Another Nakama IV

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A/N: I'm still crazy busy. I spent the majority of Memorial Day working on the new chapter of Another Nakama IV and it's still not even close to being done yet. Here's the next part of the Omake series in time to celebrate Ricky's birthday.

Alternate Davy Back Fight pt 2:

-x-

"I still think we should make her take off that uniform," Nami grumbled as she folded her arms across her chest.

"You're clearly still upset about her trying to strip you during the roller race," Ricky noted, "But if she took off that uniform she'd be down to that bikini. Would you really subject her to that?"

"You think they wouldn't do that if they won me?" Nami countered.

"But that's just the thing," Ricky replied, "We're supposed to be the good guys here. We're already using borderline dirty tactics with this plan. We shouldn't sink to their level."

Nami scowled, "Yeah, well, she shouldn't be enjoying herself so much over there."

The two looked over and saw Porche getting happily acclimated with the other Straw Hats. The Straw Hats' new 'idol' was sitting on a bench eating a meal that Sanji had prepared with one arm and was hugging Chopper to her side with her other one.

Chopper was sweating and was clearly putting in an extra effort to keep a straight face while enduring Porche's cuddling.

"Come on Sanji!" Luffy complained, "Can't I have some?"

"No," Sanji refused, "I prepared that meal specially to welcome our new crew member. It's not for you."

"Aww… but I picked her!" Luffy objected.

"Yeah, but only because Ricky told you too," Usopp muttered as he sat on the ground with Zoro… who was asleep.

Robin sat down on the other side of the bench next to Porche and the newest Straw Hat eyed the assassin warily.

"Just remember…" Robin said as four arms suddenly sprouted out of Porche's body and wrapped around her, "If you squeeze Mr. Doctor too hard, I'll squeeze you twice as hard, understand?"

Porche nodded frantically.

Robin gave her small grin and her arms disappeared, "As long as that's clear."

Porche let out a sigh of relief and finally swallowed her food.

Ricky and Nami turned to look over at the Foxy Pirates. Foxy, Hamburg, Itomimizu and some of his more prominent crew members were huddled together as they tried to recover from the loss of Porche.

"You got a plan for the next event?" Nami asked.

"I've got a plan and then a sure-fire back-up plan for that plan," Ricky stated.

"If its 'sure-fire' why don't we just use the back-up plan as the main plan?" Nami suggested.

"Because the first one is more fun," Ricky answered, "Now let's go make sure they don't change their roster on us." Ricky made his way over to the Foxy Pirates and Nami followed behind him. "Remember, no last minute changes to your roster."

"We're not changing the roster!" Foxy insisted, "We're using a substitute in place of Porche."

"Really?" Ricky questioned. "You had one of those written down beforehand?"

"Yeah, it's right here," Itomimizu said as he held up a slip of paper with a wide grin. Nami stepped up behind him to read over his shoulder. "Our new team is Hambrug, Chiqicheetah, Pickles, Big Pan, Capote, Jube and Girarin is the substitute replacing Porche."

"Hmm…" Ricky said, "But are you sure that's your original roster?"

"Of course it is!" Foxy insisted.

"Then what's this?" Nami asked as held up the identical slip of paper that she'd just picked out of Itomimizu's pocket. "No sign of a specifically designated substitute. So let's see what your actual team roster was… Porche's out so that leaves you with… Hamburg… Chiqicheetah… Pickles… Big Pan… Capote and…" Nami blinked. "Ricky?"

"Me?" Ricky repeated while Foxy and his crew sweat dropped. "But I'm not a Foxy Pirate."

"YOU WOULD BE IF WE HAD WON THAT LAST GAME!" Foxy snapped.

A sly grin spread across Ricky face, "Lucky for us, you didn't. But I guess that's what happens when you gamble. Sometimes you lose. Now it looks like your team is going to be playing two men down. You sure you don't just wanna forfeit like a scaredy-cat?"

"I'M NO SCAREDY-CAT!" Foxy yelled as he rushed to defend his huge but sensitive ego. "Even if we are two men down… WE'LL STILL BEAT YOU GUYS!"

"YEAH! YOU TELL 'IM BOSS!" a Foxy Pirate cheered. "WE'RE NOT SCARED OF YOU STRAW HATS!"

"THEY'RE GONNA WIN PORCHE BACK! JUST YOU WAIT!"

"Guess we'd better go tell our Nakama that we're still doing this," Ricky reasoned as he and Nami slipped away. Once they were out of hearing range he whispered, "All according to plan."

Nami smiled. Ricky had known exactly what Foxy was going to try and pull so he brought Nami over and they countered it almost effortlessly. He hadn't even asked her to pick the loud mouth's pocket. She knew instinctively what he wanted her to do.

That's what brought them together. They were both kindred spirits. They'd both made careers out of swindling idiot pirates out of their money. That's what made them a great team.

But then her smile changed to a frown as her mind flashed back to Ricky's name on the Foxy's team roster.

"What's the matter?" Ricky suddenly asked her. He'd caught her staring.

"Uh, nothing!" Nami insisted.

Ricky raised an eyebrow that clearly showed he didn't believe her, "Didn't seem like nothing."

Nami scowled, "They had you on their list. They were going to pick you."

"Good thing we won that dodge ball game," Ricky said, "I'd imagine that this race would be a lot more difficult for you guys if you were going up against me."

"They don't get to have you on their team," Nami growled, "If I can't have you, they sure as hell can't either!"

"Right…" Ricky mumbled and averted his eye. It was awkward until they made it to the others. "Good news. We actually have a two-man advantage over them in this race. Let's get ready…"

-x-

Luffy and Foxy stood on a cliff at the edge of Long Ring Long Land and stared at the track. Porche was seated against Shelly behind Luffy while the Foxy Pirates crowded all around them.

"ROUND TWO WILL BE HELD ON THE LONG REEF!" Itomimizu announced as he flew over the course on Chirp Chirp. "THE GAME WILL BE DASH, TOUCH, DOMINATION OR AS THE KIDS CALL IT: RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT. BUT THIS IS NO KID'S GAME! WHENEVER PIRATES PLAY DASH TOUCH DOMINATION THEY PLAY HARD AND THEY PLAY TO WIN!"

"…" Tonjit sat silently behind the loud-mouthed announcer on Chirp Chirp.

"THE RULES ARE SIMPLE, WHOEVER MOVES EVEN JUST A LITTLE BIT AFTER THE LIGHT CALLS OUT 'RED LIGHT' IS OUT. WHICHEVER TEAM TOUCHES THE STOPLIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE REEF FIRST WILL BE DECLARED THE WINNER. THE USE OF WEAPONS IS APPROVED AND ENCOURAGED! THAT'S WHAT MAKES DASH TOUCH DOMINATION A TRULY PERILOUS GAME!"

Itomimizu looked down at Ric,y Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper and Robin as they stood together at the end of their path.

"PLAYING FOR THE STRAW HAT TEAM… is the same boring line up as always."

"SHUT IT, JERK!" All the Straw Hats but Ricky and Robin snapped back at the announcer.

"Just wait until we win this one," Ricky muttered. He glanced at Robin, "You're ready, right?"

"Of course," Robin confirmed. "But do you think they'll let us get away with it?"

"We can try," Ricky said, "If not, I've got a fallback plan."

"TEAM FOXY IS BRAVELY PLAYING TWO MEN DOWN. SINCE THOSE ROTTEN STRAW HATS TOOK OUR IDOL, THE BEASTLY ODDITY HAMBURG IS NOW LEADING TEAM FOXY."

"Pupupupupu!" Hamburg laughed.

"THE REST OF THE TEAM CONSISTS OF THE EVER-SWIFT CHIQICHEETAH, THE FEARSOME FISHMAN CAPOTE, TACKLE MACHINE PICKLES AND BIG PAN THE WOTAN!"

"We're gonna make those Straw Hats pay for humiliating us in the Groggy Ring," Pickles growled.

"Sheesheeshee!" Big Pan laughed. Chiqicheetah scratched his ear while Capote grinned.

"WE MAY BE DOWN BY TWO BUT THESE FIVE COMPETITORS ARE ALL WE NEED TO WIN THIS RACE!"

"Hey, why is the old stilts guy riding on that bird with him?" Luffy asked Shelly as he sat down next to the horse and Porche.

"AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE ROLE OF OUR STOPLIGHT WILL BE PLAYED BY NONE OTHER THAN THE NOMAD HIMSELF, TONJIT. THIS GREAT FOOL-I MEAN-MAN OF BRAVERY STOOD ON A PAIR OF STILTS FOR TEN YEARS. THIS MAKES HIM THE PERFECT TO BE 'IT'."

"I'm seriously sick and tired of high places though," Tonjit admitted as he rubbed his nose.

The Straw Hats watched as Chirp Chirp landed on the flat space on top of the mountain and let Tonjit off.

"Hey, if the old man is the stoplight that'll give us an extra advantage," Usopp realized.

"At this point its not like we need one," Sanji said.

"Are you sure about this, boss?" a Foxy Pirate asked Foxy up on the cliff that overlooked the Long Reef. "It's five-on-seven out there and the stoplight isn't on our crew."

"Come on, this is nothing!" Foxy replied, "If our crew is strong enough to battle the treacherous wide open sea then this is child's play. Don't sweat the small stuff. Fehfehfehefehefehefeh!"

"You said it boss!" a Foxy Pirate exclaimed.

"Yeah!" another cheered. "Our Captain's the greatest!"

"Child's play, huh…" Nami growled. "THEN WHY DID YOU GIVE US THIS JACKED UP COURSE?"

While two teams each had to race along a long path that led to the base of the mountain, the two paths were definitely not the same. The Foxy Pirates' path was a straight, flat track that led right to the mountain. The Straw Hats Pirates' path was jagged, uneven and weaved back and forth making it much longer.

"I guess using that Dodo Beam really is his only talent," Sanji grumbled.

"Stupid fox," Chopper complained.

"Split-head," Usopp muttered.

"GAH!" Foxy gasped as tears welled up in his eyes, "Dodo Beam? Stupid fox? Split-head?" Foxy dropped to his knees and moped while his crew tried to cheer him up.

"TO KICK OFF THIS EVENT AS THE D.T.D. RULES STATE BOTH TEAMS MUST START BY CALLING OUT THE FIRST STEP."

"Taking the first step… now!" All twelve racers chorused.

But while the Straw Hats had all taken a normal step forward, the Foxy Pirates had all been picked up by Pickles and Big Pan who each took a giant twenty-foot step forward.

"SO IT BEGINS! AND TEAM FOXY IS ALREADY OFF TO AN EARLY LEAD!"

"It's because of those huge freaks," Sanji growled.

"Don't worry," Ricky reassured him, "It's not gonna matter for long."

"We just have to follow the boss's plan," Hamburg resolved, "Pupupupupu!"

"HEY! SPLIT-HEAD!" Luffy threatened at Foxy. "If you screw around with this race, I'm gonna have something to say about it!"

"Split-head…" Foxy repeated glumly then turned and shouted at Luffy, "HAH! LIKE I'D EVEN NEED TO INTERFERE! WE CAN WIN THIS RACE IN OUR SLEEP, STRAW HAT!"

"STOPLIGHT, ARE YOU READY TO BEGIN?"

"Uh-huh," Tonjit confirmed.

"THEN TAKE YOUR POSITION."

Tonjit turned and buried his face against a large rock that was on top of the reef with him.

"YEAH!" Luffy and the Foxy Pirates cheered for the start of the race.

"SO TO RECAP! TEAM FOXY CLAIMED THE VICTORY IN THE LAST ROUND. LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN ROUND TWO D.T.D.! REEEAAADYYY… GOOO!"

"Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen…" Tonjit the stoplight started to call out 'Green Light'.

Chiqicheetah morphed into his full cheetah form and raced off along the path and Hamburg bounded after the cheetah on all fours. Capote, Pickles and Big Pan ran after them.

"Now, Robin," Ricky instructed.

Robin crossed her arms and intoed, "Un Fleur…"

All the way on the other end of the track, an arm grew out of Tonjit's shoulder. It reached town and slapped him on the back. TAG!

"She… she tagged him…"

FWUMP! The entire Foxy crew face-faulted.

"Wh-what?" Porche stammered.

"WHAT?" Foxy shouted.

"WWHHHHAAAAAAAAT?" the Foxy Pirates all chorused.

"Did… did we just win?" Chopper asked.

"THAT… THAT CAN'T BE LEGAL!"

"Weapons and powers are perfectly legal in this game," Ricky pointed out. "All we have to do is tag the stoplight. There's nothing that says we have to run all the way down there."

"But… but…" Foxy sputtered, "THAT GOES AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF THE GAME!"

"YEAH!" Itomimizu chimed in, "HOW CAN YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING THAT YOU RESORTED TO SUCH DEVIOUS TACTICS TO WIN A SIMPLE RACE?"

"You guys seem to manage just fine," Ricky replied, "I think we'll be okay."

"Hey, Straw Hat!" Foxy snapped, "What the kind of crew are you running here? Do you encourage your pirates to cut corners and cheat?"

"Ricky does that all the time," Luffy replied. "Usually it's for a good cause. Other times he's just after money. Now I'm supposed to ask you… Double or nothing my crew can win again."

"YOU'RE ON!" Foxy immediately agreed.

"WHAT?" Nami, Usopp, Sanji and Chopper yelled.

"All part of the plan," Ricky said.

"I'm not worried," Zoro stated.

"OKAY, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE RAISED THE STAKES! THE WINNING TEAM OF THIS RACE GETS TO TAKE TWO MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSING CREW! AND THIS TIME, NICO ROBIN CAN'T USE HER POWERS TO JUST TAG THE REFEREE!"

"I still can't believe that actually worked," Robin admitted.

"STOPLIGHT, WE'RE GOING AGAIN! ARE YOU READY TO BEGIN?"

"lliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiggghhhhhtttt…"

"HE'S STILL STUCK ON HIS GREEN LIGHT FROM LAST TIME!"

"Wow, that's a really loooong 'Green light'," Luffy noted.

"What a weirdo," Porche muttered.

"HURRY UP! BOTH TEAMS GO!"

"PORCHE!" Ricky turned and called out, "YOU'RE UP!"

The Straw Hats' new idol stood up, "Right… OH SANJI!" The blue haired woman smiled and waved at the cook. "If you win this race… I'll give you a kiss."

FWOOOOOOM! "WAAAH!" Usopp and Chopper shrieked and jumped away from Sanji as the cook's body was suddenly engulfed in flames. The cook's blond hair stood up and for once both of his eyes were visible.

"I'M FUELED BY THE BURNING FIRES OF LOVE!" Sanji shouted before he took off.

ZZZOOOOOOOOM! Sanji rocketed down the path as the flaming blur. He didn't even bother to stay on the jagged zigzag path he jumped from one length to the next and blazed passed the Foxy Pirates. Even Chiqicheetah and Hamburg looked like they were standing still.

"Crazy love cook," Zoro muttered.

In the blink of an eye, Sanji had reached the end but instead of going for the second one he started to run straight up the reef towards Tonjit. "I DON'T NEED YOUR SCREWY PATH!"

ZZZZZOOOOOOOOOMM! If possible, Sanji picked up speed and ran even faster and practically FLEW up the reef to Tonjit.

"Rrrrrreeeeeeeeeee…" The nomad had only just started to call out the second phrase.

SKUUUUSSSSSSHHHHH! Sanji skidded to a stop and kicked up a wave of dirt as he reached the top of the path… then casually reached out and tagged Tonjit. TAG!

"TRUE LOVE PREVAILS!" Sanji bellowed.

"I… what was… WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?"

"I made sure he was properly motivated," Ricky said, "Looks like we win again."

"YEAH SANJI!" Luffy cheered.

"He did that… for me?" Porche gasped, "SANJI, YOU'RE AMAZING!"

"I… the winners of the Dash Touch Domination… are the Straw Hat Pirates…"

Foxy stared wide eyed at the track then looked over at Luffy, "JUST WHO THE HECK ARE YOU GUYS!?"

"They're finally starting to realize who they're messing with," Nami noted then she looked over at Ricky. "We never even had to move off of the starting line… what was your fallback plan?"

"Robin holds them down with her arms then me, Zoro and Sanji jump over and knock all five of them off of the course," Ricky answered. "Tonjit would see them swimming and they'd all be eliminated which would make winning the race a sure thing. But that wouldn't be as fun."

"Look at how happy he is," Zoro commented as he looked over at Sanji who had made it to the shore. The flames had all gone out and his hair was back to normal as he skipped over to Porche. "It makes me sick."

"Sanji! You did it!" Porche exclaimed as she grabbed the cook in a full hug and kissed him.

"NOT ONLY DID THOSE LOUSY STRAW HATS STEAL OUR PRECIOUS IDOL…BUT NOW THEY'RE STEALING HER HEART TOO!"

"That's not all we'll be stealing," Ricky said, "Don't forget… we bet double or nothing on the second race. That means we get to pick two Foxy Pirates to join our crew."

-x-

Sanji deserves some form of joy when you consider the sheer hell he has to go through during the Time Skip. Unfortunately for him, this omake series is non-canon.

'Till Next Time…

Peace!