51: Ship name and escape

After the heartfelt reunion of crew, Nami took charge with the help of Franky in order to escape

"Hurry up! Furl the sails!"-Franky

"Yeah! Furl the sails!"-Luffy

"Hey! Are you really sure about this, Franky?!"-Zoro

"Huh? Are you asking me if i'm really sure?! You dummy! Have faith in this ship!"-Franky

"He's right! Have faith in it, you dummy!"-Luffy

"You jerk! You dummy!"-Usopp

"Usopp, just a minute ago, you were.... well, i guess it doesn't matter."-nami

"Haha this is gonna be interesting!"-Alex

"Give me a hand you bastards!"-Zoro

"Seriously, what the hell are they thinking at a damn time like this?!"

Sanji questioned as he continued to destroy cannonballs

"Franky, i've furled the sails, as you said to. We'd better hurry up, or the battleship will catch up with us."-Zoro

"Not quite yet. We still haven't named this ship yet."-Franky

"Name?! At a time like this?!"-Sanji

"That's right. You don't wanna depart in an unnamed ship, do you?"-Franky

"What he hell? Then, a name like "something-or-other-lion"?"-Sanji

"Okay! I got a name that sounds strong! The "bear! Polar Bear! Lion!"-Luffy

"No one would give a ship a weird name like that!"-Usopp

"Then, the "Tiger! Wolf! Lion!"-Luffy

"Stop just listing animal names like that! What is it, some sort of a curse?!"-Usoppp

"Squid! Octopus! Chimpanzee!"-Luffy

"Now you're not even putting "lion"in it!"-Usopp

"Well, "lion" is on the right track. But the Galley-La guys were like..."-Franky

(Flashback)

"This figurehead looks good."-Paulie

"Oh, that's a nice sunflower!"-Tilestone

"It's not a sunflower, you idiots!"-Franky

"Well, it's just natural that you guys wouldn't get it right. But this is a ship that the future King of the Pirates will board. So you made it with that hope in mind, right, Franky?"-Iceberg

"That's right. He'll set sail into a sea filled with savage beasts and rise to the top. So i wanted a figurehead suitable for that."-Franky

"That's a splendid sun!"-Iceberg

"It's not a sun, you idiot!"-Franky

"A ship that'll cross a thousand rigorous oceans cheerfully, just like the sun...it's perfect for them!"-Iceberg

"I said it's not a sun, you Stupid-berg!"-Franky

"What do you think about this for the ship's name, Franky? The pirate ship Thousand Sunny!"-Icerberg

(Flashback end)

"Whoa!"-Luffy

"That sounds cool!"-Chopper

"That's better than the "Dumpling! Gorilla! Lion!" Name i came up with!"-Luffy

"What is tis, a word game?!"-Usopp

"That sounds better than "boss Lionel" that crossed my mind..."-Zoro

"Better than the "Darkness" that i thought of"-Robin

"Better than the "Monsieur Sunflower" that i thought of"-Sanji

"Better than "Go happy Lion" i thought of"-Alex

"Have you guys lost your marbles?!"-Usopp

"A ship that crosses a thousand oceans... How lovely! And so is the sun!"-Robin

"Wait, you guys! That was just to start things off. The one i came up with sounds a lot better! Here's my name for the ship! the "N/ew Battle Franku, Lion Gang Champion"!"-Franky

"Let's use what ice pops came up with! I like it!"-Luffy

" "Thousand Sunny," huh? That's a good name!"-Sanji

"I agree!"-Nami

"Let's get along, Sunny!"-Usopp

"I guess deciding on the ship's name has helped us brace ourselves for departure."-Zoro

"I agree"-Robin

Franky after being completely ignored goes off to the side and start drawing circle on the ground with a depressed cloud over his head

"Hey, Franky, what're you booing about over there? Hurry up and shake them off with the secret weapon r whatever."-Sanji

"Yeah, you'd better hurry up. The battleship is already nearby."-Zoro

"All right, fine, stop bugging me! Take a last look at this beautiful city of water while you can. In just a second, this island is going to be out of sight."-Franky

"I see. Then... Grandpa! And Coby and.... I was glad i got to see you after such a long time!"-Luffy

"Call my name, too!"-Helmeppo

"What, Luffy? I've got more cannonballs left! Meteor...Fist!"-Garp

"It's no use! We're gonna run with all our might now! I'll see you guys again someday!"-Luffy

"How dare you talk cheeky?! You're nothing but my kid's kid! Luffy!"-Garp

"Ice pops! We decided to use the name you came up with for the ship! Thanks or the nice name! Everyone! Thanks for everything! We're taking off!"-Luffy

"Here we go! This is an astonishing emergency accelerator made with a huge air cannon taking advantage of the strength of the treasure tree Adam!"-Franky

"Luffy!"

Garp yelled as he picked up a cannonball that was almost bigger than his ship, shocking everyone who was watching

"What the heck is that?"-Luffy

"Ahhhh! We're gonna die! No way we'll survive that! That's not possible!"-Usopp

"If you underestimate me..."-Garp

"R-Run Luffy-san! You're gonna get killed!"-Coby

"Franky! Hurry!"-Luffy

"...You'll get hurt!"

Garp screamed before chucking the giant cannonball at their ship, making the crew see their lives flash before their eyes

"We're gonna die!"-Everyone

"Coup de Burst!"

Franky yelled out as the ship rocketed forward and up away from their imminent death.

"He ship... flew... away."

One of the marines exclaimed in a dazed shock. All the navy soldiers watched on as the ship disappeared in a stunned silence not wanting to believe what just happened

"Not bad."-Garp

"Cool!"-Luffy

"I remember experiencing this feeling before. Merry..."-Usopp

"It consumes three barrels of cola, but it lets us fly one kilometre. There's nothing the Going Merry could do that this ship can't. It exceeds the Merry in every way. But the Merry's brave soul will be inherited by the Thousand Sunny. If it breaks down, i'll fix it perfectly! When it comes to the ship and weapons, rely on me for anything! From today on, this is your ship!"-Franky

"Yeah!"-Everyone

(Back with Garp)

"They sure showed me. They escaped. Bwahahaaha! That's my grandson! Hahahahaa!"-Garp

(Back with the crew)

The ship finally landed smoothly on the ocean far away from the navy and the crew celebrated another successful escape.

"Guys! Do you have it?"-Luffy

"Yeah!"-Everyone

"Well then, once again...To Robin and Usopp, who came back to us, to our new friends, Franky... and to our pirate ship the Thousand Sunny! Cheers!"-Luffy

"Cheers!"-Everyne

"Let's go! Our next destination is Fishman Island!"-Luffy

What the crew didn't know is that while they were celebrating the world was talking about them and their feats against the World Government. That two supreme beings were about to engage in a deadly battle the likes of which the world is unused to seeing. The type of battle that levels islands and destroys seas.

This battle is between the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, Portgas D. ACE and an ex-member of the Whitebeard crew turned traitor, Marshal D. Teach.