Chapter 20

The first four members of the Straw Hat Pirates, Smoker and Kisame had ran into crocodiles trap. It was Luffy's decision to go towards the place marked pirates. 

"That was a clever trap." Luffy said while crossing his arms looking at the iron bars before him. 

Usopp nodded at the side, "Sure fooled us."

"We played right into his hands!!" Nami roared with razor sharp teeth at her idiot captain, "How could you not see it?! Idiots!"

Kisame who was leaning against the war to recover his Chakra sadistically chuckled at Smoker. 

"I never thought, I would spend my final moments with you White Hunter." He is planning to use water substitution justu to get out later, "Even a person like you can get caught in traps. I guess that makes since your Devil fruit are useless against those bars."

A vein grew on Smoker's face, "Talk about yourself."

"You seem to be forgetting something." The shark man who has been frightening Usopp grinned, "I can get out of this sea prism bars if I want to."

"Ugh.. I feel so weak." Luffy muttered as he hold the iron bars, with his tongue pulled out like he had suffered from dehydration. 

Paying attention to the other conversation, Zoro was the to move his captain from the bars, and laid him on the ground. Kisame quickly saw through his flustered face. 

"Those bars and White Hunter's club are embedded with it." He took a pause to smile a bit, "They are mysterious stones used to make cuffs and bars by the World Government to stop criminals with Devil fruits from escaping."

The Straw hats were startled and Hoshigaki continued as he looked at Smoker, "The sea prism stones emits an energy identical to the ocean's, you can think of it as a solid form of ocean water. If it weren't for that Smoker could have killed you already."

Zoro grabbed his watoichimonji and looked at Smoker who was after his captain, which made Usopp shriek in fear with both his hands in the air. 

"Waah!! Hold it!! You are gonna fight here?!! Zoro swords don't work...!"

Shhk... 

It was the sound of the chair outside the cage moving, and it's owner reviewed himself. Black hair, narrow eyes, a scar that connects both his ears which passed through the nose bridge. He had a smile, and the most noticeable feature about him would be the giant hock on his left hand. 

"He's right. Give it a rest. You are going to die together... you might as well be friends."

The Marine Captain quickly threw a death glare, "Crocodile."

"Oh-ho! You are a mad dog as they say Smoker." Crocodile grinned at his prisoners, "You don't even consider me an ally.

And you are right not to. Don't worry I will tell the world government that you died fighting the puny Straw Hat Pirates, ha ha!" Smoker turned his chair to finally face his prisoners, "It's my guess, you're on your own authority. The world government completely trust me. They will never stick the Navy onto me."

Zoro twisted down his lips, "So he is one of the seven warlords of the sea, eh?"

Usopp and Nami shrieked in fear, as Luffy gathered strength to get up from the ground. 

"You're Crocodile!! Hey, you!!" He touched the sea prism bar and lost his strength, "Fight... me..."

"Stop touching the bars!!" The long nose shouted. 

Kisame smiled, "You certainly don't look that strong. I honestly thought samehada here would a nice meal out of your sandy body."

From just a single chance the former Akatsuki member could tell the similarities between the one tail jinchuriki and Crocodile."

The Warlord raised a brow out of curiosity, "I don't remember seeing you among the Straw Hats, are you new, if s–"

"Certainty not."

Crocodile just continued to smile, "Whatever, you are going to die soon anyways. I have already sent my partner to bring the guest of owner."

Time slowly moved and instead of getting depressed about the situation there were in, the Straw Hat Pirates started fooling around like they do everyday. 

Luffy was imitating Sanji, with Usopp laughing on the side and Zoro was napping, Nami was the one trying to make things serious, as she shouted at them. 

"For a second there, I almost thought she is the Captain." Kisame mutters to himself, as he lay against the walls of the cage. 

After a few minutes Vivi arrived together with Nico Robin. The young princess tried to attack, but the power of the Suna Suna no Mi fruit was just too strong for her.

Crocodile was about to head out with his cigar placed on his lips, "Sit down. Don't glare at me like that." He lightly waved his hand at Vivi sitting on a dining table, "It's almost time... for the party to start. Isn't that right before Mrs. All Sunday?"

Before the lady in question could reply, an unfamiliar voice came in from the stairs behind them. 

"Stop fooling around, Kisame."

"!?" 

Everyone was startled by the new voice and looked at Itachi who had followed Robin here. Before Crocodile could ask what was happening samehada was laying it's scales on his shoulder. 

"How did he get out?" 

Zoro asked in disbelief, the shark like man was just sitting behind them a moment ago. Usopp's jaw was dropped to the ground from shock. 

Smoker who used to Kisame's tricks replied, "He turned himself into water and wet past the sea prism stone. His devil fruit deifies all logic of the world."

"Won't that give him the ability to swim."

"That's right."

When Smoker answered Nami's question, almost everyone turned pale. Robin and Crocodile were the most, although it was for different reasons. 

"What should we do now, Itachi?" Kisame smirks.