Dragon Princess (One Piece AU)

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After Kaido is slain by Kozuki Oden who did not fall for the cowardly distraction of Higurashi, the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon of the former World's Strongest Creature is in random circulation to be reincarnated into other fruit. Years later, the said Devil Fruit is in the hands of Princess Nefertari Vivi who stumble upon it at Little Garden and consumed it.
Dragon Princess Chapter 1
Hey there, guys and Happy Halloween! This is my first time of making a One Piece AU fanfic titled "Dragon Princess". After reading One Piece Manga Chapter 1096, I find it quite hilarious that Emporio Ivankov was about to eat the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon before young Big Mom tackled him in time and claimed that Devil Fruit which she gave it to Kaido and it's a life debt he owes her.

And so I decided to give a shot with this AU story.

Synopsis: "After Kaido is slain by Kozuki Oden who did not fall for the cowardly distraction of Higurashi, the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon of the former World's Strongest Creature is in random circulation to be reincarnated into other fruit. Years later, the said Devil Fruit is in the hands of Princess Nefertari Vivi who stumble upon it at Little Garden and consumed it."

Oneshot just in case.

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece and it belongs to Eiichiro Oda.

Enjoy and don't forget to review. :D



Chapter 1​

At the Udon region of Wano Country

"THEN IT WAS ALL A LIE! WASN'T IT KAIDO!?"

Kozuki Oden shouted out aloud at the King of Beasts in his full Zoan form of a menacing blue Eastern Dragon hovering above the Udon region where he and his Nine Red Scabbards confront the full gathering of the Beast Pirates who were waiting for them and ready for combat. And they were led by Kaido and his All Stars: King, Queen and Jack.

"That's right... Worororo! It was all a lie.", Kaido confirmed as he explained to the patriarch of the Kozuki Clan. "I sensed that we were at a... disadvantage back then. After your return, if you had joined forces with Hyogoro, we would have to deal with all of the samurai and the yakuza of Wano together. We had fewer numbers back then. It would have been a difficult battle."

Grinning with anticipation and bloodlust, Kaido wondered, "At that time, if you stayed true to your fearsome reputation of a dangerous madman who was not afraid of casualties and sacrifice, what would have happened? Wororororororo!"

Then, he mocked Oden which drew the ire of the Nine Red Scabbards especially Kin'emon and Denjiro. "But you chose the way that did not harm anybody! You're really like the type of pirate Whitebeard and Roger were, a powerful type but with a certain softness! You are the same! The fool who dances and dances! Naked, mocked and despised! Wororororo! You have nothing left, not even your family name's authority!"

Drawing his two swords Enma and Ame no Habakiri for battle, the daimyo of Kuri simply retorted at his enemy. "I stand by my decision I made that day. Let us speak of the immediate future instead!"

With that, the battle between Kozuki Oden and his Nine Red Scabbards, and the Beast Pirates under Kaido for the fate of Wano has begun. Oden was the first to charge into battle and cut through the swathes of Kaido's minions with his two signature blades. He intended to reach Kaido and then kill him and claim his head personally.

"Follow Lord Oden into battle!", Kin'emon yelled as he drew his own dual blades and charged as well.

Denjiro, Kikunojo, Raizo, Inuarashi, Nekomamushi, Kawamatsu, Ashura Doji and Kanjuro unsheathed their respective weapons and attacked their enemies threatening the Land of Wano head-on, slicing them down and following the patriarch of the Kozuki family. The pirates were no match for the strength and swordsmanship skills of the Nine Red Scabbards.

"Wait a second, is this what a samurai are like?! They're so tough!", a Beast Pirates member panicked after seeing his comrades easily falling in battle by Oden and his retainers like nothing.

His partner was quick to reassure him and the rest, "Don't fall back! We have the strength of numbers on our side!"

That restored the morale of Kaido's forces as they swarmed towards Oden and his followers who fought back against them harder.

Breaking through the enemy ranks in the forest, Oden noticed a sniper about to aim for his head, only to see the latter got swiftly taken down by a kunai. Several of the Beast Pirate crew were also struck down by more of the kunais. "Who did that?!", he demanded while running toward his intended target, which a brown haired young woman in a skimpy kunoichi attire revealed herself.

"I hope you don't mind that I'm joining your side! You may not remember me, but I served back in the days of your father, Shogun Sukiyaki!", she stated.

"Shinobu, is that you?!", Oden asked in surprise, remembering her as a kid in the past.

Shinobu smiled as she confirmed, "Yes, that's me! I served at the castle, believing that the Kozukis would rule once again..."

However, she frowned with disappointment as she added, "But Fukurokuju and the Kozuki Oniwabanshu chose to switch allegiance to Orochi in the end! I dreamed one day serving you as Shogun... And so I left and can no longer stand that place!"

Oden acknowledged in response, "I do not blame anyone who would lose faith in a Fool of a Lord!"

Raizo tells his fellow ninja while cutting down more enemy pirates, "We walk a path of thorns, Shinobu!"

Nodding, Shinobu declared with a strong sense of conviction, "Very well, I will join you!"

And thus, the battle between 11 warriors of Wano and a thousand pirates raged on as they clashed against each other and caused massive destruction to the Udon region. The fighting was so fierce that the fire burning Udon's thick forests did not abate until the rains would arrive a full five days later after this. Such as Denjiro and Kanjuro coming face to face with Queen who wielded a huge flaming club in battle, Raizo who was being blown away by King's Lunarian flames, and Inuarashi and Nekomamushi were simultaneously blocking the Shotel weapons of Jack together even though the latter is strong for being 8 years old.

But the battle lasted longer than expected... as Kozuki Oden's strength surpassed the enemy's imagination.

Kaido in his Azure Dragon form unleashed a massive Bolo Breath attack, sending Oden crashing down to the ground. Despite his wounds, the latter got back up on his feet and declared, "The only thing I want is to cut your scaly neck!"

Channeling his Ryuo into his Enma and Ame no Habakiri which turned them into jetblack color, Oden charged right towards the King of Beasts who fired another of his Bolo Breath again. Enduring the flames from his enemy and preparing to cut through Kaido's dragon form, the head of the Kozuki clan yelled and blitzed through Kaido with his powerful slashing attack, "Oden Two-Sword Style:..."

"PARADISE TOTSUKA!"

To shock and disbelief of the Beast Pirates, Kaido had actually been injured by Oden! On the chest of his supposedly nigh-indestructible body, it now bore an "X" scar! The King of Beasts screamed in pain and agony from the permanent wound given to him by his formidable worthy foe as his blue Dragon form crash landed into the ground hard.

Kaido then slowly transformed back to his base form, with the same bleeding scar persisting.

Charging to finish off Kaido right there and now, Oden shouted, "THIS IS IT! NEVER COME BACK TO THE LAND OF WANO!"

"Stop right there, Oden!", a bold Beast Pirate member yelled as he held a certain hostage at knifepoint.

"Help, father!", Kozuki Momonosuke screamed out while trying to break free.

After hearing his son's voice, Oden's parental instincts screamed at him to turn back and save his son above all else even if it meant losing the chance of victory and saving Wano. But he clamped them down, believing in his gut instinct. No, that's not my son Momo! Yasuie would rather die than put my family under his protection in danger! It has to be a dirty trick from that bastard Orochi! I WILL NOT BE DETERRED!

As a result, Kozuki Oden pressed on with his charge and readied his Enma and Ame no Habakiri to end Kaido's life. On the other hand, Kaido, albeit still severely injured and disoriented, got back on his feet to see Oden coming at him. While he also noticed the supposedly kidnapped son of Oden panicking that the distraction attempt failed and revealed "himself" to be Kurozumi Higurashi in disguise via Clone-Clone Fruit.

She was screaming in desperation to get Oden to turn around and let himself be vulnerable to a strike from the back.

Pleased that there will be no interference in his final showdown, the King of Beasts readied his large, black, spiked kanabo Hassaikai and charged at Oden.

Unleashing their respective Conqueror's Haki auras in form of red explosive lightning and burst which blew away the surrounding area, the two immensely powerful warriors gave out their loud war cries and swung their Armament Haki-enhanced weapons at each other.

The blades and the kanabo powerfully clashed with a massive shockwave that shook the entirety of Wano for a brief moment...

... Only for the Hassaikai to be cleanly cut apart, followed by Enma and Ame no Habakiri swiftly slicing through the thick neck of Kaido!

Kaido's head ended up being decapitated by Kozuki Oden as his now headless body fell into the ground lifelessly with a thunderous thud alongside his destroyed weapon. So this is what Death feels like... It's truly completes a person! Well done, Oden... Worororororo..., he thought one last time, pleased that he got what he wanted, a warrior's death and that's good enough for him.

After all, Kaido has a very positive view on death, believing that it is the moment a person achieves true glory and now he had experienced it. He knew that his death will have long lasting consequences to the world similarly like how Gol D. Roger's death had caused the ushering of the Golden Age of Pirates, which inspired everyone to sail to the Grand Line and search for the One Piece.

His only regret is that he will never get to meet and fight Joyboy, the fabled Warrior of Liberation.

But what's done is done, and in his belief where might makes right, Oden proved to be the victory and he gracefully accepts his defeat.

And so, Kaido passed away with closed eyes and smile of content on his decapitated face.

The Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon then left his lifeless body and went into circulation.

Witnessing their supposedly-invincible leader perish at the hands of Oden before their horrified eyes, the Beast Pirates were completely crushed and defeated. Especially King, who had owed Kaido his life for saving him from World Government captivity and held strong faith in Kaido that he can change the world and will become the next King of the Pirates.

And then they all screamed out his name, echoing across Wano.

"LORD KAIDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"


Several days later, Flower Capital, Wano

"You sure outdid yourself there, Oden. I never thought Kaido would bite the dust here. Gurarararararara!"

Edward Newgate, also known as Whitebeard, remarked as he held a large red sake cup on his right hand as he and Oden are watching the Flower Capital from the balcony. He came to visit Oden after entering Wano with his signature ship, the Moby Dick and hang out with him while his family of adopted sons and daughters of the Whitebeard Pirates are having a party in the Flower Capital with the citizens of Wano.

That's where he learned from Oden that Kaido was attempting to take over his home country with the help of the treacherous Kurozumi Orochi.

But with the demise of Kaido, Orochi had lost his major backer and deterrent, becoming easy prey to Oden's righteous wrath for everything he had done against his family and the people of Wano. Including the deaths of Kurozumi Higurashi, who got unceremoniously cut down by Kin'emon for daring to use the face of Momonosuke, and Kurozumi Semimaru, who didn't bother resisting after their plotting fell apart and let himself be taken out by Denjiro.

The Clone-Clone Fruit and the Barrier-Barrier Fruit had also went into circulation after the deaths of Higurashi and Semimaru.

With that, Wano is now free and Kozuki Oden became the new Shogun.

It helped that Shinobu had told the truth to the citizens of Flower Capital about the reason why Oden acted like a fool previously and saved their lives from Orochi and Kaido in the process. His name and reputation was restored while that of Kurozumis were spat on, seeing that they truly are rotten to the core. Meanwhile, Fukurokuju and the Kozuki Oniwabanshu returned to the fold after Oden gave them another chance and couldn't blame them for their previous disappointment of making a fool of himself.

On the other hand, Kaido's dead body was cremated and buried alongside his decapitated head and his destroyed remains of Hassaikai was used as a tombstone over the buried bones. Even though the deceased King of Beasts was an enemy that threatened Wano with brutal might, Oden gave his usual respect to him by cooking his namesake food over the cremated bones.

The Shogun of Wano had hoped that Kaido will find his peace in the afterlife.

"But not without a cost...", Oden said with a frown, mourning for the loss of one of Nine Red Scabbards, Kanjuro.

When the utterly demoralized Beast Pirates ran away to their ships and flee from Wano after Kaido's death, the Kabuki-looking retainer attempted to go after them with some of his fellow Red Scabbards joining in. However, an absolutely enraged King burned Kanjuro alive with his Lunarian fire, intending to avenge Kaido by killing the Nine Red Scabbards. They were almost overwhelmed by the right hand man and friend of deceased Kaido despite their combined efforts and teamwork to take him down.

But Oden immediately retaliated by slashing at King with his Enma, swiftly cutting through his black leather outfit and leaving a massive bleeding scar stretching from his right shoulder to his left hip.

Shocked of being actually injured despite his Lunarian durability and afraid to die, King was forced to flee as well.

Even then, Kanjuro passed away from the fatal injuries he sustained by the flames of King albeit with a smile on his face. He was mourned by Oden and his retainers. His body was buried with honors and they cherish his name and memory together.

Little did they knew, however, is that Kanjuro was actually a Kurozumi who served Orochi as his infiltrator and knew that with Kaido dead, Orochi will die along with the other two elders of the Kurozumi family, and so he decided to go out first in a blaze of glory. He knew that King will kill him for revenge at Oden slaying Kaido, and gave out his best performance of going down swinging.

"My condolences, Oden.", Whitebeard said, knowing what it's like to lose a friend.

"It's fine. At least Kanjuro is at peace.", the new Shogun of Wano stated in a somber tone.

Both men of legend raised their sake cups to drink for a fallen ally.

Changing the subject, Whitebeard noted, "Anyway, I noticed that you chose not to open the borders of Wano. I thought that was your intention, Oden?"

"It's because my father told me what really lies underneath Wano...", Oden replied, remembering when he had reunited with his father, Kozuki Sukiyaki who turned out to have been imprisoned while Kurozumi Higurashi impersonated him prior to escaping back to the Flower Capital.

The head of the Kozuki clan saw his father spending time with his grandchildren Momonosuke and Hiyori who were accompanied by their mother Toki in the middle of a celebration on the Flower Capital. Despite his advancing age, Sukiyaki looked relaxed and relieved after his time of captivity and got to see his son becoming Shogun instead of Orochi who used their generosity and kindness to his advantage and now he's dead and buried in an unmarked grave alongside the two elders of the Kurozumi family.

Then there is a certain white haired girl with a pair of horns who was with his family too. She was happy and enjoyed having fun there in form of giving Momo a piggyback ride with Hiyori chasing to try land a dropkick on her brother. Passing by them is young Black Maria who rolled her eyes at their antics before interacting with Page One and Ulti as they have fun themselves.

"That child. Who is she?", the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates commented after noticing her with his keen eyes.

"Her name is Yamato. She's Kaido's kid.", Oden explained as he observe the antics between the kids.

Concerned, Whitebeard raised an eyebrow, "And she didn't take issue of her father slain by your hand?"

"Not really, she actually idolized me, albeit a little too much but there's nothing wrong with that. Yamato and Kaido never actually see eye to eye with each other after he mistreated his own child and intended to use her as his pawn to rule Wano as its Shogun after Orochi's usefulness is over. The poor kid never knew what a loving family is. So, I adopted her as a Kozuki. Toki took a shine with her.", the Shogun of Wano stated with a smile, remembering the time when the white haired girl with horns visited Kuri Castle and met Toki and her children Momo and Hiyori.

Being the same guy who had accepted Kawamatsu, a fishman, and two Minks, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi, Oden had no problem with accepting the child of the deceased Kaido to be a part of the Kozuki family. While some of his retainers were wary of Yamato due to her heritage with the King of Beasts, they relented and trusted Oden, and others eagerly welcomed the girl.

Hell, he also even took in the two siblings, Ulti and Page One after seeing they have nowhere to go with Kaido dead.

Bringing back to topic at hand, Whitebeard asked, "So what did your father tell you why you shouldn't open the borders of Wano at all?"

Oden glowered when he answered, "The Ancient Weapon, Pluton lies underneath Wano, Whitebeard. My father told me the true purpose of Wano's isolationism is to contain Pluton. And if I opened Wano's borders, it would mean unleashing the Ancient Weapon to the world."

"And it would draw the World Government's attention, those fools would not hesitate to unleash Buster Call to try wipe out Wano from the face of the Earth. Just to erase any evidence of its existence from the Void Century along with everyone else here. And that's why you requested me to have Wano be placed under my protection in the first place, isn't that right Oden?", the Tremor-Tremor Fruit user commented.

The flags of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Kozuki Family were adorned at the Kozuki Castle, formerly named as Orochi Castle, within the center of the Flower Capital, to symbolize that Wano is under the protection of Edward Newgate.

"Indeed, Whitebeard. However,... if I can't open Wano's borders, then I could at least have my people explore the wider world through joining the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division!", Oden smiled, remembering his position as the Second Division Commander, that he originally balked at being given one, and having made a third option which satisfied him.

The Onigashima was currently under renovation to be converted into a welcoming homely base for the Whitebeard Pirates that claimed Wano as one of its territories, and a place where any man and woman of Wano, who choose to follow Oden's example, can go there to join the crew.

Whitebeard bellowed with amusement as he slapped his large hand on Oden's back, "Gurarararararara! That's a smart move there, Oden! Of course they're welcome to be part of our family!"

Oden and Whitebeard then shared a hearty laugh together before they make a sake cup toast and joined in the festivities in the Flower Capital.



Meanwhile at Pangaea Castle, Mariejois

Within the Room of Authority, the Five Elders, the council of five top World Nobles who are the public heads of the World Government and secret figureheads for Imu who sits on the Empty Throne, are in the middle of discussion regarding the situation at Wano. They had learned about the death of Kaido from intel reports from Cipher Pol and also the news of the World Economy Journal, courtesy of Big News Morgans and his seemingly extendable reach to know everything, already widespread worldwide.

"So Kaido is really dead?", wondered Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, the Warrior God of Science.

Saint Marcus Mars, the Warrior God of Environment explained, "It has been confirmed by our Cipher Pol agents interrogating the Beast Pirates remnants they had captured after they fled from Wano. Kaido was indeed slain by Kozuki Oden, who's now the new Shogun of Wano. Death by beheading in battle."

"How unexpected, the supposedly invincible Kaido, who had survived all attempts of execution upon him, died to a samurai from Wano. Said samurai who happened to be a member of both the Whitebeard Pirates and the Roger Pirates.", remarked Saint Topman Warcury, the Warrior God of Justice.

Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, the Warrior God of Finance, "But with Kaido's demise, his Devil Fruit, the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon is now in circulation and could be anywhere in the world after reincarnating into a new fruit. Just like Nik-"

Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, the Warrior God of Agriculture interrupted, "We know about that Devil Fruit you speak of. On the meantime, we will have Cipher Pol keep a lookout for any sign of Kaido's Devil Fruit and take it into our custody. Even better if a lucky Marine finds it and claims its power, he or she will find a potential promotion as Vice-Admiral and later one of the new Admirals in the future. That fruit is best serving the World Government."

That's what the Five Elders had agreed on along with the fact that there is nothing they can do about Whitebeard claiming Wano as his territory due to his friendship and brotherhood with Kozuki Oden. It's what happens when an Emperor lays a claim on any territory and will defend it with their might against anyone foolish enough to try their luck. The country of the samurai is currently out of their hands for now.

Then, they move on to the next topic regarding the status of the three top officers of late Kaido's crew after the defeat of their leader.

Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro pondered out loud, "What is the current status of the All-Stars?"

"According to intel reports from the Marines and Cipher Pol, the eight year old Jack was taken in under Knight of the Sea Jinbei of the Sun Pirates as their cabin boy among the Fishmen, while Queen is revealed to have been... recruited by Monkey D. Dragon as a member of the Revolutionary Army.", Saint Marcus Mars said with a frown on his face.

It does not bode well for the World Government that one of the MADS is now a Revolutionary Army member albeit a morally questionable one. The Revolutionary did not waste his time in acquiring Queen to be on his side. Because of that, they will have to keep a closer eye on Vegapunk and Caesar Clown who worked for them, and Vinsmoke Judge who runs his Germa 66 as its ruler.

The less said about Buckingham Stussy the better.

"And what about King?... ", Saint Jaygarcia Saturn wondered with a raised eyebrow.

The Warrior God of Environment answered, "According to the captured Beast Pirates members Cipher Pol interrogated, King went missing and was never seen again. As if he had vanished into thin air."

Saint Shepherd Ju Peter protested, "Impossible! There is no way the last Lunarian could have vanished from the world! He stands out too much! Especially with his ridiculous mask and outfit he wore that couldn't even hide his large black wings and a plume of fire on his back! Are you sure they were saying that to protect him?"

The Warrior God of Science noted with contemplation, "Highly unlikely, but it's not the first time King had attempted to hide from the World Government before he was eventually captured with his DNA taken by Dr. Vegapunk for a certain project he was working on at Egghead Island prior to Kaido breaking him and himself free to form their crew."

Saint Topman Warcury simply stated, "Then we shall have all Marines keep a vigilant eye for any sighting of King. The Lunarian will show himself eventually and cannot hide forever."

His fellow Five Elders nodded in agreement about it for they must be patient and wait for King to slip up. He will be back on World Government's hands once more and not even his legendary abilities of a Lunarian would help him from being captured again by the joint effort of the three Marine Admirals and/or even a Buster Call.

On the other hand, the Warrior God of Agriculture brought up another topic. "Anyway, with the death of Kaido, the status of the Four Emperors is now in turmoil. After Roger's execution, Edward Newgate, Charlotte Linlin, Kaido and Golden Lion Shiki were considered as the four most powerful pirates in the sea. Now, it's only Whitebeard and Big Mom remaining. The Balance of Power is wavering."

Even though the decline of the Four Emperors would be beneficial to the Marines who fanatically and sincerely believe in Absolute Justice that would ensure the end of the Golden Age of Pirates, the Balance of Power is needed to be put back on track. Just like how the World Government would replace any member of the Seven Warlords should they fall in battle or end up stripped of their title and privileges after failing to live up to their strength.

"Unless Silver Axe, Ochoku or even Golden Lion Shiki would choose to step up to fill in the void. Being former members of the Rocks Pirates themselves, they're all powerful enough to become Emperors if they wanted to. Although as of now, Ochoku currently rules Hachinosu while Silver Axe was last seen at Isla Rubikan. And that Golden Lion Shiki also disappeared without any trace similarly like King did but I am sure he too will show himself eventually.", the Warrior God of Justice noted.

Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro sternly warned, "Don't forget about the many pirates who are all competing to become Emperors themselves. Red Haired Shanks is on the lead and would soon reach to become an Emperor himself, filling in the void left by Shiki and now Kaido."

Saint Marcus Mars agreed with him, "The former cabin boy of Roger doesn't seem to waste time in rising his way to the top and consolidate his power after his captain got executed. I wonder who will become the new fourth Emperor on the meantime."

"Regardless, we are the World Government. We work to ensure the status quo remains strong and stabilized in the world. Even if it means shedding the blood of millions of humans who can breed again like insects. Anyone who dare threaten the balance will be destroyed and made an example of. All for the sake of our Lord on the Empty Throne.", declared Saint Jaygarcia Saturn.

"For the sake of our Lord on the Empty Throne.", his fellow Five Elders chanted.



Years later, Present day at Little Garden

"Huh? A Devil Fruit?"

Nefertari Vivi wondered upon picking up a a dark-blue colored fruit with orange leaves nearby one of the large trees in the prehistoric jungle of Little Garden. Previously, the blue haired young woman, the princess and heir of the Kingdom of Alabasta, was shocked of Luffy's bold attempt to ride a long-necked dinosaur, the Brontosaurus before noticing something odd on the ground, and left the saddle of her pet super spot-billed duck, Carue.

"I wonder what's its name? And what type is it? Logia, Paremecia, or Zoan?...", she said to herself as she took a closer of the Devil Fruit in her hands and it's found in Little Garden of all places.

Then again, despite there are a large amount of Devil Fruit users among pirates and Marines, Devil Fruits are rare in the Grand Line where one cannot just easily find it. Not to mention, a Devil Fruit is worth 100,000,000 Beris if sold on the market.

"Yahoo! This is a great view!", Monkey D. Luffy cried out with joy and amazement upon standing on top of the Brontosaurus' head and seeing the full view of Little Garden filled with dinosaurs from the prehistoric age along with volcanos and skeletal remains too as well. "I'd sure like to eat lunch from up here! Oh, there's volcanoes! I can also see some weird rock full of holes!"

Getting back to Carue and placed the dark-blue Devil Fruit into the saddle's bag, Vivi called out in concern, "Luffy, get down from there! It's too dangerous! It may seem docile but it's still a dinosaur!"

The captain of the Straw Hat Pirates reassured with a carefree smile, "It's fine, Vivi! This guy's only been eating plants! I don't think it's even taken notice of me yet! Let's go check out those weird holes up ahead!"

The Brontosaurus proved Luffy wrong by moving its head to flip the bewildered young man before swallowing him whole!

"WHAT DID I TELL YOU?! YOU JUST GOT EATEN!", the princess of Alabasta yelled indignantly with her jaw dropping after seeing that while Carue's eyes widened in shock.

Suddenly, the Brontosaurus got beheaded by a Viking-looking gigantic man with his massive sword, which gotten Luffy free and fell into the left hand of his savior. "GEGYAGYAGYAGYAGAYAGAYAG! Aren't you a lively one?! I haven't had any guests in a long time!"

As Luffy starts a conversation with the Giant who calls himself Dorry, the strongest warrior of Elbaf, Vivi remarked while tending to Carue who fainted at the bloody sight of the long necked dinosaur's swift decapitation, "It's... it's a Giant! This is my first time seeing one... Though I have heard rumors about them..."

Gazing upon Vivi and her pet duck nearby below him, Dorry grinned before declaring out loud, "Let me invite you folks to my place!"

Grimacing, the blue haired young woman muttered, "Agh! He spotted me!"

Regardless, it would be rude to refuse a guest invitation especially coming from a Giant Warrior from Elbaf who's pretty friendly and had helped Luffy so far. And so Nefertari Vivi and Carue followed Dorry who carried Monkey D. Luffy at his campsite and wanted to share the humans about the wonderful tales of his homeland and his duels with Broggy.

Inside the saddle's bag, the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon possessed a will of its own like most Zoan Devil Fruits.

And it was pulsating with excitement and anticipation.


Author's Note: Alright, the first chapter of "Dragon Princess" is done and I hope you like it. Oden refuses to take the bait from old hag Higurashi and strikes down Kaido who accepts his death. Wano is under Whitebeard's protection after Oden chose not to open the borders yet but found a third option of having the Whitebeard Pirates establish a base on Kaido's former Onigashima. And finally Five Elders talk about deceased Kaido's fruit going into circulation, the status of the All-Stars and worried about the state of the Balance of Power.

Of course, I know that there would be certain One Piece fans getting upset that I killed off Kaido by falling to Oden in battle in this AU story. Regarding the power scaling of Kaido with his incredible feats of power and strength, and that he is needed alive so that Luffy will get to fight and beat him with Gear 5 at Roof Piece.

Either way, it's fanfiction. We write whatever we want as AUs or Alternative Universes, and that it gets boring to read the fanfics that just follow the exact same thing from the canon. You might as well just re-watch the One Piece episodes and re-read the manga instead.

Also, kid Yamato has been adopted into the Kozuki family while kid Black Maria, who was born in Wano, and kids Ulti and Page One, who were taken in after Kaido is gone and Oden ain't letting them fend for themselves, don't get to become the Tobiroppo that no longer exists after Kaido bites the dust and the Beast Pirates disbanded. As for Sasaki and Who's-Who, they can get to do whatever they want as independent pirates or even join as subordinates to any of the Four Emperors.

Enjoy and don't forget to review. :D
 
Vivi!!! Viva a Vivi!!! Love stories with more Vivi, she has such room for growth and is an adorable airhead at times.
 
Chapter 2
Okay, I'm back and the second chapter of "Dragon Princess" is here.

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece and it belongs to Eiichiro Oda.

Enjoy and don't forget to review. :D



Chapter 2​

At the campsite of Dorry, Little Garden

After being invited by the Giant warrior of Elbaf to his place, Princess Nefertari Vivi and her super spot-billed duck Carue watched Monkey D. Luffy interact with Dorry. The two were getting along well as they swapped each other's meals in form of Luffy's pirate lunchbox made by Sanji and Dorry's cooked dinosaur meat from the Brontosaurus he had slain, complimenting the taste respectively.

"Th-they're getting along so well...", Vivi commented with a sweatdrop while Carue nervously sipped on a straw of his drink wrapped around his neck.

During the conversation between Luffy and Dorry, the blue haired young woman learned about the Giants' homeland of Elbaf and their law of settling quarrels by a duel between two warriors. That includes the fact Dorry and his fellow Giant named Broggy, had never managed to settle their quarrel for 100 years and they continued anyway.

Dorry just laughed about it, finding amusement from the whole ordeal and stated that Giants live far longer compared to a human's lifespan.

When Vivi was about to protest about the absurdity of the continuance of the duel and demand Dorry's reasons but then she felt something off with a chill down her spine. She turned her attention towards the saddle's backpack where it held the blue Devil Fruit she found earlier and placed it inside for safekeeping. It was placed nearby Carue who kept sipping his drink that's about to be emptied quickly.

What's this? I feel some strange power from that Devil Fruit. It's like a really strong gravitational force..., the princess of Alabasta thought with nervous sweat.

It's almost like the blue Devil Fruit was calling to her, wanting her to consume it.

And that the blue haired woman could have sworn she felt emanations of excitement and anticipation from the said Devil Fruit to have been finally found after all these years and wanted her to take the power.

However, eating a Devil Fruit was a tempting double-edged sword.

It would grant anyone who consumed it the ability of either a Logia, a Paramecia or a Zoan, becoming a Devil Fruit User. Once eaten, they will keep that power for the rest of their lives until they die naturally or violently, which the Devil Fruit will be under circulation and reincarnate into another fruit for the next person to find and eat it themselves, perpetuating the cycle.

But it came at the cost of becoming unable to swim, a hammer in the water as a consequence. Not to mention, despite the existence of the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, both old and new editions, not all Devil Fruits can be identified. It would be a gamble to find out what kind of power the user will possess and they will have to deal with it whether they like it or not.

If I eat this Devil Fruit, will it give me the power to stop Crocodile?..., Vivi thought in contemplation after feeling its emanations. She got up from the ground to open the bag where the said Devil Fruit was stored inside, ignoring the loud volcano eruption and Dorry getting up with his weapons to duel again with Broggy who did the same, and they are approaching each other to begin another duel.

On the other hand, Luffy was focused on observing the showdown between Giants while Carue kept drinking to calm his nerves down.

The princess of Alabasta internally remarked to herself, Even though I have faith in Luffy and his friends, I am not even sure they could stand a chance against Crocodile. The Straw Hats have two Devil Fruit users in the crew. A Paramecia and a Logia... They might be able to take down the high ranking agents and the rank and file of Baroque Works standing in their way...

But facing the likes of that bastard who not only possessed and mastered The Desert of Alabasta, the Sand-Sand Fruit, and is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?... Luffy would need all the Devil's luck to beat Crocodile and save my country. And it might not be enough...
, she somberly thought while picking up the blue Devil Fruit with her hands.

Viv remembered how she was unable to do anything against Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine who tried to kill her after outing her undercover persona as her Miss Wednesday, and she would have died if it weren't for the Straw Hats' intervention; and how Miss All Sunday looked down on her after she callously bombed Igaram when he attempted to be the decoy, and revealed that she let her discover the identity of Mr. 0 to be Crocodile on purpose as part of the Warlord's right hand woman's personal amusement.

That didn't help the fact she was self-conscious of her lack of physical strength, which she had to compensate with her natural agility and combat skills with her Peacock Slashers and they serve her well during her infiltration into Baroque Works as Miss Wednesday. And yet they fall flat when facing against opponents who are above her weight class, Devil Fruit or otherwise.

It made the princess of Alabasta absolutely livid about it.

As if sensing her feelings, the said fruit's emanations grew even stronger than before, promising the blue haired young woman its great power to save Alabasta and crush her enemies that threaten her people and loved ones. They will learn to know the wrath of a descendant of one of the 20 Families that founded the World Government even though the Nefertaris chose not to ascend to Mariejois and remained in Alabasta!

And it will all be hers if she takes one bite.

Making a decision that can never be reversed and it's for the sake of stopping Crocodile from taking Alabasta, she steeled herself with resolve, There's no turning back after this. I'll do it! For Alabasta... For Igaram... For Kohza... For my father!

Then Nefertari Vivi opened her mouth and chomped on the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon in one bite.


At the duel grounds on Little Garden

As Dorry and Broggy were about to clash with their long sword and battle axe and declare that they forgot the real reason why they duel, which would be observed by Luffy, Nami and Usopp as their witnesses from respective Giants' campsites, a massive gusty shockwave had exploded out of nowhere! Followed by a bellowing roar that shook the entire island and the surrounding areas!

"GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!"

That blew away and flattened most of the trees of Little Garden, and it almost knocked down the Giants and the humans nearby.

It also drove away many dinosaurs, who were just minding their own business, into fleeing as fast their legs can take them as the cook and the swordsman of the Straw Hats were in a middle of a hunting competition of bringing back the amount of dinosaur meat to resupply the food stocks at the Going Merry currently docked at Little Garden.

"What the hell is going on?!", Sanji wondered with a worried look as his quarry in form of an Allosaurus ran off from him.

Turning to the source that scared off the Stegosaurus he was supposed to take down, Roronoa Zoro commented with wide eyes while preparing to unsheathe his Wado Ichimonji, "Wait a minute, is that a dragon?"

At the camp of Broggy, Nami screamed in fear as she hid behind the large log for safety, "Holy shit! Is that a dragon?! I thought there were only dinosaurs here in Little Garden!"

Equally scared and hiding behind the log with his fellow crewmate as well, Usopp stammered, "U-uh-uh! Yeah! I think I heard I heard of a legendary tale about this dragon! Something about finding seven glowing balls around the world in order to summon a dragon of phenomenal cosmic power and you get three wishes from it!* Quick, Nami! Make a wish! Wish for a billion Beris like you always wanted!"

With her right fist, the orange haired young woman angrily smacked her long nosed friend's poor attempt of a joke at her money loving habit in the middle of potential danger, "Not funny, Usopp!"

"Owww! Sorry, Nami!", Usopp yelled in pain.

At the camp of Dorry, Luffy literally bounced back on his feet from the ground after being knocked over by the sudden explosion. "What happened? Vivi, whe-", he said before he looked up with his eyes widened in shock.

He saw a giant feminine-looking serpentine blue-scaled dragon with a pair of large horns, sharp fangs, mustache tendrils, and limbs with clawed hands and feet, and it has a long flowing blue hair. It was floating in the skies altered by its presence in form of a dark storm, hovering over Little Garden and its prehistoric inhabitants.

The captain of the Straw Hat Pirates then looked down to see no sign of his friend Vivi anywhere at all, only her duck companion, Carue who was having a panic attack of the creature's sudden appearance and frantically looked around for his friend.

He did not notice the eaten remains of a blue Devil Fruit on the ground next to the duck.

Realizing that the blue dragon might have been responsible behind the princess's sudden disappearance, Luffy clenched his fists and angrily shouted loudly as possible, "HEY, BLUE DRAGON! WHERE IS VIVI?! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER, YOU JERK?! ANSWER ME OR I'M GONNA KICK YOUR ASS!"

To his annoyance, the gigantic draconic being didn't seem to hear or notice him at all, as if he was just an insignificant bug to it and not worth its time at all. That made Luffy mad as he prepared his right arm to stretch and attack. "I SAID, WHERE IS VIVI?! GUM-GUM PISTOL!"

With a mighty effort, the Straw Hat captain threw a powerful punch enhanced by his Gum-Gum Fruit toward the dragon, hitting it on the cheek like he did before on the Lord of the Coast Sea King when he left Foosha Village to set sail for the Grand Line and become the King of the Pirates with a crew of friends he met and recruited by his side.

His stretched out limb was noticed by Zoro and Sanji who dropped their hunting competition and were on their way to where the blue dragon is and it isn't hard to find due to its massive size hovering above Little Garden. Their captain needed their help and they're going to back him up.

On the other hand, the blue-scaled dragon was unaffected of Luffy's punch, not feeling anything at all and it annoyed him. He then decided to get up close and personal by stretching out his arms to grab the dragon's right mustache tendril. "GUM-GUM ROCKET!", Luffy yelled as he retracted his two stretched out limbs, projecting himself high into the air at high speeds at his massive opponent!

Reaching his quick destination, Luffy slammed himself with a strong headbutt into the dragon's chin, finally getting its attention of being hit at last. The said dragon felt briefly surprised yet completely unharmed. Not losing momentum, the Rubber Man stretched out again to grab the dragon's nose and on its snout so that he can have an up close meeting with it to the face.

"NOW TELL ME WHERE IS VIVI, BLUE DRAGON?! OR I'M GONNA PUNCH OUT YOUR EYES IF YOU DON'T TELL ME WHERE SHE IS!", he bellowed with his right arm ready to stretch and punch the massive being at close range.

"L-Luffy?! Stop! It's me, Vivi!", the blue-scaled dragon spoke with deep but familiar voice of the princess of Alabasta herself, easily shrugging off from the full body slam and noticing the Straw Hat captain on top of her snout.

Making a massive jawdrop and eyes bulging, Luffy exclaimed, "EEHHHHHHHH?! VIVI?! YOU'RE A DRAGON?!"

"WHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTT?!"
, the Straw Hats shouted out loud with their own jawdrops after overhearing the fact that the draconic being was revealed to be their friend all along.

They did not see this one coming at all.

Broggy and Dorry, who were both interrupted of their duel by a sudden appearance of a dragon out of nowhere, were stupefied to learn that one of the humans they met had turned out to be a Devil Fruit User and with their keen eyesight, the Giant warrior duo saw the remains of a Devil Fruit on the ground nearby the panicking duck. The two Giants realize that the humans must have found a Devil Fruit on Little Garden and one of their guests had eaten it and transformed.

Meanwhile, the dynamic duo from Elbaf looked at each other for a brief moment and sheathed away their weapons for now.

"A temporary break until another volcano eruption signaling for another duel in the glory of Elbaf? GEGYAGYAGAYAGYAGYAGAYAGYAGYAGYAGYA!", Dorry asked with a grin.

Broggy nodded with a huge smile in agreement, "Temporary break it is then! GABABABABABABABABABABABABABABABABABABA!"


On the other side of Little Garden

Within the wax house, Mr. 3 and his partner, Miss Goldenweek were terrified of the sudden shockwave that they had felt across Little Garden. Some of the picnic baskets and a set of teapots and tea cups were scattered and black tea spilled everywhere. Luckily, anything made by the Wax-Wax Fruit of Mr. 3 was as strong as steel, sturdy enough to withstand the stampede of fleeing dinosaurs and falling trees.

"Wh-wh-what was that, Mr. 3?...", Miss Goldenweek muttered in fear after hearing that roar.

Mr. 3 gulped as he wiped out away the cold sweat, "I-I don't know, Miss Goldenweek... Whatever it is, the dinosaurs must have been spooked enough to go on a stampede and nearly brought down our hideout if it weren't for my Wax-Wax Fruit reinforcing the walls."

Hearing a frantic opening of the wax house's door, Mr. 3 and Miss Goldenweek turned their heads to see Mr. 5 and his partner Miss Valentine looking quite startled themselves. Along with the fact that they barely evaded the stampede of dinosaurs in their path as shown with their heavy breathing and startled looks on their faces.

"Mr. 5, Miss Valentine, what the hell happened out there?", the Candle Human demanded as he was their superior officer in Baroque Works.

Mr. 5 responded, "Some kind of blue dragon that appeared out of nowhere and shook the whole place up!"

"Yeah! It spooked the hell out of the dinosaurs with that roar! We were almost trampled if I didn't use my Kilo-Kilo Fruit to fly with Mr. 5 holding on to me!", Miss Valentine added, remembering such close call and she'd rather not be on the receiving end.

Mr. 3's face paled with cold sweat when he heard that, "Wait a minute? Did you just say blue dragon?"

"Yes, why?", the Bomb Human wondered with his fellow Baroque Works agents being curious themselves.

Showing his colleagues a certain page of the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia after skimming through the book, the Candle Human explained with a nervous sweat, "... B-Be-Because, it appears that one of our enemies must have eaten the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon. ... The strongest class of Zoan Devil Fruit. The Mythical Zoan. It previously belonged to the deceased Kaido the King of Beasts years ago."

The Kilogram Human said with shock as she gripped her umbrella's handle, "Kaido?! As in the same guy who got killed by Shogun Oden at Wano that was placed under Whitebeard's protection after that?! His death was all over the news years ago!"

The death of the King of Beasts had caused a huge power vacuum where many powerful pirate crews were competing against each other to become new Emperors and fill in the vacant positions or they form alliances or fight by themselves to try their luck against Whitebeard and Big Mom, believing that if Kaido can be defeated, then it's possible to do the same on the other older Emperors.

And then there's the Marines attempting to take advantage of the conflict between pirates by striking them at their weakest after every battle. They do not always succeed and suffered severe casualties in their ranks despite having the aid of three Admirals and several Vice-Admirals leading them. Even the Vice-Admirals weren't lucky and fell in combat despite their abilities, Devil Fruit or otherwise.

That also includes some of the Seven Warlords of the Sea being involved too in the fighting as well.

"Damn, and that Devil Fruit had reincarnated here on Little Garden of all places?", Mr. 5 muttered with a tsk that they had missed an opportunity to stumble upon it when he and Miss Valentine were on the prehistoric island after tailing the Straw Hat Pirates and their target, Princess Vivi.

They could have sold that Devil Fruit on the market with hundreds of millions of Beris or even give it to their boss, Mr. 0 who can do whatever he wants it, probably selling it himself or set it up as a prize for any agent to prove themselves worthy to be granted the Devil Fruit as his new powerhouse.

Either way, getting hold of the deceased Kaido's Devil Fruit would have been very beneficial to Baroque Works.

Miss Goldenweek commented out loud, "And it was eaten. But who could have done it?"

Fortunately for them, the Baroque Works agents got their answer when they overhear the loud voice of Monkey D. Luffy confronting the new user of the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon and unafraid of picking a fight despite the difference of power between them. They note of the Straw Hats captain having no indoor voice with such set of lungs he had.

"NOW TELL ME WHERE IS VIVI, BLUE DRAGON?! OR I'M GONNA PUNCH OUT YOUR EYES IF YOU DON'T TELL ME WHERE SHE IS!"

"L-Luffy?! Stop! It's me, Vivi!"

"EEHHHHHHHH?! VIVI?! YOU'RE A DRAGON?!"

"SHIT!", Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine cursed together, unhappy to find out that the princess of Alabasta became a Devil Fruit user and she apparently hit the lucky jackpot in form of a gigantic dragon.

Getting up from his wax chair as if someone is after his life, Mr. 3 declared with his face still pale, "We have to abort mission! Leave Little Garden as soon as possible! I'll contact Mr. 0 and inform him that Princess Nefertari Vivi ate the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon. It's best to let our boss to know about it as soon as possible before we get to the Chiryaku Ten'nen Maru."

"Hopefully, Mr. 0 will send Mr. 13 and Miss Friday to deliver us an Eternal Pose to Alabasta so that we can sail away from here as fast as we can...", he added.

That took his fellow Baroque Works colleagues by surprise to see him deciding to know when to fold them and right now it's folding time. "Why?", the three asked Mr. 3 together.

"Because we stand no chance against Princess Vivi's dragon form! None of us would be able to even faze her if we tried! We all end up dying in vain and our efforts would have been all for nothing!", their superior officer told them.

The man in a trench coat attire sneered, "So what if the princess became a dragon? She's a rookie with her Devil Fruit after eating it and we three have respective experience with our Devil Fruits to know how to use them."

"Y-yeah! I mean if we work together with our abilities and your planning, even a mountain can be leveled down to the ground, right? Kyahahahahaha!", the woman in a yellow dress added.

"Indeed. Didn't you know say and I quote, "No matter how powerful one's Devil Fruit ability is, without the talent to use it effectively, one will forever be a useless bum." back at Kyuka Island?", the painter girl pointed out, agreeing with the two.

"I KNOW THAT!", the Candle Human screamed indignantly at his shocked colleagues before composing himself and stated. "... But if we go against the princess in her dragon form, we would be completely crushed. Even though she's obviously a novice with her new abilities after gaining it for the first time, there's nothing we can do to even scratch her scales... She'll just bulldoze through our attacks, defenses and traps."

He added, "She might even tear Little Garden apart just to get us. It'd be like the equivalent of insects trying to take down a human who'd just brush and stomp them away."

Not wanting to give up on the mission, Mr. 5 made a suggestion to his superior officer, "How about we target Princess Vivi's pirate escorts? She seemed to be attached to them. If we beat them and their captain, as discreetly as possible of course, we can use them as leverage to make her stand down and surrender. The princess is that bleeding heart type after all."

"Hmmm... That could work.", Mr. 3 agreed as he rubbed his chin before throwing back at his subordinate's face with a retort. "... But unfortunately, we don't have the Seastone Cage needed to contain the princess and her companions, denying them access to their Devil Fruit abilities if we somehow manage to pull this suicidal stunt off. Mr. 0 has a Seastone Cage at Alabasta and there's not enough time to bring it to Little Garden."

"Not to mention the two Giants they might have befriended on Little Garden. They were supposed to be our targets for their bounties if it weren't for this massive monkey wrench.", he noted with annoyance.

The Bomb Human gritted his teeth in annoyance while the Kilogram Human and the painter girl can only begrudgingly agree with Mr. 3. There really was nothing they can do and it's like committing suicide with a massive nuke to the face.

"So we're gonna withdraw then?", Miss Valentine asked.

"Yes. Let's lay low at my ship before they find out we're on Little Garden and wait until we get an Eternal Pose for Alabasta.", Mr. 3 ordered which his colleagues reluctantly complied and left the wax house to get to his ship and set sail back to the desert kingdom.

He finished with a dark smirk, "Although, it doesn't mean I didn't leave a little surprise on their barrels of rum... Hopefully, it might take out some of the princess's friends and weaken them."


Back to the campsite of Dorry in Little Garden

After everyone had calmed down from the revelation of the blue scaled dragon to be Nefertari Vivi all along, the Straw Hats and Carue, and the two Giant Warriors gathered together in one place. They watched Vivi trying to fly down and land on the ground with Luffy as her passenger. It's very clear to them that she has some difficulty in using her new Devil Fruit abilities she gained.

"How does Pell do this when he fly and land? He made it look so easy...", Vivi muttered to herself aloud when going slow and steady to not crash into the ground.

"Who's Pell? And can he turn into a dragon like you too, Vivi?", Luffy asked her with curiosity while still standing on her snout and enjoying the view of Little Garden.

The princess in her dragon form answered with fondly, remembering him, "One of the Six Royal Guardians of Alabasta. And no, he ate the Bird-Bird Fruit, Model: Falcon. He was one of my close friends in Alabasta. I hope he was doing alright there..."

The Rubber Human nodded in understanding, "Cool."

When Vivi finally made a landing albeit with a huge thud on the ground thanks to her dragon form's massive size, Luffy jumped off from his friend's snout. "Yahoo! That was fun, Vivi! Let's do it again! Shishishishishishishishishi!", he cheered with glee.

"HELL NO!", the Straw Hats angrily protested at his face while Dorry and Broggy were amused of the humans' antics.

"Luffy, can we address the elephant in the room? And by elephant, I mean the dragon that Vivi turned herself into!", Usopp reminded with Carue quacking in agreement.

Bashfully looking down, Vivi explained to her friends, "To tell you the truth, everyone... I found a Devil Fruit when Luffy and I went off to explore Little Garden and met Dorry. ... And then I ate it."

"You found a Devil Fruit in Little Garden and you ate it?", Nami said with an incredulous look upon noticing the remains of the blue-colored fruit on the ground before shaking her head. "You could have at least told us first! I mean, we could have sold it and get a lot of money out of it!"

"Hah, I told you to make a wish for a billion Beris while you had the chance, Nami!", Usopp scolded before he got the dope slap from the orange haired young woman in response.

Pouting, Vivi in dragon form defended her choice, "I thought we might be able to increase our chances of stopping Crocodile and save Alabasta. So I took the chance. And since I became a Zoan, I'd say it's worth it. Not the taste though. It was so horrible..."

She stuck her large tongue out, feeling nothing but complete and utter disgust at the blue Devil Fruit that she bit on and consumed tasted like shit.

Literally like shit from a fish.

That also includes her remembering how she transformed into a dragon. Back then, she felt her entire body stretching out, almost like Luffy before growing bigger than before and her face and teeth had shifted into draconic. It was quite a surreal experience for the princess of Alabasta to know what it is like to transform as a Zoan.

Such pure unadulterated power of a dragon and it's now hers to command.

Followed with a mighty roar she let out after her transformation was complete.

At that time, she did not even register Luffy punching her in the cheek before he body slammed himself and went at her face that finally got her attention, speaking up on time and clearing out the misunderstanding.

Is this how Pell and Chaka felt when they use their Devil Fruits?, she wondered.

Briefly turning around to inspect her serpentine dragon body, Vivi also realized in embarrassment, Wait a minute, my clothes are gone! It didn't change with me when I turned into a dragon! Great... At least Pell and Chaka were lucky. They get to keep their clothes on in their Zoan forms while I don't. Oh my Ra, I hope when I turn back into human, my clothes are back.

Otherwise, I might have to borrow new clothes from Nami and then take them off before I transform to fight.
, she shuddered of the potential nightmare with her clothing wardrobe and budget.

"Shishishishishishishishishi! It's fine, Vivi! I ate my Devil Fruit when I found it as a kid and was hungry!", Luffy reassured with a grin on his face.

Recovering from the comical slap, the long nosed sniper stated with a fond smile, "Yeah, me too! I found a Devil Fruit and gave it to Kaya, hoping that it would cure her of her sickness. She got a lot better."

He muttered with a thousand yard stare, "Kuro and his crew though, not so much..."

Nami mischievously chimed in, "You forgot to mention how awful they taste, you two knuckleheads."

Both Luffy and Usopp grimaced respectively after being reminded about it by the Straw Hats navigator. The Rubber Human remembered how awful his Gum-Gum Fruit tasted even when he ate the whole thing while the sniper recalled how Kaya exclaiming bloody murder at how horrible the Devil Fruit she ate after her first bite.

"Don't worry, my lovely Vivi! Even when you are a Zoan, you will always still be a beautiful Princess to me!", Sanji exclaimed with hearts on his eyes.

Roronoa Zoro rolled his eyes as he stated, "Yeah, more more like a Dragon Princess, shitty love cook."

Then the blonde chef literally butt heads with the swordsman before the two were engulfed in a comical cloud of smoke with their fists and kicks clashing with each other much to the amusement of Luffy, Usopp and Dorry and Broggy watching it.

"SAY THAT AGAIN, MOSSHEAD!"

"YOU HEARD ME, SWIRLY BROWL!"

"TAKE IT BACK!"

"I SAID WHAT I SAID!"

Turning away from the bickering men, Nami wondered, "So Vivi. When are you gonna transform back into a human?"

Attempting to shift herself back, Vivi answered with a deep frown, "Hmm, I'm trying. I'm basing off Chaka and Pell when they transform from human to their Zoan forms."

"Just think really hard and picture yourself as a human, Vivi. Or just clench your butt cheeks.", Luffy called out.

When the Straw Hats were looking at him incredulously at the second suggestion, their captain shrugged, "I'm not a Zoan* but how would you know if you don't try it?"

"Thanks for the advise, Luffy.", the princess in dragon form nodded in gratefulness. "Although, I might have to get used to this first. To know how my Devil Fruit power works."

Fondly remembering his childhood days with Ace and Sabo when they train and fight together, Luffy said to Vivi, "Oh yeah, the best way to learn how to use your Devil Fruit is to fight with it!"

Suddenly, two explosions occurred, which caught everyone's attention! One came from the volcano which would be a signal for the duel between Giants to begin and the other came from the shoreline of Little Garden.

"Oh no! That explosion! It's the Going Merry! Kaya was there!", Usopp shouted in fear and concern for her.

With her authority as the Straw Hats navigator/unofficial quartermaster, Nami ordered her crewmates, "Usopp, Sanji! Go there and make sure the ship and Kaya are okay!"

"On it!", Sanji immediately complied as he sped towards the Going Merry, following the huge smoke.

Usopp followed suit as fast as his legs can carry, hoping that Kaya's alright even though she was untouchable against anything thrown at her. But he'd rather not take any chances.

Trusting his rival/sitcom nemesis and Usopp to handle themselves, Zoro turned to his fellow crewmates, "So how do we train Vivi? Luffy couldn't even actually faze her when he punched her in the face and body slammed himself. Not to mention, she's a bigger target for the enemy to aim for."

"Are you offering, Mr. Bushido?", the princess of Alabasta asked with raised eyebrow and a grin, which made it look terrifying due to her sharp teeth as a dragon.

Finding the prospect of clashing with a dragon interesting, the green haired swordsman prepared to unsheathe his three swords, "Sure, why not? It might be good training for you and me."

"You and I, Mr. Bushido.", Vivi corrected, which Zoro rolled his eyes.

Nami deadpanned, "If Sanji were here, he'd butt heads with Zoro for trying to hurt Vivi and act like her knight in shining armor. The only difference is that he is defending a princess who can transform into a dragon."

"GEGYAGYAGYAGYAGYAGYAGYAGYAGYA! You humans are so interesting and amusing unlike our last visitors!", Dorry commented. "Now if you don't mind us, we must resume our duel!"

"GABABABABABABABABABABABABABA! Indeed, we fight for the glory of Elbaf until one of us remain the victor!", Broggy agreed.

Seeing this as an opportunity to learn how her Devil Fruit ability worked and permanently stop the two Giants from trying to kill each other in a repetitive duel she saw as pointless, Nefertari Vivi called out to the two Giant warriors. "Dorry, Broggy. Before you two fight, I'd like to make a request."

Dorry and Broggy raised their eyebrows in curiosity but decided to hear the Zoan user out. "And what would that be?", they said together.

"Fight me in a duel. Luffy and the others won't be able to help me how to use my Zoan's abilities if I accidentally squashed them. But you two are strongest warriors of Elbaf. I am sure that you can handle a little dragon like me.", the princess in dragon form offered with a diplomatic tone, which surprised the Straw Hats of her bold claim.

Luffy looked insulted as he interjected, "Hey, I'm made of rubber, Vivi! I'll be fine!"

"NONE OF US ARE, YOU IDIOT!", Nami and Usopp angrily retorted as they comically dope slapped him together into the ground.

Naturally, their captain easily bounced himself back from it.

On the other hand, Zoro realized what's going on and stayed back to see how this goes, curious and interested. "This will be good.", he said to himself.

"Hmmm... I see, you're challenging us to battle you.", the Blue Ogre noted.

The Red Ogre remarked, "It's been a long time since we've faced against strong Devil Fruit users. So what are your terms, little human?"

Pressing on, Vivi explained to the two Giants, "If I win, you two will stop fighting each other over your quarrel 100 years ago. But if you two win, then you can do whatever you like. Are you willing to accept on your pride and honor as warriors of Elbaf?"

Dorry and Broggy looked at each other for a brief moment before they bellowed with eager laughter.

"GEGYAGYAGYAGYAGYAGYAGYAGYAGYAGYAGYAGYA!"/"GABABABABABABABABABABABABABABABABABABA!"

Dorry answered as he prepared his long sword and shield, "We accept! But be warned! We Giants of Elbaf are powerful warriors! Don't underestimate us!"

"We won't go easy on you even if you have a Devil Fruit! Prepare yourself!", Broggy declared as he raised up his battle axe and shield.

"Oh, I'm counting on it.", Vivi grinned as she readied herself for a fight of her life against the two Giants with her Zoan form of a dragon.


At the shore of the Little Garden

In the aftermath of the explosion that was rigged by Mr. 3 on the barrels of wine, the Going Merry suffered some damage nearby. Thankfully, it was minimal and can be fixed up. Courtesy of the deceased Merry and the shipyards owned by Kaya's family when they built the ship from the former's design to be strong and durable enough to be capable of sailing through the Grand Line.

On the other hand, a blonde young woman was sent flying from the caravel by the explosion and crashed on the shore thankfully. If she had landed on the sea instead, it would have been her doom because of her status as a Devil Fruit user. However, she did not escape the explosion unscathed as she was blown apart with her limbs and remains of her body scattered everywhere.

If she were a normal human, that would have killed her by loss of blood and traumatic shock at the same time.

Fortunately for her, it was more of an inconvenience.

"Owwww... I never thought I'd be grateful to be a Logia... Still annoying though.", Kaya muttered as she felt a flurry of lashing vines literally pulling the pieces of her body back together again and good as new.

As a bonus, her clothes, in form of a yellow blouse dress with a knee-length skirt and a pair of boots alongside a brown jacket that was draped on her shoulders, had reformed as well as if they were never destroyed in the first place. She never questioned about why Logia regeneration included clothing as long as she doesn't have to worry about wardrobe malfunctions in the future.

Kaya wondered to herself, "And what is going on with the sky? Did it get stormy here?... The Grand Line is really weird."

"Kaya! Kaya!", Usopp called out to her from the jungle.

"I'm here, Usopp!", she responded, getting up from the ground to see him and Sanji running to her and the Going Merry.

The long nosed sniper ran up to her and asked her in concern, "Thank God, you're alright! What happened?"

Eyes widened, Kaya realized, "The barrels! They're rigged with explosions! I was cataloguing them after bringing them to shore and then they exploded in my face!"

"What?!", Usopp shouted, turning his attention to the remains of the barrels nearby and their ship being affected by the blast. "The Going Merry!"

"The ship's fine, Usopp! Just a small damage that can be fixed up later on. But it looks like we're not the only ones here on the island... It might be those bastards from Baroque Works coming after us.", Sanji gritted his teeth.

The two looked at him with shock that the enemies of their friend Princess Nefertari Vivi are here on Little Garden. And Baroque Works made their first move by attempting to bomb the Going Merry.

That is an unforgivable sin to Usopp and Kaya as the ship was a memento to the late Merry.

Usopp implored, "What do we do?"

The chef told him with a serious face, "Warn Luffy and the rest, Usopp! They need to know Baroque Works is here!"

"And what about me?", Kaya spoke up.

"Stay with the Going Merry! We don't want those bastards try sabotage the ship again while we're away!", Sanji stated which she nodded.

While Kaya headed back to the ship and checked if there's any form of damage just in case, Usopp was about to run back into the jungle of Little Garden but asked his fellow Straw Hat. "And what about you?"

Sanji put down his used up cigarette and stomped it on the ground before heading off to find the ship of Baroque Works parked somewhere or any hideout that their enemy put up on the prehistoric island as he said,

"I'll be going for a walk, Usopp. A very enthusiastic walk."


Author's Note: Alright, Chapter 2 of "Dragon Princess" is done and I hope you guys like it. Vivi ate the Devil Fruit of the deceased Kaido and became an Azure Dragon, surprising the Straw Hats and the two Giant warriors of Elbaf whose duel got interrupted. Meanwhile, agents of Baroque Works decided to exit stage left, having learned the Devil Fruit and its capabilities and are laying low for now. And that, Vivi challenged Dorry and Broggy so that she will find out of what she can do with her new Zoan form and also get them to stop dueling, playing on their warrior's pride and honor to keep their word. She will be in a fight of her life.

Bet you didn't see that coming, huh?

*It's a shout-out to Sonny Strait, the dub VA of Usopp, who voiced Krillin from the Dragon Ball franchise.

*I totally didn't make a reference to Luffy's Gum-Gum Fruit to be the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika. Not at all.

Enjoy and don't forget to review. :D
 
"Just think really hard and picture yourself as a human, Vivi. Or just clench your butt cheeks.", Luffy called out.

Luffy paused, visibly thinking for a second.
"Wait a minute Vivi! There's something much more important than transforming!"

"What?"

"Do you have butt cheeks?"

Everyone looked at her tail, momentarily caught by the bizarre thought.
 
I was not expecting Kaya as the Logia. I was going to ask who it was at the end of the chapter if you didn't explain it in the chapter. Though I am curious how the Forest Logia before her died?
 
I was not expecting Kaya as the Logia. I was going to ask who it was at the end of the chapter if you didn't explain it in the chapter. Though I am curious how the Forest Logia before he died?
Let's just say that Vice-Admiral Aramaki had bitten off more than he can chew in the line of duty against pirates during his short-lived Marine career when he eagerly enlisted and served under his idol Admiral Akainu.
 
Let's just say that Vice-Admiral Aramaki had bitten off more than he can chew in the line of duty against pirates during his short-lived Marine career when he eagerly enlisted and served under his idol Admiral Akainu.

God it would be funny if he tried to do the same gunboat diplomacy bullshit against Wano that he did in canon and also got clapped by Oden
 
God it would be funny if he tried to do the same gunboat diplomacy bullshit against Wano that he did in canon and also got clapped by Oden
Plus in canon, Aramaki came off as an overconfident rookie who's eager to impress and emulate his boss in a big flashy way, and to prove to him that he deserved the Admiral rank he was given after he and Issho made the cut in the candidacy for new Admirals.
 
Plus in canon, Aramaki came off as an overconfident rookie who's eager to impress and emulate his boss in a big flashy way, and to prove to him that he deserved the Admiral rank he was given after he and Issho made the cut in the candidacy for new Admirals.

Logias and overconfidence, name a more iconic duo :V

On the subject of Kaya, I wonder what her role on the ship is. She was planning on learning to be a doctor in canon, so she might be the crew's doctor but hopefully that doesn't derail Chopper's recruitment.
 
Logias and overconfidence, name a more iconic duo :V

On the subject of Kaya, I wonder what her role on the ship is. She was planning on learning to be a doctor in canon, so she might be the crew's doctor but hopefully that doesn't derail Chopper's recruitment.
It fits them so well.

Don't worry about Chopper. He will be joining the Straw Hats.

As for Kaya in this story, she's a medic who knows basic first aid, not extensive medical knowledge. So Chopper will still become the Straw Hats doctor and she would be his assistant.

I mean Chopper was an assistant of Kureha after all.

Vivi!!! Viva a Vivi!!! Love stories with more Vivi, she has such room for growth and is an adorable airhead at times.
Now Vivi is an airhead who can turn into a dragon. :p
 
Honestly, i wonder if You could make Luffy use the transformación part of his devil fruit, lots of videos says he is a Bad user of a good fruit and honestly, for much i love luffy that is linda the true.

Which males Even more impresive that he manager to do what he does with his fruti
 
Honestly, i wonder if You could make Luffy use the transformación part of his devil fruit, lots of videos says he is a Bad user of a good fruit and honestly, for much i love luffy that is linda the true.

Which males Even more impresive that he manager to do what he does with his fruti

Not sure I agree with the premise that Luffy's bad at using his fruit. What transformation exactly do people think he's been neglecting? He can't get at the toonforce/Gear 5 powers until he awakens, right?
 
Not sure I agree with the premise that Luffy's bad at using his fruit. What transformation exactly do people think he's been neglecting? He can't get at the toonforce/Gear 5 powers until he awakens, right?
That is the problem, his fruit, of it it's a zoan Even a mythicql zona shpuld have three different states of use: normal form, hybrid form, and full form, we have seen Luffy "forcé" partial transformations in the gear 4 and but the full zona form? Nope, and we know from Yamato Orochi and Kaido that mythical zoans ARE like normal zoans, so... Where the forma of luffy are?

That he is a Master of the "gomu gomu"part is a certain thing as wenhave seen what he could do.

But of the zoan versión of his fruit?

Nope, he is a.bad user


Something in a futuro story/Quest of mine i Will put
 
That is the problem, his fruit, of it it's a zoan Even a mythicql zona shpuld have three different states of use: normal form, hybrid form, and full form, we have seen Luffy "forcé" partial transformations in the gear 4 and but the full zona form? Nope, and we know from Yamato Orochi and Kaido that mythical zoans ARE like normal zoans, so... Where the forma of luffy are?

That he is a Master of the "gomu gomu"part is a certain thing as wenhave seen what he could do.

But of the zoan versión of his fruit?

Nope, he is a.bad user


Something in a futuro story/Quest of mine i Will put

It seems like a stretch to assume that Luffy's fruit operates along principles identical to a normal zoan, though, given that we see it work pretty much identically to a paramecia for most of the story? For zoan users the transformations are universally straightforwards and instinctive to use, with people like Kaku figuring out the three basic forms and starting to experiment within hours of getting his fruit. It's a huge leap of logic to say that Luffy simply ignored or failed to discover basic elements of his fruit which have never explicitly appeared in the story(His various Gear 2-4 transformations have always been presented as exploiting the nature of his rubber body rather than an explicit Zoan transformation). The more straightforward explanation is simply that his fruit operates on slightly different rules than a normal zoan.
 
It seems like a stretch to assume that Luffy's fruit operates along principles identical to a normal zoan, though, given that we see it work pretty much identically to a paramecia for most of the story? For zoan users the transformations are universally straightforwards and instinctive to use, with people like Kaku figuring out the three basic forms and starting to experiment within hours of getting his fruit. It's a huge leap of logic to say that Luffy simply ignored or failed to discover basic elements of his fruit which have never explicitly appeared in the story(His various Gear 2-4 transformations have always been presented as exploiting the nature of his rubber body rather than an explicit Zoan transformation). The more straightforward explanation is simply that his fruit operates on slightly different rules than a normal zoan.
But why? Of that we're the case why OS the exceptopn?

In doubt, i refer to pccam razor
 
But why? Of that we're the case why OS the exceptopn?

In doubt, i refer to pccam razor

If, per occam's razor, we're looking for the simplest explanation, I'd argue that assuming the Gum-Gum fruit provides powers that function a little differently from a normal paramecia or zoan, which is already something we can see happening in canon*, is a simpler and more parsimonious explanation that assuming that Luffy has a bunch of easily-accessed powers that he just never used. You need to invent more and larger plot elements in the "Gum-Gum is a normal zoan" scenario than in the "Gum-Gum is somewhat unique" scenario, not to mention the fact that, if pre-Gear 4 Luffy was just his base, untransformed zoan form, you need to account for the fact that zoan fruits never seem to provide abilities as extensive as Luffy's rubber body to users in an untransformed state, so the Gum-Gum fruit is still an exception to the rules that govern zoan fruits regardless.

*take, for instance, the backlash Luffy suffers from after using Gear 5; this is, as far as we can tell, unique to his fruit's awakened form, and not something we see regularly from other zoans.
 
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Nope, he is a.bad user
Yet Luffy managed to improve and make the Gum-Gum Fruit despite that, culminating all of his training and experience to eventually reach his Awakening to Gear 5.

Besides, it's not like anyone can become an instant expert after eating a Devil Fruit.

Like Vivi after she ate the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon and intended to get used to her new Zoan form by fighting Dorry and Broggy.

Not sure I agree with the premise that Luffy's bad at using his fruit. What transformation exactly do people think he's been neglecting? He can't get at the toonforce/Gear 5 powers until he awakens, right?
Awakening a Devil Fruit is not as easy as it looks and it takes a lot of training, effort and pushing themselves to their very limits. Plus we only saw Paramecia and Zoan Awakening but not Logia Awakening yet so far.

At this time, it's just a regular Gum-Gum Fruit that Luffy used and believed to be a Paramecia.

And in his non-Awakened state, he's unable to even leave a bruise on Azure Dragon Vivi aside from surprising her with his body slamming attack on her.
 
And in his non-Awakened state, he's unable to even leave a bruise on Azure Dragon Vivi aside from surprising her with his body slamming attack on her.

I wonder how a Crocodile vs Vivi fight would go at this point. Can either of them meaningfully damage the other? Maybe Crocodile with his moisture-draining abilities, but other than that? :thonk:
 
I wonder how a Crocodile vs Vivi fight would go at this point. Can either of them meaningfully damage the other? Maybe Crocodile with his moisture-draining abilities, but other than that? :thonk:
Crocodile is a mixed case as he had trouble against pre-timeskip Luffy and ultimately lost to him despite being a Warlord of the Sea in Alabasta arc and then at Marineford arc, he was able to go up against his former fellow Warlords Mihawk & Doflamingo and later Admiral Akainu and he walked away from it alive.

It didn't help that Crocodile doesn't seem to have any Haki and yet he managed to survive in the New World where Logias have short lifespans.
 
Crocodile is a mixed case as he had trouble against pre-timeskip Luffy and ultimately lost to him despite being a Warlord of the Sea in Alabasta arc and then at Marineford arc, he was able to go up against his former fellow Warlords Mihawk & Doflamingo and later Admiral Akainu and he walked away from it alive.

It didn't help that Crocodile doesn't seem to have any Haki and yet he managed to survive in the New World where Logias have short lifespans.
If Vivi's Fire is hot enough then expect glass
 
If Vivi's Fire is hot enough then expect glass
That'd be a case and poor Crocodile, lol.

I can definitely see Ace, the man who took down a previous Warlord as revealed in One Piece Manga Chapter 1100, and the vacant spot was given to Bartholomew Kuma, would be able to turn Crocodile's sand into glass with his Flame-Flame Fruit if he had stuck around in Alabasta. Which Ace instead left to continue searching for Blackbeard and his crew and that he doesn't want to interfere with Luffy's adventures, having faith in his little brother to make his own mark on the world.

Of course, Vivi's fire would be good substitute. ;)

Honestly, i wonder if You could make Luffy use the transformación part of his devil fruit
I can reassure you that Luffy and his fellow Straw Hats ain't gonna be left behind by Vivi after witnessing a destructive battle between an Azure Dragon Mythical Zoan user and two powerful Giant warriors, and they will have to get stronger than their pre-timeskip canon counterparts before Sabaody.
 
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