"Luffy, I hate you right now," said Nami, once she started to calm down over the shock of literally flying upward in the sky to the cloud.

"Shishishi. Would it help if I said I knew for a fact there's going to be enough gold to make even your greedy little heart happy by the time we leave the island?"

"And suddenly I hate you a lot less. How much gold?" said Nami, eyes gleaming.

"Enough to pay for a new ship and to hopefully repair the Merry Go so that it can be used for smaller supply runs and the like," said Luffy without hesitation. "Remember what it said in that book how Noland found an island of treasure? And how it disappeared without a trace?"

"Yes...?" said Nami. Nearby Robin paid equal interest in the conversation.

"Well what happened is that the island got hit with the full blast of the same stream we just used and it sent it up into the same area as the Sky island. That's why no one has seen it since. Which means there's a strong chance we'll find an undiscovered ruins filled with so much treasure there's no way the Merry could possibly carry all of it."

"That is surprisingly plausible and neatly explains how it disappeared so quickly considering there's no volcanic activity in the area or rough waves," said Robin. She definitely looked interested now.

"Naturally this means those of us with Mist flames will be abusing the hell out of the ability to create expanded pockets, if only to carry more gold out...among other things."

Nami was positively gleaming at the thought of carrying away so much gold that their ship couldn't even hold it all.

"By the way Robin, if you want you can borrow one of my cameras so you can examine the ruins in more detail long after we leave this place," said Luffy.

Robin blinked.

"What do you mean 'one of your cameras'?" she asked.

Luffy pulled out a rather beaten up camera from her Mist pocket. It wasn't particularly fancy but it did have a few features she knew Robin would appreciate.

Specifically the fact it could take a beating and could print things within a minute or two. She took a picture of the area around them, waited for the picture to come out and flipped it around a bit until it developed.

"Tada! Our first picture of Sky Island! Best of all as long as Daemon is with you he can bring up images from the ruins so you can do a three dimensional walk through, even if it's not as accurate as a picture because of human perception."

Robin smiled warmly at that. She knew she liked her captain for a reason.

Luffy was having a blast and abusing her camera as much as possible. Most of the crew had been unaware of her knack for photography, so it was rather amusing to see their captain document their adventure so openly.

However nothing compared to seeing the actual Skypiea.

Luffy kept silent for the most part about the so-called Kami. By this point most of her crew had a basic grounding in Observation Haki and Armament Haki, as well as a decent understanding of Flames. Once the situation became known to them, she would alert them that it was time to pull out the stops to insure they didn't get too badly beaten up by the end.

On Skypiea

Luffy felt empathy for Conis and her father. And then she heard a bit of information that had those who reincarnated perk up quite a bit.

"So you're saying the best way to get our friends back is to gain the help of the Crow?" said Luffy.

"The Crow is the strongest fighter on the island. Even the kami tends to avoid him, because he once defeated the priests and made it clear that if he was disturbed from his nap again he would take all of them out," said Conis. "However he doesn't like dealing with others which is why the Kami is still in power."

"What does he look like?" asked Takeshi with interest.

"He has short black hair not unlike Luffy's, steel gray eyes, and he wields a pair of sticks so expertly that no one has been able to defeat him. Oh, and he has a rather adorable bird companion that always sings a strange song and is never far from him. The only one who can get close to him at all is Tetsu, though no one is certain what their relationship is."

Implying Conis and the others thought this Crow and Tetsu were in a romantic relationship, but no one was brave enough to say anything about it.

"What's the name of the bird?" asked Takeshi.

After all, I-Pin and Fuuta were on the ship with Robin, Nami, Nojiko, Chopper and Zoro so there wasn't too much to worry about.

"Hibird," said Conis.

Suddenly an evil gleam appeared in Luffy's eyes.

"Hibird, you say?" said Luffy. "You know I think we will be paying this Crow a visit first to see if he is interested in helping us."

Lambo and Takeshi shared a grin with Luffy.

Kyouya was about to be in for a big surprise.

An hour later...

"Annoying herbivore, for disturbing my nap I will bite you to death," snarled Crow. Nearby, Tetsu sighed.

Luffy cackled.

"Catch me if you can, crow-boy!" cackled Luffy.

"Is she going to be alright?" asked Conis with concern.

"Nah, Luffy is just having fun. Her special power makes her immune to blunt force trauma and she has the advantage over the Crow!" laughed Takeshi.

In that she was already aware of his fighting style, whereas she had spent several years upgrading her own.

For the next fifteen minutes, Crow attempted to cave Luffy's head in only for her evade at the last second or block it with more skill than he expected.

"Hn. You're far more interesting than that fake kami, herbivore," said Crow, a hint of respect in his eyes.

Luffy's eyes gleamed. Now was the perfect time to blindside the crabby teen.

"I'm glad you think so, Hibari-sempai. Fon is going to be thrilled when he finds out you're here too. And with such a cute pair of wings to boot!"

The Crow, or rather Hibari Kyouya, widened his eyes in shock...and recognition.

"Omnivore?" he said carefully.

Luffy wrapped her flames around him in an odd hug and Kyouya's body relaxed as he felt at home for the first time since being reborn.

"By the way Dino and Xanxus are here as well. I know for a fact there's a lot of fun people to bite to death on the blue sea so if you're interested you can join our crew," siad Luffy cheerfully. "Kusakabe too."

"Hmph...acceptable Omnivore."

"Mind helping us rescue the rest of the crew from that idiot who calls himself god?" asked Luffy.

Kyouya slid his tonfas into their holders and easily followed Luffy to the others. Conis was staring in absolute shock.

No one had ever earned the respect of the Crow to the point he would follow them like that before! Not even the kami had ever earned the warrior's loyalty! Just who was Luffy?

"I-Pin is going to be thrilled to see her big brother again," said Luffy.

"Hi Kyouya-nii!" said Lambo grinning.

"Good to have you on our team again, Hibari-sempai!" said Takeshi.

"Who else is here?" asked Kusakabe.

"Dino, Romario, Xanxus, Belphegor, Lussuria and all of the Arcobaleno save for the Sky from what I was told. We have Takeshi, Lambo, I-Pin, Fuuta and myself on the Merry Go," said Luffy. "I-Pin and Fuuta were on the ship when it was taken by that overgrown crustacean. Oh, and Daemon who's with Robin at the moment."

Kyouya froze.

"Daemon as in Daemon Spade?" growled Kyouya.

"Don't forget the Vindice, who run the Marine's prison," chirped Luffy.

"...You owe me a proper fight when we leave, Omnivore," said Kyouya flatly.

"Can do~! You're going to love playing with Zoro," said Luffy grinning. "Shishishi."

On the Merry Go

I-Pin and Fuuta had a strange feeling go down their spines.

"Luffy-nee found another one," said Fuuta confidently.

"It feels like two. Who do you think she found this time?" asked I-Pin.

"Mukuro-nii and Chrome maybe?" said Fuuta dubiously.

"I bet it's Kyouya-nii and Tetsu!" said I-Pin.

"Want to bet on it?" asked Nami.

"I bet the next week's chore ration she found Mukuro and Chrome," said Fuuta.

"Kyouya-nii and Tetsu!" said I-Pin.

"Alright, whoever loses has to do the bulk of the chores for the next week," said Robin amused.

"...I put a week's worth of pranks on the Alaude-lookalike and his right hand," said Daemon.

I-Pin beamed at the ghost.

"What makes you say that?" asked Fuuta pouting.

"I don't sense either of those oddball Mists she had before on the island," replied Daemon.

"I guess if anyone could pick up on those two, it would be you," said Fuuta. I-Pin looked happy that there was a strong chance she would see Kyouya again.

Luffy looked at her crew, or half of it at least.

"Everyone, when we get to the 'Upper Yard', I want you to use your ability to the fullest. This so called Kami has partially unlocked Observation Haki, as have his 'priests'. Kyouya, I have only one order...I want you to bite this Eneru and his men to death as much as you want. Anyone else we encounter, you are free to maim or dispose of at your discretion. But I do not want this kami or his men to make it out of the Upper Yard alive."

"...Does this have anything to do with the fact you read up to the Saoboady arc?" asked Takeshi.

"Eneru plans to destroy Skypiea and is an ass," said Luffy. "Our goal is to rescue our friends and deal with him permanently, or at least create an opening for me to take him out. To that end feel free to carry a spare piece of fruit with you once we're in."

"Why?" asked Tetsu.

"Devil Fruits have a habit of leaving their owner upon death and entering the first piece of fruit they find. I don't think the people here would appreciate one of their own accidentally getting Eneru's powers because they bit into a Devil Fruit."

Kyouya smirked.

His Omnivore had become more sneaky since their rebirth in this world. If she had shown a bit more spine he would have shown more interest in her as a possible mate. Sadly she never had the chance with all the chains the fake carnivores kept placing around her neck.

He almost wanted to purr when she carded her hand through his hair. Sanji raised an eyebrow at the action but kept his silence.

Hibird began to sing the song Kyouya had taught him rather cheerfully. His Master had found the person he missed so much and would soon be part of a proper flock. All was right in the world of Hibird.

Clearing the challenge to reach the Merry Go was almost comically easy. The second the fat priest say Kyouya he started sweating bullets.

"How in the name of Eneru did you get him to help you?!" he demanded.

"Shishishi... That...is a secret!" cackled Luffy. "That being said, Kyouya-nii you have free reign to bite this weakling to death so we can get to the real fun."

Kyouya's grin was vicious, and Satori almost pissed himself from fear.

He definitely hadn't forgotten the beating the Crow had given him five years ago, or that his Mantra had been absolutely useless against the relentless assault of the teen.

All because the Crow had taken offense to the fact their laws had interrupted his nap and almost cost him his friend Tetsu. Eneru had to make a special exception to keep the brat from coming after them again!

He was so screwed.

One short beatdown later...

"That was boring, Omnivore."

"How is it my fault these idiots didn't properly train after getting a position of power? They rely too much on Eneru's devil fruit and their Observation Haki," said Luffy dismissively.

"Observation Haki?" said Tetsu.

"They call it Mantra up here. Basically it allows people with training to have a heightened awareness of the area around them like a sensory ability. The better you are at it, the more area you can cover to the point it would make someone like Kyouya-nii absolutely terrifying even while napping. There's also Armament Haki, which I will be teaching you and Kyouya-nii once we're out of here because it lets you hit those with Devil Fruits when no one else can...in order words he can bite someone made purely out of fire or water to death regardless of their ability to control their devil fruit power."

Kyouya's grin was absolutely terrifying hearing that. Tetsu...looked more resigned than anything.

In the New World, with Fon...

When the Den Den Mushi started ringing, Fon was the first to pick it up thinking it was Viper or possibly I-Pin.

It wasn't.

"Hi, is this Feng?"

Fon smirked. He recognized Tsunami's new voice rather quickly.

"It is. I take it you found something of interest?"

"Smiling carnivore, for failing to find me first I will bite you to death," growled a voice.

Fon's heart nearly stopped.

"Kyouya?" he asked, not daring to hope.

"You'll never believe where we found him. Turns out he was on Sky Island this whole time...and he has the most adorable wings! They're so fluffy!" cackled Luffy.

"Wait...you mean to tell me the entire reason I was never able to track him down was because he was on one of the Sky islands?!" said Fon in disbelief.

Oddly enough, that made far more sense than it didn't. Of course Kyouya's soul would gravitate to the clouds where he could enjoy his nap in peace without the Blue Sea dwellers waking him up trying to bother him!

"Kusakabe is here too with Hibird. But I thought you would enjoy finding out where your favorite Cloud was," said Luffy.

"Now all you'll need is your Sun and Storm to complete the set," joked Fon.

"I highly doubt Ryohei is even here, let alone Hayato. If we do find either of them I will be genuinely surprised," said Luffy. "Of course now when we meet up with you all I'm sure a certain Skylark will happily come after you with intent to cave your head in."

"I'm looking forward to it," said Fon, smiling widely.

He had Kyouya and I-Pin back, and Viper would be home soon too. There was very little that could ruin his good mood at the moment.