A/N: Wow! The reviews were heart warming, so as the story alerts and favorites, it boost my motivation and confidence a lot XD Thanks you!
I manage to write three chapter's worth of plot because of you guys, I wish it won't fail your expectations (if you have any).
PLEASE READ: I decided that this fanfic is going to be a little AU and there's only one (main) reason actually and that is, I'm not a fortune teller or someone who can predict the future, I just watched the latest episode of OP and it's little different than how I perceived it happening so rather than driving myself insane re-writing a chapter, I'm going to base some of the stuff I write in the manga and if turns out differently so be it. Please understand.
WARNING: I don't think my proofreading skills is effective when I do it in midnight (my only free time) rather than the day, so I apologize in advance for any grammar confusion, I hope it won't stop you from reading the story. I'll be happy to change it if you point it out :)
Side Characters:
Cupido: A midget man who was rescued by Luffy when he found the guy drifting on the surface of Blue Sea,
He can see through people's emotion and claimed he can help people find love? These facts are yet to be proven...
Chapter 4
Unforeseen Meeting
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The appearance of a Hero
Code Name: Sniper King!
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"Sogeking!!!"
'Hmm?'
The masked man glanced at the sourced of the voiced,
"Waaahhh!!! CHOPPER!!! NAMI!!!" The cloak man let out a shriek as he saw the two.
'Calm down Usopp! I know you're glad to see them but we still have a problem in front of us.' commanded the deep voiced in his head.
'Ri-right!'
"Ahem! Chopper-kun, Nami-san, please stand back, I don't want both of you getting hurt when I slay this reptile."
Came the manly voiced, so different than the one who let out a shriek earlier.
"Yes! Sogeking!" Chopper obediently followed the request dragging backward the still stunned Nami with him.
The dark blue colored reptile who had recovered from the metal ball that hit it, charged at Sogeking's direction.
"Rrraawwrrr!!!"
"Huh?" Chopper perked up at the roar.
Sogeking jumped in the air and flipped two times, landing a few feet to the back of the dinosaur.
He whips up his Kabuto (Sogeking's main weapon) and aimed at the reptile.
"Quintuple Metallic Star!" He fired a series of lead ball in the creature's direction.
The dinosaur let out a yelp,
"Wait! Stop, Sogeking!" Chopper run and grabbed the masked man's cloak.
"I don't think she intentionally wanted to scare people, she's just agitated because it's her first time in a crowded island like this"
"She!??" Nami and Sogeking exclaimed, paying more attention to its gender rather than important facts.
The azure reptile whimper,
"Ah! Wa-wait! Don't cry, Sogeking didn't mean to hurt you" Chopper comforted, trying to get close to the dinosaur.
"Yes, I'm sorry for harming you dinosaur-kun er… -san" Segeking stuttered, still getting used to the idea that the reptile was a female.
The Tyrannosaurus let out a low growl,
"I see. She said 'It's fine, I'm sorry too. I'm just not used to so many people; I didn't mean to frighten anyone'."
Chopper changed his tone, trying to copy the reptiles voiced while translating what the dinosaur wanted to express.
Nami let out a relieved smile,
'it's good that everything turned out alright-'
"Waaahhh! NAMI! CHOPPER!"
The four jumped in surprised, the dark blue creature moving restlessly.
They all glanced to the side to see,
"Brook-kun, there you are" Sogeking cross his arms across his chest, facing the dumbfounded skeleton that was continuously looking from Nami to Chopper.
"I-I-is what I'm seeing true? Or are my eyeballs deceiving me? Even though I don't have one..."
Brook rubbed his eye socket with his closed hands, having a hard time to take in the presence of his two Nakama.
Nami and Chopper stared at Brook with a mixture of merriment and astonishment but then the reindeer remembered the agitated reptile by his side,
"Alright everyone no more yelling, she's getting more nervous with the loud noises-"
"Waaahhh! NAMIUN! CHOPPERUN!"
"I JUST SAID STOP YELLING!" "STOP IT ALREADY!"
The reindeer and the navigator shouted, both turning to the assailant, Chopper who's angry for not listening to him and Nami who just run out of patience from the repeat of the scene.
'Oh no, is she alright?' Chopper quickly calmed down and worriedly glanced to the reptile.
He saw that it hid behind Sogeking.
"My apologies, I thought it was my turnun." The black knight who had yelled a second ago bowed his head, the man had an appearance similar to a Hercules Beetle.
"Huh? You called just for that???" Nami stared at the stranger in exasperation.
'Who is this guy? What is his business with us??'
"erm… si-sir who are you?" Nami forced a smile on her face, although she was getting wary of the man every passing second.
'He's not a bounty hunter is he!?'
"My name is… HERACLESUN!" Heracles introduced himself boastfully, standing like a dignified warrior.
"… …"
"ah yes… and?" She continued to paste a smile on her face.
"My name is… HERACLESUN!" The knight once again stated his name.
The navigator gritted her teeth, her temper rising,
"I don't care what you're called! Just what the heck is your business with us??" She was getting ready to pummel the guy.
'What's wrong with this man? Why is he even talking to us?'
"Nami-san, calm yourself. This man had been Usopp-kun's companion ever since he got separated from the crew." Sogeking came forward putting a hand on Nami's shoulder.
"He and Heracles-kun met each other on the island Usopp-kun landed."
"Eh? Really?" She eyed the black knight suspiciously.
"Julieeette!"
The dinosaur liven up when she heard her owner call,
"I'm relieved to know you're alright girl" The middle age man stroked the head of the reptile.
He walked up to the little girl and apologized to her, giving her a bag of sweets as compensation.
The little kid cheerfully accepted and skips along her way.
The man faced the crew, kneeling down in front of the reindeer,
"Thank you very much for intervening before the situation got worse, I am indebted to you, young ones."
"It was nothing, jerk!" Chopper was widely grinning.
"How about treating you all to my restaurant as a thank you gift?" The middle age man beamed.
"Oh my! It would be rude of us to reject such a generous offer" Brook came forward hovering over the man, invading his personal space due to the skeleton's excitement.
The aged man just laughed at Brook's attitude.
"That is very kind of you sir." Sogeking spoke.
"That's so nice of you Mister" Nami smiled sweetly, her right cheek resting on the back of her hand which was intertwined with her other hand.
'Very nice! Now we don't have to spend money for our lunch.' She was very satisfied on how things turned out.
"It's good that things ended wellun." Heracles said.
"Please humbly lead the way" Brook taking off his hat and bowing to the man.
The aged man kindly smiled, turning around he slowly walk ahead.
"So you-"
The man began to speak when Brook grabbed him and started running forward dragging the aged man with him.
"Hu~~~rry! Hu~~~rry! My intestines are bleeding due to starvation, But of course I don't have intestines! Yohohoho! Skulljoke!"
"Wait for us!" Chopper scurrying after Brook, the dinosaur right beside him.
"Brook, don't be so rude to our host!" Nami scolded, running after them.
Sogeking followed but he noticed that Heracles wasn't behind him; he looked back at the man.
"We should get going-" Sogeking started to say but the black knight interrupted him by once again introducing himself.
"My name is… HERACLESUN!"
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Segeking blankly stared at the knight,
"Yes… I know and for the hundred times… yes, you are cool… Heracles-kun"
The masked man walked ahead and soon after Heracles tag along.
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The Straw Hats Mini Reunion
Usopp and Brook's Adventure
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The group of five was seated in a round table.
Nami and Chopper had finished relaying the tale of their own adventure, it was now Usopp and Brook's turn.
"So Brook was on Namakura Island (Lazy Bones Island) and that particular place he landed was the Land of Poverty where people are poor and always hungry..."
"That is correct!" Brook faced Nami, spraying some of the food in his mouth to her.
"Don't spray your food on me you mannerlessness gentleman!" Nami yelled, kicking Brook in the head.
"And Usopp was sent in Boin Archipelago and landed in an Island called Greenstone which is known for the Forest of Gluttony where food is everywhere…" Nami continued as she analyzed the situation.
"Wow! Usopp you're so lucky! To be surrounded by food and even meet Heracles" Chopper chimed in.
"Hmmun!" Heracles perks up.
"My name is… HERACLESUN!" For the third time that day the knight introduced himself in a grand way.
"Eh? We already know, you introduced yourself to us a while ago…" Chopper was slightly confused at the man's actions.
"How fortunate you are Usopp, while I spend months scavenging for food, the pain I would experience in my stomach from days of hunger" Brook becoming depressed as he told more of his ordeal.
"But of course I don't anymore have a stomach! Yohohoho! Skulljoke!" Brook laugh joyfully.
"Hey wait a minute! It's isn't all fun and games to me you know, there were gigantic bugs and vicious man eating plants there. I almost end up dying!" Usopp defended.
"Eh? You almost died Usopp!" Chopper becoming concerned, asked his nakama.
"A-almost, BUT of course this is Captain Usopp were talking about! I used my incredible power and summoned my 80,000 crew to rid the island of those bugs and plants." Usopp told the reindeer, sprouting one of his lies again.
"WOW! Captain Usopp, you're so awesome!" Chopper stops eating to admire the crew's sniper.
"By the way, have you seen your friend Sogeking? He was with us when we came here but he suddenly disappeared." The reindeer looked at Usopp with his eyes veiled with innocence.
"Oh Sogeking! He told me he needed to come back to the Island of Snipers for some important hero business" Usopp answered smoothly.
Brook glanced at the long nose teenager as he carried on stuffing his mouth with food.
'Sogeking? I believe I had seen that name somewhere…'
'I also recall Usopp was wearing a mask a while ago, did he took a fancy for masks? *Burp* Oh this food is delicious *Burp* simply marvelous! *Burp*' The skeleton who had not eaten a decent meal for quite a long time was lost in the taste and aroma of his meal, forgetting all but the food in front of him.
"I see, I wanted to talk to Sogeking more since I haven't met him for a while and I was really surprised when I saw Brook then all of a sudden you also showed up…" The reindeer stop speaking as his mind became aware of a certain situation.
Chopper quickly stood on top his chair and glared at his two Nakama's,
"You assholes!!! Where the hell have you been all this time? I've waited in Saboady Archipelago for months but none of you came." The doctor pointed accusing hooves at the two.
"Nami has a reasonable excuse, how about you two bastards!?"
The three Straw Hats stop eating,
Usopp and Brook were both startled by Chopper's outburst.
The two men warily glanced at each other,
The musician looked down on his meal,
"I was resolute on leaving as soon as I descended on that island but upon witnessing the grim sequence of events happening at the village…"
"As a man I couldn't tolerate to leave until I see it to the end…"
Brook looked up from his meal, staring straight at the reindeer,
"Although Chopper, I did arrive at Saboady Archipelago one year ago, I heard from the lady at the bar that you stayed there for a while and took off to find Luffy-san, I decided to follow you after a few days."
"Eh? Brook you didn't tell me you went back to Saboady when we met six months ago." Usopp asked.
"My apologies, I wasn't able to impart all the details of my trip during the time we met because things were a little chaotic in the World Government ship don't you think! Yohohoho!"
"What! You two rode on a WG ship!" Nami exclaimed, stunned at the stunt her two crewmates manage to accomplished.
"Actually I was also with themun" Heracles joined the conversation.
"I, Heraclesun and Usoppun stole away in a ship and we met Brookun thereun, it was one of the ways to get to New World without going through the Fishermanun Islandun." Heracles explained.
Chopper sighed, sitting back down his chair,
"Then if only I have waited one more month then Brook and I would have seen each other."
The doctor faced Usopp,
"How about you Usopp? What's your story? What happened to you this past years?" the reindeer questioned, a mixture of sadness and loneliness in his voiced.
"E-e-erm… I-It wasn't easy on my end too! I was stuck in the Greenstone Island for months… a-and I had this horrible decease and I was dying! Monster surrounded me!" Usopp grumbled on.
"Usopp!" Nami called, her expression asking him to tell them the truth rather than tell another lie.
"Ugh!" He gulped.
The sniper lowered his head letting out a long sigh, trying to prolong the moment before he tells the truth.
He lifted his gazed, to looked in the eyes of his Nakama,
"I… I didn't... know how to get off the island... or how to get back, I was stuck at that place... it was months before I managed to leave the island…"
"Heh! I'm so pathetic I even dragged Heracles with me…" Usopp bowed his head in shame.
'Usoppun, that's not true, you act like it was nothing but you're so lonely without your nakama that… that… that ended up fatun!' Heracles remembered the time the young man kept stuffing his mouth with food from the Forest of Gluttony to forget his loneliness.
"When I successfully got off Boin Archipelago and was traveling back to Saboady Archipelago... I then heard news about Luffy... ha..haha.." Usopp laugh nervously.
"I heard he and his crew were majestically defeating marines and pirates who got in their way or people who came after them..." He said solemnly.
The sniper pause for a moment as if contemplation his thoughts,
Usopp stared steadily at Chopper "So you're saying... you waited for us at Saboady for months…"
The young man's shoulder began shaking,
"I... I thought… ha..haha… I'm really such an idiot… when I learned about Luffy's escapades I thought the crew gathered at Saboady after three days and left without me when I didn't showed up..."
Tears of sadness, relief and guilt were falling down the young sniper's cheek,
"really... aren't I a moron..."
"So I decided rather than going back there... I trailed Luffy hoping to catch up to the crew... the-then I met Brook by accident on the way here... I was glad to know I'm not the only one left behind" Usopp glanced at Brook through his tears; he noticed the skeleton had his head hanged down, a shadow covering half of his skull.
"Bu-but since both Nami and Chopper are here then does that mean the crew never got together?" Usopp looked back at Chopper; tears were also forming in the little reindeer's eyes.
"Guys... I'm sorry that I don't have enough trust in myself to believe in everyone... I'm sorry for continuously being pathetic and stupid!" Usopp cried, ashamed of himself, the young man thought after the Enies Lobby incident he finally got through his insecurities but it looks like he has a long way to go before he can truly have confidence in his own strength.
"I would also like to apologize..." Brook spoke after being silent for a while; his eye socket were also flowing with tears.
"I am a gentleman but I am also part of the crew I should have tried harder to keep my promise, I apologize to all of you for my shortcomings…" The musician sincerely looked at each of his Nakama.
"Here I am still trying to keep my promise to Laboon, I am guilty for the years I have kept that little whale for waiting and yet, I have kept another Nakama waiting without knowing it..." Brook covered his tear filled eye sockets with his hand.
"You… YOU STUPID JERKS!" Chopper wailed, tears had already flooded his eyes.
"I hate… both… of you… Waaahhh!" The little reindeer run forward, hugging his two Nakamas.
The three men hugged each other; Heracles joined them because he too was moved by the scene.
Nami covered her mouth with both of her hands, also shedding tears at the sad fate that has befallen their crew,
'Why did this happen? We were all content traveling together, why did that Shichibukai guy separated us like this...'
Even though the young woman thought that, at the back of her mind she knew the answer to that question, it was an answer that has dawned in each of the Straw Hats member but due to their current situation each of them had delayed acknowledging it.
"I was really worried, I thought something happened to you guys when you didn't showed up for months" Chopper cried.
"Chopper, Usopp and I am truly sorry for making you wait."
"Oi Nami! What are you doing there crying by yourself, get in here and share the group hug!" Usopp was smiling now, although tears were still falling down his cheek, he motioned the navigator to join them.
Nami laughed, wiping away her tears with the back of her hand as she jumped into the boys joining their group hug.
"I'm happy to know that even if you men are idiots-"
"OI!"
"-you three managed to stay alive"
"I'm glad for all of youun!"
"My heart is about to explode from the joy I'm feeling right now,"
"But of course I don't have a beating heart! Yohohoho! Skulljoke!"
The other four let themselves laugh at Brook's attempt to lighten the mood. Unfortunately for Brook, Nami noticed the double meaning of his joke as she realized his skull digging in her breast.
"YOU PERVERTED DISGUSTING SKELETON!!!"
The sound of multiple hits and screams of agony could be heard.
"Why did you hit us too!??"
"SHUT UP!!!"
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Couple of Days Later
A Country in the New World
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After days of sailing to the sea without encountering any enemies the Black Orca along with two other vessels managed to arrive to the country of their destination using an Eternal Pose.
"Oi Hancock! Is this where you'll meet up with the Kuja pirates?" Luffy was standing beside the Pirate Empress.
"Yes, Luffy" She smiled, looking at the younger man.
Pirate Empress Boa Hancock would always find a way to board the Black Orca and travel with it for weeks however considering the fact that she carries the title of a Shichibukai, the Captain of the Kuja Pirates as well as being the Snake Princess of Amazon Lily she needs to go back to her island to fulfill important duties.
She may be in love with Luffy and may take reckless actions at times but she wasn't stupid to openly opposed the World Government and reveal to them that she aids a man who continuously opposed them, she knew the WG could wipe her island on the face of Calm Belt within a matter of hours which lead to another reason as to why she couldn't stay at Luffy's side all the time.
Right now is one of those times she is needed in her island due to the marines sneaking around the Calm Belt near Amazon Lily.
"Marigold had sent me a letter a week ago that my ship will be picking me up here, although she has stated that they may be running a bit late."
'Looks like the time has come again to say farewell to my beloved... would it be to much to wish my ship to sink to the bottom of the ocean and delay their arrival for a year?' the pirate empress sighed sadly.
"Don't worry; we will wait for them before setting sail." Luffy cross his arms behind his head and grinned.
"It will be good to see the Kuja Pirates again." The young man snickered.
"What did you say Luffy?" Hancock asked, a little panicked.
'Is there someone within the Kuja he specifically wanted to see??'
"Eh? I said it will be good to see the Kuja Pirates again."
"Is there someone you wish to see.. ah.. I mean.. I don't mind if you want to meet with some… ah.. no.. what I meant is.. is there a woman in your min… wait.. that's not it.. what I'm trying to say is.."
Luffy blinked at Hancock slightly puzzled at the woman's jumbled words.
"Yeah, there are people I want to meet in the Kuja,"
"After all, I have become friends with almost everyone and it will be fun to see them again." The young man beamed at the tall woman.
The Kuja captain stared at Luffy,
'So Luffy only thinks of them as his friends…'
"That's good." Hancock whispered.
"Hm? Did you say something Hancock?" He glanced at the woman beside him.
"I have not uttered a word Luffy" The beautiful woman smiled shyly.
"Mgyahahaha! This ain't a bad place" Buggy scanned the lavished wooden houses and tall green trees of the village.
"Captain Buggy look! There seem to be a celebration going on over there." Mohji pointed to the heart of the town.
"Guraa! Grrr!" Richie growled, already smelling the scent of food.
"Ah… a party! Looks like we came at the right time! luv" Cupido spoke with his usual rough and gruff voiced.
"It's not that we came at the right time but that's just how this place is," Jinbei walked forward also eying the town.
"Have you been here before Sir Jinbei?" Cabaji asked, the acrobat who refused to respect anyone besides their captain seemed to lower his pride when it comes to the Shichibukai fishman.
"I've been to this country before but not in this town Wood 'Aina (Land), I know the inhabitant of this land loves festivities which is why it's not surprising to see people celebrating no matter what day you come here."
"Then what are we waiting for men!? let's join the pa~~rty! Mgyahahaha!" Buggy jumped out the ship, running towards the celebration.
"Aye! Aye! Captain Buggy!" Most of the crew followed while the others who was assigned to a post watched in envy.
"What are you doing standing there for lad!? Your too young to be skipping out on these stuff" Cupido laugh pushing Luffy off the ship.
Luffy, being a skilled fighter easily landed on the port.
"Nah, I'm skipping this one, I was planning to go exploring" The dark haired youngster examined the town.
'I heard from the last island that this country is a another place where most pirates and travelers stop by; I might find some more information on the Blackbeard Pirates here' His expression darkened at the thought of the man who was the root of his brother's death.
'Ace lost his chance to complete his mission; I promised myself that I will finish it for him'
"Luffy-kun, if I won't be a bother I would like to come with you." Jinbei jumped down beside him.
'It's been two years since his brother's death and there are times when it feels like Luffy-kun would just break and lose control, I wish there was something I could do but again, I feel powerless like the time of Ace-kun's death…'
Luffy looked at the fishman whose been with him since he broke out of Impel Down, Jinbei had become a trusted comrade and a mentor to him through the years they have been together.
"Yeah, sure Jinbei! Shishishishi!" The youngster beamed and walked off to town.
Jinbei smiled, glad and relieved he can accompany the young man.
"Ah… Wait! I want to join the exploration, luv" Cupido jumped out of the deck, trying to catch up to the two.
'My senses are tingling, something is about to happen and there's no way in the life of me that I will miss it luv!'
"Then I will go as well-"
"My dear snake woman let me give you a piece of advice." Alvida interrupted, smiling at Hancock's deadly glare.
"Don't you dare address me so casually, you're only alive because I allowed it! Make me mad and I shall erase you from the face of this world."
Alvida stop her approach to the Kuja captain, sweating a little she gather up her courage and continued to speak,
"Real men like Luffy won't prefer their woman to be too clingy" The cowboy hat wearing woman feigned a chuckle.
The pirate empress had no retort to that for when it comes to the young man, the ruthless, confident, cool and scheming woman within her would turn to a girl of doubts and insecurities.
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Akinai Toshi (City of Trade)
A Way to Get Everyone Back Together
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"So you guys are saying you met up with Luffy and he left with this clown person's crew?"
The Straw Hats together with Heracles after having their mini reunion, spent days of touring the city and having fun but now that the excitement of being together again have diminished they began to think of the problem at hand.
Nami and Chopper nodded to affirm Usopp's question.
"Eh!? But that's insane! Why would he join together with an enemy? I mean I know Luffy's the type to go against common sense but still! What is he doing traveling with an enemy pirate!?" The sniper exclaimed, losing his nerve at the ridiculousness of the situation.
"I was surprised too when I first found out but I didn't had the chance to ask him" Chopper glanced up to Usopp.
"Is it really that impossible to believe? When I first met Luffy-san he strikes me as the type to not bother about unnecessary stuff and just head straight for the goal, perhaps this time his objective just happened to traverse with those people." Brook intervened.
"Well whatever it is our main goal is to find the rest of the crew" Nami said, joining the conversation.
At that everyone nodded in agreement.
"By the way Nami, there's something bothering me, out of all of us I expected you to be the first one to get back being a Navigator and all that" Usopp glanced at Nami curiously.
Before she could reply Chopper beat her to it,
"Yeah! She definitely would have been the first one there after all it only took her two weeks to get down from Sky Island and if I didn't met up with her here then she will be on her way back to Saboady"
"Two weeks? I am confused, if it only took Nami two weeks to get down to Blue Sea then what were you doing these past years? You didn't get lost did you?" Brook faced the navigator, anxious.
"Of course not! That's Zoro's expertise not hers!" The reindeer defended.
The navigator felt nervous, she knew where this conversation is headed and she didn't know if she was ready to face the reason for her disappearance this past years.
'Maybe they will have an idea as to what happened to me, especially Brook, his been around Grand Line for a long time…right?' she thought, making an effort to be optimistic.
"You two will find this hard to believe, Nami did something really amazing!" Chopper spoke again before Nami could; his eyes sparkled again with anticipation.
Causing Usopp and Brook to lean forward, eager to hear what he has to say,
"Ready? She TIME TRAVELED!" The reindeer pronounced, his eyes were sparkling and so was the area near his head.
"... ..."
"... ..."
"Nami skipped two years to the future! So even if she did her best to get back quickly it would be useless"
"... ..."
"... ..."
The two stared at the reindeer dumbfounded, still trying to process what they just heard.
Slowly they lifter their gazed to Nami,
"See told you it was unbelievable…"
"…but AMAZING!!!" Chopper continued.
Usopp slanted his eyes on Nami as he looked at her cynically, a single sweat drop present on his forehead,
"Time travel?" the sniper quirked an eyebrow,
"You got that right Chopper; that really is hard to believe"
"Yohohoho! Yohohoho! Yohohoho!" Brook laughed, grabbing hold of his stomach.
Nami gritted her teeth to contain her embarrassment and anger, upon seeing and hearing the conversation just now, she herself find it ridiculous!
She glanced to the side when she heard someone snickered, she glared at the vendor guy which cause him to stop and looked the other way.
"So Nami, really!? That's the best you've got? Time travel?? I expected you to be in the same level as me when it comes to this forte but you... disappoint me, that was lame" Usopp dropped his voice to a whisper as he stood beside Nami.
It took a lot of effort from the navigator to not pounce the sniper to death at that moment.
"Come on, I told you guys everything even if it was shameful, tell us what really happened?... ... ...is it really true you got lost!?" the only thing the sniper could come up with as to why the navigator would lie like that.
"Of course not you moron!" She yelled, her body shook in anger as she felt insulted to the sniper's accusations.
"Then what??" Usopp probed her for an answer, mustering up the courage to ask further even though he could feel Nami's temper rising.
She puckered her lips, a feint blush covered her cheek, contemplating either to tell the truth or cover the unbelievable truth with a lie.
She sighed in resignation,
"After landing to Sky Island I waited there for two weeks to ride a boat to get down to Blue Sea then I came to this Island and met Chopper then Luffy then you guys..."
The two men wore unreadable expression, quietly waiting for her to continue.
She took a deep breath and continued speaking,
"I seriously don't know how did this happened nor do I want to think about it right now because I myself am still finding it hard to believe that I might have skip two years to the future and everything right now is actually happening" She finished, frustration was visible in her tone, she rested her forehead on her palm, massaging her temples with her fingers.
Usopp and Brook stayed silent while Chopper glanced to the three, confused as to why the two weren't as excited as him about the time traveling part.
"Well! Say something!" Nami ordered, hating the silence.
"Bu-but how?" Usopp stuttered, wanting to believe yet finding it hard to believe.
"It is kind of hard to believe señorita" the same vendor chimed in.
The four turned to him,
They carried mystified faces,
"Who the hell are you?? And why are you joining our conversation??" Usopp and Nami yelled, their white teeth becoming sharp as an edge of a saw blade.
"Well the señorita said to say something so I did… and so… how?" He repeated Usopp's question from before.
"I don't know! Alright!?" She hissed, slowly losing control of her anger.
"If Namiun really did travel through time then this is a serious matter and might even turn to a grave one latter on but still at this moment your crew has an important objectiveun, isn't that rightun?" a person interjected coming out from one of the shops.
"Heracles!"
"Hmmmun?" As if on cue,
"My name is… HERACLESUN!" the person introduced himself for the unknown number of times.
"He's right! We need to find a way to gather the crew" Nami ignoring Heracles and taking on a determined expression as she assembled the group in a mini circle.
"So here's what I've been thinking, maybe we can used the Vivre Card since each of us has received one"
"Eh? But Nami the Vivre Card will only point us to Reyleigh considering the card is made of his fingernail chipping and if his not with everyone then it will be useless" Usopp pointed out the facts.
Nami just smirked at the sniper's statement, her eyes was filled with glee like she's the only one who knew a hidden treasures location.
"I know Usopp but I was able to gather information from town and I think I just found way for the Vivre Cards to help us" the navigator paused to giggle,
"Do you know that there's this water-"
"Ah yes, the Vivre Water! It's a type of liquid that will help the pieces of Vivre Card point to each other since it was all part of a single unique Vivre Card to begin with" the vendor pitch in, beaming widely.
The group stared blankly at the merchant then the men's faces broke into a grin,
"Really? That will be very helpful!"
"Yohohoho! The New World has so many useful items"
"We didn't know that! You're a good guy after all, thanks for telling us" Usopp chuckled, warming up to the guy.
Nami was the only one burning in anger; it took every last bit of her power not to strangle the vendor for stealing her momentum, gathering that piece of information took her days and it was taken from her in less than a second.
But then something click in her mind causing the young woman to bury her fury for the man,
"Mister, your seemed to have an excellent shop" Nami put on her sweetest smile as she inched closer to the merchant.
"Si señorita, I sell a variety of products"
"Does that include a Vivre Water?" She spoke in a seductive manner.
"Si!" the guy eagerly answered, a tint of blush on his cheeks.
"Really?" Nami's eye glinted as her grinned widen.
Her crew mates eyes also glinted as they read through the navigator's line of thinking, 'Heh Heh...'
"Please show us more of your shop Mister" Nami headed inside dragging the vendor after her, with everyone following them.
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The Four Region Country
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A guy with flame-like crimson hair who wore a furry captain's coat was striding along the marble road.
"This place sure is frisky than the last hell hole island we've been through" The guy eyed the stone column houses and towers.
"I asked around and this island or maybe nation is the right term... is called País de Festival (Country of Festivals), the place is severed to four parts; we're at the Southeastern area named Petra (Stone/Rock) City." A zombie looking man spoke.
"I'm guessing people do lots of shindig here from the name of the place" he continued as he glanced around.
"Boss Kidd!" A man wearing sunglasses walked up beside his captain and started strolling backwards.
"Hehehe! Do you think-" the man was cut off his sentence when he felt someone collided to him.
The Kidd pirates looked over the person who was now squatting on the ground.
"Hey! Watch it!" The girl dressed in a Gothic Lolita style clothing quickly got up, rubbing her butt.
"You fool-" Her sentenced was cut off when she snapped her head up to see the person or group of pirates (to be more precise) that she bumped into.
'Geh! What's with this ugly looking bunch, they are so not cute!!!'
"Tsk! What? Cat got your tongue brat!?" Kidd step forward, getting ready to shred the girl to pieces when he sense the insulting gesture she just made a second ago.
The pink haired girl gulped, suddenly fearing for her life.
A loud sound was heard gaining the crews attention as fireworks filled the afternoon sky, signaling the start of a celebration.
"Man, people don't tire here do they" Another man wearing a full-headed helmet in his head spoke, recalling the festivities the people from town were doing just this morning.
"And by the way Kidd, the doll girl just got away" the man reminded his captain.
His smooth declaration caught the crew's attention as they snap their head back to the empty spot the girl used to be,
"Killer! Why didn't you stop her!?" Kidd hollered.
"Why? So you could rip her apart? Chill boss, she didn't do much damage" Killer didn't care what his captain do to the people around them, but he didn't want to attract any attention in a country they have yet to fully gather information on.
The captain gritted his teeth but continued walking ahead.
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"Horo Horo Horo…" The pink haired girl laughed as she passed through the stone housings.
"Foolish pirates, they were lucky that I was busy or I would have made them bow to me but then again I don't want to deal with ugly people" She pouted as she place her fist on each side of her hips.
"Aahh! This isn't the time to be thinking about other stuff" pumping her fist in the air in a thrashing manner.
"I need to quickly find that guy before we really get separated! Damn it! How annoying!" the girl runs off in search of her companion.
'Why is it that even if we've been traveling for more than a year, I feel like I've only been together with him for months at how quickly he gets lost!'
'Argh! Even if I used my ghost they still manage to lose him! I can't tell wether the guys a genius or retarded!'
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Akinai Toshi (City of Trade): Inside A Store
One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treasure
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"Señor, señorita, Me am touched by your story but I can't impart on such a precious item for free, you must understand"
The vendor stood behind the counter, glad that the solid object was there to give him some space from the imposing aura of the group.
"But it's too expensive! 10,000 beli! We only need one drop" Nami stated, attempting to reason with the man.
"Forgive me señorita but that's my final price, Me thinks you won't be able to purchase Vivre Water with such a cheap price"
Nami leaned on the counter, one hand covering her mouth,
"Just one drop *sob* then we can finally find everyone *sob*" she covered her face, trying to show her anguish.
"I'm very sorry señorita, but"
"Mister, please!" Chopper jumped to the counter, also trying his best to beg for the sake of his Nakama.
'Ugh!' somehow the reindeer's big innocent eyes similar to those of a child was making it difficult for him to reject the group.
"What a heartless man" He heard a whisper from the side.
"A man who don't value comradeship surely don't have any friends" a hallow voiced muttered.
'Eh? Me have friends…'
"A guy who ignores lady's tears doesn't have the right to be a manun"
'Huh? Bu-but the señorita isn't really crying'
"Such a cold and selfish person" a boy's voiced murmured.
The vendor gulped,
"Fine, fine but I can't just give it for free maybe we can barter?"
Everyone snaps their head to looked at the man,
'Oh yeah, why didn't we think of that?'
Nami slaps her forehead, scolding herself for forgetting one of the unique qualities of the town.
"Maybe some of these items will interest you?" Usopp walked forward with his belt bag.
The man coolly examined the items Usopp took out of his bag but the object the sniper recently brought out quickly caught his attention,
'Is that??'
He willed to calm himself, showing a carefree attitude as he picked up a rounded sea shell like object but Nami's trained eyes caught the glimmer of panic and desire in the man's gazed.
"Hmmm"
"Do you like that dial mister? If you're satisfied with it we can proceed with the exchang-ugh!" The sniper yelp, briskly glancing at the navigator with questioning eyes.
"Why did you stomp on my foot?" he complained in a whisper.
"Is that a dial from Skypiea? It looks antique than the other dials I've seen you using" she calmly whispered back.
"Yeah, you can say that..." Usopp hesitated, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Actually it's a tone dial I've found in that 200 years old boat, Gya! I'm sorry please forgive me for not telling!" the sniper brought his arms up to shield himself, preparing from Nami's attack but was confused when he felt nothing.
He peeked a look at the young woman and saw that she was observing the vendor, so Usopp continued what he was about to say in a low voiced,
"I played it but it just contains some historic music, if he wants it then we'll be exchanging a trash for a treasure!" He snickered.
Nami nodded still watching the merchant,
"Mister have you found something you like?" she asked,
"This dial looks decent and since Me would like to help you find your Nakama then shall we trade?"
Usopp patted the back of his head as he chuckled,
"Glad we could compromise" he lifted his hand to shake the vendors hand but Nami intervened,
"Sorry mister it just came to me that we can find a way to have a Vivre Water without having to pay for 10,000 beli" grabbing the Tone Dial in the man's hand, she headed for the door.
"Ehhh!??" Everyone gaped at her in surprised,
"Oi! Nami wait just a-" Usopp called to her, slightly alarmed.
"Let's go" She coolly glance back grabbing the door's handle.
"Err... wait! Señorita, please hear me out!" The vendor scrambled out of the counter,
"Ho-how about rather than just giving you a Vivre Water, Me could help you pin point the location of the closest crew member"
"Eh? Rea—" Usopp grabbed Chopper and covered his mouth, finally understanding what Nami's thinking.
The reindeer looked at his Nakama, wide eyed.
The orange haired woman lifter a perfectly shaped eyebrow, tilting her head at the merchant,
On Nami's silent response the vendor spoke again,
"Wait! Wait! There's more, Me could also find a way for everyone to get there!"
'If it's recorded in that thing' he thought to himself,
"Well? I'm sure señorita is satisfied, si?"
Nami gave a feline smile, leaning on the closed door,
"Show us the Vivre Water then we'll talk of this other options of yours"
The vendor eagerly nodded,
'Me needs to have that Tone dial, I've been looking for the Baroque version of that song for years!'
'I thought I could make a few Belis by selling the Tone Dial to him, who knew I would find a much better deal' the navigator silently praised to herself.
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País de Festival (Country of Festivals)
Tidal Village
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"What's with this place? First everything was made of stones then metals and now the village is floating on water??? What's wrong with this island?" with a creased forehead, the man carrying three swords sash around his Haramaki agitatedly looked back and forth between the drifting bamboo houses while standing on a pile up bamboo bridge.
"Great! Even the ghost girl is lost"
The guy rubbed his head in frustration,
'Damn it! Where the hell is the port?'
Crossing his arms across his chest the man glanced from left to right, debating which side of the bridge to take.
He didn't notice a guy intentionally collide to him,
"Hey moron watch it! You think you can roam around here bumping to people and not apologized for it?"
Came the irritated voiced of the chubby man with a scar lining his face.
"Hm?" The guy turned around; he was frowning in concentration making his face looked more terrifying,
'Could this be the port? There's water everywhere but I don't see any docks'
The green haired man stared at the chubby fellow beside him,
'Maybe I could ask this guy?'
The chubby man took a step backward, intimidated by the man,
"Oi! You!" The guy with a Haramaki on his waist spoke,
"Ye-yeah?" the scar faced fellow replied, trying to sound confident but failing when his voiced squeak in the end.
"Tell me, how do I get to Petra port?"
"Eh? Petra? You mean the city on the other side of the Country?" The chubby fellow blinked, his curiosity overtaking his fear.
"What? Aren't we in Petra City right now?" The man's jaw hanged low as he gaped at the scar faced fellow, pointing his index finger downward to emphasized his point.
"No, this is Tidal Village, the northwest side of the country"
"Ah shit! Then tell me how to get back to that place" slapping his forehead the swordsman felt irritated.
"Just continue crossing the bridge on the left, you'll reach the town center, in there you can choose to use the Coaster Dolphin to be transported back to Petra City by paying the fare or you can walk from there by heading south" The guy pointed the direction of the village center.
"Okay, thanks and by the way" The man carrying three swords suddenly hit the chubby fellow in the head.
"Who the hell you calling a moron you fatass!" The muscular guy bellowed, looming over the man.
"Gya! Sorry!" The scarred man squatted down holding the big lump on his head.
Turning around, the man with three golden earrings in his left earlobe walked forward, stopping he turned right to cross the bridge.
"Hey wait!" the man from before called,
"What is it?" The guy looked back, a scary frown present on his face although if you knew him you can tell it's just his normal facial expression.
'Gya!' "No-nothing" the man shook his head,
'It's just that you're going the wrong direction bu-but I'm afraid of getting hit again so never mind...'
"Eh!? Idiot" The guy said under his breath and continued walking on the right path, which sadly was the wrong path.
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Akinai Toshi (City of Trade)
Underground Passageway
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"Whe-where is this place? Oi Nami, are you sure we should be following this guy? What if there's a trap waiting at the end of this tunnel and he butchers us just to get the Tone Dial?" Usopp said with a hushed tone.
"Wha-what? That's awfully brutal and bloody and disgusting, I agree with Usopp, shall we go back?" Brook touched his cheek bone with his fingers, his jaw shaking from fear.
"Idiots! There's five of us how could you be afraid of him? Besides he already gave us the Vivre Water and located another piece of the card using our Vivre Cards, don't you guys want to see who the holder of that piece is?" Nami reminded them.
'But I'm still surprised to the device he used; the New World has so many unique items that are unknown on the outside world'
She recalled how they all handed their Vivre Card to the merchant after it was dipped in Vivre Water, then he put it in the mouth of larger version of what seems like a Den Den Mushi, after a minute of buzzing from the animal, it spoke revealing the latitude and longitude of the nearest card it detected.
"She's right, it could be Zoro" Chopper walked beside Nami in his Walk Point, his mind free from any dread or worry as it focus only on seeing another crew member.
"Or maybe Franky?" Usopp walk straighter, forgetting his panic from earlier.
"Or possibly Sanjiun? Usoppun talks about him saying his food is far better than the treats in the Greenstoneun Forestun and I wanted to have the chance to meet himun" Heracles remembered how boastful Usopp was when he described his Nakama.
"He's right! Sanji's food is the best I've tasted. Yohohoho! Or perhaps it is Robin?" Brook added, getting swept by the light mood.
Nami giggled, her mind conjuring an image of dark haired young man wearing his signature Straw Hat and toothy grin, "Or probably Luffy?"
Usopp, Chopper and Brook smiled, nodding their head.
"Me am glad that everyone's getting happy but please don't get your hopes too high up, like I've explained only five countries in the New World are recorded in that machine and if the location is not there... then Me still get the Dial right?" the vendor looked at Nami, making sure of their deal.
Clapping both her hands and intertwining her fingers, she grinned at the man,
"Hmmm!"
"Er…Señorita? That's a yes? Si?"
"Hmm!?"
"Señorita?"
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On an Island Somewhere in New World
In a Village
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The land that was filled with life a few hours ago was now dark and eerie,
Droplets of blood fell to the ground as a man flee for his life.
Bare foot stomping on uneven ground, stepping on small rocks, pebbles and twigs making his feet bleed, the man didn't care for he was too afraid of the person chasing after him.
A shadow with devil's wings on its back jump down in front of the man,
"This game has become a bore, forgive me for erasing your useless existence"
The person spoke in a sarcastic tone, giving a sinister smile; the large man lifted his sword and impales the smaller man in the stomach.
"gyaaa...ugh..." the guy screamed in agony, as blood trickle from the side of his mouth.
The large man slid out his sword from the guy's stomach, then grab the smaller man's neck, strangling the man but making sure not to kill him.
"ugh...geh..." the man's eyes glimmer with joy at the other man's suffering.
Then with one fluid move, he jammed his sword in the guy's abdomen,
The large man's smile grew wider as he slashed his sword in an upward motion, slicing the smaller guy's torso and head in to two.
Blood spilled out of the opened torso, spraying red liquid on the ground and walls of the houses near the place.
"My, my you're a real sadist aren't you Shiryuu?" A figure flew down on the scene, his wings transforming back to two limbs as he landed.
"Heh! For someone who was exiled by the World Government and lost his authority as a policeman due to the excessive massacre you committed in West Blue, I don't think you have any right to condemn me Lafitte."
The pale man wearing a black top hat and carrying a wooden cane chuckled,
"Then I guess that would put us in the same boat, former Impel Down warden"
"Where are the others?" Shiryuu wiped the dripping blood on his sword with a piece of cloth.
"The captain had send me to fetch you, we shall again set sail and leave this island"
Lafitte spun his cane, acting care free even though they were surrounded by human corpses.
"Are you certain that the path we are traveling is the correct one?" the swordsman sheathed his sword.
"Not to worry, as the Black Beard Pirate's navigator, I won't lead our crew astray"
Lafitte gently smiled and for some reason it was much more chilling than the sinister smile Shiryuu usually had on his face.
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Akinai Toshi (City of Trade)
Underground Workshop
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"Wow! This is so cool! There are so many tools I've never seen" Usopp looked around the workshop, excited as a child.
"Señor, please prohibit yourself from touching any of the machines, these tools are delicate, the doctors will be very angry if it gets broken" the seller worriedly looked at the sniper while he loaded the information of the Vivre Card's location on a device attached to a Bronze Den Den Mushi.
"Bzzz... Bzzz... Bzzz..." the Bronze Den Den Mushi processed the information.
"Bzzz… Bzzz… location confirmed… target country is traced within the records… Bzzz… Bzzz…"
The vendor flash a smile on his face,
"Señor! Señorita! The island where your crew is staying has been inputted here, Me could send everyone there now"
"Eh? Really?" The group gathered around him, trying to have a peek at what he was doing.
The name of the country flashed on the mini screen, the grin on the man's face vanish as swallowed down a yelp that threatened to escaped his mouth.
'This is bad, why does it have to be the country that was inputted recently…'
"Mister is something wrong?" Chopper asked, seeing the man's discomfort.
"It's nothing! Me is just sad that everyone is living so soon" making up an excused to cover up his uneasiness.
"So how does this thing work?" Nami stood in front of an elevated circular flat form, with a glass bowl covering it and five circular holes with a strainer were present on the side of the flat form.
"Me shall explain, you see the holes on the plat form? Cotton clouds will come out from it and fill the glass bowl but not to worry it is mixed with oxygen so you can breathe from it" He assured, seeing the worried looked the reindeer cast his way.
"After condensing it into a cotton ball which will last its form for hours, air will gather underneath the plat form and shoot the Cotton Cloud Ball to the direction of the island. It will only burst when you land so no injuries will be done" the man laughed nervously.
The group was too amazed to noticed it,
"I can't believe the New World has such a useful device as this" Usopp marveled at the object.
"Is this type of transportation available anywhere here?" Brook rounded the machine.
"Oh no señor, Dr. Vegapunk had only created two of these machines as of now"
'And this one is still at the testing pace, although the doctors have already tried it on other countries and the Surveillance Den Den Mushi that was used as a test subject were fine, Me just don't know if they already tried it on a country this far'
A beeping sound was heard throughout the room,
"I believed the machine is ready... everyone please step inside the glass" the vendor hesitated, considering on stopping the group from going.
"Mister, thanks a lot! You have help us big time! I hope we meet again" Chopper cheerfully said as he stepped inside.
"Stop, you don't need to show that much gratitude, we are bartering remember?" he denied, feeling a twinge of guilt.
He noticed the black knight standing beside him,
"Si Señor? Please step inside-"
"My name is… HERACLESUN!"
"Si Señor Heracles, kindly step inside", the merchant sweat drop at the man's weird way of introducing himself.
"Young sir I would like to express my sincere gratitude, you truly have helped us, would you like me to play a song dedicated to you?" Brook whip out his violin.
"Th-that's very kind of you señor but the workshop is only available at this time so please hurry" the guy was feeling guiltier at the kindness these people were showing him.
"Hey thanks man, you're not as cold and selfish as I thought you were" Usopp chuckled getting on the plat form.
"Mister, you are a man with a heart of gold, so here you can have it" Nami beamed, handing the ancient Tone Dial to the merchant.
The vendor forgetting his guilt, quickly snatched the Tone Dial before the young woman had a change of heart; he was lost in bliss at the thought of the music record finally becoming his.
The glass door closed with a clicking sound to indicate it has been locked, the inside slowly filled with cotton clouds.
"So Mister you must be someone special to have access to this kind of machines, how many times have you use it in your travel being a merchant?" Usopp asked curiously as they waited for the cloud to condense.
The man who was still lost in pure happiness answered without a thought,
"Oh no señor, I'm just a humble part time helper here during the night being a merchant in the day, and I don't think any humans had ridden that thing yet since it's still in the process of being tested, you know? to try and get rid of any cotton cloud malfunctions"
"WHAT!!??" Horrified voices came from inside the glass bowl snapping the man out his reverie.
"Wa-wa-wait! What do you mean malfunctions!?" the sniper's voiced could be heard from inside.
"er… just... simple errors.." the man stuttered.
"What kind of errors??" Nami screeched from the inside the glass.
"Um… like the machine shutting down if it doesn't work…"
Sighs of relief could be heard from within the cotton clouds,
"there's... also the probability of the cotton cloud landing in the middle of the sea"
"Eehh??" the two devil user reacted.
"then there's the worse... it... could-explode-or-burst-while-in-transit BUT I will repeat! That those things will only happen for the worst case scenario" the merchant hurried his speech for the worst part trying in vain to lessen the horrible ring to it.
"EEEHHH!!?!? That's not comforting at all!" the group shouted from the inside, anxiety could be heard from their tone.
"Relax, none of that stuff happened in any of the test, I'm sure it won't happen... yet..."
"St-stop! I want to get off! As much as I want to see the crew it would be useless if I'm dead!" Usopp cried from the glass bowl.
"I assent to that; I don't want to die even though I'm already dead Yohohoho! Skulljoke!"
"Ouch!" various hitting sound could be heard.
"It isn't funny!" the navigator yelled at the skeleton.
"It can't be help; at least we were all brave in the endun"
Another hitting sound was heard,
"Don't jinx it you stupid beetle man!"
"Eh? Oi Chopper!" Usopp notice the reindeer leaning on the side of the glass passed out, he couldn't tell if it was a cloud or foam that was on his agape mouth.
"Mister, please stop this thing we'll find a safer way to travel" Nami pleaded on the other side of the glass, chewing on her bottom lips, a little teary eyed.
"Bzzz… cloud formation complete… it will ascend in three, two,"
"Me am sorry for it is too late to stop it; I will pray for everyone's safety señorita, have a safe trip!" the merchant turned around rubbing the Tone Dial in his cheek, getting lost in another wave of bliss.
"One…Bzzz…"
The three conscious Straw Hats turned white as their jaw drop to the floor, dreading their fate.
"NOOooo!" anguish screams could be heard from the sky as the Cotton Cloud Ball blast off.
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Night Time
Wood 'Aina (Wood Land)
The Coaster Lion
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'Damn! I thought I could find something but none of these people know anything about Black Beard' Luffy wore a serious expression on his face, checking up for another bar he could enter and ask around.
'I didn't know gathering information is this hard, how could Nami stand such a boring task?' he recalled the times the young woman would research about the island they would land on for future reference on her map making.
"Hey lad, are you really looking for the Black Beard Pirates? luv" Cupido asked, walking on his right side.
"Yeah, I've got something to settle with their captain" Luffy stop walking, glancing at Wood 'Aina's entrance noticing some type of ride at the side.
"Then let me give you a piece of advice. One, you can't outright asked people if they know anything about a guy such as BB. Two, because BB at the moment is a name to be wary of, do you think people will easily answer even if they knew anything and" the gruff stern voiced paused causing Luffy glanced back at him while Jinbei observed from the sidelines.
"Three, even if they told the truth, do you think a drunken man's word is liable? luv" Cupido pointed to the town's men laughing like a fool and drowning themselves with alcohol.
"He's right, it is difficult to find a valid information in this type of environment" Jinbei agreed, a frown of disapproval present on his face as he stared at the town's people.
Luffy cross his arms across his chest and cocked his head to the side as he mulled over the matter,
"I guess you're right, then I'll just check out that mystery device over there" running to the weird contraction that caught his eyes earlier.
"He sure can adapt to situations quite easily, luv" the midget man commented, surprised that the lad accepted his advice and didn't argue especially when he was seriously asking around town for hours.
"Yes, it's probably due to his open mindedness" Jinbei followed the young man.
"Ah… is that so? luv" Cupido chuckled but something snag his attention, a billboard near the entrance, the letters were covered with different colored chalk making it hard to read.
'How drunk do this people get that they don't even realized their vandalizing their own town, luv'
Luffy reached the mystery device; there were lion shape animal seats beside a wooden track that extends away from the town, across the sea, connecting to another part of the land.
"Oi! Mister, what's this for?"
The group of men, who were having some sort of drinking contest paused and looked at him,
"Eeeh? Iz it your first time heeere? That's a Coazter Lion, its used to travel back and forth between the regionz in this country"
"Heeey it's you! The guy from the bar who was asking around town, found whatcha looking for?" another man spoke, separating himself from the group.
"Not yet, everyone I asked doesn't know a thing" the dark haired young man faced the drunken guy.
"Heeey that's too bad… Oh I know why don't you asked around town?"
"I told you I just did and no one knows anything, mister you're really drunk aren't you?" Luffy boringly glanced at the guy.
"Bwahahaha! that is a truuuth I won't undeny!" the guy who carried the scent of alcohol snickered.
"Anyway can I ride this thing?" he let out a boyish smile showing his white teeth as he pointed to the ride.
"Eeeh? Okay, a thouzand Beli or was it ten thouzand or was it a hundred ah whatever it'z free!" the first drunken guy declared, laughing as he worked to get the contraption ready.
"Shishishishi! Thanks!" Luffy's eyes glimmered with interest on the wooden-track-lion-ride.
"Luffy-kun, are you sure it's safe?" Jinbei intently stared at the tracks, he felt like the thing would collapse any moment.
"Shishishishi! Don't worry I'm rubber, even if I crash I won't get hurt" He reminded the fishman confidently.
"Ozzt! You reeeady?" the drunken man called, after putting the lion like animal seat on the track.
"Yeah!" Luffy stretched his arms, grabbing hold of the lion seat, he sat on top of it.
'Hahaha! Lookz like my lazt shot of alcohol hit the zpooot because I think I just saw that boy stretch hiz arm Gyahaha!'
"Gorry… for the incontinence?... Them Roaster Ion is out of hordes?... ...For the love of man, what does that even mean? luv" Cupido stood in front of the billboard, trying to decipher the message ever since he noticed it.
"Ah... let's try one last time, luv" the little man examined the words closely.
"I got it! Sorry for the inconvenience, the Roaster Lion is out of order…" the midget thought for a moment,
"Hell, what is a Roaster Lion!? luv"
"-Two! One! Lift off!"
Cupido turned to the noise, he saw Luffy riding an animal like thing sped through the tracks which were made of wood, the lion smoothly rode up and down the wooden tracks above the sea until a cracking sound was heard and the whole thing plummet to the ocean taking the lad with it, after a few minutes which all it took for Jinbei to dive in the water, the Lion with Luffy still sitting on top of it shot out of the water racing through the remaining upward slope of the track, as it reached the edge of the broken path, the vehicle taking its passenger with it shoot up to the sky like a shooting star during the night.
'Is this the scene I was looking forward to? It's good but I thought it would be more entertaining than this, was my senses way off? luv'
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Night Time
On an Island Somewhere in New World
A Torn Up Village
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Two figures were running through the torn houses of a village,
"They really messed this town, I can't sense any traces of living things here" A blond hair young man spoke.
"Let's go further in the village, maybe they're still here" a young woman with unruly blond hair followed him.
"Yes! Marguerite-swan!" the man was now twirling; his eyes had now turned heart shape.
"Sanji, please be quite or those pirates might spot us"
"Ah, sorry" the man reverted back to his serious demeanor.
"Men are puzzling creatures, when I first met Luffy I though they can all stretch but you don't" Marguerite pinched Sanji's cheek, trying to tear it off hoping it would stretch.
"Mar-Marguerite-san as much as I am honored by this gesture please stop" Sanji spoke calmly, hiding the pain in his voiced.
He was still surprised at how could a petite woman summon such brute strength.
The two cautiously walk to a narrow path, looking for any signs of movements,
"Hey, that's a really beautiful button in your sleeves, it's the first time I've seen such a unique design" the young woman whispered, as a seamstress she couldn't help but be intrigue.
"Eh? Really? Why thank you Marguerite-swan!" Sanji's eyes had again turned in to a heart but this time he remembered to lower his voiced.
"I wonder if I could match it with a beige knitted cotton cloth?" Marguerite rested her chin on the tip of her fist in a thinking posture.
"Oh beige is a calming color; you can try adjourning it with pink and purple for a more feminine effect" the cook softly smile, giving a sincere advice.
"Oh that is a good combination, thanks Sanji" Margaret passed a praising looked in Sanji's way.
"I'm glad to be of service, you can also try..." the cook halted his speech, dropping on the ground, dark auras looming over him.
"Eh? Sanji?" Marguerite asked, a tinge of worry in her voice.
'What the hell am I doing?' He chewed on his handkerchief as tears of agony flow out of his eyes, petrified that he was having a girly conversation even outside the Kamabakka Kingdom.
'This is not good! I knew I've been stuck there for way too long!'
The Kuja woman stared at her companion with mild curiosity,
"Sanji? There's been something I've been meaning to ask you after I had seen Luffy's treasure"
'Eh? treasure?' Sanji stared at the young woman with a blank looked.
"Of course Marguerite-san, ask anything and I would answer as best as I can" the cook grinned, as he stood up.
"Luffy said his ball's were a family jewel, how about you? What are your ball-" Sanji covered Marguerite's mouth before she could finish her question, again tears were flowing out of his closed eyes.
"Please stop, a lady shouldn't use such vulgar words so openly"
'I'm going to beat the crap out of that shithead, when I see him'
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Still Night Time...
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'Crashing and falling from the sky is becoming a very bad habit, I need to find a way to stop this trend' Nami was currently laying down on her back, on a cold smooth stone flooring.
She forced herself to open her eyes but she panic when all she saw was darkness.
"Why is it so dark? Di-did I go blind!?" the navigator sat up causing her head to sting, a wave of dizziness coming to her.
Although she was in pain, she was relieved to know that the reason for the darkness wasn't due to blindness but because it was nighttime.
"Oi Nami! You alive?" she heard Usopp called her,
"Yeah, where are the others?" the navigator answered weakly.
"I don't know, my body's still aching from the crash"
The group traveled on the ball of Cotton Cloud for hours, when the crew began to relaxed thinking everything will work out fine, the clouds started to separate from each other and within minutes the Cotton Cloud Ball burst into tiny pieces of clouds and the next thing they knew, each one of them were falling from the sky.
A passing bird broke Usopp and Nami's fall when both of them crash on top of it, but regrettably due to the force of their fall, the bird got knocked out and fell with them thus explaining their current disheveled situation.
'I guess we were lucky, at least it didn't explode or crash to the ocean... it will be very troublesome for Chopper and Brook if it did' the sniper tiredly thought.
Nami tried to stand up, rubbing her temples to eased the pain, when she heard Usopp's voiced coming from below she knew she was on an elevated stone flooring, higher than where the sniper is located.
She looked around the area and noticed that they had landed on a protruded horizontal rock column on the side of a stone tower.
"Hey Nami! Please carry me to the hospital, I'm dying here..." came the trembling voiced of her crew mate.
Nami glanced down to Usopp and saw him trying his best to looked pitiful.
"Me? Aren't you supposed to be the one carrying me and bringing me to a doctor, you moron!"
"Bu-but I'm dying and every bone in my body is crush! Ugh! It hurts! The pain is overwhelming, I think all my 326 bones are broken" the sniper tried his best to sound like his in pain.
Nami's only reaction was to squint her eyes on him, a sweat drop forming at the back of her head,
"Don't worry Hanaking (Noseking), I don't think it's possible to break all your 326 bones when there are only 206 bones in an adult human body, besides I don't think you're dying, you looked lively enough to be able to lie like that"
"Eh? Really? Then my 206 bone—"
"Stop it! Or I'll get down there and pound you to death! Maybe then I'll take you to a hospital just like you want"
Usopp scampered to stand up after hearing the navigator's threat,
Patting his clothes to remove the dust in it, he looked at his companion, his chin held high trying to look dignified.
"You know Nami, you should stop taking that kind of tone when addressing me" the sniper tried to sound intellectual.
"Oh really?" She asked in a skeptical tone, lifting her fist as she positioned herself to jump down to where Usopp was standing.
"Waah! Ho-hold on Nami! If you hit me you're being disrespectful to your elder you know!" waving his hand frantically in the air just to signal the navigator to stop from jumping.
"What???" she asked incredulously, taking a step back from the edge of the rock column.
"Th-that's right! You said you time traveled two years to the future, then if you're still the Nami back then that means I'm older than you now... right?"
The young woman blinked, the meaning of the snipers statement dawning to her,
'He's right... ...But that doesn't stop me from pounding the day lights out of him!'
"And because of that you think I can't hit you now? Watch me!"
The sniper gulped, quickly turning the other way to look for an exit.
Nami stood on the edge of the platform getting ready to jump when she abruptly stop,
'Eh? What's that?' she noticed a dotted shadow on the ground, growing bigger with each passing second.
She turned around to looked at the cause of the shadow but the young woman didn't have the time to react except for a muffled scream as she felt something collide to her.
"Kyaa-"
Usopp was startled by Nami's scream and he hurriedly turned back,
"Nami!" the sniper glanced upward to where he knew the navigator stood,
Everything happened too fast, and he couldn't do anything to stop it.
Nami got hit by something falling from the sky, which he believed was a human, then the two fell off the tower, and crash down to a person below.
"Gyaaa! Nami!"
Usopp hurriedly pulled a rectangular hook from his belt, spinning it over his head, he skillfully throws it to another tower.
Pulling the rope to check if its safely hooked to the other tower, he swings himself downward,
"Usopp AAaaaAAAaaaAA!" the name he had given his special belt, which he first used on their adventure in Skypiea, except that time he forgot to put a way to detach the rope, unlike now, the rope can be detached easily.
Sadly, the snipers skills in swinging between trees hadn't improved since their travel to Skypiea, and he ended up crashing to multiple stone column, which resulted for the rope to detached itself making Usopp fall face down the ground.
Usopp slowly got up from the ground, rubbing his head,
"Ugh! Huh? Wh-where am I?"
It took the young man a few minutes to remember everything, "Oh that right! Nami!"
He quickly stood up, looking around for any signs of his Nakama.
"What the fuc- Boss Kidd!!!"
"Captain!!"
Usopp run through the commotion, but the person who lay on the ground quickly caught his attention,
'Luffy!? Then he's the owner of the Vivre Card that brought us here?' the young man's jolly thoughts were cut short when he stop dead on his track, as he realized something else.
Nami was laying underneath Luffy, and the two Straw Hats had their mouth joined? adjourned? connected? attached? Heck, he didn't know what else to call it, but the most important part was...
'What are they doing making out in the middle of the road!!?? Are they that happy to see each other??'
The snipper was about to confront them when he felt his blood freeze, and his heart stop.
His whole body trembled, as his jaw drop to the ground, his complexion turning white as a sheet, his eyes bulging out of his eye socket.
He felt a will-o-wisp hover above him, as he felt dark aura's loom over his surroundings...
The two Straw Hats, who were taking quite some time to disentangle themselves from one another was laying on top of the back of another person.
The pirate which laid splat to the ground underneath Nami was none other than one of the Supernovas...
'Eustass Kidd!!! Gyaaaaa!!!' Usopp's mind screamed in terror, feeling death draw near.
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TBC
Thank you for reading!
Please review, may it be positive or negative, it would make me really happy ^^
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A/N: What did you guys thought of the story so far? The plots starting to unravel isn't? When I wrote this chapter I gone through different themes, I hope you guys were able to feel at least one of those themes (Adventure / Humor / Drama / Mystery!?).
Anonymous Reviews:
Yap Lin: Hehe! We're the same and don't worry your grammars totally fine :D Thanks for liking my story I appreciate it ^^
NamiAi: I'm glad you like Nami's and Chopper's escapade around town, I enjoyed writing that one :D Well Nami and Luffy had met again although it was a cliffhanger, please don't kill me :p
MidnightMist: Thanks for liking Nami's portrayal, that means a lot :D Luffy, Chopper, Usopp and Brook are part of the story now let's hope I don't mess up their character.
Starry Night Lover: Yup! It's a LuNa, people kept asking me this so I added it in the summary to avoid confusion, I'm glad you like how I portray Hancock, I try to keep the character's IC and I try not to do any character bashing when I write a story.