Arthor notes: The plot outline have under gone some major changes. The story will be shorter, but I promise that it will get very interesting. So I want to thank everyone for thier support, and the next One Piece fic I work on will be even better. I also jumped the gun on the plot a little bit, so it disrupts the flow of the story, but it does help make the story a little more interesting, so please don't kill me.

Chapter 10: United At Last! Time For A Plan!

Sanji: Luffy, Zoro, Chopper, and Celia were waiting for the wood cutter to return to his hut, but encountered a strange man named Shikia, leader of the Dominion. Luffy was enraged by this man plan for the dragons and tried to fight him in Damion's place, but the power granted to Shikia by his devil fruit ensured no one will be able to stop him. Now with material for the ship, they head back to ship to inform the rest of what happened.

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Back at the ship Franky, Brook, and Ussop did as much as they could with as little as they had to make some minor repairs to the ship. It looked pretty good considering they rushed right through it. Ussop and Franky leaned on the mass panting but Brook seemed unphased by all the work.

"Why aren't you tired?" Ussop asked.

"I am tired, I practically worked myself to the bones, although I am already bones," Brook joked, "Yohohoho skeleton joke.

"I hate pun!" Damion shouted as he and Robin came on deck.

"Where did you guys come from?" Ussop asked shocked that the just seemed to appear out of thin air.

"We came from the ruins," Robin giggled.

"What the hell happened to you two?" Franky asked this time. Damion sighed and Robin took it as a signal to answer.

"We were attacked by this guy," She sighed, "it was just something really stranged.

"WHAT?" Franky, Ussop, and Brook, asked in shock.

"So that means you guys were attacked to?" Ussop cowarded.

"Too?" Damion asked, "So does that mean you guys were attacked as well?"

"Yeah, there were these strange people who came trying to steal our treasure," Franky answered.

"Black jumpsuit," Robin pondered.

"They probably could have been partners with the person we encountered," Damion mentioned.

"That's what I was thinking," Robin pointed out.

"So, does this mean someone is after us?" Ussop asked, still cowarding.

"Chances of that are unlikely," Robin started.

"Can you see any kind of pattern?" Brook wondered.

"It just might be treasure," Robin said pondering.

"Treasure?" Franky and Damion asked.

"Yes. After all, were pirates there is bound to be treasure on our ship. As for the ruins, the writing I read, spoke of an acient jew, that probably why Bass was down there," She explained. Damion grabbed his neck and started to shiver.
"Could the Dominion possibly know that," he thought to himself.

The grund started to violently shake as a giant, dark shadow emerged from the woods. It grew closer and closer until they could barely make out the sillouettes of Sanji and Nami riding with the red haired woman and the giant bug. It was very close to the ship and turned around and headed back to where it came from. Sanji and Nami were thrown off and caught by the many hands Robin quickly made to soften their fall.

"Who was the beauty?" Sanji asked in a loving tone.

"It doesn't matter, just be glad were alive and back on our ship!" Nami scolded him.

"Oh thats Erza, master of the bugs," Damion answered. Sanji and Nami arose to their feet. Sanji took notice of Robins scratches and bruises and Rushed towards Damion grabbing him by the collar and started to violently shake him.

"What the hell happened to my dearest Robin. I'm going to kill you bastard for letting harm come to her!" he yelled.

"It wasn't my fault, I tried to protect her!" Damion argued back as Sanji let him go and he fell to the floor.
"Is this true Robin?" Sanji asked as Damion scrambled to his feet.

"Indeed," she answered him.

"So what happened to you two?" Ussop asked Nami.

"Well we were going to get material for the ship but I decided to survey the island instead. We found a nice grassy spot to have lunch in before we were attacked by giant insect," she nearly cried.

"That sounds scary," Ussop cired along with her.

"Did you bring any insects part with you?" Franky questioned.

"Why the hell would I do that?" she asked him.
"I could have used it to make some SUPER stuff," he answered.

"There nothing in this world that can get me to touch those creepy things!" she scolded.

"What if it was for money?" Brooked asked her.

"Well, depends on how much," she answered with a change in her tone of voice.

"So where are Luffy and the others?" Robin asked her and everyone looked at her as though they forgot they existed.

"I'm not too sure, Celia took them to get materials," she replied.

"Thats a relief, I need to make better repairs on the ship," Franky noted. They heard footsteps and rused to the side of the ship that showed the beach. There they saw Luffy, Zoro, and Chooper coming back with mountain loads of material and supplies.

"How did they get all that?" Brook questioned.

"Oi, guys were back!" Luffy said with excitement in his voice. Zoro looked disgruntled and Chooper was excited to see everyone again.

Several busy hours later it was dinner time. Everyone showed up tired, after all, Franky made sure that everyone helped to fix the dreamship. Sanji was the only exception because he had to make dinner for everyone. He prepared one of his fanciest meals, that seemed to cater to everyone different taste (I am not going to describe the dinner, you can use you imagination). After dinner, everyone sat on the table to discuss what had happened to each and everyone, Robin was actually taking notes to try to piece each experience together to see what was the common thread in all of this. Form the story that Luffy's group told, everyone seemed surprised. Would someone really stoop that low just to make sure no one will stop them? Damion was the one who was the most shocked, after all it was his job to protect the dragons and he couldn't even do that. Although, in his eye was the look of extream hatred, he knew if he had every met this Shikia guy, he was going to kill him.

"So this is how it is?" Robin asked herself out loud ans everyone's attention turned to her. "According to all of our encounters, the Dominion, lead by Shikia, is after the the Jewled Bead in the Dragon's Neck, because it seems to hold some ancient power. In order to search for the jewl, he is searching the neck of every dragon by killing them."
"I don't think hi is killing them just yet," Zoro pointed out thinking of his encounter.

"Zoro is probably right. I heard legends of Dragon blood being poisonous to anyone who touches it," Sanji said backing him up.

"That is half true," Damion responded.

"How?" Nami asked.

"Well, when a dragon is killed, no, depending on how the dragon is killed, they release a certain type of fume to kill its killer, but there more to that," Damion answered.

"So its a mystery?" Luffy asked with excitement.

"Well do you know what kind of power..." Robin started to ask but cut herself off.

"Robin, whats wrong?" Chopper asked as he nearly screamed.

"According to one of the stone tablets that I was able to read in the ruins, the jewl is said to give the user powers that rival a god, there was more, but I didn't have time to decipher it," she informed everyone. Damion slammed his fists on the table and everyone's attention was drawn towards him. The look of hate intenseified and tears started to stream down his eyes.

"I, I, I need to go rescue the dragons. There going to be killed no matter what Shikia does. Even if he does find the jewl, the dragons are going to risk their lives to protect it, and he is just going to slaughter them all. I need to get them back before any harm may come to them," he said.

"I was waiting for you to say that," Luffy smiled. Everyone looked at him.

"These dragons are kind of like your firends and your willing to risk your life to protect them. If you will let me, I want to help," Luffy offered in his serious tone of vioce.

"Thats nice of you and all Luffy, but do you know where they are kept?" Ussop asked.

"The Dragon Den," Robin answered him.

"Really, you guys will help me?" Damion asked.

"Of course, your my friend," Luffy answered.

"I'll help too," Zoro offered.

"As long as there are no bus, I'm game," Nami smiled.

"The dragons will be ok. After all you have the help of the might Ussop on your side," Ussop boasted.

"You have my help," Sanji informed him.

"I want to help too," Chopper jumped up and down.

"This should be fun," Robin mentioned.

"I will also help, after all, I'm extra SUPER this week," Franky bragged.

"It'll be my honor," Brook said in a refinded mannor before he farted, "excuse me."

"After all, this is just the adventure that I was looking for," Luffy shouted with joy. Damion looked at the determined faces his new friends made, and was shocked. After all, he had just met these people, and they were willing to risk their lives to help him.

"LETS MOVE OUT!" Damion ordered.

"RIGHT!" everyone shouted.

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Preview for chapter eleven:

Luffy and everyone heads to the Dragons Den, but whats in stored for them there?

: Sorry I jumped the gun on this guys, I just decided to take off some of the boring stuff so the plot just jumps somewhere in the middle.

Robin: So I've noticed.

Zoro: As long as I get to fight, I'm ok with it.

Robin: I guess I will allow it, although its not proper to do so.

: Thanks for understanding you guys.

Robin: Sure, its no problem.

Zoro: Whatever. Til next time.

: If there a next time.