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Chapter 2: Training on the Rails and Split Personalities
It was around 8:00 in the morning when Horus decided to bring Sanji and Luna out onto the roof of the speeding train car. Luna sat on the ground with Sanji's shirt and jacket as he walked towards Horus, who started to speak over the wind,"You must pay attention to me from here on out as I train you."
"What's our weapon?" Sanji asked with a loud voice. Horus pointed at his legs. "What?
"Your body...Luna."
She stared at him.
"You listen too!"
Luna gave a nod of undersanding, but stayed on the ground.
"It's called Rankyaku, a basic move of Rokushiki, but powerful to the user if he/she knows how to use it. You can use that move to slice the heads off of those Sand Creatures in one fell swoop. All you need to do is kick you leg fast enough to unleash it. Watch" he lifted his leg a few inches before kicking hard at high speed several times. "Rankyaku: Hawk Wave!"
Several sharp air blades shot out from his leg and took the form of hawks, they flew through the air at an emensely fast speed and then crashed into a large large sand dune. The attack merely sliced it in half, sand flew in the air from the incredible impact. Sanji raised his eyebrow impressed while Luna still sat on her spot, suddenly, her eyes grew wide in fright and she got down on her belly He turned to her. "Eh? Luna-chan, it's not like he's going to hit you."
"SANJI, GET DOWN!" Horus roared over the train whistle and engine. "Soru!"
"Wha-?"
CRACK!
Too late, there was a bridge that came at them from the front. Horus disappeared while Luna ducked in time to not be hit. Sanji, however, turned at the wrong time and he was smacked against the bridge head first. Some blood from his mouth splattered on Luna as she got up after she passed under to see Sanji no longer there. Meanwhile, Matt and Richie were playing a game of tic-tac-toe when suddenly they heard a series of loud thuds above them.
"What the hell was that?" Matt asked, Richie got up and opened the back door to see Sanji flying off the roof and disappearing into the distance.
"Bloody hell!"Richie exclaimed as he clmbed onto the golden handrail then stared out into the distance before kicking off to jump. "...bloody idiot, SORU!"
Tsuki went up through the roof to see Luna getting up and Horus have a face of disbelief. "Well?"
"GEPPOU!"
Luna jumped out of the way as Richie suddenly jumped onto the roof out of nowhere with a knocked out Sanji on his back. Horus started giving orders,"Richie, take Sanji to the car upahead, they'll know what to do. Tsuki, go to Matt and have him send this message up to the meeting room, car 7, then head over to the conductor and give him this notice."
He handed Tsuki two scrolls while Richie and Luna went back down to their car. When Chopper saw Sanji, he was screaming,"Docter, docter, wait, that's me"!
(Anyway)
Light blinded Becky as she was pushed towards the sorce. It was only a cavern, water filled it, but there was a tiny island in the distance, a stone bridge connected it to the main land. Soon, everyone's eyes grew accustomed to it, the only light from the outside shined down on a large pheonix statue made of solid gold. The way it was positioned made it look like it was about to take off. Yume gave a smile as he took Becky's wrist and pulled her along with him.
"I need you to wake up the Phoenix Fountain." Yume ordered, he held out her wrist as she tried to pull back, but he held her tightly. "Now, now, I need to look like my original form when I take over the world, so listen to me!" The bracelet sent out several tiny shock waves and the water around them started to move. Ripples were coming from the statue itself as its eyes suddenly turned blazing red, golden water spouted aroiund it and Yume dropped to his knees. "He's awake..."
"Water...made of pure gold...along with a statue..." Nami sighed dreamily with money in her eyes. "Oh, how much would it all cost?" She reached towards the water, but the guard held her back. "What gives?!"
"Don't touch it. when a greedy fool, like you, drinks from it, you'll be cursed like his royal highness over there. To undo the curse, he must drink from the fountain to become powerful once again-"
"Men." Yume appared before his minions, who got down on one knee and had their fist on the ground in respect to their leader's new appearence. He looked like the fake Yume Becky designed in her dream land, handsome, dashing, and graceful. "We shall ride to our next destination...to wherever the Bracelet of the Dream King takes us."
"Aye, your highness." the bowed their jackle-like heads once and got on their feet. A peacock walked in front of Yume, he suddenly grew big and changed into a human, he had a similar appearence as Yume, only, he wore a thin purple robe over his armor. He too gave a bow to Yume before speaking,"Aniki"
"Ah, Captain Akumu, you arrived. Stand so my little friends can see you better" Akumu gave a smile as he stood up. "Their names are Becky, Reese, and Nami-"
"Just like the legend?"
"Just like the legend."
"But...Nami, she's-"
"I'm fully aware of that."
"They're supossed to be the two sons of Adam, two daughters of Eve. You only brought two-"
"What the hell is this, Narnia?! Yume look like Caspian from the movie for god's sake!" Reese interupted.
"Come now, my son." Yume said as he placed an arm around Reese. "This is more than a dream, so everything is real..." Just as they were leaving, Yume lowered his voice to Akumu,"Activate the traps when we leave."
"Hai, Aniki."
(Anywhere)
Luffy fixed his hat, he said,"We'll go after Becky, Reese, and Nami. Sanji can take care of himself and everyone else, I trust him. The bastard who took my nakama will pay first."
The kitchen was quiet for a while, Luffy finally loked up,"Eh? Let's go and find them!"
"Aye, captain!" everyone agreed. They all went out of the kitchen and on deck, there, they started to set sail to the nearest island, aparantly, it was Yumegypt.
(Anyplace)
"Sanji..."
"Ah, do not worry, my daughter is a good docter." Horus proudly beamed, he didn't seem to be affected like the rest of the pirates. Luna sat next to Sanji as he was placed on top of crates covered in a large, soft blanket. It was a pretty bad scene since Sanji wouldn't stop bleeding and it was even hard to even look at him. Richie was helping Chopper to try and stop the bleeding, Sanji's blood leaked out, staining hte sheets. "I must admit, this is awful-"
"Horus, his bloody jaw is detached, don't joke about it!" Richie barked, even though he was a rival to Sanji, he still cared about him. While Matt would say,";Every man for himself",Richie would help anyone who's in a desperate situation. A girl wearing black, lacy silk came in, she lowered her hood to show them her face. She looked very much like her father since her cheek had a tattoo, only he hair was waist length. "And you are?"
"My name is Tori. Thank you for trying ot stop the bleeding of this young man, but I shall take over from here." she took out a flask that contained a golden liquid. She sat near Sanji's head. "This is the tears from the Phoenix Fountain, it can cure anything-"
"Wait. Can't you use that on Luna?" Richie asked, she shock her head sadly.
"No, these tears had been collected years ago. Father had told me of Luna's state, manticore poison is the hardest to cure, she must drink from directly from the fountain itself in order to get the full effect." Tori explained as she opened the flask. She leaned over him and tipped the flask over his broken jaw, the bleeding stopped and his jaw mended itself. "The Tears of the Golden Phoenix, a powerful medicine that cures all." Suddenly, Sanji woke up with his stomach jerking back in some sort of reflex, he thought he was still going to be smashed against the bridge.
"I remember asking Luna-chan something and turning my head, that's it." Sanji said as he rubbed his jaw. Luna lept at him and whispered something as she hugged him, he hugged her back while tangling his fingers in her hair. "It was nothing."
"Nothing?! Are you daft, mate?" Richie exclaimed. "We could hear your body thundering over the roof! You're lucky I was able to catch you before you hit the ground."
"That reminds me." Horus said. "You're able to use the six skills?"
"Yeah, I'm a Rokushiki Master."
"Good,Tori, take Luna to your room and give her new clothes."
Luna got up and fallowed Tori to the other side of the room as Matt and Tsuki entered the car, Matt said,"The guys in car seven agreed to whatever was in your letter."
"And the conductor said we can't stop until we reach th Phoenix Fountain."
"Wonderful." Horus smiled, it suddenly disappeared and he had a serious face. "The reason why I sent Luna out is because I had a thing to tell you that I hadn't been too truthful about. Luna is not in a mental shock."
"So she's faking it?" Sanji asked, he sat up while Tsuki and Matt took their seats. "Please tell me she is."
"No, she is in a trance-like-state. She can interact and speak with her surroundings, but at times she would have visions." Horus started to explain, the men nodded their heads as they understood what he said. These visions would come and she will interact in her own world, that is why you must keep an eye on her at all times. For if she does the wrong action at the wrong place, it would be cataclysmic scene. By the time Luna returns to us, she would be her normal self, be wary though. Understood?"
"Yosh." they claimed in unison, as if on cue, Luna entered the room dresesd up in the same style as Tori, Matt, Richie, and Sanji earned nosebleeds as they stared at her. "Sexy wolf!"
"Uh, is there anything wrong you guys?" Luna asked.
"Lemme see if she's normal." Matt said as he walked over to Luna and lifted her skirt, she kicked him hard in the head. "OW! Yep, she is."
"I can send you flying off this train if you do that to her again." Sanji growled as he held Matt's collar. Luna gave his the same outfit he used during the Alabasta adventure, he placed it on. "Thanks, I won't need my shirt and jacket anymore, it's too hot-" Luna suddenly pressed her lips roughly on his and gripped his head, his eyes were wide in shock while she did that for a full five minutes.She stopped abruptly and pulled back. Matt had a shocked face while Richie rolled his eyes, Tsuki and Chopper weren't looking. "Damn, since when did you start kissing me that way?!"
"What are you talking about? And why am I on top of you?"
She started walking out of the room,"I'll be in here if you need me."
The guys had their jaws on the ground, Horus aslo added,"I forgot to mention this...but she also does ,ahem, sexual things sometimes without even knowing it."
"What the fuck, that gives her a split personality!" they all yelled, they started getting perverted thoughts and images. "...sweeet..."
"So it would seem, Sanji, I advise you to be careful around-"
"He's gone!" Chopper said.
"Well, he's easily suduced, is he not?"
"Are you kidding me? He walked past me with that horny expression!" Tsuki pointed over to the door, Matt grew wide eyed as he rushed after.
"GET THE FUCK OFF HER!"
(Anybody)
The Sunny Go made her way to the nearest port, Luffy, Robin, Chehero and Brooke hoped off to the sea port. Chehero held up a wanted poster of Luna, Sanji, Chopper, and Matt. "Had you seen them?"
"Aye!" an old geezer came up to them.
Brooke suddenly asked,"Where?"
"They got on a train and are heading up to the Phoenix Fountain with Horus and his gang."
"Thank you." Robin smiled, she leead her nakama back to the Sunny Go. "Get ready for a trip up river."
"What? We're going up there?" Chehero indicated the Yumegypt River that was around 5 miles wide and 20 miles deep.
"Sounds good, we can get the Sunny to go through." Franky agreed upon Robin's sudden idea.
"Wait, how do we know it's the right way to go?!" Usopp asked as they started their voyage.
"I've read a book about Yumegypt, this is the country we are at. The Phoenix Fountain is one of many legends and tales, and is apparently one of the famous one since it has water that can cure anything."
"Cool! So we get adventure at the same time as we look for everyone-"
"Luffy, this isn't the time to play!" Zoro barked at his captain. "We came here to fetch half of our nakama and leave, got it?!"
(Anytime)
As they set up camp, the sun started to disappear under the horizon. Nami and Reese were tied up in Yume and Akumu's tent, Becky was the only one free to move around. She sat on the ground across from the two brothers. After an hour of silence, Yume finally spoke,"Would like to hear about the origins of the bracelet you bear on your wrist?"
"Sure, it's not like it'll save my life." Becky sarcastically replied.
"Good, listen intently as I explain..."
Whee, crappy back story is going to happen in the next chapter, gasp.
