After finally approaching land, the hyperactive captain of the Straw Hat Pirates rushed it again and went to explore the places by himself.
''Yahoo! I hope they have meat, because I'm starving!''
''Luffy, wait!'', Nami shouted, but the rubber pirate was already gone. ''Geez, he's sure got energy. Only if he wasn't so stubborn…''
'' Starving!? He just finished eating a whole meal by himself, how the hell is he starving!?'', Sanji yelled nervously.
''You're underestimating him, Sanji. His appetite shouldn't surprise you so much'', Nina added cheerfully as she picked up her bow and arrows.
Robin chuckled. ''Shall we follow him?''
''Of course, before he gets into trouble again.'', Nami answered in a serious tone. ''Franky, mind if you stay here until we come back? We can't leave the ship alone, it's too dangerous and we don't know what kind of enemies could show up. You should be fine until we return.''
''Sure thing! And bring some fuel with you, we're running out of cola.''
''We'll look for some, if we find a town. Zoro, get your lazy ass and start moving, we have to find Luffy! Brook, Usopp, Chopper, you too!''
''Aye!'' The three of them said out at once.
''Yeah, yeah, I'm coming…'' The swordsman muttered as they all left the ship, almost fully prepared for anything that could show up during their trip. After ten minutes of walking, the pirates reached something that looked like an entrance to a city. They hadn't yet noticed, but the sky seemed darker, and the place looked like a graveyard. Even if it wasn't.
''Hey guys, look at that!'', Nami said as she pointed up. ''It says ''Death City.''"
''D-D-Death City!?'', Usopp and Chopper yelled out together. ''I suddenly feel like I have the 'I-don't-want-to-go-to-Death-City-disease'…'', Usopp added.
''It sounds like an interesting place to me. Shall we check it out?'', Robin asked.
''Yohohoho! Do you think that our lively captain could be here?''
Sanji sighed. ''I guess we've got no other choice but to look for him. It's the only place he could have gone to. Plus, I'm here to protect my darlings Nami-san, Robin-chan and Nina-chan.~ Nothing could go wrong.''
''S-Sanji-kun, what about us?'', Usopp asked as he started to tremble.
''I'm too busy worrying about the ladies, dumb ass. Go mind your own business.''
Nina and Robin laughed. ''I doubt that there's something dangerous around here, Usopp. But even if there is, we're all here, so you don't have to worry about it.'' Nina stated in an attempt to calm her comrade down.
''Stop talking so much about something before you even see it, damn it. Let's go already. We won't die, that's for sure.'' Zoro said coldly as he took the lead and entered the city. Everyone remained silent and followed him. They soon noticed that the place was inhabited, the streets were crowded and there were old buildings, clubs and all kinds of shops. The seven pirates decided to look for some restaurants in hope of finding their lost captain.
Somewhere in Death City, loud voices could be heard, as if someone was arguing. The Straw Hats headed towards the sound, guessing that Luffy got himself into trouble… Again. And they were right.
"HOW DARE YOU—THAT'S MINE, GIVE IT BACK!" Luffy shouted. "Gomu Gomu no-!"
"Luffy, wait! Cinco Fleur!" Robin exclaimed as the crew got there and she managed to stop her lousy captain just in time before he punched someone who apparently took his candy.
"What?! Robin, let me go! That jackass stole my food!" He shouted again as he pointed towards a blue-haired teenager. He seemed about their age.
"Will you shut up already? You're annoying, you know that? Besides, how dare you raise your voice when talking to The Great Black Star!? That's rude, and a sure death!"
"T'ch." Both Zoro and Soul muttered at their stupid argue. "Hmm… The orange-haired babe's got a nice chest," he added.
"Do you really want Ichigo to beat the hell out of you, Soul?" Lizzy replied, smirking at the white-haired teen.
"Nah… I was just saying… But you didn't hear anything." She then took her hand out, waiting. "T'ch, fine." He muttered under his breath as he gave her some money.
"Anyway, who are you?" Death The Kid asked, taking a few steps towards the crew. "I haven't seen you in Death City before… You're not students of the DWMA, are you?"
"DW—What?" Usopp asked, obviously confused. Chopper and Brook didn't seem to understand anything either.
"Death Weapon Meister Academy. So you're not." Kid finished.
"We're pirates, you idiots! And I want food!"
"Pirate reindeer! How cute!" Patty yelled out loud as she hugged Chopper.
"Pirates? How lame, man… But the one over there's cute." Black Star stated, smirking at Nina. "Why so quiet, babe?"
"Uh… I-" But she was cut off by Sanji before even managing to say something.
"DON'T YOU DARE COME ANY CLOSER TO HER OR ANY OF OUR GIRLS, OR I'LL DEEP FRY YOU AND FEED YOU TO SEA MONSTERS."
"Damn dude, calm yourself. The Great Black Star does what he wants."
"Actually… I think she likes you." Nami stated quickly, as she pushed Nina towards Black Star, after whispering to her: "You better get some information out of that mouth of his."
"I do?" She asked, still confused, along with the rest of the crew which also exclaimed: "She does?"
"Yes, she does. Now go, have fun you guys."
"Ohh, nice.~" Black Star stated as he pulled her to his chest, holding her back and smirking at Sanji at the same time. He was about to burst, but Nami started dragging him away, also making sign to everyone else to follow her.
"Nami, wait! You can't be serious! We can't leave Nina with that guy!" Luffy shouted furiously.
"Shut up, Luffy, she'll be fine!"
"No, she won't! I'm her captain, not you!"
"Yes, but you're an idiot! We'll come and get her later, okay?"
He didn't like the idea, but he was forced by the others to leave as well and Patty was forced to let Chopper go. Meanwhile, Black Star left his 'crew' as well, taking Nina over to his place. Tsubaki, his weapon, was shopping together with Liz and Patty, the twin guns. Nina wasn't visibly scared, or touched by anything that Black Star tried to show, but she felt that she wasn't going to safely get out of that situation. He locked the door as they got inside his room.
