A/N: Well it's been a while, oh yes interesting news on my novel, finished Novel 2, finished the final draft of Novel 1 and is currently making Novel 2 longer due the fact both of them aren't long enough for most publishers. Oh yes... this still has hints about the Novel and I will say, don't ask about the Teddy Bear... seriously, it's part of my novel...
Also this one introduces an OC for the arc that will act as Mina's enemy. I won't go into detail... but let's just say that it references a certain movie about fish.
Chapter 21: The Flower Blooms Once Again
At Arlong Park, Nami, Nina and Rose headed for the dungeon.
"You sure this is going to be a good idea letting him out?" asked Nina.
"Why… what could happen?" asked Nami.
"Well he couldn't slaughter any fishmen here." Said Nina.
"He's not that dumb." Said Nami, "You keep watch and make sure that none comes in."
"Okay." Said Nina with a nod.
Nami went into the room where Zoro was being held and freed him.
"This better not come back and bite us in the butt." Mumbled Nina.
Rose nodded in agreement.
Nojiko, Usopp and Mina had heard some noise from town so they went to check it out, they saw that Arlong was harassing some guy wearing a pinwheel on his hat.
"So those are fishman I was expecting something different." Said Mina.
"What were you expecting?" asked Usopp staring at her.
"Something like the generic fish from Spongebob." Said Mina.
"Spongebob?" asked Usopp.
"Earth thing!" said Mina.
"Earth thing?" asked Nojiko.
"Ask your sister." Said Mina with a laugh.
Nojiko blinked… as they watched… they watched as they heard the town's people heard something about tribute…which was "protection money".
"Okay I get it… they're like the mob where come from." Said Mina becoming serious
Nojiko began to explain about Arlong…. About how he thought that fishman were the master race and that his pirate crew was planning to take over the east blue as part of a grand fishman empire.
"So wait… he's a pirate that forces a town to pay him tribute money, is so racist he could be called a Nazi and he's trying to take over the entire east blue to form hi own empire…" said Mina taking it in, "So basically he's a living evil trifurcate… wow… he's the second most evil man I've ever seen."
"2nd… who would be the first." Said Usopp.
"Never ask." Muttered Mina glaring at him.
That's when something happened that made Nojiko confront the fish… not so much confront but more like talk them out of killing the man. The two of them watched.
"I'm going to help them!" said Usopp.
"Wait! You have to think of a plan!" said Mina.
"There's no time!" yelled Usopp climbing to a nearby roof.
"I bet I'm going to have to bail him out…" muttered Mina.
Mina watched at Usopp shot Arlong with his slingshot… and that's when all hell broke loose with Arlong picking up the building that Usopp was on.
Mina shook her head at Usopp's antics…
"Seriously…" muttered Mina, "Better go help him…"
mina knew it was a good idea to not be seen as herself…. Fortunately the backpack she happened to have had a certain costume. The purple and pink outfit she put on along with the mask she once again became The Flower, the hero of Cherryton, California. She managed to climb to a nearby building, she took out her ribbon and caught Usopp who was flung a long way.
Usopp found himself in the arms of a teenaged girl who with long light brown hair and green eyes and wore a mask.
"Who are you?" asked Usopp.
"You don't need to know my name now." Said the girl in a very serious tone, "But I'm here to help you."
The girl who was course The Flower sighed in relief, Usopp didn't recognize, "I guess you have to be my very best friend, a comic book nerd or a very close friend to someone who figured out my identity to know who I am." She thought.
"Get both of them!" yelled the fishmen.
The Flower once again picked up Usopp and the two of them ran and out of the small town.
"I don't know who you are but let's slip up." Said Usopp.
"Wait!" yelled the Flower.
But it was too late he was already gone.
"That idiot…" she muttered.
She just ran to a place to regroup… That's when she was face to face with a regal tang fishman… (if don't know what that is… don't worry).
Back in Cocoyashi, the Doctor of the village was treating the man named Genzo when Nami arrived with Nina and Rose. Nami held a bouquet of flowers. The town's people glared at Nami then went into their houses.
"Gee… I can see your popular." Said Nina extremely sarcastically.
Nami nodded.
"What are you doing here in broad day light?" asked Nojiko.
"I heard a ruckus." Said Nami.
The man named Genzo saw the bouquet of Flowers, but said nothing.
Not too long later Nami was sitting at a small simple grave. Nojiko and Nina sat a small distance away from her.
"Just 7 Million left." Said Nami happily, "Then I can buy this town."
"Everyone hates you know." Said Nojiko.
"I know… but still… I'm almost finished." said Nami happily.
"So who's your friend?" asked Nojiko looking at Nina who found a piece of grass and played with Rose using it.
"I'm her new apprentice." said Nina with a shrug.
"Wow I never thought I'd ever think you would get an apprentice." Said Nojiko jokingly.
"I have severe family issues…" said Nina.
"What kind of family issues?" asked Nojiko.
"Well my dad's dead. I have no idea where my mom is and my sister… well she's nuts." Said Nina, "She caused me way too much mental trauma."
"How so?" asked Nojiko.
Nina began to think which one would be the best to mention… then she remembered a certain incident…
"Because of her I cringe when ever I see teddy bears." Answered Nina.
Nami slowly turned around… and both Nami and Nojiko stared at her.
"What did she do involving a teddy bear?" asked Nami.
Nina became visibly pale, "I'd rather not say."
"The teddy bear incident wouldn't happen to be a robot would it?" asked Nami.
"Okay! We need to make an agreement about the robots!" yelled Nina.
Back in the forest with The Flower and the Fishman.
"So your one of the humans that shot Arlong?" asked the fishman.
"I just help the guy escape." Said The Flower, "What do you have short term memory lost or something."
"Still you are an enemy to Arlong's and we must fight." Said the fishman.
"Fine… you're on Dory." Said The Flower with a smirk.
"Dory's not my name!" yelled the Fishman.
"Well there's a famous fish that of your variety named Dory where I come from." Explained The Flower.
"Oh… I see." Said the fishman, "But call me by my real name Nemo."
The Flower stared at the Fishman…
"OMG! You're a walking Finding Nemo reference!" yelled the Flower pointing at the Fishman named Nemo.
"What?" asked the Fishman apparently named Nemo.
"Just never mind." Said The Flower.
"Let's fight." Said Nemo.
"Let's do this!" said the flower.
The two ran towards each other, Nemo aimed a punch at The Flower she dodged with a flip, she managed to punch him in the face back… but it barely did anything.
"Worthless human… you think that punch could hurt me?" he asked.
"Well I can always try to do something else." Said The Flower with a smirk.
Nemo smirked and stood still as The Flower began to punch and kick him a lot.
"I just hope she hits that spot." He thought.
That's when the Flower kicked him in his side… she scared in pain as she removed her leg. It was bleeding badly, very badly.
"What rotten luck." Said Nemo with a laugh in reality waiting for her to hit that spot, "You hit my caudal spine… poor human."
"Damn it…" mutter The Flower.
"Poor human you may have your tricks but you can never win against me." Laughed Nemo.
"Bastard…" muttered the Flower.
The Flower gritted her teeth in pain, the shouted "What's that over there!"
Nemo looked and saw nothing, he turned around and saw the Flower wasn't there… and didn't even leave a blood trail.
"She's good…" he muttered.
In a nearby tree The Flower tied her wound with one of her spare ribbons.
"That should hold the bleeding for now." She muttered.
The Flower removed her mask and sighed, "Well I better go find Usopp."
And so the crew's adventures in Arlong park continued… and then seemed like they were only just begging.
Next Time: Mina manages to find that Zoro is safe... but both are worried about Usopp's safety. Not only that but Usopp has been captures and Nami must do a dirty deed... will she do it? Or will something else happen? Find out next time!