered at the thought of the upcoming lunch. Ace and Zorro just shook their heads in resignation.

When the three finally reached the Flying Lamb, Sanji was already there, but instead of preparing a four-course meal, he had spent his time clapping against the ship's wall while he had to listen to Nami's nagging because he was already repairing the wall had dismantled again.

"Yes Namilein .... Of course, darling ..." he mumbled to himself and tried to count the many small stars that were circling around his head.

Despite a hell of a headache, he managed to cook lunch while the rest of the crew made themselves comfortable on deck.Ace was, of course, the center of their interest and soon he was pestered with questions from all sides.

"Now don’t excite us any further and tell us what you’re doing here!", Luffy shouted and spoke to everyone for a change.

"Okay, okay, don't panic!" Ace grinned and cocked his head.

"Well, I told you I was looking for Blackbeard ..." he began.

"Isn't that the guy who was once in your gang?" Interrupted Usopp.

"Exactly, we were both in Whitebeard's pirate gang and Blackbeard was even the boss's vice, but then he just killed one of his own men in cold blood and ran away. Now I'm looking for the guy to get back at him," replied Ace grim.

Just thinking about such a lousy pirate made Usopp chill. Hopefully this guy would never run into him ...

"I've been on his heels for over a month and two days ago I was really close to catching him.I got a tip that he should hide incognito on the holiday island. So I went there, but I was told that he had left at short notice the day before. Must have got wind of the matter. Unfortunately, no one could tell me where he went, but he can't be very far yet. That you turned up at my place so unannounced was also surprising to me. "He said, wrapped in Luffy, and poked his brother in the side.

After a sumptuous meal and a few mugs of beer, everyone was still sitting in a circle on the deck and talking lively with each other. In the meantime the evening had already broken and the setting sun bathed the sky in a pleasant orange-red. Chopper and Usopp had put their heads together and were probably pondering the idea of ​​some crazy new invention. Zorro had pulled into a corner with bulging belly and was snoring softly and Sanji tried to get a little pity from his beloved for the big bump on his head."Tell Ruff, what I wanted to ask you last time ...", Ace began after he had emptied his fourth mug in one go and looked at his brother, who was just trying to put a few chopsticks between his nose and mouth clamp and giggle childishly.

"Stop that shit, you toddler!", Ace reprimanded him in mock seriousness and tried to pull the chopsticks out of Luffy's face, which was not so easy as Ruffy's rubber skin could be stretched very far. Then he changed his mind and just let go of the chopsticks, which led to them slamming against Luffy's nose and causing him to tip over onto the floor.

"It's funny!", Luffy mumbled and plucked the last piece of wood out of his nose.

"Waff, uh ... what did you want to ask me last time?"