The days that followed were enjoyable sailing on smooth, calm seas. The Going Merry glided contently past small, tropical islands, the inhabitants watching uneasily as they spotted the jolly roger on the passing ship's main sail. They could rest easy, however. The Straw Hats were on a mission, and they would not be easily distracted from the promising resort that was Omatsuri Island. Aris had barricaded herself in the girl's quarters, working tirelessly on new outfits for everyone to bring with them. After two days of locking herself away, the seamstress emerged holding a small collection of clothes in her arms.

"Hey, everyone!" She called out, tucking her pencil behind her ear in triumph, "Tell me what you think of these!" Slowly but surely, her crew mates set aside what they had been doing and inspected their new attire.

"Hey, I really like this hat!" Usopp smiled, wedging the large cap on his head. Aris dug through her pile and tossed the marksman a pair of loose pants.

"These are the matching bottoms," she told him before handing the rest of the outfits to her crew. Nami pulled a light sundress dress up to her body, grinning before snatching a small, white crop jacket.

"I'll be taking these," she hummed, making her way to the girl's quarters. Sanji and Zoro had changed shirts right then and there, smoothing out the small wrinkles in the fabric.

"Not bad," Zoro noted, rotating his arms in his long sleeved gray shirt. Luffy took his new hooded jacket, beaming joyfully as he slipped it on.

"This is perfect!" He roared excitedly, running in circles around the crew as if to test it's durability. "It's doesn't even have sleeves, it's so awesome!"

"I know how you treat sleeves," Aris mumbled under her breath, remembering the first ever shirt she had made for her captain, and how in fifteen minutes both sleeves had been torn off mysteriously. "I even made something for you, Chopper." She bent down and handed the reindeer a white tee shirt and a complimentary biege coat. The doctor took it eagerly, slipping it on with Zoro's help.

"What about you, Aris? Did you make anything for yo-" Zoro turned his head up at the seamstress, who stood before him moments ago wearing her typical lavender tank top and brown shorts, but now sported a maroon halter top and floral print skirt. The swordsman's demeanor changed almost immediately, scrunching his face up and shouting, "HOW THE HELL DO YOU DO THAT?"

"Do what?" She blinked down at the green haired samurai, unsure what he was so frustrated about. As Misery approached, however, she dropped the subject. "This is for you," she handed the Oracle a carefully folded piece of fabric. The black haired girl unfolded it, revealing a white, collered shirt. "I figured it would go well with your shorts."

"It does," Misery held the top up, smiling pleasantly at it. "I'll go change right away." Folding the shirt over her arms, the fortune teller disappeared into the girls' cabin.

"You have good timing," Robin smiled at the silver haired girl, nodding her chin at the front of the ship. "Looks like we've arrived." At once, Luffy stopped running in loops, skidding to a halt and charging towards the bow of the ship.

"We're here!" His booming exclamation echoed through the air, the birds that had been soaring peacefully in the air sqwaking in surprise and quickly flying away at his announcement. Misery emerged from the girls' quarters rolling up her sleeves and examined the approaching island in front of them, frowning slightly as the view became clearer and clearer. She didn't need to be a fortune teller to know something was off.

"Doesn't it seem, I don't know, a little desolate?" She asked as the vision of washed up drift wood and the seemingly wild forest behind it grew closer and closer. Sanji fixed his collar, digging his lighter out of his pocket and igniting his cigarette.

"Well, it never hurts to find out," he replied in a puff of smoke. Misery flashed him a scowl, daggers in her eyes. On the contrary, it always hurt to find out with this band of reckless morons. But Robin had already thrown the ladder down, and half the crew was now on the sandy shore. Misery let go of a small, irritated sigh, but crawled down the ladder as well.

Usopp slouched under the weight of his enourmous backpack, having all the crew's supplies stored away within it. Aris stood beside him, kicking a stray piece of drift wood gently with a black shoe. Sweat beads slowly appeared on the marksman's forehead, and his eyebrow began to twitch nervously.

"This island sure is crowded," he said sarcasticly over the screeching of forest birds, looking at the Going Merry through his aviator sunglasses with longing eyes. Misery was right, they should have just stayed on the ship. Luffy zoomed past the two of them, sending a flurry of sand spraying at their knees and carrying on as he had been on board.

"Maybe the party's over?" Aris suggested, ceasing to nudge the drift wood and turning her head over her shoulder to look at her long nosed friend. "Or maybe this isn't the right island?"

"I'm a navigator," Nami's voiced made them both turn and face her. She stood a few yards behind them, holding the map in her hands and peering at the forest behind her. "Have I ever led you to the wrong place before?" She looked at the map, puzzled, then slid her own large sunglasses over her amber eyes. "No, this is definitely the right island."

"You guys were the ones so determined to come here!" Misery threw her hands up in exasperation. "So enjoy your vacation." She rolled her eyes as her captain darted past her, laughing excitedly like a child in a toy store.

"This place suits anyone who doesn't want to see someone on a holiday," Zoro said dryly, shoving his hands into his pants pocket. Sanji slowly brought his cigarette to his mouth, then sighed another large puff of smoke.

"You're really naggy," he mumbled, flicking the ashes off the end of his cancer stick.

"What did you just say?"

"That's strange," Robin quickly interupted, skimming over the vegetation in the jungle behind her, "I thought flowers were drawn on the map, but I don't see any flowers on this island." Chopper looked up from beside her, nodding slowly.

"Hey, I remember seeing flowers on the invitation, too!" The doctor recalled, now also noticing the absence of petals around them.

"We've been had," Zoro shrugged, making his way back towards Merry, "Let's go back." Chopper gave a small, dissapointed sigh. He had really been looking forward to that Manchurian-Han Feast, but Zoro was right. It would be better to just go back to the ship and forget about this whole, ridiculous prank. The deer took a few small footsteps after him when his ears flickered, causing him to stop in his tracks. Chopper stood in silence, ears twitching slightly as he picked up the faint noise from the forest.

"Do you hear that?" He whispered, queing everyone to fall quiet. Luffy stopped running in circles and cupped both hands to his ears, turning his head like a satelitte to pick up the sound. After a few seconds, he grinned enthusiastically and pointed towards a gap between the large forest trees.

"It came from over there!" The rubberman told them, already rushing towards the direction he had shown them. Misery made an impatient noise with her tongue, then pushed off the sandy beach and followed after him.

"Wait for us, idiot!" She shouted from behind him, trying to catch up to the flash of red a few yards ahead of her. The rest of the crew quickly caught on to the plan, rushing through the jungle in a small herd. Aris leaped over the large protruding roots that snaked through the leafy ground underneath them, finding secret pleasure in splashing through the shallow pools of rain water that were scattered along the way. Nami shoved enormous, damp, dark green leaves out of her path, which recoiled and hit Usopp painfully in the face time and time again. As they followed Luffy through the wild jungle, the sound in their ears grew louder and louder, though they were still unsure of what exactly it was. Misery looked down at the path they had been running on, noticing the different texture slowly emerging with the vegetation. A colorful, brick path slowly revealed itself from under the leaves and roots, and before too long, they found themselves following the winding, narrow road. Almost as if it had snuck up on them, the Straw Hat pirates found themselves in front of a colosal, extravagant city. They all haulted abruptly, nearly falling forward from the momentum, and gaped up at the wonder before them in awe.

It was unlike anything they had ever seen before. The buildings were colorfully decorated, but the scheme was in no way tacky; more so vibrant. A towering ferris wheel spun in the sky, lights flashing welcomingly at the new guests. It appeared as if a whole carnvial was behind the decorative walls, many brilliantly decorated towers and moving contraptions filled the skyline before them.

"Springs and beauty salons," Nami gasped, gawking at an elegant glass building with a beautiful, prestine fountain in front of it.

Sanji bit his lip, his visible eye shining with amazement at the foreign statues and cultural landmarks gathered throughout the town. "Beauties from all over," he practically choked out, his orange sunglasses sliding slightly down the bridge of his nose.

"Manchurian-Han Feast," Chopper's jaw was in very, very grave danger of touching the stone ground beneath him. Sanji's shoulders rocked as he chuckled slightly, his hands rolling up into tight fists.

"Is this..." he began, not being able to pull his gaze away from the wonder before him, "...a dream come true?" Aris felt her heart thump excitedly in her chest, eyes widening at the sight she was taking in. She spun her head to face the swordsman behind her, who was casually observing the large mechanical wheel rotating in the sky.

"This looks like it was dreamed up," the seamstress gasped as soon as she was able to find her voice. Misery crossed her arms in front of her, smiling at the vibrant city. Finally, this was the break they deserved.


What happens here? The first part is about them excitedly changing outfits, and the next they find a huge town? So much action, it's unbelievable!