Several sections in this story are due to an idea that came to mind when talking with my friend TailFluffGirl. I'm using these ideas with her permission. I hope you enjoy the story, and please review and let me know what you think.
The Hand that feeds you
An Invisible Fridge
"M...e....a....t..." Luffy groaned, as he stared at the clouds floating overhead. They looked like big giant balls of cotton candy, making his mouth water. "They look like oni-giri. Sanji let's eat!"
"Eat what?" Sanji looked at him crossly. "All of our supplies are gone!"
"Someone took all the meat?" Luffy seriously sat down and thought about it for a moment. "Who would do something like that?"
"You did it, remember?! It will take a while before we can get more supplies."
"Hmmmm... I did? Oh well!" Luffy laid back against the deck and looked up at the sky again... "Do we have any now?"
"No!"
"Do we have any now?"
"NO!"
"What about now?"
"I said NO! We won't have any until we arrive!" Sanji slammed the door as he went below the deck.
"Ahoy!"
Someone was calling at them. Nami took a look over the starboard side of the ship, and saw a small raft, floating on the waves. A single person was on board trying to paddle the raft over to them. It looked like a single little girl with jet-black hair pulled back into a pony tail.
Robin leaned over from her looking post and tried to determine if it was a trick or not. In the end Robin lent a hand literally. Using her hana powers, she grew several arms out of the side of the ship so that the small raft was pulled to the side of the Going Merry.
"Thank you so much! For a while there I didn't think I was going to make it!" The girl was just a little shorter than Nami, and her clothes were tattered. "There was a storm last night and it destroyed my boat, luckily I had a spare raft before it was to late!" She smiled at everyone happily. "I'm Nina, nice to meet you!"
"Haha!" Usopp laughed. "Luckily we were here to save you. I, the brave Captain Usopp, am always here when help is needed!"
"I'm Captain!"
"No, I am!"
"I am"
"No, I am!"
The two of them were wrestling on the floor like elementary school children.
"We'd be happy to give you a lift, but I'm afraid were out of rations. As for the cost..."
"If you're out of rations, that's fine! I'll trade you a lift for food how about that!"
"Ouhhhhh! Really, truly! Yea!" Luffy danced around Nina. "I want meat!'
Nami looked over at the small life raft that was sinking; there was nothing in it. Not even gold. "It's fine really! You don't look like you have much anyway! If you want to pay us you can pay once we get to land."
"It's no trouble really! I have more than enough food to feed us all. It's fine."
Nami watched as she reached into thin air, as it reached a certain point in front of her he fingertips, than her hand disappeared, it was like it was just cut off. When she pulled her arm back she was holding a bunch of bananas that she tossed to Luffy, who began to eat happily.
"W...a D......a ...ea...t?"
"Huh?"
"He's asking where you keep the meat." Nami explained.
"Do it again!" Usopp begged. He watched very closely as she did it again this time pulling out a fresh pineapple. "How do you do that?"
She watched as Luffy reached out into thin air again and again trying to do what Nina had just done, all to no avail.
"Oh that! It's no big deal. I grew up happily with my parents. When I was little my mom found this beautiful fruit from a shop and she bought it. She decided to make a pie out of it, and well... to be honest, I ate all of it." She smiled happily. "Ever since then if I fall into the ocean I freeze up and can't move. I don't know why, but oh well! I suppose that's that! Anyway ever since then I can move any part of my body from one place to another!"
"Wow! You're such a freak!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly.
"Like you're one to talk!" Nami pointed out irritably.
"That's fine it is kind of strange! You don't see a lot of people around like me."
Nami reached over and pulled of Luffy's cheek stretching it out. "You mean like this?" She smiled, before letting it go.
"You to? Amazing! I'm not the only one!" Nina smiled happily. "This is definitely cause for a celebration!" She reached out and plucked a fiddle from the thin air, and began to play, a cheerful tune.
"Musician!!!"
Chapter 2: Fiddling for Supper
