The Ship!

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It didn't take long for the Straw Hats to arrive on Scrap Island and see that their new ship enshrouded. But there was no one around. "Bro! We brought the Straw Hats!" The sisters were shouting and as they got closer they found Iceburg, Paulie, Lulu, Tilestone, and Yokozuna were present (albeit asleep), but Franky wasn't not. "Bro, where are you!?"
"Oh. I see something big!" Luffy got excited at seeing the size of it alone.
"You think that's it?" Chopper asked before taking off towards it with Luffy and Nami.
"Hey Franky! We're ready for our ship now!" But it wasn't long until the others slowly ran after them to catch up, to where Luffy came to a stop in front of Iceberg, who woke up. "Oh, hey Ice Pops, what's up?"
"Good to see you." The man had said to the lot of them.
"Yeah you, too, but where is Franky?" Luffy was looking all over, unable to spot the cyborg.
"Unfortunately, Franky can't be here at the moment." Iceberg had explained to him, however, the ship was complete and asked if the crew wanted to take a look. And of course they did. "I think you're going to be impressed. I was floored simply looking at the blueprints. The ship to sail any Sea. It may take you to the end of the Grand Line after all."
"Just let me see it already!" Luffy was growing impatient listening to the man and he wasn't the only one.
"There is a message that Franky asked me to pass on to you, Straw Hat. He said that if you're going to be the King of the Pirates someday..." The cover had been removed by Iceberg to show the ship. "... then your ship should be the King of Beasts!" Before them was a Carrack, a type of ship that relies on the skills of its navigator. The ship had a lawn on her deck, complete with a swing and a slide, as well as an observation tower for a crow's nest. The huge masts give the ship extreme maneuverability. Like the Going Merry, the figurehead was an animal's head, specifically a lion with a stylized mane. But it was simply breathtaking.
"It's amazing!" Nami shouted seeing the entire thing.
"You can say that again." Sanji was in agreement with the others, even Luna.
"It's super big and super cool! It's looks ready to break stuff!" Luffy was completely overexcited sparkles flying everywhere.
"Ahh! And it's really free?" The same was said for Chopper.
"It's gotta be twice as big as Merry." Zoro stated looking up at it.
"Wait, is the sail a sloop? It's huge!" Nami was asking looking.
Show me the kitchen, hurry! I wanna see!" Sanji was almost like a child getting excited.
"I love the figurehead! What kind of flower is it supposed to be?" Robin asked looking at the figurehead.
"I think it's a lion." Luna had stated to her, since it had a nozzle and eyes. They had began to board the ship to have a look inside.
"The inside is awesome, too! And the deck has a lawn! It's so soft!" Luffy was rolling across the deck.
"There's a slide!" Chopper was having fun sliding down it.
"It might be nice to do some gardening up here." Robin pointed out, while Luna was walking around the deck not saying anything. However, she did seem a bit excited. If one looked at her eyes that is.
"Good for a nap, too." Zoro looked out to the sea.
"Quick! Where's the kitchen?" Sanji was opening the first door he saw but it wasn't it causing him to move on. Nami was the only one that wasn't on the ship, as she was looking at the sails.
"It must have great mobility with a gaff sail that that size!" She was saying to iceberg
"Yes, they cool this kind of ship a brigantine." That had informed her that brigantine ships a square-rigged in the front and have a guff sail in the back, like a sloop. "They are quite versatile if the navigator is up to the task."
"Hm. Sounds like a challenge! I love it!" She then ran towards the ship wanting to check out the interior.
"Ohh! It's got a fridge for the lock, just like I always wanted!" Sanji was shouting in delight along with the oven being huge. "Oh, you're the best, Franky! You made all my dreams come true!"
"Hey, Ice Pops." Luffy had come to the side of the ship looking down to Iceberg. "This is cool and all, but where is did? We gotta thank him for this!"
I'm sorry, but it would appear that he doesn't want to see you." Iceberg had plainly spoken, which seemed to be surprising to Luffy. "Straw Hat. You were going to invite Franky to be your shipwright, weren't you?"
"Yep. Wouldn't have it any other way. Besides, this is his ship after all - he has to come." The boy had stated while answering.
"Then that might be your problem."
"Y'mean he doesn't want to join?" Luffy asked, thinking that was the reason
"Just the opposite. Rather, if you invited him he wouldn't be able to refuse." Iceberg explained to him but this was the reason why Franky was hiding now. "Mwell, what I'm saying... is that he wants to join you in his heart. Of course, you can probably see that for yourself, looking at all the love and care he put into build in the ship." At the same time Nami, Chopper and Luna were in a room that has glass walls that allow the aquarium to be viewed from the adjacent lounge. The aquarium surrounds the whole room and functions as a ceiling for a passageway behind it. To take a fish out of the aquarium for food. In the middle of the room was the main mast of the ship, which contains a small cupboard for storing alcohol and a dumbwaiter connecting to the kitchen above. Which two of them were openly excited about. "And he's quite fond of your crew, but he believes it's his duty to stay on this island. His bond has become the chain that binds him." Icebergs had explained but Luffy didn't seem to see the point. "Although if you ask me, I think he's being needlessly stubborn over nothing. Still, that's how he feels. So try to reason with him would be a waste of time. If you really want him to go with you, then your only choice is to use force. Since he's not willing to break that chain, you'll have to do it for him!"
"Use force? And after he was so nice to us. Well I guess I can give it a shot." And with that being said, the guys all left. Leaving the girls on new ship, waiting for them to return. But explosions could being heard from the town and they were getting closer to Scrap Island. And smoke could be seen coming up over the town. And it wasn't long before...
"Something appears to be heading for us?" Luna had noticed the screaming of someone coming from above. It soon followed by the crashing of the thing into the scrap of the island. But it was a person, who's lower part was exposed for the world to see. "I think I have been scared." Luna could only say as she noticed it to be Franky. Those around were pretty shocked at this sight.
"Mwell... this certainly took an interesting turn." Even Iceberg was little taken back by the approached that was made.
"Aah..." Franky had bursted out of the rubble
"Franky!" Hearing his name, he turned to see Luffy aboard his new ship, holding his briefs. "Thanks, the ship is great! Just like you said, it's the best! We'll take good care of it!"
"Heh. Yeah! I had fun with you guys! Have a safe trip!" Franky told the captain.
"If you want these pants back, you'll have to join our crew!" Luffy had declared with the brief in hand.

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