[004 - video/action for the Hardy] and that icon does not properly show his horror

[gomugomunowin]

[An extremely serious faced Luffy appears on the screen. There may be a hint of anger in his expression, as well. He's definitely not trying to hide it, that's for sure.]

Oi, has anyone else seen dead bodies around? Earlier, a fri-- [He immediately stops talking, as he's distracted by something. He looks away from the camera, and a grin comes on his face. He runs over to...somewhere, and calls out. You can see a head of long, orange hair sitting nearby] Oi, Nami! When the hell did you get here? And on the ship, too! Listen, listen! There's som--

[He freezes when he gets in front of her. There's dozens of cuts and large wounds on her body, blood all over her. Luffy's face has nothing but horror on it. He takes a step toward her, and reaches his hand out.] N.......Na.....Nami?

[He turns around to see if anyone can help him. After looking around, his expression changes to slight relief. He walks over, closer to the front of the ship. Someone was laying down, looking as though they were taking a nap. He had green hair, so it was easy to make him out.] Z-Zoro! You gotta help! Nami's really hurt, a--

[He froze again. Zoro's face was almost impossible to identify, disfigured by cuts and holes. His torso was hard hard to look at it was so bloody and injured. Luff let out a gasp of shock. He backed away, but then tripped and dropped his comm. He raised himself up, turned to look at what he tripped over, and let out a small scream. A boy with dark skin and a long nose had bullet holes in his face, his nose bent completely out of joint. Luffy stood up and trembled.] U....Usopp? Oi, Usopp, stop kidding around, this isn't funny...... [But the body didn't even budge. Luffy was shaking, and his his expression was terror. As he backed away, he kicked the comm to a different viewpoint. He looked toward it, and saw a girl with tan skin, and long black hair. Same as the others, bloody, cut up, and dead.] Robin! Robin, get up! The others........

[He clutched his head with his hands, and looked away. No, no no no no no. This couldn't be happening. This couldn't fucking be happening. He decided to look up to avoid seeing anymore horrifying scenes.

But what he saw there was worse. Four bodies were hanging from the mast. A reindeer, a skeleton with a majority of its bones crushed, a tall man with blonde hair, and a large cyborg.

All were hanging by their necks. Cuts went all down their bodies, antlers broken, machines parts out of place. Luffy couldn't take it anymore. He stood frozen before screaming.] NO! NO NO NO NO! THIS IS WHAT THOSE TWO YEARS WERE FOR! TO STOP THIS! I WAS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT EVERYONE!!!!!!!!! [He fell to his knees, hands still holding his head, and pounded his head against the floor. He couldn't do anything to help anyone.

Again.]

Comments

[video]

[asitneverwas.livejournal.com]

[Michelangelo's video feed blasts through almost as soon as he hears Luffy's scream. He'd been through his own little hell and it was nothing like this. If he'd seen all of his friends as opposed to just his father, he would have probably gone mad. All he can do is shout into his communicator, hoping to be heard by the plucky friend he'd met a few days back.]

Luffy. Luffy!

It's Michelangelo! Listen to me, Luffy! I know it's hard---I know it's disgusting and horrible---but it's NOT. REAL.

Listen to me, Luffy! As real as it seems, it's not! I promise you! It happened to me too!

[video]

[straw_hat]

[He just keeps screaming and yelling at himself. His fists pound against the floor.]

I COULDN'T EVEN SAVE ONE OF THEM!!!!!!!!!

[He can't hear you.]

action;

[asideglance.livejournal.com]

Luffy-kun...

action;

[straw_hat]

[He's still screaming, and pounding his head against the floor.

He probably doesn't even notice you, Japan.]

I WAS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT EVERYONE!!!!! I WAS SUPPOSED TO STOP THIS!!!!

[video]

[asitneverwas.livejournal.com]

[When at first you don't succeed, scream, scream again...]

IT'S NOT REAL, LUFFY!! LISTEN TO ME!

[Action] 1/5

[fierybluebird]

[No. No they wouldn't...]

[Action] 2/5

[fierybluebird]

[Of course they would... this place....]

[Action] 3/5

[fierybluebird]

[And Marco starts running over there immediately.]

[Action] 4/5

[fierybluebird]

[If they want to fuck with him that's one thing, but his nakama are to be left alone and it's pretty clear Luffy's the same way. So Marco's kicking more things overboard.]

[Action] done

[fierybluebird]

[Before wrapping Luffy up in a hug with phoenix wings.]

Luffy, it's not real. It's not really them. This place is... cruel. It's not them. Stay with me kid.

[He's just going to you know... discreetly make sure Shanks isn't in this mess of mindrape here.]

action;

[asideglance.livejournal.com]

[He'll just rush over and grab one of his shoulders]

L-luffy-kun! Please listen! It is not... This place is simply playing games. Please do not let it get to you.

[Action] /cries

[straw_hat]

[He knows you're there, he's just....too broke to really react.]

I GOT STRONGER SO THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN, AND EVEN THEN, IT STILL HAPPENED!!!!!

[No Shanks.

Only his dearest friends.]

action;

[straw_hat]

[Can't hear you.

Broken again.] I COULDN'T STOP IT!!!!!!!!

[video]

[straw_hat]

[He's still pounding his head against the floor.]

WHY THE FUCK DID I GET STRONGER IF I COULDN'T SAVE EVEN ONE!!!!!!!

[Action] ;;

[fierybluebird]

You didn't let it happen. It's not real. They're back home, alive.

[Well, he's not sure if they are, but this he knows isn't truth.]

[Action] ;-;

[straw_hat]

[He stopped screaming. But he's still punching the floor.]

If I didn't let it happen, why the fuck didn't I stop it?

[Action] :(

[fierybluebird]

Luffy. It's not really there. [Well it is and it's tangible, but so far as Marco's concerned; Nope.]

It's just a warning. To be ignored or keep getting stronger. They aren't dead. [Jerks his head and discreetly kicks some more corpses overboard.]

text;

[lonelyglub.livejournal.com]

wwhoevver killed these people did a sloppy job of it

[Action] all le sad

[straw_hat]

I felt them. I saw...... [He swallows, and clutches his head again. His breathing increases, too.]

They were......everyone..... [He can't talk anymore. He started coughing to keep from crying.]

text;

[straw_hat]

[You won't be getting any reply. He'll just be. Screaming about how he didn't get any stronger.

He couldn't protect anyone.

And two years were wasted.]

[video]

[asitneverwas.livejournal.com]

[Michelangelo is still trying to get through to him, almost desperate now.]

IT HAPPENED TO OTHERS AS WELL. MADE THEM SEE FAMILY, LOVED ONES, FRIENDS. JUST IKE YOU. THIS PLACE IS USING US, LUFFY. MAKING US SEE THESE THINGS TO HURT US.

IT'S NOT REAL.

[video]

[straw_hat]

[He's been screaming so much, he begins coughing. He can finally hear him now.]

If it's not real, how can I touch them and see them!!??!?!

[video]

[asitneverwas.livejournal.com]

[And Michelangelo shouts back just as hard, his gruff voice cracking.]

This place does it! It conjures up illusions that become reality! Believe me it was hard enough having to bury one of these things knowing it looked like someone I cared dearly for while knowing it couldn't have been---but I couldn't ignore it!

This place digs into you, Luffy, but in the end, it's doing only what it thinks will destroy us.

Your friends are with you, Luffy. We won't give up on you if you don't give up on yourself. You're not weak. Don't you EVER let yourself believe that!!

[voice]

[bauhinia]

Hey, Luffy. [ He's probably not going to be heard, but he has to try, right? Luffy's his buddy! ] It's not real, it didn't happen.

[voice]

[straw_hat]

[You're nowhere near even a whisper, Hong Kong. Luffy keeps pounding his head against the floor. It's like Marineford, only eight times worse.]

I SHOULDN'T HAVE LET THEM GET HURT!!! I'M SUPPOSED TO MAKE SURE THIS SHIT DOESN'T HAPPEN!!!!