CHAPTER 15- The Death Of Usopp
Usopp stood there, terrified as he looked at Shadow Luffy.
"Oh god, I'm dead, I'm going to die from Luffy's shadow. Please, somebody… HELP ME!!!!" Usopp shouted in his head.
Shadow Luffy just glared down, and then jumped off the deck, and onto the ground.
Usopp started shaking uncontrollably.
Shadow Luffy walked closer, and Usopp clamped his eyes shut.
"Hi Usopp." Shadow Luffy said with a grin.
Usopp opened his eyes to see Shadow Luffy grinning at him.
"Lu-Luffy?" Usopp asked stuttering.
Shadow Luffy nodded while smiling.
"Whew, I thought I'd die. Did you find Nami yet?" Usopp asked Shadow Luffy.
"Nami? Yeah, I found her." Shadow Luffy said, trying to hide his puzzlement.
"That's great! Come on, grab Nami and let's go back to the ship!" Usopp said happily.
"I'll go get Nami for you."
Usopp added as he ran toward a rope ladder that hung from the side of the ship.
"Usopp." Shadow Luffy said.
"What, Luffy? Come on, let's get going." Usopp said staring at Shadow Luffy.
"Usopp." Shadow Luffy said again.
Usopp looked over confused until suddenly, Shadow Luffy's fist smashed into Usopp's head.
"Don't touch my Nami." Shadow Luffy said coldly as Usopp hit a tree and fell like a doll, while Shadow Luffy glared over at him.
Shadow Luffy then climbed the ladder and walked to the room where Nami was laying down.
Shadow Luffy closed the door and glanced over as Nami stared at him.
"Who was that, baka?" Nami said coldly.
Shadow Luffy walked closer and then said.
"That idiot Usopp, but don't worry, he won't be bothering us anymore."
Shadow Luffy said as he lay down beside Nami and wrapped his arm around her as she stared at him with surprise.
"You… didn't, did you?" Nami asked frightened.
Shadow Luffy moved closer to Nami's head and stared into her eyes.
"I just said he wouldn't be bothering us anymore." Shadow Luffy said as he grinned.
Nami could only stare in horror at Shadow Luffy as he grinned as if he did something good.
Outside, Usopp laying on the ground, not moving, not twitching in pain, he was just laying down there.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared over Usopp.
"He looks dead." Said the owner of the shadow.
"Yeah he does." Said Marisa as Gladstone knelt down to examine Usopp.
"He's still alive, but only barely." Gladstone said as he placed his hands around Usopp as he gently picked him up.
"We should bring him back to their ship, right?" Marisa asked.
Gladstone nodded and the two of them walked back into the forest.
Luffy was leaning on the railing as he waited for everyone to get back.
Sanji climbed onto the deck, followed by Zoro, then Chopper, who was followed by Franky and Robin.
"Where's Usopp?" Luffy asked as they all looked around.
Suddenly a voice rang out through the area.
"Please catch gently!" as an object was thrown toward Luffy, who thankfully landed the object gently.
"Thank you!" shouted the voice as one big figure and a small one ran back into the forest.
Luffy looked down and gasped as everyone else did, when they saw Usopp, all bloody, and near death.
Chopper ran forward, as Sanji and Zoro lifted his body into the medic room.
Luffy stared out into the forest and then ran into the medic room.
Chopper had already bandaged Usopp, and was now trying to examine the wounds.
"It was a fist, and it hit Usopp dead in the head." Chopper said unsteady.
"He must of run into Luffy's shadow." Zoro and Sanji both said. Luffy just stared down at Usopp.
Then a tiny voice could be heard.
"Lu-Lu-Luffy…is that you?" Usopp asked weakly.
"Yeah, it's me." Luffy said sadly.
"I know where Nami is… she's on a huge ship in the forest… and she's with your shadow, Luffy!"
Usopp said trying not to grit with pain.
"He tricked me, and then punched me, if it hadn't been for Gladstone and Marisa. I would be dead right now."
Usopp said and then fainted.
"Usopp? Usopp!" Luffy shouted.
"It's okay, he just fainted. He'll be okay." Chopper said.
The four of them left the room, and as Chopper closed the door. Luffy asked.
"Who's Gladstone and Marisa?" he asked with his head tilted.
Franky perked up. "It's the two that me and Usopp ran into. They are with Robin's brother, but they probably the nicest ones." Franky said.
"True, that little girl barely looks eight." Robin said as she looked over at Franky.
Luffy pounded the table. "Darn it! Usopp got hurt because of me!" Luffy said through gritted teeth.
"Me too, I should have followed him." Franky said ashamed.
"No, that would have been worse. Cause then, both you and Usopp would be dead." Zoro said.
"At least we know where Nami is. All we need to do is find that ship." Sanji said with a puff of smoke.
"Right." Luffy said as they all nodded.
"We'll find Nami, save her, and beat up those guys!" Luffy shouted with determination.
Everyone cheered as they started forming their plan.
Meh, Sea King tastes good.
Usopp- That's only cause I used care as I killed it with my unstoppable Exploding Star!
All you did was bring the ketchup.
Usopp- True, but that ketchup was grown from my own hands!
Right... you grew ketchup...
Usopp- Yes, that's right.
Did you grow the package too?
Usopp- ... Yes!
Baka, see ya next chapter!