One Piece: The Spa Island Arc


One Piece © Oda

Blizzard © Me


Summary- After their whole ordeal on Thriller Bark, the Straw Hats decide to take some rest and relaxation on Spa Island, but when Foxy the Silver Fox returns to make mischief, their vacation could be cut short. (Pre-timeskip. Luffy/Nami.)


NOTE: I promised one of my fans, gamePsycho11, that I'd do the Spa Island Arc. I know it's a bit passed that point, but I figured "Eh, might as well. It does seem fun." But I promise I'll get back to the Fishman Island Adventure. Stay tuned!


Ch. 1- The Return of Foxy the Silver Fox


A beautiful sunny day in the Grand Line. A beautiful blue sea could be seen for miles around. On an island, which looked like more like a giant tower in the sea, a familiar ship has docked there.

It is none other than the Thousand Sunny, home to the Straw Hat Pirates.

It has been at least 2 weeks since the whole incident on Thriller Bark, and Brook has become a proud member of the crew. While they were sailing, the Straw Hats happened to come across this island, which is known as Spa Island, a popular resort and spa, as its name implies. Nami had decided that it would be a nice chance for everyone to have a little vacation, to which they agreed. Thus, the Straw Hats stopped here for a bit of rest and relaxation.

At one of the nearby pools, Nami, who is wearing a pink two-piece bikini and, unsurprisingly, Luffy's straw hat, is lying in a lawn chair with Robin, who is wearing a white bikini top with pink frills, a light yellow sarong with purple diamonds, and a pair of shades.

Nami stretched her arms and let out a pleasant noise.

"This is the life," she said. "Don't you think, Robin?"

"Indeed," Robin said. "We should take vacations more often."

"You said it," Nami agreed.

"Enjoying yourselves, ladies?"

Nami looked over to see a skinny man with a white shirt, a red bowtie, and a gray vest suit that goes over the shirt, and a pair black trousers, plus a pair of glasses with red frames. His hair is dark blonde, and he also has a thin, swirl-y mustache.

"Yes," Nami said. "This is a really nice establishment you've got here, sir."

"Girugirugirugiru," the man chortled. "Of course, miss. Spa Island is a very popular resort here in the Grand Line. Here on Spa Island we have 10 heated pools…"

As he said this, we see Sanji floating through another pool…leering at two beautiful girls.

"3 flowing pools, 3 diving pools…"

At a diving pool, Usopp is seen on the high-dive with Chopper watching him. As the sniper prepared to dive, Chopper gasped and covered his eyes…only for Usopp to run down to the lower diving board and jump off there, but the little reindeer was fooled into thinking he made the dive, anyway, and applauded his "amazing feat".

"Waterfalls used for the sake of meditation…"

Zoro is sitting underneath a waterfall, eyes closed and arms in his lap.

"…as well as cola baths, milk baths, and even peanut butter baths. There are over 50 varieties spas available here."

Franky is seen sitting in a bubbling pool of cola, whistling to himself, while Brook sits outside of a milk bar, letting out a belch after he downed a bottle of milk, and Blizzard came out of a pool of sticky, but tasty peanut butter, licking off the creamy spread as he did.

We then see another pool with a ping-pong table, as well as a roulette table.

"And for those who enjoy playing games, we also have a ping-pong pool, as well as a casino pool."

We then switch to a restaurant-like room, filled with all sorts of food, and Luffy, who is wearing a scuba mask, a dog tag, a pair of red swimming trunks, and two inner tubes, drools at the side with bugged-out eyes.

"Also, in regards to food, we have the finest chefs providing large portions of their specialties in the restaurant."

We then go back to Nami, Robin, and the man, who is brushing his mustache with his fingers.

"Here on Spa Island, we delight in catering to every whim of our weary traveling patrons," said the man. "Especially I, Doran, since I am the owner of this establishment. Lucky patrons are known to see candy raining down from the clouds, as well as circular rainbows."

"Oh, rainbows huh?" Nami asked. "You mean like those natural occurrences that are often called the 'Gem of the Sea'?"

"Nobody has proven its existence for many years," Robin said. "At least, that's what I've heard."

"Indeed," the man, known as Doran said. "That's why I said 'lucky patrons', you see."

Nami suddenly looked up to the sky.

"Is something the matter?" Doran asked.

"Well…I think we should be expecting raining candy, sometime soon," Nami said.

"Huh?" asked Doran. "Girugirugiru! Surely, you jest miss!"

Robin took a sip of her drink before she looked at Doran.

"Since you set up your resort here in the Grand Line," she began, "I bet you've had some problems, haven't you?"

"Girugirugiru," Doran chortled. "Well, over anything else, we here at Spa Island are proud to claim a 10 billion Berry profit each year. Also, we are officially recognized by the World Government as a resort. Here, there is nothing to fear. The security is highly sophisticated and efficient, so even civilians can relax and enjoy themselves."

"This place makes 10 billion Berries every year?!" Nami questioned in shock.

Doran then stood in between the two women and whispered in Robin's ear, "That especially goes for pirates, too. Girugirugiru."

"Thank you for your hospitality," Robin said, smiling.

"Forgive me if I happened to ruin the mood," said Doran. "As long as they pay, even rogues and pirates are valued guests here! Good day, ladies. Girugirugirugiru!"

With that, Doran walked away, leaving the two female Straw Hats to enjoy the rest of their sunbathing.

"…You two are rather alike, don't you think?" Robin asked.

Nami sat up on her chair with Berry signs in her eyes.

"10 billions Berries~!" she swooned. "Money, money, money~!"

Robin only chuckled.

"Hey, Nami!"

Nami looked over to the wading pools and saw Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper there.

"Nami, look at me!" Luffy called. "Are you watching?!"

"Yes, honey!" Nami reassured. "I'm watching!"

Luffy grinned before he, Usopp, and Chopper faced forward…facing three bars of soap. Luffy thought it'd be fun if he took the soap from the Sunny and used them to play with in the pool.

Blizzard, who had licked all the peanut butter off his fur, is sitting nearby, watching the Immature Trio. He is now dressed in a red shirt with a sunflower pattern on it, as well as a blue headband, giving his hair a spiky look.

These three are just asking for a one way ticket to pain, Blizzard thought before he let out a lazy yawn.

"Ready…" Chopper began.

"Steady…" Usopp added.

"GO!" Luffy shouted.

Soon, the three were off, and jumped onto the bars of soap on one foot, each! The trio slid across the pool, laughing the whole way. As they did, someone watched them nearby. It is a little girl with light brown hair done up in a bun, as well as bright, brown eyes, as well as a yellow dress with a four-leaf clover printed on it. Sitting on her shoulder looked like some sort of raccoon, but it appeared to have fins on its tail and head.

As Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper continued to slide, they quickly got out of control and ended up slipping and falling into the pool…on their heads.

The girl snickered at their expense, while Blizzard sighed in exasperation.

I knew it, he thought. What a bunch of clowns.

"Those idiots," Nami muttered before she continued relaxing. "I still can't get over the fact that I'm dating one of them."

"Beggars can't be choosers, they say," Robin said.

"…I guess not," Nami sighed. "Although, I didn't actually beg for Luffy."

Robin just chuckled.

Just then, a huge dark cloud appeared in the sky, and not long after, tiny drops of yellow, green, pink, and blue began to fall from the cloud!

"Huh?" Luffy asked. "What's this stuff?"

Chopper caught one of the drops…and then popped it in his mouth.

"Oh! It's candy! It's raining candy!" he exclaimed.

"Seriously?!" Luffy asked as he caught some in his hands.

"It's not windy, and it's only falling in this spot!" Usopp said, catching some in his mouth. "Lucky us!"

"Super lucky~!" Luffy cheered as he began to shove handfuls of candy into his mouth.

"Oh, Luffy!" Nami called. "Don't eat too much candy! You know how your stomach gets when you eat too many sweets!"

Unfortunately, Nami's warning came a bit too late. Luffy suddenly felt his stomach churning after he ate his tenth handful of candy, and he started groaning in pain.

"Ugh…I don't feel so good~!" he complained.

"Are you stupid or something?!" Usopp questioned.

"I tried to warn you!" Nami called.

After getting a belly rub from Nami and some stomachache medicine from Chopper, Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, and even Blizzard decided to try the water slide next. Naturally, Luffy wanted to try the biggest, most twisty one, despite his friends' objections. Soon, the four were sliding down the slide, screaming their heads off. Well, howling in Blizzard's case.

I don't know how the hell I let you talk me into this! the wolf-dog thought.

As the four Straw Hats are sliding, they spotted the little girl from earlier, riding on what looked like a little Yagara Bull. In fact, they were so distracted, they ended up landing in the water below the slide, face-first, and once again, the girl laughed at their expense.

"You guys aren't very bright, are you?" she asked them.

The boys pulled themselves out of the water and shook themselves dry, but then they spotted the Yagara Bull sitting by the girl.

"What the hell are you?!" Usopp questioned.

"One of those Horse Fish things?" Luffy asked.

Suddenly, POOF! In a cloud of pink smoke, the Yagara Bull disappeared, but now, the raccoon-like stood in its place.

"Nuki!" it chirped as it jumped on the girl's shoulder.

"This is Nukky," said the girl. "He's a Sea Raccoon. He can turn into anything!"

"Nuki! Nukiki!" Nukky chirped as he transformed into a penguin, then a little red bird, much to the boys' amazement.

"Wow!" Usopp exclaimed.

"That is so cool!" Luffy said.

"Nuki! Nukiki!" Nukky squeaked.

"He says, 'This is my Master, Lina,'" Chopper translated.

"Huh?!" the girl, known as Lina, questioned. "The raccoon dog can talk!"

"I'm not a raccoon dog! I'm a reindeer!" Chopper barked.

"Huh?" Lina muttered. "But…"

"But what?" Chopper asked.

Grruuummblle…! The boys gasped when Lina's stomach began to growl.

"Are you hungry?" Luffy asked, grinning.

"Uh…yeah," Lina answered.

Luffy reached into his pocket and pulled out a leg of mutton he had stolen from the buffet table.

"Here," he said. "You can have my lunch."

"Are you sure?" asked Lina.

"Yeah, I'm not really hungry right now," Luffy said. "My tummy still kinda hurts a little from eating that candy. It's no pirate lunchbox, but it's still pretty good!"

"Pirates?" Lina repeated. "You mean, you guys are pirates?!"

"That's right!" Luffy said. "I'm Monkey D. Luffy! I'm gonna be King of the Pirates!"

"I'm Tony-Tony Chopper, the doctor!" Chopper said.

"I am the Great Captain Usopp, the greatest of all snipers!" Usopp said.

WOOF! WOOF! Blizzard barked.

"Oh, yeah!" Luffy said. "This is Blizzard, our guard dog!"

"NUKIKIKI~!" Nukky screeched in terror before he scampered towards a palm tree and scurried up to the top.

"Nukky!" Lina cried before she ran after him. "Nukky, come down! It's okay! I don't think that dog is scary! He looks pretty nice to me!"

"Nuki! Nukiki!" Nukky cried.

"What'd he say?" Luffy asked.

"He says, 'I'm not coming down as long as that wolf is there!'" Chopper translated.

"Wolf?" Luffy asked.

Blizzard swallowed the lump in his throat and he pinned his ears against his head, realizing that Nukky was talking about him.

"Nukky, please come down!" Lina pleaded. "Please? How about you come down and we can have lunch, okay?"

"…Nuki," Nukky squeaked as he made his way down the tree and climbed up on Lina's shoulder again.

"Good Sea Raccoon," Lina praised.

"Why'd he freak out?" Usopp asked.

"When Nukky was little, his parents were killed and eaten by a pack of wolves near our home island," said Lina. "He's been afraid of wolves ever since."

Blizzard was quiet as he looked at Nukky, who hid behind Lina's shoulder.

"Oh, wait!" Lina said. "I almost forgot about Big Sis!"

"Big Sis?" Luffy repeated.

The group turned to see a girl of at least 10 years old holding a notebook and looking under some floor paneling. The girl had long, darker brown hair and wore a pink dress, as well as a pair of orange boots.

"Big Sis Sayo!" Lina called, getting the girl's attention.

XXX

A moment later, the Straw Hats invited the girls and Nukky to lunch. Lina ate almost as much as Luffy did while Sayo, the older girl, only ate a couple of sandwiches. Nukky, meanwhile, ate a single loaf of bread.

"You guys sure can eat, huh?" Nami asked as she watched Lina eat.

"Wow!" Usopp said as he, Chopper, Luffy watched Nukky eat, too. "Look at this little guy go! He'll eat just about anything!"

"Well, Sea Raccoon are omnivorous," said Chopper. "They'll eat both meat and plants."

Blizzard sat nearby, keeping his distance from Nukky.

"Hey," Luffy said as he held up one of his sandals. "You think he'll eat this, too? Shishishishi!"

"LIKE HELL!" Usopp and Chopper shouted, causing the Captain to drop the sandal.

Nukky tilted his head curiously at the sandal before POOF! He transformed into another one!

"Wow~!" Usopp and Chopper cheered, clapping their hands/hooves.

"Hey," Sanji said. "What the hell is that thing?"

A moment later, Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper explained Nukky's ability.

"What?!" Sanji questioned. "That thing can transform into anything?!"

"Pretty much," Luffy replied.

Sanji gasped as steam came out of his nose and comical flames burst behind him.

"A girl!" Sanji pleaded to Nukky. "I want you to turn into the most beautiful girl ever!"

"Nukiki!" Nukky chirped before POOF! He transformed into a more slender, feminine version of himself, causing Sanji to fall to his knees.

"Not that, you idiot," he said before he pointed at Nami. "NAMI! TURN INTO NAMI!"

"Huh?" Nami muttered.

POOF! Nukky heeded Sanji's wish and transformed into Nami…only…

"TWO SMALL~!" Sanji cried.

Indeed. The Nami that Nukky had transformed into was at least 2-3 inches tall.

"Dammit!" Sanji cursed as he fell to his knees, once again. "Why can't this idiot get it right?!" He then sighed and picked Nukky-Nami up. "Even so…even if she is the size of a doll, Nami is still Nami! NAMI, MY DEAR~!"

"STOP THAT, IDIOT!" Nami shouted as she hit Sanji in the back of his head.

"You didn't have to do a thing about Sanji, did you, Luffy?" Usopp asked.

"Nope!" Luffy answered. "Nami can handle Sanji on her own! Shishishishishi!"

Lina laughed as well before she looked to her sister.

"See?" she asked. "I told you they were funny, didn't I?"

Sayo didn't answer. Instead, she just kept staring at the notebook in her hands. Lina looked at Sayo, as if out of sadness, before she placed a hand on her arm.

"…Should we get going?" she asked, and Sayo nodded. "Uh…thanks for the food!"

"Oh, are you leaving already?" Robin asked.

"Yes," Sayo said. "Thank you very much for the meal."

"Nukky!" Lina called. "Time to go!"

"Nukiki!" Nukky chirped before he ran to Lina's side and perched himself on her shoulder.

"Bye Luffy!" Lina called. "It's been fun!"

"Aww, you're leaving already, Raccoon Monster?" Luffy asked.

"That's all?!" Nami questioned, smacking Luffy against the head.

"FEHFEHFEHFEHFEH!" someone laughed.

The Straw Hats, Lina, Sayo, and Nukky looked up to see none other than…Foxy the Silver Fox, as well as his two henchmen, Porche and Hamburg.

"I've been looking for you two little scamps," said Foxy. "FEHFEHFEHFEH!"

"Pupupupupu!" Hamburg giggled.

"Don't you know when to quit?!" Lina questioned.

"I find it hard to believe you brats would run all the way here," Foxy said. "I must admit, such responsive is admirable. I'd like nothing more than to capture you both, here and now, but…wait just one second, here. I seemed to have come across some familiar faces." He then turned to face the Straw Hats…mainly Luffy.

"So, this is where you've been hiding, Enemy #100!" Foxy said.

"Huh?" Luffy questioned.

"'Straw Hat' Luffy," Foxy said. "It's been a while…hasn't it?!"

"…Who the hell are you?" Luffy asked.

Foxy gasped before he fell to his hands and knees, depressed.

"He doesn't know me," he moaned. "He doesn't even know who I am!"

"I-it's okay, Boss! Please, don't be sad!" Porche cried.

"Pupupupupu!" Hamburg giggled again.

"Hey, wait a minute," Luffy said. "I think I know you, now…you're that guy that Zoro and Sanji beat up in the Davy Back Fight!"

Foxy became even more depressed at this.

"He's definitely doing it on purpose…!" he cried.

"Boss, no!" Porche cried.

"Pupupupupu!" Hamburg giggled, once more.

"Straw Hat!" Foxy barked. "You little bastard! You ruined my winning streak in the Davy Back Fight, as well as took away our pirate flag! I WON'T STAND HERE AND LET YOU SAY THAT YOU'VE FORGOTTEN!"

"Oh, wait! I remember now!" Luffy said. "You're that Split-Head Foxy guy!"

"IT'S FOXY THE SILVER FOX, YOU NIMROD!" Foxy yelled.

"Hey, Chopper," Blizzard said. "Who the hell is this clown?"

"It's Foxy the Silver Fox," Chopper answered. "He's a greedy, sneaky pirate, and a no-good cheater. We took him on in a Davy Fight Back once. Robin and I almost ended up joining him if it weren't for Luffy."

"I see," Blizzard said.

"Hey, Luffy, watch your back," Usopp said. "If memory serves me correctly, this guy ate a Devil Fruit that makes him shoot beams that turns you slow for 30 seconds!"

"He does?" Luffy asked.

"A Devil Fruit?" Blizzard asked.

"Yeah," Chopper answered. "Foxy at the Slow-Slow Fruit. If his Slow-Slow Beams hit you, you'll be stuck in slow motion for 30 seconds!"

"Thanks for the warning," Blizzard said.

"Well, at least we know to avoid it," Sanji said. "We should be okay for a bit."

"FEHFEHFEHFEHFEH!" Foxy laughed. "You really think it would be that easy?! Fat chance! I'm not the same as I was before!"

Just then, he, Porche, and Hamburg jumped into what looked like…a bust of Foxy's head, made entirely of mirrors.

"Mirrors?" Sanji questioned.

Uh-oh, Blizzard thought. I got a bad feeling about this.

"High Speed Spinning Mirror Ball!" Porche exclaimed before the Foxy Mirror head began to spin around!

"New Slow-Slow Beam!" Foxy shouted as he fired one of his Slow-Slow Beams into a mirror that was positioned beneath the ball, and not long after, he sent Slow-Slow Beams almost everywhere!

"WAH!" Luffy cried, but ended up getting hit.

"Already, he's cheating!" Usopp said before he and Sanji got hit by the beams, as well, followed by Robin, Nami, Chopper, Lina, Sayo, and Nukky!

"Thaaaaat's whyyyyy I saaaaaid beee caaaaaarefuuuuuuul…!" Usopp said, his voice in slow motion.

"FEHFEHFEHFEHFEH!" Foxy laughed as he and his lackeys came out of the mirror ball and approached the two young girls.

"Pupupupupu!" Hamburg chuckled.

"I'll be taking this, if you don't mind," Foxy said as he took the notebook out of Sayo's hand. "FEHFEHFEHFEHFEH! Now do you remember, Straw Hat?"

FWIK! Foxy snapped his fingers, down below the island, steam began to pour out of one of the vents, and the floor beneath Luffy and company began to slide out. The only thing beneath them now is…the sea.

"Ooooooohhhh craaaaaaaaap~!" Sanji cursed in slow motion as he and the others began to slowly fall.

"FEHFEHFEH!" Foxy laughed. "In ten seconds, you'll all be sent straight to a watery grave!"

"9!" Porche counted.

"8!" Hamburg counted.

"7!" Foxy counted, grinning.

Just then, Franky and Brook returned from their baths. Brook was now dressed in a yellow jumpsuit with an orange beret and Franky was dressed in a dark red shirt with yellow circles.

"Ah, what a wonderful bath!" Brook said. "My skin is absolutely shining! Ah, but wait. Seeing as how I am bones, I do not have skin. Yohohoho!"

"Huh?" Franky muttered as he spotted Luffy and the others in slow motion freefall. "Hey! What are you guys doing there?"

At that moment, the 30 seconds were up, and Luffy and the others began to fall!

"FRANKY! BLIZZARD! BROOK!" Luffy called. "KICK THEIR ASSES!"

"Eh?!" Foxy, Hamburg, and Porche muttered.

Suddenly, CHOMP! Blizzard seemed to appear out of nowhere and bit Foxy's ass!

"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Foxy screamed in pain upon feeling Blizzard's fangs in his posterior. "GET HIM OFF!"

"Pupupupupupu!" Hamburg laughed.

"Hamburg! It's not funny! Get that mangy mutt off of Boss!" Porche snapped.

"Not so fast!" Franky shouted before he pointed his arm-bazooka at the Foxy Pirates. "Snowy! Get outta the way!"

Blizzard looked at Franky before he obeyed, jumping away from Foxy. RRRRIIIP! When Blizzard jumped away…he tore off the back of Foxy's bathing suit, revealing his white silver fox boxers!

"Weapons LEFT!" Franky shouted.

KABOOM! A huge explosion went off as Franky opened fire on the Foxy Pirates, causing them to drop Sayo's notebook.

XXX

At the waterfalls, Zoro suddenly looked up from his meditation upon hearing all the noise.

XXX

Near the docks, the guests and civilians were in a panic.

"What's going on?!"

"I don't know, but I'm not sticking around to find out! Let's get outta here!"

"To the ships!"

XXX

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!" Sayo and Lina screamed as they and Nukky fell to the sea, when suddenly, WROING! WHAP! A rubbery arm stretched out and coiled around them, stopping them from falling! They looked up to see Luffy, using his other arm to hang onto the edge.

"Luffy!" Lina gasped.

"Robin! Save Nami and the others!" Luffy ordered.

"Cien Fleur!" Robin exclaimed as she crossed her arms.

Suddenly, a net made of 100 arms appeared, catching Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, and Robin herself.

"Are you all okay?!" Brook asked, looking over the edge. "That was quite frightening!"

Soon, Luffy hoisted himself, Lina, Sayo, and Nukky back on solid ground, followed by Robin and the others.

"Luffy!" Lina said. "You can stretch!"

"Yep!" Luffy answered, cracking his knuckles. "I ate the Gum-Gum Fruit. I'm a rubber-man!" He then looked to Foxy. "And there's no way I'm gonna lose to you again, Split-Head!"

"Damn you, Straw Hat!" shouted a literally smoking Foxy. "You went and got more crew members, didn't you?!"

That's right, pal, Blizzard thought, and don't you forget it!

"B-Boss! That skeleton…it's a-a-ALIVE!" Porche cried.

Foxy was too stunned to speak. Instead, he and his two cronies hurried back to the Foxy Mirror Ball.

"Let's try the Mirror Ball again!" he shouted as he and Porche jumped in. "As long as we have this, we can still win!"

Hamburg tried to get in last, but his shirt collar ended up getting caught in the door.

"Dammit, Hamburg!" Foxy cursed. "Hurry up and close the door!"

BAM! SMASH! Hamburg closed the door too hard, causing the mirrors to shatter, leaving nothing but the steel beam frame!

"Uh-oh…!" Porche muttered.

"MY PRECIOUS MIRRORS~!" cried Foxy in horror.

Luffy smirked before he stretched his arms.

"GUUUUUM…GUUUUUUUUUM…BAZOOKA~!"

THWAM! Luffy hit the frame of the Mirror Ball, sending the Foxy Pirates flying! SPLASH! They ended up falling right into the sea!

"Shishishishishi!" Luffy laughed. "That takes care of them!"

"Luffy! You're amazing!" Lina said, grinning ear-to-ear.

"Thanks!" Luffy said, but then, GRRRUUUUUUUUUMMMBLLE!

"What was that?" Sayo asked.

"My tummy," Luffy answered, patting his stomach, or rather the two inner tubes around it. "I guess I got hungry blowing those guys away."

"Seriously, Luffy?" Nami asked.

"What?" Luffy asked. "You know I get hungry easily!"

XXX

Meanwhile, the guests are still stampeding to the exits. In fact, there were so many, people ended up trying to push passed one another to get by, and security had to try and calm them down.

"Please, exit to the docks in an orderly fashion!"

"Single file!"

"Do not leave your children and pets unattended!"

In a corridor, somewhere underwater, Zoro was on his way back up to the surface…but, as usual…he had gotten lost.

"Dammit, where the hell am I?" the green-haired swordsman grumbled before he looked out a nearby window and saw the hulls of many ships…sailing away from the island. "What the hell's going on? Where's everyone going?"

XXX

A moment later, Luffy was eating some meat he had gotten from the restaurant. Since no one was there, he figured he could take as much as he wanted. Nami was going to reprimand him for it, but decided against it. He decided to share some of the meat with Nukky.

Unfortunately, the Sea Raccoon still kept his distance from Blizzard, who tried not to seem threatening to the little critter, to no avail.

While they are eating, Nami decided to talk to Sayo and Lina.

"Now girls," Nami said. "There's something I'd like to talk to you about."

"W-what is it?" asked Sayo, hesitantly.

"That notebook you have," Nami said. "That's what Foxy's after, isn't it?"

Sayo just gripped the notebook.

"Foxy?" Lina repeated.

"That pirate we just beat," Nami said. "We kinda go way back, but he didn't seem interested in us…for a while, at least. He only wanted that notebook, right?"

The sisters only glanced at each other, and Nami grinned.

"…I hit the nail on the head, huh?" the navigator asked.

"…Okay, you got us!" said Lina. "This notebook holds the secret to creating a precious gem!"

"Creating a gem?!" Nami questioned. "Are you serious?!"

No way! Blizzard thought.

"Lina, what are you doing?" Sayo asked.

"Sayo, I know what I'm doing!" said Lina. "I know they're pirates, but I'm pretty sure we can trust them! They're not at all like those guys that chased us here! Besides, they're pretty strong despite how they look! And if just you, me, and Nukky keep going by ourselves, there's no way we'll be able to reach our goal!"

After a moment's hesitation, Sayo nodded to her little sister before she showed the notebook. The pages inside are filled with all sorts of mathematic formulas.

"This notebook belonged to our Daddy," said Sayo.

"Wow!" Nami said. "Look at all these formulas!"

Eh, Blizzard thought, looking at the book. I may be smart…but even I can't understand all this weird math mumbo-jumbo.

"Our Daddy was a researcher," said Sayo, "and those formulas are the instructions on how to make the gem."

"And you two can understand it?" Nami asked.

"Well, not me," Lina said, "but my Big Sis Sayo can! She's really smart!"

"Lina," Sayo said, bashfully.

"Huh?" Nami muttered. "Is this a sea chart?"

In the notebook, there is what appears to be a map of the entire Spa Island, and on a peculiar mark that looked like steam rising up, there is a red X next to it.

"There's an X next to that steam mark," Usopp said. "Why is that?"

"I think it's a hint for how the gem is created," said Sayo.

"Really?" Nami asked, surprised.

"Yeah," Sayo said. "The notebook has the method down to 99% written in it."

"And that remaining 1% percent is supposed to be the last clue written in this memo, right?" Usopp asked.

"Hmm…" Nami hummed. "It looks like the steam represents Spa Island…so you're saying that the final clue to this method is here?"

"Yep!" Lina answered. "That's what we thought, so we snuck onto the island!"

"Not bad, girls," Nami said. "You almost remind me of myself!"

"Yeah! Nami's really sneaky!" Luffy agreed. "Shishishishi!"

Nami glared at Luffy.

"What?" Luffy asked. "It's supposed to be a compliment! You're a good thief!"

Nami smiled before she kissed Luffy's cheek.

"That's true," she said.

"Anyway," said Lina as she took the notebook back, "we've searched a few places, here and there, but we haven't found anything yet. Not even a clue."

"It's a bit hard to believe that this notebook alone contains instructions on how to create a gem," Robin said.

"Still, Foxy and his goons followed them this far to get that notebook," Nami said. "C'mon! It has to be legit!"

"…Well…I wouldn't say that," Lina said.

"Huh?" Nami muttered.

"Lina?" Sayo asked.

"…I'm pretty sure that this notebook is just a fake," said Lina. "I mean…there's no way you can make a gem."

"What do you mean?" Usopp asked, surprised.

"Daddy was nothing but a big dummy and a liar!" Lina said, angrily. "I…I really, REALLY hate him!"

"Huh?" Luffy muttered.

Ah, c'mon kid, Blizzard thought, sadly. Don't go saying that.

Lina growled as she gripped her father's notebook.

Flashback; three years ago

In a little village on a little island, Lina and Sayo are at home, sitting at the table by themselves, when suddenly, a man wearing tattered clothes and a pineapple helmet came bursting into the house. Perched on the man's shoulder was Nukky, and in in the man's hand…there is a golden horned beetle, only some spots were a brownish-green.

"Oh, hi Daddy!" Lina greeted her father.

"Welcome home!" Sayo greeted, as well.

"Sayo! Lina!" their father, Rubert, exclaimed in a panicked voice. "Look at this! It's terrible!" He then held up the golden beetle. "Look! A golden horned beetle! They say that when one appears, the village is doomed! What am I going to do?!"

(A/N: Since the name of their father wasn't revealed, I decided to give him a name instead.)

"Uh…Daddy?" Sayo asked.

Rubert took a second look at the beetle…and saw the spots.

"The golden color is fading," Sayo concluded.

Rubert gasped in shock at this.

"I've been had!" he said, and not long after, the family heard the sound of laughter coming from outside. Lina went out and saw a group of boys, laughing and pointing at Rubert.

"Stupid old man!"

"He falls for it every time!"

"I know! That's what makes it fun!"

"Hey you! Get outta here!" Lina shouted.

The boys ran off, still laughing at their little prank, but Rubert, for some reason, did not get angry. Instead, he surprisingly laughed as well.

"Well, isn't that a kick in the head?" he quipped. "Looks like the village is going to be all right, after all! Silly me, a man of my intelligence falling for such a little prank! HAHAHAHAHA!"

Lina and Sayo couldn't help but laugh, too.

Rubert really lived the village where he raised his daughters, mostly because it was where his wife, who had sadly passed away, was born. The village was rather poor and life was rather hard to get through.

"This research of mine is going to save this little village of ours, one day, girls," Rubert told his daughters while having tea.

"It will?" Sayo asked.

"Of course!" Rubert answered. "With this, everyone can live happily without any problems at all! I guarantee it!"

"What kind of research are you doing, Daddy?" asked Sayo.

"I'm working on instructions on how to create a rare gem," said Rubert. "AHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Uh…Daddy?" Lina asked. "I hate to break it to you…but I don't think a gem is something you can make. Don't you usually find them in caves and rocks and such?"

Rubert stared at his youngest daughter for a moment…but then he began to laugh again.

Flashback end

"AHAHAHAHA!" Luffy laughed. "Your dad sure sounds like a funny dude!"

"He's NOT funny!" Lina barked. "He's a terrible Daddy!"

"What do you mean?" Nami asked, concerned.

"3 years ago," Lina began, "he left to continue his research…but he never came back! He just left us there to fend for ourselves! The neighborhood kids kept making fun of us, but we forced to endure it!"

Wow…been there, Blizzard thought, feeling sympathy for the two girls.

"I always believed that Daddy died during his journey," said Lina. "Then one day…in fact, it was a month ago, Nukky came home…with Daddy's notebook in his mouth. It had a letter inside…and do you know what is said? It said 'To my precious girls, please complete my research for me.' It's stupid, isn't it?!"

Unbeknownst to the group…there is a Transponder Snail hidden in the artificial palm trees nearby.

Someone was eavesdropping.

"Why would he leave for 3 years, and then have us do all his work for him?!" Lina questioned, angrily, sounding close to tears. "Why did we have to risk our necks and come all the way out here?! Daddy's nothing but a big dummy! A BIG, FAT, LYING DUMMY! I'LL NEVER, EVER BELIEVE ANYTHING HE SAYS! I bet he knows that this gem is a fake, so that's why he's forcing us to do this! WHY IS HE MAKING US DO HIS DIRTY WORK?!"

Sayo stared at Lina sadly, gripping the notebook as she did, and Blizzard noticed this.

Is there something that the older sister knows that the other one doesn't? the wolf-dog thought.

"Your dad sure was a pretty interesting guy, huh?"

Sayo and Lina looked up at Luffy in surprise.

"I really wanna see it for myself," Luffy said. "That gem."

The girls gasped before they looked at the rest of the Straw Hats, all wearing grins. That's when they realized that they are all dead serious.

"Are…are you all deaf?!" Lina questioned, angrily. "Why are buying this?! I'm telling you, it's not real!"

"Oh, here you guys are!"

Zoro finally enters the scene.

"Hey, Zoro!" Luffy said. "Where've you been? I bet you got lost again, right?"

"Hey!" Zoro snapped.

"Aren't you listening to me?!" Lina questioned.

"But aren't you looking for the final clue to the treasure, too?" Usopp asked.

"Not me!" Lina said. "Just Sayo! I came with her to be her bodyguard!"

"Her bodyguard?!" the Straw Hats repeated.

Uh…isn't she a little young to be someone's bodyguard? Blizzard thought. Lina looks like she's about 8.

"Big Sis says she'll find the secret no matter what," Lina said, "so I came here to protect her!"

"Okay, what are you guys talking about?" Zoro asked.

"Maybe you'd know if you'd been here sooner, Moss-head," Sanji said.

"What'd you say, Crap-cook?!" Zoro questioned.

"You heard me!" Sanji barked.

Just when the two were about to have another one of their usual quarrels…

"You really can make the gem!"

The Straw Hats looked over at Sayo, who stood up with a determined expression on her face.

"I…I believe Daddy," Sayo said. "I believe him with all my heart and soul!"

"…Big Sis," Lina whispered in surprise.

XXX

In a hidden room somewhere on the island, someone is about to press a big red button.

XXX

Sayo turned to look at Lina, and she smiled, to her surprise.

"Everyone," Sayo said. "Please, help me and Lina-"

All of a sudden, the floor opened up beneath Sayo, revealing it to be a trap door…and Sayo fell through it, much to everyone's shock! Franky, out of reflexes, grabbed Lina, thinking that there might be a trap door under her feet too.

"Big Sis!" Lina cried. "BIG SIS~!"

Okay, what the hell just happened?! Blizzard thought.

"Where'd she go?!" Chopper asked.

"I don't know!" Sanji replied.

"Girugirugiru…" went a familiar laugh. "I have the girl. If you want her back in one piece, you'll do as I say!"

"It's Doran!" Nami said.

"Who's that?" Chopper asked.

"The owner of this establishment," Robin answered.

"What did you say?!" Sanji questioned.

XXX

"Girugirugirugiru…!" Doran chuckled from his hidden room, wearing a sinister grin as he spoke into a Transponder Snail. "I want you to uncover the secret of that notebook. Only then will I return the girl. GIRUGIRUGIRUGIRUGIRUGIRU~!"

XXX

"Holy crap!" Usopp cursed in a panic. "Foxy wasn't the only one who was after the girls!"

"Luffy, what do we do?!" Nami asked.

Luffy glared at the Transponder Snail where Doran's voice was heard with an angry glare in his eyes…but then he smirked.

"I think I might have a good idea," he said.

Okay, Blizzard thought. Whenever Luffy says he has a good idea…it usually means it's not a good idea.

TO BE CONTINUED…


I kinda added a few things, as you can see. Hope you enjoy!

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