It was a… to put it mildly, pretty awkward situation as at last, the requested people had decided to go, because as they soon figured.. they didn't really have any other options at current time.
The people whom was demanded to stay back was Zoro, Luffy… and Nami, with the reasoning that Nami was mean, making the red-head hiss and shout at every-one, while Luffy complained that he had to be the funniest person on the ship, why wouldn't Mina want him there!?
Robin.. was the only one left out-side of the education, but had elected to go to the island, out of curiosity.
The little group didn't have to go far away from shore, the moment the ocean was out of sight, the young woman threw himself at them.
"YOU CAME!" Mina yelled as she jumped up on Brook, clinging to his back. "And you brought the violin! And the food! Cyborg can you shoot lazers?" She asked the cyborg. "Long-nose are you really a captain of your own? Skeleton how can you be alive? And be friends with a giant whale? Chopper you never told me how you can be a doctor."
Stunned the straw-hats blinked by their energy, Brook in particular, whom now had a wild woman clinging to his back blinked.
"Urhm excuse me." Brook swallowed, not being able to move to much due to the girl, that also kept his arms down due to her position.
"huh?" Mina blinked.
"Can I see your panties?" Brook asked.
For some time… there was dead quiet.. dead dead quiet. And then Usopp just couldn't help it, as she broke out in laughter and landed on her back down on the grass. "AHAHAHA!" Usopp laughed. "Brook will be Brook I suppose!"
Also Chopper chuckled into his paws.
"You know what." Mina chuckled as she jumped down and stood in front of the skeleton breaking her neck to look up at him. "Play me a song I really like! And I'll consider it!" she told. "Please play a melody, pleeaaaaasse!" she begged folding her hands as she looked up at Brook with big begging eyes.
For some time Brook looked at the girl, then he shrugged. "I must admit, it is difficult to say no to a plea like that, from such a lovely lady as well." He stated as he sat down with crossed legs on the grass, and reached for his violin case. "I'll do as you request." He told putting the violin to his chin, and was just about to play as Mina exclaimed.
"OH MY GOD IS THAT FOOD!?" She asked, now attacking Sanji, sniffing all around him. "This smells sooo goooood." She drooled, circling Sanji as if she was a dog, sniffing out a biscuit Sanji had hidden some-where on his person.
Sanji though.. didn't seem to mind to much, that a pretty girl had her nose all the way up to his face, in fact.. he seemed rather happy, and his green skin colour seemed to turn an even darker green. "Me.. Mellorin." He breathed as he reached out. "Yes, allow me to give you a.. huh?" Mina was all-ready gone.
She had taken the basket with food Sanji had brought, and now sat in the middle of the circle, digging around in the basket. "Woah! There's so much different stuff in here." Mina wide-eyed observed.
"I didn't know what you actually wanted." Sanji explained. "So I brought a bit of every-thing."
Mina had all-ready stuffed half a squid head into her mouth and chewed happily. "I LOVE to taste lots of different stuff! This is the best!" she exclaimed while chewing. "OH MY GOD!" she yelled looking in the basket again. "Is that…. Chocolate cake?" she asked, and stars appeared in her eyes as tears ran down her cheeks. "Chocolate cake." She cried tears of sheer happiness as she picked up the piece of cake on a plate. "my darling! I'll safe you for last, yes I will." She spoke to the cake in a purring manner. "And I am going to make you last, and enjoy every little bit of you, little darling chocolate cake." She purred, rubbing her chin up and down the plate.
And Sanji, sat on his legs. "I've lost… to a chocolate cake." He cried.
"Don't worry Sanji." Usopp sighed as she padded Sanji on the back. "We've all been there, we've all been there."
"I'VE SURE NEVER BEEN SO JALOUSE OF A CAKE BEFORE!" Sanji shouted.
"Oh I have." Brook told, making the rest of the straw-hats look oddly at him.
"What? I've been a sailor for a very long time, you get around to experience a lot of things." Brook stated.
"This is delicious." Mina chewed happily, now on a omelet. "You want some-thing?" she then asked reaching the plate towards Usopp. "There's plenty for every-one here!"
"Ah, no, that's all-right." Usopp told holding up her two hands. "I've all-ready eaten." She told.
"All-right, suit yourself." Mina shrugged. "But it goes to every-one, just don't touch my chocolate cake." She warned.
"We wont." Usopp assured, and Chopper and Franky nodded.. they all knew that if they did some-thing like that, Sanji would kick them for sure. Robin didn't react at all.
And Brook, Brook was looking wondering at Mina.
"Huh?" Mina turned to Brook. "Any-thing wrong? You want some-thing?" she asked reaching the plate towards Brook as food fell out of her mouth.
"No, I've eaten as well." Brook responded. "You sure seem to have an appetite." He pointed out.
"It's been so long since I had actual food!" Mina exclaimed. "I mean.. fruits are fine, but they get boring after a while." She sighed. "Hey! Play us a melody!" she asked.
Brook nodded. "Hai." Then he put the violin to his chin for a second time, and this time he was allowed to play.
And play Brook did, Mina seemed to enjoy it, as she just sat and looked at Brook with wide open eyes, every-time Brook was about to stop, Mina asked him to continue, so it seemed to go on for-ever, before the sun started to go down.
Usopp exhaled deeply. "This gotta be it." She told. "We've been here, entertaining you for an entire day, now tell us how we can return to normal." He demanded.
"But." Dissapointed Mina looked at Usopp. "I didn't manage to hear any of your stories! Or see the cyborgs lasers, or hear how he can be a living skeleton." She told pointing at Brook. "Or how he can be a talking reindeer doctor!" she complained pointing at Chopper.
"That's because you spend the entire day listening to music." Usopp sighed. "We all came, we've been here all day, now give us what we came from."
At that Mina pouted. "I told Chopper that I would tell after I heard about the Skeleton, you and the cyborg!" she stated.
At that Franky blinked and turned to Chopper. "Is that right Chopper?" he asked.
"I erh.." Chopper swallowed. "I don't remember, I don't think that's exactly how she put it, but it was some-thing like that…"
Usopp sighed deeply. "If we tell you all of that, do you promise to tell us how to return to normal?" Usopp asked.
"Swear to it." Mina stated raising a hand to her heart.
"Well fine." Usopp sighed. "Sanji, why don't you go back to the ship and prepaire dinner, I bet the captain is hungry now." He commented. "I'm going to stay here for a bit." She mumbled.
"What are you planning long-nose san?" Robin asked.
"To light a fire and tell some stories of cause." Usopp replied. "Campfire stories are the best.. then we can get what we need a little bit quicker and get out of here." She muttered annoyed.
"UHH CAMPFIRE!" Mina yelled as she jumped up and down. "And stories to go with it! What a brilliant idea! I want marshmallows for this!" she told.
"You are raising your demands all the time!" Chopper exclaimed.
And then Mina pouted as she crossed her arms. "Marshmallows!" she stated. "Or I wont tell how you can return to normal!"
"Of cause I'll bring you some marshmallows." Sanji told in a deep sigh. "How about some hot chocolate to?" he asked.
"YAAAY!"
"Oi Sanji." Usopp muttered glancing at Sanji. "Don't give into her, she's the enemy" she reminded the cook.
Brook sighed deeply as he leaned up against a tree. "Allow me to stay here and keep you company." He asked. "I also enjoy Usopp-sans stories quite a bit."
"They are the best." Chopper smiled, putting two paws on Usopp's knees.
Usopp smiled lightly. "Well then, help me find some campfire before it gets to dark then." He asked.
"DONE!" Mina yelled and Usopp halted.. right in the middle of the circle, a campfire had now appeared out of no-where. And Mina merely stood smiling broadly at them. "I can't light it though, Light it Longnose!" she asked.
"The name is Usopp." Usopp sighed. "But all-right." She muttered reaching down in her satchel for the things she needed to start the fire.
"oh! You got things in it after-all." Mina blinked at Usopp's bag. "I was wondering why you walked around with a purse."
"IT'S NOT A PURSE!" Usopp shouted. "It's my entire arsenal! I got loads of explosives, bullets, dials and other things there."
"CAN I SEE!?" Mina asked.
"No!" Usopp replied. "You'll just mess up my system! I need order in that bag for when I am fighting."
"If you wont let me see, I'll don't tell you how you can return to normal." Mina muttered.
Annoyed Usopp looked at Mina. "You know at some point that is going to stop working." She told, finally handing the bag over. "Try not to make a mess in it!" she exclaimed. "I need it to be in other so I can grab the right thing in a seconds notice!"
"Of-cause, of cause." Mina replied having her head down Usopp's satchel, then wide-eyed pulled up one thing after the other, the kabuto, the slingshot, the extra goggles, a pocket knife, she looked at the bullets, the water bottle, the hammer..
And Usopp sighed as he had managed to make the fire. "This is going to be a loooong night, isn't it?" he asked.
Chopper how-ever, was pre-occupied observing how Usopp's bag was emptied out. "Can I also look in your satchel?" he finally asked.
"What is there left to see!?" Usopp asked annoyed. "She all-ready almost emptied it completely! It's going to take hours to re-organise all of that!"
"I'm sorry." Mina then pouted looking up at Usopp. "It's just.. it's really really cool!" she told.
Usopp blinked, then looked at Mina.
"Please tell me a story." Mina then asked.
"Well, erh.. yeah I." Usopp swallowed as she sat down in front of the fire, opposit Mina. "Which one would you like to hear? About the time I and my trusty Usopp crew traveled to the moon and met the alien cows, or how I fought against the three-headed sea-king, and at last won the fight with a fart."
At that Mina laughed, then held er hand up towards her mouth, which ended in her almost choking from the laughter, before she rolled around. "HAHAHA! they both sound amazing!"
Also Brook chuckled a little amused from where he was sitting up against the tree, and Choppers eyes were sparkling as he looked up at Usopp.
"Well then I guess we just have to take the third option." Usopp shrugged. "How I, Usopp the brave warrior of the sea.. saved the princess from her evil butler, with just a little bit of help from some pirates." he stated.