A few hours later, I was awake again and feeling the drop in temperature very distinctly.
Awesome.
I dropped to the deck and wandered downstairs, intending to pick up my gloves and last set of handcuffs from my bag.
Apparently I forgot to put away my weights.
I picked myself up off the floor with a groan to stuff the stupid things in my bag before I could trip on them again. I located my final set of cuffs and slid them on over my gloves and bandages as I heard rain begin to fall.
"GRAB THE LINES!" I heard Nami shriek, and raced up to the deck as rain started to fall. Nami was putting her things away as Usopp grabbed at the lines connecting the ship to the dock. "
What's going on?" I yelled over the storm as I ran to grab the rope Usopp was struggling to hold onto, taking it from his hands.
"Luffy's in trouble!" He yelled at me as a large crack of lightning filled the sky. I gripped the rope tighter in desperation.
"Where's Sanji and Zoro?" I asked, shaking the rain off of my hair.
"Helping him! Now hang onto that rope! We're heading for Grand Line as soon as they come back!" Nami shouted at me from the helm.
I peered into the gloom, watching for any sign of our crew members. Suddenly, three figures shot out from a side street, heading towards the ship in a dead run. I grinned.
"Get on board already!" I yelled at them as ran up.
"HURRY UP!" Nami shrieked at them and Luffy smiled.
"ALRIGHT!" He yelled as his arms stretched out, grabbing the railing.
"Wait, what.."
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"
Luffy launched them through the air into the sails, and they crumpled into a pile. I released the lines as we pulled away from the dock and helped the group to their feet.
"You sure know how to make an entrance." I said with a smirk as I scrambled past to help Usopp with the sails.
"Are we going to sink?" He said tentatively, and I grinned, slapping him on the back.
"Not likely! We'll make it through this if I have to pick this ship up and carry her!" I said with an experimental tug on the ropes as we gathered on the deck.
"Hey, look at that light!" Luffy exclaimed as he pointed into the gloom.
"A lighthouse?" Sanji wondered aloud as he lit a cigarette.
Nami was the one to answer the question.
"That's a guiding light. At the end of it is the entrance to Grand Line." She said with a sly grin.
Sanji disappeared into the galley and came back out with a large barrel of ale and a huge smile. "Well, shall we begin the ceremony for entering Grand Line then?" He asked.
I tugged on my headband as Usopp glanced at us all and shivered.
"Don't you feel anything in the middle of a storm?" He asked, noting the lack of jackets as we stood around the barrel.
Sanji placed his heel on the barrel. "I want to find all blue."
"I want to be the greatest pirate."
"I want to be an invincible swordsman."
"I want to draw a world map."
"I want to become a brave warrior of the sea!"
"I want to become the strongest fighter." I said with a smile, and we all raised our legs.
"LETS GO TO GRAND LINE!" We all yelled as we brought our heels down, smashing the barrel and baptizing the deck with ale.
"We should get jackets." Nami said, and I grinned as the others disappeared down below. I leaned against the wind for a moment before walking into the galley.
Sanji set a glass of water down in front of me without a word, and Zoro took a seat next to me.
"So, what exactly happened back there?" I asked them as I raised the glass to my lips.
"Luffy almost got executed by Buggy." Zoro said blandly, and I had to fight to keep my mouthful of water in it's proper place...in my mouth.
"Say what?" I managed after I had swallowed it.
Sanji had a dark look on his face. "The execution stand got hit by a lightning strike. That's the only reason he's still alive." He said and I put my head on the table in annoyance.
Dragon, you show off too much.
The door slammed open after a few moments, and Nami bustled in, dragging the rest of the crew with her.
"The entrance to Grand Line is a mountain." She said with an air of certainty.
"A mountain?" Usopp exclaimed in shock, while Zoro put his head in his hands.
"Yes. At first I thought it was impossible, but look at this." She said, spreading out the map.
"The place that light is pointing to is called Loose Mountain on Grand Line." She said, pointing at a particular spot..
"What, so you mean that we'll hit the mountain?" Sanji asked and I snorted while he glared at me.
"No. See, there's a canal here that runs up the mountain." She said, and Usopp grunted.
"That's stupid! Even if there's a canal, there is no way that a ship can go up a mountain." He pointed out. Nami fixed him with a hopeless look.
"But that's what the map says!" She protested as Sanji fixed Usopp with a black look.
"Don't you trust Nami?" He said snappishly.
Zoro and I exchanged glances.
"You got that map from Buggy, right? You sure it's accurate?" He asked the question we both were thinking.
Luffy was ecstatic however.
"Using a ship to cross a mountain? AWESOME! It's a Magic Mountain!" Zoro shook his head at our captain's stupidity.
"What's the point of going to Grand Line by using the entrance? If you head straight south you can get there too, right?" He asked with a smug look. Luffy grew incensed.
"THAT'S A BAD IDEA, ZORO!" He shouted, pointing a finger at the calm swordsman.
"Luffy's right! There's a reason..." Our navigator began to say.
"WE'RE SUPPOSED TO USE THE ENTRANCE BECAUSE IT'S COOL!"
Nami punched him in the head.
"That's not the reason." She countered swiftly while Usopp glanced out the porthole.
"Hey, the storm is gone!" He exclaimed while Sanji strode up behind him.
"Yea, you're right. The weather is so calm..." He commented lightly. Nami looked confused as she regarded the map.
"That's impossible...if we head towards the storm, we'll arrive at the entrance." She said as we all walked outside.
"Huuu, this is nice weather..." I commented as I stretched.
"What happened here?" Nami wondered aloud, and Luffy laughed.
Nami's eyes widened in fear. "This is bad...We're in Calm Belt now!" She exclaimed.
"Calm belt? What's that?" Luffy asked with a tilt of his head.
"Hey look! The storm is so heavy over there, but there's no wind on this side." Usopp said. I stood shellshocked.
Awesome. Just what I wanted...to get stuck on the Calm Belt.
"JUST SHUT UP AND ROW!" Nami screamed at the others. At least someone else understood the situation.
"Why do we need to hurry? You told us to row this ship, but it isn't a rowboat." Luffy asked.
"Why do we have to go back to the storm?" Usopp asked. I was racing for the oars in desperation.
"IDIOTS!" I screamed, and they turned to me.
"You too, Kai?"
"It's so calm here, why do we need to go back?" Zoro asked with a cocked eyebrow. Nami put her head in her hands.
"Fine! I'll explain it to you! We're going south like you wanted!" She exclaimed, and Zoro got a surprised expression on his face.
"Oh, so we're in Grand Line now?" He asked. I was desperately trying to row, but wasn't getting anywhere with it.
"IF IT WAS THAT EASY, THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE!" I shrieked at him while Nami sighed.
"Grand Line is surrounded by two seas. One of those is Calm Belt, the sea without wind." She explained patiently. Zoro wandered down to the lower deck where I was trying to row.
"You're right. There's no wind." He said calmly.
I groaned as the water and ship began to move.
"EARTHQUAKE!" Luffy yelled.
"You idiot! We're on the ocean!" Sanji snapped.
"Oceanquake?"
The guys suddenly realized we were very far up in the air. And that our ship was no longer in the water. Not to mention the fact that said ship was resting on top of a large sea creature's nose.
"This sea is the giant sea monsters nest..." Nami cried as she clung to the mast and the other crew member's mouths dropped open in shock and horror.
"Now do you know why we were trying to get you to hurry?" I whined as I gripped the railing in defeat.
Zoro grabbed the oar from me as the others raced for the rest of them. "When this monster dives, we row like hell." He said what we were all thinking.
The monster reared back, and I grabbed the railing with both arms as we were sent flying. The next few minutes were pure chaos, and we hit the water hard, the motion of the boat sending me over the railing. I flipped, slinging the long chain on my cuffs through the rails and grabbed the end of it as the waves crashed into me. I pulled myself up with a gasp, feeling the drain of energy hit me like a freight train.
"Kai?" I heard Luffy ask, and I let out a frantic shout as another waved crashed over me, draining me further.
"IDIOT!" Zoro yelled as he lunged. I coughed, trying to get purchase on the side of the boat with my boots as he grabbed the back of my jacket, hauling me onto the ship. I collapsed onto the deck with a cough and an uncomfortable lurch of my insides.
"Haa...thanks..." I managed as I stood wearily.
"So...do you all get why we can't go straight south now?" Nami asked as Zoro pulled me away from the railing to sit next to him at the mast.
"Yea. I get it now." He said in an annoyed tone as he curled up, arms on knees and head on arms.
Nami sat up suddenly.
"I get it!" She exclaimed.
"What?" I coughed, as Zoro looked up just enough to glance at her.
"We have to go up the mountain." She said with certainty.
"You still thinking about that?" Zoro asked.
She shook her head impatiently.
"It makes sense. If the waves from four oceans gather at that point, it will create a stream. That stream will push the water up the mountain, and when it hits the top, it will flow back into Grand Line." She extrapolated. I nodded and stood.
"So that just leaves the rudder then." I said as I leaned against the mast for support, my eyelids fluttering as I regained strength after my plunge.
Nami nodded. "Yea. Loose mountain is a huge iceberg...if we can't control the ship at the entrance, we will hit the mountain and sink. Do you understand?" She stressed. Luffy put a hand to his chin and grinned.
"So it's a magic mountain!" He said firmly.
"I've never heard of a ship that can go up a mountain." Zoro said to me. I shrugged while Sanji cut into the conversation.
"I've heard something about it." He replied.
"What, the magic mountain?" I asked him with a raised brow.
"No. About Grand Line. They say it's really tough just to get in, so going there isn't an easy job. Even I understand that." He said, and a vein pulsed in my forehead.
"What did you say?" I snapped, and we were at each others throats.
"I SEE THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN! IT'S HUGE!" Luffy yelled, breaking us out of our dogfight.
"Wait...what is that shadow back there?" Usopp stammered as a mountain loomed up in front of us.
"Red Line?" I mumbled.
"It's so foggy back there, we can't see anything." Zoro stated as we pulled through the mists.
"TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND HOLD THE RUDDER TIGHT!" Luffy yelled, and Sanji and Usopp sprang to grab the helm.
"Leave that to us!" They both shouted.
"This is impossible..." Nami said softly.
"Am I dreaming?" Zoro asked.
I grinned and pinched his arm.
"OW!" He snapped as he pulled the binoculars from his eyes to glare at me.
"You aren't dreaming." I deadpanned.
The stream of water ran straight up the huge iceberg. It was impressive really, except...
"WE'RE OFF COURSE! TURN RIGHT! RIGHT!" Luffy yelled, and I drew in a breath, seeing that he was telling the truth. I heard a snap and glanced over my shoulder.
The rudder had broken.
My eyes were the size of saucers as we careened for the gate covering the entrance. Before I could move, Luffy was jumping ahead of us and ballooned up while I caught his hat out of reflex. The ship bounced off of him as Zoro darted forward to the railing.
"WE'RE SAFE!" Nami yelled, and Zoro extended his arm.
"TAKE MY HAND, LUFFY!" He shouted, and our captain stretched, grabbing Zoro's arm. The swordsman pulled Luffy aboard as we shot up the mountain.
We all looked at each other with huge grins.
"WE MADE IT!"
"So...What do you think?" I asked Zoro. He stared at the sight in front of him incredulously.
"What do I think..." He echoed as Sanji butted in.
"Nevermind what you think. Anyway..we were swallowed by a giant whale." He pointed out and I blinked.
It was a gorgeous view.
Blue sky, dotted with small puffy white clouds and a few birds flying by. It was really a perfect vacation spot, someone had decided, and the island and house in the middle of this strange ocean was testament to that. In fact, it was so perfect that there was only one thing wrong with it.
We had been swallowed by a whale.
It was really all Luffy's fault, I mused. We had been coming down Loose Mountain when we had seen the gigantic whale blocking the way out. Zoro and I had tried to help steer the rudder to get to one side, but Luffy had fired a cannon at the whale. I guess it had worked...until the figurehead broke off. While the rest of us tried to row to safety, Luffy punched the whale in the fucking eye.
So here we are, swallowed by a whale, with Luffy on the outside somewhere. I glanced over at Zoro, who had his arms crossed and was wearing a perturbed look.
"So...this is a dream?" Usopp queried.
"Yea...maybe it's a dream..." Zoro chimed in as I made a face.
"So...what about that island and the house?" I asked, and he shrugged.
"An illusion, maybe?" He retorted sarcastically. I noticed a movement in the water and turned just as a giant squid shot to the surface.
"What about this?" I asked.
"It's a giant squid." He replied as we got ready to fight it. The squid jerked forward as three harpoons shot through it, and we relaxed somewhat.
"Someone's here." Zoro said, and Sanji grinned.
"Let's hope they're good people."
"Did the harpoon come from that island?" Usopp asked, and I snorted.
"No, it came from somewhere else." I said dryly, and Sanji chuckled briefly.
"Hey, someone's coming out of that house." He said as a strange shape appeared.
"A flower!" He exclaimed, and Zoro looked up in confusion.
"A flower?" he snorted.
I rolled my eyes at them. It was just an elderly man with a strange halo of petals around his neck. "No, it's a human." I said.
"So...he's the one who shot the squid? We were saved by an ordinary fisherman?" Zoro said, and the old man locked eyes with us intently..then went to sit on a lawn chair.
"CAN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING?" Sanji screeched angrily.
"IF YOU WANT TO FIGHT US, WE AREN'T SCARED OF YOU! WE HAVE A CANNON!" Usopp yelled.
The old man looked up from his paper looking deadly serious.
"If you do that, someone will die." He said with a glare.
"Who is going to die, old man..." Sanji growled.
"Me."
I leaned over the railing, laughing so hard I was almost crying. Zoro snorted in amusement, and walked in front of Sanji, who looked ready to spit fire.
"Calm down! Who are you, and where are we? Can you tell us that much at least?" He said calmly, though a smirk still tugged on the corners of his mouth.
The old man tore himself away from his paper again.
"Shouldn't you introduce yourself before you ask questions?" He chided. Zoro smirked a bit.
"You're right. Sorry." He said.
"My name is Crocus. I am 71 years old, my star sign is pisces. My blood type is AB. I am the caretaker of the Futako Mizuki City's lighthouse." the man introduced himself, and Zoro lost his temper.
"CAN I KILL HIM NOW?" He shouted, half drawing his sword, and I pulled myself out of my laughter long enough to hold him back, though I started laughing again at his expression.
"Calm down..." Nami exclaimed after having been silent the whole time.
"You asked me where you were? You were swallowed by a giant whale and brought to my one-man resort. What, did you think this was a rat's stomach?" He asked snidely, and I fell into another fit of laughter.
This guy was hilarious!
"So we really were eaten by a whale..." Usopp finalized.
"What are we going to do? I don't want to be digested!" Nami exclaimed. The old man pointed at a door in the side of the stomach.
"Exit's over there." He said.
"You have an exit too? How can there be a door in a whale's stomach?" Sanji yelled.
Nami and Usopp were staring at the door in disbelief.
"There's sky over the door..." Nami breathed.
"And there are clouds in the sky." Usopp finished.
"It's a picture." I said as I sat, leaning against the railing, having finally caught my breath. "A picture on the whale's stomach." I explained further.
"Well, this whale is really playful." The old man said.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?" Usopp shrieked, finally realizing that there was a man living in a whale's stomach.
"Nevermind that. Let's get out of here." Zoro said, and the water began to swell and fall.
"It begins." the old man said as he set his newspaper aside and stood.
"It's not an island, it's a ship made out of iron!" Nami exclaimed as she pointed at the old man's resort.
"So if we stay here for too long, our ship can be destroyed?" Usopp said, sounding panicky.
"No, wait a minute, what's beginning?" I asked, focusing on something else entirely. Gastric juices in a beast this size would be very diluted, so I wasn't really worried about that. The old man looked at me seriously.
"This whale is using it's head to ram against Red Line." He said, and we all gained matching looks of shock.
"What?" Sanji and Zoro both said at the same time.
Nami looked thoughtful.
"That's right...he had a lot of scars on his head..and he was facing the mountain and crying. He must be sad about something!" She exclaimed.
"So...what is that old man doing in here?" I queried. Usopp's expression was grim.
"He's going to kill this whale from the inside! What a cruel person!" He exclaimed and I shook my head.
"That makes no sense. Why would he live in it's stomach if he wanted to kill it? And have a door in it?" I pointed out.
"Nevermind about that, the main mystery is solved, so lets get out of here. If we don't hurry, we could be digested." Zoro said, and Sanji nodded.
"That's right. We aren't whale hunters, but we don't have any reason to save this whale. Let's go." He said.
I frowned.
"How are we going to get to the exit?" I asked caustically.
"We'll row." Sanji said, nonplussed.
"Just hurry up! Or else we and Luffy could be in trouble. He's gotta be outside because I saw him get out before the whale swallowed us." Zoro snapped as we started to row.
"Hey, the old man jumped into the water." I heard Usopp say.
"What is he thinking? He could be digested!" Nami exclaimed and Usopp looked thoughtful.
"Maybe he's heading for the exit." He said.
"Who cares, just shut up and help us row before the whale gets mad again!" I hissed as they grabbed an oar.
Three figures shot out from the wrought iron gate and flew towards us.
"Luffy!" I yelled as I lunged at the railing and dug my fingers into it.
"Oh! Everyone's safe. Anyway. Save me first!" He exclaimed as he fell.
Zoro yanked off his shirt and haramaki and dropped them onto the deck, all the while shoving his swords at me.
"Hang onto these and be gentle with them." He snapped as he dove in after Luffy.
Sanji grabbed a few ropes and had flung them into the water as Zoro and Luffy resurfaced, as did the other two people. We dragged them all aboard and I calmly handed Zoro his swords.
"Thanks." He said as Nami handed him and Luffy towels.
I dragged my attention away from the shirtless swordsman to stare at the two others we had pulled aboard. One was a skinny young man with a crown perched atop his head, and the other...
Dear god. She looked exactly like her. But that wasn't possible...was it?
"So. Who are you?" I asked harshly as I stood in front of the two people.
"AS LONG AS I'M ALIVE, NO ONE WILL TOUCH THIS WHALE!" the old man shouted, and I looked up to see him standing next to the gate.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Luffy asked curiously.
"HAHA! We are inside the whale now!" yelled the woman with blue hair as she and her companion both pulled large bazookas out.
"That means we can destroy the whale from the inside!" They said as they lifted their weapons and fired.
I spun to see the old man race over and block both explosives with his own body.
"That old man protected the whale?" Usopp stammered, and Nami's eyes grew wide.
"IT'S WORTHLESS! NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, THIS WHALE MUST BE FOOD FOR OUR TOWN!" they cried out, and lifted their weapons again.
Luffy punched them both in the head.
"Let's worry about them first." he said with a slight scowl, and I nodded.
Several minutes later, we were standing on the old man's island, having tied the two idiots up. I was standing with my arms crossed, glaring down at them. The old man was telling us about the whale, and I was only half listening.
How can this be possible? It's impossible to look this similar.
"This is an irish whale from West Blue, the largest species of whale in the world. His name is Laboon." He said as he sat down and opened his newspaper.
"These people are ruffians. They're from the town close to here...They want to kill Laboon because his meat can keep them fed for 2-3 years." He continued.|
"But you won't let them do that." I stated lazily, not paying attention really, and he nodded.
"There is a reason why he uses his head to hit Red Line and cry."
I crouched by the lady with blue hair and reached out to grab her chin, studying her face dispassionately.
No fucking way... Why the hell is she here?
"One day, I was taking care of the lighthouse, and a group of pirates sailed in with a little whale. It would seem that they had played with Laboon while in West Blue, but they realized that Grand Line was too dangerous, and left him here." I was hardly paying attention to the old man, instead rocking back on my heels as I stood in shock.
"Irish whales usually live without a pod or friends of any kind, but to Laboon, those pirates were his friends. Because I was close with them, they asked me to stay with him for 2 or 3 years, saying that they would travel around Grand Line and come back for Laboon. He understood this and has waited for them ever since...but it's been 50 years now." He finished, and Nami sighed.
"So that's why he hits his head against Loose Mountain and cries, so he can get to the other side." She said softly. The old man nodded.
"He believes his friends are still alive."
I walked away and got onto the Merry, unable to keep the look of confusion from my face as we moved to leave the whale's stomach. I frowned as I settled against the upper deck, brow furrowed in thought.
"HA! I SEE THE REAL SKY!" Luffy shouted.|
"What are we gonna do with them?" Usopp asked, jerking his thumb at the strange pair.
"Eh, just throw them somewhere." I said as Zoro moved to do just that.
The two began to flail around once they hit the water.
"Is this gastric juice?" the woman cried out.
"No. It's sea water, Miss Wednesday." Said the man next to her.
She frowned. "It seems those pirates are letting us go, Mr. Nine." She replied.
I froze, shocked.
This had to be a joke.
"So, who are you?" Luffy asked.
"IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!" They both shouted at him.
"Wait, Miss Wednesday. Even though it's none of their business, they still interfered in our business with the whale." The man with the crown said.
"That's right, Mr. Nine! This really involves our company." The blue haired woman said, pointing at us.
"You had better be prepared!"
"We'll see you again, you countryside pirates!"
"Crocus! We'll get that whale someday!"
I hissed, clenching my fist tightly enough to draw blood and felt my face pale.
"Hey, you don't look so good." Zoro commented and I looked over at him, evaluating his expression.
I pointedly glanced between the two people swimming away and him, and his eyes hardened.
"Your hand is bleeding!" Nami exclaimed, and I opened my fist dispassionately.
"Don't worry about it." I said calmly as I went below to bandage my hand. I had a feeling that this would end badly for all of us. I closed my eyes, hoping that maybe luck would be with us and I wouldn't be recognized. Because if I was, it would put our group in even more danger.
And her. How could she be doing something this stupid? Alone, even?
Suddenly, the boat shook and rolled and I had to fight to keep my balance. I raced up to the deck, smacking against the walls on the way, in time to see Luffy charge the whale holding our mast.
"What is that idiot doing now?" I sighed.
"Maybe he wants to take a hike on the whale?" Zoro suggested.
"Geez. Can't let him out of our sight for a minute." Sanji complained.
I watched Luffy slam our mast into the whale's head.
"Hey, isn't that our mast?" I asked calmly.
"Yep." Usopp said as the whale began shaking it's head, causing huge waves to crash against the rocks.
Wait a minute, hold the fucking den-den. Let's think about this for a minute.
1. My captain had just attacked a whale.
2. My captain had just attacked a whale with a mast.
3. My captain had just attacked a whale with the mast of our ship.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT MORON DOING!" I shrieked with the crew.
"HE BROKE OUR MAST!" Usopp cried.
I hit the deck as the two fought, not wanting to be knocked overboard.
Eventually though, Luffy put a stop to it.
"WE'RE EVEN NOW!" He yelled, and the whale calmed for a second.
"I'm a good fighter, right?" He challenged Laboon. "But because this was a draw, we have to fight again in the future. Your friends have died, but I'm still alive. We will travel around Grand Line, then come back here to see you again." He said, and the whale stared at him.
"LET'S FIGHT AGAIN NEXT TIME!" He shouted, and the whale cried with him.
I groaned, and walked onto the deck to take a nap. I couldn't sort my thoughts out with these idiots around, so I'd try again in a few hours. I was almost asleep when I felt someone sit next to me silently, and I leaned toward the warmth.
"Oi, what are you doing?" the person said, not quite as rough as I would have imagined them to sound.
"Warm.." I mumbled as I drifted off.
"Tch."
I awoke some time later as my makeshift pillow moved, and I fell towards the deck.
"That was a good nap." I heard Zoro say as I caught myself from hitting the wood with one hand. I looked around to see our crew members all lying on the deck...and two that didn't belong.
The hell are they doing here?
"Hey, even though the weather is nice, it's not good to be sleeping." He pointed out. I smirked.
"Yea. You sure we aren't lost?" I asked smugly as Zoro moved over to to stand against the railing, and caught the direction my look was taken in.
"Hey, why are you two here." I bit out as I leaned over them menacingly. Luffy laughed.
"We're heading to their town." He replied.
Zoro glanced up at him.
"Don't tell me we're taking them there. We don't have any reason to do that." He pointed out.
"Yep. No reason." Luffy responded, and Zoro sighed.
I was glaring down at the two agents when Zoro leaned down next to me.
"Ho...you two must be thinking bad things about now, huh?" He asked as they stared at me and him respectively. "What are your names?" He asked them.
I glanced at him swiftly. He had been paying less attention than me? That made me feel a little better.
"Mr. Nine."
"Miss Wednesday."
Zoro and I glanced at each other.
"Seems like your names remind me of something..." He said with an evil look that I mimicked.
"Yea, we've definitely heard them somewhere, haven't we?" I chimed in.
"But nevermind about that..." Zoro was saying as we fell over suddenly, pain blossoming in our heads.
I looked over my shoulder to see Nami glaring down at us.
"You two. You were having too deep of a sleep. We've been trying to wake you both up for a long time now!" She was furious.
BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM
We squatted on the deck, clutching our skulls in pain as she walked away saying something about being on being on our guards.
"I learned something very scary. My navigation technique can't be used here!" She exclaimed.
"Can we even survive?" Usopp said, shaking.
Nami smirked.
"Of course we can. The proof is over there." She said with a pointed look.
"We have completed the first leg of our journey." She said as the island loomed into view.
"A GIANT CACTUS!" Luffy exclaimed, and Zoro and I took a deep breath.
This is going to be bad.