Hello, here I am again! Okay, this chapter is similar to the first one. I'm using them as a preparation to the main part, because I'd like the story to be plausible, so you'll have to be patient for a little bit. Nonetheless, I hope you appreciate these chapters too. Now, let's go on with the story, yeah!

I do not own OnePiece or any of its characters, as usual...


2° chapter:

"Aaaaah, so bored..." yawned Luffy as he awakened from his nap on the figurehead. His third, that day.

Chopper stared at him curious. "Luffy?"

"Ah?" he turned to look at him. "What?"

"You look like Zoro."

Another yawn. He was so bored, where were the islands? They had seen none in three days, he wanted adventure!

"Luffy?" repeated Chopper to get his attention.

"Hm?" was the very smart reply of his captain.

"Never mind." He walked towards the kitchen, passing right in front of Zoro. He too was napping, but that was usual for him.

"Aaaaah..." No, he had awakened. Instead, Chopper'eyes had slowly started to close.

Another yawn and he too would be falling asleep...he was wavering already...

He kept walking, trying to find Nami to ask her how long they should still wait for the island to be seen. Thank Kami no one had yawned anymore...

"AAAAAH..." a combined yawn from both Zoro and Luffy, great!

Two seconds later, Chopper fell asleep with a loud thump. He had fallen right on his face, a bruise beginning to form on his forehead.

Ah, the power of a yawn, thought Franky as he walked to the helm to check their route.


One hour later...

Sanji hummed softly as he prepared tea and cookies for his dear Nami-san.

"My lovely cream cake! It would be beautiful if she gave me a kiss as a thank you..." he said to himself.

"You talk on your own like a madman, now? YOHOHOHO!"

"AAAAH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?"

"It would be nice if she gave you her panties for me, though..." Brook continued.

Sanji growled, annoyed. He looked at the clock: Nami-swan always took her tea at five sharp, she would be angry if he was late so he had to hurry. Otherwise, he could say goodbye to his kiss!

He was putting the teapot on the tray when a piercing scream destroyed his ears, making him let the teapot crash on the ground. He looked at Brook, a surprised expression on both's faces.

"What the hell was that?" he asked, standing up and rushing out of the kitchen.

"IIIIIIIIIIISLAAAAAAAAAAAND! At last, adventure! Adventure!" it was Luffy.

Baka...but it didn't matter. They were approaching their first island in the New World, it was normal to be so excited, especially for a guy like Luffy. It couldn't be long before they docked, so he and Brook reached everyone else on deck. Nami was giving instructions already.

"Okay, everyone. Listen to me. This is Sonoba Island, an autumn island." She said, while unrolling a map...no, it was a sketchy scheme of their route, full of blue points he presumed were islands. Showing it to everyone, she indicated the first point. "We're here. This island is an obligated choice for every pirate who's heading towards Raftel, no matter which route they takes later. So this means..."

"...since a huge number of pirates docked on this island, we don't know what we could find." Interrupted her Robin.

"Exactly – said Nami – there could still be pirates, but there's a possibility the Navy has a base here, due to the elevated number of criminals. So we must be careful, do NOT mess with people."


Robin didn't feel at ease as she walked around town with Nami. People around them were staring at them, whispering to each other in fear. She had thought that living in the New World would have meant that, because of the high amount of dangerous islands, no one would be afraid of some pirates, but obviously she was wrong. Maybe they were even more afraid than the ones on the other side of the Red Line had been.

Well, she couldn't blame them: the pirates who ruled in the New World were far stronger. And when they would start meeting their enemies...Oh, my...

"Let's stop for a moment." She asked.

"What's the matter, Robin?" Nami replied.

"I realised that...um" Maybe it was not the right place to talk, considering how the man near them seemed to slightly turn toward them to hear. "I'll tell you later, now I need to buy the newspaper. We should be always aware of certain things now that we got to this point."

Nami looked at her a bit confused, until she remembered their talk from before. She understood what she meant. They would fight with dangerous enemies from now on, they couldn't afford ignorance anymore.

So they decided to buy the newspaper and immediately return to the ship. Then they would have to examine it completely, looking for every kind of information they could gather. Asking around was out of question.

"How long for the Log Pose?" Robin asked. They had to leave that island before someone called the marines. They didn't know who could eventually show up if a battle started.

"Actually, we could leave as soon as we can. Though I think it's strange for it to only take two hours to magnetise." Said Nami with a frown.

"It's better this way." Replied Robin.


The chef couldn't believe his eyes. Never in his life he had met such a hungry customer. He kept ordering tons and tons of meat without even a pause between a dish and the other.

"Ossan, more meat!" here he was again.

"Wait a moment, young boy! You have money to pay all this food, haven't you?"

The boy with the straw hat nodded convinced. " Hai, I have it. Look." And with that, he pulled out an imprecise amount of notes. "Are these enough?"

"I don't think so." He replied.

"What?" the boy exclaimed, suddenly pale.

"Don't worry. The difference is not high, so you'll just have to work for me for a day or two..."

The boy stood up. "I can't! I have to leave this island in three hours!"

The other customers looked up at them, until a man stood up from his place and reached them. "What is the matter, sir?"

"Oh, nothing. The young boy doesn't have enough money to pay, I'll deal with him. Please relax and enjoy the rest of your meal." Answered the chef politely.

"I'll pay for him." The man proposed.

"Sir? Are you sure?" the chef stared at him confused.

"Sure, he seems a nice boy. I'm sure he didn't mean to create problems" he answered.

Luffy smiled. Well, he was lucky today!

"THANK YOU, SIR! Goodbye ossan, nice meal!" he said before running away at the speed of light.

"Wait!...um." the chef screamed, trying uselessly to stop him.

"It's better like this, believe me." Said the man "That boy is Strawhat Luffy, that pirate from East Blue."

The chef froze. "What? THAT Strawhat? He looks different from two years ago, how did you recognize him?"

"I'm a journalist, so I had already seen more recent photos...Well, here's your money. I guess I have an article to write."


Two days later...

The Strawhats were in the kitchen, eating one of Sanji's delicious meals, when Robin and Nami decided to talk with the crew about their situation.

"Guys, Robin and I have something important to say." Said Nami.

"Uh? What is it?" asked Zoro, a suspicious look on his face. "You didn't mess with someone, did ya? Because I won't help you."

"Nothing of what you're thinking, Zoro-san." Answered Robin.

"Then what's the matter?" asked Usop.

"We realized we still don't know anything about the current situation, or our enemies, or who is in power. Nothing at all. So we bought a newspaper, trying to collect as much information as possible."

Franky looked at Robin, with a serious expression. "Something tells me this won't be nice. What have you found out?"

"Being with Luffy's father, I had access to a lot of information and I was able to be constantly informed on the main events. I know for certain the four emperors are the ones from two years ago: Shanks, Kaido, Big Mom and Blackbeard, who replaced Whitebeard two years ago. But the rest, I had to do research with Nami. Of all the supernovas that left Fishmen Island, only three or four are still running for the title of Pirate King." At her side, Nami tensed and lowered her gaze, staring at her shoes.

"Basil Hawkins, Trafalgar Law and X Drake. They are currently following a different route, so it's probable we'll meet them later ."

Everyone looked at her, analyzing the news they were being given. She was glad they were taking things seriously for once. A mistake and they all would be lost, never to be seen again.

"But you said three OR four – thought aloud Usop – what does this mean? Who's the fourth?" Nami looked up at him and answered.

"Eustass Kidd. He too had taken our route, though not as fast as the others, because it seems he dwelled on some massacres. But now he's not directed toward Raftel anymore. Apparently, he's going back following the same path." She explained, indicating a page of the newspaper. It showed a copy of his bounty, higher than the last time they had met him. It was still higher than Luffy's.

"I don't think he just gave up, arriving this far and then abandon everything would be stupid and insane." Considered Brook.

"It doesn't matter what he's doing – replied Zoro – if he does such things, it means he has the power to do them. He's powerful enough to go back to the Red Line and start his voyage all over now have to wonder whether this power allows him to stand out against the strongest ones or not. Power is not always a synonym of strenght."

"What do you think, captain?" he asked then, throwing a glance at Luffy.

"Hmm, even if we knew more, now we can't do anything. I guess we'll figure it out when we'll meet him."

Hearing Luffy's words, Sanji frowned.

"You said 'we'll meet him' as if he's coming back on purpose to meet us." Luffy stared at him for a long time, a heavy silence falling on them.

"...Eh? Really?"


Kidd walked into the navigation room, where Killer was talking with some of his men about the direction they were going while examining the map. He knew from the newspaper Mugiwara was following the same route and that made things easier for him. Had he taken a different course, it would have taken longer to reach him.

"Right now, we're not too far." Was saying his first mate. "Four island at maximum."

"Three. He left Sonoba Island two days ago." He interrupted him, showing him the daily.

"That island only takes a few hours for the Log Pose to magnetise, but the next one will take some days. We'll gain a lot of time." Replied Killer.

"Hmm. Without stopping at every island, how many days are there until we reach them?" asked Kidd.

"With our current speed, I would say more or less six days."

This isn't good. He didn't want to lose too much time, he couldn't if he wanted to keep up with those three bastards.

"Our current speed, you said?" he asked.

"Yeah." Said Killer confused.

"It's not enough. I want full speed, give the order." Killer disagreed.

"We're going pretty fast already. I don't think it's a good id..." he suddenly stopped when Kidd looked at him with a murderous glare. He sighed, there was no way to talk with him when he was like that.

He walked out and gave the order to the crew. Luckily for him, Kidd had decided to remain in the room. He had to remove the picture of the red chick from Kidd's pillow before he could see it. He would tease him another time, he thought while he quickly tiptoed to his captain's room.


The reviewer's corner:

Awsme Grl: Thank you for your compliments! I have a very defined plot in my mind, so you'll just have to read to find out how things will turn out. I also hope to surprise you XD

Fluffystuff101324: Thanks, I had imagined you to be a fan of this couple because I had seen your reviews in goldbullet's story...and you added me in your Author alert list before I even published my story, thanks for your trust! Hurray for the KiddxNami shippers!

goldbullet: Yes, I can't believe I did it! I'm glad you appreciate the set up, I actually thought a lot about that because I wanted it to be realistic...I can't tell you if that enemy is who you're talking about or not though, sorry! I'm also glad you liked the Kidd and Killer scene, I wanted exactly the reaction you had! I have my own plans for Killer's character, I have always imagined him like this, I couldn't resist!

someone: Whoever you are, I'm glad you liked it. I just hope I can keep up with your expectations, ^_^!

And a special thank also to Neko-chichi, Misz Laidback much, moonlit mage and Kagome Echizen Fan, who added me in their favourite list/story alert list (I hope I didn't forget someone), and to the ones who only read my story. Don't be afraid to review, I accept all opinions! Until the next chapter, ciao ciao!