I've FINALLY finished chapter four however, this is technically only half a chapter as I didn't reveal about half the things I wanted to in this chapter, so the rest of Luffy's flashback scenes will probably be in Chapter five.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy and please review.


Chapter 4: Moonlight conversation

The sound of crashing waves surrounded the quiet ship throughout the weary night. The blue sea was calm, yet a cool breeze still pushed the ship along, gently on its course. Before, the bright fading light of the sun had illuminated the wooden boat and its crew, but now, the twinkling stars were the only light in the sky. The time was currently about 9:00…at least, that's what Nami had guessed the time was. She sat on the deck, her eyes slowly drooping. The long amount of time she had spent awake last night was catching up to her and she could feel her eyes drooping. Surprisingly, Zoro, Robin and even Luffy looked wide awake, despite the fact that Nami had never seen the straw-hat leader sleep. It was around that time when Luffy voiced his thoughts.

"Right" he yelled, attracting the attention of the other crew members "It's about time we set up a night watch" The others nodded despite Nami looking completely bemused by the whole thing.

"I'll take the first shift if you wish captain" Robin announced. Luffy nodded in agreement.

"Okay, Robin will be on deck from now until midnight and I'll take the second watch from midnight to three in the morning. Then, I guess, Zoro will have the last shift from three to six" Zoro muttered something about 'damn early hours' but still nodded in agreement.

"Right, we're all set" Luffy said loudly as he sprung from the barrel he had been sat on.

"What about me?" Luffy stopped and turned to the confused Nami on the floor.

"Well…" Luffy began with an awkward smile "Don't take this the wrong way Nami but…you're kinda useless in a fight…and you haven't learned magic yet so you can fight more good…"

"So I can fight better…"

"Yeah, that's what I said" Nami groaned and slapped her face. Sometimes this guy just plain infuriated her.

"So basically, I've got to sleep whilst you guys keep watch?" Luffy smiled at her awkwardly once more.

"Sorry Nami, but you're not exactly a skilled warrior right now" he explained. Nami sighed loudly but she found she couldn't complain. She was, after all, outclassed by these mages who she had become involved with. Therefore, she reluctantly nodded in acceptance and headed to the cabin. Nami entered the cabin and collapsed onto one of the beds in the cabin. She sighed loudly and contently as she relaxed on the soft mattress.

"You know Luffy just wants the best for you right?" a voice called after a while. Nami shuffled into a seating position. The green haired swordsman was standing in the doorway to the cabin, looking at her through his cold charcoal eyes. Nami sighed.

"Yeah…I know Zolo"

"Zoro"

"Whatever" the swordsman sighed in return and flopped down against a nearby wall with a yawn. Nami watched him as he slowly drifted into sleep. The swordsman was quiet yet it was obvious he knew of her watching him.

"Hey Zoro?" Nami asked nervously. The green haired man opened a weary eye to show he was listening "How…how did you guys meet up?" Zoro cocked an eyebrow at this question.

"What? You mean me, Luffy and Robin?" he asked. Nami nodded. The swordsman let out a drawn out sigh

"It's complicated…" he stated with a furrowed brow "There's a lot of history between us three…not all of it pleasant" Nami was surprised to see Zoro wince as if a bad memory had just returned and kicked him in the shin.

"…But Luffy's had it harder than me and Robin by a long shot…well, he's had it worse than me anyway. We've kinda got over it but…he's still a bit shaken up about it" Nami's eyes widened. Luffy seemed so laidback and happy, how could such a happy grin be fake?

"So" Zoro continued "I recommend you ask him about it if you want to know everything but don't ask him now. The guy's had a long day so let him sleep before his watch" Nami nodded and fell back onto the bed. She now felt that she had a clearer view of her 'guards'. The three had obviously met under troubling circumstances, that fact was obvious to her. What Nami didn't understand was what had happened to these mages of mystical powers to have guided them on their current destination. However, it was late and the sun had long since fell behind the clouds. Before she knew it, Nami found herself in a deep and troubled sleep.


"Do you believe in magic?"

The woman's eyes widened as a loud bang echoed through the area. The man on the floor with the large scar of his face, looked up, enraged at what was happening.

"Bellemere!" he bellowed loudly. Unfortunately, he was too late. The woman fell limp to the ground, her face now frozen in a disturbed expression of fear. The beautiful pinkish colour of her skin slowly turned pale. Her last breath came and went and in a mere moment, the red haired woman was a corpse. The man on the floor shouted to her loudly, tears rolling down his face. The apparent murderer, a large blue skinned man, threw the revolver to the ground. His jagged smile widened as he observed the woman who no longer possessed life. The sound of crackling flames and the sound of shouting echoed around the area…

but they were not the loudest sound…

No, the loudest sound was that of laughter. The scene shifted slightly so now the main thing in view was a man in a cloak. He chuckled loudly; his dark blood shot eyes staring back into the watching eyes. His insane cackles of ecstasy sounded loudly through the night sky. Slowly, the laughter faded, however, and the scene was only that of the man in the cloak smiling evilly.

"We've been waiting for you…Wave…"


Nami's eyes instantly sprung open and the orange haired woman jerked up out of bed. The calm sounds of the sea greeted her back to the real world. She panted loudly with a hand clutching at her chest. That dream…it was…so real. Nami shuddered slightly as a cold breeze flowed up her back and brushed against her neck. The orange haired woman slowly stood up and almost fell over. Looking towards the window, she could make out her incredibly pale face. She could feel the sweat on the back of her neck. Nami slowly turned to face the bed next to hers. Instead of a peculiar black haired boy being sprawled out on the covers, the person on the bed was a woman who has hidden herself under the sheets, with the hope of remaining warm. The raven haired woman was fast asleep on the mattress and as Zoro was still sleeping by the side of the bed, Nami assumed that it was Luffy's turn to be on watch. With a weary and a staggered step, Nami headed for the door.

The first thing that hit Nami was the cool chill of the wind that she often noticed the ocean possessed, especially at night. Gently closing the door behind her, Nami made her way onto the deck of the ship. Luffy was nowhere to be seen but sitting there on a barrel was an oddly shaped shadow wearing a straw-hat on deck. Nami immediately put two and two together and nudged the shadow gently. Surprisingly, the shadow didn't move as a reaction. Nami sighed. Luffy must have been sleeping.

"Luffy…" Nami called gently. There was no response.

"Luffy…" the shadow stayed still.

"Luffy…"

"What?"

Nami almost jumped out of her skin as Luffy's voice sounded from behind her. She let out a small scream and staggered forwards, only to crash into Luffy's supposed shadow form. The shadow form disappeared on touch. Nami was now sitting on the barrel, lying across a multitude of the wooden cases. She immediately glared at Luffy, who chuckled awkwardly.

"Decoy shadow charm" he explained to Nami's irritation. The orange haired woman stood up once more. Luffy plopped down on the floor nearby and waved at her, signalling Nami should join him. She did.

"Can't sleep?" Luffy asked. Nami nodded.

"So…what do you want to do?" he asked. It was obvious to him that she was far too awake now to return to sleep easily.

"We could talk?" Nami suggested.

"What about?" Luffy questioned.

"Tell me about…you…" Luffy's smile twitched slightly.

"Shouldn't we be talking about your nightmare?" He asked inquisitively. Nami gave him a confused look.

"How did you…"

"Why else would you be up?" Luffy interrupted "You looked pretty peaceful when I checked on you before my shift" Nami nodded. It did make sense that she wouldn't be…wait a minute…

"You checked in on me?" Nami asked. Luffy raised an eyebrow and nodded.

"Why wouldn't I? I wanted to make sure you were okay…if you don't want me to do it anymore though…" he protested. Nami felt her cheeks go red but shook the feeling off, as well as shaking her head.

"No, I-I-I just was wondering…that's all" she mumbled. Luffy gave her a curious look but then offered her a smile.

"So…what was the nightmare about then?" Nami flinched at the mention of her previous dream.

"It was…just weird that's all…my mum kinda…died in it" Luffy's eyes widened slightly "But…it felt so real…Dad was crying…and then there was this guy…he looked right at me with those eyes…those cold dark eyes…"

"Hey Nami" Luffy suddenly said, causing Nami to once again jump "You wanted to know about my past right?" The odd change in the subject confused Nami but she realised that she had managed to break Luffy down.

"Yeah, well, it's just that you know so much about me (my name, my mother's name, my supposed destiny) and I don't really know anything about you" she explained. Luffy's eyes seemed to soften at this.

"So you're just really curious?" he asked, a cheeky grin on his face. Nami sighed and nodded in acceptance. "Well...I could tell you…" Nami looked up at this

"Could?" she asked hesitantly

"But I'd rather show you…" Before Nami could properly react, Luffy placed two fingers on her forehead.

"Secret arts: Memory charm" Luffy whispered. At this, Nami felt a searing pain in her head. She felt incredibly warm and a lot drowsier than a moment ago.

"Lu-ff-y…" she moaned, hardly able to keep herself awake. The straw-hat vagabond slowly leaned closer to her, shushing her.

"It's okay Nami" he whispered "Just fall asleep…don't worry, I'm not gonna let anything bad happen to you…" Nami wasn't so sure of this but something about Luffy's smile made her nod and she slowly closed her eyes. In mere moments, she was asleep. Luffy felt her go limp and immediately scooped her body up into his arms. He carried her to a blanket nearby and laid her down on it, wrapping her up to keep her warm. After doing this, Luffy stood up, two fingers clasping the bridge of his nose in frustration.

"But it felt so real…"

"I'm so sorry Nami" Luffy murmured with a frown.


Nami's eyes suddenly opened wide. She looked around frantically. She had a strange feeling overcome her. Quickly glancing from left to right, Nami soon realised many things were wrong with what was currently happening. For one, she was no longer on the small boat that had been her home for the past two nights. Now, she was standing in a large room. She could see a wooden floor below her and what looked like an office all around her but strangely; the young girl couldn't feel anything. Another strange thing was that Nami seemed to have shrunk in size and in truth, now looked exactly like she was 8 years old. Nami glanced around the office in confusion. Everything seemed so big right now. The desk and the display cabinet loomed above her ominously. Nami shuffled away from both of the objects and continued to look around. Suddenly, Nami spotted something of use. A large mirror was positioned at the side of the room. Maybe there she could see what had happened to her form. Unfortunately, as Nami ran over, she noticed that there was nothing in the mirror. She had no reflection. Nami paused at this in shock and let out a gasp…a gasp that consisted of no sound. Nami stopped and felt her mouth. She couldn't speak. At this realisation, Nami tried to shout words of profanity that I can unfortunately not record due to her lack of a voice. As her anger slowly wore away, Nami was left standing before the mirror. What the hell was going on?

"Well hello there captain" at the sound of a voice, Nami turned around. She was surprised to see that there was a young boy standing beside her, obviously around her age. The boy had messy black hair with dark eyes that sparkled with the excitement of adventure. A worn straw-hat was perched on his head and somehow, the young boy had managed to fit a pirate captain's hat over it and was wearing both with a proud smirk. A freshly stitched scar graced his left cheek. Nami didn't need to see any more than the boy's eyes to know who he was.

"Luffy?" she mouthed in shock. The boy continued to stand in front of the mirror, repositioning his hat constantly and winking slyly at the mirror.

"Who is this mysterious rogue?" Luffy narrated to himself "The superb pirate captain worth his pirate ship's weight in gold? The man who holds the hearts of woman all around the world?" Luffy then leaped to the side, attempting to adopt the voice of an old man (he wasn't very good at impressions though and failed in disguising his voice)

"Why it's Straw-hat Luffy, the captain to the great straw-hat crew…wait…the straw-hat ARMADA!" Luffy quickly leaped back into his original place, adopting a mischievous grin and a cocky pose before the mirror.

"Yep, that's me, Straw-hat Luffy. The million beri man, the king of the pirates, master of the magical arts, bigger and stronger that 20…30...50 men!" Nami couldn't help but giving a giggle at the small Luffy's daydream.

"I can see his insanity was something he was born with" she thought.

Strangely, as she thought this, Luffy had sprung away and climbed up on top of the desk. From there, Luffy drew out a piece of paper from his pocket and placed it on the desk.

"My plan's all coming together" he said happily as he leaped away onto the floor. Nami quickly rushed up to the desk and stood on the chair nearby so she could see the sheet of paper Luffy had produced. The paper consisted of three pictures each with a number on it and a large scribble underneath it. Nami was about to try to decipher this message before Luffy spoke.

"Step 1: I find me a crew, the best darn crew in the world" Nami glanced at the picture. Sure enough, there was a crudely drawn picture of Luffy (who seemed to be made out of circles on his drawing). Surrounding him were four silhouettes (with equally circular proportions) with a question mark on each of them.

"Step 2: I rescue a princess" Luffy continued "That's like a rule for adventurers!" The second picture was in fact, Luffy's 'princess'. Strangely, Nami noticed that the princess, as well as wearing a bright pink dress, appeared to have a hair made from an orange crayon.

"Step 3…" Luffy finished leaping back up onto the desk in a simple jump "I marry the princess and become…KING OF THE PIRATES!" His bright grin widened at the sight of his final drawing, which featured the same circle Luffy from the first drawing wearing a crown instead of a straw-hat. The small boy then began to dance from side to side happily. Nami silently giggled at the crazy child.

"~Luffy! Luffy! Luffy! Can't wait to be king! Luffy! Luffy! Luffy! Hear me sing!~" the young boy shouted as he jumped around happily.

"Luffy…" a voice called from nearby, attracting Nami's attention.

"~Yeah! Luffy! Luffy! Luffy! I've got so much fame! Luffy! Luffy! Luffy! Gonna shout my name!~"

"LUFFY!" the voice bellowed again. At the surprise yell, Luffy lost his balance and toppled over onto the floor. Nami turned around and was surprised to see a tall man standing in the doorway. His hair was black and messy like Luffy's but instead of a mischievous grin on his face, this man bore a scowl. A strange red tattoo decorated the left hand side of her face and as his face contorted with rage, the tattoo followed suit.

"Luffy…" the man repeated, somewhat softer now "I need my office for today…could you go outside please? I hear Kuma needs some help building some of the shelters" At the sight of the man, Luffy's bright smile turned into a frown. Nami felt something move in her chest as the happy boy sadly nodded and without a word, walked out of the room. The man shut the door behind him, locking Luffy out of the room but accidently, keeping Nami in it. Nami was about to dash after the young Luffy when she noticed the man had already reached his desk. He held the picture Luffy had drawn in his hand and a soft smile graced his lips. The man sat down with a sigh into his chair and held his head between his hands.

"Oh Sayuki…where did I go wrong?" the man mumbled to himself "He hates to even look at me…my own son…our son looks at me with distain…I miss you Sayuki…you always understood him so well…" Nami watched the scene with interest before a strange feeling came over her and she fell to the floor, once more asleep.


A drowsy eye opened. The swordsman surveyed his surroundings with a sudden cold chill. From what Zoro could see, Nami was no longer in her bed whilst Robin was still asleep. With the strange disappearance of the orange haired woman, Zoro decided to go outside to look for her. So he quickly stood up and went outside, shutting the door after him. It was then that a strange smell hit Zoro's nostrils. The green haired man stopped for a moment and focused on the smell. Zoro was sure it was the smell of either sulphur or something burning. He shrugged his shoulders and headed towards the front of the ship. A dim light green light shone from behind the cabin on the boat. The mysterious light attracting Zoro's attention and now he was getting nearer, he could hear the sound of some crackling. Zoro rounded the corner and then stood as still as a statue. Nami was lying on the floor, her chest slowly moving up and down with her breathing. Sitting nearby with her head in his lap, Luffy appeared to be using a form of light green energy to magically inscribe a symbol made of energy onto Nami's forehead.

"Luffy…the hell are you doing?" Zoro asked in confusion.


Nami's eyes opened once more. She was currently standing in a small clearing in a wood. The leaves on the nearby trees were a faded brown and many were littering the ground. The sound of birds and other animals still echoed through the trees as birds flew over head and squirrels scuttled around the clearing. Nami looked around in awe. The floor was bathed in an amazing light. Where was she now?

"And then…I'm gonna be king of the pirates" at the familiar voice, Nami looked to her left to see two figures emerging from the nearby trees carrying a pile of logs. One of these people, she quickly realised, was Luffy. The other figure towered over the small child at a height of around 7 metres. The man's eyes were glassed over in a sort of haze, yet his smile was unmistakable as he watched the happy young child with interest. Luffy turned around and noticed the tall man's smile and scowled at him in return.

"You don't believe me?" he yelled. The giant shook his head in response, his long bushy dark brown hair bouncing back and forth as he did so.

"Of course I do master Luffy" the colossus replied, a calm smile still on his lips "You do have a lot of ambition and that is an important trait for kings, no matter what they're kings of" Luffy was confused for a second before he grinned at the large man.

"Shishishi" Luffy laughed happily "thanks Kuma. You're not as mean as everyone says" The man known as Kuma seemed to offer Luffy a hesitant glance, obviously considering whether Luffy was complimenting him or insulting him. Eventually, Kuma finally decided to acknowledge that Luffy had actually complimented him.

"Thank you master Luffy" Kuma said with a smile. Luffy, however, shook his head at Kuma's gratitude.

"I keep telling you, don't call me 'Master', I'm not the son of some king" he complained. Kuma sighed however.

"But your father…"

"HE IS NOT A KING!" Luffy yelled defiantly, shocking the ghost-like Nami "He's just some arrogant jackass who wants to rule the world" Kuma could not reply to this. He was too busy gaping at Luffy's disrespectful yell. The raven haired boy growled and continued to walk through the forest. Kuma sighed and followed the boy along the path. The delicate crunch of leaves under foot almost drowned out Kuma's mutter but Nami, being near enough to him, could hear the giant's lamentation.

"Like ambitious father, like ambitious son" Nami stepped aside as the large monolith went skulking past her, calling for Luffy to slow down. Nami watched the two depart with confusion. What was that about? Suddenly, Nami's brain once more felt numb. Her vision blurred and without another thought, Nami fell once more into slumber.

"Clairvoyance" Luffy murmured, continuing to shape the green energy onto Nami's forehead from his finger tips "You know what that is right?" Zoro reluctantly nodded.

"Future sight" he replied bitterly. The straw-hat mage nodded sadly.

"The ability to see future events before they occur, usually events concerning someone important to the seer" Luffy elaborated, his sad focused frown still on his face.

"Someone's been revising their spells" Zoro joked but instantly fell silent at Luffy's glare.

"Zoro, this is serious. Future seers have…a bad habit of going crazy. If Nami keeps getting these vision things, she's gonna lose her grip on reality. That's why I'm sealing it up for her" Zoro's eyes widened.

"I didn't know you could do that" he said in an accusing tone.

"Well sometimes we have our secrets…" Luffy began but stopped at Zoro's expression. It was one of confusion. Luffy sighed, the green magic stopped flowing from his fingers and the raven haired boy curled up with his hands pulling his knees close.

"Sorry Zoro…" Luffy said quietly, his current headache now rising to an aching crescendo "I'm just starting to worry about this whole thing. I just feel like things are getting worse at every turn. I've only just found this 'savoir of all life' and I don't want to lose her" Zoro sighed and sat down next to his captain.

"Maybe…you don't want to lose her because…she reminds you of Silk?" Luffy tensed and looked at Zoro with wide eyes.


"No, she doesn't" Nami's eyes once more opened. This passing out was becoming extremely annoying. Luckily, these moments of collapse did make a tiny bit of sense. Nami, being an intellectual woman, had worked out that somehow she was trapped within Luffy's memories. The question was where was she now?

"Oh yeah Luffy, stick up for your woman" a voice taunted. Nami looked up and realised that she was in a small room. The room was bare, except for seats that lined the walls. In the centre of the room, stood a small group of children. The two in the middle of the six children were a child Luffy, who Nami noted looked younger than he had been in the previous visions, and a kid with green hair. Zoro would never change.

"She's my friend…not my 'woman'" Luffy complained, getting ready to sock Zoro in the face. Nami glanced around behind Luffy to see a strange sight. There, standing behind Luffy was a small girl with long blonde hair and freckles. These freckles were of course obscured by a large blush that covered her face. Nami instantly guessed she was the girl who Zoro was calling Luffy's woman…why did that make her mad? Nami shook off the feeling and looked over towards the girl once more. She looked quite shy to be honest, being made the centre of attention like this. Standing beside was a young girl with long black hair. This child was obviously Robin. It made the most logical sense to Nami.

"She doesn't like me like that" Luffy yelled, attracting Nami's attention. In reply, Zoro grinned.

"So you like her then?" Luffy's cheeks went scarlet

"What? NO, WE'RE JUST FRIENDS!" he yelled but his excuses were drowned out by the sound of Zoro making kissing noises, gaining laughter from the others in the room. The other two children in the room, Nami had never seen before. One of them had familiar freckles to the young girl and had black messy hair, similar to Luffy's. The other kid was wearing a large hat on his head and had a chipped tooth on his white smile.

"LUFFY AND SILK SITTING IN A TREE"

"K-I-S-S-I-N-G" The kid with the freckles sang to Luffy (and Nami's) irritation.

"It's not like that, she's just a friend" Luffy kept shouting but the mocking merely got louder.

"I should think so" the boy in the hat piped up with a smile "After all, I don't want my best friend trying to put the moves on my sister" Luffy and Silk's blush darkened.

"Shut up Sabo!" Luffy bellowed at the boy in the hat.

"Don't worry Sabo, I think Luffy at least knows how to treat a lady after all…HE HAS BEEN A BIG MOMMA'S BOY SINCE HE WAS THREE!" the freckled boy laughed at his joke and slammed his fist against the table he was sitting on. Luffy was not amused.

"Oh yeah, well at least I don't fight like a girl Ace!" Zoro and Sabo let out a loud 'Ooooh', as if Luffy had just said something extremely amazing. Ace, however, did not share their view of Luffy's actions.

"Oh really, why don't you prove it stupid?"

"Your face is stupid"

And the gauntlet was thrown...

Before anyone could react, Ace had leaped onto Luffy and the two were brawling on the floor. Nami watched the two fight with wide eyes.

"I'll kick your ass shorty!" Ace yelled as he hit Luffy's arm.

"Who you calling shorty stupid face?" Luffy yelled as he took a bite out of Ace's leg. The two boys continued to battle on the floor as the chanting commenced.

"FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!" Zoro and Sabo jeered as they clapped their hands. Robin watched the fight calmly, muttering something about 'immature idiots'. Silk stayed near to Robin but seemed to watch the fight with worry.

"You can do it Luffy!" she yelled at the brawling boy on the floor.

"Look Luff, you got a cheerleader!" Ace joked as he kicked Luffy's shin.

"At least she's better looking than your two" Luffy muttered looking up at Sabo and Zoro. The two other boys gritted their teeth and quickly leaped into the brawl. A dust cloud formed around the boys as they fought their war on the dusty floorboards.

"Now, now, now my candies, what are we doing?" a voice bellowed through an open door.

"They just reliving some tension Mr. Ivankov sir" Robin replied, looking up at the new comer and smiling. Nami also looked over to the newcomer and promptly screamed (a soundless wail mind you). The man standing in the doorway was possibly the oddest thing Nami had ever seen. He had a large purple afro on top of his giant head with a small crown perched precariously on his scalp. The man was also wearing a red leotard, revealing part of his chest. Nami felt like being sick just looking at it. The 'Okama' looked down at the brawling children and laughed.

"Ah, such strength in those so young it makes me feels…like I NEED TO SING!" Ivankov shouted, jumping to the front of the class and promptly bursting into song.

"It's just a jump to the left….and then a step to the righhhht!"

"Put your hands on your hips…and bend your knees in tiggghhht"

By now, Luffy and the other fighters on the floor had stopped and were currently standing back and watching Ivankov dance with horror.

"PLEASE STOP TEACHER!" they all yelled. Suddenly, Ivankov realised the children were now focused and quickly readjusted himself.

"Alright then, now I have your attention…have you candies done your homework?"


"No…"

"No Zoro, no it's not that" Luffy explained giving Zoro an odd look. The swordsman was currently watching Nami, a hand on her forehead measuring her temperature.

"So…what did she see?" Zoro asked. Luffy felt a cold chill run up his spine once more.

"She…saw her mother…being killed…by someone…someone with piercing eyes" Luffy said. Zoro noticed his friend's uneasiness and patted his shoulder in an attempt to calm him down

"You think it's them?" he asked.

"I KNOW it's them" Luffy responded with a serious scowl standing up to look Zoro in the eye. Zoro nodded and once more, dropped down onto the edge of the boat.

"So…that's why you're trying to suppress her clairvoyance?" the swordsman asked. Luffy nodded.

"Clairvoyance allows you to see the future of those close to you and because of that; it's possible to see the death of someone you love…which is why future seers can go insane" Luffy responded mournfully. Zoro sighed.

"So…when was this supposed to happen?" the swordsman questioned with concern

"I don't know" Luffy murmured in reply "It could be happening tonight or tomorrow…or for all I know it could already have happened and Nami's just having a delayed premonition, I really have no idea" The raven haired boy then gave a large groan and sank down so he sat next to Zoro "I…just feel so useless"


"You really are useless aren't you Luffy?" Sabo joked as he walked through a door. Nami looked around nervously, surprised by the sudden change in scenery. She now appeared to be standing in Makino's tavern, though it looked almost brand new.

"Shut up Sabo" Nami looked over towards the door as Luffy walked in behind his friend. Sabo laughed loudly and jumped onto a nearby chair.

"Come on Luffy, you've fought me and Sabo about a dozen times each week and every single time you lose, why don't you just give up?" Ace asked, pushing open the door once more and following Luffy into the bar. Luffy defiantly glared at Ace..

"Just wait, soon I'll be stronger than both you and Sabo combined!" he yelled. Strangely, Sabo smiled at this.

"You can try" was Sabo's reply whilst Ace laughed.

"No way wimp" Ace taunted. The look on Sabo's face was so happy and bright that it made Nami quite confused. Why was Sabo so happy towards these aggressive taunts? It was almost as if he was relieved to hear them.

"Hey Luffy, Ace, how bout a drink you guys?" Nami's eyes followed Sabo, who was now running towards the bar. Luffy and Ace both preceded to run after Sabo, a new bright smile on their faces.

"Sure" Luffy hopped onto a stool in front of the bar and Ace sat on a stool by Luffy's side with a nod. Sabo clambered up the shelf of drinks and took down a large white bottle. Sabo shook the bottle and then gave it a sniff.

"Sake" he murmured "just what I was looking for" Sabo dropped down from the shelf and took a seat beside Luffy and Ace. Grabbing three small dishes, which were actually Sake cups, from a cupboard, Sabo carefully poured out a bit of Sake into each cup

"You know what they say?" Sabo asked as he held out the small sake cup "If you share a drink, you can become brothers" Luffy and Ace both tilted their heads at this.

"Brothers, really?" Luffy gasped. Sabo nodded.

"We might want to take different paths in life but this will bind us together as brothers till the end of time" Luffy and Ace gladly picked up their respective Sake cups and gave a large grin. Their eyes both gleamed with determination and a spark of curiosity.

"Nothing can ever break this bond we have as from this day forwards…" The Sake cups were lifted and clinked in the air as Sabo's speech continued "WE ARE BROTHERS!" The new brothers cheered as they clinked their cups once more and then downed their Sake. Nami could tell that the taste of liquor was currently burning the young boy's throats but she could also tell that this burning feeling was being ignored and replaced by a feeling of joy as when the Sake was gone from the cups, the children slammed their cups down on the table and all grinned widely. Nami felt something move inside her as she watched the new brothers laughing together.

"What are you boys doing?" Turning around, the boys faces paled as none other than Woop Slap was standing in the doorway watching them. Behind him, Nami recognised Dragon standing there with a smile on his face.

"Having fun Luffy?" he asked. The black haired boy responded warmly with a smile and a nod.

"Yeah Dad, I'm doing fine" Luffy said happily. Nami looked at Luffy with shock. Wasn't Luffy angry at his dad a moment ago? Well…to be fair, Luffy did look younger since Nami had first seen him in her vision. Maybe he didn't hate his father yet? Woop Slap was angrier than Dragon at the boys drinking Sake.

"WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS? HOW DID YOU GET THIS? WHERE THE HELL IS MAKINO?" he questioned constantly. Ace and Sabo immediately pointed towards a closet at the other side of the tavern. Woop Slap looked at the closet and hesitantly stepped closer to it. Now that the room was silent, there were a lot of sounds coming from the closet. A variety of giggles and moans and many other odd sounds were now distinguishable. As Woop Slap waited outside the door, Nami hesitantly stepped closer to it as well. Woop Slap gripped the handle, palms sweating and he pulled the door open. The sight behind the door surprised almost everyone in the room. As the door flung open, it revealed a red headed man standing in the closet with a green haired woman, who Nami recognised as a younger Makino. The blushing Makino was quickly fiddling with her shirt, rebutting it quickly. The red headed man with Makino also had a red blush on his face, matching his scarlet hair and was quickly putting his shirt back on. The room was filled with an extremely awkward silence. Nami stared at the scene in complete disbelief. Slowly, the red haired man walked out of the closet, ignoring the odd stares he was getting. The man soon reached Luffy and plucked the straw-hat from his head and placed on his own. Turning around to look at the other stares, the man tilted his head.

"Haven't any of you guys ever heard of knocking?" he asked, calmly strolling out of the room. The bar was once more filled with an awkward silence…until Luffy realised that the man had just stolen his straw-hat…

"Hey Shanks, get back here!" he yelled and sprinted after him.

"Shanks stop it"

"Stop it"


"Stop it" Zoro growled, causing Luffy to look up at his friend with curiosity.

"You never feel down like this usually. You never wallow in self pity. You're Luffy. Boundless optimistic, always happy go lucky and, most importantly, you never give up" Luffy's eyes widened and he looked upwards into Zoro's grim face.

"Look, Luffy, I don't know what to do next either. This clairvoyance thing is confusing but, you always figure something out. If this thing has already happened…" Zoro suppressed the shudder he felt down his spine "then there is nothing we can do but just be there for Nami...and I know you'll do that because that's the kind of guy you are" Luffy kept his gaze on Zoro, his eyes slightly watering. The green haired swordsman sighed.

"I'll take watch now, you get some rest…you'll need it" Zoro muttered. For a moment, Luffy remained still then all sorrow on his face faded and he smiled widely.

"Thanks Zoro" he whispered as he stood up. The now happy Luffy looked down at Nami. Her eyes were glued shut and her mouth was slightly open. The glowing diamond symbol Luffy had put on her forehead was now slowly fading. Luffy felt his smile widen. She looked so peaceful. Luffy felt an odd feeling in his chest as he watched her, as if his very heart was attempting to jump out of his chest. She looked like an angel.

"Luffy…Luffy…earth to Luffy?" the ebony haired man suddenly snapped out of his daze and turned to look at Zoro.

"What should we do with Nami?" Luffy stopped for a moment and considered some options before looking back at Nami with a softer smile.

"Leave her here…keep her warm…I used a memory charm on her to distract her from me sealing away her clairvoyance. She should be currently seeing our past" he explained. Zoro twitched slightly feeling a burning on his chest.

"…Everything?" the swordsman murmured with remorse. Luffy nodded.

"She needs to understand us if we expect her to help us" he said. Zoro reluctantly nodded in agreement and then relaxed against the wall.

"Night Luff" Zoro called.

"Night Zoro" Luffy replied. The green haired swordsman watched Luffy leave and then closed his eyes with a smile.

"Oh and Zoro?" Zoro's eyes once more shot open to see Luffy smiling at him from the corner of his eye

"Thanks again. You're not as bad as everyone say" the straw-hat guardian said and then, without a sound, he disappeared. Zoro grinned and once more, allowed himself to drift off into a sleep…

"Wait a minute…" Zoro's eyes flipped open as he registered what Luffy had said "People say bad things about me?"

The door to the cabin closed and Luffy slumped down against the door. He was smiling. Zoro had definitely managed to cheer him up…but he was just increasingly sleepy. He could almost see each of the memories that Nami was watching…and it hurt. It hurt so much to see everybody together again. Luffy sighed. A nearby gleam caught Luffy's eye. He slowly reached out his arm and pulled the small ornate box from Makino forwards. Gently resting the box on his knees, he hazarded another glance inside.

"Soon…I'll be able to test you out…" Luffy muttered as he promptly closed the box. Alas, sleep was something that no man could ever escape from; therefore, Luffy had no choice but to flop down onto the vacant bed. Slowly, Luffy's eyes closed and welcomed sleep with a warm embrace…


"So what of the Wave?" Hideki looked upwards towards the vague silhouettes that stood before him. They weren't gonna be happy.

"She…isn't here…" Hideki muttered. The council of shadows murmured hushed whispers to each other. One of the shadows, in the shape of an elegant woman, turned to Hideki with a disapproving gaze.

"Hideki…you have failed Yami…" Hideki did not respond "You have failed this council…you have failed me…" A laugh sounded from a rather large and portly silhouette as the woman spoke.

"Kishishishishi" the figure cackled "This wave appears to be trickier than we first anticipated" A nearby silhouette of an average sized man nodded in agreement.

"Fear not" Hideki finally spoke "I have heard information that the Wave was currently on Dawn Island. I shall head there and leave Arlong behind on Commi Island, in case the foolish girl decides to return"

"How do we know that your information is correct?" a new voice rang out from another silhouette of a man in a long flowing coat. Hideki glared at the shadow that had just spoke.

"Really Crocodile? Is that what you think? You DARE TO DOUBT ME?" the shadowed Crocodile became silent. He knew better than to say anything about Yami's favourite puppet "and you Moriah? You dare believe that such a girl can defeat ME in a battle of wits?" The large and fat shroud of Moriah did not respond

"Let me remind you all" Hideki shouted, causing a shudder to reverberate throughout the room "THAT I AM THE CHOSEN, THE ELITE AND YOUR SUPERIOR IN BOTH POWER AND RANK"

"Tell me…WHO WAS THE ONE WHO LOCATED THE WAVE?" Silence was the reply he received

"WHO WAS THE ONE WHO FIRST CONVERTED ALL OF YOU TO YAMI'S CAUSE?" The disapproving glances he received told him his answer.

"WHO WAS THE ONE WHO CLASHED WITH THE GREAT WHITEBEARD GUILD AND YET STILL LIVES TO TELL THE TALE?" The shadows nodded. They had to admit, that was an impressive feat.

"I AM MAJIN D. HIDEKI AND THIS WAVE WILL BE MINE…" Slowly, Hideki's anger faded, leaving behind a confident smirk.

"I assure all of you. The Wave shall be captured and if I fail at my chance, then I shall ensure that you all get yours" The shades nodded and with a respectful bow, all of them except for the woman disappeared.

"Hideki…" she murmured "I'm…"

"Forget it Hancock" Hideki replied "I understand your doubt but do not fear. Sooner or later, Yami shall have the Wave, Mind body and soul" The figure of Hancock hesitated for a moment.

"And then…" Hideki had expected this and stepped forwards, grasping Hancock's chin gently in his hand

"And then, we will rule this god forsaken world my Queen and everything we desire shall be ours" Hancock was silent for a moment before she nodded with a blush and a smile.

"Of course my King..." she whispered. At these words, her shadow disappeared. Hideki stood alone in the dark cavern. A small grin came to the man's lips.

"The pieces are in place…now the game begins" Hideki smiled as he turned around to exit the cave.

"Soon…Nami…soon..."


To be continued in Chapter 5: Brothers

No preview again. I'm truly a sinister mastermind…

And if anyone knows what Ivankov was singing, you get a cookie XD


Magical analysis theatre #3:

Robin: Good morning Captain, how are you today?

Luffy: I'm alright Robin, just a bit nervous about Nami

Robin: Well, what do you mean?

Luffy: She doesn't know any magic and I was wondering, is it possible to teach her magic?
Robin: Well, a few years ago, there was a rumour going around that only people with magically inclined parents could use magic but that's not true in the slightest. Really, anyone can learn magic. The only thing that can be affected is the type of magic they can use. For example, some people might be best at fire magic and others might be best at water magic

Luffy: Really? So…anyone can learn it?

Robin: Of course, in fact, there was a species of Lion that was once discovered to be able to harness magic and levitate

Luffy: Flying Lions? You serious? AWESOME! Thanks Robin!

Robin: No problem Captain, I suggest you get some sleep

Luffy: Okay…Night Robin

Robin: Good night captain. Anyway, thank you for reading 'Do you believe in magic'. If you have any magically inclined questions about the story, do not be afraid to ask. I'll see you all next time. Bye.