Ocean's Curse
Prologue
By Ruby Star
"HURRY!!! CLOSE THE SAILS UP BEFORE THE WINDS CAUSE DAMAGES TO THE SAILS!!" Captain Luffy screamed at his crew.
The crew is not expecting that the storm hit the Going Merry THAT hard. Nami, the ship's navigator, knows that the storm is coming. Judging the small amount of the dark cloud, the storm doesn't seem dangerous as other storms.
However, Nami is wrong. Somehow, the dark cloud is picking up the speed. As the storm moves faster, it is growing bigger and bigger, as if it is alive.
Fighting against the storm is a hell job. The rain is pouring hard, as if the raindrops are needles. When the raindrops hit on their skins, it is sting and painful. The crew has no choice, but wear the raincoats to protect them from the needle-like rain. They are wondering if the storm is trying to kill them.
Not only the rain, the waves are giving the Straw Hat pirates a hard time. The waves are splashing against the Going Merry. The Going Merry ship is rocking roughly in the waves. The crew often loss their balance and fall down as they are trying to get things under control.
'So, this is the power of the Grand Line! Arg! I should have not misjudge the storm!' Nami thought.
Usopp and Zoro are hurrying to climb on the mast. They are climbing in the opposite directions. The two men are pulling the ropes up in order to close the sails up. They are not surprising to find that the arms are coming out of the pole and helping them to pull the ropes up. It is Robin's power.
Sanji and Chopper are pulling the ropes on the ground of the ship. The ropes are pulling the sails' cloths up. It is taking more than two people to pull the sails up.
Nami is watching as the crew is working to gain the control of the Going Merry during the storm. She wonders if they are heading toward to the whirlpool or in the 1hurricane's eyewall. Whatever it is, the storm is still a bad news.
Without warning, the wave rises higher and splash on the deck where Nami stands. She screams surprise as the wave knocks her off her feet.
"Nami!" Sanji said.
"I'm okay! I'm okay!" Nami cried as she held her raincoat cap to stay on, which is not effective. She was soaking wet through her clothes.
"AAAHHHH!!" Chopper cried as the wave knocked him off his feet. He was flying toward to the ocean.
"CHOPPER!!" Everybody screamed.
Luffy uses his stretching arm to catch Chopper and bring him back to the deck.
"What is taking you so long to save me?!" Chopper said as he was danced happily about that he was saved in a nick time.
"TWO OF YOU, GET IN THE ROOM TO STEER THE SHIP!! WE NEED TO FIGHT AGAINST THE WAVES OR THE SHIP WILL GO UNDERWATER!!" Luffy yelled at his crew.
"AYE AYE!!!" Chopper and Robin yelled.
The sails are closed now, but the rocking of the Going Merry is treating Zoro's and Usopp's safety to climb down on the mast. They have to wait for the right time to climb down. It is not safe for them to stay on the mast too.
Nami decides to go inside with Chopper and Robin because she cannot keep herself to stand on the deck. That is her biggest mistake.
The waves rise up and pour onto Nami, which knock her off her feet again. Without warning, Nami is sliding down on the deck on her butt. She cries when she is getting close to slide overboard.
"NAMI!!!!" Sanji yelled.
He runs to save Nami, but the deck is very 1slippery with all the rainwater. Sanji struggles to keep his balance. Sanji wants to save Nami more than anything, but it is happened so fast. This does not keep Sanji from trying. He is willing to risk saving her.
With a powerful kick, Sanji grasps Nami's raincoat. He almost misses her by a quarter of an inch. With a quick action, Luffy stretches his arm to save Nami. He pulls Nami away from the rails. He is not worrying about Sanji because the cook has a good hold on Nami's raincoat.
Or, so as Luffy thinks.
Luffy watches in horror when a small part of Nami's raincoat rips off. Sanji reacts in same way as Luffy's reaction. The wave splashes on the deck hard, threats Sanji's balance.
"SANJI!!!!!!!" Luffy yelled.
But, it is too late.
Sanji watches in horror as the wave splashes against him. Sanji could fight back with his strong leg. It is no problem. He knows how to kick the wave in half. However, there is a problem. Since Luffy pulls Nami close to him, that jerk movement causes Sanji to lose his balance.
Sanji does not have a chance to kick the wave. It is happened so fast. The wave hits on Sanji hard. He does not know what's happen next. He cannot recall everything, except the pain and the darkness.
Luffy watches in horror when Sanji takes a heavy hit from not only the wave, his head on the rail. Luffy is willing to save Sanji, but his arms are full. One arm holds Nami and other arm holds on the rope.
The wave washes Sanji off the ship quickly as it come. Sanji, the cook, falls overboard 1unconsciously.
"SANJI!!!!!!" Luffy screamed as the ocean stole the blonde cook away.
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