Title: “
Why Not Zoidberg? Akatsuki Gets Crustaceous”
A tale of pure lunacy from the seafloor to the sky islands, where the Akatsuki make some regrettably amazing hiring decisions, and Rocks D. Xebec returns with enough booty thunder and lobster lore to make Poseidon cry into his chowder.
PART I: THE CRUSTY RECRUIT
[INT. AKATSUKI HQ — DAY]
Kisame bursts into the room, waterlogged and grinning like a fish with a scheme.
KISAME:
Alright guys, hear me out — I’ve got a friend. Name’s Zoidberg. Genius. Doctor. Smells like shrimp and sadness.
ITACHI (deadpan):
We’re assassins, not an aquarium.
KISAME:
But he’s got
claws. That’s basically puppets + taijutsu + seafood combo.
ZOIDBERG (entering, flailing):
Woop woop woop woop! Hello, edgy anime friends! Who needs a prostate exam?
KONAN (aghast):
He’s... moist.
PAIN:
He’s... perfect.
HIDAN (laughing):
I LOVE HIM. I WANNA SACRIFICE HIM JUST TO SEE IF HE DIES!
[MONTAGE: ZOIDBERG ACCIDENTALLY DOMINATES]
- Zoidberg trips over his own feet, dodges a Rasenshuriken, and slices Naruto’s pants off. Viral on ninja TikTok.
- Accidentally performs life-saving surgery on Kakuzu by removing all of his hearts... and replacing them with spicy tuna rolls.
- Mistakes Deidara’s clay for gum. Eats it. Vomits an atomic clay bomb that wipes out an entire Leaf scouting party.
DEIDARA:
That was art.
ZOIDBERG (burping):
That was indigestion.
[LATER — AKATSUKI BASE]
ITACHI (watching Zoidberg being worshipped by cultists):
...I slaughtered my entire clan for
this.
KISAME:
You’re welcome.
ZOIDBERG (wearing Pain’s robe and dancing):
Woop woop! Zoidberg rules! Ninja school drools!
PART II: RETURN OF THE ROCKS
[EXT. PIRATE ISLAND — NIGHT]
The skull-shaped island trembles. A storm brews. A legendary fart echoes through the ages.
ANNOUNCER (dramatic):
When the moon is full... and the booty is clenched... he returns.
The ancient craggy figure of Rocks D. Xebec rises from a hot tub of lava and Old Spice. He’s got claws, a lobster tail, and cheeks that defy the laws of compression.
ROCKS D. XEBEC (bellowing):
I AM THE ROCKS. I AM THE LOBSTER. AND I SHALL RAVAGE THE WORLD... FROM THE REAR!
[SCENE: SKULL ISLAND THRONE]
Rocks approaches the gigantic skull throne at Pirate Island — but alas! The skull has no eye sockets.
ROCKS (squinting):
This won’t do. I need vision. I need...
PRECISION.
He turns around. Twerks violently. A cosmic bassline erupts. Shockwaves blast twin holes in the skull — perfect eyes.
MARINE OBSERVER (somewhere far away):
SIR! WE’VE DETECTED... CHEEK-BASED GEOTECTONIC DISPLACEMENT.
[LOBSTER MODE: ACTIVATED]
Rocks activates his Lobster-Lobster Fruit (Mythical Zoan: Lobstrosaurus Rex Model)
- Grows to the size of a battleship.
- Chitin armor harder than Mihawk’s blade.
- Uses his tail as a whip and his claws to clap like a motivational speaker from hell.
ROCKS (chanting):
Pinch! Power! Patriarchy!
He crushes a Celestial Dragon yacht in one pinch. Jordan Peterson appears in hologram form.
JORDAN PETERSON (tearfully):
This... is the ideal father figure.
[LATER — MARINE HQ]
SAKAZUKI (screaming):
HE BLEW EYEHOLES INTO AN ISLAND SKULL USING BUTT-CANNONS!! WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?!
SMOKER:
We’re no longer in canon, sir.
EPILOGUE: CROSSOVER OF CHAOS
Zoidberg gets summoned into the One Piece world via failed Edo Tensei.
ZOIDBERG (confused):
Oh no! I’m moist again!
BLACKBEARD (seeing lobster Rocks):
YEAHHH! LET'S MAKE THE LOBSTER-LOBSTER CREW BAYBEEE!!!
ROCKS D. XEBEC (grinning):
You’re not ready for this Crustacean Nation.
[POST-CREDITS SCENE]
Zoidberg is now the Pirate King. The One Piece was just the ability to live rent-free in everyone's heads.
LUFFY (tears in eyes):
...he did it. He actually did it...
ZOIDBERG (sitting on throne, surrounded by treasure and sushi):
Woop woop woop!
NEXT TIME ON: “LOBSTER TALES: THE ASSCENSION”
Will Buggy get a Crab-Crab fruit to compete?
Will Jordan Peterson lead a TED Talk on Rocks D. Xebec?
Will Zoidberg open a ramen stand with Akainu and Chopper?
You decide. Or not. We’ll probably write it anyway.