Yay, a *slightly* longer chapter than usual!
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" cried England/Luffy, following an annoyed Sanji out of the kitchen.
"I heard you the first time… at least we stopped this fire before it got bigger."
"Sorry…"
"How did that even happen? The pan was on the stove, and the next thing we know, it's on fire! The burner wasn't even on! There was nothing in the pan!"
"I don't know!"
"Why were you even putting a pan on the stove? You don't need that for the scone recipe."
England/Luffy's eyes widened. He opened his mouth, then closed it again. "That would explain a lot."
"Just forget it. I'll clean up the mess in a minute. For now, go talk to Usopp or someone."
"Okay; I'm sorry."
"I get it."
Sanji lit a new cigarette and stalked back into the kitchen. England sighed and glanced about the ship. He saw the long-nosed fellow – was this Usopp? – talking to the reindeer – Chopper, right? – who was listening with shining eyes.
"Hey!" he called, strolling over. "You're Usopp, right?"
Usopp looked up and grinned. "Luf – I mean, Arthur! You're just in time! I was reaching the climax of my tale!"
"Oh? Let's hear it," said England/Luffy, settling down next to Chopper.
"…so then those pirates said, 'You damn little kid! You think you can just take our slingshot and get away with it? You're going to pay!' So I puffed up my chest—" he puffed up his chest demonstratively. "—and said, 'You are the ones who are going to pay!' And in just thirty seconds, they all ran off with their tails between their legs back to the rowboat that I so kindly let them keep after I took their ship!" he took a breath. "And that's how I got my slingshot!"
"YOU'RE AMAZING, USOPP!" Chopper cried, eyes sparkling.
"Where's the ship, then?" said England.
"What?"
"If you took their ship, where is it now?"
"I… I merely traded it in for this ship, which is much better anyway!"
"I see." England stood up and stretched. "Well, that was a great story, Usopp, but I think I'm going to go walk for a bit. No, I think I'll take a quick dip in the water."
He stripped down to his shorts and prepared to dive.
"That's great, Arthur, have a nice swim!" said Usopp, now playing cards with Chopper.
"Yeah, have a nice swim!" echoed Chopper, placing a card between them.
SPLASH
"Come to think of it," said Usopp, drawing three cards from Chopper's hoof, "I don't think I've ever seen Luffy swim."
"Yeah, me either," said Chopper, laying down another card on the pile in the middle. "I wonder why?"
…
"OH MY GOD LUFFY!" screamed Usopp, running to the edge of the deck. Chopper followed him.
"WE HAVE TO SAVE HIM!" screamed Chopper, diving into the water.
"CHOPPER! DON'T DIVE IN TOO!" yelled Usopp, diving in after the two.
"USOPP! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Zoro yelled at Usopp, diving in as well.
"Don't do that again, you idiots! Chopper, Usopp, what were you thinking?"
"We…" gasped Chopper, "…were going in to save Arthur… he dived in too…"
"WHAT?" Zoro dove underneath the waves after handing Chopper to Usopp.
He was quite used to this, and could see very well underwater. After a few seconds of swimming downward, he spotted a dark shape sinking through the depths of the ocean. Propelling himself further, he caught up to him and grabbed him, letting the two of them float to the top.
England/Luffy's eyes were closed. Zoro grabbed the ladder that Sanji had tossed down for Usopp and Chopper and climbed up. He laid England/Luffy on the deck and pressed his chest until a spout of water erupted from Arthur's mouth.
England blinked and opened his eyes. The faces above him swam for a moment before coming into focus. He sat up slowly.
"What… happened?"
"You nearly drowned, that's what happened," growled Zoro. "Don't do that again."
"But… why? I can swim pretty well…"
"Usopp, you explain," muttered Zoro, standing up and sitting against the mast to rest.
"So this body can't swim?"
"Basically, yeah…"
"That… is really interesting. But I can stretch, right?" He extended his arm and accidentally punched Zoro in the face – not with too much strength, but enough to wake him up.
"What the hell are you doing now?" he snarled.
"Sorry, sorry!" he cried, snapping his arm back into place.
"You might want to practice elsewhere, Arthur…"
I have no idea what game Usopp and Chopper are playing...