A/N: Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece, and i never will (unless, by some weird, random, awesome way, i do, but i don't) The onl own Yumi, Lt. Heiki, Nerstarushi Island, and everything that you probably haven't heard of.

Okay, I just had to say that, 'casue i haven't witten a disclaimer for this fic since like... chapter one. And i just felt like writing one.

Random fact-thing of this fic: There were actually many plans for when Nami leaves the crew, to join Lt. Heiki. My first and original idea was to have her write a note and leave it on the table, or bin it to the wall with a knife. Then i thought she should write "Goodbye..." on the mast in blook. After that idea, I thought she cold declare a battle on the cliff, and fight it out (against Luffy) at sundown. But hten I thought she shold turn them all into the Lieutenant, one by one. But as you can see, none of those ideas came to be. I just thought it would take too longl but if you like any of them, tell me and I may use it in my revision of Te Curse of the Oceans Sea. )

Anyways, if you read my whole, long note, then kudos for you! applause, applause. Now, with that out, on with the chapter!


Chapter Nine

It was a quiet and peaceful night on the Thousand Sunny. No one was aware of what had happened, so they were surprised to see that many Marine soldiers patrolling about their ship when they awoke. But they soon realized that they weren't on the Thousand Sunny, but on the Lieutenant's ship.

"Well, good morning, and welcome to what I call home," he said. "It's an honor to have you all here, really."

"How did you know we were here!?" asked Franky, demanding an answer.

"Oh, it's really quite simple. You see, someone just have it away."

A shocked look fell over their faces. They all looked at each other in question, wondering who it could've been, keeping in mind that they were the only ones who really knew that they were there. "Who!? Who was it?" inquired Usopp.

"Isn't it obvious? Who's missing?" Lieutenant Heiki continued to toy with them, making them more and more aggravated.

They looked around once again; Sanji, this time, looked away, already knowing who was gone. "Nami-san! What did you do? Where is she?" He ordered him to speak back.

He waited a moment before he spoke. "Oh, Nami? Why're you asking me? For all I know, she could be anywhere from the other end of this island, to the prison cell on this ship," he answered, with the sound of arrogance in his tone.

"What's that supposed to mean?" At this point, their captain was getting all fired up.

"Oh, nothing really; at least nothin you pirate scum would understand. But good luck looking for her with you hands tied up," he said with a laugh. He turned around and started to walk below deck.

"Wait Sir! What should we do with the pirates?" asked the commander.

"Let them do whatever they want right now. Just don't let them off this ship."

He continued to laugh to himself as he returned below deck. He made up a pitiful image of them, which gave fuel to his laughter as he left.

Back up front deck, the Mugiwara Kaizoku were freed to wander the ship, but with many unwanted marine eyes in their presence; but that didn't stop them. They were so caught up in looking for Nami, that they completely forgot that their arms were tied up.

On their captain's order, they had split up into groups to go about scouting the ship. They had searched in every corner, but to no avail. Therefore, they returned to the front deck to regroup. But it was there where they found the lieutenant, and the one who they had been searching for, nearby.

"Nami!" exclaimed Chopper.

She acted as if she didn't hear them shout out her name; she just kept walking towards the ship. They continued to call out to her, but she didn't even acknowledge their presence; she just kept walking.

A/N: well, i don't have anything to say anymore, cause i said a whole bunch in the begnning, so, yea... Please R&R!