Arabasta Night
Author's Note: Just so you know, I'll be temporarily breaking off of Luffy x Nami, and this will be Luffy x Vivi. I just thought that Vivi suited Jasmine's character better.
It was night on the deserts of Arabasta, and a lone camel rode with sacks on its back, and a man too. The man was singing.
Oh I come from a land, from a faraway place
Where the caravan camels roam
Where it's flat and immense
And the heat is intense
It's barbaric, but hey, it's home
Oh I come from a land, from a faraway place
Where the caravan camels roam
Where they cut off your ear
If they don't like your face
It's barbaric, but hey, it's home
When the wind's from the east
And the sun's from the west
And the sand in the glass is right
Come on down
Stop on by
Hop a carpet and fly
To another Arabasta night
He forded a sand dune, and it revealed a great city on an elevated stone plateau. He climbed the stairs into the city, it was the city of Alubrana.
Arabasta nights
Like Arabasta days
More often than not
Are hotter than hot
In a lot of good ways
In the city, people did magic tricks, and closed their windows for the nights, as the man and his camel slunk through the streets.
Arabasta nights
'Neath Arabasta moons
A fool off his guard
Could fall and fall hard
Out there on the dunes
The camel finally collapsed, gasping for breath. The man rolled off, and landed on the ground.
"Welcome my friends, to the great city of Alubrana, capital of Arabasta," he said as he lit a match dramatically. He then tugged a string on the camel's pack, and out burst a stand full of trinkets.
"Come to my new stand, we are having a sale!" he said excitedly," Everything you can imagine!" He pulled out a cross that had hooked, claw like ends.
"This is quite the item, the pendant of the terrible Shadow King," the man whispered," He was said to be able to give life to the dead, and his cross was unbreakable." He tapped on the counter, and it snapped in two.
"I stand corrected," the man muttered with a scowl," But look at this!" He pulled out a random box.
"This is a legendary item that are almost always destroyed in some way," he said in awe as he examined it," Listen (fart sound)! Amazing! But don't go!" He reached into his pocket.
"I see you are only intrigued by the really rare items, well, I have what you are looking for," the man pulled out a brass oil lamp," The rarest of them all. And this not an ordinary lamp! Do not judge it by the outside, but by the inside. Like a man I can name, he was a jewel among stones! I guess I should tell the story!" The man took some sparkling dust, and threw it up, seeming to blend into the stars.
"The story starts with a sinister man, with a sinister drive," the man began.
A sand dune then began to take form, with a horse climbing up it. A short, stocky man with a bad beard and hair and a hooked nose jumped down. In front of him, was a tall man with broad shoulders, wearing a cloak, with oily, slicked back hair, a scar along his face, and a hook instead of a hand. On his shoulder was a parrot.
"You took too long," the man said in an oily tone.
"I"m dreadfully sorry, your near limitless patience must be broken sometime," the short man said.
"I assume you have it?" the tall man hissed. The man reached into his pocket.
"A few drops of blood had to be spilled, but I got what you wanted!" he then pulled out a small orb. The tall man held his hand out, but the short guy held it back.
"First, I want my reward!" the man said with a sneer, but the parrot snatched it out of his hands and dropped it in its master's.
"Relax my greedy friend, you shall get what you deserve," the tall man said smoothly and the parrot mimicked that, and he took a similar orb from his pocket. He then let them touch, and both then pulsated red, and sailed away. The tall man jumped onto his horse.
"After it!" he yelled. The two then rode after them as fast as they could.
Eventually, the orbs abruptly stopped and landed in a sand dune. The ground quaked, and the horses shook off their riders and ran. Eventually, a crocodile head took form, and opened its mouth, with the orbs as its eyes. The tall man looked on in awe.
"At last, the Caverns of the Crocodile!" he praised, and the parrot mimicked it again. The short man stumbled forward.
"By the Grand Line," he murmured. The big man grabbed him by the collar.
"Remember! You can have all the rest, but the lamp belongs to me," the man then pushed the other forward, letting go of his collar, the short guy had a greedy look in his eyes. The parrot squawked, but the spoke.
"What'd you have to do to find this guy?" he asked with annoyance, but the big man silenced him. The short man began to climb into the mouth, but a breath sent him off.
"Who dares awaken me?" the head boomed. The man stood up.
"Please forgive, for I am Hogback (I couldn't think of anyone better), a humble thief," the man said bowing. The head narrowed its eyes.
"Heed my words, only one may enter, the Jewel Among Stones," the head rumbled. Hogback shrugged at the man, who gestured for him to go forward.
Hogback nervously walked forward, and climbed into the mouth, and laid his foot on the first stair. He sighed in relief.
Out of nowhere, the crocodile roared, and before Hogback could react, the head shut its mouth. The man yelled in frustration, as the cave disappeared. The voice still echoed.
"Remember, the Jewel Among Stones, the Jewel Among Stones, the Jewel Among Sto....," and it faded away. The parrot coughed up sand as he dug himself up. He knocked some from some non-visible ears.
"Wouldn't you know it!" he yelled," We'll never find this jewel boy, and never get that stinking lamp!" He picked up the orbs and flew up to his master.
"Calm down Usopp," the man spoke," Hogback was clearly not worthy." The parrot landed on his shoulder.
"Oh, gee, I'm so shocked!" the parrot groaned sarcastically," I think I'm having a seizure from shock! I'm so shocked, that..." The man poked his butt with his hook, shutting him up.
"Of course, but I no must continue my search, my search for this Jewel Among Stones," the man said.
I'm settled with Usopp as Iago, I considered Buggy, but I'll explain why I didn't use him later. Think of Iago with Usopp's head on him.