Episode 3: The Devil Fruit

Podcast - 1 Hour, 41 Minutes and 27 seconds

**"The Devil Fruit"** is the Third Episode of the One Piece DnD Streams by Rustage, in this episode we follow they crew as venture down into a strange bear worshiping city, find and eat a Devil Fruit, fight a dragon, encounter the Navy and gain bounties!

This episode was first streamed on Rustages Twitch, the VOD can be found here, Episode 2 is named Episode 1 on the VOD, so keep in mind that it is still the second episode! It was later uploaded to Rustages Second Youtube Channel once edited, which can be found here! As well as being posted as a Podcast, which can be found here!

The Summary for this episode can be **found here**! This consists of a summary of the episode, a TL:DR for the episode, the story impact of the episode, characters in the episode and quotes of the episode.

*Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.*

#### TL:DR

This episode starts off where the second episode ended, Atom asks the Crew who goes down and William goes first, finding a strange village underground, he calls the rest of the crew and Atom down into the cave area and they begin to search the underground village, eventually they find a treasure chest which they break open finding a devil fruit, causing Atom, who was looking for actual money, to attack Pearl in an attempt to gain her bounty. This causes Pearl to go crazy and turn into a massive dragon as she begins to attack the Crew not knowing that they are her friends, during this Atom retreats towards the entrance of the cave not wanting to fight a dragon. Slowly the Crew fight Pearl in her dragon form and eventually she reverts back after injuring William, Duros and Ragnar, they talk about it and rest until the next day at which they pull out the devil fruit, which turns out to be the Kuma Kuma no Mi: Model Grizzly Bear and decide who eats it, Ragnar explains some of his past and request to eat it, the Crew agree and give it to him and he eats it whole turning him into a bear human. The Crew then set towards Krendor for supplies, as they party about getting the treasure of the Devil Fruit a marine ship docks next to them, Lt Hubris who is running this ship tells the Crew they are under arrest causing a fight to break out, the Crew end up killing the three unnamed marines with Lt Hubris and then question Lt Hubris about Captain Marrow and Eustass Valve, finding out Captain Marrow is protecting Tarako Kingdom and Eustass Valve is somewhere nearby. After gaining this info Verona shoots Lt Hubris, killing him.

## Summary

This episode begins where episode 2 left off, with Atom asking the crew who wants to go down the hole first. The crew first drops a torch down the hole to check the depth of it, it falls quite far down before they hear a splash of some water. William drops a rope down the shaft and climbs down it, reaching a small lake-like pool of water at the bottom William notices a large underground village. Telling the rest of the crew and atom they decide to climb down. Ragnar tells Verona that he doesn't trust Atom and that he should keep an eye on him. After this Duros, Ragnar and Atom all manage to climb down the rope safely, but as Verona and Pearl climb down they both slip, falling off the rope. Mid air Pearl manages to catch Verona and he hears a flapping noise as they land safely at the bottom, the rest of the crew and atom noticing that it looked like Pearl had wings.

Some of the crew call her an angel but she just brushes it off as she has everything else and the crew don't care to pry. As they take a better look at the village, they notice its a simple but large village of wooden huts, also noticing there are no people in the village. William questions if Atom knew about this place, saying that of course he knew about this place and that there were heaps of gold being hoarded by the people living down here. William tells Atom that they are much less informed of this place due to only having a map to the island, also telling Atom the man they got the map from was a sweaty bear man, which Atom tells them that you never trust a sweaty bear man and Duros responds by saying that he trusts Ragnar. Atom then points out the various bear statues around the cavern town.

The group enters the village but as they get deeper into the village they notice a lot of the houses are half destroyed and run down, and there are occasional skeletons and dead bodies. Pearl questions who could’ve done this and William notices there is quite a lot of fire damage and bullet holes. On some of the dead bodies that seem to have been wealthier people with nicer clothes, there is what seem to be parts of a ripped Jolly Roger. This Jolly Roger is a sidewards skull with steam lead pipes behind it and a stove pipe hat. William shows the rest of the crew this Jolly Roger, as he shows it to Ragnar he says with a bit of anger that these pirates must still be alive, the rest of the crew laugh at this but Pearl notices Ragnar's anger and asks if he's okay which he says is nothing. Pearl questions the rest of the crew if they’ve ever seen him acting like that, which they say they’ve never seen him act like this before. So Duros asks him if he wants any meat or ale and he says he isn't in the mood for any, which is out of character for Ragnar and causes the crew to worry. William walks up to Ragnar, reassuring him that they are there for him.

As they continue through the town they do notice the lack of treasure or gold that Atom was talking about previously, the only other thing they notice is a what seems to be a small treasure chest built into stone, it looks as if someone had attempted to open it and remove it from the stone but failed to do so. William decides to try and unlock it, failing to do so. As William orders Duros and Ragnar to force open the chest, Atom walks up behind them with his attitude changed and tells them about how he's annoyed there's no treasure here, turning to Pearl and saying that he was just gonna leave her alone and asking her about the bounty on her head. Pearl starts backing away from the crew as he says this, denying the fact she has a bounty. William quickly exclaims that they should at least try to open this treasure chest to see what's in it, agreeing to wait until Duros and Ragnar have opened the chest. William walks over to them and tells them to make sure Atom doesn’t hurt Pearl if there isn't anything in the chest.

Before they go to open the chest Atom says that if they don’t find enough in that chest for him, then he is taking Pearl. William agrees and says that she's not even part of his crew, while Duros winks with a thumbs up at her. Atom with this agreement decides to help them open the chest, Atom straps some explosives to the end of Duros' war-hammer. Duros concerned with his safety decides to throw the hammer instead, but William suggests they should try to force the chest open first. Duros and Ragnar begin smashing the chest, eventually the lid of the chest goes flying off and inside the chest they can see a mysterious looking fruit. Atom questions what is inside, finding out its just a devil fruit he turns around to Pearl, saying that its time to take her back. Putting his hand up a small cluster of bombs shoot out towards Pearl, blowing up and causing her to bleed.

As the bombs hit her, she begins to scream and her hood flies back and the crew notice large horns coming out of her head, as wings sprout from her back and they see her slowly change. Atom steps back questioning back the fuck is happening as she continues to scream and change, soon enough a massive pink dragon stands before them. Verona who had been watching Atom raises Lil Timmy and shoots Atom hitting him in the side, spitting out some blood but still standing strong, it seems he is much more resilient that the guys who they have fought previously. Upon being shot and seeing this dragon, Atom turns and runs towards the exit. Ragnar throws a javelin and it hits the rocks above him, causing them to fall in front of his blocking his exit and slowing him down.

William snatches the Devil Fruit and shoves it in his pocket before turning towards Atom and firing off his flintlock, shooting him directly in the back but he still looks to be running away strong. Dragon Pearl leans down and breaths fire across the field, hitting William, Duros and Ragnar. Duros and Ragnar both fall unconscious from the heat and burns while William manages to jump out of the way, the flames only just burning him. Verona runs up to Duros and tries to pull him away from Dragon Pearl, Atom calls out telling them that they are fucked as he runs away. William asks Pearl to calm down and he can see Dragon Pearl calming slightly. Dragon Pearl turns and swipes down, ripping a huge chunk of flesh out of Verona. William runs up and begins making his way to Ragnar and begins dragging him towards the exist as he tries to calm Pearl down again, she seems calmer because he hasn't taken any damage.

Dragon Pearl swipes at Verona again but misses as Verona jumps just out of the way. Verona then calls out to Pearl, asking her to not kill them and as he looks up he can see parts of her turning humanish. At this point they notice that Atom has entirely left the cave, climbed up the rope and is gone from their vision. William crying out to Pearl to please stop, the desperation in his voice causing Pearl to calm down entirely, more human features showing as she slowly looks around and morphs into a human, leaving her lying blooded and naked on the ground. As soon as William notices that Pearl isn't a dragon anymore, he calls Verona over and they use the first aid kit on Ragnar, bandaging his burns that are now across his body. Then Verona walks over to Pearl, placing his jacket over her and William bandages her up. Duros questions Pearls safety, picking her up as she wakes up. Pearl and Duros discuss what happened, with Pearl apologizing for what happened and talks about this is her curse, Duros says that its okay and that Atom actually ran away meaning they were saved in a certain way.

The crew then decides to spend the night in one of the houses, waking up in the morning they bring out the Devil Fruit and William sets it on a table in front of them and says they got the treasure, William asks Pearl what she knows about Devil Fruits and how they work. Pearl talks about how she doesn't know anything and as she looks at the friend it seems she has an epiphany, talking about how she thought she was cursed and how her father told her that and that she would hurt people if she didn't listen to him. William explains he knows that these fruits are said to give someone a power or a curse as some may call it, Pearl says that she must've been fed one as a child which the crew agrees. Duros reassures her that some people are horrible but there are great people in the world and that they all welcome her, reassuring her that she's fine.

Ragnar then chimes in, telling the crew he hasn’t been fully honest with them, saying that he told them he set out to sea for adventure but turns out he's also looking for the man who flies the flag they found earlier, telling them that he murdered a village nearby to Ragnar and took their supplies despite nothing of real value being there. Ragnar says that if he was after this fruit, then he’d like to eat it. William picks it up and throws it to Ragnar, he says he wonders why that bastard was after this fruit, and so he throws it into the air, swallowing the devil fruit whole. As he swallows the fruit Ragnar feels a primal energy flow through him, he looks down at his arms and they start to cover with fur as his hands become bear paws and he becomes more muscular as he wants to let out this loud bear roar. Ragnar now knows that this is the Kuma Kuma no Mi: Model Grizzly Bear.

The crew compliment Ragnar on his new appearance and powers, Pearl questions why he ate the fruit and Ragnar says that everyone has their own curses. Ragnar also realizes he can’t see very well but can now smell much better. Before leaving Pearl thanks Duros for not hating her and Duros says that they all scars and that burdens they have do not shape who they are. Pearl says that Duros reminds her of someone who protected her when she was younger but she can’t remember who, saying that might be why she feels so safe. They then make their way to the exit, climbing up the rope and as William reaches the top he notices all the snow is gone, leaving a plain landscape and as he turns around he sees the body of the giant. Calling out to the crew they guess what he sees, and calls them up and they all see the body of the giant. They walk closer and notice a massive hole that goes straight through his body and it doesn't seem like Atom had killed it.

Getting to their ship William chooses to go to Krendor, before Pearl comes up to him and asks if she can join the crew officially, William just says “lets go” and the crew begin to party at her finally joining and not having to hide her powers. Partying over the next couple day as they head towards Krendor, they drink meat and ale, William realizing how badass his crew now is with a Dragon and Bear on his crew. Verona forgetting to look out due to all the partying allows a Marine ship to pull up next to the Yogi Pooh, a Marine wearing a bandana over messy ginger hair stands on the deck looking at some papers in his hands, before calling out to the ship asking who the captain is. William says that he is Captain William, he turns the paper around and a drawing of Williams' face is on it with a bounty of ‘10 million only alive’ on it.

The Marine screeches that he is Lieutenant Hubris and that William is under arrest for the murder of Captain Marrows Father, and as he looks around the crew he sees Pearl, dropping the axe in his other hand and pulling out another piece of paper with Pearls face and name and ‘50 million only alive’ on the poster. Calling Pearl a princess and saying she is coming with him. The Marine tells them to prepare to fight or surrender, William in response pulls out his flintlock and fires directly at Lt Hubris, surprising him and rips open his cheek, screaming that he will regret this and that his men should board their ship. William notices him stunned and fires again, just missing him before Lt Hubris throws an axe from the ship, digging into Williams side.

Verona being inside the crows nest and aims towards one of the Marines trying to board The Yogi Pooh and fires directly between his eyes, killing him instantly causing his fellow Marines to scream. Both of the Marines aim towards Verona but miss from shock. Ragnar leaps across from The Yogi Pooh with his new found bear power and swings his axe at one of the marines, cleaving the guy in half, causing blood to fly across the boat. Duros leaps across as well, slamming his war hammer down onto the Marine, causing him to fly onto the ground. William fires at Hubris again, just missing him again as he calls out about how he can’t he hit. Hubris throws another axe, and it flies around, killing the marine Duros knocked to the ground.

Jumping down onto The Yogi Pooh, he swings another axe from his back and digs it into Williams shoulder. Pearl, seeing this, runs towards Hubris, breathing fire onto him which burns the side of his body previously shot by William. Verona aims his rifle down with Lil Timmy, hitting Hubris in the chest, causing blood to fly out. Ragnar goes to intimidate the man, telling him that if he lets his weapons down now, they won’t do anything more and so Hubris does. First getting info about first aid kits from the ship William and Duros go to search for supplies as Verona and Ragnar questions Hubris, holding him against a wall he asks what he knows about this flag, telling Ragnar that is Captain Eustass Valve and that Captain Marrow would’ve killed him if they knew where he was. Verona questions where Captain Marrow is, Hubris scared of Ragnar tells them that they’d stand no chance against him and that he is protecting the Tarako Kingdom. Verona holds up Lil Timmy and shots him in the head after he finishes, killing Lt Hubris.

## Story Impact

* We learn that Pearl has her multiple forms, more powers, and receive confirmation she has a Devil Fruit and the fact that she's a princess of the Tarako Kingdom. It's also heavily hinted that Pearl and Duros knew each other in the past.
* We learn that Ragnar's village was attacked by pirates, despite the fact they had nothing of value and now Ragnar is looking for the person who runs this pirate group so he can get revenge.
* We also learn more about the reasons for the shipwright most likely had the map to the Devil fruit, finding out its the Kuma Kuma no Mi after Ragnar eats it.

## Featured Characters

### The Crew

* William
* Verona
* Duros
* Ragnar
* Pearl

### New Characters

#### Met

* Unnamed Marine
* Unnamed Marine
* Unnamed Marine

### Returning Characters

#### Met

* Atom
* Lieutenant Hubris

## Quotes

* "All I have is my shining personality" - Duros.
* "Not gonna lie pearl with the way the light was shining down through the top of the tunnel, are you an Angel?" - Verona.
* "It's like another you, that only lives in caves." - William to Ragnar questioning what an echo.
* "We all make mistakes, look at our Captain!" -Duros.
* "Sometimes the world is full of cruel creatures but it is also full of amazing people like the ones we are surrounded by right now, sometimes you are surrounded by evil and manipulative people, but as long as u surround yourself with people who welcome you even with your flaws, like i welcome our captain, then everything is going to be just fine" - Duros.
* "Everyone has their curses in life" Ragnar.
* "Hey guys guess what I'm seeing up here, you will not guess it!" William to the crew.