Another theme to tick off my fanfic to-do list! :D

[stelra-etnae.livejournal.com]

Title: Well Said

Rating: G

Media: fic

Characters: Coby, Helmeppo, Luffy

Word Count: 300

Prompt: Repercussions

A Marine officer snapped to attention in front of his superior’s desk. “Sir, the Pirate King’s ship has been spotted sailing towards Marineford, estimated to reach within the hour!”

Sunlight glinted off thick glasses as the figure rose from his seat. “So you’ve come, Straw Hat!”

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A tall man, followed by his trusted right-hand man, stepped up onto the raised platform. His eyes scanned the rows of Marines on the plateau below, before fixing in the horizon where a silhouette of a ship could be seen.

Whispers erupted into a frenzy when the Thousand Sunny sailed right into the bay, seemingly nonchalant about strolling right into the heart of enemy territory.

A red-clothed figure stood upon the lion-shaped figurehead, and visual Den Den Mushi hurriedly focused on the man known as the Pirate King. He sucked in a huge breath to yell.

“COBBBYYYYY! CONGRATULATIONS!”

Helmeppo chuckled. “He hasn’t changed a bit, has he?” he murmured quietly.

A faint twitch at the corner of his mouth indicated that Coby had heard. “And I hope he never will,” he whispered back before stepping forward, Den Den Mushi in hand.

“Straw Hat! By my new authority as Fleet Admiral, you’re under arrest! Do you yield!?”

“NO WAY!” The responding cry was punctuated eloquently by a stuck-out tongue. And with that parting note, the ship blasted off before any Marines could reach it. “GOOD LUCK, COBY!” was heard over the rushing wind.

He faintly heard Helmeppo laugh and choke out something like “Never changes.”

The old him would have kept his words in his heart. But as the ship soared overhead, Coby dropped his transmission device to shout back.

“THANK YOU, LUFFY-SAN!”

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Zoro shared a grin with his captain. “You’ve really created a formidable enemy, Luffy.”

“Shishishishi. I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

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A/N: The word limit forced me to leave out a lot of the introspective stuff that I wanted to include, but I hope you understand my angle and enjoyed this story nevertheless!

Comments

[shindahotaru.livejournal.com]

Awww, I wish I could read the introspective parts! :(
Great idea and great realization and actually, this is similar to one of my headcanons. Loved it! <3

[stelra-etnae.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your comment! Glad you liked it.
Don't you just love that FleetAdmiral!Coby headcanon? I know I do. xD
I actually will be posting this on Fanfiction.Net with introspective parts included, will let you know when I'm done! :D

[shindahotaru.livejournal.com]

Yes please! I'd love to read it! *-*
Oh hell I do! He deserves it so much and if I will never see this happening, I'll get very very mad at Oda.

[printfogey.livejournal.com]

Hee, yes! This is absolutely how I see Luffy would respond to Coby becoming an admiral. I love Coby's reaction too. And Coby going for his dream is definitely one of the many repercussions Luffy's created on his journey! ♥

[shindahotaru.livejournal.com]

I agree on that as well! <3

[stelra-etnae.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm happy that you think so too, I couldn't imagine Luffy reacting any other way, haha. He's crazy like that. xD

I really look forward to seeing Coby's growth over the timeskip and in the future. If that OVA preview is anything to go by, he's awesome. <3