Mugiwaras of Human Sacrifice

by Shinju Tori

"Aru tokoro ni, chiisa na yume ga arimashita.

Dare ga mita no ka wakaranai,sore wa chiisa na yume deshita.

Chiisa na yume wa omoimashita.

'Kono mama kiete iku no wa iya da.

Dousureba, hito ni boku o mite moraeru darou?'

Chiisa na yume wa kangaete, kangaete, soshite tsui ni omoitsukimashita.

'Ningen o jibun no naka ni mayoikomasete, sekai o tsukurasereba ii to.'"

-Alice of Human Sacrifice

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"Nanda? Has anyone seen Zoro, Nami, Pearl, Usopp, and Franky?" Luffy asked looking around the abandoned town.

Sanji Chopper and Brooke shook their heads as Robin said softly, "They are probably in one of the other 3 towns on this island…"

Robin leaned in to read the inscription at the base of a cluster of 5 statues in the town square. The statues themselves were made of 4 different types of stone. All 5 of them were worn to the point where all 5 were of an undeterminable age and gender. It was also impossible to see what kind of clothes they wore the statues were so worn.

Robin looked confused before softly reciting as Sanji cooed about Robin's translating ability and Brooke made jokes that the town made his skin crawl (Not that he had skin! SKULL JOKE~!):

"Somewhere, there was a tiny dream.

Such a tiny dream it was, No one knew who had dreamt it.

The tiny dream began to think.

'I don't want to disappear this way. How can I make people dream of me?'

The tiny dream thought and thought, and then came up with an idea…

'I'll make humans get lost in me… And let them create the world…?'"

Chopper timidly stuttered "W-what does that mean R-Robin?"

Suddenly they heard a childish giggle echo throughout the town. "I have all my Alices…But what is Yume to do with the extras?"

"Yume?" Luffy asked as a small ball, about the size of Luffy's fist and made of a strange blackish light, appeared in front of them.

The light bobbed as the childish voice chirped "Yume is a yume…A tiny one…Yume has forgotten who dreamed Yume…But Yume doesn't want to disappear…So Yume's thought and thought for a looooong time and Yume's finally figured out a way to get people to dream of Yume: Yume will let people into Yume and let them create Yume's world…"

The light paused "But Yume has a problem…There are 4 Alices…But 5 extras…"

The light suddenly swirled about them crowing "Yume knows what to do! Yume will make one Yume's home for this yume!"

The light bobbed in front of each one before hovering over Chopper.

"Yume thinks this one is cute enough!"

With that Yume entered Chopper's body making him glow a pale pink that slowly darkened into a deep magenta.

"Chopper!" Luffy yelled as Chopper, his eyes now the same glowing black as the ball of light, smiled strangely at them. There was a grinding of stone and the 5 statues swiftly changed shape.

The first statue, carved from a blood-red stone, suddenly looked like Zoro with gauntlets, shin and shoulder guards, and a chest plate. In his right hand was a katana with a diamond shaped hand-guard and a feral grin spread from one ear to the other.

The second statue, carved from an oddly bluish stone, now looked like Usopp with a graceful swallow-tailed coat and a similarly made scarf around his neck. Clutched in his left hand was a sheaf of papers and he had a sad half-smile on his face.

The third one, carved from a murky greenish stone, abruptly looked like Nami with an elegant Victorian era dress and a crown on her head. In her hands was a mirror and she had a smug look on her face.

The final 2 statues, carved from a golden colored stone, unexpectedly looked like Pearl and an unknown boy with goggles on his forehead, who looked vaguely familiar, dressed in shorts and T-shirts. Both were holding hands and had curious/mischevious looks on their faces.

Chopper giggled and it was both his giggle and Yume's at the same time. "Yume hopes you enjoy Yume's dream~!"

And with that Chopper vanished into thin air…

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So…yeah…Creepy dream, huh?...Dunno why I had to make it choose Chopper…I just did…So one by one the remaining Mugis will be picked off by the Alices and if I feel like it we may have an epilouge...Maybe...Anyway next up is the first Alice and his Mugiwara 'victim'… Ja nae~!