Soooo, this is NOT my story. It is my friends, but she can't post it for certain reasons, so I am posting it for her! Our OC's are in it, so yea... You will know who's is who's. Credit for story goes to Stormi Le Wolfeh. And there are going to be mistakes, but I really just don't feel like editing it. Her spelling and grammar are good in the first place.
Intro, by Stormi: I'm gonna be making this up off the top of my head as i go. It'll be a half-alternate universe of One Piece, meaning it'll be canon up until a certain point, then any future episodes from the point the story begins at will be altered depending on the changes I make...it may sound confusing but it'll make sense as I go. Also there will be a character representing the two of us in it, one each. You'll be able to tell who they are quickly, trust me x3
The story will be very random and hilarious on many levels if I feel like making it that way. Consider this a present to prepare you for hell- I mean school whenever it starts for you. Mine starts Monday x3 though really I'm just doing this cuz I'm bored and feel like it ouo
"LAND HOOO" Usopp yelled as loud as he could from his place on the whatcha-ma-call-it where Zoro normally keeps "look-out" at night. He hurried down, looking for Nami so he could be sure of a safe docking for their ship. He wondered if it would even be safe to dock anywhere considering they were now at war with every known island looked over by the government ever since Luffy and the rest of the crew attacked that island with the floating courthouse...What was it called? Whatever. Not what the ship's sharpshooter was worried about at the moment.
The captain on the other hand, let out several excited cries of "ooh" and "ah". He leaped up from his "special seat" at the front of their new ship(after losing the Going Merry, unfortunately) and raced over to the cook, Sanji, who quickly leaped up in alarm. The ship's chef wasn't exactly fond of the collisions that normally happened whenever Luffy ran towards...Well anything.
"SANJIIII! Can I get some MEAT before we get off?" Luffy asked hungrily, practically drooling on Sanji's shoe as he eyed the kitchen entrance. Though Luffy had only eaten a large portion of food not long ago, the idiot's stomach seemed bottomless when it came to meat.
Much like that marimo-head's addiction to drinking whenever possible...Thought Sanji reluctantly had to admit that he smoked just as much, if not more.
"Oi, Chopper," Sanji called as he glanced back at the doctor who was passing by just in time. "You wouldn't happen to have some kind of medicine that numbed a moron's stomach so he didn't eat so much, would you?" He asked, barely joking. Chopper blinked and looked away. "Even if I did it'd be dangerous to a normal person, though probably wouldn't affect Luffy at all" he replied with a small giggle, walking off.
"Luffy! Do something useful and help Zoro tie the sails!" Nami barked, standing by the front of the ship to get a better view. "Over there looks pretty quiet...Maybe we can hide the ship there and I can shop for some supplies without drawing too much attention..." she thought. Being the navigator, and probably the smartest one there aside from Robin, the archaeologists, Nami had to figure these things out to keep her shitty yet reliable captain from getting into trouble...Unfortunately he'd probably get bored staying on the boat and try to 'explore' instead. In other words, cause trouble for the whole crew in which they'd have to help him out of again.
Robin herself was reading as usual by the bedroom door, wondering what crazy things the crew would be getting into today. The thought made her laugh quietly to herself. Zoro looked over, over-hearing. "Hey! What's so funny?" He snapped, figuring she was laughing the poor job he was doing to raise the sails. Some times he swore that women was out to throw him in the ocean if he messed up even once.
As soon as they docked the ship, Sanji, Usopp, and Chopper all lunged at Luffy, anticipating his leap for freedom. They pinned him down, leaving him grumbling under them. "No fair! Nami gets to look around!" He complained, not really bothering to struggle since they'd just yell at him more. Plus he didn't feel like getting up if he wasn't allowed to go.
"Bastard...You're one of the most wanted men in the Grand Line right now! Use your head for once, if you can find it." Sanji growled, pushing his face against the wood. Luffy mumbled something inaudible against the wood. Blinking, the cook let his face up. The captain's face looked to be in pain for some reason. Had he hit him that har-
"SANJIIII! YOU GAVE ME A SPLINTER!" Luffy exclaimed, suddenly puffin out his body in a balloon-shape in order to push his crewmates off of his back. Sitting up, cross-legged, the captain put his hat back correctly on his head and yanked a small chip of wood out from where it was wedged in the skin of his forehead. A drip of blood showed in place of where the splinter was before he removed it, obviously having gone a little deep down in his skin. Suddenly Luffy spun around, grabbed Sanji, and threw him overboard. "That wasn't very niceeee!" He howled as he tossed the chef like a wet paper towel.
Robin was laughing from her spot at the small table she had set up outside, a friendly smile on her face. Nami on the other hand, held her head in the palm of her hand and let out a groan. "Everyone except me and Chopper stays onboard, okay?" She snapped, looking to see if anyone was listening. Sanji was kicking Luffy several times in the face after climbing back onboard, who was repeatedly apologizing to the pissed cook. Zoro was busting out laughing nearby, while Usopp and Chopper hid behind some boxes nearby, Chopper of course hiding the wrong way again. "Yes ma'am." They said in unison, saluting the navigator.
"That means you're coming with me!" Nami ordered, glaring at the reindeer. She walked towards the captain and the cook, bonking both of their heads together. "...And you two better not cause any trouble!" She snapped. Sanji of course instantly got into position on his knees, clasping his hands against his face and looking up at Nami was awe-struck eyes. "Ayeee Nami-swaan~!"
Nami rolled her eyes and looked at Zoro, who was already asleep again. "I shouldn't have to worry about him...He'll just sleep the while time as long as Sanji doesn't pick a fight with him."
Both she and Chopper - he was in his regular reindeer-form so he didn't look like a monster - made their way down off the ship and paused to glance up at the others. Luffy appeared looking over the side, waving. "Pick up some meat, Nami!" He called, almost immediately muffled by Sanji's hand and dragged backwards. "Idiot! We're trying to hide the ship, remember?"
Nami sighed in relief as they reached the town. Perhaps no one would recognize them yet. Suddenly she heard a scream behind her, and she spun around in a panic. But no one was watching them. In fact, apparently there was some other pirates here, trying to rob a women's store. Before them was a bearded man who looked half-drunk and heavily equipped with bright armor. He has at least 30 nakama behind him, all with sharp swords or loaded guns. One even had a bazooka.
"What do you expect, NICE pirates here in the Grand Line?" The man laughed, snatching a jug of sake from her hands. "You picked a rough place to live. Why don't you idiots try to stop us when we actually dock here, in plain sight? You scared?"
The lady backed up a few steps, yanking a bell from her pocket. It was a small, silver, round bell with an odd wing-shaped marking on one side. On the other side, there was a paw-shaped marking. Looking around, Nami noticed that every citizen seemed to have the same bell.
The lady wrung the bell, it's pretty tone echoing slightly through the air. The pirate looked at her in confusion.
Suddenly, the man's chest was sliced open from a seemingly-invisible force, blood spattering all over the ground. The bearded pirate dropped dead to the pavement, stiff as a straw. Nami gasped, Chopper letting out a quiet yelp beside her. The wind seemed to have picked up a little. Had the WIND slices him open that badly?
Suddenly the shadow of a nearby tree blowing in the surprising wind grew bigger and seemed to jump out of the ground at light-speed, killing all of the pirate's nakama with what seemed to be yet another invisible force, though it was obvious by the way the shadow loomed towards them so suddenly that some how the simple shadows had killed them all...
Whatever force this was, it was deadly. What was going on?
There was two howls simultaneously going off from the roof of the lady's shop. Nami looked up to spot two well-muscled, powerful looking wolves. One was pitch-black with one red and one purple eye, the other was a pure-white with one green and one blue eye. The white wolf had two odd wing-shaped clips that were being worn just behind her ears. The black wolf had two hair-pieces on her fur behind her ears as well, though they weren't wings...they were what seemed to be devil-horns, though upon closer inspection looked more like black-bear claws((they curve inward at the tips)). Both wolves wore a scarf around their necks, the white wolf's was a dark grey(almost black) and the black wolf's was a silver(almost white). Something about them made Nami shiver with fear. Chopper however, seemed curious and a little confused about something, his nose twitching in wonder. Did he smell something..?
The two wolves hopped down, looking around to make sure there were no other enemies, before padding gingerly up to the lady who was nearly robbed of her entire store's stock. The lady didn't run in fear, nor scream at the approaching creatures, but to Nami's disbelief she smiled at them. The shop-owner even pet them, causing them to wag their tails happily. "Thanks again you two! Could you please clean up though..? I'm a little scarred in the memories from that terrifying experience. It may sound rude but I'm afraid I'm getting older and walking out to see all those bodies may just give me a heart-attack..." She asked, looking sincere.
Nami leaned over to whisper to Chopper, In case he knew something. "She talks to them like they're human...or even family." She murmured, unsure of what to make of the situation. Chopper on the other hand seemed a little lost in thought.
"Strange...There's a strong human-scent coming off them, though they are obviously wolves. The clothing on them is barely affecting their natural scent, so that's why it's confusing..." The doctor mused half to himself. Nami's eyes widened In surprise. "M-Maybe they were trained?" She squeaked.
"Unlikely. They seem too free-spirited. Also I can't hear any wolf-talk from them. Just a lot of human-speech I'm assuming is coming from everyone around them. You noticed how everyone seems to like them rather than fear them, right?" Chopper asked, looking at Nami. Fear shone brightly in his eyes. "What if they found out-" he cut off as some one walked up to them, looking even more puzzled than they were.
"Pardon me, but are you new here? You two seem very scared. People are noticing your shivering." The villager asked, studying the two.
Nami blinked in surprise, looking around. The man was right: people were staring at them with puzzled looks in their faces. Perhaps this was normal? Even if it was, that just made matters even worse. If anyone found out they were pirates...
"Miss?" The man pressed, obviously looking for an answer. Nami turned to him, forcing a smile an tried to relax. "Uh, yes. Sorry we're just not used to this kind of thing. I mean I know it's the grand line and all but..." She trailed off, looking back in the direction of the wolves. But they were gone. Suddenly she felt Chopper pressing against her, shivering. Nami turned slowly around to see the two animals standing right at their side, the black one sniffing at the medicine bag on Chopper's back.
"Back off!" Chopper whimpered, raising a hoof threateningly. The wolf obediently took a step back, then looked at Nami. The white wolf was already studying the navigator, padding forward and sniffing the air around them. Suddenly they both backed up. Nami looked to Chopper, a little fearful. Did they know they were-
"Pirates." The voice caused Nami to look back towards the wolves, wondering who had said that. She watched the animals, wondering if they would attack. No one reacted though. "Who...who said that?" Chopper called out nervously.
"Me." Nami covered her mouth, a chill going down her spine. Did that white wolf-or THING, considering what it could do-just talk to her?! The black wolf lolled its tongue out, a bored expression on its face. Nami gulped. Chopper let out a small growl that was more squeaky and frightened rather than threatening.
This caused both wolves to start...Laughing. "Funny reindeer! He has a blue nose and talks like us?" The black one yipped happily. The white one wagged its tail excitedly. "They are definitely pirates! I smell the sea and all kinds of stuff on them! Even some gold!" She yelped.
Nami backed up a step. "They can smell gold..?" she pushed the thought away, realizing it was ridiculous in their current situation. "Are...A-Are you going to kill us?! Please we only came for sup-"
"Supplies?" The white one giggled. "That's what they all say. Most are lying. Some are not." It barked. Nami took another step back. Chopper stood behind her, scared. The black wolf stepped forward. "We won't kill you...yet. There's no reason to, is there?" It barked, though seemed to want an answer. "Is there?"
Nami shook her head quickly. "No no...We're telling the truth. We'll be gone by the day after tomorrow!" She explained quickly.
The black wolf shook its fur. "Chill. We only hurt people who do bad things and if some one rings the bell." It sighed, stretching.
The white wolf nudged its companion with its shoulder. "We should probably go. We've stayed longer than necessary." It said, leaping upwards. Suddenly the white wolf seemed to disappear in the air, a wind gusting through the area before settling quickly. The black wolf blinked, looking at Nami and Chopper. "You better be as friendly as you act." It growled suddenly. Its shadow began to expand, and the wolf seemed to sink into the ground fast. The shadow darted away, disappearing among the other shadows.
Nami gently bumped Chopper with her knee to get his attention. "Let's go." She whispered, turning casually around and walking off. The villagers had already dispersed and gone along their normal business as if nothing happened.
Zoro snored rather loudly, in one of his little naps. Sanji walked calmly out of the kitchen. He looked up, cigar dropping out of his mouth in shock. He glanced around, scanning the boat. He glared forward at nothing, grinding his teeth together. "That bastard..." he thought, racing forward and putting a foot against Zoro's face. "Wake up ya shitty swordsman." He growled. Zoro suddenly grabbed a katana and hit Sanji's leg off of him with the back of his sword. Sanji intercepted the swipe with the sole of his shoe.
"Oi. It's not nice to disturb someone sleeping." Zoro huffed.
"Back off marimo...have you seen Luffy?" He added, stepping out of the sword's range and moving his foot. Zoro sheathed his sword. "I thought you were watching him?" He snapped in reply. The tap of footsteps trying to sneak by quietly sounded just behind the boxes in the corner. Usopp was tiptoeing towards the bedroom. Before he reached the door, the cook and swordsman both leaped to their feet.
"USOPP!"
Usopp screamed and ran into the room, slamming the door behind him. "I CAN'T FIND HIM EITHER!" He yelled outside, obviously not wanting to be caught in their wrath.
Sanji slowly opened the door, looking for Usopp. "Where'd he go...?" He muttered, looking around. Usopp was crouching down, hiding behind a barrel. Footsteps made the floor creak and got progressively louder as Sanji approached him. Curling even tighter into a ball, Usopp pleaded he wouldn't be found.
"Oi."
Usopp let out a yowl, but was silenced as Sanji stuffed his mouth with a rag. "Quiet down...You'll disturb miss Robin in the next room." He sighed, dragging Usopp outside by the foot.
Usopp, Sanji, and Zoro stood in the middle of the ship. Zoro stretched. "Obviously it wasn't my responsibility to watch the captain." He yawned. Sanji shot a glare at him, baring his teeth like a growling dog. "IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE SO DAMN IRRESPONSIBLE!" The cook snapped. "Anyways, I was watching him for a while then went into the kitchen to get the lovely Robin a drink...She seemed so thirsty, in her room alone just reading the whole time."
"How does that look thirsty?" Zoro muttered, glaring back at Sanji, who ignored him.
Usopp fiddled with his fingers nervously. "I-I don't know where he could have gone...We got to find him though." He huffed, forcing a brave face. "A-Ah yes, the great master-mind plan, Operation Captain Usopp Scavenger Hunt!" He announced, nodding in his own approval. Sanji looked at him, confused. "So how does this work?" He asked half-heartedly, not expecting a legit answer from some one like Usopp.
The sharp-shooter grinned. "Everyone goes and searches the town for our captain in pairs! Though now that I think about it, one of us will have to stay here and guard the-"
"You're coming too." Zoro huffed before he could finish. Sanji clapped his hands together, holding them by his shoulder and tilting his head with a big smile on his face, eyes love-struck. "I volunteer to go with Robin-chwannn~!" He sang, raising his hand.
Robin stepped out of the room, a book under her arm. "What's going on..?" She asked calmly, looking slowly around the boat. "It seems our captain is missing from the crew."
Sanji instantly rushed up to her, getting on his knee and bowing his head. "The idiot ran off when we weren't watching...But I'll take full blame for you, Robin-chan~!" He offered, looking up at her with that same stupid look in his eyes he got when he spotted any pretty girl.
"Oooh! So much MEAT!"
Luffy stared at all the chicken, beaf, and pork laid out in front of him on the shop's stand, mouth agape and filling slowly with drool. The man running the store smiled at him, nodding happily. "That's right, good sir! Would you like to buy some?" One of his hands was behind him, holding onto the bell with the markings just in case. He recognized Straw Hat as soon as he approached. Who wouldn't? This man was an enemy to all by government law.
Luffy nodded eagerly, reaching in his pockets for some money. Not knowing this, the man flinched, and was about to ring the bell when Luffy held out the cash. He blinked, surprised. Luffy grinned happily. "Is this enough for two of everything?" He asked. The man's eyes widened. "Two of...Yes it is, but who are you feeding?! You're whole crew?" He blurted out. Luffy blinked, looking at him with a confused look.
"No. Just me."
The man stared, mouth agape a moment before nervously taking the money and eyeing it a moment, making sure it wasn't fake. It was legit. With a gulp, the man forced a nervous smile and packed all of the requested meat into two large paper bags and handed them to Luffy, who took them and promptly thanks the man with a dip of his head. "Thanks meat-ossan!" He laughed, running off.
With a gulp, the man forced a nervous smile and packed all of the requested meat into two large paper bags and handed them to Luffy, who took them and promptly thanked the man with a dip of his head. "Thanks meat-ossan!"
Nami raced around the corner, Chopper keeping up beside her. "What's wrong, Nami?" He asked, glancing up at her as they ran. Nami rounded another corner before looking back at her blue-nosed friend. "We're in a town with extremely dangerous...THINGS on it who will kill any pirate who dares break the law, by mistake or not." She explained quickly, exaggerating a little. Sure they didn't SAY that if it was a mistake they'd let them off, but she doubted it considering they seemed a little harsher than other opponents they faced. Then again, they met them after a fight, so maybe she was misinterpreting... "No," she thought, shaking her head. "it doesn't matter. If Luffy messes up even a little..." she shivered, wondering if everyone was holding up at the ship. As soon as they got these supplies on the ship, they'd stay there until the log set. Nami was terrified and would stay that way for as long as they stayed here.
Suddenly as they rounded a corner, the navigator found herself accidentally slamming into some one who was passing around the corner as well.
"OW!" Nami yelped, letting out an annoyed moan. "Hey, watch it-" she looked up to see a young girl about her age, if not a little older with long, sleek white hair. She had two wing-shaped hair pieces and wore a pair of sunglasses over her eyes. She wore a ice blue tank top with a small white half vest over it. The girl wore black shorts and some black boots to go with them. Around her waist was a black soft belt without a buckle, perhaps a simple cloth tied around. The glasses were dark and made it impossible to see her eyes underneath.
Nami gasped, looking up at the girl. She seemed so much like that wolf...Was she a fan? A little too hardcore for her taste, but the red-head wondered if there was more to her appearance. She turned to Chopper, who was wide-eyes and shivering for some reason, nose twitching.
The girl took off her glasses, eyes shut so their color was hidden from Nami and Chopper. She rubbed them then calmly put them back on, not once revealing her eyes. "Sorry..." She said in a slightly awkward-sounding voice, like Luffy did when he was trying to do a Sanji impression, therefor once again pissing off the cook but making everyone else laugh. Nami raised a brow. "A-are you okay? Did I damage your throat...?" She asked, unsure.
The girl shook her head quickly. "No no, see I have a-" she coughed. "..a cold, is all." She said, rubbing her head. "Though you did bump my head..."
"I'm very sorry. I was in a rush, is all!" Nami explained with a nervous smile. Who was this strange character? She got to her feet, looking at the girl and holding out a hand to shake. "I'm Nami, what's-"
"I know." Nami blinked in surprise, utterly confused. The girl seemed surprised to, putting a hand behind her head in an embarrassed gesture. "O-oh...I mean nice to meet you! I'm Rosie. I don't know if you could tell, but I'm a big fan of our island's guardians, much like everyone else. Me and my best friend are sort of their 'cheer-leaders' I guess!" The strange girl said, introducing herself with a polite half-bow.
Nami tilted her head, a puzzled look on her face again. "I...I noticed. I was actually a little surprised at first, to tell the truth." She giggled. "Nice to meet you too!"
The girl pushed her glasses tighter on her face, as if they had loosened slightly...Or if she was simply nervous. "We'll I have to go..." Rosie said, dismissing herself and spinning around fast. Nami grabbed her arm in panic, still wanting to ask something. "Wait-"
The girl suddenly swung around instinctively in reply to Nami's contact, flashing out a surprising swipe of wind. Nami squeaked in alarm, reeling back as the wind cut into her skin, leaving a minor gash on her arm. Rosie gasped and quickly backed away. Nami crouched down to Chopper, and as soon as they looked away for even that short moment, when they turned back the girl was gone.
Nami blinked, shocked. She looked at Chopper. "Was that..." Chopper nodded. "Same scent. Same appearance. She was faking that voice, obviously and I couldn't smell a cold on her." He murmured, looking scared out of his mind. "I knew...I knew I smelled human on them at the square! I knew something was off!" The doctor looked at Nami, who nodded.
"Let's go. My wound isn't that bad. We have to get out of here, now!"
Zoro sliced the fence in front of him, sheathing his swords soon after. Robin looked at him with her regular, distinct calm look. "Mr. Swordsman, are you sure you should be touching property?" She asked coolly. Zoro didn't look at her. Sure, Usopp had a point in pairing him up with Robin, but he still didnt really like her company. Not ever since that little betrayal she did to the crew, even if she did pay her dues after words and became a "true, loyal nakama" of Luffy and the others.
"It was in my way." Zoro answered simply, glancing around for any sign of their captain.
Robin showed no reaction to that comment, but instead walked forward as this was normal of Zoro. "Why don't we look in the meat section next in the shopping district? It's just that way." She suggested, pointing in the direction that smelled faintly of far-away meats and other food.
Zoro frowned. "Oi, why are you leading?" He grumbled.
Robin didn't look at him. "You'd get lost." She replied, putting it bluntly.
Zoro's frown depended, but he followed her as she moved on anyways.
Sanji walked with a slight hunch, cigar hanging loosely from his mouth. He looked grumpy. Usopp was tagging along beside him, looking from side to side intently, narrowing his eyes and watching everything that moved for at least 3 seconds each as they passed. They were going through the shopping district right now, though Luffy was no where to be seen.
They turned a corner, coming to a dead-end. A small alley-way lay before them, a few bits of trash or boxes full of unknown contents littering its area.
Sanji glanced up in surprise as he thought he saw something move in the shadows.
Was that snow or maybe some white cotton blowing off the walls at the end in the shadows?
Sanji paused, looking closely into the shadows. "Oi, Usopp, stay alert. Some one's here...probably a street-dweller." He warned, glancing around. Usopp's eyes widened and he quickly fiddled for his slingshot in his man-purse.
Suddenly a girl with bright-white shades and long, black hair popped out from above in front of Sanji's face. "Street-dweller? That's not very nice!" She snapped, suddenly disappearing. Sanji blinked in shock, jumping backwards and looking up. What was she hanging from? There was nothing but air above them, and the girl was no where to be seen. He couldn't get a good look at her.
"Er, sorry about that?" Sanji called out, confused. "Who are you? WHERE are you..?"
"That's what I should be asking you!" The girl hopped out from behind a box. "But I don't feel like it."
The girl was dressed in a blood red tank top with a small black vest over half of it. She wore white shorts and boots to go with it, along with a white, soft material tied neatly around her forehead like a bandana, the extra length of it flowing out behind her. She wore sunglasses with white shades that were so bright you couldn't see her eyes underneath. Lastly, she had odd, bear-claw-shaped horns on her head, like a headband accessory. She spoke confidently, not bothering to try and cover up her voice.
Sanji stared at her a moment, his shocked look slowly forming a grin, eyes shining with his familiar awe. He fell to his knees, gently picking up one of the girl's hands in his own and bowing his head. "Apologies, my beautiful angel! Though you should see me as your prince to steal you away to the magic you only dream about!" He cooed in his regular, flirtatious, mature voice. "But to be humble, I am Sanji. May I ask the name of such-" Suddenly the girl yanked her hand away, smacking Sanji in the process. He fell on the ground, rubbing his cheek. "rejected, as always." He thought mournfully.
"What the hell." The girl mumbled, rolling her eyes. Whoever this guy was, he was flattering and kinda hot, but she wasn't interested in someone so weird and straight-forward, not to mention she was younger than him by about two years, maybe three. "Name's Stormi. Who's the long-nose freak?" She asked, pointing at Usopp who quickly turned to her and raised a hand. "Oi." He huffed, showing he was slightly offended. "I'm Usopp. Don't slap me...Please." He added, backing up a step.
Stormi raised an eyebrow. "You're not flirting with me out of random so I don't think I have to just yet." She replied simply, turning away. "Now what are you two doing here? You're pirates. You're with that ginger and blue-nose reindeer, right?" She asked, looking at them over her shoulder.
Sanji raised his head. "She means Chopper and Nami..." he thought. "Yes we are with them...Have you seen a guy with a straw hat around here?" He asked, figuring she seemed calm enough about her situation to be casual about this.
"So Straw Hat's here too..." Stormi sighed. "Haven't seen him. But you better find him and go. You mess up once on this island and you are sentenced to death. We know who you are." She growled suddenly.
Sanji clenched his teeth together. "Are you...a marine?!" He asked, getting to his feet. The girl shook her head, however. "Nope..." She turned to them, a confident grin on her face.
"I'm a guardian here."
Now Usopp raised an eyebrow. "Really? Why would you tell us that...oh great one." He bowed, actually scared at the moment.
Stormi shrugged. "Yolo am I right?"
Sanji blinked. "What?"
"Nothing :3"
Sanji was about to go into one of his flirty 'swings' when he remembered the very recent sting to his cheek he had received.
Brushing off his suit, he looked at Stormi with a rather puzzled look. "What do you mean by 'Guardian'? You're just hanging out alone in this alleyway." He asked, curious as to why such a beautiful young female was in such an unfitting place...Alone...Without him by her side- He brushed his cheek with his hand and winced. It still stung.
Stormi giggled. "I ate the Inu Inu Fruit, a Zoan-type devil fruit. But I'm one of the few who can go deeper into form with it. I can look just like a wolf!" She explained cheerily, as if it were normal.
Usopp gasped, cowering behind Sanji. "W-what do you mean? Deeper into form..? Exactly like a wolf..."
The girl flipped her hair out of the way, as being upside down earlier had gotten a part of it in her face. She removed her glasses and smiled playfully. "I become a visibly normal wolf, but of course since this is a devil fruit ability, my skills as a wolf are enhanced. Some people in this world have special links with certain devil fruits. It's extremely rare, and you never know which devil fruit is linked to you anyways, let alone if you actually have a special link. You only really get a one-shot guess anyways...Well, unless you get it right the first time." Stormi explained. She knew the Straw Hat had several devil fruit users, so telling them all this didn't really matter to her. Not to mention she could just kill them anyways if they caused trouble...
Sanji was growing more curious about the girl's abilities as she talked. Special links? That made him think of his own crew-mates. All of them seemed to do more than simply use the regular skill they obtained from the fruits, but he had assumed they were just tactics they thought up for using their power to their strongest points. Luffy especially, considering he seemed to have some kind of Satura or whatever that was called that the CP9 had...Somewhat, anyways.
Usopp sat down on a box nearby. He looked deep in thought. "The first time, you say? Well..." He leaped to his feet. "That's not possible, girl! People have been know to disintegrate after eating two fruits!"
Stormi walked up to him, causing Usopp to lean backwards in fear. "Sure it is. Unless you have a special link and find your perfect devil fruit. I'll explain..."
Nami paused, shaking at the irregular silence that came from their ship. Yet she called out despite knowing they weren't there. "Zoro! Sanji!" No answer. "Robin! Usopp?" Still nothing. Chopper was sniffing the area. "Their scents have led off the boat, Luffy's being the oldest." He reported. The reindeer flattened his ears, looking disappointed. "But they are kinda in many directions for some reason. I can't directly track them. Also, Luffy's scent is the oldest, and at the far side of the boat..."
Nami clenched her fists, shaking in frustration. "So...Our oh-so-wonderful captain snuck off, so the others went to find him..." Her eye glared forward at nothing. "THAT BAKA-BRAIN!"
Stuffing down all of the meat rather fast, he gently pulled the bones from his mouth and tossed them in a bush. A nearby dog happily ran over and grabbed a bone, gnawing on it. It barked a 'thank-you' to Luffy.
Luffy grinned and waved at the dog, then walked on. He looked around curiously at the shops he was passing. Why was everyone staring at him...? OH. That's right...He had a HUGE bounty after kicking those CP9 guys' asses. He giggled at the thought. That's what they get for trying to kill Robin. No one touches his nakama and gets away with it...Not without a serious ass-kicking!
Suddenly he smelled more meat...Coming from an alleyway? Who would put meat back there? Then he realized it was probably storage! Deciding that was the ultimate answer, no questions asked, he walked towards it, wondering if the meat's owner was around... He was surprised to walk in on Sanji, Usopp, and some random girl chatting with each other. Maybe they made a new friend who might want to join them?! Luffy grinned, waving. "Heyyy Sanji! What's up, Usopp?" He greeted, as cheerful as ever with that funny grin on his face. Sanji whipped around in surprise. "L-Luffy! Don't surprise me, idiot!" He snapped, giving the captain a warning-'bop' on the head with his shoe's heel. Luffy bowed his head. "Sorry." Usopp smiled though. "Ah, Luffy! We were looking for you..." Suddenly he leaped up and yelled at his captain. "DIDNT NAMI SAY WE HAD TO STAY ON THE SHIP?! YOU COULDN'T EVEN DO THAT FOR A SHORT WHILE?" Sanji's foot met with the sharp-shooter's face. "Calm down. He's here now so we can leave." He grunted. Luffy on the other hand, looked disappointed. "Heuh..? What? We just got here thoughhh!" He whined, frowning.
Stormi raised an eyebrow, confused by the whole situation. She figured the captain would be a little more intimidating, let alone respected more by his underlings. But they didn't seem like his underlings at all in the first place. Was this really Straw Hat Luffy? Luffy glanced up to look at her in confusion. "Oi, are you a friend of Sanji and Usopp?" He asked, smiling as If she had already told him "yes". But she shook her head. "I wouldn't call us friends. We just met, and we're quite opposite in "career-choice" you may say." Luffy tipped his head. "Caree...What?" He mumbled, utterly confused. "So does that mean you're an enemy? It doesn't look like it..." Sanji delivered another blow to the captain's head. "OF COURSE SHE'S NOT!" He snapped, leaping to Stormi's feet once again, obviously forgetting about the past result. "Why would I want to be enemies with such a cute young lady? Such elegance is similar to a queen's-" Stormi punched his head, a rougher warning this time than the previous slap. Sanji fell back with a 'thud', lying there with a defeated look on his face. Luffy frowned. "Queen? Like a Pirate Queen? Sorry, but that won't happen, cuz I'm going to be the Pirate King!" He announced, grinning confidently. Stormi rolled her eyes. "You're all idiots. I would never become a pirate...Do you know how many I've killed In the past with my partner? Those who terrorize this town, pirate or not, are either chased off or killed on the spot. We run a strict guard here, the two of us." She huffed, glaring at them. "So don't cause trouble." Luffy laughed quietly out of nowhere. "So...Does that mean you're a marine? Because if you are-"
"I am NOT a marine, damn it!" She snapped. "How many times do I have to tell you three?" "But you only told me once-" "WHATEVER." Usopp crossed his arms behind his head. "Guys, we should probably head back to the boat now..." He suggested quietly from his side of all the tension that suddenly built up between the captain and the wolf-girl. Luffy ignored him. "I'm not ready to leave yet. Besides, the log has to set, right? I want to check out all the meat stands!" He said, happy once again, a stupid smile on his face. Stormi sighed, calming down. "You really are stupid. It's a little entertaining though. Have any of you met my partner? She tends to hide her identity." She asked. Sanji stood up, shaking his head. "No. But who is he? You keep mentioning this partner of yours..." For a moment he cringed. "Is he perhaps...Your boyfriend?!" With that, the cook dropped to his knees, looking distraught. Dramatic as always. Stormi blinked. "It's a girl. She's my best friend." She corrected simply. Luffy threw his fist in the air. "Yosh! Let's go get some MEAT!" He declared out of random. Both Usopp and Sanji landed a blow on him each. "ARE YOU LISTENING TO ANYONE?!" "Sorry."
They all three looked up in faint surprise to see Stormi giggling at them. "You guys are interesting...Can I accompany you while you're going around town for a bit? Plus I'll be making sure you stay out of trouble." She said. Luffy smiled. "Yosh! A new crew-member!" "She's not joining, idiot." "Oh. YOSH! We have a shadow~!" "Close enough..."
"We've searched one half of the town. Perhaps we should head back in case they found him." Robin suggested calmly. Zoro let out a grunt, looking around. "I guess you're right. Well, let's head back..." He said, letting out a yawn. But as they turned to leave, they were confronted with several townsfolk. "I knew it was them! That Zoro swordsman cut up all my supplies! I'm ruined!" One of them wailed. "That's Nico Robin! She's his nakama! She probably had a hand in it too!" Some one else added. "Some one ring the bell!" "The guardians will chase them off!" "Get off our island, pirates!" Zoro blinked, faintly confused. "Oi...Looks like they don't like my navigating either." He muttered, frowning. Robin sighed. "I hear some of them talk about summoning some sort of guardians...We may have trouble." She commented. Zoro took out his swords. "No problem. We'll find Luffy and get out of here." "Oi! He's gotten out his katana!" "He's gonna slice us!" "RING THE BELL!" The sound of a gentle bell echoed through the area.
Yeah...R&R