CHAPTER 9

[JAKE POV]

As I watched the rocks come down on me , I obviously didn't do a good job hiding my panicked expression, cause straw hat seemed to get a real kick out of the face I was making. What a sadistic monkey.

But nows not the time for that, I've got to dodge this rock slide some how or destroy it, trying what I did before doesn't seem to be right thing and just repeating it may end up with me getting a worse punishment than a rock slide.

'OK I can do this just gotta find away to stretch with a different method, and I need to think of it fast'

Strawhat seemed to be telling me something, Although he didn't outrightly say it, it seems he doesn't want me to focus my energy on one part of my body. so I should probably try to focus it on my entire body?

Yeah that could work.

tapping into the energy within me Instead of using a bit of it into my arm like last time , I decided to try to spread all the stretch energy, well not all of it just a really large chunk of it while leaving a small amount of it for you know just incase.

Willing the energy to spread around my body, I felt my stretch energy take over me and cover me like a cloak with a golden aura around it, my stretch energy filled me with a warmth that felt both foreign and familiar at the same time. A grin grew on my face, because I finally felt whole again.

To test out my theory I aimed to the apex of the mountain and punched forward with my right arm towards straw hat and viola my arm reached out to the floating monkey, only for him to float higher to avoid it, I'll get you later.

Taking of my attention from strawhat, the feeling of having my powers back and from the golden aura around my body, i focused on the oncoming rock slide, normally the logical thing to do right now would be to stretch over it now, but my gut was telling me that jumping over it would cause me to regret it. So with my right fist cocked back and the grin on my face widening I threw a punch at the rock slide.

My right fist came in contact with the rock slide, and scattered it upon impact. *Huff* *Huff* OH Glob I'm drained, that punch took a lot out of me, I feel old.

Taking a look at my body and flexing my right arm a bit I felt, like I had a revelation of some sorts cause it seemed that straw hat was impressed at my display. The moment I blinked and opened my eyes straw hat was gone.

" Well well well that was a good show!!! But now you've FINALLY learnt how to stretch, let the real training to begin!!!"

Said straw hat from behind my back, how did he get behind me so fast? Wait! That's not what I should be concerned about now!! I should stop him before he drags me into another crazy idea of his!!

Not even giving him the chance to unleash what crazy plan he has in store, after using my superior dog hearing and locating his position, I immediately flare up my stretch energy before grabbing him by his sides and taking him by surprise and wrapping him in the worlds tightest bear hug, the hug was tight enough to knock the wind out of him but tight enough for him to still be able to talk.

"Would you mind explaining to me what is Glob's name is going on here!?"

I said in an irritated tone.

There's only so much an old dog can tolerate, even I have my limits.

Even as i was squeezing the life out of straw hat he doesn't seem like he's going to budge anytime soon, fine if physical persuasion won't work I'll stick with mental persuasion.

"Oi straw hat , how bout i make a deal with you?"

The monke- ** AHEM** I mean straw hat perks up clearly interested in what I have to say, that's good, I've got to keep the momentum in ny favour before he loses interest.

"How bout I make you a sandwich? WAIT here me out. What if I make you THE perfect sandwich, the greatest sandwich to ever be made, the one blessed by Glob himself, will you finally explain what's going on to me?"

The moment I mentioned a perfect sandwich, straw hat started drooling and started saying gibberish while being lost in a fantasy world of his own, I'm going to have to bring him back to reality.

"Strawhat?strawhaaattttttt?? Monkey??"

Well seems that calling his name isn't going to get his attention.*Sigh*

Well while he's busy day dreaming I can probably get a head start on making the sandwich now, so that it's ready by the time he's done day dreaming, whenever that is.

Then at that moment I realised a crucial flaw in my plan to convince strawhat to explain whats going on , a major flaw that I had overlooked that would have caused other chefs to nod their heads in dissapointment.

Where was I going to make the sandwich? And what about ingredients?

I face palmed and the revelation that just dawned on me, man.... i cna t believe how stupid I act sometimes. But maybe I can just wish it into existence? I mean it's my mind so I'm 99.9% sure I can do that, but I'm going of based on my memory of the sandwich so it would just be a copy of the sandwich.....but I told straw hat I would make him a perfect sandwich how would a copy of a memory do justice if that title..... but that's gonna take so much time...

The next second mini sized versions of me appeared on both shoulders, one was wearing a devil costume and the other an angel...oh boy I can already see where this is going.

"Look dude it's just a copy of the sandwich, THE perfect sandwich, plus if YOUR making the sandwich it's still counts as you making the perfect sandwich."

Devil suit jake said with a yawn.

"That's like saying a replica or copy of a prestigious painting still has the same value as the original, just make a new perfect sandwich, you did it before I'm sure you can do it again."

Says Angel jake while playing compy's Castle on a gaming console.

Huh so originality over second hand version. I've decided to make a new one, it's a lot better for my mind, I wouldn't want to start getting guilty over a sandwich. And with that the mini mess poof out of existence like the were never there.

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"Andddddd done! Ladies and gentlemen I present to you the new Perfect sandwich, And the crowd goes wild" well the sandwich gives of an ethereal glow around it as I raise it in the air, to summon its eater or rather devourer.

And on queue Straw hat appears out of thin air and chomps down the sandwich more like a meatball sub with the plate included, well at least all of this is happening in my mind if not that would have been a waste of a good plate.

The next second later straw hat spits the plate out.

"THAT WAS AMAZING!! JAKE NEED MORE!!"

says straw hat as he's still drooling over the sandwich.

"Remember we had a deal strawhat, I give you the perfect sandwich , you give me answers. I've done my part it's time for you to do yours."

I say to him with a stern glare to get my point across.

"OK"

Says straw hat with his signature grin on his face. He sits on the ground while he starts his explanation.

"So basically I was the original owner of your current body."