Hey, hey, hey! How's all things in the world going for you guys? Good, I hope. Sorry for the late delay. I've been busy with all the rest of my stories:P Alright, this is a filler chapter, but it's going to be an interesting chapter. It will introduce a Marine captain and a new island, Even if I only got one review, I still feel pumped enough to work on this chapter! Well, hope you like it and lets get this chapter rolling!

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Chapter four: Axel The God and Mari the Bride.

"Ahhh… Guys, I smell something. You know what that smell is?"

"Sea salt, Axel not showering for three days, and Hiro's little 'present' left in the corner over there?"

Mari turned and stuck her tongue out playfully at Miki.

"No, Miki. I smell adventure! We've got a crew, we got a boat with the sea before us. Everything is cool." said the blue-eyed captain as she sat at the figurehead of the Jolly Rider. It had been five days since the Straw Hat Misfits left Isamu's home and they were all just doing their own activities before they arrived at the next island.

Mari and Miki were talking at the bow, Axel was sharpening his swords by the mast with Hiro chewing on a piece of wood he found, Isamu was at the crow's nest, seeing if there were any enemy pirates, and Mizuki was staring out at the sea, her mind off somewhere else. It seemed that it was a calm day on in the East, New World Sea. A little be too calm for the dancer of the Straw Hat Misfits.

Mizuki sighed and twirled a lock of her hair absentmindedly. "Hey, Miki," she called. "How far are we from the next island?" Miki took a look at the Other World Guide Book.

"According to the map of the book, we're in the Crystal Water Sea. This is where a few common islands are. The next island close to us is said to be inhabited by hostile natives. If we guide the ship in a north-west direction, then we should be able to avoid that island and head to the next one, which is a main island." said Miki.

"How long will it take for us to get there?" asked Mizuki.

"About a few days." replied Miki. The dancer sighed and lulled her head to her rested arms, staring at the clear, blue sea.

"That'll take forever." she mumbled. Miki shrugged and she looked to the crow's nest.

"Say, Isamu! Do you see anything so far!" she called. The other blonde poked his head from above.

"Nah! Just the sea. And clouds. And- Holy crap! Giant ship at twelve o' clock!" yelled the sandy-haired boy, pointing ahead. The rest of the crew snapped their heads to where he was pointing, their eyes widening as they, too, saw a giant ship. All of them froze when they saw the flag. It was a Marine ship.

"Whoa… My parents told me that the World Government covered nearly every part of the world, but who'd thought they'd be here, too?" asked Miki to herself. Mizuki walked over and placed a hand on Mari's shoulder.

"Mari, I'd say we talk ourselves out of this. They don't know that we're a pirates. We could just say we're a cargo ship delivering goods to the next island. We can't fight this one, alright?" she asked. Mari looked to the ship, her eyes sparkling for a fight. Mizuki's grip on her shoulder got tighter and the ravenette gave a sigh and pout.

"Fine. But if they hurt the ship, no one better stop me." she mumbled childishly. Everyone rolled their eyes but they all got serious again when the Marine ship got closer. The ships were now a few yards away from each other, a few Marines standing near with cannons and guns ready. Standing amongst them was a pudgy-looking Marine that stood at three feet. His hair was light purple and curly and his eyes were black and beady like a rat's. He glared at Mari and her crew as the teens looked down at him.

"I am Marine captain R A. Tatouille. State your business for crossing closed territory near Kura Kura Island." said the Marine in a stuffy French accent. Mari blinked at him while Miki stepped forwards and smiled politely.

"We're just apprentices of a merchant. He told us took take these goods to the Mako Mako islands. They're the islands that are a few kilometers away from Kura Kura." she said. Tatouille rubbed his small chin and eyed the five, young adults.

"Oh? Then why does the young man with bloody eyes have three swords with him? One of them looks like the legendary Wado Ichimonji." he pointed out, pointing to Axel's swords. Axel's eyebrows knitted together and his hands went instinctively to his weapons, that 'bloody eyes' comment starting to piss him off. Unfortunately, Mari decided to defend Axel.

"Hey! Don't call my first mate names! He could beat you in a pulp, midget!" she yelled. The Marines on the other boat gasped as their captain gained a vein on his forehead, his face turning as red as a sunburn. The Misfits, counting out their dimwitted captain, groaned inwardly.

Why did their captain had such a big mouth?

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING 'MIDJET,' YOU BRAT! ONLY A PIRATE WOULD SHOUT AT A MARINE LIKE THAT! THAT'S IT! YOU BRATS ARE UNDER ARREST! MEN, TAKE THEIR SHIP!" yelled the short man, pointing angrily. The Marines gave angered yells as they shot crossbows, the arrows connecting strong ropes, making rope bridges for them to cross.

"Shit, Mari! Can't you shut up for once!" yelled Miki as she drew out her Bo staff. She preformed a front flip and swung her staff, getting ten Marines and knocking them to the sea. Mari didn't give an answer, since she and Mizuki were back to back with each other, firing their light-based attacks. Axel was off with his three katanas out, Hiro helping him knocking out some of the Marines. Isamu was still at the crow's nest, shooting his element-based arsenal with his sling from high above.

"Get them! Have them arrested!" yelled Tatouille, his face redden with rage. Mari and Mizuki shuffled their way past a group of Marines and then they were separated by bullets, one of the other going different ways. Mizuki gasped as she spotted one Marine creep up behind Mari with a revolver.

"Mari, look out!" she yelled, just as Marin spun around. Axel then swooped through the air on a loose rope, grabbing Mari's hand out of the firing range. Mari smiled up at her friend.

"Thanks, Axel." she said as they swung. Axel smiled back and he quickly used the combined weight the both of them had swing around the mast, the wind making Mari's hat fly off her.

"My hat! That's Otousan's hat!" she exclaimed as she let go of Axel's hand and dove after her hat, the item falling into the ocean with Mari fallowing.

"Captain!" exclaimed Axel, hopping off the rope and running. After he pulled his boots off, he shouted over his shoulder, "Take care of these guys! I'll go after Mari! She can't swim!" he yelled as he dived into the water with held breath.

True to it's given name, the Crystal Sea had clear water that could make you think you were looking through glass. The bottom looked about a hundred feet down but that didn't matter to Axel as he swam under the water, searching for his captain. His eyes darted frantically till he saw his captain's sinking figure, her arms flaying and her cheeks holding as much as they could. Diving after her, the silver-streaked pirate wrapped his arms around Mari's waist and swam them both to the surface, gasping as air came to his lungs again.

Mari coughed along with him and her eyes looked at her friend lazily. "A-Axel, I feel funny…" she moaned, her head rolling as she belched out sea water.

"Hold on, Mare, just hold on." said Axel, looking around for the Jolly Rider. With no sight of the ship, Axel made another turn and he spotted an island, just a mile away. He heard Mari moan again and he started to doggy paddle to the island.

"Axel… W-What about my… Hat…?" Mari asked weakly, her eyes half-lidded. Axel kept his eyes on the island.

"We'll come back for it later, Mari. Lets just focus on getting to that island, alright?" he asked. Moaning again, Mari relaxed her head on her childhood friend's shoulder and she soon nodded off. Shaking his head, Axel swam the remaining mile to the unknown island until his feet could feel the solid ground of the white sand. Panting after the long swim, the swordsman collapsed to the ground with Mari a few feet away from him. Choking and panting, Axel only had time to grunt as he subdued to his exhaustion, barely hearing the pit-pat of feet.

"Gah! You damn-ass pirates! You haven't heard the last of me!" yelled Tatouille as he and his men retreated from the Jolly Rider, the three remaining Misfits giving satisfied looks as they sailed away on their ship.

"Whew, glad we got rid of them." said Isamu said as he wiped sweat off his brow. The two other girls nodded and Mizuki snapped up, looking around.

"Guys, Mari and Axel haven't been back yet. What if something happened?" she asked. Miki bit her lip and looked at the empty, clear ocean.

"I doubt that anything bad had happened. Axel's a pretty good swimmer so maybe, the two of then are just treading water somewhere." she said.

"I'll go look for them. You guys just look around here, alright?" asked Mizuki. Before the other two could even say anything, Mizuki walked over to the railings, climbed on it, and shouted, "Shinning Wings!" a hue of light formed around her and she took off into the sky, traveling by the light of the sun.

Miki blinked and shook her head miserably.

"Mari picks out the oddest people to befriend with."

Axel groaned as a throbbing pain prodded his head. Opening his eyes, he sat up and looked around, seeing that he was in a stone room with lit torches. He looked under himself and saw he was on a plush bed of fine silks. He heard foot steps and he looked to the door, seeing the oddest people he had ever seen.

They all at least a foot taller than him with golden-tan skin and shaved heads. Assortments of feathers and beads draped over their necks with headdresses made of animal heads, some of real while others from Sea Kings. Wrapped around their waists long skirts in vibrant colors of yellow, orange, green, and pink. They all stood stone-still with wide eyes and Axel raised his hand with a arched brow and slight wave of his hand.

"Uh… Hi…?"

At once, all the strange people fluttered around him, holding out fruits, grains, rare jewels, and the hides of animals. Axel blinked a couple of times before his hands went to his katanas, they had fortunately did not fall into the ocean.

"Back off!" he yelled. The people backed away and cowered, shaking and whispering amongst themselves in a unknown language. Another person then entered the room, a bear-sloth head helmet on his head with red paint marks on his cheeks. The man gave a calm smile and chuckle.

"Ah, so the great Chibiabos has finally awaken from his slumber. Quickly, robe him at once." said the man, clapping his hands twice. The people surrounded Axel once more and with a few tugs and 'Hey, hey!'s from Axel, the people backed away, awing with gaping mouths. Axel gave a bewilder look before he looked at his new clothing.

They had taken off all his clothes, thankfully missing his boxers, and he now had a sort of long skirt robe wrapped lowly around his hips, the patterns in sea-green and pale blue. Necklaces of fangs, beads, and jewels draped around his neck and a gray wolf-headdress covered his head, his blood-red eyes seeing through the gaping mouth of the predator. Fanged arm bands and anklets were on his arms and legs as well.

"What. The. HELL!" he yelled, shocked at his new attire. The odd people spoke in their native tongues while the man with bear-sloth hat walked over to him, smiling.

"These clothes do not suit you, your grace?" he asked. Axel sputtered for a split second, finding this 'your grace' stuff hard to believe.

"What the hell are you on! Who the heck is this, 'Chibiabos' you're getting at?" he asked. The man tilted his head, then bowed it.

"Why it is you, sir. We found you on the beach and you indeed look like our god. The prophecy foretells of a stranger arriving from the ocean side with three swords at his hip, the eyes of rubies, and their hair of silver and turquoise. You see?" asked the man, pointing to the statue across the room. The young man gapped at it, not believing his eyes.

It was himself, his usual scowl on his face and the clothes he was wearing the identical to the one's on the statue.

"Well… That does look like me…" he said, lost for words.

"Indeed. Forgive me, your grace. My name is Cronos and I am your royal adviser. Now, we must get you ready, your grace. It is almost time." said Cronos, clapping his hands again and the people surrounding Axel once more.

"Wait! Ready for what!" yelled the now-god as the people lifted him over their heads. He nearly got whiplash at hearing Cronos's words.

"Why, your wedding, sir! To the future Pirate Queen!"

"Say what!"

"Ugh, where could those guys be?" asked Mizuki to herself as she flew over the ocean, her eyes darting around for Mari's messy mop of hair and Axel's silver and green hair. Her eyes slowly drift around some more before she spotted Mari's hat floating a little in the ocean. In a fast swoop, the blackette grabbed the hat and looked around, soon spotting an island. Nodding to herself, Mizuki took off to the island.

Axel looked to the crowd that was formed in a circle, gritting his teeth at their confusing language. Just how did he get into this mess? He didn't do anything wrong, why was god being cruel to him?

He gave a bark of a laugh, noticing the irony of the situation. He then shook his head and spotted Cronos talking to one of the natives.

"Hey, um, Cronos. Can I talk to you for a second?" he asked. The older man nodded and walked over.

"Yes, your grace?" he asked. Axel bit the inside of his cheek in irritation. What was with all this 'your grace' crap?

"Exactly, why am I suppose to marry… Mari?" he asked. Chalk two up for irony.

"Why, it is told in prophecy." said Cronos logically.

"Alright, and just what is this prophecy? Because I have no clue of it." said Axel. Cronos gave a thoughtful look.

"You must've injured your head, your grace. The prophecy foretells that you, Chibiabos, must wed the most powerful woman in the world in order to stop the Death God of Kura Kura Island from destroying the island tonight. And the future Pirate Queen will do just nicely." said the old man. Axel cocked his head, along with his brow.

"Death God?" he asked.

"Yes, your grace. He is an evil monster who has terrorized are people for countless years. With you having more power than him, he will have no choice but to leave the territory of our island alone." said Cronos. Axel frowned and placed a hand on his chin.

"That's a little farfetched." he said to himself. He then felt someone tap on his shoulder.

"How come you didn't tell me you were a god?" asked a familiar voice. Axel spun around and gaped at Mizuki, who was smirking knowingly.

"Mizuki? What are you doing here? And… Why are you wearing that?" asked the silverette, seeing that the dancer of the Misfits wore Island wear with her skirt in yellow and orange colors. Over her head was a sort of sawn headdress.

Mizuki scratched the back of her head, a sheepish smile now on her lips. "Well, it's sort of like this-"

(Flashback)

Mizuki hopped onto the sand drift of the island just as soon as she made it there. Looking around, she started walking into the forest of the island and made her way past long vines and large leaves. She soon heard the sounds of leaves crunching on the floor and she peered over a branch, spotting a few of the Island natives walking with robes, fruits, and other things over their shoulders. One of them placed down a box of clothes to take a break.

Thinking quickly, Mizuki padded over and swiped a skirt, a headdress, and a few necklaces. She ran back to the bushes and changed into her new attire, seeing that she now looked like a native, thanks to her tan skin. As quietly as she could, the teen walked into the line and fallowed them all the way to a large temple, where all of them entered and went their own ways. Mizuki ducked passed a few people when someone grabbed her arm.

"And just where do you think you're going?" asked one of the woman natives. Mizuki looked away, biting her lip.

"Well, ya see-"

"Ah, I see. You are one of the flower girls. For his grace's wedding, correct?" asked the woman, smiling. Mizuki blinked and nodded her head quickly.

"Er… Yep!" she said. The woman smiled again and pulled Mizuki with her.

"Good, lets get you to the grand hall, shall we?" she asked. Mizuki was hardly paying attention when she saw a statue with a familiar person's face on it.

"Oh hell no."

(End of Flashback)

"And that's how I got here." finished Mizuki with a shrug. Axel only blinked and shook his head, gripping the ear of his head dress.

"Well, do you got anyway how I can get out of this situation? I don't wanna marry Mari, she's my best friend! I'm too young for that! And I doubt that me marrying Mari will solve whatever Death God they have." he said knowing. Mizuki tapped her palm with her fist.

"Axel, I think you just solved the answer to your own problem."

"Alright, you remember the plan, right?" Mizuki asked Axel as the ceremony began. The two were walking down the isle, since the natives thought Mizuki was the head flower girl. Axel nodded, making sure his lips were barely moving as they walked pass the people.

"Yeah, I just hope Mari catches on."

"… Axel?"

"Yeah?"

"Please say that again."

"… I just hope Mari… Catches… oh shit, we're doomed."

Mizuki nodded grimly just as the two made it to the altar. A pair of drums roared just as a new person walked into the room. Everyone turned and the groom and flower girl couldn't be more shocked.

Mari looked… Just… Wow.

She was dressed in a long woven dress that was embroider in red island flowers. Around her neck were necklaces of pink pucca shells and a crown of red lilies crowned her head. As she walked down the isle, Axel's mind went blank.

"Wow…" let out the swordsman in a whispery way, as if all the air in his lungs was taken away. Mari smiled at him as she stood next to him.

"This place is really cool, Axee. They gave me a lot of food and now their throwing us this party. Aren't they nice?" she asked, smiling with a light gloss decorating her lips. Axel's throat went dry, hardly hearing any of the foreign words the priest in front of them was saying.

"Oh great Chibiabos, with you taking this woman as your queen, you will free this island of it's Death God. Do you accept this notion?" asked the priest in English. Axel's mouth gaped like a fish, no words coming out of it.

"On't-day orget-fay the lan-pay, tupid-say" muttered Mizuki to Axel in pig Latin. (Translation: Don't forget the plan, stupid.) The silver-haired man nodded and cleared his throat, turning to the natives of Kura Kura.

"My people, I have something to say!" he called. The natives hushed as Axel spoke. " As your god, I shall defeat the Death God that has terrorized our people. For you see, I am needed in… Another place than here and I am sure with my friends here, we can diminish him." he said. Everyone gasped and Cronos came up.

"Your grace! The Death God has killed countless of men! You can't just simply defeat it with two women!' he exclaimed. Axel gave a smirk.

"I am a god, am I not? I am sure I can defeat him." he said confidently. Cronos looked a little hesitantly but he nodded anyway, bowing his head.

"Yes, your grace. Please, allow me to take you to the lake where the Death God resides." he mumbled. Axel nodded and he and his captain and friend fallowed the older man, the natives fallowing behind them.

"This is fun, huh guys? We get to beat up a monster!" cheered Mari excitedly. Mizuki rolled her eyes and Axel facepalmed. Really, did Mari fall on her head as a baby? Cronos stopped at the corner of a lake and he suddenly trembled, pointing a finger at the cave of the lake. All the natives made frighten noises and they backed off.

"Over there. Please, be careful, your grace." asked Cronos pleadingly. Axel nodded and looked closely, suddenly seeing a giant shadow of some sort of creature with snapping and dripping fangs.

"What the hell is that?" Mizuki asked in a whisper. Mari's eyes suddenly lit up. She squealed and raced forward, much to her friends' shock.

"Mari, NO!" yelled Axel as the girl raced into the cave. All the natives gave gasp as the shadow of the Death God came closer and closer, it's jaws snapping more violently. Mari gave another squeal as she stepped out of the cave with a… monkey?

"Ain't he cute? He's a howler monkey. We saw a lot on Dawn Island." said the blue-eyed girl, cuddling up the primate. This time is was Mizuki who facepalmed.

"Seriously? Everyone was afraid of a goddamn monkey! The hell! Why didn't you people just looking in the cave in the first place!" she exclaimed. Cronos shrugged and Mizuki muttered, 'idiots.'

Axel could do nothing more then shake his head at his captain. Well, at least he didn't have to marry her… Why did he have a feeling that suck?

"Where is the Jolly Rider? Miki and Isamu couldn't have sailed that far from here." said Mizuki the next day as she flew Mari and Axel over the Crystal Sea with her Shinning Wings move. Axel was staring at the sky while Mari idly played with her hat, which was given back to her by Mizuki. After sneaking away from the idiotic natives of Kura Kura, the trio was now on their search for the Jolly Rider, hoping to find the other two Straw-hat Misfits.

"I'm bored." mumbled Mari. Mizuki looked to the sky.

"Well just be quiet for the rest of us, OK, Mare? None of us got much sleep." she said. Mari pouted and her eyes drifted to the sea, spotting a ship.

"Hey, it's that midget guy's ship! I'm gonna see if he wants to play! Maybe he can be a soccer ball!" she exclaimed childishly as she loosed herself from Mizuki's hand and fell to the Marine ship.

"Damn you, Mari!" exclaimed Mizuki. Axel smirked and loosed himself from Mizuki's hands as well.

"Go find the others! I'll help Mari out on this one!" he exclaimed. The crimson-streaked girl shook her head, sighing to herself as she spotted the Jolly Rider sailing over and heard the yells and exclaims of pirates on the Marine ship. Mizuki sighed and closed her eyes, a small smile on her lips.

'Seriously, how did I get myself mixed into this?'

And chapter three is done! Not mush but I had to do something for a filler chapter! OK, next chapter is going to be better, I promise! Right now, I gotta head over to San Francisco to see me relatives! Read and review, please! See ya!

This is me saying, Peace!