49: tears of joy and sadness

"Give me my swimsuit back, Straw Hat."-Franky

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"Then join us!"-Luffy

"Don't be silly! You think you can make me join you just by stealing my swimsuit?!

Franky then rushed forward and did his Super pose while a wave splashed behind him and his Dragon on full display for everyone to see

"Nothing should phase men. A man should be resourceful, even with only the skin on his back. He should be like a lion that stands against the waves!

"He struck a pose, completely exposing his private parts!

Don't look at him!

He's the worst... He's the worst!"- random civilians

"I underestimated him! What a strong-willed guy he is! He's a man among men!"-Luffy

"He's just a total perv!"-Nami

"If it's okay to get rough with him, i can help you."-Robin

"What?"-Nami,Luffy

"Come to think of it, Ice pops said that we had no choice but to take him by force."-Luffy

"But how?"-Nami

"Dos Fleurs..."

Robin then crossed her arms and made arms appear on franky's thighs and preceded to bring them closer to his dragon causing his face to turn blue

"Grab"

Robin then clenched her fists!

Franky ended up with a severely stretched out pale face with sweat pouring down it with lighting shocks coming off his body

"What?! Hey, Robin!"-Nami

"You grabbed them! Ouch!"-Luffy

"You're gonna crush them, Robin!"-Chopper

"Hahahahaahaa"-Alex

Franky then started to writhe around on the ground while screaming out in pain

"They're gonna be plucked off! They're gonna come off!"-mozu,kiwi

"Hey, Robin! I want him to still be a man when he joins us! Don't tear them off!"-Luffy

"It hurts just to watch!"-Chopper

"If you're telling us pirates, to give up the treasure right in front of us, we can't back off unless you give a good reason."-Robin

"L-Like i said...I-I wanna stay on this island! I-I do appreciate

You guys! In fact, i can't thank you enough! I wanna go with you and help you out, but there's something I need to do here. That's why i gave you the ship as a gift! Besides, I'm not a shipwright anymore in the first place! So that ship is the last ship i'll ever build! It was my long-cherished desire. That, indeed, is a dream ship!"-Franky

"Hold it, Franky. I don't think the ship has become the dream ship you're referring to yet."-Iceberg

"What i wanna do has changed!"-Franky

"What you wanna do? That's not true. Everything you're doing on this island right now is...atonement. You're still regretting that Tom-san was taken that day because of you. But Tom-san had already forgiven you on that day... and tried to guide you. That you brought the punks on the backstreets together...That you called yourself a bounty hunter and protected this island from looters... You did all that to protect this city of water that Tom-san loved, which is your way of atoning...though it doesn't appear that way to others."-Iceberg

"Of course it doesn't. That's not why i did what i did at all!"-Franky

"You quit building ships, which is your favourite thing to do, and have lived suppressing yourself. Are you going to live like that for the rest of your life? Even if Tom-san forgives you or even i forgive you, nothing is gonna change, is it....? Isn't it about time... for you to forgive yourself, Franky? Isn't it about time for you to start living your own dream?"-Iceberg

Franky started to cry while listening to what iceberg was saying, but before he could reply a large duffel bag fell between them causing both of them to be blown back by its landing before standing back up.

"What?"-Franky

"It has what you'll need for your journey, Bro! Out of the way, you bastards!"-Franky Family

"Those guys..."-Franky

"Bro! Please forgive us for all that stuff we pulled! We're really sorry!"-Zambai

"We're sorry!"-Family

"We're prepared to receive any kind of punishment! Since we're fools, we racked what little brains we have thinking about it!"-Zambai

"just what did you rack what little brains you have thinking about?! How to steal my swimsuit? Well?! How to make me a pirate?! Mind your own business! It's my life! No one can decide it but me! How can I, your boss, willingly walk on the way paved by my underlings?! That's shameful! If your brains are so small, then don't try to us them in the first place!"-Franky

"I-I'm sorry. But... aren't we even allowed to think a little?we're deeply indebted to you for taking in thugs like us.aren't we eve allowed to think about your happiness?!"-Zambai

Franky then falls back to the ground while crying

"Who's the fool here?-Granny Koroko

"You guys are all...ow, ow, ow, ow"

Franky then started to writhe around as if still in pain

"Hey Robin! Go easy on him! Please! You're gonna make him a woman!"-Luffy

"He's crying!"-Chopper

"They're gonna come off! They're gonna be plucked off! Just like grapes!"mozu, kiwi

"Ow, grapes! Damn you, Nico Robin! You're not gonna get away with this! My tears won't stop because of the pain!"-Franky

"Robin! H-Huh? You aren't doing anything? I only did it once, the very first time. How sly of him to pretend that he's crying out of pain."-Robin

"What?"-Chopper

"Just once?"-Nami

Dammit! Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow...! It hurts so bad I can't stop the tears!"-Franky

"Bro! Are you okay?!"-Zambai

"How could i be okay?! Can you.... live without me?!"-Franky

"The face of the Water Seven underworld... We'll work together to take over that role splendidly! So don't worry! Don't cry, Bro! Bro! No matter how far you go, we're your underlings for the rest of our lives! Bro!"-Franky Family

"I can't stop the tears!"-Franky

"Luffy!"-Sanji, Zoro

"Ah! Zoro! Sanji!"-Luffy

"We've got trouble!"-Sanji

"Your grandpa is back, Luffy! They're a the opposite seashore. They're looking for us now! They're going to attack us!"-Zoro

"What?! Why? I thought he said he wasn't gonna capture us."-Luffy

"How would we know?! Hurry up and get ready to set sail! Whoa! Franky! You still haven't put on your swimsuit yet?!"-Sanji

"I'm giving this back! Now, come on board, Franky...Board my ship."-Luffy

"Don't be so cocky! You guys are total amateurs who could only manage makeshift repairs! It'd be a pity for such a magnificent ship not to have a shipwright on board. I guess I don't have much choice but to help you guys out! I, Franky< will be the shipwright on your ship!"-Franky

"All right! We've got a new crew member!"-Luffy

"Yay! All right!"-Chopper

Franky then made his way onto the ship with tears and snot streaming down his face as he thought of the past and of all the memories he is leaving behind on this island both the good and the bad.

"Set sail!"-Luffy