AN: Chapter two!! Hope you all enjoy this weird, yet enjoyable, story!!!!!!!

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Chapter Two

The prince, the damsel, a trail of bread crumbs and one trajic tale

His heart shaped eye stared up, up towards the woman with the red-golden hair and soft complexion. She was a vision against the tall tower, with no entrance or exit except for a sole window in which she leaned out of, allowing him to see the white dress billowing in the wind. Such radiance, such beauty. How could any witch lock her away? After a year of searching, he had finally found her. In love, he kneeled on one knee and cupped his hands towards her.

"Oh my sweet! Your hair shines like the raising sun. Your eyes are like amber pearls of the Mother Sea. Your very existence, makes my heart pound with love." His heart eye pulsed beneath a curly eyebrow, and his curly eyebrow beneath his white-gold hair. He blew out a puff of smoke from his cigarette and grinned with crazed ardor. "Oh Nami, again I ask, let down your hair so that I may climb up, rescue you in my arms and save you from this horrid prison."

Nami picked dully at the stone work of her tower, which had been her home for over a year. She had been hoping for a rescue for ages and of course, it was Sanji who had found her. She was so happy to see him a few minutes ago, but his continuos ranting of how much he loved her was annoying. Just shows how little things change.

"You know Sanji," she called down, "if you got a ladder, I wouldn't have to wait forever for my hair to grow." She flicked back her hair to indicate how short it was.

The blonde man, who was wearing a vest of velvet and gold and long navy-coloured pants, doused his cigarette against the stone tower. "A ladder my love!" He turned to his elegantly saddled horse and untied a ladder. He leaned it carefully against the tower. Just as he was about to climb, a long nosed shepherd came crashing into the clearing. The man pushed Sanji out of his way and began to frantically climb – as though a hungry three-sword-wielding green wolf was after him.

"Oi!" Sanji snapped as he watched Usopp's behind travel higher up the tower. "This is my rescue attempt!"

"LET ME UP! LET ME UP! LET ME UP!" Usopp scrambled into the tower, ignoring a fuming orange-hair woman, who pushed him aside and made her way down the ladder.

Sanji turned towards the forest as a green wolf crashed out from the under growth. His curly brow furrowed. "What are you doing here, Marimo?"

The wolf stopped in his tracks and flattened his ears. "None of your business, Sanji."

By this time, Nami had finished climbing down the ladder. Sanji turned to her in a delicate swirl and awed.

"Nami!" He opened his arms wide.

She was able to side step him and Sanji hugged the ladder instead. "Sanji?"

He turned to her. "Yes my sweet?"

"Is this…?" She pointed to the green wolf. "Is this…ZOLO!" She ran to the wolf, who was just as shocked and stunned as her. Nami bent down and embraced him. "You're a wolf!"

Sanji lit another cigarette, fuming. "Big deal."

Nami shook her head. "It is a big deal. Being a wolf is almost as bad as you being a prince!"

Ah, so it is all coming together. Slowly the pieces are falling into place to give you, the reader, a picture of what is going on. But wait! This is not over yet; Sanji, Nami and Zolo have been reunited, but what of the others? Robin, Chopper and Luffy…what of Usopp? There are more pieces to come dear reader, and to make them clearer we will be having a somewhat 'flashback' to a year before and witness first hand the fate that befell on poor Hansel and Grettle.

…ONE YEAR BEFORE…

"Ah, dear Hansel," said Grettle, "why don't we scatter our last piece of bread on the ground and make a trail of bread crumbs so that we may find our way home."

"Why, Grettle," declared Hansel, "that is a jolly good idea."

Hence the two children, Hansel and Grettle respectively, dropped the crumbs of their last piece of bread on the ground and traveled further into the dark and mysterious forest.

It was only twenty minutes later that a particular straw-hat came peering through the dark trees.

"Uhhhh" He moaned, clutching his stomach, which growled dangerously. "I'm soooo hungry." He looked around himself and at the large dark trees. "NAMI! SANJI!" He called. "ZOLO?" He turned around again. "ROBIN! OI CHOPPER!" He paused as he tried to remember something; however, his chain of thought was broken as he looked at his feet.

Scattered on the ground in front of him was a trail of breadcrumbs. Luffy grinned. "I've found some food!" He knelt onto his knees and made sure every piece of crumb was consumed.

I can go on about how Luffy ate these crumbs, how he picked off every speck of dirt before shoving it down his gob – which is a mouth. How he slowly made his way down the trail previously left by Hansel and Grettle. No, so I will tell you instead that Luffy ate the entire trail, that led him to a house. This house was far from ordinary as it was made from candy. And those with imaginations will be picturing a house made entirely from sugar and seen through the eyes of a starving person. You would think a miracle occurred and then you would politely knock and ask for some candy and receive a generous amount that would last you a whole lifetime. But you forget, this is not some door knocking character, this is Luffy who most likely thinks all food is to be eaten, regardless if someone uses that food for a home. Therefore, he ate the entire house in one bite, again, regardless if anyone was inside. Luckily, the witch who had captured Hansel and Grettle was having her barbecue outside, so she was not consumed. Now that I have summed everything up, we can return to the story.

"YOU WRETCH!" The witch screamed, brandishing her barbecue tongs at the house shaped Luffy. "YOU STRANGE AND WEIRD WRTECH WHO ATE MY HOUSE! I'LL CURSE YOU! I'LL PUT A TERRIBLE SPELL ON YOU!"

Luffy patted his bulging stomach. "Wow, I'm full."

I would like to point out this misconception. If you ate a house you would not be full…you would be dead. Again, you forget, this is Luffy. Sorry…

The witch, whose grey hair billowed widely against her wrinkled face, waved her barbecue tongs in the air. "WITH MY WICKED AND AWESOME POWER…"

Luffy turned to look at her. "Hey old woman!"

"I, MODONNA HILTON MIGNOE DEPP JOHN BLOOM IRONS KNIGHY KNIGHTLY STONE, SHALL CURSE…"

"Are you going to eat that?" He pointed to the steaks on the barbecue.

"YOU WITH THE MOST EVIL OF CURSES!"

He wobbled over to the barbecue and picked up the hot steaks. "Can I have them?"

"YOU WILL FALL TO SLEEP UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN KISSED BY A FAIR LADY! MWHA HA HA HAA!"

Luffy had stuffed the steaks in his mouth. "Oh boy!" He said, chewing excitedly. "These taste real yummy!" He had no time to swallow, when he fell over sideways and was deep asleep.

…AND THAT, DEAR READER, WAS ONE YEAR AGO…

AN: Thanks to Zenfry and ChainofDreams for reviewing!!! Thanks to ChainofDreams for bringing up Kaya. I never thought of her, but now that you mention it I might add her later in the story...perhaps as...no, I won't give it away!! And thanks to Zenfry for his critical analyses.

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