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Usopp and the Sniper Tournament

Prologue

"WHAT?!!! WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY?!?!?!" Nami's screams echoed across the ocean as the waves trembled from her rage. Nami slammed her hands down on the table in front of her as Zoro flinched.

"Oi, Oi! Don't kill the messenger!!" Zoro snapped as he backed away as Robin watched the scene unfold. She chuckled to herself as Nami rushed over to Zoro, fists ready to pound every person on the ship, and backed him out to the deck.

"HOW DO WE NOT HAVE AN MONEY LEFT?!?!" Nami screamed as the crew froze in fear. Nami was on a rampage over their current money dilemma, which meant someone, if not everyone, had to pay. Sanji kept his distance (for once) as Franky and Brook peered through the door that led to the lower level.

"Yohoho! Nami-san is going to kill us all! Yoho!" Brook chuckled nervously.

"So why are you laughing?!" Franky barked quietly.

Zoro was still backing up across the deck as Usopp, Luffy, and Chopper prepared to make their escape. They had been fishing, which left them vulnerable out in the open. Big mistake today. Chopper snuck away quickly as Usopp and Luffy began to make their way slowly into the nearest room for cover. Usopp whispered, "Quietly… quietly…" to his captain when Nami suddenly appeared in their path. Luffy and Usopp stopped in their tracks as Nami glared murderously at them before she leaned close to them.

"LUFFY…USOPP… JUST WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?" Nami asked fiercely as the sweat ran down the boys' faces.

"Who? Us? We're- we're not going anywhere! We were just… stretching our legs! Right Luffy?" Usopp said nervously when Luffy cocked his head.

"But I thought we were going to escape Nami's wrath." Luffy replied stupidly as Usopp's hand smacked against his face in disbelief.

Why did I even ask?! Usopp thought when he felt Nami's fist pound his head flat from the top. She punched Luffy at the same time as the two boys fell to the ground before sitting up and holding their heads painfully. "THAT HURT!" Usopp moaned as Nami took a step towards him with her fists still clenched.

"WELL?!"

"Well what?" Usopp asked when Nami suddenly grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and pulled him up from the ground.

"HOW IS THERE NO MONEY LEFT?!?!?!?! DO I HAVE TO REPEAT MYSELF A HUNDRED TIMES?!?!" Nami screamed as Usopp tried to pull away fearfully.

"Why- why are you asking ME?! I didn't spend it all!!" Nami hit Usopp over the head again as he fell to the ground and held his head painfully on the floor. Sanji had been watching the frightening situation when he finally decided to try to quiet things down.

"Um, Nami-swan, maybe we could just let it go. We had to spend a lot on supplies and medicines. Besides, I'm sure we can make some money on the next island." Sanji said nervously as he peered from the kitchen door at Nami's enraged expression. Luckily Nami sighed and put her hand to her forehead.

"Fine. MAYBE if we can make some more money on the next island I won't kill you all." The crew happily obliged as they came out of their hiding places and made their ways to their posts, ready to make their way to the nearest island. Luffy chuckled as he hurried over to Usopp and helped him off of the floor. Chopper came from the kitchen with a bag of ice that he placed over the large lump on top of a lump on Usopp's head. Nami was looking through her telescope at the other side of the deck when she suddenly smiled and pointed toward the horizon. "An island! Everyone! Turn the ship!" The crew followed instructions as Chopper and Luffy rushed to their usual spots. Usopp stood up but fell quickly back onto the floor as the pain swelled in his skull.

"Maybe I'll stay here for a while." Usopp moaned.