(A/N- Yo! Happy Friday! First of all, thanks so much to PrincessMoonFall and Minichae for reviewing the last chapter! Cookies for you- oh, wait... looks like my little sister stole all the cookies... Um... I would give you some bacon, but I ate the last of it this morning. Oh, here's some left over Halloween candy! You like Snickers? Kit Kats? I've got everything, take your pick! I would also like to thank those who subscribed and/or favorited me. The thing is, I don't know how to find your names :( But, thanks a bunch, though! Here's candy for you, too! Now, on to the chapter! I don't own One Piece.)
World Domination
Emma's POV
The next day, we were still sailing. I had borrowed one of Nami's lawn chairs and was listening to music. Thank god I had my phone and ear buds with me. I couldn't go a day without music. It made it so much better that I could hear the sea in the background, too. The sea always relaxed me, made me feel better. I smiled as the perfect song came on. I turned up my iPod and stared at the sky.
Arittake no yume wo kaki atsume
Sagashi mono o shagashi ni yuku no saa
ONE PIECE!
Listening to this song and looking around the Merry was so nostalgic. I could understand the lyrics, being able to speak Japanese now. It was nice not having to read subtitles.
"Whach ya doin?" Jackie suddenly appeared, making me jump.
"Nothing much." I replied.
"I'm bored." She moaned.
"You're in one of your favorite animes. How can you be bored?" I said.
She shrugged.
I stood up, putting my phone in a pocket and hanging the ear buds around my neck. "Let's go find something to do then."
We walked down to where Gabby, Chopper, Saffron, and Luffy were playing cards. Gabby was trying to teach them how to play B.S.
"...So you can put down a 10, 9, or Jack." She said, holding up the cards.
Zoro was working out in the corner. This time he was lifting weights upside down.
"Ooh can I play?" Jackie sat down to the card game.
Gabby handed her the cards and continued the explanation.
I sat down to, putting one ear bud in and turning on the iPod again.
Biorythm nokkate!
Omoi sugoseba ii!
I took out my phone, going through the pages of apps. I came across the camera and smiled. I began taking pictures of my friends. I got a great picture or Gabby holding up a card and Luffy tilting his head at it. I got a few of Zoro, and even one of Sanji when he came out of the kitchen for a second.
At one point Luffy noticed me. "What's that?" He pointed to the iPhone.
"This? It's called a cell phone." I showed it to him and Chopper. "They're very popular... on our home island. They're like a Den-Den Mushi. They let you talk to other people far away. But this model lets you do a lot more."
Luffy took the phone. Chopper picked up the ear buds. "Whoa! There's music coming out of here!" Chopper exclaimed.
Luffy held one up to his ear. "You're right! This is a good song!"
I laughed. "There are other things you can do, too. Try pressing one of the little squares."
Luffy looked surprised as he clicked one of the apps. I spent a few minutes explaining Angry Birds to him, but eventually he gave up. He clicked the camera and waved it around.
"Wow! You can see through it like this! He took a couple pictures of the sky trying to figure it out. Looking at the pictures later, I found a few good shots of us, but most were pictures of his thumb, foot, or the deck.
"Here." Gabby helped him aim the camera for a group shot. "Like this. Now just press the screen, right there!"
I made sure to keep the pictures, and still have them on my phone today.
As we played with the guitar, air horn, and drum set apps, Zoro came over to see what the fuss was about.
"Hey, Zoro! Check this out!" Luffy shook the phone and it let out a huge blast from the air horn.
"What the..." Zoro said.
"Hey! Zoro!" I said, smiling. "Have you ever heard of Chuck Norris?"
Zoro thought for a second. "Didn't Gabby say something about him when she... was..."
Gabby's glare cut him off.
"I might have. Once."
"Hmm." I said. "'Cause I think you might be related."
"That's true!" Jackie said.
Zoro tilted his head at us.
"If Chuck Norris had a brother..." I said. "Yep. You would definitely be him."
"Heck, you might even be him!" Jackie said.
"..."
"Hey guys! Look what I made!" Saffron said. On the deck lay an entire Monopoly set.
"You drew all this?" Gabby asked.
"Yep." Saffron nodded proudly.
"Alright! Monopoly!" I said.
"Somebody go ask the others if they want to play!" Saffron said.
Gabby got up. "C'mon." She grabbed my hand and dragged me up the stairs.
We went into the kitchen, where the others were. "Hey! Anyone wanna play a game?" I called.
"A game?" Robin asked.
"A board game." Gabby added.
"I'm fine here." Sanji said, making food.
"Same here." Nami said.
"It involves money." I said.
"Ok! I'm coming!" Nami got up from the table.
"Robin?"
"That's alright." She turned back to the paper.
"Sorry, I'll stay here." Tai said. Pachi hopped around the table. "We're studying the map."
"That's ok, you can stay if you want." I smiled.
"Let's go, then!" Gabby said.
"Wait just a minute!" Sanji called, preparing a few dishes. "Would you ladies like some-"
"We're fine." Gabby cut him off and walked out.
"S-sorry about that, Sanji-kun." I apologized. "Later."
"Of course!"
As we headed back outside, I saw that they had gotten Zoro to join them. As Gabby explained the rules, I helped draw out more money and Saffron made pieces for everybody. I altered the board a bit, matching it up with One Piece stuff.
"Everyone got that?" Gabby said when she finished explaining.
Everyone nodded.
"I think I'll sit this one out." Jackie said.
"I'll just be banker. I'm not gonna play." Gabby added. They had played enough Monopoly rounds with Saffron and I to last them a while. They knew better.
"I call first!" Saffron rolled her dice across the board. "Six!" Her piece (a cat) tapped each square as she moved it down the board and rested on Whiskey Peak. She gave her $100 to Gabby and I handed her the property card.
"Me next!" Luffy said. His piece was a piece of meat, which he seemed very happy about. He tossed the dice hard and they landed on a seven. He picked up a chance card. "Get out of G-8 free?"
"That's a good card." I explained. "G-8 is the jail. If you go to jail, you don't have to pay to get out."
Luffy shrugged and placed the card beside him.
Nami rolled and moved her piece (a money bag) to the first railroad, which I had renamed West Blue. "What's this?"
"I would buy that if I were you." Gabby said. "If you get all of them and someone lands on one, you get 200 dolla- er... Beris."
Nami's eyes lit up and she handed over the money.
I took the dice and rolled. My piece was a dolphin. I only got to visit G-8.
Zoro rolled, his piece being a rice ball (onigiri), which he wasn't too happy about. "Five." He moved his piece to the West Blue.
"Now Zoro has to pay Nami 25 Belis." Jackie said.
"Huh?" Zoro said.
Nami grinned and Zoro handed over the money.
"My turn!" Chopper cheered. He rolled a nine and landed on a property. "I can buy this, right?" He asked, moving his cotton candy shaped piece.
"Yep." I got out the property card, which read Little Garden.
After a while, the game started to get intense.
"Ha ha!" Luffy landed on the treasure chest, giving him all the money from the center.
"Arg!" Nami exclaimed. "So close..." She picked up the dice but hesitated. "Hey, Zoro. I'll trade you Baratie for 800 Beri and North Blue."
"800?" Zoro said. "I'll do it for 600."
"700?"
"600!"
Nami sighed. "Fine. 600?"
"Do it, Zoro!" Gabby said. "That's a great deal! You'll get a Monopoly!"
"No don't!" Saffron said. "She'll get all the Blues! She'll be invincible!"
Zoro shrugged. "I'll get a Monopoly, though... Alright." He handed her the 600 and the last Blue.
"No!" Saffron said.
"Dude calm down, it's just 200 bucks." I said.
"But she already has half the properties!" Saffron protested. Nami, as I had expected, was a pro at when and how to spend her money. She was winning by a landslide.
As Nami took her turn, Zoro started putting boats (houses) on his new Monopoly.
I landed on Alabasta and had to pay Chopper 24 Beli. Zoro rolled the dice and moved his piece. He landed on Park Place, which I had renamed Marineford. "Marineford?"
"Ah!" Jackie gasped. "That's one of the best properties on the board!"
"Isn't Marineford the Marine headquarters?" Nami asked.
"Yup." I nodded. "That and the Grand Line make the best Monopoly you can get. Look at how much you can get out of them." I held up the card.
"1500 with a ship?" Nami exclaimed. "Hey Zoro, how much do you want for it?"
"Like hell I'm giving it to you!" He paid for it and took the card.
When Luffy's turn came around again, he rolled the dice and moved his piece. His face fell as he landed on Ohara.
"Oh, that's mine!" Chopper smiled. He had also been doing well, and had just put more boats on the Monopoly Luffy had landed on. "Let's see. With three boats, that's 900 Beli."
"900?" Luffy, on the other hand, had not been doing well. "That's no fair!"
"It's the rules!" Gabby said. "Rules are pretty much never fair."
Gabby helped him sort through his money and mortgage his properties. "Here." He gave Chopper 900 Beli, but had to mortgage most of his properties.
Chopper smiled, counting his new money.
Nami took the dice. "So... Emma! How much do you want for the Drum Island?"
"No way I'll give you another monopoly!" I said.
"I'll give you this Skypia." She said, waving the property card for Skypia around.
"That would complete my Monopoly..." I thought for a minute.
"Don't do it, Emma!" Saffron cried. "She'll get half the board! First it's the game board, but then it's the world! World domination!"
"Hmm..."
"World domination!"
"Fine, I'll keep the Drum Island."
Nami sighed. "Hey Luffy-"
"No! I barely even have anything left!"
"I'll give you a piece of meat for your Jaya."
"Done."
"That's against the rules!" Everyone shouted.
"Says who?" Asked Nami, already taking the card.
"Actually I don't think it says it anywhere." Gabby shrugged.
Nami grinned and rolled.
"World domination!" Saffron shouted again.
(A/N- Yes, our Monopoly games are like that. But usually it ends up with people hiding under blankets, throwing things, and raiding the fridge. True story. So, subscribe, review, and I'll see you next week. More funnies next chapter!)
