The sky split open. Five pods, each the size of a small house, streaked through the dimensional tear and slammed into the ocean around the Sunny. Steam hissed. Hatches opened.
From the first pod emerged a tall, purple-skinned being with a bulky helmet and a perpetually confused expression. "Ginyu Force, assemble!"
The second pod opened, revealing a slender, red-skinned figure with long hair and a cruel smile. "Recoome here!"
Third pod: a massive, muscular creature with green skin and a small head. "Burter!"
Fourth pod: a short, stocky figure with blue skin and antennae. "Jeice!"
Fifth pod: a bizarre creature with a body like a frog and a face like a dinosaur. "Guldo!"
And finally, descending from the sky on a personal platform, the leader himself. Captain Ginyu, a tall, muscular being with a frog-like face, a horn on his head, and a bodybuilder's physique. He struck a pose.
"GINYU FORCE, RULES!"
The other four struck poses in perfect synchronization. "WE'RE THE BEST IN THE UNIVERSE!"
On the Sunny, the crew watched with varying degrees of confusion and disbelief.
Usopp's eye twitched. "Are they... posing?"
Brook tilted his skull. "Yohohoho! Quite the theatrical entrance! I must remember that for my next concert!"
Luffy, however, was captivated. His eyes sparkled. "THEY'RE SO COOL! Look at those poses! I wanna learn them!"
Nami grabbed him by the collar. "Those are the enemy, Luffy! The ones Piccolo warned us about!"
"Oh yeah!" Luffy's expression shifted to excitement. "So they're strong and they have cool poses? This is the best day ever!"
Captain Ginyu floated forward, his eyes scanning the ship. "Which one of you is the anomaly called Luffy? Lord Frieza sends his regards and an invitation to be consumed for the cause of universal domination!"
Luffy raised his hand like a schoolchild. "That's me! Your poses are amazing! Can you teach me?"
Ginyu blinked. This was not the response he expected. Usually, enemies cowered in fear. "You... want to learn our poses?"
"Yeah! Especially that one with the arm thingy and the leg thingy! It's really cool!"
Jeice stepped forward, his accent thick. "Captain, this bloke's off his rocker. Let's just grab him and go."
Ginyu held up a hand. "Patience, Jeice. A warrior who appreciates the art of the pose is a warrior worthy of respect. Very well, anomaly. I shall demonstrate our greatest pose. But first..." His eyes narrowed. "You must prove yourself worthy to learn it."
Luffy jumped off the ship, landing on the ocean surface, his Ki keeping him afloat. "Okay! Let's fight!"
Piccolo appeared beside Luffy. "Don't be foolish. These five together are—"
"Fun!" Luffy interrupted. "Green guy, you take the frog-looking one. Zoro, you take the red one. Sanji, the big one. Jinbe, the blue one. I'll take the leader and the fast one!"
Zoro stepped onto the water, Enma drawn. "Fine by me."
Sanji floated beside him, his leg already glowing. "Just don't get in my way, moss-head."
Jinbe cracked his knuckles. "As you wish, captain."
Piccolo sighed. "This is insane. But... I've faced worse odds." He flew toward Guldo, the small green creature.
The Ginyu Force stared in surprise. The enemy was dividing them? Engaging them individually? This was madness!
Ginyu grinned. "I like this one! He has spirit! BURTER! He wants both of us! Let's show him the error of his ways!"
Burter, the fastest of the force, nodded. "With pleasure, Captain!"
The battle for the New World had begun.