Laboon and the Rumbar Pirates

" Hmmmmmm.." Crocus still in his chair and looking at Laboon who is showing his head and looking at the twin cape..

" Long ago, while i was minding my business as a lighthouse keeper, a certain group of friendly pirates came down reverse mountain.. And following their ship was a little baby whale, that whale was Laboon.."

" It seems that Laboon had accompanied their journey in West Blue, but fearing that Grand Line was too dangerous, they left him behind or so they thought. Normally, island whales are known to swim together in pods, but to Laboon those pirates were his pod members.."

" Their ship was damaged when they arrived, so they stayed here for several monts to fix it. I became quite good friends with them during their stay. And so, on the day of the departure, their captain asked me, " Could you please take care of Laboon for 2-3 years? Once we ave sailed around the world, we will come back for him no matter what." Understanding their intent, Laboon waited patiently for them here."

" Buooooooooh !!! " Laboon bellowing sadly..

" So thats why he keeps bellowing even today, And bashing himself against the Red Line.. " Nami said weekly.

Koby already sobs looking at Laboon sadly, while Adam sit there calmly while igniting his cigarette.

" Thats right... Its been over 50 years since then.... He still believes his friends will come back.." Crocus said weekly too.

" BUUOOOOHH !!! " Laboon beloowing sadly again..

Nami and Koby shocked hearing the words " 50 years"

" But to think its been waiting here for 50 years... Does it still believe its friends will really return? " Koby ask..

" Idiot.. This is the Grand Line.. They promised to be back in 2-3 years, yet theyr still not back afater 50 years.. the answers obvious..." Nami said to Koby

" The truth is more cruel, however.." Crocus said suddenly

" Those fellows left already. Left from Grand Line, that is, i heard from a reliable source when i search for them while being a doctor in Roger Ship." Crocus said.

" W.. what??" Koby ask in disbelieve.

" They just left the whale behind? But they would mean they left Grand Line through Calm Belt.. ! " Nami said angrily

" Yes.. that is why i do not know wheter they survied or not. But even if they did survive, they would never dare to return here aagain.. A place where the seasons, climate, currents, and winds could not be any more chaotic.. A place where common sense fals to uphold.. That place is this sea, the Grand Line, and it rules with fear over the fain-hearted." Crocus said..

" SO THEY JUST ABANDONED THE WHALE BEHIND? EVEN THOUGH THIS WHALE NEVER DOUBTED THEM, AND HAS BEEN WAITING HERE FOR OVER 50 YEARS. HOW COULD THEY BE SO CRUEL? " Koby shouted angrilly.

" If thats the case, then why havent you tried telling the whale the trhuth. This whale can understand human words, right..?? " Nami said and ask.

" I have.. i have told him the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. But he refuses to listen." Crocus said.

" Okay okay.. My turn to talk. Laboon !! You listen well.. " Adam said and and talk to Laboon.

" Buuoooooh !!"

" What Old man Crocus said is true, but its not the truth that they left or forgetten you. " Adam said calmly, but the people and Laboon can hear clearly.

" Yorki, the Captain of Rumbar Pirates, and several other crew is true they left the Grand Line. But, Yorki and several others had caught an incurable disease while disembarking at a forest.. To keep the disease from spreading to the rest of the crew who weren"t infected, Yorki decided to take himself and the infected on the Rumbar Pirates first ship and try to escape the Grand Line by going through the Calm Belt. It can be said they suicide.."

" BUOOOOOOOH! " Laboon bellowing with his sad voice.

" Hey, Okay im not finished yet Laboon.. " Adam trying to comfort Laboon and continue.

" Seeing as Yorki could not return back to you, Yorki asked Brook and the rest of the crew to give his regards to you. Despite losing half of the crew, Brook and the remaining Rumbar Pirates continued sailing through the Grand Line on a new ship. He was appointed to be their new captain and as they traveled through the sea, Brook gained a bounty himself. " Adam paused.

Laboon is stop his sad bellowing and get excited hearing Brook.

" Things went smoothly for Brook and the remaining Rumbar Pirates at first, however upon entering Florian Triangle, Brook and his remaining crewmates were attacked by some enemy pirates. Brook and some of his crewmates were able to barely survive the assault. However since the enemy had tainted their weapons with poison and that the Rumbar Pirates doctor was killed in the attack, Brook and the survivors were slowly wasting away. Knowing that he had eaten the Revive-Revive Fruit, Brook suggested one last thing to his crewmates." Adam said there and paused..

" BUOOOOOOH !! " Laboon bellowing loudly with his sad expression.

" Brook suggested to them that they should play one last song that would be recorded on a Tone Dial that they had previously bought from a merchant. Since he would be revived after death, Brook promised his crewmates that he would take this Dial and play it for you to hear. Overjoyed with Brook"s proposal, the remaining Rumbar Pirates mustered what little strength they had and started singing their favorite song one last time. Though joyful at recording their song, the remaining Rumbar Pirates slowly succumbed to the poison and died one after another. They each fell with smiles on their faces until only Brook was left."

" BUOOOOOOOOH ! "

" Brook is death too, but because of his Revive-Revive Fruit, Brook soul was able to return to the mortal world. So Laboon, you dont be sad anymore.. It wont be long, i will find him and bring him back. Atleast there is still Brook left. So dont continues to recklessly bash your head against the wall, if you die what will happened if Brook come here and dont see you in safe state? " Adam said smiling.

" BUOOOOOOH !! "

The people on the Lighthouse smiles looking the happy Laboon.

" Now I"ll paint your head with my Family Crest. HAHAHAHA ~"

Adam then take out his painting tools he bought in Loguetown before and painted his Family Logo to the huge head of Laboon.

" DONE ! THIS WILL BE A SIGN OF OUR PROMISE ! So dont you bash your head againts the wall and make it disappear, by the time we come back, you hear?!"

" BUOOOOH!" Laboon bellowing with his happy expression.

" HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA GOOD !! " Adam laugh happily.

Adam back to the Lighthouse and look at the people smiling face.

" The compass. Its broken! Its pointing all over the place!" Nami said worriedly when she look at her compass.

" Hmm.. It appears you have come here without knowing anything. Im quite amazed. Did you come here to just throw your lives away? " Crocus talk.

" To navigate thorugh Grand Line, you will need a Log pose. " Crocus said to Nami, before she can ask.

" What is it? I never heard it. " Nami ask with interest.

" Its a special type of compass that records the magnetic field. Without a Log Pose, it"d be impossible to navigate on this ocean. Ofcourse, its quite hard to obtain one outside Grand Line.. Here this is for you, a thanks for helping Laboon.."

" So this is a Log Pose.. There is no marking on it or anything" Nami take the Log Pose Crocus gave and wear it on her wrist.

" The various islands across Grand Line, all have their own magnetic fields surrounding them. So in short, you will have to record the magnetic field interaction between any two islands, before you can progress on to the next island."

" In this ocean, where one cant use any normal means of path-finding, this Log Pose represents the only reliable way for one to find his way. From this mountain, you will choose 1 out of 7 magnetic fields to record, which"ll lead you to different islands."

" But no matter which island you start with, the paths will all converge into one eventually.. And the name of the very last island one can reach in Grand Line is.. Laughtale, the final stop in Grand Line. The only ones who"ve ever confirmed its existence in history is the pirate king and his crew. It is an island of legend"

" Does that mean.. One piece is on that island?" Nami ask.

" Yes.." Adam said calmly.