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Peach Pearls

By Mischievous Sin

Chapter 1: What Lies Beyond the Sand Dunes

There is a small island called Reda Moni Island. It is a summer island, covered with nothing but sand for miles and miles, but in the distance, near the edge of the island, there lay a forest with clouds that surround only the forest alone. Never once has there been a cloud in the sky anywhere else on the island. Never.

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"Ame. Yuki."

"Hai!"

"There seem to be some intruders near the East entrance. You know what to do."

"Understood!"

The rain was slow, but it was still there. The silent clouds blocked the starry night sky above, and all that could be seen for miles away were the flames of the distant, but nearing, torches through the thick forest trees.

Takashi merely lifted her head to the sky as the soft raindrops hit her face gracefully and sighed.

'It must be pirates or a mob, most likely,' she thought to herself before heading off. 'Just one of those nights…'

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"So this," Nami pointed out dryly. "This is the famous Reda Moni Island?"

The Mugiwara Kaizokudan stared into the vast amount of sand that they were now standing on. It was only by luck that they had managed to get away from the Marines the night before, but in getting away, they accidentally sailed onto a current that led them straight to Reda Moni Island.

"This is nothing but a piece of dry rock!" Nami nearly yelled. "I thought this place was famous for their shops and restaurants! A famous resort for all who come!"

"Restaurants???" Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper chimed in unison.

"Resort???" Sanji also chimed as he swiftly imagined Robin and Nami relaxing in skin-tight bikinis.

"I doubt there's anything out here on this island," Zoro replied bluntly.

Sanji immediately turned to glare at the green haired swordsman, who didn't seem to notice.

'A man can dream, can't he?' Sanji thought angrily, turning back to the piles and piles of sand. 'Then again…'

"Ame!" Someone called out from across the sands.

Without wasting another second, all eyes turned to the shadowy walking along the sand dunes.

"Ame! Yuki, wait up!" The small figure cried from behind the 2 other figures. "Wait for me!"

"We have to hurry, Chimatsu," one replied.

"Takashi is waiting for us at the town square as it is," the other said.

"But you could at least wait for me!"

A big grin slowly crawled across Nami's face as she turned to her fellow crewmates.

"Did you hear that, everyone?" She asked, her eyes shining brightly. "There's a town! A town square, even! It's probably filled with lush shops and a resort as well! That has to be where it's located!"

"Yosha!" Usopp shouted in his fake manly manner. "The town must be just over the sand dunes!"

"Yosh!" Luffy declared. "Let's go! Over the sand dunes!"

"OVER THE SAND DUNES!" Chopper and Usopp both shouted in reply.

With that, the crew set off in a race towards the edge of the sandy hill only to find the three figures standing before them were grins on their faces.

"Like a moth to the flame," Yuki and Ame said in unison.

"You're fish in a barrel," Chimatsu grinned, moving her foot a little to reveal a triggered button.

Before any of the Straw Hats could react, they were being sent down a pitfall that opened up from under them and sent them various feet under the sand piles. They had fallen far enough so that all you could see in the pit was darkness; all you could hear were the frantic wails and worried shrieks, not to mention annoyed comments that came from both the cook and the swordsman. Stepping on the button again, a stone cover, which had been hidden by the sand when the pirates stood on it, closed above them, trapping them hopelessly in the darkness.

"Pirates," Ame muttered. "When will they ever learn-"

"-That this is no place for pirates to plunder," Yuki completed.

"C'mon," Chimatsu started off. "Takashi is probably getting annoyed by how late we are."

"At least we have somewhat of a reason, neh?" Ame and Yuki shrugged.

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Sin: Well, it's been a while. A few years now, I guess. I haven't updated Lazzzy Days in a while, mainly because of school and not to mention my computer that had all the chapters and the other stories in it crashed and died. So now I'm just going to discontinue Lazzzy Days. This story, in particular, I want to keep updating and stuff. This is only the first chapter, of course, and it's not much at that, so think of it as just a prologue for the main story. D Okay! You know the drill! Read and review! The more reviews I get, the faster I'll update!