Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece

"Then I guess I should warn you about something, the Super Express Speed Shrimp is God's Servant, and anything it transports is always a sacrifice for God" Pagaya warned the four men, "that means you'll have to go to the Northeast portion of Upper Yard to get them back, that's where the Sacrificial Altar is".

"Sacrifices" Gin muttered in shock at what he just heard, "what do we do".

"You have to undergo the trials to get the sacrifices back" Pagaya replied to the man.

"So they're hostages then" Usopp stated with a slight chuckle, "let's hope Zoro stays under control then".

"He's likely to have busted them all out by the time we get there" Luffy replied with a smile.

"Or somehow gotten lost" Sanji added as the old man stared at them in disbelief.

"This is no laughing matter" Pagaya yelled, "God will kill you all".

"I guess it's time to go" Sanji stated as he stood up, "do you have anyway for us to get there".

"I'll direct you to the dial ships" Conis spoke up, "just follow me then".

"Let's go" Luffy stated with a smile as he walked behind the woman, "let's go find our friends".

It didn't take the crew long to get to the main street on Angel Island, Conis was currently leading the group while allowing them to see some of the sights on Lovely Street.

"This place looks so cool" Luffy stated as he looked around.

"The shops are floating" Gin muttered in shock as he looked at his surroundings.

"Lovely Street is the only big street on Angel Island" Conis informed them with a sad look on her face, "it was designed to fully utilise the island clouds properties".

"Looks like they're trying to avoid us" Sanji told the group as he place his cigarette in his mouth.

"They probably know we're criminals by now" Gin replied.

"Don't worry about them" Luffy told the others, "we have somewhere that we need to be".

"I just wish I could see more of them" Sanji said with hearts in his eyes.

"You're still a pervert" Usopp stated as he continued to walk with the group.

"What's that" Gin asked as he looked at a strange object in the middle of the street.

"That's Vearth, the idol of the citizens of the sky" Conis replied to the man.

"That's your idol" Gin asked in shock.

"Hmm, it's probably hard for citizens of the Blue Seas to understand" Conis stated as she began to walk off, "the port is this way".

"We're leaving the city" Gin asked as he tried to pick up where they were going.

"The ships are just outside of the city" Conis replied as the trio followed her.

Luffy could feel the tension in the air as he walked towards the boat, he knew what was going to happen next, he knew what Conis was about to do in front of the terrified citizens of Skypiea. He looked behind him and let out a small laugh as he noticed the Captain from the White Berets crawling behind them and watching them closely. He could also feel Enel looking at the group closely, the lightning was ready to fire above them if anything didn't go to his plan.

It didn't take long for the group to get to the port and be directed to the small boat that Conis was lending them for the trip. Luffy could feel the temptation to just ignore her and take the large ship that he wanted to last time, but he fought off that urge as they stood before the small boat that Conis was letting them take.

"It's called Karasumaru" Conis said to them.

"Crow" Gin asked in confusion as he looked at the boat, "but it's not even a seabird".

"This is a lot easier than using a waver" Conis stated with a large smile, "it's a little slow but it also has two wind dials, so please use it at will".

"We'll do that" Luffy replied with a small frown on his face.

"You dislike it" Conis asked as she noticed the teens frown, "I'm sorry, but the others are for rent and I have no money".

"It's not that" Luffy replied, "I'm just thinking about something".

"Oh, okay, you just need to go through the second gate to enter the Milky Road to God's Island" Conis told them as she pointed out the gate they needed to use.

"Let's go" Luffy told the group as Gin looked at them in confusion.

"Aren't you going to ask" Gin questioned the group as he looked at the woman, "aren't we going to ask why she had been shaking so much since we left her house".

"It was that obvious" Conis asked in fear as she began to shake even more.

"Gin, think about this" Luffy stated sharply, "the citizen's have been ignoring us, but Conis has been helpful".

"That's the problem" Gin shot back, "won't she be considered a criminal like us, after all she's done for us, won't she just be punished as well".

"Gin, look at her" Sanji told the man, "think about everything that has happened so far".

"It's strange isn't it, me carefully explaining the details of the trial and then bringing you here" Conis said to the group, "it's like I've been tricking you into coming here".

"Hey, don't say such foolish things" a village shouted at Conis.

"Can you just, run away" Conis pleaded as she fell to her knees and began to cry, "I'm sorry".

"Shut up" another citizen yelled out, "what do you think you're doing".

"The one who called for the Super Speedy Shrimp" Conis cried, "was me".

"What" Gin roared, "this is all your fault".

"Calm down" Sanji told the man as he rested his hand on Gin's shoulder, "there has to be a reason behind this".

"After discovering a criminal, if we don't take them to the Judgement Ground, we'll be killed" Conis yelled as the villagers looked at her in shock.

"Shut up now, do you know what you're doing" a citizen yelled, "it's blasphemy".

"This is our civic responsibility, I'm sorry" Conis told them with tears flowing, "it's really strange right, everything is".

"You're really stupid, aren't you" Luffy cut her off, "you did it because you had no other choice right, so why".

"Why did you tell us" the group roared at the woman.

"Eh" she squeaked in shock.

"You will be attacked" Luffy yelled in frustration.

"No, it's too late" a citizen yelled as he began to flee.

"Get away from her" another yelled as the rest of the citizen's began to run away, "the judgement is coming.

Luffy's Kenbunshoku Haki flared to life as the pirate looked up and noticed the lightning forming above him and Conis. He quickly bit his thumb and blew air into his right arm as he appeared next to Conis with Soru. He coated his giant fist with Busoshoku Haki as lightning descended from the sky towards him and Conis. Luffy bought his giant fist up and backhanded the bolt of lightning across the cloud sea and towards Upper Yard as the citizen's looked on in shock.

"Can you take her" Luffy asked seemingly no one

"I can" a man replied from the sky as he grabbed Conis, "now that you know the truth about this country, as well as the God's power, you should decide what to do yourself".

"This countries business has nothing to do with us" Luffy replied, "but we have friends on that island, so we're going".

"Good luck then" the old man replied as he flew off.

"H-how" a villager muttered as the rest of them began to run further away, "he stood up to him, he survived.

"Let's go" Luffy told Sanji and Usopp as the pair followed him, "to Upper Yard".

With Conis

"What about them" Conis asked the old man with tears flowing.

"They've chosen their path already" the old man replied.

"I-I know who you are" Conis stated.

"I would be the Knight of the Sky" the man replied stiffly.

"No, everybody knows" Conis replied, "please come back, God".

With Luffy, Sanji, Usopp and Gin

"Do you think she'll be alright" Gin asked the other three as they got closer to the entrance of Upper Yard.

"She'll be okay" Luffy replied with a smile, "that old man will protect her".

"Plus we have no choice but to trust him" Sanji added, "we can't exactly bring her with us".

"Hopefully we'll be there soon" Luffy stated.

"It can't be helped; this boat is a lot heavier than a waver" Sanji replied.

"We're getting close" Usopp told them, "there's a gigantic forest ahead".

"Is it on the map" Gin asked as he took in the sights.

"Not really, but thus map could have changed a lot since the person wrote it" Usopp replied, "but I'd say we're close to the entrance".

"And you'd be right" Luffy told the sniper as he noticed the strange statues, "is everyone prepared".

"We have no choice" Gin replied with a smirk.

"Then lets go" Luffy yelled as they passed the statues.

The next few moments were some of the most terrifying of Gin's life as the trials began. The group had to avoid giant axes that were swinging down from the forest, after they escaped that ordeal, they were forced to escape the man-eating fish that filled the clouds that they were sailing on. This part was easily done as Luffy let loose a small dose of his Haoshoku Haki, which quickly caused the sharks to flee from them. Finally they came to a large structure with four different paths, each path had its own name, which were the Trial of Swamp, the Trail of Iron, the Trail of String and the Trial of Balls.

"So which one are we going down" Gin asked as he looked at his Captain who still had a smile on his face, as if he enjoyed what they just went through.

With, Zoro, Nami, Chopper, Robin, Kaya, Johnny and Yosaku

"Big Brother" Johnny yelled out in fear as he watched Zoro jump into shark infested water.

"He's going to be eaten" Yosaku shouted in shock as he watched the sharks swarm Zoro before the man went under the clouds.

"He's not back up yet" Kaya stated in dread after a few moments, "do you think he's been eaten".

"If he has, the cloud would be turning red by now" Robin said darkly.

"Don't say that" Chopper cried out at the woman.

"There's two many of them" Zoro yelled to the group as he swam back to the crew, "but I think I got most of them, it's hard to tell with how they pop".

"You fought them" Kaya asked in surprise.

"Big Brother is awesome" Johnny and Yosaku screamed out.

"I tried to clear the water but looks like we'll have to find another way" Zoro replied to Kaya.

"We should work out where we are first" Kaya told the man, "especially if you want to go running off".

"All we know is that we are somewhere in Upper Yard" Johnny stated as Zoro climbed back onto the Going Merry.

"We're on a Sacrificial Altar" Robin stated with a dark smirk, "I wonder why they left us here of all places".

"She's terrifying" Yosaku whispered to Johnny as the man nodded at him.

"Maybe Heaven's Judgement is to let us starve to death here" Robin asked with a dark smirk.

"Stop scaring them" Zoro told the woman as he noticed the swordsmen duo hugging each other, "anyway, that isn't something a God would do".

"Are you sure Big Brother" Johnny asked as Zoro nodded at him.

"What we need to worry about now is the state of the ship, there's no way that we will be able to put her into the water" Zoro stated, "so Chopper, can you stay here with Johnny and Yosaku and work on the ship".

"I'll do my best" Chopper replied to the man.

"Repair it" Kaya questioned, "what will the rest of us be doing".

"We'll be entering the forest and this place will be the gathering area with the others looking for us" Zoro replied, "isn't there an old saying, when you're lost, stay where you are".

"That's not something you should be saying" Nami groaned as she looked at the swordsman, "why do you want to go ashore anyway".

"God's around here somewhere" Zoro replied with a smirk, "I want to see if I can find him before Luffy does".

"Why would you do that" Nami yelled at the man, "you know how strong he is".

"We'll talk about this later" Robin muttered to the pair, "remember that Johnny and Yosaku don't know yet".

"Fine then" Nami sighed, "and how do you propose we get to the shore".

"We can use the vines" Zoro told the woman as he grabbed onto one of the vines.

"I'll go as well" Kaya stated, "I want to look around this place".

"As do I" Robin added, "we'll be leaving the ship in good hands".

"Don't say that" Chopper yelled in fake outrage.

"Fine, let's go" Nami muttered, "hopefully we find some interesting things".

Chopper, Johnny and Yosaku watched as the four of their friends used the vines to swing over to the shore. The four of them were soon out of the sight of the remaining members of the crew as Chopper changed to his Heavy Point and began to order the terrified swordsman duo around. He allowed his Kenbunshoku Haki to wonder around him, letting him know if anything was getting to close to him and the swordsman duo.

Somewhere on God's Island

"A class 2 crime is being unfaithful to God's ruling" a voice stated.

"The judgements of the trial are given by our hands" another voice added.

"A sin is for the ignorant living being" a third voice said.

"The only way to find spiritual rest is pursuing in Heaven's Ruling" a fourth voice declare.

With Luffy, Sanji, Usopp and Gin

"We'll chose ball" Luffy stated with a smile, "that's the one that sounds the most fun".

"How could you be thinking about fun with a trial in front of us" Gin asked in frustration.

"He's still not used to it" Usopp said as he looked at Sanji.

"It'll take time" Sanji replied to the sniper.

"Used to what" Gin asked as he stared at the pair.

"His whims" they both said as they pointed at Luffy who was now picking his nose.

"Let's go" Luffy stated.

"It's decided then" Sanji said as Usopp began to steer there boat towards the entrance, "but we have to be careful, this is an island 10,000 meters in the air, anything is possible".

"This'll be fun" Luffy yelled as they entered the opening.

"What's happening" Gin asked in a sudden panic as everything went dark.

"There were four entrances right" Luffy asked as Usopp nodded at him, "maybe some are hit and miss".

"Huh, why are you saying this just now" Usopp screamed in terror with a smile on his face, "so what happens when you miss".

"If you miss" Luffy pondered with a smirk, "oh, I know, you'll fall of Sky Island".

"Don't say that, do you want us to fall, we're 10,000 meters above the Blue Sea" Usopp shouted as he noticed a scared Gin, "do you know how many times you'll see your life flash before your eyes before you hit the ground".

"Stop talking" Sanji grunted in annoyance as the small boat exited the cave.

The four pirates eyes opened in shock and their jaws dropped as they realised that the cloud road didn't go any further. The boat fall from the sky as the four screamed out, one in laughter, two in joy and one in great fear. It didn't take long for the boat to land in more cloud rivers as the boat hit the water.

"You knew" Gin asked as he hot his breath back, "you knew that would happen".

"Of course, I could feel the fall with my Haki" Luffy replied, "bet you can't wait to learn it".

"I can't wait to learn that shit" Gin stated as he looked around, "where are we".

"I'd say this is the trial" Luffy told them as he noticed the balls around them.

"They look like island clouds" Gin said as he looked at the clouds around him and reached out to touch one before he felt Luffy grab his arm.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you" Luffy stated as he made Gin watch two clouds collide, one exploded and the other let out a snake, "this is obviously what the trial is".

"We're being watched" Usopp stated as he looked up, "the priest is already here".

"Ho, ho hohoho" a voice laughed out, "I guess I don't get to see you play with the surprise balls".

"Who's there" Gin shouted as he pulled out his tonfa.

"Ho, ho hohoho, I'm the Priest Satori and you're about to go through my Trial of Balls" the Priest laughed as he bounced on the balls.

Satori is a round-shaped man with fair skin and long, dark red hair. He is clad in a white, full-body jumpsuit, which has a vertical line of golden rings that run from front to back, an orange hat similar in style to a Capello Romano, orange gloves, shoes, and large, yellow sunglasses that completely obscure his eyes. In addition, he carries a large, striped cane, and he has small white wings on his back.

"I guess we just have to beat him to move on" Luffy stated as he took a seat and looked at Gin, "you're up".

"So all I have to do is beat this idiot" Gin replied with a smirk as he began to twirl his tonfa, "this should be quite easy".

"This'll be interesting" Luffy thought as he watched Gin jump towards Satori, "he'll have to do something special to get past Mantra".

"Akuma no dansu" Gin roared.

As the pirate took his first swing at Satori his eyes widened in shock as the large man seemingly moved out of the way. He continued his dance but was becoming more and more frustrated as the large man dodged each of his swings easily before he stuck his hand out towards Gin's stomach.

"Impact" the priest screamed as Gin got fired across the forest and into a tree.

"Luffy" Sanji growled as he looked at his Captain, "we have to help him".

"Not yet" Luffy replied, "we have to let them grow the same way that we did".

"Fine" Sanji muttered, "hopefully he can do something".

"What do you think we've been training them all for" Luffy replied, "most of them should be able to beat someone at this level".

"Ho, ho hohoho" Satori laughed as he watched Gin rise to his feet, "I guess you'll be the first to die".

"I'm going to kill you" Gin stated in frustration as he began to whirl his tonfa around again.

"Ho, ho hohoho, you can't even touch me" the priest mocked as he appeared in front of Gin.

Satori thrusted his hand forwards once more and attempted to use the impact dial on Gin to finish the man off. The Priest's eyes opened in shock as Gin swayed to the side and dodge the blow that blew the tree up behind him. Satori acted quickly and attempted to use his other hand and the impact dial on it only to receive a tonfa to the forearm.

"Ahhhh" the priest screamed in pain as the pirates heard his bone clearly break.

"Akuma surasshu" Gin screamed.

Due to the lose of Satori's concentration the Priest couldn't keep his Mantra up and took the blow directly. Satori could feel his rib cage shatter as the tonfa his him in the chest causing him to spit up and glob of blood as he dropped to his knees. That was followed by another tonfa to the back that caused the Priest to collapse to the ground and stop moving.

"Did you see it" Luffy asked Sanji with a smirk on his face.

"Kenbunshoku Haki" Sanji stated with a smirk, "it was just an instance, but he used it".

"Go get him" Luffy told Sanji as he saw Gin fall to his knees, "we'll need to get him to Chopper".

"On it" Sanji replied as he took to the sky and landed next to Gin, "good job".

"Ha, whatever he was using fucking hurt" Gin replied as he pulled the gloves of Satori's hands and pocketed them, "I'm sure Usopp would enjoy these".

"I'm sure he will" Sanji said with a smile.

With Gan Fall

"This year's pumpkin harvest is quite nice" the old man stated.

"Yes" Conis replied quietly, "I really do not know how to thank you, I apologise for causing you trouble".

"You would have been in danger and treated like a criminal" the man replied, "this was just a service, in here, not even Enel's Mantra can find you, but how is Angel Island".

"It's good" Pagaya replied.

"I meant the produce" the old man told him, "how was this year's harvest".

"Oh, it was very good" Pagaya told the man.

"That is nice" Gan Fall replied as he handed two cups to Pagaya, "those are pumpkin juice from this garden, try some".

"Excuse me, I'll try some" Pagaya said as he looked at his daughter, "Conis, my daughter, come try some".

"Little girl, they are called pirates in the Blues Seas" Gan Fall told the sad woman, "did you know that".

"I did not" she replied sadly.

"It means they are criminals that are sailing on the Blue Seas" Gan Fall informed her, "they would put a black flag with drawings a skull on their ship, the Straw-Hat kid and the others are probably like that".

"Eh, you mean they were criminals from the start" Pagaya asked in surprise.

"Eh, hah, hah, they are more like people who don't follow the rules, there are different sorts of people in different worlds, between you two and them, what is different" Gan Fall stated, "more precisely it's like, a hero in war times could be a murder in peace times, I also had friends who were pirates, about 20 years ago when I was still God he came to visit me, he was a very open and affable person, it was bitter sweet to part with him".

"So, there's not bad" Conis said as Gan Fall nodded at her.

"Even though it may not seem this way, Skypiea had become a waring country" Gan Fall added, "it is between us, the Citizens of the Sky and the ones we call Raiders, the people of Shandia, even now the Shandians are challenging Enel".

"When you were God you tried to create peace with Shandia, it was a hope to put an end to the war" Pagaya remembered, "the war that went on for centuries, but..".

"Yes, when we almost had peace, Enel took the throne" Gan Fall stated sadly, "because of that, all our efforts were in vain, for that I apologise".

"Ah, you do not need to apologise" Pagaya told him quickly.

"There was a legend on Skypiea, long ago, on the day that God's Island was born, the island sang a beautiful song heard throughout the country, at the same time, the war between the Citizens of the Sky and the Shandia began" Gan Fall informed the old man, "thus, when we hear the song of the island again, the war will end".

"Song of the island" Conis asked in confusion.

"Yes, that's when the Holy Land sings again" Gan Fall stated with a large smile, "it will happen someday".

"Bih, bih" the trio hear Pierre called out as Gan Fall rushed towards him.

"What happened" Pagaya yelled in shock.

"Please watch my home, I'm off to work" the man shouted back at them, "let's go Pierre".

Earlier with Chopper, Johnny and Yosaku

"Help" Johnny screamed as he saw the fight taking place in front of him.

"Blow the whistle" Yosaku yelled at his partner as the saw a monster in front of them.

"Oh right" Johnny replied as he blew the whistle multiple times, "do you think that Sky Knight could really help with this".

"I hope he can" Yosaku replied as he looked towards the Priest.

A/N:

Moves List:

Kenbunshoku Haki – Observation Haki

Busoshoku Haki – Armament Haki

Haoshoku Haki – Conqueror's Haki

Akuma no dansu - Demonic Dance

Akuma surasshu - Demonic Smash