Heehee! I know I made a bad pun with the chapter title, but I couldn't help it! Anyway, this is FINALLY when Arlong is defeated. Thank GAWD!! Now onto more adventures! Whoohoo! XD

The air was thick with tension back where we were. It didn't help when I felt the slight sting of pain from my abused hand. I never bit through my hands often, meaning I only did it in really tense situations...

It's been really tense, lately...

I gasped as I saw a desk fly out of the floor Luffy and Arlong were at, seeing a large dent in it.

"A desk...?" Sanji muttered.

It clicked. "That must be Nami's room..." I muttered. "She must've used that desk..."

Slowly but surely, more things began to fly through that room, straight through the walls.

I blinked. "Arlong must've said something... Or he saw something..." I muttered. "He's going berserk himself...!"

It stopped being furniture for a bit. Then, they were papers...

Maps to be more specific...

Luffy was totaling everything in that room...!

Something clicked in my head just then... Luffy... he was getting rid of it all... to remove the source of her suffering... she must be thankful right now...

I couldn't help but smile. "Luffy..."

I heard a few shouts, then blinked in surprise, seeing Luffy's leg fly through the ceiling.

What was he...?

I gasped as I saw dust billow from the building and the shark's head where the flag was fall and shatter to the ground.

I sure hope that Luffy caused that damage and hurt Arlong... not the other way around...!

I blinked, feeling some rumbling and hearing some gasps and screams. I looked up to see the building slowly start to fall apart.

I felt my eyes widen. Oh... shit...!

"Amie-chan!" I blinked as Sanji grabbed a hold of my waist. "Sorry, but we're going into the water again!"

"As long as we don't die, I'll be fine with that!" I said, then gasped in air as Sanji held me tight and jumped in. I closed my eyes and held on tight, feeling the water jostle us around and Sanji cling to me 

almost as much as I did him. When it calmed down, we resurfaced, and I loosened my grip to take a look at what happened. All I could see was dust and smoke billowing... Did Luffy really...?

"Luffy..." I heard Sanji muttered, and I let a hand of mine clutch his shoulder in reassurance, for him, yes, but mostly for me.

I gasped. "Arlong Park...! He demolished it!"

Now all we had to do was wait for Luffy...

He'd come out soon... right...? Oh, please, let him come out soon! Have Arlong dead and have Luffy come out and be okay!

The sun shone through the clouds, and there was a shattering noise, and I gasped, feeling myself grin widely as Luffy burst through the rubble. He stood there, panting harshly, and then, he inhaled deeply.

"NAMI!!" He shouted. "YOU ARE MY NAKAMA!!"

I giggled, then punched the air with a hand. "YES!! WE WON!! WE ACTUAL-EE!!" I squealed as I was cut off when Sanji held me tighter and swayed us around in the water.

"WA!! AMIE-CHAN!! WE WON!! ISN'T IT WONDERFUL!?" Sanji shouted happily. Typically, I would've complained, since it was right in my ear...

... But since it was a good day after all, and I was in a relatively good mood, I merely smiled, then laughed, hugging him back. "YES, IT IS WONDERFUL!!" And we laughed together, and then I paused, blinking. "But... where did Zoro...?"

Sanji blinked, then furrowed his brow. "Probably off to find Luffy..." He said. He then grinned at me. "Let's get out of here and find them, ne?"

I nodded. "All right! Lead the way!"

We swam out of the water, Sanji helping me out first, and then I pulled him out, him staggering a bit. We then walked off towards the celebration, and I giggled as they tossed Luffy up and down.

"Man, you had me worried there for a bit..." I heard Sanji say in Luffy's direction. "Be quicker next time, you bastard."

I grinned. "Despite all the tension and worry, I had a feeling Luffy would be able to win, and he did, and it's AWESOME!!" I shouted, punching the air with both my hands.

I blinked, hearing footsteps. I turned to see Nami standing there, bandages on her hand and arm, with Luffy's hat still on her head. I smiled and was about to go over to her, but I blinked when I heard a loud thump and turned to see that Luffy fell to the ground. I grinned as he just laughed it off.



"Ah... Luffy..." I said, then blinked as I saw Nami walk a bit ahead and place his hat back on his head. I smiled as they high-fived.

"That's enough, scum-bags!" Oh, who the hell is this now!?

I turned to see a strange looking Marine Captain and his other Marine cronies. I couldn't help but groan. Not this shit!

He made a strange laugh. "Well, this must be my lucky day! Nice work!" He said. "I enjoyed the show, but I never would've thought that these mermen would be defeated by the likes of you silly pirates! But thanks to you, Arlong's bounty, along with Arlong Park's riches, will be mine."

I felt my eye twitch, and I cracked my knuckles. They would be quick work. Then, the marine paused in his rank and screamed in fright, and I gasped.

"Zoro-kun!"

"Don't spoil the mood when people are trying to celebrate." He said calmly.

I smirked, walking over. "Let's see how you like it!"

And it was quick work! Especially with the other's help.

Afterwards, I crossed my arms, standing next to Zoro as I stared down at the heap we created.

"I-If you dare to hit me one more time, I won't let you live..." The Marine choked, and I couldn't help but roll my eyes.

"Oh, like you're in any position to say shit like that!" I snapped.

Sanji just sighed. "I just can't believe he's still talking..."

I blinked as Nami approached with her fighting staff. She kneeled down.

"This is for shooting Nojiko..." Nami stated. "And for messing up Bellemere-san's tangerine grove..."

And with that said, Nami gave him a good hard hit to the head with her staff, sending him straight into the water.

"Whoo! Go Nami!" I said happily. "Perfect ten!"

"Thanks, Nami." Nojiko said, winking. "That was satisfying."

"AND THERE'S A THOUSAND MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM, JERK!!" Hey, it's the old guy! Oo... he's got a cool hat!

I watched as Nami walk over as the Marine surfaced and demanded things from him. As all this happened, I turned to Zoro.



"Let me guess..." I said, grinning. He looked at me. "You were sleeping all this time?"

Zoro smirked. "I was trying to..."

I laughed and he chuckled. I stopped when I felt a hand on my shoulder, and I looked to see his face real close to mine.

"Oy..." He said softly, some strange emotion in his eyes. "Pal... don't go scaring me like that ever again... or you'll be in trouble..."

I felt my face flush, but I grinned all the same. "I'll try... No guarantees though..." I said, grinning, causing him to smirk.

I thought I heard Sanji threatening Zoro, but I barely noted it. Instead, we turned and stood with Luffy to see the Marines swim away.

"This won't be forgotten, you lousy pirates!" We heard the head man say. "Straw hat guy! The name's Luffy, right? You're the captain, right? You won't forget this! You're gonna pay big for messin' with me!"

I sighed as he continued as we stood next to him. Honestly. Some Marines are just too much of a damn hassle...

"He said we're gonna be big..." Sanji said.

"How'd he know I was gonna be Pirate King?" Luffy asked curiously.

"He wasn't talking about that, you numbskull." Zoro snapped.

"What do we do now!?" Usopp asked, concerned. "If we become notorious, what'll happen to us!?"

I hummed. "Well, we become wanted pirates... have bounties... that sort of thing..." I then grinned brightly. "Sounds kinda fun, actually!"

"YOU'RE JUST CRAZY!!" Usopp shouted.

"Ee-Yup! That's right!" I said happily.

Usopp frowned, then burst out laughing. "Ah, but we'd probably wouldn't want you any other way, ne, Amie-chan?"

I pouted. "I hope not. Other ways are too damn boring!"

After a pause, we broke out laughing. Then, I turned to see Nami laughing happily, and I couldn't resist.

"Nami!" I said happily. "Thank goodness you're our nakama again!"

Nami was tense for a bit, but then she relaxed and patted me on the shoulder. "Well, I'm glad you're not too angry at me!"



"Are you kidding?" I said, giving her an evil eye. "I still need revenge for this damn tank top, Nami...!"

Nami laughed sheepishly. "Oh, come now! It looks nice on you! Or at least it did... before it got all messed up!"

I snickered, letting her go. "Oh, whatever. As long as I'm not made to wear something like this again, I'll be fine..." I said, patting her on the back.

And with that, our little group went back to laughter, and conversing about our battles. I then paused a bit. Should I mention to everyone else about the whole Calypsian thing...? Well, Zoro and Sanji knew... but what about...?

And then I sneezed.

"Amie-chan, are you coming down with a cold?" Sanji asked, automatically standing next to me.

"Stop babying her, you stupid cook!" Zoro snapped, standing at my other side.

"What was that...?" Sanji snarled.

"It's okay! It's okay!" I said hurriedly, wiping my nose. "I'm fine!"

Usopp then grinned. "Maybe someone's talking about you!"

Luffy then became ecstatic. "Oo! Maybe it's the marines setting your bounty! Oh, I hope they set one for me, too!"

I laughed it off. "Maybe!" And I felt my grin waver.

There was a strange feeling in my gut, telling me something bad was happening, but I don't think it was necessarily the bounty...

Flashes of Marikia Calypsus's picture came into my head... I didn't know why...

... But I had a feeling that she was going to cause me a lot of trouble in the future...

Perhaps I won't ask her about the Calypsians after all...

I decided to dust that into the back of my head for now, and I smiled brightly again and continued to converse with my nakama.