16 GOOD BYE MY FRIEND.

Gohan lifted Zoro onto his shoulder and started walking towards the boundary wall. 'Who is this monster? Why is he in the East Blue? That speed! And his careless attitude in the middle of this chaotic situation, as if everyone here is nothing but clowns here to entertain him,' thought Arlong. Arlong clenched his fist. 'Why the hell is he with these no-name pirates? He is way too strong for us. I have to run away from here,' he thought as he made up his mind.

"Hey, look! There's an audience for the show! Hello, everyone! Don't worry, my friends are going to put on a good show for you guys," Gohan said with a cheerful smile as he looked at the villagers outside Arlong Park. Everyone's sweat dropped by looking at his behavior.

"Hey Johnny! Yosaku! Here, take care of Zoro," said Gohan, handing Zoro over to them. "Yes, Big Brother Gohan!" said both Johnny and Yosaku. As he did that, a fight started in Arlong Park. Seeing that, Gohan jumped onto the boundary wall and sat down. Then he started flicking bullets at the fish-men.

"Ah!" "Eek!" "Kah!" One after another, fish-men started falling down. One of the fish-men jumped into the water in an attempt to save himself from the bullets. "So you want to cheat!" said Gohan as he flicked a bullet with more power. Water splashed as if someone had fired a cannonball at the water. After a few seconds, a bloodied corpse of a fish-man started floating on the water.

"What should we do?" "How do we fight this monster?" "We can't even hide from his attacks!" fish-men started getting hopeless. "Yes! Those are the faces I want to see! Feel the same despair that the people of this island have felt for the last eight years and die with regrets!" muttered Gohan with anger.

As Gohan was torturing fish-men, Sanji and Kuroobi had started their fight. Sanji was fighting more seriously because he didn't want to make Gohan angry, so he was dominating the fight. Usopp was running from Chew, just like in the anime, and Luffy was attacking Arlong. But Arlong was dodging his attacks while looking for a way to escape. Gohan looked their way. 'Oh, so he figured out that he is fighting a losing battle,' thought Gohan.

"Oye, Arlong, if you are trying to escape, then you better throw that thought away. Because even if Jinbei comes here, he will not be able to save your life!" said Gohan while looking at Arlong with a smile. Arlong stopped and lowered his head. Then suddenly, he started laughing. "Hahaha...! So I am going to die anyway," said Arlong hysterically. "Then I will at least take this straw hat boy with me," he said with a crazed look.

Gohan looked at Arlong's face. 'Finally, a good fight,' Gohan thought as Arlong started attacking Luffy recklessly. Their fight turned brutal pretty quickly as both Arlong and Luffy were bleeding from multiple places.

Sanji had taken out Kuroobi. Usopp had also returned and was bragging in front of the villagers. After a while, Luffy beat Arlong in a close fight. Gohan looked at the people celebrating their freedom from Arlong pirates. "Do you see that, Jack? This is what was stolen from them eight years ago. They finally regained it. Humans are born to be free. No matter for how long you deprive them of their freedom, they will regain it one day. This is what this crew represents. We are the symbol of freedom," said Gohan while looking towards Luffy and the others.

"Well then, it's time to clean up," said Gohan as he flicked bullets at Kuroobi and Arlong's heads, ending their lives. He killed Chew as well. Then he picked Hatchan and took him to the beach and woke him up by slapping him. "What? Where am I? YOU...!" Hatchan got shocked after seeing Gohan. "Ok, octopus, you can go back to where you came from," said Gohan. "What? Why? And what happened to Arlong and others?" Hatchan asked in panic.

"I have already sent them to the place they deserve," said Gohan with a smile. Hatchan understood the meaning of his words and got sad. "Then why let me leave?" he asked in confusion. "Why? Because I want to! That's why!" said Gohan as a matter of fact. "Now you better get going before I change my mind," said Gohan as the smile on his face broadened. Hatchan quickly called out Momoo, and they ran away. 'I didn't know I would enjoy being in this world so much,' thought Gohan. 'Let's go back; they should be about to start partying. That Sanji better prepare some delicious food,' he thought as he gulped in anticipation.

But first, he took Jack to the Marine branch and made him send the crew pictures and details of the fight. After everything was done, he looked at Jack and said, "We had a great time today, didn't we?" asked Gohan in melancholy. "Y-yes," replied Jack in confusion.

"Just like how every good thing comes to an end. This day has also come to an end...for you, Jack!" said Gohan while holding Jack's shoulder. Jack started trembling after hearing Gohan's words, and tears started streaming down his face. "No! Please forgive me!! I did everything you told me to do. I will accept the Marines' punishment, I swear I will not run away. Please, you promised not to kill me!!" begged Jack. 'You are making me look like a bad guy,' thought Gohan. "And I am going to keep my promise! I will not kill you!" said Gohan while looking at Jack's eyes.

But his grip on Jack's shoulder became stronger. "All I will do is throw you towards your death," said Gohan as he threw Jack away. "NOoooo...." Jack's figure and his voice disappeared. 'Goodbye, my friend! I will remember you for an hour or two,' Gohan thought with a sad look. After three seconds, he sighed and thought, 'Now, only Sanji's food can soothe my heart. Well, I better go back quickly, or that rubbery bastard will finish some of the dishes. I want to taste every dish,' thought Gohan as a smile came back to his face, and he started running towards Cocoyashi Village with a sunny smile.

In the end, he forgot about Jack in just one minute. In the village, everyone was singing, dancing, and eating. Gohan looked towards the food stalls and started eating different dishes with a blissful smile. When Gohan was enjoying the food, Nojiko approached him with a drink.

"Hey! Do you only plan to eat? Here's a drink for you," she offered him a drink. But Gohan made a disgusted face and said, "I don't drink alcohol! It smells disgusting, and

I am pretty sure it will taste disgusting," said Gohan, and the smile on Nojiko's face became awkward.

"Nojiko-san, you don't have to care about this brute. Come, let's dance," said Sanji as he took the drink from her. Gohan gave him an unimpressed look but started eating again. 'I love this world,' he thought. The next day, everyone still wanted to party, but Gohan put a damper on their plans. "We have killed a lot of Marines here, so we should leave before the people here get implicated because of us," said Gohan while everyone thought, 'You are the one who killed them, though.' There were some protests, but in the end, they decided to leave at noon as Nami needed time to say her goodbyes to the villagers.

"Oh yes! I have seen you guys fight yesterday, and I am not impressed. So you guys better be prepared for some hard training," said Gohan with a smile as Sanji started trembling. At noon, they finally set sail. After a few minutes, when everyone was on deck, Gohan said, "Since now I am a part of this crew, it's time you guys know something about me," said Gohan as he went on to tell them the same lies he told Sanji and Zeff.

"So you are from a different world?" asked Nami with the look that said, "I don't believe you." Zoro and Usopp had the same look as well. Only Luffy believed. "So cool!" said Luffy. "Can you do magic?" asked Luffy in anticipation. "I was getting to that. As you guys have seen, I am pretty strong. Well, that's because I have something in my body that every living being has in theirs, and it's called KI!"