Screen 1 — The Breakup Fight
Rain pours over Whole Cake Chateau. Sanji stands across from Luffy and Ben, fists clenched, eyes shadowed by guilt and fear. Behind him, Big Mom's soldiers watch.
Sanji: "You don't understand! I can't go with you. If I run, Zeff dies!"
Luffy: "Then we'll protect him too!"
Ben (quietly): "Sanji, we've seen worse odds. Don't throw yourself away for a deal with monsters."
Sanji's anger spikes. He lashes out — Diable Jambe ignites.
His kicks hammer Luffy's body, forcing him back. Luffy refuses to block.
Ben clenches his fists but stays still, realizing the truth: Luffy wants Sanji to let it all out.
Sanji lands a flaming spin-kick to Luffy's face, knocking him into the mud.
Luffy, bloodied, looks up and shouts:
> "I'm not eating anything until you cook for me again!"
Ben kneels beside Luffy once Sanji leaves.
Ben: "You could've ended that fight in seconds."
Luffy: "That's not how you save a friend."
Ben: "…Yeah. Guess you're right."
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Screen 2 — Prison of Fire
Later, Luffy, Nami, and Ben are ambushed by the Big Mom Pirates.
Charlotte Counter and the forces of the Minister of Nuts overwhelm them.
Even Ben's transformation to Four Arms and Diamondhead can't hold off the numbers forever.
After a brutal fight, they're restrained with seastone chains and trapped inside Mont-d'Or's Prison Library, sealed within an enchanted book that burns with endless heat.
Ben (examining the walls): "Dimensional compression tech… these pages aren't just paper — they're reality folds."
Nami (panicking): "Can you break it?"
Ben: "Not without breaking us along with it."
Luffy: "Then we wait. Someone'll come."
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Screen 3 — Pudding's Revelation
Later, Pudding enters the library, smiling sweetly.
She leans close to Luffy's cage and whispers her secret — that she plans to shoot Sanji at the altar.
Then she turns to Ben.
Pudding: "You're not even human. Let's see if that alien heart feels fear."
Ben (calmly): "No. Just disgust."
Nami gasps, realizing the wedding is a trap.
As Pudding leaves, her fake smile flickers — Ben catches a trace of sadness.
Ben (to himself): "There's more to her than she wants to admit."
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Screen 4 — The Rescue and Firestorm
Moments later, the door bursts open — Jinbe storms in, wielding a flaming torch.
The Fish-Man shouts:
> "You think a book can hold Straw Hats?!"
Ben transforms — Upgrade.
He merges into the book's metallic frame, scanning its dimensional code.
Upgrade-Ben: "Jinbe, burn it at the root! I'll weaken the binding!"
Jinbe ignites the lower spine with fire.
Ben channels an electrical surge through the circuits, destabilizing the book's internal magic.
The flames flare — pages twist — Luffy's fist bursts through.
Luffy: "Let's get outta here!"
Ben (reforming): "And next time, I'm picking the reading material."
✅ Result:
Luffy, Nami, and Ben escape the Prison Library thanks to Jinbe's flames and Ben's Upgrade hack.
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Screen 5 — Aftermath
Outside, as the smoke clears, Ben reverts to human form, covered in ash.
Nami hugs Luffy in relief; Luffy grins.
Ben glances at the burning pages, muttering:
> "Books that burn people instead of teaching them — fitting for this family."
Be continued.