Eventually Usopp accepted that he'd somehow travelled into the past. After a long decision, he was to be called Sniper King (the Namis wouldn't allow him to be called 'God'). Now all the future crew was missing was Brook. The skeleton had yet to arrive and some people started to grow worried for everyone after Monkey had come in pairs, Sniper King had not.

Monkey sighed rocking back and forth tiredly. He'd grown to miss Brook's singing and the lively tunes the skeleton would play. Save for Sanji and Zoro's and their counterparts quarreling, the ship was somewhat quiet. At times he enjoyed the peace but for now the silence was too much. With an irritated groan he threw his head back and shouted. "Namiiii!-Or Cat-How much longer till we reach shore?"

Nami who was at the rudder glanced down at her log pose. "Well, we're still heading in the right direction. What do you say Vivi?"

The Princess brought a hand to her chin. She been standing beside Nami and took a look at the log pose before looking out to the river. "A few minutes. We made good time today."

"Here are your drinks Vivi-chan, Nami-san." Sanji offered the two. The women gladly took the refreshments each taking a sip going on to compliment Sanji on his work before the man twirled over to where Cat stood.

Black Leg grumbled hearing his captain's call. He'd lost count how many times the man had bothered Nami-san since he'd come on deck. With a sigh he continued his work. He was in the kitchen preparing lunches and whatnot for the past crew for when they departed. They would need the proper nutrition...dried meats and fruits...nothing that would spoil easily. For the first few days he supposed some fresh food wouldn't hurt. It'd just have to be preserved good and hidden away from the desert sands. He tightened a jar, carefully going to place it in a bag. The wrapped meats went in last since those were more fresh. "All done…" And just in time he found out. Outside the chattering suddenly grew louder. The Merry jolted as it came to a stop.

"Hey Black Leg is the food ready?" A knock at the door drew his attention. He looked over to see Ace standing there.

"Yeah. Here," Black Leg handed off the two packs. As the pair made their way onto the lower deck he grumbled, "And make sure you keep an eye on the food…"

Ace glanced in his direction. He laughed and gave him a thumbs-up, "Gotcha."

By now the Merry had been secured to shore and the departing group already disembarked. Everyone waved goodbye, smiles stretched across their faces.

"BYEEEEEE! GOOD LUCK!" Monkey hollered.

Luffy grinned shouting with the same volume, "THANKS! YOU GUYS STAY SAFE TOO!"

Cat winced bringing a hand to her ears. "I swear the both of you are gonna burst my eardrums…" She muttered. Minutes passed and then the past crew were out of sight.

Sniper King sighed. "I wish we could help them."

Monkey agreed. "Yeah. But this is their fight."

"Luffy," Cat began addressing Monkey by his real name. "Didn't you want to give Ace a...bigger, goodbye? He leaves during their journey so you won't get to see him when they return to the ship."

A pregnant silence came over the ship. Money's brows drew together slightly but he didn't show anymore of his pain. With bright eyes he turned to the woman giving her his signature laugh. "Shishishi...Don't worry about it!"

Everyone was worrying about it although.

"What are we doing while we wait?" Tony questioned quickly steering the conversation in a different direction.

By the mast Marimo sat down leaning against the strong wood. "We watch the Merry. Simple as that."

Following Marimo's words they protected the ship for the next few weeks. Then came the day when their past selves returned victorious…


A/n Hey guys! Here's the new chapter! Thanks as always for waiting ^u^ See you next time!

Reviews:

MasterQwertster: Thanks for pointing that out last chapter! I changed it to Mirai Mirai no Mi-which probably makes more sense.

GuitarBOSS: True, I forgot about Robin 'killing' Igaram when I wrote it, when I revise I'll add in some more detail.