One Piece: Sea Devil Sanji

After traveling through multiple islands, Sanji found himself standing on an empty beach.

"There is no one willing to ferry me to Oahu island. I guess I'll have to go by myself from now on" he undressed himself leaving himself in only a pair of boxers and packed the rest of his clothes in his backpack "It's a good thing it's waterproof or everything will end up soaked"

He plunged head first in the water and started swimming.

A couple of hours later he reached his destination. It was still day time outside but the island looked dark as sun light was obscured by the the dense fog surrounding it.

After drying himself up he wander inside the dense forest on the edge of the island. If it weren't for the fluorescent plants dotting the landscape he would have been walking blind. A while later he reached a small clearing.

"This looks like a good place to set up camp" He set up a tent then started a fire. He kicked down a couple of trees to function as a table and chair then began to prepare lunch.

After leaving the pot filled with soup simmering on the fire he sat down on one the tree trunks "Now that I got everything in order, I should see at what level I am at right now. Physically I would say a bit weaker than when I first joined luffy but not by too much as apart from working 24/7 in the Baratie I never trained to increase my strength like some muscle brain I know. But that's going to change in this life"

Sanji noticed that compared to Luffy who relied mostly on his devil fruit and his inhuman willpower and Zoro who has his swords and a crazy dedication to grow stronger, he never trained seriously to increase his strength. Even when he spent two years inside the hell of the Okama Kingdom all he did was run around fleeing capture with some combat in between. But he was still keeping up with the other duo of the monster trio. He never questioned it at first but he realized that his body was an anomaly.

It appears that even after his mother's sacrifice for him to be born normal he was still a genetically enhanced human but in a different way than his siblings. He may not have been born with an exoskeleton or super strength but he can still easily become stronger with little training. And its amplified the older he gets. In his past life he even exceeded them in strength without even seriously trying by the age of twenty one.

Also similar to his siblings he possesses a Soul Power. His was his Diable Fire just like it's poison for Reiju and lightning for Niji. But unlike them who needed their Raid Suits to amplify their Soul Powers, his soul flames can become stronger the more emotions he put into them. Suck on that Vinsmoke Judge who said having emotions is a weakness.

Sanji focused his mind and small flames began to emanate from his feet "It looks like I awakened my Diable Fire earlier this time. It's still weak so I must train it from ground up all over again. Similar I could still feel the three types of Haki inside of me. I don't know how but it looks like they followed me to the past. I won't have to awaken them once again. That will save me alot of training time. They are still underdevelopped so I'll have to improve them during my stay here"

"I am feeling like I am forgetting something... Mhmm... Ah! The *Toki Toki No Mi*! I can't beleive I forgot about it. Although it appears I don't possess it as I didn't drown when swam ealier today... That's for the best I guess, I don't want to give up swimming if I don't have to"

Sanji contempated his training regime waiting for lunch to finish cooking.

When ready he devoured his lunch and lit a cigarette. He stood up and stretched a bit "Well no use wasting time let's start right now" he looked towards the center of the island and run inside the forest.

***

On top of a mountain in the center of the Oahu island where the pressure is the highest, a huge bundle of one hundred trees were seen going up and down with grunting noises being heard in between.

"9995... 9996...9997..." Sanji is doing standup push ups while holding the tree bundle above his feet "9998... 9999... 10000" he kicked the trees away then flipped upside down standing on his feet.

Sanji was wearing rags around his waist as he destroyed all his clothes during training. His beard and hair were long and unkept but his body was brimming with sculpted muscles filled with vigor. After putting himself through hell Sanji lost that lanky look he sported earlier and filled up nicely.

He stepped up to edge of the cliff looking down at the island "*Phew* I can't beleive two and a half years passed that quickly. This is my last day here, I don't think I can improve anymore staying here. But I am satisfied with my strength for now" he clenched his fists "I would say I am propably as strong as when I was in Whole Cake island. At this level nobody in East Blue or Paradise is a match for me exept a select few"

Suddenly several monsters jumped him and tried to slice him apart with their long claws. He easily dodged their attacks as he was aware of their presence since earlier. He jumped backwards to give himself distance from the monsters. He looked at them and smirked "Looks like dinner just showed up"

In front of him were three giant monsters that look similar to Fishmen with angler fish's heads but they unlike Fishmen they lacked any sentience. They possess antennas protruding from their heads that produces a bioluminiscent light enabling them to navigate inside the darkness of the island. They have scales as hard as steel, their muscles could shatter hard rock and their fingers were adorned with sharp claws that produce a deadly neurotoxin even for Sea Kings. Night Marchers, the dominant species of the island.

"They never learn do they. I am not the same as when I first came to this island when all I could do was run away. I will finish you up in one move" he sky walked above them and his feet caught fire.

*Bien Cuit: Grill Shot*

He unleached a kick sending hot fire towards the beasts. They were terrified and tried to dodge but it was too fast for them. The flames engulfed them completely.

All that's left of them is three cooked corpes sizzling on the ground. Sanji approched them and pulled his knives. He removed their scales from their backs and cut a piece of meat from their shoulders "I still can't believe that from a five meter tall monster only this small piece of meat is edible. The rest is poisonous junk" he took a bite and swallowed with a grimace "Ugh, it's like eating a slimy piece of rubber. I can't wait to leave this hellhole to have a proper meal. Two and a half years of this shit is enough for me... *sigh* I really miss my cigarettes right now"

After filling his stomach Sanji returned to his tent and fell asleep.

Waking up early Sanji picked up his backpack after breaking down his camp and head to the beach "Finally going home" without looking back he jumped in the ocean and started using Blue Walk swimming as fast or even faster that a Fishmen heading for the Baratie.

An hour later, Sanji could see the silhouette of the floating restaurant from a distance. He picked up his pace happy to be back.

The restaurant is still in its early opening hours. The staff was working serving their customers in the main hall when suddenly entered Sanji from the front door. The hustle and bustle stopped as he stepped in. He walked b.a.r.e footed and n.a.k.e.d with only a piece of worn out cloth around his waist.

He was soaked wet from head to toe as he sat down on an empty table. He looked around as everyone was staring at him "Isn't this a restaurant? Where is the waiter I need to order some food"

His voice broke the spell and everyone returned to their own business but the tension was still in the air.

Someone came behind him and tapped his shoulder. He looked back and found Patty looking at him with disp.l.e.a.s.u.r.e "Sir, I am afraid I would have to ask you to leave" He couldn't recognize Sanji by his long beard and hair.

"And why is that? Aren't I a customer?"

"A customer is someone with money. You don't look like someone with money to me"

"So what. Go get me some food or I will kick your ass?"

"If you think this is a charity moron then you are wrong. I will have to remove you by force" Patty planned to hammer his fists upside Sanji's head but he was met by a kick to his face throwing him to the ceiling. He fell back on the floor clutching his bleeding nose in pain.

Sanji leaned back on his chair looking at the crumbled form of Patty underneath him "You are still hung up on money as ever Patty. How many times I told you that as a chef it's your job to feed hungry customers first then comes the money"

"Ow ow, but cusomers are gods. What kind of god doesn't have... eh? Wait a minute?" Patty quickly stood up forgetting his broken nose. He put his face unconfortably close to Sanji's looking for something. When he spotted the curly brow he jumped back "Sanji?! What the hell happened to you. You go missing these past few years and you come back looking like a homeless person"

"Finally you recognized me you bastard. And yeah stupid, Baratie is my home so technically I became homeless the moment I left"

"Hey, that's not what I meant moron and you know it. At least go take a shower, shave and put on some clothes you look like shit"

Sanji looked himself over and scowled 'He right. I'am truely a mess. I got used walking n.a.k.e.d in these past months that I didn't even notice how disheveled I looked' "You are right. I will go now meanwhile tell the old geezer I am back. I will look for him later"

"Roger" Patty headed for the head office where he knew he would find Zeff. He turned back before leaving and smiled at Sanji "By the way it's good seeing you back"

"I'am happy to be back too" Sanji waved back as he climbed to his room on the second floor.

A long shower later, Sanji cut down his hair to how it used to be before he left. He trimmed his beard leaving only a small black goatee. When he was looking through his clothes he found them not in his size anymore as he grew up taller and more muscular these years. So he settled for a pair of baggy pants he owned and an orange T-shirt.

"I guees this will do for now. I am going to need to go buy new clothes tomorrow" he put a pair of slipper as his shoes are too small for him too and looked and his nightstand "Now only one more thing I need"

He opened the drawer on the nightstand and couldn't help but put on a broad smile showing too much teeth "*Sigh* You have no idea how much I missed you my babies" A lone tear of happiness cascaded from his one visible eye as he pulled out a cigarettes pack labeled Death and c.a.r.e.s.sed it tenderly with his cheek.

He exited his room humming a happy tune while smoking his favorite brand of cigarettes "Ahhh, this is heaven"

He went down to the kitchen and found it time for the lunch break. He greeted everyone and served himself a portion. He took a second portion and head for the head office.

He knocked on the door and entered without waiting to receive permission "Hey old man. Missed me?" he headed straight to an empty table to the side. He set the lunch on the table and sat down on a chair.

"Oh, look who decided to come back" replied Zeff as he joined Sanji, sitting down accross from him "Have you starved living on your own and decided to come back to mooch off me"

"You wish old man. Did you forget I partly own the restaurant so how can I mooch off you" he ate a piece meat from his plate and washed it down with some red wine 'Ahhh! That felt good. Real food at last'

"So what have you been upto?" Zeff started eating his meal and asked trying his best to look as disinterested as he can.

"Nothing much I am afraid. Just travelling around and seeing places. I came accross some exotic plants and brought back saplings to add to our greenhouse. They will make a great addition to the variety of spices we can use in our plates"

"That's good. I will take a look at them later. But what's your plan going forward?"

"I decided to relax and return to work in the restaurant for the next six months. Later I will join some crew going to the Grand Line to search for the All Blue"

"That's good to hear but you should be careful who you join. The Grand Line is a dangerous place so you would need some reliable comrades that you can trust to watch your back for you"

"Don't worry old man I'll chose wisely. More importantly, I need some money. I have to buy some new clothes. I outgrew everything I own"

"Hahahaha! I knew you came to mooch off me"

"Tsk! Whatever" Sanji felt his cheeks burning in embarressment.

***

For the next six months Sanji continued to work at the Baratie as usual. He didn't forget to keep up his training though. He dove regularly to the bottom of the ocean where he fought Sea kings while wearing special training wheighted clothes he stole from a marine base in a nearby island.

He was growing excited by the day for the moment he was going to meet his crew members again. Especially seeing Nami alive once again. Everyday he fought the d.e.s.i.r.e to go for her village and rescue her from under Arlong but he always held himself down after thinking it through. He doesn't want to make changes in the future that could prevent her from meeting the others. Nami needs to joins the others first as without her help the idiots would definitely end up drowning somewhere relying on their own poor navigational skills.

And the day he was waiting for finally arrived. He couldn't help smiling when he heard a canon ball exploding atop the Baratie.