I Do Not own ANY characters/scenes from One Piece
I lounged on the couch happily enjoying the silence that came with sunday evenings. My close friend , and roommate, Emma had gone to church. And my other roommate, Jackie, had left to go pick up lunch. That left me alone in the house to enjoy the rare silence and the warm rays of light coming in from the window. I was almost asleep when my phone started to ring loudly. I groaned , recognizing the ringtone as Jackie's. She had better have a good reason for this.
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat," I grumbled into the phone.
"Oh my god ,Vivian you won't believe what I just saw!" Yelled Jackie. I winced and pulled the phone away slightly so I wasn't defend by her happy voice. She didn't even wait for me to respond as she started to talk again. "I was walking back to the house from the store and when I got to that big opening where the path widens and the trees thin out, I saw them!"
"Saw who?"I growled back at her.
"Cosplayers! They're so good too! I think they were doing a One Piece theme or something because-" That's all she had to say to get me running downstairs and out the back door.
"Why didn't you say so! I'll be right there!" I said ecstatically. I ran onto the trail that led into the small park that served as our shortcut into town. It took me a few minutes, but I finally found them. Jackie was right about the One Piece theme. I saw the straw hat pirates and Trafalgar Law with his crew (Bepo, Penguin, and Shachi). They were all either staring at me or Jackie with weird looks on their faces. I saw Jackie was talking to the Sanji cosplayer so I walked over to them.
"Thanks for the heads up! I would've hated to miss this." I said to her with a huge grin on my face. The Sanji cosplayer immediately took my hand.
"Hello, beautiful lady! Who might you be?"He said loudly. I blushed and staggered back a few feet surprised at his sudden outburst. Jackie however just laughed.
"Isn't it amazing? They act just like the real thing!" Jackie squealed with glee. I nodded, still blushing horribly.
"So why are you guy's here in the park, dressed like this?" I asked. "Not that I mind! I was just wondering if it was a cosplay flash mob or something" I added hastily, afraid that they might take offence and leave. The cosplayers shared a confused and worried look before turning back to Jackie and me.
". . . Actually we don't know how we got here." Replied the girl dressed as Nami. Several of the other cosplayers nodded and said similar things. I frowned and looked them over for a few seconds. They did look extremely similar to their characters, maybe . . . My thoughts were interrupted by Jackie bursting into a fit of giggles.
"Yeah, sure!" She laughed "And lemme' guess, all of you were somehow transported from your TV show?! HAHAHA" I watched as she broke down laughing again. The cosplayers- actually at this point I was starting to believe they were the real deal- were much less amused by this. Except the Luffy cosplayer, he never stopped grinning.
"Jackie maybe we shouldn't-" I ventured but she interrupted me again.
"Don't tell me you actually believe them, Viv? They're just great actors." Jackie said with a smirk. I blushed, embarrassed. She was right these people couldn't be real.
"I don't have time for this." Said a voice I immediately recognized as Law's. He stepped forward, gripping his nodachi as if he were about to unsheath it. I dreaded what I knew came next. Turning towards Jackie I tried to warn her but Law was too quick.
"Room."
A blue sphere suddenly expanded around us bringing a strong gust of wind with it. Jackie's eyes (Or at least the one that wasn't covered by her spiky hair) widened and her face showed absolute shock. She stumbled back and fell to the ground her eyes still glued to Law.
"Damnit! Alright we get it! You're real! Now get rid of this damn thing before someone calls the cops!" I yelled, trying to put a brave face on. Frankly it wasn't working no matter how hard I tried, my voice was shaking with fear and there was no hiding that. Law glared at me for a few seconds before turning away and getting rid of the sphere.
"We need to figure this out, I suppose." I said, mostly to myself. "Until then you guys should probably come with us. It'll look strange if you're out wandering the woods." Yeah, I know. Bad call inviting extremely powerful people into my home, especially while Emma was away.
"And why should we listen to you? All you've done is call us fakes and yell at us!" Chopper yelled.
"Fine. Stay here and try to figure it out on your own. Maybe the cops will come and get you." I replied with a shrug. "C'mon Jackie we're leaving. Up. Yip yip(sudden avatar reference because I'm cool like that). Get off your ass." I hauled Jackie up from the ground and pointed her in the direction of our house.
"Those people. . . I? What?" Was about all she managed to spit out. Sighing, I started the trek back to our house. It really was a shame they had to be such douches. I would've enjoyed talking with them. . .