Arlong Park Chaos
I entered Arlong Park through the wide-open gate. Chaos reigned.
Zoro was facing Hatchan – the six-armed octopus man – their sabers clashing in a deadly ballet.
Sanji was fighting Kuroobi in the water, exchanging aquatic karate blows against flaming kicks.
Usopp was running through the woods, chased by Chew who was spitting water jets at him like bullets.
And in the center of it all, Luffy was shouting as he charged at Arlong.
But me? I was surrounded.
A dozen fishmen had spotted me. Subordinates. Weak. But numerous.
[ANOMALY: 20 METERS]
[DIRECTION: MAIN BUILDING]
"I have to get in there."
The problem? I was certainly immortal and indestructible at 99% symbiosis. But I didn't have One Piece people's strength.
In my old world, I was a normal guy. Here, even with immortality, I hadn't developed extraordinary muscles. Because to build muscle, you need to tear muscle fibers so they regenerate stronger.
But me? I could no longer be injured. So no muscle growth.
[LIMITATION DETECTED]
[PHYSICAL STRENGTH: STANDARD HUMAN]
[RECOMMENDATION: USE WEAPONS OR SCPS]
I picked up a saber abandoned on the ground. The blade was heavy, poorly balanced. But it was better than nothing.
"Okay. Let's go."
The Punching Bag Fight
The fishmen surrounded me, sneering.
"Look at this weak monkey handle the saber!" one mocked.
"I've never seen a human with so few muscles! Even a fishman child is more muscular!" another added.
"Come on, let's have fun with him!"
They attacked.
I tried to parry. To block. But I had NO technique. I'd never held a saber in my life. I was swinging the blade like a kid with a stick.
CLANG!
A fishman deflected my attack and hit me in the face.
I stepped back a few paces. No pain. Just the force of the impact.
Another slashed my arm with a blade.
The blade broke.
"WHAT?!"
A third shot me with a rifle.
PING! PING! PING!
The bullets ricocheted off my skin, falling to the ground.
"WHAT THE...?!"
They continued. Hitting me. Cutting me. Stabbing me in the back. Again and again.
All the blades broke. All the bullets ricocheted. My body didn't even react anymore.
Only my clothes tore, shred after shred.
The fishmen began to tire. Their confidence turned to confusion. Then to fear.
"He... he's not bleeding..."
"Our weapons break on him!"
"WHAT IS HE?!"
They easily disarmed me – I didn't know how to fight – and one of them planted himself in front of me with a sadistic smile.
"One cliché phrase before you die, human?"
He raised his blade for the finishing blow.
CLANG.
The blade broke on my neck.
Silence.
He hit me. Again. And again. With all his strength. Veins bulging in his arms.
Nothing.
"NO... NO NO NO!"
He stabbed me in the heart. In the eyes. In the throat.
Each blade broke.
"IT'S NOT POSSIBLE!"
They were confused. Tired. Terrified.
That's when an elastic arm crossed the battlefield.
WHAM!
Luffy's fist hit the fishmen, sending them flying like bowling pins.
"MARC! ARE YOU OKAY?!"
"Yeah. Thanks."
He went back to fighting Arlong, who was brandishing his saw-toothed sword with rage.
I took advantage of the opening and ran toward the main building.
SCP-527: Mr. Fish
The building was starting to crack under the impacts of the fight between Luffy and Arlong. I rushed inside, following the system's directions.
[ANOMALY: 5 METERS]
[3 METERS]
[1 METER]
I turned into a corridor and saw him.
A man. Tied up. Gagged. Bound to a chair.
But his head...
It was that of a fish. Literally. A goldfish head with big round eyes and a permanently open mouth.
[CONFIRMATION: SCP-527 - "MR. FISH"]
[CLASS: SAFE]
[ABILITY: NONE (JUST A FISH HEAD)]
I rushed to him and untied his bonds. First the mouth. Then the hands. Then the feet.
"Mr. Fish? What are you doing in this state?"
He coughed, his voice hoarse. "These monsters... they took me for one of theirs because of my damn head. But the day they knew I couldn't breathe underwater... they rejected me. Imprisoned me."
"I'll get you out of here."
Barely had I finished my sentence when an elastic arm went through the wall.
CRASH!
The building collapsed.
I had only a second to react. I summoned the Foundation door, grabbed Mr. Fish, and dove inside.
BOOM!
Behind us, Arlong Park collapsed in a cloud of dust.
Medical Checkup
I took Mr. Fish directly to the infirmary. He looked in bad shape – thin, dehydrated, exhausted.
I made him lie down on an examination table and launched a complete scan.
[MEDICAL ANALYSIS IN PROGRESS...]
[RESULTS:]
[- SEVERE DEHYDRATION]
[- MALNUTRITION]
[- EXTREME FATIGUE]
[- NO FRACTURES]
[- NO INTERNAL LESIONS]
"You're just dehydrated and starving. Nothing broken. You'll be fine."
I gave him water – which he drank eagerly – and food.
"Thank you... thank you so much..." he murmured between bites.
"You're going to stay here. In a comfortable room. Not a cell. Just... a safe place."
I assigned him a room in the residential quarters – not the Class-D quarters, but a real room with a decent bed, a (virtual) window, and amenities.
"Rest. I'll be back."
Unlock: Guard Team
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.
[ANOMALY CAPTURED: SCP-527]
[TOTAL: 5/5]
[OBJECTIVE ACHIEVED]
[UNLOCKING IN PROGRESS...]
[FUNCTION UNLOCKED: BASE GUARD TEAM]
[PERSONNEL: 100 UNITS]
[EQUIPMENT:]
[- FAMAS (ASSAULT RIFLE)]
[- MODERN BULLETPROOF VEST]
[- BALLISTIC HELMET]
[- TEAR GAS GRENADES]
[ROLE: SURVEILLANCE, CONTAINMENT, CANNON FODDER AGAINST KETER]
Silhouettes materialized in the corridor. A hundred men in black uniforms. Armed. Silent. Their faces were identical – clones.
They looked at me and stood at attention.
None of them spoke.
"System... do they talk?"
[NEGATIVE]
[THEY ARE CLONES WITHOUT PERSONALITY]
[THEY OBEY ORDERS WITHOUT QUESTION]
[THEY WILL GIVE THEIR LIVES IF YOU ASK]
I looked at their empty faces. Their emotionless eyes.
"That's... disturbing."
[IT'S NECESSARY]
"Yeah. I know."
The Triumphant Return
I left the Foundation and found the victory scene.
Arlong Park was in ruins. Arlong and his officers – Hatchan, Kuroobi, Chew – lay on the ground, defeated.
The villagers armed with pitchforks were cheering Luffy and the others as heroes.
"LUFFY! LUFFY! LUFFY!"
But suddenly, a cry rose.
"SILENCE!"
The crowd parted.
Colonel Rat appeared with twenty armed Marines, all pointing their rifles at us.
"You're all under arrest!" he shouted. "I'll kill you and take credit for defeating Arlong!"
Everyone was exhausted. Injured. Unable to fight.
Except me.
I summoned the door and reopened it.
Five guards came out. Armed with FAMAS. Helmets. Bulletproof vests.
A tense silence fell.
The Marines looked at the guards with confusion. These weapons... they didn't recognize them. But they could clearly see they weren't toys.
The Colonel laughed nervously. "You... you can't kill me! If you do, you'll be hunted by the entire Marine!"
"We'll see."
"And we're more numerous!"
"Not really."
I raised my hand. "Fire."
RATATATATATA!
The FAMAS fired in bursts. The modern bullets pierced the Marines' uniforms like paper.
The massacre was quick. Brutal. Efficient.
The Marines fell one by one. The Colonel hid behind his soldiers' bodies, but he was hit several times.
When silence returned, he was crawling on the ground, bloodied, begging the villagers to help him.
No one moved.
He died under their blows. No mercy. No regrets.
Reactions
Luffy jumped on me. "MARC! THAT WAS SO COOL! WHO ARE THOSE GUYS?!"
"My guards. They protect my Foundation."
"THEY'RE SUPER STYLISH!"
Zoro approached, a mocking smile on his lips. "Your saber handling was... pathetic."
"I know."
"But you're not hurt?" He looked at my torn clothes. "You were hit dozens of times."
"I heal fast."
Usopp looked at me with envy. "You have a monstrous physique! How do you do it?!"
"Trade secret."
Sanji observed the guards entering the Foundation. His face was dark. Troubled.
He gave me a weird look before leaving, surrounded by village women treating him as a hero.
[NOTE: SANJI DETECTED THE CLONES' NATURE]
[HE IS DISTURBED]
"Yeah... I figured."
After the Battle
Before the party, I had a conversation with Nami.
"I want to imprison Arlong and his officers. In my Foundation. They don't deserve freedom."
She looked at me, eyes still red from crying. "What are you going to do to them?"
"Experiments. Nothing lethal. But nothing pleasant either."
She remembered Walter devouring Kuro's hand. The mysterious door. What I was capable of.
"They... will they suffer?"
"Yes."
"Good."
I dragged Arlong, Hatchan, Kuroobi, and Chew into the Foundation. The three reinforced cells awaited them.
CLANG. CLANG. CLANG.
The doors closed. The locks sealed.
[CLASS-D CAPTURED: 6 (4 OFFICERS + 2 SUBORDINATES)]
[TEST SUBJECTS AVAILABLE]
"Perfect."
The Party
The village celebrated all night. Food. Alcohol. Music. Laughter.
Luffy ate for twenty people. Walter too. Sanji cooked nonstop. Zoro drank. Usopp told lies. Nami finally smiled.
And me? I drank, but felt nothing. At 99% symbiosis, even alcohol had no effect.
[IMMUNE SYSTEM: NEAR-PERFECT]
[TOXINS NEUTRALIZED INSTANTLY]
"I can't even get drunk anymore. Great."
But I was smiling anyway.
Because Nami was free. The village was free. And I finally had my guard team.
Five SCPs captured. An operational Foundation. Class-D for experiments.
The mission continued.
But for tonight? We celebrated.