Luffy: AGH! THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT! 

Luffy was hanging by the head of the Merry as he noticed the light from the lighthouse disappeared! 

Luffy: THE GUIDING LIGHT IS GONE! 

Nami: It's a lighthouse, Luffy. The light goes off sometimes. But that's why I'm here. 

Luffy: Wow, you're impressive! 

Nami: Thanks! Now, will you get down from there? 

Luffy: No way! You're not getting my spot, Nami! 

Nami: IDIOT! I SAID I DIDN'T WANT IT! Hmm ... wait, something is off about this. 

Inside the ship... 

Nami: The entrance to the Grand Line is a mountain! 

(Y/N): A mountain? 

Yang: Nami, are you sure you're telling the truth here? 

Nami: Yes! Look! The guiding light was definitely pointing toward Reverse Mountain on the Red Line. 

Blake: So, do we run into it? Because that would sink the ship. 

Nami: No, there's a canal. 

Usopp: That's ridiculous! Canal or no canal, a ship can't just sail up a mountain! 

Weiss: Usopp's right, that defies all logic. 

Nami: That's what the map says. 

Sanji: Listen guys, Nami is always right when it comes to charts and navigation. 

Zoro: Though didn't we steal this from Buggy? How can we even trust a map? 

Ruby: Zoro makes a good point. Buggy's not exactly a smart guy. 

Luffy: I think it sounds like fun! A SHIP CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN IS JUST AWESOME! 

(Y/N): Luffy, you think everything unnatural is awesome. 

Weiss: Why don't we just sail south and go in from there then? 

Nami: We can't. 

Luffy: YEAH! IT WOULD FEEL WRONG IF WE DIDN'T GO THROUGH THAT ENTRANCE! 

Nami punched Luffy! 

Nami: THAT'S NOT IT, DUMBASS! 

Ruby: Uh ... guys, the storm stopped. 

Sanji: Yeah, everything looks ... calm. 

Nami: Calm? Sanji, did you say calm? 

Sanji: Yeah, why? 

Nami: OH NO! NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO! 

(Y/N): Nami, what's wrong? 

Ruby: Yeah, the weather looks beautiful! 

Nami: WE'RE IN THE CALM BELT!! 

(Y/N): The Calm Belt? 

Blake: What's wrong with it? We've gone past the storms. Though, it doesn't look like there's wind here. 

Nami: WE NEED TO LOWER THE SAILS AND ROW RIGHT NOW! WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO THAT STORM! 

Sanji: OKAY NAMI! 

Ruby: Nami, what are you getting so worked up about? 

Luffy: Yeah, don't you know this is a sail ship? 

Usopp: We just left the storm, why would you want to go back into it? 

Nami: JUST TRUST ME ON THIS! 

Zoro: Seriously Nami, do you have a screw loose or- 

Nami: UGH! THIS SHIP IS DRIFTING SOUTH! 

Yang: Just tell us! 

Nami: Okay, okay! The Grand Line is sandwiched between two other seas. Those are the Calm Belts, where no wind blows. 

(Y/N): And what else are i- Wait, what's that rumbling? 

The Going Merry started to shake! 

Weiss: The sea is getting further away from us! 

Luffy: Is it an earthquake?! 

Weiss and Nami: WE'RE AT SEA! 

(Y/N): Holy crap! 

There were Sea Kings! 

Nami: IT'S A NEST OF BIG SEA KINGS! 

Usopp was frothing at the mouth as he collapsed! 

(Y/N): EVERYONE! WE ROW LIKE CRAZY ONCE THEY GO UNDER! 

Straw Hats: RIGHT! 

Then the Sea King the Merry was on top of sneezed! 

Straw Hats: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! 

You all were launched into the air! 

Ruby used Crescent Rose on the mast! 

Ruby: HANG ON EVREYONE! 

Luffy stretched his arms as you all grabbed onto him! 

And then- 

Usopp: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! I'M FALLING! 

Usopp was falling for a giant frog's mouth! 

(Y/N): HANG ON USOPP! 

You stretched your arms to grab him! 

Much later... 

You all were back into the storm. 

Weiss: Never ... going ... back ... there. 

Blake: You know, I kind of want to taste Sea King. 

Luffy: HEY! I WAS THINKING THAT TOO, BLAKE! 

(Y/N): Blake, how could you- 

Blake: What? I can think about food too, I'm not stupid like Luffy. 

Luffy: HEY! 

(Y/N): Maybe we do have to sail up the mountain like Nami said. 

Yang: You're really still on that? 

Nami: It's true. If powerful currents from all four seas converged, the waters should rush up the sides through the canals, collide at the top, and flow into the Grand Line! This ship is already riding the current, so we just have to steer it! Reverse Mountain is a winter island, so when the sea current collides with it, the upper waters are forced back under. If a ship misses the canal, it breaks up, and is swallowed by the sea. 

(Y/N): WOW! Nami, that's incredible! 

Ruby: You're so smart! 

You both were patting Nami on the back. 

Nami: (blushing) Oh, stop, you're too much! 

Luffy: Ah! I get it, it's like a mystery mountain! 

Weiss: (facepalm) Yeah, whatever you say, Luffy. 

Sanji: AH! NAMI IS SO SMART!!! 

Zoro: I've never heard of anytong sailing over a mountain, though. 

Sanji: I have. I heard you've got to be half-dead before you enter the Grand Line. I knew it wouldn't be easy. 

Usopp: HOLY CRAP! WHAT'S THAT! 

Usopp spotted a giant wall! 

Nami: That's the Red Line! The summit is lost in the clouds! 

(Y/N): STEER! STEER! 

Ruby: LET'S GO! 

Yang and Sanji were directing the ship straight for a canal! 

Luffy: MORE TO THE RIGHT! COME ON GUYS! 

Yang and Sanji moved the whip-staff more and more, but they broke it! 

Luffy: AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! 

(Y/N): OH CRAP! WE'RE GOING TO CRASH! 

Blake: BRACE YOURSELVES! 

Luffy: OH NO WE'RE NOT! 

Luffy ran and threw his hat to Zoro, who caught it! 

Luffy: GUM GUM BALLOON! 

Luffy bounced the ship back into place! 

Nami: YES! 

Ruby and Weiss: GREAT JOB, LUFFY! 

Yang: HEY! HE'S GOING TO FALL INTO THE WATER! 

Zoro: LUFFY! GRAB ON! 

Zoro extended his hand and Luffy stretched to grab it! 

With that, Zoro pulled Luffy back in! 

You all rode up and straight for the Grand Line! 

Luffy: WE MADE IT! 

Yang: FUCK YEAH BABY! WE'RE THE FUCKING STRAW HAT PIRATES!!!! WE DO THE IMPOSSIBLE! 

The Merry sailed down the ravine as Ruby, Usopp and Sanji were up on the mast to watch out! 

Blake then heard something! 

Blake: Hey, did anyone hear that? 

Luffy: Who cares? LET'S GO! 

Nami: Calm down Blake, it's probably jut the wind. There are probably lots of unusual rock formations around here. 

The noise occurred again. 

Blake: There it is again. Hey, Usopp? 

Usopp: Let's see. 

Usopp put on his new goggles that he got at Loguetown on. 

Usopp: I think I see something! 

Sanji: Nami! There's something up ahead! I think it's a mountain! 

Nami: A mountain? That can't be right. It should be open sea once we pass the twin capes! 

Ruby: Wait ... it's .. not a mountain ... it's- 

Everyone saw it! 

Straw Hats: IT'S A GIANT WHALE!!! 

Yang: Well guess it's time to fight! 

Usopp: YANG YOU IDIOT! WE CAN'T FIGHT A MONSTER LIKE THAT! 

Yang: Hey, it's blocking us, so we fight! 

Ruby: I can't see the eyes! 

Sanji: It's almost like a wall this close up! 

Nami: Wait, maybe it doesn't know we're here. 

Zoro: It doesn't matter! We're headed right for it! I see an opening to the left! 

(Y/N): We can't do anything with the Whip-Staff broken! Wait, unless- Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang, Zoro, Usopp, Sanji! Help me out! 

Luffy: I got an idea! 

Luffy headed off as you, Team RWBY, Zoro, Usopp, and Sanji pulled on the broken whipstaff! 

Ruby: WE'RE NOT TURNING! WE- 

Suddenly, the Merry's cannon fired and hit the whale! 

(Y/N): Did Luffy just fire- 

Nami: He ... fired ... the cannon. 

Weiss: OH THAT IDIOT! 

Luffy: Did the ship stop? 

The head broke off! 

(Y/N): NAMI! 

You pulled her out of the way! 

Nami: (Y/N)! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! 

She was hugging and kissing you like crazy! 

(Y/N): Easy Nami, we just need to- 

Luffy: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! THAT'S MY SPECIAL SEAT! 

Ruby: You got it broke, Luffy! 

The whale then tensed up. 

(Y/N): Did it notice us? 

Yang: Maybe it's just dumb. 

Zoro: Come on, let's- 

The whale let out a large roar! 

Blake: AAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! 

Blake's cat ears started to bleed! 

Blake: MY EARS!!! 

(Y/N): KEEP ROWING! 

Everyone started rowing to get away! 

Luffy: HEY WHALE! THAT WAS MY SPECIAL SEAT!!! 

Luffy punched the whale's eye! 

Straw Hats: (yes, even Ruby) YOU IDIOT!!!!! 

The whale looked at the Merry. 

Luffy: COME AND GET ME, DAMN I- 

(Y/N), Weiss, Blake, Yang, Zoro, and Usopp: JUST SHUT UP! 

All 6 of you kicked Luffy before he could try anything! 

Then the whale started to suck you all in! 

Luffy was knocked off! 

Straw Hats: LUFFY! 

Luffy: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! 

He grabbed onto the teeth! 

Luffy: I'M NOT DYING HERE! I JUST GOT TO THE GRAND LINE! 

He managed to get on top of the whale. 

Luffy: Crap! Now what do I do?! HEY YOU STUPID WHALE! YOU ATE ALL MY FRIENDS! GIVE THEM BACK DAMN IT! 

He punched the whale over and over again, only to notice it sinking! 

Luffy: It's diving! STOP IT! STOP IT! JUST GIVE ME BACK MY FRIENDS! I CAN'T DO THIS ADVENTURE WITHOUT THEM! 

He then noticed a trap door nearby and went for it as the whale went straight into the water! 

Inside the Whale's Stomach... 

(Y/N): Uh ... are we dreaming? 

Zoro: It has to be. 

Ruby: How is this possible?! 

Yang: How is there an island inside of the whale? 

Weiss: This is wrong on so many levels. Where to even be- SQUID! 

A squid came out of the water! 

Nami: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! 

Usopp: IT'S A KING SQUID! WE'RE GOING TO DI- 

But then harpoons struck it! 

Blake: (rubbing her ears) We have company. 

Sanji: I hope they're human. 

Usopp and Nami: Is Luffy okay? 

???: Who's there? 

An old man stepped out. 

(Y/N): An old guy? 

Yang: He just killed that squid like it was just a normal day at the fish shop! How fi- 

Zoro: YANG I WILL SLICE YOU IN TWO IF YOU FINISH THAT JOKE! 

Sanji: BACK OFF OF HER MOSS HEAD! YOU FUCKED WITH HER PUNCHLINE! 

(Y/N): ENOUGH! 

He stared at you guys menacingly, an then sat down to read the newspaper. 

Sanji: HEY! SAY SOMETHING DAMN IT! 

Usopp: YOU WANT TO FIGHT?! WE GOT CANNONS! 

He stared again. 

Old Man: You try that, and someone will die. 

Ruby: WHAT?! 

Nami and Usopp: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! 

Sanji: Who would that be? 

Old Man: Me of course. 

Sanji: EXCUSE ME?! 

Zoro: Hey, easy there. 

Sanji: That old bastard thinks he can make a fool out of me?! 

(Y/N): Calm down, Sanji. 

Zoro: Who are you, and where the hell are we? 

He stared again! 

Old Man: Don't you know it's polite to introduce yourself? 

Zoro: Right, I- 

Crocus: My name is Crocus, and I'm the lighthouse keeper of the Twin Capes. I'm 71 years old, a Gemini, and my blood type is- 

Zoro: I'LL SLICE HIM UP! 

You and Ruby held him back! 

(Y/N) and Ruby: NO ZORO! 

Crocus: You want to know where this is? How dare you invade on my personal resort and order me around like a bunch of big shots! Where do you think you are, in the belly of a mouse? 

Usopp: So the whale did really swallow us! 

Nami: What's going to happen? 

He stared again. 

Straw Hats: STOP THAT! 

Crocus: Oh come on, didn't you hear of a running gag? You can get out that way. 

He pointed to a gate. 

(Y/N): Uh ... question, why does a whale have an exit in the stomach, and why is there a door in the sky? 

You pointed to another door. 

Blake: Wait ... the clouds and sky are painted! They're just pictures! 

Crocus: Well, it's a hobby of mine. 

Suddenly the waters began to move again! 

Weiss: Now what?! 

Crocus: It must be him. 

As the islands moved, you all notied it was made out of metal! 

Nami: It's not an island! It's a ship! 

Ruby: And it's made out of metal! 

Weiss: THIS IS STOMACH ACID! OF COURSE! IF WE DON'T GET OUT! WE'LL DISSOLVE! 

Crocus: This whale is ramming the Red Line with his head. 

(Y/N): Of course, those scars explain it all! 

Blake: Then it makes sense. Those mournful cries ... he's ... suffering. 

Yang: So is the old guy going to kill him from the inside? 

Zoro: Well we have to leave sooner or later, if we stay for too long, we'll lose the ship. 

Sanji: I don't want to start up the whaling debate, but I feel no obligation to save this whale! 

Ruby: SANJI! 

Meanwhile... 

Luffy was bouncing around a metal corridor! 

Luffy: WHAT'S HAPPENING?! 

Nearby, two others were holding guns. 

Ms. Wednesday and Mr. 9 (These two strangers are part of some organization! But what?) 

Mr. 9: Well, we've made it this far undetected, Ms. Wednesday. The stomach is just on the other side of this door. We have to kill him if we want to take this whale! 

Ms. Wednesday: You're right, Mr. 9, our village needs him desperately! 

Luffy: AAAAAAAAGH! Huh? Is this a river? 

Back with your group... 

You saw Crocus jumping in! 

(Y/N): HEY! OLD MAN! STOP! YOU'LL BE DISSOLVED! 

Usopp: No, he's heading for the exit! 

Ruby: We've got to row! Let's go! 

At that moment, Luffy appeared from the small door, knocking Ms. Wednesday and Mr. 9 outside! 

Mr. 9: OH NO! WE'RE GOING TO BE DISSOLVED! 

Ms. Wednesday: NOOOOOOO! 

Luffy: HI GUYS! HELP! 

(Y/N): LUFFY! 

As for Crocus... 

Crocus was injecting something into the whale! 

Crocus: Enough, Laboon! You're hurting yourself! That rock wall separates the world's seas. You can't break it if you pound it until your head turns to mush! 

The rumbling then camled down. 

On the Merry... 

You and Ruby had saved Luffy and the other two. 

(Y/N): Who are you guys? 

Ms. Wednesday: (whispering) Mr. 9, they're pirates. 

Mr. 9: (whispering) I know that. But surely they'll understand if we explain everything. 

Crocus then came out! 

Crocus: STOP! I'LL NEVER LET YOU HARM LABOON! 

Luffy: Hey, who's the old guy? 

(Y/N): He's Crocus and- 

Ms. Wednesday and Mr. 9 pulled out bazookas! 

Ms. Wednesday: But we're already inside! 

Mr. 9: THERE'S NOTHING TO SOTP US FROM BLASTING A HOLE RIGHT THROUGH HIS INSIDES! 

They fired and Crocus jumped in front of the blasts! 

Ruby: AAAAAAAAGH! HE'S BEEN HIT! 

Nami: He's protecting the whale?! 

Yang: BASTARDS! 

Ms. Wednesday: HAHAHAHAHA! His efforts are for nothing! 

Mr. 9: This whale is going to be food for our village! 

You and Luffy then punched Ms. Wednesday and Mr. 9, respectively! 

(Y/N) and Luffy: You both had it coming! 

Soon... 

Crocus began to explain everything. 

Crocus: Laboon is an island whale, a species that only lives in the West Blue. They are the biggest whales in the world. 

Ruby: Wow. 

Weiss: What about those two? 

Weiss pointed to the tied-up Ms. Wednesday and Mr. 9. 

Crocus: They're from a nearby village. They're after Laboon's whale meat. They could feed their whole village for two or three years on his flesh. 

Blake: Ugh, while I can understand, they hurt you. 

Crocus: I did what I could to protect Laboon. You see, back then in my youth, some friendly pirates came down Reverse Mountain, along them was a little whale. 

(Y/N): Let me guess, it was Laboon? 

Crocus: That's right. They were sailing the West Blue together. Their voyage was going to be fraught with danger, so they let Laboon into my care. Normally, island whales travel with their kind in pods, but Laboon, those pirates, were his family. 

Ruby: AWW! That's so sweet! 

Crocus: Their ship was damaged, so they stayed at the Twin Capes for months, and I became friends with them. Then, when they left, they asked me to look after him. "We're going to circumnavigate the world and return here." Laboon understood, so we waited here together. That was 50 years ago. 

Weiss: So, he's ramming his head because- 

Crocus: Yes, he still thinks they are coming back. 

TO BE CONTINUED... 

https://youtu.be/3SPyzPEPGxQ

Ruby: (crying) POOR LABOON! WHY?! WHY DOES HE HAVE TO SUFFER LIKE THIS?! (normally) Well, Luffy is fighting him to get him to stop crying! I hope he knows what he's doing! As for those two guys, Ms. Wednesday and Mr. 9, they somehow lose their ship and supplies, and ask us to take them to their home of Whiskey Peak! Which turns out to welcome pirates! Well, that's nice of them ... I guess. 

Luffy: On the next chapter! A Promise between Man and Whale!/A Town that Welcomes Pirates?! I'M GOING TO BE KING OF THE PIRATES!!!