Miss Merry Christmas and Mr. 4 stood in the smoke, their silhouettes as terrifying as an angry mom.

"Karera wa mada ikite iru…" murmured Chopper. I whimpered in fear of the monsters. How could they be alive after being in a massive explosion?!

I stood up, my legs shaking as if they were made of jello.

"Ie..!" exclaimed Usopp, and he got to his feet, and began to run away.

"Usopp…!" I exclaimed, "Where are you going?! You can't escape from them!"

Tears in his eyes, he yelled while running, "Watashi wa mo kore o gamandekinai! Watashi wa shinitakunai! Wareware wa sorera no monsuta o taosu kotoga dekiru hoho wa arimasen!"

"Ie! Anata wa karera kara hanarete jikko suru koto wa dekimasen!" Chopper shouted at Usopp in japanese.

Miss Merry Christmas suddenly popped out of the sand at Usopp's feet, and grabbed his ankles. I jumped in surprise, but quickly recovered.

I took out my iPhone out of my jean's pocket, and turned it on. It turned on slowly, to my impatience. C'mon! Hurry up! I need to understand what they're saying so I can be helpful!

It turned on, and I hurriedly went to Siri. I pressed a button, and let out a sight of relief, for now she-it-WHATEVER could translate the japanese and translate my english for my friends and enemies.

"Usopp!" exclaimed Chopper. I glanced up from the device, and let out a shriek, remembering the matter at hand. Miss Merry Christmas was clutching onto Usopp's feet, looking murderous, yet evil. Those two go together, sort of…

"You can't run away now, after all you've done," said Miss Merry Christmas, and Usopp exclaimed in fright at the monster at his feet.

"…If the captain is this weak, then so are his crew members…"

"Captain..?! What about Luffy..?!" Usopp exclaimed at the Baroque Works agent.

"'Straw Hat Luffy' has already been killed by Mr. 0. And the rebellion has begun..you picked the wrong people to mess with…" the woman said, smirking cruelly.

My eyes widened, and I whispered, "No, that can't be possible…this can't be happening…!" I took quick steps back, my hands cupping around my nose and mouth and murmured, "No…no….no no no no! This can't be happening! Luffy…no…"

Usopp went on a rampage, and tears came to the corners of my eyes. I bit my lip as he shouted at Miss Merry Christmas angrily. I dropped to my knees besides Chopper, almost in a dazed state. Luffy…dead? Please, no, he can't be! He was my friend! I can't allow myself to lose my friends!

"DON'T GIVE ME THAT CRAP, YOU UGLY MOLE!! I KNOW HIM! HE WON'T DIE! HE WOULDN'T LOSE TO THAT FILTHY SAND GATOR," Usopp screamed. "YOU USUALLY DON'T SAY THAT KIND OF THING UNLESS YOU HAVE PROOF!HE'S GOING TO BE THE 'PIRATE KING'! HE WON'T DIE IN A PLACE LIKE THIS!"

"Bwahaahahahahahaha! P-Pirate King! Hahahahahaha! Don't make me laugh," Miss Merry Christmas laughed, amused at Usopp's speech. Then, her face turned into a serious expression, her eyebrows knitted. "You don't ever say anything as stupid as that on the Grand Line! All you idiots who don't realize the limit of your powers would be better off dead!" And then she continued to laugh.

I noticed Usopp's hands clench up into fists, and he shouted, "LISTEN TO ME CHOPPER, MARIE!"

Me and Chopper perked up in sync, wondering what Usopp wanted us to listen to.

"Time to die now, long-nose! MOLEHILL HIGHWAY!!" announced Miss Merry Christmas, and she sped towards a wall, Usopp in tow.

"Even-even if he's fighting imp-impossibly terrible enemies…!" shouted Usopp, a terrified look on his face.

"DIE!" Miss Merry Christmas yelled, grinning evilly.

"MOGU MOGU IMPACT!"

Blood spurted out of Usopp's mouth, and his eyes rolled back into his head. I screamed his name, my eyes stinging. I brushed the back of my hand against my face, and two tear droplets rolled down my arm.

I sobbed, and my emotions soon blocked out all sounds and human life. I was in a position, where my body rested on my knees and my elbows touched the bold white ground. My palms were covering my eyes, yet the tears still managed to drip down onto the ground. I didn't pay attention to the white background or anything. It was just me. I was all alone.

I rubbed at my eyelids, and stared at the ground. My eyes had dried out, so I couldn't cry anymore. When something hit my shoulder, I was surprised.

The white disappeared, and was instead replaced with the desert, Usopp and Chopper staring at me in concern. Usopp's body was encased in white gauze, and I glanced behind them to see the Baroque Works agents lying down, defeated.

"Usopp, Chopper, what happened?" I asked, my voice thick from all the crying.

"We got Mr. 4 to hit Miss Merry Christmas with his 4-ton bat, and we made one his baseballs explode, knocking him and his dog out…," replied Chopper. "…What happened with you, Marie?"

I sniffled, and rubbed at my runny nose with my shirt sleeve. "I got worried, and my emotions kind of blocked off my senses…"

Usopp and Chopper nodded, but their faces still showed concern.

"Hey, Marie, how about you let me bandage you up?" Chopper asked, breaking the silence.

I nodded, and allowed the doctor to walk over, and he began to get down to business.

"Luffy is still alive!" exclaimed Chopper, his jaw dropping, and to add more effect, his eyes bulged out.

"Tony!" Vivi said in surprise as she whirled around.

"What?! It really is Luffy! See, see?! I knew it!" shouted Usopp, sounding sure, but the tears said something totally different.

I rolled my eyes and said sarcastically, "Yeah, sure Usopp. Those tears totally tell us that you knew! NOT."

"Usopp, Marie! And Sanji!" exclaimed Vivi.

"Hey, Vivi? Why're you all banged up like that?" asked a familiar voice, and I whirled around.

"USOPP!" Nami shouted, hitting Usopp with her staff.

"Nami! Mr. Bushido! Everyone's safe!" Vivi said with relief, her eyes watering.

"Who asked you to make a party toy?!" Nami shouted angrily at Usopp as she stood, her staff supporting her.

"But…It worked.." said Usopp.

"I'll kill you later!" Nami threatened, sporting a tickmark.

"Nami!" I exclaimed, and rushed at her in a hug. She had to take a step back, and she returned the comforting hug.

"Marie, are you okay?" Nami asked me.

"Mhmm," I hummed. "Miss Merry Christmas and Mr. 4 were a challenging pair, but I got some attacks in before Usopp and Chopper kicked their bootays!"

Nami chuckled and she ruffled my hair as she said, "Good!"

"Sorry, I lost to that guy once…so this time I can't lose…" Luffy said seriously all of a sudden.

I looked over at him, a nervous/worried look on my face.

"If you can't win, who can?!" exclaimed Usopp.

"I'll finish it now…ALL OF IT!" Luffy said with determination.

"ALRIGHT!" the rest of us shouted.

"Found it!" Vivi shouted.

"Vivi?!" I exclaimed as me and Nami rode on Chopper towards the princess and Usopp.

"What's going on?" asked Vivi.

"We were saved by the marines! Did you find the cannon shooter?" I asked Vivi, Siri still translating, and boy was I grateful that my iPhone still had some battery left.

"Haven't yet. But if this sand is a part of the strategy, then I know where it could be," said Vivi. "That's the only place we have left! It is wide and large, and invisible from above! I can't imagine it elsewhere. I am sure they're there!"

"Wait, Vivi, what's this 'there'?" I asked her questionably.

"The clock tower!" Vivi shouted, pointing towards the building.

"Vivi? Even knowing its location, you can't climb that high in a minute!" Nami exclaimed reasonably, and I nodded in agreement.

"I originally planned for Pell to take us up there," said Vivi, a frown upon her face.

"HEY! Miss Nami~! Vivi~! Marie-chan!" shouted a familiar voice from way far up. My head tilted back, and I hovered my hand over my eyes, shadowing them from the blinding sun. I squinted my eyes, and a confused noise rose from my throat.

"Sanji? What are you doing up there?!" I exclaimed at the blond cook, who was leaning out of one of the clock tower's windows.

"Well, you guys left me a letter that said to go to the clock tower!" the chef yelled down.

I mouthed a "Ohhhhhhhh" as I remembered Usopp being that cautious.

"JUST CLIMB UP AND FINISH 'EM!" shouted Usopp.

"What should I do?" asked a far voice, and I squinted even farther as looked upwards.

"I've been looking for you guys for quite a while." said Zoro loudly, from where he leaned out of a window quite a bit above Sanji.

"YOU'RE THERE TOO?!" Nami exclaimed.

"WHAT'RE YOU DOING UP THERE?" shouted Sanji.

"Because those marines told us to go north." said Zoro, and I let out an exasperated sigh. Up is the direction of the sky, NOT NORTH. Jeez….Zoro IS hopeless with directions.

"BUT THAT'S GOOD! KEEP CLIMBING!" shouted Usopp.

"No." said Vivi, and me and Usopp said in sync, "What?"

"Allow me to explain..."

TBC

AN: Ahh..! Sorry guys that this chapter was shorter than the rest! I'll be truthful on this...I WAS REALLY LAZY AND UNMOTIVATED WHEN I WROTE THIS CHAPTER! Okay, now that I've got the cat out've the bag...please don't kill me...boo hoo. Well, anyways, I was finishing up the Davy Back Fight Arc and moving onto Water 7, but I just got so emotional and the feels bro! The feels... *sniffle*! I was crying throughout Water 7, and I still am. DANG NABBIT, EIIRCHIRO ODA! Such a cruel man...he's like a japanese Rick Riordan for the Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus fans (I'm also one of them), except maybe even more cruel...! WAAAAAAAH~~~! Okay, I've got to pull myself togetha~! Well, see ya next Saturday, please review and let me know what you thought of this sorry excuse of a chapter, or what you think of the entire fan fiction! PM me about anything, I really don't care what it's about, just as long as it's appropriate...well, ciao for now!