And so commences the newest chapter of Personality Disorder! I know it seems a little slow at the moment but once we hit Syrup Village where a certain person is waiting for us, then I promise it will definitely get more interesting. Especially for the person I planted there. Cough Cough. You can go ahead and start guessing if you feel the need. It's a 50/50 shot.

Anyway, this chapter will conclude the Shells Town arc. We all pretty much know what happens here but I have to write it anyway. *sigh* And it's sooooooooooooo freakiiiiiiing loooooooooong! And soooooo baaaaad! *deeeeeep sigh* Okay then.

Chapter 4 – Morgan versus Nami! Usopp, the First Member!

"I am great."

So spoke the heavy set man sitting at his desk overlooking the entire town over which he ruled. His close-cropped dirty blonde hair sat in a messy mop on his head, falling into sideburns over his ears. In place of his jaw was a thick iron plating with the marine symbol etched on it. It pleased the man to know the taxes were coming in heavily, enough money to finally erect the giant statue of him later today. Though a statue could never capture the awesomeness of his power.

The marine that stood at the door saluted. "Yes! That is correct, Captain Morgan!"

"But there hasn't been much tribute to me lately," Captain Morgan continued.

"The problem is that the income of our people has decreased," The marine reported nervously. "I guess the civilians' pockets aren't very deep, Captain."

Morgan took a long drag from his cigar. "The problem is not having enough admiration for me. Isn't that right?"

The doors behind the reporting marine suddenly burst open, and Morgan glanced at the intruder out of the corner of his eye. Helmeppo stood just inside the room, one hand holding a wet cloth to his cheek. "Father!

"There's a guy I want you to execute! He's outside!"

XXX

The sun was hot on the back of Usopp's neck. His tongue hung from his mouth lazily as he stared at a lone piece of rice between his boots. The back of his throat was parched, burning with every inhale of breath. He would have to buy some water the moment he got free of these bonds.

A bead of sweat dripped down the side of his face. His mind drifted, and the image of a girl came to the front of his mind. Her dark blue hair swirled around her face as she maneuvered around his defenses, her movements fluid as she finally managed to strike him down, both wooden swords flying from his splintered hands.

A young Usopp was thrown to the ground, grunting at he collided with the hard earth. He made to sit up and reach for his fallen sword when her own stopped him from moving. "You're weak as ever, Usopp," she said, a confident smile pulling at her lips. "Nothing ever changes."

I made a promise. I can't die in a place like this!

Shuffling feet jerked the swordsman from his memories, jerking up his head to behold a familiar orange-haired girl standing a few feet away. He narrowed his eyes, trying to look intimidating.

"You again?" He asked. "You have too much free time. I'll give you twenty belis to just leave me alone!"

She ignored him. "I'm going to untie those ropes and you'll become my first mate."

"What the hell!?"

"I told you before. I'm recruiting for my pirate crew, and I want you to join!"

"And I told you before! I hate pirates. That's why I hunt them. For a price, of course. So what makes you think I'd become a bad guy?"

"What's wrong with being a pirate?"

"They're scum. They take away everything we hold dear."

Nami paused. She could tell Usopp's hatred of pirates ran deep, something more personal and meaningful than she could ever imagine. A pirate had done something terrible to him in the past. It was plainly obvious.

There were a few whispers from the wall from where she had come, and she knew Sanji and Coby were having a rough time of it trying to keep quiet. The "best damn navigator she'll ever meet" had a similar reaction to joining her pirate crew as Usopp did.

.

"A navigator, huh?" Nami said slyly. "How would you feel about becoming a pirate?"

Sanji's smile faded. "I can't."

"Why not?"

He turned away, arms folded stubbornly over his chest. "I have my own reasons." He looked at her over his shoulder. "But it sounds like fun, though. I wish I could."

Coby seemed to understand the situation, so he stepped in as a mediator between the two, leaving Rika to run to her mother. "How about you just team up with us?" he suggested, sparking Sanji's interest. "Nami-san wants Usopp to join her crew. You're incredibly strong. You can help us."

Sanji's eyes sparkled. "Shishishi! It sounds like an adventure!"

Nami cracked a small grin. This guy's lighthearted manner would be a nice accompaniment on her ship, and she was even more confident after seeing his display against the marine captain's son a few moments ago. But still, she wasn't going to force anyone to join. Except Usopp.

"So does that mean you'll be a temporary member?" she asked.

Sanji seemed to contemplate this for a moment and Nami saw his hand creep up to his chest and clutch at his shirt. "As long as I don't talk about it. Yeah, I'll help you out." He held out a hand, a wide grin spreading across his face.

.

"Does it even matter if you're a pirate?" Nami asked, ignoring the whispering voices. "You're already known as an evil pirate hunter."

"Of course it matters. It's my life and I'll decide what to do with it. Besides, I have ten million belis waiting for me after this, and I don't intend to give that up!"

"Is that so?"

Usopp nodded.

"Too bad. Because you're coming with me whether you want to or not."

"You can't decide those things for yourself, dammit!"

"You use a sword, right?" Nami ignored Usopp completely, only focusing on her own side of the conversation.

"Well, yeah." Usopp sighed, his fists clenched. "But that stupid son took mine away."

Nami grinned an evil grin. "Then I'll just go get them for you. So when I return your katana, you'll have to join me if you want it back."

"Hey! I'm the one that's supposed to do the blackmailing!"

Nami ran off toward the huge blue building, sandaled feet slapping the ground hard with every step. Usopp stared after her, his eyes wide with disbelief. "OI! Where the hell do you think you're going!?" he yelled after her. "The base is in the other direction, baka!"

Nami slid to a halt, a grimace sliding across her face. She threw her arms to the other side of the execution yard, rocketing herself to the other side and out of sight.

Usopp fainted at the sight of stretched limbs. Who the hell is she?

XXX

At the top of the giant blue building that made up the Marine base, fifty marine soldiers were hauling an enormous stone statue of their 'mighty' Captain Morgan. They yelled with every massive pull, pumping adrenaline into their weak muscles. Captain Morgan himself watched from afar, grinning widely.

"Okay, hold it there!" he ordered, and the men ceased. "Now stand it up with one final pull!"

"Hey, father!" Helmeppo cried, bursting on the scene. "Why aren't you helping me get revenge!? He punched me! He punched the face you haven't even punched before! You've never hit me!"

"Do you know why I've never punched you before?" Captain Morgan asked by way of answer.

"Because I'm your son and you think I'm great…?"

"That's right," He said. "It's because…" Quick as lightning, Captain Morgan whipped around and slugged Helmeppo in the cheek, sending him crashing into a wall. Morgan gripped the giant axe that replaced his right arm, the hilt sticking out of his elbow like a tumor and the blade sharpened to perfection. "You're not even worth hitting, my worthless son."

Captain Morgan hooked his son's coat on the end of the axe and lifted him to look his father in the eye. "Don't misunderstand," he said threateningly. "The one who is your great father is me!" Helmeppo nodded, his breath coming out in high-pitched gasps. Morgan released the other and Helmeppo crumpled to the ground. "It seems that there was an intruder in the execution field," The captain continued.

"Oh, that runt?" Helmeppo gasped, desperately trying to redeem himself. "I had her dealt with."

"I hope that means you killed her."

"No! She's just a kid after all…"

There was a pause, and Morgan pointed a thick finger at a Lieutenant standing nearby. "You! Go to the town and finish the job. Kill her."

"But, sir! She's just a little girl! Even if it's your order, Captain, I can't do it."

"It doesn't matter if it's a kid…" Captain Morgan said dangerously, taking a step toward the other marine. "Anyone who disobeys my order is a traitor."

"But, I can't!"

Without a word, Morgan raised the huge axe implanted in his arm and brought the hard wood down on the Lieutenant's head. The marine fell forward, dead before he hit the ground. Helmeppo let out a manly squeal.

"You didn't have to go that far!"

"I became a captain because of this arm!" Morgan yelled. "Listen! A title is everything in the world! I'm the best captain at this base. That means I am the greatest person! That's why everything I do is right! Isn't that correct!?"

"Yes! That is correct!" The marines saluted, yelling out as one.

"I'll take care of the kid later," Morgan decided. "Look. It took many months and it's finally done." He indicated the giant stone statue of his likeness. "This is the symbol of my power! Now put it up!" The marines rushed to their ropes again, pulling with all their might at the giant statue as Morgan stood back and watched, seething. "Raise it on the highest point here to show my greatness!"

One of the statue's outstretched hands bumped against a small domed staircase leading down into the base. The marine in charge of that hand winced, his eyes growing wide. He prayed that Morgan hadn't seen, but to no such luck. The marine captain loomed over his subordinate, his eyes narrow.

"Hey, you." The marine squealed. "You bumped it."

"I'm very sorry!" The marine yelled, fear evident in his voice. "I was careless!"

"I said this statue represents myself," Morgan said slowly, raising his axe. "If you scratch it a little, that's treason against me! Die!"

The captain raised his axe and began to swing it down toward the terrified man when a small humanoid figure suddenly rocketed into the sky, yelling something about overshot. The marines all watched confusedly as the figure grabbed hold of the statue to steady itself, pulling the giant slab into a complete standing position. However, the force was too much for the slab and it rocked back again, the torso snapping off and falling toward the ground.

The figure dropped to the floor, one hand gripping the straw hat resting firmly on her orange hair. She watched with an unimpressed eye as the marines all watched in horror, their jaws hitting the ground, as the torso crumbled to a thousand pieces at the bottom of the giant base.

"Sorry 'bout that," she said plainly.

"CAPTURE THAT GIRL!" Morgan roared, his eyes ablaze with unbridled fury. "I'LL KILL HER!"

"Father!" Helmeppo cried. "That's the acquaintance of the guy who punched me! Execute her, too!"

"Oh, it's you." The girl had suddenly appeared before him, an evil smile curling her lips. "I'm looking for you."

Helmeppo began to cry as Nami wrapped her arm around his midsection and raced through the domed building and down the stairs toward the main building, marines racing after her with cries of "Helmeppo-sama!"

"After them!" Morgan ordered. "Don't let her escape!"

"Captain! There's people in the execution field!"

Morgan whipped around, glaring down at the wide space below, occupied by the one Roronoa Usopp. As reported, two figures could be seen next to the pirate hunter, pulling frantically at his bonds. "I'm surrounded by traitors," he growled.

XXX

Nami stopped running when she realized she was being pursued. She dropped the panting Helmeppo and easily beat back the four marines that were on her tail, punches causing them to fly backwards down the hall and out of sight.

She grabbed the front of Helmeppo's shirt and held him close to her face. "Alright, you bastard. "Where's Usopp's katana?"

"I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"

"Tell me faster."

"It's my room… we just passed it…"

Nami glared back down the corridor from whence they came. "Damn. Now we have to go all the way back."

"Don't move or we'll shoot!"

Nami turned to see three more marines behind her, their guns trained on her back. She chuckled and pulled Helmeppo up in front of her as a human shield.

"AAAAH!" Helmeppo screamed. "STOOOOP!"

Taking this opportunity, Nami barreled past the men, not wanting to delay any more than she would have to. After flipping back around, she easily took out the three marines and continued running. Helmeppo yelled something at her again, and it took a moment to realize he had pointed out his room and she had run right past it. She gave him a sharp rap on the head and pushed open the door with the pink and frilly lei tacked to it.

"This room, right?" She laughed aloud, taking in the feminine bed and dresser, purple walls and soft pink curtains blocking the light that barely managed to make its way into the room. "It certainly fits you." Her eyes fell on three katana propped up against the wall, leaning into the corner where wall met pillar.

She dragged Helmeppo across the room, fingering each of the blades. Two of them were normal, with a black hilt and sheathe. However, the white one looked more pure and graceful somehow, more cared for and important. "Which one is it?" she wondered aloud. Glancing down, she was about to question Helmeppo as to which one belonged to Usopp, but was met by the sight of an unconscious lump of uselessness.

She sighed and dropped Helmeppo on the ground, picking up the three katana in her hands. She ripped a long cloth from one of the curtains, tying it around the swords and slinging them across her back. She moved to the window where she spotted her comrades down in the execution field, a huge number of marines with their guns trained on them.

"Great," she muttered. "Can't these guys ever do something right?"

Nami threw open the window, gripping the frame tightly in both hands and backing up a few paces. "Gomu Gomu no… Rocket!"

XXX

Sanji kept watch while Coby began untying the ropes which bound Usopp to the wooden cross. The pirate hunter began to strongly rebuke the poor pink-haired kid, telling him to go away before he got hurt. Coby ignored him, as did Sanji. The blonde's eyes roved over the empty base, watching for any telltale sign of a marine.

"If you do this, you'll get killed!"

"I can't stand by and watch those marines anymore," Coby mumbled. "I want to be a good marine!"

"Stop it!" Usopp insisted, genuine concern edging his voice. "I can't leave now! Only ten days left until I become ten million belis richer!"

"You're being executed tomorrow," Sanji interrupted, his voice tight.

Usopp glared at Sanji's back. "Stop lying, you –"

"Sanji-san is telling the truth," Coby broke in. "Helmeppo never intended to keep his promise. So Sanji-san over there got mad and punched him." Sanji's fists clenched. "So he's helping us to liberate you."

Usopp glanced at the blonde man. "You…"

"Nami-san is being chased by the marines right now," Coby continued, laughing quietly. "I'm not asking you to become a pirate, though. But please help Nami-san." Usopp's gaze became thoughtful, and he stopped trying to cease Coby's untying and only glared straight ahead. "Nami-san is the only one who can save Usopp-san. And you're the only one who can help Nami-san."

Sanji turned, giving the pirate hunter a wide smile. "Yosh! And I'll help to!"

"No you will not." Usopp's answer was consice.

"What, under these skinny limbs you don't think they're muscle?"

"I never said that; but you're not looking like the fighting type."

"Shishishi. You'd be surpri—"

"Hold it right there!"

The three men looked around to see an entire unit of marines entering the execution field, their guns trained straight on them. Behind the troop stood an extremely tall man with an axe as his right arm. He glared at the three, his expression livid.

"You were supposed to keep watch, baka!" Usopp yelled.

"Oh yeah. Forgot about that. Sorry!"

"By the treason you have committed against me," the big tall man said. "You will all be executed right here!"

Coby began to cry, his hands shaking too violently to completely untie the rope. Sanji cracked his knuckles, a sly grin on his face. Usopp began to whimper softly so it was barely audible, not wanting anyone to know how personally afraid he was.

"You guys did some interesting things," said Morgan, resting his giant axe hand on his shoulder. "Do you and the girl with the straw hat intend to stage a coup?"

Sanji stepped forward. "Your son is just like you!" he yelled. "Not doing anything for himself, and hiding behind everybody else, getting them to do the dirty work for you!"

Morgan glared. "I don't know who you are, but you underestimate me! Your skill, when compared to my strength, is nothing! Aim!"

The marines cocked their guns, preparing to open fire. Usopp's eyes widened, and he began to sweat profusely, staring into the barrel of the gun. I can't die in a place like this!

"Fire!"

Something shot into the air, but it wasn't the bullets. A thin humanoid figure came barreling from the sky, grinning wildly, milliseconds before the bullets broke the air. She landed directly in front of the other three men, taking every single bullet fired.

"Nami-san!" Coby yelled.

Sanji's eyes bugged from his head, watching the many different long thin lumps forming on her back, stretching past his eyes and rubbing against Usopp's nose. The marines reacted no differently; they lowered their guns and gaped at the girl who had suddenly come flying from the upstairs, her skin stretching to receive the impact of bullets.

She raised her head, giving a confident grin. "You can take these back now," she said, and the lumps suddenly retracted, letting the bullets fly back toward their owners. The marines scattered, jumping out of the way to avoid being shot.

Nami chuckled and moved back to stand with Coby, Sanji, and Usopp.

"You… what the hell are you!?" Usopp whispered, his voice shaking.

"SUGOI!" Sanji cried, stars sparkling in his one visible eye.

Nami glanced back at Usopp from over her shoulder. "I'm Monkey D. Nami. And I'm going to be King of the Pirates!"

"What?" Usopp growled. "Become the Pirate King? You must be completely out of your rubbery mind."

"Pirate King means being the best pirate in the world," Nami told him bluntly. "And I am to be the greatest pirate in the world!"

"I was surprised, too!" Coby threw in. "But she's completely serious! That's the kind of person she is, I suppose. She'll become the Pirate King and find the ultimate treasure, One Piece!"

Sanji's eyes lit up. "Oh man, you are so lucky! I wish I could do that!"

Nami pulled the three katana from behind her back, holding them out. "Which one is it?" she asked. "There were three; I didn't know which one was yours, so I brought all of them."

"They all belong to me," Usopp shifted uncomfortably in his bonds, as if aching to use them. "I use Santoryuu."

"If we fight together, you'll owe me."

"Nope," Usopp told him slyly. "You'll owe me. For saving your skinny hide. I'll help you for five thousand belis."

Nami winced. "Asshole. Think of it this way: being killed by marines or coming with me… which one do you pick?"

"You're the daughter of the devil," Usopp muttered. "Fine. I'll lower it to one thousand belis to just join your crew, got it? And maybe I'll consider lowering your debt later." He chuckled. "But right now I'd rather be a pirate than be dead."

Nami smiled. "Alright!"

Sanji, with a sudden burst of energy, leapt into the air, yelling out happily. "Yosh! First nakama! Yahooooo!"

"Shut up, baka!" Usopp yelled, then redirected his attention to Coby. "Finish untying me, dammit!"

Meanwhile, the marines were having their own conversation amongst themselves. "What is that guy?" one asked. "The bullets were useless!"

"That one with the straw hat isn't a normal human," Captain Morgan said from behind them. "It seems he's eaten one of the legendary Devil Fruits."

"Devil Fruit?"

"The treasure of the ocean?"

"Devil Fruits," Morgan explained. "It is said that whoever eats one will obtain unbelievable power: the power to breathe fire, the power to create tsunamis! There are many rumors about the Devil Fruits, too many to know which ones are actually true. They say the secrets to them lie somewhere on the Grand Line. " Morgan glared toward where Nami was egging on Sanji and Coby to untie Usopp faster. "Without a doubt, that Straw Hat's power is the power of a Devil Fruit!"

"Hurry up!" Nami ordered.

"I can't untie this knot!" Sanji complained, puckering his lips and pulling harder.

"Stop screwing around!"

"It doesn't matter who she is!" Morgan yelled. "Those who oppose me shall be executed! If guns don't work, then cut them to pieces!" The marines yelled out with vigor, drawing their cutlasses and charging forward.

"That's weird…" Sanji mumbled, scratching his head. "The knots got tighter."

"GIVE ME ONE OF MY DAMN SWORDS NOW!" Usopp screamed.

Nami ran forward to intercept the marines, her arms rolling in huge circles. Coby cowered behind Usopp's execution post, his eyes squeezed shut tightly as the other men continued to charge forward. "Sanji-san! Hurry up!"

Sanji looked over questioningly. He grabbed one of Usopp's katana and sliced easily through the ropes on his left arm. The rest was left to the swordsman. Quick as lightning, he had sliced through his remaining bonds, unsheathed his remaining katana, and had intercepted Nami's charge, his three swords blocking all the other rapiers that attacked him.

"Roronoa Usopp!" Morgan said, astounded.

"Whoa! So cool!" Sanji yelled excitedly.

Nami stumbled back a step, not expecting Usopp's sudden appearance. She lowered her arms and placed them on her hips confidently as Usopp looked up at her over his long nose. "I promised to become a pirate," he said, his voice muffled as he spoke around the white katana he gripped in his mouth. "But I have two conditions."

"And what's that?"

"One. I want fifteen hundred belis. That will cover one month's worth of meals plus collateral." Nami squinted one eye painfully. "Two," Usopp continued. "While with you, I will also follow my own ambitions: to become nothing less than the world's greatest swordsman. If anytime I have to give that up then I will leave your crew after killing you myself."

Nami nodded. "To become the world's greatest swordsman. Well, the world's greatest pirate should have nothing less than the best on his crew. After all, whether as a devil or a saint I will spread my name throughout the world!"

"Big talker," Usopp returned, a small smile curving his lips.

"Why are you all just standing there!" Morgan yelled to his subordinates. "Execute all of them now!"

"Oh, Usopp…" Nami suggested. "You might want to duck."

Usopp stared confusedly at her until she raised her leg high. Suddenly understanding, he ducked just as Nami's leg whipped over his head, sweeping away all the marines and sending them crashing into the dirt in a huge pile. Morgan watched, his eyes bugging and mouth gaping as Nami's leg snapped back into place.

"Alright! Awesome!" Sanji and Coby danced in a circle, laughing together.

Usopp straightened. "Just what the hell are you exactly?" he questioned.

"I ate the Gomu Gomu no Mi," Nami explained. "I'm a rubber woman."

"So she did eat the devil's fruit!" Morgan confirmed.

"Capatain!" One of the marine subordinates cried. "We're no match for him!" The other marines agreed with their comrade, throwing in comments like "We can't do it!" and "She's got Usopp on her side!"

Morgan's face darkened dangerously. "This is an order. Whoever just complained, raise your guns and shoot yourself in the head. I can't do anything with weak soldiers!" His subordinates mumbled terrifyingly among themselves, some raising their guns.

"What's happening with these marines?" Nami wondered aloud. "They need to be taught a lesson." She ran forward, easily knocking the men out of her way and ramming a good hard punch into Morgan, aiming for his abdomen. Just in time, the captain raised his axe as a shield and blocked the attack.

"Crush those marines!" Coby yelled encouragingly.

Usopp removed the white katana from his mouth, sheathing the swords quickly. Glancing around to make sure no one was watching, he scooted around the edge of the field and disappeared away from the execution field and into the marine base.

Morgan gripped his light blue coat and threw it behind him, revealing him to be dressed in a black muscle tee and blue and black patterened army pants. "A civilian with no rank is no match for me!" he yelled confidently. I am the captain of the marines!"

"I'm Nami," Nami said calmly, inspecting her nails. "The future King of the Pirates."

Morgan lunged forward, swiping at the orange haired pirate. She dodged easily, flipping over his head and landing directly behind him. She was forced to jump away again when he retaliated by whipping around and slamming his axe hand into the ground, cracking the earth beneath her feet. Nami clapped her feet together and launched them down at Morgan, slamming her feet into the side of his face and burying it roughly into the ground. Morgan performed a complex back handspring, landing in a low crouch facing Nami, who was now brushing a speck of dust from her breast.

"What's going on!?" Some of the bystanders wondered aloud. "Captain Morgan's getting beaten…"

Morgan raised his axe hand again, slamming it once again into the ground. Nami leapt into a tumble roll away from the attack, kicking her foot upward until she felt it connect with Morgan's chin. She sent it flying up, and the man's bulk assisted her more than him and he fell back to the rough ground. She knelt over him, gripping the front of his shirt and socking him repeatedly in the jaw.

"You teach that bastard for ruining Coby's dream!" Sanji yelled out.

"Wait! Straw Hat, look at this!"

Nami looked up to see Helmeppo standing several feet away, pointing a shaky gun to Coby's head. Sanji turned, his mouth gaping open like he couldn't believe he hadn't seen Helmeppo sneak up on them. Coby himself was standing stock still, his eyes flicking from Nami and back to the gun barrel pressed against his skull. Nami shrugged and continued punching.

"I said wait! Are you an idiot!?" Helmeppo screamed. "Can't you see I have a hostage here?"

"Oi," Sanji muttered. Nami temporarily allowed Morgan to have a respite and joined Sanji, standing shoulder to shoulder. Both of their expressions were serious, staring at the cowering Helmeppo.

"I-if you care about his life, then don't move! You try anything and I'll shoot!"

Coby's bottom lip trembled, and he met Nami's hard gaze. "Nami-san, I don't want to interfere with your dream, even if I die!"

"Yeah, I know."

"Give it up, you stupid moron," Sanji threatened, taking a step forward. "Coby's serious."

"Don't move! I said don't move! I'll shoot him!"

"Be-behind you!" Coby suddenly screamed.

"I'm the Captain of the Marines, Axe Hand Morgan!" Morgan's voice yelled, and Nami felt a swish in her hair as something and someone moved suddenly past her. Not wasting a second, she prepared a fist. Helmeppo grasped Coby in a headlock, yelling encouragement to his father. Nami ignored the blonde's cries and sent her fist crashing into his face.

Helmeppo dropped Coby and the gun, flying backward and into the far wall where he slid to the ground, unconscious. Nami didn't move, smiling confidently as something huge crashed to the ground behind her. Someone began to laugh loudly, and Nami turned, giving Sanji a nod.

"Thanks," she grinned.

Sanji folded the giant pole he held in his hands at the joints and stuffed it back into his boot. "Anything for a nakama," he replied, smiling widely. He smiled at the crowd of the stunned into silence marines, and his expression faded into one of curiosity. "Ah? Where's Usopp?"

The marines threw their guns, hats, and cutlasses into the air, screaming out with joy and happiness, smiles lighting their once pale and terrified faces. "Morgan's reign is over!" they called out happily.

"What the…?" Sanji muttered, watching the marines in confusion. "Their captain was just defeated and they're rejoicing?"

"It's because everyone was afraid of Captain Morgan!" Coby concluded, happiness lighting up the young boy's chubby face.

"Oi, you guys!" Usopp yelled, finding this a good time to return. He hoisted the ridiculously meager bag of gold over his shoulder and waved his other arm high over his head to attract their attention.

"BAKA!" Nami yelled. "Did you get lost?"

"Like hell I got lost!" Usopp retorted. "I was going to get my ten million belis they owe me; well, I would've taken it anyway. They don't even have ten million belis around here. It's crazy! All I got was a small bit only worth about five thousand, plus this weird map."

Sanji stared at the map Usopp had pulled from inside his haramaki. He snatched the parchement from the swordsman's hands and held it up in his face, staring at it like it was pure gold. "Buggy," he murmured, crumbling it in his hands.

"What's that, Sanji-san?" Coby asked, leaning over to peer at the paper. Sanji shook his head and stuffed it into a pocket. His lips puckered and sweat dropped over his face, his eyes not meeting anyone's eyes.

"I don't know that this is a treasure map leading to another map that points to a huge treasure at the bottom of the sea," he said, whistling and tapping his foot.

Usopp narrowed his eyes. "It's a what-now?"

"What a bad liar," Nami muttered. But she could care less about that kind of treasure so she simply turned on her heel and began walking away.

"Nami!" Sanji yelled, running over to stand in front of her. She stopped and raised an eyebrow curiously. "I have to leave now," he apologized. "I helped you rescue Usopp, and now I have to go my own way."

"Why?"

Sanji's eye became shaded. "I can't tell you." His hand once again roved to his chest. "But I hope I'll see you again sometime!"

Nami nodded. "Yeah. I guess."

Someone suddenly let out a pained gasp. Nami whipped around after watching Sanji's back disappear behind a building to see Usopp suddenly fall forward on his face, his expression twisted. "Oi, Usopp!" Nami said, running to his side. "Are you alright?"

"I'm just… hungry…" was the weary response.

I ended it early. Why? Because it's about 10 pages on a word document and I don't want to put any more or it will be up to fifteen pages. I don't like that. So.

Since I'm pretty sure by now we've all assumed Usopp has Nami's personality, I'm just going to apologize now for the slight OOC-ness for the personality. I had to make him refuse Nami's offer the first time and then accept. But Nami and Zoro are a bit similarly stubborn so I guess the same thing would work out either way. And for the fight, which I know sucked. Huuuuf!

You want to know a secret? When Sanji was starting that fight and Nami came back, I almost wrote Mellorine! And going into a beautiful love-rant Shakespeare would've been proud of. Oh well. It's saved for the poor fool who got Sanji's personality. But it makes me laugh to think of all the times I'm going to do it in the future. And I kept writing Usopp as a 'she' because Nami's usually the one doing the money negotiations. Tell me if I missed one.

Anyway, please read and review, much obliged!

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With Usopp as the first member of Nami's crew, she's ready to set sail! After a sad parting from Sanji, she and Usopp continue into the vast ocean. Usopp gets curious about Nami's hat, and asks what is so valuable about it. Nami's past is revealed! Chapter 5 – Nami's Past! Enter Red-Haired Shanks!