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Chapter 30 - chapter 30 punk Hazard part 1

Screen 1 — Entering the New World / Punk Hazard Distress Call

The Thousand Sunny sails through the blazing, unpredictable seas of the New World. Lightning storms, volcanic winds, and giant fish erupt all around them — but the crew pushes forward confidently.

Suddenly…

BZZTT—!!

The transponder snail crackles with static.

A frantic Marine voice screams:

> "H-Help!! Anyone!

This is G-5 Marine Base!

We're under attack—!!

We're… dying—!!

Please… someone—!"

The line cuts.

Everyone freezes.

Usopp:

"Uh… did a Marine just ask us for help?!"

Sanji:

"That's weird even for this ocean."

Robin:

"A distress call from a prohibited island… interesting."

Luffy (grinning):

"Let's go! I wanna see what's there!"

Nami:

"Wait! Punk Hazard is marked with a skull symbol. It's literally off-limits!"

---

Sans' Reaction

Sans steps away from the railing, hands in his pockets,

eye glowing faintly.

Sans:

"punk hazard, huh?

the name sounds like a punchline, but…

i'm getting a bad feeling."

Papyrus immediately raises his hand, excited.

Papyrus:

"SHOULD WE INVESTIGATE, BROTHER?!

ADVENTURE AWAITS!"

Sans sighs, but for once he looks serious.

Sans:

"no, papyrus.

stay back at first.

this island smells like trouble."

Then he smirks.

Sans:

"but… trouble's kinda our thing, right?"

Luffy claps him on the shoulder.

Luffy:

"Yeah! Let's go check it out together!"

Papyrus pumps both fists.

Papyrus:

"THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL BRAVELY JOIN—

…right after sans says it's safe!"

---

The Decision

The Sunny turns sharply toward a massive bank of toxic fog.

Lightning cracks over black clouds.

Lava erupts from the sea on one side,

and frozen icebergs float on the other.

Franky:

"THIS IS SUPER-SUSPICIOUS!"

Zoro:

"Means we're in the right place."

Sans (quietly):

"first time in a while…

i might actually need to take this seriously."

The crew braces themselves.

They head straight into Punk Hazard…

not knowing the madness waiting inside.

Screen 2 — The Island of Fire and Ice

The Thousand Sunny moves through the toxic fog until the island finally comes into view.

Everyone freezes.

Half the island is a blazing inferno — mountains of lava, burning forests, melted rock.

The other half is a frozen wasteland — glaciers, ice cliffs, and a blizzard that never stops.

Sanji:

"What kind of nightmare island is this…?!"

Zoro:

"Feels like someone sliced it in half."

Robin studies the landscape carefully.

"That's not natural. This was shaped by a battle… a very powerful one."

Franky slams his hands on the railing.

"SUPER POWERFUL!"

Nami checks the Log Pose again.

"It's definitely Punk Hazard… but the Navy labeled it 'uninhabited.'"

---

Sans' Analysis

Sans steps forward, eye dimly glowing blue as he looks across the split landscape.

Sans:

"yeah… this wasn't an accident.

i recognize the energy.

aokiji… and akainu."

Papyrus:

"THE ADMIRALS FOUGHT HERE?!"

Sans shrugs.

Sans:

"guess aokiji really broke the island…

and akainu burned the other half.

bonkers, but kinda fun to look at."

Luffy grins like it's the coolest thing ever.

Luffy:

"Let's go explore BOTH sides!"

Usopp:

"NO WE ARE NOT EXPLORING BOTH SIDES!"

Chopper hides behind Papyrus.

Chopper:

"This place feels dangerous…"

Sans nods slowly.

Sans:

"yeah. it is.

but danger means we're in the right place."

Screen 3 — The Fire Side of Punk Hazard

Luffy, Zoro, Robin, Usopp, Sans, and Papyrus step off the Sunny and into the blazing-hot half of Punk Hazard.

The ground crackles under their feet, the air feels like it's on fire, and the sky glows orange from rising ash.

Usopp:

"WHY IS IT SO HOT?! I'M GOING TO MELT!"

Zoro:

"Quit whining. It's just heat."

Papyrus dramatically summons a bone wall and walks behind it like he's shading himself with an umbrella.

Papyrus:

"THIS IS MY SUNSCREEN BONE-SHIELD!

FEAR MY GENIUS!"

Sans floats two Gaster Blaster heads above him like tiny rotating fans.

Sans:

"yeah… stylish and practical."

Robin chuckles softly.

---

The Dragon Attack

The ground shakes.

A massive shadow rises behind the lava rocks.

A giant dragon towers over them, breathing smoke and glaring down.

Usopp:

"A DRAGON?! WHY IS THERE A DRAGON?!"

Luffy's eyes sparkle instantly.

Luffy:

"COOL!! LET'S FIGHT IT!!"

He rockets forward with Gear Second.

Whereas Sans teleports ahead, firing two blasters into the dragon's jaw to redirect the flame upward.

Papyrus charges too—

Papyrus:

"FEAR THE POWER OF—"

He trips.

"—THE GREAT PAPYRUS!!"

The dragon roars, swings its tail—

And Luffy one-shots it with a giant punch.

Luffy:

"Alright! Dragon meat time!"

Usopp:

"You're insane!"

---

The Talking Head

While exploring the scorched forest, they find something stranger:

A severed talking head half buried in ash.

Head:

"HEY!! DON'T TOUCH ME!! I'M A PERSON!!"

Usopp screams.

Robin simply tilts her head.

Zoro:

"…What even is this island?"

Papyrus:

"HOW IS THIS HEAD ALIVE?!

IS HE A TALKING PUZZLE?!"

Sans pokes the head with a bone.

Sans:

"no legs… no arms… yep.

punk hazard's getting weirder by the minute."

The head shouts again.

Head:

"PUT ME BACK TOGETHER, YOU LUNATICS!"

Luffy picks it up like a toy.

Luffy:

"Cool! A yelling potato!"

Robin smiles.

Sans sighs.

Screen 4 — Kin'emon, the Talking Samurai Head

The angry talking head keeps shouting until Robin finally activates her powers and gently sets him upright.

Head:

"I am not a potato! I am Kin'emon of the Fox-Fire style, a proud samurai of Wano!"

Usopp stares.

"Wano…? Never heard of a samurai who can yell without lungs!"

Kin'emon growls.

"My body was cut apart on this cursed island! My torso and legs are missing! And my son—Momonosuke—was taken!"

Luffy's expression shifts instantly.

Luffy:

"You're looking for your kid? Then we'll help!"

---

Sans Reads Him Instantly

Sans crouches beside the head, hands in pockets.

Sans:

"well… he's loud. he's weird.

but he's not lying."

Papyrus leans in dramatically.

Papyrus:

"I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, ALSO SENSE THIS MAN SPEAKS THE TRUTH!

…EVEN IF HE IS ONLY A HEAD!"

Kin'emon sputters.

"Of course I speak the truth!!"

Robin smiles.

"You two are surprisingly good at reading people."

Sans shrugs.

Sans:

"comes with the job."

---

Searching for the Missing Pieces

Luffy stuffs the head under his arm like luggage.

Luffy:

"Let's find the rest of you!"

Usopp:

"WAIT—don't just carry him like a backpack!!"

Screen 5 — Caesar's Lab & the Missing Straw Hats

While Luffy's group searches the burning side of Punk Hazard,

the other half of the crew—Nami, Chopper, Franky, and Brook—explores the frozen side.

The temperature drops instantly.

Nami:

"It's freezing…! How is this the same island?!"

Brook shivers dramatically.

"Well, I have no skin, so I can't feel cold… but I feel it emotionally!"

Franky scans the area with his new cyborg sensors.

"Something's moving out there."

Before they can react—

masked figures in hazmat suits rush them, equipped with stun guns and weird tubes.

Chopper:

"Who are these guys?!"

The suits don't answer.

They move like trained soldiers.

A gas canister hits the ground—

BOOM — a cloud of knockout smoke floods the air.

Nami collapses.

Chopper tries to transform but is overwhelmed.

Franky fires lasers, but a second gas bomb hits.

Brook swings his sword—

—and then they're all unconscious.

The hazmat suits drag them away through the snow.

---

Back with Luffy's group

Sans stops walking.

His eye flashes bright blue.

Sans (quietly):

"something's wrong."

Luffy:

"Huh? What is it?"

Sans turns toward the frozen mountains.

Sans:

"the others… they're not moving anymore."

Papyrus gasps.

Papyrus:

"WHAT?! DID THEY FALL ASLEEP?! DID THEY EAT POISON?! DID THEY—"

Sans cuts him off.

Sans:

"they're alive.

just unconscious.

someone took them."

Zoro unsheathes a sword instantly.

Zoro:

"Knew it. This island has enemies."

Robin folds her arms.

"So… this wasn't an abandoned island after all."

Luffy clenches his fist.

Luffy:

"Then we're going to find them."

Sans' expression turns serious —

more serious than usual.

Sans:

"yeah.

whoever grabbed them…

they're not small-time."

Papyrus slams a fist into his palm.

Papyrus:

"THEN LET US SAVE OUR FRIENDS!

THE GREAT PAPYRUS IS READY FOR ACTION!"

Screen 6 — The Ice Side: "Centaur" Ambush

Luffy's group finally reaches the frozen half of Punk Hazard.

Instantly, the atmosphere changes — cold mist, cracked glaciers, and strange footprints everywhere.

Usopp:

"These tracks… are those animal legs? Human legs? BOTH?!"

Robin:

"A hybrid of some kind… this island keeps getting stranger."

Papyrus:

"PERHAPS THEY ARE ICE HORSES!

OR COLD CENTAUR PUZZLES!"

Sans squints at the snow.

Sans:

"nah. not puzzles.

this is science gone wrong."

---

The "Centaur Pirates" Show Up

From behind an ice ridge, several bizarre figures appear —

half-human, half-animal bodies stitched together like experiments.

They shout:

> "There they are! Capture them for Master Caesar!"

They charge forward riding on mismatched bodies:

a lion-man hybrid

a seal-man hybrid

a giraffe-man hybrid

and a bizarre kangaroo-human creature

They fire arrows, harpoons, and nets—

all designed to capture intruders alive.

Usopp:

"WHY ARE THEY ALL ANIMALS?!"

Luffy (excited):

"COOL! THEY'RE LIKE CHOPPER, BUT WEIRD!"

Sans:

"yeah. definitely failed experiments."

Papyrus:

"THEY ARE AMAZINGLY TERRIBLE!!"

---

The Attack Begins

A centaur leaps at Luffy—

Luffy blocks with one finger.

Luffy:

"We're not getting captured."

Zoro walks forward calmly, hand already on a sword.

Centaur Leader:

"S-stop right there! We have orders—"

One clean, instant slash.

The leader drops, defeated.

The other centaurs freeze in shock.

> "H-He's too fast!"

"Humans shouldn't move like that!"

"These pirates aren't normal!!"

Zoro puts his sword back without looking.

Zoro:

"You attacked first. Don't complain."

---

Sans and Papyrus Join In

A net flies at the group —

Sans casually teleports behind the attacker.

Sans:

"yeah… no thanks."

Two blasters appear —

not lethal, just powerful enough to knock the hybrids flying into the snow.

Papyrus charges too, swinging a bone hammer.

Papyrus:

"BEGONE, CENTAUR WEIRDOS!

THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL NOT BE CAPTURED TODAY!"

He sends three hybrids tumbling like bowling pins.

---

Clothing Note

When the centaurs lose, many of them shout:

> "They're taking our clothes!! Don't let them steal anything!"

The Straw Hats don't bother.

Sans doesn't need clothes — he already has his hoodie.

Screen 7 — The Giant Children

Luffy's group pushes deeper into the frozen forest until they hear loud crying.

Usopp:

"You hear that? Sounds like… kids?"

Papyrus gasps dramatically.

Papyrus:

"CHILDREN IN DANGER?! THIS IS A JOB FOR THE GREAT PAPYRUS!"

They rush forward and finally see them:

Massive children — bigger than giants, shaking from fear.

Robin covers her mouth, shocked.

Zoro narrows his eyes.

Sans stares in silence, expression unreadable.

And then—

Nami, Chopper, Brook, and Franky arrive from the lab side, pushing the children along trying to escape Caesar's men.

Chopper runs to the front.

---

Chopper Examines the Children

He checks their hands, eyes, and breathing.

The more he sees, the more his expression twists in anger.

Chopper:

"These kids… they're not giants."

Usopp blinks.

"Wait—what?"

Chopper clenches his hooves.

Chopper:

"They were made this big.

Their bodies were artificially enlarged."

He points to bruises, scars, and strange marks on their arms.

Chopper:

"They've been given chemicals.

Way too many.

They're shaking because they're going through withdrawal."

The children look down, confused and scared.

One girl whispers:

> "The people here told us our parents abandoned us…"

Chopper's voice gets quiet—but fierce.

Chopper:

"That's a lie.

They were kidnapped."

Robin's face darkens.

Zoro's hand reaches for his sword.

Papyrus trembles—angry in his own dramatic way.

Sans' eye flickers blue for a moment.

---

The Truth

Chopper turns to Luffy.

Chopper:

"Luffy… these kids are being experimented on.

If we leave them… they'll die."

Luffy doesn't hesitate.

Luffy:

"Then we're saving them."

Sans nods.

Sans:

"yeah.

no kid deserves this."

Papyrus steps forward with determination.

Papyrus:

"FEAR NOT, CHILDREN!

THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL PROTECT YOU!"

Screen 8 — Law Appears / Caesar Clown Revealed

As the Straw Hats regroup with the giant children, a quiet voice echoes from behind the smoking ruins.

???:

"Looks like you've caused a mess."

Everyone turns.

Trafalgar D. Water Law steps out of the mist, coat blowing behind him, surgeon's blade resting on his shoulder.

Papyrus gasps dramatically.

Sans just nods like he expected this.

Luffy:

"Oh! The guy from Marineford!"

Law smirks.

Law:

"Don't worry. I'm not your enemy.

Not today."

He walks past them and kneels beside one of the giant children, checking pulse and breathing.

Law:

"…Drugs. Heavy ones.

Whoever did this is playing God with unstable science."

Chopper nods sharply.

Chopper:

"It's Caesar Clown. He's behind everything."

Law's expression hardens.

---

Caesar Clown Appears

A loud laugh echoes from the lab entrance—high, mocking, and theatrical.

Caesar Clown:

"Ehehehehe!

Spreading lies again, Surgeon of Death?"

The mad scientist floats forward, surrounded by poisonous gas.

Robin steps back.

Usopp starts sweating.

Sans stares at him like he's looking at trash left on the street.

---

Caesar's Real Identity

Law doesn't let Caesar speak.

Law:

"Caesar Clown.

Former Marine scientist.

Expelled after your 'accident' killed half the island."

Caesar's smile twitches.

Caesar:

"That wasn't my fault!

It was Vegapunk's equipment!

I was just unlucky!"

Zoro:

"Sounds like something a liar would say."

Papyrus:

"I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, CAN SMELL EVIL FROM HERE!!"

Caesar glares.

---

Caesar's Crimes Explained

Law continues, calm and cold:

Law:

"You're enlarging children with Gigantification drugs…

to test chemical weapons."

Nami gasps.

Usopp shakes in anger.

Chopper's eyes narrow.

Law:

"And you're working with Doflamingo.

Supplying SAD.

Feeding Kaido's army with SMILEs."

Luffy cracks his knuckles.

Luffy:

"You're hurting kids…

I'm gonna beat you up."

Sans' eye glows faint blue.

Sans:

"yeah.

you're getting one warning.

run."

Papyrus points dramatically at Caesar.

Papyrus:

"YOUR REIGN OF WEIRD SCIENCE ENDS NOW!"

Caesar's smile turns ugly.

Caesar:

"Fine.

Let's play."

---

Screen 9 — Smoker & Tashigi vs Law / First Meeting With Sans & Papyrus

1. Smoker and Tashigi Arrive on Punk Hazard

A Marine ship crashes through the icy fog.

Smoker walks out first, thick smoke drifting from his jacket.

Tashigi follows with her sword drawn, determined and alert.

They instantly notice two skeletons standing on the shore.

Papyrus waves proudly.

Papyrus:

"HELLO HUMANS! WELCOME TO THE ISLAND OF SCIENCE AND BAD DECISIONS!"

Smoker stops.

Tashigi nearly drops her sword.

Smoker:

"…Those skeletons from Marineford."

Tashigi:

"They're real?!"

Sans just nods.

Sans:

"sup. don't mind us. we're sightseeing."

---

2. Law Appears — And Captures The Marines

Before Smoker can question Sans or Papyrus, Law steps out of the smoke.

Law:

"You shouldn't be here, Smoker."

Smoker exhales a cloud.

Smoker:

"I could say the same to you."

Law flicks his fingers.

Law:

"Room."

A blue sphere expands across the battlefield.

Tashigi gasps as her body switches with her subordinate.

Smoker lunges, but Law cuts the air with surgical precision.

Law:

"Shambles."

In a flash:

Smoker's heart is taken

Tashigi is body-swapped

The entire Marine squad collapses

Papyrus freezes.

Papyrus:

"WHAT?! HE STOLE THEIR HEARTS LIKE THEY'RE SNACKS!"

Sans whistles.

Sans:

"that's a dangerous guy.

good thing he's not our enemy.

…yet."

Smoker struggles to breathe but stays conscious.

Smoker:

"Damn you… Trafalgar…"

---

3. Luffy's Group Arrives — Confusing Everyone

Luffy comes running from the fire side with Zoro, Robin, Usopp, and the two skeletons following behind.

Luffy sees Law.

Luffy:

"Oh! Law!

You got stronger!"

Law's face twitches.

Law:

"You're… too relaxed."

Zoro grips his swords, watching both Law and Smoker.

Robin observes quietly.

Usopp hides behind Papyrus.

Papyrus poses dramatically.

Papyrus:

"WE ARE READY FOR DIPLOMATIC BONES-INESS!"

Tashigi (in another body) points shakily.

Tashigi:

"W–why are the skeletons helping pirates now?!"

Sans shrugs.

Sans:

"long story. involves a war, a fish-man, and trauma."

Smoker growls at them.

Smoker:

"You two bones…

You were in Marineford.

You fought against us."

Sans:

"yeah, but we also didn't punch any kids.

so that makes us better employees."

---

4. Law vs Smoker (Flash of the Fight)

Smoker goes full Logia mode, swirling into smoke.

Smoker:

"I'm taking you in, Trafalgar."

Law activates Room again and slices the battlefield into pieces with calm precision.

Law:

"You're still too slow."

Smoker falls, defeated, heart stolen.

Screen 10 — Law's Massive Body-Swap Chaos

After defeating Smoker and capturing his heart, Law turns to the rest of the battlefield.

Law:

"This island is getting crowded.

Time to… reorganize."

He raises his hand again.

Law:

"Room…

Shambles."

A flash of blue light fills the snow-covered ground.

And suddenly—

1. Nami and Sanji Swap Bodies

Sanji (now in Nami's body) instantly screams.

Sanji (in Nami's body):

"My beautiful… legs?!

Why are they MINE?! WHY AM I—

I MEAN, WHY IS SHE—

OH NOOOOO!"

Nami (inside Sanji's body) smacks him.

Nami (in Sanji's body):

"SHUT UP!! STOP TOUCHING ME!!

OR YOU'RE TOUCHING YOU!!"

Papyrus is laughing so hard he falls over.

Papyrus:

"THIS IS AMAZING!

IT'S LIKE PLAYING JENGA WITH PEOPLE!"

---

2. Chopper and Franky Swap

Chopper ends up in Franky's huge robot body.

Chopper (in Franky):

"W–wow!! I'm SUPER?!

WAIT—HOW DO I MOVE THESE ARMS?!"

He flails and knocks over three centaurs.

Franky, now in Chopper's tiny body, flexes proudly.

Franky (in Chopper's body):

"SUUUUPER CUTE!!"

Sans squints.

Sans:

"so that's what happens when big meets small.

…i kinda like it."

---

3. Smoker and Tashigi Swap Bodies

Tashigi suddenly finds herself in Smoker's tall, muscular body.

Tashigi (in Smoker):

"W–WHAT?! Why do I have his voice!?

Smoker-san, this is—"

Smoker (in Tashigi's body) snarls.

Smoker (in Tashigi):

"Calm. Down.

The bastard took my heart AND my body."

Sans taps his chin.

Sans:

"yeah, i'd be mad too.

that body has terrible eyesight."

Smoker glares.

Smoker:

"Shut it, skeleton."

Papyrus gasps dramatically.

Papyrus:

"DO NOT INSULT MY BROTHER'S EYE SOCKETS!"

---

4. Every Marine Nearby Is Scrambled

Men screaming in women's voices.

Women shouting in deep voices.

Two Marines arguing over whose legs they're wearing.

One Marine ends up inside a snail's body.

Chaos everywhere.

Sans watches all of it calmly.

Sans:

"honestly, law might be the funniest villain i've ever met."

Papyrus nods proudly.

Papyrus:

"THIS IS ORGANIZED CONFUSION!

MY FAVORITE KIND!"

Even Luffy is laughing.

Luffy:

"Swap me next!!

I wanna be tall!"

Screen 11 — Luffy and Law's Alliance

The room is still buzzing from the body-swap chaos when Law steps forward, expression sharp and calculated.

He looks at Luffy and says something no pirate expects from a Warlord:

Law:

"Let's form an alliance…

to take down one of the Four Emperors."

Everyone freezes.

Usopp panics.

Franky drops a wrench.

Robin blinks.

Zoro raises an eyebrow like he saw this coming.

And Luffy?

He grins instantly.

Luffy:

"Yeah, sure! Sounds fun!"

The entire crew screams:

"DON'T JUST SAY YES!!"

---

Sans' Reaction

Sans tilts his head at Law, eye glowing faintly.

Sans:

"you know… you talk like someone who already made backup plans.

can't tell if that's smart… or suspicious."

He shrugs.

Sans:

"but taking down a Yonko?

sounds like a good workout."

He sticks his hand in his pocket, completely unbothered.

Sans:

"i'm in."

---

Papyrus' Reaction

Papyrus throws both hands in the air dramatically.

Papyrus:

"AN ALLIANCE?! WITH A DOCTOR WHO CUTS PEOPLE INTO PIECES?!

THIS IS TERRIFYING…

AND INCREDIBLE!"

He steps right up to Law.

Papyrus:

"I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, ACCEPT YOUR QUEST!

WE SHALL DEFEAT THIS 'YONKO' PERSON TOGETHER!"

Law silently stares, not sure if Papyrus is a genius or an idiot.

---

Law's Internal Thought

Law (thinking):

"…Why do these skeletons act like this is normal?"

---

Final Beat

Luffy slaps his hand into Law's.

Luffy:

"We're pirates. Let's do big things."

Sans leans in.

Sans:

"hope you're ready, doc.

this crew doesn't do small."

Papyrus nods proudly.

Papyrus:

"ONWARD! TO GLORIOUS CHAOS!"

The alliance is sealed — reckless, unstable, and guaranteed to shake the New World.

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