Chapter Text
One Piece.
Written By Eiichiro Oda.
“What?”
Luffy blinked, startled by the odd shift in scenery. From the misery-soaked soils of Onigashima to... wherever this place was, in less time than it took to blink. Ignoring the words crawling up the wall, he frowned.
“I know I was fighting Kaido... and I figured out that trick he was doing with conquerer's haki...” Luffy rubbed a finger against his brow. “And then he clobbered me and I fell... to here? I guess this is some kind of a devil fruit?”
Luffy looked around, taking in his surroundings properly. It was a small room, dark except for the one wall with the constantly appearing words – names, for some weird reason, and completely empty.
“Only one thing for it, I guess.” Luffy couldn't quite stop the smirk on his face, tucking his thumb between his teeth. “Gear Third!”
...
“Er... Gear Third?” Luffy tried again, after the expected giant limbs failed to appear. “Gear Second! ...No? Uh... I know? Gum Gum Pistol!”
Luffy threw out his arm. It failed to stretch in any significant way, save for stretching out sore muscles.
“I thought for sure that would work.” Luffy muttered to himself. “Am I not stretchy?” He pulled at a cheek, and then winced in pain. “Nope. Not stretchy. Hum. What about Haki?”
He clenched his fists. Like everything else so far, this turned out to be a bust.
“So it's not seastone.” Luffy tapped his foot. “Whatever fruit this is must have made it an un-powery place. Not sure why Haki doesn't work though.”
He grinned. “Guess I'll just have to punch through it anyway!”
By now, it must be noted, the names had ceased appearing, and the room had brightened. Three options appeared on the wall instead. New Game | New Game Plus | Options
By some bizarre twist of fate (or typical straw hat luck), Luffy's punch struck the New Game Plus
“Wha?”
The room went dark.