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One Piece (c) Oda

Mikari (c) Myself

Chapter 3:

What is gonna happen now? xD


And now… we stare. (My frozen face: 8D)

During my inside and outside happy dance, the ship had stopped along the shores of Skypiea. As soon as the anchor came down, I had sprung into action, not wasting another moment.

I made sure I picked up my satchel, throwing it over my shoulder and neck securely and then my katana placed firmly on my left hip through its fitted loop.

Now let us explore!

I took a deep breath and leapt off the bow, allowing my combat boots to get a good wash as I landed in the shallows.

All thoughts of telling my new crew where I was off to went over my head. Without a glance back, I strolled forward, camera ready.

More lush clouds made the ground and small hills along the shores. To my left further up the beach was a long stairway that lead to houses. So there must be more of those people with angel wings around here-Well of course! Doi! It's just like back where we come from except everything is made from clouds, practically.

On my right there was only more clouds that kept going on for who knows how long. There's also a few little open undercover areas with beach chairs, perfect for relaxing. No time for that just yet!

Lastly, in front of me is a jungle of sorts. How it came to be on clouds, I guess we'll never know. I actually have no clue what the animals look like here. Are they fluffy like the clouds, balloon-like, squashed flat or just regular looking but with those little wings like the people? Okay, the last one sounded a bit too silly. But ya never know, aye?

My walking had led me quite far, but I'm sure making my way back would be easy if I climbed one of the trees. Easy enough to get a good view from high.

I've poked a few trees and plants on my way in, and surprisingly enough they are solid! You'd think they too would be clouds but nope. Amazing! Haha, I'm excited over plants! C-r-a-z-y!

I sat down on a log and went through Snapper's memory. It was about time I printed off some of the pictures so I could make room for more.

I named off each photo I saw. "Clouds, clouds, clouds… Oh! And what's this? More clouds! Heh." But then I stopped at the ones I took when we first came across the land clouds. One that really caught my eye was this: Snapper was aimed looking down on Luffy, Chopper, Usopp and I.

I was holding the camera (no durr!) with a huge grin on my face as I stared at the lens, in mid-air, on the right side. Luffy was on the left a little lower than I, laughing and staring at me, his arms out wide. Then Usopp was up the top of the photo, further away, going 'Woooo!' with peace signs. And of course, Chopper was smiling cutely waving his arms around on the bottom, the furthest away from the camera.

It was my absolute favourite photo! I printed that off (it's like an instant picture printer camera. Woot! Haha.), plus a few good shots that I liked of the clouds. So around ten all up. I also kept the one of Mr. Bull Mask, just for the sake of it being a cool shot too.

That reminds me. That wasn't the wisest choice, running off like that. I've got an actual crew now. Rats, I forgot! I'm just too used to how it was before. Just me and my small amount of items. Hitching rides on other people's ships from island to island. Need to stamp a note in my brain: YOU ARE NOW AN OFFICIAL STRAW HAT PIRATE!

No more solo acts. That means I need to get used to all this now. Company is strange. So I'd better head back now. They better not be searching for me. Oh fiddlesticks!

"Mewww~" Huh. What was that?

I glanced around, putting my photos in my satchel.

"Mew, mew~"

I stood up this time and did a full turn, not seeing anything.

"Mew!"

I looked above me and caught sight of a white ball of fluff sitting on one of the branches in a nearby tree. A few seconds of staring in silence, the ball moved. Two little ears appeared. Then a tail. And then its legs popped out.

"A kitten?"

Its head fully came out and miniature angel wings appeared on its back.

My eyes widened. "A flying kitten?!"

"Mew." It stared at me as if to say, 'No derp little lady.'

I blinked, it blinked. I tilted my head, it tilted its head. I poked out my tongue, it licked its paw.

Aw, streak ruined. I continued staring at it as it cleaned its paws and ears.

So I guess winged animals wasn't silly after all. But what's a cute little kitty doing out here? It doesn't look like the wild type, but looks can be deceiving.

So I called out to it. "Hey kitty, why don't you come down here? Pretty please, come down! I promise I won't harm you." Because talking to an animal will really get it to come cause it can totally understand you. Harty-har.

Funny enough though, it worked. The little guy (or girl) stopped its grooming and fluttered down to me and into my arms. Maybe it's a tame one, which means the owner might let it out… Or it let itself out?

I scratched behind its ears and it purred so cutely. Wow I really am saying the word 'cute' heaps. Sheesh man! Haha. "Do you have a name, hmm? Well it's not like you could just tell me that… you don't have a collar either. Tut, tut."

The kitten just 'mew-ed' at me, wondering who this strange girl was thinking that it could actually speak her language. And no, it didn't utter a word. A real shame too…

"I guess I'll just have to call you Kitty until we find out where you live, huh?" I smiled as Kitty rubbed her face against my cheek with another 'mew'. I tucked her closer, which ended in her hopping up onto my shoulder and laying around my neck, under my hair. As long as she's comfy. Yes, Kitty is a she. Would you call a guy Kitty? Maybe to tease him but nah you wouldn't. Much. Hehe.

Ah right! Back to the beach!

I started my trek back the way I came from, which was hopefully a straight walk. It was then a voice could be heard calling for someone… or something.

"Mai! Where are you?! Mai-Mai!" The voice sounded like that of an older lady and it was coming closer with each step I took. So being the curious person I was, I followed where the voice was coming from.

It wasn't long before I spotted said owner of the voice. "Mai! Oh where did she go this time? Come on out Mai! I know you're out here somewhere-Oh!"

It was indeed an elderly woman, looking much like Amazon from Heaven's Gate, only she wore a lighter coloured outfit and a less wrinkled face. Whether she was older or younger than her, I haven't got a clue. Not that it matters, anyway.

She smiled at me, like a mother would to her beloved child. Such a kind smile. "Hello there dear, you wouldn't happen to have seen my little Mai lying around here somewhere?"

Kitty 'mew-ed' innocently as she looked at the lady.

"She always seems to run off whenever she pleases and in the end I always have to look for her. She's such a naughty little Skycat. But she's also such a sweetheart. Wouldn't hurt a soul."

I smiled brightly. Skycat? Maybe Kitty is who she is looking for. I gently pulled Kitty off my neck and held her out to the kind lady. "This wouldn't happen to be Mai, would it?"

The lady chuckled warmly and took the Skycat from my grasp, holding her close. "Oh yes it is! Thank you, dear. If I may ask, where about did you find her?"

"She was on a tree branch not far from here. I didn't expect to find a kitten with wings in the middle of a forest but I guess this is all new to me." I chirped, tapping a finger to my chin.

The lady nodded understandingly. "Hmm, I knew you looked out of place. A Blue Sea dweller. We don't have many of you visit, which is a real shame too, especially when you meet such lovely young girls like you."

I blinked at the compliment, before smiling again. "Thank you, ma'am. I've only just met you but I know that you're a kind hearted person, for sure!"

"Oh my, you really are a dear. You deserve a story for being gorgeous and finding my sweet Mai."

I clapped my hands, laughing cheerily. "Ah, what kind of story? And it was my pleasure, really!"

"Let's take a seat and you'll find out." And we did just that, making sure we were comfortable and then she began with a clear of her throat.

"Many decades ago, there was a beautiful young skylander called Yue. She had always dreamed of going down to the Blue Sea, but all her friends and family said it was too dangerous and told her that she was never to go down there. They said it was time for her to settle down with one of the young men and to no longer search out dreams, because that's all dreams were. Dreams. But no matter what anyone said, she would always want to go. So instead of going on the dates her friends set up for her, she would sail to the end of the White Sea and look down upon the ocean below, just hoping that one day she would live her dream."

Until one day, she skipped another courting like usual, and went to the same spot as always, but this time she spotted something on the Blue Sea. She leant further and further forward, until she lost her balance and fell. To this day no one knows if she survived or not. But one thing is for sure, she lived her dream no matter what happened. That ends the story of The Fallen Angel."

If I was any normal person, I think I may have said that story was lame. But I don't roll that way, hah! I let out a breath in awe. "Wow… that was a happy and sad story at the same time! The Fallen Angel…"

The lady smiled, "A story for some, a lesson for others. But, I've heard there's another part to the story in the Blue Sea. Maybe one day, you might meet someone who knows of it. Until then, you might never know if it's true or not."

I wonder what Yue had spotted on the sea. I guess no one will ever know. But was this a lesson for me… or really just a story? I dunno. Maybe if something bad happens to me, the lesson will pop in my head and I'll understand. I can't think of anything I need to learn right now. But I do know there's still a lot that I don't get. Wisdom comes with age… or experience? Both? I'll know that answer for sure one day.

I stood up and stretched. "Thank you very much, I have a feeling that story may come in handy one day. You never know!"

"Yes, I'm sure it will. Now how about we walk back to Angel Beach, I'll show you some wonderful spots where you can rest and eat."

"Oh, wow, thank you!"

As we finally came out of the jungle, I turned to the kind lady, tilting my head. "I'm sorry, I never asked your name. I'm Mikari!"

"That is quite alright, my dear. My name is Kaedi." She smiled warmly yet again. Ahh, I'll always love that smile! Yays~

"Ooh! Would you like to meet my crew? Maybe you could tell us some more about Skypiea, only if that's alright with you, of course." I looked to Kaedi briefly and then scanned my eyes around for the Straw Hats. I could only see a couple of the crew on our ship which was starting to move away. Strange.

"Whoops! I'm sorry Kaedi-san, but I have to go now!" I quickly said, already starting to jog. "It was lovely meeting you and I hope to see you soon! Sorry, bye-bye!"

Kaedi shook her head with a chuckle and waved me off. "You have a safe trip now, young lady! Be sure to come back for another visit! Heso!"

Heso? Must mean bye or something up here. Meh.

I laughed and waved to her, turning my sights to the ship that was slowly picking up speed. I can still make it, without getting wet too! I took off into a full sprint, once reaching the waters, bent my knees and shot up and over, landing safely on the deck crouched. Good landing equals fifty points! Woot!

I scared Nami with my random appearance next to her. "AHH! Gosh, Mikari! Where did you come from? More importantly, where did you run off too?"

I stretched my arms behind my neck, smiling sheepishly. "Well, I saw you guys were heading off so I jumped from the shore-Whew!" I straightened up when the boat gained a huge boost in speed.

Nami held onto the side railing for a moment. "Yeah, we kind of didn't plan on leaving so soon. The others were still at Conis's house getting supplies. Wait did you say you jumped?"

I nodded, not catching on about a Conis and the others being at her house.

"From the shoreline?"

Nod, nod.

"B-But how did you manage that? We were pretty far out when this stupid crab picked us up again! I don't even know where it's taking us! I just wanted to get off this rotten island but no, Luffy didn't want to go and now we're stuck here until we find our way out of this mess!"

I heard a grunt from behind Nami (who had tears streaming down her cheeks during her ramble) and a green head popped into view. "Luffy was looking for you. You shouldn't disappear like that."

Zoro frowned when an apologetic smile replaced my usual smile. "I'm sorry for causing you trouble. I didn't mean to make anyone worry. I honestly forgot that I was part of a crew now."

He snorted, "Just don't do it again. I don't wanna end up searching for you thanks to our darn Captain." I giggled at Luffy ordering a whole search party just for me. He'd want to eat first before finding me, that's for sure! Haha.

"I'll tell you next time where I am, for sure! I'll even ask for permission if needed!" I promised the swordsman, who shook his head and stared off into the clouds.

"Doesn't matter where you were, actually. As long as you're here, Luffy will be happy then." Nami shrugged. "But how did you manage that jump?"

I grinned. I guess she has the right to know, plus she can tell the rest of the crew without me explaining myself again. Don't want confused crewmates now, do we?

"I've eaten the Strength Devil Fruit." I said, raising a finger to state my words.

"So basically, it gives a boost in physical strength?" Nami tapped her chin, the fruits purpose floating around her head.

"Mostly, yes. It gives the user a huge boost in physical strength, so I can take lots of hits without taking damage, depending on how strong one is. So far only very sharp blades can cut my skin when you apply a lot of pressure." I explained, forming a mental list. "I haven't been sick since I ate the fruit, pain means nothing anymore and if I ever get wounded, it will heal much faster and doesn't get infected."

"That's a pretty special ability you got there." Nami said, the amazement showing clearly on her features.

"Yes, quite impressive." Robin mused, practically popping out of nowhere. "You must have tested these theories at some point, no?"

I turned my attention to Robin, nodding my head. "Quite a few, yeah. We started off with small doses and gradually increased the amounts with everything we tested. Like hot and cold temperatures. Even fire at one stage. You should've seen the reactions when we pulled out some guns!"

I saw Zoro's eyes widen slightly as he added his thoughts. "You actually shot yourself?"

I laughed, clasping my hands together. "Yep. From a distance to close range." The sound of someone falling over brought my eyes to sit on Chopper who had fallen over next to the railing nearby. I think he doesn't like my way of testing my limits. I had a feeling he was clinging to the railing before for some reason. Meh.

"Y-You were shooting yourself!?" The reindeer stuttered. He came up next to me with a serious face the next second. "That's not very smart, you could've been hurt!"

I blinked at the change in character. "I know, Chopper-kun. But I made sure I had a doctor on stand-by! Just to be safe."

He relaxed at this. "O-Oh… Good." He fidgeted, becoming his shy self, realising his outburst.

I giggled and patted his head. "You're funny."

But it's true. My family were quite against it at first when that test came up next in line, but they eventually reasoned it would be good to know. My Uncle had full confidence that nothing bad would happen. But to ease everyone's worries, he made sure to get a doctor and an expert gunner (one's who he knew he could trust, that's certain), so really he let the professionals do their job and not himself. Just to ease your mind, the first time only gave me a bruise! I was ecstatic knowing I could take a bullet! Over the weeks, we kept raising the number until it changed from a sharp stinging pain to like a light pinch.

I know, it is pretty crazy. But it's either that or find out the hard way and I completely trust my family. I can tell you there is no way on earth that they would cause any harm to fall upon me. Although accidents do happen sometimes, you can never avoid them, but we all never jumped to conclusions saying it was one's fault that a leg was snapped in two or a hand was shattered.

If you're wondering if those things really happened, they did. Because it's not like I magically had total control over my powers in a matter of days. I still don't fully to this day. It's like a random muscle spasm – It can happen at any time. I can only hope that it's not someone's bones I'm breaking, but just an object that can be replaced or fixed. No fuss or tears. I'm not here to cause pain… I'm here to bring joy!

On another thought. The ship is going backwards and no one is steering. Plus this speed is much too fast to be caused naturally. Did Nami say crab before? Ack, brain! Why you think too much!?

I must've blanked out for some time because when the lid to my thought box snapped shut, there was a hand waving in front of my face.

"Hellooo? Mikari?" I blinked rapidly. "Welcome back! Try not to make too much of a habit of zoning out during conversations."

I apologised and asked politely what she had asked or said to me. Nami sighed, shaking her head with a slight chuckle. "Gosh, girl! I can't believe you didn't notice all the movement going on and when Chopper attacked your leg from the way the shrimp dropped us off. You didn't even notice all the panic from when we first left the beach! I don't know how you do it…"

"OH! I'm sorry, heh…" At my reaction, Nami ran a hand through her hair, Zoro face-palmed, Robin smiled and Chopper squeaked, slowly retracting his grip and letting out a breath. Obviously, we all have a long way to go before we fully know how each of us tick.

"So… no one knows where we are?" I asked, taking a look around.

"What does it look like, genius." Zoro grunted. "That stupid shrimp just left us here and went off again."

"We're somewhere on the island called Upper Yard." Nami informed us. I peered around, getting a decent idea of the place. Trees. Huge trees everywhere.

"This appears to be a sacrificial altar." Robin pointed out, as I stared at the rock mass our ship sat on. Sounds simply wonderful!

Chopper looked worried. "A sacrificial… altar? Nami, what's a sacrifice?" Oh ho ho, he won't like this at all, haha. I hope she doesn't go into detail. Yeesh!

"It's when living things are offered to a god."

"Oh, is that all? I thought I was gonna be boiled alive."

I laughed loudly, batting my hand in the air. "Trust me, you don't wanna know the full details."

Robin kept on topic though, creeping Chopper out. "But, it's almost the same. No matter their methods, we will still have our lives offered to God."

"WHAT!? THEN WE'RE GONNA BE KILLED-!?" The reindeer toppled over.

I raised my hand. "Pass." I caught sight of Chopper's hooves only just going over the railing and I wasn't fast enough to catch him, leaving him to roll down the stone staircase and most likely into the waters below. I hope there isn't any Skysharks, heh.

Though one he reached the bottom, two arms sprouted out and caught him, saving him from getting soaked. I heard Robin sigh in relief as she uncrossed her arms. That must've been her work. Another DF user! Yippee!

I spoke too soon about the Skysharks, for one jumped out in attempt to catch the little reindeer who full on freaked out. Luckily Zoro was on the case, katana out and slicing through the poor creature, never to eat another meal again.

I hope he didn't kill it, because it is still only a wild animal and needs its daily nutrition. How else do you think it could survive? And why wasn't I the one jumping into action? Man I'm slow and lazy today. It still hasn't kicked in that I'm no longer looking out for just myself, but others too. Come on brain, get with today!

"ZORO!" Chopper screamed, gaining my attention again. The swordsman was now having a swim playdate with sharks. I know right! I wish I could swim without sinking like a brick…

But hey, at least I get to see how tough these guys are now. This'll be fun! I'm fully confident in Luffy's choice of crewmates and even more so in his picking of friends.

After a few long minutes of Chopper and Nami panicking and Robin offering such lovely calming words ("If he was eaten, the water would be red." I honestly barked a laugh at that.), Zoro beat that Skyshark with no mercy shown… well he kept it alive but it had a huge egg on its head.

I applauded his work once he was back on deck. "And that's how Zoro beats up a hungry Skyshark!" He just gave me a weird look, and 'whatever-ed', breathing heavier than usual. Maybe he hasn't done underwater fights before, plus he did use his fists instead.

More Skysharks submerged and Zoro looked a bit annoyed at that. "Looks like we won't be swimming back. If I fight each one of them, we'll be here until nightfall."

I blew my fringe out of my eyes. "I would gladly help you take them down, but I won't be able to drive in after you. That's the only downer in my life… strength of who-knows-how-many people but sinks like a rock."

He snorted at my last comment. "You didn't have to eat that fruit. Could've just stuck with swords." He glanced at my katana with a frown. "Do you even know how to use that?"

I smiled. "I most certainly do! 'Cause I just loooove to slice through things on a daily basis."

"Tch. Just make sure it isn't yourself that you're cutting." He smirked, folding his arms.

"Hah, and about eating that fruit. I never regretted it. Besides, it's fun to see peoples shocked faces when they see what ability I have."

"And are we gonna see any action from you today?" Is that a challenge? Sorry, I don't do them.

"You will, if the need arises for me to defend myself or others. My power isn't a toy to be played with, trust me. I've learnt how deadly it can be if not used right."

For once since I've been with the Straw Hats. I had told them something, being completely serious, dead-straight faced. I knew that this gift was not to be misused.

Zoro actually looked a bit taken back and didn't doubt my words. Didn't stop him from commenting again. "Good to know that it's not in idiots hands… mostly."

A smile broke out on my face again, I just knew it was his way of joking around. Even if he was serious about the 'idiot' part or not, I would still laugh. "Haha, you're funny!"

The other three crew members were silent during the whole ordeal. Robin was the only one smiling at my short change of person. I think I get the random serious moments from my sister. She's always serious. No joke. I'd be laughing and carrying on about stuff and her face would be like this: T-T

But that doesn't mean she's not awesome! I love her so much, even with her absence I can just imagine her next to me staring blankly at Zoro and the others. She'd like them… eventually. HAH! But wherever she is, I hope she's safe. No, scratch that. She is and always will be safe.

Tap, tap. "Mikari, you need to stop doing that!"

"Oh, sorry!"

Nami shook her head. "I said we've decided what we're gonna do. Are you gonna stay with the ship, or come with us to check out the forest?"

That's an easy question to answer. "I'll come with you, of course! Just gimme a sec, if that's alright with you?"

The orange-haired girl nodded. "Good. Hurry it up, okay?"

I acted quickly as asked, wanting to take my camera with me but thought it would be better if I kept it with the ship. I left my satchel in the kitchen which I found through the only door on the whole ship. There was a trap door in there too which most likely led to the sleeping and bathing quarters. I haven't had a tour yet, so I've got no clue!

I also took off my top, leaving just my black bikini that was underneath to keep me covered. I kept my shorts on though and boots. I'd most likely have to go clothes shopping once we were on another island. But all that can wait, cause this is a once in a lifetime experience and I don't wanna miss a thing! That last part sounded like a song for a second there…

I checked my katana and then set off to where the others were. Robin used her cool power to grab a vine for us to swing across, tossing it towards Zoro. I took one glance at that vine as it swung down… and I pounced.

"SHOTGUN FIRST SWINGGGGG!" I shouted, flinging myself up and in front of Zoro, who was in the birds nest, almost making him fall backwards. He put a hand to his head and huffed. I stared ahead and spoke to him.

"Ya ready for this?" He raised a brow as I took my stance and jumped triumphantly.

"YEEYEEYEEYEEYEEYEEYEEYEEEEEEEEEEEE!" I did a backflip at the end, the vine automatically swinging back to the Zoro.

"Somebody likes exploring." Robin chuckled. I gave her a two fingered salute.

"AAAAaaaaAAAAAaaaAAA!" I gasped loudly when Zoro landed next to me.

I nudged his arm. "Ayeeee~"

"What? It was a spur of the moment."

Robin landed next, very elegantly I might add. GIRL POWER! Nami stalled, sadly.

"It's about 50 meters high. If you fall, you'll die."

"STOP SCARING ME!"

"Hahahaha! You can do it Nami-chan! It's easy!" After some serious screaming she made it. Fear of heights I guess?

I did a twirl and helped her up off the ground. "Sorry for all the trouble."

"Its fine Nami-chan, you did great!"

Zoro did the call again. "It's because you didn't do the call."

"THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM!"

And then we set off, leaving Chopper to look after the ship. I sure hope he'll be fine. We'll be back soon anyway, so I shouldn't worry.


"Doop doop doo! Doopy doo!" (Me)

"Do you have to keep humming that?" (Zoro)

"Oh sorry!"

"…Doopy DOO… Whoops sorry again!"

"Ahh, never mind…"

Tell me, why did I leave my camera behind? Now I can't take photos! Darn it! But these trees were so amazing! I had to force myself not to wander off or climb one cause then I'd lose sight of my humble crew buddies.

We had been following the river but Zoro wanted to go across it. That plan backfired when Nami slipped and was almost eaten by a Skyshark. Those things didn't want to leave us alone. But this place is their home, so I don't blame them. Food is food. Huh.

It was then I found out some interesting news. "The ground is soil." Robin pointed out.

I kicked at the dirt, finishing what she was about to say. "And this is Sky Island. Why is there solid dirt ground in the sky?" I looked at the others, slightly confused.

"That's right… Sky Island is made up of clouds. It feels like ages since I've felt soil like this." Nami mused, sitting on the ground and picking at the dirt.

I tilted my head, asking the same question again. "Why is there soil here?"

"Whatever the case, it seems there are mysterious islands even among those in the sky." Robin said, glancing around. "There seems to be a great deal worth of investigating."

"There sure is…" I mumbled, staring upwards. "We'd better head off then!"

The three with me nodded and we kept walking, I made sure to follow cause I'd just wander around and not have an actual destination in mind. Heh, getting lost spices up an exploration!

Nami was attacked several more times by Skysharks and a Skycrocodile. The poor girl needed a break, which she finally got when we arrived at some ruins.

I wondered who must've lived here as I snooped around, climbing up and sliding down some of the remains. If I was a historian, I'd be in candy land. But I'm just your average explorer of sorts, or some crazy photographer that day dreams half the time. I'm probably more the latter. I'll decide one of these days, heh.

"Oi, Nami! Can you see anything?!" Zoro shouted. Ah that's right, Nami is up in one of the trees. I believe she is finding a way over the river.

"Eh, Nami-chan, what have you seen?" I called out, standing on my tippy toes, my failed attempt at trying to see what Nami was seeing from the floor. She was quick to come back down and started heading towards what she saw, not telling us a thing.

"Huh." I blinked, Robin, Zoro and I glancing at each other before following Nami. The ground shook slightly when we crossed a fallen tree. I didn't take note and continued in my day dreaming-ness walk.

"What're you all worked up for, Nami?" I heard Zoro ask. Eh, did I miss something again?

"You've been acting strange ever since you came down from that tree." Robin said.

I shrugged. "Hmm, I haven't known you guys for very long but something must've caught your eye if you're acting different, as Robin had said."

"Did you see God?" Okay, Zoro. Now I am confused. That would be pretty ridiculous if GOD was among us, 'cause this isn't actually Heaven. Like I said earlier, too touristy. Unless that's what they call their leader or ruler or whatever. I'm just guessing here, folks!

"No, I didn't! Even if I told you, you wouldn't understa-!" Nami suddenly slipped on the mossy log, but landed on her butt, still safe. And she's right about not understanding. I don't even know what's going on around here half the time! God? A soil island in the sky? What's next, us being hunted down as criminals because we're on sacred land? Aiyiyi… and we've only just gotten here too!

"This is getting ridiculous! Why is it so hard to walk around here!?" Nami yelled angrily, stomping her foot.

I guess she was just having a bad day, because we three were absolutely fine. It'll get better, soon enough. And I just hope I didn't make things worse by jinxing it. Haha!

"But you were the one who said this way would be faster." Robin reminded the navigator (I noticed the Log Pose on her wrist… and came to a conclusion, hoi-hoi).

"Quit wasting time and just spit it out!" Zoro growled, raising his voice. "What did you see?"

Nami brushed him off, "Never mind, just follow me! This way will lead us to the shore. But anyway, come and help me!"

"If we're following you, you should be leading."

"The shore?" Robin and I chorused.

"Yeah that's right. I need to get close enough to be sure." Nami confirmed, as I popped behind her to help her stand again.

"AAAaaaaAAAAAaaaaa!"

I wrapped an arm around Nami's waist. "Hold on tight!"

"Meep!" I jumped up the few meters to where Robin stood, not paying attention to what said dark-haired woman was saying, since I was too busy watching where Zoro went.

"…My reason to continue living may yet exist." EH!? What'dya mean Robin? Of course there's a reason you should keep living. Maybe I should ask her later what she means… I don't wanna pry and then find out her backstory scars her to the core and have her upset with me. No, no. I do NOT want that to happen.

So I spoke, giving her a serious look and ending with a small kind smile. "Robin-chan, whatever you've been through, I believe you should keep living, no matter what. Because I reckon you're a beautiful person and deserve the best."

I didn't give her time to answer back because I had already taken off after Zoro. "YEEYEEYEEEE! Wait up, Zoro-kun!~"

"Yeah, yeah. Get a move on!"

In the distance I could hear waves so I sped up my pace, rushing past the swordsman, and spotted something in the distance. Is that what Nami could've seen?

"Hehehehe!" I ran at top speed, leaving a trail of dust for my buddies and skidded to a halt when I almost ran off the edge of the island!

There was half of an old building that looked as if someone cut through it clean, along with the island! I ran my hands over the stone wall, watching as some specks of rubble came off. Why is this how it is? What happened here? Maybe Nami had seen something similar elsewhere… nah!

Nami came up next to me, placing a hand on the ruins too, calling back to the others. "Looks familiar, doesn't it?" Or she did…?

I glanced at the three in turn, trying to connect the dots. "Huh…"

"It's not a fairy tale. We saw it just this morning."

Zoro's eyes widened and he slowly walked forward. "What the heck does this mean? What's something from the ground doing way up here? It's exactly the same."

I blinked in confusion. So they know what it is…? "Umm… Sorry but I don't get it. You've seen something like this back on our sea? How does that work?"

Robin answered, surprisingly. "Yes. We were on an island where a house looked much like it is here."

Nami added her thoughts, "Yeah and we found the book 'Liar Norland' which told us a strange story…Do you know of it?"

I nodded, "Yep, briefly. The guy who said he found a city of gold but was accused of lying? And said it had sunk into the sea?" My aunt had lots of books which she collected over the years and I vaguely remember Liar Norland being amongst them. I was only small at the time, but hey I still can remember bits and pieces.

"Mhm, that's the one." Nami confirmed.

"But this isn't a replica," Robin said, rethinking about her words. "This is a piece of what we saw back on the ground."

"A piece?" Zoro echoed.

"It's been bothering me for a while. There shouldn't be any earth on the White-White Sea. It was inexplicable how this island formed without Island Cloud."

I tapped my foot. "Ah, that's true. It's impossible for this to just make itself exist when there isn't anything up here that could create the earth this solid and suddenly have trees growing on it, especially to this size."

"Mm, meaning this island known as Upper Yard… used to be on the ground."

Nami snapped her fingers. "I knew there was something wrong with that house. It had two floors, but there was no staircase to get to the second floor."

You know, I actually lived in a two story house. It's real fun playing on the stairs. My sister and I would grab mattresses and go stair surfing! Well, only me. My sister would be 'supervisor' in case I broke something. Fun stuff.

"… This island was Jaya!"

"So, sometime in the past, the island split apart and half of it ended up in the sky." Zoro said, scratching his head.

"It must've… but how did it manage that? It's not like it could grow wings and fly up." I mused, playing with my fringe. How did it get up here? Argh, come on brain! THINK!

"It could only be that monstrous sea current." Oh, it was that simple. Thanks Nami~ "The city of gold didn't sink into the sea… Jaya has always been here… Floating in the sky!"

I clapped my hands. "Aha! Mystery solved! 100 points!" That's 150 all up, today! Woo!

…Ignored.

"Thank you God! Enduring all that suffering to get to Sky Island and then finding out it was the Land of Gold!" The navigator started dancing around in glee.

I pondered for a moment. "City of Gold? So… is it still here? Or did someone take it?"

She kept praying out loud, ignoring what I said.

"Hey, I thought you were scared of this island's God." Zoro deadpanned. But you shouldn't be scared of God. He's supposed to be loving. Oh wait, this isn't the real deal. Never mind what I said!

"Is God worth more than gold?" (Nami)

"But you were just saying 'Thank you, God'…" (Robin)

"Ack, this woman makes no sense." (Zoro)

"And I believe cats can fly!" (Me)

…Stare…

"Sorry, I just wanted to say something… heh."


"Chopper! Are you there!?" Nami called out. Obviously we were back at the ship.

"Oi, the Merry's mast is gone." Zoro pointed out. Merry? Must be the ships name!

"I can jump over if you want. It's no trouble." I insisted, already bending my knees.

"Sure, if you can make it." Nami said, continuing to stare at Merry for a sign of the little reindeer.

Once I landed, I noticed Chopper was doing some work on the ships side, and was only just standing up to get the vine for us.

"Chopper-kun, are you alright?" The whole deck had burn marks in various places, the mast looked to be torn off and it was just a total wreck.

Chopper saw me and boldly walked over, tears streaming down his face. "N-Nothing scary happened at all!"

"It's alright, you were very brave! Come give us a hug!" He gladly went into my arms. The poor thing, I don't even know how old he is!

"OI! Mikari! Hurry it up! What happened up there?!"

I calmly walked back to the front, patting Chopper's back. "He's still in one piece! Come on over!"

Once they were back on deck, Chopper told us what had happened, after he calmed down some more. He was attacked by one of the Priests that was sent to kill him, since we're criminals and had walked off the Altar. But Gan Fall had come once he blew the whistle and saved him, though he was badly injured from the whole thing as well.

It seems that not paying the toll was a crime, even though Amazon had said 'You may pass'. That's a scam. Maybe they don't like us Blue Sea dwellers. Well we are pirates and from what I've heard in stories that my Uncle told me and the trouble marines go through to stop them, that they're practically criminals, stealing and killing or not! I was just a traveller before, but I shouldn't be surprised when one day I end up with a bounty for something I was just a bystander of.

It's funny how the laws work around here. People really are quick to judge.

Oh yeah, and the rest of the crew finally found us. They had been through some trouble, ending in one angel, Conis, being in danger just for helping them-No, us, from the very start. Conis's father was also involved.

There was so much things that I had missed with my little daydreams and that one time I wandered off and met Kaedi. I wonder if Mai is still with her. She was very quiet when I left. Oh, Kaedi did say she had a habit of running off. So I shouldn't worry about it.

We set up camp for the night on the shore near Merry. Just in case we had to fight again, so we had more room and our ship wouldn't get damaged more. Oh, it's called Going Merry! What a catchy name, heh.

Luffy, Usopp and Sanji had some pretty interesting things to tell during dinner (Luffy's Skyshark to be more precise. We still had to wait!).

"We went to the Lost Forest, where we met a Priest named Satori who used these Surprise Balls." Sanji said, another cigarette in this mouth. Smoking is bad for you! "It was bad enough with all those Surprise Balls floating around with who knows what inside them, but what got us the most was this Mantra technique he used to predict our movements."

Predicting movements… that sounds awfully familiar.

:FLASH:

"Ooh, predicting movements? That sounds so cool! How did that pirate do it, Uncle?"

"Well, Mickey, he used what we call Haki."

"Haki?"

"Yes, there is 3 different types of Haki. Conqueror, Observation and Armament. The one he used is called Observation Haki. If you're lucky, one day you might awaken one of these within you…"

:FLASH:

So they have Haki users up here, yet they call it Mantra. Thank you, Uncle's knowledge flashback!

"…A Priest name Shura came flying down, using this lance that would burn anything! Plus, he could predict my movements." Chopper exclaimed, adding more to his experience. So two Haki- Err… Mantra users. "The bird he was riding spat out some fire and started burning the main mast… Then he impaled the Knight of the Sky…"

Dear me, both sides had some action, whilst we didn't. Only thing we got was hearing explosions coming from far in the distance. Because I payed attention to that anyway, hah!

"You guys sure had a rough time. But, we discovered that this island is actually a piece of Jaya. The City of Gold didn't sink into the ocean. It was shot into the sky!" Nami said, recalling our little exploration.

I think I dozed off for a bit… my body has a function in which it will go to sleep whenever I want to be tired. Or something retarded like that. Excuse me. I must be really strange then. Eat a devil fruit and gain crazy powers, yet still have muscle spasms where I crush something and will randomly fall asleep once my brain says so. Somebody give me a wake-up call already, haha!

(Cue Third Person… Let's see if I can do this!)

Poke. "Wake-up." Poke. "Wake-up." Poke. "Wake-UP!"

"Luffy, I don't think it's working. Let's face it, she sleeps like the dead."

"Ah… Wake-up." Poke.

"Eh…"

"SHE MOVED!"

"Ah…ah…ACHOO!"

"WAAAH!" CRACK!

"Dammit… woman!"

Mikari opened her eyes to find Luffy's head stuck in a nearby tree and Zoro standing up and brushing himself off.

Blink, blink. "Luffy-kun, you'll only find bugs in there…?"

POP! "YOSH! It worked!"

Mikari looked at the sky, she hadn't slept for very long for the sun was only almost down. It'd be dark in a few minutes.

"Oh, Mikari-chan! Are you hungry, my sweet?" Sanji appeared in Mikari's line of vision, his eyes hearts as he stared at her. 'Huh… What is he staring at? My eyes are up here, aye. I don't understand men half the time.'

Mikari patted his cheek with a smile. "I am, thanks. What's cooking?"

"Mellorine! It's a surprise! Hue hue…" The cook looked at her slightly different. "Mikari-chan looks so hot in that bikini!"

'Oh… my bikini top.' The daydreamer thought. 'That's why he was staring.' Her breasts were of a decent size, and the bikini showed them off more so than it would in her usual top. She didn't seem to understand why he was so intent on looking there when her face was further up.

Sanji helped her up after a few long seconds, turning into his gentlemen self and led her over to where everyone sat and then left with a bow. "I'll be back, Mikari-chwan~!"

Zoro sat not too far from her and she just had to stare. He was wearing a dark blue singlet instead of his white shirt, plus there was goggles on his head. 'Wonder what they would look like on? Googly eyes?'

Mikari snickered to herself and didn't realise Zoro was staring back with a raised brow. "What's so funny now?"

Mikari smiled sweetly as Chopper handed out plates of food. "Nothing~ Oh thank you, Chopper-kun."

"Okay! Everyone listen up! I'm gonna tell you our plan of action for tomorrow!" Nami stated. "You can eat while I talk."

There was a chorus of 'Yes's'.

"Everyone ready? First off, let's review Norland's picture book. Norland first discovered the City of Gold about 400 years ago. But, a few years later, when he visited Jaya again, the golden ruins had disappeared."

"Yum, yum, yum! Food for my tum!"

Eyes landed on the bubbly girl as she munched happily on the carrots in the soup, she paused at the silence mid spoon to mouth.

"Oh! I'm sorry… Mmm, mmm, mmm… lalala…"

"Ahem, as I was saying. That means, at some point during those few years, Jaya broke apart, and this island was shot into the sky."

Chopper finished passing plates and voiced his thoughts. "You mean it was brought up by the Knock-Up Stream?"

Nami adjusted her glasses she had pulled out earlier from her room in Merry. "Yes, that's the only plausible explanation. Cricket-san said that the explosions occur at different places on the ocean floor every time."

'This is like a school test… except I'm the only one who didn't study, heh.' Thought Mikari, with a silent chuckle.

"That thing was pretty big. Even an island would get blasted up." Usopp mused, playing with his soup.

"But from the looks of it, this forest is completely different from the one we went through on Jaya." Zoro said, leaning his arm on a knee and staring upwards.

"That's probably due to the composition of the Sea Cloud and Island Cloud here." Robin said as-a-matter-o-fact, "The environment seems to abnormally affect the rate and degree of growth of the plants and animals. If that's the case, it would explain how the forest had overtaken that civilization."

"Mellorine has failed…" Sanji mumbled sadly when Robin didn't compliment his Soup of Love.

"That reminds me… The Southbird who helped us out of the lake was THIS big!" Chopper emphasized, stretching his arms our as far as they would go to make his point.

"Lalala~ Big Southbirds… cool!" Mikari sung, finishing off her soup with a slurp. "Sanji-kun, it was excellent! Thank you!"

"MELLORINE!~"

"Well, they must have grown larger over the last 400 years." Zoro figured, ignoring the cook who danced around.

Mikari sat her bowl on the ground next to her. "Did you say you were saved by Southbirds? They must've been very nice birds to do that, especially after all the negative feedback we've gotten from being here."

Sanji dropped a bowl in Zoro's hands, which the swordsman almost dropped, and sat down next to him. "Yeah, why would they save you?"

"Well, I don't know." The reindeer answered honestly. "But all of the Southbirds were calling the Knight of the Sky, 'God'."

"EH!?"

"God!? Then I should kick his old man's butt!?" (Luffy)

"Huh… Gan-san is whom they call God here? I'm lost…" (Mikari)

"OF COURSE NOT, YOU SCATTERBRAINED IDIOT! And you, don't be confusing!" (Usopp)

"Oh, sorry!"

Nami sighed loudly, "Hey, settle down already."

"What's a scatterbrain!?"

"You're!"

"ANYWAY! Does anyone recall what was written about the City of Gold in Norland's logbook?" Nami continued, shutting the boy's up.

Luffy raised his hand with a shout, "I do! 'I saw gold!'"

Usopp yelled at his obviousness, "Shut up if you're just gonna state the obvious!"

Sanji, thankfully, said what was needed. "If I remember correctly, there was something about a huge bell made of gold and then the stuff about the Southbirds…"

Mikari hadn't known about the logbook, so she did her best to listen in as asked.

Robin remembered a part that was highly important, "There was a rather peculiar statement on the last page of the book. The final words Norland wrote before he died. 'The skull's right eye is where I saw the gold.'"

"Exactly!" Nami exclaimed, pulling out two maps. "Look here. I put the map Robin picked up on Jaya over the part of the old Skypiea map. It's a little rough, but if you bring the coasts of these two maps together…"

Everyone moved so they could get a clear look at it. "Look at this. This is the topography of Jaya, 400 years ago." It looked exactly like a skull.

"So, the gold, as Robin recalled, is in the 'skull's right eye'. Meaning, that's where we should be heading, right?" Mikari spoke up, getting straight to the point.

Nami half smiled pointing to the right eye. "That's correct! Norland was referring to the island as a whole. But now, only half of the island is left. That's why we couldn't solve the mystery. Thanks to this, it made it a whole lot clearer!"

"TREASURE!" Luffy shouted with his hands in the air. Mikari sparkled. Her first ever real treasure hunt begins once the sun rises!

"That's where we are headed! We can't leave the ship unguarded, so tomorrow we'll split into two teams. No doubt about it. There's a fortune in gold just waiting for us!"

And thus, everyone went back to whatever they were doing beforehand.

Mikari was happily playing with the fire, not entirely paying attention to anything. She couldn't wait for tomorrow but she couldn't sleep either because everyone else was up. Plus Luffy wanted her to stay up with him so they could do 'camping songs' and whatnot.

"It's getting late. There's no need for the fire, so we should put it out. We'll give away our location to our enemies." Robin alerted the boys.

They stood up, hands on their hips. Mikari paused in her fire-playing to watch what they were up to.

"What a stupid idea. You hear that, Usopp?" Luffy smirked. "Can you believe what she just said? 'Put out the fire.'"

"It can't be helped." Usopp sighed, dramatically. "Don't be so hard on her. Robin's a woman who has lived her entire life in darkness. She just doesn't know."

Robin blinked, her mouth agape. "What do you mean?"

The two stared at her and were then suddenly on their knees, banging their fists on the ground.

"We're SUPPOSED to have a campfire!" Luffy cried.

"It's human nature to have a campfire when camping, even if it costs us our lives!" Usopp also cried.

"You're the stupid ones." Nami seethed, then turned to Mikari. "Would you be a dear and put the fire out~"

Mikari saluted, pulling her hands out of the fire. "Sure thing, Nami-chan!"

Chopper's eyes popped out of his head. "M-Mikari…"

"Yup?"

"Your h-hands…"

"Mhm…?"

"T-They're… THEY'RE ON FIRE! AHH!"

Mikari waved her hand in front of her face and giggled. "Oh, they are too. LUFFY! Lookies!"

"OOOO! HAHAHA! Hey, check it out! AWESOME!"

"Oi, Luffy! Is this enough wood?" Zoro called out, pointing to the big pile of logs that would be the new campfire. Sanji stood on the other side with a grin and a thumbs up.

"YOU GUYS ARE IN ON THIS TOO!?" Nami roared, baring shark teeth.

Mikari popped in between the two, showing them her hands. "I can even light it with this! Aha~"

"O-Oh, that's plain crazy. That better not be burning you, Mikari-chan." Sanji said, taking a closer look.

Zoro's eyebrows shot to his hairline. "Ah, that's just freaky. How the heck did you manage that?"

"Simple. I just shoved my hands in the fire for a few seconds and TA-DA! Oi, oi, Luffy! Check this!"

She stuck a pose, kneeling on one knee. "FIRE POWER!"

Luffy fell over cracking up. "OH MY GOSH! IT'S ACE! HAHAHAHA!"

"EEEEEAAAAAAAAHHH!"

Mikari and Luffy looked to the forest blankly where Nami, Usopp and Chopper had been screaming and pointing.

Mikari pouted when her hands were blown out, the fire vanishing without a trace. "Aw."

The source of all the terror was a wolf who started speaking in 'wolf' language. Chopper had to translate what he was saying for the crew.

"'You puny pests have been keeping us awake! Go to sleep, you dumb humans!'"

"WHAT WAS THAT!?" Sanji and Luffy raged, getting ready to take on Chopper.

"I didn't say it!" The reindeer squeaked, and then translated some more. "'Hey, you'd better not be trying to move in on our territory.' No, we were forced to come here. 'This is our land! You think you can just barge in and start a fire?' Ah… Sorry."

It was like a person arguing with themselves with how Chopper translated and then replied when needed.

"'Everything in this forest, from the trees to the weeds, is ours!'"

THUNK! Nami had had enough of what the wolf was blabbering about and clonked him on the head with a fist. Chopper's jaw was on the ground in fright. "I'm not giving up my treasure!"

All the other wolves then started growling, ready to attack.

"What do we do now!?" Usopp panicked.

"I dunno, talk to them." Nami replied, annoyed.

"'Shut up!'" All the growling stopped. "'The whole lot of you couldn't take her on. Babe, didn't know you had such a nice punch. I like you.'"

A sparkling, shimmering star was then between the wolf and Nami. Mikari cooed, clasping her hands. "Prettyful light~"

And the night went on, the super-sized camp fire was lit and everyone partied on, all the wolves joining in and dancing on their hind legs. All in all, it was very… different. But this is the Straw Hats we're talking about! They always have the weirdest things going on. Anything is possible!


"Yes! What a great day it is!" Mikari laughed loudly.

The Straw Hats had been split into two groups. No.1: Nami, Sanji, Usopp, Gan Fall and Pierre who were to take the Going Merry out and around to meet group 2 at the skull's right eye. No.2: Robin, Zoro, Mikari, Luffy and Chopper were to hike through the forest towards the rendezvous point.

Everyone had long set off and hopefully, without too much trouble, would make it to said point.

"Says you. This place is disappointing. There wasn't anything here yesterday and nothing has happened today too." Zoro groaned, not seeing what was so great about an uneventful day. "Didn't run into any Priests either."

The carefree girl shrugged, "But if we do come across some action. I won't mind."

Robin chuckled, glancing backwards as they all shuffled along. "Such strange people. Are you really that eager for an accident to happen?"

Something moved on the ground, sliding in between the trees, but only Chopper seemed to notice. "What was that…?"

"What is it Chopper?" Luffy asked, playing with a stick he picked up.

"Huh? Oh, nothing. Nothing important." 'If I say I saw a root move, they'll think I'm scared and laugh at me!' Continuing forward the reindeer tried to ignore what he saw. 'I'm gonna be brave today! It was just my imagination!'

They trekked on some more, Chopper kept looking back every so often.

Mikari had left her camera behind again, but this time put it and her satchel where the girl's slept, seeing as that would be her room now also. She'd gotten the quickest tour ever. Kitchen, bathroom, boy's room and girl's room. Everything else was a breeze over her head with the way Luffy had shown her.

She would pick up leaves as she walked and tear them into small pieces, throwing them as confetti over her shoulder and sometimes over the others with her. She apologised each time Zoro would growl at her for it, but in the end he gave up and ignored it.

"What's that funny-looking striped tree root?" Luffy pointed out, stopping to turn and stare at the object Chopper was trying to forget about.

Mikari stared at it as it moved around behind Chopper. "Huh…"

"It's pretty weird isn't it?" The reindeer said, poking the ground with his stick he too had picked up.

"Why's a tree root moving around?" Zoro asked more to himself. Everyone was watching it by now and no longer walking.

The root moved faster, going around a few more trees, until a head lifted itself up into view. Chopper screamed.

"Is that a Giant Python?" Mikari thought out loud, tapping her chin as it showed its fangs.

"Ah, it is." Robin smiled.

"Coolies."

They then started to run as the python snapped at them, Luffy and Mikari laughing the whole way.

"Run away! Hahaha!"

The python wasn't slow for its sheer size, being able to catch up in seconds and striking at the group. Each Straw Hat member were able to dodge when needed, luckily enough. But it seemed they would have to take it down if they wanted to continue on without danger, unless they thought of something else, fast!

Robin hopped on and up the feet stairway she made so she wouldn't get eaten, causing the python to clamp onto a tree. What's more, the python's venom was like acid, eating its way through the tree so it fell in a heap on the forest floor.

Zoro's eyes widened in shock and wheezed. "It's time for a tactical retreat."

Chopper was screaming in terror, "VENOM!"

"Indeed." Robin sweated.

"SCARY!" Luffy laughed.

"Wow, that's some deadly stuff, hehe." Mikari grinned, flicking her hair.

The team formed a plan by following each other's actions. Get the python to tangle itself up in the trees!

While some distracted it, Zoro made his way to the tail. "Yosh, I've found the tail… uh." What met him was another head, its eyes gleaming down upon him.

"AHHHH! DAMMIT!" He ran like there was no tomorrow!

"This way! This way!"

"Over here, Mr Python! Haha!"

"You missed."

"AHH! Don't eat me!"

"Nice try!"

It wasn't long until the job was done. But instead of the python being tangled together, group No.2 had been split up. How unfortunate.


(With Robin)

The archaeologist rested her cheek in her palm. "I'm back on the course, but no one's returned. Perhaps I'm lost. Should I go on ahead and wait for them?"

She was the only one who knew where she was going.


(With Chopper)

The brave but cute reindeer had changed form to his Walk Point (which is an actual reindeer) and had ran in a different direction, ending in him being in a panic. "Oh no! I'm lost! Huh? Huh? Save me! Where is everyone!?"

He continued walking in a panic, hoping one of his friends would find him.


(With Zoro)

The swordsman scratched his head in confusion, looking around for his 'lost' crew members. "Eh? Where'd they go? I take my eyes off them for one instant and this happens. Never mind. They can take care of themselves. I've already memorized the map. I go right."

And off he walked to get even more lost…


(With Luffy)

The straw-hat wearing Captain leant on his stick, legs crossed as he stood staring about. "Well, well… Those guys… they went and got lost. That sucks. I'll just head to the ruins and wait for them. I have to go directly south, and that's the direction that feels the warmest! This way!"

And he did what he thought was right, go off wherever he thought was best!


(With Mikari)

The happy/bubbly explorer had been skipping along, glad to not have to hurt the python for he was only interested in a meal. She stopped though when she realised no one was with her.

"Huh, that's strange. I'm positive I saw them go this way! Or maybe they didn't? Maybe if I climb a tree I'll be able to see them… Ah, no binoculars. Oh well! Just have to trust my eyesight and if not, try and find my way to where we were supposed to go! Easy enough."

And off she went to climb the biggest tree she could find, forcing her mind to not wander off into la-la land.


Wow, and there you have it!

pizzafan123: I'm glad you got some laugh out of it! You must be pretty crazy if you think like this ;D Thank you!

virkelighetsflukt: Yay she makes you smile! She's different to other OC's you've read about? Wow, I'll try my best and make sure she doesn't change too much! Thanks! :)

And yeah, to everyone, nothing too exciting is going to happen in the Skypeia Arc, because I'm just using this to get a grasp on how Mikari acts and also trying to re-learn how all the Straw Hats behave. It's so sad that my brain can't remember their personalities perfectly! Looks like I may have to re-watch all the episodes from 1 again!

Ah well. That all might not be the case. I don't fully know what randomness I'll throw out there just yet. So beware! Plus I need to get a feels on different POV's eventually. It'll come around... my brain I mean. LOL. I can try and fit things in about Mikari's past and whatnot. But yeah its all up in the air right now.

And, and, and! Thank you for the faves and follows! Please bear with me as I fall in love with this anime again! It really helps a ton when my heart is in the mix. Faster chapters, easier way of putting Mikari in the mix, etc...

Until next time!

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