Will she go to the other ship?


Chopper was the next to wake up and he went straight for the infirmary. He saw Luffy there and that she had awakened. None of them spoke. They were just staring at each other. Chopper saw no hate in their eyes, only hurt. He was confused, but decided not to ask. Instead he looked at the young woman.

"How are you feeling?" he asked.

"Dizzy, nausea and my head hurt a little," she answered toneless.

Chopper looked at her and then at Luffy. "I'll have to check you up," he said.

"One minute, Tony Tony Chopper. Luffy what do you intend to do now?" she asked.

"I've ordered not to let him come on board," he said, nodded slightly towards the sea.

"Thanks, but he'll try to come nevertheless. You can leave now. I think I'm in good hands or should I say hooves?" she smiled a little.

"Chopper is the best doctor," Luffy said and left her.

She looked after him, before he looked at Chopper. "How many on this ship knows?"

"Only Usopp."

She nodded and let him do his checkup.

A rowboat, from the ship that anchored near Sunny, neared the Straw Hats. Luffy was sitting on his spot, while all others followed the rowboat with their eyes. After a while, Zoro went back to crows nest. That man wasn't on the boat, which was good. Luffy sighed relief. He was glad the captain of the other ship had decided not to come.

The two men jumped up onto Sunny and gazed amazed around. Luffy jumped down and stood in front of them, his eyes serious and waiting. The two men regained their posture and looked at Luffy. It was the first time they met the captain and they were a little shocked by his appearance.

"Greetings, Monkey D. Luffy. I'm …" started one of the men but was interrupted by Luffy.

"No need for introductions now. What does your captain want?"

The man was taken aback, as so was the Straw Hats, but Sanji, Zoro and Robin. It was rather rude to talk like this, but they knew that Luffy didn't care.

"We know you got a young woman on board with shoulder long red hair. Captain wants to see her," the second man said.

"Can't do that. She asked if I could bring her to a place and I agreed," Luffy said.

"Our captain insisted we brought her back. If not, he will not hesitate to board your ship to get her," the first man again said.

"He may try, but I will not allow him to take her. She doesn't want to go, so he should respect that. If not, I will fight," Luffy said.

The two looked baffled at Luffy. They had not expected this. Their captain had been sure that Luffy would hand her over with a smile, telling it was his pleasure to take care of the woman, who had saved his brother's life. But instead Luffy insisted on bringing her to a certain place of her wish. This was not an easy task.

"Listen, Straw Hat. We came with good intention and all we want is to bring her home," the second man tried to reason.

"Tell your dearest captain that he can go fuck himself. I'm not going with you."

They looked up and saw the woman standing outside the door to the infirmary. Her eyes narrowed and there was both hate and pain in them. Sanji cursed the person who made her feel and look like this. Zoro grabbed his sword, as one of the man walked towards her.

"Captain just wants to talk to you. He's been acting weird and not like himself, since you left," the first man spoke.

"Did he even tell you why I suddenly was not there?" she asked.

They shook their head.

"He and his drinking buddy fucking sold me to those damn marines. Did you know? And they were too drunk and lazy to fight those damn marines, so instead they made a fucking deal. Or rather your captains fucking drinking buddy made a deal. Your captain was free to go for now, if they got me. And your fucking captain just went along with it. I was on my way to Marine HQ, when a storm came and I could free me from my cell and use my strength to survive, hoping a ship would pick me up. And a ship did pick me up. This. And I asked if Luffy would be so kind to bring me to an Island and he said yes. Go tell your captain and his drinking buddy that I'm through with both of them," she said rather calmly, though you could see and feel her anger.

Sanji growled and even Luffy was now angry and disappointed. The two men stared at her with a shocked impression. Nami, Usopp and Chopped looked uneasy at each other, Franky was puzzled, while Brook was unreadable, just like Robin. Zoro frowned and gazed to the ship in the distant.

"No way. Captain would never do so. You must have misunderstood the situation," the second man said.

"Maybe, but that that still does make their action less guilty. Tell them I will not be in their way anymore and that I'll go home to my brother," she said and turned around, walking into the infirmary.

"Leave," Luffy said coldly.

A chill ran down the spine of the two men and they hurried from the ship. Luffy turned around, gazed shortly at the infirmary, before he went to his spot. The others, beside Zoro, didn't know what to do or say. Did she really tell the truth? Usopp, Sanji and Chopper had seen that it had been a marine ship as they found her. And she had been cuffed, since Zoro had sliced it of her wrists.

"I can't believe it. There must be more to this story," Nami said, sweat-dropping.

"But we won't … Oi Luffy the ship is coming towards us," Usopp said.

"Pull up the anchor and set sail. We are leaving. Nami," Luffy said.

Nami went up to him.

"Here. Follow this vivre card. It's our new course," he said.

They set sail, ignoring, or trying to ignore, the ship that followed them. Luffy kept sitting on his spot, looking ahead. Zoro stood at his side on the railing. Behind them was Franky, steering the ship, while looking at a vivre card. Usopp and Brook were on the other side of the ship, looking at the following ship. The ship didn't make any attempts to gather in on them, though Usopp was sure it could.

"So what do you think, Brook? Did he sell her out?" Usopp asked.

"I think there is more to the story, but in the end, you did find her among wreckage of a ship belonging to the marine, right?"

Usopp nodded. "But still. Something doesn't add up."


Where does she want Luffy to bring her and why?