If people are angry about the mistakes I made in this chapter they can tell me. I admit I had help for this chapter but I asked a punch of writers on fanfiction and they say it's okay for authors to work together on a story. I don't know if any of you will read this author's note but I will like to thank everyone who reviewed this story. Thank you klbubblepop786,awannabewriter4years, yasha012 helping me write this chapter.
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"Can I come with you?" Miette asked Nami.
"Of course!" Luffy yelled out of nowhere.
"We must warn you though in case all three of our crew mates who really like girls show up," said Robin. " They can be very hard to deal with and might do things that will make you feel uncomfortable."
"Thanks for the warning" said Miette with a smile.
She seemed like a sweet girl and Robin didn't want anything bad to happen to her. Robin helped lead Miette to where Zoro told Nami to met him. Nami and Luffy walked beside each other to the spot.
The group walked to the designated location as well.
Nami noticed something was different with Luffy on the way to the designated location. He was having migraines and shaking his head trying to eliminate the bad headache.
"Is everything okay Luffy?" Nami asked a little worried.
Luffy tried to tell her something but every time he opened his mouth the migraines got worse. It felt like different number of people were inside his head.
"Luffy as soon as we see Chopper again I want you to get some medicine" Nami demanded.
"This is nothing." Luffy said trying to hide the pain. " I took lot's of pain before and this pain is no different."
" This time the pain is in coming from your head," Robin mumbled.
"Well, yeah, but I'll be fine," Luffy said.
Nami hoped Luffy would listen to her suggestion that he would feel a lot better if he took some medicine.
"But NAMIIII..." Luffy whined. "I don't WANNA take any medicine...(he now tried to plead with Nami) I'm sure I can just sleep it off" Luffy pleaded.
Nami stayed stern with her suggestion that he feel a lot better if he took some medicine.
"I think we're here" Robin said.
Robin was right about that. When Luffy and Nami walked in front of Robin and Miette they saw Zoro, Franky, Chopper, and Usopp. Sanji and Brook weren't there for some reason and since Chopper wasn't crying. Every time a member was missing and he didn't know where he would be panicking to the crew or crying. He was doing neither right now, but he did shake his head every few seconds.
"Alright is this everybody?" Asked Lenny as he began to tell the story.
"We are still missing some but it looks like their not going to show up," Zoro said.
"Well about three years ago a witch put a curse on this island that makes everyone happy all the time so the reason why the towns people where staring at you was because you didn't look happy and you weren't smiling." said Lenny.
"Where does the witch live?" Zoro asked.
"She lives up in the mountains but she comes down here everynight." Responded Lenny.
Luffy now had the location of someone he wanted to fight.
"Lets go!" Luffy shouted. "I'm game" said Zoro "I'm not!" Ussop cried
" Come on, Usopp. This town needs all of us." Chopper said trying to push Usopp to help but he was doing it in his small form.
"I got can't fight Evil Witches disease!" Usop wined.
Chopper was failing to get Usopp to go. It was Usopp's case of being the crew's biggest coward that made him scared all the time.
"Usop shut up and come on!" Nami yelled.
Nami's temper was the thing that could make even a coward like Usopp go on an adventure because nothing was worse than an angry nakama.
So he reluctantly tagged along as they headed out to find the witch.
" I'm coming with you guys," Miette told the crew. "The way to her cave is filled with all kinds of danger. You need someone whose been there to show you through her traps and pet monsters." she stated with a sense of pride.
"You've BEEN there?" Luffy asked. "Awesome!"
" T-There isn't any giant animals or carnivores that want to eat us up there is there?" Usopp asked shaking through his legs. Usopp sometimes hated Luffy's courage. He made everyone else ( only Usopp) look like cowards.
The group started the journey up the mountain. "Be careful guys I wouldn't be surprised if the witch knows where coming" Said Lenny.
Miette ignored him in favor of asking Luffy if he was alright. She'd noticed that he seemed to have a headache. " Maybe we should stop so you can rest. It's not good to go up against the witch with a headache."
"Miette's right we could all use some rest" said Ussop as he sat down.
" I mean Luffy needs rest because he has a headache. I don't think you have a headache." Miette said.
"I'll be fine!" Luffy grinned determined not show his pain.
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH! My head!" Ussop wined. "The pain! The agony! Maybe I should head back to the ship!" Ussop shouted.
"You totally don't have a headache, liar," Nami muttered.
"Besides you wouldn't wanna come face to face with the dragon alone do ya?" Sanji said with a snicker.
"I don't want to come face to face with a dragon ever again." Usopp whined.
"So pipe down, then," Sanji replied.
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Hypnotism was a kind of sorcery. It could convince anyone to do or be anything. Not many people could use hypnosis, but the sorcerer of Spike Tail Island used it easily. She was highly skilled and could hypnotize almost anyone, no matter who they were or how strong they were.
The witch was watching the fools to get something useful that she could use against them. She thought about having them killing each other off, but that wasn't quite entertaining. However, hypnotism proved to be quite entertaining.
She said out loud to no one in particular, "Dragons, huh? Doesn't my unwanted guests like dragons? Now who's my lucky victim? Should it be Usopp? Nah." Then she smiled wickedly and disappeared. She reappeared, while being invisible, in front of Luffy. "You'll be my perfect little dragon."
Inside of Luffy's mind's eye, the witch used hypnosis on the captain. She wasn't finished though. She went inside the others' mind's eyes and hypnotized them into believing that Luffy was really a dragon. Then she appeared to them and said, "Luffy, darling you will be the dragon as the rest of you will believe him to be a dragon on the count from 3 backwards. 3... 2... 1" Once she said 'one', Luffy began roaring as if he was really dragon as the others started to scream yelling 'dragon' especially, Usopp, who yelled the loudest.
The witch said, "Have fun!" Then she started laughing as she disappeared to her lair and watch the whole thing in her magical cauldron.
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A giant dragon shadow was flying in the sky heading towards the Strawhat Pirates. Luffy stretched his arms out to use Gum Gum Pistol on the shadow.
Suddenly a giant dragon landed in front of them freezing the area around it.A giant bump on it's head from where luffy hit it. The dragon's eyes were bulging red in anger from Luffy hitting it.
"Rah! The dragon roared as it tried Freezing everyone.
It was Franky who saved everyone from being frozen."I got this" Franky said as he walked up to the dragon "you guys go on ahead"
" Franky, you can't face this thing by yourself." Nami said.
"I trust him" Luffy said.
Franky smashed his fists together with a big grin on his face.
"Strong Right!" Franky yelled as he punched the dragon in the nose.
The dragon let out an angry roar before breathing ice at Franky that would freeze him.
"Franky! Flamethrower!" Franky yelled as he shot a stream of fire out of his wrist cancelling out the ice.
The witch became a very unhappy person as she watched what was happening in her cauldron. She growled at her unwanted guests, "They must have great mental prowess. Hmm, I guess I have no choice then." The witch focused on her black aura. She begun her transformation as a giant black dragon with giant bat wings and piercing red eyes.
Nami asked a bit worriedly, "You think that Franky will be alright?"
"He'll be fine, Nami," Luffy answered. "Now let us continued on this mountain!"
The now turned dragon looked in her cauldron and growled, "Yes, my sweet pests, come to me!"
The dragon stomped his paws on the ground and tail lashed at Franky.
Franky took the hit like a champ and proceeded to strong right the dragon in the jaw. Franky's mechanical arm hurt the dragon but it wasn't enough to push it own. The dragon swung its giant claw at Franky. Franky was hit falling backwards into the ground.
The dragon tried stomping on Franky with it's massive paw. "Weapons left!" Franky yelled as he shot the bottom of the dragons foot.
The dragon felt something strong that got stuck inside its foot.
"Rah!" The dragon roared in pain.
" Yeah! Take that, dragon." Franky said banging his fists together.
"Rocket Laucher!"
Three yellow looking rockets appeared out of Franky's shoulder. The dragon roared in pain as it sent a stream of ice at Franky. The ice by pure luck froze Franky's feet.
"Aw crap!" Franky bellowed.
Franky had to break through the ice with one of the tools in his body.
"Franky! Flamethrower!"
Franky breathes fire out of his mouth to melt the ice.
"Now time to finish this! Franky! Radical Beam!"
It took all three bottles in his fuel chest and lots of air to fire his finishing beam at the dragon. The dragon roared in pain as it fell down in defeat. The battle ended with the dragon dispersing.
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Meanwhile Luffy and crew made it to the top of the mountain.
Usopp tried to think of some way he didn't have to go into the cave. " You guys go inside and I'll wait out here."
"What if the dragon got pass Franky and is headed her now think you can handle it?" Zoro said with a smirk.
It was a mean trick Zoro pulled on Usopp but his trick got Usopp running into the dark cave.
"Hey Miette do you know where the witch is?" Nami asked.
" She should be inside waiting for your arrival. Witches are known to never be surprised because they have cauldrons to spy on people."
"Lets go" Luffy said as he walked in crew following behind him.
Luffy managed to catch up to Usopp who was shaking his legs because he couldn't go on.
"T-t-t-t-too s-s-scary..." Usopp was muttering.
" What did you see, Usopp?" Luffy asked.
" N-n-nothing, y-y-yet."
"I see I have visitors" said a women's voice as the sound of heels rung throughout the cave.
Usopp backed away so he was behind Luffy. The witch of Spike Tail Island walked out of the shadows to show them her true form. She wasn't attractive or ugly, just a woman with purple eyes and long black hair wearing a red dress the color of blood. She was happy to met Luffy in person.
" I enjoy this meeting, Luffy. You are the greatest pirate in the world, trained two boys named Odaga and Alfie, and are quite the handsome boy if I must say."
" Zoro and Sanji were the ones who trained them. I just tried to make them eat more." Luffy said nonchalantly.
"Well I know why your here and It's good to see you again Miette" said the witch with a smile.
"Can I kick her ass now?" Luffy said while picking his nose.
"What did I do?" The witch said with a pout.
" Everyone says your responsible for the villagers being sad and scared." Nami said.
"That's no reason to kick my ass. My name is Carmella" the witch said.
"Gum Gum Pistol!" Luffy yelled as he tried hitting the witch.
"Whoa there. You could really hurt someone with that." The witch said from behind them.
" How did she get over there so fast?" Nami asked out loud.
"That's her special power she can manipulate stuff, Peoples feelings, Time, the Speed and Strength of a person she didn't move fast we where just frozen in time for a few brief seconds." Miette explained.
" Ah so you figured out my power," said Carmella. "Yes I do have the power of Manipulation. "Zoro"." She spoke in a calm voice.
"Yes Mam," he said against his will.
"Kill them. You don't need them no more; kill them kill them."
"Yes Mam," Zoro said as he unseathed his sword and charged at the crew.
Zoro was going to attack Nami. Brook was the one who protected Nami with his weapon.
"Please calm down Zoro~san" Brook said.
"This is fun!" Carmella said with glee.
Zoro attacked Brook with only his one sword style. Brook blocked the attack he could tell Zoro still had a little control he'd probably be dead if he didn't. Zoro mastered control and momentum of his sword when he swung at Brook. Brook however unsheathed and had control of Soul Solid.
"Gumu Gumu no Rifle!" Luffy yelled trying to hit Carmella again.
It was unfortunate for Luffy that Carmella already controlled one of his other friends to protect nji stood there leg raised up as he blocked the punch.
" I know I'm suppose to hate the fact this witch is controlling our friends but it is nice to see Sanji and Zoro work together for once," Nami said.
"What are we going to do Zoro and Sanji are a lot stronger than all of us except Luffy," Ussop said scared.
" We fight them and give Luffy a chance to beat the witch." Nami said.
"O your gonna beat me?" said Carmella.
"Second Gear!" Luffy said " Gumu Gumu no Jet Pistol!" Luffy yelled.
But Carmella dodged it again. "Gumu Gumo no Stamp!" Luffy shouted. Carmella dodged it again but it bounced off the wall then hit her in the back of the head. "Let my friends go!" Luffy yelled.
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Meanwhile Zoro and Brook where trading blows with their swords.
" I see that mischievous look in your eyes Zoro old friend," Brook smiled. " A part of you is still there."
Zoro smiled to let Brook know even though he is not in control he can still here them. Nami was ready to take the kick from Sanji but it stopped mere inches from her face. "Even under the influence of a witch he'll never hit a women" Robin figured.
Nami tested that by hitting his shin with her Clima-Tact. Sanji felt the pain of her Clima-Tact; he fell over but got back up. Sanji then turned and hit Ussop in the nose. Everyone thought Usopp kinda deserved it for trying to hit Sanji in his back.
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Meanwhile Luffy was taking on the witch he had to figure out how to get a good hit he already got one in but that might've been luck. For a witch she was fast. Luffy stretched, pushed himself off the wall and extended his arms but she managed to evade his attacks.
"Na Na Boo Boo you can't hit me!" The witch mocked.
Carmella's mocking wasn't the first part. The more Luffy fought her the more he started to get migraines and the worse his headaches became. He had to figure out a way to in this quick he couldn't let his crew worry about him to much.
" You are feeling dark, Luffy. That isn't me that is making you feel dark."
"Get out of my head!" Luffy yelled.
" This is for trying to find me. All I want is to be left alone and play with my magic, but you people don't believe in a witch having freedom. They also call me a whore."
"You call what your putting them through freedom, forcing them to have emotions and feelings that aren't their own. You claim you want freedom but you hide in a cave if you want freedom you gotta to go out and find your own freedom not manipulate people to make your self happier that will just make them angrier at you! True freedom is being out there somewhere I may be able to help you find it but first you must lift this curse" Luffy said with his hat covering his eyes.
"Shut! up!" Carmella yelled. "You don't know what your talking about! What do you know about it! Everyone loves you! My child hood was a disaster! My father died! My mother hated me! no one would talk to me!" Carmella bellowed. "Tell me even if I did lift the curse even if I did some how find real freedom! What does it matter! When I have no one no one to rely on no one to call friend the closets person I've ever had to a friend is Miette and she hates me! Your just like everyone else you just wanna take me back to the world government! Well I'm not going back to the celestial dragons I earned my freedom when I escaped."
