Chapter 1 The Tournament Begins

"Wow! The view from up here is amazing!" Luffy said as he gazed out of the window of the Bullhead. The strawhats were on their way to the Amity Coliseum to witness the Vytal Festival Tournament, another one of the Headmaster's gifts, even though as soon as they heard about it Luffy basically begged the Headmaster to take part in it. "Man, I wonder what kind of people that are going to be in the tournament!" Usopp said. "We will probably get to witness the fighting prowess of the entire world in this tournament, it says that students training to be huntsmen and huntresses from everywhere can come to participate, as well as represent their academies," Robin said.

"Man I can't wait to see who I'll be facing!" Luffy stated as he thought about his potential opponents. Nami reached out her hand and pinched Luffy's cheek and proceeded to stretch it towards her along with the captains face. "Hold it Luffy! The Headmaster made it absolutely vital that under no circumstances are we to participate!" She yelled. "I don't get it though! Why aren't we allowed to join in!" Luffy complained. "Well for one we aren't students-in-training, and we can't form a team because of how many of us there are," Nami answered.

"Why can't we just stop picking fights and just watch them Luffy?" Usopp asked. "Because we're only going to be here for a limited time and I want to milk this experience while it's here!" Luffy replied. The Bullhead soon landed and the crew walked into the colosseum, packed nearly to the brim with humans and faunus alike. "Wow, this place is just bustling with people huh?" Sanji said. "Look, there are some seats at the front row!" Luffy said as he sprinted into a seat. The rest of the crew soon followed suit and just after the next battle had begun. "Hey! Isn't that team RWBY down there?" Chopper asked. "I'm not surprised, it would be more shocking if they hadn't entered the tournament," Nami stated.

"For those of you just now joining us, welcome to the Vytal Festival Tournament! Broadcasting live from the Amity Colosseum! If this is your first time watching, allow us to break down the rules." Professor Peter Port and doctor Oobleck then went through the process of how this tournament works. "So, it's just like a normal tournament, 4 enter, 2 move on, then 1 more after that," Robin recapped. "And it doesn't matter whether your the most popular, strongest, or wealthy team, skill is the only thing that goes into it," Zoro said. "And now, let's get back to the match between Team RWBY of Beacon, and Team ABRN of Haven," Port stated.

The crew then focused all attention to the current match, in which Blake was fighting Reese, Yang going against Arslan, and Ruby and Weiss fighting Bolin and Nadir. "Woah, this girl is fighting with a floating board? What is she thinking?!" Usopp said. Blake began laying the smackdown when while midair, the board was slashed and became two pistols. "A hover board that doubles as guns? Now that's SUPER!" Franky screamed as he struck a pose. Meanwhile Yang was in a fistfight against Arslan and Was sent sliding on the ice. "It's so strange, how in this world Women resort to such barbaric fighting styles to protect themselves," Robin said. Meanwhile Ruby provided Yang with backup and Weiss backed up Ruby. Soon enough, Team RWBY began to show how capable they are, and Team AUBN as well.

Suddenly, Nami's scroll went off and she sat up and walked outside to answer it. "Hello Nami, how are you and your friends enjoying the festival?" Ozpin asked. "It's going pretty well actually! Luffy's still not enjoying being unable to enter the tournament," Nami replied. "That's actually what I wanted to talk about," Ozpin replied. "Nami tilted her head to the side. "You see, I've gone around and asked some of the teams in the tournament and bent some rules, but nonetheless, I believe I have come up with a way that your captain can enroll in the tournament," Ozpin said. "But how? I thought you said we weren't allowed to? We aren't part of or were in an academy, and we have to many people to form a team," Nami stated. "Yes, you are correct, but I have come up with a way to make up for that," Ozpin replied. "You see, the media is expecting your crew to be in the tournament and are willing to bend or even break a few rules. You and your crew are going to have to decide which of you will be entering the tournament-only 4 of you may enter. And even if your 'team' wins, the 2nd place team will claim the title, as your people aren't representing an academy," Ozpin explained. "alright, that sounds fair," Nami replied. "However, your crew members that can use Haki must not use it, as it may hurt the opponents through their aura," Ozpin stated. "so only 4 of our crew can enter, the ones that can use Haki aren't allowed to, and even if we win 2nd place is then proclaimed winner," Nami restated. "That is correct," Ozpin replied. "But wait, what about those of us with Devil Fruit Powers?" Nami asked. "Ah yes, well, if they do enter, they are allowed to use them, but they aren't allowed to use overpowered attacks, such as ones like Luffy's Gears 2nd and 3rd and things like that, any other concerns?" Ozpin replied. "No, and on behalf of our captain, we can't thank you enough for your generosity," Nami said. "You are most certainly welcome," Ozpin replied.

Nami closed her scroll and returned back into the coliseum to rejoin her crew. "Nami you just missed it! Weiss conjured a giant ball of ice, and Blake clotheslined this one girl, and then Yang smashed all of them in one blow!" Luffy rambled on at how amazing the round was. "Well Luffy, I have a great reason why I missed it, I was on the phone with the headmaster, and we're able to enter the Tournament!" Nami replied. "NO WAY! THAT'S AWESOME!" Luffy shouted. "Calm down Luffy, there are a few rules that we need to follow to enter you know," Nami stated. Nami then went over what the rules of the tournament were as the crew made their way onto the fairgrounds.

"Only four of us huh? Well, as always, we're drawing straws once ag-NO WAY! Luffy screamed. "The rest of you can draw those straws, but since I'M the captain, I'M going to enter even if I'm not chosen!" Luffy stated as he raised his fist. "Well in that case, we won't give you a straw," Nami replied as she pulled out 8-not 9 straws and held them out in the center of the circle. "You know, for once, even if you are or aren't chosen, nobody will be risking their lives," Chopper stated. "Hey, you're right Chopper! Win or lose, everyone wins in the end!" Usopp replied. They drew their straws, and the 3 that would be entering the tournament with Luffy would be Zoro, Nami, and Usopp. "Alright! We've got a team formed!" Luffy stated with a raised arm.

Just as Luffy began celebrating, Sanji turned around and notice a familiar looking hairstyle, and a black bow. Sanji's eye and smoke turned into hearts and he began scrambling over to the familiar person. "Hello BLAKE-CHAN~" Sanji yelled as he leaped towards her with outstretched arms. However as soon as Sanji touched her she vanished, causing Sanji to crash into the ground. "That didn't look like the right thing to do to a woman," Blake stated as she and her team stared at the suited idiot. "Well, well, well, long time no see ladies!" Usopp said as he and the rest of the crew walked towards their friends. "Hey you guys, how have you been?" Ruby asked. "Oh, not much just enjoying ourselves really," Nami replied.